This week's comic shop shipment is slated to include the following new titles. Read on to see what comics-blog commentators and web-savvy comic shops are saying about them (more to be added as they appear), check out our previews at the links, and contact your local shop to confirm availability.
Treasury of Mini Comics Vol. 1
by various artists; edited by Michael Dowers
848-page black & white/color 5" x 6.25" hardcover • $29.99
ISBN: 978-1-60699-657-7
"It's a rich resource for this strata of the industry… most of us would consider it a steal to get our hands on some of this material and all of the insight it contains, whether for use as a reference guide to handily keep on the shelf, or for adventurous consumers who desire a weighty sampler of the depth and breadth of what the world of self-published mini-comics has to offer. Grade A." -Justin Fogle, Poopsheet Foundation
Ray and Joe: The Story of a Man and His Dead Friend and Other Classic Comics
by Charles Rodrigues
edited by Bob Fingerman
184-page black & white (with some color) 8.25"x 10.25" hardcover • $29.99
ISBN: 978-1-60699-668-3
The Complete Peanuts 1989-1990 (Vol. 20)
by Charles M. Schulz
344-page black & white 8.5" x 7" hardcover • $29.99
ISBN: 978-1-60699-680-5
"The Complete Peanuts has framed Charles Schulz's enduring masterpiece about as well any lifelong fan could've hoped." – "The Best Comics of the '00s: The Archives", The A.V. Club
The Complete Peanuts 1987-1990 Gift Box Set (Vol. 19-20)
by Charles M Schulz
688-page black & white 8.5" x 7" x 3" hardcover • $49.99
ISBN: 978-1-60699-681-2