The Shipping Forecast for June 19th
17th June 2002
Some tremendous depictions of women in comics this week, from Greg Rucka's take on WONDER WOMAN to Debbie Dreschler's difficult but extraordinary SUMMER OF LOVE - plus, in case you missed it, the excellent XXXLIVENUDEGIRLS.

The Shipping Forecast for June 12th
10th June 2002
Dear sweet lord, it's the jackpot! New Jessica Abel! New Paul Pope! New Paul Dini! The return of the HOPELESS SAVAGES! And a sumptuous art feast from the Ultimate line! Some days, it feels so good to be a comics fan.

The Shipping Forecast for June 5th
3rd June 2002
NOCTURNALS, JSA and JONNY DOUBLE for the bookshelf, and PRIVATE BEACH, FRED THE CLOWN and 30 DAYS OF NIGHT for the journey home. And yeah, OK, there's THE FILTH as well.

The Shipping Forecast for May 30th
27th May 2002
The wait is over. The next issue of STRANGEHAVEN is here, the revised WHITE DEATH is on its way to a store near you, and there's the little matter of book two of THE WAITING PLACE, too!

The Shipping Forecast for 22nd May
20th May 2002
It looks like a light comics week, but scratch the surface and you'll find all kinds of ooky mysteries in Massachusetts, some dark goings on in New York, and a treasure trove of extraordinary secrets in Ancient Greece.

The Shipping Forecast for May 15th
13th May 2002
The cream of this week's releases includes a Mignola one-shot, an Aragones collection, and the confident debut of CrossGen's WAY OF THE RAT - plus a double bill for fans of both Bendis and Rucka.

The Shipping Forecast for May 8th
6th May 2002
The first anniversary of Ninth Art also means a full year for the forecast. Our crew is here every week to help you find the best new releases on the shelves of your local store.

The Shipping Forecast for May 1st
29th April 2002
There's sound and fury at the comic store this week, thanks to Wood and Rolston's modern punk love story, and the trade collection of Ennis and Robertson's post-Cold War saga.

The Shipping Forecast for April 24th
22nd April 2002
Whether you like your nostalgia glossy and grand or small and sharp; whether you like your protagonists noble and bold or violent and bloody; there's something for you in the racks this week.

The Shipping Forecast for April 17th
15th April 2002
There's an occult flavour to many of this week's picks, including GUNWITCH, Mike Mignola's BPRD, UNION JACK and MIDNIGHT MASS. The comics are out there.

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