Welcome to the Shipping Forecast, Ninth Art's pick of the best and most notable new releases hitting comic stores each week.

COMIC OF THE WEEK:

BLUE MONDAY: NOBODY'S FOOL (Oni Press)
Why is it so difficult for most comic creators to write convincing teenagers? Nine times out of ten they end up coming across as tall toddlers or shrunken adults. That's just one of the many reasons why Chynna Clugston-Major's BLUE MONDAY is so much fun. If NOBODY'S FOOL is as good as the previous two holiday-themed BLUE MONDAY specials, then you can expect witty dialogue, laugh-out-loud jokes, gorgeous artwork, and some of the strangest plot twists in comics. With NOBODY'S FOOL focusing on St Patrick's Day and April Fool's Day, Clugston-Major has got more than enough fuel to keep NOBODY'S FOOL moving from one great moment to the next. Think about how odd your years in high school were, and you've got just a hint of the insanity in store in an issue of BLUE MONDAY. [Plymouth]

ALSO THIS WEEK:

MIDNIGHT MOVER #1 (Oni Press)
Last year saw the comics-writing debut of crime novelist Gary Phillips with his Los Angeles-based miniseries SHOTCALLERZ. This week sees the start of his second mini for Oni, MIDNIGHT MOVER, which again focusses on the seamy underside of life in LA. Plenty of porn, pimpin' and paid-off policemen, no doubt. Gettosake.com's Jeremy Love and Jeff Wasson provide the visuals, which are perfect for a edgy and sleazy urban tale like this, and also make it that rarest of beasts - a street-level crime story that is genuinely cool without ever seeming to break a sweat. [Finisterre]

TOTAL SELL OUT TP (Image)
Yeah, so Brian Michael Bendis is Marvel's bitch now. Those guys own his sorry ass. Oh, sure, he still has POWERS, but let's face it, now he's a corporate whore, his best days are behind him. I mean, who even reads stoopid superhero crap like DAREDEVIL and ALIAS? Well, OK, I do. But, you know, Bendis wasn't always a hugely talented superstar comic creator. Once upon a time, he was a hugely talented absolute nobody. Relive those wonder years before he became a shill for The Man with this collection of his original FORTUNE AND GLORY-style cartoons, including collaborations with Warren Ellis, James Hudnall and others. Oh, and drink Coca-Cola. [Fisher]

BLOOD AND WATER (DC Vertigo)
I was a little unsure of this at first. Vertigo has done vampires before, with the VAMPS miniseries - entertaining enough, like an undemanding summer sleeper hit, but you'd expect a Vertigo book to play around more with the mythology and concept. So, will BLOOD AND WATER do that? Could it give a horror treatment rather than a blockbuster one? The fact that it's a Judd Winick script is a reason to be cheerful. He can take a kid genius humour book (BARRY WEEN)and give it darker moments, so we know he can mix moods well. The premise sounds good: A dying San Franciscan is made into a vampire, making the transformation a reason to party and celebrate (as opposed to moping around New Orleans and sulking) before things get darker. Think THE LOST BOYS with repercussions. The splendidly shadowy art is by Tomm Coker, and Brian Bolland provides super-slick covers. This could be well worth investigating. [German Bight]

THE SHIPPING LIST FOR MARCH 12th:

Shipping details come courtesy of Diamond. Visit the Diamond website for the latest information, as the list is subject to change.

DARK HORSE

JAN030085 GRENDEL: GOD & THE DEVIL #2 (MR) $3.50
NOV020032 LONE WOLF 2100 #7 $2.99

DC COMICS

JAN030215 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #614 $2.25
JAN030222 AQUAMAN #4 $2.50
JAN030197 AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #100 $2.95
JAN030199 BATGIRL: YEAR ONE #4 (Of 9) $2.95
JAN030193 BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #165 $2.50
JAN030280 BLOOD AND WATER #1 (Of 5) (MR) $2.95
JAN030282 FABLES #11 (MR) $2.50
DEC020816 FILTH #9 (Of 13) (MR) $2.95
JAN030210 GOTHAM CENTRAL #5 $2.50
JAN030235 GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD DAWN II TP $12.95
JAN030211 HARLEY QUINN #30 $2.50
JAN030284 HELLBLAZER SPECIAL: LADY CONSTANTINE #4 (Of 4) (MR) $2.95
JAN030237 H-E-R-O #2 $2.50
JAN030285 HUNTER: AGE OF MAGIC #21 (MR) $2.75
JAN030241 JSA #46 $2.50
JAN030212 NIGHTWING #79 $2.25
JAN030274 RELOAD #1 (Of 3) $2.95
JAN030256 SCOOBY DOO #70 $2.25
JAN030266 STORMWATCH: TEAM ACHILLES #9 (MR) $2.95
JAN030221 SUPERMAN AND BATMAN: GENERATIONS III #3 (Of 12) $2.95
NOV020746 SUPERMAN: LAST STAND ON KRYPTON $6.95

IMAGE

DEC021775 AGE OF BRONZE #16 $3.50
DEC021782 CLOCKMAKER #2 (Of 12) $2.50
DEC021785 GI JOE #15 $2.95
DEC021789 GI JOE: FRONTLINE #5 $2.95
JAN031286 MICRONAUTS #6 $2.95
OCT021770 TOTAL SELL OUT TP (MR) $14.95

MARVEL

JAN031550 BLACK PANTHER #55 $2.50
JAN031537 CAPTAIN AMERICA #10 $2.99
JAN031534 CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHAT PRICE GLORY #2 $2.99
JAN031547 INCREDIBLE HULK #51 $2.25
JAN031546 IRON MAN #66 $2.25
JAN031552 KILLRAVEN #6 (Of 6) $2.99
JAN031553 MARVEL UNIVERSE: THE END #1 (Of 6) $3.50
JAN031575 MEKANIX #6 (Of 6) $2.99
SEP021498 ULTIMATE ADVENTURES #3 $2.25
JAN031557 ULTIMATE X-MEN #30 $2.25
DEC022093 ULTIMATES #9 (RES) $2.25
JAN031571 WOLVERINE #187 $2.25

OTHER PUBLISHERS

SEP022291 AMELIA RULES #9 $2.95
JAN032443 BIG O PART 4 #1 (Of 4) $3.50
DEC022848 BLUE MONDAY: NOBODY'S FOOL (MR) $2.95
JAN032051 BRIAN PULIDO'S LADY DEATH #2: A MEDIEVAL TALE $2.95
JAN032309 COLLECTED PRISON FUNNIES #1 (MR) $3.95
JAN032073 EDGE #12 $7.95
OCT025236 FREEMIND #4 (PU#553) $3.50
JAN032100 GENERIC COMIC BOOK #12 $1.95
DEC022470 JUGHEAD WITH ARCHIE DIGEST #182 $2.39
OCT025239 METALLIX #3 (PU#553) $3.50
JAN032349 MIDNIGHT MOVER #1 (Of 4) (MR) $2.95
JAN032060 NEGATION #16 $2.95
JUN021987 NIGHTMARES AND FAIRY TALES #2 $2.95
DEC022472 PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #74 $3.59
JAN032464 PHOENIX VOL 2 TP: DAWN $15.95
DEC022444 POTLATCH #2 $5.95
JAN032124 PS238 #1 $2.99
DEC022473 SABRINA VOL 2 #43 $2.19
JAN032113 SAMURAI LEGEND GN $15.95
JAN032391 SCHISM NIGHT CROSSING #1 (Of 4) $2.95
JAN032068 SIGIL #34 $2.95
DEC012644 SMOKE VOL 1 GN (MR) $19.95
JAN032069 SOJOURN #21 $2.95
JAN032158 STRAY BULLETS #30 (MR) $3.50
DEC022686 STRAY BULLETS VOL 7 TP (MR) $14.95
JAN032180 T & A & REAL ESTATE GN (MR) $12.95
JAN032131 TRANSFORMERS: WAR WITHIN #6 $2.95
OCT022737 VICTORIAN #18 $2.95

The 9A Lighthouse Crew are Trafalgar, Shannon, Fastnet, Plymouth, Viking, German Bight, Finisterre, Forties, Dogger, Cromarty and Fisher.

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