I’m Going to Call This the New Normal – Wednesday, July 9th, 2025

It may be a bit early to go out on a limb like that, but what the heck. Week 2 of the next chapter in the national comic distribution drama picks up where we left off last week. No Diamond and I still don’t see any toys on the invoice. I wonder where all the Pops are going? I’m sure Bob is getting Pops from his card distributors along with Pokemon, Yu Gi Oh, Magic and all the sports cards and supplies. I just have no easy way of seeing the lists in advance. Sorry.

What I DO see is a bunch of comics and books, but not so many as some recent weeks, and what I don’t see is any special Marvel pricey variants, which Bob assures me are in there somewhere, but they aren’t marked on the list for this week (or last week) but that should be designated as such starting next week. So there.

Thanks to  League Of Comic Geeks for this week’s images, which are in some unusual, non-alphabetical order, and 6 across. Use the list, and MAYBE the pictures will be useful. Again, I do not have time to sort the images into publisher groups.

I have done what I can to maintain a semblance of resemblance to the past, just about 10 years worth of weekly continuity of continuity, since….I just checked – I missed the Website’s birthday, again!  First post here was April 29, just 3 days before FCBD 2015! Happy 10 and 1/6th!

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DC Comics
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #3 4th Prtg $ 4.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #3 2nd Prtg $ 4.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #9 CVR A SANDOVAL $ 4.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #9 CVR BL L LI CD STK VAR $ 5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #9 CVR C GERALD PAREL CD STK VAR $ 5.99
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #9 CVR D INC 1:25 NGUYEN CD STK VAR $ ???
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #9 CVR E INC 1:50L L LI VIRGIN CD STK VAR $ ???
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #3 3rd Prtg $ 4.99
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #4 2nd Prtg $ 4.99
ACTION COMICS #1088 CVR A RYAN SOOK $ 4.99
ACTION COMICS #1088 CVR B ROMERO CD STK VAR $ 5.99
ACTION COMICS #1088 CVR C KERSCHL CD STK VAR $ 5.99
AQUAMAN #7 CVR A GLEB MELNIKOV $ 3.99
AQUAMAN #7 CVR B EDWIN GALMON CD STK VAR $ 4.99
AQUAMAN #7 CVR CL L LI CD STK VAR $ 4.99
AQUAMAN #7 CVR D OZGUR YILDIRIM CD STK VAR $ 4.99
AQUAMAN #7 CVR E MARK SPEARS CD STK VAR $ 4.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23 CVR A DI GIANDOMENICO $ 4.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23 CVR B FERREYRA CD STK VAR $ 5.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23 CVR C DE LATORRE CD STK VAR $ 5.99
BATMAN AND ROBIN #23 CVR D ANACLETO GOTHAM CITY SIRENS CD STK VAR $ 5.99
BATMAN DARK PATTERNS #8 (OF 12) CVR A SHERMAN $ 4.99
BATMAN DARK PATTERNS #8 (OF 12) CVR B SIMMONDS CD STK VAR $ 5.99
BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE #1 (OF 6) CVR A FERNANDEZ $ 4.99
BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE #1 (OF 6) CVR B FIUMARA CD STK VAR $ 5.99
BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE #1 (OF 6) CVR C SIENKIEWICZ CD STK VAR $ 5.99
BATMAN GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT LEAGUE FOR JUSTICE #1 (OF 6) CVR D INC 1:25 MITTEN CD STK VAR $ ???
DC W.I.P. ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1 $ 14.99
FIRE & ICE WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER #4 (OF 6) CVR A DODSON & DODSON $ 3.99
FIRE & ICE WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER #4 (OF 6) CVR B JESSICA FONG CD STK VAR $ 4.99
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #2 (OF 5) CVR A DODSON & DODSON $ 3.99
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #2 (OF 5) CVR B NOOBOVICH CD STK VAR $ 4.99
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #2 (OF 5) CVR C MARCH CONNECTING CD STK VAR $ 4.99
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS UNFIT FOR ORBIT #2 (OF 5) CVR D MARCH CONNECTING KALANORIAN FOIL VAR $ 6.99
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #6 CVR A FERNANDO PASARIN & ALBERT $ 3.99
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #6 CVR B GALMON CD STK VAR $ 4.99
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #6 CVR C GONZALES CD STK VAR $ 4.99
SUPERGIRL #3 CVR A CAMPBELL $ 3.99
SUPERGIRL #3 CVR B ARTGERM CD STK VAR $ 4.99
SUPERGIRL #3 CVR C L L LI CD STK VAR $ 4.99
SUPERMAN TREASURY 2025 HERO FOR ALL #1 (1-SHOT) CVR A REDONDO $ 14.99
SUPERMAN TREASURY 2025 HERO FOR ALL #1 (1-SHOT) CVR B JURGENS VAR $ 14.99
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 6) CVR A ORTEGA $ 3.99
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 6) CVR B OLIVER CD STK VAR $ 4.99
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 6) CVR C EJIKURE CD STK VAR $ 4.99
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 6) CVR D LOTAY CD STK VAR $ 4.99
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #2 (OF 6) CVR E INC 1:25 W FORBES CD STK VAR $ ???

Image Comics
BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN #9 CVR A PAUL FRY (MR) $ 3.99
FARMHAND #23 (MR) $ 3.99
FREE PLANET #3 CVR A JED DOUGHERTY $ 3.99
I HATE FAIRYLAND #1 FACS ED CVR A SKOTTIE YOUNG (MR) $ 3.99
I HATE FAIRYLAND #1 FACS ED CVR B SKOTTIE YOUNG FOIL VAR (MR) $ 4.99
I HATE FAIRYLAND #42 CVR A DEREK LAUFMAN & JEAN FRANCOIS BEAULIEU (MR) $ 3.99
I HATE FAIRYLAND #42 CVR B DEREK LAUFMAN B&W VAR (MR) $ 3.99
I HATE FAIRYLAND #42 CVR C INC 1:10 SKOTTIE YOUNG VAR (MR) $ ???
INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE BATTLE BEAST #1 3RD PTG $ 3.99
POWER FANTASY #10 CVR A CASPAR WIJNGAARD (MR) $ 3.99
POWER FANTASY #10 CVR B LUANA VECCHIO VAR (MR) $ 3.99
RADIANT BLACK #35 CVR A MARCELO COSTA $ 3.99
ROCKETFELLERS #6 CVR B GERMAN PERALTA VAR $ 3.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #277 CVR A ERIK LARSEN (MR) $ 3.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #277 CVR B ERIK LARSEN 70S TRADE DRESS VAR (MR) $ 3.99
TRANSFORMERS #22 CVR A DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON & MIKE SPICER $ 3.99
TRANSFORMERS #22 CVR B JORGE CORONA & MIKE SPICER VAR $ 3.99
TRANSFORMERS #22 CVR C INC 1:10 DAVID NAKAYAMA CONNECTING VAR $ ???
TRANSFORMERS #22 CVR D INC 1:25 MANABU YASHIRO VAR $ ???
TRANSFORMERS #22 CVR E INC 1:50 PYE PARR VAR $ ???
UNCHOSEN #1 (OF 4) CVR A DAVID MARQUEZ $ 3.99
UNCHOSEN #1 (OF 4) CVR B DAVID MARQUEZ AIDA VAR $ 3.99
WITCHBLADE #1 FACS ED CVR A MICHAEL TURNER (MR) $ 3.99
WITCHBLADE #1 FACS ED CVR C BLANK SKETCH VAR (MR) $ 3.99

Marvel Comics
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 PEPE LARRAZ 2ND PRT VAR $ 4.99
DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL #2 MCNIVEN 2ND PRT VAR $ 6.99
DOCTOR STRANGE OF ASGARD #5 [DOOM] $ 3.99
FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS #1 BUCKINGHAM VAR $ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS #1 PHIL NOTO COVER A $ 4.99
FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS #1 PHIL NOTO COVER B $ 4.99
IT’S JEFF: INFINITY PAWS #1 $ 6.99
IT’S JEFF: INFINITY PAWS #1 CHRISSIE ZULLO VAR $ 6.99
LAURA KINNEY: WOLVERINE #8 $ 3.99
LAURA KINNEY: WOLVERINE #8 NOGI SAN VAR $ 3.99
MAGIK #7 $ 3.99
MAGIK #7 JOE QUINONES RETROVISION VAR $ 3.99
MARVEL KNIGHTS: THE WORLD TO COME #1 PANOSIAN 2ND PRT VAR $ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPEC: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 $ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPEC: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 WERNECK VAR $ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPEC: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 BROOKS WRAPAROUND VAR $ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPEC: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 VILLALOBOS VAR $ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPEC: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 DAUTERMAN VAR $ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPEC: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 CLARKE VAR $ 5.99
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPEC: FRIENDS FOES & RIVALS #1 DODSON VAR $ 5.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #35 $ 3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #35 LUBERA 5-PART CONNECTING VAR $ 3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #35 MEDINA VAR $ 3.99
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #35 PEREZ RETROVISION VAR $ 3.99
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #2 SIQUEIRA 2ND PRT VAR $ 4.99
PREDATOR: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #1 $ 5.99
PREDATOR: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #1 ASRAR VAR $ 5.99
PREDATOR: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD #1 VILLANELLI VAR $ 5.99
RED HULK #6 [DOOM] $ 3.99
RED HULK #6 MIKE ALLRED RETROVISION VAR [DOOM] $ 3.99
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #6 $ 3.99
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #6 SPROUSE FORCE AWAKENS 10TH ANNIV VAR $ 3.99
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #6 SIMONE DI MEO VAR $ 3.99
SUPERIOR AVENGERS #4 [DOOM] $ 3.99
SUPERIOR AVENGERS #4 KYLE HOTZ VAR [DOOM] $ 3.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #2 $ 4.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #2 CAFU VAR $ 4.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #2 CAMUNCOLI VAR $ 4.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #2 GREENE VAR $ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #17 $ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #17 EJIKURE MUTINA VAR $ 4.99
UNCANNY X-MEN #17 RON FRENZ RETROVISION VAR $ 4.99
WOLVERINE AND KITTY PRYDE #4 $ 3.99
WOLVERINE AND KITTY PRYDE #4 JAN BAZALDUA VAR $ 3.99

Other Comics
ARCHIE MEETS JAY AND SILENT BOB #1 (1-SHOT) CVR A FERNANDO RUIZ (MR) $ 7.99
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1 Cov A (Horvath) $ 4.99
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1 VAR B (Fleecs Movie Homage Cover) $ 4.99
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #1 VAR D (Young) $ 4.99
BURIED LONG LONG AGO #3 (OF 5) $ 4.99
DARKSTALKERS X STREET FIGHTER BLOOD THRONE #1 (1-SHOT) CVR A ALBURQUERQUE $ 4.99
DARKSTALKERS X STREET FIGHTER BLOOD THRONE #1 (1-SHOT) CVR B BEAN VAR $ 4.99
DARKSTALKERS X STREET FIGHTER BLOOD THRONE #1 (1-SHOT) CVR C GORDINE VAR $ 4.99
DARKSTALKERS X STREET FIGHTER BLOOD THRONE #1 (1-SHOT) CVR D INC 1:5 AHAD VAR $ ???
Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #2 Cover A (Pe) $ 4.99
Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #2 VAR B (Hernandez) $ 4.99
Hello Darkness #12 B VAR (Dressed Frison) $ 5.99
PLANET DEATH #1 (OF 4) CVR A GIORELLO $ 5.99
PLANET DEATH #1 (OF 4) CVR B FRANCIS YU VAR $ 5.99
RED HULK (2008) #1 PAN DIMENSIONAL 3D EDITION $ 9.99
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #9 CVR A NEAL ADAMS (MR) $ 6.99
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #9 CVR B HORLEY VAR (MR) $ 6.99
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #9 CVR C NEAL ADAMS VIRGIN VAR (MR) $ 6.99
SOLOMON KANE SERPENT RING #4 (OF 4) CVR A FONG (MR) $ 4.99
SOLOMON KANE SERPENT RING #4 (OF 4) CVR B CASTILLO VAR (MR) $ 4.99
SOLOMON KANE SERPENT RING #4 (OF 4) CVR C ZIRCHER VAR (MR) $ 4.99
SOLOMON KANE SERPENT RING #4 (OF 4) CVR D FONG VIRGIN VAR (MR) $ 4.99
Star Trek: Lower Decks #9 Cover A (Smith) $ 4.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #8 Cover A (Pe) $ 5.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #8 VAR B (Dunbar) $ 5.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Nation #8 VAR RI (10) (Delpeche) $ ???

DC Books
BATMAN AND ROBIN (2024) TP VOL 01 MEMENTO $ 19.99
DC FINEST JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA THE PLUNDER OF THE PSYCHO-PIRATE TP $ 39.99
FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DELUXE HC (2025 EDITION) (MR) $ 29.99
JOHN CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER BY JAMIE DELANO OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 (MR) $ 99.99
LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN HC VOL 01 THE ABSOLUTE EDITION (2025 EDITION) (MR) $ 100
POISON IVY TP VOL 05 HUMAN BOTANY $ 19.99
SUPERGIRL THE NEW 52 OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 $ 125
SUPERMAN THE LAST DAYS OF LEX LUTHOR HC $ 29.99

Image Books
INKBLOT TP VOL 01 $ 9.99
MADI TP $ 19.99
TRANSFORMERS WORST BOT EVER TP OGN MEET BALLPOINT $ 12.99

Other Books
GATCHAMAN TP VOL 02 $ 17.99
HATE REVISITED TP (MR) $ 19.99
HERO TRADE HERO FOR SALE TP $ 12.99
Hour of the Pumpkin Queen $ 19.99
Minecraft: Roll for Adventure: The Temple of the Charged Creeper $ 20
MINKY WOODCOCK THE GIRL CALLED CTHULHU HC (MR) $ 24.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II–Re-Evolution $ 34.99
Zombie Tales Complete Collection $ 19.99

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