It should say on the solicitation for the compilation what issues it collects, and you can compare with what's in the stores.

I have heard good things about "Fables" -- what do you like about it?

I was trying to avoid the actual looking things up, Michele. Hoping someone just knew off the top of their head and was willing to enable my laziness. But thanks for the practical advice.

What I like about "Fables". Mostly, I'm a total sucker for fairy tales in general, and "Fables" treats them with respect, but also lets them live in something like our reality. I love the portrayal of Prince Charming as everyone's ex, for example. It's modern and catty and also fits my understanding of the stories I read as a kid. I'm totally intrigued by the Big Bad Wolf and his relationship to, well, everyone else. And calling a bad guy the Adversary is an easy way to pique my interest.

News about the WB's television version of Global Frequency up at AICN. Ben Edlund and Diego Gutierrez will be on that show.

Also, Marvel is publishing Astounishing 1-3 in one issue for $5.99. The bad news: $5.99 is what Astounishing #4 is going to cost. I swear that previous issue weren't that expensive -- was I unaware because I've never bought them on their own?

The bad news: $5.99 is what Astounishing #4 is going to cost. I swear that previous issue weren't that expensive -- was I unaware because I've never bought them on their own?

That price may be for the variant cover that Marvel just announced would be available (I can't find an official link, but it was mentioned on Mark Millar's board here). Marvel.com still lists the price as $2.99, so your store may be gouging.

I don't think that they are -- the price surprised me.

Okay, reading more carefully -- I see that what they said was that the compilation is coming out on the same date as #4.

I should clearly read my shipping labels more carefully. Fables 3 isn't pre-ordered, it's backordered. And the current run is waaay beyond it.

Posted just in case anyone is keeping track of just how boneheaded I can be.

In better news, my Planetary collections are in. Here's hoping there's an IC#3 in stock, too.

DC Comics is going to be the reason I will never get out of debt. Today's haul:

Robin Unmasked TPB
IC #3
Teen Titans #14
Nightwing #96
Legends of the Dark Night #182

Nightwing and Legends had annyoing promo CDs for the Sky Captain movie. Like I need 2 of them. (Or 1, for that matter.)

If I were to succumb and pick up this War Games stuff, can someone give me a title list? Also, duration of my insanity?

Three months, ita. August through October, inclusive.

All the Bat titles (Detective Comics, Legends of the Dark Knight, Gotham Knights, and Batman), as well as Nightwing, Batgirl, Catwoman, and Robin.

Plus last week's 12-Cent Adventure.

One person's annoying promo is another's exciting promo, with a spare copy to share with other geeks in the office who are Marvel-only.