The Purge Continues!

I’m sure there are plenty of you out there who have said to yourselves, “You know, Chris just isn’t using his website for shameless shilling enough these days.” Well worry not, friends, because it’s time once again for the next round of The Purge!

For those of you just joining us, I’ve suddenly decided I have too many comics even for me, and so I’m putting a ton of ’em up on the eBay. Here’s what’s on sale now:

GI Joe: Cobra #1-4: Easily the best of IDW’s new round of GI Joe comics, this was essentially Sleeper set in the GI Joe universe, and it was awesome. Excellent espionage action that somehow also involved Chuckles, Jinx, Tomax and Xamot.

The Complete Grant Morrison’s Seven Soldiers: This is a big ol’ lot of all seven four-issue mini-series from Morrison’s amazingly underrated Seven Soldiers: Zatanna, Bulleteer, Mr. Miracle, Frankenstein, Klarion, and my two favorites, Manhattan Guardian and Shining Knight, as well as Seven Soldiers #0 and 1. I absolutely love this thing to pieces, and it is downright criminal that none of these characters got an ongoing after this was over. I would write you a Wonder Man/Gambit/Ravage 2099 crossover for free if it meant I got to write Shining Knight after.

Secret Six #1-6: Gail Simone picked up the torch of Suicide Squad and somehow made it even meaner with Secret Six, which is one of the most consistently entertaining series DC’s been putting out. This is the six-issue mini that came out between Villains United and the Secret Six ongoing, and it’s a hoot.

Formerly Known as the Justice League #1 – 6: Giffen, DeMatteis, Maguire, Bwa-Ha-Ha, Blue Beetle before he got capped in the dome. You know how it goes.

JLA Classified #4 – 9: I Can’t Believe It’s Not the Justice League: Giffen, DeMatteis, Maguire, Bwa-Ha-Ha, Blue Beetle before he got capped in the — huh. Weird sense of deja vu there. You’d better buy both just to clarify things.

Agent X #1 – 15: Do you like Gail Simone? Of course you do! Do you like Deadpool? Statistically speaking, you pretty much have to if you’re reading comics these days. If so, then you’ll love this run of Agent X, the post-name-change adventures of the Merc with a Mouth that are easily the best the character’s ever been. I seriously considered hanging onto these, but I’m giving them up in the hopes that Marvel will eventually make ’em available digitally, because seriously guys: NOW IS THE TIME. Also, in addition to the Simone issues, you’ll also get a two-issue arc by the great Evan Dorkin that features the woefully underused Fight Man, the third most Marvel character of all time.

And here it is, the big one for this round:

The Punisher #1-68: That’s right folks, the legendary Box of Punishment is being sold. This lot makes up the entire Mike Baron run of the first ongoing Punisher series, and the issues where the Punisher was briefly a black dude who hung out with cage, Baron’s last arc. These are, of course, the comics I read during my month-long binge of reading every issue of Punisher I could lay my hands on. When I came out, the Punisher was one of my favorite characters, and while I can’t guarantee it’ll work the same vigilante magic on you, it can’t hurt to ry.

What’s that? You don’t like comics? Well buckle the crap up, because I’ve got some toys too!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Palz Series 1: One of the few toy lines I ever got into was Art Asylum’s MiniMates, and Palisade’s Palz seemed to be a direct response to those. They’re neat, though, with the blocky stylings, nifty accessories, and all that stuff. Also, you know, it’s Buffy, and your life is incomplete until you own everything touched by the genius that is Joss Whedon. Give me your money.

Takara Batman, Catwoman and Batgirl Figures: Okay, no lie you guys, these things are awesome. Ultra-posable with a ton of interchangeable heads, hands and accessories, this was another batch that I almost kept, but as I’d found them in a box at the bottom of my closet, I couldn’t justify keeping them around when someone else would probably get some enjoyment out of ’em.

And hey, if you like the idea of buying stuff on eBay but don’t actually like me, my pal who does all the packing, shipping and actual eBaying has a couple of things up right now too:

HeroClix Earth-2 Superman: He’s like Superman, but old and cranky! And clickable!

HeroClix Crisis Sinestro: He’s like Green Lantern, but pink! And moustached! And clickable!

And that’s all for this time. So open your wallets, chums, and help me recover financially from my crippling addiction to snorting ground-up dinosaur fossils. It’s an expensive lifestyle, but dammit, it’s the one I deserve.

5 thoughts on “The Purge Continues!

  1. Man dang, those Batman Micronauts are seriously some of the best toys ever. If I didn’t already own them all, I’d buy them in a second. DO WHAT THIS MAN SAYS AND GIVE HIM YOUR MONIES.

  2. Minor quibble, but Sinestro is “mustachioed.” I’ve always liked that word… I so rarely have an opportunity to use it in a sentence.