Comic Book Shopping List for the Second Half of 2010

Back in February, I posted a shopping list for the first half of the year.  Now, here's your shopping list for the rest of 2010.  Many of these books are prime candidates for membership in the Best Comics of 2010 Meta-List.

June

• Beasts of Burden, by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson, Dark Horse 
• Chi's Sweet Home vol. 1, by Kanata Konami, Vertical
• Hellboy vol. 10: The Crooked Man and Others, by Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart, Richard Corben, Duncan Fedrego, and Jason Shawn Alexander, Dark Horse
• If 'n Oof, by Brian Chippendale, Picturebox 
• Moving Pictures, by Kathryn and Stuart Immonen, Top Shelf
• The Wild Kingdom, by Kevin Huizenga, Drawn & Quarterly

July

• AX vol. 1: A Collection of Alternative Manga, by various, Top Shelf
• Batwoman: Elegy, by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III, DC 
• Black Jack vol. 12, by Osamu Tezuka, Viz
• Dragon Puncher, by James Kochalka, Top Shelf
• Invincible Iron Man vol. 4: Stark Disassembled, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca, Marvel 
• Peepo Choo vol. 1, by Felipe Smith, Vertical
• Red Tide, by Jim Steranko, Dark Horse
• Revolver, by Matt Kindt, Vertigo
• Scituate Heart, by Ron Rege Jr., Drawn & Quarterly
• Scott Pilgrim vol. 6: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour, by Bryan Lee O'Malley, Oni Press 
• The Book of Mr. Natural, by Robert Crumb, Fantagraphics
• The Life and Times of Martha Washington in the 21st Century, by Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons, Dark Horse 
• The Playwright, by Daren White and Eddie Campbell, Top Shelf 
• Viking Prince, by Joe Kubert, DC 
• Werewolves of Montpellier, by Jason, Fantagraphics

August

• 7 Billion Needles vol. 1, by Nobuaki Tadano, Vertical
• 20th Century Boys vol. 10, by Naoki Urasawa, Viz
• B.P.R.D. vol. 13: 1947, by Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart, Fabio Moon, and Gabriel Ba, Dark Horse 
• Grant Morrison's 18 Days, by Grant Morrison and Mukesh Singh, Dynamite
• Ôoku: The Inner Chambers vol. 4, by Fumi Yoshinaga, Viz
• Set to Sea, by Drew Weing, Fantagraphics
• Sullivan's Sluggers, by Mark Andrew Smith and James Stokoe, Image
• The Smurfs vol. 1: The Purple Smurf, by Yvan Delporte and Peyo, Papercutz
•  The Smurfs vol. 2: The Smurfs and the Magic Flute, by Yvan Delporte and Peyo, Papercutz
• The Unwritten vol. 2: Inside Man, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross, Vertigo

September

• A Drunken Dream and Other Stories, by Moto Hagio, Fantagraphics 
• Black Jack vol. 13, by Osamu Tezuka, Viz
• Fingerprints, by Will Dinski, Top Shelf
• Ghost Rider by Jason Aaron Omnibus, by Jason Aaron, Tony Moore, Tan Eng Huat, and Roland Boschi, Marvel
• Invincible Iron Man vol. 5: Stark Resilient - Book 1, by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca, Marvel 
• Love and Rockets: New Stories Vol. 3, by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez, Fantagraphics
• Lucky in Love: A Poor Man's History, by George Chieffet and Stephen DeStefano, Fantagraphics 
• Prison Pit: Book Two, by Johnny Ryan, Fantagraphics
• Spider-Man: The Gauntlet vol. 5 - Lizard (a.k.a. "Shed"), by Zeb Wells and Chris Bachalo, Marvel
• The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects, by Mike Mignola, Dark Horse
• The Comics Journal #301, by Gary Groth and Kristy Valenti, Fantagraphics
• The Complete Ballad of Halo Jones, by Alan Moore and Ian Gibson, 2000AD
• The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec: Pterror Over Paris / The Eiffel Tower Demon, by Jacques Tardi, Fantagraphics
• The Night Bookmobile, by Audrey Niffenegger, Abrams ComicsArts

October

• 7 Billion Needles vol. 2, by Nobuaki Tadano, Viz
• 20th Century Boys vol. 11, by Naoki Urasawa, Viz
• A Single Match (Red Kimono),by Oji Suzuki, Drawn & Quarterly
• Acme Novelty Library #20, by Chris Ware, Drawn & Quarterly 
• Ayako, by Osamu Tezuka, Vertical
• Dawn Land, by Will Davis and Joseph Bruchac, First Second
• De:Tales, by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, Dark Horse 
• Forlorn Funnies, by Paul Hornschemeier, Fantagraphics
• Girl Comics, by various, Marvel
• Palookaville #20, by Seth, Drawn & Quarterly
• The Hidden, by Richard Sala, Fantagraphics
• The Little Prince Graphic Novel, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Joann Sfar, Houghton Mifflin
• You'll Never Know Book Two: Collateral Damage, by Carol Tyler, Fantagraphics
• X'ed Out, by Charles Burns, Pantheon  

November

• Black Jack vol. 14, by Osamu Tezuka, Viz
• Eden, by Pablo Holmberg, Drawn & Quarterly
• Grandville Mon Amour, by Bryan Talbot, Dark Horse
• Hellboy: Masks and Monsters, by Mike Mignola and others, Dark Horse
• How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less, by Sarah Glidden, Vertigo 
• JLA Deluxe Edition vol. 4, by Grant Morrison and various, DC
• Northlanders vol. 4: The Plague Widow, by Brian Wood and Leandro Fernandez, Vertigo
• Spider-Man: Grim Hunt, by Joe Kelly and Michael Lark, Marvel
• Superman: Earth One, by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis, DC
• Superman vs. Muhammad Ali Deluxe, by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams, DC
• The Littlest Pirate King, by Pierre Mac Orlan and David B., Fantagraphics
• The Smurfs vol. 3: The Smurf King, by Yvan Delporte and Peyo, Papercutz
• The Strange Tale of Panorama Island, by Suehiro Maruo, Last Gasp 
• The Sweeter Side of R. Crumb, by Robert Crumb, W.W. Norton & Co. 
• Too Much Coffee Man Omnibus, by Shannon Wheeler, Dark Horse 
• Unknown Soldier vol. 3: Dry Season, by Joshua Dysart and Alberto Ponticelli, Vertigo

December:

• 7 Psychopaths, by Fabien Vehlmann and Sean Phillips, Boom
• 20th Century Boys vol. 12, by Naoki Urasawa, Viz 
• Love From The Shadows, Gilbert Hernandez, Fantagraphics
• Ôoku: The Inner Chambers vol. 5, by Fumi Yoshinaga, Viz  
• PunisherMax: Bullseye, by Jason Aaron and Steve Dillon, Marvel
• Sweet Tooth vol. 2: In Captivity, by Jeff Lemire, Vertigo