I wasn’t really expecting much from the comic shop today… the second issues of Zatanna and Villains United. (Nothing wrong with either of those, mind you. It just seems kind of silly to go to the shop for two comics, and I wouldn’t have if the shops weren’t smack between work and home.)
I toyed with the idea of picking up the 11th volume of Maison Ikkoku, but I have some weird block about buying that book on the day it comes out. It’s a reliable fall-back title when I feel like buying something I know I’ll like but I’m at loose ends for something else to read. It’s kind of like scrambled eggs for dinner; I never really plan on eating them, but it’s always nice to know they’re in the fridge.
I don’t know how I missed the fact that the fourth volume of Hikaru No Go was coming out today. I’m delighted it did, obviously, because it’s fantastic, but it just escaped my notice that it was due. Maybe my subconscious forced me to ignore it on the new releases list, because it knew I would need a pleasant surprise as I watched other shoppers cart copies of House of M to the cash register. (Just a suggestion: if the very idea of House of M makes you feel dead inside, why not re-direct your funds to an absolutely riveting manga about a board game?)
It’s also possible that I’m beside myself with excitement over next week, which promises both Scott Pilgrim Versus the World and the next volume of Hot Gimmick.