The Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List is a great guide to what is going to be hot normally. You can spot trends in books, a second issue picking up steam after a sold out first issue, a killer new series everyone is hyped on. What ever the reason, comic shops are going in to grab more copies.
This week it is all about one book, Avengers 24.now (probably the worst numbered book since XO Man-o-war’s issue X and O).
1. AVENGERS #24.NOW– Captain America and Iron Man plan for the next version of the Avengers. A runaway planet is on a collision course with Earth. A visitor from the future helps save the day.
Avengers #24.NOW = Avengers #1 IN ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW!
2. AVENGERS #24.NOW X-MEN COVERS AVENGERS SET
3.AVENGERS #24.NOW AVENGERS COVERS X-MEN SET
4. INHUMANITY #1– The Avengers find themselves face to face with Karnak who has discovered the secret of the Inhumans that will shake the Marvel U to its core.
5. AVENGERS ANNUAL 2013 #1– It’s Christmas Eve in Avengers Tower. Everybody’s got somewhere better to be and Cap’s all alone on Tower-sitting duty.
6. AVENGERS #24.NOW DEADPOOL VAR – The same as above with Deadpool on the cover for no reason other than people love him.
7. AVENGERS #24.NOW ACUNA POLYBAG POSTER VAR – Free Poster!
8. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #23- Second week on the list, people love Spider-Ock, except those who hate him, but he does sell.
9. INHUMANITY #1 YOUNG VAR- Insanely cute Skottie Young variant to this new Inhumans book
10. AVENGERS #24.NOW MEOW VAR- 6th version on the list, this one has cats.
12. INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK ANNUAL #1 – Before Bruce Banner and Tony Stark became heroes, they built weapons. But who inspired them?
14. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700.1 JANSON VAR– Parker is back as is Amazing, but not for long.
15. DEADPOOL #20– Deadpool flashback story.
16. AVENGERS #24.NOW BLANK VAR – 7th version out of 25 books on the list. People love blank covers.
18. HELLBOY IN HELL #5 – Mignola returns to Hellboy in Hell after a hiatus
19. SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #6 – DC’s juggernaut Superman book continues to stay popular.
20. HARLEY QUINN #1 – Will have a big print run but worth the pick up, mega popular character, hasn’t been over used yet like Deadpool. This book has already had some controversy.
21. ILLEGITIMATES #1 – Jack Steele: World renowned agent of OLYMPUS, super-spy, debonair, lover of ladies, man-slut. While facing off with his arch-nemesis, Viktor Dannikor, Steele faces his biggest defeat, but who will take his place?
22. BATMAN #26 – Zero Year Tie in
25. DAMIAN SON OF BATMAN #3 – Batbrat Damian is popular, even if you hate him. He is back in this Elseworlds story.
Missing numbers are tpb’s and HC’s