July Comic Numbers in

July’s comic print runs are in and there are some really great surprises on there.

First up, Spread #1 came in at lower than anticipated at 21,150 copies. When you subtract out the Phantom Variant and the Third Eye Variant we are looking at closer to 19,000 regular cover copies. This is very low for a new Image book and is no wonder it sold out so quickly. Justin Jordan and Kyle Strahm had mentioned at the signing the book was around 24,000 copies. This makes me wonder that theSecond Printing, estimated by Justin and Kyle at around 4-5,000 copies, will come in at a lower number as well.
Another surprise, was at how low Enormous #1 came in. Enormous #1 had a print run of 4,618 copies. With 544 of them being Phantom Variants and 800 of them being Hastings Variants, this leaves the regular cover at about 3,400 copies split between two covers, or 1,700 copies a cover (think of it as around 1,700 sets of both covers), and places this book in the “must pick up” category. Enormous #2 is expected to have an even smaller print run as there was only the 50/50 split cover and no variants. With news already reported that the run will be small until the fourth issue, Enormous #3 becomes a must pre-order.
Another pick of the week worth looking at is Hugh Howey’s Wool #1. Wool #1 came in at 2,646 copies. A crazy low number for a book with such an already pre-existing fan base. Again, no wonder it sold out so quickly and shot up in price. The 2,646 print run on Wool #1 means there are only 1,323 possible sets of both covers out there, as there were two covers available, and since many people only picked up one cover or the other, there will be even less complete sets available. This is a must pick up as well if you can find it. Expect Wool #2 to have an even smaller print run, so pre-order this book early. Here is a Wool #1 set of four books cheap.
That’s it for now. Always love to hear your spec related chatter and feel free to comment below.