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This week I chose 14 books, 4 of them have high opening interest and interesting presales, but so far all of them have low degrees of liquidity. 6 are by known home-run hitting cover artist. 4 are character storyline driven 6 are indies; Some of them…Well I just like the cover. Estimated Print Runs are best guesses using historical data, they are not meant to be used for not to be used for targeting, and are meant to demonstrate hypothetical demand elasticity. Continue reading “Variants of the Week 9/18/2019”

Final Order Cut-Off is the last day that shops can guarantee their orders for comics. After Final Order Cut-Off, or FOC, these books will only be available to retailers on Advance Reorder. And that is not guaranteed. So here are the highlights for Monday, 9/16/19’s FOC list. Continue reading “Final Order Cut-Off Highlights for 9/16/19”

I order a lot from TFAW and have had an account with them for years, but if you don’t have an account, here is a reason to sign up with them in the next couple of days. Continue reading “TFAW Giving Free $5 Credit”

Dennis Hallum (Cloak & Dagger, Vader: Dark Visions), Stephen Green (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.), and Rico Renzi (Spider-Gwen)’s Sea of Stars #2 will be rushed back to print in order to keep up with increasing demand for the bestselling science fiction series. Continue reading “Sea of Stars #2 Going Back for Second Print”

As promised, the Runners-Up list, think of these as the second part of the Top 20. Now then, on to #11-20. Continue reading “CovrPrice.com Runners-up for 9/13/19”

Multiplatform content company Skybound Entertainment and leading global children’s entertainment company Spin Master Ltd. (TSX:TOY; www.spinmaster.com) will bring children’s adventure series Super Dinosaur to Amazon Prime Video on October 6. All of season one part one, consisting of 13 x 30-minute episodes, will be available on the show’s launch day.
Spin Master has also struck a raft of international broadcast deals, which include ABC Australia, Television New Zealand TVNZ, Discovery Latin America, iQIYI, and NOGA-Communications Israel. Continue reading “SKYBOUND ENTERTAINMENT & SPIN MASTER BRING ROBERT KIRKMAN & JASON HOWARD’S SUPER DINOSAUR TO AMAZON PRIME VIDEO”

The most anticipated comic book series launch of the year—Undiscovered Country by New York Times bestselling writers Scott Snyder (Wytches, AD: After Death) and Charles Soule (Curse Words, The Oracle Year, Anyone) and acclaimed artist Giuseppe Camuncoli (The Amazing Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Hellblazer)—has been acquired by New Republic Pictures, after a competitive bidding situation, for potential franchise development. Continue reading “NEW REPUBLIC PICTURES ACQUIRES FORTHCOMING UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY FOR FRANCHISE DEVELOPMENT”

Sure, we love talking about comics, but from time to time something comes along not completely comic related that is just too cool not to share. Here is one of them, something I saw on Facebook, a 1979 Dodge Shorty Van. Continue reading “And Now for Something Completely Different: 1979 Star Wars Van”

Whether you are for or against FOC lists, The debate has finally been settled. Diamond has added a new Final Orders Due – FOC Page to its PREVIEWSworld.com consumer website that showcases weekly Final Order Cut-off (FOC) items and other final orders due merchandise to comic shop customers. Continue reading “Diamond Now Publishing FOC Lists Weekly”

Since Covrprice.com  came on the scene, they have become a go to spot for watching eBaytrends on comics. They scour thousands of eBay sales to cultivate data to spotlight the hottest selling comics. Here is this week’s Top Ten Comics: (Please note, potential spoilers do follow, and, these results are for auction that closed last week. )
Continue reading “Covrprice Top 10 List for 9/12/19”

Marvel has a history of putting some more mature content in their comics. Blind Adam has been spotlighting some of them. Its been a while, but here is  his latest Hidden Gems Spotlight. Continue reading “Blind Adam’s Hidden Gem Spotlight Vol. 3 Nextwave Agents of Hate #7”