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As Diversity Arguments Rage, Marvel Gets A Massive Bump From Retailers In Advance Reorders
Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market. Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale. Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! And courtesy of stats from Diamond Comic Distributors.
The Batman "Button" comics can only be ordered through Advance Reorders because of their specialist covers. But of comics that could be ordered in the normal way and were now putting on extra orders closer to publication date, we have Scarlet Spider, X-Men Blue, Deadpool Vs Punisher and Old Man Logan from Marvel before we get to Valiant's X-O Manowar #2. It appears that, as far as comic book retailers are concerned, last week's row about Marvel. comic stores and diversity of character and creator didn't harm their reputation so much as it told retailers exactly what they wanted to hear, And they rewarded Marvel for it by upping their orders.
TOP 25 ADVANCE REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPs
Publication | PublisherPrice | Publisher |
BATMAN #22 (THE BUTTON) | $2.99 | DC COMICS |
BATMAN #22 VAR ED (THE BUTTON) | $2.99 | DC COMICS |
ANAD MARVEL READING CHRONOLOGY #1 (BUNDLE OF 25) (NET) | $0.01 | MARVEL COMICS |
BEN REILLY SCARLET SPIDER #1 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
X-MEN BLUE #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
DEADPOOL VS PUNISHER #2 (OF 5) | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
OLD MAN LOGAN #22 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
X-O MANOWAR (2017) #2 CVR A LAROSA | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
IMAGE COMICS 25TH ANNIVERSARY BLIND BOX (NET) | $250 | IMAGE COMICS |
WEAPON X #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
MONSTERS HC VOL 02 MARVEL MONSTERBUS BY LEE LIEBER KIRBY | $100 | MARVEL COMICS |
X-O MANOWAR (2017) #2 CVR B ROCAFORT | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
SUICIDE SQUAD #16 VAR ED | $2.99 | DC COMICS |
LOKI JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY BY KIERON GILLEN OMNIBUS HC | $100 | MARVEL COMICS |
SILVER SURFER EPIC COLLECTION INFINITY GAUNTLET TP | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
ACTION COMICS #978 | $2.99 | DC COMICS |
UNWORTHY THOR TP | $15.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
SPIDER-GWEN #19 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
BEN REILLY SCARLET SPIDER #1 JS CAMPBELL VAR | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
X-O MANOWAR (2017) #1 2ND PTG | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
UNDERWINTER #2 CVR B NGUYEN (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
SAVAGE DRAGON #223 CVR B APRIL FOOLS VAR (MR) | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
BOOKS OF MAGIC TP BOOK 01 (MR) | $34.99 | DC COMICS |
MIGHTY THOR #18 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
MAGDALENA #2 CVR B | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
TOP 25 REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPs
Publication | Price | Publisher |
WAR OF KINGS PRELUDE HC ROAD TO WAR OF KINGS OMNIBUS | $125 | MARVEL COMICS |
WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP | $29.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
VELVET DLX ED HC (MR) | $49.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | BOOM ENTERTAINMENT |
SEVEN TO ETERNITY TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
ARCHIE TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
IMMORTAL IRON FIST COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 01 | $39.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
X-23 COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 01 | $34.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
ART OF MARVEL STUDIOS TP SLIPCASE | $99.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
BLACK MONDAY MURDERS TP VOL 01 ALL HAIL GOD MAMMON (MR) | $19.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
ESSENTIAL KURTZMAN HC VOL 01 JUNGLE BOOK LTD ED | $125.00 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
EAST OF WEST THE APOCALYPSE YEAR TWO HC | $49.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
BATMAN TP VOL 01 I AM GOTHAM (REBIRTH) | $16.99 | DC COMICS |
WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP VOL 01 BERZERKER | $16.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
SAGA TP VOL 06 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
FLASH TP VOL 01 LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE (REBIRTH) | $17.99 | DC COMICS |
PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 02 | $12.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
DEATH OF WOLVERINE TP | $19.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #25 | $9.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP VOL 00 WARZONES | $17.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
THE INCAL HC NEW PTG (MR) | $44.95 | HUMANOIDS INC |
SAGA TP VOL 07 (MR) | $14.99 | IMAGE COMICS |