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DC Comics to Make Brian Bendis, David Walker and Jamal Campbell's Naomi #1 Fully Returnable

Published Thu, 13 Dec 2018 09:00:40 -0600

DC Comics is making the launch of Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker and Jamal Campbell's new series for the Wonder Comics imprint returnable to retailers. Which means no matter how many copies retailers order, they will be allowed to return unsold copies to DC Comics for full credit.

There has been concern that a new series featuring an unknown black female teenager may be underordered by conservative (with a small 'c') retailers not wanting to get stuck with comics books they can't sell. There have been previous occasions, such as with the launch of Motor Crush, that a black female protagonist was the reason given by retailers to publishers why they may not have ordered a book.

In this case, DC Comics are able to ally that fear by making the comic book completely returnable, even in the comic book market built on direct non-returnable distribution.

It may also be worth noting that Bendis did tease Naomi's presence in a recent issue of Action Comics #1005…

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Here's the solicitation.

NAOMI #1
(W) Brian Michael Bendis, David F. Walker (A) Jamal Campbell
DC's biggest, newest mystery starts here! When a fight between Superman and Mongul crashes into a small Northwestern town, Naomi (last name?) begins a quest to uncover the last time a super-powered person visited her home-and how that might tie into her own origins and adoption. Follow Naomi's journey on a quest that will take her to the heart of the DC Universe and unfold a universe of ideas and stories that have never been seen before. Join writers Brian Michael Bendis, David Walker and breakout artist Jamal Campbell in Wonder Comics' massively ambitious new series and star… NAOMI.In Shops: Jan 23, 2019
Final Orders Due: Dec 17, 2018
SRP: $3.99

We also just ran the variant cover by Emanuela Lupacchino.