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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

(Marvel Comics, creative team: Christos Gage, Andy MacDonald, Dono Sanchez-Almara, Tom DeFalco, Mike Hawthorne, Adriano di Benedetto, Erick Arcienega,

Today, I have been talking to comic book retailers, publishers and distributors alike, looking at the effect that the coronavirus pandemic is having on

Cyclops and Marvel Girl are getting married in Marvel's June solicitations, via a facsimile edition of 1994's X-Men #30. But that's just the tip of the

(DC Comics, creative team: Marv Wolfman, Tom Grummett, Scott Hanna, Adriana Lucas, Tom Napolitano, Chuck Dixon, Scott McDaniel, Rob Hunter, Protobunker,

In the new world order of coronavirus pandemics and toilet paper hoarding, Americans must adjust to a new way of life where things we previously took for

(Image Comics, creative team: Brandon Thomas, Francis Portela, Leonardo Paciarotti, Thomas Mauer) The first thing you'll notice and likely love about this

June will see Ta-Nehisi Coates's run on Black Panther end with Black Panther #25, but what of the other book written by Coates, Captain America? Captain

Building on decades of continuity and running throughout Marvel's four ongoing Spider-Man comics, The Clone Saga kicked off in 1994 and was initially

Comingfrom Dark Horse in July 2020 solicitations... You Look Like Death: Tales from the Umbrella Academy #1 from Gerard Way and Shaun Simon of the True

In 1990, Howard Mackie and Javier Saltares introduced Danny Ketch to the Marvel Universe in a new volume of Ghost Rider. In the years since, the two have

As Amazing Spider-Man approaches its 850th issue (in legacy numbering), a lot of people have been complaining that Marvel simply doesn't publish enough

Since West Coast Avengers ended inn April 2019, the world has been without a monthly comic starring America Chavez. That end in June, as Marvel has

No one knows if we'll be allowed to leave our houses in June, but presuming you can get to a local comic shop, and assuming that shop is open, here's what

Titan Comics June 2020 Solicitations have no Doctor Who - a new series/arc will be launching in July. But they have plenty more. Blade Runner 2019 #9

Boom Studios CEO and co-founder Ross Richie has issued the following statement - bold highlights are ours. To Our Retail Partners, This is the moment

Marvel's Politically Correct Woke Comic Insults Long-Time Readers

(DC Comics, creative team: James Tynion the Fourth, Rafael Albequerque, Jorge Jiminez, Carlo Pagulayan, Danny Miki, Tomeu Morey, Clayton Cowles) Batman is

On Monday, retailers place their FOC orders for Boom Studios’ second “Must-Read” series of the year in Brian Azzarello & Maria Llovet’s Faithless II

(Dark Horse Comics, creative team: Matt Kindt, Wilfredo Torres, Nayoung Kim, Nate Piekos) On one hand, this issue leads you to believe that this almost

Christopher Butcher, Artistic Director of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival writes to say, We're sorry to announce that The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2020

(Unlikely Heroes Studios, creative team: John Pence, Erwin J. Arroza) This is an odd little number: a spaceman crash lands on prehistoric earth and

The Anniversary titles that DC Comics has been publishing of late have, since Wonder Woman #750, been laying out the new DC Comics Timeline. Even as it is

Boom Studios and Dynamite Entertainment are the leading proponent of what is known as the FOC cover, releasing cover images just before the Final Order

Welcome to the pretty-much-mostly-daily Lying In The Gutters. A run around the day before and the day ahead. You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail

As the world comes to terms with the fact that life as we know it will be completely different for the foreseeable future thanks to the coronavirus

Earlier today, the word got out that Free Comic Book was being turned by Diamond Comic Distributors into Free Comic Book May. So rather than have one

Spectacular Spider-Man #176 and #177 from 1991, remember them? no reason you should. Written by Kurt Busiek, and drawn by Sal Buscema, it featured Peter

Eric Stephenson, CCO and Publisher of Image Comics writes, Dear Colleagues, When you’re younger, you don’t think about being old enough to tell “I

Explosive publisher BOOM! Studios has announced a graphic novel adaptation of Gabby Rivera's bestselling novel, Juliet Takes a Breath, with Rivera