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Thank FOC It's Friday – Everyone's Got Soft Wood

Welcome to Thank FOC It's Friday, a weekly mailing list, similar to The Daily LITG, but every Friday and planned to coincide and cover the demands of Final Order Cut Off. The date when retailers have a last chance to amend their advance orders for comic books without penalty.

Thank FOC It's Friday – Everyone's Got Soft Wood

A last chance for publishers to promote books while orders can still be added and a time for credits to be amended, new covers to be revealed and a final push given. This is an attempt to sift through them all and find the most relevant items.

You can sign up here or with the form at the bottom.

Now, many retailers will know all this, but some things may slip through even the most diligent retailer's attention. And if nothing else, it may be useful to try for a one-stop shop that may start some thoughts, even if it doesn't finish them.

What's FOC'ing this week?

  • She Could Fly: Lost Pilot #2 – Match or exceed 90% of She Could Fly: Lost Pilot #1 orders and  order will be fully returnable from Dark Horse.
  • Batman And The Outsiders #1 – was solicited, now resolicitaed, oruginally intended to spin out of Metal…
  • Flash #70 – this is Flash Year One #1.
  • Samurai Jack Lost Worlds #1 – for every 10 copies, stores will receive 1 free Nelson Daniel variant cover from IDW.
  • Gears Of War: Hivebusters #1 – a new Gears Of War book from IDW with promotional incentives.
  • Excellence #1 by Brandon Thomas, Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez. Fully returnable from Image Comics.
  • War Of The Realms: New Agents Of Atlas – introducing Wave, Sword-Master and Aero and others into the Marvel Universe.
  • Ronin Island #1 and #2 will be going back to print and will feature a connecting cover by series artist Giannis Milonogiannis and Irma Kniivila.

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  • Ronin Island #3 now includes an all-new, open-to-order, virgin art, FOC cover by Kris Anka.
  • Red Sonja/Vampirella/Betty & Veronica #1 launches from Dynamite. Lots of tiered variants.
  • Ghost Hog graphic novel from Joey Weiser, Eisner Award-nominated creator of Mermin. For every 2 copies of Ghost Hog GN softcover edition purchased, retailers will receive a third copy free from Oni Press. Limit three free copies per store.
  • Heavy Metal's comedy magazine Soft Wood has a new FOC date and, as well as John Higgins colouring my Watchmen parody, Watchmensch, has these covers… and no more internal details. I am anticipating great things however.

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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