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The Fight For Joker's Daughter Tomorrow Just Got More Brutal
3D covers allocated, severely in some cases, retailers made plans, got the 2D replacements and got used to the new status quo. Then there were more allocations They winced, but found a way Joker's Daughter seemed the hot ticket, heavily allocated, and advance copies selling for up to $130 on eBay. Retailers have received the following note; Due[...]
DC Comics Further Allocates The Allocated 3D Covers
You've been severely allocated on your 3D covers for Villains Month from DC Comics But at least you now know what you're getting. Think again. DC Comics have told retailers that for next week, they will get 93% of their prevous orders for Bane #1, 84% of their orders for Doomsday #1 and 90% of their orders[...]
Fourteen Thoughts About Villain's Month – Week Three – Eclipso, Dial E, H'el, Lex Luthor, Arcane, Clayface, Ra's Al Ghul, Cheetah, Penguin, Scarecrow, Deathstroke, Shadow Thief, The Rogues And Black Hand
Let's have a flick through all the 3Dness… Charles Soule writes Lex Luthor, my favourite of today's Villains Month books, filling in the blanks between Luthor-in-jail and Luther-in-helicopter in Forever Evil It also may give us the ultimate view of Superman from Lex Luthor and how he wants the rest of the world to see him… Charles[...]
The Look Of DC's Villains Month – Week Three
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDl03VUbH2E[/youtube] Courtesy of a friendly retailer, the look of DC's 3D Covers for Villain's Month – Week Three! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDl03VUbH2E[/youtube] Courtesy of a friendly retailer, the look of DC's 3D Covers for Villain's Month – Week Three! [...]
Joker's Daughter Rocketing In Price On eBay, Hits $130
An advance sale of  the 3D cover of Joker's Daughter #1, out in a week-and-a-bit, for $130.01. But there are three ongoing sales of Joker's Daughter, one at $62 with a day and a half to go, that I'm thinking that something very silly is going on here. Remember, there will be tens of thousands of copies[...]
Speculator Corner – Recorded Sales On All Of 54 DC Comics 3D Covers
So… you've been picking up your 3D covers from DC Comics the past few weeks – maybe have some in a pullbox from your friendly neighbourhood comic store? So there's a big question hanging in the air. Just exactly how much can you flip them for? Here are the highest recorded September sales on eBay for each[...]
Bar Codes For DC Comics 3D Covers – In Case Yours Have Melted (UPDATE)
There have been a few problems with the DC Villains Month 3D covers. No, not just the ones that have melted in the car. But problems with the bar codes being read through the lenticular sheen If you are a retailer in trouble, here is a handy dandy guide to what the barcodes should be[...]
Have Your DC 3D Covers Melted Yet? (UPDATE)
The London news yesterday included a story that a building in the city centre, nicknamed the Walkie Talkie, has been causing havoc due to the curvature of the windows acting as a magnifying glass and a) frying eggs, b) melting Jaguars and c) setting carpets on fire. I wouldn't like to buy my DC comics anywhere[...]
No Creator Credits On DC's 3D Covers… Or The 2D Ones Either (UPDATE)
These spectacular 3d covers needed to be printed MONTHS ahead of the time for a timely shipping They look great, but the trade off is to have them print way before assembling the creators team for the interior. This is Obviously not a typical DC behavior toward their talents and I personally always been treated with[...]
Speculator Corner: Catwoman #23 (Spoilers) (UPDATE)
Okay, you may have noticed that there have been eBay sales of the 3D cover of Dark Knight #23.4 Joker's Daughter #1 hitting over $30 on eBay. It's the hottest book of DC's Villain's Month in September. And the character's first appearance is on the last page of Catwoman #23, out tomorrow. I understand that, as we speak,[...]
Speculator Corner: Joker's Daughter Leads The Pack For DC 3D Cover Demand
Has yours started putting their One 3D Comic A Customer signs up yet? And just how high will Joker's Daughter go?   An advance copy of Joker's Daughter #1 has just sold in eBay for $31. While The Joker #1 itself has just sold for $22.50 They will go on sale in comic stores, heavily allocated, next[...]
DC Comics 2D Covers Continue To Dominate Advance Reorders
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! But in this case, it's full of retailers trying to make up for being allocated on the 3D Villains Month covers for September and trying[...]
DC Standard Covers For Villains Month Dominate Advance Reorders
So, the news of the allocated 3D covers for DC's Villain's Month in September and the release of the first round of 2D Standard Covers have dominated the top of the advance reorder chart, as retailers try to catch up on their numbers, also safe in the knowledge that they are all returnable And Joker[...]
Retail Therapy: Would You Swap A 3D Cover For A 2D Cover With Added Discount?
The DC Villains Month 3D Cover fiasco took an interesting twist. We've reported how DC have had serious problems with fulfilling retailer orders of the lenticular covered comics in September from DC, with stores reporting serious allocations with 20% of orders received common, with some as low as 7%. We're also hearing that there may have been[...]
DC Comics State 3D Cover Shortage Down To Limited Paper Stock
DC Comics has been answering questions about the heavily allocated 3D Covers for Villain's Month in September Retailers, in many cases, have received far less than they ordered, far less than they normally get, and are making up the numbers with reduced price standard covers. But how did this happen? We find out. Why didn't DC print[...]
DC Villains Month 3D Covers Already Heating Up On eBay
The complete set of all 52 DC 3d Cover issues for Villains Month in September has jumped from $145 – less than $3 each, to $369, or over $7 an issue. Some are going for more, of course. Comics that have actually sold in advance on eBay for $20 a pop include Batman #23.1 Joker, Detective Comics[...]
DC Comics Villains Month Allocations Hit Hard
As Diamond and DC Comics close for the weekend, retailers are now being told exactly how many of the Villains Month 3D Cover titles they will be receiving And they're not happy. In some cases, I've been told of retailers getting 5% of the amount of a title they received, while on other titles, getting the[...]
A Lack Of Vision For 3D Covers For Villains Month?
DC announced 3D motion covers on all their September titles, one shots starring villainous characters, and each one given the subtitle of a popular book with an issue number and a decimal point Even if the book wasn't associated with that villain. So instead of Batgirl #23, for September we get Dark Knight #23.1: The Ventriloquist[...]
DC Villain's Month Titles To Be Allocated By 40% In Some Cases
At the Boston Comicon, currently underway, I understand that DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan DiDio has been heard telling retailers that orders on the September "Villain's Month" titles have been allocated up to 40% in some cases. For the month of September, DC are publishing a new style of 3D cover for every one of the Villain's[...]
Superman Unchained #1 3D Variant – Look For Yours On eBay (VIDEO UPDATE)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne1lgCPPabg[/youtube] This is the Superman Unchained #1 3D cover using DC's new proprietary process, being handed to retailers who attend the DC Retailer Roadshows over the next few days. Although I'm told that a couple of attendees at today's Roadshow weren't actually retailers and were just there to grab this comic to flip on eBay… Cheeky! [...]
DC Fixes Print Run On September's Villain Month Due To 3D Covers
But the focus was on the 3D covers for September's Villain's Month, in person. All retailers should have received (or will be receiving) a copy of the new technology 3D cover for Superman Unchained Printed and manufactured in China, with several layers of art, the back of each Villain's Month issue will be 3D too. The process[...]