batman #50 Archives

We had the July 2018 marketshare and Top Ten on Friday, but now we get the bigger picture… and how the dollar and unit sales rankings differ. Batman #50 did well — but only sold 50% more than Amazing Spider-Man #1 despite the huge attention and multiple upon multiple of variant covers The regular Doomsday Clock[...]

Bleeding Cool broke the news that DC Comics was to allow comic book retailers to return any unsold copies of Batman #50 (and Catwoman #1) after the news that the much-touted Batmarriage between the two was a case of Bruce being left at the roof altar There had been talk of some retailers launching class action suits after[...]

Last week Bleeding Cool broke the news that DC Comics was making Batman #50 and Catwoman #1 returnable, in light of some retailers talking about class-action lawsuits over what they saw as an inaccurate solicitation of the comic books in question. Basically, they didn't get married as promised. However, at the ComicsPRO breakfast meeting yesterday, with retailer members[...]

Batman #50 There were more lacking comics than Batman #50 this week (see X-Men Gold #31 and Cosmic Ghost Rider #1), but neither disappointed me as much as Batman #50 This comic could have been something interesting and special, but it instead foreshadows another grand Batman arc while telling very little story on its own[...]

I love flawed heroes like Alex Summer and flashy ones like Dazzler! DC had the heavy hitters of Batman #50, Catwoman #1, and Justice League #3 And I show some of Nick Derington's exclusive covers… There are no spoilers for Batman #50 until the 9:38 mark of the video where I say several times to stop watching[...]

Sure, dear  reader, you may have invested 49 issues into this comic book series only to have DC take away your choice to experience Batman #50 without knowing what happens before you read it, but hey, here's a playlist! That's gotta count for something, right? Tom King, Joëlle Jones, Mikel Janín, Tony Daniel, and Mitch Gerads[...]

A high-ranking DC Comics executive has addressed customer concerns about the company's decision to spoil Batman #50 in a New York Times article days before the comic's release And by customers, of course, we mean retailers, many of whom were not pleased DC has yet to apologize for spoiling the book for the readers who've[...]

The wedding of the… well, okay, *one of* the comic book weddings of the year is set to take place next week when Batman #50 hits stores on July 4th But as we just saw with the wedding of Kitty Pryde and Colossus in X-Men Gold #30, just because a wedding issue is planned, doesn't[...]