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Welcome to another Printwatch run around the comic books being reprinted for the direct market of comic book stores by publishers and pushed out, outside of the usual catalogue process, whether by Diamond, Lunar or Penguin Random House, and helping retailers catch up on best-selling titles in the marketplace that they may not have enough[...]

Welcome to another Printwatch run around the comic books being reprinted for the direct market of comic book stores by publishers and pushed out, outside of the usual catalogue process, whether by Diamond, Lunar or Penguin Random House, and helping retailers catch up on best-selling titles in the marketplace that they may not have enough[...]

Welcome to another Printwatch run around the comic books being reprinted for the direct market of comic book stores by publishers and pushed out, outside of the usual catalogue process, whether by Diamond, Lunar or PRH, and helping retailers catch up on best-selling titles in the marketplace that they may not have enough copies of[...]

Welcome to another Printwatch run around the comic books being reprinted for the direct market of comic book stores by publishers and pushed out, outside of the usual catalogue process, whether by Diamond, Lunar or PRH, and helping retailers catch up on best-selling titles in the marketplace that they may not have enough copies of[...]

PrintWatch: Justice Warriors, the satirical graphic novel from Matt Bors, the founder of The Nib and political cartoonist, and Ben Clarkson, a filmmaker and illustrator for Adult Swim and Vice Noisey, has sold out of its initial run and is returning to press from Ahoy Comics Co-written by Clarkson and Bors in a collaborative art[...]

PrintWatch: Marvel Comics are sending Daredevil & Echo #1, Edge Of Spider-Verse #2 and Storm #1 for second printings, and Spider-Man #7 with that first appearance of Spider-Boy, to a third printing, all out on the 13th of July. PrintWatch: W0rldtr33 #2 by James Tynion IV, Fernando Blanco and Jordie Bellaire is going to a second printing from[...]

PrintWatch: Batman #135 or #900 depending, by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez and Mike Hawthorne is headed back to press for a second printing, on sale on the 27th of June with an inks-only version of Jorge Jimenez's main cover for the issue. PrintWatch: Indigo Children #1 by Curt Pires and Rockwell White goes back for a third[...]

  PrintWatch: The debut issue of James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, and Isaac Goodhart's The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1 first launched digitally on the Tiny Onion Substack,  has sold out at the distributor level ahead of publication on the 28th of June Dark Horse Comics has announced a second printing, featuring a new[...]

PrintWatch: Marvel Comics is not only putting a bunch of comic books back to second printing, but almost all of them come with a 1:25 variant to the second printing Which isn't a third printing, that's something different. PrintWatch: We previously mentioned that Invincible Iron Man #5  is getting a new printing for the 14th of June with[...]

PrintWatch: Marvel Comics is not only putting a bunch of comic books back to second printing, but almost all of them come with a 1:25 variant to the second printing Which isn't a third printing, that's something different. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode()[...]

PrintWatch: Image Comics has put four comic books to a second printing and two to a third printing And mostly Mark Millar's Millarworld titles from Netflix The Ambassadors #1 by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely gets a third printing, and The Ambassadors #3 by Mark Millar and Travis Charest gets a second printing Nemesis Reloaded[...]

PrintWatch: Image Comics has put four comic books to a second printing and one to a third printing. No-One #1 by Kyle Higgins, Brian Buccellato and Geraldo Borges has completely sold out yet again from Image Comics, going to a third print, along with No/One #2 going to second prints, and similar expected of #3 and[...]

Printwatch: Marvel Comics (eventually) published a Star Wars: Thrawn series back in 2018 After Star Wars: Celebration showed the first live-action version of the character in the upcoming Ahsoka series for Disney+, back issue sales for his first comic book appearance boomed A CGC 9.8 copy of the 1:50 variant cover sold for over $3000,[...]

PrintWatch: Back to the printers for a couple of comics this week Marvel Comics sends Guardians Of The Galaxy #1 back for a second printing along with Briar #4 from Boom Studios, both for May. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php[...]

PrintWatch: Marvel is sending Doctor Strange #1 and Planet Of The Apes #1 back to second printings, as well as the previously announced Spider-Man #7 which also has a 1:25 variant, with the first appearance of Spider-Boy, all for the 17th of May. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px[...]

PrintWatch: Marvel Comics is sending Spider-Man #7 back for a second printing even before the first issue goes on sale on Wednesday All because it has the first appearance of new character Spider-Boy On sale on the 17th of May with a 1:25 variant version as well. Dan Slott states"Over time, Marvel fans have met a[...]

PrintWatch: Marvel Comics is sending Avengers: Beyond #1, Venom: Lethal Protector II #1, Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi: Jabba's Palace and Invincible Iron Man #4 all back for second printings, with 1:25 variants on top for the last three Here's who are doing the covers (currently unseen) Avengers: Beyond #1 Greg Land 2nd Printing Variant Venom:[...]

PrintWatch: Two second printings from DC Comics, two from Marvel, let's break them down Image Comics sees No/One #1 and Phantom Road #1 both go to second printings, with retailers told they will get a 60% discount off the cover price if they order copies of these printings for FOC this Monday While Marvel Comics[...]

PrintWatch: Just the one announcement of a comic going to a second printing this week, and it's the second printing of the Marvel Comics Predator #1 relaumch, and also ahead of it getting the 20th Century Studios imprint A new cover by Bjorn Barends, for the 19th of April. PREDATOR #1 MARVEL COMICS (W) Ed Brisson (A) Netho Diaz[...]

Printwatch: Superman #1 by Joshua Williamson and Jamal Campbell has sold out and is heading back to press for a new printing, featuring a recoloured version of Campbell's main cover, on-sale for the 28th of March. Printwatch: Static: Shadows of Dakota #1 Nikolas Draper-Ivey and Vita Ayala made their much-delayed return to Milestone's marquee hero last month[...]

PrintWatch is our regular runaround comic books in the direct market getting second printings and more Sometimes we get covers, sometimes we don't, but here is what's coming. PrintWatch: Last PrintWatch, we reported Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #4 Lazarus Planet: Next Evolution #1 and Nightcrawlers #1 were getting second printings, but didn't have the[...]

PrintWatch: Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #4 and Lazarus Planet: Next Evolution #1 from DC Comics,  Nightcrawlers #1 from Marvel Comics, and West Moon Chronicle #1 and Road Trip To Hell #1 from Scout Comics have all gone to second printings No covers aside from the Scout Comics titles yet, but here ara[...]

It's PrintWatch time! A run around various comic book publishers looking at what they will be pumping out in second and third printings in upcoming weeks, with all the cover images they have released, with a batch from DC Comics and Boom Studios, Nightwing #100, DC Power: A Celebration #1, Batman/Spawn and Briar #3. #gallery-1 { margin:[...]

It's PrintWatch time! A run around various comic book publishers looking at what they will be pumping out in second and third printings in upcoming weeks, with all the cover images they have released – and catching up on those from previous Printwatches. PrintWatch: Red Goblin #1 second printing 1:25 variant cover PrintWatch: Marvel has sent Red[...]

Printwatch: Saga #61 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples gets a second printing from Image Comics, a rarity for that comic, out on the 1st of March No public cover yet. PrintWatch: Marvel Comics has a brace of second printings for the 15th of March, including Amazing Spider-Man #18, Bloodline Daughter Of Blade #1, Dark Web[...]

Printwatch: After just one day of release, Action Comics #1051 sold out at the distributor level, and is heading back to press for a second printing Action Comics #1051 second printing will arrive in comics shops on the 28th of February, the same day as Action Comics #1052 first printing The issue will feature a[...]

PrintWatch: More comic books go to second printing from Image Comics, Marvel Comics and Boom Studios, Black Cloak, Art Brut, I Hate Fairyland, Dune: House Of Harkonnen, Iron Man, Mary Jane & The Black Cat, Miles Morales Spider-Man and Joe Fixit.PrintWatch: Black Cloak #1 by Kelly Thompson and Meredith McClaren published by Image Comics is[...]

PrintWatch: Second prints for Night Club and Godkiller, and a third printing for Rogue State in this week's PrintWatch runaround. PrintWatch: Night Club #1 by Mark Millar and Juanan Ramírez has gone to a second printing "Just a thank you from me to all the comic stores and readers who got behind this comic and really[...]

PrintWatch: It wasn't that long ago that Image Comics had sworn off doing any additional printings of their comic books at all Eight Billion Genies #1 was the comic that broke them in July And fast and furious they came Back in August, Bleeding Cool reported that it had gone to a third printing, then[...]

PrintWatch: We have second printings for the latest Batman #131 from DC Comics, and black-and-white Spawn/Batman, while from Marvel, there's Timeless, Gold Goblin, Monica Rambeau Photon, Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, and Mary Jane & The Black Cat. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode()[...]