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PrintWatch: Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point #4 is going back to press with a Mikel Janín recolored cover This reprint will be polybagged, include a digital code for the Fortnite item and unlike the first printing, will not be returnable Not as if anyone will be returning the first printings It will be on sale on June[...]

PrintWatch: Marvel Comics has sent Way Of X #1, Alien #2 and Carnage: Red, White And Blood #2 back to the printers for a second printing All will be available in comic book stores on the 2nd of June – no covers yet (updated with one) but we have a few from previous Marvel PrintWatch. Marvel[...]

PrintWatch: James Harren's kaiju-action comic book Ultramega continues its domination, with a third printing of issues #1 and second printing of issue #2 announced today Image/Skybound will reprint both issues with new covers by Harren, available in full color and in black and white Ultramega #2 and Ultramega #1 reprints will be available in comic[...]

PrintWatch: We only just mentioned that You Promised Me Darkness #1 was getting a second printing from Behemoth Comics when Behemoth quietly puts up a third printing on its website Maybe they don't want the appeal of the third printing cover to affect the second printing, which hasn't reached FOC yet? The third printing will[...]

PrintWatch: Stray Dogs #3 by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner gets a second printing after what Image Comics describe as "the shocking ending to last week's Stray Dogs #3… left fans stunned A ripple effect of buzz surrounding the issue's gut-wrenching revelation sent a flurry of tongues wagging and readers not yet caught up on[...]

PrintWatch: Geiger #1 by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank has gotten a third printing with a kind-of "do it yourself" glow-in-the-dark variant cover. PrintWatch: Geiger, Geiger #1, third printing (Diamond Code FEB219020) will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 19. PrintWatch: Black Mask Press is sending Alice In Leatherland #1 back to a second printing with a new cover by[...]

PrintWatch: Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow #1 by Chip Zdarsky and Pasqual Ferry is going to a second printing from Marvel Comics, for publication on the 26th of May No cover art yet. PrintWatch: The Joker #2 from James Tynion and Guillem March has gone to a second printing with a new Vengeance: Daughter Of Bane cover, with a[...]

Bleeding Cool has been reporting on the insanity that has been the sales of the Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point comic book in comic stores these last two

PrintWatch: Star Wars: The High Republic from Marvel Comics is going through another round of reprints Issue 1 is getting a fifth printing, #2 is getting a fourth printing and #3 is getting a third printing. PrintWatch: Demon Days: X-Men #1 by Peach Momoko is also getting a third printing, with a 1:25 ratio variant cover[...]

PrintWatch: Department Of Truth#1 by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds is going to a fifth printing from Image Comics No cover yet Published on the 12th of May, 2021. PrintWatch: Nottingham #1 by David Hazan, Shane Connery Volk and Luca Romano is going to its third printing from Mad Cave Studios Cover below Out on[...]

PrintWatch: BRZRKR #1 is going to a fourth printing with a new full foil cover version of Rafael Grampa's cover To be published on the 19th of May 2021. PrintWatch: BRZRKR Gets 4th Printing   PrintWatch:  Nocterra #2, second printing will be available at comic book shops on Wednesday, May 5th "We're sincerely blown away by the enthusiasm[...]

PrintWatch: We've been hearing that a number of retailers have tried squeaking in last-minute reorders for Geoff Johns & Gary Frank's Geiger #1 from Image Comics in the hopes that they won't be caught with their pants down on the day of release… And now word on the street is that this earlier-than-usual reorder activity[...]

PrintWatch: DC Comics is sending Nightwing #78 and Detective Comics #1034 back for a second printing That's what happens when you throw in an unsolicited cameo appearance of Flatline… and a dog With new covers by Bryan Hitch and Bryan Redondo. NIGHTWING #78 Second Printing (W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Bruno Redondo Nightwing is back—and his drive to keep[...]

PrintWatch: James Harren's new Image/Skybound comic Ultramega #1 has sold out and is going to a second printing The second printing will also have a 1:5 variant in black and white. PrintWatch: Ultramega, Power Rangers, Specter Inspectors 2nd Prints James Harren is the creator, writer, and artist of Ultramega, with Eisner-award winning colorist Dave Stewart. In the world of Ultramega,[...]

PrintWatch: Marvel Comics is sending Alien #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Salvador Larocca for a second printing, with the news that Diamond Comics Distributor has sold out of the print run, over 300,000 copies Which puts it well ahead of anything else published in comic book stores in March – aside from Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR[...]

PrintWatch: The first issue of Witchblood from Vault Comics has sold out at Diamond Comic Distributors one week ahead of release Its second printing with a Vault Vintage cover by Nathan Gooden and Tim Daniel is a homage to José Luis García-López and his cover to Jonah Hex #1. The second printing of Witchblood #1 will hit store shelves on[...]

Printwatch: Dracula, Motherf**ker was one of my favourite graphic novels from last year, from two of my favourite comic book creators, Alex De Campi and Erica Henderson Apparently, Alex and I are part of some giant whisper network in the comics industry I wish that was true as a) I might get better stories for[...]

PrintWatch: When comic books are published, most publishers print them to the number of orders received by stores, plus a little bit to cover re-orders, printing problems or lost stock in the distribution process Some publishers print a lot more, anticipating increased reorders after the comic has gone to print And sometimes they run out[...]

PrintWatch: Josh Williamson posted on Twitter, "INFINITE FRONTIER #0 is going to 2nd print! Thank you for supporting our new chapter in the DCU! It's very appreciated The 2nd print has a brand new cover featuring the FINAL DARKSEID by Bryan Hitch & Alex Sinclair! Get a copy at your comic book store!" PrintWatch: Infinite Frontier[...]

A bunch of second and third printing news comes to Printwatch, regarding Nocterra, Batman: Black And White, Avengers, Demon Days: X-Men, Two Moons, Crossover, The Department Of Truth. So what is getting what – and when? Batman: Black And White #3 is getting a second printing from DC Comics for the 14th of April. Avengers #43 is getting[...]

Second printing of Taskmaster #3 with Taegukgi on the cover, is a homage to the Captain Marvel #17 second printing with Ms Marvel.

PrintWatch: A time for new printings all round Crossover by Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw finally sells out of its 150K first printing of its first issue and is getting seconds, as is its third issue. Stray Dogs#1 by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner is getting its second printing from Image Comics on March 24th, the[...]

PrintWatch: Maniac Of New York #1 by Elliott Kalan and Andrea Mutti published by AfterShock Comics is getting a second printing after being a bit of a suprise hit for comic book stores in recent weeks It is also being joined by a second printing for Invincible #1 by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker decades[...]

We mentioned a bunch of comics from IDW and Image Comics were getting second printings earlier today, but we missed a big one. Star Wars: The High

PrintWatch: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #2 is still to be published – the first print is planned for next Wednesday But it is already getting a second printing from IDW As are two launch issues from Image Comics, Deep Water #1 and Radiant Black #1, both selling out and getting second print[...]

And now, Bleeding Cool's PrintWatch can tell you that Amazing Spider-Man #55 is getting a third printing – cover yet unknown. UPDATE: Here it is: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #55 3RD PTG GLEASON VAR LR MARVEL COMICS DEC209214 (W) Nick Spencer (A/CA) Patrick Gleason LAST REMAINS CONCLUDES! "LAST REMAINS" ends and will make you look at Spider-Man differently[...]