Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market. Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale. 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!

The statistics for June should be of more interest that usual. DC Comics are smashing Marvel's back doors in when it comes to advance reorders, with retailers upping their numbers across the board and only subsequent printing of Marvel's already published books making it in. It wasn't long ago that DC Comics would struggle to get anything on this list, now they own it. There are also worthy additions from the now-with-added-tissues Snotgirl, and a smidgen of Deadpool.

TOP 25 ADVANCE REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPs (RETAIL)

Publication Price Publisher JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 $2.99 DC BATMAN #3 $2.99 DC BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY REBIRTH #1 $2.99 DC JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 VAR ED $2.99 DC SUPERMAN #3 $2.99 DC BATMAN #3 VAR ED $2.99 DC HELLBLAZER REBIRTH #1 $2.99 DC GREEN ARROW #3 $2.99 DC BLACK PANTHER #1 STELFREEZE 3RD PTG VAR $4.99 MAR GREEN LANTERNS #3 $2.99 DC AQUAMAN #3 $2.99 DC BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY REBIRTH #1 VAR ED $2.99 DC SUPERMAN #3 VAR ED $2.99 DC GREEN ARROW #3 VAR ED $2.99 DC HELLBLAZER REBIRTH #1 VAR ED $2.99 DC GREEN LANTERNS #3 VAR ED $2.99 DC AQUAMAN #3 VAR ED $2.99 DC MOON KNIGHT #1 SMALLWOOD 3RD PTG VAR $4.99 MAR CIVIL WAR II #2 (OF 7) DJURDJEVIC 2ND PTG VAR $4.99 MAR SNOTGIRL #1 CVR A HUNG $2.99 IMA SNOTGIRL #1 CVR B O`MALLEY $2.99 IMA SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #7 $3.99 MAR DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 CARDY DM VAR ED $125.00 MAR MOON KNIGHT #2 SMALLWOOD 3RD PTG VAR $3.99 MAR DEADPOOL AND MERCS FOR MONEY #1 $3.99 MAR

TOP 25 REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPs

Publication Price Publisher DARK KNIGHT RETURNS THE LAST CRUSADE #1 $6.99 DC PREACHER TP BOOK 01 (MR) $19.99 DC DARK NIGHT A TRUE BATMAN STORY HC (MR) $22.99 DC BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC $17.99 DC SHANG-CHI MASTER OF KUNG FU OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 $125.00 MAR BATMAN #1 $2.99 DC RICK & MORTY TP VOL 01 $19.99 ONI CIVIL WAR TP $24.99 MAR WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP $29.99 MAR PREACHER TP BOOK 02 (MR) $19.99 DC BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP $24.99 DC OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA TP VOL 02 (MR) $14.99 IMA FLASHPOINT TP $16.99 DC ART OF MARVEL STUDIOS HC SLIPCASE $150.00 MAR SAGA TP VOL 05 (MR) $14.99 IMA FIGHT CLUB 2 HC (MR) (C: 0-1-2) $29.99 DAR STAR WARS HAN SOLO #1 (OF 5) $3.99 MAR CIVIL WAR II #1 (OF 7) $5.99 MAR SUPERMAN #1 $2.99 DC ALIENS 30TH ANNIVERSARY ORIGINAL COMICS SERIES HC $39.99 DAR X-MEN MUTANT GENESIS 2.0 HC $49.99 MAR BLACK PANTHER #2 RAHZZAH RUN JEWELS 2ND PTG VAR $3.99 MAR INFINITY GAUNTLET TP $24.99 MAR CIVIL WAR II #2 (OF 7) $4.99 MAR SAGA TP VOL 06 (MR) $14.99 IMA