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! And courtesy of stats from Diamond Comic Distributors.

The X-Men Black one-shots are doing a fine job of attracting attention ahead of the Uncanny X-Men relaunch. This week it's the turn of X-Men Black: Emma Frost to see retailers up their order on both covers. And the Infinity Wars two-shots are getting it at well. Infinity Wars has failed to make the kind of impact I am sure Marvel hoped for, especially considering the fan-squishing Infinity Warps and Mike Deodato's stellar artwork on the series, but now it seems retailers may be trying to catch up.

And yes, retailers are still trying to up their orders on Batman Damned #2. If only they had copies of #1 to sell as well…

TOP 25 ADVANCE REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPS

DESCRIPTION SRP VENDOR X-MEN BLACK EMMA FROST #1 DODSON VAR $4.99 MARVEL COMICS INFINITY WARS IRON HAMMER #2 (OF 2) $3.99 MARVEL COMICS X-MEN BLACK EMMA FROST #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS JL DARK & WONDER WOMAN THE WITCHING HOUR #1 VAR ED $4.99 DC COMICS SPIDERGEDDON #0 2ND PTG CRAIN VAR $4.99 MARVEL COMICS SPIDER-FORCE #1 (OF 3) SG $3.99 MARVEL COMICS BATMAN DAMNED #2 (OF 3) (MR) $6.99 DC COMICS JUSTICE LEAGUE AQUAMAN DROWNED EARTH #1 $4.99 DC COMICS ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP BLACK LABEL $29.99 DC COMICS VENOM #6 2ND PTG STEGMAN VAR $3.99 MARVEL COMICS WYTCHES BAD EGG HALLOWEEN SPEC (ONE-SHOT) (MR) $7.99 IMAGE COMICS OLD MAN LOGAN #50 DEODATO FINAL ISSUE VAR $4.99 MARVEL COMICS AVENGERS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1 ZAFFINO VAR $4.99 MARVEL COMICS EDGE OF SPIDER-GEDDON #3 (OF 4) 2ND PTG ZONJIC VAR $3.99 MARVEL COMICS DF BATMAN DAMNED #1 CGC GRADED (C: 0-1-2) $49.99 DYNAMIC FORCES AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 2ND PTG BROWN VAR $4.99 MARVEL COMICS EDGE OF SPIDER-GEDDON #4 (OF 4) 2ND PTG KUDER VAR $3.99 MARVEL COMICS UNCANNY X-MEN #1 $7.99 MARVEL COMICS VAULT OF SPIDERS #1 (OF 2) SG $4.99 MARVEL COMICS EXTERMINATION #4 (OF 5) $3.99 MARVEL COMICS VENOM FIRST HOST #3 (OF 5) 2ND PTG BAGLEY VAR $3.99 MARVEL COMICS VENOM FIRST HOST #4 (OF 5) 2ND PTG BAGLEY VAR $3.99 MARVEL COMICS MMPR SHATTERED GRID #1 CVR K GONI EXCLUSIVE (NET) (C: 1-0-0) $0.00 BOOM ENTERTAINMENT VENOM FIRST HOST #5 (OF 5) 2ND PTG BAGLEY VAR $3.99 MARVEL COMICS SHAZAM POWER OF HOPE HC $17.99 DC COMICS

And for comics already published…

TOP 25 REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPS

DESCRIPTION SRP VENDOR FINAL CRISIS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OMNIBUS HC $150.00 DC COMICS HELLBOY OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION (C: 0-1-2) $24.99 DARK HORSE COMICS HEROES IN CRISIS #1 (OF 7) $3.99 DC COMICS THOR HEROES RETURN OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 $125.00 MARVEL COMICS ADVENTURE ZONE GN VOL 01 HERE THERE BE GERBLINS (C: 1-1-0) $19.99 ST. MARTINS PRESS HARLEY QUINN BY CONNER & PALMIOTTI OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 $99.99 DC COMICS SAGA TP VOL 09 (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS HC NEW PTG VOL 01 $100.00 MARVEL COMICS HULK TP PLANET HULK $34.99 MARVEL COMICS HELLSTORM BY WARREN ELLIS OMNIBUS HC (MR) $75.00 MARVEL COMICS DOOMSDAY CLOCK #7 (OF 12) VAR ED $4.99 DC COMICS FANTASTIC FOUR BEHOLD GALACTUS HC $50.00 MARVEL COMICS MMW KILLRAVEN HC VOL 01 $100.00 MARVEL COMICS BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT TP $19.99 DC COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY MICHELINIE & MCFARLANE OMNIBUS HC $100.00 MARVEL COMICS DOOMSDAY CLOCK #7 (OF 12) $4.99 DC COMICS SABRINA CHILLING ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 (MR) $17.99 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS DARK NIGHTS METAL DELUXE ED HC $29.99 DC COMICS INFINITY GAUNTLET TP $24.99 MARVEL COMICS SCOTT PILGRIM COLOR HC VOL 03 (OF 6) (C: 1-1-2) $24.99 ONI PRESS INC. INFINITY GAUNTLET BOX HC SLIPCASE SET $500.00 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS MONSTRESS TP VOL 03 (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS DARK NIGHTS METAL DARK KNIGHTS RISING HC $29.99 DC COMICS ABSOLUTE JOKER LUTHOR HC $99.99 DC COMICS