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!



Well, all that fuss about the choice of script for the talent competition has had one entertaining side-benefit, advance reorders for Harley Quinn #0 are through the roof. The Avengers #24 variant packs we mentioned before haven't done too badly either. But the Velvet #2 orders are a clear indication that Velvet #1 sold very well for retailers. Pretty Deadly #2 less so, but it's also picking up second print orders. Sex Criminals is also performing well at retail it seems, with advance reorders bucking up for the third issue.

One other Image book worth noting is A Voice In the Dark. With strong reviews, this comic was relatively hidden on solicitation. I predict big things…

TOP 25 ADVANCE REORDER COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS/TPs



Product Price Publisher HARLEY QUINN #0 $2.99 DC AVENGERS #24NOW AVENGERS COVERS X-MEN SET $19.95 MAR AVENGERS #24NOW X-MEN COVERS AVENGERS SET $19.95 MAR VELVET #2 (MR) $2.99 IMA AVENGERS #23 ACUNA AVENGERS 50TH ANNIV VAR INF $3.99 MAR VELVET #1 2ND PTG (MR) $3.50 IMA SEX CRIMINALS #3 (MR) $3.50 IMA UNCANNY X-MEN #14 $3.99 MAR SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 $4.99 MAR PRETTY DEADLY #1 2ND PTG (MR) $3.50 IMA MANARA LIBRARY HC VOL 06 (MR) $59.99 DAR X-MEN #7 $3.99 MAR EC ARCHIVES VAULT OF HORROR HC VOL 03 $49.99 DAR FABLES TP VOL 19 SNOW WHITE (MR) $16.99 DC APHRODITE IX #6 CVR B $2.99 IMA A VOICE IN THE DARK #1 $3.99 IMA LAST CHRISTMAS HC $24.99 IMA TEEN TITANS TP VOL 03 DEATH OF THE FAMILY TO (N52) $14.99 DC SAMURAI JACK #2 $3.99 IDW PRETTY DEADLY #2 (MR) $3.50 IMA DOCTOR WHO PRISONERS OF TIME #12 (OF 12) $3.99 IDW AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #3 REG FRANCAVILLA CVR $2.99 ARC BATWOMAN #25 $3.99 DC CATACLYSM ULTIMATES #1 (OF 3) $3.99 MAR STAR WARS #1 (OF 8) LUCAS DRAFT (2ND PTG) $3.99 DAR

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

Product Price Publisher JOKER DEATH OF THE FAMILY HC (N52) $29.99 DC WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR) $59.99 IMA METABARONS ULTIMATE COLL ED (MR) $59.95 HUM GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #7 $3.99 MAR SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) $14.99 IMA WALKING DEAD TP VOL 18 WHAT COMES AFTER $14.99 IMA WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) $14.99 IMA SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMA WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 02 (MR) $59.99 IMA WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE $14.99 IMA UNCANNY X-MEN #13 BOA $3.99 MAR BATMAN COURT OF OWLS BOOK & MASK SET (N52) $24.99 DC BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP $24.99 DC BATMAN TP VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS (N52) $16.99 DC BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP $24.99 DC MMW MIGHTY THOR HC VOL 12 $69.99 MAR BATMAN NOIR EDUARDO RISSO DELUXE ED HC $24.99 DC WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE $14.99 IMA AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 04 SEARCH PART 1 $10.99 DAR BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC $17.99 DC ABSOLUTE JOKER LUTHOR HC $99.99 DC GAME OF THRONES HC GN VOL 01 (MR) $25.00 RAN WALKING DEAD #1 10TH ANNIVERSARY ED (MR) $5.99 IMA FLASH TP VOL 01 MOVE FORWARD (N52) $16.99 DC WANDERING SON HC VOL 05 $24.99 FAN



