Hey, Folks!
Well, it looks like the Fall season is here with cold, grey, rainy days and the like. I don’t mind it really although I do wish I had a whole week or two to have the door open before switching from air conditioning to the furnace. Not much new to report this week as the new Previews doesn’t come out until next Wednesday. Also, it is my “busy week”…as if there is any other kind…and I have to put the pedal to the metal in order to finish entering Diamond’s initial orders as well as catching up on Penguin’s weekly FOC orders. Working on stocking up on supplies again and hoping against hope that some the more popular supply items (such as Ultra Pro Current Comic Bags) come back into stock before the end of the year.
Just a quick mention of the paper shortage and the effects it brings to the comic industry. This problem has been reported for the last several months online and the real effects of it are just starting to visibly affect the entire industry. There are many titles from D.C. and Marvel (as well as other publishers) that have rather mutable schedules so please be aware that if you don’t see your favorite title for a while that this is most likely the problem with it’s release. Also, Image Comics will apparently be spreading out the release of titles that have several different covers over a period of two or three weeks. For instance, retailers were allocated copies of this Week’s Gunslinger Spawn #1 and King Spawn #3 only saw the release of covers A & B with covers C & D getting released next week. Please make sure to ask either Brian or myself if you have any questions about the shipping of an books that you haven’t seen on the racks for a while. We are here to be your primary source of information during this challenging period.
Okily dokily, I’m gonna post all of this information online and get to work collating and entering my initial Diamond orders. I hope everyone has a great weekend and I look forward to seeing you in the store!
Eddie