Hey, Folks!
Well, nothing much to report this week. It looks like, judging by next week, that the recent extremely small shipping weeks are finally over with for the time being as next week’s ship list is ALMOST back to average. Oh, its still a little bit light, but not as bad as the last two weeks have been. Also, what ever the hell is going on over at Lunar is apparently corrected for the naught and I have diligently gone over the next couple of weeks of coming titles to make sure that all of my orders have been logged. There were two titles that I have not been able to order from Lunar, Fire & Ice #6 and Red Hood #0. I put Biran on the case and he has tracked down enough copies to cover everyone who ordered them and we will hopefully see them by the beginning of next week. So if you ordered any copies of these titles then rest assured we will have copies of them for you ASAP.
Marvel’s latest big crossover story has been announced and it sounds like a doozy! Blood Hunt will see the Marvel universe’s vampire problems which have been percolating in the background of Avengers and the Blade series will explode come May and the heroes of the Marvel Universe will be hard pressed to take care of the problem. The event will be featured in one of Marvel’s FCBD titles this year and will have a free special coming out in a couple of weeks as well as a really cool set of fake vampire fangs that we will also have for the promotion. The first issue is scheduled for May 1st and it will be coming in both regular and “Red Band” versions. To quote Marvel, “THERE WILL BE (MORE) BLOOD! EXPANDED AND UNEXPURGATED – AND POLYBAGGED FOR YOUR PROTECTION – THE RED BAND EDITION OF BLOOD HUNT #1 CONTAINS ADDITIONAL PAGES OF UNEXPURGATED MATERIAL THAT ARE TOO EXPLICIT FOR THE REGULAR EDITION!” The regular edition will retail for $5.99 and the Red Band version will retail for $6.99. There will also be 7 open order variants available to order. I don’t actually have to order the first issue for another month or so and, at this point, I’m not sure how I am going to be splitting orders on the book so if there is something specific you are looking for then please let me or Brian know so that we can make a note of it. Frankly, I am suspecting that this story may look a lot like the recent DC hit, DC VS Vampires, and that was so much fun that I am hoping the Marvel version of the story will follow suit.
Ultimate Black Panther #1 blew out the doors this week and, of course, Marvel didn’t print enough of them to cover demand. I assure you, they are ALL sold out at the distributor level. Ours were pretty much gone before we even opened on Wednesday. Marvel has already solicited a 2nd printing which won’t be of much interest to the crowd looking to get it to sell on the secondary market but will be good for those of you interested in reading the title. That 2nd printing will be due out 3/13/24 the same date as #2 for your convenience. I will have a number on order, but please let us know if you would like a copy and we will make sure to hold it for you.
The Post-Holiday Sale will still be running through the end of the month, so make sure you take a deep dive into the back issues! All of our back issue boxes on the floor are currently at 50% off and believe when I say it is the perfect time for you to shop for the low cost “filler” issues. Over the last year we have been restocking stuff continuously and I really need to clear a few boxes out before I begin rearranging the floor into a slightly new display configuration. Also, I am officially opening the floodgates for picking up new comic collections so if you have material to sell feel free to bring them into the store for inspection. The best days for such things would be Mondays and Fridays, although if you call us up we can schedule other times as well.
Okily dokily…time to tackle the Thursday work! I still have to input special orders into the system and then post all of the sub list stuff. Of course, it is FOC time as well and I have a bunch of Jersey collection material to get bagged, priced, and posted as well. You can look forward to a bunch of 80’s Alpha Flight, 60’s & 70’s Brave and the Bolds, and DC Comics Presents!
Ciao for now!
Eddie