Hey, Folks!
Not too much going on around here right now which is a really good thing. After Brian and I fell behind on the amount of comic collections coming through the store I am happy to announce that we are almost caught up at this point. I actually sorted and completed an entire collection, the first one since Brian became my trusty employee, and I managed to do a pretty good job of it. Brian is still WAY better at it, but I am learning my lessons from him well. So keep your eyes peeled to our Facebook for the rest of the month as I will be posting new higher dollar back issue stock on the feed as we get it ready for sale. I’ll try to mention any surfeit of specific back issue titles that go into the back issue bins, but it is always a good idea to grill Brian about it when you stop by the store to shop. (By the way, just added a bunch of Spectacular Spider-Man issues to the back issue boxes recently…check them out!) Also, please remember that when we pick up collections sometimes a good percentage of it will end up in the Dollar Boxes and those are always good to flip through when you have the time.
It looks like this is going to be a very weird shipping month for comics. Most of the publishers seem to be more or less on target with originally solicited release date, but some publishers, such as IDW and Marvel are hopelessly wonky right now. I have no official idea as to why. I mean IDW could be behind because they recently have ceased being exclusively distributed by Diamond and have joined Marvel’s exodus to PRH. With Marvel it is anyone’s guess…I have heard paper shortages and printer shop hold ups as the main culprits. Everyone should be aware that a good percentage of books solicited in the Marvel June catalog will not actually be shipping out until September or even October. It makes keeping track of special order stuff a little tricky, but at this point I think I have a handle on it. Always feel free to ask about any titles you think you may have missed. Chances are you haven’t missed anything and we can give you the most up to date release info that we are privy to.
Okily dokily…that’s it for me this week! I hope everyone is enjoying our summer weather and has a great weekend!
Eddie