As widely expected, Marvel is launching a NEW relaunch in May, as revealed in a press release and various news stories today. The launch will be called “A Fresh Start.” It comes on the heels of the less than well received Marvel Legacy relaunch that came last September. The promo art, by Jim Cheung, shows […]
Marvel Legacy was the best-selling comic of the year while Brian K. Vaughan ruled the GNs
Diamond has just released the year end sales charts for 2017 and it was a close one, but Marvel had the #1 periodical comic of the year with Legacy #1. DC came in second with Metal #1. DC and Marvel split the top 10 comics, but Marvel had another year at #1, beating DC by […]
Marvel Comics Cancellation Bloodbath – UPDATED
It’s a bleak week before X-Mas for Marvel Comics as writers and editors confirm on social media that many titles will indeed be ending in the months to come. https://twitter.com/79SemiFinalist/status/943267669834215424 Answer. pic.twitter.com/dPxpbaX9wW — Sina Grace (@SinaGrace) December 20, 2017 Sad but true…LUKE CAGE (the comic book, not the TV series) has been cancelled. Issue #10 […]
Marvel Comics Continue to Copy Marvel Movies with “After-Credit Scenes”
You’ll have to do some legwork– and open that wallet wider– if you want to know what Wolverine’s doing with an Infinity Stone!
October Sales: DC closes the gap with Marvel with Dark Nights
While 2017 is still looking to be a down year, for comics sales, statistics for October sales just released by Diamond Comics distributors show that sales stabilized a bit. Graphic novels even showed a 2% increase over the same month last year, which was a huge month as John Jackson Miller notes. Marvel shipped […]
The Hulk has a pulse in Marvel’s trailer for AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER
Let’s face it, everyone in comics is pretty much talking about Bendis’ exclusive deal with DC Comics so pretty much anything else is getting lost in the waves. But you gotta admire Marvel for plowing ahead. In case you didn’t hear, Marvel announced that starting in January, the Avengers title will now be a weekly […]
The Marvel Rundown: Does Slott and Allred’s Silver Surfer run Zoom into the Sunset?
In the middle of Marvel Legacy, the publisher’s latest shake-up of the existing titles around, Dan Slott’s acclaimed Silver Surfer title is coming to an end. Does Norrin Rad ride off into the sunset or is quality compromised? Join us for an in-depth look into the final glimpse of Dan Slott, Michael and Laura Allred’s […]
Diamond: Marvel Legacy #1 is biggest book of September
Big time comics events including Marvel Legacy #1 and Dark Nights Metal continued to lead periodical comics sales charts for September, according to the numbers released by Diamond this week. Legacy was the #1 book, with estimated sales of 298,000 copies according to Comichron, making it the #1 book of the year thus far. Venomverse […]
NYCC ’17 – Retailer Outrage At the Marvel Retailer Panel!
NYCC 2017 started off with a panel on Thursday morning that had Marvel trying their hardest to sell retailers at on their late 2017/early 2018 publishing plan, after which the floor was opened to questions. The questions started off constructive, with one retailer complaining that Secret Empire Omega had a #1 on the cover, and […]
The Marvel Rundown: Wreaking Havoc and Starting Marvel Legacy with THE SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE #1
Now that Marvel Legacy #1 is out of the way, we’re ready to dive head-first into the publishing initiative with a diverse roster of books this week. Some books are simply renumbering this week while others are debuting with a new #1’s. Take a look at the first books of Legacy this week in The […]