Episode 33
DC: Disheartening, X-Men sales soar, and nostalgia wins
Talking comics news, the best books of last week August 7th 2019, and the week ahead of August 14, 2019.
August 11, 20191h 5mExplicit
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Show Notes
THE NEWS:
- Jim Lee says DC digital sales are “plateauing” and “disheartening”
- Dan Didio concerned about nostalgia powering the comic market
- DC Plans to Reinvent Digital Strategy As Sales Continue to Flatten
- DC Promotes Marie Javins, Batman Editor Jamie Rich will take over Justice League titles
- Publisher Eidelweiss lists collection of super rare X-Men comics coming Feb. 2020
- Recap Fantastic Five
TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK:
Dave
- House of X #2 (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: Pepe Larraz)
- Sea of Stars #2 (W: Jason Aaron, Dennis Hopeless Hallum, A: Stephen Green, and Rico Renzi)
Forrest - Absolute Carnage #1 (W: Donny Cates, A: Ryan Stegman)
- DCeased #4 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Trevor Hairsine)
ComicBookRoundUp
Critic: Harley Quinn #64 (9.4) / House of X #2 (9.4)
Fan: House of X #2 (9.5)
SEGMENT: Sales review for July, 2019
TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK:
Dave: Once and Future #1 (W: Kieron Gillen, A: Dan Mora)
Forrest: Collapser #2 (W: Shaun Simon, Mikey Way A: Ilias Kyriazis)
JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.:
Dave: Silver Surfer: Black #3 (Tradd Moore)
Forrest: Scream #1 (A: Michael Allred)
SEGMENT: Trash it or Treasure it: Ghost Rider
Off Topic Top Shelf: Forrest - Dragon Quest
Topics
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