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The first paragraph, which they changed from when it was originally posted earlier in the day. When it first came out they only mentioned the first print when they said they sold 200,000 copies to stores. Next they added the bit about the 2nd print already selling through, which is included in the total (that FOC was a week after the 1st print FOC). The only question is whether they have included the 3rd printing as well. There were only 198 cases of A shipped by Diamond to stores. I will post a picture of the labels outlining that. I figure the first print run with the store variants and ratio variants is in the 100,000 - 120,000 copy range, maybe a bit higher with damage replacements factored in. The second print FOC was a week later, and after the Disney Investor presentation, which talked about the Acolytes show and High Republic. That is when they hype started to roll, but it was too late for FOC . My guess is the 2nd print will be in the 80,000 - 100,000 range due to the high demand for it by stores that were asleep at the wheel with the first order FOC. The 3rd print will likely be in the same range, maybe higher, when all is said and done since we have high demand for HR 1 now. The number I am most curious to see now is the orders on HR 2. One cover (so far) and they announced more first appearances during the livestream event on Monday. It could end up with a higher print run than the SW HR 1 1st print as a result.

None of the shops in my area received them it seems. I checked around as I was looking for one for myself. Just talked to my file LCS on this, and one of the qualifiers was ordering more copies of #3 than a store did for #1. Now, since Cates pimped the hell out of #1, most stores chased the 1:200. For this one, they did not top the #1 order so they did not qualify. I suspect very few stores did.

If anyone is still looking for copies, I was just at Variant Edition here in Edmonton, Alberta and they had copies of A, B and C, as well as the 1:10, available. They do mail order. https://variantedmonton.com/

That 200K includes 2nd prints........ I think someone at Marvel may have gotten in sh it over the initial report of 100k for the first print run and they are trying to make it look better now. Maybe someone in accounting said "we sold 945,000+ copies of SW 1 in 2015, and you are excited about 100K now?" And, it sounds like some stores are cancelling pre-orders now. That 200K will include a lot of orders that are not going to be filled.

Yeah, I don't see why people are complaining about Star Wars now when we had Miles Morales dominating this thread for how many months?

That is what Bleeding Cool is reporting, and Marvel is reportedly happy with that low of a number...........

Definitely. I thought 200k-250k due to Covid and current state of the industry, and then just before FOC 150-200k. This low of a number is totally unexpected. My guess is that Marvel printed 40k copies of each cover - 33k to 36540 were distributed of each and then 10% overprint for damage returns since their printer's production quality has been spotty over the past year. Most stores missed on this one, but I guess you really can't blame them for being hesitant since print runs on the other SW books are relatively low AND Marvel/Disney did nothing to promote this until after FOC. Makes me wonder if each of the five main writers had a case or two of each cover written into their contracts.........

I have seen some of the auctions on the Light of the Jedi ending at above cover price as well, so there may be some heat with the novels. I think this likely guarantees that SW HR Advs 1 from IDW has a higher print run than the Marvel HR 1. I think that is great for a small publisher to benefit as well - it will be a big boost to start the year for IDW and another windfall following shortly after the Last Ronin 1.

I do know that the number of cases of cover A that was sent out to stores by Diamond was 198. At 180 books per case, that means 36,540 copies of cover A distributed. Two stores I know have confirmed it.

Mando mania was already there, but Marve/Disney did nothing to promote it. My guess is the Live Stream was announced since the orders were below 100k. Even then, if you count store variants and the ratio variants, did they actually crack 100k on the three regular to order covers? I am not complaining. It is going to be a great short, medium and long term spec play.

No matter how it breaks down, that is a very small amount per cover considering this launches a new era for Star Wars that they have already announced Three Phases of development on the publishing side, has a number of first appearances, and is a new Star Wars 1 at a time when the franchise is riding high in the comic spec community.

Sorry, I guess the Hans cover is considered E? That would be 30k - 40 k The 1:25 (Cover C) variant would be in the 4,000 - 5,000 range And the 1:10 (Cover D) variant would be 10,000 - 12,500 range

It sounds like SW HR topped 100k copies across all covers, which likely means 30K-40K each of A, B, and E in some split. That is a tight print run per cover. I was expecting 50K+ of each. https://bleedingcool.com/comics/100000-orders-marvel-star-wars-high-republic-comic/ The sad part is that if Marvel is happy with only selling 100,000 copies of a new SW book that ushers in a new era and features a number of new characters, then they may be setting their expectations a tad low. I was expecting 200K-250K print run initially, then revised it down to 150K - 200K. It will not even hit that.

On another note, one store I talked to this morning is pre-sold out of all of their DM 7s and FS 1s for this week. The owner was worried he ordered too high a couple of weeks ago, but the orders came pouring in the past week. He ordered big and was cleaned out of his last copies yesterday. I am a bit surprised since the cover price is so high on stuff like FS Batman, but it looks like they will sell well. This is setting up to be a fantastic spec play week with multiple wins.

There are a crazy number of secret cover variants for it. That and a McFarlane Spawn cover = win.

My LCS confirmed that the cases are in hand with them as of this morning.

Regular cover or 1:100?

And, are there still rumblings about a Diamond delay in getting books on the stands this week?

That is my point. IDW should see huge orders on HR Advs 1 since FOC is still a bit out. The Marvel HR 1 should have a smaller print run as a result.

Your order pattern is why I think the IDW HR Advs 1 will have a higher print run than HR 1. With the FOC after the HR 1 release, IDW should be in for a huge order and

Most people don't realize that you can get decent discounts from your LCS on bulk modern pre-orders. Some owners do not like doing that, but others realize that providing a worthwhile discount to the speculator crowd on pre-orders helps them to get a better discount across the board. Those are the ones that get my $$$

Exactly. I would not be surprised if the print run on IDW HR Adventures 1 is higher than the Marvel HR 1. Stores were caught asleep at the wheel with HR 1 since the Disney/Marvel promotional machine did not start up until after FOC. As a result, even some other modern speculators I know locally whiffed on it as well (and they can buy from me at the inflated prices ). One that I talked to on Wednesday who was chasing addition ASM 55s missed and is planning to run to LCSs at the open on Wednesday to try to find any copies he can. There is a starwars.com/lucasfilms publishing livestream on January 4th that will push the hype even higher - and I believe that is before the HR Adventures FOC. This should be the highest print run IDW book in recent memory.

And a glow in the dark fourth print.