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Wow. I did not realize that the print run on a lot of the Hughes Catwoman issues was only in the 18,000-20,000 copies per month range. That is way lower than I expected.

If Marvel follows suit with their recent trend it will be a female character. Isn't Gwenom supposed to be getting a new book? Maybe that is the new Venom host.............

Looks like he mailed that one in. It is not a nice as his JSC Exclusive MJ cover IMHO.

And here I thought you were dropping the ball with no results on Monday.

Based on how Spidey has been written since the early 90s, it does not surprise me at all.........

I hated the Reavers story arc. That is is the reason I dropped Uncanny back in the day. You went from a solid story line to solid story line for a few years and then dropped to that filler . Why they would waste time with them on the big screen baffles me.

Wow. There is less than a 6,000 difference in sales for Amazing Spider-man #18 (71,159) over Spider-Man Deadpool #9 (65,502). I wonder if SMDP can overtake ASM in a few months as the top Spider-book?

I kinda like the #51 because of the Lost reference. I do like #70 because of the background. I wasn't aware there are only 4 9.8 (2 are SS). #74 is a winner. Unfortunately I don't have any high grade copies of it I have been having decent luck with snagging Catwoman and Wonder Woman issues for reasonable ($3-$4) to dirt cheap (3 for $1 boxes) at LCSs and local shows the past couple of years. They are still out there to be found in the wild. The key is tracking them down as most stores do not bother restocking the bins when they sell.

It is a nicer cover than #51 IMHO so I can see why it went for more. I like #74 better than #51 as well.

Interesting. SS is still churning out $1M+ per week domestically. I would have thought its run was done by now. David Ayer strikes gold two films in a row now - critically acclaimed Fury in 2014 and critically panned SS this year.

Why is Omega Red heating up now?

And yet GotG, with a talking raccoon and a walking tree, was being talked about as a hit and predicted to open at $65 million plus (it did $90+ million), not the low of $55 million that Dr. Strange is currently looking at. That being said, if Dr. Strange can hit $65 million it should be considered a success. If the word of mouth post-film is good then it will have some legs to stand on until Rogue One cuts it down at the knees......... We will find out pretty quickly since the film is opening Internationally 7+ days before it hits America. GOTG had a lot of humor that caught viewers attention from the 1st trailer, whereas Doctor Strange seems to be much more serious in nature. It won't be for everyone, but I hope it blows away the audience & crushes those BO predictions. I hope it does well. The more successful comic movie franchises the better.

As I updated in my edit after I found in a couple of articles, GotG was pegged at $65 million plus for opening weekend, not a low end of $55 million.

And yet GotG, with a talking raccoon and a walking tree, was being talked about as a hit and predicted to open at $65 million plus (it did $90+ million), not the low of $55 million that Dr. Strange is currently looking at. That being said, if Dr. Strange can hit $65 million it should be considered a success. If the word of mouth post-film is good then it will have some legs to stand on until Rogue One cuts it down at the knees.........

This could be temporary. As the marketing ramps up even more, the awareness should expand. It might be temporary, but Dr. Strange is probably their riskiest release yet due to the underlying subject matter/theme. I can see it starting slow, with word of mouth being the key to its success if it is deemed to be a good movie by viewers. Unless it is Potter or Hobbit/LOTR, the fantasy/magic genre is a tough one to get traction with. You think Dr. Strange is a riskier release than Guardians? Yes. The underlying theme for Guardians as a space adventure has been shown to work. Magic/mysticism is a much more difficult approach to attract viewers to. Potter succeeded because it had a huge following from the books already. I have been polling my co-workers, and even the ones who are fans of Cumberbatch from Sherlock have said they are waiting to see what the word of mouth is. If it is good, some may go, but others have said they will wait for Netflix instead (including the two that thought AoU was great ) as they do not care for magic/sorcery films. They all went to GotG.......

Given that most of the actors on Walking Dead have never done anything significant prior to this show, not having another show lined up is no surprise for most of them. Everyone should be under contract for WD. If not, then they are likely killed off by Negan as they doing something else now. I'm confused. Are you saying you're only allowed to do one show or movie at a time? No, what I meant is that if one of the people kneeling before Negan no longer has a contract for TWD then they will likely be the one that is killed off. If they have a contract they should be allowed to do other stuff as well (if their agent is worth anything). However, no contract at all likely means they are toast.

This could be temporary. As the marketing ramps up even more, the awareness should expand. It might be temporary, but Dr. Strange is probably their riskiest release yet due to the underlying subject matter/theme. I can see it starting slow, with word of mouth being the key to its success if it is deemed to be a good movie by viewers. Unless it is Potter or Hobbit/LOTR, the fantasy/magic genre is a tough one to get traction with.

Time to dump them if you have them.

Same for Batman? Batman should be at the top of the list. One way or another, he would find the means to take care of everyone else..........

I would assume Bat in the Sun has their views / clicks setup to be monetized by YouTube. Will Valiant see any of the $$$? I would hope they can recoup some of the production costs as it looks like this was likely a paid campaign.

Kudos to Valiant for trying something different, but no need to get overly too excited at this point. I agree it is an interesting approach to introducing the characters to a broader audience. However, if each of the 153,636 views on Youtube went to see a big screen movie that would equate to what, a $2 million box office? They have a long way to go, but at least this is a start.

She looks great in that role! I was a bit leery when she was cast, but she looks fine to me as Mera.

I'd look at Tomb Raider and Rose and Thorn. I was looking through the WW run yesterday and I think a lot of those covers are underrated. 141 and 172 are steady because of Superman but there are a lot that stand out. CBSI had an article on 184 but I'm partial to 189, and I'm troubled by the white coloring on her chest in 153 I like WW #154 as a sleeper as well.

Very cool. I wonder how many other superhero films will follow suit with something like this now?

It is funny to see only a $120-$130 gap between 9.8 prices for #87 and #98 now.