So a random post on a Star Wars Comic Facebook page is a confirmation? Of what, something they heard? I'm still not clear on who posted the information or what their source was.
About the same as the rumor of the recall. There was no official word on that either.
Fair point, but at least there we had a couple of stories on Bleeding Cool. It was something.
Bleeding Cool is a rumor site, not a news site. Unless someone can produce a copy of this corporate letter/email saying they were recalled/destroyed, I won't believe any such occurrence took place. With over 600 stores across the country, surely a copy of this letter/email would have escaped by now. And all we are hearing is anecdotal information about destroyed copies from people who heard this from some workers at Hot Topics. I know if I worked there and was being pestered about this comic, I would be making up some stories to entertain myself.
If Bleeding Cool said Sleepwalker #1 was a hot comic, the same thing would have occurred with that comic. That has been the nature of "news" on that site for a few years now.
I still think it is possible something at Hot Topic has occurred. But as time goes, I become more skeptical it was a recall so much as a street date. We never saw any official news from any of the bigger Star Wars news sites. And more and more copies keep popping up on eBay.
I'm guessing this situation occurred because Hot Topic is similar to other general retail stores. They don't all release their merchandise at the same time! I remember chasing Star Wars toys in the 90s and some stores put product out on street dates (not all products have a "street date"), some put them out early, and some put them out later. This happens with new books at bookstores all the time. Comic shops and movie/game shops operate much different than general retailers with regards to these street dates. Right now, unless I hear something official, this seemed like much ado about nothing.
Of course, I can be wrong. I know what I heard this week from my call to the local Hot Topic store, which differed from the "recall and destroy" news we had on these boards. They assured me that the comic would be put out sometime next month when they received them and had not heard anything about a "recall and destroy" corporate letter.
Right now, this feels like a rumor that got out of control.
The recall e-mail happened. Why else would some Hot Topic's destroy there copies?
At the Hot Topic near me they let me read the e-mail on the computer.
I was surprised to hear Funko allowed them to release the held books for sale, but thats the nature of retail - its crayfish.
Any chance you could go back to the store and take a picture of this email? Seriously, some hard proof here one way or another would be extremely helpful. You would also be a hero to those who want to know the truth.
If I could have taken a photo I would have posted a photo.
The only pictures I take at hot topic are not ones I can legally post.