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I normally don't post, but in this case I wanted to let you know I ordered two copies from MCS. Good Luck!

On 5/13/2019 at 11:59 AM, ExNihilo said:

Tailspin implies that there are no good stories out there worth reading.  There are plenty of good books being put out by Marvel right now (Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, etc).  Some books flounder, but to say "their" (implying all of Marvel) is a stretch.

I agree there are some good books. However, sales are down for the third year in a row. Marvel is propping up their sales by variant covers, over shipping, rebooting series and raising cover prices. All of which hurt comic book shops. They know exactly what they are doing.

On 5/10/2019 at 5:38 PM, DavidTheDavid said:

And Marvel sales reached a level they haven’t seen in about a decade.

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/05/10/immortal-hulk-outsells-batman/

The April 2019 Diamond Comic Distributor stats are out, and they make rather interesting reading. As well as Marvel Comics getting a 50% unit share, Immortal Hulk #16 had higher orders than Batman #68 and #69. Since the New 52 reboot/relaunch, the twice-monthly Batman comic book as been the old reliable at DC Comics, constantly topping the charts, only beaten by the occasional first issue launch, event comics mini-series like Secret Empire, Metal or The Batman Who Laughs. For a regular issue of an ongoing series to top Batman is unheard of. Until Immortal Hulk.

 

 

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Bleeding Cool articles are very biased. What they are leaving out is DC has cut the amount of titles they are producing because the comic market is in a tailspin right now and according to DC they don't have the talent on board to produce the titles. Marvel on the other hand has increased the amount of comics shipping in April in order to continue flooding the shelves. War of the Realms #1 was released in April with 25 variant covers. These predatory practices are part of what is driving comic stores out of business.

Until Marvel stops valuing identity politics over good stories their tailspin will continue. If it wasn't for Disney's deep pockets they would be crashing even faster.

Those in charge at Marvel don't care about making a great comic book anymore. They are there to promote a political agenda. Promoting their agenda plus toxic creators who attack fans equal less sales and increased prices. 

Possibly because he was very difficult to work with? He definitely deserves to be in.

Alterna has been able to print 32 page comics with a $1.50 price tag. Marvel should be able to do even better.

Anyone else get the Catwoman statue from tweeterhead? I just received my emerald version.

 

catwoman

 

The gem is not attached to her hand and must be precariously balanced.

 

Wondering if anyone else was having this trouble and if there were any solutions. I emailed the company but no reply yet.

Google "Museum Putty" and check out different brands and reviews.

It's primarily used to keep things from moving, sliding, rattling and shaking loose. Some small strategically placed bits may do the trick.

 

Thanks for the help!

Anyone else get the Catwoman statue from tweeterhead? I just received my emerald version.

catwoman

The gem is not attached to her hand and must be precariously balanced.

Wondering if anyone else was having this trouble and if there were any solutions. I emailed the company but no reply yet.

I use the cheap book ends from Office Depot. I place one in the front so the books dont slide down and bend.

book end

I called yesterday to check on a SS book and was told that economy fast track is running just under 2 months turn around time.

Picked up a beautiful copy of Marvel Spotlight 6. Bullet proof packing and arrived super fast. Thanks!

Wow, your comics room is amazing. Where did you get the display you use for your mini busts? It is perfect.