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DC: Disheartening, X-Men sales soar, and nostalgia wins
1 hour 5 minutes Posted Aug 11, 2019 at 3:00 am.
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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

  1. House of X #2 (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: Pepe Larraz)
  2. Sea of Stars #2 (W: Jason Aaron, Dennis Hopeless Hallum, A: Stephen Green, and Rico Renzi)
    Forrest
  3. Absolute Carnage #1 (W: Donny Cates, A: Ryan Stegman)
  4. 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