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It's been a long haul so perhaps we’re grasping at straws, but we were happy to see 2019 begin on a positive note in comic stores: January comics and graphic novel sales to the channel were up 14.33% over the same month in 2018, according to information released by Diamond Comic Distributors today. That was the first increase in January in four years; the last time sales went up in January was 2015.
As has been the case most of the time recently, comics did better than graphic novels, up 15.32%, while graphic novel sales were up 11.98%.
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Freshman U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC for short) set the online comics world a flutter recently by quoting Alan Moore’s canonical graphic novel Watchmen. Now, the youngest member in the history of the U.S. Congress will star in her own comic, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Freshman Force: New Party, Who Dis?, is set for release on May 15 from Devil’s Due Comics.
It’s a one-shot comic likely similar in style to Devil Due’s Barack the Barbarian, which previously gave President Barack Obama the comicbook hero treatment. The marketing for the book is heavy with the talking points that have made AOC such a fast-rising politician, especially among younger people, marketing like, “Printed on recycled unpaid medical bills!*” or “Featuring More Creators Than There Are Payments Left on Your Student Loans!”
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Doomsday Clock artist Gary Frank has shared a page from the upcoming #10 which shows the apparent return of the classic Justice Society.
Pictured seated at a round table in an homage to the JSA's first appearance are (from left to right) Atom, Sandman, the Spectre, the Flash/Jay Garrick, Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Green Lantern/Alan Scott, and Hourman.
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In light of recent rumors suggesting that the Walmart-exclusive line of DC Comics 100-Page Giants could be nearing its end, Co-Publisher Dan Didio took to Facebook to address fan concerns:
“For those fans of the DC Giants at Walmart, have to clear up some misinformation making the rounds. Just want to let you know these books are doing well, so well that we are looking to expand the number of original pages in each book and include distribution to the direct market. Look for these and new titles later this year. The promise is to keep it one of the best values and reading experiences in the market.”
As you can see, DiDio’s statement not only (seemingly) puts to rest rumors of the line’s demise by announcing more titles still to come, but also takes on the frequent comics retailer complaint that none of the new material in the Walmart issues has been available via comic stores.
COMICS START THE YEAR STRONG
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/42542/comics-start-year-strong
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez goes from quoting comics to starring in them
https://www.comicsbeat.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-goes-from-quoting-comics-to-starring-in-them/
The JUSTICE SOCIETY Returns in DOOMSDAY CLOCK #10
https://www.newsarama.com/44051-the-justice-society-returns-in-doomsday-clock-9.html
Gary Frank tweets first look at the JSA from DOOMSDAY CLOCK #10
https://www.comicsbeat.com/doomsday-clock-10-jsa/
Dan DiDio On DC’s Walmart Exclusive Comics
https://www.monkeysfightingrobots.co/dan-didio-on-dcs-walmart-exclusive-comics/
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