Weekly Reader, February 10, 2025

Started by Jeff, Feb 10, 2025, 03:46 AM

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Jeff

Marvel Unlimited
ALIENS VS. AVENGERS #2 (OF 4) - Hickman
ULTIMATES #6
X-Men #7

DC Universe Ultra
BATMAN AND ROBIN: YEAR ONE #4 (OF 12)
GREEN LANTERN: FRACTURED SPECTRUM #1 (ONE SHOT)
THE NEW GODS #2 (OF 12)
THE QUESTION: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER #3 (OF 6)
JENNY SPARKS #6 (OF 7)
THE NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #5 (OF 12)
Legion of Super-Heroes 288
Legion of Super-Heroes 289
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1982) #1

Hoopla
Something is Killing the Children 38
Something is Killing the Children 39

ComiXology
Animal Castle Vol Two 1

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Perry

Didn't see that Jeff beat me to starting this topic by two minutes, so....
I'll just transfer mine over
;D

Quote from: Perry on Feb 10, 2025, 03:48 AMNot a huge week, yet, depending on Hoopla, though not small either. I am about done with the spectrum stuff from the Lantern side of things however, so hoping that is a quick little arc

Marvel Unlimited
Aliens Vs Avengers #2
Ultimates #6
Fantastic Four #181

DC Universe Ultra
Batman & Robin: Year one #4
World's Finest #35
GL: Fractured Spectrum #1
New Gods #2
Jenny Sparks #6
Hellblazer #43
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1

Hoopla/Other
Ribbon Queen #5


Gay Titan

#2
I was checking out Lone Star Comics for this week's new releases. I can't believe that Absolute Batman #1 is on its 5th reprint. Wow!

EDIT:
Absolute WW is on its 4th and Absolute Supes is on its 2nd.

Perry

Quote from: Gay Titan on Feb 10, 2025, 03:10 PMI was checking out Lone Star Comics for this week's new releases. I can't believe that Absolute Batman #1 is on its 5th reprint. Wow!

EDIT:
Absolute WW is on its 4th and Absolute Supes is on its 2nd.

Certainly deserving of it and I know they sold a butt load originally, but when you can no longer find actual sales numbers, reprint numbers fall short on telling us the whole story. 
Marvel used to do that tricky shit, and they were not alone, when they would sell 10k of an issue, sell it all out with promotions and dealer incentives, then "go back to print" all the time. 

That is not the same as here, but yeah, no-one knows sales numbers anymore for crap. Could have been only 100 copies printed of the second print run and we wouldn't know. Again, not saying that is what occurred here as the demand is obviously high, just saying you can no longer use the number of reprints as a true tell like you used to be able to. But yes, Absolute (and to a lesser degree, Ultimate line) are selling pretty well. Or higher than what has become the norm for floppy sales anyway. I know I don't have to worry about it, no-one cares what digital edition I read. Hahaha

 

Perry

Marvel Unlimited
Aliens Vs Avengers #2
Ultimates #6
Fantastic Four #181

DC Universe Ultra
Batman & Robin: Year one #4
World's Finest #35
GL: Fractured Spectrum #1
New Gods #2
Jenny Sparks #6
Hellblazer #43
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1

Hoopla/Other
Ribbon Queen #5
Ribbon Queen #6 <- ADDED
Ribbon Queen #7 <- ADDED
Ribbon Queen #8 <- ADDED

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Ribbon Queen - Good supernatural-revenge-mini, hard to stop once it got rollin' and really liked the "origin" story.

Hellblazer - For those that saw the Constantine movie... this is where it got most of its story/plot. In this issue we get reacquainted with the angel Gabriel. Knowing where this is going, it is still cool to read about it and the slight to vast differences also make it fun

F.F - Roy Thomas' last issue of the F.F. Love how Annihilus, trying to get the "real" Reed Richards to help him, calls fire "Scarlet Flower". We also see Sue, after kissing the alternate Reed, finally discover that her Reed is stuck in the Nuetral Zone while this Counter Earth Reed has stepped in to take his place. All that said, it is sad to see Roy Thomas go as it has been essentially Stan Lee and Roy Thomas as the main writers of this series for over 180 issues, counting the reprints, so odd knowing a new writer will soon take the helm. Not next issue though as it gets kind of crazy with four different plotters and writers (Bill Mantlo scripts the next issue, but Len Wein, Jim Shooter and Archie Goodwin all contribute plot points). Should be... interesting. Haha. At least we get Sal Buscema filling in for the injured (wrist) George Perez whose been gone for three issues now.

Ultimates - Very interesting combo going on with Ultimate Hulk, in so far as what other... character he is taking power/motivation from. Haha. Oh, and poor She-Hulk!!  :o

AvA - Really digging this alternate universe story. Esad Ribic just pleases my eyes, even with this god awful women's faces. Hahaha

Jeff

Marvel Unlimited
ALIENS VS. AVENGERS #2 (OF 4) - Hickman
ULTIMATES #6
X-Men #7


DC Universe Ultra
BATMAN AND ROBIN: YEAR ONE #4 (OF 12)
GREEN LANTERN: FRACTURED SPECTRUM #1 (ONE SHOT)
THE NEW GODS #2 (OF 12)
THE QUESTION: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER #3 (OF 6)
JENNY SPARKS #6 (OF 7)
THE NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #5 (OF 12)
Legion of Super-Heroes 288
Legion of Super-Heroes 289
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1982) #1

Hoopla
Something is Killing the Children 38
Something is Killing the Children 39

ComiXology
Animal Castle Vol Two 1

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ALIENS VS. AVENGERS #2 (OF 4) - More Hickman weirdness.  I haven't seen the latest Alien movies so this is leaving me somewhat confused.  But I like it!

ULTIMATES #6 - Great issue.  Love the villain team and the Big Bang-Bastic battle. And that cliff hanger!

X-Men #7 - I'm really enjoying this more and more each issue.  We get the background for Magneto's current state. And some plot progression that is interesting.


Jeff

Marvel Unlimited
ALIENS VS. AVENGERS #2 (OF 4) - Hickman
ULTIMATES #6
X-Men #7


DC Universe Ultra
BATMAN AND ROBIN: YEAR ONE #4 (OF 12)
GREEN LANTERN: FRACTURED SPECTRUM #1 (ONE SHOT)
THE NEW GODS #2 (OF 12)
THE QUESTION: ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER #3 (OF 6)
JENNY SPARKS #6 (OF 7)
THE NICE HOUSE BY THE SEA #5 (OF 12)
Legion of Super-Heroes 288
Legion of Super-Heroes 289
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1982) #1

Hoopla
Something is Killing the Children 38
Something is Killing the Children 39


ComiXology
Animal Castle Vol Two 1

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Something is Killing the Children 38 - Aaaargh!  I wasted a checkout on a book I've already read. Was still good (again)

Something is Killing the Children 39 - Another good issue.  I'm really loving these one shot stories.  Great peek into Erica's character as she deals with little issues on the road.

Animal Castle Vol Two 1 - Good start to the second volume of this story.  One small victory has made the animals confident.  I have a feeling this is not going to end well.