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Comic Book Review – Copra #1

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews Copra #1… Why start in the middle if you can start at the beginning? Most of the time I’d say that was a rhetorical question, and the first five volumes of Copra (which were originally self-published by series creator, Michel Fiffe) are available now from Image Comics, but this is where having […]

Spawn #300 and Batman: Damned lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of September 2019

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Todd McFarlane’s history making Spawn became the longest-running creator-owned comic book in history with the release of last month’s Spawn #300, and it also fended off competition from the likes of J.J. Abrams’ Spider-Man, House of X, Powers of X and Doomsday Clock to lead the bestselling comic books of September 2019. DC Comics topped […]

Absolute Carnage and The Walking Dead lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of August 2019

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Marvel enjoyed another big month in August, with the publisher topping the Diamonc Comic Distributors direct sales chart with Absolute Carnage #1, followed closely by its 80th anniversary celebration Marvel Comics #1000. Meanwnile, The Walking Dead Vol. 32 – the final collection in the long-running zombie series – proved unsurprisingly to be the bestselling graphic […]

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn #300 covers revealed

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27 years after its launch, Image Comics’ Spawn reaches its historic 300th issue this September, and the publisher is marking the occasion with a new cover from creator Todd McFarlane, which will be available both as a standard cover and black and white variant; check them out here… SPAWN MAKES HISTORY! With this 300th issue, […]

House of X and The Joker lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of July 2019

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Diamond Comic Distributors has unveiled its sales charts for the month of July 2019, with Marvel’s House of X and Powers of X leading the way in terms of the bestselling comic titles and DC’s The Joker the top of the pack when it comes to graphic novels. Bestselling Comics of July 2019 1. HOUSE […]

Marvel’s Black Cat and Image’s Die top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of June 2019

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced its bestselling comics and graphic novels of June 2019, with Black Cat #1 topping the sales chart and helping Marvel to retain its position as the month’s top publisher with almost 50% of the market. Top 10 Comic Books of June 2019 1. BLACK CAT #1 2. BATMAN: DAMNED #3 […]

Image announces bewitching new fantasy series The Marked

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Image Comics has announced that Brian Haberlin and David Hine, the critically-acclaimed creative team behind the hit series Sonata, are set to reteam for the ongoing fantasy series The Marked. The Marked may look like cool young influencers, but beneath the designer clothes, their bodies are tattooed with the magical glyphs of an ancient order that […]

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn to make history with record-setting issue #301

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27 years after its launch, Todd McFarlane’s Spawn is set to make history this September with issue #301 as it becomes the longest-running creator-owned comic book in the world. “I could think of no better reason to return to the drawing board than to celebrate the record-breaking 301st issue of the Spawn comic,” said McFarlane, […]

DCeased and Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of May 2019

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DC Comics topped the comic book and graphic novels sales charts this May with DCeased #1 and Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale respectively, but that still wasn’t enough to wrestle Marvel from first place in the publisher charts. Here’s last month’s direct sales figures from Diamond Comic Distributors… Top Ten Comic Books of May […]

War of the Realms and The Magic Order lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of April 2019

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After losing top spot to rival DC Comics in March, Marvel reclaimed the crown of the bestselling publisher for the month of April, with its event series War of the Realms proving to be the biggest selling title of the month. Check out the comic book and graphic novel charts below, along with a publisher […]