Hey, Folks!
It’s gonna be a short EDitorial this week as the end of the month is creeping up on me like a hungry symbiote waiting to pounce! I’ve got so much to do in the next two days and not a lot of time to get it done, so bear with me this week.
One of my big projects today is getting my September initial orders finalized and uploaded. It usually takes me at least 3 hours to complete the task, but sometimes can run longer if I get distracted by other things (like writing a blog post or updating the website…lol.) I’m not quite sure why, after 30 years, I always insist on waiting until the last moment to get this thing done every month. There was a time that I would force myself to do it at least a week early just in case of unforeseen problems, but since I have never actually had any “unforeseen problems” I’m afraid that I have gotten lazy and now do it on the last day. Of course, then I am figuratively running around like Scarlett O’Hara fleeing Atlanta trying to get everything completed before the little red buzzer goes off. I guess I must be some sort of adrenaline junkie or something.
Anywho…if there’s any lingering special order requests out there then now is the time to place them with me. I will literally be at my desk all afternoon, so contact me via phone, e-mail, or messenger if you have your eyes on any particular books, toys, or variant covers. Remember…I am here to serve you!
Speaking of serving you, I am afraid I have to report a major snafu that occurred this week. In a sudden wave of customer frenzy, we blew out of all of our copies of Amazing Spider-Man #30. I still don’t quite understand what happened there and the quick sell-out was akin to being run over by a truck. Seriously, what the heck was THAT all about!?! I mean, I know it was the first Absolute Carnage crossover, but I put in my final orders I assumed that everyone reading Absolute Carnage was already reading Amazing Spider-Man. Apparently I was wrong…REALLY wrong. Anyway, the title is currently going to back order in Diamond’s system, but there is still the slight possibility that it may pop back in to stock after all of the damages and shortages are filled. I am closely monitoring the situation. And by “closely monitoring” I mean that I am checking availability every half an hour or so. Marvel has yet to solicit a second printing for the issue, but if they do then I will get some copies for the store. I can only apologize at this point and promise I will attempt to anticipate your needs better in the future…😊
There is some good news in that we have finally managed to get Boys Omnibus Trade Paperback v.1 back in stock! This collects the first 14 issues of The Boys comic series and is an excellent companion to the hit TV show. Trust me when I say that while the TV show is good, the comic is even better, especially the way it excoriates comic book conventions. It’s a little more violent than the TV show and certainly even racier, but well worth the read. Check it out!
SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #1 4TH PRINTING 
ONCE & FUTURE #1 FINAL PRINTING
Please pay special attention to the “Back in Stock” section of the Shipping List for next week. There are quite a few items that have finally filled from back orders, in particular two titles from Boom! Studios that have been making a few waves online since their debuts. Both of Once and Future #1 and Something is Killing the Children #1 are in their final printings and I have a few of each issue shipping in. I haven’t read Once and Future yet, but many of my customers have and they are reporting how good the title is. I have read Something is Killing by writer James Tynion and I can personally report that it is a great first issue and well worth trying out. Tynion’s story about a monster stalking the woods eating children and the monster hunter who shows up to try and take it out is a thrilling and suspenseful beginning to what I hope will be a terrific narrative. This your last chance to sample the individual issues although you can be sure that I will be carrying the collections of both series when they ship.
POP HEROES DC BATWOMAN PX VIN FIG 
POP MARVEL ENDGAME CAP A W/ BROKEN SHIELD & MJOLNIR VIN FIG 
POP MARVEL ENDGAME CAPTAIN MARVEL W/ NEW HAIR VIN FIG 
POP MARVEL ENDGAME THANOS IN THE GARDEN VIN FIG 
POP MARVEL ENDGAME HULK W/ TACO VIN FIG 
POP MARVEL ENDGAME IRON SPIDER W/ NANO GAUNTLET VIN FIG 
POP MARVEL ENDGAME KORG W/ HEADPHONES VIN FIG 
POP MARVEL ENDGAME THOR W/ PIZZA VIN FIG
One final thing and then I’ll get back on the job. Diamond and Funko our putting out final solicitations for a whole slew of new POP figures. I have no idea if these particular POP figures are already available in other markets, but I will be carrying small amounts of all of them for the rack. If any of them strike your fancy in particular then please let me know and I will make sure you get one when they ship. The release date for the POP Batwoman figure is 10/30 and the Marvel POP figures are all scheduled for a 1/22 release date.
That’s it for me this week! I’m putting my head down to the grindstone and knocking this order form out! Have a great weekend, Folks!
Eddie