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Single Issue Bestsellers & Chart Notes - May 2025
OK, so this month we have a little treat: an official sales chart for single issues! Ever since I got my hands on my first Previews catalog in late 1992, those sales chart pages held a special kind of magic. But thanks to COVID and the split of the direct market’s distribution, those charts are... more »
Oh no you just missed the Batman #1 FOC!
Hello and welcome to the Single Issue Newsletter. In case you don’t remember me: my name is Walt, and this week I’m filling in for Matheus, who seems to be quietly taking over our entire written word department.Of course, I’m more than happy to have him. Let me rephrase: happy‑ish.... more »
The Ultimates #14 and more single issues on FOC you just missed
Howdy folks (Month 1 and I'm already running out of ways of saying hello on newsletters, so howdy it is.)The big J is upon us, and no, I'm not having a Harley Quinn induced fantasy dream. I mean the BIG JULY is almost here. And so are Superman and Fantastic Four. This really feels like a make or... more »
Superman Treasury #1 and Doom Is Riding A Dinosaur 🦖
Hey everyone!I'm Matheus from the Beyond the Panels blog (yes, the one with enough Fantastic Four takes to last a whole lifetime).So here's the deal: Walt caught wind of how much I spend on single issues every month (don’t ask), and decided to channel that into something useful.... more »
FOC Alert: Godzilla vs Star Trek 😱
Okay, the title of this email might be a bit over the top. But it’s Friday, and after a long week, every last brain cell could use a good jolt to kick things into gear (mine definitely can!). Lucky for me, I got my hands on two super promising advance reading copies from IDW…The Kai-Sei Era... more »
Phantom Road #11 by Jeff Lemire - Review
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Jeff Lemire is once again masterful in the leisurely way he builds a world for us.Phantom Road #11 brings us something more tangible with the new The Horrormen storyline. While the first arc was so crammed with puzzles and mysteries and the unexplained that as a reader I never knew whether I... more »
Ultimate Spider-Man #14 by Jonathan Hickman - Review
I freely admit that Marvel has inspired very little enthusiasm or even simple interest in me in recent months.When people ask me what has excited me lately or which series I would recommend, Marvel titles are most certainly not among them.The ever-expanding Ultimate Universe, the numerous Red Band... more »
Bug Wars #1 by Jason Aaron - Review
Yes, I know, one shouldn’t praise the day before the evening and the series before the second issue, but this first issue has it all.Starts with the scope, wrapped in sturdy cardstock cover we get 48 full pages in best print quality. As soon as you leaf through the pages, you realize that there is... more »
Absolute Batman #2 by Scott Snyder - Review
Sometimes it only clicks at the second attempt. With Absolute Batman #2, my enthusiasm for Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta’s alternative world of the Dark Knight has finally taken hold.And I’m glad that at least with this new, fresh continuity, DC is keeping up the enthusiasm for Batman that... more »
Absolute Superman #1 by Jason Aaron
Absolute Superman of all things!Looks like DC and Jason Aaron have managed to surprise me once again.They're both generally quite good at that, so it's not really all that surprising that they've joined forces to surprise me.Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that Jason Aaron and Rafa... more »