![]() ![]() There is a CRAZY demand for this book, and one that has absolutely existed for years, long before the wretched news of George Perez’s illness.” This is insane relative to how superhero comics generally sell now. The ever-illuminating Brian Hibbs, owner of San Francisco’s Comix Experience, recently posted up on Facebook that, in just ONE day, he’s already got, “about 19 people asking me to buy a copy… and that’s in email, so my awesome staff at the shop face-to-face are probably also at an equal amount. Yes, it’s a book that’s been out before, but the sad news of George Perez’s illness and the scarcity of the original print-run means that there’s going to be many, many thousands of comics fans who want copies and won’t be able to get them.Īnd early anecdotal evidence tells us that’s absolutely right. ![]() For starters, the obvious question – how the hell is 7000 copies going to cover demand? But it was immediately obvious, both from the general online chatter and from just thinking about it for more than a few seconds, that it was something that was going to create a few problems. ![]()
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