I understand that some people were unable to obtain X-Factor #39 at their local comic shops last month. The issue sold out at Diamond, so if your store still doesn’t have it, they won’t be getting it via reorder.
There appears to be increased interest in the series, but I’ve no idea if retailers upped their orders to compensate. So if you don’t want to risk missing #40, which comes out this week, you may want to ask your local retailer to put a copy aside for you.
PAD
Edit: behind the cut is a preview of the next issue of X-Factor. Enjoy.
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So all the copies of X-Factor were absorbed by the fans into nothingness at the comic shop, eh? Is that irony? I think it is.
What happened? Did you add Obama to the cast and tipped the media?
Salo–
Actually they did something that rarely moves comics. A very strong story that sticks with you weeks after you read and you know will change the direction of the book.
Salo–
Actually they did something that rarely moves comics. A very strong story that sticks with you weeks after you read and you know will change the direction of the book.
WOW!! Who would have thunk it? Great story telling= sold-out comics.
Are you sure there isn’t a multi-holographic, die-cut, variant, concept sketch, Glow-in-the-dark or my new favorite, Wolverine appreciation (WTF?)
cover that sent it into sell-out status?
Actually Im not really surprised about the news.
Concrats PAD, I know there will be many more sell-outs to come.
That sounds like I’m talking to Robert Plant.
To put it a better way. I know you will continue to sell many, many comics. Now if only we could somehow make that a craze…
WOW!! Who would have thunk it? Great story telling= sold-out comics.
Are you sure there isn’t a multi-holographic, die-cut, variant, concept sketch, Glow-in-the-dark or my new favorite, Wolverine appreciation (WTF?)
cover that sent it into sell-out status?
Actually Im not really surprised about the news.
Concrats PAD, I know there will be many more sell-outs to come.
That sounds like I’m talking to Robert Plant.
To put it a better way. I know you will continue to sell many, many comics. Now if only we could somehow make that a craze…
Hey what gives?? I know I only pushed post once….
I demand a reprint!
Matt Ampersand posted:
I demand a reprint!
Of the previous posts? they already appear twice!!
Sadly, books need not actually sell out to sell out lately. Diamond is almost routinely neglecting to send copies to stores, then claims it’s out of stock and we can’t reorder. My list of comics from the past three months that Diamond hasn’t shipped to my store is longer than my list of new comics for this week…and I’m not talking small publisher stuff either.
“there’s a nun from the Peace Corps who’s supposed to come by my church today…”
Having completed a Peace Corps assignment last summer, this line left me saying, “…wha?”
And now I get to spend the rest of today and much of tomorrow wondering if John Maddox and little Daniel are going to make it out alive.
Peter, you did some dámņ fine promotion work for #39. This is why it is being received by readers the way it is. So keep it up. (And let Marvel know you’re doing it so they can co-ordinate their sales strategy with you.)
Diamond is almost routinely neglecting to send copies to stores, then claims it’s out of stock and we can’t reorder.
Aren’t virtual monopolies and limited print-runs great? After all, it isn’t Marvel and Diamond who are going to suffer from this…
mycomicshop.com still has copies available.
Posted by Craig J. Ries at February 17, 2009 07:25 PM:
Diamond is almost routinely neglecting to send copies to stores, then claims it’s out of stock and we can’t reorder.
Aren’t virtual monopolies and limited print-runs great? After all, it isn’t Marvel and Diamond who are going to suffer from this…
I dont get it… (alright those in the back can sit down now) but what could they possibly gain by doing this? I’m not doubting the action is being done, but questioning what on earth is the thinking behind this idea? You have a product people want yet you hold on to it. Uh?
I apologize in advance. I know this is off topic for this thread, but I was just looking through the May Marvel solicitations. Marvel cancelled your run on She-Hulk, and are now releasing a “Savage She-Hulk” title?
To paraphrase Rocket J. Squirrel, don’t they know that trick never works?
It’s deja vu all over again.
About Diamond–
Diamond does not deliberately ‘not send’ product to customers. But they make mistakes all the time.
When a comic is more popular than expected, the relatively minor amount of over-printed copies gets ordered rather quickly, causing slower dealers who might not have gotten that book to be left behind.
Remember that comics are shipped via UPS. My LCS finally decided to pick up their books directly from UPS because the UPS truck often didn’t show up until 1 or 2 in the afternoon. It was sometimes 4pm before they knew what they were missing and could contact Diamond in an attempt to rectify the situation.
Also, comics shops that have more than 1 location or those that are very big usually get their books delivered on Tuesday to aid in their dispersal. They have a full 24-hour advantage on other store regarding re-ordering. Sometimes, all the extra copies might be taken by those stores.
Diamond has its flaws, but it doesn’t deliberately ‘not send’ product.
Posted by Alan Coil:
Diamond has its flaws, but it doesn’t deliberately ‘not send’ product.
Ah…Makes sense. Thanks Alan
I’m speaking in vague terms for the benefit of those who haven’t seen #40 yet.
The explanation for the dupe!baby still isn’t adding up for me, BUT, anyway. It is a tremendous relief to see that the big shocker of the issue is something good happening, as opposed to something offensive being done to John Maddox and his little boy. I saw the solicit for 43 a couple days ago, and I thought that was…her…on the cover, and in the summary, but I’m especially happy to see…her…show up so soon.
I just read issue #40 of X-Factor and all I have to say is “thank you.”
I loved seeing John again, and hope that he joins the team so all of us can bask in his awesomeness.
I just read issue #40 of X-Factor and all I have to say is “thank you.”
I loved seeing John again, and hope that he joins the team so all of us can bask in his awesomeness.
Peter, I’m really glad to hear that more people are basking in the awesomeness that is “X-Factor”. Also glad to see that the writing is what is driving the sales of a popular book. I can’t wait for issue #41 to find out the details of the appearance of … er … “that person”. Thanks for a great read.
The police officer looks like the offspring of Dennis Hopper and James Caan.
The latest X-Factor was just amazing. The climatic final panel was great and a welcome…
Is there any way you can get out of the world wide cross overs? They seem to distract from your awesome stories.
And another request- More Monet and Lyla!
Read the new issue today. Didn’t like the last issue. Had this nagging debate whether I should keep reading. This issue answered it for now. The ray of hope (and perhaps redemption?) seems to have appeared. Guess I better stay around to see what’s next.
Iowa Jim
My brief, spoiler free, review is here:
http://onefinemess.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/x-factor-40/
tl;dnr version:
The writing is still top notch…but something was off about what happened.
This issue was awesome i have been waiting since the one shot
maybe another reason that 39 sold out is that it is one of the fewer 2.99 books left
i know its off topic but when comic shops commit to 3.99 books that are months late they cannot reduce thier order and they are forced to eat more books because i for one dont care anymore about final crisis : legion 4 or 5 or ultimate wolverine Vs Hulk
My local shop for example orders 2 or 3 extra books per title more then his reserves because those extra books he pays for wheter they sell or not and wheter they ship on time or not
Peter i am fortunate to not have to cut down on books because of the economy or book prices but xfactor would have been the last book togo if i ever had to
keep up the great writing and i hope to catch you on a panel at ICON
……….Brentwood the final frontier
Sorry to say Peter that although I LOVED this issue, solicts for May coupled with having read every issue up to now gave me enough to guess what was gonna happen.
Still made me giddy as a schoolgirl though.
Hard to comment without spoilers, but I will say that I’m glad we’re not done with religious Madrox yet. Really curious what you has planned for #50….and hoping you don’t leave the title until they cancel it/they cancel it if you leave.
When will the spoiler period be over? Is there any way we can make text invisible for spoiler purposes?
When will the spoiler period be over?
Mr. David will often create a thread about his titles that have recently come out on Friday. I’d wait till he creates that thread and see if he gives any guidelines as to what he does or does not want discussed at that time. It’s only polite to hold back on his own site when he has asked people to not post spoilers.
So I’m a long time fan, and have been reading your blog off and on for a bit now, but haven’t commented. I just wanted to A) thank you for your continued devotion to what I believe is exceptional storytelling within the comic world: X-Factor has remained, from its very first issue until present, my favorite – and in my opinion, the best – Marvel book in print; and B) express my utter respect for your stance against online spoilers concerning these issues. It’s very bold, and a great way to keep the spirit of comic book reading and collecting alive. I have recently been dropping a number of the series I collect because, quite honestly, it is just as easy (and far less expensive) for me to read about them online, and with the quality of writing on some of them, the online descriptions can be almost more interesting to read than the books themselves; but X-Factor remains – and will remain, as long as you continue to lead it -the one book which I simply can not drop.
And if you thought I couldn’t praise you any further, I just wanted to take a step back in time several months (into last year, in fact) and tell you how much I appreciated your writing for the one-shot X-Factor: The Quick and the Dead. This was a really moving piece of storytelling and – despite his current presence within other titles (Mighty Avengers? Seriously?) – I do hope that we may see Quicksilver returning to the X-Factor community sometime in the future.
Finally, I thought I would once again thank you personally for coming and speaking in Charlottesville last spring. I know this was a while back (almost a full year, really) but I felt as if I should say thank you anyway. As a long time fan of your writing, it really was cool to get to hear you speak about your work within the industry and to have you sign some of my favorite of your issues. They remain the prize “pieces” within my collection. Of course, that doesn’t mean I keep them sitting on a shelf somewhere wrapped in unbreakable plastic – they’re too good not to be able to read when I want to. But they remain my favorite issues, and it meant a lot to me to have you sign them.
Anyway, now that I’ve written a small essay here, and have successfully made myself out to be the total Peter David fanboy that I am, I leave you with this basic blessing: “Keep up the good work!”