Frankly, I’m not sure that’s even entirely true about Adam Sandler movies.
So I was asked, in response to my post on Monday in regards to DC’s 3D cover allocations, which title was the one I’m getting more copies than what I originally ordered. I probably should have noted it at the time, but, you know, how do you keep a blog reader in suspense? I’ll tell you Thursday: it was the Darkseid issue of Justice League, and I don’t entirely understand DC’s mix of numerology and voodoo in determining how many copies of each comic that each retailer gets in relation to the actual number of copies DC ordered, but apparently they thought Darkseid was going to be A Big One and set print runs accordingly.
I mean, I have no idea how true that is. DC’s allocation formula is apparently based on each retailer’s ordering history for the titles, or something like that, so maybe the comic publishing stars aligned in just the right way for my Darkseid orders to be increased rather than decreased. The mileage of other retailers may, as they say, vary. At least I’m getting all the copies I ordered of that Joker issue, which apparently means DC also anticipated demand and ordered a forest-leveling amount of them. Anyway, in conclusion: 3D covers! I’m looking forward to never talking about them again!
In other news, comic collections, like buses and taxis and Adam Sandler movies, seem to come all at once, and in the last week or three we ended up with about three collections of ’80s and ’90s indie comics, resulting in yet another copy of Yummy Fur #9 in our possession. As you may remember, that was one of the big missing links in my collection that, after a decades-long search, finally was acquired a few months ago. So now here’s another one, mocking me with its availability so soon after I finally found a copy. Sigh…it’s MacKenzie Queen #5 all over again. Please note my accurate prediction regarding current events in that post.
And in variant cover news: why, hello there awesome Jim Starlin variant for Superman Unchained #3:
I enjoy Superman Unchained well enough as is, but baby, like I wrote about at the end of this post, I would much rather read the comic this cover is selling me. (Take a look at this oddly creepy yet amazing Brian Bolland variant, too!)
Awesome Jim Starlin on the outside.
Tepid Jim Lee on the inside.
It’s like a Reese’s Peanut Butter cup if instead of peanut butter they were filled with warm tap water.
I enjoy that Starlin cover but cannot for the life of me figure out what just happened. Did they both swing and miss? Giant, awkward fist-bump? Ballroom dancing?
” Darkseid was going to be A Big One ”
he IS pretty tall!
” Jim Starlin variant for Superman Unchained #3″
NICE!
“Take a look at this oddly creepy yet amazing Brian Bolland variant, too!”
Supes’ face looks WAY off, and I don’t think I’ve ever said that about ANYTHING Bolland has done!
“I enjoy that Starlin cover but cannot for the life of me figure out what just happened”
the placement DOES look a bit off. BUT one could say Mongul tried to hit Supes with a left, Supes moved backwards at super-speed so Mongul missed, and Supes is now readying a left swing at Mongul!
I for one am just totally jazzed to see the red shorts on a cover that says New 52 on it. I will take it as subtle commentary.