Archive for the ‘Variant’ Category
Marvel announced issue nine of Dark Avengers series has sold out at the distributor level, prompting the company to send the issue back to press. Interior artist Mike Deodato also provides the variant cover to the reprint that arrives on November 04, 2009.
Marvel Comics has announced that Ultimate (comics) Avengers #2, featuring Steve Rogers going all ape-crazy has sold out at the distributor level … although copies are probably still available at your local store. Marvel is sending the issue back to press and the second printing, complete with a variant cover by Carlos Pacheco arrives on November 11, 2009.

Marvel’s Ultimate (Comics) Spider-Man #2 has sold out at the distributor level, which means the teenage web slinger is going back to print with the variant cover you see above. The Brian Michael Bendis penned reprint arrives October 14, 2009 for $3.99.
Marvel announced another sell-out issue in the form of Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 (although you may still be able to find copies at your local comic shop). The distributor level sell-out means Marvel is sending the issue back to print, with the variant edition arriving October 28, 2009.
Boom! Studios has announced the second issue of 28 Days Later sold out at the distributor level, immediately after release. This has prompted the company to send the issue back to press in order to get it in readers’ hand by mid-October.
28 DAYS LATER #2 is written by Michael Alan Nelson with interior art by Declan Shalvey and colors by Nick Filardi, with the first print shipping with two covers in a 50/50 split by Tim Bradstreet and Sean Phillips. A third cover by DNA Films was offered as a 1 in 10 incentive.

Marvel announced that The List – Avengers sold out at the distributor level, and is heading back to press with a variant cover.
Eisner winning author Brian Michael Bendis and superstar artist Marko Djurdjevic deliver the first in a series of thrilling one-shots that will change the Marvel Universe forever! Clint Barton finally has enough of Osborn’s propaganda and breaks into Avengers Tower to murder him, but does he succeed? And just who is on Osborn’s hit list? This second printing variant also features a brand-new cover by Djurdjevic!
The second issue will arrive on stand on October 21, 2009.
Marvel has announced that Deadpool #14 and #15 and Invincible Iron Man #17 have sold out at the distributor level and are headed back to press.
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Marvel has announced that Strange Tales #1, the first in a three issue mini-series, has sold out at the distributor level, prompting the company to send the issue back to press. Likewise, the Hulk #14, featuring the Rulk seeking revenge on Domino, sold out as well. Both issues will be getting the variant treatment, that you can see after the jump.

Marvel has announced that Daredevil #500 sold out at the distributor level, and is going back to press with a variant cover.
Eisner Award-winning scribe Ed Brubaker teams with a cavalcade of superstar artists, including Michael Lark, Klaus Janson, and more, to present the final chapter of his Daredevil opus! This leads directly into the shocking Dark Reign: The List- Daredevil and the game changing Daredevil #500, at Matt Murdock embarks on the path of no return—and you can’t afford to miss it! The Man Without Fear stands against his greatest challenge yet and one shocking decision will change Hell’s Kitchen forever! Don’t miss a special all-new story by Ann Nocenti & David Aja; a pin up gallery by today’s most acclaimed artists; and as special reprint of a key issue by Frank Miller! Plus, get your first look inside Dark Reign: The List—Daredevil by Andy Diggle & Billy Tan!
The second printing is expected to be in stores on October 07, 2009.

Boom! Studios has to be feeling rather euphoric going into the weekend. First it was news that the latest issue of Irredeemable sold out in a single day, now the company is letting everyone know that the second issue of its take on the Philip K. Dick Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep story has also sold out at the distributor level.
If you haven’t picked up the first two issues, and you like PKD’s work, then I suggest you get out to your LCS and pick up DADOES as soon as possible. And if your LCS has sold out of its copies, reprints of the second issue can be ordered now, and will be arriving soon.

The Punisher Annual #1 arrives at the end of the month, and things don’t look good for Frank – especially when you take a gander at the Tom Raney Rest in Pieces variant cover.
Press Release
BOOM! Studios announced today that 28 DAYS LATER #1 has sold out almost immediately after release.
Fans should keep in mind, while Diamond Comic Distributors is completely sold out, first printings of 28 DAYS LATER #1 may still be found at a direct market retailer near you.
Diamond Comic Distributors is making the second printing of 28 DAYS LATER #1 available for retailers to order immediately and the second printing will be featured in the Septemper 16th issue of Previews Plus in Diamond Dateline.
28 DAYS LATER #1 second print (JUL098219) features a “Blood Red” variant of the Sean Phillips wraparound cover and will hit store shelves by early October.
Marvel has announced Uncanny X-Men #514 and Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #2 have sold out at the distributor level, and are heading back to press for second printings.
Even though Marvel changed it’s Ultimate line to Ultimate Comics, and still printed the title banner to read Ultimate Spider-Man, both Ultimate (Comics) Spider-Man #1 and Ultimate (Comics) Avengers #1 have sold out at the distributor level, and are headed back to press.
Marvel is on a roll with the Frank Cho variant covers for the upcoming Dark Reign: The List series, this time featuring Namor for the Dark Reign: The List Part Three – X-Men issue.













