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Inside 'Rocket Raccoon' #1's 300,000 Pre-Orders
Inside 'Rocket Raccoon' #1's 300,000 Pre-Orders
Inside 'Rocket Raccoon' #1's 300,000 Pre-Orders
In the year 2014, a single comic book selling 300,000 copies in a single month is a very big deal. For perspective, the top comic from March was Batman #29, which sold just about 117,000 copies. April's top seller was Amazing Spider-Man #1, which managed a jaw-dropping 532,000, but was bolstered by numerous retailer incentives tied to variant covers. The first issue of Skottie Young's new Rocket Raccoon series is a bit of an anomaly, though. Yes, it has reportedly sold 300,000 copies according to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso, and without much in the way of arcane retailer incentives, but it seems that about 100,000 of those comics were all ordered by one source: Loot Crate, a service that sends subscribers monthly boxes of "geek and gamer" merchandise.
Rocket Gets Into Wrestling In 'Rocket Raccoon' #1 Preview
Rocket Gets Into Wrestling In 'Rocket Raccoon' #1 Preview
Rocket Gets Into Wrestling In 'Rocket Raccoon' #1 Preview
Look, I'll admit that I haven't been completely excited about the upcoming Rocket Raccoon series by Skottie Young. Don't get me wrong, I love Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen's spacefaring guardian as much as the next guy, and I'm pretty sure it's just our signature brand of ComicsAlliance Elitist Hipsterism creeping through that made me a little dismissive since the upswing in popularity that's keyed to this summer's big-budget Guardians of the Galaxy movie, but I just wasn't really into it. And then I found out that the first issue is about space-wrestling.
Best Art Ever (This Week) - 05.09.14
Best Art Ever (This Week) - 05.09.14
Best Art Ever (This Week) - 05.09.14
  We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, as well as the special qualities of comic book storytelling, but because cartoonists, illustrators and their fans share countless numbers of great pinups, fan art and other illustrations on sites like Flickr, Tumblr, DeviantArt and seemingly infinite art blogs that we’ve created Best Art E
Marvel Launching New 'Legendary Star-Lord' Series In July
Marvel Launching New 'Legendary Star-Lord' Series In July
Marvel Launching New 'Legendary Star-Lord' Series In July
We've already heard about the new Skottie Young Rocket Raccoon series coming this July, but it's not the only Guardians of the Galaxy solo title that will be hitting shelves that month. Marvel has announced the first issue of a new Legendary Star-Lord series, which will also be coming in July, just in time for the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. The new series will be written by Sam Humphries (Aven
Tasty New 'Iron Fist: Living Weapon' Pages By Kaare Andrews
Tasty New 'Iron Fist: Living Weapon' Pages By Kaare Andrews
Tasty New 'Iron Fist: Living Weapon' Pages By Kaare Andrews
Back in January, Marvel announced that writer/artist Kaare Andrews would be returning to comics for a new Iron Fist ongoing series. Now, with Iron Fist: The Living Weapon set to debut in April, we're getting closer look at what we can expect to see from the new book.
Marvel Reveals 'Silver Surfer' #1 Art And Covers [Preview]
Marvel Reveals 'Silver Surfer' #1 Art And Covers [Preview]
Marvel Reveals 'Silver Surfer' #1 Art And Covers [Preview]
Marvel teased a bit of Mike Allred 's art when it announced he'd be working with writer Dan Slott on a new Silver Surfer ongoing series a few months back during New York Comic Con, but today the publisher finally hit us with a wave of shiny new Norrin Radd art. In addition to Allred's previously seen cover, there's three new pages from March's Silver Surfer #1 infused with the Madman creator and r
'Rocket Raccoon' #1 Coming From Skottie Young In July
'Rocket Raccoon' #1 Coming From Skottie Young In July
'Rocket Raccoon' #1 Coming From Skottie Young In July
After five years of working on Marvel's adaptations of Frank L. Baum's Oz books, Skottie Young is jumping back into the Marvel Universe feet-first with a new series about a character who's primed to become a breakout movie star, Rocket Raccoon. Young has been working on the series for months now, so he isn't basing his version of the character on the one that will be appearing in the Guardians of
Best Art Ever (This Week)
Best Art Ever (This Week)
Best Art Ever (This Week)
We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, as well as the special qualities of comic book storytelling, but because cartoonists, illustrators and their fans share countless numbers of great pinups, fan art and other illustrations on sites like Flickr, Tumblr, DeviantArt and seemingly infinite art blogs that we’ve created Best Art Eve
Best Art Ever (This Week)
Best Art Ever (This Week)
Best Art Ever (This Week)
  We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, as well as the special qualities of comic book storytelling, but because cartoonists, illustrators and their fans share countless numbers of great pinups, fan art and other illustrations on sites like Flickr, Tumblr, DeviantArt and seemingly infinite art blogs that we’ve created Best Art E

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