Welcome to Multiverse of Heroes
Absolute Batman is running on five cylinders this week, two new #1s already sold out, and a Viola Davis movie rumor is driving spec on a debut. FOC closes Monday.
CBCS is shutting down April 17. Here's the full story — the acquisition that killed it, the broader grading controversy, what happens to books already in CBCS slabs, and what a CGC-PSA duopoly means for collectors and shops.
654 titles across two FOC deadlines this week — 3/30 for Lunar and 4/1 for Philbo. Dynamite leads by volume, Eightball #1 returns quietly, and the indie slate runs deep.
FOC Spec Watch: March 23 — DC Leads the Intel, Marvel Stirs the Pot FOC closes Monday. This week's rumor engine flagged 27 books with real spec intel across 462 titles, a focused list anchored by a confirmed first appearance in the Absolute line, two sell-out situations already in motion,...
FOC Drop: March 23 — Image Takes the Week by Volume Image Comics doesn't usually outpace Marvel and DC combined, but this week they're sitting at 112 titles across 32 series while the Big Two clock in at 83 and 76 respectively. That's not a fluke — it's a coordinated...