Welcome to Multiverse of Heroes
Grading our spec calls against what actually hit shelves. Absolute Superman, Thundercats, D’orc, Mad About DC, Batman, Supergirl, Ghost Machine, and one honest miss on Gargoyles.
548 titles hit the FOC list this week with 37 new #1s, 110 ratio variants, and major launches from Marvel, Image, and DC.
79 books with spec intel, 63 buzz flags. Storm's daughter debuts, Bad Idea's Ordained film deal heats up, and a lost 1989 Swamp Thing issue surfaces.
FOC Intelligence hits a three-distributor milestone this week as PRH goes live and books are now visible through June. Plus Marvel takes a surprising back seat at only 22 titles.
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.
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,...