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Issue #7 - The Tariff Comic Wars Era

A week of Smashing Records, Increasing Prices and Cancelling

Author

Angelos Savvaidis
February 05, 2025

What Happened Last Week?

A brief overview of major events, announcements, or trends in the comic industry from the past week.

  • Highlight #1: Absolute Batman #5 sells a record of 140,000 copies. → Read more

  • Highlight #2: IDW Report: Diamond Bankruptcy Leaves "Substantial Doubt" For Future → Read more

  • Highlight #3: The Sandman to end with season 2 as Netflix cancels the Neil Gaiman adaptation → Read more

  • Highlight #4 (and probably 5,6,7..): Tariffs are rocking the industry with increased prices, shipping, storing. → Read More and more and more

  • Highlight #5: Publishers keep on dropping Neil Gaiman over sexual abuse allegations along with Netflix cancelling Sandman after the second season.

  • Highlight #6: Marvel dropping Miracleman: The Dark Age over same allegations.

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Spotlight of the Week

Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6

Author: Jason Aaron

Artist: Juan Ferreyra

Publisher: IDW Publishing

Summary: Superstar artist Juan Ferreyra (Batman & Robin, Green Arrow) makes his debut as TMNT's new ongoing artist! The Turtles are back together, on the run, and at one another's throats. Navigating a New York City that used to be their home but is now a hostile territory, the four brothers try to get things back to normal, but Donatello is deeply scarred following his captivity. Will the four brothers be able to rally? Or will they find themselves at the mercy of the Foot Clan?

New Releases

Note: I had a few people in the past few weeks asking why I don’t add more new releases. The truth is that it’s not hard to add everything but the amount of space it would take is nuts so I avoid doing so. Eg. this week DC published 13 titles, Marvel 12 and Image about 7. Following the links will take you to LoCG where you can find all the upcoming releases.

Marvel Comics

  • The Ultimates #9

    • LUKE CAGE AND THE ULTIMATE PRISON BREAK! Stormbreaker and innovative artist Chris Allen joins Deniz Camp to bring us the history and the future of Luke Cage! Spider-Man isn’t the only success story of Ultimates 1.0... meet the man who has been quietly sabotaging the Maker’s Council from behind bars!

  • Wolverine #6

    • HEAVY METAL CLASH! Two WOLVERINEs and a NIGHTCRAWER versus CONSTRICTOR, CYBER and DEATHSTRIKE in a clash of the adamantium titans! United by a mysterious power, if LOGAN can't beat them... will he join them? Come for the battle — stay for the jaw-dropping surprise!

  • The Avengers #23

    • ONCE A THIEF... ALWAYS A THIEF! The Avengers never should have trusted Felicia! Can they stop BLACK CAT from escaping the space casino with Kang's stolen intel? To do so, they'll have to get past Black Cat's newest bodyguards... Avengers, get ready for your first clash with GATECRASHER & THE TECHNET!

Find all Marvel’s new comic releases here.

DC Comics

  • Batman #157

    • With the Court of Owls' plan revealed and the city in chaos, Batman must find the strength to fight a war on multiple fronts and save Gotham from disaster. The fates of Jim Gordon, the Riddler, and all of Gotham rest in the hands of the Dark Knight in a climactic issue so big it takes two superstar artists to bring it to life!

  • Absolute Superman #4

    • SUPERMAN MEETS THE MYSTERIOUS OMEGA MEN! Superman is on the run, pursued across the globe by armed Peacemakers and Lazarus Corp's top field agent, Lois Lane. Now a new force joins the chase, but are the mysterious Omega Men friends or foes for Kal-El?

  • Poison Ivy #30

    • Grievously injured after her encounter with the Order of the Green Knight's master, Poison Ivy finds herself wandering a strange liminal zone inhabited by The Grey. Meanwhile, Janet, on a search for answers about the mysterious town of Marshview, finds herself lost amongst The Green. As the two friends attempt to find their way home to each other, they are confronted by strange forces beyond either of their reckoning. Across their journeys, the question begins to shift from can they return to each other to who they will each be by the time they find one another again.

Find all new DC Comic Releases here.

Image Comics:

  • Gunslinger Spawn #40

    • When Gunslinger looks into a mirror. He no longer sees a face that is his own. Every day he spends in the present makes him realize that he may never have the opportunity to return home and set things right.

  • The Walking Dead Deluxe #106

    • Plus, we celebrate CHARLIE ADLARD's 100th issue of THE WALKING DEAD DELUXE!

  • The Sacrificers #14

    • When making a choice of who to trust in a life-or-death situation, do you choose what you've seen with your own eyes or what you feel in your heart?

Find all new Image Comic Releases here.

Indie Author Spotlight

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Angelos Savvaidis