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DC: Disheartening, X-Men sales soar, and nostalgia wins

Episode Summary

Talking comics news, the best books of last week August 7th 2019, and the week ahead of August 14, 2019.

Episode Notes

THE NEWS:

• Jim Lee says DC digital sales are “plateauing” and “disheartening”
• Dan Didio concerned about nostalgia powering the comic market
• DC Plans to Reinvent Digital Strategy As Sales Continue to Flatten
• DC Promotes Marie Javins, Batman Editor Jamie Rich will take over Justice League titles
• Publisher Eidelweiss lists collection of super rare X-Men comics coming Feb. 2020
• Recap Fantastic Five

TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK:

Dave

1. House of X #2 (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: Pepe Larraz)
2. Sea of Stars #2 (W: Jason Aaron, Dennis Hopeless Hallum, A: Stephen Green, and Rico Renzi)
   Forrest
3. Absolute Carnage #1 (W: Donny Cates, A: Ryan Stegman)
4. DCeased #4 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Trevor Hairsine)
   ComicBookRoundUp
   Critic: Harley Quinn #64 (9.4) / House of X #2 (9.4)
   Fan: House of X #2 (9.5)

SEGMENT: Sales review for July, 2019

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK:
Dave: Once and Future #1 (W: Kieron Gillen, A: Dan Mora)
Forrest: Collapser #2 (W: Shaun Simon, Mikey Way A: Ilias Kyriazis)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.:
Dave: Silver Surfer: Black #3 (Tradd Moore)
Forrest: Scream #1 (A: Michael Allred)

SEGMENT: Trash it or Treasure it: Ghost Rider

Off Topic Top Shelf: Forrest - Dragon Quest