Posted by: Brian Hibbs on December 17, 2012
Categories: Retailing/Industry , Shipping Lists
Tags: Brian, Street Dates
A poster in the comments thread in the “arriving” thread mentioned a few books I didn’t list — that’s because they are NOT meant on sale on 12/19. These books are to be HELD until 12/26, and any store that DOES sell them (in person, or online) is breaking Street Date and, frankly, is a giant cad.
It is important that we keep Street because it was a right we fought incredibly hard for (for over 20 years!), that increases the professionalism of stores. Seriously, to be able to have a full day to process orders, to merchandise your store, to ensure every pull is 100% accurate, to be able to have a night’s sleep and take a shower between the most grueling labor of any given week and when the customers want to buy the comics — these are vital and important things to the honest working retailers.
Someone will break street, we all know it — either because they can’t keep it in their pants, or because they’re stupid and don’t understand how to read, or even because they’re just plain malicious — but you the consumer can show your support of street dates by refusing to buy any of these books before 10/26, and telling a violating retailer why. You could also report the violation directly to Diamond, though I know why a lot of people would feel hinky about that.
Anyway, don’t buy these books before 12/26 — in store OR on-line! — those of us who fought tool and nail for Street Dates will thank you.
| PREMIER VENDORS |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | |
| EERIE PRESENTS EL CID HC (AUG120059) |
STAR WARS OMNIBUS: THE CLONE WARS TP VOLUME 3: THE REPUBLIC FALLS (AUG120080) |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | ||
| BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL #4 (Reg./Var.: OCT120144 / OCT120145; Combo Pk.: OCT120146) NOTE: Not final cover |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #15 (Reg./Var./ Throne of Atlantis/BW: OCT120147 / OCT120148 / OCT120149 / OCT120150; Combo Pk.: OCT120151) |
AQUAMAN #15 (Reg./Var./ Throne of Atlantis/ We Can Be Heroes: OCT120152 / OCT120153 / OCT120154/ OCT120155) |
| IMAGE COMICS | |
| MARA #1 (OF 6) (MR) (OCT120448) |
HIP FLASK: OURBOROUS (MR) (OCT120450) |
| MARVEL COMICS |
| AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #15.1 (OCT120625) |
| AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700 | |||
| Regular (OCT120626) |
Ditko Variant (OCT120627) |
50th Anniversary Variant (OCT120628) |
Martin Variant (OCT120629) |
| Ramos Wraparound Variant (OCT120630) |
Coipel Variant (OCT120631) |
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| Quesada Variant (OCT120632) |
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| COMIC VENDORS |
| AVATAR PRESS
CROSSED: BADLANDS #20 |
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| Regular Cover (OCT120842) |
Wrap Cover (OCT120843) |
| Torture Cover (OCT120844) |
End of the World Cover (OCT120845) |
| Red Crossed Incentive Cover (OCT120846) | |
| BOOM! STUDIOS
DEATHMATCH #1 |
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| Regular Cover: (OCT120874) |
Triple Gatefold (OCT120875) |
| 9.8 CGC Portacio Sketch (OCT120876) Morgue Variant (OCT120877) |
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| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
| THE SHADOW SPECIAL #1 (OCT120992) |
Yeah, that was me.
I will say, I get automated emails from the store in question. Doesn’t mean I get the books. Apparently I am so focused on the 25th, and the Barbie Camper I needed to assemble tonight (decals 2 and 3 were particularly nudgy), I spaced on the special deal in place for the 26th. I will bet my copy of SAGA #1 I don’t get those outliers, in fact.
I will say, I have been in on my way home on a Tuesday night to grab bags or such and while I can totally see they are doing pull lists, never have I been offered my books. And get stink eye if I leer too much.
Some will break. But it won’t be my LCS.
(And Brian, and this is totally inside baseball….my LCS has a pre-pay for subs. Mara, et al, I paid cash for 60 days ago. I’m costing nobody a rack copy, but my bet stands that I still WON’T get them, even by accident)
Nah, Corey, I just took that as a good moment to remind *consumers* about how things work — more eyes on a topic can never hurt.
-B