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  1. 12-19-2012, 03:00 PM #1
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    Default Comic Shops That Break The Christmas Embargo



    As we thought, some retailers got rather confused with the Diamond one week delay on certain books that retailers received yesterday. Forbidden Planet in London had the Dark Horse Eerie hardcover on sale. One shop in the Mesa, Arizona was selling Avenging Spider-Man #15.1 but not Amazing Spider-Man #700 (see below).

    These two examples seem accidental rather than deliberate. But others may not be.

    Basically what comics you could buy today seriously depends on where you shop. I wonder if Diamond's secret shoppers were out in force today? Did you see anything similar?

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    I bet quite a few are selling the books. Why else would marvel release them early?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ewokpelts View Post
    I bet quite a few are selling the books. Why else would marvel release them early?
    So that the shops can get them on time. Christmas is on tuesday next week.
    Can someone ask Grant Morrison to give me a haircut?
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    Because they didn't want Diamond to miss a week because of Xmas and New Years
    Ours was fine
    Can't understand how it was so confusing
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Comet View Post
    So that the shops can get them on time. Christmas is on tuesday next week.
    Not the first time this happened. I didnt know avengers vs. x-men #1 came out christmas week too back in april.
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  7. 12-19-2012, 03:41 PM #6
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    Some people got next week's stuff early?!

    MY shop held stuff from this week back, such as JL, Green Lanter, Wonder Woman (Seems like it was all DC for some reason)

    I guess it's a double-sided coin.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ewokpelts View Post
    I bet quite a few are selling the books. Why else would marvel release them early?
    Marvel haven't release them early. Comics normally get delivered to shops on Tuesday's. As next tuesday is Christmas Day, the books we're delivered a week early so the delivery drivers could enjoy Christmas too.
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    its a skip week. product ships early so there are at least a title or two for next week but no diamond bills. i wish they would do this for every 5 wednesday month instead of just the last one of the year.


    it is clear on invoices this time which titles are not be released.....
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    Did anyone else want to right click and turn the photo clockwise? That's all I could think about
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    Quote Originally Posted by SediarSago View Post
    Some people got next week's stuff early?!

    MY shop held stuff from this week back, such as JL, Green Lanter, Wonder Woman (Seems like it was all DC for some reason)

    I guess it's a double-sided coin.
    pretty sure JL was SUPPOSED to come out next week, as its not on Midtown's list of comics THIS week.
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