feature requests

New Comic Book Day is Now TUESDAY... and WEDNESDAY?! (Comic Book Forums)

  • New Comic Book Day is Now TUESDAY... and WEDNESDAY?!

Author Discussion
  • Posted: May 12, 2020 7:50:53 pm
  • How it Works...

    For almost 25 years, the weekly release of new comic books has been on Wednesday in most comic shops across North America, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. But now that's changing.

    Back on April 28, DC's comic book titles began going on sale on Tuesdays - both digitally and in print (with participating comic book shops). Comic books from other publishers remain scheduled for a Wednesday on-sale date.

    So effectively, Tuesday and Wednesday are now New Comic Book Day. Welcome to a new paradigm.

    DC has explained their reasoning for the switch to Tuesdays previously, and Newsarama has confirmed that when Diamond resumes distribution, their customers - the comic book stores which order from them - will be allowed to put DC titles on-sale Tuesday, ahead of the Wednesday releases from all the other publishers. It's up to the retailers if they will sell DC's on Tuesdays or hold them to go on-sale concurrent with the non-DC titles.

    So what does this mean for those who rush out to buy comics each Wednesday?

    Well, those comics will still be there Wednesday if the place you buy comics from is up-and-operational. But if you want to read DC comic books first or have concerns about sell-outs or spoilers, they will be available Tuesdays in print and digitally. You'll just need to make a trip back to wherever you by comics from on Wednesday (or after) to pick up any new non-DC titles.

    Marvel and other Direct Market-focused publishers have not stated if they plan to switch to a Tuesday release schedule, however their recently revised June 2020 solicitations adhere to their traditional Wednesday on-sale dates.

    https://www.newsarama.com/50171-new-comic-book-day-is-now-tuesday-and-wednesday-how-it-works.html
    "Disliking everything is not the same thing as having an opinion"

  • Posted: May 13, 2020 7:11:59 am
  • I'm sure my LCS guy will love this, he's not even open on Tuesdays lol.
    nem·e·sis
    noun
    A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent
  • Posted: May 13, 2020 11:05:36 am
  • I make a weekly trip to my LCS on Wednesday. Well, pre-Covid-19, I did. That's not going to change when things get back to normal. Why, DC, why?
3 posts • Page 1 of 1
World Community Grid Logo
ComicBookRealm.com: 72 years, 186 days, 23 hours of Run Time
Help projects like: Smash Childhood Cancer, OpenZika, Help Stop TB, FightAIDS@Home - Phase 2, Outsmart Ebola Together, Mapping Cancer Markers, FightAIDS@Home
Join World Community Grid today!
When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
  • Newest
  • Marvel Comics's Cable Issue # 9
  • Sofawolf Press's Heat Soft Cover # 9
  • Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers's Tater Tales Hard Cover # 2
  • Marvel Comics's Wolverine: Madripoor Knights Issue # 2d