{"id":4406,"date":"2020-04-16T15:11:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T22:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/?p=4406"},"modified":"2020-04-16T15:14:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T22:14:01","slug":"spiral-comics-april-2020-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/spiral-comics-april-2020-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiral Comics April 2020 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"center-news\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/index.php\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/SpiralComics-Theme\/images\/Spiral-Comics-logo.gif\" alt=\"Spiral Comics Logo\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>WELCOME<\/h3>\n<p>Hello, comic fans! As I write this month&#8217;s newsletter, the comic industry is experiencing the largest upset I can ever remember since I started collecting as a young boy in 1986. Diamond has effectively ceased distribution of weekly, new comics, generating a storm of speculation about the future of print comics. Predictions abound that some percent of local comic shops and some small publishers will not survive this turmoil. Some radicals are even calling it the actual end of print comics. Spiral Comics is fortunate to operate online only and only deal with Diamond on a cash&#8211;not credit&#8211;basis. I don&#8217;t think the big publishers will fold, and print comics will continue at some time in familiar form, simply because there are still many, many fans of the medium. I read today that trades are still selling well in the book market. DC has really been shaking things up with assertions of finding a new distribution pathway, possibly even direct mail to retailers. I have to think they may have been thinking about moving away from Diamond even before this calamity. It hasn&#8217;t been too long that they moved their solicitations into a separate magazine, after being in Previews for sooooo long while Marvel hung out in their own solicitation magazine for like forever now. Well, take care. Stay safe. And here&#8217;s hoping for a speedy economic recovery with lots of new comics, in whatever form the market takes on. As always, let us know if we can search our stacks for something&#8230;we try to cater to regular, normal newbies&#8230;crazy, intense collectors&#8230;and everyone in between (except for SARS-CoV-2&#8230; because it&#8217;s not alive and it also pretty much disrupts everything). &#8211;Glenn<br \/>\nP.S. Spiral Comics offers a free Recommendations Service for upcoming comic books. Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/free_setup.php\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>ANNOUNCEMENT<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; color:darkred;\">Dear Valued Customer, even though Diamond&#8211;the singular comic book distributor&#8211;has ceased distribution of new comic books during the current pandemic, we at Spiral Comics are continuing to accept pre-orders for future comic books in the sincere hope that the flow of comic books will resume at some time. Please, rest assured that full refunds will be issued for any pre-ordered items that cannot be fulfilled. Thank you for continued support. &#8211;Glenn<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>GET STARTED IN COMIC BOOKS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-60\">\n<p><strong>Focus This Month:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Get Started In&#8230; <\/em>Darth Vader<\/p>\n<p>Only a Sith Lord would revel in these disturbing times. Check out our guide to Getting Started In Darth Vader comic books!<\/p>\n<p>Spiral Comics has created specific articles&#8211;and we keep them current&#8211;to help you get started in particular characters and series. See all of our GSI Guides <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/browse_gsi.php\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/title_gsi.php?filter=13&amp;title=DARTH%20VADER\">Get Started Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-40\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/title_gsi.php?filter=13&amp;title=DARTH%20VADER\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" alt=\"Darth Vader\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/003538202000001010000.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<h3>NEW TAGS<\/h3>\n<p>The following tags were added to Spiral Comics&#8217; database since last month. They can represent existing pop culture tags that hadn&#8217;t been created in our database yet, as well as brand new tags from the latest Previews catalog (*). Click on the links to see a short description and any items that can be pre-ordered this month&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=AMAZING FANTASY [1962] NO. 1 COVER HOMAGE&amp;id=2128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMAZING FANTASY [1962] NO. 1 COVER HOMAGE<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=BOOM! STUDIOS DISCOVER YOURS REPRINTS [2020]&amp;id=2122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BOOM! STUDIOS DISCOVER YOURS REPRINTS [2020]<\/a>*<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=CHAOS EFFECT [1994]&amp;id=2117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CHAOS EFFECT [1994]<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=CLAMP (A)&amp;id=2131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLAMP (A)<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=DARKHOLD [2020]&amp;id=2123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DARKHOLD [2020]<\/a>*<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=HARRY POTTER&amp;id=2129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HARRY POTTER<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=INFINITE DESTINIES [2020]&amp;id=2125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INFINITE DESTINIES [2020]<\/a>*<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVERS [2020]&amp;id=2124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LIVING VAMPIRE VARIANT COVERS [2020]<\/a>*<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=MARVEL SNEAKER VARIANT COVERS [2020]&amp;id=2126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MARVEL SNEAKER VARIANT COVERS [2020]<\/a>*<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=MOONEY 'FRANK MILLER HOMAGE' VARIANT COVERS [2020]&amp;id=2120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MOONEY &#8216;FRANK MILLER HOMAGE&#8217; VARIANT COVERS [2020]<\/a>*<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=SHAOLIN COWBOY&amp;id=2119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SHAOLIN COWBOY<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=SPIDERLING (ANNIE MAY PARKER)&amp;id=2127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPIDERLING (ANNIE MAY PARKER)<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=VALIANT VALIDATED SIGNATURE SERIES (VVSS) EDITIONS&amp;id=2116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VALIANT VALIDATED SIGNATURE SERIES (VVSS) EDITIONS<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=VAULT PULP AND PAINT VARIANT COVERS [2020]&amp;id=2130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VAULT PULP AND PAINT VARIANT COVERS [2020]<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=WOLVERINE [1982] NO. 1 COVER HOMAGE&amp;id=2121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WOLVERINE [1982] NO. 1 COVER HOMAGE<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=WONDER WOMAN 84 VARIANT COVERS [2020] (9)&amp;id=2118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WONDER WOMAN 84 VARIANT COVERS [2020] (9)<\/a>*<br \/>\nExplore our massive Tag List <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/browse_tags.php\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>SPOTLIGHT TAG<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-60\">Each month, Spiral Comics focuses on a tag which has a stand-out presence in the latest Previews catalog. Check it out!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=GREEN%20HORNET&amp;id=1677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;GREEN HORNET<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dynamite launches a new GREEN HORNET series, adding to their expansive catalog of existing material&#8230;which can all be ordered as well, this month!<\/p>\n<p>Explore our massive Tag List <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/browse_tags.php\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-40\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/tag.php?tag=GREEN%20HORNET&amp;id=1677\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/APR20\/APR201150.jpg\" alt=\"GREEN HORNET\"><\/a><\/div>\n<hr>\n<h3>FIRST IMPRESSIONS FOR APRIL 2020<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-40\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=APR201058\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/APR20\/APR201058.jpg\" alt=\"STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER ADAPTATION [2020] #1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-60\">\n<p><strong>STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER ADAPTATION [2020] #1<\/strong><br \/>\nThis will likely include the deleted and extended scenes from the novelization!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cINCLUDES UNREVEALED STORY. FROM BEYOND THE OUTER RIM, AN OLD ENEMY RETURNS. REY and the RESISTANCE set out on a desperate quest to stop the threat of the FINAL ORDER. Can they succeed where Jedi Master LUKE SKYWALKER himself failed? And what is KYLO REN\u2019S real goal in partnering with the resurrected PALPATINE? Jody Houser (TIE FIGHTER) and Will Sliney (THE RISE OF KYLO REN) adapt the landmark Skywalker saga, featuring extended and deleted scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=APR201058\">Pre-order Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-40\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=APR200822\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/APR20\/APR200822.jpg\" alt=\"NON-STOP SPIDER-MAN [2020] #1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-60\">\n<p><strong>NON-STOP SPIDER-MAN [2020] #1<\/strong><br \/>\nThis one from Joe Kelly sounds truly amazing!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet ready for the most action-packed, pulse-pounding, adrenaline-pumping comic OF ALL TIME. As the name implies, once you read page one, panel one, SPIDER-MAN DOES NOT STOP. A mystery at Empire State University thrusts Spider-Man into an adventure that starts in uptown Manhattan and will take him around the world, pitting him against Marvel Universe villains old and new and give you a Spider-Man adventure (and Spider-Man) the likes of which you\u2019ve never seen. THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, SO CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE READING.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=APR200822\">Pre-order Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-40\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=APR200337\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/APR20\/APR200337.jpg\" alt=\"WITCHER: FADING MEMORIES [2020] #1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-60\">\n<p><strong>WITCHER: FADING MEMORIES [2020] #1<\/strong><br \/>\nA new Witcher mini-series exploring the world beyond the games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeralt has become impoverished and dejected since monster threats have seemingly vanished. Times have always been hard for Witchers \u2013 but without continual work, his situation has worsened. As Geralt explores new possibilities for his life path, he receives a request from the Mayor of Towitz, a small town where children are being kidnapped by Foglets\u2026 but something feels off about this new threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=APR200337\">Pre-order Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>See all of our First Impressions for this month <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/category\/first-impressions\/\">here<\/a><br \/>\nSee all of the brand new series for this month <a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/brand_new_series.php\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>NEWLY ADDED AND IN-STOCK<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=014858202000002010000\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/014858202000002010000.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars [2020] #2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #2<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=014858202000002010000\">Buy Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=002823202000001010000\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/002823202000001010000.jpg\" alt=\"X-O MANOWAR [2020] #1 Ward Cover A\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">X-O MANOWAR [2020] #1 Ward Cover A<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=002823202000001010000\">Buy Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=004698201500060010000\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/comics\/004698201500060010000.jpg\" alt=\"RICK AND MORTY #60 Ellerby Cover A\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">RICK AND MORTY #60 Ellerby Cover A<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/comic.php?comic=004698201500060010000\">Buy Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p class=\"title\">Get Started In\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/title_gsi.php?filter=4\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/bw_star_wars.gif\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p class=\"title\">Get Started In\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/title_gsi.php?filter=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/bw_amazing_spiderman.gif\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-33\">\n<p class=\"title\">Get Started In\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/title_gsi.php?filter=6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"news-comic\" src=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/images\/bw_uncanny_xmen.gif\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELCOME Hello, comic fans! As I write this month&#8217;s newsletter, the comic industry is experiencing the largest upset I can ever remember since I started collecting as a young boy in 1986. Diamond has effectively ceased distribution of weekly, new comics, generating a storm of speculation about the future of print comics. Predictions abound that some percent of local comic shops and some small publishers will not survive this turmoil. Some radicals are even calling it the actual end of print comics. Spiral Comics is fortunate to operate online only and only deal with Diamond on a cash&#8211;not credit&#8211;basis. I don&#8217;t think the big publishers will fold, and print comics will continue at some time in familiar form, simply because [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-monthly-newsletter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spiral Comics April 2020 Newsletter - Spiral Comics Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spiralcomics.com\/blog\/spiral-comics-april-2020-newsletter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spiral Comics April 2020 Newsletter - Spiral Comics Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WELCOME Hello, comic fans! 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