The front page of CBR currently has a synopsis of #1 on the front page, saying it's currently on sale... but it's solicited for 11/16.
Is this some kind of advanced preview? How did they get to see it so far out?
The front page of CBR currently has a synopsis of #1 on the front page, saying it's currently on sale... but it's solicited for 11/16.
Is this some kind of advanced preview? How did they get to see it so far out?
It's about halfway down the front page, but here:
https://www.cbr.com/robins-batman-fi...ekick-villain/
Is this one of those "digital first" / "print edition later" deals?
Unless I'm mistaken, it's on the DC Universe service. Print/Digital everywhere else will be on the 14th.
Last Read: Aquaman & The Flash: Voidsong
Monthly Pull List: Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, Birds of Prey, Daredevil, Geiger, Green Arrow, Justice Ducks, Justice Society of America, Negaduck, Nightwing, Phantom Road, Shazam!, Suicide Squad: Dream Team, Thundercats, Titans
Yup, you are appear be right. Found this: "This true fan-favorite title—with the votes to prove it!—will be available to DC UNIVERSE INFINITE SUBSCRIBERS first, with Issue #1 hitting the service on October 26th, and flying into stores on November 16th."
Although, that's still 5 days from now. Maybe it dropped early. The CBR article just said it was "on sale now", didn't mention it was DCU online only.
Last Read: Aquaman & The Flash: Voidsong
Monthly Pull List: Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, Birds of Prey, Daredevil, Geiger, Green Arrow, Justice Ducks, Justice Society of America, Negaduck, Nightwing, Phantom Road, Shazam!, Suicide Squad: Dream Team, Thundercats, Titans
Robins isn't the only series that's appeared, for free to subscribers, on DCUI at least a week before being on sale. The Joker Presents a Puzzlebox is too. And Titans United shows up on the same day as it hits the stands but it's free. I feel like there are others as well.
It's amazing to me that more fans don't seem to take advantage of the service.
It's about $8/month for virtually the entire DC catalog and new issues (not some, all of them) appear 6 months after they hit the shelves. If you're a comic book fan, especially a DC fan, how can you ever get a better bargain than that?
After Future State, being a DCUI subscriber, I planned out which comics I felt I just had to read when they came out and which I could wait to read for free.
I chose about 10 series that I did want to read but didn't mind DCUI-waiting. And it turns out that the vast majority of those runs have been really good and each of them free to me as a subscriber.
Even if none of that makes you want to subscribe though, think about pulling up any DC comic or series you could ever want to read and reading it for $8/month. Nobody has a larger comic book collection than the service does and if you're willing to read digital that's a hell of a bargain even if they weren't putting up new content earlier than its on sale and putting up six month old content as well. Not some new issues, all of them.
I don't work for DCUI. This isn't an advertisement. It's a public service announcement. DCUI is $7.95/month. This post is free. You're welcome.
DCUI's two biggest problems are:
- It's not available anywhere outside the US (this one us terrible).
- 6 months is a long time for "new issues", especially after Marvel reduced their new launches to 3 months.
I'm all for DCUI. I'm just not a digital comics person, so it's not for me. But for those that are, it's a great deal.
Last Read: Aquaman & The Flash: Voidsong
Monthly Pull List: Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, Birds of Prey, Daredevil, Geiger, Green Arrow, Justice Ducks, Justice Society of America, Negaduck, Nightwing, Phantom Road, Shazam!, Suicide Squad: Dream Team, Thundercats, Titans