https://www.cbr.com/mayo-report-june...les-explainer/
Black Cat #1 took its place at the top of the list, thanks mainly to its variant covers. The first issue had a regular cover, four open-to-order variants, one of which was an Artgerm cover, a 1-in-10 cover, a 1-in-25 cover, a 1-in-50 cover, a 1-in-100 cover and a 1-in-200 cover. The second issue has a regular cover, a single open-to-order cover with a Carnage-ized theme, a 1-in-25 cover, a 1-in-50 cover and a 1-in-100 cover. With only half the variant covers, sales will drop but since there is still a 1-in-100 cover, sales should plummet. Black Cat #3 has a regular cover, a single open-to-order cover, a 1-in-25 cover, a 1-in-50 cover and a 1-in-100 cover.
The drop from the second to third issues won't reflect a change in the promotional push from the variant covers, since they have equivalent cover gimmicks with the only real difference being the art itself. Sometimes that can make a big difference, such as we see with Stanley "Artgerm" Lau's covers. Other times, the art itself matters far less than the ratios and other aspects which make the cover rarer. Black Cat #4, however, only has a regular cover, so this is when we'll likely see a drop caused by the lack of variant covers.
- Jason G. Carr
Sales can be fickle. FNSM went from 78K to 28K between issues 1 and 2. Once the variant covers stop, we'll be able to see Black Cat's true level. That is not to say her new level won't be robust and capable of sustaining for a couple years or anything, but it's incredibly unlikely that it'll maintain as a top 10 book when the variants stop.
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I was iffy on whether to continue but I picked up issue 3 and REALLY enjoyed this one. I found myself smiling when I finished. Bats the talking ghost dog thinking Felicia was Silver Sable / Felicia pretending to be Sable was really cute. I really liked Felicia in this issue she was really fiesty and fun. The idea of Felicia taking on magic with her bad luck powers was interesting and actually pretty cool to see.
I’m going to continue the series for now based on this issue. Great stuff!
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