Second printing announced for Justice League #1; reaction to The New 52 digital model

At DC Comics’ Source blog, they’ve unveiled the cover for the second printing of “Justice League” No. 1. The issue, which went on sale today, is already seeing strong sales at comic shops nationwide, and has sold out from the distributor. More than 200,000 copies were ordered by comic-book stores. The release date of the second printing has yet to be announced, but I would expect soon. (Edit: Sept. 14 release.)

I talked to comic-book critic and writer Rob Vollmar this morning for his take on the relaunch in general.

“The idea of making content ‘new and fresh’ to entice wider audiences into the fold of regular comics readers has proven time and again to be popular concept for comics companies. The reality, as shown by precedent, has been a short-term buzz for existing consumers but elusive in actually bringing new readers into the market. Johns and Lee have good track records as creators among the long-time readers but whether they can do what has been often attempted but rarely accomplished remains to be seen,” Vollmar said.

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