Marvel's restart plans announced 1 1

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Marvel has gone with a very different approach from DC.

For the first few weeks, Marvel will be alternating weeks for comics and TPB/HC editions. So the May 27th shipment is comics only. The June 3rd shipment is collected editions only. June 10th is comics only again. June 17th is trades only again. June 24th sees a mix. July 1st is trades only. July 8th is a mix.

The first shipment of "not yet FOC'd material" is July 15th. Those books will be FOC'd for the first time on June 15th. All earlier shipments are material that was previous subject to order adjustment.

For reference, even the July 8th shipment is still items originally solicited in February for April release.

Marvel is backtracking from its previous promise for extended discounts on the items originally shipping April 1st and 8th, but is allowing those items to be reduced, so the purpose of the discounts (sorry you got stuck with stuff you might not sell) is at least addressed.

They've definitely spread out the release schedule (which was my single biggest request). Only 5 floppy titles May 27th, only 6 titles June 10th, only 8 titles June 24th, and 8 titles again July 8th.