Derek Kolstad’s Sci-Fi Comic Book ‘Planet Death’ Sells 655K Copies
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: John Wick and Nobody franchise scribe Derek Kolstad‘s Planet Death from Bad Idea and Lunar Distribution has sold 655,000 copies before hitting store shelves, a milestone for an independent comic book and the best sales since 1992’s WildC.A.T.s #1 from Jim Lee.
Planet Death #0 arrives in stores April 30 and is timed to Free Comic Book Day, which falls on Saturday, May 3. The current total represents orders from stores that have taken a position early; the number of copies could skyrocket by April 30.
Major orders have been placed by New Dimension Comics, Third Eye Comics, Bedrock City Comics, Collector’s Paradise, Borderlands Comics and Games, DCBS and Atomic Empire, we’re told.
Planet Death was co-written with New York Times bestselling writer Robert Venditti (Superman ‘78, Green Lantern) with artist Tomás Giorello (Star Wars, Conan) and 10-time Eisner Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart (Hellboy, Star Wars). “We’re absolutely blown away and frankly humbled by the massive response to Planet Death.
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