DC: Disheartening, X-Men sales soar, and nostalgia wins

THE NEWS:

• Jim Lee says DC digital sales are “plateauing” and “disheartening”
• Dan Didio concerned about nostalgia powering the comic market
• DC Plans to Reinvent Digital Strategy As Sales Continue to Flatten
• DC Promotes Marie Javins, Batman Editor Jamie Rich will take over Justice League titles
• Publisher Eidelweiss lists collection of super rare X-Men comics coming Feb. 2020
• Recap Fantastic Five

TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK:

Dave

1. House of X #2 (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: Pepe Larraz)
2. Sea of Stars #2 (W: Jason Aaron, Dennis Hopeless Hallum, A: Stephen Green, and Rico Renzi)
   Forrest
3. Absolute Carnage #1 (W: Donny Cates, A: Ryan Stegman)
4. DCeased #4 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Trevor Hairsine)
   ComicBookRoundUp
   Critic: Harley Quinn #64 (9.4) / House of X #2 (9.4)
   Fan: House of X #2 (9.5)

SEGMENT: Sales review for July, 2019

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK:
Dave: Once and Future #1 (W: Kieron Gillen, A: Dan Mora)
Forrest: Collapser #2 (W: Shaun Simon, Mikey Way A: Ilias Kyriazis)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.:
Dave: Silver Surfer: Black #3 (Tradd Moore)
Forrest: Scream #1 (A: Michael Allred)

SEGMENT: Trash it or Treasure it: Ghost Rider

Off Topic Top Shelf: Forrest - Dragon Quest