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[…] Weekly. Also, the first issue has had some great early reviews, which you can read here, here, and here, and it also makes a couple of recommended lists, here and […]

I’m very confused. As reported here, Archie Comics is laying off staff. Many comments on this site about that news item noted that the new, revamped Archie line has slowed down to a very erratic release schedule. But while that’s going on, the company is presenting a new group of superhero comics in an already over-saturated marketplace for that sort of material. I can’t imagine these books (no matter how good they are) being ordered in numbers more than what the Valiant line is selling right now (under 10,000 copies a book). It’s like someone who’s losing their house because they can’t keep up with the payments deciding to remodel the kitchen and add a couple of new rooms. I don’t get it.

It may not make much sense, but Black Hood is one of the best superhero books being put out by anyone. Whether or not Archie is acting rationally or whatever — I don’t know. But given how good Black Hood has been, I’ll definitely give this a shot (as well as the other titles they’ve got planned).

@ jsf: I understand what you’re saying about the quality of the book. I hope you have the opportunity to enjoy Black Hood for a long time. But then I read another article about how even well reviewed, mid-list superhero titles from the big two are getting crushed in the sales charts these days. I’m sincerely curious how retailers look at something like this new Dark Circle line and take a stab as to how many of their books to order.

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So agreed, JSF! Black Hood is amazing! I even got my boyfriend into it. At first he was totally against the entire thing (he hates superhero comics) but after he finally broke down and bought the first four issues, he was completely hooked. More people should be reading this book!

Black Hood *is* terrific — so much so that I’ll probably take a chance on The Shield, even though I hadn’t planned on it when it was announced, around this time last year.

sigh, yet another white chick, if they were really re-inventing she would be afro-american, hispanic or indian, pass on this one.
Isn’t abot time we had a hindu superheroe.
We have a muslim super hero who outsells everyone so why not hindu.

and we have yet another white male creator, surely this would’ve been opportunity for female artist?