Savage Dragon #281 has sold out at the distributor level, prompting Image Comics to rush the issue back to print. The second printing is scheduled to arrive in comic shops on August 26, 2026.
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Brett Bean’s D’orc keeps selling out. Issue #2 sold out at the distributor level and Image Comics is rushing it back to print for March 25th. Issue #1 is also getting a third printing on March 18th. The series follows a half dwarf, half orc orphan who’s fated to end the world according to prophecy. Armed with a wisecracking enchanted shield and Ghost-chicken-with-its-head-cutoff, D’orc stumbles into Sunderaine’s never-ending war.
Doug Wagner and Daniel Hillyard’s Narco #1 sold out at the distributor level and Image Comics is fast-tracking a second printing for April 1st. The reprint features a new cover by Hillyard that pays homage to the Scream movie poster. The thriller follows Marcus Wesphal, a narcoleptic who witnesses the girl next door’s murder and wakes to find himself the prime suspect. He has one shot to clear his name before blacking out again. Issue #2 drops April 15th, issue #3 on May 20th.
Sometimes a comic just hits differently. D’orc dropped from Image Comics and immediately sold out. The second printing? Nearly 25,000 orders. That’s not normal for a new series, and it’s got people comparing it to launches like Saga, The Department of Truth, and Stray Dogs. Brett Bean created this half-dwarf, half-orc character who’s supposedly fated to destroy the world, but he’s just trying to make friends. He’s got a magic shield that won’t shut up and a ghost chicken with its head cut off as companions. The book mixes high fantasy with deadpan humor and serious violence, and readers are connecting with it hard.
