It’s almost here, our review hits the site in just over 3 hours time and the excitement is palpable as our pals over at Coffee With Kenobi look at the imminent and potentially record-breaking arrival of Star Wars #1.
The series, which marks the return of the lucrative Lucasfilm property back to Marvel after a 29-year absence, is being celebrated with a comics mega-event, a Jan. 14 debut so anticipated and desired, it’s poised to become the best-selling title since 1999, when “Pokemon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu” No. 4 sold a million copies, as did Batman No. 500 in 1993, according to John Jackson Miller, who curates Comichron, a website that analyzes sales and demands for comics.
While the release isn’t likely to reach the heights that Marvel’s 1991 relaunch of the X-Men that sold 8 million copies, it is on par with 1977’s original “Star Wars” No. 1 issue, which came out came out a few weeks before the film and, within a short time, went platinum, albeit unexpectly.
