WEBVTT 00:00.031 --> 00:12.387 [SPEAKER_00]: DC dominates November graphic novel sales another new criminal book is coming Marvel launches Imperial Guardians this is comic book club news for December 8, 2025 00:29.022 --> 00:35.092 [SPEAKER_00]: Last week, we reported on how DC dominated the November 2025 sales chart for single issues. 00:35.373 --> 00:40.742 [SPEAKER_00]: Turns out they ruled the graphic novel sales chart as well, almost completely locking out Marvel. 00:40.882 --> 00:49.336 [SPEAKER_00]: For ICV2, DC Comics held 16 of the top 20 slots on this month's chart with Marvel only grabbing one slot for ultimate X-Men Volume 3. 00:49.456 --> 00:50.558 [SPEAKER_00]: That left three slots for a 00:50.538 --> 00:59.634 [SPEAKER_00]: image for a transformer's volume 4, which hit number 3 on the chart, as well as the first volume of invincible universe battlebees to the second volume of GI Joe. 00:59.794 --> 01:07.568 [SPEAKER_00]: As for DC though, absolute Batman volume 1 continued to top the charts at number 1, followed by absolute Martian Man Hunter at number 2. 01:07.548 --> 01:15.298 [SPEAKER_00]: Overall, six absolute universe collections hit the top 20 and eight of the budget-friendly compact comics editions charted as well. 01:15.419 --> 01:26.974 [SPEAKER_00]: Meanwhile, Supergirl, woman of tomorrow and DCX, Sonic the Hedgehog, continued to hold strong for the second month that a row. 01:30.515 --> 01:43.147 [SPEAKER_00]: Get another new criminal book is coming from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips titled Five Years in Reverse sketch reports the graphic novel will hit next year hot on the heels of this year's The Nives, and the just released giant size criminal. 01:43.228 --> 01:51.896 [SPEAKER_00]: The book will focus once again on the doomed Ricky Lawless who quote tries to pay off on a deep debt to a mobster while things just keep going for bad to worse. 01:51.916 --> 01:57.822 [SPEAKER_00]: All this comes in advance of the still TBA premiere and date of prime videos live action criminal TV series. 01:57.802 --> 02:02.489 [SPEAKER_00]: Whenever that comes, you may need to make plans to head to your bookstore to pick the new book up. 02:02.509 --> 02:10.321 [SPEAKER_00]: Prethag's giving fans of the series discovered that knives have been pulled from digital outlets, leading to cries of foul play worthy of the series. 02:10.522 --> 02:21.779 [SPEAKER_00]: However, as comic book club reported on our website, ProBaker and Phillips actually chose to pull the book from digital three months after release, and will only release it digitally again when the soft cover version arrives. 02:21.959 --> 02:25.665 [SPEAKER_00]: Additionally, it seems that giant size criminal hasn't been released digitally at 02:25.645 --> 02:38.119 [SPEAKER_00]: So if you're eager to pick up five gears in reverse when it hit stores on June 23rd, 2026, make some room on your shelf now. 02:41.457 --> 02:46.367 [SPEAKER_00]: Not to be confused with Imperial Gardens, the pretty good Chinese restaurant down the block for me. 02:46.447 --> 03:00.175 [SPEAKER_00]: Marvelous announced Imperial Guardians, a brand new ongoing series that returns writer Dan Abnip to Cosmic Marvel, spinning out of the events of Imperial, the new title evolves the Guardians of the Galaxy into a new force for Universal Well, something. 03:00.155 --> 03:14.191 [SPEAKER_00]: I'm being vague here because they're working for Maximus, the Insane Inhuman, who is behind all the chaos in Imperial, which means maybe Abnet and Artist Marcello Ferreira have them up to something bad, so that's a good, maybe a little bit of both. 03:14.371 --> 03:28.947 [SPEAKER_00]: The new team includes Captain Marvel, Dark Hawk, Amadeus Cho, Cosmic Ghostwriter, and Gamora, and promises a lot of twists, turns, and behind the scenes shenanigans, what with a creed, grandad role attacking Holla, Dark Hawk having some weird mental issues, and 03:28.927 --> 03:31.652 [SPEAKER_00]: And of course, Maximus has another game of his own. 03:31.812 --> 03:35.458 [SPEAKER_00]: Imperial Guardians number one hit stores on March 11th, 2026. 03:35.839 --> 03:44.995 [SPEAKER_00]: For comic book club news, I'm Alex Zalbin, and just to be 100% clear, Imperial Guardians is different from Empire Guardians which has better wontons. 03:45.616 --> 03:47.600 [SPEAKER_00]: Got tips or stories you'd like us to cover? 03:47.821 --> 03:50.707 [SPEAKER_00]: Email us if comic book club live at gmail.com. 03:50.847 --> 03:55.657 [SPEAKER_00]: For more comic book news, reviews, and interviews, check out comicbookclublive.com. 03:55.837 --> 04:00.587 [SPEAKER_00]: Listen early and add free on patreon.com slash comic book club.