The Kastle Tower

Sorry Folks. If you want to find some of the new issues from Red 5 Comics, you'll either have to pray for deliverance or beg your LCS to reorder them from Diamond.

I will admit that I knew about these comics about six months ago. I heard interviews with the owners/creators on several Star Wars podcasts before Diamond ever solicited them in Previews. At that time I wasn't a DCBS user nor did I have a pull box. I know I know. Not using DCBS or using a pull box at my LCS? The reason was I have really never had an issue finding issues (sorry for the pun). Really! I usually go to my LCS and just grab it off the racks. I have learned they don't order many of the Indies nor things that stray from mainstream DC or Marvel. But if I don't find it there, there is always a fallback store that carries everything on the other side of town. And in the worst case scenario I go online and use the one of 50 internet sales sites.

Yet, in this case, I have been to all the area stores--nothing! I have gone to my favorite online retailers--nothing! I tried to get my LCS to reorder them for me and the owner's wife wanted to argue that all their comics are ordered months in advance and they don't think they can order them. Here's the thing that pissed me off. They ordered me a bunch of 52 comics back in the 52 run when I was traveling and couldn't grab them on a weekly basis. So I know they can order 'em!

Now, I'm curious to why this situation is the way it is. Is Red 5 so popular it’s like trying to buy World Series tickets? Or was it so under-solicited that no one wants to take a risk or order them for a few fans? I contacted Red 5 and they said they had plenty of copies of Atomic Robo #1 and were sending Diamond more books, so why can I not find them!?

Well, perhaps this is a sign that I should just wait for the trades....