The Walking Dead #127 Sells Out, Image Calls on Retailers To Order Bigger In the Future

#127, out yesterday, has already sold out at Diamond Comics Distributors and will had back for a second printing, prompting Image Comics to once again remind retailers to increase their orders on the best-selling title.”It’s always frustrating when a bona fide hit like The Walking Dead sells out,” said Eric Stephenson, Publisher at Image Comics. “When we sell out, stores can’t sell the book, and readers can’t get it—we all suffer. In the time it takes to reprint a book like The Walking Dead #127, we’re all left waiting weeks, and it just winds up being a missed opportunity. That said, we are making it easier for retailers to restock this issue, while also making sure they don’t sell out of the next one quite so quickly.”On the heels of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s conclusion to the months-long, twice-monthly “All Out War” story arc, this issue marks a new beginning for the hit series and theoretically a jumping-on point for new readers. “This ‘new beginning’ was a big risk for us, and it’s extremely gratifying to see how well it’s been received,” said Kirkman. “It’s good to know that despite so many changes in the book, the devotion of its readers hasn’t changed at all.”