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2020 rolls on and our post-lock down recovery continues. New Release shipments for all our varied ranges continue at a pace with most publishers and game suppliers ramping up with exponentially more month after month. What we are starting to notice is shortages and delays sourcing backstock and best sellers. For now our focus will very much be on the new - check this MK1 link for all our new arrivals https://mk1.co.nz/collections/new-releases - feels like we are unpacking new stuff every other day! Here is a quick run through some important MK1 announcements: We have simplified how we organise and notify MK1...

July Preview - Here's to July carrying on the June rebuild -#backthecomeback.  Our weekly comic shipments have resumed their reliable schedule (and I am optimistic the new DC distribution will roll on almost seamlessly – the litmus test will be next week).  Games Workshop's releases are ramping up with lots of new Black Library books and the big new 40K edition is due out early July.  Our board game suppliers are all talking about big supply and transport problems which apparently will be the normal through to Christmas 2020! We are so-far keeping our Boardgame shelves full though - grabbing whatever we can...

DC COMICS SPLIT WITH DIAMOND:  Progress towards the first DC comics shipment continues.  We locked in our second order this week with our first order due to arrive in the week following June 30. We keep everybody's orders updated in our own subscription management system so there is no need to update or replace your DC orders - everything will roll over to the new supplier. DC Connect is the DC preorder catalogue - available digitally at these links: For July/August DC Shipments  https://www.dccomics.com/comics/dc-connect-2020/dc-connect-1  ForSeptember DC Shipments https://www.dccomics.com/comics/dc-connect-2020/dc-connect-2 Cover Gallery is up for this week's imported comics and books https://mk1.co.nz/pages/cover-gallery  due here...

Comics are due this Thursday. This week's hit pick will be  DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL #1  Mk1 Price $10 each  DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL #1 written by SCOTT SNYDER art by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION Get ready for the earth-shattering encore! The legendary team behind Dark Nights: Metal and Batman: Last Knight on Earth take center stage and reunite for one last tour.  When the Earth is enveloped by the Dark Multiverse, the Justice League is at the mercy of the Batman Who Laughs. Humanity struggles to survive in a hellish landscape twisted beyond recognition, while Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman have...

This week's cover gallery has been announced here https://mk1.co.nz/pages/cover-gallery The big release is the JOKER 80TH ANNIV 100 PAGE SUPER SPECTACULAR #1. Our initial order has pretty much sold out thanks to a flood of late orders but I have been able to order extras after the fact so should have more in the following week. Other launches include the new Matt Fraction series ADVENTUREMAN #1 and the Paul Dini, Ty Templeton classic Animated Batman revisit : BATMAN THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE #1 .  Lots more to check out so visit the Cover Gallery page and email us any late requests.  Next week's comics schedule has been announced  -  featuring  DARK NIGHTS...