NewWorldKam wrote:
Yes, same order as the hardcovers unless they are promoting a movie, in which case the order will be messed up a little.

No, they cannot produce them quicker because in some cases they are still tweaking and improving the artwork and in all cases the artist that does the covers to the black editions needs time to produce the artwork.

makes sense.  maybe one day i will stop buying any monthly books and i will be able to afford the hard covers.