FYI, comics in North America come out tomorrow, on the 3rd. Technically, June 1st would have been a Tuesday, anyway. I imagine those who live where Memorial Day is not celebrated probably got them today.
INVINCIBLE #72 is supposed to be coming out today. The best way to check isn't even via Image's website or even Diamond, but Midtown comics (at www.midtowncomics.com ). They're a big chain shop in Manhattan that orders EVERYTHING that comes out in a given week. If their website claims something will be out, it's out. And it confirms INVINCIBLE #72.
As for the schedule of that book, until 2009, it didn't always come out every month either; most years one was lucky if they got in 10 issues. It didn't help that Ryan Ottley, the lead penciler, also was tasked to help draw the first five issues of HAUNT (including covers), so for almost half a year, Ottley was essentially drawing two books at once. The only artist in recent memory who has pulled that off without delay was John Romita Jr. (an artist who, alongside Mark Bagley, suddenly is under siege for various things, such as "he draws everyone the same" - thus fans proving Joe Q right every time he defends a late comic with, "fans don't care about it being on time, they want top notch art", which is sad). On top of that, the INVINCIBLE RETURNS special also had 10 pages from Cory Walker, who often has struggled with deadlines as is (hence why he couldn't draw the title regularly after the first 7-8 issues). So, between those things, the fact that INVINCIBLE is less than 2 months behind schedule isn't so bad.
And, unlike Marvel, when an Image book runs late, they usually don't reward the fan by charging $4 for it. Thank you, Heinberg YOUNG AVENGERS, Marvel.
