{"product_id":"the-recount-1-cbsn-excluisve","title":"The Recount #1 CBSN Excluisve","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Recount #1 — CBSN Exclusive Variant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003eretailer-exclusive variant\u003c\/strong\u003e on the launch issue of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Recount\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cstrong\u003eScout Comics (2020)\u003c\/strong\u003e — Jonathan Hedrick's political action-thriller miniseries about Secret Service agent Bree Barto protecting the Vice President after the President's assassination. Issue #1 is the title's series-launch anchor position, and the CBSN exclusive sits inside that launch's variant slate as a dedicated retailer-distributed cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRetailer-exclusive variants are distributed \u003cstrong\u003eonly through the originating shop's allocation\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than open-order via Diamond \/ Lunar to all retailers. The print volume is bound to the originating shop's commit against the publisher's quote, which makes retailer exclusives structurally narrower in distribution than open-order covers — typical print runs land in the low thousands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is brand-new, raw \u003cstrong\u003eNear Mint\u003c\/strong\u003e, unread, bagged and boarded. UK insured tracked dispatch from Canterbury, Kent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitle: The Recount\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIssue: #1 (Launch)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Image Comics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariant: CBSN Retailer Exclusive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistribution: Originating Shop Only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Investigative Thriller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Raw NM · Unread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtection: Bagged \u0026amp; Boarded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssue #1 anchor position.\u003c\/strong\u003e Series-launch issues are anchor positions in any title's collected run — collectors building a complete Recount run target the launch issue specifically.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRetailer-exclusive distribution layer.\u003c\/strong\u003e Print volume bound to the originating shop's commit, not open-order across Diamond\/Lunar's full retailer base. Structurally narrower distribution than the issue's standard cover slate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRetailer-exclusive #1 collector slot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Retailer-exclusive #1 covers are amongst the most-targeted slots inside a series launch's variant slate — they form a defined sub-cluster within complete-run collecting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScout-line modern lane.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Recount sits inside Scout Comics' modern indie publishing programme alongside Solar Flare, Lost Soldiers, Stabbity Bunny and the wider Scout-line creator catalogue. Scout retailer-exclusive variants form a defined collector cluster on launches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlab-friendly format.\u003c\/strong\u003e Retailer-exclusive #1 covers slab cleanly with the originating shop and exclusive designation typically noted on the label — locks provenance into the slab.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUK access via Redsters.\u003c\/strong\u003e US-only retailer-exclusive variants reach UK collectors through a much narrower import chain than mainline Marvel\/DC titles. Redsters fronts the allocation so UK buyers don't have to source via flippers across multiple US shops.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Retailer-Exclusive Lane\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRetailer exclusives\u003c\/strong\u003e are variant covers commissioned and distributed through a single shop (or a small network of shops) rather than open-order through the publisher's full distribution chain at Diamond \/ Lunar. The originating shop commits an order quote to the publisher for a custom cover treatment — and that commit determines the variant's print volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStructurally, retailer exclusives are \u003cstrong\u003enarrower in distribution\u003c\/strong\u003e than open-order ratio variants because allocation is bound to a single retailer's order rather than spread across a publisher-wide retailer base. Typical retailer-exclusive print runs land in the \u003cstrong\u003elow thousands\u003c\/strong\u003e, with sub-thousand caps not uncommon on smaller-shop allocations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors, retailer exclusives form a defined sub-cluster within complete-run collecting. The originating shop and exclusive designation typically appear on CGC slab labels, which makes the variant traceable inside its provenance chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo structural factors converge on this listing. First, the \u003cstrong\u003eIssue #1 anchor position\u003c\/strong\u003e — series-launch issues are anchor positions in any title's collected run, regardless of the title's later trajectory. Second, the \u003cstrong\u003eretailer-exclusive distribution layer\u003c\/strong\u003e — print volume bound to a single shop's commit narrows distribution materially below open-order variant tiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor collectors building a complete Recount #1 retailer-exclusive set, this slot anchors the CBSN tier alongside the \u003ca href=\"the-recount-1-one-stop-shop-exclusive-virgin-variant-neil-nelson-scout-2020\"\u003eOSH Virgin (Neil Nelson)\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"the-recount-1-virgin-javan-jordan-hive-comics-limited-400\"\u003eHive Comics Ltd 400 Virgin (Javan Jordan)\u003c\/a\u003e. For collectors building a Scout-line modern-launch sub-set, this fits in the wider Scout publishing programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompanion piece to other Image-line launch issues in our exclusives lane — sits in the same buy-cycle as the Exquisite Corpses #1 Micelli Foil + Min Trade Set and the DoT #13 Hutchinson-Cates Foil Virgin in the Image-line Tynion-cluster collecting band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUK insured tracked dispatch from Canterbury, Kent. Bagged, boarded and rigid-mailer protected. Same packaging standard we use on slabs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUK Dispatch: Within 24 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational: Tracked + signed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtection: Bag + Board + Mailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Redsters Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49586673058059,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/5790\/8491\/files\/TheRecount_1CBSNExclusive.jpg?v=1746369579","url":"https:\/\/redsterscomics.com\/nl\/products\/the-recount-1-cbsn-excluisve","provider":"Redsters Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}