At the Diamond Retailer Summit at Comic-Con Valiant announced that Faith #1, the highest selling independent superhero series debut of the year, has sold out at the distributor level days after its July 20, 2016 on sale date.

In celebration of the series’ debut and fan and retailer demand, Valiant is shipping 100,000 complimentary copies of Faith #1 second printing to participating comic shops in the US, Canada, and Europe. Set for August 24 along with Faith #2 and Generation Zero #1, the complimentary copies of the 48-page Faith #1 second printing will have a cover price of $2.99 and will be shrink wrapped in individually bundled units of 20. According to Valiant, they are encouraging retailers to put them on the new release racks and discount them at promotional rates or give them away so that readers can learn about the popular series.

Faith #1 was written by Jody Houser (Orphan Black) with artist by Pere Pérez (Archer & Armstrong), Marguerite Sauvage (DC Comics Bombshells), and Colleen Doran (The Sandman), with cover by Kevin Wada (She-Hulk).

The Faith #1 second printing also includes a flipbook for Valiant’s “The Future of Valiant.” It will spotlight the wave of ongoing series, prestige format projects, and standalone events. It will begin with Faith #1 then continue throughout 2016 with seven series including Generation Zero #1 (Fred Van Lente and Francis Portela) in August, Britannia #1 (Peter Milligan and Juan Jose Ryp) in September, Bloodshot USA #1 (Jeff Lemire and Doug Braithwaite) in October, Harbinger Renegades #1 (Rafer Roberts and Darick Robertson) in November, Savage #1 (B. Clay Moore, Clayton Henry, and Lewis LaRosa) in November, and Divinity III: Stalinverse #1 (Matt Kindt and Trevor Hairsine) in December.

Retailers should not that the number of complimentary copies of Faith #1 second printing are based on their Diamond discount tier. For more information contact your Diamond representative or Valiant at retailers@valiantentertainment.com.