Although you may think that this kind of excitement is a new thing, we've found a few examples from the past where fans have gone crazy for the next adventure of their heroes:
- In 1821, when the poet Byron had the latest parts of his popular Don Juan published, excited crowds banged on his publisher's door and windows.
- Charles Dickens' novel, The Old Curiosity Shop, was published in parts. In 1841, crowds of fans in New York greeted the ship bringing in the latest part by shouting: "Is Little Nell dead?"
- Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe had the presses working overtime by selling one and a half million copies in 1852.
- And in 1854, The Bronze Soldier by GWM Reynolds sold 100,000 copies on the day it came out.