Looking at Diamond’s backlist charts
Oh no, not more charts? Yes! This time it's something we haven't seen much talked about before: Diamond's BACKlist charts. As all publishing watchers...
DC Month to Month Sales: December 2008
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
The question whether the economy has any effect on DC Comics' periodical output is increasingly difficult to answer. On the one hand,...
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales – December ’08
by Paul O'Brien
After nine long months - the final issue was slightly late - SECRET INVASION finally wrapped up in December, and "Dark Reign"...
John Jackson Miller analyzes 2008 year-end comics sales
Number cruncher John Jackson Miller looks at Diamond's yearend figures and concludes that in 2008, the industry moved sideways:
Now, to 2008: As noted, the...
Diamond’s Top Ten for 2008
Diamond sent out a press release with their top ten comics and GNs of '08, along with a publisher chart. We know you LOVE...
DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: November 2008
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
While the economic crisis still didn't seem to have any noticeable effect on the periodical comics direct market in November, the unplanned...
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: November 2008
by Paul O'Brien
November was meant to be the final month of SECRET INVASION, but that slipped into December, taking some high-profile crossover issues with...
Comics periodical sales down 11 percent in November
That's the bad news. However, ICV2 attributes it to the fact that so many top titles were absent in November.
The top comic titles...
DC Month-to-Month Sales October 2008
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
Any signs yet of the financial crisis affecting the periodical direct market in October? No, not really. Thanks to several high-profile books...
Marvel month-to-month sales – October 2008
By Paul O'Brien
It's a quiet October. SECRET INVASION continues into its seventh month. Just think, when the crossover began, Hillary Clinton was...
Marvel Comics subscription and newsstand sales
Since we're talking numbers, Todd Allen gets a look at Marvel sub and newsstand figures via Marvel's circulation audit. The #1 subscription title is...
Miller: October comics sales set record
John Jackson Miller's October 2008 sales estimates are up, but what's really notable, he writes, is that October was a huge month for dollars.
The...
