Kirkman and Bendis battle for the very soul of comics
So anyway, the Kirkman/Bendis debate thingie. Perhaps it was just because everyone was still amped about the previous night's Obama/McCain matchup, but everyone came...
Comics periodical sales decline for 7th month in a row
ICv2's monthly sales charts for August are out, and while the 43,000+ copies of WATCHMEN sold is a fantastic number that dwarfs all expectations,...
DC month-to-month sales: July 2008
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
For the DC Comics' mainstream line of periodicals, July was the most eventful month in ages. Although the company's big blockbuster Final...
Marvel month-to-month sales: July 2008
By Paul O'Brien
UNCANNY X-MEN celebrates five hundred issues, while SECRET INVASION enters a fourth month, with a range of crossover titles in tow. ...
Comics sales down again in July
ICv2 has released its July sales analysis. Periodical sales continued a slight decline:
The dollar total for comics purchased by comic stores dropped again in...
America tops BookScan for once
The unthinkable has happened, and an American-produced graphic novel has topped the BookScan chart, ICv2 reports. In fact, in a breathtaking comeback for the...
Way Back Machine: 1959
Tireless John Jackson Miller, ever busy peering thrugh the tomes of years past for nuggets of information, find some circulation information from 1959 on...
DC Month-to-Month Sales June 2008
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
In June, DC Comics' periodical business was mostly defined by all the things that didn't happen. Final Crisis #2 didn't seize the...
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales June 2008
by Paul O'Brien
Crossover season continued in June, with SECRET INVASION and its tie-ins still leading Marvel's output. But this time round, the event...
HYPE: Platinum, Flagg!, BPA in PWCW
We often forget to talk about each PW Comics Week's newsletter -- you have all subscribed, right, because it's free? -- but this week's...
DC Month-to-Month Sales May 2008
by Marc-Oliver Frisch
In May, DC Comics finally awoke from their year-long beauty sleep. Unfortunately, they seem to be getting up on the wrong side...
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales May 2008
By Paul O'Brien
The May sales charts have received a lot of attention already, and we all know what the big story is: FINAL CRISIS...
