The nominees for the US edition of the Sophie Castille Award for translation have been announced, with the winner to revealed as part of the Harvey Awards ceremony this week
When the early Diamond info came out this month the Friday before the Top 300 charts were released (as they generally do every month), there was much consternation, as Marvel dominated both the top ten and also nearly doubled DC in market share. The instant conclusion that was jumped to in many quarters was that Marvel crushed DC in October. DC must have had a horrible month, right?
Eh, not so much.
Total sales for DC were actually up over September by more than 100K. Average sales per title were down slightly, just 0.5%. Average sales for Vertigo were down because last month was a Sandman month, but the median sales per title for Vertigo were up by about 2.5K, due to the Vertigo relaunch.
A group of 13 publishers have reached a settlement with the Diamond estate and Sparkle Pop to get their inventory back, and this Diamond business may finally be drawing to a close
The artist has released Planetoid Raiders: Recorder's Warning, an original track creator for Planetoid Raiders, a line of retro-inspired science-fiction action figures that you can currently back on Kickstarter.
The second trailer for VisionQuest has dropped ahead of the show's premiere on Disney+ on October 14, revealing new villains like Paladin and Jocasta, and Ultron trying on a hat.
