John Jackson Miller

Comichron founder John Jackson Miller has tracked the comics industry for more than 25 years, including a decade editing the industry’s retail trade magazine; he is the author of several guides to comics, as well as more than a hundred comic books for various franchises. He is the author of novels including Star Wars: Kenobi, Star Wars: A New Dawn, Star Trek: Discovery – The Enterprise War, and his upcoming release, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The High Country. Read more about them at his fiction site. Be sure to follow Comichron on Twitter and Facebook, and check out our Youtube channel. You can also support us on Patreon!

March 2013 comics sales estimates now online

As noted here last week, sales in the Direct Market were up considerably in March, according to data released by Diamond Comic Distributors. Comics shops in North America ordered $41.3 million worth of comics and graphic novels in March, beating the previous year’s total by nearly 23%. Guardians of the Galaxy #1 led the market, … Read more

March 2013 comics sales: The beats go on

Spring arrived in the comics industry with sales up considerably in the Direct Market, according to preliminary data released by Diamond Comic Distributors. Comics shops in North America appear to have ordered $41.3 million worth of comics and graphic novels in March, beating the previous year’s total by nearly 23%. The first quarter of the … Read more

March 2013 Comics Flashbacks: Maxx launches, and Rogue Joins the X-Men

With March 2013 comics sales data soon to be reported (update: they’re here), let’s take a look at comics sales in previous Marches. Again, I’ve added a snapshot of what one major retailer is charging for the top-sellers; Comichron isn’t a price guide site, but it’s interesting to see how once-popular titles held up. As … Read more

Flags waving: Justice League of America #1 sets new high marks

DC’s Justice League of America #1 turned in the strongest single-issue sales performance for a comic book in the month of February since at least 1996 — and the biggest single-month number for a DC title since that time, as well. That’s based on Comichron’s estimates of retailer orders from Diamond Comic Distributors. Click to … Read more

February 2013 comics sales up, IDW sets new record

February 2013 orders for comics and graphic novels continued to outpace sales of a year ago, according to preliminary direct market sales data released today by Diamond Comic Distributors. The 10% increase year-to-year is made more impressive by the fact that the comparison month was a very rare leap year February with five shipping weeks. … Read more

February 2013 Comichron Flashbacks: Hush, Stormwatch, Archie

With February 2013 comics sales data soon to be reported, let’s take a look at comics sales in previous Februaries. (Update: 2013 data is now out: Justice League of America #1 led the pack.) Again, I’ve added a snapshot of what one major retailer is charging for the top-sellers; Comichron isn’t a price guide site, … Read more