The October Diamond numbers won’t be out for a few days, but in advance I have posted the October 1998 and October 2003 figures for comparison. October 2003 was topped by the second issue of the long-awaited Avengers/Justice League crossover — though in a sense, Avengers/JLA #2 was actually the first issue with that name. … Read more
Marvel announced earnings this morning topping analyst expectations, Reuters reports. “It now expects earnings of $2.45 to $2.65 a share on revenue of $640 million to $670 million,” the report says. ” Marvel had earlier forecast earnings of $1.55 and $1.75 a share for 2008, on sales of $450 million to $480 million. Net profits … Read more
I realized there was still one section yet to be restored from the previous incarnation of the site — only, it wasn’t really a section then, and it wasn’t how I wanted to present it. The Yearly Comics Sales section presents rankings of comics sales figures reported in postal Statements of Ownership — but that’s … Read more
In passing on a link to a comics store closure story earlier this week, I was tempted to say that we’re far more likely to learn of a store closure from the Internet than a store opening — hence, we can’t always tell much about the market from how many such stories are out there. … Read more
And now the other half of 2005 is online, starting with January. January is an odd month when it comes to the comparatives, as the Top 100 Trade Paperbacks only began being reported in February 2004. Forty-seven months online now, 98 to go.
If you’re wondering what the initial comics-shop sales were for All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder, wonder no more. The second half of 2005 is now online at The Comics Chronicles, starting with July 2005. Now less than nine years of Diamond-era sales to be posted. It actually gets a little easier going … Read more