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July 2006 comics sales: Periodicals driving industry growth in 2006

by John Jackson Miller In an industry hitting on all cylinders — with year-to-date growth now in every category through July 2006 — it’s orders of single-issues that have generated most of the gains, according to my analysis of the sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on August 11. See the charts here. A strong … Read more

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Industry up 12% during first half of 2006

by John Jackson Miller Comic-book and trade paperback orders in the direct market in June helped the industry continue its winning ways for 2006, according to my analysis of the sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on July 14. See the charts here. Despite June 2006 having one less shipping week than June 2005, the … Read more

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Civil War #1 helps make May 2006 comics orders the best in a decade

by John Jackson Miller Comic-book orders in the direct market in May were higher than they have been in nearly a decade, according to my analysis of the sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on June 16. See the charts here. Among Diamond’s Top 300 comics, unit orders were up 23% over last May, and … Read more

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Dead no more: First quarter alive with comics sales

by John Jackson Miller No one ever really dies in comics — and now the “dead quarter,” when comics sales traditionally go into hibernation, isn’t dead any more, either. Retailers ordered at least a million more comic books in the first quarter of 2006 than in the first quarter of 2005, according to my analysis … Read more

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Industry extends sales gains in February 2006

by John Jackson Miller The lack of an issue of Infinite Crisis shipping in February proved no crisis for the comics industry, which racked up yet another month of year-over-year gains in most categories, according to an analysis of the sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on March 17. The industry continues to do … Read more

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2006 comics sales off to roaring start

by John Jackson Miller January often puts a chill on comics sales, but not this year. Sales of comics to retailers in January were by low double-digits in every category, according to my analysis of the sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on Feb. 17. Diamond’s overall sales of comics, graphic novels, and magazines … Read more

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