by John Jackson Miller The recovery which began in the comics industry in late 2000 is continuing, with 2005 now projected to be the fifth consecutive year of overall sales growth, according to my analysis of the October 2005 sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on Nov. 11. Diamond’s sales of comic books, trade … Read more

by John Jackson Miller All-Star Batman’s second issue and a two-issue month for New Avengers and JLA helped the comics market close out the third quarter 5% above the same period in 2004, according to my analysis of the sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors. See the estimates for September 2005 comics sales. It … Read more

by John Jackson Miller Powered by a strong launch for Justice by Alex Ross, the August comics market posted solid double-digit gains over the same month in 2004, according to my analysis of the sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on Sept. 16. August shows it doesn’t take a comic book topping 200,000 copies … Read more

by John Jackson Miller More copies of All-Star Batman and Robin #1 were ordered by comics shops in July than any other comic book since 2003’s Batman #619, also from DC — and more were sold in a single month than any comic book since Top Cow’s Darkness #11 back in 1997, according to my … Read more

by John Jackson Miller Sales of comic books and trade paperbacks to comics shops increased 9% in the first half of 2005 to $168.4 million, according to my analysis of sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on July 21. June’s double-digit percentage sales increase helped push the first half of 2005 toward solid gains. … Read more