by John Jackson Miller and T.M. Haley Brightest Day followed Blackest Night into the top slot on the charts, according to preliminary data released for April by Diamond Comic Distributors. The Top 100 Comics and Trade Paperbacks for April as ordered by comics shops in North America, along with market shares and order index numbers, … Read more
by T.M. Haley Free Comic Book Day is being held this Saturday for its ninth year. This year publishers and retailers have joined with Diamond Comic Distributors to give away more than 30 unique comic titles, as well as a Marvel HeroClix figurine. You can find the full list of titles here. Signing schedules can … Read more
by John Jackson Miller and T.M. Haley Following the report on comics orders for March 2010, here’s a look back at what was going on in previous years… March 2009‘s top seller was Marvel’s Dark Avengers #3, the top seller for 2009 with estimated first-month Diamond orders of 96,532 copies. It was the first month (and, … Read more
Just back from the inaugural Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, where in promoting my own work I got to meet Jim Shooter, there to promote the new Gold Key heroes line of comics for Dark Horse. Shooter is a key figure in comics history, having tenures in various capacities with DC, Valiant, Defiant, Broadway, and, … Read more
If it takes a quarter of growth to end a recession, count this one over — at least in comics. While the market notched some positive quarters in the wide overall category last year, those gains weren’t always reflected in the narrower categories, like periodical unit sales. This quarter was different. Orders placed for comic … Read more
Throughout the last few years, we’ve been reporting the slow and steady climb of comic-book cover prices — but we’ve always also been able to say that the most common cover price for comic books offered by Diamond Comic Distributors has remained $2.99, even in months when the average cover price was climbing as much … Read more