The April 2009 analysis is almost finished (though the tables are online already), but in looking back through the historical numbers, I found something that sheds some light on a frequently asked question: What portion of new comics sales is outside the Top 300? The only way to know is to have a look at … Read more
The full report will follow later — an exceptionally busy month here — but the April 2009 sales charts are online here. As expected, they report a significant rebound, helping the market to recover some of the ground lost in the first part of the year. There are also some other factors of interest, about … Read more
The April comic book sales data is being processed right now, and it does appear to be a strong month — certainly the healthiest of the year so far. I want to take a second look at the data before release, however; whenever there’s movement in the estimates, it’s usually a good idea. Stay tuned…
Very busy of late — thoughts of getting Star Trek circulation history notes on the site to coincide with the film release ran into time constraints. There isn’t much to be found in the Statements of Ownership, anyway, except for the single year in the late 1990s when Marvel had obtained the license for the … Read more
Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, and in this eighth edition it has become a fixture in the comics year. Since its inception in 2002, more than a hundred special edition comics have been created for retailers to distribute — not just on Free Comic Book Day, of course, but throughout the year — … Read more
The news today that Hasbro and Discovery Networks are teaming to create a new network to showcase Hasbro properties recalled an earlier connection with comics — famously, Hasbro’s role in creating what was likely the most expensive advertising campaign for individual comic books, ever. In 1999’s Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie, … Read more