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December brings 2006 to $396 million, up 12%

by John Jackson Miller The comics industry completed its sixth consecutive year of sales increases in December, surpassing 2005’s sales by $37 million overall, according to my analysis of the sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on January 15. See the charts here. Increases for the year came in all sales categories — with … Read more

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Record November means $395+ million year for comics

by John Jackson Miller Tax experts describe Tax Freedom day as the spot on the calendar when taxpayers stop working for the government and begin earning for themselves. For the comics industry, the Nov. 22 shipment marked the moment when the industry surpassed 2005’s sales — so every dollar from here on out is growth, … Read more

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Books keep sales rolling in October 2006 in month with no Civil War

by John Jackson Miller The comics industry continued on course to a year of across-the-board sales increases with an October marked by strong performances among new trade paperbacks and hardcovers, according to my analysis of the sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on November 17. See the charts here. Boosted by such titles as the … Read more

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September 2006 sales: The difference a decade makes

by John Jackson Miller The comics industry hasn’t yet caught up with where it was this time 10 years ago when it comes to comic-book sales — but it’s greatly narrowed, if not erased, that gap with trade paperbacks, according to my analysis of the sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on October 13. … Read more

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August 2006 comics sales: Third straight August with double-digit gains

by John Jackson Miller Growth in the comics industry is becoming an August tradition. Once again, orders of comics and trade paperbacks in August increased in all categories according to my analysis of the sales reports released by Diamond Comic Distributors on September 15. But it is, in fact, the third August in a row … Read more

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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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