I’ve said before that the month of July presented the best opportunity this summer for the Direct Market to make up ground lost in the winter — and that is what happened, according to Comichron’s analysis of preliminary data released today by Diamond Comic Distributors. Retailers ordered $44.64 million worth of comic books, graphic novels, … Read more
The July reorder picture from Diamond Comic Distributors is now complete. DC’s Teen Titans #20 was the top reordered comic book from Diamond the last week of July, while Punisher Max by Ennis Omnibus Vol. 2 was the top reordered hardcover and top item overall. Marvel’s Infinity Gauntlet was once again the top reordered trade … Read more
In an unusual happenstance, two consecutive issues of the same series led comics on both the weekly reordered and advance reordered lists at the end of July. Die! Die! Die! #1 was again the top reordered book last week — click to see see all the July charts. Issue #1 is still stocked at Diamond, suggesting a … Read more
The surprise-shipped Die Die Die #1 from Image Comics led comics shop reorders for the week ending July 22, pushing Marvel‘s Amazing Spider-Man #1 into second among reorders for comic books. Infinity Gauntlet again the top reordered softcover. The Avengers: Endless Wartime graphic novel from 2013 was part of a special sale, and was as a … Read more
The reorder charts for the second week of July are out from Diamond Comic Distributors, and show that, again controversy or not, DC Comics‘ Batman #50 was the top reordered comic book last week by North American retailers. The Jonathan Hickman Avengers Omnibus Vol. 2 was the top hardcover. We’ve consolidated our reorder reports so that the charts appear on … Read more
The reorder charts for the first week of July are out from Diamond Comic Distributors, and show that, controversial or not, DC Comics‘ Batman #50 was the top reordered comic book last week by North American retailers. Dark Nights Rising was the top hardcover; Infinity Wars was the top graphic novel. We’ve consolidated our reorder … Read more