Last week’s release of Action Comics #1000, the first North American comic book to reach that number in serial publication since Dell’s Four Color #1000 (see listings for it on eBay) ( in 1959, made a huge splash on the latest Diamond Comic Distributors reorder charts — and naturally, retailers stocked up on Infinity Gauntlet in … Read more
Today sees the release of Action Comics #1000, the first North American comic book to reach that number in serial publication since Dell’s Four Color #1000 (see listings for it on eBay) in 1959 — see Action‘s progress over the years in our legacy numbering timeline. In the meantime, we have some new Diamond Comic Distributors reorder charts, … Read more
The hardcover celebration, Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman releases today — and we know that retailers were already stocking up, as it was the top reordered item last week according to Diamond Comic Distributors‘ reorder charts, also out today. First we’ll look first at how the books already in stores fared, and move on to … Read more
In advance of the March sales charts, the final reorders and advance reorders placed with Diamond Comic Distributors during the month were released today. Let’s look first at how the books already in stores fared, and move on to the future: TOP REORDERED ITEMS for Mar. 26-Apr. 1, 2018 (in invoiced dollars) These are items that … Read more
March is winding down, and while it saw rotten weather in the Northeast, there’s at least one anecdotal sign of thaw: Chuck Rozanski reported yesterday that the month to date is up 63% at Mile High Comics. That’s highly unlikely for the Direct Market at large in March, which is up against a month with one … Read more
Action Comics #1000 is one of April’s bigger headlines, and the advance reorders placed by retailers from Diamond Comic Distributors last week definitely reflects that. Let’s look first at how the books already in stores fared, and move on to the future: TOP REORDERED ITEMS for Mar. 12-18, 2018 (in invoiced dollars) These are items that have … Read more