Completing its roundup of 2008, Diamond Comic Distributors has released its rankings for its Top 300 Comics and Top 300 trade paperbacks for the year, as well as final market shares. And, just as it’s doing now on a monthly basis, it released a Top 50 Independent list for the year — independent meaning all … Read more
As noted also in the updated main post below: Dan Manser, director of marketing at Diamond, has confirmed my understanding of the numbers: Indeed, all three findings that have been reported are correct. The 3-4% drops in Diamond’s 2008 sales mentioned in previous interviews with Bill Schanes and Roger Fletcher refer to Diamond’s overall sales, … Read more
As in past years, Diamond has released Year-in-Review charts for sales in 2008 — this time, in advance of the December 2008 data. Comics, trade paperback and graphic novel, and market share charts are in the release. 2008 TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS (Dollar Share)Marvel: 40.81%DC: 29.94%Dark Horse: 6.49%Image: 3.73%IDW: 3.08%Others: 15.95% In 2007, Marvel stood … Read more
by John Jackson Miller The comics industry saw its seventh consecutive year of increased sales to comics shops in 2007. Sales to retailers increased in every category tracked, including comic book units, which rose 4% to their highest level since 1997. Overall, Diamond Comic Distributors‘ sales of comic books and trade paperbacks to comics shops … Read more
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