The third quarter in the comic-book Direct Market closed off about 3% versus the same quarter in 2014, according to data released by Diamond Comic Distributors. Click to see Comichron’s estimates for comics ordered in September.) That 3% amounts to a drop of about $4 million in orders for the quarter, to $141 million. Marvel’s … Read more
The ordering slowdown for periodical comic books in advance of the Marvel relaunch continued in September, according to preliminary data released today by Diamond Comic Distributors. (UPDATE: The September estimates are now online here.) Comics dollar orders were down 19.6% year-to-year and graphic novel orders were up 12.5%, netting out to an overall drop of … Read more
The final sales report for August is now out from Diamond Comic Distributors, and the sales estimates have been calculated here at Comichron. Click to see the sales estimates for comics ordered in August 2015. In general, the third quarter has continued to be the Calm Before the Marvel Relaunch, with not a whole lot … Read more
Four years ago, August saw the comics market slumping in the days before the DC relaunch invigorated the market. Comics sales in July 2011 were down 7% for the year-to-date. The first day of the DC relaunch, August 31 with Justice League #1, erased half that deficit — and the year would go on to … Read more
The comics sales estimates for July 2015 are now online here at Comichron, completing the picture reported Friday of a slightly off month for new comics orders, influenced at least partially by a lower number of new comic book releases. There were seven titles with sales over 100,000 copies, including the relaunched Archie #1 which … Read more
Comic shop orders of comic books and graphic novels softened slightly in July, marking the first month since May 2014 in which year-over-year sales slipped. Diamond Comic Distributors‘ preliminary sales report for July 2015, released today, reported orders estimated by Comichron to be around $52 million, down a little less than 3%. There are a … Read more