Primer: The “Overall” estimate

I’ve written about this before, but as I can see it will be relevant in the estimates for 2008, here’s a quick overview of how the Overall Comics, Trade Paperbacks, and Magazine Dollar Sales statistic used here is calculated. Unlike the data work most commonly done with the Diamond Top Sellers charts, this measure does … Read more

The hamsters are still running…

This is a triple-whammy of a month for the sales reports — December plus end-of-quarter plus end-of-year — and there’s a whole bunch of tables on the way. The monthly analysis is taking longer than usual as a result, but the wheels are still turning. Stay tuned — some interesting stuff ahead… John Jackson MillerComichron … Read more

Diamond Dialogue’s monthly printed edition ends

This is an overdue note, but a bit of comics circulation history came to a close with the publication of the December 2008 Diamond Dialogue retailer magazine. It was the second retailer magazine of any staying power — after Capital’s Internal Correspondence — and it was the last monthly left after the folding of Comics … Read more