Diamond Comic Distributors released its top-sellers list and market shares for December 2008 last week — and as the end of a quarter and the end of the year, the report from the comics industry’s main distributor provides a lot to talk about. First, speaking just of December: As seen from the tables with estimates … Read more
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
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
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
Diamond continues its rollout today of the December 2008 comics sales figures, with a release of a longer (and corrected) market share list and the Top 100 Comics. On the December number score: First off, my hunch was correct that the dollar and unit sales columns were reversed in last week’s “sneak peak,” so I’m … Read more
Diamond began its roll-out of December 2008 sales figures today with the release of market shares and the Top 10s for several categories. The Top 10 comics for December and their cover prices, order codes and publishers: 1) Secret Invasion #8 • $3.99 • SEP082358-60 • Marvel Comics2) Final Crisis #5 • $3.99 • AUG080114 … Read more