It’s been a couple of years since I’ve done any Comichron Flashback columns, but with the January 2013 data now reported, I wanted to look at resuming the effort during months when time allows. I’ve added a snapshot of what one retailer is charging for the top-sellers; Comichron isn’t a price guide site, but sometimes … Read more
Following the report on comics orders for October 2010, here’s a look back at what was going on in previous years… October 2009‘s top seller was DC’s Blackest Night #4, with first-month orders of 136,100 copies copies. By the end of the year, it would have orders of more than 140,200 copies, making it the … Read more
Following the report on comics orders for September 2010, here’s a look back at what was going on in previous years… September 2009‘s top seller was DC’s Blackest Night #3, with first-month orders of 140,700 copies copies. By the end of the year, it would have orders of more than 161,400 copies, making it the … Read more
Following the report on comics orders for August 2010, here’s a look back at what was going on in previous years… August 2009‘s top seller was DC’s Blackest Night #2, with first-month orders of 145,600 copies. By the end of the year, it would have orders of more than 161,400, making it the fifth-best-selling … Read more
by John Jackson Miller and T.M. Haley In 1991, Marvel Comics launched a new “adjectiveless” X-Men title; the original 1963 X-Men series had been known as Uncanny X-Men for several years. That new X-Men issue, with its five covers, released into the superheated speculator market of the early 1990s and became the best-selling comic book … Read more
Following the report on comics orders for June 2010, here’s a look back at what was going on in previous years… June 2009‘s top seller was DC’s Batman and Robin #1, with estimated first-month Diamond orders of 168,500 copies. It would ultimately be the fourth best-selling comic book of 2009, with reorders bringing it … Read more