When it comes to our reports based on data from Diamond Comic Distributors, we’re always careful to say they’re based on sales to retailers by the distributor in North America. We often mention UK and European sales as not being included in Diamond’s monthly tallies — but we don’t often get into why that’s the … Read more
There’s still some data I want to have a look at before posting the April 2010 direct market sales estimates, but from my initial work with the numbers released today by Diamond, it appears that, even against unremarkable 2009 competition, April will be as weak as a month for comics sales as March was a … Read more
I’ve been needing to get this online into the FAQ section of the site for some time — there actually was one before my old database imploded last year — but it comes up enough that it’s worth a permanent note, in addition to the material listed under “The Fine Print” here in various places … 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