Random notes of note: • Darcey McLaughlin‘s Geek World blog in the Miracmichi Leader continues to delve into the 1990s boom and bust, getting this time into the comic shop glut and its factors. The numbers back then are of course enormous, although I was heartened (and a little surprised) to read that Moncton, New … Read more
Following up on the last post about January in comics, I ran a quick check on something we don’t always look at. I focus mostly on year-over-year changes — this December versus last December, that sort of thing — because there tends to be a lot of volatility from month to month with books that … Read more
In the vein of a similar report from California earlier, a report of a comics and games store citing the overall recession as its reason for closure. Torrance, Calif. store Third Planet Comics & Games closes Monday, according to the Contra Costa Times. “The deciding factor in this decision is that sales have fallen to … Read more
The October 2008 comics sales estimates are online at The Comics Chronicles, and it turned out to be a record-setting month in a number of categories. The Top 300 Comics Dollar sales were the highest they’ve been since the beginning of the Diamond Exclusive era, in April 1997. Likewise, the Top 300 Comics Plus Top … Read more
This is something I’ll be setting up in table form along with some other pricing information on Comichron, but here are the average prices of comics in the Diamond Top 300 back to the beginning of the Exclusive Era. The first column is the flat average (all prices divided by 300), while the second column … Read more
Marvel announced earnings this morning topping analyst expectations, Reuters reports. “It now expects earnings of $2.45 to $2.65 a share on revenue of $640 million to $670 million,” the report says. ” Marvel had earlier forecast earnings of $1.55 and $1.75 a share for 2008, on sales of $450 million to $480 million. Net profits … Read more