Sales Estimates for February Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
March 19, 2006
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2006.
Strong Month for Floppies
March 19, 2006
A strong month for floppies continued the 2006 increase in comic sales, with an 8% increase in comic periodical sales.
13 of Top 25 Up
March 19, 2006
The first issue in the new Joss Whedon/John Cassaday Astonishing X-Men story arc topped off February comic store sales with over 140,000 copies, easily topping the last issue of the previous arc.
Column by Steve Bennett
March 19, 2006
Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by retailer Steve Bennett of Mary Alice Wilson's Dark Star Books in Yellow Springs , Ohio . This week Bennett looks at realism in comics.
Debuting This Fall
March 16, 2006
The Cartoon Network has rights to the Fantastic Four series.
WizKids Looking For a Bigger Sell-In
March 16, 2006
The first release in all new WizKids' launches will be fully returnable for hobby retailers including HorrorClix and ToonClix .
New CMG Targets the 6-12 Demo
March 16, 2006
WizKids has announced ToonClix , a new collectible miniatures game targeted at the 6-12 demo.
Season One Cards in June
March 16, 2006
Inkworks Trading Cards has acquired the trading card license for USA Network's science fiction series The 4400 .
Plots Lots of Retailer Support
March 16, 2006
Wizards of the Coast is planning an elaborate organized play program in support of its new Dreamblade Collectible Miniatures Game (CMG).
WotC Unveils 'Dreamblade'
March 16, 2006
At the GAMA trade show in Las Vegas Wizards of the Coast unveiled a major new game initiative.
Voice Actor Says 4 Features Planned
March 15, 2006
Voice actor Billy West recently posted news on his Website about the future of Futurama .
For the Americas, Europe, and Oceania
March 15, 2006
Viz has secured the television, home video and merchandising rights to Shonen Jump's Bleach .
