Best-Seller of the Decade (So Far)
August 15, 2005
All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder #1 is the best-selling full-priced comic since we started tracking comic sales in early 2001, and may be the best-selling comic since sometime in the mid-90s.
Superhero Titles Flash 'Legs'
August 7, 2005
The feature film remake of The Dukes of Hazzard television series topped the weekend box office with an estimated gross of $30.575 million and a solid $8,097 per theater average.
Action Pics Wilt in Late Summer Heat
July 31, 2005
Is it just that all the good action films are front-loaded into the first half of the summer season, or are August moviegoers just satiated with endless explosions and ready for something completely different?
In Second Quarter
July 28, 2005
Marvel released its second quarter financials on Thursday and reported lower earnings, down 11% vs. the year-ago period, due primarily to lower licensing and publishing sales.
Depp Double Dips Chocolate Treat
July 24, 2005
Michael Bay's $122 million summer blockbuster The Island, starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson, fizzled at the box office.
Sales Estimates for June Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 24, 2005
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2005.
Summer Events Drive Comic Sales in June
July 24, 2005
Marvel's summer comic crossover event, House of M, got off to a brilliant start in June with the first issue selling more than 233 thousand copies.
Joe Field & Amanda Fisher Talk 'ComicsPRO'
July 18, 2005
The profile of the comics industry is higher than ever. But what other industry of such prominence is as bereft of professional trade organizations as comics?
FF Drops 60 Precent
July 17, 2005
Comedy ruled at the weekend box office with Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the 'R' rated Wedding Crashers finishing in the top spots.
At the Wholesale Level
July 11, 2005
Some direct market retailers might want to quibble with Avi Arad's recent assertion that the success of Marvel-based movies translates into more readers for Marvel comics.
