Through EOY
August 22, 2004
Upper Deck plans an aggressive schedule of releases through the end of the year for its four CCG lines.
Also Lower at the Bottom
August 16, 2004
Comic piece sales dropped almost across the board in July vs. the previous issues.
Surpassed Last Year
July 6, 2004
Teresa Moran of Acadiana Book & Comic Shop in Lafayette, Louisiana used basic techniques and an enthusiastic attitude to generate an up Free Comic Book Day in her store.
Cross-promoted with Spider-Man 2
July 6, 2004
Glen Soustek of Westlake Cards, Comics and Coins in Roselle, Illinois found success cross-promoting his store with the Spider-Man 2 movie.
Biggest Wednesday Ever
July 1, 2004
Spider-Man 2 grossed $40.5 million in over 4,000 theaters on Wednesday, breaking the previous record for the biggest Wednesday ever set by Lord of the Rings: Return of the King ($34.5 million).
And Later, TV
June 30, 2004
Spider-Man 2 is expected to appear as an Imax, large-format film in the coming weeks.
In May
June 20, 2004
Three comic titles sold over 175,000 copies in the direct market in May, all with sales driven by variant cover promotions.
Top Saturday Ever
May 23, 2004
Shrek 2's monster 3-day opening weekend total is conservatively estimated at $104.3 million, ranking second only to Spider-Man's $114.8.
Most Top Circs Down from March
May 23, 2004
Diamond shipped over 230,000 copies of Superman #204 to North American comic stores in April, the best single-copy piece sale since Batman #619 last September.
'Hunker Down, Boys and Girls'
May 20, 2004
Daniel McAbee of The Tangled Web in Spartanburg, South Carolina saw the news on Barnes and Noble's exclusive Ultimate Spider-Man hardcover, and the response from John Miller of Lost Realm and sent us this comment on his strategies for competing with big box competition.
