Most Difficult Retail Environment Ever
November 19, 2008
“Beginning with September, changes in consumer spending have created the most difficult retail environment we have ever seen,” Hastings CEO John Marmaduke said of the sales environment.
With Gale Anne Hurd
November 19, 2008
Movie rights for Arcana Comics’s GearHead have been acquired by Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Motion Pictures.
Online Comics for Newspapers
November 18, 2008
King Features has launched a new online comics distribution platform for local newspapers, making its 60+ daily strips available for newspaper Websites under a revenue sharing arrangement.
In Three Versions
November 17, 2008
The Warner Premiere Wonder Woman animated feature will be released on DVD in three versions, as well as via OnDemand and Pay-Per-View, on March 3rd.
On WizKids and the Economy's Impact on Comic and Game Sales
November 17, 2008
We recently spoke to Chris Powell of Lone Star Comics one of the largest independent retailers of comics and games.
'Reaping What They've Sown'
November 17, 2008
Kendall Swafford of Up Up & Away! in Cincinnati, Ohio saw the news about WizKids closing and Upper Deck layoffs and says he’s sorry that people are losing jobs, but the companies are “reaping what they've sown.”
Colbert, Sales Impact
November 14, 2008
The momentum behind president-elect Barack Obama’s comic connection appears to be building.
In October
November 17, 2008
Comic dollars sold in to comic stores were up a robust 9% in October over the same month in 2007.
Event Books Stay on Top
November 17, 2008
Sales to comic stores on the top titles in October appear to have slipped, with only two titles in the top 25 eking out an increase over the previous month's issues.
Sales Estimates for October Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
November 17, 2008
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2008.
