Column by Steven Bates
January 18, 2005
This week, Bates looks at the top comics from 2005 and finds the common element.
Sales Estimates for December Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
January 17, 2005
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2004.
From Welcome
January 17, 2005
Welcome Books has announced its 2006 calendar line-up,...
Ultimates #2 Also Debuts Strong
January 17, 2005
New Avengers #1 was the best-selling comic in December, topping 240,000 copies sold to comic shops by Diamond.
'Spacey Will Be Awesome'
January 10, 2005
Steven Bates of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio saw the news on the casting of Lex Luthor and had a reaction.
Frank Miller and Jim Lee
January 6, 2005
DC Comics has announced All-Star: Batman and Robin , the second title in DC's All Star line, which features top creators working on 'iconic versions' of the company's top characters.
'The Wizard Behind the Curtain'
January 4, 2005
Writer Bob Andelman, whose biography of Will Eisner, A Spirited Life , will be published by Dark Horse's M Press imprint in July) sent out the word of Eisner's death and shared these events and anecdotes from Eisner's life.
But Cover Prices Up
December 20, 2004
Sales were soft for most of the top comic titles this month, with five out of the top ten and 16 out of the top 25 dropping in sales. But the top seven piece books were all higher than the current base $2.25 price.
Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
December 20, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2004.
Column by Steven Bates
December 14, 2004
This week, Bates gives us his top gift items this season, in three parts. The first category he tackles is comics.
