A Huge Success!
May 26, 2002
Raymond G. Iniquez, Jr., of Rays Mini Video & Comics, shares his thoughts on how FCBD went for his store.
Sales Go Down when Books Are Late
May 19, 2002
A comment on the very late DKSA #3 and what DC is doing about it came in from Gail Burt of Metropolis Comics in Downey, California.
'Going batty waiting'
May 13, 2002
Our article on Dark Knight Strikes Again #3 (still not scheduled) produced this response from a Midwestern retailer....
When It Is Finished
May 7, 2002
At the recent BEA convention in New York, we asked DC VP Direct Sales Bob Wayne for the latest on the long-delayed Dark Knight Strikes Again #3 and were granted a few morsels.
Great, What's Next?
May 6, 2002
Tim Davis, owner of Alternate Reality in Chicago, Illinois, said of FCBD in his store, 'I saw 3 to 4 times the number of bodies that I normally see on a Saturday.'
Ten Years Ago Artists Dominated Comics
April 28, 2002
Marvel's recent announcement of exclusive deals with Joseph Michael Stracynski (JMS) and Kevin Smith could be seen as a response to DC Comics forging similarly exclusive deals with Brian Azzarello, Warren Ellis, and Mike Carey.
Get Free Stuff, Win Great Prizes!
April 9, 2002
An ICv2 release. ICv2, with the support of sponsors Topps, Diamond Comic Distributors, and WizKids, LLC, is launching its 'May Movie Moolah' promotion today...
Plus Surprising Price Point Trends
March 17, 2002
Two #1 products repeated in February, a testament to the strength of some recent releases and the weaker competition scheduled for this normally weak month.
Three Months of Growth in Q1 2002
March 4, 2002
Initial March comic orders from US pop culture retailers were up 7% over March 2001, powered by strong performances from Marvel and Dark Horse.
No DKSA or Origin Means No Big Comic Hits this Month
March 3, 2002
The best-selling comic title for March 2002, New X-Men , has initial raw orders to Diamond US of only around 104,000 copies, the lowest quantity for a #1 comic title since April of last year.
