Over 650,000 Copies Ordered from Diamond U.S.
January 2, 2002
Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure topped the comic charts for January 2002, with over 650,000 copies ordered from Diamond U.S. prior to any late orders or reorders.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Title Indexes and External Title Data
January 2, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in January 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond U.S..
Most Important to Retailers
December 31, 2001
Here are ICv2's Top Five Comic Stories of 2001. These rankings are based on the business impact of these events on pop culture retailers. 1.Comics bottom? The first three quarters of 2001 were rough in the comics industry. Orders on comics hit new lows
Overprint Not Enough
December 25, 2001
DC has announced that it is going back to press on DKSA #1, the first issue of its Dark Knight sequel series, which was released three weeks ago.
Dark Knight Sequel Gets Good Early Buzz
December 7, 2001
Initial reports on Dark Knight Strikes Again indicate that the title has been selling briskly since its Wednesday, December 5 release.
Biggest Comic Charity Event Ever
December 5, 2001
Marvel has announced that it is going back to press on Heroes , its 9/11 tribute/benefit book, for 'a third and final printing.'
500,000 TPB Buyers Key to Mass Success
December 1, 2001
DC EVP Paul Levitz said that no 'newsstand' distribution of DKSA is planned, meaning that distributors like Hudson and Anderson News will not be distributing the book.
Dark Knight Strikes Again
November 28, 2001
For the first time in recent memory, initial U.S. orders on a comic title by pop culture stores have topped $1 million retail.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Title Indexes and External Title Data
November 28, 2001
Estimated quantities for initial orders for comics shipping in December from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond U.S.
After a Blah Third Quarter
November 6, 2001
We've now had some time to fill in our year-over-year numbers for initial U.S. comic orders to Diamond Comic Distributors from pop culture stores, and the results show a blah third quarter followed by robust growth in the first two months of the fourth.
