Column by Scott Thorne
August 1, 2022
This week, columnist Scott Thorne discusses how comic publishers have classically gone about enticing stores to carry new comics, and the merits and pitfalls of deep discounting and returnability.
Plus: 'March' Sequel Named Best Graphic Memoir
July 25, 2022
SDCC News: Run, the sequel to John Lewis's multi-award winning March, won the Eisner for Best Graphic Memoir.
Superhero and Author Titles Get Boosts from Streaming
July 18, 2022
Comics with streaming tie-ins placed multiple volumes on the Superhero and Author charts.
Author Titles Up a Lot
July 18, 2022
Year over year sales of Superhero titles were down slightly, but Author sales were up.
Sales Rankings (Units and Dollars) Based on Comic Store POS Data
July 8, 2022
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.
Plus YA OGN with Erica Henderson
July 6, 2022
North is also teaming up with his Squirrel Girl co-creator Erica Henderson for an original YA graphic novel.
New Release Date Is July 5, IDW Tells ICv2
June 29, 2022
An IDW Publishing spokesperson told ICv2 the new release date is July 5 for all channels.
After Moving to PRH for Direct Market Distro Last Year
June 8, 2022
Marvel Comics signed with PRHPS to distribute to the direct market last year.
On Developing and Supporting a New Line of Original Comics
June 2, 2022
Doyle and his team are carefully thinking through the new line, which will have a balance of well known and emerging creators collaborating on a range of different titles.
Sales Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
May 27, 2022
These are estimates of comic sales by Diamond Comic Distributors U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2022.
