'I Need To Know What I'm Selling'
October 8, 2003
Well-known retailer Joe Ferrara of Atlantis Fantasyworld in Santa Cruz, California saw the news on Avengers #71 changing ratings and offers his view.
'Disappointed'
October 8, 2003
Michael Tierney of The Comic Book Store in Little Rock, Arkansas shares his reaction on the rating change for Avengers #71.
eigoMANGA Releases Rumble Pak #1
October 8, 2003
Austin Osueke, the publisher and CEO of the San Francisco-based eigoMANGA, has brought his company full circle from Internet-only publishing of dot.comics to releasing printed manga anthologies through Diamond Comic Distributors.
Sales Estimates for September Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
October 7, 2003
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2003.
Sales Estimates for September Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
October 7, 2003
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2003.
JLA/Avengers Is The Top Dollar Book
October 7, 2003
DC Comics took the #1 spot for comic book sales in September by smashing the 200,000 barrier to smithereens with the final issue of the Jim Lee/Jeph Loeb Batman 'Hush' storyline, which sold an amazing 233,775 copies.
New Publishers & New Sources
October 7, 2003
ICv2's Retailers Guide To Anime/Manga #4 provides an overview of the markets at the three-quarter pole for 2003.
Change Was 'Unnecessary'
October 6, 2003
Jim Crocker of Modern Myths in Northampton, Massachusetts saw our article on the change in Avengers' rating for the current issue and feels the change was unnecessary.
'Retailers Over-Reacting'
October 6, 2003
Derek Garrison of Talon Comics & Games in Denton, Texas saw our article on the ratings change on the current issue of Avengers and feels that most retailers are over-reacting.
Issues Statements On His Website
October 5, 2003
In spite of some earlier reports to the contrary, Comic artist George Perez, whose JLA/Avengers crossover has been one of 2003's biggest hits, is staying at CrossGen Comics.