Column by Steve Bennett
August 19, 2008
This week, Steve Bennett talks about news from the retail front lines, Arabian comics, and Mr. Freedom .
'Watchmen,' Batman GNs Surge
August 18, 2008
Comic stores bought over 175,000 copies of the July issue of Secret Invasion, #4, only a few hundred copies down from their purchases of #3 in June.
In With 2011 Release
August 6, 2008
Marvel’s CFO Kenneth West has confirmed the receipt of a $5 million advance associated with Spider-Man 4 .
Over-all, Quarter Beats Estimates
August 4, 2008
Marvel’s decline in profits on sales to the direct market were one of the few blemishes on an otherwise outstanding quarter.
Mouse Guard Wins 2
July 29, 2008
Dark Horse with five outright awards and DC Comics with four led all publishers in the 2008 Eisners.
Plus Eureka Co-Creator
July 17, 2008
Boom! Studios announced a joint venture with actor Stephen Baldwin and Andrew Cosby to create The Remnant.
'Final Crisis' Drops to Third
July 21, 2008
Marvel’s Secret Invasion #3 was the top-selling comic book of June with a total of over175,000 copies.
Sales Estimates for June Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 21, 2008
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2008.
Still Working on the Script
June 22, 2008
Producer Laura Ziskin told an audience of theater owners that the 4th Spider-Man film is scheduled for May of 2011.
Easily Outpaces 'Final Crisis'
June 17, 2008
Sales of Marvel’s Secret Invasion #2 dropped 27%, but it was still able to top the debut of DC's Final Crisis .
