Announced at Pittsburgh Comicon
April 29, 2002
The winners of the Harvey Awards, the comic awards named for famed creator Harvey Kurtzman, were announced at the Pittsburgh Comicon last weekend.
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.
In Stock and Coming Soon
April 28, 2002
A paid advertisement. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones is coming soon so don't miss the opportunity to stock up on Star Wars related merchandise from Diamond Comic Distributors.
Monthly Growth vs. 2001 Climbing
April 25, 2002
Comic and graphic novel orders (dollars) surged again for May 2002, continuing the torrid growth that began in the fourth quarter of 2001.
But Other Top Comics Slip
April 24, 2002
Initial raw orders to Diamond US from pop culture stores were lower on 16 of the top 25 titles in May than they were in April . Six titles were up, and three were new. Of the six that were up, two were Spider-Man and two were Batman titles.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 24, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on graphic novels shipping in May 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 24, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in May 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
May Take Two Months To Fill Orders
April 24, 2002
WizKids EVP Martin Stever told ICv2 that additional orders for HeroClix are still rolling in at a ferocious rate.
Items available now and coming soon
April 24, 2002
A paid advertisement. Spider-Man is swinging to a big screen near you soon so don't miss the opportunity to stock up on Spider-Man related merchandise from Diamond Comic Distributors.
Artistic Depictions Different from the Real Thing
April 23, 2002
Last week's Supreme Court decision has considerable relevance for pop culture retailers, who risked severe penalties under the broadly written and confusing statute.
