Index To 2004 Retailer Reports
July 7, 2004
Despite the fact that the holiday weekend date hurt some retailers' comp sales on Free Comic Book Day this year, the overwhelming majority of the many retailer Free Comic Book Day stories we've received have been positive on the event and its impact on their stores.
Out in Japan in 2005
June 9, 2004
Kodansha's Young Magazine has announced the production of an anime movie based on the Clamp manga series xxxHOLIC .
Vs. 2003
May 20, 2004
Comic sales were up in comic stores again in April, with an over-all 6% increase over April 2003. This follows a 15% increase in March,...
With DVDs
May 19, 2004
Robert Scott recently sent us a comment on TV advertising and got some response. Now he offers another idea to help comics reach a broader audience.
And Selling Briskly at Retail
May 10, 2004
Fantagraphics' first volume of The Complete Peanuts is selling very briskly at retail according to an informal survey of retailers taken by ICv2.
Public Square Books to Import Norma Editorial Editions
April 13, 2004
Public Square Books, a New York-based publisher, has acquired the exclusive rights to distribute Norma Editorial's Spanish language graphic novels in the United States.
Cerebus, Swamp Thing, Tantrum & More
April 12, 2004
The April 16 issue of Entertainment Weekly provides quite a bit of comic book coverage.
Fruits Basket, Saiyuki & Hana-Kimi
March 30, 2004
In the first quarter of 2004 it is three new shoujo titles that have made the strongest impression on the manga market.
Alex Ross' Marvel Universe: The 70's Lithograph
March 11, 2004
Dynamic Forces has released the full color image of the company's last commissioned piece of Marvel art from Alex Ross.
Hit RPG Keeps Expanding
March 16, 2004
A Paid Advertisement. In stores in April, the Exalted Players Guide is a new core release for White Wolf's hit game of epic fantasy and high action. And in May, Exalted's new line of mass-market paperbacks novels kicks off with Carl Bowen's Exalted: A Day Dark As Night .
