In Sunday's Edition
May 29, 2006
An article by George Gene Gustines in the Sunday New York Times looks at the latest efforts to diversify the race, ethnicity, and sexual preference of the superhero characters (and audience) at Marvel and DC.
'Right on the Money'
May 29, 2006
Randall Faw of Comics Express in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, saw John Riley's Sharpening the Sword column on the 80/20 rule and says it's 'right on the money.'
Up 13%
May 22, 2006
Strong sales of periodical comic books helped boost the April tally up a full 8% over the cruelest month's total for 2005.
Comic Sales Remain Strong
May 22, 2006
Infinite Crisis suffered a small sales decline (3.5%) in April, but finished well ahead of all other periodical comics.
Sales Estimates for April Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
May 22, 2006
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2006.
Column by Steve Bennett
May 18, 2006
This week, Bennett continues with his Free Comic Book Day column and questions the offerings from some of the participating publishers.
Column by Steve Bennett
May 4, 2006
This week, Bennett talks about the big comics of the week, and the run-up to Free Comic Book Day this weekend.
But Still Top Forecast
May 4, 2006
Marvel Entertainment announced operating results for the quarter ending March 31st, 2006.
March a Healthy Month for Comic Sales
April 16, 2006
Diamond sold almost 202,000 copies of Infinite Crisis #5 to comic stores in March, around an 11% increase over its sales of #4.
Sales Estimates for March Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 16, 2006
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during March 2006.
