Most Top Circs Down from March
May 23, 2004
Diamond shipped over 230,000 copies of Superman #204 to North American comic stores in April, the best single-copy piece sale since Batman #619 last September.
'Hunker Down, Boys and Girls'
May 20, 2004
Daniel McAbee of The Tangled Web in Spartanburg, South Carolina saw the news on Barnes and Noble's exclusive Ultimate Spider-Man hardcover, and the response from John Miller of Lost Realm and sent us this comment on his strategies for competing with big box competition.
'We Admire It'
May 20, 2004
Andy Eaton of TalesofWonder.com, an Internet retailer based in Tampa, Florida, saw the news of a new exclusive Ultimate Spider-Man hardcover at Barnes & Noble, and sent us his view.
Sales Estimates for April Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
May 20, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2004.
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.
'Marvel Is Killing Comic Stores'
May 19, 2004
John Miller of Lost Realms in Boca Raton, Florida saw our coverage of Marvel's new Ultimate Spider-Man hardcover exclusive for Barnes and Noble, and sent us this comment.
Vs. Q1 Losses Last year
May 19, 2004
Both of America's two largest book retailers announced Q1 profits this week, comparing favorably to losses for both companies in the same period last year.
GameStop Posts Record Numbers
May 18, 2004
Toys R' Us, the nation's number 2 toy retailer, reported that same store sales declined by 5.6% during the first quarter of 2004.
Opening on Wednesday
May 17, 2004
Fresh from a triumphant screening at the Cannes Film Festival, Shrek 2 will open wide on Wednesday.
992 Pages
May 13, 2004
Barnes & Noble is soliciting advance orders on the Ultimate Spider-Man Collection, a 992-page hardcover.
