'Make It Up in Volume'
June 3, 2004
Dean Phillips of Krypton Comics in Omaha, Nebraska saw our coverage of the Barnes & Noble exclusive Ultimate Spider-Man hardcover and the retailer responses, and sent us his solution.
Marvel Runs Licensing
June 2, 2004
It appears that Marvel has taken over both the operations and most of the revenues from the Marvel-Sony joint venture that licenses the Sony movie properties based on Marvel characters.
Details Not Disclosed
May 31, 2004
Marvel Enterprises and Sony Pictures have settled all of the pending litigation between the two companies related to Spider-Man .
Top Saturday Ever
May 23, 2004
Shrek 2's monster 3-day opening weekend total is conservatively estimated at $104.3 million, ranking second only to Spider-Man's $114.8.
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.
