On Sell-outs and Weekly Ordering
August 26, 2003
In Part 2 of our two part interview, we continued our discussion with DC Vice President -- Direct Sales Bob Wayne on DC's sell-outs, weekly order cut-offs, and including reorders in retailer discounts.
Late Image Books, Decipher's Countdown, CrossGen Support
August 27, 2003
Corbit Wilkins of Captain Comics in Boise, Idaho has been saving up his comments for this Talk Back.
Over 35,000 Copies Sold
August 25, 2003
Persepolis is turning into one of the best-selling graphic novels of 2003.
In January
August 25, 2003
Devil's Due Publishing has announced that its comics will be published under its own brand beginning in January.
Promotion Works, Customers Come, and They Keep Coming
August 25, 2003
The retailer survey on Free Comic Book Day 2003 confirms that comic retailers promoted the 2003 FCBD more aggressively than the year before, had better traffic and sales on the Day than in 2002, and were able to keep a significant percentage of new customers coming back.
Per-Theater Average High, But Some Key Titles Are Hard To Find
August 24, 2003
American Splendor expanded from six theaters to 32 in its second weekend of release and had the highest per-screen average ($15,156) among films showing in more than one theater.
RahXephon & Full Metal Panic Books Out In October
August 20, 2003
ADV Films recently announced an extensive manga line but the mega-anime packager and distributor turned publisher is going to put out more than just manga.
For Launch of Line
August 18, 2003
ADV Manga has signed with Diamond Book Distribution as its 'premier' distributor to the book trade.
Diamond Select's First Series Due in November
August 18, 2003
Diamond Select 's launch is part of a major expansion of Monty Python activities this fall.
Voting Open Until August 29th
August 17, 2003
The poll to decide the weekend for Free Comic Book Day 2004 has now begun, and retailers can vote through August 29th. The choice is more than a casual exercise,...
