Column by Steve Bennett
November 6, 2007
Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by retailer Steve Bennett of Mary Alice Wilson's Dark Star Books in Yellow Springs , Ohio. This week, Bennett talks about the zombie trend and hardcover collections.
Valiant Co-founder Succumbs to Cancer
October 8, 2007
Steve Massarsky, who co-founded Valiant Comics parent Voyager Communications in 1989, has succumbed to complications related to cancer and passed away on October 5th in Manhattan .
Brubaker, Jean Repeat Winners
September 9, 2007
Marvel's Civil War #1 was named 'Best Single Issue or Story' at the 20th Annual Harvey Awards.
CMX, Minx, and MMORPGs
September 3, 2007
In Part 3, we talk about DC's investment in Japan, and how that relates to its strategy for a flow of content for its CMX line, the launch of DC's new Minx imprint, and the opportunities for cross-fertilization of content and customers with MMORPGs.
Sales Estimates for April Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
May 21, 2007
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2007.
From Stratelibri & Mayfair in July
May 3, 2007
Mayfair Games and Stratelibri have co-produced Kragmortha , a colorful board game that is the latest incarnation of the Rigor Mortis property.
Manga Sales Remain Robust
April 24, 2007
The number of anime DVD releases in Q1 2007 dropped nearly 35% from 159 in Q1 2006.
In 2006
March 13, 2007
According to reports from Japan , both the sell-through anime and manga markets declined there last year.
'Kingdom Hearts' Tops BookScan
February 25, 2007
Frank Miller's 300 was the number two graphic novel in units and the number one book in dollar sales for the week ending February18th.
According to 'ICv2 Guide'
February 6, 2007
The top American manga (and manhwa) publishers have indicated that they plan on releasing a total of 1,461 volumes in 2007.
