Our First Year
July 7, 2004
Cole Houston of A Piece of the Action in Arlington, Texas sent us his first-year Free Comic Book Day experience.
Scheduling Hurt Us
July 6, 2004
John Riley of Grasshopper's Comics in Williston Park, Long Island (in business since 1992) found that the date made this year's Free Comic Book Day a tougher sell.
Went Smashingly
July 6, 2004
Other than getting the promo t-shirts late, Free Comic Book Day went very well for Gabriel Hagman of DreamStrands Comics in Seattle, Washington.
'A Little More than Last Year'
July 6, 2004
Rik Deskin of Rain City Comics in Woodinville, Washington upped promotional efforts for Free Comic Book Day and got more business as a result.
The Good and the Bad
July 5, 2004
Rich Biedrzycki of Dreamland in Schaumburg, Illinois had a great Free Comic Book Day, but took issue with ads and subscription cards in the free comics.
Over 2003
June 20, 2004
Comic sales were up again in May with a 12% over-all increase over May 2003. Comics were up more strongly than graphic novels, with a 12% increase vs. a 7% increase in graphic novel sales.
Sales Estimates for May Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
June 20, 2004
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2004.
Sales Estimates for May Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
June 20, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2004.
For Marvel TCG
June 16, 2004
Upper Deck is beginning a four-week national television advertising campaign for its Marvel TCG this week.
Shrek 2 Passes Spidey & Nemo
June 13, 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban plummeted 63% during its second weekend of release but its estimated $35 million total was more than enough to dominate the weekend box office proceedings for the second consecutive week.
