Sales Estimates for August Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
September 15, 2003
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2003.
Most Top Books Down
September 15, 2003
1602 , Marvel's new Neil Gaiman miniseries, was Diamond's top book in August, selling over 150,000 copies.
New X-Men Character Helps Young Burn Survivors
September 8, 2003
The Starbright Foundation has released an educational comic book to help children with serious burns come to terms with their injuries.
Why Are They So Good?
September 8, 2003
Ilan Strasser of Fat Moose Comics in Whippany, New Jersey took a look at his August and September sales and noticed some trends.
Coming in December
September 8, 2003
Entertainment Weekly gave some love to the upcoming Michael Chabon-penned series The Escapist...
'I Have To Be Smarter'
September 4, 2003
The prolific Steven Bates of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio saw Mark Amoroso's comments on chain competition on key comic and game products, and explains how he meets competition from big box retailers on those categories and on toys.
As Development Consultant
September 2, 2003
Videogame maker Activision has hired legendary comic book creator Stan Lee as a consultant for the development of future video games based on Marvel characters. Lee will work closely with Activision's developers during the production process and consult on game design.
Jack Kirby Featured
August 26, 2003
No, it's not April Fools Day -- Wednesday's The Arts Section of the New York Times did actually contain two articles celebrating superhero comics.
Three-Year Toy Deal
August 18, 2003
Toynami has signed a three-year deal with World Events Productions to create Voltron toys and collectibles, such as a line of Masterpiece Edition transformables and I-Men mini-figures.
Returning Hits Now; Hot New Series Later
August 17, 2003
Kids WB announced its fall schedule last week, and it's heavy on returning hits, including Pokemon, Yu Gi Oh, Scooby Doo and Jackie Chan in daily strips.
