Why Does It Have To Be One Way?
November 20, 2002
World According to Griepp was a monthly column written by ICv2 founder Milton Griepp in Internal Correspondence, ICv2's print predecessor. This is the first such column written for ICv2.
Second Printing Sells Out
November 19, 2002
The second printing of Batman #608, which was about 30% of the size of the first printing, has sold out at the distributor level less than a week after it hit stores.
From $2.25 to $269.95
November 18, 2002
Retailers reporting their top dollar products to ICv2 based on October sales listed products with retail prices varying by over a factor of 100, showing that it's not necessarily a high price (or a low one) that produces big dollar volume.
18 of Top 20 Titles
November 17, 2002
Sales rankings obtained by ICv2 for one recent week's sales in U.S. bookstores as compiled by a major industry reporting service showed eighteen of the top twenty graphic novel slots and all of the top ten held by manga titles.
'Rare' Photo Comic Covers
November 10, 2002
IDW, whose CSI comic series debuts in January, is going for the marketing jugular with an exclusive 3-page self-contained story that will appear in the mega-circulation TV Guide magazine in January.
Reese Witherspoon To Star
November 8, 2002
Universal has picked up the rights to the Whiteout graphic novels written by Greg Rucka, illustrated by Steve Lieber and published by Oni Press.
Graphic Novels Up, Still Growth vs. 2000
November 4, 2002
Total comic and graphic novel orders from comic stores for November were down about 3% vs. last year, continuing the trend from last month.
Masters of the Universe, Daredevil Target Premiere Strong
November 4, 2002
Following the trend established in October, comic store orders on most top comics slipped again in November, with only five of the top twenty-five posting increases (all below #15).
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
November 4, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on graphic novels shipping in November 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
November 4, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in November 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
