Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
December 21, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in January 2003 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
'Insulting'
December 14, 2002
Steven Bates of Bookery Fantasy in Fairborn, Ohio saw our recent coverage of Marvel's plans for Rawhide Kid and doesn't like what he's seen so far.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 24, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on graphic novels shipping in May 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
March 3, 2002
Estimated quantities for initial orders on comics shipping in March 2002 from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond US.
Over 650,000 Copies Ordered from Diamond U.S.
January 2, 2002
Batman: The 10-Cent Adventure topped the comic charts for January 2002, with over 650,000 copies ordered from Diamond U.S. prior to any late orders or reorders.
Most Important to Retailers
December 31, 2001
Here are ICv2's Top Five Comic Stories of 2001. These rankings are based on the business impact of these events on pop culture retailers. 1.Comics bottom? The first three quarters of 2001 were rough in the comics industry. Orders on comics hit new lows
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Title Indexes and External Title Data
October 26, 2001
Estimated quantities for initial orders for comics shipping in November from pop culture stores ordering from Diamond U.S.
Surprising Strength in Weak Month
September 11, 2001
The initial advance orders to Diamond Comic Distributors for comics shipping in September showed surprising strength this year, with an increase of around 6% vs. August.
Quantity Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and External Title Data
September 11, 2001
Estimated quantities for the top 300 comics ordered by pop culture stores for shipping in August, 2001.
Eye-Gouging Wolverine Leads to Revelation of Bogus Seal
July 9, 2001
The CMAA contacted Marvel and the publisher admitted that putting the Code Seal of Approval on Wolverine #165 was 'a mistake' on the company's part. ICv2 has learned that Marvel has not been submitting books to the CMAA recently and other current issues that carry the code (e.g., Tangled Web #3) are also 'mistakes.'
