The Success Is Tied Into Your Own Excitement
March 25, 2004
Jim Schifeling of Acme Comics in Normal, Illinois has seen the recent comments on Free Comic Book Day and feels that retailers get out in proportion to what they put in.
To Distribute Comics to Bookstore Chains
March 25, 2004
Source Interlink, the nation's largest direct-to-retail magazine fulfillment distribution company, today announced an agreement with Marvel Comics to distribute comics to the major bookstore chains.
Amid Lower Sales
March 15, 2004
New X-Men was both the top comic (#153) and graphic novel ( New X-Men Vol. 6) in comic stores in February, a strong sweep in a relatively weak month.
Sales Estimates for February Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
March 15, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2004.
Shipping in June, July & August
March 2, 2004
Diamond Select Toys has an exciting line of Marvel-based merchandise for 2004.
Dark Horse Has 4 of the Top 10 Graphic Novels
February 12, 2004
Sales of periodical comics in January 2004 dipped slightly across the board, with only three titles registering gains versus December totals while the numbers for 19 titles fell.
Why 'Pamphlets' Won't Die
January 28, 2004
Torsten Adair, Lead Bookseller at Barnes & Noble 2628 in New York City (who let us know that he speaks only for himself) saw the comments on comic formats and sent us his thoughts.
Sales Estimates for December Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
January 12, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2003.
Based on December Numbers
January 12, 2004
Ultimate Fantastic Four #1 came in at 173,441 copies sold by Diamond U.S. in December, the best-selling performance by a regular Marvel title since the final issue of Origin nearly two years ago.
October Had an Extra Shipping Week
December 21, 2003
While comic book sales sagged in October, they slipped even more in November. Only one new title debuted in the Top 25 for November.
