Dollars Up, Numbers Down
July 21, 2004
In May three titles topped 175K in sales while in June no title even made it within sniffing distance of 175K.
Sales Estimates for June Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 21, 2004
These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2004.
Again a Big Success
July 6, 2004
Simon Davies of Comix Shoppe in Swansea, Wales describes his store's successful day, and offers some comments and suggestions for publishers.
They'll Do What They Want
June 22, 2004
Jamie Graham of Graham Crackers Comics saw Dark Horse VP Michael Martens' response to retailer Ilan Strasser's comment on manga timing in bookstores and had this response.
In May
June 20, 2004
Three comic titles sold over 175,000 copies in the direct market in May, all with sales driven by variant cover promotions.
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.
'Make It Up in Volume'
June 3, 2004
Dean Phillips of Krypton Comics in Omaha, Nebraska saw our coverage of the Barnes & Noble exclusive Ultimate Spider-Man hardcover and the retailer responses, and sent us his solution.
Most Top Circs Down from March
May 23, 2004
Diamond shipped over 230,000 copies of Superman #204 to North American comic stores in April, the best single-copy piece sale since Batman #619 last September.
