Periodicals Up 17%
July 16, 2006
Led by Marvel's Civil War #2 and a host of #1 issues comic sales for June managed a 2% gain over June 2005.
Number Ones Help Drive Sales
July 16, 2006
Sales of Marvel's Civil War mini-series dropped less than 3% from issue #1 to #2.
Sales Estimates for June Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 16, 2006
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2006.
Column by Steve Bennett
July 9, 2006
This week, Bennett talks about upselling in the context of editorial events.
Column by Steve Bennett
July 2, 2006
Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by retailer Steve Bennett of Mary Alice Wilson's Dark Star Comics in Yellow Springs , Ohio . This week, Bennett talks about the comics that sell consistently, year after year.
Column by Steve Bennett
June 25, 2006
Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by retailer Steve Bennett of Mary Alice Wilson's Dark Star Comics in Yellow Springs, Ohio. This week, Bennett talks about converting recent media coverage of comics to sales.
Chaykin to Draw 'Blade' Comic
June 20, 2006
Marvel has announced that Civil War #2 has sold out at the wholesale level.
Best Year-Over-Year Gain This Century
June 18, 2006
In May, periodical comics had their best month ever since ICv2 began tracking comic sales.
#2 Bestseller Since 2001
June 18, 2006
DC's Infinite Crisis seven-issue mini-series had held the top spot on Diamond Comic Distributors Top 300 for its first six issues.
Sales Estimates for May Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
June 18, 2006
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2006.
