Column by Rob Salkowitz
January 11, 2016
Salkowitz looks at subscription boxes, DC, cons, and the politicization of fandom.
To Handle International Content Licensing for IDW, Top Shelf, and Archie Comics
January 11, 2016
IDW Publishing announced IDW International, a new division which will manage the company’s foreign rights content catalogue for global publishing.
Sales Estimates for December Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
January 11, 2016
These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2015.
Sales Estimates for December Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
January 11, 2016
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2015.
Creators Will Choose Nominees
January 11, 2016
After ignoring female creators entirely in a list of 30 potential candidates for this year’s Grand Prix d’ Angouleme, Festival organizers first announced that they would be adding six female creators to the nominees list, only to scrap that notion in favor of allowing the creators who vote on the award to nominate their own choices.
One New Title in December Rankings, as Retailers Sell-Through
January 11, 2016
With the focus in December turning from new releases to selling through the most popular titles for the holiday season, only one new volume, Tokyo Ghoul Vol. 4, entered the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels for December, according to the list provided exclusively to ICv2 by Nielsen BookScan.
DC Tightens Market Share, Digital-First Title Tops GNs
January 10, 2016
Sales of comics and graphic novels to comic stores finished the year with a big December.
Ranks #1-500
January 8, 2016
The bestselling comics in the comic store channel for 2015.
Ranks #501-1000
January 8, 2016
The bestselling comics in the comic store channel for 2015.
Ranks #1-500
January 8, 2016
The bestselling graphic novels in the comic store channel for 2015.
