Column by Steve Bennett
August 2, 2005
This week, Bennett shows why it's important for retailers to keep track of the media references to the products they sell.
Action Pics Wilt in Late Summer Heat
July 31, 2005
Is it just that all the good action films are front-loaded into the first half of the summer season, or are August moviegoers just satiated with endless explosions and ready for something completely different?
In Second Quarter
July 28, 2005
Marvel released its second quarter financials on Thursday and reported lower earnings, down 11% vs. the year-ago period, due primarily to lower licensing and publishing sales.
Coming from IDW in 2006
July 28, 2005
IDW Publishing's Ted Adams told ICv2 about his company's plans to publish trade paperback collections of the Dreamwave Transformers volumes which are no longer available.
Coming in 2006 From DK Publishing
July 27, 2005
DK Publishing's Jay Henry (Director of Marketing) and Bess Braswell (Marketing Manager) told ICv2 about DK's plans to publish the Marvel Comics Encyclopedia.
'I Don't Agree'
July 25, 2005
Priscilla Craddock of Comic Book World, Inc. in Florence, Kentucky saw the suggestions by Dave Autzen of Reader's World and Jim Crocker of Modern Myths on ordering variants and disagrees.
Marvel's Easy, DC's Not
July 24, 2005
Rembert Parker of Reader's Copies in Anderson, Indiana saw the comments by Dave Autzen of Reader's World on ordering Marvel variants and has a different view.
Sales Estimates for June Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
July 24, 2005
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2005.
Summer Events Drive Comic Sales in June
July 24, 2005
Marvel's summer comic crossover event, House of M, got off to a brilliant start in June with the first issue selling more than 233 thousand copies.
Likes Opt In/Opt Out
July 21, 2005
Dave Autzen of Reader's World in Springfield, Illinois, who suggested that Marvel automatically ship variant covers based on the retailer's draw on the title saw the responses from Jim Crocker and Jim Hanley and responded.
