Comic Book Continuity, Timelines, and Verisimilitude
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Salad Days: 2019 Sales for Comics & Graphic Novel Topped $1.2 Billion
Comics and graphic novel sales topped $1.2 billion in 2019, according to a new joint estimate by Comichron’s John Jackson Miller and ICv2’s Milton Griepp.…
Shops Still Closing Fast In Spite of Interest in Comic Related Media
The Broward/Palm Beach New Times tells of a store in Florida for both comics and board games like Dungeons & Dragons that’s closed after just 3…
August Comic Sales Report: Marvel Sets Market Share Record
During my analysis of July’s comic book sales, I made the not-so bold prediction that Marvel was well positioned to dominate the market. Riding the…
So… Why Can’t They Just Lower Comic Book Prices?
A lot of people say that comics are too expensive. As a mass-market COMPETITIVE product, they are. Comics have effectively priced themselves out of a…
Profiles in Failing Upward: Cecil Castellucci
DC Comics recently announced that Cecil Castellucci will be the new writer for Batgirl. Castellucci will be taking over for current writer Mairghread Scott.…
Star Wars Comics Sales Continue To Slide for Marvel
In December 2018, I wrote a blog post about how Star Wars Marvel Comics saw a “horrible decline” since their high sales around the time of The…
Star Wars Comics’ Sales An Embarrassment for Marvel
First, a discussion regarding the success of Star Wars comics for Marvel is probably in order. See this via Comichron.com When the first Star Wars…
Investors Questioning the Value of Superhero Comics’ Diversity Push
Michael Brush, writing for Market Watch, recently posited the question “Does the world of comic-book superheroes have a diversity problem?” and he makes the case…
Comic Sales Down a Whopping 6.5% in 2017
by Jamison Ashley | In January, it was reported that comics shops were down five figures in sales in 2017. When Diamond released their December…