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…
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Comics, Graphic Novels, & Toy Sales Are Down
Last week, Diamond Comic Distributors announced that comic sales for 2018 were slightly up over 2017, but before week’s end, they had sent out a correction…
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…
Are Digital Comics Hurting the Comics Industry?
| There’s been a lot of discussion lately of the value of digital comics. Many comic retailers are acutely aware that there are hardly any…
February Comic Sales Numbers – Best & Worst Performers
by Chris Braly | The February direct market sales numbers are in (thanks to Comichron)! These numbers reflect copies ordered by retailers, not copies actually…
November Numbers – Any Candidates for Cancellation DC or Marvel?
by Chris Braly | The November direct market sales numbers are here! Check out the top ten comics for the month. Looks like DC is…
October Numbers – Any Candidates for Cancellation DC or Marvel?
by Chris Braly | The October sales direct market sales numbers are here! Check out the top ten comics for the month. Dark Nights: Metal…
Marvel Is Losing Money & So Is Disney
According to the recently released 4th Quarter and Annual Earnings report that dropped last week from the Walt Disney Company. Capn’ Cummings takes the available…
Is This Actually #ComicsGate?
By Thom Pratt | There’s been some speculation on various parts of the internet that the comic book industry is involved in a “Gamergate” type…