Comic Sales Data for 2011

So the 2011 yearly totals are in and I thought I’d pass along some data. Marvel was both the unit share winner for the year and the dollar value winner. I’ve included the top 10 publishers below. Publisher Fantagraphics finished 14th with a 0.53% dollar share and a 0.11% unit share (they...

C.B. Daily Jan 10th

Points of interest from the comics interweb; I sort the chaff so you get the wheat. I'm sticking with Chaff Smasher' perhaps someone can create an image for me.

Retailer Q | #6: Halloween FCBD

Welcome to Retailer Q, spinning 52Q’s format at top Canadian comic retailers. Comic Book Daily asks the question and our retail friends give their perspective. Diamond discussed at NYCC this year the possibility of a second Free Comic Book Day event in 2012 for Halloween. Can the comic industry, and more specifically comic retailers, support and maintain a successful second FCBD-like event?

Lies, Facts & Stats

The news this week has all been about DC’s relaunch and books selling over 200,000 copies.  It all started with this announcement on the DC Comics Source blog: Earlier today, Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop...

Jiminy Christmas! | Canadi...

I picked up the Green Lantern Omnibus Volume 1 this weekend at a discount bookstore.  I was shocked a just shipped item could be discounted more than 50% its first week but that’s another story.  Anyway I checked the printed price on the back of the book: $75 U.S. and $88 Canadian. ...

Shipping This Week: March ...

Check out what comics and graphic novels will be hitting your local comic book shop this Wednesday, March 10th. Included are new Batman and Robin. Another installment of the Classic-In-The-Making storyline from the boys at BPRD. Oh and one of my favourite comics coming out right now: Jersey Gods!