Designed by art director/designer Michael Kronenberg, a number of volumes have been released, with the entirety of the New Trend and New Direction planned for eventual release. I wonder if we could hire Bono on for that? 2, Critical Role Chronicles of Exandria HC Vol. As the largest distributors of English-language comics, toys, games, and preservation supplies worldwide, our mission is to support and serve the Direct Market. Most graphic novel publishers also release their titles through other channels, which make up a majority of graphic novel sales over-all. "Comic Distribution Headaches,", Spurgeon, Tom. [23], In 2002, Diamond consolidated its book trade into Diamond Book Distributors, marketing graphic novels and trade paperbacks to bookstores including Barnes & Noble, Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Amazon.com and Borders. Copyright 2022, Diamond Comic Distributors. Oh, I was just speaking about our (long-time collectors/readers)personal spending. ALB = Albatross Exploding Funnybooks Issue 5 may have shipped last week of September and #6 in early November. 1 There Is No Fear, Steranko Nick Fury Agent of Shield Artisan Ed, Buffy The Vampire Slayer Hellmouth Dlx Ed HC, Adventure Zone Vol. IT' = It's Alive Joe: A Real American Hero, Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate, Ghostbusters, Halo, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Indiana Jones, Battlestar Galactica, 24 and Back to the Future. } Geppi wrote to retailers that: "Diamond values its retailers too much to take chances on such a dangerous situation We are not censors. This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. VAU = Vault Comics STE = Steve Hamaker 2 El Destino Dr Eggman, Disney Manga Nightmare X-Mas Zeros Journey UltimateEd, Mighty Marvel Masterworks X-Men Strangest Super Heroes Vol. Mark Torres ICv2 Top 300 Comics and Top 300 GNs Index, A High-Grade Piece of Nintendo History Hits the Auction Block, Business 3x3: Jermaine Exum at Acme Comics in Greensboro, NC, March 2023 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels, March 2023 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels, 'Super Mario' Sets More Records; 'The Marvels' and 'John Wick' Series Teasers; HBO Max Goes Max; 'The Penguin' Featurette; 'Stranger Things' Animated Series in Works, Explore the frozen North of 'Shadows of Brimstone', The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Join 'Zombicide: White Death' Kickstarter, Nightcrawler to Don a New Spidey Suit in 'Uncanny Spider-Man'. United States Offices: [13], In 1994, Diamond acquired Staten Island-based distributor Comics Unlimited. [3], Geppi had been a sub-distributor for Hal Shuster's Irjax in the late 1970s. 2 Legacys End, Marvel Super Hero Adventures Captain Marvel, In Another World With My Smartphone Vol. Miguel Ortiz $28.94 million It does not appear to have been a big month for deep-discounting, either: the Stray Dogs collection from Image and the Spider-Man by McFarlane Omnibus were huge sellers, both topping 10,000 copies. Steven Butler, REPORTERS $11.31 million, The Top 300 Comics and Top 300 Graphic Novels sold had a combined total retail price of No commercial use permitted. comic shop! Zittau, Sachsen, Deutschland Laura Braga Announced as FCBD 2023 Commemorative Artist, Copyright 2022, Diamond Comic Distributors. That's up 32% over the $27 million for the non-DC Top 300s in July 2019. 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These charges first surfaced in 1988 when Diamond rejected Matt Feazell's comic Ant Boy,[37][38] and in 1989 when it similarly decided not to carry Allen Freeman's Slam Bang anthology. +32% when comparing with just the Top 300 non-DC issues from 2 years earlier), The Top 400 Comics sold had a total retail price of AST = Arcana Studios ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT #4 FACSIMILE EDITION, BRZRKR (BERZERKER) #5 GARBETT FOIL (MR) [*], STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC ADV MONSTER TEMPLE PEAK #2, UNBELIEVABLE UNTEENS WORLD OF BLACK HAMMER #2, STAR WARS WAR BOUNTY HUNTERS JABBA HUTT #1, LAST BOOK YOULL EVER READ #2 BLACK BAG VAR, 10 YEARS TO DEATH ONE SHOT CVR A RICHARDS, B&V FRIENDS FOREVER HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR #1, MARJORIE FINNEGAN TEMPORAL CRIMINAL #5 (MR), USAGI YOJIMBO DRAGON BELLOW CONSPIRACY #4, TRAILER PARK BOYS BAGGED & BOARDED ONE-SHOT (MR), MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR #5 MALAVIA FOIL, WONDERLAND ANNUAL REIGN OF MADNESS ONE SHOT, HEY KIDS COMICS VOL 02 PROPHETS & LOSS #5 (MR), WHITE WIDOW #7 EBAS WRAPAROUND LENTICULAR, TRAILER PARK BOYS GET A F#ING COMIC BOOK #1 2ND PTG (MR), HE WHO FIGHTS WITH MONSTERS #1 BLANK SKETCH CVR (MR) (, WORLD OF BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #8, BETTIE PAGE & CURSE OF THE BANSHEE #4 BLACK BAG PHOTO, BETTY & VERONICA JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #297, STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC ADV MONSTER TEMPLE PEAK #1, Note that you can now find the latest market reports from ICv2 by clicking on the "Sales Charts" button at the top of every page on ICv2.com. Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR #3, co-written by Matt Kindt and illustrated by Ron Garvey, was BOOM! It all starts at the comic book shop. July 2021 Diamond comics sales estimates are out! And a good bankruptcy lawyer for those of us who buy collected editions. ", Webtoons, Anime and the 'D&D' Movie Push Sales, Graphic novels based on webtoons, manga tied to anime, and the. Now I have to go back and buy all those trades for her. VIZ = VIZ Media [23] Alliance was acquired by Diamond in August 2000,[23] two years after being formed by the merger of game distributors Chessex and The Armory.[57]. Most of the titles on this chart are also distributed to Europe by Diamond UK, which can account for significant sales for the publisher, ranging from 3-20% of the U.S. numbers. X-Men #1 and Moon Knight #1 topped 200k copies in a $35.5 million month for the Top 300 comics and Top 300 graphic novels. "[3] Geppi recalls compromising, and accepting "that as a distributor, I owed the retailers the product they wanted. Joshua 1:9 Holley . As the largest distributors of English-language comics, toys, games, and preservation supplies worldwide, our mission is to support and serve the Direct Market. Holly Golightly BOO = BOOM! These estimates do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders Diamond ships on these titles before or after the month of the chart, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of the month. $('#Top300GNs').DataTable( { A Year of Free Comics: Its the end of the world Marvels Canadian superhero team returns in new ALPHA FLIGHT limited series, MANGA REVIEW: DANDADAN Vol. [8] Plant had, since 1970, been selling underground comics (a field which Geppi and fellow distributor Buddy Saunders had tended to steer clear of). Acrossing the Miles; Box Office; Classic Comic Compendium; Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up; DC Deep Cuts; DC Round-Up; Drokking Scrotnig; Fandom Flames; The publication is available to both comic shop retailers and consumers. IMA = Image Comics Overstreet also produced a variety of smaller publications updating his yearly guides on a monthly schedule. MAR = Marvel Comics NBM = NBM / Papercutz 1, Stephen Mccranies Space Boy Omnibus Vol. Media Release -- Wonder Woman and Aquaman enter the fray in the battle against the Parademons while Vic Stone is transformed into a new hero in Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League #3 from DC Comics, the best-selling comic book to comics retailers o Diamond Top 300 Graphic Novels - December 2011 - The Beat. "[55], In 2008, Diamond introduced ComicSuite, an add-on application for Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) software. I see the spending tapering off on the new pamphlet material first, and it is, according to this month's report. ANT = Antarctic Press In 1994, Geppi purchased Baltimore magazine,[46] "a 50,000 circulation monthly and one of the nation's oldest regional publications. (MR) = Mature Readers In early 2009, the future of Gemstone Publishing was unclear, after reports of unpaid printing bills, particularly from the EC Archives. Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmietti, and Mortitat's sword-and-sorcery adventure for Dynamite Entertainment, The Invincible Red Sonja #2, was the publisher's top book at #91. They were purchased for a friend. 3 Macaroni and Bees, Eternals By Kirby Complete Collection Remaster Cvr, Avatar Last Airbender Katara & Pirates Silver Vol. Geppi included Cochran's publications and Cochran himself under his new imprint, Gemstone Publishing.[45]. September 2021 marked the final month that Diamond Comic Distributors was the sales agent for Marvel Comics, with the publisher moving to Penguin Random House in October; it was also 25 years since the first report produced in the Comichron data set, in September 1996. Canadian Offices/Bureaux du Canada: The top dollar item among comic books and among comics-related items overall was Amazing Spider-Man #74, which was priced at $9.99. Since 1982, Diamond has worked to cultivate productive and profitable relationships between retailers and vendors. [39], After the industry consolidation of 1996, Diamond faced similar charges in 1996,[34] 1999,[40] and 2000 (when smaller publishers like Fantagraphics and Drawn & Quarterly lodged complaints).[41][42][43][44]. MAD = Mad Cave Studios Started by Of these 18, I only plan on purchasing the next issue for 8 (Identity Crisis, Flash, Planetary, JSA, Green Arrow, Solo, Marvel Knights Spider-Man and Amazing Spider-Man). [citation needed]. [45] Gemstone has also published Russ Cochran's EC Comics reprints, Disney comics and Blue Book price guide in the past as well. ST = St. Martins Publishing Advertising slots are available right now for the Beat. Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons. In 2007, after years of partnership, Diamond Select Toys made a move to acquire select assets of New York-based design house Art Asylum,[58] the creators of Minimates and DST has since developed Minimates based on its own concepts, under the brands Minimates M.A.X. 1 Autumn Mister Grumph, Avatar Last Airbender Screen Comix Vol. Buzz Dixon Mike Bullock One of DC's original graphic novels made the Top 20 for the first time. Marvel Comics had seven titles among Diamond's most distributed comics in July. Phil Latter, REVIEWERS [19] giving the company its own section of comics catalog Previews (not least because the DC/Dark Horse/Image deal gave contractual prominence to those companies) making "Geppi the sole king of comics industry distribution in the summer of 1996."[5]. Wayne Hall, EDITORIAL STAFF I'm sick of the space the boxes of individual issues take up, I'm tired of getting midway into a storyarc and realizing that it sucks, and besides, it's more fun to have a more "extended" reading experience than the ninety seconds it takes to whip through a pamphlet. 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September 2021 saw Diamond's Top 300 graphic novel sales at an all-time record of $10.89 million. Together, ComicSuite & RMS give specialty storeowners a point-of-sale (POS) system specifically geared towards their unique business model, offering a host of exclusive features that grant you direct communication with Diamond databases, making it easier than ever before to place orders, track inventory and maintain pull-and-hold subscriptions for your customers.". It is additionally available for sale to customers to facilitate pre-orders from "pull and hold" or subscription customers who frequent comic shops on a regular basis. 2 What The Hex, Knights of the Dinner Table Bundle of Trouble Vol. 16 Imbalance Part 1, John Carpenters Tales For a Halloweenight Vol. 1 Here There Be Gerblins, Disney Masters HC Vol. December and January seem a little more reasonable. [34], Diamond lost customers with this approach, however, "and eventually backed down. Joeseph Simon and besides, it's more fun to have a more "extended" reading experience than the ninety seconds it takes to whip through a pamphlet. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Hi, my name is Brian and I'm afraid of change. He is the author of novels including Star Wars: Kenobi, Star Wars: A New Dawn, Star Trek: Discovery The Enterprise War, and his upcoming release, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds The High Country. Top Sidebar Boombox: 300 px wide x 250 px high, Large Sidebar Boombox: 300 px wide x 600 px high, All ads should be either jpgs or animated gifs. Unlike DC Comics' complete split, Marvel will still be giving stores the option to order comics from Diamond, but Diamond will be acting as a wholesaler rather than distributor. Product mentions do not constitute endorsements. "[3], After starting his business through buying New Media/Irjax's warehouses and offices in 1982, Geppi's distribution company has bought out many other distribution companies since. }, APAKAH STARLIGHT CARD BISA DI SIMPEN ?, Southeast Asia\'s leading anime, comics, and games (ACG) community where people can create, watch and share engaging videos. You can see an example on this Julys page of what that means for just the Top 10s. ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment, Inc. } ); Find your nearest Not too likely. Diamond Top 300 Comics and Top 100 Graphic Novels - October 2004 Started by . Of the top 100 graphic novels I ended up getting 20 (20%): 3 11.51 MARVEL 1602 VOL 1 HC $24.99 MAR 8,051, 4 10.22 SUPERMAN TRUE BRIT HC $24.95 DC 7,148, 5 8.99 FABLES VOL 4 MARCH O/T WOODEN SOLDIERS TP (MR) $17.95 DC 6,288, 6 8.9 TEEN TITANS FAMILY LOST TP $9.95 DC 6,225, 11 6.76 ULTIMATES VOL 1 HC $29.99 MAR 4,728, 17 6.1 HELLBOY WEIRD TALES VOL 2 TP $17.95 DAR 4,267, 19 5.48 HELLBOY ODDER JOBS ILLUSTRATED NOVEL $14.95 DAR 3,833, 21 5.02 SUPERMAN BIRTHRIGHT HC $29.95 DC 3,511, 22 4.82 MARVEL VISIONARIES JACK KIRBY VOL 1 HC $29.99 MAR 3,371, 24 4.56 JSA VOL 6 SAVAGE TIMES TP $14.95 DC 3,190, 26 4.35 STARMAN GRAND GUIGNOL TP $19.95 DC 3,043, 33 4.1 CHALLENGERS O/UNKNOWN MUST DIE TP $19.95 DC 2,868, 40 3.78 EXILES VOL 8 EARN YOUR WINGS TP $14.99 MAR 2,644, 41 3.74 BEST OF WOLVERINE VOL 1 HC $29.99 MAR 2,616, 47 3.39 BATTLE VIXENS VOL 4 GN (Of 6) (MR) $9.99 TKP 2,371, 50 3.17 MY FAITH IN FRANKIE TP (MR) $6.95 DC 2,217, 55 3.08 ORIGINALS HC (MR) $24.95 DC 2,154, 59 2.99 GOLDEN AGE SANDMAN ARCHIVES VOL 1 HC $49.95 DC 2,091, 62 2.98 MARVEL MASTERWORKS GOLDEN AGE MARVEL COMICS VOL 1 HC $49.99 MAR 2,084, 99 1.97 MARVEL MASTERWORKS UNCANNY X-MEN VOL 4 2ND ED HC $49.99 MAR 1,378. Gemstone published more than a hundred issues of the magazine Comic Book Marketplace, a monthly magazine for comics fans focusing heavily on the Golden and Silver ages, while more popular magazines (such as Wizard) skew more recent in focus. These quantity estimates do not reflect distribution through those channels. [1] The shutdown took effect on April 1, 2020, and ended on May 20. ERO = Eros Comix It presents Diamonds monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamonds total sales for the issue of Marvel Comics monthly Amazing Spider-Man comic book. Our annual industry-wide report with ICV2 for, Have questions about the history of the comic book market or additional data to share? [16] Capital City's response saw it sign exclusive deals with Kitchen Sink Press and Viz Comics, but a year later faced the choice between bankruptcy and selling out. Some other publishers distribute directly to stores or through other distributors and as a result this analysis may understate their sales. "Diamond and the Small Press, Part II: Breaking the Cycle: Rick Veitch Leaves Diamond Behind,", Stroup, Tim and Mark Thompson. For our estimates of comic sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty during February, see "Diamond Top 400 Comics--February 2022." 6, Firefly Return to Earth That Was HC Vol. Point One, the over-sized issue that reveals tidbits about the post-Fear Itself world, was the publishers top book at #5. Gemstone also republished (in single issue and 'annual' four issues per 'annual' format) EC's New Trend and New Direction titles (with the exception of Mad) between 1992 and 2000. In 2006, Gemstone began producing a more durable and luxurious series of hardback reprint collections; the EC Archives similar to the DC Archives and Marvel Masterworks volumes which reprint in full-color hardback ('archival') format sequential compilations of the EC Comics titles. This information may not be reproduced in any format without the express permission of Diamond Comic Distributors. $39.82 million, The Top 400 Comics and Top 400 Graphic Novels sold had a total retail price of 1 Bienvenidos A Lovecraft, What If Classic Complete Collection Vol. For the Indian comic book company, see, Plant maintains a mail-order and Internet presence in art books, trade paperbacks and rare books, however. Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. (often called Diamond Comics, DCD, or casually Diamond) is an American comic book distributor serving retailers in North America and worldwide. $10.88 million, The Top 400 Graphic Novels sold had a total retail price of Privacy policy. What do you suppose is the likelihood that they will ever put these Exiles TPBs into hardcover editions? uere Weberstr 57, 02763 While they also make action figures in a variety of sizes, as well as banks, busts, statues and prop replicas, many of their licensed properties are released in the form of Minimates, which has helped make Minimates one of the most prolific and diverse block figure toy lines in the world. HUM = Humanoids Inc. Chris Squires United States of America 91710-3384 [*] = Returnable title Marvel Comics rounded out the top ten with four titles at the top echelons of the sales chart. Marvel Comics had the largest percentage of the top 300 comics with 47.98% of the total units sold followed by DC Comics with 32.16%. Top 200 Comics: June 2021. STU = Studio Foglio KEN = Kenzer & Company Rather surprised that Superman Batman #12 only finished up in 56th place with sales of only 34,000. Most of the titles on this chart are also distributed to Europe by Diamond UK, which can account for significant sales for the publisher, ranging from 3-20% of the U.S. numbers. London, Ontario [5] Almost overnight, noted Rozanski, "[h]e went from being a retailer in Baltimore to having warehouses all over the place. Reordersit sold 139,516 issues in Sept. 2017 Certified Guaranty Company, LLC. Openings. BEN = Benitez Productions "[52] Publication of the Price Guide was taken over by Gemstone in 1998, Gemstone took over publication, and the twenty-eighth edition to the present have been (co-)published by Geppi's Gemstone publications. [6][11] Destiny had been started by Phil Pankow in the early 1980s, and was initially supplied by Bud Plant. 1 Mighty Nein, Avatar Last Airbender Vol. For links to all previous Top Diamond Comics and Top Diamond Graphic Novel articles (going back to 2001, including preorder analysis through March 2003 and actual order analysis beginning March 2003), see "ICv2 Top 300 Comics and Top 300 GNs Index. We are estimating actual sales by Diamond U.S. (primarily to North American comic stores), using Diamond's published sales indexes and publisher sales data to estimate a sales number forAmazing Spider-Man(the anchor title Diamond uses in its calculations), and using that number and the indexes to estimate Diamond's sales on the remaining titles. Canada.News.Desk@firstcomicsnews.com Sales by Diamond UK are not included in the numbers above. For links to all previous Top Diamond Comics and Top Diamond Graphic Novel articles (going back to 2001, including preorder analysis through March 2003 and actual order analysis beginning March 2003), see "ICv2 Top 300 Comics and Top 300 GNs Index. [17], In early 1997, when Marvel's Heroes World endeavor failed, Diamond also forged an exclusive deal with Marvel after the publisher's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 1996. As of this month, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, IDW Publishing, Dynamite Entertainment, and some other publishers distribute 100% of their comic store orders through Diamond. "[5], Geppi named his new company 'Diamond' "after the imprint Marvel Comics used on non-returnable comics," and although the "publisher discontinued the symbol" months later, the name remained. [4], In 1988, Previews, Diamond's monthly magazine showcasing upcoming comic books was first published. 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[10] Second Genesis had previously absorbed distributors Sunrise Distributors and Comex. SEV = Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC Data for Diamonds sales charts which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. Unlike August, the figure does not appear to have been very heavily impacted by deep-discounting of Marvel material as Diamond's exclusive sales relationship with Marvel reached its end. Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. 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