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Industry Buzz #3: Flawed Diamond?

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:October 7, 2005
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There was some interesting buzz last month about Diamond Comic Distributor's policy of canceling orders for comic books that don't reach certain thresholds, a move which, long story short, primarily affects small press titles selling under 1,500 copies/issue, and it's led to the inevitable speculation about the eventual demise of independent publishers. The fact that Diamond pretty much owns the North American Direct Market means they have an inordinate amount of control over what makes it to retailers' shelves and, ultimately, into readers' hands.This month, Industry Buzz takes a closer look at Diamond and the direct market, and asks: is…

CBC Quickees: 9/28/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:October 7, 2005
Post category:Pop Culture Reviews
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My To-Read pile is getting out of hand...Black Panther #8: Sigh. Hudlin totally let me down here. After defending the first four issues of his controversial reimagining of the Black Panther, he abruptly wrapped up his first arc without ever answering the primary question his story posed, "Who is the Black Panther?" Then, last issue's pointless, though admittedly entertaining, House of M tie-in, and now this internal continuity confusing crossover with the X-Men, whom he's inexplicably met before and even had some sort of a relationship with Storm!?!? Storm, whom strips down naked and takes to the skies posing as…

Comment: Larsen Backtracking?

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:October 6, 2005
Post category:Pop Culture
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So Erik Larsen managed to rile up the internet last week with his rant about comic book creators working on established characters for the Big Two instead of creating their own, ignorantly going with a slavery metaphor - But you stay shackled to that chain and pick that cotton and tell us all how "nice" your master is and how much you "like it" there. Ah, white privilege! - and calling them pussies.Because I use Bloglines to track CBR articles, it notifies me whenever a piece has been updated, and Larsen's column popped up again today with the notation: Posted…

On the Shelves: 10/5/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:October 4, 2005
Post category:Media Pop Culture Reviews
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something NEW!My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 10/5/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.[NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com]AMAZING AARON PRODUCTIONS College Girl Named Joe Vol 2 TPB, $14.95The "front of the back of Previews" strategy - whereby you name your company something starting with an "a" - garners Amazing Aaron a best name of the week nod.APE ENTERTAINMENT Justice…

On The Shelves: 9/28/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 27, 2005
Post category:Media Personal Pop Culture Reviews
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something NEW!My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 9/28/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.[NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com]COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND CBLDF SPS 2005 Anthology, $12.95For a great cause, and from what I've heard, there's some good stuff in it.DARK HORSE COMICS Revelations #2 (Of 6), $2.99Didn't love the first issue, but it was intriguing. Probably pick it…

LINK: Comics Sales Figures

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 21, 2005
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[via The Beat]I'm going to come back to this at a later date because this sort of thing fascinates me, but for now, I just wanted to bookmark it.A Quick Business History of Comic Books: Part One (1934-1960)A Quick Business History of Comic Books Part Two: 1960-2005For now:1942Captain Marvel 1,000,000 plus Superman 1,000,000 plus Walt Disney Comics and Stories 1,000,000 Batman 913,000 Captain America (peak sales, circa 1942) 900,000 All-Star Comics 440,800 Shadow (1941) 400,000 Ace Comics 279,163 King Comics 256,653 Blue Bolt Comics 200,490 2005Shonen Jump 177,000The New Avengers 154,000*Astonishing X-Men 134,000*Superman/Batman 117,000*Superman 104,000*Wolverine 89,000*Ultimate X-Men 87,000*Ultimate Spider-Man 86,000*Amazing…

On The Shelves: 9/21/05

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 20, 2005
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Support GOOD Comics! Try something NEW!My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 9/21/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList.[NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another one; or try Khepri.com or MidtownComics.com]ARCANA STUDIODead Men Tell No Tales #1 (Of 4), $3.95Starkweather Vol 1 TPB, $9.95Thanks to 100 Girls, anything Arcana puts out gets an automatic look, though Dead Men sounds like something I'd take a peek at regardless. Didn't realize it was going…