Steve Robles reported for Bleeding Cool from San Diego Comic Con From cosplayers to artists, Comic Con represents something like the realization of a
2012 Archives
They revealed some very good news about how the market has rebounded in 2012 and also trades stories with the audience of primarily retailers on cheap, easy promotions that created big sales They talked about the demographics of readers now and how digital comics market is affecting them, among other topics.
Spotlight on Larry Hama (51:52,[...]
Keysha Couzens wrote for Bleeding Cool from San Diego Comic Con; Dark Horse began their horror comics panel with the bold claim that they do the best
Joshua Stone reported from San Diego Comic Con for Bleeding Cool. The Slave Labor Graphics (SLG) panel was interesting experience for me, as I know very
A Bleeding Cool reader reports from San Diego Comic Con; Jill Thompson was selling Wonder Woman prints at her booth, and emphasized that this was *her*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsECTn7KMIY Grace Randolph goes to Comic Con to interview with a member of the Ian Fleming Foundation as the franchise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnTQTNqPH5c Aaron Haaland writes; We are back from as AMAZING SDCC! Thanks everyone who made it rock! I ate Robert Kirkman
Comic-Con was the largest pop culture celebration in the world, and comics were dead.
2012:
Chuck Rodanzki is the owner/proprietor of Mile High Comics, one of the largest comic retailers in the country He's well acquainted with the ups and downs of the industry-long and short term -and is always good for a sound bite on the[...]
I'm currently in Los Angeles, staying with a friend, while slowly recovering my sleep patterns from the San Diego Comic Con. Some people have said this
The biggest story for the comics industry may well have been hidden in plain sight. The announcement at the Diamond Retailer lunch that comic book stores
Mark Robert Bourne writes for Bleeding Cool; Each year since they started doing this panel at San Diego Comic Con, not only has the room grown and
The cosplay of San Diego Comic Con 2012.
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Courtesy of Bleeding Cool contributors Joshua Stone, Joe Salas, Mark Bourne, Louis Falcetti and, well, me The cosplay of San Diego Comic Con 2012.
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Will Romine got his Hasbro toys today. He is a happy man. Here's a little video from one of the smaller doors at San Diego Comic Con as it opened on
Amidst the announcements, signing and sales of the major comic book companies across America, San Diego Comic Con also celebrates the littler people. And
From our intrepid reporters in the field, comes a look at the Marvel booth at San Diego Comic Con...
Two comics, two companies, a little bit of synchronicity it seems... Here's a new comic for October from Dynamite, Vampirella Vs Fluffy. A Buffy parody
And while it's a drop on May, that may be because May was a five week month and June was four weeks…
PUBLISHER MARKET SHARES
RETAIL MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHER
SHARE
MARVEL COMICS
33.77%
DC ENTERTAINMENT
33.03%
IMAGE COMICS
7.36%
IDW PUBLISHING
6.22%
DARK HORSE COMICS
4.51%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
2.82%
BOOM! STUDIOS
1.25%
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD
1.21%
AVATAR PRESS INC
0.84%
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
0.83%
OTHER NON-TOP 10
8.16%
UNIT MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHER
SHARE
DC ENTERTAINMENT
38.23%
MARVEL COMICS
37.82%
IMAGE COMICS
6.45%
IDW PUBLISHING
4.16%
DARK HORSE COMICS
3.49%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
2.35%
BOOM! STUDIOS
1.49%
AVATAR PRESS INC
0.87%
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT[...]
A week ago, Bleeding Cool unveiled the now-named Hallowe'en Comic Fest offerings from Diamond for 2012, in which comic stores will has special comics in October to sell, give away, or use for promotiuonal purposes as part of the stores' Hallowe'en activities This separates it from the Free Comic Book Day tradition where all the[...]
What is up with children in comic books today? Or, rather, this week? Picking up a few comics and reading them, we have Miles Morales hitting his icon and
Alas, let us focus on the Snuffleupagus in the room. Earlier this year when the Eisner nominees were announced, one category was noticeably absent; the
And for a look at a different view on the world in September, more thoughtful, less franchise and license-heavy, and less inclined to have a zombie
A quick run around the publishers with mainstream on their mind if not in their position in Previews. Boom Avatar have Fashion Beast, a new series adapted
Peter G writes for Bleeding Cool; Well, here we are in Kankakee, Illinois, at the Kankakee Public Library (SEVEN STORIES TALL!!!) for the second Kankakee
And that, right there, is what the New 52 has done….
PUBLISHER MARKET SHARES – MAY 2012
RETAIL MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHER
SHARE
MARVEL COMICS
35.32%
DC COMICS
32.73%
IMAGE COMICS
7.19%
IDW PUBLISHING
4.80%
DARK HORSE COMICS
4.75%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
2.55%
BOOM! STUDIOS
1.60%
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS
1.08%
VIZ MEDIA
0.86%
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
0.85%
OTHER NON-TOP 10
8.27%
UNIT MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHER
SHARE
MARVEL COMICS
38.64%
DC COMICS
36.72%
IMAGE COMICS
6.70%
IDW PUBLISHING
4.04%
DARK HORSE COMICS
3.48%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
2.63%
BOOM! STUDIOS
1.60%
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
0.73%
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
0.71%
AVATAR PRESS INC
0.64%
OTHER NON-TOP 10
4.13%
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
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MAY 2012 VS[...]
You're at Comic Con. You get your intended a sketch cover from her favourite artist. It asks her to marry you. Thankfully she doesn't take it as the
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J59H5sSiwI The show started yesterday afternoon with a healthy turnout and a real party atmosphere that went well into the
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Just back home from Kapow, the second such annual event from Titan, Brightstar and Mark Millar, taking place in Islington, North London. The show saw
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Here's a couple of documentary films for Free Comic Book Day 2012 at Collectors Corner, of Baltimore, Maryland.
Unscripted interviews with Staff and volunteers include Owner Randy Myers & Manager David Crispino along with staff, volunteers, customers & cosplayers. Meyers says;
We had planned to cut the ribbon and OPEN the doors at 9:00 AM Saturday, May[...]
From the Free Comic Book Day DC Comic, The New 52, the Black Room... but what's in it? Here's ten to start you off. Clicky for biggy. 1. The Spear Of