In December 2002, it was announced that "Gemstone Publishing had signed the license to publishing Disney comics in North America," with ex-Gladstone Publishing editor-in-chief John Clark joining Gemstone in the same position over its Disney line. As the largest distributors of English-language comics, toys, games, and preservation supplies worldwide, our mission is to support and serve the Direct Market. Started by Among the Premier Publishers, Dark Horse Comics top book for November was Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #3 at #64 which continued the adventures of Joss Whedons vampire slayer. Mark Torres Openings, GIANT-SIZE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN CHAMELEON CONSPIRACY #1, SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #17 CVR B GLOW IN THE DARK, HEROES REBORN WEAPON X AND FINAL FLIGHT #1, SIX SIDEKICKS OF TRIGGER KEATON #1 (MR) [*], BETTIE PAGE & CURSE OF THE BANSHEE #1 [*], MIGHTY CRUSADERS ONE SHOT THE SHIELD [*], MARJORIE FINNEGAN TEMPORAL CRIMINAL #2 (MR), USAGI YOJIMBO DRAGON BELLOW CONSPIRACY #1. }); 14 Chameleon Conspiracy, Doctor Strange Epic Collection Vampiric Verses, Incredible Hulk Epic Collection Crisis Counter-Earth, Captain America Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. HOME. Steven Butler, REPORTERS ASP = Apen MLT Inc. 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AMR =Amryl Entertainment AAR = Aardvark-Vanaheim 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.". The top selling comic from Marvel Comics was X-Men (2019) #3 in slot 2 with an estimated 105,708 units and for DC Comics was Doomsday Clock (2017) #12 in rank 1 with an estimated 117,926 units. 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. "[3] Parker describes his role as "smooth[ing] the emotion out of some decisions. Our annual industry-wide report with ICV2 for, Have questions about the history of the comic book market or additional data to share? Marvel Comics has its own mini-catalog of Marvel Previews available separately, for contractual reasons. Darkhold Alpha #1, included in the September chart by Diamond, actually shipped the first week of October but appears here likely because it was still under Diamond's Marvel sales agency contract and just shipped late. Alliance Game Distributors is North America's largest distributor of tabletop games - role-playing games, collectible card games, miniature wargames, board games, and related merchandise - and the publisher of Game Trade Magazine. Many fans "with little experience" started rival distribution companies only to "find they were in over their heads," allowing Geppi to "[buy] out the smart ones or pick up the pieces after the stupid ones went out of business," according to Herr. $10.88 million, The Top 400 Graphic Novels sold had a total retail price of 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. BEN = Benitez Productions 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. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles ability to sell in certain locations and clientele. Bob Almond Product mentions do not constitute endorsements. Art Sippo Giovanni Aria 2, Marvel Masterworks Marvel Team-Up HC Vol. They were purchased for a friend. The museum closed in June 2018. [22], Geppi's Entertainment Museum was a museum in Baltimore, Maryland, tracing the history of pop culture in American over the last four hundred years. July 2021 Diamond comics sales estimates are out! The third quarter works out to $109.34 million, just slightly higher than the same . 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. Alex Wright And a good bankruptcy lawyer for those of us who buy collected editions. In 1982, Baltimore-based comics retailer Steve Geppi founded Diamond Comic Distributors. The (Official) Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, first published by Robert M. Overstreet in 1970 as one of the earliest authorities on American comic book industry grading and collection values. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #1, the crossover event from Charles Soule and Luke Ross set before Return of the Jedi, ranked #3. And in a first after doing these charts for 25 years, a book of mine, Marvels Star Wars Legends Omnibus: The Old Republic Vol. 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. AME = American Mythology Productions Comichron founder John Jackson Miller has tracked the comics industry for more than 25 years, including a decade editing the industrys retail trade magazine; he is the author of several guides to comics, as well as more than a hundred comic books for various franchises. Contact, +30% when comparing with just the Top 300 non-DC issues from 2 years earlier, +32% when comparing with just the Top 300 non-DC issues from 2 years earlier, (+71% vs. same month 2 years ago, comparing the Top 300 GNs vs. Top 300 GNs), +122% when comparing with just the Top 300 non-DC GNs from 2 years earlier. Rik Offenberger EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. (MR) = Mature Readers The change is scheduled to start on October 1, 2021, in a multi-year partnership. Francis Garbut 1 Isekai Tensei Soudouki, Masterful Cat Depressed Again Today Vol. $300 $300+ Custom Range $ $ Go Brand ABYstyle Aniplex Bandai Banpresto Bioworld Merchandising Bonkers Toys Boss Fight Studio Concept One CultureFly Dark Horse Comics Diamond Select Toys Disney Enesco Fifth Sun FiGPiN . Note that I did read the Ultimate books (and Batman). The publication is available to both comic shop retailers and consumers. [5] E. Gerber Products, LLC is a Diamond-affiliated company started by Gerber in 1977 which sells Mylar bags as well as "acid-free boxes and acid-free backing boards" for comics collectors to store their collection in. [8] After making $19m in sales in 1987, Diamond bought West Coast distributor Plant's business[9] in 1988 "and went national"[3] thereby assuming control of "40 percent of the direct-sales market. 69, Locke & Key Spanish Ed Vol. Marvel Comics had seven titles among Diamond's most distributed comics in July. Diamond became the successor to direct market pioneer Phil Seuling's distribution dream when it took over New Media/Irjax's warehouses in 1982. This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. Find Julys chart here. Providing pop culture news since October 18, 1998. KEE = Keenspot Entertainment TCGplayer Announced as Presenting Sponsor for Free Comic Book Day 2023, Abstract Studio Inks Exclusive Distribution Deal with Diamond Book Distributors, Black Panel Press Inks Exclusive Distribution Deal with Diamond Book Distributors. Drick Grss Sr. 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. It is owned by Geppi Family Enterprises, which is also the parent company of Alliance Game Distributors, Diamond Book Distributors, Diamond UK, Diamond Select Toys, Gemstone Publishing, E. Gerber Products, Diamond International Galleries, Hake's Americana & Collectibles, Morphy's Auctions, the Geppi's Entertainment Museum, and Baltimore magazine. DEV = Devil's Due Publishing 16 Imbalance Part 1, John Carpenters Tales For a Halloweenight Vol. Top 200 Comics: June 2021. VIZ = VIZ Media About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. Scott McDaniel, PODCASTERS That's up 32% over the $27 million for the non-DC Top 300s in July 2019. Bill Black Diamond is the publisher of Previews, a monthly catalog/magazine showcasing upcoming comic books, graphic novels, toys, and other pop-culture merchandise available at comic book specialty shops. We have several sizes to fit every budget. BON = Bongo Comics 18 Uncle Scrooge Pie In The Sky, Sonic Hedgehog Spanish Ed Vol. The majority of the exhibits came from Geppi's private collection, while Geppi's daughter Melissa "Missy" Geppi-Bowersox became the executive vice-president of the museum in 2007, after Wendy Kelman left the museum on August 31, 2007, to start her own tourism consulting firm. In 1995, Geppi founded Diamond International Galleries, which acquired Hake's Americana & Collectibles auction house (2004), and in 2005, Pennsylvania-based Morphy Auctions. The contents of this site are copyright 2023 John Jackson Miller, and are provided for academic purposes only. It gives us as close a comparison as we can get, imagining what if DC wasnt around for Diamond back then, either. [1] The shutdown began on April 1 and ended on May 20.[2]. In 1995, Geppi "opened Diamond International Galleries," a showplace for comics and collectibles, part of Geppi's attempts to "see collectibles attain serious respect. [3], In 1996, Diamond launched the toll-free Comic Shop Locator service. We no more want someone deciding for us than you do. Anime Expo Lite 2021 Draws Over 375,000 Views and Raises $77,000 for Charity, GIANT-SIZE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN CHAMELEON CONSPIRACY #1, SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #17 CVR B GLOW IN THE DARK, HEROES REBORN WEAPON X AND FINAL FLIGHT #1, SIX SIDEKICKS OF TRIGGER KEATON #1 (MR) [*], BETTIE PAGE & CURSE OF THE BANSHEE #1 [*], MARJORIE FINNEGAN TEMPORAL CRIMINAL #2 (MR), USAGI YOJIMBO DRAGON BELLOW CONSPIRACY #1, STREET FIGHTER 2021 SCIFI FANTASY SPECIAL #1, MINKY WOODCOCK GIRL ELECTRIFIED TESLA #3 (MR), BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TEA TIME #1 ANDOLFO FOIL CVR [*], HEY KIDS COMICS VOL 02 PROPHETS & LOSS #2 (MR), KING TANK GIRL #5 CVR B SKOTTIE YOUNG CARDSTOCK, MYTHS & LEGENDS QUARTERLY DRAGON CLAN [*], GRIMM HERCULES PAYNE VS SCORPION QUEEN [*], TRUE BELIEVERS WOLVERINE FATAL ATTRACTIONS #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #252 FACSIMILE EDITION, TRUE BELIEVERS PHOENIX BIZARRE ADVENTURES, TRUE BELIEVERS PHOENIX PRESENTS WEDDING SUMMERS & GREY, TRUE BELIEVERS PHOENIX PRESENTS CYCLOPS & MARVEL GIRL, TRUE BELIEVERS PHOENIX PRESENTS JEAN GREY VS. 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SLG = Slave Labor Graphics AVA = Avatar Press In 1991, Diamond moved into the UK market, acquiring Neptune Comic Distributors Ltd. (to whom they had formerly supplied US comics for the UK market), in the process creating Diamond UK. Marvel Comics had seven titles among Diamond's most distributed comics in July. They transport comic books and graphic novels, as well as other popular culture products such as toys, games, and apparel from comic book publishers or suppliers to retailers. [5] Long-term EC Comics fan Cochran auctioned Bill Gaines' personal file copies of EC publications, as well as most pages of original EC artwork (which, almost uniquely, Gaines had maintained ownership and possession of), before being granted the reprint rights to the EC back catalog itself. In the early 1990s, Geppi's Gemstone embarked on a full series of reprints of classic EC titles, starting with new reprints of the Cochran/Gladstone-reprints of The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror and Weird Science (all 1992). [5] Geppi's publishing activities with Gemstone Publishing consist primarily of reprints of classic titles and artworks, as well as publications (including professional fanzines "pro-zines") focusing heavily on the history of the comics medium. I see the spending tapering off on the new pamphlet material first, and it is, according to this month's report. The top selling comic from Marvel Comics was Spider-Man . Marvel Comics rounded out the top ten with four titles at the top echelons of the sales chart. I just worry that publishers are overloading us with product. Diamond Top 300 Comics and Top 100 Graphic Novels - October 2004, Ginsu Wit - Watch me chop up a tin can, and yet still slice this. By 1981/82 Geppi had four comics retail locations and was already "doing a little informal distributing for smaller retailers. Matthew Pulido 12973 Saddleback Place Possibly, but Marvel and DC have both started to dig more frequently into their publishing history, launching new tpb series that have the potential to go on for years, such as What If?, 70's Essentials, Byrne/Ordway Superman, Perez Wonder Woman, Golden Age Marvel Masterworks, digest-sized DC comics animated material. "[56] In 2005, Geppi added the "Denver, Pennsylvania-based Morphy Auctions" to his growing stable of parts of the collectibles market, which already included publishing the main comics price guide: The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. [4] In what Mile High Comics' Chuck Rozanski describes as an "incredibly risky and gutsy move," Geppi took over New Media/Irjax's "office and warehouse space" and, recalled Rozanski, had to "sort out the good customers from the bad overnight" negotiating with creditors to continue Shuster's distribution business as Diamond Comic Distribution. < BACK . 801 = 801 Media Inc. "[3] In fact, in an attempt to prove Diamond did not practice censorship, the company joined DC Comics in 1993 to raise money for the industry's First Amendment advocacy group Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. ROT = Rothic Comics [6], Most notably, in 1988, Geppi bought up early mail-order distributor Bud Plant Inc.,[7] who had himself bought out Charles Abar Distribution in 1982. 1, Cuphead Vol. This article is about the American corporation. Site Wrapper spec available on request. 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. Ric Croxton KEN = Kenzer & Company "Acme started in 1983. Support research by Comichron on Patreon! 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. Privacy policy. Adding significantly to Diamond's totals for the month, graphic novels set a new record for the distributor, with the Top 300 graphic novels valued at $10.89 million at full retail. See our Terms of Use. "[56] Nine years later, Diamond International Galleries purchased "one of the countrys first, and most respected, collectibles auction houses: Hake's Americana & Collectibles. The result was that Diamond's Top 300 comics and Top 300 graphic novels combined for $39.82 million, a figure 8% higher than September 2019 even when DC is included; when looking just at the Top 300 non-DC items in each category, the increase balloons to 48%. Golden Age Collecting on a Budget Part 3, So Many Origin Stories Why They Keep Spider-Man so Young, 8 Undervalued Heroes that Comic Book Investors Should Own, The Best Kobe Bryant Rookie Cards for Long-Term Investment, The 1991 Dream Team: Best Magazine Covers, Trending Comics: Ahsoka Dominates the Best Sellers, Weekly Silver, Bronze, & Copper Age Spec: Marvels Greatest Villains, Undervalued & Overlooked Comics 4/15- Silver Age, Infamous Atari 2600 Video Games: PWCCs Auction Ending April 16th. 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. September 2021 saw Diamond's Top 300 graphic novel sales at an all-time record of $10.89 million. and besides, it's more fun to have a more "extended" reading experience than the ninety seconds it takes to whip through a pamphlet. Issues of comics with United States release dates of April 1 or later, and with United Kingdom release dates of March 25 or later, would not be shipped until normal operations resumed. Marvel Comics had the largest percentage of the top 300 comics with 47.97% of the total units sold followed by DC Comics with 34.39%. responsive: { CAR = Cartoon Books As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. } SEV = Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC 6 Doing Time Pt One, Amazing Spider-Man By Spencer Vol. 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. [10] Second Genesis had previously absorbed distributors Sunrise Distributors and Comex. ABL = ABLAZE Publishing Point One, the over-sized issue that reveals tidbits about the post-Fear Itself world, was the publishers top book at #5. It's a huge deal for me to be able to continue this. Reordersit sold 139,516 issues in Sept. 2017 Certified Guaranty Company, LLC. display: $.fn.dataTable.Responsive.display.childRowImmediate In 1992, Diamond bought Ernst Gerber Publishing (publisher-author of the Photo-Journal Guide to Comics). It all starts at the comic book shop. ONI = OniPress Inc. Sales have been steadily increasing for years now. Martin Boruta This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles ability to sell in certain locations and clientele. [26], In 1983, Diamond was criticized for taking exception to certain "adult"-themed titles and scenes, effectively causing the cancellation of a series called Void Indigo for its excessive violence. Not too likely. BLA = Black Mask Studios Almost without exception I wait until an arc is complete before reading it. Diamond was not the exclusive distributor this month for Scout and Ahoy, several of whose titles had sales through Lunar Distribution. WW = W.W. Norton Publishing [56], Geppi describes his International Galleries as being "at the heart of many significant opportunities to preserve, promote and present historical comic character collectibles," an endeavor that led to his establishing Geppi's Entertainment Museum. As the largest distributors of English-language comics, toys, games, and preservation supplies worldwide, our mission is to support and serve the Direct Market. Notes on this chart: (MR) = Mature Readers This information may not be reproduced in any format without the express permission of Diamond Comic Distributors. Duin, Steve and, "Newswatch: Independent Meets Its Destiny,", "NewsWatch: Diamond Acquires Titan Distributors,", "Newswatch: Diamond Acquires Titan Distributors,", "Newswatch: Tip 11: Go Exclusive with Diamond", Dean, Michael, "Will DC Buy Diamond?" ", Sales Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data, Posted by ICv2 on April 28, 2022 @ 10:04 am CT, At Heritage's April 20 to April 22, 2023 Video Games Signature Auction. These are just the Diamond charts; our charts merging our projections for DC comics sales will appear later this week at http://bit.ly/Jul21Comics. Media Release -- Robert Kirkman celebrated ten years of his best-selling zombie series The Walking Dead with The Walking Dead #115, the best-selling comic book in October. 68, Cimmerian HC Vol. To him, it's dollars and cents. ABS = Abstract Studio GoCollect Founder & CEO. [6], In 1995, Marvel Comics challenged Diamond and main rival Capital City by buying the third largest distributor Heroes World Distribution and distributing its titles in-house after taking over from Curtis Circulation. One of DC's original graphic novels made the Top 20 for the first time. So Many Origin Stories Why They Keep 8 Undervalued Heroes that Comic Book Investors Should Weekly Silver, Bronze, & Copper Age Spec: Marvels BLACK PANTHER MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE #525, STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST #2, AVENGERS ORIGINS SCARLET WITCH AND QUICKSILVER #1, BOYS BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER #5 (MR), STAR WARS DARK TIMES OUT O/T WILDERNESS #3, KAPOW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD SPECIAL #1 (MR), ALL NEW BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #13, ANITA BLAKE CIRCUS DAMNED SCOUNDREL #2 (MR), NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD DEATH VALLEY #5 (MR). The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. +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 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. 1 Here There Be Gerblins, Disney Masters HC Vol. 6, Firefly Return to Earth That Was HC Vol. Comics publishers vie for space within the publication's pages, with Dark Horse, DC Comics, Image Comics, and IDW Publishing taking precedence as "Premier" publishers. ASY = Asylum Press The remainder have been dropped in favor of "waiting for the trade", since Marvel, DC and Dark Horse all have announced collected editions. PENJELASAN HARGA STARLIGHT REVAMP 300 DIAMOND SAMPAI KAPAN !! (Amazing Spider-Man is used as the control title with a value of 100 because sales of Amazing Spider-Man usually remain relatively stable.) 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 Lees Justice League #3 from DC Comics, the best-selling comic book to comics retailers on the month of November. 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. Steve [Geppi] is a visionary and a risk-taker and I tend to be more conservative. For our estimates of comic sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty during August, see "Diamond Top 400 Comics--Aiugust." Free shipping for many products! Phil Latter, REVIEWERS Of the top 300 comics I only ended up getting 18 (6%), that's probably the lowest amount of new books I've ordered per month in over a decade: 1 IDENTITY CRISIS #5 (Of 7) $3.95 DC 125,637, 8 GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #1 (OF 6) $2.95 DC 95,092, 11 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #513 $2.25 MAR 89,615, 17 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #7 $2.99 MAR 69,918, 67 BLACK WIDOW #2 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 30,489, 80 Y THE LAST MAN #27 (MR) $2.95 DC 26,929, 92 ADAM STRANGE #2 (Of 8) $2.95 DC 24,677. 3, Knights of the Dinner Table Bundle of Trouble Vol. "[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. "News Watch: Paranoia? EU.News.Desk@firstcomicsnews.com. Al Nickerson Studios' best-selling book in June at #7. Barry Gregory United States of America 91710-3384 Peach Momoko's Demon Days: Mariko #1, the second part of her Demon Days saga, ranked #4. Most graphic novel publishers also release their titles through other channels, which make up a majority of graphic novel sales over-all. As of this month, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, IDW Publishing, Dynamite Entertainment, and some other publishers distribute 100% of their comic store orders through Diamond. Zittau, Sachsen, Deutschland Rather surprised that Superman Batman #12 only finished up in 56th place with sales of only 34,000. 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. Diamond Top 300 comics - November 2010 - The Beat. The deal is non-exclusive, allowing retailers to choose ordering from Penguin Random House directly or from Diamond as a wholesaler rather than a distributor in the US and the UK. 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. Data for Diamonds sales charts which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. Envisioned to create collectibles for children and adults, DST was founded in 1999 and has since licensed a variety of pop culture properties, including Marvel Comics, Transformers, G.I. [5] Almost overnight, noted Rozanski, "[h]e went from being a retailer in Baltimore to having warehouses all over the place. Diamond's monthly comics retail catalog, Previews, has been produced by Diamond for over 25 years for store owners and comic shop customers to order their products. 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). It presents Diamonds monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamonds total sales for the issue of DC Comics monthly Batman comic book. IDW= IDW Publishing I wonder if we could hire Bono on for that? 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. 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