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Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores December 09, 2009. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details. This list was last updated December 07, 2009. What’s on your list this week?

After successful events in Baltimore, MD; Ft. Wayne, IN; Las Vegas, NV and elsewhere, Diamond “takes the show on the road” to the Windy City when a new version of the Diamond Retailer Summit berths at one of the industry’s most anticipated events: C2E2, a.k.a. the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. “After a great show in Las Vegas in 2008 and in Baltimore 2009, we recognize the need to bring the Summit and its retailer programming to other parts of the country,” said Diamond’s VP-Marketing, Roger Fletcher. “This allows us to see more of our retailer accounts and interact with…

DC captured seven of the Top 10 comics sold to the direct market in November.  Leading the way was Geoff Johns’ Blackest Night #5 featuring the rise of Nekron, with the lead in issue of Green Lantern #48 coming in second.  Not to be outdone, Marvel placed a respectable third with Captain America Reborn #4. Unfortunately, DC wasn’t able to capture the market share for the month as Marvel took the top spot with 41.93% or the unit share to DC Comics’ 34.78% share.  DC did close the gab when it came to the dollar share with a separation of…

Long before Star Wars featured Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and the rest, George Lucas envisioned a completely different battle in the stars, and even went so far as to have Ralph McQuarrie whip up some character concepts.  Those who have the Making Of… books have seen these designs floating around since the mid-80’s, but now, Star Wars fans can actually get their hands on actual action figures based on those designs. These sets are exclusives with Diamond Comic Distributors and Toys R Us, and have been out since the beginning of the month. Those who are really looking for a…

Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores November 11, 2009. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details. This list was last updated November 10, 2009. What’s on your reading list this week?

Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores November 11, 2009. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details. This list was last updated November 10, 2009. What’s on your reading list this week?

Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores November 4, 2009. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details. This list was last updated November 02, 2009. What’s on your reading list this week?

Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores October 28, 2009. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details. This list was last updated October 26, 2009. What’s on your reading list this week?

Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores October 22, 2009. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details. This list was last updated October 19, 2009. What’s on your reading list this week?

Diamond Comic Distributors released the full list of the top selling comics for September 2009.  We’ve already broken down the market share in our last installment, and present here the raw information of the comics based on total sales for the month.  It should be noted that these numbers do include issues reprinted issues.  I also find it nice to see Atomic Robo on the list and hope it continues to climb the charts.

Press Release Over 600 retailers converged on the Baltimore Convention Center for the 2009 Diamond/Alliance Retailer Summit, bringing together the specialty market’s leading retailers, vendors, creators and distributors for two days of workshops, seminars, and a lively Exhibit Hall. “This is my first Summit, and I like it,” said Douglas Spark of Lancaster, PA’s The Comic Store. “I enjoyed all the presentations I went to, and I picked up something helpful from all of them.”

Diamond Comic Distributors released its list of the top selling comics for September 2009, and it was a very good month for DC as Blackest Night and the related tie-in issues helped the company dominate the top ten comics sold for the month. 1    BLACKEST NIGHT #3    $3.99 2    CAPTAIN AMERICA: REBORN #3    $3.99 3    BATMAN AND ROBIN #4    $2.99 4    GREEN LANTERN #46    $2.99 5    WOLVERINE: GIANT-SIZE OLD MAN LOGAN #1    $4.99 6    BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN #2    $2.99 7    NEW AVENGERS #57    $3.99 8    GREEN LANTERN CORPS #40    $2.99 9    DARK AVENGERS #9    $3.99 10    BLACKEST NIGHT: SUPERMAN #2 …

Press Release Diamond Book Distributors has been awarded the rights to exclusively distribute TOKYOPOP products to the UK and Ireland book markets. TOKYOPOP will continue to be represented to the U.S. book market by HarperCollins.

Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores September 30, 2009. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details. This list was last updated September 28, 2009. What’s on your reading list this week?