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Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores January 10, 2007. 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. Thanks to Collector’s Pair of Dice and Diamond Comics Distributors for assisting in the building of this list. This list was last updated January 08, 2007.

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Word is out that the West Cost will be seeing a delay in many titles due in part to the New Year holiday, Gerald Ford’s funeral (which closed post offices on Tuesday), and the crappy weather. Civil War #6 is the big issue most were waiting for, and now thanks to the grinding of the universe, many will have to wait longer.

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Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores January 03, 2007. 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. Thanks to Collector’s Pair of Dice and Diamond Comics Distributors for assisting in the building of this list. This list was last updated January 03, 2007.

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Diamond Comics Distributors has sent Major Spoilers the Top 300 titles sold in November 2006. Marvel and DC take the top 10 positions with Marvel’s Civil War #5 taking the top spot. The rest of the top ten is split 50/50 with DCs 52 Week’s #26-#29 taking up most of the list. Take the jump for the entire list and see where your favorites rank.

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Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores December 06, 2006. 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. Thanks to Collector’s Pair of Dice and Diamond Comics Distributors for assisting in the building of this list. This list was last updated December 05, 2006.

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Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores November 29, 2006. 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. Thanks to Collector’s Pair of Dice and Diamond Comics Distributors for assisting in the building of this list. This list was last updated November 27, 2006.

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Diamond Comics Distributors has sent us the market shares based on actual sales of products invoiced in October 2006. Publisher Dollar Share Unit Share MARVEL COMICS 37.75% 42.70% DC COMICS 34.24% 37.28% IMAGE COMICS 4.44% 3.50% DARK HORSE COMICS 3.51% 2.72% TOKYOPOP 2.15% 0.90% DYNAMIC FORCES 1.97% 2.36% IDW PUBLISHING 1.82% 1.49% WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT 1.73% 1.15% VIZ MEDIA 1.56% 0.75% DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING 0.80% 0.66% GEMSTONE PUBLISHING 0.73% 0.33% FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS 0.62% 0.21% TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS 0.60% 0.07% RANDOM HOUSE 0.55% 0.17% AVATAR PRESS INC 0.47% 0.40% DIGITAL MANGA DISTRIBUTION 0.44% 0.15% VIRGIN COMICS LLC 0.34% 0.48% BONGO COMICS 0.30%…

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A survey conducted by Diamond Comic Distributors, has revealed what we already know – giving away free comics is a sure fire way of getting more people into the stores and actually buying stuff. According to the survey, retailers who participated in Free Comic Book Day 2006, experienced 57% higher sales on that day, with 35% of the respondents experienced significantly increased sales one month after the event. The numbers don’t stop at 76% said they gained customers in the month following FCBD 2006. “Even before the survey results were tabulated, retailers who participated in FCBD were sharing their success…

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Diamond Comics has released the sales figures for items shipping in August 2006.  Marvel Comics took the top once again with 36.30% of the dollar share, with DC close behind at 35.39%.  We also have the Top 300 Comics for the month.

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Source: Diamond Comic Distributors Free Comic Book Day is set to be celebrated around the world on May 5, 2007. Traditionally held the first Saturday in May, the event will both celebrate and raise awareness of this unique art form by giving visitors to approximately 2,000 participating comic book specialty stores a free comic book with no purchase required! Free Comic Book Day 2007 will coincide with opening weekend of Sony’s North American release of the highly anticipated comic-based movie, Spider-Man 3, starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. “In today’s society, it’s our pop culture that continues to draw people…

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Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled for August 09, 2006. 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.Thanks to Collector’s Pair of Dice for assisting in the building of this list. This list was last updated August 08, 2006

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