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+ 28th Annual CBG Fan Awards Nominations are now open! by Brent Frankenhoff
Through February 28, 2010, you, the fans, have the chance to nominate your favorites of 2009 for... | + CBG Spotlights (March 2010): Unmasked, Indie Insider, and Destination: Comics! by Brent Frankenhoff
Over the past few months, we've brought you a trio of one-page spotlights in each issue of... | + NYC "Planet Hulk" World Premiere Event by Jack Abramowitz 2
On January 14, 2010, New York Comic Con, Newsarama.com, Marvel Animation and Lionsgate Home... |
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+ Fans write Last Kiss with Orson Scott Card by Brent Frankenhoff
Last Kiss Inc., GoComics, and Hugo Award-winning writer Orson Scott Card have teamed up for a Last Kiss comics writing contest. “Modesty prevents me from boasting more,” said Last Kiss creator John Lustig. “But really -- how often do you get a chance to write a com... | + Ethan Van Sciver New Inkwell Ambassador!New Hall of Fame by tschloendorn
Artist Ethan Van Sciver (New X-Men, Green Lantern, Sinestro Corps War, Flash: Rebirth) has agreed to join the ranks of DC editor Mike Marts and artist Adam Hughes as ambassador for the Inkwell Awards, showing his public support to the organization mission to inform about the craft of inking and to... | + Diamond Release Top 500 List for 2009 by John Jackson Miller
Diamond Comic Distributors has just released their Top 500 charts for both comics and trade paperbacks for the year. Topping the chart at number one was Amazing Spider-Man #583 with estimated orders... | + Slam Bang Deadline Extended by Karen O'Brien
Allen Freeman, the publisher and twisted mind behind the indie comics anthology Slam Bang, announced that the deadline for submitting contributions to the upcoming vol. III no. 5 has been extended from January 1 to mid-February. The issue's theme is "Fast Food," and Allen wants seque... | + Blackest Night #6 leads top-sellers list for December 2009 by John Jackson Miller
Diamond Comic Distributors has started its roll-out of sales charts for the final month of 2009, and Blackest Night has again topped the list of comics ordered by comics shops. The sixth issue of the series joins several other DC "Blackest Night" spinoffs on the Top 10 list, seen | + Aircel's Barry Blair, Sept. 7, 1954-Jan. 3, 2010 by Maggie Thompson
According to his website, Barry Blair has died, reportedly of a brain aneurysm. The creator drew Elflord for Aircel and was one of the stars of that company (named for an insulation), which later became part of Malibu. He also contributed to Wendy and Richard Pini's Elfquest output.... | + Obama Spidey leads list of top ordered comics of the decade by John Jackson Miller
The Barack Obama commemorative issue of Amazing Spider-Man was the comic book ordered most by comics shops in North America in the decade of the 2000s, according to analysis by The Comics... | + USPS to issue comics-related stamps in 2010 by Gary Dunaier
Don't give up on "snail mail" just yet! The U.S. Postal Service today released designs for comics-related stamps they'll be issuing in 2010. A stamp for World War II cartoonist Bill Mauldin, of Willie and Joe fame, will be issued in March.  + Inkwell Awards Auction Announcement by tschloendorn
The 2010 Inkwell Awards Auctions have begun! Bob Shaw has resumed our auction fundraising (they ended late fall for the first Dave Simons Scholarship) and you can bookmark this link to check them out: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/theinkwellawards The initial week, having begun as o... | + Resident Evil #4 delayed more than two months by Brent Frankenhoff
DC's WildStorm imprint has rescheduled Resident Evil #4, originally scheduled to ship Jan. 13, 2010, to now ship March 24, 2010. Only two issues of the series have shipped in 2009 to date with #1 shipping March 11 and #2 shipping May 20. #3 was scheduled to ship Nov. 11, but h... |
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GIANT DATABASE OF COMICS SALES FIGURES!
 Wondering what the top selling comic book was last month? Last year? A decade or more ago?
Check out analyst John Jackson Miller's multi-year database of comics sales, including
information on overall industry sales from month to month, market shares, and average cover prices!
In recent weeks, John's added more data from the early 1990s as well as delving further back in comics history to bring you data from the early 1960s. It's a facet of comics history you won't find anywhere else!
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COMICS IN YOUR FUTURE!
 Upgraded from its print incarnation, our list of what's shipping this week, next week, and in the coming months is the most up-to-date list of new releases you'll find anywhere on the web!
You'll also find archives of items that have shipped to stores in the past and we even go so far as to provide individual shipping updates for some titles.
Click here to see the lists!
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