Diamond Comic Distributors has announced details of its bestselling comics and graphic novels of 2018, with DC Entertainment’s milestone Action Comics #1000 topping the comic book chart and Marvel’s classic The Infinity Gauntlet leading the way in terms of graphic novels, spurred on by Marvel Studios’ hugely successful blockbuster movie Avengers: Infinity War. Meanwhile, Marvel […]
Free Comic Book Day 2019 Gold Sponsor comics revealed
The Free Comic Book Day Committee has selected the twelve Gold Sponsor comic book titles for 2019’s Free Comic Book Day event, which is set to take place on May 4th 2019. The Gold Sponsor titles come from the industry’s top publishers, including DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Archie […]
Preview of William Gibson’s Alien 3 #2
Dark Horse Comics continues its adaptation of William Gibson’s unproduced screenplay for Alien 3 this December, and you can take a look at a preview of the second issue here… This is the official adaptation of the original screenplay for Alien 3, written by William Gibson, the award-winning science fiction author of the cyberpunk cult […]
Dark Horse Comics announces Hellboy Day in March 2019
Dark Horse Comics has announced that March 23rd 2019 will serve as Hellboy Day, celebrating the 25th anniversary of legendary comic book creator Mike Mignola’s most famous creation! “When I created Hellboy way back when I never imagined he would be around long enough to celebrate a 25th anniversary,” said Mike Mignola. “I’m grateful to the […]
Batman tops the bestselling comics and graphic novels of October 2018
October was a good month for The Dark Knight, with Batman #56 and Batman: White Knight topping the bestselling comic book and graphic novel charts respectively according to numbers released by Diamond Comic Distributors. However, despite a strong showing from DC Comics, Marvel still edged out its rival in in terms of the publisher charts, […]
Return of Wolverine and Saga lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of October 2018
Marvel’s Return of Wolverine topped the list of Diamond Comic Distributors’ bestselling comic book titles for the month of October 2018, helping Marvel to score another impressive victory as the month’s top publisher in terms of dollar and unit share of the market. Check out the top ten sales charts for comics, graphic novels and […]
Fantastic Four and The Legend of Korra top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of August 2018
Marvel’s First Family made a triumphant return to comic books last month, with Fantastic Four #1 topping the Diamond Comic Distributors sales charts for August 2018 and helping to push Marvel to a 40.87% dollar share and $43.12% unit share in terms of publishers. Top 10 Bestselling Comic Books of August 2018 1. FANTASTIC FOUR […]
Dark Horse celebrates Hellboy’s 25th anniversary with three new Mignolaverse comic books
In 1993, Mike Mignola’s Hellboy made his first appearance in a four-page black and white story in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2, months ahead of his full issue comic book debut in Hellboy: Seed of Destruction, and now Dark Horse Comics has announced three new Mignolaverse comic books ahead of Hellboy’s 25th anniversary celebrations at […]
Unproduced Alien 3 screenplay is being adapted into a comic book series
Dark Horse Comics has announced that it is dusting off legendary sci-fi author William Gibson’s unproduced original script for Alien 3 for a comic book adaptation from writer and artist Johnnie Christmas. “When your first contracted screenplay (or screenplay of any kind, in my case) isn’t produced, but the film is eventually made with a […]
Justice League and Dark Nights: Metal top bestselling comics and graphic novels of June 2018
June 2018 was a good month for DC Entertainment, with the publisher taking top spot in both the direct comic book and graphic novels sales charts from Diamond Comic Distributors. Leading the way in the comic book chart was Scott Snyder and Jim Cheung’s Justice League #1, while the Dark Nights: Metal Deluxe Edition hardcover […]