Rick Remender already has a hit on his hands with Black Science. The first issue sold well with a print run of 40,800 copies. It was a thing earlier in the year and last year that new Image #1’s would be hot. With this one, it is #2. Continue reading “Black Science #2 A Comic Heating Up”
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IMAGE Comics Every New Series Of 2013 Number Ones Sales Figures
Market report and year summary by comics historian Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com
Image Comics had an incredible year during 2013.
In total they had 54 new #1 issues released including ongoing series, mini-series, one-shots and re-numberings.
This chart only covers Jan-Nov as the Dec sales figures are not yet released until the new year.
Here we list and rank all of them and show the diverse and successful year that Image had.
This chart shows the sales figures for every issue released during 2013 of any new series started in 2013.
Sex was the most prolific new title with 8 issues released during the year.
Jupiters Legacy #1 comes out easily as the #1 best selling new Image comic of the year and the only new title with sales over 60,000 with a whopping 105,000 copies ordered due to 4 covers and a high profile writer and artist.
This chart not only shows what sold well and what didn’t but it also is very useful to see which books have kept their sales figures up and are likely to be the books that in the next year stay hot and could potentially rise in value. The main ingredient is constant and steady sales OR better yet increasing sales month to month. (The later is very rare in the comic business)
It is very common for #1 issues to be ordered higher than subsequent issues but after a few issues if the title is truly popular sales should level out. In the past this has happened to successful titles such as The Walking Dead and Saga.
But in 2013 there are no clear winners in that category. The strongest titles overall seem to include:
East Of West = sales of #4 were actually higher than #2 – very strong. Finally started dropping but still at about 65% of #1.
Sex continues to drop every single issue but the sales drop is fairly low and readership at #8 is still more than 50% of #1.
Five Ghosts = originally a mini-series but sales stayed very impressive and #3 sold as well as #1 which is almost unheard of. Once it was named as an ongoing series the sales have started to slowly drop but still higher than 60% of #1.
Todd The Ugliest Kid On Earth = originally a mini-series but sales stayed very impressive and #3 sold a 1,000 higher than #2. #1 was an instant sellout and shot up in value the same week of release. Once it was named as an ongoing series the sales have started to slowly drop but still higher than 60% of #1. However back issue sales have stayed strong also due to the fact that it was confirmed to be a future TV series.
A Voice In The Dark had the lowest sales of any new ongoing #1 this year. Either this means nobody liked it and sales are just going to keep dropping OR if it proves to be popular it has the greatest potential for price hikes as its literally the scarcest new series of the year.
Some big droppers in sales and not likely to show increases in the future include:
Ten Grand which has lost 40,000 in sales since #1.
Some of the ongoing series have dropped to as little as 25% print runs comparing to the #1 issue.
Some of these so far weaker dropping titles include: Sidekick and The Bounce.
Image Best Selling New Comics Of 2013
Thanks to John Jackson Miller at www.comichron.com for the initial Diamond sales figures data
You can see complete monthly Diamond sales chart data and more stats at his site !
I am always happy to hear your comments and thoughts/criticisms on any of my posts.
Terry Hoknes (author) of Hoknes Comics loves analyzing statistics and watching the growth and fall of comic titles over a period of time. He sells all of the latest hot back issue secondary market new comics and all new Diamond products at www.HoknesComics.com and also self-publishes a series of books called “Investing In Comic Books” that focus on the Golden, Silver and Bronze ages of comics. hoknes@hotmail.com Read more about these hot sold out comics at www.comicsheatingup.net
Comics Picks of the Week for Delivery 12/24/13
Please remember, Comics are in stores Tuesday this week and no Wednesday due to the Christmas Holiday.
Wednesdays are usually like Christmas for me, and this week it actually is. Since Wednesday is a holiday, books are delivered to stores so they can be put out on Tuesday, 12/24/13. (They actually shipped out last week to retailers, but that is another story.)
So here are this weeks picks of the week: Continue reading “Comics Picks of the Week for Delivery 12/24/13”
Sold Out Comics: Wraith Welcome to Christmasland #1, plus print run
We had previously mentioned that the Joe Hill comic, Wraith Welcome to Christmasland #1 had sold out before appearing on comic shop shelves. Continue reading “Sold Out Comics: Wraith Welcome to Christmasland #1, plus print run”
Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 12/20/13
The Diamond comics Advanced Reorder List is a great tool for speculators. It shows what books retailers are going back to get more copies of before the final order cut off. These books could be new number ones, second issues of a book that sold well, 2nd prints of a sold out book, or something that customers are talking about in the shops. Whatever the reason, comic shops are ordering additional copies. Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List for 12/20/13”
Top 150 Hottest Comic Titles and recent Back Issues during EARLY DECEMBER 2013
Bi-weekly column and list compiled by comics historian Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com – hoknes@hotmail.com
This chart is styled like the old classic Wizard Magazine Top 10 Hottest Comic charts that were published every month in the 1990′s.
This list is updated every 2 weeks. This list is compiled from my non-stop research of the current market. I believe these were the most demand and growing in value books this month. This list focuses on all regular edition covers. (Variants are not listed otherwise they would likely dominate the entire list due to instant high prices and calculated small print runs). If you think I have missed any hot titles/issues of the last decade please let me know. Here are my picks of what I believe are the hottest comics at this very moment from all sold releases of the last few years online based on back issue sales ABOVE cover price. Continue reading “Top 150 Hottest Comic Titles and recent Back Issues during EARLY DECEMBER 2013”
SOLD OUT New #1 and #2 Comics for December 18 2013 Release Week
Thanks to Terry Hoknes at www.hoknescomics.com for his weekly sold out comics article.
This weekly article shows how popular the titles are and how close they are to selling out at Diamond. This will give retailers and collectors a heads up with a reminder of books you want to make sure you get immediately!! Sometimes books don’t sell out immediately so its worth taking a look back at series that came out in the past few months ! Comics can sell out very quickly so some titles on this list will be more valuable instantly the day of release !
Keep in mind that with 1500 comic stores if even just 20% of stores re-ordered just 1 copy each that would be 300 more copies sold instantly!
Continue reading “SOLD OUT New #1 and #2 Comics for December 18 2013 Release Week”
Sold Out Comics: Day Men #2
Boom-studios.com had up on their blog that “Day Men” #2 has sold out at the distributor level in about a weeks time. The first issue, which came out months ago, was optioned for a movie, so it is no surprise that the book would sell out. The book, just like the sold out number 1 will go to a second printing.
When comics sell out at the distributor level, this does not mean you will not be able to find them on your retailers shelves, it means that once those copies are gone, they can’t order additional copies.
With a movie deal in the works, it might not be a bad idea to hold onto a couple of copies of these.
Spec That! Episode 2. HE is HIM
We recently teamed up with Lubber Clang, @lubberclang to run his great and funny comic book speculation videos. Here is the second episode, HE is Him. This episode deals with Adam Warlock, formerly (a long long time ago) Him. Continue reading “Spec That! Episode 2. HE is HIM”
Comics Picks of the week for 12/18/13
Well it is Wednesday eve, every Wednesday is like Christmas to me. Next week will be even more so since it is… Christmas. But this week sees some really cool books. Each week tons of new comics come out and we pour through them to see what we think could have some legs and heat up.
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Sold Out Comics for Delivery 12/18/13
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A look ahead to Wednesday 12/18/13
A little late and light on posts since last Thursday, as an illness has ripped it’s way through the Flipper household, but trying to get back on track. This week is another good week as some really cool books coming out this week. So with that I will jump right into it.
Continue reading “A look ahead to Wednesday 12/18/13”
Sinister Six and Venom movies on the horizon
Sony Pictures are looking to expand their Marvel Comics Movies by expanding on their Spider-man via spin-offs. On Tap are The Sinister Six which first appeared in Amazing Spider-man Annual #1 and Venom which first appeared in Amazing Spider-man #300
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Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List 12/13/13
A great tool to see what coming out is getting attention and could heat up is the Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder list. these are the books retailers are going back and upping their orders on. These could be beacuse of message board and blog chatter, people coming into the stores talking about them, Publisher incentives ( a lot of books get these now) or what ever. What ever the reason these are the books that retailers are going back to the well to get more copies of.
Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced Reorder List 12/13/13”
Phantom First Fridays info from Larry Doherty
With so many comic book shop coalitions jumping on the exclusive band wagon, we decided it was time to move in a different direction.
We like to support our publishing partners and our creator friends but we also needed a new angle for the Phantom Shops.
We don’t just want to be a variant cover group. We want to provide more to the comic industry.
Phantom First Friday benefits the shops involved by offering the consumer a unique shopping experience.
Creators & publishers receive great shelf space & promotional efforts from energetic retailers.
In exchange for a 30 day window of exclusivity and an original cover with some “Phantom Only” content, our network of energetic, creator friendly retailers will be providing promotional support and premium shelf space for projects that we feel are truly special.
Phantom First Friday is December 20th where we will launch our first micro distribution book.
We’re giving people a reason to return to their comic shop for something exciting and special.
Our first project, Escape from Jesus Island, fell into our lap. A group of creators approached us to see if we would be interested in the book. they had a successful kickstarter going but that is not enough to sustain an ongoing series nor does it put the book into comic shops. Bottom line is that there are hundreds of kickstarter projects that look and sound wonderful but your average comic shop can’t afford to invest in everyone of them, with a promise of it arriving sometime in the next year, but having to pay for it now. The Phantom will be looking for more of those outstanding properties to offer our support to. Along with our support we are also assisting creators by shopping to major publishers for them.
Once they see how it all works out for the Phantom Shops publishers just may be eager to look at a property that already has world-wide buzz thanks to the Phantom.
We help create the buzz and provide the creators the numbers they need to make their kick-starter project feasible. Our volume brings down their print run cost, allowing them make a profit coming out of the gate.
With luck, the best properties will then be picked up by a major publisher.
Phantom First Friday starts on December 20th with Escape From Jesus island. Any creators going to press from kickstarter, that are interested should send a full PDF to Ralph DiBernardo info@jetpackcomics.com and Larry Doherty larryscomicsinc@aol.com
‘Escape from Jesus Island’ Kickstarter and Phantom First Edition
We had talked a while back about Kickstarter books and how they are the wave of the future. One book on my radar was ‘Escape from Jesus Island.’ It is a horror story in the vein of Reanimator meets Punk Rock Jesus. Basically a group of scientists attempt to clone Jesus, and succeed, however, in the process the make scores of mistakes. Of course, the Vatican wants the clone and sends in soldiers to get him, and mayhem ensues. Continue reading “‘Escape from Jesus Island’ Kickstarter and Phantom First Edition”
SOLD OUT New #1 and #2 Comics for December 11 2013 Release Week
Article by comic book historian Terry Hoknes of www.HoknesComics.com – hoknes@hotmail.com
Support new comics !
This column is here to help promote brand new comic book series.
This weekly article shows how popular the titles are and how close they are to selling out at Diamond.
This will give retailers and collectors a heads up with a reminder of books you want to make sure you get immediately!!
Sometimes books don’t sell out immediately so its worth taking a look back at series that came out in the past few months!
Continue reading “SOLD OUT New #1 and #2 Comics for December 11 2013 Release Week”
Hoknescomics.com Hot new comics for 12/11/13
Each week Terry Hoknes of www.hoknescomics.com spotlights new releases comics, here are this weeks.
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Dark Horse’s ‘The Fifth Beatle Heads’ to the Silver Screen
Thanks to Terry Hoknes at www.hoknescomics.com for this story.
It was announced today that Peyton Reed (Bring It On
, The Break-Up 
‘The Fifth Beatle’ recounts the untold true story of Epstein, the brilliant visionary who discovered The Beatles and helped guide the band to international stardom as their manager, securing their first record deal at a time when no one else was interested, and successfully bringing them to the world stage with a scale and scope no music impresario had ever attempted. Epstein’s boast—“The Beatles will be bigger than Elvis!”— seemed absurd in 1961, but proved humbly prophetic by 1967. When he died at the age of 32, he was an extremely successful artist manager and entertainment impresario, but a painfully lonely young man
“From the moment I read Vivek’s graphic novel, I knew I wanted to be the person to bring Brian’s story to the big screen,” explains Reed. “I’m a lifelong Beatles fan, obviously, but it’s Brian’s fascinating life that really blew me away and drew me to this project. He’s the ultimate outsider who, against all odds, became the ultimate insider. He was responsible for shepherding the most popular artistic expression of “love” in the history of modern culture, and yet he wasn’t allowed to express his own love during that time.”
Tiwary and Cohen added, “Peyton’s films are incredibly fun and entertaining, while still underscoring a serious empathy for the struggle for accomplishment, belonging, and the need to love and be loved… In brief, Peyton is simply the perfect director to take the Brian Epstein story to the big screen. We’re honored and excited to be working with him!”
The graphic novel comes in several formats, the regular edition for $17.99, The Collectors Edition for $44.99, or the Limited Edition for $89.99 at Things from Another World or the regular edition for $17.39, The Collectors Edition for $35.81, and the Limited Edition for $63.81 on Amazon
Comics Heating Up Reader eBay section
So the Comicsheatingup.net Black Friday key word sale was pretty successful. Eighty-Eight Auctions have closed out so far with a sale that contained CHU Black Friday. So to keep the spirit alive, I wanted to gauge interest in featuring user ebay auctions on the side bar and on a page of it’s own.
If you look to the side bar way over there —-> you will see a section that features reader auctions that used the key word CHU Black Friday in it (on the main page). Continue reading “Comics Heating Up Reader eBay section”
Comics Pick of the Week for 12/11/13
Each week tons of new books hit the shelves. Each one has the potential to go up in value, I mean you never know what could be picked up for a movie or a tv show with the current run of announcements. Each week we provide several different looks at what people are speculating as being the next hot book, here is ours.
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A Look ahead to Wednesday 12/11/13
We got an early start on things last week with The Other Dead look ahead, and Larry’s Comics Pick of the week for 12/11/13 as this is going to be a pretty kick-ass week. Continue reading “A Look ahead to Wednesday 12/11/13”
Diamond Comics Advanced reorder List 12/6/13
Most weeks the Diamond Comics Advanced reorder list is an awesome tool to see what is heating up in the near future. Its the list of books that retailers have re-ordered before the final order cut off. For what ever reason, customers talking about books, sold out first issues, hot story lines, blog and news stories, these are the books they need to get more of. Here is this weeks. Continue reading “Diamond Comics Advanced reorder List 12/6/13”
Spec That! Episode 1, Furry Things
The first episode of a new comic book speculation video blog featuring older books.
Bryan Singer Tweets X-Men Apocalypse announcement
“X-Men” Director Bryan Singer announced over twitter that a new X-Men Movie titled “X-Men Apocalypse” would be coming out in 2016.
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