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Civil War Delay Hurting Marvel?
— October 1, 2006 Leave a Comment
As most of you probably are aware, Marvel Comics blockbuster event this year was Civil War. In August, I believe, Marvel announced that they would be delaying issue number 4 of Civil War until September ‘06 and because of this they were delaying all of the Civil War books because they all tie together event-wise.
Much grumbling was heard over this in the comics community and rightfully so. Fans would not be able to get the books they were anticipating. Retailers would not be getting the books to sell, so potentially they stood to lose money. This was a big deal.
Or was it? Diamond’s sales figures are out for August and which comic book publisher came out on top? Marvel. Yep, Marvel beat out DC by 1% in market share for the month of August, in spite of holding back all their Civil War related books.
The top 300 comics is a different story though. DC had the number one book with Justice League of America #1, and Marvel only held 4 of the top 10 positions. Although, Marvel still have positions 2, 3 and 4 with New Avengers, Wolverine: Origins and Astonishing X-Men.
Think DC’s pissed?
