From the press release: SPIDER-ISLAND Battles The DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU As Manhattan sits quarantined from the rest of the Marvel Universe in Spider-Island, Shang-Chi and Iron Fist will have to cut their way through a web of mystery, magic and mayhem in Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 (of 3)! In the [...]

What is this? Every week I like to pull apart Diamond’s confirmed shipping list for the week, and create a list of all of the creator-owned titles that will be arriving in stores that Wednesday. I then use the magic of Flash and Javascript to pull the details on the books from comiXology.com, and hey [...]

One of the best comics on the shelves. Make sure you buy it! From the solicitation: The “Enemy Within” story arc continues! Our focus turns at last to Golden Voice — renowned Sun-Singer and holy man, turned violent revolutionary! Marcus’ decision to conscript Sunners into the city Watch forces Golden Voice’s hand, and even his [...]

From the press release: The blockbuster hit of the summer, Shadowland, continues as Marvel is pleased to announce that Daredevil #509 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may still be available at a retail level) and will return with Daredevil #509 Second Printing Variant! From the red hot creative team of Andy Diggle, Antony [...]

From the press release: Marvel is proud to present your first look at Shadowland: Blood on the Streets #2 (of 4) from the red-hot creative team of writer Antony Johnston and artist Wellinton Alves! Continuing the run-away smash hit of the summer, Shadowland, a rogue faction of The Hand is mysteriously killing off mobsters untouchable [...]

From the press release: Marvel is proud to present your first look at Daredevil #508, a vital chapter in the Marvel Universe-shifting epic known as Shadowland! Red-hot writers Andy Diggle and Antony Johnston, along with red hot artist Roberto De La Torre, prepare the Marvel Universe for the birth of its greatest villain yet. The [...]

As a follow-up to Diamond Distribution’s Top Publishers, Top 500 Comics, and Top 500 TPBs & GNs for the Entire Year of 2009, I have used the raw data to construct the sales charts for small press titles, published in 2009. To see the charts for independently published comics for 2009, please click here. What [...]

As a follow-up to Diamond Distribution’s Top 20 Publishers, Top 300 Comics, and Top 300 TPBs & GNs for November 2009, I have used the raw data to construct the sales charts for small press titles in November 2009. Diamond provided their own small press charts, but I chose to ignore them, for a couple [...]

This news item actually broke a few days ago, but I’ve been a little distracted from the site this week, with lots of other commitments vying for my attention. However, I couldn’t let this one pass by without commenting on it. In short, Antony Johnston has been announced as a co-writer on Daredevil #505-507 (“Left [...]