Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1993 23:19:39 CDT From: Bill Hayes <[IANR 012] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> August 8, 1993 The Comics List Weekly Vol. 3 No. 31 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1993 01:08:42 -0500 (CDT) From: [m--i--h] at [TUSol.cs.trinity.edu] (matthew high) Subject: Top Publishers for August 1993 Here's a quick list of the top publishers for August 1993, by dollar share of the direct market, as reported by Capital City. Publisher Year 1992 June July August Marvel 45.76% 32.01% 30.70% 30.74% DC 19.34% 16.19% 16.13% 24.75% Image 20.10% 16.02% 15.22% Valiant 4.11% 8.69% 13.21% 7.46% Malibu 8.55% 2.16% 2.40% 3.20% Dark Horse 5.55% 2.97% 3.18% 2.77% Defiant 1.66% Continuity .26% 1.60% 2.20% 1.48% Wizard Press 1.51% 1.26% 2.33% 1.16% Topps Comics .22% 1.58% 1.65% 1.13% Warrior Publishing 1.05% .84% .77% Kitchen Sink .18% .11% .91% .64% Comic Images .91% .41% .58% .52% Viz Comics .53% .32% .34% .37% Harris .06% .38% .35% .35% Fantagraphics .66% .26% .36% .33% Mirage .24% .09% .15% .29% Diamond Publishing .25% Now Comics .65% .36% .24% .25% Gladstone .26% .17% .24% .24% Planet Studios .14% .18% .23% .23% Innovation .65% .50% .51% .23% Digital Comics .22% Dynamic Forces .37% .39% .21% Fleetway/Quality .29% .13% .18% .16% Magnum .07% .06% .16% Heavy Metal .07% .14% .16% Overstreet Pub .34% .15% .22% .16% Compu-Comic Software .15% Comico .50% 1.17% .22% .14% Antarctic Press .09% .06% .14% .14% Caliber .22% .16% .18% .13% Graphitti .17% .21% .33% .13% Attic Books .25% .14% .11% .11% Personality .66% .14% .18% .11% Triumphant Comics .06% .11% Bradach Fine Art .11% Eclipse .47% .14% .26% .11% Catch-A-Star .13% .10% Aardvark-Vanaheim .19% .19% .07% .10% Archie .30% .23% .18% .10% Warp .16% .16% .38% .09% American Needle .09% .10% .09% Chaos Comics .10% .09% .09% Russ Cochran .16% .08% .26% .09% Cry For Dawn .08% .06% .09% ....plus a whole buncha others. Whoa, - Matthew High (Antarctic Press)'