Date: Thu, 17 Feb 1994 22:00:50 CDT Sender: COMICS Discussion List <[COMICS L] at [UNLVM.UNL.EDU]> Subject: Volume 4 Issue 7 Part 5 February 17, 1994 The Comics List Weekly Vol. 4 No. 7 Pt. 5 This Week: Market Report : Battle for $$$ - Top Publishers for Feb. 1994 : Top 150 Color Comics for Feb. 1994 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (Thanks to Matthew High of Antarctic Press for providing these reports!) Date: Tue, 08 Feb 1994 00:06:25 -0500 (EST) From: [A--R--C] at [delphi.com] Subject: Top Publishers for Feb 1994 Here's a quick list of the top publishers for January 1994, by dollar share of the direct market, as reported by Capital City. Publisher Year 92 10/93 11/93 12/93 Year 93 1/94 2/94 Marvel 45.76% 31.12% 31.12% 30.24% 33.43% 35.87% 32.41% DC 19.34% 20.28% 17.85% 20.04% 19.00% 18.32% 16.67% Image 12.18% 11.90% 8.75% 14.79% 6.96% 8.75% Valiant 4.11% 7.19% 8.35% 8.19% 9.35% 7.64% 7.51% Dark Horse 5.55% 3.57% 4.77% 4.44% 3.36% 5.00% 4.92% Malibu 8.55% 5.62% 4.39% 4.79% 3.52% 6.18% 4.58% Wizard Press 1.51% 1.38% 1.41% 1.81% 1.76% 1.50% 2.36% Defiant 1.66% 2.38% 1.20% .62% 1.03% 1.75% Kenner .02% .28% .08% 1.40% Warrior Publishing .80% .84% 1.37% .54% .72% 1.35% Bongo Comics 1.41% 1.48% .19% .47% .99% Topps Comics .22% 1.17% .73% .41% 1.25% .34% .98% Viz Comics .53% .57% .68% .60% .42% .91% .87% Continuity .26% 1.19% .96% 1.08% 1.33% .70% Comic Images .91% .78% .82% .79% .51% 1.12% .68% Gladstone .26% .22% .32% .45% .23% .43% .56% Triumphant Comics .24% .68% .58% .12% .58% .56% Fantagraphics .66% .31% .52% .42% .33% .39% .52% Kitchen Sink .18% .74% .32% 1.01% .58% .43% .47% Warp .16% .21% .36% .21% .18% .31% .46% Cartoon Books .01% .10% .09% .04% .05% .44% Express/Parody .23% .13% .54% .15% .26% .41% Dynamic Forces .23% .55% .30% .17% .38% Antarctic Press .09% .26% .17% .23% .13% .30% .38% Graphitti .17% .22% .36% 1.05% .24% .09% .35% Licensing Clothing .34% Lightning Comics .30% .26% .30% .10% .33% .28% Caliber .22% .18% .03% .11% .21% .15% .27% Archie .30% .19% .25% .21% .19% .27% .27% Heavy Metal .07% .42% .10% .26% Horizon .11% .38% .23% .24% .12% .33% .26% Attic Books .25% .22% .38% .16% .15% .24% .24% Catch-a-Star .18% .32% .09% .10% .07% .23% Mirage .24% .23% .25% .23% .22% .23% .23% Chaos Comics .09% .23% .07% .40% .23% Eclipse .47% .07% .38% .17% .14% .29% .23% Overstreet Pub .34% .25% .19% .24% .23% .25% .21% Axis Comics .47% .42% .29% .20% Majestic Entertain. .07% .17% .24% .03% .18% .20% Krause .15% .15% .08% .11% .10% .09% .20% Model Rectifier .08% .06% .20% Now Comics .65% .23% .18% .16% .25% .20% .19% Comico .50% .25% .16% .16% .31% .24% .19% Harris Comics .06% .52% .39% .33% .18% Harvey .15% .10% .44% .38% .21% .34% .18% New England Comics .19% .17% .07% .08% .07% .17% Revolutionary .19% .15% .12% .08% .08% .08% .16% Planet Studios .14% .14% .12% .21% .15% .14% .15% Millennium .30% .24% .04% .17% .11% .17% .14% Russ Cochran .16% .11% .11% .12% .11% .14% .14% Limited Treasures .07% .12% .09% .14% Palliard Press .02% .27% .14% Cry For Dawn .08% .04% .13% Dagger Enterprises .06% .13% .19% .13% .13% Rip Off Press .10% .07% .06% .03% .13% Dream Factory .13% Sky Comics .05% .16% .13% ....plus a whole buncha others. -------------------------------------------------------------------------