From: [a--ar--i] at [news.delphi.com] ([A--R--C] at [DELPHI.COM]) Newsgroups: alt.comics.alternative,rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: Top Publishers September 1994 Date: 9 Sep 1994 11:08:46 -0000 Here's a quick list of the top publishers for September 1994, by dollar share of the direct market, as reported by Capital City. Publisher Year 92 Year 93 5/94 6/94 7/94 8/94 9/94 Marvel 45.76% 33.43% 28.56% 28.03% 31.06% 33.73% 32.92% DC 19.34% 19.00% 21.01% 18.12% 21.85% 16.62% 19.01% Image 14.79% 12.15% 9.90% 14.18% 15.47% 14.54% Dark Horse 5.55% 3.36% 5.96% 4.80% 6.29% 6.80% 5.09% Malibu 8.55% 3.52% 4.52% 3.51% 3.97% 3.89% 4.67% Valiant 4.11% 9.35% 5.91% 7.77% 3.11% 4.38% 4.38% Wizard Press 1.51% 1.76% 2.24% 1.38% 1.43% 1.51% 1.69% Viz Comics .53% .42% 1.09% 1.01% .96% 1.07% 1.17% Harris Comics .06% .33% .44% .52% .59% .49% .84% Toy Biz .20% .08% 3.86% .72% Bowe and Board .71% Topps Comics .22% 1.25% .63% .55% .70% .82% .68% Defiant .62% 1.38% .92% 1.15% 1.09% .65% Comic Images .91% .51% .59% .49% .51% .60% .62% Kitchen Sink .18% .58% .64% .80% .42% .79% .62% Fantagraphics .66% .33% .57% .55% .69% .52% .54% Antarctic Press .09% .13% .40% .34% .51% .32% .48% Warp .16% .18% .34% .41% .38% .59% .44% Empire (Crusade) .32% .34% .41% Sirius .46% .10% .41% Graphitti .17% .24% .69% 1.64% .43% .20% .36% Gladstone .26% .23% .37% .46% .39% .35% .36% Warrior Publishing .54% .61% .58% .80% .57% .36% General Media Pub. .20% .31% .36% Bongo Comics .19% .47% .72% .39% .62% .35% Russ Cochran .16% .11% .12% .10% .12% .33% .34% Cartoon Books .01% .04% .42% .66% .47% .33% Chaos Comics .07% .69% .22% .75% .11% .28% R. Dakin .26% Millennium Pubs .30% .11% .20% .07% .22% Archie .30% .19% .32% .30% .24% .21% .21% Express/Parody .15% .31% .59% .30% .25% .18% Acid Rain (Academy) .18% Lightning Comics .10% .28% .17% .10% .19% .18% Ominous Press .28% .34% .18% Putnam Publishing .16% Caliber .22% .21% .21% .12% .16% .15% .16% Abbeville Press .15% Harper Collins .08% .15% Planet Studios .14% .15% .25% .16% .17% .19% .14% Dynamic Forces .30% .24% .27% .24% .20% .14% Spider Baby Grafix .14% Overstreet Pub .34% .23% .17% .15% .18% .13% .13% Aardvark-Vanaheim .22% .11% .46% .09% .12% .09% .13% NBM .11% .04% .15% .20% .14% .03% .12% American Class .12% Taliesen Press .03% .03% .12% Attic Books .25% .15% .17% .15% .16% .16% .11% Rebel Studios .16% .06% .15% .11% Bantam Books .06% .04% .16% .10% Mad Monkey Press .09% Triumphant Comics .12% .22% .18% .14% .10% .09% Now Comics .65% .25% .19% .11% .17% .15% .09% Double Diamond .04% .09% Catch-a-Star .10% .07% .05% .06% .05% .08% Revolutionary .19% .08% .16% .08% .08% .08% .08% Dagger Enterprises .14% .09% .07% .17% .08% Krause .15% .10% .13% .09% .09% .09% .08% ....plus a whole buncha others.