CR Week In Review



The top comics-related news stories from April 12 to April 18, 2009:

1. A slight dip in DM sales in Q1 2009 can be spun either way you like: good news considering the general shape of US retail, the fact there's something of a pause between imagination-capturing mega-events and the reality of some structural improvements by Diamond just now settling in; dismaying news considering the continued ridiculous performance of Watchmen, taking into account a once-in-a-generation single-comic book sales figure with the Obama/Spidey effort, and acknowledging that the sales hit may have come at the top of the charts for an industry designed to maximize the potential of books at the top of the charts.

2. According to the latest round of numbers, IDW is the new #3 DM publisher.

3. Lee Judge, recently asked to become a part-time employee, wins this year's John Fischetti Award.

Winner Of The Week
Lee Judge

Loser Of The Week
Anyone expecting a big return on their 1990s collectibles now that bad times have come around.

Quote Of The Week
"I'm of the opinion that a baby's first word should be 'uh-oh', just so he or she learns early how quickly things can go south." -- Richard Thompson

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