From: [a--ar--i] at [news.delphi.com] ([A--R--C] at [DELPHI.COM]) Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc,alt.comics.alternative Subject: Top B&W Publishers for June 1994 Date: 8 Jun 1994 04:57:29 -0000 TOP 50 PUBLISHERS OF BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR JUNE 1994 This list shows the top 50 publishers of black and white comic books, as reported by Capital City, for the month of JUNE 1994. *Only* black and white comics were taken into consideration, and this list does not include any color books, graphic novels, trade paperbacks, compilations, or non-comic products. Ranking is by dollar value, not by units sold. Top-selling B&W COMPANY #books comic (w/rank) 4/94 5/94 6/94 Viz 7 Ranma 1/2 III #7 (5) 11.84% 9.83% 14.19% Fantagraphics 24 Omaha v2 #1 (7) 9.47% 6.62% 12.41% Antarctic 12 NHS #40 (14) 11.27% 8.19% 10.91% Kitchen Sink 4 From Hell #5 (8) 3.64% .89% 8.02% Dark Horse 4 Dark Horse Pres #86 (11) 19.23% 7.45% 6.44% Marvel 3 New Warriors Ashcan (1) 7.27% 3.51% 4.93% Boneyard Press 6 Razor: Angel in Bl (43) .84% 1.35% 3.32% Express 1 Zen Summer Special (4) 3.64% 4.68% 3.16% Aardvark-Vanaheim 1 Cerebus #183 (2) 2.39% 1.99% 2.78% Dark Visions 3 Paradox #1 (33) 2.35% Sirius 2 Animal Mystic #2 (15) 2.17% Caliber 5 Negative Burn #12 (39) 2.72% 4.01% 1.92% Last Gasp 2 Horny Biker Sluts #8 (24) 1.85% Revolutionary 11 Hard Rock: Jim M #22 (69) 2.95% 1.47% 1.85% Malibu 1 Pantera #1 (27) 1.85% .50% 1.75% New England Comics 2 Tick: Karma Torna #5 (25) 1.52% Patchwork Press 4 Oz Squad #4 (40) 1.50% Rip Off 6 Galaxias #2 (52) 1.93% 1.11% 1.31% First Amendment 1 He Said/She Said #4 (31) 1.16% Double Diamond 1 Hepcats #12 (28) 1.11% Fiasco 1 Don Simpson's Biz #2 (34) 1.03% 1.04% Taliesen 1 Starchild #10 (32) 1.27% .60% .97% Aaahhh!! Comics 1 Condom Man Ultra #1 (44) .95% Palliard Press 1 Buck Godot #4 (38) .93% Illustration Studio 3 Woron's World #2 (80) .28% .91% MU Press 2 Desert Peach #21 (67) .33% .32% .88% Cry For Dawn 2 Tales of Dead #2 (58) .94% .79% .87% Slave Labor 5 Imp #1 (88) 1.21% .50% .85% Claypool 1 Elvira #14 (37) 1.32% .71% .83% Penny Dreadful 1 Jar of Fools #1 (74) .77% MIK(?) 2 Dixie #1 (96) .60% Anarchy 1 Dr. Faustus #2 (59) .49% Draculina 1 Bimbos in Time #1 (85) .39% Spoon Ink 2 Wireless #1 (84) .37% Hall of Heroes 2 Vortex #6 (112) .28% Frank Strom 1 Cherry Blossom #9 (73) .26% Black Eye 1 Human Remains (111) .22% .24% .26% Anubis 1 Choke Annual #1 (90) .79% .46% .25% Timbuktu 1 Zombie Boy Rises #1 (103) .23% Cult Press 1 Roadways #3 (109) 2.29% .49% .20% Dancing Elephant 1 Kane #4 (124) .18% .19% Retrografix 1 Strange Attract. #5 (104) .10% .18% Lunar Comics 1 Mvls Dragon Clan #1 (114) .18% Meet Danny Ocean 1 Very Vicky #4 (115) .18% Acid Rain 2 Morbinjaw #1 (150) .33% .16% BRU(?) 1 Humor/Ctng Edge #3 (116) .16% Fleetway 1 Dredd Rules #13 (123) .24% .16% Highland Graphics 3 Ehlissa #21 (144) .15% Alpha Prod. 2 Nightmark: Blood #3 (122) .33% .34% .14% Mark Tompkins 1 Last Days of Hwd. #1 (125) .14% 20 other companies 1.38% NOTE: The top-selling B&W comic is determined by # of copies sold, and the rank listed is among B&W comics only. AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO READ THIS CHART: Caliber 5 Negative Burn #12 (39) 2.72% 4.01% 1.92% "Caliber published 5 black and white books in the month of June, the top selling one was Negative Burn #12, which ranked 39th out of 178 black and white comics. Their dollar share of the black and white market was 2.72% in April, 4.01% in May, and 1.92% in June."