tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18361181.post531994901830313400..comments2024-03-25T13:53:51.225-05:00Comments on The Troll Dens: Are Comics Back?Troll Lordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01473890012472557047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18361181.post-81891958986163625152014-05-13T13:35:21.756-05:002014-05-13T13:35:21.756-05:00Just looked it up. 60s were AMAZING for comics!
t...Just looked it up. 60s were AMAZING for comics!<br /><br />top books were between 1million+ to 500k<br /><br />70s not so hot. Dropped down to below 200s (still better than today) but revenue wasnt as good.<br /><br />http://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales.html<br /><br />http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eUPsp28Tr9U/TVT69YSNOPI/AAAAAAAAAMs/65XWBJJodhg/s1600/EerieMagazine+095_pg16_1978.jpg<br /><br />By the end of the 80s comics start to do a quick upturn and by the mid 90s were at the peak. Then the crash!<br /><br />thanks for this it was fun looking up sales figures<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18361181.post-41775910778638036532014-05-13T13:28:04.046-05:002014-05-13T13:28:04.046-05:00The highs I believe were the 90s for $$$
Not sure...The highs I believe were the 90s for $$$<br /><br />Not sure about 60s and 70s. I remember kids bought a lot of books back then, but they only cost a quarter or less.<br /><br />Kids dont buy comics ... but, I believe the digital comics are on the rise for the younger audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18361181.post-80298312279794172582014-05-13T11:21:31.689-05:002014-05-13T11:21:31.689-05:00Well for sure they didn't go away, but unit sa...Well for sure they didn't go away, but unit sales have been on the decline for decades. It would be nice to see them hit the highs they did back in the 60 and 70s.Troll Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473890012472557047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18361181.post-51634798940631974722014-05-13T10:26:20.696-05:002014-05-13T10:26:20.696-05:00Guys, comics never went away. A normal comic goes ...Guys, comics never went away. A normal comic goes from $2.99 - $3.99 and the sales are not "kids discovering comics, but adults (average seems to be 20 - 40 years in my neck of the woods.) R.J. Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.com