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Γ…ΓŸΓ­Γ‘Γ© ðëÝïí ãíùóôü ðùò ôÑ comics ôçò Marvel ðïá Γ₯ßíÑé Civil War-related èÑ ΓͺÑèáóôΓ₯ñÞóïáí ãýñù óôïí Γ₯íÜìéóç ìÞíÑ. ÁΓͺïëïáèΓ₯ß Γ§ complete ëßóôÑ Γ¬Γ₯ ôéò ΓͺÑéíïýñãéΓ₯Γ² çìΓ₯ñïìçíßΓ₯Γ²:

CIVIL WAR 4 (JUN061952; $2.99) moves to 9/20
CIVIL WAR 4 TURNER VARIANT (JUN061953; $2.99) moves to 9/20
CIVIL WAR 4 TURNER SKETCH VARIANT (APR068201; $2.00) moves to 9/20
FANTASTIC FOUR 540 (JUN061961; $2.99) moves to 9/20
CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 6 (JUN061955; $2.99) moves to 9/27
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 535 (JUN061938; $2.99) moves to 9/27

CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 7 (JUL061956; $2.99) moves to 10/11

CIVIL WAR 5 (JUL061952; $2.99) moves to 11/15
CIVIL WAR 5 TURNER VARIANT (JUL061953; $2.99) moves to 11/15
CIVIL WAR 5 TURNER SKETCH VARIANT (JUL061954; $2.00) moves to 11/15
CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 8 (JUL061957; $2.99) moves to 11/22
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL 1 (JUL061988; $2.99) moves to 11/22
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL 1 (Black and White) (JUL061989; $2.99) moves to 11/22
FANTASTIC FOUR 541 (JUL061965; $2.99) moves to 11/22
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 536 (JUL061941; $2.99) moves to 11/22

CIVIL WAR 6 (AUG062033; $2.99) moves to 12/20
CIVIL WAR 6 TURNER VARIANT (AUG062034; $2.99) moves to 12/20
CIVIL WAR 6 TURNER SKETCH VARIANT (AUG062035; $2.00) moves to 12/20
CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 9 (AUG062036; $2.99) moves to 12/20
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL 2 (AUG062066; $2.99) moves to 12/28

CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 10 (AUG062037; $2.99) moves to 1/4/07
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 537 (AUG062018; $2.99) moves to 1/4/07
FANTASTIC FOUR 542 (AUG062045; $2.99) moves to 1/4/07
CIVIL WAR 7 moves to 1/17, Not yet solicited
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 538 Not yet solicited
FANTASTIC FOUR 543 moves to 1/24/07, Not yet solicited

NEW ADDITIONS TO THE CIVIL WAR CHECKLIST!

BLACK PANTHER 23 CW December 2006
CIVIL WAR: WAR CRIMES December 2006 ONE SHOT

BLACK PANTHER 24 CW January 2007

BLACK PANTHER 25 CW February 2007
CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE 11 February 2007

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ÔÑ ðñÜãìÑôÑ Γ₯ßíÑé ÑðëÜ. ÊÑé ôñÑãéΓͺÜ. Ðñü÷Γ₯éñïé áðïëïãéóìïß èÝëïáí ìßÑ ðôþóç ôçò ôÜΓ�Γ₯ΓΉΓ² ôïá 20-25%, ôï ëéãüôΓ₯Γ±Γ―, óôï ôæßñï ôùí ìÑãÑæéþí ãéÑ ôïí Γ₯ðüìΓ₯Γ­Γ― ìÞíÑ, óôçí ÁìΓ₯Γ±Γ©ΓͺÞ. Óôçí Åáñþðç Ý÷ïáìΓ₯ ÝíÑ 15íèÞìΓ₯Γ±Γ― Γ₯ðéðëÝïí, Γ₯Γ­ΓΎ ΓΌΓ³Γ―Γ© retailers, (Þ Γ‘Γͺüìç Γ·Γ₯éñüôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ dealers), Ñó÷ïëïýíôÑé Γͺáñßùò Γ¬Γ₯ mainstream comics ΓͺÑé Ý÷ïáí Γ₯Γ°Γ₯íÀýóΓ₯Γ© ôïí Γͺýñéï ΓΌΓ£ΓͺΓ― ôïá ÀéÑèÝóéìïá ΓͺΓ₯âÑëÑßïá ôïáò óôï Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëï event ôçò Marvel, èÑ Àïáí ôï ðïóïóôü ôçò æçìéÜò ôïáò Γ­Γ‘ ÑããßæΓ₯Γ© ôï 40% Þ ΓͺÑé Γ‘Γͺüìç Γ°Γ₯ñéóóüôΓ₯Γ±Γ―.

ÌΓ₯ ëßãÑ ëüãéÑ, ìßÑ ìéΓͺñÞ Γ¨Γ₯ïìçíßÑ ÒñßóΓͺΓ₯ôÑé Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯Γ�Γ₯ëßΓ�Γ₯Γ©. ÊÜðïéïé ìéëïýí Γ‘Γͺüìç ΓͺÑé ãéÑ ìçíýóΓ₯éò, Γ₯Γ­ΓΎ ΓͺÜðïéïé Üëëïé ðñïóðÑèïýí Γ¬Γ₯ íý÷éÑ ΓͺÑé Γ¬Γ₯ ÀüíôéÑ Γ­Γ‘ Γ°Γ₯ñéóþóïáí ôçí online Γ₯ðé÷Γ₯ßñçóÞ ôïáò. ¼ðùò ðñïÑíÝâΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ ΓͺÑé óôï Hot Book Of The Week, Ñðü Γ₯ΓͺΓ₯ß ðïá ôÑ CIVIL WAR Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ§ ÝâΓ₯áãÑí Γ¬Γ₯ ãÜñãÑñïáò ñáèìïýò, ôþñÑ Ý÷ïáí ΓͺïëëÞóΓ₯Γ© Γ‘Γͺüìç ΓͺÑé ôÑ 1:75 variants. ÂëÝðΓ₯éò ðÑíôïý ÷ÑìçëüôΓ₯Γ±Γ₯Γ² ôéìÝò, ðïëëÝò ðñïóâïñÝò, Γ³Γ·Γ₯Àüí ΓͺÑèüëïá æÞôçóç. Êé Ñáôü èÑ óáíΓ₯÷éóôΓ₯ß, ãéÑôß ìéÑò ΓͺÑé ôÑ CIVIL WAR #4 comics (ìÑæß Γ¬Γ₯ ôÑ tie-ins) ÝðΓ₯óÑí óôïáò ôéìïΓͺÑôÑëüãïáò, ÑíÑãΓͺÑóôéΓͺÜ ÑíÜëïãç ΓͺÜèïÀï èÑ áðïóôïýí ΓͺÑé ôÑ Γ₯ðüìΓ₯Γ­Γ‘ ìçíéÑßÑ collectibles. ÊÑé ìÜëéóôÑ ðïëý Γ¬Γ₯ãÑëýôΓ₯Γ±Γ§ Ñðü üôé ÞôÑí ÑíÑðüâΓ₯Γ΅ΓͺôÑ ÑíÑìΓ₯Γ­ΓΌΓ¬Γ₯Γ­Γ§.

Whose side are you on? Ôï MARKET WATCH, ðÜíôùò, Γ₯ßíÑé Γ¬Γ₯ ôçí ðëΓ₯áñÜ ôùí èéãìÝíùí, ÀçëÑÀÞ ôùí retailers (ΓͺÑé Γ³Γ₯ ìéΓͺΓ±ΓΌΓ΄Γ₯Γ±Γ― ÒÑèìü ôùí fans). Áí ðéóôΓ₯Γ½ΓΉ ðùò èÑ ÝðñΓ₯Γ°Γ₯ Γ­Γ‘ Γͺéíçèïýí ÀéΓͺÑóôéΓͺÜ; ÏðùóÀÞðïôΓ₯.

One Of These Days...

Sales Charts ΓͺÑé Market Share Γ‰Γ―Γ΅Γ«ΓŸΓ―Γ΅! Ôï Γ�ÝñΓ₯Γ΄Γ₯, ôï Γ°Γ₯ñéìÝíÑôΓ₯ ðþò ΓͺÑé ðþò, éÀïý ëïéðüí!

1 Civil War 3 $2.99 Marvel 290,700
2 Justice League of America 0 $2.99 DC 162,400
3 New Avengers 22 CW $2.99 Marvel 124,600
4 52 Week 11 $2.50 DC 122,000
5 Batman 655 $2.99 DC 113,600
6 Amazing Spider-Man 534 CW $2.99 Marvel 113,500
7 Civil War Front Line 3 $2.99 Marvel 111,400
8 Wolverine Origins 4 $2.99 Marvel 110,800
9 Civil War X-Men 1 $2.99 Marvel 106,100
10 Wolverine 44 CW $2.99 Marvel 105,200
11 Uncanny X-Men 475 $2.99 Marvel 104,000
12 Civil War Front Line 4 $2.99 Marvel 103,100
13 52 Week 9 $2.50 DC 102,100
14 52 Week 10 $2.50 DC 100,800
15 Ghost Rider 1 $2.99 Marvel 98,800
16 52 Week 12 $2.50 DC 98,700
17 X-Men 188 $2.99 Marvel 95,500
18 Superman Batman 28 $2.99 DC 92,600
19 Uncanny X-Men 476 $2.99 Marvel 88,800
20 Civil War Young Avengers & Runaways 1 $2.99 Marvel 85,300

ÐÑñÑôçñÞóΓ₯éò:

Γ‡ Marvel ãéÑ ìßÑ Γ‘Γͺüìç âïñÜ ðÞñΓ₯ ôçí ðñþôç èÝóç óôéò ðùëÞóΓ₯éò. Yeah, OK, ãéÑ Γ­Γ‘ ôï ÀïýìΓ₯ Ñáôü ôïí ìÞíÑ ôçò "Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëçò ÷ÑñÜÀñÑò"!

Anyway, Γ§ ÀéÑâïñÜ óçìÑíôéΓͺÞ Ñðü ôçí DC, 40,42% Γ¬Γ₯ 33,94% óôï Dollar Share ΓͺÑé 44,30% Γ¬Γ₯ 35,94% óôï Unit Share. H Image Γ°Γ₯ñíÜΓ₯Γ© óôçí ôñßôç èÝóç, Γ¬Γ₯ ÑðΓ₯éñïΓ₯ëÜ÷éóôç ÀéÑâïñÜ Ñðü ôçí Dark Horse (3,94%-3,83% Dollar Share ΓͺÑé 2,95%-3,74% Unit Share).

ÐΓ₯ñíþíôÑò óôï TOP 20, ÒëÝðïáìΓ₯ ΓͺÑé ðÜëé ôï CIVIL WAR Γ­Γ‘ ΓͺÑôÑëÑìÒÜíΓ₯Γ© ôçí ðñþôç èÝóç Γ¬Γ₯ ôï #3, ΓͺÑé 290.700 ðùëÞóΓ₯éò! ÓçìÑíôéΓͺÞ ÀéÑâïñÜ, ΓΌΓ·Γ© ìüíï Ñðü ôï #2 (JUSTICE LEAGUE #0 - 162,400) ÑëëÜ ΓͺÑé Ñðü ôÑ ðñïçãïýìΓ₯Γ­Γ‘ Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ§ ôçò Γ³Γ₯éñÜò! Γ“Γ°ΓœΓ­Γ©Γ― âÑéíüìΓ₯Γ­Γ―, Γ€Γ₯, ôï Γ€Γ₯Γ½Γ΄Γ₯Γ±Γ― Γ΄Γ₯Γ½Γ·Γ―Γ² Γ₯Γ­ΓΌΓ² mini series Γ­Γ‘ Γ�Γ₯Γ°Γ₯ñíÜ Γ³Γ₯ ðùëÞóΓ₯éò ôï ðñþôï (ôï CIVIL WAR #1 Γ₯ß÷Γ₯ ðïáëÞóΓ₯Γ© 260,700 ÑíôßôáðÑ, ôï ÌÜéï), ΓͺÜôé ðïá Γ€Γ₯ß÷íΓ₯Γ© ðùò ôï Γ₯íÀéÑâÝñïí ôùí ÑíÑãíùóôþí Ý÷Γ₯Γ© ÑáΓ�çèΓ₯ß ãéÑ ôï ôß ìÝëΓ₯Γ© Γ£Γ₯íÝóèÑé Γ³Γ·Γ₯ôéΓͺÜ Γ¬Γ₯ ôï event! Ááôü ÀçëþíΓ₯Γ© óÑâÝóôÑôÑ ðùò, óáãΓͺñéôéΓͺÜ Γ¬Γ₯ ôçí DC, Γ§ Marvel Ý÷Γ₯Γ© Γ‘Γͺüìç ôçí Γ©ΓͺÑíüôçôÑ Γ­Γ‘ ÀçìéïáñãΓ₯ß Γ₯ìðïñéΓͺΓΌΓ΄Γ₯Γ±Γ‘ projects. ÊÑôÜ ðïëý Γ₯Γ΅ΓͺïëüôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ óôï ÑíÜãíùóìÑ ΓͺÑôÜ ôçí ÜðïøÞ ìïá, ðéï ÑðëïúΓͺÜ, ÑëëÜ ΓͺÑé eye-catching ðÑñÜëëçëÑ.

ÂëÝðïíôÑò ôþñÑ ôéò áðüëïéðΓ₯Γ² èÝóΓ₯éò, Γ€Γ₯Γ­ Γ₯ñ÷üìÑóôΓ₯ ðñï Γ₯ΓͺðëÞΓ�Γ₯ΓΉΓ­, ìéÑ ΓͺÑé ΓͺëÑóóéΓͺÜ best sellers ðÑñÑìÝíïáí óôéò áøçëÝò èÝóΓ₯éò ôùí charts, üðùò ôï "52" (íÑé, Γ‘Γͺüìç ðïáëÜΓ₯Γ©, ΓͺÑé ìÜëéóôÑ ðïëý), ôï WOLVERINE: ORIGINS Þ ôï NEW AVENGERS. ÌΓ₯ Ñáôü ôïí ìÞíÑ, óðÜΓ₯Γ© ÝíÑ Γ‘Γͺüìç óáãΓͺñéôéΓͺΓΌ âñÜãìÑ, ìéÑ ΓͺÑé ôï óáíïëéΓͺΓΌ 7ìçíï ôïá 2006 ÑðÝÀùóΓ₯ 143,2 Γ₯ΓͺÑôïììýñéÑ ÀïëÜñéÑ óôç Òéïìç÷ÑíßÑ, Γ¬Γ₯ ìßÑ ÜíïÀï ôçò ôÜΓ�Γ₯ΓΉΓ² ôïá 16% Ñðü ôï 2005.

ÐÑñïìïßùò ΓͺÑé óôÑ trade paperbacks, Γ¬Γ₯ 25% Γ₯ðéðëÝïí ôæßñï Ñðü ôïí Ñíôßóôïé÷ï ìÞíÑ ôïá Γ°Γ₯ñÑóìÝíïá Ýôïáò.

¼ëÑ ΓͺÑëÜ, ëïéðüí, ÑëëÜ Ý÷ù Γ‘Γͺüìç Γ¬Γ₯ãÜëç Γ°Γ₯ñéÝñãΓ₯éÑ Γ­Γ‘ Àù ôÑ Γ­Γ―Γ½Γ¬Γ₯Γ±Γ‘ ôïá ìÞíÑ ôçò ΓͺÑèáóôÝñçóçò ôçò Marvel...

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ÈáìÜóôΓ₯ ðïá ëÝãÑìΓ₯ óôï ðÑñΓ₯ëèüí ãéÑ ôÑ VIP Editions; ÐëÝïí Γ― Γ¨Γ₯óìüò ÝãéíΓ₯ ðéï óáãΓͺΓ₯ΓͺñéìÝíïò ΓͺÑé Γ¬Γ₯ ôïí ΓΌΓ±Γ― Ñáôü Γ₯Γ­Γ­Γ―Γ―Γ½Γ¬Γ₯ ôéò Γ₯ΓͺÀüóΓ₯éò Γ₯ΓͺΓ₯ßíΓ₯Γ² ðïá ðÑñïáóéÜæïíôÑé ΓͺÑé ÀéÑôßèΓ₯íôÑé ÑðïΓͺΓ«Γ₯éóôéΓͺÜ óôÑ Diamond and Alliance Games Retailer Summits conventions ôçò ÁìΓ₯Γ±Γ©ΓͺÞò. Ôéò "ìÑæþΓ�Γ₯éò" ÀçëÑÀÞ ðïá ΓͺÜíΓ₯Γ© Γ§ Diamond, ÑðïΓͺΓ«Γ₯éóôéΓͺÜ ãéÑ ôïáò retailers.

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And Now... Something Completely Different

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ÊÑëïΓͺÑßñé, ëïéðüí, ΓͺÑé üëïé Γ₯ΓͺΓ₯ßíïé Γ―Γ© óáìðïëßôΓ₯Γ² ìÑò ðïá æïáí ΓͺÑé ÑíÑðíÝïáí ìüíï ãéÑ Ñáôïýò ôïáò ìÞíΓ₯Γ²!

ÍÑé, áðÜñ÷ïáí ðïëëïß ôÝôïéïé, óßãïáñÑ ôïáò Ý÷Γ₯Γ΄Γ₯ óáíÑíôÞóΓ₯Γ© ΓͺΓ© Γ₯Γ³Γ₯ßò! Γ…ΓŸΓ­Γ‘Γ© âáóéΓͺÜ üëïé Γ―Γ© óáíÜÀΓ₯ëâïé/âßëïé/óáììÑèçôÝò óÑò, ðïá Γ¬Γ₯ ôï ðïá ÑëëÜæΓ₯Γ© Γ― Γ·Γ±ΓΌΓ­Γ―Γ², Ýñ÷ïíôÑé ôÑ ×ñéóôïýãΓ₯Γ­Γ­Γ‘ Γͺ.ëð., Γ¬Γ₯ ôï ðïá Γ΄Γ₯Γ«Γ₯éþíïáí Γ¬Γ₯ ôéò ÀùñïÑíôÑëëÑãÝò ΓͺÑé ôéò Γ₯á÷Γ₯Γ±Γ₯ôïýñΓ₯Γ², Γ�Γ₯Γͺéíïýí Γ­Γ‘ ðñïãñÑììÑôßæïáí ôï ðïý èÑ ðÜíΓ₯ ãéÑ ΓͺÑëïΓͺÑéñéíÝò ÀéÑΓͺïðÝò!

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"ËÝù Γ­Γ‘ ðÜù ÍÜΓ�Γ― âÝôïò, ÑëëÜ Γ€Γ₯Γ­ ìðïñþ Γ­Γ‘ Γ’Γ±ΓΉ ΓͺÑëü Γ�Γ₯íïÀï÷Γ₯ßï."

"ÐñÝðΓ₯Γ© Γ­Γ‘ ΓͺΓ«Γ₯ßóù Γ₯éóéôÞñéï ãéÑ ôçí ÐÜñï ãñÞãïñÑ, ðñéí ÑíÝÒïáí Γ―Γ© ôéìÝò ëüãù æÞôçóçò!"

"ÍÑ âýãù íùñßôΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ Ñðü ôç ÀïáëΓ₯éÜ óÞìΓ₯Γ±Γ‘ ãéÑ Γ­Γ‘ ÑãïñÜóù ìÑãéü;"

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