Tag: Saga

Saga takes a tumble!

The Comics Beat's Image sales analyst takes a look at how their trade paperbacks have sold over the years and discloses some astounding findings!

Gaze upon my works, ye mighty...

A new year, a new Image of you.

We weigh in on how Image Comics could raise their fortunes in 2016!

by David Carter Greetings, sales charts fans! It's time once again to look at Image Comics's sales figures. Just a reminder that I'm not doing this as a permanent gig; just filling in until Heidi finds...

Every Friday, Alex counts down the top five panels & sequences in comics released this week.   This week was fantastic, featuring some really outlandish scenes, comedic throwbacks to classic Batman, and a moment that made me...

§ Rat Queens artist and co-creator Roc Upchurch was arrested last month on charges of assault and battery against his wife, who posted an account on a blog and then removed it.  It's a sad familiar...

Navigating monthly orders is a bone-numbing pain. I feel as though this is something I write a variation of in most of these columns. The sensation clearly remains. It’s a thankless process that rarely...

It's been a while (5 years) since we looked at Diamond's monthly backlist chart, and now, as then, it reveals a VERY DIFFERENT ranking for publishers. In the backlist, DC is king by a wide margin, with about 30% of the market. Marvel is only a tich above Image in units, while Image books dominate the top ten with Saga, Walking Dead, and Sex Criminals. On the manga side, Attack on Titan rules, no surprise given the way it's single handedly revitalized the category.

By David Nieves On SDCC Friday, after a rousing Brian K Vaughan one man show, Saga co-creator Fiona Staples took the room stage for an hour of career and advice for young artists in her own...

by Zachary Clemente There’s something special about Image’s book Saga. You know it, I know it, the people who voted for the Eisner awards know it – heck, my mom knows it! On Saturday of...