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Wise Wizard Games announced the launch of Wacky Wizard Games, a new brand imprint focused on family-friendly, lightweight games. Three games are planned for release in 2024 as part of this new brand imprint: Star Realms Academy, Caution Signs, and Pack the Essentials. If you are interested and attending PAX Unplugged they will have prototypes of Caution Signs and Pack the Essentials. "We are super excited to be adding this new family friendly product line to our catalog. We wanted to maintain the focus of Wise Wizard Games on strategy card and dice games with geeky themes, and have created Wacky Wizard Games as an umbrella for lightweight games with a more whimsical, cute vibe," shared Debbie Moynihan, COO of Wise Wizard Games. Star Realms Academy Forge your own star realms, overloaded with cuteness! A kid friendly but still fun for grown-ups version of the popular Star Realms deckbuilding game for 2 players. A little less math, no reading necessary, but still tons of fun! 
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Diamond Announces Top Products for July 2014 #RocketRaccoon #Batman #WalkingDead


Diamond Comic Distributors has released their July 2014 product sales data. Included are Top Comic Book Publishers by Retail Market Share & Unit Share, Comparative Sales, Top 10 Comics, Graphic Novels, Toys, and Games. Marvel continues to hold onto both Market Share and Unit Share this month with a little help from Rocket Raccoon and the Amazing Spider-Man. DC will have to settle for the #2 spot and title with Batman. Image still dominates the TPB sales with 5 books The Walking Dead, Deadly Class, Saga 1 & 3, and Lazarus.



"(BALTIMORE, MD) — (August 8, 2014) — Guardians of the Galaxy's breakout character stars in a new solo series by Skottie Young in Marvel Comics' Rocket Raccoon #1, the best-selling comic book of July 2014 according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world's largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.

 Marvel Comics had six titles place among July's top ten best-selling comics, including Spider-Man 2099 #1 at #5 and The Legendary Star-Lord #1 at #9. DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten, led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #33 at #2.

 Marvel Comics was July's top publisher with a 35.09% dollar market share and a 38.39% unit market share. DC Entertainment was second with a 28.18% dollar share and 31.32% unit share. Image Comics was third with a 9.25% dollar share and a 9.82% unit share. IDW Publishing's dollar share in July was fourth at 5.21% and Dark Horse Comics was fifth at 5.02%.

 Survivor factions battle it out for supremacy in Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead Volume 21: All Out War Part 2 from Image Comics, July's best-selling graphic novel and one of the publisher's five titles in the top ten. Also of note, Dark Horse Comics had two titles in the top ten, led by Avatar: The Last Airbender Volume 8 at #2 and followed by Star Wars: The Lucas Draft, the adaptation of George Lucas' first draft of his science-fiction classic, at #8.

 The definitive guide to comic book prices, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 44, was July's best-selling book; the softcover edition was the month's top book, followed by its hardcover edition at #2. Notably, Dark Horse Comics had the #4 book, The Sakai Project: 30 Years of Usagi Yojimbo, and the #9 book, Frank Miller: The Art of Sin City. Also in the top ten was IDW Publishing with two books: the Mike Mignola's Hellboy Artist's Edition ranked #6 and Jim Steranko's Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD Artist's Edition ranked #7.

 Based on the CGI designs used in the best-selling Batman: Arkham Asylum video game series, DC Collectibles' Arkham Asylum: The Joker/Harley Quinn/Batman/The Scarecrow Action Figure 4-Pack was July's best-selling toy product and one of their five products in the top ten. Also in the top ten was Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Select: Captain America: The Winter Soldier: The Falcon Action Figure at #2.

Based on the new film, the Marvel HeroClix: Guardians of the Galaxy Expansion Booster Packs from NECA/WizKids were July's best-selling game product."

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS


RETAIL MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHERSHARE
 MARVEL COMICS		35.09%
 DC COMICS		28.18%
 IMAGE COMICS		9.25%
 IDW PUBLISHING		5.21%
DARK HORSE COMICS		5.02%
 DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
2.18%
 ARCHIE COMICS		2.04%
 BOOM! STUDIOS		1.76%
 EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD		1.05%
 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
1.05%
 OTHER NON-TOP 10
9.18%
UNIT MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHERSHARE
 MARVEL COMICS		38.39%
 DC COMICS		31.32%
 IMAGE COMICS
9.82%
 IDW PUBLISHING		4.11%
 DARK HORSE COMICS		3.80%
 DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
2.16%
 ARCHIE COMICS
1.88%
 BOOM! STUDIOS		1.78%
 TITAN		1.03%
 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC		0.89%
 OTHER NON-TOP 10
4.81%

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS

TOP 10 GAMES

  1. MARVEL HEROCLIX: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY BOOSTER PACKS
  2. MONOPOLY: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION
  3. MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: 2015 CORE SET BOOSTER PACKS
  4. MARVEL HEROCLIX: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY STARTER SET
  5. RISK LEGACY
  6. MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: 2015 CORE SET FAT PACK
  7. JUSTICE LEAGUE STRATEGY GAME
  8. DC HEROCLIX: WAR OF LIGHT BOOSTER BRICK WAVE 1
  9. MARVEL LEGENDARY: VILLAINS DECK BUILDING GAME CORE SET
  10. THE BIG BANG THEORY MONOPOLY

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