A list of websites that you may find useful on the business side of the comic book world.
This site offers invaluable information about monthly comic book sales, current and past, starting from 1995. Want to know which was the top selling comic book in july 2003? Easy, Batman issue 617 with approximately 146,000 copies.
A short but interesting article about writing a business plan for a self-publisher. A good starting point for a subject that requires tons of research and work.
Sponsored by Diamond distribution and the major comic book publishers, this is a great site to do as it’s name states, locate a comic shop near where you are. Life saving if you get caught in the open without your daily comic book fix.
In the direct market there is basically only one distribution game and if you want to play, Diamond is your only real option. They publish the previews catalog, which enables fans to pre-order comic books from shops, which in turn lets publishers calculate the size of their printing run.
Interesting article from 2015, written by Grigoris Douros, breaking down the digital comic outlets. A good starting point if you want to check out that scene.
