March figures: ICv2.com posts its estimates of Diamond's Top 300 for March 2004. In its overview, the retailer website notes that DC had a stronger month than usual, with 10 of the top 25 books. Fourteen of the top 25 titles saw a sales increase over previous issues.

Hellboy, helped by the release of the film adaptation, held seven of the top 25 graphic novel spots.

I'd hesitated writing this, because it might come across as crass. But I'll do it anyway: What does it say -- if it says anything at all -- that Phantom Jack #1, a comic that was promoted online virtually every week for a year, sold an estimated 7,020 copies? Granted, that's pretty good for an Image book. But after all the hype (and drama), I'd have thought the first issue would have garnered a little more interest. Of course, I didn't buy it either ...