Your ad, in the shop, in their hands.
Full page down to eighth page. Catalog pages for your solicitations. Classified ads from a dollar a word. Every one of them runs inside the 40 pages comic buyers are already holding at the counter.
Book
byNext booking deadline to be announced—ask us
byNext booking deadline to be announced—ask us
2026Rate card
Why advertise here102
87% of comic buyers only research their purchases in the shop.
That is the whole argument. An online catalog reaches a buyer who has to go looking for it. COMICS! The Magazine reaches them where the decision actually happens — standing at the new-release wall with money in their pocket.
100,000
copies of Issue #1 pre-ordered to stores. We intend to do it again.
100%
of readers are comic readers. It is in the danged title.
10,000
retailers and readers on the PranaDM Bullet.
40pp
full colour, monthly, $3.99 cover.
Sizes & placements103
See how your ad will fit on a page.
Check out this interactive demo of the real trim. Pick a size and it will show up solid on the sheet, the rest stay dashed so you can see exactly what you are buying against.
Full page
Half
Qtr vert
Qtr horiz
Eighth
Bleed6.8″ × 10.4″
Trim6.625″ × 10.187″
Selectedthe size you are buying
Dashedevery other size, to scale
† The 2026 rate card prints 6.8″ × 10.4″ for the vertical quarter page, which repeats the full-bleed measurement. The proportion drawn here is provisional — confirm with the sales desk before art is supplied.
Display advertising, 2026
| Placement | Available in | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Interior page | Full, half, quarter, eighth | On request |
| Inside front cover | Full page | On request |
| Inside back cover | Full page | On request |
| Back cover | Full page, full bleed | On request |
| Classified | 20 words and up | $1.00 per word |
Display rates are quoted per campaign — tell us what you want to sell and we will put a number in front of you. Payment by wire transfer or PayPal.
Catalog pages
Your solicitation deserves more than an “online catalog.”
Every month we make space available for publishers to share product-focused ad pages
in a place comics fans will actually see them.
Multi-issue runs save
Six- and twelve-issue runs carry a standing discount. Classified
rates below; display packages on request.
Artwork in CMYK
Four-colour process, 300dpi, bleed and trim as drawn on the sheet
above. Supply specs confirmed on booking.
Book space105
Tell us what you want to sell.
Send this and we’ll come back with placement, price and the next booking date you can still make.
Every inquiry lands on the ads desk, same day.
Payment by wire transfer or PayPal.
The deadlines
| Issue | Book by | Last Call | On sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| #10 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| #9 | October 12, 2026Oct 12, 2026 | November 4, 2026Nov 4, 2026 | |
| #8 | September 14, 2026Sep 14, 2026 | October 7, 2026Oct 7, 2026 |
Advertisers book by the booking date; retailers order by Last Call; readers find it on the racks on the on-sale date. Dates for later issues are posted as each issue is scheduled.