6’s Index

6's March Index

Watchmen

Number of voice actors used on the Watchmen motion comic: One

Percentage that Watchmen's grosses dropped between its opening Friday and March 13 : 73

Watchmen's ranking in USA Today's Best-Selling Books Database (Based on sales through Sunday, March 8, 2009): Second

Year that T. Hodler tapped for a "Best of" list: 1968

Months remaining before the start of 2010, when Dick Hyacinth posted his first in a best of 00s series: 10

Ted Rall's estimated cost to "conduct a scientifically sound reader survey to study readers' attitudes towards cartooning": $20,000+

Diamond Comic Distributors

Diamond's new minimum purchase order threshold for comics: $2,500

Years since Chris Claremont wrote X-Men #3 (the issue from which Claremont's new X-book spins off): 18

Years since Jack Kirby died: 15

Years since Edmond Hamilton died: 32

Age of John Updike when he wrote a fan letter to Harold Gray, the creator of the Little Orphan Annie: 15

Age of Updike when he wrote a letter to the editor, protesting the removal of "Spiderman" from the Boston Globe comics page: 61

Estimated current membership of industry charitable/not-for-profit organization, The Hero Initiative: ~250*

Cost of a Hero Initiative Bronze (Basic) membership: $29