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Manga Roundup: More 'Fairy Tail,' 'Dance in the Vampire Bund' on the Way
Plus: Hospital Romance from Maki Enjoji
March 18, 2019

Manga publishers have been busy during the quiet months, and they unveiled a round of new manga licenses.

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Top 500 Comics--February 2019
Sales Estimates for February Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
March 18, 2019
These are estimate of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2019.
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Top 500 Graphic Novels--February 2019
Sales Estimates for February Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
March 18, 2019
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2019.
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Rolling for Initiative--What a Week! CMON and the WPN
Column by Scott Thorne
March 18, 2019
This week, Scott Thorne looks at two of the more consequential announcements made at GAMA Trade Show.
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PRO: Channel Check: Box Lunch in Madison, Wisconsin
Games, Funko, Slow-Cookers in Branded Displays
March 18, 2019
We found a presence for games, Funko, and some surprising licensed products, including slow-cookers.
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WotC Revamps Wizards Play Network
Scalable Support, New Metrics
March 18, 2019
Wizards of the Coast is replacing its current four-level system with a simpler two-level system and scalable prize support for Magic: The Gathering.
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February 2019 BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
Lots of New Books Make the Chart
March 18, 2019
New titles sprinkle the Kids graphic novel chart among the Pilkey and Telgemeier volumes.
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PRO: February 2019 BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Weaker at the Top, Stronger Down Below
March 18, 2019
While overall sales of the Top 20 were down in February, sales were stronger on the non- Dog Man books.
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DVD Round-Up: 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,' 'Mary Poppins Returns,' & 'Craig of the Creek'
Week of March 19, 2019
March 18, 2019
While there are very few home entertainment releases this week there are some excellent ones including the best superhero film of 2018 (and ’18 was a very good year for spandex on the big screen), an underrated musical from Disney, the first disc release from the new hit Cartoon Network series Craig of the Creek , and the 21st Pokemon movie.
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WizKids Unleashes Absurd Epic Battles in 'O.P. Arena'
Board Game Revels in Outrageous Combat, Over-the-Top Characters
March 17, 2019
WizKids is giving power gamers what they want in O.P. Arena.
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'Captain Marvel' Soars to $760 Million
In Just 10 Days
March 17, 2019
Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden's Captain Marvel dropped just 54% from its $153 million opening, earning $69.3 million to drive its domestic total to $266.2 million, powering the top 12 films to a 7% gain over the same weekend last year.
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Matt Wagner Brings 'Grendel' Back to Dark Horse
In the 8-Issue 'Grendel: Devil's Odyssey'
March 15, 2019
Dark Horse Comics announced that Matt Wagner (Grendel, Mage) will return to Dark Horse for Grendel: Devil's Odyssey, an 8-issue miniseries, which will debut on October 2, 2019.
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