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PRO: December 2021 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Manga and Author Sales Up, Superheroes Down
January 13, 2022

Sales were up from 2020 in the Author and Manga categories, but down in Superheroes.

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PRO: December 2021 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Flattening the Curve
January 10, 2022
December 2021 sales were flat compared to the previous year, but that’s in the context of a huge increase in 2019.
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PRO: December 2021 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Big Jump in Sales from Last Year
January 10, 2022
Unit sales were considerably higher in December 2021 than in December 2020.
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PRO: Roleplaying Games Market Report and Top Brands Chart - Summer 2021
Category Growth Continued
January 10, 2022
Sales of roleplaying games were robust in Summer 2021, with broad-based strength across brands.
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PRO: Board and Card Games Market Report and Top Brands Charts - Summer 2021
Changing Tastes, Availability Drove Summer Sales
January 7, 2022
The changing profile of the pandemic affected the types of games in highest demand, and availability despite underlying supply chain problems the other big driver of sales.
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PRO: Top 100 Graphic Novels - December 2021
Sales Rankings (Units and Dollars) Based on Comic Store POS Data
January 5, 2022
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American graphic novels (and manga) around the world.
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PRO: Top 200 Comics - December 2021
Sales Rankings (Units and Dollars) Based on Comic Store POS Data
January 4, 2022
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.
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PRO: Miniatures Stayed Strong through Summer
Despite Games Workshop’s Chronic Undersupply
January 3, 2022
The miniatures market and hobby continued their Covid-era growth through the Summer of 2022, despite Games Workshop’s chronic undersupply of the market.
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PRO: Collectible Games Market Report and Top Brands Chart - Summer 2021
Strong Summer Marked by Supply Challenges on Some Lines
December 29, 2021
Summer 2021 (May-August) was a very strong season for collectible game sales, with supply on two of the top three brands the only limiting factors on sales.
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PRO: Channel Check: Barnes & Noble (Manga and Graphic Novels)
December 2021
December 28, 2021
We visited the large Barnes & Noble store in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, December 11, 2021, to check out the special displays for manga and graphic novels.
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PRO: Channel Check: Barnes & Noble (Games)
December 2021
December 27, 2021
We visited the large Barnes & Noble store at 7433 Mineral Point Road in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the peak of the holiday shopping season.
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PRO: Top Graphic Novel Franchises - Summer 2021
Manga, Kids, Author and Superhero
December 21, 2021
Prepared exclusively for our Pro subscribers, this chart of the ICv2 Top 10 Graphic Novel Franchises in four categories reflects sales in all trade channels for Summer 2021.
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