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PRO: April 2025 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Top 20 Author Sales Up, Manga Sales Down, Superhero Sales Somewhere In Between
May 13, 2025

The Top 20 Author Graphic Novels chart saw a healthy increase, while Top 20 Manga sales were down and Top 20 Superhero sales had a very different configuration.

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PRO: April 2025 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
April Sales Break a Hopeful Trend
May 12, 2025
After two months of level year over year sales, the top 20 saw a sharp decline in April.
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PRO: Top 100 Graphic Novels - April 2025
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
May 7, 2025
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 - April 2025
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
May 7, 2025
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: RPGs Took Big Jump in 2024
Behind Bigger-than-Expected 'D&D' Launch
May 5, 2025
Sales of roleplaying games took a big jump in 2024, behind the bigger-than-expected launch of Dungeons & Dragons 2024.
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PRO: March 2025 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Author, Superhero Sales Stay Strong; Manga Levels Off
April 15, 2025
Unit sales increased in the Author and Superhero categories, while Manga sales were down but not as much as last year.
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PRO: March 2025 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Unit Sales Down a Little, Dollar Sales Up a Lot
April 14, 2025
Unit sales of the combined Top 20 dropped slightly, but high-priced volumes drove dollar sales up.
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PRO: TCGs Off Peak in 2024
And Pie Divided More Ways
April 14, 2025
In signs of a maturing market, TCG sales in North America were off their peak in 2024, with an increasing number of titles dividing those smaller sales.
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PRO: Top 100 Graphic Novels - March 2025
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
April 8, 2025
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 - March 2025
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
April 8, 2025
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 Were Largest Category to Show Growth in 2024 – In Depth
At Slow Rate
April 4, 2025
Miniatures were the largest hobby games category to show growth in 2024, although the sales increase was slight.
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PRO: ICV2 Interview: Paul Alexander Butler of Games & Stuff
Profitable Retailing of Kickstarter Games
March 30, 2025
We recently had our annual chat with Paul Alexander Butler, owner of Games and Stuff in Glen Burnie, Maryland, and were struck by the strategies he employs to make money on Kickstarter games in his retail business.
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