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PRO: Full Year 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Each of These Things Is Not Like the Others
January 22, 2021

The actual unit sales are very different for the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.

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PRO: Full Year 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Dog Man and Cat Kid Drive Robust Sales
January 21, 2021
The first thing to note is how much higher the numbers are for kids graphic novels than for their adult counterparts.
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PRO: Channel Check: Target (Graphic Novels)
January 16, 2021
January 21, 2021
We visited the Target store in Madison, Wisconsin on January 16 and checked out the graphic novels and Funko offerings.
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PRO: Full Year 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
No Single Volume Dominates, but 'My Hero Academia' Clearly Rules
January 20, 2021
No big new hits meant backlist dominated the adult charts in 2020.
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PRO: Channel Check: Target (Games)
January 15, 2021
January 20, 2021
There were still a lot of empty slots, even on a Friday evening, reflecting continuing heavy demand, shaky supply chains, or both.
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PRO: December 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Manga Finishes 2020 Strong, Other Categories Not So Much
January 11, 2021
Actual sales on graphic novels in December show interesting year-over-year changes by category.
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PRO: December 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Not the Best of Holiday Seasons, Not the Worst of Holiday Seasons
January 11, 2021
The new Dav Pilkey property is not selling as well as Dog Man (yet).
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PRO: December 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Sales Get Boost from Holiday Shoppers
January 8, 2021
December sales were healthy for the top 20 adult graphic novels in the book channel.
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PRO: Top 100 Graphic Novels - December 2020
Sales Rankings (Units and Dollars) Based on Comic Store POS Data
January 6, 2021
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: Top 100 Comics - December 2020
Sales Rankings (Units and Dollars) Based on Comic Store POS Data
January 5, 2021
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: Top Graphic Novel Franchises - Summer 2020
Kids, Manga, Author and Superhero
December 16, 2020
This chart of the ICv2 Top 10 Graphic Novel Franchises in four categories (Kids, Manga, Author, and Superhero) reflects sales in all trade channels for Summer.
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PRO: Top 100 Graphic Novels - November 2020
Sales Rankings (Units and Dollars) Based on Comic Store POS Data
December 15, 2020
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale at stores selling American graphic novels around the world.
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