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PRO: October 2019 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Declining but Still Massive Sales on New Pilkey, Telgemeier Volumes
November 14, 2019

September's spectacular totals came from new volumes of two blockbuster series hitting a month apart.

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PRO: October 2019 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Plenty of Takers for Pricey 'Walking Dead' Volume
November 13, 2019
While most series see a drop in sales from volume to volume, Komi Can’t Communicate is holding steady.
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PRO: Channel Check - Best Buy Games & Merch
November 4, 2019
November 6, 2019
The company maintained its push into the toy category, and added a second game to its product range.
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PRO: Top 10 Kids Graphic Novel Franchises - Summer 2019
Terri Libenson, PopularMMOs Make Big Moves
November 4, 2019
Two HarperCollins kids franchises moved into the top five kids franchises over the summer.
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PRO: Top 10 Author Graphic Novel Franchises - Summer 2019
Pro-Only Market Analysis
November 1, 2019
The Adventure Zone rose to the top of the Author chart for Summer behind the release of the second volume in the series in July.
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PRO: Top 10 Manga Franchises - Summer 2019
Pro-Only Market Analysis
November 1, 2019
My Hero Academia remained the top manga property for Summer 2019, as it has been for some time, but the big surprise was at #2.
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PRO: Top 10 Superhero Graphic Novel Franchises - Summer 2019
Pro-Only Market Analysis
October 31, 2019
The biggest mover on the chart was X-Men, which got a major push from Marvel this summer, moving it up from #10 in the Spring season to #4 for Summer.
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PRO: ComicHub Opens the Black Box - Video and Slide Deck
From ICv2 Insider Talks 2019
October 29, 2019
Sell-through information from an initial cohort of stores using ComicHub services, showing actual comic store bestsellers and other info using POS data.
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PRO: Channel Check: Target (Graphic Novels and Merch), October 17, 2019
More Graphic Novels, In-Store Advertising
October 24, 2019
The big changes in merch and graphic novel displays since our last visit were expanded slots for graphic novels and increased Funko presence in the merch displays.
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PRO: Digital and the Future of Comics
Video from ICv2 Insider Talks 2019
October 23, 2019
David Steinberger, comiXology co-founder and CEO and Head of Digital Comics Worldwide at Amazon, and writer Rob Salkowitz talk about where the comics market is, where it's going, and the role of digital.
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PRO: Channel Check: Target (Games), October 17, 2019
New Exclusive Line of Family Games
October 22, 2019
The biggest change since our last was a full bay of inexpensive family games and classics being sold under a house brand created for Target by Buffalo Games.
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PRO: September 2019 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
There's Something About Batman…
October 21, 2019
The two Batman books at the top of the Superhero chart really pushed the numbers up.
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