ICv2: The Business of Geek Culture: Pro Articles

There's the Top of the Chart and Everything Else

June 14, 2018

Superhero and author graphic novels divide neatly into winners and losers, while manga are a bit more complicated.

There's 'Infinity Gauntlet,' and Then There's Everything Else

June 13, 2018

Infinity Gauntlet dominated the May graphic novel chart, with the second highest sales this year.

Column by Milton Griepp

June 6, 2018

This is the first game column in my new series of contributions to the ICv2 Pro site.

Column by Milton Griepp

May 9, 2018

I’ve seen this movie before.

Manga, Author Top Sellers Show Big Leads

May 8, 2018

While superhero titles are the lowest selling category in the book channel, there’s an interesting difference this month between the charts.

May 5, 2018

May 8, 2018

We seemed to see a lot of Funko and Hasbro, but there was probably a lot of Funko and Hasbro in the store before the liquidation sale started.

Sales Down from March but Up from January and February

May 7, 2018

The drop-off from the top two slots is sharper.

May 5, 2018

May 7, 2018

We visited a Toys 'R' Us store to check out the status of the liquidation sales running at hundreds of Toys 'R' Us stores in the U.S.

Numbers Return to Normal in April

May 4, 2018

Sales of the Dog Man books, were down… This may mean those titles are finally starting to flag.

'Stranger Things,' Funko Take Space from Marvel, DC, 'Star Wars'

April 24, 2018

This was our check of the graphic novels and the home media-adjacent merch displays at a medium-sized Target store.

April 22, 2018

April 23, 2018

We visited the medium-sized Target store at 201 Junction Road in Madison, Wisconsin on April 22, 2018.

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