PRO ARTICLES
New Anime Drop Helped Push Numbers Up
May 10, 2022
Sales are up year-over-year, with Spy x Family driving much of the growth.
Card Games Predominate in Expanding Section
May 10, 2022
The game range was primarily card games, but there was a handful of board games as well.
Four TCGs, Including Some SKUs in Clearance
May 6, 2022
We found four TCGs, including some SKUs moved to Clearance, board and card games, and of course, lots of POP!s and other merch.
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
May 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 graphic novels (and manga) around the world.
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
May 3, 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.
Strong Sales in the Top 20, Even with Some Franchises Down
April 25, 2022
Sales are up for the top sellers in the Kids category, but some series are doing better than others.
Heavy Graphic Novel Presence in Kids and YA; Merch Improving
April 21, 2022
In our visit to this mid-sized Target store, we found more sophisticated merchandising of both merch and graphic novels than at Walmart.
Stocked Up for Easter Weekend
April 19, 2022
Game inventory was solid on the Friday evening of Easter weekend.
A Good Month for Superheroes
April 13, 2022
Superhero graphic novels are usually the lowest sellers in the book channel, but March 2022 was an exception.
Running the Numbers on the 'Dog Man' Phenomenon
April 12, 2022
A closer look at why Wings of Fire displaced Dog Man on the March 2022 chart.
'Maus' in Walmart
April 11, 2022
We visited the Walmart Supercenter and found Pulitzer Prize-winner Maus on display, which we have to think is a first for America’s largest retailer.
Strong Sales for a Handful of Titles
April 8, 2022
Manga sales were up dramatically, although growth has slowed.
