PRO ARTICLES
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.
Check out Actual Book Channel BookScan Sales on Bestsellers in Three Categories
April 12, 2018
The Superhero chart is extremely top-heavy, with the number two book selling less than half as many units as the top seller.
Hot Topic Meets Banana Republic
April 11, 2018
The Box Lunch chain was launched by Hot Topic two years ago to sell geek merchandise with a cause marketing twist.
