After Covid Surge and Reaction to End of Pandemic
March 20, 2025

The hobby games market stabilized in 2024, after the huge surge in sales during the Covid pandemic and the changes to the market after the pandemic ended.

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'Solo Leveling,' 'TMNT,' Top the Charts with a Diverse Array of Titles Below
March 19, 2025
While Solo Leveling dominates the Author chart and TMNT: The Last Ronin retains its lock on the top of the Superhero chart, there is a lot of variety in the lower ranks.
Manga, Graphix Dominate
March 17, 2025
Manga dominates the Adult list, and Graphix has a lock on the Kids' list.
A Tale of Two Manga
March 14, 2025
The Top 20 manga of the year fell cleanly into two very different types.
Recent Trends at the Source
March 13, 2025
These unit sales rankings show the relative popularity of recent manga releases in Japan and trends at the source of American manga publications.
Fewer Properties in Top Titles; First Marvel Premier Collection Volumes Hit Chart
March 12, 2025
In general, fewer properties were making up the top titles across multiple categories; and another line of digest-sized superhero titles hit the charts.
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
March 10, 2025
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American manga graphic novels.
Two Second Volumes Point to Strong Manga Debuts
March 7, 2025
Two manga series placed their second volumes in the Top 20, indicating strong reader support.
'Pokemon TCG' Product is #1 Again
March 7, 2025
Pokemon TCG: Journey Together Booster Box claimed the top spot on the February 2025 TCGplayer Top 25 Sealed Products Chart.
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
March 5, 2025
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
March 4, 2025
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.
Author and Superhero Charts Lack New Material
February 19, 2025
With a few notable exceptions, the Author and Superhero charts are filled with older titles, indicating weakness in recent releases.
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