ICv2: The Business of Geek Culture: Markets

Sales Estimates for October Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data

November 11, 2018

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2018.

As Year-to-Date Comic Sales Pass 2017's

November 9, 2018

Year-to-date comic sales passed 2017's behind an extra week in the month.

'Amulet,' 'Baby Sitters Club' Move into 'Dog Man' Territory

November 8, 2018

Interesting things are happening in this chart of the top 20 best-selling kids' graphic novels.

'Batman: White Knight' Tops Superhero Chart

November 6, 2018

DC had nine titles on the chart, while Marvel had five, Dark Horse two, and Titan, Archie, Fantagraphics, and Heavy Metal one.

'Saga,' 'My Hero Academia,' Bourdain, and Batman Top a Varied List

November 4, 2018

The only superhero comic on this very mixed Top 20 is Sean Murphy's Batman: White Knight.

New 'Amulet' Debuts at Number 3

October 18, 2018

There was some rearranging of the furniture in this month's chart of the top 20 kids' graphic novels based on NPD BookScan data.

New Shonen Jump Manga and Graphic Memoir Show Promise

October 17, 2018

We look at the Top 20 charts in three genres of adult graphic novels.

'The Walking Dead' Still Lives

October 16, 2018

The chart showed the strength, and weakness, of The Walking Dead in bookstores in 2018.

Sales Estimates for September Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data

October 15, 2018

These are estimate of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2018.

Sales Estimates for September Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data

October 15, 2018

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2018.

But Are Still Down for the Year-to-Date

October 11, 2018

Comics and graphic novel sales to comic stores continued to improve in September and Q3, but still showed declines for the year-to-date.

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