An ICv2 Release. ICv2 has announced the release of ICv2's Internal Correspondence #94, which is distributed to the trade by Alliance Game Distributors, Diamond Comic Distributors, ACD Distribution, GTS Distribution, Southern Hobby Supply, AAA Anime, Bookazine, Esdevium, Devir Americas, other distributors, and is also available directly from ICv2.
For more on the contents of this issue, which includes 2017 market size estimates for both the comics and graphic novel and game markets, see "Hobby Games Top $1.5 Billion" and "Comic and Graphic Novel Sales Down 6.5% in 2017." Internal Correspondence #94 covers the hobby game and comics and graphic novel (including manga) markets, with Top Franchise charts for Spring 2018 and Pick Hits to Click for Fall 2018.
ICv2 also published its hobby game bestseller charts for the Spring season in the new issue, covering all five categories:
For the lists of the bestselling Collectible Games in the hobby channel, mass channel, and overall, click here.
For the bestselling Board Games in the hobby channel, click here.
For the bestselling Card/Dice Games in the hobby channel, click here.
For the bestselling hobby channel Non-Collectible Miniature lines, click here.
For the bestselling hobby channel RPGs, click here.
For the graphic novels bestseller charts, see:
Top 10 Superhero Graphic Novel Franchises – Spring 2018
Top 10 Author Graphic Novel Franchises – Spring 2018
Top 10 Manga Franchises – Spring 2018
Top 10 Kids/Tweens Graphic Novel Franchises – Spring 2018
Top 10 Young Adult Graphic Novel Franchises - Spring 2018
ICv2 Pro subscribers have early and complete access to Internal Correspondence content. To subscribe click here.
Digital copies (PDFs) are available instantly from your favorite DriveThru store. To order a digital copy of ICv2's Internal Correspondence #94, click here.
For librarians and educators interested in subscribing to ICv2's Internal Correspondence, order from EBSCO (title #408-601-128) or WT Cox (title #128411).
If you are a retailer (U.S. and Canada only), you can get a free copy. If your distributor is on the list above, just ask for your free copy of Internal Correspondence, or if not, e-mail Dennis Viau at DViau@ICv2.com to request a copy.

Comics and Game Market Sizes, More
Posted by Milton Griepp on July 30, 2018 @ 9:06 pm CT

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