An ICv2 Release. ICv2 has announced the release of ICv2's Internal Correspondence #95, 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 our report on the 2018 holiday season and our first read on full-year market trends for both the comics and graphic novel and game markets, see "A Decade of Growth through 2018." Internal Correspondence #95 covers the hobby game and comics and graphic novel (including manga) markets, with Top Franchise charts for Fall 2018, Game Pick Hits to Click for Summer 2018, and graphic novel reviews.
ICv2 published its hobby game Top Games charts for the Fall 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 Author Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2018
Top 10 Kids/YA Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2018
Top 10 Manga Franchises – Fall 2018
Top 10 Superhero Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 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 #95, 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.
Market Reports, Holiday Bestseller Charts, More
Posted by Milton Griepp on March 4, 2019 @ 12:18 pm CT
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