Column by Rob Salkowitz
December 23, 2024
We may be ending the year with more questions than answers, but here are five major trends that helped shape the business this year.
Energon Universe, 'Solo Leveling,' 'Dadandan' the Big Winners
December 10, 2024
New volumes in popular franchises, including the Energon Universe, Solo Leveling, and Dadandan made the Top 20.
Author Titles Stay Level While Superhero and Manga Titles Decline
December 10, 2024
The Top 20 Superhero and Manga titles continue to lose sales, but the Author category stayed flat in November 2024.
Manhwa Falters, Manga Diversifies, and 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Rules Once More
November 19, 2024
There's less variety of manhwa but more types of manga than usual in October, and The Nightmare Before Christmas continues its reign at the top of the Superhero chart.
Sales Are Down, but More in Some Categories than Others
November 19, 2024
Sales were down in all categories, but the pain was not distributed equally.
'Magic: The Gathering' Manga and Lots of Hardcovers
November 18, 2024
There are some interesting new titles in the Top 20, including a Magic: The Gathering manga, and once again there are seven hardcovers on the list.
Lack of Blockbusters Leads to Lower Sales
November 18, 2024
With no strong titles at the top of the chart, year over year sales of the Top 20 were down sharply.
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
November 8, 2024
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.
Top Titles Reflect Current Trends
October 14, 2024
Marvel's Ultimate Universe relaunch, DC's Compact Comics, anime, podcasts, and scary/cute horror all show up on the September charts.
Top 20s All Show Uptick in Sales
October 14, 2024
Overall sales went up on all three charts this month.
