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

This chart of the ICv2 "Manga Franchises" reflects sales in all trade channels for Fall 2017.

This week’s home entertainment offerings include the mega-hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and the highly successful Pitch Perfect 3, but the real gems could be Alexander Payne’s Downsizing, the noir-ish eighth season of Archer, and a French biopic about jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.

Japanime Games will release three board games based on the iconic Robotech property.

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

This week’s home entertainment releases include Taika Waititi's fun-loving Thor: Ragnarok, Greta Gerwig's critically acclaimed slice-of-life drama Lady Bird, an underrated holiday film, the first season of Donald Glover's innovative Atlanta TV series, and two fascinating documentaries, one from the BBC and another from pioneering female director Agnes Varda.

What are the series to suggest to fans of the current big hits?

Rob Salkowitz covers ReedPOP's big acquisition of Gamer Network, with comments from ReedPOP honcho Fensterman.

At New York Toy Fair, WizKids was offering first looks at high profile releases planned for later this year.

The bestselling superhero graphic novel in the book channel in January, sold less that the top sellers in the manga, author, and kids graphic novel charts, according to information provided by NPD BookScan.