The sequel to a venerably manga series and the newest volume from the hottest new manga topped the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels for January, according to the list provided exclusively to ICv2 by Nielsen BookScan.

After an unexpected hiatus of two weeks we resume our quick survey of home entertainment releases. This week’s offerings include a new Batman animated film, Steven Spielberg’s carefully crafted Cold War saga, Bridge of Spies , Vin Diesel’s action-packed The Last Witch Hunter , plus the final season of the post-apocalyptic TNT series Falling Skies , the grindhouse-themed second season of From Dusk Till Dawn , and the third film in the 4-part anime feature film remake of Evangelion.

Kung Fu Panda 3 debuted at the lower end of expectations with an estimated $41.7 million, but it was still enough to set a new January record for an animated release.

This week, King responds to some recent suggestions to retailers from Wizards of the Coast.

Here's a preview of Swords of Sorrow: The Complete Saga TP , published by Dynamite Entertainment.

Toon Books, which specializes in graphic novels for kids, has announced five releases for the Spring of 2016 headlined by Frank Viva’s Sea Change .

Video streaming service Netflix has never revealed the number of customers who view episodes of the series it produces like the Marvel-based Daredevil and Jessica Jones , or even high profile “hits” like Orange is the New Black .

These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2015.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2015.

With the focus in December turning from new releases to selling through the most popular titles for the holiday season, only one new volume, Tokyo Ghoul Vol. 4, entered the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels for December, according to the list provided exclusively to ICv2 by Nielsen BookScan.