Year Over Year Sales Are Down for Superheroes, Up for Manga and Author Titles
December 9, 2021
This month's numbers show that sales of Superhero graphic novels are down from previous years, while Author sales are up and Manga sales are up by a lot.
Webtoon Collection Takes Top Two Slots
December 3, 2021
A book based on a webtoon knocks manga out of the top two spots.
Webtoon Volumes Tops; Are Manga Sales Slipping?
December 3, 2021
A webtoon collection at the top of the chart raises the question of whether manga sales dropped or this new title simply sold better.
New Titles from Brubaker, Kindt and Reeves, and Jemisin Make the Charts
November 10, 2021
New releases by Keanu Reeves, N.K. Jemisin, and Ed Brubaker made the lists of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.
Teasing Out the Trends
November 10, 2021
There's plenty of food for thought on the lists of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels.
New Releases Fill the Superhero Chart
October 20, 2021
The first observation to be made about the Superhero Top 20 is how many of the titles are new releases.
Strength at the Top of the Superhero Chart
October 20, 2021
There's more strength at the top than at the bottom of the chart of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.
Sales Estimates Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
October 6, 2021
These are estimates of graphic novels sales by Diamond Comic Distributors U.S. to comic specialty stores during July 2021.
VIZ Pulls a Hat Trick
September 8, 2021
VIZ Media has a book on all three charts of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.
A Tale of Three Long Tails
September 8, 2021
There are interesting comparisons to be made at the top and bottom of the charts of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.
