Column by Rob Salkowitz
September 28, 2020
Luckily, the fat slice of the commercial business, whether it's comfort-food superheroes or casual dining kids graphic novels, isn’t the only game in town.
Plus Harvey Award Nominees
September 28, 2020
The Harvey Awards committee has announced the creators who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, and we report the 2020 Harvey Award nominees.
Readers Stock Up on Batman, 'My Hero Academia,' 'The Umbrella Academy'
September 10, 2020
Marvel Comics returns to the Superhero chart, although not with superhero comics; both titles are Star Wars.
PRO: August 2020 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Summer Ends with Ups and Downs
September 10, 2020
While the Superhero numbers are always low compared to the other categories, they are actually a little better this month than usual.
Sales Rankings (Units and Dollars) Based on Comic Store POS Data
September 8, 2020
These are the unit and dollar sales rankings for August 2020, based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.
'Sandman' Crossover, Compendium, More
August 20, 2020
Details on the Locke & Key / Sandman crossover, a Locke & Key Compendium, and more between the first two seasons of the Netflix series.
Sales Rankings (Units and Dollars) Based on Comic Store POS Data
August 20, 2020
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale at stores selling American comics around the world.
From ICv2's 'Internal Correspondence' #98
August 14, 2020
This chart of the ICv2 "Superhero Graphic Novel Franchises" reflects sales in all trade channels for Spring 2020.
It's a Backlist Bonanza
August 13, 2020
Same old for Superheroes, first volumes for manga, and a new title from the creator of White Donkey hits authors.
Backlist in Motion!
August 13, 2020
While there are some new titles on the category charts for July, the action was in backlist.
