DC Dominates Superheroes; Webtoon, Streaming Dominate Author; Manga Looks Like Top 20 Adult GNs
June 9, 2021
DC dominated the superhero chart in May, a title tied to a webtoon rose to the top of the author chart, and the manga chart looks like the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels.
Superheroes on a Roller Coaster, Manga on a Roll, a Good Month for Author Titles
June 9, 2021
Superheroes were on a roller coaster, manga was on a roll, and it was a good month for Author graphic novels in the book channel.
Manga Continues Domination of Graphic Novel Chart
June 4, 2021
Once again, it's all manga in the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels in the book channel, based on NPD BookScan data for May 2021.
Down from Last Month, but Way Up from Previous Years
June 4, 2021
Units of the Top 20 are lower than in April 2021, but sales are still way up from May 2020, May 2019, and May 2018.
Movie Tie-ins, Insta-Comics, Digital Manga
May 12, 2021
A movie tie-in(!), comics from Instagram, and the impact of digital manga show up among the bestselling graphic novels by category for April.
Numbers Reveal Whether Manga Dominance Means Other Categories Shrank
May 12, 2021
Given that the entire Top 20 Adult list was manga, we look at whether the numbers show that other categories shrank.
Make Mine Manga!
May 7, 2021
Literally every book in the top 20 was a volume of manga.
It's Raining Manga
May 7, 2021
Unit sales are up sharply on the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels in the book channel.
Sales Rankings (Units and dollars) Based on Comic Store POS Data
May 6, 2021
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.
A Hat Trick for Tynion; Manga Readers Dive Deep
April 13, 2021
James Tynion IV has three titles across two charts, and manga readers are diving deep into series they're starting.
