This week, Bennett looks at the publishing events being mounted by the Big Two comic publishers this summer.

If one thing was clear at Toy Fair in 2003, it was that Mattel had an aggressive plan to seize market share in the highly competitive world of boys toys and action figures.

We chose the FUNimation/Four Kids distribution agreement as the deal of the year, and increasing TV exposure as the phenomenon of the year.

WizKids, makers of the category-defining Mage Knight CMG (collectible miniature game) has announced plans for its biggest figure ever -- t he Black Powder Rebel Tank -- which will ship in November.

These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American graphic novels (and manga) around the world.

Sales of top Author and Superhero graphic novels are up, while sales of the top Manga titles dipped slightly.

May bestsellers were heavy on webtoons on the Author chart, and on new takes on 80s and 90s properties on the Superhero chart.

For the first time in 2024, sales of the Top 20 Adult titles were up year over year, but Kids graphic novels were down.

A new volume of Lore Olympus hits the Adult Top 20, and for the first time in quite a while, a shojo manga charts as well, while some new releases add variety to the Kids chart.

Diamond Select and Gentle Giant revealed a number of upcoming releases at San Diego Comic-Con, featuring Godzilla, John Wick, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Wars, and more.