Year-Over-Year Trends for Superhero and Author GNs, and How Many Times Bigger is Manga?
July 14, 2021
We look at the year-over-year trends for Superhero and Author graphic novels, and at a size comparison of manga vs. the other categories.
ReedPop to Combine Two International Competitions
July 12, 2021
ReedPop, the producer of C2E2 and New York Comic Con, is bringing together two international cosplay competitions into a single global contest,
Geek Showbiz Round-Up
July 12, 2021
Geek showbiz news, including a couple of trailers, has been rolling in and we round it up here.
'Modern Horizons 2' Claims Four of the Top 10 Spots on TCGPlayer Sealed Charts
July 9, 2021
TCGplayer unveiled their June data for sealed product price changes and sales, revealing trends that have developed in the TCG collectibles market over the course of that month.
How We Got Here and Where We’re Headed
July 8, 2021
Beyond soaring demand, we look at the reasons for the manga shortage (some longstanding) and where we’re headed.
A 'Pandemic' System Board Game
July 7, 2021
Blizzard Entertainment and Z-Man Games have announced World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, a Pandemic system board game.
With Froth in High Grade Back Issues
July 6, 2021
Prices on "key" books featuring the introductions of characters have escalated rapidly.
Manga, Mid-Size Comic Publishers, Key Back Issues, More
July 6, 2021
The real action was in publishers below the Big Two in size.
Passing 2007 Peak
July 2, 2021
Sales of print manga hit an all-time high in 2020, passing the previous high set in 2007, according to an analysis by ICv2, which has been tracking sales of the category since 2002.
Followed Closely by Manga, which Grew the Fastest, as Superheroes Continued Decline
July 2, 2021
Sales of manga, the second largest category, exploded in 2020, and as has been the case for some time, sales of Superhero graphic novels declined across channels.
