Comics and Graphic Novels Growing at Walmart
April 30, 2020
Space for both comics and graphic novels had expanded in the past year.
In Less than a Week
April 30, 2020
An ad hoc group of comic creators pulled together a fundraising juggernaut that raised $433,166 for comic and indie bookstore relief in under a week.
With Middle Grade Comics from Allegiance Arts and Entertainment
April 30, 2020
Sidekick comic displays from new comics publisher Allegiance Arts and Entertainment will be placed in the book departments of 3,384 Walmart stores next Tuesday, May 5.
Sales Estimates for March Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 29, 2020
These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during March 2020.
Sales Estimates for March Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
April 29, 2020
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during March 2020.
As DC Announces Late May Releases
April 29, 2020
Diamond Comic Distributors announced the date it will resume shipping new product, as DC Comics announced its late May releases.
Snails, Fires, Dinosaurs, and Astronauts
April 28, 2020
With school cancelled all over the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nonfiction graphic novels are a logical tool for homeschooling parents.
Diamond Releases Info for the Beginning of the Coronavirus Shutdown
April 28, 2020
Comic sales began to slide in March as the impact of coronavirus shutdowns began to take hold, according to numbers released today by Diamond Comic Distributors.
Cute Animals Doing Funny Things for Young Readers, Slice-of-Life for Middle-Grade, and Sequels and Series for Everyone
April 27, 2020
In kids graphic novels for the rest of 2020, we see cute animals doing funny things for young readers, slice-of-life for middle-grade, and sequels and series for everyone.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
April 27, 2020
In this column, Rob Salkowitz looks at how young readers are different, and what that means for the future of the comic store.
