These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2018.

This week’s home entertainment releases include the action-packed Pacific Rim: Uprising, a Steven Soderbergh film that was shot entirely on a iPhone, and my favorite film of the year so far, a wickedly dark satire from the creator of Veep that is based on a French graphic novel about the power struggle following the death of Stalin, plus the final season of the sci-fi series Dark Matter, and a new high-def restoration of the classic Tom Baker Doctor Who episodes.

Jumpstarting a summer season that had stalled the with disappointing run of the Star Wars spin-off Solo, Brad Bird's Incredibles 2 soared well beyond expectations to debut with $180 million, the highest total ever for animated feature.

Two things that haven’t been happening with much regularity came together in comic stores in May, as comics and graphic novel sales rose for a second straight month, and Marvel had a dominant month.

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Another player has joined the comics publishing field, coming to stores in September with a new format.

May was a big month for Marvel Comics and VIZ Media in their respective categories, and in the more diverse realm of Author graphic novels, Image Comics holds sway.

Superhero and author graphic novels divide neatly into winners and losers, while manga are a bit more complicated.

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The distaff caper film Ocean’s 8 easily topped the weekend charts with an estimated $41.5 million, but the overall box office was down almost 20% from the same weekend a year ago, though there are signs of bigger things to come as the Jurassic World sequel debuted strongly overseas.