PRO: August 2023 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
One Best-Seller Is Not Enough
September 18, 2023
All three of the August charts are top-heavy, with one strong seller apiece.
Author and Superhero Sales Are Up, but Manga Is Down
March 10, 2023
Unit sales were up on both the Author and Superhero charts, but Manga sales decreased considerably.
Author and Superhero Sales Are Up, but in Different Ways
February 9, 2023
Sales are up on the Author and Superhero charts, but the patterns tell two different stories.
Author Titles Up a Lot
July 18, 2022
Year over year sales of Superhero titles were down slightly, but Author sales were up.
You've Watched the Movie, Now Read the Comics
April 13, 2022
Several of the titles on this month's Superhero chart have tie-ins to media properties.
A Wintry Mix of Old and New
February 8, 2022
With the end of the holiday shopping season and the beginning of a new year, we see some changes to the Superhero and Author charts.
Fans Snap Up 'Hawkeye', 'Dune,' 'Demon Slayer' and a Holiday 'Star Wars' Book
December 9, 2021
This month's charts highlight Jeffrey Brown’s Star Wars: A Vader Family Sithmas, as well as Hawkeye, two different editions of Dune, and the Demon Slayer box set.
Adult Sales Sag; 'Dog Man' Kicks Kids' Sales Higher
April 19, 2024
Sales of the Adult Top 20 were down compared to March 2023, but a new Dog Man release helped bump sales up on the Kids' chart.
Lack of Anime Drives Readers to Manga; New Titles on Kids Chart
February 16, 2024
When the anime ends but the manga keeps going, fans pick up the manga; on the Kids chart, two new titles in long-running series break the Top 20.
On Top Sellers, Hot Genres, and Key Titles
February 13, 2024
Hassler discusses Yen’s top titles, up-and-coming genres, and the key titles for comic shops.
