Week of April 18, 2017
April 16, 2017
This week’s home entertainment offerings include a controversial adaptation of one of the most acclaimed storylines in the DC Comics universe, a hugely successful horror/thriller from M. Knight Shyamalan, a new edition of a long out of print Sailor Moon movie, the U.S. disc debut of an excellent Studio Ghibli film from the 1990s, and the first season of a popular new anime superhero series.
Sales Estimates for February Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
March 6, 2017
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2017.
'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters' Charges the Chart
March 3, 2017
This first published work by Ferris is getting rapturous reviews.
Slow Start to 2017, Big Launches in the Pipe
February 27, 2017
We caught up with VIZ Media Senior Director – Sales and Marketing Kevin Hamric, and learned about the state of the market (including the possible impact of politics), Pokemon, Dragon Ball Super, Legend of Zelda , and other key 2017 releases.
Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
December 12, 2016
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2016.
'The Walking Dead' Are Stronger; 'DC Super Hero Girls' Rise
December 1, 2016
Although ratings this season are down, The Walking Dead graphic novels were in higher positions in November vs. a year ago.
Sales Estimates for August Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
September 19, 2016
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2016.
'Suicide Squad', Politics Top Chart
September 1, 2016
Titles related to Suicide Squad and politics made up 40% of the Top 20 Adult Fiction Graphic Novel chart.
In Bookstores
June 2, 2016
Batman: The Killing Joke Dlx Ed. HC topped the charts in bookstores in May, according to the Top 20 Adult Fiction Graphic Novel chart provided exclusively to ICv2 by Nielsen BookScan.
Column by Steve Bennett
May 4, 2016
This week, Bennett talks about product knowledge and looks ahead to key Free Comic Book Day comics.