Manga, Author Top Sellers Show Big Leads
May 8, 2018
While superhero titles are the lowest selling category in the book channel, there’s an interesting difference this month between the charts.
May 5, 2018
May 8, 2018
We seemed to see a lot of Funko and Hasbro, but there was probably a lot of Funko and Hasbro in the store before the liquidation sale started.
Sales Estimates for April Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
May 7, 2018
These are estimate of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2018.
Sales Estimates for April Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data
May 7, 2018
These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2018.
Manga, Superheroes, and Superhero Manga
May 7, 2018
Eight out of the top 20 are superhero, showing that the genre continues to be popular whether it's coming from America or Japan.
Sales Down from March but Up from January and February
May 7, 2018
The drop-off from the top two slots is sharper.
Column by Scott Thorne
May 7, 2018
This week, Scott Thorne looks at the impact of anchor points on pricing, and on the perceptions of a customer bringing in a comic book collection.
'Black Panther' Creeps Toward $700 Million Domestic
May 6, 2018
Marvel Studios’ superhero crossover hit Avengers: Infinity War dropped just 56% in its second weekend as it raced to $450 million in North America and $1 billion worldwide.
As Comics and Graphic Novel Sales Surge
May 4, 2018
Comics and graphic novel sales surged 11.08% vs. the previous year in April.
Column by Steve Bennett
May 2, 2018
This week, Steve Bennett discovers a key difference between Marvel’s comics and cinematic universes: the handling of time.
