Diamond Comic Distributors has scrubbed its website of information related to the Ablaze comic series starring an "uncensored" Conan.

"The challenges in the business right now are so many," MAD Event Management CEO Martha Donato said of the need for a professional development event for comic creators.

There's a lot to look at and interesting comparisons with the Diamond chart.

The actual sales numbers add context to the charts of the Top 20 Superhero, Manga, and Author Graphic Novels in the book channel.

Dav Pilkey's Dog Man series is back at the top of the Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels in the book channel, but there's still an interloper.

The July sales numbers are seasonally soft on the list of the Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels in the book channel.

With the fall TV Season almost upon us, the once moribund "TV on DVD" category is hopping again this week with the latest seasons of The Walking Dead, American Gods, Arrow, Star Wars Resistance, plus the TV movie, LEGO DC Batman: Family Matters-- aided by offerings from other categories including the intriguing super-antihero saga Brightburn, and an anime series from Studio Ghibli directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son Goro.

Marvel is planning a wide range of brand activations around its 80th anniversary this year, including in-store, in-game, and convention events, special merch, and more.

There are no traditional superhero titles on the list of the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels in the book channel.

The latest volume of The Adventure Zone sold over 10 times as many copies in the book channel as in comic stores.