Marvel Holds Narrow Lead; Vault Moves into the Top 10
January 27, 2021
Marvel Comics was once again the top publisher, by a narrow margin, in comic stores in Q4 2020 as a new publisher cracked the Top 10.
On the Covid Delay, the Role of Comic Stores, the 'Hero Trade' Story, the Bad Idea Strategy
January 22, 2021
We interview Dinesh Shamdasani, Warren Simons, and Hunter Gorinson about the company's Covid delay, the Hero Trade story, and the company's view of the market and its strategy.
A Tale of Three Charts
January 22, 2021
The Superhero chart is heavy on DC and heavy on Batman, the Manga chart is all about one superhero story, and the Author chart has a variety of publishers.
Each of These Things Is Not Like the Others
January 22, 2021
The actual unit sales are very different for the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.
First Comic in April
January 21, 2021
The first BOOM! Studios Magic: The Gathering series will be Magic, which launches in April.
Addressing Human Resources Issues
January 15, 2021
Dark Horse Comics has developed a new Code of Conduct and instituted other new human resources policies, the company posted on Twitter.
Holiday Shoppers Reach for Backlist Titles
January 11, 2021
There's lots to learn from the backlist-heavy sales patterns in December.
Manga Finishes 2020 Strong, Other Categories Not So Much
January 11, 2021
Actual sales on graphic novels in December show interesting year-over-year changes by category.
What Retailers Should Know About This Trend; Five Books to Watch
January 11, 2021
We look at five Star Wars comics that are on the move.
Sales Rankings (Units and Dollars) Based on Comic Store POS Data
January 6, 2021
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.
