March may have been the best month of the year in comic stores.

These are estimate of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2018.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2018.

Comics and graphic novel sales declined again in comic stores in February according to information released by Diamond Comic Distributors.

This week’s home entertainment releases include Taika Waititi's fun-loving Thor: Ragnarok, Greta Gerwig's critically acclaimed slice-of-life drama Lady Bird, an underrated holiday film, the first season of Donald Glover's innovative Atlanta TV series, and two fascinating documentaries, one from the BBC and another from pioneering female director Agnes Varda.

This week, Rob Salkowitz looks at current topics on the eve of the Black Panther release.

These are estimate of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2018.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2018.

While the percentage change abated, the full picture was significantly worse, as January 2018 was a five-week month vs. a four-week month a year ago.

This week's home entertainment offerings are anemic, but there are some items of interest this week, especially the fire-fighting drama Only the Brave , and there are some interesting TV offerings including the latest season of Homeland , a "mostly complete" Ren & Stimpy set, and The Complete Duckman.