These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during July 2017.

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during July 2017.

In Part 1 of our interview with comiXology CEO David Steinberger, we talk about the market for digital comics and personalization.

In Part 2 of our interview with comiXology CEO David Steinberger, we talk about in-app purchasing and the differences and overlap between the digital and print customers.

After a bunch of slow weeks the pace of home entertainment offerings picks up this week with the release of the latest installment in the biggest horror film franchise of all time, plus the first season of the densely-populated DC Comics-based series Legends of Tomorrow , a Twin Peaks -infused take on the teen heroes of Archie Comics, the latest season of Once Upon a Time , and a great collection of vintage Sheena TV series and movies.

Sales of comics and graphic novels to comic stores dropped 19.31% vs. the previous year in July.

We talk about the dip in comic store graphic novel sales and the impact of Wonder Woman on sales, plus DC revealed two new graphic novel lines in the planning stages.

The Dog Days of August don’t typically see the release of great films on disc, and this week is no exception with three of the summer of 2017’s many box office duds getting home entertainment releases including a frenetic Arthurian fantasy from Guy Ritchie, a rare comic misfire from Amy Schumer, and a failed “reboot” of the Wimpy Kid series, though this week’s lineup is leavened a bit by new seasons of Portlandia and Blindspot as well as the disc debut of Tokyo Ravens .

The big fall home entertainment releases are still a few weeks away, but this week the caper comedy Going in Style offers sheer entertainment, while the social media-examining The Circle raises plenty of interesting questions, the dark comedy Big Little Lies features a A-level cast in a prestige series that has been nominated for 14 Emmy Awards, while the BBC series Fortitude is a claustrophobic thriller set on the top of the world, and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is a 2015 retelling of the original Gundam TV anime.

Christopher Nolan’s World War II epic Dunkirk declined only 44% in its second frame as it narrowly nosed out the poorly-reviewed Emoji Movie to win the weekend box office crown.