Year-Over-Year Trends for Superhero and Author GNs, and How Many Times Bigger is Manga?
July 14, 2021
We look at the year-over-year trends for Superhero and Author graphic novels, and at a size comparison of manga vs. the other categories.
Holy Moley, Look at These Numbers!
July 9, 2021
There were big manga sales in June despite the widespread shortages.
How We Got Here and Where We’re Headed
July 8, 2021
Beyond soaring demand, we look at the reasons for the manga shortage (some longstanding) and where we’re headed.
Numbers Reveal Whether Manga Dominance Means Other Categories Shrank
May 12, 2021
Given that the entire Top 20 Adult list was manga, we look at whether the numbers show that other categories shrank.
Manga Sales Exploding
April 8, 2021
Not only did manga sales dominate the Top 20 in March, unit sales of top manga titles are exploding.
Highest Sales Per Volume
March 2, 2021
We took a look at manga sales across channels to develop guidance for retailers on the manga franchises with the best bang per title slot in the store.
Holiday Shoppers Reach for Backlist Titles
January 11, 2021
There's lots to learn from the backlist-heavy sales patterns in December.
'Star Wars,' 'Power Rangers' Bring Variety to Superhero Chart
December 10, 2020
November bought some changes and some interesting new titles to the lists of the top 20 author, manga, and superhero graphic novels in the book channel.
Big Shifts in the Individual Categories
November 9, 2020
Superhero numbers were down, Manga numbers were up, and Author titles are all over the place.
ICv2 Interview: VIZ Media Vice President Publishing Sales Kevin Hamric
August 7, 2020
We caught up with VIZ Media Vice President Publishing Sales Kevin Hamric to find out how manga’s been doing in the COVID era, and learned about binge reading, box sets, volume 1s, and other recent trends.
