Author Titles Stay Level While Superhero and Manga Titles Decline
December 10, 2024
The Top 20 Superhero and Manga titles continue to lose sales, but the Author category stayed flat in November 2024.
Column by Rob Salkowitz
December 9, 2024
Columnist Rob Salkowitz asks whether collectibles are still stuck in their post-pandemic funk, or if there are signs of life.
Manhwa Falters, Manga Diversifies, and 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Rules Once More
November 19, 2024
There's less variety of manhwa but more types of manga than usual in October, and The Nightmare Before Christmas continues its reign at the top of the Superhero chart.
Sales Are Down, but More in Some Categories than Others
November 19, 2024
Sales were down in all categories, but the pain was not distributed equally.
'Magic: The Gathering' Manga and Lots of Hardcovers
November 18, 2024
There are some interesting new titles in the Top 20, including a Magic: The Gathering manga, and once again there are seven hardcovers on the list.
Lack of Blockbusters Leads to Lower Sales
November 18, 2024
With no strong titles at the top of the chart, year over year sales of the Top 20 were down sharply.
On the Early Days of Retail and Distribution, the Evolution of Chessex, and the Strategy Going Forward
November 15, 2024
We talked to Chessex founder Don Reents about the early days of retail and distribution, the evolution of Chessex, and the company's latest products and plan for 2025.
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
November 8, 2024
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American graphic novels (and manga) around the world.
Creator of 'The Drifting Classroom' Brought Folklore Themes to Horror Manga
November 7, 2024
The creator of The Drifting Classroom, Umezu mixed Japanese folklore with horror themes, inspiring Junji Ito and a generation of other manga-ka.
Showbiz Round-Up
November 4, 2024
Hollywood news was still flowing in the week before the election, and we round it up here.
