In the run-up to San Diego, there was a flurry of showbiz action to clear the decks for the big announcements, and we round up the news here.

It's the heart of the summer season in Hollywood, and more news has hit the wire. Time for a round-up!

May bestsellers were heavy on webtoons on the Author chart, and on new takes on 80s and 90s properties on the Superhero chart.

Sales of top Author and Superhero graphic novels are up, while sales of the top Manga titles dipped slightly.

Here's a preview of SubZero Vol. 1 by Junepurrr, and published by Oni Press.

A new volume of Lore Olympus hits the Adult Top 20, and for the first time in quite a while, a shojo manga charts as well, while some new releases add variety to the Kids chart.

For the first time in 2024, sales of the Top 20 Adult titles were up year over year, but Kids graphic novels were down.

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.

Comic-Con has announced the nominations for the 2024 Eisner Awards, and for the second consecutive year, they include writer Rob Salkowitz, who writes a regular column for ICv2.

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.