These are estimates of comic sales by Diamond Comic Distributors U.S. to comic specialty stores during July 2021.

These are estimates of comic sales by Diamond Comic Distributors U.S. to comic specialty stores during June 2021.

VIZ Media has a book on all three charts of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.

There are interesting comparisons to be made at the top and bottom of the charts of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.

These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.

Manga readers are still doing deep dives into older series, but new Superhero and Author titles popped up in July.

Superheroes were the weakest category, and manga the strongest, according to the charts with actual sales.

Lamberti talks about the challenges of hiring to handle increased sales, the return in in-store Magic: The Gathering gaming and Free Comic Book Day, and tie-ins that drive new customers (and ones that don't).

We round up the geek showbiz news from the last few days.

The winners will be announced in a ceremony to be held during New York Comic Con in October.