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.

Spring 2022 saw continued growth, driven by the rapidly expanding universe of roleplaying game players, and increasing in-store miniature games play.

The variants will include a month of “X-Treme Marvel,” a month of Peach Momoko covers, and a month of homages to comics of yesteryear.

The crossover event will include the return of Nomad.

This week, columnist Scott Thorne discusses how comic publishers have classically gone about enticing stores to carry new comics, and the merits and pitfalls of deep discounting and returnability.

Columnist Rob Salkowitz raps up San Diego Comic-Con with his observations on the show.

SDCC News: Also announced at the panel: a New Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur series and a special 650th issue for Iron Man.

Plans for MCU Phases 5 and 6 in film and on Disney+, Sony Marvel movie and Marvel Animation plans, and how Marvel compensates comic creators for using new characters.

The Eisner-nominated murder mystery series has outlived many of its previous publishers.

SDCC News: The superheroes will join up to fight two of their clones, Chasm and the Goblin Queen.