Column by Scott Thorne
May 22, 2023
This week, columnist Scott Thorne talks about the possible impact of Disney Lorcana entering the TCG market.
R.L. Stine Graphic Novel, New Batman Titles, Diverse Array of Manga
May 15, 2023
R.L. Stine's first graphic novel for adults made the charts, along with several new Batman books and an unusually varied assortment of manga.
Blockbusters Give Sales a Boost on Author, Superhero Charts
May 15, 2023
Sales of Author and Superhero titles were up, with blockbuster titles topping both charts.
More Variety, Less Backlist
May 11, 2023
The mix of the titles in the April Top 20 skews heavily toward recent releases, which leads to a greater variety of series.
Sales Take a Nose Dive
May 11, 2023
Sales of the Top 20 titles were down in April.
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
May 9, 2023
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.
Webtoons, Anime and the 'D&D' Movie Push Sales
April 18, 2023
Graphic novels based on webtoons, manga tied to anime, and the Dungeons & Dragons movie prequel are all on the March charts.
Tough Times for Manga and Superheroes, but Author Sales Are Up
April 18, 2023
The Author chart showed healthy growth compared to last year, but manga and superheroes had a down month.
Shaking Up the Top 20
April 12, 2023
It's a whole new world on the chart of the top 20 Adult graphic novels in the book channel.
Dropping Sales Start to Level Off
April 12, 2023
Year over year sales were down in March, but not as much as in the previous two months.
