Geek Showbiz Round-Up
January 28, 2021
More geek-related showbiz news has come in, and it's time for another round-up.
A Tale of Three Charts
January 22, 2021
The Superhero chart is heavy on DC and heavy on Batman, the Manga chart is all about one superhero story, and the Author chart has a variety of publishers.
Each of These Things Is Not Like the Others
January 22, 2021
The actual unit sales are very different for the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.
But Incomplete
January 13, 2021
The process of transferring DC Direct Market graphic novel inventory to Lunar Distribution has only moved a fraction of the backlist to date, leading to out-of-stocks.
Holiday Shoppers Reach for Backlist Titles
January 11, 2021
There's lots to learn from the backlist-heavy sales patterns in December.
Manga Finishes 2020 Strong, Other Categories Not So Much
January 11, 2021
Actual sales on graphic novels in December show interesting year-over-year changes by category.
'Way of X' by Marvel Comics
January 8, 2021
Marvel Comics unveiled Way of X, a new X-Men series, for release in April.
Sales Rankings (Units and Dollars) Based on Comic Store POS Data
January 6, 2021
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.
The First of Six Issues in a Stylized Anthology Series by DC Comics
December 16, 2020
DC Comics announced Superman: Red & Blue #1 for release in March 9.
Kids, Manga, Author and Superhero
December 16, 2020
This chart of the ICv2 Top 10 Graphic Novel Franchises in four categories (Kids, Manga, Author, and Superhero) reflects sales in all trade channels for Summer.
