A Good Month for Superheroes
April 13, 2022
Superhero graphic novels are usually the lowest sellers in the book channel, but March 2022 was an exception.
VIZ, Ize Press, Graphix Dominate the Charts
April 19, 2024
New and evergreen titles from VIZ Media, Ize Press, and Graphix take up almost all the slots in the March Top 20s.
Two Second Volumes Point to Strong Manga Debuts
March 7, 2025
Two manga series placed their second volumes in the Top 20, indicating strong reader support.
Unit Sales Down a Little, Dollar Sales Up a Lot
April 14, 2025
Unit sales of the combined Top 20 dropped slightly, but high-priced volumes drove dollar sales up.
New Properties Pop Up
October 11, 2023
New titles freshen up the September Top 20s.
Crossing Over: A Batman Webtoon and a Spider-Man Manga
September 18, 2023
A Batman webtoon and a Spider-Man manga break out of the usual categories.
PRO: August 2023 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
One Best-Seller Is Not Enough
September 18, 2023
All three of the August charts are top-heavy, with one strong seller apiece.
Author and Superhero Sales Are Up, but Manga Is Down
March 10, 2023
Unit sales were up on both the Author and Superhero charts, but Manga sales decreased considerably.
Author and Superhero Sales Are Up, but in Different Ways
February 9, 2023
Sales are up on the Author and Superhero charts, but the patterns tell two different stories.
Author Titles Up a Lot
July 18, 2022
Year over year sales of Superhero titles were down slightly, but Author sales were up.
