High March Sales Play Out Differently in Different Categories
April 13, 2021
The question for our deeper dive is whether categories other than manga saw robust sales as well.
New Releases Liven Up the Charts
July 14, 2021
The June Superhero chart is remarkable in that there are so many new titles.
Flush Times for Manga and Author Graphic Novels
August 12, 2021
Superheroes were the weakest category, and manga the strongest, according to the charts with actual sales.
Readers Snap Up New Superhero and Author Books
August 12, 2021
Manga readers are still doing deep dives into older series, but new Superhero and Author titles popped up in July.
VIZ Pulls a Hat Trick
September 8, 2021
VIZ Media has a book on all three charts of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.
Strength at the Top of the Superhero Chart
October 20, 2021
There's more strength at the top than at the bottom of the chart of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.
New Releases Fill the Superhero Chart
October 20, 2021
The first observation to be made about the Superhero Top 20 is how many of the titles are new releases.
New Titles from Brubaker, Kindt and Reeves, and Jemisin Make the Charts
November 10, 2021
New releases by Keanu Reeves, N.K. Jemisin, and Ed Brubaker made the lists of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.
The Manga Boom, Supply Chain Issues, Hot Titles
February 28, 2022
In this interview, we discuss the exploding manga market, supply chain issues, and what’s looking good for 2022.
Movie Tie-ins, Insta-Comics, Digital Manga
May 12, 2021
A movie tie-in(!), comics from Instagram, and the impact of digital manga show up among the bestselling graphic novels by category for April.