Some interesting new properties show up on the list of the top 20 superhero, manga, and author graphic novels in the book channel.

Sales are up in two categories but down in another on the charts of the top 20 superhero, manga, and author graphic novels in the book channel.

A brand-new graphic novel tops the list of the top 20 adult graphic novels in the book channel.

As has been the case for much of the year, sales of the top 20 were up in September.

We caught up with VIZ Media Vice President Publishing Sales Kevin Hamric to find out how manga’s been doing in the COVID era, and learned about binge reading, box sets, volume 1s, and other recent trends.

Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun, a shonen comedy series about a girl who bonds with a male ghost who lives in the girls bathroom of her school.

There's good news to be had on the list of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.

In the number one spot is Nathan Pyle's Stranger Planet, the sequel to his 2019 Strange Planet.

Sales of the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels were up over the list from June 2019, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

VIZ Media had a big batch of new licenses to announce at New York Comic Con, and they had something even bigger up their sleeves as well: a new partnership that will enable them to publish Star Wars and Frozen 2 manga.