John Jackson Miller 
War of the Realms #1 became the #2 bestselling comic book of the year so far in April with sales over 187,000 copies, while the top book of 2019, Detective Comics #1000, racked up another 45,700 copies shipped, moving it into second place on the list of the bestselling comic books of the 21st Century … Read more
There’s a lot of things that make the aggregate numbers in the distributor sales charts swing up and down; the shipping calendar is the one we note here the most, as comparing five-shipping-week months with four-week ones always gives a distorted picture. Add to that list blockbuster anniversary issues, which, in the case of last … Read more
According to new estimate by ICV2 and Comichron Comics and graphic novel sales hit a new high in 2018, according to a new joint estimate by ICv2’s Milton Griepp and Comichron’s John Jackson Miller. Total comics and graphic novel sales to consumers in the U.S. and Canada were approximately $1.095 billion in 2018, an $80 … Read more
With Avengers: Endgame setting box office records this past weekend, we also got news of a blockbuster comic book’s sales in the comics shop market — as well as a couple of dubious records when it comes to pricing. Click to see our comics sales estimates for March 2019. North American retailers ordered nearly 527,000 … Read more
It makes sense to announce good news when everyone is watching the industry — and with Avengers: Endgame hitting theaters, that’s just what Diamond Comic Distributors did by releasing its preliminary March sales charts this morning. The Top 10s are below; the full estimates will appear here on Monday. To no one’s surprise, Batman’s 80th … Read more
The reorder data for the final week of March are out, and to no one’s surprise, Detective Comics #1000 and its many variants took multiple slots on the chart. The top reordered item in dollars, meanwhile, was Savage Sword of Conan: The Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1.The top reordered comic book apart from Batman was … Read more