John Jackson Miller

Comichron founder John Jackson Miller has tracked the comics industry for more than 25 years, including a decade editing the industry’s retail trade magazine; he is the author of several guides to comics, as well as more than a hundred comic books for various franchises. He is the author of novels including Star Wars: Kenobi, Star Wars: A New Dawn, Star Trek: Discovery – The Enterprise War, and his upcoming release, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The High Country. Read more about them at his fiction site. Be sure to follow Comichron on Twitter and Facebook, and check out our Youtube channel. You can also support us on Patreon!

Graphic novels monopolize publisher slates, retailer budgets in slow November

Publishers always look to November as a time for graphic novels, and that was the case this month in what is almost certainly record fashion: Diamond Comic Distributors shipped 436 new graphic novels in November 2016 — while on the periodical side, the market-leading publishers didn’t increase their output to take advantage of a fifth … Read more

Primer: North American and UK/Europe comics sales, and why the charts keep them separate

When it comes to our reports based on data from Diamond Comic Distributors, we’re always careful to say they’re based on sales to retailers by the distributor in North America. We often mention UK and European sales as not being included in Diamond’s monthly tallies — but we don’t often get into why that’s the … Read more

October 2016 comics sales estimates now online; smaller Loot Crate effect seen

The Comichron estimates are now available for comics and graphic novels shipped by Diamond Comic Distributors in October, and as reported here Friday, we saw a mild increase in overall sales during the month driven in part by a much larger slate of new items. Click to see the detailed comics sales estimates for October … Read more

Champions #1 top dollar comic in October 2016 split decision; Loot Crate effect returns

Well, we thought we were done with it. After an absence from the sales rankings of more than a year, the repackaging service Loot Crate again in October vaulted an unlikely lead comic book atop Diamond Comic Distributors chart of best-selling comics. Boom Studios‘ Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #1, in addition … Read more

September 2016 comics sales estimates: DC takes 39 of Top 50 slots

Even as the Great Recession was raging, average comics cover prices continued to increase until 2010, when DC rolled back most of its line from $3.99 to $2.99. The move was, to paraphrase one insider, one of the most popular yet least financially successful moves the publisher had tried; even with the price drop, comics … Read more

Batman, Walking Dead lead strong September 2016 for comics sales; plus our new weekly sales breakdown

While this September had one fewer shipping weeks than last September, comics sales nonetheless bested their performance from a year ago, according to a preliminary report issued this morning from Diamond Comic Distributors. Comichron estimates that comics ships in North America ordered $46.33 million in comic books, graphic novels, and magazines in the month of … Read more