A new report from Publisher’s Weekly reports that the graphic novel category was off 5% in units in stores and at online retailers reporting to Bookscan in 2017, as compared with a 11% increase in 2016. The category saw a drop from 11.94 to 11.33 million copies moved. The Bookscan total requires some massaging, as always: … Read more
Since the New York Times added graphic novels to its bestseller lists several years ago, comics creators and publishers have had an additional chance for exposure; I was pleased to have made the softcover graphic novel list myself at one point. This Wednesday, however, publishing professionals who get peeks in advance began reporting that a … Read more
It’s been a long time since the days when I was editing Brian Hibbs‘ Tilting at Windmills column every month for Comics Retailer magazine, but I wanted to direct readers to this month’s internet installment, which includes an analysis of the reasons why the comic book periodical is and remains a necessary component to the … Read more
The Diamond June 2009 order estimates are still in process, as I get pieces into place — but an increase in periodical sales year-over-year seems likely, along with a coincident drop in dollar orders for Diamond’s top-selling trade paperbacks. This is a combination that has occured in individual months before, and in one year overall … Read more
Well, not really — but resuming the process of posting prior months of data on the site, all of the Diamond estimates for 2003 are now online, starting with January. This completes all of the months for which Diamond Final Orders are known, which Diamond Comic Distributors began releasing in February 2003. But 2003 is … Read more
Diamond’s new reporting for this month continues: After a web post of the Top 100 trades yesterday, the media release includes indexed figures for the Top 300 Trade Paperbacks and Graphic Novels, a three-fold increase bringing the TPB reporting in line with the Top Comics list. It is unknown whether this is intended to be … Read more