{"id":4191,"date":"2017-07-12T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-07-28T03:00:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T03:00:23","slug":"comics-and-graphic-novel-sales-up-5-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/12\/comics-and-graphic-novel-sales-up-5-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Comics and graphic novel sales up 5% in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nAccording to new estimate by ICV2 and Comichron<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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The comics and graphic novel market grew 5% in 2016, according to a new joint estimate by Comichron<\/b>\u2019s John Jackson Miller<\/b> and ICv2<\/b>\u2019s Milton Griepp<\/b>. Total comics and graphic novel sales to consumers in the U.S. and Canada reached $1.085 billion in 2016, a $55 million increase over sales in 2015.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cIt\u2019s gratifying to see continued growth in the audience for graphic novels,\u201d Griepp said. \u201cThis represents growth in the broadest part of the market, where increased variety of content is being found by new audiences for comics, including kids and women.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\u201cMarvel\u2019s lucrative relaunch of the Star Wars line in 2015 set a high mark for the comics shop market to beat in 2016,\u201d Miller said. \u201cThe fact that it pulled even, thanks in part to DC\u2019s \u2018Rebirth\u2019 event, was remarkable\u2014and the book channel\u2019s strength was even more so.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Graphic novels in the book channel were the only area of growth in 2016, as sales in comic stores, through download-to-own digital channels, and in newsstands remained flat. Sales of graphic novels through the book channel grew 16% to $405 million in 2016, after growing 23% in 2015 and 16% in 2014.<\/p>\n

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\nAs presented above and in the accompanying infographics, the analysis by Comichron and ICv2 was divided up between periodical comics (what some call \u201cfloppies\u201d or \u201cpamphlets\u201d), graphic novels, and digital download-to-own sales. All print figures are calculated based on the full retail price of books sold into the market, and do not account for discounting or markup. Digital sales do not include subscription or \u201call you can read\u201d services.<\/p>\n

This is the fourth joint market size analysis from ICv2 and Comichron; the first three were for 2013<\/a><\/b>, 2014<\/a><\/b>, and 2015 sales<\/a><\/b>. ICV2 and Comichron also previously collaborated on revised estimates for 2011 and 2012<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

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Comichron <\/b>is the world\u2019s largest public repository of comic-book sales figures, featuring data from the 1930s to today about comic book and graphic novel circulation, cover prices, and market shares on its website, www.comichron.com<\/b><\/a>. With data and analysis on the distant past as well as the present, Comichron serves as a trusted resource for academics studying the historical reach of the medium and for collectors seeking accurate information about how many copies of a comic book originally circulated.<\/i><\/p>\n

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ICv2<\/b> is the #1 industry source on the business of geek culture, including comics and graphic novels, hobby games, and showbiz on its Website, www.ICv2.com<\/b><\/a>, and in its magazine, Internal Correspondence. For the people on the front lines of the geek culture business, staying ahead of the trends isn’t something that can be left to chance-it’s a basic necessity for being successful. That’s why ICv2 is the #1 source of news and information for the buyers, gatekeepers, and tastemakers on the front lines. ICv2 is where trend-watching is a science.
<\/i>Infographics designed by Kate Willaert<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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