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2021 bookstore graphic novel sales: Viz, Scholastic are still the “Big Two”

April 12, 2022May 4, 2022 Anthony

A look at 2021 bookstore graphic novel sales shows Scholastic and Viz, not DC and Marvel, still dominate comics outside the direct market.

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2020 bookstore graphic novel sales: Scholastic, Viz make up 40% of sales

August 24, 2021December 10, 2021 Anthony

As usual, Scholastic and Viz dominated 2020 bookstore graphic novel sales. But how did the book channel space overall fare?

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2019 bookstore graphic novel sales: sales up over 2018; Scholastic, Viz dominate

July 8, 2020December 10, 2021 Anthony

Comic sales analyst Brian Hibbs has published his analysis of 2019 graphic novel sales through the bookstore channel. As usual, most figures are from BookScan,

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2018 bookstore graphic novel sales up almost 9%; kids’ comics dominate

May 20, 2019December 10, 2021 Anthony

Comics sales analyst Brian Hibbs has written his annual look (via Comics Beat) at 2018 bookstore graphic novel sales. As usual, his analysis is based

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2016 bookstore comic sales: Scholastic, Telgemeier are still popular

March 13, 2017December 10, 2021 Anthony

Brian Hibbs has released his annual analysis of 2016’s bookstore comic sales. Based on figures from BookScan, the analysis gives a look at how comic

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2015 bookstore comic sales: Scholastic #1 publisher, children’s sales strong

March 12, 2016December 10, 2021 Anthony

Brian Hibbs has released his annual analysis of 2015’s bookstore comics sales, which gives a look at how comic sales are doing outside of the

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Marvel, Image dominate 2015 comic sales

January 10, 2016December 10, 2021 Anthony

Comics distributor Diamond has released its sales figures for 2015. Along with Comichron’s own numbers, it looks like Marvel by a light year dominated 2015’s

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Women and children top 2014’s bookstore comic sales

March 8, 2015December 10, 2021 Anthony

Brian Hibbs has released his annual look at bookstore comic sales, mainly using statistics taken from BookScan, the book sales figures tracked by Nielsen for

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