“Dark Nights: Metal,” “Paper Girls” top August 2017 comic sales
A look at August’s comic sales, including “Star Wars,” the latest DC Comics event “Dark Nights: Metal,” and Brian K. Vaughan’s series “Paper Girls.”
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“Dark Days,” “Monstress” top July 2017 comic sales
A look at the top-selling comics and trade paperbacks for July 2017 in the direct market, including the Batman-centered “Dark Days” and Image’s “Monstress.”
Spider-Man, “The Wicked + The Divine” top June 2017 comic sales
A look at the top selling direct market comics for June 2017, including a new Spider-Man book plus a trade paperback of “The Wicked + The Divine.”
2016 comics sales up by 5%, thanks to graphic novel sales
Comichron and ICv2 have released overall comics sales figures for 2016. Graphic novel sales are the biggest area of growth.
“Secret Empire,” “Venom” top May 2017 comic sales
A look at May 2017’s comic and trade paperback/graphic novel bestsellers, including “Secret Empire,” “Deadpool,” and “Saga.”
A look at comic prices and price inflation over the years
I take a look at comic prices, including how they’ve gone up in recent years, plus the advantages of buying comics as trade paperbacks.
“Secret Empire” #0 tops April 2017 comic sales
The controversial “Secret Empire” topped April 2017 comic sales, while a volume of Batman topped the trade paperback charts.
“Amazing Spider-Man” #25 tops March 2017 comic sales
A look at March 2017’s comic sales, led on the comics side by “Amazing Spider-Man” #25 and on the trade paperback side by volume 7 of “Saga.”
Marvel exec blames lackluster comic sales on “diversity”; all evidence says otherwise
Are Marvel comic diversity attempts the reason to blame for its slumping sales? Or is it, well, actual more logical reasons? (One guess which.)
“Darth Maul” tops February 2017 comic sales
“Star Wars: Darth Maul” #1 is the top selling comic for February 2017. Meanwhile, “Seven to Eternity” is the top trade paperback/graphic novel.