DC Comics’ “Doomsday Clock” and “Dark Metal” topped direct market comic sales for January 2018. Meanwhile, “The Legend of Korra” topped direct market trade paperback/graphic… Read More »“Doomsday Clock,” “The Legend of Korra,” “Saga” top January 2018 comic sales
“Doomsday Clock” #2 was the top-selling single-issue comic for the direct market in December 2017. Meanwhile, “Saga,” volume 8, was December’s top-selling trade paperback. For… Read More »“Doomsday Clock,” “Saga” top December 2017 comic sales; 2017 direct-market sales down 10% versus 2016
Between “Dark Nights Metal” tie-ins and the usual Bat-centric books, the Caped Crusader dominated single-issue comic sales for November 2017. On the trade paperback side,… Read More »Batman, “Star Wars” dominate November 2017 comic sales
DC’s Batman-centric “Dark Nights: Metal” event topped October 2017 direct-market comic sales. Meanwhile, “The Walking Dead” topped graphic novel/trade paperback direct market and bookstore sales.… Read More »“Dark Nights: Metal,” “The Walking Dead” top October 2017 comic sales
Marvel’s “Marvel Legacy” #1 topped September 2017’s direct market comic sales. Meanwhile, “The Walking Dead” was the top-selling trade paperback. Comics Below are September’s top-selling… Read More »“Marvel Legacy,” “The Walking Dead” top September 2017 comic sales
For decades, the single-issue pamphlet-formatted comic (or “floppy” as some fans call them) has been the default format for American comic books. There’s much nostalgia… Read More »The problems with the traditional single issue comic format
DC’s latest event, “Dark Nights,” topped comic sales for August 2017. On the trade paperback side, Image’s “Paper Girls” volume 3 was the top-seller. Comics… Read More »“Dark Nights: Metal,” “Paper Girls” top August 2017 comic sales
“Dark Days,” the prelude to DC Comics’ Batman-centric event “Dark Nights: Metal,” is the top-selling single-issue comic for July 2017. On the trade paperback side,… Read More »“Dark Days,” “Monstress” top July 2017 comic sales
The first issue of the revival of “Spectacular Spider-Man” led in comic sales for June 2017. On the trade paperback side, “The Wicked + the… Read More »Spider-Man, “The Wicked + The Divine” top June 2017 comic sales
Comichron and ICv2 have released their annual join report on the state of comic sales as a whole. This includes figures for not just comic… Read More »2016 comics sales up by 5%, thanks to graphic novel sales