Comics Sales in the Direct Market Down 10% in 2017
DC won the month with Doomsday Clock, but it couldn't cover up a 10% drop in comcis sales, Diamond reported today.
Marvel Month-to-Month Sales Oct. 2017: “To Sell Or Not To Sell To Customers”
Xavier's on fire this month, so just read it.
DC Comics Month-to Month Sales: September 2017 – Full Metal Jacket
by David Carter
Greetings, sales charts fans! It's time once again to look at DC's sales figures.
Metal is in full swing this month, with the...
Month-to-Month Marvel Sales Aug-Sept 2017: A Generation of Venoms and Viruses
by Xavier Lancel
Welcome to a new analysis of the Marvel sales. Reminder: I'm French, that's why I'm talking funny. Please address your complaints to...
Doomsday Clock and Batman lead November sales
Batman crushed it in Diamond's just released sales charts for November, taking 6 of the top 10 slots in periodical sales. Doomsday Clock had...
Report: Kids graphic novel sales up 25% in 2015-16
Graphic novels for children were up 25% in sales between 2015-2016, according to NPD Bookscan's Kristen McLean. IT's part of a continued strength...
Disappointing For a Big Promotion – Marvel’s October 2017 Sales Distribution Chart
Now it’s time for a look at Marvel’s sales distribution charts for October.
Standard disclaimers: The numbers are based on the Diamond sales charts as...
It’s Like People Want To Buy Batman – DC’s October 2017 Sales Distribution Chart
The October sales estimates are out, so it’s time to take a look at the sales distribution charts and see where things fall in...
A Quick Word About Sales Estimates Before We Run the Distribution Charts
Before going into the October sales distribution charts, it’s probably appropriate to talk about what the various charts mean. Jim Zub wrote about how...
October Sales: DC closes the gap with Marvel with Dark Nights
While 2017 is still looking to be a down year, for comics sales, statistics for October sales just released by Diamond Comics distributors show...
More on Jim Zub’s “long tail” for sales and what it means for indie...
The other day we noted that writer Jim Zub had posted some fascinating info about the trade and digital sales of his ongoing series...
Jim Zub on Creator-Owned Economics, trade sales and the surprising impact of Comics Umlimited
Creator Jim Zub has been charting the sales on his Image published titles for a while now and he just gave an update on Wayward complete with the charts and graphs we are so in love with here:






















