Graphic novel sales were WAY up in Q1 2026, but what drove the surge isn’t clear based on the data we have.
Category: Sales Charts
It’s official: We need sales charts for comics!
A straw poll confirms that most people in the comic book industry want sales charts. Here’s why they’re important.
Marvel Mondays: Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimates hit GlobalComix—Plus this week’s biggest movers
Welcome to Marvel Mondays, (yes we know it is Tuesday. shakedown cruise) our new weekly spotlight dedicated to all things Marvel on GlobalComix. Marvel Mondays is a new year-long initiative with Marvel Comics where ten new Marvel titles the GlobalComix Gold library every Monday throughout 2026. Every Monday, I’ll be rounding up […]
Tilting At Windmills #304: A local perspective of 2025 comics sales
Retailer Brian Hibbs lays out the best selling comics and graphic novels for all of 2025 in his store, Comix Experience
Graphic novel sales rose 9.2% in 2025
Although overall book sales were essentially flat in 2025, graphic novel sales rebounded with a 9.2% increase in sales
DC Comics Sales: Was DC the top comics publisher in 2025?
DC’s Absolute line has sold more than 8.2 million copies according to a numbers that came out just before the holiday break.
Lunar’s Christina Merkler: “The numbers are bonkers.”
An interview with Lunar Distribution’s Christina Merkler revealed their customer count is way up, but left us wanting even more numbers
Book news: Dog Man tops the charts yet again, but elsewhere comics snubs
In a round-up of book news, comics topped the overall best seller list this week, but there were some snubs too; meanwhile, Gilbert Hernandez abides
The Dungeon Crawler Carl graphic novel is about to make $2.3 million
The Dungeon Crawler Carl Crocodile Graphic Novel campaign on Backerkit is wrapping up today with $2.3 million, but it’s one of several hugely successful campaigns this year
Report: Graphic novel sales down 4.7% and more from ComicsPRO
Last Week ComicsPRO held an online open house that presented updates on Bookscan numbers, the COMET Standard, Local Comic Shop Day and much more