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PRO: Channel Check: Barnes & Noble (Games)
Madison, Wisconsin on August 10, 2025
August 15, 2025

We found an increase in game space since our last visit to this store.

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PRO: Channel Check: Barnes & Noble (Graphic Novels, Manga, and Merch)
Madison, Wisconsin on August 10, 2025
August 15, 2025
We visited the large Barnes & Noble store in Madison, Wisconsin on a Sunday afternoon, and found manga and merch displays expanded.
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PRO: July 2025 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Superheroes Soar, Author Titles are Anemic, and Manga Gets a Push from Anime
August 14, 2025
Unit sales of Superhero titles are up, Author titles are down, and Manga is up a bit with some help from anime.
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PRO: ICv2 Hobby Games White Paper - Summer 2025
Gen Con Trade Day 2025 Presentation – Audio and Deck
August 13, 2025
In this article, we provide the deck used for the presentation and the audio, so you can follow along as you listen to the audio.
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PRO: July 2025 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Sales Up Slightly with Continued Strength of Older Titles
August 12, 2025
Older series and volumes continue to do well as overall sales tick up slightly.
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PRO: Top 100 Graphic Novels - July 2025
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
August 6, 2025
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American graphic novels (and manga) around the world.
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PRO: Top 200 Comics - July 2025
Sales Rankings Based on Comic Store POS Data
August 5, 2025
These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.
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PRO: June 2025 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Author Sales Jump, While Superheroes and Manga Stay Flat
July 21, 2025
Year over year sales of the Top 20 Superhero and Manga titles were flat, while Author sales jumped sharply – but there's a reason for that.
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PRO: June 2025 Circana BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Sales Tick Slightly Upward
July 17, 2025
After an anemic beginning to the year, sales of the Top 20 are up for the second month in a row – but only by a bit.
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PRO: Comic Stores Up Across the Board in Spring 2025
New Comics, Graphic Novels, Back issues
July 16, 2025
Most retailers we interviewed reported sales increases in new comics, graphic novels, and back issues.
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PRO: In-Depth – Comics and Graphic Novel Sales Up in 2024
Via Growth in Comic Stores
July 11, 2025
Sales of comics and graphic novels were up in 2024, almost entirely driven by sales growth in comic stores, according to a new estimate by ICv2.
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PRO: Channel Check – POP MART
Michigan Ave., Chicago, July 5, 2025
July 11, 2025
We visited the POP MART store on a high-visibility stretch of Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois on July 5, 2025.
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