Sales Charts Archives - The Beat

Graphic novel sales rose 28.5% in Q1 2026

Heidi MacDonald — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:45:26 +0000

Graphic novel sales were WAY up in Q1 2026, but what drove the surge isn't clear based on the data we have.

It’s official: We need sales charts for comics!

Heidi MacDonald — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:30:08 +0000

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

Matias De la Piedra — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:30:22 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man

" data-medium-file="https://www.comicsbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ULTIMATESPIDERMAN-16_9-300x169.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.comicsbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ULTIMATESPIDERMAN-16_9-1000x563.jpg" />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 the latest Marvel arrivals hitting […]

Tilting At Windmills #304: A local perspective of 2025 comics sales

Heidi MacDonald — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:30:29 +0000

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

Heidi MacDonald — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:30:09 +0000

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?

Heidi MacDonald — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:30:55 +0000

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.”

Heidi MacDonald — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:30:22 +0000

Batman/Deadpool #1 featured

" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.comicsbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batman-Deadpool-1-featured-300x175.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.comicsbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batman-Deadpool-1-featured-1000x583.jpg" />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

Heidi MacDonald — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:30:52 +0000

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

Heidi MacDonald — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:30:24 +0000

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

Heidi MacDonald — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:30:42 +0000

Last Week ComicsPRO held an online open house that presented updates on Bookscan numbers, the COMET Standard, Local Comic Shop Day and much more

MARK SPEARS MONSTERS #8 Blind Bag sells 362,000 copies

Heidi MacDonald — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:30:21 +0000

The latest Mark Spears MONSTERS Blind Bag variant to go on sale has sold 362,000 copies to retailers – with more than 1.3 million copies of MONSTERS in print

Report: Comic sales are up 18% in comics shops

Heidi MacDonald — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:30:15 +0000

According to data gathered from the POS system Manage Comics, comics shops sales are up 18% over 2024