Projected Manga Releases Down in 2009

Manga & Anime Sales Decline in Q4

The number of volumes of manga that publishers are planning to release in 2009 is down nearly 10%.
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ICv2 Guide: Top 10 Anime Properties, Fall 2008

From ICv2 Guide #62: Manga & Anime

This chart of the ICv2 “Top 10 Anime Properties” reflects sales in September, October and the first half of November 2008.
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ICv2 Guide: Top 25 Manga Properties Fall 2008

From ICv2 Guide #62: Manga & Anime

This chart of the ICv2 “Top 25 Manga Properties” reflects sales in all channels in September, October and the first half of November, 2008.
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Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--November 2008

Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2008.
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Top 300 Comics Actual--November 2008

Sales Estimates for November Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data

These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during November 2008.
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Leading Comics Absent in November

Dollars Drop

The top comic titles were AWOL in November, leading to a weak month for dollar sales.
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BookScan's Top 20 Graphic Novels For November 2008

Two Editions of ‘Watchmen’ in the Top 10

UPDATE:  This chart was updated to show Dark Tower Long Road home as if all four covers were counted as a single title (putting it at #8).  Killing Joke was the #20 title before that update.  For the fifth straight month Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s Watchmen topped BookScan’s list of the Top 20 graphic novels sold in bookstores
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'Fables' Tops Comic Store GNs

In November

Fables Vol. 11 topped the graphic novel charts in comic stores in November with around 12,800 sold in.
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Top Fall 2008 CCGs

From 'ICv2 Guide #61'

These charts of the Top Five CCGs Over-all, Top Ten Hobby Channel CCGs, and Top Five Mass Channel CCGs reflect sales in August, September, and October.
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Top Fall 2008 CMGs

From 'ICv2 Guide #61'

This chart of the Top Five Hobby Channel CMGs reflects sales in August, September, and October.
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