DECEMBER 2025: YEAR in REVIEW

DECEMBER 2025: YEAR in REVIEW

As 2025 wraps up, the comic book industry is finishing a surprisingly wild year filled with risky editorial bets and huge sales. Forget all that talk about print dying after the pandemic—2025 proved fans and collectors are still all-in on physical books. Thanks to...
NOVEMBER 2026: WINING THE MARKET

NOVEMBER 2026: WINING THE MARKET

In mid-to-late 2025, DC Comics mounted a fierce direct-market surge, briefly overtaking Marvel in high-profile single-issue rankings. Fueled by its Absolute Universe imprint and budget-friendly DC Compact Comics line, DC captured six of the top 10 single-issue slots...
AUGUST 2025: LOOKING BACK

AUGUST 2025: LOOKING BACK

Looking back at August 2025 from behind the register of my shop, it was an absolute powerhouse of a month for single-issue sales. DC completely took over our weekly pull lists, with Absolute Batman #11 running away as our overall best-seller and dollar-share leader....