Comics and graphic novels one of highest growth categories in. Jul 14, 2020 the biggest driving force behind sales were graphic novels, which tend to be sold in bookstores and comic book shops. With san diego comic con kicking off this week, were returning to see how things stand. Brett schenker did some fancy facebook fooling and compiled a few statistics about the people who selfidentify as comic book readers. We provide a free service to comic book collectors, which gives them the ability to track their comic book collection online. If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock this weeks features. Information and actual market pricing for over 900,000 comics virtually every englishlanguage comic published since 1878. Nerd out by scanning your media collection to make a list of your dvds, bluray, tv box sets, albums, books, comics and. The series was published by independent publisher lone star press and is set in its own selfcontained universe. Find industry analysis, statistics, trends, data and forecasts on comic. Oct 20, 2017 also, while the us demographic is currently 61% white, 18% latino, % black, 5% asian, the entire comics market is 69% white, 12% latino, 10% africanamerican and 8% asian and the comic shop. Terence irvins, graphic novel and comics buyer for kinokuniya books in new.
Key collector comics mobile app offers a variety of different categories of key issues in order to be an effective sidekick for every collector. Women were also the most likely to be open to new books, and about 50% are new to comics. The customer gets a snapshot of all online retailers that have that comic in stock. Comicbase 2021 comes packed with vast amounts of new content, fully updated pricing, and great new features to help you manage your collection and track its value more easily. Have questions about the history of the comic book market or additional data to share. Oct 31, 2019 the rather brilliant website compiling and collating comic books, creator credits and character appearances can come in very useful, as well as allowing people to curate their own comic book. You simply provide us with a url that communicates your online inventory i. What she is seeing is a young marketbut only in certain sectors. Terence irvins, graphic novel and comics buyer for kinokuniya books in new york city, also sees customers who are willing to cross over from one fandom to another. At the new york comic con insider sessions powered by icv2, kristen mclean of npd bookscan broke out some demographic data, based on a 72,000person book buying consumer panel, about who is buying graphic novels, what they are buying, and where they are buying them. You simply provide us with a url that communicates your. Oct 10, 20 thats up from less than 5% when they started the app, and its a number that steinberger says is changing rapidly. No comic series, creators or characters are used to figure this out.
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By now, its paid for itself, by keeping me from buying up doubles of comics i already own. Aug, 2019 bestselling american singleissue comic books of all time in the u. Our customers search and find individual comics in our database. More than 196,800 comic book and graphic novel sales figures online. Welcome to comichron, a resource for comic book circulation and other data gathered by. With over 10,000 comics captured within our free online comic book price guide, you are sure to find your comics and be able to get a ballpark figure for what they are worth. Jack kirby is widely regarded as the king of comics, with a career in comics that started in the late 1930s until his passing in 1994. Comic book sales recorded an alltime high in 2019 cbr. Book market is being driven by a whole new population of readers, and who. Yesterday was dc comics stats, and tomorrow will be indiesmall press comics. Publishers of any size considering entering the comic book market who.
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The grand comics database gcd is an internetbased project to build a database of comic book information through user contributions. At san diego comiccon, diversity in content and consumers is key. Search our free comic book database free online comic. The survey also found that of the readers who were reading their first comic digitally, many went on to buy comics in print. The book covers everything from what is a database to database security and data replication. Bulk scanning to add your comic books to the application even quicker. We match retailer inventories to the specific comic book being viewed.
The icv2 conference, titled the new comics customer, kicked off with a. Comic book and graphic novel market 20102011 is a guide for. It is a free site to use and allows members to contribute information to the database. I went to add a stray ditko book i had located only to discover the title completely wiped out. Whether youre researching a books rarity, or simply curious about whats out there, the cgc census provides a quick and easy way to browse the most comprehensive comic. The comicbases free edition is the simplest way to track collections of up to 500 comics and includes data on over 900,000 comic listings. Jul 28, 2017 american comics were dominated by superhero comic book periodicals for decades. Search our free comic book database and keep track of your comic book collection online with full comic details, cover images, and current market values. Table comic book customer list figure global comic book consumption growth rate forecast 20192026 k units. Join our free community to get access to the latest news and resources, engage with influencers, and secure collaborations with top.
In january, the population we looked at was just shy of 2 million individuals, but through expansion of terms used as well as how facebook returns the data in late 20. Bestselling american singleissue comic books of all time in th. We also provide when possible the current market value of each comic as well as an. Comic book publishing in the us industry trends 20152020 comic book publishing in the us industry outlook 20202025 poll average industry growth 20202025.
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Jul 19, 2017 in july of 2014, i looked at the facebook demographics of marvel. This statistic shows the frequency of reading comic books among adults in the united. More than 50% of dc comics the new 52 readers were between the ages of and 34. Support for all colorist, artist, editor, story arc, etc. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Jul 26, 2014 ive been using comic collector by collectorz for a couple of years now, and im very happy with it. The data supports and arguably validates our philosophy of. At the new york comic con insider sessions powered by icv2, kristen. Comics fans on facebook almost 45% women now and how publishers stack up torsten adair 120620 12. Global comic book market trends, size industry report. Jun 05, 2016 digital comics serve a customer base that is somewhat different.
The comic book arm of the company was founded in 1939 as timely publications and was generally known as atlas comics in the 1950s. Pantheon is an american comic book series written by bill willingham. Comics and graphic novels growth in the mainstream u. Bookscan data from global information provider the npd group, the comics and. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. Jan 10, 2014 comic book database is a site designed solely for cataloging collections. Weekly content and price updates based on actual market valueskeep you up to date with the latest information. Last year they did a survey of their customer demographics, and. Last year they did a survey of their customer demog. The gcd project is cataloging information on creator credits, story details, reprints, and other information useful to the comic book reader, comic collector, fan, and scholar.
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