And that is a wrap! Comics rule!!!!!

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Readers are also eager to reduce phone time seeking out analog they claim. But are trying to stop doomsday rolling and spending more time in a physical community. Bookstores had a great years more opened up, says Griepp.

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Manga MASSIVELY up in bookstores again per BookScan. And in comics shops. Readers are voraciously consuming content.

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Surprise! Absolute also led graphic novel sales in first six
Months. And DC led among publishers.

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Are variants sucking up all the money? One retailer says that they dealt with 1000 SKUs a month but Cover A still led sales.

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Collectible games are bigger than comics, up 2/3rds in 2025 hybrid stores having record sales. The money stores make in games can be invested
In other areas. #nycc #icv2

Comic stores were up nearly 30% last year, as Comic shops approach bookstore sales for the first time.

Comics sales grew faster than GNs. But other channels grew. #icv2 #nycc

And now the one you've all been waiting for! Milton Griepp's annual White Paper!

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Rydberg explains that GlobalComix had a smart move with emphasizing subscriptions, but this left a mistake in not being able to monetize the modt high intent buyers. Their new model was implemented 2 years ago to enable more book sales. NBoth channel build on each other. #icv2 #nycc

And now Kurt Hassler and Jim
Killen the two most knowledgeable people possible to talk about the future of manga.

Takeaway: Really the future is more! #nycc #icv2