ICv2.com: GN Boom Paces DM Shops

The business analysis site ICv2.com reports that graphic novels drove increases in overall sales for the direct market, despite limited growth in comic books. This seems worrisome to me for a couple of reasons. First, the maintream companies are putting a furious amunt of backing behind periodicals that may primarly shift rather than create sales. Second, at least one big spike in ICv2.com's chart, Tokyopop's first quarter, suggests a boost that comes from initially carrying something, which makes it unlikely to be sustained. Third, I'm not sure how many movie tie-ins exist that will lead to graphic novel sales, as with this year's Batman re-issues (Superman has a more diffuse set of books) or Sin City.

 
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