Discover all relevant statistics and facts on the u. Surprising new data shows comic readers are leaving. The real reasons for marvel comics woes the atlantic. As comic book industry grows, smaller publishers learn to adapt.
For one publisher, the life of every comic book starts on. Diamonds official comic book sales prove the strength of both marvel and dc. The comic book industry is on fire, and its about more than just the movies. A solid 23% of the industrys entire gross revenue is bolstered by manga sales with viz media leading the charge. The report studies the comic book industrys coverage, current market competitive status, and market outlook and forecast by 2024. How to save the comic book industry observation deck. Portland comic book industry faces double challenge. See image comicss revenue, employees, and funding info on owler, the worlds largest communitybased. Global comic book market providing information such as company profiles, product picture and specification, capacity, production, price, cost, revenue and contact information.
Comics sales revenue in north america 202018, by channel. To analyze and research the global comic book status and future forecast, involving capacity, production, value, consumption, growth rate cagr, market share, historical and forecast. Tko studios will send half of online revenue to comic stores. Image comicss top competitors are dc comics, marvel and outpouring comics. John jackson miller, a writer who tracks comic book sales on the comics chronicles, has another theory. The december stats mean its now possible to cast a critical eye over the last year, and. The independent publishers the fortunes of larger comics companies never seem to fluctuate very much. Its hard to exactly pin point when, and its even harder to describe why it has been so, but the. Youll learn how comic book superheroes are created and the deeper meanings they represent. The comic book industry is presently said to be in a state of collapse, and following the recent news of troubles within dc comics, now it is being speculated disney. Marvel comics, along with dc comics, is one of the two largest and most powerful companies in the comic book business. But its the medium of origin for the properties that power multibillion dollar entertainment franchises across multiple screens. Data on the distribution of comic store sales in the united states according to. The graph shows data on comics and graphic novel sales revenue in north america from 20 to 2018.
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more. Comic book competitors, revenue and employees owler. Aggregated monthly data, combining the preorders and final orders from diamond comic distributors. Tuesday would normally be the day comicbook stores across the u. If youre ready to take a breather from the comic book culture wars, a couple of articles this week examined various vital aspects of comic book sales. Cbnc pointed out what weve been saying here on and on for years, with the succinctly titled comic books buck trend as print and digital sales flourish, and they even made a little chart. To present the key comic book manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and recent development for key players.
Book stores and retailers industry analysis, trends. The nations major comic book distributor is halting distribution of new comics, presenting a significant challenge to portlands comic industry. Diamond publishing has released the last batch of official sales figures from 2019. Over the years, the book industry has remained a massive, greatly influential global consumer market. Market share archives as a service to comics fans, collectors, and retailers, diamond comic distributors provides archives of the publisher market shares by month, going back to 2009, and by year. Comic book collectors are often lifelong enthusiasts of the comic book stories, and they usually focus on particular heroes and attempt to assemble the entire run of a title. Each free account comes with a comic bookshelf, proprietary comic book reader, and a public hero profile page with built in share tools. The industry does not include revenue from onlineonly publishers or from.
North american comic sales hit alltime high in 2018 forbes. Marvel comics has been the top dog in comic book publishing recently, because of its wellreceived highprofile movies, strong sales, and popular characters. Book industry invoicing in spain by subject 20142018. Comic sales are down as readers abandon print techcrunch. The industry has its bestselling month in nearly two decades. Comic books top competitors are explosm, simpsons city and cuckoobot studios. Dc comics writer tim seeley admitted one of the major problems in todays comic book industry. As comic book industry grows, smaller publishers learn to. The owners werent very friendly or customer service oriented and all but two finally closed. See comic books revenue, employees, and funding info on owler, the worlds largest communitybased. Image comicss competitors, revenue, number of employees.
Scott campbell, and others, vaulting the image comics title to the top of the charts as septembers bestselling comic book. Industry research report on global comic book market quantitative and qualitative analysis global comic book market is a new market res earch study recently announced by. Marvel and dc have regularly traded places at the top of the various charts since dc rebooted but neither has ever really taken a commanding lead. Seeley took to twitter to write, boys ages like 1017 kinda do need help getting into mainstream comics, because they dont read them. Last week i wrote about how we can build a better comic book industry. This week i wanted to get more specific and identify discrete problems and the possible opportunities therein that were facing. Find industry analysis, statistics, trends, data and forecasts on comic book. In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size. As comics direct market struggles, a surprising publisher. The marvel cinematic universe has helped bring in new readers and has kept the spotlight on superheroes as a medium. Tko studios, the nondiamond specialty comic book publisher has issued the following edict, for comic store patrons during the coronavirus epidemic shutdowns. The audiences for print and digital overlap some, but not a lot, he told cnbc. The current comics industry in two charts the beat. Percentage of total comic book sales for marvel comics 39.
The graph shows data on comics and graphic novel sales revenue in. Comic book publishing in the us industry data, trends, stats. Youll follow the development of sequential art storytelling from caveman wall paintings to modern manga and cinematic techniques. Global comic book industry research report, growth trends. This book is an insiders guide to how the comic book industry works. Currently, comics are propped up by movie and tv properties. Production costs and global box office revenue of selected marvel comics movies from 2002 to 2019. Reinvent the comic book industry by empowering creators and fans. The comic book industry is on fire business insider.
Marvel destroying comic book industry says walking dead. The industry has its bestselling month in nearly two decades a scene from civil war ii, a new comic by marvel. The business of black comic books black enterprise. Study shows comic book revenues are at an alltime high. Market growth was powered by graphic novels and kids books sold through the trade book channel, according to industry analysts icv2 and.
Disney has very little incentive to invest in the future of the comicbook industry, or to attempt to help marvel comics reach new audiences, when. Marvel destroying comic book industry says walking dead creator. Retailers, publishers weigh in on 2017 state of the business. As everyone has noticed, the comic industry has been on a steady decline for a very long time.
Comics sales revenue in north america 2018 statista. Lets hope that knowledge of history and this open gateway of realtime communication can keep the comic book industry stable into the future. The first issue of a longrunning comic book series is. When compared to 2014, overseas sales have more than tripled, and the industry is. According to a new study by icv2 and comichron, total sales of comics and graphic novels to consumers in the u. In fact, it seems as if some image titles are written specifically with future tv rights in mind. To present the key comic book manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market. The idea isnt to be negative about the industry, but to take the first step toward addressing the issues by exposing the problems. Dc comics writer tim seeley admits major problem of comic.
A billion dollar industry reeling under an unorganized sector published on february 5, 2017 february 5, 2017 80 likes 14 comments. And with a string of hit movies, compared to just a select few for rival dc, marvel is arguably the only company that. Comic book shipments halted by coronavirus, customers go. A merger of two independents, lion forge and oni press, is the latest example of new strategies that are. Movie and tv adaptations have fueled growth in the comic book industry. Four things i see wrong with the comic book industry, today. Here, then, are all the problems that the comic book industry has and potential solutions. Invoicing of the spanish book industry from 2005 to 2018 in million.
Comic book sales are soaring as the demographics of the average comic book fan broaden. These adaptations have fueled growth in the comic book industry. When i lived in nevada a number of small stores opened and closed around the city where i grew up. Industry statistics cover all companies in the united states, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.