Digital Comic News

Comixology is giving close to a hundred Black Panther digital comics away for free.  Included on the list are the Black Panther series by Ta-Nehisi Coates, the comic Shuri— so named for the sister of King T’Challa— by Nnedi Okorafor, Agents of Wakanda by Jim Zub and the Rise of the Black Panther series by Evan Narcisse.

The total sales of graphic novels and comic books generated $1.21 billion in 2019, which was an 11% increase over last years figures. Let’s breakdown the exact amount that each format made in North America. The graphic novel format led the charge in overall revenue and made $765 million, while sales of periodical comics were $355 million. The sales of digital comics, that did not include online subscription services, totaled $90 million. Sales made through different retail channels totaled roughly $570 million via the bookstore channel; about $525 million in sales were via direct market comics shops; and about $25 million in sales came via “other channels,” which includes newsstands and crowdfunding.

March was a crazy month for the comic book industry. Many of…

Physical comic book sales increased by 2.23% in 2019 and generated $516.6…