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A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
Yes, yes, and yes.

Demon Slayer in 2021 by itself gave the entire american comic industry a run for their money. Add in One Piece, JoJo, MHA, and the source material of that month's most popular seasonal trash....

Look up the marvel/DC top sellers lists for each month and it's not uncommon to see the #1 spot have a number between 10 and 20 thousand. Shipped to stores, not sold to customers.

_And then_ consider that DC&amp;Marvel both fuck over comic stores by only shipping orders in pre-set boxes whose contents the stores have no say in.

Stores can't just go "I'm going to buy 200 of this thing I know I'll sell 200 of" No, DC/Marvel go "Here's a box of 100 units we know you'll need 200 of at $3.99/pc. It also includes 400 units of crap we know you'll sell 50 of at 10c/ea. The entire box costs $500. Take it or get fucked.
gpt
Japan is trying to get the culture victory after failing the domination one.