While an ancient secret is uncovered in South Africa, the Avengers battle Frost Giants in a secret government facility and an adamantium statue in Canada breaks open in Marvel Comics' Marvel Legacy #1, the launch of the publisher's new direction by Jason Aaron, Esad Ribic, and an all-star line-up of artists, and the best-selling comic book of September. Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten; in addition to Marvel Legacy #1, Cullen Bunn and Iban Coello's Venomverse #1 ranked #3. DC Entertainment had seven titles in September's top ten, led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Dark Nights: Metal #2. Also in the top ten from DC, Tom King and Clay Mann's Batman #30 ranked #4; King and Mikel Janin's Batman #31 ranked #5; the Harley Quinn 25th-Anniversary Special from an all-star roster of writers and artists ranked #6; Joshua Williamson and Carmine Di Giandomenico's Batman: The Red Death #1, a Metal tie-in, ranked #8; Frank Tieri and Ricardo Federici's Batman: The Murder Machine #1, another Metal tie-in, ranked #9; and the lenticular edition of Dan Jurgens and Viktor Bogdanovic's Action Comics #987, the first chapter in "The Oz Effect," ranked #10. Also in the top ten, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #171 from Image Comics ranked #7. Among the premier publishers, Star Wars Adventures #1 was IDW Publishing's top book at #33, while Neil Gaiman's American Gods: Shadows #7 was Dark Horse Comics' top-ranked book at #115. 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JUL171181 -M MARVEL COMICS 16 GENERATIONS MORALES & PARKER SPIDER-MAN #1 $4.99 JUL171013 -M MARVEL COMICS 17 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #32 $3.99 JUL171075 -M MARVEL COMICS 18 ASTONISHING X-MEN #3 $3.99 JUL171137 -M MARVEL COMICS 19 TEEN TITANS #12 $3.99 JUL170317 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 20 VENOMVERSE #2 $3.99 JUL171056 -M MARVEL COMICS 21 DETECTIVE COMICS #965 $2.99 JUL170354 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 22 VENOMVERSE #3 $3.99 JUL171060 -M MARVEL COMICS 23 VENOMVERSE #4 $3.99 JUL171064 -M MARVEL COMICS 24 DETECTIVE COMICS #964 $2.99 JUL170352 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 25 FLASH #30 $2.99 JUL170356 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 26 X-MEN GOLD #11 $3.99 JUL171143 -M MARVEL COMICS 27 FLASH #31 $2.99 JUL170358 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 28 GENERATIONS IRON MAN & IRONHEART #1 $4.99 JUL171006 -M MARVEL COMICS 29 NIGHTWING #29 $2.99 JUL170319 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 30 SUICIDE SQUAD #26 $2.99 JUL170321 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 31 GENERATIONS CAPTAIN AMERICAS #1 $4.99 JUL171000 -M MARVEL COMICS 32 JUSTICE LEAGUE #28 $2.99 JUL170378 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 33 STAR WARS ADVENTURES #1 [*] $3.99 JUL170510 -M IDW PUBLISHING 34 STAR WARS ANNUAL #3 $4.99 JUL171174 -M MARVEL COMICS 35 JUSTICE LEAGUE #29 $2.99 JUL170380 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 36 SUPERMAN #30 $2.99 JUL170392 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 37 SUPERMAN #31 $2.99 JUL170394 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 38 JOURNEY SW LAST JEDI CAPT PHASMA #2 $3.99 JUL171170 -M MARVEL COMICS 39 OLD MAN LOGAN #28 $3.99 JUL171150 -M MARVEL COMICS 40 MIGHTY THOR #23 $3.99 JUL171036 -M MARVEL COMICS 41 WEAPON X #8 $3.99 JUL171159 -M MARVEL COMICS 42 RUNAWAYS #1 $3.99 JUL171016 -M MARVEL COMICS 43 GENERATIONS MS MARVEL & MS MARVEL #1 $4.99 JUL171010 -M MARVEL COMICS 44 PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #4 $3.99 JUL171073 -M MARVEL COMICS 45 X-MEN GOLD #12 $3.99 JUL171146 MARVEL COMICS 46 WONDER WOMAN #31 $2.99 JUL170406 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 47 X-MEN BLUE #11 $3.99 JUL171134 -M MARVEL COMICS 48 MISTER MIRACLE #2 (MR) $3.99 JUL170429 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 49 WONDER WOMAN #30 $2.99 JUL170404 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 50 SAGA #47 (MR) $2.99 JUL170874 IMAGE COMICS 51 GENERATIONS CAPT MARVEL & CAPT MAR-VELL #1 $4.99 JUL171003 -M MARVEL COMICS 52 STAR WARS JEDI REPUBLIC MACE WINDU #2 $3.99 JUL171185 -M MARVEL COMICS 53 HARLEY QUINN #27 $2.99 JUL170372 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 54 SPIDER-GWEN #24 $3.99 JUL171083 -M MARVEL COMICS 55 X-MEN BLUE #12 $3.99 JUL171136 MARVEL COMICS 56 HARLEY QUINN #28 $2.99 JUL170374 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 57 TITANS #15 $3.99 JUL170400 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 58 STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #12 $3.99 JUL171179 -M MARVEL COMICS 59 SPIDER-MEN II #3 $3.99 JUL171071 -M MARVEL COMICS 60 SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #21 $3.99 JUL171085 -M MARVEL COMICS 61 DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE AGAIN #5 $3.99 JUL171157 -M MARVEL COMICS 62 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #11 $3.99 JUL171043 -M MARVEL COMICS 63 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #11 $3.99 JUL171082 -M MARVEL COMICS 64 AVENGERS #11 $3.99 JUL171034 -M MARVEL COMICS 65 SUPERGIRL #13 $3.99 JUL170390 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 66 SPIDER-MAN #20 $3.99 JUL171080 -M MARVEL COMICS 67 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JUL170364 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 84 TRINITY #13 $3.99 JUL170402 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 85 GREEN LANTERNS #31 $2.99 JUL170366 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 86 UNCANNY AVENGERS #27 $3.99 JUL171039 -M MARVEL COMICS 87 BLOODSHOT SALVATION #1 $3.99 JUL172245 -M VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT 88 ALL NEW GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #9 $3.99 JUL171125 -M MARVEL COMICS 89 DEFENDERS #5 $3.99 JUL171100 -M MARVEL COMICS 90 AQUAMAN #28 $3.99 JUL170329 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 91 THANOS #11 $3.99 JUL171131 -M MARVEL COMICS 92 BATMAN THE SHADOW #6 $3.99 JUL170419 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 93 BLACK PANTHER #18 $3.99 JUL171114 -M MARVEL COMICS 94 GREEN ARROW #30 $2.99 JUL170360 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 95 INFAMOUS IRON MAN #12 $3.99 JUL171041 -M MARVEL COMICS 96 GREEN ARROW #31 $2.99 JUL170362 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 97 CHAMPIONS #12 $3.99 JUL171030 -M MARVEL COMICS 98 VENOM #154 $3.99 JUL171070 MARVEL COMICS 99 ACTION COMICS #987 $2.99 JUL170324 -M DC ENTERTAINMENT 100 NIGHTWING THE NEW ORDER #2 $3.99 JUL170431 DC ENTERTAINMENT This information may not 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How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop. Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well. Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect. About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable. This month, as Batman did not ship, Convergence #8 from DC Entertainment was used as the control index.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.