Set after the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Jason Aaron and John Cassaday's Star Wars #1, published in January 2015, relaunched Star Wars comics at Marvel Comics and scored the creators the best-selling comic book of the 2010s. In total, Marvel Comics had five of the top ten best-selling comic books of the 2010s and 67 of the top 100. 2014's Amazing Spider-Man #1 from Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos ranked #3 for the decade, followed by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic's Secret Wars #1 at #4, Slott and Stuart Immonen's Amazing Spider-Man #800 at #9, and Aaron and Mike Deodato's Star Wars: Vader Down#1 at #10. DC Comics had three titles in the decade's top ten and 25 of the top 100. Detective Comics #1000, celebrating Batman's 80th-anniversary in 2019, was the publisher's top book at #2 for the decade. 2018's Action Comics #1000, celebrating Superman's 80th-anniversary, ranked #5 for the decade, and Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello, Andy Kubert, and Klaus Janson's Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 from 2015 ranked #8. BOOM! Studios' Bravest Warriors: Tales of Holo John #1, published in 2015, ranked #6 for the decade. IDW Publishing's Orphan Black #1, published in 2015 and based on the popular BBC America television series, ranked #7 for the decade. Image Comics had five titles in the top 100, led by 2012's The Walking Dead #100 by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn at #16. TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced from January 2010 to December 2019 RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR 1 STAR WARS #1 $4.99 AUG158711 -M MARVEL COMICS 2 DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 $9.99 JAN190542 -M DC COMICS 3 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 ANMN $5.99 FEB140664 -M MARVEL COMICS 4 SECRET WARS #1 $4.99 FEB150657 -M MARVEL COMICS 5 ACTION COMICS #1000 $7.99 FEB180142 -M DC COMICS 6 BRAVEST WARRIORS TALES HOLO JOHN #1 $4.99 MAR151109 BOOM! STUDIOS 7 ORPHAN BLACK #1 $3.99 DEC140468 IDW PUBLISHING 8 DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #1 $5.99 SEP150179 -M DC COMICS 9 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #800 $9.99 MAR180831 -M MARVEL COMICS 10 STAR WARS VADER DOWN #1 VDWN $4.99 SEP150827 MARVEL COMICS 11 BIG TROUBLE LITTLE CHINA ESCAPE NEW YORK #1 $3.99 AUG161297 -M BOOM! STUDIOS 12 BATMAN #50 $4.99 MAY180450 -M DC COMICS 13 CIVIL WAR II #1 $5.99 MAR160706 -M MARVEL COMICS 14 FANTASTIC FOUR #1 $5.99 JUN188072 -M MARVEL COMICS 15 HARLEY QUINN #1 $2.99 JUN160218 -M DC COMICS 16 WALKING DEAD #100 $3.99 MAY120469 IMAGE COMICS 17 WALKING DEAD #115 (MR) $2.99 AUG138407 -M IMAGE COMICS 18 CHAMPIONS #1 $4.99 AUG168089 -M MARVEL COMICS 19 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 $3.99 DEC120237 -M DC COMICS 20 WALKING DEAD #132 (MR) $2.99 AUG140566 -M IMAGE COMICS 21 BATMAN #1 $2.99 APR168195 -M DC COMICS 22 MARVEL LEGACY #1 $5.99 JUL170991 -M MARVEL COMICS 23 DARTH VADER #1 $4.99 AUG158716 -M MARVEL COMICS 24 UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 NOW $3.99 AUG120550 -M MARVEL COMICS 25 ROCKET RACCOON #1 $3.99 JUL148182 -M MARVEL COMICS 26 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 $5.99 MAY180784 -M MARVEL COMICS 27 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1 $3.99 JUL150698 -M MARVEL COMICS 28 SPIDER-GWEN #1 $3.99 DEC140836 -M MARVEL COMICS 29 BLACK PANTHER #1 $4.99 FEB168863 -M MARVEL COMICS 30 DARK NIGHTS METAL #1 $4.99 NOV178094 -M DC COMICS 31 ALL STAR BATMAN #1 $4.99 JUN160203 -M DC COMICS 32 DEATH OF WOLVERINE #1 $4.99 JUN140590 -M MARVEL COMICS 33 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700 $7.99 OCT120626 -M MARVEL COMICS 34 DEADPOOL #1 $4.99 SEP150699 -M MARVEL COMICS 35 RETURN OF WOLVERINE #1 $4.99 AUG188395 -M MARVEL COMICS 36 SPAWN #300 $7.99 JUN190014 -M IMAGE COMICS 37 PRINCESS LEIA #1 $3.99 JAN150733 -M MARVEL COMICS 38 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1 $3.99 JAN120629 -M MARVEL COMICS 39 X-MEN #1 DX $4.99 AUG190845 -M MARVEL COMICS 40 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 $5.99 AUG150700 -M MARVEL COMICS 41 SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #1 $4.99 APR130107 -M DC COMICS 42 BLACK CAT #1 $4.99 APR190773 -M MARVEL COMICS 43 JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 $3.99 JUL110188 -M DC COMICS 44 BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #1 $4.99 OCT180464 -M DC COMICS 45 DCEASED #1 $3.99 MAR190464 -M DC COMICS 46 VENOM #1 $4.99 JUN188342 -M MARVEL COMICS 47 DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH #1 $2.99 APR160273 -M DC COMICS 48 BATMAN #1 $2.99 AUG118063 -M DC COMICS 49 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #798 $3.99 FEB180832 -M MARVEL COMICS 50 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1 $7.99 JUN190761 -M MARVEL COMICS 51 SECRET WARS #2 $4.99 MAR150622 -M MARVEL COMICS 52 PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1 $4.99 APR170970 -M MARVEL COMICS 53 IVX #1 $5.99 SEP160868 -M MARVEL COMICS 54 SECRET WARS #3 $3.99 APR150692 -M MARVEL COMICS 55 SECRET WARS #4 $3.99 APR150697 -M MARVEL COMICS 56 BATMAN REBIRTH #1 $2.99 MAY168857 -M DC COMICS 57 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #1 $3.99 JAN130647 -M MARVEL COMICS 58 JOURNEY STAR WARS FASE #1 $3.99 JUL150767 -M MARVEL COMICS 59 STAR WARS #2 $3.99 AUG158712 -M MARVEL COMICS 60 SECRET WARS #5 $3.99 MAY150642 -M MARVEL COMICS 61 STAR WARS #4 $3.99 DEC148489 -M MARVEL COMICS 62 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #1 $3.99 FEB138598 -M MARVEL COMICS 63 MARVEL COMICS #1000 $9.99 JUN190842 MARVEL COMICS 64 INFINITY #1 $4.99 JUL138068 -M MARVEL COMICS 65 ACTION COMICS #1 $3.99 JUL110201 -M DC COMICS 66 HOUSE OF X #1 $5.99 MAY190690 -M MARVEL COMICS 67 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #1 SWA $3.99 APR150750 -M MARVEL COMICS 68 SPIDER-GWEN #1 $3.99 AUG150805 -M MARVEL COMICS 69 SECRET WARS #6 $3.99 JUN150681 -M MARVEL COMICS 70 SUICIDE SQUAD #1 $2.99 JUN160231 -M DC COMICS 71 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #799 $3.99 FEB180836 -M MARVEL COMICS 72 STAR WARS LANDO #1 $3.99 MAY150765 -M MARVEL COMICS 73 CIVIL WAR II #0 $4.99 MAR168949 -M MARVEL COMICS 74 JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 $3.99 APR180140 -M DC COMICS 75 AVENGERS #1 NOW $3.99 SEP120526 -M MARVEL COMICS 76 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #2 $3.99 JAN128269 -M MARVEL COMICS 77 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #6 $3.99 APR120578 -M MARVEL COMICS 78 BATMAN #2 $2.99 AUG110186 -M DC COMICS 79 POWERS OF X #1 $5.99 MAY190703 -M MARVEL COMICS 80 CIVIL WAR II #3 $4.99 APR160862 -M MARVEL COMICS 81 JUSTICE LEAGUE #2 $3.99 AUG110160 DC COMICS 82 WAR OF REALMS #1 $5.99 JAN190870 -M MARVEL COMICS 83 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #5 $3.99 APR120572 -M MARVEL COMICS 84 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #2 $4.99 JUN188074 -M DC COMICS 85 ALL NEW X-MEN #1 NOW $3.99 SEP120542 -M MARVEL COMICS 86 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #3 $3.99 JAN128271 -M MARVEL COMICS 87 X-MEN #1 NOW $3.99 FEB130497 -M MARVEL COMICS 88 DARK NIGHTS METAL #6 $4.99 DEC170230 -M DC COMICS 89 SPAWN #301 $4.99 JUL190084 -M IMAGE COMICS 90 UNCANNY X-MEN #1 $7.99 SEP180791 -M MARVEL COMICS 91 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4 $3.99 JAN128273 -M MARVEL COMICS 92 JUSTICE LEAGUE SUICIDE SQUAD #1 $3.99 OCT160147 -M DC COMICS 93 AGE OF ULTRON #1 $3.99 JAN130627 -M MARVEL COMICS 94 STAR WARS #3 $3.99 JAN150742 -M MARVEL COMICS 95 SECRET WARS #7 $3.99 JUL150723 -M MARVEL COMICS 96 UNCANNY X-MEN #1 $3.99 DEC120612 -M MARVEL COMICS 97 JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 $2.99 MAY160206 -M DC COMICS 98 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #7 $3.99 MAY120637 -M MARVEL COMICS 99 SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #1 $4.99 FEB190822 -M MARVEL COMICS 100 STAR WARS POE DAMERON #1 $4.99 MAR168488 -M MARVEL COMICS This information may not be reproduced in any format without the express permission of Diamond Comic Distributors. 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