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The month in comics shops

Vital statistics

(All figures below are estimated)



Shipping weeks (i.e., "New Comics Days") this month: 4



One point on the chart released by Diamond equals 1,160 copies.

COMICS UNIT SALES

The Top 300 Comics sold

7.13 million copies

(-16% vs. same month previous year)

(+1% vs. same month 5 years earlier)

(+3% vs. same month 10 years earlier)

(+20% vs. same month 15 years earlier)

(-10% vs. same month 20 years earlier)

(+2% vs. previous year)



(-20% vs. same month previous year)

(+3% vs. previous year)

Category to date for year:comics sold by Diamond (in units)Year to date

COMICS DOLLAR SALES

The Top 300 Comics sold had a total retail price of

$28.57 million

(-16% vs. same month previous year)

(+15% vs. same month 5 years earlier)

(+29% vs. same month 10 years earlier)

(+70% vs. same month 15 years earlier)

(+51% vs. same month 20 years earlier)

(-2% vs. previous year)



(-18% vs. same month previous year)

(-4% vs. previous year)

Category to date for year:comics sold by Diamond (in dollars)Year to date

GRAPHIC NOVEL DOLLAR SALES

The Top 300 Graphic Novels sold had a total retail price of

$7.03 million

(-26% vs. same month previous year)

(-6% vs. same month 5 years earlier)

(-14% vs. same month 10 years earlier, comparing just the Top 100 vs. Top 100)

(-13% vs. same month 15 years earlier, comparing just the Top 50 vs. the Top 50)

(-9% vs. previous year)



(-28% vs. same month previous year)

(-13% vs. previous year)

Category to date for year:graphic novels sold by Diamond (in dollars)Year to date

COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVEL DOLLAR SALES

The Top 300 Comics and Top 300 Graphic Novels sold had a combined total retail price of

$35.6 million

(-18% vs. same month previous year)

(+1% vs. same month 5 years earlier)

(+6% vs. same month 10 years earlier, comparing just the Top 100 GNs vs. Top 100 GNs)

(+70% vs. same month 15 years earlier, comparing just the Top 50 GNs vs. the Top 50 GNs)

(-3% vs. previous year)



(-21% vs. same month previous year)



(-7% vs. previous year)



Category to date for year:comics and graphic novels sold by Diamond (in dollars)Year to date

OVERALL

including all comic books, graphic novels, trade paperbacks, and magazines, Diamond shipped material worth

(-21% vs. same month previous year)

(+14% vs. same month 5 years earlier)

(+31% vs. same month 10 years earlier, comparing just the Top 100 GNs vs. Top 100 GNs)

(-7% vs. previous year)

Note: This category diverges slightly from Diamond's reported measures for all comics and graphic novels. Slight differences are introduced by the presence of magazines and other factors.

MARKET SHARES Share of Overall Units Marvel 42.82% DC 31.76% Image 9.00% IDW 3.18% Dark Horse 2.47% Dynamite 2.07% Boom 1.61% Valiant 0.82% Titan 0.76% Aftershock 0.74% Archie 0.67% Oni 0.59% Viz 0.36% Action Lab 0.26% Black Mask 0.25% Avatar 0.19% Random House 0.14% Fantagraphics 0.09% St. Martins 0.08% Hachette 0.08% Other 2.05% Share of Overall Dollars Marvel 38.54% DC 30.61% Image 8.86% IDW 4.24% Dark Horse 3.46% Boom 1.83% Dynamite 1.79% Titan 1.02% Viz 1.01% Oni 0.79% Archie 0.78% Valiant 0.78% Aftershock 0.72% Random House 0.53% Fantagraphics 0.38% Avatar 0.38% Action Lab 0.30% St. Martins 0.28% Hachette 0.28% Black Mask 0.28% Other 3.12% Items in Top 300 Marvel 99 DC 82 Image 40 IDW 22 Dark Horse 13 Dynamite 12 Boom 8 Valiant 6 Archie 5 Aftershock 3 Oni 3 Titan 2 Udon 2 Action Lab 1 Black Mask 1 Joe Books 1 Share of Units in Top 300 Marvel 46.30% DC 35.38% Image 8.34% IDW 2.33% Dark Horse 1.76% Dynamite 1.72% Boom 1.05% Valiant 0.92% Archie 0.66% Aftershock 0.63% Oni 0.36% Udon 0.17% Titan 0.16% Action Lab 0.08% Black Mask 0.08% Joe Books 0.07% Share of Dollars in Top 300 Marvel 48.10% DC 34.01% Image 7.82% IDW 2.45% Dark Horse 1.77% Dynamite 1.56% Boom 1.05% Valiant 0.91% Archie 0.74% Aftershock 0.63% Oni 0.35% Titan 0.19% Udon 0.16% Action Lab 0.10% Black Mask 0.08% Joe Books 0.07% Dollar Share of Top 300 Comics & Top 300 TPBs Marvel 46.88% DC 33.52% Image 8.40% IDW 2.80% Dark Horse 2.37% Dynamite 1.34% Boom 1.02% Valiant 0.82% Archie 0.69% Aftershock 0.53% Oni 0.43% Titan 0.28% Viz 0.26% Udon 0.13% Fantagraphics 0.10% Black Mask 0.10% Action Lab 0.08% Joe Books 0.05% Random House 0.05% Cinebook 0.04% Bongo 0.04% Benitez 0.03% Adhouse 0.03% Hachette 0.02% New comics released Marvel 101 DC 84 Image 55 IDW 51 Boom 23 Dynamite 23 Dark Horse 22 Titan 15 Oni 12 Other 116 TOTAL 502 New graphic novels released Marvel 39 DC 36 Viz 22 Dark Horse 20 IDW 17 Image 15 Titan 14 Boom 9 Oni 6 Dynamite 2 Other 142 TOTAL 322

THE FINE PRINT The monthly sales estimates at right are for items shipped by Diamond Comic Distributors, the largest comic-book distributor in North America.

Diamond does not publish sales figures; instead it publishes "indexed" sales tables, in which it keys orders for all comics it lists sales for to a single comic book (usually Batman), with one “order index point” being equal to 1% of that title’s orders.

Along with other methods, we use the actual Diamond final orders from titles to approximate what an order index point equals each month.The result is applied to the Diamond charts to produce the estimates seen at right.

The figures represent only those comics and graphic novels that Diamond shipped to North American retailers in the calendar month. While Diamond's sales represent the majority of periodicals in circulation, they are a smaller portion of the overall graphic novel market.

An item may appear in more than one month's charts due to reorders; for a better idea of a comic book's overall sales, look for its end-of-year sales in the Year Overview section, where available.

More information can be found in the FAQ section.

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