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September 2015 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops

Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops

Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors

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New comics sales slumped considerably as retailers kept their powder dry in advance of October's Marvel relaunch event. That said, the previous September was a very strong month, with Marvel launching its Death of Wolverine title and DC's orders boosted by its lenticular "Future's End" covers. Retailers ordered nearly $51 million in comics, graphic novels, and magazines that month, as compared with the approximately $45.33 million in comics, graphic novels, and magazines ordered in September 2015.



The third quarter of 2015 closed down 3% year-over-year, the first down quarter since the first quarter of 2014. It was also the first time the third quarter orders had been down year-over-year since 2010. Orders were still ahead for the year: September's orders brought the total for the first nine months of the year to $423.44 million, up 7.2%.



Star Wars: Shattered Empire #1, the first "Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens" comic book, took the top spot on the comics top-seller list.



Read more in our preliminary and final analysis posts for the month. You can also click to skip to the Top Graphic Novels for the month.





This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 charts, plus any post-#300 items from its Top 50 Indy and Small Publisher charts. If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.

Items marked with asterisks [*] had their reported orders reduced by 10% due to returnability.

The links lead to current listings for each issue on eBay. You can also find the books at your comics shop.

September 2015 Graphic Novel Sales to Comics Shops

Estimated Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks Shipped to North American Comics Shops Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors

This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 charts, plus any post-#300 items from its Top 50 Indy, Manga, and Small Publisher charts. If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.

The links lead to details about each title on Amazon. You can also find the books at your comics shop.

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The number of new graphic novels on offer rose substantially in September as expected with the fifth shipping week involved. A new Saga volume led the charts.



