IDW Publishing's Orphan Black #1 was the best-selling comic book in February, according to sales figures from Diamond Comics. This spinoff of the popular sci-fi TV series received a huge sales boost thanks to being included in Loot Crate's March box, allowing it to top other high-profile releases like Darth Vader #1 and Spider-Gwen #1.

Those two books placed at #2, and #3 respectively, while the final chapters of Spider-Verse and the debut of Silk's solo series also sold well for Marvel. DC had two books place in the top ten - Batman #39 and Justice League #39.

The top ten best-selling comics for February included:1) Orphan Black #1 (IDW)2) Darth Vader #1 (Marvel)3) Spider-Gwen #1 (Marvel)4) Star Wars #2 (Marvel)5) Batman #39 (DC)6) Amazing Spider-Man #14 (Marvel)7) Darth Vader #2 (Marvel)8) Amazing Spider-Man #15 (Marvel)9) Silk #1 (Marvel)10) Justice League #39 (DC)The high-profile release of Superman: Earth One Vol. 3 led that book to become the best-selling graphic novel for February. However, Image dominated the top ten graphic novel lineup with new releases like Sex Criminals Vol. 2, The Fade Out Vol. 1, and Chew Vol. 9.The top ten best-selling graphic novels for February included:1) Superman: Earth One Vol. 3 HC (DC)2) Sex Criminals Vol. 2: Two Worlds, One Cop TPB (Image)3) The Fade Out Vol. 1 TPB (Image)4) Saga Vol. 4 TPB (Image)5) Chew Vol. 9: Chicken Tenders TPB (Image)6) Trees Vol. 1 TPB (Image)7) The Walking Dead Vol. 11 HC (Image)8) Ms. Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal TPB (Marvel)9) Saga Vol. 1 TPB (Image)10) Kick-Ass 3 TPB (Marvel)In terms of market share, Marvel remained in the lead with 38.44% dollar share and 39.33% unit share, followed by DC (25.91% dollar share and 28.15% unit share) and Image (10.51% dollar share and 10.61% unit share). As you'd expect, Orphan Black #1 sales boosted IDW, who had 5.57% dollar share and 8.06% unit share.Overall, things are looking pretty rosy for the industry so far in 2015. While February's total sales remained fairly steady compared to January 2015 (with more comics sold but less graphic novels), they rose significantly compared to February 2014. Year-to-date sales were also well above that of 2014.We'll see which comics wind up dominating the marketplace in March. The debut of Marvel's third Star Wars project, Princess Leia, may help them reclaim the top spot on the sales charts. DC, meanwhile, could benefit from the fact that numerous titles are wrapping up this month in preparation for Convergence. However, more and more it seems that whichever publisher partners with Loot Crate wins the month.As always, it's important to note that these figures only represent sales through Diamond Comics and not retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble or digital providers like Comixology. It should also be pointed out that while Loot Crate acquires their pack-in comics through Diamond, competing services like Nerd Block generally don't.

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