Diamond Comics released their sales figures for April 2016. Riding high on the strength of a superstar creative team and the buzz from Captain America Civil War, Black Panther #1 was the best-selling comic of the month, with an estimated 253,259 copies sold.

1) Black Panther #1 (Marvel)



2) Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 (Marvel)



3) The Dark Knight III: The Master Race #4 (DC)



4) Star Wars Special: C-3PO #1 (Marvel)



5) Batman #51 (DC)



6) Gwenpool #1 (Marvel)



7) Star Wars #18 (Marvel)



8) Star Wars: Darth Vader #19 (Marvel)



9) Harley Quinn & Suicide Squad April Fool's Special #1 (DC)



10) Amazing Spider-Man #10 (Marvel)

1) Wonder Woman: Earth One HC (DC)



2) Star Wars: Vader Down TPB (Marvel)



3) Rat Queens Vol. 3: Demons TPB (Image)



4) I Hate Fairyland Vol. 1: Madly Ever After TPB (Image)



5) Thanos: The Infinity Finale HC (Marvel)



6) Civil War TPB (Marvel)



7) Deadpool: World's Greatest Vol. 1: Millionaire With a Mouth TPB (Marvel)



8) Black Magick Vol. 1: Awakening Part One TPB (Image)



9) Batman: The Killing Joke Special Edition HC (DC)



10) Rick and Morty Vol. 2 TPB (Oni)

Marvel had a strong month overall, with Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 and Gwenpool #1 also placing in the top ten best-selling books. The Dark Knight III: The Master Race #4 was DC's top-selling comic, with Batman #51 and Harley Quinn & Suicide Squad April Fool's Special #1 also placing in the top ten.The top ten best-selling comics of April 2016 included:The best-selling graphic novel of April also benefited from a superstar creative team and a convenient movie tie-in. DC's Wonder Woman: Earth One hardcover topped the list with an estimated 16,199 copies sold. Other big sellers included the Star Wars: Vader Down trade paperback and Rat Queens Vol. 3.The top ten best-selling graphic novels of April included:Marvel remained the industry's top-selling publisher in April, increasing their market share to 42.98% retail share and 47.87% unit share. DC followed with 25.82% retail share and 25.13% unit share, while Image came in third place with 8.72% retail share and 8.95% unit share. Total sales in April were up 2.06% compared to March 2016 but down 16.19% compared to April 2015. That drop is partly due to the fact that April 2015 had five Wednesdays instead of four, but it's still a reminder of the fact that the industry has struggled this year to maintain the steady growth of 2015.We're expecting DC to regain market share in May and probably lay claim to the best-selling comic of the month. Even with no new issue of The Dark Knight III due in May, the releases of Justice League #50 and DC Universe Rebirth #1, as well as the series finales of a number of long-running New 52 titles, should offer the publisher a major boost. However, Marvel will be fighting back with the release of Civil War II #0 and several "Road to Civil War II" tie-ins.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. That's especially unfortunate this time, as we'd be very interested to know how the digital-only The Walking Dead: Alien fared against the month's other big releases.

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