These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2007.
For the top 100 graphic novels actual orders in April, see 'Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual--April 2007.'
For the top 300 comic actual orders in April, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--April 2007.'
For an overview and analysis of the actual April orders and an explanation of the transition to our new reporting, see ''Fallen Son' Tops Comics in April' and 'ICv2 Kicks Off New Top 300 Reporting.' For an analysis of the dollar trends in April, see 'Comic Dollars Continue Climb.'
For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 100 Graphic Novel articles (going back over three years, including preorder analysis through March 2003 and actual order analysis beginning March 2003) see: 'ICv2's Top 300 Comics and Top 100 GNs Index.'
For an overview and analysis of comic sales in May, see 'Marvel Dominates Periodical Sales in May.'
For an analysis of the dollar trends in May, see 'Graphic Novel Sales Soar Again.'
For our estimates of actual orders to Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books scheduled to ship during May, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--May 2007.'
| Rank | Index |
Title |
Price |
Pub | Est.Qty |
| 1 | 16.18 | Y THE LAST MAN VOL 9 MOTHERLAND TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC | 12,964 |
| 2 | 15.51 | WALKING DEAD SORROWFUL LIFE VOL 6 TP | $12.99 | IMA | 12,427 |
| 3 | 12.51 | CIVIL WAR CAPTAIN AMERICA TP | $11.99 | MAR | 10,023 |
| 4 | 11.05 | CIVIL WAR WOLVERINE TP | $17.99 | MAR | 8,853 |
| 5 | 10.93 | 52 VOL 1 TP | $19.99 | DC | 8,757 |
| 6 | 10.72 | CIVIL WAR TP | $24.99 | MAR | 8,589 |
| 7 | 10.18 | CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE BOOK 2 TP | $14.99 | MAR | 8,156 |
| 8 | 9.49 | MOUSE GUARD VOL 1 FALL 1152 HC | $24.95 | ARS | 7,604 |
| 9 | 9.45 | CIVIL WAR PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN TP | $17.99 | MAR | 7,572 |
| 10 | 9.16 | BOYS VOL 1 TP (MR) | $14.99 | DE | 7,339 |
| 11 | 8.68 | CIVIL WAR YOUNG AVENGERS & RUNAWAYS TP | $11.99 | MAR | 6,955 |
| 12 | 8.67 | ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 16 CABLE TP | $14.99 | MAR | 6,947 |
| 13 | 8.54 | CIVIL WAR X-MEN UNIVERSE TP | $13.99 | MAR | 6,842 |
| 14 | 8.02 | CIVIL WAR WAR CRIMES TP | $17.99 | MAR | 6,426 |
| 15 | 7.87 | MARVEL ZOMBIES HC* | $19.99 | MAR | 6,306 |
| 16 | 7.69 | CIVIL WAR COMPANION TP | $13.99 | MAR | 6,161 |
| 17 | 7.58 | BLACK PANTHER CIVIL WAR TP | $17.99 | MAR | 6,073 |
| 18 | 7.55 | PLAIN JANES | $9.99 | DC | 6,049 |
| 19 | 7.31 | NARUTO VOL 14 TP | $7.95 | VIZ | 5,857 |
| 20 | 6.72 | ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN HC* | $29.99 | MAR | 5,384 |
| 21 | 6.16 | FELL VOL 1 FERAL CITY TP | $14.99 | IMA | 4,936 |
| 22 | 5.96 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS FLASH VOL 1 TP | $16.99 | DC | 4,775 |
| 23 | 5.44 | SUPERMAN BATMAN VS ALIENS PREDATORS TP | $12.99 | DC | 4,359 |
| 24 | 5.04 | BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL 3 TP | $14.99 | DC | 4,038 |
| 25 | 4.96 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS WAR THAT TIME FORGOT VOL 1 TP | $16.99 | DC | 3,974 |
| 26 | 4.86 | DOCTOR STRANGE OATH TP | $13.99 | MAR | 3,894 |
| 27 | 4.79 | STAR WARS LEGACY VOL 1 BROKEN TP | $17.95 | DAR | 3,838 |
| 28 | 4.69 | BLEACH VOL 19 TP | $7.95 | VIZ | 3,758 |
| 29 | 4.65 | ENCYCLOPEDIA O/COMICBOOK HEROES VOL 1 BATMAN TP | $19.99 | DC | 3,726 |
| 30 | 4.58 | CRIMINAL VOL 1 COWARD TP (MR) | $14.99 | MAR | 3,670 |
| 31 | 4.56 | STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/OLD REPUBLIC VOL 2 FLASHPOINT TP | $18.95 | DAR | 3,654 |
| 32 | 4.51 | RUNAWAYS VOL 3 HC | $24.99 | MAR | 3,614 |
| 33 | 4.47 | BERSERK VOL 17 TP (MR) | $13.95 | DAR | 3,581 |
| 34 | 4.45 | ESSENTIAL FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 6 TP | $16.99 | MAR | 3,565 |
| 35 | 4.44 | CIVIL WAR AMAZING SPIDER-MAN TP | $17.99 | MAR | 3,557 |
| 36 | 4.32 | HELLBLAZER DEVIL YOU KNOW TP (MR) | $19.99 | DC | 3,461 |
| 37 | 4.32 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE VOL 3 HC | $24.99 | DC | 3,461 |
| 38 | 4.17 | WALKING DEAD VOL 2 HC (MR) | $29.99 | IMA | 3,341 |
| 39 | 3.96 | GREEN LANTERN CORPS VOL 1 TO BE LANTERN TP | $12.99 | DC | 3,173 |
| 40 | 3.81 | PENNY ARCADE VOL 4 BIRDS ARE WEIRD TP | $12.95 | DAR | 3,053 |
| 41 | 3.71 | GIRLS VOL 4 TP (MR) | $14.99 | IMA | 2,973 |
| 42 | 3.58 | MEGATOKYO VOL 5 | $10.99 | DC | 2,868 |
| 43 | 3.51 | LOVELESS VOL 5 GN (Of 7) (TKP) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP | 2,812 |
| 44 | 3.44 | NEW X-MEN CHILDHOODS END VOL 4 TP | $10.99 | MAR | 2,756 |
| 45 | 3.28 | ULTIMATE GALACTUS TRILOGY HC | $34.99 | MAR | 2,628 |
| 46 | 3.23 | ROB ZOMBIE PRES HAUNTED WORLD O/EL SUPERBEASTO TP (MR) | $19.99 | IMA | 2,588 |
| 47 | 3.21 | STAR WARS 30TH ANNV COLL HC VOL 4 JANGO FETT ZAM WESELL | $19.95 | DAR | 2,572 |
| 48 | 3.19 | MARVEL 1602 FANTASTICK FOUR TP | $14.99 | MAR | 2,556 |
| 49 | 3.15 | MARVEL MASTERWORKS INCREDIBLE HULK VOL 4 HC* | $54.99 | MAR | 2,524 |
| 50 | 3.11 | GUNSMITH CATS BURST VOL 1 TP | $10.95 | DAR | 2,492 |
| 51 | 3.05 | SILVER SURFER OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC* | $74.99 | MAR | 2,444 |
| 52 | 3.04 | CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE BOOK 1 TP | $14.99 | MAR | 2,436 |
| 53 | 2.95 | MARVEL ADVS SPIDER-MAN VOL 6 BLACK COSTUME DIGEST TP | $6.99 | MAR | 2,364 |
| 54 | 2.93 | OTHER SIDE TP (MR) | $12.99 | DC | 2,348 |
| 55 | 2.84 | ALL NEW ATOM VOL 1 MY LIFE I/MINIATURE TP | $14.99 | DC | 2,275 |
| 56 | 2.83 | NEON GENESIS EVANGELION ANGELIC DAYS VOL 5 | $9.99 | ADV | 2,267 |
| 57 | 2.82 | FANTASTIC FOUR END PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR | 2,259 |
| 58 | 2.63 | NEGIMA VOL 14 GN (MR) | $10.95 | RAN | 2,107 |
| 59 | 2.62 | AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL VOL 1 TP | $14.99 | MAR | 2,099 |
| 60 | 2.62 | CIVIL WAR X-MEN TP | $11.99 | MAR | 2,099 |
| 61 | 2.61 | FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES WALTER SIMONSON VOL 1 TP | $19.99 | MAR | 2,091 |
| 62 | 2.56 | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | DC | 2,051 |
| 63 | 2.52 | BLADE UNDEAD AGAIN TP | $14.99 | MAR | 2,019 |
| 64 | 2.52 | STAR WARS PANEL TO PANEL VOL 2 TP | $19.95 | DAR | 2,019 |
| 65 | 2.51 | KORGI VOL 1 TP | $10.00 | TOP | 2,011 |
| 66 | 2.48 | STREET FIGHTER ALPHA VOL 1 GN (Of 2) | $12.95 | UDO | 1,987 |
| 67 | 2.41 | MAGICIAN APPRENTICE VOL 1 HC* | $19.99 | MAR | 1,931 |
| 68 | 2.36 | BATTLER BRITTON TP | $19.99 | DC | 1,891 |
| 69 | 2.36 | CIVIL WAR ROAD TO CIVIL WAR TP | $14.99 | MAR | 1,891 |
| 70 | 2.34 | SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL 3 MY SECRET LIFE DIGEST TP | $7.99 | MAR | 1,875 |
| 71 | 2.32 | AVENGERS NEXT REBIRTH TP | $13.99 | MAR | 1,859 |
| 72 | 2.3 | X-FACTOR MANY LIVES O/MADROX PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR | 1,843 |
| 73 | 2.3 | PUNISHER MAX VOL 3 HC | $29.99 | MAR | 1,843 |
| 74 | 2.25 | WALKING DEAD VOL 1 DAYS GONE BYE TP | $9.99 | IMA | 1,803 |
| 75 | 2.24 | STAR WARS 30TH ANNV COLL HC VOL 3 DARTH MAUL | $19.95 | DAR | 1,795 |
| 76 | 2.22 | SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOL 22 GN (Of 38) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP | 1,779 |
| 77 | 2.17 | SPIDER-MAN & POWER PACK BIG CITY SUPER HEROES DIGEST TP | $6.99 | MAR | 1,739 |
| 78 | 2.16 | CASANOVA VOL 1 LUXURIA HC (MR) | $24.99 | IMA | 1,731 |
| 79 | 2.06 | CIVIL WAR FANTASTIC FOUR TP | $17.99 | MAR | 1,651 |
| 80 | 2.05 | EC ARCHIVES SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES VOL 2 HC | $49.95 | GEM | 1,643 |
| 81 | 2.03 | COMPLETE DICK TRACY VOL 2 HC | $29.99 | IDW | 1,626 |
| 82 | 2.01 | 300 HC | $30.00 | DAR | 1,610 |
| 83 | 2 | FELL VOL 1 FERAL CITY LTD ED HC | $24.99 | IMA | 1,602 |
| 84 | 2 | RUNAWAYS VOL 3 GOOD DIE YOUNG DIGEST TP | $7.99 | MAR | 1,602 |
| 85 | 1.97 | SOULFIRE DYING O/LIGHT TP | $14.99 | ASP | 1,578 |
| 86 | 1.96 | TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED MOVIE ADAPTATION TP | $17.99 | IDW | 1,570 |
| 87 | 1.9 | SIMPSONS VOL 6 BIG BEASTLY BOOK O/BART SIMPSON TP | $14.95 | BON | 1,522 |
| 88 | 1.9 | HELLSTORM SON O/SATAN EQUINOX TP (MR) | $17.99 | MAR | 1,522 |
| 89 | 1.86 | WALKING DEAD VOL 2 TP MILES BEHIND US TP (MR) | $12.99 | IMA | 1,490 |
| 90 | 1.8 | ACTION HEROES ARCHIVES VOL 2 HC | $75.00 | DC | 1,442 |
| 91 | 1.79 | WALKING DEAD VOL 5 BEST DEFENSE TP (MR) | $12.99 | IMA | 1,434 |
| 92 | 1.79 | FABLES VOL 1 LEGENDS I/EXILE TP | $9.99 | DC | 1,434 |
| 93 | 1.79 | Y THE LAST MAN VOL 1 UNMANNED TP | $12.99 | DC | 1,434 |
| 94 | 1.76 | TRANSFORMERS ESCALATION TP | $19.99 | IDW | 1,410 |
| 95 | 1.73 | FEAR AGENT VOL 2 MY WAR TP | $14.95 | DAR | 1,386 |
| 96 | 1.66 | GUNSMITH CATS OMNIBUS VOL 2 TP | $16.95 | DAR | 1,330 |
| 97 | 1.64 | INITIAL D VOL 26 GN (Of 32) | $9.99 | TKP | 1,314 |
| 98 | 1.63 | CIVIL WAR THUNDERBOLTS TP | $13.99 | MAR | 1,306 |
| 99 | 1.58 | LOVE MODE VOL 5 GN (Of 11) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP | 1,266 |
| 100 | 1.58 | SPIDER-MAN BLACK CAT EVIL THAT MEN DO TP | $14.99 | MAR | 1,266 |
Notes on this chart:
Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons. Publisher abbreviations have also been used:
MAR = Marvel Comics
DC = DC Comics
DAR = Dark Horse Comics
IMA = Image Comics
ABS = Abstract Studio
ADV = A.D. Vision
ALI = Alias Enterprises LLC
ANT = Antarctic Press
ARC = Archie Comic Publications
ASP = Apen MLT Inc.
AVA = Avatar Press
BON = Bongo Comics
CAR = Cartoon Books
DEV = Devil's Due Publishing
DYN = Dynamite Entertainment
FAN = Fantagraphics Books
GEM = Gemstone Publishing
IDW = IDW Publishing
MIR = Mirage Studios
ONI = Oni Press Inc.
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
TIT = Titan Publishing
TKP = Tokyopop
VIZ = Viz Media
We are estimating actual sales by Diamond U.S. (primarily to North American comic stores), using Diamond's published sales indexes and publisher sales data to estimate a sales number for Batman (the anchor title Diamond uses in its calculations), and using that number and the indexes to estimate Diamond's sales on the remaining titles. We can check the accuracy of our numbers by comparing the Batman number that we calculate using multiple data points; our numbers for Batman are within 1/10 of 1% of each other, ensuring a high degree of accuracy. They do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders on these titles placed after the end of May, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of May. This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Devil's Due, Avatar, Aspen Studios and Gemstone distribute 100% of their comic store orders through Diamond. Some other publishers distribute directly to stores or through other distributors and as a result this analysis may underestimate their sales.
Most graphic novel publishers also release their titles through other channels, which make up a majority of graphic novel sales over-all. These quantity estimates do not reflect distribution through those channels.'
Most of the titles on this chart are also distributed to Europe by Diamond UK, which can account for significant sales for the publisher, ranging from 3-20% of the US numbers. Sales by Diamond UK are not included in the numbers above.
One other factor to consider is that sales through Diamond and other comic distributors are non-returnable to retailers. That means that there is a considerable unknown percentage of books unsold at the retailer level, probably amounting to 5-20% of sales.
