For an over-view and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in February, see 'Batman Continues To Climb in February.'
For an analysis of the dollar trends in February, see 'Comic Dollar Declines Slow in February.'
For the top 300 comics in February, see 'Top 300 Comics--February 2003.'
QtyRank Guide Description Price Pub Est.Qty 1 5.97 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 5 PUBLIC SCRUTINY TP $11.99 MAR 7,468 2 4.61 ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 4 HELLFIRE & BRIMSTONE TP $12.99 MAR 5,767 3 4.08 BATMAN BRUCE WAYNE FUGITIVE VOL 2 TP $12.95 DC 5,104 4 3.31 DAREDEVIL VOL 5 OUT TP $19.99 MAR 4,141 5 3.14 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 2 HC $29.99 MAR 3,928 6 2.99 MIKE MIGNOLA ART OF HELLBOY HC $49.95 DAR 3,740 7 2.71 JLA RIDDLE O/T BEAST SC $14.95 DC 3,390 8 2.59 STAR WARS LONG TIME AGO VOL 5 FOOLS BOUNTY TP $29.95 DAR 3,240 9 2.28 GREEN LANTERN POWER OF ION TP $14.95 DC 2,852 10 2.27 TRANSFORMERS BEGINNINGS GN $16.95 TIT 2,840 11 2.23 SHADE THE CHANGING MAN AMERICAN SCREAM TP (MR) $17.95 DC 2,790 12 2.2 HAWKMAN ENDLESS FLIGHT TP $12.95 DC 2,752 13 2.2 NIGHTWING HUNT FOR ORACLE TP $14.95 DC 2,752 14 2.12 RUSE VOL 2 SILENT PARTNER TP $15.95 CRO 2,652 15 2.12 ASTRO BOY VOL 13 TP $9.95 DAR 2,652 16 2.06 COSMIC ODYSSEY TP NEW ED $19.95 DC 2,577 17 1.98 EXILES VOL 3 OUT OF TIME TP $17.99 MAR 2,477 18 1.96 SUPERMAN CRITICAL CONDITION TP $14.95 DC 2,452 19 1.95 CHEAT GN (MR) $5.95 ONI 2,439 20 1.93 ALIAS VOL 2 COME HOME TP (MR) $13.99 MAR 2,414 21 1.89 X STATIX VOL 1 TP $11.99 MAR 2,364 22 1.85 FORGE #11 $7.95 CRO 2,314 23 1.79 PHANTOM VOL 4 HUNT GN $6.95 MNS 2,239 24 1.75 EDGE #11 $7.95 CRO 2,189 25 1.62 STEAMPUNK DRAMA OBSCURA $14.95 DC 2,027 26 1.42 NOBLE CAUSES VOL 1 IN SICKNESS & IN HEALTH TP $12.95 IMA 1,776 27 1.38 SCRYED VOL 1 GN $9.99 TKP 1,726 28 1.36 ANGELIC LAYER VOL 5 GN (Of 5) $9.99 TKP 1,701 29 1.33 KODOCHA VOL 6 SANAS STAGE GN (Of 10) $9.99 TKP 1,664 30 1.31 PEACH GIRL SOPHOMORE YEAR VOL 1 TP $9.99 TKP 1,639 31 1.3 KARE KANO VOL 2 GN (Of 15) (RES) $9.99 TKP 1,626 32 1.28 FIST FULL OF BLOOD HC $14.95 HEA 1,601 33 1.27 MYSTIC VOL 4 ALL NIGHT TP $15.95 CRO 1,589 34 1.24 WILDCATS BATTERY PARK TP $17.95 DC 1,551 35 1.23 BATTLE ROYALE (MR) $15.95 VIZ 1,539 36 1.22 RAGNAROK VOL 6 GN (Of 10) $9.99 TKP 1,526 37 1.2 INITIAL D VOL 4 GN (Of 20) (RES) $9.99 TKP 1,501 38 1.15 BTVS NOTE FROM UNDERGROUND TP $12.95 DAR 1,439 39 1.15 PREACHER DEAD OR ALIVE COLLECTED COVERS SC $19.95 DC 1,439 40 1.12 GATEKEEPERS VOL 1 GN $9.99 TKP 1,401 41 1.11 SERAPHIC FEATHER TARGET ZONE TP (MR) $17.95 DAR 1,389 42 1.08 APACHE SKIES TP (MR) $12.99 MAR 1,351 43 0.98 STRAY BULLETS VOL 7 TP (MR) $14.95 EL 1,226 44 0.94 PLANET LADDER VOL 5 GN (Of 5) $9.99 TKP 1,176 45 0.92 REBIRTH VOL 1 GN $9.99 TKP 1,151 46 0.9 EIGHTBALL DAVID BORING SC (MR) $16.95 FAN 1,126 47 0.9 CLUMSY GN $10.00 TOP 1,126 48 0.89 CROW FLESH & BLOOD COLL (Net) $2.99 BUD 1,113 49 0.86 MIRACLE GIRLS VOL 8 PKT TP $9.99 TKP 1,076 50 0.85 PRIEST VOL 5 GN (Of 9) $9.99 TKP 1,063
Notes on this chart:
Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons.
Publisher abbreviations have also been used.
Mar = Marvel
Dar = Dark Horse
Dre = Dreamwave
Ima = Image
Bla = Black Bull
Car = Cartoon Books
Har = Harris
Cro = Crossgen
Bon = Bongo
Tok = Tokyo Pop
The quantities in this chart are ICv2 estimates of initial raw orders to Diamond North America on titles scheduled for shipment in February 2003. They do not include late orders, advancer reorders, distributor extras, or reorders.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image 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.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image distribute some of their titles through channels other than comic specialty stores, e.g., newsstands and bookstores. These quantity estimates do not reflect distribution through those channels.
The quantities above do not include advance reorders, late orders, or reorders.
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.
Even given the above, however, it is probably safe to say that these quantities reflect 80% or more of the total North American sales by the publisher on most periodical comics.
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. If that percentage is 10-20% of sales (a reasonable assumption), the estimates above may be quite close to actual sales to consumers.
For the top 50 graphic novels in January, see 'Top 50 Graphic Novels--January 2003.'
For an over-view and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in January, see 'Batman Tops January Comics.'
For an analysis of the dollar trends in January, see 'Comic Dollars Down for January.'
For the top 300 comics in January, see 'Top 300 Comics--January 2003.'
For links to all of the Top 300 Comic and Top 300 Graphic Novel orders, see our 'ICv2's Top 300 Comics & Top 50 GN's Index.'
