QtyRank Index Title Price Pub Est.Qty 1 5.83 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 6 VENOM TP $15.99 MAR 8,263 2 4.8 ACROSS UNIVERSE DC UNIVERSE STORIES O/ALAN MOORE TP $19.95 DC 6,803 3 3.39 ALAN MOORES ANOTHER SUBURBAN ROMANCE GN (MR) $7.95 AVA 4,805 4 3.17 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL 4 LIFE & DEATH O/SPIDERS TP $11.99 MAR 4,493 5 2.96 LOVE HINA VOL 11 GN $9.99 TKP 4,195 6 2.81 CHOBITS VOL 6 GN $9.99 TKP 3,983 7 2.59 INTRON DEPOT VOL 3 BALLISTICS TP $49.95 DAR 3,671 8 2.49 LOEG BOOK ONE TP $14.95 DC 3,529 9 2.43 NEW TEEN TITANS TERROR O/TRIGON TP $17.95 DC 3,444 10 2.31 STAR WARS A LONG TIME AGO VOL 6 WOOKIEE WORLD TP $29.95 DAR 3,274 11 2.13 LOEG ABSOLUTE ED VOL 1 OVERSIZED HC $75.00 DC 3,019 12 2.13 EXILES VOL 4 LEGACY TP $12.99 MAR 3,019 13 2.07 SPIDER-MAN LEGENDS VOL 2 TODD MCFARLANE BOOK II TP $19.99 MAR 2,934 14 2.07 ALIAS VOL 3 UNDERNEATH TP $16.99 MAR 2,934 15 2.02 SUPERMAN PRESIDENT LEX TP $17.95 DC 2,863 16 1.93 UNDERCOVER GENIE TP $14.95 DC 2,736 17 1.91 COWBOY BEBOP SHOOTING STARS VOL 2 GN $9.99 TKP 2,707 18 1.84 RAWHIDE KID TP $12.99 MAR 2,608 19 1.83 GREEN LANTERN BROTHERS KEEPER TP $12.95 DC 2,594 20 1.76 PROPOSITION PLAYER TP $14.95 DC 2,495 21 1.68 THUNDERCATS RECLAIMING THUNDERA TP $12.95 DC 2,381 22 1.68 GTO VOL 12 GN $9.99 TKP 2,381 23 1.65 GREEN LANTERN ROAD BACK TP $14.95 DC 2,339 24 1.62 ASTRO BOY VOL 16 TP $9.95 DAR 2,296 25 1.61 SUPERMAN ARCHIVES VOL 6 HC $49.95 DC 2,282 26 1.58 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA MASTER O/T CLOW VOL 5 GN $9.99 TKP 2,239 27 1.54 CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL 2 EXTREMISTS TP $13.99 MAR 2,183 28 1.44 MARMALADE BOY VOL 7 GN $9.99 TKP 2,041 29 1.43 GROO ODYSSEY TP $12.95 DAR 2,027 30 1.42 WARLANDS VOL 3 AGE O/ICE TP $15.95 DRE 2,013 31 1.42 MARS VOL 11 GN $9.99 TKP 2,013 32 1.42 X-TREME X-MEN VOL 4 MEKANIX TP $16.99 MAR 2,013 33 1.42 ORIGIN TP $14.99 MAR 2,013 34 1.34 TRANSFORMERS SPACE PIRATES GN $19.95 TIT 1,899 35 1.33 STORMWATCH TEAM ACHILLES VOL 1 TP $14.95 DC 1,885 36 1.3 ELEKTRA VOL 2 EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN TP $16.99 MAR 1,843 37 1.26 ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 5 ULTIMATE WAR TP $10.99 MAR 1,786 38 1.22 TOP SHELF ASKS BIG QUESTION (MR) $24.95 TOP 1,729 39 1.2 LUPIN III VOL 4 GN (Of 14) $9.99 TKP 1,701 40 1.19 PUNISHER VOL 2 HC $29.99 MAR 1,687 41 1.18 POP GUN WAR TP $13.95 DAR 1,672 42 1.18 INITIAL D VOL 6 GN $9.99 TKP 1,672 43 1.15 SIMPSONS BIG BAD BOOK O/BART SIMPSON TP $12.95 BON 1,630 44 1.11 SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOL 1 GN $9.99 TKP 1,573 45 1.11 FABLES VOL 1 LEGENDS IN EXILE TP $9.95 DC 1,573 46 1.1 CASTLE I/T SKY VOL 1 TP $9.95 VIZ 1,559 47 1.08 GI JOE FRONTLINE VOL 1 MISSION THAT NEVER WAS TP $14.95 IMA 1,531 48 1.06 BUNKER GN $9.95 IMA 1,502 49 1.06 VIC & BLOOD TP $17.95 IBO 1,502 50 1.03 BRAIN POWERED VOL 1 GN $9.99 TKP 1,460
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
TIT = Titan Publishing
CAR = Cartoon Books
HAR = Harris
CRO = CrossGen
BON = Bongo
TKP = Tokyo Pop
These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during June, 2003. They do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders on these titles placed after the end of June, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of June.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, CrossGen, 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, Image, and CrossGen 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.
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.
For the top 300 comic actual orders in May, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--May 2003.'
For an overview and analsysis of the actual May orders and an explanation of the transition to our new reporting, see 'Wolverine Debuts On Top In May' and 'ICv2 Kicks Off New Top 300 Reporting.'
For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 50 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 50 GNs Index.'
