For our estimates of actual orders to Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels scheduled to ship during December, see 'Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--December 2004.'
QtyRank Index Title Price Pub Est.Qty 1 395.29 NEW AVENGERS #1* $2.25 MAR 240,724 2 240.19 ULTIMATES 2 #1* $2.99 MAR 146,271 3 229.19 IDENTITY CRISIS #7 (Of 7) $3.95 DC 139,572 4 220.21 ASTONISHING X-MEN #7 $2.99 MAR 134,103 5 196.93 SUPERMAN BATMAN #15 (RES) $2.95 DC 119,926 6 189.92 SUPERMAN BATMAN #16 $2.95 DC 115,657 7 174.92 GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #3 (Of 6) $2.95 DC 106,523 8 164.61 SUPERMAN #212 $2.50 DC 100,244 9 147.71 UNCANNY X-MEN #453 $2.25 MAR 89,952 10 146.08 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #70 $2.25 MAR 88,960 11 142.26 X-MEN #165 $2.25 MAR 86,633 12 136.03 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #515 $2.25 MAR 82,840 13 132.48 WOLVERINE #23 $2.25 MAR 80,678 14 127.97 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #14 $2.25 MAR 77,931 15 125.88 ULTIMATE NIGHTMARE #4 (Of 5) $2.25 MAR 76,658 16 122.36 X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR #1 $3.50 MAR 74,515 17 108.74 X-MEN THE END BOOK 1 DREAMERS & DEMONS #6 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 66,220 18 108.62 JLA CLASSIFIED #2 $2.95 DC 66,147 19 105.85 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #9 $2.99 MAR 64,461 20 104.75 JLA #109 $2.25 DC 63,791 21 102.77 TEEN TITANS #19 $2.50 DC 62,585 22 100 BATMAN #635 $2.25 DC 60,898 23 95.2 SUPREME POWER #14 (MR) $2.99 MAR 57,975 24 87.51 IRON MAN #2 (Note Price) $2.99 MAR 53,292 25 83.24 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1 $2.95 DC 50,691 26 82.91 DAREDEVIL #68 $2.99 MAR 50,491 27 78.22 FANTASTIC FOUR #521 $2.99 MAR 47,634 28 78.02 SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #22 $2.25 MAR 47,513 29 74.22 JSA #68 $2.50 DC 45,198 30 70.65 NEW X-MEN #7 $2.99 MAR 43,024 31 70.24 DETECTIVE COMICS #801 $2.95 DC 42,775 32 69.69 EXCALIBUR #8 $2.99 MAR 42,440 33 67.57 CONAN #11 $2.99 DAR 41,149 34 67.35 STRANGE #3 $3.50 MAR 41,015 35 67.09 ULTIMATE ELEKTRA #5 (Of 5) $2.25 MAR 40,856 36 66.67 OUTSIDERS #18 $2.50 DC 40,601 37 66.27 THE PUNISHER #15 (MR) $2.99 MAR 40,357 38 65.72 NIGHTWING #100 (Note Price) $2.95 DC 40,022 39 62.58 ACTION COMICS #822 $2.50 DC 38,110 40 62.52 NEW AVENGERS #1 DIRECTORS CUT $3.99 MAR 38,073 41 62.41 X-FORCE #5 $2.99 MAR 38,006 42 62.23 WHAT IF MAGNETO HAD FORMED X-MEN W/PROFESSOR X $2.99 MAR 37,897 43 60.21 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #3 (Of 8) $3.50 MAR 36,667 44 59.03 GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #2* $2.95 DC 35,948 45 58.94 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #60 $2.50 DC 35,893 46 58.5 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #4 (Of 8) $3.50 MAR 35,625 47 58.14 ROBIN #133 $2.25 DC 35,406 48 57.23 DOCTOR SPECTRUM #4 (Of 6) (MR) $2.99 MAR 34,852 49 56.55 ADVENTURES O/SUPERMAN #635 $2.50 DC 34,438 50 55.41 EXILES #55 $2.99 MAR 33,744 51 54.84 EXILES #56 $2.99 MAR 33,396 52 54.83 CATWOMAN WHEN I/ROME #3 (Of 6) $3.50 DC 33,390 53 54.49 EXILES #57 $2.99 MAR 33,183 54 54.42 JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE #6 (Of 12) $2.50 DC 33,141 55 54.04 RISING STARS #23 (Of 24) $2.99 IMA 32,909 56 53.73 NEW THUNDERBOLTS #3 $2.99 MAR 32,720 57 53.57 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #13 $2.99 MAR 32,623 58 53.24 BATMAN DANGER GIRL $4.95 DC 32,422 59 53.06 WHAT IF KAREN PAGE HAD LIVED $2.99 MAR 32,312 60 52.19 WHAT IF AUNT MAY HAD DIED INSTEAD O/UNCLE BEN $2.99 MAR 31,783 61 51.62 NIGHTCRAWLER #3 $2.99 MAR 31,436 62 51.61 SPACE GHOST #2 (Of 6) $2.95 DC 31,429 63 50.95 BATGIRL #59 $2.50 DC 31,028 64 50.91 HULK & THING HARD KNOCKS #4 (Of 4) $3.50 MAR 31,003 65 50.9 GREEN ARROW #45 $2.50 DC 30,997 66 50.79 WHAT IF DR DOOM HAD BECOME THING $2.99 MAR 30,930 67 50.64 WHAT IF JESSICA JONES HAD JOINED AVENGERS $2.99 MAR 30,839 68 50.39 POWERS #7 (MR) $2.95 MAR 30,687 69 49.76 BIRDS OF PREY #77 $2.50 DC 30,303 70 49.49 X-MEN UNLIMITED #6 $2.99 MAR 30,138 71 49.02 PUNISHER RED XMAS $3.99 MAR 29,852 72 48.91 WHAT IF GENERAL ROSS HAD BECOME HULK $2.99 MAR 29,785 73 48.8 GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #1* $2.95 DC 29,718 74 48.74 TRANSFORMERS GENERATION 1 VOL 3 #10 $2.95 DRE 29,682 75 48.39 SPAWN #141 (RES) $2.50 IMA 29,469 76 48.1 NIGHTCRAWLER #4 $2.99 MAR 29,292 77 47.76 MARVEL TEAM-UP #3 $2.25 MAR 29,085 78 47.35 ROGUE #5 $2.99 MAR 28,835 79 45.67 BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #186 $2.50 DC 27,812 80 44.19 CABLE DEADPOOL #10 $2.99 MAR 26,911 81 44.18 ROGUE #6 $2.99 MAR 26,905 82 43.95 Y THE LAST MAN #29 (MR) $2.95 DC 26,765 83 41.73 GAMBIT #5 $2.99 MAR 25,413 84 41.23 CATWOMAN #38 $2.50 DC 25,108 85 40.87 FABLES #32 (MR) $2.50 DC 24,889 86 40.77 WONDER WOMAN #211 $2.25 DC 24,828 87 40.69 SPIDER-MAN INDIA #2 $2.99 MAR 24,779 88 40.26 EMMA FROST #18 $2.99 MAR 24,518 89 40.02 BLACK WIDOW #4 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 24,371 90 39.84 GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL 2 #4* $2.95 DEV 24,262 91 39.16 SHE HULK #10 $2.99 MAR 23,848 92 38.89 DISTRICT X #8 $2.99 MAR 23,683 93 38.51 FATHOM DAWN OF WAR #3 $2.99 ASP 23,452 94 38.25 SABRETOOTH #4 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 23,293 95 38.18 STREET FIGHTER #12* $2.95 DEV 23,251 96 38.15 CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON #10 $2.99 MAR 23,233 97 38.05 EX MACHINA #7 (MR) $2.95 DC 23,172 98 37.91 GI JOE #37 $2.95 DEV 23,086 99 37.69 BULLSEYE GREATEST HITS #4 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 22,952 100 37.65 TRANSFORMERS WAR WITHIN VOL 3 #3 $2.95 DRE 22,928 101 37.04 MYSTIQUE #22 $2.99 MAR 22,557 102 37.03 MADROX #4 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 22,551 103 36.17 AUTHORITY REVOLUTION #3 (Of 12) (MR) $2.95 DC 22,027 104 35.85 JSA STRANGE ADVENTURES #5 (Of 6) $3.50 DC 21,832 105 35.32 ADAM STRANGE #4 (Of 8) $2.95 DC 21,509 106 35.22 DEADSHOT #1 (Of 5) $2.95 DC 21,448 107 35.16 GI JOE #38 $2.95 DEV 21,412 108 35.07 HAWKMAN #35 $2.50 DC 21,357 109 34.66 AQUAMAN #25 $2.50 DC 21,107 110 34.61 FIRESTORM #8 $2.50 DC 21,077 111 34.14 NEW INVADERS #5 $2.99 MAR 20,791 112 33.57 INTIMATES #2 $2.95 DC 20,443 113 33.53 SPIDER-GIRL #81 $2.99 MAR 20,419 114 32.55 STAR WARS REPUBLIC #71 $2.99 DAR 19,822 115 31.84 SOLO #2 $4.95 DC 19,390 116 31.75 DOOM PATROL #7 $2.50 DC 19,335 117 31.29 ALPHA FLIGHT #10 $2.99 MAR 19,055 118 31.18 STAR WARS REPUBLIC #72 $2.99 DAR 18,988 119 30.64 OCEAN #3 (Of 6) $2.95 DC 18,659 120 30.63 STAR WARS OBSESSION #2 $2.99 DAR 18,653 121 30.47 ELEKTRA THE HAND #5 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 18,556 122 29.91 STAR WARS EMPIRE #28 $2.99 DAR 18,215 123 29.74 STAR WARS EMPIRE #27 $2.99 DAR 18,111 124 29.61 SPIDER-MAN DOCTOR OCTOPUS YEAR 1 #5 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 18,032 125 29.31 IDENTITY CRISIS #2 (Of 7)* $3.95 DC 17,849 126 29.22 TOMB O/DRACULA #3 $2.99 MAR 17,794 127 29.11 GI JOE RELOADED #10 $2.95 DEV 17,727 128 28.72 TOMB RAIDER #48* $2.99 IMA 17,490 129 28.5 OFF HNDBK MARVEL UNIVERSE GOLDEN AGE MARVEL 2004 $3.99 MAR 17,356 130 28.07 GOTHAM CENTRAL #26 $2.50 DC 17,094 131 27.83 QUESTION #2 (Of 6) $2.95 DC 16,948 132 27.8 THOR SON O/ASGARD #11 $2.99 MAR 16,930 133 27.77 WITCHBLADE #81 $2.99 IMA 16,911 134 27.55 TRANSFORMERS ENERGON #30 $2.95 DRE 16,777 135 27.51 GI JOE RELOADED #11 $2.95 DEV 16,753 136 27.22 BPRD THE DEAD #2 (Of 5) $2.99 DAR 16,576 137 26.26 DARKNESS VOL 2 #17 $2.99 IMA 15,992 138 26.02 SWAMP THING #10 (MR) $2.95 DC 15,846 139 25.6 100 BULLETS #56 (MR) $2.50 DC 15,590 140 25.21 MANHUNTER #5 $2.50 DC 15,352 141 25.13 HELLBLAZER #203 (MR) $2.75 DC 15,304 142 24.57 TEEN TITANS GO #14 $2.25 DC 14,963 143 24.52 TOE TAGS FEAT GEORGE ROMERO #3 (MR) $2.95 DC 14,932 144 24.16 WALKING DEAD #14 (MR) $2.95 IMA 14,713 145 24.14 YOUNG GUNS 2004 SKETCH BOOK $3.99 MAR 14,701 146 23.8 BOOKS O/MAGICK LIFE DURING WARTIME #6 (MR) $2.50 DC 14,494 147 23.02 TRIGGER #1 (MR) $2.95 DC 14,019 148 22.8 KABUKI #3 (MR) $2.99 MAR 13,885 149 22.64 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #4 $2.25 DC 13,787 150 21.77 BATMAN STRIKES #4 $2.25 DC 13,257 151 21.46 TOM STRONG #30 $2.95 DC 13,069 152 21.39 JUBILEE #4 $2.99 MAR 13,026 153 20.81 TALES O/SUSPENSE CAPTAIN AMERICA & IRON MAN COMM ED #1 $3.99 MAR 12,673 154 20.73 SIMPSONS COMICS #101 (Note Price) $2.99 BON 12,624 155 20.65 DOC FRANKENSTEIN #1 $3.50 BUR 12,575 156 20.43 LUCIFER #57 (MR) $2.50 DC 12,441 157 20 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #13* $2.25 MAR 12,180 158 19.6 SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH #1 $2.99 DAR 11,936 159 19.56 THE INCREDIBLES #2 $2.99 DAR 11,912 160 19.49 ELEKTRA THE MOVIE $5.99 MAR 11,869 161 19.2 STOKERS DRACULA #2 (Of 4) $3.99 MAR 11,692 162 19.16 30 DAYS OF BLOODSUCKERS TALES #3 $3.99 IDW 11,668 163 19.12 MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN #17 $2.25 MAR 11,644 164 19.04 SHAOLIN COWBOY #1 $3.50 BUR 11,595 165 18.94 CONCRETE HUMAN DILEMMA #1 (MR) $3.50 DAR 11,534 166 18.8 WARLOCK #4 $2.99 MAR 11,449 167 18.74 MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN #18 $2.25 MAR 11,412 168 18.5 MASTERS O/T UNIVERSE VOL 3 #8 $2.95 IMA 11,266 169 18.1 SLEEPER SEASON TWO #7 (Of 12) (MR) $2.95 DC 11,023 170 18.07 METAL GEAR SOLID #4 $3.99 IDW 11,004 171 17.93 RICHARD DRAGON #8 $2.50 DC 10,919 172 17.08 WITCHING #7 (MR) $2.95 DC 10,401 173 16.98 MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #4 $1.75 MAR 10,340 174 16.76 ELRIC MAKING O/A SORCERER #2 (Of 4) (RES) (MR) $5.95 DC 10,207 175 16.75 FALLEN ANGEL #18 (MR) $2.95 DC 10,200 176 16.38 GOON DH ED #10 $2.99 DAR 9,975 177 16.38 PLASTIC MAN #13 $2.95 DC 9,975 178 16.29 GHOSTBUSTERS LEGION #3 (Of 4) (RES)* $2.95 EIG 9,920 179 16.17 RETURN O/SHADOWHAWK ONE SHOT #1 $2.99 IMA 9,847 180 16.02 HUMANKIND #4 (Of 5) $2.99 IMA 9,756 181 15.87 LOSERS #19 (MR) $2.95 DC 9,665 182 15.85 BART SIMPSON COMICS #21 $2.99 BON 9,652 183 15.5 INVINCIBLE #18 $2.95 IMA 9,439 184 14.61 AFTERMATH INFANTRY #1* $2.95 DEV 8,897 185 14.61 VOLTRON VOL 2 #11 $2.95 DEV 8,897 186 14.46 MARVEL AGE HULK #4 $1.75 MAR 8,806 187 14.43 MONOLITH #10 $2.95 DC 8,788 188 14.37 WILD GIRL #2 (Of 6) $2.95 DC 8,751 189 14.24 SAVAGE DRAGON #119 $2.95 IMA 8,672 190 13.89 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #143 $2.19 ARC 8,459 191 13.82 GARTH ENNIS 303 #2 (MR) $3.99 AVA 8,416 192 13.79 RAZORS EDGE WARBLADE #3 (MR) $2.95 DC 8,398 193 13.69 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #144 $2.19 ARC 8,337 194 13.49 HUMAN TARGET #17 (MR) $2.95 DC 8,215 195 13.39 ANGELTOWN #2 (OF 5) (MR) $2.95 DC 8,154 196 13.33 MARVEL AGE FANTASTIC FOUR #9 $2.25 MAR 8,118 197 13.15 MEGACITY 909 #4* $2.95 DEV 8,008 198 13.13 LADY DEATH 10TH ANNIV ED #1* $3.99 AVA 7,996 199 13.13 HARD TIME #11 $2.50 DC 7,996 200 13.06 MARVEL AGE FANTASTIC FOUR #10 $2.25 MAR 7,953 201 13.05 MONOLITH #11 $2.95 DC 7,947 202 12.71 ULTRA #5 (Of 8) $2.95 IMA 7,740 203 12.47 BATTLE O/T PLANETS PRINCESS #3 (Of 6) $2.99 IMA 7,594 204 11.46 PVP #12 $2.95 IMA 6,979 205 10.72 BLOODHOUND #6 $2.95 DC 6,528 206 10.57 ENGINEHEAD #6 (Of 8) $2.50 DC 6,437 207 10.01 OJO #4 (MR) $2.99 ONI 6,096 208 9.89 AFTERMATH BREAKDOWN #2 $2.95 DEV 6,023 209 9.82 BRIAN PULIDOS BELLADONNA #2 (Of 5)* $3.99 AVA 5,980 210 9.8 COSMIC GUARD #5 $2.99 DYN 5,968 211 9.74 MU #2* $2.95 DEV 5,931 212 9.63 NOBLE CAUSES #4* $3.50 IMA 5,864 213 9.5 KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE #98 $3.99 KEN 5,785 214 9.41 BLADE O/KUMORI #2 $2.95 DEV 5,731 215 9.2 WILDGUARD FIRE POWER #1* $3.50 IMA 5,603 216 9.19 NOBLE CAUSES #5 $3.50 IMA 5,597 217 9.14 AFTERMATH DEFEX #3 $2.95 DEV 5,566 218 9.07 GIRL GENIUS #13 $3.95 STU 5,523 219 8.97 POWERPUFF GIRLS #57 $2.25 DC 5,463 220 8.9 QUEEN & COUNTRY #28 (MR) $2.99 ONI 5,420 221 8.86 MISPLACED AT 17 #1* $4.95 DEV 5,396 222 8.77 IDENTITY CRISIS #6 (Of 7) $3.95 DC 5,341 223 8.76 WARREN ELLIS QUIT CITY #1 (MR) $3.50 AVA 5,335 224 8.75 STARGATE SG1 FALL O/ROME #3 (Of 3)* $3.99 AVA 5,329 225 8.71 CSI DOMINOS #4 (MR) $3.99 IDW 5,304 226 8.58 IDENTITY CRISIS #1 (Of 7)* $3.95 DC 5,225 227 8.55 UNCLE SCROOGE #337 $6.95 GEM 5,207 228 8.54 SCOOBY DOO #91 $2.25 DC 5,201 229 8.46 ARMY O/DARKNESS ASHES TO ASHES DIRECTORS CUT #1 $4.99 DYN 5,152 230 8.19 DESPERADOES BANNERS O/GOLD #1 $3.99 IDW 4,988 231 8.07 JINGLE BELLE #2 $2.99 DAR 4,914 232 7.97 DONALD DUCK & FRIENDS #323 $2.95 GEM 4,854 233 7.97 IDENTITY CRISIS #5 (Of 7) $3.95 DC 4,854 234 7.96 BLADE O/T IMMORTAL #96 (MR) $2.99 DAR 4,847 235 7.69 FLASH #216 $2.25 DC 4,683 236 7.6 DEMO #12 (Of 12) $2.95 AIT 4,628 237 7.5 METAL HURLANT #14 (MR) $3.95 DC 4,567 238 7.38 LOVE & ROCKETS VOL 2 #12 (MR) $4.50 FAN 4,494 239 7.36 SUPERMAN BATMAN #14 (RES) $2.95 DC 4,482 240 7.36 MICKEY MOUSE AND FRIENDS #272 $2.95 GEM 4,482 241 7.33 SECRET SKULL #4 (MR) $3.99 IDW 4,464 242 7.31 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #19 $2.95 MIR 4,452 243 7.27 THE INCREDIBLES #1 NEW PRTG (OF 4) $2.99 DAR 4,427 244 7.27 KARAS $2.99 DAR 4,427 245 7.1 BLACK HOLE #12 (OF 12) (MR) $5.95 FAN 4,324 246 7.1 IDENTITY CRISIS #3 (Of 7) $3.95 DC 4,324 247 6.99 IDENTITY CRISIS #4 (Of 7) $3.95 DC 4,257 248 6.92 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #652 $6.95 GEM 4,214 249 6.83 LURKERS #3 $3.99 IDW 4,159 250 6.55 RADIOACTIVE MAN #197 $2.50 BON 3,989 251 6.24 WORLDWATCH #3 (MR) $2.95 WIL 3,800 252 6.22 SUPREME POWER #13 (MR) $2.99 MAR 3,788 253 6.2 ULTIMATE ELEKTRA #4 (Of 5) $2.25 MAR 3,776 254 6.07 DEAD AT 17 REVOLUTION #2 (Of 4) (MR) $2.95 VIP 3,697 255 5.94 GOLD DIGGER #58 $2.99 ANT 3,617 256 5.92 TEEN TITANS #18 $2.50 DC 3,605 257 5.68 SUPER MANGA BLAST #47 (MR) $5.99 DAR 3,459 258 5.65 SPACE GHOST #1 (Of 6) $2.95 DC 3,441 259 5.62 SPAWN #140 (RES) $2.50 IMA 3,422 260 5.31 FRANKENSTEIN MOBSTER #7* $2.95 IMA 3,234 261 5.07 LOONEY TUNES #121 $2.25 DC 3,088 262 4.98 BEAR #7 $2.95 SLG 3,033 263 4.63 ARCHIE #553 $2.19 ARC 2,820 264 4.6 CVO COVERT VAMPIRIC OPERATIONS ROGUE STATE #2 (MR) $3.99 IDW 2,801 265 4.46 HARDY BOYS #2 $2.95 NBM 2,716 266 4.44 MARVEL MUST HAVES WOLVERINE #20-22 $3.99 MAR 2,704 267 4.35 SABRINA VOL 2 #63 $2.19 ARC 2,649 268 4.31 SUPERMAN #211 $2.50 DC 2,625 269 4.28 SECRET WAR BOOK 1 (OF 5) 3RD PRINTING $3.50 MAR 2,606 270 4.27 EZRA #3 $2.95 ARC 2,600 271 4.23 FIERCE #4 (Of 4) $3.99 DAR 2,576 272 4.22 G-MAN ONE SHOT $5.95 IMA 2,570 273 4.22 BRIAN PULIDOS WAR ANGEL BOOK OF DEATH VAR CVR* $2.99 AVA 2,570 274 4.17 SECRET WAR BOOK 2 (OF 5) 2ND PRINTING $3.50 MAR 2,539 275 4.15 JLA #108 $2.25 DC 2,527 276 4.14 GLOOMCOOKIE #22 (MR) $2.95 SLG 2,521 277 4.13 NIGHTMARES & FAIRY TALES #11 (MR) $2.95 SLG 2,515 278 4.11 BETTY & VERONICA #205 $2.19 ARC 2,503 279 4.02 STREET FIGHTER CVR C POWER FOIL #11 (Net) $7.50 DEV 2,448 280 4.01 MAD MAGAZINE #449 $3.50 DC 2,442 281 3.95 OLYMPUS HEIGHTS #5 $3.99 IDW 2,405 282 3.93 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #4 $2.25 DC 2,393 283 3.87 BETTY #143 $2.19 ARC 2,357 284 3.79 VERONICA #157 $2.19 ARC 2,308 285 3.69 PS238 #9 $2.99 DOR 2,247 286 3.57 BRIAN PULIDOS WAR ANGEL BOOK O/DEATH REG CVR $2.50 AVA 2,174 287 3.5 KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE ILLUSTRATED #41 $2.99 KEN 2,131 288 3.41 JOE LANSDALES BY BIZARRE HANDS #6 (Of 6) (MR)* $3.50 AVA 2,077 289 3.27 ADAM STRANGE #3 (Of 8) $2.95 DC 1,991 290 3.24 SERENITY ROSE #5 $2.95 SLG 1,973 291 3.23 DARKSTALKERS #1* $2.95 DEV 1,967 292 3.13 HEROES ANONYMOUS #6 (Of 6) (MR) $2.99 BON 1,906 293 3.1 CAPTAIN GRAVITY & POWER OF VRIL #1 CURR PRTG $2.95 PEN 1,888 294 3.1 CITY OF HEROES #8 $2.95 BLU 1,888 295 3.08 BATGIRL #58 $2.50 DC 1,876 296 3.03 HOT MOMS #4 (A) $4.95 ERO 1,845 297 3.01 STREET ANGEL #4 $2.95 SLG 1,833 298 3 JUGHEAD #162 $2.19 ARC 1,827 299 2.99 GENUS #68 (A) $3.50 RAD 1,821 300 2.99 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #157 $3.59 ARC 1,821
Notes on this chart:
Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons. Publisher abbreviations have also been used:
DC = DC Comics
DAR = Dark Horse Comics
IMA = Image Comics
DEV = Devil's Due Publishing
DRE = Dreamwave Productions
ANT = Antarctic Press
ARC = Archie Comics
ASP = Aspen Entertainment
AVA = Avatar Press
BEC = Beckett Comics
IDW = IDW Publishing
KZR = Kenzer & Company
MIR = Mirage Studios
MNS = Moonstone
ONI = Oni Press Inc.
RAD = Radio Comix
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during December, 2004. 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 December, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of December.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Devil's Due, Dreamwave and Aspen 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.
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 100 graphic novels actual orders in November, see 'Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--November 2004.'
For the top 300 comic actual orders in November, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--November 2004.'
For an overview and analsysis of the actual November orders and an explanation of the transition to our new reporting, see 'Sales Still Sliding on Top Comics' and 'ICv2 Kicks Off New Top 300 Reporting.' For an analysis of the dollar trends in November, see 'Comic Sales Up 2% in November.'
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.'
