For our estimates of actual orders to Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels scheduled to ship during January, see 'Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--January 2005.'
QtyRank Index Title Price Pub Est.Qty 1 262.24 NEW AVENGERS #2* $2.25 MAR 153,751 2 193.38 ULTIMATES 2 #2 $2.99 MAR 113,379 3 185 X-MEN PHOENIX ENDSONG #1 (OF 5)* $2.99 MAR 108,466 4 154.56 ULTIMATE X-MEN #54 $2.25 MAR 90,619 5 149.15 ULTIMATE X-MEN #55 $2.25 MAR 87,447 6 149.09 UNCANNY X-MEN #454 $2.25 MAR 87,411 7 146.57 X-MEN #166 $2.25 MAR 85,934 8 143.25 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #71 $2.25 MAR 83,987 9 136.18 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #516 $2.25 MAR 79,842 10 136.16 WOLVERINE #24 $2.25 MAR 79,831 11 127.46 WOLVERINE THE END #6 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 74,730 12 127.07 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #15 $2.25 MAR 74,501 13 116.56 X-23 #1 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 68,339 14 112.49 TEEN TITANS #20 $2.50 DC 65,953 15 109.32 JLA #110 $2.25 DC 64,094 16 105.46 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #10 $2.99 MAR 61,831 17 103.13 X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR #2 (OF 5) $3.50 MAR 60,465 18 102.72 JLA CLASSIFIED #3 $2.95 DC 60,225 19 100 BATMAN #636 $2.25 DC 58,630 20 96.14 X-23 #2 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 56,367 21 90.92 CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 $2.99 MAR 53,306 22 84.89 FLASH #217 $2.25 DC 49,771 23 83.36 SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #23 $2.25 MAR 48,874 24 83.11 DAREDEVIL #69 $2.99 MAR 48,727 25 81.57 SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #24 $2.25 MAR 47,824 26 80.47 INCREDIBLE HULK #77 $2.99 MAR 47,180 27 79.03 FANTASTIC FOUR #522 $2.99 MAR 46,335 28 74.45 JSA #69 $2.50 DC 43,650 29 73.93 WANTED #6 (Of 6) (MR) $2.99 IMA 43,345 30 72.08 LEGION O/SUPER HEROES #2 $2.95 DC 42,261 31 71.07 FLASH #218 $2.25 DC 41,668 32 69.66 DETECTIVE COMICS #802 $2.95 DC 40,842 33 68.53 NEW X-MEN #8 $2.99 MAR 40,179 34 67.42 OUTSIDERS #19 $2.50 DC 39,528 35 67.1 THE PUNISHER #16 (MR) $2.99 MAR 39,341 36 67.05 CONAN #12 $2.99 DAR 39,311 37 66.95 ADVENTURES O/SUPERMAN #636 $2.50 DC 39,253 38 65.15 NEW X-MEN #9 $2.99 MAR 38,197 39 64.98 NIGHTWING #101 $2.25 DC 38,098 40 62.49 ACTION COMICS #823 $2.50 DC 36,638 41 61.56 NIGHTWING #102 $2.25 DC 36,093 42 61.49 ARMY O/DARKNESS ASHES 2 ASHES #4 (MR) $2.99 DYN 36,052 43 60.25 ARMY O/DARKNESS SHOP TIL YOU DROP DEAD #1 $2.99 DYN 35,325 44 60.25 SOULFIRE #3 $2.99 ASP 35,325 45 59.32 PULSE #7 $2.99 MAR 34,779 46 56.41 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #61 $2.50 DC 33,073 47 56.03 ROBIN #134 $2.25 DC 32,850 48 55.89 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #5 (OF 8) $3.50 MAR 32,768 49 55.38 GREEN ARROW #46 $2.50 DC 32,469 50 54.91 SPACE GHOST #3 (OF 6) $2.95 DC 32,194 51 54.8 EXILES #58 $2.99 MAR 32,129 52 54.59 AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #6 (OF 8) $3.50 MAR 32,006 53 54.11 NEW THUNDERBOLTS #4 $2.99 MAR 31,725 54 53.97 DARKNESS SUPERMAN #1 (Of 2) $2.99 IMA 31,643 55 53.38 STORMBREAKER SAGA O/BETA RAY BILL #1 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 31,297 56 53.37 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #14 $2.99 MAR 31,291 57 53.24 JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE #7 (OF 12) $2.50 DC 31,215 58 52.99 PLANETARY #22 $2.95 DC 31,068 59 52.22 SPIDER MAN HUMAN TORCH #1 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 30,617 60 51.73 FANTASTIC FOUR FOES #1 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 30,329 61 50.9 ARANA HEART O/T SPIDER #1* $2.99 MAR 29,843 62 50.24 BIRDS O/PREY #78 $2.50 DC 29,456 63 50.21 POWERS #8 (MR) $2.95 MAR 29,438 64 49.85 BATGIRL #60 $2.50 DC 29,227 65 48.96 SPAWN #142 $2.50 IMA 28,705 66 46.42 MARVEL TEAM-UP #4 $2.25 MAR 27,216 67 45.8 BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #187 $2.50 DC 26,853 68 45.37 WE 3 #3 (OF 3) (MR) $2.95 DC 26,600 69 45.1 NIGHTCRAWLER #5 $2.99 MAR 26,442 70 44.6 MAJESTIC #1 $2.95 DC 26,149 71 44.08 CABLE DEADPOOL #11 $2.99 MAR 25,844 72 43.91 Y THE LAST MAN #30 (MR) $2.95 DC 25,744 73 43.68 WONDER WOMAN #212 $2.25 DC 25,610 74 42.48 SUPERMAN STRENGTH #1 (OF 3) $5.95 DC 24,906 75 42.41 ROGUE #7 $2.99 MAR 24,865 76 41.56 FABLES #33 (MR) $2.50 DC 24,367 77 41.21 CATWOMAN #39 $2.50 DC 24,161 78 40.13 GAMBIT #6 $2.99 MAR 23,528 79 39.63 SHE HULK #11 $2.99 MAR 23,235 80 38.54 BLACK WIDOW #5 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 22,596 81 37.94 DISTRICT X #9 $2.99 MAR 22,244 82 37.06 MYSTIQUE #23 $2.99 MAR 21,728 83 36.66 CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON #11 $2.99 MAR 21,494 84 36.33 MADROX #5 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 21,300 85 36.32 BULLSEYE GREATEST HITS #5 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 21,294 86 35.79 AUTHORITY REVOLUTION #4 (OF 12) (MR) $2.95 DC 20,984 87 35.56 JSA STRANGE ADVENTURES #6 (OF 6) $3.50 DC 20,849 88 35.54 OFF HANDBK MARVEL UNIVERSE WOMEN O/MARVEL 2005 $3.99 MAR 20,837 89 35.3 GI JOE #39 $2.95 DEV 20,696 90 34.91 HAWKMAN #36 $2.50 DC 20,468 91 34.75 AQUAMAN #26 $2.50 DC 20,374 92 34.12 SPIDER-GIRL #82 $2.99 MAR 20,005 93 34.1 FIRESTORM #9 $2.50 DC 19,993 94 33.7 NEW INVADERS #6 $2.99 MAR 19,758 95 31.51 SPIDER-MAN INDIA #3 (OF 4) $2.99 MAR 18,474 96 31.24 SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED #7 $2.99 MAR 18,316 97 31.21 ALPHA FLIGHT #11 $2.99 MAR 18,298 98 30.65 DOOM PATROL #8 $2.50 DC 17,970 99 29.15 DEADSHOT #2 (OF 5) $2.95 DC 17,091 100 28.81 BREACH #1 $2.95 DC 16,891 101 28.57 GOTHAM CENTRAL #27 $2.50 DC 16,751 102 28.23 WITCHBLADE #82 $2.99 IMA 16,551 103 27.93 INTIMATES #3 $2.95 DC 16,375 104 27.64 THOR SON OF ASGARD #12 $2.99 MAR 16,205 105 26.58 QUESTION #3 (OF 6) $2.95 DC 15,584 106 26.3 TOMB OF DRACULA #4 $2.99 MAR 15,420 107 26.21 BPRD THE DEAD #3 (OF 5) $2.99 DAR 15,367 108 25.7 100 BULLETS #57 (MR) $2.50 DC 15,068 109 25.46 TOMB RAIDER #49 $2.99 IMA 14,927 110 24.77 HELLBLAZER #204 (MR) $2.75 DC 14,523 111 24.45 MANHUNTER #6 $2.50 DC 14,335 112 24.39 SWAMP THING #11 (MR) $2.95 DC 14,300 113 24.38 TEEN TITANS GO #15 $2.25 DC 14,294 114 23.91 FUTURAMA SIMPSONS CROSSOVER CRISIS PART 2 #1 (OF 2) $2.99 BON 14,018 115 23.33 BOOKS O/MAGICK LIFE DURING WARTIME #7 (MR) $2.50 DC 13,678 116 23.11 TOE TAGS FEAT GEORGE ROMERO #4 (MR) $2.95 DC 13,549 117 22.51 GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #1 (Of 6)* $2.95 DC 13,198 118 21.69 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #5 $2.25 DC 12,717 119 21.43 UDON DARKSTALKERS #2* $2.95 DEV 12,564 120 20.64 SIMPSONS COMICS #102 $2.99 BON 12,101 121 20.52 LUCIFER #58 (MR) $2.50 DC 12,031 122 20.14 BATMAN STRIKES #5 $2.25 DC 11,808 123 19.58 JUBILEE #5 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 11,480 124 18.89 TERRA OBSCURA VOL 2 #5 (OF 6) $2.95 DC 11,075 125 18.29 SLEEPER SEASON TWO #8 (OF 12) (MR) $2.95 DC 10,723 126 17.73 30 DAYS O/BLOODSUCKERS TALES #4 $3.99 IDW 10,395 127 17.55 TAROT WITCH O/T BLACK ROSE #30 (MR) $2.95 BRO 10,290 128 17.36 MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN #19 $2.25 MAR 10,178 129 17.24 RICHARD DRAGON #9 $2.50 DC 10,108 130 17.22 STKPERS DRACULA #3 (OF 4) $3.99 MAR 10,096 131 16.96 STRANGERS IN PARADISE #70 $2.95 ABS 9,944 132 16.61 SHI JU NEN #3 (Of 4) $2.99 DAR 9,738 133 16.51 INVINCIBLE #19 $2.95 IMA 9,680 134 16.5 WITCHING #8 (MR) $2.95 DC 9,674 135 16.46 TRIGGER #2 (MR) $2.95 DC 9,650 136 16.1 PLASTIC MAN #14 $2.95 DC 9,439 137 15.97 LOSERS #20 (MR) $2.95 DC 9,363 138 15.88 SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH #2 (OF 5) $2.99 DAR 9,310 139 15.45 FLAMING CARROT #1 $2.95 IMA 9,058 140 14.74 YOUNGBLOOD IMPERIAL #1 $2.99 JAY 8,642 141 14.72 GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #3 (Of 6) $2.95 DC 8,630 142 13.59 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #145 $2.19 ARC 7,968 143 13.39 HUMAN TARGET #18 (MR) $2.95 DC 7,851 144 13.29 HARD TIME #12 $2.50 DC 7,792 145 13.06 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #1 $2.95 DC 7,657 146 12.82 ULTRA #6 (OF 8) $2.95 IMA 7,516 147 12.57 STUDIO ICE MEGACITY 909 #5* $2.95 DEV 7,370 148 12.17 CONSTANTINE MOVIE ADAPTATION (MR) $6.95 DC 7,135 149 12.03 MARVEL AGE FANTASTIC FOUR #11 $2.25 MAR 7,053 150 11.85 MARVEL AGE FANTASTIC FOUR #12 $2.25 MAR 6,948 151 11.82 GHOSTBUSTERS LEGION #4 (Of 4) $2.95 EIG 6,930 152 11.67 CASEFILES SAM & TWITCH #12 (MR) $2.50 IMA 6,842 153 11.54 WILD GIRL #3 (OF 6) $2.95 DC 6,766 154 11.35 ANGELTOWN #3 (OF 5) (MR) $2.95 DC 6,655 155 11.15 USAGI YOJIMBO #81 $2.99 DAR 6,537 156 11.04 PVP #13 $2.95 IMA 6,473 157 10.95 WARREN ELLIS ANGEL STOMP FUTURE #1 (MR) $3.50 AVA 6,420 158 10.79 BLOODHOUND #7 $2.95 DC 6,326 159 10.71 GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH #2 (Of 6)* $2.95 DC 6,279 160 10.32 THE GIFT #9 $2.99 IMA 6,051 161 10.31 WARREN ELLIS SIMON SPECTOR #1 (MR) $3.50 AVA 6,045 162 9.61 KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE #99 $3.99 KEN 5,634 163 9.54 AFTERMATH BREAKDOWN #3 $2.95 DEV 5,593 164 9.41 BRIAN PULIDOS BELLADONNA #3 (Of 5)* $3.99 AVA 5,517 165 9.29 SHONEN JUMP VOL 3 FEB 2005 #2 $4.99 VIZ 5,447 166 8.88 TALES OF TELLOS #3 (Of 3) $3.50 IMA 5,206 167 8.82 NOBLE CAUSES #6 $3.50 IMA 5,171 168 8.68 POWERPUFF GIRLS #58 $2.25 DC 5,089 169 8.66 CSI DOMINOS #5 (Of 5) $3.99 IDW 5,077 170 8.64 HERO SQUARED XTRA SIZED SPECIAL #1* $3.99 ATO 5,066 171 8.57 AFTERMATH BLADE O/KUMORI #3 $2.95 DEV 5,025 172 8.31 SCOOBY DOO #92 $2.25 DC 4,872 173 8.17 DONALD DUCK & FRIENDS #324 $2.95 GEM 4,790 174 7.96 BLADE O/T IMMORTAL #97 (MR) $2.99 DAR 4,667 175 7.81 SUPERPATRIOT WAR ON TERROR #2 (Of 4) $2.95 IMA 4,579 176 7.49 MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #273 $2.95 GEM 4,391 177 7.26 GRENDEL DEVILS REIGN #7 (Of 7) $3.50 DAR 4,257 178 6.86 SUPERMAN BATMAN #16 $2.95 DC 4,022 179 6.8 BEYOND AVALON #1 $2.95 IMA 3,987 180 6.72 FREEDOM FORCE #1 (OF 6) $2.95 IMA 3,940 181 6.48 LORE #5 (MR) $5.99 IDW 3,799 182 6.48 BLOODRAYNE SKIES AFIRE $3.99 DIG 3,799 183 6.4 DESPERADOES BANNERS O/GOLD #2 (OF 5) $3.99 IDW 3,752 184 6.32 TEEN TITANS #19 $2.50 DC 3,705 185 6.28 ERIC REDS CONTAINMENT #1 (OF 4) $3.99 IDW 3,682 186 6.19 POISON ELVES HYENA #3 (MR) $2.95 SIR 3,629 187 6.17 PIGTALE #1 $2.95 IMA 3,617 188 6.14 GHOSTBUSTERS LEGION BRERETON CVR #4 (Of 4) $3.50 EIG 3,600 189 6.13 DETONATOR #2 $2.95 IMA 3,594 190 6.07 GOLD DIGGER #59 $2.99 ANT 3,559 191 5.82 SIMPSONS CLASSICS #3 $3.99 BON 3,412 192 5.77 BLOODSTREAM #4 (Of 4) (MR) $2.95 IMA 3,383 193 5.72 SUPER MANGA BLAST #48 (MR) $5.99 DAR 3,354 194 5.43 THE BALLAD O/SLEEPING BEAUTY #6 $1.99 BEC 3,184 195 5.3 PAT LEES TRANSFORMERS GI JOE #1* $2.95 DRE 3,107 196 5.17 FIREBREATHER IRON SAINT ONE SHOT $6.95 IMA 3,031 197 5.15 SPACE GHOST #2 (Of 6) $2.95 DC 3,019 198 4.99 SMALL GODS #6 $2.95 IMA 2,926 199 4.94 LOONEY TUNES #122 $2.25 DC 2,896 200 4.85 GOLD DIGGER ADVENTURES STAND ALONE SPECIAL #1 $2.99 ANT 2,844 201 4.42 ARCHIE #554 $2.19 ARC 2,591 202 4.29 LUBA #10 (MR) $3.50 FAN 2,515 203 4.22 CVO COVERT VAMPIRIC OPERATIONS ROGUE STATE #3 (MR) $3.99 IDW 2,474 204 4.16 MAD MAGAZINE #450 $3.50 DC 2,439 205 4.14 AMAZING JOY BUZZARDS #1 $2.95 IMA 2,427 206 3.91 VERTIGO SECRET FILES HELLBLAZER #1 $4.95 DC 2,292 207 3.85 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #88 $2.19 ARC 2,257 208 3.78 VERONICA #158 $2.19 ARC 2,216 209 3.75 DOGWITCH #15 (MR) $2.95 SIR 2,199 210 3.71 BETTY #144 $2.19 ARC 2,175 211 3.7 BATMAN #635 $2.25 DC 2,169 212 3.69 JLA CLASSIFIED #2 $2.95 DC 2,163 213 3.65 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #5 $2.25 DC 2,140 214 3.64 SUPERMAN BATMAN #15 $2.95 DC 2,134 215 3.54 CAVEWOMAN MERIEMS GALLERY #4 (MR)* $3.25 AMR 2,076 216 3.54 SUPERMAN #212 $2.50 DC 2,076 217 3.34 SHAOLIN COWBOY #1 $3.50 BUR 1,958 218 3.15 WOLVERINE #23 $2.25 MAR 1,847 219 3.12 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #130 $3.59 ARC 1,829 220 3 IRON MAN #2 $2.99 MAR 1,759 221 2.98 STAR WARS OBSESSION #2 $2.99 DAR 1,747 222 2.94 LENORE #11 $2.95 SLG 1,724 223 2.79 RUULE KISS & TELL #7 $1.99 BEC 1,636 224 2.72 HELIOS #2 (MR) $2.99 DAK 1,595 225 2.72 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #158 $3.59 ARC 1,595 226 2.71 SUPERMAN #211 $2.50 DC 1,589 227 2.69 SPUNKY KNIGHT EXTREME #4 (A) $3.95 ERO 1,577 228 2.68 MARVEL 2005 NEW YEAR DEAL $5.00 MAR 1,571 229 2.68 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #123 $2.99 ANT 1,571 230 2.65 ADAM STRANGE #4 (Of 8) $2.95 DC 1,554 231 2.63 ARMY O/DARKNESS ASHES 2 ASHES #1 (MR)* $2.99 DYN 1,542 232 2.59 IDENTITY CRISIS #7 (Of 7) $3.95 DC 1,519 233 2.57 FLARE #3 $2.99 HER 1,507 234 2.53 NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD BARBARAS ZOMBIE CHRON #3 (Of 3) (MR) $4.95 DEA 1,483 235 2.5 PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #91 $3.59 ARC 1,466 236 2.48 WATERLOO SUNSET #3 (Of 4) $6.95 IMA 1,454 237 2.48 NEOTOPIA VOL 4 #5 $2.99 ANT 1,454 238 2.47 BATMAN DANGER GIRL $4.95 DC 1,448 239 2.46 MILK #44 (A) $3.50 RAD 1,442 240 2.44 DOROTHY #1 (MR) $5.00 ILL 1,431 241 2.38 LAUGH DIGEST #199 $2.39 ARC 1,395 242 2.38 BATGIRL #59 $2.50 DC 1,395 243 2.34 ASTONISHING X-MEN #7 $2.99 MAR 1,372 244 2.32 CAPTAIN GRAVITY & POWER O/VRIL #2 $2.95 PEN 1,360 245 2.27 MANHUNTER #5 $2.50 DC 1,331 246 2.26 A G SUPER EROTIC ANTHOLOGY #10 (A) $4.99 ICA 1,325 247 2.11 UDON DARKSTALKERS #1* $2.95 DEV 1,237 248 2.1 FURRLOUGH #142 $3.50 RAD 1,231 249 2.07 SUPERMAN BATMAN #14 $2.95 DC 1,214 250 2.06 GENUS MALE #4 (A) $4.99 RAD 1,208 251 2.05 JUGHEAD WITH ARCHIE DIGEST #199 $2.39 ARC 1,202 252 2.04 100 GIRLS #3 $2.95 ARC 1,196 253 1.97 AFTERMATH #0 $9.95 DEV 1,155 254 1.94 CAPTAIN CANUCK UNHOLY WAR #3 (OF 3) $2.50 COM 1,137 255 1.91 STAR WARS OBSESSION #1 (Of 5) $2.99 DAR 1,120 256 1.9 ARISINOE #1 (A) $3.95 ERO 1,114 257 1.89 NEXT EXIT #2 $2.95 SLA 1,108 258 1.87 ULTRA #1 2ND PRTG $2.95 IMA 1,096 259 1.85 GREEN ARROW #45 $2.50 DC 1,085 260 1.83 GIRL + GIRL #1 (A) $3.95 ERO 1,073 261 1.79 FLASH #216 $2.25 DC 1,049 262 1.73 THE INCREDIBLES #2 $2.99 DAR 1,014 263 1.72 I HUNT MONSTERS VOL 2 #1 $2.99 ANT 1,008 264 1.71 TALES O/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #7 $2.95 MIR 1,003 265 1.7 QUAGMIRE USA #6 $2.99 ANT 997 266 1.7 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #13* $2.25 MAR 997 267 1.69 TRUE STORY SWEAR TO GOD #12 $2.95 CLI 991 268 1.68 JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC #1 $2.95 SLA 985 269 1.66 FRANK MILLERS ROBOCOP OFFICER LEWIS #7 (OF 9) $5.99 AVA 973 270 1.66 BLOWJOB #12 (A) $3.95 ERO 973 271 1.63 JLA #109 $2.25 DC 956 272 1.53 SIN CITY ANGELS #1 (A) $3.95 ERO 897 273 1.51 IDENTITY CRISIS #5 (Of 7) $3.95 DC 885 274 1.49 IDENTITY CRISIS #3 (Of 7) $3.95 DC 874 275 1.48 SUPREME POWER #14 (MR) $2.99 MAR 868 276 1.45 AP YOU CAN DRAW MANGA #12 $4.95 ANT 850 277 1.45 CATWOMAN WHEN I/ROME #3 (Of 6) $3.50 DC 850 278 1.45 BOOTLEG #12 (A) $3.95 WHI 850 279 1.45 TEEN TITANS #17 $2.50 DC 850 280 1.42 BRICK CITY BUNCH #1 $2.95 URB 833 281 1.4 CITY O/HEROES #9 $2.95 BLU 821 282 1.38 SQUEE #1 $2.95 SLG 809 283 1.36 NEW AVENGERS #1* $2.25 MAR 797 284 1.36 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #515 $2.25 MAR 797 285 1.35 SUPERMAN #210 $2.50 DC 792 286 1.34 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #14 $2.25 MAR 786 287 1.33 ELVIRA #141 $2.50 CLA 780 288 1.33 CRYPTOZOO CREW #1 $2.95 NBM 780 289 1.32 WALKING DEAD #14 (MR) $2.95 IMA 774 290 1.31 PANZER 1946 #3 $5.95 ANT 768 291 1.27 ADAM STRANGE #3 (Of 8) $2.95 DC 745 292 1.26 FEMFORCE #130 $6.95 AC 739 293 1.26 SONIC & KNUCKLES MECHA MADNESS SPECIAL CURR PRTG #1 $2.25 ARC 739 294 1.21 IDENTITY CRISIS #6 (Of 7) $3.95 DC 709 296 1.21 TIM SELEY GI JOE SKETCHBOOK $9.95 DEV 709 295 1.21 FLASH #215 $2.25 DC 709 297 1.2 SONIC IN YOUR FACE SPECIAL CURR PRTG #1 $2.25 ARC 704 298 1.18 SONIC & KNUCKLES SPECIAL CURR PRTG #1 $2.25 ARC 692 299 1.18 NEW AVENGERS #1 DIRECTORS CUT $3.99 MAR 692 300 1.16 BELLY BUTTON #2 (MR) $4.95 FAN 680
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 January, 2005. 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 January, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of January.
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 December, see 'Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--December 2004.'
For the top 300 comic actual orders in December, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--December 2004.'
For an overview and analsysis of the actual December orders and an explanation of the transition to our new reporting, see 'New Avengers #1 Tops 240K' and 'ICv2 Kicks Off New Top 300 Reporting.' For an analysis of the dollar trends in December, see 'December Comic Dollars Up 7%.'
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.'
