These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond
For an overview and analysis of comic sales in October see "Top Comics Slide in October."
For an analysis of the dollar trends in October, see "Comics Up 9% Over 2007."
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond
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TOP 100 GNs -- OCTOBER 2008 |
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Rank |
Index |
Title |
Price |
Pub |
Est.Qty |
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1 |
16.64 |
JOKER HC |
$19.99 |
DC |
17,296 |
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2 |
8.4 |
MARVEL ZOMBIES TP* |
$15.99 |
MAR |
8,731 |
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3 |
8.24 |
BOYS TP VOL 03 (MR) |
$19.99 |
DYN |
8,565 |
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4 |
7.81 |
SERENITY BETTER DAYS TP |
$9.95 |
DAR |
8,118 |
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5 |
7.71 |
DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME HC |
$24.99 |
MAR |
8,014 |
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6 |
5.89 |
WATCHMEN TP* |
$19.99 |
DC |
6,122 |
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7 |
5.74 |
EX MACHINA TP VOL 07 EX CATHEDRA (MR) |
$12.99 |
DC |
5,966 |
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8 |
5.45 |
WARREN ELLIS AETHERIC MECHANICS GN (MR) |
$6.99 |
AVA |
5,665 |
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9 |
5.26 |
ULTIMATE X-MEN TP VOL 19 ABSOLUTE POWER |
$12.99 |
MAR |
5,467 |
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10 |
5.06 |
SAVAGE SWORD O/CONAN TP VOL 04 |
$19.95 |
DAR |
5,259 |
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11 |
4.8 |
JUSTICE TP VOL 02 |
$14.99 |
DC |
4,989 |
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12 |
4.63 |
LOEG BLACK DOSSIER TP |
$19.99 |
DC |
4,812 |
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13 |
4.29 |
PUNISHER MAX TP VOL 10 VALLEY FORGE (MR) |
$16.99 |
MAR |
4,459 |
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14 |
4.19 |
NORTHLANDERS TP VOL 01 SVEN THE RETURNED (MR) |
$9.99 |
DC |
4,355 |
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15 |
4.19 |
X-MEN TP MESSIAH COMPLEX |
$29.99 |
MAR |
4,355 |
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16 |
4.15 |
EMPOWERED TP VOL 04 (MR) |
$14.95 |
DAR |
4,314 |
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17 |
4.07 |
COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS TP VOL 03 |
$19.99 |
DC |
4,230 |
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18 |
3.77 |
GREEN LANTERN REVENGE O/GREEN LANTERNS TP |
$12.99 |
DC |
3,919 |
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19 |
3.72 |
ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR TP VOL 11 SALEMS SEVEN |
$12.99 |
MAR |
3,867 |
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20 |
3.66 |
Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 (MR) |
$29.99 |
DC |
3,804 |
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21 |
3.65 |
DAREDEVIL TP CRUEL UNUSUAL |
$14.99 |
MAR |
3,794 |
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22 |
3.6 |
HELLSING TP VOL 09 |
$13.95 |
DAR |
3,742 |
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23 |
3.53 |
X-FORCE PREM HC VOL 01 ANGELS DEMONS* |
$19.99 |
MAR |
3,669 |
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24 |
3.46 |
MIGHTY AVENGERS TP VOL 02 VENOM BOMB |
$14.99 |
MAR |
3,596 |
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25 |
3.4 |
ULTIMATE IRON MAN II PREM HC* |
$19.99 |
MAR |
3,534 |
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26 |
3.39 |
SCALPED TP VOL 03 DEAD MOTHERS (MR) |
$17.99 |
DC |
3,524 |
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27 |
3.28 |
PUNISHER MAX TP FROM FIRST TO LAST (MR) |
$15.99 |
MAR |
3,409 |
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28 |
3.21 |
SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 01 BRAND NEW DAY |
$19.99 |
MAR |
3,337 |
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29 |
3.21 |
BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS TP VOL 01 CHRYSALIS |
$14.99 |
DC |
3,337 |
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30 |
3.17 |
HELLBLAZER FAMILY MAN TP (MR) |
$19.99 |
DC |
3,295 |
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31 |
3.12 |
ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY HC #19 (MR) |
$15.95 |
DRA |
3,243 |
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32 |
3.02 |
JIM BUTCHERS |
$19.95 |
RAN |
3,139 |
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33 |
2.91 |
STAR WARS OMNIBUS EARLY VICTORIES |
$24.95 |
DAR |
3,025 |
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34 |
2.9 |
JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA THE NEXT AGE TP |
$14.99 |
DC |
3,014 |
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35 |
2.88 |
BERNIE WRIGHTSONS FRANKENSTEIN HC |
$29.95 |
DAR |
2,994 |
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36 |
2.8 |
OWLY GN VOL 05 TINY TALES |
$10.00 |
TOP |
2,910 |
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37 |
2.77 |
HELLBOY LIBRARY ED HC VOL 02 CHAINED COFFIN & OTHERS |
$49.95 |
DAR |
2,879 |
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38 |
2.75 |
SUPERMAN BATMAN SEARCH FOR KRYPTONITE HC |
$19.99 |
DC |
2,858 |
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39 |
2.74 |
SPIRIT FEMME FATALES TP |
$19.99 |
DC |
2,848 |
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40 |
2.72 |
BATMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 06 |
$14.99 |
DC |
2,827 |
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41 |
2.71 |
GREEN LANTERN IN BRIGHTEST DAY TP |
$19.99 |
DC |
2,817 |
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42 |
2.62 |
SUPERMAN THIRD KRYPTONIAN TP |
$14.99 |
DC |
2,723 |
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43 |
2.6 |
ANNIHILATION CONQUEST TP BOOK 01 |
$24.99 |
MAR |
2,702 |
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44 |
2.52 |
ALCOHOLIC HC (MR) |
$19.99 |
DC |
2,619 |
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45 |
2.48 |
SHOWCASE PRESENTS BLACKHAWK TP VOL 01 |
$16.99 |
DC |
2,578 |
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46 |
2.47 |
SHOWCASE PRESENTS WORLDS FINEST TP VOL 02 |
$16.99 |
DC |
2,567 |
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47 |
2.42 |
YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS TP |
$16.99 |
MAR |
2,515 |
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48 |
2.37 |
ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN HC VOL 01* |
$29.99 |
MAR |
2,463 |
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49 |
2.29 |
JLA THAT WAS THEN THIS IS NOW TP |
$14.99 |
DC |
2,380 |
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50 |
2.27 |
LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 01 |
$7.99 |
VIZ |
2,359 |
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51 |
2.2 |
IMMORTAL IRON FIST PREM HC VOL 03 BOOK O/IRON FIST |
$24.99 |
MAR |
2,287 |
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52 |
2.2 |
BATMAN KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC |
$17.99 |
DC |
2,287 |
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53 |
2.19 |
SPIRIT HC VOL 02 |
$24.99 |
DC |
2,276 |
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54 |
2.16 |
GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP VOL 04 |
$15.99 |
ZEN |
2,245 |
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55 |
2.15 |
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY WEDDING ALBUM HC |
$19.99 |
DC |
2,235 |
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56 |
2.09 |
EVIL DEAD TP |
$12.95 |
DAR |
2,172 |
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57 |
2.05 |
GANTZ TP VOL 02 |
$12.95 |
DAR |
2,131 |
|
58 |
2.03 |
MMW X-MEN HC VOL 07* |
$54.99 |
MAR |
2,110 |
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59 |
2.02 |
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 09 |
$7.95 |
ARC |
2,100 |
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60 |
2.02 |
X-MEN LONGSHOT PREM HC* |
$24.99 |
MAR |
2,100 |
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61 |
2.01 |
ESSENTIAL MARVEL HORROR TP VOL 02 |
$16.99 |
MAR |
2,089 |
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62 |
1.97 |
BATMAN DEATH MASK COLLECTED EDITION |
$9.99 |
DC |
2,048 |
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63 |
1.93 |
JONAH HEX LUCK RUNS OUT TP |
$12.99 |
DC |
2,006 |
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64 |
1.92 |
V FOR VENDETTA TP |
$19.99 |
DC |
1,996 |
|
65 |
1.92 |
TOKEN |
$9.99 |
DC |
1,996 |
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66 |
1.89 |
DC COMICS GOES APE TP |
$19.99 |
DC |
1,964 |
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67 |
1.88 |
BIRDS OF PREY METROPOLIS OR DUST TP |
$17.99 |
DC |
1,954 |
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68 |
1.87 |
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE |
$9.99 |
IMA |
1,944 |
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69 |
1.85 |
EMIKO SUPERSTAR |
$9.99 |
DC |
1,923 |
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70 |
1.81 |
MMW ATLAS ERA HC VOL 01 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY* |
$59.99 |
MAR |
1,881 |
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71 |
1.78 |
SPIDER-MAN TP A NEW GOBLIN |
$12.99 |
MAR |
1,850 |
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72 |
1.77 |
DOKTOR SLEEPLESS TP VOL 01 ENGINES O/DESIRE (MR) |
$26.99 |
AVA |
1,840 |
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73 |
1.75 |
PREDATOR OMNIBUS TP VOL 04 |
$24.95 |
DAR |
1,819 |
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74 |
1.73 |
QUEEN & COUNTRY DEFINITIVE ED TP VOL 03 |
$19.95 |
ONI |
1,798 |
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75 |
1.71 |
WILL EISNERS SPIRIT ARCHIVES HC VOL 25 |
$59.99 |
DC |
1,777 |
|
76 |
1.71 |
CATWOMAN CRIME PAYS TP |
$14.99 |
DC |
1,777 |
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77 |
1.69 |
HULK PREM HC HEART O/ATOM* |
$29.99 |
MAR |
1,757 |
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78 |
1.68 |
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$17.99 |
DC |
1,746 |
|
79 |
1.66 |
BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP |
$14.99 |
DC |
1,725 |
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80 |
1.65 |
CROSSING MIDNIGHT TP VOL 03 SWORD I/SOUL (MR) |
$14.99 |
DC |
1,715 |
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81 |
1.64 |
IRON MAN TP DRAGON SEED SAGA |
$16.99 |
MAR |
1,705 |
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82 |
1.64 |
FATE STAY NIGHT GN VOL 01 (Of 5) |
$9.99 |
TOK |
1,705 |
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83 |
1.61 |
BLUE BEETLE TP VOL 04 ENDGAME |
$14.99 |
DC |
1,673 |
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84 |
1.6 |
HEAVY LIQUID HC (MR) |
$39.99 |
DC |
1,663 |
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85 |
1.6 |
SKY DOLL PREM HC (MR) |
$24.99 |
MAR |
1,663 |
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86 |
1.56 |
STREET FIGHTER TRIBUTE TP |
$39.99 |
UDO |
1,621 |
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87 |
1.55 |
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 17 |
$9.99 |
VIZ |
1,611 |
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88 |
1.51 |
LOCKE & KEY HC |
$24.99 |
IDE |
1,570 |
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89 |
1.5 |
SPIDER-MAN PREM HC WITH GREAT POWER |
$24.99 |
MAR |
1,559 |
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90 |
1.5 |
MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA HC VOL 05 MARVEL KNIGHTS |
$29.99 |
MAR |
1,559 |
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91 |
1.5 |
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES ENEMY RISING HC |
$19.99 |
DC |
1,559 |
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92 |
1.48 |
NUMBER O/BEAST TP |
$19.99 |
DC |
1,538 |
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93 |
1.46 |
STAR WARS FORCE UNLEASHED GN |
$15.95 |
DAR |
1,518 |
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94 |
1.46 |
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 02 NO FUTURE FOR YOU |
$15.95 |
DAR |
1,518 |
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95 |
1.43 |
JOSS WHEDONS FRAY FUTURE SLAYER TP |
$19.95 |
DAR |
1,486 |
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96 |
1.4 |
BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP |
$19.99 |
DC |
1,455 |
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97 |
1.4 |
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED |
$12.99 |
DC |
1,455 |
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98 |
1.4 |
FRIDAY THE 13TH TP VOL 02 (MR) |
$17.99 |
DC |
1,455 |
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99 |
1.39 |
GRIMM FAIRY TALES PIPER TP |
$15.99 |
ZEN |
1,445 |
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100 |
1.39 |
INCREDIBLE HERCULES PREM HC SECRET INVASION |
$19.99 |
MAR |
1,445 |
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Notes on this chart:
Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons. Publisher abbreviations have also been used:
NBM = NBM / Papercutz
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 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 October, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of October. This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Dynamite, 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
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 September, see "Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--September 2008."
For the top 300 comic actual orders in September, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--September 2008."
For an overview and analysis of the actual September orders and an explanation of the transition to our new reporting, see "'Secret Invasion' Rules Again" and "ICv2 Kicks Off New Top 300 Reporting." For an analysis of the dollar trends in September, see "Comic Sales Up in September."
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."
