These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2010.


For an overview and analysis of comic sales in September, see "'Wolverine' Tops September Charts."


For an analysis of the dollar trends in September, see "It's Official: Q3 Comic Sales Sucked."

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during September, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--September 2010."

 

 

TOP 300 COMICS -- September 2010

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

135.54

WOLVERINE #1

$3.99

MAR

   104,414

2

114.82

BRIGHTEST DAY #9

$2.99

DC

     88,446

3

113.25

BRIGHTEST DAY #10

$2.99

DC

     87,241

4

110.57

GREEN LANTERN #57

$2.99

DC

     85,179

5

107.61

BATMAN AND ROBIN #14

$2.99

DC

     82,894

6

106.98

AVENGERS #5

$3.99

MAR

     82,411

7

100.58

NEW AVENGERS #4

$3.99

MAR

     77,479

8

100.00

BATMAN #703

$2.99

DC

     77,033

9

90.28

SECRET AVENGERS #5

$3.99

MAR

     69,546

10

88.72

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #641

$3.99

MAR

     68,345

11

86.39

X-MEN #3

$3.99

MAR

     66,549

12

82.53

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #52

$2.99

DC

     63,577

13

81.02

UNCANNY X-MEN #528

$3.99

MAR

     62,415

14

80.57

FLASH #5

$2.99

DC

     62,063

15

80.30

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #643

$2.99

MAR

     61,855

16

78.04

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #642

$2.99

MAR

     60,115

17

75.69

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #644

$2.99

MAR

     58,310

18

74.79

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #49

$3.99

DC

     57,616

19

73.07

GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #2

$3.99

DC

     56,289

20

69.46

THOR #614

$3.99

MAR

     53,505

21

68.67

THOR #615

$3.99

MAR

     52,896

22

66.18

X-MEN LEGACY #240

$2.99

MAR

     50,984

23

63.37

DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #1

$3.99

MAR

     48,819

24

62.94

X-23 #1

$3.99

MAR

     48,481

25

62.54

AVENGERS PRIME #3

$3.99

MAR

     48,173

26

62.29

CAPTAIN AMERICA #610

$3.99

MAR

     47,986

27

61.32

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #30

$2.99

MAR

     47,238

28

61.30

SHADOWLAND #3

$3.99

MAR

     47,223

29

60.73

HULK #25

$3.99

MAR

     46,784

30

60.02

NEMESIS #3 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

     46,234

31

58.26

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #36

$2.99

DAR

     44,883

32

58.06

DAREDEVIL #510

$2.99

MAR

     44,728

33

57.40

GREEN ARROW #4

$2.99

DC

     44,220

34

55.97

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 3 #2

$3.99

MAR

     43,119

35

55.76

INCREDIBLE HULKS #612

$3.99

MAR

     42,956

36

54.86

FANTASTIC FOUR #583

$2.99

MAR

     42,257

37

52.12

BIRDS OF PREY #5

$2.99

DC

     40,146

38

52.01

INCREDIBLE HULKS #613

$3.99

MAR

     40,063

39

51.99

BATMAN ODYSSEY #3

$3.99

DC

     40,046

40

50.56

ASTONISHING X-MEN XENOGENESIS #3

$3.99

MAR

     38,951

41

50.44

WONDER WOMAN #603

$2.99

DC

     38,852

42

48.54

DETECTIVE COMICS #869

$3.99

DC

     37,394

43

48.40

X-FORCE SEX AND VIOLENCE #3

$3.99

MAR

     37,283

44

48.23

JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #9

$2.99

DC

     37,151

45

47.54

JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #10

$2.99

DC

     36,624

46

47.48

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #43

$2.99

DC

     36,576

47

47.26

DEADPOOL #27

$2.99

MAR

     36,404

48

46.50

STEVE ROGERS SUPER-SOLDIER #3

$3.99

MAR

     35,817

49

46.44

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #14

$3.99

MAR

     35,776

50

46.08

AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE #2

$3.99

MAR

     35,497

51

44.07

ACTION COMICS #893

$3.99

DC

     33,948

52

43.82

RED ROBIN #16

$2.99

DC

     33,753

53

43.80

INVADERS NOW #1

$3.99

MAR

     33,739

54

43.74

WOLVERINE ROAD TO HELL #1

$3.99

MAR

     33,696

55

42.08

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #5

$3.99

DC

     32,417

56

41.85

THOR FOR ASGARD #1

$3.99

MAR

     32,236

57

41.79

THUNDERBOLTS #148

$2.99

MAR

     32,190

58

41.54

SUPERMAN BATMAN #76

$2.99

DC

     32,003

59

41.13

NEW MUTANTS #17

$2.99

MAR

     31,684

60

40.72

BATMAN BEYOND #4

$2.99

DC

     31,368

61

40.52

AVENGERS ACADEMY #4

$2.99

MAR

     31,212

62

38.56

THANOS IMPERATIVE #4

$3.99

MAR

     29,704

63

38.46

X-FACTOR #209

$2.99

MAR

     29,626

64

38.24

ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN WOLVERINE #3

$3.99

MAR

     29,455

65

37.08

THOR FOR ASGARD #2

$3.99

MAR

     28,563

66

36.92

TITANS #27

$2.99

DC

     28,438

67

36.46

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL #1

$4.99

DC

     28,088

68

35.89

X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS SMOKE AND BLOOD #1

$3.99

MAR

     27,649

69

35.63

WALKING DEAD #77 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

     27,448

70

35.45

SCARLET #2

$3.95

MAR

     27,312

71

35.09

ADVENTURE COMICS #518

$3.99

DC

     27,028

72

34.87

BATGIRL #14

$2.99

DC

     26,861

73

33.68

SECRET WARRIORS #20

$2.99

MAR

     25,947

74

33.56

DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #5

$3.99

DC

     25,851

75

33.30

X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS X-MEN VS VAMPIRES #1

$3.99

MAR

     25,654

76

32.96

ZATANNA #5

$2.99

DC

     25,393

77

32.83

ULTIMATE COMICS MYSTERY #3

$3.99

MAR

     25,293

78

32.50

SUPERGIRL #56

$2.99

DC

     25,034

79

31.86

SHADOWLAND ELEKTRA #1

$3.99

MAR

     24,545

80

31.55

FRANKEN-CASTLE #20

$2.99

MAR

     24,304

81

31.49

TRUE BLOOD #3

$3.99

IDW

     24,254

82

31.39

TIME MASTERS VANISHING POINT #3

$3.99

DC

     24,177

83

31.29

RED HOOD LOST DAYS #4

$2.99

DC

     24,104

84

31.00

NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #2

$2.99

MAR

     23,880

85

30.93

BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #16

$3.99

DC

     23,830

86

30.92

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #16

$2.99

DC

     23,821

87

30.31

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #6 (MR)

$3.99

DC

     23,349

88

30.19

TEEN TITANS #87

$3.99

DC

     23,259

89

29.93

SUPERMAN THE LAST FAMILY OF KRYPTON #2

$4.99

DC

     23,059

90

29.76

DEADPOOL WADE WILSONS WAR #4

$3.99

MAR

     22,927

91

29.40

SHADOWLAND GHOST RIDER #1

$3.99

MAR

     22,645

92

28.41

DEADPOOL CORPS #6

$2.99

MAR

     21,888

93

28.10

JSA ALL STARS #10

$3.99

DC

     21,646

94

27.68

DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER JOURNEY BEGINS #5

$3.99

MAR

     21,323

95

27.56

THOR FIRST THUNDER #1

$3.99

MAR

     21,228

96

27.36

MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER #3

$3.99

MAR

     21,075

97

27.22

DEADPOOL PULP #1

$3.99

MAR

     20,965

98

27.16

I AM AN AVENGER #1

$3.99

MAR

     20,922

99

27.11

KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #7

$3.99

DE

     20,880

100

26.99

BOYS #46 (MR)

$3.99

DE

     20,789

101

26.97

SECRET SIX #25

$2.99

DC

     20,775

102

26.61

FIRST WAVE #4

$3.99

DC

     20,497

103

26.48

MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER #4

$3.99

MAR

     20,395

104

26.36

SHADOWLAND MOON KNIGHT #2

$3.99

MAR

     20,307

105

26.01

FRANKEN-CASTLE #21

$3.99

MAR

     20,036

106

25.86

DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #889

$2.99

MAR

     19,917

107

25.44

FABLES #98 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     19,594

108

25.16

FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1

$2.99

DC

     19,378

109

24.92

SHADOWLAND BLOOD ON STREETS #2

$3.99

MAR

     19,199

110

24.15

HELLBOY THE STORM #3

$2.99

DAR

     18,602

111

24.08

TASKMASTER #1

$3.99

MAR

     18,550

112

24.02

BOOSTER GOLD #36

$2.99

DC

     18,504

113

24.01

BLACK WIDOW #6

$2.99

MAR

     18,499

114

23.89

POWER GIRL #16

$2.99

DC

     18,404

115

23.47

SPAWN #199

$2.99

IMA

     18,076

116

23.39

CAPTAIN AMERICA PATRIOT #1

$3.99

MAR

     18,017

117

23.23

HAUNT #9

$2.99

IMA

     17,894

118

23.11

BOYS HIGHLAND LADDIE #2 (MR)

$3.99

DE

     17,803

119

23.02

AVENGERS & INFINITY GAUNTLET #2

$2.99

MAR

     17,733

120

22.91

SHADOWLAND POWER MAN #2

$3.99

MAR

     17,647

121

21.69

STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC #3

$2.99

DAR

     16,705

122

21.43

STAR WARS BLOOD TIES TALE JANGO & BOBA FETT #2

$3.50

DAR

     16,506

123

21.30

HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #4

$2.99

MAR

     16,405

124

21.11

SHADOWLAND DAUGHTERS OF SHADOW #2

$3.99

MAR

     16,265

125

21.04

INCREDIBLE HULKS ENIGMA FORCE #1

$3.99

MAR

     16,206

126

20.99

VALKYRIE #1

$3.99

MAR

     16,172

127

20.92

PUNISHER MAX HOT RODS OF DEATH #1 (MR)

$4.99

MAR

     16,113

128

20.71

CAPTAIN AMERICA PATRIOT #2

$3.99

MAR

     15,950

129

20.70

IRON MAN LEGACY #6

$2.99

MAR

     15,949

130

20.60

ANGEL #37

$3.99

IDW

     15,865

131

20.56

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #23

$2.99

DAR

     15,837

132

19.94

JOE THE BARBARIAN #7 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     15,363

133

19.71

STAR WARS INVASION RESCUES #4

$2.99

DAR

     15,181

134

19.67

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #12

$3.99

MAR

     15,155

135

19.63

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS BLACK CAT #3

$3.99

MAR

     15,124

136

19.58

WEIRD WAR TALES #1

$3.99

DC

     15,085

137

19.46

POWERS #6 (MR)

$3.95

MAR

     14,991

138

19.32

HEROIC AGE ONE MONTH TO LIVE #1

$2.99

MAR

     14,882

139

19.26

IZOMBIE #5 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     14,839

140

18.91

KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET ANNUAL #1

$5.99

DE

     14,564

141

18.60

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #48

$2.99

DC

     14,329

142

18.08

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #50

$4.99

ZEN

     13,931

143

17.89

NEW MUTANTS FOREVER #2

$3.99

MAR

     13,778

144

17.80

DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #2

$3.50

DAR

     13,715

145

17.55

ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS X-MEN #1

$3.99

MAR

     13,518

146

17.52

HEROIC AGE ONE MONTH TO LIVE #2

$2.99

MAR

     13,494

147

17.13

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #158

$3.99

IDW

     13,197

148

17.07

ARTIFACTS #2

$3.99

IMA

     13,147

149

17.05

CAPTAIN AMERICA FOREVER ALLIES #2

$3.99

MAR

     13,131

150

16.91

HEROIC AGE ONE MONTH TO LIVE #3

$2.99

MAR

     13,029

151

16.87

CHEW #14 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

     12,993

152

16.71

X-MEN FOREVER 2 #7

$3.99

MAR

     12,869

153

16.61

OUR ARMY AT WAR #1

$3.99

DC

     12,796

154

16.61

UNWRITTEN #17 (MR)

$3.99

DC

     12,796

155

16.56

X-MEN FOREVER 2 #8

$3.99

MAR

     12,753

156

16.51

BPRD HELL ON EARTH NEW WORLD #2

$3.50

DAR

     12,717

157

16.38

YOUNG ALLIES #4

$2.99

MAR

     12,620

158

16.21

ASTRO CITY SILVER AGENT #2

$3.99

DC

     12,486

159

15.93

ATLAS #5

$2.99

MAR

     12,275

160

15.81

FATHOM BLUE DESCENT #1

$2.99

ASP

     12,178

161

15.74

HEROIC AGE ONE MONTH TO LIVE #4

$2.99

MAR

     12,127

162

15.48

OUR FIGHTING FORCES #1

$3.99

DC

     11,927

163

15.43

GI JOE #22

$3.99

IDW

     11,887

164

15.37

G I COMBAT #1

$3.99

DC

     11,839

165

15.37

DOC SAVAGE #6

$3.99

DC

     11,838

166

15.34

IRREDEEMABLE #17

$3.99

BOO

     11,818

167

15.31

SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR #3

$3.99

MAR

     11,791

168

15.25

REBELS #20

$2.99

DC

     11,745

169

15.04

TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #11

$3.99

IDW

     11,582

170

14.86

JONAH HEX #59

$2.99

DC

     11,444

171

14.57

HEROIC AGE SUPER HEROES #1

$3.99

MAR

     11,224

172

14.55

GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #5

$3.99

DE

     11,208

173

14.50

GI JOE ORIGINS #19

$3.99

IDW

     11,171

174

14.44

HEROIC AGE ONE MONTH TO LIVE #5

$2.99

MAR

     11,126

175

14.40

KEVIN SMITH KATO #4

$3.99

DE

     11,089

176

14.31

JACK OF FABLES #47 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     11,026

177

14.13

THOR MIGHTY AVENGER #4

$2.99

MAR

     10,887

178

14.04

STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES #1

$3.99

DC

     10,815

179

14.02

X-FILES 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #3 (MR)

$3.99

DC

     10,803

180

13.99

DOOM PATROL #14

$2.99

DC

     10,780

181

13.91

HALO FALL OF REACH BOOT CAMP #1 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

     10,715

182

13.89

AVP THREE WORLD WAR #6

$3.50

DAR

     10,703

183

13.82

INCORRUPTIBLE #9

$3.99

BOO

     10,646

184

13.76

BALTIMORE PLAGUE SHIPS #2

$3.50

DAR

     10,601

185

13.73

IRON MAN 2 AGENTS OF SHIELD #1

$3.99

MAR

     10,578

186

13.66

WITCHBLADE #138

$2.99

IMA

     10,521

187

13.15

HERCULES TWILIGHT OF A GOD #4

$3.99

MAR

     10,129

188

13.09

SPIRIT #6

$3.99

DC

     10,083

189

12.97

RED SONJA #51

$3.99

DE

       9,994

190

12.89

1 FOR DOLLAR BUFFY THE SLAYER

$1.00

DAR

       9,931

191

12.89

CROSSED FAMILY VALUES #4 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

       9,927

192

12.87

GREEN HORNET STRIKES #3

$3.99

DE

       9,914

193

12.79

HELLBLAZER #271 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       9,851

194

12.51

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #12

$2.99

DE

       9,637

195

12.20

STAR WARS BLOOD TIES TALE JANGO & BOBA FETT #1

$3.50

DAR

       9,400

196

12.10

1 FOR DOLLAR SERENITY THOSE LEFT BEHIND

$1.00

DAR

       9,321

197

12.06

MOUSE GUARD LEGENDS O/T GUARD #3

$3.50

ARA

       9,289

198

11.98

GI JOE COBRA II #8

$3.99

IDW

       9,230

199

11.91

QUEEN SONJA #9

$2.99

DE

       9,176

200

11.81

SWEET TOOTH #13 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       9,097

201

11.76

SPIKE THE DEVIL YOU KNOW #3

$3.99

IDW

       9,060

202

11.65

GI JOE HEARTS AND MINDS #4

$3.99

IDW

       8,976

203

11.65

QUEEN SONJA #10

$2.99

DE

       8,975

204

11.40

GI JOE COBRA SPECIAL #2

$4.99

IDW

       8,785

205

11.38

1 FOR DOLLAR STAR WARS LEGACY

$1.00

DAR

       8,769

206

11.30

BART SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #16

$4.99

BON

       8,705

207

11.23

TRANSFORMERS DRIFT #1

$3.99

IDW

       8,652

208

11.16

GI JOE HEARTS AND MINDS #5

$3.99

IDW

       8,595

209

11.15

SPIKE THE DEVIL YOU KNOW #4

$3.99

IDW

       8,593

210

11.11

AZRAEL #12

$2.99

DC

       8,559

211

11.09

DAYTRIPPER #10 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       8,543

212

10.99

CHARMED #2

$3.50

ZEN

       8,464

213

10.94

ANITA BLAKE CIRCUS OF DAMNED CHARMER #4 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

       8,427

214

10.90

HIT-MONKEY #3

$2.99

MAR

       8,396

215

10.87

COMIC BOOK GUY THE COMIC BOOK #3

$2.99

BON

       8,370

216

10.84

TERMINATOR 1984 #1

$3.50

DAR

       8,350

217

10.77

DAWN NOT TO TOUCH EARTH (ONE SHOT)

$5.99

IMA

       8,296

218

10.73

MORNING GLORIES #2

$3.50

IMA

       8,265

219

10.61

HACK SLASH MY FIRST MANIAC #4 (MR)

$3.50

IMA

       8,177

220

10.57

X-CAMPUS #4

$4.99

MAR

       8,139

221

10.55

TRANSFORMERS DRIFT #2

$3.99

IDW

       8,129

222

10.50

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #29 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       8,087

223

10.48

TINY TITANS #32

$2.99

DC

       8,073

224

10.46

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #217

$2.99

ARC

       8,061

225

10.43

TRANSFORMERS SECTOR 7 #1

$3.99

IDW

       8,035

226

10.41

TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #64 (MR)

$2.95

BRO

       8,016

227

10.36

MACHETE #0

$3.99

IDW

       7,980

228

10.06

GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND #5

$2.99

ZEN

       7,753

229

10.04

BILLY THE KID GHASTLY FIEND LONDON #1

$3.99

DAR

       7,733

230

10.01

1 FOR DOLLAR UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE

$1.00

DAR

       7,714

231

9.89

CASANOVA #3 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

       7,621

232

9.79

MAGDALENA (ONGOING) #3

$3.99

IMA

       7,538

233

9.50

NORTHLANDERS #32 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       7,321

234

9.50

SIMPSONS COMICS #170

$2.99

BON

       7,320

235

9.40

DARKNESS #86 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

       7,242

236

9.40

TFW MAD HATTER VS QUEEN OF HEARTS

$4.99

ZEN

       7,238

237

9.34

GOD OF WAR #4 (MR)

$3.99

DC

       7,194

238

9.30

GFT INFERNO #3

$2.99

ZEN

       7,163

239

9.24

KATO ORIGINS WAY O/T NINJA #4

$3.99

DE

       7,114

240

8.91

SCOURGE #1

$2.99

ASP

       6,865

241

8.88

GREEN HORNET PARALLEL LIVES #3

$3.99

DE

       6,841

242

8.76

SONIC UNIVERSE #20

$2.99

ARC

       6,747

243

8.67

GORILLA MAN #3

$3.99

MAR

       6,677

244

8.65

TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM #4

$3.99

DC

       6,661

245

8.64

DARKWING DUCK #4

$3.99

BOO

       6,658

246

8.61

1 FOR DOLLAR MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER

$1.00

DAR

       6,632

247

8.59

DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #15

$3.99

IDW

       6,620

248

8.56

AUTHORITY #26

$2.99

DC

       6,596

249

8.49

CHOKER #4 (MR)

$3.99

IMA

       6,542

250

8.41

1 FOR DOLLAR GROO

$1.00

DAR

       6,482

251

8.39

ANGELUS #5

$2.99

IMA

       6,465

252

8.24

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #21

$2.99

DC

       6,345

253

8.22

DMZ #57 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       6,333

254

8.17

RAWHIDE KID #4

$3.99

MAR

       6,290

255

8.15

JURASSIC PARK REDEMPTION #3

$3.99

IDW

       6,280

256

8.08

FUTURAMA COMICS #51

$2.99

BON

       6,224

257

8.06

LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME #3 (MR)

$4.99

RAL

       6,206

258

8.03

SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #1

$2.99

DC

       6,186

259

8.01

VERONICA #202

$2.99

ARC

       6,167

260

7.98

MARVELMAN FAMILYS FINEST #3

$3.99

MAR

       6,151

261

7.96

VELOCITY #2

$3.99

IMA

       6,133

262

7.84

STAR TREK CAPTAINS LOG PIKE #1

$3.99

IDW

       6,038

263

7.83

MIGHTY CRUSADERS #3

$3.99

DC

       6,035

264

7.79

STUMPTOWN #4 (MR)

$3.99

ONI

       6,001

265

7.61

LIFE WITH ARCHIE MARRIED LIFE #2

$3.99

ARC

       5,859

266

7.50

SPIDER-MAN #6

$2.99

MAR

       5,779

267

7.44

TORCHWOOD #2

$3.99

TIT

       5,732

268

7.44

MYSTERY SOCIETY #3

$3.99

IDW

       5,730

269

7.34

RATCHET AND CLANK #1

$3.99

DC

       5,655

270

7.29

FRINGE TALES FROM THE FRINGE #4

$3.99

DC

       5,619

271

7.24

RADICAL PREMIERE MATA HARI

$1.00

RAL

       5,578

272

7.16

WILDCATS #27

$2.99

DC

       5,514

273

7.12

DV8 GODS AND MONSTERS #6

$2.99

DC

       5,488

274

7.12

DARKNESS FOUR HORSEMEN #2

$3.99

IMA

       5,483

275

7.09

KODIAK (ONE SHOT)

$3.99

IDW

       5,465

276

7.08

STAR TREK BURDEN OF KNOWLEDGE #4

$3.99

IDW

       5,453

277

7.07

SKULLKICKERS #1

$2.99

IMA

       5,448

278

7.03

MORNING GLORIES #1

$3.99

IMA

       5,417

279

6.96

ROBERT JORDAN WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #5

$3.99

DE

       5,363

280

6.90

SAVAGE DRAGON #164

$3.50

IMA

       5,312

281

6.89

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #14

$3.99

BOO

       5,307

282

6.89

SUPER HERO SQUAD #9

$2.99

MAR

       5,304

283

6.72

LAST UNICORN #3

$3.99

IDW

       5,174

284

6.67

STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS IBUKI #4 A CVR DOGAN

$3.95

UDO

       5,140

285

6.67

RED FRANK SPECIAL #1

$3.99

DC

       5,138

286

6.60

WETWORKS MUTATIONS #1

$3.99

DC

       5,083

287

6.59

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #15

$3.99

BOO

       5,077

288

6.57

STAR TREK MOVIE ADAPTATION #6

$3.99

IDW

       5,059

289

6.56

RED VICTORIA SPECIAL #1

$3.99

DC

       5,057

290

6.54

RED JOE SPECIAL #1

$3.99

DC

       5,036

291

6.53

RED MARVIN SPECIAL #1

$3.99

DC

       5,030

292

6.53

SKY DOLL LACRIMA CHRISTI #2 (MR)

$5.99

MAR

       5,029

293

6.50

BROKEN TRINITY PANDORAS BOX #3

$3.99

IMA

       5,004

294

6.48

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BARON VON SHOCK #3 (MR)

$3.99

IMA

       4,989

295

6.47

TORCHWOOD #3

$3.99

TIT

       4,985

296

6.35

GREEK STREET #15 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       4,888

297

6.21

AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #4

$3.99

BOO

       4,787

298

6.21

LAST UNICORN #4

$3.99

IDW

       4,784

299

6.18

PILOT SEASON THE ASSET (ONE SHOT)

$3.99

IMA

       4,763

300

6.10

FARSCAPE ONGOING #11

$3.99

BOO

       4,702


Note that you can now find the latest market reports from ICv2 by clicking on the "Markets" button at the top of every page on ICv2.com.

Notes on this chart:
* -- Combined multiple covers with same SRP.
** -- Returnable title.  Order index calculated at a reduced level to account for possible returns.

Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons.  Publisher abbreviations have also been used:

MAR = Marvel Comics
DC = DC Comics
DAR = Dark Horse Comics

IMA = Image Comics
12 = 12 Guage Comics
AAR = Aardvark-Vanaheim

ABS = Abstract Studios
ALB = Albatross Exploding Funny Books
AMR = Basement Comics / Amryl Ent.

ANT = Antarctic Press
ARC = Archaia Studios Press
ARC = Archie Comic Publications
ARD = Ardden Entertainment
ASP = Aspen MLT Inc.

AVA = Avatar Press

BON = Bongo Comics

BOO = BOOM! Studios
BLU = Bluewater Productions
BRO = Broadsword Comics
CAR = Cartoon Books

DGW = Digital Webbing

DYN = Dynamite Entertainment

D&Q = Drawn & Quarterly

FAN = Fantagraphics Books

IDE = IDW Publishing

KZR = Kenzer & Company

MIR = Mirage Studios

MOO = Moonstone

NBM = NBM / Papercutz

NEW = New England Comics
ONI = Oni Press Inc.

RAL = Radical Comics
RAN = Random House (Del Rey Comics)
RED = Red 5 Comics
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
TH3 = Th3rd World Studios
TIT = Titan Publishing
UDO = Udon Entertainment

ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment

 

These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during September 2010.  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 withhin 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  or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of September.  This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Devil's Due, Archie, Aspen, Dynamite Entertainment 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. 

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, IDW, Image, BOOM!, and Archie 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 U.S. 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 graphic novels actual orders in August, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--August 2010."

For the top 300 comic actual orders in August, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--August 2010."


For an overview and analysis of the actual comic sales in August, see "No Comic Over 100K."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in August, see "Comics and Graphic Novels Plummet in August."

For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 300 (& 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 300 GNs Index.