Diamond Comic Distributors has released its year-end market report, and sales of comics, graphic novels, and magazines to comic stores declined 3.5% in 2010 vs. the previous year.  Q3 was rocky (see "It’s Official, Q3 Comic Sales Sucked"), but sales revived somewhat in Q4.
 
Diamond also released its Top 10 lists for comics and graphic novels in 2010.




The Top 10 Comics in comic stores in 2010 were:
  1. Avengers #1
  2. X-Men #1
  3. Blackest Night #8
  4. Siege #1
  5. Blackest Night #7
  6. New Avengers #1
  7. Brightest Day #0
  8. Brightest Day #1
  9. Siege #2
  10. Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne #1
 
The Top 10 Graphic Novels in comic stores in 2010 were:
  1. The Walking Dead Vol. 1
  2. Kick-Ass Premium HC
  3. Walking Dead Vol. 11
  4. Scott Pilgrim Vol. 6
  5. Superman: Earth One HC
  6. Scott Pilgrim Vol. 1
  7. The Walking Dead Vol. 12
  8. The Walking Dead Vol. 2
  9. The Walking Dead Vol. 13
  10. Scott Pilgrim Vol. 2