For our estimates of actual orders to Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels scheduled to ship during August, see 'Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--August 2005.'
QtyRank Index Title Price Pub Est.Qty 1 286.8 JUSTICE #1 (OF 12) $2.99 DC 190,424 2 235.01 NEW AVENGERS #8* $2.50 MAR 156,037 3 219.4 NEW AVENGERS #9* $2.50 MAR 145,673 4 211.88 HOUSE O/M #5 (OF 8)* $2.99 MAR 140,680 5 189.52 ASTONISHING X-MEN #12 $2.99 MAR 125,834 6 185.81 SUPERGIRL #1 $2.99 DC 123,370 7 163.43 GREEN LANTERN #3 $2.99 DC 108,511 8 145.99 GREEN LANTERN #4 $2.99 DC 96,932 9 141.59 OMAC PROJECT #5 (OF 6) $2.50 DC 94,010 10 132.53 JLA #117 $2.50 DC 87,995 11 131.95 UNCANNY X-MEN #463 $2.50 MAR 87,610 12 127.6 VILLAINS UNITED #4 (OF 6) $2.50 DC 84,721 13 124.54 ULTIMATES ANNUAL #1 (MR) $3.99 MAR 82,690 14 116.54 ULT IRON MAN #3 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 77,378 15 114.98 X-MEN #174 $2.50 MAR 76,342 16 114.81 ULT X-MEN #62 $2.50 MAR 76,229 17 113.89 WOLVERINE #31 (MR) $2.50 MAR 75,618 18 113.82 ULT SPIDER-MAN #81 $2.50 MAR 75,572 19 113.11 RANN THANAGAR WAR #4 (OF 6) $2.50 DC 75,101 20 112.63 TEEN TITANS #27 $2.50 DC 74,782 21 108.51 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #523 $2.50 MAR 72,046 22 108.27 DAY O/VENGEANCE #5 (OF 6) $2.50 DC 71,887 23 108.09 ULT FANTASTIC FOUR #22 $2.50 MAR 71,767 24 106.65 ULT SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 $3.99 MAR 70,811 25 102.28 ULT X-MEN ANNUAL #1 $3.99 MAR 67,910 26 101.73 YOUNG AVENGERS #6 $2.99 MAR 67,545 27 101.21 SPIDER-MAN HOUSE O/M #3 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 67,199 28 100 BATMAN #643 $2.50 DC 66,396 29 98.09 BATMAN #644 $2.50 DC 65,128 30 92.69 FANTASTIC FOUR HOUSE O/M #2 (OF 3) $2.99 MAR 61,542 31 92.27 SUPERMAN #220 $2.50 DC 61,264 32 87.74 DC SPECIAL THE RETURN O/DONNA TROY #3 (OF 4) $2.99 DC 58,256 33 87.06 IRON MAN HOUSE O/M #2 (OF 3) $2.99 MAR 57,804 34 80.09 INCREDIBLE HULK #85 $2.99 MAR 53,177 35 78.21 JSA #76 $2.50 DC 51,928 36 78.08 CAPTAIN AMERICA #8* $2.99 MAR 51,842 37 77.99 FANTASTIC FOUR #530 $2.99 MAR 51,782 38 76.2 SUPREME POWER #18 (MR) $2.99 MAR 50,594 39 75.67 FLASH #225 $2.50 DC 50,242 40 74.65 X-MEN THE END HEROES & MARTYRS #6 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 49,565 41 73.93 DETECTIVE COMICS #809 $2.99 DC 49,087 42 73.13 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #17 $2.99 MAR 48,555 43 73 ACTION COMICS #830 $2.50 DC 48,469 44 72.9 IRON MAN #4 $2.99 MAR 48,403 45 72.7 DETECTIVE COMICS #810 $2.99 DC 48,270 46 72.58 MARVEL 1602 NEW WORLD #1 (OF 5) $3.50 MAR 48,190 47 70.93 SERENITY #2 (OF 3)* $2.99 DAR 47,095 48 70.09 ADVENTURES O/SUPERMAN #643 $2.50 DC 46,537 49 69.92 DAREDEVIL #76 $2.99 MAR 46,424 50 69.34 JSA CLASSIFIED #2 $2.50 DC 46,039 51 67.23 CAPTAIN AMERICA #9 $2.99 MAR 44,638 52 66.76 WILDSIDERZ #1 (OF 5) $3.50 DC 44,326 53 66.3 OUTSIDERS #27 $2.50 DC 44,021 54 66.13 NEW X-MEN #17 $2.99 MAR 43,908 55 65.64 JLA CLASSIFIED #11 $2.99 DC 43,582 56 64.62 BLACK PANTHER #7 $2.99 MAR 42,905 57 61.59 MUTOPIA X #2 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 40,893 58 60.98 MARVEL 1602 NEW WORLD #2 (OF 5) $3.50 MAR 40,488 59 59.86 DAREDEVIL FATHER #2 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 39,745 60 59.59 BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #1 (OF 12) $2.50 DC 39,565 61 57.79 WONDER WOMAN #220 $2.50 DC 38,370 62 57.07 SEVEN SOLDIERS ZATANNA #3 (OF 4) $2.99 DC 37,892 63 56.23 LEX LUTHOR MAN O/STEEL #5 (OF 5) $2.99 DC 37,334 64 55.78 NEW THUNDERBOLTS #11 $2.99 MAR 37,036 65 55.76 PUNISHER #24 (MR) $2.99 MAR 37,022 66 54.63 WEAPON X DAYS O/FUTURE NOW #2 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 36,272 67 54.53 SUPERGIRL #0 $2.99 DC 36,206 68 54.44 NIGHTWING #111 $2.50 DC 36,146 69 53.97 LEGION O/SUPER HEROES #9 $2.99 DC 35,834 70 53.4 CONAN #19 (MR) $2.99 DAR 35,455 71 50.93 EXILES #68 $2.99 MAR 33,815 72 49.6 SHANNA THE SHE DEVIL #7 (OF 7) (MR) $3.50 MAR 32,932 73 49.48 DEFENDERS #2 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 32,853 74 49.05 WONDER WOMAN #219* $2.50 DC 32,567 75 48.91 GREEN ARROW #53 $2.50 DC 32,474 76 48.31 BIRDS O/PREY #85 $2.50 DC 32,076 77 48.16 SEVEN SOLDIERS SHINING KNIGHT #4 (OF 4) $2.99 DC 31,976 78 46.06 SEVEN SOLDIERS KLARION THE WITCH BOY #3 (OF 4) $2.99 DC 30,582 79 45.62 POWERS #12 (MR)* $3.95 MAR 30,290 80 45.52 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #68 $2.50 DC 30,223 81 44.84 DAREDEVIL VS PUNISHER #3 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99 MAR 29,772 82 43.02 ROBIN #141 $2.50 DC 28,564 83 42.79 SPIDER-MAN BREAKOUT #5 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 28,411 84 42.41 BATGIRL #67 $2.50 DC 28,159 85 42.4 ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE #3 (OF 16) $2.99 DC 28,152 86 42.18 SOULFIRE DYING O/T LIGHT #1 $2.99 ASP 28,006 87 41.49 SPAWN #148 $2.50 IMA 27,548 88 40.76 RUNAWAYS #7 $2.99 MAR 27,063 89 40.7 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #21 $2.99 MAR 27,023 90 40 Y THE LAST MAN #36 (MR) $2.99 DC 26,558 91 39.12 NEW X-MEN HELLIONS #4 (OF 4) $2.99 MAR 25,974 92 38.79 WHA HUH (RES) $3.99 MAR 25,755 93 38.31 OFF HANDBK ULT MARVEL UNIVERSE 2005 $3.99 MAR 25,436 94 38.11 CABLE DEADPOOL #18 $2.99 MAR 25,304 95 38.09 BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #194 $2.50 DC 25,290 96 37.58 FABLES #40 (MR) $2.75 DC 24,952 97 36.26 HULK DESTRUCTION #2 (OF 4) (MR) $2.99 MAR 24,075 98 36.12 TOXIN #5 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 23,982 99 35.72 X-MEN UNLIMITED #10 $2.99 MAR 23,717 100 34.77 FATHOM #3 $2.99 ASP 23,086 101 34.23 NEIL GAIMANS NEVERWHERE #3 (OF 9) (MR) $2.99 DC 22,727 102 33.44 GI JOE SNAKE-EYES DECLASSIFIED #1 $2.95 DEV 22,203 103 33.36 MARVEL TEAM-UP #11 $2.99 MAR 22,150 104 33.35 BATMAN JEKYLL AND HYDE #5 (OF 6) $2.99 DC 22,143 105 33.35 X-MEN KITTY PRYDE SHADOW & FLAME #3 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 22,143 106 33.33 GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #2 $2.95 DEV 22,130 107 33.3 MANHUNTER #13 $2.50 DC 22,110 108 33.15 HAWKMAN #43 $2.50 DC 22,010 109 32.25 SW GENERAL GRIEVOUS #4 (OF 4) (C: 3) $2.99 DAR 21,413 110 31.91 NECROMANCER #1* $2.99 IMA 21,187 111 31.85 SERENITY #1 (OF 3)* $2.99 DAR 21,147 112 31.83 EX MACHINA #14 (MR) $2.99 DC 21,134 113 31.68 GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #3 $2.95 DEV 21,034 114 31.47 JACK CROSS #1 $2.50 DC 20,895 115 31.18 CATWOMAN #46 $2.50 DC 20,702 116 30.2 NIGHTCRAWLER #9 $2.99 MAR 20,052 117 29.7 SW EMPIRE #33 (C: 3) $2.99 DAR 19,720 118 28.94 GOTHAM CENTRAL #34 $2.50 DC 19,215 119 28.35 AUTHORITY REVOLUTION #11 (OF 12) (MR) $2.99 DC 18,823 120 28.3 DAREDEVIL REDEMPTION #6 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99 MAR 18,790 121 27.92 SPIDER-GIRL #89 $2.99 MAR 18,538 122 26.64 FIRESTORM #16 $2.50 DC 17,688 123 26.61 WALKING DEAD #21 (MR) $2.99 IMA 17,668 124 26.54 AQUAMAN #33 $2.50 DC 17,621 125 26.23 BLOOD O/T DEMON #6 $2.50 DC 17,416 126 26.1 MARVEL NEMESIS IMPERFECTS #4 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 17,329 127 25.95 RISING STARS VOICES O/T DEAD #3 (OF 6) $2.99 IMA 17,230 128 25.93 TOP TEN BEYOND THE FARTHEST PRECINCT #1 (OF 5) $2.99 DC 17,216 129 25.19 BPRD THE BLACK FLAME #1 (OF 6) $2.99 DAR 16,725 130 24.18 WITCHBLADE #88 $2.99 IMA 16,055 131 24.09 ORORO BEFORE THE STORM #3 (OF 4) $2.99 MAR 15,995 132 24.03 HUNTER KILLER DOSSIER ONE SHOT $2.99 IMA 15,955 133 23.88 REVELATIONS #1 (OF 6) $2.99 DAR 15,855 134 23.48 JSA CLASSIFIED #1* $2.50 DC 15,590 135 23.2 ADVENTURES O/SUPERMAN #642* $2.50 DC 15,404 136 22.98 ARANA HEART O/T SPIDER #6 $2.99 MAR 15,258 137 22.93 MONSTER WAR WITCHBLADE VS FRANKENSTEIN #3 (OF 4) $2.99 IMA 15,225 138 22.65 HOUSE O/M #1 MADUREIRA CON ED $1.50 MAR 15,039 139 22.52 MEGA MORPHS #1 (OF 4) $2.99 MAR 14,952 140 22.28 100 BULLETS #63 (MR) $2.75 DC 14,793 141 22.18 HELLBLAZER #211 (MR) $2.75 DC 14,727 142 22.03 ARANA HEART O/T SPIDER #7 $2.99 MAR 14,627 143 22 DAREDEVIL FATHER DIRECTORS CUT #1 $2.99 MAR 14,607 144 21.91 DOOM PATROL #15 $2.50 DC 14,547 145 20.6 DARKNESS #22 $2.99 IMA 13,678 146 20.55 MONSTER WAR DARKNESS VS MR HYDE #4 (OF 4) $2.99 IMA 13,644 147 20.31 NEW WARRIORS #3 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 13,485 148 19.94 ANGEL THE CURSE #3 (OF 5) $3.99 IDW 13,239 149 19.83 TEEN TITANS GO #22 $2.25 DC 13,166 150 19.54 MEGA MORPHS #2 (OF 4) $2.99 MAR 12,974 151 19.29 MAJESTIC #8 $2.99 DC 12,808 152 19.26 AMAZING FANTASY #11 $2.99 MAR 12,788 153 19.14 DAWN THREE TIERS #6 (OF 6) $2.99 IMA 12,708 154 19.11 OTHERWORLD #6 (OF 12) (MR) $2.99 DC 12,688 155 18.93 ACTION COMICS #829* $2.50 DC 12,569 156 18.59 FRESHMEN #2 (OF 6) $2.99 IMA 12,343 157 18.12 INVINCIBLE #25 $4.95 IMA 12,031 158 18.04 SILENT DRAGON #2 (OF 6) $2.99 DC 11,978 159 17.7 SOLO #6 $4.99 DC 11,752 160 17.55 GIRLS #4 (MR) $2.99 IMA 11,652 161 17.24 BOOKS O/MAGICK LIFE DURING WARTIME #13 (MR) $2.75 DC 11,447 162 17.09 LUCIFER #65 (MR) $2.75 DC 11,347 163 17.08 WINTER MEN #1 (OF 8) (MR) $2.99 DC 11,340 164 17.05 SUPERMAN #219* $2.50 DC 11,321 165 17.03 ANT #1 $2.99 IMA 11,307 166 16.97 SIMPSONS COMICS #109 $2.99 BON 11,267 167 16.95 TOM STRONG #34 $2.99 DC 11,254 168 16.84 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #12 $2.25 DC 11,181 169 15.53 GRAVITY #3 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 10,311 170 15.23 SWAMP THING #18 (MR) $2.99 DC 10,112 171 14.85 DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES #1 (OF 8) $2.95 DEV 9,860 172 14.85 SON O/VULCAN #3 (OF 6) $2.99 DC 9,860 173 14.62 SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH #4 (OF 5) $2.99 DAR 9,707 174 14.35 BATMAN STRIKES #12 $2.25 DC 9,528 175 14.24 BREACH #8 $2.50 DC 9,455 176 13.87 STRANGERS I/PARADISE #75 $2.95 ABS 9,209 177 13.74 LIVEWIRES #6 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 9,123 178 13.45 CITY O/TOMORROW #5 (OF 6) $2.99 DC 8,930 179 13.37 CITY O/HEROES #4 $2.99 IMA 8,877 180 13.26 MAN W/T SCREAMING BRAIN #4 (OF 4) $2.99 DAR 8,804 181 13.21 SHAUN O/T DEAD #2 (OF 4) $3.99 IDW 8,771 182 13.15 INTIMATES #10 $2.99 DC 8,731 183 13.11 LADY DEATH WICKED #1/2* $2.99 AVA 8,705 184 12.92 SPELLBINDERS #6 (OF 6) $2.99 MAR 8,578 185 12.92 BART SIMPSON COMICS #25 $2.99 BON 8,578 186 12.91 LOSERS #27 (MR) $2.99 DC 8,572 187 12.69 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #152 $2.25 ARC 8,426 188 12.49 FANTASTIC FOUR HOUSE O/M #1 (OF 3)* $2.99 MAR 8,293 189 12.21 MNEMOVORE #4 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99 DC 8,107 190 11.96 BRIAN PULIDOS MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH #6* $3.99 AVA 7,941 191 11.96 INCREDIBLE HULK #83* $2.99 MAR 7,941 192 11.89 SPIKE OLD TIMES ONE SHOT $7.49 IDW 7,894 193 11.85 MNEMOVORE #5 (OF 6) (MR) $2.99 DC 7,868 194 11.76 ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN BOY WONDER #1 $2.99 DC 7,808 195 11.5 MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #6 $2.50 MAR 7,636 196 11.11 EMILY THE STRANGE #1 $7.95 DAR 7,377 197 10.87 OMAC PROJECT #4 (OF 6) $2.50 DC 7,217 198 10.85 DEVILS REJECTS #1 $3.99 IDW 7,204 199 10.6 MUTOPIA X #1* $2.99 MAR 7,038 200 10.36 METAL GEAR SOLID #12 $3.99 IDW 6,879 201 9.73 KABUKI REFLECTIONS BOOK #5 $5.99 MAR 6,460 202 9.71 MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #3 $2.50 MAR 6,447 203 9.61 ATOMIKA #4 $2.99 SPE 6,381 204 9.59 HUMAN RACE #6 (OF 7) $2.99 DC 6,367 205 9.51 FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF HOMELAND CVR A #3 (OF 3) $4.95 DEV 6,314 206 9.38 USAGI YOJIMBO #86 $2.99 DAR 6,228 207 9.31 JON SABLE FREELANCE BLOODLINE #3 (OF 6) $3.99 IDW 6,181 208 9.1 MACHINE TEEN #4 (OF 5) $2.99 MAR 6,042 209 8.99 IRON MAN HOUSE O/M #1 (OF 3)* $2.99 MAR 5,969 210 8.86 TRIGGER #8 (MR) $2.99 DC 5,883 211 8.67 BATTLE POPE COLOR #2 $2.99 IMA 5,757 212 8.56 MATADOR #4 (OF 6) $2.99 DC 5,683 213 8.46 KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE #105 $3.99 KEN 5,617 214 8.36 KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE #106 $3.99 KEN 5,551 215 8.3 ROBERT JORDANS NEW SPRING #1 $3.95 RED 5,511 216 7.92 BODY BAGS FATHERS DAY #2 (OF 2) (MR) $5.99 IMA 5,259 217 7.88 MARVEL MILESTONES CAPTAIN BRITAIN PSYLOCKE GOLDEN AGE SUB $3.99 MAR 5,232 218 7.36 IRON GHOST #3 (OF 6) (C: 3) $2.99 IMA 4,887 219 7.22 UNCLE SCROOGE #345 $6.95 GEM 4,794 220 7.21 HIP FLASK MYSTERY CITY $4.99 ACT 4,787 221 7.13 SHADOWHAWK #4 $2.99 IMA 4,734 222 7.01 SCOOBY DOO #99 $2.25 DC 4,654 223 6.96 QUEEN & COUNTRY DECLASSIFIED VOL 2 #2 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3,546 243 5.27 PHANTOM #8 $3.50 MOO 3,499 244 5.25 BEOWULF #4 $2.99 SPE 3,486 245 5.16 GOLD DIGGER #66 $2.99 ANT 3,426 246 5.14 STUPID COMICS #3 $2.99 IMA 3,413 247 5.1 JLA #116 $2.50 DC 3,386 248 5.05 OMAC PROJECT #2* $2.50 DC 3,353 249 4.99 HORROR SHOW #1 $4.95 DEA 3,313 250 4.99 METAL GEAR SOLID #11 $3.99 IDW 3,313 251 4.96 NIGHT MARY #1 (OF 5) $3.99 IDW 3,293 252 4.83 TALES O/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 $3.25 MIR 3,207 253 4.81 HOUSE O/M CASSADAY #3 (OF 8)* $2.99 MAR 3,194 254 4.77 BONE REST #2 (MR) $2.95 IMA 3,167 255 4.71 24 MIDNIGHT SUN ONE SHOT $7.49 IDW 3,127 256 4.7 HERO SQUARED #2 (OF 3) $3.99 BOO 3,121 257 4.7 TALES O/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #14 $3.25 MIR 3,121 258 4.64 SIMPSONS CLASSICS #5 $3.99 BON 3,081 259 4.62 GROUNDED #2 (OF 6) $2.95 IMA 3,067 260 4.56 HERO AT LARGE #1 $2.99 SPE 3,028 261 4.52 10TH MUSE VOL 2 #4 $2.99 ALI 3,001 262 4.51 GRIMOIRE #5 $2.99 SPE 2,994 263 4.48 OMAC PROJECT #3 (OF 6) $2.50 DC 2,975 264 4.42 PROMETHEA COVERS BOOK SC $5.99 DC 2,935 265 4.35 ARCHIE #559 $2.25 ARC 2,888 266 4.27 SUPER MANGA BLAST #54 (MR) $5.99 DAR 2,835 267 4.27 FERRO CITY #1 $2.99 IMA 2,835 268 4.23 HERO CAMP #4 (OF 4) $2.99 IMA 2,809 269 4.18 JLA CLASSIFIED #10 $2.99 DC 2,775 270 4.12 LOONEY TUNES #129 $2.25 DC 2,736 271 4.05 BETTY & VERONICA #211 $2.25 ARC 2,689 272 4.03 WINGS O/ANANSI ONE SHOT $6.99 IMA 2,676 273 4.03 GIANT SIZE SPIDER-WOMAN #1 $4.99 MAR 2,676 274 4.02 BEAR #9 $2.95 SLG 2,669 275 4.02 OF BITTER SOULS #1 $2.99 SPE 2,669 276 4.01 ARTXILLA TASTY TREATS 2005 ONE SHOT $6.99 IMA 2,662 277 4 HOUSE O/M DODSON #2 (OF 8)* $2.99 MAR 2,656 279 3.93 SMALL GODS #10 $2.99 IMA 2,609 278 3.93 LITTLE GLOOMYS SUPER SCARY MONSTER SHOW #1 $2.95 SLG 2,609 280 3.91 SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADE #2 (MR) $4.00 EVI 2,596 281 3.84 EXPATRIATE #3 $2.99 IMA 2,550 282 3.8 OMAC PROJECT #1 3RD PRINT $2.50 DC 2,523 283 3.79 SMOKE #3 (OF 3) $7.49 IDW 2,516 284 3.7 SABRINA VOL 2 #69 $2.25 ARC 2,457 285 3.66 KARNEY #4 (OF 4) (MR) $3.99 IDW 2,430 286 3.62 BETTY #149 $2.25 ARC 2,404 287 3.62 JUDO GIRL #4 (OF 4) $2.99 ALI 2,404 288 3.6 BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #71 $2.25 ARC 2,390 289 3.52 PIGTALE #3 $2.99 IMA 2,337 290 3.47 NYC MECH BETA LOVE #3 $2.99 IMA 2,304 291 3.45 LETHAL INSTINCT #3 (OF 6) $2.99 ALI 2,291 292 3.44 MAD MAGAZINE #457 $3.99 DC 2,284 293 3.39 ROCKETO #1 $2.99 SPE 2,251 294 3.32 PULSE #10 $2.99 MAR 2,204 295 3.28 GIFFENS WHAT WERE THEY THINKING ONE SHOT $3.99 BOO 2,178 296 3.27 KOLCHAK TALES BLACK & WHITE & RED ALL OVER $4.95 MOO 2,171 297 3.24 VERONICA #164 $2.25 ARC 2,151 298 3.23 CSI NEW YORK BLOODY MURDER #1 (OF 5) $3.99 IDW 2,145 299 3.18 SHOJO BEAT SEP 05 VOL 1 #3 $5.99 VIZ 2,111 300 3.16 ZORRO #3 $2.95 NBM 2,098
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
ALI = Alias Enterprises LLC
ANT = Antarctic Press
ASP = Aspen MLT Inc.
AVA = Avatar Press
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 August, 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 August, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of August.
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, 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 July, see 'Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--July 2005.'
For the top 300 comic actual orders in July, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--July 2005.'
For an overview and analsysis of the actual July orders and an explanation of the transition to our new reporting, see 'Miller & Lee Break Records' and 'ICv2 Kicks Off New Top 300 Reporting.' For an analysis of the dollar trends in July, see 'July Comics Sales Up 10%.'
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.'