These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during September 2007.
For an overview and analysis of comic sales in September see ''World War Hulk' Conquers Again.'
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during September, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--September 2007.'
| Rank | Index |
Title |
Price |
Pub | Est.Qty |
| 1 | 17.97 | WALKING DEAD VOL 7 CALM BEFORE TP (MR) | $12.99 | IMA | 13,203 |
| 2 | 13.86 | MARVEL ZOMBIES ARMY OF DARKNESS HC | $19.99 | MAR | 10,183 |
| 3 | 10.87 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 18 ULTIMATE KNIGHTS TP | $15.99 | MAR | 7,986 |
| 4 | 10.6 | 52 VOL 3 TP | $19.99 | DC | 7,788 |
| 5 | 9.73 | HELLBOY VOL 7 TROLL WITCH & OTHERS TP | $17.95 | DAR | 7,149 |
| 6 | 8.3 | DMZ VOL 3 PUBLIC WORKS TP (MR) | $12.99 | DC | 6,098 |
| 7 | 7.12 | NARUTO VOL 18 TP | $7.95 | VIZ | 5,231 |
| 8 | 7.09 | NARUTO VOL 17 TP | $7.95 | VIZ | 5,209 |
| 9 | 6.95 | NARUTO VOL 16 TP | $7.95 | VIZ | 5,106 |
| 10 | 6.11 | PUNISHER MAX VOL 8 WIDOWMAKER TP (MR) | $17.99 | MAR | 4,489 |
| 11 | 6.1 | JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA VOL 1 NEXT AGE HC | $19.99 | DC | 4,482 |
| 12 | 5.83 | PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL VOL 1 CIVIL WAR TP | $14.99 | MAR | 4,283 |
| 13 | 5.81 | TEEN TITANS VOL 7 TITANS EAST TP | $14.99 | DC | 4,269 |
| 14 | 5.54 | DAREDEVIL DEVIL HELL TO PAY VOL 1 TP | $14.99 | MAR | 4,070 |
| 15 | 5.29 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS BATMAN A/OUTSIDERS VOL 1 TP | $16.99 | DC | 3,887 |
| 16 | 5.04 | BERSERK VOL 19 TP (MR) | $13.95 | DAR | 3,703 |
| 17 | 4.81 | WOLVERINE ORIGINS VOL 2 SAVIOR TP | $13.99 | MAR | 3,534 |
| 18 | 4.65 | SILENT WAR TP | $14.99 | MAR | 3,416 |
| 19 | 4.55 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS METAL MEN VOL 1 TP | $16.99 | DC | 3,343 |
| 20 | 4.49 | HELLBLAZER THE GIFT TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC | 3,299 |
| 21 | 4.32 | CONFESSIONS OF A BLABBERMOUTH | $9.99 | DC | 3,174 |
| 22 | 4.28 | LOKI TP | $12.99 | MAR | 3,145 |
| 23 | 4.23 | MS MARVEL VOL 2 CIVIL WAR TP | $14.99 | MAR | 3,108 |
| 24 | 4.21 | STAR WARS 30TH ANNIV COLL VOL 8 HC SPLINTER O/MINDS EYE | $19.95 | DAR | 3,093 |
| 25 | 4.18 | PATH O/ASSASSIN VOL 7 TP (MR) | $9.95 | DAR | 3,071 |
| 26 | 4.08 | JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL 2 HC | $49.99 | DC | 2,998 |
| 27 | 4.04 | THUNDERBOLTS BY ELLIS VOL 1 FAITH IN MONSTERS PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR | 2,968 |
| 28 | 4.03 | GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY FOR BETTER OR WORSE TP | $14.99 | DC | 2,961 |
| 29 | 4.02 | ENCYCLOPEDIA O/COMICBOOK HEROES VOL 3 SUPERMAN | $19.99 | DC | 2,954 |
| 30 | 3.97 | PUNISHER PRESENTS BARRACUDA MAX TP (MR) | $17.99 | MAR | 2,917 |
| 31 | 3.95 | DONALD DUCK CASE O/MISSING MUMMY TP | $8.99 | GEM | 2,902 |
| 32 | 3.81 | SUPERGIRL & LEGION DOMINATOR WAR TP | $14.99 | DC | 2,799 |
| 33 | 3.81 | ESSENTIAL PUNISHER VOL 2 TP | $16.99 | MAR | 2,799 |
| 34 | 3.8 | CAPTAIN AMERICA RED WHITE & BLUE TP | $19.99 | MAR | 2,792 |
| 35 | 3.78 | CAPTAIN AMERICA BY ED BRUBAKER OMNIBUS VOL 1 HC | $74.99 | MAR | 2,777 |
| 36 | 3.59 | AVENGERS DEFENDERS WAR PREMIERE HC* | $19.99 | MAR | 2,638 |
| 37 | 3.4 | GHOST RIDER TRAIL OF TEARS PREMIERE HC | $19.99 | MAR | 2,498 |
| 38 | 3.38 | ION VOL 2 DYING FLAME TP | $14.99 | DC | 2,483 |
| 39 | 3.3 | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | DC | 2,425 |
| 40 | 3.27 | CHECKMATE VOL 2 PAWN BREAKS TP | $14.99 | DC | 2,403 |
| 41 | 3.2 | DR THIRTEEN ARCHITECTURE & MORALITY TP | $14.99 | DC | 2,351 |
| 42 | 3.11 | SUPERMAN DEATH & RETURN O/SUPERMAN OMNIBUS HC | $75.00 | DC | 2,285 |
| 43 | 3.1 | BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER VOL 9 TP | $9.99 | VIZ | 2,278 |
| 44 | 2.97 | SWORD O/ATOM TP | $19.99 | DC | 2,182 |
| 45 | 2.89 | BOYS VOL 1 TP (MR) | $14.99 | DYN | 2,123 |
| 46 | 2.86 | CIVIL WAR TP | $24.99 | MAR | 2,101 |
| 47 | 2.8 | BATMAN GOTHIC TP NEW EDITION | $14.99 | DC | 2,057 |
| 48 | 2.68 | IRON MAN HYPERVELOCITY TP | $14.99 | MAR | 1,969 |
| 49 | 2.67 | MOUSE GUARD VOL 1 FALL 1152 HC NEW PTG | $24.95 | ARS | 1,962 |
| 50 | 2.65 | NIGHTLY NEWS VOL 1 TP | $16.99 | IMA | 1,947 |
| 51 | 2.65 | SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE SLEEP O/REASON TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC | 1,947 |
| 52 | 2.64 | SPAWN COLLECTION VOL 4 TP | $29.95 | IMA | 1,940 |
| 53 | 2.62 | 30 DAYS O/NIGHT TP MOVIE PTG (MR) | $17.99 | IDW | 1,925 |
| 54 | 2.62 | STAR TREK MANGA VOL 2 GN | $9.99 | TKP | 1,925 |
| 55 | 2.58 | MADMAN VOL 1 TP | $24.99 | IMA | 1,896 |
| 56 | 2.52 | WOLVERINE CLASSIC VOL 5 TP | $14.99 | MAR | 1,851 |
| 57 | 2.51 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES VOL 5 TP | $7.49 | ARC | 1,844 |
| 58 | 2.49 | BATMAN STRIKES DUTY CALLS TP | $12.99 | DC | 1,829 |
| 59 | 2.45 | MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN VOL 7 DIGEST TP | $6.99 | MAR | 1,800 |
| 60 | 2.4 | STRANGERS I/PARADISE VOL 6 PKT TP | $17.95 | ABS | 1,763 |
| 61 | 2.36 | NIGHTMARE O/ELM STREET TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC | 1,734 |
| 62 | 2.32 | SENTENCES LIFE O/M F GRIMM HC (MR) | $19.99 | DC | 1,705 |
| 63 | 2.32 | FRUITS BASKET FAN BOOK NEKO CAT GN | $10.99 | TKP | 1,705 |
| 64 | 2.32 | SPIDER-MAN FAMILY BACK I/BLACK DIGEST TP | $8.99 | MAR | 1,705 |
| 65 | 2.29 | FRIDAY THE 13TH TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC | 1,682 |
| 66 | 2.25 | WHITE TIGER HEROES COMPULSION TP | $14.99 | MAR | 1,653 |
| 67 | 2.22 | GUNSMITH CATS OMNIBUS VOL 3 TP | $16.95 | DAR | 1,631 |
| 68 | 2.2 | MPD PSYCHO VOL 2 TP (MR) | $10.95 | DAR | 1,616 |
| 69 | 2.17 | TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC | 1,594 |
| 70 | 2.04 | WONDER WOMAN ARCHIVES VOL 5 HC | $49.99 | DC | 1,499 |
| 71 | 2.02 | FUTURAMA VOL 4 CONQUERS UNIVERSE TP | $14.95 | BON | 1,484 |
| 72 | 1.99 | PROCESS RECESS 2 PORTFOLIO SC (MR) | $29.95 | ADH | 1,462 |
| 73 | 1.96 | I LUV HALLOWEEN VOL 3 GN (Of 3) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP | 1,440 |
| 74 | 1.87 | SAMURAI DEEPER KYO VOL 24 GN (Of 38) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP | 1,374 |
| 75 | 1.84 | OH MY GODDESS VOL 6 TP RTL | $10.95 | DAR | 1,352 |
| 76 | 1.83 | CRIMINAL MACABRE TWO RED EYES TP | $12.95 | DAR | 1,345 |
| 77 | 1.71 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 17 CLONE SAGA TP | $24.99 | MAR | 1,256 |
| 78 | 1.71 | AFTER THE CAPE VOL 1 HOW FAR TO FALL TP | $12.99 | IMA | 1,256 |
| 79 | 1.69 | WALKING DEAD VOL 6 SORROWFUL LIFE TP (MR) | $12.99 | IMA | 1,242 |
| 80 | 1.69 | BETTY & VERONICA BOY TROUBLE VOL 1 TP | $7.49 | ARC | 1,242 |
| 81 | 1.66 | DEATH NOTE VOL 1 TP | $7.99 | VIZ | 1,220 |
| 82 | 1.63 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE VOL 1 TP NEW EDITION | $19.99 | DC | 1,198 |
| 83 | 1.63 | BLACK CAT VOL 10 TP | $7.99 | VIZ | 1,198 |
| 84 | 1.6 | WELCOME TO NHK VOL 4 GN (Of 6) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP | 1,176 |
| 85 | 1.59 | SERENITY TP | $9.95 | DAR | 1,168 |
| 86 | 1.58 | WALKING DEAD VOL 1 DAYS GONE BYE TP | $9.99 | IMA | 1,161 |
| 87 | 1.58 | HULK PLANET HULK HC | $39.99 | MAR | 1,161 |
| 88 | 1.57 | DARKNESS VOL 6 DEPTHS O/HELL TP | $14.99 | IMA | 1,153 |
| 89 | 1.55 | INVISIBLE BOY VOL 1 GN | $12.95 | DIG | 1,139 |
| 90 | 1.54 | KUROHIME VOL 1 TP | $7.99 | VIZ | 1,131 |
| 91 | 1.54 | ADVENTURES O/RED SONJA VOL 2 SHE DEVIL W/SWORD TP | $19.99 | DYN | 1,131 |
| 92 | 1.53 | 52 VOL 2 TP | $19.99 | DC | 1,124 |
| 93 | 1.5 | ORDINARY CRUSH VOL 1 GN | $12.95 | DIG | 1,102 |
| 94 | 1.48 | BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS VOL 1 TP | $24.95 | DAR | 1,087 |
| 95 | 1.48 | BATMAN SECRETS O/BATCAVE TP | $17.99 | DC | 1,087 |
| 96 | 1.47 | FREEFALL ROMANCE GN | $12.95 | DIG | 1,080 |
| 97 | 1.46 | HE IS MY MASTER VOL 2 GN (MR) | $9.99 | SEV | 1,073 |
| 98 | 1.45 | FABLES VOL 1 LEGENDS IN EXILE TP | $9.99 | DC | 1,065 |
| 99 | 1.43 | SHAMAN KING VOL 13 TP | $7.95 | VIZ | 1,051 |
| 100 | 1.42 | MARVEL ZOMBIES 5TH PTG MARY JANE HC | $19.99 | MAR | 1,043 |
Notes on this chart:
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
ABS = Abstract Studio
ADV = A.D. Vision
ALI = Alias Enterprises LLC
ANT = Antarctic Press
ARC = Archie Comic Publications
ASP = Apen MLT Inc.
AVA = Avatar Press
BON = Bongo Comics
CAR = Cartoon Books
DEV = Devil's Due Publishing
DYN = Dynamite Entertainment
FAN = Fantagraphics Books
GEM = Gemstone Publishing
IDW = IDW Publishing
MIR = Mirage Studios
ONI = Oni Press Inc.
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
TIT = Titan Publishing
TKP = Tokyopop
VIZ = Viz Media
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 September, 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, IDW, 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 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.
