For an over-view and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in July, see 'Retro Rules Again in July.'
For an analysis of the dollar trends in July, see 'July Comic & Graphic Novel Orders Up 5% Over 2001.'
For the top 300 comics in July, see 'Top 300 Comics--July 2002.'
QtyRank Guide Description Price Pub Est.Qty 1 24.82 LONE WOLF & CUB VOL 24 IN THESE SMALL HANDS TP (MR) $9.95 DAR 13,064 2 16.18 CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS TP $14.95 DC 8,516 3 13.49 ULTIMATES VOL 1 TP $12.99 MAR 7,100 4 12.93 LIBERTY MEADOWS VOL 1 EDEN TP $14.95 IMA 6,806 5 12.85 AUTHORITY EARTH INFERNO & OTHER STORIES TP $14.95 DC 6,764 6 12.54 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN REVELATIONS TP $8.99 MAR 6,600 7 10.02 CATWOMAN SELINAS BIG SCORE HC $24.95 DC 5,274 8 9.59 GI JOE VOL 3 TP $24.99 MAR 5,048 9 8.17 ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 1 HC $34.99 MAR 4,300 10 7.9 ASTRO BOY VOL 6 TP $9.95 DAR 4,158 11 7.02 GODDESS TP (RES) (MR) $19.95 DC 3,695 12 6.54 RUSE VOL 1 ENTER DETECTIVE TP $15.95 CRO 3,442 13 6.37 ANIMAL MAN VOL 2 ORIGIN O/T SPECIES TP (MR) $19.95 DC 3,353 14 6.34 RANMA 1/2 VOL 20 TP $15.95 VIZ 3,337 15 5.92 ROAD TO PERDITION SC NEW ED (MR) $13.95 DC 3,116 16 5.89 FORGE #4 (Note Price) $11.95 CRO 3,100 17 5.89 DAREDEVIL UNDERBOSS TP $14.99 MAR 3,100 18 5.74 OH MY GODDESS! LEADER O/T PACK TP $13.95 DAR 3,021 19 5.69 EDGE #4 (Note Price) $11.95 CRO 2,995 20 5.55 COWBOY BEBOP VOL 3 GN $9.99 TKP 2,921 21 5.45 OUT THERE VOL 1 EVIL WITHIN TP (MR) $12.95 DC 2,869 22 5.19 LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN HC (STAR12324) $24.95 DC 2,732 23 5.07 ALL STAR COMICS ARCHIVES VOL 8 HC $49.95 DC 2,669 24 5.06 STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOL 11 BRAVE NEW WORLD TP $8.95 ABS 2,663 25 4.69 CONAN SKETCHBOOK BY MARK SCHULTZ $5.95 WAN 2,469 26 4.54 LOVE HINA VOL 4 GN $9.99 TKP 2,390 27 4.42 WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS TP $12.99 MAR 2,326 28 4.09 QUIMBY THE MOUSE SC (RES) $14.95 FAN 2,153 29 4.07 STAR WARS DARKNESS TP $12.95 DAR 2,142 30 4.01 X-MEN & SPIDER-MAN SAVAGE LAND TP $9.95 MAR 2,111 31 3.98 DRAGONBALL Z VOL 9 TP $12.95 VIZ 2,095 32 3.89 ELEKTRA LIVES AGAIN HC NEW PRTG $24.99 MAR 2,048 33 3.88 PROMETHEA BOOK THREE HC $24.95 DC 2,042 34 3.83 MERIDIAN VOL 3 TAKING SKIES TP $15.95 CRO 2,016 35 3.79 TOMB RAIDER VOL 3 CHASING SHANGRI LA TP $12.95 IMA 1,995 36 3.76 GUNDAM ORIGIN #2 $7.95 VIZ 1,979 37 3.57 MAD ARCHIVES VOL 1 HC $49.95 DC 1,879 38 3.45 WISH VOL 1 GN $9.99 TKP 1,816 39 3.36 PUNISHER WAR ZONE VOL 1 TP $15.99 MAR 1,769 40 3.31 X-MEN EVOLUTION VOL 1 TP $8.99 MAR 1,742 41 3.28 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA VOL 1 PASSAGES GN $9.99 TKP 1,726 42 3.06 BASTARD VOL 1 TP (MR) $14.95 VIZ 1,611 43 3 WEREWOLF APOCALYPSE CHILDREN OF GAIA GN (MR) $6.95 MNS 1,579 44 2.99 TRANSFORMERS VOL 4 MATRIX QUEST PX HC GN $24.99 TIT 1,574 45 2.96 VIOLENT MESSIAHS VOL 1 BOOK OF JOB TP $24.95 IMA 1,558 46 2.96 3 X 3 EYES SUMMONING O/T BEAST TP $14.95 DAR 1,558 47 2.92 REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA VOL 2 TO PLANT TP $15.95 VIZ 1,537 48 2.9 BTVS UGLY LITTLE MONSTERS TP $12.95 DAR 1,526 49 2.88 SERAPHIC FEATHER SEEDS OF CHAOS TP $17.95 DAR 1,516 50 2.84 GTO VOL 5 GN $9.99 TKP 1,495
Notes on this chart:
Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons.
Publisher abbreviations have also been used.
Mar = Marvel
Dar = Dark Horse
Dre = Dreamwave
Ima = Image
Bla = Black Bull
Car = Cartoon Books
Har = Harris
Cro = Crossgen
Bon = Bongo
Tok = Tokyo Pop
Cha = Chaos
The quantities in this chart are ICv2 estimates of initial raw orders to Diamond North America on titles scheduled for shipment in July 2002.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image 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.
The quantities above do not include advance reorders, late orders, or reorders.
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.
Even given the above, however, it is probably safe to say that these quantities reflect 80% or more of the total North American sales by the publisher on most periodical comics.
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. If that percentage is 10-20% of sales (a reasonable assumption), the estimates above may be quite close to actual sales to consumers.
For an over-view and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in June, see 'Top Comics Drop in June.'
For an analysis of the dollar trends in June, see 'Comic and Graphic Novel Orders up 19% in Second Quarter.'
For the top 300 comics in June, see 'Top 300 Comics--June 2002.'
For the top 50 graphic novels in June, see 'Top 50 Graphic Novels -- June 2002.'
