These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during Decemebr 2009.

 

For an overview and analysis of comic sales in December, see "'Blackest Night' Stays on Top."

 

For an analysis of the dollar trends in December, see "Comics, Graphic Novels Slip in December."

 

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books shipped during December, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--December 2009."

 

 

TOP 300 GNs -- December 2009

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

7.64

EX MACHINA TP VOL 08 DIRTY TRICKS (MR)

$12.99

DC

      5,033

2

6.25

DEADPOOL TP VOL 02 DARK REIGN

$14.99

MAR

      4,121

3

5.58

STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 04 COLOSSUS OF DESTINY

$7.99

DAR

      3,680

4

5.19

IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 02

$16.99

BOO

      3,423

5

4.70

BLEACH TP VOL 29

$9.99

VIZ

      3,097

6

4.32

BATMAN THE CAT AND THE BAT TP

$12.99

DC

      2,847

7

4.09

MARVEL ZOMBIES RETURN HC

$24.99

MAR

      2,694

8

3.73

ROCKETEER COMPLETE COLLECTION HC VOL 01

$29.99

IDE

      2,457

9

3.71

GOON TP VOL 06 CHINATOWN & MYSTERY MR WICKER

$15.95

DAR

      2,448

10

3.60

ULTIMATUM X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR TP

$19.99

MAR

      2,375

11

3.54

SECRET WARRIORS TP VOL 01 NICK FURY AGENT OF NOTHING

$16.99

MAR

      2,333

12

3.49

LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 08

$7.99

VIZ

      2,297

13

3.46

X-FORCE CABLE MESSIAH WAR TP

$34.99

MAR

      2,283

14

3.46

STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 01 SLAVES OF REPUBLIC

$9.95

DAR

      2,278

15

3.46

STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 07 STORMS

$17.95

DAR

      2,278

16

3.21

ULTIMATUM TP MARCH ON ULTIMATUM

$19.99

MAR

      2,114

17

3.20

TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 05 LONELY CITY NEW ED (MR)

$14.99

DC

      2,107

18

3.16

PUNISHER FRANK CASTLE MAX TP WELCOME TO BAYOU (MR)

$14.99

MAR

      2,085

19

2.98

SHOWCASE PRESENTS WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 03

$17.99

DC

      1,965

20

2.98

TEEN TITANS DEATHTRAP TP

$14.99

DC

      1,963

21

2.93

GREEN LANTERN CHRONICLES TP VOL 02

$14.99

DC

      1,932

22

2.93

STAR WARS THRAWN TRILOGY HC VOL 01

$34.95

DAR

      1,931

23

2.91

X-MEN SPIDER-MAN TP

$14.99

MAR

      1,918

24

2.89

THOR TP AGES OF THUNDER

$19.99

MAR

      1,907

25

2.87

TALES FROM WONDERLAND TP VOL 02

$12.99

ZEN

      1,893

26

2.87

GANTZ TP VOL 08 (MR)

$12.99

DAR

      1,892

27

2.87

X-INFERNUS TP

$19.99

MAR

      1,890

28

2.85

DARK REIGN SINISTER SPIDER-MAN TP

$16.99

MAR

      1,878

29

2.84

CLASSIC GI JOE TP VOL 06

$19.99

IDE

      1,873

30

2.83

FANTASTIC FOUR TP MASTERS OF DOOM

$19.99

MAR

      1,862

31

2.81

YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 07

$10.99

HAC

      1,849

32

2.78

MMW NICK FURY AGENT OF SHIELD HC VOL 02

$54.99

MAR

      1,834

33

2.73

AMORY WARS TP VOL 02 SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADE

$14.99

IMA

      1,802

34

2.71

SUPERMAN SUPERGIRL MAELSTROM TP

$12.99

DC

      1,783

35

2.65

SUPERGIRL COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE EIGHTH GRADE TP

$12.99

DC

      1,747

36

2.63

EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 02 (MR)

$29.99

DC

      1,732

37

2.59

X-FORCE PREM HC VOL 03 NOT FORGOTTEN

$19.99

MAR

      1,706

38

2.55

ANITA BLAKE PREM HC BOOK 02 LC NECROMANCER

$19.99

MAR

      1,680

39

2.54

BATMAN THE WRATH TP

$17.99

DC

      1,672

40

2.49

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE

$9.99

IMA

      1,641

41

2.44

DARK REIGN YOUNG AVENGERS TP

$16.99

MAR

      1,610

42

2.35

STREET FIGHTER TP VOL 05 KICK IT INTO TURBO

$13.99

UDO

      1,552

43

2.35

MINI MARVELS TP ULTIMATE COLLECTION GN

$19.99

MAR

      1,546

44

2.34

FRINGE TP

$19.99

DC

      1,540

45

2.30

NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT TP VOL 03

$9.99

DAR

      1,517

46

2.28

SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 03

$14.99

IMA

      1,500

47

2.27

BATMAN THE CULT TP

$19.99

DC

      1,493

48

2.25

CHRONICLES OF KULL TP VOL 01 KING COMES RIDING

$18.95

DAR

      1,486

49

2.24

MMW GOLDEN AGE SUB-MARINER HC VOL 03

$59.99

MAR

      1,478

50

2.23

CHEW TP VOL 01 (MR)

$9.99

IMA

      1,472

51

2.21

AGENTS OF ATLAS TP DARK REIGN

$19.99

MAR

      1,458

52

2.21

ROCKETEER COMPLETE COLLECTION DLX ED HC VOL 01

$75.00

IDE

      1,456

53

2.20

SKY DOLL TP VOL 01 (MR)

$19.99

MAR

      1,452

54

2.20

HIDEYUKI KIKUCHIS VAMPIRE HUNTER D GN VOL 04

$13.95

DIG

      1,449

55

2.18

ROSARIO VAMPIRE GN VOL 10

$9.99

VIZ

      1,435

56

2.17

DARK REIGN HOOD TP

$19.99

MAR

      1,432

57

2.14

BOOSTER GOLD BLUE AND GOLD TP

$14.99

DC

      1,413

58

2.13

MMW UNCANNY X-MEN TP VOL 02

$24.99

MAR

      1,406

59

2.13

SPIDER-MAN RED-HEADED STRANGER PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

      1,402

60

2.13

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 14 THWIP DIGEST

$9.99

MAR

      1,401

61

2.12

MS MARVEL TP VOL 07 DARK REIGN

$19.99

MAR

      1,397

62

2.08

MARVELS TP

$24.99

MAR

      1,372

63

2.07

TERRA TP

$14.99

DC

      1,362

64

2.05

BLACK PANTHER TP DEADLIEST OF SPECIES

$15.99

MAR

      1,348

65

2.03

DARK REIGN UNDERSIDE TP

$24.99

MAR

      1,338

66

2.00

UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS TP HATED AND FEARED GN

$14.99

MAR

      1,319

67

2.00

ONE PIECE TP VOL 23

$7.95

VIZ

      1,316

68

1.98

CHRONICLES OF SOLOMON KANE TP VOL 01

$18.95

DAR

      1,303

69

1.95

ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR TP VOL 03

$19.99

MAR

      1,287

70

1.93

INU YASHA TP VOL 43

$9.99

VIZ

      1,275

71

1.92

FEAR AGENT TP VOL 05 I AGAINST I

$14.95

DAR

      1,265

72

1.89

IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 01

$9.99

BOO

      1,246

73

1.89

ATOMIC ROBO TP VOL 03

$18.95

RED

      1,245

74

1.88

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY ENEMIES LIST TP

$17.99

DC

      1,240

75

1.88

POPEYE HC VOL 04 PLUNDER ISLAND

$29.99

FAN

      1,238

76

1.82

365 SAMURAI & FEW BOWLS OF RICE SC

$16.95

DAR

      1,202

77

1.81

ART OF STEVE DITKO HC

$29.99

IDE

      1,196

78

1.81

MIGHTY TP VOL 01

$17.99

DC

      1,191

79

1.81

NEW MUTANTS PREM HC  RETURN OF LEGION

$19.99

MAR

      1,190

80

1.80

STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS TP VOL 02 CHUN LI

$12.95

UDO

      1,187

81

1.79

JLA YEAR ONE TP

$19.99

DC

      1,182

82

1.77

RUNAWAYS GOOD DIE YOUNG TP

$16.99

MAR

      1,169

83

1.77

WOLVERINE WEAPON X 100 PROJECT TP

$12.99

THE

      1,169

84

1.76

BATMAN DARK KNIGHT ARCHIVES HC VOL 06

$59.99

DC

      1,160

85

1.76

TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS HC VOL 02

$99.99

MAR

      1,158

86

1.74

GRAVEL TP VOL 02 THE MAJOR SEVEN (MR)

$19.99

AVA

      1,144

87

1.73

WHAT IF CLASSIC TP VOL 06

$29.99

MAR

      1,143

88

1.70

THUNDERBOLTS PREM HC WIDOWMAKER

$19.99

MAR

      1,120

89

1.68

RANN THANAGAR HOLY WAR TP VOL 02

$19.99

DC

      1,110

90

1.67

ONE MODEL NATION GN

$17.99

IMA

      1,103

91

1.65

DOCTOR WHO THROUGH TIME AND SPACE TP

$19.99

IDE

      1,090

92

1.65

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED TP VOL 12

$7.99

IDE

      1,088

93

1.64

SIMON DARK TP VOL 03 THE GAME OF LIFE

$17.99

DC

      1,084

94

1.63

NAOKI URASAWA 20TH CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 06

$12.99

VIZ

      1,075

95

1.57

SUB-MARINER TP DEPTHS

$19.99

MAR

      1,033

96

1.54

DAREDEVIL OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 BY BENDIS & MALEEV

$99.99

MAR

      1,018

97

1.54

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY PREM HC VOL 03 WAR OF KINGS BK 02

$24.99

MAR

      1,014

98

1.51

PUNISHER DEAD END PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

         992

99

1.49

FINDING NEMO REEF RESCUE TP

$9.99

BOO

         982

100

1.46

MORE THAN COMPLETE ACTION PHILOSOPHERS TP

$24.99

EVI

         964

101

1.44

X-FACTOR OVERTIME PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

         950

102

1.44

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME

$14.99

IMA

         946

103

1.43

FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE

$9.99

DC

         943

104

1.40

DARK REIGN SKRULL KILL KREW TP

$19.99

MAR

         920

105

1.39

LITTLE LULU TP VOL 21 MISS FEENYS FOLLY & STORIES

$14.95

DAR

         918

106

1.38

DEAD AT 17 AFTERBIRTH TP VOL 01

$12.99

IMA

         909

107

1.35

VIXEN RETURN OF THE LION TP

$17.99

DC

         893

108

1.34

WOLVERINE HC OLD MAN LOGAN

$34.99

MAR

         885

109

1.33

GENEXT UNITED TP

$16.99

MAR

         879

110

1.33

CLASSIC TRANSFORMERS TP VOL 05

$19.99

IDE

         875

111

1.23

MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS TP VOL 04

$19.95

DAR

         812

112

1.20

ASTERIX HC ASTERIX & OBELIX BIRTHDAY

$14.95

STE

         788

113

1.19

RUNAWAYS TRUE BELIEVERS PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

         784

114

1.18

MS MARVEL PREM HC VOL 08 WAR OF MARVELS

$19.99

MAR

         776

115

1.17

HOUSE OF M HC SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR X-MEN

$39.99

MAR

         773

116

1.16

YU GI OH R GN VOL 02

$9.99

VIZ

         764

117

1.15

WATCHMEN TP

$19.99

DC

         761

118

1.13

GREEN LANTERN AGENT ORANGE HC

$19.99

DC

         742

119

1.12

BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP

$14.99

DC

         737

120

1.11

FABLES TP VOL 12 THE DARK AGES (MR)

$17.99

DC

         731

121

1.10

YELLOW II GN VOL 01 (MR)

$6.95

DIG

         722

122

1.10

INCOGNITO TP (MR)

$18.99

MAR

         722

123

1.10

INCREDIBLE HERCULES PREM HC MIGHTY THORCULES

$19.99

MAR

         722

124

1.09

EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 03

$34.99

MAR

         716

125

1.08

ELECTROPOLIS TP

$14.95

DAR

         715

126

1.08

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED

$12.99

DC

         709

127

1.06

V FOR VENDETTA TP (MR)

$19.99

DC

         699

128

1.06

KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE TP VOL 29

$12.99

KEN

         699

129

1.06

UNTHINKABLE TP

$19.99

BOO

         696

130

1.05

SAMURAI DEEPER KYO GN VOL 35-36

$14.99

RAN

         693

131

1.05

BEANWORLD HC VOL 03 REMEMBER HERE

$19.95

DAR

         690

132

1.05

NIGHTMARE WORLD TP VOL 01 13 TALES OF TERROR (IMAGE ED)

$15.99

IMA

         689

133

1.04

INCREDIBLE HERCULES TP DARK REIGN

$14.99

MAR

         688

134

1.04

TROJAN WAR PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

         683

135

1.03

WONDERFUL WIZARD OZ HC

$29.99

MAR

         677

136

1.02

BOYS DEFINITIVE ED HC VOL 02 W/ SLIPCOVER (MR)

$75.00

DYN

         671

137

1.01

ALEC SC YEARS HAVE PANTS LIFE SIZE OMNIBUS

$35.00

TOP

         664

138

1.00

DOCTOR GRORDBORT PRESENTS VICTORY HC

$19.95

DAR

         662

139

1.00

PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION (MR)

$14.99

DC

         662

140

1.00

SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES

$19.99

DC

         661

141

1.00

ATOMIC ROBO TP VOL 01 NEW PTG

$18.95

RED

         660

142

1.00

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS 10 YEARS AT MARVEL TP

$34.99

MAR

         658

143

0.98

DOGS TP VOL 02 (MR)

$12.99

VIZ

         648

144

0.97

OUR KINGDOM ARABIAN NIGHTS GN (MR)

$12.95

DIG

         641

145

0.97

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA FINAL FIVE TP

$14.99

DYN

         641

146

0.96

MIRRORS EDGE TP

$19.99

DC

         636

147

0.96

ASTERIOS POLYP GN

$29.95

RAN

         636

148

0.96

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG)

$14.99

IMA

         634

149

0.96

BOYS TP VOL 05 HEROGASM (MR)

$19.99

DYN

         631

150

0.93

TICK COLOR SERIES COMPLETE WORKS TP VOL 01

$34.95

NEW

         615

151

0.93

BOYS HC LTD ED VOL 03 GOOD FOR THE SOUL (MR)

$29.99

DYN

         613

152

0.92

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON WAR TP

$14.99

DYN

         608

153

0.92

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR)

$14.99

IMA

         608

154

0.91

BOYS HC LTD ED VOL 04 WE GOTTA GO NOW (MR)

$29.99

DYN

         599

155

0.90

BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL HC

$19.99

DC

         595

156

0.89

FABLES TP VOL 02 ANIMAL FARM

$12.99

DC

         585

157

0.87

EMMA VOL 10

$9.99

DC

         571

158

0.86

CRIMINAL MACABRE CELL BLOCK 666 TP

$12.99

DAR

         568

159

0.84

POKEMON ADVENTURES TP VOL 04 2ND ED

$7.99

VIZ

         556

160

0.83

GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH TP

$14.99

DC

         550

161

0.83

EXCEL SAGA TP VOL 20

$9.99

VIZ

         550

162

0.83

ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC (MR)

$17.99

DC

         546

163

0.83

COMPLETE LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE HC VOL 04

$49.99

IDE

         546

164

0.83

DOT HACK LEGEND O/T TWILIGHT COMP COL TP

$19.99

TOK

         544

165

0.82

ART OF EMILY THE STRANGE HC

$22.95

DAR

         543

166

0.82

OLYMPUS TP VOL 01

$14.99

IMA

         542

167

0.82

CIVIL WAR TP

$24.99

MAR

         541

168

0.82

EYESHIELD 21 TP VOL 29

$9.99

VIZ

         541

169

0.82

BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP

$24.99

DC

         539

170

0.81

FINAL CRISIS HC

$29.99

DC

         537

171

0.81

BOYS TP VOL 04 WE GOTTA GO NOW (MR)

$19.99

DYN

         536

172

0.81

BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP

$19.99

DC

         534

173

0.81

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED TP GN KIDNAPPED

$14.99

MAR

         534

174

0.81

FANTASTIC WORLDS OF FRANK FRAZETTA HC VOL 02

$29.99

IMA

         532

175

0.80

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS

$14.99

IMA

         529

176

0.80

GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS WAR TP VOL 01

$14.99

DC

         527

177

0.80

NOBLE CAUSES TP VOL 09

$14.99

IMA

         526

178

0.79

WINTERWORLD HC

$19.99

IDE

         522

179

0.79

GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS WAR TP VOL 02

$14.99

DC

         520

180

0.78

AZUMANGA DAIOH COLL ED

$24.99

HAC

         517

181

0.78

MMW UNCANNY X-MEN TP VOL 01

$24.99

MAR

         514

182

0.78

PRINCESS AI GN VOL 02 THE PRISM OF MIDNIGHT DAWN

$10.99

TOK

         513

183

0.77

DEAD SHE SAID TP

$17.99

IDE

         507

184

0.76

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (MR)

$12.99

DC

         503

185

0.76

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 05 PREDATOR & PREY

$15.95

DAR

         502

186

0.76

PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 01

$10.99

HAC

         501

187

0.76

FABLES TP VOL 03 STORYBOOK LOVE (MR)

$14.99

DC

         499

188

0.76

DEMONS OF SHERWOOD GN

$19.99

IDE

         498

189

0.75

BUTTERFLIES FLOWERS GN VOL 01 (MR)

$9.99

VIZ

         492

190

0.75

OOKU INNER CHAMBERS GN VOL 02 (MR)

$12.99

VIZ

         492

191

0.74

UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SUITE

$17.95

DAR

         488

192

0.73

EUREKA SEVEN MANGA COLLECTION SC VOL 01

$19.99

BAN

         482

193

0.73

ITAZURA NA KISS GN VOL 01

$16.95

DIG

         481

194

0.72

ENGINEER HC

$9.95

ARC

         477

195

0.72

FARSCAPE HC VOL 03 GONE AND BACK

$24.99

BOO

         477

196

0.72

100 BULLETS TP VOL 01 FIRST SHOT LAST CALL

$9.99

DC

         476

197

0.72

BATMAN RIP DELUXE EDITION HC

$24.99

DC

         476

198

0.72

SAYONARA ZETSUBO SENSEI GN VOL 04

$10.99

RAN

         476

199

0.72

SCOURGE OF GODS PREM HC FALL (MR)

$24.99

MAR

         475

200

0.72

WAR OF KINGS HC

$39.99

MAR

         474

201

0.71

ELECTRIC HANDS GN

$12.95

DIG

         465

202

0.71

PTA NIGHT HC

$12.99

IMA

         465

203

0.70

GOGO MONSTER GN

$27.99

VIZ

         464

204

0.70

COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS SC VOL 12 CURR PTG

$19.99

FAN

         463

205

0.70

YELLOW OMNIBUS GN VOL 01 (MR)

$19.95

DIG

         461

206

0.70

BAMBOO BLADE TP VOL 03

$10.99

HAC

         460

207

0.70

RUROUNI KENSHIN VIZBIG ED GN VOL 08

$17.99

VIZ

         459

208

0.69

BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME (MR)

$16.99

DYN

         452

209

0.68

BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC

$14.99

DC

         451

210

0.68

JOKER HC

$19.99

DC

         449

211

0.67

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE (NEW PTG)

$14.99

IMA

         441

212

0.67

RETURN OF KING DOUG HC

$14.95

ONI

         440

213

0.66

SUBLIFE GN VOL 02

$7.99

FAN

         438

214

0.66

DETROIT METAL CITY GN VOL 03 (MR)

$12.99

VIZ

         437

215

0.66

STREET FIGHTER TP VOL 01 NEW ED

$12.95

UDO

         434

216

0.66

LEGION PROPHETS GN

$17.99

IDE

         433

217

0.65

TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET (MR)

$14.99

DC

         429

218

0.65

BAKUGAN BATTLE BRAWLERS GN VOL 04 DAN & DRAGO

$7.99

RAN

         429

219

0.65

GREEN LANTERN CORPS EMERALD ECLIPSE HC

$24.99

DC

         427

220

0.64

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE (NEW PTG)

$14.99

IMA

         424

221

0.63

NORTH WORLD GN VOL 03 OTHER SAGAS

$11.95

ONI

         418

222

0.63

CHARLEYS WAR HC VOL 06 UNDERGROUND & OVER THE TOP

$19.95

TIT

         418

223

0.63

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME

$15.99

DAR

         417

224

0.63

FABLES TP VOL 04 MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (MR)

$17.99

DC

         417

225

0.63

MOYASIMON GN VOL 01

$10.99

RAN

         416

226

0.63

DEFINITIVE PRINCE VALIANT COMPANION SC

$24.99

FAN

         415

227

0.63

MODESTY BLAISE TP VOL 16 SCARLET MAIDEN

$19.95

RAN

         414

228

0.63

DEADPOOL TP VOL 01 SECRET INVASION

$14.99

MAR

         412

229

0.62

LIFE AND TIMES OF SAVIOR 28 TP VOL 01

$19.99

IDE

         411

230

0.62

GREAT ANTI WAR CARTOONS

$24.99

FAN

         406

231

0.61

DARK AVENGERS TP VOL 01 ASSEMBLE

$19.99

MAR

         405

232

0.61

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MR)

$12.99

DC

         402

233

0.61

MISERY OBSCURA PHOTOGRAPHY OF EERIE VON HC

$29.95

DAR

         401

234

0.61

KINGDOM COME TP NEW EDITION

$17.99

DC

         401

235

0.61

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 04 TIME OF YOUR LIFE

$15.99

DAR

         400

236

0.61

FABLES TP VOL 11 WAR AND PIECES (MR)

$17.99

DC

         400

237

0.61

MIXED VEGETABLES GN VOL 06

$9.99

VIZ

         400

238

0.60

SANDMAN TP VOL 02 THE DOLLS HOUSE

$19.99

DC

         393

239

0.60

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER (MR)

$14.99

IMA

         393

240

0.59

CROSSING EMPTY QUARTER & OTHER STORIES HC

$24.95

DAR

         388

241

0.58

CONNIE TP VOL 01 CAPTIVES OF SPACE PIRATES

$11.95

TON

         384

242

0.58

PREACHER TP VOL 02 UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD NEW EDITION (M

$14.99

DC

         383

243

0.58

LOVE BUZZ GN

$14.95

ONI

         383

244

0.58

PRINCESS RESURRECTION GN VOL 07

$11.99

RAN

         382

245

0.58

DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 03

$29.99

MAR

         381

246

0.58

SCALPED TP VOL 01 INDIAN COUNTRY (MR)

$9.99

DC

         380

247

0.58

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE (MR)

$12.99

IMA

         380

248

0.58

SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 SP PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE (MAY042851)

$11.95

ONI

         380

249

0.57

ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 01

$12.99

DC

         377

250

0.57

BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC

$17.99

DC

         375

251

0.57

GREEN LANTERN RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS HC

$24.99

DC

         375

252

0.57

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 THE CALM BEFORE (MR)

$12.99

IMA

         375

253

0.56

ABSOLUTE SANDMAN HC VOL 02 (MR)

$99.00

DC

         366

254

0.55

GESTALT GN VOL 04

$9.99

VIZ

         364

255

0.55

FABLES TP VOL 05 THE MEAN SEASONS (MR)

$14.99

DC

         362

256

0.55

ORIGINAL JOHNSON GN VOL 01

$19.99

IDE

         362

257

0.54

DEAD RUN TP VOL 01

$16.99

BOO

         358

258

0.54

PREACHER TP VOL 03 PROUD AMERICANS NEW EDITION (MR)

$14.99

DC

         357

259

0.54

COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS SC CURR PTG VOL 07

$19.99

FAN

         357

260

0.54

NIGHT HEAD GENESIS GN VOL 01 (MR)

$10.99

RAN

         356

261

0.54

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 01

$24.99

MAR

         353

262

0.53

HELLBLAZER ORIGINAL SINS TP

$19.99

DC

         352

263

0.53

BOYS TP VOL 03 GOOD FOR THE SOUL (MR)

$19.99

DYN

         352

264

0.53

BONE COLOR ED SC VOL 01 OUT BONEVILLE

$10.99

SCH

         352

265

0.53

JUSTICE TP VOL 02

$14.99

DC

         351

266

0.53

MONKEY HIGH GN VOL 08

$9.99

VIZ

         351

267

0.53

DMZ TP VOL 01 ON THE GROUND (MR)

$9.99

DC

         350

268

0.53

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 08 KIMONO DRAGONS (MR)

$14.99

DC

         348

269

0.53

FABLES TP VOL 10 THE GOOD PRINCE (MR)

$17.99

DC

         347

270

0.52

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 05 RING OF TRUTH (MR)

$14.99

DC

         345

271

0.52

UNCLOTHED MAN IN 35TH CENTURY AD HC

$19.99

FAN

         344

272

0.52

CONNIE TP VOL 02 BATTLE FOR TITAN

$11.95

TON

         343

273

0.52

MANGA BEST SELLERS TRIPLE PACK

$19.99

VIZ

         342

274

0.52

WITCHBLADE TAKERU MANGA SC COLLECTION

$19.99

BAN

         340

275

0.52

DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 01

$29.99

MAR

         340

276

0.51

BOYS TP VOL 02 GET SOME (MR)

$19.99

DYN

         339

277

0.51

HONEY & CLOVER GN VOL 08

$9.99

VIZ

         339

278

0.51

RAIDERS GN VOL 01

$10.99

HAC

         338

279

0.51

VIETNAM JOURNAL TP VOL 01 INDIAN COUNTRY

$17.99

TRA

         337

280

0.51

STAND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

         336

281

0.51

KASHIMASHI OMNIBUS TP VOL 02

$14.99

ST.

         336

282

0.51

HELL GIRL GN VOL 06

$11.99

RAN

         335

283

0.51

FABLES TP VOL 09 SONS OF EMPIRE (MR)

$17.99

DC

         334

284

0.51

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 06 GIRL ON GIRL (MR)

$12.99

DC

         334

285

0.50

DARK REIGN DEADPOOL THUNDERBOLTS TP

$12.99

MAR

         331

286

0.50

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 04 SAFEWORD (MR)

$12.99

DC

         330

287

0.50

MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 02 WINTER 1152

$24.95

ARC

         329

288

0.50

USAGI YOJIMBO HC YOKAI

$14.95

DAR

         329

289

0.50

FABLES TP VOL 06 HOMELANDS (MR)

$14.99

DC

         329

290

0.50

PREACHER TP VOL 04 ANCIENT HISTORY NEW EDITION (MR)

$14.99

DC

         329

291

0.50

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES (MR)

$14.99

DC

         328

292

0.50

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 02 WORLDS MOST WANTED

$14.99

MAR

         327

293

0.49

BROKEN BLADE VOL 02

$9.99

DC

         324

294

0.49

FABLES TP VOL 08 WOLVES (MR)

$17.99

DC

         323

295

0.49

SANDMAN TP VOL 03 DREAM COUNTRY

$14.99

DC

         322

296

0.49

SUPERMAN RED SON TP

$17.99

DC

         322

297

0.49

FABLES TP VOL 07 ARABIAN NIGHTS AND DAYS (MR)

$14.99

DC

         321

298

0.49

X-MEN WORLDS APART TP

$15.99

MAR

         321

299

0.49

CHILDREN OF THE SEA TP VOL 02

$14.99

VIZ

         320

300

0.48

LOEG VOL ONE TP

$14.99

DC

         317


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:
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
801 = 801 Media Inc.
ABS = Abstract Studio
ALI = Alias Enterprises, LLC
ALT = Alterna Comics Inc.
ANT = Antarctic Press
ARC = Archaia Studios Press
ARC = Archie Comic Publications
ASP = Apen MLT Inc.
ASY = Asylum Press
AVA = Avatar Press
BAN = Bandai Entertainment
BON = Bongo Comics
BOO = BOOM! Studios
BLU = Bluewater Productions
CAR = Cartoon Books
DAB = Dabel Brothers Productions, LLC
DYN = Dynamite Entertainment
DEL = Del Rey Manga
DEV = Devil's Due Publishing
DIG = Digital Manga Publishing
FAN = Fantagraphics Books
HAC = Hachette Book Group (Yen Press)
HEA = Heavy Metal Magazine
IDE = IDW Publishing
KEN = Kenzer & Company
NBM = NBM / Papercutz
ONI = Oni Press Inc.
RAN = Random House (Kodansha Comics)
RED = Red 5 Comics
SEV = Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
ST. = St. Martins Publishing
STU = Studio Foglio
TIT = Titan Publishing
TOK = Tokyopop
VIZ = Viz Media
WIZ = Wizard Entertainment
ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment, Inc.

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 December, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of December.  This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Dynamite, Devil's Due, Avatar, and Aspen Studios 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 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 November, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--November 2009."

 

For the top 300 comics actual orders in November, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--November 2009."

For an overview and analysis of the actual comic and graphic novel sales in November, see "'Blackest Night's' Reign Continues."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in November, see "Comic Sales Up in November."

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 & Top 300 GNs Index."