These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2010.


For an overview and analysis of comic sales in December, see "'Batman: The Dark Knight' Tops December."


For an analysis of the dollar trends in December, see "December Comic Sales Down."

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during December, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--December 2010."

 

 

TOP 300 COMICS -- December 2010

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

142.24

BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #1

$3.99

DC

     89,985

2

120.70

GREEN LANTERN #60

$2.99

DC

     76,360

3

119.27

BRIGHTEST DAY #15

$2.99

DC

     75,450

4

118.35

BRIGHTEST DAY #16

$2.99

DC

     74,871

5

114.13

GREEN LANTERN #61

$2.99

DC

     72,203

6

113.09

BATMAN INCORPORATED #2

$3.99

DC

     71,544

7

108.78

BATMAN AND ROBIN #18

$2.99

DC

     68,814

8

107.24

NEW AVENGERS #7

$3.99

MAR

     67,840

9

106.00

AVENGERS #8

$3.99

MAR

     67,056

10

100.00

BATMAN #705

$2.99

DC

     63,262

11

90.65

WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS #1

$3.99

MAR

     57,348

12

89.00

FLASH #7

$2.99

DC

     56,304

13

88.51

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #650 BIG

$3.99

MAR

     55,996

14

88.16

UNCANNY X-MEN #531

$3.99

MAR

     55,770

15

87.76

UNCANNY X-FORCE #3

$3.99

MAR

     55,520

16

85.97

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #55

$2.99

DC

     54,387

17

85.44

SECRET AVENGERS #8

$3.99

MAR

     54,048

18

85.32

FLASH #8

$2.99

DC

     53,975

19

83.79

X-MEN #6

$3.99

MAR

     53,005

20

83.48

WOLVERINE #4

$3.99

MAR

     52,812

21

76.67

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #52

$3.99

DC

     48,501

22

72.83

NEMESIS #4 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

     46,072

23

71.36

THOR #618

$3.99

MAR

     45,142

24

69.96

SHADOWLAND #5 SL

$3.99

MAR

     44,261

25

69.67

GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #5

$3.99

DC

     44,077

26

68.01

SUPERMAN #706

$2.99

DC

     43,027

27

67.77

CAPTAIN AMERICA #613

$3.99

MAR

     42,871

28

66.22

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #33

$3.99

MAR

     41,890

29

66.07

X-MEN LEGACY #243

$2.99

MAR

     41,797

30

65.57

BATMAN ANNUAL #28

$4.99

DC

     41,484

31

63.73

DAREDEVIL #512 SL

$2.99

MAR

     40,317

32

63.24

BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER #39

$2.99

DAR

     40,010

33

62.71

GREEN LANTERN LARFLEEZE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL #1

$3.99

DC

     39,673

34

61.62

GENERATION HOPE #2

$2.99

MAR

     38,984

35

60.24

FANTASTIC FOUR #586 BIG

$2.99

MAR

     38,108

36

60.01

DETECTIVE COMICS #872

$3.99

DC

     37,961

37

58.23

GREEN ARROW #7

$2.99

DC

     36,835

38

56.11

WONDER WOMAN #605

$2.99

DC

     35,495

39

55.12

INCREDIBLE HULKS #618

$3.99

MAR

     34,868

40

54.94

HULK #28

$3.99

MAR

     34,755

41

54.51

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 3 #5

$3.99

MAR

     34,483

42

53.28

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #151

$3.99

MAR

     33,707

43

52.99

DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #12

$4.99

DC

     33,522

44

52.36

BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #513

$2.99

MAR

     33,124

45

52.34

BIRDS OF PREY #7

$2.99

DC

     33,114

46

52.32

ASTONISHING X-MEN XENOGENESIS #4

$3.99

MAR

     33,100

47

51.84

CARNAGE #2

$3.99

MAR

     32,794

48

51.62

INCREDIBLE HULKS #619

$3.99

MAR

     32,657

49

51.15

ACTION COMICS #896

$3.99

DC

     32,357

50

50.51

SUPERIOR #3 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

     31,952

51

50.38

JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #15

$2.99

DC

     31,871

52

50.21

SUPERBOY #2

$2.99

DC

     31,761

53

49.79

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #46

$2.99

DC

     31,497

54

49.08

JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #16

$2.99

DC

     31,048

55

48.80

RED ROBIN #18

$2.99

DC

     30,873

56

48.57

DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #4

$2.99

MAR

     30,726

57

48.35

SUPERMAN BATMAN #79

$2.99

DC

     30,586

58

48.19

DEADPOOL #30

$2.99

MAR

     30,488

59

48.01

HEROES FOR HIRE #1

$3.99

MAR

     30,375

60

46.95

X-23 #4

$2.99

MAR

     29,703

61

44.38

ULTIMATE COMICS THOR #3

$3.99

MAR

     28,074

62

44.17

THUNDERBOLTS #151

$2.99

MAR

     27,943

63

43.90

AVENGERS ACADEMY #7

$2.99

MAR

     27,774

64

43.42

ULTIMATE COMICS DOOM #1

$3.99

MAR

     27,469

65

42.89

SHIELD #5

$2.99

MAR

     27,133

66

42.73

ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #13

$4.99

DC

     27,031

67

41.80

X-FACTOR #212

$2.99

MAR

     26,443

68

41.79

SHADOWLAND AFTER FALL #1

$3.99

MAR

     26,435

69

41.59

CHAOS WAR #4

$3.99

MAR

     26,313

70

41.09

TEEN TITANS #90

$2.99

DC

     25,997

71

40.86

ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN WOLVERINE #4

$3.99

MAR

     25,850

72

39.87

BATGIRL #16

$2.99

DC

     25,225

73

39.62

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #8

$3.99

DC

     25,063

74

38.86

BATMAN 80 PAGE GIANT 2010 #1

$5.99

DC

     24,582

75

38.60

NEW MUTANTS #20

$2.99

MAR

     24,416

76

37.60

ADVENTURE COMICS #521

$3.99

DC

     23,787

77

36.48

SECRET WARRIORS #23

$2.99

MAR

     23,078

78

36.38

FABLES #100 (MR) (NOTE PRICE)

$9.99

DC

     23,014

79

35.73

SUPERGIRL #59

$2.99

DC

     22,606

80

35.54

TITANS #30

$2.99

DC

     22,483

81

35.27

TIME MASTERS VANISHING POINT #5

$3.99

DC

     22,312

82

34.60

DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #8

$3.99

DC

     21,886

83

34.28

BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #18

$3.99

DC

     21,684

84

34.15

SPIDER-GIRL #2 BIG

$2.99

MAR

     21,606

85

33.74

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #18

$2.99

DC

     21,344

86

33.66

TRUE BLOOD #6

$3.99

IDW

     21,297

87

33.18

DEADPOOLMAX #3 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

     20,990

88

32.30

WHAT IF 200

$4.99

MAR

     20,436

89

31.86

CHAOS WAR X-MEN #1

$3.99

MAR

     20,156

90

31.67

LADY MECHANIKA #1 CVR A BENITEZ

$2.99

ASP

     20,034

91

31.40

WHAT IF WOLVERINE FATHER

$3.99

MAR

     19,867

92

31.31

DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER LITTLE SISTERS ELURIA #1

$3.99

MAR

     19,807

93

31.27

STAR WARS LEGACY WAR #1

$3.50

DAR

     19,785

94

30.96

SECRET SIX #28

$2.99

DC

     19,587

95

30.95

BOYS #49 (MR)

$3.99

DYN

     19,582

96

30.77

THOR FOR ASGARD #5

$3.99

MAR

     19,463

97

30.60

HELLBOY SLEEPING & DEAD #1

$3.50

DAR

     19,360

98

30.54

ZATANNA #8

$2.99

DC

     19,321

99

30.06

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #9 (MR)

$3.99

DC

     19,019

100

29.73

WHAT IF SPIDER-MAN

$3.99

MAR

     18,810

101

29.08

JSA ALL STARS #13

$3.99

DC

     18,395

102

28.84

WIDOWMAKER #1

$3.99

MAR

     18,245

103

28.83

FIRST WAVE #5

$3.99

DC

     18,241

104

28.71

BATMAN ORPHANS #1

$3.99

DC

     18,164

105

28.30

WHAT IF DARK REIGN

$3.99

MAR

     17,902

106

28.08

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #10 (MR)

$3.99

DC

     17,761

107

28.03

NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #5

$2.99

MAR

     17,730

108

27.85

WHAT IF IRON MAN DEMON IN AN ARMOR

$3.99

MAR

     17,616

109

27.05

CHAOS WAR DEAD AVENGERS #2

$3.99

MAR

     17,111

110

26.50

POWER GIRL #19

$2.99

DC

     16,763

111

26.45

DEADPOOL CORPS #9

$2.99

MAR

     16,735

112

26.41

BATMAN ORPHANS #2

$3.99

DC

     16,705

113

26.40

OSBORN #2 BIG

$3.99

MAR

     16,704

114

26.38

BOOSTER GOLD #39

$2.99

DC

     16,686

115

26.25

PUNISHER IN BLOOD #2

$3.99

MAR

     16,608

116

25.87

INCOGNITO BAD INFLUENCES #2 (MR)

$3.50

MAR

     16,368

117

25.57

HAUNT #12

$2.99

IMA

     16,175

118

25.46

INVADERS NOW #4

$3.99

MAR

     16,106

119

25.45

CONAN THE ROAD OF KINGS #1

$3.50

DAR

     16,099

120

25.42

GREEN LANTERN PLASTIC MAN WEAPON MASS DECEPTION #1

$4.99

DC

     16,082

121

25.37

WIDOWMAKER #2

$3.99

MAR

     16,050

122

25.26

IRON MAN THOR #2

$3.99

MAR

     15,977

123

25.25

X-MEN TO SERVE AND PROTECT #2

$3.99

MAR

     15,976

124

25.15

CHAOS WAR THOR #2

$3.99

MAR

     15,910

125

24.76

LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #0

$3.99

AVA

     15,665

126

24.70

DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #886

$2.99

MAR

     15,626

127

24.62

INVINCIBLE #76 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

     15,577

128

24.08

CHAOS WAR ARES #1

$3.99

MAR

     15,232

129

23.49

STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC #6 BLOOD OF EMPIRE PT 3

$2.99

DAR

     14,862

130

23.48

BOYS HIGHLAND LADDIE #5 (MR)

$3.99

DYN

     14,855

131

23.35

GREEN HORNET #11

$3.99

DYN

     14,771

132

23.25

WARLORD OF MARS #3

$3.99

DYN

     14,710

133

23.19

SHE-HULKS #2

$2.99

MAR

     14,673

134

23.19

LOKI #2

$3.99

MAR

     14,672

135

23.12

CHAOS WAR GOD SQUAD #1

$3.99

MAR

     14,627

136

23.05

CAPTAIN AMERICA MAN OUT OF TIME #2

$3.99

MAR

     14,582

137

22.97

THOR WOLVES NORTH #1

$3.99

MAR

     14,532

138

22.42

ANGEL #40

$3.99

IDW

     14,182

139

22.26

DEADPOOL PULP #4

$3.99

MAR

     14,085

140

22.07

STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT AFLAME #3

$2.99

DAR

     13,963

141

21.84

TEEN TITANS COLD CASE #1

$4.99

DC

     13,819

142

21.80

HEROIC AGE X-MEN #1

$3.99

MAR

     13,789

143

21.62

DCU HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2010 #1

$4.99

DC

     13,679

144

21.41

STAR WARS INVASION RESCUES #6

$2.99

DAR

     13,547

145

21.33

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #51

$2.99

DC

     13,495

146

20.87

JOHN BYRNE NEXT MEN #1

$3.99

IDW

     13,204

147

20.76

OUTSIDERS #35

$2.99

DC

     13,133

148

20.26

JLA THE 99 #3

$3.99

DC

     12,819

149

19.95

THOR FIRST THUNDER #4

$3.99

MAR

     12,620

150

19.73

IRON MAN LEGACY #9

$2.99

MAR

     12,483

151

19.72

CHEW #16 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

     12,473

152

19.52

TASKMASTER #4

$3.99

MAR

     12,350

153

19.19

KNIGHT & SQUIRE #3

$2.99

DC

     12,142

154

19.13

GUILD VORK #1

$3.50

DAR

     12,105

155

19.03

IZOMBIE #8 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     12,038

156

18.60

STAN LEE STARBORN #1

$3.99

BOO

     11,764

157

18.58

THUNDERSTRIKE #2

$3.99

MAR

     11,754

158

18.47

UNWRITTEN #20 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     11,684

159

18.37

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #2

$3.99

IDW

     11,623

160

18.30

CAPTAIN AMERICA KORVAC SAGA #1

$2.99

MAR

     11,576

161

18.22

BPRD HELL ON EARTH NEW WORLD #5

$3.50

DAR

     11,528

162

18.05

X-MEN FOREVER 2 #13

$3.99

MAR

     11,419

163

18.04

ARTIFACTS #4

$3.99

IMA

     11,415

164

17.77

I AM AN AVENGER #4

$3.99

MAR

     11,242

165

17.75

THUNDER AGENTS #2

$3.99

DC

     11,227

166

17.70

CAPTAIN AMERICA PATRIOT #4

$3.99

MAR

     11,195

167

17.69

MORNING GLORIES #5

$3.50

IMA

     11,193

168

17.69

X-MEN FOREVER 2 #14

$3.99

MAR

     11,192

169

17.66

WITCHBLADE #140

$2.99

IMA

     11,172

170

17.62

ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON #3 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

     11,147

171

17.59

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #161

$3.99

IDW

     11,125

172

17.24

SUPERGOD #5 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

     10,909

173

17.23

JONAH HEX #62

$2.99

DC

     10,899

174

17.21

ARCHIE #616

$2.99

ARC

     10,885

175

16.82

GI JOE #25

$3.99

IDW

     10,641

176

16.79

REBELS #23

$2.99

DC

     10,619

177

16.77

BULLSEYE PERFECT GAME #2

$3.99

MAR

     10,609

178

16.71

TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #14

$3.99

IDW

     10,573

179

16.47

OZMA OF OZ #2

$3.99

MAR

     10,419

180

16.45

IRREDEEMABLE #20

$3.99

BOO

     10,406

181

16.03

STRANGE TALES 2 #3

$4.99

MAR

     10,140

182

15.88

ANT-MAN & WASP #2

$3.99

MAR

     10,044

183

15.85

FREEDOM FIGHTERS #4

$2.99

DC

     10,028

184

15.66

CROSSED FAMILY VALUES #6 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

       9,908

185

15.61

NEW MUTANTS FOREVER #5

$3.99

MAR

       9,878

186

15.54

JACK OF FABLES #49 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       9,828

187

15.49

MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #1

$3.50

ARA

       9,802

188

15.12

DOOM PATROL #17

$2.99

DC

       9,564

189

14.95

GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #7

$3.99

DYN

       9,455

190

14.93

STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #3

$3.99

BOO

       9,447

191

14.77

HELLBLAZER #274 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       9,342

192

14.67

WARRIORS THREE #2

$3.99

MAR

       9,281

193

14.58

STAN LEE TRAVELER #2

$3.99

BOO

       9,221

194

14.51

KEVIN SMITH KATO #6

$3.99

DYN

       9,181

195

14.46

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #53

$2.99

ZEN

       9,146

196

14.46

KLAWS OF PANTHER #4

$3.99

MAR

       9,145

197

14.45

BALTIMORE PLAGUE SHIPS #5

$3.50

DAR

       9,142

198

14.23

X-FILES 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #6 (MR)

$3.99

DC

       9,000

199

13.84

IRON MAN RAPTURE #3

$3.99

MAR

       8,758

200

13.84

METALOCALYPSE DETHKLOK #2 (MR)

$3.99

DAR

       8,758

201

13.79

TERRY MOORES ECHO #26

$3.50

ABS

       8,722

202

13.75

INCORRUPTIBLE #13

$3.99

BOO

       8,701

203

13.72

DOC SAVAGE #9

$3.99

DC

       8,681

204

13.72

DOCTOR SOLAR MAN OF ATOM #4

$3.50

DAR

       8,677

205

13.61

SPIKE #3

$3.99

IDW

       8,611

206

13.60

SWEET TOOTH #16 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       8,602

207

13.59

GI JOE ORIGINS #22

$3.99

IDW

       8,597

208

13.54

HALO FALL OF REACH BOOT CAMP #3 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

       8,567

209

13.12

SPIRIT #9

$3.99

DC

       8,297

210

13.03

THOR MIGHTY AVENGER #7

$2.99

MAR

       8,244

211

13.02

WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2010

$4.99

IMA

       8,235

212

13.01

QUEEN SONJA #12

$3.99

DYN

       8,231

213

12.84

CAPTAIN AMERICA HAIL HYDRA #1

$2.99

MAR

       8,124

214

12.68

GREEN HORNET STRIKES #5

$3.99

DYN

       8,023

215

12.66

GI JOE COBRA II #11

$3.99

IDW

       8,008

216

12.49

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #52

$2.99

ZEN

       7,903

217

12.47

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #54

$2.99

ZEN

       7,886

218

12.35

MIGHTY SAMSON #1

$3.50

DAR

       7,814

219

12.17

AZRAEL #15

$2.99

DC

       7,699

220

12.15

GIANT-SIZE GFT 2010 HOLIDAY ED

$5.99

ZEN

       7,688

221

12.04

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #220

$2.99

ARC

       7,618

222

12.02

CONSTANTINE HELLBLAZER CITY OF DEMONS #5 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       7,601

223

11.88

ANGEL ILLYRIA #2

$3.99

IDW

       7,515

224

11.88

TINY TITANS #35

$2.99

DC

       7,515

225

11.79

RASL #9 (MR)

$3.50

CAR

       7,458

226

11.77

GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND #6 A CVR CHEN

$2.99

ZEN

       7,443

227

11.74

TINY TITANS LITTLE ARCHIE #3

$2.99

DC

       7,425

228

11.69

GENERATION HOPE #3

$2.99

MAR

       7,395

229

11.62

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #32 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       7,348

230

11.59

WOMEN OF MARVEL #2

$3.99

MAR

       7,334

231

11.50

LET ME IN CROSSROADS #1

$3.99

DAR

       7,276

232

11.47

CHARMED #4

$3.50

ZEN

       7,253

233

11.17

SIMPSONS COMICS #173

$2.99

BON

       7,065

234

11.16

NORTHLANDERS #35 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       7,061

235

11.00

DARKNESS #87 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

       6,960

236

10.97

WORLD OF WARCRAFT CURSE OF THE WORGEN #2

$2.99

DC

       6,938

237

10.66

KULL THE HATE WITCH #2

$3.50

DAR

       6,745

238

10.57

ALL NEW BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #2

$2.99

DC

       6,688

239

10.50

BLACK TERROR #12

$3.99

DYN

       6,641

240

10.38

JOE HILLS THE CAPE ONE-SHOT

$3.99

IDW

       6,564

241

10.34

AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES #2

$3.99

MAR

       6,540

242

10.28

KICK-ASS 2 #1 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

       6,503

243

10.24

SONIC UNIVERSE #23

$2.99

ARC

       6,480

244

10.01

DARKWING DUCK #7

$3.99

BOO

       6,330

245

10.00

STAR TREK KHAN RULING IN HELL #3

$3.99

IDW

       6,328

246

9.79

SCALPED #44 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       6,192

247

9.78

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL #1

$5.99

DYN

       6,187

248

9.65

ROBERT E HOWARDS SAVAGE SWORD #1

$7.99

DAR

       6,106

249

9.63

TRON ORIGINAL MOVIE ADAPTATION #2

$3.99

MAR

       6,091

250

9.52

DMZ #60 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       6,023

251

9.35

ASSASSINS CREED THE FALL #2 (MR)

$3.99

DC

       5,915

252

9.23

MARINEMAN #1

$3.99

IMA

       5,838

253

9.17

AUTHORITY #29

$2.99

DC

       5,798

254

9.09

NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

       5,748

255

9.00

DOC MACABRE #1

$3.99

IDW

       5,694

256

8.89

BART SIMPSON COMICS #57

$2.99

BON

       5,622

257

8.80

NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD #2 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

       5,565

258

8.64

LONE RANGER & TONTO #4

$4.99

DYN

       5,465

259

8.63

GFT INFERNO #5

$2.99

ZEN

       5,459

260

8.53

OCCULTIST #1

$3.50

DAR

       5,399

261

8.52

CHIP N DALE RESCUE RANGERS #1

$3.99

BOO

       5,387

262

8.49

AVENGERS VS PET AVENGERS #3

$2.99

MAR

       5,372

263

8.39

VELOCITY #3

$3.99

IMA

       5,305

264

8.30

VICTORIAN UNDEAD II HOLMES VS DRACULA #2

$3.99

DC

       5,248

265

8.28

TRANSFORMERS SECTOR 7 #4

$3.99

IDW

       5,236

266

8.09

SPIDER-MAN #9

$2.99

MAR

       5,116

267

7.99

SUPER HERO SQUAD #12

$2.99

MAR

       5,054

268

7.85

WILDCATS #30

$2.99

DC

       4,965

269

7.83

RED EYES ONLY #1

$4.99

DC

       4,955

270

7.78

TORCHWOOD #5

$3.99

TIT

       4,922

271

7.64

MYSTERY SOCIETY #5

$3.99

IDW

       4,835

272

7.63

GI JOE FUTURE NOIR SP #2

$7.99

IDW

       4,830

273

7.63

MIGHTY CRUSADERS #6

$3.99

DC

       4,827

274

7.60

OFF HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z UPDATE #5

$3.99

MAR

       4,808

275

7.59

SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #4

$2.99

DC

       4,802

276

7.57

SAVAGE DRAGON #167

$3.50

IMA

       4,790

277

7.44

GEARS OF WAR #15 (MR)

$3.99

DC

       4,709

278

7.43

USAGI YOJIMBO #134

$3.50

DAR

       4,699

279

7.40

ROBERT JORDAN WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #7

$3.99

DYN

       4,680

280

7.39

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #18

$3.99

BOO

       4,676

281

7.29

SKULLKICKERS #4

$2.99

IMA

       4,614

282

7.16

DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN BEYOND #1

$7.99

DC

       4,531

283

6.95

MICE TEMPLAR VOL 3 #1

$3.99

IMA

       4,397

284

6.90

HALCYON #2

$2.99

IMA

       4,365

285

6.86

IRON MAN THOR #3

$3.99

MAR

       4,342

286

6.83

RAISE THE DEAD II #1

$3.99

DYN

       4,320

287

6.81

BRING THE THUNDER #1

$3.99

DYN

       4,310

288

6.70

27 (TWENTY SEVEN) #1

$3.99

IMA

       4,239

289

6.68

TANK GIRL BAD WIND RISING #1

$3.99

TIT

       4,227

290

6.65

TRUE BLOOD #5

$3.99

IDW

       4,207

291

6.55

FARSCAPE ONGOING #14

$3.99

BOO

       4,143

292

6.52

GEN 13 #39

$2.99

DC

       4,123

293

6.46

IRON SIEGE #1

$3.99

IDW

       4,084

294

6.39

RESIDENT EVIL #6 (MR)

$3.99

DC

       4,045

295

6.29

STUFF OF LEGEND THE JUNGLE #3

$4.25

TH3

       3,980

296

6.24

SILENT HILL PAST LIFE #2

$3.99

IDW

       3,947

297

6.18

AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #7

$3.99

BOO

       3,911

298

6.15

TIME BOMB #3 (MR)

$4.99

RAL

       3,889

299

6.13

ATOMIC ROBO DEADLY ART OF SCIENCE #2

$3.50

RED

       3,880

300

6.02

VERTIGO RESURRECTED WINTERS EDGE #1 (MR)

$7.99

DC

       3,811


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:
* -- Combined multiple covers with same SRP.
** -- Returnable title.  Order index calculated at a reduced level to account for possible returns.

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
12 = 12 Guage Comics
AAR = Aardvark-Vanaheim

ABS = Abstract Studios
ALB = Albatross Exploding Funny Books
AMR = Basement Comics / Amryl Ent.

ANT = Antarctic Press
ARA = Archaia Studios Press
ARC = Archie Comic Publications
ARD = Ardden Entertainment
ASP = Aspen MLT Inc.
AST = Arcana Studios

AVA = Avatar Press

BON = Bongo Comics

BOO = BOOM! Studios
BLU = Bluewater Productions
BRO = Broadsword Comics
CAR = Cartoon Books

DGW = Digital Webbing

DYN = Dynamite Entertainment

D&Q = Drawn & Quarterly

FAN = Fantagraphics Books
GG = GG Studio

IDE = IDW Publishing

KZR = Kenzer & Company

MIR = Mirage Studios

MOO = Moonstone

NBM = NBM / Papercutz

NEW = New England Comics
ONI = Oni Press Inc.

RAL = Radical Comics
RAN = Random House (Del Rey Comics)
RED = Red 5 Comics
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
TH3 = Th3rd World Studios
TIT = Titan Publishing
UDO = Udon Entertainment

ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment

 

These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during December 2010.  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 withhin 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  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, Archie, Aspen, and Dynamite Entertainment 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, IDW, Image, BOOM!, and Archie 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 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 2010."

For the top 300 comic actual orders in November, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--November 2010."


For an overview and analysis of the actual comic sales in November, see "Hat Trick--Top Comic Under 100K."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in November, see "2010 Comic Sales Down 5.79%."

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 and Top 300 GNs Index."