Sales on the top comic titles were lackluster in December, reflecting the meager 1% increase in comic sales year over year (see "December Direct Market Up 5.93%"). Only three titles sold over 100,000 copies in December, the lowest number since May. All three (Origin II #1, Avengers #24.NOW, and Batman #26) were over 119,000, though, with Origin II #1 over 131,000.
Cover price seemed to have driven the 18% graphic novel growth in December, with three top twenty books at $99.99 or more. With around 3,000 sales on each, those three titles alone accounted for nearly $1 million in sales in December.
For an analysis of the dollar trends in December, see "December Direct Market Up 5.93%."
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 2013."
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 2013."
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books shipped during November, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--November 2013."
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during November, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--November 2013."
For an overview and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in November, see "'Batman,' 'Walking Dead' Top Charts." For an analysis of the dollar trends in November, see "Comics Market Up 3.39% in November."
For our index to our reports on the top comic and graphic novel preorders for January 2000 through December 2013, see "ICv2's Top 300 Comics and Top 300 GNs Index."
In December
Posted by ICv2 on January 15, 2014 @ 1:20 am CT
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