QtyRank Index Title Price Ven Est.Qty 1 7.1 CHRONICLES O/CONAN VOL 1 TP $15.95 DAR 7,642 2 6.84 SANDMAN ENDLESS NIGHTS HC $24.95 DC 7,362 3 6.52 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 7 IRRESPONSIBLE TP $12.99 MAR 7,018 4 6.4 TRIGUN VOL 1 TP $14.95 DAR 6,889 5 5.15 CRISIS O/MULTIPLE EARTHS VOL 2 TP $14.95 DC 5,543 6 5.09 ESSENTIAL TOMB O/DRACULA VOL 1 TP $14.99 MAR 5,479 7 4.44 NEW X-MEN VOL 5 ASSAULT O/WEAPON PLUS TP $14.99 MAR 4,779 8 4.16 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL 5 UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES TP $12.99 MAR 4,478 9 4.04 BERSERK VOL 1 BLACK SWORDSMAN TP (MR) $13.95 DAR 4,349 10 3.94 GENESIS ART O/TRANSFORMERS HC $29.95 IMA 4,241 11 3.93 CHOBITS VOL 8 GN $9.99 TKP 4,230 12 3.63 SANDMAN PRESENTS TALLER TALES TP $19.95 DC 3,907 13 3.6 LIFE EATERS HC $29.95 DC 3,875 14 3.44 DAREDEVIL VOL 7 HARDCORE TP $13.99 MAR 3,703 15 3.36 HELLBLAZER RAKE A/T GATES O/HELL TP $19.95 DC 3,617 16 3.33 X-TREME X-MEN VOL 5 GOD LOVES MAN KILLS TP $19.99 MAR 3,584 17 3.24 DONALD DUCK ADVS VOL 2 TP $7.95 GEM 3,487 18 3.17 ANIMAL MAN VOL 3 DEUS EX MACHINA TP $19.95 DC 3,412 19 3.07 BATMAN/SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST TP $19.95 DC 3,304 20 3.01 FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 2 UNTHINKABLE TP $17.99 MAR 3,240 21 3.01 BATMAN TERROR TP $12.95 DC 3,240 22 2.86 SUPERMAN MAN O/STEEL VOL 2 TP $19.95 DC 3,078 23 2.83 HERO POWERS & ABILITIES TP $9.95 DC 3,046 24 2.82 RANMA 1/2 VOL 24 TP $9.95 VIZ 3,035 25 2.8 INCREDIBLE HULK VOL 5 HIDE I/PLAIN SIGHT TP $11.99 MAR 3,014 26 2.69 INU YASHA VOL 15 TP $8.95 VIZ 2,895 27 2.66 BATMAN ABSOLUTION SC $17.95 DC 2,863 28 2.52 SUPERMAN MAN O/STEEL VOL 1 TP $9.95 DC 2,712 29 2.5 GIANT THB VOL 2 #1 $6.95 HOR 2,691 30 2.42 BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER VOL 2 TP $9.95 VIZ 2,605 31 2.38 SGT ROCK ARCHIVES VOL 2 HC $49.95 DC 2,562 32 2.27 MORE FUND COMICS GN $10.00 SKY 2,443 33 2.25 ALL STAR COMICS ARCHIVES VOL 9 HC $49.95 DC 2,422 34 2.15 LOEG BOOK ONE TP $14.95 DC 2,314 35 2.08 DEATH AT DEATHS DOOR SC $9.95 DC 2,239 36 2.06 CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL 3 ICE TP $12.99 MAR 2,217 37 2.05 ATOM ARCHIVES VOL 2 HC $49.95 DC 2,207 38 1.94 ASTRO BOY VOL 19 TP $9.95 DAR 2,088 39 1.85 FULL METAL PANIC MANGA VOL 1 TP $9.99 ADV 1,991 40 1.8 STRAY TOASTERS TP (RES) $19.95 GRA 1,937 41 1.7 NEXTWORLD VOL 1 TP $13.95 DAR 1,830 42 1.68 WILL EISNER FAGIN THE JEW GN $15.95 RAN 1,808 43 1.66 ALL NEW TENCHI MUYO VOL 3 DARK WASHU TP $8.95 VIZ 1,787 44 1.64 FUSHIGI YUGI VOL 9 LOVER TP $9.95 VIZ 1,765 45 1.63 21 DOWN TP $19.95 DC 1,754 46 1.61 QUEEN & COUNTRY VOL 4 OPERATION BLACKWALL TP $8.95 ONI 1,733 47 1.59 BLUE MONDAY VOL 3 INBETWEEN DAYS TP $9.95 ONI 1,711 48 1.54 MAC RABOY FLASH GORDON VOL 2 TP $19.95 DAR 1,658 49 1.54 RAGNAROK VOL 8 GN $9.99 TKP 1,658 50 1.52 EXCEL SAGA VOL 3 TP $9.95 VIZ 1,636
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
TIT = Titan Publishing
CAR = Cartoon Books
HAR = Harris
CRO = CrossGen
BON = Bongo
TKP = Tokyo Pop
These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during October, 2003. They do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders on these titles placed after the end of October, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of October.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, CrossGen, 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, Image, and CrossGen 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 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.
For the top 300 comic actual orders in September, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--September 2003.'
For an overview and analsysis of the actual September orders and an explanation of the transition to our new reporting, see 'Hush Finale Tops the Charts' and 'ICv2 Kicks Off New Top 300 Reporting.'
For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 50 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 50 GNs Index.'
