QtyRank Index Title Price Pub Est.Qty 1 14.08 BATMAN HUSH VOL 2 HC $19.95 DC 12,939 2 6.22 CHRONICLES O/CONAN VOL 2 ROGUES I/T HOUSE TP $15.95 DAR 5,716 3 5.79 DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN TP $19.95 DC 5,321 4 5.62 JLA LIBERTY & JUSTICE OVERSIZED SC $9.95 DC 5,165 5 5.57 POWERS VOL 5 ANARCHY TP $14.95 IMA 5,119 6 5.35 HELLSING VOL 1 TP $13.95 DAR 4,917 7 4.29 BLADE O/T IMMORTAL VOL 12 AUTUMN FROST TP (MR) $16.95 DAR 3,942 8 4.28 DONALD DUCK ADVS VOL 3 TP $7.95 GEM 3,933 9 4.23 HELLBOY WEIRD TALES VOL 1 TP $17.95 DAR 3,887 10 3.62 AUTOBIOGRAPHIX TP $14.95 DAR 3,327 11 3.58 RUROUNI KENSHIN VOL 2 GN $7.95 VIZ 3,290 12 3.54 NIGHTWING/HUNTRESS TP $9.95 DC 3,253 13 3.52 BATTLE ROYALE VOL 4 GN $9.99 TKP 3,235 14 3.35 WOLVERINE VOL 1 BROTHERHOOD TP $12.99 MAR 3,079 15 3.21 SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN VOL 1 HUNGER TP $11.99 MAR 2,950 16 3.17 INU YASHA VOL 16 TP $8.95 VIZ 2,913 17 3.12 HEAVENS WAR GN $12.95 IMA 2,867 18 3.04 AMERICAS BEST COMICS TP $17.95 DC 2,794 19 2.99 STARMAN VOL 8 STARS MY DESTINATION TP $14.95 DC 2,748 20 2.94 ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 3 HC $29.99 MAR 2,702 21 2.85 AVENGERS VOL 2 RED ZONE TP $14.99 MAR 2,619 22 2.67 VIOLENT CASES TP NEW PRTG $14.95 DAR 2,454 23 2.65 40 OZ COLL TP $9.95 IMA 2,435 24 2.55 GREEN LANTERN WILLWORLD SC $17.95 DC 2,343 25 2.52 SLEEPER OUT I/T COLD TP $17.95 DC 2,316 26 2.45 KYLE BAKER CARTOONIST TP $14.95 KYL 2,252 27 2.42 CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON VOL 5 GN $13.95 HK 2,224 28 2.41 TERMINATOR BURNING EARTH TP $17.95 IBK 2,215 29 2.39 SUPERGIRL ARCHIVES VOL 2 HC $49.95 DC 2,196 30 2.37 YU-GI-OH VOL 3 TP $7.95 VIZ 2,178 31 2.34 SPIDER-MAN LEGENDS VOL 4 SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE TP $13.99 MAR 2,150 32 2.32 HELLBOY VOL 1 SEED O/DESTRUCTION TP NEW PRTG $17.95 DAR 2,132 33 2.32 THUNDER AGENTS ARCHIVES VOL 3 HC $49.95 DC 2,132 34 2.32 X-MEN LEGENDS VOL 4 HATED & FEARED TP $19.99 MAR 2,132 35 2.29 CEREBUS VOL 15 LATTER DAYS TP $30.00 AAR 2,104 36 2.12 DOT HACK SIGN VOL 2 GN $9.99 TKP 1,948 37 2.11 NARUTO VOL 2 TP SHONEN J ED $7.95 VIZ 1,939 38 2.04 ASTRO BOY VOL 22 TP $9.95 DAR 1,875 39 2.02 SHREK TP $9.95 DAR 1,856 40 2 LEAVE IT TO CHANCE VOL 3 MONSTER MADNESS HC $14.95 IMA 1,838 41 1.93 JOHNNY HOMICIDAL MANIAC DIRECTORS CUT SC $19.95 SLG 1,774 42 1.92 THOSE WHO HUNT ELVES MANGA VOL 1 TP $9.99 ADV 1,764 43 1.9 KODOCHA VOL 10 SANAS STAGE GN $9.99 TKP 1,746 44 1.89 HELLBOY VOL 2 WAKE DEVIL TP NEW PRTG $17.95 DAR 1,737 45 1.85 DRAGONBALL Z VOL 14 TP SHONEN J ED $7.95 VIZ 1,700 46 1.84 TRIGUN VOL 1 TP $14.95 DAR 1,691 47 1.73 LOEG BOOK TWO HC $24.95 DC 1,590 48 1.71 BATMAN HUSH VOL 1 HC $19.95 DC 1,571 49 1.68 GTO VOL 16 GN (Of 25) $9.99 TKP 1,544 50 1.67 EXCEL SAGA VOL 4 TP $9.95 VIZ 1,535
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 December, 2003. 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.
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 November, see Top 300 Comics Actual--November 2003.'
For an overview and analsysis of the actual November orders and an explanation of the transition to our new reporting, see 'Comic Numbers Nosedive in November' 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.'
