For our estimates of actual orders to Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels scheduled to ship during December, see 'Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--December 2005.'
QtyRank Index Title Price Pub Est.Qty 1 299.05 INFINITE CRISIS #3 (Of 7) $3.99 DC 188,853 2 258.1 ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN #3* $2.99 DC 162,993 3 196.83 NEW AVENGERS #14 $2.50 MAR 124,300 4 179.52 JUSTICE #3 (Of 12) $3.50 DC 113,369 5 161.91 SUPERMAN BATMAN #23 $2.99 DC 102,248 6 159.85 ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #1 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 100,947 7 149.63 ULTIMATES 2 #9 $2.99 MAR 94,493 8 140.04 GREEN LANTERN #6 $2.99 DC 88,437 9 128.71 UNCANNY X-MEN #467 $2.50 MAR 81,282 10 125.51 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #527 $2.50 MAR 79,261 11 125.24 SECRET WAR BOOK FIVE (Of 5) $3.99 MAR 79,090 12 122.23 X-MEN #179 $2.50 MAR 77,189 13 121.77 JLA #123 $2.50 DC 76,899 14 119.71 X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS #2 (Of 6) $3.50 MAR 75,598 15 118.03 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #87 $2.50 MAR 74,537 16 117.79 X-MEN #180 $2.50 MAR 74,386 17 115.57 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #88 $2.50 MAR 72,984 18 114.51 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #3 $2.99 MAR 72,314 19 111.98 WOLVERINE #37 $2.50 MAR 70,716 20 108.19 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #26 $2.50 MAR 68,323 21 107.75 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #21 $2.99 MAR 68,045 22 106.34 TEEN TITANS #30 $2.50 DC 67,155 23 102.12 GREEN LANTERN CORPS RECHARGE #3 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 64,490 24 101.27 SPIDER-WOMAN ORIGIN #1 (Of 5)* $2.99 MAR 63,953 25 100.9 SUPERMAN #224 $2.50 DC 63,719 26 100.16 ULTIMATE IRON MAN #5 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 63,252 27 100 BATMAN #648 $2.50 DC 63,151 28 99.61 ULTIMATE X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR SPECIAL $2.99 MAR 62,905 29 98.58 SON OF M #1 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 62,254 30 94.5 GHOST RIDER #4 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 59,678 31 90.4 SPIDER-MAN BLACK CAT EVIL THAT MEN DO #4 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 57,089 32 88.76 X-FACTOR #1 $2.99 MAR 56,053 33 85.27 SPIDER-MAN BLACK CAT EVIL THAT MEN DO #5 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 53,849 34 80.79 YOUNG AVENGERS SPECIAL #1 $3.99 MAR 51,020 35 80.54 JSA #80 $2.50 DC 50,862 36 77.3 NEW EXCALIBUR #2 $2.99 MAR 48,816 37 74.78 WONDER WOMAN #224 $2.50 DC 47,224 38 74.03 FANTASTIC FOUR #533 $2.99 MAR 46,751 39 73.72 OUTSIDERS #31 $2.50 DC 46,555 40 71.76 JSA CLASSIFIED #6 $2.50 DC 45,317 41 71.18 X-FACTOR #2 $2.99 MAR 44,951 42 71.17 CAPTAIN AMERICA #13 $2.99 MAR 44,945 43 68.96 GENERATION M #2 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 43,549 44 68.84 NEW X-MEN #21 $2.99 MAR 43,473 45 68.58 DAREDEVIL #80 $2.99 MAR 43,309 46 67.18 ACTION COMICS #834 $2.50 DC 42,425 47 66.88 ADVS O/SUPERMAN #647 $2.50 DC 42,235 48 66.43 JLA CLASSIFIED #15 $2.99 DC 41,951 49 66.35 SENTRY #4 (Of 8) $2.99 MAR 41,901 50 65.65 FLASH #229 $2.50 DC 41,459 51 58.82 DETECTIVE COMICS #814 $2.50 DC 37,145 52 58.47 INCREDIBLE HULK #90 $2.99 MAR 36,924 53 56.49 NIGHTWING #115 $2.50 DC 35,674 54 56.28 NEW AVENGERS MOST WANTED FILES $3.99 MAR 35,541 55 56.27 PUNISHER #28 (MR) $2.99 MAR 35,535 56 56.21 MARVEL ZOMBIES #1 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 35,497 57 53.65 EXILES #74 $2.99 MAR 33,881 58 53.22 SUPREME POWER HYPERION #3 (Of 5) (MR) $2.99 MAR 33,609 59 51.64 ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN SP ED #1 $3.99 DC 32,611 60 51.61 CONAN #23 (MR) $2.99 DAR 32,592 61 51 SUPREME POWER NIGHTHAWK #4 (Of 6) (MR) $2.99 MAR 32,207 62 50.32 GREEN ARROW #57 $2.50 DC 31,778 63 49.89 SEVEN SOLDIERS MISTER MIRACLE #2 (Of 4) $2.99 DC 31,506 64 49.14 IRON MAN INEVITABLE #1 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 31,032 65 48.54 BIRDS O/PREY #89 $2.50 DC 30,653 66 48.53 SUPERMAN SECRET FILES 2005 $4.99 DC 30,647 67 47.9 DAREDEVIL FATHER #5 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 30,249 68 47.73 SEVEN SOLDIERS BULLETEER #2 (Of 4) $2.99 DC 30,142 69 47.43 WHAT IF WOLVERINE $2.99 MAR 29,953 70 46.6 SHE-HULK 2 #3 $3.99 MAR 29,428 71 46.44 BLACK PANTHER #11 $2.99 MAR 29,327 72 46.14 BATMAN & MONSTER MEN #2 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 29,138 73 45.7 SPAWN #151 $2.95 IMA 28,860 74 45.69 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #72 $2.50 DC 28,854 75 45.18 ROBIN #145 $2.50 DC 28,532 76 43.97 BOOKS O/DOOM #2 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 27,767 77 41.77 BATGIRL #71 $2.50 DC 26,378 78 41.53 JONAH HEX #2 $2.99 DC 26,227 79 41.18 Y THE LAST MAN #40 (MR) $2.99 DC 26,006 80 40.95 FANTASTIC FOUR SPECIAL $2.99 MAR 25,860 81 40.88 PUNISHER SILENT NIGHT $3.99 MAR 25,816 82 40.59 POWERS #15 (MR) $2.95 MAR 25,633 83 40 RUNAWAYS #11 $2.99 MAR 25,260 84 39.78 PUNISHER VS BULLSEYE #2 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 25,121 85 39.72 NEW THUNDERBOLTS #16 $2.99 MAR 25,084 86 39.51 WHAT IF CAPTAIN AMERICA $2.99 MAR 24,951 87 39.17 HAWKMAN #47 $2.50 DC 24,736 88 38.82 FABLES #44 (MR) $2.75 DC 24,515 89 38.76 WHAT IF FANTASTIC FOUR $2.99 MAR 24,477 90 38.57 STREET FIGHTER II #1* $3.95 UDO 24,357 91 38.4 WHAT IF THOR $2.99 MAR 24,250 92 38.25 CONAN & DEMONS O/KHITAI #3 (Of 4) $2.99 DAR 24,155 93 38.22 CATWOMAN #50 $2.50 DC 24,136 94 38.02 BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #198 $2.50 DC 24,010 95 37.81 HUNTER KILLER #5 $2.99 IMA 23,877 96 37.52 X-MEN COLOSSUS BLOODLINE #4 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 23,694 97 37.38 THING #2 $2.99 MAR 23,606 98 37.18 CAPTAIN ATOM ARMAGEDDON #3 (Of 9) $2.99 DC 23,480 99 37.17 FIRESTORM #20 $2.50 DC 23,473 100 37.17 WHAT IF DAREDEVIL $2.99 MAR 23,473 101 36.89 CABLE DEADPOOL #23 $2.99 MAR 23,296 102 36.78 BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #5 (Of 12) $2.50 DC 23,227 103 36.03 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #25 $2.99 MAR 22,753 104 35.56 DANGER GIRL BACK I/BLACK #2 (Of 4) $2.99 DC 22,456 105 35.12 WHAT IF SUBMARINER $2.99 MAR 22,179 106 35.05 X-MEN UNLTD #12 $2.99 MAR 22,134 107 34.91 THOR BLOOD OATH #5 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 22,046 108 33.92 STAR WARS REPUBLIC #80 $2.99 DAR 21,421 109 33.83 THOR BLOOD OATH #6 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 21,364 110 32.93 OFFICIAL HNDBK ULTIMATE MARVEL UNIV ULTIMATES & X-MEN 2005 $3.99 MAR 20,796 111 32.53 JLA CLASSIFIED COLD STEEL #1 (Of 2) $5.99 DC 20,543 112 31.89 GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #6 $4.50 DDP 20,139 113 31.67 MARVEL TEAM-UP #15 $2.99 MAR 20,000 114 31.55 FATHOM #5 $2.99 ASP 19,924 115 31.1 AQUAMAN #37 $2.50 DC 19,640 116 30.12 FATHOM #6 $2.99 ASP 19,021 117 29.97 GI JOE SNAKE-EYES DECLASSIFIED #5 (Of 6) $2.95 DDP 18,926 118 29.9 STAR WARS EMPIRE #38 (C: 3) $2.99 DAR 18,882 119 29.83 STAR WARS X-WING ROGUE LEADER #3 (Of 3) $2.99 DAR 18,838 120 29.5 GOTHAM CENTRAL #38 $2.50 DC 18,630 121 29.43 BATMAN GOTHAM COUNTY LINE #3 (Of 3) $5.99 DC 18,585 122 29.16 GLX-MAS SPECIAL $3.99 MAR 18,415 123 27.49 SOULFIRE DYING O/T LIGHT #4 $2.99 ASP 17,360 124 27.18 ANGEL OLD FRIENDS #1 (Of 5) $3.99 IDW 17,164 125 27.01 SPIDER-GIRL #93 $2.99 MAR 17,057 126 26.75 TESTAMENT #1 (MR) $2.99 DC 16,893 127 26.36 BLACK WIDOW 2 #4 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 16,647 128 25.78 LOVELESS #3 (MR) $2.99 DC 16,280 129 25.23 TEAM ZERO #1 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 15,933 130 25.15 WRAITHBORN #4 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 15,882 131 24.43 WILDCATS NEMESIS #4 (Of 9) $2.99 DC 15,428 132 24.24 BOOK O/LOST SOULS #3 $2.99 MAR 15,308 133 24.17 SOLO #8 $4.99 DC 15,264 134 23.73 BPRD BLACK FLAME #5 (Of 6) $2.99 DAR 14,986 135 23.53 NIGHTMARE O/ELM ST PARANOID #1 (Of 3) (MR)* $3.99 AVA 14,859 136 23.5 DMZ #2 (MR) $2.99 DC 14,840 137 23.22 AUTHORITY MAGNIFICENT KEVIN #5 (Of 5) (MR) $2.99 DC 14,664 138 22.81 HELLBLAZER #215 (MR) $2.75 DC 14,405 139 22.43 100 BULLETS #67 (MR) $2.75 DC 14,165 140 22.34 SENTINEL #2 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 14,108 141 21.56 MANHUNTER #17 $2.50 DC 13,615 142 21.52 FRIDAY THE 13TH BLOODBATH #2 (Of 3) (MR)* $3.99 AVA 13,590 143 21.39 DOWN #2 (Of 4) $2.99 IMA 13,508 144 21.13 VIGILANTE #4 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 13,344 145 21.11 NICK FURY HOWLING COMMANDOS #3 $2.99 MAR 13,331 146 20.29 BLOOD O/T DEMON #10 $2.50 DC 12,813 147 20.13 TOP 10 BEYOND FARTHEST PRECINCT #5 (Of 5) $2.99 DC 12,712 148 19.98 JASON X SP #1 (MR)* $3.99 AVA 12,618 149 19.77 FRESHMEN #4 (Of 6) $2.99 IMA 12,485 150 19.5 X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS #1 (Of 6)* $3.99 MAR 12,314 151 19.28 FALLEN ANGEL IDW #1 $3.99 IDW 12,176 152 19.15 DRAX THE DESTROYER #4 (Of 4) $2.99 MAR 12,093 153 19.13 NECROMANCER #3 $2.99 IMA 12,081 154 19.01 REVELATIONS #5 (Of 6) $2.99 DAR 12,005 155 18.76 LADY DEATH WICKED #1* $3.99 AVA 11,847 156 18.71 AMAZING FANTASY #16 $2.99 MAR 11,816 157 18.67 TEEN TITANS GO #26 $2.25 DC 11,790 158 18.63 GIRLS #8 (MR) $2.99 IMA 11,765 159 18.46 HARD TIME SEASON TWO #1 $2.50 DC 11,658 160 18.21 MAJESTIC #12 $2.99 DC 11,500 161 18.16 BAD PLANET #1 (Of 6) $2.99 IMA 11,468 162 17.76 GOON #15 $2.99 DAR 11,216 163 17.69 SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #1 $2.99 MAR 11,171 164 17.5 SIMPSONS COMICS #113 $2.99 BON 11,051 165 17.23 LUCIFER #69 (MR) $2.75 DC 10,881 166 17.22 NEW WARRIORS #6 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 10,875 167 17.06 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLTD #16 $2.25 DC 10,774 168 16.48 ARANA HEART O/T SPIDER #12 $2.99 MAR 10,407 169 16.33 FANTASTIC FOUR IRON MAN BIG I/JAPAN #3 (Of 4) $3.50 MAR 10,313 170 16 SILENT DRAGON #6 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 10,104 171 15.78 RISING STARS VOICES O/T DEAD #6 (Of 6) $2.99 IMA 9,965 172 15.66 CANNON HAWKE #4 $2.99 ASP 9,889 173 15.51 AEON FLUX #3 (Of 4) $2.99 DAR 9,795 174 15.46 MARVEL SPOTLIGHT JOHN CASSADAY SEAN MCKEEVER $2.99 MAR 9,763 175 15.18 ESCAPE O/T LIVING DEAD #2 (Of 5) (MR)* $3.99 AVA 9,586 176 14.91 FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF EXILE #2 SEELEY CVR (Of 3) $4.95 DDP 9,416 177 14.86 SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH #5 (Of 5) $2.99 DAR 9,384 178 14.45 STRANGERS I/PARADISE #78 $2.95 ABS 9,125 179 14.08 SWAMP THING #22 (MR) $2.99 DC 8,892 180 14.05 FRESHMEN YEARBOOK ONE SHOT $2.99 IMA 8,873 181 13.74 DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES #5 KURTH CVR (Of 8) $2.95 DDP 8,677 182 13.64 DAUGHTERS O/T DRAGON DEADLY HANDS $3.99 MAR 8,614 183 13.49 ROBOTECH PRELUDE TO SHADOW CHRONICLES #4 (Of 5) $3.50 DC 8,519 184 13.4 BATMAN STRIKES #16 $2.25 DC 8,462 185 13.33 KONG MOVIE ADAPTATION #1 (Of 3) $3.99 DAR 8,418 186 13.28 WOLVERINE #36* $2.50 MAR 8,386 187 13.27 X-MEN & POWER PACK #3 (Of 4) $2.99 MAR 8,380 188 13.12 LADY DEATH 2005 BIKINI SP* $3.99 AVA 8,285 189 13.02 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #2 2ND PTG VAR $2.99 MAR 8,222 190 12.57 JUSTICE #1 (Of 12)* $2.99 DC 7,938 191 12.51 VICE #3 $2.99 IMA 7,900 192 12.38 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #157 $2.25 ARC 7,818 193 12.33 SONIC X #4 (Of 4) $2.25 ARC 7,787 194 12.18 SHONEN JUMP JAN 06 #37 $4.99 VIZ 7,692 195 11.64 GEORGE ROMEROS LAND O/T DEAD #4 (Of 5) $3.99 IDW 7,351 196 11.39 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #20* $2.99 MAR 7,193 197 11.33 PURGATORI #2 (MR) $2.95 CHA 7,155 198 10.68 DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES #4 KURTH CVR (Of 8) $2.95 DDP 6,745 199 10.66 METAL GEAR SOLID SONS O/LIBERTY #2 $3.99 IDW 6,732 200 10.57 LOOKING GLASS WARS HATTER M #1 (Of 4) $3.99 IMA 6,675 201 10.45 30 DAYS O/NIGHT ANNUAL 2005 $7.49 IDW 6,599 202 10.14 NEW X-MEN #20 2ND PTG VAR $2.99 MAR 6,404 203 10.12 MARVEL ADVS SPIDER-MAN #10 $2.50 MAR 6,391 204 10.07 SAVAGE DRAGON GOD WAR #4 (Of 4) $2.99 IMA 6,359 205 9.33 EVIL ERNIE I/SANTA FE #3 (Of 4) $2.95 CHA 5,892 206 9.26 EXALTED #2 REG ED $3.49 UDO 5,848 207 9.24 PVP #21 $2.99 IMA 5,835 208 9.12 EMILY THE STRANGE #2 $7.95 DAR 5,759 209 8.57 BLOODRAYNE DARK SOUL* $3.99 DIG 5,412 210 8.53 KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE #109 $4.99 KZR 5,387 211 8.42 FEAR AGENT #2 $2.99 IMA 5,317 212 8.22 WALKING DEAD SCRIPT BOOK #1 (MR) $3.99 IMA 5,191 213 8.01 MARVEL ADVS FANTASTIC FOUR #7 $2.50 MAR 5,058 214 7.84 ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY #16 (MR) $15.95 FAN 4,951 215 7.82 LOCAL #2 (Of 12) (MR) $2.99 ONI 4,938 216 7.72 CASEFILES SAM & TWITCH #20 (MR) $2.50 IMA 4,875 217 7.71 ROBERT JORDANS NEW SPRING #4 $3.95 RED 4,869 218 7.58 SILENT HILL DEAD ALIVE #1 (Of 5) (MR) $3.99 IDW 4,787 219 7.48 ATOMIKA #5 (Of 12) $2.99 MER 4,724 220 7.42 UNCLE SCROOGE #349 $6.95 GEM 4,686 221 7.11 SCOOBY DOO #103 $2.25 DC 4,490 222 7.1 DONALD DUCK & FRIENDS #335 $2.95 GEM 4,484 223 7.06 REVOLUTION O/T PLANET O/T APES #1 (Of 6) $3.98 MET 4,458 224 7.04 SEA O/RED #7 (MR) $2.99 IMA 4,446 225 6.8 MAZE AGENCY #1 (Of 4) $3.99 IDW 4,294 226 6.68 POWERPUFF GIRLS #69 $2.25 DC 4,218 227 6.67 NOBLE CAUSES #15 $3.50 IMA 4,212 228 6.45 LOVE & ROCKETS VOL 2 #15 (MR) $4.50 FAN 4,073 229 6.45 PERHAPANAUTS #2 (Of 4) $2.99 DAR 4,073 230 6.32 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #664 $6.95 GEM 3,991 231 6.27 MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #284 $2.95 GEM 3,960 232 6.25 BART SIMPSON COMICS #27 $2.99 BON 3,947 233 6.18 BLACK HARVEST #2 (Of 6) $3.25 DDP 3,903 234 6.14 INFINITE CRISIS #2 (Of 7) $3.99 DC 3,877 235 6.12 SHADOWPLAY #3 $3.99 IDW 3,865 236 6.05 BLADE O/T IMMORTAL #108 (MR) $2.99 DAR 3,821 237 6.03 BATTLE HYMN #5 (Of 5) $2.99 IMA 3,808 238 5.99 IMAGE COMICS HOLIDAY SP 2005 $9.99 IMA 3,783 239 5.98 HACK SLASH LAND O/LOST TOYS #2 (Of 3) (MR) $3.25 DDP 3,776 240 5.9 SHADOWHAWK #8 $3.50 IMA 3,726 241 5.74 ABIDING PERDITION #1* $3.50 DIA 3,625 242 5.73 INTIMIDATORS #1 $3.50 IMA 3,619 243 5.63 TICK DAYS O/DRAMA #3 $3.95 NEW 3,555 244 5.56 GYPSY #3 (Of 3)* $3.50 AVA 3,511 245 5.56 OPTIC NERVE #10 (MR) $3.95 DRA 3,511 246 5.41 JINGLE BELLE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS $2.99 DAR 3,416 247 5.24 GOLD DIGGER #69 $2.99 ANT 3,309 248 4.99 GENERATION M #1 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 3,151 249 4.92 HAWAIIAN DICK LAST RESORT #3 (Of 4) (RES) $2.99 IMA 3,107 250 4.81 GROUNDED #4 (Of 6) $2.99 IMA 3,038 251 4.81 LEGEND O/ISIS #7 $2.99 ALI 3,038 252 4.53 ZOMBIE TALES DEATH VALLEY #1 $6.99 BOO 2,861 253 4.4 10 ONE SHOT $6.99 BOO 2,779 254 4.4 FELL #1 2ND PTG $1.99 IMA 2,779 255 4.36 AGE O/BRONZE #22 $3.50 IMA 2,753 256 4.31 LEGEND O/ISIS #6 $2.99 ALI 2,722 257 4.21 SUPER MANGA BLAST #58 (MR) $5.99 DAR 2,659 258 4.17 LOONEY TUNES #133 $2.25 DC 2,633 259 4.15 ARCHIE #562 $2.25 ARC 2,621 260 4.15 NIGHT CLUB #2 (Of 4) $2.99 IMA 2,621 261 4.1 XIII #4 $2.99 ALI 2,589 262 4.09 FELL #2 2ND PTG $1.99 IMA 2,583 263 4.07 NAT TURNER #2 (Of 4) (MR) $3.00 KYL 2,570 264 4.06 GOLD DIGGER #70 $2.99 ANT 2,564 265 3.99 BEAR #10 $2.95 SLG 2,520 266 3.98 DEAD AT 17 PROTECTORATE #2 (Of 3) (MR) $2.95 VIP 2,513 267 3.98 KEEP #3 (Of 5) $3.99 IDW 2,513 268 3.93 BONEYARD #20 $2.95 NBM 2,482 269 3.92 GI JOE SIGMA 6 #1 $2.95 DDP 2,476 270 3.91 ROCK N ROLL ONE SHOT $3.50 IMA 2,469 271 3.91 POISON ELVES DOMINION #2 (MR) $3.50 SIR 2,469 272 3.91 ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1* $2.99 DC 2,469 273 3.9 GRIMOIRE #7 $2.99 SPE 2,463 274 3.83 BERLIN #12 (MR) $3.95 DRA 2,419 275 3.78 SABRINA VOL 2 #72 $2.25 ARC 2,387 276 3.68 BETTY & VERONICA #214 $2.25 ARC 2,324 277 3.65 XIII #5 $2.99 ALI 2,305 278 3.58 ARCHAIC #1 $2.99 FEN 2,261 279 3.57 10TH MUSE VOL 2 #7 $2.99 ALI 2,254 280 3.55 SHOJO BEAT JAN 06 VOL 2 #1 $5.99 VIZ 2,242 281 3.5 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2ND PTG VAR #525 $2.50 MAR 2,210 282 3.47 INFINITE CRISIS #1 (Of 7) $3.99 DC 2,191 283 3.44 BETTY #152 $2.25 ARC 2,172 284 3.42 NIGHT MARY #4 (Of 5) $3.99 IDW 2,160 285 3.41 DRACULA VS KING ARTHUR #3 (Of 4) $2.95 SIL 2,153 286 3.39 10TH MUSE VOL 2 #8 $2.99 ALI 2,141 287 3.34 NYC MECH BETA LOVE #4 $2.99 IMA 2,109 288 3.33 CHICANOS #2 $3.99 IDW 2,103 289 3.33 ABIDING PERDITION #2* $3.50 APC 2,103 290 3.29 ROCKETO #4 $2.99 SPE 2,078 291 3.17 FELL #3 $1.99 IMA 2,002 292 3.12 LOST SQUAD #2 (Of 6) $2.95 DDP 1,970 293 3.12 NIGHT MARY #5 (Of 5) $3.99 IDW 1,970 294 3.01 FREE FALL #1 (Of 3) $3.99 NAR 1,901 295 2.94 ROBOTIKA #1 (MR) $3.95 ARC 1,857 296 2.86 NARWAIN PREVIEW (MR)* $2.49 NAR 1,806 297 2.85 BONE REST #6 (MR) $2.99 IMA 1,800 298 2.82 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #16 $2.25 DC 1,781 299 2.65 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #166 $3.59 ARC 1,674 300 2.65 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #526 $2.50 MAR 1,674
Notes on this chart:
Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons. Publisher abbreviations have also been used:
DC = DC Comics
DAR = Dark Horse Comics
IMA = Image Comics
ALI = Alias Enterprises LLC
ANT = Antarctic Press
ASP = Aspen MLT Inc.
AVA = Avatar Press
IDW = IDW Publishing
KZR = Kenzer & Company
MIR = Mirage Studios
MNS = Moonstone
ONI = Oni Press Inc.
RAD = Radio Comix
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during December, 2005. 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.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Devil's Due, Archie, Aspen, Dynamite Entertainment and Gemstone 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, and Image 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 100 graphic novels actual orders in November, see 'Top 100 Graphic Novel Actual--November 2005.'
For the top 300 comic actual orders in November, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--November 2005.'
For an overview and analsysis of the actual November orders and an explanation of the transition to our new reporting, see 'Infinite Crisis #2 Sells Over 200K' and 'ICv2 Kicks Off New Top 300 Reporting.' For an analysis of the dollar trends in November, see 'Graphic Novels Continue Growth in November.'
For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 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 100 GNs Index.'
