These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during October 2007.
For an overview and analysis of comic sales in October see 'Power at the Bottom of the List.'
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during October, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--October 2007.'
| Rank | Index |
Title |
Price |
Pub | Est.Qty |
| 1 | 11.65 | BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER LONG WAY HOME TP | $15.95 | DAR | 8,762 |
| 2 | 11.47 | JUSTICE VOL 3 HC | $19.99 | DC | 8,627 |
| 3 | 8.25 | STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVS VOL 9 TP | $6.95 | DAR | 6,205 |
| 4 | 7.48 | FALLEN SON DEATH O/CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR | 5,626 |
| 5 | 7.34 | JACK O/FABLES VOL 2 JACK O/HEARTS TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC | 5,521 |
| 6 | 6.88 | NARUTO VOL 20 TP | $7.95 | VIZ | 5,175 |
| 7 | 6.79 | NARUTO VOL 21 TP | $7.95 | VIZ | 5,107 |
| 8 | 6.76 | SERENITY HC THOSE LEFT BEHIND | $19.95 | DAR | 5,084 |
| 9 | 6.6 | POWERS VOL 10 COSMIC TP | $19.95 | MAR | 4,964 |
| 10 | 6.45 | 30 DAYS O/NIGHT TP MOVIE PTG (MR) | $17.99 | IDW | 4,851 |
| 11 | 5.89 | ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL 2 HC (MR) | $99.00 | DC | 4,430 |
| 12 | 5.81 | BLEACH VOL 21 TP | $7.95 | VIZ | 4,370 |
| 13 | 5.78 | EMPOWERED VOL 2 TP | $14.95 | DAR | 4,347 |
| 14 | 5.74 | ANNIHILATION BOOK 1 TP | $24.99 | MAR | 4,317 |
| 15 | 5.17 | 52 COMPANION TP | $19.99 | DC | 3,889 |
| 16 | 5.05 | STAR WARS TALES O/T JEDI OMNIBUS VOL 1 TP | $24.95 | DAR | 3,798 |
| 17 | 4.95 | SHAZAM MONSTER SOCIETY O/EVIL DELUXE HC | $29.99 | DC | 3,723 |
| 18 | 4.94 | IMMORTAL IRON FIST VOL 1 TP | $14.99 | MAR | 3,716 |
| 19 | 4.93 | MARVEL ZOMBIES COVERS HC | $19.99 | MAR | 3,708 |
| 20 | 4.9 | ANNIHILATION BOOK 2 TP | $24.99 | MAR | 3,685 |
| 21 | 4.84 | SPIDER MAN BACK I/BLACK HC | $34.99 | MAR | 3,640 |
| 22 | 4.82 | OH MY GODDESS VOL 27 RTL TP | $10.95 | DAR | 3,625 |
| 23 | 4.75 | BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL 4 TP | $14.99 | DC | 3,573 |
| 24 | 4.73 | NARUTO VOL 19 TP | $7.95 | VIZ | 3,558 |
| 25 | 4.54 | SPIRIT VOL 1 HC | $24.99 | DC | 3,415 |
| 26 | 4.44 | EXTERMINATORS VOL 3 LIES O/OUR FATHERS TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC | 3,339 |
| 27 | 4.41 | STAR WARS 30TH ANNIV COLL VOL 9 HC BOBA FETT DEATH LIES | $24.95 | DAR | 3,317 |
| 28 | 4.39 | CHRONICLES O/CONAN VOL 13 WHISPERING SHADOWS TP | $16.95 | DAR | 3,302 |
| 29 | 4.38 | SUPERMAN BOTTLE CITY O/KANDOR TP | $14.99 | DC | 3,294 |
| 30 | 4.34 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS TEEN TITANS VOL 2 TP | $16.99 | DC | 3,264 |
| 31 | 4.26 | YOTSUBA MANGA VOL 5 TP | $9.99 | ADV | 3,204 |
| 32 | 4.03 | GARTH ENNIS CHRONICLES O/WORMWOOD TP (MR) | $19.99 | AVA | 3,031 |
| 33 | 4.03 | ESSENTIAL MOON KNIGHT VOL 2 TP | $16.99 | MAR | 3,031 |
| 34 | 3.96 | SPIDER-MAN FANTASTIC FOUR SILVER RAGE TP | $10.99 | MAR | 2,978 |
| 35 | 3.95 | GHOST I/SHELL 1.5 HUMAN ERROR PROCESSOR TP | $17.95 | DAR | 2,971 |
| 36 | 3.9 | BOYS VOL 1 TP (MR) | $14.99 | DE | 2,933 |
| 37 | 3.86 | BETTIE PAGE RULES TP | $22.95 | DAR | 2,903 |
| 38 | 3.86 | ALIENS VS PREDATOR OMNIBUS VOL 2 TP | $24.95 | DAR | 2,903 |
| 39 | 3.8 | QUESTION ZEN & VIOLENCE VOL 1 TP | $19.99 | DC | 2,858 |
| 40 | 3.72 | WOLVERINE EVOLUTION PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR | 2,798 |
| 41 | 3.6 | ARMY @ LOVE VOL 1 HOT ZONE CLUB TP (MR) | $9.99 | DC | 2,708 |
| 42 | 3.55 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES VOL 2 TP (MR) | $15.99 | ZEN | 2,670 |
| 43 | 3.5 | CONAN & MIDNIGHT GOD TP | $14.95 | DAR | 2,632 |
| 44 | 3.48 | SHE-HULK VOL 5 PLANET WITHOUT A HULK TP | $19.99 | MAR | 2,617 |
| 45 | 3.44 | MMW NICK FURY VOL 1 HC* | $54.99 | MAR | 2,587 |
| 46 | 3.41 | ESSENTIAL WEREWOLF BY NIGHT VOL 2 TP | $16.99 | MAR | 2,565 |
| 47 | 3.4 | FLASH WONDERLAND TP | $12.99 | DC | 2,557 |
| 48 | 3.39 | DYNAMO 5 VOL 1 POST NUCLEAR FAMILY TP | $9.99 | IMA | 2,550 |
| 49 | 3.31 | JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE VOL 2 TP | $19.99 | DC | 2,490 |
| 50 | 3.28 | WALKING DEAD VOL 7 CALM BEFORE TP (MR) | $12.99 | IMA | 2,467 |
| 51 | 3.24 | MMW AVENGERS VOL 7 HC* | $54.99 | MAR | 2,437 |
| 52 | 3.21 | X-FACTOR VOL 3 MANY LIVES O/MADROX TP | $14.99 | MAR | 2,414 |
| 53 | 3.13 | NIGHTWING LOVE & WAR TP | $14.99 | DC | 2,354 |
| 54 | 3.1 | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | DC | 2,332 |
| 55 | 3.08 | BLACK PANTHER FOUR HARD WAY TP | $13.99 | MAR | 2,317 |
| 56 | 3.06 | 52 COVERS HC | $19.99 | DC | 2,302 |
| 57 | 3.05 | MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA VOL 4 SPIDER-MAN HC | $24.99 | MAR | 2,294 |
| 58 | 2.93 | RETURN TO LABYRINTH VOL 2 GN (Of 3) | $9.99 | TKP | 2,204 |
| 59 | 2.91 | HELMET O/FATE TP | $14.99 | DC | 2,189 |
| 60 | 2.91 | CIVIL WAR TP | $24.99 | MAR | 2,189 |
| 61 | 2.91 | MMW ATLAS ERA STRANGE TALES VOL 1 HC* | $54.99 | MAR | 2,189 |
| 62 | 2.84 | MYSTERY I/SPACE VOL 1 TP | $17.99 | DC | 2,136 |
| 63 | 2.8 | XXXHOLIC VOL 10 GN | $10.95 | RAN | 2,106 |
| 64 | 2.72 | APPLESEED HYPERNOTES TP | $14.95 | DAR | 2,046 |
| 65 | 2.7 | SHORTCOMINGS HC (MR) | $19.95 | DRA | 2,031 |
| 66 | 2.68 | AI YORI AOSHI VOL 17 GN (Of 17) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP | 2,016 |
| 67 | 2.65 | SONIC HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 06 | $7.49 | ARC | 1,993 |
| 68 | 2.65 | INU YASHA VOL 31 TP | $8.95 | VIZ | 1,993 |
| 69 | 2.61 | WALKING DEAD VOL 1 DAYS GONE BYE TP | $9.99 | IMA | 1,963 |
| 70 | 2.6 | 52 VOL 3 TP | $19.99 | DC | 1,956 |
| 71 | 2.6 | HARVEY COMICS CLASSICS VOL 2 RICHIE RICH TP | $19.95 | DAR | 1,956 |
| 72 | 2.48 | SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH VOL 2 TP | $14.95 | DAR | 1,865 |
| 73 | 2.47 | ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES VOL 1 HC* | $19.99 | MAR | 1,858 |
| 74 | 2.41 | PERRY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP TRIAL O/COLONEL SWEETO HC | $14.95 | DAR | 1,813 |
| 75 | 2.37 | MAGICIAN APPRENTICE VOL 1 TP | $15.99 | MAR | 1,783 |
| 76 | 2.35 | CAPES VOL 1 TP PUNCHING CLOCK | $17.99 | IMA | 1,768 |
| 77 | 2.32 | TSUBASA VOL 15 GN | $10.95 | RAN | 1,745 |
| 78 | 2.27 | STAR WARS EPISODE II ATTACK OF CLONES PHOTO COMIC TP | $9.95 | DAR | 1,707 |
| 79 | 2.27 | MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA VOL 3 HULK HC | $19.99 | MAR | 1,707 |
| 80 | 2.27 | MARVEL ZOMBIES HC* | $19.99 | MAR | 1,707 |
| 81 | 2.25 | GEAR SCHOOL GN | $7.95 | DAR | 1,692 |
| 82 | 2.25 | JSA ALL STAR ARCHIVES VOL 1 HC | $59.99 | DC | 1,692 |
| 83 | 2.25 | STREET FIGHTER II MANGA VOL 1 GN | $12.95 | UDO | 1,692 |
| 84 | 2.24 | WARHAMMER 40K VOL 1 DAMNATION CRUSADE TP | $14.99 | BOO | 1,685 |
| 85 | 2.23 | EC ARCHIVES VAULT O/HORROR VOL 1 HC | $49.95 | GEM | 1,677 |
| 86 | 2.17 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS TP WORLDS FINEST VOL 01 | $16.99 | DC | 1,632 |
| 87 | 2.16 | SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE VOL 4 DIGEST TP | $7.99 | MAR | 1,625 |
| 88 | 2.16 | TALES FROM CRYPT VOL 1 GHOULS GONE WILD GN | $7.95 | NBM | 1,625 |
| 89 | 2.13 | SPAWN ARMAGEDDON COMP COLL TP | $29.95 | IMA | 1,602 |
| 90 | 2.11 | LLOYD KAUFMAN PRESENTS TOXIC AVENGER & TROMATIC TALES GN (MR) | $18.99 | DEV | 1,587 |
| 91 | 2.1 | WETWORKS VOL 1 TP | $14.99 | DC | 1,579 |
| 92 | 2.02 | 3 MINUTE SKETCHBOOK TP | $12.99 | UPP | 1,519 |
| 93 | 2.01 | 30 DAYS O/NIGHT DARK DAYS TP (MR) | $19.99 | IDW | 1,512 |
| 94 | 2 | ADVS O/RED SONJA VOL 3 TP | $19.99 | DE | 1,504 |
| 95 | 2 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE (MR) | $12.99 | IMA | 1,504 |
| 96 | 2 | VAMPIRE KNIGHT VOL 3 TP | $8.99 | VIZ | 1,504 |
| 97 | 1.98 | CREEPER WELCOME TO CREEPVILLE TP | $19.99 | DC | 1,489 |
| 98 | 1.98 | I KILLED ADOLF HITLER GN | $12.95 | FAN | 1,489 |
| 99 | 1.97 | LITTLE LULU VOL 17 VALENTINE TP | $10.95 | DAR | 1,482 |
| 100 | 1.97 | AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL 5 HC | $39.99 | MAR | 1,482 |
Notes on this chart:
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
ABS = Abstract Studio
ADV = A.D. Vision
ALI = Alias Enterprises LLC
ANT = Antarctic Press
ARC = Archie Comic Publications
ASP = Apen MLT Inc.
AVA = Avatar Press
BON = Bongo Comics
CAR = Cartoon Books
DEV = Devil's Due Publishing
DYN = Dynamite Entertainment
FAN = Fantagraphics Books
GEM = Gemstone Publishing
IDW = IDW Publishing
MIR = Mirage Studios
ONI = Oni Press Inc.
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
TIT = Titan Publishing
TKP = Tokyopop
VIZ = Viz Media
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 October, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of October. This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Devil's Due, Avatar, Aspen Studios 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.
Most graphic novel publishers also release their titles through other channels, which make up a majority of graphic novel sales over-all. 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.