These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during January 2009.

 

For an overview and analysis of comic sales in January, see "'Amazing Spider-Man' #583 Sets Sales Record."

 

For an analysis of the dollar trends in January, see "Comic Sales Down in January

."

 

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during Janaury, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--January 2009."

 

 

TOP 300 COMICS -- January 2009

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

485.8

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583

$3.99

MAR

 352,953

2

163.21

DARK AVENGERS #1 DKR

$3.99

MAR

 118,579

3

152.63

FINAL CRISIS #6 (OF 7)

$3.99

DC

 110,892

4

142.17

FINAL CRISIS #7 (OF 7)

$3.99

DC

 103,292

5

123.93

NEW AVENGERS #49 DKR

$3.99

MAR

   90,040

6

100.73

CAPTAIN AMERICA #46

$2.99

MAR

   73,184

7

100

BATMAN #685 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   72,654

8

99.94

ASTONISHING X-MEN #28

$2.99

MAR

   72,610

9

99.26

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #29 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   72,116

10

96.32

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #21

$2.99

DAR

   69,980

11

90.23

GREEN LANTERN #37 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   65,556

12

87.75

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #584

$2.99

MAR

   63,754

13

86.03

UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #2 DKR

$3.99

MAR

   62,504

14

84.49

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #23 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   61,385

15

82.49

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #582

$2.99

MAR

   59,932

16

81.6

X-MEN LEGACY #220

$2.99

MAR

   59,286

17

77.98

DETECTIVE COMICS #852 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   56,656

18

72.6

FANTASTIC FOUR #563

$2.99

MAR

   52,747

19

72.54

FINAL CRISIS SUPERMAN BEYOND #2 (OF 2)

$4.50

DC

   52,703

20

71.49

ACTION COMICS #873 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   51,940

21

71.32

X-FORCE #11

$2.99

MAR

   51,817

22

69.76

DARK TOWER TREACHERY #5 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

   50,683

23

68.32

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #130

$2.99

MAR

   49,637

24

67.75

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #9 DKR

$2.99

MAR

   49,223

25

66.74

SUPERMAN #684 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   48,489

26

65.7

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #21 DKR

$2.99

MAR

   47,734

27

65.35

SECRET INVASION WAR OF KINGS ONE SHOT

$3.99

MAR

   47,479

28

64.28

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #5 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

   46,702

29

64.13

FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #5 (OF 5)

$3.99

DC

   46,593

30

64.07

DEADPOOL #6 DKR

$2.99

MAR

   46,549

31

61.52

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #32

$2.99

MAR

   44,697

32

60.99

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #32 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   44,312

33

60.39

PUNISHER #1 DKR

$3.99

MAR

   43,876

34

55.35

DAREDEVIL #115

$2.99

MAR

   40,214

35

53.98

THUNDERBOLTS #128 DKR

$2.99

MAR

   39,219

36

53.41

MARVEL ZOMBIES 3 #4 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

   38,805

37

53.02

SUPERMAN BATMAN ANNUAL #3

$3.99

DC

   38,521

38

52.76

TRINITY #32

$2.99

DC

   38,332

39

52.75

TRINITY #33

$2.99

DC

   38,325

40

52.21

TRINITY #34

$2.99

DC

   37,933

41

51.88

TITANS #9 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   37,693

42

51.88

X-INFERNUS #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

   37,693

43

51.09

TRINITY #35

$2.99

DC

   37,119

44

51.06

WAR MACHINE #2 DKR

$2.99

MAR

   37,097

45

49.38

TEEN TITANS #67 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   35,877

46

49.05

NIGHTWING #152 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   35,637

47

47.9

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #16

$3.99

IDW

   34,801

48

46.88

SUPERGIRL #37 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   34,060

49

45.86

CABLE #10

$2.99

MAR

   33,319

50

45.2

GI JOE #1

$3.99

IDW

   32,840

51

45.14

X-FACTOR #39

$2.99

MAR

   32,796

52

44.9

WONDER WOMAN #28 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   32,622

53

44.3

X-MEN KINGBREAKER #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

   32,186

54

43.89

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #125

$2.99

MAR

   31,888

55

42.8

SKAAR SON OF HULK #7

$2.99

MAR

   31,096

56

41.22

X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #5 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

   29,948

57

39.48

ROBIN #182 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   28,684

58

39.37

X-MEN NOIR #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

   28,604

59

39.23

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #9

$2.99

MAR

   28,502

60

38.95

DR DOOM MASTERS OF EVIL #1

$2.99

MAR

   28,299

61

37.81

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EXTRA #2

$3.99

MAR

   27,470

62

37.29

FACES OF EVIL GRUNDY #1 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   27,093

63

37.16

FACES OF EVIL DEATHSTROKE #1 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   26,998

64

37.07

YOUNG X-MEN #10

$2.99

MAR

   26,933

65

36.92

MS MARVEL #35 DKR

$2.99

MAR

   26,824

66

36.89

BOYS #26 (MR)

$2.99

DE

   26,802

67

36.48

FACES OF EVIL PROMETHEUS #1 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   26,504

68

36.1

SPIDER-MAN NOIR #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

   26,228

69

35.87

PUNISHER WAR ZONE #5 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

   26,061

70

35.53

STAR WARS LEGACY #32 FIGHT ANOTHER DAY PART 1 OF 2

$2.99

DAR

   25,814

71

35.3

NOVA #21

$2.99

MAR

   25,647

72

35.06

BOOSTER GOLD #16 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   25,472

73

34.94

PUNISHER WAR ZONE #6 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

   25,385

74

34.53

MARVELS EYE OF CAMERA #3 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

   25,087

75

34.27

SECRET SIX #5 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   24,899

76

33.61

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #16 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   24,419

77

33.55

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #21

$2.99

DC

   24,375

78

32.21

WALKING DEAD #57 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

   23,402

79

31.76

X-MEN SPIDER-MAN #3 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

   23,075

80

31.75

TERROR TITANS #4 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

   23,068

81

31.39

PUNISHER FRANK CASTLE MAX #66 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

   22,806

82

31.36

HELLBOY WILD HUNT #2 (OF 8)

$2.99

DAR

   22,784

83

31.25

UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #3 (OF 6)

$2.99

DAR

   22,704

84

31.13

FABLES #80 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   22,617

85

30.86

GHOST RIDER #31

$2.99

MAR

   22,421

86

30.73

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #50

$2.99

DC

   22,327

87

30.49

X-MEN WORLDS APART #4 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

   22,152

88

30.29

FACES OF EVIL KOBRA #1 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   22,007

89

30

MOON KNIGHT #26

$2.99

MAR

   21,796

90

29.98

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #7

$2.99

DAR

   21,782

91

29.5

SPAWN #188

$2.95

IMA

   21,433

92

29.31

CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

$4.99

MAR

   21,295

93

29.13

CIVIL WAR HOUSE OF M #5 (OF 5)

$2.99

MAR

   21,164

94

29.12

SANDMAN DREAM HUNTERS #3 (OF 4) (MR)

$2.99

DC

   21,157

95

28.88

WOLVERINE SWITCHBACK

$3.99

MAR

   20,982

96

28.59

BIRDS OF PREY #126 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   20,772

97

28.24

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #25

$2.99

DC

   20,517

98

28.16

RUNAWAYS 3 #6

$2.99

MAR

   20,459

99

27.02

SPIDER-MAN FEAR ITSELF #1

$3.99

MAR

   19,631

100

25.83

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF OLD REPUBLIC #37 PROPHET MOTIVE PART 2

$2.99

DAR

   18,767

101

25.44

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #9

$2.99

MAR

   18,483

102

25.3

NEW EXILES #17

$2.99

MAR

   18,381

103

25.11

SHE-HULK 2 #37

$2.99

MAR

   18,243

104

24.35

SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #7

$2.99

MAR

   17,691

105

24.08

ETERNALS #7

$2.99

MAR

   17,495

106

22.97

RUINS #1

$4.99

MAR

   16,689

107

22.86

DEATH DEFYING DEVIL #2

$3.50

DE

   16,609

108

22.53

TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #11 (OF 12)

$2.99

DC

   16,369

109

22.51

BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #9 (OF 12)

$2.99

DC

   16,354

110

22

BPRD BLACK GODDESS #1 (OF 5)

$2.99

DAR

   15,984

111

21.96

GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH #4 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

   15,955

112

21.24

WEAPON X FIRST CLASS #3 (OF 3)

$3.99

MAR

   15,432

113

21.11

SUPERMAN SUPERGIRL MAELSTROM #5 (OF 5)

$2.99

DC

   15,337

114

21.1

SGT ROCK THE LOST BATTALION #3 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

   15,330

115

20.65

WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #2 (OF 8)

$3.99

MAR

   15,003

116

20.64

WORLD OF WARCRAFT #15

$2.99

DC

   14,996

117

20.08

STAR TREK COUNTDOWN #1

$3.99

IDW

   14,589

118

19.85

ANITA BLAKE VH LAUGHING CORPSE #4 (OF 5) (MR)

$3.99

MAR

   14,422

119

19.64

SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #4 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

   14,269

120

19.59

INVINCIBLE #58

$2.99

IMA

   14,233

121

19.18

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #1

$2.50

DC

   13,935

122

19.07

VIGILANTE #2 (FOE)

$2.99

DC

   13,855

123

19

BLACK LIGHTNING YEAR ONE #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

   13,804

124

18.98

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #28

$2.99

MAR

   13,790

125

18.92

JACK OF FABLES #30 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   13,746

126

18.91

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #9 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   13,739

127

17.68

WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #11

$2.99

MAR

   12,845

128

17.53

ENDERS SHADOW BATTLE SCHOOL #2 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

   12,736

129

17.39

WITCHBLADE #123

$2.99

IMA

   12,635

130

17.14

FINAL CRISIS #6 (OF 7)

$3.99

DC

   12,453

131

17.02

NYX NO WAY HOME #5 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

   12,366

132

16.91

BLACK LIGHTNING YEAR ONE #2 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

   12,286

133

16.72

NO HERO #3 (OF 7) (MR)

$3.99

AVA

   12,148

134

16.67

REIGN IN HELL #7 (OF 8)

$3.50

DC

   12,111

135

16.62

LOCKE & KEY HEAD GAMES #1

$3.99

IDW

   12,075

136

16.11

JONAH HEX #39

$2.99

DC

   11,705

137

16.02

KULL #3 (OF 6)

$2.99

DAR

   11,639

138

16

FRAZETTA MOON MAID (ONE SHOT)

$3.99

IMA

   11,625

139

15.54

HELLBLAZER #251 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   11,290

140

15.14

DARKNESS #74

$2.99

IMA

   11,000

141

15.12

BROKEN TRINITY ANGELUS (ONE SHOT)

$2.99

IMA

   10,985

142

14.86

ADAM LEGEND OF BLUE MARVEL #3 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

   10,796

143

14.71

SOLOMON KANE #4 (OF 5)

$2.99

DAR

   10,687

144

14.69

AUTHORITY #6

$2.99

DC

   10,673

145

14.58

BLUE BEETLE #35

$2.99

DC

   10,593

146

14.56

FATHOM #5

$2.99

ASP

   10,578

147

14.41

TRANSFORMERS REVENGE FALLEN MOVIE PQ DEFIANCE #1

$3.99

IDW

   10,469

148

14.38

HAUNTED TANK #2 (OF 5) (MR)

$2.99

DC

   10,448

149

14.33

100 BULLETS #99 (MR)

$2.99

DC

   10,411

150

14.14

TRANSFORMERS REVENGE FALLEN MOVIE PQ ALLIANCE #2

$3.99

IDW

   10,273

151

13.83

LONE RANGER AND TONTO #2

$4.99

DE

   10,048

152

13.58

MANHUNTER #38

$2.99

DC

     9,866

153

13.56

OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE #1

$3.99

MAR

     9,852

154

13.5

X-FILES #3 (OF 6)

$3.50

DC

     9,808

155

13.18

SPIRIT #25

$2.99

DC

     9,576

156

13.14

DOCTOR WHO FORGOTTEN #6

$3.99

IDW

     9,547

157

13.13

WILDCATS #7

$2.99

DC

     9,539

158

13.03

NORTHLANDERS #14 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     9,467

159

12.97

ANNA MERCURY #5 (OF 5) (MR)

$3.99

AVA

     9,423

160

12.34

DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING WEREWOLF BY NIGHT #1 (OF 4) (MR)

$3.99

MAR

     8,966

161

12.25

VIXEN RETURN OF THE LION #4 (OF 5)

$2.99

DC

     8,900

162

12.17

GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS NIGHT WITCHES #3 (OF 3)

$3.50

DE

     8,842

163

12.04

SCOURGE OF GODS #1 (OF 3) (MR)

$5.99

MAR

     8,748

164

12.02

TINY TITANS #12

$2.50

DC

     8,733

165

12.01

GIANT-SIZE GRIMM FAIRY TALES #1

$5.99

ZEN

     8,726

166

11.99

UNKNOWN SOLDIER #4 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     8,711

167

11.77

GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS DEAR BILLY #1

$3.50

DE

     8,551

168

11.67

SWORD #14 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

     8,479

169

11.64

DMZ #38 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     8,457

170

11.59

SIMON DARK #16

$2.99

DC

     8,421

171

11.5

STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS CHUN LI #1 (OF 4)

$3.95

UDO

     8,355

172

11.48

GEN 13 #26

$2.99

DC

     8,341

173

11.47

NOVA ORIGIN RICHARD RIDER

$4.99

MAR

     8,333

174

11.34

FRINGE #2 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

     8,239

175

10.92

ARMY OF DARKNESS #16

$3.50

DE

     7,934

176

10.89

SIMPSONS COMICS #150

$2.99

BON

     7,912

177

10.6

MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD HERO UP

$3.99

MAR

     7,701

178

10.47

AIR #6 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     7,607

179

10.36

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT DARK REIGN DKR

$3.99

MAR

     7,527

180

10.35

DOKTOR SLEEPLESS #11 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

     7,520

181

9.97

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #12

$2.99

IMA

     7,244

182

9.95

SOULFIRE SHADOW MAGIC #2 (OF 5)

$2.99

ASP

     7,229

183

9.87

STAR TREK LAST GENERATION #3

$3.99

IDW

     7,171

184

9.77

TERMINATOR SALVATION MOVIE PREQ #1 (OF 4)

$3.99

IDW

     7,098

185

9.59

GRAVEL #7 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

     6,968

186

9.58

WAR THAT TIME FORGOT #9 (OF 12)

$2.99

DC

     6,960

187

9.38

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON WAR #1 (OF 4)

$3.99

DE

     6,815

188

9.21

GRAVEL #8 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

     6,691

189

9.18

GHOSTBUSTERS THE OTHER SIDE #4

$3.99

IDW

     6,670

190

9.14

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #196

$2.25

ARC

     6,641

191

9.08

XENA VS ARMY OF DARKNESS WHAT AGAIN #3

$3.50

DE

     6,597

192

8.93

SUPERGIRL COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8TH GRADE #2

$2.50

DC

     6,488

193

8.88

HACK SLASH SERIES #19 (MR)

$3.50

DDP

     6,452

194

8.87

SHRAPNEL #1 (OF 5)

$1.99

RAL

     6,444

195

8.78

ASPEN SHOWCASE EMBER

$2.99

ASP

     6,379

196

8.44

TERRY MOORES ECHO #9

$3.50

ABS

     6,132

197

8.38

XENA VS ARMY OF DARKNESS WHAT AGAIN #4

$3.50

DE

     6,088

198

8.37

YOUNG LIARS #11 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     6,081

199

8.3

STORMWATCH PHD #18

$2.99

DC

     6,030

200

8.26

RESISTANCE #1 (OF 6) (MR)

$3.99

DC

     6,001

201

8.22

CROSSED #3 (OF 9) (MR)

$3.99

AVA

     5,972

202

8.19

1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #7

$2.99

ZEN

     5,950

203

8.18

TERMINATOR REVOLUTION #2

$3.50

DE

     5,943

204

8.1

SHRUGGED #8

$2.99

ASP

     5,885

205

7.8

MYSTERIUS THE UNFATHOMABLE #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

     5,667

206

7.77

SAVAGE DRAGON #144

$3.50

IMA

     5,645

207

7.57

SUPER FRIENDS #11

$2.50

DC

     5,500

208

7.56

GREATEST HITS #5 (OF 6) (MR)

$2.99

DC

     5,493

209

7.47

SHEENA DARK RISING #3

$3.50

DDP

     5,427

210

7.36

NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA GHOSTS #4 (OF 4)

$4.99

DE

     5,347

211

7.32

TRANSFORMERS MAXIMUM DINOBOTS #2

$3.99

IDW

     5,318

212

7.27

PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL BARACK OBAMA 3RD PTG

$3.99

IDW

     5,282

213

7.11

RESISTANCE #2 (OF 6) (MR)

$3.99

DC

     5,166

214

7.02

USAGI YOJIMBO #117

$3.50

DAR

     5,100

215

6.93

DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES 2 #2

$3.99

IDW

     5,035

216

6.63

WOLVERINE POWER PACK #3 (OF 4)

$2.99

MAR

     4,817

217

6.6

BIG HERO 6 #5 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

     4,795

218

6.46

TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #54 (MR)

$2.95

BRO

     4,693

219

6.45

HEXED #1 (OF 4)

$3.99

BOO

     4,686

220

6.38

YTHAQ FORSAKEN WORLD #2 (OF 3) (MR)

$5.99

MAR

     4,635

221

6.36

ELEPHANTMEN #15

$2.99

IMA

     4,621

222

6.33

CITY OF DUST #4

$2.99

RAL

     4,599

223

6.32

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #47

$2.99

MAR

     4,592

224

6.19

ARMY @ LOVE THE ART OF WAR #6 (OF 6) (MR)

$2.99

DC

     4,497

225

6.1

FALLEN ANGEL IDW #33 (MR)

$3.99

IDW

     4,432

226

6.05

BOMB QUEEN V #5 (OF 6) (MR)

$3.50

IMA

     4,396

227

5.95

MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #32

$2.99

MAR

     4,323

228

5.93

GLAMOURPUSS #5

$3.00

AAR

     4,308

229

5.83

HIGHLANDER ORIGINS KURGAN #1 (OF 2)

$4.99

DE

     4,236

230

5.77

CLEANERS #2 (OF 4)

$2.99

DAR

     4,192

231

5.77

EL DIABLO #5 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

     4,192

232

5.7

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #7

$2.99

MAR

     4,141

233

5.57

MERCY SPARX #2 (OF 3)

$3.50

DDP

     4,047

234

5.23

SCOOBY DOO #140

$2.50

DC

     3,800

235

5.15

MISTER X CONDEMNED #2 (OF 4)

$3.50

DAR

     3,742

236

5.01

LORDS OF AVALON KNIGHTS OF DARKNESS #3 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

     3,640

237

4.9

GREEN LANTERN #36

$2.99

DC

     3,560

238

4.84

GHOST WHISPERER THE MUSE #2

$3.99

IDW

     3,516

239

4.78

DRAGON PRINCE #4

$2.99

IMA

     3,473

240

4.66

INCOGNITO #1 (MR)

$3.50

MAR

     3,386

241

4.61

X-MEN NOIR #1 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

     3,349

242

4.43

REST #2 JIMENEZ

$3.50

DDP

     3,219

243

4.43

MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR #44

$2.99

MAR

     3,219

244

4.42

MIRRORS EDGE #3 (OF 6)

$3.99

DC

     3,211

245

4.38

I KILL GIANTS #7 (OF 7)

$3.99

IMA

     3,182

246

4.37

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #5 (OF 8)

$3.99

MAR

     3,175

247

4.32

X-INFERNUS #1 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

     3,139

248

4.24

DEAD AHEAD #2 (OF 3)

$3.99

IMA

     3,081

249

4.22

SHONEN JUMP FEB 09

$4.99

VIZ

     3,066

250

4.19

ANGEL AFTER THE FALL CVR GALLERY

$3.99

IDW

     3,044

251

4.16

DARK DELICACIES #1

$3.99

IDW

     3,022

252

4.12

FALL OF CTHULHU APOCALYPSE #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

BOO

     2,993

253

4.11

CTHULHU TALES #10

$3.99

BOO

     2,986

254

4.06

BATMAN #684

$2.99

DC

     2,950

255

3.84

PUSH #4 (OF 6)

$3.50

DC

     2,790

256

3.82

FERRYMAN #5 (OF 5)

$3.50

DC

     2,775

257

3.81

PHANTOM ANNUAL #2

$5.99

MOO

     2,768

258

3.8

WARHAMMER 40K DEFENDERS OF ULTRAMAR #2

$3.99

BOO

     2,761

259

3.77

PERHAPANAUTS #5

$3.50

IMA

     2,739

260

3.73

BLUE MONDAY THIEVES LIKE US #1 (OF 5) (MR)

$3.50

ONI

     2,710

261

3.73

FINAL CRISIS SECRET FILES #1

$3.99

DC

     2,710

262

3.68

PUSH #5 (OF 6)

$3.50

DC

     2,674

263

3.67

BUCKAROO BANZAI BIG SIZE #1

$4.75

MOO

     2,666

264

3.62

MAD MAGAZINE #498

$4.99

DC

     2,630

265

3.59

EPILOGUE #4

$3.99

IDW

     2,608

266

3.58

PROOF #16

$3.50

IMA

     2,601

267

3.57

SPOOKS OMEGA TEAM #4

$3.50

DDP

     2,594

268

3.55

JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

DAB

     2,579

269

3.53

KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #147

$4.99

KZR

     2,565

270

3.44

CAPTAIN ACTION COMICS #2

$3.99

MOO

     2,499

271

3.42

ULTIMATUM #2 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

     2,485

272

3.36

ZOMBIE TALES #10

$3.99

BOO

     2,441

273

3.24

LOONEY TUNES #170

$2.50

DC

     2,354

275

3.19

BATMAN CACOPHONY #2 (OF 3)

$3.99

DC

     2,318

274

3.19

ARCHIE #593

$2.25

ARC

     2,318

276

3.15

TALES FROM THE CRYPT #10

$3.95

NBM

     2,289

277

2.99

FULL CIRKLE II #2 (OF 3) (MR)

$3.95

DIA

     2,172

278

2.96

TALES OF TMNT #54

$3.25

MIR

     2,151

279

2.96

SAVAGE #4 (OF 4)

$3.50

IMA

     2,151

280

2.95

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED KIDNAPPED #3 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

     2,143

281

2.92

HERO SQUARED LOVE & DEATH #1 (OF 3)

$3.99

BOO

     2,121

282

2.89

WOLVERINE #70

$2.99

MAR

     2,100

283

2.86

WASTELAND #23 (MR)

$3.50

ONI

     2,078

284

2.85

SABRINA VOL 2 #99

$2.25

ARC

     2,071

285

2.7

WIND RAIDER #1 (OF 3)

$3.50

APE

     1,962

286

2.64

VERONICA #192

$2.25

ARC

     1,918

287

2.63

DREAMER #3

$3.99

IDW

     1,911

288

2.58

NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA GHOSTS #3 (OF 4)

$4.99

DE

     1,874

289

2.57

SIMPSONS CLASSICS #19

$3.99

BON

     1,867

290

2.57

SPEED RACER NEXT GENERATION BIRTHRIGHT #3

$3.99

IDW

     1,867

291

2.57

BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #87

$2.25

ARC

     1,867

292

2.55

BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #167

$3.69

ARC

     1,853

293

2.53

CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #33

$2.50

DC

     1,838

294

2.53

I HATE GALLANT GIRL #3 (OF 3)

$3.50

IMA

     1,838

295

2.45

NEW AVENGERS #48 DKR

$2.99

MAR

     1,780

296

2.42

ARCHIE & FRIENDS #127

$2.25

ARC

     1,758

297

2.36

DREAMLAND CHRONICLES IDW #7

$3.99

IDW

     1,715

298

2.25

WAR MACHINE #1 DKR

$2.99

MAR

     1,635

299

2.22

KICK ASS #5 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

     1,613

300

2.22

BATMAN #683

$2.99

DC

     1,613


Note that you can now find the latest market reports from ICv2 by clicking on the "Markets" button at the top of every page on ICv2.com.

Notes on this chart:
* -- Combined multiple covers with same SRP.
** -- Returnable title.  Order index calculated at a reduced level to account for possible returns.

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 Studios

ALI = Alias Enterprises LLC

ANT = Antarctic Press

ARC = Archie Comic Publications

ASP = Aspen MLT Inc.

AVA = Avatar Press

BON = Bongo Comics

BOO = Boom! Studios

CAR = Cartoon Books

DAB = Dabel Brothers Productions, LLC

DEV = Devil's Due Publishing

DE = Dynamite Entertainment

D&Q = Drawn & Quarterly

FAN = Fantagraphics Books

GEM = Gemstone

GRE = Great Big Comics

HAR = Harris Comics

IDW = IDW Publishing

KZR = Kenzer & Company

MIR = Mirage Studios

MOO = Moonstone

NBM = NBM / Papercutz

ONI = Oni Press Inc.

RAD = Radical Comics

SLG = Slave Labor Graphics

UDO = Udon Entertainment

ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment

 

These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during January 2009.  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 withhin 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 January, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of Janaury.  This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

 

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, Image, Viz, and Archie 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 U.S. 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 graphic novels actual orders in December "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--December 2008."

 

For the top 300 comic actual orders in December see "Top 300 Comics Actual--December 2008."

 

For an overview and analysis of the actual December and "'Secret Invasion' Finishes on Top."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in December, see "Comics Have a Strong December

."

 

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."