These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels 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 comic books shipped during January, see "Top 300 Comics Novels Actual--January 2009."

 

 

TOP 300 GNs -- January 2009

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

19.7

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR)

$14.99

IMA

   14,313

2

13.71

WATCHMEN TP

$19.99

DC

     9,961

3

12.98

SECRET INVASION TP

$29.99

MAR

     9,430

4

7.22

ULTIMATE SPIDER MAN TP VOL 21 WAR O/T SYMBIOTES

$15.99

MAR

     5,246

5

6.29

JUSTICE TP VOL 03

$14.99

DC

     4,570

6

5.52

HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 01 ROOM AND BOREDOM (MR)

$9.99

DC

     4,011

7

5.46

STAR WARS VECTOR TP VOL 01 CHAPTERS 1 & 2

$17.95

DAR

     3,967

8

5.39

BATMAN MAN WHO LAUGHS TP

$14.99

DC

     3,916

9

5.23

JOKER HC

$19.99

DC

     3,800

10

5.08

CRIMINAL TP VOL 04 BAD NIGHT (MR)

$14.99

MAR

     3,691

11

4.68

BERSERK TP VOL 27 (MR)

$13.95

DAR

     3,400

12

4.64

RASL TP VOL 01 DRIFT (MR)

$13.00

CAR

     3,371

13

4.52

SECRET INVASION TP FANTASTIC FOUR

$16.99

MAR

     3,284

14

4.52

SECRET INVASION TP HOME INVASION

$14.99

MAR

     3,284

15

4.37

SECRET INVASION TP WAR MACHINE

$12.99

MAR

     3,175

16

4.37

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA LIGHTNING SAGA TP

$17.99

DC

     3,175

17

4.32

GREEN LANTERN WANTED HAL JORDAN TP

$14.99

DC

     3,139

18

4.23

MARVEL ZOMBIES TP DEAD DAYS

$24.99

MAR

     3,073

19

4.21

X FORCE TP VOL 01 ANGELS DEMONS

$15.99

MAR

     3,059

20

2.49

ULTIMATE ORIGINS PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

     1,809

21

3.97

SECRET INVASION TP CAPTAIN MARVEL

$14.99

MAR

     2,884

22

3.89

BATMAN STRANGE DEATHS OF BATMAN TP

$19.99

DC

     2,826

23

3.86

TALES O/T BATMAN TIM SALE TP

$19.99

DC

     2,804

24

3.84

BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS TP VOL 06

$24.95

DAR

     2,790

25

3.79

RED PROPHET TALES OF ALVIN MAKER PREM HC VOL 01 BM ED

$19.99

MAR

     2,754

26

3.78

IMMORTAL IRON FIST TP VOL 03 BOOK OF IRON FIST

$16.99

MAR

     2,746

27

3.78

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA SANCTUARY HC

$19.99

DC

     2,746

28

3.74

DC UNIVERSE ILLUSTRATED BY NEAL ADAMS HC VOL 01

$39.99

DC

     2,717

29

3.64

HARLEY QUINN PRELUDES AND KNOCK KNOCK JOKES TP

$19.99

DC

     2,645

30

3.61

WATCHMEN TP INTERNATIONAL ED

$19.99

DC

     2,623

31

3.44

PATH O/T ASSASSIN TP VOL 14 BAD BLOOD (MR)

$9.95

DAR

     2,499

32

3.38

OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 31

$10.95

DAR

     2,456

33

3.38

SHOWCASE PRESENTS STRANGE ADVS TP VOL 01

$16.99

DC

     2,456

34

3.3

BONE COLOR ED SC VOL 09 CROWN OF HORNS

$9.99

CAR

     2,398

35

3.24

SHOWCASE PRESENTS HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL 03

$16.99

DC

     2,354

36

3.14

FLASH EMERGENCY STOP TP

$12.99

DC

     2,281

37

3.09

IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD TP IRON HANDS

$12.99

MAR

     2,245

38

3.03

SUPERMAN SHADOWS LINGER TP

$14.99

DC

     2,201

39

2.99

SPIDER MAN PREM HC NEW WAYS TO DIE

$24.99

MAR

     2,172

40

2.97

GANTZ TP VOL 03 (MR)

$12.95

DAR

     2,158

41

2.95

NEW AVENGERS HC VOL 09 SECRET INVASION

$19.99

MAR

     2,143

42

2.92

MIGHTY AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 04 SECRET INVASION BOOK 2

$19.99

MAR

     2,121

43

2.9

DC LIBRARY SUPERMAN KRYPTONITE NEVERMORE HC

$39.99

DC

     2,107

44

2.04

DAREDEVIL PREM HC BORN AGAIN

$24.99

MAR

     1,482

45

2.77

TSUBASA GN VOL 20

$10.95

DEL

     2,013

46

2.7

ANNIHILATION CONQUEST TP BOOK 02

$34.99

MAR

     1,962

47

2.61

POWERS HC VOL 02 DEFINITIVE COLL (MR)

$29.99

MAR

     1,896

48

1.5

NEW AVENGERS HC VOL 03

$34.99

MAR

     1,090

49

2.59

X MEN PREM HC ORIGINAL SIN

$24.99

MAR

     1,882

50

2.58

DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER TP VOL 03

$29.99

MAR

     1,874

51

1.95

MARVEL 1985 PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

     1,417

52

2.55

TITANS OLD FRIENDS HC

$24.99

DC

     1,853

53

2.53

BATMAN KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC

$17.99

DC

     1,838

54

2.49

ANITA BLAKE VH TP FIRST DEATH

$14.99

MAR

     1,809

55

2.45

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE

$9.99

IMA

     1,780

56

1.43

FANTASTIC FOUR WORLDS GREATEST PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

     1,039

57

2.4

ULTIMATUM PREM HC MARCH ON ULTIMATUM

$24.99

MAR

     1,744

58

1.01

MMW DAREDEVIL HC VOL 05

$54.99

MAR

        734

59

2.38

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY FAMILY BUSINESS TP

$17.99

DC

     1,729

60

2.3

BIRDS OF PREY KIDS CLUB TP

$17.99

DC

     1,671

61

2.3

INFINITY CRUSADE TP VOL 02

$29.99

MAR

     1,671

62

1.01

MMW GOLDEN AGE CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 03

$59.99

MAR

        734

63

2.2

FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE

$9.99

DC

     1,598

64

2.19

BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP

$14.99

DC

     1,591

65

2.12

SPIRIT TP VOL 03

$19.99

DC

     1,540

66

2.06

INU YASHA TP VOL 36

$8.95

VIZ

     1,497

67

2.03

TOKYO DAYS BANGKOK NIGHTS TP (MR)

$19.99

DC

     1,475

68

2.01

AGENTS OF ATLAS TP

$24.99

MAR

     1,460

69

2

HUNTRESS YEAR ONE TP

$17.99

DC

     1,453

70

1.94

AMERICAN SPLENDOR ANOTHER DOLLAR TP (MR)

$14.99

DC

     1,409

71

1.85

PIGEONS FROM HELL TP

$13.99

DAR

     1,344

72

1.79

KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE TP VOL 08 (MR)

$10.95

DAR

     1,301

73

1.79

TEEN TITANS GO TP VOL 03 BRING IT ON

$6.99

DC

     1,301

74

1.76

HULK VISIONARIES PETER DAVID TP VOL 06

$29.99

MAR

     1,279

75

1.74

GROO HELL ON EARTH TP

$17.95

DAR

     1,264

76

1.73

TRANSHUMAN TP VOL 01

$14.99

IMA

     1,257

77

1.69

FANTASTIC FOUR VISIONARIES JOHN BYRNE TP VOL 00

$24.99

MAR

     1,228

78

1.68

WALKING DEAD OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 (MR)

######

IMA

     1,221

79

1.66

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED JAM PACKED ACTION TP

$7.99

DC

     1,206

80

1.64

MARVEL ADVS TP VOL 01 TRIPLE THREAT DIGEST

$9.99

MAR

     1,192

81

1.63

GHOST TALKERS DAYDREAM TP VOL 03 (MR)

$10.95

DAR

     1,184

82

1.61

Y LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED

$12.99

DC

     1,170

83

1.6

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (MR)

$12.99

IMA

     1,162

84

1.57

WOLVERINE TP FIRST CLASS VOL 02 TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE

$15.99

MAR

     1,141

85

1.53

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE TP VOL 02 (MR)

$14.99

DC

     1,112

86

1.52

STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 05

$15.95

DAR

     1,104

87

1.51

NANA TP VOL 14 (MR)

$8.99

VIZ

     1,097

88

1.5

FABLES TP VOL 11 WAR AND PIECES (MR)

$17.99

DC

     1,090

89

1.49

BATMAN LONG HALLOWEEN TP

$19.99

DC

     1,083

90

1.49

CLASSIC GI JOE TP VOL 01

$19.99

IDW

     1,083

91

1.48

RUNAWAYS PREM HC PRIDE & JOY

$19.99

MAR

     1,075

92

1.47

SHADOWPACT BURNING AGE TP

$17.99

DC

     1,068

93

1.44

ECLIPSO MUSIC O/T SPHERES TP

$19.99

DC

     1,046

94

1.44

BLACK CAT TP VOL 18

$7.99

VIZ

     1,046

95

1.43

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS

$12.99

IMA

     1,039

96

1.41

SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES

$19.99

DC

     1,024

97

1.39

SAIYUKI RELOAD GN VOL 09 (Of 9) (MR)

$9.99

TKP

     1,010

98

1.38

BATTLE VIXENS GN VOL 14 (Of 14) (MR)

$9.99

TKP

     1,003

99

1.38

GON VOL 07

$5.99

DC

     1,003

100

1.37

SHAMAN KING TP VOL 20

$7.95

VIZ

        995

101

1.37

FABLES TP VOL 02 ANIMAL FARM

$12.99

DC

        995

102

1.36

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER (MR)

$14.99

IMA

        988

103

1.34

ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC (MR)

$17.99

DC

        974

104

1.33

SPIDER MAN TP AMAZING FRIENDS DIGEST

$9.99

MAR

        966

105

1.32

BOYS TP VOL 03 GOOD FOR SOUL (MR)

$19.99

DE

        959

106

1.32

100 BULLETS TP VOL 01 FIRST SHOT LAST CALL

$9.99

DC

        959

107

1.32

ZOMBIE COP GN

$14.99

IMA

        959

108

1.27

SPIDER MAN PREM HC BLUE

$24.99

MAR

        923

109

1.26

BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC

$14.99

DC

        915

110

1.25

PRESIDENTS O/T UNITED STATES GN

$19.99

IDW

        908

111

1.23

CIVIL WAR TP

$24.99

MAR

        894

112

1.22

Y LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (MR)

$12.99

DC

        886

113

1.22

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 CALM BEFORE (MR)

$12.99

IMA

        886

114

1.2

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 03 WOLVES AT GATE

$15.95

DAR

        872

115

0.63

ULTIMATES 3 PREM HC WHO KILLED SCARLET WITCH

$24.99

MAR

        458

116

1.18

WOLVERINE ORIGINS TP VOL 01 BORN IN BLOOD

$13.99

MAR

        857

117

1.17

TRANSFORMERS MOVIE PREQUEL SAGA O/T ALLSPARK TP

$17.99

IDW

        850

118

1.16

Y LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MR)

$12.99

DC

        843

119

1.14

JUNJO ROMANTICA GN VOL 08 (Of 10) (A)

$12.99

TKP

        828

120

1.13

STREETS OF GLORY TP (MR)

$19.99

AVA

        821

121

1.13

PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW ED (MR)

$14.99

DC

        821

122

1.13

UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE TP

$17.95

DAR

        821

123

1.11

STRAWBERRY 100 % TP VOL 07

$7.99

VIZ

        806

124

1.09

BATMAN HUSH TP VOL 01

$12.99

DC

        792

125

1.09

SHRUGGED TP

$24.99

ASP

        792

126

1.08

WARHAMMER ONLY WAR OMNIBUS SC

$24.99

BOO

        785

127

1.06

UNIVERSAL WAR ONE PREM HC VOL 01 (MR)

$24.99

MAR

        770

128

1.06

MARVEL ILLUSTRATED THREE MUSKETEERS PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

        770

129

1.06

Y LAST MAN TP VOL 04 SAFEWORD (MR)

$12.99

DC

        770

130

1.04

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME

$15.95

DAR

        756

131

1.03

Y LAST MAN TP VOL 05 RING OF TRUTH (MR)

$14.99

DC

        748

132

1.02

BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME O/T GAME (MR)

$16.99

DE

        741

133

1.01

FABLES TP VOL 03 STORYBOOK LOVE (MR)

$14.99

DC

        734

134

1.01

SHOWCASE PRESENTS HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 01

$16.99

DC

        734

135

1

COMP LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE HC VOL 02

$39.99

IDW

        727

136

0.99

ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE TP VOL 01

$16.99

MAR

        719

137

0.98

HEAVENS WILL GN VOL 01

$8.99

VIZ

        712

138

0.98

MAXIMUM RIDE TP VOL 01

$10.99

YEN

        712

139

0.98

CASTLE OF DREAMS GN STORIES FROM KARE KANO CREATOR

$12.99

TKP

        712

140

0.96

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE (MR)

$12.99

IMA

        697

141

0.96

SA GN VOL 08

$8.99

VIZ

        697

142

0.95

SKIP BEAT TP VOL 16

$8.99

VIZ

        690

143

0.95

HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT GN VOL 07

$8.99

VIZ

        690

144

0.94

AFTER SCHOOL NIGHTMARE GN VOL 10 (Of 10) (MR)

$10.99

GO

        683

145

0.94

KINGDOM COME TP NEW ED

$17.99

DC

        683

146

0.94

HUNTER X HUNTER TP VOL 24

$7.99

VIZ

        683

147

0.94

TRINITY BLOOD GN VOL 09 (Of 10) (MR)

$9.99

DE

        683

148

0.94

ORANGE GN (MR)

$14.99

TKP

        683

149

0.93

SERENITY BETTER DAYS TP

$9.95

DAR

        676

150

0.93

KUROHIME TP VOL 09

$7.99

VIZ

        676

151

0.92

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 02 NO FUTURE FOR YOU

$15.95

DAR

        668

152

0.91

TED MCKEEVER LIBRARY HC VOL 02 EDDY CURRENT

$34.99

IMA

        661

153

0.91

ARCHIE NEW LOOK SERIES TP VOL 02 JUGHEAD MATCHMAKER

$10.95

ARC

        661

154

0.89

DR WHO STORYBOOK 2009 HC

$11.99

PAN

        647

155

0.89

Y LAST MAN TP VOL 06 GIRL ON GIRL (MR)

$12.99

DC

        647

156

0.88

SANDMAN TP VOL 02 DOLLS HOUSE

$19.99

DC

        639

157

0.88

STEVE DITKO EDGE OF GENIUS SC

$25.00

PUR

        639

158

0.87

Y LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES (MR)

$14.99

DC

        632

159

0.86

FABLES TP VOL 10 GOOD PRINCE (MR)

$17.99

DC

        625

160

0.86

(USE FEB078167) WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS (N

$14.99

IMA

        625

161

0.86

JLA AVENGERS TP

$19.99

DC

        625

162

0.86

GTO EARLY YEARS SHONAN JUNAI GUMI GN VOL 10 (Of 15) (MR)

$12.99

TKP

        625

163

0.85

BONE COLOR ED HC VOL 09 CROWN OF HORNS

$19.99

CAR

        618

164

0.85

PREACHER TP VOL 02 UNTIL END O/T WORLD NEW ED (M

$14.99

DC

        618

165

0.84

CHIBI VAMPIRE GN VOL 12 (Of 13) (MR)

$9.99

TKP

        610

166

0.83

BATMAN DARK VICTORY TP

$19.99

DC

        603

167

0.83

Y LAST MAN TP VOL 07 PAPER DOLLS (MR)

$14.99

DC

        603

168

0.83

ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 01

$12.99

DC

        603

169

0.83

LOEG VOL ONE TP

$14.99

DC

        603

170

0.82

SUPERMAN RED SON TP

$17.99

DC

        596

171

0.81

TRANSFORMERS ARMADA TP VOL 02

$19.99

IDW

        588

172

0.8

PARADE WITH FIREWORKS TP

$12.99

IMA

        581

173

0.79

Y LAST MAN TP VOL 09 MOTHERLAND (MR)

$14.99

DC

        574

174

0.79

TEZUKAS BLACK JACK TP VOL 03

$16.95

DEL

        574

175

0.79

DOUBLE TROUBLE GN (MR)

$12.95

DIG

        574

176

0.78

DR SLUMP TP VOL 17

$7.99

VIZ

        567

177

0.78

LOVE COM TP VOL 10

$8.99

VIZ

        567

178

0.78

WARHAMMER FIRE & HONOR TP

$16.99

BOO

        567

179

0.78

BASTARD TP VOL 18 (MR)

$9.99

VIZ

        567

180

0.78

PRINCE OF TENNIS GN VOL 29

$7.95

VIZ

        567

181

0.78

STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 02 CRASH COURSE

$7.95

DAR

        567

182

0.78

BOYS TP VOL 02 GET SOME (MR)

$19.99

DE

        567

183

0.77

ELEMENTAL GELADE GN VOL 10 (Of 14)

$9.99

TKP

        559

184

0.77

WANTED GN (NEW PTG)

$19.99

IMA

        559

185

0.77

ROSE HIP ROSE GN VOL 04 (Of 4) (MR)

$10.99

TKP

        559

186

0.77

STAR TREK ARCHIVES TP VOL 03 GARY SEVEN COLL

$19.99

IDW

        559

187

0.76

JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVS TP VOL 02 FRIENDS AND FOES

$6.95

DC

        552

188

0.76

HEATHENTOWN GN

$9.99

IMA

        552

189

0.75

OISHINBO GN VOL 01 JAPANESE CUISINE

$12.99

VIZ

        545

190

0.75

100 BULLETS TP VOL 12 DIRTY (MR)

$12.99

DC

        545

191

0.74

END LEAGUE TP VOL 01 BALLAD OF BIG NOTHING

$12.95

DAR

        538

192

0.74

FABLES TP VOL 04 MARCH O/T WOODEN SOLDIERS (MR)

$17.99

DC

        538

193

0.74

MOMO TAMA GN VOL 01 (Of 4)

$9.99

TKP

        538

194

0.74

PREACHER TP VOL 03 PROUD AMERICANS NEW ED (MR)

$14.99

DC

        538

195

0.74

DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME HC

$24.99

MAR

        538

196

0.73

WHERE HAS LOVE GONE GN (MR)

$12.95

DIG

        530

197

0.73

THOR BY J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI TP VOL 01

$14.99

MAR

        530

198

0.71

HULK WWH TP

$24.99

MAR

        516

199

0.71

NORTHLANDERS TP VOL 01 SVEN RETURNED (MR)

$9.99

DC

        516

200

0.71

FABLES TP VOL 06 HOMELANDS (MR)

$14.99

DC

        516

201

0.71

Y LAST MAN TP VOL 08 KIMONO DRAGONS (MR)

$14.99

DC

        516

202

0.7

ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN BOY WONDER HC VOL 01

$24.99

DC

        509

203

0.7

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE (MR)

$12.99

IMA

        509

204

0.7

SPARROW WILLIAM WRAY HC

$11.99

IDW

        509

205

0.7

GIN TAMA TP VOL 10

$7.99

VIZ

        509

206

0.69

JUSTICE TP VOL 01

$14.99

DC

        501

207

0.69

JUSTICE TP VOL 02

$14.99

DC

        501

208

0.69

FABLES TP VOL 07 ARABIAN NIGHTS AND DAYS (MR)

$14.99

DC

        501

209

0.69

WATCHMEN ABSOLUTE ED HC (JUN050406)

$75.00

DC

        501

210

0.68

GAKUEN ALICE GN VOL 06 (Of 15)

$9.99

TKP

        494

211

0.68

FABLES TP VOL 09 SONS OF EMPIRE (MR)

$17.99

DC

        494

212

0.67

SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 04 SP GETS IT TOGETHER (JUN073779) (C:

$11.95

ONI

        487

213

0.67

RED RIVER GN VOL 24

$9.99

VIZ

        487

214

0.66

DMZ TP VOL 01 ON GROUND (MR)

$9.99

DC

        480

215

0.66

MANGA SUTRA FUTARI H GN VOL 04 (Of 5) (A)

$19.99

TKP

        480

216

0.66

CAPTIVE HEARTS GN VOL 02

$8.99

VIZ

        480

217

0.65

SPIDER GIRL TP VOL 10 SEASON OF SERPENT DIGEST

$9.99

MAR

        472

218

0.65

PIXIE GN VOL 01 (Of 4)

$12.99

TKP

        472

219

0.65

FREAKANGELS TP VOL 01 (MR)

$19.99

AVA

        472

220

0.64

TIME STRANGER KYOKO GN VOL 03

$8.99

VIZ

        465

221

0.64

FABLES TP VOL 05 MEAN SEASONS (MR)

$14.99

DC

        465

222

0.64

LOEG VOL TWO TP

$14.99

DC

        465

223

0.63

JOURNEY TP VOL 02

$19.99

IDW

        458

224

0.63

FABLES TP VOL 08 WOLVES (MR)

$17.99

DC

        458

225

0.63

WALLFLOWER GN VOL 18 (MR)

$10.95

DEL

        458

226

0.63

TEEN TITANS GO TP VOL 02 HEROES ON PATROL

$6.99

DC

        458

227

0.62

JUNIOR ESCORT GN VOL 02 (Of 4) LOVE CODE (MR)

$12.95

DIG

        450

228

0.62

SANDMAN TP VOL 04 SEASON OF MISTS

$19.99

DC

        450

229

0.62

V FOR VENDETTA NEW ED TP (MR)

$19.99

DC

        450

230

0.62

SANDMAN TP VOL 03 DREAM COUNTRY

$14.99

DC

        450

231

0.62

TOKKO GN VOL 03 (MR)

$10.99

TKP

        450

232

0.62

V FOR VENDETTA TP

$19.99

DC

        450

233

0.62

MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS TP VOL 02

$19.95

DAR

        450

234

0.62

DAZZLE GN VOL 10 (Of 10) (MR)

$9.99

TKP

        450

235

0.62

SCHOOLGIRL MANIA TP (A)

$19.95

ICA

        450

236

0.62

KUJIBIKI UNBALANCE GN VOL 02

$10.95

DEL

        450

237

0.61

GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH TP

$14.99

DC

        443

238

0.61

YOUR AND MY SECRET GN VOL 04 (Of 5)

$9.99

TKP

        443

239

0.6

INVINCIBLE TP VOL 09 OUT OF THIS WORLD

$14.99

IMA

        436

240

0.6

RAVE MASTER GN VOL 32 (Of 35)

$9.99

TKP

        436

241

0.59

NAME O/T FLOWER VOL 01

$9.99

DC

        429

242

0.59

GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 01 SINESTRO CORPS WAR

$24.99

DC

        429

243

0.59

CRIMINAL TP VOL 01 COWARD (MR)

$14.99

MAR

        429

244

0.59

STUART & KATHRYN IMMONENS NEVER BAD AS YOU THINK HC (MR)

$15.99

BOO

        429

245

0.59

SHUGO CHARA GN VOL 05

$10.95

DEL

        429

246

0.59

BATMAN HAUNTED KNIGHT TP

$14.99

DC

        429

247

0.58

SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS WORLD

$11.95

ONI

        421

248

0.58

REBORN GN VOL 10

$7.99

VIZ

        421

249

0.57

YAKITATE JAPAN TP VOL 15

$9.99

VIZ

        414

250

0.57

STARCRAFT FRONTLINE GN VOL 02 (Of 3)

$10.99

TKP

        414

251

0.56

FUSHIGI YUGI VIZBIG ED GN VOL 01

$17.99

VIZ

        407

252

0.56

BATMAN DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN TP

$19.99

DC

        407

253

0.56

JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 04 AMERICANA (MR)

$14.99

DC

        407

254

0.56

STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 03

$17.95

DAR

        407

255

0.56

EX MACHINA TP VOL 07 EX CATHEDRA (MR)

$12.99

DC

        407

256

0.56

SCALPED TP VOL 01 INDIAN COUNTRY (MR)

$9.99

DC

        407

257

0.55

EX MACHINA TP VOL 01 FIRST HUNDRED DAYS (MR)

$9.99

DC

        400

258

0.55

THUNDERBOLTS JUSTICE LIKE LIGHTNING TP

$19.95

MAR

        400

259

0.55

JOHNNY HOMICIDAL MANIAC DIRECTORS CUT SC

$19.95

SLG

        400

260

0.55

PREACHER TP VOL 04 ANCIENT HISTORY NEW ED (MR)

$14.99

DC

        400

261

0.55

WE WERE THERE GN VOL 02

$8.99

VIZ

        400

262

0.54

CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 01 DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA

$14.99

MAR

        392

263

0.54

PREACHER TP VOL 05 DIXIE FRIED  NEW ED (MR)

$14.99

DC

        392

264

0.54

WARHAMMER 40K TP VOL 01 DAMNATION CRUSADE

$14.99

BOO

        392

265

0.54

GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 02 SINESTRO CORPS WAR

$24.99

DC

        392

266

0.54

SANDMAN TP VOL 05 A GAME OF YOU

$19.99

DC

        392

267

0.53

PREACHER TP VOL 06 WAR IN SUN NEW ED (MR)

$17.99

DC

        385

268

0.53

CASE CLOSED GN VOL 27

$9.99

VIZ

        385

269

0.52

FLAMING CARROT COLLECTED LTD HC VOL 01

$49.95

BOB

        378

270

0.52

WE 3 TP (MR)

$12.99

DC

        378

271

0.52

FABLES 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL SC (MR)

$14.99

DC

        378

272

0.52

LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 02

$7.99

VIZ

        378

273

0.52

DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

        378

274

0.52

WHISTLE TP VOL 21

$7.99

VIZ

        378

275

0.52

SERENITY TP

$9.95

DAR

        378

276

0.52

ASTONISHING X MEN TP VOL 04 UNSTOPPABLE

$19.99

MAR

        378

277

0.51

STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 04 ALLIANCE

$15.95

DAR

        371

278

0.51

FATE STAY NIGHT GN VOL 02 (Of 5)

$9.99

TKP

        371

279

0.51

SAMURAI DEEPER KYO GN VOL 32 (Of 38) (MR)

$9.99

TKP

        371

280

0.51

ASTONISHING X MEN TP VOL 01 GIFTED

$14.99

MAR

        371

281

0.51

WARREN ELLIS AETHERIC MECHANICS GN (MR)

$6.99

AVA

        371

282

0.51

GUNNERKRIGG COURT HC VOL 01 ORIENTATION

$26.95

ARS

        371

283

0.51

WALKING DEAD HC VOL 01 (MR)

$29.99

IMA

        371

284

0.51

BATMAN AND SON TP

$14.99

DC

        371

285

0.51

REBIRTH GN VOL 22 (Of 22)

$14.99

TKP

        371

286

0.51

KING OF HELL GN VOL 22 (Of 28)

$9.99

TKP

        371

287

0.5

PREACHER TP VOL 09 ALAMO (MR)

$17.99

DC

        363

288

0.5

ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES TP VOL 02

$15.99

MAR

        363

289

0.5

UNCANNY X MEN NEW AGE TP VOL 01 END OF HISTORY

$12.99

MAR

        363

290

0.5

100 BULLETS TP VOL 04 FOREGONE TOMORROW

$17.99

DC

        363

291

0.5

DMZ TP VOL 05 HIDDEN WAR (MR)

$12.99

DC

        363

292

0.5

LOVE ATTACK GN VOL 05 (Of 9)

$9.99

TKP

        363

293

0.5

HELLBOY TP VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION

$17.95

DAR

        363

294

0.5

FIRE INVESTIGATOR NANASE VOL 01

$9.99

DC

        363

295

0.49

HEROES SC VOL 01

$19.99

DC

        356

296

0.49

SEXUAL SERENADE TP (A)

$19.95

ICA

        356

297

0.49

100 BULLETS TP VOL 05 COUNTERFIFTH DETECTIVE (MR)

$12.99

DC

        356

298

0.49

KASPAR GN (MR)

$12.95

DRA

        356

299

0.49

SAND CHRONICLES GN VOL 04

$8.99

VIZ

        356

300

0.49

INVINCIBLE TP VOL 02 EIGHT IS ENOUGH

$12.99

IMA

        356


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:
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
DE = Dynamite Entertainment
DDP = Devil's Due Publishing
FAN = Fantagraphics Books
GEM = Gemstone Publishing
IDW = IDW Publishing
MIR = Mirage Studios
NBM = NBM / Papercutz
ONI = Oni Press Inc.
SEV = Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
TIT = Titan Publishing
TKP = Tokyopop
VIZ = Viz Media
ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment, Inc.

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 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 January, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of January.  This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Dynamite, 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 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 see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--December 2008."

 

For the top 300 comic actual orders in December see "Top 300 Comics Novels 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."