These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2011.

For an overview and analysis of comic sales in May, see "'No Titles Over 100K Again."

For an analysis of the dollar trends in May, see "Top 300 Comics Down 17.3% in May."

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books shipped during May, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--May 2011."

 

 

Top 300 GNs -- May 2011

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

9.64

CROSSED 3D GN VOL 01 (MR)

$8.99

AVA

      5,310

2

8.72

STAR WARS ADV TP VOL 05 BOBA FETT & SHIP OF FEAR

$7.99

DAR

      4,803

3

8.46

DELIRIUMS PARTY A LITTLE ENDLESS STORYBOOK HC

$14.99

DC

      4,661

4

8.33

BATMAN AND ROBIN DELUXE HC VOL 03 BATMAN MUST DIE

$24.99

DC

      4,586

5

8.23

BRIGHTEST DAY HC VOL 02

$29.99

DC

      4,532

6

7.87

DMZ TP VOL 10 COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT (MR)

$14.99

DC

      4,336

7

5.83

GREEN LANTERN SECRET ORIGIN TP NEW ED

$14.99

DC

      3,214

8

5.51

IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 06

$16.99

BOO

      3,036

9

5.00

BATMAN LONG SHADOWS TP

$14.99

DC

      2,755

10

5.00

AMERICAN VAMPIRE HC VOL 02 (MR)

$24.99

DC

      2,754

11

4.90

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 02 CHAMELEONS

$19.99

MAR

      2,701

12

4.61

STAR WARS BLOOD TIES TP VOL 01 TALE OF JANGO & BOBA FETT

$14.99

DAR

      2,537

13

4.60

BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM TP VOL 01 HUSH MONEY

$14.99

DC

      2,535

14

4.34

HELLBLAZER CITY OF DEMONS TP (MR)

$14.99

DC

      2,388

15

4.29

CHARLAINE HARRIS GRAVE SIGHT GN VOL 01 (OF 3)

$7.99

DYN

      2,363

16

4.25

STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC TP VOL 02 THREAT OF PEACE

$15.99

DAR

      2,342

17

4.08

HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 06 SAFE AS HOUSES (MR)

$14.99

DC

      2,245

18

3.92

CHAOS WAR X-MEN TP

$15.99

MAR

      2,159

19

3.91

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE

$9.99

IMA

      2,155

20

3.90

SECRET SIX THE REPTILE BRAIN TP

$14.99

DC

      2,150

21

3.75

TINY TITANS TP VOL 05 FIELD TRIPPIN

$12.99

DC

      2,068

22

3.71

CONAN TP VOL 10 IRON SHADOWS IN THE MOON

$17.99

DAR

      2,045

23

3.69

TASKMASTER TP UNTHINKABLE

$14.99

MAR

      2,032

24

3.66

BATGIRL THE FLOOD TP

$14.99

DC

      2,016

25

3.61

GREEN LANTERN CORPS REVOLT OF ALPHA LANTERNS HC

$22.99

DC

      1,988

26

3.56

DEADPOOL WADE WILSONS WAR TP

$14.99

MAR

      1,960

27

3.41

DEADMAN TP VOL 01

$19.99

DC

      1,879

28

3.37

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 15

$7.95

ARC

      1,858

29

3.36

PAYING FOR IT HC

$24.95

DRA

      1,852

30

3.33

BIRDS OF PREY HC VOL 01 ENDRUN

$22.99

DC

      1,837

31

3.33

SUPERBOY THE BOY OF STEEL TP

$14.99

DC

      1,833

32

3.27

LITTLE ENDLESS STORYBOOK HC

$14.99

DC

      1,803

33

3.24

OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 38

$10.99

DAR

      1,784

34

3.19

NEGIMA GN VOL 29 (MR)

$10.99

RAN

      1,756

35

3.16

CHRONICLES OF KING CONAN TP VOL 02

$18.99

DAR

      1,739

36

3.16

X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE PRELUDE TP

$29.99

MAR

      1,739

37

3.15

THOR WORLD EATERS PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

      1,734

38

3.07

AVENGERS WE ARE THE AVENGERS TP

$16.99

MAR

      1,693

39

3.07

STUFF OF LEGEND TP VOL 02 THE JUNGLE

$16.99

TH3

      1,692

40

3.04

UNKNOWN SOLDIER TP VOL 04 BEAUTIFUL WORLD (MR)

$14.99

DC

      1,676

41

2.96

CAPTAIN AMERICA ALLIES AND ENEMIES TP

$16.99

MAR

      1,630

42

2.95

PUNISHER IN BLOOD TP

$16.99

MAR

      1,623

43

2.90

THOR LORD OF ASGARD TP

$19.99

MAR

      1,599

44

2.89

TRON GN TP ORIGINAL MOVIE ADAPTATION

$9.99

MAR

      1,592

45

2.86

YOSSEL TP

$14.99

DC

      1,578

46

2.84

SUPERBOY LEGION OF SUPER HEROES THE EARLY YEARS TP

$14.99

DC

      1,567

47

2.79

THOR FOR ASGARD HC

$24.99

MAR

      1,535

48

2.76

DEATH OF DRACULA TP

$19.99

MAR

      1,521

49

2.74

GANTZ TP VOL 17 (MR)

$12.99

DAR

      1,509

50

2.72

CHAOS WAR INCREDIBLE HULKS TP

$19.99

MAR

      1,497

51

2.72

ULTIMATE COMICS CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

      1,496

52

2.69

MYSTIQUE BY BRIAN K VAUGHAN ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP

$24.99

MAR

      1,480

53

2.68

DEADPOOL MAX PREM HC NUTJOB (MR)

$24.99

MAR

      1,479

54

2.68

GOON TP VOL 01 NOTHIN BUT MISERY 2ND ED

$16.99

DAR

      1,478

55

2.68

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG)

$14.99

IMA

      1,477

56

2.64

SPIDER-MAN MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

      1,457

57

2.61

JINX GN HC ESSENTIAL COLLECTION (MR)

$24.99

MAR

      1,439

58

2.61

MMW MIGHTY THOR HC VOL 10

$54.99

MAR

      1,437

59

2.60

5 RONIN HC

$19.99

MAR

      1,432

60

2.59

MARVELS PROJECT BIRTH OF SUPER HEROES TP

$29.99

MAR

      1,429

61

2.57

JONAH HEX NO WAY BACK TP

$14.99

DC

      1,418

62

2.57

JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL TP VOL 06

$24.99

DC

      1,414

63

2.55

PUNISHERMAX PREM HC BULLSEYE (MR)

$24.99

MAR

      1,404

64

2.53

TROUBLE BY MARK MILLAR PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

      1,395

65

2.52

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 07 MY MONSTERS

$19.99

MAR

      1,388

66

2.52

ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS TP

$24.99

MAR

      1,387

67

2.50

HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES TP VOL 01

$19.99

BOO

      1,377

68

2.49

CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS HC VOL 01

$99.99

MAR

      1,373

69

2.48

THOR WOLVES OF NORTH TP

$12.99

MAR

      1,366

70

2.42

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND KORVAC SAGA GN TP

$14.99

MAR

      1,332

71

2.37

ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND TP

$17.99

ZEN

      1,306

72

2.32

JEW GANGSTER TP

$14.99

DC

      1,277

73

2.31

BART SIMPSON PRINCE OF PRANKS TP

$15.99

BON

      1,270

74

2.27

NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 01

$14.99

MAR

      1,253

75

2.27

EMMA FROST ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP

$34.99

MAR

      1,251

76

2.25

ALEXANDRO JODOROWSKY SCREAMING PLANET HC

$24.95

HUM

      1,239

77

2.24

DANGER GIRL TP VOL 01 DESTINATION DANGER

$19.99

IDW

      1,233

78

2.21

FLASH OMNIBUS BY GEOFF JOHNS HC VOL 01

$75.00

DC

      1,215

79

2.17

ULTIMATE COMICS DOOMSDAY HC

$39.99

MAR

      1,197

80

2.15

WITCHBLADE REDEMPTION TP VOL 02

$16.99

IMA

      1,187

81

2.15

BATMAN BRAVE AND THE BOLD EMERALD KNIGHT TP

$12.99

DC

      1,185

82

2.14

DEADPOOL CORPS PREM HC VOL 02 YOU SAY REVOLUTION

$19.99

MAR

      1,178

83

2.13

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE (MR)

$14.99

IMA

      1,175

84

2.12

FABLES TP VOL 15 ROSE RED (MR)

$17.99

DC

      1,170

85

2.12

DV8 GODS AND MONSTERS TP

$17.99

DC

      1,167

86

2.10

TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM TP

$17.99

DC

      1,158

87

2.08

DEADPOOL TEAM-UP HC VOL 03 BFFS

$19.99

MAR

      1,145

88

2.04

SPIDER-MAN HOBGOBLIN LIVES TP

$19.99

MAR

      1,126

89

2.04

JSA ALL STARS GLORY DAYS TP

$17.99

DC

      1,123

90

2.02

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS

$14.99

IMA

      1,110

91

2.01

DONG XOAI VIETNAM TP

$19.99

DC

      1,107

92

2.01

EMILY THE STRANGE TP VOL 03 13TH HOUR

$14.99

DAR

      1,106

93

2.01

TRANSFORMERS 3 DARK MOON MOVIE ADAPTATION TP

$17.99

IDW

      1,105

94

2.00

MEGA MAN GIGAMIX TP VOL 01

$12.95

UDO

      1,101

95

2.00

THOR IRON MAN PREM HC GOD COMPLEX

$19.99

MAR

      1,101

96

1.98

DISNEY TREASURY DONALD DUCK TP VOL 01

$14.99

BOO

      1,091

97

1.96

MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 01 FOR A BETTER FUTURE

$9.99

IMA

      1,081

98

1.87

SMURFS GN VOL 06 SMURFS & HOWLIBIRD

$5.99

NBM

      1,032

99

1.87

THOR ART OF THOR MOVIE HC

$49.99

MAR

      1,030

100

1.86

CAPTAIN AMERICA MAN OUT OF TIME PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

      1,024

101

1.86

STARCRAFT TP

$14.99

DC

      1,023

102

1.79

ADV OF DR MCNINJA TP VOL 01 NIGHT POWERS

$19.99

DAR

         986

103

1.78

LITTLE LULU TP VOL 27 TREASURE MAP & OTHER STORIES

$14.99

DAR

         982

104

1.78

SUPER HERO SQUAD SQUAD FOR ALL SEASONS GN TP

$14.99

MAR

         979

105

1.76

MMW DAREDEVIL TP VOL 02

$24.99

MAR

         968

106

1.73

AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES GN TP

$14.99

MAR

         952

107

1.73

YEAH GN

$19.99

FAN

         952

108

1.72

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE (NEW PTG)

$14.99

IMA

         949

109

1.64

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM

$14.99

IMA

         906

110

1.63

POWERS PREM HC VOL 01 WHO KILLED RETRO GIRL (MR)

$24.99

MAR

         898

111

1.63

SPIDER-MAN EXTREMIST TP

$15.99

MAR

         896

112

1.59

TRANSFORMERS RISING STORM TP

$17.99

IDW

         877

113

1.59

TRANSFORMERS FOUNDATION TP

$17.99

IDW

         874

114

1.58

BIOMEGA GN VOL 06 (OF 6) (MR)

$12.99

VIZ

         869

115

1.58

ULTIMATE WAR PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

         868

116

1.57

FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE

$12.99

DC

         866

117

1.56

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE (NEW PTG)

$14.99

IMA

         860

118

1.56

SALEMS DAUGHTER TP VOL 01

$15.99

ZEN

         859

119

1.55

ARCHIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 01

$49.99

DAR

         853

120

1.54

NIGHT AT COMIC SHOP TP

$9.95

ARC

         848

121

1.53

MARVEL ADVENTURES THOR SPIDER-MAN DIGEST TP

$9.99

MAR

         844

122

1.53

SERENITY THOSE LEFT BEHIND TP

$9.99

DAR

         843

123

1.53

STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO TP VOL 01 ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN

$9.99

BOO

         843

124

1.52

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR)

$14.99

IMA

         840

125

1.50

EXECUTOR TP (MR)

$12.99

DC

         827

126

1.50

GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH TP NEW EDITION

$14.99

DC

         827

127

1.49

X-MEN OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 CASSADAY CVR

$99.99

MAR

         823

128

1.49

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME

$14.99

IMA

         821

129

1.46

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE (NEW PTG) (SEP088207)

$14.99

IMA

         807

130

1.46

BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP

$14.99

DC

         805

131

1.45

CHEW TP VOL 01 (MR)

$9.99

IMA

         800

132

1.45

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS (MR)

$14.99

IMA

         798

133

1.45

X-MEN FALL OF MUTANTS HC

$99.99

MAR

         798

134

1.43

BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 08

$9.99

DAR

         789

135

1.43

ANGEL ILLYRIA HAUNTED TP

$17.99

IDW

         788

136

1.42

DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 03

$14.99

VIZ

         783

137

1.41

ASTONISHING X-MEN HC VOL 01 VAR

$29.99

MAR

         777

138

1.41

SERENITY SHEPHERDS TALE HC

$14.99

DAR

         777

139

1.39

GHOST TALKERS DAYDREAM TP VOL 06

$10.99

DAR

         767

140

1.38

HIKARU NO GO TP VOL 23

$9.99

VIZ

         761

141

1.37

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 THE CALM BEFORE

$14.99

IMA

         757

142

1.36

FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 13

$10.99

RAN

         750

143

1.36

BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP

$24.99

DC

         748

144

1.34

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER (MR)

$14.99

IMA

         740

145

1.31

PUNISHER PREM HC CIRCLE OF BLOOD

$19.99

MAR

         722

146

1.30

THUNDERSTRIKE TP YOUTH IN REVOLT

$14.99

MAR

         718

147

1.29

FIGHTING AMERICAN TP

$19.95

TIT

         709

148

1.28

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED

$14.99

DC

         705

149

1.28

THOR BY J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI TP VOL 01

$14.99

MAR

         704

150

1.28

28 DAYS LATER TP VOL 04 GANGWAR

$12.99

BOO

         703

151

1.27

PRO (MR)

$7.99

IMA

         702

152

1.27

ELECTRIC ANT TP (MR)

$19.99

MAR

         697

153

1.25

BAKUMAN TP VOL 04

$9.99

VIZ

         690

154

1.24

ESSENTIAL SPIDER-WOMAN TP VOL 01

$16.99

MAR

         681

155

1.23

KANNAGI GN VOL 01 (OF 6)

$10.99

BAN

         680

156

1.23

DYNAMO 5 TP VOL 05 SINS OF THE FATHER

$15.99

IMA

         677

157

1.22

SPIDER-MAN PREM HC ONE MORE DAY

$24.99

MAR

         672

158

1.19

BLACK BIRD GN VOL 08

$9.99

VIZ

         655

159

1.19

SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE

$11.99

ONI

         654

160

1.16

BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP

$19.99

DC

         638

161

1.14

BAT BOY WEEKLY WORLD NEWS STRIPS HC BY PETER BAGGE

$17.99

IDW

         629

162

1.13

BRIGHTEST DAY HC VOL 01

$29.99

DC

         622

163

1.12

HELLBOY TP VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION

$17.95

DAR

         617

164

1.12

ZERO JM KEN NIIMURA ILLUSTRATION TP (MR)

$12.99

IMA

         616

165

1.12

SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES NEW ED (MR)

$19.99

DC

         615

166

1.10

UNCLE SCROOGE MESSES BECOME SUCCESSES TP

$9.99

BOO

         604

167

1.09

SPIDER-MAN PREM HC VOL 01 BRAND NEW DAY

$24.99

MAR

         603

168

1.09

ESSENTIAL KILLRAVEN TP VOL 01

$16.99

MAR

         602

169

1.09

HULK PREM HC VOL 01 RED HULK

$24.99

MAR

         602

170

1.09

MODESTY BLAISE TP VOL 19 DOUBLE AGENT (RES)

$19.95

TIT

         602

171

1.08

CAPTAIN AMERICA OFF INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE GN TP

$24.99

MAR

         597

172

1.08

WATCHMEN TP

$19.99

DC

         595

173

1.07

BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC

$17.99

DC

         592

174

1.07

BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC

$14.99

DC

         587

175

1.07

PINOCCHIO HC

$29.95

LAS

         587

176

1.06

LIARS KISS HC

$14.95

TOP

         586

177

1.06

CAPTAIN AMERICA FOREVER ALLIES HC

$24.99

MAR

         585

178

1.06

FABLES TP VOL 14 WITCHES (MR)

$17.99

DC

         585

179

1.06

CHEW TP VOL 02 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR (MR)

$12.99

IMA

         583

180

1.04

AXE COP TP VOL 01

$14.99

DAR

         574

181

1.04

CIVIL WAR TP

$24.99

MAR

         574

182

1.04

ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL TP VOL 03

$16.99

MAR

         574

183

1.04

FABLES TP VOL 02 ANIMAL FARM

$12.99

DC

         573

184

1.04

X-MEN MUTANT MASSACRE HC

$39.99

MAR

         573

185

1.04

TAKE A JOKE TP

$18.99

FAN

         572

186

1.04

ASTONISHING X-MEN HC VOL 02

$34.99

MAR

         571

187

1.03

BOYS TP VOL 08 HIGHLAND LADDIE

$19.99

DYN

         569

188

1.01

GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS WAR TP VOL 01

$14.99

DC

         557

189

0.98

CHEW TP VOL 03 JUST DESSERTS (MR)

$12.99

IMA

         542

190

0.97

FARSCAPE TP VOL 04 TANGLED ROOTS

$12.99

BOO

         535

191

0.96

WOLVERINE LOGAN PREMIERE HC

$19.99

MAR

         528

192

0.96

DOC MACABRE HC

$17.99

IDW

         527

193

0.96

SPIDER-MAN PREM HC VOL 02 BRAND NEW DAY

$24.99

MAR

         527

194

0.95

TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET (MR)

$14.99

DC

         525

195

0.95

X-MEN LONGSHOT PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

         524

196

0.94

SHUGO CHARA GN VOL 10

$10.99

RAN

         520

197

0.93

HOUSEWIVES AT PLAY DO YOU WORK HERE GN (A)

$9.99

ERO

         511

198

0.93

SPIDER-MAN PREM HC VOL 03 BRAND NEW DAY

$19.99

MAR

         511

199

0.92

NARUTO 3-IN-1 ED VOL 01 (NOTE PRICE)

$14.99

VIZ

         507

200

0.92

GREEN LANTERN NO FEAR TP

$12.99

DC

         505

201

0.92

RUNAWAYS TP VOL 03 GOOD DIE YOUNG DIGEST

$9.99

MAR

         505

202

0.92

SUPERMAN EARTH ONE HC

$19.99

DC

         505

203

0.91

AVENGERS PREM HC FIRST TO LAST

$34.99

MAR

         504

204

0.91

CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC VOL 02 DEATH CAPT AMERICA

$19.99

MAR

         504

205

0.91

GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS WAR TP VOL 02

$14.99

DC

         504

206

0.91

HUNTINGTON WEST VIRGINIA ON THE FLY GN

$19.95

RAN

         504

207

0.91

OTOMEN GN VOL 10

$9.99

VIZ

         500

208

0.90

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

$17.99

DC

         497

209

0.90

INVINCIBLE TP VOL 14 VILTRUMITE WAR

$19.99

IMA

         495

210

0.90

LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT

$19.99

IDW

         494

211

0.90

SERENITY BETTER DAYS TP

$9.99

DAR

         494

212

0.89

KIMI NI TODOKE GN VOL 08 FROM ME TO YOU

$9.99

VIZ

         492

213

0.89

FLASH REBIRTH TP

$14.99

DC

         491

214

0.89

WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP

$29.99

MAR

         490

215

0.89

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (MR)

$12.99

DC

         489

216

0.89

UNCANNY X-FORCE PREM HC APOCALYPSE SOLUTION

$19.99

MAR

         488

217

0.88

AMERICAN VAMPIRE HC VOL 01 (MR)

$24.99

DC

         486

218

0.87

V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP (MR)

$19.99

DC

         481

219

0.87

AI ORE GN VOL 01

$12.99

VIZ

         478

220

0.86

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

$14.99

DC

         476

221

0.86

UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SUITE

$17.99

DAR

         473

222

0.86

UNWRITTEN TP 01 TOMMY TAYLOR AND BOGUS IDENTITY NEW ED (MR)

$12.99

DC

         473

223

0.86

BATMAN AND ROBIN BATMAN REBORN TP

$14.99

DC

         471

224

0.85

DAYTRIPPER TP (MR)

$19.99

DC

         470

225

0.84

THAT WAS GOOD GN (MR)

$12.95

DIG

         460

226

0.83

CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC CHOSEN

$24.99

MAR

         456

227

0.82

CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC VOL 03 DEATH CAPT AMERICA

$19.99

MAR

         452

228

0.82

ESSENTIAL X-FACTOR TP VOL 01

$16.99

MAR

         452

229

0.82

FINAL CRISIS TP

$19.99

DC

         451

230

0.82

FABLES TP VOL 03 STORYBOOK LOVE (MR)

$14.99

DC

         450

231

0.81

SANDMAN TP VOL 02 THE DOLLS HOUSE NEW ED (MR)

$19.99

DC

         446

232

0.81

WOLVERINE PREM HC DEATH OF WOLVERINE

$19.99

MAR

         444

233

0.80

GREEN LANTERN RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS TP

$14.99

DC

         443

234

0.80

SLAINE THE HORNED GOD HC (S&S ED)

$25.00

POC

         443

235

0.80

SHADOWEYES GN VOL 02 SHADOWEYES IN LOVE

$12.95

SLA

         442

236

0.80

LYCHEE LIGHT CLUB GN VOL 01

$16.95

RAN

         441

237

0.80

DARK SHADOWS COMP SERIES HC VOL 02

$49.99

HER

         440

238

0.79

X-MEN LEGACY PREM HC VOL 01 DIVIDED HE STANDS

$19.99

MAR

         437

239

0.79

APPROXIMATE CONTINUUM COMICS GN

$18.99

FAN

         436

240

0.79

DR HORRIBLE TP

$9.99

DAR

         436

241

0.79

ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC (MR)

$17.99

DC

         434

242

0.79

ULTIMATE POWER HC

$34.99

MAR

         434

243

0.78

ULTIMATE COMICS THOR PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

         432

244

0.78

ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 01

$12.99

DC

         431

245

0.77

TEGAMI BACHI GN VOL 05

$9.99

VIZ

         425

246

0.77

X-MEN MUTANT GENESIS PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

         423

247

0.77

SPIDER-MAN PREM HC KRAVENS FIRST HUNT

$19.99

MAR

         422

248

0.76

TARZAN THE JESSE MARSH YEARS HC VOL 09

$49.99

DAR

         418

249

0.75

ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 02

$12.99

DC

         415

250

0.75

GREEN LANTERN AGENT ORANGE TP

$14.99

DC

         412

251

0.75

X-MEN LEGACY PREM HC VOL 02 SINS OF FATHER

$24.99

MAR

         412

252

0.74

DEEP SLEEPER HC

$21.99

IDW

         410

253

0.74

BATMAN RIP TP

$14.99

DC

         409

254

0.74

EVEN THE GIANTS GN (MR)

$9.95

ADH

         409

255

0.74

SUPERMAN RED SON TP

$17.99

DC

         409

256

0.74

WOLVERINE DANGEROUS GAMES PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

         409

257

0.74

ULTIMATE HULK VS IRON MAN PREM HC ULTIMATE HUMAN

$19.99

MAR

         407

258

0.73

BATMAN DARK VICTORY TP

$19.99

DC

         402

259

0.73

YOUR STORY IVE KNOWN GN (MR)

$12.95

DIG

         402

260

0.73

BATMAN THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE DELUXE ED HC

$29.99

DC

         401

261

0.72

DUNGEON MONSTRES GN VOL 04 NIGHT O/T LADYKILLER

$14.99

NBM

         398

262

0.72

IRON MAN DOOMQUEST PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

         398

263

0.72

FLASH DASTARDLY DEATH OF THE ROGUES HC

$19.99

DC

         397

264

0.72

RUNAWAYS TP VOL 04 TRUE BELIEVERS DIGEST

$9.99

MAR

         397

265

0.72

SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD

$11.99

ONI

         397

266

0.72

UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 02 DALLAS

$17.99

DAR

         396

267

0.70

NOVA ANNIHILATION HC

$34.99

MAR

         386

268

0.70

TRANSFORMERS IDW COLLECTION HC VOL 04

$49.99

IDW

         384

269

0.69

SHIELD HC ARCHITECTS OF FOREVER

$24.99

MAR

         382

270

0.69

BLACKEST NIGHT GREEN LANTERN HC

$24.99

DC

         378

271

0.69

THOR BY J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI TP VOL 02

$19.99

MAR

         378

272

0.68

100 BULLETS TP VOL 01 FIRST SHOT LAST CALL

$9.99

DC

         376

273

0.68

BLACKEST NIGHT HC

$29.99

DC

         376

274

0.68

DMZ TP VOL 01 ON THE GROUND (MR)

$9.99

DC

         376

275

0.68

GREEN LANTERN REVENGE OF THE GREEN LANTERNS TP

$14.99

DC

         376

276

0.68

LA BANKS VAMPIRE HUNTRESS TP VOL 01

$16.99

DYN

         373

277

0.68

BILLY THE KIDS OLD TIMEY ODDITIES TP VOL 01

$13.95

DAR

         372

278

0.67

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME

$15.99

DAR

         370

279

0.67

7 BILLION NEEDLES GN VOL 04

$10.95

RAN

         369

280

0.67

UNWRITTEN TP VOL 03 DEAD MANS KNOCK (MR)

$14.99

DC

         369

281

0.66

SCALPED TP VOL 01 INDIAN COUNTRY (MR)

$14.99

DC

         365

282

0.66

FANTASTIC FOUR WORLDS GREATEST PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

         364

283

0.66

INVINCIBLE TP VOL 01 FAMILY MATTERS

$12.99

IMA

         364

284

0.66

MYTHOS HC VOL 01

$24.99

MAR

         363

285

0.65

HULK GIANT-SIZE HC DM ED

$19.99

MAR

         360

286

0.65

WARCRAFT ESSENTIAL SUNWELL COLLECTION GN

$19.99

TOK

         359

287

0.65

AMORY WARS ULTIMATE ED HC (MR)

$29.99

BOO

         358

288

0.64

HELLBOY TP VOL 09 WILD HUNT

$19.99

DAR

         355

289

0.64

ARISA GN VOL 02

$10.99

RAN

         353

290

0.64

GEORGE RR MARTINS DOORWAYS HC

$21.99

IDW

         351

291

0.64

FABLES TP VOL 13 THE GREAT FABLES CROSSOVER (MR)

$17.99

DC

         350

292

0.63

BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME (MR)

$16.99

DYN

         349

293

0.63

X-MEN INFERNO CROSSOVERS HC

$75.00

MAR

         349

294

0.63

GIN TAMA TP VOL 22

$9.99

VIZ

         347

295

0.63

TOP 100 SCI FI MOVIES SC

$24.99

IDW

         347

296

0.63

RUNAWAYS PREM HC PRIDE & JOY

$19.99

MAR

         346

297

0.62

ASTONISHING X-MEN PREM HC XENOGENESIS

$24.99

MAR

         344

298

0.62

IRON MAN PREM HC LEGACY OF DOOM

$19.99

MAR

         344

299

0.62

TYRANT FALLS IN LOVE GN VOL 03 (MR)

$12.95

DIG

         344

300

0.62

THOR MIGHTY AVENGER GN TP VOL 01 GOD WHO FELL INTO EARTH

$14.99

MAR

         343


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
801 = 801 Media Inc.
ABS = Abstract Studio
ADH = Adhouse Books
ALT = Alterna Comics Inc.
ANT = Antarctic Press
APE = Ape Entertainment
ARA = Archaia Studios Press
ARC = Archie Comic Publications
ASP = Apen MLT Inc.
AST = Arcana Studios
ASY = Asylum Press
AVA = Avatar Press
BAN = Bandai Entertainment
BON = Bongo Comics
BOO = BOOM! Studios
BLU = Bluewater Productions
CAR = Cartoon Books
DE = Dynamite Entertainment
DEL = Del Rey Manga
DIG = Digital Manga Publishing
DRA = Drawn & Quarterly
FAN = Fantagraphics Books
HAC = Hachette Book Group (Yen Press)
HAR = Harper Collins
HEA = Heavy Metal Magazine
HER = Hermes Press
IDW = IDW Publishing
KEN = Kenzer & Company
MIC = Microcosm Publishing
NBM = NBM / Papercutz
ONI = Oni Press Inc.
RAN = Random House (Kondansha Comics)
RAW = RAW Junior
RED = Red 5 Comics
SCH = Scholastic, Inc. (Graphix)
SEV = Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
STE = Steve Hamaker
ST = St. Martins Publishing
STU = Studio Foglio
TIT = Titan Publishing
TOK = Tokyopop
VAN = Vanguard Productions
VIZ = Viz Media
WIZ = Wizards of the Coast
WW = W.W. Norton Publishing
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 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 May, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of May.  This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Dynamite, Avatar, and Aspen Studios 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 our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books shipped during April, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--April 2011."

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during April, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--April 2011."

For an overview and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in April see "'Fear Itself' Debut Boosts Comic Sales."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in April see "Comic Sales Decline Slows in April."

For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 300 (& 100) Graphic Novel articles (going back over three years, including preorder analysis through March 2003 and actual order analysis beginning March 2003), see "ICv2 Top 300 Comics and Top 300 GNs Index.