For an over-view and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in December, see 'Top Comics Still Soft in December.'
For an analysis of the dollar trends in December, see 'Weak Finish to a Strong Comics Year.'
For the top 300 comics in December, see 'Top 300 Comics--December 2002.'
QtyRank GUIDE Description Price PUB Est.Qty 1 11.24 TRANSFORMERS PROFILE BOOK #1 (Of 4) $12.95 DRE 12,298 2 5.24 FABLES LEGENDS IN EXILE TP $9.95 DC 5,733 3 4.9 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL 3 TP $12.99 MAR 5,361 4 4.54 TOTAL SELL-OUT TP (MR) $14.95 IMA 4,967 5 4.03 MIKE MIGNOLAS BPRD COLL TP $17.95 DAR 4,409 6 3.9 NEW X-MEN 3 NEW WORLDS TP $14.99 MAR 4,267 7 3.47 GI JOE VOL 5 TP $24.99 MAR 3,797 8 3.25 LOVE HINA VOL 8 GN (Of 14) $9.99 TKP 3,556 9 2.89 STAR WARS A LONG TIME AGO VOL 4 SCREAMS IN VOID TP $29.95 DAR 3,162 10 2.87 SUPER FRIENDS TRUTH JUSTICE & PEACE TP $14.95 DC 3,140 11 2.81 PROMETHEA BOOK 2 TP $14.95 DC 3,075 12 2.72 ASTRO BOY VOL 11 TP $9.95 DAR 2,976 13 2.63 GI JOE VOL 2 RECKONINGS TP $12.95 IMA 2,878 14 2.53 TRANSFORMERS GN RAGE IN HEAVEN $19.95 TIT 2,768 15 2.53 USAGI YOJIMBO SHROUDED MOON TP $15.95 DAR 2,768 16 2.5 TANK GIRL VOL 4 ODYSSEY GN (MR) $15.95 TIT 2,735 17 2.48 DAREDEVIL VOL 2 HC $29.99 MAR 2,713 18 2.46 KOLCHAK NIGHT STALKER FEVER PITCH GN (MR) $6.95 MNS 2,692 19 2.46 X-TREME X-MEN VOL 2 INVASION TP $19.99 MAR 2,692 20 2.37 FORGE #9 $7.95 CRO 2,593 21 2.29 STAR WARS TALES VOL 3 TP $19.95 DAR 2,506 22 2.27 EDGE #9 $7.95 CRO 2,484 23 2.19 ISOLATION & ILLUSION COLL P CRAIG RUSSELL TP $14.95 DAR 2,396 24 2.13 SWAMP THING DARK GENESIS TP - NE (MR) $19.95 DC 2,331 25 2.08 ELEKTRA VOL 1 INTROSPECT $16.99 MAR 2,276 26 2.02 GTO VOL 8 GN (Of 20) $9.99 TKP 2,210 27 1.97 BASTARD SAMURAI VOL I SAMURAI NOIR TP $12.95 IMA 2,155 28 1.93 RESIDENT EVIL CODE VERONICA BOOK 4 TP (MR) $14.95 DC 2,112 29 1.91 WARREN ELLIS BAD SIGNAL TP $6.95 AVA 2,090 30 1.9 KARE KANO VOL 1 GN (Of 13) (RES) $9.99 TKP 2,079 31 1.86 MAC RABOY FLASH GORDON VOL 1 TP $19.95 DAR 2,035 32 1.74 SPYBOY YOUNG JUSTICE TP $9.95 DAR 1,904 33 1.72 DRAGONBALL VOL 10 TP $12.95 VIZ 1,882 34 1.65 MARS VOL 8 GN (Of 15) $9.99 TKP 1,805 35 1.61 KABUKI VOL 6 SCARAB TP $19.95 IMA 1,762 36 1.58 KODOCHA VOL 5 SANAS STAGE GN (Of 10) $9.99 TKP 1,729 37 1.57 ANGELIC LAYER VOL 4 GN (Of 7) $9.99 TKP 1,718 38 1.56 FIRST VOL 3 SINISTER MOTIVES TP $15.95 CRO 1,707 39 1.55 MEGATOKYO CHAPTER ZERO $9.95 ICE 1,696 40 1.54 PEACH GIRL VOL 8 PKT GN (Of 13) $9.99 TKP 1,685 41 1.46 AP HOW TO DRAW MANGA COMPILATION VOL 3 TP $17.95 ANT 1,597 42 1.45 X 1999 VOL 9 REQUIEM TP $15.95 VIZ 1,587 43 1.43 CALL OF DUTY VOL 1 TP $14.99 MAR 1,565 44 1.42 KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE VOL 10 (Note Price) $11.99 KZR 1,554 45 1.41 INITIAL D VOL 5 GN (Of 20) $9.99 TKP 1,543 46 1.41 RAGNAROK VOL 5 GN (Of 10) $9.99 TKP 1,543 47 1.39 SORCERER HUNTERS VOL 13 GN (Of 13) $12.99 TKP 1,521 48 1.37 3X3 EYES KEY TO SACRED LAND TP (MR) $13.95 DAR 1,499 49 1.35 WILL EISNERS NAME O/T GAME SC $19.95 DC 1,477 50 1.32 AKIRA CINEMANGA VOL 1 (Of 5) $14.99 TKP 1,444
Notes on this chart:
Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons.
Publisher abbreviations have also been used.
Mar = Marvel
Dar = Dark Horse
Dre = Dreamwave
Ima = Image
Bla = Black Bull
Car = Cartoon Books
Har = Harris
Cro = Crossgen
Bon = Bongo
Tok = Tokyo Pop
The quantities in this chart are ICv2 estimates of initial raw orders to Diamond North America on titles scheduled for shipment in December 2002. They do not include late orders, advancer reorders, distributor extras, or reorders.
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image 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.
The quantities above do not include advance reorders, late orders, or reorders.
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.
Even given the above, however, it is probably safe to say that these quantities reflect 80% or more of the total North American sales by the publisher on most periodical comics.
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. If that percentage is 10-20% of sales (a reasonable assumption), the estimates above may be quite close to actual sales to consumers.
For the top 50 graphic novels in November, see 'Top 50 Graphic Novels--November 2002.'
For an over-view and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in November, see 'Top Comics Slip Again in November.'
For an analysis of the dollar trends in November, see 'Comic Dollars Down Again in November.'
For the top 300 comics in November, see 'Top 300 Comics--November 2002.'
For links to all of the Top 300 Comic and Top 300 Graphic Novel orders, see our 'ICv2's Top 300 Comics & Top 50 GN's Index.'