These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during July 2003. 

 

For an overview and analysis of comic sales in July, see 'Top July Comics Flat.'

 

For our estimates of actual orders to Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels scheduled to ship during July, see 'Top 50 Graphic Novels Actual--July 2003.'

 
Qty Rank  IndexTitle  PricePubEst.Qty
1100BATMAN #617$2.25 DC146,601
281.04SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1$2.25 MAR118,805
374.82ULTIMATE X-MEN #35$2.25 MAR109,687
470.39ULTIMATES #11$2.25 MAR103,192
569.11ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #43$2.25 MAR101,316
668.11NEW X-MEN #143$2.25 MAR99,850
766.91GI JOE/TRANSFORMERS #1 (Of 6)*$2.95 IMA98,091
865.12AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #55$2.25 MAR95,467
964.92AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #54$2.25 MAR95,173
1063.81UNCANNY X-MEN #428$2.25 MAR93,546
1162.82UNCANNY X-MEN #427$2.25 MAR92,095
1261.88WOLVERINE #3$2.25 MAR90,717
1361.63SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #2$2.25 MAR90,350
1451.3TEEN TITANS #1*$2.50 DC75,206
1544.86X-TREME X-MEN #28$2.99 MAR65,765
1644.31INCREDIBLE HULK #57$2.25 MAR64,959
1744.26TRANSFORMERS GENERATION ONE VOL 2 #4 (Of 6)$2.95 DRE64,886
1842.84INCREDIBLE HULK #58$2.25 MAR62,804
1941.12SILVER SURFER #1$2.25 MAR60,282
2041.04DAREDEVIL #49$2.99 MAR60,165
2140.35JLA #83$2.25 DC59,154
2239.08GI JOE/TRANSFORMERS #2 (Of 6)$2.95 IMA57,292
2338.96SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #2 (Of 4)$2.99 MAR57,116
2438.2FANTASTIC FOUR #501 (#72)$2.25 MAR56,002
2537.26BORN #2 (Of 4) (MR)$3.50 MAR54,624
2637.06EMMA FROST #1$2.50 MAR54,330
2736.8TROUBLE #1 (Of 5)*$2.99 MAR53,949
2836.18VENOM #3 (RES)$2.25 MAR53,040
2933.97FANTASTIC FOUR #500 (#71) (Note Price)$3.50 MAR49,800
3033.28SUPERMAN BIRTHRIGHT #1 (Of 12)$2.95 DC48,789
3132.69JSA #50 (Note Price)$3.95 DC47,924
3231.05CAPTAIN AMERICA #15$2.99 MAR45,520
3330.88GREEN ARROW #28$2.50 DC45,270
3429.75NEW MUTANTS #3$2.50 MAR43,614
3529.37THOR VIKINGS #1 (Of 5) (MR)$3.50 MAR43,057
3629.3OUTSIDERS #2$2.50 DC42,954
3728.37FORMERLY KNOWN AS JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 (Of 6)$2.50 DC41,591
3828.02FLASH #200 (Note Price)$3.50 DC41,078
3927.76EXILES #29$2.99 MAR40,696
4027.44SPAWN #126$2.50 IMA40,227
4126.97GI JOE #19$2.95 IMA39,538
4226.93MYSTIQUE #4$2.99 MAR39,480
4326.5PUNISHER #29$2.99 MAR38,849
4426.31DETECTIVE COMICS #784$2.75 DC38,571
4526.01BATMAN/SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN TRINITY #2 (Of 3)$6.95 DC38,131
4625.31JSA ALL STARS #3 (Of 8)$2.50 DC37,105
4724.97X-MEN UNLIMITED #50$2.50 MAR36,606
4824.73GREEN LANTERN #167$2.25 DC36,254
4924.38WOLVERINE SNIKT #3 (Of 6)$2.99 MAR35,741
5024.36KINGPIN #2$2.50 MAR35,712
5124.08SUPERMAN #195$2.25 DC35,302
5224.04X-MEN UNLIMITED #49$2.50 MAR35,243
5323.85TRANSFORMERS ARMADA #13$2.95 DRE34,964
5423.08FANTASTIC FOUR #500 (#71) DIRECTORS CUT ED$4.99 MAR33,836
5523.04AUTHORITY VOL 2 #3 (MR)$2.95 DC33,777
5622.89THOR #66$2.99 MAR33,557
5722.62TRUTH RED WHITE BLACK #7 (Of 7) (RES)$3.50 MAR33,161
5821.97IRON MAN #70$2.99 MAR32,208
5921.8ACTION COMICS #805$2.25 DC31,959
6021.58HULK NIGHTMERICA #2 (Of 6)$2.99 MAR31,636
6121.41BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #43$2.75 DC31,387
6220.46BATGIRL YEAR ONE #8 (Of 9)$2.95 DC29,995
6320.29NIGHTWING #83$2.25 DC29,745
6420.21AQUAMAN #8$2.50 DC29,628
6520.19X-STATIX #11$2.99 MAR29,599
6620.06X-MEN PHOENIX #2 (Of 3)$2.99 MAR29,408
6719.97HAWKMAN #17$2.50 DC29,276
6819.88BATGIRL #42$2.50 DC29,144
6919.84ADVS O/SUPERMAN #618$2.25 DC29,086
7019.79MAGDALENA VOL 2 #1$2.99 IMA29,012
7119.74GI JOE FRONTLINE #8$2.95 IMA28,939
7219.23GI JOE FRONTLINE #9$2.95 IMA28,191
7319.17ALIAS #24 (MR)$2.99 MAR28,103
7419.11WEAPON X #10$2.99 MAR28,015
7519.1NAMOR #4$2.25 MAR28,001
7619.03BIRDS O/PREY #57$2.50 DC27,898
7718.97CAPTAIN MARVEL #12$2.99 MAR27,810
7818.82WEAPON X #11$2.99 MAR27,590
7918.8ARKHAM ASYLUM LIVING HELL #3 (Of 6)$2.50 DC27,561
8018.63PARADISE X #12 (Of 12)$2.99 MAR27,312
8118.4SUPERMAN & BATMAN GENERATIONS III #7 (Of 12)$2.95 DC26,975
8218.31GI JOE FRONTLINE #10$2.95 IMA26,843
8318.25Y THE LAST MAN #13 (MR)$2.95 DC26,755
8418.02JLA SCARY MONSTERS #5 (Of 6)$2.50 DC26,418
8518.01INHUMANS #3$2.50 MAR26,403
8617.93BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #169$2.50 DC26,286
8717.5ELEKTRA #25$2.99 MAR25,655
8817.44FABLES #15 (MR)$2.50 DC25,567
8917.29WONDER WOMAN #194$2.25 DC25,347
9017.01ARROWSMITH #1 (Of 6)$2.95 DC24,937
9116.92BATTLE O/T PLANETS #11 (Of 12)$2.99 IMA24,805
9216.67GHOST I/T SHELL 2 MAN/MACHINE INTERFACE #5 (MR)$3.50 DAR24,438
9316.61DAWN THREE TIERS #1 (Of 6)$2.95 IMA24,350
9416.48HUMAN TORCH #4$2.50 MAR24,160
9516.42LOBO UNBOUND #2 (Of 6) (MR)$2.95 DC24,072
9616.18FALLEN ANGEL #1$2.50 DC23,720
9716.03MASTERS O/T UNIVERSE VOL 2 #5$2.95 IMA23,500
9815.94TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE OFF GD #4$5.25 DRE23,368
9915.76SPIDER-GIRL #62$2.99 MAR23,104
10015.75CATWOMAN #21$2.50 DC23,090
10115.68LEGION #22$2.50 DC22,987
10215.34STAR WARS EMPIRE #9 DARKLIGHTER (2 Of 4)$2.99 DAR22,489
10315.26TMNT ANIMATED #2$2.95 DRE22,371
10415.15ROBIN #116$2.25 DC22,210
10515.15SENTINEL #4$2.50 MAR22,210
10615.13DOMINO #3 (Of 4)$2.50 MAR22,181
10714.78EMPIRE #1 (Of 6)$2.50 DC21,668
10814.76STAR WARS EMPIRE #10 YAVIN BASE (1 Of 2)$2.99 DAR21,638
10914.55ROBOTECH LOVE & WAR #2 (Of 6)$2.95 DC21,330
11014.11STAR WARS REPUBLIC #55 BATTLE O/JABIIM (1 Of 4)$2.99 DAR20,685
11114ULTIMATE ADVS #4 (RES)$2.25 MAR20,524
11213.96STAR WARS REPUBLIC #56 BATTLE O/JABIIM (2 Of 4)$2.99 DAR20,465
11313.81RUNAWAYS #4$2.50 MAR20,246
11413.78SMALLVILLE #3$3.95 DC20,202
11513.59ETERNAL #2 (MR)$2.99 MAR19,923
11613.46VOLTRON DEFENDER O/T UNIVERSE #3$2.95 IMA19,732
11713.42WAR MACHINE 2.0 #3 (Of 3) (MR)$2.99 MAR19,674
11813.28HELLBOY BPRD DARK WATERS ONE-SHOT$2.99 DAR19,469
11913.26CRIMINAL MACABRE CAL MCDONALD MYSTERY #3 (Of 5)$2.99 DAR19,439
12013.21HERO #6$2.50 DC19,366
12113.06RED #1 (Of 3)$2.95 DC19,146
12212.87LIBERTY MEADOWS #32$2.95 IMA18,868
12312.74BRIAN PULIDO LADY DEATH #6$2.95 CRO18,677
12412.74BATMAN NEVERMORE #4 (Of 5)$2.50 DC18,677
12512.71CREW #3$2.50 MAR18,633
12612.63TERRA OBSCURA #2 (Of 6)$2.95 DC18,516
12712.36GLOBAL FREQUENCY #9 (Of 12)$2.95 DC18,120
12812.14GLOBAL FREQUENCY #10 (Of 12)$2.95 DC17,797
12911.93POSSESSED #1 (Of 6) (MR)$2.95 DC17,489
13011.8GOTHAM CENTRAL #9$2.50 DC17,299
13111.74THUNDERBOLTS #81 (Note Price)$2.25 MAR17,211
13211.71VAMPIRELLA/WITCHBLADE #1$2.99 HAR17,167
13311.67100 BULLETS #46 (MR)$2.50 DC17,108
13411.19HELLBLAZER #186 (MR)$2.75 DC16,405
13511.02NECROWAR #1$2.95 DRE16,155
13610.78SUPERMAN METROPOLIS #6 (Of 12)$2.95 DC15,804
13710.76BLACK PANTHER #62$2.99 MAR15,774
13810.72HARLEY QUINN #34$2.50 DC15,716
13910.58SOLUS #5$2.95 CRO15,510
14010.58STARTLING STORIES THING NIGHT FALLS ON YANCY ST #3$3.50 MAR15,510
14110.53WILDCATS VERSION 3.0 #12 (MR)$2.95 DC15,437
14210.52BATTLE O/T PLANETS #1/2$2.99 IMA15,422
14310.51GEN 13 #11$2.95 DC15,408
14410.46LOSERS #2 (MR)$2.95 DC15,334
14510.27BATMAN ADVS #4$2.25 DC15,056
14610.1WAY O/T RAT #15$2.95 CRO14,807
14710.08BTVS #59 SLAYER INTERRUPTED (4 Of 4)*$2.99 DAR14,777
14810.04RELOAD #3 (Of 3) (MR)$2.95 DC14,719
14910.02EXTINCTION EVENT #1 (Of 5)$2.50 DC14,689
1509.95BLOOD AND WATER #5 (Of 5) (MR)$2.95 DC14,587
1519.84TOKYO STORM WARNING #2 (Of 3)$2.95 DC14,426
1529.8SIMPSONS COMICS #84$2.50 BON14,367
1539.48JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVS #21$2.25 DC13,898
1549.36LUCIFER #40 (MR)$2.50 DC13,722
1559.28TOMB RAIDER EPIPHANY$4.99 IMA13,605
1569.18MOTU ICONS O/EVIL MER MAN #1$4.95 CRO13,458
1579.06SCION #38$2.95 CRO13,282
1588.88STORMWATCH TEAM ACHILLES #13 (MR)$2.95 DC13,018
1598.82POWER COMPANY #18$2.75 DC12,930
1608.59LENORE #10$2.95 SLG12,593
1618.44BEWARE THE CREEPER #4 (Of 5) (MR)$2.95 DC12,373
1628.4MICRONAUTS #9$2.95 IMA12,314
1638.34DOOM PATROL #22$2.50 DC12,227
1648.28SILKEN GHOST #3 (Of 5)$2.95 CRO12,139
1658.19NEGATION #20$2.95 CRO12,007
1668.17KISS #11*$2.99 DAR11,977
1678.03SAVAGE DRAGON #108$2.95 IMA11,772
1687.95MYSTIC #38$2.95 CRO11,655
1697.9EYE O/T STORM ANNUAL (MR)$4.95 DC11,581
1707.82HUMANS DEFENSE CORPS #3 (Of 6)$2.50 DC11,464
1717.75CRUX #28$2.95 CRO11,362
1727.75ELFQUEST 25TH ANNV ED$2.95 DC11,362
1737.72SIGIL #38$2.95 CRO11,318
1747.65HUNTER AGE O/MAGIC #25 (MR)$2.75 DC11,215
1757.51ROUTE 666 #14$2.95 CRO11,010
1767.44FIRST #33$2.95 CRO10,907
1777.32VAMPI VICIOUS #1*$2.99 HAR10,731
1787.25SAVAGE DRAGON #109 (RES)$2.95 IMA10,629
1797.13HIP FLASK ELEPHANTMEN #1$3.50 ACT10,453
1807.07FUTURAMA COMICS #14$2.50 BON10,365
1816.94RADIOACTIVE MAN #7 BONGO SUPER HEROES$2.50 BON10,174
1826.84TAROT WITCH O/T BLACK ROSE #21 (MR)$2.95 BRO10,028
1836.43SLEEPER #7 (MR)$2.95 DC9,426
1846.4CSI THICKER THAN BLOOD$6.99 IDW9,382
1856.36CALL #4$2.25 MAR9,324
1866.08AMERICAN CENTURY #26 (MR)$2.75 DC8,913
1875.99CROSSOVERS #7$2.95 CRO8,781
1885.99SHONEN JUMP VOL 1 #8 AUG 2003$4.95 VIZ8,781
1895.81PVP #3$2.95 IMA8,518
1905.77HELL #1$2.99 DAR8,459
1915.62RA SALVATORE DEMON WARS VOL 2 #3 EYE FOR EYE$2.95 CRO8,239
1925.59GO BOY 7 HUMAN ACTION MACHINE #1$2.99 DAR8,195
1935.57TERMINATOR 3 BEFORE THE RISE #2 (MR)*$5.95 BEC8,166
1945.37POWERPUFF GIRLS #40$2.25 DC7,872
1955.2321 DOWN #11$2.95 DC7,667
1965.23DEFIANCE #8$2.95 IMA7,667
1975.18VERTIGO POP BANGKOK #3 (Of 4) (MR)$2.95 DC7,594
1985.16USAGI YOJIMBO #67$2.99 DAR7,565
1995.05USAGI YOJIMBO #68$2.99 DAR7,403
2005.02LEGACY #2$2.95 IMA7,359
2014.7QUEEN & COUNTRY #17 (MR)$2.99 ONI6,890
2024.64INVINCIBLE #5$2.95 IMA6,802
2034.64GRENDEL GOD & THE DEVIL #6 (Of 10) (MR)$3.50 DAR6,802
2044.61KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE #81$3.99 KZR6,758
2054.57OH MY GODDESS #99 PHANTOM RACER (4 Of 4)$2.99 DAR6,700
2064.49BRIT #1 (MR)$4.95 IMA6,582
2074.42BATMAN #616$2.25 DC6,480
2084.41KORE #3$2.95 IMA6,465
2094.38UNCLE SCROOGE #320$6.95 GEM6,421
2104.37GIRL GENIUS #9 (RES)$3.95 STF6,406
2114.29SWEATSHOP #4$2.95 DC6,289
2124.27SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #125$2.19 ARC6,260
2134.22BLADE O/T IMMORTAL PETALS O/T WIND #80 (MR)$2.99 DAR6,187
2144.18CEREBUS #291$2.25 AAR6,128
2154.15STRAY BULLETS #32 (MR)$2.95 EL6,084
2164.11WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #635$6.95 GEM6,025
2174.07SCOOBY DOO #74$2.25 DC5,967
2183.83LOVE & ROCKETS VOL 2 #8 (MR)$3.95 FAN5,615
2193.82PLANETARY/BATMAN NIGHT ON EARTH$5.95 DC5,600
2203.77PUFFED #1 (Of 3) (MR)*$2.95 IMA5,527
2213.76RUSE #21$2.95 CRO5,512
2223.71SOUL O/SAMURAI #2 (Of 4)$5.95 IMA5,439
2233.41HEROES ANONYMOUS #1 (Of 6)$2.99 BON4,999
2243.37BLACKBURNE COVENANT #4 (Of 4)$2.99 DAR4,940
2253.35AGENTS #3 (Of 6)$2.95 IMA4,911
2263.35SUPER MANGA BLAST #33 (MR)$5.99 DAR4,911
2273.32STRANGERS #4 (Of 6)*$2.95 IMA4,867
2283.18HEIRS O/ETERNITY #3 (Of 5)$2.95 IMA4,662
2293.17CANNON GOD EXAXXION #15 (MR)$2.99 DAR4,647
2303.05MARVEL MUST HAVES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1-#3$3.99 MAR4,471
2313.03KODT ORIGINS 2003 ISSUE$2.99 KZR4,442
2323.02DEVILS FOOTPRINTS #4 (Of 4)$2.99 DAR4,427
2333.01PATH #16$2.95 CRO4,413
2342.84GOLD DIGGER #43$2.99 ANT4,163
2352.76GOLD DIGGER #44$2.99 ANT4,046
2362.75OUTSIDERS #1$2.50 DC4,032
2372.7SCOOTER GIRL #2 (Of 6) (MR)$2.99 ONI3,958
2382.69MARVEL MUST HAVES ULTIMATES #1-#3$3.99 MAR3,944
2392.68TERRY MOORES PARADISE TOO #13$2.95 ABS3,929
2402.59ARCHIE #538$2.19 ARC3,797
2412.58MARVEL MUST HAVES AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #30-32$3.99 MAR3,782
2422.51MARVEL MUST HAVES ULTIMATE X-MEN #1-#3$3.99 MAR3,680
2432.48DORK TOWER #23$2.99 DOR3,636
2442.41BATMAN #615$2.25 DC3,533
2452.41LOONEY TUNES #104$2.25 DC3,533
2462.4MARVEL MUST HAVES INCREDIBLE HULK #34-36$3.99 MAR3,518
2472.38AGE O/BRONZE #17$3.50 IMA3,489
2482.29PARADIGM #10$3.50 IMA3,357
2492.26MARVEL MUST HAVES NEW X-MEN #114-#116$3.99 MAR3,313
2502.19LANSDALE & TRUMANS DEAD FOLKS #3 (Of 3) (MR)$3.50 AVA3,211
2512.18LOVE FIGHTS #2$2.99 ONI3,196
2522.17BETTY & VERONICA #190$2.19 ARC3,181
2532.15WARREN ELLIS STRANGE KILLINGS STRONG MEDICINE #1$3.50 AVA3,152
2542.15LUBA #7 (MR)$3.50 FAN3,152
2552.14TRANSFORMERS GENERATION ONE VOL 2 #3 (Of 6)$2.95 DRE3,137
2562.12ARTESIA AFIRE #2 (Of 6) (MR)$3.95 ARC3,108
2572.07FLASH #199$2.25 DC3,035
2582.07VERONICA #142$2.19 ARC3,035
2592.06BONEYARD #11$2.95 NBM3,020
2602.04KODT TABLE ILLUSTRATED #24$2.99 KZR2,991
2612.01BETTY #128$2.19 ARC2,947
2621.96SABRINA VOL 2 #47$2.19 ARC2,873
2631.87DOGWITCH #6 (MR)$2.95 SIR2,741
2641.87SABRINA VOL 2 #48$2.19 ARC2,741
2651.87DEATHMASK #3$2.99 FUT2,741
2661.84LOSERS #1 (MR)$2.95 DC2,697
2671.83MAGDALENA VOL 2 JIM SILKE ACTOR CVR #1 (Net)$5.00 IMA2,683
2681.82METAL HURLANT #7 (MR)$3.95 HUM2,668
2691.79ARCHIE & FRIENDS #73$2.19 ARC2,624
2701.76CARTOON CARTOONS #20$2.25 DC2,580
2711.75ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #144$3.59 ARC2,566
2721.73ARCHIE DIGEST #200$2.39 ARC2,536
2731.73BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #117$3.59 ARC2,536
2741.72WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #634$6.95 GEM2,522
2751.71PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #77$3.59 ARC2,507
2761.69BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #61$2.19 ARC2,478
2771.68LOEG II BUMPER ED PARTS 1 & 2$5.95 DC2,463
2781.67BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #140$2.39 ARC2,448
2791.66EMPIRE #0 (Of 6)$4.95 DC2,434
2801.65GOLD DIGGER SWIMSUIT END O/SUMMER SP 2003 ED$4.50 ANT2,419
2811.64KODT EVERKNIGHTS #7$2.99 KZR2,404
2821.63LOEG II BUMPER ED PARTS 3 & 4$5.95 DC2,390
2831.6ALICE IN SEXLAND EXTREME #3 (A)$3.95 ERO2,346
2841.59METALLIX #6$2.99 FUT2,331
2851.59NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #107$3.50 ANT2,331
2861.58FREEMIND #7$2.99 FUT2,316
2871.57JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #96$3.59 ARC2,302
2881.56KISSING CHAOS 1000 WORDS ONE-SHOT (MR)$2.99 ONI2,287
2891.52LOEG VOL II #5 2ND PT$3.50 DC2,228
2901.5JUGHEAD #152$2.19 ARC2,199
2911.46ARCHIE MYSTERIES #29$2.19 ARC2,140
2921.44JUNGLE FANTASY #3 (MR)*$3.50 AVA2,111
2931.42JUGHEAD W/ARCHIE DIGEST #185$2.39 ARC2,082
2941.41PLANETARY READER$5.95 DC2,067
2951.36KITSUNE TALES #1$4.95 SLG1,994
2961.31INVINCIBLE ED #3 LANCE LUNDGRIN UNLEASHES (Of 4)$2.99 DAR1,920
2971.28DEMONSLAYER LORDS O/NIGHT #1 (MR)*$3.50 AVA1,876
2981.28LAUGH DIGEST #185$2.39 ARC1,876
2991.26LAUGH DIGEST #186$2.39 ARC1,847
3001.25ZEN #2$2.95 ZEN1,833

 

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

FUT = Future Comics

CAR = Cartoon Books

HAR = Harris

CRO = CrossGen

BON = Bongo

TKP = Tokyo Pop

 

These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during July, 2003.  They do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders on these titles placed after the end of July, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of July.  

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, CrossGen, 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, Image, and CrossGen 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 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.

 

For the top 50 graphic novels actual orders in June, see 'Top 50 Graphic Novels Actual--June 2003'.

 

For the top 300 comic actual orders in June, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--June 2003.'

 

For an overview and analsysis of the actual June orders and an explanation of the transition to our new reporting, see 'Top Comics Dip In June.' and 'ICv2 Kicks Off New Top 300 Reporting.'

 

For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 50 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 50 GNs Index.'