That brings year-to-date sales of comics and graphic novels to comic stores to a 7.64% growth rate over 2018, with an 8.51% growth rate for comics and a 5.46% growth rate for graphic novels.
DC Comics' market share win wasn’t by a lot, but it was a win (1.74% larger than Marvel Comics).
March 2019 Comic Store Market Share (Dollar Share)
36.20% DC Comics
34.46% Marvel Comics
9.63% Image Comics
3.26% Dark Horse Comics
3.19% IDW Publishing
2.19% BOOM! Studios
1.24% Dynamite Entertainment
1.23% VIZ Media
0.80% Archie Comics
0.74% Oni Press
7.07% Other Non-Top 10
DC had the top six books by units in March, and seven of the top ten. Four of the top five books starred Batman, appropriate for his 80th.
Top 10 Comics by Units Shipped – March 2019
1. Detective Comics #1000 (DC Comics)
2. The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight #1 (DC Comics)
3. Doomsday Clock #9 (DC Comics)
4. Batman #67 (DC Comics)
5. Batman #66 (DC Comics)
6. Heroes In Crisis #7 (DC Comics)
7. Amazing Spider-Man #17 (Marvel Comics)
8. Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Marvel Comics)
9. Spider-Man: City at War #1 (Marvel Comics)
10. Justice League #20 (DC Comics)
Marvel's up-priced books gave it a better showing in the top ten books by dollars than in the units chart above.
Top 10 Comics by Dollars Invoiced – March 2019
1. Detective Comics #1000 (DC Comics)
2. The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight #1 (DC Comics)
3. Doomsday Clock #9 (DC Comics)
4. Amazing Spider-Man #17 (Marvel Comics)
5. Batman #67 (DC Comics)
6. Spider-Man: City At War #1 (Marvel Comics)
7. Batman #66 (DC Comics)
8. Heroes In Crisis #7 (DC Comics)
9. Amazing Spider-Man #18 (Marvel Comics)
10. Spider-Man: Life Story #1 (Marvel Comics)
A hardcover tied to Batman's 80th anniversary took the #2 spot on the graphic novels by units chart, but The Walking Dead still showed some strength by taking the month. Image Comics had six of the Top 10, DC had the rest.
Top 10 Graphic Novels by Units Shipped – March 2019
1. The Walking Dead Vol. 31 TP (Image Comics)
2. Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman HC (DC Comics)
3. Saga Vol. 1 TP (Image Comics)
4. Monstress Vol. 1 TP (Image Comics)
5. The Wicked & The Divine Vol. 8: Old Is The New New TP (Image Comics)
6. Seven To Eternity Vol. 3 TP (Image Comics)
7. Batman Vol. 9: The Tyrant Wing TP (DC Comics)
8. Super Sons: The Polarshield Project TP (DC Comics)
9. Saga Vol. 9 TP (Image Comics)
10. Mera: Tidebreaker TP (DC Comics)
Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman HC was the top dollar book in March, as Marvel placed four volumes at $100 or more in the Top 10.
Top 10 Graphic Novels by Dollars Invoiced – March 2019
1. Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman HC (DC Comics)
2. Savage Sword of Conan: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (Marvel Comics)
3. The Walking Dead Vol. 31 TP (Image Comics)
4. Avengers Omnibus Vol. 4 HC (Marvel Comics)
5. Thanos Wars: The Infinity Origin Omnibus HC (Marvel Comics)
6. Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1: X-Men Disassembled TP (Marvel Comics)
7. Dark Nights Metal: Dark Knights Rising TP (DC Comics)
8. The Wicked & The Divine Vol. 8: Old Is The New New TP (Image Comics)
9. Earth X Trilogy Omnibus Omega HC (Marvel Comics)
10. Seven To Eternity Vol. 3 TP (Image Comics)
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books shipped during March, see "Top 500 Comics Actual--March 2019."
For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during March, see "Top 500 Graphic Novels Actual--March 2019."
For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 300 Graphic Novel articles, see "ICv2 Top 300 Comics and Top 300 GNs Index."