Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the bestselling comic books and graphic novels of 2015, with Marvel’s Star Wars titles topping the comic book list for the second month running, while Image’s The Walking Dead leads the graphic novel chart.
Having had just one title in the top ten last month, DC features heavily in April’s top ten comic books, thanks to the event series Convergence…
1. Star Wars #4
2. Convergence #0
3. Convergence #1
4. Batman #40
5. Star Wars: Darth Vader #4
6. Convergence #2
7. Convergence #3
8. Star Wars: Kanan: The Last Padawan #1
9. Convergence #4
10. Star Wars: Princess Leia #3
In terms of graphic novels…
1. The Walking Dead Vol. 23
2. Avengers: Rage of Ultron
3. Fables Vol. 21: Happily Ever After
4. Batman Vol. 5: Zero Year: Dark City
5. Saga Vol. 4
6. Jupiter’s Legacy Vol. 1
7. Harley Quinn Vol. 1: Hot in the City
8. Batman Vol. 6: The Graveyard Shift
9. The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye
10. Lumberjanes Vol. 1
And in terms of publisher dollar share and unit share…
1. Marvel Comics 34.15% (dollar share); 36.33% (unit share)
2. DC Entertainment 30.91% (dollar share); 33.90% (unit share)
3. Image Comics 10.23% (dollar share); 11.18% (unit share)
4. IDW Publishing 6.00% (dollar share); 4.78% (unit share)
5. Dark Horse Comics 3.65% (dollar share); 2.92% (unit share)
6. Boom Entertainment 2.17% (dollar share); 1.98% (unit share)
7. Dynamite Entertainment 2.05% (dollar share); 1.78% (unit share)
8. Titan Publishing 0.95% (dollar share); 0.90% (unit share)
9. Avatar Press 0.94% (dollar share); 0.73% (unit share)
10. Oni Press 0.89% (dollar share); 0.54% (unit share)
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Originally published May 17, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
