Between its ‘All-New, All-Different’ relaunch and line of Star Wars titles, Marvel has dominated the bestsellers list for comic books and graphic novels in October. The publisher took all ten spots with regards to the top selling comic books, led by Invincible Iron Man #1, while Star Wars Vol. 1 and Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1 claimed first and second in the graphic novel chart.
Top 10 Comic Books of October 2015
1. Invincible Iron Man #1
2. Amazing Spider-Man #1
3. Spider-Gwen #1
4. Secret Wars #6
5. Doctor Strange #1
6. Star Wars #10
7. Star Wars: Chewbacca #1
8. Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #2
9. Guardians of the Galaxy #1
10. Amazing Spider-Man #2
If you were wondering what DC’s bestselling book for October was, it’s Batman #45, which came in at 11th.
Top 10 Graphic Novels of October 2015
1. Star Wars Vol. 1 – Skywalker Strikes
2. Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1 – Vader
3. Bitch Planet Vol. 1 – Extraordinary Machine
4. Deathstroke Book and Mask Set
5. Marvel Super Hero: Contest of Champions Vol. 1
6. The Walking Dead Compendium Vol. 3
7. Saga Vol. 5
8. Outcast Vol. 2
9. Lumberjanes Vol. 2
10. Injection Vol. 1
And here’s the publisher dollar and market share for the month…
1. Marvel – 43.65% dollar share; 48.26% unit share
2. DC Entertainment – 21.85% dollar share; 22.92% unit share
3. Image Comics – 9.17% dollar share; 9.27% unit share
4. IDW Publishing – 6.16% dollar share; 4.96% unit share
5. Dark Horse Comics – 4.04% dollar share; 3.10% unit share
6. Boom! Studios – 2.41% dollar share; 1.93% unit share
7. Dynamite Entertainment – 1.60% dollar share; 1.53% unit share
8. Titan Comics – 1.21% dollar share; 1.16% unit share
9. Valiant Entertainment – 0.92% dollar share; 0.99% unit share
10. Viz Media – 0.88% dollar share; 0.34% unit share
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Originally published November 9, 2015. Updated April 15, 2018.
