Diamond Comic Distributors has announced that Marvel Legacy #1 was the biggest selling comic book title of 2017, pipping Dark Nights: Metal #1 to the top spot.
The top ten featured five titles from Marvel and five from DC, with Marvel leading the way in terms of both publisher and dollar share.
Graphic novels belonged to Image Comics however, with Saga Vol. 7, Saga Vol. 1, The Walking Dead Vol. 27 and Paper Girls Vol. 1 taking the top four spots, with Batman Vol. 1 in fifth.
Top 10 Comic Books of 2017
1. MARVEL LEGACY #1
2. DARK NIGHTS: METAL #1
3. PETER PARKER: SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1
4. SECRET EMPIRE #0
5. SECRET EMPIRE #1
6. DARK NIGHTS: METAL #3
7. DARK NIGHTS: METAL #2
8. DOOMSDAY: CLOCK #2
9. DARK NIGHTS: METAL #4
10. PHOENIX RESURRECTION: THE RETURN OF JEAN GREY #1
Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2017
1. SAGA VOLUME 7
2. SAGA VOLUME 1
3. THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 27: WHISPERER WAR
4. PAPER GIRLS VOLUME 1
5. BATMAN VOLUME 1: I AM GOTHAM
6. MONSTRESS VOLUME 1
7. RICK AND MORTY VOLUME 1
8. THE WALKING DEAD: HERE’S NEGAN
9. SAGA VOLUME 8
10. SEVEN TO ETERNITY VOLUME 1
Publisher Dollar/Unit Share for 2017
1. MARVEL COMICS – 36.36% dollar; 38.30% unit
2. DC ENTERTAINMENT – 30.07% dollar; 33.93% unit
3. IMAGE COMICS – 9.80% dollar; 10.12% unit
4. IDW PUBLISHING – 4.54% dollar; 3.66% unit
5. DARK HORSE COMICS – 3.12% dollar; 2.25% unit
6. BOOM! STUDIOS – 2.10% dollar; 1.85% unit
7. DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT – 1.90% dollar; 2.04% unit
8. TITAN COMICS – 1.15% dollar; 0.97% unit
9. VIZ MEDIA – 1.15% dollar; 0.41% unit
10. ONI PRESS – 1.00% dollar; 0.64% unit
OTHER NON-TOP 10 – 8.81% dollar; 5.83% unit
