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Amazing Spider-Man #800 and Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here top bestselling comics and graphic novels of May 2018

June 16, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Last month marked the milestone 800th issue of Amazing Spider-Man, with Marvel’s oversized special proving to be the bestselling comic book title of May 2018, as per Diamond Comic Distributors.

Marvel also topped the graphic novel chart with the release of Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here, helping them become the month’s top publisher with a 42.64% dollar share and a 38.35% unit share, followed by DC Entertainment with a 25.71% dollar share and a 37.87% unit share.

Top Ten Comic Books of May 2018

1. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #800
2. VENOM #1
3. DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5
4. AVENGERS #1
5. BLACK PANTHER #1
6. BATMAN #47
7. BATMAN #46
8. JUSTICE LEAGUE: NO JUSTICE #1
9. THE MAN OF STEEL #1
10. THE WALKING DEAD #179

Top Ten Graphic Novels of May 2018

1. STAR WARS: TAG & BINK WERE HERE #1
2. THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
3. WHERE WE LIVE: LAS VEGAS SHOOTING BENEFIT ANTHOLOGY
4. SNOTGIRL VOL. 2: CALIFORNIA SCREAMING
5. DARK DAYS: THE ROAD TO METAL
6. WONDER WOMAN VOL. 5: HEART OF THE AMAZON
7. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN/VENOM: VENOM, INC
8. HELLBOY OMNIBUS VOL. 1: SEED OF DESTRUCTION
9. BLACK MAGICK VOL. 2: AWAKENING II
10. BLACK PANTHER: LONG LIVE THE KING
10. INFINITY WAR

Publisher Dollar / Unit Share for May 2018

1. MARVEL COMICS – 42.64% (DOLLAR) / 38.35% (UNIT)
2. DC ENTERTAINMENT – 25.71% (DOLLAR) / 37.87% (UNIT)
3. IMAGE COMICS – 10.83% (DOLLAR) / 9.67% (UNIT)
4. IDW PUBLISHING – 3.65% (DOLLAR) / 3.07% (UNIT)
5. DARK HORSE COMICS – 2.54% (DOLLAR) / 1.63% (UNIT)
6. BOOM! STUDIOS – 1.96% (DOLLAR) / 1.58% (UNIT)
7. DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT – 1.64% (DOLLAR) / 1.30% (UNIT)
8. VIZ MEDIA – 1.12% (DOLLAR) / 0.40% (UNIT)
9. ONI PRESS – 1.03% (DOLLAR) / 0.48% (UNIT)
10. VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT – 0.84% (DOLLAR) / 0.90% (UNIT)
OTHER NON-TOP TEN – 8.03% (DOLLAR) / 4.75% (UNIT)

Filed Under: Comic Books, Gary Collinson, News Tagged With: Boom! Studios, Dark Horse, DC, Dynamite Entertainment, IDW, Image, Marvel, Oni Press, Valiant Entertainment, Viz Media

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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