Marvel’s First Family made a triumphant return to comic books last month, with Fantastic Four #1 topping the Diamond Comic Distributors sales charts for August 2018 and helping to push Marvel to a 40.87% dollar share and $43.12% unit share in terms of publishers.
Top 10 Bestselling Comic Books of August 2018
1. FANTASTIC FOUR #1
2. INFINITY WARS #1
3. BATMAN #52
4. BATMAN #53
5. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3
6. THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE #1 (MR)
7. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4
8. SUPERMAN #2
9. JUSTICE LEAGUE #5
10. JUSTICE LEAGUE #6
Top 10 Bestselling Graphic Novels of August 2018:
1. LEGEND OF KORRA VOLUME 3 : TURF WARS PT 3
2. DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: OUT OF THE BOTTLE
3. EAST OF WEST VOLUME 8
4. BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET
5. SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL VOL. 1: ISN’T IT BROMANTIC?
6. RAT QUEENS VOL. 5: COLOSSAL MAGIC NOTHING
7. THE FLASH VOL. 1: LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE
8. KILL OR BE KILLED VOLUME 4
9. I HATE FAIRYLAND VOLUME 4
10. SEX CRIMINALS VOL. 5: FIVE-FINGERED DISCOUNT
Publisher Dollar and Unit Share for August 2018:
1. MARVEL COMICS – 40.87% dollar share; 43.12% unit share
2. DC ENTERTAINMENT – 27.51% dollar share; 31.02% unit share
3. IMAGE COMICS – 8.90% dollar share; 9.08% unit share
4. IDW PUBLISHING – 4.43% dollar share; 3.81% unit share
5. DARK HORSE COMICS – 3.05% dollar share; 2.37% unit share
6. BOOM! STUDIOS – 2.58% dollar share; 2.30% unit share
7. VIZ MEDIA – 1.33% dollar share; 0.54% unit share
8. DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT – 1.32% dollar share; 1.12% unit share
9. TITAN COMICS – 0.98% dollar share; 0.66% unit share
10. AFTERSHOCK COMICS – 0.63% dollar share; 0.72% unit share
OTHER NON-TOP 10 – 8.40% dollar share; 5.27% unit share
Originally published September 16, 2018. Updated September 15, 2018.
