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Batman tops both the bestselling comics and graphic novels of July 2018

August 10, 2018 by Gary Collinson

The Dark Knight reigned supreme in both Diamond Comic Distributors’ comic book and graphic novels sales charts for July 2018, with Batman #50 the bestselling issue of the month, and Batman Vol. 6: Bride or Burglar the bestselling trade paperback. However, DC Entertainment has to settle for second place overall in terms of publishers, with Marvel Comics coming out on top once again.

Top 10 Comic Books of July 2018

1. BATMAN #50
2. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
3. CAPTAIN AMERICA #1
4. DOOMSDAY CLOCK #6
5. SUPERMAN #1
6. CATWOMAN #1
7. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2
8. BATMAN #51
9. X-23 #1
10. COSMIC GHOST RIDER #1

Top 10 Graphic Novels of July 2018

1. BATMAN VOL. 6: BRIDE OR BURGLAR
2. THE INFINITY GAUNTLET
3. VENOMIZED
4. STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 3: REMASTERED
5. MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE VOL. 1: FATE OF THE FOUR
6. ONE-PUNCH MAN VOLUME 14
7. DRAGON BALL SUPER VOLUME 3
8. MS. MARVEL VOL. 9: TEENAGE WASTELAND
9. WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN VOL. 7: SCARLET SAMURAI
10. ROCKET RACCOON AND GROOT COMPLETE COLLECTION

Publisher Dollar / Unit Share

MARVEL COMICS – 39.07% dollar share; 41.05% unit share
DC ENTERTAINMENT – 31.62% dollar share; 33.82% unit share
IMAGE COMICS – 8.52% dollar share; 8.87% unit share
IDW PUBLISHING – 4.52% dollar share; 3.95% unit share
DARK HORSE COMICS – 2.82% dollar share; 1.91% unit share
BOOM! STUDIOS – 1.89% dollar share; 1.74% unit share
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT – 1.74% dollar share; 2.07% unit share
VIZ MEDIA – 1.20% dollar share; 0.46% unit share
TITAN COMICS – 0.69% dollar share; 0.47% unit share
ARCHIE COMICS – 0.64% dollar share; 0.60% unit share
OTHER NON-TOP 10 – 7.29% dollar share; 5.05% unit share

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

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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