Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling comics and graphic novels of February 2015, with IDW taking top spot in the comic book category with Orphan Black #1, which arrived in stores ahead of the third season premiere of the hit BBC America series and was penned by co-creator John Fawcett.
Marvel had seven titles in the top ten, the highest of which was Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 in second place, while DC had to settle for two titles, led by Batman #39 in fifth. Here’s the full top ten…
1. Orphan Black #1
2. Star Wars: Darth Vader #1
3. Spider-Gwen #1
4. Star Wars #
5. Batman #39
6. Amazing Spider-Man #14
7. Star Wars: Darth Vader #2
8. Amazing Spider-Man #15
9. Silk #1
10. Justice League #39
Leading the bestselling graphic novels of the month was DC’s Superman: Earth One – Vol. 3, with Image Comics occupying seven spots in the top ten, and Marvel rounding things out with two titles…
1. Superman: Earth One Vol. 3
2. Sex Criminals Vol. 2 – Two Worlds One Cop
3. The Fade-Out Vol. 1
4. Saga Vol. 4
5. Chew Vol. 9 – Chicken Tenders
6. Trees Vol. 1
7. The Walking Dead Vol. 11
8. Ms. Marvel Vol. 1 – No Normal
9. Saga Vol. 1
10. Kick-Ass 3
And as for dollar/unit share, Marvel remains comfortably at the top of the heap…
1. Marvel Comics – 38.44% (dollar share), 39.22% (unit share)
2. DC Entertainment – 25.91% (dollar share), 28.15% (unit share)
3. Image Comics – 10.51% (dollar share), 10.61% (unit share)
4. IDW Publishing – 5.57% (dollar share), 8.06% (unit share)
5. Dark Horse Comics – 3.48% (dollar share), 2.66% (unit share)
6. Dynamite Entertainment – 2.63% (dollar share), 2.38% (unit share)
7. Boom! Studios – 2.12% (dollar share), 2.12% (unit share)
8. Eaglemoss Publications – 0.95% (dollar share), 0.18% (unit share)
9. Viz Media – 0.89% (dollar share), 0.32% (unit share)
10. Avatar Press – 0.85% (dollar share), 0.64% (unit share)
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Originally published March 16, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
