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The Batman Who Laughs and Dark Knights: Metal top bestselling comics and graphic novels of January 2019

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Diamond Comic Distributors have released their direct sales information for January 2019, with DC’s The Batman Who Laughs #2 and Dark Knights: Metal topping the comic book and graphic novel sales charts respectively. Nevertheless, it wasn’t enough for DC to dethrone Marvel as the bestselling publisher of the month, with Marvel once again coming out […]

The Batman Who Laughs and Paper Girls lead December 2018’s bestselling comic book and graphic novel charts

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Diamond Comic Distributors have announced details of the top comic book and graphic novel sales for December 2018, with DC’s Dark Knights: Metal spinoff The Batman Who Laughs leading the comic book chart for the month and Images Comics’ Paper Girls Vol. 5 emerging as the bestselling graphic novel title. SEE ALSO: Action Comics #1000 […]

Action Comics #1000 and The Infinity Gauntlet top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of 2018

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced details of its bestselling comics and graphic novels of 2018, with DC Entertainment’s milestone Action Comics #1000 topping the comic book chart and Marvel’s classic The Infinity Gauntlet leading the way in terms of graphic novels, spurred on by Marvel Studios’ hugely successful blockbuster movie Avengers: Infinity War. Meanwhile, Marvel […]

Free Comic Book Day 2019 Gold Sponsor comics revealed

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The Free Comic Book Day Committee has selected the twelve Gold Sponsor comic book titles for 2019’s Free Comic Book Day event, which is set to take place on May 4th 2019. The Gold Sponsor titles come from the industry’s top publishers, including DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Archie […]

Image and Skybound announce action-packed new series Assassin Nation

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Image Comics and Skybound have announced the upcoming launch of the mega-violent action-comedy series Assassin Nation from two-time Eisner Award-winner Erica Henderson (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) and Eisner-nominated writer Kyle Sparks (Rick and Morty). The World’s (Former) Greatest Hitman has a hit out on him. What to do? Why, hire the 20 best assassins in […]

Uncanny X-Men and Venom top bestselling comics and graphic novels of November 2018

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Diamond Comic Distributors has revealed its sales figures for the month of November 2018, with Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #1 and Venom by Donny Cates Vol. 1: Rex topping the bestselling comic book and graphic novel charts respectively. Top 10 Comic Books of November 2018 1. UNCANNY X-MEN #1 2. THE GREEN LANTERN #1 3. WEB […]

Batman tops the bestselling comics and graphic novels of October 2018

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October was a good month for The Dark Knight, with Batman #56 and Batman: White Knight topping the bestselling comic book and graphic novel charts respectively according to numbers released by Diamond Comic Distributors. However, despite a strong showing from DC Comics, Marvel still edged out its rival in in terms of the publisher charts, […]

First look at Mark Millar’s Prodigy #1

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Image Comics has unveiled a first look at Prodigy #1, the first issue of the new Netflix and Millarworld comic book series from Mark Millar (Kick-Ass) and Rafael Albuquerque (Batman), which is set to launch this December. Check it out here… In PRODIGY, Edison Crane’s not content being the world’s smartest man and most successful […]

Return of Wolverine and Saga lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of October 2018

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Marvel’s Return of Wolverine topped the list of Diamond Comic Distributors’ bestselling comic book titles for the month of October 2018, helping Marvel to score another impressive victory as the month’s top publisher in terms of dollar and unit share of the market. Check out the top ten sales charts for comics, graphic novels and […]