Diamon Comic Distributors has released details of the top selling titles for 2019, with DC Comics claiming top spot in both the comic book and graphic novel charts but Marvel ending the year as the top publisher in the industry with a 40.2% dollar share and 44.7% unit share compared to DC’s 29.3% and 30.7%. […]
Gold Sponsor titles for Free Comic Book Day 2020 announced
The Free Comic Book Day Committee has announced the twelve Gold Sponsor titles which will be available during the comic book industry’s most anticipated event, Free Comic Book Day, which takes place this coming May and features titles from the likes of DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Archie Comics, […]
New Mutants and DCeased lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of November 2019
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced details of the bestselling direct sales titles for November 2019, with Marvel’s New Mutants #1 and DC Comics’ DCeased leading the comic bo0k and graphic novel charts respectively. Check out the full top tens here, as well as a breakdown of publisher dollar and unit share for the month… Top […]
X-Men and Doomsday Clock lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of October 2019
Diamond Comic Distributors has once again announced its bestselling direct sales titles for the past month, with Marvel and DC sharing the spoils, the former topping the comic book chart with X-Men #1 and the latter leading the pack in terms of graphic novels with Doomsday Clock: Part 1. Bestselling Comic Books of October 2019 […]
Spawn #300 and Batman: Damned lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of September 2019
Todd McFarlane’s history making Spawn became the longest-running creator-owned comic book in history with the release of last month’s Spawn #300, and it also fended off competition from the likes of J.J. Abrams’ Spider-Man, House of X, Powers of X and Doomsday Clock to lead the bestselling comic books of September 2019. DC Comics topped […]
Absolute Carnage and The Walking Dead lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of August 2019
Marvel enjoyed another big month in August, with the publisher topping the Diamonc Comic Distributors direct sales chart with Absolute Carnage #1, followed closely by its 80th anniversary celebration Marvel Comics #1000. Meanwnile, The Walking Dead Vol. 32 – the final collection in the long-running zombie series – proved unsurprisingly to be the bestselling graphic […]
House of X and The Joker lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of July 2019
Diamond Comic Distributors has unveiled its sales charts for the month of July 2019, with Marvel’s House of X and Powers of X leading the way in terms of the bestselling comic titles and DC’s The Joker the top of the pack when it comes to graphic novels. Bestselling Comics of July 2019 1. HOUSE […]
Marvel’s Black Cat and Image’s Die top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of June 2019
Diamond Comic Distributors has announced its bestselling comics and graphic novels of June 2019, with Black Cat #1 topping the sales chart and helping Marvel to retain its position as the month’s top publisher with almost 50% of the market. Top 10 Comic Books of June 2019 1. BLACK CAT #1 2. BATMAN: DAMNED #3 […]
DCeased and Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of May 2019
DC Comics topped the comic book and graphic novels sales charts this May with DCeased #1 and Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale respectively, but that still wasn’t enough to wrestle Marvel from first place in the publisher charts. Here’s last month’s direct sales figures from Diamond Comic Distributors… Top Ten Comic Books of May […]
DC dethrones Marvel as top comic book publisher for March 2019
Thanks to the 80th anniversary celebrations for Batman, DC Entertainment has topped Diamond Comic Distributors comic book charts for March 2019. It’s the first month that Marvel has had to settle for second place since August 2016, and only the second time in six years that DC has found itself ahead of the competition in […]