These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during April 2012.

For an overview and analysis of comic sales in April, see "'Avengers vs. X-Men' on Top Again in April."

For an analysis of the dollar trends in April, see "Comic Sales Back on Track in April."

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books shipped during April, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--April 2012."

 

 

Top 300 GNs -- April 2012

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

9.44

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE

$9.99

IMA

   12,323

2

6.86

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     8,955

3

5.38

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS

$14.99

IMA

     7,027

4

4.48

FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DLX HC (MR)

$22.99

DC

     5,845

5

4.27

CHEW TP VOL 05 MAJOR LEAGUE CHEW (MR)

$12.99

IMA

     5,577

6

3.55

CINDERELLA FABLES ARE FOREVER TP (MR)

$14.99

DC

     4,639

7

3.51

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     4,580

8

3.42

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 15 WE FIND OURSELVES (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     4,469

9

3.15

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     4,115

10

3.11

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     4,066

11

2.89

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     3,774

12

2.81

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 THE CALM BEFORE (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     3,667

13

2.75

BATMAN INCORPORATED DELUXE HC VOL 01

$29.99

DC

     3,594

14

2.66

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME

$14.99

IMA

     3,470

15

2.53

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     3,303

16

2.44

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 14 NO WAY OUT (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     3,190

17

2.33

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     3,047

18

2.31

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM

$14.99

IMA

     3,011

19

2.21

DAREDEVIL SEASON ONE PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

     2,887

20

2.21

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     2,884

21

2.14

AVENGERS VS X-MEN ITS COMING TP

$19.99

MAR

     2,796

22

2.13

BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP NEW ED VOL 01

$29.99

DC

     2,780

23

1.99

ABE SAPIEN TP VOL 02 DEVIL DOES NOT JEST

$17.99

DAR

     2,596

24

1.90

STRANGE TALENT OF LUTHER STRODE TP VOL 01 (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     2,476

25

1.89

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN BY JASON AARON PREM HC VOL 01

$19.99

MAR

     2,471

26

1.79

ULTIMATE COMICS X ORIGINS TP

$19.99

MAR

     2,341

27

1.79

SPIDER-MAN RETURN OF ANTI-VENOM TP

$15.99

MAR

     2,336

28

1.79

SEVERED HC (MR)

$24.99

IMA

     2,334

29

1.79

ULT COMICS SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 04 DOSM

$19.99

MAR

     2,334

30

1.75

BATMAN NO MANS LAND TP VOL 02

$29.99

DC

     2,291

31

1.73

HARVEY PEKAR CLEVELAND HC

$21.99

TOP

     2,262

32

1.70

BLEACH TP VOL 39

$9.99

VIZ

     2,222

33

1.67

DOLLHOUSE EPITAPHS TP VOL 01

$18.99

DAR

     2,184

34

1.63

BATMAN VENOM TP NEW EDITION

$14.99

DC

     2,125

35

1.46

STAR WARS INVASION TP VOL 03 REVELATIONS

$18.99

DAR

     1,908

36

1.46

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ULT COLL HC VOL 02

$49.99

IDW

     1,904

37

1.45

MASS EFFECT TP VOL 03 INVASION

$16.99

DAR

     1,900

38

1.43

BLACK ORCHID DELUXE EDITION HC (MR)

$24.99

DC

     1,867

39

1.38

RED HULK HULK OF ARABIA TP

$14.99

MAR

     1,800

40

1.38

ARCHIE MEETS KISS TP

$12.99

ARC

     1,797

41

1.38

GOTHAM CENTRAL TP BOOK 04 CORRIGAN

$19.99

DC

     1,796

42

1.36

PUNISHERMAX FRANK TP

$19.99

MAR

     1,773

43

1.35

SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE SPECTRE TP VOL 01

$19.99

DC

     1,765

44

1.35

BATMAN GOTHAM SHALL BE JUDGED TP

$19.99

DC

     1,761

45

1.34

X-MEN LEGACY LOST LEGIONS TP

$16.99

MAR

     1,745

46

1.33

X-FACTOR TP VOL 13 HARD LABOR

$15.99

MAR

     1,732

47

1.32

MU AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES COMIC READER TP #1

$3.99

MAR

     1,719

48

1.32

HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 06 (MR)

$13.99

HAC

     1,718

49

1.28

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 02

$99.99

MAR

     1,671

50

1.26

MU AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES COMIC READER TP #2

$3.99

MAR

     1,642

51

1.24

SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING TP BOOK 01 (MR)

$19.99

DC

     1,619

52

1.23

BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 09

$11.99

HAC

     1,610

53

1.23

OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 41

$12.99

DAR

     1,603

54

1.20

SHOWCASE PRESENTS ALL STAR SQUADRON TP VOL 01

$19.99

DC

     1,569

55

1.19

WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR)

$59.99

IMA

     1,559

56

1.19

SUPERMAN SECRETS OF THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE TP

$19.99

DC

     1,556

57

1.17

SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE LOSERS TP VOL 01

$19.99

DC

     1,530

58

1.15

AVENGERS HAWKEYE SOLO TP

$16.99

MAR

     1,501

59

1.15

DARK TOWER TP BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL

$19.99

MAR

     1,499

60

1.14

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SELECT TP VOL 05

$11.99

ARC

     1,488

61

1.12

WOLVERINE WOLVERINE'S REVENGE TP

$16.99

MAR

     1,463

62

1.12

X-MEN DARK PHOENIX SAGA TP

$24.99

MAR

     1,457

63

1.11

DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE BIG BREAK TP

$16.99

MAR

     1,454

64

1.10

GANTZ TP VOL 22

$12.99

DAR

     1,439

65

1.10

100 BULLETS HC BOOK 02 (MR)

$49.99

DC

     1,431

66

1.09

TEEN TITANS PRIME OF LIFE TP

$19.99

DC

     1,427

67

1.09

LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT JIM APARO HC

$49.99

DC

     1,421

68

1.06

I VAMPIRE TP

$29.99

DC

     1,385

69

1.05

ESSENTIAL AVENGERS TP VOL 08

$19.99

MAR

     1,366

70

1.04

HITMAN TP VOL 06 FOR TOMORROW

$29.99

DC

     1,361

71

1.04

SIMPSONS CONFIDENTIAL TP

$15.99

BON

     1,360

72

1.03

ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 08

$9.99

VIZ

     1,348

73

1.03

SIXTH GUN TP VOL 03

$19.99

ONI

     1,339

74

1.00

X-MEN WAR MACHINES PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

     1,309

75

1.00

PUNISHERMAX HOMELESS PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

     1,300

76

0.98

MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 06

$59.99

MAR

     1,284

77

0.98

WALKING DEAD HC VOL 02 (MR)

$34.99

IMA

     1,279

78

0.97

FEAR AGENT TP VOL 06

$16.99

DAR

     1,273

79

0.97

FEAR ITSELF WOLVERINE NEW MUTANTS PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

     1,269

80

0.97

BAKUMAN TP VOL 10

$9.99

VIZ

     1,268

81

0.97

SIX GUNS TP

$14.99

MAR

     1,261

82

0.96

ASTONISHING X-MEN EXALTED PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

     1,260

83

0.94

BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC

$17.99

DC

     1,233

84

0.91

GEARS OF WAR TP BOOK 02

$14.99

DC

     1,193

85

0.89

BLUE EXORCIST GN VOL 07

$9.99

VIZ

     1,167

86

0.87

BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP

$24.99

DC

     1,131

87

0.86

DARKHAWK CLASSIC TP VOL 01

$24.99

MAR

     1,128

88

0.86

FEAR ITSELF UNCANNY X-FORCE DEEP PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

     1,123

89

0.84

INFINITE HORIZON TP

$17.99

IMA

     1,099

90

0.84

NEW TEEN TITANS OMNIBUS HC VOL 02

$75.00

DC

     1,095

91

0.84

SHOOTERS HC (MR)

$22.99

DC

     1,094

92

0.83

WALKING DEAD HC VOL 01 (MR)

$34.99

IMA

     1,086

93

0.83

GRIMM FAIRY TALES DIFFERENT SEASONS TP VOL 02

$17.99

ZEN

     1,078

94

0.82

STORMWATCH HC VOL 01

$29.99

DC

     1,077

95

0.80

COURTNEY CRUMRIN SPEC ED HC VOL 01

$19.99

ONI

     1,050

96

0.78

NAOKI URASAWA 20TH CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 20

$12.99

VIZ

     1,025

97

0.78

JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS TP VOL 02

$29.99

DC

     1,022

98

0.78

BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP

$19.99

DC

     1,016

99

0.78

JERUSALEM CHRONICLES FROM THE HOLY CITY HC (MR)

$24.95

DRA

     1,013

100

0.77

WATCHMEN TP

$19.99

DC

     1,007

101

0.76

SECRET INVASION TP

$29.99

MAR

        998

102

0.76

TRUE BLOOD HC VOL 03 THE FRENCH QUARTER

$24.99

IDW

        992

103

0.76

SPIDER-MAN FLYING BLIND PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

        990

104

0.75

X-MEN HIDDEN YEARS TP VOL 01

$34.99

MAR

        984

105

0.75

NEW MUTANTS DATE WITH DEVIL PREM HC

$19.99

MAR

        982

106

0.75

HP LOVECRAFT THE DUNWICH HORROR TP

$17.99

IDW

        980

107

0.75

KATSUYA TERADA THE MONKEY KING TP VOL 02

$16.99

DAR

        978

108

0.73

MMW DAREDEVIL TP VOL 03

$24.99

MAR

        951

109

0.72

MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH DARK HORSE OMNIBUS ED VOL 02

$19.99

DAR

        942

110

0.72

LEGION OF SUPER HEROES WHEN EVIL CALLS TP

$29.99

DC

        936

111

0.71

GI JOE COBRA ONGOING TP VOL 02 COBRA CIVIL WAR

$17.99

IDW

        932

112

0.71

TALES FROM NEVERLAND TP (MR)

$12.99

ZEN

        931

113

0.71

NEW MUTANTS TP VOL 04 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

$16.99

MAR

        924

114

0.70

BRODYS GHOST BOOK 03

$6.99

DAR

        915

115

0.70

SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE BEN REILLY EPIC TP BOOK 04

$39.99

MAR

        909

116

0.68

STAN LEE STRIPPERELLA GN (MR)

$14.99

DEE

        892

117

0.68

FLASH OMNIBUS BY GEOFF JOHNS HC VOL 02

$75.00

DC

        884

118

0.67

WALKING DEAD HC VOL 03 (MR)

$34.99

IMA

        881

119

0.67

30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING TP VOL 01

$17.99

IDW

        880

120

0.67

DURARARA GN VOL 02

$11.99

HAC

        879

121

0.66

BATMAN GATES OF GOTHAM TP

$14.99

DC

        866

122

0.65

GOLDFISH GN HC (MR)

$24.99

MAR

        850

123

0.64

DISNEY FAIRIES GN VOL 08 TINKER BELL STORIES FOR RAINY DAY

$7.99

NBM

        834

124

0.64

BLACK PANTHER MDMA KINGPIN OF WAKANDA TP

$16.99

MAR

        831

125

0.63

MICHAEL TURNER SOULFIRE DEFINITIVE ED TP VOL 01

$39.99

ASP

        826

126

0.63

VOLTRON FORCE GN VOL 01

$7.99

VIZ

        820

127

0.61

DARK TOWER PREM HC BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL

$24.99

MAR

        803

128

0.61

V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP (MR)

$19.99

DC

        797

129

0.59

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED

$14.99

DC

        775

130

0.57

SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES NEW ED (MR)

$19.99

DC

        750

131

0.57

TRANSFORMERS CLASSICS TP VOL 03

$24.99

IDW

        750

132

0.57

AVENGERS MYTHOS HC

$24.99

MAR

        749

133

0.57

DARK TOWER TREACHERY PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

        748

134

0.57

FRAZETTA FUNNY STUFF HC

$49.99

IDW

        743

135

0.57

BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP

$24.99

DC

        741

136

0.57

DARK TOWER FALL OF GILEAD PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

        741

137

0.56

BLACKEST NIGHT TP

$19.99

DC

        735

138

0.56

AVENGERS CHILDRENS CRUSADE HC

$34.99

MAR

        734

139

0.56

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS HC VOL 03 DOWN

$21.99

IDW

        727

140

0.56

ARCHIE MEETS KISS COLLECTORS ED HC

$29.99

ARC

        726

141

0.56

AVENGERS SERPENT CROWN PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

        726

142

0.54

FLASHPOINT TP

$14.99

DC

        706

143

0.54

AVENGERS LEGION OF UNLIVING TP

$29.99

MAR

        701

144

0.53

TINTIN YOUNG READER ED SHOOTING STAR

$8.99

HAC

        696

145

0.53

CHARMED TP VOL 03

$15.99

ZEN

        691

146

0.53

TINTIN YOUNG READER ED CRAB & GOLDEN CLAW

$8.99

HAC

        690

147

0.53

DARKSTALKERS ULTIMATE ED TP

$49.99

UDO

        688

148

0.53

JOHNNY HOMICIDAL MANIAC DIRECTORS CUT SC

$21.95

SLA

        688

149

0.53

CODE GEASS QUEEN GN VOL 05

$11.99

BAN

        686

150

0.52

SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE

$11.99

ONI

        680

151

0.52

TERMINATOR ROBOCOP KILL HUMAN TP

$16.99

DE

        680

152

0.52

WALKING DEAD HC VOL 05 (MR)

$34.99

IMA

        676

153

0.51

HELLCYON TP

$12.99

DAR

        672

154

0.50

DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME HC

$24.99

MAR

        649

155

0.50

LEGION OF MONSTERS TP

$15.99

MAR

        649

156

0.49

BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC

$14.99

DC

        645

157

0.49

WALKING DEAD HC VOL 07 (MR)

$34.99

IMA

        643

158

0.49

AVENGERS WEST COAST AVENGERS ASSEMBLE TP

$24.99

MAR

        642

159

0.49

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS BY MARK MILLAR OMNIBUS HC

$75.00

MAR

        640

160

0.49

X-MEN FATAL ATTRACTIONS HC

$99.99

MAR

        639

161

0.49

COLD WAR TP VOL 01

$19.99

IDW

        636

162

0.48

FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT PREM HC

$29.99

MAR

        632

163

0.48

TENJO TENGE GN VOL 06 (MR)

$17.99

VIZ

        621

164

0.47

HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 18 ATONEMENT ARC PT 4

$11.99

HAC

        619

165

0.47

INCREDIBLE HULK PARDONED TP

$39.99

MAR

        608

166

0.46

POKEMON BLACK & WHITE GN VOL 06

$4.99

VIZ

        606

167

0.46

UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS HC

$99.99

MAR

        601

168

0.46

EMMA GN TP

$14.99

MAR

        599

169

0.46

OWLY GN VOL 05 TINY TALES

$10.00

TOP

        598

170

0.46

CHEW TP VOL 01 (MR)

$9.99

IMA

        595

171

0.46

UNCANNY X-FORCE TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SOLUTION

$15.99

MAR

        595

172

0.45

X-FORCE TOY SOLDIERS PREM HC

$29.99

MAR

        593

173

0.45

POPEYE HC VOL 06 ME LIL SWEE PEA

$29.99

FAN

        589

174

0.45

AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 01 PROMISE PART 1

$10.99

DAR

        586

175

0.45

CODE GEASS KNIGHT GN VOL 05

$10.99

BAN

        584

176

0.44

EPIC MAD TP

$12.99

DC

        572

177

0.44

LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 03 CROWN OF SHADOWS

$19.99

IDW

        572

178

0.43

BATMAN THE BLACK MIRROR HC

$29.99

DC

        565

179

0.43

CIVIL WAR TP

$24.99

MAR

        565

180

0.43

SKIP BEAT TP VOL 27

$9.99

VIZ

        558

181

0.43

KRAZY & IGNATZ TP 1922 1924 DRIM OF LOVE

$24.99

FAN

        556

182

0.42

BOYS TP VOL 10 BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER (MR)

$19.99

DE

        553

183

0.42

TERMINATOR REVOLUTION TP

$19.99

DE

        545

184

0.41

VAMPIRELLA MASTERS SERIES TP VOL 07

$19.99

DE

        535

185

0.41

SENGOKU BASARA SAMURAI LEGENDS GN VOL 01

$19.99

UDO

        534

186

0.41

KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE TP VOL 35

$14.99

KEN

        531

187

0.40

KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE TP VOL 36

$14.99

KEN

        528

188

0.40

TORADORA GN VOL 04

$11.99

ST.

        526

189

0.40

SPIDER-MAN SINISTER SIX PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

        525

190

0.40

FLASHPOINT WORLD OF FLASHPOINT BATMAN TP

$17.99

DC

        524

191

0.39

ESSENTIAL DAREDEVIL TP VOL 01 NEW ED

$19.99

MAR

        513

192

0.39

VAMPI OMNIBUS TP VOL 01

$29.99

DE

        513

193

0.39

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 01

$10.99

RAN

        506

194

0.39

WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP

$29.99

MAR

        506

195

0.38

GTO 14 DAYS IN SHONAN GN VOL 02

$10.95

RAN

        502

196

0.38

SHATTERED HEROES HC

$19.99

MAR

        501

197

0.38

AIR GEAR GN VOL 23 (MR)

$10.99

RAN

        497

198

0.38

FARSCAPE TP VOL 07 WAR UNCHARTED TERRITORIES PT ONE

$12.99

BOO

        495

199

0.37

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (MR)

$12.99

DC

        487

200

0.37

ARMY OF DARKNESS OMNIBUS TP VOL 02

$29.99

DE

        482

201

0.37

STAND HARDCASES PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

        482

202

0.37

STAND SOUL SURVIVORS PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

        477

203

0.36

FABLES TP VOL 02 ANIMAL FARM

$12.99

DC

        475

204

0.36

KINGDOM COME TP NEW EDITION

$17.99

DC

        475

205

0.36

FABLES TP VOL 16 SUPER TEAM (MR)

$14.99

DC

        474

206

0.36

JIM HENSONS DARK CRYSTAL HC VOL 01 CREATION MYTHS

$19.95

ARA

        471

207

0.36

TERMINATOR INFINITY TP VOL 01 (MR)

$19.99

DE

        471

208

0.36

STAND NO MANS LAND PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

        469

209

0.36

SPAWN ORIGINS HC VOL 06

$29.99

IMA

        465

210

0.35

SKULLKICKERS TREASURE TROVE HC VOL 01 (MR)

$34.99

IMA

        463

211

0.35

PETE AND MIRIAM GN (MR)

$14.99

BOO

        459

212

0.35

PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION

$17.99

DC

        458

213

0.35

ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC (MR)

$17.99

DC

        455

214

0.34

ARCHIE ARCHIVES HC VOL 05

$49.99

DAR

        450

215

0.34

AXE COP TP VOL 01

$14.99

DAR

        450

216

0.34

A TALE OF SAND HC

$29.95

ARA

        448

217

0.34

SAKURA HIME LEGEND OF PRINCESS SAKURA GN VOL 07

$9.99

VIZ

        445

218

0.34

GIRL WHO OWNED A CITY GN

$9.95

LER

        444

219

0.33

JOKER HC

$19.99

DC

        436

220

0.33

GHOST RIDER DANNY KETCH TP VOL 01

$29.99

MAR

        435

221

0.33

NURA RISE O/T YOKAI CLAN GN VOL 08

$9.99

VIZ

        433

222

0.33

POKEMON MOVIE WHITE VICTINI & ZEKROM GN

$7.99

VIZ

        429

223

0.33

SANDMAN TP VOL 02 THE DOLLS HOUSE NEW ED (MR)

$19.99

DC

        429

224

0.33

AVALON CHRONICLES HC VOL 01

$19.99

ONI

        428

225

0.33

BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP PART 01 BROKEN BAT

$19.99

DC

        427

226

0.33

BATMAN DARK VICTORY TP

$19.99

DC

        425

227

0.32

CHEW TP VOL 04 FLAMBE (MR)

$12.99

IMA

        420

228

0.32

TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET (MR)

$14.99

DC

        418

229

0.32

SUPERMAN RED SON TP

$17.99

DC

        414

230

0.32

CAPTAIN COMMANDO GN VOL 01

$19.99

UDO

        412

231

0.32

TUROK SON OF STONE ARCHIVES HC VOL 10

$59.99

DAR

        412

232

0.31

JEREMIAH OMNIBUS HC VOL 01

$24.99

DAR

        410

233

0.31

FEAR ITSELF PREM HC

$34.99

MAR

        408

234

0.31

MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 01 FOR A BETTER FUTURE

$9.99

IMA

        407

235

0.31

X 3-IN-1 ED TP VOL 02

$19.99

VIZ

        406

236

0.31

DREAM QUEST OF UNKNOWN KADATH & OTHER STORIES HC

$24.99

MOC

        405

237

0.31

GREEN LANTERN RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS TP

$14.99

DC

        404

238

0.31

DROPS OF GOD GN VOL 03

$14.95

RAN

        403

239

0.31

LOVECRAFT ANTHOLOGY TP VOL 01

$19.95

ABR

        403

240

0.31

EXCEL SAGA TP VOL 23

$9.99

VIZ

        401

241

0.31

UNCANNY X-MEN HC MANIFEST DESTINY

$29.99

MAR

        401

242

0.31

AMERICAN VAMPIRE TP VOL 01 (MR)

$19.99

DC

        400

243

0.31

SAYONARA ZETSUBOU SENSEI GN VOL 14

$10.99

RAN

        400

244

0.30

HELLBOY TP VOL 12 THE STORM AND THE FURY

$19.99

DAR

        394

245

0.30

WALKING DEAD HC VOL 06 (MR)

$34.99

IMA

        394

246

0.30

CROSSED TP VOL 01 (MR)

$24.99

AVA

        393

247

0.30

PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR TP VOL 01

$14.95

APE

        391

248

0.30

BATMAN AND SON TP

$14.99

DC

        387

249

0.30

CHEW TP VOL 02 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR (MR)

$12.99

IMA

        386

250

0.29

UNCANNY X-FORCE TP VOL 02 DEATHLOK NATION

$15.99

MAR

        384

251

0.29

MARVEL ZOMBIES 03 HC

$19.99

MAR

        379

252

0.29

MARVEL ZOMBIES 04 HC

$19.99

MAR

        379

253

0.29

MASS EFFECT TP VOL 01 REDEMPTION

$16.99

DAR

        379

254

0.29

X-MEN SHATTERING TP

$34.99

MAR

        379

255

0.29

BATMAN VS BANE TP

$12.99

DC

        378

256

0.29

BETRAYAL KNOWS MY NAME GN VOL 03 (MR)

$18.99

HAC

        378

257

0.29

KAMISAMA KISS TP VOL 08

$9.99

VIZ

        378

258

0.29

MASS EFFECT TP VOL 02 EVOLUTION

$16.99

DAR

        377

259

0.28

YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 01

$11.99

HAC

        372

260

0.28

SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU TP

$12.99

DC

        368

261

0.28

ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON TP (MR)

$19.99

AVA

        366

262

0.28

DAWN OF THE ARCANA TP VOL 03

$9.99

VIZ

        364

263

0.28

CASE CLOSED GN VOL 42

$9.99

VIZ

        363

264

0.28

NEGIMA OMNIBUS GN VOL 04 (MR)

$19.99

RAN

        360

265

0.27

GTO EARLY YEARS GN VOL 12 (MR)

$12.95

RAN

        357

266

0.27

PANDEMONIUM GN (HUMANOIDS) (MR)

$19.95

HUM

        357

267

0.27

SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 04

$10.99

RAN

        354

268

0.27

CARDCAPTOR SAKURA DARK HORSE OMNIBUS TP VOL 01

$19.99

DAR

        353

269

0.27

THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY TP VOL 01

$19.99

DE

        353

270

0.27

PLAY BALL HC

$19.99

ONI

        351

271

0.27

FABLES TP VOL 03 STORYBOOK LOVE (MR)

$14.99

DC

        350

272

0.27

USAGI YOJIMBO SC VOL 01 RONIN

$15.95

FAN

        350

273

0.27

PAINKILLER JANE VS TERMINATOR TP VOL 01

$14.99

DE

        349

274

0.27

STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVENTURES TP VOL 01

$6.99

DAR

        349

275

0.26

BLOODY MONDAY GN VOL 05

$10.99

RAN

        346

276

0.26

BLACKSAD HC VOL 01

$29.99

DAR

        341

277

0.26

EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 03

$34.99

MAR

        334

278

0.25

CROSS GAME TP VOL 07

$14.99

VIZ

        333

279

0.25

SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD

$11.99

ONI

        333

280

0.25

100 BULLETS TP VOL 01 FIRST SHOT LAST CALL

$9.99

DC

        331

281

0.25

BOYS TP VOL 09 BIG RIDE (MR)

$24.99

DE

        331

282

0.25

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MR)

$14.99

DC

        331

283

0.25

AVENGERS DK READERS SC AVENGERS ASSEMBLE

$3.99

DK

        329

284

0.25

BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME (MR)

$16.99

DE

        326

285

0.25

COUNTDOWN 7 DAYS GN VOL 02

$12.95

DIG

        326

286

0.25

CELESTIAL BIBENDUM DLX HC (MR)

$69.95

HUM

        324

287

0.25

CHEW TP VOL 03 JUST DESSERTS (MR)

$12.99

IMA

        324

288

0.25

UNWRITTEN TP VOL 01 TOMMY TAYLOR AND BOGUS IDENTITY (MR)

$12.99

DC

        323

289

0.25

FOLLY CONSEQUENCES OF INDISCRETION GN (MR)

$18.99

FAN

        320

290

0.25

MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 02

$12.99

IMA

        320

291

0.24

AVENGERS DK READERS SC WORLDS MIGHTIEST SUPER HERO TEAM

$3.99

DK

        318

292

0.24

BATMAN ARKHAM CITY HC

$22.99

DC

        318

293

0.24

BATMAN RIP TP

$14.99

DC

        318

294

0.24

KICK-ASS TP (MR)

$19.99

MAR

        318

295

0.24

BLOOD ALONE GN VOL 06

$11.99

ST.

        317

296

0.24

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE HERE COMES THE SUN GN

$6.99

VIZ

        317

297

0.24

GIANTS BEWARE GN

$14.99

ST.

        316

298

0.24

SANDMAN TP VOL 03 DREAM COUNTRY NEW ED (MR)

$19.99

DC

        316

299

0.24

CODENAME SAILOR V TP VOL 01

$10.99

RAN

        311

300

0.24

PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON MOON CALLED TP VOL 01

$16.99

DE

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Note that you can now find the latest market reports from ICv2 by clicking on the "Markets" button at the top of every page on ICv2.com.

Notes on this chart:
Some titles have been truncated or abbreviated for space reasons.  Publisher abbreviations have also been used:
MAR = Marvel Comics
DC = DC Comics
DAR = Dark Horse Comics
IMA = Image Comics
801 = 801 Media Inc.
ABS = Abstract Studio
ADH = Adhouse Books
ALT = Alterna Comics Inc.
ANT = Antarctic Press
APE = Ape Entertainment
ARA = Archaia Studios Press
ARC = Archie Comic Publications
ASP = Apen MLT Inc.
AST = Arcana Studios
ASY = Asylum Press
AVA = Avatar Press
BAN = Bandai Entertainment
BON = Bongo Comics
BOO = BOOM! Studios
BLU = Bluewater Productions
CAR = Cartoon Books
DE = Dynamite Entertainment
DIG = Digital Manga Publishing
DRA = Drawn & Quarterly
FAN = Fantagraphics Books
HAC = Hachette Book Group (Yen Press)
HAR = Harper Collins
HEA = Heavy Metal Magazine
HER = Hermes Press
IDW = IDW Publishing
KEN = Kenzer & Company
MIC = Microcosm Publishing
NBM = NBM / Papercutz
ONI = Oni Press Inc.
RAN = Random House (Kondansha Comics)
RAW = RAW Junior
RED = Red 5 Comics
SCH = Scholastic, Inc. (Graphix)
SEV = Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC
SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
STE = Steve Hamaker
ST = St. Martins Publishing
STU = Studio Foglio
TIT = Titan Publishing
VAN = Vanguard Productions
VIP = Viper Comics
VIZ = Viz Media
WIZ = Wizards of the Coast
WW = W.W. Norton Publishing
ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment, Inc.

We are estimating actual sales by Diamond U.S. (primarily to North American comic stores), using Diamond's published sales indexes and publisher sales data to estimate a sales number for Batman (the anchor title Diamond uses in its calculations), and using that number and the indexes to estimate Diamond's sales on the remaining titles. We can check the accuracy of our numbers by comparing the Batmannumber that we calculate using multiple data points; our numbers for Batman are within 1/10 of 1% of each other, ensuring a high degree of accuracy. They do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders on these titles placed after the end of March, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of April. This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.
 
Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Dynamite, Avatar, and Aspen Studios distribute 100% of their comic store orders through Diamond. Some other publishers distribute directly to stores or through other distributors and as a result this analysis may underestimate their sales.
 
Most graphic novel publishers also release their titles through other channels, which make up a majority of graphic novel sales over-all. These quantity estimates do not reflect distribution through those channels."
 
Most of the titles on this chart are also distributed to Europe by Diamond UK, which can account for significant sales for the publisher, ranging from 3-20% of the U.S. numbers. Sales by Diamond UK are not included in the numbers above.
 
One other factor to consider is that sales through Diamond and other comic distributors are non-returnable to retailers. That means that there is a considerable unknown percentage of books unsold at the retailer level, probably amounting to 5-20% of sales.

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books shipped during March, see "Top 300 Comic Books Actual--March 2012."

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during March, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--March 2012."

For an overview and analysis of the best-selling comics and graphic novels in March, see "'AvX' #1 Ends 'Justice League's' Reign."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in March, see "Streak Stopped at 7--Comics Slip in March."

For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 300 (& 100) Graphic Novel articles (going back over three years, including preorder analysis through March 2003 and actual order analysis beginning March 2003), see "ICv2 Top 300 Comics and Top 300 GNs Index."