These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during February 2010.


For an overview and analysis of comic sales in February, see "'Blackest Night' Finishing Strong."


For an analysis of the dollar trends in February, see "Comic Sales Edge Lower in February."


For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during February, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--February 2010."

 

 

TOP 300 COMICS -- February 2010

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

213.11

BLACKEST NIGHT #7

$3.99

DC

  130,613

2

176.91

SIEGE #2

$3.99

MAR

  108,429

3

155.83

GREEN LANTERN #51

$2.99

DC

    95,509

4

142.44

BATMAN AND ROBIN #8

$2.99

DC

    87,302

5

137.97

BATMAN AND ROBIN #9

$2.99

DC

    84,562

6

125.04

DARK AVENGERS #14

$3.99

MAR

    76,639

7

124.66

NEW AVENGERS #62

$3.99

MAR

    76,405

8

123.03

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #45

$2.99

DC

    75,404

9

115.56

FLASH REBIRTH #6

$2.99

DC

    70,824

10

109.40

UNCANNY X-MEN #521

$2.99

MAR

    67,049

11

109.27

THOR #607

$2.99

MAR

    66,973

12

106.62

BLACKEST NIGHT THE FLASH #3

$2.99

DC

    65,348

13

103.72

CAPTAIN AMERICA #603

$3.99

MAR

    63,568

14

100.00

BATMAN #696

$2.99

DC

    61,290

15

97.67

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #620

$2.99

MAR

    59,860

16

96.52

ULTIMATE COMICS X #1

$3.99

MAR

    59,159

17

95.77

BLACKEST NIGHT WONDER WOMAN #3

$2.99

DC

    58,700

18

93.85

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #42

$3.99

DC

    57,522

19

90.31

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #621

$2.99

MAR

    55,350

20

89.58

BLACKEST NIGHT JSA #3

$2.99

DC

    54,906

21

88.04

DARK WOLVERINE #83

$2.99

MAR

    53,958

22

87.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #622

$3.99

MAR

    53,929

23

87.65

ADVENTURE COMICS WITH BLACK LANTERN SUPERBOY #7

$3.99

DC

    53,721

24

84.78

HULK #20

$3.99

MAR

    51,962

25

83.77

X-MEN LEGACY #233 XN

$2.99

MAR

    51,344

26

81.62

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #23

$2.99

MAR

    50,027

27

81.24

X-FORCE #24 XN

$2.99

MAR

    49,790

28

78.28

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #32

$2.99

DAR

    47,975

29

75.06

SIEGE EMBEDDED #2

$3.99

MAR

    46,003

30

74.84

INCREDIBLE HULK #607

$3.99

MAR

    45,870

31

72.74

DEADPOOL #19

$2.99

MAR

    44,580

32

70.72

DEADPOOL #20

$2.99

MAR

    43,347

33

70.55

DOOMWAR #1

$3.99

MAR

    43,241

34

68.81

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #7

$3.99

MAR

    42,176

35

68.55

BLACK LANTERN GREEN ARROW #30

$3.99

DC

    42,014

36

65.21

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #33

$2.99

MAR

    39,968

37

64.05

FALL OF HULKS RED HULK #2

$3.99

MAR

    39,259

38

63.73

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #36

$2.99

DC

    39,060

39

63.13

DAREDEVIL #505

$2.99

MAR

    38,693

40

61.80

SECRET SIX #18

$2.99

DC

    37,876

41

61.23

FANTASTIC FOUR #576

$2.99

MAR

    37,526

42

59.50

RED ROBIN #9

$2.99

DC

    36,466

43

58.64

QUESTION #37

$2.99

DC

    35,940

44

57.12

DARK X-MEN #4

$3.99

MAR

    35,007

45

55.93

DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #8

$2.99

MAR

    34,281

46

55.39

THUNDERBOLTS #141

$2.99

MAR

    33,948

47

54.69

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL #2

$4.99

DC

    33,518

48

54.39

SUPERGIRL #50

$4.99

DC

    33,338

49

54.21

SUPERMAN BATMAN #69

$2.99

DC

    33,224

50

52.87

SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #12

$2.99

DC

    32,407

51

51.40

SUPERMAN #697

$2.99

DC

    31,504

52

50.55

X-FACTOR #202

$2.99

MAR

    30,981

53

50.32

SECRET WARRIORS #13

$2.99

MAR

    30,843

54

50.26

NEW MUTANTS #10

$2.99

MAR

    30,807

55

50.04

NATION X #3

$3.99

MAR

    30,670

56

49.16

WOLVERINE WEAPON X #10

$3.99

MAR

    30,132

57

49.14

DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #896

$2.99

MAR

    30,119

58

49.12

MARVELS PROJECT #6

$3.99

MAR

    30,108

59

48.69

ACTION COMICS #886

$3.99

DC

    29,845

60

48.65

ULTIMATE COMICS ENEMY #2

$3.99

MAR

    29,820

61

48.40

JSA ALL STARS #3

$3.99

DC

    29,666

62

48.17

BATGIRL #7

$2.99

DC

    29,524

63

47.14

CABLE #23

$2.99

MAR

    28,890

64

45.60

ULTIMATE COMICS ARMOR WARS #4

$3.99

MAR

    27,950

65

44.40

DARK TOWER BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL #3

$3.99

MAR

    27,215

66

44.33

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #9

$2.99

DC

    27,172

67

44.09

BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #9

$3.99

DC

    27,023

68

43.30

TEEN TITANS #80

$3.99

DC

    26,537

69

42.97

DARK TOWER BATTLE OF JERICHO HILL #4

$3.99

MAR

    26,336

70

42.64

SPIDER-WOMAN #6

$2.99

MAR

    26,134

71

41.37

WONDER WOMAN #41

$2.99

DC

    25,354

72

41.29

MS MARVEL #50

$3.99

MAR

    25,309

73

40.04

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #141

$3.99

MAR

    24,539

74

39.96

TITANS #22

$2.99

DC

    24,489

75

39.64

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #5

$3.99

MAR

    24,296

76

39.17

REALM OF KINGS SON OF HULK #1

$3.99

MAR

    24,010

77

39.16

WALKING DEAD #70

$2.99

IMA

    23,999

78

38.27

PUNISHER #14

$2.99

MAR

    23,455

79

37.55

NOVA #34

$2.99

MAR

    23,014

80

37.21

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #23

$2.99

MAR

    22,807

81

37.21

STAND SOUL SURVIVORS #4

$3.99

MAR

    22,804

82

36.67

PUNISHERMAX #4

$3.99

MAR

    22,472

83

36.64

HAUNT #5

$2.99

IMA

    22,454

84

35.74

BOYS #39

$2.99

DE

    21,905

85

35.39

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #7

$2.99

DE

    21,688

86

35.37

PSYLOCKE #4

$3.99

MAR

    21,678

87

34.54

OUTSIDERS #27

$2.99

DC

    21,167

88

34.30

BOOSTER GOLD #29

$3.99

DC

    21,020

89

34.10

POWER GIRL #9

$2.99

DC

    20,900

90

32.79

STAR WARS LEGACY #45

$2.99

DAR

    20,100

91

32.20

VENGEANCE OF MOON KNIGHT #5

$2.99

MAR

    19,733

92

31.19

REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #4

$3.99

MAR

    19,118

93

30.01

WOLVERINE SAVAGE

$3.99

MAR

    18,396

94

29.37

AVENGERS VS ATLAS #2

$3.99

MAR

    17,998

95

29.27

REALM OF KINGS IMPERIAL GUARD #4

$3.99

MAR

    17,939

96

29.16

X-MEN FOREVER #17

$3.99

MAR

    17,873

97

28.57

JOE THE BARBARIAN #2

$2.99

DC

    17,512

98

27.86

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #18

$2.99

DAR

    17,074

99

27.50

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #41

$2.99

DC

    16,856

100

27.08

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #29

$3.99

DC

    16,600

101

26.86

X-MEN FOREVER #18

$3.99

MAR

    16,464

102

25.66

BLACK WIDOW DEADLY ORIGIN #4

$3.99

MAR

    15,724

103

25.60

DOOM PATROL #7

$3.99

DC

    15,689

104

25.33

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OLD REPUBLIC #50

$2.99

DAR

    15,527

105

25.23

SPIDER-MAN CLONE SAGA #6

$3.99

MAR

    15,465

106

25.21

IMAGE UNITED #0

$2.99

IMA

    15,452

107

25.16

CINDERELLA FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE #4

$2.99

DC

    15,421

108

25.12

MARVELS EYE OF CAMERA #6

$3.99

MAR

    15,399

109

24.68

ARCHIE #606

$2.50

ARC

    15,127

110

24.40

INVINCIBLE #70

$2.99

IMA

    14,953

111

23.86

GHOST RIDERS HEAVENS ON FIRE #6

$3.99

MAR

    14,626

112

23.77

CRIMINAL SINNERS #4

$3.50

MAR

    14,569

113

23.48

STRANGE #4

$3.99

MAR

    14,393

114

23.11

X-MEN PIXIE STRIKES BACK #1

$3.99

MAR

    14,167

115

22.35

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS JACKPOT #2

$3.99

MAR

    13,697

116

22.34

HUMAN TARGET #1

$2.99

DC

    13,690

117

22.26

UNWRITTEN #10

$2.99

DC

    13,644

118

22.13

SPIDER-MAN AND SECRET WARS #3

$2.99

MAR

    13,561

119

21.80

MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ #4

$3.99

MAR

    13,364

120

21.41

BPRD KING OF FEAR #2

$2.99

DAR

    13,123

121

21.17

HIT-MONKEY #1

$3.99

MAR

    12,975

122

21.07

IRREDEEMABLE #11

$3.99

BOO

    12,912

123

20.99

AZRAEL #5

$2.99

DC

    12,865

124

20.55

IRON MAN I AM IRON MAN #2

$3.99

MAR

    12,595

125

20.09

GI JOE ORIGINS #12

$3.99

IDW

    12,312

126

19.94

TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #4

$3.99

IDW

    12,221

127

19.92

TORCH #5

$3.99

MAR

    12,211

128

19.83

DOCTOR VOODOO AVENGER OF SUPERNATURAL #5

$2.99

MAR

    12,154

129

19.38

AVP THREE WORLD WAR #2

$3.50

DAR

    11,875

130

19.35

INCORRUPTIBLE #3

$3.99

BOO

    11,860

131

19.31

REBELS #13

$2.99

DC

    11,836

132

19.22

SWORD #4

$2.99

MAR

    11,778

133

18.57

SPIDER-MAN NOIR EYES WITHOUT A FACE #3

$3.99

MAR

    11,379

134

18.39

IRON MAN VS WHIPLASH #4

$3.99

MAR

    11,274

135

18.29

JONAH HEX #52

$2.99

DC

    11,213

136

18.14

GI JOE COBRA II #2

$3.99

IDW

    11,121

137

18.02

ANGEL #30

$3.99

IDW

    11,044

138

17.57

QUEEN SONJA #4

$2.99

DE

    10,766

139

17.24

X-MEN NOIR MARK OF CAIN #3

$3.99

MAR

    10,564

140

16.62

DEATHLOK #4

$3.99

MAR

    10,185

141

16.59

CAPTAIN SWING #1

$3.99

AVA

    10,167

142

16.54

GI JOE OPERATION HISS #1

$3.99

IDW

    10,140

143

16.36

HELLBLAZER #264

$2.99

DC

    10,025

144

16.28

MARVEL BOY URANIAN #2

$3.99

MAR

      9,981

145

15.98

MILESTONE FOREVER #1

$5.99

DC

      9,792

146

15.89

SWEET TOOTH #6

$2.99

DC

      9,740

147

15.85

INDOMITABLE IRON MAN B&W

$3.99

MAR

      9,716

148

15.77

ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND #4

$2.99

ZEN

      9,664

149

15.71

ANITA BLAKE LC EXECUTIONER #4

$3.99

MAR

      9,626

150

15.63

RED TORNADO #6

$2.99

DC

      9,581

151

15.63

DAYTRIPPER #3

$2.99

DC

      9,577

152

15.34

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #22

$2.99

DC

      9,401

153

14.93

BLACK WIDOW AND MARVEL GIRLS #4

$2.99

MAR

      9,149

154

14.75

UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS #8

$2.99

MAR

      9,043

155

14.59

RED SONJA WRATH OF THE GODS #1

$3.99

DE

      8,941

156

14.35

HALO BLOOD LINE #3

$3.99

MAR

      8,793

157

14.25

CHOKER #1

$3.99

IMA

      8,735

158

13.98

TINY TITANS #25

$2.50

DC

      8,566

159

13.95

MAGOG #6

$2.99

DC

      8,548

160

13.93

TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE #3

$3.99

IDW

      8,537

161

13.92

WARLORD #11

$2.99

DC

      8,532

162

13.57

DEMO VOL 2 #1

$2.99

DC

      8,317

163

13.55

LONE RANGER #20

$3.50

DE

      8,306

164

13.55

SPIDER-MAN 1602 #5

$3.99

MAR

      8,303

165

13.52

MADAME XANADU #20

$2.99

DC

      8,285

166

13.40

TAILS OF PET AVENGERS #1

$3.99

MAR

      8,214

167

13.34

ANGEL HOLE IN THE WORLD #3

$3.99

IDW

      8,179

168

13.25

INVINCIBLE PRESENTS ATOM EVE & REX SPLODE #3

$2.99

IMA

      8,119

169

13.04

BLACK TERROR #8

$3.50

DE

      7,991

170

12.96

AUTHORITY #19

$2.99

DC

      7,943

171

12.77

X-MEN SECOND COMING PREPARE

$10.00

MAR

      7,829

172

12.76

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #209

$2.50

ARC

      7,819

173

12.74

NORTHLANDERS #25

$2.99

DC

      7,807

174

12.58

SOULFIRE VOLUME TWO #2 TO CVR

$2.99

ASP

      7,711

175

12.25

SIMPSONS COMICS #163

$2.99

BON

      7,507

176

11.97

TALISMAN ROAD OF TRIALS #4

$3.99

RAN

      7,336

177

11.95

BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT SPECIAL #1

$5.99

DC

      7,323

178

11.94

SOLOMON KANE DEATHS BLACK RIDERS #2

$3.50

DAR

      7,320

179

11.87

ANGELUS #2

$2.99

IMA

      7,277

180

11.85

DMZ #50

$3.99

DC

      7,262

181

11.72

GROO HOGS OF HORDER #3

$3.99

DAR

      7,186

182

11.72

AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #6

$2.99

DC

      7,184

183

11.71

LEGENDS ENCHANTED #0

$1.00

RAL

      7,178

184

11.69

MASS EFFECT REDEMPTION #2

$3.50

DAR

      7,164

185

11.44

DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #8

$3.99

IDW

      7,014

186

11.30

CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST BATTLE #3

$3.99

AVA

      6,925

187

11.29

SUPERNATURAL BEGINNINGS END #2

$2.99

DC

      6,922

188

11.21

GREEK STREET #8

$2.99

DC

      6,872

189

11.18

ENDERS GAME COMMAND SCHOOL #5

$3.99

MAR

      6,851

190

11.11

GREAT TEN #4

$2.99

DC

      6,812

191

11.00

SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #5 HERRERA CVR

$2.99

ASP

      6,743

192

10.98

SCALPED #34

$2.99

DC

      6,731

193

10.93

BROKEN TRINITY PANDORAS BOX #1

$3.99

IMA

      6,698

194

10.88

WILDCATS #20

$2.99

DC

      6,669

195

10.74

BUCK ROGERS #9

$3.50

DE

      6,583

196

10.72

SONIC UNIVERSE #13

$2.50

ARC

      6,569

197

10.71

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #21

$2.99

IMA

      6,565

198

10.60

STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #11 A CVR CRUZ

$3.95

UDO

      6,499

199

10.51

SCALPED #35

$2.99

DC

      6,443

200

10.50

STAR TREK MOVIE ADAPTATION #1

$3.99

IDW

      6,436

201

10.48

ENDERS GAME MAZER IN PRISON SPECIAL

$3.99

MAR

      6,423

202

10.39

VICTORIAN UNDEAD #4

$2.99

DC

      6,365

203

10.25

ENDERS SHADOW COMMAND SCHOOL #5

$3.99

MAR

      6,282

204

9.93

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #14

$2.50

DC

      6,084

205

9.81

SHIELD #6

$3.99

DC

      6,010

206

9.77

MARVEL HEARTBREAKERS #1

$3.99

MAR

      5,986

207

9.69

DARKSTALKERS NIGHT WARRIORS #1 A CVR LEE

$3.95

UDO

      5,941

208

9.67

BART SIMPSON COMICS #52

$2.99

BON

      5,925

209

9.57

ROBOCOP #2

$3.50

DE

      5,868

210

9.55

FARSCAPE ONGOING #4

$3.99

BOO

      5,853

211

9.53

GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS HAPPY VALLEY #3

$3.50

DE

      5,840

212

9.51

28 DAYS LATER #6

$3.99

BOO

      5,829

213

9.49

GHOSTBUSTERS HOLIDAY SP TAINTED LOVE

$3.99

IDW

      5,817

214

9.45

ZORRO #19

$3.50

DE

      5,790

215

9.37

TRANSFORMERS LAST STAND O/T WRECKERS #2

$3.99

IDW

      5,744

216

9.30

UNKNOWN SOLDIER #17

$2.99

DC

      5,701

217

9.29

SUPER HERO SQUAD #2

$2.99

MAR

      5,691

218

9.22

COWBOY NINJA VIKING #4

$3.50

IMA

      5,651

219

9.16

SAVAGE DRAGON #157

$3.50

IMA

      5,617

220

9.16

STAR TREK TNG GHOSTS #4

$3.99

IDW

      5,614

221

9.09

SALEMS DAUGHTER #3 CVR A GREG HORN

$2.99

ZEN

      5,573

222

8.98

INCREDIBLES #5

$2.99

BOO

      5,502

223

8.84

28 DAYS LATER #7

$3.99

BOO

      5,416

224

8.83

GEN 13 #34

$2.99

DC

      5,412

225

8.82

OFF HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE A TO Z UPDATE #1

$3.99

MAR

      5,406

226

8.82

TALES OF THE DRAGON GUARD #1

$5.99

MAR

      5,405

227

8.78

ALADDIN LEGACY OF THE LOST #1

$4.99

RAL

      5,384

228

8.77

STAR TREK DS9 FOOLS GOLD #3

$3.99

IDW

      5,378

229

8.73

AIR #18

$2.99

DC

      5,352

230

8.61

WEB #6

$3.99

DC

      5,276

231

8.43

DEVIL #1

$3.50

DAR

      5,165

232

8.25

WIZARDS OF MICKEY #1

$2.99

BOO

      5,055

233

8.18

GRAVEL #17

$3.99

AVA

      5,016

234

8.10

MUPPET SHOW #2

$2.99

BOO

      4,965

235

8.06

MODERN WARFARE 2 GHOST #3

$3.99

DC

      4,938

236

8.01

USAGI YOJIMBO #126 NUKEKUBI

$3.50

DAR

      4,909

237

7.93

TOY STORY #1

$2.99

BOO

      4,858

238

7.89

ZORRO MATANZAS #1

$3.99

DE

      4,835

239

7.85

TERRY MOORES ECHO #19

$3.50

ABS

      4,809

240

7.73

LEGENDARY TALESPINNERS #1

$3.99

DE

      4,736

241

7.70

GRIMM FAIRY TALES SHORT STORY COLLECTION

$4.99

ZEN

      4,719

242

7.58

SUPER FRIENDS #24

$2.50

DC

      4,644

243

7.48

FARSCAPE DARGOS QUEST #3

$3.99

BOO

      4,582

244

7.44

DISNEYS HERO SQUAD #1

$2.99

BOO

      4,557

245

7.42

CARS #1

$2.99

BOO

      4,547

246

7.33

FALL OUT TOY WORKS #3

$3.99

IMA

      4,492

247

7.24

SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY ILLUSTRATED #1

$4.99

ZEN

      4,435

248

7.20

VIKING #5

$2.99

IMA

      4,411

249

7.13

ATOMIC ROBO REVENGE O/T VAMPIRE DIMENSION #1

$3.50

RED

      4,372

250

7.07

MICE TEMPLAR DESTINY #7

$2.99

IMA

      4,336

251

7.04

BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #13

$2.50

DC

      4,316

252

7.03

UNCLE SCROOGE #388

$2.99

BOO

      4,311

253

6.93

MUPPET KING ARTHUR #1

$2.99

BOO

      4,248

254

6.91

WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #703

$2.99

BOO

      4,233

255

6.87

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #60

$2.99

MAR

      4,212

256

6.81

WALL-E #3

$2.99

BOO

      4,175

257

6.80

JOE THE BARBARIAN #1

$1.00

DC

      4,169

258

6.51

DIE HARD YEAR ONE #6

$3.99

BOO

      3,991

259

6.20

DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #351

$2.99

BOO

      3,801

260

6.17

SCOOBY DOO #153

$2.50

DC

      3,780

261

6.13

MILO VENTIMIGLIA PRESENTS BERSERKER #4 KEOWN CVR A

$3.99

IMA

      3,757

262

6.12

GOD COMPLEX #3

$2.99

IMA

      3,748

263

6.02

LOCKE & KEY CROWN OF SHADOWS #3

$3.99

IDW

      3,690

264

6.01

MUPPET KING ARTHUR #2

$2.99

BOO

      3,684

265

5.89

WE WILL BURY YOU #1

$3.99

IDW

      3,610

266

5.87

LOGANS RUN #1

$3.99

BLU

      3,599

267

5.80

DANTES INFERNO #3

$3.99

DC

      3,557

268

5.76

THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY #8

$3.99

DE

      3,529

269

5.45

INCREDIBLE HULK #606

$3.99

MAR

      3,342

270

5.31

TANK GIRL SKIDMARKS #3

$3.99

TIT

      3,253

271

5.24

CHASE VARIANT ONE SHOT IS ALL I NEED

$3.99

IMA

      3,214

272

5.16

OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE #14

$3.99

MAR

      3,161

273

5.15

TICK NEW SERIES #2

$4.95

NEW

      3,157

274

4.91

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #20

$2.99

MAR

      3,008

275

4.72

KILL AUDIO #5

$3.99

BOO

      2,895

276

4.72

SHONEN JUMP MARCH 2010

$4.99

VIZ

      2,894

277

4.61

DARK WOLVERINE #82

$2.99

MAR

      2,823

278

4.40

ANCHOR #5

$3.99

BOO

      2,698

279

4.34

STARSTRUCK #6

$3.99

IDW

      2,657

280

4.33

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #21 2ND PTG VAR

$2.99

MAR

      2,656

281

4.32

DAFFODIL #2

$5.99

MAR

      2,650

282

4.26

AIRFIGHTERS #1

$5.99

MOO

      2,611

283

4.20

PHONOGRAM 2 #7 SINGLES CLUB

$3.50

IMA

      2,573

284

4.13

ATOM AND HAWKMAN #46

$2.99

DC

      2,529

285

4.04

JON SABLE FREELANCE ASHES OF EDEN #5

$3.99

IDW

      2,474

286

4.03

HULK #19

$3.99

MAR

      2,472

287

4.01

CRAZIES PART 1 HOPMAN BOG

$2.99

IMA

      2,457

288

3.94

PVP #44

$3.50

IMA

      2,413

289

3.92

CRAZIES PART 3 BLACK POND

$2.99

IMA

      2,400

290

3.91

PHANTOM GENERATIONS #8

$3.99

MOO

      2,395

291

3.90

ZOMBIES VS ROBOTS AVENTURE #1

$3.99

IDW

      2,390

292

3.90

CRAZIES PART 2 DWYER CREEK

$2.99

IMA

      2,389

293

3.87

CRAZIES PART 4 OGDEN MARSH

$2.99

IMA

      2,374

294

3.86

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #22 2ND PTG VAR

$2.99

MAR

      2,367

295

3.85

TRACKER #3

$3.99

IMA

      2,362

296

3.77

SIEGE EMBEDDED #1 2ND PTG VAR

$3.99

MAR

      2,312

297

3.74

DARK AVENGERS #13

$3.99

MAR

      2,290

298

3.72

GOLD DIGGER #114

$2.99

ANT

      2,277

299

3.70

BETTY & VERONICA #246

$2.50

ARC

      2,265

300

3.65

BLACKBEARD LEGEND OF THE PYRATE KING #3

$3.50

DE

      2,237


Notes on this chart:
* -- Combined multiple covers with same SRP.
** -- Returnable title.  Order index calculated at a reduced level to account for possible returns.

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
AAR = Aardvark-Vanaheim

ABS = Abstract Studios
AMR = Basement Comics / Amryl Ent.

ANT = Antarctic Press
ARC = Archaia Studios Press

ARC = Archie Comic Publications
ARD = Ardden Entertainment

ASP = Aspen MLT Inc.

AVA = Avatar Press

BON = Bongo Comics

BOO = BOOM! Studios
BLU = Bluewater Productions
BRO = Broadsword Comics

CAR = Cartoon Books

DAB = Dabel Brothers Productions, LLC

DEV = Devil's Due Publishing
DGW = Digital Webbing

DYN = Dynamite Entertainment

D&Q = Drawn & Quarterly

FAN = Fantagraphics Books

HAR = Harris Comics

IDE = IDW Publishing

KZR = Kenzer & Company

MIR = Mirage Studios

MOO = Moonstone

NBM = NBM / Papercutz

NEW = New England Comics

ONI = Oni Press Inc.

RAL = Radical Comics
RAN = Random House (Del Rey Comics)
RED = Red 5 Comics

SLG = Slave Labor Graphics
TH3 = Th3rd World Studios
TIT = Titan Publishing

UDO = Udon Entertainment

ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment

 

These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during February 2010.  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 Batman number that we calculate using multiple data points; our numbers for Batman withhin 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 February or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of February.  This information may not be reproduced in any format without also crediting Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc.

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, Devil's Due, Archie, Aspen, Dynamite Entertainment and Gemstone 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. 

 

Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, BOOM!, and Archie distribute some of their titles through channels other than comic specialty stores, e.g., newsstands and bookstores.  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 the top 300 graphic novels actual orders in January, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--January 2010."


For the top 300 comic actual orders in January, see "Top 300 Comics Actual--January 2010."


For an overview and analysis of the actual comic sales in January, see "'Siege' Tops the Charts."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in January, see, "Comics Inch Up in January."

 

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's Top 300 Comics and Top 300 GNs Index."