Print View

Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--December 2008

Sales Estimates for December Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title Data

Published: 01/20/2009 12:00am
#1 in December

These are estimates of the sales on graphic novels by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during December 2008.

 

For an overview and analysis of comic sales in December, see "'Secret Invasion' Finishes on Top."

 

For an analysis of the dollar trends in December, see "Comics Have a Strong December

."

 

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books shipped during December, see "Top 300 Comics Novels Actual--December 2008."

 

 

TOP 300 GNs – December 2008

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

12.81

JOKER HC

$19.99

DC

   11,973

2

7.13

WATCHMEN TP*

$19.99

DC

     6,664

3

5.74

JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 04 AMERICANA (MR)

$14.99

DC

     5,365

4

5.43

NARUTO TP VOL 33

$7.95

VIZ

     5,075

5

4.96

STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 02 CRASH COURSE

$7.95

DAR

     4,636

6

4.57

STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 04 ALLIANCE

$15.95

DAR

     4,272

7

4.49

BLEACH TP VOL 25

$7.95

VIZ

     4,197

8

4.34

ASTONISHING X-MEN HC VOL 02*

$34.99

MAR

     4,057

9

4.23

ULTIMATES 3 PREM HC WHO KILLED SCARLET WITCH*

$24.99

MAR

     3,954

10

4.19

BATMAN JOKERS ASYLUM TP

$14.99

DC

     3,916

11

4

JSA HC VOL 03 THY KINGDOM COME PART 2

$24.99

DC

     3,739

12

3.95

SUPERMAN BATMAN VENGEANCE TP

$12.99

DC

     3,692

13

3.78

GREEN LANTERN SECRET ORIGIN HC

$19.99

DC

     3,533

14

3.62

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 01*

$24.99

MAR

     3,384

15

3.43

SPIRIT TP VOL 01

$19.99

DC

     3,206

16

3.42

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 20 DEMONS LAIR

$19.95

DAR

     3,197

17

3.4

WALT DISNEYS CHRISTMAS PARADE #5

$9.50

GEM

     3,178

18

3.15

STAR WARS OMNIBUS RISE O/SITH

$24.95

DAR

     2,944

19

3.14

X-MEN COMPLETE ONSLAUGHT EPIC TP BOOK 04

$29.99

MAR

     2,935

20

3.13

CAMELOT 3000 HC DELUXE EDITION

$34.99

DC

     2,926

21

3

TEEN TITANS ON THE CLOCK TP

$14.99

DC

     2,804

22

2.99

WOLVERINE ORIGINS TP VOL 05 DEADPOOL

$19.99

MAR

     2,795

23

2.97

SHOWCASE PRESENTS BRAVE & BOLD BATMAN TEAMUPS VOL 03

$16.99

DC

     2,776

24

2.9

YOUNG LIARS TP VOL 01 DAYDREAM BELIEVER (MR)

$9.99

DC

     2,711

25

2.81

NEGIMA GN VOL 20 (MR)

$10.95

RAN

     2,626

26

2.81

RUNAWAYS TP DEAD END KIDS

$15.99

MAR

     2,626

27

2.81

BATMAN PRIVATE CASEBOOK HC

$19.99

DC

     2,626

28

2.77

V FOR VENDETTA TP*

$19.99

DC

     2,589

29

2.72

MIGHTY AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 03 SECRET INVASION BOOK 01

$19.99

MAR

     2,542

30

2.69

SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 02 BRAND NEW DAY

$19.99

MAR

     2,514

31

2.55

SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERGIRL TP VOL 02

$16.99

DC

     2,383

32

2.28

HULK 100 PROJECT

$10.00

UPP

     2,131

33

2.24

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS HC VOL 01

$29.99

DE

     2,094

34

2.22

CAPTAIN AMERICA TP CHOSEN

$19.99

MAR

     2,075

35

2.2

CABLE TP VOL 01 MESSIAH WAR

$14.99

MAR

     2,056

36

2.2

DAREDEVIL MAN WITHOUT FEAR PREM HC*

$24.99

MAR

     2,056

37

2.19

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES THE MORE THINGS CHANGE TP

$17.99

DC

     2,047

38

2.18

BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC

$17.99

DC

     2,038

39

2.18

SUPERMAN PAST & FUTURE TP

$19.99

DC

     2,038

40

2.12

ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE TP VOL 05

$16.99

MAR

     1,982

41

2.11

BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER TP VOL 10

$9.99

VIZ

     1,972

42

2.1

INFINITY CRUSADE TP VOL 01

$29.99

MAR

     1,963

43

2.09

MMW AVENGERS HC VOL 08*

$54.99

MAR

     1,954

44

2.05

LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 02

$7.99

VIZ

     1,916

45

2.04

BRAVE & BOLD LORDS O/LUCK TP

$17.99

DC

     1,907

46

2.03

DAREDEVIL BY MILLER JANSON TP VOL 02

$29.99

MAR

     1,897

47

1.92

GUARDIANS O/GALAXY PREM HC VOL 01 LEGACY

$19.99

MAR

     1,795

48

1.9

FABLES TP VOL 11 WAR & PIECES (MR)

$17.99

DC

     1,776

49

1.89

WATCHMEN THE ABSOLUTE EDITION HC

$75.00

DC

     1,767

50

1.88

SPAWN BOOK O/DEAD HC TOY ED

$32.99

IMA

     1,757

51

1.85

X-FACTOR TP VOL 05 ONLY GAME IN TOWN

$15.99

MAR

     1,729

52

1.8

MPD PSYCHO TP VOL 07 (MR)

$12.95

DAR

     1,682

53

1.8

ULTIMATE ELEKTRA DEVILS DUE TP

$11.99

MAR

     1,682

54

1.8

VINYL UNDERGROUND TP VOL 02 PRETTY DEAD THINGS (MR)

$17.99

DC

     1,682

55

1.79

ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES TP VOL 02

$15.99

MAR

     1,673

56

1.77

FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE

$9.99

DC

     1,654

57

1.76

ONSLAUGHT REBORN TP

$14.99

MAR

     1,645

58

1.74

ALIENS OMNIBUS TP VOL 06

$24.95

DAR

     1,626

59

1.73

BLOOD PLUS GN VOL 04

$10.95

DAR

     1,617

60

1.7

SPAWN NEO NOIR TP

$14.95

IMA

     1,589

61

1.7

SECRET WARS OMNIBUS HC*

$99.99

MAR

     1,589

62

1.69

LONE RANGER TP VOL 02 LINES NOT CROSSED

$14.99

DE

     1,580

63

1.69

PHANTOM DREAM GN VOL 01 (Of 5) (MR)

$9.99

TKP

     1,580

64

1.66

NEW EXILES TP VOL 02 SOUL AWAKENING

$15.99

MAR

     1,552

65

1.62

ESSENTIAL PUNISHER TP VOL 03

$16.99

MAR

     1,514

66

1.62

AVENGERS PREM HC FIRST TO LAST*

$34.99

MAR

     1,514

67

1.58

CREEPY ARCHIVES HC VOL 02

$49.95

DAR

     1,477

68

1.58

DAREDEVIL PREM HC YELLOW

$24.99

MAR

     1,477

69

1.55

BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP

$14.99

DC

     1,449

70

1.54

NOVA ANNIHILATION HC

$34.99

MAR

     1,439

71

1.51

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 11 DIGEST

$8.99

MAR

     1,411

72

1.42

ROSARIO VAMPIRE GN VOL 04

$7.99

VIZ

     1,327

73

1.42

WHAT IF CLASSIC TP VOL 05

$29.99

MAR

     1,327

74

1.4

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE

$9.99

IMA

     1,309

75

1.38

MICE TEMPLAR HC VOL 01 THE PROPHECY

$29.99

IMA

     1,290

76

1.36

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 17

$9.99

VIZ

     1,271

77

1.36

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 03 WOLVES AT THE GATE

$15.95

DAR

     1,271

78

1.35

SILVERFISH TP (MR)

$17.99

DC

     1,262

79

1.34

LONE RANGER HC VOL 02 LINES NOT CROSSED

$19.99

DE

     1,252

80

1.33

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED

$12.99

DC

     1,243

81

1.33

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (MR)

$12.99

IMA

     1,243

82

1.33

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 02 NO FUTURE FOR YOU

$15.95

DAR

     1,243

83

1.31

PROGRAMME TP VOL 02

$17.99

DC

     1,224

84

1.31

SPIDER-MAN DOCTOR OCTOPUS NEGATIVE EXPOSURE TP

$13.99

MAR

     1,224

85

1.31

WOLVERINE DANGEROUS GAMES PREM HC

$24.99

MAR

     1,224

86

1.29

ARCHIES GREATEST HITS TP VOL 01

$9.95

ARC

     1,206

87

1.29

CHIBI VAMPIRE GN VOL 12 (Of 13) (MR)

$9.99

TKP

     1,206

88

1.29

X-MEN TP ANGEL REVELATIONS

$19.99

MAR

     1,206

89

1.28

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER (MR)

$14.99

IMA

     1,196

90

1.28

GENTLEMENS ALLIANCE TP VOL 08

$8.99

VIZ

     1,196

91

1.28

AMERICAN FLAGG DEFINITIVE COLL TP VOL 01

$19.99

IMA

     1,196

92

1.25

CALIBER HC VOL 01 FIRST CANON OF JUSTICE

$19.95

RAL

     1,168

93

1.25

HERCULES HC VOL 01 THE THRACIAN WARS

$19.95

RAL

     1,168

94

1.25

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL PREM HC VOL 04 JIGSAW

$19.99

MAR

     1,168

95

1.25

PULSE TP VOL 01 THIN AIR

$13.99

MAR

     1,168

96

1.24

TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE TP VOL 02

$24.99

IDW

     1,159

97

1.24

HULK GIANT-SIZE HC DM ED

$19.99

MAR

     1,159

98

1.24

MIDNIGHTER TP VOL 03 ASSASSIN8

$14.99

DC

     1,159

99

1.24

TEEN TITANS SPOTLIGHT RAVEN TP

$14.99

DC

     1,159

100

1.23

OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 06

$24.99

MAR

     1,150

101

1.23

PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION (MR)

$14.99

DC

     1,150

102

1.23

BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME

$15.95

DAR

     1,150

103

1.23

GENEXT TP

$15.99

MAR

     1,150

104

1.22

END LEAGUE TP VOL 01 BALLAD OF BIG NOTHING

$12.95

DAR

     1,140

105

1.21

GOTHIC AND LOLITA BIBLE VOL 04 (Of 6)

$19.99

TKP

     1,131

106

1.21

HEDGE KNIGHT II TP SWORN SWORD

$15.99

MAR

     1,131

107

1.19

MARVEL ADVENTURES HULK TP VOL 04 DIGEST

$8.99

MAR

     1,112

108

1.15

UMBRELLA ACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE TP

$17.95

DAR

     1,075

109

1.14

JUNGLE GIRL HC VOL 01

$19.99

DE

     1,066

110

1.14

CODE GEASS SUZAKU O/COUNTERATTACK GN VOL 01

$9.99

BAN

     1,066

111

1.13

TEZUKAS BLACK JACK PX HC VOL 02

$24.95

RAN

     1,056

112

1.13

ALL NEW ATOM TP VOL 04 SMALL WONDER

$17.99

DC

     1,056

113

1.12

TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED TP VOL 06

$7.99

IDW

     1,047

114

1.12

STAR TREK ASSIGNMENT EARTH TP

$19.99

IDW

     1,047

115

1.12

COMPLETE TERRY & THE PIRATES HC VOL 05

$49.99

IDW

     1,047

116

1.1

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL TP BRAND NEW DAY VOL 04

$16.99

MAR

     1,028

117

1.1

BAKUGAN GN VOL 01 BATTLE BEGINS

$7.99

RAN

     1,028

118

1.1

PROOF TP VOL 02

$12.99

IMA

     1,028

119

1.09

BLACK LAGOON GN VOL 03 (MR)

$12.99

VIZ

     1,019

120

1.08

WASTELAND TP BOOK 03 BLACK STEEL IN THE HOUR O/CHAOS (MR)

$13.95

ONI

     1,009

121

1.08

BOYS DEFINITIVE ED (MR)

$75.00

DE

     1,009

122

1.07

DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME HC

$24.99

MAR

     1,000

123

1.07

SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES

$19.99

DC

     1,000

124

1.07

CIVIL WAR TP

$24.99

MAR

     1,000

125

1.06

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS

$12.99

IMA

        991

126

1.04

RED SONJA TP VOL 05 WORLD ON FIRE (MR)

$19.99

DE

        972

127

1.03

WAR AT ELLSMERE TP

$12.95

SLA

        963

128

1.01

BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP

$19.99

DC

        944

129

1.01

BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY DAILIES HC VOL 01 1929 1931

$39.99

HER

        944

130

1.01

Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (MR)

$12.99

DC

        944

131

1

WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE (MR)

$12.99

IMA

        935

132

0.99

STARCRAFT FRONTLINE GN VOL 02 (Of 3)

$10.99

TKP

        925

133

0.97

DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS TP VOL 02

$19.99

IDW

        907

134

0.97</