These are estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2009.

 

For an overview and analysis of comic sales in May, see "'New Avengers' Top Down Month."

 

For an analysis of the dollar trends in May, see "Comic Sales Crash in May."

 

For our estimates of actual sales by Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on graphic novels shipped during May, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--May 2009."

 

 

TOP 300 COMICS -- May 2009

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

105.83

NEW AVENGERS #53 DKR

$3.99

MAR

    94,367

2

100.00

BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL #3 (OF 3)

$3.99

DC

    89,170

3

97.65

WOLVERINE #72

$2.99

MAR

    87,075

4

96.65

FLASH REBIRTH #2 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

    86,183

5

93.44

WOLVERINE #73

$2.99

MAR

    83,324

6

91.39

GREEN LANTERN #41

$2.99

DC

    81,491

7

84.26

UNCANNY X-MEN #510

$2.99

MAR

    75,139

8

81.98

HULK #12

$3.99

MAR

    73,105

9

80.56

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #595 DKR

$2.99

MAR

    71,837

10

75.06

CAPTAIN AMERICA #50

$3.99

MAR

    66,928

11

71.62

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #33

$2.99

DC

    63,867

12

69.07

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #36

$2.99

DC

    61,591

13

66.38

WOLVERINE WEAPON X #2

$3.99

MAR

    59,192

14

65.87

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #25 CHEN CVR

$2.99

DAR

    58,740

15

65.56

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #594

$2.99

MAR

    58,464

16

65.45

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #593

$2.99

MAR

    58,363

17

65.43

X-FORCE #15 XMW

$2.99

MAR

    58,340

18

64.09

ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #6 (OF 6)

$2.99

MAR

    57,149

19

62.92

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #27

$2.99

DC

    56,102

20

62.50

NEW MUTANTS #1

$3.99

MAR

    55,734

21

60.57

X-MEN LEGACY #224

$2.99

MAR

    54,008

22

57.54

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #13 DKR

$2.99

MAR

    51,311

23

57.32

DEADPOOL #10 DKR

$2.99

MAR

    51,113

24

56.23

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #132

$2.99

MAR

    50,144

25

53.07

POWER GIRL #1

$2.99

DC

    47,322

26

52.93

CABLE #14 XMW

$2.99

MAR

    47,196

27

52.32

FANTASTIC FOUR #566

$2.99

MAR

    46,653

28

51.09

WAR OF KINGS #3 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

    45,560

29

50.97

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #36 DKR

$2.99

MAR

    45,451

30

49.39

AVENGERS INVADERS #11 (OF 12)

$2.99

MAR

    44,037

31

48.87

DARK TOWER THE FALL OF GILEAD #1 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

    43,580

32

47.98

SECRET WARRIORS #4 DKR

$2.99

MAR

    42,781

33

47.67

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #24 DKR

$2.99

MAR

    42,510

34

47.27

SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #3 (OF 12)

$2.99

DC

    42,153

35

46.85

ACTION COMICS #877

$2.99

DC

    41,772

36

46.70

SUPERMAN #688

$2.99

DC

    41,642

37

45.22

THUNDERBOLTS #132

$2.99

MAR

    40,324

38

44.33

SUPERMAN BATMAN #60

$2.99

DC

    39,531

39

43.86

GOTHAM GAZETTE #1 BATMAN ALIVE

$2.99

DC

    39,106

40

43.65

BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL THE NETWORK #1

$2.99

DC

    38,927

41

40.78

STAND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #3 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

    36,364

42

40.29

MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

    35,926

43

40.28

AZRAEL DEATHS DARK KNIGHT #3 (OF 3)

$2.99

DC

    35,916

44

39.95

PUNISHER #5 DKR

$2.99

MAR

    35,621

45

39.79

DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS #2 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

    35,478

46

39.62

ORACLE #3 (OF 3)

$2.99

DC

    35,328

47

38.62

NEW AVENGERS REUNION #3 (OF 4) DKR

$3.99

MAR

    34,438

48

38.51

TITANS #13

$2.99

DC

    34,343

49

37.50

SUPERGIRL #41

$2.99

DC

    33,441

50

37.08

WONDER WOMAN #32

$2.99

DC

    33,065

51

36.56

TRINITY #49

$2.99

DC

    32,602

52

36.46

TRINITY #52

$2.99

DC

    32,514

53

36.44

TRINITY #50

$2.99

DC

    32,496

54

36.31

TRINITY #51

$2.99

DC

    32,374

55

36.18

DARK REIGN YOUNG AVENGERS #1 (OF 5) DKR

$3.99

MAR

    32,266

56

35.37

X-FACTOR #43

$2.99

MAR

    31,543

57

34.75

BLACK PANTHER 2 #4 DKR

$2.99

MAR

    30,984

58

34.30

DARK REIGN HAWKEYE #2 (OF 5) DKR

$3.99

MAR

    30,581

59

34.07

TEEN TITANS #71

$2.99

DC

    30,376

60

33.48

DARK REIGN HOOD #1 (OF 5) DKR

$3.99

MAR

    29,857

61

32.60

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH RUN #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

    29,065

62

32.52

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #129

$2.99

MAR

    28,995

63

32.15

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH ESCAPE #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

    28,668

64

32.11

ANGEL #21

$3.99

IDW

    28,633

65

31.81

BOYS #30 (MR)

$2.99

DE

    28,365

66

31.07

WAR MACHINE #6

$2.99

MAR

    27,703

67

30.83

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH DANCE #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

    27,491

68

30.43

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #14

$2.99

MAR

    27,130

69

30.41

DARK REIGN ELEKTRA #3 (OF 5) DKR

$3.99

MAR

    27,118

70

30.41

SECRET SIX #9

$2.99

DC

    27,116

71

30.40

BOYS HEROGASM #1 (MR)

$2.99

DE

    27,105

72

30.18

UNWRITTEN #1 (MR)

$1.00

DC

    26,915

73

30.02

PLANET SKAAR PROLOGUE ONE-SHOT

$3.99

MAR

    26,765

74

29.76

DARK REIGN FANTASTIC FOUR #3 (OF 5) DKR

$2.99

MAR

    26,536

75

29.35

NOVA #25

$2.99

MAR

    26,172

76

29.15

OUTSIDERS #18

$2.99

DC

    25,995

77

29.15

WAR OF KINGS ASCENSION #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

    25,993

78

28.92

WOLVERINE NOIR #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

    25,792

79

28.57

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH INK #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

    25,479

80

28.46

AGENTS OF ATLAS #4 DKR

$2.99

MAR

    25,377

81

28.27

AGENTS OF ATLAS #5 DKR

$2.99

MAR

    25,207

82

27.76

MS MARVEL #39 DKR

$2.99

MAR

    24,757

83

27.10

STAR WARS LEGACY #36 RENEGADE

$2.99

DAR

    24,166

84

26.80

WALKING DEAD #61 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

    23,902

85

26.50

FABLES #84 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    23,634

86

25.29

BOOSTER GOLD #20

$2.99

DC

    22,549

87

25.02

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #23

$2.99

DC

    22,312

88

24.84

EXILES #2

$2.99

MAR

    22,148

89

24.64

GI JOE #5

$3.99

IDW

    21,968

90

24.52

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #26

$2.99

MAR

    21,864

91

24.52

PUNISHER FRANK CASTLE MAX #70 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

    21,864

92

24.33

BATMAN IN BARCELONA DRAGONS KNIGHT

$3.99

DC

    21,695

93

24.08

SPIDER-MAN SHORT HALLOWEEN

$3.99

MAR

    21,473

94

24.05

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #20

$2.99

DC

    21,445

95

23.55

FUSION #1 (OF 3)

$2.99

IMA

    20,999

96

23.55

UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #6 (OF 6)

$2.99

DAR

    20,996

97

23.34

HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL

$3.99

MAR

    20,808

98

23.05

DAREDEVIL NOIR #2 (OF 4)  CALERO VAR

$3.99

MAR

    20,555

99

23.02

GHOST RIDER #35

$2.99

MAR

    20,523

100

22.65

ALL NEW SAVAGE SHE-HULK #2 (OF 4) DKR

$3.99

MAR

    20,194

101

22.08

MOON KNIGHT #30

$2.99

MAR

    19,693

102

22.01

HULK BROKEN WORLDS #2 (OF 2)

$3.99

MAR

    19,622

103

21.98

ALIENS #1 (OF 4)

$3.50

DAR

    19,598

104

21.78

JACK OF FABLES #34 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    19,420

105

21.73

LITERALS #2 (OF 3) (MR)

$2.99

DC

    19,381

106

21.40

MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #1 70TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

$3.99

MAR

    19,085

107

21.28

LAST DAYS OF ANIMAL MAN #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

    18,976

108

21.16

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #29

$2.99

DC

    18,867

109

20.95

VIGILANTE #6

$2.99

DC

    18,677

110

20.50

ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK THREE #1 (OF 4)

$3.99

DC

    18,281

111

20.13

CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #13

$2.99

MAR

    17,947

112

20.05

GI JOE COBRA #3

$3.99

IDW

    17,881

113

19.92

GENEXT UNITED #1 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

    17,766

114

19.79

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OLD REPUBLIC #41 DUELING AMBITIONS PT 3 (

$2.99

DAR

    17,650

115

19.78

LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS #1 (OF 4)

$2.99

MAR

    17,638

116

19.65

RUNAWAYS 3 #10

$3.99

MAR

    17,523

117

18.75

ANGEL NOT FADE AWAY #1

$3.99

IDW

    16,722

118

18.55

FANTASTIC FORCE #2 (OF 5)

$2.99

MAR

    16,541

119

18.48

SOLOMON GRUNDY #3 (OF 7)

$2.99

DC

    16,482

120

18.16

TIMESTORM 2009 2099 #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

    16,190

121

18.01

BLACK TERROR #4

$3.50

DE

    16,058

122

17.71

SKRULL KILL KREW #2 (OF 5) DKR

$3.99

MAR

    15,795

123

17.69

WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #6 (OF 8)

$3.99

MAR

    15,774

124

17.57

ANGEL BLOOD AND TRENCHES #3

$3.99

IDW

    15,670

125

17.49

STAR WARS CLONE WARS #6 (OF 6)

$2.99

DAR

    15,597

126

17.29

GI JOE MOVIE PREQUEL #3 BARONESS

$3.99

IDW

    15,418

127

17.13

HOWLING COMMANDOS #1

$3.99

MAR

    15,275

128

17.01

SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #11

$2.99

MAR

    15,164

129

16.97

X-MEN FOREVER ALPHA

$4.99

MAR

    15,133

130

16.95

INVINCIBLE #62

$2.99

IMA

    15,113

131

16.89

WITCHBLADE #127 SEJIC CVR A

$2.99

IMA

    15,065

132

16.10

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #13 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    14,358

133

16.10

BPRD BLACK GODDESS #5 (OF 5)

$2.99

DAR

    14,357

134

15.80

DESTROYER #2 (OF 5) (MR)

$3.99

MAR

    14,087

135

15.13

THOR TALES OF ASGARD BY LEE & KIRBY #1 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

    13,488

136

15.10

REBELS #4

$2.99

DC

    13,468

137

15.03

EX MACHINA #42 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    13,403

138

15.02

WARLORD #2

$2.99

DC

    13,390

139

14.88

ASTONISHING TALES #4

$3.99

MAR

    13,268

140

14.06

WORLD OF WARCRAFT #19

$2.99

DC

    12,536

141

14.03

STRANGE ADVENTURES #3 (OF 8)

$3.99

DC

    12,515

142

13.78

TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #11

$3.99

IDW

    12,292

143

13.73

CROSSED #5 (OF 9) (MR)

$3.99

AVA

    12,246

144

13.71

WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #15

$2.99

MAR

    12,221

145

13.63

WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2009 BASALDUA CVR A

$3.99

IMA

    12,154

146

13.57

RED SONJA #44

$2.99

DE

    12,099

147

13.56

IGNITION CITY #3 (OF 5) (MR)

$3.99

AVA

    12,091

148

13.55

MOUSE GUARD WINTER 1152 #6 (OF 6)

$3.50

ARS

    12,080

149

13.26

X-MEN FUTURE HISTORY MESSIAH WAR SOURCEBOOK

$3.99

MAR

    11,823

150

13.17

STARCRAFT #1

$2.99

DC

    11,744

151

13.06

SOULFIRE #9 MICHAEL TURNER CVR

$2.99

ASP

    11,649

152

13.02

JONAH HEX #43

$2.99

DC

    11,606

153

12.44

TERRY MOORES ECHO #12

$3.50

ABS

    11,093

154

12.34

TRANSFORMERS REVENGE O/T FALLEN MOVIE ADAPT #1

$3.99

IDW

    11,008

155

12.27

HELLBLAZER #255 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    10,937

156

12.09

COMPLETE DRACULA #1 (OF 5)

$4.99

DE

    10,780

157

11.86

X-MEN FIRST CLASS FINALS #4 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

    10,579

158

11.68

TRANSFORMERS REVENGE O/T FALLEN MOVIE ADAPT #2

$3.99

IDW

    10,417

159

11.62

RESIDENT EVIL #2 (OF 6) (MR)

$3.99

DC

    10,366

160

11.50

TERROR INC APOCALYPSE SOON #1 (OF 4) (MR)

$3.99

MAR

    10,252

161

11.42

MADAME XANADU #11 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    10,179

162

11.34

DARKNESS #77

$2.99

IMA

    10,114

163

11.31

SEAGUY THE SLAVES OF MICKEY EYE #2 (OF 3) (MR)

$3.99

DC

    10,082

164

11.22

FEMALE FORCE #3 MICHELLE OBAMA CURR PTG

$3.99

BLU

    10,007

165

11.17

IRREDEEMABLE #2

$3.99

BOO

      9,962

166

11.16

GEARS OF WAR #7 (MR)

$3.99

DC

      9,955

167

11.10

ENDERS SHADOW BATTLE SCHOOL #5 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

      9,900

168

11.02

KULL #6 (OF 6)

$2.99

DAR

      9,824

169

10.94

SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #1 (OF 5) HERRERA CVR

$2.99

ASP

      9,753

170

10.93

FATHOM #7 ALE GARZA CVR

$2.99

ASP

      9,748

171

10.69

AUTHORITY #10

$2.99

DC

      9,531

172

10.44

FARSCAPE STRANGE DETRACTORS #2 (OF 4) CVR A

$3.99

BOO

      9,311

173

10.43

TERROR INC APOCALYPSE SOON #2 (OF 4) (MR)

$3.99

MAR

      9,301

174

10.36

NORTHLANDERS #17 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      9,239

175

10.25

LOCKE & KEY HEAD GAMES #5

$3.99

IDW

      9,137

176

10.18

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #38

$2.99

ZEN

      9,077

177

10.04

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #200

$2.50

ARC

      8,953

178

9.95

GRIMM FAIRY TALES RETURN TO WONDERLAND ANNUAL #1

$5.99

ZEN

      8,868

179

9.92

TINY TITANS #16

$2.50

DC

      8,844

180

9.75

TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #56 (MR)

$2.95

BRO

      8,693

181

9.68

STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #6 CRUZ CVR A

$3.95

UDO

      8,633

182

9.57

STAR TREK CREW #3

$3.99

IDW

      8,537

183

9.42

FIN FANG FOUR RETURN #1

$3.99

MAR

      8,402

184

9.36

DOCTOR WHO TIME MACHINATION

$3.99

IDW

      8,349

185

9.35

STAR TREK MISSIONS END #3

$3.99

IDW

      8,337

186

9.34

SPIRIT #28

$2.99

DC

      8,329

187

9.16

WILDCATS #11

$2.99

DC

      8,165

188

9.12

BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL #1 (OF 3) 2ND PTG

$3.99

DC

      8,133

189

9.06

SWORD #17 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      8,081

190

9.04

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #6

$4.99

MAR

      8,061

191

9.02

INCREDIBLES FAMILY MATTERS #2 (OF 4)

$2.99

BOO

      8,041

192

9.02

GREEN LANTERN #40

$2.99

DC

      8,040

193

8.96

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #5

$2.50

DC

      7,994

194

8.70

RAPTURE #1 OEMING CVR

$2.99

DAR

      7,756

195

8.66

ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #16

$2.99

IMA

      7,721

196

8.64

UNKNOWN SOLDIER #8 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      7,705

197

8.48

MIGHTY #4

$2.99

DC

      7,565

198

8.46

SIMPSONS COMICS #154

$2.99

BON

      7,546

199

8.33

STAR TREK ALIENS SPOTLIGHT ROMULANS

$3.99

IDW

      7,431

200

8.32

ZORRO #13

$3.50

DE

      7,416

201

8.19

FARSCAPE DARGOS LAMENT #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

BOO

      7,300

202

7.98

AIR #9 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      7,115

203

7.96

CABLE #13 XMW

$2.99

MAR

      7,098

204

7.90

GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS TANKIES #2 (MR)

$3.50

DE

      7,043

205

7.88

KILLAPALOOZA #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

      7,031

206

7.68

BACK TO BROOKLYN #5 (OF 5) (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      6,844

207

7.56

FRINGE #5 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

      6,744

208

7.50

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA FINAL FIVE #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

DE

      6,688

209

7.50

SONIC UNIVERSE #4

$2.50

ARC

      6,687

210

7.35

ARMY OF DARKNESS #20

$3.50

DE

      6,558

211

7.13

FUTURAMA COMICS #43

$2.99

BON

      6,354

212

7.12

UNKNOWN #1 (OF 4)

$3.99

BOO

      6,350

213

6.96

ROBERT JORDANS WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #0 REG CVR

$3.99

DAB

      6,207

214

6.93

SUPERGIRL COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8TH GRADE #6 (OF 6)

$2.50

DC

      6,179

215

6.91

HACK SLASH ENTRY WOUND (MR)

$2.50

DDP

      6,163

216

6.91

UNIVERSAL WAR ONE REVELATIONS #2 (OF 3) (MR)

$5.99

MAR

      6,158

217

6.90

DEAD ROMEO #2 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

      6,155

218

6.81

DEADPOOL #9 DKR

$2.99

MAR

      6,073

219

6.80

GRAVEL #11 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      6,061

220

6.79

SAVAGE DRAGON #148

$3.50

IMA

      6,051

221

6.58

HACK SLASH SERIES #22 SEELEY CVR A (MR)

$3.50

DDP

      5,865

222

6.28

HOTWIRE #3 (OF 5) PUGH CVR A

$2.99

RAL

      5,604

223

6.25

MAN WITH NO NAME #10

$3.50

DE

      5,571

224

6.19

YOUNG LIARS #15 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      5,518

225

6.18

SUPER FRIENDS #15

$2.50

DC

      5,513

226

6.11

TROJAN WAR #1 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

      5,452

227

6.02

STORMWATCH PHD #21

$2.99

DC

      5,370

228

6.02

X-FORCE #14 XMW

$2.99

MAR

      5,366

229

5.87

WOLVERINE #67 3RD PTG MCNIVEN VAR

$2.99

MAR

      5,238

230

5.79

USAGI YOJIMBO #120

$3.50

DAR

      5,160

231

5.77

MARVEL APES GRUNT LINE SPECIAL

$3.99

MAR

      5,143

232

5.77

WOLVERINE #68 3RD PTG MCNIVEN VAR

$2.99

MAR

      5,143

233

5.70

ASTRO BOY MOVIE PREQUEL UNDERGROUND #1

$3.99

IDW

      5,080

234

5.62

CARS ROOKIE #2 (OF 4)

$2.99

BOO

      5,007

235

5.61

WOLVERINE #69 2ND PTG MCNIVEN VAR

$2.99

MAR

      5,004

236

5.60

GREEN LANTERN #39 (ORIGINS)

$2.99

DC

      4,992

237

5.59

WOLVERINE #66 4TH PTG MCNIVEN VAR

$2.99

MAR

      4,987

238

5.51

OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE #5

$3.99

MAR

      4,913

239

5.50

PROTOTYPE #2 (OF 6) (MR)

$3.99

DC

      4,906

240

5.45

JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT #4 (OF 4)

$3.99

DAB

      4,858

241

5.38

MUPPET ROBIN HOOD #1 (OF 4)

$2.99

BOO

      4,793

242

5.29

OLYMPUS #1 (IMAGE ED)

$3.50

IMA

      4,715

243

5.27

WOLVERINE #70 3RD PTG MCNIVEN SKETCH VAR

$2.99

MAR

      4,696

244

5.26

PRIDE & PREJUDICE #2 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

      4,686

245

5.25

VOLTRON A LEGEND FORGED #5 SEELEY CVR A

$3.50

DDP

      4,683

246

5.23

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT NEW MUTANTS

$2.99

MAR

      4,661

247

5.21

GREEN LANTERN #38 (ORIGINS)

$2.99

DC

      4,647

248

5.15

STORMING PARADISE #5 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

      4,595

249

5.13

GROOM LAKE #2

$3.99

IDW

      4,577

250

5.11

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #51

$2.99

MAR

      4,557

251

5.10

SUPER-ZOMBIES #3

$3.50

DE

      4,552

252

4.90

DELLEC #0

$1.99

ASP

      4,371

253

4.83

DOCTOR WHO CLASSICS SERIES 2 #6

$3.99

IDW

      4,306

254

4.82

STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN #5 (OF 5)

$3.99

ONI

      4,296

255

4.75

MARVEL ADVENTURES AVENGERS #36

$2.99

MAR

      4,238

256

4.75

ATOMIC ROBO SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #1 (OF 5)

$3.50

RED

      4,234

257

4.60

CRIMINAL MACABRE CELL BLOCK 666 #4 (OF 4)

$2.99

DAR

      4,100

258

4.56

SCOOBY DOO #144

$2.50

DC

      4,062

259

4.54

KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #150

$8.99

KEN

      4,046

260

4.43

GIGANTIC #4 (OF 5)

$3.50

DAR

      3,948

261

4.42

ELEPHANTMEN #19

$3.50

IMA

      3,942

262

4.34

CEREBUS ARCHIVE #1

$3.00

AAR

      3,866

263

4.32

GREATEST AMERICAN HERO #3 (OF 3)

$3.50

AST

      3,851

264

4.23

GLAMOURPUSS #7

$3.00

AAR

      3,776

265

4.23

IMPALER #3

$2.99

IMA

      3,774

266

4.15

SHRAPNEL #5 (OF 5) A CVR DJURDJEVIC

$2.99

RAL

      3,700

267

3.99

FOUR EYES #3

$3.50

IMA

      3,556

268

3.97

RAWBONE #2 (OF 4) (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      3,543

269

3.95

WARRIORS OFFICIAL MOVIE ADAPTATION #2 (OF 5) (MR)

$3.99

DAB

      3,524

270

3.90

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #11

$2.99

MAR

      3,474

271

3.87

BANG TANGO #4 (OF 6) (MR)

$2.99

DC

      3,448

272

3.84

VIKING #1 2ND PTG

$2.99

IMA

      3,426

273

3.77

PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #2 JOE CORRONEY CVR

$3.99

MOO

      3,358

274

3.74

EUREKA DORMANT GENE #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

BOO

      3,337

275

3.74

YTHAQ NO ESCAPE #2 (OF 3) (MR)

$5.99

MAR

      3,335

276

3.72

LIFE AND TIMES OF SAVIOR 28 #2

$3.99

IDW

      3,317

277

3.64

ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #4 (OF 6)

$2.99

MAR

      3,244

278

3.63

AMAZON #3 (OF 3)

$3.50

DAR

      3,233

279

3.61

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583 OBAMA 5TH PTG VAR

$3.99

MAR

      3,219

280

3.50

KILLER OF DEMONS #3 (OF 3)

$3.99

IMA

      3,123

281

3.49

THOR #601

$3.99

MAR

      3,116

282

3.48

FROM THE ASHES #1

$3.99

IDW

      3,099

283

3.43

SHONEN JUMP JUNE 09

$4.99

VIZ

      3,060

284

3.41

LORDS OF AVALON KNIGHTS OF DARKNESS #6 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

      3,045

285

3.41

RESISTANCE #6 (OF 6) (MR)

$3.99

DC

      3,037

286

3.39

MYSTERIUS THE UNFATHOMABLE #5 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

      3,027

287

3.34

WAR OF KINGS #2 (OF 6) 2ND PTG PELLETIER VAR

$3.99

MAR

      2,979

288

3.29

TRANSFORMERS BEST O/T UK CITY OF FEAR #4

$3.99

IDW

      2,931

289

3.29

UNTHINKABLE #1 (OF 4)

$3.99

BOO

      2,930

290

3.24

PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON HOMECOMING #3 (OF 4)

$3.99

DAB

      2,888

291

3.23

INCOGNITO MUST HAVE

$4.99

MAR

      2,881

292

3.18

JERSEY GODS #4

$3.50

IMA

      2,839

293

3.12

ZOMBIES THAT ATE THE WORLD #3 (MR)

$3.50

DDP

      2,782

294

3.01

FLASH REBIRTH #1 (OF 6)

$3.99

DC

      2,681

295

2.89

SIMPSONS COMICS TREASURE TROVE #4

$3.99

BON

      2,575

296

2.87

ARCHIE #597

$2.50

ARC

      2,563

297

2.85

GOLD DIGGER #106

$2.99

ANT

      2,538

298

2.84

FALL OF CTHULHU NEMESIS #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

BOO

      2,531

299

2.82

LILLIM #3 (OF 5)

$2.99

IMA

      2,516

300

2.81

LOONEY TUNES #174

$2.50

DC

      2,510


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:
* -- 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

ABS = Abstract Studios

ALI = Alias Enterprises LLC

ANT = Antarctic Press

ARC = Archie Comic Publications

ASP = Aspen MLT Inc.

AVA = Avatar Press

BON = Bongo Comics

BOO = Boom! Studios
BLU = Bluewater Productions

CAR = Cartoon Books

DAB = Dabel Brothers Productions, LLC

DEV = Devil's Due Publishing

DYN = Dynamite Entertainment

D&Q = Drawn & Quarterly

FAN = Fantagraphics Books

GEM = Gemstone

GRE = Great Big Comics

HAR = Harris Comics

IDW = IDW Publishing

KZR = Kenzer & Company

MIR = Mirage Studios

MOO = Moonstone

NBM = NBM / Papercutz

ONI = Oni Press Inc.

RAD = Radical Comics

SLG = Slave Labor Graphics

UDO = Udon Entertainment

ZEN = Zenescope Entertainment

 

These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond North America during May 2009.  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 Battle of the Cowl #3 (normally the Batman title is the the anchor title Diamond uses in its calculations, but that title did not ship this month) 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 Battle of the Cowl #3 number that we calculate using multiple data points; our numbers for Battle of the Cowl #3 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 May, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of May.  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, Viz, 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 April "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--April 2009."

 

For the top 300 comic actual orders in April see "Top 300 Comics Actual--April 2009."


For an overview and analysis of the actual April and "Comic Sales Rebound in April."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in April, see "Comic Dollars Up in April."

 

For links to all previous Top 300 Comic and Top 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 100 GNs Index."