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


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

 

 

TOP 300 COMICS -- January 2010

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

170.93

SIEGE #1

$3.99

MAR

  108,484

2

167.72

GREEN LANTERN #50

$3.99

DC

  106,444

3

138.31

BATMAN AND ROBIN #7

$2.99

DC

    87,780

4

133.68

CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #6

$3.99

MAR

    84,844

5

123.22

NEW AVENGERS #61

$3.99

MAR

    78,202

6

120.90

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #617

$3.99

MAR

    76,730

7

120.47

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #44

$2.99

DC

    76,458

8

116.14

DARK AVENGERS #13

$3.99

MAR

    73,712

9

109.32

BLACKEST NIGHT THE FLASH #2

$2.99

DC

    69,381

10

103.61

UNCANNY X-MEN #520

$2.99

MAR

    65,758

11

100.76

CAPTAIN AMERICA #602

$3.99

MAR

    63,948

12

100.00

BATMAN #695

$2.99

DC

    63,467

13

98.10

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #41

$3.99

DC

    62,262

14

97.64

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #618

$2.99

MAR

    61,969

15

96.70

BLACKEST NIGHT WONDER WOMAN #2

$2.99

DC

    61,372

16

92.57

BLACKEST NIGHT JSA #2

$2.99

DC

    58,751

17

89.55

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #619

$2.99

MAR

    56,837

18

87.22

THOR #606

$2.99

MAR

    55,353

19

85.50

HULK #19

$3.99

MAR

    54,266

20

83.78

SIEGE EMBEDDED #1

$3.99

MAR

    53,170

21

81.96

DARK WOLVERINE #82

$2.99

MAR

    52,015

22

80.12

X-FORCE #23

$2.99

MAR

    50,848

23

77.52

X-MEN LEGACY #232

$2.99

MAR

    49,200

24

77.51

JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #6

$3.99

DC

    49,193

25

74.07

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #31

$2.99

DAR

    47,013

26

73.90

MIGHTY AVENGERS #33

$2.99

MAR

    46,899

27

73.68

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #22

$2.99

MAR

    46,763

28

73.13

KICK ASS #8 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

    46,414

29

72.38

DETECTIVE COMICS #861

$3.99

DC

    45,937

30

70.67

INCREDIBLE HULK #606

$3.99

MAR

    44,855

31

69.11

SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #4

$3.99

DC

    43,863

32

68.73

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #6

$3.99

MAR

    43,622

33

66.99

ADVENTURE COMICS #6

$3.99

DC

    42,514

34

66.94

FALL OF HULKS RED HULK #1

$3.99

MAR

    42,482

35

65.05

FANTASTIC FOUR #575

$2.99

MAR

    41,284

36

63.92

DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #7

$3.99

MAR

    40,568

37

62.92

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #35

$2.99

DC

    39,934

38

61.83

CATWOMAN #83

$2.99

DC

    39,239

39

61.26

ULTIMATE COMICS ENEMY #1

$3.99

MAR

    38,880

40

60.93

STARMAN #81

$2.99

DC

    38,671

41

60.69

SECRET SIX #17

$2.99

DC

    38,515

42

59.67

DARK X-MEN #3

$3.99

MAR

    37,873

43

59.67

RED ROBIN #8

$2.99

DC

    37,869

44

59.64

ATOM AND HAWKMAN #46

$2.99

DC

    37,854

45

59.59

SUICIDE SQUAD #67

$2.99

DC

    37,818

46

58.51

DAREDEVIL #504

$2.99

MAR

    37,135

47

57.97

POWER OF SHAZAM #48

$2.99

DC

    36,793

48

57.87

BATMAN WIDENING GYRE #4

$2.99

DC

    36,729

49

56.92

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #32

$2.99

MAR

    36,127

50

56.62

PHANTOM STRANGER #42

$2.99

DC

    35,937

51

55.67

BLACKEST NIGHT #6

$3.99

DC

    35,334

52

55.39

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #44

$2.99

MAR

    35,154

53

53.36

SUPERMAN BATMAN #68

$2.99

DC

    33,869

54

53.10

WEIRD WESTERN TALES #71

$2.99

DC

    33,702

55

52.93

NATION X #2

$3.99

MAR

    33,596

56

51.57

SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #11

$2.99

DC

    32,728

57

51.48

DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #897

$2.99

MAR

    32,671

58

51.37

JSA ALL STARS #2

$3.99

DC

    32,601

59

50.33

SUPERMAN #696

$2.99

DC

    31,940

60

49.91

WOLVERINE WEAPON X #9

$3.99

MAR

    31,678

61

49.86

MARVELS PROJECT #5

$3.99

MAR

    31,644

62

48.34

ACTION COMICS #885

$3.99

DC

    30,678

63

48.17

NEW MUTANTS #9

$2.99

MAR

    30,572

64

47.90

BATGIRL #6

$2.99

DC

    30,403

65

47.10

SECRET WARRIORS #12

$2.99

MAR

    29,894

66

46.85

X-FACTOR #201

$2.99

MAR

    29,732

67

46.67

NATION X X-FACTOR

$3.99

MAR

    29,617

68

45.13

THUNDERBOLTS #140

$2.99

MAR

    28,644

69

44.77

CABLE #22

$2.99

MAR

    28,414

70

44.61

BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #8

$3.99

DC

    28,313

71

44.52

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #8

$2.99

DC

    28,254

72

43.79

TEEN TITANS #79

$3.99

DC

    27,790

73

43.69

SUPERGIRL #49

$2.99

DC

    27,728

74

43.67

SPIDER-WOMAN #5

$2.99

MAR

    27,716

75

41.63

HAUNT #4

$2.99

IMA

    26,420

76

41.10

SIEGE STORMING ASGARD

$3.99

MAR

    26,084

77

40.25

JOE THE BARBARIAN #1

$1.00

DC

    25,543

78

39.64

WONDER WOMAN #40

$2.99

DC

    25,156

79

39.27

TITANS #21

$2.99

DC

    24,924

80

39.08

ARCHIE #605

$2.50

ARC

    24,803

81

38.48

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #4

$3.99

MAR

    24,424

82

37.89

DARK REIGN HAWKEYE #5

$3.99

MAR

    24,050

83

37.40

PUNISHER #13

$2.99

MAR

    23,734

84

37.33

WALKING DEAD #69 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

    23,695

85

36.62

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #140

$3.99

MAR

    23,244

86

36.20

PSYLOCKE #3

$3.99

MAR

    22,978

87

36.06

PUNISHERMAX #3 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

    22,887

88

35.65

OUTSIDERS #26

$2.99

DC

    22,626

89

34.98

BOYS #38 (MR)

$2.99

DYN

    22,203

90

34.61

BOOSTER GOLD #28

$3.99

DC

    21,967

91

34.41

NOVA #33

$2.99

MAR

    21,841

92

34.31

AVENGERS VS AGENTS OF ATLAS #1

$3.99

MAR

    21,777

93

34.29

POWER GIRL #8

$2.99

DC

    21,760

94

34.07

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #22

$2.99

MAR

    21,623

95

33.73

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #31

$2.99

DC

    21,406

96

33.37

MS MARVEL #49

$2.99

MAR

    21,177

97

33.27

WORLDS FINEST #4

$2.99

DC

    21,113

98

32.05

STAR WARS LEGACY #44 MONSTER PT 2

$2.99

DAR

    20,341

99

31.95

ANGEL #29

$3.99

IDE

    20,280

100

31.80

FABLES #92 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    20,180

101

31.31

REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #3

$3.99

MAR

    19,872

102

30.01

X-MEN ORIGINS CYCLOPS

$3.99

MAR

    19,049

103

29.86

REALM OF KINGS IMPERIAL GUARD #3

$3.99

MAR

    18,949

104

28.67

PUNISHER MAX GET CASTLE #1 (MR)

$4.99

MAR

    18,195

105

28.38

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN PRESENTS JACKPOT #1

$3.99

MAR

    18,014

106

28.17

BLACK PANTHER 2 #12

$2.99

MAR

    17,881

107

27.83

X-MEN FOREVER #15

$3.99

MAR

    17,665

108

27.69

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN WEIGHT OF CROWN ONE SHOT (OSW)

$3.50

DAR

    17,571

109

27.64

IRON MAN I AM IRON MAN #1

$3.99

MAR

    17,544

110

27.55

STAR WARS DARK TIMES #15 BLUE HARVEST PT 3

$2.99

DAR

    17,485

111

27.54

WOLVERINE WENDIGO #1

$3.99

MAR

    17,476

112

27.35

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #17

$2.99

DAR

    17,356

113

27.24

X-MEN FOREVER #16

$3.99

MAR

    17,290

114

27.17

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #40

$2.99

DC

    17,241

115

26.97

DOOM PATROL #6

$3.99

DC

    17,117

116

26.22

BLACK WIDOW DEADLY ORIGIN #3

$3.99

MAR

    16,644

117

25.97

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #28

$3.99

DC

    16,482

118

25.55

SPIDER-MAN CLONE SAGA #5

$3.99

MAR

    16,213

119

24.94

CINDERELLA FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE #3

$2.99

DC

    15,827

120

24.78

STRANGE #3

$3.99

MAR

    15,729

121

24.29

STAR WARS KNIGHTS OLD REPUBLIC #49 DEMON PT 3

$2.99

DAR

    15,417

122

24.19

SPIDER-MAN AND SECRET WARS #2

$2.99

MAR

    15,353

123

23.98

AVP THREE WORLD WAR #1

$3.50

DAR

    15,218

124

23.17

AZRAEL #4

$2.99

DC

    14,703

125

22.47

MARVEL BOY URANIAN #1

$3.99

MAR

    14,258

126

22.40

MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ #3

$3.99

MAR

    14,216

127

22.19

BPRD KING OF FEAR #1

$2.99

DAR

    14,081

128

22.11

GI JOE #14

$3.99

IDE

    14,030

129

21.73

UNWRITTEN #9 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    13,792

130

21.53

ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK FOUR #1

$3.99

DC

    13,664

131

21.16

DOCTOR VOODOO AVENGER OF SUPERNATURAL #4

$2.99

MAR

    13,427

132

21.11

X-MEN NOIR MARK OF CAIN #2

$3.99

MAR

    13,399

133

20.91

SWORD (MARVEL) #3

$2.99

MAR

    13,271

134

20.86

SPIDER-MAN NOIR EYES WITHOUT A FACE #2

$3.99

MAR

    13,239

135

20.65

IRREDEEMABLE #10

$3.99

BOO

    13,106

136

20.30

IRON MAN VS WHIPLASH #3

$3.99

MAR

    12,886

137

20.05

CHEW #8 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

    12,727

138

19.91

STAR WARS CLONE WARS #12 HERO CONFEDERACY PT 3

$2.99

DAR

    12,637

139

19.91

INCORRUPTIBLE #2

$3.99

BOO

    12,635

140

19.87

TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #3

$3.99

IDE

    12,609

141

19.58

REBELS #12

$2.99

DC

    12,428

142

19.56

WITCHBLADE #134

$2.99

IMA

    12,416

143

19.01

GI JOE COBRA II #1

$3.99

IDE

    12,062

144

18.85

JACK OF FABLES #42 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    11,966

145

18.79

PROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #6

$2.99

DYN

    11,923

146

18.48

GI JOE ORIGINS #11

$3.99

IDE

    11,726

147

18.39

DEATHLOK #3

$3.99

MAR

    11,670

148

17.62

JONAH HEX #51

$2.99

DC

    11,184

149

16.97

QUEEN SONJA #3

$2.99

DYN

    10,768

150

16.27

BLACK WIDOW AND MARVEL GIRLS #3

$2.99

MAR

    10,326

151

16.04

PREDATOR #4

$3.50

DAR

    10,180

152

16.04

HELLBLAZER #263 (MR)

$2.99

DC

    10,179

153

15.97

TERRY MOORES ECHO #18

$3.50

ABS

    10,137

154

15.89

CYBERFORCE HUNTER KILLER #4

$2.99

IMA

    10,082

155

15.83

RED TORNADO #5

$2.99

DC

    10,044

156

15.69

ANITA BLAKE LC EXECUTIONER #3

$3.99

MAR

      9,958

157

15.58

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #21 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      9,888

158

15.51

DAYTRIPPER #2

$2.99

DC

      9,846

159

15.42

SWEET TOOTH #5 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      9,787

160

15.30

SUPER HERO SQUAD #1

$2.99

MAR

      9,709

161

14.82

GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND #0

$1.99

ZEN

      9,405

162

14.80

UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS #7

$2.99

MAR

      9,396

163

14.73

X-BABIES #4

$3.99

MAR

      9,347

164

14.58

SUPERNATURAL BEGINNINGS END #1

$2.99

DC

      9,251

165

14.52

MAGOG #5

$2.99

DC

      9,215

166

14.45

HALO BLOOD LINE #2

$3.99

MAR

      9,172

167

14.39

ANGEL HOLE IN THE WORLD #2

$3.99

IDE

      9,133

168

14.26

SPIDER-MAN 1602 #4

$3.99

MAR

      9,052

169

14.21

TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE #2

$3.99

IDE

      9,021

170

14.11

GI JOE MOVIE SNAKE EYES #4

$3.99

IDE

      8,955

171

14.05

BUCK ROGERS #7

$3.50

DYN

      8,920

172

13.96

TRANSFORMERS LAST STAND O/T WRECKERS #1

$3.99

IDE

      8,862

173

13.94

DARKNESS #82 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      8,848

174

13.93

RASL #6 (MR)

$3.50

CAR

      8,844

175

13.88

WARLORD #10

$2.99

DC

      8,807

176

13.72

BLACK TERROR #7

$3.50

DYN

      8,705

177

13.42

ROBOCOP #1 (MR)

$3.50

DYN

      8,520

178

13.30

MADAME XANADU #19 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      8,439

179

13.16

PILOT SEASON DEMONIC #1

$2.99

IMA

      8,353

180

13.14

MASS EFFECT REDEMPTION #1

$3.50

DAR

      8,337

181

13.02

SOLOMON KANE DEATHS BLACK RIDERS #1

$3.50

DAR

      8,266

182

12.98

TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #60 (MR)

$2.95

BRO

      8,241

183

12.95

TALISMAN ROAD OF TRIALS #3

$3.99

RAN

      8,221

184

12.61

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #208

$2.50

ARC

      8,006

185

12.53

AUTHORITY #18

$2.99

DC

      7,952

186

12.50

NORTHLANDERS #24 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      7,935

187

12.36

TINY TITANS #24

$2.50

DC

      7,844

188

12.19

COMPLETE ALICE IN WONDERLAND #2

$4.99

DYN

      7,739

189

11.88

AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #5

$2.99

DC

      7,541

190

11.85

SWORD #21 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      7,522

191

11.75

GREAT TEN #3

$2.99

DC

      7,458

192

11.56

GREEK STREET #7 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      7,335

193

11.41

DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #7

$3.99

IDE

      7,239

194

11.39

SIMPSONS COMICS #162

$2.99

BON

      7,227

195

11.32

ANNA MERCURY 2 #3

$3.99

AVA

      7,187

196

11.28

GEARS OF WAR #11 (MR)

$3.99

DC

      7,157

197

11.21

ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON HORNBOOK (MR)

$1.99

AVA

      7,117

198

11.00

BUCK ROGERS #8

$3.50

DYN

      6,980

199

10.91

DARKNESS SHADOWS & FLAME (ONE SHOT)

$2.99

IMA

      6,924

200

10.83

DMZ #49 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      6,872

201

10.70

WILDCATS #19

$2.99

DC

      6,791

202

10.60

TRANSFORMERS TALES O/T FALLEN #6

$3.99

IDE

      6,725

203

10.56

SONIC UNIVERSE #12

$2.50

ARC

      6,703

204

10.50

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #8

$3.99

BOO

      6,664

205

10.50

VICTORIAN UNDEAD #3

$2.99

DC

      6,663

206

10.28

STAR TREK CAPTAINS LOG SULU #1

$3.99

IDE

      6,525

207

10.15

SHIELD #5

$3.99

DC

      6,444

208

9.77

28 DAYS LATER #5

$3.99

BOO

      6,199

209

9.75

FARSCAPE ONGOING #3

$3.99

BOO

      6,191

210

9.70

MUPPET SHOW #1

$2.99

BOO

      6,155

211

9.69

SAVAGE DRAGON #156

$3.50

IMA

      6,152

212

9.69

FUTURAMA COMICS #47

$2.99

BON

      6,151

213

9.69

INCREDIBLES #4

$2.99

BOO

      6,149

214

9.66

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #13

$2.50

DC

      6,129

215

9.55

COWBOY NINJA VIKING #3

$3.50

IMA

      6,062

216

9.51

GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS HAPPY VALLEY #2

$3.50

DYN

      6,038

217

9.45

FRANK FRAZETTAS DARK KINGDOM #4

$3.99

IMA

      5,998

218

9.36

STUMPTOWN #2 (MR)

$3.99

ONI

      5,942

219

9.35

HACK SLASH SERIES #29 (MR)

$3.50

DEV

      5,935

220

9.31

STAR TREK DS9 FOOLS GOLD #2

$3.99

IDE

      5,909

221

9.21

UNKNOWN SOLDIER #16 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      5,848

222

9.15

WEB #5

$3.99

DC

      5,809

223

9.10

STAR TREK TNG GHOSTS #3

$3.99

IDE

      5,777

224

9.02

BARACK THE BARBARIAN #4

$3.99

DEV

      5,726

225

8.88

JERICHO SEASON 3 #2

$3.99

DEV

      5,634

226

8.78

AIR #17 (MR)

$2.99

DC

      5,573

227

8.59

SKY DOLL DOLL FACTORY #2

$5.99

MAR

      5,454

228

8.42

MIGHTY #12

$2.99

DC

      5,341

229

8.31

SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #10

$2.99

BON

      5,275

230

8.16

GRAVEL #16 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

      5,180

231

8.02

DIE HARD YEAR ONE #4

$3.99

BOO

      5,091

232

7.95

GFT PINOCCHIO COLLECTION

$4.99

ZEN

      5,043

233

7.84

TERRY MOORES ECHO #19

$3.50

ABS

      4,978

234

7.83

ABSOLUTION #6

$3.99

AVA

      4,967

235

7.82

SIEGE CABAL

$3.99

MAR

      4,961

236

7.58

FARSCAPE DARGOS QUEST #2

$3.99

BOO

      4,808

237

7.41

CARS #0

$2.99

BOO

      4,704

238

7.36

GHOUL #2

$3.99

IDE

      4,672

239

7.26

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 SPECIAL

$3.99

DC

      4,605

240

7.25

UNCLE SCROOGE #387

$2.99

BOO

      4,604

241

7.22

WALL-E #2

$2.99

BOO

      4,581

242

7.20

WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #702

$2.99

BOO

      4,567

243

7.19

ED HANNIGAN COVERED

$5.99

MAR

      4,566

244

7.19

DIE HARD YEAR ONE #5

$3.99

BOO

      4,561

245

7.16

MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #299

$2.99

BOO

      4,542

246

7.15

SUPER FRIENDS #23

$2.50

DC

      4,538

247

7.09

DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #349

$2.99

BOO

      4,502

248

7.09

MICE TEMPLAR DESTINY #6

$2.99

IMA

      4,498

249

7.05

ORC STAIN #1 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

      4,476

250

7.04

FVZA #2

$4.99

RAL

      4,469

251

6.89

BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #12

$2.50

DC

      4,371

252

6.80

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #59

$2.99

MAR

      4,315

253

6.74

GALACTICA 1980 #4

$3.50

DYN

      4,278

254

6.68

WEEKLY WORLD NEWS #1

$3.99

IDE

      4,237

255

6.67

MUPPET PETER PAN #4

$2.99

BOO

      4,235

256

6.62

GOD COMPLEX #2

$2.99

IMA

      4,201

257

6.58

ARMY OF TWO #1

$3.99

IDE

      4,177

258

6.18

DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #350

$2.99

BOO

      3,924

259

6.09

THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY #7

$3.99

DYN

      3,865

260

6.08

DAFFODIL #1

$5.99

MAR

      3,860

261

6.03

BARACK THE BARBARIAN FALL OF RED SARAH ONESHOT

$5.99

DEV

      3,824

262

6.01

ATHENA #4

$3.50

DYN

      3,812

263

6.00

DANTES INFERNO #2

$3.99

DC

      3,808

264

6.00

TANK GIRL SKIDMARKS #2

$3.99

TIT

      3,805

265

5.99

KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #158

$4.99

KEN

      3,799

266

5.87

SCOOBY DOO #152

$2.50

DC

      3,724

267

5.75

STARCRAFT #7

$2.99

DC

      3,649

268

5.74

IMAGE UNITED #2

$3.99

IMA

      3,641

269

5.48

AGE OF REPTILES JOURNEY #2

$3.50

DAR

      3,481

270

5.48

PHANTOM JULIE WALKER RACE AGAINST DEATH

$4.50

MOO

      3,481

271

5.34

GIGANTIC #5

$3.50

DAR

      3,387

272

5.29

ORIGINS OF (BUNDLE OF 25)

$10.00

MAR

      3,357

273

5.28

TRANSFORMERS TALES O/T FALLEN #5

$3.99

IDE

      3,353

274

5.17

FALL OF HULKS GAMMA

$3.99

MAR

      3,284

275

5.12

KILL AUDIO #4

$3.99

BOO

      3,252

276

5.12

OFFICIAL INDEX TO MARVEL UNIVERSE #13

$3.99

MAR

      3,248

277

4.99

HERCULES KNIVES OF KUSH #5

$2.99

RAL

      3,165

278

4.98

BLACKEST NIGHT #3

$3.99

DC

      3,163

279

4.97

STAR TREK TNG GHOSTS #2

$3.99

IDE

      3,155

280

4.96

KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #157

$4.99

KEN

      3,148

281

4.89

MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #19

$2.99

MAR

      3,103

282

4.75

RED HERRING #6

$2.99

DC

      3,014

283

4.75

SHONEN JUMP FEBRUARY 2010

$4.99

VIZ

      3,014

284

4.68

ANCHOR #4

$3.99

BOO

      2,971

285

4.64

GLAMOURPUSS #11

$3.00

AAR

      2,944

286

4.51

STARSTRUCK #5

$3.99

IDE

      2,861

287

4.46

PVP #43

$3.50

IMA

      2,833

288

4.25

PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #7

$3.99

MOO

      2,698

289

4.20

BLACKEST NIGHT #1

$3.99

DC

      2,668

290

4.14

RAPTURE #6

$2.99

DAR

      2,630

291

4.12

UNKNOWN DEVIL MADE FLESH #4

$3.99

BOO

      2,615

292

4.09

BLACKEST NIGHT #5

$3.99

DC

      2,597

293

3.98

GRIMJACK MANX CAT #6

$3.99

IDE

      2,529

294

3.94

CAVEWOMAN PANGAEAN SEA #11

$3.75

AMR

      2,500

295

3.93

JOHN SABLE FREELANCE ASHES OF EDEN #4

$3.99

IDE

      2,492

296

3.89

PHANTOM GENERATIONS #7

$3.99

MOO

      2,472

297

3.84

POLITICAL POWER #4 RONALD REAGAN

$3.99

BLU

      2,434

298

3.76

PHANTOM DOUBLE SHOT #1

$2.99

MOO

      2,384

299

3.73

BLOODRAYNE REVENGE OF THE BUTCHERESS

$3.99

DGW

      2,367

300

3.71

CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN WHO WILL WIELD THE SHIELD

$3.99

MAR

      2,357


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 January 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 January or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of January.  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 December, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--December 2009."


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


For an overview and analysis of the actual comic sales in December, see "'Blackest Night' Stays on Top."  For an analysis of the dollar trends in December, see "Comics, Graphic Novels Slip in December."

 

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."