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


For an overview and analysis of comic sales in March, see "'Blackest Night' Ends on Top."


For an analysis of the dollar trends in March, see "Comic Sales Bounce Back in March."


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 2010."

 

 

TOP 300 COMICS -- March 2010

 

 

 

Rank

Index

Title

Price

Pub

Est.Qty

1

220.84

BLACKEST NIGHT #8

$3.99

DC

   135,061

2

184.89

SIEGE #3

$3.99

MAR

   113,071

3

159.21

GREEN LANTERN #52

$2.99

DC

     97,369

4

139.46

BATMAN AND ROBIN #10

$2.99

DC

     85,292

5

125.45

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #46

$3.99

DC

     76,720

6

124.51

NEW AVENGERS #63

$3.99

MAR

     76,145

7

118.15

DARK AVENGERS #15

$3.99

MAR

     72,254

8

116.55

ULTIMATE COMICS NEW ULTIMATES #1

$3.99

MAR

     71,279

9

111.18

UNCANNY X-MEN #522

$3.99

MAR

     67,996

10

108.02

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #623

$2.99

MAR

     66,064

11

107.94

X-MEN SECOND COMING #1 XSC

$3.99

MAR

     66,013

12

101.40

THOR #608 SIEGE

$2.99

MAR

     62,012

13

100.00

BATMAN #697

$2.99

DC

     61,157

14

98.46

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #624

$2.99

MAR

     60,213

15

95.00

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #5

$3.99

MAR

     58,098

16

93.14

CAPTAIN AMERICA #604

$3.99

MAR

     56,962

17

92.32

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #43

$3.99

DC

     56,461

18

88.63

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #627

$2.99

MAR

     54,206

19

88.59

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #625

$2.99

MAR

     54,179

20

88.50

KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #1

$3.99

DYN

     54,122

21

88.08

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #626

$2.99

MAR

     53,868

22

87.86

NEMESIS #1 (MR)

$2.99

MAR

     53,732

23

83.53

MIGHTY AVENGERS #35

$2.99

MAR

     51,085

24

83.04

HULK #21

$3.99

MAR

     50,785

25

82.35

JUSTICE LEAGUE RISE AND FALL SPECIAL #1

$3.99

DC

     50,360

26

81.61

X-FORCE #25

$2.99

MAR

     49,910

27

81.52

MIGHTY AVENGERS #34

$2.99

MAR

     49,855

28

81.38

JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #7

$3.99

DC

     49,769

29

80.89

DARK WOLVERINE #84

$2.99

MAR

     49,469

30

80.51

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #24

$2.99

MAR

     49,239

31

78.84

X-MEN LEGACY #234

$2.99

MAR

     48,217

32

77.09

INCREDIBLE HULK #608

$3.99

MAR

     47,148

33

76.15

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #33

$2.99

DAR

     46,568

34

73.07

DETECTIVE COMICS #862

$3.99

DC

     44,687

35

71.05

SIEGE EMBEDDED #3

$3.99

MAR

     43,455

36

70.51

DETECTIVE COMICS #863

$3.99

DC

     43,119

37

68.78

DEADPOOL #21

$2.99

MAR

     42,062

38

66.99

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #8

$3.99

MAR

     40,967

39

64.34

ADVENTURE COMICS #8

$3.99

DC

     39,351

40

63.14

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #34

$2.99

MAR

     38,616

41

63.01

FALL OF HULKS RED HULK #3

$3.99

MAR

     38,535

42

62.73

FIRST WAVE #1

$3.99

DC

     38,365

43

62.47

SUPERMAN LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON #1

$3.99

DC

     38,202

44

61.34

ADVENTURE COMICS #9

$3.99

DC

     37,515

45

61.12

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #37

$2.99

DC

     37,381

46

60.59

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #45

$2.99

MAR

     37,055

47

60.52

PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS #1

$3.99

MAR

     37,011

48

60.02

RED ROBIN #10

$2.99

DC

     36,708

49

59.89

NEW MUTANTS #11

$2.99

MAR

     36,629

50

58.90

JUSTICE LEAGUE THE RISE OF ARSENAL #1

$3.99

DC

     36,020

51

58.52

FANTASTIC FOUR #577

$2.99

MAR

     35,791

52

56.15

BATMAN WIDENING GYRE #5

$2.99

DC

     34,338

53

55.81

THUNDERBOLTS #142 SIEGE

$2.99

MAR

     34,132

54

55.60

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #46

$2.99

MAR

     34,004

55

55.21

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #1 (MR)

$3.99

DC

     33,762

56

55.17

DARK X-MEN #5

$3.99

MAR

     33,742

57

54.62

DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #9

$2.99

MAR

     33,405

58

54.51

SUPERMAN #698

$2.99

DC

     33,336

59

54.43

FALL OF HULKS SAVAGE SHE-HULKS #1

$3.99

MAR

     33,290

60

53.74

KEVIN SMITH GREEN HORNET #2

$3.99

DYN

     32,866

61

52.64

SUPERMAN BATMAN #70

$2.99

DC

     32,196

62

52.36

PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS #2

$2.99

MAR

     32,024

63

50.80

PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS #3

$2.99

MAR

     31,065

64

50.50

BATGIRL #8

$2.99

DC

     30,886

65

49.96

DOOMWAR #2

$3.99

MAR

     30,555

66

49.47

PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS #4

$2.99

MAR

     30,254

67

49.27

CABLE #24

$3.99

MAR

     30,132

68

48.80

SUPERGIRL #51

$2.99

DC

     29,845

69

48.73

WOLVERINE WEAPON X #11

$3.99

MAR

     29,799

70

48.17

ACTION COMICS #887

$3.99

DC

     29,460

71

47.79

NATION X #4

$3.99

MAR

     29,224

72

47.48

PRELUDE TO DEADPOOL CORPS #5

$2.99

MAR

     29,037

73

47.29

X-FACTOR #203

$2.99

MAR

     28,924

74

46.73

SECRET WARRIORS #14

$2.99

MAR

     28,580

75

46.72

DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #895

$2.99

MAR

     28,573

76

46.64

JSA ALL STARS #4

$3.99

DC

     28,526

77

46.58

GREEN ARROW #31

$2.99

DC

     28,486

78

45.99

MARVELS PROJECT #7

$3.99

MAR

     28,129

79

45.49

X-MEN HOPE #1

$2.99

MAR

     27,818

80

44.68

X-23 #1

$3.99

MAR

     27,328

81

43.41

GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #10

$2.99

DC

     26,550

82

43.16

BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #10

$3.99

DC

     26,396

83

42.12

TEEN TITANS #81

$3.99

DC

     25,758

84

41.59

SPIDER-WOMAN #7

$3.99

MAR

     25,437

85

41.27

WONDER WOMAN #42

$2.99

DC

     25,240

86

41.27

HULK LET BATTLE BEGIN #1

$3.99

MAR

     25,237

87

39.79

IMAGE FIRSTS WALKING DEAD #1 (MR)

$1.00

IMA

     24,333

88

39.67

TITANS #23

$2.99

DC

     24,260

89

37.90

SECRET SIX #19

$2.99

DC

     23,181

90

37.67

HERCULES FALL OF AN AVENGER #1

$3.99

MAR

     23,036

91

36.68

PUNISHERMAX #5 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

     22,435

92

36.45

STAND SOUL SURVIVORS #5

$3.99

MAR

     22,294

93

36.44

PUNISHER #15

$2.99

MAR

     22,285

94

36.01

BOYS #40 (MR)

$2.99

DYN

     22,022

95

35.81

DEADPOOL CORPS RANK AND FOUL #1

$3.99

MAR

     21,900

96

35.39

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #24

$2.99

MAR

     21,643

97

35.28

WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #6 GNTLT

$3.99

MAR

     21,574

98

35.00

NOVA #35

$2.99

MAR

     21,407

99

34.88

GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #1

$3.99

DYN

     21,330

100

34.49

STEPHEN KINGS N #1

$3.99

MAR

     21,092

101

34.01

POWER GIRL #10

$2.99

DC

     20,801

102

33.50

HAUNT #6

$2.99

IMA

     20,489

103

33.46

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #32

$2.99

DC

     20,466

104

33.01

BOOSTER GOLD #30

$2.99

DC

     20,187

105

32.71

FABLES #93 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     20,003

106

32.41

X-MEN ORIGINS NIGHTCRAWLER #1

$3.99

MAR

     19,818

107

32.36

STAR WARS LEGACY #46 MONSTER PT 4

$2.99

DAR

     19,790

108

32.10

OUTSIDERS #28

$2.99

DC

     19,632

109

31.71

SUPERMAN 80 PAGE GIANT #1

$5.99

DC

     19,391

110

31.22

VENGEANCE OF MOON KNIGHT #6

$2.99

MAR

     19,094

111

31.06

CLOAK AND DAGGER #1

$3.99

MAR

     18,998

112

31.01

PETER PARKER #1

$3.99

MAR

     18,963

113

30.89

SPAWN #196

$2.99

IMA

     18,893

114

30.33

X-FACTOR FOREVER #1

$3.99

MAR

     18,550

115

30.31

ANGEL #31

$3.99

IDE

     18,538

116

29.74

REALM OF KINGS INHUMANS #5

$3.99

MAR

     18,187

117

29.65

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #19 LINSNER CVR

$2.99

DAR

     18,131

118

29.35

WOLVERINE MR X #1

$3.99

MAR

     17,947

119

28.90

JOE THE BARBARIAN #3 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     17,672

120

28.23

REALM OF KINGS IMPERIAL GUARD #5

$3.99

MAR

     17,267

121

28.12

REALM OF KINGS SON OF HULK #2

$3.99

MAR

     17,195

122

27.42

POWERS #3 (MR)

$3.95

MAR

     16,768

123

27.23

BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #42

$2.99

DC

     16,652

124

26.95

AVENGERS VS ATLAS #3

$3.99

MAR

     16,482

125

26.46

X-MEN FOREVER #19

$3.99

MAR

     16,183

126

26.43

PUNISHER MAX BUTTERFLY #1 (MR)

$4.99

MAR

     16,164

127

26.15

X-MEN FOREVER #20

$3.99

MAR

     15,990

128

25.48

SHE-HULK SENSATIONAL #1

$4.99

MAR

     15,583

129

25.00

GUILD #1

$3.50

DAR

     15,292

130

24.99

CINDERELLA FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE #5 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     15,285

131

24.76

CAPTAIN AMERICA MGC #1

$1.00

MAR

     15,140

132

23.80

THOR MGC #1

$1.00

MAR

     14,554

133

23.37

CRIMINAL SINNERS #5 (MR)

$3.50

MAR

     14,292

134

23.21

DOOM PATROL #8

$2.99

DC

     14,197

135

22.29

UNWRITTEN #11 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     13,630

136

22.25

GI JOE #15

$3.99

IDE

     13,607

137

22.14

TWELVE SPEARHEAD #1

$3.99

MAR

     13,543

138

22.06

GIRL COMICS #1

$4.99

MAR

     13,491

139

21.73

GI JOE #16

$3.99

IDE

     13,288

140

21.45

ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK FOUR #2

$3.99

DC

     13,118

141

21.35

IRREDEEMABLE #12

$3.99

BOO

     13,058

142

21.05

BPRD KING OF FEAR #3

$2.99

DAR

     12,874

143

21.04

CHEW #9 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

     12,866

144

20.66

SPIDER-MAN AND SECRET WARS #4

$2.99

MAR

     12,637

145

20.65

ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK FOUR #3

$3.99

DC

     12,630

146

20.28

SIEGE #1 DIRECTORS CUT

$4.99

MAR

     12,402

147

20.23

CROSSED #9 (MR)

$4.99

AVA

     12,374

148

19.77

EX MACHINA #48 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     12,093

149

19.67

WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ MGC #1

$1.00

MAR

     12,032

150

19.61

TRANSFORMERS ONGOING #5

$3.99

IDE

     11,994

151

19.52

WITCHBLADE #135

$2.99

IMA

     11,935

152

19.45

TORCH #6

$3.99

MAR

     11,896

153

19.42

JACK OF FABLES #43 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     11,878

154

19.36

X-MEN PIXIE STRIKES BACK #2

$3.99

MAR

     11,839

155

19.34

AZRAEL #6

$2.99

DC

     11,825

156

19.21

INCORRUPTIBLE #4

$3.99

BOO

     11,749

157

18.91

JONAH HEX #53

$2.99

DC

     11,565

158

18.76

JACK OF FABLES #44 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     11,472

159

18.58

REBELS #14

$2.99

DC

     11,362

160

18.41

SWORD #5 (MARVEL)

$2.99

MAR

     11,259

161

18.06

GI JOE ORIGINS #13

$3.99

IDE

     11,043

162

17.59

SPIDER-MAN NOIR EYES WITHOUT A FACE #4

$3.99

MAR

     10,756

163

17.49

SUPERGOD #3 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

     10,695

164

17.33

TERMINATOR #1

$3.50

DAR

     10,601

165

17.27

GI JOE COBRA II #3

$3.99

IDE

     10,562

166

17.13

PUNISHER MAX MGC #1 (MR)

$1.00

MAR

     10,478

167

17.01

GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND #1

$2.99

ZEN

     10,401

168

16.99

QUEEN SONJA #5

$2.99

DYN

     10,393

169

16.83

HELLBLAZER #265 (MR)

$2.99

DC

     10,295

170

16.67

ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND #5

$2.99

ZEN

     10,193

171

16.59

THE MYSTIC HANDS OF DR STRANGE #1

$3.99

MAR

     10,148

172

16.53

ANGEL SPECIAL LORNE (ONE SHOT)

$7.99

IDE

     10,110

173

16.47

X-MEN NOIR MARK OF CAIN #4

$3.99

MAR

     10,070

174

16.14

DAYTRIPPER #4 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       9,872

175

16.14

BREAKING INTO COMICS THE MARVEL WAY #1

$3.99

MAR

       9,871

176

16.09

GOD OF WAR #1 (MR)

$3.99

DC

       9,842

177

15.97

ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND #6

$2.99

ZEN

       9,769

178

15.89

SWEET TOOTH #7 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       9,718

179

15.77

MASS EFFECT REDEMPTION #3

$3.50

DAR

       9,645

180

15.47

CYBERFORCE HUNTER KILLER #5

$2.99

IMA

       9,464

181

15.46

ANITA BLAKE LC EXECUTIONER #5 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

       9,454

182

15.35

DEATHLOK #5

$3.99

MAR

       9,387

183

15.33

TERRY MOORES ECHO #20

$3.50

ABS

       9,378

184

15.29

HOUSE OF MYSTERY #23 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       9,350

185

14.93

BREAKING INTO COMICS THE MARVEL WAY #2

$3.99

MAR

       9,129

186

14.72

NEMESIS THE IMPOSTORS #1

$2.99

DC

       9,005

187

14.58

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #45

$2.99

ZEN

       8,916

188

14.43

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #44

$2.99

ZEN

       8,824

189

14.42

GI JOE OPERATION HISS #2

$3.99

IDE

       8,818

190

14.42

MARVEL BOY URANIAN #3

$3.99

MAR

       8,817

191

14.41

TRANSFORMERS NEFARIOUS #1

$3.99

IDE

       8,810

192

14.20

HALO BLOOD LINE #4 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

       8,683

193

14.07

FATHOM #10

$2.99

ASP

       8,602

194

14.06

TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE #4

$3.99

IDE

       8,601

195

13.99

LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS UNLEASHED #1

$2.99

MAR

       8,554

196

13.78

WARLORD #12

$2.99

DC

       8,430

197

13.74

HUMAN TARGET #2

$2.99

DC

       8,403

198

13.65

ANGEL #30

$3.99

IDE

       8,350

199

13.57

RASL #7 (MR)

$3.50

CAR

       8,301

200

13.43

SPARTA USA #1

$2.99

DC

       8,214

201

13.39

MADAME XANADU #21 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       8,191

202

13.33

RED SONJA WRATH OF THE GODS #2

$3.99

DYN

       8,155

203

13.28

MAGOG #7

$2.99

DC

       8,119

204

13.24

TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #61 (MR)

$2.95

BRO

       8,096

205

13.18

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN MGC #1 (BUNDLE OF 25)

$10.00

MAR

       8,062

206

12.96

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #210

$2.50

ARC

       7,925

207

12.89

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IRIS #4

$2.99

ASP

       7,885

208

12.88

TINY TITANS #26

$2.50

DC

       7,878

209

12.84

TRANSFORMERS LAST STAND O/T WRECKERS #3

$3.99

IDE

       7,855

210

12.81

DARKNESS #83 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

       7,834

211

12.79

NORTHLANDERS #26 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       7,824

212

12.73

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #211

$2.50

ARC

       7,786

213

12.72

AUTHORITY #20

$2.99

DC

       7,781

214

12.54

BLACK TERROR #9

$3.50

DYN

       7,668

215

12.26

TALISMAN ROAD OF TRIALS #5

$3.99

RAN

       7,497

216

12.24

ANGEL HOLE IN THE WORLD #4

$3.99

IDE

       7,485

217

12.02

SIMPSONS COMICS #164

$2.99

BON

       7,351

218

11.93

SWORD #22 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

       7,294

219

11.81

MILESTONE FOREVER #2

$5.99

DC

       7,221

220

11.71

CHOKER #2 (MR)

$3.99

IMA

       7,160

221

11.63

SWORD #23 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

       7,115

222

11.46

LOCKE & KEY CROWN OF SHADOWS #4

$3.99

IDE

       7,010

223

11.43

DOCTOR WHO ONGOING #9

$3.99

IDE

       6,991

224

11.35

AUTHORITY THE LOST YEAR #7

$2.99

DC

       6,942

225

11.33

SOULFIRE VOLUME TWO #3

$2.99

ASP

       6,928

226

11.28

SOLOMON KANE DEATHS BLACK RIDERS #3

$3.50

DAR

       6,899

227

11.27

WAKING #1

$3.99

ZEN

       6,894

228

11.23

GROO HOGS OF HORDER #4

$3.99

DAR

       6,865

229

11.18

DMZ #51 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       6,840

230

11.09

SIEGE #2

$3.99

MAR

       6,781

231

11.06

SUPERNATURAL BEGINNINGS END #3

$2.99

DC

       6,764

232

10.87

SCALPED #36 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       6,648

233

10.82

SONIC UNIVERSE #14

$2.50

ARC

       6,617

234

10.80

GREEK STREET #9 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       6,603

235

10.75

DEMO VOL 2 #2 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       6,573

236

10.72

GREAT TEN #5

$2.99

DC

       6,555

237

10.61

WILDCATS #21

$2.99

DC

       6,491

238

10.55

COMPLETE ALICE IN WONDERLAND #3

$4.99

DYN

       6,453

239

10.53

A-TEAM SHOTGUN WEDDING #1

$3.99

IDE

       6,442

240

10.52

WAKING #2

$3.99

ZEN

       6,431

241

10.42

IRON MAN 2 SPOTLIGHT #1

$3.99

MAR

       6,373

242

10.40

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #9

$3.99

BOO

       6,360

243

10.28

VICTORIAN UNDEAD #5

$2.99

DC

       6,285

244

10.15

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #15

$2.50

DC

       6,208

245

10.01

ROBERT JORDAN WHEEL OF TIME #1

$3.99

DYN

       6,123

246

9.96

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #10

$3.99

BOO

       6,092

247

9.85

FUTURAMA COMICS #48

$2.99

BON

       6,021

248

9.69

WWE HEROES #1

$3.99

TIT

       5,926

249

9.49

GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS #4 FIREFLY PART 1 (MR)

$3.50

DYN

       5,805

250

9.49

STREET FIGHTER LEGENDS IBUKI #1

$3.95

UDO

       5,803

251

9.26

ZORRO #20

$3.50

DYN

       5,664

252

9.24

CONAN LEGACY FRAZETTA COVER #4

$6.99

DAR

       5,653

253

9.23

HACK SLASH SERIES #30 (MR)

$3.50

DEV

       5,647

254

9.19

STAR TREK MOVIE ADAPTATION #2

$3.99

IDE

       5,622

255

9.17

UNKNOWN SOLDIER #18 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       5,611

256

9.15

FARSCAPE ONGOING #5

$3.99

BOO

       5,594

257

9.12

SAVAGE DRAGON #158

$3.50

IMA

       5,578

258

9.10

SHIELD #7

$3.99

DC

       5,568

259

8.83

SUPER HERO SQUAD #3

$2.99

MAR

       5,399

260

8.82

JERICHO SEASON 3 #3

$3.99

DEV

       5,392

261

8.76

STAR TREK TNG GHOSTS #5

$3.99

IDE

       5,356

262

8.61

AIR #19 (MR)

$2.99

DC

       5,268

263

8.61

STAR TREK DS9 FOOLS GOLD #4

$3.99

IDE

       5,263

264

8.58

ROBOCOP #3 (MR)

$3.50

DYN

       5,248

265

8.55

INCREDIBLES #6

$2.99

BOO

       5,230

266

8.48

28 DAYS LATER #8

$3.99

BOO

       5,186

267

8.30

RESIDENT EVIL #4 (MR)

$3.99

DC

       5,074

268

8.22

MODERN WARFARE 2 GHOST #4 (MR)

$3.99

DC

       5,026

269

8.20

ARCHIE #607

$2.50

ARC

       5,013

270

8.15

DRAGON AGE #1

$3.99

IDE

       4,987

271

8.14

WEB #7

$3.99

DC

       4,981

272

8.10

ULTIMATE COMICS X #1

$3.99

MAR

       4,954

273

8.00

USAGI YOJIMBO #127 SWORD OF NARUKAMI

$3.50

DAR

       4,893

274

7.82

ARMY OF DARKNESS #26

$3.99

DYN

       4,785

275

7.80

DELLEC #2

$2.50

ASP

       4,772

276

7.65

SUPER FRIENDS #25

$2.50

DC

       4,678

277

7.61

WOMEN OF MARVEL CELEBRATING SEVEN DECADES #1

$9.99

MAR

       4,656

278

7.45

MUPPET SHOW #3

$2.99

BOO

       4,557

279

7.40

ZORRO MATANZAS #2

$3.99

DYN

       4,528

280

7.37

FVZA #3 (MR)

$4.99

RAL

       4,507

281

7.29

A-TEAM SHOTGUN WEDDING #2

$3.99

IDE

       4,458

282

7.24

FARSCAPE DARGOS QUEST #4

$3.99

BOO

       4,425

283

7.15

A-TEAM WAR STORIES BA #1

$3.99

IDE

       4,374

284

7.12

ALADDIN LEGACY OF THE LOST #2

$4.99

RAL

       4,356

285

6.91

BILLY BATSON AND THE MAGIC OF SHAZAM #14

$2.50

DC

       4,227

286

6.89

A-TEAM WAR STORIES HANNIBAL #1

$3.99

IDE

       4,215

287

6.87

MARVEL ADVENTURES SPIDER-MAN #61

$2.99

MAR

       4,200

288

6.58

INCREDIBLES #7

$2.99

BOO

       4,025

289

6.55

GHOUL #3

$3.99

IDE

       4,007

290

6.47

TANK GIRL ROYAL ESCAPE #1

$3.99

IDE

       3,957

291

6.47

GHOST PROJEKT #1

$3.99

ONI

       3,955

292

6.40

WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #704

$2.99

BOO

       3,917

293

6.39

UNCLE SCROOGE #389

$2.99

BOO

       3,906

294

6.31

LOCKE & KEY CROWN OF SHADOWS #3

$3.99

IDE

       3,860

295

6.29

SCOOBY DOO #154

$2.50

DC

       3,846

296

6.27

SHUDDERTOWN #1 (MR)

$3.50

IMA

       3,836

297

6.27

FADE TO BLACK #1

$3.50

IMA

       3,833

298

6.22

TOY STORY #2

$2.99

BOO

       3,804

299

6.11

WALL-E #4

$2.99

BOO

       3,736

300

6.06

WIZARDS OF MICKEY #2

$2.99

BOO

       3,704


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 March 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 March or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of March.  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 February, see "Top 300 Graphic Novels Actual--February 2010."


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


For an overview and analysis of the actual 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 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."