Top 100 Graphic Novels Actual--August 2004Sales Estimates for August Based on Diamond Indexes and Publisher Title DataPublished: 09/20/2004 These are estimates of the sales by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2004. For an overview and analysis of comic sales in August, see 'Astonishing X-Men #4 Over 145k.' For an analysis of the dollar trends in August, see 'August Comics and GNs Up 10% Over '03.' For our estimates of actual orders to Diamond U.S. from comic specialty stores on comic books scheduled to ship during August, see 'Top 300 Comics Actual--August 2004.' QtyRank | Index | Title | Price | Pub | | Est.Qty | 1 | 14.03 | LOEG VOL 2 TP | $14.95 | DC | | 10,142 | 2 | 10.38 | ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 8 NEW MUTANTS TP | $12.99 | MAR | | 7,503 | 3 | 9.19 | SANDMAN ENDLESS NIGHTS TP (MR) | $17.95 | DC | | 6,643 | 4 | 8.2 | JLA/AVENGERS COLL ED OVERSIZED SLIPCASED HC | $75.00 | DC | | 5,928 | 5 | 7.81 | TRIGUN MAXIMUM VOL 2 DEATH BLUE TP (MR) | $9.95 | DAR | | 5,646 | 6 | 7.42 | TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 11 TALES O/HUMAN WASTE TP | $9.95 | DC | | 5,364 | 7 | 7.28 | SUPERMAN GODFALL HC | $19.95 | DC | | 5,262 | 8 | 7.2 | RUROUNI KENSHIN VOL 6 GN | $7.95 | VIZ | | 5,205 | 9 | 6.03 | ESSENTIAL AVENGERS VOL 4 TP | $16.99 | MAR | | 4,359 | 10 | 5.84 | NARUTO VOL 4 TP SHONEN J ED | $7.95 | VIZ | | 4,222 | 11 | 5.75 | PUNISHER MAX VOL 1 I/T BEGINNING TP (MR) | $14.99 | MAR | | 4,157 | 12 | 5.52 | ESSENTIAL IRON FIST VOL 1 TP | $16.99 | MAR | | 3,990 | 13 | 5.43 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL 7 BOOK O/EZEKIEL TP | $12.99 | MAR | | 3,925 | 14 | 5.26 | BLADE O/T IMMORTAL VOL 13 MIRROR O/T SOUL TP | $17.95 | DAR | | 3,802 | 15 | 5.21 | X-MEN DAYS O/FUTURE PAST TP | $19.99 | MAR | | 3,766 | 16 | 5.13 | LUCIFER VOL 6 MANSIONS O/T SILENCE TP (MR) | $14.95 | DC | | 3,708 | 17 | 4.85 | STAR WARS INFINITIES RETURN O/T JEDI TP | $12.95 | DAR | | 3,506 | 18 | 4.64 | BATMAN DEATH & MAIDENS TP | $19.95 | DC | | 3,354 | 19 | 4.6 | MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 VOL 1 WOLF A/T DOOR TP | $16.99 | MAR | | 3,325 | 20 | 4.32 | ROBIN UNMASKED TP | $12.95 | DC | | 3,123 | 21 | 4.27 | SAMURAI EXECUTIONER VOL 1 TP (MR) | $9.95 | DAR | | 3,087 | 22 | 4.23 | DONALD DUCK ADVS VOL 7 TP | $7.95 | GEM | | 3,058 | 23 | 4.05 | FLIGHT GN | $19.95 | IMA | | 2,928 | 24 | 3.94 | SUPERMAN GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD TP | $19.95 | DC | | 2,848 | 25 | 3.82 | NEW X-MEN VOL 3 HC | $29.99 | MAR | | 2,761 | 26 | 3.66 | MARVEL AGE EMMA FROST VOL 1 HIGHER LEARNING DIG TP | $7.99 | MAR | | 2,646 | 27 | 3.66 | TRANSFORMERS/GI JOE VOL 1 TP | $17.95 | DRE | | 2,646 | 28 | 3.5 | MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN VOL 3 DIG TP | $5.99 | MAR | | 2,530 | 29 | 3.4 | WIZARD BEST O/WOLVERINE LTD DLX HC | $29.99 | WIZ | | 2,458 | 30 | 3.34 | NEGIMA VOL 2 GN | $10.95 | RAN | | 2,414 | 31 | 3.3 | WILL EISNERS SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL 14 HC | $49.95 | DC | | 2,385 | 32 | 3.25 | SUPERMAN ADVS VOL 1 UP UP & AWAY TP | $6.95 | DC | | 2,349 | 33 | 3.24 | GREEN LANTERN PASSING TORCH TP | $12.95 | DC | | 2,342 | 34 | 3.12 | SUPERMAN ADVS VOL 2 NEVER ENDING BATTLE | $6.95 | DC | | 2,255 | 35 | 3.02 | SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN VOL 3 HERE THERE BE MONSTERS TP | $9.99 | MAR | | 2,183 | 36 | 3 | ELFQUEST GRAND QUEST VOL 4 TP | $9.95 | DC | | 2,169 | 37 | 2.97 | LEGION FOUNDATIONS TP | $19.95 | DC | | 2,147 | 38 | 2.95 | BATMAN HUSH VOL 1 TP | $12.95 | DC | | 2,132 | 39 | 2.92 | GREEN ARROW ARCHERS QUEST TP | $14.95 | DC | | 2,111 | 40 | 2.9 | RING VOL 3 SPIRAL TP (MR) | $12.95 | DAR | | 2,096 | 41 | 2.89 | TOMMYSAURUS REX GN | $11.95 | IMA | | 2,089 | 42 | 2.84 | THOR VOL 6 GODS & MEN TP | $13.99 | MAR | | 2,053 | 43 | 2.84 | ACTION HERO ARCHIVE VOLUME 1 HC | $49.95 | DC | | 2,053 | 44 | 2.76 | CROW FLESH & BLOOD TP DH ED | $9.95 | DAR | | 1,995 | 45 | 2.67 | SILENT HILL DYING INSIDE TP (MR) | $19.99 | IDW | | 1,930 | 46 | 2.6 | DRAGONBALL VOL 16 TP SHONEN J ED | $7.95 | VIZ | | 1,879 | 47 | 2.59 | STAR WARS CLONE WARS VOL 1 DEFENSE O/KAMINO TP | $14.95 | DAR | | 1,872 | 48 | 2.53 | STAR TREK KEY COLL VOL 1 TP | $22.95 | CHE | | 1,829 | 49 | 2.51 | NAJICA BLITZ TACTICS MANGA VOL 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 | ADV | | 1,814 | 50 | 2.51 | VENOM VOL 2 RUN TP | $19.99 | MAR | | 1,814 | 51 | 2.51 | KOLCHAK NIGHT STALKER PAIN W/OUT TEARS GN (MR) | $6.95 | MNS | | 1,814 | 52 | 2.48 | CAPTAIN AMERICA/FALCON VOL 1 TWO AMERICAS TP | $9.99 | MAR | | 1,793 | 53 | 2.32 | CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL 5 HOMELAND TP | $19.99 | MAR | | 1,677 | 54 | 2.31 | EXCEL SAGA VOL 8 TP | $9.95 | VIZ | | 1,670 | 55 | 2.27 | LIBERTY MEADOWS VOL 1 EDEN TP LANDSCAPE ED | $19.95 | IMA | | 1,641 | 56 | 2.26 | HANA KIMI VOL 1 GN | $9.95 | VIZ | | 1,634 | 57 | 2.25 | DOCTOR CYBORG OUTPATIENT GN | $9.95 | IMA | | 1,626 | 58 | 2.24 | STAR WARS TALES VOL 1 TP | $19.95 | DAR | | 1,619 | 59 | 2.18 | GI JOE REBORN VOL 1 TP | $9.95 | DEV | | 1,576 | 60 | 2.14 | METABARONS TP (MR) | $14.95 | DC | | 1,547 | 61 | 2.11 | RED STAR VOL 3 PRISON O/SOULS TP | $24.95 | ARC | | 1,525 | 62 | 2.1 | FUTURAMA ADVS VOL 2 TP | $14.95 | BON | | 1,518 | 63 | 2.08 | JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC DIRECTORS CUT SC | $19.95 | SLG | | 1,504 | 64 | 2.08 | DAVE JOHNSON SKETCHBOOK | $6.99 | ATO | | 1,504 | 65 | 2.06 | ALL PURPOSE CULTURAL CAT GIRL NUKU NUKU MANGA VOL 1 TP | $14.99 | ADV | | 1,489 | 66 | 2.03 | BLEACH VOL 2 GN | $7.95 | VIZ | | 1,467 | 67 | 2 | WILDCATS CYBERFORCE KILLER INSTINCT TP | $14.95 | DC | | 1,446 | 68 | 1.99 | BONE VOL 9 CROWN O/HORNS HC | $26.95 | CAR | | 1,439 | 69 | 1.96 | WALKING DEAD VOL 1 DAYS GONE BYE TP (MR) | $9.95 | IMA | | 1,417 | 70 | 1.85 | WATCHMEN TP | $19.95 | DC | | 1,337 | 71 | 1.84 | VAGABOND VOL 14 TP | $9.95 | VIZ | | 1,330 | 72 | 1.82 | INU YASHA VOL 1 TP 2ND ED | $8.95 | VIZ | | 1,316 | 73 | 1.81 | BPRD SOUL O/VENICE & OTHER STORIES TP | $17.95 | DAR | | 1,308 | 74 | 1.7 | ARIA VOL 3 USES O/ENCHANTMENT TP | $16.95 | IMA | | 1,229 | 75 | 1.66 | COMPLEAT MOONSHADOW TP | $39.95 | DC | | 1,200 | 76 | 1.61 | PRETEAR MANGA VOL 2 TP | $9.99 | ADV | | 1,164 | 77 | 1.55 | NEON GENESIS EVANGELION VOL 6 TP 2ND ED | $9.95 | VIZ | | 1,120 | 78 | 1.55 | HOLLOW GROUNDS TP (MR) | $19.95 | DC | | 1,120 | 79 | 1.54 | THOSE WHO HUNT ELVES MANGA VOL 6 TP | $9.99 | ADV | | 1,113 | 80 | 1.53 | SEVEN BLOCK GN (MR) | $5.99 | IDW | | 1,106 | 81 | 1.53 | STEEL ANGEL KURUMI MANGA VOL 7 TP (MR) | $9.99 | ADV | | 1,106 | 82 | 1.51 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 9 ULTIMATE SIX TP | $17.99 | MAR | | 1,092 | 83 | 1.49 | KINGDOM COME TP | $14.95 | DC | | 1,077 | 84 | 1.41 | HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOL 1 TP | $9.95 | ONE | | 1,019 | 85 | 1.4 | PVP ARCHIVES VOL 1 AT LARGE TP | $11.95 | IMA | | 1,012 | 86 | 1.35 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 1 POWER & RESPONSIBILITY TP | $14.95 | MAR | | 976 | 87 | 1.31 | 100 BULLETS VOL 7 SAMURAI TP (MR) | $12.95 | DC | | 947 | 88 | 1.3 | 30 DAYS O/NIGHT TP | $17.99 | IDW | | 940 | 89 | 1.25 | CASE CLOSED DETECTIVE CONAN VOL 1 GN | $9.95 | VIZ | | 904 | 90 | 1.25 | DEICIDE VOL 1 TP (MR) | $14.95 | DC | | 904 | 91 | 1.23 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 6 VENOM TP | $15.99 | MAR | | 889 | 92 | 1.22 | 50 RULES FOR TEENAGERS MANGA VOL 1 TP | $9.99 | ADV | | 882 | 93 | 1.19 | POWERS SELLOUTS TP | $19.95 | MAR | | 860 | 94 | 1.19 | Y THE LAST MAN VOL 3 ONE SMALL STEP TP (MR) | $12.95 | DC | | 860 | 95 | 1.19 | Y THE LAST MAN VOL 1 TP UNMANNED | $12.95 | DC | | 860 | 96 | 1.18 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 10 HOLLYWOOD TP | $12.99 | MAR | | 853 | 97 | 1.16 | WHY I HATE SATURN (MR) | $17.95 | DC | | 839 | 98 | 1.15 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 8 CATS & KINGS TP | $17.99 | MAR | | 831 | 99 | 1.15 | SANDMAN VOL 1 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES TP | $19.95 | DC | | 831 | 100 | 1.14 | ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 1 THE FANTASTIC TP | $12.99 | MAR | | 824 |
Notes on this chart: 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 DRE = Dreamwave Productions DEV = Devil's Due Publishing ABS = Abstract Studio AVA = Avatar Press ADV = A.D. Vision BON = Bongo Comics CAR = Cartoon Books GEM = Gemstone Publishing FAN = Fantagraphics Books IDW = IDW Publishing ONI = Oni Press Inc.
|