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Friday, August 10, 2018

Diamond releases July 2018 Top Products

Diamond announces July 2018 Top Products

Press Release

(BALTIMORE, MD) — (August 10, 2018) — Batman and Catwoman face their wedding day and make decisions about their future in Tom King and Mikel Janin’s Batman #50 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book of July 2018 according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world's largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
Marvel Comics was July's top publisher with a 39.07% dollar share and a 41.05% unit share. DC Entertainment was second for the month with a 31.62% dollar share and a 33.82% unit share. Image Comics was third with an 8.52% dollar share and an 8.87% unit share. In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 4.52% dollar share and a 3.95% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 2.82% dollar share and a 1.91% unit share, BOOM! Studios with a 1.89% dollar share and a 1.74% unit share, and Dynamite Entertainment with a 1.74% dollar share and a 2.07% unit share.
DC Entertainment had five titles in July's top ten. In addition to Batman #50 atop the charts, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Doomsday Clock #6 ranked #4; Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Reis, and Joe Prado's Superman #1 ranked #5; JoĆ«lle Jones' Catwoman #1 ranked #6; and King and Lee Weeks' Batman #51 at #8. Marvel Comics also had five titles in the top ten: Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley's Amazing Spider-Man #1 ranked #2; Ta-Nehisi Coates, Leinil Francis Yu, and Gerry Alanguilan's Captain America #1 ranked #3; Spencer and Ottley's Amazing Spider-Man #2 ranked #7; Mariko Tamaki and Juann Cabal's X-23 #1 ranked #9; and Donny Cates and Dylan Burnett's Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 at #10. Among the premier publishers, Image Comics' The Walking Dead #181 was their top book at #17, Dynamite Entertainment's Elvira, Mistress of the Dark #1 ranked #89, BOOM! Studios' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #29 ranked #113, IDW Publishing's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest #1 ranked #116, and Dark Horse Comics' Neil Gaiman's American Gods: My Ainsel #5 ranked #147.
Tom King and Mikel Janin's Batman Volume 5: Bride or Burglar from DC Entertainment was July's best-selling graphic novel. Marvel Comics had seven titles in the top ten, with Jim Starlin, George Perez, and Ron Lim's The Infinity Gauntlet as their top book at #3. VIZ Media had two titles in the top ten, led by One-Punch ManVolume 14 at #6.
Gemstone Publishing's The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 48 was July's best-selling book product; the softcover edition ranked #1 for the month, and the hardcover edition ranked #2.
Based on Blizzard Entertainment's best-selling video game Overwatch, Good Smile's Overwatch: Genji "Classic Skin" Nendoroid Figure was July's best-selling toy product. Diamond Select Toys had five products in the top ten, led by the Marvel Select: Thanos Action Figure at #3. DC Collectibles also had one product in the top ten, the DC Comics Bombshells: Wonder Woman Deluxe Statue at #10.
Paizo's Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook, a special limited edition release with the new edition of Pathfinder's rules, was July's best-selling game product and one of eight Paizo products among the top ten.

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHER
DOLLAR
SHARE
UNIT
SHARE
MARVEL COMICS
39.07%
41.05%
DC ENTERTAINMENT
31.62%
33.82%
IMAGE COMICS
8.52%
8.87%
IDW PUBLISHING
4.52%
3.95%
DARK HORSE COMICS
2.82%
1.91%
BOOM! STUDIOS
1.89%
1.74%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
1.74%
2.07%
VIZ MEDIA
1.20%
0.46%
TITAN COMICS
0.69%
0.47%
ARCHIE COMICS
0.64%
0.60%
OTHER NON-TOP 10
7.29%
5.05%

 COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

DOLLARS
UNITS
JULY 2018 VS. JUNE 2018
COMICS
14.18%
7.84%
GRAPHIC NOVELS
-13.07%
-9.36%
TOTAL COMICS/GN
6.01%
6.55%
TOYS
16.78%
-0.28%
JULY 2018 VS. JULY 2017
COMICS
17.37%
10.40%
GRAPHIC NOVELS
-9.11%
-4.96%
TOTAL COMICS/GN
9.53%
9.27%
TOYS
15.77%
4.94%
YEAR-TO-DATE 2018 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2017
COMICS
0.76%
-7.02%
GRAPHIC NOVELS
-8.26%
-10.42%
TOTAL COMICS/GN
-1.93%
-7.28%
TOYS
-8.63%
-10.45%

NEW TITLES SHIPPED
PUBLISHER
COMICS SHIPPED
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED
MAGAZINES SHIPPED
TOTAL
SHIPPED
MARVEL COMICS
89
37
0
126
DC ENTERTAINMENT
63
34
0
97
IDW PUBLISHING
56
19
1
76
IMAGE COMICS
59
14
0
73
DARK HORSE COMICS
21
19
0
40
BOOM! STUDIOS
24
9
0
33
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
16
8
0
24
VIZ MEDIA
0
22
0
22
TITAN COMICS
10
3
4
17
ARCHIE COMICS
10
3
0
13
OTHER NON-TOP 10
130
153
7
290
TOTAL
478
321
12
811


TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
RANK
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
BATMAN #50
$4.99
MAY180450-M
DC
2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
$5.99
MAY180784-M
MAR
3
CAPTAIN AMERICA #1
$4.99
MAY180773-M
MAR
4
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #6
$4.99
MAY180471-M
DC
5
SUPERMAN #1
$3.99
MAY180460-M
DC
6
CATWOMAN #1
$3.99
MAY180456-M
DC
7
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2
$3.99
MAY180793-M
MAR
8
BATMAN #51
$3.99
MAY180454-M
DC
9
X-23 #1
$4.99
MAY180808-M
MAR
10
COSMIC GHOST RIDER #1
$3.99
MAY180803-M
MAR

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANK
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
BATMAN #50
$4.99
MAY180450-M
DC
2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
$5.99
MAY180784-M
MAR
3
CAPTAIN AMERICA #1
$4.99
MAY180773-M
MAR
4
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #6
$4.99
MAY180471-M
DC
5
SUPERMAN #1
$3.99
MAY180460-M
DC
6
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2
$3.99
MAY180793-M
MAR
7
X-23 #1
$4.99
MAY180808-M
MAR
8
CATWOMAN #1
$3.99
MAY180456-M
DC
9
BATMAN #51
$3.99
MAY180454-M
DC
10
COSMIC GHOST RIDER #1
$3.99
MAY180803-M
MAR

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
RANK
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
BATMAN VOL. 6: BRIDE OR BURGLAR TP
$16.99
APR180261
DC
2
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TP
$24.99
JUL110745
MAR
3
VENOMIZED TP
$17.99
MAY180963
MAR
4
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 3: REMASTERED TP
$17.99
APR180857
MAR
5
MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE VOL. 1: FATE OF THE FOUR TP
$17.99
APR180864
MAR
6
ONE-PUNCH MAN VOLUME 14 GN
$9.99
MAY182170
VIZ
7
DRAGON BALL SUPER VOLUME 3 GN
$9.99
MAY182168
VIZ
8
MS. MARVEL VOL. 9: TEENAGE WASTELAND TP
$17.99
APR180868
MAR
9
WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN VOL. 7: SCARLET SAMURAI TP
$15.99
APR180870
MAR
10
ROCKET RACCOON AND GROOT COMPLETE COLLECTION TP
$29.99
JAN130790
MAR

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANK
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
AVENGERS BY JONATHAN HICKMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
$125.00
JAN181031
MAR
2
BATMAN BY GRANT MORRISON OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC
$75.00
FEB180294
DC
3
EX MACHINA: THE COMPLETE SERIES OMNIBUS HC (MR)
$150.00
DEC170409
DC
4
BATMAN VOL. 6: BRIDE OR BURGLAR TP
$16.99
APR180261
DC
5
DOCTOR STRANGE SORCERER SUPREME OMNIBUS VOLUME 2 HC
$125.00
JAN181033
MAR
6
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 10 HC
$75.00
JAN181035-M
MAR
7
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TP
$24.99
JUL110745
MAR
8
DOCTOR STRANGE: DAMNATION TP
$34.99
APR180860
MAR
9
THE FLASH: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS VOLUME 3 HC
$99.99
JAN180398
DC
10
THE PRISONER BY KIRBY & KANE ARTIST EDITION HC
$79.99
FEB181804
TTN

TOP 10 BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
RANK
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOL. 48 SC
$29.95
APR181580-M
GEM
2
THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOL. 48 HC
$35.00
APR181581-M
GEM
3
LULU IS A RHINOCEROS
$16.99
FEB188267
WIC
4
DOCTOR WHO: POSTCARDS FROM TIME & SPACE SET
$17.99
MAR121365
PEN
5
DOCTOR WHO: BORROWED TIME MMPB
$9.99
MAR188210
PEN
6
LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK: AVENGERS: THREAT OF THANOS HC
$4.99
MAY181767
RAN
7
DOCTOR WHO: ESSENTIAL GUIDE REVISED EDITION
$20.00
NOV158048
PEN
8
PROMISE OF SPACE AND OTHER STORIES SC
$15.95
FEB178336
PRI
9
DOCTOR WHO: THE PIRATE PLANET HC
$19.99
DEC162187
PEN
10
BIG BIG OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOL 48
$47.50
APR181584
GEM

TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANK
DESCRIPTION
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
OVERWATCH: GENJI “CLASSIC SKIN” NENDOROID
SEP178585
GOO
2
OVERWATCH: HANZO “CLASSIC SKIN” NENDOROID
SEP178586
GOO
3
MARVEL SELECT: THANOS ACTION FIGURE
MAY052331
DST
4
AVENGERS LEGENDS 6-INCH ACTION FIGURES
JUL178726
HAS
5
POP! MARVEL: TELEPORTING LOCKJAW & BLACK BOLT SDCC 2018 EXCLUSIVE VINYL FIGURE 2-PACK
DEC178718
FUN
6
MARVEL SELECT: THOR RAGNAROK: GLADIATOR HULK ACTION FIGURE
JUL172803
DST
7
MARVEL PREMIER: DEADPOOL STATUE
OCT172362
DST
8
MARVEL PREMIER: CABLE STATUE
DEC172279
DST
9
MARVEL GALLERY: WHITE PHOENIX SDCC 2018 EXCLUSIVE PVC FIGURE
JAN188826
DST
10
DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS: WONDER WOMAN DELUXE STATUE
DEC170425
DC

TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANK
DESCRIPTION
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
PATHFINDER PLAYTEST RULEBOOK HC
MAY182922
PAI
2
PATHFINDER PLAYTEST RULEBOOK SC
MAY182921
PAI
3
CRITICAL ROLE: TAL DOREI CAMPAIGN SETTING HC
JUN173357
GRE
4
PATHFINDER RPG: PLANAR ADVENTURES HC
APR182573
PAI
5
PATHFINDER PLAYTEST: RULEBOOK DELUXE HC
MAY182923
PAI
6
DC HEROCLIX: BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES BOOSTER BRICK
DEC178215
NEC
7
PATHFINDER PLAYTEST ADVENTURE: DOOMSDAY DAWN
MAY182924
PAI
8
STARFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK HC
JUN173371
PAI
9
PATHFINDER PLAYTEST: FLIP-MAT MULTI-PACK
MAY182925
PAI
10
PATHFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK
JUN091729
PAI
How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world.  Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty retailers may be included as well.
Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.
The New Titles Count Chart includes all titles that were invoiced by Diamond to retailers for the first time during the month and is not the official solicited title count for the month. Variant edition comic books and graphic novels at the same price point count as a single SKU. Variant edition comic books, lenticular covers, digital combo packs, and graphic novels at different price points count as separate SKUs for each edition.


ABOUT DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS (DCD)—Diamond is at the nexus of comics and pop culture merchandise. Based in Baltimore, MD, DCD is the world's largest distributor of English-language comic books and pop-culture related merchandise, servicing thousands of specialty retailers worldwide. For more information, visit Diamond on the web at www.diamondcomics.com.

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