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Monday, September 17, 2018

Diamond Announces Top Products for August 2018

Diamond Announces Top Products for August 2018

(BALTIMORE, MD) — (September 14, 2018) — Johnny Storm's search for Reed Richards and Sue Storm continues while Ben Grimm proposes to Alicia Masters in Dan Slott, Sara Pichelli, Simone Bianchi, Skottie Young, and Marte Gracia's Fantastic Four #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of August 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 August's top publisher with a 40.87% dollar share and a 43.12% unit share. DC Entertainment was second for the month with a 27.51% dollar share and a 31.02% unit share. Image Comics was third with an 8.90% dollar share and a 9.08% unit share. In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 4.43% dollar share and a 3.81% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 3.05% dollar share and a 2.37% unit share, BOOM! Studios with a 2.58% dollar share and a 2.30% unit share, VIZ media with a 1.33% dollar share and a 0.54% unit share, and Dynamite Entertainment with a 1.32% dollar share and a 1.12% unit share.
Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten. In addition to Fantastic Four #1, Garry Duggan and Mike Deodato’s Infinity Wars #1 ranked #2; Nick Spencer, Ryan Ottley and Cliff Rathburn’s Amazing Spider-Man #3 ranked #5 and Spencer, Ottley and Rathburn’s Amazing Spider-Man #4 ranked at #7.
DC Entertainment had six titles in the top ten, led by Tom King and Lee Weeks’ Batman #52 at #3, followed by King and Weeks’ Batman #53 at #4. The Sandman Universe #1, a special one-shot launching Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Universe titles written by Si Spurrier, Nalo Hopkinson, Kat Howard and Dan Watters, ranked #6 with Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Reis and Joe Prado’s Superman #2 ranked #8. Justice League #5, by James Tynion IV, Doug Mahnke and Jaime Mendoza ranked #9, while Justice League #6 by Scott Snyder and Jorge Jimenez ranked #10.
Among the premier publishers, Image Comics' The Walking Dead #182 was their top book at #14; IDW Publishing's Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #1, a co-production with Oni Press, ranked #65; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid #1 was BOOM! Studios' best-selling book at #94; Dark Horse Comics' Seeds ranked #154, and Dynamite Entertainment's top book, Project Superpowers #1, ranked #175.
Dark Horse Comics' The Legend of Korra Volume 3: Turf Wars Part 3, continuing the fan-favorite Nickelodeon animated series, was August's best-selling graphic novel. DC Entertainment had two titles in the top ten, led by DC Super Hero Girls: Out of the Bottle at #2. Image Comics had five titles, with East of West Volume 8 their top book at #2. Marvel Comics also had two titles in the top ten; Black Panther Book 1: A Nation Under Our Feet was their best-selling book at #4.
In August, for the second month in a row, Gemstone's Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 48 was the month's best-selling book. Also in the top ten, IDW Publishing's John Byrne: X-Men Artifact Edition ranked #4.
Based on Blizzard Entertainment's best-selling video game, Good Smile's Overwatch: D.Va "Classic Skin" Nendoroidwas August's best-selling toy product. Diamond Select Toys had three products in the top ten: the Marvel Gallery: Taco Truck Deadpool PVC Figure ranked #3, the Pacific Rim Uprising Select Series 2 Action Figures ranked #7, and the DC Gallery: Batman The Animated Series: Harley Quinn 25th-Anniversary Deluxe PVC Figure ranked #10.
Paizo's Starfinder RPG: Armory, a sourcebook for the space role-playing game, was August's best-selling game product and one of the nine Paizo products in the top ten, including July's best-selling product, the Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook, which charted at #2.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
RETAIL MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHERSHARE
MARVEL COMICS40.87%
DC ENTERTAINMENT27.51%
IMAGE COMICS8.90%
IDW PUBLISHING4.43%
DARK HORSE COMICS3.05%
BOOM! STUDIOS2.58%
VIZ MEDIA1.33%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT1.32%
TITAN COMICS0.98%
AFTERSHOCK COMICS0.63%
OTHER NON-TOP 108.40%
UNIT MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHERSHARE
MARVEL COMICS43.12%
DC ENTERTAINMENT31.02%
IMAGE COMICS9.08%
IDW PUBLISHING3.81%
DARK HORSE COMICS2.37%
BOOM! STUDIOS2.30%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT1.12%
AFTERSHOCK COMICS0.72%
TITAN COMICS0.66%
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT0.64%
OTHER NON-TOP 105.17%
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
DOLLARSUNITS
AUGUST 2018 VS. JULY 2018
COMICS-1.95%-6.19%
GRAPHIC NOVELS33.98%28.57%
TOTAL COMICS/GN6.88%-3.97%
TOYS49.89%32.04%
AUGUST 2018 VS. AUGUST 2017
COMICS5.04%-5.25%
GRAPHIC NOVELS2.91%1.44%
TOTAL COMICS/GN4.37%-4.71%
TOYS13.76%4.26%
YEAR-TO-DATE 2018 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2017
COMICS1.31%-6.80%
GRAPHIC NOVELS-6.73%-8.83%
TOTAL COMICS/GN-1.10%-6.95%
TOYS-5.15%-8.32%
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
PUBLISHERCOMICS
SHIPPED
GRAPHIC NOVELS
SHIPPED
MAGAZINES
SHIPPED
TOTAL
SHIPPED
MARVEL COMICS86450131
DC ENTERTAINMENT72301103
IMAGE COMICS6116077
IDW PUBLISHING3924063
DARK HORSE COMICS2321044
BOOM! STUDIOS2714041
TITAN COMICS1510328
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT146020
AFTERSHOCK COMICS132015
VIZ MEDIA015015
OTHER NON-TOP 1011418031325
TOTAL46436335862
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
RANKDESCRIPTIONPRICEITEM CODEVENDOR
1FANTASTIC FOUR #1$5.99JUN180762-MMAR
2INFINITY WARS #1$5.99JUN180789-MMAR
3BATMAN #52$3.99JUN180463-MDC
4BATMAN #53$3.99JUN180465-MDC
5AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3$3.99JUN180856-MMAR
6THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE #1 (MR)$4.99JUN180422-MDC
7AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4$3.99JUN180858-MMAR
8SUPERMAN #2$3.99JUN180537-MDC
9JUSTICE LEAGUE #5$3.99JUN180507-MDC
10JUSTICE LEAGUE #6$3.99JUN180509-MDC
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANKDESCRIPTIONPRICEITEM CODEVENDOR
1FANTASTIC FOUR #1$5.99JUN180762-MMAR
2INFINITY WARS #1$5.99JUN180789-MMAR
3THE SANDMAN UNIVERSE #1 (MR)$4.99JUN180422-MDC
4BATMAN #52$3.99JUN180463-MDC
5PUNISHER #1$4.99JUN180809-MMAR
6BATMAN #53$3.99JUN180465-MDC
7AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3$3.99JUN180856-MMAR
8INFINITY WARS #2$4.99JUN180799-MMAR
9AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4$3.99JUN180858-MMAR
10VENOM: FIRST HOST #1$3.99JUN180823-MMAR
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
RANKDESCRIPTIONPRICEITEM CODEVENDOR
1LEGEND OF KORRA VOLUME 3 : TURF WARS PT 3 TP$10.99FEB180062DAR
2DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: OUT OF THE BOTTLE TP$9.99FEB180156DC
3EAST OF WEST VOLUME 8 TP$16.99JUN180144IMA
4BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET TP$16.99JUN160956MAR
5SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL VOL. 1: ISN'T IT BROMANTIC? TP$17.99MAY160926MAR
6RAT QUEENS VOL. 5: COLOSSAL MAGIC NOTHING TP (MR)$16.99MAY180229IMA
7THE FLASH VOL. 1: LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE TP$17.99OCT160292DC
8KILL OR BE KILLED VOLUME 4 TP (MR)$16.99JUN180190IMA
9I HATE FAIRYLAND VOLUME 4 TP (MR)$16.99JUN180176IMA
10SEX CRIMINALS VOL. 5: FIVE-FINGERED DISCOUNT TP (MR)$16.99JUN180239IMA
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANKDESCRIPTIONPRICEITEM CODEVENDOR
1PUNISHER MAX BY GARTH ENNIS OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC (MR)$100.00FEB180917MAR
2JACK KIRBY: MARVEL HEROES & MONSTERS ARTIST EDITION$90.00FEB180485IDW
3X-MEN REVOLUTION BY CHRIS CLAREMONT OMNIBUS HC$100.00FEB180914MAR
4AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: VENOM TP$39.99JUN180972MAR
5SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL VOL. 1: ISN'T IT BROMANTIC? TP$17.99MAY160926MAR
6BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET TP$16.99JUN160956MAR
7THE FLASH VOL. 1: LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE TP$17.99OCT160292DC
8X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX SAGA OMNIBUS HC$100.00FEB180915MAR
9SEVEN SOLDIERS BY GRANT MORRISON OMNIBUS HC$75.00FEB180312DC
10INFINITY GAUNTLET TP$24.99JUL110745MAR
TOP 10 BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
RANKDESCRIPTIONPRICEITEM CODEVENDOR
1THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 48 SC$29.95APR181580-MGEM
2THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY 2018$19.95JAN188603PRI
3DOCTOR WHO: ONE DOCTOR TWO HEARTS HC$9.99DEC178057BBC
4JOHN BYRNE X-MEN ARTIFACT EDITION HC$75.00MAR180554IDW
5STAR WARS LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK: I AM A WOOKIE$4.99MAY181770GOL
6LULU IS A RHINOCEROS$16.99FEB188267WIC
7JIM HENSON'S THE DARK CRYSTAL ARTIST TRIBUTE HC$24.99FEB181211BOO
8BE A STAR, WONDER WOMAN BOARD BOOK$7.99MAY181564CAP
9DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: WONDER WOMAN FOR PRESIDENT$5.99MAY181938RAN
10COURAGEOUS CAPTAIN AMERICA LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK$4.99MAR161966GOL
TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANKDESCRIPTIONITEM CODEVENDOR
1OVERWATCH: D.VA "CLASSIC SKIN" NENDOROIDNOV178113GOO
2VOLTRON: HYPERPHASE VOLTRON SDCC 2018 5-PIECE GIFT SETJAN189071PLA
3X-MEN LEGENDS 6-INCH ACTION FIGURESJUL178804HAS
4MARVEL GALLERY: TACO TRUCK DEADPOOL PVC FIGUREMAR182429DST
5DRAGONBALL SUPER DRAGON STARS ACTION FIGURESFEB188788BAN
6AVENGERS INFINITY WAR MC-004: INFINITY GAUNTLET REPLICA STATUEDEC178326BEA
7PACIFIC RIM UPRISING SELECT SERIES 2 ACTION FIGURESJAN182369DST
8SW BLACK SERIES 6IN AF ASST 201803FEB188917HAS
9SDCC 2018 POP MARVEL TELEPORTING LOCKJAW & BLACK BOLT PX 2PKDEC178718FUN
10DC GALLERY BATMAN TAS 25 ANNIV HARLEY QUINN DLX PVC FIGAPR172648DST
TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANKDESCRIPTIONITEM CODEVENDOR
1STARFINDER RPG :ARMORY HCMAY182931PAI
2PATHFINDER PLAYTEST RULEBOOK SCMAY182921PAI
3STARFINDER RPG CORE RULEBOOK HCJUN173371PAI
4PATHFINDER PLAYTEST RULEBOOK HCMAY182922PAI
5PATHFINDER PLAYTEST RULEBOOK DELUXE HARDCOVERMAY182923PAI
6PATHFINDER RPG: ULTIMATE COMBAT POCKET EDITIONMAY182927PAI
7PATHFINDER RPG: BESTIARY 5 POCKET EDITIONMAY182926PAI
8GLOOMHAVEN 2017 EDITIONMAR188530CEP
9PATHFINDER RPG: PLANAR ADVENTURES HCAPR182573PAI
10PATHFINDER PLAYTEST ADVENTURE: DOOMSDAY DAWNMAY182924PAI

Dollar Market Shares for August 2018
Dollar Market Share – August 2018
Unit Market Shares for August 2018
Unit Market Share – August 2018

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.
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