Diamond Announces Top Products for June 2018
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| Credit Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. |
Press Release
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (July 6, 2018) — A new era for the Justice League dawns as the Legion of Doom reforms in Scott Snyder and Jim Cheung's Justice League #1 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book of June 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 June's top publisher with a 38.42% dollar share and a 40.98% unit share. DC Entertainment was second for the month with a 30.54% dollar share and a 33.73% unit share. Image Comics was third with a 10.46% dollar share and an 11.48% unit share. In fourth was Dark Horse Comics with a 3.23% dollar share and a 2.30% unit share, followed by IDW Publishing with a 2.46% dollar share and a 1.66% unit share, Dynamite Entertainment with a 2.10% dollar share and a 1.51% unit share, and BOOM! Studios with a 1.62% dollar share and a 1.76% unit share.
Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten, led by Dan Slott and Valerio Schiti's Tony Stark: Iron Man #1 at #3; followed by Slott's final issue of his Spider-Man run, Amazing Spider-Man #801 at #4; Skottie Young and Nic Klein's Deadpool #1 at #7, Jason Aaron and Michael del Mundo's Thor #1 at #8, and Marc Guggenheim and David Marquez's X-Men Gold #30, featuring the wedding of Rogue and Gambit, at #9. In addition to Justice League #1, DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten including Tom King and Mikel Janin's Batman #49 at #5, King and Janin's Batman #48 at #6, and Snyder and Cheung's Justice League #2 at #10. Rounding out the top ten, Mark Millar and Olivier Coipel's The Magic Order #1 from Image Comics ranked #2. Also from the premier publishers, their top books for the June are BOOM! Studios' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Anniversary Special #1 at #116, Dark Horse Comics' Neil Gaiman's America Gods: My Ainsel #4 ranked #148, IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog #6 at #156, and Dynamite Entertainment's Charlie's Angels #1 at #183.
Collecting DC Entertainment's best-selling event, the Dark Nights: Metal Deluxe Edition hardcover was June's best-selling graphic novel. Also from DC Entertainment among the top ten, Dark Nights Metal: Dark Nights Rising, a collection of the tie-in one-shots, ranked #2; Dark Nights Metal: The Resistance, ranked #3; The FlashVolume 6: A Cold Day in Hell ranked #8; Batman: Detective Comics Volume 6: Fall of the Batmen ranked #9; and Super Sons of Tomorrow ranked #10. Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten: Thanos Wins ranked #4, and Jim Starlin, George Perez, and Ron Lim's The Infinity Gauntlet ranked #5. Jason Aaron and Jason Latour'sSouthern Bastards Volume 4: Gut Check from Image Comics ranked #6. Dark Horse Comics' Neil Gaiman's A Study in Emerald, with art by Rafael Albuquerque, ranked #7.
Documenting the world of Hyrule, Dark Horse Comics' Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia was June's best-selling book, and the deluxe edition of the book ranked #2. Marvel Press had three titles in the top ten, led by Marvel Super-Hero Adventures: Buggin' Out at #3. BOOM! Studios' Planet of the Apes Adult Coloring Book ranked #9.
The Mezco Toys' One:12 Collective: Marvel Comics: Spider-Man "Black Costume" Action Figure, a PREVIEWSExclusive, was June's best-selling toy. Diamond Select Toys had five products in the top ten: the Marvel Select: Black Panther Movie Action Figure at #2, the Marvel Gallery: Black Panther Movie PVC Figure at #3, the Marvel Select: Deadpool Action Figure at #5, the Marvel Gallery: Black Panther Movie: Killmonger PVC Figure at #9, and the Marvel Select: Thor Ragnarok: Gladiator Hulk Action Figure at #10. DC Collectibles charted one product, the Harley Quinn: Red White & Black Statue by Jae Lee at #8.
Dynamite Entertainment's Reanimator: The Board Game was June's best-selling game. Also in the top ten, BOOM! Studios' Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game Boxed Set (2nd Edition) ranked #9.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHER
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DOLLAR
SHARE
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UNIT
SHARE
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MARVEL COMICS
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38.42%
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40.98%
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DC ENTERTAINMENT
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30.54%
|
33.73%
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IMAGE COMICS
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10.46%
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11.48%
|
DARK HORSE COMICS
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3.23%
|
2.10%
|
IDW PUBLISHING
|
2.46%
|
1.66%
|
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
|
2.10%
|
1.51%
|
BOOM! STUDIOS
|
1.62%
|
1.76%
|
VIZ MEDIA
|
1.18%
|
0.43%
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ONI PRESS INC.
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1.09%
|
0.83%
|
TITAN COMICS
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0.87%
|
0.68%
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OTHER NON-TOP 10
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8.03%
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4.84%
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COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
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DOLLARS
|
UNITS
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JUNE 2018 VS. MAY 2018
|
COMICS
|
-16.71%
|
-6.22%
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
-7.44%
|
-8.41%
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
-14.13%
|
-6.39%
|
TOYS
|
1.03%
|
4.22%
|
JUNE 2018 VS. JUNE 2017
|
COMICS
|
-11.14%
|
-8.93%
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
-2.15%
|
-14.24%
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
-8.62%
|
-9.35%
|
TOYS
|
-11.53%
|
17.66%
|
YEAR-TO-DATE 2018 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2017
|
COMICS
|
-1.84%
|
-9.65%
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
-8.12%
|
-11.22%
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
-3.72%
|
-9.77%
|
TOYS
|
-11.98%
|
-12.70%
|
SECOND QUARTER 2018 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2018
|
COMICS
|
19.97%
|
12.84%
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
19.01%
|
19.68%
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
19.70%
|
13.34%
|
TOYS
|
-16.97%
|
-7.55%
|
SECOND QUARTER 2018 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2017
|
COMICS
|
3.01%
|
-4.85%
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
-3.41%
|
-10.32%
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
1.10%
|
-5.28%
|
TOYS
|
-14.46%
|
-13.05%
|
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
PUBLISHER
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COMICS SHIPPED
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED
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MAGAZINES SHIPPED
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TOTAL
SHIPPED
|
MARVEL COMICS
|
87
|
33
|
0
|
120
|
DC ENTERTAINMENT
|
73
|
31
|
1
|
105
|
IMAGE COMICS
|
60
|
15
|
0
|
75
|
IDW PUBLISHING
|
19
|
18
|
0
|
37
|
DARK HORSE COMICS
|
20
|
15
|
0
|
35
|
BOOM! STUDIOS
|
23
|
10
|
0
|
33
|
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
|
18
|
7
|
0
|
25
|
TITAN COMICS
|
17
|
5
|
1
|
23
|
VIZ MEDIA
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
20
|
ONI PRESS
|
7
|
10
|
