Diamond Announces the Top 100 Graphic Novels for March 2011
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Mike Carey and Peter Gross’ acclaimed fantasy series The Unwritten for DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint gave the the publisher the best-selling graphic novel in March with the third volume of the series, The Unwritten Volume 3: Dead Man’s Knock, which revealed more of the secrets and mysteries surrounding Tommy Taylor.
In total, DC Comics had five of March’s top ten best-selling graphic novels. The Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn trade paperback, collecting the first six issues of Grant Morrison’s best-selling Batman and Robin, ranked #2. Batman: Time and the Batman, the hardcover collection of Morrison’s Batman #700, plus Morrison and Tony Daniel’s Batman #701 and #702, ranked #4. Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond, collecting the mini-series based on the fan-favorite animated series, ranked #5. Finally, Chris Roberson and Michael Allred’s iZombie Volume 1: Dead to the World, the collected edition of the first five issues of the acclaimed Vertigo series, ranked #6.
Marvel Comics had two graphic novels in the top ten for March. Their top book, Takio, is the all-ages graphic novel from Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, and it ranked #3 for the month. Also in the top ten was the collected edition of The Thanos Imperative; the cosmic story from Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Miguel Sepulveda, and Brad Walker ranked #10.
Image Comics also had two graphic novels in the top ten. Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye contined its strong sales and ranked #8 for the month. Morning Glories Volume 1: For a Better Future, collecting the first six issues of Nick Spencer’s acclaimed series, ranked #9.
Rounding out the top ten was Viz Media with Bleach Volume 34 at #7. Bleach was also the month’s top-selling manga to comics specialty retailers.
Among premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics’ top-selling graphic novel in March was the Star Wars Omnibus: At War with the Empire Volume 1, a collection of stories set in George Lucas’ universe told from the point-of-view of the Empire; the volume ranked #25 for the month. IDW Publishing brought a long out-of-print Dungeons & Dragons story back into print with the Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms Volume 1 graphic novel from Jeff Grubb and Rags Morales, and the volume ranked #45 for the month.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2011
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7.42 | DEC100305 | UNWRITTEN TP VOL 03 DEAD MANS KNOCK (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 2 | 5 | 7.02 | DEC100246 | BATMAN AND ROBIN BATMAN REBORN TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 3 | 24 | 6.46 | DEC100634 | TAKIO GN HC | $9.95 | MAR |
| 4 | 2 | 6.37 | NOV100225 | BATMAN TIME AND THE BATMAN HC | $19.99 | DC |
| 5 | 10 | 6.11 | DEC100245 | BATMAN BEYOND HUSH BEYOND TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 6 | 11 | 5.96 | DEC100299 | IZOMBIE TP VOL 01 DEAD TO THE WORLD (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 7 | 45 | 4.62 | DEC101080 | BLEACH TP VOL 34 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 8 | 65 | 4.58 | JUL068351 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $9.99 | IMA |
| 9 | 68 | 4.32 | DEC100470 | MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 01 FOR A BETTER FUTURE | $9.99 | IMA |
| 10 | 7 | 4.22 | DEC100645 | THANOS IMPERATIVE HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 18 | 3.92 | DEC100255 | ZATANNA MISTRESS OF MAGIC TP | $17.99 | DC |
| 12 | 44 | 3.91 | DEC100688 | SPIDER-MAN GRIM HUNT TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 13 | 27 | 3.90 | JAN110849 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 05 WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS | $15.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 67 | 3.88 | DEC101082 | YU GI OH GX GN VOL 06 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 15 | 13 | 3.87 | DEC100251 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE WITCHING HOUR TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | DC |
| 16 | 14 | 3.79 | DEC100248 | GOTHAM CENTRAL TP BOOK 01 IN THE LINE OF DUTY | $19.99 | DC |
| 17 | 17 | 3.65 | NOV100233 | SUPERMAN THE BLACK RING HC | $19.99 | DC |
| 18 | 93 | 3.53 | JAN110576 | SKULLKICKERS TP VOL 01 1000 OPAS & DEAD BODY | $9.99 | IMA |
| 19 | 8 | 3.41 | NOV100227 | GOTHAM CENTRAL HC VOL 04 CORRIGAN | $29.99 | DC |
| 20 | 54 | 3.33 | JAN110839 | THOR FIRST THUNDER TP | $16.99 | MAR |
| 21 | 33 | 3.33 | DEC100292 | DEMO TP VOL 02 (MR) | $17.99 | DC |
| 22 | 55 | 3.32 | JAN110851 | FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 03 | $14.99 | MAR |
| 23 | 3 | 3.30 | JAN110843 | VENOM BY DANIEL WAY ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP | $34.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 23 | 3.19 | DEC100302 | HELLBLAZER TP VOL 01 ORIGINAL SINS NEW ED (MR) | $19.99 | DC |
| 25 | 12 | 3.15 | DEC100072 | STAR WARS OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 AT WAR WITH EMPIRE | $24.99 | DAR |
| 26 | 50 | 3.14 | JAN110862 | HULK TP VOL 06 WORLD WAR HULKS | $15.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 26 | 3.13 | DEC100674 | DARK TOWER TREACHERY TP | $19.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 1 | 3.11 | OCT100675-M | MMW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 13 | $54.99 | MAR |
| 29 | 42 | 3.07 | DEC100253 | SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON TP VOL 03 | $17.99 | DC |
| 30 | 40 | 3.06 | JAN110850 | WOLVERINE WEAPON X TP VOL 03 TOMORROW DIES TODAY | $19.99 | MAR |
| 31 | 15 | 3.04 | JAN110838 | ULTIMATE COMICS NEW ULTIMATES PREM HC THOR REBORN | $24.99 | MAR |
| 32 | 16 | 3.00 | DEC100668 | WOLVERINE WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 33 | 6 | 2.99 | DEC100459 | INVINCIBLE HC 06 ULTIMATE COLL | $34.99 | IMA |
| 34 | 91 | 2.90 | JAN110867 | THUNDERBOLTS TP CAGE | $14.99 | MAR |
| 35 | 39 | 2.85 | DEC100662 | ULTIMATE COMICS THOR PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 36 | 71 | 2.81 | SEP100413 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 37 | 72 | 2.77 | SEP088204-M | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 38 | 73 | 2.76 | DEC100283 | GOD OF WAR TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 39 | 89 | 2.71 | NOV100048 | GANTZ TP VOL 16 (MR) | $12.99 | DAR |
| 40 | 94 | 2.68 | JAN110857 | HAWKEYE AND MOCKINGBIRD BLACK WIDOW TP WIDOWMAKER | $15.99 | MAR |
| 41 | 80 | 2.66 | JAN110852 | SECRET WARRIORS TP VOL 04 LAST RIDE HOWLING COMMANDOS | $14.99 | MAR |
| 42 | 75 | 2.63 | JAN110863 | INCREDIBLE HULK TP VOL 03 WORLD WAR HULKS | $15.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 60 | 2.60 | DEC100287 | WORLD OF WARCRAFT TP VOL 03 | $17.99 | DC |
| 44 | 48 | 2.55 | JAN110831 | DEADPOOL PREM HC VOL 06 I RULE YOU SUCK | $19.99 | MAR |
| 45 | 36 | 2.52 | DEC100388 | DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FORGOTTEN REALMS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | IDW |
| 46 | 28 | 2.51 | NOV100957 | WEAPONS OF THE METABARONS HC | $19.95 | HUM |
| 47 | 164 | 2.50 | NOV100040 | YOUR HIGHNESS TP | $7.99 | DAR |
| 48 | 90 | 2.50 | JAN110840 | THOR MIGHTY AVENGER GN TP VOL 02 | $14.99 | MAR |
| 49 | 31 | 2.43 | NOV100226 | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA DARK THINGS HC | $24.99 | DC |
| 50 | 96 | 2.34 | DEC100254 | TITANS VILLAINS FOR HIRE TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 51 | 64 | 2.33 | JAN111019 | SIMPSONS COMICS MELTDOWN TP | $15.99 | BON |
| 52 | 35 | 2.31 | JAN110829 | ASTONISHING X-MEN PREM HC XENOGENESIS | $24.99 | MAR |
| 53 | 144 | 2.28 | NOV100046 | NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT TP VOL 08 | $9.99 | DAR |
| 54 | 38 | 2.25 | JAN110844 | PUNISHER WELCOME BACK FRANK TP NEW ED | $24.99 | MAR |
| 55 | 126 | 2.23 | JAN110864 | IRON MAN RAPTURE TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 56 | 105 | 2.22 | JAN110868 | X-MEN FOREVER 2 TP VOL 03 PERFECT S’WORLD | $16.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 81 | 2.13 | DEC108187 | TIME BOMB TP | $14.95 | RAL |
| 58 | 74 | 2.12 | NOV100268 | DAYTRIPPER TP (MR) | $19.99 | DC |
| 59 | 19 | 2.12 | OCT108157 | STUMPTOWN HC VOL 01 | $29.99 | ONI |
| 60 | 9 | 2.11 | FEB110375 | BLOOM COUNTY COMPLETE LIBRARY HC VOL 04 | $39.99 | IDW |
| 61 | 20 | 2.09 | NOV100922 | PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 03 1941-1942 | $29.99 | FAN |
| 62 | 76 | 2.09 | JAN110870 | ESSENTIAL CAPTAIN AMERICA TP VOL 06 | $19.99 | MAR |
| 63 | 130 | 2.08 | JAN110848 | CAPTAIN AMERICA TP LEGACY OF CAPTAIN AMERICA | $15.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 106 | 2.03 | NOV100953 | ARCHIE 50 TIMES AN AMERICAN ICON SC | $10.00 | THE |
| 65 | 117 | 2.01 | SEP100110 | SUPERSIZED STRANGE TALES FROM FAST FOOD CULTURE GN | $12.99 | DAR |
| 66 | 32 | 2.00 | MAR100240 | BLACKEST NIGHT HC | $29.99 | DC |
| 67 | 104 | 1.99 | NOV082245 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS | $14.99 | IMA |
| 68 | 56 | 1.97 | DEC100692-M | THOR TALES OF ASGARD TP COIPEL CVR | $24.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 156 | 1.96 | DEC101078 | NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TP VOL 12 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 70 | 57 | 1.96 | DEC100642-M | MMW MIGHTY THOR TP VOL 02 | $24.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 34 | 1.91 | JAN111234 | COWBOYS AND ALIENS IT BOOKS HC ED | $24.99 | HAR |
| 72 | 86 | 1.91 | JAN110830 | DEADPOOL PULP PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 73 | 110 | 1.90 | APR100438 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM | $14.99 | IMA |
| 74 | 155 | 1.89 | NOV100047 | NGE CAMPUS APOCALYSE TP VOL 03 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 75 | 217 | 1.88 | NOV101073 | POKEMON ADVENTURES PLATINUM VOL 01 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 76 | 62 | 1.88 | JAN110865 | WHAT IF DARK AVENGERS TP | $24.99 | MAR |
| 77 | 165 | 1.87 | JAN110860 | KLAWS OF PANTHER TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 78 | 25 | 1.87 | OCT101016 | POPEYE HC VOL 05 WHAS A JEEP | $29.99 | FAN |
| 79 | 129 | 1.86 | FEB108442-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE | $11.99 | ONI |
| 80 | 125 | 1.85 | DEC100705 | VESHA VALENTINE STORY GN | $12.95 | SLA |
| 81 | 63 | 1.84 | MAY090178 | BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP | $24.99 | DC |
| 82 | 116 | 1.84 | NOV082242 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 83 | 66 | 1.83 | JAN110819 | STRANGE TALES II HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 84 | 29 | 1.83 | FEB108268 | POPEYE HC VOL 01 COMIC STORIES BUD SAGENDORF | $29.99 | IDW |
| 85 | 120 | 1.82 | SEP088206-M | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 86 | 121 | 1.80 | JAN110578 | SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 10 | $14.99 | IMA |
| 87 | 199 | 1.80 | SEP090288 | CHEW TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
| 88 | 124 | 1.79 | JUN090332 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME | $14.99 | IMA |
| 89 | 152 | 1.78 | JUL108036 | FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE | $12.99 | DC |
| 90 | 99 | 1.78 | JAN111022 | AMORY WARS IN KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 TP VOL 02 | $14.99 | BOO |
| 91 | 61 | 1.77 | NOV100042 | FINDER LIBRARY TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | DAR |
| 92 | 154 | 1.77 | DEC100273 | BILLY BATSON MAGIC SHAZAM MR MIND OVER MATTER TP | $12.99 | DC |
| 93 | 70 | 1.74 | JAN110815-M | MMW AVENGERS TP VOL 03 | $24.99 | MAR |
| 94 | 266 | 1.74 | JAN111267 | SMURFS GN VOL 05 THE SMURFS AND THE EGG | $5.99 | NBM |
| 95 | 133 | 1.73 | DEC058055 | BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 96 | 41 | 1.72 | DEC100963 | COMPLETE PEANUTS HC VOL 15 1979-1980 | $28.99 | FAN |
| 97 | 43 | 1.72 | JUN101205 | GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND HC | $24.99 | ZEN |
| 98 | 51 | 1.68 | OCT100262 | BATMAN THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE DELUXE ED HC | $29.99 | DC |
| 99 | 135 | 1.68 | OCT090390 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 100 | 88 | 1.67 | JAN110546 | DRAGON AGE TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | IDW |
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For retailers, Diamond offers the Top 300 Comics and Top 300 Graphic Novels sales charts on the Diamond Tools page of the Diamond Retailer Services website to provide more information about the industry’s top selling publications.
How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
Data for Diamond’s sales charts – which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts – are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.
Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.
About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics’ monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.
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