Diamond Announces Top 25 Small Press Comics and Graphic Novels for February 2011
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From the press release:
Spongebob Squarepants, the beloved animated series, came to comics in February from Bongo Comics, and the debut issue, produced by an all-star creative team including James Kochalka and Hilary Barta, was the best-selling Small Press Comic Book in February. Other publishers in the top ten best-selling Small Press Comic Books include Abstract Studios, Archie Comics, Aspen MLT, and Red 5 Comics.
Adrian Tomine documents his journey to the altar in his graphic novel, Scenes from an Impending Marriage from Drawn & Quarterly, the best-selling Small Press Graphic Novel for the month. Other publishers in the top ten include Archie Comics, Bandai Entertainment, Humanoids, Oni Press, Top Shelf Productions, and Yen Press.
Diamond Comic Distributors defines Small Presses as publishers outside the top-10 bestselling publishers over the previous six months. In offering these breakdowns of the bestselling small press comics and graphic novels, a spotlight is shown on these publishers, affording them recognition for their strong sales in a crowded marketplace. To help retailers contextualize the relationship between the Small Press sales rankings, each chart offers for each book the overall ranking for the month amongst all publishers.
TOP 25 SMALL PRESS COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in February 2011
| QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 145 | 148 | 20.09 | DEC100801 | SPONGEBOB COMICS #1 | $2.99 | BON |
| 2 | 152 | 171 | 19.32 | NOV100723-M | ARCHIE #617 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 3 | 184 | 203 | 14.60 | MAR100721-M | FATHOM BLUE DESCENT #2 | $2.99 | ASP |
| 4 | 191 | 192 | 13.60 | DEC100702 | TERRY MOORES ECHO #28 | $3.50 | ABS |
| 5 | 200 | 218 | 12.91 | NOV100736 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #221 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 6 | 216 | 225 | 11.73 | DEC100800 | SIMPSONS COMICS #175 | $2.99 | BON |
| 7 | 217 | 266 | 11.70 | DEC100756-M | CHARISMAGIC #0 | $1.99 | ASP |
| 8 | 226 | 235 | 10.99 | DEC100750 | SONIC UNIVERSE #25 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 9 | 240 | 256 | 9.32 | DEC100799 | BART SIMPSON COMICS #58 | $2.99 | BON |
| 10 | 268 | 268 | 6.45 | NOV101009 | ATOMIC ROBO DEADLY ART OF SCIENCE #3 | $3.50 | RED |
| 11 | 273 | 273 | 6.21 | DEC101037 | ATOMIC ROBO DEADLY ART OF SCIENCE #4 | $3.50 | RED |
| 12 | 276 | 298 | 5.92 | AUG100783-M | SCOURGE #3 | $2.99 | ASP |
| 13 | 278 | 242 | 5.84 | NOV100958 | KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #171 | $4.99 | KEN |
| 14 | 282 | 280 | 5.58 | DEC101020 | SIXTH GUN #9 | $3.99 | ONI |
| 15 | 286 | 283 | 5.38 | NOV100735 | LIFE WITH ARCHIE MARRIED LIFE #7 | $3.99 | ARC |
| 16 | 288 | 287 | 5.37 | OCT101098 | HOTWIRE DEEP CUT #3 | $3.50 | RAL |
| 17 | 294 | 279 | 5.15 | SEP100796 | FLASH GORDON INVASION O/T RED SWORD #1 | $3.99 | ARD |
| 18 | 297 | 290 | 4.99 | JUL100748 | LAST ZOMBIE #4 | $3.99 | ANT |
| 19 | 304 | 288 | 4.68 | NOV101020 | TANK GIRL BAD WIND RISING #2 | $3.99 | TIT |
| 20 | 307 | 267 | 4.53 | SEP101102 | DRIVER FOR THE DEAD #3 | $4.99 | RAL |
| 21 | 317 | 332 | 3.97 | DEC100739 | ARCHIE & FRIENDS #152 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 22 | 322 | 318 | 3.55 | NOV100696 | GOLD DIGGER #125 | $3.99 | ANT |
| 23 | 323 | 340 | 3.54 | NOV100732 | BETTY #190 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 24 | 332 | 323 | 3.23 | OCT100741 | CAVEWOMAN HUNT #2 | $3.75 | AMR |
| 25 | 336 | 300 | 3.17 | OCT101050 | KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #170 | $4.99 | KEN |
TOP 25 SMALL PRESS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in February 2011
| QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 67 | 3.27 | NOV100902 | SCENES FROM AN IMPENDING MARRIAGE HC | $9.95 | DRA |
| 2 | 38 | 90 | 2.35 | NOV100738 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SELECT TP VOL 03 | $11.95 | ARC |
| 3 | 52 | 100 | 1.99 | NOV101098 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 04 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 4 | 59 | 52 | 1.88 | OCT101048 | PANDORA EYES HC (MR) | $19.95 | HUM |
| 5 | 61 | 106 | 1.87 | DEC101110 | SOUL EATER TP VOL 05 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 6 | 70 | 92 | 1.77 | NOV101099 | HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 01 (MR) | $13.99 | HAC |
| 7 | 78 | 121 | 1.65 | FEB108442-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE | $11.99 | ONI |
| 8 | 100 | 170 | 1.45 | MAY100811 | CODE GEASS LELOUCH OF THE REBELLION GN VOL 08 | $10.99 | BAN |
| 9 | 106 | 33 | 1.42 | FEB042691 | FROM HELL TP | $35.00 | TOP |
| 10 | 133 | 182 | 1.19 | FEB108443-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD | $11.99 | ONI |
| 11 | 134 | 118 | 1.18 | JUL101158 | TEZUKA BLACK JACK TP VOL 13 | $16.95 | RAN |
| 12 | 143 | 165 | 1.11 | JUL101052 | KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE TP VOL 31 | $12.99 | KEN |
| 13 | 150 | 192 | 1.05 | DEC101106 | HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 11 EYE OPENING ARC PT 1 (MR) | $11.99 | HAC |
| 14 | 153 | 445 | 1.03 | NOV100850 | PHINEAS & FERB EARLY COMIC READER #4 ITS ABOUT TIME | $4.99 | HAR |
| 15 | 158 | 244 | 0.97 | NOV100730 | ARCHIE NEW LOOK SERIES TP VOL 05 GOODBYE FOREVER | $10.95 | ARC |
| 16 | 159 | 65 | 0.96 | OCT100774 | SECRET HISTORY OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 (MR) | $34.95 | ARA |
| 17 | 162 | 256 | 0.94 | NOV101028 | FATE STAY NIGHT GN VOL 10 | $10.99 | TOK |
| 18 | 165 | 143 | 0.93 | OCT101085 | IVY HC | $19.99 | ONI |
| 19 | 166 | 235 | 0.93 | NOV101047 | JESUS HATES ZOMBIES LINCOLN HATES WEREWOLVES TP COLL ED | $10.95 | 215 |
| 20 | 174 | 135 | 0.88 | NOV100989 | CURSED PIRATE GIRL TP | $20.00 | OLY |
| 21 | 176 | 236 | 0.88 | FEB108444 | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 03 INFINITE SADNESS | $11.99 | ONI |
| 22 | 177 | 174 | 0.88 | DEC101042 | GUNSLINGER GIRL OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 | $15.99 | ST. |
| 23 | 178 | 231 | 0.88 | NOV101102 | PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 04 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 24 | 185 | 251 | 0.85 | NOV100942 | ZITA THE SPACE GIRL GN | $10.99 | ST. |
| 25 | 193 | 140 | 0.83 | DEC100985 | VAMPIRES WORLD OF SHADOWS ILLUS HC (MR) | $18.95 | HEA |
This information may not be reproduced in any format without the express permission of Diamond Comic Distributors.
Item codes followed by -M indicate multiple covers and skus at the standard SRP.
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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