Diamond Announces Top Products For March 2011
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From the press release:
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (April 8, 2021) — Reeling from the death of one of their own, the Fantastic Four was reborn for a new era with a new member — Spider-Man — as the Future Foundation in Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting’s FF #1, March’s best-selling comic book to comics specialty retailers, according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop-culture merchandise.
Marvel Comics was the leading comic book publisher in March with a Dollar Market Share of 39.63% and a Unit Market Share of 45.28%.
Sales of comic books and graphic novels soared in March over February’s, with comic books sales up over February by 17.13% and graphic novel sales up 13.86%. For the first quarter, comic sales declined by 8.57% compared to the same period in 2010, while graphic novel sales declined by 7.24%.
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.
Popular characters Judge Malthred and Garona from Blizzard Entertainment’s best-selling World of WarCraft massively multiplayer online roleplaying game were brought to life by DC Direct for the World of WarCraft Series 7 Action Figures, the best-selling Toy product to comics specialty retailers in March.
The X-Men come to the HeroClix table in a massive way with WizKids/NECA’s Marvel HeroClix: Giant Sized X-Men Brick, providing gamers with dozens of their favorite mutants and giving the manufacturer March’s best-selling Games product sold to comics specialty retailers.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
| PUBLISHER | DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS | 39.63% | 45.28% |
| DC COMICS | 27.62% | 31.50% |
| IMAGE COMICS | 5.45% | 5.09% |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 5.03% | 4.14% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 4.27% | 2.86% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 3.02% | 2.74% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 2.09% | 1.66% |
| VIZ MEDIA | 1.15% | 0.50% |
| AVATAR PRESS | 0.96% | 0.80% |
| EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD | 0.88% | 0.22% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 9.90% | 5.20% |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| MARCH 2011 VS. FEBRUARY 2011 | ||
| COMICS | 17.13% | 18.97% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 13.86% | 18.38% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 16.07% | 18.93% |
| MARCH 2011 VS. MARCH 2010 | ||
| COMICS | -2.43% | 0.81% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -10.01% | -16.61% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -4.98% | -0.81% |
| FIRST QUARTER 2011 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2010 | ||
| COMICS | -8.57% | -8.05% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -7.24% | -13.25% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -8.14% | -8.49% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | FF #1 | $3.99 | JAN110748-M | MAR |
| 2 | GREEN LANTERN #64 | $2.99 | JAN110237-M | DC |
| 3 | GREEN LANTERN #63 | $2.99 | DEC100180-M | DC |
| 4 | BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #2 | $2.99 | OCT100174-M | DC |
| 5 | BRIGHTEST DAY #21 | $2.99 | JAN110243-M | DC |
| 6 | BRIGHTEST DAY #22 | $2.99 | JAN110245-M | DC |
| 7 | BATMAN INCORPORATED #3 | $2.99 | NOV100164-M | DC |
| 8 | AVENGERS #11 | $3.99 | JAN110694-M | MAR |
| 9 | BATMAN INCORPORATED #4 | $2.99 | DEC100192-M | DC |
| 10 | FEAR ITSELF: BOOK OF THE SKULL #1 | $3.99 | JAN110692-M | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | THE UNWRITTEN VOL. 3: DEAD MAN’S KNOCK TP | $14.99 | DEC100305 | DC |
| 2 | BATMAN AND ROBIN: BATMAN REBORN TP | $14.99 | DEC100246 | DC |
| 3 | TAKIO HC | $9.95 | DEC100634 | MAR |
| 4 | BATMAN: TIME AND THE BATMAN HC | $19.99 | NOV100225 | DC |
| 5 | BATMAN BEYOND: HUSH BEYOND TP | $14.99 | DEC100245 | DC |
| 6 | IZOMBIE VOLUME 1: DEAD TO THE WORLD TP | $14.99 | DEC100299 | DC |
| 7 | BLEACH VOLUME 34 TP | $9.99 | DEC101080 | VIZ |
| 8 | THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 1: DAYS GONE BYE | $9.99 | JUL068351 | IMA |
| 9 | MORNING GLORIES VOL. 1: FOR A BETTER FUTURE | $9.99 | DEC100470 | IMA |
| 10 | THE THANOS IMPERATIVE HC | $24.99 | DEC100645 | MAR |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | WORLD OF WARCRAFT SERIES 7 ACTION FIGURES | MAR100358 | DC |
| 2 | COVER GIRLS OF THE DCU: SUPERGIRL STATUE | JUN100300 | DC |
| 3 | WORLD OF WARCRAFT: LICH KING ARTHAS DLX FIGURE | APR100323 | DC |
| 4 | JOKER 1/4-SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY STATUE | APR100304 | DC |
| 5 | DC X BISHOUJO: CATWOMAN STATUE | OCT101632 | KOT |
| 6 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES | JUN100288 | DC |
| 7 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE: BATMAN BY TONY DANIEL | JUN100299 | DC |
| 8 | HEROES OF THE DCU: BLACKEST NIGHT HAL JORDAN BUST | JUN100297 | DC |
| 9 | MYSTIQUE STATUE | MAY101624 | BOW |
| 10 | WOMEN OF THE DCU SERIES 3: POISON IVY BUST | JUL100279 | DC |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: GIANT SIZED X-MEN BRICK | JAN111976 | NEC |
| 2 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: GIANT SIZED X-MEN SUPER BOOSTER | JAN111977 | NEC |
| 3 | YU-GI-OH! TCG 5DS: STORM OF RAGNAROK SPECIAL EDITION BOX | JAN111944 | KON |
| 4 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: GIANT SIZED X-MEN ORGANIZED PLAY KIT | JAN111978 | NEC |
| 5 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: MIRRODIN BESIEGED BOOSTER PACKS | DEC101712 | WIZ |
| 6 | YU-GI-OH! TCG 3D BONDS BEYOND TIME MOVIE PACKS | DEC101687 | KON |
| 7 | YU-GI-OH! TCG: DRAGUNITY LEGION STRUCTURE DECK | JAN111945 | KON |
| 8 | DC HEROCLIX: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD BOOSTER PACK | JAN101703 | NEC |
| 9 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: WEB OF SPIDER-MAN BOOSTER PACK | JUN101864 | NEC |
| 10 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: DECK BUILDERS TOOLKIT 2011 EDITION | JAN111972 | WIZ |
| Dollar Market Share – March 2010 |
| Unit Market Share– March 2010 |
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 comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. The account base includes brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, Internet merchants, 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.
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