Diamond Announces the Top 100 Comics for May 2011

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From the press release:

As the Serpent and his allies wage war on the Marvel Universe, Thor faces his greatest challenge in Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen’s Fear Itself #2, the second chapter of Marvel Comics blockbuster summer crossover event and the best-selling comic book sold in May.

In total, Marvel Comics had six of the month’s top ten best-selling comics. A Fear Itself tie-in issue, Avengers #2 from Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo was Marvel’s number two book, ranking #4 for the month. Also in the top ten were Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting’s FF #3 at #5; Hickman and Barry Kitson’s FF #4 at #7; Bendis, Mike Deodato, and Howard Chaykin’s New Avengers #12 and #9, and Christos Gage and Reilly Brown’s Amazing Spider-Man #661 at #10.

DC rounded out the top ten with four books, with Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert’s Flashpoint #1, the debut issue of a five-issue event that will remake the DC Universe, the publisher’s top book at #2. Two chapters of the “War of the Green Lanterns” event placed in the top ten with Johns, Doug Mahnke, and Christian Alamy’s Green Lantern #66 at #3 and Tony Bedard, Tyler Kirkham and Matt “Batt” Banning’s Green Lantern Corps #60 #6. Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham’s Batman Incorporated #6 closes out the top ten, ranked #8 for the month.

Among other premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics’ Star Wars: Jedi — The Dark Side #1, the first issue of a mini-series about the early days of Star wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace‘s Qui-Gon Jinn, ranked #92. IDW Publishing’s long-awaited The Rocketeer Adventures #1, the first issue of an anthology that continued the adventures of Dave Stevens’ beloved 1940′s hero, ranked #89. Finally, Image Comics’ The Walking Dead #85 was the publisher’s top book, ranked #40.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2011

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 174.85 MAR110612-M FEAR ITSELF #2 $3.99 MAR
2 2 157.90 MAR110276-M FLASHPOINT #1 $3.99 DC
3 8 136.82 MAR110267-M GREEN LANTERN #66 $2.99 DC
4 3 123.60 MAR110620-M AVENGERS #13 FEAR $3.99 MAR
5 15 121.42 MAR110682-M FF #3 $2.99 MAR
6 19 110.67 MAR110269-M GREEN LANTERN CORPS #60 $2.99 DC
7 21 109.96 MAR110685-M FF #4 $2.99 MAR
8 20 109.79 FEB110141-M BATMAN INCORPORATED #6 $2.99 DC
9 5 109.52 MAR110649-M NEW AVENGERS #12 $3.99 MAR
10 6 107.26 MAR110664-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #661 $3.99 MAR
11 7 105.74 MAR110663 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #660 $3.99 MAR
12 25 104.43 MAR110300-M BATMAN AND ROBIN #23 $2.99 DC
13 9 101.45 MAR110666 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #662 $3.99 MAR
14 27 100.00 MAR110299 BATMAN #710 $2.99 DC
15 28 99.69 FEB110132-M FLASH #12 $2.99 DC
16 10 97.51 MAR110724 UNCANNY X-MEN #537 $3.99 MAR
17 29 96.16 MAR110271-M GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #10 $2.99 DC
18 4 94.58 MAR110718-M X-MEN GIANT-SIZE #1 $4.99 MAR
19 11 94.28 MAR110622-M SECRET AVENGERS #13 FEAR $3.99 MAR
20 12 93.90 MAR110730 UNCANNY X-FORCE #9 $3.99 MAR
21 14 91.99 MAR110731 UNCANNY X-FORCE #10 $3.99 MAR
22 13 91.63 MAR110659-M MIGHTY THOR #2 $3.99 MAR
23 16 88.98 MAR110697-M MOON KNIGHT #1 $3.99 MAR
24 17 87.03 MAR110641-M ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #158 $3.99 MAR
25 33 84.83 MAR110286-M JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #57 $2.99 DC
26 18 84.45 MAR110716-M X-MEN #11 $3.99 MAR
27 35 83.66 MAR110732 X-MEN LEGACY #248 $2.99 MAR
28 36 81.80 MAR110733 X-MEN LEGACY #249 $2.99 MAR
29 24 81.31 MAR110618-M INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #504 FEAR $3.99 MAR
30 22 81.23 MAR110651-M CAPTAIN AMERICA #618 $3.99 MAR
31 23 81.03 MAR110725-M WOLVERINE #9 $3.99 MAR
32 37 80.13 MAR110274-M ACTION COMICS #901 $2.99 DC
33 26 79.34 MAR110639-M ULTIMATE AVENGERS VS NEW ULTIMATES #4 $3.99 MAR
34 38 73.76 MAR110661-M VENOM #3 $2.99 MAR
35 39 71.90 MAR110298 DETECTIVE COMICS #877 $2.99 DC
36 41 70.80 MAR110616-M JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #623 FEAR $2.99 MAR
37 32 69.91 FEB110606 ASTONISHING X-MEN #37 $3.99 MAR
38 40 69.84 MAR110310-M SUPERMAN #711 $2.99 DC
39 30 68.22 MAR110721 ASTONISHING X-MEN #38 $3.99 MAR
40 46 68.17 MAR110603-M WALKING DEAD #85 (MR) $2.99 IMA
41 44 66.44 MAR110289-M BATMAN ARKHAM CITY #1 $2.99 DC
42 142 66.13 MAR111016 KIRBY GENESIS #0 $1.00 DYN
43 48 63.17 MAR110714 X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM #1 $2.99 MAR
44 34 63.04 MAR110734-M NEW MUTANTS #25 $3.99 MAR
45 49 62.72 MAR110624 FEAR ITSELF SPIDER-MAN #1 $2.99 MAR
46 50 58.88 MAR110292-M BATMAN GATES OF GOTHAM #1 $2.99 DC
47 52 58.59 MAR110671-M HULK #33 $2.99 MAR
48 51 57.62 MAR110282-M GREEN ARROW #12 (BRIGHTEST DAY) $2.99 DC
49 54 56.84 MAR110715 X-MEN PRELUDE TO SCHISM #2 $2.99 MAR
50 56 53.90 MAR110309 BIRDS OF PREY #12 $2.99 DC
51 58 52.82 MAR110304 RED ROBIN #23 $2.99 DC
52 59 52.32 MAR110674 INCREDIBLE HULKS #628 $2.99 MAR
53 43 51.93 MAR110615 FEAR ITSELF HOME FRONT #2 $3.99 MAR
54 60 51.29 MAR110325 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #51 $2.99 DC
55 63 51.02 MAR110675 INCREDIBLE HULKS #629 $2.99 MAR
56 62 50.83 MAR110711 DEADPOOL #37 $2.99 MAR
57 61 50.81 MAR110314 SUPERMAN BATMAN #84 $2.99 DC
58 45 50.09 MAR110713 DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1 $3.99 MAR
59 66 47.73 MAR110739 DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #9 $2.99 MAR
60 47 47.52 FEB110577 DAREDEVIL REBORN #4 $3.99 MAR
61 67 47.48 MAR110737 X-23 #10 $2.99 MAR
62 70 46.79 MAR110629 ALPHA FLIGHT #0.1 $2.99 MAR
63 69 46.13 MAR110306 BATMAN BEYOND #5 $2.99 DC
64 73 45.50 MAR110710 THUNDERBOLTS #157 $2.99 MAR
65 74 45.09 MAR110646-M AVENGERS ACADEMY #13 $2.99 MAR
66 78 44.96 MAR110743 X-FACTOR #219 $2.99 MAR
67 71 44.91 MAR110331 TEEN TITANS #95 $2.99 DC
68 77 44.86 MAR110625 FEAR ITSELF YOUTH IN REVOLT #1 $2.99 MAR
69 72 44.70 MAR110312 SUPERBOY #7 $2.99 DC
70 76 44.66 MAR110738 DAKEN DARK WOLVERINE #9.1 $2.99 MAR
71 79 43.65 MAR110308 BATGIRL #21 $2.99 DC
72 53 42.85 MAR110670 ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN WOLVERINE #6 $3.99 MAR
73 83 42.73 MAR110648 AVENGERS ACADEMY #14 $2.99 MAR
74 81 42.36 MAR110281 BOOSTER GOLD #44 $2.99 DC
75 42 42.02 MAR110688-M ANNIHILATORS #3 $4.99 MAR
76 82 41.94 MAR110318 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #13 $2.99 DC
77 55 41.20 MAR110727 WOLVERINE BEST THERE IS #6 $3.99 MAR
78 86 40.43 MAR110317 ADVENTURE COMICS #526 $2.99 DC
79 88 40.13 MAR110703 SECRET WARRIORS #27 $2.99 MAR
80 94 39.79 MAR110709 SILVER SURFER #4 $2.99 MAR
81 91 39.01 MAR110305 GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #23 $2.99 DC
82 93 38.87 MAR110313 SUPERGIRL #64 $2.99 DC
83 98 37.95 MAR110689 BLACK PANTHER MAN WITHOUT FEAR #518 $2.99 MAR
84 99 37.31 MAR110332 TITANS #35 $2.99 DC
85 106 36.99 MAR110741-M GENERATION HOPE #7 $2.99 MAR
86 105 36.89 MAR110626 IRON MAN 2.0 #5 FEAR $2.99 MAR
87 102 36.42 MAR110284 DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #7 $2.99 DC
88 109 36.41 MAR110690-M HEROES FOR HIRE #6 $2.99 MAR
89 57 36.17 MAR110416-M ROCKETEER ADVENTURES #1 $3.99 IDW
90 110 35.82 MAR110328 SECRET SIX #33 $2.99 DC
91 111 35.35 MAR110285 DC UNIVERSE ONLINE LEGENDS #8 $2.99 DC
92 113 34.40 MAR110013 STAR WARS JEDI DARK SIDE #1 $2.99 DAR
93 115 34.05 MAR110627-M HERC #3 FEAR $2.99 MAR
94 114 34.04 MAR110382 FABLES #105 (MR) $2.99 DC
95 87 33.93 MAR110033 HELLBOY BEING HUMAN ONE SHOT $3.50 DAR
96 64 33.89 MAR111040 BOYS #54 (MR) $3.99 DYN
97 117 33.89 MAR110692 HEROES FOR HIRE #7 $2.99 MAR
98 31 33.66 MAR110644-M AVENGERS ACADEMY GIANT-SIZE #1 $7.99 MAR
99 75 33.49 MAR110744 PUNISHERMAX #13 (MR) $3.99 MAR
100 116 33.15 MAR110334 ZATANNA #13 $2.99 DC

This information may not be reproduced in any format without the express permission of Diamond Comic Distributors.

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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