Diamond Announces Top 100 Graphic Novels for May 2011
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David Lapham and Gianluca Pagliarani took Garth Ennis’ zombie series Crossed into the third-dimension with Crossed 3-D, an original graphic novel printed in 3-D that shipped with 3-D glasses, giving Avatar Press the best-selling graphic novel to comic shops in May.
Dark Horse Comics had the number two best-selling graphic novel in May with Star Wars Adventures Volume 5: Boba Fett and the Ship of Fear, an all-ages digest that stars the fan-favorite bounty hunter from George Lucas’ Star Wars universe.
DC Comics had seven of the top ten best-selling graphic novels in May, led by Jill Thompson’s Delirium’s Party: A Little Endless Storybook at #3, a children’s storybook-styled story from the Vertigo imprint about Delirium of The Endless from the pages of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. Also in the top ten were Batman and Robin Deluxe Volume 3: Batman Must Die! at #4, Brightest Day Volume 2 at #5, DMZ Volume 10: Collective Punishment at #6, Green Lantern: Secret Origin at #7, Batman: Long Shadows at #9, and American Vampire Volume 2 at #10.
Rounding out the top ten was BOOm! Studios, with Mark Waid and Peter Krause’s Irredeemable Volume 6 at #8.
Among other premier publishers, IDW Publishing’s Danger Girl Volume 1: Destination Danger, collecting the fan-favorite J. Scott Campbell series, ranked #77 for the month. Image Comics’ The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye, the graphic novel that served as the basis for the first season of AMC’s top-rated television series The Walking Dead, ranked #19. Finally, Marvel Comics’ Ultimate Comics Spider-Man Volume 2: Chameleons, from Brian Michael Bendis, David Lafuente, and Takeshi Miyazawa, ranked #11 for May.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2011
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 9.64 | AUG100795 | CROSSED 3D GN VOL 01 (MR) | $8.99 | AVA |
| 2 | 26 | 8.72 | OCT100033 | STAR WARS ADV TP VOL 05 BOBA FETT & SHIP OF FEAR | $7.99 | DAR |
| 3 | 7 | 8.46 | NOV100264 | DELIRIUMS PARTY A LITTLE ENDLESS STORYBOOK HC | $14.99 | DC |
| 4 | 3 | 8.33 | JAN110321 | BATMAN AND ROBIN DELUXE HC VOL 03 BATMAN MUST DIE | $24.99 | DC |
| 5 | 1 | 8.23 | JAN110320 | BRIGHTEST DAY HC VOL 02 | $29.99 | DC |
| 6 | 9 | 7.87 | FEB110260 | DMZ TP VOL 10 COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 7 | 14 | 5.83 | JAN110337-M | GREEN LANTERN SECRET ORIGIN TP NEW ED | $14.99 | DC |
| 8 | 10 | 5.51 | MAR110975 | IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 06 | $16.99 | BOO |
| 9 | 25 | 5.00 | FEB110195 | BATMAN LONG SHADOWS TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 10 | 8 | 5.00 | JAN110418 | AMERICAN VAMPIRE HC VOL 02 (MR) | $24.99 | DC |
| 11 | 12 | 4.90 | MAR110801 | ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 02 CHAMELEONS | $19.99 | MAR |
| 12 | 27 | 4.61 | JAN110109 | STAR WARS BLOOD TIES TP VOL 01 TALE OF JANGO & BOBA FETT | $14.99 | DAR |
| 13 | 31 | 4.60 | FEB110196 | BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM TP VOL 01 HUSH MONEY | $14.99 | DC |
| 14 | 36 | 4.34 | FEB110256 | HELLBLAZER CITY OF DEMONS TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 15 | 89 | 4.29 | MAR111048 | CHARLAINE HARRIS GRAVE SIGHT GN VOL 01 (OF 3) | $7.99 | DYN |
| 16 | 28 | 4.25 | JAN110111 | STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC TP VOL 02 THREAT OF PEACE | $15.99 | DAR |
| 17 | 45 | 4.08 | FEB110258 | HOUSE OF MYSTERY TP VOL 06 SAFE AS HOUSES (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 18 | 53 | 3.92 | MAR110789 | CHAOS WAR X-MEN TP | $15.99 | MAR |
| 19 | 79 | 3.91 | JUL068351 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $9.99 | IMA |
| 20 | 46 | 3.90 | FEB110209 | SECRET SIX THE REPTILE BRAIN TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 21 | 61 | 3.75 | FEB110238 | TINY TITANS TP VOL 05 FIELD TRIPPIN | $12.99 | DC |
| 22 | 29 | 3.71 | DEC100054 | CONAN TP VOL 10 IRON SHADOWS IN THE MOON | $17.99 | DAR |
| 23 | 65 | 3.69 | MAR110800 | TASKMASTER TP UNTHINKABLE | $14.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 47 | 3.66 | FEB110194 | BATGIRL THE FLOOD TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 25 | 18 | 3.61 | JAN110336 | GREEN LANTERN CORPS REVOLT OF ALPHA LANTERNS HC | $22.99 | DC |
| 26 | 50 | 3.56 | MAR110797 | DEADPOOL WADE WILSONS WAR TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 34 | 3.41 | FEB110198 | DEADMAN TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | DC |
| 28 | 116 | 3.37 | MAR110879 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 15 | $7.95 | ARC |
| 29 | 11 | 3.36 | MAR111105 | PAYING FOR IT HC | $24.95 | DRA |
| 30 | 23 | 3.33 | JAN110322 | BIRDS OF PREY HC VOL 01 ENDRUN | $22.99 | DC |
| 31 | 56 | 3.33 | FEB110202 | SUPERBOY THE BOY OF STEEL TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 32 | 59 | 3.27 | NOV100265 | LITTLE ENDLESS STORYBOOK HC | $14.99 | DC |
| 33 | 93 | 3.24 | DEC100088 | OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 38 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 34 | 69 | 3.19 | MAR111186 | NEGIMA GN VOL 29 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 35 | 40 | 3.16 | FEB110037 | CHRONICLES OF KING CONAN TP VOL 02 | $18.99 | DAR |
| 36 | 15 | 3.16 | MAR110768 | X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE PRELUDE TP | $29.99 | MAR |
| 37 | 24 | 3.15 | MAR110761 | THOR WORLD EATERS PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 38 | 76 | 3.07 | MAR110795 | AVENGERS WE ARE THE AVENGERS TP | $16.99 | MAR |
| 39 | 41 | 3.07 | FEB111143 | STUFF OF LEGEND TP VOL 02 THE JUNGLE | $16.99 | TH3 |
| 40 | 64 | 3.04 | FEB110269 | UNKNOWN SOLDIER TP VOL 04 BEAUTIFUL WORLD (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 41 | 86 | 2.96 | MAR110759 | CAPTAIN AMERICA ALLIES AND ENEMIES TP | $16.99 | MAR |
| 42 | 57 | 2.95 | MAR110799 | PUNISHER IN BLOOD TP | $16.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 66 | 2.90 | MAR110763 | THOR LORD OF ASGARD TP | $19.99 | MAR |
| 44 | 153 | 2.89 | FEB110673 | TRON GN TP ORIGINAL MOVIE ADAPTATION | $9.99 | MAR |
| 45 | 67 | 2.86 | FEB110212 | YOSSEL TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 46 | 70 | 2.84 | FEB110203 | SUPERBOY LEGION OF SUPER HEROES THE EARLY YEARS TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 47 | 33 | 2.79 | FEB110653 | THOR FOR ASGARD HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 48 | 72 | 2.76 | MAR110798 | DEATH OF DRACULA TP | $19.99 | MAR |
| 49 | 95 | 2.74 | JAN110133 | GANTZ TP VOL 17 (MR) | $12.99 | DAR |
| 50 | 48 | 2.72 | MAR110790 | CHAOS WAR INCREDIBLE HULKS TP | $19.99 | MAR |
| 51 | 49 | 2.72 | MAR110755 | ULTIMATE COMICS CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 35 | 2.69 | MAR110766 | MYSTIQUE BY BRIAN K VAUGHAN ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP | $24.99 | MAR |
| 53 | 37 | 2.68 | MAR110781 | DEADPOOL MAX PREM HC NUTJOB (MR) | $24.99 | MAR |
| 54 | 62 | 2.68 | FEB110017 | GOON TP VOL 01 NOTHIN BUT MISERY 2ND ED | $16.99 | DAR |
| 55 | 74 | 2.68 | SEP088204-M | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 56 | 43 | 2.64 | MAR110783 | SPIDER-MAN MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 39 | 2.61 | FEB110641 | JINX GN HC ESSENTIAL COLLECTION (MR) | $24.99 | MAR |
| 58 | 6 | 2.61 | DEC100640-M | MMW MIGHTY THOR HC VOL 10 | $54.99 | MAR |
| 59 | 54 | 2.60 | MAR110772-M | 5 RONIN HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 22 | 2.59 | MAR110760 | MARVELS PROJECT BIRTH OF SUPER HEROES TP | $29.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 87 | 2.57 | FEB110207 | JONAH HEX NO WAY BACK TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 62 | 38 | 2.57 | FEB110208 | JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL TP VOL 06 | $24.99 | DC |
| 63 | 42 | 2.55 | OCT100684 | PUNISHERMAX PREM HC BULLSEYE (MR) | $24.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 60 | 2.53 | MAR110784 | TROUBLE BY MARK MILLAR PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 65 | 58 | 2.52 | MAR110782 | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN PREM HC VOL 07 MY MONSTERS | $19.99 | MAR |
| 66 | 63 | 2.52 | MAR110793 | ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS TP | $24.99 | MAR |
| 67 | 44 | 2.50 | JAN111033 | HELLRAISER MASTERPIECES TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | BOO |
| 68 | 2 | 2.49 | DEC100636-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 | $99.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 106 | 2.48 | MAR110762 | THOR WOLVES OF NORTH TP | $12.99 | MAR |
| 70 | 128 | 2.42 | MAR110756 | CAPTAIN AMERICA AND KORVAC SAGA GN TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 52 | 2.37 | FEB111236 | ESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND TP | $17.99 | ZEN |
| 72 | 101 | 2.32 | FEB110214 | JEW GANGSTER TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 73 | 75 | 2.31 | MAR110949 | BART SIMPSON PRINCE OF PRANKS TP | $15.99 | BON |
| 74 | 102 | 2.27 | MAR110767 | NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 01 | $14.99 | MAR |
| 75 | 21 | 2.27 | MAR110765 | EMMA FROST ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP | $34.99 | MAR |
| 76 | 32 | 2.25 | JAN111233 | ALEXANDRO JODOROWSKY SCREAMING PLANET HC | $24.95 | HUM |
| 77 | 55 | 2.24 | JAN110540 | DANGER GIRL TP VOL 01 DESTINATION DANGER | $19.99 | IDW |
| 78 | 4 | 2.21 | JAN110328 | FLASH OMNIBUS BY GEOFF JOHNS HC VOL 01 | $75.00 | DC |
| 79 | 20 | 2.17 | MAR110779 | ULTIMATE COMICS DOOMSDAY HC | $39.99 | MAR |
| 80 | 96 | 2.15 | JAN110663 | WITCHBLADE REDEMPTION TP VOL 02 | $16.99 | IMA |
| 81 | 120 | 2.15 | FEB110237 | BATMAN BRAVE AND THE BOLD EMERALD KNIGHT TP | $12.99 | DC |
| 82 | 73 | 2.14 | MAR110780 | DEADPOOL CORPS PREM HC VOL 02 YOU SAY REVOLUTION | $19.99 | MAR |
| 83 | 104 | 2.13 | SEP100413 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 84 | 91 | 2.12 | JAN110422 | FABLES TP VOL 15 ROSE RED (MR) | $17.99 | DC |
| 85 | 90 | 2.12 | JAN110412 | DV8 GODS AND MONSTERS TP | $17.99 | DC |
| 86 | 94 | 2.10 | FEB110250 | TOM STRONG AND THE ROBOTS OF DOOM TP | $17.99 | DC |
| 87 | 80 | 2.08 | MAR110774 | DEADPOOL TEAM-UP HC VOL 03 BFFS | $19.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 78 | 2.04 | MAR110791 | SPIDER-MAN HOBGOBLIN LIVES TP | $19.99 | MAR |
| 89 | 97 | 2.04 | FEB110211 | JSA ALL STARS GLORY DAYS TP | $17.99 | DC |
| 90 | 111 | 2.02 | NOV082245 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS | $14.99 | IMA |
| 91 | 77 | 2.01 | FEB110213 | DONG XOAI VIETNAM TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 92 | 105 | 2.01 | DEC100081 | EMILY THE STRANGE TP VOL 03 13TH HOUR | $14.99 | DAR |
| 93 | 83 | 2.01 | MAR110439 | TRANSFORMERS 3 DARK MOON MOVIE ADAPTATION TP | $17.99 | IDW |
| 94 | 112 | 2.00 | MAR111279 | MEGA MAN GIGAMIX TP VOL 01 | $12.95 | UDO |
| 95 | 84 | 2.00 | FEB110654 | THOR IRON MAN PREM HC GOD COMPLEX | $19.99 | MAR |
| 96 | 99 | 1.98 | JAN111058 | DISNEY TREASURY DONALD DUCK TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | BOO |
| 97 | 168 | 1.96 | DEC100470 | MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 01 FOR A BETTER FUTURE | $9.99 | IMA |
| 98 | 228 | 1.87 | FEB111112 | SMURFS GN VOL 06 SMURFS & HOWLIBIRD | $5.99 | NBM |
| 99 | 16 | 1.87 | FEB110652 | THOR ART OF THOR MOVIE HC | $49.99 | MAR |
| 100 | 98 | 1.86 | MAR110758 | CAPTAIN AMERICA MAN OUT OF TIME PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
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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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