Diamond Distribution’s Top 25 Small Press Comics, Top 25 Small Press TPBs & GNs, Top 50 Creator Owned Comics, and Top 50 Creator Owned TPBs & GNs for August 2009

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Diamond Distribution have just supplied Hypergeek with a full run down of their August 2009 Direct Market sales figures.

If you are not familiar with how Diamond’s sales figures, these numbers are based on the amount of units shipping out from Diamond’s warehouses to their network of over 4,000 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers.

The data therefore does not reflect the actual number of units that ended up in the hands of customers, but rather is based upon what retailers estimate that they will be able to sell. The obvious flaw to this system is that if a retailer made a huge over-order for a certain title, and ended up having to pulp a few hundred books, this will not be reflected in these sales charts. Also, this list does not reflect the amount of customers who buy their comics directly from the publisher by subscription or other means. It’s not perfect, but its as close as we’re going to get…

The following charts show Diamond’s Top 25 Small Press Comics, Top 25 Small Press TPBs & GNs,Top 50 Creator Owned Comics, and the Top 50 Creator Owned TPBs & GNs for August 2009.

To see data for the Top 50 Indy Comics, Top 50 Indy TPBs & GNs, and Top 50 Manga titles for August 2009 please click here!

To see data for the Top 20 retailers, Top 300 comics, and the Top 300 graphic novels & trades for the month of August 2009 please click here!

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Top 25 Small Press Comics

archie600Please note that this small press data comes directly from Diamond, and I am not sure what their classification for a small press title is. The classic definitions is a publishing house that publish an average of fewer than 10 titles per year.

The Top selling Indy comic for August 2009 was Archie #600, being the much anticipated and controversial issue where Archie marries Veronica! The issues overall ranking in the Top 300 for August was #35, a whopping 134 positions above the #2 ranking small press comic for August, being Escape from Wonderland #1 from Zenoscope Entertainment, and just trailing behind that is the #3 small press comic Terry Moore’s Echo #14 from Abstract Studio, with a Top 300 ranking of #180.

The most predominate publishers in the Top 25 are Avatar Studios and Arcana Studios, who both have a total of four ranking titles. Arcana’s highest ranking title is Days Missing #1, which comes in at #5 (Top 300 ranking of #189), and Avatar’s strongest title for the month was Absolution #1, which comes in at #10 (Top 300 ranking of #205).

Frankly, I am incredibly surprised that Avatar’s Warren Ellis titles aren’t higher in the small press chart. His highest ranking title is Doktor Sleepless #13 ranking at #14! I am even more surprised that Garth Ennis’ Chronicles of Wormwood: Last Battle Preview Book only comes in at #17 on the small press chart! Madness!

Quantity RankOverall Quantity RankOverall Dollar RankIndexItem CodeDescriptionPriceVendor
1355669.10JUN090699ARCHIE #600$2.50ARC
216915714.71JUN091142-MESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND #1 (OF 6)$2.99ZEN
318016113.60MAY090626TERRY MOORES ECHO #14$3.50ABS
418117313.52JUN091145-MGRIMM FAIRY TALES #41$2.99ZEN
518932311.19JUN090692DAYS MISSING #1 (OF 5)$0.99ARC
619216310.94APR091006-MSTREET FIGHTER IV #3 (OF 4)$3.95UDO
719622110.42JUN090706SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #203$2.50ARC
819717210.27MAY091044-MSTREET FIGHTER II TURBO #8$3.95UDO
92042139.65JUN090764SIMPSONS COMICS #157$2.99BON
102051879.64JUN090733-MABSOLUTION #1 (OF 6) (MR)$3.99AVA
112101889.26MAY091046-MSTREET FIGHTER LEGENDS CHUN LI #4 (OF 4)$3.95UDO
122152468.77JUN090707SONIC UNIVERSE #7$2.50ARC
132162228.69JUN090714-MSOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #4 (OF 5)$2.99ASP
142202038.42MAY090708-MDOKTOR SLEEPLESS #13 (MR)$3.99AVA
152362077.41APR090691-MGRAVEL #13 (MR)$3.99AVA
162372457.39JUN090763BART SIMPSON COMICS #49$2.99BON
172442976.85APR090700GARTH ENNIS CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST BATTLE PREVIEW (MR)$1.99AVA
182451976.79MAY090766-MHACK SLASH SERIES #25 (MR)$5.50DDP
192502106.64MAY090714FEMALE FORCE #5 PRINCESS DIANA$3.99BLU
202532416.47APR090756-MHACK SLASH SERIES #24 (MR)$3.50DDP
212572186.07MAY090713POLITICAL POWER #1 COLIN POWELL$3.99BLU
222612675.74MAY091006-MHERCULES KNIVES OF KUSH #1 (OF 5)$2.99RAL
232662335.55APR091070BEYOND WONDERLAND COVER GALLERY$3.99ZEN
242682555.41MAY091013ATOMIC ROBO SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #4 (OF 5)$3.50RED
252752165.06MAY090970KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #153$4.99KEN

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Top 25 Small Press TPBs and GNs

FrankWombcoverAgain, data from Diamond… see above note!

The Top selling small press collection for August 2009 was Warren Ellis’ Frankenstein’s Womb, with an overall ranking in the Top 300 for August of #6, which is incredibly impressive for an small press title! The #2 ranking small press collection for August was Sonic the Hedgehog Archives Vol 11 from Arcana Studios, coming in at #28 in the Top 300.

The Rest of the Top 25 small press TPBs and GN rankings reads like a who’s who of small press publishers, but the dominant name appears to be Slave Labor Graphics, who rank Three titles in the Top 25, including the amazing Ubu Bubu Volume 1: Filth, which you should all buy because it has a pull quote from me on the back!!!

Quantity RankOverall Quantity RankOverall Dollar RankIndexItem CodeDescriptionPriceVendorISBN-13
16356.41APR090689WARREN ELLIS FRANKENSTEINS WOMB GN (MR)$6.99AVA9781592910595
2281012.91MAY090665SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 11$7.95ARC9781879794443
344212.44MAR094042GIRL GENIUS TP VOL 08 AGATHA & CHAPEL OF BONES$22.95STU9781890856472
449172.41MAY090981TMNT COLLECTED BOOK TP VOL 01$29.95MIR9780981949703
567251.95MAR094507BEYOND WONDERLAND HC$24.99ZEN9780982363003
693991.55JUN091035WET MOON GN VOL 05 (MR)$14.95ONI9781934964255
71101511.34APR090713GURREN LAGANN GN VOL 02$10.99BAN9781604961584
8115891.29APR090962STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN HC$19.95ONI9781934964163
9118951.22JUN090928FAHRENHEIT 451 GN$16.95ST.9780809051014
101311051.13MAY090629GARGOYLES CLAN BUILDING TP VOL 02$19.95SLA9781593621674
111492320.99MAY091096MIDDLEMAN DOOMSDAY ARMAGEDDON APOCALYPSE GN$7.95VIP9780980238587
12150700.99FEB098164COMPLETE ESSEX COUNTY TP$29.95TOP9781603090384
13157560.95APR090956TICK SPECIALS COMPLETE WORKS TP$35.00NEW
14158530.95APR090826LOCAS HC VOL 02 MAGGIE HOPEY & RAY$39.99FAN9781606991565
151652310.88JUN091076DOMO GN$9.99TOK9781427815972
161661940.88JUN090804ROSE GN GRAPHIX ED$10.99SCH9780545135436
171721900.85JUN090674UBU BUBU TP VOL 01 FILTH (MR)$12.95SLA9781593621988
181741490.83JUN090673GARGOYLES BAD GUYS TP VOL 01$17.95SLA9781593621933
191761660.82JUN091056SHRAPNEL TP ARISTEIA RISING$14.95RAL9781935417019
201811030.79MAY090647MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 02 WINTER 1152$24.95ARC9781932386745
211841700.79APR090937YOUNG LOVECRAFT GN$14.95KET9780977806638
221942250.74MAY090815NINJA GIRLS GN VOL 01 (MR)$10.99RAN9780345512420
231951200.74MAR094051CYBERTRONIAN TRANSFORMERS GUIDE PKT MANGA VOL 01$24.95ANT9780982225387
241972500.74JUN091082WARCRAFT LEGENDS GN VOL 05 (OF 5)$10.99TOK9781427815262
251981370.74FEB094453JAMES BOND TP GIRL MACHINE$19.95TIT9781848561120

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Top 50 Creator Owned Comics

cover-largePlease note: I constructed these creator owned charts myself, and not all of the information on the ownership of titles isn’t readily available. Some are obvious, but a few were tricky. You may notice the absence of Fables from this list, which is because the titles is owned partially by Bill Willingham, and partially by DC! Something I did not know previously. I apologize in advance for any mistakes

The Top selling creator owned comic for August 2009 was The Boys #33, owned by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, which had a Top 300 sales ranking of #87. This was closely tailed by the #2 ranking creator owned comic, being Robert Kirkman’s Walking Dead #64, which had a Top 300 sales ranking of #88.

The rest of the Top 50 is full of many titles by different creators, and different companies, but Robert Kikman probably comes out trumps, with a total of four titles! Chew #3 is flying pretty high, but not as high as I thought it would be, with all the hype that has surrounded it, and all the reprints that the series has seen.

Damn, this Creator Owned list reads a lot like my pull list!!!!

Quantity RankOverall Quantity RankOverall Dollar RankIndexItem CodeDescriptionPriceVendor
1869131.49JUN090832BOYS #33 (MR)$2.99DE
2879931.12JUN090395WALKING DEAD #64 (MR)$2.99IMA
313014320.84JUN090270UNWRITTEN #4 (MR)$2.99DC
413314419.93JUN090382INVINCIBLE #65$2.99IMA
513514919.00JUN090051BPRD 1947 #2 (OF 5)$2.99DAR
613812518.73JUN090237ASTRO CITY THE DARK AGE BOOK THREE #4 (OF 4)$3.99DC
714216017.56JUN090376CHEW #3 (MR)$2.99IMA
815417416.32JUN090238EX MACHINA #44 (MR)$2.99DC
916018215.30JUN090266GREEK STREET #2 (MR)$2.99DC
1017215114.36JUN090603DESTROYER #5 (OF 5) (MR)$3.99MAR
1117916113.60MAY090626TERRY MOORES ECHO #14$3.50ABS
1218518111.68JUN090602DOMINIC FORTUNE #1 (OF 4) (MR)$3.99MAR
132002189.76JUN090263DMZ #44 (MR)$2.99DC
142011909.73JUN090950HERO COMICS HERO INITIATIVE BENEFIT BOOK$3.99IDW
152031879.64JUN090733-MABSOLUTION #1 (OF 6) (MR)$3.99AVA
162072249.45MAY090344-MASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #18$2.99IMA
172122338.82MAY090247SCALPED #31 (MR)$2.99DC
182182038.42MAY090708-MDOKTOR SLEEPLESS #13 (MR)$3.99AVA
192192388.41JUN090261AIR #12 (MR)$2.99DC
202212418.32JUN090247NORTH 40 #2 (OF 6)$2.99DC
212222398.29JUN090385-MMICE TEMPLAR DESTINY #2$2.99IMA
222292297.70JUN090392SAVAGE DRAGON #151$3.50IMA
232312527.63JUN090241RED HERRING #1 (OF 6)$2.99DC
242332567.49JUN090321TYRESE GIBSONS MAYHEM #1 (OF 3)$2.99IMA
252342077.41APR090691-MGRAVEL #13 (MR)$3.99AVA
262412147.00JUN090967FALLEN ANGEL REBORN #2$3.99IDW
272422966.85APR090700GARTH ENNIS CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST BATTLE PREVIEW (MR)$1.99AVA
282431976.79MAY090766-MHACK SLASH SERIES #25 A CVR SEELEY (MR)$5.50DDP
292442676.79JUN090394VIKING #3 (MR)$2.99IMA
302472926.67MAY090392-MMILO VENTIMIGLIA PRESENTS BERSERKER #2 KEOWN CVR A$2.99IMA
312492196.58JUN090953STARSTRUCK #1$3.99IDW
322502536.48JUN090039USAGI YOJIMBO #122$3.50DAR
332512406.47APR090756-MHACK SLASH SERIES #24 A CVR SEELEY (MR)$3.50DDP
342592665.74MAY091006-MHERCULES KNIVES OF KUSH #1 (OF 5) A CVR STERANKO$2.99RAL
352662545.41MAY091013ATOMIC ROBO SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #4 (OF 5)$3.50RED
362702585.11JUN090951GRIMJACK MANX CAT #1$3.99IDW
372722435.08JUN090776UNKNOWN #4 (OF 4)$3.99BOO
382732155.06MAY090970KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #153$4.99KEN
392752955.02JUN090377DEAD AT 17 AFTERBIRTH #3 (OF 4)$2.99IMA
402782844.87APR090380DYNAMO 5 #23$3.50IMA
412802894.72JUN090379DYNAMO 5 #24$3.50IMA
422813014.71APR098373-MCHEW #1 2ND PTG$2.99IMA
432852254.62JUN091053INCARNATE #1 (OF 3) (MR)$4.99RAL
442872934.58JUN090013CITIZEN REX #2 (OF 6)$3.50DAR
452902994.04JUN090014WEREWOLVES ON THE MOON VERSUS VAMPIRES #3 (OF 3)$3.50DAR
462913114.03FEB092446IMPALER #4$2.99IMA
472923133.98JUN090324KING CITY #1$2.99IMA
482943143.96JUN090322G-MAN CAPE CRISIS #1 (OF 5)$2.99IMA
492983183.75JUN090244KILLAPALOOZA #4 (OF 6)$2.99DC
502993203.73JUN090020REX MUNDI DH ED #19 (OF 19)$2.99DAR

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Top 50 Creator Owned TPBs and GNs

THE_WALKING_DEAD_VOL_10_WHAT_WE_BECOME_TPThe Top selling creator owned collection for August 2009 was Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead Vol 10, which is also at #1 in the Top 300 rankings. Wow! Robert Kirkman must be swimming around in a pool of gold coins right now! The #2 ranking creator owned collection for August was Mark Waid’s Irredeemable Vol 1 from BOOM! Studios, coming in at #2 in the Top 300, also an amazing ranking!

Of the rest of the Top 50, it looks like DC’s Vertigo imprint has the largest amount of entries, with titles like Y: The Last Man, Transmetropolitan, Preacher, 100 Bullets, and Nothlanders. The creator with the most titles in the chart is Robert Kirkman, with a total of 10 entries. In fact, almost every volume of The Walking Dead released to date is in the Top 50!

Quantity RankOverall Quantity RankOverall Dollar RankIndexItem CodeDescriptionPriceVendorISBN-13
11119.95JUN090332WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME$14.99IMA9.78161E+12
23167.29JUN090793IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 01$9.99BOO9.78193E+12
3476.85MAY090320INVINCIBLE TP VOL 11 HAPPY DAYS$16.99IMA9.78161E+12
46356.41APR090689WARREN ELLIS FRANKENSTEINS WOMB GN (MR)$6.99AVA9.78159E+12
517473.39MAY090248TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 03 YEAR OF THE BASTARD NEW ED (MR)$12.99DC9.7814E+12
623452.97NOV082239PAX ROMANA TP VOL 01$14.99IMA9.78158E+12
744212.44MAR094042GIRL GENIUS TP VOL 08 AGATHA & CHAPEL OF BONES$22.95STU9.78189E+12
853312.29JUN090991LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT$19.99IDW9.7816E+12
989491.65MAY090050MARQUIS TP VOL 01 INFERNO$24.95DAR9.7816E+12
1093991.55JUN091035WET MOON GN VOL 05 (MR)$14.95ONI9.78193E+12
111111221.33NOV082242WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR)$14.99IMA9.78161E+12
121131241.31SEP088204WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG)$14.99IMA9.78158E+12
131191191.22JAN092373BRIT TP VOL 03$16.99IMA9.78161E+12
141211551.21JUN090353KILLER OF DEMONS TP$12.99IMA9.78161E+12
151241581.2OCT058281Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (MR)$12.99DC9.7814E+12
16129931.18MAY090788BOYS TP VOL 04 WE GOTTA GO NOW (MR)$19.99DE9.78161E+12
171301421.15MAR050489PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION (MR)$14.99DC9.78156E+12
181391151.08APR090260100 BULLETS TP VOL 13 WILT (MR)$19.99DC9.7814E+12
191411531.05NOV082245WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS$14.99IMA9.78158E+12
201432151.04SEP068078100 BULLETS TP VOL 01 FIRST SHOT LAST CALL$9.99DC9.78156E+12
21150700.99FEB098164COMPLETE ESSEX COUNTY TP$29.95TOP9.7816E+12
221511400.98MAR080049UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SUITE$17.95DAR9.78159E+12
231521860.97MAR068027Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MR)$12.99DC9.7814E+12
241551670.95SEP088205WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE (NEW PTG)$14.99IMA9.78158E+12
25156620.95MAY090313BOMB QUEEN OMNIBUST HC VOL 01 (MR)$39.99IMA9.78161E+12
26158530.95APR090826LOCAS HC VOL 02 MAGGIE HOPEY & RAY$39.99FAN9.78161E+12
271601710.92DEC080220TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET (MR)$14.99DC9.7814E+12
281621720.91FEB082136WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER (MR)$14.99IMA9.78158E+12
291631960.91APR058056Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 04 SAFEWORD (MR)$12.99DC9.7814E+12
301661940.88JUN090804ROSE GN GRAPHIX ED$10.99SCH9.78055E+12
311681820.88MAY050306Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 05 RING OF TRUTH (MR)$14.99DC9.7814E+12
321691830.87MAR050490PREACHER TP VOL 02 UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD NEW EDITION (M$14.99DC9.78156E+12
331721900.85JUN090674UBU BUBU TP VOL 01 FILTH (MR)$12.95SLA9.78159E+12
341731870.84FEB060341Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 07 PAPER DOLLS (MR)$14.99DC9.7814E+12
351761660.82JUN091056SHRAPNEL TP ARISTEIA RISING$14.95RAL9.78194E+12
361791890.8SEP088206WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE (NEW PTG)$14.99IMA9.78158E+12
371801540.79DEC078191BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME (MR)$16.99DE9.78193E+12
381811030.79MAY090647MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 02 WINTER 1152$24.95ARC9.78193E+12
391821970.79FEB070362Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 09 MOTHERLAND (MR)$14.99DC9.7814E+12
401832130.79DEC061874WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE (MR)$12.99IMA9.78158E+12
411851980.78FEB078229100 BULLETS TP VOL 02 SPLIT SECOND CHANCE$14.99DC9.78156E+12
421862220.78SEP050317Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 06 GIRL ON GIRL (MR)$12.99DC9.7814E+12
431871990.77JUL068334PREACHER TP VOL 03 PROUD AMERICANS NEW EDITION (MR)$14.99DC9.78156E+12
441892190.77JUL071937WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 THE CALM BEFORE (MR)$12.99IMA9.78158E+12
451902030.76AUG060299Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 08 KIMONO DRAGONS (MR)$14.99DC9.7814E+12
461912950.75JUL080221NORTHLANDERS TP VOL 01 SVEN THE RETURNED (MR)$9.99DC9.7814E+12
471992080.73APR090272NORTHLANDERS TP VOL 02 THE CROSS AND THE HAMMER (MR)$14.99DC9.7814E+12
482042230.72MAY042851SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 SP PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE (MAY042851)$11.95ONI9.78193E+12
492131640.68JUN090844BORDERLINE TP VOL 03$19.99DE9.78193E+12
502192180.67MAR080241Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES (MR)$14.99DC9781401218133

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  2. Diamond Distribution’s Top 300 Comics, Top 300 TPBs & GNs, and Top 20 Publishers for August 2009
  3. Diamond Distribution’s Top 10 Publishers, Comics, and Graphic Novels & Trades for August 2009
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