Top 100 Comics: September 2015
The Rebel Alliance faces a new challenge after the Battle of Endor in Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto's prequel to the new Star Wars film, Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book in September.
In total, Marvel Comics had six titles in the top ten, including Jason Aaron and Stuart Immonen's Star Wars #9 at #2, Tim Seeley and Elmo Bondoc's Deadpool Vs. Thanos #1 at #4, Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca's Darth Vader #9, Dan Slott and Adam Kubert's Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #5 at #6, and Seeley and Bondoc's Deadpool Vs. Thanos #2 at #10.
DC Entertainment had three titles in the top ten led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #44 at #3. Also in the top ten were James Tynion IV and Roge Antonia's Batman Annual #4 at #7 and Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok's Justice League #44 at #8.
Rounding out the top ten, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #146 ranked #9.
Among the premier publishers, Chuck Palahniuk and Cameron Stewart's Fight Club 2 #5 was Dark Horse Comics' best-selling comic book for September at #29. The cosmic crossover continued in Mike Johnson and Angel Hernandez's Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Parallax War #3 from IDW Publishing, the publisher's best-selling comic at #87.
Outside the premier publishers, the month's best-selling non-premier comic book was Oni Press' Invader Zim #3, based on the fan-favorite animated series, which ranked #41 overall.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2015
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 182.58 | JUL150767-M | JOURNEY STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS SHATTERED EMPIRE #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 2 | 3 | 118.71 | JUN150792-M | STAR WARS #9 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 3 | 2 | 100.00 | JUL150256-M | BATMAN #44 | $4.99 | DC |
| 4 | 4 | 94.93 | JUL150789-M | DEADPOOL VS THANOS #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 5 | 6 | 87.61 | JUN150796-M | DARTH VADER #9 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 6 | 7 | 82.73 | JUL150737-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 5 | 70.52 | JUL150258 | BATMAN ANNUAL #4 | $4.99 | DC |
| 8 | 9 | 67.09 | JUL150202-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #44 | $3.99 | DC |
| 9 | 18 | 60.32 | JUL150569 | WALKING DEAD #146 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 10 | 11 | 59.35 | JUL150792-M | DEADPOOL VS THANOS #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 12 | 53.79 | JUN150791 | STAR WARS LANDO #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 12 | 10 | 52.02 | JUL150711-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA WHITE #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 13 | 13 | 51.66 | JUL150733 | CIVIL WAR #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 15 | 50.62 | JUN150696-M | THORS #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 15 | 14 | 49.68 | JUL150277-M | HARLEY QUINN #20 | $3.99 | DC |
| 16 | 16 | 48.83 | JUL150269-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #44 | $3.99 | DC |
| 17 | 8 | 44.69 | JUN150259-M | HARLEY QUINN ROAD TRIP SPECIAL #1 | $5.99 | DC |
| 18 | 17 | 42.44 | JUL150328-M | SANDMAN OVERTURE #6 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | DC |
| 19 | 20 | 40.76 | JUN150750-M | A-FORCE #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 21 | 39.68 | JUL150776 | KANAN #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 21 | 22 | 39.47 | JUN150783 | INFINITY GAUNTLET #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 22 | 24 | 38.80 | JUN150743-M | AGE OF APOCALYPSE #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 23 | 51 | 38.50 | JUL150548 | WE STAND ON GUARD #3 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 24 | 23 | 38.39 | JUL150252-M | SUPERMAN #44 | $3.99 | DC |
| 25 | 26 | 36.70 | JUN150741-M | SPIDER-ISLAND #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 26 | 25 | 36.68 | JUL150735-M | SPIDER-VERSE #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 19 | 36.56 | JUL150749-M | X-MEN 92 #4 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 28 | 30 | 35.52 | JUN150727-M | HOUSE OF M #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 29 | 27 | 35.35 | JUL150094-M | FIGHT CLUB 2 #5 | $3.99 | DAR |
| 30 | 31 | 35.33 | JUL150716-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA WHITE #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 31 | 29 | 35.08 | JUL150248-M | BATMAN SUPERMAN #24 | $3.99 | DC |
| 32 | 34 | 34.98 | JUL150743 | AGE OF APOCALYPSE #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 33 | 32 | 34.68 | JUL150600-M | TOKYO GHOST #1 (MR) | $3.99 | IMA |
| 34 | 35 | 34.55 | JUL150760-M | GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 35 | 33 | 34.41 | JUL150283-M | GREEN LANTERN #44 | $3.99 | DC |
| 36 | 36 | 34.33 | JUL150759 | PLANET HULK #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 37 | 37 | 33.36 | JUL150280-M | ROBIN SON OF BATMAN #4 | $3.99 | DC |
| 38 | 38 | 33.15 | JUL150246-M | ACTION COMICS #44 | $3.99 | DC |
| 39 | 39 | 32.46 | JUL150212-M | DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #2 | $3.99 | DC |
| 40 | 44 | 31.88 | JUN150688-M | SILK #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 41 | 28 | 31.84 | JUL151493-M | INVADER ZIM #3 | $3.99 | ONI |
| 42 | 45 | 31.82 | JUL150734 | SPIDER-ISLAND #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 43 | 31.60 | JUL150238-M | WONDER WOMAN #44 | $3.99 | DC |
| 44 | 41 | 31.56 | JUL150220-M | FLASH #44 | $3.99 | DC |
| 45 | 42 | 31.49 | JUL150279 | HARLEY QUINN & POWER GIRL #4 | $3.99 | DC |
| 46 | 48 | 30.41 | JUL150753 | YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 47 | 73 | 30.26 | JUL150231-M | NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #12 | $2.99 | DC |
| 48 | 46 | 30.02 | JUL150250-M | SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #21 | $3.99 | DC |
| 49 | 49 | 29.90 | JUL150741-M | HOUSE OF M #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 50 | 77 | 29.51 | JUN150690-M | MS MARVEL #18 | $2.99 | MAR |
| 51 | 54 | 28.78 | JUL150756 | FUTURE IMPERFECT #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 53 | 28.22 | JUL150273-M | GRAYSON #12 | $3.99 | DC |
| 53 | 83 | 27.31 | JUL150214-M | DEATHSTROKE #10 | $2.99 | DC |
| 54 | 57 | 27.29 | JUL150725 | AGE OF ULTRON VS MARVEL ZOMBIES #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 55 | 84 | 27.27 | JUL150265-M | BATMAN BEYOND #4 | $2.99 | DC |
| 56 | 58 | 27.22 | JUN150803-M | ALL NEW HAWKEYE #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 86 | 26.79 | JUL150260 | BATGIRL #44 | $2.99 | DC |
| 58 | 88 | 26.65 | JUL150242-M | STARFIRE #4 | $2.99 | DC |
| 59 | 61 | 26.23 | JUN150717-M | STAR-LORD AND KITTY PRYDE #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 62 | 26.17 | JUL150788 | DAREDEVIL #18 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 40 | 25.95 | JUL150285 | GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #4 | $4.99 | DC |
| 62 | 63 | 25.32 | JUL150754-M | MRS DEADPOOL AND HOWLING COMMANDOS #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 63 | 65 | 24.64 | JUL150763 | SECRET WARS 2099 #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 64 | 24.62 | JUL150794 | GROOT #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 65 | 66 | 24.50 | JUL150746 | GIANT SIZE LITTLE MARVEL AVX #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 66 | 59 | 24.24 | JUL150958-M | ARCHIE #3 | $3.99 | ARC |
| 67 | 68 | 24.03 | JUL150758 | INFERNO #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 69 | 24.00 | JUN150757-M | SQUADRON SINISTER #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 50 | 23.83 | JUL150801-M | MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN AND BUCKINGHAM #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 70 | 70 | 23.80 | JUL150730-M | INHUMANS ATTILAN RISING #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 71 | 23.58 | MAY150705-M | HAIL HYDRA #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 72 | 74 | 23.11 | JUL150820-M | AGENT CARTER SHIELD 50TH ANNIVERSARY #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 73 | 72 | 23.07 | JUL150205-M | AQUAMAN #44 | $3.99 | DC |
| 74 | 75 | 23.06 | JUN150706-M | SIEGE #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 75 | 76 | 23.00 | JUL150814-M | FURY SHIELD 50TH ANNIVERSARY #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 76 | 106 | 22.83 | JUN150572 | OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #12 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 77 | 52 | 22.66 | JUL150233 | NEW SUICIDE SQUAD ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | DC |
| 78 | 110 | 22.45 | JUL150545 | PLUTONA #1 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 79 | 108 | 22.39 | JUL150223-M | GREEN ARROW #44 | $2.99 | DC |
| 80 | 56 | 22.37 | JUL150811-M | MOCKINGBIRD SHIELD 50TH ANNIVERSARY #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 81 | 55 | 22.26 | JUL150275 | GRAYSON ANNUAL #2 | $4.99 | DC |
| 82 | 111 | 22.24 | JUL150217 | EARTH 2 SOCIETY #4 | $2.99 | DC |
| 83 | 78 | 22.02 | JUL150808-M | QUAKE SHIELD 50TH ANNIVERSARY #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 84 | 79 | 21.94 | JUL150748 | X-TINCTION AGENDA #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 85 | 109 | 21.90 | JUL151656-M | BOOK OF DEATH #3 | $3.99 | VAL |
| 86 | 80 | 21.80 | JUN150785-M | 1872 #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 60 | 21.58 | JUL150409-M | STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN #3 [*] | $3.99 | IDW |
| 88 | 81 | 21.35 | JUL150752 | ARMOR WARS #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 89 | 115 | 21.20 | JUL150286 | GREEN LANTERN THE LOST ARMY #4 | $2.99 | DC |
| 90 | 85 | 20.83 | JUL150817-M | CAVALRY SHIELD 50TH ANNIVERSARY #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 91 | 120 | 20.70 | JUL150207-M | BLACK CANARY #4 | $2.99 | DC |
| 92 | 90 | 20.15 | JUN150754-M | 1602 WITCH HUNTER ANGELA #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 93 | 91 | 20.11 | MAY150649 | SILVER SURFER #14 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 94 | 87 | 20.01 | JUL150282 | WE ARE ROBIN #4 | $3.99 | DC |
| 95 | 92 | 19.95 | JUL150747 | E IS FOR EXTINCTION #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 96 | 93 | 19.88 | JUN150748-M | HAIL HYDRA #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 97 | 95 | 19.41 | JUN150759-M | WEIRDWORLD #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 98 | 67 | 19.35 | JUL150805-M | MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN AND BUCKINGHAM #2 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 99 | 127 | 19.33 | JUL150236 | RED HOOD ARSENAL #4 | $2.99 | DC |
| 100 | 97 | 19.32 | JUL150751 | CAPTAIN MARVEL AND CAROL CORPS #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
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Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well.
Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.
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 month, as Batman did not ship, Convergence #8 from DC Entertainment was used as the control index.) 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.
