Diamond Announces Top Products for September 2017
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (October 6, 2017) — While an ancient secret is uncovered in South Africa, the Avengers battle Frost Giants in a secret government facility and an adamantium statue in Canada breaks open in Marvel Comics' Marvel Legacy #1, the launch of the publisher's new direction by Jason Aaron, Esad Ribic, and an all-star line-up of artists, and the best-selling comic book of September 2017 according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world's largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
Marvel Comics was September's top publisher with a 37.97% dollar share and a 38.13% unit share. DC Entertainment was second with a 30.21% dollar share and a 36.68% unit share. In third was Image Comics with a 9.55% dollar share and a 8.81% unit share. In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 4.30% dollar share and a 3.67% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 2.44% dollar share and a 1.70% unit share.
Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten; in addition to Marvel Legacy #1, Cullen Bunn and Iban Coello's Venomverse #1 ranked #3. DC Entertainment had seven titles in September's top ten, led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Dark Nights: Metal #2. Also in the top ten from DC, Tom King and Clay Mann's Batman #30 ranked #4; King and Mikel Janin's Batman #31 ranked #5; the Harley Quinn 25th-Anniversary Special from an all-star roster of writers and artists ranked #6; Joshua Williamson and Carmine Di Giandomenico's Batman: The Red Death #1, a Metal tie-in, ranked #8; Frank Tieri and Ricardo Federici's Batman: The Murder Machine #1, another Metal tie-in, ranked #9; and the lenticular edition of Dan Jurgens and Viktor Bogdanovic's Action Comics #987, the first chapter in "The Oz Effect," ranked #10. Also in the top ten, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #171 from Image Comics ranked #7. Among the premier publishers, Star Wars Adventures #1 was IDW Publishing's top book at #33, while Neil Gaiman's American Gods: Shadows #7 was Dark Horse Comics' top-ranked book at #115.
Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead Volume 28 was September's best-selling graphic novel. Image Comics had four titles total among the top ten including East of West Volume 7 at #3, Sex Criminals Volume 4: Fourgy at #6, and Royal City Volume 1: Next of Kin at #8. DC Entertainment also had four titles in the top ten: Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello, Andy Kubert, and Klaus Janson's Batman: The Dark Knight III: Master Race at #2; DC Super Hero Girls Volume 4: Fast Times at Super Hero High at #5; All-Star Batman Volume 1: My Own Worst Enemy at #7; and Harley Quinn Volume 3: Red Meat at #9. Marvel Comics rounded out the top ten with two titles: Star Wars: Darth Maul at #3 and Wolverine: Old Man Logan Volume 5: Past Lives at #10.
BOOM! Studios' Mouse Guard Alphabet Book, written by Mouse Guard creator David Peterson and painted by Serena Malyon, was September's best-selling book. Dark Horse Comics had two titles in the top ten: The Art of Rick and Morty at #2 and the Star Trek: The Original Series Adult Coloring Book Volume 2 at #10. Random House had four DC Super Hero Girls titles in the top ten: Finders Keepers at #3, Harley Quinn Brain Squeezers at #4, Showdown in Space at #5, and Power Play at #6.
Batman and Harley Quinn tangle above the rooftops of Gotham City in DC Collectibles' Batman Vs. Harley Quinn Battle Statue, designed by Alejandro Pereira and the best-selling toy product of September. In total, DC Collectibles had six products in the top ten including the DC Bombshells: Harley Quinn Deluxe Statue at #2, the Batman Animated: GCPD Rogues Gallery Figure 5-Pack Boxed Set at #5, the DC Designer Series: Wonder Woman by Frank Cho Statue at #6, the DC Icons: Robin & Superboy Action Figure 2-Pack at #8, and the DC Icons: Supergirl Action Figure at #10. Diamond Select Toys had two products among the top ten: the Marvel Gallery: Black Panther PVC Figure at #3 and the Marvel Gallery: Netflix: The Punisher PVC Figure at #7.
WizKids' WizKids HeroClix: Undead, a horror-themed miniatures game, was September's best-selling game product. Also among the top ten were two products from IDW Games: Outpost Siberia Gard Game at #6 and Seikatsu Game at #7.
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COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| SEPTEMBER 2017 VS. AUGUST 2017 | ||
| COMICS | -0.44% | 1.26% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -14.41% | -15.46% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -4.81% | -0.08% |
| TOYS | -18.35% | -15.27% |
| SEPTEMBER 2017 VS. SEPTEMBER 2016 | ||
| COMICS | -2.98% | -5.49% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -13.14% | -16.98% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -6.07% | -6.37% |
| TOYS | -13.86% | -30.78% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2017 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2016 | ||
| COMICS | -9.20% | -6.15% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -11.83% | -13.22% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -10.00% | -6.71% |
| TOYS | -11.33% | -18.24% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
| PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTAL SHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS | 88 | 42 | 0 | 130 |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | 77 | 34 | 0 | 111 |
| IMAGE COMICS | 58 | 25 | 0 | 83 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 40 | 21 | 0 | 61 |
| VIZ MEDIA | 0 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 28 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 29 | 7 | 0 | 36 |
| TITAN COMICS | 19 | 10 | 3 | 32 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 16 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| ONI PRESS | 8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 123 | 154 | 17 | 294 |
| TOTAL | 486 | 365 | 20 | 871 |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | MARVEL LEGACY #1 | $5.99 | JUL170990-M | MAR |
| 2 | DARK NIGHTS: METAL #2 | $3.99 | JUL170300-M | DC |
| 3 | VENOMVERSE #1 | $4.99 | JUL171050-M | MAR |
| 4 | BATMAN #30 | $2.99 | JUL170338-M | DC |
| 5 | BATMAN #31 | $2.99 | JUL170340-M | DC |
| 6 | HARLEY QUINN 25TH-ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 | $4.99 | JUL170413-M | DC |
| 7 | THE WALKING DEAD #171 (MR) | $2.99 | JUL170918-M | IMA |
| 8 | BATMAN: THE RED DEATH #1 | $3.99 | JUL170308 | DC |
| 9 | BATMAN: THE MURDER MACHINE #1 | $3.99 | JUL170309 | DC |
| 10 | ACTION COMICS #987 LENTICULAR EDITION | $3.99 | JUL170323 | DC |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 28 TP (MR) | $16.99 | JUL170919 | IMA |
| 2 | BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT III: MASTER RACE HC | $29.99 | JUN170390 | DC |
| 3 | STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL TP | $16.99 | MAY170950 | MAR |
| 4 | EAST OF WEST VOLUME 7 TP (MR) | $16.99 | APR170796 | IMA |
| 5 | DC SUPER HERO GIRLS VOL. 4: PAST TIMES AT SUPER HERO HIGH TP | $9.99 | JUN170333 | DC |
| 6 | SEX CRIMINALS VOLUME 4: FOURGY TP (MR) | $16.99 | JUL170876 | IMA |
| 7 | ALL-STAR BATMAN VOL. 1: MY OWN WORST ENEMY TP | $16.99 | JUN170378 | DC |
| 8 | ROYAL CITY VOL. 1: NEXT OF KIN TP | $9.99 | JUL170757-M | IMA |
| 9 | HARLEY QUINN VOL. 3: RED MEAT TP | $16.99 | JUN170383 | DC |
| 10 | WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN VOL. 5: PAST LIVES TP | $17.99 | JUL171218 | MAR |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | MOUSE GUARD ALPHABET BOOK HC | $16.99 | MAY171234 | BOO |
| 2 | ART OF RICK & MORTY HC | $39.99 | MAY170019 | DAR |
| 3 | DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: FINDERS KEEPERS | $4.99 | JUL172420 | RAN |
| 4 | DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: HARLEY QUINN BRAIN SQUEEZERS | $5.99 | JUL172421 | RAN |
| 5 | DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: SHOWDOWN IN SPACE | $4.99 | JUL172423 | RAN |
| 6 | DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: POWER PLAY | $9.99 | JUL172422 | RAN |
| 7 | STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE OFFICIAL COLLECTOR EDITION SC | $10.99 | MAY171880-M | TTN |
| 8 | POKEMON: LET’S FIND POKEMON SPECIAL EDITION HC | $16.99 | AUG172181 | VIZ |
| 9 | THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 121 | $14.95 | JUN172308 | SAN |
| 10 | STAR TREK ADULT COLORING BOOK VOLUME 2 TP | $14.99 | MAY170057 | DAR |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | BATMAN VS. HARLEY QUINN BATTLE STATUE | MAR170452 | DC |
| 2 | DC BOMBSHELLS: HARLEY QUINN DELUXE STATUE | MAR170453 | DC |
| 3 | MARVEL GALLERY: BLACK PANTHER PVC FIGURE | APR172656 | DST |
| 4 | DRAGONBALL Z MASTER STARS PIECE MANGA DIMENSIONS: TRUNKS FIG | NOV168294 | BAN |
| 5 | BATMAN ANIMATED: GCPD ROGUES GALLERY FIGURE 5-PACK | FEB170344 | DC |
| 6 | DC DESIGNER SERIES: WONDER WOMAN BY FRANK CHO STATUE | MAR170457 | DC |
| 7 | MARVEL GALLERY: NETFLIX THE PUNISHER PVC FIGURE | MAR172720 | DST |
| 8 | DC ICONS: ROBIN & SUPERBOY ACTION FIGURE 2-PACK | MAR170456 | DC |
| 9 | THOR LEGENDS 6-INCH ACTION FIGURES | JUN178405 | HAS |
| 10 | DC ICONS: SUPERGIRL ACTION FIGURE | MAR170455 | DC |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | WIZKIDS HEROCLIX: UNDEAD | MAR173404 | NEC |
| 2 | DRAGON BALL SUPER CCG BOOSTER 1 | FEB178467 | BAN |
| 3 | CLUE: LEGEND OF ZELDA BOARD GAME | JUL173383 | USA |
| 4 | YU-GI-OH! TCG: LEGENDARY DUELISTS | JUL173370 | KON |
| 5 | YU-GI-OH! TCG: MEGA TINS | JUN173366 | KON |
| 6 | OUTPOST SIBERIA CARD GAME | MAY170588 | IDW |
| 7 | SEIKATSU GAME | JUL170677 | IDW |
| 8 | WONDER WOMAN 1000-PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE | JUL173357 | NMR |
| 9 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: ARCHENEMY NICOL BOLAS | APR173298 | WIZ |
| 10 | MARVEL DICE MASTERS: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY | OCT168614 | NEC |
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How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
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 inNorth Americaand around the world. Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty retailers 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.
The category tables in this press release are ranked by units sold by Diamond to its accounts for the comic books, graphic novels, and books categories and by the dollars invoiced by Diamond for the toys and games categories.
The New Titles Count Chart includes all titles that were invoiced by Diamond to retailers for the first time during the month and is not the official solicited title count for the month. Variant edition comic books and graphic novels at the same price point count as a single SKU. Variant edition comic books, lenticular covers, digital combo packs, and graphic novels at different price points count as separate SKUs for each edition.
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