Top Sellers: January 2019
Presenting January 2019's Top Sellers in the categories of Magazines, Videos, Books, Trading Cards, Apparel, Prints & Posters, and Collectible Items based on total unit sales to comic book specialty shops.
TOP 10 BOOKS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2019
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 2 | 6.68 | FEB188267 | LULU IS A RHINOCEROS | $16.99 | WIC |
2 | 3 | 2.28 | MAR172148 | BLOODBORNE OFFICIAL ARTWORKS SC | $44.99 | UDO |
3 | 23 | 1.72 | NOV181804 | CAPTAIN MARVEL LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK | $4.99 | RAN |
4 | 28 | 1.48 | NOV181802 | A FRIEND LIKE PIKACHU POKEMON LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK | $4.99 | RAN |
5 | 5 | 1.30 | APR181580-M | OVERSTREET COMIC BK PG SC VOL 48 | $29.95 | GEM |
6 | 10 | 1.29 | NOV181857 | FAST ENOUGH BESSIE STRINGFIELDS FIRST RIDE HC STORY BOOK | $17.99 | LIO |
7 | 9 | 1.28 | NOV182175 | OVERLORD LIGHT NOVEL HC VOL 09 | $20.00 | HAC |
8 | 35 | 1.20 | NOV181801 | I AM MR SPOCK LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK | $4.99 | RAN |
9 | 36 | 1.18 | NOV181800 | I AM CAPTAIN KIRK LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK | $4.99 | RAN |
10 | 47 | 1.07 | DEC182051 | DC SUPER VILLAINS ORIGINS YR TP JOKER | $4.95 | CAP |
TOP 10 MAGAZINES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2019
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | 46.01 | MAR181686-M | HEAVY METAL #292 (MR) | $8.95 | HEA |
2 | 3 | 29.02 | NOV181860 | ROLLED AND TOLD #5 | $7.99 | LIO |
3 | 4 | 21.24 | OCT181971 | BACK ISSUE #110 | $8.95 | TWO |
4 | 2 | 17.12 | NOV181692 | FANGORIA VOL 2 #2 | $19.79 | CIN |
5 | 12 | 15.46 | NOV182089 | CREEPS #17 (MR) | $5.95 | WAR |
6 | 5 | 15.07 | SEP182065 | ALTER EGO #156 | $9.95 | TWO |
7 | 10 | 12.36 | OCT181607 | G FAN #122 | $6.95 | DAI |
8 | 6 | 11.71 | OCT181833 | DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #533 | $11.99 | PAN |
9 | 8 | 11.33 | SEP182068 | RETROFAN MAGAZINE #3 | $8.95 | TWO |
10 | 7 | 7.17 | AUG182025 | ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #62 | $15.00 | ILL |
TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2019
DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 8 | JUN188296 | BOWMAN 2018 DRAFT BASEBALL T/C JUMBO BOX | $176.24 | TOP |
2 | 1 | APR188870 | TOPPS 2018 STAR WARS GALAXY T/C BOX | $72.77 | TOP |
3 | 6 | JUN188295 | BOWMAN 2018 DRAFT BASEBALL T/C BOX | $118.17 | TOP |
4 | 4 | JUN188294 | BOWMAN 2018 BEST BASEBALL T/C MASTER BOX | $90.26 | TOP |
5 | 7 | SEP181441 | MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 TRADING CARDS SERIES 2 | $95.00 | AME |
6 | 5 | OCT181359 | SHARKNADO TRADING CARDS SERIES ONE | $85.00 | AME |
7 | 10 | JUL189283 | TOPPS 2019 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SER 1 COLL T/C BOX | $72.77 | TOP |
8 | 3 | JUL189284 | TOPPS 2019 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SERIES 1 T/C BOX | $36.38 | TOP |
9 | 13 | MAR188004 | TOPPS 2018 LEGENDS OF WWE T/C BOX | $86.42 | TOP |
10 | 11 | JUL189286 | TOPPS 2019 WWE ROAD TO WRESTLEMANIA T/C BOX | $45.48 | TOP |
TOP 10 APPAREL
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2019
DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | NOV182913 | BATMAN DAMNED T/S XL | $19.95 | GRA |
2 | 2 | NOV182912 | BATMAN DAMNED T/S LG | $19.95 | GRA |
3 | 8 | SEP182923 | BATMAN PX HEATHER CRISP SNAP BACK CAP | $28.00 | NEW |
4 | 3 | NOV182948 | GREEN LANTERN 2019 SYMBOL T/S XL | $19.95 | GRA |
5 | 4 | NOV182947 | GREEN LANTERN 2019 SYMBOL T/S LG | $19.95 | GRA |
6 | 6 | NOV182914 | BATMAN DAMNED T/S XXL | $22.95 | GRA |
7 | 14 | SEP182924 | SUPERMAN PX HEATHER CRISP SNAP BACK CAP | $28.00 | NEW |
8 | 15 | SEP182921 | DEADPOOL PX HEATHER CRISP SNAP BACK CAP | $28.00 | NEW |
9 | 16 | SEP182922 | BLACK PANTHER PX HEATHER CRISP SNAP BACK CAP | $28.00 | NEW |
10 | 9 | OCT182940 | BLACK ADAM METALIX SYMBOL T/S XL | $22.95 | GRA |
TOP 10 POSTERS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2019
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | NOV181055 | CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 BY ALEX ROSS POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
2 | 3 | NOV181056 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 BY SHAW POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
3 | 4 | NOV181057 | INVADERS #1 BY ALEX ROSS POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
4 | 5 | NOV181058 | MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #1 BY ARTHUR ADAMS POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
5 | 2 | OCT180784 | FANTASTIC FOUR OVERSIZED BY BYRNE VINYL POSTER | $34.99 | MAR |
6 | 8 | OCT181040 | CONAN BARBARIAN #1 BY RIBIC POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
7 | 7 | OCT181368 | LAND THAT TIME FORGOT POSTCARD PORTFOLIO | $19.99 | AME |
8 | 9 | FEB188732 | AVENGERS INFINITY WAR MOVIE 11 X 17 FRAMED POSTER PRINT | $19.99 | PYR |
9 | 10 | AUG181104 | SPIDER-GEDDON #1 BY MOLINA POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
10 | 11 | MAY181000 | LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL BY ARTGERM POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2019
DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 29 | JUN188867 | MY HERO ACADEMIA 3D FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DIS | $143.76 | MON |
2 | 31 | JUN188866 | MARVEL VENOM 3D FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DIS | $143.76 | MON |
3 | 39 | JUN182314 | ALIEN XENOMORPH LETTER OPENER | $89.99 | DIA |
4 | 50 | SEP188717 | DRAGON BALL Z 7 DRAGON BALL REPLICA SET | $74.99 | ABY |
5 | 9 | SEP180715 | TRANSFORMERS PACKAGE ART PORTFOLIO | $39.99 | IDW |
6 | 135 | JUN188865 | MARVEL AVENGERS 3 3D FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC SER2 BMB DIS | $143.76 | MON |
7 | 132 | DEC183177 | MARVEL COMICS 144PC BUTTON ASST (NET) | $84.24 | ATA |
8 | 146 | JUL189065 | MICKEY THRU THE YEARS 3D FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DIS | $143.76 | MON |
9 | 40 | JUL188235 | DRAGON BALL Z 4 STAR DRAGON BALL PORTABLE LAMP | $44.99 | ABY |
10 | 11 | AUG189014 | HELLBOY ABE SAPIEN & HELLBOY ENAMEL PIN SET | $20.00 | SKE |
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Item codes followed by -M indicate multiple covers and skus at the standard SRP.
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 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 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.