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Top Sellers: August 2019

Presenting August 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 August 2019

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 2 4.57 JUN192115 NEON GENESIS EVANGELION HC TV ANIMATION PRODUCTION ART COLL $39.99 UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC
2 1 4.16 JUN192114 MEGA MAN BATTLE NETWORK OFF COMPLETE WORKS HC $44.99 UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC
3 3 2.44 APR191757-M OVERSTREET COMIC BK PG SC VOL 49 $29.95 GEMSTONE PUBLISHING
4 7 1.67 MAY192174 SAGA OF TANYA EVIL LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 06 NIL ADMIRARI $14.00 YEN ON
5 8 1.36 JUN191651 STAR WARS REY AND PALS HC $14.95 TOUCHSTONE
6 9 1.09 JUN191761 CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF ILLUST NOVEL $18.00 GALLERY 13
7 11 0.96 MAY192175 SO IM SPIDER SO WHAT LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 06 $14.00 YEN ON
8 5 0.95 AUG131470 DARK SOULS DESIGN WORKS HC VOL 01 $39.99 UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC
9 4 0.93 JAN191259 ART OF DEJAH THORIS & THE WORLDS OF MARS HC VOL 02 (MR) $39.99 DYNAMITE
10 13 0.78 APR191921 SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 143 SHADOW MEETS MASK  TOLL OF DEATH $14.95 SANCTUM PRODUCTIONS

TOP 10 MAGAZINES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2019

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 2 4.56 MAY190434 MAD MAGAZINE #9 $5.99 DC COMICS
2 4 3.01 JUN191822 ROLLED AND TOLD #12 $7.99 LION FORGE
3 1 2.44 MAY192000 ALTER EGO #160 $9.95 TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
4 3 2.33 MAY192001 BACK ISSUE #115 $8.95 TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
5 5 1.64 JUN192047 CREEPS ANNUAL #2 2020 SPOOKTACULAR (MR) $9.95 WARRANT PUBLISHING COMPANY
6 6 1.27 APR192024 JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #77 $10.95 TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
7 9 1.27 JAN192162 COMIC BOOK CREATOR #20 $9.95 TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
8 8 1.08 APR191880 DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #540 $11.99 PANINI PUBLISHING LTD
9 11 0.72 MAY191751 ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #65 $15.00 ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE
10 12 0.67 JUN191974-M STAR TREK MAGAZINE #72 $9.99 TITAN COMICS

TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2019

DOLLAR
RANK
QTY
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 3 JAN199287 BOWMAN 2019 STERLING BASEBALL T/C BOX $113.71 TOPPS COMPANY
2 4 NOV188803 TOPPS 2019 CHROME BASEBALL T/C JUMBO BOX $148.09 TOPPS COMPANY
3 1 FEB198195 TOPPS 2019 HERITAGE HIGH NUMBER BASEBALL T/C BOX $62.22 TOPPS COMPANY
4 2 NOV188802 TOPPS 2019 CHROME BASEBALL T/C BOX $68.22 TOPPS COMPANY
5 5 FEB198212 TOPPS 2019 STAR WARS CHROME LEGACY T/C BOX $85.97 TOPPS COMPANY
6 7 JUL189285 TOPPS 2019 TRIBUTE BASEBALL T/C BOX $262.66 TOPPS COMPANY
7 9 NOV188199 TWILIGHT ZONE ROD SERLING EDITION T/C BOX $68.74 RITTENHOUSE ARCHIVES
8 6 AUG188979 TOPPS 2019 OPENING DAY BASEBALL T/C BOX $21.84 TOPPS COMPANY
9 8 OCT188614 TOPPS 2019 STRANGER THINGS SER2 T/C BOX $54.58 TOPPS COMPANY
10 10 JAN198588 TOPPS 2019 STADIUM CLUB BASEBALL T/C BOX $63.67 TOPPS COMPANY

TOP 10 APPAREL
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2019

DOLLAR
RANK
QTY
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 FEB094925 BTTF MARTY HAT REPLICA $24.99 DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC
2 2 JUN192333 DRAGONBALL Z GOKU AND VEGETA T/S LG $19.99 GREAT EASTERN ENTERTAINMENT
3 4 JUL192651 POKEMON POKEBALL COLORBLOCK SNAPBACK CAP $21.99 BIOWORLD MERCHANDISING
4 3 JUL192650 POKEMON GENGAR 3D PLUS LAPLANDER HAT $20.99 BIOWORLD MERCHANDISING
5 5 JUN192334 DRAGONBALL Z GOKU AND VEGETA T/S XL $19.99 GREAT EASTERN ENTERTAINMENT
6 10 DEC188802 SPIDER-MAN MILES MORALES BLACK & RED PX NEO 3930 FLEXFIT CAP $27.99 NEW ERA CAP CO
7 6 JUN192332 DRAGONBALL Z GOKU AND VEGETA T/S MED $19.99 GREAT EASTERN ENTERTAINMENT
8 7 JUN192329 MARVEL PUNISHER FRONT POCKET WALLET $16.99 BIOWORLD MERCHANDISING
9 13 JUN192335 DRAGONBALL Z GOKU AND VEGETA T/S XXL $21.00 GREAT EASTERN ENTERTAINMENT
10 15 JUN192358 MARVEL HEROES VENOM CITY TAKEOVER T/S XL $20.98 IMPACT MERCHANDISING

TOP 10 POSTERS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2019

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 2 JUN191074 ABSOLUTE CARNAGE BY STEGMAN POSTER $8.99 MARVEL COMICS
2 3 JUN191073 MARVEL COMICS #1000 COLLAGE BY GARCIN POSTER $8.99 MARVEL COMICS
3 4 JUN191072 MARVEL COMICS #1000 BY ALEX ROSS POSTER $8.99 MARVEL COMICS
4 5 JUN191075 GHOST-SPIDER BY QUESADA POSTER $8.99 MARVEL COMICS
5 1 APR190986 X-MEN VINYL POSTER $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
6 6 JUN191076 MARVEL MONSTERS BY BRADSHAW POSTER $8.99 MARVEL COMICS
7 7 MAY190991 HISTORY OF MARVEL UNIVERSE BY MCNIVEN POSTER $8.99 MARVEL COMICS
8 9 MAY190989 HOUSE OF X BY LARRAZ POSTER $8.99 MARVEL COMICS
9 10 AUG181103 SHURI #1 BY SPRATT POSTER $8.99 MARVEL COMICS
10 11 SEP181040 AVENGERS #700 BY ALEX ROSS POSTER $8.99 MARVEL COMICS

TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2019

DOLLAR
RANK
QTY
RANK
ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 27 JAN199242 MY HERO ACADEMIA SERIES 2 FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DS $143.76 MONOGRAM PRODUCTS
2 1 DEC178719 A3 INFINITY WAR PULL BACK CAR PEN SERIES 12PC DS $83.88 BEAST KINGDOM CO., LTD
3 52 APR198878 GODZILLA CLASSIC 3D FOAM BAG CLIP 24PC BMB DS $167.76 MONOGRAM PRODUCTS
4 92 FEB198998 D&D FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DS $167.76 MONOGRAM PRODUCTS
5 111 FEB199048 SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DS $167.76 MONOGRAM PRODUCTS
6 126 APR198879 NBX SERIES 4 FOAM BAG CLIP 24PC BMB DS $167.76 MONOGRAM PRODUCTS
7 15 FEB198814 FIGPIN XL AVENGERS ENDGAME THANOS PIN $24.99 CMD COLLECTIBLES
8 13 MAY190116 SUNSTONE 18-MONTH 2019-2020 CALENDAR (MR) $24.99 IMAGE COMICS
9 54 SEP188762 FATE GRAND ORDER LEARNING W/MANGA VOL 3 6PC BMB DS $59.94 GOOD SMILE COMPANY
10 2 JUN190394 UMBRELLA ACADEMY PATCH UMBRELLA LOGO $6.99 DARK HORSE COMICS

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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.