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Top Sellers: August 2021

Presenting August 2021’s Top Sellers in the categories of Magazines, Videos, Books, Trading Cards, Apparel, Prints & Posters, and Collectible Items based on total sales to comic book specialty shops.

TOP 10 BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2021

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 OVERSTREET COMIC BK PG SC VOL 51 $29.95 APR211714-M GEMSTONE PUBLISHING
2 ART OF SHANTAE HC $49.99 JAN211756 UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC
3 MEGA MAN X MAVERICK HUNTERS FIELD GUIDE HC $29.99 JUN211950 UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC
4 ART OF STREET FIGHTER HC $59.99 MAY211856 UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC
5 DARK SOULS DESIGN WORKS HC VOL 01 $39.99 AUG131470 UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC
6 SPIDER-MAN & HIS AMAZING FRIENDS POWER OF 3 GOLDEN BOOK $5.99 JUN211553 GOLDEN BOOKS
7 SO IM SPIDER SO WHAT LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 12 $14.00 MAY211918 YEN ON
8 FRANK CHO PENCIL AND INK SC (MR) $24.95 JUN211542 FLESK PUBLICATIONS
9 NAUGHTY & NICE GOOD GIRL ART BRUCE TIMM SC REVISED ED (MR) ( $44.95 JUN211544 FLESK PUBLICATIONS
10 UNTOLD HORROR HC $39.99 MAR210260 DARK HORSE COMICS

TOP 10 MAGAZINES
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2021

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 STAR WARS INSIDER #204 $9.99 JUN211866-M TITAN COMICS
2 HEAVY METAL #309 (MR) $13.99 JUN211573-M HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE
3 VAMPIRESS CARMILLA MAGAZINE #5 (MR) $5.95 JUN211913 WARRANT PUBLISHING COMPANY
4 G FAN #132 $7.95 APR211599 DAIKAIJU
5 CREEPS ANNUAL #4 2022 SPOOKTACULAR $9.95 JUN211912 WARRANT PUBLISHING COMPANY
6 ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #73 $15.00 MAY211514 ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE
7 CARTOONS MAGAZINE #34 $6.99 JUN211714 PICTURE ESQUE PUBLISHING
8 COMICS REVUE PRESENTS AUGUST 2021 $19.95 JUN211650 MANUSCRIPT PRESS
9 VAMPIRESS CARMILLA MAGAZINE #4 (MR) $5.95 APR212051 WARRANT PUBLISHING COMPANY
10 HEAVY METAL #308 (MR) $13.99 MAY211493-M HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE

TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
Based on Total Invoiced Dollars of Products Invoiced in August 2021

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 TOPPS 2021 CHROME BASEBALL T/C JUMBO BOX $236.00 OCT208608 TOPPS COMPANY
2 TOPPS 2021 CHROME BASEBALL T/C BOX $108.00 OCT208607 TOPPS COMPANY
3 TOPPS 2021 ALLEN & GINTER BASEBALL T/C BOX $88.00 DEC208745 TOPPS COMPANY
4 TOPPS 2021 STAR WARS CHROME GALAXY T/C BOX $65.00 MAR218057 TOPPS COMPANY
5 TOPPS 2021 LUMINARIES BASEBALL T/C BOX $200.00 MAR218056 TOPPS COMPANY
6 TOPPS 2021 CLEARLY AUTHENTIC BASEBALL T/C BOX $48.00 FEB218398 TOPPS COMPANY
7 TOPPS 2021 PRO DEBUT BASEBALL T/C JUMBO BOX $70.27 OCT209022 TOPPS COMPANY
8 TOPPS 2021 ARCHIVES SIG SER BASEBALL RETIRED ED T/C BOX $45.00 FEB219247 TOPPS COMPANY
9 TOPPS 2021 FINEST BUNDESLIGA SOCCER T/C MASTER BOX $190.00 JUN218025 TOPPS COMPANY
10 TOPPS 2021 PRO DEBUT BASEBALL T/C BOX $58.21 OCT209021 TOPPS COMPANY

TOP 10 APPAREL
Based on Total Invoiced Dollars of Products Invoiced in August 2021

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 SPIDER-MAN WEBHEAD PX BLK T/S XXL $20.98 APR218665 IMPACT MERCHANDISING
2 SPIDER-MAN WEBHEAD PX BLK T/S XL $18.98 APR218664 IMPACT MERCHANDISING
3 SPIDER-MAN WEBHEAD PX BLK T/S LG $18.98 APR218661 IMPACT MERCHANDISING
4 SPIDER-MAN CARNAGE WEBHEAD PX RED T/S XXL $20.98 APR218650 IMPACT MERCHANDISING
5 SPIDER-MAN CARNAGE WEBHEAD PX RED T/S XL $18.98 APR218649 IMPACT MERCHANDISING
6 SPIDER-MAN CARNAGE WEBHEAD PX RED T/S LG $18.98 APR218646 IMPACT MERCHANDISING
7 SPIDER-MAN VENOM WEBHEAD PX BLK T/S XXL $20.98 APR218655 IMPACT MERCHANDISING
8 SPIDER-MAN VENOM WEBHEAD PX BLK T/S XL $18.98 APR218654 IMPACT MERCHANDISING
9 SPIDER-MAN VENOM WEBHEAD PX BLK T/S LG $18.98 APR218651 IMPACT MERCHANDISING
10 SPIDER-MAN WEBHEAD PX BLK T/S MED $18.98 APR218662 IMPACT MERCHANDISING

TOP 10 POSTERS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2021

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 INFERNO #1 BY MARK BROOKS POSTER $8.99 JUL210811 MARVEL COMICS
2 DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE #1 POSTER $8.99 JUL210809 MARVEL COMICS
3 BLACK CAT BY J SCOTT CAMPBELL POSTER $8.99 APR190982 MARVEL COMICS
4 AMAZING FANTASY #3 POSTER $8.99 JUL210808 MARVEL COMICS
5 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY RIVERA POSTER $8.99 DEC181067 MARVEL COMICS
6 DEMON DAYS CURSED WEB #1 POSTER $8.99 JUL210810 MARVEL COMICS
7 FANTASTIC FOUR OVERSIZED BY BYRNE VINYL POSTER $34.99 OCT180784 MARVEL COMICS
8 CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 BY ALEX ROSS POSTER $8.99 NOV181055 MARVEL COMICS
9 SPIDER-MAN BY STEGMAN POSTER $8.99 MAR191039 MARVEL COMICS
10 GHOST RIDER #1 KUDER POSTER $8.99 AUG191172 MARVEL COMICS

TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
Based on Total Invoiced Dollars of Products Invoiced in August 2021

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 STAR WARS THE MANDALORIAN THE CHILD WITH CUP PVC BANK $19.99 NOV208540 MONOGRAM PRODUCTS
2 TOON TUMBLERS MARVEL SM 300 CARNAGE PINT GLASS $9.99 MAR218487 POPFUN MERCHANDISING LLC
3 TOON TUMBLERS MARVEL SM 300 VENOM PINT GLASS $9.99 MAR218488 POPFUN MERCHANDISING LLC
4 CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON BEACH TOWEL $19.99 JUL213068 FACTORY ENTERTAINMENT
5 STAR WARS THE MANDALORIAN PIN SET $21.75 DEC209433 SALES ONE LLC
6 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS BOOK COVER SERIES1 48PC MAGNET ASST $167.52 JAN218963 ATA BOY
7 STAR WARS JABA THE HUTT WITH BIB FORTUNA MINI MUGLET $69.99 MAY218786 BEELINE CREATIVE INC.
8 WACKY PACKAGES MINIS SERIES 2 BMB $90.00 DEC209436 SUPER IMPULSE
9 HALLOWEEN 2 BEACH TOWEL $19.99 JUL213039 FACTORY ENTERTAINMENT
10 NBX JACK SKELLINGTON 5.5IN WATERBALL $60.00 DEC208810 ENESCO CORPORATION

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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 Marvel Comics' monthly Amazing Spider-Man comic book. (Amazing Spider-Man is used as the control title — with a value of 100 — because sales of Amazing Spider-Man 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.