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Top 100 Comics: May 2019

DC Comics -- DCeased #1 A techno-virus turns a tenth of Earth's population into monstrous creatures and the Justice League is all that stands in the way of total disaster in Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, and Stefano Gaudiano's DCeased #1 from DC Comics, the best-selling comic book of May 2019.

In total, DC had six titles in the top ten including Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Doomsday Clock #10 at #2, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1 at #3, Snyder and Jock's The Batman Who Laughs #5 at #5, Batman #70 at #8, and Batman #71 at #9.

Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten: Gerry Duggan and Mike Deodato's Savage Avengers #1 ranked #4; Nick Spencer, Gerardo Sandoval, and Victor Nava's Amazing Spider-Man #21 ranked #6; Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, and Ruy Jose's The Immortal Hulk #17 ranked #7; and Spencer and Humberto Ramos' Amazing Spider-Man #22 ranked #10.

Among the premier publishers, Image Comics' The Walking Dead #191 ranked #27; Dark Horse Comics' Stranger Things: Six #1, a prequel to the Netflix series, ranked #82; BOOM! Studios' Firefly #6 ranked #98; Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica #1, a crossover with Archie Comics, ranked #107; and IDW Publishing's Transformers #4 ranked #156.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2019

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 290.19 MAR190464-M DCEASED #1 $3.99 DC COMICS
2 3 140.59 JAN190585-M DOOMSDAY CLOCK #10 $4.99 DC COMICS
3 2 135.64 MAR190458-M BATMAN LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH #1 (MR) $5.99 DC COMICS
4 5 133.79 MAR190757-M SAVAGE AVENGERS #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
5 4 130.12 MAR190495-M BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #5 $4.99 DC COMICS
6 7 110.80 MAR190831-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #21 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
7 6 104.70 MAR190845-M IMMORTAL HULK #17 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
8 10 100.00 MAR190487-M BATMAN #70 $3.99 DC COMICS
9 11 99.03 MAR190489-M BATMAN #71 $3.99 DC COMICS
10 14 93.52 MAR190835-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #22 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
11 8 92.99 MAR190765-M WAR OF REALMS #3 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
12 15 92.89 MAR190476-M HEROES IN CRISIS #9 $3.99 DC COMICS
13 13 90.98 MAR190847-M IMMORTAL HULK #18 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
14 9 87.44 MAR190773-M WAR OF REALMS #4 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
15 16 80.05 MAR190807-M VENOM #14 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
16 18 78.68 MAR190501-M DETECTIVE COMICS #1003 $3.99 DC COMICS
17 40 77.82 MAR190793-M WAR OF REALMS NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
18 19 75.63 MAR190503-M DETECTIVE COMICS #1004 $3.99 DC COMICS
19 17 72.34 FEB190943-M STAR WARS GALAXYS EDGE #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
20 22 65.95 MAR190525-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #23 $3.99 DC COMICS
21 23 65.69 MAR190527-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #24 $3.99 DC COMICS
22 25 63.13 MAR190830 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20.HU $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
23 26 62.37 MAR190871-M SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
24 24 62.21 MAR190467-M BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1 $3.99 DC COMICS
25 32 60.55 MAR190805-M FANTASTIC FOUR #10 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
26 28 59.07 MAR190827-M AVENGERS #19 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
27 27 58.36 MAR190255-M WALKING DEAD #191 (MR) $3.99 IMAGE COMICS
28 29 57.39 MAR190551-M SUPERMAN #11 $3.99 DC COMICS
29 31 56.30 MAR190816-M THOR #13 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
30 33 54.29 MAR190517-M GREEN LANTERN #7 $3.99 DC COMICS
31 21 53.79 MAR190505 DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #2 $4.99 DC COMICS
32 34 53.78 MAR190884-M GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
33 37 51.13 MAR190934 UNCANNY X-MEN #18 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
34 38 51.10 MAR190933 UNCANNY X-MEN #17 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
35 36 50.54 MAR190479-M ACTION COMICS #1011 $3.99 DC COMICS
36 39 49.98 MAR190510-M FLASH #70 $3.99 DC COMICS
37 35 49.66 MAR190961-M STAR WARS #66 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
38 42 49.26 MAR190963-M STAR WARS AOR BOBA FETT #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
39 41 48.73 MAR190512-M FLASH #71 $3.99 DC COMICS
40 20 48.23 MAR190859-M STAR WARS ORIG MARVEL YRS #108 $5.99 MARVEL COMICS
41 46 47.02 MAR190892-M THANOS #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
42 44 46.57 MAR190456-M BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III #1 $3.99 DC COMICS
43 45 46.53 MAR190498-M CATWOMAN #11 $3.99 DC COMICS
44 47 46.50 MAR190958-M STAR WARS #65 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
45 71 45.63 MAR190248-M SPAWN #297 $2.99 IMAGE COMICS
46 30 45.22 MAR190875-M SPIDER-MAN LIFE STORY #3 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
47 49 44.25 MAR190538 NAOMI #5 $3.99 DC COMICS
48 50 44.02 FEB190843-M CAPTAIN AMERICA #10 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
49 52 42.98 MAR190967-M STAR WARS AOR HAN SOLO #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
50 51 42.31 FEB190532-M SHAZAM #5 $3.99 DC COMICS
51 53 41.31 MAR190556-M WONDER WOMAN #70 $3.99 DC COMICS
52 54 40.16 MAR190877-M MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #6 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
53 57 39.75 MAR190988-M STAR WARS VADER DARK VISIONS #4 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
54 58 39.35 MAR190973-M STAR WARS AOR JABBA THE HUTT #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
55 55 39.26 MAR190558-M WONDER WOMAN #71 $3.99 DC COMICS
56 12 38.97 MAR190478 SUPERMAN LEVIATHAN RISING SPECIAL #1 $9.99 DC COMICS
57 60 38.83 MAR190896-M DAREDEVIL #5 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
58 61 38.44 MAR190952-M CONAN THE BARBARIAN #6 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
59 62 38.19 MAR190898-M DAREDEVIL #6 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
60 59 38.16 MAR190529-M JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #11 $3.99 DC COMICS
61 65 37.69 MAR190931-M MAJOR X #3 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
62 66 36.82 MAR190886-M COSMIC GHOST RIDER DESTROYS MARVEL HISTORY #3 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
63 67 36.82 MAR190869-M FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #6 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
64 64 36.77 MAR190519-M HARLEY QUINN #61 $3.99 DC COMICS
65 68 35.71 MAR190562-M YOUNG JUSTICE #5 $3.99 DC COMICS
66 73 34.41 MAR190978-M STAR WARS AOR LANDO CALRISSIAN #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
67 75 33.72 FEB190852-M TONY STARK IRON MAN #11 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
68 77 33.18 MAR190932 MAJOR X #4 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
69 78 32.95 MAR190909-M PUNISHER #11 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
70 89 32.75 MAR192061-M FALLEN WORLD #1 $3.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
71 79 32.53 MAR190941 DEAD MAN LOGAN #7 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
72 80 32.46 MAR190907-M DOCTOR STRANGE #14 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
73 56 32.33 NOV188875-M IMMORTAL HULK #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
74 43 32.23 MAR190928-M X-MEN GRAND DESIGN X-TINCTION #1 $5.99 MARVEL COMICS
75 82 31.96 MAR190947 DEADPOOL #12 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
76 81 31.73 MAR190473-M TEEN TITANS #30 $3.99 DC COMICS
77 83 31.54 MAR190485-M BATGIRL #35 $3.99 DC COMICS
78 85 31.44 MAR190786-M WAR OF REALMS SPIDER-MAN & LEAGUE OF REALMS #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
79 87 31.23 MAR190888-M CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
80 88 31.05 MAR190948-M SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #5 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
81 90 30.92 MAR190942 WOLVERINE INFINITY WATCH #4 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
82 69 30.76 MAR190270-M STRANGER THINGS SIX #1 [*] $3.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
83 63 30.18 MAR190782-M WAR OF REALMS STRIKEFORCE WAR AVENGERS #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
84 91 29.76 MAR190471-M DEATHSTROKE #43 $3.99 DC COMICS
85 92 29.35 MAR190531-M JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #9 $3.99 DC COMICS
86 96 29.24 MAR190879-M SPIDER-GWEN GHOST SPIDER #8 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
87 94 29.24 MAR190483-M AQUAMAN #48 $3.99 DC COMICS
88 97 29.07 MAR190982-M STAR WARS GALAXYS EDGE #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
89 95 29.02 MAR190539-M NIGHTWING #60 $3.99 DC COMICS
90 99 28.35 MAR190866-M SPIDER-MAN CITY AT WAR #3 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
91 100 28.13 MAR190803-M WAR OF REALMS UNCANNY X-MEN #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
92 72 28.09 MAR190780-M WAR OF REALMS STRIKEFORCE DARK ELF REALM #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
93 101 27.98 MAR190788-M WAR OF REALMS SPIDER-MAN & LEAGUE OF REALMS #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
94 74 27.33 MAR190784-M WAR OF REALMS STRIKEFORCE LAND OF GIANTS #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
95 70 27.25 MAR190882-M SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #50 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
96 103 27.04 MAR190881 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #6 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
97 104 26.71 MAR190809-M GIANT MAN #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
98 93 26.55 MAR191263-M FIREFLY #6 $3.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
99 105 26.49 MAR190814-M ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #9 WR $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
100 106 26.40 MAR190984-M STAR WARS TIE FIGHTER #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS

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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 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.