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Top 100 Graphic Novels: July 2019

DC Comics Black Label - The JokerBrian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo's The Joker from DC’s Black Label imprint was July's best-selling graphic novel.

Also in the top ten for DC, Michael Northrop and Gustavo Duarte's Dear Justice League ranked #6.

Image Comics had three titles in the top ten, led by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Bad Weekend at #2, followed by Deadly Class Volume 8: Never Go Back at #4 and Robert Kirkman and Chris Burnham's Die! Die! Die! Volume 1 at #9.

IDW Publishing's They Called Us Enemy, an autobiographical graphic novel from Star Trek actor George Takei about Japanese internment camps during World War II, ranked #4.

Marvel Comics also had three titles in the top ten, with Jason Aaron and Mahmud Asrar's Conan the Barbarian Volume 1: The Life and Death of Conan Book One leading the way at #7, followed by Miles Morales Volume 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn at #8 and Daredevil by Chip Zdarsky Volume 1: Know Fear at #10.

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in July 2019

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 2 9.06 APR190556 JOKER TP BLACK LABEL $14.99 DC COMICS
2 4 7.78 MAY190040 BAD WEEKEND HC (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
3 15 4.56 MAY190047 DEADLY CLASS TP VOL 08 NEVER GO BACK (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
4 7 4.43 MAR190630 THEY CALLED US ENEMY TP $19.99 IDW PUBLISHING
5 6 4.31 MAY191698 ADVENTURE ZONE GN VOL 02 MURDER ON ROCKPORT LIMITED $19.99 :01 FIRST SECOND
6 47 4.23 MAR190470 DEAR JUSTICE LEAGUE TP $9.99 DC COMICS
7 13 3.98 APR190960 CONAN THE BARBARIAN TP VOL 01 LIFE AND DEATH OF CONAN BOOK O $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
8 19 3.77 APR190958 MILES MORALES TP VOL 01 STRAIGHT OUT OF BROOKLYN $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
9 17 3.55 MAY190041 DIE DIE DIE TP VOL 01 (MR) $19.99 IMAGE COMICS
10 28 3.42 MAY190967 DAREDEVIL BY CHIP ZDARSKY TP VOL 01 KNOW FEAR $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
11 58 3.39 MAR190080 DIE TP VOL 01 FANTASY HEARTBREAKER (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
12 23 3.21 MAY190954-M SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN TP VOL 01 CULT OF KOGA THUN $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
13 11 3.18 APR190544 GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 01 INTERGALACTIC LAWMAN $24.99 DC COMICS
14 1 3.09 JAN191082-M CONAN THE BARBARIAN ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 $125.00 MARVEL COMICS
15 50 3.06 APR190939 MILES MORALES GN TP SPIDER-MAN $12.99 MARVEL COMICS
16 22 3.01 MAY190043 PRODIGY TP VOL 01 (MR) $19.99 IMAGE COMICS
17 3 2.88 APR190054-M MONSTRESS HC VOL 01 (MR) $49.99 IMAGE COMICS
18 36 2.86 FEB190469 TEEN TITANS RAVEN TP DC INK $16.99 DC COMICS
19 31 2.84 APR190555 JUSTICE LEAGUE TP VOL 03 HAWKWORLD $17.99 DC COMICS
20 43 2.73 APR190962 IRONHEART TP VOL 01 THOSE WITH COURAGE $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
21 10 2.69 JAN191088 THANOS BY DONNY CATES HC $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
22 38 2.65 APR190964 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 01 SECRETS AND RUMOR $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
23 85 2.56 MAY192138 LEGEND OF ZELDA TWILIGHT PRINCESS GN VOL 05 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
24 45 2.52 APR190536 BOOKS OF MAGIC TP VOL 01 MOVEABLE TYPE (MR) $16.99 DC COMICS
25 33 2.46 APR190061 MURDER FALCON TP $19.99 IMAGE COMICS
26 109 2.41 MAY191277 MIRACULOUS TALES LADYBUG CAT NOIR TP S2 VOL 08 TEAR OF JOY $8.99 ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
27 32 2.38 MAR190278 WILLIAM GIBSON ALIEN 3 HC $19.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
28 115 2.33 SEP181357 MIRACULOUS TALES LADYBUG CAT NOIR TP S2 VOL 04 NO EVIL DOING $8.99 ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
29 96 2.29 MAY192135 MY HERO ACADEMIA VIGILANTES GN VOL 05 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
30 41 2.26 APR190572 WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 09 THE ENEMY OF BOTH SIDES $19.99 DC COMICS
31 44 2.24 APR190953 MARVEL MONOGRAPH TP VOL 01 J SCOTT CAMPBELL COMPLETE COVERS $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
32 48 2.18 SEP108136 UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SUITE $17.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
33 52 2.17 MAY190965 DEADPOOL SKOTTIE YOUNG TP VOL 02 $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
33 53 2.17 MAY190963 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 01 FULL OTTO $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
35 46 2.15 MAR190595 RED HOOD OUTLAW TP VOL 01 REQUIEM FOR AN ARCHER $19.99 DC COMICS
36 61 2.12 MAY191278 PRINCELESS TP VOL 08 PRINCESSES $14.99 ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
37 55 2.10 APR190565 SWAMP THINGS ROOTS OF TERROR DELUXE ED HC $17.99 DC COMICS
38 14 2.03 JAN191090 SILVER SURFER HC PARABLE 30TH ANNIVERSARY ED $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
39 72 2.00 APR190965 WOLVERINE TP LONG NIGHT $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
40 34 2.00 MAY190974 HULK TP WORLD WAR HULK NEW PTG $24.99 MARVEL COMICS
41 64 1.96 APR190546 HOUSE OF WHISPERS TP VOL 01 THE POWER DIVIDED (MR) $16.99 DC COMICS
42 78 1.90 APR190961 SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL TP VOL 09 EVENTPOOL $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
43 42 1.86 JUL110745 INFINITY GAUNTLET TP $24.99 MARVEL COMICS
44 82 1.86 AUG181082 IMMORTAL HULK TP VOL 01 OR IS HE BOTH $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
45 68 1.82 MAY190968 BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 07 INTERG EMPIRE WAKANDA PT 02 $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
46 39 1.82 APR190567 TRIALS OF SHAZAM THE COMPLETE SERIES TP $24.99 DC COMICS
47 18 1.77 APR190969 NEW MUTANTS EPIC COLLECTION TP DEMON BEAR SAGA $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
48 59 1.74 JUL180733 BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT TP $19.99 DC COMICS
49 56 1.73 MAR190345 BPRD DEVIL YOU KNOW TP VOL 03 RAGNA ROK $19.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
50 24 1.71 MAR190731 GODZILLA KINGDOM OF MONSTERS TP $29.99 IDW PUBLISHING
51 89 1.67 MAR191301 LUMBERJANES TP VOL 12 $14.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
52 81 1.66 MAY190969 X-23 TP VOL 02 X-ASSASSIN $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
53 95 1.63 APR190966 BLACK WIDOW TP NO RESTRAINTS PLAY $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
54 27 1.62 MAY191150-M BOYS OMNIBUS TP VOL 03 (MR) $29.99 DYNAMITE
55 75 1.58 FEB140265-M WATCHMEN TP $19.99 DC COMICS
56 49 1.58 APR190547 HELLBLAZER TP VOL 21 THE LAUGHING MAGICIAN (MR) $24.99 DC COMICS
57 166 1.56 AUG120491 SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
58 91 1.54 MAR190640 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TP VOL 03 BATTLE FOR ANGEL ISLAND $15.99 IDW PUBLISHING
59 21 1.53 APR190970 X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION TP ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE DAWN $39.99 MARVEL COMICS
60 40 1.51 MAR191267 MAGICIANS ALICE STORY ORIGINAL GN HC $26.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
61 30 1.51 APR190531 BATMAN DELUXE ED COLL HC BOOK 04 $34.99 DC COMICS
62 97 1.50 APR190540 GREEN ARROW TP VOL 07 CITIZENS ARREST $16.99 DC COMICS
63 80 1.50 MAY190985 ELEKTRA TP ASSASSIN NEW PTG (MR) $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
64 65 1.49 MAR190730 BRAM STOKERS DRACULA TP $19.99 IDW PUBLISHING
65 94 1.48 MAY190966 INVADERS TP VOL 01 WAR GHOSTS $17.99 MARVEL COMICS
66 26 1.48 MAR190280 HELLBOY HC 25 YEARS OF COVERS $34.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
67 102 1.48 MAY191224 RONIN ISLAND TP VOL 01 PX DISCOVER NOW ED $14.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
68 79 1.47 APR190564 SANDMAN TP VOL 10 THE WAKE 30TH ANNIV ED (MR) $19.99 DC COMICS
69 67 1.47 MAY191310 OUT OF THE BLUE HC GN VOL 02 $19.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
70 100 1.46 JAN192254 DISNEY DESCENDANTS EVIES WICKED RUNWAY TP VOL 01 $15.99 TOKYOPOP
71 101 1.45 APR190527 BATMAN BEYOND TP VOL 05 THE FINAL JOKE $16.99 DC COMICS
71 149 1.45 JUN151643 MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 01 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA LLC
73 92 1.42 DEC098005 UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 02 DALLAS $17.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
74 139 1.40 FEB190390 MOB PSYCHO 100 TP VOL 03 (MR) $11.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
75 88 1.38 JUL180774 SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES 30TH ANNIV ED $19.99 DC COMICS
76 119 1.32 MAY190045 SELF MADE TP (MR) $16.99 IMAGE COMICS
77 142 1.32 MAY190494 KITCHEN TP NEW ED (MR) $12.99 DC COMICS
78 184 1.31 JAN160645 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
79 9 1.28 JAN191092-M MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 11 $75.00 MARVEL COMICS
80 207 1.25 APR160803 MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMAGE COMICS
81 171 1.24 MAR190328 DISNEY DRACULA STARRING MICKEY MOUSE TP $10.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
82 112 1.21 JAN190427 STRANGER THINGS TP VOL 01 OTHER SIDE $17.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
83 108 1.18 APR190959 CONAN TP JEWELS OF GWAHLUR AND OTHER STORIES $19.99 MARVEL COMICS
84 178 1.16 MAR190325 DISNEY FRANKENSTEIN STARRING DONALD DUCK TP $10.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
85 123 1.16 NOV070226 BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC $17.99 DC COMICS
86 118 1.13 MAR190313 WITCHER TP VOL 04 OF FLESH AND FLAME $17.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
87 69 1.13 MAY192049-M GENESIS ONE POPPY GN $24.99 Z2 COMICS
88 54 1.11 DEC181256-M BOYS OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 (MR) $29.99 DYNAMITE
88 90 1.11 MAY190982 PUNISHER TP RETURN TO BIG NOTHING $24.99 MARVEL COMICS
90 227 1.10 JUN180439 DC SUPER HERO GIRLS SEARCH FOR ATLANTIS TP $9.99 DC COMICS
91 111 1.08 MAR190349 CRIMSON LOTUS TP $19.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
92 106 1.07 MAY191681 TONTA HC LOVE & ROCKETS (MR) $19.99 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
93 73 1.06 MAY190957 THOR OF REALMS TP $29.99 MARVEL COMICS
94 153 1.05 JUL180297 SAGA TP VOL 09 (MR) $14.99 IMAGE COMICS
95 179 1.04 APR190981 ADVENTURES OF X-MEN GN TP VOL 01 $12.99 MARVEL COMICS
96 98 1.01 MAY090178 BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP $24.99 DC COMICS
97 130 1.01 MAR191279 GO GO POWER RANGERS TP VOL 04 $16.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
98 152 1.01 FEB190998 IMMORTAL HULK TP VOL 03 HULK IN HELL $15.99 MARVEL COMICS
99 60 1.00 APR190971 X-MEN MILESTONES TP FALL OF MUTANTS $34.99 MARVEL COMICS
100 51 1.00 APR190557 JSA BY GEOFF JOHNS TP BOOK 03 $39.99 DC COMICS

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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.