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Top 200 Comics: August 2021

Image Comics -- King Spawn #1Todd McFarlane, Sean Lewis, and Javier Fernandez's King Spawn #1, Image Comics' new ongoing series spinning out of the events of Spawn's Universe #1, was August's best-selling comic book through Diamond Comic Distributors, the world's largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.

Also in the top ten from Image Comics, Skottie Young and Jorge Corona's The Me You Love In the Dark #1, charted at #8 for the month.

Marvel Comics had eight titles among Diamond's top ten comics in August. Their top book, Leah Williams and Lucas Werneck's X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #1, spinning out of the "Hellfire Club" event, ranked #2 for August. Other books in the top ten include X-Men #2 (#3); Moon Knight #2 (#4); Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Carlos Magno's Kang the Conqueror #1 (#5); Amazing Spider-Man #72 (#6); Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #3 (#7); Thor #16 (#9); and Star Wars: The High Republic #8 (#10).

Sarah Gailey and Pius Bak's psychological thriller Eat the Rich #1 was BOOM! Studios' best-selling comic in August, ranked #15 for the month.

The second issue of Dark Horse Comics' Masters of the Universe: Revelation, the prequel to the Netflix animated series, was their top book for the month at #47.

Cavan Scott and Rachael Stott's Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures: The Monster of Temple Peak #1, a new story in the milieu of Lucasfilm's High Republic multimedia project, was IDW Publishing's top book at #51.

Dynamite Entertainment's Vampirella #22, the beginning of the conclusion to Christopher Priest and Ergun Gunduz's storyline, ranked #75 for the month.

TOP 200 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2021

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 KING SPAWN #1 $5.99 JUN210027-M IMAGE COMICS
2 X-MEN TRIAL OF MAGNETO #1  $4.99 JUN210554-M MARVEL COMICS
3 X-MEN #2 $3.99 JUN210634-M MARVEL COMICS
4 MOON KNIGHT #2 $3.99 JUN210629-M MARVEL COMICS
5 KANG THE CONQUEROR #1  $4.99 JUN210542-M MARVEL COMICS
6 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #72 $3.99 JUN210535-M MARVEL COMICS
7 STAR WARS WAR BOUNTY HUNTERS #3  $3.99 JUN210731-M MARVEL COMICS
8 THOR #16 $3.99 JUN210711-M MARVEL COMICS
9 ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK #1 (MR) [*] $3.99 JUN210046-M IMAGE COMICS
10 STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC #8 $3.99 JUN210728-M MARVEL COMICS
11 DEFENDERS #1  $3.99 JUN210577-M MARVEL COMICS
12 SINISTER WAR #2  $4.99 MAY210495-M MARVEL COMICS
13 EXTREME CARNAGE LASHER #1 $3.99 JUN210601-M MARVEL COMICS
14 DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #12 (MR) $3.99 JUN210205-M IMAGE COMICS
15 EAT THE RICH #1 (MR) $3.99 JUN211012-M BOOM! STUDIOS
16 WOLVERINE #15 $3.99 JUN210653-M MARVEL COMICS
17 STAR WARS DARTH VADER #15 $3.99 JUN210750-M MARVEL COMICS
18 IMMORTAL HULK #49 $3.99 JUN210689-M MARVEL COMICS
19 DEADPOOL BLACK WHITE BLOOD #1  $4.99 JUN210567-M MARVEL COMICS
20 SINISTER WAR #3  $4.99 JUN210525-M MARVEL COMICS
21 STAR WARS #16 $3.99 JUN210740-M MARVEL COMICS
22 ICE CREAM MAN #25 (MR) $4.99 JUN210098-M IMAGE COMICS
23 EXTREME CARNAGE RIOT #1 $3.99 JUN210596-M MARVEL COMICS
24 STAR WARS WAR BOUNTY HUNTERS 4-LOM ZUCKUSS #1 $4.99 JUN210736-M MARVEL COMICS
25 DARKHAWK #1  $4.99 JUN210585-M MARVEL COMICS
26 ALIEN #6 $3.99 JUN210677-M MARVEL COMICS
27 STAR WARS BOUNTY HUNTERS #15 $3.99 JUN210747-M MARVEL COMICS
28 SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #19 [*] $3.99 JUN211088-M BOOM! STUDIOS
29 AVENGERS #47 $3.99 JUN210694-M MARVEL COMICS
30 SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE SPIRIT RIDER #1 $4.99 JUN210610-M MARVEL COMICS
31 SKYBOUND X #5 (MR) $4.99 MAY210052-M IMAGE COMICS
32 MARVELS VOICES IDENTITY #1 $5.99 JUN210613-M MARVEL COMICS
33 BLACK CAT #9 $3.99 JUN210666-M MARVEL COMICS
34 AMAZING FANTASY #2  $4.99 JUN210606-M MARVEL COMICS
35 MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #29 $3.99 JUN210672-M MARVEL COMICS
36 SILK #5  $3.99 JUN210674-M MARVEL COMICS
37 DAREDEVIL #33 $3.99 JUN210720-M MARVEL COMICS
38 STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #13 $3.99 JUN210744-M MARVEL COMICS
39 SPIDER-MAN LIFE STORY ANNUAL #1 $4.99 JUN210656-M MARVEL COMICS
40 GEIGER #5 $3.99 JUN210210-M IMAGE COMICS
41 AVENGERS ANNUAL #1 $4.99 JUN210626-M MARVEL COMICS
42 HELLIONS #14 $3.99 JUN210644-M MARVEL COMICS
43 ECHOLANDS #1 (MR) [*] $4.99 JUN210009-M IMAGE COMICS
44 WAY OF X #5 $3.99 JUN210638-M MARVEL COMICS
45 NON-STOP SPIDER-MAN #4 $3.99 APR210903-M MARVEL COMICS
46 MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 $4.99 JUN210620-M MARVEL COMICS
47 MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE REVELATION #2 [*] $3.99 JUN210300-M DARK HORSE COMICS
48 X-FORCE #22 $3.99 JUN210649-M MARVEL COMICS
49 STRANGE ACADEMY #12 $3.99 JUN210722-M MARVEL COMICS
50 NOCTERRA #6 (MR) $3.99 JUN210236-M IMAGE COMICS
51 STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC ADV MONSTER TEMPLE PEAK #1  $4.99 JUN210458 IDW PUBLISHING
52 UNITED STATES CAPTAIN AMERICA #3  $4.99 JUN210696-M MARVEL COMICS
53 CABLE RELOADED #1 $4.99 JUN210571-M MARVEL COMICS
54 X-MEN LEGENDS #6 $3.99 JUN210646-M MARVEL COMICS
55 SPIDER-MAN SPIDERS SHADOW #5  $3.99 JUN210665 MARVEL COMICS
56 MARAUDERS #23 $3.99 JUN210651-M MARVEL COMICS
57 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #17 $3.99 JUN210708-M MARVEL COMICS
58 BLACK WIDOW #10 $3.99 JUN210705-M MARVEL COMICS
59 CAPTAIN MARVEL #31 $3.99 JUN210703-M MARVEL COMICS
60 MOM MOTHER OF MADNESS #2 (MR) $4.99 JUN210234-M IMAGE COMICS
61 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ANNUAL #1 $4.99 JUN210623-M MARVEL COMICS
62 AVENGERS TECH-ON #1  $3.99 JUN210591-M MARVEL COMICS
63 RED ROOM #3 $3.99 MAY211449-M FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
64 STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC ADVENTURES #7 $3.99 JUN210483 IDW PUBLISHING
65 SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN CROSSROADS #2  $3.99 JUN210661-M MARVEL COMICS
66 IRON MAN #11 $3.99 JUN210692-M MARVEL COMICS
67 CHILDREN OF ATOM #6 $3.99 JUN210640-M MARVEL COMICS
68 WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #3  $3.99 JUN210659-M MARVEL COMICS
69 WINTER GUARD #1  $4.99 JUN210573-M MARVEL COMICS
70 GAMMA FLIGHT #3  $3.99 JUN210686-M MARVEL COMICS
71 X-CORP #4 $3.99 JUN210642-M MARVEL COMICS
72 FANTASTIC FOUR LIFE STORY #3  $4.99 JUN210701-M MARVEL COMICS
73 WARHAMMER 40K SISTERS BATTLE #1  $4.99 JUN210564-M MARVEL COMICS
74 SAVAGE AVENGERS #23 $3.99 JUN210716 MARVEL COMICS
75 VAMPIRELLA #22 $3.99 APR211073-M DYNAMITE
76 NOT ALL ROBOTS #1 (MR) $3.99 JUN211321-M AWA STUDIOS
77 WALKING DEAD DLX #20 (MR) $3.99 JUN210267-M IMAGE COMICS
78 RADIANT BLACK #7 $3.99 JUN210114-M IMAGE COMICS
79 WALKING DEAD DLX #21 (MR) $3.99 JUN210269-M IMAGE COMICS
80 TROVER SAVES THE UNIVERSE #1 (MR) [*] $3.99 JUN210081-M IMAGE COMICS
81 THE MARVELS #4 $3.99 JUN210684-M MARVEL COMICS
82 BASILISK #3 $3.99 JUN211090-M BOOM! STUDIOS
83 SPIDER-WOMAN #14 $3.99 JUN210663-M MARVEL COMICS
84 VAMPIRELLA #23 $3.99 MAY210829-M DYNAMITE
85 MARIA LLOVETS PORCELAIN #1 $3.99 JUN211116-M ABLAZE
86 SECOND CHANCES #1 (MR) [*] $3.99 JUN210057-M IMAGE COMICS
87 MAGIC THE GATHERING #5 $4.99 JUN211046-M BOOM! STUDIOS
88 TMNT ONGOING #120 $3.99 JUN210491-M IDW PUBLISHING
89 MILES MORALES MARVEL TALES #1 $7.99 JUN210670-M MARVEL COMICS
90 MOON KNIGHT #1 $4.99 MAY210540-M MARVEL COMICS
91 MIGHTY MORPHIN #10 $3.99 JUN211020-M BOOM! STUDIOS
92 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #24 $3.99 JUN210726-M MARVEL COMICS
93 POWER RANGERS #10 $3.99 JUN211029-M BOOM! STUDIOS
94 KISS PHANTOM OBSESSION #1 $3.99 JUN210839-M DYNAMITE
95 SILVER COIN #5 (MR) $3.99 JUN210246-M IMAGE COMICS
96 ELVIRA MEETS VINCENT PRICE #1 $3.99 JUN210863-M DYNAMITE
97 DARK BLOOD #2 $3.99 JUN211072-M BOOM! STUDIOS
98 ONCE & FUTURE #19 $3.99 JUN211077-M BOOM! STUDIOS
99 RED SONJA BLACK WHITE RED #2 $4.99 JUN210884-M DYNAMITE
100 EVE #4 $3.99 JUN211082-M BOOM! STUDIOS
100 TRANSFORMERS KING GRIMLOCK #1 $4.99 JUN210455-M IDW PUBLISHING
102 AMERICA CHAVEZ MADE IN USA #5  $3.99 JUN210699-M MARVEL COMICS
103 JUPITERS LEGACY REQUIEM #3 (MR) $3.99 JUN210224-M IMAGE COMICS
104 HORIZON ZERO DAWN LIBERATION #1 $3.99 MAY211726-M TITAN COMICS
105 FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #14 $3.99 JUN210209 IMAGE COMICS
106 SEVEN TO ETERNITY #17 $3.99 DEC200230-M IMAGE COMICS
107 FIREFLY #32 $3.99 JUN211062-M BOOM! STUDIOS
108 DIE #19 (MR) $3.99 JUN210207-M IMAGE COMICS
109 FIREFLY BRAND NEW VERSE #6 $4.99 JUN211066-M BOOM! STUDIOS
110 NORSE MYTHOLOGY II #3 (MR) $3.99 JUN210332-M DARK HORSE COMICS
111 CIMMERIAN MAN-EATERS OF ZAMBOULA #2 (MR) $3.99 JUN211129-M ABLAZE
112 FIGHT GIRLS #2 $3.99 JUN211323 AWA STUDIOS
113 STAR WARS ADVENTURES (2021) #8 $3.99 FEB210462-M IDW PUBLISHING
114 DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #9 $4.99 JUN211041-M BOOM! STUDIOS
115 KILLER QUEENS #1 [*] $3.99 JUN210283-M DARK HORSE COMICS
116 ELRIC DREAMING CITY #1 (MR) $3.99 JUN211819-M TITAN COMICS
117 BARBARELLA #2 CVR A PARRILLO $3.99 JUN210897-M DYNAMITE
118 TMNT BEST OF CASEY JONES $5.99 MAY210457 IDW PUBLISHING
119 UNBELIEVABLE UNTEENS WORLD OF BLACK HAMMER #1 $3.99 JUN210271-M DARK HORSE COMICS
120 LUCKY DEVIL #1  [*] $3.99 JUN210321 DARK HORSE COMICS
121 ST MERCY #1 [*] $3.99 JUN210074-M IMAGE COMICS
122 DIE!NAMITE LIVES #3 $3.99 JUN210940-M DYNAMITE
123 ORDINARY GODS #2 (MR) $3.99 JUN210243-M IMAGE COMICS
124 OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #33 $3.99 JUN210239 IMAGE COMICS
125 OLD GUARD TALES THROUGH TIME #5 (MR) $3.99 JUN210240-M IMAGE COMICS
126 BUNNY MASK #3 $4.99 JUN211201 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
127 BERMUDA #2 $4.99 JUN210459 IDW PUBLISHING
128 TRANSFORMERS SHATTERED GLASS #1 $3.99 JUN210497-M IDW PUBLISHING
129 TRIALS OF ULTRAMAN #5  $3.99 JUN210681-M MARVEL COMICS
130 BARBARIC #3 [*] $3.99 JUN211898-M VAULT COMICS
131 GOOD ASIAN #4 (MR) $3.99 JUN210214-M IMAGE COMICS
132 HELLBOY & BPRD SECRET OF CHESBRO HOUSE #2 $3.99 JUN210297-M DARK HORSE COMICS
133 ASCENDER #18 (MR) $3.99 JUN210085-M IMAGE COMICS
134 TIME BEFORE TIME #4 (MR) $3.99 JUN210262-M IMAGE COMICS
135 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #28 $3.99 JUN211056-M BOOM! STUDIOS
136 SONJAVERSAL #7 $3.99 JUN210969-M DYNAMITE
137 VINYL #3 (MR) $3.99 JUN210266-M IMAGE COMICS
138 CAMPISI #1 [*] $4.99 JUN211195-M AFTERSHOCK COMICS
139 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #285 $3.99 JUN210465-M IDW PUBLISHING
140 GODZILLA MONSTERS & PROTECTORS #5 $3.99 JUN210468-M IDW PUBLISHING
141 BETTIE PAGE & CURSE OF THE BANSHEE #3 $3.99 JUN210911-M DYNAMITE
142 TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS #7 $3.99 JUN210500-M IDW PUBLISHING
143 STILLWATER BY ZDARSKY & PEREZ #9 (MR) $3.99 MAY210205 IMAGE COMICS
144 BLADE RUNNER ORIGINS #5 (MR) $3.99 JUN211827-M TITAN COMICS
145 RUNAWAYS #38 $4.99 JUN210724-M MARVEL COMICS
146 CYBERPUNK 2077 YOU HAVE MY WORD #2 [*] $3.99 APR210445-M DARK HORSE COMICS
147 BLADE RUNNER 2029 #7 (MR) $3.99 JUN211831-M TITAN COMICS
148 BLADE RUNNER 2029 #6 (MR) $3.99 MAY211754-M TITAN COMICS
149 WHITE #2 (MR) $3.99 MAR211155-M BLACK MASK COMICS
150 WYND #9 $4.99 JUN211104-M BOOM! STUDIOS
151 GOD OF TREMORS ONE SHOT (MR) [*] $6.99 JUN211197-M AFTERSHOCK COMICS
152 DEJAH THORIS VS JOHN CARTER OF MARS #2 $3.99 JUN210927-M DYNAMITE
153 DEEP BEYOND #7 $3.99 JUN210201-M IMAGE COMICS
154 TRANSFORMERS #33 $3.99 MAY210465-M IDW PUBLISHING
155 CRITICAL ROLE VOX MACHINA ORIGINS III #3  $3.99 APR210417 DARK HORSE COMICS
156 MFKZ #2 $3.99 MAY211285-M BEHEMOTH COMICS
157 CANTO III LIONHEARTED #2 $3.99 JUN210463 IDW PUBLISHING
158 SACRED SIX #12 $3.99 MAY210901-M DYNAMITE
159 HORIZON ZERO DAWN LIBERATION #2 $3.99 JUN211838-M TITAN COMICS
160 GOLEM WALKS AMONG US #1 $3.99 JUN210295-M DARK HORSE COMICS
161 SEVEN SECRETS #11 $3.99 JUN211099-M BOOM! STUDIOS
162 SPACE PIRATE CAPT HARLOCK #3 $3.99 JUN211136-M ABLAZE
163 KILLADELPHIA #16 (MR) $3.99 JUN210228-M IMAGE COMICS
164 BLACK HAMMER VISIONS #7 $3.99 JUN210273-M DARK HORSE COMICS
165 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #101 $3.99 JUN210476-M IDW PUBLISHING
166 STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC #7 $3.99 MAY210667-M MARVEL COMICS
167 BITTER ROOT #15 (MR) $3.99 MAY210139-M IMAGE COMICS
168 CULT OF DRACULA #6 (MR) $3.99 JUN211789-M SOURCE POINT PRESS
169 SERIAL #6 $3.99 JUN211175 ABSTRACT STUDIOS
170 LAZARUS RISEN #6 (MR) $7.99 APR210311 IMAGE COMICS
171 CINNAMON #1 $3.99 MAY211280-M BEHEMOTH COMICS
172 NINJAK #2 $3.99 JUN211892-M VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
173 MARJORIE FINNEGAN TEMPORAL CRIMINAL #4 (MR) $3.99 JUN211325 AWA STUDIOS
174 GODKILLER TOMORROWS ASHES #2 (MR) [*] $3.99 MAR211160-M BLACK MASK COMICS
175 HOME SICK PILOTS #8 (MR) $3.99 JUN210219-M IMAGE COMICS
176 BEYOND THE BREACH #2 $3.99 JUN211199 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
177 MAMO #2 [*] $4.99 JUN211112-M BOOM! STUDIOS
178 USAGI YOJIMBO DRAGON BELLOW CONSPIRACY #3  $3.99 JUN210503 IDW PUBLISHING
179 INVADER ZIM DOOKIE LOOP HORROR ONESHOT $4.99 JUN211664-M ONI PRESS INC.
180 SYPHON #2  $3.99 JUN210260 IMAGE COMICS
181 X-CORP #2 $3.99 APR210775-M MARVEL COMICS
182 TALES FROM HARROW COUNTY FAIR FOLK #2 [*] $3.99 JUN210339-M DARK HORSE COMICS
183 MAN-EATERS CURSED #2 $3.99 JUN210231-M IMAGE COMICS
184 DARK BLOOD #1 $3.99 MAY210943-M BOOM! STUDIOS
185 EXTREME CARNAGE ALPHA #1 $4.99 MAY210509-M MARVEL COMICS
186 THE RISE #2 (MR) $2.99 APR211744 HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE
187 MOTHS #3 $3.99 JUN211324 AWA STUDIOS
188 BLACK CAT ANNUAL #1 $4.99 APR210738 MARVEL COMICS
189 THAT TEXAS BLOOD #9 (MR) $3.99 JUN210261 IMAGE COMICS
190 CHU #7 (MR) $3.99 JUN210195 IMAGE COMICS
191 OUT OF BODY #3 $3.99 JUN211202 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
192 HOME #5 $3.99 JUN210217-M IMAGE COMICS
193 X-O MANOWAR (2020) #5 $3.99 JUN211888-M VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
194 SIX SIDEKICKS OF TRIGGER KEATON #3 (MR) $3.99 JUN210248-M IMAGE COMICS
195 GOOD LUCK #3 [*] $3.99 JUN211080-M BOOM! STUDIOS
196 SHADOWMAN (2020) #4 $3.99 MAY211786-M VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
197 HEROES UNION #1 THE COSMIC CRUSADE $4.99 JUN211347 BINGE BOOKS
198 RESISTANCE UPRISING #5 $3.99 JUN211326 AWA STUDIOS
199 LESTER OF THE LESSER GODS ONE SHOT $3.99 JUN211215-M ALBATROSS FUNNYBOOKS
200 WWE NEW DAY POWER OF POSITIVITY #2 $7.99 JUN211037-M BOOM! STUDIOS

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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.