(BALTIMORE, MD) — (July 6, 2018) — A new era for the Justice League dawns as the Legion of Doom reforms in Scott Snyder and Jim Cheung’s Justice League #1 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book of June 2018 according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
Marvel Comics was June’s top publisher with a 38.42% dollar share and a 40.98% unit share. DC Entertainment was second for the month with a 30.54% dollar share and a 33.73% unit share. Image Comics was third with a 10.46% dollar share and an 11.48% unit share. In fourth was Dark Horse Comics with a 3.23% dollar share and a 2.30% unit share, followed by IDW Publishing with a 2.46% dollar share and a 1.66% unit share, Dynamite Entertainment with a 2.10% dollar share and a 1.51% unit share, and BOOM! Studios with a 1.62% dollar share and a 1.76% unit share.
Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten, led by Dan Slott and Valerio Schiti’s Tony Stark: Iron Man #1 at #3; followed by Slott’s final issue of his Spider-Man run, Amazing Spider-Man #801 at #4; Skottie Young and Nic Klein’s Deadpool #1 at #7, Jason Aaron and Michael del Mundo’s Thor #1 at #8, and Marc Guggenheim and David Marquez’s X-Men Gold #30, featuring the wedding of Rogue and Gambit, at #9. In addition to Justice League #1, DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten including Tom King and Mikel Janin’s Batman #49 at #5, King and Janin’s Batman #48 at #6, and Snyder and Cheung’s Justice League #2 at #10. Rounding out the top ten, Mark Millar and Olivier Coipel’s The Magic Order #1 from Image Comics ranked #2. Also from the premier publishers, their top books for the June are BOOM! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Anniversary Special #1 at #116, Dark Horse Comics’ Neil Gaiman’s America Gods: My Ainsel #4 ranked #148, IDW Publishing’s Sonic the Hedgehog #6 at #156, and Dynamite Entertainment’s Charlie’s Angels #1 at #183.
Collecting DC Entertainment’s best-selling event, the Dark Nights: Metal Deluxe Edition hardcover was June’s best-selling graphic novel. Also from DC Entertainment among the top ten, Dark Nights Metal: Dark Nights Rising, a collection of the tie-in one-shots, ranked #2; Dark Nights Metal: The Resistance, ranked #3; The Flash Volume 6: A Cold Day in Hell ranked #8; Batman: Detective Comics Volume 6: Fall of the Batmen ranked #9; and Super Sons of Tomorrow ranked #10. Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten: Thanos Wins ranked #4, and Jim Starlin, George Perez, and Ron Lim’s The Infinity Gauntlet ranked #5. Jason Aaron and Jason Latour’s Southern Bastards Volume 4: Gut Check from Image Comics ranked #6. Dark Horse Comics’ Neil Gaiman’s A Study in Emerald, with art by Rafael Albuquerque, ranked #7.
Documenting the world of Hyrule, Dark Horse Comics’ Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia was June’s best-selling book, and the deluxe edition of the book ranked #2. Marvel Press had three titles in the top ten, led by Marvel Super-Hero Adventures: Buggin’ Out at #3. BOOM! Studios’ Planet of the Apes Adult Coloring Book ranked #9.
The Mezco Toys’ One:12 Collective: Marvel Comics: Spider-Man “Black Costume” Action Figure, a PREVIEWS Exclusive, was June’s best-selling toy. Diamond Select Toys had five products in the top ten: the Marvel Select: Black Panther Movie Action Figure at #2, the Marvel Gallery: Black Panther Movie PVC Figure at #3, the Marvel Select: Deadpool Action Figure at #5, the Marvel Gallery: Black Panther Movie: Killmonger PVC Figure at #9, and the Marvel Select: Thor Ragnarok: Gladiator Hulk Action Figure at #10. DC Collectibles charted one product, the Harley Quinn: Red White & Black Statue by Jae Lee at #8.
Dynamite Entertainment’s Reanimator: The Board Game was June’s best-selling game. Also in the top ten, BOOM! Studios’ Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game Boxed Set (2nd Edition) ranked #9.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
|
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
38.42% |
40.98% |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
30.54% |
33.73% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
10.46% |
11.48% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
3.23% |
2.10% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
2.46% |
1.66% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
2.10% |
1.51% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
1.62% |
1.76% |
| VIZ MEDIA |
1.18% |
0.43% |
| ONI PRESS INC. |
1.09% |
0.83% |
| TITAN COMICS |
0.87% |
0.68% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
8.03% |
4.84% |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
|
|
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
|
JUNE 2018 VS. MAY 2018 |
||
| COMICS |
-16.71% |
-6.22% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-7.44% |
-8.41% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-14.13% |
-6.39% |
| TOYS |
1.03% |
4.22% |
|
JUNE 2018 VS. JUNE 2017 |
||
| COMICS |
-11.14% |
-8.93% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-2.15% |
-14.24% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-8.62% |
-9.35% |
| TOYS |
-11.53% |
17.66% |
|
YEAR-TO-DATE 2018 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2017 |
||
| COMICS |
-1.84% |
-9.65% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-8.12% |
-11.22% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-3.72% |
-9.77% |
| TOYS |
-11.98% |
-12.70% |
|
SECOND QUARTER 2018 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2018 |
||
| COMICS |
19.97% |
12.84% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
19.01% |
19.68% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
19.70% |
13.34% |
| TOYS |
-16.97% |
-7.55% |
|
SECOND QUARTER 2018 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2017 |
||
| COMICS |
3.01% |
-4.85% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-3.41% |
-10.32% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
1.10% |
-5.28% |
| TOYS |
-14.46% |
-13.05% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
|
PUBLISHER |
COMICS SHIPPED |
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED |
MAGAZINES SHIPPED |
TOTAL SHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS |
87 |
33 |
0 |
120 |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
73 |
31 |
1 |
105 |
| IMAGE COMICS |
60 |
15 |
0 |
75 |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
19 |
18 |
0 |
37 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
20 |
15 |
0 |
35 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
23 |
10 |
0 |
33 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
18 |
7 |
0 |
25 |
| TITAN COMICS |
17 |
5 |
1 |
23 |
| VIZ MEDIA |
0 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
| ONI PRESS |
7 |
10 |
0 |
17 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
113 |
176 |
19 |
308 |
| TOTAL |
437 |
340 |
21 |
798 |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 |
$3.99 |
APR180140-M | DC |
|
2 |
THE MAGIC ORDER #1 [*] (MR) |
$3.99 |
APR180455-M | IMA |
|
3 |
TONY STARK: IRON MAN #1 |
$4.99 |
APR180665-M | MAR |
|
4 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #801 |
$3.99 |
APR180766-M | MAR |
|
5 |
BATMAN #49 |
$2.99 |
APR180171-M | DC |
|
6 |
BATMAN #48 |
$2.99 |
APR180169-M | DC |
|
7 |
DEADPOOL #1 |
$4.99 |
APR180698-M | MAR |
|
8 |
THOR #1 |
$5.99 |
APR180649-M | MAR |
|
9 |
X-MEN GOLD #30 |
$4.99 |
APR180810-M | MAR |
|
10 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #2 |
$3.99 |
APR180143-M | DC |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 |
$3.99 |
APR180140-M | DC |
|
2 |
TONY STARK: IRON MAN #1 |
$4.99 |
APR180665-M | MAR |
|
3 |
DEADPOOL #1 |
$4.99 |
APR180698-M | MAR |
|
4 |
THOR #1 |
$5.99 |
APR180649-M | MAR |
|
5 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #801 |
$3.99 |
APR180766-M | MAR |
|
6 |
X-MEN GOLD #30 |
$4.99 |
APR180810-M | MAR |
|
7 |
THE IMMORTAL HULK #1 |
$4.99 |
APR180691-M | MAR |
|
8 |
BATMAN #49 |
$2.99 |
APR180171-M | DC |
|
9 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #2 |
$3.99 |
APR180143-M | DC |
|
10 |
VENOM #2 |
$3.99 |
APR180768-M | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL DELUXE EDITION HC |
$29.99 |
JAN180379 | DC |
|
2 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: DARK NIGHTS RISING HC |
$29.99 |
JAN180380 | DC |
|
3 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: THE RESISTANCE TP |
$24.99 |
JAN180381 | DC |
|
4 |
THANOS WINS TP |
$19.99 |
APR180867-M | MAR |
|
5 |
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TP |
$24.99 |
JUL110745 | MAR |
|
6 |
SOUTHERN BASTARDS VOL. 4: GUT CHECK TP (MR) |
$16.99 |
NOV170835 | IMA |
|
7 |
NEIL GAIMAN: A STUDY IN EMERALD HC |
$17.99 |
FEB180021 | DAR |
|
8 |
THE FLASH VOL. 6: A COLD DAY IN HELL TP |
$16.99 |
MAR180343 | DC |
|
9 |
BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. 6 FALL OF THE BATMEN TP |
$19.99 |
MAR180334 | DC |
|
10 |
SUPER SONS OF TOMORROW TP |
$14.99 |
MAR180354 | DC |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL DELUXE EDITION HC |
$29.99 |
JAN180379 | DC |
|
2 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: DARK NIGHTS RISING HC |
$29.99 |
JAN180380 | DC |
|
3 |
INFINITE CRISIS OMNIBUS HC |
$150.00 |
JAN180406 | DC |
|
4 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: THE RESISTANCE TP |
$24.99 |
JAN180381 | DC |
|
5 |
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TP |
$24.99 |
JUL110745 | MAR |
|
6 |
MILES MORALES: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS HC |
$125.00 |
DEC170940 | MAR |
|
7 |
THANOS WINS CATES TP |
$19.99 |
APR180867-M | MAR |
|
8 |
WONDER WOMAN BY GEORGE PEREZ OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC |
$99.99 |
DEC170399 | DC |
|
9 |
RUNAWAYS BY BRIAN K VAUGHAN & ADRIAN ALPHONA OMNIBUS HC |
$125.00 |
DEC170944 | MAR |
|
10 |
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN OVERTURE HC (MR) |
$125.00 |
NOV170387 | DC |
TOP 10 BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
LEGEND OF ZELDA ENCYCLOPEDIA HC |
$39.99 |
DEC170068 | DAR |
|
2 |
LEGEND OF ZELDA ENCYCLOPEDIA DELUXE EDITION HC |
$79.99 |
DEC170073 | DAR |
|
3 |
MARVEL SUPERHERO ADVENTURES: BUGGIN OUT SC |
$4.99 |
APR181653 | MAR |
|
4 |
THE SHADOW VOLUME 130 SC |
$14.95 |
MAR182184 | SAN |
|
5 |
THE ILLUSTRATED CALL OF CTHULHU HC |
$24.95 |
MAR181669 | FLE |
|
6 |
HELLBOY: INTO THE SILENT SEA STUDIO EDITION |
$50.00 |
MAR181670 | FLE |
|
7 |
WORLD OF READING: MEET ANT-MAN AND THE WASP SC |
$4.99 |
APR181654 | MAR |
|
8 |
NOCTURNALS ANNIVERSARY ART BOOK SC |
$14.99 |
APR181597 | HER |
|
9 |
PLANET OF THE APES ADULT COLORING BOOK SC |
$16.99 |
FEB181205 | BOO |
|
10 |
GROW UP ANT-MAN HC |
$12.99 |
APR181652 | MAR |
TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
ONE-12 COLLECTIVE: MARVEL SPIDER-MAN “BLACK COSTUME” FIGURE | FEB178708 | MEZ |
|
2 |
MARVEL SELECT: BLACK PANTHER MOVIE ACTION FIGURE | SEP172486 | DST |
|
3 |
MARVEL GALLERY: BLACK PANTHER MOVIE PVC FIGURE | DEC172278 | DST |
|
4 |
HARLEY QUINN: “WAITING FOR MY J MAN” STATUE | DEC168559 | MON |
|
5 |
MARVEL SELECT: DEADPOOL ACTION FIGURE | MAR101468 | DST |
|
6 |
DC COMICS REBIRTH: BATMAN ARTFX+ STATUE | NOV172822 | KOT |
|
7 |
POP! RICK & MORTY: PICKLE RICK “NO LIMBS” VINYL FIGURE | DEC178162 | FUN |
|
8 |
HARLEY QUINN: RED WHITE & BLACK STATUE BY JAE LEE | NOV170395 | DC |
|
9 |
MARVEL GALLERY: BLACK PANTHER MOVIE: KILLMONGER PVC FIGURE | JAN182376 | DST |
|
10 |
MARVEL SELECT: THOR RAGNAROK: GLADIATOR HULK ACTION FIGURE | JUL172803 | DST |
TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
REANIMATOR COLLECTIBLE BOARD GAME | DEC171511 | DE |
|
2 |
STRANGER THINGS: EGGO CARD GAME | NOV178197 | HAS |
|
3 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: BATTLEBOND | APR182619 | WIZ |
|
4 |
YU-GI-OH! TCG: FLAMES OF DESTRUCTION SPECIAL EDITION | APR182566 | KON |
|
5 |
YU-GI-OH! TCG: FLAMES OF DESTRUCTION BOOSTER PACKS | MAR182721 | KON |
|
6 |
RICK AND MORTY: TOTAL RICKALL CARD GAME | APR188202 | PSI |
|
7 |
MUNCHKIN CCG: DESOLATION OF BLARG BOOSTER PACKS | FEB182814 | PSI |
|
8 |
DEADPOOL MONOPOLY | JUL178753 | HAS |
|
9 |
MOUSE GUARD ROLEPLAYING GAME HC BOXED SET (2ND EDITION) | FEB151158 | BOO |
|
10 |
YU-GI-OH! TCG: DARK SAVIORS BOOSTER PACKS | APR182565 | KON |
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