Diamond Announces Top Products for October 2018

(BALTIMORE, MD) — (November 9, 2018) — Batman pursues the KGBeast to Russia after an attempt on Nightwing’s life in Tom King, Tony S. Daniel, and Danny Miki’s Batman #56 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book of October 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 October’s top publisher with a 34.22% dollar share and a 37.89% unit share. DC Entertainment was second for the month with a 30.48% dollar share and a 32.99% unit share. Image Comics was third with a 12.62% dollar share and a 12.64% unit share. In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 4.03% dollar share and a 3.74% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 3.32% dollar share and a 2.41% unit share, Dynamite Entertainment with a 2.37% dollar share and a 2.06% unit share, and BOOM! Studios with a 1.86% dollar share and a 1.52% unit share.

In total, DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten. In addition to Batman #56, King and Daniels’ Batman #57 ranked #4; Tom King, Clay Mann, and Travis Moore’s Heroes in Crisis #2 ranked #6; and Scott Snyder and Francis Manapul’s Justice League #10 ranked #8. Image Comics’ The Walking Dead #1 15th-Anniversary Edition, a reprint of the first issue of Robert Kirkman’s legendary zombie comic for October’s Walking Dead Day, ranked #2. Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten, led by Christos Gage, Dan Slott, and Jorge Molina’s Spider-Geddon #1 at #3; followed by Seanan McGuire and Rosi Kampe’s Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #1 at #5; Donny Cates and Iban Coello’s Venom #7 at #7; Nick Spencer and Humberto Ramos’ Amazing Spider-Man #7 at #9; and Spencer, Ramos, and Victor Olazaba’s Amazing Spider-Man #8 at #10. Among the premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics’ Stranger Things #2, based on the Netflix series, ranked #63; IDW Publishing’s Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #1, a crossover with DC Entertainment, ranked #64; BOOM! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #32 ranked #160; and Dynamite Entertainment’s KISS: Blood and Stardust #1 ranked #216.

Sean Murphy’s Batman: White Knight, a collection of the best-selling DC Entertainment mini-series in which The Joker, reformed, is Gotham City’s hero, was October’s best-selling graphic novel and one of the publisher’s four books in the top ten. Image Comics had five books in the top ten, led by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ original graphic novel My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies at #3. Marvel Comics’ Avengers By Jason Aaron Volume 1: Final Host, a collection of the first story arc of Aaron’s Marvel Legacy run on the title, ranked #9.

UDON Entertainment’s Mega Man: Official Complete Works, a collection of artwork from Capcom’s long-running video game series, was October’s best-selling book. Also of note, Dark Horse Comics’ Super Mario Encyclopedia ranked #3, IDW Publishing’s Bill Sienkiewicz’s Mutants and Moon Knights Artifact Edition ranked #6, and Dynamite Entertainment’s The Art of Troma ranked #9.

Based on their best-selling online team shooter Overwatch, Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch: Mercy 12-Inch Statue was October’s best-selling toy product. Diamond Select Toys had four products in the top ten, led by the Marvel Gallery: Avengers Infinity War: Thor PVC Figure at #2. Funko had two PREVIEWS Exclusive products in the top ten: the POP! Marvel: Guardians of the Galaxy: Rocket Raccoon Comic Vinyl Figure ranked #3, and the POP! Marvel: Guardians of the Galaxy: Star-Lord Classic Vinyl Figure, produced for Halloween ComicFest, ranked #5. DC Collectibles also charted in the top ten; the DC Designer Series: The Trinity by Jason Fabok Statue ranked #6.

Paizo Publishing’s Starfinder RPG: Alien Archive 2, a sourcebook for the space opera role-playing game, was October’s best-selling game product and one of the eight Paizo products among the month’s top ten. Also in the top ten was IDW Games’ Batman: The Animated Series: Gotham Under Siege Game, which ranked #5 for the month.

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TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

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TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED

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 retailers 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.

The New Titles Count Chart includes all titles that were invoiced by Diamond to retailers for the first time during the month and is not the official solicited title count for the month. Variant edition comic books and graphic novels at the same price point count as a single SKU. Variant edition comic books, lenticular covers, digital combo packs, and graphic novels at different price points count as separate SKUs for each edition.

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