- IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #5 April’s most-ordered comic book
- Image Comics’ The Ghost in You month’s most ordered graphic novel
- Marvel Comics’ Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game Playtest Rulebook April ‘s top game product
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (May 26, 2022) — IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #5, the final issue of Kevin Eastman’s “future Turtles” storyline, was the best-selling comic book of April 2022 through Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
APRIL’S COMIC BOOKS
Marvel Comics had two titles in April’s top ten. Zeb Wells and John Romita, Jr.’s Amazing Spider-Man #1 ranked #2 for the month, and Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley’s Hulk #6 ranked #3.
Image Comics had five titles in the top ten: Gunslinger Spawn #7 (ranked #4), Christian Ward and Patric Reynolds’ Blood Stained Teeth #1 (#5), Saga #58 (#6), Spawn: The Scorched #4 (#7), and King Spawn #9 (#9).
BOOM! Studios rounded out the top ten with two titles: Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR #8 (#8), and Dan Panosian and Giorgio Spalletta’s Alice Ever After #1 (#10).
Among the premier publishers, Dynamite Entertainment’s Immortal Red Sonja #1 was their top book at #24; and Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s We Have Demons #2 was Dark Horse Comics’ best-seller at #31.
APRIL’S GRAPHIC NOVELS
The Ghost in You, the fourth volume in Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ noir graphic novel series Reckless from Image Comics, was April’s best-selling graphic novel through Diamond Comic Distributors.
Image Comics had two additional titles in the top ten: James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds’ The Department of Truth Volume 3 (#4) and Jonathan Hickman and Mike Huddleston’s Decorum (#8).
BOOM! Studio’s House of Slaughter Volume 1 by James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, and Werther Dell’Edera ranked #2 for the month.
VIZ Media had four titles in the top ten, led by Chainsaw Man Volume 10 (#3).
Dynamite’s Thunderous, an original graphic novel by M.L. Smoker, Natalie Peeterse, and Dale Deforest, ranked #5.
Also in the top ten, UDON Entertainment’s The Rose of Versailles Volume 5 ranked #10..
APRIL’S TOYS & GAMES
Funko’s POP! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Raphael (with Black & White Chase) Vinyl Figure, a PREVIEWS exclusive figure that features a cel-shaded design that mimics the original comics, topped the toys best-seller chart in April after ranking #4 in March.
Three addditional PREVIEWS exclusive figures from Funko placed in April’s top ten: the POP! Marvel: Spider-Man Japanese TV Vinyl Figure (#2), the POP! The Simpsons: Alien Mr. Burns Vinyl Figure (#3), and the POP! Marvel: Galactus with the Silver Surfer Blacklight Jumbo 10-Inch Vinyl Figure (#7).
Mondo Toys’ PREVIEWS exclusive X-Men: Animated Wolverine 1/6-Scale Figure ranked #4.
1000 Toys and threezero also had PREVIEWS exclusive products in the top ten.
Diamond Select Toys’ best-selling product of April, the Marvel Gallery: PlayStation 5 Miles Morales PVC Statue ranked #9.
Marvle Comics’ Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game Playtext Rulebook, a brand-new table-top role-playing game written and illustrated by top Marvel writers and artists, was April’s best-selling game product.
Other publishers in the top ten include Green Ronin Publishing, Konami Digital Entertainment, Paizo Publishing, Wizards of the Coast, and Yen Press.
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SOLD
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RANK
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PRODUCT TITLE
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PRICE
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ITEM CODE
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PUBLISHER
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1
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN #5 [*]
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$8.99
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DEC210503-M
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IDW PUBLISHING
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2
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
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$5.99
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FEB220786-M
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MARVEL COMICS
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3
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HULK #6
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$3.99
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FEB220820-M
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MARVEL COMICS
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4
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GUNSLINGER SPAWN #7
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$2.99
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FEB220210-M
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IMAGE COMICS
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5
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BLOOD STAINED TEETH #1 (MR)
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$3.99
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FEB220029-M
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IMAGE COMICS
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6
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SAGA #58 (MR)
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$2.99
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FEB220248
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IMAGE COMICS
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7
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SPAWN: THE SCORCHED #4
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$2.99
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JAN220297-M
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IMAGE COMICS
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8
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BRZRKR #8 (MR) [*]
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$3.99
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JAN220777-M
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BOOM! STUDIOS
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9
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KING SPAWN #9
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$2.99
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FEB220222-M
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IMAGE COMICS
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10
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ALICE EVER AFTER #1 [*]
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$3.99
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FEB220692-M
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BOOM! STUDIOS
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TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS BY UNITS SOLD
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RANK
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PRODUCT TITLE
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PRICE
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ITEM CODE
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PUBLISHER
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1
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THE GHOST IN YOU: A RECKLESS BOOK HC (MR)
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$24.99
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JAN220129
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IMAGE COMICS
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2
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HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER VOLUME 1 (DISCOVER NOW EDITION) TP
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$14.99
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DEC210806
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BOOM! STUDIOS
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3
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CHAINSAW MAN VOLUME 10 GN (MR)
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$9.99
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FEB221851
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VIZ MEDIA
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4
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DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH VOL. 3 TP (MR)
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$16.99
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FEB220122
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IMAGE COMICS
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5
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THUNDEROUS SC
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$16.99
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FEB220581
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DYNAMITE
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6
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JUJUTSU KAISEN VOLUME 15 GN
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$9.99
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FEB221853
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VIZ MEDIA
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7
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KAIJU NO. 8 VOLUME 2 GN
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$9.99
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FEB221852
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VIZ MEDIA
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8
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DECORUM HC (MR)
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$39.99
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FEB210108-M
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IMAGE COMICS
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9
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JUJUTSU KAISEN VOLUME 0 GN
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$9.99
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NOV201767
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VIZ MEDIA
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10
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THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES VOLUME 5 GN
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$29.99
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JAN211751
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UDON ENTERTAINMENT
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TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
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RANK
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PRODUCT TITLE
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PRICE
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ITEM CODE
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PUBLISHER
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1
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POP! TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: RAPHAEL VINYL FIGURE
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$13.99
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MAR218993
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FUNKO
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2
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POP! MARVEL: SPIDER-MAN JAPANESE TV SERIES VINYL FIGURE
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$14.99
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JAN219199
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FUNKO
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3
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POP! THE SIMPSONS: ALIEN MR. BURNS VINYL FIGURE
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$14.99
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JAN218320
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FUNKO
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4
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X-MEN! ANIMATED WOLVERINE 1/6-SCALE FIGURE
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$156.00
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DEC219169
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MONDO TEES
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5
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YOROIDEN SAMURAI TROOPERS: CHODANKADO ROWEN OF STRATA FIGURE
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$96.43
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FEB212264
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1000 TOYS
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6
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TOA HEAVY INDUSTRIES: SYNTHETIC HUMAN 1/12-SCALE FIGURE
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$65.00
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JAN188103
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1000 TOYS
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7
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MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: LORD DRAKKON 1/6-SCALE FIGURE
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$96.49
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JUN218916
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THREEZERO
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8
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POP! MARVEL: GALACTUS WITH SILVER SURFER BLACKLIGHT JUMBO FIGURE
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$45.99
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JAN219197
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FUNKO
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9
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MARVEL GALLERY: PLAYSTATION 5 MILES MORALES PVC STATUE
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$49.99
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JUN212283
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DIAMOND SELECT TOYS
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10
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MARVEL LEGENDS: THE HULK 20TH-ANNIVERSARY 6-INCH SCALE FIGURE
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$124.00
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NOV218762
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HASBRO TOY GROUP
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TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED
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RANK
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PRODUCT TITLE
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PRICE
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ITEM CODE
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PUBLISHER
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1
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MARVEL MULTIVERSE RPG PLAYTEST RULEBOOK TP
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$9.99
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DEC211091-M
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MARVEL COMICS
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2
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THE EXPANSE RPG HC
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$49.95
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NOV182869
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GREEN RONIN PUBLISHING
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3
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DUNGEONS & DRAGONS RPG: CRITCAL ROLE: CALL OF THE NETHERDEEP HC
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$49.95
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AUG219040
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WIZARDS OF THE COAST
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4
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YU-GI-OH! TCG STRUCTURE DECK: ABLAZ STRIKE
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$87.92
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AUG219131
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KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
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5
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KONOSUBA: GOD’S BLESSING ON THIS WONDERFUL WORLD TRPG SC
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$20.00
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AUG212280
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YEN PRESS
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6
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MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: INNISTRAD MIDNIGHT HUNT DRAFT BOOSTERS
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$86.23
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JUN218234
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WIZARDS OF THE COAST
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7
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YU-GI-OH! SPEED DUEL GX DUEL ACADEMY
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$29.99
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JUL218139
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KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT
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8
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PATHFINDER RPG: BOOK OF THE DEAD HC
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$49.99
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JAN222627
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PAIZO PUBLISHING
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9
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D20 PLUSH DICE BAG: BLACK & RED
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$19.99
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MAR218527
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ULTRA PRO INTERNATIONAL
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10
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TOME OF BEASTS 2 HC
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$49.99
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SEP202470
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PAIZO PUBLISHING
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