The top 50 selling comics and graphic novels from independent publishers for April 2011 per Diamond Distribution, based on total unit sales of products invoiced in April 2011.
Data for Diamond's sales charts – which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts – are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.
Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.
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.
QUANTITY RANK | OVERALL QUANTITY RANK | OVERALL DOLLAR RANK | INDEX | TITLE | PUBLISHER |
1 | 94 | 71 | 33.04 | BOYS #53 (MR) | DE |
2 | 118 | 91 | 26.28 | DANGER GIRL ARMY OF DARKNESS #1 | DE |
3 | 121 | 116 | 25.25 | WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #2 | DE |
4 | 124 | 104 | 24.46 | WARLORD OF MARS #6 | DE |
5 | 147 | 128 | 18.93 | GREEN HORNET #15 | DE |
6 | 149 | 122 | 18.37 | LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #4 | AVA |
7 | 151 | 127 | 18.16 | IRREDEEMABLE #24 | BOO |
8 | 164 | 141 | 16.50 | PLANET OF THE APES #1 | BOO |
9 | 169 | 166 | 15.78 | SPONGEBOB COMICS #2 | BON |
10 | 180 | 148 | 14.59 | INCORRUPTIBLE #17 | BOO |
11 | 191 | 167 | 12.92 | DEATH OF ZORRO #2 | DE |
12 | 193 | 202 | 12.72 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #58 | ZEN |
13 | 199 | 174 | 12.20 | LAST PHANTOM #6 | DE |
14 | 200 | 198 | 12.14 | RASL #10 (MR) | CAR |
15 | 201 | 217 | 12.08 | SIMPSONS COMICS #177 | BON |
16 | 206 | 223 | 11.73 | SONIC UNIVERSE #27 | ARC |
17 | 207 | 222 | 11.71 | CHARISMAGIC #1 CVR A RANDOLPH | ASP |
18 | 210 | 186 | 11.17 | RED SONJA REVENGE O/T GODS #2 | DE |
19 | 214 | 278 | 10.83 | GREEN HORNET AFTERMATH #1 | DE |
20 | 215 | 165 | 10.81 | RED SONJA BREAK THE SKIN ONE SHOT | DE |
21 | 218 | 200 | 10.51 | KEVIN SMITH KATO #9 | DE |
22 | 220 | 189 | 10.42 | DARKWING DUCK #11 | BOO |
23 | 221 | 188 | 10.39 | NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD #4 (MR) | AVA |
24 | 228 | 196 | 10.09 | STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #7 | BOO |
25 | 229 | 201 | 9.83 | STAN LEE TRAVELER #6 | BOO |
26 | 230 | 243 | 9.70 | BART SIMPSON COMICS #59 | BON |
27 | 231 | 205 | 9.58 | NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD 2011 ANNUAL (MR) | AVA |
28 | 233 | 212 | 9.16 | STAN LEE STARBORN #5 | BOO |
29 | 242 | 224 | 8.67 | JIM BUTCHER DRESDEN FILES FOOL MOON #1 | DE |
30 | 250 | 233 | 7.90 | ROBERT JORDAN WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #9 | DE |
31 | 251 | 236 | 7.79 | GREEN HORNET STRIKES #7 | DE |
32 | 254 | 241 | 7.47 | KATO ORIGINS #8 THE HELLFIRE CLUB | DE |
33 | 261 | 237 | 7.19 | FARSCAPE #18 | BOO |
34 | 266 | 287 | 6.44 | ARCHIE #620 | ARC |
35 | 268 | 251 | 6.32 | CHIP N DALE RESCUE RANGERS #5 | BOO |
36 | 269 | 255 | 6.21 | AMORY WARS KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 #10 | BOO |
37 | 270 | 253 | 6.21 | UNCLE SCROOGE #402 | BOO |
38 | 271 | 268 | 6.04 | SIXTH GUN #11 | ONI |
39 | 272 | 230 | 6.02 | KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #173 | KEN |
40 | 273 | 256 | 5.99 | BOONDOCK SAINTS MOB WAR #1 A CVR BRUNNER | 12 |
41 | 278 | 288 | 5.83 | MONSTER HUNTERS SURVIVAL GUIDE #4 A CVR QUALANO | ZEN |
42 | 280 | 273 | 5.65 | DEAN KOONTZ NEVERMORE #1 | DE |
43 | 282 | 271 | 5.40 | 28 DAYS LATER #22 | BOO |
44 | 288 | 261 | 5.20 | HATE ANNUAL #9 (MR) | FAN |
45 | 290 | 281 | 5.13 | LIFE WITH ARCHIE MARRIED LIFE #9 MAY JUNE 2011 | ARC |
46 | 291 | 282 | 5.08 | RAISE THE DEAD II #4 | DE |
47 | 297 | 279 | 4.95 | DONALD DUCK #365 | BOO |
48 | 302 | 280 | 4.82 | WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #718 | BOO |
49 | 305 | 269 | 4.69 | SHONEN JUMP MAY 2011 | VIZ |
50 | 306 | 285 | 4.65 | MICKEY MOUSE #307 | BOO |
QUANTIY RANK | OVERALL QUANTITY RANK | OVERALL DOLLAR RANK | INDEX | TITLE | PUBLISHER |
1 | 2 | 3 | 9.34 | BOYS TP VOL 08 HIGHLAND LADDIE | DYNAMIC FORCES |
2 | 6 | 10 | 4.71 | DAN CLOWES MISTER WONDERFUL LOVE STORY TP | RANDOM HOUSE |
3 | 26 | 34 | 3.31 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP VOL 09 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
4 | 30 | 62 | 2.95 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 05 | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA |
5 | 42 | 107 | 2.49 | ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 04 | VIZ LLC |
6 | 46 | 179 | 2.45 | BLACK DYNAMITE SLAVE ISLAND GN (MR) | APE ENTERTAINMENT |
7 | 48 | 63 | 2.43 | HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 02 (MR) | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA |
8 | 54 | 88 | 2.27 | WARCRAFT SHADOW WING GN VOL 02 (OF 2) NEXUS POINT | TOKYOPOP |
9 | 60 | 181 | 2.09 | KUNG FU PANDA 2 MOVIE PREQUEL TP | APE ENTERTAINMENT |
10 | 64 | 74 | 2.02 | DARKWING DUCK TP VOL 02 CRISIS ON INFINITE DARKWINGS | BOOM ENTERTAINMENT |
11 | 65 | 58 | 2.00 | LOVE FROM THE SHADOWS HC | FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
12 | 68 | 82 | 1.90 | INCREDIBLE CHANGE BOTS TWO GN | TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
13 | 70 | 104 | 1.89 | NAOKI URASAWA 20TH CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 14 | VIZ LLC |
14 | 74 | 13 | 1.74 | VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES HC VOL 03 | DYNAMIC FORCES |
15 | 81 | 77 | 1.61 | LAST PHANTOM TP VOL 01 | DYNAMIC FORCES |
16 | 82 | 124 | 1.56 | STARCRAFT GHOST ACADEMY GN VOL 03 (OF 3) (MR) | TOKYOPOP |
17 | 87 | 41 | 1.51 | AKIRA KODANSHA ED GN VOL 06 (MR) | RANDOM HOUSE |
18 | 88 | 215 | 1.51 | POKEMON ADVENTURES TP VOL 12 | VIZ LLC |
19 | 103 | 190 | 1.36 | MAN FROM RIVERDALE TP | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
20 | 106 | 150 | 1.35 | PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 05 | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA |
21 | 111 | 101 | 1.33 | TANK GIRL REMASTERED ED TP (NEW PTG) VOL 01 (MR) | RANDOM HOUSE |
22 | 112 | 95 | 1.32 | EMPIRE STATE A LOVE STORY OR NOT GN | ABRAMS |
23 | 115 | 69 | 1.30 | ONWARD TOWARDS OUR NOBLE DEATHS GN (MR) | DRAWN & QUARTERLY |
24 | 116 | 187 | 1.30 | MAID SAMA GN VOL 08 (OF 10) | TOKYOPOP |
25 | 122 | 165 | 1.26 | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE | ONI PRESS INC. |
26 | 129 | 116 | 1.22 | PRIEST PURGATORY GN VOL 01 (MR) | TOKYOPOP |
27 | 134 | 206 | 1.16 | CODE GEASS QUEEN GN VOL 02 (NEW PTG) | BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT INC |
28 | 137 | 257 | 1.13 | JUGHEAD CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT TP | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
29 | 139 | 178 | 1.12 | HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 12 EYE OPENING ARC PT 2 (MR) | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA |
30 | 141 | 161 | 1.11 | LAST ZOMBIE TP | ANTARCTIC PRESS |
31 | 144 | 219 | 1.10 | CODE GEASS KNIGHT GN VOL 03 | BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT INC |
32 | 146 | 243 | 1.09 | SKIP BEAT TP VOL 23 | VIZ LLC |
33 | 147 | 242 | 1.08 | SAKURA HIME LEGEND OF PRINCESS SAKURA VOL 01 | VIZ LLC |
34 | 158 | 237 | 1.01 | PAVANE FOR DEAD GIRL GN VOL 01 (OF 5) | TOKYOPOP |
35 | 165 | 135 | 0.97 | BULLET TO THE HEAD TP (MR) | DYNAMIC FORCES |
36 | 166 | 245 | 0.97 | AMITY BLAMITY GN BOOK 01 | SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS |
37 | 167 | 134 | 0.96 | SIXTH GUN TP VOL 01 | ONI PRESS INC. |
38 | 168 | 280 | 0.96 | BLUE EXORCIST VOL 01 | VIZ LLC |
39 | 171 | 89 | 0.95 | RED SONJA OMNIBUS VOL 02 | DYNAMIC FORCES |
40 | 174 | 284 | 0.94 | MISTRESS FORTUNE GN VOL 01 | VIZ LLC |
41 | 177 | 99 | 0.93 | VANGUARD FRAZETTA CLASSICS SC VOL 01 JOHNNY COMET | VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS |
42 | 179 | 139 | 0.92 | TECHNOPRIESTS TP VOL 03 PERFECT GAME (MR) | HUMANOIDS INC |
43 | 180 | 493 | 0.91 | SALT WATER TAFFY GN VOL 04 CALDERAS REVENGE | ONI PRESS INC. |
44 | 181 | 268 | 0.91 | MICKEY MOUSE & ORBITING NIGHTMARE TP | BOOM ENTERTAINMENT |
45 | 182 | 157 | 0.91 | TANK GIRL REMASTERED ED GN (NEW PTG) VOL 03 (MR) | RANDOM HOUSE |
46 | 184 | 86 | 0.90 | LEGEND O/T SCARLET BLADES HC | HUMANOIDS INC |
47 | 187 | 102 | 0.90 | VANGUARD FRAZETTA CLASSICS SC VOL 02 WHITE INDIAN | VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS |
48 | 189 | 226 | 0.88 | OMAMORI HIMARI GN VOL 03 (NOTE PRICE) | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA |
49 | 190 | 306 | 0.88 | ULTIMO GN VOL 04 | VIZ LLC |
50 | 191 | 312 | 0.88 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 04 | VIZ LLC |