Siege #1 (of 4) Directors CutMedia Release -- Norman Osborn's plans to establish his stranglehold on the Marvel Universe reached a fruition as he launched his long-planned attack on Asgard itself and the heroes of the Marvel Universe united against him in its defense in Siege #1, the first part of the four-issue mini-series that marks the culmination of a seven-year-long storyline, giving Marvel Comics the best-selling comic book in January 2010, based upon total unit sales to comic book specialty shops, according to Diamond Comic Distributors. Marvel Comics took the top publisher spot in January, leading in both the Unit Market and Dollar Shares categories, with a 42.56% Unit Market Share and a 38.77% Dollar Share for the month.

Just optioned by AMC for a television series, Image Comics' The Walking Dead from writer Robert Kirkman and artist Charlie Adlard has revolutionized zombie comics. The collection The Walking Dead Volume 11: Fear the Hunters gave Image the best-selling graphic novel in January in this collection of the series' latest story arc.

DC Direct's DC Dynamics statues bring the heroes and heroines of the DC Universe to life, and Tim Bruckner's vibrant take on DC's Amazon princess with the DC Dynamics: Wonder Woman Statue gave DC Comics the best-selling Toy product to comics specialty retailers in January. NECA/WizKids, for the third month in a row, had the best-selling games product to comics specialty shops with the Marvel HeroClix: Hammer of Thor Booster Packs, which relaunched the fan-favorite HeroClix miniatures game.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2010

RANK ITEM CODE TITLE PRICE VENDOR
1 NOV090419 SIEGE #1 $3.99 MAR
2 NOV090105 GREEN LANTERN #50 $3.99 DC
3 NOV090125 BATMAN AND ROBIN #7 $2.99 DC
4 NOV090429 CAPTAIN AMERICA REBORN #6 $3.99 MAR
5 NOV090423 NEW AVENGERS #61 $3.99 MAR
6 NOV090448 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #617 $3.99 MAR
7 NOV090108 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #44 $2.99 DC
8 NOV090424 DARK AVENGERS #13 $3.99 MAR
9 NOV090110 BLACKEST NIGHT THE FLASH #2 $2.99 DC
10 NOV090501 UNCANNY X-MEN #520 $2.99 MAR
11 NOV090463 CAPTAIN AMERICA #602 $3.99 MAR
12 NOV090127 BATMAN #695 $2.99 DC
13 NOV090153 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #41 $3.99 DC
14 NOV090452 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #618 $2.99 MAR
15 NOV090114 BLACKEST NIGHT WONDER WOMAN #2 $2.99 DC
16 NOV090112 BLACKEST NIGHT JSA #2 $2.99 DC
17 NOV090454 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #619 $2.99 MAR
18 NOV090493 THOR #606 $2.99 MAR
19 NOV090469 HULK #19 $3.99 MAR
20 NOV090418 SIEGE EMBEDDED #1 $3.99 MAR
21 NOV090425 DARK WOLVERINE #82 $2.99 MAR
22 NOV090505 X-FORCE #23 $2.99 MAR
23 NOV090507 X-MEN LEGACY #232 $2.99 MAR
24 NOV090152 JUSTICE LEAGUE CRY FOR JUSTICE #6 $3.99 DC
25 NOV090046 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #31 $2.99 DAR
26 NOV090479 MIGHTY AVENGERS #33 $2.99 MAR
27 NOV090474 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #22 $2.99 MAR
28 MAR092617 KICK ASS #8 (MR) $2.99 MAR
29 NOV090128 DETECTIVE COMICS #861 $3.99 DC
30 NOV090471 INCREDIBLE HULK #606 $3.99 MAR
31 OCT090213 SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #4 $3.99 DC
32 NOV090447 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #6 $3.99 MAR
33 NOV090136 ADVENTURE COMICS #6 $3.99 DC
34 NOV090472 FALL OF HULKS RED HULK #1 $3.99 MAR
35 NOV090467 FANTASTIC FOUR #575 $2.99 MAR
36 NOV090511 DEADPOOL MERC WITH A MOUTH #7 $3.99 MAR
37 NOV090155 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #35 $2.99 DC
38 NOV090117 CATWOMAN #83 $2.99 DC
39 NOV090446 ULTIMATE COMICS ENEMY #1 $3.99 MAR
40 NOV090121 STARMAN #81 $2.99 DC
41 NOV090124 SECRET SIX $2.99 DC
42 NOV090502 DARK X-MEN #3 $3.99 MAR
43 NOV090135 RED ROBIN #8 $2.99 DC
44 NOV090116 ATOM AND HAWKMAN #46 $2.99 DC
45 NOV090123 SUICIDE SQUAD #67 $2.99 DC
46 NOV090464 DAREDEVIL #504 $2.99 MAR
47 NOV090119 POWER OF SHAZAM #48 $2.99 DC
48 OCT090198 BATMAN WIDENING GYRE #4 $2.99 DC
49 NOV090426 AVENGERS INITIATIVE #32 $2.99 MAR
50 NOV090118 PHANTOM STRANGER #42 $2.99 DC
51 OCT090176 BLACKEST NIGHT #6 $3.99 DC
52 NOV090514 WOLVERINE ORIGINS #44 $2.99 MAR
53 NOV090143 SUPERMAN BATMAN #68 $2.99 DC
54 NOV090122 WEIRD WESTERN TALES #71 $2.99 DC
55 NOV090503 NATION X #2 $3.99 MAR
56 NOV090141 SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #11 $2.99 DC
57 NOV090512 DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #897 $2.99 MAR
58 NOV090156 JSA ALL STARS #2 $3.99 DC
59 NOV090139 SUPERMAN #696 $2.99 DC
60 NOV090513 WOLVERINE WEAPON X #9 $3.99 MAR
61 NOV090489 MARVELS PROJECT #5 $3.99 MAR
62 NOV090138 ACTION COMICS #885 $3.99 DC
63 NOV090508 NEW MUTANTS #9 $2.99 MAR
64 NOV090130 BATGIRL #6 $2.99 DC
65 NOV090486 SECRET WARRIORS #12 $2.99 MAR
66 NOV090518 X-FACTOR #201 $2.99 MAR
67 NOV090504 NATION X X-FACTOR $3.99 MAR
68 NOV090494 THUNDERBOLTS #140 $2.99 MAR
69 NOV090509 CABLE #22 $2.99 MAR
70 NOV090133 BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #8 $3.99 DC
71 NOV090132 GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #8 $2.99 DC
72 NOV090160 TEEN TITANS #79 $3.99 DC
73 NOV090140 SUPERGIRL #49 $2.99 DC
74 NOV090487 SPIDER-WOMAN #5 $2.99 MAR
75 NOV090317 HAUNT #4 $2.99 IMA
76 NOV090427 SIEGE STORMING ASGARD $3.99 MAR
77 NOV090224 JOE THE BARBARIAN #1 $1.00 DC
78 NOV090165 WONDER WOMAN #40 $2.99 DC
79 NOV090162 TITANS #21 $2.99 DC
80 NOV090606 ARCHIE #605 $2.50 ARC
81 NOV090455 WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #4 $3.99 MAR
82 JUN090494 DARK REIGN HAWKEYE #5 $3.99 MAR
83 NOV090485 PUNISHER #13 $2.99 MAR
84 NOV090390 WALKING DEAD #69 (MR) $2.99 IMA
85 NOV090473 INCREDIBLE HERCULES #140 $3.99 MAR
86 NOV090517 PSYLOCKE #3 $3.99 MAR
87 NOV090526 PUNISHERMAX #3 (MR) $3.99 MAR
88 NOV090134 OUTSIDERS #26 $2.99 DC
89 NOV090724 BOYS #38 (MR) $2.99 DE
90 NOV090146 BOOSTER GOLD #28 $3.99 DC
91 NOV090497 NOVA #33 $2.99 MAR
92 NOV090480 AVENGERS VS AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 $3.99 MAR
93 NOV090158 POWER GIRL #8 $2.99 DC
94 NOV090498 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #22 $2.99 MAR
95 NOV090148 BRAVE AND THE BOLD #31 $2.99 DC
96 NOV090478 MS MARVEL #49 $2.99 MAR
97 NOV090144 WORLDS FINEST #4 $2.99 DC
98 NOV090074 STAR WARS LEGACY #44 MONSTER PT 2 $2.99 DAR
99 NOV090829 ANGEL #29 $3.99 IDW
100 NOV090230 FABLES #92 (MR) $2.99 DC

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