Media 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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