Media Release -- Presenting August 2013's Top Sellers in the categories of Magazines, Videos, Books, Trading Cards, Apparel, Prints & Posters, and Collectible Items based on total unit sales to comic book specialty shops.
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.
TOP 10 MAGAZINES
| QtyRank | RetailRank | Index | Magazine | Vendor |
| 1 | 5 | 3.62 | WALKING DEAD MAGAZINE #5 NEWSSTAND ED (MR) | TIT |
| 2 | 3 | 2.91 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #40 BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT | EAG |
| 3 | 1 | 2.62 | DC BATMAN AUTOMOBILIA FIG COLL MAG #14 BRAVE BOLD ANIMATED B | EAG |
| 4 | 9 | 2.45 | HEAVY METAL #264 (MR) | HEA |
| 5 | 2 | 2.43 | DC BATMAN AUTOMOBILIA FIG COLL MAG #12 DETECTIVE #27 | EAG |
| 6 | 4 | 2.32 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #37 SUPERGIRL WHITE PAWN | EAG |
| 7 | 6 | 2.22 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #39 DEADSHOT BLACK PAWN | EAG |
| 8 | 10 | 1.88 | BACK ISSUE #67 | TWO |
| 9 | 7 | 1.70 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #35 GREEN LANTERN WHITE BISH | EAG |
| 10 | 8 | 1.65 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #38 LEX LUTHOR BLACK KING | EAG |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| QtyRank | DollarRank | Index | Book | Vendor |
| 1 | 3 | 0.88 | LEGEND OF ZELDA HYRULE HISTORIA HC | DAR |
| 2 | 1 | 0.79 | MARK SCHULTZ XENOZOIC TALES ARTIST ED HC | IDW |
| 3 | 22 | 0.70 | DC SUPER PETS CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA YR TP | CAP |
| 4 | 44 | 0.64 | DC SUPER HEROES WONDER WOMAN YR TP TRIAL OF THE AMAZONS | CAP |
| 5 | 14 | 0.62 | JOE KUBERT TRIBUTE TO THE CREATOR & MENTOR SC | TWO |
| 6 | 6 | 0.58 | HATSUNE MIKU GRAPHICS CHAR COLL SC VOL 01 | UDO |
| 7 | 52 | 0.58 | DC SUPER HEROES BATMAN YR TP ROBINS FIRST FLIGHT | CAP |
| 8 | 8 | 0.53 | OVERSTREET COMIC BK PG SC VOL 43 | GEM |
| 9 | 57 | 0.52 | DC SUPER HEROES BATMAN YR TP CATWOMANS CLASSROOM OF CLAWS | CAP |
| 10 | 16 | 0.52 | SAM KIETH SAMPLINGS & DABBLINGS SC | IDW |
TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
| DollarRank | QtyRank | Trading Card | Vendor |
| 1 | 2 | STAR WARS GALACTIC FILES 2 T/C BOX | TOP |
| 2 | 3 | GARBAGE PAIL KIDS 2013 CHROME T/C BOX | TOP |
| 3 | 5 | TOPPS 2013 ALLEN & GINTER BASEBALL T/C BOX | TOP |
| 4 | 4 | TRUE BLOOD ARCHIVES T/C BOX | RIT |
| 5 | 6 | TOPPS 2013 FINEST FOOTBALL T/C BOX | TOP |
| 6 | 8 | BOWMAN 2013 PLATINUM BASEBALL T/C BOX | TOP |
| 7 | 7 | TOPPS 2013 FOOTBALL T/C BOX | TOP |
| 8 | 9 | TOPPS 2013 FOOTBALL T/C JUMBO BOX | TOP |
| 9 | 1 | DF MILLAR & ROMITA JR KICK ASS T/C BOX | DYN |
| 10 | 10 | GAME OF THRONES SEASON TWO T/C BOX | RIT |
TOP 10 APPAREL
| DollarRank | QtyRank | Apparel | Vendor |
| 1 | 1 | BTTF MARTY HAT REPLICA | DST |
| 2 | 2 | SAGA LYING CAT T/S BLACK MENS LG | IMA |
| 3 | 3 | SAGA LYING CAT T/S BLACK MENS XL | IMA |
| 4 | 4 | SAGA LYING CAT T/S BLACK MENS MED | IMA |
| 5 | 7 | ADVENTURE TIME DLX FIONNA HAT | ZOO |
| 6 | 8 | ADVENTURE TIME DLX FINN HAT | ZOO |
| 7 | 5 | GAME OF THRONES PIN SHIELD LANNISTER | DAR |
| 8 | 6 | SAGA LYING CAT T/S BLACK WOMENS MED | IMA |
| 9 | 10 | SAGA LYING CAT T/S BLACK MENS XXL | IMA |
| 10 | 9 | SAGA LYING CAT T/S BLACK WOMENS LG | IMA |
TOP 10 POSTERS
| QtyRank | DollarRank | Poster | Vendor |
| 1 | 3 | X-MEN BATTLE OF ATOM BY ARTHUR ADAMS POSTER | MAR |
| 2 | 14 | ULTIMATES 3 VILLAINS B & W PANORAMA POSTER | MAR |
| 3 | 16 | ULTIMATES 3 VILLAINS PANORAMA POSTER | MAR |
| 4 | 4 | AMAZING FANTASY #15 WALL POSTER | ASG |
| 5 | 5 | FANTASTIC FOUR #50 WALL POSTER | ASG |
| 6 | 19 | ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES BY KOMARCK POSTER | MAR |
| 7 | 6 | AVENGERS #1 WALL POSTER | ASG |
| 8 | 10 | SUPERIOR CARNAGE POSTER | MAR |
| 9 | 8 | THOR #151 WALL POSTER | ASG |
| 10 | 9 | NICK FURY AGENT OF SHIELD #1 WALL POSTER | ASG |
TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
| DollarRank | QtyRank | Collectible | Vendor |
| 1 | 95 | WALKING DEAD MYSTERIO MINIS 24PC DISP | FUN |
| 2 | 1 | BATMAN NEW 52 PX BUST BANK | MON |
| 3 | 2 | SUPERMAN NEW 52 PX BUST BANK | MON |
| 4 | 3 | WONDER WOMAN NEW 52 PX BUST BANK | MON |
| 5 | 52 | MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO MUSIC BOX | BEN |
| 6 | 13 | SW R2-D2 TALKING MONEY BANK | DIA |
| 7 | 6 | SPIDER-MAN PX BUST BANK | MON |
| 8 | 14 | SW DARTH VADER TALKING MONEY BANK | DIA |
| 9 | 7 | SW LIGHT SABER BOTTLE OPENER | DIA |
| 10 | 5 | POP WALKING DEAD THE GOVERNOR PX VINYL FIG BLOODY VER | FUN |
TOP 10 VIDEOS
| QtyRank | DollarRank | Video | Vendor |
| 1 | 3 | YOUNG JUSTICE GAME OF ILLUSIONS DVD | WAR |
| 2 | 25 | ROBOT CHICKEN DC COMICS SPECIAL DVD | WAR |
| 3 | 16 | ROBOT CHICKEN DC COMICS SPECIAL BD | WAR |
| 4 | 20 | SUPER FRIENDS A DANGEROUS FATE DVD | WAR |
| 5 | 22 | BERSERK THE GOLDEN AGE DVD ARC II | WAR |
| 6 | 1 | BLEACH UNCUT DVD SET 17 | WAR |
| 7 | 4 | BLACK LAGOON ROBERTAS BLOOD TRAIL BD + DVD | FUN |
| 8 | 5 | DOCTOR WHO THE MIND OF EVIL DVD | WAR |
| 9 | 13 | BERSERK THE GOLDEN AGE BD ARC II | WAR |
| 10 | 21 | IRRESPONSIBLE CAPTAIN TYLOR COMP OVA SER DVD | RIG |
