Walking Dead Magazine #6 (Previews Exclusive Edition)Media Release -- Presenting October 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 VendName
1 6 3.35 WALKING DEAD MAGAZINE #6 (MR) TIT
2 1 2.64 DC BATMAN AUTOMOBILIA FIG COLL MAG #17 BATMAN #37 JOKERMOBI EAG
3 4 2.26 DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #41 FLASH WHITE BISHOP EAG
4 2 2.26 DC BATMAN AUTOMOBILIA FIG COLL MAG #19 DETECTIVE COMICS #371 EAG
5 5 2.12 DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #43 GREEN ARROW WHITE PAWN ( EAG
6 7 2.09 DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #42 CAPTAIN COLD BLACK PAWN EAG
7 3 1.99 DC BATMAN AUTOMOBILIA FIG COLL MAG #18 THE BATMAN ANIMATED S EAG
8 8 1.84 DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #44 BIZARRO BLACK PAWN EAG
9 9 1.50 ALTER EGO #121 TWO
10 13 1.25 STAR WARS INSIDER #145 TIT

TOP 10 BOOKS

QtyRank DollarRank Index Book VendName
1 1 2.27 WALKING DEAD NOVEL HC VOL 03 FALL OF GOVERNOR ST.
2 3 1.01 LEGEND OF ZELDA HYRULE HISTORIA HC DAR
3 13 0.79 DARTH VADER AND SON HC CHR
4 15 0.71 VADERS LITTLE PRINCESS HC CHR
5 7 0.68 DC COMICS GUIDE TO CREATING COMICS SC RAN
6 17 0.67 CAPCOM 30TH ANNIV CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA HC DK
7 6 0.64 ART OF CHARLIE ADLARD HC (MR) IMA
8 16 0.61 MY LITTLE PONY MINI PONY COLLECTORS GUIDE HAC
9 5 0.59 SECRET HISTORY MARVEL COMICS HC KIRBY EMPIRE FAN
10 4 0.52 WORLD OF WARCRAFT TRIBUTE SC UDO

TOP 10 TRADING CARDS

DollarRank QtyRank Trading Card VendName
1 2 DC COMICS 24PC PLAYING CARD ASST AQU
2 1 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SERIES 3 T/C BOX TOP
3 4 JAMES BOND 2013 AUTOGRAPHS & RELICS T/C BOX RIT
4 3 MARS ATTACKS INVASION T/C BOX TOP
5 5 BOWMAN 2013 CHROME BASEBALL T/C BOX TOP
6 6 GRIMM T/C BOX BRE
7 7 TOPPS 2013 CHROME BASEBALL T/C BOX TOP
8 10 TOPPS 2013 PLATINUM FOOTBALL T/C BOX TOP
9 8 TOPPS WACKY PACKAGES SER 11 STICKER T/C BOX TOP
10 9 TOPPS 2013 UPDATE SER BASEBALL T/C BOX TOP

TOP 10 APPAREL

DollarRank QtyRank Apparel VendName
1 3 BATMAN 66 SYMBOL T/S XL GRA
2 2 FUTURAMA BENDER KNIT HAT TOY
3 4 THANOS NAVY PX BLK HEATHER T/S LG JUN
4 5 THANOS NAVY PX BLK HEATHER T/S XL JUN
5 7 BATMAN 66 SYMBOL T/S LG GRA
6 11 DEADPOOL BIG HEAD DEADPOOL RED T/S LG MIG
7 10 FUTURAMA NIBBLER KNIT HAT TOY
8 18 DEADPOOL BIG HEAD DEADPOOL RED T/S MED MIG
9 20 BATMAN 66 SYMBOL T/S MED GRA
10 17 THANOS NAVY PX BLK HEATHER T/S MED JUN

TOP 10 POSTERS

QtyRank DollarRank Poster VendName
1 2 JOKER ARKHAM ASYLUM 24X36 POSTER TRE
2 1 CAPTAIN AMERICA LIVING LEGEND BY GRANOV POSTER MAR
3 3 MAN OF STEEL HEAT VISION 22X34 POSTER TRE
4 4 INJUSTICE GRID 22X34 POSTER TRE
5 5 MARVEL NOW WHAT BY YOUNG POSTER MAR
6 7 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN BY CAMUNCOLI POSTER MAR
7 9 INJUSTICE BANNERS 22X34 POSTER TRE
8 11 WOLVERINE ONE SHEET 22 X 34 POSTER TRE
9 8 ZOMBIE BRAINS WALL POSTER AQU
10 12 PUNISHER PISTOLS 22 X 34 POSTER TRE

TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES

DollarRank QtyRank Collectible VendName
1 1 IRON MAN 3 MARK 42 ADULT HELMET DIS
2 82 BIG BANG THEORY MYSTERY MINIS 24PC DISP FUN
3 112 WALKING DEAD TEDDY BEAR GIRL 55 INCH ELECTRONIC FIGURE MOR
4 2 HULK PX BUST BANK MON
5 3 SW DEATH STAR BOTTLE OPENER DIA
6 4 POP DARK KNIGHT NIGHTWING VINYL FIG FUN
7 80 DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG CHESS BOARD EAG
8 5 POP DARK KNIGHT BATMAN BEYOND VINYL FIG FUN
9 137 DOCTOR WHO 42PC KEYRING ASSORTMENT CUL
10 6 SW DEATH STAR SILICONE TRAY KOT

TOP 10 VIDEOS

QtyRank DollarRank Video VendName
1 16 MARVEL KNIGHTS ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK DVD GAI
2 4 DCU BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS BD + DVD DLX WAR
3 10 ADVENTURE TIME JAKE WITH DAD + HAT DVD WAR
4 1 QUEENS BLADE REBELLION DVD SEC
5 12 DCU BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS DVD DLX WAR
6 32 SUPER FRIENDS LEGACY OF SUPER POWERS DVD WAR
7 15 FROM UP ON POPPY HILL DVD NEW
8 5 NARUTO SHIPPUDEN UNCUT DVD SET 16 WAR
9 57 GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN TOHO ED DVD ING
10 11 DOCTOR WHO TERROR OF THE ZYGONS DVD WAR