Diamond's Top 25 Toys for April 2013

Media Release -- Based on Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's best-selling video game Injustice: Gods Among Us, DC Collectibles' Injustice: Deathstroke Vs. Green Arrow Action Figure 2-Pack was the best-selling toy product to direct market retailers in April.

In total, DC Collectibles had four of the top ten best-selling products in April. The Injustice: Wonder Woman Vs. Solomon Grundy Action Figure 2-Pack ranked #3, the Justice League: We Can Be Heroes Action Figure 7-Pack Box Set ranked #7, and the Aardman Batman & Robin Classic Action Figures 2-Pack ranked #8.

Bowen Designs' Magneto Action Statue ranked #2.

McFarlane Toys' The Walking Dead Series 3: Bloody Black & White Action Figure 3-Pack, based on AMC's top-rated television series, ranked #4.

Diamond Select Toys had two products in the top ten — the Star Trek: Klingon Disruptor ranked #5 and the Star Trek: The Next Generation – USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Ship ranked #9.

Square Enix's Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Play Arts ~Kai~: Raiden Action Figure ranked #6.

Finally, tokidoki's tokidoki Unicorno Series 2 Mini-Figures ranked #10.

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.