Diamond's Top 25 Toys for August 2012

Media Release -- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's Batman: Arkham Asylum is one of the most acclaimed video games of the last decade, and Square-Enix's rendition of the characters of the game gave the manufacturer the top two best-selling Toy products to speciality retailers in August, with the Batman: Arkham Asylum Play Arts ~Kai~: Harley Quinn Action Figure topping the chart, followed by the Armored Batman figure in second place.

Playmates' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Retro Collector Action Figures ranked #3 for the month.

Diamond Select Toys had two products in the top ten — the Marvel Select: Avengers Movie: Enemy (Chitauri) Action Figure ranked #4. The Alice: The Madness Returns Select Action Figures, based on the new video game from American Magee, ranked #5.

DC Collectibles' top-selling product in August was the Batman: Black & White: Darwyn Cooke Statue at #6, followed by the Batman: Black & White: Dick Grayson by Jock at #8.

Also in the top ten were products from Kotobukiya (the Avengers Movie: Iron Man Mk. VII ArtFX Statue ranked #7), X-Plus USA (the Forbidden Planet: Robby the Robot 12-Inch Figure ranked #9), and Hasbro (the latest release of the Marvel Universe Action 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.