Media Release -- Spider-Man's iconic villain the Green Goblin mounted his rocket sled and took a pumpkin bomb in hand for Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Select: Green Goblin Action Figure, the best-selling Toy product sold to comics specialty retailers in February. Diamond Select Toys also had the number two Toy product in February with the Marvel Select: Colossus Action Figure, based on the fan-favorite X-Men character.
Also with two products in the top ten in February was Kotobukiya with two of their Bishoujo-styled comic book statues; the DC Bishoujo: Poison Ivy Statue ranked #3 and the Marvel Bishoujo: Mystique Statue ranked #4.
DC Direct also placed two products in the top ten — the Catwoman 1/4-Scale Museum Quality Statue ranked #4 and the Batman: Black & White Statue by Sergio Aragonés ranked #8.
Bowen Designs had two statues in the top ten as well; the Wolverine: Old Man Logan Statue, based on the best-selling Mark Millar and Steve McNiven storyline, ranked #7 for the month, and the Giant Man Statue, based on the Avengers stalwart, ranked #9.
Finishing off the month, Kenner and Mattel each had one product in the top ten.
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.
QTY RANK | RETAIL RANK | ITEM | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | MARVEL SELECT GREEN GOBLIN AF | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC |
2 | 2 | MARVEL SELECT COLOSSUS AF | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC |
3 | 5 | DC POISON IVY BISHOUJO STATUE | KOTO INC. |
4 | 4 | MARVEL MYSTIQUE BISHOUJO STATUE | KOTO INC. |
5 | 34 | CATWOMAN 1/4 SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY STATUE | DC COMICS |
6 | 21 | DC HEROES WAVE 20 NEKRON AF SET | MATTEL TOYS |
7 | 29 | WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN STATUE | BOWEN DESIGNS |
8 | 6 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY SERGIO ARAGONES | DC COMICS |
9 | 53 | GIANT MAN STATUE | BOWEN DESIGNS |
10 | 31 | MARVEL UNIVERSE 6-IN AF ASST 201201 | KENNER/HASBRO TOY GROUP |
11 | 17 | SW C-3PO & R2-D2 ARTFX+ STATUE 2PK | KOTO INC. |
12 | 18 | HEROES OF THE DCU SER 2 SWAMP THING BUST | DC COMICS |
13 | 3 | MARVEL SELECT ANTI-VENOM AF | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC |
14 | 22 | MARVEL VS CAPCOM MINIMATES SERIES 2 ASST | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC |
15 | 11 | FFXIII-2 PLAY ARTS KAI LIGHTNING AF | SQUARE ENIX INC |
16 | 32 | HOT WHEELS ELITE 1/18 GHOSTBUSTERS ECTO-1 | MATTEL TOYS |
17 | 46 | MARVEL UNIVERSE 6-IN AF ASST 201202 | KENNER/HASBRO TOY GROUP |
18 | 24 | MARVEL MINIMATES BEST OF ASST | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC |
19 | 43 | MARVEL UNIVERSE AF ASST 201109 | KENNER/HASBRO TOY GROUP |
20 | 67 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES SNOW WHITE STATUE | CS MOORE STUDIO |
21 | 76 | ADAM HUGHES INSPIRED VAMPIRELLA STATUE | DYNAMIC FORCES |
22 | 81 | MARVEL X TOKIDOKI FRENZIES 30PC BMB DS | TOKIDOKI LLC |
23 | 49 | MARVEL CAPTAIN AMERICA NEON SIGN | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC |
24 | 95 | CYCLOPS RETRO STATUE | BOWEN DESIGNS |
25 | 27 | AME COMI WONDER WOMAN AS STAR SAPPHIRE FIGURE | DC COMICS |