Superman Unchained #2Media Release -- Superman calls upon Batman's assistance in dealing with a techno-anarchist terrorist cell in Scott Snyder and Jim Lee's Superman Unchained #2 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book in July.

In total, DC Comics had six of the month's top ten best-selling comic books. Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #22, part of the "Zero Year" story arc, ranked #2. Justice League #22, part of "Trinity War," ranked #4. Batman Annual #2 ranked #5, and Batman/Superman #2 ranked #6.

The Guardians of the Galaxy confront Angela in Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli's Guardians of the Galaxy #5, Marvel Comics' best-selling comic for the month at #3.

Marvel Comics had three more titles in the top ten — Superior Spider-Man #13 ranked #8, Superior Spider-Man #14 ranked #9, and Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #1 ranked #10.

Robert Kirkman's zombie epic continued in The Walking Dead #112 from Image Comics, the publisher's top book for the month at #12.

Dark Horse Comics' top book in July was Brian Wood's Star Wars #7 which ranked #48 for the month.

Rounding out the premier publishers, IDW Publishing's top book for the month, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #9, ranked #66.

Please note that comics marked with an asterisk have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.

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.

QtyRank RetailRank Index Comic Vendor
1 1 125.53 SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #2 DC
2 2 100.00 BATMAN #22 DC
3 4 83.59 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #5 MAR
4 5 83.45 JUSTICE LEAGUE #22 DC
5 3 77.04 BATMAN ANNUAL #2 DC
6 6 70.09 BATMAN SUPERMAN #2 DC
7 7 65.27 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6 DC
8 8 61.86 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #13 MAR
9 9 61.22 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #14 MAR
10 13 58.28 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #1 MAR
11 10 56.68 ALL NEW X-MEN #14 MAR
12 24 55.26 WALKING DEAD #112 (MR) IMA
13 11 55.16 AVENGERS #16 MAR
14 12 53.64 HUNGER #1 MAR
15 14 53.22 UNCANNY X-MEN #8 MAR
16 15 52.08 UNCANNY AVENGERS #10 MAR
17 17 51.85 AVENGERS #15 MAR
18 26 51.60 AVENGERS AI #1 MAR
19 18 51.00 UNCANNY X-MEN #9 MAR
20 20 49.43 X-MEN #3 MAR
21 21 48.43 DETECTIVE COMICS #22 DC
22 28 47.27 GREEN LANTERN #22 DC
23 16 46.55 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #22 [*] DC
24 32 46.51 SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #1 MAR
25 22 43.96 NEW AVENGERS #8 MAR
26 36 43.78 BATMAN AND CATWOMAN #22 DC
27 23 43.51 THANOS RISING #4 MAR
28 151 41.18 ALL NEW FATHOM #1 ASP
29 44 40.19 DEADPOOL KILLS DEADPOOL #1 MAR
30 45 39.83 BATMAN INCORPORATED #12 DC
31 19 39.57 DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #2 DC
32 48 39.05 BATMAN INCORPORATED #13 DC
33 25 38.19 BATMAN 66 #1 DC
34 27 36.39 SUPERIOR CARNAGE #1 MAR
35 53 35.67 BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #22 DC
36 54 35.60 DEADPOOL #13 MAR
37 31 34.99 THOR GOD OF THUNDER #10 MAR
38 55 34.57 AQUAMAN #22 DC
39 33 34.48 INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #10 MAR
40 35 34.26 INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #11 MAR
41 34 33.97 ACTION COMICS #22 DC
42 50 32.74 EAST OF WEST #4 IMA
43 60 32.53 SUPERMAN #22 DC
44 38 32.01 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #33 MAR
45 61 31.95 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #22 DC
46 62 31.86 NIGHTWING #22 DC
47 64 31.82 EARTH 2 #14 DC
48 63 31.51 STAR WARS #7 2013 ONGOING DAR
49 40 31.01 SAVAGE WOLVERINE #7 MAR
50 67 30.93 HAWKEYE #12 MAR
51 41 30.90 CAPTAIN AMERICA #9 MAR
52 66 30.89 GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #22 DC
53 42 30.74 WOLVERINE #6 MAR
54 43 30.60 IRON MAN #12 MAR
55 46 29.94 IRON MAN #13 MAR
56 69 29.70 BATGIRL #22 DC
57 70 29.53 FLASH #22 DC
58 49 29.24 WOLVERINE #7 MAR
59 51 28.61 UNCANNY X-FORCE #8 MAR
60 30 28.41 HAWKEYE ANNUAL #1 MAR
61 52 28.00 UNCANNY X-FORCE #9 MAR
62 29 27.98 SUPERMAN ANNUAL #2 DC
63 74 26.91 WONDER WOMAN #22 DC
64 79 26.78 DAREDEVIL #28 MAR
65 76 26.68 RED LANTERNS #22 DC
66 47 26.62 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #9 IDW
67 78 26.59 TRINITY OF SIN PANDORA #1 DC
68 82 26.44 DAREDEVIL #29 MAR
69 56 25.93 CABLE AND X-FORCE #11 MAR
70 57 25.93 NOVA #6 MAR
71 37 25.83 FLASH ANNUAL #2 DC
72 85 25.76 FANTASTIC FOUR #10 MAR
73 39 25.41 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY TOMORROWS AVENGERS #1 MAR
74 59 25.20 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #25 MAR
75 86 25.04 TEEN TITANS #22 DC
76 65 24.58 SATELLITE SAM #1 (MR) [*] IMA
77 88 24.36 TRINITY OF SIN PANDORA #2 DC
78 92 23.22 CONSTANTINE #5 DC
79 58 23.14 RED SONJA #1 DE
80 93 23.12 RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #22 DC
81 68 23.04 WHAT IF AVX #1 MAR
82 95 22.89 LARFLEEZE #2 DC
83 102 22.10 FF #9 MAR
84 101 22.02 THUNDERBOLTS #12 MAR
85 71 21.89 SECRET AVENGERS #6 MAR
86 104 21.66 YOUNG AVENGERS #7 MAR
87 103 21.60 THUNDERBOLTS #13 MAR
88 105 21.09 YOUNG AVENGERS #8 MAR
89 94 20.87 WAKE #3 (MR) [*] DC
90 106 20.75 BATWOMAN #22 DC
91 72 20.75 WHAT IF AVX #2 MAR
92 108 20.68 FF #10 MAR
93 96 20.56 LAZARUS #2 (MR) [*] IMA
94 77 20.17 AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #17 MAR
95 111 19.82 GREEN ARROW #22 DC
96 83 19.66 WHAT IF AVX #3 MAR
97 84 19.57 WHAT IF AVX #4 MAR
98 81 19.49 INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US #7 DC
99 115 19.32 SUPERGIRL #22 DC
100 117 19.04 WORLDS FINEST #14 DC
101 118 18.73 CATWOMAN #22 DC
102 87 18.46 A PLUS X #10 MAR
103 73 18.44 MY LITTLE PONY MICRO SERIES #6 APPLEJACK IDW
104 123 18.15 AVENGERS ARENA #12 MAR
105 122 18.09 SWAMP THING #22 DC
106 126 17.53 X-MEN LEGACY #13 MAR
107 127 17.40 ANIMAL MAN #22 DC
108 99 17.15 ASTONISHING X-MEN #64 MAR
109 130 17.04 SCARLET SPIDER #19 MAR
110 128 17.00 SUICIDE SQUAD #22 DC
111 98 16.96 TRUE LIVES O/T FABULOUS KILLJOYS #2 DAR
112 131 16.90 DAREDEVIL DARK NIGHTS #2 MAR
113 132 16.75 X-MEN LEGACY #14 MAR
114 120 16.55 TEN GRAND #3 (MR) [*] IMA
115 134 16.39 BATMAN LIL GOTHAM #4 DC
116 89 16.35 ADVENTURE TIME CANDY CAPERS #1 BOO
117 90 16.28 ADVENTURE TIME FIONNA & CAKE #6 BOO
118 91 15.96 ADVENTURE TIME #18 BOO
119 139 15.95 SHELTERED #1 IMA
120 80 15.84 ANIMAL MAN ANNUAL #2 DC
121 140 15.81 VENOM #37 MAR
122 138 15.73 BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #23 DAR
123 141 15.63 TRINITY OF SIN THE PHANTOM STRANGER #10 DC
124 107 15.56 DEXTER #1 (RES) MAR
125 148 15.39 VENOM #38 MAR
126 145 15.37 TALON #10 DC
127 146 15.30 BIRDS OF PREY #22 DC
128 109 15.29 ASTRO CITY #2 DC
129 152 15.20 X-FACTOR #259 MAR
130 110 15.16 ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #27 MAR
131 149 15.13 SUPERBOY #22 DC
132 112 15.04 ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #28 MAR
133 113 14.73 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #3 DC
134 116 14.68 ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #29 MAR
135 154 14.63 CAPTAIN MARVEL #14 MAR
136 124 14.57 GFT OZ #1 ZEN
137 75 14.53 ADVENTURE TIME SUMMER SPECIAL 2013 #1 (NOTE PRICE) BOO
138 158 13.71 HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #4 DC
139 161 13.47 GHOSTED #1 (MR) IMA
140 162 13.44 FEARLESS DEFENDERS #6 MAR
141 114 13.35 QUANTUM & WOODY #1 VAL
142 166 13.19 FEARLESS DEFENDERS #7 MAR
143 167 13.09 GAMBIT #15 MAR
144 129 12.82 WOLVERINE MAX #9 (MR) MAR
145 119 12.67 X-FILES SEASON 10 #2 IDW
146 121 12.48 TMNT ONGOING #24 IDW
147 133 12.26 LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #10 DC
148 176 12.11 SEX #5 (MR) IMA
149 175 12.01 STAR WARS LEGACY II #5 DAR
150 177 11.89 SPAWN #233 IMA
151 168 11.82 COLLIDER #1 (MR) [*] DC
152 179 11.80 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #654 MAR
153 142 11.64 ALL STAR WESTERN #22 DC
154 143 11.57 BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #18 DC
155 147 11.55 WOLVERINE IN FLESH #1 MAR
156 180 11.44 FABLES #131 (MR) DC
157 150 11.31 SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #15 DC
158 97 11.31 SUPERMAN UNCHAINED DIRECTORS CUT #1 DC
159 100 11.18 BATMAN ZERO YEAR DIRECTORS CUT #1 DC
160 184 11.16 INVINCIBLE #104 IMA
161 183 11.15 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #22 DC
162 164 11.09 STAR WARS DARTH VADER & NINTH ASSASSIN #4 DAR
163 125 11.05 UBER #3 (MR) AVA
164 186 11.00 MOVEMENT #3 DC
165 136 10.90 TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #1 IDW
166 137 10.82 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #250 ARC
167 194 10.61 THIEF OF THIEVES #15 (MR) IMA
168 144 10.60 X-O MANOWAR #15 VAL
169 170 10.59 STAR WARS DARK TIMES SPARK REMAINS #1 DAR
170 202 10.56 REVIVAL #12 IMA
171 195 10.54 FAIREST #17 (MR) DC
172 159 10.38 EMERALD CITY OF OZ #1 MAR
173 198 10.12 ANGEL & FAITH #24 DAR
174 153 10.04 HARBINGER WARS #4 VAL
175 165 10.03 SCARLET #7 (MR) MAR
176 163 9.88 BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #16 DC
177 135 9.74 SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 SPECIAL #2 DC
178 203 9.71 CHEW #35 (MR) IMA
179 191 9.68 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #251 ARC
180 156 9.67 DOCTOR WHO PRISONERS OF TIME #7 IDW
181 213 9.51 RED SHE-HULK #67 MAR
182 214 9.45 MORBIUS LIVING VAMPIRE #7 MAR
183 157 9.35 SHADOW YEAR ONE #4 DE
184 185 9.34 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #18 DAR
185 216 9.27 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICAS VIBE #6 DC
186 160 9.16 ROCKETEER SPIRIT PULP FRICTION #1 IDW
187 218 9.13 BATWING #22 DC
188 155 9.11 UBER #4 (MR) AVA
189 221 9.08 100 BULLETS BROTHER LONO #2 (MR) DC
190 224 8.93 STORMWATCH #22 DC
191 232 8.66 BOUNCE #3 (MR) IMA
192 169 8.65 DOCTOR WHO VOL 3 #11 IDW
193 233 8.65 DIAL H #14 DC
194 206 8.63 SONIC UNIVERSE #54 ARC
195 237 8.61 DEMON KNIGHTS #22 DC
196 234 8.59 KATANA #6 DC
197 242 8.55 MARVELS THOR DARK WORLD PRELUDE #2 MAR
198 241 8.50 GREEN TEAM TEEN TRILLIONAIRES #3 DC
199 171 8.48 SHADOW GREEN HORNET DARK NIGHTS #1 DE
200 172 8.35 TMNT VILLAIN MICROSERIES #4 ALOPEX IDW
201 173 8.35 STAR TREK ONGOING #23 AFTER DARKNESS PT 3 IDW
202 174 8.27 AOD VS HACK SLASH #1 DE
203 192 8.24 POWERS BUREAU #6 (MR) MAR
204 178 8.11 HARBINGER #14 VAL
205 189 8.08 AME COMI GIRLS #5 DC
206 215 8.02 MORNING GLORIES #29 (MR) IMA
207 256 7.95 TOM STRONG AND THE PLANET OF PERIL #1 DC
208 258 7.88 FIVE GHOSTS HAUNTING OF FABIAN GRAY #5 IMA
209 230 7.82 MEGA MAN #27 ARC
210 217 7.81 ABE SAPIEN #4 NEW RACE PT 1 DAR
211 220 7.78 BPRD VAMPIRE #5 DAR
212 181 7.64 SHADOWMAN #8 VAL
213 182 7.62 BLOODSHOT #13 VAL
214 225 7.59 BPRD HELL ON EARTH #109 WASTELAND #3 DAR
215 227 7.54 PETER PANZERFAUST #12 IMA
216 187 7.48 ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #11 VAL
217 307 7.46 MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS #1 ONI
218 188 7.46 SHADOW #15 DE
219 266 7.45 AMERICAS GOT POWERS #6 IMA
220 310 7.43 MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS #2 ONI
221 235 7.37 BEDLAM #8 (MR) IMA
222 240 7.26 LOBSTER JOHNSON SCENT OF LOTUS #1 DAR
223 193 7.24 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #19 IDW
224 211 7.09 THRESHOLD #7 DC
225 270 7.07 APHRODITE IX #3 IMA
226 208 7.07 ARROW #9 DC
227 197 7.06 TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #19 IDW
228 246 7.06 KING CONAN HOUR O/T DRAGON #3 DAR
229 209 7.04 MASS EFFECT FOUNDATION #1 DAR
230 272 6.92 UNWRITTEN #51 (MR) DC
231 199 6.90 GI JOE #6 IDW
232 190 6.81 GEORGE RR MARTIN SKIN TRADE #1 (MR) AVA
233 200 6.81 TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #93 IDW
234 254 6.80 MASSIVE #14 DAR
235 201 6.78 JUDGE DREDD #9 IDW
236 276 6.71 INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE #4 IMA
237 281 6.62 CATALYST COMIX #1 (MR) DAR
238 205 6.51 MARK WAID GREEN HORNET #3 DE
239 207 6.49 GRIMM #3 DE
240 210 6.47 MISS FURY #4 DE
241 212 6.44 RACHEL RISING #18 ABS
242 236 6.38 DAWN SWORDMASTERS DAUGHTER IMA
243 219 6.23 UNCANNY #2 DE
244 222 6.13 GI JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS #4 IDW
245 223 6.07 OWL #1 DE
246 226 6.06 GI JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS #5 IDW
247 253 6.03 DAY MEN #1 BOO
248 228 6.01 MARK WAID GREEN HORNET #4 DE
249 231 5.90 DANGER GIRL TRINITY #4 IDW
250 296 5.89 CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT #1 DAR
251 238 5.84 JUDGE DREDD YEAR ONE #4 IDW
252 262 5.75 BATMAN SUPERMAN #1 DC
253 243 5.74 TRANSFORMERS MONSTROSITY #2 IDW
254 244 5.73 GARTH ENNIS RED TEAM #4 (MR) DE
255 245 5.68 BRAVEST WARRIORS #10 BOO
256 263 5.66 STRAIN THE FALL #1 DAR
257 248 5.65 HELHEIM #5 (MR) ONI
258 239 5.60 CROSSED BADLANDS #32 (MR) AVA
259 249 5.57 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #192 IDW
260 251 5.51 THUMBPRINT BY JOE HILL #2 IDW
261 250 5.49 GHOSTBUSTERS #6 IDW
262 252 5.48 WARLORD OF MARS #26 (MR) DE
263 247 5.46 CROSSED BADLANDS #33 (MR) AVA
264 284 5.45 GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #87 ZEN
265 309 5.43 WITCHBLADE #168 IMA
266 308 5.43 X #3 (MR) DAR
267 255 5.42 JUDGE DREDD CLASSICS #1 IDW
268 289 5.41 DREAM MERCHANT #3 (MR) IMA
269 267 5.41 LAST OF US AMERICAN DREAMS #4 DAR
270 257 5.37 GI JOE COBRA FILES #4 IDW
271 298 5.32 SPONGEBOB COMICS #22 UNI
272 260 5.31 BLACK BAT #3 DE
273 261 5.30 TRANSFORMERS PRIME BEAST HUNTERS #3 IDW
274 300 5.28 SIMPSONS COMICS #204 BON
275 264 5.21 WARLORD OF MARS #27 (MR) DE
276 282 5.20 SUICIDE RISK #3 BOO
277 290 5.20 GFT ROBYN HOOD WANTED #3 ZEN
278 273 5.17 CLIVE BARKER NEXT TESTAMENT #2 (MR) BOO
279 265 5.11 GODZILLA ONGOING #13 IDW
280 293 5.08 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #81 (MR) BRO
281 268 4.93 WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #27 (MR) DE
282 285 4.92 MIND MGMT #13 DAR
283 271 4.72 DOOMSDAY.1 #3 IDW
284 274 4.61 PATHFINDER #8 DE
285 286 4.58 BALLISTIC #1 BLA
286 277 4.58 POLARITY #4 BOO
287 280 4.52 SIX GUN GORILLA #2 BOO
288 338 4.51 CLONE #9 IMA
289 292 4.49 HOUSE OF GOLD & BONES #4 DAR
290 269 4.48 GFT WEREWOLVES HUNGER #2 (MR) ZEN
291 297 4.41 47 RONIN #5 DAR
292 287 4.38 JIRNI #4 ASP
293 196 4.30 GFT GRIMM UNIVERSE #5 ZEN
294 288 4.30 BUBBLEGUN #2 ASP
295 283 4.26 ABSOLUTION RUBICON #1 (MR) AVA
296 278 4.16 GFT DEMONS UNSEEN #2 ZEN
297 279 4.14 GFT WEREWOLVES HUNGER #3 ZEN
298 324 4.11 DEATH OF HAGGARD WEST ONE SHOT ST.
299 313 4.04 PROPHET #37 IMA
300 343 4.03 BART SIMPSON COMICS #85 BON