Avengers vs. X-Men #6Media Release -- Possessing the power of the Phoenix Force, Cyclops and his allies began to remake the world in their image in Jonathan Hickman and Olivier Coipel's Avengers Vs. X-Men #6, the latest chapter of Marvel Comics' 2012 event and the best-selling comic book to comics retailers in June.

In total, Marvel Comics had four the month's top-selling books. Avengers Vs. X-Men #5 ranked #2; Spider-Men #1, the first part of Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli's Marvel Universe/Ultimate Universe crossover story for Spider-Man's fiftieth anniversary, ranked #9; and AVX Vs. #3, an Avengers Vs. X-Men tie-in comics, rannked #10.

DC Comics had six books in the top ten, led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #10, part of the "Night of the Owls" event, at #10. Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League #10 was #4. DC Comics' other four titles in the top ten were part of the Before Watchmen project — Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1 ranked #5, Before Watchmen: The Comedian #1 ranked #6, Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1 ranked #7, and Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #1 ranked #8.

Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's best-selling series from Image Comics, The walking Dead, continued its march to its hundredth issue with June's The Walking Dead #99. The zombie comic ranked #30 for June.

IDW Publishing brought Topps' fan-favorite Mars Attacks trading cards back to comics with Mars Attacks #1 from John Layman (Chew) and John McCrea (Hitman); the book ranked #44 for the month.

Rounding out the premier publishers, the adventures of Joss Whedon's Slayer, Buffy Summers, continued in June's Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #10 which ranked #89.

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 Title VendName
1 2 146.40 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #6 MAR
2 1 143.21 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #5 MAR
3 3 100.00 BATMAN #10 DC
4 4 97.56 JUSTICE LEAGUE #10 DC
5 5 82.54 BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #1 (MR) [*] DC
6 6 79.95 BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #1 (MR) [*] DC
7 7 79.04 BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #1 (MR) [*] DC
8 8 77.76 BEFORE WATCHMEN NITE OWL #1 (MR) [*] DC
9 9 72.58 SPIDER-MEN #1 MAR
10 10 72.57 AVX VS #3 MAR
11 11 63.96 DETECTIVE COMICS #10 DC
12 15 63.45 ASTONISHING X-MEN #51 MAR
13 12 61.99 ACTION COMICS #10 DC
14 21 61.89 GREEN LANTERN #10 DC
15 24 56.54 BATMAN INCORPORATED #2 DC
16 25 55.02 BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #10 DC
17 14 54.14 UNCANNY X-MEN #13 MAR
18 17 52.88 AVENGERS #27 MAR
19 23 52.46 EARTH 2 #2 [*] DC
20 13 52.42 SPIDER-MEN #2 MAR
21 16 52.04 UNCANNY X-MEN #14 MAR
22 27 51.35 BATMAN AND ROBIN #10 DC
23 20 49.84 NEW AVENGERS #27 MAR
24 19 49.77 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #12 MAR
25 18 48.12 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #687 MAR
26 30 46.37 HIT-GIRL #1 (MR) MAR
27 22 45.67 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #688 MAR
28 32 45.51 AQUAMAN #10 DC
29 31 45.35 SUPERMAN #10 DC
30 34 42.77 WALKING DEAD #99 (MR) IMA
31 36 42.74 FLASH #10 DC
32 26 39.59 SECRET AVENGERS #28 MAR
33 42 38.83 NIGHTWING #10 DC
34 45 37.74 X-MEN LEGACY #268 MAR
35 28 36.48 UNCANNY X-FORCE #26 MAR
36 46 36.46 TEEN TITANS #10 DC
37 49 36.26 WONDER WOMAN #10 DC
38 50 36.12 BATGIRL #10 DC
39 52 36.02 X-MEN LEGACY #269 MAR
40 40 35.59 WORLDS FINEST #2 [*] DC
41 53 34.25 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #10 DC
42 55 34.09 GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #10 DC
43 56 33.67 DAREDEVIL #14 MAR
44 29 33.40 MARS ATTACKS #1 IDW
45 33 33.03 AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #4 MAR
46 35 32.66 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #11 MAR
47 60 31.58 SAGA #4 (MR) IMA
48 61 31.49 BATWOMAN #10 DC
49 37 31.07 INCREDIBLE HULK #9 MAR
50 64 31.05 FANTASTIC FOUR #607 MAR
51 38 30.60 AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #8 MAR
52 65 30.35 DARK AVENGERS #175 MAR
53 39 30.29 CAPTAIN AMERICA #13 MAR
54 41 29.26 INCREDIBLE HULK #10 MAR
55 67 29.18 RED LANTERNS #10 DC
56 43 28.93 X-MEN #30 MAR
57 68 28.70 SWAMP THING #10 DC
58 69 28.52 CATWOMAN #10 DC
59 70 28.44 RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #10 DC
60 47 27.47 X-MEN #31 MAR
61 51 26.98 WOLVERINE #308 MAR
62 71 26.86 ANIMAL MAN #10 DC
63 72 26.57 DARK AVENGERS #176 MAR
64 73 26.30 FF #19 MAR
65 75 26.13 AVENGERS ACADEMY #31 MAR
66 54 25.85 MIGHTY THOR #15 MAR
67 76 25.57 SUPERGIRL #10 DC
68 77 25.52 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #10 DC
69 57 24.99 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #518 MAR
70 58 24.96 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #519 MAR
71 79 24.75 AVENGERS ACADEMY #32 MAR
72 48 24.65 HARBINGER #1 VAL
73 59 24.41 MIGHTY THOR #16 MAR
74 80 24.24 SUICIDE SQUAD #10 DC
75 82 24.07 SUPERBOY #10 DC
76 84 23.81 JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #10 DC
77 62 23.68 ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #12 MAR
78 88 23.67 WINTER SOLDIER #6 MAR
79 86 23.58 SCARLET SPIDER #6 MAR
80 90 23.39 AGE OF APOCALYPSE #4 MAR
81 63 23.13 SPAWN #220 IMA
82 44 23.06 MIGHTY THOR ANNUAL #1 MAR
83 93 22.66 DEADPOOL #56 MAR
84 66 22.38 ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #13 MAR
85 96 22.25 WINTER SOLDIER #7 MAR
86 97 22.03 VENOM #19 MAR
87 99 21.85 BIRDS OF PREY #10 DC
88 85 21.51 RAVAGERS #2 [*] DC
89 101 21.39 BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #10 DAR
90 87 21.15 DIAL H #2 [*] DC
91 104 19.78 GREEN ARROW #10 DC
92 74 19.45 ALL STAR WESTERN #10 DC
93 107 19.08 X-FACTOR #237 MAR
94 78 18.47 BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #5 DC
95 110 18.12 X-FACTOR #238 MAR
96 83 18.10 DEFENDERS #7 MAR
97 111 17.91 PUNISHER #12 MAR
98 109 17.90 BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #3 DC
99 91 17.25 SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #2 DC
100 115 17.18 HULK #53 MAR
101 103 17.02 MASSIVE #1 DAR
102 116 16.94 HULK #54 MAR
103 117 16.94 NEW MUTANTS #44 MAR
104 120 16.82 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #639 MAR
105 105 16.76 FATALE #6 (MR) IMA
106 119 16.75 CAPTAIN AMERICA AND IRON MAN #633 MAR
107 121 16.64 CAPTAIN AMERICA AND HAWKEYE #632 MAR
108 81 16.32 X-O MANOWAR #2 VAL
109 123 16.24 FAIREST #4 (MR) DC
110 94 16.04 ADVENTURE TIME #5 BOO
111 124 15.91 BATWING #10 DC
112 126 15.90 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #640 MAR
113 125 15.81 STORMWATCH #10 DC
114 89 15.75 KISS #1 IDW
115 128 15.32 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #10 DC
116 129 15.23 THIEF OF THIEVES #5 IMA
117 130 15.14 DEATHSTROKE #10 DC
118 95 15.01 SHADOW #3 DYN
119 98 14.91 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #11 IDW
120 100 14.80 STAR TREK TNG DOCTOR WHO ASSIMILATION #2 IDW
121 114 14.60 STAR WARS DAWN O/T JEDI FORCE STORM #5 DAR
122 134 14.59 DEMON KNIGHTS #10 DC
123 135 14.25 FABLES #118 (MR) DC
124 118 14.24 MANHATTAN PROJECTS #4 IMA
125 255 13.92 EXTERMINATION #1 BOO
126 122 13.67 STAR WARS BLOOD TIES BOBA FETT IS DEAD #3 DAR
127 138 13.50 LEGION LOST #10 DC
128 113 13.17 FURY MAX #3 (MR) MAR
129 106 13.13 GI COMBAT #2 [*] DC
130 140 13.08 ANGEL & FAITH #11 DAR
131 127 12.94 STAR WARS DARTH VADER GHOST PRISON #2 DAR
132 108 12.72 BOYS #67 (MR) DYN
133 145 12.68 I VAMPIRE #10 DC
134 102 12.63 UNTOLD TALES OF PUNISHER MAX #1 MAR
135 146 12.60 SAVAGE HAWKMAN #10 DC
136 148 12.57 FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #10 DC
137 153 12.17 AMERICAN VAMPIRE LORD OF NIGHTMARES #1 (MR) DC
138 152 12.12 FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #10 DC
139 112 12.11 TMNT MICRO SERIES #5 SPLINTER IDW
140 92 12.07 MAGIC THE GATHERING SPELL THIEF #1 IDW
141 154 11.95 AMERICAN VAMPIRE #28 (MR) DC
142 155 11.88 RESURRECTION MAN #10 DC
143 137 11.86 STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT ESCAPE #1 DAR
144 136 11.82 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5 DAR
145 132 11.44 SECRET #2 [*] IMA
146 159 11.38 SHADE #9 DC
147 131 11.26 DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER MAN IN BLACK #1 MAR
148 162 11.17 INVINCIBLE #92 IMA
149 163 11.06 BLUE BEETLE #10 DC
150 165 10.99 DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #10 DC
151 166 10.95 GRIFTER #10 DC
152 151 10.91 MIND THE GAP #2 [*] IMA
153 169 10.46 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MOVIE #1 MAR
154 139 10.02 MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #3 MAR
155 176 9.92 VOODOO #10 DC
156 141 9.81 CREATOR OWNED HEROES #1 (MR) IMA
157 143 9.60 MARVEL ZOMBIES DESTROY #4 MAR
158 181 9.58 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MOVIE #2 MAR
159 184 9.31 SPACEMAN #7 (MR) DC
160 171 9.26 PLANETOID #1 [*] IMA
161 190 8.92 AVENGERS BLACK WIDOW STRIKES #3 MAR
162 191 8.86 CAPTAIN ATOM #10 DC
163 142 8.78 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #6 IDW
164 144 8.65 TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #6 IDW
165 192 8.65 CHEW #27 2ND HELPING ED (MR) IMA
166 173 8.61 BPRD HELL ON EARTH EXORCISM #1 DAR
167 147 8.54 PROPHECY #1 DYN
168 149 8.45 STAR TREK #10 IDW
169 150 8.33 HYPERNATURALS #1 BOO
170 180 8.27 BPRD HELL ON EARTH DEVILS ENGINE #2 DAR
171 168 8.02 AMAZING FANTASY 15 SPIDER-MAN MAR
172 197 7.78 SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #2 DC
173 161 7.66 POPEYE #2 IDW
174 199 7.65 SAUCER COUNTRY #4 (MR) DC
175 156 7.58 CROSSED BADLANDS #7 (MR) AVA
176 164 7.49 GODZILLA #2 IDW
177 193 7.42 BALTIMORE DR LESKOVARS REMEDY #1 DAR
178 167 7.36 WARLORD OF MARS #18 (MR) DYN
179 160 7.33 CROSSED BADLANDS #8 (MR) AVA
180 205 7.32 HELLBLAZER #292 (MR) DC
181 207 7.29 UNWRITTEN #38 (MR) DC
182 170 7.02 VAMPIRELLA #18 DYN
183 213 7.00 NEW DEADWARDIANS #4 (MR) DC
184 172 6.87 TRUE BLOOD #2 IDW
185 215 6.86 MORNING GLORIES #19 (MR) IMA
186 174 6.85 GI JOE VOL 2 #14 IDW
187 177 6.73 LORD OF THE JUNGLE #5 (MR) DYN
188 175 6.73 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #179 IDW
189 219 6.69 GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #3 DC
190 217 6.69 WITCHBLADE #157 IMA
191 178 6.69 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES COLOR CLASSICS #2 IDW
192 179 6.66 THE SPIDER #2 DYN
193 185 6.55 FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #3 BOO
194 182 6.40 PANTHA #1 DYN
195 233 6.34 EPIC KILL #2 IMA
196 183 6.30 GHOSTBUSTERS #10 IDW
197 186 6.22 SNAKE EYES & STORM SHADOW #14 IDW
198 187 6.20 DEJAH THORIS & WHITE APES OF MARS #3 (MR) DYN
199 218 6.13 SPONGEBOB COMICS #9 UNI
200 228 6.08 IZOMBIE #26 (MR) DC
201 189 6.04 COBRA #14 IDW
202 230 5.96 NIGHT FORCE #4 DC
203 231 5.90 SWEET TOOTH #34 (MR) DC
204 235 5.73 YOUNG JUSTICE #17 DC
205 196 5.72 GARFIELD #2 BOO
206 188 5.65 LADY DEATH #18 (MR) AVA
207 202 5.57 DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ #8 MAR
208 195 5.55 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FORGOTTEN REALMS #2 IDW
209 227 5.52 SONIC UNIVERSE #41 ARC
210 206 5.48 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #1 MAR
211 133 5.47 DARK HORSE PRESENTS #13 DAR
212 229 5.42 SIMPSONS COMICS #191 BON
213 222 5.36 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #74 (MR) ZEN
214 201 5.35 HIGHER EARTH #2 BOO
215 214 5.19 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #2 MAR
216 244 5.19 MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #3 MAR
217 245 5.18 HELL YEAH #4 IMA
218 216 5.14 FATIMA THE BLOOD SPINNERS #1 DAR
219 194 5.03 SPAWN 20TH ANNIVERSARY COLL SPECIAL #1 IMA
220 203 5.02 FLASH GORDON ZEITGEIST #5 DYN
221 257 5.01 IDOLIZED #0 ASP
222 204 5.00 RED SONJA WITCHBLADE #4 DYN
223 220 4.96 ARTIFACTS #18 IMA
224 232 4.91 HACK SLASH #16 (MR) IMA
225 252 4.87 MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES #3 MAR
226 210 4.83 TRIO #2 IDW
227 254 4.82 PROPHET #26 IMA
228 211 4.77 INCORRUPTIBLE #30 BOO
229 212 4.74 WARRIORS OF MARS #3 (MR) DYN
230 239 4.73 RAGEMOOR #4 DAR
231 157 4.73 GFT ANGEL ONESHOT (MR) ZEN
232 158 4.71 GRIMM FAIRY TALES ANNUAL 2012 (MR) ZEN
233 200 4.71 LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #3 (MR) AVA
234 260 4.66 SCALPED #59 (MR) DC
235 208 4.66 STITCHED #5 (MR) AVA
236 241 4.65 STRAIN #5 (MR) DAR
237 226 4.58 HALO FALL OF REACH INVASION #4 MAR
238 251 4.58 DANCER #2 IMA
239 249 4.53 MEGA MAN #14 ARC
240 221 4.48 THE LONE RANGER #6 DYN
241 263 4.47 DARKNESS #104 (MR) IMA
242 236 4.43 FATHOM VOL 4 #6 ASP
243 266 4.42 DOMINIQUE LAVEAU VOODOO CHILD #4 (MR) DC
244 223 4.40 VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA #5 DYN
245 224 4.39 VOLTRON #6 DYN
246 209 4.35 CASANOVA AVARITIA #4 (MR) MAR
247 225 4.32 NEXT MEN AFTERMATH #44 IDW
248 256 4.26 BART SIMPSON COMICS #72 BON
249 271 4.25 SUPREME #65 IMA
250 268 4.00 GRIM LEAPER #2 (MR) IMA
251 246 3.88 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #0 MAR
252 247 3.87 JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 VAR ED DC
253 240 3.86 PLANET OF THE APES #15 BOO
254 237 3.85 KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #5 DYN
255 282 3.81 SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #22 DC
256 365 3.80 SOULFIRE PRIMER #1 ASP
257 272 3.80 SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #15 BON
258 292 3.61 JOHN CARTER GODS OF MARS #4 MAR
259 243 3.60 MERCILESS RISE OF MING #2 DYN
260 259 3.58 SOULFIRE HOPE #1 ASP
261 274 3.53 RESIDENT ALIEN #2 DAR
262 275 3.53 SAVAGE DRAGON #180 IMA
263 294 3.53 SUPER DINOSAUR #11 IMA
264 250 3.50 ATOMIC ROBO FLYING SHE DEVILS O/T PACIFIC #1 RED
265 281 3.49 ARCHIE #634 ARC
266 295 3.44 TOY STORY #4 MAR
267 297 3.44 SAGA #1 (MR) IMA
268 277 3.44 ALABASTER WOLVES #3 DAR
269 296 3.44 WHISPERS #3 (MR) IMA
270 238 3.35 BATMAN ANNUAL #1 DC
271 248 3.26 DAN THE UNHARMABLE #2 (MR) AVA
272 258 3.19 VOLTRON YEAR ONE #3 DYN
273 262 3.16 STEED AND MRS PEEL #6 BOO
274 304 3.15 WALKING DEAD #98 (MR) IMA
275 311 3.05 GLORY #27 IMA
276 312 3.03 GEARS OF WAR #24 DC
277 278 3.02 ASTONISHING X-MEN #50 MAR
278 276 3.01 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #4 MAR
279 270 3.01 SUPURBIA #4 BOO
280 265 2.99 ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #10 DYN
281 264 2.99 STAR TREK TNG DOCTOR WHO ASSIMILATION #1 IDW
282 301 2.95 ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV #3 RED
283 279 2.94 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #3 MAR
284 269 2.92 KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #6 DYN
285 198 2.91 DC COMICS PRESENTS SUPERMAN ADVENTURES #1 DC
286 303 2.89 KEVIN KELLER #3 ARC
287 298 2.88 REBEL BLOOD #4 (MR) IMA
288 273 2.85 30 DAYS OF NIGHT #8 IDW
289 261 2.81 WAKING DREAM END #2 A CVR GARZA (MR) ZEN
290 317 2.81 NANCY IN HELL ON EARTH #3 (MR) IMA
291 319 2.79 BATMAN #1 DC
292 324 2.70 BATMAN #4 DC
293 322 2.68 ALPHA GIRL #3 (MR) IMA
294 306 2.65 MUDMAN #4 IMA
295 307 2.64 LEGEND OF OZ THE WICKED WEST #4 BIG
296 283 2.62 COURTNEY CRUMRIN #3 ONI
297 309 2.62 RESET #3 DAR
298 267 2.62 JUSTICE LEAGUE #10 COMBO PACK DC
299 284 2.54 BAD MEDICINE #2 ONI
300 285 2.53 NIGHT OF 1000 WOLVES #2 IDW