Media Release -- Washington, DC is under siege in Garth Ennis and Russell Braun's The Boys #64 from Dynamite Entertainment, the best-selling Non-Premier Comic Book to comics retailers in March. In total, Dynamite Entertainment had four of the month's top ten best-selling Non-Premier Comics Books.
Other publishers in the top ten include Archie Comics (Stan Lee's Mighty 7 #1 at #5), Avatar Press (two titles, led by Crossed: Badlands #1 at #2, BOOM! Studios (two titles, led by Adventure Time #2 at #3), and Zenescope Entertainment (Grimm Fairy Tales: The Jungle Book #1 at #7).
The collected edition of Dynamite Entertainment's The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker mini-series was March's best-selling Non-Premier Graphic Novel.
Other publishers in the top ten include Abstract Studios, Archie Comics, Avatar Press, Kodansha Comics, Th3rd World Studios, VIZ Media, and Zenescope Entertainment.
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.
QTY RANK | OVERALL QTY RANK | DOLLAR RANK | INDEX | TITLE | VENDOR |
1 | 111 | 83 | 12.93 | BOYS #64 (MR) | DE |
2 | 146 | 108 | 9.47 | CROSSED BADLANDS #1 (MR) | AVA |
3 | 157 | 113 | 8.89 | ADVENTURE TIME #2 | BOO |
4 | 160 | 127 | 8.43 | CROSSED BADLANDS #2 (MR) | AVA |
5 | 161 | 217 | 8.39 | STAN LEES MIGHTY 7 #1 | ARC |
6 | 166 | 142 | 8.11 | WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #11 (MR) | DE |
7 | 167 | 166 | 8.11 | GFT JUNGLE BOOK #1 A CVR CROUCHED GIRL (MR) | ZEN |
8 | 168 | 143 | 8.09 | WARLORD OF MARS #16 (MR) | DE |
9 | 169 | 138 | 8 | PEANUTS #3 | BOO |
10 | 178 | 151 | 7.39 | GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #10 (MR) | DE |
11 | 181 | 156 | 7.23 | VAMPIRELLA #15 | DE |
12 | 187 | 154 | 6.69 | ADVENTURE TIME #1 | BOO |
13 | 189 | 168 | 6.59 | RACHEL RISING #6 | ABS |
14 | 200 | 170 | 6.23 | IRREDEEMABLE #35 | BOO |
15 | 201 | 174 | 6.04 | LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #15 (MR) | AVA |
16 | 204 | 193 | 5.87 | MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #4 | ARA |
17 | 205 | 180 | 5.75 | HELLRAISER #12 (MR) | BOO |
18 | 206 | 215 | 5.72 | GFT ALICE IN WONDERLAND #3 (MR) | ZEN |
19 | 209 | 192 | 5.66 | WARRIORS OF MARS #2 (MR) | DE |
20 | 210 | 195 | 5.56 | GREEN HORNET #23 | DE |
21 | 212 | 188 | 5.55 | STITCHED #3 (MR) | AVA |
22 | 213 | 196 | 5.52 | ARMY OF DARKNESS ONGOING #2 | DE |
23 | 214 | 223 | 5.52 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #68 (MR) | ZEN |
24 | 216 | 198 | 5.44 | FLASH GORDON ZEITGEIST #4 | DE |
25 | 217 | 199 | 5.43 | VOLTRON #4 | DE |
26 | 219 | 242 | 5.4 | SONIC UNIVERSE #38 | ARC |
27 | 221 | 201 | 5.3 | VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA #2 | DE |
28 | 222 | 244 | 5.29 | SIMPSONS COMICS #188 | BON |
29 | 223 | 228 | 5.28 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #70 (MR) | ZEN |
30 | 224 | 230 | 5.26 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #69 (MR) | ZEN |
31 | 225 | 234 | 5.24 | TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #73 (MR) | BRO |
32 | 230 | 203 | 5.08 | THE LONE RANGER #3 | DE |
33 | 233 | 231 | 4.88 | FATHOM VOL 4 #5 | ASP |
34 | 235 | 252 | 4.85 | MEGA MAN #11 | ARC |
35 | 236 | 205 | 4.83 | FERALS #3 (MR) | AVA |
36 | 238 | 255 | 4.75 | FUTURAMA COMICS #60 | BON |
37 | 239 | 211 | 4.75 | DARK SHADOWS #4 | DE |
38 | 240 | 270 | 4.75 | FATHOM KIANI VOL 2 #0 | ASP |
39 | 243 | 216 | 4.71 | KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #4 | DE |
40 | 244 | 218 | 4.67 | NINJETTES #2 (MR) | DE |
41 | 250 | 253 | 4.41 | GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #14 (MR) | ZEN |
42 | 251 | 222 | 4.3 | EXILE ON THE PLANET OF THE APES #1 | BOO |
43 | 252 | 233 | 4.26 | SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER #1 | ONI |
44 | 255 | 224 | 4.11 | PLANET OF THE APES #12 | BOO |
45 | 256 | 269 | 4.09 | BART SIMPSON COMICS #69 | BON |
46 | 261 | 264 | 3.88 | GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND HOOK #4 | ZEN |
47 | 262 | 236 | 3.86 | STEED AND MRS PEEL #3 | BOO |
48 | 263 | 275 | 3.85 | ATOMIC ROBO REAL SCIENCE ADV #1 | RED |
49 | 264 | 248 | 3.84 | KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #4 | DE |
50 | 273 | 249 | 3.63 | SUPURBIA #1 | BOO |
QTY RANK | OVERALL QTY RANK | DOLLAR RANK | INDEX | TITLE | VENDOR |
1 | 3 | 2 | 4.15 | BOYS TP VOL 10 BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER (MR) | DE |
2 | 11 | 37 | 2.54 | NARUTO TP VOL 55 | VIZ |
3 | 17 | 38 | 2.09 | SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 04 | RAN |
4 | 26 | 29 | 1.74 | RACHEL RISING TP VOL 01 SHADOW OF DEATH | ABS |
5 | 29 | 19 | 1.7 | CROSSED TP VOL 03 PSYCHOPATH (MR) | AVA |
6 | 52 | 122 | 1.16 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 61 | VIZ |
7 | 59 | 63 | 1.09 | STUFF OF LEGEND TP VOL 03 | TH3 |
8 | 70 | 134 | 1.05 | KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA ARCHIVES TP VOL 02 | ARC |
9 | 79 | 41 | 0.97 | SONIC GENESIS HC | ARC |
10 | 86 | 84 | 0.9 | GFT DREAM EATER SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | ZEN |
11 | 91 | 208 | 0.85 | SMURFS GN VOL 11 SMURF OLYMPICS | NBM |
12 | 98 | 97 | 0.82 | GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS TP VOL 02 (MR) | ZEN |
13 | 114 | 48 | 0.77 | COMPLETE PEANUTS HC VOL 17 1983-1984 | FAN |
14 | 119 | 130 | 0.75 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES SINBAD TP | ZEN |
15 | 123 | 95 | 0.73 | ARCHIE THE MARRIED LIFE TP VOL 02 | ARC |
16 | 129 | 138 | 0.7 | SPICE AND WOLF GN VOL 06 (MR) | HAC |
17 | 140 | 131 | 0.64 | BLUE HC (MR) | TOP |
18 | 145 | 165 | 0.61 | PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 09 | HAC |
19 | 150 | 113 | 0.59 | GONZO A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY OF HUNTER S THOMPSON | ABR |
20 | 151 | 254 | 0.59 | CHARLAINE HARRIS GRAVE SIGHT GN VOL 03 (OF 3) | DE |
21 | 155 | 154 | 0.57 | CHI SWEET HOME GN VOL 08 | RAN |
22 | 167 | 92 | 0.54 | CORTO MALTESE TP VOL 01 BALLAD OF THE SALT SEA | RAN |
23 | 173 | 193 | 0.52 | FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 18 | RAN |
24 | 175 | 155 | 0.51 | DARK SHADOWS TP VOL 01 | DE |
25 | 176 | 179 | 0.51 | MELANCHOLY OF SUZUMIYA HARUHI CHAN GN VOL 05 | HAC |
26 | 178 | 182 | 0.51 | IS THIS A ZOMBIE VOL 01 (MR) | HAC |
27 | 183 | 199 | 0.5 | AIR GEAR GN VOL 22 (MR) | RAN |
28 | 185 | 314 | 0.49 | RICHIE RICH DIGEST GN VOL 01 BOON UNDER THE BAY | APE |
29 | 188 | 117 | 0.49 | COMPLETE CRUMB TP VOL 01 EARLY YEARS OF BITTER STRUGGLE | FAN |
30 | 189 | 156 | 0.49 | FRIENDS WITH BOYS GN | ST. |
31 | 190 | 244 | 0.49 | RIN-NE GN VOL 08 | VIZ |
32 | 191 | 119 | 0.49 | SINCEREST FORM OF PARODY SATIRICAL COMICS TP | FAN |
33 | 192 | 253 | 0.48 | EARL AND FAIRY VOL 01 | VIZ |
34 | 197 | 66 | 0.47 | GIRL GENIUS OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 AGATHA AWAKENS | ST. |
35 | 198 | 256 | 0.47 | BLACK BIRD GN VOL 13 | VIZ |
36 | 200 | 210 | 0.46 | PHOENIX WRIGHT GN VOL 04 | RAN |
37 | 203 | 217 | 0.46 | SHARKNIFE GN VOL 02 SHARKNIFE ZZ | ONI |
38 | 204 | 158 | 0.45 | BRIDES STORY HC GN BOOK 03 | HAC |
39 | 217 | 522 | 0.43 | POKEMON BLACK & WHITE GN VOL 05 | VIZ |
40 | 223 | 541 | 0.42 | POKEMON BLACK & WHITE GN VOL 06 | VIZ |
41 | 237 | 249 | 0.4 | NINJA GIRLS GN VOL 09 (MR) | RAN |
42 | 239 | 298 | 0.39 | PSYREN GN VOL 03 | VIZ |
43 | 240 | 305 | 0.39 | KIMI NI TODOKE GN VOL 13 FROM ME TO YOU | VIZ |
44 | 258 | 139 | 0.37 | TEZUKA DORORO COMP TP ED | RAN |
45 | 262 | 336 | 0.36 | DENGEKI DAISY GN VOL 09 | VIZ |
46 | 271 | 285 | 0.35 | MONSTER HUNTER ORAGE TP VOL 04 (MR) | RAN |
47 | 273 | 191 | 0.34 | GUNSLINGER GIRL OMNIBUS TP VOL 04 | ST. |
48 | 274 | 434 | 0.34 | POKEMON MOVIE WHITE VICTINI & ZEKROM GN | VIZ |
49 | 275 | 248 | 0.34 | BUNNY DROP GN VOL 05 | HAC |
50 | 278 | 162 | 0.33 | NANCY IS HAPPY GN COMPLETE DAILIES 1943-1945 | FAN |