Media Release -- One of Michael Turner's most popular characters returned as part of Aspen's "10 for 10" anniversary celebration in the publisher's All New Fathom #1, the best-selling Small Press comic in July.
Archie Comics had four titles in the top ten, led by Sonic the Hedgehog #250 at #4. Also with four titles in the top ten was Valiant, led by Quantum & Woody #1 at #3. Finally, Zenescope had one title in the top ten, Grimm Fairy Tales: Oz #1 at #2.
The latest chapter in David Petersen's acclaimed murine fantasy, Mouse Guard Volume 3: The Black Axe from Archaia Entertainment, was July's best-selling Small Press graphic novel.
Also with titles in the top ten were Archie Comics, Kodansha Comics, Picturebox, Top Shelf Productions, Valiant Entertainment, and Yen Press.
Diamond Comic Distributors defines Small Presses as publishers outside the top-10 bestselling publishers over the previous six months. In offering these breakdowns of the bestselling small press comics and graphic novels, a spotlight is shown on these publishers, affording them recognition for their strong sales in a crowded marketplace. To help retailers contextualize the relationship between the Small Press sales rankings, each chart offers for each book the overall ranking for the month amongst all publishers.
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 | Overall QtyRank | Overall RetailRank | Index | Comic | Vendor |
1 | 28 | 151 | 41.18 | ALL NEW FATHOM #1 | ASP |
2 | 136 | 124 | 14.57 | GFT OZ #1 | ZEN |
3 | 141 | 114 | 13.35 | QUANTUM & WOODY #1 | VAL |
4 | 166 | 137 | 10.82 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #250 | ARC |
5 | 168 | 144 | 10.60 | X-O MANOWAR #15 | VAL |
6 | 174 | 153 | 10.04 | HARBINGER WARS #4 | VAL |
7 | 179 | 191 | 9.68 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #251 | ARC |
8 | 194 | 206 | 8.63 | SONIC UNIVERSE #54 | ARC |
9 | 204 | 178 | 8.11 | HARBINGER #14 | VAL |
10 | 209 | 230 | 7.82 | MEGA MAN #27 | ARC |
11 | 212 | 181 | 7.64 | SHADOWMAN #8 | VAL |
12 | 213 | 182 | 7.62 | BLOODSHOT #13 | VAL |
13 | 216 | 187 | 7.48 | ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #11 | VAL |
14 | 217 | 307 | 7.46 | MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS #1 | ONI |
15 | 220 | 310 | 7.43 | MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS #2 | ONI |
16 | 241 | 212 | 6.44 | RACHEL RISING #18 | ABS |
17 | 257 | 248 | 5.65 | HELHEIM #5 (MR) | ONI |
18 | 264 | 284 | 5.45 | GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #87 | ZEN |
19 | 271 | 298 | 5.32 | SPONGEBOB COMICS #22 | UNI |
20 | 274 | 300 | 5.28 | SIMPSONS COMICS #204 | BON |
21 | 277 | 290 | 5.20 | GFT ROBYN HOOD WANTED #3 | ZEN |
22 | 280 | 293 | 5.08 | TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #81 (MR) | BRO |
23 | 285 | 286 | 4.58 | BALLISTIC #1 | BLA |
24 | 290 | 269 | 4.48 | GFT WEREWOLVES HUNGER #2 (MR) | ZEN |
25 | 292 | 287 | 4.38 | JIRNI #4 | ASP |
26 | 293 | 196 | 4.30 | GFT GRIMM UNIVERSE #5 | ZEN |
27 | 294 | 288 | 4.30 | BUBBLEGUN #2 | ASP |
28 | 296 | 278 | 4.16 | GFT DEMONS UNSEEN #2 | ZEN |
29 | 297 | 279 | 4.14 | GFT WEREWOLVES HUNGER #3 | ZEN |
30 | 298 | 324 | 4.11 | DEATH OF HAGGARD WEST ONE SHOT | ST. |
31 | 300 | 343 | 4.03 | BART SIMPSON COMICS #85 | BON |
32 | 309 | 291 | 3.88 | GFT ZOMBIES CURSED #1 | ZEN |
33 | 318 | 312 | 3.67 | FATHOM ELITE SAGA #3 | ASP |
34 | 325 | 359 | 3.54 | ARCHIE #646 | ARC |
35 | 326 | 318 | 3.53 | FATHOM ELITE SAGA #4 | ASP |
36 | 327 | 319 | 3.52 | FATHOM ELITE SAGA #5 | ASP |
37 | 329 | 320 | 3.50 | ARCHIE #645 | ARC |
38 | 330 | 352 | 3.50 | GFT HUNTERS SHADOWLANDS #3 | ZEN |
39 | 333 | 305 | 3.45 | GFT JUNGLE BOOK LAST O/T SPECIES #5 (MR) | ZEN |
40 | 334 | 304 | 3.44 | MERCY SPARX #1 (MR) | DEV |
41 | 336 | 355 | 3.33 | SCREWED #2 (MR) | ZEN |
42 | 337 | 259 | 3.26 | OPTIC NERVE #13 (MR) | DRA |
43 | 345 | 322 | 3.17 | LENORE VOLUME II #8 | TIT |
44 | 350 | 339 | 3.07 | CHARISMAGIC VOL 2 #3 | ASP |
45 | 351 | 350 | 3.04 | 12 REASONS TO DIE #2 | BLA |
46 | 357 | 351 | 2.90 | SIXTH GUN SONS O/T GUN #5 | ONI |
47 | 360 | 334 | 2.83 | STEAM ENGINES OF OZ #1 | AST |
48 | 366 | 353 | 2.61 | SOLID STATE TANK GIRL #2 | TIT |
49 | 369 | 367 | 2.53 | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT ASSASSINS #13 | ASP |
50 | 375 | 376 | 2.42 | LEGEND O/T SHADOWCLAN #5 | ASP |
QtyRank | Overall QtyRank | Overall DollarRank | Index | Title | Vendor |
1 | 13 | 6 | 2.92 | MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 03 BLACK AXE | ARA |
2 | 30 | 72 | 1.77 | SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 12 | RAN |
3 | 60 | 182 | 1.21 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 21 | ARC |
4 | 76 | 127 | 1.04 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 14 | HAC |
5 | 80 | 68 | 0.99 | REASON FOR DRAGONS HC | ARA |
6 | 89 | 74 | 0.95 | MONSTER ON THE HILL GN | TOP |
7 | 90 | 122 | 0.94 | ARCHER & ARMSTRONG TP VOL 02 ETERNAL WARRIOR | VAL |
8 | 91 | 148 | 0.94 | ARCHIE MEETS GLEE TP | ARC |
9 | 95 | 76 | 0.92 | WALRUS GN | PIC |
10 | 100 | 66 | 0.88 | JASON LOST CAT HC | FAN |
11 | 102 | 116 | 0.87 | STORYTELLER GN | ARA |
12 | 109 | 97 | 0.83 | WARS IN TOYLAND HC | ONI |
13 | 113 | 167 | 0.81 | SOUL EATER TP VOL 15 (MR) | HAC |
14 | 121 | 128 | 0.78 | GFT UNLEASHED TP VOL 01 | ZEN |
15 | 138 | 183 | 0.73 | KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX TP VOL 01 | HAC |
16 | 144 | 192 | 0.71 | KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX TP VOL 02 | HAC |
17 | 151 | 117 | 0.68 | KINGDOM HEARTS CHAIN OF MEMORIES TP | HAC |
18 | 173 | 136 | 0.59 | PORCELAIN A GOTHIC FAIRY TALE GN (MR) | IMP |
19 | 175 | 200 | 0.59 | HIDEYUKI KIKUCHIS VAMPIRE HUNTER D GN VOL 07 | DIG |
20 | 177 | 239 | 0.58 | PUELLA MAGI ORIKO MAGICA GN VOL 01 | HAC |
21 | 181 | 142 | 0.57 | MOUSE GUARD LEGENDS O/T GUARD HC VOL 01 | ARA |
22 | 184 | 244 | 0.57 | K ON COLLEGE TP VOL 01 | HAC |
23 | 191 | 123 | 0.56 | GODDAMN THIS WAR HC | FAN |
24 | 192 | 150 | 0.55 | KILLER HC VOL 04 UNFAIR COMPETITION (MR) | ARA |
25 | 193 | 269 | 0.55 | FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 27 | RAN |
26 | 207 | 139 | 0.51 | BEST OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG VILLAINS HC | ARC |
27 | 211 | 236 | 0.50 | ALICE I/T COUNTRY CLOVER CHESHIRE CAT WALTZ GN VOL 05 (MR) ( | ST. |
28 | 213 | 275 | 0.50 | ARSENIC LULLABY BIG STALL ONE SHOT | ARS |
29 | 230 | 186 | 0.48 | CAPOTE IN KANSAS HC (O/A) (MR) | ONI |
30 | 234 | 101 | 0.47 | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM ORIGIN GN VOL 02 GARMA | RAN |
31 | 239 | 141 | 0.46 | KILLER OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 (MR) | ARA |
32 | 242 | 198 | 0.46 | GENIUS GN | ST. |
33 | 244 | 145 | 0.46 | KITARO GN | DRA |
34 | 260 | 332 | 0.43 | IS THIS A ZOMBIE GN VOL 05 (MR) | HAC |
35 | 266 | 138 | 0.42 | DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE COLOR SUNDAYS HC VOL 01 CALL WILD | FAN |
36 | 267 | 208 | 0.42 | KINGDOM HEARTS II TP VOL 01 | HAC |
37 | 275 | 154 | 0.41 | GAME OF THRONES HC GN VOL 01 (MR) | RAN |
38 | 282 | 272 | 0.40 | PRINCELESS TP VOL 02 GET OVER YOURSELF | ACT |
39 | 295 | 156 | 0.39 | LOVE AND ROCKETS COMPANION 30 YEARS SC | FAN |
40 | 302 | 452 | 0.38 | KEVIN KELLER TP VOL 02 DRIVE ME CRAZY | ARC |
41 | 303 | 246 | 0.38 | VELVET KISS GN VOL 03 (A) | 801 |
42 | 313 | 339 | 0.37 | WASTELAND TP VOL 08 LOST I/T OZONE | ONI |
43 | 354 | 457 | 0.34 | GUNSLINGER GIRL OMNIBUS TP VOL 07 BOOK 15 | ST. |
44 | 357 | 418 | 0.34 | MAYO CHICKI GN VOL 03 (MR) | ST. |
45 | 361 | 112 | 0.34 | MARK SCHULTZ XENOZOIC COMPLETE NEW PTG TP | FLE |
46 | 366 | 310 | 0.33 | ELDRITCH TP VOL 01 | SLA |
47 | 372 | 181 | 0.33 | SECRET HISTORY OF DB COOPER HC | ONI |
48 | 373 | 333 | 0.33 | LEGACY O/T CRUSADERS TP | ARC |
49 | 376 | 254 | 0.33 | LOVE HAIR GN (RES) (A) | 801 |
50 | 381 | 442 | 0.32 | AMULET SC VOL 01 STONEKEEPER | SCH |