Media Release -- Presenting February 2013's Top Sellers in the categories of Magazines, Videos, Books, Trading Cards, Apparel, Prints & Posters, and Collectible Items based on total unit sales to comic book specialty shops.
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.
TOP 10 MAGAZINES
| QtyRank | RetailRank | Index | Magazine | VendName |
| 1 | 1 | 3.61 | DC BATMAN AUTOMOBILIA FIG COLL MAG #2 1966 BATMAN TV SERIES | EAG |
| 2 | 2 | 2.27 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #25 BLACK MASK BLACK PAWN | EAG |
| 3 | 3 | 2.26 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #24 MAN BAT BLACK ROOK | EAG |
| 4 | 14 | 2.18 | MAD MAGAZINE #520 | DC |
| 5 | 7 | 1.68 | HEAVY METAL #261 FEB 2013 NEWSSTAND ED (MR) | HEA |
| 6 | 6 | 1.56 | DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #456 | DIA |
| 7 | 4 | 1.31 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #27 BATWOMAN WHITE ROOK | EAG |
| 8 | 12 | 1.31 | ALTER EGO #115 SPECIAL 3D ISSUE | TWO |
| 9 | 5 | 1.25 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #26 ALFRED PENNYWORTH WHITE | EAG |
| 10 | 17 | 1.02 | STAR WARS INSIDER #139 NEWSSTAND ED | TIT |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| QtyRank | DollarRank | Index | Book | VendorName |
| 1 | 1 | 3.04 | LEGEND OF ZELDA HYRULE HISTORIA HC | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 2 | 2 | 0.68 | UNEARTHING SC (MR) | TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
| 3 | 9 | 0.66 | BONE QUEST FOR SPARK SC NOVEL BOOK 03 | SCHOLASTIC INC. |
| 4 | 5 | 0.44 | HELMETGIRLS ART OF CAMILLA DERRICO HC | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 5 | 4 | 0.35 | AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES HC 1960-1964 | TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING |
| 6 | 11 | 0.28 | DOC SAVAGE NEW ADV SC VOL 04 DEATHS DARK DOMAIN | WILL MURRAY / ALTUS PRESS |
| 7 | 12 | 0.25 | STEAMPUNK THE BEGINNING SC | GINGKO PRESS |
| 8 | 17 | 0.25 | WALKING DEAD NOVEL SC VOL 01 RISE OF GOVERNOR | ST. MARTINS PRESS |
| 9 | 8 | 0.23 | ART OF DEAD SPACE HC | RANDOM HOUSE |
| 10 | 3 | 0.23 | ART OF BLIZZARD HC | PUBLISHERS GROUP WEST |
TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
| DollarRank | QtyRank | Trading Cards | VendorName |
| 1 | 1 | BIG BANG THEORY SEASON 3 & 4 T/C BOX | CRYPTOZOIC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 2 | 3 | TOPPS 2013 BASEBALL SERIES 1 T/C JUMBO BOX | TOPPS COMPANY |
| 3 | 2 | TOPPS 2013 BASEBALL SERIES 1 T/C BOX | TOPPS COMPANY |
| 4 | 4 | TOPPS 2012 MAGIC FOOTBALL T/C BOX | TOPPS COMPANY |
| 5 | 5 | DC COMICS BATMAN THE LEGEND T/C BOX | CRYPTOZOIC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 6 | 7 | VAMPIRE DIARIES SEASON 2 T/C BOX | CRYPTOZOIC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 7 | 10 | TOPPS 2012 TRIPLE THREADS BASEBALL T/C BOX | TOPPS COMPANY |
| 8 | 8 | DC COMICS NEW 52 T/C BOX | CRYPTOZOIC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 9 | 6 | CROSSED TRADING CARDS SERIES 1 SET (MR) | AVATAR PRESS INC |
| 10 | 12 | BOWMAN 2012 DRAFT PICKS & PROSPECTS BASEBALL T/C BOX | TOPPS COMPANY |
TOP 10 APPAREL
| DollarRank | QtyRank | Apparel | VendorName |
| 1 | 1 | BTTF MARTY HAT REPLICA | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC |
| 2 | 6 | ADVENTURE TIME DLX FINN HAT (NET) | ZOOFY INTERNATIONAL |
| 3 | 2 | THANOS GRUDGE GAUNTLET NAVY T/S XL | MAD ENGINE |
| 4 | 16 | DEADPOOL PX BLACK THERMAL SHIRT LG | MAD ENGINE |
| 5 | 3 | THANOS GRUDGE GAUNTLET NAVY T/S LG | MAD ENGINE |
| 6 | 17 | DEADPOOL PX BLACK THERMAL SHIRT XL | MAD ENGINE |
| 7 | 7 | JOKER DEATH BY CAPULLO T/S XL | GRAPHITTI DESIGNS |
| 8 | 4 | WALKING DEAD SORRY BROTHER PX WHT T/S XL | CHANGES |
| 9 | 94 | ANIMATED BATMAN SYMBOL ZIP HOODIE XL | GRAPHITTI DESIGNS |
| 10 | 10 | DEADPOOL HERO FLIP KNIT CAP | NEW ERA CAP CO |
TOP 10 POSTERS
| QtyRank | DollarRank | Poster | VendorName |
| 1 | 1 | CHEW POSTER #1 SECRET AGENT POYO | IMAGE COMICS |
| 2 | 2 | MARVEL NOW MARCH WOLVERINE #1 POSTER NOW | MARVEL COMICS |
| 3 | 3 | UNCANNY X-MEN NOW POSTER NOW | MARVEL COMICS |
| 4 | 4 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY NOW POSTER NOW | MARVEL COMICS |
| 5 | 9 | CARNAGE BY CRAIN POSTER | MARVEL COMICS |
| 6 | 11 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY RAMOS POSTER | MARVEL COMICS |
| 7 | 5 | MARVEL NOW AGE OF ULTRON POSTER NOW | MARVEL COMICS |
| 8 | 7 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN IN MOTION POSTER | MARVEL COMICS |
| 9 | 12 | AVENGERS VS X-MEN BY JIM CHEUNG A POSTER | MARVEL COMICS |
| 10 | 8 | AVENGERS VS X-MEN BY YOUNG POSTER | MARVEL COMICS |
TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
| DollarRank | QtyRank | Collectible | VendorName |
| 1 | 1 | POP MARVEL DEADPOOL VINYL FIG | FUNKO |
| 2 | 2 | POP HEROES BATMAN PX VINYL FIG NEW 52 VER | FUNKO |
| 3 | 3 | POP HEROES WONDER WOMAN PX VINYL FIG NEW 52 VER | FUNKO |
| 4 | 4 | POP HEROES SUPERMAN PX VINYL FIG NEW 52 VER | FUNKO |
| 5 | 5 | WALKING DEAD ZOMBIE GELATIN MOLD | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC |
| 6 | 44 | DOCTOR WHO TARDIS PROJECTION ALARM CLOCK | UNDERGROUND TOYS |
| 7 | 170 | DC CHARA-COVERS IPHONE 4/4S 12PC CASE ASST | HUCKLEBERRY TOYS |
| 8 | 175 | MARVEL CHARA-COVERS IPHONE 4/4S 12PC CASE ASST | HUCKLEBERRY TOYS |
| 9 | 118 | GAME OF THRONES TYRION STATUE | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 10 | 6 | POP MARVEL SILVER SURFER VINYL FIG | FUNKO |
TOP 10 VIDEOS
| QtyRank | DollarRank | Video | VendorName |
| 1 | 2 | DCU BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS BD + DVD PT 2 | WARNER HOME VIDEO INC |
| 2 | 4 | DCU BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS DVD PT 2 | WARNER HOME VIDEO INC |
| 3 | 12 | ADVENTURE TIME FIONNA AND CAKE DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO INC |
| 4 | 3 | TRIGUN COMP SER DVD BOX SET | FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS INC |
| 5 | 20 | NEW FIST OF THE NORTH STAR COMP COLL DVD | SECTION 23 FILMS |
| 6 | 15 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN DVD SEA 01 | INGRAM ENTERTAINMENT INC |
| 7 | 5 | LISTEN TO ME GIRLS I AM YOUR FATHER COMP COLL DVD | SECTION 23 FILMS |
| 8 | 6 | WAITING IN THE SUMMER COMP COLL DVD | SECTION 23 FILMS |
| 9 | 8 | TIGER & BUNNY DVD SET 01 | WARNER HOME VIDEO INC |
| 10 | 10 | INUYASHA THE FINAL ACT DVD SET 2 | WARNER HOME VIDEO INC |
