Media Release -- Presenting March 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 | 2 | 4.59 | WALKING DEAD MAGAZINE #3 PX ED | TIT |
| 2 | 9 | 3.02 | BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #3 | AVA |
| 3 | 1 | 2.93 | DC BATMAN AUTOMOBILIA FIG COLL MAG #3 2005 BATMAN BEGINS BAT | EAG |
| 4 | 6 | 1.77 | DR WHO MAGAZINE #457 | DIA |
| 5 | 3 | 1.42 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #27 BATWOMAN WHITE ROOK | EAG |
| 6 | 4 | 1.26 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #26 ALFRED PENNYWORTH WHITE | EAG |
| 7 | 5 | 1.08 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #7 BATGIRL WHITE KNIGHT | EAG |
| 8 | 14 | 1.05 | STAR WARS INSIDER #140 NEWSSTAND ED | TIT |
| 9 | 7 | 1.00 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #8 RIDDLER BLACK BISHOP | EAG |
| 10 | 8 | 0.97 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #3 ROBIN WHITE BISHOP | EAG |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| QtyRank | DollarRank | Index | Book | VendName |
| 1 | 1 | 3.10 | LEGEND OF ZELDA HYRULE HISTORIA HC | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 2 | 2 | 0.97 | ART OF TODD MCFARLANE DEVILS IN THE DETAILS TP | IMAGE COMICS |
| 3 | 4 | 0.71 | ART OF BIOSHOCK INFINITE HC | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 4 | 6 | 0.55 | FRAZETTA SKETCHBOOK HC | VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS |
| 5 | 5 | 0.45 | ASSASSINS CREED ENCYCLOPEDIA HC 2ND ED | UBIWORKSHOP |
| 6 | 11 | 0.45 | FRAZETTA SKETCHBOOK SC | VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS |
| 7 | 18 | 0.45 | VAMPIRE HUNTER D NOVEL VOL 19 MERCENARY ROAD (MR) | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 8 | 8 | 0.43 | GROWLANSER ART WORKS SC | UDON ENTERTAINMENT CORP |
| 9 | 7 | 0.41 | MIDORI FOO BOOK OF PICTURES SC | UDON ENTERTAINMENT CORP |
| 10 | 3 | 0.40 | FRAZETTA SKETCHBOOK DLX SLIPCASED ED | VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS |
TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
| DollarRank | QtyRank | Trading Card | VendName |
| 1 | 1 | GARBAGE PAIL KIDS SERIES 2 T/C BOX | TOPPS COMPANY |
| 2 | 3 | ST TOS HEROES & VILLAINS T/C BOX | RITTENHOUSE ARCHIVES |
| 3 | 4 | MARVEL COMICS 24PC PLAYING CARD ASST | AQUARIUS POSTERS |
| 4 | 2 | AVENGERS MOVIE COULSON CAPT AMERICA T/C SET | EFX INC. |
| 5 | 5 | TOPPS 2013 HERITAGE BASEBALL T/C BOX | TOPPS COMPANY |
| 6 | 6 | CASTLE SEASON 1 & 2 T/C BOX | CRYPTOZOIC ENTERTAINMENT |
| 7 | 7 | TOPPS WACKY PACKAGES SER 10 STICKER T/C BOX | TOPPS COMPANY |
| 8 | 8 | TWILIGHT BREAKING DAWN PT2 T/C BOX | NECA |
| 9 | 11 | TOPPS 2012 SUPREME FOOTBALL T/C BOX | TOPPS COMPANY |
| 10 | 12 | TOPPS 2013 BASEBALL SERIES 1 T/C BOX | TOPPS COMPANY |
TOP 10 APPAREL
| DollarRank | QtyRank | Apparel | VendName |
| 1 | 1 | BTTF MARTY HAT REPLICA | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC |
| 2 | 7 | JOKER HARLEY QUINN III T/S LG | GRAPHITTI DESIGNS |
| 3 | 8 | JOKER HARLEY QUINN III T/S XL | GRAPHITTI DESIGNS |
| 4 | 4 | WALKING DEAD WELCOME TO WOODBURY PX HEATHER T/S LG | CHANGES |
| 5 | 10 | JOKER HARLEY QUINN III T/S MED | GRAPHITTI DESIGNS |
| 6 | 5 | WALKING DEAD WELCOME TO WOODBURY PX HEATHER T/S XL | CHANGES |
| 7 | 2 | DOCTOR WHO DOCTOR & TARDIS PRINT WMNS SOCKS | PACIFIC LEGWEAR INC |
| 8 | 3 | DOCTOR WHO DOCTOR & TARDIS PRINT MENS SOCKS | PACIFIC LEGWEAR INC |
| 9 | 6 | DOCTOR WHO TARDIS RUFFLE OVER KNEE WMNS SOCKS | PACIFIC LEGWEAR INC |
| 10 | 14 | WALKING DEAD WELCOME TO WOODBURY PX HEATHER T/S MED | CHANGES |
TOP 10 POSTERS
| QtyRank | DollarRank | Poster | VendName |
| 1 | 1 | WALKING DEAD SEASON 3 JAILHOUSE POSTER | SCORPIO POSTERS |
| 2 | 4 | MARVEL NOW X-MEN POSTER | MARVEL COMICS |
| 3 | 2 | WALKING DEAD ZOMBIE BLACK LIGHT POSTER | SCORPIO POSTERS |
| 4 | 5 | X-TERMINATION BY LARROCA POSTER | MARVEL COMICS |
| 5 | 6 | AVENGERS VS X-MEN BY YOUNG POSTER (PP #1044) | MARVEL COMICS |
| 6 | 3 | JIM BALENT LOVE & BEAUTY PORTFOLIO | BROADSWORD COMICS |
| 7 | 8 | DEADPOOL BY GEOFF DARROW POSTER NOW | MARVEL COMICS |
| 8 | 9 | WALKING DEAD #100 POSTER (MR) | IMAGE COMICS |
| 9 | 10 | WALKING DEAD NO WAY OUT POSTER (MR) | IMAGE COMICS |
| 10 | 12 | MARVEL NOW MARCH WOLVERINE #1 POSTER NOW | MARVEL COMICS |
TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
| DollarRank | QtyRank | Item | VendName |
| 1 | 28 | POP DOMO + DC COMICS MYSTERIO MINIS 24PC DISP | FUNKO |
| 2 | 10 | WATCHMEN TOASTER | DYNAMIC FORCES |
| 3 | 34 | ADVENTURE TIME 100PC BUTTON ASST | HOT PROPERTIES! MERCHANDISING |
| 4 | 48 | DOCTOR WHO 120 PC BUTTON ASSORTMENT | CULTURENIK |
| 5 | 2 | DOCTOR DOOM BUST BANK | MONOGRAM PRODUCTS |
| 6 | 83 | BIG BANG THEORY 144 PIECE BUTTON ASSORTMENT | ATA BOY |
| 7 | 6 | ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SURVIVAL KIT IN A SARDINE CAN | SARDINE CAN GIFTWARE |
| 8 | 5 | SW HAN IN CARBONITE BOTTLE OPENER | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS LLC |
| 9 | 12 | BATMAN CERAMIC AND TRAVEL MUG COMBO SET | ICUP INC |
| 10 | 134 | BIG BANG THEORY 46 PC MAGNET ASST | ATA BOY |
TOP 10 VIDEOS
| QtyRank | DollarRank | Video | VendName |
| 1 | 34 | STREET SHARKS COMP SER DVD | MILL CREEK ENT |
| 2 | 3 | BLEACH UNCUT DVD VOL 16 | WARNER HOME VIDEO INC |
| 3 | 22 | JEDI JUNKIES DVD | NEW VIDEO |
| 4 | 10 | DOCTOR WHO REIGN OF TERROR DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO INC |
| 5 | 1 | QUEENS BLADE COMP SER 1 & 2 DVD | ALLEGRO MEDIA GROUP |
| 6 | 2 | VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU TV COMP COLL DVD | SECTION 23 FILMS |
| 7 | 5 | FATE/STAY NIGHT TV COMP COLL DVD | SECTION 23 FILMS |
| 8 | 6 | HOBBIT AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY BD + DVD | WARNER HOME VIDEO INC |
| 9 | 39 | BATMAN MYSTERY OF THE BATWOMAN BD | WARNER HOME VIDEO INC |
| 10 | 8 | AMAGAMI SS+ COMP COLL DVD | SECTION 23 FILMS |
