The top 25 selling comics and graphic novels from "small publishers" for March 2011 per Diamond Distribution, based on total unit sales of products invoiced in March 2011.
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 DollarRank | Index | ITEM_CODES | TITLE | PRICE | PUBLISHER |
1 | 211 | 210 | 14.85 | OCT101201-M | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #56 A CVR QUALANO | $2.99 | ZEN |
2 | 218 | 227 | 13.68 | DEC101118-M | GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #2 A CVR MEDINA | $2.99 | ZEN |
3 | 219 | 214 | 13.68 | JAN110887 | TERRY MOORES ECHO #29 | $3.50 | ABS |
4 | 221 | 231 | 13.41 | JAN111399-M | GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #3 A CVR MEDINA | $2.99 | ZEN |
5 | 222 | 245 | 13.28 | DEC100749 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #222 | $2.99 | ARC |
6 | 225 | 247 | 13.17 | JAN110952 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #223 | $2.99 | ARC |
7 | 233 | 240 | 12.74 | JAN111071 | TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #67 (MR) | $2.95 | BRO |
8 | 240 | 246 | 12.11 | DEC101122 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #57 | $2.99 | ZEN |
9 | 246 | 261 | 11.73 | JAN111018 | SIMPSONS COMICS #176 | $2.99 | BON |
10 | 251 | 266 | 11.21 | JAN110953 | SONIC UNIVERSE #26 | $2.99 | ARC |
11 | 256 | 275 | 10.63 | JAN111017 | FUTURAMA COMICS #54 | $2.99 | BON |
12 | 258 | 317 | 10.60 | JAN110972 | SOULFIRE VOL 3 #0 | $1.99 | ASP |
13 | 261 | 244 | 10.51 | OCT101197-M | CHARMED #7 | $3.50 | ZEN |
14 | 265 | 248 | 10.32 | NOV101092-M | CHARMED #8 | $3.50 | ZEN |
15 | 285 | 284 | 8.55 | JAN110955-M | WULF #1 | $2.99 | ARD |
16 | 293 | 258 | 8.12 | NOV101019 | LENORE VOLUME II #2 | $3.99 | TIT |
17 | 300 | 301 | 7.68 | JAN110961-M | GRIM GHOST #1 | $2.99 | ARD |
18 | 315 | 314 | 6.66 | JAN110958-M | PHOENIX #1 | $2.99 | ARD |
19 | 321 | 332 | 6.32 | DEC100737 | ARCHIE #618 | $2.99 | ARC |
20 | 324 | 338 | 6.13 | JAN110939 | ARCHIE #619 | $2.99 | ARC |
21 | 328 | 283 | 6.07 | NOV101016 | STUFF OF LEGEND THE JUNGLE #4 | $4.25 | TH3 |
22 | 332 | 331 | 5.90 | NOV101096-M | MONSTER HUNTERS SURVIVAL GUIDE #3 A CVR CUMMINGS | $2.99 | ZEN |
23 | 335 | 309 | 5.67 | JAN111274 | SIXTH GUN #10 | $3.99 | ONI |
24 | 337 | 277 | 5.56 | DEC100993 | KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #172 | $5.99 | KEN |
25 | 338 | 347 | 5.56 | SEP101040 | ROUTE DES MAISONS ROUGES #3 (MR) | $2.99 | GG |
QtyRank | Overall QtyRank | Overall DollarRank | Index | ORDER CODE | TITLE | PRICE | PUBLISHER |
1 | 46 | 28 | 2.51 | NOV100957 | WEAPONS OF THE METABARONS HC | $19.95 | HUMANOIDS INC |
2 | 51 | 64 | 2.33 | JAN111019 | SIMPSONS COMICS MELTDOWN TP | $15.99 | BONGO COMICS |
3 | 57 | 81 | 2.13 | DEC108187 | TIME BOMB TP | $14.95 | RADICAL PUBLISHING |
4 | 59 | 19 | 2.12 | OCT108157 | STUMPTOWN HC VOL 01 | $29.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
5 | 61 | 20 | 2.09 | NOV100922 | PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 03 1941-1942 | $29.99 | FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
6 | 64 | 106 | 2.03 | NOV100953 | ARCHIE 50 TIMES AN AMERICAN ICON SC | $10.00 | THE HERO INITIATIVE |
7 | 71 | 34 | 1.91 | JAN111234 | COWBOYS AND ALIENS IT BOOKS HC ED | $24.99 | HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS |
8 | 78 | 25 | 1.87 | OCT101016 | POPEYE HC VOL 05 WHAS A JEEP | $29.99 | FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
9 | 79 | 129 | 1.86 | FEB108442-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE | $11.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
10 | 80 | 125 | 1.85 | DEC100705 | VESHA VALENTINE STORY GN | $12.95 | SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS |
11 | 94 | 266 | 1.74 | JAN111267 | SMURFS GN VOL 05 THE SMURFS AND THE EGG | $5.99 | NBM |
12 | 96 | 41 | 1.72 | DEC100963 | COMPLETE PEANUTS HC VOL 15 1979-1980 | $28.99 | FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
13 | 97 | 43 | 1.72 | JUN101205 | GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND HC | $24.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
14 | 108 | 276 | 1.57 | OCT100755 | PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR TP VOL 01 | $6.95 | APE ENTERTAINMENT |
15 | 113 | 49 | 1.47 | OCT101055 | AKIRA KODANSHA ED GN VOL 05 (MR) | $27.99 | RANDOM HOUSE |
16 | 118 | 188 | 1.43 | JAN110940 | ARCHIE AMERICANA SER TP VOL 12 BEST OF 90S BOOK 2 | $11.95 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
17 | 120 | 82 | 1.39 | AUG101105 | YO GABBA GABBA COMIC BOOK TIME HC | $24.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
18 | 127 | 179 | 1.34 | JAN111394 | K ON GN VOL 02 | $11.99 | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA |
19 | 130 | 195 | 1.32 | FEB108443-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD | $11.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
20 | 144 | 153 | 1.20 | DEC100962 | ARCTIC MARAUDER HC (MR) | $16.99 | FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
21 | 147 | 22 | 1.19 | AUG100065 | VANGUARD FRAZETTA CLASSICS HC VOL 02 WHITE INDIAN | $49.95 | VANGUARD PRODUCTIONS |
22 | 149 | 332 | 1.18 | DEC101015 | DISNEY FAIRIES GN VOL 05 TINKER BELL PIRATE ADVENTURE | $6.99 | NBM |
23 | 153 | 119 | 1.15 | DEC101169 | ZOMBIES ILLUSTRATED HISTORY O/T UNDEAD SC | $17.99 | ST. MARTINS PRESS |
24 | 157 | 222 | 1.12 | JAN111395 | MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA GN VOL 08 | $11.99 | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA |
25 | 159 | 190 | 1.10 | DEC101103 | CHI SWEET HOME GN VOL 05 | $13.95 | RANDOM HOUSE |