From Diamond Comic Distributors Inc.

Sept. 12, 2011

 

Diamond Announces Top Products For August 2011

 

BALTIMORE, MD — The dawn of the new DC Universe and the launch of DC Comics' "New 52" began with Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League #1, August's best-selling comic book to comics specialty retailers — and the best-selling comic in 2011 to date — according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world's largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.

 

Marvel Comics continued as the leading publisher in overall sales, taking 37.44% of the market in dollars and 42.47% of the market in units sold for the month.

 

August's sales overall increased over July's, with comics up 9% and graphic novels up 24%, and on the year-to-year comparison, comics sales increased 15% over the previous August while graphic novel sales were up 31%. Merchandise (Non-Print) sales increased by 23% over the previous month, with the collectibles category as the stand-out, increasing by over 180% over July's sales.

 

Dark Horse Comics returned to Joss Whedon's fan-favorite Serenity universe in August with Serenity: Better Days and Other Stories, a collection of mini-series and specials in an omnibus hardcover, giving the Oregon-based publisher the month's best-selling graphic novel.

 

DC Comics' Flashpoint mini-series saw The Flash trapped in a dark, alternate universe and led into the relaunch of the DC Universe. DC Direct's Flashpoint Series 1 Action Figures, which recreated some the characters from the series, including the armored Wonder Woman and the alternate Batman, was August's top-selling Toy product to comics retailers.

 

David Petersen's acclaimed Mouse Guard series, a medieval fantasy set in a world of heroic mice, served as the basis for Archaia Studios' award-winning Mouse Guard Role-Playing Game, which was the best-selling Games product to comics retailers in August.


TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHER

DOLLAR

SHARE

UNIT

SHARE

MARVEL COMICS

37.34%

42.47%

DC COMICS

30.72%

34.84%

DARK HORSE COMICS

5.78%

3.79%

IDW PUBLISHING

4.79%

3.74%

IMAGE COMICS

4.67%

4.64%

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

2.23%

2.24%

BOOM! STUDIOS

1.24%

1.21%

VIZ MEDIA

1.14%

0.53%

EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD

1.11%

0.25%

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

0.88%

1.04%

OTHER NON-TOP 10

10.11%

5.25%

 

COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

 

DOLLARS

UNITS

AUGUST 2011 VS. JULY 2011

COMICS

9.00%

7.33%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

24.18%

13.26%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

13.74%

7.79%

AUGUST 2011 VS. AUGUST 2010

COMICS

15.14%

17.55%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

31.17%

20.17%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

20.15%

17.76%

YEAR-TO-DATE 2011 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2010

COMICS

-4.60%

-3.65%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

-2.35%

-7.61%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

-3.87%

-3.99%

 


TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS

RANK

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

JUSTICE LEAGUE #1

$3.99

JUL110187

DC

2

FLASHPOINT #5

$3.99

JUN110178

DC

3

FEAR ITSELF #5

$3.99

JUN110581

MAR

4

FLASHPOINT #4

$3.99

JUN110175

DC

5

ULTIMATE COMICS FALLOUT #4

$3.99

JUN110611

MAR

6

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #667

$3.99

JUN110622

MAR

7

AVENGERS #16

$3.99

JUN110586

MAR

8

WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS AFTERMATH #2

$3.99

JUN110168

DC

9

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #668

$3.99

JUN110624

MAR

10

NEW AVENGERS #15

$3.99

JUN110598

MAR

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS

RANK

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

SERENITY: BETTER DAYS & OTHER STORIES HC

$19.99

MAY110013

DAR

2

STAR WARS ADVENTURES: CHEWBACCA AND THE SLAVERS OF THE SHADOWLAND TP

$7.99

MAY110021

DAR

3

WE 3 DELUXE EDITION HC (MR)

$24.99

FEB110270

DC

4

B.P.R.D. HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 1: NEW WORLD

$19.99

APR110034

DAR

5

BATMAN: MAD LOVE AND OTHER STORIES TP

$17.99

MAY110240

DC

6

FF BY JONATHAN HICKMAN VOLUME 1 HC

$19.99

JUN110738-M

MAR

7

THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 14: NO WAY OUT TP

$14.99

APR110444

IMA

8

THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1: DAYS GONE BYE TP

$9.99

JUL068351

IMA

9

BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD TP

$29.99

MAY110241

DC

10

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOLUME 6: STARK RESILIENT BOOK 2 TP

$15.99

JUN110755

MAR

 TOP 10 TOYS

RANK

DESCRIPTION

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

FLASHPOINT SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES

APR110261

DC

2

BATMAN INCORPORATED ACTION FIGURES

DEC100316

DC

3

MARVEL SELECT: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER ACTION FIGURE

MAR111680

DST

4

COVER GIRLS OF THE DCU: HAWKGIRL STATUE

DEC100329

DC

5

MARVEL SELECT: RED SKULL ACTION FIGURE

MAR111682

DST

6

HARLEY QUINN 1/4-SCALE STATUE

OCT100346

DC

7

BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE: DAVID FINCH

DEC100325

DC

8

MARVEL X TOKIDOKI FRENZIES

APR111735

TOK

9

MARVEL SELECT: DEADPOOL ACTION FIGURE

MAR101468

DST

10

MARVEL UNIVERSE ACTION FIGURES

APR111758

KEN


TOP 10 GAMES

RANK

DESCRIPTION

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

MOUSE GUARD ROLEPLAYING GAME BOXED SET

OCT100772

ARA

2

CAPCOM: STREET FIGHTER HEROCLIX

JUN112180

NEC

3

EPIC GAMES: GEARS OF WAR HEROCLIX

JUN112182

NEC

4

CAPCOM: STREET FIGHTER HEROCLIX STARTER 6-PACK

JUN112181

NEC

5

YU-GI-OH! TCG 5DS GOLD SERIES 4 PYRAMIDS EDITION

JUN112159

KON

6

MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG 2012 CORE SET EVENT DECK

MAY112066

WIZ

7

YU-GI-OH! TCG HIDDEN ARSENAL SPECIAL EDITION BOOSTER PACKS

JUN112160

KON

8

YU-GI-OH! TCG 2011 DAWN OF XYZ STARTER

JUN112158

KON

9

MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG 2012 CORE SET BOOSTERS

MAY112065

WIZ

10

WORLD OF WARCRAFT TCG: TWILIGHT DRAGONS BOOSTER PACKS

APR112045

CRY

 

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