Sales Charts

by Marc-Oliver Frisch In May 2013, Vertigo is back in business in a major way: The first issue of The Wake, a 10-issue miniseries by...

by Paul O'Brien Marvel generally like to make their big launches as they come out of major crossover events, and so with AGE OF ULTRON...

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If there's one phrase that frosts my scuppers these days it's variations on the "comics are a dying industry" or "failing medium" or some...

ICv2 has posted the sales rankings for Bookscan's Top 20 Graphic Novels for the month of May. ICv2 notes that The Walking Dead has...

by Dave Carter Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more...

The lady X-Men led the single issue sales charts for May, while kids comics made a strong showing on the graphic novel chart, with Adventure Time or My Little Pony coming in at 1, 5 and 7. Superman charted with the paperback versions of Earth One V.1 and Action Aomics V.1. The Walking Dead and Saga both had strong backlist showings.

By Paul Mellerick   Mark Millar’s relentless conquering of the entertainment world continues, as his new book Jupiter’s Legacy sets records and charts in the top...

The AGE OF ULTRON crossover anchored Marvel's line in April, with tie-in issues spreading across a range of titles. As often happens when event titles are underway, it's a quiet month for new releases, with the notable exception of the THANOS RISING origin mini. And of course, as the months roll on, we're getting an increasingly clear picture of how the assorted Marvel Now launches and relaunches are working out.

David Carter is a librarian and a bestseller list maker. Every Friday morning he goes to Amazon an makes a bestseller list from their graphic novel listings, which you can read at his blog, Yet Another Comics Blog. David has agreed to let me share his charts here because of there's one thing Beat readers love it's sales chart.

Awfully unsurprising: Jeffrey Brown's Vader's LIttle Princess, a cute follow-up to Vader and Son, which imagines every iconic image in the original trilogy from the viewpoint of the father of a teenaged (or younger) girl—that dad being Darth Vader. It gives even the well worn tropes a fresh, human feeling and to the shock of no one...it's selling like hotcakes:

Recent sales patterns continued in the April comics sales figures just released by Diamond. While DC had the top selling books with Batman #19. Marvel continue to dominate both units and dollars—especially units, where they opened up a 14% lead over DC. In a month without a lot of strong graphic novels, The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye led the charts yet again. while Injustice: Gods Among Us, and DC Collectibles' new Injustice: Deathstroke Vs. Green Arrow Action Figure 2-Pack led the video game and toy categories.