Batman crushed it in Diamond’s just released sales charts for November, taking 6 of the top 10 slots in periodical sales. Doomsday Clock had another two, and Star Wars and Captain America from Marvel rounded things out.
No time for analysis today but check out John Jackson Miller’s Comichron for more insights.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
|
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
34.29% |
34.52% |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
33.71% |
39.37% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
8.07% |
8.26% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
4.04% |
3.66% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
2.20% |
2.15% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
2.08% |
1.53% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
2.06% |
1.61% |
| VIZ MEDIA |
1.34% |
0.53% |
| TITAN COMICS |
1.31% |
1.07% |
| ONI PRESS |
1.23% |
0.76% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
9.68% |
6.54% |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
|
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
|
|
NOVEMBER 2017 VS. OCTOBER 2017 |
||
| COMICS |
-3.63% |
-4.73% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
19.29% |
27.04% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
3.11% |
-2.54% |
| TOYS |
45.65% |
39.93% |
|
NOVEMBER 2017 VS. NOVEMBER 2016 |
||
| COMICS |
-9.45% |
-13.28% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
2.21% |
-1.73% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-5.80% |
-12.36% |
| TOYS |
-4.88% |
-20.66% |
|
YEAR-TO-DATE 2017 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2016 |
||
| COMICS |
-9.89% |
-8.38% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-9.32% |
-11.72% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-9.72% |
-8.65% |
| TOYS |
-11.01% |
-18.12% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
|
PUBLISHER |
COMICS SHIPPED |
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED |
MAGAZINES SHIPPED |
TOTAL SHIPPED |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
95 |
36 |
0 |
131 |
| MARVEL COMICS |
85 |
46 |
0 |
131 |
| IMAGE COMICS |
68 |
14 |
0 |
82 |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
43 |
26 |
0 |
69 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
25 |
16 |
0 |
41 |
| TITAN COMICS |
23 |
10 |
8 |
41 |
| VIZ MEDIA |
0 |
40 |
0 |
40 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
25 |
9 |
0 |
34 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
14 |
12 |
0 |
26 |
| ONI PRESS |
8 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
156 |
244 |
30 |
430 |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #1 |
$4.99 |
SEP170245-M | DC |
|
2 |
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #1 LENTICULAR EDITION |
$5.99 |
SEP170247 | DC |
|
3 |
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #1 |
$3.99 |
AUG170173 | DC |
|
4 |
BATMAN LOST #1 |
$4.99 |
AUG170170 | DC |
|
5 |
BATMAN #35 |
$2.99 |
SEP170276-M | DC |
|
6 |
BATMAN #34 |
$2.99 |
SEP170274-M | DC |
|
7 |
BATMAN: THE DEVASTATOR #1 |
$3.99 |
AUG170172-M | DC |
|
8 |
CAPTAIN AMERICA #695 |
$3.99 |
SEP170802-M | MAR |
|
9 |
BATMAN ANNUAL #2 |
$4.99 |
SEP170278 | DC |
|
10 |
STAR WARS #38 |
$3.99 |
SEP170965-M | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER VOL. 1: IMPERIAL MACHINE TP |
$17.99 |
AUG171045 | MAR |
|
2 |
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE… AGAIN TP |
$15.99 |
AUG171018 | MAR |
|
3 |
THE FLASH VOL. 4: RUNNING SCARED TP |
$14.99 |
AUG170320 | DC |
|
4 |
WONDER WOMAN VOL. 4: GODWATCH TP |
$16.99 |
AUG170329 | DC |
|
5 |
RICK AND MORTY VOLUME 1 TP |
$19.99 |
JUL151482 | ONI |
|
6 |
STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE ADAPTATION TP |
$19.99 |
AUG171049 | MAR |
|
7 |
JOURNEY TO STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI: CAPTAIN PHASMA TP |
$16.99 |
AUG171050 | MAR |
|
8 |
SUPERMAN VOLUME 4: BLACK DAWN TP |
$16.99 |
AUG170325 | DC |
|
9 |
STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL: SON OF DATHOMIR TP |
$15.99 |
AUG171046 | MAR |
|
10 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 4: ENDLESS TP |
$16.99 |
AUG170324 | DC |
PAGE_BREAK: PageBreakTOP 10 BOOKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
UNDISPUTED STREET FIGHTER HC |
$39.99 |
JUL171680 | DYN |
|
2 |
BACK ISSUE #101 |
$34.95 |
AUG172086 | TWO |
|
3 |
GRIMM FAIRY TALES ADULT COLORING BOOK VOLUME 1 |
$12.99 |
OCT151871 | ZEN |
|
4 |
HARRY MOON: HARRY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL HC |
$16.99 |
JAN179078 | RAB |
|
5 |
LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC |
$34.99 |
SEP120055 | DAR |
|
6 |
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 47 |
$29.95 |
APR171765-M | GEM |
|
7 |
BERNIE WRIGHTSON ARTIFACT EDITION HC |
$125.00 |
JUN170552 | IDW |
|
8 |
LEGACY: COLOR NOVELLA FOR YOU TO COLOR HC |
$19.99 |
JUL170107 | DAR |
|
9 |
THE WALKING DEAD ADULT COLORING BOOK (MR) |
$14.99 |
FEB160615 | IMA |
|
10 |
HONEY MOON: CHRISTMAS HC |
$16.99 |
JAN179079 | RAB |
TOP 10 TOYS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
CHIBI TAMAGOTCHI | MAR178821 | BAN |
|
2 |
POP RIDES! MARVEL: CLASSIC GHOST RIDER GLOW-IN-THE-DARK VINYL FIGURE | JUL178584 | FUN |
|
3 |
POP RIDES! MARVEL: CLASSIC GHOST RIDER VINYL FIGURE | JUL178585 | FUN |
|
4 |
MARVEL NOW: VENOM ARTFX+ STATUE | MAY172821 | KOT |
|
5 |
DC ICONS: DOOMSDAY VS. SUPERMAN DELUXE FIGURE 2-PACK | MAY170374 | DC |
|
6 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE: BATMAN STATUE | MAY170370 | DC |
|
7 |
BAT SIGNAL PROP | MAY170373 | DC |
|
8 |
BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES: HARLEY QUINN 25TH-ANNIVERARY DELUXE PVC FIGURE | APR172648 | DST |
|
9 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE: SUPERMAN STATUE | MAY170371 | DC |
|
10 |
MARVEL PREMIER COLLECTION: PSYLOCKE STATUE | APR172652 | DST |
TOP 10 GAMES
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
PATHFINDER RPG: ULTIMATE WILDERNESS | SEP173077 | PAI |
|
2 |
DC HEROCLIX: HARLEY QUINN AND THE GOTHAM GIRLS BOOSTER BRICK | JUN173406 | NEC |
|
3 |
PATHFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK POCKET EDITION | APR168770 | PAI |
|
4 |
PATHFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK | JUN091729 | PAI |
|
5 |
PATHFINDER RPG: BESTIARY 2 POCKET EDITION | AUG173198 | PAI |
|
6 |
STARFINDER RPG: ALIEN ARCHIVE HC | AUG173202 | PAI |
|
7 |
STARFINDER PAWNS: ALIEN ARCHIVE PAWN BOX | SEP173078 | PAI |
|
8 |
PATHFINDER RPG: BOOK OF THE DAMNED HC | JUL173377 | PAI |
|
9 |
PATHFINDER RPG: ULTIMATE EQUIPMENT POCKET EDITION | AUG173199 | PAI |
|
10 |
TOME OF BEASTS HC | JUN168476 | PAI |
And we have that post here:
http://blog.comichron.com/2017/12/dcs-doomsday-clock-helps-make-november.html
DC had its best month of 2017, thanks to Doomsday Clock and the various Batman titles — up 21% over the same month in 2016, finally out of the shadow of the Rebirth issues. The rest of the market did not keep pace, but with the market-minus-DC only off by 15%, the overall market netted with a smaller drop than in recent months. All key comparative category losses (comics units, comics dollars, GN dollars, all dollars) are now in the single digits again.
If I do the math right, DC shipped an additional 14 issues this month. How did that happen? Annuals?
It was a five-week month, which tends to catch more specials and whatnot — and, yes, annuals. November had annuals for Aquaman, Batman, Green Arrow, Injustice 2, Justice League, and Super Sons. Number ones for Deadman, Demon, Imaginary Fiends, Jetsons, Mystik U, New Talent Showcase — and then things like Action, Deadman, Doomsday Clock with variant cover prices would be counted twice.
Thanks, John. That makes sense. I only went back and looked at last month because this month’s 95 issues really stood out for DC.
Guess we can expect more Batman-related crossover events in the future.
They don’t call it Detective Comics Comics for nothing.
Shit, Only 2 in the Top 10 for Marvel? hahaha…. . DC won unit share, but because they don’t swindle their customers, their $$ share is still lower
It also looks like without the Star Wars titles Marvel don’t have a lot that people are interested in.
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