Marvel’s Secret Wars crushed it for periodical, while Images graphic novels crushed it in June sales just released by Diamond. Secret Wars #3 was the top over all comic, and Marvel had 7 or the top 10 slots and held a commanding 15% lead over DC in both units and dollars. DC You seems to have yet to find its footing.
The other stat that jumped out at us: GN’s were wayyyyyy up for the month — like 31.35% up. Image was the reason and normally you see this kind of leap when a new Walking Dead comics out, but this time it was Wytches by Scott Snyder and Jock, along with a strong debut for Fraction and Ward’s ODY-c—and perhaps more interestingly, a month of Marvel titles, including perennial Civil War and a new Thanos GN by Jim Starlin. Could Marvel actually be shoring up their backlist?
Image was #3 again with more than 10% unit share again.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
| PUBLISHER | DOLLARSHARE | UNITSHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS | 40.86% | 43.16% |
| DC COMICS | 25.06% | 28.03% |
| IMAGE COMICS | 9.81% | 10.83% |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 5.18% | 3.86% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 4.25% | 3.51% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 1.93% | 1.74% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 1.83% | 1.65% |
| TITAN COMICS | 1.26% | 1.20% |
| ARCHIE COMICS | 0.96% | 1.01% |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT | 0.72% | 0.82% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 8.13% | 4.19% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
| PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTALSHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS | 72 | 33 | 0 | 105 |
| DC COMICS | 68 | 25 | 1 | 94 |
| IMAGE COMICS | 65 | 16 | 0 | 81 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 32 | 31 | 0 | 63 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 41 | 21 | 0 | 62 |
| BOOM ENTERTAINMENT | 31 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 27 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| TITAN COMICS | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS | 14 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 85 | 136 | 36 | 257 |
NOTE: THE JUNE ’14 vs ’15 PERCENTAGES HAVE BEEN CORRECTED FROM THE EARLIAR POST.
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| JUNE 2015 VS. MAY 2014 | ||
| COMICS | -6.09% | -5.33% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 14.39% | 23.02% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -0.35% | -3.30% |
| JUNE 2015 VS. JUNE 2014 | ||
| COMICS | 16.34% | 14.66% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 18.03% | 31.35% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 16.88% | 16.01% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2015 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 | ||
| COMICS | 16.46% | 16.52% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 5.85% | 4.06% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 13.07% | 15.46% |
| SECOND QUARTER 2015 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2015 | ||
| COMICS | 19.03% | 16.19% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 24.63% | 31.88% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 20.67% | 17.32% |
| SECOND QUARTER 2015 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2014 | ||
| COMICS | 18.74% | 19.01% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 10.43% | 16.71% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 16.09% | 18.82% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | SECRET WARS #3 | $3.99 | APR150690-M | MAR |
| 2 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #1 | $3.99 | APR150750-M | MAR |
| 3 | STAR WARS #6 | $3.99 | APR150855-M | MAR |
| 4 | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 | $5.99 | APR150167-M | DC |
| 5 | BATMAN #41 | $3.99 | APR150254-M | DC |
| 6 | THORS #1 | $3.99 | APR150714-M | MAR |
| 7 | DARTH VADER #6 | $3.99 | APR150857 | MAR |
| 8 | X-MEN ’92 #1 | $4.99 | APR150797-M | MAR |
| 9 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #41 [*] | $4.99 | APR150222-M | DC |
| 10 | GROOT #1 | $3.99 | APR150862-M | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | WYTCHES VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 | MAR150524 | IMA |
| 2 | THANOS: THE INFINITY RELATIVITY OGN HC | $24.99 | FEB150842 | MAR |
| 3 | EAST OF WEST VOLUME 4: WHO WANTS WAR TP | $14.99 | MAR150527 | IMA |
| 4 | MS. MARVEL VOLUME 3: CRUSHED TP | $15.99 | MAR150813 | MAR |
| 5 | CIVIL WAR TP | $24.99 | JAN072436 | MAR |
| 6 | SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 | AUG120491 | IMA |
| 7 | SAGA VOLUME 4 TP (MR) | $14.99 | OCT140644 | IMA |
| 8 | HOUSE OF HEM TP | $7.99 | APR150869 | MAR |
| 9 | ODYC VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 | MAR150539 | IMA |
| 10 | MARVEL UNIVERSE: ANT-MAN DIGEST TP | $9.99 | MAR150800 | MAR |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | LEAGUE OF REGRETTABLE SUPERHEROES | $24.95 | APR151910 | QUI |
| 2 | THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 96 SC | $14.95 | APR151950 | SAN |
| 3 | DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 81 SC | $14.95 | FEB151833 | SAN |
| 4 | WORLD OF READING: ANT-MAN: THIS IS ANT-MAN SC | $3.99 | APR151918 | HAC |
| 5 | REALMS: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME ART OF TONY DITERLIZZI | $39.99 | FEB150103 | DAR |
| 6 | ANT-MAN: ZOMBIE REPELLENT: MIGHTY MARVEL CHAPTER BOOK | $5.99 | APR151915 | HAC |
| 7 | LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC | $34.99 | SEP120055 | DAR |
| 8 | MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA 75TH-ANNIVERSARY EDITION HC | $40.00 | DEC131413 | DK |
| 9 | CHAIKA COFFIN PRINCESS VOLUME 1 HC | $13.00 | APR151835 | YEN |
| 10 | DC COMICS: THE NEW 52 POSTER BOOK SC | $24.99 | FEB151802 | PUB |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | MARVEL NOW: DEADPOOL X-FORCE ARTFX+ STATUE | JUL148029 | KOT |
| 2 | DC COMICS: COVER GIRLS HARLEY QUINN STATUE | DEC140430 | DC |
| 3 | BATMAN 75TH-ANNIVERSARY ACTION FIGURE 4 PACK SET 2 | JUN140317 | DC |
| 4 | STAR WARS: LUKE SKYWALKER & PRINCESS LEIA ARTFX+ STATUE | NOV142340 | KOT |
| 5 | MARVEL NOW: DEADPOOL ARTFX+ STATUE | SEP142328 | KOT |
| 6 | MARVEL: SHE-HULK BISHOUJO STATUE | NOV142341 | KOT |
| 7 | MARVEL SELECT: THE INCREDIBLE HULK ACTION FIGURE | DEC074356 | DST |
| 8 | DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS: WONDER WOMAN STATUE | MAR130316 | DC |
| 9 | POP! HEROES: DEATHSTROKE VINYL FIGURE | JAN148305 | FUN |
| 10 | PREDATOR PLAY ARTS KAI: PREDATOR MOVIE ACTION FIGURE | OCT148267 | SQU |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON BOOSTER BRICK 1 | APR152747 | NEC |
| 2 | GAME OF THRONES MONOPOLY | APR152735 | USA |
| 3 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE BOOSTER BRICK | MAR152655 | NEC |
| 4 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: ANT-MAN BOX SET | MAR158287 | NEC |
| 5 | JURASSIC WORLD MONOPOLY | APR152736 | USA |
| 6 | PATHFINDER BATTLES DUNGEONS DEEP BOOSTER BRICK | APR152750 | NEC |
| 7 | ADVENTURE TIME CARD WARS PACK 4 | NOV142724 | CRY |
| 8 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: CLASSIC AVENGERS FAST FORCES 6-PACK | MAR158288 | NEC |
| 9 | MUNCHKIN ADVENTURE TIME 2: IT’S A DUNGEON CRAWL EXPANSION | MAR152648 | PSI |
| 10 | JAY & SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK MONOPOLY | DEC142209 | DST |
What a shame regarding DC sales. They had a really strong June, and people ought to give some of those titles a look.
Is the pie getting bigger? Does anyone have dollar figures for the total market for each month?
I’ve spreadsheeted the monthly Diamond percentages, but I don’t know the dollar figures for each month.
Why is Marvel having a 15% lead over DC called news? “DC You seems to have yet to find its footing” – is NOT the reason Marvel takes that lead; it’s only that Marvel publish more books. I love how Comicsbeat constantly try to put DC down, want to see DC fail, while Marvel is constantly treated as the hero, the winner. No one ever says a bad word about Marvel on this site.
And if Marvel has a 15% lead over DC, what’s its percentage lead over Image, Boom, IDW etc, why not report that? Just because Marvel has a “commanding lead” over some other company doesn’t necessary mean what it’s publishing is of high quality, with memorable storylines. It’s easy to have a lead when all your books are $3.99 and are in a highly-publicized crossover event right now.
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