Marvel topped both units and dollars in February, while DC reclaimed the top comics spot with Justice League of America #1 by Johns and Frank. The big news this month was IDW’s surge for their first time over 7% market share– it’s amazing how far you can go riding on a little pony. They were still behind Image, though.
Alan Moore topped the GN chart for the umpty zillionth time with NEMO HEART OF ICE, followed by Batman and Adventure Time.
Although comics sales remain up above last year at a robust level, GN sales were down from January because there wasn’t a Walking Dead trade this month. Still healthy growth in all channels as they say.
John Jackson Miller has his preliminary analysis here.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
| RETAIL MARKET SHARE |
| PUBLISHER |
SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
34.86% |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
29.22% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
7.76% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
7.09% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
4.82% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
2.80% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
1.97% |
| EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD |
1.42% |
| ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
0.99% |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
0.94% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
8.11% |
|
|
| UNIT MARKET SHARE |
| PUBLISHER |
SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
38.46% |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
32.89% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
7.89% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
6.04% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
4.16% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
2.55% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
1.75% |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
0.98% |
| ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
0.73% |
| ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
0.57% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
3.98% |
|
|
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
|
DOLLARS
|
UNITS
|
|
FEBRUARY 2013 VS. JANUARY 2013
|
|
COMICS
|
5.04%
|
3.73%
|
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
-20.37%
|
-14.28%
|
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
-3.53%
|
2.33%
|
|
FEBRUARY 2013 VS. FEBRUARY 2012
|
|
COMICS
|
15.91%
|
14.75%
|
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
-1.47%
|
0.90%
|
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
10.48%
|
13.73%
|
|
YEAR-TO-DATE 2013 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2012
|
|
COMICS
|
18.95%
|
17.20%
|
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
17.14%
|
15.04%
|
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
18.39%
|
17.05%
|
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
VENDOR |
| 1 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 |
$3.99 |
DC |
| 2 |
UNCANNY X-MEN #1 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
| 3 |
BATMAN #17 |
$3.99 |
DC |
| 4 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #17 |
$3.99 |
DC |
| 5 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #3 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
| 6 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #4 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
| 7 |
UNCANNY X-MEN #2 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
| 8 |
UNCANNY AVENGERS #4 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
| 9 |
DETECTIVE COMICS #17 |
$3.99 |
DC |
| 10 |
SECRET AVENGERS #1 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
VENDOR |
| 1 |
NEMO: HEART OF ICE HC |
$14.95 |
TOP |
| 2 |
BATMAN: THE NIGHT OF THE OWLS HC |
$29.99 |
DC |
| 3 |
ADVENTURE TIME VOLUME 2 TP |
$14.99 |
BOO |
| 4 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1: DAYS GONE BYE TP |
$14.99 |
IMA |
| 5 |
SAGA VOLUME 1 TP |
$9.99 |
IMA |
| 6 |
BATMAN: THE BLACK MIRROR TP |
$16.99 |
DC |
| 7 |
CATWOMAN VOLUME 2: DOLLHOUSE TP |
$14.99 |
DC |
| 8 |
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/DOCTOR WHO: ASSIMILATION2 VOLUME 2 TP |
$17.99 |
IDW |
| 9 |
BATGIRL VOL. 1: THE DARKEST REFLECTION TP |
$14.99 |
DC |
| 10 |
ADVENTURE TIME VOLUME 1 TP |
$14.99 |
BOO |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
VENDOR |
| 1 |
LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC |
$34.99 |
DAR |
| 2 |
UNEARTHING SC |
$29.95 |
TOP |
| 3 |
BONE: QUEST FOR SPARK BOOK 3 SC |
$10.99 |
SCH |
| 4 |
HELMETGIRLS: ART OF CAMILLA D’ERRICO HC |
$24.99 |
DAR |
| 5 |
AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES: 1960-1964 |
$39.95 |
TWO |
| 6 |
DOC SAVAGE: THE NEW ADVENTURES VOLUME 4: DEATH’S DARK DOMAIN |
$24.95 |
WIL |
| 7 |
STEAMPUNK: THE BEGINNING SC |
$24.95 |
GIN |
| 8 |
THE WALKING DEAD NOVEL VOL. 1: RISE OF THE GOVERNOR SC |
$14.99 |
ST. |
| 9 |
ART OF DEAD SPACE HC |
$34.95 |
RAN |
| 10 |
ART OF BLIZZARD HC |
$75.00 |
PUB |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
VENDOR |
| 1 |
MARVEL SELECT: VENOM ACTION FIGURE |
DST |
| 2 |
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY SERIES 4: NIGHTWING FIGURE |
DC |
| 3 |
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY SERIES 4: BATMAN FIGURE |
DC |
| 4 |
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY SERIES 4: TALIA FIGURE |
DC |
| 5 |
BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY SERIES 4: DEADSHOT FIGURE |
DC |
| 6 |
DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: GREEN ARROW ACTION FIGURE |
DC |
| 7 |
STAR TREK: NEMESIS: USS ENTERPRISE-E SHIP |
DST |
| 8 |
SCARLET WITCH STATUE |
BOW |
| 9 |
GENTLE GIANT: DEADPOOL MINI-BUST |
GEN |
| 10 |
MARVEL UNIVERSE ACTION FIGURES |
HAS |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
VENDOR |
| 1 |
MARVEL HEROCLIX: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BOOSTER BRICK |
NEC |
| 2 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: GATECRASH BOOSTERS |
WIZ |
| 3 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: GATECRASH FAT PACK |
WIZ |
| 4 |
YAHTZEE: DOCTOR WHO COLLECTOR’S EDITION |
USA |
| 5 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: GATECRASH INTRO DECK |
WIZ |
| 6 |
MONOPOLY: LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY EDITION |
USA |
| 7 |
GAME OF THRONES LCG HBO EDITION |
FAN |
| 8 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: GATECRASH EVENT DECK |
WIZ |
| 9 |
SETTLERS OF CATAN NEW EDITION |
MAY |
| 10 |
TICKET TO RIDE |
DAY |
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It was actually David Finch on the art for JLA #1. :)
Does anyone else find it kinda funny that DC is skipping out on their monthly sales interview with the comics press this month? I’m sure they don’t want to have to explain how they got pwned in February, considering that they had a 52 variant cover gimmick going on.
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