Led by strong sales for UNCANNY AVENGERS, Marvel won the top publisher crown in both dollars and units for October. SUPERMAN EARTH ONE Volume 2 was the best selling GN, although Walking Dead books stormed the top 10—and WALKING DEAD #103 cracked the top 10 periodical sales.
Sales were up in double digits in all comparative categories except comics year-to-year for October, which were virtually the same. Last October was the second month of the New 52 launch, so comics staying virtually the same is a strong sign of periodical and/or variant cover strength.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
|
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
35.14% |
39.54% |
| DC COMICS |
31.51% |
34.40% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
8.47% |
7.60% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
4.62% |
3.82% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
3.81% |
3.11% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
2.71% |
2.78% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
1.29% |
1.39% |
| AVATAR PRESS INC |
1.26% |
1.04% |
| RANDOM HOUSE |
1.19% |
0.25% |
| ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
1.03% |
1.03% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
8.96% |
5.04% |
COMPARATIVE SALES
STATISTICS
|
|
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
|
OCTOBER 2012 VS. SEPTEMBER 2012 |
||
|
COMICS |
20.02% |
16.15% |
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS |
24.41% |
13.11% |
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN |
21.45% |
15.90% |
|
OCTOBER 2012 VS. OCTOBER 2011 |
||
|
COMICS |
7.44% |
-0.82% |
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS |
53.87% |
52.85% |
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN |
19.50% |
2.11% |
|
YEAR-TO-DATE 2012 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2011 |
||
|
COMICS |
15.89% |
12.31% |
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS |
17.97% |
17.10% |
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN |
16.55% |
12.68% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 |
$3.99 |
AUG120550 | MAR |
|
2 |
AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #12 |
$4.99 |
JUL120535 | MAR |
|
3 |
BATMAN #13 |
$3.99 |
AUG120180 | DC |
|
4 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #13 |
$3.99 |
AUG120146 | DC |
|
5 |
A PLUS X #1 |
$3.99 |
AUG120562 | MAR |
|
6 |
GREEN LANTERN #13 |
$2.99 |
AUG120199 | DC |
|
7 |
DETECTIVE COMICS #13 |
$3.99 |
AUG120184 | DC |
|
8 |
AVX VS. #6 |
$3.99 |
JUL120526 | MAR |
|
9 |
WALKING DEAD #103 (MR) |
$2.99 |
AUG120472 | IMA |
|
10 |
AVX: CONSEQUENCES #1 |
$3.99 |
AUG120569 | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE VOLUME 2 HC |
$22.99 |
JUN120225 | DC |
|
2 |
SAGA VOLUME 1 TP |
$9.99 |
AUG120491 | IMA |
|
3 |
THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 TP |
$59.99 |
AUG120496 | IMA |
|
4 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1: DAYS GONE BYE TP |
$9.99 |
JUL068351 | IMA |
|
5 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 2: MILES BEHIND US TP |
$14.99 |
SEP088204 | IMA |
|
6 |
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT VOLUME 1: KNIGHT TERRORS HC |
$24.99 |
JUN120234 | DC |
|
7 |
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TP |
$14.99 |
AUG120709 | MAR |
|
8 |
NIGHTWING VOL. 1: TRAPS AND TRAPEZES TP |
$14.99 |
JUL120214 | DC |
|
9 |
V FOR VENDETTA: BOOK AND MASK SET |
$24.99 |
JUN120291 | DC |
|
10 |
BATMAN VOL. 1: THE COURT OF OWLS HC |
$24.99 |
JAN120300 | DC |
TOP 10 TOYS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
CAPTAIN AMERICA ACTION STATUE | MAR121666 | BOW |
|
2 |
THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: BATMAN VS. THE JOKER ARTFX STATUE | APR121799 | KOT |
|
3 |
THE WALKING DEAD MINIMATES SERIES 1 | APR121687 | DST |
|
4 |
MASS EFFECT 3 PLAY ARTS KAI: GARRUS VAKARIAN | JUN122004 | SQU |
|
5 |
BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE: BATMAN BEYOND STATUE | AUG120312 | DC |
|
6 |
BACK TO THE FUTURE: TIME MACHINE MARK I CAR | MAR094739 | DST |
|
7 |
THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS:SUPERMAN VS. BATMAN STATUE | AUG120309 | DC |
|
8 |
CLASSIC WASP STATUE | JAN128256 | BOW |
|
9 |
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM DELUXE: TITAN JOKER FIGURE | JUL120272 | DC |
|
10 |
DOCTOR WHO: ELEVENTH DOCTOR 1/6-SCALE FIGURE | JAN128153 | BIG |
TOP 10 GAMES
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
RISK: LEGACY | JUN118204 | HAS |
|
2 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: RETURN TO RAVNICA BOOSTER PACKS | AUG122136 | WIZ |
|
3 |
DC HEROCLIX: BATMAN PRIMER | AUG122141 | NEC |
|
4 |
DOCTOR WHO MONOPOLY: 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION | AUG122147 | USA |
|
5 |
ASSASSIN’S CREED HEROCLIX: BROTHERHOOD EXPANSION | AUG122140 | NEC |
|
6 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: RETURN TO RAVNICA FAT PACKS |
AUG122138 | WIZ |
|
7 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: RETURN TO RAVNICA INTRO DECKS |
AUG122139 | WIZ |
|
8 |
YU-GI-OH TCG: LEGENDARY COLLECTION 3 YUGI’S WORLD | JUN128076 | KON |
|
9 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: RETURN TO RAVNICAEVENT DECKS | AUG122137 | WIZ |
|
10 |
MARVEL COMICS COLLECTOR’S EDITION MONOPOLY | JUL122175 | USA |
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I think the story is that Walking Dead is now a Top 10 book. This is phenomenal!
Man, as long as Uncanny Avengers ships every month, Marvel will be unstoppable. Oh, nevermind.
I’m dieing to know what Red She-Hulk did. I hope it’s successful.
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