Marvel continued to dominate the top 10 and both units and dollars according to November sales figures released today by Diamond. Sales for the four-Wednesday week were down from five week October, but comics are up for the year overall, with periodical sales statistically flat down .11%. Dolalrs are up, but so are cover prices.
Image continued to have double digit sales and units, and the perennials Waking Dead and Saga were joined by the first collection of Gillen & McKelvie’s The Wicked and the Divine.
Spider-Men from across the multiverse are brought together to defeat the psychic vampire Morlun who hunts them in Marvel Comics’ Amazing Spider-Man #9, the first chapter of Dan Slott and Olivier Coipel’s “Spider-Verse” storyline and November 2014’s best-selling comic book according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
With eight titles in the top ten, Marvel Comics was November’s top publisher, leading in both the dollar share (34.88%) and unit share (37.82%) categories. DC Entertainment had two titles in the top ten, led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman #36 at #3, and was second in both market share categories with a dollar share of 27.47% and a unit share of 31.64%. Image Comics had a strong November as well, topping ten percent in both dollar share (10.62%) and unit share (11.06%). IDW Publishing was fourth with a 5.65% dollar share, and Dark Horse Comics was fifth with a 4.85% dollar share. Overall, November’s comic book and graphic novel sales were up by 5.47% over 2013 and year-to-date sales are up 4.52% but down by 18.40% from October due to four shipping weeks compared to October’s five.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
| PUBLISHER | DOLLAR
SHARE |
UNIT
SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS | 34.88% | 37.82% |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | 27.47% | 31.64% |
| IMAGE COMICS | 10.62% | 11.06% |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 5.65% | 4.53% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 4.85% | 3.58% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 2.84% | 2.54% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 2.73% | 2.68% |
| RANDOM HOUSE | 1.20% | 0.49% |
| VIZ MEDIA | 0.97% | 0.36% |
| EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD | 0.77% | 0.18% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 8.01% | 5.13% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
| PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTAL
SHIPPED |
| DC COMICS | 95 | 29 | 0 | 124 |
| MARVEL COMICS | 76 | 37 | 0 | 113 |
| IMAGE COMICS | 74 | 13 | 0 | 87 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 46 | 27 | 0 | 73 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 36 | 27 | 0 | 63 |
| BOOM ENTERTAINMENT | 41 | 6 | 0 | 47 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 33 | 10 | 0 | 43 |
| VIZ LLC | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| RANDOM HOUSE | 4 | 24 | 0 | 28 |
| EAGLEMOSS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 94 | 97 | 25 | 216 |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| NOVEMBER 2014 VS. OCTOBER 2014 | ||
| COMICS | -22.73% | -22.12% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -8.49% | -3.21% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -18.40% | -20.73% |
| NOVEMBER 2014 VS. NOVEMBER 2013 | ||
| COMICS | 5.47% | 5.84% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 14.44% | 21.00% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 8.36% | 7.03% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2013 | ||
| COMICS | 3.80% | -0.11% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 6.16% | 6.52% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 4.52% | 0.39% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 | $4.99 | SEP140823-M | MAR |
| 2 | ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 | $3.99 | SEP140810-M | MAR |
| 3 | BATMAN #36 | $3.99 | SEP140247-M | DC |
| 4 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10 | $3.99 | SEP140828-M | MAR |
| 5 | SPIDER-WOMAN #1 | $3.99 | SEP140833-M | MAR |
| 6 | THOR #2 | $3.99 | SEP140857-M | MAR |
| 7 | SUPERIOR IRON MAN #1 | $3.99 | SEP140798-M | MAR |
| 8 | AVENGERS AND X-MEN: AXIS #4 | $3.99 | SEP140771-M | MAR |
| 9 | AVENGERS AND X-MEN: AXIS #5 | $3.99 | SEP140774-M | MAR |
| 10 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #36 | $3.99 | SEP140185-M | DC |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 22: A NEW BEGINNING TP (MR) | $14.99 | SEP140657 | IMA |
| 2 | TEEN TITANS: EARTH ONE VOLUME 1 HC | $22.99 | JUL140221 | DC |
| 3 | SAGA DELUXE EDITION VOLUME 1 HC | $49.99 | SEP140591 | IMA |
| 4 | THE WICKED & THE DIVINE VOL. 1: THE FAUST ACT TP (MR) | $9.99 | SEP140684 | IMA |
| 5 | SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 | AUG120491 | IMA |
| 6 | SERENITY: LEAVES ON WIND HC | $19.99 | JUL140058 | DAR |
| 7 | AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER VOL. 9: RIFT PART 3 TP | $10.99 | JUL140112 | DAR |
| 8 | BATMAN ETERNAL VOLUME 1 TP (N52) | $39.99 | SEP140302 | DC |
| 9 | THE WAKE HC (MR) | $24.99 | JUL140281 | DC |
| 10 | DEADPOOL VOLUME 6: ORIGINAL SIN TP | $17.99 | SEP140932 | MAR |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | MINECRAFT: OFFICIAL MOJANG ESSENTIAL HANDBOOK HC | $7.99 | FEB142549 | SCH |
| 2 | MINECRAFT: OFFICIAL MOJANG REDSTONE HANDBOOK HC | $7.99 | FEB142550 | SCH |
| 3 | DOCTOR WHO: THE OFFICIAL ANNUAL 2015 | $12.99 | JAN148356 | PEN |
| 4 | LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC | $34.99 | SEP120055 | DAR |
| 5 | DRAWING BEAUTIFUL WOMEN: THE FRANK CHO
METHOD SC (MR) |
$19.95 | AUG141888 | PUB |
| 6 | THE ART OF DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION HC | $39.99 | JUN140054 | DAR |
| 7 | THE OVERSTREET GUIDE TO GRADING COMICS SC | $24.95 | SEP141457 | GEM |
| 8 | THE ART OF ROBERT E. MCGINNIS HC | $34.95 | SEP141849 | RAN |
| 9 | POPULAR SKULLTURE: SKULL MOTIFS HC | $19.99 | JUL140131 | DAR |
| 10 | THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THE JOKER HC | $24.95 | JUL141650 | PUB |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | BATMAN ANIMATED: THE NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES BATMAN FIGURE | JUN140313 | DC |
| 2 | DC COMICS: GOTHAM CITY GARAGE: CATWOMAN STATUE | MAY140419 | DC |
| 3 | BATMAN ANIMATED: BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES CATWOMAN FIG | JUN140316 | DC |
| 4 | DC COMICS: STARFIRE BISHOUJO STATUE | APR142091 | KOT |
| 5 | VOLTRON 30TH-ANNIVERSARY LION GIFT SET | JAN141950 | TOY |
| 6 | THE WALKING DEAD: RICK GRIMES RESIN STATUE | AUG140714 | TMP |
| 7 | BATMAN 75TH-ANNIVERSARY ACTION FIGURE 4-PACK SET 1 | MAY140418 | DC |
| 8 | THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: CALL TO ARMS STATUE “YEAR OF THE HORSE EDITION” | JUL140300 | DC |
| 9 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM: POISON IVY STATUE | JUN140323 | DC |
| 10 | MARVEL COMICS: AVENGERS NOW: THOR ARTFX+ STATUE | MAY142513 | KOT |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | DC HEROCLIX: THE FLASH BOOSTER BRICK | AUG142838 | NEC |
| 2 | MONOPOLY: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION | OCT128266 | USA |
| 3 | DC HEROCLIX: THE FLASH FOIL BOOSTERS | AUG142839 | NEC |
| 4 | ADVENTURE TIME CARD WARS PACK 2: BMO VS. LADY RAINICORN | APR148198 | CRY |
| 5 | FIREFLY: YAHTZEE COLLECTORS EDITION | JUL142616 | USA |
| 6 | DC HEROCLIX: THE FLASH: ROGUES FAST FORCES 6-PACK | AUG142840 | NEC |
| 7 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: KHANS OF TARKIR BOOSTER PACKS | AUG142826 | WZK |
| 8 | GAME OF THRONES PLAYING CARDS | JAN120128 | DAR |
| 9 | MARVEL DICE MASTERS: UNCANNY X-MEN | JUN142654 | NEC |
| 10 | D&D ICONS OF THE REALMS: TIAMAT PREMIUM FIGURE | SEP142618 | NEC |
Great to see Thor #2 still up there. Nice to see the diversity with the trades and graphic novels. Interesting to see just how MUCH DC (and to a lesser extent Marvel and then Image) put out in October.
Good on Image for keeping up with the big boys very well. Dark Horse hasn’t really lost much marketshare at all since losing Star Wars (more informed people I read predicted they’d be just fine due to their catalogue). And Boom! seems to inch up a little bit in marketshare every month.
All in all, a fine month for direct market comic sales.
Surprised to see AXIS still in the top-10. Thought that hot mess would drop faster than so.
Yeah at this rate we could see Boom! slowly surpass Dynamite in the future.
@JG:
Could be wrong but don’t retailers need to order these events well in advance because they ship (bi)weekly? It’s possible the issues so far were ordered kind of without a real idea of market demand. Hope it’s doing well for retailers though, it must stink to be stuck with piles of unsold products.
top 50 now available
http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/977?articleID=157668
comics:
Marvel take 26 of top 50, including 15 of top 25 and 8 of top 10
DC take 20 of top 50, including 8 of top 25 and 2 of top 10
Image take 4 of top 50, including 2 of top 25
graphic novels:
DC take 16 of the top 50, including 8 of top 25 and 3 of top 10
Marvel take 16 of top 50, including 6 of top 25 and 1 of top 10
Image take 10 of top 50, including 6 of top 25 and 4 of top 10 (all 4 in the top 5, actually quite impressive)
Dark Horse have 3 of the top 50, including 2 in the top 25, both in the top 10
Boom have 2 of the top 50, both in the top 25
JOE have 1 of the top 50, also in the top 25
IDW and RAN both have 1 of the top 50
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