By Avi Ehrlich
owner of Silver Sprocket radical indie comic book store and publisher
[Editor’s note: My recent campaign for more comics sales information has led to many conversations and several folks have reached out with more information. You’ll see more data coming in the next few weeks, but publisher/retailer Avi Ehrlich wrote to us with information on their own sales, and we’re excited to share their thoughts. Of course this is one store, and one set of data but everything helps paint a picture. PS: if you haven’t read Fun Girl you are missing out!]
Greetings from independent-only comic book store Silver Sprocket in San Francisco!
The following is intended to be helpful to fellow retailers by sharing the sales figures of our best selling comics of 2022 from our in-person comic book store. This is part of an effort to encourage comic shops to pay more attention to indie comics and to show off how well our in-house publications do when put on display.
Our store does not carry any periodicals, with every mini-comic or graphic novel being an evergreen quality read that will still be worth championing next month or next year. Included in this chart is not only each title’s sales for 2022, but also the same title’s sales from 2021 when applicable, to show that a curated selection of evergreen quality comics has staying power.
We do not carry any Marvel, DC, or any corporate owned IP at all. We do carry some books from major publishers like Abrams, PRH, and Scholastic, but they are all creator-owned and not contract work for a corporate overlord. We are a hub for comics appreciation and creation, not a fan-club for an intellectual property farm that barely cares about our existence.
We’ve curated a fantastic community of readers, many of whom didn’t realize they liked comics before visiting our store and are now self-publishing their own diy comic-zines that we are thrilled to feature in the shop. As a store owner, it is extremely fulfilling and fun to curate this utility and fertile creative space with our community.
I’m not saying everyone has to or should do things our way, and nothing against mainstream superhero comics. You obviously know your store best and the things about it that bring you joy! My point is that a hand-picked curation of your favorite stand-alone reads (superhero or not!) will be a lot more accessible and immediately fulfilling than something a reader needs to commit to and remember a schedule for. But please consider that indie books from publishers firmly in the business of making comics (not speculation on TV and movie rights) sell well and have a long lifecycle. We’re sharing our data in the spirit of community with hopes that the rising tides of indie comics can lift all boats.
Every book in our store is displayed face-out so that our customers can literally judge these books by their covers. Anything in shrink-wrap or a polybag is opened up so at least one display copy is accessible, and we have plenty of places for people to sit and read anything they want.
On the publishing side of the business, I’ve been losing my mind with comic shops who will “give our books a chance” and be impressed with how their initial order sell out over just a few days, but not re-order the books that sold out, opting to “check out the new books we have next month” instead. This is maddening because the books we publish stay relevant and worthwhile, and will still be new to future people who walk into your store and haven’t had a chance to check them out yet.
Have some faith in your favorite comics, put them in places of honor, and champion them to the people who come into your store.
This “top 200” accounts for about 50% of our in-store comic sales, out of 1,882 titles overall that had sales this year. Our in-house publications are near the shop entrance but otherwise displayed in the exact same way as everything else. This chart is for in-person sales at our Valencia St location only, and not for any mail-order, wholesale, conventions, or anything else
| Rank | Title | Publisher | 2022 | Sorted by: | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Dollars | Quantity | Dollars | |||
| Rank | ||||||
| 1 | Catboy by Benji Nate | Silver Sprocket | 300 | $5,945.09 | 284 | $5,656.87 |
| 2 | American Cult edited by Robyn Chapman | Silver Sprocket | 114 | $2,818.91 | 86 | $2,061.66 |
| 3 | Don't Go Without Me by Rosemary Valero-O'Connell | Short Box | 101 | $2,795.83 | 9 | $252.00 |
| 4 | Fungirl by Elizabeth Pich | Silver Sprocket | 92 | $2,724.59 | 36 | $1,040.66 |
| 5 | Hell Phone, Book One by Benji Nate | Silver Sprocket | 154 | $2,266.10 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 6 | Stages of Rot by Linnea Sterte | Peow Studio | 81 | $2,011.91 | 68 | $1,778.11 |
| 7 | The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen | Random House Graphic | 114 | $1,926.68 | 66 | $1,089.90 |
| 8 | A Frog In The Fall by Linnea Sterte | Peow Studio | 62 | $1,664.60 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 9 | The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale By Art Spiegelman | Pantheon | 48 | $1,662.51 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 10 | Shintaro Kago: ARTBOOK | The Mansion Press | 43 | $1,544.40 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 11 | On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden | First Second Books | 67 | $1,473.33 | 74 | $1,595.37 |
| 12 | GLEEM by Freddy Carrasco | Peow Studio | 64 | $1,381.60 | 38 | $803.01 |
| 13 | GNARTOONS by James the Stanton | Silver Sprocket | 46 | $1,357.05 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 14 | Puppy Knight: Den of Deception by Michael Sweater and Josue Cruz | Silver Sprocket | 106 | $1,355.53 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 15 | Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal | Drawn And Quarterly | 54 | $1,341.06 | 81 | $1,993.49 |
| 16 | The Art of Melf | The Mansion Press | 39 | $1,322.60 | 4 | $136.00 |
| 17 | Ex.Mag vol. 2 "PARANORMAL ROMANCE: Cross My Heart" from PEOW Press | Peow Studio | 65 | $1,291.00 | 43 | $772.81 |
| 18 | Heart Shaped Tears by Abby Jame | Silver Sprocket | 51 | $1,264.51 | 81 | $1,949.24 |
| 19 | Mr. Boop by Alec Robbins | Silver Sprocket | 32 | $1,261.69 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 20 | God is Disappointed in You by Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler | Top Shelf Comics | 63 | $1,254.86 | 53 | $1,054.36 |
| 21 | Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer | Top Shelf Comics | 60 | $1,199.40 | 73 | $1,443.27 |
| 22 | Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It by ANNE ISHII, GRAHAM KOLBEINS, CHIP KIDD | Fantagraphics Books | 34 | $1,186.50 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 23 | Ex.Mag vol. 4 "MECHA" from PEOW Studio | Peow Studio | 61 | $1,186.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 24 | Garfield and Friends Anthology Zine by Tiny Splendor and Friends | Tiny Splendor | 40 | $1,183.50 | 37 | $1,092.00 |
| 25 | Oh No by Alex Norris | Andrew McMeel Publishing | 78 | $1,164.72 | 71 | $1,050.79 |
| 26 | The Art of Drag by Helen Li, Jake Hall, Jasjyot Singh Hans, Sofie Birkin | Nobrow Press | 51 | $1,145.20 | 76 | $1,693.71 |
| 27 | Let's Make Ramen! A Comic Book Cookbook By Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan | Penguin Randomhouse | 56 | $1,114.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 28 | Girl in the World by Caroline Cash | Silver Sprocket | 80 | $1,104.50 | 89 | $1,178.65 |
| 29 | Fangs by Sarah Andersen | Andrew McMeel Publishing | 72 | $1,077.78 | 12 | $178.39 |
| 30 | Stolen Sharpie Revolution by Alex Wrekk | Silver Sprocket | 100 | $1,064.51 | 107 | $1,085.25 |
| 31 | Zines by Natalie Andrewson | DIY | 51 | $1,018.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 32 | The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi | Pantheon | 39 | $978.31 | 8 | $207.60 |
| 33 | Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman | Scholastic | 65 | $972.86 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 34 | Skip (Hardcover) by Molly Mendoza | Nobrow Press | 43 | $969.98 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 35 | The Cruising Diaries by Brontez Purnell and Janelle Hessig | Silver Sprocket | 61 | $969.76 | 58 | $896.97 |
| 36 | Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke | Pantheon | 32 | $957.00 | 7 | $201.00 |
| 37 | Monsterama #1 by Allan Graves | Buy Olympia | 48 | $952.00 | 18 | $360.00 |
| 38 | Let's Summon Demons A Creepy Coloring and Activity Book by Steven Rhodes | Hachette | 74 | $948.59 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 39 | Hot Dog Taste Test by Lisa Hanawalt | Drawn And Quarterly | 41 | $929.93 | 30 | $688.50 |
| 40 | Magic Mayhem Metal by Tom Hunter | Peow Studio | 33 | $919.80 | 7 | $196.00 |
| 41 | Clay Bodies: A Collage Zine by Sarah Duyer | Sarah Duyer | 38 | $906.00 | 11 | $230.41 |
| 42 | Night Bus by Zou Ma | Drawn And Quarterly | 26 | $905.21 | 8 | $279.60 |
| 43 | Ex.Mag vol. 1 "CYBERPUNK: Full Metal Dreamland" from PEOW Press | Peow Studio | 45 | $893.00 | 40 | $711.35 |
| 44 | Worf Anthology Zine by Tiny Splendor and Friends | Tiny Splendor | 36 | $887.52 | 35 | $875.00 |
| 45 | Beneath the Moon by Yoshi Yoshitani | Ten Speed Press | 52 | $874.28 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 46 | Good Boy Magazine #2 | Silver Sprocket | 89 | $865.31 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 47 | Pinky and Pepper Forever by Eddy Atoms | Silver Sprocket | 71 | $838.20 | 28 | $332.40 |
| 48 | Magical Beatdown Vol. 1 by Jenn Woodall | Silver Sprocket | 141 | $837.30 | 101 | $602.40 |
| 49 | Tender by Choo | Short Box | 23 | $828.00 | 56 | $1,518.70 |
| 50 | One Million Tiny Fires by Ashley Robin Franklin | Silver Sprocket | 83 | $825.51 | 67 | $650.00 |
| 51 | Ducks: Two Yeas in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton | Drawn And Quarterly | 21 | $820.98 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 52 | Smut Peddler Presents: Sordid Past Antology Edited by Andrea Purcell | Iron Circus | 28 | $819.01 | 1 | $30.00 |
| 53 | Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set By Katsuhiro Otomo | Kodansha | 5 | $817.98 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 54 | Magical Beatdown Vol. 2 by Jenn Woodall | Silver Sprocket | 101 | $800.40 | 89 | $708.00 |
| 55 | Smut Peddler Presents: My Monster Boyfriend Anthology | Iron Circus | 27 | $797.10 | 4 | $114.00 |
| 56 | Bun's Comfort food by Chu Nap | Short Box | 40 | $797.00 | 6 | $116.00 |
| 57 | The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson | PRH | 40 | $795.61 | 34 | $679.66 |
| 58 | Freak Comics Anthology 9 + 10 Double Issue | Tiny Splendor | 27 | $793.51 | 28 | $778.00 |
| 59 | Bug Boys by Laura Knetzger | Random House Graphic | 47 | $775.49 | 47 | $683.45 |
| 60 | Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon and Mu Collector's Edition (Hardcover) | Penguin Randomhouse | 31 | $770.94 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 61 | Let’s Get Burgers by ash s. | Silver Sprocket | 39 | $769.35 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 62 | Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition) by Junji Ito | Viz Media | 28 | $764.14 | 18 | $498.23 |
| 63 | GIRLS by Jenn Woodall | Silver Sprocket | 65 | $763.20 | 68 | $816.00 |
| 64 | Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell | First Second Books | 42 | $751.98 | 55 | $978.67 |
| 65 | Spooky Babes Art Book by Peo Michie | DIY | 34 | $739.20 | 12 | $260.70 |
| 66 | Bark Bark Girl by Michael Furler | Peow Studio | 40 | $738.16 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 67 | Monsterama #2 by Allan Graves | Buy Olympia | 37 | $736.00 | 16 | $314.00 |
| 68 | Good Boy Magazine #1 | Silver Sprocket | 74 | $728.28 | 37 | $346.65 |
| 69 | Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden | First Second Books | 40 | $719.60 | 27 | $481.25 |
| 70 | Zodiac Risograph Calendar by Jenn Woodall | Silver Sprocket | 14 | $714.00 | 18 | $902.70 |
| 71 | Hilda: The Wilderness Stories Collection by Luke Pearson | Nobrow Press | 24 | $710.77 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 72 | Cyanide Milkshake by Liz Suburbia | Gimme Action | 36 | $709.21 | 30 | $576.56 |
| 73 | Food Baby by Luchie | Short Box | 59 | $704.40 | 49 | $575.40 |
| 74 | Arrive In My Hands: Queer Erotic Comics By Trinidad Escobar | Black Josei Press | 36 | $704.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 75 | The Little Book of Life Hacks: How to Make Your Life Happier, Healthier, and More Beautiful by Yumi Sakugawa | Henry Holt and Co. | 35 | $699.65 | 18 | $349.83 |
| 76 | The Nib Issue 10: Nature | The Nib | 47 | $698.26 | 13 | $195.00 |
| 77 | Boy's Club by Matt Furie | Fantagraphics Books | 35 | $691.66 | 31 | $591.70 |
| 78 | Secret Lives of Dragons by by Zoya Agnis and Alexander Utkin | Nobrow Press | 36 | $683.64 | 15 | $277.26 |
| 79 | Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume by Jeff Smith | Cartoon Books | 15 | $674.25 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 80 | Billionaires: The Lives of the Rich and Powerful by Darryl Cunningham | Drawn And Quarterly | 27 | $673.65 | 14 | $349.30 |
| 81 | Mooncakes: Hardcover Collector's Edition by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu | Oni Press | 27 | $672.23 | 6 | $149.94 |
| 82 | She Would Feel The Same by Emma Hunsinger | Short Box | 34 | $671.00 | 37 | $675.00 |
| 83 | Skip (Paperback) by Molly Mendoza | Nobrow Press | 34 | $668.68 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 84 | Messy Roots: A Graphic Memoir of a Wuhanese American by Laura Gao | Harper | 44 | $667.67 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 85 | Ex.Mag vol. 3 "DARK FANTASY: Crumbling Kingdom" from PEOW Press | Peow Studio | 34 | $663.00 | 59 | $1,086.35 |
| 86 | Beneath the Dead Oak Tree by Emily Carroll | Short Box | 39 | $659.60 | 42 | $552.85 |
| 87 | Girl From The Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag | Scholastic | 44 | $659.56 | 32 | $477.44 |
| 88 | Sobek by James Stokoe | Short Box | 35 | $657.40 | 72 | $1,167.80 |
| 89 | Alone in Space: A Collection by Tillie Walden | Avery Hill Publishing | 20 | $654.06 | 3 | $98.85 |
| 90 | Night Hunters by Alexis Ziritt and Dave Baker | Floating World Comics | 33 | $648.37 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 91 | Pantheon by Hamish Steele | Nobrow Press | 28 | $636.86 | 28 | $642.60 |
| 92 | The Pleasure of the Text by Sami Alwani | Conundrum Press | 32 | $631.01 | 10 | $196.00 |
| 93 | Upgrade Soul by Ezra Claytan Daniels | Oni Press | 32 | $626.36 | 5 | $99.95 |
| 94 | My Little Occult Book Club: A Creepy Collection by Steven Rhodes | Hachette | 42 | $624.91 | 24 | $358.80 |
| 95 | I Want You by Lisa Hanawalt | Drawn And Quarterly | 29 | $618.99 | 29 | $623.38 |
| 96 | Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe | Oni Press | 35 | $618.86 | 39 | $698.07 |
| 97 | Syllabus: Notes from an accidental professor by Lynda Barry | Drawn And Quarterly | 27 | $617.36 | 31 | $691.94 |
| 98 | Making Comics by Lynda Barry | Drawn And Quarterly | 27 | $610.46 | 44 | $984.56 |
| 99 | The Emotionary by Eden Sher & Juliz Wertz | Penguin Randomhouse | 61 | $602.39 | 58 | $567.45 |
| 100 | Yes, Roya: Color Edition by Emilee Denich and C. Spike Trotman | Iron Circus | 40 | $600.00 | 7 | $102.75 |
| 101 | Next World Tarot: Hardcover Art Collection | Silver Sprocket | 12 | $600.00 | 16 | $795.01 |
| 102 | Tomie Complete Edition by Junji Ito | Viz Media | 17 | $594.83 | 13 | $433.88 |
| 103 | My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders By Monzusu | Seven Seas Entertainment | 40 | $594.37 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 104 | Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann & Kerascoët | Drawn And Quarterly | 33 | $590.55 | 28 | $497.21 |
| 105 | Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind | Harper | 23 | $589.97 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 106 | My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris | Fantagraphics Books | 15 | $589.86 | 14 | $555.86 |
| 107 | Leonard Cohen: On a Wire by Philippe Girard | Drawn And Quarterly | 24 | $588.81 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 108 | This Might Hurt Tarot Deck by Isabella Rotman | DIY | 12 | $587.50 | 12 | $600.00 |
| 109 | Prayer to Saint Therese by Alabaster Pizzo | Perfectly Acceptable Press | 24 | $585.00 | 1 | $0.00 |
| 110 | The Real Folk Blues: A Cowboy Bebop Fanbook Anthology | Short Box | 16 | $580.91 | 47 | $1,373.32 |
| 111 | Dungeon Critters by Natalie Riess and Sarah Goetter | First Second Books | 39 | $580.11 | 34 | $500.66 |
| 112 | No Love Lost by Luca Oliveri | Peow Studio | 35 | $579.70 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 113 | Snapdragon by Kat Leyh | First Second Books | 45 | $576.77 | 24 | $311.76 |
| 114 | Smut Peddler Presents: Silver Anthology Edited by Andrea Purcell | Iron Circus | 20 | $570.00 | 3 | $90.00 |
| 115 | The Secret Lives of Mermaids by Anja Sušanj, Professor Anuk Tola | Nobrow Press | 30 | $568.50 | 12 | $227.40 |
| 116 | The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang | First Second Books | 33 | $560.67 | 33 | $541.98 |
| 117 | Satanic Feminism by S Katz | Silver Sprocket | 84 | $559.44 | 119 | $792.54 |
| 118 | Garbage Night by Jen Lee | Nobrow Press | 30 | $559.03 | 35 | $661.36 |
| 119 | Think I've Still Got It! by Wang XX | Paradise Systems | 22 | $547.50 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 120 | The Bad Mood and the Stick by Lemony Snicket and Matthew Forsythe | Hachette | 31 | $545.10 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 121 | Bloom by Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau | First Second Books | 29 | $543.92 | 25 | $446.15 |
| 122 | Bloom by Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau | Mira Ong Chua | 23 | $540.01 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 123 | This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki | First Second Books | 28 | $529.82 | 25 | $474.75 |
| 124 | ONLY by Diane Zhou | Paradise Systems | 31 | $529.20 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 125 | Be Gay Do Comics: Queer History, Memoir, and Satire from The Nib | The Nib | 21 | $521.05 | 25 | $603.50 |
| 126 | Your Black Friend and Other Strangers by Ben Passmore | Silver Sprocket | 27 | $521.01 | 62 | $1,192.00 |
| 127 | Mindviscosity by Matt Furie | Fantagraphics Books | 13 | $519.87 | 24 | $959.76 |
| 128 | Making Comics by Scott McCloud | Harper | 20 | $519.80 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 129 | Little Tunny’s Snail Diaries by Grace Gogarty | Silver Sprocket | 21 | $517.29 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 130 | Mean Girls Club: Pink Dawn by Ryan Heshka | Nobrow Press | 25 | $512.23 | 33 | $691.35 |
| 131 | Lorna by Benji Nate | Silver Sprocket | 51 | $510.00 | 59 | $587.20 |
| 132 | A Self Defense Study Guide for Trans Women and Gender Non-Conforming / Nonbinary AMAB Folks | Silver Sprocket | 108 | $508.26 | 95 | $263.00 |
| 133 | Andy Warner's Oddball Histories: Pests and Pets by Andy Warner | Hachette | 41 | $507.68 | 13 | $164.32 |
| 134 | Schappi by Anna Haifisch | Fantagraphics Books | 30 | $503.75 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 135 | Grip by Lale Westvind | Perfectly Acceptable Press | 17 | $502.50 | 10 | $300.00 |
| 136 | Lore Olympus: Volume 1 by Rachel Smythe | Penguin Randomhouse | 25 | $499.75 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 137 | Gender Queer: A Memoir Deluxe Edition by Maia Kobabe | Oni Press | 20 | $497.31 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 138 | They Called Us Enemy by George Takei | Top Shelf Comics | 25 | $496.76 | 29 | $559.72 |
| 139 | Smut Peddler Presents: Sex Machine ( Smut Peddler Presents #3 | Iron Circus | 17 | $490.51 | 1 | $30.00 |
| 140 | Am I Overthinking This by Michelle Rial | Hachette | 33 | $490.35 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 141 | Temple by Jack T Cole | Short Box | 25 | $486.00 | 5 | $93.00 |
| 142 | The Antifa Super Soldier Cookbook by Mattie Lubchansky | Silver Sprocket | 33 | $484.93 | 40 | $584.61 |
| 143 | Shiver by Junji Ito | Viz Media | 21 | $482.79 | 12 | $275.88 |
| 144 | The Well by Jake Wyatt/Choo | First Second Books | 27 | $480.34 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 145 | Apocrypha Now by Mark Russell and Shannon Wheeler | Top Shelf Comics | 24 | $479.76 | 9 | $179.91 |
| 146 | In Defense of Ska by Aaron Carnes | Clash Books | 25 | $473.75 | 9 | $162.03 |
| 147 | Bags (Or A Story Thereof) by Patrick Mchale, Whitney Cogar, Gavin Fullerton, and Marie Enger | Boom! Box | 37 | $472.84 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 148 | The Moomins and the Great Flood by Tove Jansson | Drawn And Quarterly | 28 | $469.51 | 9 | $152.55 |
| 149 | ish by Adam de Souza | Silver Sprocket | 32 | $466.21 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 150 | Lure by Lane Milburn | Fantagraphics Books | 16 | $465.60 | 5 | $149.95 |
| 151 | Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman | Scholastic | 31 | $464.69 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 152 | How Do You Smoke A Weed? by Owlin | Iron Circus | 46 | $457.50 | 25 | $250.00 |
| 153 | Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton | Drawn And Quarterly | 23 | $454.86 | 5 | $99.75 |
| 154 | Yummy: a History of Desserts by Victoria Grace Elliott | Penguin Randomhouse | 37 | $454.65 | 8 | $145.92 |
| 155 | The Wizerd #1 by Michael Sweater and Rachel Dukes | Oni Press | 30 | $449.70 | 43 | $629.58 |
| 156 | Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society | Last Gasp | 15 | $449.25 | 9 | $269.55 |
| 157 | Familiar Face by Michael DeForge | Drawn And Quarterly | 21 | $448.86 | 48 | $1,012.98 |
| 158 | The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga Vol. 1 by Anne Ishi, Chip Kidd, and Graham Kolbeins | Fantagraphics Books | 15 | $446.85 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 159 | Loop of the Sun by Daria Tessler | Perfectly Acceptable Press | 10 | $445.50 | 7 | $301.50 |
| 160 | My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Nagata Kabi | Seven Seas | 32 | $443.51 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 161 | J&K by John Pham | Fantagraphics Books | 11 | $439.89 | 9 | $325.94 |
| 162 | BUBBLE Written by Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan; illustrated by Tony Cliff; colors by Natalie Riess | First Second Books | 22 | $439.78 | 17 | $332.84 |
| 163 | Deserter (Collection) by Junji Ito | Viz Media | 19 | $436.81 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 164 | FTL, Y'all! Anthology | Iron Circus | 15 | $435.00 | 23 | $690.00 |
| 165 | Megahex by Simon Hanselmann | Fantagraphics Books | 15 | $434.86 | 16 | $475.35 |
| 166 | Witchcraft & Melancholia by Loic Locatelli Kournwsky | Peow Studio | 20 | $434.50 | 18 | $391.60 |
| 167 | The Ex-Girlfriend of My Ex-Girlfriend Is My Girlfriend by Maddy Court & Kelsey Wroten | Hachette | 22 | $432.92 | 29 | $575.55 |
| 168 | Understanding by Becca Tobin | Retrofit Comics | 27 | $432.00 | 2 | $32.00 |
| 169 | Backroom by Yann Taillefer | The Mansion Press | 18 | $432.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 170 | Acid Nun by Corinne Halbert | Silver Sprocket | 15 | $431.88 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 171 | Big Kids by Michael DeForge | Drawn And Quarterly | 26 | $431.38 | 39 | $655.97 |
| 172 | The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag | Scholastic | 33 | $427.37 | 27 | $342.94 |
| 173 | Stray by Molly Mendoza | Bulgilhan Press | 37 | $424.19 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 174 | Making Comic Zines by Eddy Atoms | Silver Sprocket | 88 | $424.15 | 10 | $10.00 |
| 175 | Palestine by Joe Sacco | Fantagraphics Books | 17 | $422.33 | 41 | $987.85 |
| 177 | Wont 2 Cant by Ian Mackay and Gavin Owens | Cold Cube Press | 12 | $420.00 | 10 | $350.00 |
| 176 | Marx's Capital Illustrated by by David Smith and Phil Evans | Haymarket Books | 28 | $420.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 178 | This Must Be The Place: A Please Keep Warm Collection by Michael Sweater | Silver Sprocket | 21 | $418.00 | 26 | $430.00 |
| 179 | What It Is by Lynda Barry | Drawn And Quarterly | 17 | $416.66 | 18 | $446.61 |
| 180 | A Graphic Cosmogony Anthology | Nobrow Press | 14 | $416.31 | 14 | $419.30 |
| 181 | The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine | Drawn And Quarterly | 14 | $416.30 | 5 | $145.25 |
| 182 | Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Jo, and Ryan Estrada | Iron Circus | 29 | $414.03 | 67 | $1,001.46 |
| 183 | Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito | Viz Media | 18 | $413.82 | 4 | $91.96 |
| 185 | Frankie Comics *Signed* by Rachel Dukes | Oni Press | 23 | $413.77 | 33 | $591.87 |
| 184 | Fragments of Horror by Junji Ito | Viz Media | 23 | $413.77 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 186 | Pinball by Jon Chad | First Second Books | 17 | $413.58 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 187 | Cry Wolf Girl by Ariel Ries | Short Box | 23 | $412.20 | 44 | $716.00 |
| 188 | Pipette and Dudley Charming Dog Adventure Comic by Charlotte Mei | Short Box | 21 | $412.00 | 26 | $514.00 |
| 189 | Magickal Tarot: Spreads, Spellwork, and Ritual for Creating Your Life by Robyn Valentine | Fair Winds | 18 | $411.53 | 14 | $321.86 |
| 190 | Loudest and Smartest by Alex Krokus | Silver Sprocket | 14 | $410.87 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 191 | War and Peas: Funny Comics for Dirty Lovers by Jonathan Kunz and Elizabeth Pich | Andrew McMeel Publishing | 28 | $410.74 | 22 | $326.03 |
| 192 | Sports Is Hell By Ben Passmore | Silver Sprocket | 29 | $410.04 | 32 | $465.75 |
| 193 | You Will Be Okay by Meggie Ramm | Silver Sprocket | 82 | $410.00 | 203 | $988.51 |
| 194 | Fata Morgana by Jon Vermilyea | The Mansion Press | 18 | $409.40 | 11 | $253.00 |
| 195 | The World Ends With A Poot! by Sarah Maloney | DIY | 34 | $405.60 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 196 | The Nib Issue 4: Scams | The Nib | 27 | $405.00 | 10 | $148.50 |
| 197 | The Nib Issue 11: Food | The Nib | 27 | $402.76 | 0 | $0.00 |
| 198 | Crimes by Kelsey Wroten | Pyrite Press | 34 | $400.80 | 39 | $463.80 |
| 199 | LAAB Magazine Issue #2: Eat / Shit | DIY | 20 | $400.00 | 19 | $375.00 |
| 200 | Mountebank by D.W. | Fantagraphics Books | 16 | $400.00 | 9 | $225.00 |
Please reach out if you’d like introductions to any of these alternative publishers or their distributors. We would love to help anyone source any of the fantastic books on this list and make comic shops better for everyone. Shops looking to carry Silver Sprocket books can order directly from us for 50% off and free shipping, or use your existing accounts with Lunar, Diamond, Ingram, or SCB.
Avi is great! What a lovely inspiring article shared it with my staff, who devoured it. Thanks for the positivity and love of comics!
Silver Sprocket is an amazing store! They do such great work there, very happy to have it in SF.
Comments are closed.