April 2009 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors





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The Direct Market made up some of the ground lost in the first three months of 2009 in April. Sales increases versus the previous year were observed in all categories, including, just barely, unit sales of Diamond's Top 300 comics. The largest gain was seen in the widest category: overall orders for comic books, trade paperbacks, and magazines were up at least 14% in this five-ship-week month.
April 2009 saw a historic first: The top-selling comic book at Diamond, with first-month orders of at least 104,100 copies, was Detective Comics #853, a Neil Gaiman-penned issue. It was probably the first time that Detective, then the longest-running ongoing series in American comics, ever topped the charts. Batman had topped the charts many times, but never Detective. Checking Capital City Distribution sales charts from 1984 to 1995 finds that Detective never topped the list there, either.
April also saw the Top 300 selling more units than one, five, and ten years before.
Read more in our final analysis post for the month. You can also click to skip to the Top Graphic Novels for the month.
—John Jackson Miller
This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 chart plus any post-#300 items from its Top Independent and Small Publisher charts.
If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.
Click to read the methodology for this table's estimates.
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Units | Dollars | Comic-book Title | Issue | Price | Publisher | Est. units |
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1 | 1 | Detective Comics | 853 | $3.99 | DC | 104,099 |
2 | 2 | Flash Rebirth | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 102,421 |
3 | 8 | Wolverine Weapon X | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 97,888 |
4 | 3 | Dark Avengers | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 95,846 |
5 | 4 | New Avengers | 52 | $3.99 | Marvel | 93,967 |
6 | 5 | Batman Battle For The Cowl | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 89,113 |
7 | 6 | Hulk | 11 | $3.99 | Marvel | 82,719 |
8 | 9 | Justice Society of America | 26 | $2.99 | DC | 81,193 |
9 | 10 | Green Lantern | 39 | $2.99 | DC | 79,785 |
10 | 7 | Thor | 601 | $3.99 | Marvel | 79,620 |
11 | 11 | Green Lantern | 40 | $2.99 | DC | 76,659 |
12 | 13 | Uncanny X-Men | 508 | $2.99 | Marvel | 76,436 |
13 | 14 | X-Men Legacy | 223 | $2.99 | Marvel | 71,929 |
14 | 15 | Uncanny X-Men | 509 | $2.99 | Marvel | 69,179 |
15 | 16 | Mighty Avengers | 24 | $2.99 | Marvel | 68,225 |
16 | 17 | Astonishing X-Men | 29 | $2.99 | Marvel | 67,768 |
17 | 20 | Amazing Spider-Man | 590 | $2.99 | Marvel | 66,410 |
18 | 18 | Justice League of America | 32 | $2.99 | DC | 66,016 |
19 | 21 | Amazing Spider-Man | 592 | $2.99 | Marvel | 65,935 |
20 | 19 | Justice Society of America | 25 | $2.99 | DC | 65,708 |
21 | 23 | Captain America | 49 | $2.99 | Marvel | 63,869 |
22 | 25 | Buffy The Vampire Slayer | 24 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 60,911 |
23 | 27 | Ultimate Wolverine Vs Hulk | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 60,813 |
24 | 26 | Amazing Spider-Man | 591 | $2.99 | Marvel | 60,503 |
25 | 29 | Ultimate Wolverine Vs Hulk | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 59,398 |
26 | 28 | Green Lantern Corps | 35 | $2.99 | DC | 58,764 |
27 | 31 | X-Force | 14 | $2.99 | Marvel | 57,303 |
28 | 12 | Final Crisis Legion of Three Worlds | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 56,883 |
29 | 35 | Invincible Iron Man | 12 | $2.99 | Marvel | 51,770 |
30 | 22 | Dark Reign Cabal | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 50,217 |
31 | 38 | Secret Warriors | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 50,122 |
32 | 39 | Kick Ass | 6 | $2.99 | Marvel | 50,033 |
33 | 42 | Thunderbolts | 131 | $2.99 | Marvel | 49,151 |
34 | 43 | Deadpool | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 48,479 |
35 | 44 | Avengers Invaders | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 48,028 |
36 | 24 | War of Kings | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 47,648 |
37 | 49 | Avengers Initiative | 23 | $2.99 | Marvel | 45,142 |
38 | 51 | Daredevil | 118 | $2.99 | Marvel | 44,978 |
39 | 48 | Wolverine Origins | 35 | $2.99 | Marvel | 44,972 |
40 | 47 | Superman World of New Krypton | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 44,876 |
41 | 54 | Avengers Invaders | 10 | $2.99 | Marvel | 43,993 |
42 | 53 | Action Comics | 876 | $2.99 | DC | 43,364 |
43 | 55 | Superman | 687 | $2.99 | DC | 43,037 |
44 | 30 | Marvel Zombies 4 | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 42,888 |
45 | 57 | Superman Batman | 57 | $2.99 | DC | 41,740 |
46 | 40 | Dark Reign Hawkeye | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 41,053 |
47 | 58 | Superman Batman | 58 | $2.99 | DC | 40,997 |
48 | 60 | Cable | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 40,537 |
49 | 59 | Superman Batman | 59 | $2.99 | DC | 40,179 |
50 | 36 | Dark Tower Sorcerer | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 39,207 |
51 | 61 | Batman Battle For The Cowl Arkham | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 39,184 |
52 | 34 | New Avengers Reunion | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 38,932 |
53 | 33 | Stand American Nightmares | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 38,906 |
54 | 63 | Batman Battle For The Cowl The Underground | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 38,758 |
55 | 64 | Batman Battle For The Cowl Man Bat | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 38,492 |
56 | 37 | Deadpool Suicide Kings | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 38,417 |
57 | 67 | Punisher | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 36,992 |
58 | 41 | Captain America Comics 70th Anniv Special | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 36,714 |
59 | 66 | Azrael Deaths Dark Knight | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 36,429 |
60 | 68 | Titans | 12 | $2.99 | DC | 36,011 |
61 | 69 | Teen Titans | 70 | $2.99 | DC | 35,409 |
62 | 70 | Teen Titans | 69 | $2.99 | DC | 35,372 |
63 | 45 | War of Kings Ascension | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 34,537 |
64 | 46 | X-Men Origins Wolverine | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 34,356 |
65 | 76 | War Machine | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 34,251 |
66 | 74 | Supergirl | 40 | $2.99 | DC | 34,077 |
67 | 81 | Incredible Hercules | 128 | $2.99 | Marvel | 33,736 |
68 | 75 | Oracle | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 33,728 |
69 | 77 | Trinity | 44 | $2.99 | DC | 33,496 |
70 | 84 | Black Panther 2 | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 33,353 |
71 | 78 | Trinity | 45 | $2.99 | DC | 33,352 |
72 | 80 | Trinity | 46 | $2.99 | DC | 33,111 |
73 | 82 | Trinity | 47 | $2.99 | DC | 32,967 |
74 | 83 | Trinity | 48 | $2.99 | DC | 32,823 |
75 | 32 | Teen Titans Annual 2009 | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 32,522 |
76 | 56 | Wolverine Noir | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 32,109 |
77 | 87 | X-Factor | 42 | $2.99 | Marvel | 31,997 |
78 | 86 | Wonder Woman | 31 | $2.99 | DC | 31,854 |
79 | 89 | Dark Reign Fantastic Four | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 31,494 |
80 | 65 | Exiles | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 31,133 |
81 | 50 | Angel | 20 | $3.99 | IDW | 30,306 |
82 | 62 | Dark Reign Elektra | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 29,890 |
83 | 92 | Agents of Atlas | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 29,746 |
84 | 227 | Preacher | 1 Sp. Ed. | $1.00 | DC | 28,572 |
85 | 101 | Ms Marvel | 38 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,533 |
86 | 102 | Skaar | 10 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,315 |
87 | 100 | Outsiders | 17 | $2.99 | DC | 27,169 |
88 | 103 | Guardians of Galaxy | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,105 |
89 | 52 | Female Force | 3 Michelle Obama | $3.99 | Bluewater | 27,022 |
90 | 71 | Secret Invasion Aftermath Beta Ray Bill Green of Eden | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 26,243 |
91 | 106 | Nova | 24 | $2.99 | Marvel | 26,238 |
92 | 94 | Boys | 29 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 26,031 |
93 | 73 | Sub-Mariner Comics 70th Anniv Special | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 25,955 |
94 | 72 | Halo Uprising | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 25,810 |
95 | 85 | Daredevil Noir | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,671 |
96 | 108 | Star Wars Legacy | 35 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 24,550 |
97 | 110 | Secret Six | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 24,336 |
98 | 97 | Incognito | 3 | $3.50 | Marvel | 24,278 |
99 | 88 | Wolverine Anniversary | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,724 |
100 | 114 | Fables | 83 | $2.99 | DC | 23,628 |
101 | 113 | Walking Dead | 60 | $2.99 | Image | 23,583 |
102 | 90 | All New Savage She-Hulk | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,218 |
103 | 115 | Booster Gold | 19 | $2.99 | DC | 23,201 |
104 | 117 | Ghost Rider | 34 | $2.99 | Marvel | 23,128 |
105 | 79 | G.I. Joe | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 22,733 |
106 | 122 | Moon Knight | 29 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,687 |
107 | 263 | Identity Crisis | 1 Sp. Ed. | $1.00 | DC | 22,495 |
108 | 125 | Immortal Iron Fist | 25 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,307 |
109 | 91 | Skrull Kill Krew | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 22,232 |
110 | 124 | Green Arrow Black Canary | 19 | $2.99 | DC | 21,931 |
111 | 95 | Fantastic Force | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,863 |
112 | 93 | Punisher Frank Castle Max | 69 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,841 |
113 | 127 | Vigilante | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 21,288 |
114 | 96 | Dark Tower Guide To Gilead | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,171 |
115 | 131 | Conan The Cimmerian | 10 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 20,417 |
116 | 133 | Literals | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 20,285 |
117 | 136 | Captain Britain and M.I. 13 | 12 | $2.99 | Marvel | 19,990 |
118 | 104 | Timestorm 2009 2099 | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 19,971 |
119 | 137 | Runaways 3 | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 19,849 |
120 | 134 | Spawn | 191 | $2.95 | Image | 19,803 |
121 | 135 | Batman Confidential | 28 | $2.99 | DC | 19,538 |
122 | 107 | Destroyer | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 19,393 |
123 | 138 | Star Wars Dark Times | 13 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 19,254 |
124 | 141 | Jack of Fables | 33 | $2.99 | DC | 19,240 |
125 | 98 | G.I. Joe Cobra | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 18,683 |
126 | 109 | Rampaging Wolverine | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,676 |
127 | 99 | G.I. Joe Origins | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 18,528 |
128 | 143 | Solomon Grundy | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 18,514 |
129 | 112 | Marvels Eye of Camera | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,124 |
130 | 111 | Captain America Theater of War Brother In Arms | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,113 |
131 | 145 | Star Wars Knights Old Republic | 40 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 17,888 |
132 | 105 | Angel Blood and Trenches | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 17,734 |
133 | 146 | Warlord | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 17,539 |
134 | 121 | X-Men Times and Life of Lucas Bishop | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 17,067 |
135 | 116 | G.I. Joe Movie Prequel | 2 Destro | $3.99 | IDW | 16,659 |
136 | 123 | Angel Smile Time | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 16,172 |
137 | 129 | Wonderful Wizard of Oz | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,109 |
138 | 151 | Star Wars Clone Wars | 5 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 15,870 |
139 | 130 | Astonishing Tales | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,861 |
140 | 161 | Invincible | 61 | $2.99 | Image | 15,677 |
141 | 153 | Batman Gotham After Midnight | 12 | $2.99 | DC | 15,616 |
142 | 155 | Squadron Supreme 2 | 10 | $2.99 | Marvel | 15,568 |
143 | 132 | Anita Blake LC Necromancer | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,307 |
144 | 118 | Ignition City | 1 | $3.99 | Avatar | 14,931 |
145 | 142 | Masquerade | 2 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 14,825 |
146 | 126 | Star Trek Countdown | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 14,544 |
147 | 160 | B.P.R.D. Black Goddess | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 14,542 |
148 | 139 | Strange Adventures | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 14,498 |
149 | 164 | Rebels | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 14,441 |
150 | 177 | Witchblade | 126 Sejic Cvr A | $2.99 | Image | 14,038 |
151 | 168 | Sgt Rock The Lost Battalion | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 13,878 |
152 | 120 | Wolverine Weapon X Files | 0 | $4.99 | Marvel | 13,843 |
153 | 119 | 100 Bullets | 100 | $4.99 | DC | 13,754 |
154 | 173 | Wolverine First Class | 14 | $2.99 | Marvel | 13,694 |
155 | 174 | Ex Machina | 41 | $2.99 | DC | 13,525 |
156 | 148 | Masquerade | 3 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 13,256 |
157 | 128 | Irredeemable | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 13,217 |
158 | 175 | World of Warcraft | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 13,109 |
159 | 149 | Seaguy The Slaves of Mickey Eye | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 12,738 |
160 | 180 | House of Mystery | 12 | $2.99 | DC | 12,635 |
161 | 171 | Red Sonja | 43 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 12,317 |
162 | 147 | Transformers All Hail Megatron | 10 | $3.99 | IDW | 12,182 |
163 | 1812 | Fallen Son Death of Captain America Iron Man | 0 | $2.99 | Marvel | 12,024 |
164 | 144 | Ignition City | 2 | $3.99 | Avatar | 11,951 |
165 | 188 | Dr Doom Masters of Evil | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 11,703 |
166 | 187 | Jonah Hex | 42 | $2.99 | DC | 11,550 |
167 | 154 | Gears of War | 6 | $3.99 | DC | 11,505 |
168 | 162 | Terry Moores Echo | 11 | $3.50 | Abstract | 11,292 |
169 | 158 | Enders Game Battle School | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 11,190 |
170 | 194 | Hellblazer | 254 | $2.99 | DC | 11,052 |
171 | 152 | No Hero | 5 | $3.99 | Avatar | 11,023 |
172 | 166 | X-Men First Class Finals | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,869 |
173 | 172 | Enders Shadow Battle School | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,287 |
174 | 202 | Dr Doom Masters of Evil | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 10,235 |
175 | 165 | Transformers Revenge Fallen Movie Prq Defiance | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,195 |
176 | 157 | Transformers Spotlight Drift | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,064 |
177 | 179 | Rasl | 4 | $3.50 | Cartoon | 10,001 |
178 | 178 | Marvel Assistant Size Spectacular | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 9,914 |
179 | 163 | Transformers Spotlight Jazz | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,854 |
180 | 206 | Authority | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 9,747 |
181 | 186 | Beyond Wonderland | 6 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 9,685 |
182 | 208 | Madame Xanadu | 10 | $2.99 | DC | 9,663 |
183 | 207 | Broken Trinity Aftermath Kirkham Cvr A | 0 | $2.99 | Image | 9,553 |
184 | 156 | Farscape Strange Detractors | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 9,465 |
185 | 210 | Dead Romeo | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 9,438 |
186 | 211 | Northlanders | 16 | $2.99 | DC | 9,322 |
187 | 169 | Locke & Key Head Games | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,301 |
188 | 191 | Grimm Fairy Tales | 37 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 9,271 |
189 | 237 | Tiny Titans | 15 | $2.50 | DC | 9,206 |
190 | 181 | Frank Frazettas Neanderthal (One-Shot) | 0 | $3.99 | Image | 9,189 |
191 | 159 | Farscape | 4 | $3.99 | Boom | 9,067 |
192 | 167 | Street Fighter IV | 2 | $3.95 | Udon | 8,977 |
193 | 214 | Haunted Tank | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 8,973 |
194 | 184 | Prototype | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 8,870 |
195 | 199 | X-Files | 6 | $3.50 | DC | 8,788 |
196 | 216 | Spirit | 27 | $2.99 | DC | 8,784 |
197 | 217 | Mighty | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 8,776 |
198 | 182 | Transformers Maximum Dinobots | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,687 |
199 | 193 | Sherlock Holmes | 1 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 8,679 |
200 | 231 | Unknown Soldier | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 8,630 |
201 | 192 | X-Force Cable Messiah War Prologue | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 8,560 |
202 | 183 | Transformers Maximum Dinobots | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,498 |
203 | 170 | Farscape Dargos Lament | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 8,485 |
204 | 250 | Billy Batson and The Magic of Shazam | 4 | $2.50 | DC | 8,469 |
205 | 221 | Wildcats | 10 | $2.99 | DC | 8,459 |
206 | 249 | Batman The Brave and The Bold | 4 | $2.50 | DC | 8,380 |
207 | 150 | Universal War One Revelations | 1 | $5.99 | Marvel | 8,251 |
208 | 228 | Sword | 16 | $2.99 | Image | 8,230 |
209 | 189 | Star Trek Missions End | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,159 |
210 | 198 | Garth Ennis Battlefields Tankies | 1 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 8,155 |
211 | 185 | Star Trek Crew | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,120 |
212 | 232 | DMZ | 41 | $2.99 | DC | 8,060 |
213 | 196 | Batman | 686 | $3.99 | DC | 8,055 |
214 | 176 | Amazing Spider-Man Family | 5 | $4.99 | Marvel | 8,050 |
215 | 140 | Grimm Fairy Tales | 1 April Fools Ed | $5.99 | Zenescope | 7,981 |
216 | 197 | Dead of Night Featuring Werewolf By Night | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 7,952 |
217 | 235 | Astounding Wolf-Man | 14 | $2.99 | Image | 7,836 |
218 | 201 | Marvel Assistant Size Spectacular | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 7,805 |
219 | 204 | Jungle Girl Season 2 | 4 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 7,722 |
220 | 222 | Simpsons Comics | 153 | $2.99 | Bongo | 7,610 |
221 | 205 | Zorro | 12 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 7,575 |
222 | 254 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 199 | $2.50 | Archie | 7,532 |
223 | 260 | Pride & Prejudice | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 7,529 |
224 | 240 | Astounding Wolf-Man | 15 | $2.99 | Image | 7,454 |
225 | 241 | Gen 13 | 29 | $2.99 | DC | 7,312 |
226 | 195 | Dead Irons | 3 | $3.99 | Dynamic | 7,294 |
227 | 245 | Air | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 7,215 |
228 | 200 | Star Trek Alien Spotlight Klingons | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,022 |
229 | 215 | Army of Darkness | 18 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 6,974 |
230 | 212 | Marvel Apes: Amazing Spider-Monkey | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 6,970 |
231 | 224 | Cars Rookie | 1 | $2.99 | Boom | 6,950 |
232 | 256 | Scalped | 27 | $2.99 | DC | 6,949 |
233 | 251 | Viking | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 6,920 |
234 | 253 | Fringe | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 6,898 |
235 | 258 | Scalped | 28 | $2.99 | DC | 6,859 |
236 | 203 | Battlestar Galactica Final Five | 1 | $3.99 | Dynamic | 6,832 |
237 | 223 | Terminator Salvation Movie Adaptation | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,736 |
238 | 571 | New Mutants Saga (Bundle of 25) (Net) | 0 | $10.00 | Marvel | 6,721 |
239 | 220 | Army of Darkness | 19 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 6,692 |
240 | 277 | Supergirl Cosmic Adventures In The 8th Grade | 5 | $2.50 | DC | 6,575 |
241 | 234 | Muppet Show | 2 | $2.99 | Boom | 6,562 |
242 | 247 | Soulfire Shadow Magic | 5 | $2.99 | Aspen | 6,488 |
243 | 274 | Sonic Universe | 3 | $2.50 | Archie | 6,474 |
244 | 265 | Thunderbolts | 130 | $2.99 | Marvel | 6,453 |
245 | 295 | Soulfire New World Order Beginnings | 0 | $1.99 | Aspen | 6,393 |
246 | 267 | War That Time Forgot | 12 | $2.99 | DC | 6,280 |
247 | 239 | Super-Zombies | 2 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 6,171 |
248 | 383 | Transmetropolitan | 1 Sp. Ed. | $1.00 | DC | 6,168 |
249 | 243 | Savage Dragon | 146 | $3.50 | Image | 6,148 |
250 | 229 | X-Men Kingbreaker | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 6,145 |
251 | 233 | Dark Avengers | 1 2nd Ptg Var | $3.99 | Marvel | 6,078 |
252 | 246 | Savage Dragon | 147 | $3.50 | Image | 6,058 |
253 | 385 | Saga of the Swamp Thing | 21 Sp. Ed. | $1.00 | DC | 6,055 |
254 | 219 | Terminator Salvation Movie Preq | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,931 |
255 | 386 | Planetary | 1 Sp. Ed. | $1.00 | DC | 5,909 |
256 | 238 | Man With No Name | 9 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 5,886 |
257 | 290 | Super Friends | 14 | $2.50 | DC | 5,792 |
258 | 259 | Who Wants To Be A Superhero The Defuser | 0 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 5,772 |
259 | 261 | Madman Atomic Comics | 15 | $3.50 | Image | 5,736 |
260 | 225 | Doktor Sleepless | 12 | $3.99 | Avatar | 5,734 |
261 | 268 | Bart Simpson Comics | 47 | $2.99 | Bongo | 5,713 |
262 | 226 | Battlestar Galactica Cylon War | 4 | $3.99 | Dynamic | 5,708 |
263 | 275 | Young Liars | 14 | $2.99 | DC | 5,698 |
264 | 209 | Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft | 1 | $4.99 | Image | 5,667 |
265 | 244 | Terminator Revolution | 4 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 5,578 |
266 | 262 | American Mcgees Grimm | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,557 |
267 | 242 | Official Index To Marvel Universe | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,517 |
268 | 248 | Dark Avengers | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,432 |
269 | 255 | I Am Legion | 3 | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 5,394 |
270 | 236 | Gravel | 10 | $3.99 | Avatar | 5,323 |
271 | 279 | Cyblade | 4 | $2.99 | Image | 5,300 |
272 | 280 | Greatest Hits | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 5,243 |
273 | 283 | Ultimate Wolverine Vs Hulk New Ptg | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,197 |
274 | 284 | Ultimate Wolverine Vs Hulk New Ptg | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,183 |
275 | 282 | Wolverine | 71 | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,183 |
276 | 286 | Deadpool | 8 | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,135 |
277 | 270 | Salems Daughter | 0 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 5,112 |
278 | 289 | Wolverine | 70 3rd Ptg Mcniven Sketch Var | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,002 |
279 | 266 | Marvel Adventures Spider-Man | 50 | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,780 |
280 | 272 | Franklin Richards April Fools | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,667 |
281 | 309 | Scooby Doo | 143 | $2.50 | DC | 4,610 |
282 | 213 | Living Corpse Hack Slash Ann | 1 | $4.99 | Zenescope | 4,508 |
283 | 264 | Doctor Who Classics Series 2 | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,452 |
284 | 218 | Ythaq No Escape | 1 | $5.99 | Marvel | 4,415 |
285 | 281 | Amazon | 2 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 4,393 |
286 | 252 | Female Force | 1 Hillary Clinton | $3.99 | Bluewater | 4,293 |
287 | 257 | Dean Koontzs Nevermore | 1 | $3.99 | Dabel | 4,245 |
288 | 276 | Batman Battle For The Cowl | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 4,161 |
289 | 293 | Dynamo 5 | 21 | $3.50 | Image | 4,090 |
290 | 292 | Elephantmen | 18 | $3.50 | Image | 4,085 |
291 | 288 | Glamourpuss | 6 | $3.00 | Aardvark-Vanaheim | 4,067 |
292 | 230 | Knights of the Dinner Table | 149 | $4.99 | Kenzer | 4,011 |
293 | 310 | Marvel Adventures Avengers | 35 | $2.99 | Marvel | 3,914 |
294 | 269 | Eureka Dormant Gene | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 3,865 |
295 | 312 | Bang Tango | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 3,847 |
296 | 311 | Cleaners | 3 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 3,834 |
297 | 296 | 1001 Arabian Nights Adventures of Sinbad | 9 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 3,772 |
298 | 297 | Shrapnel | 4 | $2.99 | Radical | 3,763 |
299 | 273 | Female Force | 2 Sarah Palin | $3.99 | Bluewater | 3,714 |
300 | 314 | Marvel Adventures Super Heroes | 10 | $2.99 | Marvel | 3,699 |
April 2009 Graphic Novel Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks Shipped to North American Comics Shops Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 Graphic Novel charts, plus any post-#300 items from its Top Independent and Manga charts. If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.
The links lead to title details on Amazon (paid links). You can also find the books at your comics shop.
Watchmen had been in theaters for nearly a month when April started, but retailers still demanded more copies of the graphic novel. This month made seven straight with it in the #1 spot.