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LATEST MONTHLY REPORTS
October 2020 Comics Sales to Comics Shops
Projections for Comics Ordered by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors and DC's Distributors
This data combines orders from all Direct Market distributors. Click to see only Diamond and DC's distributors.
October 2020 DC Comic Book Sales
Projections for DC Comics Ordered by North American Comics Shops
This data refers only to sales by DC's distributors. Click to see those from Diamond and the Overall market.
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October 2020 Comics Sales through Diamond
Projections for Comics Ordered by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors
This data refers to sales by Diamond. Click to see those from DC's distributors and the Overall market.
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September 2020 Comics Sales to Comics Shops
Projections for Comics Ordered by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors and DC's Distributors
This data combines orders from all Direct Market distributors. Click to see only Diamond and DC's distributors.
August 2020 Comics Sales to Comics Shops
Projections for Comics Ordered by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors and DC's Distributors
This data combines orders from all Direct Market distributors. Click to see only Diamond and DC's distributors.
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July 2020 Comics Sales to Comics Shops
Projections for Comics Ordered by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors and DC's Distributors
This data combines orders from all Direct Market distributors. Click to see only Diamond and DC's distributors.
June 2020 Comics Sales to Comics Shops
Projections for Comics Ordered by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors and DC's Distributors
This data combines orders from all Direct Market distributors. Click to see only Diamond and DC's distributors.
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May 2020 Comics Sales to Comics Shops
Projections for Comics Ordered by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors and DC's Distributors
This data combines orders from all Direct Market distributors. Click to see only Diamond and DC's distributors.
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DISTRIBUTOR SALES FIGURE QUICKLINKS
Below are links to the distributor sales figure pages for all the years from 1991 onward here on site, aggregating unit and dollar sales and depicting the top-selling comic book from each month. Links can be found to individual months on most of the annual pages; all of them can be found here. You can also find earlier years in our Postal Sales Record section — and aggregated data from individual years on our Yearly Sales master page. More coming soon!
Top Comic Books of
2019
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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Top Comic Books of the 21st Century (so far!)
Based on Estimated Sales of Comic Books to North American Comics Shops
based on reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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27 Years Ago: December 1993 Comic Book Sales
Estimated Comics Preorded by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors
The chill of winter was beginning to be felt in December 1993, as the biggest year in the history of comics in dollar terms drew to a close. Read more and see the charts!
25 Years Ago: December 1995 Comic Book Sales
Estimated Comics Preorded by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors
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The first year of the Distribution Wars ended with chaos (the concept, not the publisher) on the charts — and, ironically, with the Marvel name again atop Diamond Comic Distributors' charts. Read more and see the charts!
20 Years Ago: December 2000 Comic Book Sales
Estimated Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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Marvel hit it big in December with Ultimate X-Men #1 to end a lackluster year. Read more and see the charts!
15 Years Ago: December 2005 Comic Book Sales
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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Six titles topping the 100,000 copy mark in December helped the comics market close out 2005 with a 7.3% sales increase over 2004. Read more and see the charts!
10 Years Ago: December 2010 Comic Book Sales
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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Batman: The Dark Knight #1 led the charts in a month in which comics periodical orders were down by nearly 11%. Read more and see the charts!
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May 2020 Comics Sales to Comics Shops
Projections for Comics Ordered by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors and DC's Distributors
This data combines orders from all Direct Market distributors. Click to see only Diamond and DC's distributors.
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DISTRIBUTOR SALES FIGURE QUICKLINKS
Below are links to the distributor sales figure pages for all the years from 1991 onward here on site, aggregating unit and dollar sales and depicting the top-selling comic book from each month. Links can be found to individual months on most of the annual pages; all of them can be found here. You can also find earlier years in our Postal Sales Record section — and aggregated data from individual years on our Yearly Sales master page. More coming soon!
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Top Comic Books of 2019
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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Top Comic Books of the 21st Century (so far!)
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27 Years Ago: December 1993 Comic Book Sales
Estimated Comics Preorded by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors
The chill of winter was beginning to be felt in December 1993, as the biggest year in the history of comics in dollar terms drew to a close. Read more and see the charts!
25 Years Ago: December 1995 Comic Book Sales
Estimated Comics Preorded by North American Comics Shops
from Diamond Comic Distributors
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The first year of the Distribution Wars ended with chaos (the concept, not the publisher) on the charts — and, ironically, with the Marvel name again atop Diamond Comic Distributors' charts. Read more and see the charts!
20 Years Ago: December 2000 Comic Book Sales
Estimated Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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Marvel hit it big in December with Ultimate X-Men #1 to end a lackluster year. Read more and see the charts!
15 Years Ago: December 2005 Comic Book Sales
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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Six titles topping the 100,000 copy mark in December helped the comics market close out 2005 with a 7.3% sales increase over 2004. Read more and see the charts!
10 Years Ago: December 2010 Comic Book Sales
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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Batman: The Dark Knight #1 led the charts in a month in which comics periodical orders were down by nearly 11%. Read more and see the charts!
