May 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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Sales plunged in May 2009, on poorer performance of the top-selling titles. The highest ranking premiere was in 20th place, New Mutants #1 — and the month’s top-seller at Diamond, New Avengers #53, only sold around half the issues of the previous year’s top-seller. The month's Top 300 Unit Sales to retailers were the lowest for any May since 2002: unit sales were off 20% versus the previous May, with dollar sales were off 19%.
Marvel's unit and dollar shares were both nearly half again what DC's were — 45.17% to 30.34% in units, 39.05% to 26.18% in dollars.
Diamond, which began releasing a Top 50 Independents list at the end of 2008, added a Top 50 Small Publishers list this time out. The Top 50 Indies list, in practice, just wound up reiterating items in the existing Top 300, since once Marvel, DC, Image, and Dark Horse were removed, at least 50 books still remained. Only one time did the 301st place item materialize in the Top 50 Indies list. The Top 50 Small Publishers list has a few of the same items on that Top 50 Indies list, but it extends downward to capture 15 more items not in the Top 300 list, finishing with Castle Waiting Vol. 2, #15 from Fantagraphics at 334th place. These additional entries would henceforth be included in the Comichron charts.
Read more in our preliminary and final analysis posts 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.
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Units | Dollars | Comic-book Title | Issue | Price | Publisher | Est. units |
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1 | 1 | New Avengers | 53 | $3.99 | Marvel | 94,367 |
2 | 2 | Batman Battle For The Cowl | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 89,170 |
3 | 6 | Wolverine | 72 | $2.99 | Marvel | 87,075 |
4 | 4 | Flash Rebirth | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 86,183 |
5 | 7 | Wolverine | 73 | $2.99 | Marvel | 83,324 |
6 | 8 | Green Lantern | 41 | $2.99 | DC | 81,491 |
7 | 9 | Uncanny X-Men | 510 | $2.99 | Marvel | 75,139 |
8 | 3 | Hulk | 12 | $3.99 | Marvel | 73,105 |
9 | 16 | Amazing Spider-Man | 595 | $2.99 | Marvel | 71,837 |
10 | 5 | Captain America | 50 | $3.99 | Marvel | 66,928 |
11 | 12 | Justice League of America | 33 | $2.99 | DC | 63,867 |
12 | 13 | Green Lantern Corps | 36 | $2.99 | DC | 61,591 |
13 | 10 | Wolverine Weapon X | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 59,192 |
14 | 15 | Buffy The Vampire Slayer | 25 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 58,740 |
15 | 17 | Amazing Spider-Man | 594 | $2.99 | Marvel | 58,464 |
16 | 18 | Amazing Spider-Man | 593 | $2.99 | Marvel | 58,363 |
17 | 19 | X-Force | 15 | $2.99 | Marvel | 58,340 |
18 | 21 | Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk | 6 | $2.99 | Marvel | 57,149 |
19 | 20 | Justice Society of America | 27 | $2.99 | DC | 56,102 |
20 | 11 | New Mutants | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 55,734 |
21 | 23 | X-Men Legacy | 224 | $2.99 | Marvel | 54,008 |
22 | 24 | Invincible Iron Man | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 51,311 |
23 | 25 | Deadpool | 10 | $2.99 | Marvel | 51,113 |
24 | 26 | Ultimate Spider-Man | 132 | $2.99 | Marvel | 50,144 |
25 | 29 | Power Girl | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 47,322 |
26 | 31 | Cable | 14 | $2.99 | Marvel | 47,196 |
27 | 32 | Fantastic Four | 566 | $2.99 | Marvel | 46,653 |
28 | 14 | War of Kings | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 45,560 |
29 | 34 | Wolverine Origins | 36 | $2.99 | Marvel | 45,451 |
30 | 35 | Avengers Invaders | 11 | $2.99 | Marvel | 44,037 |
31 | 22 | Dark Tower The Fall of Gilead | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 43,580 |
32 | 38 | Secret Warriors | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 42,781 |
33 | 41 | Avengers Initiative | 24 | $2.99 | Marvel | 42,510 |
34 | 36 | Superman World of New Krypton | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 42,153 |
35 | 37 | Action Comics | 877 | $2.99 | DC | 41,772 |
36 | 40 | Superman | 688 | $2.99 | DC | 41,642 |
37 | 45 | Thunderbolts | 132 | $2.99 | Marvel | 40,324 |
38 | 44 | Superman Batman | 60 | $2.99 | DC | 39,531 |
39 | 46 | Gotham Gazette | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 39,106 |
40 | 47 | Batman Battle For The Cowl The Network | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 38,927 |
41 | 27 | Stand American Nightmares | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 36,364 |
42 | 28 | Marvel Zombies 4 | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 35,926 |
43 | 49 | Azrael Deaths Dark Knight | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 35,916 |
44 | 53 | Punisher | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 35,621 |
45 | 30 | Deadpool Suicide Kings | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 35,478 |
46 | 51 | Oracle | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 35,328 |
47 | 33 | New Avengers Reunion | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 34,438 |
48 | 54 | Titans | 13 | $2.99 | DC | 34,343 |
49 | 57 | Supergirl | 41 | $2.99 | DC | 33,441 |
50 | 58 | Wonder Woman | 32 | $2.99 | DC | 33,065 |
51 | 59 | Trinity | 49 | $2.99 | DC | 32,602 |
52 | 60 | Trinity | 52 | $2.99 | DC | 32,514 |
53 | 61 | Trinity | 50 | $2.99 | DC | 32,496 |
54 | 62 | Trinity | 51 | $2.99 | DC | 32,374 |
55 | 42 | Dark Reign Young Avengers | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 32,266 |
56 | 65 | X-Factor | 43 | $2.99 | Marvel | 31,543 |
57 | 67 | Black Panther 2 | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 30,984 |
58 | 43 | Dark Reign Hawkeye | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 30,581 |
59 | 66 | Teen Titans | 71 | $2.99 | DC | 30,376 |
60 | 48 | Dark Reign Hood | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 29,857 |
61 | 69 | Final Crisis Aftermath Run | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 29,065 |
62 | 73 | Incredible Hercules | 129 | $2.99 | Marvel | 28,995 |
63 | 72 | Final Crisis Aftermath Escape | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 28,668 |
64 | 39 | Angel | 21 | $3.99 | IDW | 28,633 |
65 | 64 | Boys | 30 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 28,365 |
66 | 77 | War Machine | 6 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,703 |
67 | 75 | Final Crisis Aftermath Dance | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 27,491 |
68 | 80 | Guardians of Galaxy | 14 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,130 |
69 | 50 | Dark Reign Elektra | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,118 |
70 | 79 | Secret Six | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 27,116 |
71 | 68 | Boys Herogasm | 1 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 27,105 |
72 | 196 | Unwritten | 1 | $1.00 | DC | 26,915 |
73 | 52 | Planet Skaar Prologue One-Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 26,765 |
74 | 83 | Dark Reign Fantastic Four | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 26,536 |
75 | 86 | Nova | 25 | $2.99 | Marvel | 26,172 |
76 | 84 | Outsiders | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 25,995 |
77 | 55 | War of Kings Ascension | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 25,993 |
78 | 56 | Wolverine Noir | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 25,792 |
79 | 87 | Final Crisis Aftermath Ink | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 25,479 |
80 | 90 | Agents of Atlas | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,377 |
81 | 91 | Agents of Atlas | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,207 |
82 | 93 | Ms. Marvel | 39 | $2.99 | Marvel | 24,757 |
83 | 92 | Star Wars Legacy | 36 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 24,166 |
84 | 95 | Walking Dead | 61 | $2.99 | Image | 23,902 |
85 | 96 | Fables | 84 | $2.99 | DC | 23,634 |
86 | 102 | Booster Gold | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 22,549 |
87 | 103 | Brave and The Bold | 23 | $2.99 | DC | 22,312 |
88 | 104 | Exiles | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,148 |
89 | 63 | G.I. Joe | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 21,968 |
90 | 106 | Immortal Iron Fist | 26 | $2.99 | Marvel | 21,864 |
91 | 71 | Punisher Frank Castle Max | 70 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,864 |
92 | 70 | Batman In Barcelona Dragons Knight | 0 | $3.99 | DC | 21,695 |
93 | 74 | Spider-Man Short Halloween | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,473 |
94 | 105 | Green Arrow Black Canary | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 21,445 |
95 | 110 | Fusion | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 20,999 |
96 | 111 | Umbrella Academy Dallas | 6 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 20,996 |
97 | 76 | Human Torch Comics | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,808 |
98 | 78 | Daredevil Noir | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,555 |
99 | 115 | Ghost Rider | 35 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,523 |
100 | 81 | All New Savage She-Hulk | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,194 |
101 | 117 | Moon Knight | 30 | $2.99 | Marvel | 19,693 |
102 | 85 | Hulk Broken Worlds | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 19,622 |
103 | 97 | Aliens | 1 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 19,598 |
104 | 118 | Jack of Fables | 34 | $2.99 | DC | 19,420 |
105 | 119 | Literals | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 19,381 |
106 | 88 | Marvel Mystery Comics | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 19,085 |
107 | 121 | Last Days of Animal Man | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 18,976 |
108 | 120 | Batman Confidential | 29 | $2.99 | DC | 18,867 |
109 | 122 | Vigilante | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 18,677 |
110 | 94 | Astro City The Dark Age Book Three | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 18,281 |
111 | 128 | Captain Britain and M.I. 13 | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 17,947 |
112 | 82 | G.I. Joe Cobra | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 17,881 |
113 | 98 | Genext United | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 17,766 |
114 | 126 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic | 41 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 17,650 |
115 | 149 | Lockjaw and The Pet Avengers | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 17,638 |
116 | 100 | Runaways 3 | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 17,523 |
117 | 99 | Angel Not Fade Away | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 16,722 |
118 | 137 | Fantastic Force | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 16,541 |
119 | 135 | Solomon Grundy | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 16,482 |
120 | 109 | Timestorm 2009 2099 | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,190 |
121 | 114 | Black Terror | 4 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 16,058 |
122 | 112 | Skrull Kill Krew | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,795 |
123 | 113 | Wonderful Wizard of Oz | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,774 |
124 | 101 | Angel Blood and Trenches | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 15,670 |
125 | 140 | Star Wars Clone Wars | 6 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 15,597 |
126 | 107 | G.I. Joe Movie Prequel | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 15,418 |
127 | 116 | Howling Commandos | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,275 |
128 | 145 | Squadron Supreme 2 | 11 | $2.99 | Marvel | 15,164 |
129 | 89 | X-Men Forever Alpha | 0 | $4.99 | Marvel | 15,133 |
130 | 143 | Invincible | 62 | $2.99 | Image | 15,113 |
131 | 155 | Witchblade | 127 | $2.99 | Image | 15,065 |
132 | 148 | House of Mystery | 13 | $2.99 | DC | 14,358 |
133 | 147 | B.P.R.D. Black Goddess | 5 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 14,357 |
134 | 125 | Destroyer | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 14,087 |
135 | 127 | Thor Tales of Asgard By Lee & Kirby | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,488 |
136 | 157 | Rebels | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 13,468 |
137 | 162 | Ex Machina | 42 | $2.99 | DC | 13,403 |
138 | 154 | Warlord | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 13,390 |
139 | 129 | Astonishing Tales | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,268 |
140 | 167 | World of Warcraft | 19 | $2.99 | DC | 12,536 |
141 | 134 | Strange Adventures | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 12,515 |
142 | 130 | Transformers All Hail Megatron | 11 | $3.99 | IDW | 12,292 |
143 | 123 | Crossed | 5 | $3.99 | Avatar | 12,246 |
144 | 172 | Wolverine First Class | 15 | $2.99 | Marvel | 12,221 |
145 | 136 | Witchblade Annual 2009 Basaldua Cvr A | 0 | $3.99 | Image | 12,154 |
146 | 159 | Red Sonja | 44 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 12,099 |
147 | 124 | Ignition City | 3 | $3.99 | Avatar | 12,091 |
148 | 131 | Mouse Guard Winter 1152 | 6 | $3.50 | Archaia | 12,080 |
149 | 141 | X-Men Future History Messiah War Sourcebook | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 11,823 |
150 | 173 | Starcraft | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 11,744 |
151 | 166 | Soulfire | 9 | $2.99 | Aspen | 11,649 |
152 | 176 | Jonah Hex | 43 | $2.99 | DC | 11,606 |
153 | 150 | Terry Moores Echo | 12 | $3.50 | Abstract | 11,093 |
154 | 138 | Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adapt | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,008 |
155 | 180 | Hellblazer | 255 | $2.99 | DC | 10,937 |
156 | 133 | Complete Dracula | 1 | $4.99 | Dynamic | 10,780 |
157 | 152 | X-Men First Class Finals | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,579 |
158 | 142 | Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adapt | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,417 |
159 | 151 | Resident Evil | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 10,366 |
160 | 156 | Terror Inc Apocalypse Soon | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,252 |
161 | 186 | Madame Xanadu | 11 | $2.99 | DC | 10,179 |
162 | 190 | Darkness | 77 | $2.99 | Image | 10,114 |
163 | 161 | Seaguy The Slaves of Mickey Eye | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 10,082 |
164 | 132 | Female Force | 3 | $3.99 | Bluewater | 10,007 |
165 | 139 | Irredeemable | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 9,962 |
166 | 158 | Gears of War | 7 | $3.99 | DC | 9,955 |
167 | 163 | Enders Shadow Battle School | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 9,900 |
168 | 188 | Kull | 6 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 9,824 |
169 | 177 | Soulfire New World Order | 1 | $2.99 | Aspen | 9,753 |
170 | 182 | Fathom | 7 | $2.99 | Aspen | 9,748 |
171 | 193 | Authority | 10 | $2.99 | DC | 9,531 |
172 | 144 | Farscape Strange Detractors | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 9,311 |
173 | 169 | Terror Inc Apocalypse Soon | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 9,301 |
174 | 194 | Northlanders | 17 | $2.99 | DC | 9,239 |
175 | 165 | Locke & Key Head Games | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,137 |
176 | 179 | Grimm Fairy Tales | 38 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 9,077 |
177 | 201 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 200 | $2.50 | Archie | 8,953 |
178 | 108 | Grimm Fairy Tales Return To Wonderland Annual | 1 | $5.99 | Zenescope | 8,868 |
179 | 211 | Tiny Titans | 16 | $2.50 | DC | 8,844 |
180 | 184 | Tarot Witch of the Black Rose | 56 | $2.95 | Broadsword | 8,693 |
181 | 153 | Street Fighter II Turbo | 6 | $3.95 | Udon | 8,633 |
182 | 168 | Star Trek Crew | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,537 |
183 | 178 | Fin Fang Four Return | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 8,402 |
184 | 170 | Doctor Who Time Machination | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,349 |
185 | 174 | Star Trek Missions End | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,337 |
186 | 199 | Spirit | 28 | $2.99 | DC | 8,329 |
187 | 202 | Wildcats | 11 | $2.99 | DC | 8,165 |
188 | 181 | Batman Battle For The Cowl | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 8,133 |
189 | 203 | Sword | 17 | $2.99 | Image | 8,081 |
190 | 160 | Amazing Spider-Man Family | 6 | $4.99 | Marvel | 8,061 |
191 | 191 | Incredibles Family Matters | 2 | $2.99 | Boom | 8,041 |
192 | 204 | Green Lantern | 40 | $2.99 | DC | 8,040 |
193 | 223 | Batman The Brave and The Bold | 5 | $2.50 | DC | 7,994 |
194 | 205 | Rapture | 1 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 7,756 |
195 | 207 | Astounding Wolf-Man | 16 | $2.99 | Image | 7,721 |
196 | 208 | Unknown Soldier | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 7,705 |
197 | 209 | Mighty | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 7,565 |
198 | 200 | Simpsons Comics | 154 | $2.99 | Bongo | 7,546 |
199 | 183 | Star Trek Aliens Spotlight Romulans | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,431 |
200 | 192 | Zorro | 13 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 7,416 |
201 | 175 | Farscape Dargos Lament | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 7,300 |
202 | 215 | Air | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 7,115 |
203 | 218 | Cable | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 7,098 |
204 | 195 | Garth Ennis Battlefields Tankies | 2 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 7,043 |
205 | 216 | Killapalooza | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 7,031 |
206 | 219 | Back To Brooklyn | 5 | $2.99 | Image | 6,844 |
207 | 220 | Fringe | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 6,744 |
208 | 189 | Battlestar Galactica Final Five | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamic | 6,688 |
209 | 232 | Sonic Universe | 4 | $2.50 | Archie | 6,687 |
210 | 198 | Army of Darkness | 20 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 6,558 |
211 | 217 | Futurama Comics | 43 | $2.99 | Bongo | 6,354 |
212 | 185 | Unknown | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 6,350 |
213 | 187 | Robert Jordans Wheel of Time Eye of the World | 0 | $3.99 | Dabel | 6,207 |
214 | 252 | Supergirl Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade | 6 | $2.50 | DC | 6,179 |
215 | 241 | Hack Slash Entry Wound | 0 | $2.50 | Devil's Due | 6,163 |
216 | 171 | Universal War One Revelations | 2 | $5.99 | Marvel | 6,158 |
217 | 230 | Dead Romeo | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 6,155 |
218 | 238 | Deadpool | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 6,073 |
219 | 197 | Gravel | 11 | $3.99 | Avatar | 6,061 |
220 | 214 | Savage Dragon | 148 | $3.50 | Image | 6,051 |
221 | 210 | Hack Slash Series | 22 | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 5,865 |
222 | 222 | Hotwire | 3 | $2.99 | Radical | 5,604 |
223 | 213 | Man With No Name | 10 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 5,571 |
224 | 245 | Young Liars | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 5,518 |
225 | 263 | Super Friends | 15 | $2.50 | DC | 5,513 |
226 | 212 | Trojan War | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,452 |
227 | 249 | Stormwatch Phd | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 5,370 |
228 | 250 | X-Force | 14 | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,366 |
229 | 253 | Wolverine | 67 3rd Ptg | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,238 |
230 | 233 | Usagi Yojimbo | 120 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 5,160 |
231 | 221 | Marvel Apes Grunt Line Special | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,143 |
232 | 254 | Wolverine | 68 3rd Ptg | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,143 |
233 | 236 | Astro Boy Movie Prequel Underground | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,080 |
234 | 234 | Cars Rookie | 2 | $2.99 | Boom | 5,007 |
235 | 256 | Wolverine | 69 2nd Ptg | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,004 |
236 | 255 | Green Lantern | 39 | $2.99 | DC | 4,992 |
237 | 257 | Wolverine | 66 4th Ptg | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,987 |
238 | 227 | Official Index To Marvel Universe | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,913 |
239 | 226 | Prototype | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 4,906 |
240 | 206 | Jim Butchers Dresden Files Storm Front | 4 | $3.99 | Dabel | 4,858 |
241 | 240 | Muppet Robin Hood | 1 | $2.99 | Boom | 4,793 |
242 | 244 | Olympus | 1 | $3.50 | Image | 4,715 |
243 | 267 | Wolverine | 70 3rd Ptg | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,696 |
244 | 231 | Pride & Prejudice | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,686 |
245 | 235 | Voltron A Legend Forged | 5 | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 4,683 |
246 | 268 | Marvel Spotlight New Mutants | 0 | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,661 |
247 | 266 | Green Lantern | 38 | $2.99 | DC | 4,647 |
248 | 265 | Storming Paradise | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 4,595 |
249 | 224 | Groom Lake | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,577 |
250 | 270 | Marvel Adventures Spider-Man | 51 | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,557 |
251 | 239 | Super-Zombies | 3 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 4,552 |
252 | 300 | Dellec | 0 | $1.99 | Aspen | 4,371 |
253 | 228 | Doctor Who Classics Series 2 | 6 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,306 |
254 | 229 | Stephen Colberts Tek Jansen | 5 | $3.99 | Oni | 4,296 |
255 | 274 | Marvel Adventures Avengers | 36 | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,238 |
256 | 237 | Atomic Robo Shadow From Beyond Time | 1 | $3.50 | Red 5 | 4,234 |
257 | 277 | Criminal Macabre Cell Block 666 | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 4,100 |
258 | 292 | Scooby Doo | 144 | $2.50 | DC | 4,062 |
259 | 146 | Knights of the Dinner Table | 150 | $8.99 | Kenzer | 4,046 |
260 | 261 | Gigantic | 4 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 3,948 |
261 | 264 | Elephantmen | 19 | $3.50 | Image | 3,942 |
262 | 259 | Cerebus Archive | 1 | $3.00 | Aardvark-Vanaheim | 3,866 |
263 | 246 | Greatest American Hero | 3 | $3.50 | Astonish | 3,851 |
264 | 269 | Glamourpuss | 7 | $3.00 | Aardvark-Vanaheim | 3,776 |
265 | 293 | Impaler | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 3,774 |
266 | 271 | Shrapnel | 5 | $2.99 | Radical | 3,700 |
267 | 276 | Four Eyes | 3 | $3.50 | Image | 3,556 |
268 | 251 | Rawbone | 2 | $3.99 | Avatar | 3,543 |
269 | 242 | Warriors Official Movie Adaptation | 2 | $3.99 | Dabel | 3,524 |
270 | 296 | Marvel Adventures Super Heroes | 11 | $2.99 | Marvel | 3,474 |
271 | 295 | Bang Tango | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 3,448 |
272 | 309 | Viking | 1 2nd Ptg | $2.99 | Image | 3,426 |
273 | 247 | Phantom Ghost Who Walks | 2 | $3.99 | Moonstone | 3,358 |
274 | 248 | Eureka Dormant Gene | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 3,337 |
275 | 225 | Ythaq No Escape | 2 | $5.99 | Marvel | 3,335 |
276 | 297 | Life and Times of Savior 28 | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 3,317 |
277 | 301 | Ultimate Wolverine Vs Hulk | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 3,244 |
278 | 285 | Amazon | 3 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 3,233 |
279 | 305 | Amazing Spider-Man | 583 Obama 5th Ptg Var | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,219 |
280 | 275 | Killer of Demons | 3 | $3.99 | Image | 3,123 |
281 | 279 | Thor | 601 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,116 |
282 | 306 | From The Ashes | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 3,099 |
283 | 243 | Shonen Jump June 09 | 0 | $4.99 | Viz | 3,060 |
284 | 273 | Lords of Avalon Knights of Darkness | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,045 |
285 | 278 | Resistance | 6 | $3.99 | DC | 3,037 |
286 | 304 | Mysterius The Unfathomable | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 3,027 |
287 | 294 | War of Kings | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 2,979 |
288 | 272 | Transformers Best of the UK City of Fear | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 2,931 |
289 | 258 | Unthinkable | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 2,930 |
290 | 262 | Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson Homecoming | 3 | $3.99 | Dabel | 2,888 |
291 | 260 | Incognito Must Have | 0 | $4.99 | Marvel | 2,881 |
292 | 299 | Jersey Gods | 4 | $3.50 | Image | 2,839 |
293 | 288 | Zombies That Ate The World | 3 | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 2,782 |
294 | 289 | Flash Rebirth | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 2,681 |
295 | 287 | Simpsons Comics Treasure Trove | 4 | $3.99 | Bongo | 2,575 |
296 | 326 | Archie | 597 | $2.50 | Archie | 2,563 |
297 | 311 | Gold Digger | 106 | $2.99 | Antarctic | 2,538 |
298 | 280 | Fall of Cthulhu Nemesis | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 2,531 |
299 | 316 | Lillim | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 2,516 |
300 | 332 | Looney Tunes | 174 | $2.50 | DC | 2,510 |
301 | 281 | Robert Jordans New Spring | 6 | $3.99 | Dabel | 2,495 |
302 | 313 | Gold Digger | 105 | $2.99 | Antarctic | 2,472 |
306 | 286 | Captain Action Comics | 4 | $3.99 | Moonstone | 2,357 |
307 | 310 | Tales of TMNT | 58 | $3.25 | Mirage | 2,203 |
309 | 298 | Jim Butchers Dresden Files Storm Front Vol. 2 | 4 | $3.99 | Dabel | 2,108 |
310 | 339 | Betty & Veronica Spectacular | 89 | $2.50 | Archie | 2,083 |
317 | 343 | Archie & Friends | 131 | $2.50 | Archie | 1,958 |
319 | 303 | Oz Wonderland Chronicles Jack & Cat Tales | 1 | $3.99 | Buycomics | 1,950 |
320 | 345 | Veronica | 194 | $2.50 | Archie | 1,932 |
322 | 349 | Sabrina Vol. 2 | 102 | $2.50 | Archie | 1,893 |
325 | 308 | Sherlock Holmes & Kolchak | 2 | $3.99 | Moonstone | 1,813 |
328 | 291 | Nexus Origin Remastered | 0 | $4.99 | Rude | 1,744 |
329 | 320 | Fire & Brimstone | 5 | $3.95 | Antarctic | 1,723 |
330 | 350 | Betty & Veronica Digest | 194 | $2.69 | Archie | 1,721 |
334 | 328 | Castle Waiting Vol. 2 | 15 | $3.95 | Fantagraphics | 1,597 |
May 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.
For the first time in eight months, something besides Watchmen led the charts. It's somewhat questionable whether the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen issues belong in the trade paperback category, given their price point, but the first 1910 had no trouble placing first. As a comic book, it would have placed 41st.