August 2009 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
August with its four ship weeks managed to look a lot like July with its five. The dollar value of all Marvels ordered in the Top 300 Comics and Top 300 Trades was, in fact, almost identical to July’s figure — within a couple of hundred dollars — and DC’s performance was very close, as well, slightly beating its July total.
DC's Blackest Night, which came in second place in July to Marvel's Captain America: Reborn #1, claimed the top slot with its second issue. The second Cap issue came in second place. DC took three of the top four slots.
Marvel had several debuts, with Ultimate Comics Avengers #1 and The Marvels Project #1 making the Top 10. Eight of the top 10 comics were priced at $3.99, with the other two at $2.99.
Notable this month is one of the highest rankings of Archie in the direct market age, with its landmark 600th issue (and marriage storyline) landing in 35th place.
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.
Click to read the methodology for this table's estimates.
Distributor charts are regional commodity reports, not measures of a work's total reach. Read our FAQ.
The links lead to current listings for each item on eBay. You can also find the books at your comics shop.
Units | Dollars | Comic-book Title | Issue | Price | Publisher | Est. units |
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1 | 1 | Blackest Night | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 145,938 |
2 | 2 | Captain America Reborn | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 125,234 |
3 | 8 | Batman and Robin | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 110,478 |
4 | 11 | Green Lantern | 45 | $2.99 | DC | 102,323 |
5 | 6 | Ultimate Avengers | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 94,885 |
6 | 3 | Dark Avengers | 8 | $3.99 | Marvel | 94,092 |
7 | 4 | Uncanny X-Men | 514 | $3.99 | Marvel | 90,221 |
8 | 5 | New Avengers | 56 | $3.99 | Marvel | 89,901 |
9 | 9 | Marvels Project | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 88,968 |
10 | 14 | Blackest Night Batman | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 86,170 |
11 | 10 | Ultimate Comics Spider-Man | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 85,917 |
12 | 15 | Green Lantern Corps | 39 | $2.99 | DC | 84,152 |
13 | 18 | Batman | 689 | $2.99 | DC | 78,310 |
14 | 19 | Flash Rebirth | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 78,025 |
15 | 12 | Hulk | 14 | $3.99 | Marvel | 77,373 |
16 | 20 | Blackest Night Superman | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 76,818 |
17 | 22 | Amazing Spider-Man | 601 | $2.99 | Marvel | 74,201 |
18 | 7 | Daredevil | 500 | $4.99 | Marvel | 73,409 |
19 | 25 | Amazing Spider-Man | 602 | $2.99 | Marvel | 71,457 |
20 | 13 | Hulk | 13 | $3.99 | Marvel | 71,294 |
21 | 26 | Amazing Spider-Man | 603 | $2.99 | Marvel | 70,976 |
22 | 28 | Dark Wolverine | 77 | $2.99 | Marvel | 68,521 |
23 | 29 | Blackest Night Titans | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 64,699 |
24 | 16 | Incredible Hulk | 601 | $3.99 | Marvel | 64,053 |
25 | 31 | X-Men Legacy | 227 | $2.99 | Marvel | 63,249 |
26 | 44 | Fantastic Four | 570 | $2.99 | Marvel | 62,335 |
27 | 32 | Mighty Avengers | 28 | $2.99 | Marvel | 61,258 |
28 | 17 | Detective Comics | 856 | $3.99 | DC | 58,797 |
29 | 33 | Justice League of America | 36 | $2.99 | DC | 57,488 |
30 | 21 | Adventure Comics | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 56,646 |
31 | 34 | X-Force | 18 | $2.99 | Marvel | 56,362 |
32 | 35 | Deadpool | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 55,384 |
33 | 24 | Dark X-Men Beginning | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 54,839 |
34 | 23 | Justice League Cry For Justice | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 54,496 |
35 | 56 | Archie | 600 | $2.50 | Archie | 54,113 |
36 | 38 | Invincible Iron Man | 16 | $2.99 | Marvel | 53,725 |
37 | 37 | Buffy The Vampire Slayer | 27 Chen Cvr | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 53,347 |
38 | 27 | Batman Widening Gyre | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 52,136 |
39 | 40 | Batgirl | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 51,670 |
40 | 46 | Deadpool Merc With A Mouth | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 51,093 |
41 | 42 | Red Robin | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 50,276 |
42 | 50 | Deadpool | 14 | $2.99 | Marvel | 50,210 |
43 | 49 | Justice Society of America | 30 | $2.99 | DC | 49,364 |
44 | 30 | Wolverine Weapon X | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 49,232 |
45 | 54 | Wolverine Origins | 39 | $2.99 | Marvel | 44,921 |
46 | 36 | Batman Streets of Gotham | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 40,311 |
47 | 39 | War of Kings | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 40,095 |
48 | 63 | Cable | 17 | $2.99 | Marvel | 39,383 |
49 | 60 | Superman World of New Krypton | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 39,177 |
50 | 59 | Superman | 691 | $2.99 | DC | 39,065 |
51 | 64 | Avengers Initiative | 27 | $2.99 | Marvel | 38,973 |
52 | 65 | Secret Warriors | 7 | $2.99 | Marvel | 38,949 |
53 | 41 | Wednesday Comics | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 38,616 |
54 | 68 | New Mutants | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 38,517 |
55 | 47 | Ultimatum X-Men Requiem | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 38,370 |
56 | 48 | Deadpool Suicide Kings | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 37,791 |
57 | 45 | Wednesday Comics | 6 | $3.99 | DC | 37,763 |
58 | 43 | Action Comics | 880 | $3.99 | DC | 37,548 |
59 | 66 | Superman Batman | 63 | $2.99 | DC | 37,428 |
60 | 51 | Wednesday Comics | 7 | $3.99 | DC | 36,744 |
61 | 69 | Gotham City Sirens | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 36,733 |
62 | 52 | Wednesday Comics | 8 | $3.99 | DC | 35,932 |
63 | 53 | Dark Tower The Fall of Gilead | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 35,570 |
64 | 72 | Supergirl | 44 | $2.99 | DC | 33,783 |
65 | 76 | Punisher | 8 | $2.99 | Marvel | 33,022 |
66 | 77 | X-Factor | 47 | $2.99 | Marvel | 33,017 |
67 | 79 | Incredible Hercules | 132 | $2.99 | Marvel | 32,646 |
68 | 55 | Superman Annual | 14 | $3.99 | DC | 32,224 |
69 | 78 | Power Girl | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 32,106 |
70 | 57 | Stand American Nightmares | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 31,473 |
71 | 80 | Titans | 16 | $2.99 | DC | 31,375 |
72 | 58 | Teen Titans | 74 | $3.99 | DC | 30,348 |
73 | 61 | Ultimatum Fantastic Four Requiem | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 30,041 |
74 | 82 | Wonder Woman | 35 | $2.99 | DC | 29,626 |
75 | 67 | Doom Patrol | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 28,237 |
76 | 87 | Ms Marvel | 43 | $2.99 | Marvel | 28,231 |
77 | 89 | Guardians of Galaxy | 17 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,864 |
78 | 70 | X-Men Forever | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,796 |
79 | 90 | Black Panther 2 | 7 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,590 |
80 | 71 | Dark Reign Sinister Spider-Man | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,469 |
81 | 92 | Incredible Hercules | 133 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,462 |
82 | 94 | Son of Hulk | 14 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,142 |
83 | 95 | Nova | 28 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,010 |
84 | 98 | Ms Marvel | 44 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,523 |
85 | 74 | X-Men Forever | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,849 |
86 | 91 | Boys | 33 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 24,658 |
87 | 99 | Walking Dead | 64 | $2.99 | Image | 24,367 |
88 | 100 | Secret Six | 12 | $2.99 | DC | 24,136 |
89 | 103 | War Machine | 8 | $2.99 | Marvel | 23,936 |
90 | 104 | Outsiders | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 23,831 |
91 | 81 | Dark Reign Elektra | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,431 |
92 | 62 | Superman Secret Files 2009 | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 23,348 |
93 | 106 | Star Wars Legacy | 39 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 22,864 |
94 | 107 | Jsa Vs Kobra | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 22,782 |
95 | 73 | Angel | 24 | $3.99 | IDW | 22,771 |
96 | 83 | Booster Gold | 23 | $3.99 | DC | 22,085 |
97 | 101 | Boys Herogasm | 4 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 22,050 |
98 | 84 | Ghost Riders Heavens On Fire | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,921 |
99 | 110 | Fables | 87 | $2.99 | DC | 21,853 |
100 | 113 | Exiles | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 21,776 |
101 | 86 | War of Kings Warriors | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,184 |
102 | 114 | Star Wars Invasion | 2 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 20,982 |
103 | 118 | Agents of Atlas | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,806 |
104 | 93 | Punisher Frank Castle Max | 73 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,354 |
105 | 117 | Hellboy Wild Hunt | 5 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 20,354 |
106 | 119 | Red Circle The Hangman | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 20,274 |
107 | 120 | Brave and The Bold | 26 | $2.99 | DC | 20,133 |
108 | 124 | Iron Man Armor Wars | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 19,914 |
109 | 97 | Dark Reign Hood | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 19,891 |
110 | 75 | Marvel Comics | 1 70th Ann. | $4.99 | Marvel | 19,814 |
111 | 122 | Red Circle Inferno | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 19,600 |
112 | 123 | Red Circle The Web | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 19,514 |
113 | 96 | Green Arrow Black Canary | 23 | $3.99 | DC | 19,432 |
114 | 128 | Red Circle The Shield | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 19,068 |
115 | 129 | Conan The Cimmerian | 13 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 18,861 |
116 | 88 | G.I. Joe | 8 | $3.99 | IDW | 18,730 |
117 | 131 | Star Wars Dark Times Blue Harvest | 0 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 18,581 |
118 | 132 | Batman Confidential | 32 | $2.99 | DC | 18,525 |
119 | 133 | Star Wars Dark Times | 14 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 18,458 |
120 | 102 | Punisher Noir | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,296 |
121 | 108 | House of M Masters of Evil | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 17,510 |
122 | 130 | Project Superpowers Chapter Two | 2 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 17,359 |
123 | 139 | Runaways 3 | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 17,329 |
124 | 109 | Dark Reign Mister Negative | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 17,230 |
125 | 85 | Supermans Pal Jimmy Olsen Special | 2 | $4.99 | DC | 17,033 |
126 | 136 | Star Wars Knights Old Republic | 44 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 17,015 |
127 | 134 | Project Superpowers Meet The Bad Guys | 1 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 16,864 |
128 | 111 | Beta Ray Bill Godhunter | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,553 |
129 | 112 | Captain America Theater of War To Soldier On | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,332 |
130 | 143 | Unwritten | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 16,319 |
131 | 116 | Dark Reign Zodiac | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,943 |
132 | 105 | G.I. Joe Origins | 6 | $3.99 | IDW | 15,881 |
133 | 144 | Invincible | 65 | $2.99 | Image | 15,605 |
134 | 146 | Darkness Pitt | 1 Keown Cvr A | $2.99 | Image | 15,075 |
135 | 149 | BPRD 1947 | 2 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 14,877 |
136 | 148 | Star Wars Clone Wars | 8 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 14,782 |
137 | 126 | Luke Cage Noir | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 14,760 |
138 | 125 | Astro City The Dark Age Book Three | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 14,669 |
139 | 127 | Marvel Divas | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 14,647 |
140 | 153 | Jack of Fables | 37 | $2.99 | DC | 14,493 |
141 | 115 | Angel Only Human | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 14,474 |
142 | 160 | Chew | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 13,748 |
143 | 158 | Final Crisis Aftermath Run | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 13,724 |
144 | 162 | Solomon Grundy | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 13,491 |
145 | 121 | G.I. Joe Special Helix | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 13,484 |
146 | 135 | All Winners Comics | 1 70th Ann. Special | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,350 |
147 | 167 | Witchblade | 129 Sejic Cvr A | $2.99 | Image | 13,310 |
148 | 204 | Darkness | 79 Lucas Cvr A | $2.99 | Image | 13,246 |
149 | 168 | Wolverine First Class | 18 | $2.99 | Marvel | 13,096 |
150 | 138 | Timestorm 2009 2099 | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,052 |
151 | 170 | Uncanny X-Men First Class | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 12,964 |
152 | 165 | Final Crisis Aftermath Escape | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 12,936 |
153 | 147 | Predator | 2 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 12,805 |
154 | 174 | Ex Machina | 44 | $2.99 | DC | 12,783 |
155 | 141 | Halo Helljumper | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 12,589 |
156 | 176 | Last Days of Animal Man | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 12,497 |
157 | 175 | Jonah Hex | 46 | $2.99 | DC | 12,453 |
158 | 177 | Final Crisis Aftermath Dance | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 12,281 |
159 | 178 | World of Warcraft | 22 | $2.99 | DC | 12,118 |
160 | 182 | Greek Street | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 11,983 |
161 | 180 | Final Crisis Aftermath Ink | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 11,825 |
162 | 137 | Transformers All Hail Megatron | 14 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,724 |
163 | 169 | Red Sonja | 47 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 11,697 |
164 | 183 | Rebels | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 11,670 |
165 | 184 | Witchfinder In The Service of Angels | 2 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 11,640 |
166 | 145 | Anita Blake LC Necromancer | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 11,585 |
167 | 186 | House of Mystery | 16 | $2.99 | DC | 11,560 |
168 | 157 | Escape From Wonderland | 1 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 11,518 |
169 | 140 | Star Trek Nero | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,455 |
170 | 150 | Aod Ash Saves Obama | 1 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 11,455 |
171 | 192 | Lockjaw and The Pet Avengers | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 11,328 |
172 | 151 | Destroyer | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 11,242 |
173 | 155 | Buck Rogers | 3 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 11,212 |
174 | 142 | Transformers Tales of the Fallen | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,132 |
175 | 152 | Skrull Kill Krew | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 11,070 |
176 | 154 | Genext United | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,991 |
177 | 194 | Warlord | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 10,779 |
178 | 198 | Hellblazer | 258 | $2.99 | DC | 10,654 |
179 | 161 | Terry Moores Echo | 14 | $3.50 | Abstract | 10,652 |
180 | 173 | Grimm Fairy Tales | 41 Cvr A Campbell | $2.99 | Zenescope | 10,589 |
181 | 159 | Strange Adventures | 6 | $3.99 | DC | 10,305 |
182 | 164 | Thor Tales of Asgard By Lee & Kirby | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,037 |
183 | 202 | Madame Xanadu | 14 | $2.99 | DC | 9,863 |
184 | 189 | Incredibles | 0 | $2.99 | Boom | 9,397 |
185 | 181 | Dominic Fortune | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 9,147 |
186 | 156 | 28 Days Later | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 8,921 |
187 | 166 | Doctor Who Ongoing | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,899 |
188 | 171 | Star Trek Spock Reflections | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,712 |
189 | 205 | Authority | 13 | $2.99 | DC | 8,639 |
190 | 163 | Street Fighter IV | 3 | $3.95 | Udon | 8,566 |
191 | 185 | Frank Frazettas Sorcerer Frazetta Cvr A | 0 | $3.99 | Image | 8,533 |
192 | 231 | Tiny Titans | 19 | $2.50 | DC | 8,423 |
193 | 209 | Vigilante | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 8,378 |
194 | 220 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 203 | $2.50 | Archie | 8,157 |
195 | 172 | Street Fighter II Turbo | 8 A Cvr Chamba | $3.95 | Udon | 8,039 |
196 | 196 | Blackest Night | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 7,957 |
197 | 201 | Sherlock Holmes | 4 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 7,890 |
198 | 179 | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 7,668 |
199 | 216 | Spirit | 32 | $2.99 | DC | 7,662 |
200 | 218 | DMZ | 44 | $2.99 | DC | 7,646 |
201 | 190 | Hero Comics Hero Initiative Benefit Book | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,617 |
202 | 213 | Simpsons Comics | 157 | $2.99 | Bongo | 7,557 |
203 | 187 | Absolution | 1 | $3.99 | Avatar | 7,550 |
204 | 200 | Doctor Who Cold-Blooded War (One Shot) | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,445 |
205 | 195 | Star Trek Alien Spotlight Q | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,409 |
206 | 223 | Wildcats | 14 | $2.99 | DC | 7,409 |
207 | 224 | Astounding Wolf-Man | 18 | $2.99 | Image | 7,403 |
208 | 188 | Street Fighter Legends Chun Li | 4 | $3.95 | Udon | 7,253 |
209 | 249 | Batman The Brave and The Bold | 8 | $2.50 | DC | 7,145 |
210 | 230 | Unknown Soldier | 11 | $2.99 | DC | 7,063 |
211 | 191 | Farscape Gone & Back | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 6,924 |
212 | 233 | Scalped | 31 | $2.99 | DC | 6,909 |
213 | 245 | Sonic Universe | 7 | $2.50 | Archie | 6,866 |
214 | 221 | Soulfire New World Order | 4 | $2.99 | Aspen | 6,802 |
215 | 236 | Batman and Robin | 1 Var Ed | $2.99 | DC | 6,648 |
216 | 206 | Zorro | 15 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 6,633 |
217 | 199 | Farscape Dargos Trial | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 6,606 |
218 | 203 | Doktor Sleepless | 13 | $3.99 | Avatar | 6,590 |
219 | 238 | Air | 12 | $2.99 | DC | 6,582 |
220 | 237 | Gen 13 | 31 | $2.99 | DC | 6,537 |
221 | 241 | North 40 | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 6,516 |
222 | 239 | Mice Templar Destiny | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 6,494 |
223 | 212 | The Good The Bad & The Ugly | 2 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 6,483 |
224 | 242 | Starcraft | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 6,403 |
225 | 268 | Billy Batson and The Magic of Shazam | 7 | $2.50 | DC | 6,375 |
226 | 246 | Batman and Robin | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 6,372 |
227 | 247 | Mighty | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 6,285 |
228 | 222 | Monsters Inc Laugh Factory | 1 | $2.99 | Boom | 6,166 |
229 | 229 | Savage Dragon | 151 | $3.50 | Image | 6,028 |
230 | 290 | Marvel Spotlight Summer Events | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,993 |
231 | 252 | Red Herring | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 5,976 |
232 | 227 | Muppet Show Treasure of Peg Leg Wilson | 2 | $2.99 | Boom | 5,946 |
233 | 256 | Tyrese Gibsons Mayhem | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 5,862 |
234 | 207 | Gravel | 13 | $3.99 | Avatar | 5,806 |
235 | 244 | Bart Simpson Comics | 49 | $2.99 | Bongo | 5,786 |
236 | 208 | SDCC 2009 Dark X-Men Beginning | 1 | $2.25 | Marvel | 5,762 |
237 | 211 | SDCC 2009 Dark Avengers Uncanny X-Men Utopia | 1 Var | $2.25 | Marvel | 5,693 |
238 | 260 | Marvel Adventures Spider-Man | 54 | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,678 |
239 | 234 | Muppet Robin Hood | 3 | $2.99 | Boom | 5,641 |
240 | 193 | Spin Angels | 1 | $5.99 | Marvel | 5,589 |
241 | 214 | Fallen Angel Reborn | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,478 |
242 | 296 | Garth Ennis Chronicles of Wormwood Last Battle Preview | 0 | $1.99 | Avatar | 5,362 |
243 | 197 | Hack Slash Series | 25 A Cvr Seeley | $5.50 | Devil's Due | 5,320 |
244 | 267 | Viking | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 5,313 |
245 | 285 | Super Friends | 18 | $2.50 | DC | 5,285 |
246 | 269 | Marvel Adventures Avengers | 39 | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,253 |
247 | 292 | Milo Ventimiglia Presents Berserker | 2 Keown Cvr A | $2.99 | Image | 5,220 |
248 | 210 | Female Force | 5 Princess Diana | $3.99 | Bluewater | 5,201 |
249 | 219 | Starstruck | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,155 |
250 | 253 | Usagi Yojimbo | 122 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 5,072 |
251 | 240 | Hack Slash Series | 24 A Cvr Seeley | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 5,064 |
252 | 235 | Blackest Night Tales of the Corps | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 4,949 |
253 | 257 | Toy Story Mysterious Stranger | 4 | $2.99 | Boom | 4,887 |
254 | 259 | Finding Nemo Reef Rescue | 2 | $2.99 | Boom | 4,856 |
255 | 217 | Political Power | 1 Colin Powell | $3.99 | Bluewater | 4,750 |
256 | 248 | Wednesday Comics | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 4,638 |
257 | 280 | Green Lantern | 44 | $2.99 | DC | 4,531 |
258 | 255 | Pride & Prejudice | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,518 |
259 | 266 | Hercules Knives of Kush | 1 | $2.99 | Radical | 4,496 |
260 | 250 | Blackest Night Tales of the Corps | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 4,483 |
261 | 251 | Blackest Night Tales of the Corps | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 4,439 |
262 | 261 | Dark X-Men Beginning | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,379 |
263 | 282 | Marvel Adventures Super Heroes | 14 | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,350 |
264 | 232 | Beyond Wonderland Cover Gallery | 0 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 4,347 |
265 | 263 | Official Index To Marvel Universe | 8 | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,259 |
266 | 254 | Atomic Robo Shadow From Beyond Time | 4 | $3.50 | Red 5 | 4,237 |
267 | 265 | Uncanny X-Men | 513 2nd Ptg Var | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,179 |
268 | 307 | Scooby Doo | 147 | $2.50 | DC | 4,107 |
269 | 294 | Dead Romeo | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 4,050 |
270 | 258 | Grimjack Manx Cat | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,001 |
271 | 226 | Shonen Jump September 09 | 0 | $4.99 | Viz | 3,988 |
272 | 243 | Unknown | 4 | $3.99 | Boom | 3,975 |
273 | 215 | Knights of the Dinner Table | 153 | $4.99 | Kenzer | 3,959 |
274 | 271 | Deadpool Merc With A Mouth | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,935 |
275 | 295 | Dead At 17 Afterbirth | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 3,930 |
276 | 262 | Doctor Who Classics Series 2 | 9 | $3.99 | IDW | 3,853 |
277 | 270 | Wednesday Comics | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 3,830 |
278 | 284 | Dynamo 5 | 23 | $3.50 | Image | 3,815 |
279 | 272 | Riftwar | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,762 |
280 | 289 | Dynamo 5 | 24 | $3.50 | Image | 3,698 |
281 | 301 | Chew | 1 2nd Ptg | $2.99 | Image | 3,685 |
282 | 273 | Prototype | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 3,676 |
283 | 274 | Trojan War | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,642 |
284 | 277 | Dark Avengers Uncanny X-Men Utopia | 1 Bianchi Var | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,621 |
285 | 225 | Incarnate | 1 | $4.99 | Radical | 3,618 |
286 | 228 | Scourge of Gods Fall | 2 | $5.99 | Marvel | 3,612 |
287 | 293 | Citizen Rex | 2 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 3,587 |
288 | 305 | Green Lantern | 43 | $2.99 | DC | 3,573 |
289 | 281 | Wednesday Comics | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 3,369 |
290 | 299 | Werewolves on the Moon Versus Vampires | 3 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 3,162 |
291 | 311 | Impaler | 4 | $2.99 | Image | 3,157 |
292 | 313 | King City | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 3,117 |
293 | 279 | Transformers Best of the U.K. Prey | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 3,110 |
294 | 314 | G-Man Cape Crisis | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 3,101 |
295 | 317 | Deadpool | 11 2nd Ptg Var | $2.99 | Marvel | 3,055 |
296 | 275 | Phantom Ghost Who Walks | 4 Cvr A | $3.99 | Moonstone | 2,986 |
297 | 319 | Red Robin | 2 2nd Ptg | $2.99 | DC | 2,948 |
298 | 318 | Killapalooza | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 2,934 |
299 | 320 | Rex Mundi | 19 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 2,918 |
300 | 276 | Poe | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 2,906 |
August 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.
The trade paperback and graphic novels list was led by the tenth Walking Dead volume and included releases from Boom and Avatar in third and sixth places (Irredeemable Vol. 1 and Frankenstein's Womb respectively). Both those products are under the $10 mark, but this was the highest placement for Boom in the trade tables to date.