December 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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DC's Blackest Night again topped the list of comics ordered by comics shops in December, closing out the first down year in nearly a decade. The Direct Market was off by only about 2% in 2009, or less than $10 million dollars. It's the first down year overall since 2000, breaking a remarkable run — but given general economic conditions, the potential for a larger drop was clearly there.
December was an off month across all categories, squared up as it was against a mammothDecember 2008 that featured a whopping 119 Marvel titles in the Top 300 comics. This December Marvel again had a large impact on the charts, with 111 titles making the list, but unit sales were lower by more than a million copies overall. Marvel approached 50% of the units sold in the direct market, including comics and trade paperbacks; in dollars, the gap between Marvel and DC was narrower.
In a new move for December, Diamond did not slate new comics for shipping in the fifth week of the month. It's not clear how this affected sales levels across the board, but it does seem to have coincided with smaller slates making the Top 300, with Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, and IDW combining for 242 slots in December, as opposed to 267 slots in the same month in 2008. In a first, Boom Studios had the third largest number of entries in the Top 300 comics. In December 2008 the 300th place title had orders of 4,607 copies; in 2009, the figure was 3,403.
As a result of December's orders, overall comics shop orders of comic books, trade paperbacks, and magazines for the year look to have landed around $429 million, near 2008 and 2007's totals of $436.6 million and $430 million respectively. It's likely a further loss when figured against inflation, which was a significant factor in the comics market in 2009; the year closed with the highest average prices for new comic books in history: $3.59, beating the old record by several cents. Apparently, raising cover prices amid a general recession wasn't a helpful strategy.
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 | Blackest Night | 6 | $3.99 | DC | 100,651 |
2 | 6 | Green Lantern | 49 | $2.99 | DC | 97,285 |
3 | 2 | Captain America Reborn | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 91,790 |
4 | 4 | Captain America Reborn Who Will Wield The Shield | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 80,771 |
5 | 11 | Blackest Night The Flash | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 80,313 |
6 | 14 | Green Lantern Corps | 43 | $2.99 | DC | 77,774 |
7 | 7 | New Avengers | 60 | $3.99 | Marvel | 72,790 |
8 | 15 | Blackest Night Wonder Woman | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 70,758 |
9 | 9 | Dark Avengers | 12 | $3.99 | Marvel | 69,799 |
10 | 18 | Blackest Night JSA | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 68,721 |
11 | 8 | Justice League of America | 40 | $3.99 | DC | 68,672 |
12 | 10 | Siege Cabal | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 68,655 |
13 | 20 | Uncanny X-Men | 518 | $2.99 | Marvel | 68,572 |
14 | 22 | Uncanny X-Men | 519 | $2.99 | Marvel | 67,043 |
15 | 21 | Batman | 694 | $2.99 | DC | 65,908 |
16 | 25 | Amazing Spider-Man | 615 | $2.99 | Marvel | 63,738 |
17 | 13 | Fall of Hulks Alpha | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 62,785 |
18 | 29 | Thor | 604 | $2.99 | Marvel | 61,608 |
19 | 3 | New Avengers Annual | 3 | $4.99 | Marvel | 61,435 |
20 | 5 | Dark Avengers Annual | 1 | $4.99 | Marvel | 60,524 |
21 | 12 | Adventure Comics | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 59,876 |
22 | 28 | Amazing Spider-Man | 614 | $2.99 | Marvel | 59,696 |
23 | 32 | Amazing Spider-Man | 616 | $2.99 | Marvel | 58,856 |
24 | 36 | Astonishing X-Men | 33 | $2.99 | Marvel | 57,592 |
25 | 39 | Thor | 605 | $2.99 | Marvel | 55,242 |
26 | 16 | Hulk | 18 | $3.99 | Marvel | 53,222 |
27 | 17 | Detective Comics | 860 | $3.99 | DC | 52,295 |
28 | 19 | X-Force | 22 | $3.99 | Marvel | 51,859 |
29 | 44 | X-Men Legacy | 231 | $2.99 | Marvel | 50,929 |
30 | 23 | X-Men Legacy | 230 | $3.99 | Marvel | 49,776 |
31 | 45 | Superman Batman | 67 | $2.99 | DC | 49,650 |
32 | 46 | Mighty Avengers | 32 | $2.99 | Marvel | 48,662 |
33 | 47 | Dark Wolverine | 81 | $2.99 | Marvel | 48,102 |
34 | 49 | Invincible Iron Man | 21 | $2.99 | Marvel | 47,330 |
35 | 26 | Fall of Hulks Gamma | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 46,883 |
36 | 52 | Deadpool | 18 | $2.99 | Marvel | 45,914 |
37 | 27 | Ultimate Comics Spider-Man | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 45,849 |
38 | 42 | Buffy The Vampire Slayer Willow One Shot | 0 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 45,136 |
39 | 33 | Incredible Hulk | 605 | $3.99 | Marvel | 43,964 |
40 | 31 | Teen Titans | 78 | $3.99 | DC | 43,400 |
41 | 35 | X-Force Annual | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 43,113 |
42 | 34 | JSA All Stars | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 42,493 |
43 | 37 | Dark X-Men | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 42,207 |
44 | 38 | Nation X | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 41,796 |
45 | 56 | Justice Society of America | 34 | $2.99 | DC | 41,734 |
46 | 41 | X Necrosha Gathering | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 40,766 |
47 | 40 | Booster Gold | 27 | $3.99 | DC | 40,256 |
48 | 59 | Red Robin | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 39,528 |
49 | 63 | Daredevil | 503 | $2.99 | Marvel | 38,680 |
50 | 64 | Fantastic Four | 574 | $2.99 | Marvel | 38,431 |
51 | 43 | Outsiders | 25 | $3.99 | DC | 37,847 |
52 | 67 | Deadpool Merc With A Mouth | 6 | $2.99 | Marvel | 37,051 |
53 | 30 | X-Factor | 200 | $4.99 | Marvel | 36,577 |
54 | 68 | Wolverine Origins | 43 | $2.99 | Marvel | 36,528 |
55 | 69 | Deadpool Team-Up | 898 | $2.99 | Marvel | 36,308 |
56 | 48 | Doom Patrol | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 35,348 |
57 | 51 | Marvels Project | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 34,775 |
58 | 70 | Superman World of New Krypton | 10 | $2.99 | DC | 33,868 |
59 | 53 | Wolverine Weapon X | 8 | $3.99 | Marvel | 33,470 |
60 | 71 | Superman | 695 | $2.99 | DC | 33,372 |
61 | 74 | Batgirl | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 32,482 |
62 | 77 | Avengers Initiative | 31 | $2.99 | Marvel | 32,291 |
63 | 79 | New Mutants | 8 | $2.99 | Marvel | 32,240 |
64 | 24 | Batman 80 Page Giant | 1 | $5.99 | DC | 32,200 |
65 | 54 | Action Comics | 884 | $3.99 | DC | 31,873 |
66 | 55 | Rebels | 11 | $3.99 | DC | 31,489 |
67 | 57 | Dark Tower Battle of Jericho Hill | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 30,756 |
68 | 85 | Secret Warriors | 11 | $2.99 | Marvel | 30,748 |
69 | 58 | Batman Streets of Gotham | 7 | $3.99 | DC | 30,290 |
70 | 87 | Thunderbolts | 139 | $2.99 | Marvel | 29,957 |
71 | 89 | Spider-Woman | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 29,755 |
72 | 86 | Gotham City Sirens | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 29,709 |
73 | 61 | Ultimate Comics Armor Wars | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 29,439 |
74 | 60 | Web of Spider-Man | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 29,368 |
75 | 62 | Cable | 21 | $3.99 | Marvel | 29,094 |
76 | 90 | Haunt | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 28,390 |
77 | 65 | Dark Tower Battle of Jericho Hill | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 28,350 |
78 | 91 | Supergirl | 48 | $2.99 | DC | 28,176 |
79 | 66 | Image United | 2 | $3.99 | Image | 27,469 |
80 | 97 | Wonder Woman | 39 | $2.99 | DC | 26,152 |
81 | 98 | Titans | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 25,887 |
82 | 72 | What If Astonishing X-Men | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 25,060 |
83 | 135 | Archie | 604 | $2.50 | Archie | 25,058 |
84 | 103 | Punisher | 12 | $2.99 | Marvel | 24,985 |
85 | 73 | What If Secret Invasion | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,966 |
86 | 75 | What If World War Hulk | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,582 |
87 | 76 | Stand Soul Survivors | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,308 |
88 | 106 | Walking Dead | 68 | $2.99 | Image | 24,230 |
89 | 102 | Boys | 37 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 24,025 |
90 | 82 | Incredible Hercules | 139 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,591 |
91 | 111 | Worlds Finest | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 23,295 |
92 | 83 | Punishermax | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,110 |
93 | 84 | Psylocke | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,018 |
94 | 115 | Secret Six | 16 | $2.99 | DC | 22,638 |
95 | 114 | Power Girl | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 22,533 |
96 | 117 | Ms Marvel | 48 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,527 |
97 | 131 | Spider-Man and Secret Wars | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,397 |
98 | 88 | What If Spider-Man House of M | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 22,287 |
99 | 119 | Guardians of Galaxy | 21 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,271 |
100 | 120 | Nova | 32 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,202 |
101 | 124 | Vengeance of Moon Knight | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 21,482 |
102 | 92 | What If Daredevil Vs Elektra | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,411 |
103 | 80 | Angel | 28 | $3.99 | IDW | 21,301 |
104 | 93 | Realm of Kings Inhumans | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,242 |
105 | 123 | Star Wars Legacy | 43 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 20,983 |
106 | 126 | Brave and The Bold | 30 | $2.99 | DC | 20,932 |
107 | 109 | Black Widow Deadly Origin | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,925 |
108 | 104 | Hellboy Bride of Hell One Shot | 0 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 20,761 |
109 | 94 | Realm of Kings Imperial Guard | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,647 |
110 | 129 | Fables | 91 | $2.99 | DC | 20,450 |
111 | 95 | Amazing Spider-Man Presents Anti Venom | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,364 |
112 | 96 | Iron Man Vs Whiplash | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,126 |
113 | 133 | Arkham Reborn | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 19,580 |
114 | 100 | Wolverine Under Boardwalk One-Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 19,271 |
115 | 101 | X-Men Forever | 13 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,870 |
116 | 105 | Dark Avengers Ares | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,597 |
117 | 107 | X-Men Forever | 14 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,376 |
118 | 108 | Spider-Man Clone Saga | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,324 |
119 | 110 | Strange | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,005 |
120 | 145 | Black Panther 2 | 11 | $2.99 | Marvel | 17,989 |
121 | 144 | Azrael | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 17,757 |
122 | 147 | War Machine | 12 | $2.99 | Marvel | 17,572 |
123 | 116 | Powers | 2 | $3.95 | Marvel | 17,181 |
124 | 113 | Green Arrow Black Canary | 27 | $3.99 | DC | 16,904 |
125 | 50 | Angel Annual | 1 | $7.99 | IDW | 16,616 |
126 | 150 | Cinderella From Fabletown With Love | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 16,598 |
127 | 122 | Spider-Man Noir Eyes Without A Face | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,447 |
128 | 151 | Batman Confidential | 38 | $2.99 | DC | 16,132 |
129 | 152 | Batman The Unseen | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 16,078 |
130 | 125 | X-Men Noir Mark of Cain | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,043 |
131 | 153 | Batman Confidential | 39 | $2.99 | DC | 15,906 |
132 | 127 | Marvelous Land of Oz | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,783 |
133 | 112 | G.I. Joe | 13 | $3.99 | IDW | 15,759 |
134 | 99 | Incorruptible | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 15,710 |
135 | 128 | Iron Man Vs Whiplash | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,494 |
136 | 81 | DC Holiday Special 2009 | 1 | $5.99 | DC | 15,461 |
137 | 154 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic | 48 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 15,445 |
138 | 156 | Invincible | 69 | $2.99 | Image | 15,161 |
139 | 130 | Jonah Hex | 50 | $3.99 | DC | 15,131 |
140 | 132 | Ghost Riders Heavens On Fire | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,128 |
141 | 158 | Sword | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 15,113 |
142 | 121 | G.I. Joe | 12 | $3.99 | IDW | 14,824 |
143 | 161 | Doctor Voodoo Avenger of Supernatural | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 14,769 |
144 | 148 | Criminal Sinners | 3 | $3.50 | Marvel | 14,624 |
145 | 164 | Unwritten | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 14,257 |
146 | 137 | Deathlok | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 14,059 |
147 | 171 | Black Widow and Marvel Girls | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 13,873 |
148 | 140 | Torch | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,782 |
149 | 142 | Hulk Winter Guard One-Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,611 |
150 | 118 | Irredeemable | 9 | $3.99 | Boom | 13,515 |
151 | 143 | Captain America Theater of War Prisoners of Duty | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,511 |
152 | 78 | Lobo Highway To Hell | 2 | $6.99 | DC | 13,435 |
153 | 173 | Star Wars Clone Wars | 11 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 13,098 |
154 | 179 | Jack of Fables | 40 | $2.99 | DC | 12,970 |
155 | 177 | B.P.R.D. War On Frogs | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 12,904 |
156 | 175 | Chew | 7 | $2.99 | Image | 12,902 |
157 | 182 | Witchblade | 133 | $2.99 | Image | 12,811 |
158 | 165 | Project Superpowers Chapter Two | 5 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 12,794 |
159 | 136 | Crossed | 8 | $3.99 | Avatar | 12,757 |
160 | 149 | Punisher Noir | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 12,603 |
161 | 181 | Jack of Fables | 41 | $2.99 | DC | 12,559 |
162 | 138 | Transformers Ongoing | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 12,516 |
163 | 141 | G.I. Joe Origins | 10 | $3.99 | IDW | 12,295 |
164 | 188 | Ex Machina | 47 | $2.99 | DC | 12,192 |
165 | 162 | Aliens | 4 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 12,105 |
166 | 189 | Black Widow and Marvel Girls | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 12,087 |
167 | 190 | Daytripper | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 12,010 |
168 | 187 | Darkness Pitt | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 11,968 |
169 | 146 | Supergod | 2 | $3.99 | Avatar | 11,398 |
170 | 159 | X-Babies | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 11,184 |
171 | 196 | Red Tornado | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 11,009 |
172 | 139 | Iron Man Requiem | 0 | $4.99 | Marvel | 11,008 |
173 | 202 | Magog | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 10,700 |
174 | 180 | Escape From Wonderland | 3 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 10,628 |
175 | 245 | Vampirella Second Coming | 4 | $1.99 | Harris | 10,565 |
176 | 166 | Halo Blood Line | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,551 |
177 | 169 | Anita Blake Lc Executioner | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,454 |
178 | 170 | Spider-Man 1602 | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,392 |
179 | 206 | Hellblazer | 262 | $2.99 | DC | 10,334 |
180 | 167 | World of Warcraft Special | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 10,323 |
181 | 174 | Terry Moores Echo | 17 | $3.50 | Abstract | 10,282 |
182 | 184 | Grimm Fairy Tales | 43 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 10,246 |
183 | 157 | Transformers Bumblebee | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,205 |
184 | 209 | House of Mystery | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 10,175 |
185 | 211 | Uncanny X-Men First Class | 6 | $2.99 | Marvel | 10,021 |
186 | 160 | G.I. Joe Movie Snake Eyes | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,908 |
187 | 216 | Sweet Tooth | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 9,817 |
188 | 212 | Angelus | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 9,781 |
189 | 172 | Angel Hole In The World | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,748 |
190 | 176 | Freddy Jason Ash Nightmare Warriors | 6 | $3.99 | DC | 9,599 |
191 | 185 | Black Terror | 6 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 9,545 |
192 | 168 | Angel Only Human | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,532 |
193 | 155 | Complete Alice In Wonderland | 1 | $4.99 | Dynamic | 9,388 |
194 | 197 | Chimichanga | 1 | $3.00 | Albatross Exploding | 9,111 |
195 | 221 | Warlord | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 9,102 |
196 | 224 | Great Ten | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 8,760 |
197 | 163 | Talisman Road of Trials | 2 | $3.99 | Random House | 8,755 |
198 | 227 | Madame Xanadu | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 8,686 |
199 | 230 | Pilot Season Murderer | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 8,454 |
200 | 194 | Empowered One Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 8,361 |
201 | 234 | Invincible Presents Atom Eve & Rex Splode | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 8,223 |
202 | 250 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 207 | $2.50 | Archie | 8,198 |
203 | 134 | Giant-Size Grimm Fairy Tales 2009 Holiday Ed | 0 | $5.99 | Zenescope | 8,127 |
204 | 238 | Northlanders | 23 | $2.99 | DC | 8,069 |
205 | 203 | Nomad Girl Without A World | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 8,031 |
206 | 260 | Tiny Titans | 23 | $2.50 | DC | 8,017 |
207 | 239 | Authority The Lost Year | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 7,999 |
208 | 240 | Sword | 20 | $2.99 | Image | 7,887 |
209 | 243 | Authority | 17 | $2.99 | DC | 7,829 |
210 | 246 | Greek Street | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 7,802 |
211 | 204 | Groo Hogs of Horder | 2 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 7,787 |
212 | 192 | Locke & Key Crown of Shadows | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,707 |
213 | 186 | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep | 6 | $3.99 | Boom | 7,557 |
214 | 201 | Doctor Who Ongoing | 6 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,448 |
215 | 217 | Barack The Barbarian | 3 | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 7,447 |
216 | 252 | Victorian Undead | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 7,430 |
217 | 235 | Simpsons Comics | 161 | $2.99 | Bongo | 7,414 |
218 | 214 | Shield | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 7,316 |
219 | 220 | Garth Ennis Battlefields Happy Valley | 1 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 7,193 |
220 | 219 | Enders Game Command School | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 7,129 |
221 | 193 | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep | 7 | $3.99 | Boom | 7,042 |
222 | 191 | Enders Game War of Gifts One-Shot | 0 | $4.99 | Marvel | 6,995 |
223 | 257 | DMZ | 48 | $2.99 | DC | 6,977 |
224 | 195 | Street Fighter II Turbo | 10 | $3.95 | Udon | 6,972 |
225 | 256 | Astounding Wolf-Man | 20 | $2.99 | Image | 6,897 |
226 | 210 | Ghostbusters Past Present Future (One Shot) | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,868 |
227 | 231 | Incredibles | 3 | $2.99 | Boom | 6,849 |
228 | 259 | Scalped | 33 | $2.99 | DC | 6,752 |
229 | 198 | Doctor Voodoo Origin of Jericho Drumm | 0 | $4.99 | Marvel | 6,743 |
230 | 270 | Sonic Universe | 11 | $2.50 | Archie | 6,697 |
231 | 222 | Web | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 6,653 |
232 | 225 | Enders Shadow Command School | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 6,628 |
233 | 215 | Star Trek Deep Space 9 Fools Gold | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,623 |
234 | 454 | Invincible Iron Man | 20 | $3.99 | Marvel | 6,507 |
235 | 265 | Wildcats | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 6,487 |
236 | 264 | God Complex | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 6,463 |
237 | 178 | Batman Arkham Asylum Special | 0 | $5.99 | DC | 6,414 |
238 | 288 | Batman The Brave and The Bold | 12 | $2.50 | DC | 6,342 |
239 | 207 | Farscape Ongoing | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 6,336 |
240 | 236 | Army of Darkness Ash Saves Obama | 4 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 6,295 |
241 | 237 | Hack Slash Series | 28 | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 6,260 |
242 | 183 | Last Days of American Crime | 1 | $4.99 | Radical | 6,163 |
243 | 271 | Unknown Soldier | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 6,134 |
244 | 251 | Muppet Show | 0 | $2.99 | Boom | 6,120 |
245 | 233 | Frank Frazettas Dark Kingdom | 3 | $3.99 | Image | 6,108 |
246 | 213 | 28 Days Later | 4 | $3.99 | Boom | 6,105 |
247 | 223 | Ghostbusters Displaced Aggression | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,044 |
248 | 200 | Complete Dracula | 4 | $4.99 | Dynamic | 5,981 |
249 | 262 | Wall-E | 1 | $2.99 | Boom | 5,946 |
250 | 263 | Bart Simpson Comics | 51 | $2.99 | Bongo | 5,936 |
251 | 247 | Zorro | 18 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 5,927 |
252 | 249 | Robert E. Howard Thulsa Doom | 4 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 5,899 |
253 | 228 | Star Trek Alien Spotlight Cardassians | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,828 |
254 | 241 | Tank Girl Nuggets (One Shot) | 0 | $3.99 | Image | 5,803 |
255 | 276 | Beasts of Burden | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 5,777 |
256 | 258 | Savage Dragon | 155 | $3.50 | Image | 5,736 |
257 | 279 | Air | 16 | $2.99 | DC | 5,733 |
258 | 278 | Gen 13 | 33 | $2.99 | DC | 5,718 |
259 | 205 | Complete Dracula | 5 | $4.99 | Dynamic | 5,664 |
260 | 229 | Absolution | 4 | $3.99 | Avatar | 5,581 |
261 | 199 | G.I. Joe Vs Cobra Fall Special Crimson Strike | 0 | $4.95 | Fun | 5,521 |
262 | 282 | Mighty | 11 | $2.99 | DC | 5,500 |
263 | 283 | North 40 | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 5,490 |
264 | 253 | Dantes Inferno | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 5,431 |
265 | 232 | Farscape Dargos Quest | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 5,215 |
266 | 218 | Simpsons Winter Wingding | 4 | $4.99 | Bongo | 5,214 |
267 | 255 | Modern Warfare 2 Ghost | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 5,214 |
268 | 269 | Toy Story | 0 | $2.99 | Boom | 5,052 |
269 | 274 | Usagi Yojimbo | 125 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 4,980 |
270 | 248 | Absolution | 5 | $3.99 | Avatar | 4,978 |
271 | 272 | Uncle Scrooge | 386 | $2.99 | Boom | 4,946 |
272 | 293 | Mice Templar Destiny | 5 | $2.99 | Image | 4,890 |
273 | 273 | Walt Disneys Comics & Stories | 701 | $2.99 | Boom | 4,885 |
274 | 308 | Super Friends | 22 | $2.50 | DC | 4,837 |
275 | 266 | Starr The Slayer | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,832 |
276 | 309 | Billy Batson and The Magic of Shazam | 11 | $2.50 | DC | 4,795 |
277 | 268 | Outsiders | 24 | $3.99 | DC | 4,786 |
278 | 275 | Mickey Mouse & Friends | 298 | $2.99 | Boom | 4,761 |
279 | 226 | Shonen Jump January 2010 | 0 | $4.99 | Viz | 4,712 |
280 | 281 | Donald Duck and Friends | 348 | $2.99 | Boom | 4,571 |
281 | 277 | Marvel 70th Anniversary Frame Art One-Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,411 |
282 | 303 | Marvel Adventures Spider-Man | 58 | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,352 |
283 | 280 | The Good The Bad & The Ugly | 6 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 4,276 |
284 | 286 | Athena | 3 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 4,192 |
285 | 306 | Marvel Super Hero Squad | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,132 |
286 | 640 | TMNT Full Color One-Shot | 0 | $3.25 | Mirage | 4,067 |
287 | 295 | Cars Radiator Springs | 4 | $2.99 | Boom | 4,020 |
288 | 287 | Blackest Night | 1 3rd Ptg | $3.99 | DC | 4,003 |
289 | 267 | Kill Audio | 3 | $3.99 | Boom | 3,912 |
290 | 325 | Scooby Doo | 151 | $2.50 | DC | 3,906 |
291 | 244 | Transformers Timeless Fall Special Wings of Honor | 0 | $4.95 | Fun | 3,901 |
292 | 242 | Knights of the Dinner Table | 156 | $4.99 | Kenzer | 3,880 |
293 | 292 | Blackest Night | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 3,760 |
294 | 285 | Transformers Tales of the Fallen | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 3,710 |
295 | 294 | official Index To Marvel Universe | 12 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,689 |
296 | 300 | 1001 Arabian Nights Adventures of Sinbad | 10 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 3,657 |
297 | 305 | Monsters Inc Laugh Factory | 4 | $2.99 | Boom | 3,508 |
298 | 307 | Elephantmen | 23 | $3.50 | Image | 3,461 |
299 | 298 | Dark Reign List Punisher One Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,459 |
300 | 284 | Anchor | 3 | $3.99 | Boom | 3,403 |
305 | 313 | Glamourpuss | 10 | $3.00 | Aardvark-Vanaheim | 3,228 |
311 | 312 | A Very Zombie Christmas | 0 | $3.50 | Antarctic | 2,996 |
December 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.
DC topped the trade paperback list with the eighth reprint collection of Ex Machina.