December 2012 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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Comic-book stores in North America ordered nearly $40 million in comic books and bound editions in December 2012 from Diamond Comic Distributors. This was an increase of 15.74% over last year, and it meant that retailers ordered $474.6 million worth of comics in the Direct Market in 2012, up from $413.55 million in 2011. That's a gain of $61 million, or 14.72%.
The end-of-year dollar figures in all categories were the highest they'd been until that point in the Diamond Exclusive Era, which began in 1997 (although inflation naturally figures into that).
Amazing Spider-Man #700 was the best-seller, narrowly topping 200,000 copies. It was announced as the last issue of that volume, but Marvel returned to its numbering later on.
Comics that were shipped to comic book retailers on Dec. 28, 2012 with an on-sale date of Jan. 2, 2013 were included in December's sales chart information. This wasn't a bit of statistical legerdemain to improve the December figures; Diamond took a holiday skip week for the week of the 24th. So while it would seem to have made December a five-Wednesday month, it really wasn't. But for comparison purposes, January 2013 would be a four-week month, despite the calendar.
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.
Items marked with asterisks [*] had their reported orders reduced by 10% due to returnability.
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 | Amazing Spider-Man | 700 | $7.99 | Marvel | 200,966 |
2 | 2 | Avengers | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 186,989 |
3 | 3 | Batman | 15 | $3.99 | DC | 151,568 |
4 | 4 | Justice League | 15 | $3.99 | DC | 115,074 |
5 | 5 | Detective Comics | 15 | $3.99 | DC | 106,395 |
6 | 6 | Avengers | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 93,894 |
7 | 8 | Cable And X-Force | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 90,334 |
8 | 11 | Batman And Robin | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 89,878 |
9 | 7 | All New X-Men | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 83,798 |
10 | 16 | Thunderbolts | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 83,396 |
11 | 9 | All New X-Men | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 80,665 |
12 | 13 | Aquaman | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 75,947 |
13 | 17 | Batgirl | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 75,341 |
14 | 10 | Amazing Spider-Man | 699 | $3.99 | Marvel | 74,904 |
15 | 20 | Nightwing | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 74,407 |
16 | 19 | Green Lantern | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 74,363 |
17 | 27 | Teen Titans | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 68,707 |
18 | 29 | Amazing Spider-Man | 699.1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 66,245 |
19 | 38 | Avengers Arena | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 64,626 |
20 | 14 | Captain America | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 64,377 |
21 | 31 | Red Hood And The Outlaws | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 64,103 |
22 | 15 | Indestructible Hulk | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 63,653 |
23 | 12 | Action Comics | 15 | $3.99 | DC | 61,298 |
24 | 35 | Batman The Dark Knight | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 60,569 |
25 | 41 | Deadpool | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 60,215 |
26 | 18 | Iron Man | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 59,041 |
27 | 43 | Fantastic Four | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 58,421 |
28 | 36 | Walking Dead | 105 | $2.99 | Image | 57,781 |
29 | 23 | Cable And X-Force | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 57,719 |
30 | 39 | Suicide Squad | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 57,132 |
31 | 21 | Iron Man | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 56,708 |
32 | 22 | A Plus X | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 56,700 |
33 | 25 | Thor God of Thunder | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 55,547 |
34 | 42 | Earth 2 | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 54,409 |
35 | 24 | Before Watchmen Rorschach | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 53,396 |
36 | 44 | Batman Incorporated | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 52,636 |
37 | 45 | Superman | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 51,225 |
38 | 47 | Thunderbolts | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 50,897 |
39 | 28 | Before Watchmen Comedian | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 50,073 |
40 | 30 | Before Watchmen Dr Manhattan | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 48,909 |
41 | 48 | Green Lantern Corps | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 47,841 |
42 | 33 | Uncanny X-Force | 35 | $3.99 | Marvel | 47,736 |
43 | 32 | Before Watchmen Minutemen | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 47,627 |
44 | 26 | Before Watchmen Nite Owl | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 46,928 |
45 | 53 | FF | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 46,096 |
46 | 49 | Flash | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 45,925 |
47 | 34 | Wolverine And X-Men | 22 | $3.99 | Marvel | 45,658 |
48 | 54 | X-Men Legacy | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 45,407 |
49 | 52 | Green Lantern New Guardians | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 45,136 |
50 | 57 | Avengers Arena | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 43,014 |
51 | 55 | Saga | 8 | $2.99 | Image | 42,324 |
52 | 56 | Wonder Woman | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 41,641 |
53 | 58 | Avenging Spider-Man | 15.1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 41,504 |
54 | 37 | My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 39,841 |
55 | 61 | Red Lanterns | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 39,071 |
56 | 40 | Before Watchmen Moloch | 2* | $3.99 | DC | 37,371 |
57 | 46 | Ultimate Comics Spider-Man | 18 | $3.99 | Marvel | 36,944 |
58 | 65 | Daredevil | 21 | $2.99 | Marvel | 35,848 |
59 | 66 | Catwoman | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 35,020 |
60 | 69 | Batwoman | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 34,964 |
61 | 71 | Hawkeye | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 34,385 |
62 | 50 | Wolverine | 317 | $3.99 | Marvel | 34,367 |
63 | 51 | Avengers Assemble | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 34,035 |
64 | 72 | Swamp Thing | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 33,916 |
65 | 73 | Hawkeye | 6 | $2.99 | Marvel | 33,440 |
66 | 76 | Animal Man | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 32,013 |
67 | 75 | Worlds Finest | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 32,010 |
68 | 68 | Talon | 3* | $2.99 | DC | 31,531 |
69 | 224 | Deathmatch | 1 | $1.00 | Boom | 30,946 |
70 | 77 | Supergirl | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 30,814 |
71 | 59 | Secret Avengers | 35 | $3.99 | Marvel | 30,755 |
72 | 60 | X-Men | 39 | $3.99 | Marvel | 29,326 |
73 | 62 | Daredevil End of Days | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 29,273 |
74 | 80 | Happy | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 28,767 |
75 | 63 | Avenging Spider-Man | 15 | $3.99 | Marvel | 28,240 |
76 | 85 | Hellboy In Hell | 1 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 28,096 |
77 | 81 | Justice League Dark | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 27,712 |
78 | 83 | Ultimate Comics Ultimates | 18.1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,659 |
79 | 82 | Superboy | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 27,619 |
80 | 64 | Ultimate Comics Ultimates | 19 | $3.99 | Marvel | 26,971 |
81 | 84 | Scarlet Spider | 12 | $2.99 | Marvel | 26,652 |
82 | 67 | Astonishing X-Men | 57 | $3.99 | Marvel | 26,263 |
83 | 87 | Scarlet Spider | 12.1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,771 |
84 | 70 | Legends of the Dark Knight | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 25,710 |
85 | 89 | Venom | 28 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,573 |
86 | 90 | Punisher War Zone | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,471 |
87 | 74 | Ultimate Comics X-Men | 20 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,789 |
88 | 98 | Birds of Prey | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 24,026 |
89 | 99 | Gambit | 7 | $2.99 | Marvel | 23,978 |
90 | 100 | Winter Soldier | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 23,951 |
91 | 96 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall | 16 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 23,896 |
92 | 120 | Journey Into Mystery | 647 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,514 |
93 | 105 | X-Factor | 248 | $2.99 | Marvel | 21,664 |
94 | 109 | Jsa Liberty Files The Whistling Skull | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 21,370 |
95 | 113 | X-Factor | 249 | $2.99 | Marvel | 21,211 |
96 | 101 | Phantom Stranger | 3* | $2.99 | DC | 21,040 |
97 | 112 | Hellboy In Hell | 2 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 21,010 |
98 | 125 | Red She-Hulk | 60 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,798 |
99 | 114 | Green Arrow | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 20,672 |
100 | 116 | Dark Avengers | 184 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,584 |
101 | 78 | Star Trek Tng Doctor Who Assimilation | 8 | $3.99 | IDW | 20,553 |
102 | 79 | Adventure Time Fionna & Cake | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 20,290 |
103 | 119 | Captain Marvel | 8 | $2.99 | Marvel | 19,970 |
104 | 86 | Marvel Universe Vs Avengers | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 19,355 |
105 | 121 | Age of Apocalypse | 10 | $2.99 | Marvel | 19,337 |
106 | 88 | All Star Western | 15 | $3.99 | DC | 19,190 |
107 | 91 | Ultimate Comics Iron Man | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,992 |
108 | 94 | Smallville Season 11 | 8 | $3.99 | DC | 18,633 |
109 | 104 | Mara | 1* | $2.99 | Image | 18,164 |
110 | 97 | Batman Beyond Unlimited | 11 | $3.99 | DC | 18,089 |
111 | 111 | Fatale | 11 | $3.50 | Image | 18,055 |
112 | 129 | Batman Arkham Unhinged | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 17,220 |
113 | 118 | Manhattan Projects | 8 | $3.50 | Image | 17,028 |
114 | 92 | Masks | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 16,923 |
115 | 132 | Fairest | 10 | $2.99 | DC | 16,919 |
116 | 103 | Shadowman | 2 | $3.99 | Valiant | 16,917 |
117 | 131 | Legion of Super Heroes | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 16,912 |
118 | 133 | He Man And The Masters of the Universe | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 16,858 |
119 | 95 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 17 | $3.99 | IDW | 16,703 |
120 | 136 | X-Treme X-Men | 7.1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 16,682 |
121 | 93 | Adventure Time Marceline Scream Queens | 6 | $3.99 | Boom | 16,624 |
122 | 138 | X-Treme X-Men | 8 | $2.99 | Marvel | 16,536 |
123 | 139 | Captain America And Black Widow | 640 | $2.99 | Marvel | 16,530 |
124 | 137 | Buffy The Vampire Slayer Willow Wonderland | 2 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 16,401 |
125 | 306 | Image Firsts Walking Dead | 1 | $1.00 | Image | 16,253 |
126 | 141 | Dial H | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 16,217 |
127 | 142 | Ravagers | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 16,177 |
128 | 140 | Invincible | 98 | $2.99 | Image | 16,139 |
129 | 144 | Fables | 124 | $2.99 | DC | 16,018 |
130 | 110 | Arrow | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 15,780 |
131 | 148 | Frankenstein Agent of Shade | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 15,705 |
132 | 147 | Thief of Thieves | 11 | $2.99 | Image | 15,605 |
133 | 146 | Buffy The Vampire Slayer Willow Wonderland | 3 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 15,584 |
134 | 149 | Invincible | 99 | $2.99 | Image | 15,566 |
135 | 126 | Star Wars Purge Tyrants Fist | 1 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 15,546 |
136 | 153 | Stormwatch | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 15,437 |
137 | 130 | Team 7 | 3* | $2.99 | DC | 15,381 |
138 | 156 | Demon Knights | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 15,152 |
139 | 154 | Angel & Faith | 17 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 15,026 |
140 | 102 | Vampirella Strikes | 1 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 14,862 |
141 | 165 | Batwing | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 14,674 |
142 | 163 | Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi Prisoner of Bogan | 2 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 14,588 |
143 | 106 | Archer & Armstrong | 5 | $3.99 | Valiant | 14,544 |
144 | 108 | X-O Manowar | 8 | $3.99 | Valiant | 14,462 |
145 | 122 | Fury Max | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 14,345 |
146 | 169 | Legion Lost | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 14,005 |
147 | 115 | Judge Dredd | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 13,995 |
148 | 117 | Sword of Sorcery | 3* | $3.99 | DC | 13,752 |
149 | 172 | Savage Hawkman | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 13,564 |
150 | 173 | Deathstroke | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 13,528 |
151 | 145 | Conan The Barbarian | 11 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 13,436 |
152 | 143 | Star Wars Purge Tyrants Fist | 2 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 13,429 |
153 | 176 | American Vampire | 34 | $2.99 | DC | 13,416 |
154 | 128 | Ame Comi Girls | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 13,185 |
155 | 178 | I Vampire | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 12,846 |
156 | 123 | Harbinger | 7 | $3.99 | Valiant | 12,783 |
157 | 181 | DC Universe Presents | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 12,561 |
158 | 127 | Bloodshot | 6 | $3.99 | Valiant | 12,508 |
159 | 168 | Legend of Luther Strode | 1 | $3.50 | Image | 12,433 |
160 | 185 | Fury of Firestorm The Nuclear Men | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 11,997 |
161 | 150 | Django Unchained | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 11,795 |
162 | 191 | Punk Rock Jesus | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 11,746 |
163 | 189 | Blue Beetle | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 11,744 |
164 | 203 | Great Pacific | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 11,740 |
165 | 188 | Star Wars Lost Tribe of the Sith | 5 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 11,567 |
166 | 151 | Masks | 1 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 11,560 |
167 | 107 | Magic The Gathering Path of Vengeance | 1 | $4.99 | IDW | 11,412 |
168 | 192 | Star Wars Agent of the Empire Hard Targets | 3 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 11,391 |
169 | 197 | Americas Got Powers | 4 | $2.99 | Image | 11,291 |
170 | 135 | Doctor Who Vol. 3 | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,277 |
171 | 198 | Human Bomb | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 11,212 |
172 | 182 | Clone | 2* | $2.99 | Image | 11,144 |
173 | 202 | Grifter | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 10,923 |
174 | 179 | Massive | 7 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 10,854 |
175 | 369 | Image Firsts Saga | 1 | $1.00 | Image | 10,536 |
176 | 152 | Danger Girl G.I. Joe | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,454 |
177 | 183 | BPRD 1948 | 3 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 10,452 |
178 | 155 | Locke & Key Omega | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,244 |
179 | 157 | Bravest Warriors | 3 | $3.99 | Boom | 10,229 |
180 | 186 | BPRD Hell On Earth | 102 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 10,169 |
181 | 158 | Transformers Robots In Disguise | 12 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,161 |
182 | 159 | Star Trek Next Generation Hive | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,097 |
183 | 160 | Transformers More Than Meets Eye | 12 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,076 |
184 | 162 | Transformers Regeneration One | 86 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,037 |
185 | 164 | Star Trek | 16 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,990 |
186 | 211 | Blackacre | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 9,804 |
187 | 215 | Great Pacific | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 9,608 |
188 | 124 | Shadow Special | 1 | $4.99 | Dynamic Forces | 9,536 |
189 | 171 | Hollows | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,303 |
190 | 221 | Hellblazer | 298 | $2.99 | DC | 9,132 |
191 | 174 | Transformers Spotlight Orion Pax One Shot | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,109 |
192 | 175 | Godzilla Half Century War | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,090 |
193 | 187 | G.I. Combat | 7 | $3.99 | DC | 8,941 |
194 | 161 | Joe Kubert Presents | 3 | $4.99 | DC | 8,897 |
195 | 213 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 243 | $2.99 | Archie | 8,760 |
196 | 177 | Crossed Badlands | 19 | $3.99 | Avatar | 8,655 |
197 | 180 | Warlord of Mars Dejah Thoris | 19 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 8,538 |
198 | 229 | Unwritten | 44 | $2.99 | DC | 8,532 |
199 | 167 | Crossed Badlands | 20 | $3.99 | Avatar | 8,461 |
200 | 184 | Transformers Prime Rage of the Dinobots | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,284 |
201 | 230 | Witchblade | 162 | $2.99 | Image | 8,098 |
202 | 233 | I Love Trouble | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 7,974 |
203 | 190 | Crow Skinning The Wolves | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,883 |
204 | 193 | Evil Ernie | 3 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 7,832 |
205 | 195 | Rachel Rising | 13 | $3.99 | Abstract | 7,782 |
206 | 194 | G.I. Joe A Real American Hero | 185 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,777 |
207 | 196 | Mars Attacks Popeye | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,748 |
208 | 199 | G.I. Joe Vol. 2 | 20 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,575 |
209 | 200 | Warlord of Mars Dejah Thoris | 20 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 7,555 |
210 | 246 | Lot 13 | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 7,551 |
211 | 250 | Superman Family Adventures | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 7,487 |
212 | 201 | Adventure Time Cover Showcase One Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Boom | 7,478 |
213 | 275 | Nowhere Men | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 7,368 |
214 | 251 | Haunt | 28 | $2.99 | Image | 7,327 |
215 | 204 | Vampirella | 25 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 7,293 |
216 | 222 | Wonderland | 6 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 7,242 |
217 | 260 | Young Justice | 23 | $2.99 | DC | 7,200 |
218 | 234 | Spongebob Comics | 15 | $2.99 | United Plankton | 7,196 |
219 | 217 | Castle A Calm Before Storm | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 7,174 |
220 | 228 | Robyn Hood | 4 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 7,136 |
221 | 263 | Black Kiss II | 5 | $2.99 | Image | 7,044 |
222 | 134 | Grimm Fairy Tales 2012 Holiday Special | 0 | $5.99 | Zenescope | 6,885 |
223 | 243 | Sonic Universe | 47 | $2.99 | Archie | 6,837 |
224 | 208 | Ghostbusters | 16 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,813 |
225 | 244 | Simpsons Comics | 197 | $2.99 | Bongo | 6,779 |
226 | 205 | Lady Death | 24 | $3.99 | Avatar | 6,762 |
227 | 277 | Witch Doctor Malpractice | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 6,673 |
228 | 210 | Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow | 20 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,663 |
229 | 166 | My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,651 |
230 | 206 | Fashion Beast | 4 | $3.99 | Avatar | 6,639 |
231 | 278 | Saucer Country | 10 | $2.99 | DC | 6,608 |
232 | 212 | Sherlock Holmes Liverpool Demon | 1 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 6,598 |
233 | 214 | Cobra | 20 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,589 |
234 | 216 | Mars Attacks | 6 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,509 |
235 | 235 | Grimm Fairy Tales | 80 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 6,508 |
236 | 218 | Tmnt Color Classics Micro Series Michelangelo | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,456 |
237 | 282 | Change | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 6,439 |
238 | 269 | Mega Man | 20 | $2.99 | Archie | 6,351 |
239 | 248 | Harvest | 5 | $3.50 | Image | 6,326 |
240 | 409 | Image Firsts Thief of Thieves | 1 | $1.00 | Image | 6,292 |
241 | 220 | Lord of the Jungle | 10 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 6,259 |
242 | 232 | 47 Ronin | 2 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 6,101 |
243 | 207 | Youngblood | 75 | $4.99 | Image | 6,049 |
244 | 294 | Multiple Warheads Alphabet To Infinity | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 5,981 |
245 | 264 | Hack Slash | 21 | $3.50 | Image | 5,940 |
246 | 223 | Garth Ennis Jennifer Blood | 20 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,933 |
247 | 271 | Comeback | 2 | $3.50 | Image | 5,933 |
248 | 227 | Red Sonja | 72 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,856 |
249 | 226 | Damsels | 4 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,851 |
250 | 265 | Grimm Fairy Tales Bad Girls | 5 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 5,822 |
251 | 420 | Image Firsts Manhattan Projects | 1 | $1.00 | Image | 5,763 |
252 | 238 | Artifacts | 23 | $3.99 | Image | 5,708 |
253 | 241 | Colder | 2 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 5,683 |
254 | 245 | Prophet | 32 | $3.99 | Image | 5,642 |
255 | 303 | Guarding The Globe | 4 | $2.99 | Image | 5,628 |
256 | 423 | Image Firsts Chew | 1 | $1.00 | Image | 5,574 |
257 | 231 | The Spider | 7 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,571 |
258 | 310 | Suicide Squad | 14 | $2.99 | DC | 5,494 |
259 | 307 | Green Lantern The Animated Series | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 5,464 |
260 | 270 | Fathom Vol. 4 | 8 | $3.50 | Aspen | 5,414 |
261 | 281 | Grimm Fairy Tales Sleepy Hollow | 3 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 5,393 |
262 | 259 | To Hell You Ride | 1 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 5,382 |
263 | 296 | Bart Simpson Comics | 78 | $2.99 | Bongo | 5,376 |
264 | 430 | Image Firsts Fatale | 1 | $1.00 | Image | 5,330 |
265 | 286 | Carbon Grey Vol. 2 | 2 | $3.99 | Image | 5,302 |
266 | 316 | Blackacre | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 5,292 |
267 | 236 | Queen Sonja | 33 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,269 |
268 | 285 | Grimm Fairy Tales Myths & Legends | 24 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 5,269 |
269 | 317 | Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,235 |
270 | 267 | Colder | 3 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 5,217 |
271 | 240 | Green Hornet | 32 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,217 |
272 | 239 | The Lone Ranger | 11 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,216 |
273 | 320 | Marvel Universe Avengers Earths Heroes | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,207 |
274 | 242 | Flash Gordon Zeitgeist | 8 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,182 |
275 | 170 | Dark Horse Presents | 19 | $7.99 | Dark Horse | 5,123 |
276 | 249 | Caligula Heart of Rome | 1 | $3.99 | Avatar | 5,055 |
277 | 237 | Ferals | 11 | $3.99 | Avatar | 5,045 |
278 | 247 | Borderlands Origins | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,040 |
279 | 219 | Simpsons Winter Wingding | 7 | $4.99 | Bongo | 5,012 |
280 | 436 | Image Firsts Revival | 1 | $1.00 | Image | 5,012 |
281 | 254 | Battlefields | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 4,966 |
282 | 253 | Army of Darkness | 7 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 4,963 |
283 | 252 | Dark Shadows Vampirella | 5 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 4,962 |
284 | 326 | Darkness | 109 | $2.99 | Image | 4,961 |
285 | 255 | Bionic Woman | 6 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 4,960 |
286 | 299 | Creep | 4 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 4,951 |
287 | 301 | Storm Dogs | 2 | $3.50 | Image | 4,939 |
288 | 257 | Hellraiser Road Below | 3 | $3.99 | Boom | 4,921 |
289 | 330 | Monsters Inc | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,917 |
290 | 258 | Freelancers | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 4,904 |
291 | 329 | Scooby Doo Where Are You | 28 | $2.99 | DC | 4,879 |
292 | 261 | Popeye | 8 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,866 |
293 | 266 | Supurbia | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 4,773 |
294 | 268 | Soulfire Vol. 4 | 3 | $3.99 | Aspen | 4,763 |
295 | 333 | I Love Trouble | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 4,755 |
296 | 319 | Simpsons Super Spectacular | 16 | $2.99 | Bongo | 4,739 |
297 | 225 | Magic The Gathering Spell Thief | 3 | $4.99 | IDW | 4,710 |
298 | 289 | Empowered Special | 3 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 4,676 |
299 | 273 | Dark Shadows | 11 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 4,661 |
300 | 274 | The Lone Ranger Snake of Iron | 4 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 4,649 |
309 | 280 | Stumptown V2 | 4 | $3.99 | Oni | 4,444 |
315 | 287 | Executive Assistant Iris Vol. 3 | 1 | $3.99 | Aspen | 4,302 |
316 | 272 | Lenore Volume II | 7 | $3.99 | Titan | 4,283 |
320 | 327 | Godstorm | 3 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 4,123 |
326 | 297 | Executive Assistant Assassins | 6 | $3.99 | Aspen | 4,014 |
331 | 290 | Grimm Universe | 2 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 3,852 |
332 | 308 | Atomic Robo Flying She Devils of the Pacific | 5 | $3.50 | Red 5 | 3,850 |
333 | 349 | Kevin Keller | 6 | $2.99 | Archie | 3,834 |
335 | 337 | Fly Vol. II | 2 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 3,800 |
345 | 359 | Archie | 639 | $2.99 | Archie | 3,515 |
346 | 324 | Idolized | 4 | $3.99 | Aspen | 3,451 |
347 | 350 | Fly Vol. II | 3 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 3,446 |
356 | 372 | New Crusaders Rise of the Heroes | 4 | $2.99 | Archie | 3,011 |
357 | 256 | Knights of the Dinner Table | 192 | $5.99 | Kenzer | 2,996 |
359 | 262 | Knights of the Dinner Table | 193 | $5.99 | Kenzer | 2,945 |
363 | 347 | Sixth Gun | 27 | $3.99 | Oni | 2,930 |
370 | 371 | Wake The F#Ck Up | 1 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 2,766 |
371 | 356 | Courtney Crumrin | 8 | $3.99 | Oni | 2,724 |
374 | 363 | Life With Archie | 25 | $3.99 | Archie | 2,542 |
381 | 389 | Betty & Veronica | 263 | $2.99 | Archie | 2,328 |
398 | 388 | Gold Digger | 145 | $3.99 | Antarctic | 1,800 |
400 | 393 | Victorian Secret Holiday Fun Special | 0 | $3.99 | Antarctic | 1,656 |
401 | 411 | Joan of Arc From The Ashes | 2 | $3.50 | Big Dog | 1,597 |
402 | 403 | Victorian Secret Girls of Steampunk | 1 | $3.99 | Antarctic | 1,504 |
403 | 405 | Betty & Veronica Double Digest | 208 | $3.99 | Archie | 1,484 |
407 | 412 | Archie Double Digest | 236 | $3.99 | Archie | 1,417 |
408 | 427 | Very Zombie Christmas | 4 | $3.50 | Antarctic | 1,404 |
December 2012 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 top-selling collected edition for the month was Walking Dead Vol. 1, which also was the best-selling graphic novel for the year — and, in fact, the last three years. Retailers ordered more than 500,000 Walking Dead softcover and hardcover graphic novels in the year, worth nearly than $10 million at retail; combined with the comics, that likely comes close to $13.6 million — which would give Walking Dead comics, all on their own, a 2.8% market share. That would make it the seventh largest publisher for 2012!