May 2013 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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There may not have been as many blockbuster titles selling into the six figures in the month of May — just two, versus five in 2012— but the Direct Market still managed to eke out a slight increase against what was a very hard comparative to beat.
X-Men #1, the top seller at nearly 178,000 copies, was the second title by that nomenclature in just three years, readers will recall; 2013's version outsold the 2010 version by more than 30,000 copies. (Though it still lagged behind the 1963 version — which likely sold more than 200,000 copies — and, of course, the 1991 version, which at 8 million copies ordered was the best-selling comic book in history. Or, at least, the most-ordered one!)
A greater variety of publishers than usual appears to have contributed to sales this month. There were also some new publishers in the Top 300 comics list for the first time in a while: Black Mask and Storm King.
It's worth noting that May's $45.12 million in comics and graphic novel orders represents an increase of 90% over the $23.7 million ordered for the same month in 2003. Inflation did not doubled over the course of ten years, so there was definitely substantial growth in the market.
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 | X-Men | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 177,633 |
2 | 3 | Batman | 20 | $3.99 | DC | 129,039 |
3 | 4 | Justice League | 20 | $3.99 | DC | 97,676 |
4 | 5 | Age of Ultron | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 96,664 |
5 | 6 | Age of Ultron | 8 | $3.99 | Marvel | 95,522 |
6 | 7 | Superior Spider-Man | 9 | $3.99 | Marvel | 93,656 |
7 | 8 | Superior Spider-Man | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 85,346 |
8 | 9 | Justice League of America | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 83,283 |
9 | 10 | All New X-Men | 11 | $3.99 | Marvel | 80,582 |
10 | 12 | Detective Comics | 20 | $3.99 | DC | 78,252 |
11 | 11 | Iron Man | 9 | $3.99 | Marvel | 78,006 |
12 | 13 | Justice League of America | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 77,856 |
13 | 21 | Walking Dead | 110 | $2.99 | Image | 76,455 |
14 | 14 | Uncanny Avengers | 8 | $3.99 | Marvel | 75,655 |
15 | 15 | Avengers | 12 | $3.99 | Marvel | 74,978 |
16 | 16 | Uncanny X-Men | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 73,621 |
17 | 17 | Uncanny Avengers | 8 | $3.99 | Marvel | 72,514 |
18 | 18 | Avengers | 11 | $3.99 | Marvel | 70,687 |
19 | 2 | Green Lantern | 20 | $7.99 | DC | 67,414 |
20 | 19 | Thanos Rising | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 67,262 |
21 | 25 | Batman And Red Hood | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 65,222 |
22 | 20 | New Avengers | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 59,362 |
23 | 35 | Batman Incorporated | 11 | $2.99 | DC | 57,298 |
24 | 31 | Ten Grand | 1* | $2.99 | Image | 57,216 |
25 | 39 | Aquaman | 19 | $2.99 | DC | 53,415 |
26 | 43 | Deadpool | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 51,296 |
27 | 46 | Deadpool | 10 | $2.99 | Marvel | 50,461 |
28 | 44 | Batman The Dark Knight | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 50,423 |
29 | 24 | Indestructible Hulk | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 49,956 |
30 | 48 | Aquaman | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 49,697 |
31 | 26 | Wolverine | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 49,629 |
32 | 27 | Indestructible Hulk | 8 | $3.99 | Marvel | 48,866 |
33 | 29 | Thor God of Thunder | 8 | $3.99 | Marvel | 48,622 |
34 | 28 | Action Comics | 20 | $3.99 | DC | 48,324 |
35 | 30 | Uncanny X-Force | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 47,727 |
36 | 32 | Uncanny X-Force | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 45,674 |
37 | 51 | Superman | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 45,458 |
38 | 33 | Iron Man | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 45,424 |
39 | 53 | Nightwing | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 45,038 |
40 | 54 | Wake | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 44,867 |
41 | 52 | Star Wars | 5 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 44,310 |
42 | 34 | Captain America | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 44,024 |
43 | 57 | Earth 2 | 12 | $2.99 | DC | 43,983 |
44 | 22 | Batman The Dark Knight Annual | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 43,175 |
45 | 58 | Green Lantern Corps | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 43,026 |
46 | 59 | Batgirl | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 42,600 |
47 | 36 | Savage Wolverine | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 42,328 |
48 | 60 | Hawkeye | 10 | $2.99 | Marvel | 42,090 |
49 | 23 | Earth 2 Annual | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 41,325 |
50 | 63 | Green Lantern New Guardians | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 40,569 |
51 | 38 | Wolverine And X-Men | 29 | $3.99 | Marvel | 40,451 |
52 | 40 | Wolverine And X-Men | 30 | $3.99 | Marvel | 40,019 |
53 | 41 | Daredevil | 26 | $3.99 | Marvel | 39,788 |
54 | 65 | Flash | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 39,667 |
55 | 42 | Cable And X-Force | 8 | $3.99 | Marvel | 39,041 |
56 | 37 | Regular Show | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 38,466 |
57 | 45 | Nova | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 38,151 |
58 | 69 | Fantastic Four | 8 | $2.99 | Marvel | 37,309 |
59 | 68 | Wonder Woman | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 37,132 |
60 | 71 | Teen Titans | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 36,391 |
61 | 50 | Ultimate Comics Spider-Man | 23 | $3.99 | Marvel | 35,581 |
62 | 73 | Red Hood And The Outlaws | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 34,542 |
63 | 74 | Avengers Enemy Within | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 34,205 |
64 | 75 | Red Lanterns | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 33,923 |
65 | 55 | Secret Avengers | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 33,428 |
66 | 56 | Avengers Assemble | 15 | $3.99 | Marvel | 33,183 |
67 | 79 | Thunderbolts | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 32,855 |
68 | 49 | My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic | 7 | $3.99 | IDW | 32,188 |
69 | 84 | Young Avengers | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 32,159 |
70 | 61 | Adventures of Superman | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 30,992 |
71 | 86 | FF | 7 | $2.99 | Marvel | 30,960 |
72 | 47 | Red Hood And The Outlaws Annual | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 30,157 |
73 | 87 | Batwoman | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 29,698 |
74 | 88 | Movement | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 29,246 |
75 | 89 | Constantine | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 29,106 |
76 | 67 | A Plus X | 8 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,967 |
77 | 92 | Green Team | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 27,775 |
78 | 62 | TMNT Ongoing | 22 | $3.99 | IDW | 27,759 |
79 | 70 | Avenging Spider-Man | 20 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,609 |
80 | 94 | Green Arrow | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 27,541 |
81 | 93 | Supergirl | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 27,509 |
82 | 95 | Swamp Thing | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 27,338 |
83 | 72 | Avenging Spider-Man | 21 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,251 |
84 | 97 | Worlds Finest | 12 | $2.99 | DC | 27,073 |
85 | 99 | Catwoman | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 26,886 |
86 | 100 | Avengers Arena | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 26,873 |
87 | 101 | X-Men Legacy | 10 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,911 |
88 | 102 | Animal Man | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 25,807 |
89 | 76 | Injustice Gods Among Us | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 25,215 |
90 | 254 | Charismagic Vol. 2 | 1 | $1.00 | Aspen | 25,212 |
91 | 103 | X-Men Legacy | 11 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,048 |
92 | 78 | Fearless Defenders | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,984 |
93 | 104 | Justice League Dark | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 24,693 |
94 | 109 | Scarlet Spider | 17 | $2.99 | Marvel | 24,288 |
95 | 121 | Bounce | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 24,259 |
96 | 64 | Catwoman Annual | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 24,228 |
97 | 82 | Astonishing X-Men | 62 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,121 |
98 | 66 | Sesame Street | 1 | $3.99 | Ape | 23,765 |
99 | 112 | Suicide Squad | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 23,537 |
100 | 85 | Iron Man | 258.1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,478 |
101 | 116 | Talon | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 22,710 |
102 | 117 | Superboy | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 22,508 |
103 | 77 | My Little Pony Micro Series | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 22,489 |
104 | 106 | Chin Music | 1* | $2.99 | Image | 22,383 |
105 | 118 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall | 21 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 21,701 |
106 | 81 | Adventure Time | 16 | $3.99 | Boom | 21,659 |
107 | 83 | Adventure Time Fionna & Cake | 5 | $3.99 | Boom | 21,646 |
108 | 120 | Venom | 35 | $2.99 | Marvel | 21,591 |
109 | 90 | Ultimate Comics Ultimates | 24 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,429 |
110 | 123 | Birds of Prey | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 21,126 |
111 | 91 | Iron Man | 258.2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,027 |
112 | 80 | Adventure Time Annual | 1 | $4.99 | Boom | 20,975 |
113 | 129 | Fearless Defenders | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,657 |
114 | 130 | X-Factor | 256 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,602 |
115 | 128 | Sex | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 20,509 |
116 | 96 | Iron Man | 258.3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,445 |
117 | 131 | X-Factor | 255 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,442 |
118 | 98 | Ultimate Comics X-Men | 26 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,330 |
119 | 134 | He Man and the Masters of The Universe | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 19,410 |
120 | 137 | Gambit | 12 | $2.99 | Marvel | 19,106 |
121 | 139 | Gambit | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 18,854 |
122 | 141 | Batman Lil Gotham | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 18,573 |
123 | 105 | Ultimate Comics Wolverine | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,498 |
124 | 107 | Iron Man | 258.4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,393 |
125 | 108 | Wolverine Max | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,239 |
126 | 144 | Winter Soldier | 18 | $2.99 | Marvel | 18,120 |
127 | 126 | Fatale | 14 | $3.50 | Image | 17,557 |
128 | 115 | Legends of The Dark Knight | 8 | $3.99 | DC | 17,126 |
129 | 203 | Thief of Thieves | 14 | $2.99 | Image | 16,938 |
130 | 155 | Journey Into Mystery | 652 | $2.99 | Marvel | 16,873 |
131 | 151 | Spawn | 231 | $2.99 | Image | 16,502 |
132 | 152 | Star Wars Legacy | 3 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 16,497 |
133 | 110 | Black Bat | 1 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 16,328 |
134 | 158 | Revival | 10 | $2.99 | Image | 16,314 |
135 | 159 | Phantom Stranger | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 16,269 |
136 | 119 | All Star Western | 20 | $3.99 | DC | 16,184 |
137 | 111 | Uber | 1 | $3.99 | Avatar | 16,109 |
138 | 161 | Dark Avengers | 190 | $2.99 | Marvel | 15,905 |
139 | 127 | Iron Man Coming of Melter | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,871 |
140 | 124 | Batman Beyond Unlimited | 16 | $3.99 | DC | 15,822 |
141 | 163 | Nowhere Men | 5 | $2.99 | Image | 15,608 |
142 | 164 | Legion of Super Heroes | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 15,532 |
143 | 114 | Grimm | 1 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 15,455 |
144 | 149 | Harbinger Wars | 2 | $3.99 | Valiant | 15,455 |
145 | 125 | Smallville Season 11 | 13 | $3.99 | DC | 15,442 |
146 | 166 | Fables | 129 | $2.99 | DC | 15,380 |
147 | 142 | Star Wars Darth Vader & Ninth Assassin | 2 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 15,322 |
148 | 342 | Image Firsts Walking Dead | 1 | $1.00 | Image | 15,254 |
149 | 170 | Morbius Living Vampire | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 15,042 |
150 | 171 | Justice League of Americas Vibe | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 14,970 |
151 | 173 | Fairest | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 14,959 |
152 | 177 | Katana | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 14,804 |
153 | 122 | Battlestar Galactica | 1 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 14,356 |
154 | 138 | Batman Arkham Unhinged | 14 | $3.99 | DC | 14,048 |
155 | 189 | Red She-Hulk | 65 | $2.99 | Marvel | 14,044 |
156 | 188 | Dream Merchant | 1 | $3.50 | Image | 14,024 |
157 | 113 | Smallville Season 11 Special | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 13,988 |
158 | 186 | Angel & Faith | 22 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 13,895 |
159 | 133 | X-O Manowar | 13 | $3.99 | Valiant | 13,305 |
160 | 192 | Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi Prisoner of Bogan | 5 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 13,304 |
161 | 194 | Batwing | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 13,302 |
162 | 196 | Five Ghosts Haunting of Fabian Gray | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 13,153 |
163 | 135 | Doctor Who Prisoners of Time | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 13,097 |
164 | 199 | Stormwatch | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 13,049 |
165 | 136 | Shadow Year One | 3 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 13,035 |
166 | 181 | Morning Glories | 27 | $3.99 | Image | 12,861 |
167 | 200 | Chew | 34 | $2.99 | Image | 12,836 |
168 | 153 | Fury Max | 12 | $3.99 | Marvel | 12,694 |
169 | 168 | Conan The Barbarian | 16 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 12,682 |
170 | 140 | Masks | 7 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 12,658 |
171 | 201 | Harbinger | 12 | $3.99 | Valiant | 12,572 |
172 | 174 | King Conan Hour of the Dragon | 1 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 12,566 |
173 | 211 | Dial H | 12 | $2.99 | DC | 12,381 |
174 | 143 | Shadowman | 0 | $3.99 | Valiant | 12,252 |
175 | 216 | Ravagers | 12 | $2.99 | DC | 12,221 |
176 | 217 | Demon Knights | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 12,195 |
177 | 191 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 248 | $2.99 | Archie | 12,158 |
178 | 213 | Star Wars Dark Times Fire Carrier | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 12,138 |
179 | 145 | Archer & Armstrong | 0 | $3.99 | Valiant | 12,076 |
180 | 146 | Star Trek Ongoing | 21 | $3.99 | IDW | 12,055 |
181 | 160 | Ame Comi Girls | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 12,007 |
182 | 147 | Doctor Who Vol. 3 | 9 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,993 |
183 | 156 | 12 Reasons To Die | 1 | $3.50 | Black Mask | 11,834 |
184 | 224 | Deathstroke | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 11,768 |
185 | 204 | Sonic Universe | 52 | $2.99 | Archie | 11,500 |
186 | 150 | Shadow | 13 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 11,474 |
187 | 175 | Powers Bureau | 4 | $3.95 | Marvel | 11,441 |
188 | 154 | TMNT Villain Microseries: Baxter Stockman | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,360 |
189 | 207 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 249 | $2.99 | Archie | 11,339 |
190 | 157 | Miss Fury | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 11,306 |
191 | 172 | Threshold | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 11,209 |
192 | 202 | Bloodshot | 11 | $3.99 | Valiant | 11,146 |
193 | 234 | Savage Hawkman | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 11,104 |
194 | 232 | Invincible Universe | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 11,102 |
195 | 231 | X | 1 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 11,071 |
196 | 180 | Suicide Risk | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 10,913 |
197 | 205 | BPRD Vampire | 3 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 10,849 |
198 | 235 | Team 7 | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 10,805 |
199 | 185 | Clive Barker Next Testament | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 10,797 |
200 | 182 | Sword of Sorcery | 8 | $3.99 | DC | 10,677 |
201 | 165 | Star Trek Ongoing | 20 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,508 |
202 | 210 | BPRD Hell On Earth | 107 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 10,493 |
203 | 215 | Abe Sapien Dark & Terrible | 2 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 10,445 |
204 | 241 | Alpha Big Time | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 10,422 |
205 | 245 | Fury of Firestorm The Nuclear Man | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 10,235 |
206 | 167 | Doomsday.1 | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,230 |
207 | 169 | Helheim | 3 | $3.99 | Oni | 10,118 |
208 | 176 | Judge Dredd | 7 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,058 |
209 | 193 | Arrow | 7 | $3.99 | DC | 10,017 |
210 | 246 | Jsa Liberty Files The Whistling Skull | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 10,017 |
211 | 178 | Mark Waid Green Hornet | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 10,012 |
212 | 179 | G.I. Joe | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,881 |
213 | 227 | Lobster Johnson Satan Smells A Rat One Shot | 0 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 9,846 |
214 | 229 | Lost Vegas | 3 | $3.50 | Image | 9,755 |
215 | 223 | Grimm Fairy Tales Wonderland Down Rabbit Hole | 1 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 9,734 |
216 | 183 | Transformers Robots In Disguise | 17 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,540 |
217 | 184 | Transformers More Than Meets Eye | 17 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,523 |
218 | 239 | Massive | 12 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 9,489 |
219 | 190 | Transformers Regeneration One | 91 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,332 |
220 | 244 | Mega Man | 25 | $2.99 | Archie | 9,191 |
221 | 219 | Injustice Gods Among Us | 1 3rd Ptg | $3.99 | DC | 9,162 |
222 | 236 | Legend of Luther Strode | 5 | $3.50 | Image | 9,020 |
223 | 206 | Occupy Comics | 1 | $3.50 | Black Mask | 8,977 |
224 | 195 | Transformers Prime Beast Hunters | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,975 |
225 | 198 | Rocketeer Hollywood Horror | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,885 |
226 | 401 | Image Firsts Peter Panzerfaust | 1 | $1.00 | Image | 8,756 |
227 | 263 | Snapshot | 4 | $2.99 | Image | 8,583 |
228 | 209 | G.I. Joe Special Missions | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,492 |
229 | 208 | Game of Thrones | 14 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 8,468 |
230 | 405 | Image Firsts Invincible | 1 | $1.00 | Image | 8,424 |
231 | 212 | Transformers Spotlight Hoist | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,373 |
232 | 214 | Warlord of Mars | 24 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 8,347 |
233 | 248 | Grimm Fairy Tales Robyn Hood Wanted | 1 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 8,242 |
234 | 269 | Unwritten | 49 | $2.99 | DC | 8,234 |
235 | 221 | Danger Girl Trinity | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,167 |
236 | 222 | Bravest Warriors | 8 | $3.99 | Boom | 8,146 |
237 | 417 | Image Firsts Saga | 1 | $1.00 | Image | 8,091 |
238 | 237 | Dream Thief | 1 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 7,927 |
239 | 220 | Crossed Badlands | 28 | $3.99 | Avatar | 7,891 |
240 | 225 | Ghostbusters | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,876 |
241 | 228 | G.I. Joe Cobra Files | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,769 |
242 | 230 | Warlord of Mars | 25 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 7,731 |
243 | 242 | Edgar Allan Poes Fall of the House of Usher | 1 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 7,650 |
244 | 226 | Crossed Badlands | 29 | $3.99 | Avatar | 7,595 |
245 | 282 | Mind the Gap | 10 | $2.99 | Image | 7,584 |
246 | 233 | G.I. Joe A Real American Hero | 190 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,550 |
247 | 283 | Witchblade | 166 | $2.99 | Image | 7,425 |
248 | 238 | Red Sonja | 75 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 7,072 |
249 | 240 | Half Past Danger | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,048 |
250 | 243 | Polarity | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 6,957 |
251 | 296 | Clone | 7 | $2.99 | Image | 6,956 |
252 | 278 | Simpsons Comics | 202 | $2.99 | Bongo | 6,950 |
253 | 280 | Spongebob Comics | 20 | $2.99 | United Plankton | 6,926 |
254 | 270 | Tarot Witch of The Black Rose | 80 | $2.95 | Broadsword | 6,795 |
255 | 247 | Godzilla Ongoing | 12 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,782 |
256 | 249 | Warlord of Mars Dejah Thoris | 25 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 6,724 |
257 | 258 | House of Gold & Bones | 2 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 6,635 |
258 | 250 | Vampirella Strikes | 5 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 6,632 |
259 | 251 | Damsels Mermaids | 1 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 6,564 |
260 | 162 | Grimm Fairy Tales Grimm Fairy Tales | 85 | $5.99 | Zenescope | 6,499 |
261 | 264 | Injustice Gods Among Us | 2 3rd Ptg | $3.99 | DC | 6,438 |
262 | 281 | Grimm Fairy Tales Wonderland | 11 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 6,342 |
263 | 253 | Pathfinder | 7 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 6,313 |
264 | 255 | Kiss Solo | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 6,283 |
265 | 298 | Futurama Comics | 67 | $2.99 | Bongo | 6,230 |
266 | 259 | Vampirella | 29 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 6,070 |
267 | 271 | 47 Ronin | 4 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 6,017 |
268 | 392 | Avengers | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,963 |
269 | 261 | Jirni | 2 | $3.99 | Aspen | 5,915 |
270 | 276 | Injustice Gods Among Us | 3 2nd Ptg | $3.99 | DC | 5,861 |
271 | 273 | Mind Mgmt | 11 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 5,824 |
272 | 277 | Artifacts | 27 | $3.99 | Image | 5,750 |
273 | 327 | Non Humans | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 5,677 |
274 | 256 | Grimm Fairy Tales Madness of Wonderland | 4 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 5,677 |
275 | 268 | Red Sonja Unchained | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 5,540 |
276 | 286 | Prophet | 35 | $3.99 | Image | 5,522 |
277 | 310 | Five Weapons | 4 | $3.50 | Image | 5,472 |
278 | 260 | Grimm Fairy Tales Unleashed Vampires Eternal | 2 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 5,435 |
279 | 306 | Grimm Fairy Tales Hunters Shadowlands | 1 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 5,408 |
280 | 257 | Creepy Comics | 12 | $4.99 | Dark Horse | 5,398 |
281 | 262 | Grimm Fairy Tales Werewolves Hunger | 1 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 5,356 |
282 | 187 | Amazing Spider-Man | 700 | $7.99 | Marvel | 5,334 |
283 | 293 | Miniature Jesus | 2 | $3.99 | Image | 5,297 |
284 | 274 | Red Sonja | 76 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 5,272 |
285 | 275 | TMNT Color Classics | 10 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,268 |
286 | 326 | Bart Simpson Comics | 83 | $2.99 | Bongo | 5,212 |
287 | 300 | Fathom Vol. 4 | 9 | $3.50 | Aspen | 5,210 |
288 | 297 | Akaneiro | 1 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 5,172 |
289 | 340 | Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man | 14 | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,127 |
290 | 341 | Green Lantern The Animated Series | 13 | $2.99 | DC | 5,104 |
291 | 272 | Fashion Beast | 9 | $3.99 | Avatar | 5,085 |
292 | 252 | Uber | 0 Enhanced Ed | $4.99 | Avatar | 5,084 |
293 | 267 | John Carpenters Asylum | 1 | $3.99 | Storm King | 5,081 |
294 | 301 | Injustice Gods Among Us | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 5,070 |
295 | 284 | Mars Attacks | 10 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,048 |
296 | 322 | East of West | 1 3rd Ptg | $3.50 | Image | 5,024 |
297 | 303 | Last of Us American Dreams | 2 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 4,991 |
298 | 287 | Dungeons & Dragons Cutter | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,974 |
299 | 288 | True Blood Ongoing | 13 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,969 |
300 | 289 | Colonized | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,962 |
306 | 334 | Archie | 643 | $2.99 | Archie | 4,780 |
308 | 279 | Grimm Fairy Tales Jungle Book Last of the Species | 3 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 4,757 |
309 | 328 | Drew Hayes Poison Elves | 2 | $2.99 | Ape | 4,690 |
314 | 343 | Archie | 634 | $2.99 | Archie | 4,574 |
315 | 266 | Simpsons Summer Shindig | 7 | $4.99 | Bongo | 4,567 |
324 | 309 | Legend of the Shadowclan | 4 | $3.99 | Aspen | 4,362 |
325 | 311 | Sixth Gun | 31 | $3.99 | Oni | 4,350 |
331 | 316 | Soulfire Vol. 4 | 5 | $3.99 | Aspen | 4,179 |
334 | 462 | Cyborg 009 Chapter 000 One Shot | 0 | $1.00 | Archaia | 4,131 |
337 | 308 | Solid State Tank Girl | 1 | $3.99 | Titan | 3,985 |
338 | 488 | X-O Manowar One Dollar Debut Edition | 1 | $1.00 | Valiant | 3,953 |
343 | 492 | Harbinger One Dollar Debut Edition | 1 | $1.00 | Valiant | 3,816 |
346 | 496 | Archer & Armstrong One Dollar Debut Edition | 1 | $1.00 | Valiant | 3,759 |
347 | 499 | Bloodshot One Dollar Debut Edition | 1 | $1.00 | Valiant | 3,722 |
352 | 501 | Shadowman One Dollar Debut Edition | 1 | $1.00 | Valiant | 3,593 |
355 | 336 | Executive Assistant Assassins | 11 | $3.99 | Aspen | 3,532 |
358 | 371 | Atomic Robo Real Science Adv | 8 | $2.75 | Red 5 | 3,472 |
361 | 347 | Executive Assistant Assassins | 10 | $3.99 | Aspen | 3,415 |
365 | 354 | Legend of Oz Scarecrow | 1 | $3.50 | Big Dog | 3,334 |
May 2013 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.
An Adventure Time original graphic novel led the collected edition charts. In a change from what was the case for much of last year, graphic novel sales beneath 300th place performed significantly better than the top of the list; the Top 300 were off 5%, but the entire graphic novel category was up 1% overall.