December 2020 Comics Sales by Diamond
Comics and Graphic Novels Reordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
This data refers to sales by Diamond. Click to see those from DC's distributor and the Overall market.
Diamond has not yet released its full rankings for this month.
Our estimates will appear when it does.
December 2019 has five shipping weeks, one more than December 2019. You can get a sense of what sales were like from noting what products were most reordered by retailers.

Several weeks ago, retailers began placing advance reorders for items whose initial order deadlines had passed, but which had not yet released at the time the reorders were placed. These reorders, placed further out than regular reorders, tend to be more speculative in nature, as there is less certainty that stock will still be available. But they do give us the farthest-into-the-future look at potential sales. To see potential sales for this month, you generally want to look at the advance reorders placed from the month before.
Note that the listings mix hardcovers, softcovers, and comics together, and that they also rank items by dollars rather than units. Note, too, that advance reorder charts are ranked by retail dollars, so retailers' discounts have not yet been applied.
There is no guarantee that these advance reorders will be filled. It's also likely that a lot of books in these lists won't synch up exactly with this month; reorders are placed all the time and reported weekly, while comics sales are reported monthly.

Advance reorders placed between October 19-25, 2020
• Top advance-reordered December-shipping comic book:TMNT The Last Ronin #1 2nd Printing (IDW)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
X-Men Inferno Omnibus HC DM Var (Marvel)
In addition to December's TMNT Last Ronin #1 second printing, Local Comic Shop Day editions led the charts.

Advance reorders placed between Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2020
• Top advance-reordered December-shipping comic book:King in Black #1 (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Something is Killing the Children TPB Vol. 2 (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Reckless HC (Image)
Another Donny Cates production, King in Black #1 led advance reorders.

Advance reorders placed between Nov. 2-8, 2020
• Top advance-reordered December-shipping comic book:TMNT: The Last Ronin #2 (IDW)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Die Vol. 3: The Great Game (Image)
TMNT: The Last Ronin #2 led advance reorders in the same week in which the first issue led Diamond's reorders. AWA got a launch in third place in E Ratic #1.

Advance reorders placed between November 9-15, 2020
• Top advance-reordered December-shipping comic book:Crossover #2 Cvr A Shaw (Image)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection Goblin's Last Stand (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
X of Swords HC Brooks DM Var (Marvel)
The second issue of Image's Crossover series led advance reorders for the week.

Advance reorders placed between Nov. 16-22, 2020
• Top advance-reordered December-shipping comic book:Amazing Spider-Man #55 (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Strange Academy GN First Class (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Aliens Omnibus HC Vol. 1 Nelson DM Var. (Marvel)
The conclusion of "Last Remains" in Nick Spencer's Amazing Spider-Man #55 led the charts.

Advance reorders placed between Nov. 23-29, 2020
• Top advance-reordered December-shipping comic book:Something is Killing the Children #13 Cvr A Main (Boom)
All the December 23-on-sale titles came through in this week's chart, which was dominated by Boom, Image, Vault and other publishers. Something is Killing the Children continued its strong year, taking first place.
No graphic novels made the list.
Advance reorder charts will be posted here as soon as they are released. Stay tuned!
Click to skip down to the Reorders placed for issues shipping this month.

Reorders, by contrast, are orders for items that had already been released at the time of the order. In other words, these are the comics customers have been asking for, generally speaking; while deep discounts may also put titles on these lists, the charts are ranked by invoiced dollars, which is what retailers actually paid.

Reorders placed between Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2020
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:Star Wars: Legends Epic Collection Rebellion Vol. 1 (Marvel)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Daredevil Omnibus Vol. 1 Ross Cvr (Publisher)
No comic books whatsoever made the list, as Marvel took every single slot on the charts with its end-of-year graphic novel blowout.

Reorders placed between Dec. 7-13, 2020
• Top reordered December-shipping comic book:TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 2nd Ptg (IDW)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Boys Omnibus Vol. 2 (Dynamite)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Sensational She-Hulk by Byrne Omnibus HC DM Var (Marvel)
The second printing of TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 was tops for IDW and for comics overall.

Reorders placed between Dec. 14-20, 2020
• Top reordered December-shipping comic book:TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 2nd Printing (IDW)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Boys Omnibus Vol. 1 (Dynamite)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Eternals Complete Saga Omnibus HC Ross Cover (Marvel)
In the same week in which its third printing was the top advance-reordered item, TMNT: The Last Ronin #1's second printing was the top reordered item.

Reorders placed between Dec. 21-27, 2020
• Top reordered December-shipping comic book:TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 2nd Printing (IDW)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 (Boom)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
New Mutants Omnibus HC Vol. 1 McLeod DM Var (Marvel)
In the last reorder report for a full week in 2020, the second printing of TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 was the top comic book reordered for the third week running.

Reorders placed between Dec. 28, 2020-Jan. 3, 2021
• Top reordered December-shipping comic book:TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 2nd Printing (IDW)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 (Boom)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
X-Men by Claremont and Lee Omnibus HC Vol. 1 (Marvel)
For the first time in at least three years, a comic book led reorders for four weeks running: TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 was the top reordered issue as 2020 turned to 2021.

Reorders placed between Jan. 4-10, 2021
• Top reordered December-shipping comic book:Amazing Spider-Man #55 (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection Original Marvel Years Vol. 2 (Marvel)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Uncanny X-Men Omnibus HC Vol. 3 Smith Var. (Marvel)
A January Star Wars launch led comics reorders; TMNT: The Last Ronin #1's second printing, first for four weeks in a row, came in third among comics.
Reorder charts will be released weekly during the month. Stay tuned!
The true top sellers for the month will replace this page once they are released by Diamond.