January 2021 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.
January 2021 has five New Comic Book days at Diamond, and four for DC's distributor, Lunar. January 2020 had five at Diamond. 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 Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2020
• Top advance-reordered January-shipping comic book:Crossover #3 Cvr B McFarlane (Image)
In a week in which no graphic novels at all made the reorder charts due to Marvel's big blowout sale, only comic books made the advance-reorder charts. For the first week of 2021 reorders, Crossover #3 led, with the new Star Wars milieu series High Republic debuting in second place.
Advance reorders placed between Dec. 7-13, 2020
• Top advance-reordered January-shipping comic book:Crossover #3 Cvr B McFarlane (Image)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Jim Lee's X-Men Artist Ed. HC (IDW)
The Todd McFarlane cover of Crossover #3 was the top reordered item overall for the second week in a row. The new Star Wars milieu series High Republic reappeared, this time in third place.
Advance reorders placed between Dec. 14-20, 2020
• Top advance-reordered January-shipping comic book:TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 3rd printing (IDW)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Silk: Out of the Spider-Verse Vol. 1 (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
East of West The Apocalypse Year Two HC (Image)
In the same week in which its second printing was the top reordered item, TMNT: The Last Ronin #1's third printing was the top reordered item.
Advance reorders placed between Dec. 21-27, 2020
• Top advance-reordered December-shipping comic book:I Breathed a Body #1 Andy MacDonald Cvr (Aftershock)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Rick & Morty Vol. 12 (Oni)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
BPRD: The Devil You Know Omnibus (Dark Horse)
For the last full week of 2020 advance reorders, I Breathed a Body #1 from Aftershock was the top advance reordered comic book. The top hardcovers were the BPRD Devil You Know Omnibus from Dark Horse and Marvel's Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic Omnibus (written entirely by Comichron's founder).
Advance reorders placed between Dec. 28-Jan. 3, 2021
• Top advance-reordered December-shipping comic book:Spawn #314 Cvr B Capullo & McFarlane (Image)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Spider-Man by Todd McFarlane Complete Collection TPB (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Man-Thing Omnibus HC Brunner DM Var New Ptg (Marvel)
Todd McFarlane was responsible for both the top advance reordered comic book and the top advance reordered softcover as 2021 began.
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 Jan. 4-10, 2021
• Top reordered January-shipping comic book:Star Wars: High Republic #1 (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 new 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.
Reorders placed between Jan. 11-17, 2021
• Top reordered January-shipping comic book:Thor #11 (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection: Great Responsibility (Marvel)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Uncanny X-Men Omnibus HC Vol. 3 Smith Var. (Marvel)
Quite a lot of hardcovers made the chart, most from Marvel. Thor #11 led among comics.
Reorders placed between Jan. 18-24, 2021
• Top reordered comic book:TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 2nd Printing (IDW)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
League of Legends: Zed TPB (Marvel)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
X-Men by Claremont and Lee Omnibus Vol. 1 DM Var (Marvel)
The only comic book on the charts was a repeat of December's Last Ronin #1 reprint. It was its fifth time to lead comics.
Reorders placed between Jan. 25-31, 2021
• Top reordered January-shipping comic book:King in Black #3 (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Vision Complete Collection (Marvel)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
X-Men Grand Design Omnibus (Marvel)
While a December release, TMNT: The Last Ronin #1's second printing led among comics for the sixth time since its release.
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.
