April 2021 Comics Sales by Diamond
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.
April 2021 has five New Comic Book Days at Diamond, and four for DC's distributor, Lunar. April 2020 was during the period when Diamond was shut down due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The estimated comics sales for the month will become available as soon as Diamond posts its monthly charts. Follow @Comichron on Twitter to get the alert when the report becomes available. In the meantime, you can get a sense of what sales might be 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 March 8-14, 2021
• Top advance-reordered April-shipping comic book:
BRZRKR (Berzerker) #1 2nd Ptg Foil Garney (Publisher)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
X-Factor by Peter David Omnibus HC Vol. 1 Quesada DM Var (Marvel)
The week saw the first reprint of BRZRKR #1, and also had another strong release from Boom in Magic: The Gathering #1.
No softcover graphic novels made the list.
Advance reorders placed between March 15-21, 2021
• Top advance-reordered April-shipping comic book:
Brzrkr #2 Cvr A Grampa (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Middlewest Complete Tale HC (Image)
The second issue of the Keanu Reeves/Matt Kindt series Brzrkr was the top advance-reordered comic book of the week, with five of its variants making the Top 25.
No softcover graphic novels made the list.
Advance reorders placed between March 22-28, 2021
• Top advance-reordered April-shipping comic book:
Women of Marvel #1 Momoko Variant (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Aliens Original Years Omnibus HC Vol. 2 Mendoza DM Variant (Marvel)
Marvel's relaunch of the Aliens continued to generate advance reorders.
Also a rare appearance by Fantagraphics on the advance reorder charts with the Barry Windsor-Smith Monsters HC, which ships in May.
Advance reorders placed between March 29-April 4, 2021
• Top advance-reordered April-shipping comic book:
BRZRKR #1 3rd Ptg Foil Mora (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Loki Agent of Asgard Complete Collection (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Fantastic Four Omnibus HC Vol. 4 Kirby DM Var (Marvel)
BRZRKR #1 continued its run with a version limited to 10,000 copies, as Kurt Busiek's The Marvels #1 landed in the top three. The Fantastic Four Omnibus placed fourth.
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 April 5-11, 2021
• Top reordered comic book:
TMNT: The Last Ronin #2 (IDW)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
X-Men Inferno Omnibus (Marvel)
The Invincible Compendium took the top slot after the release of the animated TV series, an Amazon Original production.
Reorders placed between April 12-18, 2021
• Top reordered comic book:
TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 3rd Printing (Publisher)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Guardians of the Galaxy by Jim Valentino Omnibus HC (Publisher)
Only one comic book made a chart heavily laden with expensive hardcovers. Invincible repeated its performance in the top position from the week before.
Reorders placed between April 19-25, 2021
• Top reordered April-shipping comic book:
TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 3rd Printing (Publisher)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Criminal Deluxe Ed. Vol. 1 (Image)
For the third week in a row, the TV-show empowered Invincible took the top slot — and this time took the next two slots, as well. TMNT: The Last Ronin #1's third printing repeated as most reordered comic book.
Reorders placed between April 26-May 2, 2021
• Top reordered comic book:
TMNT: The Last Ronin #1 3rd Printing (IDW)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Berzerk Deluxe Edition HC Vol. 7 (Dark Horse)
For the fourth week in a row, the TV-show empowered Invincible took the top slot — and this time took the next two of the next three slots, as well. TMNT: The Last Ronin #1's third printing repeated once again as most reordered comic book.
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.
