October 2022 Comics Sales Early Look
Comics and Graphic Novels Reordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
October 2022 has four New Comic Book Days at Diamond and Penguin Random House, and four for DC's distributor, Lunar. October 2021 had four for all three distributors.
Diamond has not yet released its sales charts for this month. It is the fourth break in data releases from the distributor since the pandemic began, but the reports did resume three previous times. 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 September 5-11, 2022
• Top advance-reordered October-shipping comic book:
Siren's Gate #1 Cvr A Maer (Dynamite)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Radiant Black TPB Vol. 3 (Image)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Compendium HC (IDW)
High Republic #1 was the top Marvel launch.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between August 12-18, 2022
• Top advance-reordered October-shipping comic book:
Eight Billion Genies #1 4th Printing (Image)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Something is Killing the Children Vol. 5 (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Ascender Deluxe Edition HC (Image)
The top new comic book launch was Alpha Betas #1 from Whatnot.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between August 19-25, 2022
• Top advance-reordered October-shipping comic book:
Nightfall Double Feature #1 Cvr A House (Vault)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Nottingham TPB Vol. 2 Kings Ransom (Mad Cave)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Matrix Comics 20th Anniversary Deluxe Ed. HC Pod Cvr (Burlyman)
Vault, Mad Cave, and Burlyman led categories in a strong week for independent publishers.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between September 26-October 2, 2022
• Top advance-reordered October-shipping comic book:
Creepshow #1 2nd Printing (Image)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Savage Avengers Vol. 1 Time Is the Sharpest Edge (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Rocketeer Complete Adventures Deluxe Ed HC (IDW)
Marvel had only two entries in the chart, but one of them led a category.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorder charts will be released weekly during the month. 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 December also put titles on these lists, the charts are ranked by invoiced dollars, which is what retailers actually paid.
Reorders placed between October 3-9, 2022
• Top reordered graphic novel set:
Demon Slayer Complete Box Set (Viz)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Barry Windsor-Smith Monsters HC (Fantagraphics)
No comic books made the list, unless you count the Something Is Killing the Children multipack.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel and IDW's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Reorders placed between October 10-16, 2022
• Top reordered comic book:
Night of the Ghoul #1 (Dark Horse)
• Top reordered graphic novel set:
Demon Slayer Complete Box Set (Viz)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Boys Omnibus Vol. 2 (Dynamite)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Berserk Deluxe Ed. HC Vol. 1 (Dark Horse)
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel and IDW's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Reorders placed between October 17-23, 2022
• Top reordered October-shipping comic book:
Night of the Ghoul #1 (Dark Horse)
• Top reordered graphic novel set:
Demon Slayer Complete Box Set (Viz)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Demon Slayer Kimetsu No Yaiba GN Vol. 1 (Viz)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Boys Oversized Omnibus HC Vol. 1 (Dynamite)
A repeat for Night of the Ghoul #1.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel and IDW's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Reorders placed between October 23-30, 2022
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Saga Vol. 10 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Berserk Deluxe Edition HC Vol. 1 (Dark Horse)
No comic books made the list.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel and IDW's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
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.
