November 2022 Comics Sales Early Look
Comics and Graphic Novels Reordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
November 2022 has four New Comic Book Days at Diamond and Penguin Random House, and four for DC's distributor, Lunar. November 2021 had four for all three distributors, although much material shipped late from Diamond due to a ransomware attack.
Currently, the only sales reports released by any of those distributors are reorder charts from Diamond. They are seen below and added as they're released each week. Follow @Comichron on Twitter to get the alert when new charts are added.
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 3-9, 2022
• Top advance-reordered November-shipping comic book:
LCSD 2022 Behold Behemoth #1 Cover G Gatefold Var (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Deadly Class TPB Vol. 12 A Fond Farewell Part 2 (Image)
Local Comic Shop Day variants dominated this week's list, which also included several books by Whatnot.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below have preorder links from Things from Another World; this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Advance reorders placed between October 10-16, 2022
• Top advance-reordered November-shipping comic book:
LCSD 2022 Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #1 Cvr J Foil (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
LCSD 2022 I Hate This Place TPB Vol. 1 Explicit Var (Image)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
LCSD 2022 Illustrated Al Songs of Weird Al Yankovic (Z2)
More Local Comics Shop Day editions led all three categories.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below have preorder links from Things from Another World; this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Advance reorders placed between October 17-23, 2022
• Top advance-reordered November-shipping comic book:
LCSD 2022 Grim #1 Flaviano Foil Var (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Frank Frazetta Death Dealer TPB Vol. 1 (Opus)
• Top advance-reordered bundle:
Brzrker Immortal Pack #1 (Boom)
Three variants of I Hate Fairyland #1 made the top 10.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below have preorder links from Things from Another World; this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Advance reorders placed between October 24-30, 2022
• Top advance-reordered November-shipping comic book:
LCSD 2022 MMPR TMNT II #1 Ashcan Var Di Meo (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Spawn Compendium TPB Vol. 4 (Image)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
LCSD 2022 Illustrated Al Songs of Weird Al Yankovic (Z2)
This week saw the first ranking from Frank MIller Presents with Frank Miller's Ronin Book Two #1 placing second. Ancient Enemies #1 from the publisher placed sixth.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below have preorder links from Things from Another World; this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Advance reorders placed between October 30-November 6, 2022
• Top advance-reordered November-shipping comic book:
Star Wars High Republic Adventures #1 (Dark Horse)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Friday TPB Book 2 (Image)
Boom had the #2 launch with Know Your Station #1.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below have preorder links from Things from Another World; this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
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 also put titles on these lists, the charts are ranked by invoiced dollars, which is what retailers actually paid.
Reorders placed between Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2022
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Paper Girls Complete Story TPB (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Berzerk Deluxe Edition HC Vol. 5 (Dark Horse)
No comic books made the chart.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel and IDW's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below that were available at posting time from Things from Another World have links to that site; this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
All other items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below have links to eBay. As an eBay Partner, this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Reorders placed between November 7-13, 2022
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Saga TPB Vol. 10 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Uzamaki 3in1 Deluxe Ed. HC Junji Ito (Viz)
• Top reordered box set:
My Hero Academia Box Set Vols. 1-20 (Viz)
Fantagaphics also had a high ranking set in Complete Eightball Vol. 1-18. No comic books made the list, which was heavily laden with hardcovers and manga.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel and IDW's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below that were available at posting time from Things from Another World have links to that site; this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
All other items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below have links to eBay. As an eBay Partner, this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Reorders placed between November 14-20, 2022
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Saga TPB Vol. 10 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
No Longer Human HC Junju Ito (Viz)
• Top reordered box set:
My Hero Academia Box Set Vols. 1-20 (Viz)
Saga repeated as the top softcover. Once again, 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.
Items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below that were available at posting time from Things from Another World have links to that site; this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
All other items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below have links to eBay. As an eBay Partner, this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Reorders placed between November 21-27, 2022
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
TMNT: The Last Ronin (IDW)
• Top reordered hardcover slipcase:
Incal Deluxe Slipcase (Humanoids)
• Top reordered hardcover box set:
Love & Rockets First Fifty Classic 40th Anniversary Box Set HC (Fantagraphics)
Lots of box sets and special editions for the holiday shopping season 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.
Items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below that were available at posting time from Things from Another World have links to that site; this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
All other items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below have links to eBay. As an eBay Partner, this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
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.
