July 2023 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Comics and Graphic Novels Reordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
Of the three major distributors for comic books to comics shops — Diamond Comic Distributors, Penguin Random House, and Lunar DIstribution, the only sales reports currently 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 Facebook, Twitter, and Post.News 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 May 29-June 4, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
BRZRKR Poetry of Madness #1 Cvr A Skroce (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Clementine Book 2 (Image)
The Marvel foil edition of Amazing Spider-Man #300 Facsimile Edition was offered to retailers at no discount.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, IDW, and Dark Horse, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between June 5-11, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
W0rldtr33 #1 3rd Printing (Image)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Sirens of the City #1 Cvr I FOC Reveal Foil Var Young (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Radiant Black Vol. 4 A Massive-Verse Book MV (Image)
The same week that its second issue was Diamond's second-most preordered comic book, W0rldtr33 #1's third printing led advance reorders.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, IDW, and Dark Horse, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between June 12-18, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Vod Rivals #1 2nd Printing Cover A (Publisher)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Fishfiles #1 Cvr A Lemire (Image)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
MMPR TMNT II (Boom)
The same week its first printing was the top reordered comic book, Void Rivals #1's second printing led advance reorders.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, IDW, and Dark Horse, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between June 19-25, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Void Rivals #2 Cvr A De Felici (Image)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Bg Game #1 Cvr A Larraz (Image)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Assassins Apprentice TPB (Dark Horse)
For the second week running, an issue of Void Rivals led the advance reorder charts. Mark Millar and Pepe Larraz's Big Game #1 was the top new series launch.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, IDW, and Dark Horse, 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 June 26-July 2, 2023
• Top reordered comic book:
Saga #65 (Image)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 (Boom)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium HC Vol. 1 (Publisher)
• Top reordered box set:
Demon Slayer Complete Box Set (Publisher)
Saga returned to the top of the list for reordered comics.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel, Dark Horse, and IDW's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Reorders placed between July 3-9, 2023
• Top reordered comic book:
Star Wars High Republic Adventures #8 (Dark Horse)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Homonculus Omnibus Vol. 1 (Seven Seas)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Coda Deluxe Ed. HC (Boom)
Coda topped the chart overall.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel, IDW, and Dark Horse's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Reorders placed between July 10-16, 2023
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 (Boom)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Night Fever HC (Image)
No comic books made the chart.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel, IDW, and Dark Horse's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Reorders placed between July 17-23, 2023
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Complete Irredeeemable TPB (Boom)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Spider-Man 2099 Omnibus HC Vol. 1 Leonardi DM Var (Marvel)
No comic books or box sets made the list.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel, IDW, and Dark Horse's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Reorders placed between July 24-30, 2023
• Top reordered comic book:
Big Game #1 Cvr A Larraz (Image)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
TMNT The Last Ronin (IDW)
No box sets made the list.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel, IDW, and Dark Horse'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.
