August 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 June 26-July 2, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Devil's Cut One Shot Cover A Jock (Dstlry)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Nailbiter Compendium (Image)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Babyteeth Omnibus HC (Aftershock)
Devil's Cut became the first release from Dstlry Media to make the charts — and it did so by taking the top three slots.
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 July 3-9, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Amazing Spider-Man #300 Facsimile Ed. Foil Variant (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Sacrificers #1 Cvr A Fiumara (Image)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
LIttle Monsters TPB Vol. 2 (Image)
Marvel's foil editon of Amazing Spider-Man #300 led the charts.
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 July 10-16, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Death of Venomverse #2 Luciano Vecchio Kid Venom Variant (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Rare Flavours #1 Tasting Menu Ashcan Cvr A Andrade (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Brzrkr Vol. 3 (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Mother Nature Direct Market Ed. HC Vol. 1 Ltd (Titan)
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 Jul 17-23, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Void Rivals #1 3rd Printing (Image)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
The Cull #1 Cvr A De Iulis (Image)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Night Club TPB Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Jim Henson Dark Crystal Creation Myths Complete Collection (Boom)
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 July 24-30, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Amazing Spider-Man #31 2nd Ptg Ramos Var (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Daredevil #1 (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered special edition:
MMPR 30th Anniversary Special #1 Cvr A Mora (Boom)
No graphic novels made the list.
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 July 31-August 6, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
W0rldtr33 #5 Cvr A Blanco (Image)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Conan the Barbarian #1 2nd Prtg Schwarzenegger Movie Novel Replica (Titan)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Saga TPB Vol. 11 (Image)
Image led the chart overall in the final week for which its new titles being preordered were distributed exclusively by Diamond. Lunar began distributing Diamond comics in September.
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 July 31-August 6, 2023
• Top reordered comic book:
Amazing Fantasy #1000 100 Copy Incentive JS Capmbell Virgin Variant (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Gurren Lagann Archives TPB (Udon)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Eight Billion Genies Dlx Ed. HC Vol. 1 (Image)
Eight Billion Genies led the charts 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 August 7-13, 2023
• Top reordered comic book:
Sacrificers #1 Cvr B Tedesco (Image)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
TMNT The Last Ronin HC (IDW)
Invincible took four of the top 10 spots.
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 August 17-23, 2023
• Top reordered comic book:
Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
TMNT The Last Ronin HC (IDW)
Invincible Compendium and TMNT: The Last Ronin repeated in first and second place.
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 August 24-30, 2023
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium HC Vol. 2 (Image)
• Top reordered box set:
Demon Slayer Box Set (Viz)
No comic books 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.
