September 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 August 7-13, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Harriet Tubman Demon Slayer #1 Cvr I FOC Kirby Homage (Massive)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Ghostlore Vol. 1 (Publisher)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Thor by Straczynski Gillen Omnibus HC DM Var (Marvel)
With Image Comics being wholesaled rather than distributed by Diamond starting with September-release comics, no Image titles made the Top 25 and Marvel titles took 15 of the 25 slots.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, Image, IDW, and Dark Horse, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between August 14-20, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Predator Vs. Wolverine #1 (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Jim Henson's Labyrinth Beyond the Goblin City (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
TMNT The Last Ronin Director's Cut HC (IDW)
With Image Comics being wholesaled rather than distributed by Diamond starting with September-release comics, only one Image title made the Top 25 while Marvel titles took 15 of the 25 slots.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, Image, IDW, and Dark Horse, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between August 21-27, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Something is Killing the Children #33 Cover F FOC Reveal Spot UV (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Stuff of Nightmares: Red Murder #1 Cvr A Francavilla (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Complete Klaus Deluxe HC (Boom)
Boom had the top item in every category that charted — a consequence in part of it being the largest exclusive publisher remaining at Diamond.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, Image, 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 August 28-September 3, 2023
• Top reordered comic book:
Amazing Spider-Man #300 Facsimile Ed. Foil Var. (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Oshi No Ko Vol. 1 (Yen)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Lazarus HC Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered box set:
Demon Slayer Complete Box Set (Viz)
This was the last week for which Diamond was an exclusive distributor of Image.
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 September 4-10, 2023
• Top reordered comic book:
Amazing Spider-Man #300 Facsimile Ed. Foil Var. (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Something is Killing the Children TPB Vol. 1 (Boom)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Adventures of Red Sonja Omnibus (Dynamite)
• Top reordered box set:
Demon Slayer Complete Box Set (Publisher)
The foil Amazing Spider-Man #300 repeated as top comic book.
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 September 11-17, 2023
• Top reordered comic book:
Devil's Cut One Shot Cvr A Jock (Dstlry)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Boys Omnibus TPB Vol. 1 (Dynamite)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Adventures of Red Sonja Omnibus HC (Dynamite)
• Top reordered box set:
Demon Slayer Complete Box Set (Viz)
Dstlry's first release was the top reorder comic book.
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 September 18-24, 2023
• Top reordered comic book:
Conan the Barbarian #3 Cvr A Braithwaite (Titan)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Complete Insufferable by Mark Waid (Boom)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Adventures of Red Sonja Omnibus HC (Dynamite)
• Top reordered box set:
Demon Slayer Complete Box Set (Viz)
The comic book that led this chart was not released yet as of the reporting week, so it's not clear what was going on with Dynamite's reporting.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel, Image, 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.
