October 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 28-September 3, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
G.O.D.S. #1 (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Garfield Full Course TPB Vol. 1 (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Monica HC (Publisher)
Marvel's G.O.D.S. #1 was the top new series launch, with Daniel Clowes' new graphic novel the top item overall.
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 September 4-10, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Gone #1 Cvr F Momoko (Dstlry)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Black Panther by Priest Omnibus Vol. 2 Sharp (Marvel)
A variant of Gone #1 from Jock and Dstlry Media was the top advance reordered item.
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 September 11-17, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Spider-Boy #1 (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Seasons Have Teeth (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Hip Hop Family Tree Omnibus HC (Publisher)
Spider-Boy #1 took four of the top five spots.
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 September 18-24, 2023
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Harriet Tubman Demon Slayer #2 Cvr A Flops (Massive)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Marvel Zombies Black White Blood #1 (Marvel)
No graphic novels made the list.
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.
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.
