October 2024 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 and Twitter to get the alert when new charts are added.
Several weeks ago, retailers began placing advance reorders for items whose final order cutoff 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 September 2-8, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Iron Man #1 (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Return (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Art of Something is Killing the Children HC Ltd Slipcase Ed. (Boom)
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 9-15, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Terminator #1 Cvr A Shalvey (Dynamite)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Doctor Doom by Cantwell and Larroca TPB (Marvel)
No hardcovers 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 reorders placed between September 16-22, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Come Find Me An Autumnal Offering Cvr A Cloonan (Dstlry)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Thundercats TPB Vol. 1 Omens (Dynamite)
No hardcovers 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 reorders placed between September 23-29, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
One For Sorrow #1 Cvr A McKelvie (Dstlry)
• Top traditional-sized comic book:
Something is Killing the Children #0 Cvr A Dell Edera (Boom)
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 also put titles on these lists, the charts are ranked by invoiced dollars, which is what retailers actually paid.
Reorders placed between September 30-October 6, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
Venom Separation Anxiety #1 Ron Lim Foil Variant (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Thundercats Vol. 1 Omens (Dynamite)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
BRZRKR Deluxe Edition Slipcase Signed (Boom)
• Top reordered box set:
Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess Complete Box Set (Viz)
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.
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 October 7-13, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
What's the Furthest Place from Here Deluxe Ed. #5 2nd Pres (Image)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Thundercats TPB Vol. 1 Omens (Dynamite)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Savage Sword of Conan Omnibus Direct Market Vol. 1 (Titan)
• Top reordered box set:
Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess Box Set (Viz)
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.
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 October 14-20, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
Terminator #1 Cvr A Shavley (Dynamite)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Adventure Time Compendim TPB Vol. 1 (Oni)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Savage Sword of Conan Original Omnibus Direct Marvel Vol. 1 (Titan)
It's unclear what's going on with Diamond's reorder chart, as many of these items weren't released until after the tracking period.
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.
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 October 21-27, 2024
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Valiant Universe Hero Origins The Valiant TPB (Valiant)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Conan the Barbarian Original Omnibus Direct Market Ed. HC Vol. 1 (Titan)
No comic books made the list.
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.
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 should they be released by Diamond.
