December 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 October 28-November 4, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Holiday Special Through the Boughs #1 Cvr A Ely (Dstlry)
• Top non-exclusive release:
Ultimate Universe One Year In #1 (Marvel)
No graphic novels made the chart.
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e 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 November 5-11, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Something Is Killing the Children Deluxe #1 Cvr A Werther (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Thundercats Apex #1 Cvr A Shalvey (Dynamite)
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 reorders placed between November 12-18, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
You Won't Feel a Thing #1 (Dstlry)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Fantastic Four Full Circle Expanded Ed. (Abrams)
This week saw the first release of 2025 to top the charts.
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 November 19-25, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Mark Spears Monsters #1 3rd Printing Cvr A Telephone Line (Keenspot)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Deadpool Wolverine #1 (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Daredevil TPB Born Again (Marvel Premier Collection) (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 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 November 26-December 2, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
X-Men #8 (Marvel)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Savage Sword of Conan Original Omnibus Direct Market HC Vol. 9 (Titan)
As in the previous week, Diamond's reorder report seemed not to be functioning normally, as the report was filled with titles that had not come out yet by the period in which reorders were being reported. By Diamond's own definition, this report should only contain books that were in shops during the reporting 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 December 3-9, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
Ultimate Universe One Year In #1 (Marvel)
Once again, Diamond's reorder report seemed not to be functioning normally, as the report was filled with titles that had not come out yet by the period in which reorders were being reported. By Diamond's own definition, this report should only contain books that were in shops during the reporting period.
No graphic novels made the list at all.
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 December 10-16, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
Holiday Special Through The Boughs #1 Cvr A Ely (Dstlry)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Savage Sword of Conan Original Omnibus Direct Market Vol. 3 (Titan)
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 December 17-23, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
Ultimate Spider-Man #12 (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
BRZRKR Bloodlines Vol. 2 (Boom)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Savage Sword of Conan Omnibus Vol. 3 DM (Titan)
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 December 24-30, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
Hello Darkness #6 Cvr A Rivera (Boom)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 24 (Viz)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Fist of the North Star HC Vol. 15 (Publisher)
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.
