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Top 100 Comics: July 2015

Article ImageThe surviving heroes of the Marvel Universe engage Doom and his minions in battle in Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic's Secret Wars #4 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of July.

In total, Marvel Comics had eight of the month's top ten best-selling comics, including Charles Soule and Alex Maleev's Star Wars: Lando #1 at #2; Soule, Leinil Francis Yu, and Gerry Alanguilan's Civil War #1 at #3; Jason Aaron and Simone Bianchi's Star Wars #7 at #4; Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca's Darth Vader #7 at #6; Dan Slott and Adam Kubert's Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #2 at #8; Fabian Nicieza and Gerardo Sandoval's Age of Apocalypse #1 at #9; and Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato's Guardians of Knowhere #1 at #10.

Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo continue their impressive run on their current adventures of the Dark Knight, with DC Entertainment's Batman #42 coming in at #5.

Rounding out the top ten, Mark Waid and Fiona Staples' Archie #1, a modern reboot of the venerable comics character from Archie Comics, ranked #7 for the month.

Among the premier publishers, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #144 was Image Comics' top book for the month at #13.

IDW Publishing's Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War #1, a crossover between the new Star Trek movies and DC Entertainment's sci-fi franchise by Mike Johnson and Angel Hernandez, was their top book in July at #21.

Finally, Chuck Palahniuk and Cameron Stewart's Fight Club 2 #3 was Dark Horse Comics' top book at #48.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in July 2015

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 2 188.21 APR150697-M SECRET WARS #4 $3.99 MAR
2 3 164.29 MAY150764-M STAR WARS LANDO #1 $3.99 MAR
3 1 145.22 MAY150682-M CIVIL WAR #1 $4.99 MAR
4 4 136.24 MAY150775-M STAR WARS #7 $3.99 MAR
5 5 100.00 MAY150192-M BATMAN #42 $3.99 DC
6 6 97.37 APR150858-M DARTH VADER #7 $3.99 MAR
7 7 86.42 APR151026-M ARCHIE #1 $3.99 ARC
8 10 80.02 APR150758-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS #2 $3.99 MAR
9 8 75.23 MAY150692-M AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1 $4.99 MAR
10 13 69.74 APR150830-M GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #1 $3.99 MAR
11 11 69.22 MAY150127-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #42 $3.99 DC
12 9 68.08 MAY150270-M MAD MAX FURY ROAD MAX #1 (MR) $4.99 DC
13 21 67.69 MAY150508 WALKING DEAD #144 (MR) $2.99 IMA
14 25 67.00 MAY150480 WE STAND ON GUARD #1 (MR) $2.99 IMA
15 14 65.96 APR150861-M PRINCESS LEIA #5 $3.99 MAR
16 17 60.44 MAY150124-M JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #2 $3.99 DC
17 15 60.01 MAY151468-M INVADER ZIM #1 $3.99 ONI
18 18 57.49 APR150878-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19.1 $3.99 MAR
19 19 57.46 MAY150740-M OLD MAN LOGAN #3 $3.99 MAR
20 12 55.21 MAY150707-M SPIDER-ISLAND #1 $4.99 MAR
21 16 54.54 MAY150301-M STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN #1 [*] $3.99 IDW
22 59 52.34 MAY151586-M BOOK OF DEATH #1 [*] $3.99 VAL
23 44 51.89 MAY150502 SAGA #30 (MR) $2.99 IMA
24 23 51.37 APR150760-M A-FORCE #2 $3.99 MAR
25 22 50.72 MAY150214-M HARLEY QUINN #18 $3.99 DC
26 24 50.48 MAY150655-M THORS #2 $3.99 MAR
27 26 46.43 MAY150762 DEADPOOLS SECRET SECRET WARS #3 $3.99 MAR
28 27 44.50 MAY150784-M KANAN #4 $3.99 MAR
29 20 43.46 MAY150730-M X-MEN 92 #2 $4.99 MAR
30 29 43.27 MAY150760-M SPIDER-VERSE #3 $3.99 MAR
31 28 43.21 MAY150201-M DETECTIVE COMICS #42 $3.99 DC
32 30 41.89 MAY150675-M SIEGE #1 $3.99 MAR
33 32 41.07 MAY150758-M PLANET HULK #3 $3.99 MAR
34 33 40.95 MAR150771-M UNCANNY X-MEN #35 $3.99 MAR
35 34 40.51 APR150813-M YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #2 $3.99 MAR
36 35 39.76 MAY150181-M SUPERMAN #42 $3.99 DC
37 68 38.48 MAY150122-M CYBORG #1 $2.99 DC
38 36 38.29 MAY150216 HARLEY QUINN & POWER GIRL #2 $3.99 DC
39 41 38.11 APR150738-M STAR-LORD AND KITTY PRYDE #1 $3.99 MAR
40 38 37.90 MAY150699-M HAIL HYDRA #1 $3.99 MAR
41 37 37.66 MAY150217-M ROBIN SON OF BATMAN #2 $3.99 DC
42 39 37.53 MAY150734-M YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #3 $3.99 MAR
43 31 37.31 MAY150955-M SONIC WORLDS UNITE BATTLES #1 $3.99 ARC
44 40 37.24 MAY150670-M SECRET WARS BATTLEWORLD #3 $3.99 MAR
45 46 36.45 APR150784-M 1872 #1 $3.99 MAR
46 42 36.25 MAY150662 ULTIMATE END #3 $3.99 MAR
47 43 35.48 MAY150190-M BATMAN SUPERMAN #22 $3.99 DC
48 55 35.46 MAY150019-M FIGHT CLUB 2 #3 $3.99 DAR
49 45 35.27 APR150807-M FUTURE IMPERFECT #2 $3.99 MAR
50 47 34.47 MAY150657-M AGE OF ULTRON VS MARVEL ZOMBIES #2 $3.99 MAR
51 49 33.46 MAY150221-M GREEN LANTERN #42 $3.99 DC
52 50 33.38 MAY150787-M GROOT #2 $3.99 MAR
53 51 33.33 MAY150663-M MARVEL ZOMBIES #2 $3.99 MAR
54 53 32.59 MAY150732-M FUTURE IMPERFECT #3 $3.99 MAR
55 52 32.32 MAY150183-M ACTION COMICS #42 $3.99 DC
56 56 31.22 MAY150179-M WONDER WOMAN #42 $3.99 DC
57 54 31.22 MAY150188-M SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #19 $3.99 DC
58 60 31.00 MAY150736-M MRS DEADPOOL AND HOWLING COMMANDOS #2 $3.99 MAR
59 58 30.95 MAY150147-M FLASH #42 $3.99 DC
60 63 30.67 MAY150720-M GIANT SIZE LITTLE MARVEL AVX #2 $3.99 MAR
61 62 30.60 MAY150755-M SECRET WARS 2099 #3 $3.99 MAR
62 87 30.11 MAY150164-M NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #10 $2.99 DC
63 64 30.04 MAY150753-M INFERNO #3 $3.99 MAR
64 65 29.83 MAY150738-M X-TINCTION AGENDA #2 $3.99 MAR
65 88 29.80 MAY150197-M BATMAN BEYOND #2 $2.99 DC
66 66 29.73 MAY150672-M INHUMANS ATTILAN RISING #3 $3.99 MAR
67 67 28.94 MAY150212-M GRAYSON #10 $3.99 DC
68 97 28.66 MAY150174-M STARFIRE #2 $2.99 DC
69 96 28.65 MAY150140-M DEATHSTROKE #8 $2.99 DC
70 70 28.31 MAY150680-M RED SKULL #1 $3.99 MAR
71 98 28.24 MAY150194 BATGIRL #42 $2.99 DC
72 48 27.59 AUG140839 HAWKEYE #22 $4.99 MAR
73 71 27.37 MAY150728-M ARMOR WARS #3 $3.99 MAR
74 103 26.96 MAY150145-M EARTH 2 SOCIETY #2 $2.99 DC
75 74 26.96 APR150874 ALL NEW HAWKEYE #4 $3.99 MAR
76 73 26.57 MAY150219-M WE ARE ROBIN #2 $3.99 DC
77 106 26.54 MAY150223-M GREEN LANTERN THE LOST ARMY #2 $2.99 DC
78 75 26.52 MAY150722-M SQUADRON SINISTER #2 $3.99 MAR
79 76 26.49 MAY150742-M E IS FOR EXTINCTION #2 $3.99 MAR
80 77 26.14 MAY150660-M RUNAWAYS #2 $3.99 MAR
81 80 25.46 MAY150793 DAREDEVIL #17 $3.99 MAR
82 57 24.87 MAY150149 FLASH ANNUAL #4 $4.99 DC
83 83 24.47 MAY150744-M CAPTAIN MARVEL AND CAROL CORPS #2 $3.99 MAR
84 61 24.46 MAY150195 BATGIRL ANNUAL #3 $4.99 DC
85 82 24.40 MAY150130-M JLA GODS AND MONSTERS BATMAN #1 $3.99 DC
86 110 24.31 MAY150166-M TEEN TITANS #10 $2.99 DC
87 84 23.98 MAY150134-M AQUAMAN #42 $3.99 DC
88 113 23.85 APR150662 OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #10 (MR) $2.99 IMA
89 85 23.52 MAY150714-M CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MIGHTY DEFENDERS #1 $3.99 MAR
90 114 23.43 MAY150136-M BLACK CANARY #2 $2.99 DC
91 120 22.88 MAY150138-M CONSTANTINE THE HELLBLAZER #2 $2.99 DC
92 121 22.84 MAY150171-M RED HOOD ARSENAL #2 $2.99 DC
93 90 22.55 MAY150712-M 1602 WITCH HUNTER ANGELA #2 $3.99 MAR
94 91 22.54 MAY150746-M KORVAC SAGA #2 $3.99 MAR
95 92 22.40 APR150775-M WEIRDWORLD #2 $3.99 MAR
96 123 22.17 MAY150490 DESCENDER #5 (MR) $2.99 IMA
97 93 22.17 MAY150669 SECRET WARS JOURNAL #3 $3.99 MAR
98 99 21.92 MAY150528-M SOUTHERN BASTARDS #10 (MR) $3.50 IMA
99 81 21.89 MAY151210-M BOBS BURGERS ONGOING #1 $3.99 DE
100 95 21.46 MAY150132-M JLA GODS AND MONSTERS SUPERMAN #1 $3.99 DC

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Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world.  Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well.

Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.

About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable. This month, as Batman did not ship, Convergence #8 from DC Entertainment was used as the control index.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.