Top 100 Graphic Novels: June 2013
Rick Grimes and his group of survivors of the zombie apocalypse must deal with new dangers in Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead Volume 18: What Comes After, the latest volume of the best-selling series that inspired the AMC hit and the best-selling graphic novel to comics retailers in June.
In total, Image Comics had four of the month's top-selling graphic novels. Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga Volume 2 ranked #2, Kirkman's The Walking Dead Volume 2: Miles Behind Us ranked #6, and Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Fatale Volume 3 ranked #7.
BOOM! Studios' Adventure Time Volume 3, collecting stories based on the fan-favorite Cartoon Network series, ranked #3.
Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten. Star-Lord: The Hollow Crown, collecting classic tales of the Guardians of the Galaxy leader, ranked #4. Deadpool Killustrated, a series that skewered classic literature through the prism of Deadpool, ranked #5.
DC Comics rounded out the top ten with three titles. Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason's Batman and Robin Volume 1: Born to Kill ranked #8. Harley Quinn: Night and Day, collecting tales of the fan-favorite character, ranked #9. Finally, Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre Deluxe, collecting two of the prequel miniseries to Watchmen, ranked #10.
Among the premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics' top book for June was Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Smuggler's Code at #15. Finally, IDW Publishing's John Byrne's Fantastic Four Artist's Edition, a deluxe presentation of some of Byrne's best artwork on Marvel Comics' first family, ranked #36 for the month.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in June 2013
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | 19.83 | APR130482 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 18 WHAT COMES AFTER | $14.99 | IMA |
2 | 3 | 12.68 | APR130443 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
3 | 8 | 4.28 | APR130964 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 03 | $14.99 | BOO |
4 | 30 | 3.95 | APR130679 | STAR-LORD HOLLOW CROWN TP | $7.99 | MAR |
5 | 18 | 3.13 | MAR130735 | DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED TP | $14.99 | MAR |
6 | 16 | 3.08 | SEP088204 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | IMA |
7 | 24 | 3.05 | APR130422 | FATALE TP VOL 03 (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
8 | 13 | 3.01 | MAR130270 | BATMAN & ROBIN TP VOL 01 BORN TO KILL (N52) | $16.99 | DC |
9 | 14 | 2.85 | MAR130276 | HARLEY QUINN NIGHT AND DAY TP | $16.99 | DC |
10 | 4 | 2.77 | MAR130264 | BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN SILK SPECTRE DLX HC (MR) | $29.99 | DC |
11 | 10 | 2.64 | FEB130207 | BATMAN & ROBIN HC VOL 02 PEARL (N52) | $24.99 | DC |
12 | 5 | 2.61 | MAR130263 | BEFORE WATCHMEN OZYMANDIAS CRIMSON CORSAIR DLX HC (MR) | $29.99 | DC |
13 | 25 | 2.33 | MAR130305 | SWEET TOOTH TP VOL 06 WILD GAME (MR) | $16.99 | DC |
14 | 60 | 2.14 | AUG120491 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | IMA |
15 | 82 | 2.12 | FEB130043 | STAR WARS CLONE WARS SMUGGLERS CODE TP | $7.99 | DAR |
16 | 15 | 2.09 | MAR130719 | PACIFIC RIM PREM HC TALES FROM YEAR ZERO | $24.99 | MAR |
17 | 31 | 2.07 | MAR130274 | SUPERMAN TP VOL 01 WHAT PRICE TOMORROW (N52) | $14.99 | DC |
18 | 34 | 2.05 | MAR130273 | RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS TP VOL 02 STARFIRE (N52) | $14.99 | DC |
19 | 17 | 1.90 | FEB130212 | SUPERMAN HC VOL 02 SECRETS AND LIES (N52) | $24.99 | DC |
20 | 32 | 1.81 | MAR130272 | TEEN TITANS TP VOL 02 THE CULLING (N52) | $16.99 | DC |
21 | 20 | 1.78 | FEB130611 | WOLVERINE SEASON ONE PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
22 | 21 | 1.72 | MAR130279 | BATGIRL ROBIN YEAR ONE TP | $24.99 | DC |
23 | 23 | 1.70 | MAR130271 | CATWOMAN TP VOL 02 NO EASY WAY DOWN | $24.99 | DC |
24 | 46 | 1.68 | NOV128157-M | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $14.99 | IMA |
25 | 26 | 1.65 | OCT128088 | LONE WOLF & CUB OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | DAR |
26 | 79 | 1.58 | MAR131369 | YU GI OH ZEXAL GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
27 | 63 | 1.57 | MAR130290 | SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | DC |
28 | 19 | 1.54 | APR130911 | GAME OF THRONES HC GN VOL 02 (MR) | $25.00 | RAN |
29 | 37 | 1.44 | MAR130278 | CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS TP VOL 06 | $19.99 | DC |
30 | 45 | 1.42 | FEB130039 | USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 27 TOWN CALLED HELL | $16.99 | DAR |
31 | 27 | 1.42 | MAR130723 | CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC VOL 01 CASTAWAY DIMENSION Z BK 1 NOW | $24.99 | MAR |
32 | 7 | 1.41 | FEB130012 | HELLBOY LIBRARY HC VOL 06 STORM FURY BRIDE HELL | $49.99 | DAR |
33 | 39 | 1.40 | MAR130304 | HELLBLAZER DEATH AND CIGARETTES TP (MR) | $19.99 | DC |
34 | 9 | 1.39 | FEB130218 | SOLO DELUXE ED HC | $49.99 | DC |
35 | 44 | 1.37 | FEB130019 | BTVS SPIKE TP VOL 01 DARK PLACE | $17.99 | DAR |
36 | 2 | 1.30 | JAN130368 | JOHN BYRNE FANTASTIC FOUR ARTIST ED HC (NET) | $75.00 | IDW |
37 | 42 | 1.29 | FEB130052 | CONAN TP VOL 13 QUEEN O/T BLACK COAST | $19.99 | DAR |
38 | 57 | 1.28 | APR130729 | WOLVERINE AND X-MEN BY JASON AARON TP VOL 05 | $17.99 | MAR |
39 | 70 | 1.28 | FEB130430 | MIND THE GAP TP VOL 02 WISH YOU WERE HERE (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
40 | 117 | 1.28 | MAR130990 | SILENCE & CO GN | $9.99 | CRY |
41 | 49 | 1.25 | MAR130303 | PREACHER TP BOOK 01 (MR) | $19.99 | DC |
42 | 54 | 1.20 | FEB130047 | STAR WARS LOST TRIBE O/T SITH SPIRAL TP | $18.99 | DAR |
43 | 53 | 1.19 | MAR130743 | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 11 FUTURE | $19.99 | MAR |
44 | 56 | 1.15 | FEB130633 | SPIDER-MAN DANGER ZONE TP | $19.99 | MAR |
45 | 58 | 1.14 | MAR130734 | AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 04 AVX | $19.99 | MAR |
46 | 41 | 1.13 | JAN130766 | WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT AND MILLER HC | $24.99 | MAR |
47 | 76 | 1.09 | DEC120744 | HAWKEYE TP VOL 01 MY LIFE AS WEAPON NOW | $16.99 | MAR |
48 | 77 | 1.08 | MAR131332 | HARBINGER (VU) TP VOL 02 RENEGADES | $14.99 | VAL |
49 | 75 | 1.05 | NOV070226 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | DC |
50 | 81 | 1.04 | DEC120323 | BATMAN TP VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS (N52) | $16.99 | DC |
51 | 47 | 1.02 | MAR130742 | FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 06 | $24.99 | MAR |
52 | 35 | 1.02 | JAN130767 | WOLVERINE ORIGIN HC NEW PTG | $29.99 | MAR |
53 | 133 | 1.02 | MAR131367 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 67 | $9.99 | VIZ |
54 | 64 | 1.00 | APR130354 | TMNT SECRET HISTORY OF THE FOOT CLAN TP | $17.99 | IDW |
55 | 80 | 0.98 | JAN138069 | MATTER OF LIFE HC | $14.95 | TOP |
56 | 50 | 0.97 | MAR130736 | INCREDIBLE HULK BY JASON AARON TP VOL 02 | $24.99 | MAR |
57 | 86 | 0.96 | APR130735 | ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES BY HUMPHRIES TP VOL 01 | $16.99 | MAR |
58 | 99 | 0.95 | APR130736 | ULTIMATE COMICS WOLVERINE TP LEGACIES | $14.99 | MAR |
59 | 176 | 0.91 | JUN100127 | SUPERMAN EARTH ONE HC VOL 01 | $19.99 | DC |
60 | 11 | 0.89 | JAN130774-M | MMW AVENGERS HC VOL 13 | $69.99 | MAR |
61 | 108 | 0.89 | APR130502 | WITCH DOCTOR TP VOL 02 MAL PRACTICE | $14.99 | IMA |
62 | 66 | 0.89 | APR130349 | STAR TREK LEGION OF SUPERHEROES TP | $19.99 | IDW |
63 | 95 | 0.87 | APR131280 | BLOODSHOT (VU) TP VOL 02 RISE AND THE FALL | $14.99 | VAL |
64 | 163 | 0.86 | FEB130036 | MICHAEL AVON OEMINGS VICTORIES TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | DAR |
65 | 36 | 0.85 | MAR130505 | HACK SLASH OMNIBUS TP VOL 05 | $34.99 | IMA |
66 | 147 | 0.84 | MAR130766 | SUPERMAG GN | $9.95 | ADH |
67 | 116 | 0.84 | JUN120470 | MANHATTAN PROJECTS TP VOL 01 SCIENCE BAD | $14.99 | IMA |
68 | 110 | 0.84 | MAR130727 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 01 DEAD PRESIDENTS NOW | $15.99 | MAR |
69 | 145 | 0.83 | APR130469 | PROPHET TP VOL 02 BROTHERS | $14.99 | IMA |
70 | 94 | 0.82 | NOV058130 | SUPERMAN RED SON TP | $17.99 | DC |
71 | 138 | 0.81 | APR130828 | SONIC SAGA TP VOL 03 EGGMAN EMPIRE | $11.99 | ARC |
72 | 78 | 0.81 | JUL110247 | ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP | $29.99 | DC |
73 | 113 | 0.80 | FEB130980 | ATOMCAT GN | $12.95 | DIG |
74 | 112 | 0.79 | JAN130091 | MISTY CIRCUS HC | $14.99 | DAR |
75 | 40 | 0.79 | FEB130046 | STAR WARS LEGACY HC VOL 01 | $34.99 | DAR |
76 | 109 | 0.79 | APR131290 | DRAGON BALL 3IN1 ED TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | VIZ |
77 | 120 | 0.79 | SEP120449 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 17 SOMETHING TO FEAR (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
78 | 68 | 0.79 | FEB100651 | JOHNNY HOMICIDAL MANIAC DIRECTORS CUT SC | $21.95 | SLA |
79 | 123 | 0.78 | MAR130275 | FURY OF FIRESTORM TP VOL 02 FIRESTORM PROTOCOLS (N52) | $14.99 | DC |
80 | 87 | 0.78 | MAR130282 | STORMWATCH TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | DC |
81 | 72 | 0.78 | MAY090178 | BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP | $24.99 | DC |
82 | 12 | 0.77 | FEB130227 | SUPERMAN THE GOLDEN AGE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 | $75.00 | DC |
83 | 73 | 0.76 | APR130710-M | MMW AVENGERS TP VOL 05 | $24.99 | MAR |
84 | 119 | 0.76 | APR131346 | GFT MADNESS OF WONDERLAND TP | $12.99 | ZEN |
85 | 136 | 0.75 | MAR130281 | RESURRECTION MAN TP VOL 02 MATTER OF DEATH & LIFE (N52) | $14.99 | DC |
86 | 59 | 0.75 | FEB130219 | STORMWATCH HC VOL 02 | $29.99 | DC |
87 | 65 | 0.75 | FEB130070 | LONE WOLF 2100 OMNIBUS | $24.99 | DAR |
88 | 89 | 0.73 | FEB130021 | STRAIN TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | DAR |
89 | 97 | 0.73 | MAR130739 | ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE TP VOL 07 | $19.99 | MAR |
90 | 226 | 0.72 | FEB130226 | SUPERMAN EARTH ONE TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | DC |
91 | 38 | 0.72 | DEC120494 | JOHN K PRESENTS SPUMCO COMIC BOOK HC | $34.99 | IDW |
92 | 135 | 0.71 | APR131085 | USERS GUIDE TO NEGLECTFUL PARENTING GN (MR) | $12.95 | DRA |
93 | 115 | 0.71 | SEP120922 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | BOO |
94 | 101 | 0.70 | MAR130738 | WOLVERINE TP FIRST CUTS | $19.99 | MAR |
95 | 104 | 0.69 | APR130737 | CASTLE PREM HC CALM BEFORE STORM | $19.99 | MAR |
96 | 43 | 0.69 | JAN130768 | WOLVERINE SABRETOOTH HC | $39.99 | MAR |
97 | 141 | 0.68 | NOV082245 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS | $14.99 | IMA |
98 | 189 | 0.68 | FEB130069 | OREIMO TP VOL 03 | $10.99 | DAR |
99 | 106 | 0.67 | MAR130420 | CROW SKINNING THE WOLVES TP | $17.99 | IDW |
100 | 55 | 0.67 | JAN130771 | AVENGERS VS X-MEN TP AVX | $34.99 | MAR |
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