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Top 100 Graphic Novels: June 2013

Paul McCartney -- Off the GroundRick 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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Data for Diamond’s sales charts – which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts – are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.

Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, minus any copies that are distributed free of cost.

Please note that comics that were shipped to comic book retailers on December 28, 2012 with an on-sale date of January 2, 2013 were included in December's sales chart information.

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 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.