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Top 100 Comics: August 2013

Article Image Thanos plots the conquest of Earth while the Avengers are drawn off into deep space in Jonathan Hickman and Jim Cheung's Infinity #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of August.

In total, Marvel Comics had five of the month's top ten best-selling comics. Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos' "Run, Goblin, Run!" storyline in Superior Spider-Man #15 and #16 ranked #7 and #8 respectively. Avengers #18, a lead-in to Infinity, ranked #9, and Brian Michael Bendis and David Lafuente's All-New X-Men #15 ranked #10.

DC Comics also had five titles in the top ten. Scott Snyder and Jim Lee's Superman Unchained #3 ranked #2. Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #23, the third chapter of "Zero Year," ranked #3. Justice League #23 and Justice League of America #7, part of the "Trinity War" storyline, ranked #4 and #5 respectively. Finally, Greg Pak and Jae Lee's Batman/Superman #3 ranked #6.

Among the premier publishers, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #113 was Image Comics' top book for August at #12.

Brian Wood and Carlos D'anda's Star Wars #8 from Dark Horse Comics ranked #44.

Finally, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #10 ranked #84.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2013

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 160.51 JUN130572-M INFINITY #1 $4.99 MAR
2 2 106.31 JUN130176-M SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #3 $3.99 DC 
3 3 100.00 JUN130199-M BATMAN #23 $3.99 DC 
4 4 81.05 JUN130154-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #23 $3.99 DC 
5 5 73.13 JUN130146-M JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #7 $3.99 DC 
6 6 68.11 JUN130193-M BATMAN SUPERMAN #3 $3.99 DC 
7 7 61.32 JUN130606 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #15 $3.99 MAR
8 8 60.90 JUN130607 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #16 $3.99 MAR
9 9 58.25 JUN130586-M AVENGERS #18 $3.99 MAR
10 10 56.96 JUN130641 ALL NEW X-MEN #15 $3.99 MAR
11 12 55.29 JUN130642-M UNCANNY X-MEN #10 $3.99 MAR
12 21 54.80 JUN130569 WALKING DEAD #113 (MR) $2.99 IMA
13 13 53.78 JUN130585 AVENGERS #17 $3.99 MAR
14 14 51.24 JUN130644 UNCANNY X-MEN #11 $3.99 MAR
15 15 51.04 JUN130593 UNCANNY AVENGERS #11 $3.99 MAR
16 11 49.94 JUN130151-M JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #23 [*] $3.99 DC 
17 16 49.92 JUN130645-M X-MEN #4 $3.99 MAR
18 17 47.92 JUN130204-M DETECTIVE COMICS #23 $3.99 DC 
19 18 47.21 JUN130589 NEW AVENGERS #9 $3.99 MAR
20 23 46.15 JUN130218-M GREEN LANTERN #23 $2.99 DC 
21 28 43.44 JUN130209 BATMAN AND NIGHTWING #23 $2.99 DC 
22 29 43.18 JUN130454 SAGA #13 (MR) $2.99 IMA
23 19 42.37 JUN130592 THANOS RISING #5 $3.99 MAR
24 38 39.07 APR130705-M KICK-ASS 3 #2 (MR) $2.99 MAR
25 40 36.00 JUN130657 DEADPOOL #15 $2.99 MAR
26 42 35.77 JUN130656 DEADPOOL #14 $2.99 MAR
27 41 35.55 JUN130207-M BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #23 $2.99 DC 
28 22 35.40 JUN130622 THOR GOD OF THUNDER #11 $3.99 MAR
29 25 35.04 JUN130602 HUNGER #2 $3.99 MAR
30 24 34.99 JUN130623 THOR GOD OF THUNDER #12 $3.99 MAR
31 43 34.42 JUN130163-M AQUAMAN #23 $2.99 DC 
32 26 34.06 JUN130626-M INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #12 $3.99 MAR
33 20 33.38 JUN130197-M BATMAN INCORPORATED SPECIAL #1 $4.99 DC 
34 27 33.22 JUN130186-M ACTION COMICS #23 $3.99 DC 
35 47 32.87 JUN130189-M SUPERMAN #23 $2.99 DC 
36 50 32.72 JUN130658 DEADPOOL KILLS DEADPOOL #2 $2.99 MAR
37 30 32.09 JUN130608 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #2 $3.99 MAR
38 31 31.87 JUN130611-M SUPERIOR CARNAGE #2 $3.99 MAR
39 51 31.85 JUN130173-M EARTH 2 #15 $2.99 DC 
40 52 31.60 JUN130216 NIGHTWING #23 $2.99 DC 
41 32 31.06 JUN130650-M WOLVERINE #8 $3.99 MAR
42 33 30.69 JUN130632 CAPTAIN AMERICA #10 $3.99 MAR
43 55 30.30 JUN130169-M FLASH #23 $2.99 DC 
44 54 30.25 JUN130014 STAR WARS #8 2013 ONGOING $2.99 DAR
45 34 30.00 JUN130648 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #34 $3.99 MAR
46 35 29.74 JUN130621 IRON MAN #14 $3.99 MAR
47 36 29.67 JUN130649 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #35 $3.99 MAR
48 56 29.41 JUN130210 BATGIRL #23 $2.99 DC 
49 37 28.94 JUN130245-M BATMAN 66 #2 $3.99 DC 
50 57 28.92 JUN130600-M AVENGERS AI #2 $2.99 MAR
51 46 28.34 MAY130552 EAST OF WEST #5 $3.50 IMA
52 58 28.25 JUN130221-M GREEN LANTERN CORPS #23 $2.99 DC 
53 39 27.55 JUN130655 UNCANNY X-FORCE #10 $3.99 MAR
54 61 27.48 JUN130628 DAREDEVIL #30 $2.99 MAR
55 62 27.10 JUN130171-M WONDER WOMAN #23 $2.99 DC 
56 63 26.95 JUN130159-M TRINITY OF SIN PANDORA #3 $2.99 DC 
57 64 26.88 JUN130223-M GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #23 $2.99 DC 
58 66 26.75 JUN130613-M SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #2 $2.99 MAR
59 44 25.83 JUN130653 CABLE AND X-FORCE #12 $3.99 MAR
60 45 25.68 JUN130603 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #26 $3.99 MAR
61 69 25.47 JUN130630 FANTASTIC FOUR #11 $2.99 MAR
62 48 25.04 JUN130654 CABLE AND X-FORCE #13 $3.99 MAR
63 49 24.91 JUN130617 NOVA #7 $3.99 MAR
64 70 24.75 JUN130240-M TEEN TITANS #23 $2.99 DC 
65 75 23.88 JUN130591 THUNDERBOLTS #14 $2.99 MAR
66 53 23.86 JUN130588 AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #18 $3.99 MAR
67 77 23.10 JUN130225-M RED LANTERNS #23 $2.99 DC 
68 80 22.48 JUN130217 RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #23 $2.99 DC 
69 74 21.70 JUN130425-M SIDEKICK #1 (MR) [*] $2.99 IMA
70 76 21.56 JUN130285 TRILLIUM #1 (MR) [*] $2.99 DC 
71 226 21.25 JUN130782-M OVERTAKEN #1 $1.00 ASP
72 60 21.23 MAY130612 SECRET AVENGERS #7 $3.99 MAR
73 83 21.04 JUN130161 TRINITY OF SIN THE PHANTOM STRANGER #11 $2.99 DC 
74 86 20.84 JUN130599 YOUNG AVENGERS #9 $2.99 MAR
75 90 20.47 JUN130631 FF #11 $2.99 MAR
76 88 20.45 JUN130212-M BATWOMAN #23 $2.99 DC 
77 65 20.39 JUN130594 SECRET AVENGERS #8 $3.99 MAR
78 93 19.85 JUN130165-M GREEN ARROW #23 $2.99 DC 
79 67 19.67 JUN130244 INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US #8 $3.99 DC 
80 94 19.63 JUN130162 CONSTANTINE #6 $2.99 DC 
81 97 19.60 JUN130609 SCARLET SPIDER #20 $2.99 MAR
82 82 19.47 JUN130548 LAZARUS #3 (MR) [*] $2.99 IMA
83 98 19.30 JUN130192 SUPERGIRL #23 $2.99 DC 
84 59 19.09 JUN130378-M MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #10 $3.99 IDW
85 100 18.92 JUN130215 CATWOMAN #23 $2.99 DC 
86 101 18.84 JUN130175 WORLDS FINEST #15 $2.99 DC 
87 102 18.58 JUN130610 SCARLET SPIDER #21 $2.99 MAR
88 104 18.34 JUN130590 CAPTAIN MARVEL #15 $2.99 MAR
89 71 18.22 JUN130252-M BATMAN BEYOND UNIVERSE #1 $3.99 DC 
90 72 18.11 JUN130595 A PLUS X #11 $3.99 MAR
91 105 18.10 JUN130597-M AVENGERS ARENA #14 $2.99 MAR
92 108 17.90 JUN130596 AVENGERS ARENA #13 $2.99 MAR
93 107 17.70 JUN130238 SWAMP THING #23 $2.99 DC 
94 109 17.29 JUN130239 SUICIDE SQUAD #23 $2.99 DC 
95 79 17.16 JUN130663 ASTONISHING X-MEN #65 $3.99 MAR
96 110 17.12 JUN130227-M LARFLEEZE #3 $2.99 DC 
97 81 16.97 JUN130664 ASTONISHING X-MEN #66 $3.99 MAR
98 112 16.87 JUN130231 ANIMAL MAN #23 $2.99 DC 
99 113 16.84 JUN130660 X-MEN LEGACY #15 $2.99 MAR
100 73 16.27 JUN130380-M MY LITTLE PONY MICRO SERIES #7 CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS $3.99 IDW

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For retailers, Diamond offers the Top 300 Comics and Top 300 Graphic Novels sales charts on the Diamond Tools page of the Diamond Retailer Services website to provide more information about the industry's top selling publications.

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.

How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.

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.

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.