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Top 50 Small Press Comics and Graphic Novels: July 2015

Article ImageMark Waid and Fiona Staples relaunched Archie Andrews for the 21st-century in Archie Comics' Archie #1, the best-selling small press comic of July.

In total, the publisher had four titles in the top ten, including Sonic Worlds Unite Battles #1, a tie-in to the Sonic/Mega Man crossover, at #4; the Archie Vs. Sharknado one-shot, a tie-in to Sharknado 3 by the film's director, Anthony C. Ferrante, and artist Dan Parent, at #5; and Sabrina #4 at #7.

Oni Press' Invader Zim #1, based on the fan-favorite animated series and created by its creators, ranked #2.

Valiant Entertainment had two titles in the top ten — Book of Death #1 at #3 and Book of Death: The Fall of Bloodshot #1 at #8.

Graphic India's Grant Morrison's 18 Days #1, a new super-hero epic based on Hindu mythology, ranked #6.

Rounding out the top ten was Titan Comics; Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #3 ranked #9 and The Blacklist #1, based on the hit NBC television series starring James Spader, ranked #10.

Valiant Entertainment's The Divinity, collecting the mini-series by Matt Kindt, Trevor Hairsine, and Ryan Winn, was the best-selling small press graphic novel of July.

Other publishers in the top ten include Bongo Comics, Oni Press, Rebellion, Seven Seas, Titan Comics, and Valiant Entertainment.

TOP 50 SMALL PRESS COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in July 2015

QTY
RANK
OVERALL
QTY
RANK
OVERALL
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM
CODE
DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 7 7 86.42 APR151026-M ARCHIE #1 $3.99 ARC
2 17 15 60.01 MAY151468-M INVADER ZIM #1 $3.99 ONI
3 22 59 52.34 MAY151586-M BOOK OF DEATH #1 [*] $3.99 VAL
4 43 31 37.31 MAY150955-M SONIC WORLDS UNITE BATTLES #1 $3.99 ARC
5 137 89 16.08 MAY150928-M ARCHIE VS SHARKNADO ONE SHOT $4.99 ARC
6 142 304 15.57 MAY151406-M GRANT MORRISONS 18 DAYS #1 $1.00 GRA
7 148 130 14.52 FEB150967-M SABRINA #4 (MR) $3.99 ARC
8 168 182 11.73 MAY151595-M BOOK OF DEATH FALL OF BLOODSHOT #1 ONE SHOT $3.99 VAL
9 173 154 10.90 MAR151533-M DOCTOR WHO 9TH #3 $3.99 TTN
10 174 152 10.62 MAY151530-M BLACKLIST #1 $3.99 TTN
11 180 164 9.94 FEB151606-M DOCTOR WHO 10TH #13 $3.99 TTN
12 187 196 9.51 MAY151605-M BLOODSHOT REBORN #4 $3.99 VAL
13 193 170 9.15 MAR151539-M DOCTOR WHO 12TH #9 $3.99 TTN
14 198 176 8.87 APR151717-M DOCTOR WHO 11TH #14 $3.99 TTN
15 204 183 8.50 APR151719-M DOCTOR WHO 12TH #10 $3.99 TTN
16 205 194 8.48 APR151072-M SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #274 $3.99 ARC
17 210 199 8.24 MAY151472-M RICK & MORTY #4 $3.99 ONI
18 214 195 8.12 MAY151599-M X-O MANOWAR #38 $4.99 VAL
19 216 206 8.03 MAY151609-M NINJAK #5 $3.99 VAL
20 225 212 7.81 MAY150943-M SONIC UNIVERSE #78 $3.99 ARC
21 228 216 7.64 MAY150940-M MEGA MAN #51 $3.99 ARC
22 235 227 7.16 MAY150946-M SONIC BOOM #10 $3.99 ARC
23 236 211 7.15 APR151724 MINIONS #2 $3.99 TTN
24 240 229 6.95 APR151069-M SONIC BOOM #9 $3.99 ARC
25 258 292 6.01 MAY151071 SIMPSONS COMICS #222 $2.99 BON
26 269 262 5.54 MAY150851 RACHEL RISING #35 $3.99 ABS
27 274 316 5.37 MAY151074 SPONGEBOB COMICS #46 $2.99 UNI
28 275 321 5.33 APR151169 FUTURAMA COMICS #75 $2.99 BON
29 281 270 5.11 MAY151621-M IMPERIUM #6 $3.99 VAL
30 282 257 5.10 MAY151557 21ST CENTURY TANK GIRL #2 (MR) $3.99 TTN
31 286 274 5.02 MAY151613-M DEAD DROP #3 $3.99 VAL
32 287 275 4.99 MAY151615-M IVAR TIMEWALKER #7 $3.99 VAL
33 298 331 4.71 MAY151189 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #93 (MR) $2.95 BRO
34 300 342 4.64 MAY151070 BART SIMPSON COMICS #97 $2.99 BON
35 302 288 4.57 MAY151618-M UNITY #20 $3.99 VAL
36 304 278 4.53 APR151743-M ENORMOUS V2 #1 $3.99 215
37 305 277 4.51 MAY151701-M GFT COVEN #1 (MR) $3.99 ZEN
38 311 281 4.35 APR151162-M TRANSFERENCE #1 (MR) $3.99 BLA
39 320 230 4.21 MAY151708-M GFT ALICE 10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #3 (MR) $5.99 ZEN
40 330 258 4.00 MAY150878-M ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #13 (MR) $4.99 ACT
41 331 298 3.99 MAY151705-M GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #112 (MR) $3.99 ZEN
42 333 299 3.95 MAY151194-M CAPTAIN CANUCK 2015 ONGOING #3 $3.99 CHA
43 335 305 3.88 APR151414 SQUARRIORS #3 (MR) $3.99 DEV
44 353 325 3.54 MAY151725-M ALIENS VS ZOMBIES #1  $3.99 ZEN
45 355 329 3.51 MAY151712-M GFT WONDERLAND #37  $3.99 ZEN
46 364 348 3.42 APR151017-M FOX (DARK CIRCLE) #4 (MR) $3.99 ARC
47 366 332 3.41 MAY151715-M GFT ROBYN HOOD ONGOING #12  $3.99 ZEN
48 368 333 3.38 APR151881-M GFT OZ REIGN OF WITCH QUEEN #3  $3.99 ZEN
49 372 356 3.36 MAY151482 LETTER 44 #18 $3.99 ONI
50 382 371 3.11 MAY150968-M FATHOM BLUE #2 $3.99 ASP

TOP 50 SMALL PRESS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in July 2015

QTY
RANK
OVERALL
QTY
RANK
OVERALL
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM
CODE
DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 7 58 3.98 MAY151625 DIVINITY TP $9.99 VAL
2 23 167 2.14 SEP141510-M LIFE AFTER TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 ONI
3 119 107 0.97 MAR151454 SIXTH GUN TP VOL 08 HELL AND HIGH WATER $19.99 ONI
4 123 159 0.93 APR151688 PANDORA IN THE CRIMSON SHELL GHOST URN GN VOL 01 (MR) $12.99 ST.
5 133 235 0.88 MAY151624 IMPERIUM TP VOL 01 COLLECTING MONSTERS $9.99 VAL
6 145 93 0.79 MAY151509 ZENITH HC PHASE FOUR $25.00 POC
7 147 122 0.78 MAY151395 DIVINE GN $19.99 ST.
7 147 155 0.78 MAY151072 SIMPSONS COMICS COLOSSAL COMPENDIUM TP VOL 03 $17.99 BON
9 191 152 0.65 FEB151608 DOCTOR WHO 10TH HC VOL 02 WEEPING ANGELS OF MONS $19.99 TTN
10 197 438 0.63 MAR151542 PEANUTS TP VOL 01 1950-1952 (TITAN ED) $6.99 TTN
11 203 233 0.62 MAY151682 BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 20 $13.00 HAC
12 206 178 0.61 MAR151541 6 VOYAGES OF LONE SLOANE GN VOL 01 (MR) $17.99 TTN
13 207 237 0.60 MAY151687 FINAL FANTASY TYPE 0 SIDE STORY GN VOL 01 REAPER ICY BLADE $13.00 HAC
14 232 213 0.56 MAY151730 GFT LITTLE MERMAID TP VOL 01 $15.99 ZEN
15 235 267 0.55 APR151687 MAGIKA SWORDSMAN & SUMMONER GN VOL 01 (MR) $12.99 ST.
16 237 254 0.55 FEB151681 ETERNAL WARRIOR DAYS OF STEEL TP $14.99 VAL
17 238 301 0.54 MAR121101 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 01 $10.99 RAN
18 246 188 0.54 APR151732 SOMETHING AT WINDOW IS SCRATCHING GN $18.99 TTN
19 251 323 0.53 MAY151436 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 49 $10.99 RAN
20 259 207 0.51 MAR151596 VALIANT ZEROES & ORIGINS TP VOL 01 $19.99 VAL
21 267 236 0.49 MAR151456 JUNIOR BRAVES OF THE APOCALYPSE HC VOL 01 $19.99 ONI
22 270 199 0.49 MAR151512 KING IN YELLOW GN $19.95 ABR
23 297 577 0.46 APR151726 MINIONS DIGEST TP VOL 01 $6.99 RAN
24 307 131 0.45 MAR151352 PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 11 1957-1958 $34.99 FAN
25 310 171 0.45 JAN151614 13 COINS HC (MR) $24.99 TTN
25 310 263 0.45 APR151894 GFT WONDERLAND TP VOL 07 $15.99 ZEN
27 313 322 0.45 MAY151693 PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA HOMURAS REVENGE GN VOL 01 $13.00 HAC
28 317 185 0.44 MAY121234 SCOTT PILGRIM COLOR HC VOL 01 $24.99 ONI
29 321 797 0.44 MAY150933 ARCHIE COMICS SPECTACULAR FRIENDS FOREVER TP $5.99 ARC
30 322 177 0.44 MAY151060 NOCTURNALS BLACK PLANET TP $24.95 BIG
31 325 294 0.44 MAY150881 ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING TP VOL 03 BREAKING BATH (MR) $14.99 ACT
32 371 257 0.39 JUN151436 PHOEBE GLOECKNER DIARY OF TEENAGE GIRL GN REVISED ED (MR) $18.95 RAN
33 373 558 0.39 APR151050 ARCHIES FAVORITE HIGH SCHOOL COMICS TP $9.99 ARC
34 386 533 0.38 MAR150836 GRONK A MONSTERS STORY GN VOL 04 $9.99 ACT
35 388 201 0.38 MAY151508 JUDGE DREDD DARK JUSTICE HC $24.99 POC
36 402 400 0.37 MAR151518 NON NON BIYORI GN VOL 01 $12.99 ST.
37 414 488 0.36 MAY151683 AWKWARD GN $11.00 HAC
37 414 408 0.36 MAY151520 DRAGONAR ACADEMY GN VOL 07 (MR) $12.99 ST.
39 421 414 0.36 MAY151681 AKAME GA KILL GN VOL 03 $13.00 HAC
40 429 272 0.36 MAY151692 PRISON SCHOOL GN (MR) $20.00 HAC
41 436 421 0.35 MAY151696 SOUL EATER NOT TP VOL 05 $13.00 HAC
41 436 502 0.35 MAY151441 UQ HOLDER GN VOL 05 $10.99 RAN
43 440 466 0.35 MAY151359 FANTE BUKOWSKI GN $12.99 FAN
44 458 445 0.34 APR151690 12 BEAST GN VOL 02 (MR) $12.99 ST.
45 462 480 0.34 MAY151058 AN ENTITY OBSERVES ALL THINGS GN (MR) $12.00 BIG
46 470 453 0.33 MAY151522 HAVENT YOU HEARD IM SAKAMOTO GN VOL 01 $12.99 ST.
47 471 469 0.33 NOV141371 TWITTERING BIRDS NEVER FLY GN VOL 02 (MR) $12.95 DIG
48 486 468 0.32 MAY151685 DEVIL IS PART TIMER GN VOL 02 $13.00 HAC
49 501 881 0.31 MAR151543 MORE PEANUTS TP VOL 02 1952-1954 (TITAN ED) $6.99 TTN
50 514 459 0.30 APR151689 SACRED BLACKSMITH GN VOL 08 (MR) $13.99 ST.

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Item codes followed by -M indicate multiple covers and skus at the standard SRP.

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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 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.