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Top 50 Small Press Comics and Graphic Novels: October 2015

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The Archie Comics reboot continued in October with Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson's Jughead #1 from Archie Comics, the best-selling small press comic book of the month.

Oni Press had two titles in the top ten — Invader Zim #4 ranked #2 for the month and Rick & Morty #7 ranked #8.

Valiant Entertainment's Book of Death #4 ranked #2.

Titan Comics had five titles in the top ten, led by Assassin's Creed #1 at #4. Also in the top ten were Heroes: Vengeance #1 at #6, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Year Two #1 at #7, Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #4 at #9, and Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Year Two #2 at #10.

Rounding out the top ten small press comics, Benitez Productions' Lady Mechanika: Tablet of Destinies #6 ranked #5.

Valiant Entertainment's Harbinger Volume 1: Omega Rising was October's best-selling small press graphic novel. Also in the top ten from Valiant were Dead Drop at #7 and Ivar, Timewalker Volume 2: Breaking History.

:01 First Second's Battling Boy: The Fall of the House of West from Paul Pope ranked #2 for the month.

UDON Entertainment had two titles in the top ten — Kill La Kill Volume 1 at #3 and Steins;Gate Volume 1 at #10.

Drawn & Quarterly's Killing & Dying ranked #4 for the month.

Legendary Comics' Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead ranked #5.

Also in the top ten were Abstract Studios and Quarto Publishing Group.

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

QTY
RANK
OVERALL
QTY
RANK
OVERALL
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM
CODE
DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 71 63 29.37 JUL150968-M JUGHEAD #1 $3.99 ARC
2 78 69 26.96 AUG151636-M INVADER ZIM #4 $3.99 ONI
3 96 117 21.22 AUG151757-M BOOK OF DEATH #4 $3.99 VAL
4 107 84 19.62 AUG151704-M ASSASSINS CREED #1 $3.99 TTN
5 141 118 13.22 AUG151174 LADY MECHANIKA TABLET OF DESTINIES #6 $3.99 BEN
6 146 120 12.93 AUG151709-M HEROES: VENGEANCE #1 (MR) $3.99 TTN
7 155 126 12.05 JUL151606-M DOCTOR WHO 11TH YEAR TWO #1 $3.99 TTN
8 158 142 11.47 AUG151633-M RICK & MORTY #7 $3.99 ONI
9 163 138 11.00 APR151712-M DOCTOR WHO 9TH #4 $3.99 TTN
10 171 149 9.92 AUG151717-M DOCTOR WHO 10TH YEAR TWO #2 $3.99 TTN
11 181 211 9.25 AUG151762-M BOOK OF DEATH FALL OF X-O MANOWAR #1  $3.99 VAL
12 190 176 8.88 AUG151767-M BLOODSHOT REBORN #7 $3.99 VAL
13 193 165 8.60 JUL151611-M DOCTOR WHO 12TH #13 $3.99 TTN
14 210 202 7.42 AUG151772-M NINJAK #8 $3.99 VAL
15 215 207 7.20 JUL150980-M SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #277 $3.99 ARC
16 220 216 6.90 AUG151779-M RAI #11 $3.99 VAL
17 227 206 6.52 APR151021-M SHIELD (DARK CIRCLE) #1 [*] $3.99 ARC
18 228 266 6.51 AUG151185 SIMPSONS COMICS #224 $2.99 BON
19 232 226 6.33 AUG151783-M X-O MANOWAR #41 $3.99 VAL
20 242 234 5.98 AUG151091-M SONIC UNIVERSE #81 $3.99 ARC
21 244 235 5.96 AUG151083-M MEGA MAN #54 $3.99 ARC
22 247 282 5.87 AUG151187 SPONGEBOB COMICS #49 $2.99 UNI
23 249 269 5.83 AUG151527-M GRANT MORRISONS 18 DAYS #4 $2.99 GRA
24 257 241 5.26 AUG151600-M WES CRAVEN COMING OF RAGE #1 (MR) $3.99 LIQ
25 258 251 5.23 AUG151069-M BETTY & VERONICA #278 $3.99 ARC
26 262 268 5.17 AUG151627-M BLOOD FEUD #1 $3.99 ONI
27 263 256 5.12 AUG151789-M IVAR TIMEWALKER #10 $3.99 VAL
28 265 265 4.96 AUG151786-M UNITY #23 $3.99 VAL
29 266 246 4.94 AUG151857-M WELCOME TO SHOWSIDE #1 $3.99 Z2
30 272 250 4.75 AUG151776-M IMPERIUM #9 [*] $3.99 VAL
31 279 259 4.60 AUG151178-M CLANDESTINO #1 (MR) $3.99 BLA
32 282 203 4.47 JUL151769-M GFT CINDERELLA 10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #5 (MR) $5.99 ZEN
33 291 280 4.04 AUG151861-M GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #115 SWORD STONE (MR) $3.99 ZEN
34 293 283 3.99 AUG151886-M ZOMBIES VS CHEERLEADERS HALLOWEEN 2015 #1 $3.99 ZEN
35 298 285 3.96 JUN151189-M CAPTAIN CANUCK 2015 ONGOING #4 $3.99 CHA
36 299 286 3.91 AUG151874-M GFT VAN HELSING VS DRACULA #3 (MR) $3.99 ZEN
37 301 288 3.87 AUG151726-M BLACKLIST #4 $3.99 TTN
38 313 297 3.65 AUG151871-M GFT WONDERLAND #40 (MR) $3.99 ZEN
39 314 374 3.63 AUG151101-M ONIBA SWORDS OF THE DEMON #0 $2.50 ASP
40 315 311 3.61 AUG151056-M BLACK HOOD #6 (MR) [*] $3.99 ARC
41 316 299 3.59 AUG151858-M GFT GRIMM TALES OF TERROR VOL 2 #1 (MR) $3.99 ZEN
42 317 300 3.58 JUN151709-M GFT OZ REIGN OF WITCH QUEEN #5 (MR) $3.99 ZEN
43 322 309 3.44 AUG151868-M GFT ROBYN HOOD ONGOING #15 $3.99 ZEN
44 330 315 3.23 APR151161 SPACE RIDERS #4 (MR) $3.99 BLA
45 331 279 3.23 JUL150909-M ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #15 MENDOZA VAR (MR) $4.99 ACT
46 334 252 3.17 APR151871-M GFT REALM WAR #12 (MR) $5.99 ZEN
47 335 324 3.17 AUG151104-M LEGEND OF OZ WICKED WEST #1 $3.99 ASP
48 339 328 3.14 MAR150945-M LOLA XOXO WASTELAND MADAM #3 $3.99 ASP
49 345 336 3.02 AUG158342-M RICK & MORTY #1 4TH PTG $3.99 ONI
50 346 338 2.96 AUG151470 HIP HOP FAMILY TREE #3 $3.99 FAN

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

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RANK
OVERALL
QTY
RANK
OVERALL
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM
CODE
DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 17 143 2.73 NOV121345 HARBINGER TP VOL 01 OMEGA RISING $9.99 VAL
2 26 83 2.27 AUG151490 BATTLING BOY FALL OF HOUSE OF WEST GN $9.99 ST.
3 45 85 1.79 JUN151580 KILL LA KILL GN VOL 01 $12.99 UDO
4 78 57 1.36 AUG151390 KILLING & DYING HC $22.95 DRA
5 117 120 0.97 JUL151466 TRICK R TREAT DAYS OF DEAD GN $16.99 RAN
6 121 137 0.92 JUL150860 RACHEL RISING TP VOL 06 SECRETS KEPT $16.99 ABS
7 139 236 0.80 AUG151794 DEAD DROP TP $9.99 VAL
8 156 111 0.72 JUL151196 SUPERMAN WAR YEARS HC $24.99 QUA
9 161 189 0.69 AUG151795 IVAR TIMEWALKER TP VOL 02 BREAKING HISTORY $14.99 VAL
10 163 204 0.67 MAY151585 STEINS GATE GN VOL 01 $12.99 UDO
11 167 110 0.66 JUL151373 WALT DISNEY DONALD DUCK HC VOL 07 TRICK OR TREAT $29.99 FAN
11 167 53 0.66 JUL151452 ATTACK ON TITAN COLOSSAL ED TP VOL 02 $49.99 RAN
13 172 202 0.64 JUL150965 BEST OF ARCHIE COMICS 75 YEARS 75 STORIES TP $14.99 ARC
14 174 154 0.63 MAY151541 DOCTOR WHO 12TH HC VOL 02 $19.99 TTN
15 178 247 0.61 JUL151455 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 50 $10.99 RAN
16 181 251 0.61 AUG151589 JUNJI ITOS CAT DIARY YON & MU GN VOL 01 $10.99 RAN
17 188 147 0.60 MAY151448 SERPIERI COLLECTION HC VOL 01 (MR) $22.50 LO
18 201 133 0.55 MAY151476 OYSTER WAR HC $29.99 ONI
19 206 156 0.54 MAY151449 SERPIERI COLLECTION HC VOL 02 (MR) $22.50 LO
20 213 248 0.52 JUN151275 OWNERS MANUAL TO TERRIBLE PARENTING GN $12.95 DRA
21 219 252 0.51 JUL151588 PANDORA IN THE CRIMSON SHELL GHOST URN GN VOL 02 (MR) $12.99 ST.
22 232 268 0.47 JUL151577 CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC ACCELERATOR GN VOL 01 $12.99 ST.
23 235 239 0.47 AUG150962 PRINCELESS TP VOL 04 BE YOURSELF $14.99 ACT
24 238 234 0.46 AUG151800 TOKYO ESP GN VOL 01 $15.95 RAN
25 239 282 0.45 JUL151277 BLADE DANCE OF ELEMENTALERS GN VOL 01 $12.95 DIG
26 246 221 0.43 JUN151453 HELHEIM TP VOL 02 BRIDES OF HELHEIM $19.99 ONI
27 250 166 0.41 AUG151474 COMPLETE PEANUTS HC VOL 24 1997-1998 $29.99 FAN
28 256 300 0.39 JUL151580 DANCE IN VAMPIRE BUND PART 2 SCARLET ORDER GN VOL 03 (MR) $12.99 ST.
29 259 301 0.39 AUG151839 AKAME GA KILL GN VOL 04 $13.00 HAC
29 259 302 0.39 JUL151581 GOLDEN TIME GN VOL 01 $12.99 ST.
31 263 2633 0.39 APR068034 BLUNTMAN & CHRONIC GN $14.95 GRA
32 265 531 0.39 JUN151568 WE LOVE YOU CHARLIE BROWN TP 1957-1959 (TITAN ED) $6.99 TTN
33 267 310 0.39 JUL151585 MAGIKA SWORDSMAN & SUMMONER GN VOL 02 (MR) $12.99 ST.
34 269 312 0.38 JUL151578 AKUMA NO RIDDLE GN VOL 01 RIDDLE STORY OF DEVIL $12.99 ST.
35 270 115 0.38 AUG151567 BOUNCER HC (MR) $44.95 HUM
36 273 225 0.38 OCT141527 DISNEY PRINCESS TREASURY VOL 01 $19.99 JOE
37 280 320 0.37 AUG151845 HORIMIYA GN VOL 01 $13.00 HAC
38 281 322 0.37 JUL151587 NURSE HITOMIS MONSTER INFIRMARY GN VOL 03 (MR) $12.99 ST.
39 282 193 0.37 JUN151540 DOCTOR WHO 11TH ARCHIVES OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 $24.99 TTN
40 283 381 0.36 AUG151537 BABY SITTERS CLUB COLOR ED GN VOL 03 MARY ANNE SAVES THE DAY $10.99 SCH
41 285 482 0.36 JUL053572 MALLRATS COMPANION TP $14.95 GRA
42 286 341 0.35 AUG151842 DEVIL IS PART TIMER GN VOL 03 $13.00 HAC
43 287 376 0.35 MAR121101 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 01 $10.99 RAN
44 291 397 0.35 AUG151592 NORAGAMI STRAY GOD GN VOL 07 $10.99 RAN
45 292 305 0.35 STAR08102 SQUEE TP $15.95 SLA
46 294 425 0.34 NOV140905 HERO CATS TP VOL 01 $11.99 ACT
47 298 478 0.34 JUN151567 PEANUTS REVISTED HC 1955-1959 (TITAN ED) $8.99 TTN
48 299 435 0.34 AUG151001 SNOOPY CONTACT TP $9.99 POC
49 301 181 0.34 JUL151633 AMAZING FANTASTIC INCREDIBLE MARVELOUS MEMOIR GN $30.00 POC
50 303 311 0.33 AUG151494 HUMAN BODY THEATER GN $14.99 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.