Top 50 Non-Premier Comics and Graphic Novels: March 2016
BOOM! Studios' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1 was March's best-selling non-premier comic book. Also in the top ten from BOOM! were Grant Morrison's Klaus #4 at #5 and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #0 at #8.
Valiant Entertainment's A&A #1 ranked #2.
Oni Press had two titles in the top ten — Invader Zim #8 at #3 and Rick and Morty #12 at #7.
Dynamite Entertainment also had two titles in the top ten — James Bond #5 at #4 and Vampirella #1 at #9.
Titan Comics' Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor #1 ranked #6.
Rounding out the top ten, Joe Books' Disney Princess #1 ranked #10.
Warren Ellis' Project Superpowers: Blackcross from Dynamite Entertainment was March's best-selling non-premier graphic novel.
VIZ Media had three titles in the top ten led by One-Punch Man Volume 3 at #2.
Mark Waid and Fiona Staples' Archie Volume 1 from Archie Comics ranked #3.
Valiant Entertainment had two titles in the top ten, led by Ninjak Volume 1: Weaponeer at #4.
Dan Clowes' Patience from Fantagraphic Books ranked #6.
BOOM! Studios' Steven Universe Volume 2 ranked #7.
Rounding out the top ten, Disney's Star Wars: The Original Trilogy, an all-new adaptation of the original Star Wars ranked #10.
Rounding out the top ten, Titan Comics' Doctor Who: Four Doctors ranked #8.
TOP 50 NON-PREMIER COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2016
| QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 73.15 | JAN161182-M | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #1 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 2 | 73 | 125 | 16.82 | JAN161737-M | A&A #1 [*] | $3.99 | VAL |
| 3 | 88 | 82 | 13.27 | DEC151490-M | INVADER ZIM #8 | $3.99 | ONI |
| 4 | 126 | 111 | 9.59 | JAN161368 | JAMES BOND #5 | $3.99 | DE |
| 5 | 127 | 115 | 9.38 | JAN161231 | KLAUS #4 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 6 | 135 | 110 | 8.65 | DEC151573-M | DOCTOR WHO 4TH #1 | $3.99 | TTN |
| 7 | 137 | 123 | 8.61 | JAN161578-M | RICK & MORTY #12 | $3.99 | ONI |
| 8 | 147 | 130 | 8.09 | DEC158755-M | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #0 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 9 | 154 | 145 | 7.63 | JAN161313-M | VAMPIRELLA VOL 3 #1 | $3.99 | DE |
| 10 | 156 | 164 | 7.48 | DEC151425 | DISNEY PRINCESS #1 | $2.99 | JOE |
| 11 | 159 | 176 | 7.41 | JAN161754-M | FAITH #3 | $3.99 | VAL |
| 12 | 161 | 150 | 7.35 | DEC151103-M | STEVEN UNIVERSE & CRYSTAL GEMS #1 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 13 | 174 | 156 | 6.10 | JAN161678-M | INDEPENDENCE DAY #1 (MR) | $3.99 | TTN |
| 14 | 178 | 167 | 5.81 | JAN161092-M | JUGHEAD #5 | $3.99 | ARC |
| 15 | 185 | 180 | 5.27 | JAN161336-M | ARMY OF DARKNESS FURIOUS ROAD #1 | $3.99 | DE |
| 16 | 188 | 161 | 5.14 | JAN161198-M | ADVENTURE TIME #50 | $4.99 | BOO |
| 17 | 189 | 181 | 5.12 | JAN161582-M | ANOTHER CASTLE #1 [*] | $3.99 | ONI |
| 18 | 194 | 179 | 5.04 | NOV151629-M | DOCTOR WHO 11TH YEAR TWO #6 | $3.99 | TTN |
| 19 | 198 | 187 | 4.92 | JAN161354-M | BOBS BURGERS ONGOING #9 | $3.99 | DE |
| 20 | 200 | 184 | 4.91 | DEC151582-M | DOCTOR WHO 10TH YEAR TWO #7 | $3.99 | TTN |
| 21 | 206 | 188 | 4.62 | DEC151589-M | DOCTOR WHO 12TH YEAR TWO #3 | $3.99 | TTN |
| 22 | 208 | 204 | 4.58 | JAN161360 | DEVOLUTION #3 (MR) | $3.99 | DE |
| 23 | 209 | 205 | 4.49 | JAN161758-M | NINJAK #13 | $3.99 | VAL |
| 24 | 211 | 206 | 4.45 | SEP151000-M | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #279 | $3.99 | ARC |
| 25 | 213 | 165 | 4.44 | JAN161750-M | BLOODSHOT REBORN ANNUAL 2016 #1 | $5.99 | VAL |
| 26 | 215 | 200 | 4.27 | DEC151587-M | DOCTOR WHO 11TH YEAR TWO #7 | $3.99 | TTN |
| 27 | 216 | 202 | 4.26 | JAN161724-M | STREET FIGHTER UNLIMITED #4 | $3.99 | UDO |
| 28 | 217 | 211 | 4.26 | JAN161352 | RED SONJA VOL 3 #3 | $3.99 | DE |
| 29 | 220 | 203 | 4.23 | DEC151578-M | DOCTOR WHO 8TH #5 | $3.99 | TTN |
| 30 | 221 | 214 | 4.22 | JAN161238 | LUMBERJANES #24 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 31 | 224 | 215 | 4.08 | JAN161178 | SIMPSONS COMICS #227 | $3.99 | BON |
| 32 | 227 | 245 | 3.99 | JAN161746-M | WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #5 (NEW ARC) | $3.99 | VAL |
| 33 | 229 | 210 | 3.89 | JAN161041-M | IRWIN ALLEN LOST IN SPACE #1 | $3.99 | AME |
| 34 | 230 | 220 | 3.88 | JAN161365-M | GRUMPY CAT & POKEY #2 | $3.99 | DE |
| 35 | 234 | 226 | 3.77 | JAN161344-M | LORDS OF THE JUNGLE #1 | $3.99 | DE |
| 36 | 237 | 230 | 3.70 | JAN161763-M | X-O MANOWAR #45 | $3.99 | VAL |
| 37 | 238 | 227 | 3.70 | OCT151111-M | SONIC UNIVERSE #83 | $3.99 | ARC |
| 38 | 244 | 232 | 3.63 | JAN161246-M | ADVENTURE TIME ICE KING #3 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 39 | 250 | 250 | 3.48 | JAN161190 | PAKNADEL & TRAKHANOV TURNCOAT #1 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 40 | 252 | 224 | 3.45 | JAN161663-M | ASSASSINS CREED TEMPLARS #1 | $3.99 | TTN |
| 41 | 254 | 201 | 3.41 | JAN161014-M | ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #21 CVR B TMCHU (MR) | $4.99 | ACT |
| 42 | 255 | 241 | 3.40 | JAN161181 | SPONGEBOB COMICS #54 | $3.99 | UNI |
| 43 | 256 | 199 | 3.39 | DEC150947-M | ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #20 CVR B MENDOZA (MR) | $4.99 | ACT |
| 44 | 259 | 261 | 3.30 | JAN161225-M | BILL & TED GO TO HELL #2 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 45 | 263 | 239 | 3.17 | JAN161660-M | ASSASSINS CREED #6 | $3.99 | TTN |
| 46 | 264 | 296 | 3.17 | JAN161279 | TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #97 (MR) | $2.95 | BRO |
| 47 | 268 | 256 | 3.10 | JAN161236 | JIM HENSONS STORYTELLER DRAGONS #4 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 48 | 273 | 263 | 3.01 | JAN161235 | BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #22 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 49 | 280 | 268 | 2.97 | DEC151057-M | WAR STORIES #17 (MR) | $3.99 | AVA |
| 50 | 281 | 271 | 2.89 | NOV151095-M | CROSSED PLUS 100 #14 (MR) | $3.99 | AVA |
TOP 50 NON-PREMIER GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2016
| QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 14 | 78 | 2.28 | JAN161349 | PROJECT SUPERPOWERS BLACKCROSS TP | $19.99 | DE |
| 2 | 17 | 52 | 2.17 | JAN161778 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 05 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 3 | 18 | 19 | 2.14 | DEC151006 | ARCHIE TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | ARC |
| 4 | 24 | 147 | 1.87 | JUL151694 | NINJAK TP VOL 01 WEAPONEER | $9.99 | VAL |
| 5 | 26 | 146 | 1.86 | NOV151724 | BOOK OF DEATH TP | $14.99 | VAL |
| 6 | 27 | 12 | 1.82 | JAN161448 | DAN CLOWES PATIENCE HC | $29.99 | FAN |
| 7 | 37 | 58 | 1.35 | DEC151106 | STEVEN UNIVERSE TP VOL 02 | $14.99 | BOO |
| 8 | 42 | 86 | 1.28 | FEB161936 | TOKYO GHOUL GN VOL 06 (MR) | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 9 | 45 | 135 | 1.24 | JAN161780 | YU GI OH ZEXAL GN VOL 08 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 10 | 62 | 48 | 1.10 | JAN161399 | STAR WARS ORIGINAL TRILOGY GN HC | $19.99 | HAC |
| 11 | 82 | 167 | 0.95 | JUN158141 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 12 | 92 | 121 | 0.86 | JAN161356 | BOBS BURGERS ONGOING TP VOL 02 WELL DONE | $14.99 | DE |
| 13 | 93 | 124 | 0.85 | DEC151131 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 08 | $14.99 | BOO |
| 14 | 102 | 199 | 0.82 | FEB161947 | YU GI OH 5DS GN VOL 09 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 15 | 115 | 219 | 0.75 | JAN161787 | BLEACH GN VOL 66 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 16 | 117 | 99 | 0.74 | DEC151145 | CURSED PIRATE GIRL TP VOL 01 (MR) | $19.99 | BOO |
| 17 | 119 | 385 | 0.71 | NOV151539 | ONI PRESS STARTER PACK 2016 | $5.99 | ONI |
| 18 | 124 | 154 | 0.70 | MAY151112 | STEVEN UNIVERSE TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | BOO |
| 19 | 130 | 106 | 0.68 | JUL151482 | RICK & MORTY TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | ONI |
| 20 | 136 | 168 | 0.64 | FEB151172 | LUMBERJANES TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | BOO |
| 21 | 145 | 251 | 0.61 | JUN158140 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 02 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 22 | 168 | 225 | 0.54 | APR151799 | TOKYO GHOUL GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 23 | 172 | 230 | 0.53 | OCT151638 | EVIL DEAD 2 BEYOND DEAD BY DAWN TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | SPA |
| 24 | 180 | 298 | 0.52 | SEP151697 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 25 | 181 | 300 | 0.51 | NOV151742 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 04 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 26 | 186 | 295 | 0.50 | FEB161924 | MONSTER HUNTER FLASH HUNTER GN VOL 01 | $10.99 | VIZ |
| 27 | 190 | 173 | 0.49 | JAN161123 | CROSSED PLUS 100 TP VOL 02 (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
| 28 | 191 | 344 | 0.48 | FEB161925 | ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM GN VOL 09 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 28 | 191 | 212 | 0.48 | JAN161177 | BART SIMPSON TP MASTER OF DISASTER | $15.99 | BON |
| 30 | 197 | 632 | 0.48 | JAN161800 | POKEMON XY GN VOL 06 | $4.99 | VIZ |
| 31 | 206 | 224 | 0.45 | NOV151627 | DOCTOR WHO 10TH TP VOL 01 REVOLUTIONS OF TERROR | $14.99 | TTN |
| 32 | 208 | 174 | 0.44 | NOV151623 | DOCTOR WHO 9TH HC VOL 01 WEAPONS OF PAST DESTRUCTION(C | $19.99 | TTN |
| 33 | 211 | 248 | 0.44 | JAN161774 | RAI TP VOL 03 THE ORPHAN | $14.99 | VAL |
| 34 | 217 | 235 | 0.43 | NOV151632 | DOCTOR WHO 11TH TP VOL 01 AFTER LIFE | $14.99 | TTN |
| 35 | 222 | 363 | 0.42 | JAN161192 | RUST TP VOL 00 THE BOY SOLDIER | $10.99 | BOO |
| 36 | 224 | 203 | 0.41 | DEC151109 | HELP US GREAT WARRIOR TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | BOO |
| 37 | 228 | 412 | 0.40 | FEB161928 | FOOD WARS SHOKUGEKI NO SOMA GN VOL 11 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 38 | 232 | 286 | 0.39 | JAN161834 | SWORD ART ONLINE MOTHERS ROSARIO GN VOL 01 | $13.00 | HAC |
| 39 | 238 | 214 | 0.38 | NOV151549 | LUCKY PENNY GN | $19.99 | ONI |
| 40 | 240 | 288 | 0.37 | JAN161775 | IMPERIUM TP VOL 03 VINE IMPERATIVE | $14.99 | VAL |
| 41 | 242 | 289 | 0.37 | MAR140859 | JIRNI TP VOL 01 SHADOWS & DUST | $14.99 | ASP |
| 42 | 244 | 437 | 0.37 | JAN161799 | POKEMON THE MOVIE HOOPA & CLASH OF AGES GN | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 43 | 246 | 220 | 0.37 | JAN161204 | OUT THERE TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | BOO |
| 44 | 250 | 310 | 0.36 | JAN161835 | SWORD ART ONLINE PROGRESSIVE GN VOL 04 | $13.00 | HAC |
| 45 | 252 | 215 | 0.36 | OCT151564 | INVADER ZIM TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | ONI |
| 46 | 256 | 460 | 0.36 | JAN161779 | SERAPH OF END VAMPIRE REIGN GN VOL 08 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 47 | 263 | 316 | 0.35 | MAR151387 | NIMONA GN | $12.99 | HAR |
| 48 | 264 | 192 | 0.35 | JAN161777 | GOODNIGHT PUNPUN GN VOL 01 (MR) | $24.99 | VIZ |
| 49 | 266 | 467 | 0.35 | JAN161793 | SHURIKEN & PLEATS GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 50 | 273 | 226 | 0.33 | NOV151637 | DOCTOR WHO 12TH HC VOL 03 HYPERION | $19.99 | TTN |
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