Top Sellers: August 2016
Presenting August 2016's Top Sellers in the categories of Magazines, Videos, Books, Trading Cards, Apparel, Prints & Posters, and Collectible Items based on total unit sales to comic book specialty shops.
TOP 10 BOOKS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2016
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | 0.80 | APR160081 | CHILDREN OF LOVECRAFT TP | $19.99 | DAR |
| 2 | 7 | 0.66 | MAY162065 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ADULT COLORING BOOK | $14.99 | RAN |
| 3 | 13 | 0.47 | MAY160682 | ODYC ADULT COLORING BOOK (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 4 | 8 | 0.47 | JUN162060 | MARVEL ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW HC | $19.99 | DK |
| 5 | 9 | 0.47 | MAY162071 | SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 109 BLUR & BLUE FACE | $14.95 | SAN |
| 6 | 4 | 0.44 | MAY161913 | SENSUOUS FRAZETTA SC (RES) (MR) | $24.95 | VAN |
| 7 | 18 | 0.44 | FEB160615 | WALKING DEAD ADULT COLORING BOOK (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 8 | 12 | 0.40 | JUN162067 | ART OF COLORING DISNEY VILLAINS HC | $15.99 | HAC |
| 9 | 5 | 0.38 | APR161669-M | OVERSTREET COMIC BK PG SC VOL 46 | $29.95 | GEM |
| 10 | 10 | 0.38 | JUN161954 | YOSHITAKA AMANO ILLUSTRATIONS SC | $19.99 | VIZ |
TOP 10 MAGAZINES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2016
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 10.37 | JUL160888 | IMAGE PLUS #5 (MR) | $1.99 | IMA |
| 2 | 10 | 1.70 | JUN160003 | IMAGE PLUS #4 (MR) | $1.99 | IMA |
| 3 | 5 | 1.66 | JUN160328 | MAD MAGAZINE #541 | $5.99 | DC |
| 4 | 3 | 1.01 | MAY161830 | ALTER EGO #142 | $8.95 | TWO |
| 5 | 2 | 0.99 | MAY162091 | DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #502 | $11.99 | PAN |
| 6 | 9 | 0.78 | APR161335 | BLEEDING COOL MAGAZINE #23 (MR) | $5.99 | AVA |
| 7 | 4 | 0.77 | APR162002 | JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #68 | $10.95 | TWO |
| 8 | 7 | 0.51 | JAN161952 | DRAW #32 (MR) | $8.95 | TWO |
| 9 | 8 | 0.37 | APR162358 | DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #501 | $11.99 | PAN |
| 10 | 21 | 0.35 | JUN162139-M | STAR WARS REBELS #6 | $4.99 | TTN |
TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2016
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | JAN168062 | TOPPS 2016 CHROME SW FORCE AWAKENS T/C BOX | $72.77 | TOP |
| 2 | 3 | DEC158220 | TOPPS 2016 ALLEN & GINTER BASEBALL T/C BOX | $77.85 | TOP |
| 3 | 2 | MAY162121 | ST TNG PORTFOLIO PRINTS SER 2 T/C BOX | $57.28 | RIT |
| 4 | 7 | FEB168278 | TOPPS 2016 CHROME BASEBALL T/C JUMBO BOX | $134.17 | TOP |
| 5 | 5 | FEB168280 | TOPPS 2016 WWE HERITAGE 30TH ANN T/C BOX | $63.67 | TOP |
| 6 | 6 | FEB168277 | TOPPS 2016 CHROME BASEBALL T/C BOX | $61.86 | TOP |
| 7 | 18 | JAN168064 | TOPPS 2016 WWE UNDISPUTED T/C BOX | $189.52 | TOP |
| 8 | 12 | NOV158333 | GHOSTBUSTERS SET 1 T/C BOX | $61.20 | CRY |
| 9 | 10 | FEB168224 | DECISION 2016 POLITICAL T/C HOBBY BOX | $53.84 | BEN |
| 10 | 4 | SEP090070 | CREEPY T/C SET | $14.95 | DAR |
TOP 10 APPAREL
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2016
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | FEB094925 | BTTF MARTY HAT REPLICA | $24.99 | DST |
| 2 | 6 | MAR148288 | ALIEN NOSTROMO HAT REPLICA | $24.99 | DST |
| 3 | 3 | MAY162185 | DARK KNIGHT BOLT BY MILLER T/S XL | $19.95 | GRA |
| 4 | 5 | MAY162184 | DARK KNIGHT BOLT BY MILLER T/S LG | $19.95 | GRA |
| 5 | 4 | FEB168730 | FALLOUT 111 BLUE BI-FOLD WALLET | $16.99 | BIO |
| 6 | 10 | JUN162190 | BATMAN REBIRTH SYMBOL T/S XXL | $22.95 | GRA |
| 7 | 7 | JUN162187 | BATMAN REBIRTH SYMBOL T/S MED | $19.95 | GRA |
| 8 | 11 | MAY162186 | DARK KNIGHT BOLT BY MILLER T/S XXL | $22.95 | GRA |
| 9 | 2 | FEB168825 | DRAGONBALL Z SUPER SAN 360 PHOTOREAL CREW SOCKS | $10.00 | EVE |
| 10 | 13 | APR161248 | MAJOR REBEL BASEBALL T-SHIRT XL | $21.99 | ANT |
TOP 10 POSTERS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2016
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 4 | MAY138368 | AVENGERS VS X-MEN BY YOUNG POSTER NEW PTG | $8.99 | MAR |
| 2 | 2 | JUN160990 | BLACK PANTHER 50TH ANNIVERSARY BY GREENE POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 3 | 19 | JUL140747 | ROCKET RACCOON YOUNG POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 4 | 15 | MAY140951 | ROCKET RACCOON #1 POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 5 | 1 | JUN160988 | LINKING AVENGERS COVERS #1-5 BY ALEX ROSS VINYL POSTER | $34.99 | MAR |
| 6 | 23 | MAY140950 | CAPTAIN AMERICA #22 75TH ANNIV BY ROSS POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 25 | JUL140746 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.5 BY ALEX ROSS POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 8 | 3 | SEP140942 | SPIDER-VERSE OVERSIZED VINYL POSTER | $34.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 26 | DEC130795 | FANTASTIC FOUR #1 BY ROSS POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 10 | 8 | AUG110738 | UNCANNY X-MEN BY DALE KEOWN OVERSIZED POSTER | $34.99 | MAR |
TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2016
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 4 | MAR168285 | FREDS KAWAII CUBES DC GRAVITY FEED 24PC DISPLAY ASST | $119.76 | WIS |
| 2 | 37 | MAR162637 | DC BOMBSHELLS MINI VINYL FIGURE ASST | $119.88 | CRY |
| 3 | 1 | MAY158329 | SDCC 2016 DARK KNIGHT RETURNS BATMAN PX BUST BANK BLOODY VER | $19.99 | MON |
| 4 | 58 | APR168734 | MARVEL SERIES 7 LASER CUT FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DS | $143.76 | MON |
| 5 | 12 | JAN168360 | DC HARLEY QUINN 20IN LEG LAMP | $49.99 | NEC |
| 6 | 5 | MAY162430 | DC WATCH COLLECTION #2 BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE | $34.95 | EAG |
| 7 | 9 | JUN162426 | DC WATCH COLLECTION #3 BATMAN HUSH | $34.95 | EAG |
| 8 | 2 | APR162274 | HARLEY QUINN 2017 WALL CALENDAR | $14.99 | TRE |
| 9 | 3 | APR162234 | DOCTOR WHO DIARY 2017 ED | $18.99 | MAL |
| 10 | 230 | MAR168978 | SUICIDE SQUAD HARLEY QUINN SWAT GOOD NIGHT MALLET WEAPON CS | $171.60 | FAC |
TOP 10 VIDEOS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2016
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | APR162239 | DOCTOR WHO 4TH DOCTOR ADV GALLERY OF GHOULS AUDIO CD | $18.99 | BIG |
| 2 | 2 | APR162241 | DOCTOR WHO VAMPIRE OF MIND AUDIO CD | $24.99 | BIG |
| 3 | 4 | APR162242 | TORCHWOOD AUDIO CD 2.2 | $16.99 | BIG |
| 4 | 3 | APR162240 | DOCTOR WHO GALLIFREY ENEMY LINES AUDIO CD | $24.99 | BIG |
| 5 | 8 | OCT151897 | MS MARVEL NO NORMAL AUDIO CD | $15.99 | GRA |
| 6 | 7 | OCT151895 | SPIDER-MAN KRAVENS LAST HUNT AUDIO CD | $19.99 | GRA |
| 7 | 6 | FEB162165 | TORCHWOOD AUDIO CD #5 UNCANNY VALLEY | $16.99 | BIG |
| 8 | 5 | SEP132486 | AKIRA BD + DVD | $21.00 | FUN |
| 9 | 9 | SEP085269 | DEVIL MAY CRY ANIME DVD VOL 01 | $16.25 | FUN |
| 10 | 14 | MAY150573 | DIGITAL ART TUTORIALS SPECIAL EFFECTS | $29.99 | IMA |
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Item codes followed by -M indicate multiple covers and skus at the standard SRP.
How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
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.
