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Top 50 Non-Premier Comics and Graphic Novels: March 2017

Article ImageValiant Entertainment's relaunch of X-O Manowar was March's best-selling non-premier comic book.

Archie Comics' Riverdale one-shot, a collection a short stories set prior to the CW television series, ranked #2 for the month, and Jughead the Hunger, a horror one-shot about a zombified Jughead, ranked #9.

Dynamite Entertainment had four titles in the top ten — Vampirella #1 at #3, Red Sonja #3 at #6, James Bond #1 at #8, and Wonder Woman '77 Meets The Bionic Woman #3 at #10.

BOOM! Studios rounded out the top ten with three titles — Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #13 ranked #4, Planet of the Apes/Green Lantern #2 ranked #5, and Grass Kings #1 ranked #7.

VIZ Media's One-Punch Man Volume 11 was the month's best-selling non-premier graphic novel. Also in the top ten for VIZ, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Volume 1 ranked #2.

Aftershock Comics' Animosity Volume 1 ranked #3.

BOOM! Studios had three titles in the top ten — Saban's Power Rangers: Aftershock Movie at #4, Lumberjanes/Gotham Acadmey at #8, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Volume 2 at #10.

Albatross Funnybooks' HillbillyVolume 1 ranked #5.

Dynamite Entertainment had two titles in the top ten — Mercy Thompson: Hopcross Jilly at #6 and L.A. Banks' Vampire Huntress Volume 1 at #7.

Finally, Valiant Entertainment's Valiant: Zeroes & Origins Volume 1 ranked #9.

TOP 50 NON-PREMIER COMICS 
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2017

QTY
RANK
OVERALL
QTY
RANK
OVERALL
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM
CODE
DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 10 13 69.07 JAN172113-M X-O MANOWAR (2017) #1 $3.99 VAL
2 120 89 19.48 NOV161158-M RIVERDALE ONE SHOT $4.99 ARC
3 139 122 17.28 JAN171615-M VAMPIRELLA #1 $3.99 DE
4 141 126 16.99 JAN171403-M MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #13 $3.99 BOO
5 143 131 16.52 JAN171455-M PLANET OF APES GREEN LANTERN #2 $3.99 BOO
6 154 140 15.68 JAN171673-M RED SONJA #3 $3.99 DE
7 168 146 13.78 JAN171396-M GRASS KINGS #1 [*] $3.99 BOO
8 183 168 12.45 JAN171584-M JAMES BOND #1 $3.99 DE
9 189 148 11.81 JAN171318-M JUGHEAD THE HUNGER ONE SHOT $4.99 ARC
10 192 182 11.27 DEC161589-M WONDER WOMAN 77 BIONIC WOMAN #3 $3.99 DE
11 194 185 11.17 JAN171301-M ARCHIE #18 $3.99 ARC
12 203 204 9.80 JAN172119-M BLOODSHOT REBORN #0 $3.99 VAL
13 204 225 9.67 JAN171608-M NANCY DREW HARDY BOYS #1 $3.99 DE
14 206 232 9.64 JAN171599-M CHARMED #1 $3.99 DE
15 214 208 9.05 JAN171411-M WWE #3 $3.99 BOO
16 217 212 8.61 JAN171897-M RICK & MORTY #24 $3.99 ONI
17 220 254 8.20 JAN171893-M REDLINE #1 (MR) [*] $3.99 ONI
18 227 217 7.65 DEC161181 ANIMOSITY #6 (MR) $3.99 AFT
19 229 234 7.63 JAN171155 MOTOR GIRL #4 $3.99 ABS
20 230 219 7.60 JAN172049-M SKYDOLL SUDRA #1 $3.99 TTN
21 232 240 7.43 JAN171479-M STEVEN UNIVERSE ONGOING #2 $3.99 BOO
22 233 243 7.41 JAN172125-M DIVINITY III STALINVERSE #4 $3.99 VAL
23 245 252 6.89 JAN171598 JAMES BOND HAMMERHEAD #6 $3.99 DE
24 256 259 6.42 JAN172130-M DIVINITY III ESCAPE FROM GULAG 396 #1 $3.99 VAL
25 260 262 6.33 JAN171303-M JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS #5 $3.99 ARC
26 262 263 6.28 JAN171657-M KISS #6 $3.99 DE
27 264 253 6.22 OCT161116 SPOOKHOUSE #3 $3.99 ALB
28 266 268 6.17 JAN171596 JAMES BOND FELIX LEITER #3 $3.99 DE
29 270 274 5.97 JAN171663-M KISS DEMON #3 $3.99 DE
30 271 258 5.94 DEC162131-M GRIMM FAIRY TALES #3 $3.99 ZEN
31 273 276 5.89 JAN171393 SIMPSONS COMICS #238 $3.99 BON
32 274 277 5.88 JAN172140-M FAITH (ONGOING) #9 $3.99 VAL
33 275 279 5.87 JAN172135-M NINJAK #25 $3.99 VAL
34 279 177 5.79 JAN171408 WWE WRESTLEMANIA 2017 SPECIAL #1 $7.99 BOO
35 281 266 5.68 JAN171385 SPACE RIDERS GALAXY OF BRUTALITY #1 (MR) $3.99 BLA
36 283 286 5.59 JAN171461-M BIG TROUBLE LITTLE CHINA ESCAPE NEW YORK #6 $3.99 BOO
37 294 289 5.03 DEC161914-M DOCTOR WHO 10TH YEAR THREE #3 $3.99 TTN
38 295 351 5.02 JAN171554 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #103 (MR) $2.95 BRO
39 298 290 4.97 OCT161848-M DOCTOR WHO 12TH YEAR TWO #15 $3.99 TTN
40 299 291 4.92 DEC161763 DISNEY PRINCESS #9 $3.99 JOE
41 300 292 4.91 OCT161844-M DOCTOR WHO 11TH YEAR THREE #3 $3.99 TTN
42 304 223 4.76 OCT161250-M CINEMA PURGATORIO #8 (MR) $6.99 AVA
43 306 314 4.75 DEC161587 WILL EISNER SPIRIT CORPSE MAKERS #2 $3.99 DE
44 308 301 4.73 NOV161797-M DOCTOR WHO 9TH #11 $3.99 TTN
45 309 300 4.73 OCT161831-M DOCTOR WHO 9TH #10 $3.99 TTN
46 310 313 4.72 JAN171486-M ADVENTURE TIME #62 $3.99 BOO
47 311 315 4.71 DEC161262-M REGGIE AND ME #3 $3.99 ARC
48 312 318 4.69 JAN171653-M JOHN CARTER THE END #2 $3.99 DE
49 314 317 4.69 JAN171363-M UBER INVASION #4 (MR) $3.99 AVA
50 315 302 4.68 JAN172226-M GRIMM FAIRY TALES #4 $3.99 ZEN

TOP 50 NON-PREMIER GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2017

QTY
RANK
OVERALL
QTY
RANK
OVERALL
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM
CODE
DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 15 80 2.77 JAN172162 ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 11 $9.99 VIZ
2 17 81 2.73 JAN172159 LEGEND OF ZELDA TWILIGHT PRINCESS GN VOL 01 $9.99 VIZ
3 19 29 2.66 JAN171219 ANIMOSITY TP VOL 01 (MR) $14.99 AFT
4 23 51 2.45 JAN171401-M SABAN POWER RANGERS AFTERSHOCK MOVIE GN $14.99 BOO
5 30 35 2.12 JAN171227 HILLBILLY TP VOL 01 $17.99 ALB
6 34 218 2.04 APR151372 MERCY THOMPSON HOPCROSS JILLY HC $24.99 DE
7 35 243 2.04 FEB111004 LA BANKS VAMPIRE HUNTRESS TP VOL 01 $16.99 DE
8 41 47 1.89 NOV161236 LUMBERJANES GOTHAM ACADEMY TP $19.99 BOO
9 43 156 1.87 MAR151596 VALIANT ZEROES & ORIGINS TP VOL 01 $19.99 VAL
10 46 65 1.85 NOV161226 MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS TP VOL 02 $16.99 BOO
11 52 58 1.71 DEC161300 PROVIDENCE ACT 01 HC FINAL PTG (MR) $19.99 AVA
12 65 103 1.51 OCT161297 GIANT DAYS TP VOL 04 $14.99 BOO
13 70 75 1.40 OCT161479 TREADWATER GN VOL 02 $18.99 DAR
14 85 122 1.28 OCT161295 OVER GARDEN WALL ONGOING TP VOL 01 $14.99 BOO
15 96 90 1.21 JUL151482 RICK & MORTY TP VOL 01 $19.99 ONI
16 102 130 1.19 FEB151172 LUMBERJANES TP VOL 01 $14.99 BOO
17 105 196 1.16 NOV161703 THE DAMNED GN VOL 01 $9.99 ONI
18 108 115 1.15 JAN172160 LEGEND OF ZELDA LEGENDARY ED GN VOL 03 $17.99 VIZ
19 128 155 1.01 OCT161290 ADVENTURE TIME ORIGINAL GN VOL 09 BRAIN ROBBERS $14.99 BOO
20 129 225 1.00 JAN172161 BLEACH GN VOL 69 $9.99 VIZ
21 134 194 0.96 SEP161779 ATTACK ON TITAN LOST GIRLS GN VOL 02 $10.99 RAN
22 144 174 0.88 NOV161248 ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 11 $14.99 BOO
23 146 165 0.87 JAN171392 BART SIMPSON GN SUCKERPUNCH $15.99 BON
24 163 505 0.77 JAN172157 POKEMON OMEGA RUBY ALPHA SAPPHIRE GN VOL 03 $4.99 VIZ
25 180 109 0.66 JAN171833 METABARON HC BOOK 02 TECHNO CARDINAL AND TRANSHUMAN (MR) $29.95 HUM
26 184 236 0.66 DEC161877 MONSTER MUSUME I HEART MONSTER GIRLS GN VOL 04 (MR) $12.99 ST.
27 185 271 0.65 NOV161659 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 58 $10.99 RAN
28 192 244 0.64 DEC161777 CLOCKWORK PLANET GN VOL 01 $12.99 RAN
29 200 309 0.61 JAN172261 GRIMM FAIRY TALES STEAMPUNK TP $9.99 ZEN
30 208 316 0.59 JAN171840 DISNEY FROZEN COMICS COLL HEARTS FULL OF SUNSHINE TP $9.99 JOE
31 209 162 0.59 DEC161625 FIRE THE ZORA NEALE HURSTON STORY HC $21.95 DRA
31 209 229 0.59 SEP161972 TORCHWOOD TP VOL 01 WORLD WITHOUT END $14.99 TTN
33 215 169 0.57 OCT161266 AVENGERS STEED & MRS PEEL GN VOL 01 DIANA MAG UK 1966-67 $19.99 BIG
34 224 366 0.55 JAN172174 PLATINUM END GN VOL 02 (MR) $9.99 VIZ
35 234 347 0.54 JAN171848 DISNEY STAR VS THE FORCES OF EVIL COMICS COLL TP $9.99 JOE
36 241 334 0.51 JAN172152 FLYING WITCH GN VOL 01 $10.95 RAN
37 246 292 0.49 JAN172150 WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR TP VOL 03 DEAL WITH A DEVIL $14.99 VAL
38 248 208 0.47 OCT168909 ASSIGNMENT TP $19.99 TTN
39 250 311 0.47 JAN172212 SWORD ART ONLINE PROGRESSIVE GN VOL 05 $13.00 HAC
40 252 424 0.46 JAN172164 HAIKYU GN VOL 09 $9.99 VIZ
41 263 426 0.43 JUN158141 ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 01 $9.99 VIZ
42 264 329 0.43 SEP151090 SPACE RIDERS TP VOL 01 VENGEFUL UNIVERSE (MR) $12.99 BLA
43 270 207 0.42 JAN172175 GOODNIGHT PUNPUN GN VOL 05 (MR) $24.99 VIZ
44 271 457 0.41 AUG168582 LETTER 44 TP VOL 01 10 DOLLAR ED $10.00 ONI
45 272 211 0.41 JAN172148 FAITH HC VOL 01 HOLLYWOOD & VINE $24.99 VAL
46 279 230 0.40 JAN171706 STICKS ANGELICA FOLK HERO HC $21.95 DRA
47 282 490 0.40 NOV161704 BAD MACHINERY GN VOL 01 POCKET ED $9.99 ONI
48 284 315 0.40 JAN171707 TERMS AND CONDITIONS $14.95 DRA
49 289 501 0.39 JAN172163 NISEKOI FALSE LOVE GN VOL 20 $9.99 VIZ
50 290 502 0.39 JAN172155 ANONYMOUS NOISE GN VOL 01 $9.99 VIZ

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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.