Diamond Announces Top 100 GNs & TPs Based on Actual Unit Sales for 2005
From the February 2006 Diamond Dialogue:
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in Calendar Year 2005
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | NOV040013 | FRANK MILLER SIN CITY VOL 1 HARD GOODBYE 2ND TP (MR) | $17.00 | DAR |
| 2 | 5 | JUN050351 | IDENTITY CRISIS HC DIRECT MARKET VERSION | $24.99 | DC |
| 3 | 7 | NOV040014 | FRANK MILLER SIN CITY VOL 2 DAME TO KILL FOR 2ND TP (MR) | $17.00 | DAR |
| 4 | 9 | DEC040036 | FRANK MILLER SIN CITY VOL 3 BIG FAT KILL 2ND TP (MR) | $17.00 | DAR |
| 5 | 4 | DEC040037 | FRANK MILLER SIN CITY VOL 4 THAT YELLOW BASTARD 2ND TP (MR) | $19.00 | DAR |
| 6 | 21 | JAN050044 | STAR WARS EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH TP | $12.95 | DAR |
| 7 | 22 | MAY040267 | BATMAN HUSH VOL 1 TP | $12.95 | DC |
| 8 | 23 | FEB058024 | BATMAN HUSH VOL 2 TP | $12.99 | DC |
| 9 | 31 | JAN050082 | FRANK MILLER SIN CITY VOL 5 FAMILY VALUES 2ND TP (MR) | $12.00 | DAR |
| 10 | 48 | FEB041347 | WALKING DEAD VOL 1 DAYS GONE BYE TP (MR) | $9.95 | IMA |
| 11 | 27 | FEB051581 | WALKING DEAD VOL 3 SAFETY BEHIND BARS TP (MR) | $12.95 | IMA |
| 12 | 18 | OCT041800 | ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 1 GIFTED TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 13 | 19 | JAN050081 | FRANK MILLER SIN CITY VOL 6 BOOZE BROADS BULLETS 2ND TP (MR) | $15.00 | DAR |
| 14 | 32 | JAN050285 | SUPERMAN BATMAN VOL 1 PUBLIC ENEMIES TP | $12.99 | DC |
| 15 | 12 | FEB058406 | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 16 | 24 | MAY050306 | Y THE LAST MAN VOL 5 RING O/TRUTH TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 17 | 34 | AUG041586 | WALKING DEAD VOL 2 MILES BEHIND US TP (MR) | $12.95 | IMA |
| 18 | 6 | JAN050083 | FRANK MILLER SIN CITY VOL 7 HELL & BACK 2ND TP (MR) | $28.00 | DAR |
| 19 | 28 | NOV041837 | AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED TP | $15.99 | MAR |
| 20 | 15 | JAN050276 | BATMAN YEAR ONE DLX ED HC | $19.99 | DC |
| 21 | 16 | DEC040246 | SUPERMAN BATMAN VOL 2 SUPERGIRL HC | $19.95 | DC |
| 22 | 43 | APR050419 | WE 3 TP (MR) | $12.99 | DC |
| 23 | 74 | NOV040321 | EX MACHINA VOL 1 FIRST HUNDRED DAYS TP (MR) | $9.95 | DC |
| 24 | 8 | JAN051878 | X-MEN COMPLETE AGE O/APOCALYPSE EPIC BK 1 TP | $29.99 | MAR |
| 25 | 36 | JAN050373 | FABLES VOL 5 MEAN SEASONS TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 26 | 52 | JAN051875 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 12 SUPERSTARS TP | $12.99 | MAR |
| 27 | 40 | STAR06045 | BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP | $14.95 | DC |
| 28 | 128 | DEC041807 | ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 10 CRY WOLF TP | $8.99 | MAR |
| 29 | 415 | FEB050361 | VERTIGO FIRST TASTE TP (MR) | $4.99 | DC |
| 30 | 42 | SEP050257 | OMAC PROJECT TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 31 | 45 | STAR06816 | KINGDOM COME TP | $14.95 | DC |
| 32 | 39 | JUN052062 | ULTIMATES 2 VOL 1 GODS & MONSTERS TP | $15.99 | MAR |
| 33 | 62 | JAN051876 | ULTIMATE GALACTUS VOL 1 NIGHTMARE TP | $12.99 | MAR |
| 34 | 14 | MAR050475 | TOP TEN FORTY NINERS HC | $24.99 | DC |
| 35 | 64 | STAR17386 | Y THE LAST MAN VOL 1 UNMANNED TP | $12.95 | DC |
| 36 | 50 | JUN052064 | ASTONISHING X-MEN VOL 2 DANGEROUS TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 37 | 71 | SEP050317 | Y THE LAST MAN VOL 6 GIRL O/GIRL TP (MR) | $12.99 | DC |
| 38 | 30 | APR051969 | MARVEL 1602 TP | $19.99 | MAR |
| 39 | 13 | JAN052345 | WIZARD BEST O/BASIC TRAINING DLX TP | $29.99 | WIZ |
| 40 | 140 | JUL050249 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN VOL 1 TP | $9.99 | DC |
| 41 | 145 | JUL050250 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN VOL 1 TP | $9.99 | DC |
| 42 | 243 | STAR18426 | BATTLE O/T PLANETS VOL 1 TRIAL BY FIRE TP | $7.99 | IMA |
| 43 | 78 | SEP051681 | WALKING DEAD VOL 4 HEARTS DESIRE TP (MR) | $12.99 | IMA |
| 44 | 55 | MAY051827 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 13 HOBGOBLIN TP | $15.99 | MAR |
| 45 | 90 | FEB052416 | TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE VOL 5 TP | $12.99 | WIZ |
| 46 | 35 | APR058272 | V FOR VENDETTA TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 47 | 37 | STAR00204 | SANDMAN VOL 1 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES TP | $19.95 | DC |
| 48 | 167 | MAY051826 | ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 11 MOST DANGEROUS GAME TP | $9.99 | MAR |
| 49 | 68 | DEC040227 | BATMAN WAR GAMES ACT ONE TP | $14.95 | DC |
| 50 | 94 | JUL058029 | SUPERMAN BATMAN VOL 2 SUPERGIRL TP | $12.99 | DC |
| 51 | 69 | OCT041803 | WOLVERINE END TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 178 | MAR053296 | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 1 TP | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 53 | 179 | NOV042911 | FRUITS BASKET VOL 7 GN (Of 14) | $9.99 | TKP |
| 54 | 98 | STAR16479 | ULTIMATES VOL 1 TP | $12.99 | MAR |
| 55 | 41 | STAR10157 | BATMAN LONG HALLOWEEN TP | $19.95 | DC |
| 56 | 191 | SEP040116 | SAMURAI EXECUTIONER VOL 3 TP (MR) | $9.95 | DAR |
| 57 | 103 | STAR19350 | Y THE LAST MAN VOL 2 CYCLES TP (MR) | $12.95 | DC |
| 58 | 384 | NOV040051 | STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVS VOL 3 TP | $6.95 | DAR |
| 59 | 58 | APR052912 | LIFE & TIMES O/SCROOGE MCDUCK TP | $16.99 | GEM |
| 60 | 108 | APR051952 | ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 3 N-ZONE TP | $12.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 310 | DEC041799 | RUNAWAYS VOL 3 GOOD DIE YOUNG DIGEST TP | $7.99 | MAR |
| 62 | 75 | MAY050289 | 100 BULLETS VOL 8 HARD WAY TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 63 | 53 | JAN050045 | STAR WARS VISIONARIES TP | $17.95 | DAR |
| 64 | 113 | SEP050258 | DAY O/VENGEANCE TP | $12.99 | DC |
| 65 | 122 | OCT050276 | VILLAINS UNITED TP | $12.99 | DC |
| 66 | 20 | AUG058162 | CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS TP | $29.99 | DC |
| 67 | 223 | SEP041575 | TOKYO KNIGHTS GN | $9.99 | IMA |
| 68 | 126 | JAN040305 | Y THE LAST MAN VOL 3 ONE SMALL STEP TP (MR) | $12.95 | DC |
| 69 | 224 | MAR050416 | TEEN TITANS BEAST BOYS & GIRLS TP | $9.99 | DC |
| 70 | 91 | JAN050354 | PLANETARY VOL 3 LEAVING 20TH CENTURY TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 71 | 49 | APR050325 | SUPERMAN BATMAN VOL 3 ABSOLUTE POWER HC | $19.99 | DC |
| 72 | 238 | APR053111 | FRUITS BASKET VOL 10 GN (Of 14) | $9.99 | TKP |
| 73 | 67 | FEB041625 | ULTIMATES VOL 2 HOMELAND SECURITY TP | $17.99 | MAR |
| 74 | 253 | MAR053146 | FRUITS BASKET VOL 9 GN (Of 14) | $9.99 | TKP |
| 75 | 54 | MAY051816 | NEW AVENGERS VOL 1 BREAKOUT HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 76 | 104 | APR050305 | BATMAN WAR GAMES ACT TWO TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 77 | 106 | MAR050489 | PREACHER VOL 1 GONE TO TEXAS TP NEW ED (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 78 | 148 | JUL050285 | EX MACHINA VOL 2 TAG TP (MR) | $12.99 | DC |
| 79 | 109 | JAN050275 | BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL 1 TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 80 | 57 | STAR07025 | JOHNNY HOMICIDAL MANIAC DIRECTORS CUT SC | $19.95 | SLG |
| 81 | 274 | JAN052959 | FRUITS BASKET VOL 8 GN (Of 14) | $9.99 | TKP |
| 82 | 60 | FEB050272 | DC NEW FRONTIER VOL 2 TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 83 | 38 | OCT040045 | GHOST I/T SHELL 2 VOL 1 MAN MACHINE INTERFACE TP (MR) | $24.95 | DAR |
| 84 | 282 | SEP050262 | TEEN TITANS VOL 4 FUTURE I/NOW TP | $9.99 | DC |
| 85 | 417 | JAN053066 | NARUTO VOL 6 TP | $7.95 | VIZ |
| 86 | 121 | OCT050317 | FABLES VOL 6 HOMELANDS TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 87 | 29 | AUG051976 | X-MEN COMPLETE AGE O/APOCALYPSE EPIC BK 2 TP | $29.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 165 | STAR19430 | NO HONOR TP | $12.99 | IMA |
| 89 | 295 | OCT031332 | BATTLE O/T PLANETS VOL 1 TRIAL BY FIRE DIGEST TP | $9.99 | IMA |
| 90 | 66 | APR058268 | SANDMAN VOL 2 DOLLS HOUSE TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 91 | 749 | AUG050290 | VERTIGO FIRST OFFENSES TP (MR) | $4.99 | DC |
| 92 | 517 | JUN050045 | STAR WARS CLONE WARS ADVS VOL 4 TP | $6.95 | DAR |
| 93 | 177 | SEP052000 | ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL 12 HARD LESSONS TP | $12.99 | MAR |
| 94 | 309 | MAY052971 | FRUITS BASKET VOL 11 GN (Of 14) | $9.99 | TKP |
| 95 | 314 | MAY050292 | DEAD BOY DETECTIVES DIGEST (MR) | $9.99 | DC |
| 96 | 182 | SEP052620 | TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE VOL 6 TP | $12.99 | WIZ |
| 97 | 183 | OCT050275 | RANN THANAGAR WAR TP | $12.99 | DC |
| 98 | 137 | NOV041535 | INVINCIBLE VOL 4 HEAD O/T CLASS TP | $14.95 | IMA |
| 99 | 44 | JAN050281 | SUPERMAN FOR TOMORROW VOL 1 HC | $24.99 | DC |
| 100 | 10 | MAY050191 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN HUSH OVERSIZED HC | $49.99 | DC |
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