Top 100 Comics: 2014
Peter Parker returned as Spider-Man after a year and a half of Doctor Octopus' control of his body in Dan Slott and Ramon Perez's Amazing Spider-Man #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of 2014 as well as and the best-selling comic book of the last decade.
In total, Marvel Comics had nine of 2014's top ten comic books. Among the books in the top ten were Scottie Young's Rocket Raccoon #1 at #3, Charles Soule and Steve McNiven's Death of Wolverine #1 at #4, Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman's Thor #1 at #6, Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato's Original Sin #1 at #7, and Slott and Giuseppe Camuncoli's Superior Spider-Man #31 at #10.
Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #132 from Image Comics was also among the top ten as the year's number two book.
Among the premier publishers, the penultimate chapter of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's "Zero Year" storyline in Batman #32 was DC Comics' best-selling comic book in 2014 at #14.
Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1, the follow-up to Joss Whedon's film Serenity, was Dark Horse Comics' best-selling comic book at #137.
Finally, Tom Scioli and John Barber's Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe #1 from IDW Publishing was the publisher's top book in 2014 at #965.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in Calendar Year 2014
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | FEB140672-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 | $5.99 | MAR |
| 2 | 5 | AUG148104-M | WALKING DEAD #132 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 3 | 3 | MAY140803-M | ROCKET RACCOON #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 4 | 2 | JUN140593-M | DEATH OF WOLVERINE #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 5 | 6 | APR148362-M | DEATH OF WOLVERINE #4 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 6 | 11 | AUG140785-M | THOR #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 7 | MAR140616-M | ORIGINAL SIN #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 8 | 12 | APR148360-M | DEATH OF WOLVERINE #2 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 14 | APR148361-M | DEATH OF WOLVERINE #3 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 10 | 4 | FEB140659-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #31 | $5.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 8 | AUG140721-M | AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 12 | 19 | MAR140642-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 13 | 10 | SEP140826-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 20 | APR140211-M | BATMAN #32 | $3.99 | DC |
| 15 | 21 | MAY140318 | BATMAN FUTURES END #1 | $3.99 | DC |
| 16 | 23 | SEP140815-M | ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 17 | 22 | MAY140763-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 18 | 16 | MAY140231-M | BATMAN #33 | $4.99 | DC |
| 19 | 18 | AUG140270-M | BATMAN #35 | $4.99 | DC |
| 20 | 17 | JAN140291-M | BATMAN #29 | $4.99 | DC |
| 21 | 24 | MAR140640-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 22 | 28 | SEP140249-M | BATMAN #36 | $3.99 | DC |
| 23 | 29 | NOV130173-M | BATMAN #27 | $3.99 | DC |
| 24 | 26 | AUG140797-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 25 | 30 | APR148221-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 26 | 32 | DEC130251-M | BATMAN #28 | $3.99 | DC |
| 27 | 33 | JUN140217-M | BATMAN #34 | $3.99 | DC |
| 28 | 34 | OCT140295-M | BATMAN #37 | $3.99 | DC |
| 29 | 83 | FEB140141-M | BATMAN ETERNAL #1 | $2.99 | DC |
| 30 | 37 | FEB140199-M | BATMAN #30 | $3.99 | DC |
| 31 | 38 | MAY140334 | HARLEY QUINN FUTURES END #1 | $3.99 | DC |
| 32 | 40 | MAR140213-M | BATMAN #31 | $3.99 | DC |
| 33 | 15 | AUG140295-M | HARLEY QUINN ANNUAL #1 | $5.99 | DC |
| 34 | 45 | MAR140629-M | ORIGINAL SIN #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 35 | 138 | JUL140623-M | AVENGERS #35 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 36 | 41 | MAY148282-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 37 | 42 | OCT140830-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 38 | 44 | SEP140829-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 39 | 43 | AUG140801-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 40 | 107 | APR140225-M | HARLEY QUINN #7 | $2.99 | DC |
| 41 | 50 | APR140626-M | ORIGINAL SIN #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 42 | 49 | MAY140810-M | SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 51 | APR140191-M | SUPERMAN #32 | $3.99 | DC |
| 44 | 52 | DEC130198-M | FOREVER EVIL #6 | $3.99 | DC |
| 45 | 54 | SEP140834-M | SPIDER-WOMAN #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 46 | 53 | AUG148300-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 47 | 25 | JUN140146-M | MULTIVERSITY #1 | $4.99 | DC |
| 48 | 57 | APR140632-M | ORIGINAL SIN #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 49 | 56 | NOV130121-M | FOREVER EVIL #5 | $3.99 | DC |
| 50 | 27 | JAN140241-M | FOREVER EVIL #7 | $4.99 | DC |
| 51 | 35 | OCT140819-M | SHIELD #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 59 | MAY140765-M | ORIGINAL SIN #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 53 | 73 | DEC130613-M | WOLVERINE #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 54 | 127 | APR140481-M | OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #1 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 55 | 58 | MAY140278 | JUSTICE LEAGUE FUTURES END #1 | $3.99 | DC |
| 56 | 60 | JUN140607-M | ORIGINAL SIN #7 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 57 | 63 | SEP140858-M | THOR #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 58 | 134 | NOV130171-M | HARLEY QUINN #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 59 | 64 | MAY140769-M | ORIGINAL SIN #6 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 60 | 36 | JUN140611-M | ORIGINAL SIN #8 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 61 | 65 | OCT130161-M | SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #6 | $3.99 | DC |
| 62 | 136 | MAY140157-M | GRAYSON #1 | $2.99 | DC |
| 63 | 67 | AUG140730-M | AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 80 | DEC130652-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #27.NOW | $3.99 | MAR |
| 65 | 143 | FEB140142 | BATMAN ETERNAL #2 | $2.99 | DC |
| 66 | 39 | JUN140644-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #32 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 67 | 99 | NOV130571-M | AVENGERS WORLD #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 68 | 61 | MAY140806-M | LEGENDARY STAR LORD #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 69 | 71 | DEC130331-M | SANDMAN OVERTURE #2 | $3.99 | DC |
| 70 | 74 | AUG140732-M | AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #3 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 71 | 70 | SEP140805-M | SUPERIOR IRON MAN #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 72 | 9 | NOV130177-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #27 | $7.99 | DC |
| 73 | 68 | APR140683-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.2 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 74 | 78 | JAN140722-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #30 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 75 | 72 | MAY140175-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #32 | $3.99 | DC |
| 76 | 76 | MAY140320 | DETECTIVE COMICS FUTURES END #1 | $3.99 | DC |
| 77 | 48 | FEB140657-M | ORIGINAL SIN #0 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 78 | 81 | NOV130124-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #27 | $3.99 | DC |
| 79 | 168 | FEB140143 | BATMAN ETERNAL #3 | $2.99 | DC |
| 80 | 189 | APR148156-M | WALKING DEAD #127 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 81 | 178 | FEB140144 | BATMAN ETERNAL #4 | $2.99 | DC |
| 82 | 86 | DEC130203-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #28 | $3.99 | DC |
| 83 | 184 | AUG148011-M | WYTCHES #1 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
| 84 | 185 | NOV138174-M | HARLEY QUINN #3 | $2.99 | DC |
| 85 | 46 | OCT140297 | BATMAN ANNUAL #3 | $4.99 | DC |
| 86 | 47 | NOV130661-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #25 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 87 | 104 | NOV130562-M | ALL NEW X-MEN #22.NOW | $3.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 94 | SEP140772-M | AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 89 | 192 | MAY140246-M | HARLEY QUINN #8 | $2.99 | DC |
| 90 | 93 | MAY140316 | BATMAN SUPERMAN FUTURES END #1 | $3.99 | DC |
| 91 | 129 | JAN140631-M | DAREDEVIL #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 92 | 96 | JAN140244-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #29 | $3.99 | DC |
| 93 | 97 | FEB140150-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #30 | $3.99 | DC |
| 94 | 100 | DEC130654-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #28 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 95 | 101 | JAN140721-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #29 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 96 | 98 | MAY140178-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #33 | $3.99 | DC |
| 97 | 217 | MAR140165-M | NEW 52 FUTURES END #1 (WEEKLY) | $2.99 | DC |
| 98 | 102 | MAR140176-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #31 | $3.99 | DC |
| 99 | 105 | NOV130662-M | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #26 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 100 | 109 | SEP140776-M | AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
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