Diamond Announces Top Products for October 2016
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (November 11, 2016) — The Marvel universe's teenaged heroes form their own super-team in the wake of Civil War II in Mark Waid and Humberto Ramos' Champions #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of October 2016 in terms of dollars invoiced, while BOOM! Studios' Big Trouble in Little China/Escape from New York #1, a crossover between two classic John Carpenter films starring Kurt Russell, was October's best-selling comic book by units sold, according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world's largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
Marvel Comics was October's top publisher with a 35.89% dollar share and a 36.58% unit share. Led by Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello, Andy Kubert, and Klaus Janson's Dark Knight III: The Master Race #6 at #4 for the month, DC Entertainment was the month's number two publisher with a 30.70% dollar share and a 34.76% unit share. At number three was Image Comics with a 9.45% dollar share and an 8.83% unit share. IDW Publishing was fourth with a 4.70% dollar share and a 3.44% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 3.47% dollar share and 2.27% units share.
Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten unit rankings including Champions #1 at #2, Robbie Thompson, Javier Rodriguez, and Alvaro Lopez's Doctor Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme #1 at #3; Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez's Civil War II #6 at #7; and Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larocca's Darth Vader #25, the concluding issue of the series, at #8. DC Entertainment had three additional titles in the top ten including Batman #8 at #5, Batman #9 at #6, and Scott Snyder and John Romita, Jr.'s All-Star Batman #3 at #9. Rounding out the top ten, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #159 from Image Comics ranked #10 for the month. Among the premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics' Serenity: No Power in the 'Verse #1 was their top book at #73, and IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe #2 was their top book at #130.
Published to coincide with the debut of the new Champions team, Marvel's Champions: No Time For Losers, a collection of classic 1970s Champions tales, was October's best-selling graphic novel. Marvel had a total of four books among the top ten including Ryan North and Erica Henderson's original graphic novel, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe at #6; Doctor Strange: Flight of Bones at #7; and the adult coloring book, Color Your Own Star Wars, at #8. Image Comics had five titles at the top ten, led by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie's The Wicked and the Divine Volume 4: Rising Action at #2, followed by East of West Volume 6 at #3, Tokyo Ghost Volume 2 at #4, Low Volume 3: Shore of the Dying Light at #5, and Trees Volume 2 at #9. Rounding out the top ten, DC Entertainment's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Book & Mask Set ranked #10.
Dark Horse Comics' Serenity Adult Coloring Book, an adult coloring book based on the fan-favorite Joss Whedon television series and movie, was October's best-selling book. In total, Dark Horse Comics had five titles in the top ten, including Chuck Palahniuik's Bait: Off-Color Stories For You to Color at #2, Avatar: The Last Airbender Adult Coloring Book at #5, and The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening at #6. Dynamite Entertainment's The Art of Atari, an art book that looks back at the classic video game system, ranked #3. Image Comics' The Walking Dead: Rick Grimes Adult Coloring Book ranked #4 for the month. Also among the top ten, BOOM! Studios' Mouse Guard Coloring Book ranked #8.
DC Collectibles' Batman: The Animated Series: Deluxe Batmobile was October's best-selling toy product and one of the manufacturer's three products among the top ten. Also among the top ten for DC Collectibles were the DC Comics: The New 52: Justice League Action Figure 7-Piece Box Set at #4 and the Batman: The Animated Series: Batman & Robin with Batsignal Action Figure 2-Pack at #9. Diamond Select Toys had two products in the month's top ten -- the Marvel Premium Collection: Spider-Gwen Statue at #6 and the Marvel Gallery: Deadpool PVC Figure at #7.
WizKids/NECA's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles HeroClix: Heroes in a Half Shell was October's best-selling game product. IDW Publishing had two products among the top ten -- the Back to the Future: Outatime Dice Game at #3 and Bed Wed Dead: A Game of Dirty Decisions Card Game at #6.
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COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| OCTOBER 2016 VS. SEPTEMBER 2016 | ||
| COMICS | 18.42% | 18.38% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -7.01% | -9.67% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 10.69% | 16.23% |
| TOYS | -1.07% | -26.26% |
| OCTOBER 2016 VS. OCTOBER 2015 | ||
| COMICS | 5.74% | 13.61% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -10.40% | -5.82% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 1.09% | 12.23% |
| TOYS | -15.81% | -23.92% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2016 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2015 | ||
| COMICS | 3.59% | 2.86% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -0.01% | -1.28% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 2.48% | 2.52% |
| TOYS | -5.05% | -7.94% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
| PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTAL SHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS | 89 | 39 | 0 | 128 |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | 88 | 32 | 1 | 121 |
| IMAGE COMICS | 58 | 22 | 1 | 81 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 44 | 31 | 0 | 75 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 25 | 21 | 0 | 46 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 28 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| TITAN COMICS | 26 | 2 | 4 | 32 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 23 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| ONI PRESS | 13 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| VIZ MEDIA | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 134 | 160 | 19 | 313 |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA/ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK #1 | $3.99 | AUG161297-M | BOO |
| 2 | CHAMPIONS #1 | $4.99 | AUG160733-M | MAR |
| 3 | DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE SORCERERS SUPREME #1 | $3.99 | AUG160798-M | MAR |
| 4 | DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #6 | $5.99 | JUN160290-M | DC |
| 5 | BATMAN #8 | $2.99 | AUG160197-M | DC |
| 6 | BATMAN #9 | $2.99 | AUG160203-M | DC |
| 7 | CIVIL WAR II #6 | $4.99 | JUL160889-M | MAR |
| 8 | DARTH VADER #25 | $5.99 | JUN160929-M | MAR |
| 9 | ALL-STAR BATMAN #3 [*] | $4.99 | AUG160186-M | DC |
| 10 | THE WALKING DEAD #159 (MR) | $2.99 | AUG160675-M | IMA |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | CHAMPIONS: NO TIME FOR LOSERS #1 | $7.99 | AUG160750 | MAR |
| 2 | THE WICKED & THE DIVINE VOL. 4: RISING ACTION TP (MR) | $14.99 | JUL160868 | IMA |
| 3 | EAST OF WEST VOLUME 6 TP (MR) | $14.99 | JUL160823 | IMA |
| 4 | TOKYO GHOST VOLUME 2 TP (MR) | $14.99 | JUL160853 | IMA |
| 5 | LOW VOLUME 3: SHORE OF THE DYING LIGHT TP (MR) | $14.99 | MAY160689 | IMA |
| 6 | UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL BEATS UP THE MARVEL UNIVERSE HC | $24.99 | JUN160947 | MAR |
| 7 | DOCTOR STRANGE: FLIGHT OF BONES TP | $24.99 | JUL161070 | MAR |
| 8 | COLOR YOUR OWN STAR WARS TP | $9.99 | JUL161075 | MAR |
| 9 | TREES VOLUME 2 TP (MR) | $12.99 | NOV150698 | IMA |
| 10 | BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS BOOK & MASK SET | $39.99 | APR160376 | DC |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | SERENITY ADULT COLORING BOOK TP | $14.99 | JUL160124 | DAR |
| 2 | BAIT: OFF-COLOR STORIES FOR YOU TO COLOR HC | $19.99 | AUG160017 | DAR |
| 3 | THE ART OF ATARI HC | $39.99 | JUL161467 | DE |
| 4 | THE WALKING DEAD: RICK GRIMES ADULT COLORING BOOK (MR) | $14.99 | JUL160872 | IMA |
| 5 | AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER ADULT COLORING BOOK TP | $14.99 | JUL160111 | DAR |
| 6 | THE ART OF FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING HC | $39.99 | APR160139 | DAR |
| 7 | DC COMICS ENCYCLOPEDIA UPDATED HC | $40.00 | AUG162215 | DK |
| 8 | MOUSE GUARD COLORING BOOK | $14.99 | JUN161233 | BOO |
| 9 | DC SUPER HEROES: BIG BOOK OF GIRL POWER HC | $16.99 | JUN162064 | POC |
| 10 | DC SUPER HEROES: BIG BOOK OF SUPERPOWERS HC | $16.99 | JUN162065 | POC |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES: DELUXE BATMOBILE | FEB160290 | DC |
| 2 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS: LINK FIGMA DX | NOV158470 | GOO |
| 3 | MARVEL: SPIDER-GWEN BISHOUJO STATUE | MAR162521 | KOT |
| 4 | DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: JUSTICE LEAGUE FIGURE 7-PACK BOX SET | NOV138235 | DC |
| 5 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS LINK FIGMA | NOV158469 | GOO |
| 6 | MARVEL PREMIUM COLLECTION: SPIDER-GWEN STATUE | APR162612 | DST |
| 7 | MARVEL GALLERY: DEADPOOL PVC FIGURE | JUN162394 | DST |
| 8 | STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS: C-3PO & R2-D2 WITH BB-8 ARTFX+ STATUE 3-PACK | DEC152336 | KOT |
| 9 | BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES: BATMAN & ROBIN WITH BATSIGNAL 2-PACK | JUN160386 | DC |
| 10 | BATMAN V SUPERMAN: SUPERMAN MAF EX FIGURE | NOV158137 | MED |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES HEROCLIX: HEROES IN A HALF SHELL | AUG163181 | NEC |
| 2 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: KALADESH BOOSTER PACKS | AUG163175 | WIZ |
| 3 | BACK TO THE FUTURE: OUTATIME DICE GAME | MAR160336 | IDW |
| 4 | GAME OF THRONES RISK | JUN152759 | USA |
| 5 | GAME OF THRONES MONOPOLY | APR152735 | USA |
| 6 | BED WED DEAD: A GAME OF DIRTY DECISIONS CARD GAME | JUN160573 | IDW |
| 7 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: KALADESH BUNDLE PACK | AUG163176 | WIZ |
| 8 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: NICK FURY AGENT OF SHIELD BOOSTER BRICK | MAY152783 | NEC |
| 9 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES HEROCLIX: HEROES IN A HALF SHELL FAST FORCES 6-PACK | AUG163182 | NEC |
| 10 | ARCANE ACADEMY CARD GAME | JUN160572 | IDW |
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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 retailers 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.
The category tables in this press release are ranked by units sold by Diamond to its accounts for the comic books, graphic novels, and books categories and by the dollars invoiced by Diamond for the toys and games categories.
The New Titles Count Chart includes all titles that were invoiced by Diamond to retailers for the first time during the month and is not the official solicited title count for the month. Variant edition comic books and graphic novels at the same price point count as a single SKU. Variant edition comic books, lenticular covers, digital combo packs, and graphic novels at different price points count as separate SKUs for each edition.
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