Diamond Announces Top Products for November 2008
Marvel Comics’ Ultimatum #1 was the best-selling comic book title based on total unit sales to comic book specialty shops for November 2008, according to Diamond Comic Distributors.
The new five-issue limited series features Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Ultimates, the Hulk and more in the defining moment of truth for Marvel’s “Ultimate” Universe. Brought to you by award-winning scribe Jeph Loeb and superstar artist David Finch, the book spells the end of the Ultimate universe... or it may mean a new beginning.
Marvel Comics also nabbed the top publisher spot in November, leading both Retail Dollar and Unit Market Shares, with a 42.90% Unit Market Share, and a 36.96% Retail Dollar Market Share.
The top-selling graphic novel for November was DC Comics’ Fables TP Volume 11: War & Pieces, collecting issues #70-75 of the Eisner award-winning series from creator Bill Willingham. Kotobukiya’s Iron Man Movie Fine Art Statue netted the number one Toy product and WizKids’ DC HeroClix: Arkham Asylum Booster Pack was the best-selling Game product to comic book specialty shops.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
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|
RETAIL SHARE |
QUANTITY SHARE |
|
MARVEL COMICS |
36.96% |
42.90% |
|
DC COMICS |
34.21% |
34.52% |
|
DARK HORSE COMICS |
5.86% |
4.84% |
|
IMAGE COMICS |
4.35% |
3.80% |
|
IDW PUBLISHING |
2.96% |
2.83% |
|
OTHERS |
15.65% |
11.11% |
TOP 10 COMICS
|
Quantity Rank |
Description |
Price |
Item Code |
Vendor |
|
1 |
ULTIMATUM #1 (Of 5) |
$3.99 |
Marvel Comics |
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2 |
BATMAN #681 RIP |
$3.99 |
DC Comics |
|
|
3 |
HULK #8 |
$2.99 |
Marvel Comics |
|
|
4 |
WOLVERINE #69 |
$2.99 |
Marvel Comics |
|
|
5 |
UNCANNY X-MEN #504 MD |
$2.99 |
Marvel Comics |
|
|
6 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #577 |
$3.99 |
Marvel Comics |
|
|
7 |
CAPTAIN AMERICA #44 |
$2.99 |
Marvel Comics |
|
|
8 |
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #19 |
$2.99 |
Dark Horse Comics |
|
|
9 |
JSAKINGDOM COME SPECIAL SUPERMAN #1 |
$3.99 |
DC Comics |
|
|
10 |
JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA #20* |
$2.99 |
AUG080169-70 |
DC Comics |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
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Quantity Rank |
Description |
Price |
Item Code |
Vendor |
|
1 |
FABLES TP VOL 11 WAR & PIECES (MR |
$17.99 |
DC Comics |
|
|
2 |
MICHAEL TURNER TRIBUTE GN |
$8.99 |
Aspen MLT |
|
|
3 |
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SEASON 8 TP VOL 03: WOLVES AT THE GATE |
$15.95 |
Dark Horse Comics |
|
|
4 |
HEROES HC VOL 02 |
$29.99 |
DC Comics |
|
|
5 |
WATCHMEN HC |
$39.99 |
DC Comics |
|
|
6 |
JLA AVENGERS TP |
$19.99 |
DC/Marvel |
|
|
7 |
WATCHMEN TP |
$19.99 |
DC Comics |
|
|
8 |
JOKER HC |
$19.99 |
DC Comics |
|
|
9 |
NARUTO TP VOL 32 |
$7.95 |
Viz Media |
|
|
10 |
FRUITS BASKET GN VOL 21 (Of 23) |
$9.99 |
TOKYOPOP |
TOP 10 TOYS
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Retail Rank |
Description |
Price |
Code |
Vendor |
|
1 |
IRON MAN MOVIE FINE ART STATUE |
$174.99 |
Kotobukiya |
|
|
2 |
JLA BUILD A SCENE STATUE PART 2 |
$150.00 |
DC Direct |
|
|
3 |
DARK KNIGHT BATMAN VINYL STATUE BY KOTOBUKIYA |
$125.00 |
DC Direct |
|
|
4 |
SUPERMAN BATMAN SER 6 BALANCED MASTER CASE |
$100.00 |
DC Direct |
|
|
5 |
BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE JIM APARO |
$75.00 |
DC Direct |
|
|
6 |
INCREDIBLE HULK MOVIE FINE ART STATUE |
$175.00 |
Kotobukiya |
|
|
7 |
GREEN LANTERN ACTION FIGURE BOX SET |
$30.00 |
DC Direct |
|
|
8 |
STAR WARS PX ECLIPTIC EVADER TIE FIGHTER |
$59.99 |
Kenner/Hasbro |
|
|
9 |
DARK KNIGHT JOKER STATUE |
$150.00 |
DC Direct |
|
|
10 |
DARK KNIGHT JOKER 1/6 SCALE COLL FIGURE |
$89.99 |
DC Direct |
TOP 10 GAMES
|
Retail Rank |
Description |
Price |
Code |
Vendor |
|
1 |
DC HEROCLIX ARKHAM ASYLUM BOOSTER PACK |
$6.29 |
WizKids |
|
|
2 |
WORLD OF WARCRAFT CMG BOOSTER PACK |
$8.99 |
Upper Deck Company |
|
|
3 |
HALO INTERACTIVE STRATEGY GAME |
$49.99 |
WAX |
|
|
4 |
YU GI OH TCG 5DS CROSSROADS CHAOS BOOSTER DIS |
$56.16 |
Upper Deck Company |
|
|
5 |
WORLD OF WARCRAFT CMG STARTER SET |
$14.99 |
Upper Deck |
|
|
6 |
POKEMON TCG D&P STORMFRONT BOOSTER DIS |
$136.44 |
Pokemon USA |
|
|
7 |
D&D MINATURES DEMONWEB BOOSTER PACK |
$14.99 |
Wizards of the Coast |
|
|
8 |
STAR WARS CMG CLONE WARS BOOSTER PACK |
$14.99 |
Wizards of the Coast |
|
|
9 |
WOW TCG DRUMS WAR BOOSTER PACK DIS |
$57.46 |
Upper Deck Company |
|
|
10 |
YU GI OH TCG FALL 2008 COLL TIN CASE (Net) |
$154.80 |
Upper Deck Company |
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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 include the monthly market shares and all top product charts—are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 4,000+ accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, Internet merchants and other specialty stores.
Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.
