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Top 100 Comics: April 2019

Marvel Comics -- War of the Realms #1Malekith and his armies, fresh from conquering nine of the cosmic realms, invades Midgard, better known as Earth, in Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman's War of the Realms #1, the first chapter of the new crossover event from Marvel Comics and the best-selling comic book of April.

Marvel Comics had six of the month's top ten best-selling comic books. In addition to War of the Realms #1, Peter David and Greg Land's Symbiote Spider-Man #1 ranked #2, The Immortal Hulk #16 ranked #4, Thanos #1 ranked #7, Web of Venom: Cult of Carnage #1 ranked #9, and Amazing Spider-Man #20 ranked #10.

DC Comics had four titles in the top ten: Scott Snyder and Jock's The Batman Who Laughs #4 ranked #3, Batman #69 ranked #5, Batman #68 ranked #6, and Heroes in Crisis #8 ranked #8.

Among the premier publishers, Image Comics' The Walking Dead #190 ranked #31, BOOM! Studios' Buffy the Vampire Slayer #4 ranked #78, IDW Publishing's Marvel Action: Black Panther #1 ranked #115, Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja #3 ranked #136, and Dark Horse Comics' Neil Gaiman's American Gods: The Moment of the Storm #1 ranked #150.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2019

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 211.86 JAN190870-M WAR OF REALMS #1 $5.99 MARVEL COMICS
2 2 187.04 FEB190822-M SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
3 3 116.89 FEB190484-M BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #4 $4.99 DC COMICS
4 7 101.85 FEB190849-M IMMORTAL HULK #16 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
5 8 100.00 FEB190480-M BATMAN #69 $3.99 DC COMICS
6 9 98.75 FEB190478-M BATMAN #68 $3.99 DC COMICS
7 6 91.76 FEB190810-M THANOS #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
8 12 89.68 FEB190462-M HEROES IN CRISIS #8 $3.99 DC COMICS
9 5 87.66 FEB190858-M WEB OF VENOM CULT OF CARNAGE #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
10 11 86.73 FEB190837-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
11 13 83.48 FEB190834-M AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
12 10 79.74 FEB190759-M WAR OF REALMS #2 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
13 14 75.27 FEB190489-M DETECTIVE COMICS #1001 $3.99 DC COMICS
14 15 68.81 FEB190491-M DETECTIVE COMICS #1002 $3.99 DC COMICS
15 17 63.26 FEB190514-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #22 $3.99 DC COMICS
16 18 62.31 FEB190512-M JUSTICE LEAGUE #21 $3.99 DC COMICS
17 19 62.31 FEB190771-M AVENGERS #18 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
18 20 58.78 FEB190782-M VENOM #13 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
19 21 58.73 FEB190832 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18.HU $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
20 22 58.46 FEB190833 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19.HU $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
21 23 57.60 FEB190883-M FANTASTIC FOUR #9 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
22 24 55.55 FEB190504-M GREEN LANTERN #6 $3.99 DC COMICS
23 25 55.04 FEB190538-M SUPERMAN #10 $3.99 DC COMICS
24 26 54.32 FEB190912-M UNCANNY X-MEN #15 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
25 27 54.32 FEB190915-M UNCANNY X-MEN #16 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
26 4 51.58 JAN190542-M DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 $9.99 DC COMICS
27 29 48.68 FEB190952-M STAR WARS #64 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
28 16 48.58 FEB190818-M MAJOR X #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
29 60 48.53 FEB190855-M SPIDER-MAN CITY AT WAR #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
30 31 47.73 FEB190470-M ACTION COMICS #1010 $3.99 DC COMICS
31 30 47.57 FEB190217 WALKING DEAD #190 (MR) $3.99 IMAGE COMICS
32 32 46.98 FEB190871-M GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #4 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
33 33 46.08 FEB190487-M CATWOMAN #10 $3.99 DC COMICS
34 34 46.01 FEB190765-M THOR #12 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
35 74 44.99 FEB190840-M MARVEL TEAM-UP #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
36 28 43.46 FEB190861-M SPIDER-MAN LIFE STORY #2 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
37 36 42.93 FEB190497-M FLASH #68 $3.99 DC COMICS
38 39 42.91 JAN190973-M CAPTAIN AMERICA #9 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
39 37 42.49 FEB190544-M WONDER WOMAN #68 $3.99 DC COMICS
40 38 42.28 FEB190499-M FLASH #69 $3.99 DC COMICS
41 41 40.81 FEB190932-M CONAN THE BARBARIAN #5 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
42 42 39.46 FEB190546-M WONDER WOMAN #69 $3.99 DC COMICS
43 43 38.86 FEB190970-M STAR WARS VADER DARK VISIONS #3 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
44 75 38.77 FEB190211-M SPAWN #296 $2.99 IMAGE COMICS
45 44 38.17 FEB190963-M STAR WARS AOR PRINCESS LEIA #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
46 46 37.64 FEB190891-M DAREDEVIL #4 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
47 45 37.43 FEB190930-M DEADPOOL #11 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
48 48 36.81 FEB190895-M COSMIC GHOST RIDER DESTROYS MARVEL HISTORY #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
49 47 36.59 FEB190516-M JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #10 $3.99 DC COMICS
50 35 36.21 FEB190794-M AVENGERS NO ROAD HOME #10 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
51 50 36.02 FEB190774-M WAR OF REALMS UNCANNY X-MEN #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
52 51 35.32 FEB190550-M YOUNG JUSTICE #4 $3.99 DC COMICS
53 52 35.15 FEB190792-M AVENGERS NO ROAD HOME #9 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
54 54 34.85 FEB190947-M STAR WARS TIE FIGHTER #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
55 55 34.74 FEB190767-M WAR OF REALMS JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
56 56 34.46 FEB190790-M AVENGERS NO ROAD HOME #8 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
57 57 33.98 FEB190943-M STAR WARS GALAXYS EDGE #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
58 40 33.07 FEB190955-M STAR WARS AGE REBELLION SPECIAL #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
59 59 32.89 JAN190986-M TONY STARK IRON MAN #10 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
60 58 32.67 FEB190506-M HARLEY QUINN #60 $3.99 DC COMICS
61 62 32.02 FEB190867 MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #5 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
62 61 31.88 FEB190476-M BATGIRL #34 $3.99 DC COMICS
63 63 31.75 FEB190820-M MAJOR X #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
64 64 31.27 FEB190918 WOLVERINE INFINITY WATCH #3 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
65 67 31.12 FEB190959-M STAR WARS AOR GRAND MOFF TARKIN #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
66 68 30.97 FEB190784-M WAR OF REALMS PUNISHER #1 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
67 69 30.93 FEB190874-M CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
68 70 30.74 FEB190937-M SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #4 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
69 71 30.68 FEB190929 DEAD MAN LOGAN #6 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
70 66 30.61 FEB190466-M TEEN TITANS #29 $3.99 DC COMICS
71 73 30.07 FEB190865-M SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #5 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
72 77 29.69 FEB190869 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #5 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
73 114 29.52 FEB190881-M MAGNIFICENT MS MARVEL #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
74 78 29.46 FEB190902-M DOCTOR STRANGE #13 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
75 76 29.38 FEB190464-M DEATHSTROKE #42 $3.99 DC COMICS
76 49 28.93 FEB190922-M HULKVERINES #3 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
77 79 28.69 FEB190474-M AQUAMAN #47 $3.99 DC COMICS
78 65 27.89 FEB191243-M BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #4 $3.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
79 53 27.88 FEB190780-M WAR OF REALMS WAR SCROLLS #1 $4.99 MARVEL COMICS
80 81 27.87 FEB190526-M RED HOOD OUTLAW #33 $3.99 DC COMICS
81 82 27.83 FEB190522-M NIGHTWING #59 $3.99 DC COMICS
82 83 27.38 FEB190924-M X-23 #11 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
83 72 27.01 FEB190010-M ASCENDER #1 (MR) [*] $3.99 IMAGE COMICS
84 85 26.92 FEB190863-M SPIDER-GWEN GHOST SPIDER #7 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
85 87 26.65 FEB190926-M X-FORCE #6 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
86 84 26.50 FEB190518-M JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #8 $3.99 DC COMICS
87 88 26.26 FEB190831 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #252 FACSIMILE EDITION $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
88 80 25.94 FEB191239-M FIREFLY #5 $3.99 BOOM! STUDIOS
89 89 25.79 FEB190901 PUNISHER #10 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
90 90 24.83 FEB190968-M STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #31 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
91 91 24.19 FEB190541-M TITANS #36 $3.99 DC COMICS
92 92 23.20 FEB190889-M BLACK PANTHER #11 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
93 93 23.18 FEB190935-M AGE OF CONAN BELIT #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
94 94 22.05 FEB190536-M SUPERGIRL #29 $3.99 DC COMICS
95 96 21.99 FEB190778-M ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #8 WR $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
96 99 21.98 FEB190138-M DIE #5 (MR) $3.99 IMAGE COMICS
97 95 21.75 FEB190521 NAOMI #4 $3.99 DC COMICS
98 100 21.39 FEB190919-M DOMINO HOTSHOTS #2 $3.99 MARVEL COMICS
99 97 21.26 FEB190170 OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #14 (MR) $3.99 IMAGE COMICS
100 98 21.13 FEB192039-M PUNK MAMBO #1  [*] $3.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC

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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.