May 2001 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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X-Men relaunches vaulted preorders on those titles well over 100,000, but a lack of new issues ensured total unit preorders were only barely over the previous month's mark.
Read more in our preliminary post. You can also click to skip to the Top Graphic Novels for the month.
—John Jackson Miller
This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 charts, plus any post-#300 items from its Top Independent Publisher charts.
If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.
Items marked (resolicited) were offered in an earlier month but never shipped; disregard any previously reported figure, as earlier orders were canceled when the books were resolicited.
Click to read the methodology for this table's estimates.
Distributor charts are regional commodity reports, not measures of a work's total reach. Read our FAQ.
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| Units | Dollars | Comic-book Title | Issue | Price | Publisher | Est. units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | New X-Men | 114 | $2.25 | Marvel | 144,835 |
| 2 | 3 | Uncanny X-Men | 394 | $2.25 | Marvel | 136,081 |
| 3 | 1 | X-Treme X-Men | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 135,219 |
| 4 | 4 | Ultimate X-Men | 6 | $2.25 | Marvel | 106,962 |
| 5 | 5 | Green Arrow | 4 | $2.50 | DC | 85,317 |
| 6 | 6 | Ultimate Spider-Man | 9 | $2.25 | Marvel | 84,724 |
| 7 | 8 | JLA | 54 | $2.25 | DC | 74,229 |
| 8 | 9 | Amazing Spider-Man | 31 | $2.25 | Marvel | 73,743 |
| 9 | 10 | Wolverine | 164 | $2.25 | Marvel | 72,673 |
| 10 | 11 | Brotherhood | 1 | $2.25 | Marvel | 72,201 |
| 11 | 14 | Avengers | 42 | $2.25 | Marvel | 67,742 |
| 12 | 15 | Ultimate Marvel Team Up Spider-Man & Iron Man | 4 | $2.25 | Marvel | 66,164 |
| 13 | 7 | Daredevil (resolicited) | 18 | $2.99 | Marvel | 62,971 |
| 14 | 17 | Spawn | 110 | $2.50 | Image | 55,912 |
| 15 | 21 | Fantastic Four | 43 | $2.25 | Marvel | 53,819 |
| 16 | 22 | X-Force | 116 | $2.25 | Marvel | 52,471 |
| 17 | 23 | Peter Parker Spider-Man | 31 | $2.25 | Marvel | 52,285 |
| 18 | 19 | Rising Stars | 16 | $2.50 | Image | 52,172 |
| 19 | 16 | Tangled Web The Thousand | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 46,803 |
| 20 | 12 | Universe X | 10 | $3.50 | Marvel | 45,473 |
| 21 | 29 | Superman | 170 | $2.25 | DC | 44,182 |
| 22 | 13 | JLA Incarnations | 1 | $3.50 | DC | 43,597 |
| 23 | 32 | Thor | 37 | $2.25 | Marvel | 43,497 |
| 24 | 33 | Batman | 591 | $2.25 | DC | 43,333 |
| 25 | 24 | JSA | 24 | $2.50 | DC | 41,365 |
| 26 | 25 | Detective Comics | 758 | $2.50 | DC | 41,049 |
| 27 | 28 | Midnight Nation | 8 | $2.50 | Image | 40,096 |
| 28 | 37 | Iron Man | 42 | $2.25 | Marvel | 39,688 |
| 29 | 31 | Out There | 1 | $2.50 | DC | 39,424 |
| 30 | 39 | Captain America | 43 | $2.25 | Marvel | 39,259 |
| 31 | 34 | Batgirl | 16 | $2.50 | DC | 38,458 |
| 32 | 42 | Adventures of Superman | 592 | $2.25 | DC | 38,102 |
| 33 | 44 | Nightwing | 57 | $2.25 | DC | 37,868 |
| 34 | 45 | Action Comics | 779 | $2.25 | DC | 37,847 |
| 35 | 46 | Thunderbolts | 52 | $2.25 | Marvel | 37,743 |
| 36 | 47 | Incredible Hulk | 28 | $2.25 | Marvel | 37,639 |
| 37 | 52 | Cable | 93 | $2.25 | Marvel | 36,074 |
| 38 | 53 | Superman The Man of Steel | 114 | $2.25 | DC | 36,018 |
| 39 | 55 | Green Lantern | 138 | $2.25 | DC | 35,823 |
| 40 | 38 | JLA Black Baptism | 3 | $2.50 | DC | 35,689 |
| 41 | 41 | Batman Gotham Knights | 17 | $2.50 | DC | 34,566 |
| 42 | 57 | Batman Legends of the Dark Knight | 143 | $2.25 | DC | 34,497 |
| 43 | 30 | Just A Pilgrim | 3 | $2.99 | Wizard | 33,123 |
| 44 | 63 | Defenders | 5 | $2.25 | Marvel | 33,050 |
| 45 | 50 | Witchblade | 48 | $2.50 | Image | 32,655 |
| 46 | 36 | Marvel Knights | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 31,030 |
| 47 | 71 | Harley Quinn | 8 | $2.25 | DC | 30,723 |
| 48 | 59 | Titans | 29 | $2.50 | DC | 30,489 |
| 49 | 60 | Spectre | 5 | $2.50 | DC | 30,389 |
| 50 | 73 | Wonder Woman | 170 | $2.25 | DC | 29,986 |
| 51 | 26 | Thunderbolts Life Sentences | $3.50 | Marvel | 29,197 | |
| 52 | 76 | Robin | 90 | $2.25 | DC | 28,764 |
| 53 | 77 | Flash | 174 | $2.25 | DC | 28,712 |
| 54 | 43 | Star Wars Infinities A New Hope | 1 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 28,625 |
| 55 | 48 | Aphrodite Ix | 0 | $2.95 | Image | 28,539 |
| 56 | 49 | Tom Strong | 14 | $2.95 | DC | 28,101 |
| 57 | 68 | Monarchy | 4 | $2.50 | DC | 28,010 |
| 58 | 70 | X-Men Hidden Years | 20 | $2.50 | Marvel | 27,650 |
| 59 | 51 | Powers | 12 | $2.95 | Image | 27,590 |
| 60 | 72 | Captain Marvel | 19 | $2.50 | Marvel | 27,044 |
| 61 | 75 | Young Justice | 33 | $2.50 | DC | 26,294 |
| 62 | 81 | Deadpool | 54 | $2.25 | Marvel | 25,904 |
| 63 | 82 | Catwoman | 94 | $2.25 | DC | 25,774 |
| 64 | 58 | Citizen V | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,722 |
| 65 | 79 | Birds of Prey | 31 | $2.50 | DC | 25,649 |
| 66 | 85 | Spider-Girl | 34 | $2.25 | Marvel | 25,597 |
| 67 | 61 | Star Wars Jedi Vs Sith | 2 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 25,384 |
| 68 | 69 | Shidima | 4 | $2.95 | Image | 23,729 |
| 69 | 65 | Us Agent | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 23,720 |
| 70 | 66 | Hellboy Conqueror Worm | 1 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 23,690 |
| 71 | 67 | Star Wars | 30 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 23,668 |
| 72 | 83 | Codename Knockout | 1 | $2.50 | DC | 23,157 |
| 73 | 84 | Starman | 79 | $2.50 | DC | 23,092 |
| 74 | 74 | 10th Muse | 4 | $2.95 | Image | 22,442 |
| 75 | 40 | Legion Worlds | 2 | $3.95 | DC | 22,004 |
| 76 | 99 | Supergirl | 58 | $2.25 | DC | 21,796 |
| 77 | 78 | Aria Soul Market | 3 | $2.95 | Image | 21,775 |
| 78 | 90 | Black Panther | 32 | $2.50 | Marvel | 21,636 |
| 79 | 93 | Gen 13 | 65 | $2.50 | DC | 21,246 |
| 80 | 27 | Green Lantern Dragon Lord | 2 | $4.95 | DC | 20,466 |
| 81 | 20 | Batman League of Batmen | 2 | $5.95 | DC | 20,353 |
| 82 | 80 | Crux | 2 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 20,028 |
| 83 | 18 | Superman Where Is Thy Sting | $6.95 | DC | 19,911 | |
| 84 | 56 | Crossgen Chronicles | 3 | $3.95 | Crossgen | 19,907 |
| 85 | 102 | Hellblazer | 162 | $2.50 | DC | 19,214 |
| 86 | 86 | Rock | 1 | $2.99 | Chaos | 19,110 |
| 87 | 87 | First | 7 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 19,092 |
| 88 | 103 | Hellspawn | 10 | $2.50 | Image | 18,932 |
| 89 | 62 | Sandman Presents Everything… | $3.95 | DC | 18,863 | |
| 90 | 88 | Tenth Resurrected | 2 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 18,824 |
| 91 | 89 | Scion | 12 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 18,772 |
| 92 | 104 | Wildcats Vol. 2 | 23 | $2.50 | DC | 18,642 |
| 93 | 114 | Superboy | 88 | $2.25 | DC | 18,442 |
| 94 | 91 | Mystic | 12 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 18,265 |
| 95 | 92 | Buffy The Vampire Slayer | 33 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 17,996 |
| 96 | 106 | Sam and Twitch | 22 | $2.50 | Image | 17,948 |
| 97 | 108 | Spawn The Dark Ages | 27 | $2.50 | Image | 17,654 |
| 98 | 94 | Fantastic Four Worlds Greatest Comic Magazine | 6 | $2.99 | Marvel | 17,511 |
| 99 | 95 | Tomorrow Stories | 11 | $2.95 | DC | 17,407 |
| 100 | 96 | Sigil | 12 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 17,173 |
| 101 | 97 | Bone | 43 | $2.95 | Cartoon | 17,038 |
| 102 | 98 | Meridian | 12 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 16,882 |
| 103 | 112 | Azrael Agent of the Bat | 78 | $2.50 | DC | 16,679 |
| 104 | 100 | Obergeist | 2 | $2.95 | Image | 16,627 |
| 105 | 113 | 100 Bullets | 24 | $2.50 | DC | 16,622 |
| 106 | 115 | Martian Manhunter | 32 | $2.50 | DC | 16,479 |
| 107 | 101 | Lady Death Alive | 2 | $2.99 | Chaos | 16,237 |
| 108 | 117 | American Century | 3 | $2.50 | DC | 15,977 |
| 109 | 35 | Transmetropolitan Filth of the City | $5.95 | DC | 15,803 | |
| 110 | 119 | Orion | 14 | $2.50 | DC | 15,782 |
| 111 | 120 | Lucifer | 14 | $2.50 | DC | 15,439 |
| 112 | 105 | Savage Dragon | 87 | $2.95 | Image | 15,318 |
| 113 | 107 | Electropolis | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 15,171 |
| 114 | 124 | Simpsons Comics | 58 | $2.50 | Bongo | 15,127 |
| 115 | 109 | Sailor Moon | 31 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 14,807 |
| 116 | 110 | Butcher Knight | 4 | $2.95 | Image | 14,785 |
| 117 | 111 | Mummy Valley of the Gods | 1 | $2.99 | Chaos | 14,373 |
| 118 | 125 | Crusades | 3 | $2.50 | DC | 14,278 |
| 119 | 126 | Impulse | 74 | $2.50 | DC | 14,014 |
| 120 | 144 | Batman Beyond | 21 | $1.99 | DC | 13,745 |
| 121 | 116 | Liberty Meadows | 20 | $2.95 | Insight | 13,745 |
| 122 | 146 | Batman Gotham Adventures | 38 | $1.99 | DC | 13,537 |
| 123 | 54 | Insane Clown Posse Pendulum | 9 | $5.99 | Chaos | 13,502 |
| 124 | 132 | Bart Simpson Comics | 4 | $2.50 | Bongo | 13,303 |
| 125 | 118 | Jade | 2 | $2.99 | Chaos | 13,203 |
| 126 | 121 | Darkchylde Redemption | 2 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 13,052 |
| 127 | 123 | Area 52 | 4 | $2.95 | Image | 12,878 |
| 128 | 122 | Chastity Shattered | 2 | $2.99 | Chaos | 12,835 |
| 129 | 137 | Outlaw Nation | 9 | $2.50 | DC | 12,285 |
| 130 | 64 | Brave and The Bold Annual 1969 | 1 | $5.95 | DC | 12,185 |
| 131 | 140 | Swamp Thing | 15 | $2.50 | DC | 11,838 |
| 132 | 128 | Star Trek Divided We Fall | 1 | $2.95 | DC | 11,604 |
| 133 | 130 | Desperadoes Quiet of the Grave | 1 | $2.95 | DC | 11,388 |
| 134 | 131 | Last Shot First Draw | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 11,375 |
| 135 | 133 | Spyboy | 17 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 11,071 |
| 136 | 145 | Weird Western Tales | 4 | $2.50 | DC | 10,902 |
| 137 | 134 | Digital Vampi | 1 Preview Ed | $2.95 | Harris | 10,621 |
| 138 | 135 | Bay City Jive | 1 | $2.95 | DC | 10,521 |
| 139 | 136 | Monster World | 1 | $2.95 | DC | 10,460 |
| 140 | 138 | Tarot Witch of the Black Rose | 8 | $2.95 | Broadsword | 10,400 |
| 141 | 161 | Powerpuff Girls | 15 | $1.99 | DC | 10,382 |
| 142 | 139 | Mech Destroyer | 2 | $2.95 | Image | 10,187 |
| 143 | 127 | Oh My Goddess Part X | 4 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 9,906 |
| 144 | 141 | Dirty Pair Sim Hell Remastered | 1 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 9,732 |
| 145 | 142 | Dragonball Z Part 4 | 6 | $2.95 | Viz | 9,594 |
| 146 | 143 | Vampirella Model Search Special | $2.95 | Harris | 9,568 | |
| 147 | 167 | Superman Adventures | 57 | $1.99 | DC | 9,269 |
| 148 | 147 | Randy Odonnel Is The Man | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 9,069 |
| 149 | 148 | Usagi Yojimbo | 48 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 8,671 |
| 150 | 129 | Love and Rockets Volume II | 2 | $3.95 | Fantagraphics | 8,515 |
| 151 | 149 | Blade of the Immortal | 57 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 8,415 |
| 152 | 150 | Gunsmith Cats Mister V | 8 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 8,116 |
| 153 | 151 | Dragonball Part 3 | 12 | $2.95 | Viz | 8,082 |
| 154 | 153 | Queen & Country | 2 | $2.95 | Oni | 7,718 |
| 155 | 154 | Sergio Aragones Actions Speak | 5 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 7,488 |
| 156 | 156 | Dungeons and Dragons In Shadow of Dragons | 2 | $2.95 | Kenzer | 7,484 |
| 157 | 157 | Knights of the Dinner Table | 55 | $2.95 | Kenzer | 7,453 |
| 158 | 159 | Gundam Wing Episode Zero | 2 | $2.95 | Viz | 7,124 |
| 159 | 174 | Cerebus | 266 | $2.25 | Aardvark-Vanaheim | 7,011 |
| 160 | 162 | Ranma 1/2 Part 10 | 2 | $2.95 | Viz | 6,912 |
| 161 | 164 | Gundam Wing Blind Target | 4 | $2.95 | Viz | 6,760 |
| 162 | 165 | Double Image | 4 | $2.95 | Image | 6,699 |
| 163 | 168 | Poison Elves | 65 | $2.95 | Sirius | 6,201 |
| 164 | 160 | Herobear and The Kid | 3 | $3.50 | Astonish | 5,941 |
| 165 | 163 | Demonslayer Vengeance | 2 | $3.50 | Avatar | 5,768 |
| 166 | 155 | Tick Color | 3 | $3.95 | New England | 5,638 |
| 167 | 173 | Scary Godmother | 1 | $2.95 | Sirius | 5,629 |
| 168 | 180 | Jezebelle | 5 | $2.50 | DC | 5,512 |
| 169 | 166 | Warren Ellis Bad World | 1 | $3.50 | Avatar | 5,473 |
| 170 | 191 | Scooby-Doo | 48 | $1.99 | DC | 5,421 |
| 171 | 176 | Cardcaptor Sakura | 16 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 5,222 |
| 172 | 177 | Gold Digger Vol. 2 | 22 | $2.95 | Antarctic | 5,126 |
| 173 | 178 | Metabarons | 13 | $2.95 | Humanoids | 4,970 |
| 174 | 172 | No Need For Tenchi Part 11 | 2 | $3.50 | Viz | 4,927 |
| 175 | 179 | Knights of the Dinner Table Hackmasters | 7 | $2.95 | Kenzer | 4,910 |
| 176 | 152 | How To Draw Manga Figure Drawing | 5 | $4.95 | Antarctic | 4,663 |
| 177 | 181 | Inu Yasha Part 6 | 1 | $2.95 | Viz | 4,537 |
| 178 | 205 | Legend of the Sage Preview Book | $1.99 | Chaos | 4,498 | |
| 179 | 206 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 97 | $1.99 | Archie | 4,494 |
| 180 | 182 | Incal | 2 | $2.95 | Humanoids | 4,481 |
| 181 | 210 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 98 | $1.99 | Archie | 4,359 |
| 182 | 158 | Shi Gi Preview Book | $4.99 | Crusade | 4,342 | |
| 183 | 214 | Betty | 100 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,883 |
| 184 | 188 | Blue Monday Absolute Beginners | 3 | $2.95 | Oni | 3,722 |
| 185 | 170 | Shadow Reavers Ltd Preview Ed | $5.00 | Wizard | 3,579 | |
| 186 | 192 | First Wave In The Beginning | $2.99 | Andromeda | 3,536 | |
| 187 | 221 | Archie | 510 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,519 |
| 188 | 171 | White Rain | 1 | $4.95 | Fantagraphics | 3,510 |
| 189 | 194 | Dark Angel | 25 | $2.95 | CPM | 3,454 |
| 190 | 195 | Galactic Gladiators | 1 | $2.95 | Playdigm | 3,449 |
| 191 | 175 | Gold Digger Swimsuit Sp 2001 | $4.50 | Antarctic | 3,432 | |
| 192 | 224 | Dexters Laboratory | 23 | $1.99 | DC | 3,393 |
| 193 | 187 | Betty & Veronica Double Digest | 98 | $3.29 | Archie | 3,376 |
| 194 | 197 | Ninja High School | 84 | $2.95 | Antarctic | 3,328 |
| 195 | 190 | Archie Double Digest | 126 | $3.29 | Archie | 3,289 |
| 196 | 230 | Betty & Veronica | 162 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,172 |
| 197 | 233 | Looney Tunes | 78 | $1.99 | DC | 3,168 |
| 198 | 235 | Sabrina Vol. 2 | 20 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,098 |
| 199 | 202 | Lodoss War Chronicles Heroic Knight | 9 | $2.95 | CPM | 3,077 |
| 200 | 203 | Zendra | 5 | $2.95 | Penny Farthing | 3,072 |
| 201 | 183 | Darker Horror of Morella | $3.95 | Verotik | 3,064 | |
| 202 | 207 | El Hazard The Magnificent World Part 2 | 4 | $2.95 | Viz | 3,016 |
| 203 | 238 | Betty & Veronica | 163 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,003 |
| 204 | 240 | Cartoon Cartoons | 5 | $1.99 | DC | 2,947 |
| 205 | 209 | Dork Tower | 15 | $2.95 | Dork Storm | 2,942 |
| 206 | 245 | Veronica | 114 | $1.99 | Archie | 2,899 |
| 207 | 200 | Jugheads Double Digest | 77 | $3.29 | Archie | 2,791 |
| 208 | 237 | Betty & Veronica Digest | 121 | $2.19 | Archie | 2,765 |
| 209 | 189 | Warren Ellis Bad World Wraparound Cvr | 1 | $3.95 | Avatar | 2,739 |
| 210 | 239 | Archie Digest | 181 | $2.19 | Archie | 2,721 |
| 211 | 252 | Archies Weird Mysteries | 14 | $1.99 | Archie | 2,721 |
| 212 | 198 | Aqua Knight Part 3 | 3 | $3.50 | Viz | 2,687 |
| 213 | 212 | Kamikaze 1946 | 6 | $2.95 | Antarctic | 2,652 |
| 214 | 201 | Zooms Academy For The Super Gifted | 1 | $3.50 | Astonish | 2,613 |
| 215 | 261 | Archie & Friends | 48 | $1.99 | Archie | 2,609 |
| 216 | 215 | Seventh Sea | 2 | $2.95 | Studio G | 2,591 |
| 217 | 216 | Bazooka Jules | 3 | $2.95 | Com X | 2,561 |
| 218 | 217 | Martian Successor Nadesico | 24 | $2.95 | CPM | 2,466 |
| 219 | 218 | Louis Riel | 6 | $2.95 | Drawn & Quarterly | 2,427 |
| 220 | 220 | Warrior Nun Areala Ghosts of the Past | 3 | $2.95 | Antarctic | 2,405 |
| 221 | 219 | Tenth Resurrected Incentive Tony Daniel Alt Cvr | 2 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 2,388 |
| 222 | 184 | Weasel | 4 | $4.95 | Fantagraphics | 2,383 |
| 223 | 222 | Silent Mobius Love & Chaos | 6 | $2.95 | Viz | 2,370 |
| 224 | 264 | Laugh Digest | 167 | $2.19 | Archie | 2,301 |
| 225 | 223 | Milk | 23 | $2.95 | Radio | 2,292 |
| 226 | 185 | Smile Vol. 3 | 6 | $4.99 | Tokyopop | 2,275 |
| 227 | 228 | Saint Tail | 7 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 2,171 |
| 228 | 253 | Thieves & Kings | 36 | $2.50 | I Box | 2,167 |
| 229 | 229 | Miracle Girls | 8 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 2,162 |
| 230 | 281 | Jughead | 137 | $1.99 | Archie | 2,141 |
| 231 | 232 | Geobreeders | 27 | $2.95 | CPM | 2,136 |
| 232 | 211 | Sexy Symphony | 2 | $3.95 | Fantagraphics | 2,136 |
| 233 | 234 | Puncture | 3 | $2.99 | Com X | 2,097 |
| 234 | 236 | Stark Raven | 8 | $2.95 | Endless Horizon | 2,080 |
| 235 | 243 | PVP | 2 | $2.95 | Dork Storm | 1,972 |
| 236 | 246 | Time Traveler Ai | 20 | $2.95 | CPM | 1,946 |
| 237 | 248 | Wild Zoo | 6 | $2.95 | Radio | 1,928 |
| 238 | 208 | Pokemon Adventures Part 4 | 3 | $4.95 | Viz | 1,768 |
| 239 | 260 | Furrlough | 101 | $2.95 | Radio | 1,759 |
| 240 | 296 | Desperate Times Vol. 2 | 4 | $2.35 | Aaaargh | 1,599 |
| 241 | 270 | Private Beach | 2 | $2.95 | Slave Labor | 1,582 |
| 242 | 271 | Powers (reorders) | 7 | $2.95 | Image | 1,582 |
| 243 | 272 | Maxion | 18 | $2.95 | CPM | 1,564 |
| 244 | 273 | Kreeky Playground | 2 | $2.95 | Sirius | 1,560 |
| 245 | 274 | Mobius Klein | 5 | $2.95 | Fantagraphics | 1,547 |
| 246 | 275 | Princess Prince | 8 | $2.95 | CPM | 1,530 |
| 247 | 278 | Victorian | 9 | $2.95 | Penny Farthing | 1,499 |
| 248 | 279 | Eddie Campbells Bacchus | 60 | $2.95 | Eddie Campbell | 1,495 |
| 249 | 247 | Big Funnies | 1 | $3.95 | Radio | 1,443 |
| 250 | 283 | Powers (reorders) | 8 | $2.95 | Image | 1,434 |
| 251 | 288 | Electropolis Oeming Bendis Cvr Unlimited Incentive | 1 | $3.00 | Image | 1,374 |
| 252 | 289 | Greg Larocques Exiled Zone | 1 | $2.99 | Andromeda | 1,369 |
| 253 | 226 | Threshold | 40 | $4.95 | Avatar | 1,348 |
| 254 | 291 | Immoral Angel | 17 | $2.95 | CPM | 1,348 |
| 255 | 293 | Warhammer Monthly | 42 | $2.95 | Games Workshop | 1,339 |
| 256 | 294 | Finder | 22 | $2.95 | Lightspeed | 1,317 |
| 257 | 295 | Shanda The Panda | 32 | $2.99 | Shanda | 1,261 |
| 258 | 186 | Mangazine | 22 | $8.99 | Antarctic | 1,252 |
| 259 | 268 | Door | 1 | $3.95 | Epoch | 1,235 |
| 260 | 301 | Secret Messages Silent Invasion Abductions | 1 | $2.95 | NBM | 1,187 |
| 261 | 225 | Tales of the Darkness | 1/2 Siren Ed | $5.95 | Comic Cavalcade | 1,131 |
| 262 | 276 | Melody On Stage Melody Vol. 2 | 1 | $3.95 | Fantagraphics | 1,127 |
| 263 | 307 | Bipolar | 1 | $2.95 | Five O' Clock Shadow | 1,079 |
| 264 | 257 | Benzine | 7 | $4.95 | Antarctic | 1,066 |
| 265 | 323 | Elvira | 97 | $2.50 | Claypool | 1,062 |
| 266 | 193 | Rock | 1 Premium Ed | $9.99 | Chaos | 1,049 |
| 267 | 199 | DFE Aphrodite IX Alt Cvr | 0 | $8.95 | Dynamic Forces | 1,040 |
| 268 | 348 | Generic Comic Book | 2 | $1.95 | Comics Conspiracy | 1,018 |
| 269 | 244 | Cavewoman Beauty Blizzard & The Beast | $5.95 | Basement | 971 | |
| 270 | 332 | Felixs Blockbuster Movie Bonanza | 1 | $2.50 | Felix | 962 |
| 271 | 316 | Warlands Shidima Prequel Flipbook (reorders) | 10 | $2.95 | Image | 962 |
| 272 | 318 | Xenos Arrow Book 2 | 3 | $2.95 | Radio | 953 |
| 273 | 320 | Johnny The Homicidal Maniac Curr Ptg (reorders) | 4 | $2.95 | Slave Labor | 936 |
| 274 | 169 | Top Cow Shot Glasses Set | 1 | $19.95 | Image | 910 |
| 275 | 231 | Eagle Vol. 16 The General | $6.95 | Viz | 910 | |
| 276 | 254 | Threshold Adult | 40 | $6.00 | Avatar | 897 |
| 277 | 309 | Waffen SS | 4 | $3.50 | New England | 893 |
| 278 | 312 | Dementias Bizarre Bondage | 4 | $3.50 | Fantagraphics | 867 |
| 279 | 282 | Magical Pokemon Journey Part 4 | 3 | $4.95 | Viz | 854 |
| 280 | 285 | Magnificent Milkmaid | 1 Dlx Ed | $4.95 | White Lightning | 849 |
| 281 | 327 | Electropolis Oeming Bendis Cvr Incentive (Limit 1) | 1 | $3.00 | Image | 836 |
| 282 | 345 | Millennium Ed Action Comics | 252 | $2.50 | DC | 832 |
| 283 | 329 | New Bondage Fairies | 12 Curr Prtg | $2.95 | Fantagraphics | 828 |
| 284 | 330 | Lenore Curr Ptg (reorders) | 1 | $2.95 | Slave Labor | 823 |
| 285 | 363 | Spawn (reorders) | 86 | $1.95 | Image | 815 |
| 286 | 292 | Sfa Spotlight | 11 | $4.99 | Shanda | 797 |
| 287 | 335 | First (reorders) | 1 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 793 |
| 288 | 196 | DFE Star Wars Infinities A New Hope | 1 Foil Alt Photo Cvr | $12.99 | Dark Horse | 776 |
| 289 | 338 | RPM Comics | 1 | $3.00 | RPM | 763 |
| 290 | 341 | New Bondage Fairies | 8 Curr Prtg | $2.95 | Fantagraphics | 745 |
| 291 | 266 | Superman and Batman Worlds Funnest (Star12012) | $6.95 | DC | 715 | |
| 292 | 284 | Avengelyne Dark Depths Heavenly Body Ed | 1 | $5.95 | Avatar | 711 |
| 293 | 328 | Murcielaga She Bat Special | 1 | $3.50 | Studio G | 706 |
| 294 | 344 | League of Super Groovy Crimefighters | 4 | $2.95 | Ancient | 706 |
| 295 | 346 | Chyna (reorders) | 1 Curr Prtg | $2.95 | Chaos | 698 |
| 296 | 287 | Legend of the Sage Preview Book Premium Ed | $6.00 | Chaos | 693 | |
| 297 | 331 | In Country Vietnam | 4 | $3.50 | New England | 693 |
| 298 | 349 | Lenore Curr Ptg (reorders) | 6 | $2.95 | Slave Labor | 667 |
| 299 | 356 | Aria Michael Turner Cvr (reorders) | 1 | $2.50 | Image | 659 |
| 300 | 350 | Tomb Raider Gallery (reorders) | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 654 |
May 2001 Graphic Novel Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks Preordered by North American Comics Shops Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
This list includes all items on Diamond's Top Graphic Novel charts. If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.
The links lead to title details on Amazon (paid links). You can also find the books at your comics shop.
A somewhat better month for the top graphic novels year-over-year.
