December 2001 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
Diamond's combined comics and trade paperback preorders for 2001 were slightly edged out those for 2000, but "long tail" sales almost certainly put 2001 ahead, breaking the long recession.
December 2001 still improved on the same month of the previous year, thanks in large part to the phenomenal orders for Dark Knight Strikes Again #1, Frank Miller's return to the world he created in the 1980s. The title helped the industry mitigate the yearly winter slowdown, keeping the momentum started by Wolverine: The Origin and the Ultimate line of comics going.
It was "Nuff Said" month for Marvel, a stunt in which the main stories in the publisher's titles contained no dialogue or narrative text. Issues were bulked out with by theinclusion of their scripts.
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.
The links lead to current listings for each item on eBay. You can also find the books at your comics shop.
| Units | Dollars | Comic-book Title | Issue | Price | Publisher | Est. units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dark Knight Strikes Again | 1 | $7.95 | DC | 187,376 |
| 2 | 2 | Wolverine: The Origin | 5 | $3.50 | Marvel | 178,231 |
| 3 | 6 | New X-Men | 121 | $2.25 | Marvel | 120,618 |
| 4 | 9 | Uncanny X-Men | 401 | $2.25 | Marvel | 113,546 |
| 5 | 10 | Ultimate X-Men | 13 | $2.25 | Marvel | 107,953 |
| 6 | 13 | Amazing Spider-Man | 38 | $2.25 | Marvel | 95,296 |
| 7 | 15 | Ultimate Spider-Man | 16 | $2.25 | Marvel | 86,922 |
| 8 | 7 | X-Treme X-Men | 8 | $2.99 | Marvel | 86,861 |
| 9 | 14 | Green Arrow | 11 | $2.50 | DC | 84,681 |
| 10 | 4 | Uncanny X-Men 2001 | $3.50 | Marvel | 81,808 | |
| 11 | 18 | Wolverine | 171 | $2.25 | Marvel | 78,361 |
| 12 | 19 | JLA | 61 | $2.25 | DC | 72,537 |
| 13 | 16 | Punisher | 7 | $2.99 | Marvel | 64,063 |
| 14 | 3 | X-Treme X-Men 2001 | $4.95 | Marvel | 63,210 | |
| 15 | 25 | Avengers | 49 | $2.25 | Marvel | 62,031 |
| 16 | 17 | X-Treme X-Men Savage Land | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 59,045 |
| 17 | 12 | Fantastic Four | 50 | $3.99 | Marvel | 56,394 |
| 18 | 30 | Ultimate Marvel Team Up | 11 | $2.25 | Marvel | 55,846 |
| 19 | 20 | Daredevil | 28 | $2.99 | Marvel | 53,452 |
| 20 | 35 | Peter Parker Spider-Man | 38 | $2.25 | Marvel | 53,065 |
| 21 | 21 | Elektra | 6 | $2.99 | Marvel | 52,716 |
| 22 | 37 | X-Force | 123 | $2.25 | Marvel | 51,110 |
| 23 | 32 | Spawn | 117 | $2.50 | Image | 48,538 |
| 24 | 33 | Rising Stars (resolicited) | 17 | $2.50 | Image | 48,499 |
| 25 | 5 | Just Imagine Stan Lee with Jerry Ordway Creating JLA | $5.95 | DC | 46,157 | |
| 26 | 38 | Iceman | 3 | $2.50 | Marvel | 44,390 |
| 27 | 46 | Superman | 177 | $2.25 | DC | 44,325 |
| 28 | 39 | Nightcrawler | 2 | $2.50 | Marvel | 43,837 |
| 29 | 48 | Batman | 598 | $2.25 | DC | 43,524 |
| 30 | 40 | JSA | 31 | $2.50 | DC | 43,350 |
| 31 | 41 | Authority | 29 | $2.50 | DC | 43,328 |
| 32 | 49 | Exiles | 7 | $2.25 | Marvel | 43,071 |
| 33 | 8 | Captain America | 50 | $5.95 | Marvel | 43,002 |
| 34 | 27 | Fury | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 42,884 |
| 35 | 24 | Paradise X Heralds | 3 | $3.50 | Marvel | 41,774 |
| 36 | 31 | Alias | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 41,100 |
| 37 | 44 | Detective Comics | 765 | $2.50 | DC | 40,765 |
| 38 | 53 | Action Comics | 786 | $2.25 | DC | 40,403 |
| 39 | 11 | Elektra & Wolverine Redeemer | 2 | $5.95 | Marvel | 40,195 |
| 40 | 36 | Tomb Raider Journeys | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 40,129 |
| 41 | 55 | Adventures of Superman | 599 | $2.25 | DC | 39,772 |
| 42 | 47 | Catwoman | 2 | $2.50 | DC | 39,576 |
| 43 | 22 | Cable | 100 | $3.99 | Marvel | 38,932 |
| 44 | 58 | Superman Man of Steel | 121 | $2.25 | DC | 38,854 |
| 45 | 59 | Thor | 44 | $2.25 | Marvel | 38,767 |
| 46 | 62 | Iron Man | 49 | $2.25 | Marvel | 38,249 |
| 47 | 51 | Midnight Nation (resolicited) | 9 | $2.50 | Image | 38,101 |
| 48 | 64 | Incredible Hulk | 35 | $2.25 | Marvel | 37,022 |
| 49 | 67 | Nightwing | 64 | $2.25 | DC | 36,682 |
| 50 | 54 | Batgirl | 23 | $2.50 | DC | 36,295 |
| 51 | 29 | JLA Incarnations | 7 | $3.50 | DC | 36,016 |
| 52 | 68 | Green Lantern | 145 | $2.25 | DC | 35,894 |
| 53 | 60 | Batman Gotham Knights | 24 | $2.50 | DC | 34,798 |
| 54 | 61 | Avengers Celestial Quest | 4 | $2.50 | Marvel | 34,480 |
| 55 | 70 | Batman Legends of the Dark Knight | 150 | $2.25 | DC | 33,949 |
| 56 | 45 | Marvel Knights Double Shot | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 33,866 |
| 57 | 63 | Doom Emperor Returns | 2 | $2.50 | Marvel | 33,374 |
| 58 | 73 | Thunderbolts | 59 | $2.25 | Marvel | 33,083 |
| 59 | 75 | Brotherhood | 8 | $2.25 | Marvel | 32,465 |
| 60 | 50 | Spider-Man Tangled Web | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 32,173 |
| 61 | 79 | Wonder Woman | 177 | $2.25 | DC | 32,042 |
| 62 | 81 | Deadpool Funeral For A Freak | 1 | $2.25 | Marvel | 31,760 |
| 63 | 56 | Powers | 17 | $2.95 | Image | 30,315 |
| 64 | 57 | Banished Knights | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 29,792 |
| 65 | 76 | Haven Broken City | 1 | $2.50 | DC | 29,022 |
| 66 | 78 | Out There | 7 | $2.50 | DC | 28,987 |
| 67 | 90 | Flash | 181 | $2.25 | DC | 28,935 |
| 68 | 80 | Deadman | 1 | $2.50 | DC | 28,730 |
| 69 | 93 | Robin | 97 | $2.25 | DC | 28,212 |
| 70 | 82 | Young Justice | 40 | $2.50 | DC | 28,021 |
| 71 | 96 | Harley Quinn | 15 | $2.25 | DC | 27,172 |
| 72 | 99 | X-Men Evolution | 2 | $2.25 | Marvel | 26,907 |
| 73 | 87 | Titans | 36 | $2.50 | DC | 26,898 |
| 74 | 26 | JLA Gatekeeper | 3 | $4.95 | DC | 26,689 |
| 75 | 69 | Warlands Age of Ice | 5 | $2.95 | Image | 26,302 |
| 76 | 89 | Legion | 3 | $2.50 | DC | 26,158 |
| 77 | 103 | Spider-Girl | 41 | $2.25 | Marvel | 25,335 |
| 78 | 71 | Nightside | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,157 |
| 79 | 94 | Doom Patrol | 3 | $2.50 | DC | 24,961 |
| 80 | 95 | Birds of Prey | 38 | $2.50 | DC | 24,900 |
| 81 | 74 | Bloodstone | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 24,561 |
| 82 | 97 | Captain Marvel | 26 | $2.50 | Marvel | 24,439 |
| 83 | 23 | Star Wars Tales | 10 | $5.99 | Dark Horse | 24,417 |
| 84 | 101 | Spectre | 12 | $2.50 | DC | 23,895 |
| 85 | 66 | Defenders | 12 | $3.50 | Marvel | 23,681 |
| 86 | 83 | Star Wars Jedi Quest | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 23,372 |
| 87 | 84 | Joss Whedons Fray | 6 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 23,338 |
| 88 | 125 | Justice League Adventures | 2 | $1.99 | DC | 23,255 |
| 89 | 86 | Sojourn | 6 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 22,963 |
| 90 | 85 | Star Wars | 37 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 22,794 |
| 91 | 114 | Supergirl | 65 | $2.25 | DC | 22,628 |
| 92 | 88 | Promethea | 18 | $2.95 | DC | 22,310 |
| 93 | 91 | Negation | 1 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 22,058 |
| 94 | 105 | Suicide Squad | 4 | $2.50 | DC | 22,001 |
| 95 | 42 | Secret Files Guide To Dcu 2001/2002 | $4.95 | DC | 21,510 | |
| 96 | 43 | War Story Nightingale | $4.95 | DC | 21,405 | |
| 97 | 92 | Superman Tarzan Sons of the Jungle | 3 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 21,357 |
| 98 | 107 | Batman Orpheus Rising | 5 | $2.50 | DC | 21,340 |
| 99 | 108 | Universe | 4 | $2.50 | Image | 21,205 |
| 100 | 110 | Black Panther | 39 | $2.50 | Marvel | 21,040 |
| 101 | 34 | Batman Ankh | 2 | $5.95 | DC | 20,343 |
| 102 | 98 | Heroes | $3.00 | Marvel | 20,182 | |
| 103 | 102 | Radix | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 19,551 |
| 104 | 119 | Hellblazer | 169 | $2.50 | DC | 19,338 |
| 105 | 104 | Ruse | 3 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 19,181 |
| 106 | 132 | Superboy | 95 | $2.25 | DC | 18,872 |
| 107 | 72 | Marvel Universe Millennial Visions | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,781 | |
| 108 | 123 | Gen 13 | 72 | $2.50 | DC | 18,576 |
| 109 | 126 | Establishment | 4 | $2.50 | DC | 18,502 |
| 110 | 127 | 100 Bullets | 31 | $2.50 | DC | 18,502 |
| 111 | 106 | Scion | 19 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 18,337 |
| 112 | 77 | Marvel Knights Millennial Visions | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,171 | |
| 113 | 109 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Haunted | 1 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 17,597 |
| 114 | 112 | Ninja Boy | 5 | $2.95 | DC | 17,579 |
| 115 | 113 | Crux | 9 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 17,375 |
| 116 | 100 | Giant Size Mini Marvels Starring Spidey | 1 | $3.50 | Marvel | 17,292 |
| 117 | 115 | Lady Death Chastity | 1 | $2.99 | Chaos | 16,892 |
| 118 | 116 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 40 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 16,874 |
| 119 | 117 | Haunted | 1 | $2.99 | Chaos | 16,800 |
| 120 | 65 | Aria Midwinters Dream | $4.95 | Image | 16,757 | |
| 121 | 118 | Mystic | 19 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 16,565 |
| 122 | 120 | First | 14 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 16,382 |
| 123 | 121 | Angel Vol. 2 | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 15,995 |
| 124 | 122 | Bone | 46 | $2.95 | Cartoon | 15,921 |
| 125 | 52 | Everquest Ruins of Kunark | $5.95 | DC | 15,782 | |
| 126 | 139 | Impulse | 81 | $2.50 | DC | 15,525 |
| 127 | 124 | Lady Death Last Rites | 3 | $2.99 | Chaos | 15,516 |
| 128 | 128 | Sigil | 19 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 15,482 |
| 129 | 129 | Meridian | 19 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 15,408 |
| 130 | 140 | Simpsons Comics | 65 | $2.50 | Bongo | 15,355 |
| 131 | 141 | Azrael Agent of the Bat | 85 | $2.50 | DC | 15,286 |
| 132 | 142 | Lucifer | 21 | $2.50 | DC | 15,277 |
| 133 | 111 | Alan Moores Glory | 2 | $3.50 | Avatar | 14,981 |
| 134 | 143 | Hunter Age of Magic | 6 | $2.50 | DC | 14,863 |
| 135 | 144 | Codename Knockout | 8 | $2.50 | DC | 14,798 |
| 136 | 130 | Vampi | 14 Reg Ed | $2.99 | Harris | 14,702 |
| 137 | 145 | Sandman Presents Corinthian | 3 | $2.50 | DC | 14,642 |
| 138 | 133 | Strangers In Paradise Vol. III | 46 | $2.95 | Abstract | 14,367 |
| 139 | 131 | Vampirella | 5 Reg Ed | $2.99 | Harris | 14,298 |
| 140 | 134 | Tekken Forever | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 14,219 |
| 141 | 147 | Orion | 21 | $2.50 | DC | 14,215 |
| 142 | 135 | Liberty Meadows | 24 | $2.95 | Insight | 14,045 |
| 143 | 149 | American Century | 10 | $2.50 | DC | 13,597 |
| 144 | 137 | Savage Dragon | 94 | $2.95 | Image | 13,588 |
| 145 | 164 | Batman Gotham Adventures | 45 | $1.99 | DC | 13,227 |
| 146 | 146 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 1 | $2.95 | Mirage | 12,361 |
| 147 | 136 | Greyshirt Indigo Sunset | 3 | $3.50 | DC | 11,625 |
| 148 | 148 | Sergio Aragones Groo Death & Taxes | 1 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 11,564 |
| 149 | 150 | Lenore | 9 | $2.95 | Slave Labor | 11,347 |
| 150 | 138 | Marvel Poster Book Winter 2001 | $3.50 | Marvel | 11,155 | |
| 151 | 151 | Bad Kitty Reloaded | 3 | $2.99 | Chaos | 11,064 |
| 152 | 153 | Four Women | 3 | $2.95 | DC | 10,855 |
| 153 | 154 | Taleweaver | 4 | $2.95 | DC | 10,759 |
| 154 | 152 | Jade Redemption | 2 | $2.99 | Chaos | 10,724 |
| 155 | 163 | Crusades | 10 | $2.50 | DC | 10,668 |
| 156 | 156 | Last Shot | 3 | $2.95 | Image | 10,585 |
| 157 | 166 | Outlaw Nation | 16 | $2.50 | DC | 9,915 |
| 158 | 169 | Grip Strange World of Men | 2 | $2.50 | DC | 9,836 |
| 159 | 157 | Planet of the Apes | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 9,776 |
| 160 | 180 | Powerpuff Girls | 22 | $1.99 | DC | 9,771 |
| 161 | 182 | Superman Adventures | 64 | $1.99 | DC | 9,554 |
| 162 | 160 | 10th Muse | 9 | $2.95 | Image | 9,436 |
| 163 | 159 | Oh My Goddess Part XI | 5 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 9,345 |
| 164 | 162 | Creeps | 2 | $2.95 | Image | 9,057 |
| 165 | 155 | Coven Tooth & Nail | 1 | $3.50 | Avatar | 9,036 |
| 166 | 161 | Dungeons & Dragons Tempests Gate | 1 | $2.99 | Kenzer | 8,975 |
| 167 | 165 | Usagi Yojimbo | 53 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 8,731 |
| 168 | 167 | Adventures of Barry Ween 3 Monkey Tales | 6 | $2.95 | Oni | 8,391 |
| 169 | 168 | Blade of the Immortal | 63 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 8,235 |
| 170 | 170 | Dragonball Z Part 4 | 13 | $2.95 | Viz | 8,183 |
| 171 | 158 | Herobear & The Kid | 5 | $3.50 | Astonish | 8,074 |
| 172 | 171 | Knights of the Dinner Table | 62 | $2.99 | Kenzer | 7,891 |
| 173 | 173 | Image Introduces Believer | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 7,547 |
| 174 | 174 | Cannon God Exaxxion | 2 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 7,447 |
| 175 | 187 | Cerebus | 273 | $2.25 | Aardvark-Vanaheim | 7,212 |
| 176 | 175 | Cybernary 2.0 | 6 | $2.95 | DC | 7,025 |
| 177 | 176 | Terry Moores Paradise Too | 5 | $2.95 | Abstract | 6,973 |
| 178 | 177 | Dragonball Part 4 | 5 | $2.95 | Viz | 6,960 |
| 179 | 183 | Ranma 1/2 Part 10 | 9 | $2.95 | Viz | 6,433 |
| 180 | 205 | Scooby-Doo | 55 | $1.99 | DC | 5,763 |
| 181 | 186 | Poison Elves Parintachin | 2 | $2.95 | Sirius | 5,597 |
| 182 | 208 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 105 | $1.99 | Archie | 5,519 |
| 183 | 188 | Gundam Wing Battlefield of Pacifists | 3 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 5,480 |
| 184 | 190 | Cardcaptor Sakura | 23 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 5,123 |
| 185 | 179 | Tick Color | 6 | $3.95 | New England | 4,970 |
| 186 | 181 | Coven Tooth & Nail | 1/2 | $3.95 | Comics Cavalcade | 4,831 |
| 187 | 192 | Gold Digger | 27 | $2.99 | Antarctic | 4,735 |
| 188 | 184 | Bastard Wizard | 1 | $3.95 | Viz | 4,709 |
| 189 | 185 | Bazooka Jules | 3 | $3.99 | Com X | 4,557 |
| 190 | 194 | Knights of the Dinner Table Illustrated | 10 | $2.99 | Kenzer | 4,500 |
| 191 | 195 | No Need For Tenchi Part 12 | 5 | $2.95 | Viz | 4,461 |
| 192 | 198 | Inu Yasha Part 6 | 8 | $2.95 | Viz | 4,174 |
| 193 | 191 | Ancient Joe | 3 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 4,126 |
| 194 | 200 | Slayers Special | 1 | $2.95 | CPM | 4,126 |
| 195 | 201 | Gloom Cookie | 10 | $2.95 | Slave Labor | 4,065 |
| 196 | 203 | Killer Princesses | 1 | $2.95 | Oni | 3,965 |
| 197 | 204 | Dork Tower | 18 | $2.99 | Dork Storm | 3,904 |
| 198 | 233 | Dexters Laboratory | 27 | $1.99 | DC | 3,817 |
| 199 | 207 | Ceres Celestial Legend Part 2 | 1 | $2.95 | Viz | 3,800 |
| 200 | 199 | Berlin | 9 | $3.50 | Drawn & Quarterly | 3,517 |
| 201 | 241 | Looney Tunes | 85 | $1.99 | DC | 3,495 |
| 202 | 242 | Archie | 518 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,478 |
| 203 | 178 | Dale Keown Pitt Sketchbook | $5.95 | Full Bleed | 3,391 | |
| 204 | 343 | Archie & Friends Starring Josie & Pussycats | 54 | $.80 | Archie | 3,208 |
| 205 | 250 | Betty & Veronica | 170 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,186 |
| 206 | 211 | Ninja High School | 90 | $2.99 | Antarctic | 3,160 |
| 207 | 215 | Slayers Super Explosive Demon Story | 3 | $2.95 | CPM | 3,134 |
| 208 | 255 | Betty | 108 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,016 |
| 209 | 218 | Magic Pickle | 4 | $2.95 | Oni | 2,968 |
| 210 | 356 | Betty & Veronica Spectacular | 52 | $.80 | Archie | 2,964 |
| 211 | 257 | Sabrina Vol. 2 | 27 | $1.99 | Archie | 2,942 |
| 212 | 258 | Veronica | 122 | $1.99 | Archie | 2,938 |
| 213 | 210 | Betty & Veronica Double Digest | 103 | $3.29 | Archie | 2,916 |
| 214 | 220 | Lodoss War Deedlits Tale | 5 | $2.95 | CPM | 2,916 |
| 215 | 224 | Marmalade Boy | 1 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 2,851 |
| 216 | 223 | Nodwick | 12 | $2.99 | Dork Storm | 2,842 |
| 217 | 206 | Neo Satanika Tales | 1 | $3.95 | Verotik | 2,842 |
| 218 | 249 | Kissing Chaos | 5 | $2.25 | Oni | 2,829 |
| 219 | 214 | Archie Double Digest | 131 | $3.29 | Archie | 2,816 |
| 220 | 209 | Housewives At Play | 7 | $3.50 | Fantagraphics | 2,790 |
| 221 | 226 | El Hazard Part 3 | 6 | $2.95 | Viz | 2,781 |
| 222 | 225 | PVP | 5 | $2.99 | Dork Storm | 2,772 |
| 223 | 229 | Lodoss War Chronicles Heroic Knight | 16 | $2.95 | CPM | 2,729 |
| 224 | 197 | Smile Vol. 4 | 1 | $4.99 | Tokyopop | 2,477 |
| 225 | 271 | Archie Digest | 186 | $2.19 | Archie | 2,459 |
| 226 | 202 | Battle Pope Christmas Popetacular | 1 | $4.95 | Funk-o-tron | 2,411 |
| 227 | 212 | Sexy Symphony | 6 | $3.96 | Fantagraphics | 2,355 |
| 228 | 244 | Fantastic Stories | 1 | $2.95 | Basement | 2,289 |
| 229 | 279 | Laugh Digest | 172 | $2.19 | Archie | 2,268 |
| 230 | 230 | The Lab | 1 | $3.50 | Astonish | 2,259 |
| 231 | 245 | Amelia Rules | 4 | $2.95 | Renaissance | 2,259 |
| 232 | 246 | Genus | 51 | $2.99 | Radio | 2,185 |
| 233 | 239 | Jetcat Clubhouse | 5 | $3.25 | Oni | 2,163 |
| 234 | 252 | Silent Mobius Advent | 6 | $2.95 | Viz | 2,133 |
| 235 | 253 | Seventh Sea | 3 | $2.95 | Studio G | 2,089 |
| 236 | 196 | Tigers of the Luftwaffe | 3 | $5.95 | Antarctic | 2,089 |
| 237 | 254 | Saint Tail | 14 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 2,041 |
| 238 | 256 | Skull Man | 2 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 2,002 |
| 239 | 231 | Puncture | 3 | $3.99 | Com X | 1,972 |
| 240 | 263 | Geobreeders | 34 | $2.95 | CPM | 1,946 |
| 241 | 243 | Go Girl | 5 | $3.50 | Image | 1,937 |
| 242 | 264 | Corrector Yui | 4 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 1,928 |
| 243 | 268 | Dragon Knights | 3 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 1,867 |
| 244 | 269 | Futabakun Change Vol. 7 | 5 | $2.95 | Ironcat | 1,867 |
| 245 | 216 | Banished Knights Holofoil Cvr | 1 | $5.00 | Image | 1,845 |
| 246 | 217 | Vagabond Part 1 | 1 | $4.95 | Viz | 1,819 |
| 247 | 272 | Miracle Girls | 15 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 1,815 |
| 248 | 270 | Tomb Raider Origins | $3.00 | Image | 1,806 | |
| 249 | 219 | Vagabond Part 1 | 2 | $4.95 | Viz | 1,741 |
| 250 | 274 | Furrlough | 108 | $2.99 | Radio | 1,728 |
| 251 | 277 | La Blue Girl Manga Ed | 5 | $2.95 | CPM | 1,693 |
| 252 | 278 | Cool Devices | 2 | $2.95 | Ironcat | 1,684 |
| 253 | 276 | Warrior Nun Areala Books of Peril | 2 | $2.99 | Antarctic | 1,676 |
| 254 | 280 | Pantheon | 10 | $2.95 | Lone Star | 1,663 |
| 255 | 260 | Tigress Tales Pinup Book | $3.50 | Basement | 1,663 | |
| 256 | 237 | Jack Staff | 8 | $4.50 | Dancing Elephant | 1,623 |
| 257 | 285 | Vampire Princess Yui Vol. 3 | 5 | $2.95 | Ironcat | 1,523 |
| 258 | 286 | Sandwalk Adventures | 1 | $2.95 | Active Synapse | 1,493 |
| 259 | 287 | Helden | 5 | $2.95 | Caption | 1,489 |
| 260 | 259 | Gunfighters In Hell Original Sin | 2 | $3.95 | Broken Halos | 1,475 |
| 261 | 265 | Ranklechick & His Three Legged Cat | 4 | $3.95 | Slave Labor | 1,428 |
| 262 | 291 | Maxion | 25 | $2.95 | CPM | 1,419 |
| 263 | 292 | Ogenki Clinic Vol. 8 | 5 | $2.95 | Ironcat | 1,415 |
| 264 | 240 | Pokemon Adventures Part 6 | 1 | $4.95 | Viz | 1,415 |
| 265 | 189 | G.I. Joe Convention Special | $10.95 | Jay Company | 1,401 | |
| 266 | 294 | Digital Webbing Presents | 1 | $2.95 | Digital Webbing | 1,393 |
| 267 | 296 | Mac Afro | 1 | $2.95 | Atomic Basement | 1,380 |
| 268 | 298 | Princess Prince | 15 | $2.95 | CPM | 1,349 |
| 269 | 379 | Girl Genius | 0 Curr Ptg | $1.50 | Fogel | 1,336 |
| 270 | 299 | Double Take | 7 | $2.95 | Funk-o-tron | 1,319 |
| 271 | 232 | Avengelyne Shi Face Off Cvr | 1 | $5.95 | Comics Cavalcade | 1,288 |
| 272 | 318 | Midnight Nation (reorders) | 1 | $2.50 | Image | 1,271 |
| 273 | 301 | Demon Beast Invasion Manga Ed | 4 | $2.95 | CPM | 1,232 |
| 274 | 236 | Warhammer Monthly | 50 | $5.95 | Games Workshop | 1,227 |
| 275 | 302 | Vampire Verses | 1 | $2.95 | Asylum | 1,214 |
| 276 | 303 | Monster High | 3 | $2.95 | Sirius | 1,210 |
| 277 | 308 | Warhammer Monthly | 49 | $2.95 | Games Workshop | 1,171 |
| 278 | 261 | Katmandu Annual | 3 | $4.99 | Shanda | 1,166 |
| 279 | 328 | Midnight Nation (reorders) | 2 | $2.50 | Image | 1,162 |
| 280 | 310 | Vesper | 7 | $2.95 | Acetylene | 1,153 |
| 281 | 329 | Elvira | 104 | $2.50 | Claypool | 1,145 |
| 282 | 313 | Astra | 6 | $2.95 | CPM | 1,127 |
| 283 | 341 | Midnight Nation (reorders) | 3 | $2.50 | Image | 1,036 |
| 284 | 325 | Simpsons Comics & Stories | 1 | $2.95 | Bongo | 1,036 |
| 285 | 304 | Literary Graffiti | 1 | $3.50 | Kami Shibal | 1,014 |
| 286 | 378 | 7 Guys of Justice | 12 | $2.00 | Fallen Idol | 1,014 |
| 287 | 281 | Extinctioners Vol. 2 | 11 | $4.99 | Shanda | 979 |
| 288 | 309 | Drippytown Comics 2001 | $3.50 | Drippytown | 979 | |
| 289 | 350 | Tomb Raider (reorders) | 1 Michael Turner Cvr | $2.50 | Image | 971 |
| 290 | 351 | Midnight Nation (reorders) | 4 | $2.50 | Image | 966 |
| 291 | 273 | Cavewoman Prehistoric Pinups Book 2 Sp Ed | $5.50 | Basement | 966 | |
| 292 | 221 | Mangazine | 28 | $8.99 | Antarctic | 949 |
| 293 | 330 | Inferno Hellbound Tomb Raider Flip Book | $3.00 | Image | 940 | |
| 294 | 305 | Assassinate Hitler | 1 | $3.75 | New England | 940 |
| 295 | 213 | Vampirella | 5 Ltd Cvr Ed | $9.95 | Harris | 936 |
| 296 | 248 | Manga Ex | 6 | $6.95 | Antarctic | 927 |
| 297 | 300 | Raw Media Quarterly | 11 | $3.95 | Avatar | 927 |
| 298 | 362 | Rising Stars (reorders) | 11 | $2.50 | Image | 918 |
| 299 | 334 | Two Over Ten | 2 | $2.95 | Second to Some | 918 |
| 300 | 337 | Mad Science | 3 | $2.95 | Slave Labor | 910 |
December 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.
The Top 25 graphic novels every month this year were up 7% over 2000.
