
March 2009 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
The Obama Spider-Man title past, Marvel's "Dark Reign" event asserted itself at the top of the Diamond comic book charts in the form of Dark Avengers #3 in the top position. Notably, this month marked the first time that the top-seller at Diamond shipped fewer than 100,000 copies. Previously, there had been only two months with just a single title above 100,000: January and February 2001.
Trade paperback sales (both frontlist and backlist, powered by the March 6 release of the Watchmen movie) brought March 2009 almost equal in overall dollars to March 2008; this included all comics, trades, and magazines Diamond sold to retailers. Only about $12,000 at full retail separated the two months, or less than one percent. However, the unit sales in the Top 300 for the month were the lowest since January 2005, and one has to go back to the first two quarters of 2001 to find lower unit sales for the quarter.
Overall, the direct market was off 7% for the first quarter, which given the recession in the general U.S. economy at the time was better than had been expected. In overall dollar sales, the quarter was still up 22% over the first quarter of 2004. Comic book retailers ordered $16 million more in comics and trades this quarter than in 2004; inflation played some role, but not the primary one. The backlist is larger, for one thing — and comics in the low end of the Top 300 were selling more units.
Market shares found IDW in the third spot in units, and fourth in dollars, cracking the 5% barrier.
Read more in our preliminary and final analysis posts for the month. 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 50 Indy charts. If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.
Items marked with asterisks [*] had their reported orders reduced by 10% due to returnability.
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 |
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1 | 1 | Dark Avengers | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 96,532 |
2 | 2 | New Avengers | 51 | $3.99 | Marvel | 95,326 |
3 | 3 | Batman Battle For The Cowl | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 91,605 |
4 | 5 | Wolverine | 71 | $2.99 | Marvel | 86,033 |
5 | 4 | Ultimatum | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 79,427 |
6 | 8 | Uncanny X-Men | 507 | $2.99 | Marvel | 77,945 |
7 | 9 | Mighty Avengers | 23 | $2.99 | Marvel | 71,322 |
8 | 12 | Justice League of America | 31 | $2.99 | DC | 68,749 |
9 | 14 | Ultimate Wolverine Vs Hulk | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 68,380 |
10 | 15 | Buffy The Vampire Slayer | 23 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 64,099 |
11 | 18 | Captain America | 48 | $2.99 | Marvel | 62,099 |
12 | 6 | Amazing Spider-Man | 588 | $3.99 | Marvel | 61,325 |
13 | 19 | Amazing Spider-Man | 589 | $2.99 | Marvel | 58,823 |
14 | 7 | War of Kings | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 58,700 |
15 | 20 | X-Men Legacy | 222 | $2.99 | Marvel | 55,598 |
16 | 21 | Green Lantern Corps | 34 | $2.99 | DC | 54,154 |
17 | 10 | Batman Cacophony | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 52,806 |
18 | 11 | X-Force Cable Messiah War Prologue | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 52,769 |
19 | 22 | Invincible Iron Man | 11 | $2.99 | Marvel | 52,157 |
20 | 23 | X-Force | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 51,789 |
21 | 13 | Ultimate X-Men | 100 | $3.99 | Marvel | 51,366 |
22 | 24 | Superman World of New Krypton | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 50,043 |
23 | 27 | Fantastic Four | 565 | $2.99 | Marvel | 48,371 |
24 | 28 | Secret Warriors | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 48,079 |
25 | 29 | Dark Reign Fantastic Four | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 48,054 |
26 | 30 | Deadpool | 8 | $2.99 | Marvel | 47,967 |
27 | 16 | Stand American Nightmares | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 47,466 |
28 | 31 | Action Comics | 875 | $2.99 | DC | 47,072 |
29 | 17 | New Avengers Reunion | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 46,840 |
30 | 33 | Thunderbolts | 130 | $2.99 | Marvel | 45,803 |
31 | 34 | Wolverine Origins | 34 | $2.99 | Marvel | 45,572 |
32 | 35 | Superman | 686 | $2.99 | DC | 44,969 |
33 | 36 | Superman Batman | 56 | $2.99 | DC | 42,458 |
34 | 38 | Daredevil | 116 | $2.99 | Marvel | 41,255 |
35 | 39 | Daredevil | 117 | $2.99 | Marvel | 41,040 |
36 | 40 | Azrael Deaths Dark Knight | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 39,979 |
37 | 41 | Batman Battle For The Cowl Commissioner Gordon | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 39,822 |
38 | 42 | Gotham Gazette Batman Dead | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 39,332 |
39 | 43 | Punisher | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 37,564 |
40 | 25 | X-Infernus | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 36,426 |
41 | 26 | Dark Reign Elektra | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 36,380 |
42 | 44 | Titans | 11 | $2.99 | DC | 35,235 |
43 | 32 | Deadpool Games of Death | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 34,846 |
44 | 45 | Trinity | 40 | $2.99 | DC | 34,608 |
45 | 47 | Trinity | 41 | $2.99 | DC | 34,432 |
46 | 49 | Trinity | 42 | $2.99 | DC | 34,114 |
47 | 50 | Oracle | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 34,076 |
48 | 51 | Trinity | 43 | $2.99 | DC | 33,836 |
49 | 52 | Black Panther 2 | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 33,750 |
50 | 53 | Supergirl | 39 | $2.99 | DC | 33,708 |
51 | 54 | Wonder Woman | 30 | $2.99 | DC | 33,360 |
52 | 56 | War Machine | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 32,688 |
53 | 59 | Cable | 12 | $2.99 | Marvel | 32,402 |
54 | 60 | Incredible Hercules | 127 | $2.99 | Marvel | 31,885 |
55 | 61 | X-Factor | 41 | $2.99 | Marvel | 31,883 |
56 | 37 | Angel | 19 | $3.99 | IDW | 31,762 |
57 | 69 | Outsiders | 16 | $2.99 | DC | 27,973 |
58 | 70 | Guardians of Galaxy | 11 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,411 |
59 | 71 | Skaar Son of Hulk | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,133 |
60 | 73 | Agents of Atlas | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 26,779 |
61 | 75 | Guardians of Galaxy | 12 | $2.99 | Marvel | 26,760 |
62 | 76 | Nova | 23 | $2.99 | Marvel | 26,409 |
63 | 77 | Boys | 28 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 26,324 |
64 | 46 | X-Men Noir | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 25,857 |
65 | 48 | X-Men Kingbreaker | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 25,666 |
66 | 80 | Star Wars Legacy | 34 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 25,300 |
67 | 81 | Ms Marvel | 37 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,049 |
68 | 82 | Young X-Men | 12 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,019 |
69 | 55 | Spider-Man Noir | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,716 |
70 | 57 | Hulk Broken Worlds | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,376 |
71 | 85 | Secret Six | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 24,361 |
72 | 58 | X-Men Manifest Destiny Nightcrawler One Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,312 |
73 | 86 | Booster Gold | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 23,733 |
74 | 62 | War of Kings Darkhawk | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,700 |
75 | 89 | Walking Dead | 59 | $2.99 | Image | 23,254 |
76 | 90 | Solomon Grundy | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 23,172 |
77 | 63 | Avengers Initiative Featuring Reptil | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,100 |
78 | 64 | G.I. Joe | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 22,899 |
79 | 65 | Strange Adventures | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 22,817 |
80 | 66 | Amazing Spider-Man Extra | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 22,768 |
81 | 93 | Green Arrow Black Canary | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 22,696 |
82 | 94 | Immortal Iron Fist | 23 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,688 |
83 | 95 | Fables | 82 | $2.99 | DC | 22,442 |
84 | 96 | Immortal Iron Fist | 24 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,323 |
85 | 67 | Punisher Frank Castle Max | 68 | $3.99 | Marvel | 22,252 |
86 | 68 | X-Men Spider-Man | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 22,033 |
87 | 97 | Hellboy Wild Hunt | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 21,740 |
88 | 101 | Spawn | 190 | $2.95 | Image | 21,545 |
89 | 99 | Terror Titans | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 21,501 |
90 | 100 | Ghost Rider | 33 | $2.99 | Marvel | 21,344 |
91 | 208 | Saga of the Swamp Thing | 21 Special Ed | $1.00 | DC | 21,049 |
92 | 105 | Moon Knight | 28 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,883 |
93 | 106 | Umbrella Academy Dallas | 5 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 20,878 |
94 | 107 | Conan The Cimmerian | 9 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 20,552 |
95 | 213 | Planetary | 1 Special Ed. | $1.00 | DC | 20,204 |
96 | 72 | Amazing Spider-Man | 583 Obama 5th Ptg Var | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,070 |
97 | 74 | X-Men Sword of Braddocks | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,065 |
98 | 108 | Batman Confidential | 27 | $2.99 | DC | 19,931 |
99 | 78 | G.I. Joe Cobra | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 19,430 |
100 | 79 | Angel Blood and Trenches | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 19,240 |
101 | 111 | Runaways 3 | 8 | $2.99 | Marvel | 18,997 |
102 | 83 | X-Men Times and Life of Lucas Bishop | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,650 |
103 | 222 | Transmetropolitan | 1 Special Ed. | $1.00 | DC | 18,601 |
104 | 84 | G.I. Joe Origins | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 18,358 |
105 | 112 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic | 39 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 18,166 |
106 | 104 | Black Terror | 3 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 17,925 |
107 | 87 | Astonishing Tales | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 17,755 |
108 | 113 | Captain Britain and Mi 13 | 11 | $2.99 | Marvel | 17,754 |
109 | 88 | G.I. Joe Movie Prequel | 1 Duke | $3.99 | IDW | 17,539 |
110 | 91 | Witchblade | 125 | $3.99 | Image | 17,203 |
111 | 98 | Wonderful Wizard of Oz | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,157 |
112 | 117 | Rebels | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 16,120 |
113 | 118 | Squadron Supreme 2 | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 16,078 |
114 | 119 | Eternals | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 16,000 |
115 | 121 | Batman Gotham After Midnight | 11 | $2.99 | DC | 15,791 |
116 | 102 | Invincible | 60 | $3.99 | Image | 15,775 |
117 | 103 | Resident Evil | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 15,757 |
118 | 128 | BPRD Black Goddess | 3 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 15,043 |
119 | 109 | Ex Machina Special | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 14,256 |
120 | 110 | Amazing Spider-Girl | 30 | $3.99 | Marvel | 14,247 |
121 | 130 | World of Warcraft | 17 | $2.99 | DC | 13,612 |
122 | 131 | Jack of Fables | 32 | $2.99 | DC | 13,593 |
123 | 120 | Death Defying Devil | 4 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 13,544 |
124 | 114 | Sub-Mariner Depths | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,290 |
125 | 134 | House of Mystery | 11 | $2.99 | DC | 12,783 |
126 | 136 | Red Sonja | 42 | $2.99 | Dynamic | 12,506 |
127 | 115 | Star Trek Countdown | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 12,486 |
128 | 139 | Wolverine First Class | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 12,428 |
129 | 116 | Enders Game Battle School | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 12,080 |
130 | 122 | Transformers All Hail Megatron | 8 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,729 |
131 | 123 | Crossed | 4 | $3.99 | Avatar | 11,708 |
132 | 146 | Jonah Hex | 41 | $2.99 | DC | 11,562 |
133 | 124 | X-Men First Class Finals | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 11,531 |
134 | 147 | Soulfire | 8 Turner Cvr | $2.99 | Aspen | 11,520 |
135 | 125 | Transformers All Hail Megatron | 9 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,477 |
136 | 126 | Gears of War | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 11,392 |
137 | 148 | Indiana Jones & Tomb of the Gods | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 11,351 |
138 | 127 | Goon | 32 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 11,316 |
139 | 150 | Darkness | 76 Irving Cvr A | $2.99 | Image | 11,255 |
140 | 151 | Incredibles Family Matters | 1 | $2.99 | Boom | 11,250 |
141 | 152 | Hellblazer | 253 | $2.99 | DC | 11,130 |
142 | 153 | Vigilante | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 11,123 |
143 | 154 | Top 10 Season Two | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 10,898 |
144 | 129 | Spider-Man Human Torch Bahia De Los Muertos | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,832 |
145 | 157 | Top 10 Special | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 10,712 |
146 | 158 | Mighty | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 10,622 |
147 | 162 | Fathom | 6 Takeda Cvr | $2.99 | Aspen | 10,299 |
148 | 279 | Air | 7 | $1.00 | DC | 10,288 |
149 | 163 | Kull | 5 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 10,191 |
150 | 132 | Transformers Revenge Fallen Movie Prq Defiance | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,076 |
151 | 133 | Transformers Revenge Fallen Movie Prq Defiance | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,990 |
152 | 165 | Authority | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 9,989 |
153 | 169 | Madame Xanadu | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 9,797 |
154 | 135 | Adam Legend of Blue Marvel | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 9,456 |
155 | 171 | Northlanders | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 9,442 |
156 | 137 | Locke & Key Head Games | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,353 |
157 | 138 | Star Trek Missions End | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,351 |
158 | 172 | Haunted Tank | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 9,326 |
159 | 140 | Transformers Revenge Fallen Movie Prq Alliance | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,309 |
160 | 176 | Grimm Fairy Tales | 36 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 9,197 |
161 | 141 | Frank Frazettas Freedom | 0 | $3.99 | Image | 9,184 |
162 | 142 | Star Trek Crew | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,167 |
163 | 179 | Black Lightning Year One | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 9,030 |
164 | 143 | Farscape | 3 Cvr A | $3.99 | Boom | 9,008 |
165 | 160 | X-Files | 5 | $3.50 | DC | 8,998 |
166 | 144 | No Hero | 4 | $3.99 | Avatar | 8,955 |
167 | 181 | Black Lightning Year One | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 8,818 |
168 | 182 | Wildcats | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 8,757 |
169 | 205 | Tiny Titans | 14 | $2.50 | DC | 8,735 |
170 | 145 | Dark Avengers | 2 2nd Ptg | $3.99 | Marvel | 8,723 |
171 | 184 | End League | 7 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 8,692 |
172 | 185 | Tarot Witch of the Black Rose | 55 | $2.95 | Broadsword | 8,567 |
173 | 149 | Obama The Comic Book Inaugural Ed | 0 | $3.99 | Antarctic | 8,457 |
174 | 212 | Batman The Brave and The Bold | 3 | $2.50 | DC | 8,183 |
175 | 188 | Unknown Soldier | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 8,176 |
176 | 189 | DMZ | 40 | $2.99 | DC | 8,166 |
177 | 156 | Street Fighter II Turbo | 5 Cruz Cvr A | $3.95 | Udon | 8,112 |
178 | 155 | Dead of Night Featuring Werewolf By Night | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 8,056 |
179 | 191 | Back To Brooklyn | 4 | $2.99 | Image | 7,988 |
180 | 192 | Age of Sentry | 6 | $2.99 | Marvel | 7,962 |
181 | 159 | Jim Butchers Dresden Files Storm Front | 3 | $3.99 | Dabel | 7,949 |
182 | 173 | Super-Zombies | 1 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 7,927 |
183 | 174 | Terry Moores Echo | 10 | $3.50 | Abstract | 7,927 |
184 | 177 | Zorro | 11 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 7,821 |
185 | 199 | Simon Dark | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 7,707 |
186 | 200 | Simpsons Comics | 152 | $2.99 | Bongo | 7,668 |
187 | 164 | Dead Irons | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamic | 7,614 |
188 | 201 | Gen 13 | 28 | $2.99 | DC | 7,592 |
189 | 166 | Street Fighter Legends Chun Li | 2 | $3.95 | Udon | 7,499 |
190 | 183 | Army of Darkness | 17 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 7,465 |
191 | 203 | Fringe | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 7,425 |
192 | 167 | Presidential Material Obama Curr Ptg | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,372 |
193 | 168 | Star Trek Alien Spotlight Tribbles | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,369 |
194 | 170 | Star Trek Last Generation | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,301 |
195 | 207 | Muppet Show | 1 | $2.99 | Boom | 7,271 |
196 | 224 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 198 | $2.50 | Archie | 7,236 |
197 | 227 | Executive Assistant Iris | 0 | $2.50 | Aspen | 7,021 |
198 | 209 | Soulfire Shadow Magic | 4 | $2.99 | Aspen | 6,985 |
199 | 175 | Marvel Apes Speedball Special | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 6,914 |
200 | 190 | Garth Ennis Battlefields Dear Billy | 3 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 6,869 |
201 | 210 | Scalped | 26 | $2.99 | DC | 6,865 |
202 | 92 | Wolverine Saga (Bundle of 25) (Net) | 0 | $10.00 | Marvel | 6,836 |
203 | 180 | Marvel Spotlight Wolverine | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 6,669 |
204 | 197 | Madman Atomic Comics | 14 | $3.50 | Image | 6,614 |
205 | 216 | War That Time Forgot | 11 | $2.99 | DC | 6,597 |
206 | 220 | Futurama Comics | 42 | $2.99 | Bongo | 6,483 |
207 | 202 | I Am Legion | 2 | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 6,442 |
208 | 235 | Sonic Universe | 2 | $2.50 | Archie | 6,396 |
209 | 186 | Official Index To Marvel Universe | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 6,330 |
210 | 187 | Black Panther 2 | 1 2nd Ptg | $3.99 | Marvel | 6,291 |
211 | 206 | Man With No Name | 8 | $3.50 | Dynamic | 6,236 |
212 | 240 | Supergirl Cosmic Adventures In The 8th Grade | 4 | $2.50 | DC | 6,199 |
213 | 193 | Terminator Salvation Movie Preq | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,951 |
214 | 194 | Flash Gordon | 4 | $3.99 | Ardden | 5,919 |
215 | 195 | 30 Days of Night 30 Days Til Death | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,901 |
216 | 196 | Groom Lake | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,826 |
217 | 228 | Hotwire | 2 | $2.99 | Radical | 5,809 |
218 | 198 | Battlestar Galactica Cylon War | 3 | $3.99 | Dynamic | 5,795 |
219 | 229 | Young Liars | 13 | $2.99 | DC | 5,734 |
220 | 217 | Amazon | 1 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 5,588 |
221 | 233 | Green Lantern Corps | 33 2nd Ptg | $2.99 | DC | 5,563 |
222 | 234 | Stormwatch Phd | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 5,554 |
223 | 218 | Hack Slash Series | 21 Titus Cvr A | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 5,552 |
224 | 178 | Night of the Living Dead New York One-Shot | 0 | $4.99 | Avatar | 5,470 |
225 | 250 | Super Friends | 13 | $2.50 | DC | 5,386 |
226 | 161 | Scourge of Gods | 3 | $5.99 | Marvel | 5,159 |
227 | 225 | Usagi Yojimbo | 119 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 5,141 |
228 | 211 | Batman | 686 | $3.99 | DC | 5,132 |
229 | 214 | Secret Warriors | 1 2nd Ptg | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,059 |
230 | 241 | Aspen Seasons Winter 2009 | 0 | $2.99 | Aspen | 5,011 |
231 | 215 | Phantom Ghost Who Walks | 1 Sy Barry Cvr | $3.99 | Moonstone | 4,973 |
232 | 219 | Ultimatum | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,860 |
233 | 221 | Life and Times of Savior 28 | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,825 |
234 | 246 | Invincible Iron Man | 10 2nd Ptg Larroca Var | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,731 |
235 | 248 | Marvel Adventures Spider-Man | 49 | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,639 |
236 | 223 | Doctor Who Classics Series 2 | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,614 |
237 | 249 | Bang Tango | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 4,538 |
238 | 239 | Bomb Queen V | 6 | $3.50 | Image | 4,472 |
239 | 226 | Rawbone | 1 | $3.99 | Avatar | 4,469 |
240 | 254 | Punisher | 2 2nd Ptg Opena Var | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,401 |
241 | 255 | City of Dust | 5 | $2.99 | Radical | 4,392 |
242 | 256 | Marvel Adventures Avengers | 34 | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,378 |
243 | 260 | Special Forces | 4 | $2.99 | Image | 4,265 |
244 | 230 | New Avengers | 49 2nd Ptg Tan Var | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,250 |
245 | 231 | Final Crisis Rage of the Red Lanterns | 1 3rd Ptg | $3.99 | DC | 4,234 |
246 | 232 | Agents of Atlas | 1 2nd Ptg | $3.99 | Marvel | 4,187 |
247 | 263 | Impaler | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 4,171 |
248 | 236 | Killer of Demons | 1 | $3.99 | Image | 4,004 |
249 | 237 | Spider-Man Human Torch Bahia De Los Muertos Sp Ed | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,983 |
250 | 266 | Lillim | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 3,939 |
251 | 285 | Scooby Doo | 142 | $2.50 | DC | 3,862 |
252 | 269 | Green Lantern | 38 | $2.99 | DC | 3,806 |
253 | 271 | Stingers | 1 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 3,776 |
254 | 257 | Chucky Vol. 2 | 1 | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 3,724 |
255 | 273 | Marvel Adventures Super Heroes | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 3,715 |
256 | 274 | Shrapnel | 3 | $2.99 | Radical | 3,708 |
257 | 242 | Greatest American Hero | 2 | $3.95 | Astonish | 3,679 |
258 | 204 | Secret Invasion Chronicles | 1 | $5.99 | Marvel | 3,675 |
259 | 261 | Elephantmen | 17 | $3.50 | Image | 3,639 |
260 | 243 | Sir Apropos of Nothing | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 3,616 |
261 | 244 | Hillary Clinton One Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Bluewater | 3,610 |
262 | 245 | Female Force Sarah Palin | 0 | $3.99 | Bluewater | 3,574 |
263 | 278 | Fallen Son Death of Captain America Iron Man | 0 | $2.99 | Marvel | 3,528 |
264 | 268 | Bad Dog | 2 | $3.50 | Image | 3,349 |
265 | 283 | Mysterius The Unfathomable | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 3,342 |
266 | 251 | Ghost Whisperer The Muse | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 3,328 |
267 | 252 | Resistance | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 3,318 |
268 | 253 | Eureka | 3 | $3.99 | Boom | 3,301 |
269 | 258 | Sherlock Holmes & Kolchak | 1 | $3.99 | Moonstone | 3,239 |
270 | 238 | Shonen Jump Apr 09 | 0 | $4.99 | Viz | 3,165 |
271 | 287 | Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four | 46 | $2.99 | Marvel | 3,134 |
272 | 276 | Mercy Sparx | 3 | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 3,088 |
273 | 264 | Marvel Illustrated Odyssey | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,077 |
274 | 265 | Transformers Best of the Uk City of Fear | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 3,049 |
275 | 267 | Watchmensch | 0 | $3.99 | Brain Scan | 2,947 |
276 | 280 | Jersey Gods | 2 | $3.50 | Image | 2,912 |
277 | 281 | Savage Dragon | 145 Cvr A | $3.50 | Image | 2,882 |
278 | 270 | Dark Avengers | 1 2nd Ptg | $3.99 | Marvel | 2,852 |
279 | 284 | Mouse Guard Winter 1152 | 5 | $3.50 | Archaia | 2,849 |
280 | 272 | Warhammer 40k Defenders of Ultramar | 4 | $3.99 | Boom | 2,815 |
281 | 275 | Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson Homecoming | 2 | $3.99 | Dabel | 2,779 |
282 | 296 | War Machine | 2 2nd Ptg | $2.99 | Marvel | 2,738 |
283 | 277 | Mirrors Edge | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 2,685 |
284 | 286 | Zombies That Ate The World | 2 | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 2,685 |
285 | 290 | Proof | 18 | $3.50 | Image | 2,587 |
286 | 282 | Fall of Cthulhu Apocalypse | 4 | $3.99 | Boom | 2,513 |
287 | 318 | Archie | 595 | $2.50 | Archie | 2,484 |
288 | 293 | Soul Kiss | 2 | $3.50 | Image | 2,474 |
289 | 322 | Looney Tunes | 172 | $2.50 | DC | 2,387 |
290 | 291 | Zombie Tales | 12 | $3.99 | Boom | 2,189 |
291 | 302 | Age of Bronze | 28 | $3.50 | Image | 2,176 |
292 | 247 | Kolchak Tales Annual | 1 | $6.50 | Moonstone | 2,163 |
293 | 309 | Tales of TMNT | 56 | $3.25 | Mirage | 2,163 |
294 | 259 | Marvel Your Universe | 2 | $5.99 | Marvel | 2,150 |
295 | 262 | Wolverine Poster Book | 0 | $5.99 | Marvel | 2,089 |
296 | 295 | Dead | 3 | $3.95 | Berserker | 2,081 |
297 | 381 | Watchmen | 1 New Ptg | $1.50 | DC | 2,068 |
298 | 307 | Super Human Resources | 1 | $3.50 | Ape | 2,052 |
299 | 298 | Caped | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 1,983 |
300 | 299 | Final Crisis | 7 | $3.99 | DC | 1,962 |
March 2009 Graphic Novel Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks Shipped to North American Comics Shops Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 charts, plus any post-#300 items from its Top 50 Indy, Manga, and Small Publisher 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.
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Watchmen had been in the Top 6 every month since July 2008. With the movie releasing March 6, it easily topped the charts again with huge unit sales numbers.
