October 2009 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
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October was a rough month, with all comics, trade paperbacks, and magazine dollar orders at Diamond down 19%. The month had one less shipping week than the one the year before, a major factor. While this month sent the year-to-date total back into the red, it was only just so — less than $5 million in orders separated this 2008 and 2009 to this point. There was a steep drop of 30% in dollar orders for the Top 100 Trade Paperbacks; DC had Watchmen and a heavily ordered Joker hardcover in the previous October.
Comparatives were tough on the comics side, too, with issues of Secret Invasion and Final Crisis topping the charts in the previous October. Dark Avengers was, thus far, not playing the same kind of regular chart-dominating role that Marvel’s stand-alone "event hub" limited series (Civil War, Secret Invasion) played in recent years.
DC, however, swept the top of the list with the six-best selling comic books of the month, as ordered by retailers — the first time that had happened in the Direct Market era, exclusive or otherwise. Blackest Night again led the market, its fourth issue taking the top spot. (DC only had five of the six in the "Superman Returns" month of April 1993.) Marvel still led in overall unit and dollar market shares, though by a narrower margin than in many previous months.
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 chart plus any post-#300 items from its Top Independent and Small Publisher charts.
If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.
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Units | Dollars | Comic-book Title | Issue | Price | Publisher | Est. units |
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1 | 1 | Blackest Night | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 137,086 |
2 | 3 | Batman and Robin | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 101,546 |
3 | 2 | Green Lantern | 47 | $2.99 | DC | 101,288 |
4 | 6 | Blackest Night Batman | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 86,708 |
5 | 10 | Green Lantern Corps | 41 | $2.99 | DC | 81,328 |
6 | 11 | Blackest Night Superman | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 78,218 |
7 | 4 | New Avengers | 58 | $3.99 | Marvel | 76,610 |
8 | 5 | Dark Avengers | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 75,572 |
9 | 15 | Uncanny X-Men | 516 | $2.99 | Marvel | 73,871 |
10 | 18 | Amazing Spider-Man | 608 | $2.99 | Marvel | 71,992 |
11 | 17 | Batman | 691 | $2.99 | DC | 71,388 |
12 | 19 | Batman | 692 | $2.99 | DC | 70,280 |
13 | 25 | Astonishing X-Men | 31 | $2.99 | Marvel | 67,024 |
14 | 23 | Blackest Night Titans | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 63,632 |
15 | 9 | Ultimate Comics Avengers | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 62,678 |
16 | 28 | Amazing Spider-Man | 609 | $2.99 | Marvel | 61,139 |
17 | 27 | Justice League of America | 38 | $2.99 | DC | 60,975 |
18 | 31 | Dark Wolverine | 79 | $2.99 | Marvel | 60,040 |
19 | 12 | Detective Comics | 858 | $3.99 | DC | 58,564 |
20 | 20 | Web of Spider-Man | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 58,377 |
21 | 13 | Hulk | 16 | $3.99 | Marvel | 56,777 |
22 | 16 | Justice League Cry For Justice | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 54,353 |
23 | 34 | X-Men Legacy | 228 | $2.99 | Marvel | 52,823 |
24 | 21 | Ultimate Comics Spider-Man | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 52,781 |
25 | 35 | Mighty Avengers | 30 | $2.99 | Marvel | 52,676 |
26 | 7 | Batman Annual | 27 | $4.99 | DC | 51,411 |
27 | 8 | Deadpool | 900 | $4.99 | Marvel | 51,306 |
28 | 38 | Buffy The Vampire Slayer | 29 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 50,206 |
29 | 37 | Haunt | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 50,048 |
30 | 22 | Incredible Hulk | 603 | $3.99 | Marvel | 49,096 |
31 | 42 | X-Force | 20 | $2.99 | Marvel | 48,891 |
32 | 32 | X Necrosha | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 47,865 |
33 | 26 | Invincible Iron Man | 19 | $3.99 | Marvel | 47,150 |
34 | 24 | Superman Secret Origin | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 46,812 |
35 | 45 | Deadpool | 16 | $2.99 | Marvel | 46,260 |
36 | 29 | Dark Reign List Wolverine One Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 45,931 |
37 | 48 | Daredevil | 501 | $2.99 | Marvel | 45,154 |
38 | 46 | Justice Society of America | 32 | $2.99 | DC | 44,858 |
39 | 47 | Red Robin | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 44,749 |
40 | 30 | Adventure Comics | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 44,404 |
41 | 14 | Detective Comics Annual | 11 | $4.99 | DC | 44,164 |
42 | 52 | Fantastic Four | 572 | $2.99 | Marvel | 41,914 |
43 | 33 | Dark Reign List Hulk One Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 41,670 |
44 | 53 | Deadpool Merc With A Mouth | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 40,130 |
45 | 56 | Wolverine Origins | 41 | $2.99 | Marvel | 39,429 |
46 | 36 | Marvels Project | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 39,289 |
47 | 39 | Wolverine Weapon X | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 38,423 |
48 | 40 | Dark Reign List Secret Warriors One Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 37,867 |
49 | 61 | Spider-Woman | 2 (Res) | $2.99 | Marvel | 37,233 |
50 | 57 | Worlds Finest | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 37,015 |
51 | 58 | Batgirl | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 36,989 |
52 | 41 | Dark Reign List Punisher One Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 36,769 |
53 | 59 | Superman World of New Krypton | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 36,650 |
54 | 64 | Secret Warriors | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 36,363 |
55 | 63 | Superman | 693 | $2.99 | DC | 35,374 |
56 | 65 | Azrael | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 35,290 |
57 | 68 | New Mutants | 6 | $2.99 | Marvel | 34,946 |
58 | 43 | Action Comics | 882 | $3.99 | DC | 34,733 |
59 | 67 | Superman Batman | 65 | $2.99 | DC | 34,564 |
60 | 44 | Batman Streets of Gotham | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 34,512 |
61 | 71 | Gotham City Sirens | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 32,995 |
62 | 49 | X-Men Vs Agents of Atlas | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 32,723 |
63 | 50 | Thunderbolts | 137 | $3.99 | Marvel | 32,389 |
64 | 51 | Planetary | 27 | $3.99 | DC | 31,672 |
65 | 72 | Arkham Reborn | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 31,500 |
66 | 74 | Avengers Initiative | 29 | $2.99 | Marvel | 31,393 |
67 | 77 | Cable | 19 | $2.99 | Marvel | 30,990 |
68 | 78 | Supergirl | 46 | $2.99 | DC | 30,359 |
69 | 54 | X-Factor | 50 | $3.99 | Marvel | 30,120 |
70 | 55 | Teen Titans | 76 | $3.99 | DC | 29,148 |
71 | 82 | Titans | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 28,198 |
72 | 116 | Archie | 602 | $2.50 | Archie | 28,194 |
73 | 62 | Stand Soul Survivors | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,708 |
74 | 88 | Punisher | 10 | $2.99 | Marvel | 27,151 |
75 | 66 | Ultimate Comics Armor Wars | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,071 |
76 | 86 | Power Girl | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 27,044 |
77 | 87 | Wonder Woman | 37 | $2.99 | DC | 26,956 |
78 | 91 | Vengeance of Moon Knight | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 26,477 |
79 | 92 | Incredible Hercules | 136 | $2.99 | Marvel | 26,431 |
80 | 69 | Dark Avengers Ares | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 25,979 |
81 | 93 | Ms Marvel | 46 | $2.99 | Marvel | 25,701 |
82 | 94 | Walking Dead | 66 | $2.99 | Image | 24,929 |
83 | 95 | Batman The Unseen | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 24,872 |
84 | 85 | Boys | 35 | $2.99 | Dynamic Forces | 24,826 |
85 | 73 | Amazing Spider-Man Presents Anti Venom | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,856 |
86 | 106 | Guardians of Galaxy | 19 | $2.99 | Marvel | 23,583 |
87 | 107 | Incredible Hercules | 137 | $2.99 | Marvel | 23,449 |
88 | 102 | Secret Six | 14 | $2.99 | DC | 23,331 |
89 | 76 | Doctor Voodoo Avenger of Supernatural | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,314 |
90 | 103 | Brave and The Bold | 28 | $2.99 | DC | 23,162 |
91 | 70 | Angel | 26 | $3.99 | IDW | 22,872 |
92 | 111 | Nova | 30 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,831 |
93 | 108 | Batman The Unseen | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 22,639 |
94 | 79 | X-Men Forever | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 22,274 |
95 | 60 | Punisher Frank Castle Max | 75 | $4.99 | Marvel | 22,197 |
96 | 110 | Star Wars Legacy | 41 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 22,096 |
97 | 80 | X-Men Forever | 9 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,913 |
98 | 81 | Booster Gold | 25 | $3.99 | DC | 21,584 |
99 | 83 | Spider-Man Clone Saga | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,460 |
100 | 117 | Outsiders | 23 | $2.99 | DC | 21,400 |
101 | 84 | Dark Reign Young Avengers | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,272 |
102 | 119 | Fables | 89 | $2.99 | DC | 21,105 |
103 | 147 | Witchblade | 131 | $2.99 | Image | 20,986 |
104 | 118 | Criminal Sinners | 1 | $3.50 | Marvel | 20,568 |
105 | 120 | Son of Hulk | 16 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,492 |
106 | 121 | Black Panther 2 | 9 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,334 |
107 | 122 | War Machine | 10 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,195 |
108 | 89 | Doom Patrol | 3 | $3.99 | DC | 20,024 |
109 | 123 | Jsa Vs Kobra | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 19,816 |
110 | 101 | Star Wars Invasion | 0 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 19,702 |
111 | 125 | Hellboy Wild Hunt | 7 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 19,402 |
112 | 109 | Sugarshock One Shot | 0 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 19,359 |
113 | 126 | Star Wars Invasion | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 19,126 |
114 | 128 | Spawn | 195 | $2.95 | Image | 18,464 |
115 | 97 | X-Babies | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,372 |
116 | 98 | Spider-Man 1602 | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,262 |
117 | 100 | Torch | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,104 |
118 | 96 | Green Arrow Black Canary | 25 | $3.99 | DC | 18,002 |
119 | 138 | Batman Confidential | 34 | $2.99 | DC | 17,087 |
120 | 112 | Ghost Riders Heavens on Fire | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,869 |
121 | 140 | Batman Confidential | 35 | $2.99 | DC | 16,714 |
122 | 139 | Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic | 46 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 16,492 |
123 | 99 | G.I. Joe | 10 | $3.99 | IDW | 16,254 |
124 | 145 | Magog | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 16,183 |
125 | 90 | Strange Tales | 2 | $4.99 | Marvel | 16,008 |
126 | 146 | Invincible | 67 | $2.99 | Image | 15,821 |
127 | 151 | Unwritten | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 15,305 |
128 | 75 | Dcu Halloween Special 2009 | 1 | $5.99 | DC | 15,242 |
129 | 136 | Abe Sapien One Shot | 0 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 15,184 |
130 | 114 | G.I. Joe Origins | 8 | $3.99 | IDW | 14,952 |
131 | 124 | Iron Man Iron Protocols One-Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 14,845 |
132 | 153 | B.P.R.D. 1947 | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 14,496 |
133 | 155 | Red Tornado | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 14,374 |
134 | 104 | Irredeemable | 7 | $3.99 | Boom | 14,273 |
135 | 113 | Crossed | 7 | $3.99 | Avatar | 14,229 |
136 | 127 | Captain America Theater War Ghosts of My Country | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 14,063 |
137 | 161 | War Heroes | 3 (Res) | $2.99 | Image | 13,910 |
138 | 149 | Queen Sonja | 1 | $2.99 | Dynamic Forces | 13,841 |
139 | 130 | Astro City Astra Special | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 13,839 |
140 | 135 | Dark Reign Zodiac | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,624 |
141 | 132 | Punisher Noir | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,601 |
142 | 165 | Chew | 5 | $2.99 | Image | 13,490 |
143 | 273 | Talisman Road of Trials | 0 | $1.00 | Random House | 13,402 |
144 | 172 | Jack of Fables | 39 | $2.99 | DC | 13,153 |
145 | 231 | Vampirella Second Coming | 2 | $1.99 | Harris | 13,012 |
146 | 159 | Project Superpowers Meet The Bad Guys | 2 | $2.99 | Dynamic Forces | 12,863 |
147 | 177 | Ex Machina | 46 | $2.99 | DC | 12,530 |
148 | 137 | Angel Only Human | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 12,478 |
149 | 180 | Iron Man Armor Wars | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 12,415 |
150 | 133 | G.I. Joe Movie Snake Eyes | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 12,229 |
151 | 142 | Angel Vs Frankenstein | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 12,018 |
152 | 150 | House of M Masters of Evil | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 11,562 |
153 | 174 | Red Sonja | 49 | $2.99 | Dynamic Forces | 11,480 |
154 | 193 | Sweet Tooth | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 11,308 |
155 | 188 | Final Crisis Aftermath Run | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 11,297 |
156 | 167 | Predator | 3 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 11,286 |
157 | 190 | Rebels | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 11,277 |
158 | 143 | Transformers All Hail Megatron | 16 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,274 |
159 | 189 | Jonah Hex | 48 | $2.99 | DC | 11,274 |
160 | 191 | Last Days of Animal Man | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 11,264 |
161 | 195 | Uncanny X-Men First Class | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 11,253 |
162 | 192 | Witchfinder In The Service of Angels | 4 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 11,216 |
163 | 152 | Anita Blake LC Executioner | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 11,198 |
164 | 129 | House of Mystery Halloween Annual | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 11,127 |
165 | 198 | House of Mystery | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 10,915 |
166 | 158 | Marvel Divas | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,820 |
167 | 157 | Halo Helljumper | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,777 |
168 | 134 | Rebels Annual Starro The Conqueror | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 10,766 |
169 | 199 | Hellblazer | 260 | $2.99 | DC | 10,761 |
170 | 148 | Ignition City | 5 | $3.99 | Avatar | 10,659 |
171 | 156 | Freddy Jason Ash Nightmare Warriors | 5 | $3.99 | DC | 10,597 |
172 | 202 | Final Crisis Aftermath Escape | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 10,513 |
173 | 200 | World of Warcraft | 24 | $2.99 | DC | 10,436 |
174 | 160 | Shield | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 10,395 |
175 | 164 | Genext United | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,351 |
176 | 166 | Models Inc | 2 (Res) | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,315 |
177 | 168 | Nomad Girl Without A World | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,290 |
178 | 207 | Wolverine First Class | 20 | $2.99 | Marvel | 10,202 |
179 | 163 | Escape From Wonderland | 2 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 10,102 |
180 | 169 | Luke Cage Noir | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,078 |
181 | 209 | Invincible Presents Atom Eve & Rex Splode | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 10,068 |
182 | 213 | Ambush Bug Year None | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 9,994 |
183 | 170 | Models Inc | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 9,991 |
184 | 210 | Final Crisis Aftermath Dance | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 9,989 |
185 | 212 | Warlord | 7 | $2.99 | DC | 9,886 |
186 | 144 | Liberty Comics A CBLDF Benefit Book | 2 | $4.99 | Image | 9,860 |
187 | 173 | Strange Adventures | 8 | $3.99 | DC | 9,766 |
188 | 216 | Final Crisis Aftermath Ink | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 9,714 |
189 | 175 | Skrull Kill Krew | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 9,575 |
190 | 186 | Incredibles | 1 | $2.99 | Boom | 9,465 |
191 | 176 | Web | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 9,415 |
192 | 222 | Madame Xanadu | 16 | $2.99 | DC | 9,277 |
193 | 223 | Greek Street | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 9,240 |
194 | 178 | Groo Hogs of Horder | 1 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 9,182 |
195 | 131 | Batman The Killing Joke New Ptg | 0 | $5.99 | DC | 9,125 |
196 | 197 | Grimm Fairy Tales | 42 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 9,065 |
197 | 115 | Grimm Fairy Tales Halloween Special 2009 A Cvr Navarro | 0 | $5.99 | Zenescope | 8,911 |
198 | 187 | Buck Rogers | 5 | $3.50 | Dynamic Forces | 8,859 |
199 | 185 | Thor Tales of Asgard By Lee & Kirby | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 8,826 |
200 | 220 | Soulfire Volume Two | 1 | $2.99 | Aspen | 8,634 |
201 | 162 | Tribute Michael Jackson King of Pop | 0 | $3.99 | Bluewater | 8,546 |
202 | 171 | Chronicles of Wormwood Last Battle | 1 | $3.99 | Avatar | 8,521 |
203 | 196 | Enders Game Command School | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 8,423 |
204 | 215 | Cowboy Ninja Viking | 1 | $3.50 | Image | 8,375 |
205 | 228 | Northlanders | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 8,355 |
206 | 181 | Doctor Who Ongoing | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,349 |
207 | 141 | Tales From Wonderland Mad Hatter | 2 | $4.99 | Zenescope | 8,347 |
208 | 238 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 205 | $2.50 | Archie | 8,258 |
209 | 249 | Tiny Titans | 21 | $2.50 | DC | 8,254 |
210 | 233 | Authority | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 8,169 |
211 | 182 | Anna Mercury 2 | 2 | $3.99 | Avatar | 8,133 |
212 | 323 | Boys | 1 Dynamite Ed | $1.00 | Dynamic Forces | 8,034 |
213 | 184 | Transformers Tales of the Fallen | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,972 |
214 | 203 | Wolverine Art Appreciation One-Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 7,959 |
215 | 206 | Sherlock Holmes | 5 | $3.50 | Dynamic Forces | 7,958 |
216 | 154 | Lone Ranger & Tonto | 3 | $4.99 | Dynamic Forces | 7,900 |
217 | 339 | Pilot Season Declassified | 0 | $1.00 | Image | 7,667 |
218 | 227 | Simpsons Comics | 159 | $2.99 | Bongo | 7,640 |
219 | 194 | Star Trek Nero | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,615 |
220 | 214 | Enders Shadow Command School | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 7,542 |
221 | 183 | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep | 5 | $3.99 | Boom | 7,469 |
222 | 201 | Star Trek Spock Reflections | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,456 |
223 | 241 | DMZ | 46 | $2.99 | DC | 7,395 |
224 | 243 | Marvel Spotlight Deadpool | 0 | $2.99 | Marvel | 7,280 |
225 | 242 | Astounding Wolf-Man | 19 | $2.99 | Image | 7,267 |
226 | 234 | Bart Simpson Comics | 50 | $2.99 | Bongo | 7,203 |
227 | 204 | Ghostbusters Displaced Aggression | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,109 |
228 | 254 | Sonic Universe | 9 | $2.50 | Archie | 7,079 |
229 | 205 | Star Trek Romulans Schism | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,057 |
230 | 105 | Marvel Holiday Spectacular | 0 | $9.99 | Marvel | 7,056 |
231 | 245 | Vigilante | 11 | $2.99 | DC | 6,967 |
232 | 250 | Scalped | 32 | $2.99 | DC | 6,901 |
233 | 248 | Wildcats | 16 | $2.99 | DC | 6,879 |
234 | 229 | Walt Disneys Comics & Stories | 699 | $2.99 | Boom | 6,675 |
235 | 269 | Batman The Brave and The Bold | 10 | $2.50 | DC | 6,642 |
236 | 252 | Unknown Soldier | 13 | $2.99 | DC | 6,632 |
237 | 237 | Savage Dragon | 153 | $3.50 | Image | 6,567 |
238 | 226 | Starr The Slayer | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 6,531 |
239 | 256 | Beasts of Burden | 2 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 6,411 |
240 | 217 | Absolution | 2 | $3.99 | Avatar | 6,295 |
241 | 208 | Kill Audio | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 6,266 |
242 | 260 | Air | 14 | $2.99 | DC | 6,152 |
243 | 262 | North 40 | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 6,064 |
244 | 261 | Gen 13 | 32 | $2.99 | DC | 6,040 |
245 | 236 | Hack Slash Series | 27 | $3.50 | Devil's Due | 6,001 |
246 | 218 | Farscape Gone & Back | 4 | $3.99 | Boom | 5,988 |
247 | 235 | Dominic Fortune | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,976 |
248 | 265 | Mighty | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 5,928 |
249 | 219 | 28 Days Later | 3 | $3.99 | Boom | 5,919 |
250 | 221 | Die Hard Year One | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 5,880 |
251 | 244 | Uncle Scrooge | 384 | $2.99 | Boom | 5,831 |
252 | 224 | Anchor | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 5,652 |
253 | 232 | Jennifer Love Hewitts Music Box | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,618 |
254 | 230 | Gravel | 14 | $3.99 | Avatar | 5,604 |
255 | 225 | Farscape Dargos Trial | 3 | $3.99 | Boom | 5,601 |
256 | 211 | FVZA | 1 | $4.99 | Radical | 5,579 |
257 | 179 | Clive Barkers Seduth 3-D | 1 | $5.99 | IDW | 5,571 |
258 | 259 | Aspen Showcase Kiani | 0 | $2.99 | Aspen | 5,563 |
259 | 283 | Billy Batson and The Magic of Shazam | 9 | $2.50 | DC | 5,380 |
260 | 274 | Mice Templar Destiny | 4 | $2.99 | Image | 5,280 |
261 | 257 | Salems Daughter | 2 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 5,263 |
262 | 251 | The Good The Bad & The Ugly | 4 | $3.50 | Dynamic Forces | 5,198 |
263 | 258 | Muppet Peter Pan | 2 | $2.99 | Boom | 5,196 |
264 | 240 | Fallen Angel Reborn | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,127 |
265 | 255 | Galactica 1980 | 2 | $3.50 | Dynamic Forces | 5,037 |
266 | 290 | Super Friends | 20 | $2.50 | DC | 5,023 |
267 | 266 | Cars Radiator Springs | 2 | $2.99 | Boom | 4,883 |
268 | 263 | Blackbeard Legend of the Pyrate King | 1 | $3.50 | Dynamic Forces | 4,696 |
269 | 280 | Marvel Adventures Spider-Man | 56 | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,576 |
270 | 285 | Marvel Super Hero Squad | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 4,493 |
271 | 286 | Blackest Night Batman | 1 3rd Ptg | $2.99 | DC | 4,468 |
272 | 282 | Starcraft | 5 | $2.99 | DC | 4,419 |
273 | 246 | Female Force | 7 | $3.99 | Bluewater | 4,338 |
274 | 307 | Scooby Doo | 149 | $2.50 | DC | 4,003 |
275 | 275 | Official Index To Marvel Universe | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,978 |
276 | 268 | Starstruck | 2 | $3.99 | IDW | 3,929 |
277 | 301 | Blackest Night Batman | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 3,802 |
278 | 300 | Red Herring | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 3,795 |
279 | 278 | Blackest Night | 1 3rd Ptg | $3.99 | DC | 3,790 |
280 | 270 | Doctor Who Classics Series 2 | 11 | $3.99 | IDW | 3,724 |
281 | 279 | Dark Reign List Avengers One Shot 2nd Ptg Var | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,720 |
282 | 239 | Stuff of Legend | 2 | $4.99 | Third World | 3,709 |
283 | 267 | Puppy Power Bo Obama | 0 | $3.99 | Bluewater | 3,603 |
284 | 264 | Dynamo 5 | 25 | $4.99 | Image | 3,556 |
285 | 247 | Deadpool Poster Book | 0 | $5.99 | Marvel | 3,499 |
286 | 293 | Elephantmen | 22 | $3.50 | Image | 3,476 |
287 | 277 | Jon Sable Freelance Ashes of Eden | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 3,432 |
288 | 287 | Dark Reign List Daredevil One Shot | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,356 |
289 | 310 | Vengeance of Moon Knight | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 3,307 |
290 | 318 | Marvel Adventures Super Heroes | 16 | $2.99 | Marvel | 3,248 |
291 | 297 | Days Missing | 2 | $2.99 | Archie | 3,001 |
292 | 304 | Days Missing | 3 | $2.99 | Archie | 2,957 |
293 | 308 | Underground | 2 | $3.50 | Image | 2,945 |
294 | 289 | Last Resort | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 2,944 |
295 | 299 | Riftwar | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 2,906 |
296 | 292 | Grimjack Manx Cat | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 2,834 |
297 | 276 | Shonen Jump November 09 | 0 | $4.99 | Viz | 2,781 |
298 | 271 | Spin Angels | 3 | $5.99 | Marvel | 2,772 |
299 | 317 | Citizen Rex | 4 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 2,750 |
300 | 295 | Transformers Best of the U.K. Prey | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 2,711 |
October 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 Graphic Novel charts, plus any post-#300 items from its Top Independent and Manga 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.
Trades suffered against strong year-to-year comparatives in October.