May 2012 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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The comics industry was hitting on all cylinders as it kicked off its summer sales season. The month of May had Free Comic Book Day, the Avengers movie, Marvel's Avengers Vs. X-Men event, DC's release of its first hardcover collections of its relaunch issues, and continued strong sales from Images Walking Dead trades. The result was a $44.7 million month for comics shop orders of comics and graphic novels, the single largest month in non-inflation-adjusted dollar terms since Diamond began reporting Final Order data in 2003.
Diamond's Top 300 comics had orders totaling $25.72 million, an increase of 44% over the previous May and the highest total since Diamond became the sole distributor in 1997. It beat the total of $25.37 million set in December 2008.
The 300th place issue didn't set a record, but it was the second-highest total for issues at that rank since 1996, with more than 4,800 copies sold. May also completed a full year where all first place issues each month topped 100,000 copies.
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.
Items marked with asterisks [*] had their reported orders reduced by 10% due to returnability.
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 |
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1 | 1 | Avengers Vs X-Men | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 178,330 |
2 | 2 | Avengers Vs X-Men | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 175,695 |
3 | 3 | Batman | 9 | $3.99 | DC | 134,605 |
4 | 4 | Justice League | 9 | $3.99 | DC | 131,332 |
5 | 5 | Batman Annual | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 101,394 |
6 | 6 | AVX Vs | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 98,819 |
7 | 10 | Batman Incorporated | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 96,486 |
8 | 7 | Detective Comics | 9 | $3.99 | DC | 96,016 |
9 | 9 | Action Comics | 9 | $3.99 | DC | 88,796 |
10 | 13 | Green Lantern | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 87,601 |
11 | 8 | Earth 2 | 1* | $3.99 | DC | 86,168 |
12 | 18 | Batman The Dark Knight | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 82,169 |
13 | 21 | Batman And Robin | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 75,967 |
14 | 11 | Uncanny X-Men | 12 | $3.99 | Marvel | 69,265 |
15 | 12 | Avengers | 26 | $3.99 | Marvel | 67,744 |
16 | 14 | Wolverine And X-Men | 11 | $3.99 | Marvel | 64,936 |
17 | 15 | New Avengers | 26 | $3.99 | Marvel | 64,326 |
18 | 16 | Wolverine And X-Men | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 63,650 |
19 | 27 | Flash | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 62,807 |
20 | 23 | Worlds Finest | 1* | $2.99 | DC | 62,578 |
21 | 28 | Superman | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 62,232 |
22 | 29 | Nightwing | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 61,395 |
23 | 30 | Aquaman | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 60,527 |
24 | 31 | Batgirl | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 58,710 |
25 | 19 | Amazing Spider-Man | 686 | $3.99 | Marvel | 58,337 |
26 | 20 | Amazing Spider-Man | 685 | $3.99 | Marvel | 58,121 |
27 | 25 | Astonishing X-Men | 50 | $3.99 | Marvel | 57,931 |
28 | 36 | Walking Dead | 97 | $2.99 | Image | 53,733 |
29 | 17 | Uncanny X-Force | 25 | $4.99 | Marvel | 50,851 |
30 | 42 | Teen Titans | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 50,261 |
31 | 40 | Walking Dead | 98 | $2.99 | Image | 49,974 |
32 | 24 | Secret Avengers | 27 | $3.99 | Marvel | 49,851 |
33 | 43 | Catwoman | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 49,726 |
34 | 44 | Red Hood And The Outlaws | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 48,798 |
35 | 45 | Wonder Woman | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 48,750 |
36 | 48 | Green Lantern Corps | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 46,336 |
37 | 51 | X-Men Legacy | 267 | $2.99 | Marvel | 46,279 |
38 | 50 | Green Lantern New Guardians | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 46,237 |
39 | 22 | Teen Titans Annual | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 44,415 |
40 | 56 | Batwoman | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 43,942 |
41 | 32 | Avengers Assemble | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 43,886 |
42 | 59 | X-Men Legacy | 266 | $2.99 | Marvel | 43,199 |
43 | 26 | X-O Manowar | 1 | $3.99 | Valiant | 42,708 |
44 | 33 | Ultimate Comics Spider-Man | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 42,356 |
45 | 34 | Incredible Hulk | 8 | $3.99 | Marvel | 42,076 |
46 | 35 | Amazing Spider-Man Annual | 39 | $3.99 | Marvel | 41,879 |
47 | 64 | Birds Of Prey | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 41,521 |
48 | 53 | Dial H | 1* | $2.99 | DC | 40,777 |
49 | 66 | Fantastic Four | 606 | $2.99 | Marvel | 39,914 |
50 | 55 | Ravagers | 1* | $2.99 | DC | 39,807 |
51 | 69 | Fantastic Four | 605.1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 39,475 |
52 | 68 | Swamp Thing | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 39,385 |
53 | 70 | Daredevil | 12 | $2.99 | Marvel | 39,231 |
54 | 67 | Red Lanterns | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 39,215 |
55 | 71 | Daredevil | 13 | $2.99 | Marvel | 39,056 |
56 | 38 | Captain America | 11 | $3.99 | Marvel | 39,012 |
57 | 57 | Saga | 3* | $2.99 | Image | 38,895 |
58 | 39 | Captain America | 12 | $3.99 | Marvel | 38,800 |
59 | 72 | Incredible Hulk | 7.1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 38,472 |
60 | 41 | Avenging Spider-Man | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 38,012 |
61 | 46 | X-Men | 28 | $3.99 | Marvel | 35,838 |
62 | 78 | Batwing | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 35,731 |
63 | 79 | Animal Man | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 35,699 |
64 | 47 | X-Men | 29 | $3.99 | Marvel | 35,483 |
65 | 80 | Supergirl | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 35,129 |
66 | 49 | Wolverine | 306 | $3.99 | Marvel | 34,873 |
67 | 81 | Superboy | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 34,838 |
68 | 82 | Justice League Dark | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 34,649 |
69 | 83 | FF | 18 | $2.99 | Marvel | 34,555 |
70 | 52 | Wolverine | 307 | $3.99 | Marvel | 34,485 |
71 | 87 | Suicide Squad | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 32,581 |
72 | 85 | Justice League International | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 32,558 |
73 | 58 | Mighty Thor | 14 | $3.99 | Marvel | 32,550 |
74 | 89 | Age Of Apocalypse | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 32,085 |
75 | 37 | Animal Man Annual | 1 | $4.99 | DC | 31,710 |
76 | 61 | Invincible Iron Man | 517 | $3.99 | Marvel | 31,536 |
77 | 60 | All Star Western | 9 | $3.99 | DC | 31,413 |
78 | 62 | Invincible Iron Man | 516 | $3.99 | Marvel | 31,374 |
79 | 63 | Ultimate Comics Ultimates | 11 | $3.99 | Marvel | 31,344 |
80 | 65 | Ultimate Comics Ultimates | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 31,257 |
81 | 92 | Scarlet Spider | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 30,932 |
82 | 93 | Winter Soldier | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 30,646 |
83 | 54 | G.I. Combat | 1* | $3.99 | DC | 30,366 |
84 | 94 | Venom | 17 | $2.99 | Marvel | 30,157 |
85 | 96 | Deadpool | 54 | $2.99 | Marvel | 29,644 |
86 | 97 | Avengers Academy | 29 | $2.99 | Marvel | 29,460 |
87 | 99 | Avengers Academy | 30 | $2.99 | Marvel | 29,213 |
88 | 98 | Deadpool | 55 | $2.99 | Marvel | 29,022 |
89 | 73 | Ultimate Comics X-Men | 12 | $3.99 | Marvel | 28,839 |
90 | 74 | Ultimate Comics X-Men | 11 | $3.99 | Marvel | 28,711 |
91 | 75 | Wolverine And X-Men Alpha And | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 28,609 |
92 | 102 | Venom | 18 | $2.99 | Marvel | 28,309 |
93 | 105 | Secret Service | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 28,265 |
94 | 100 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall | 9 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 28,229 |
95 | 76 | Amazing Spider-Man Of Earth | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,347 |
96 | 77 | Smallville Season 11 | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 27,004 |
97 | 108 | Supercrooks | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 26,969 |
98 | 107 | Green Arrow | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 26,966 |
99 | 84 | Defenders | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 25,518 |
100 | 111 | Batman Arkham Unhinged | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 25,215 |
101 | 113 | Exiled | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 24,686 |
102 | 114 | New Mutants | 42 | $2.99 | Marvel | 24,572 |
103 | 116 | Journey Into Mystery | 637 | $2.99 | Marvel | 24,378 |
104 | 88 | Batman Beyond Unlimited | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 24,356 |
105 | 117 | New Mutants | 43 | $2.99 | Marvel | 24,160 |
106 | 119 | X-Factor | 235 | $2.99 | Marvel | 24,051 |
107 | 120 | X-Factor | 236 | $2.99 | Marvel | 24,031 |
108 | 121 | Legion Lost | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 23,794 |
109 | 122 | Captain America And Hawkeye | 630 | $2.99 | Marvel | 23,774 |
110 | 123 | Journey Into Mystery | 638 | $2.99 | Marvel | 23,766 |
111 | 91 | Avengers Vs X-Men | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,323 |
112 | 125 | Punisher | 11 | $2.99 | Marvel | 23,303 |
113 | 126 | Captain America And Hawkeye | 631 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,684 |
114 | 109 | Fatale | 5 | $3.50 | Image | 22,484 |
115 | 127 | Stormwatch | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 22,448 |
116 | 170 | Fairest | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 22,329 |
117 | 128 | Hulk | 51 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,085 |
118 | 110 | Star Wars Darth Vader Ghost Prison | 1 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 22,026 |
119 | 86 | Shadow | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 21,982 |
120 | 131 | Hulk | 52 | $2.99 | Marvel | 21,882 |
121 | 90 | Star Trek TNG Doctor Who Assimilation | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 20,940 |
122 | 136 | Deathstroke | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 20,878 |
123 | 135 | Legion Of Super Heroes | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 20,854 |
124 | 106 | Fury Max | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,620 |
125 | 103 | Adventure Time | 4 | $3.99 | Boom | 20,289 |
126 | 138 | Demon Knights | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 20,196 |
127 | 118 | Mind The Gap | 1* | $2.99 | Image | 20,038 |
128 | 124 | Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi Force Storm | 4 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 19,756 |
129 | 101 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 10 | $3.99 | IDW | 19,254 |
130 | 112 | Fury Max | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 19,021 |
131 | 141 | Thunderbolts | 174 | $2.99 | Marvel | 18,792 |
132 | 104 | Magic The Gathering | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 18,779 |
133 | 294 | Higher Earth | 1 | $1.00 | Boom | 18,775 |
134 | 129 | Star Wars Blood Ties Boba Fett Is Dead | 2 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 18,544 |
135 | 144 | Resurrection Man | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 18,018 |
136 | 134 | Manhattan Projects | 3 | $3.50 | Image | 18,001 |
137 | 145 | Thief Of Thieves | 4 | $2.99 | Image | 17,774 |
138 | 147 | Savage Hawkman | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 17,626 |
139 | 148 | Fables | 117 | $2.99 | DC | 17,484 |
140 | 149 | Hulk Smash Avengers | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 17,434 |
141 | 152 | Frankenstein Agent Of Shade | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 17,266 |
142 | 151 | Fury Of Firestorm The Nuclear Men | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 17,240 |
143 | 150 | Angel & Faith | 10 | $2.99 | Dark Horse | 17,206 |
144 | 154 | I Vampire | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 17,175 |
145 | 157 | Blue Beetle | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 16,607 |
146 | 115 | Boys | 66 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 16,514 |
147 | 133 | Avengers Vs X-Men | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,462 |
148 | 130 | Marvel Zombies Destroy | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,375 |
149 | 159 | Americas Got Powers | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 16,273 |
150 | 165 | DC Universe Presents | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 15,776 |
151 | 167 | Hulk Smash Avengers | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 15,750 |
152 | 143 | Conan The Barbarian | 4 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 15,689 |
153 | 168 | Hulk Smash Avengers | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 15,342 |
154 | 169 | Grifter | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 15,228 |
155 | 137 | Marvel Zombies Destroy | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,072 |
156 | 172 | Shade | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 15,051 |
157 | 132 | Frankenstein Alive Alive | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 14,692 |
158 | 174 | Hulk Smash Avengers | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 14,625 |
159 | 173 | Invincible | 91 | $2.99 | Image | 14,556 |
160 | 175 | Marvels Avengers Avengers Initiative | 0 | $2.99 | Marvel | 14,440 |
161 | 179 | American Vampire | 27 | $2.99 | DC | 14,420 |
162 | 178 | Hulk Smash Avengers | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 14,387 |
163 | 184 | Epic Kill | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 13,784 |
164 | 187 | Voodoo | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 13,762 |
165 | 188 | Avengers Black Widow Strikes | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 13,682 |
166 | 192 | Superman Family Adventures | 1 | $2.99 | DC | 13,303 |
167 | 164 | Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic War | 5 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 13,260 |
168 | 196 | Spawn | 219 | $2.99 | Image | 12,804 |
169 | 142 | The Spider | 1 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 12,547 |
170 | 160 | Powers | 10 | $3.95 | Marvel | 12,484 |
171 | 205 | Avengers Black Widow Strikes | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 12,404 |
172 | 207 | Captain Atom | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 12,264 |
173 | 176 | BPRD Hell On Earth Transformation Odonnell | 1 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 12,261 |
174 | 206 | Chew | 26 | $2.99 | Image | 12,187 |
175 | 146 | Godzilla | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,994 |
176 | 153 | Transformers More Than Meets Eye | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,602 |
177 | 155 | Star Trek | 8 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,590 |
178 | 156 | Transformers Robots In Disguise | 5 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,506 |
179 | 190 | BPRD Hell On Earth Devils Engine | 1 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 11,395 |
180 | 95 | Mystery In Space | 1 | $7.99 | DC | 11,184 |
181 | 158 | Star Trek | 9 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,171 |
182 | 216 | Hardcore | 1 | $2.99 | Image | 11,112 |
183 | 161 | Rocketeer Adventures 2 | 3 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,942 |
184 | 162 | Game Of Thrones | 8 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 10,797 |
185 | 163 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,732 |
186 | 276 | Saucer Country | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 10,656 |
187 | 166 | True Blood | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 10,615 |
188 | 177 | Garfield | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 10,057 |
189 | 200 | Takio | 1 | $3.95 | Marvel | 9,793 |
190 | 171 | Crossed Badlands | 5 | $3.99 | Avatar | 9,746 |
191 | 233 | Nightwing | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 9,648 |
192 | 181 | Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris | 12 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 9,620 |
193 | 230 | Green Lantern The Animated Series | 2 | $2.99 | DC | 9,615 |
194 | 295 | New Deadwardians | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 9,594 |
195 | 234 | Unwritten | 37 | $2.99 | DC | 9,549 |
196 | 215 | Lobster Johnson The Burning Hand | 5 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 9,506 |
197 | 182 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 9 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,438 |
198 | 236 | Hellblazer | 291 | $2.99 | DC | 9,426 |
199 | 183 | G.I. Joe Vol. 2 | 13 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,391 |
200 | 208 | Avengers Vs X-Men | 0 | $3.99 | Marvel | 9,372 |
201 | 186 | Trio | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,353 |
202 | 185 | Stephen King Joe Hill Road Rage | 4 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,335 |
203 | 180 | Crossed Badlands | 6 | $3.99 | Avatar | 9,285 |
204 | 189 | Ghostbusters | 9 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,133 |
205 | 220 | Guild Fawkes | 1 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 9,067 |
206 | 191 | Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 9,005 |
207 | 241 | Morning Glories | 18 | $2.99 | Image | 8,953 |
208 | 193 | Fanboys Vs Zombies | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 8,942 |
209 | 194 | Vampirella | 17 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 8,873 |
210 | 226 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 236 | $2.99 | Archie | 8,864 |
211 | 242 | Witchblade | 156 | $2.99 | Image | 8,835 |
212 | 197 | Lord Of The Jungle | 4 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 8,829 |
213 | 198 | G.I. Joe A Real American Hero | 178 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,804 |
214 | 245 | Dancer | 1 | $3.50 | Image | 8,727 |
215 | 199 | Dejah Thoris & White Apes Of Mars | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 8,649 |
216 | 232 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 237 | $2.99 | Archie | 8,586 |
217 | 202 | Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow | 13 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,567 |
218 | 203 | Kevin Smith Bionic Man | 9 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 8,540 |
219 | 140 | Grimm's Fairy Tales Alice In Wonderland | 6 | $5.99 | Zenescope | 8,492 |
220 | 218 | Avx Vs | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 8,477 |
221 | 250 | Night Force | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 8,458 |
222 | 204 | Locke & Key Clockworks | 6 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,436 |
223 | 209 | Cobra | 13 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,115 |
224 | 210 | Rachel Rising | 8 | $3.99 | Abstract | 8,103 |
225 | 212 | Garth Ennis Jennifer Blood | 13 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 7,997 |
226 | 258 | Izombie | 25 | $2.99 | DC | 7,974 |
227 | 247 | Bart Simpsons Pal Milhouse | 1 | $2.99 | Bongo | 7,862 |
228 | 201 | Call Of Wonderland | 1 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 7,852 |
229 | 239 | Mass Effect Homeworlds | 2 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 7,789 |
230 | 259 | Grim Leaper | 1 | $3.50 | Image | 7,779 |
231 | 262 | Sweet Tooth | 33 | $2.99 | DC | 7,631 |
232 | 282 | Youngblood | 71 | $2.99 | Image | 7,611 |
233 | 214 | Irredeemable | 37 | $3.99 | Boom | 7,609 |
234 | 213 | Hero Comics 2012 | 0 | $3.99 | IDW | 7,601 |
235 | 261 | Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 7,581 |
236 | 224 | Mind Mgmt | 1 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 7,537 |
237 | 265 | Hell Yeah | 3 | $2.99 | Image | 7,504 |
238 | 225 | Dorothy And Wizard In Oz | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 7,475 |
239 | 266 | Young Justice | 16 | $2.99 | DC | 7,466 |
240 | 211 | Lady Death | 17 | $3.99 | Avatar | 7,453 |
241 | 228 | Dorothy And Wizard In Oz | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 7,391 |
242 | 139 | Dark Horse Presents | 12 | $7.99 | Dark Horse | 7,281 |
243 | 300 | Danger Club | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 7,210 |
244 | 260 | Sonic Universe | 40 | $2.99 | Archie | 7,077 |
245 | 222 | Bionic Woman | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 7,053 |
246 | 252 | Tarot Witch Of The Black Rose | 74 | $2.95 | Broadsword | 6,970 |
247 | 223 | Red Sonja Witchblade | 3 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 6,896 |
248 | 238 | Artifacts | 17 | $3.99 | Image | 6,887 |
249 | 337 | Dominique Laveau Voodoo Child | 3 | $2.99 | DC | 6,873 |
250 | 263 | Simpsons Comics | 190 | $2.99 | Bongo | 6,779 |
251 | 255 | Grimm Fairy Tales | 73 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 6,757 |
252 | 286 | Marvel Universe Avengers Earths Heroes | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 6,733 |
253 | 231 | Hellraiser | 14 | $3.99 | Boom | 6,707 |
254 | 227 | Red Sonja | 66 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 6,650 |
255 | 229 | Green Hornet | 25 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 6,641 |
256 | 240 | Incorruptible | 29 | $3.99 | Boom | 6,400 |
257 | 296 | Prophet | 25 | $2.99 | Image | 6,390 |
258 | 297 | Supreme | 64 | $2.99 | Image | 6,353 |
259 | 237 | Voltron | 5 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 6,337 |
260 | 264 | Hack Slash | 15 | $3.50 | Image | 6,310 |
261 | 221 | Amazing Spider-Man Parallel Lives | 1 | $4.99 | Marvel | 6,304 |
262 | 279 | Mega Man | 13 | $2.99 | Archie | 6,273 |
263 | 280 | Futurama Comics | 61 | $2.99 | Bongo | 6,271 |
264 | 298 | Saga | 2 | $2.99 | Image | 6,252 |
265 | 257 | Rasl | 14 | $3.50 | Cartoon | 6,208 |
266 | 274 | Ragemoor | 3 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 6,167 |
267 | 301 | Darkness | 103 | $2.99 | Image | 6,140 |
268 | 304 | Scalped | 58 | $2.99 | DC | 6,098 |
269 | 272 | Grimm's Fairy Tales Jungle Book | 3 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 6,054 |
270 | 243 | The Lone Ranger | 5 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 6,044 |
271 | 244 | Army Of Darkness | 4 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,972 |
272 | 246 | Vampirella Vs Dracula | 4 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,962 |
273 | 235 | Lady Death Origins Cursed | 2 | $3.99 | Avatar | 5,884 |
274 | 219 | Lord Of The Jungle Annual | 1 | $4.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,874 |
275 | 248 | Queen Sonja | 29 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,861 |
276 | 777 | Ultimate Comics Fallout | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,791 |
277 | 278 | Grimm's Fairy Tales Myths & Legends | 17 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 5,761 |
278 | 249 | Dark Shadows | 5 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 5,746 |
279 | 284 | Resident Alien | 1 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 5,705 |
280 | 251 | Next Men Aftermath | 43 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,655 |
281 | 253 | Ferals | 5 | $3.99 | Avatar | 5,624 |
282 | 269 | Batman | 8 | $3.99 | DC | 5,616 |
283 | 283 | Grimm's Fairy Tales Myths & Legends | 16 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 5,591 |
284 | 528 | Avenging Spider-Man | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,584 |
285 | 217 | Grimm's Fairy Tales Oversized Cosplay Special | 0 | $4.99 | Zenescope | 5,516 |
286 | 275 | Fathom Kiani Vol. 2 | 2 | $3.50 | Aspen | 5,496 |
287 | 305 | Bart Simpson Comics | 71 | $2.99 | Bongo | 5,418 |
288 | 254 | Dan The Unharmable | 1 | $3.99 | Avatar | 5,333 |
289 | 320 | Scooby Doo Where Are You | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 5,269 |
290 | 281 | Uncanny X-Men | 11 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,234 |
291 | 322 | John Carter Gods Of Mars | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 5,180 |
292 | 303 | Peter Panzerfaust | 4 | $3.50 | Image | 5,177 |
293 | 267 | Planet Of The Apes | 14 | $3.99 | Boom | 5,058 |
294 | 302 | Grimm's Fairy Tales Presents Neverland Hook | 5 | $2.99 | Zenescope | 5,045 |
295 | 291 | Secret Avengers | 26 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,012 |
296 | 271 | Night Of 1000 Wolves | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,985 |
297 | 285 | Magdalena | 12 | $3.99 | Image | 4,978 |
298 | 273 | Ninjettes | 4 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 4,946 |
299 | 277 | Voltron Year One | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamic Forces | 4,828 |
300 | 313 | Alabaster Wolves | 2 | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 4,817 |
304 | 321 | Archie | 633 | $2.99 | Archie | 4,677 |
306 | 195 | Tick | 100 | $6.99 | New England | 4,626 |
310 | 309 | Soulfire Vol. 3 | 8 | $3.50 | Aspen | 4,529 |
313 | 256 | Simpsons Summer Shindig | 6 | $4.99 | Bongo | 4,411 |
320 | 335 | Atomic Robo Real Science Adv | 2 | $2.75 | Red 5 | 4,160 |
326 | 347 | Stan Lees Mighty 7 | 2 | $2.99 | Archie | 3,931 |
331 | 319 | Courtney Crumrin | 2 | $3.99 | Oni | 3,638 |
340 | 338 | Charmed | 21 | $3.50 | Zenescope | 3,227 |
343 | 332 | Sixth Gun | 22 | $3.99 | Oni | 3,169 |
349 | 270 | Knights Of The Dinner Table | 186 | $5.99 | Kenzer | 3,055 |
351 | 346 | Secret History Of Db Cooper | 3 | $3.99 | Oni | 2,973 |
369 | 354 | Simpsons Illustrated | 2 | $3.99 | Bongo | 2,751 |
374 | 356 | Lady Mechanika | 2 | $3.99 | Aspen | 2,684 |
384 | 366 | Life With Archie | 19 | $3.99 | Archie | 2,330 |
387 | 388 | Glamourpuss | 25 | $3.00 | Aardvark-Vanaheim | 2,239 |
395 | 391 | Ursa Minor | 1 | $3.50 | Big Dog | 2,038 |
398 | 384 | Gold Digger | 138 | $3.99 | Antarctic | 1,901 |
399 | 409 | Rex Zombie Killer One Shot | 0 | $3.50 | Big Dog | 1,901 |
400 | 407 | Mediterranea | 7 | $2.99 | GG | 1,892 |
401 | 406 | Gore | 6 | $2.99 | GG | 1,891 |
405 | 387 | Betty & Veronica Double Digest | 201 | $3.99 | Archie | 1,847 |
409 | 392 | Cavewoman Mutation | 2 | $3.75 | Basement | 1,659 |
410 | 399 | Archie Double Digest | 229 | $3.99 | Archie | 1,644 |
412 | 427 | Jughead | 213 | $2.99 | Archie | 1,581 |
413 | 401 | B & V Friends Double Digest | 225 | $3.99 | Archie | 1,578 |
414 | 375 | Bela Lugosi Tales From Grave | 2 | $4.99 | Monsterverse | 1,577 |
415 | 405 | Archie & Friends Double Digest | 16 | $3.99 | Archie | 1,554 |
416 | 408 | B & V Friends Double Digest | 224 | $3.99 | Archie | 1,542 |
417 | 390 | Clint 2.0 | 1 | $6.99 | Titan | 1,443 |
May 2012 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.
Trade paperbacks and hardcovers were exceptionally strong, too, with the DC reboot volumes topping the charts; the Top 300 accounted for $8.27 million, just missing the one-month record from November 2008.