
April 2017 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Comics Shipped to North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
April marked 20 years since Marvel Comics returned to Diamond Comic Distributors, ending the distribution wars and launching the Diamond Exclusive Era. While the move helped to reduce instability, the market was far from healthy, and Marvel itself was still going through Chapter 11. In April 2017, the comics market was far better shape than it was 20 years earlier, and Marvel's fortunes had vastly improved — yet Marvel had started the year slowly, and the impact of that could be seen in the overall numbers. Diamond's shipments of comics and graphic novels to comics shops in North America were off a little more than $10 million year-to-date at full retail, 5.74% — but shipments of Marvel titles to that market were off closer to $13 million at full retail, and half of that shortfall came in April. Direct Market orders apart from Marvel were actually up 2.5% year over year; had Marvel's sales to date been flat, the market would have still been up 1.5%.
To be precise, April found Marvel up against a very strong comparative month in 2016. Only five times in the 21st Century had the full retail value of Diamond's shipments of Marvel products topped $20 million; the previous April, which included Black Panther #1, was one of them. And while around the same number of Marvel periodicals made the Top 300 in April 2016 and April 2017 — 94 versus 92 — ten of 2017's issues were True Believer books, priced at one dollar. It cost $386.06 to buy one of every Marvel comic book in April 2016's Top 300; only $344.18 to do the same in April 2017. So while there's the appearance that Marvel's slate is the same size, there's less money in play; even if ordering levels were completely static (which they aren't) topping the earlier total would still be a harder climb.
Marvel's Secret Empire #0 was the nominal leader with more than 162,700 copies shipped in North America — although readers will note that there are two entries which have their orders divided: Batman #21 and Flash #21. The two issues each have a lenticular-cover version priced at a dollar more, and Diamond's practice is to merge all variants except for those with different cover prices. Merging the entries would put Batman in first place with more than 219,000 copies, and Flash second with more than 174,000 copies. It appears Marvel's issue would still be the #1 book in dollar terms.
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.
This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 charts, plus any post-#300 items from its Top 50 Indy 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.
Distributor charts are regional commodity reports, not measures of a work's total reach. Read our FAQ.
The links lead to current auctions for each issue on eBay. You can also find the books at your comics shop.
Unit sales | Dollar sales | Comic-book Title | Issue | Price | Publisher | Est. units |
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1 | 1 | Secret Empire | 0 | $4.99 | Marvel | 162,718 |
2 | 4 | Batman | 21 Lent. Ed. | $3.99 | DC | 130,216 |
3 | 3 | X-Men Gold | 1 | $4.99 | Marvel | 114,332 |
4 | 2 | X-Men Blue | 1 | $4.99 | Marvel | 108,839 |
5 | 5 | Flash | 21 Lent. Ed. | $3.99 | DC | 107,037 |
6 | 8 | Batman | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 97,544 |
7 | 12 | Batman | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 89,256 |
8 | 10 | Star Wars | 30 | $3.99 | Marvel | 70,175 |
9 | 11 | Weapon X | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 68,874 |
10 | 19 | Walking Dead | 166 | $2.99 | Image | 68,205 |
11 | 20 | Flash | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 67,766 |
12 | 6 | All Star Batman | 9 | $4.99 | DC | 67,632 |
13 | 7 | Star Wars Rogue One Adaptation | 1 | $4.99 | Marvel | 64,518 |
14 | 9 | Venom | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 62,747 |
15 | 13 | Amazing Spider-Man | 26 | $3.99 | Marvel | 62,515 |
16 | 15 | X-Men Gold | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 62,283 |
17 | 26 | Justice League | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 58,737 |
18 | 27 | Detective Comics | 954 | $2.99 | DC | 58,187 |
19 | 30 | Detective Comics | 955 | $2.99 | DC | 57,666 |
20 | 29 | Justice League | 19 | $2.99 | DC | 57,647 |
21 | 16 | All New Wolverine | 19 | $3.99 | Marvel | 57,526 |
22 | 14 | Batman The Shadow | 1 | $3.99 | DC | 55,920 |
23 | 17 | Star Wars Darth Maul | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 54,949 |
24 | 21 | X-Men Blue | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 54,074 |
25 | 33 | Flash | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 53,828 |
26 | 35 | Superman | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 53,373 |
27 | 18 | Ben Reilly Scarlet Spider | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 53,240 |
28 | 38 | Superman | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 51,373 |
29 | 23 | Deadpool Vs Punisher | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 45,509 |
30 | 53 | Wonder Woman | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 45,266 |
31 | 25 | Old Man Logan | 21 | $3.99 | Marvel | 44,806 |
32 | 55 | Wonder Woman | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 44,597 |
33 | 28 | Old Man Logan | 22 | $3.99 | Marvel | 44,026 |
34 | 57 | Action Comics | 977 | $2.99 | DC | 43,865 |
35 | 60 | Action Comics | 978 | $2.99 | DC | 43,555 |
36 | 49 | Justice League of America | 4* | $2.99 | DC | 43,360 |
37 | 59 | Harley Quinn | 17 | $2.99 | DC | 43,263 |
38 | 37 | Weapon X | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 42,471 |
39 | 61 | Suicide Squad | 16 | $2.99 | DC | 41,929 |
40 | 62 | Harley Quinn | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 41,645 |
41 | 51 | Justice League of America | 5* | $2.99 | DC | 41,543 |
42 | 31 | Royals | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 40,941 |
43 | 67 | Suicide Squad | 15 | $2.99 | DC | 40,940 |
44 | 32 | Titans | 10 | $3.99 | DC | 40,893 |
45 | 24 | Super Sons | 3* | $3.99 | DC | 40,510 |
46 | 34 | Spider-Man Deadpool | 16 | $3.99 | Marvel | 40,484 |
47 | 36 | Star Wars Doctor Aphra | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 40,458 |
48 | 69 | Nightwing | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 38,858 |
49 | 71 | Nightwing | 19 | $2.99 | DC | 38,230 |
50 | 41 | Mighty Thor | 18 | $3.99 | Marvel | 37,505 |
51 | 43 | Captain America Steve Rogers | 16 | $3.99 | Marvel | 37,366 |
52 | 45 | Star Wars Poe Dameron | 13 | $3.99 | Marvel | 36,994 |
53 | 44 | Trinity | 8 | $3.99 | DC | 36,803 |
54 | 46 | Deadpool | 29 | $3.99 | Marvel | 36,482 |
55 | 48 | Teen Titans | 7 | $3.99 | DC | 36,056 |
56 | 50 | Deadpool Vs Punisher | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 35,977 |
57 | 47 | Black Panther Crew | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 35,604 |
58 | 52 | Captain America Steve Rogers | 15 | $3.99 | Marvel | 34,863 |
59 | 79 | Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps | 18 | $2.99 | DC | 34,507 |
60 | 80 | Green Lanterns | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 34,224 |
61 | 81 | Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps | 19 | $2.99 | DC | 34,140 |
62 | 54 | Spider-Man | 15 | $3.99 | Marvel | 34,013 |
63 | 82 | Green Lanterns | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 33,556 |
64 | 58 | Doctor Strange | 19 | $3.99 | Marvel | 33,246 |
65 | 42 | Batwoman | 2* | $3.99 | DC | 33,239 |
66 | 39 | Neil Gaiman American Gods Shadows | 2* | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 33,091 |
67 | 56 | Seven to Eternity | 5 | $3.99 | Image | 32,667 |
68 | 63 | Nick Fury | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 31,683 |
69 | 64 | Invincible Iron Man | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 31,561 |
70 | 65 | Avengers | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 31,461 |
71 | 68 | Black Panther | 13 | $3.99 | Marvel | 30,509 |
72 | 91 | Green Arrow | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 30,216 |
73 | 40 | Guardians of the Galaxy | 19 | $4.99 | Marvel | 30,028 |
74 | 93 | Green Arrow | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 29,993 |
75 | 70 | Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 29,131 |
76 | 72 | Daredevil | 19 | $3.99 | Marvel | 28,867 |
77 | 84 | Iron Fist | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 28,649 |
78 | 99 | Aquaman | 20 | $2.99 | DC | 28,452 |
79 | 85 | Royals | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 28,370 |
80 | 100 | Paper Girls | 13 | $2.99 | Image | 27,993 |
81 | 73 | Thanos | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,840 |
82 | 101 | Aquaman | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 27,837 |
83 | 66 | Wild Storm | 3* | $3.99 | DC | 27,814 |
84 | 74 | Champions | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,734 |
85 | 75 | Uncanny Avengers | 22 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,438 |
86 | 76 | Monsters Unleashed | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,317 |
87 | 77 | Infamous Iron Man | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 27,032 |
88 | 382 | Sovereigns | 0 | $1.00 | Dynamite | 26,441 |
89 | 78 | Red Hood and the Outlaws | 9 | $3.99 | DC | 26,410 |
90 | 94 | Guardians of the Galaxy Dream On | 1 | $3.99 | Marvel | 26,307 |
91 | 249 | True Believers Giant-Size X-Men | 1 | $1.00 | Marvel | 25,346 |
92 | 83 | Batman Beyond | 7 | $3.99 | DC | 24,789 |
93 | 87 | Moon Knight | 13 | $3.99 | Marvel | 24,287 |
94 | 86 | Batgirl | 10 | $3.99 | DC | 24,117 |
95 | 104 | America | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,987 |
96 | 89 | Punisher | 11 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,863 |
97 | 88 | Supergirl | 8 | $3.99 | DC | 23,814 |
98 | 114 | Deathstroke | 16 | $2.99 | DC | 23,712 |
99 | 117 | Deathstroke | 17 | $2.99 | DC | 23,449 |
100 | 90 | Jessica Jones | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 23,273 |
101 | 95 | Hulk | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 22,644 |
102 | 92 | Redneck | 1 | $3.99 | Image | 22,317 |
103 | 266 | True Believers X-Men | 1 | $1.00 | Marvel | 22,316 |
104 | 96 | Doom Patrol | 6 | $3.99 | DC | 21,954 |
105 | 97 | Deadpool and Mercs for Money | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 21,876 |
106 | 98 | Batgirl and the Birds of Prey | 9 | $3.99 | DC | 21,535 |
107 | 103 | Ms Marvel | 17 | $3.99 | Marvel | 20,881 |
108 | 102 | Rose | 1 | $3.99 | Image | 20,499 |
109 | 105 | I Hate Fairyland | 12 | $3.99 | Image | 19,664 |
110 | 107 | Kill Or Be Killed | 8 | $3.99 | Image | 19,616 |
111 | 106 | Black Cloud | 1 | $3.99 | Image | 19,538 |
112 | 120 | X-O Manowar | 2 | $3.99 | Valiant | 19,471 |
113 | 109 | Hellblazer | 9 | $3.99 | DC | 19,115 |
114 | 110 | Plastic | 1 | $3.99 | Image | 18,980 |
115 | 111 | Captain America Sam Wilson | 21 | $3.99 | Marvel | 18,650 |
116 | 113 | Gwenpool | 14 | $3.99 | Marvel | 17,972 |
117 | 116 | Mighty Captain Marvel | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 17,893 |
118 | 118 | U.S. Avengers | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 17,880 |
119 | 115 | Superwoman | 9 | $3.99 | DC | 17,835 |
120 | 121 | Ultimates 2 | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 17,350 |
121 | 123 | Doctor Strange Sorcerers Supreme | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,887 |
122 | 122 | Monstress | 11 | $3.99 | Image | 16,757 |
123 | 124 | Scooby Apocalypse | 12 | $3.99 | DC | 16,492 |
124 | 318 | True Believers Cable and the New Mutants | 1 | $1.00 | Marvel | 16,318 |
125 | 126 | Man-Thing | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,199 |
126 | 125 | God Country | 4 | $3.99 | Image | 16,174 |
127 | 112 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | 14 | $3.99 | Boom | 16,137 |
128 | 129 | Hawkeye | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,031 |
129 | 128 | Totally Awesome Hulk | 18 | $3.99 | Marvel | 16,009 |
130 | 119 | Riverdale | 1 | $3.99 | Archie | 15,781 |
131 | 130 | Black Monday Murders | 5 | $3.99 | Image | 15,655 |
132 | 173 | Spawn | 272 | $2.99 | Image | 15,400 |
133 | 133 | Spider-Man 2099 | 22 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,273 |
134 | 135 | Elektra | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,113 |
135 | 136 | Silver Surfer | 10 | $3.99 | Marvel | 15,041 |
136 | 137 | New Super Man | 10 | $3.99 | DC | 14,748 |
137 | 141 | Black Panther World of Wakanda | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 14,547 |
138 | 22 | Dark Knight III Master Race | 8 Coll. Ed. | $12.99 | DC | 14,544 |
139 | 142 | Nova | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 14,525 |
140 | 140 | Silk | 19 | $3.99 | Marvel | 14,524 |
141 | 139 | Aliens Dead Orbit | 1 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 14,265 |
142 | 144 | Kamandi Challenge | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 14,205 |
143 | 143 | Rat Queens | 2 | $3.99 | Image | 14,057 |
144 | 145 | Old Guard | 3 | $3.99 | Image | 13,978 |
145 | 146 | Bitch Planet | 10 | $3.99 | Image | 13,922 |
146 | 152 | Thunderbolts | 12 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,780 |
147 | 151 | Kingpin | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,765 |
148 | 148 | Descender | 21 | $3.99 | Image | 13,743 |
149 | 132 | Planet of the Apes Green Lantern | 3 | $3.99 | Boom | 13,734 |
150 | 149 | Royal City | 2 | $3.99 | Image | 13,721 |
151 | 150 | Cyborg | 11 | $3.99 | DC | 13,677 |
152 | 188 | Invincible | 135 | $2.99 | Image | 13,658 |
153 | 153 | Blue Beetle | 8 | $3.99 | DC | 13,406 |
154 | 154 | Rocket Raccoon | 5 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,373 |
155 | 156 | Power Man and Iron Fist | 15 | $3.99 | Marvel | 13,055 |
156 | 155 | Wicked & Divine | 28 | $3.99 | Image | 13,045 |
157 | 108 | Supergirl Being Super | 3 | $5.99 | DC | 13,003 |
158 | 127 | Star Trek Green Lantern Vol. 2 | 5* | $3.99 | IDW | 12,988 |
159 | 157 | Bullseye | 3 | $3.99 | Marvel | 12,912 |
160 | 166 | Shaolin Cowboy Wholl Stop The Reign | 1 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 12,907 |
161 | 147 | Red Sonja | 4 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 12,620 |
162 | 161 | Batman 66 Meets Wonder Woman 77 | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 12,537 |
163 | 131 | DC Comics Bombshells | 25 | $4.99 | DC | 12,499 |
164 | 165 | Star-Lord | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 12,278 |
165 | 163 | Curse Words | 4 | $3.99 | Image | 12,219 |
166 | 159 | Jim Henson Power of Dark Crystal | 2 | $3.99 | Boom | 12,072 |
167 | 164 | X-Men Prime | 1 | $4.99 | Marvel | 12,050 |
168 | 167 | Extremity | 2 | $3.99 | Image | 11,973 |
169 | 171 | Sex Criminals | 18 | $3.99 | Image | 11,749 |
170 | 170 | Black Hammer | 8 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 11,745 |
171 | 174 | Black Science | 29 | $3.99 | Image | 11,542 |
172 | 158 | Invader Zim | 18 | $3.99 | Oni | 11,453 |
173 | 160 | My Little Pony Legends of Magic | 1 | $3.99 | IDW | 11,344 |
174 | 177 | Mother Panic | 6 | $3.99 | DC | 11,140 |
175 | 179 | Unbeatable Squirrel Girl | 19 | $3.99 | Marvel | 11,074 |
176 | 178 | Low | 17 | $3.99 | Image | 10,915 |
177 | 182 | Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye | 7 | $3.99 | DC | 10,873 |
178 | 134 | Providence | 12 | $4.99 | Avatar | 10,803 |
179 | 180 | Rock Candy Mountain | 1 | $3.99 | Image | 10,794 |
180 | 183 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 11 | 6 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 10,678 |
181 | 212 | Injustice Ground Zero | 9 | $2.99 | DC | 10,669 |
182 | 172 | Archie | 19 | $3.99 | Archie | 10,651 |
183 | 369 | True Believers X-Men Blue | 1 | $1.00 | Marvel | 10,648 |
184 | 214 | Fall and Rise of Captain Atom | 4 | $2.99 | DC | 10,644 |
185 | 138 | TMNT Universe | 9 | $4.99 | IDW | 10,573 |
186 | 216 | Injustice Ground Zero | 10 | $2.99 | DC | 10,466 |
187 | 175 | Vampirella | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 10,414 |
188 | 185 | Hellboy and BPRD 1954 Ghost Moon | 2 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 10,401 |
189 | 191 | Britannia We Who | 1 | $3.99 | Valiant | 10,318 |
190 | 189 | Occupy Avengers | 6 | $3.99 | Marvel | 10,296 |
191 | 162 | Tank Girl World War Tank Girl | 1 | $3.99 | Titan | 10,278 |
192 | 184 | Inhumans Prime | 1 | $4.99 | Marvel | 10,257 |
193 | 379 | True Believers New Mutants | 1 | $1.00 | Marvel | 10,237 |
194 | 169 | Grass Kings | 2* | $3.99 | Boom | 9,892 |
195 | 193 | Shade The Changing Girl | 7 | $3.99 | DC | 9,827 |
196 | 195 | Unstoppable Wasp | 4 | $3.99 | Marvel | 9,780 |
197 | 385 | True Believers X-Force | 1 | $1.00 | Marvel | 9,658 |
198 | 389 | True Believers X-Men Gold | 1 | $1.00 | Marvel | 9,579 |
199 | 196 | Odyssey of the Amazons | 4 | $3.99 | DC | 9,573 |
200 | 186 | Amory Wars Good Apollo | 1 | $3.99 | Boom | 9,497 |
201 | 199 | Astro City | 43 | $3.99 | DC | 9,309 |
202 | 202 | Flintstones | 10 | $3.99 | DC | 8,994 |
203 | 181 | Hillbilly | 6 | $3.99 | Albatross | 8,985 |
204 | 192 | My Little Pony Friends Forever | 38 | $3.99 | IDW | 8,915 |
205 | 194 | James Bond | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 8,839 |
206 | 203 | Injection | 12 | $3.99 | Image | 8,615 |
207 | 187 | Eleanor & The Egret | 1 | $3.99 | Aftershock | 8,523 |
208 | 406 | True Believers Astonishing X-Men | 1 | $1.00 | Marvel | 8,443 |
209 | 208 | Spider-Man Homecoming Prelude | 2 | $3.99 | Marvel | 8,423 |
210 | 248 | Teen Titans Go | 21 | $2.99 | DC | 8,410 |
211 | 209 | Great Lakes Avengers | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 8,370 |
212 | 198 | Rick & Morty | 25 | $3.99 | Oni | 8,360 |
213 | 190 | Godshaper | 1* | $3.99 | Boom | 8,263 |
214 | 217 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | 18 | $3.99 | Marvel | 7,966 |
215 | 168 | Prometheus Life & Death One Shot | 0 | $5.99 | Dark Horse | 7,860 |
216 | 204 | WWE | 4 | $3.99 | Boom | 7,763 |
217 | 215 | Conan The Slayer | 8 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 7,759 |
218 | 261 | Gotham Academy Second Semester | 8 | $2.99 | DC | 7,624 |
219 | 200 | Star Trek Boldly Go | 7* | $3.99 | IDW | 7,506 |
220 | 176 | Penny Dreadful | 1 | $4.99 | Titan | 7,505 |
221 | 220 | Aliens Defiance | 11 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 7,501 |
222 | 210 | Greatest Adventure | 1 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 7,444 |
223 | 429 | True Believers Generation X | 1 | $1.00 | Marvel | 7,143 |
224 | 227 | Motor Crush | 5 | $3.99 | Image | 7,065 |
225 | 219 | Motor Girl | 5 | $3.99 | Abstract | 7,063 |
226 | 205 | Optimus Prime | 6* | $3.99 | IDW | 6,993 |
227 | 234 | Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat | 17 | $3.99 | Marvel | 6,943 |
228 | 281 | Scooby Doo Team Up | 25 | $2.99 | DC | 6,940 |
229 | 436 | True Believers X-Factor Mutant Genesis | 1 | $1.00 | Marvel | 6,932 |
230 | 231 | Angel Season 11 | 4 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 6,881 |
231 | 282 | Super Powers | 6 | $2.99 | DC | 6,874 |
232 | 206 | Back To The Future | 18* | $3.99 | IDW | 6,866 |
233 | 283 | Green Valley | 7 | $2.99 | Image | 6,842 |
234 | 197 | Immortal Brothers Green Knight | 1 | $4.99 | Valiant | 6,771 |
235 | 237 | Lucifer | 17 | $3.99 | DC | 6,703 |
236 | 221 | Z Nation | 1 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 6,662 |
237 | 222 | Steven Universe Ongoing | 3 | $3.99 | Boom | 6,654 |
238 | 213 | Rom | 9* | $3.99 | IDW | 6,508 |
239 | 243 | Savage Things | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 6,507 |
240 | 211 | Slayer Repentless | 2 | $4.99 | Dark Horse | 6,404 |
241 | 253 | Visitor How and Why He Stayed | 3 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 6,014 |
242 | 239 | G.I. Joe A Real American Hero | 239 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,983 |
243 | 229 | Sex Criminals | 18 | $4.69 | Image | 5,967 |
244 | 257 | Mosaic | 7 | $3.99 | Marvel | 5,876 |
245 | 241 | Faith | 10 | $3.99 | Valiant | 5,875 |
246 | 242 | Jughead | 14 | $3.99 | Archie | 5,864 |
247 | 225 | Archangel | 4* | $3.99 | IDW | 5,859 |
248 | 244 | Ninjak | 26 | $3.99 | Valiant | 5,859 |
249 | 228 | Doctor Who 12th Year Three | 1 | $3.99 | Titan | 5,857 |
250 | 246 | James Bond Felix Leiter | 4 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 5,828 |
251 | 247 | Josie & The Pussycats | 6 | $3.99 | Archie | 5,752 |
252 | 230 | Dark Souls Tales of Ember | 1 | $3.99 | Titan | 5,740 |
253 | 232 | Namwolf | 1 | $3.99 | Albatross | 5,717 |
254 | 218 | Little Archie One Shot | 0 | $4.99 | Archie | 5,665 |
255 | 250 | Jem & The Holograms | 25 | $3.99 | IDW | 5,651 |
256 | 260 | Harrow County | 22 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 5,625 |
257 | 233 | G.I. Joe | 4* | $3.99 | IDW | 5,613 |
258 | 268 | Copperhead | 12 | $3.99 | Image | 5,517 |
259 | 236 | Doctor Who Ghost Stories | 1 | $3.99 | Titan | 5,513 |
260 | 238 | World Reader | 1 | $3.99 | Aftershock | 5,509 |
261 | 251 | Kiss | 7 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 5,481 |
262 | 270 | Beauty | 14 | $3.99 | Image | 5,465 |
263 | 272 | Lobster Johnson Pirates Ghost | 2 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 5,423 |
264 | 240 | Theres Nothing There | 1 | $3.99 | Black Mask | 5,417 |
265 | 223 | Ragnarok | 12 | $4.99 | IDW | 5,323 |
266 | 224 | Big Moose One Shot | 0 | $4.99 | Archie | 5,306 |
267 | 254 | Kiss Demon | 4 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 5,300 |
268 | 295 | Rebels These Free & Independent States | 2 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 5,267 |
269 | 245 | Few | 4 | $4.99 | Image | 5,119 |
270 | 286 | Everafter From The Pages of Fables | 8 | $3.99 | DC | 5,067 |
271 | 252 | Skydoll Sudra | 2 | $3.99 | Titan | 5,014 |
272 | 265 | Adventure Time | 63 | $3.99 | Boom | 5,002 |
273 | 235 | Love & Rockets Magazine | 2 | $4.99 | Fantagraphics | 4,882 |
274 | 256 | Disney Princess | 10 | $3.99 | Joe Books | 4,845 |
275 | 292 | Baltimore The Red Kingdom | 3 | $3.99 | Dark Horse | 4,844 |
276 | 297 | Black Road | 9 | $3.99 | Image | 4,809 |
277 | 255 | Judge Dredd Blessed Earth | 1* | $3.99 | IDW | 4,772 |
278 | 258 | Doctor Who 12th Year Three | 2 | $3.99 | Titan | 4,724 |
279 | 259 | Doctor Who 10th Year Three | 4 | $3.99 | Titan | 4,714 |
280 | 301 | Loose Ends | 4 | $3.99 | Image | 4,672 |
281 | 267 | Night Owl Society | 1* | $3.99 | IDW | 4,621 |
282 | 303 | Clean Room | 18 | $3.99 | DC | 4,608 |
283 | 302 | Underwinter | 2 | $3.99 | Image | 4,576 |
284 | 285 | Spongebob Comics | 67 | $3.99 | United Plankton | 4,572 |
285 | 264 | Doctor Who 11th Year Three | 4 | $3.99 | Titan | 4,571 |
286 | 288 | Uber Invasion | 5 | $3.99 | Avatar | 4,518 |
287 | 306 | Eclipse | 6 | $3.99 | Image | 4,486 |
288 | 274 | Black | 5 | $3.99 | Black Mask | 4,484 |
289 | 289 | Nancy Drew Hardy Boys | 2 | $3.99 | Dynamite | 4,456 |
290 | 277 | Doctor Who 9th | 12 | $3.99 | Titan | 4,421 |
291 | 345 | Scooby Doo Where Are You | 80 | $2.99 | DC | 4,416 |
292 | 278 | Grimm Fairy Tales | 5 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 4,393 |
293 | 296 | Lumberjanes | 37 | $3.99 | Boom | 4,386 |
294 | 275 | Dungeons & Dragons Frost Giants Fury | 2* | $3.99 | IDW | 4,370 |
295 | 276 | Micronauts Wrath of Karza | 1* | $3.99 | IDW | 4,366 |
296 | 294 | Uncle Scrooge | 25 | $3.99 | IDW | 4,359 |
297 | 299 | No World | 1 | $3.99 | Aspen | 4,328 |
298 | 298 | Kim Reaper | 1 | $3.99 | Oni | 4,321 |
299 | 279 | Micronauts | 11* | $3.99 | IDW | 4,304 |
300 | 310 | Magdalena | 2 | $3.99 | Image | 4,244 |
310 | 226 | Grimm Tales of Terror 2017 April Fools Edition | 0 | $5.99 | Zenescope | 3,925 |
311 | 273 | Zombie Tramp Ongoing | 34 | $4.99 | Action Lab | 3,921 |
318 | 201 | Lady Death Oblivion Kiss | 1 | $7.99 | Coffin | 3,724 |
320 | 308 | Courier | 1 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 3,652 |
321 | 319 | Generation Zero | 9 | $3.99 | Valiant | 3,626 |
333 | 305 | Dollface | 4 | $4.99 | Action Lab | 3,269 |
335 | 326 | Cinderella Serial Killer Princess | 4 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 3,185 |
342 | 271 | Namwolf | 1 | $5.99 | Albatross | 3,000 |
343 | 340 | Grimm Fairy Tales Robyn Hood I Love NY | 11 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 2,963 |
345 | 350 | All New Fathom | 3 | $3.99 | Aspen | 2,916 |
351 | 346 | Grimm Fairy Tales Day of the Dead | 3 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 2,719 |
353 | 347 | Spookhouse | 4 | $3.99 | Albatross | 2,685 |
354 | 349 | Grimm Fairy Tales Van Helsing Vs The Mummy of Amun Ra | 4 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 2,664 |
359 | 354 | Grimm Fairy Tales Grimm Tales of Terror Vol. 3 | 4 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 2,583 |
368 | 367 | Soulfire | 2 | $3.99 | Aspen | 2,424 |
374 | 365 | Skull Island Birth of Kong | 1 | $3.99 | Legendary | 2,280 |
375 | 337 | Jungle Fantasy Ivory | 8 | $5.99 | Avatar | 2,201 |
379 | 384 | All Time Comics Bullwhip | 1 | $3.99 | Fantagraphics | 2,172 |
380 | 358 | Vampblade Season Two | 2 | $4.99 | Action Lab | 2,171 |
381 | 371 | Solar Flare | 1 | $3.99 | Scout | 2,160 |
383 | 325 | Knights of the Dinner Table | 242 | $5.99 | Kenzer | 2,145 |
384 | 377 | Heathen | 3 | $3.99 | Creative Mind Energy | 2,125 |
385 | 393 | Spencer and Locke | 1 | $3.99 | Action Lab | 2,109 |
386 | 380 | Hellchild The Unholy | 5 | $3.99 | Zenescope | 2,055 |
390 | 391 | Quantum Teens Are Go | 3 | $3.99 | Black Mask | 1,943 |
April 2017 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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A significant headwind continued to blow from the graphic novel sector; orders were down 17%. The Top 300 Graphic Novel sales for the year, while still down, look a lot better than Diamond's reported figure for the overall — but that doesn't necessarily mean the fault lies in the titles in the "long tail," as Top 300 sales numbers are regularly inflated by deep discounting.
