November 2020 Comics Sales Early Look
Comics and Graphic Novels Reordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
This data refers to sales by Diamond. Click to see those from DC's distributor and the Overall market.
Diamond has not yet released its full rankings for this month.
Our estimates will appear when it does.
November 2020 has four shipping weeks, the same as November 2019, so the year-to-year comparison will be an even one. That November was a good month relative to the previous year: retailers ordered $42.34 million worth of comic books, graphic novels, and magazines from Diamond Comic Distributors.
The estimated comics sales for the month will become available sometime in December 2020, likely in the second week or so. Follow @Comichron on Twitter to get the alert when the report becomes available. In the meantime, you can get a sense of what sales might be like from noting what products were most reordered by retailers.
Several weeks ago, retailers began placing advance reorders for items whose initial order deadlines had passed, but which had not yet released at the time the reorders were placed. These reorders, placed further out than regular reorders, tend to be more speculative in nature, as there is less certainty that stock will still be available. But they do give us the farthest-into-the-future look at potential sales. To see potential sales for this month, you generally want to look at the advance reorders placed from the month before.
Note that the listings mix hardcovers, softcovers, and comics together, and that they also rank items by dollars rather than units. Note, too, that advance reorder charts are ranked by retail dollars, so retailers' discounts have not yet been applied.
There is no guarantee that these advance reorders will be filled. It's also likely that a lot of books in these lists won't synch up exactly with this month; reorders are placed all the time and reported weekly, while comics sales are reported monthly.
Advance reorders placed between Oct. 5-11, 2020
• Top advance-reordered November-shipping comic book:Crossover #1 Cvr A Shaw & Stewart (Image)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Conan the Barbarian Original Marvel Years Omnibus Vol. 5 Kane DM variant (Marvel)
Crossover #1by Donny Cates looked to open strong with several of its variants in the top five. Cates had eight spots in the Top 10 — including the top six as yet another Venom #25 printing made its appearance, and Thor #9 also appeared.
Advance reorders placed between Oct. 12-18, 2020
• Top advance-reordered November-shipping comic book:Power Rangers #1 Cvr A Scalera (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Once & Future TPB Vol. 2 (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
X-Men Inferno Omnibus HC (Marvel)
A new Power Rangers title put Boom atop the reorders list.
Advance reorders placed between October 19-25, 2020
• Top advance-reordered November-shipping comic book:LCSD 2020 Something is Killing the Children #1 Foil Var (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
X-Men Inferno Omnibus HC DM Var (Marvel)
In addition to December's TMNT Last Ronin #1 second printing, Local Comic Shop Day editions led the charts.
Advance reorders placed between Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2020
• Top advance-reordered December-shipping comic book:X of Swords Destruction #1 Henrichon LCSD Var (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Something is Killing the Children TPB Vol. 2 (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Reckless HC (Image)
A Donny Cates production for December King in Black #1 led advance reorders; Local Comic Shop Day editions led the November comics in the list.
Advance reorder charts will be posted here as soon as they are released. Stay tuned!
Click to skip down to the Reorders placed for issues shipping this month.
Reorders, by contrast, are orders for items that had already been released at the time of the order. In other words, these are the comics customers have been asking for, generally speaking; while deep discounts may also put titles on these lists, the charts are ranked by invoiced dollars, which is what retailers actually paid.
Reorders placed between Nov. 9-15, 2020
• Top reordered November-shipping comic book:Thor #9 (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Boys Omnibus Vol. 1 (Dynamite)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Michael Golden Micronauts Artist Ed. HC (IDW)
Lots of hardcover graphic novels made the charts in the second full week of November.
Reorders placed between Nov. 16-22, 2020
• Top reordered November-shipping comic book:Power Rangers #1 Cvr A Scalera (Boom)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Umbrella Academy Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite (Dark Horse)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Uncanny X-Men Omnibus HC Vol. 2 Immonen Cvr (Marvel)
Power Rangers #1, which led advance reorders one week in October, topped the charts among comics.
Reorders placed between Nov. 23-29, 2020
• Top reordered November-shipping comic book:Symbiote Spider-Man King in Black #1 (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Umbrella Academy Vol. 1 Apocalypse Suite (Dark Horse)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Excallibur Omnibus HC Vol. 1 Davis Marvel Age DM Var (Marvel)
Graphic novels dominated the chart for the last full week in November.
Reorder charts will be released weekly during the month. Stay tuned!
The true top sellers for the month will replace this page once they are released by Diamond.
