January 2023 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Comics and Graphic Novels Reordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
Of the three major distributors for comic books to comics shops — Diamond Comic Distributors, Penguin Random House, and Lunar DIstribution, the only sales reports currently released by any of those distributors are reorder charts from Diamond. They are seen below and added as they're released each week. Follow @Comichron on Facebook, Twitter, and Post.News to get the alert when new charts are added.
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 December 5-11, 2022
• Top advance-reordered January-shipping comic book:
Gargoyles #2 Cover A Nakayama (Dynamite)
The second issue of the Gargoyles series from Dynamite led advance reorders for the first week of 2023, with offerings from Boom, Dark Horse, and Image taking up the next three slots.
No graphic novels made the list at all.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between December 12-18, 2022
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Spawn: Unwanted Violence #1 (Del Mundo)
A Disney 100th anniversary variant for Amazing Spider-Man #19 was Marvel's top advance reordered title.
No graphic novels made the list.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between December 19-25, 2022
• Top advance-reordered January-shipping comic book:
Ninja Funk #3 Cvr C Kirkham (Whatnot)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Astro City Metrobook Vol. 3 (Image)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Michael Golden Marvel Stories Artist Ed. HC (IDW)
Several versions of issues of Ninja Funk from Whatnot made the advance reorder list for the week leading up to and including Christmas.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between December 26, 2022-January 1, 2023
• Top advance-reordered January-shipping comic book:
Darkwing Duck #1 Cvr A Nakayama (Dynamite)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Legends of Korra Ruins of Empire Omnibus TPB (Dark Horse)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Good Asian 1936 Dlx Ed HC (Image)
Disney's Darkwing Duck launch at Dynamite took the top advance reorder spot on the final chart of 2022.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel and IDW, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorder charts will be released weekly during the month. 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 December also put titles on these lists, the charts are ranked by invoiced dollars, which is what retailers actually paid.
Reorders placed between January 2-8, 2023
• Top reordered comic book:
Book of Slaughter #1 Cvr A Mora (Boom)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Saga Vol. 10 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Spawn Origins Deluxe Ed. HC Vol. 2 (Image)
The release of the new Spawn Origins deluxe hardcover spurred sales of earlier volumes.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel and IDW's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Reorders placed between January 9-15, 2023
Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Spawn Compendium TPB Vol. 3 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Spawn Origins Dlx Ed HC Vol. 5 (Image)
• Top reordered box set:
One Piece Box Set Vol. 2 (Viz)
One Piece box sets and Spawn collected editions led the reorder chart during the second week of 2023.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel and IDW's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Reorders placed between January 16-22, 2023
• Top reordered January-shipping comic book:
Amazing Spider-Man #17 Pastrovicchio Disney100 Variant (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 1 (Viz)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Spawn Origins Deluxe Ed. HC Vol. 3 (Image)
• Top reordered box set:
One Piece Box Set Vol. 3 (Viz)
The Disney100 Avengers cover of Amazing Spider-Man #17 — a variant choice bound to confuse future generations of collectors on a number of levels — was the top reordered comic book at Diamond.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel and IDW's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Reorders placed between January 23-29, 2023
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium TPB Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Spawn Origins Deluxe Ed. HC Vol. 1 (Image)
No comic books made the list during the last full week of January.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel and IDW's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
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.
