May 2024 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 and Twitter to get the alert when new charts are added.
Several weeks ago, retailers began placing advance reorders for items whose final order cutoff 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 March 25-31, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Ultimate Spider-Man 5th Ptg Marco Checcetto Var (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
White Boat #1 Cvr A Francavilla (Dstlry)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Gunslinger Spawn TPB Vol. 4 (Image)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Conan the Barbarian Original Omnibus Direct Market Vol. 1 (Titan)
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, Image, IDW, and Dark Horse, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between April 1-7, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Space Ghost #1 Cvr A Mattina (Dynamite)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Faust Love of the Damned (Black Mask)
Space Ghost #1 was both the top series launch and the top item overall.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, Image, IDW, and Dark Horse, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between April 8-14, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Transformers #8 (Image)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Crocodile Black #1 Cvr A Sorrentino (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
EC Archives Weird Fantasy Vol. 4 (Dark Horse)
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, Image, IDW, and Dark Horse, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between April 15-21, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Ultimates #1 (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Godzilla Original Marvel Years Omnibus HC First Issue DM Variant (Marvel)
Ultimates #1 was both the top new series launch and the top advance reordered item overall.
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, Image, IDW, and Dark Horse, and does not offer DC comics.
Advance reorders placed between April 22-28, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Thundercats #4 Cvr A Nakayama (Dynamite)
• Top advance-reordered new series debut:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Alpha #1 Cvr A Burnham (IDW)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Rugrats Bestest Comics Vol. 1 (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Conan the Barbarian Original Omnibus Direct Market Ed. Vol. 2 (Titan)
Note that Diamond only represents a portion of the comic book orders for Marvel, Image, IDW, and Dark Horse, 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 also put titles on these lists, the charts are ranked by invoiced dollars, which is what retailers actually paid.
Reorders placed between April 29-May 5, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
Ultimate Spider-Man #4 (Publisher)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 (Boom)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
TMNT The Last Ronin HC (IDW)
• Top reordered box set:
Love and Rockets First Fifty Classic 40th Anniversary Box Set (Fantagraphics)
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel, Image, IDW, and Dark Horse's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below that were available at posting time from Things from Another World have links to that site; this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
All other items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below have links to eBay. As an eBay Partner, this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Reorders placed between May 6-12, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
Blood Hunt Red Band #1 (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
TMNT The Last Ronin HC (IDW)
For the first time in a long time, the top reordered item was a comic book rather than a graphic novel.
Note that Diamond only handles a portion of Marvel, Image, IDW, and Dark Horse's comic book orders, and does not carry DC products in North America.
Items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below that were available at posting time from Things from Another World have links to that site; this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
All other items mentioned and depicted above and in the table below have links to eBay. As an eBay Partner, this site may be compensated if you make a purchase.
Reorder charts will be released weekly during the month. Stay tuned!
The true top sellers for the month will replace this page should they be released by Diamond.
