August 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 July 1-7, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Wolverine Revenge Red Band #1 Polybagged (Marvel)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Rare Flavours TPB (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Walt Disney Donald Duck 90th Anniversary Collection HC (Fantagraphics)
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 July 8-14, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Life #1 Cvr A (Dstlry)
The flip-cover series Life led the charts during the second week of July. The week also saw the news that Penguin Random House had bought Boom, one of Diamond's two largest remaining exclusive publisher partners.
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 July 15-21, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
BRZRKR: The Lost Book of B #1 (Boom)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Blasfamous HC (Dstlry)
No softcovers made the list.
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 July 22-28, 2024
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Time Waits #1 Cvr A To (Dstlry)
• Top advance-reordered non-first issue:
Something is Killing the Children #40 (Boom)
No graphic novels made the list.
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 July 29-August 4, 2024
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Boys Omnibus TPB Vol. 1 (Publisher)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Daredevil Shadowland Omnibus HC Tan New Ptg DM Cvr (Marvel)
• Top reordered box set:
My Hero Academia Box Set Vols. 1-20 (Viz)
No comic books made the list.
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 August 5-11, 2024
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium TPB Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Invincible Compendium HC Vol. 1 (Image)
• Top reordered box set:
My Hero Academia Box Set Vol.s 1-20 (Viz)
No comic books made the list.
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 August 12-18, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
EC Cruel Universe #1 (Oni)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Something is Killing the Children TPB Vol. 1 (Boom)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Boys Oversized Omnibus HC Vol. 1 (Dynamite)
• Top reordered box set:
My Hero Academia Box Set Vols. 1-20 (Viz)
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 August 19-25, 2024
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Solo Leveling Vol. 9 (Ize)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Once and Future Deluxe Ed. HC Slipcase Book 2 (Boom)
• Top reordered box set:
Promised Neverland Complete Box Set (Viz)
No comic books made the chart.
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 August 26-September 1, 2024
• Top reordered comic book:
Ultimate Spider-Man #7 (Marvel)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
Boys Omnibus Vol. 1 (Dynamite)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Somna HC (Dstlry)
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.
