September 2025 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 28-August 3, 2025
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Mark Spears Monsters #7 Cvr G (Keenspot)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Metal Hurlant Vol. 2 (Humanoids)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Spawn of Venus and Other Stories (Fantagraphics)
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Advance reorders placed between August 4-10, 2025
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Grimm Fairy Tales #100 (Zenescope)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Destroy All Humans Can't Be Regenerated MTG Manga (Viz)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Traveling to Mars (Ablaze)
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Advance reorders placed between August 11-17, 2025
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Inuit #1 (Afterlight)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
A Lungful of Brine (Afterlight)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Harvey Chamber of Chills Facsimile Slipcase Ed. Vol 1 (PS Artbooks)
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Advance reorders placed between August 18-24, 2025
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Rysk #5 Cvr A Mannix Francisco (Ablaze)
• Top advance-reordered series debut:
Book of Nosferatu #1 Cvr A Hristov (Ablaze)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Metal Hurlant Vol. 2 (Humanoids)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Savage World of Tony Lorenz (Power)
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Advance reorders placed between August 25-31, 2025
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Shi No Kage #9 Cvr A (Blackbox)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Dandadan Vol. 16 (Viz)
• Top advance-reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Scream The Specials 1985-24 Slipcase (Rebellion)
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Advance reorders placed between September 1-7, 2025
• Top advance-reordered comic book:
Book of Nosferatu Cvr A Hristov (Ablaze)
• Top advance-reordered softcover graphic novel:
Nana and Kaoru Black Label Vol. 2 (Fakku)
Because of staff reductions at Diamond, this was the final advance reorder report made available to Comichron. The charts, which once included every major player in the business, only drew from a handful of publishers, and the underlying order volumes had diminished to the point where the charts had no further utility.
The final top advance-reordered comic book, Ablaze's Book of Nosferatu #1, was not available in Diamond's catalog within days of this posting.
This chart concludes a nearly eight-year run of weekly reorder reports archived on Comichron.
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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 September 1-7, 2025
• Top reordered comic book:
Mark Spears Monsters #6 Cvr G Vampirella Metal Cover (Keenspot)
• Top reordered softcover graphic novel:
PS Artbooks Plastic Man Softee Vol. 8 (PS Artbooks)
• Top reordered hardcover graphic novel:
Blake and Mortimer Complete Collection Vol. 1 (Cinebook)
Because of staff reductions at Diamond, this was the final reorder report made available to Comichron. The charts, which once included every major player in the business, only drew from a handful of publishers, most of whom were clients of Diamond UK.
The final top reordered comic book,was a $99.99 version of Keenspot's Mark Spears Monsters #6; the charts had always been measured by dollar volume, and the issue had led the rankings several times.
This chart concludes a nearly eight-year run of weekly reorder reports archived on Comichron.
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.
