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Diamond's May '09 Top 100 Sales Charts & Market Share

By Michael Doran
posted: 15 June 2009 01:41 pm ET

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New Avengers #53

New Avengers #53

Diamond Comics' Distributors this week released their Market Share Report and preliminary Sales Charts for comic books and graphic novels sold to the comic book Direct Market in May 2009, and it was a fairly uneventful month if anyone is looking for any significant changes to the top of the charts or in market share.

Marvel Comics had the bestselling comic book of the month in New Avengers #53, with DC following not to far behind (just some 5%) with Batman: Battle for the Cowl #3, as readers apparently grabbed the finale of the limited series to see how won the battle.

Unlike last month when the two publishers evenly split the Top 10, in May it was a more typical 7 to 3 split in favor of Marvel.

Diamond has not yet released the Top 100 graphic novel charts, but this month released a Top 50 Indie Comics chart, which was led by IDW's Angel #21, good for 64th on the all-inclusive chart, and a Top 50 Small Press chart, which was led by Archaia Studios Press' Mouse Guard Winter 1152 #6, which equates to #14 on the Indie chart and #148 on the overall chart.

As to May's Market Share, again there are no major surprises. Marvel again led both the Unit and Dollar share charts by healthy margins over DC -45.17% Unit Share to DC's 30.34%, and 39.05% Dollar Share to DC's 26.18%.

The Market Share and Sales charts follow below, and as always, look for more detailed analysis of the month's figures soon here at Newsarama...  

MAY 2009 MARKET SHARES
Based on Total Sales for Comics, Graphic Novels & Magazines Invoiced in May 2009

Vendor

Comics, Magazines, & GNs Dollar Share

Comics, Magazines, & GNs Unit Share

MARVEL COMICS

39.05%

45.17%

DC COMICS

26.18%

30.34%

DARK HORSE COMICS

6.09%

4.31%

IMAGE COMICS

4.61%

3.26%

IDW PUBLISHING

4.43%

3.78%

VIZ MEDIA

2.15%

1.08%

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

1.96%

2.15%

EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS

1.12%

0.26%

TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS

1.12%

0.57%

BOOM! STUDIOS

1.08%

1.10%

AVATAR PRESS INC

0.96%

0.69%

WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT

0.91%

0.80%

RANDOM HOUSE

0.84%

0.27%

TOKYOPOP

0.76%

0.32%

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

0.52%

0.13%

ONI PRESS

0.48%

0.20%

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

0.46%

0.60%

YEN PRESS

0.42%

0.13%

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT

0.41%

0.30%

ASPEN MLT INC

0.39%

0.54%

OTHER NON-TOP 20

6.05%

4.00%


TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2009

Quantity Rank

Dollar Rank

Index

Description

PRICE

VendName

1

1

105.83

NEW AVENGERS #53 DKR

$3.99

MAR

2

2

100.00

BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL #3 (OF 3)

$3.99

DC

3

6

97.65

WOLVERINE #72

$2.99

MAR

4

4

96.65

FLASH REBIRTH #2 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

5

7

93.44

WOLVERINE #73

$2.99

MAR

6

8

91.39

GREEN LANTERN #41

$2.99

DC

7

9

84.26

UNCANNY X-MEN #510

$2.99

MAR

8

3

81.98

HULK #12

$3.99

MAR

9

16

80.56

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #595 DKR

$2.99

MAR

10

5

75.06

CAPTAIN AMERICA #50

$3.99

MAR

11

12

71.62

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #33

$2.99

DC

12

13

69.07

GREEN LANTERN CORPS #36

$2.99

DC

13

10

66.38

WOLVERINE WEAPON X #2

$3.99

MAR

14

15

65.87

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #25 CHEN CVR

$2.99

DAR

15

17

65.56

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #594

$2.99

MAR

16

18

65.45

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #593

$2.99

MAR

17

19

65.43

X-FORCE #15 XMW

$2.99

MAR

18

21

64.09

ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #6 (OF 6)

$2.99

MAR

19

20

62.92

JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #27

$2.99

DC

20

11

62.50

NEW MUTANTS #1

$3.99

MAR

21

23

60.57

X-MEN LEGACY #224

$2.99

MAR

22

24

57.54

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #13 DKR

$2.99

MAR

23

25

57.32

DEADPOOL #10 DKR

$2.99

MAR

24

26

56.23

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #132

$2.99

MAR

25

29

53.07

POWER GIRL #1

$2.99

DC

26

31

52.93

CABLE #14 XMW

$2.99

MAR

27

32

52.32

FANTASTIC FOUR #566

$2.99

MAR

28

14

51.09

WAR OF KINGS #3 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

29

34

50.97

WOLVERINE ORIGINS #36 DKR

$2.99

MAR

30

35

49.39

AVENGERS INVADERS #11 (OF 12)

$2.99

MAR

31

22

48.87

DARK TOWER THE FALL OF GILEAD #1 (OF 6)

$3.99

MAR

32

38

47.98

SECRET WARRIORS #4 DKR

$2.99

MAR

33

41

47.67

AVENGERS INITIATIVE #24 DKR

$2.99

MAR

34

36

47.27

SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #3 (OF 12)

$2.99

DC

35

37

46.85

ACTION COMICS #877

$2.99

DC

36

40

46.70

SUPERMAN #688

$2.99

DC

37

45

45.22

THUNDERBOLTS #132

$2.99

MAR

38

44

44.33

SUPERMAN BATMAN #60

$2.99

DC

39

46

43.86

GOTHAM GAZETTE #1 BATMAN ALIVE

$2.99

DC

40

47

43.65

BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL THE NETWORK #1

$2.99

DC

41

27

40.78

STAND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #3 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

42

28

40.29

MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

43

49

40.28

AZRAEL DEATHS DARK KNIGHT #3 (OF 3)

$2.99

DC

44

53

39.95

PUNISHER #5 DKR

$2.99

MAR

45

30

39.79

DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS #2 (OF 5)

$3.99

MAR

46

51

39.62

ORACLE #3 (OF 3)

$2.99

DC

47

33

38.62

NEW AVENGERS REUNION #3 (OF 4) DKR

$3.99

MAR

48

54

38.51

TITANS #13

$2.99

DC

49

57

37.50

SUPERGIRL #41

$2.99

DC

50

58

37.08

WONDER WOMAN #32

$2.99

DC

51

59

36.56

TRINITY #49

$2.99

DC

52

60

36.46

TRINITY #52

$2.99

DC

53

61

36.44

TRINITY #50

$2.99

DC

54

62

36.31

TRINITY #51

$2.99

DC

55

42

36.18

DARK REIGN YOUNG AVENGERS #1 (OF 5) DKR

$3.99

MAR

56

65

35.37

X-FACTOR #43

$2.99

MAR

57

67

34.75

BLACK PANTHER 2 #4 DKR

$2.99

MAR

58

43

34.30

DARK REIGN HAWKEYE #2 (OF 5) DKR

$3.99

MAR

59

66

34.07

TEEN TITANS #71

$2.99

DC

60

48

33.48

DARK REIGN HOOD #1 (OF 5) DKR

$3.99

MAR

61

69

32.60

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH RUN #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

62

73

32.52

INCREDIBLE HERCULES #129

$2.99

MAR

63

72

32.15

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH ESCAPE #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

64

39

32.11

ANGEL #21

$3.99

IDW

65

64

31.81

BOYS #30 (MR)

$2.99

DE

66

77

31.07

WAR MACHINE #6

$2.99

MAR

67

75

30.83

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH DANCE #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

68

80

30.43

GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #14

$2.99

MAR

69

50

30.41

DARK REIGN ELEKTRA #3 (OF 5) DKR

$3.99

MAR

70

79

30.41

SECRET SIX #9

$2.99

DC

71

68

30.40

BOYS HEROGASM #1 (MR)

$2.99

DE

72

196

30.18

UNWRITTEN #1 (MR)

$1.00

DC

73

52

30.02

PLANET SKAAR PROLOGUE ONE-SHOT

$3.99

MAR

74

83

29.76

DARK REIGN FANTASTIC FOUR #3 (OF 5) DKR

$2.99

MAR

75

86

29.35

NOVA #25

$2.99

MAR

76

84

29.15

OUTSIDERS #18

$2.99

DC

77

55

29.15

WAR OF KINGS ASCENSION #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

78

56

28.92

WOLVERINE NOIR #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

MAR

79

87

28.57

FINAL CRISIS AFTERMATH INK #1 (OF 6)

$2.99

DC

80

90

28.46

AGENTS OF ATLAS #4 DKR

$2.99

MAR

81

91

28.27

AGENTS OF ATLAS #5 DKR

$2.99

MAR

82

93

27.76

MS MARVEL #39 DKR

$2.99

MAR

83

92

27.10

STAR WARS LEGACY #36 RENEGADE

$2.99

DAR

84

95

26.80

WALKING DEAD #61 (MR)

$2.99

IMA

85

96

26.50

FABLES #84 (MR)

$2.99

DC

86

102

25.29

BOOSTER GOLD #20

$2.99

DC

87

103

25.02

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #23

$2.99

DC

88

104

24.84

EXILES #2

$2.99

MAR

89

63

24.64

GI JOE #5

$3.99

IDW

90

106

24.52

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #26

$2.99

MAR

91

71

24.52

PUNISHER FRANK CASTLE MAX #70 (MR)

$3.99

MAR

92

70

24.33

BATMAN IN BARCELONA DRAGONS KNIGHT

$3.99

DC

93

74

24.08

SPIDER-MAN SHORT HALLOWEEN

$3.99

MAR

94

105

24.05

GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #20

$2.99

DC

95

110

23.55

FUSION #1 (OF 3)

$2.99

IMA

96

111

23.55

UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS #6 (OF 6)

$2.99

DAR

97

76

23.34

HUMAN TORCH COMICS #1 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL

$3.99

MAR

98

78

23.05

DAREDEVIL NOIR #2 (OF 4) CALERO VAR

$3.99

MAR

99

115

23.02

GHOST RIDER #35

$2.99

MAR

100

81

22.65

ALL NEW SAVAGE SHE-HULK #2 (OF 4) DKR

$3.99

MAR


TOP 50 INDIE COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2009

Quantity Rank

Overall Quantity Rank

Overall Dollar Rank

Index

Description

PRICE

VendName

1

64

39

32.11

ANGEL #21

$3.99

IDW

2

65

64

31.81

BOYS #30 (MR)

$2.99

DE

3

71

68

30.40

BOYS HEROGASM #1 (MR)

$2.99

DE

4

89

63

24.64

GI JOE #5

$3.99

IDW

5

112

82

20.05

GI JOE COBRA #3

$3.99

IDW

6

117

99

18.75

ANGEL NOT FADE AWAY #1

$3.99

IDW

7

121

114

18.01

BLACK TERROR #4

$3.50

DE

8

124

101

17.57

ANGEL BLOOD AND TRENCHES #3

$3.99

IDW

9

126

107

17.29

GI JOE MOVIE PREQUEL #3 BARONESS

$3.99

IDW

10

142

130

13.78

TRANSFORMERS ALL HAIL MEGATRON #11

$3.99

IDW

11

143

123

13.73

CROSSED #5 (OF 9) (MR)

$3.99

AVA

12

146

159

13.57

RED SONJA #44

$2.99

DE

13

147

124

13.56

IGNITION CITY #3 (OF 5) (MR)

$3.99

AVA

14

148

131

13.55

MOUSE GUARD WINTER 1152 #6 (OF 6)

$3.50

ARS

15

151

166

13.06

SOULFIRE #9 MICHAEL TURNER CVR

$2.99

ASP

16

153

150

12.44

TERRY MOORES ECHO #12

$3.50

ABS

17

154

138

12.34

TRANSFORMERS REVENGE O/T FALLEN MOVIE ADAPT #1

$3.99

IDW

18

156

133

12.09

COMPLETE DRACULA #1 (OF 5)

$4.99

DE

19

158

142

11.68

TRANSFORMERS REVENGE O/T FALLEN MOVIE ADAPT #2

$3.99

IDW

20

164

132

11.22

FEMALE FORCE #3 MICHELLE OBAMA CURR PTG

$3.99

BLU

21

165

139

11.17

IRREDEEMABLE #2

$3.99

BOO

22

169

177

10.94

SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #1 (OF 5) HERRERA CVR

$2.99

ASP

23

170

182

10.93

FATHOM #7 ALE GARZA CVR

$2.99

ASP

24

172

144

10.44

FARSCAPE STRANGE DETRACTORS #2 (OF 4) CVR A

$3.99

BOO

25

175

165

10.25

LOCKE & KEY HEAD GAMES #5

$3.99

IDW

26

176

179

10.18

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #38

$2.99

ZEN

27

177

201

10.04

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #200

$2.50

ARC

28

178

108

9.95

GRIMM FAIRY TALES RETURN TO WONDERLAND ANNUAL #1

$5.99

ZEN

29

180

184

9.75

TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #56 (MR)

$2.95

BRO

30

181

153

9.68

STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #6 CRUZ CVR A

$3.95

UDO

31

182

168

9.57

STAR TREK CREW #3

$3.99

IDW

32

184

170

9.36

DOCTOR WHO TIME MACHINATION

$3.99

IDW

33

185

174

9.35

STAR TREK MISSIONS END #3

$3.99

IDW

34

191

191

9.02

INCREDIBLES FAMILY MATTERS #2 (OF 4)

$2.99

BOO

35

198

200

8.46

SIMPSONS COMICS #154

$2.99

BON

36

199

183

8.33

STAR TREK ALIENS SPOTLIGHT ROMULANS

$3.99

IDW

37

200

192

8.32

ZORRO #13

$3.50

DE

38

201

175

8.19

FARSCAPE DARGOS LAMENT #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

BOO

39

204

195

7.90

GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS TANKIES #2 (MR)

$3.50

DE

40

208

189

7.50

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA FINAL FIVE #2 (OF 4)

$3.99

DE

41

209

232

7.50

SONIC UNIVERSE #4

$2.50

ARC

42

210

198

7.35

ARMY OF DARKNESS #20

$3.50

DE

43

211

217

7.13

FUTURAMA COMICS #43

$2.99

BON

44

212

185

7.12

UNKNOWN #1 (OF 4)

$3.99

BOO

45

213

187

6.96

ROBERT JORDANS WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #0 REG CVR

$3.99

DAB

46

215

241

6.91

HACK SLASH ENTRY WOUND (MR)

$2.50

DDP

47

219

197

6.80

GRAVEL #11 (MR)

$3.99

AVA

48

221

210

6.58

HACK SLASH SERIES #22 SEELEY CVR A (MR)

$3.50

DDP

49

222

222

6.28

HOTWIRE #3 (OF 5) PUGH CVR A

$2.99

RAL

50

223

213

6.25

MAN WITH NO NAME #10

$3.50

DE


TOP 50 SMALL PRESS COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2009

Quantity Rank

Indie Quantity Rank

Overall Quantity Rank

Overall Dollar Rank

Index

Description

PRICE

VendName

1

14

148

131

13.55

MOUSE GUARD WINTER 1152 #6 (OF 6)

$3.50

ARS

2

15

151

166

13.06

SOULFIRE #9 MICHAEL TURNER CVR

$2.99

ASP

3

16

153

150

12.44

TERRY MOORES ECHO #12

$3.50

ABS

4

20

164

132

11.22

FEMALE FORCE #3 MICHELLE OBAMA CURR PTG

$3.99

BLU

5

22

169

177

10.94

SOULFIRE NEW WORLD ORDER #1 (OF 5) HERRERA CVR

$2.99

ASP

6

23

170

182

10.93

FATHOM #7 ALE GARZA CVR

$2.99

ASP

7

26

176

179

10.18

GRIMM FAIRY TALES #38

$2.99

ZEN

8

27

177

201

10.04

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #200

$2.50

ARC

9

28

178

108

9.95

GRIMM FAIRY TALES RETURN TO WONDERLAND ANNUAL #1

$5.99

ZEN

10

29

180

184

9.75

TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #56 (MR)

$2.95

BRO

11

30

181

153

9.68

STREET FIGHTER II TURBO #6 CRUZ CVR A

$3.95

UDO

12

35

198

200

8.46

SIMPSONS COMICS #154

$2.99

BON

13

41

209

232

7.50

SONIC UNIVERSE #4

$2.50

ARC

14

43

211

217

7.13

FUTURAMA COMICS #43

$2.99

BON

15

45

213

187

6.96

ROBERT JORDANS WHEEL OF TIME EYE O/T WORLD #0 REG CVR

$3.99

DAB

16

46

215

241

6.91

HACK SLASH ENTRY WOUND (MR)

$2.50

DDP

17

48

221

210

6.58

HACK SLASH SERIES #22 SEELEY CVR A (MR)

$3.50

DDP

18

49

222

222

6.28

HOTWIRE #3 (OF 5) PUGH CVR A

$2.99

RAL

19

53

240

206

5.45

JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT #4 (OF 4)

$3.99

DAB

20

55

245

235

5.25

VOLTRON A LEGEND FORGED #5 SEELEY CVR A

$3.50

DDP

21

58

252

300

4.90

DELLEC #0

$1.99

ASP

22

60

254

229

4.82

STEPHEN COLBERTS TEK JANSEN #5 (OF 5)

$3.99

ONI

23

61

256

237

4.75

ATOMIC ROBO SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME #1 (OF 5)

$3.50

RED

24

62

259

146

4.54

KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #150

$8.99

KEN

25

63

262

259

4.34

CEREBUS ARCHIVE #1

$3.00

AAR

26

64

263

246

4.32

GREATEST AMERICAN HERO #3 (OF 3)

$3.50

AST

27

65

264

269

4.23

GLAMOURPUSS #7

$3.00

AAR

28

66

266

271

4.15

SHRAPNEL #5 (OF 5) A CVR DJURDJEVIC

$2.99

RAL

29

68

269

242

3.95

WARRIORS OFFICIAL MOVIE ADAPTATION #2 (OF 5) (MR)

$3.99

DAB

30

69

273

247

3.77

PHANTOM GHOST WHO WALKS #2 JOE CORRONEY CVR

$3.99

MOO

31

76

290

262

3.24

PATRICIA BRIGGS MERCY THOMPSON HOMECOMING #3 (OF 4)

$3.99

DAB

32

77

293

288

3.12

ZOMBIES THAT ATE THE WORLD #3 (MR)

$3.50

DDP

33

78

295

287

2.89

SIMPSONS COMICS TREASURE TROVE #4

$3.99

BON

34

79

296

326

2.87

ARCHIE #597

$2.50

ARC

35

80

297

311

2.85

GOLD DIGGER #106

$2.99

ANT

36

82

301

281

2.80

ROBERT JORDANS NEW SPRING #6

$3.99

DAB

37

83

302

313

2.77

GOLD DIGGER #105

$2.99

ANT

38

85

306

286

2.64

CAPTAIN ACTION COMICS #4 LUCAS RETRO CVR

$3.99

MOO

39

86

307

310

2.47

TALES OF TMNT #58

$3.25

MIR

40

88

309

298

2.36

JIM BUTCHERS DRESDEN FILES STORM FRONT VOL 02 #4

$3.99

DAB

41

89

310

339

2.34

BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #89

$2.50

ARC

42

90

317

343

2.20

ARCHIE & FRIENDS #131

$2.50

ARC

43

91

319

303

2.19

OZ WONDERLAND CHRONICLES JACK & CAT TALES #1 CVR A

$3.99

BUY

44

92

320

345

2.17

VERONICA #194 (NOTE PRICE)

$2.50

ARC

45

93

322

349

2.12

SABRINA VOL 2 #102 YOUNG SALEM PART 2 OF 4

$2.50

ARC

46

94

325

308

2.03

SHERLOCK HOLMES & KOLCHAK #2 (OF 3) MAVLIAN CVR

$3.99

MOO

47

97

328

291

1.96

NEXUS ORIGIN REMASTERED

$4.99

RUD

48

98

329

320

1.93

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