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FEBRUARY 2008 SALES CHARTS & MARKET SHARE REPORT

Diamond released their monthly Direct Market Sales Charts and Market Share report Monday, this month for titles that went on sale in February 2008, and it was pretty much steady-as-she-goes chart positioning and market share.

Marvel Comics, lead by the debut of the new X-Force series, took most of the top comic book chart positions as usual, scoring nine of the top ten bestselling books of the month, with DC's still-strong All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder #9 breaking up the Marvel monopoly at #6.

Dynamite Entertainment kept Marvel from executing the comic book and graphic novel sweep, as their trade collection of Garth Ennis' The Boys (Vol. 2: Get Some) beat out the latest trade paperback volume of Ultimate Spider-Man for the top-selling honors.

As for Market Share, Marvel's lead in both categories was a little less than in January.

Marvel took 41.97% of the Unit Share as compared to DC’s 33.32%, and 37.82% of the Dollar Share, to DC’s 30.23%.

Look for more in-depth analysis of the monthly sales charts right here very soon...

[Below are the full Market Share report and the Top 100 comic book and graphic novel charts.]

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FEBRUARY 2008 MARKET SHARES
Based on Actual Sales for Comics, Magazines, & GNs Invoiced in February 2008

Publisher	Comics, Magazines, & GNs Dollar Share	Comics, Magazines, & GNs Unit Share
MARVEL COMICS	37.82%	41.97%
DC COMICS	30.23%	33.32%
DARK HORSE COMICS	7.17%	5.85%
IMAGE COMICS	3.60%	3.38%
IDW PUBLISHING	3.08%	2.91%
DYNAMIC FORCES	2.50%	2.56%
TOKYOPOP	1.80%	0.72%
VIZ MEDIA	1.79%	0.90%
DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING	1.14%	0.88%
WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT	1.12%	0.80%
GEMSTONE PUBLISHING	0.77%	0.34%
RANDOM HOUSE	0.54%	0.19%
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD	0.46%	0.16%
AVATAR PRESS INC	0.46%	0.43%
VIRGIN COMICS LLC	0.45%	0.60%
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS	0.43%	0.11%
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC	0.39%	0.57%
ARCHAIA STUDIOS PRESS	0.36%	0.37%
DIGITAL MANGA DISTRIBUTION	0.34%	0.12%
BOOM ENTERTAINMENT	0.29%	0.25%
OTHER NON TOP 20	5.26%	3.58%

TOP 100 COMICS
Based on Actual Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in February 2008

Qty Rank	Retail Rank	Index	Description	Price	Ven
1	1	154.16	X-FORCE #1 DWS*	$2.99	MAR
2	2	152.68	NEW AVENGERS #38 SII	$2.99	MAR
3	3	148.24	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #549 BND*	$2.99	MAR
4	4	144.14	THOR #6	$2.99	MAR
5	5	142.52	ULTIMATES 3 #3 (Of 5)*	$2.99	MAR
6	6	137.47	ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN BOY WONDER #9*	$2.99	DC
7	7	137.41	HULK #2*	$2.99	MAR
8	8	135.84	FANTASTIC FOUR #554*	$2.99	MAR
9	9	133.23	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #550 BND	$2.99	MAR
10	10	132.55	UNCANNY X-MEN #495 DWS	$2.99	MAR
11	11	131.66	JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #18	$2.99	DC
12	12	129.21	X-MEN LEGACY #208 DWS	$2.99	MAR
13	13	129.14	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #551 BND	$2.99	MAR
14	14	129.12	BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER #11	$2.99	DAR
15	15	126.14	CAPTAIN AMERICA #35	$2.99	MAR
16	16	123.39	JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA #12*	$2.99	DC
17	17	122.37	MIGHTY AVENGERS #9	$2.99	MAR
18	18	121.25	JUSTICE SOCIETY O/AMERICA #13*	$2.99	DC
19	19	100.06	COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 12	$2.99	DC
20	20	100.00	BATMAN #674	$2.99	DC
21	21	99.45	COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 11	$2.99	DC
22	22	99.39	COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 10	$2.99	DC
23	23	98.79	COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 9	$2.99	DC
24	25	94.12	WOLVERINE #62 DWS	$2.99	MAR
25	27	85.10	ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #119	$2.99	MAR
26	28	83.62	MARVEL ZOMBIES 2 #5 (Of 5)	$2.99	MAR
27	29	82.94	X-FACTOR #28 DWS	$2.99	MAR
28	30	81.60	ACTION COMICS #862*	$2.99	DC
29	26	78.81	PROJECT SUPERPOWERS #1 (Of 6)*	$3.50	DYN
30	31	76.53	INCREDIBLE HERCULES #114*	$2.99	MAR
31	32	76.25	SUPERMAN BATMAN #46	$2.99	DC
32	33	74.09	DETECTIVE COMICS #841	$2.99	DC
33	34	73.78	WOLVERINE ORIGINS #22	$2.99	MAR
34	35	73.72	TEEN TITANS #56	$2.99	DC
35	36	71.93	ULTIMATE X-MEN #91	$2.99	MAR
36	37	71.22	ULTIMATE HUMAN #2 (Of 4)	$2.99	MAR
37	24	70.97	ANGEL AFTER THE FALL #4	$3.99	IDW
38	38	70.14	KICK ASS #1 (MR)*	$2.99	MAR
39	39	69.76	GREEN LANTERN CORPS #21	$2.99	DC
40	40	63.77	ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #3 (Of 5)	$2.99	MAR
41	41	61.72	DAREDEVIL #105	$2.99	MAR
42	42	61.50	WONDER WOMAN #17	$2.99	DC
43	43	60.96	SUPERMAN #673	$2.99	DC
44	44	57.36	BRAVE & BOLD #10	$2.99	DC
45	46	56.89	ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #51	$2.99	MAR
46	47	55.57	BATMAN & OUTSIDERS #4	$2.99	DC
47	48	55.43	BOOSTER GOLD #0	$2.99	DC
48	49	55.30	FLASH #237	$2.99	DC
49	51	53.75	GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #5*	$2.99	DC
50	52	53.67	IRON MAN #26	$2.99	MAR
51	54	52.43	TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #2 (Of 6)	$2.99	DC
52	57	50.97	YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #2 (Of 6)	$2.99	MAR
53	58	50.12	SUPERGIRL #26	$2.99	DC
54	59	49.47	CAPTAIN MARVEL #3 (Of 5)	$2.99	MAR
55	60	48.69	RUNAWAYS #29	$2.99	MAR
56	62	47.66	PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #16	$2.99	MAR
57	64	46.26	MOON KNIGHT #15	$2.99	MAR
58	65	45.97	NEW EXILES #2	$2.99	MAR
59	66	45.63	LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #39	$2.99	DC
60	67	45.42	NIGHTWING #141	$2.99	DC
61	68	45.38	STAR WARS LEGACY #19	$2.99	DAR
62	69	45.02	WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH WARBOUND #3 (Of 5)	$2.99	MAR
63	55	44.69	DEATH O/NEW GODS #6 (Of 8)	$3.50	DC
64	70	43.83	STAR WARS LEGACY #20	$2.99	DAR
65	71	43.09	ANNIHILATION CONQUEST #4 (Of 6)	$2.99	MAR
66	72	42.49	WORLD O/WARCRAFT #4	$2.99	DC
67	73	42.34	UMBRELLAACADEMY APOCALYPSE SUITE #6 (Of 6)	$2.99	DAR
68	75	41.80	THUNDERBOLTS INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT	$2.99	MAR
69	76	41.56	BOYS #15 (MR)	$2.99	DE
70	77	40.99	GHOST RIDER #20	$2.99	MAR
71	50	40.94	IMMORTAL IRON FIST ORSON RANDALL GREEN MIST DEATH	$3.99	MAR
72	78	40.73	ROBIN #171	$2.99	DC
73	79	40.39	TWELVE #2 (Of 12)	$2.99	MAR
74	80	40.11	ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #8 (Of 12)*	$2.99	MAR
75	81	39.89	BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #12	$2.99	DC
76	56	38.52	NOVA ANNUAL #1	$3.99	MAR
77	82	38.10	WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH DAMAGE CONTROL #2 (Of 3)	$2.99	MAR
78	83	37.97	SALVATION RUN #4 (Of 7)	$2.99	DC
79	84	37.73	BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #13	$2.99	DC
80	85	37.67	NEW WARRIORS #9	$2.99	MAR
81	86	37.16	HOUSE OF M AVENGERS #5 (Of 5)	$2.99	MAR
82	61	36.36	SPIDER-MAN WITH GREAT POWER #2 (Of 5)	$3.99	MAR
83	87	36.23	SILVER SURFER IN THY NAME #4 (Of 4)	$2.99	MAR
84	88	35.68	FABLES #69 (MR)	$2.99	DC
85	90	35.39	MS MARVEL #24	$2.99	MAR
86	91	35.33	GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #5 (Of 9)	$2.99	DC
87	92	35.15	FABLES #70 (MR)	$2.99	DC
88	63	35.08	CABLE DEADPOOL #50	$3.99	MAR
89	93	34.30	BLACK PANTHER #34	$2.99	MAR
90	45	34.14	FANTASTIC FOUR LOST ADVENTURE	$4.99	MAR
91	94	33.95	BIRDS OF PREY #115	$2.99	DC
92	95	33.79	STAR WARS DARK TIMES #9	$2.99	DAR
93	96	33.53	WALKING DEAD #46 (MR)	$2.99	IMA
94	100	32.75	SPAWN #175	$2.95	IMA
95	99	32.52	SHE-HULK 2 #26	$2.99	MAR
96	102	31.80	CONAN #49 (MR)	$2.99	DAR
97	53	31.43	PUNISHER FORCE O/NATURE (MR)	$4.99	MAR
98	74	31.42	BLACK PANTHER ANNUAL #1	$3.99	MAR
99	104	30.81	SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #12	$2.99	DC
100	105	30.25	CLANDESTINE #1 (Of 5)	$2.99	MAR

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Actual Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in February 2008

Qty Rank	Retail Rank	Index	Title	Price	Ven
1	2	10.29	BOYS TP VOL 02 GET SOME (MR)	$19.99	DE
2	7	9.76	ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 19 DEATH O/GOBLIN	$14.99	MAR
3	10	9.00	INFINITE CRISIS TP	$14.99	DC
4	1	8.93	GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 01 SINESTRO CORPS WAR	$24.99	DC
5	12	7.05	SAVAGE SWORD O/CONAN TP VOL 02	$17.95	DAR
6	5	6.66	JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA HC VOL 02 LIGHTNING SAGA	$24.99	DC
7	70	6.65	WITCHBLADE TP VOL 01 WITCH HUNT	$4.99	IMA
8	11	6.40	ANITA BLAKE VH HC FIRST DEATH*	$19.99	MAR
9	8	5.54	INDIANA JONES OMNIBUS TP VOL 01	$24.95	DAR
10	46	5.15	BARKS ROSA COLL TP VOL 02 DONALDS ATOM BOMB	$8.99	GEM
11	13	4.95	SPIDER-MAN TP BACK IN BLACK	$24.99	MAR
12	47	4.61	PATH O/ASSASSIN VOL 9 TP (MR)	$9.95	DAR
13	23	4.50	WALT DISNEY TREASURES TP VOL 02 UNCLE SCROOGE	$16.99	GEM
14	32	4.49	WOLVERINE TP EVOLUTION	$14.99	MAR
15	17	4.49	BLADE O/IMMORTAL TP VOL 18 SPARROW NET (MR)	$19.95	DAR
16	33	4.43	SCALPED TP VOL 02 CASINO BOOGIE (MR)	$14.99	DC
17	24	4.42	SHOWCASE PRESENTS ENEMY ACE TP VOL 01	$16.99	DC
18	34	4.41	HELLBLAZER JOY RIDE TP (MR)	$14.99	DC
19	26	4.29	ESSENTIAL AVENGERS TP VOL 06	$16.99	MAR
20	18	4.27	DIANA PRINCE WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 01	$19.99	DC
21	19	4.26	BATMAN FALSE FACES HC	$19.99	DC
22	28	4.17	SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN FAMILY TP VOL 02	$16.99	DC
23	16	4.05	STAR WARS 30TH ANNIV COLL VOL 12 HC LEGACY	$24.95	DAR
24	14	3.98	X-MEN TP SUPERNOVAS	$29.99	MAR
25	38	3.77	SUB-MARINER TP REVOLUTION	$14.99	MAR
26	25	3.70	INCOGNEGRO HC (MR)	$19.99	DC
27	56	3.69	TSUBASA GN VOL 16	$10.95	RAN
28	27	3.62	EXILES TP VOL 16 STARTING OVER	$19.99	MAR
29	44	3.49	SUPERMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 04	$14.99	DC
30	9	3.42	ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN HC VOL 09	$39.99	MAR
31	63	3.42	BLOOD PLUS TP VOL 01	$10.95	DAR
32	31	3.38	ONSLAUGHT REBORN HC	$19.99	MAR
33	20	3.24	TERMINATOR OMNIBUS VOL 01	$24.95	DAR
34	21	3.22	ALIENS OMNIBUS TP VOL 03	$24.95	DAR
35	66	3.22	GUNSMITH CATS BURST TP VOL 03	$10.95	DAR
36	55	3.12	ORDER TP VOL 01 NEXT RIGHT THING	$12.99	MAR
37	4	3.05	MMW UNCANNY X-MEN HC VOL 06*	$54.99	MAR
38	41	3.03	BIRDS OF PREY DEAD O/WINTER TP	$17.99	DC
39	3	2.97	MMW ATLAS ERA HEROES HC VOL 02*	$59.99	MAR
40	29	2.83	IRON MAN TP MANY ARMORS O/IRON MAN	$24.99	MAR
41	52	2.81	CROSSING MIDNIGHT TP VOL 02 MAP O/MIDNIGHT (MR)	$14.99	DC
42	6	2.81	MMW ANT-MAN GIANT MAN HC VOL 02*	$54.99	MAR
43	40	2.78	WOLVERINE ORIGINS PREM HC VOL 04 OUR WAR	$19.99	MAR
44	108	2.78	TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED VOL 2 TP	$7.99	IDW
45	42	2.65	SUPERMAN HC VOL 02 CAMELOT FALLS	$19.99	DC
46	43	2.65	WATCHMEN TP	$19.99	DC
47	67	2.64	Y LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED	$12.99	DC
48	102	2.63	OURANHIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB TP VOL 10	$8.99	VIZ
49	60	2.57	LONERS TP SECRET LIVES O/SUPER HEROES	$14.99	MAR
50	22	2.55	PUNISHER MAX HC VOL 04 (MR)	$29.99	MAR
51	94	2.53	CHIBI VAMPIRE GN VOL 07 (OF 10) (MR)	$9.99	TKP
52	62	2.53	CATWOMAN CATWOMAN DIES TP	$14.99	DC
53	57	2.52	BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER LONG WAY HOME TP	$15.95	DAR
54	95	2.52	DOT HACK SIGN GU GN VOL 01 (Of 3)	$9.99	TKP
55	36	2.48	THOR VISIONARIES WALT SIMONSON TP VOL 05	$24.99	MAR
56	51	2.45	FLASH BLOOD WILL RUN TP NEW ED	$17.99	DC
57	103	2.37	STAR WARS EPISODE IV NEW HOPE PHOTO COMIC	$9.95	DAR
58	72	2.27	SUPER VILLAIN TEAMUP MODOKS 11 TP	$13.99	MAR
59	68	2.26	CITY OF OTHERS TP	$14.95	DAR
60	39	2.24	OFF HB MARVEL UNIV A TO Z PREM HC VOL 01	$24.99	MAR
61	49	2.24	TIME MASTERS TP	$19.99	DC
62	50	2.23	BATMAN THE MAN WHO LAUGHS HC	$19.99	DC
63	69	2.22	BLUE BEETLE TP VOL 03 REACH FOR THE STARS	$14.99	DC
64	15	2.18	DOOM PATROL ARCHIVES HC VOL 04	$49.99	DC
65	77	2.15	FEAR AGENT TP VOL 03 LAST GOODBYE	$13.95	DAR
66	85	2.12	GTO EARLY YEARS SHONAN JUNAI GUMI GN VOL 06 (Of 15) (MR)	$12.99	TKP
67	116	2.11	TRINITY BLOOD GN VOL 05 (Of 9) (MR)	$9.99	TKP
68	106	2.10	SHANNA SURVIVAL O/FITTEST TP	$10.99	MAR
69	53	2.09	CONNOR HAWKE DRAGONS BLOOD TP	$19.99	DC
70	73	2.08	WITCHBLADE TP VOL 02	$14.99	IMA
71	154	2.07	RAL OMEGA GRAD GN VOL 01	$7.99	VIZ
72	137	2.04	ABSOLUTE BOYFRIEND GN VOL 05	$8.99	VIZ
73	37	2.02	CLANDESTINE CLASSIC PREM HC	$29.99	MAR
74	91	2.00	Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (MR)	$12.99	DC
75	59	1.97	WANTED GN (NEW PTG)	$19.99	IMA
76	80	1.96	JUMPER JUMPSCARS TP	$14.95	ONI
77	45	1.94	HUNTER KILLER TP VOL 01	$24.99	IMA
78	144	1.93	FRANKLIN RICHARDS TP COLLECTED CHAOS DIGEST	$8.99	MAR
79	128	1.92	SERENITY TP	$9.95	DAR
80	65	1.91	BAKERS BABIES & KITTENS HC	$18.99	IMA
81	61	1.90	SAM & MAX SURFIN HIGHWAY TP	$19.99	TEL
82	82	1.87	GEN 13 TP VOL 02 ROAD TRIP	$14.99	DC
83	64	1.86	TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT TP VOL 02	$19.99	IDW
84	135	1.85	PET SHOP OF HORRORS TOKYO GN VOL 01 (MR)	$9.99	TKP
85	180	1.82	D GRAY MAN GN VOL 08	$7.99	VIZ
86	48	1.80	CIVIL WAR TP	$24.99	MAR
87	71	1.77	TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS ASCENDING TP	$17.99	IDW
88	88	1.77	NARUTO OFFICIAL FANBOOK	$14.99	VIZ
89	161	1.72	FUSHIGI YUGI GENBU KAIDEN TP VOL 06	$8.99	VIZ
90	131	1.72	KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE TP VOL 06	$10.95	DAR
91	93	1.69	ORSON SCOTT CARDS WYRMS TP	$14.99	MAR
92	54	1.66	DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN PREM HC	$24.99	MAR
93	112	1.65	WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 CALM BEFORE (MR)	$12.99	IMA
94	115	1.63	Y LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MR)	$12.99	DC
95	209	1.60	BLEACH TP VOL 22	$7.95	VIZ
96	156	1.60	WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE	$9.99	IMA
97	100	1.58	LIONS TIGERS & BEARS TP VOL 02	$14.99	IMA
98	147	1.56	AIR GEAR GN VOL 07 (MR)	$10.95	RAN
99	218	1.55	MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN TP VOL 02 DIGEST	$7.99	MAR
100	104	1.55	BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP	$14.99	DC

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