Marvel led the month of April in comics sales behind the 500,000+ sales of Amazing Spider-Man #1, which DIamond confirmed as being “the best-selling comic book in both units and dollars in over a decade,” and sales were up quite a bit from the previous month; however April was a five week month making direct comparisons hard to make. Still. sales are beginning to catch up year to year, and GN sales are up from 2013.
Marvel beat DC by more than 10 percentage points in both dollars and units behind Spider-Man, however DC had more books in the Top Ten due to Batman Eternal. IMage had an uncontested win in the GN category taking seven of the top ten led by the Sex Criminals collection, which shows signs of being the next graphic novel sensation.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
|
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
39.27% |
41.15% |
| DC COMICS |
23.65% |
27.24% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
9.34% |
10.31% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
5.54% |
5.18% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
5.10% |
4.24% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
2.49% |
2.47% |
| EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD |
2.14% |
0.54% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
2.07% |
1.97% |
| AVATAR PRESS INC |
1.15% |
1.03% |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
1.04% |
1.18% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
8.21% |
4.69% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
|
PUBLISHER |
COMICS SHIPPED |
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED |
MAGAZINES SHIPPED |
TOTAL SHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS |
80 |
35 |
0 |
115 |
| DC COMICS |
79 |
26 |
1 |
106 |
| IMAGE COMICS |
71 |
13 |
0 |
84 |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
45 |
24 |
0 |
69 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
38 |
27 |
0 |
65 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
43 |
6 |
0 |
49 |
| BOOM ENTERTAINMENT |
25 |
7 |
0 |
32 |
| EAGLEMOSS |
0 |
0 |
26 |
26 |
| AVATAR PRESS INC |
11 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
13 |
2 |
0 |
15 |
| OTHER |
77 |
157 |
35 |
269 |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
|
|
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
|
APRIL 2014 VS. MARCH 2014 |
||
| COMICS |
23.22% |
14.36% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
8.90% |
-0.33% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
18.27% |
12.90% |
|
APRIL 2014 VS. APRIL 2013 |
||
| COMICS |
17.37% |
6.96% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
16.78% |
11.20% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
17.18% |
7.32% |
|
YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2013 |
||
| COMICS |
-0.89% |
-6.91% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
5.44% |
10.38% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
1.04% |
-5.61% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 |
$5.99 |
FEB140664-M | MAR |
|
2 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #31 |
$5.99 |
FEB140659-M | MAR |
|
3 |
BATMAN #30 |
$3.99 |
FEB140198-M | DC |
|
4 |
BATMAN ETERNAL #1 [*] |
$2.99 |
FEB140140-M | DC |
|
5 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #29 |
$3.99 |
JAN140243-M | DC |
|
6 |
BATMAN ETERNAL #2 [*] |
$2.99 |
FEB140142 | DC |
|
7 |
HULK #1 |
$3.99 |
FEB140684-M | MAR |
|
8 |
ORIGINAL SIN #0 |
$4.99 |
FEB140657 | MAR |
|
9 |
BATMAN ETERNAL #3 [*] |
$2.99 |
FEB140143 | DC |
|
10 |
BATMAN ETERNAL #4 [*] |
$2.99 |
FEB140144 | DC |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
SEX CRIMINALS VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$9.99 |
JAN140558 | IMA |
|
2 |
SAGA VOLUME 3 TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
JAN140556 | IMA |
|
3 |
EAST OF WEST VOLUME 2: WE ARE ALL ONE TP |
$14.99 |
DEC130494 | IMA |
|
4 |
SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$9.99 |
AUG120491 | IMA |
|
5 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: FAMILY BUSINESS HC |
$24.99 |
DEC130759 | MAR |
|
6 |
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 1: COSMIC AVENGERS TP |
$19.99 |
JAN140800 | MAR |
|
7 |
THE JOKER: DEATH OF THE FAMILY TP (N52) |
$24.99 |
JAN140340 | DC |
|
8 |
SAGA VOLUME 2 TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
APR130443 | IMA |
|
9 |
PRETTY DEADLY VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$9.99 |
FEB140533 | IMA |
|
10 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 1: DAYS GONE BYE TP |
$14.99 |
NOV128157 | IMA |
TOP 10 BOOKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
JIM HENSON’S LABYRINTH HC |
$19.99 |
FEB141067 | BOO |
|
2 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 4: FALL OF THE GOVERNOR PART 2 |
$25.99 |
DEC138366 | STM |
|
3 |
LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC |
$34.99 |
SEP120055 | DAR |
|
4 |
MY LITTLE PONY: FIREFLY WITH BOOK |
$9.95 |
FEB141598 | RUN |
|
5 |
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 83 SC |
$14.95 |
FEB141625 | SAN |
|
6 |
MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA 75TH-ANNIVERSARY EDITION HC |
$40.00 |
DEC131413 | DK |
|
7 |
SPIDER-MAN CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA HC |
$16.99 |
JAN141481 | DK |
|
8 |
GODZILLA LIGHT & SOUND MINIATURE BOOK KIT |
$12.95 |
JAN141512 | RUN |
|
9 |
SWORD ART ONLINE VOLUME 1: AINCRAD SC |
$13.00 |
FEB141540 | HAC |
|
10 |
DARKSTALKERS: OFFICIAL COMPANION WORKS SC |
$39.99 |
JAN141345 | UDO |
TOP 10 TOYS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
SCRIBBLENAUTS UNMASKED MINI FIGURES SERIES 2 | OCT130312 | DC |
|
2 |
THE WALKING DEAD: DIXON WITH CHOPPER BOX SET | AUG138265 | TMP |
|
3 |
MARVEL COMICS: AVENGERS NOW: THE HULK ARTFX+ STATUE | OCT132006 | KOT |
|
4 |
MARVEL SELECT: CAPTAIN AMERICA 2 ACTION FIGURE | DEC131822 | DST |
|
5 |
BATMAN HUSH: BATMAN & CATWOMAN: THE KISS STATUE | SEP130322 | DC |
|
6 |
DC COMICS SUPER VILLAINS: SUPERWOMAN ACTION FIGURE | SEP130323 | DC |
|
7 |
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY: ARMORED BATMAN STATUE | NOV130291 | DC |
|
8 |
THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON MINI-BUST | MAY131926 | GEN |
|
9 |
DC COMICS SUPER VILLAINS: ULTRAMAN ACTION FIGURE | SEP130325 | DC |
|
10 |
DC COMICS VARIANT PLAY ARTS KAI: THE FLASH ACTION FIGURE | JUL138154 | SQU |
TOP 10 GAMES
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
MONOPOLY: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION | OCT128266 | USA |
|
2 |
MARVEL HEROCLIX: DEADPOOL | FEB142556 | NEC |
|
3 |
YU-GI-OH! HEROCLIX | MAY132348 | NEC |
|
4 |
RISK: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION | OCT128267 | USA |
|
5 |
RISK LEGACY | JUN118204 | HAS |
|
6 |
MARVEL DICE MASTERS: AVENGERS VS. X-MEN | NOV132536 | NEC |
|
7 |
DC HEROCLIX: LEGION OF SUPERHEROES BOOSTER BRICK | OCT132418 | NEC |
|
8 |
WONDER WOMAN: COLLAGE 1000-PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE | FEB142427 | AQU |
|
9 |
SUPERMAN: COLLAGE 1000-PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE | FEB142426 | AQU |
|
10 |
RISK: MASS EFFECT: GALAXY AT WAR COLLECTOR’S EDITION | DEC132333 | USA |
I have the Spider-Man issue as landing at least higher than anything since 1999 if the mainstream comics market is included, and back to the mid-1990s at least if we’re looking simply at the Direct Market: http://blog.comichron.com/2014/05/april-2014-comics-sales-amazing-spider.html
The comic cost 6 bucks and had 7 variant covers. I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is not really much of a sign of a healthy marketplace.
Mike
“The comic cost 6 bucks”
For how many pages, Mr. Whiner?
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