The Walking Dead Volume 20
The month of March was a busy one in the comics world as a lot was going on, especially with multiple launches of new series from Marvel Comics. That helped to push them up pretty well this month with a 38% unit share compared to the 29% unit share that DC Comics had. Marvel lead the way with five of the top ten books while DC Comics had four. Not surprisingly, Image Comics snuck in with the new issue of The Walking Dead to snag an independent spot on the top ten.
It’s also why it’s not a surprise that the latest installment of the series in trade form also took the top spot in that segment of the business with volume twenty doing very well since it starts off a new big storyline. On the positive side, the trades aren’t filled with Walking Dead books and that means we get some good variety, wiht Saga coming in high and even a little Harley Quinn love.
Check out the full breakdown of the top releases in the various categories below for toys, games, books, trades and comics for the month of March 2014.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
|
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
34.31% |
38.17% |
| DC COMICS |
25.94% |
29.02% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
11.38% |
11.04% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
6.19% |
5.72% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
5.29% |
4.51% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
2.61% |
2.56% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
1.99% |
1.84% |
| EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS |
1.59% |
0.35% |
| AVATAR PRESS |
1.14% |
0.94% |
| RANDOM HOUSE |
1.04% |
0.26% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
8.53% |
5.59% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
|
PUBLISHER |
COMICS SHIPPED |
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED |
MAGAZINES SHIPPED |
TOTAL SHIPPED |
| DC COMICS |
84 |
28 |
1 |
113 |
| MARVEL COMICS |
75 |
34 |
0 |
109 |
| IMAGE COMICS |
54 |
13 |
0 |
67 |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
42 |
22 |
0 |
64 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
42 |
15 |
0 |
57 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
34 |
5 |
0 |
39 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
28 |
7 |
0 |
35 |
| AVATAR PRESS |
11 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
| RANDOM HOUSE |
0 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
| EAGLEMOSS |
0 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
| OTHER |
63 |
104 |
16 |
183 |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
|
|
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
|
MARCH 2014 VS. FEBRUARY 2014 |
||
| COMICS |
4.11% |
6.32% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
24.00% |
25.00% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
10.22% |
7.93% |
|
MARCH 2014 VS. MARCH 2013 |
||
| COMICS |
-9.47% |
-11.83% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
18.31% |
22.85% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-1.48% |
-9.28% |
|
FIRST QUARTER 2014 VS. FOURTH QUARTER 2013 |
||
| COMICS |
-14.30% |
-13.77% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-11.59% |
-1.59% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-13.45% |
-12.82% |
|
FIRST QUARTER 2014 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2013 |
||
| COMICS |
-6.89% |
-11.40% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
1.39% |
10.06% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-4.40% |
-9.85% |
|
YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2013 |
||
| COMICS |
-6.89% |
-11.40% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
1.39% |
10.06% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-4.40% |
-9.85% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
BATMAN #29 |
$4.99 |
JAN140290-M | DC |
|
2 |
SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #6 |
$3.99 |
OCT130160-M | DC |
|
3 |
FOREVER EVIL #6 |
$3.99 |
DEC130197-M | DC |
|
4 |
SANDMAN OVERTURE #2 (MR) |
$3.99 |
DEC130330-M | DC |
|
5 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #29 |
$3.99 |
JAN140720-M | MAR |
|
6 |
DAREDEVIL #1 |
$3.99 |
JAN140630-M | MAR |
|
7 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #30 |
$3.99 |
JAN140722 | MAR |
|
8 |
SILVER SURFER #1 |
$3.99 |
JAN140650-M | MAR |
|
9 |
THE WALKING DEAD #124 (MR) |
$2.99 |
JAN140624 | IMA |
|
10 |
UNCANNY X-MEN #19.NOW |
$3.99 |
JAN140665-M | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 20: ALL OUT WAR PART 1 TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
JAN140559 | IMA |
|
2 |
SAGA VOLUME 3 TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
JAN140556 | IMA |
|
3 |
NEMO: ROSES OF BERLIN HC (MR) |
$14.95 |
JAN141334 | TOP |
|
4 |
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER VOL. 7: RIFT PART 1 TP |
$10.99 |
NOV130064 | DAR |
|
5 |
CHEW VOLUME 8: FAMILY RECIPES TP (MR) |
$12.99 |
JAN140548 | IMA |
|
6 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE: TRINITY WAR HC (N52) |
$29.99 |
NOV130226 | DC |
|
7 |
HARLEY QUINN: WELCOME TO METROPOLIS TP |
$19.99 |
DEC130313 | DC |
|
8 |
ADVENTURE TIME VOL. 3: SEEING RED OGN |
$11.99 |
JAN141027 | BOO |
|
9 |
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 TP |
$24.99 |
NOV082434 | MAR |
|
10 |
STRAY BULLETS UBER ALLES EDITION TP (MR) |
$59.99 |
JAN140530 | IMA |
TOP 10 BOOKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
DOCTOR WHO: 11TH DOCTOR SONIC SCREWDRIVER KIT |
$12.95 |
JAN141487 | RUN |
|
2 |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S THE EMPIRE STRIKETH BACK HC |
$14.95 |
JAN141522 | RAN |
|
3 |
PAUL POPE’S MONSTERS & TITANS: BATTLING BOY ART ON TOUR SC |
$24.99 |
JAN140554 | IMA |
|
4 |
LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC |
$34.99 |
SEP120055 | DAR |
|
5 |
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 82: SPY RING SC |
$14.95 |
JAN141518 | SAN |
|
6 |
HATSUNE MIKU GRAPHICS VOCALOID VOLUME 1 SC |
$34.99 |
AUG131474 | UDO |
|
7 |
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 73: LAND OF LONG JUJU SC |
$14.95 |
JAN141517 | SAN |
|
8 |
BATMAN SCIENCE: THE REAL WORLD SCIENCE BEHIND BATMAN’S GEAR SC |
$9.95 |
NOV131374 | CAP |
|
9 |
DRAGON’S DOGMA OFFICIAL DESIGN WORKS SC |
$44.99 |
AUG131471 | UDO |
|
10 |
ADVENTURE TIME: TOTALLY MATH POSTER COLLECTION SC |
$19.95 |
JAN141468 | ABR |
TOP 10 TOYS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
THE WALKING DEAD TV SERIES 5 ACTION FIGURES | JUL138243 | TMP |
|
2 |
BATMAN HUSH: BATMAN & CATWOMAN KISS STATUE | SEP130322 | DC |
|
3 |
ARROW: OLIVER QUEEN/DEATHSTROKE ACTION FIGURE 2-PACK | NOV130293 | DC |
|
4 |
DC COMICS COVER GIRLS HUNTRESS STATUE | OCT130308 | DC |
|
5 |
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY: TWO-FACE ACTION FIGURE | NOV130290 | DC |
|
6 |
BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY GARY FRANK | OCT130310 | DC |
|
7 |
WONDER WOMAN ART OF WAR STATUE BY JIM LEE | SEP130317 | DC |
|
8 |
SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL STATUE BY ROCAFORT | OCT130309 | DC |
|
9 |
DC COMICS SUPER VILLAINS: OWLMAN ACTION FIGURE | OCT130307 | DC |
|
10 |
DC COMICS SUPERGIRL “NEW 52″ ARTFX+ STATUE | SEP132026 | KOT |
TOP 10 GAMES
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
MONOPOLY: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION | OCT128266 | USA |
|
2 |
MARVEL HEROCLIX: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER | DEC132341 | NEC |
|
3 |
DC HEROCLIX: LEGION OF SUPERHEROES BOOSTER BRICK | OCT132418 | NEC |
|
4 |
RISK LEGACY | JUN118204 | HAS |
|
5 |
MARVEL HEROCLIX: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER STARTER SET | DEC132343 | NEC |
|
6 |
DC HEROCLIX: LEGION OF DOOM FAST FORCES 6-PACK | OCT132416 | NEC |
|
7 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: BORN OF THE GODS BOOSTER PACK | DEC132337 | WZK |
|
8 |
RISK: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION | OCT128267 | USA |
|
9 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: BORN OF THE GODS FAT PACK | DEC132339 | WZK |
|
10 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING CCG: DUEL DECKS JACE VS. VRASKA | JAN148058 | WZK |
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Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. The account base includes brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, Internet merchants, and other specialty stores.
Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.
Please note that comics marked with an asterisk have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.
The count of new titles shipped includes all titles that were invoiced by Diamond to retailers for the first time during the month and is not the official solicited title count for the month. Variant edition comic books and graphic novels at the same price point count as a single SKU. Variant edition comic books, lenticular covers, digital combo packs, and graphic novels at different price points count as separate SKUs for each edition.
