Top 100 Comics: January 2016

Rick Grimes faces new dangers in Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #150 from Image Comics, the best-selling comic book of January 2016.

Marvel Comics had eight titles in the top ten, led by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic's Secret Wars #9, the conclusion to the crossover event, at #2. Also in the top ten were Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness' Spider-Man/Deadpool #1 at #3, Star Wars #14 at #4, Star Wars #15 at #5, Old Man Logan #1 at #6, Star Wars: Obi-Wan and Anakin #1 at #7, Darth Vader #15 at #9, and Uncanny X-Men #1 at #10.

Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #48 from DC Entertainment rounded out the top ten at #9.

Among the premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics' Hellboy Winter Special 2016 was their top book for January at #137. IDW Publishing's Back to the Future #4 ranked #99 for the month.

Also of note, the month's best-selling non-premier comic book was BOOM! Studios' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #0 at #39.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2016

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How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.

Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world.  Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well.

Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises 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.

About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable. This month, as Batman did not ship, Convergence #8 from DC Entertainment was used as the control index.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.