Diamond Announces Top Products for January 2017
Feb 17, 2017
(BALTIMORE, MD) — (February 17, 2017) —Roberto da Costa and A.I.M. form a new Avengers team and battle the Secret Empire in Al Ewing, Paco Medina, Juan Vlasco, and Jesus Aburtov's U.S.Avengers #1 from Marvel Comics, January's best-selling comic book according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world's largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
Marvel Comics was January’s top publisher with a 37.09% dollar share and a 42.62% unit share. DC Entertainment was the month's number two publisher with a 28.93% dollar share and a 31.33% unit share. At number three was Image Comics with a 9.82% dollar share and a 9.36% unit share. IDW Publishing was fourth with a 5.25% dollar share and a 3.45% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 4.04% dollar share and a 2.91% unit share.
Marvel Comics had three titles in the top ten. In addition to U.S.Avengers #1, Cullen Bunn and Steve McNiven's Monsters Unleashed #1 ranked #8 and Dan Slott, Christos Gage, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Cam Smith's Amazing Spider-Man #23 ranked #9. DC Entertainment had six titles among the top ten, led by Tom King and Mitch Gerads' Batman #14 at #2, followed by King and Gerads' Batman #15 at #3; Tom Taylor and Stephen Byrne's Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1, a co-publication with BOOM! Studios, at #4; Scott Snyder and Jock's All-Star Batman #6 at #6; Joshua Williamson, Jesus Merino, and Andy Owens' Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #3 at #7; and Tim Seeley and Christian Duce's Justice League #12 at #10. Rounding out the top ten, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #162 ranked #5. Among the premier publishers, IDW Publishing's top book was Batman/TMNT Adventures #3, a co-publication with DC Entertainment, at #99. Finally, Dark Horse Comics' Serenity: No Power in the 'Verse #4, based on Joss Whedon's film Serenity, was their top book of the month at #133.
Tom King and Jason Fabok's Batman Volume 1: I Am Gotham from DC Entertainment, a collection of the first Batman story arc of DC Rebirth, was January's best-selling graphic novel. DC Entertainment had five titles among the top ten, all from DC Rebirth -- The Flash Volume 1: Lightning Strikes Twice ranked #3, Superman Volume 1: Son of Superman ranked #4, Justice League Volume 1: The Extinction Machine ranked #6, and Green Arrow Volume 1: The Life and Death of Oliver Queen ranked #9. Image Comics had four titles in the top ten -- Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Kill or Be Killed Volume 1 ranked #2, Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga Volume 1 ranked #5, Vaughan and Cliff Chiang's Paper Girls Volume 1 ranked #7, and Jonathan Hickman and Tomm Coker's The Black Monday Murders Volume 1: All Hail God Mammon ranked #10. Finally, Marjorie M. Liu and Mark Brooks' Star Wars: Han Solo from Marvel Comics ranked #8.
Lisa Yee's DC Super Hero Girls: Batgirl at Super Hero High, a young readers novel based on DC Entertainment's Super Hero Girls franchise published by Random House Books for Young Readers, was January's best-selling book.
Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Select: Doctor Strange Movie Action Figure, recreating Benedict Cumberbatch's portrayal of the Sorcerer Supreme, was January's best-selling toy product. In total, Diamond Select had four products in the top ten, including the Marvel Gallery: Spider-Man PVC Figure at #5, the Marvel Select: Cable Action Figure at #7, and the Ghostbusters Select Series 4 Action Figures at #10.
4D Cityscape's Batman: Gotham City Puzzle, a 3-dimensional puzzle of Batman's base of operations, was January's best-selling game product and one of the manufacturer's four products among the top ten. IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past Board Game ranked #6 for the month, and their Machi Koro: Bright Lights Big City Board Game ranked #9.
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COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| JANUARY 2017 VS. DECEMBER 2016 | ||
| COMICS | -7.50% | -7.84% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -18.85% | -28.03% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -11.00% | -9.49% |
| TOYS | -38.37% | -39.98% |
| JANUARY 2017 VS. JANUARY 2016 | ||
| COMICS | 0.36% | 7.21% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -11.88% | -8.61% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -3.41% | 6.01% |
| TOYS | -15.43% | -2.28% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
| PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTAL SHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS | 97 | 33 | 0 | 130 |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | 86 | 26 | 0 | 112 |
| IMAGE COMICS | 44 | 16 | 0 | 60 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 41 | 17 | 0 | 58 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 27 | 16 | 0 | 43 |
| BOOM ENTERTAINMENT | 26 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
| TITAN COMICS | 24 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 16 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| VIZ MEDIA | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| OTHER | 87 | 96 | 27 | 210 |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | U.S.AVENGERS #1 | $3.99 | OCT160723-M | MAR |
| 2 | BATMAN #14 | $2.99 | NOV160208-M | DC |
| 3 | BATMAN #15 | $2.99 | NOV160210-M | DC |
| 4 | JUSTICE LEAGUE/POWER RANGERS #1 | $3.99 | NOV160283-M | DC |
| 5 | THE WALKING DEAD #162 (MR) | $2.99 | NOV160652-M | IMA |
| 6 | ALL-STAR BATMAN #6 | $4.99 | NOV160195-M | DC |
| 7 | JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD #3 | $3.99 | NOV160163-M | DC |
| 8 | MONSTERS UNLEASHED #1 | $4.99 | NOV160745-M | MAR |
| 9 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23 | $3.99 | NOV160827-M | MAR |
| 10 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #12 | $2.99 | NOV160179-M | DC |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | BATMAN VOLUME 1: I AM GOTHAM TP | $16.99 | OCT160291-M | DC |
| 2 | KILL OR BE KILLED VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 | NOV160670-M | IMA |
| 3 | THE FLASH VOL. 1: LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE TP | $17.99 | OCT160292 | DC |
| 4 | SUPERMAN VOL. 1: SON OF SUPERMAN TP | $16.99 | OCT160297 | DC |
| 5 | SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 | AUG120491 | IMA |
| 6 | JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 1: THE EXTINCTION MACHINE TP | $16.99 | OCT160295 | DC |
| 7 | PAPER GIRLS VOLUME 1 TP | $9.99 | JAN160645 | IMA |
| 8 | STAR WARS: HAN SOLO TP | $16.99 | SEP161136 | MAR |
| 9 | GREEN ARROW VOL. 1: THE LIFE & DEATH OF OLIVER QUEEN TP | $16.99 | OCT160293 | DC |
| 10 | THE BLACK MONDAY MURDERS VOLUME 1: ALL HAIL GOD MAMMON TP (MR) | $19.99 | NOV160656-M | IMA |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: BATGIRL AT SUPER HERO HIGH HC | $13.99 | OCT162171 | RAN |
| 2 | STAR WARS: I AM A STORMTROOPER LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK | $4.99 | OCT162204 | RAN |
| 3 | DOCTOR STRANGE LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK | $4.99 | OCT162172 | RAN |
| 4 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: ROCKET TO RESCUE LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK | $4.99 | OCT162173 | RAN |
| 5 | DC SUPER FRIENDS: WONDER WOMAN LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK | $9.99 | OCT162170 | RAN |
| 6 | THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 113 SC | $14.95 | OCT162199 | SAN |
| 7 | DC SUPER FRIENDS: COLD CAPER SC | $4.99 | OCT162168 | RAN |
| 8 | 9 MARVEL SUPER HERO TALES LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK HC | $12.99 | OCT162174 | RAN |
| 9 | I AM JIM HENSON HC | $14.99 | NOV162128 | PUT |
| 10 | SECRET HERO SOCIETY VOLUME 2: FORT SOLITUDE HC | $12.99 | OCT162175 | SCH |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | MARVEL SELECT: DOCTOR STRANGE MOVIE ACTION FIGURE | JUN162396 | DST |
| 2 | MARVEL UNIVERSE: THANOS FINE ART STATUE | JUN162696 | KOT |
| 3 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-MAN ARTFX+ STATUE | JUL162983 | KOT |
| 4 | MARVEL: DEADPOOL 1/4-SCALE ACTION FIGURE | MAY168389 | NEC |
| 5 | MARVEL GALLERY: SPIDER-MAN PVC FIGURE | SEP162538 | DST |
| 6 | BATMAN V SUPERMAN: WONDER WOMAN MAF EX FIGURE | NOV158387 | MED |
| 7 | MARVEL SELECT: CABLE ACTION FIGURE | OCT142189 | DST |
| 8 | POP! DC HEROES: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: SUPERMAN FIGURE | JUL162707 | FUN |
| 9 | DC COMICS: WONDER GIRL BISHOUJO STATUE | JUL162984 | KOT |
| 10 | GHOSTBUSTERS SELECT ACTION FIGURES SERIES 4 | SEP162532 | DST |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 4D CITYSCAPE: BATMAN: GOTHAM CITY PUZZLE | JUN168000 | 4D |
| 2 | 4D CITYSCAPE: LORD OF THE RINGS: MIDDLE-EARTH PUZZLE | JUN168003 | 4D |
| 3 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: AETHER REVOLT BOOSTER PACKS | NOV162988 | WIZ |
| 4 | 4D CITYSCAPE: GAME OF THRONES: ESSOS PUZZLE | JUN168001 | 4D |
| 5 | 4D CITYSCAPE: THE HOBBIT: MIDDLE-EARTH PUZZLE | JUN168002 | 4D |
| 6 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SHADOWS OF THE PAST BOARD GAME | APR160482 | IDW |
| 7 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES HEROCLIX: SHREDDER'S RETURN | SEP168871 | NEC |
| 8 | RICK AND MORTY: TOTAL RICKALL CARD GAME | AUG168447 | CRY |
| 9 | MACHI KORO: BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY CARD GAME | SEP160613 | IDW |
| 10 | MEGA MAN BOARD GAME | NOV162976 | JAS |
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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 inNorth Americaand around the world. Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty retailers 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.
The category tables in this press release are ranked by units sold by Diamond to its accounts for the comic books, graphic novels, and books categories and by the dollars invoiced by Diamond for the toys and games categories.
The New Titles Count Chart 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.
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