Top 50 Small Press Comics and Graphic Novels: September 2017
Oct 09, 2017
Cullen Bunn and Juan Doe's Dark Ark #1 from Aftershock Comics was September's best-selling small press comic book.
Also in the top ten from Aftershock Comics, Babyteeth #4 ranked #7.
Oni Press had three titles in the top ten: Rick and Morty #30 ranked #2, Rick and Morty: Pocket Like You Stole It #3 ranked #3, and Invader Zim #23 ranked #4.
Archie Comics' Archie #24 ranked #5.
Bongo Comics' The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror #23 ranked #5.
Action Lab had two titles in the top ten: Zombie Tramp #39 ranked #8 and Zombie Tramp Origins #3 ranked #10.
Finally, Black Mask Comics' 4 Kids Walk Into a Bar #5 ranked #9.
Benitez Productions' Lady Mechanika Volume 4: La Dama de la Muerte was September's best-selling small press graphic novel.
Other publishers in the top ten include Airship Entertainment, Archie Comics, Harper Collins, Lion Forge, Oni Press, and Seven Seas Entertainment.
TOP 50 SMALL PRESS COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2017
QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 177 | 149 | 11.00 | JUL171303-M | DARK ARK #1 | $3.99 | AFT |
2 | 180 | 161 | 10.86 | JUL172034-M | RICK & MORTY #30 | $3.99 | ONI |
3 | 184 | 167 | 10.40 | JUL172029-M | RICK & MORTY POCKET LIKE YOU STOLE IT #3 | $3.99 | ONI |
4 | 186 | 171 | 10.18 | JUN171840-M | INVADER ZIM #23 | $3.99 | ONI |
5 | 197 | 190 | 9.03 | JUL171404-M | ARCHIE #24 | $3.99 | ARC |
6 | 220 | 177 | 7.84 | JUL171467 | SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #23 | $4.99 | BON |
7 | 225 | 218 | 7.06 | JUL171308 | BABYTEETH #4 (MR) | $3.99 | AFT |
8 | 240 | 220 | 6.02 | JUL171290-M | ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #39 (MR) | $4.99 | ACT |
9 | 244 | 237 | 5.99 | JUL161307 | 4 KIDS WALK INTO A BANK #5 (MR) | $3.99 | BLA |
10 | 245 | 222 | 5.87 | JUL171296-M | ZOMBIE TRAMP ORIGINS #3 (MR) | $4.99 | ACT |
11 | 247 | 240 | 5.78 | JUL171305 | WORLD OF ANIMOSITY #1 | $3.99 | AFT |
12 | 253 | 242 | 5.61 | JUN172046-M | STREET FIGHTER VS DARKSTALKERS #5 | $3.99 | UDO |
13 | 266 | 271 | 5.22 | JUL171409-M | RIVERDALE (ONGOING) #6 | $3.99 | ARC |
14 | 267 | 249 | 5.20 | JUL171309 | UNHOLY GRAIL #3 | $3.99 | AFT |
15 | 270 | 253 | 5.12 | JUN171137 | PESTILENCE #4 | $3.99 | AFT |
16 | 272 | 254 | 5.05 | JUL172026-M | MADE MEN #1 | $3.99 | ONI |
17 | 273 | 263 | 4.95 | JUL171311 | ANIMOSITY THE RISE #3 | $3.99 | AFT |
18 | 274 | 264 | 4.93 | MAR171878 | DISNEY PRINCESS #13 | $3.99 | JOE |
19 | 276 | 311 | 4.83 | JUL171609 | TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #106 (MR) | $2.95 | BRO |
20 | 277 | 268 | 4.82 | JUL171306-M | FU JITSU #1 | $3.99 | AFT |
21 | 281 | 215 | 4.71 | JUN172233-M | GFT 2017 ARMED FORCES APPRECIATION | $5.99 | ZEN |
22 | 282 | 273 | 4.70 | MAY172072-M | BLACK SABLE #1 | $3.99 | ZEN |
23 | 288 | 290 | 4.37 | JUL171474 | SPONGEBOB COMICS #72 | $3.99 | UNI |
24 | 300 | 302 | 4.05 | JUL171433-M | UBER INVASION #8 (MR) | $3.99 | AVA |
25 | 301 | 304 | 4.02 | JUL172028 | DEAD OF WINTER #2 | $3.99 | ONI |
26 | 305 | 309 | 3.93 | JUL171281-M | MISBEGOTTEN RUNAWAY NUN #1 | $3.99 | ACT |
27 | 310 | 299 | 3.81 | JUL171822-M | LARKS KILLER #2 | $3.99 | DEV |
28 | 318 | 284 | 3.65 | JUL171269-M | DOLLFACE #9 (MR) | $4.99 | ACT |
29 | 324 | 315 | 3.48 | APR171245-M | ROCKY & BULLWINKLE SHOW #1 | $3.99 | AME |
30 | 340 | 350 | 3.31 | JUL171242 | AARDVARK COMICS #1 | $4.00 | AAR |
31 | 341 | 333 | 3.26 | JUN171740-M | TRUMPS TITANS #1 | $3.99 | KEE |
32 | 346 | 348 | 3.07 | JUL172391-M | VAN HELSING VS THE WEREWOLF #3 | $3.99 | ZEN |
33 | 349 | 365 | 3.03 | JUL171417-M | LOLA XOXO VOL 2 #3 | $3.99 | ASP |
34 | 351 | 352 | 2.98 | JUN172217-M | ROBYN HOOD THE HUNT #2 | $3.99 | ZEN |
35 | 353 | 325 | 2.96 | JUL171284-M | VAMPBLADE SEASON TWO #7 (MR) | $4.99 | ACT |
36 | 365 | 362 | 2.79 | JUL171313 | ROUGH RIDERS RIDERS ON THE STORM #6 | $3.99 | AFT |
37 | 368 | 321 | 2.75 | JUL171960 | FROZEN 2017 ANNUAL | $4.99 | JOE |
38 | 370 | 364 | 2.73 | MAY171088-M | STARGATE UNIVERSE BACK TO DESTINY #2 | $3.99 | AME |
39 | 371 | 377 | 2.70 | JUL172031 | DAMNED #4 (MR) | $3.99 | ONI |
40 | 375 | 250 | 2.58 | JUL171636-M | LA MUERTA VENGEANCE #1 (MR) | $7.99 | COF |
41 | 378 | 375 | 2.47 | JUL172384-M | GFT GRIMM TALES OF TERROR VOL 3 #9 (MR) | $3.99 | ZEN |
42 | 381 | 386 | 2.33 | JUL171429-M | ALL NEW FATHOM #8 CVR A RENNA | $3.99 | ASP |
43 | 384 | 382 | 2.19 | JUL172083 | GRAVELAND #1 | $3.99 | SCO |
43 | 384 | 368 | 2.19 | JUL171824 | MALEFIC #1 | $4.99 | DEV |
45 | 388 | 385 | 2.13 | JUN171277 | BEAUTIFUL CANVAS #3 (MR) | $3.99 | BLA |
46 | 389 | 274 | 2.12 | JUL171557-M | LOOKERS EMBER #2 DANCERS TOPLESS (MR) | $7.99 | AVA |
47 | 391 | 344 | 2.10 | JUL171971 | KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #247 | $5.99 | KEN |
48 | 395 | 390 | 2.03 | JUL171645 | SINK #1 (MR) | $3.99 | COM |
49 | 397 | 392 | 2.01 | MAY172090-M | COURIER #5 | $3.99 | ZEN |
50 | 398 | 393 | 1.99 | FEB171683-M | GRANT MORRISONS AVATAREX #4 MAIN CVR | $3.99 | GRA |
TOP 50 SMALL PRESS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2017
QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 30 | 78 | 2.05 | JUL171463 | LADY MECHANIKA TP VOL 04 LA DAMA DE LA MUERTE | $9.99 | BEN |
2 | 63 | 57 | 1.41 | JUL151482 | RICK & MORTY TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | ONI |
3 | 122 | 103 | 0.82 | JUL172008 | LITTLE RED WOLF HC | $19.99 | LIO |
4 | 126 | 120 | 0.78 | MAY171713 | KILL THEM ALL GN | $19.99 | ONI |
5 | 133 | 88 | 0.74 | JUL171316 | GIRL GENIUS SECOND JOURNEY GN VOL 03 INCORRUPTIBLE LIBRARY | $25.00 | STU |
6 | 142 | 122 | 0.70 | MAY161680 | RICK & MORTY TP VOL 03 (MR) | $19.99 | ONI |
7 | 150 | 130 | 0.66 | FEB161683 | RICK & MORTY TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | ONI |
8 | 151 | 184 | 0.66 | JUN171904 | CAPTAIN HARLOCK DIMENSIONAL VOYAGE GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | ST. |
9 | 153 | 127 | 0.64 | JUL171944 | NEIL GAIMAN GRAVEYARD BOOK COMP SC GN | $20.00 | HAR |
10 | 166 | 200 | 0.58 | JUL171406 | ARCHIES AND OTHER STORIES TP | $14.99 | ARC |
11 | 170 | 147 | 0.57 | JUL171995 | LIGHTER THAN MY SHADOW GN | $19.99 | LIO |
12 | 178 | 245 | 0.54 | JUL171938 | BABY SITTERS CLUB COLOR ED GN VOL 05 DAWN IMPOSSIBLE 3 | $10.99 | SCH |
13 | 184 | 185 | 0.52 | JUL171407 | REGGIE AND ME TP | $17.99 | ARC |
14 | 187 | 255 | 0.52 | JUL171996 | TAPROOT GN | $10.99 | LIO |
15 | 194 | 203 | 0.50 | JAN171219 | ANIMOSITY TP VOL 01 (MR) | $14.99 | AFT |
16 | 195 | 229 | 0.50 | JUL171829 | ALLS FAIRE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL GN | $12.99 | PUT |
17 | 196 | 67 | 0.50 | JUL161794 | RICK & MORTY HC BOOK 01 | $49.99 | ONI |
18 | 201 | 172 | 0.48 | APR171895 | RICK & MORTY TP VOL 05 | $19.99 | ONI |
19 | 205 | 305 | 0.47 | JUL171302 | POPE HATS #5 (MR) | $9.95 | ADH |
20 | 218 | 249 | 0.44 | JUL172294 | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WING GN VOL 02 GLORY OF THE LOSERS | $12.95 | RAN |
21 | 221 | 308 | 0.43 | JUL171254 | HERO CATS TP VOL 06 NEW REALM | $11.99 | ACT |
22 | 223 | 160 | 0.43 | JUL172087 | NICK CAVE MERCY ON ME GN | $22.99 | ABR |
23 | 227 | 263 | 0.42 | JUL172354 | SWORD ART ONLINE PHANTOM BULLET GN VOL 03 | $13.00 | HAC |
24 | 231 | 199 | 0.41 | NOV161705 | RICK & MORTY TP VOL 04 | $19.99 | ONI |
25 | 232 | 266 | 0.41 | JUL172353 | SWORD ART ONLINE MOTHER ROSARY GN VOL 03 | $13.00 | HAC |
26 | 234 | 337 | 0.40 | JUN172021 | DISNEY DESCENDANTS ROTTEN TO THE CORE GN VOL 02 | $10.99 | TOK |
27 | 246 | 283 | 0.38 | JUN171152 | JOSEPHINE GN | $12.95 | SLA |
28 | 247 | 268 | 0.38 | JUL172241 | INFINI-T FORCE GN VOL 01 | $13.99 | UDO |
29 | 258 | 287 | 0.37 | MAY171198 | DREGS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | BLA |
30 | 283 | 233 | 0.34 | JUN171673 | JOHNNY APPLESEED HC | $19.99 | FAN |
31 | 289 | 187 | 0.34 | JUL171953 | HALLOWEEN TALES HC | $24.95 | HUM |
32 | 302 | 235 | 0.33 | OCT161708 | RICK & MORTY LIL POOPY SUPERSTAR TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | ONI |
33 | 307 | 197 | 0.32 | JUL171959 | MFK GN | $24.99 | POC |
34 | 310 | 410 | 0.32 | JUL171989 | SEVEN DEADLY SINS GN VOL 22 | $10.99 | RAN |
35 | 313 | 309 | 0.31 | MAR171184 | MOTOR GIRL TP VOL 01 REAL LIFE | $15.99 | ABS |
36 | 316 | 158 | 0.31 | MAY171603 | DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE HC VOL 11 MICKEY VS MICKEY | $34.99 | FAN |
37 | 320 | 357 | 0.31 | JUN171920 | 12 BEAST GN VOL 05 (MR) | $12.99 | ST. |
37 | 320 | 153 | 0.31 | JUL172292 | BLAME GN VOL 05 | $34.95 | RAN |
39 | 324 | 273 | 0.30 | JUL172337 | BRIDES STORY HC VOL 09 | $17.00 | HAC |
39 | 324 | 370 | 0.30 | JUN171927 | HEROINES TP VOL 01 BACKPACK ED | $12.99 | SPA |
41 | 326 | 366 | 0.30 | JUN171441 | LUCY & ANDY NEANDERTHAL HC GN VOL 02 STONE COLD AGE | $12.99 | RAN |
42 | 328 | 324 | 0.30 | AUG171287 | BOTTOMS UP GN (MR) | $15.00 | BIR |
43 | 333 | 376 | 0.30 | JUL172339 | DEVIL IS PART TIMER GN VOL 10 | $13.00 | HAC |
44 | 345 | 234 | 0.28 | JUL171842 | POPPIES OF IRAQ HC | $21.95 | DRA |
45 | 346 | 391 | 0.28 | JUL172340 | DRAGONS RIOTING GN VOL 08 (MR) | $13.00 | HAC |
45 | 346 | 392 | 0.28 | JUL172345 | NO GAME NO LIFE PLEASE GN VOL 02 (MR) | $13.00 | HAC |
47 | 351 | 472 | 0.28 | JUN171849 | FAUNS AND FAIRIES ADULT COLORING BOOK (MR) | $11.99 | ONI |
48 | 354 | 267 | 0.27 | OCT151564 | INVADER ZIM TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | ONI |
49 | 364 | 198 | 0.27 | JUL171913 | BEIRUT WONT CRY GN | $30.00 | FAN |
49 | 364 | 416 | 0.27 | JUN171903 | BLOOM INTO YOU GN VOL 03 (MR) | $12.99 | ST. |
51 | 382 | 417 | 0.25 | JUN171128 | ZOMBIE TRAMP TP VOL 11 DEMON DAMES & SCANDALOUS GAMES | $14.99 | ACT |
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