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Top 50 Small Press Comics and Graphic Novels: March 2018

Lion Forge's Puerto Rico Strong Shadowman returns to confront the evils beyond human understanding in Andy Diggle and Stephen Segovia's Shadowman #1 from Valiant Entertainment, the best-selling small press comic book of March 2018.

In total, Valiant had six of the top ten titles in March, including X-O Manowar #13 at #3, Bloodshot: Salvation #7 at #4, Ninja-K #5 at #6, Quantum & Woody #4 at #8, and Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe #3 at #9.

Archie Comics had three titles in the top ten: Greg and Megan Smallwood's Vampironica #1 at #2, Jughead the Hunger #4 at #5, and Archie #29 at #9.

Finally, Terry Moore's Strangers in Paradise XXV #2 from Abstract Studios ranked #7.

Lion Forge's Puerto Rico Strong, an anthology benefiting Puerto Rico as it recovers from the devastation of Hurricane Maria, was March's best-selling non-premier graphic novel.

Also in the top ten from Lion Forge, The Lost Path ranked #8.

Valiant Entertainment had two titles in the top ten: Bloodshot: Salvation Volume 1: The Book of Revenge ranked #2 and War Mother Volume 1 ranked #4.

Bongo Comics' Bart Simpson Bust Up ranked #3.

AfterShock Comics' Unholy Grail from Cullen Bunn and Mirko Colak ranked #6.

Seven Seas' Monster Musume Volume 13 ranked #7.

Fantagraphics Books' Walt Disney's Donald Duck Volume 11: The Lost Peg Leg Mine ranked #9.

Finally, Toon Graphics' anthology Dragon Slayer: Folktalks from Latin America ranked #10.

TOP 50 SMALL PRESS COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2018

QTY
RANK
OVERALL
QTY
RANK
OVERALL
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM
CODE
DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 45 38 36.19 JAN182001-M SHADOWMAN (2018) #1 $3.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
2 109 89 21.53 JAN181214-M VAMPIRONICA #1 $3.99 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
3 181 161 10.41 JAN182024-M X-O MANOWAR (2017) #13 $3.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
4 185 170 9.83 JAN182007-M BLOODSHOT SALVATION #7 $3.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
5 194 179 8.91 JAN181225-M JUGHEAD THE HUNGER #4 (MR) $3.99 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
6 195 180 8.89 JAN182012-M NINJA-K #5 $3.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
7 205 188 8.30 JAN181090 STRANGERS IN PARADISE XXV #2 $3.99 ABSTRACT STUDIOS
8 215 199 7.79 JAN182020-M QUANTUM & WOODY (2017) #4 $3.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
9 229 219 6.84 JAN182028-M NINJAK VS VU #3 $3.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
10 235 226 6.37 JAN181229-M ARCHIE #29 $3.99 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
11 239 197 6.18 JAN181129-M ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #45 $4.99 ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE
12 242 246 6.05 JAN182016-M SECRET WEAPONS OWENS STORY #0 $3.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
13 255 236 5.26 JAN181145 BABYTEETH #9 (MR) $3.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
14 263 304 4.97 JAN181439 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #109 (MR) $2.95 BROADSWORD COMICS
15 265 250 4.91 NOV171782 TICK 2018 #3 $3.99 NEW ENGLAND COMICS
16 266 252 4.91 DEC171182-M COME INTO ME #1 $3.99 BLACK MASK COMICS
17 267 254 4.90 JAN181143 ANIMOSITY #13 (MR) $3.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
18 270 256 4.85 JAN181299-M BREATHLESS #1 $3.99 BLACK MASK COMICS
19 274 271 4.80 JAN181311 SPONGEBOB COMICS #78 $3.99 UNITED PLANKTON PICTURES
20 280 273 4.65 JAN181221-M RIVERDALE (ONGOING) #11 $3.99 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
21 287 270 4.41 JAN181140-M BETROTHED #1 $3.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
22 296 277 4.20 DEC171034 JIMMYS BASTARDS #7 (MR) $3.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
23 301 257 4.15 NOV171123-M DOLLFACE #13 $4.99 ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE
24 303 300 4.12 JAN181269-M UBER INVASION #12 (MR) $3.99 AVATAR PRESS INC
25 309 285 4.00 OCT172017-M GRIMM FAIRY TALES #13 $3.99 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
26 311 289 3.93 JAN181591 BRUCE LEE WALK OF THE DRAGON ONE SHOT $3.99 DARBY POP PUBLISHING, INC.
27 327 309 3.62 JAN181775 INFINITY 8 #1 $3.99 LION FORGE
28 334 316 3.45 JAN182117-M VAN HELSING VS ROBYN HOOD #3 $3.99 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
29 338 327 3.31 JAN181863 STABBITY BUNNY #3 $3.99 SCOUT COMICS
30 341 333 3.25 DEC172008-M PEEK A BOO #1 $3.99 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
31 342 332 3.24 NOV171155 GALAKTIKON #5 $3.99 ALBATROSS FUNNYBOOKS
32 348 340 3.10 JAN181142 COLD WAR #2 $3.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
33 349 341 3.08 DEC171057 GALAKTIKON #6 $3.99 ALBATROSS FUNNYBOOKS
34 352 344 3.03 JAN182121-M ROBYN HOOD THE CURSE #3 $3.99 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
35 355 324 2.94 DEC171000-M BLACK BETTY #2 $4.99 ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE
36 359 349 2.90 JAN181150 ROUGH RIDERS RIDE OR DIE #2 (MR) $3.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
37 365 288 2.62 DEC172019-M HELLCHILD INFERNO ONE SHOT #0 $5.99 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
38 371 366 2.48 NOV171189-M STARGATE ATLANTIS SINGULARITY #1 $3.99 AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS
39 372 367 2.47 JAN181774 PACIFIC RIM AFTERMATH #3 $3.99 LEGENDARY COMICS
40 374 384 2.43 JAN181246-M JIRNI VOLUME 3 #1 $3.99 ASPEN MLT INC
41 375 369 2.43 JAN181085 WORLDS FINITE CEREBUS #1 $4.00 AARDVARK VANAHEIM
42 376 374 2.38 JAN182113-M MUSKETEERS #2 $3.99 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
43 377 376 2.32 JAN181777 ENCOUNTER #1 $3.99 LION FORGE
44 378 378 2.31 SEP172135-M GFT TAROT #5 $3.99 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
45 381 351 2.28 JAN181750 DISNEY PRINCESS AND THE FROG ONE SHOT $4.99 JOE BOOKS INC.
46 382 382 2.27 DEC171360 SINK #5 (MR) $3.99 COMIXTRIBE
47 383 394 2.21 JAN181100-M BABY BADASS #2 $3.99 ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE
47 383 385 2.21 SEP172154-M BLACK SABLE #5 $3.99 ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC
49 386 396 2.18 JAN181117-M SUBSPECIES #1 $3.99 ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE
50 387 399 2.15 JAN181235-M MIGHTY CRUSADERS #4 $3.99 DARK CIRCLE COMICS

TOP 50 SMALL PRESS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2018

QTY
RANK
OVERALL
QTY
RANK
OVERALL
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM
CODE
DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 12 29 2.64 JAN181776 PUERTO RICO STRONG SC $12.99 LION FORGE
2 63 142 1.10 JAN182033 BLOODSHOT SALVATION TP VOL 01 THE BOOK OF REVENGE $9.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
3 73 92 1.04 JAN181310 BART SIMPSON BUST UP GN $16.99 BONGO COMICS
4 91 167 0.93 DEC171929 WAR MOTHER TP VOL 01 $9.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
5 95 101 0.92 JAN181219 RIVERDALE TP VOL 02 $17.99 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
6 97 109 0.91 JAN181151 UNHOLY GRAIL TP VOL 01 $14.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
7 101 129 0.88 DEC171779 MONSTER MUSUME GN VOL 13 (MR) $12.99 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
8 108 88 0.82 JAN181778 LOST PATH HC $19.99 LION FORGE
9 121 78 0.70 FEB181549 WALT DISNEY DONALD DUCK HC VOL 11 LOST PEG LEG MINE $29.99 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
10 128 205 0.68 JAN181980 DRAGON SLAYER FOLKTALES FROM LATIN AMERICA SC $9.99 TOON GRAPHICS
11 129 71 0.67 NOV171734 BATTLE ANGEL ALITA DELUXE ED HC VOL 02 $29.99 KODANSHA COMICS
12 138 164 0.62 JAN181239 ARCHIE 1000 PAGE COMICS TREASURY TP $14.99 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
13 152 183 0.56 SEP171040 MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 $14.99 ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
14 153 136 0.56 DEC171789 TO LOVE RU GN VOL 05-06 (MR) $19.99 SEVEN SEAS GHOST SHIP
15 159 186 0.55 DEC171577 WHY ART GN $14.99 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
16 163 203 0.53 DEC171776 GIRL FROM OTHER SIDE SIUIL RUN GN VOL 04 $12.99 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
17 165 160 0.52 JAN181238 YOUR PAL ARCHIE TP VOL 01 $17.99 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
18 167 242 0.51 DEC171880 DISNEY MANGA PIXAR WALL E GN $10.99 TOKYOPOP
19 168 153 0.51 JAN181654 MUDBITE HC COOPER (MR) $19.99 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
20 179 197 0.47 JAN182165 SARAHS SCRIBBLES HERDING CATS SC $14.99 ANDREWS MCMEEL
21 193 346 0.43 DEC170991 MIRACULOUS TALES OF LADYBUG AND CAT NOIR DE EVILIZE $9.99 ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
22 197 239 0.43 JAN182098 SPICE AND WOLF GN VOL 15 (MR) $13.00 YEN PRESS
23 201 165 0.42 JAN181754 DISNEY PRINCESS COMICS COLL DREAM BIG PRINCESS ED TP $19.99 JOE BOOKS INC.
24 207 221 0.41 JAN181152 BLACK EYED KIDS TP VOL 03 SONS & DAUGHTERS (MR) $14.99 AFTERSHOCK COMICS
25 216 261 0.39 DEC171784 SORRY FOR MY FAMILIAR GN VOL 01 $12.99 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
26 225 363 0.39 JAN181193 HEAVENLY NOSTRILS CHRONICLE GN VOL 07 UNICORN MANY HATS $9.99 AMP! COMICS FOR KIDS
27 230 270 0.38 NOV172093 IS WRONG PICK UP GIRLS DUNGEON DAYS GODDESS GN VOL 01 $13.00 YEN PRESS
28 240 288 0.36 NOV171864 ANCIENT MAGUS BRIDE GN VOL 08 $12.99 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
29 242 386 0.36 JAN181194 PEANUTS TP IM NOT YOUR SWEET BABBOO $9.99 AMP! COMICS FOR KIDS
30 245 188 0.36 SEP171573 UNQUOTABLE TRUMP GN $19.95 DRAWN & QUARTERLY
31 248 350 0.35 JAN181769 SEVEN DEADLY SINS GN VOL 25 $10.99 KODANSHA COMICS
32 258 161 0.34 JAN181743 EXO HC (MR) $24.95 HUMANOIDS INC
33 259 312 0.34 DEC171778 MONONOKE SHARING GN VOL 01 $12.99 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
34 267 317 0.33 NOV171869 DONT MEDDLE WITH MY DAUGHTER GN VOL 03 (MR) $12.99 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
35 271 184 0.33 DEC171579 FLAYED CORPSE AND OTHER STORIES HC (MR) $24.99 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
36 275 324 0.32 DEC171772 ARIFUTA COMMONPLACE TO WORLDS STRONGEST GN VOL 01 $12.99 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
36 275 326 0.32 JAN182040 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WING GN VOL 05 GLORY OF THE LOSERS $12.95 VERTICAL COMICS
38 286 225 0.31 DEC172001 PRISON SCHOOL GN VOL 09 (MR) $20.00 YEN PRESS
39 288 168 0.30 DEC171596 BLAZING COMBAT HC $29.99 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
40 289 422 0.30 JAN181770 UQ HOLDER GN VOL 13 $10.99 KODANSHA COMICS
41 304 338 0.29 APR128211 AMULET SC VOL 01 STONEKEEPER $12.99 GRAPHIX
42 308 379 0.29 JAN182037 CITY GN VOL 01 $12.95 VERTICAL COMICS
43 312 453 0.28 JAN182039 FLYING WITCH GN VOL 05 $10.95 VERTICAL COMICS
44 321 392 0.28 DEC171787 TESTAMENT OF SISTER NEW DEVIL GN VOL 08 (MR) $12.99 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
45 330 400 0.27 DEC171775 DNA DOESNT TELL US GN VOL 01 $12.99 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
46 334 468 0.27 JAN181763 GENSHIKEN SECOND SEASON GN VOL 12 $10.99 KODANSHA COMICS
47 352 125 0.25 JAN182034 NINJAK DLX ED HC BOOK 02 $49.99 VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
48 358 313 0.25 DEC171602 PRINCE & DRESSMAKER GN $16.99 :01 FIRST SECOND
49 364 576 0.24 JAN181192 BIG NATE SILENT BUT DEADLY TP $9.99 AMP! COMICS FOR KIDS
50 372 365 0.24 JAN181792 TRUE DEATH OF BILLY THE KID HC $15.99 NBM

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Item codes followed by -M indicate multiple covers and skus at the standard SRP.

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.

Diamond Comic Distributors defines Small Presses as publishers with a dollar market share of under 1% over the previous six months. In offering these breakdowns of the best-selling small press comics and graphic novels, a spotlight is shown on these publishers, affording them recognition for their strong sales in a crowded marketplace. To help retailers contextualize the relationship between the Small Press sales rankings, each chart offers for each book the overall ranking for the month amongst all publishers.

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 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.

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