Top 50 Non-Premier Comics and Graphic Novels: May 2018
Jun 18, 2018
Valiant Entertainment's Harbinger Wars 2 #1, the first chapter in their new crossover event, was May's best-selling non-premier comic book. In total, Valiant had five titles in the top ten.
Oni Press had two titles in the top ten: Rick and Morty #38 at #2 and Invader Zim #30 at #10.
Archie Comics' Vampironica #2 ranked #3.
Aftershock Comics' A Walk Through Hell #1 ranked #4.
Tokyopop's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey #1, the first chapter of a sequel to the beloved film, ranked #5.
Oni Press' Rick and Morty Volume 7 was May's best-selling non-premier graphic novel and one of the publisher's two titles in the top ten.
Somos Arte's Ricanstruction, an anthology by Puerto Rican creators intended to raise funds to rebuild the island in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, ranked #2.
Silver Sprocket's Daygloayhole Quarterly #1 ranked #3.
VIZ Media had three titles in the top ten, led by Pokémon Sun & Moon Volume 1 at #4.
Yen Press' Star Wars: Lost Stars Volume 1, a manga adaptation of Claudia Grey's best-selling Star Wars novel, ranked #5.
Other publishers in the top ten include Archie Comics and Action Lab Entertainment.
TOP 50 NON-PREMIER COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2018
QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 103 | 93 | 22.27 | MAR181983-M | HARBINGER WARS 2 #1 [*] | $3.99 | VAL |
2 | 124 | 110 | 18.69 | MAR181802-M | RICK & MORTY #38 | $3.99 | ONI |
3 | 175 | 160 | 11.47 | FEB181107-M | VAMPIRONICA #2 | $3.99 | ARC |
4 | 179 | 157 | 10.71 | MAR181064-M | WALK THROUGH HELL #1 | $3.99 | AFT |
5 | 187 | 176 | 9.90 | MAR181960-M | NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS ZEROS JOURNEY #1 | $3.99 | TOK |
6 | 190 | 250 | 9.73 | MAR181998-M | SHADOWMAN (2018) #3 CVR A ZONJIC | $3.99 | VAL |
7 | 201 | 204 | 9.12 | MAR181990-M | HARBINGER WARS 2 PRELUDE #1 | $3.99 | VAL |
8 | 202 | 196 | 8.98 | MAR182002-M | X-O MANOWAR (2017) #15 | $3.99 | VAL |
9 | 214 | 194 | 8.36 | MAR182012-M | BLOODSHOT SALVATION #9 | $3.99 | VAL |
10 | 222 | 199 | 7.90 | FEB181695-M | INVADER ZIM #30 | $3.99 | ONI |
11 | 228 | 208 | 7.61 | MAR181162-M | JUGHEAD THE HUNGER #6 (MR) | $3.99 | ARC |
12 | 240 | 209 | 6.91 | MAR181917-M | ROBOTECH #9 | $3.99 | TTN |
13 | 246 | 229 | 6.63 | MAR182008-M | NINJA-K #7 | $3.99 | VAL |
14 | 250 | 221 | 6.25 | MAR181914-M | DARK SOULS AGE OF FIRE #1 | $3.99 | TTN |
15 | 252 | 228 | 6.09 | FEB181039 | HILLBILLY #9 | $3.99 | ALB |
16 | 255 | 234 | 5.94 | MAR181081 | HILLBILLY #10 | $3.99 | ALB |
17 | 260 | 243 | 5.52 | MAR181070-M | DARK ARK #6 | $3.99 | AFT |
18 | 261 | 244 | 5.50 | MAR181941-M | BLOODBORNE #4 (MR) | $3.99 | TTN |
19 | 263 | 247 | 5.45 | MAR181068-M | PESTILENCE STORY OF SATAN #1 (MR) | $3.99 | AFT |
20 | 267 | 270 | 5.31 | MAR181994-M | QUANTUM & WOODY (2017) #6 | $3.99 | VAL |
21 | 270 | 233 | 5.19 | MAR181058-M | ZOMBIE TRAMP ONGOING #47 (MR) | $4.99 | ACT |
22 | 274 | 269 | 5.06 | MAR181228 | MIGHTY MOE SZYSLAK #1 (ONE SHOT) | $3.99 | BON |
23 | 281 | 184 | 4.80 | FEB181819-M | TANK GIRL FULL COLOR CLASSICS 1988-1989 #1 | $6.99 | TTN |
24 | 286 | 327 | 4.70 | MAR181368 | TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #110 (MR) | $2.95 | BRO |
25 | 288 | 265 | 4.69 | MAY171199 | CALEXIT #3 (MR) | $3.99 | BLA |
26 | 298 | 290 | 4.44 | MAR181229 | SPONGEBOB COMICS #80 | $3.99 | UNI |
27 | 303 | 283 | 4.31 | FEB181737-M | CYBER SPECTRE #1 | $3.99 | SCO |
28 | 309 | 285 | 4.21 | FEB181028 | ANIMOSITY #14 (MR) | $3.99 | AFT |
29 | 313 | 309 | 4.11 | FEB181113-M | RIVERDALE #12 | $3.99 | ARC |
30 | 315 | 291 | 4.05 | MAR181946-M | PRISONER #2 | $3.99 | TTN |
31 | 316 | 344 | 4.02 | MAR182006-M | VALIANT HIGH #1 | $3.99 | VAL |
32 | 317 | 316 | 3.97 | MAR181156-M | BETTY AND VERONICA VIXENS #6 | $3.99 | ARC |
33 | 323 | 305 | 3.82 | JAN181148 | JIMMYS BASTARDS #8 (MR) | $3.99 | AFT |
34 | 327 | 332 | 3.75 | MAR181171-M | ARCHIES #7 | $3.99 | ARC |
35 | 328 | 313 | 3.69 | DEC172023-M | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #15 | $3.99 | ZEN |
36 | 332 | 339 | 3.59 | MAR181214-M | UBER INVASION #13 (MR) | $3.99 | AVA |
37 | 333 | 256 | 3.57 | JAN181256-M | CROSSED PLUS 100 MIMIC #1 (MR) | $5.99 | AVA |
38 | 336 | 323 | 3.51 | MAR181066 | BROTHERS DRACUL #2 (MR) | $3.99 | AFT |
39 | 338 | 252 | 3.50 | AUG172227-M | GFT OZ THE WIZARD ONE SHOT | $5.99 | ZEN |
40 | 339 | 325 | 3.49 | MAR181870 | STABBITY BUNNY #5 | $3.99 | SCO |
41 | 340 | 297 | 3.48 | JAN181661 | LOVE & ROCKETS MAGAZINE #5 | $4.99 | FAN |
42 | 348 | 254 | 3.13 | DEC171168-M | CINEMA PURGATORIO #14 (MR) | $6.99 | AVA |
43 | 350 | 342 | 3.12 | MAR182108-M | JASMINE CROWN OF KINGS #1 | $3.99 | ZEN |
44 | 353 | 395 | 3.07 | MAR181179 | BETTY AND VERONICA FRIENDS FOREVER #1 AT THE MOVIES | $2.99 | ARC |
45 | 354 | 345 | 3.05 | MAR181921-M | WARHAMMER 40000 DEATHWATCH #1 | $3.99 | TTN |
46 | 355 | 328 | 3.04 | MAR181033-M | DANGER DOLL SQUAD GALACTIC GLADIATORS #2 (MR) | $4.99 | ACT |
47 | 356 | 273 | 3.03 | MAR181925-M | 2021 LOST CHILDREN #1 | $5.99 | TTN |
48 | 367 | 352 | 2.85 | MAR181067 | HER INFERNAL DESCENT #2 (MR) | $3.99 | AFT |
49 | 368 | 321 | 2.83 | MAR181783-M | ALIEN TOILET MONSTERS #1 | $4.99 | OMN |
50 | 373 | 359 | 2.64 | FEB182014-M | GFT TALES OF TERROR VOL 4 #2 | $3.99 | ZEN |
TOP 50 NON-PREMIER GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2018
QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 13 | 20 | 2.47 | FEB181702 | RICK & MORTY TP VOL 07 | $19.99 | ONI |
2 | 39 | 33 | 1.62 | JAN189143 | RICANSTRUCTION REMINISCING & REBUILDING PUERTO RICO TP | $19.99 | SOM |
3 | 45 | 207 | 1.45 | FEB181778 | DAYGLOAYHOLE QUARTERLY #1 (MR) | $6.00 | SIL |
4 | 46 | 274 | 1.44 | MAR182040 | POKEMON SUN & MOON GN VOL 01 | $4.99 | VIZ |
5 | 47 | 83 | 1.36 | MAR182086 | STAR WARS LOST STARS GN VOL 01 | $13.00 | HAC |
6 | 55 | 65 | 1.24 | MAR181177 | ARCHIE TP VOL 05 | $17.99 | ARC |
7 | 68 | 179 | 1.08 | FEB180968 | THE GHOST THE OWL HC | $9.99 | ACT |
8 | 76 | 195 | 1.04 | MAR182033 | ONE PIECE GN VOL 86 | $9.99 | VIZ |
9 | 92 | 85 | 0.94 | DEC171719 | MY BOYFRIEND IS A BEAR GN | $19.99 | ONI |
10 | 94 | 86 | 0.94 | MAR182019 | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST FULLMETAL ED HC VOL 01 | $19.99 | VIZ |
11 | 106 | 125 | 0.88 | MAR181079 | ANIMOSITY EVOLUTION TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | AFT |
12 | 112 | 216 | 0.85 | MAR181754 | WORMWORLD SAGA TP VOL 01 SAGA BEGINS | $9.99 | LIO |
13 | 114 | 177 | 0.83 | APR181933 | RWBY OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY GN VOL 01 RED LIKE ROSES | $12.99 | VIZ |
14 | 115 | 145 | 0.81 | JAN181307 | YOUNG TERRORISTS TP (MR) | $13.99 | BLA |
15 | 119 | 82 | 0.79 | JUN130807 | ALAN MOORE FASHION BEAST TP (MR) | $24.99 | AVA |
15 | 119 | 193 | 0.79 | MAR182076 | CHI SWEET ADVENTURES GN VOL 01 | $11.95 | RAN |
17 | 123 | 262 | 0.77 | MAR182018 | X-O MANOWAR (2017) TP VOL 04 VISIGOTH | $9.99 | VAL |
18 | 124 | 217 | 0.77 | MAR181845 | BALLAD OF HALO JONES TP VOL 01 COLOR ED | $9.99 | POC |
19 | 127 | 424 | 0.76 | JUL083705 | BLACK SUMMER TP (MR) | $24.99 | AVA |
20 | 142 | 203 | 0.69 | MAR181659 | ALL SUMMER LONG GN | $12.99 | ST. |
21 | 143 | 122 | 0.69 | JUL151482 | RICK & MORTY TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | ONI |
22 | 163 | 143 | 0.63 | MAR182032 | JOJOS BIZARRE ADV 3 STARDUST CRUSADERS HC VOL 07 | $19.99 | VIZ |
23 | 176 | 188 | 0.58 | MAR181178 | ARCHIES TP VOL 01 | $17.99 | ARC |
24 | 178 | 583 | 0.57 | SEP083753 | FREAKANGELS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
25 | 185 | 180 | 0.56 | DEC090684 | IGNITION CITY TP VOL 01 (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
26 | 189 | 94 | 0.55 | MAR181227 | LADY MECHANIKA OVERSIZED HC VOL 02 | $28.99 | BEN |
27 | 190 | 248 | 0.54 | NOV172052 | RWBY GN | $14.99 | VIZ |
28 | 209 | 246 | 0.51 | MAR182095 | DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON GN VOL 05 | $15.00 | HAC |
29 | 212 | 111 | 0.50 | MAR181635 | DISNEY MASTERS HC VOL 01 SCARPA MICKEY MOUSE DELTA DIMENSION | $29.99 | FAN |
30 | 216 | 517 | 0.50 | MAR181180 | ARCHIE GIANT COMICS SURPRISE TP | $7.99 | ARC |
31 | 218 | 191 | 0.50 | FEB181775 | TO LOVE RU GN VOL 07-08 (MR) | $19.99 | SEV |
32 | 230 | 219 | 0.47 | MAR120791 | CALIGULA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
32 | 230 | 726 | 0.47 | MAR094092 | FREAKANGELS TP VOL 02 (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
34 | 232 | 110 | 0.47 | DEC171774 | DEVILMAN CLASSIC COLLECTION GN VOL 01 | $29.99 | ST. |
35 | 237 | 722 | 0.46 | SEP090638 | FREAKANGELS TP VOL 03 (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
36 | 238 | 306 | 0.45 | FEB181754 | HIMOUTO UMARI CHAN GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | ST. |
37 | 240 | 749 | 0.45 | NOV100759 | FREAKANGELS TP VOL 05 (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
38 | 241 | 753 | 0.45 | JAN094012 | ANNA MERCURY TP VOL 01 THE CUTTER (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
39 | 242 | 421 | 0.45 | JUN158141 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
40 | 243 | 758 | 0.45 | FEB094087 | GRAVEL TP VOL 01 BLOODY LIARS (MR) | $24.99 | AVA |
41 | 244 | 759 | 0.45 | APR100762 | FREAKANGELS TP VOL 04 (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
42 | 248 | 241 | 0.43 | OCT063166 | GARTH ENNIS 303 TP (OCT063166) (MR) | $19.99 | AVA |
43 | 249 | 239 | 0.43 | MAR181753 | ENCHANTED CHEST HC | $17.99 | LIO |
44 | 253 | 448 | 0.43 | MAR172201 | DRAGON BALL SUPER GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
44 | 253 | 455 | 0.43 | FEB181556 | NOW #3 (MR) | $9.99 | FAN |
46 | 258 | 476 | 0.42 | MAR181027 | MIRACULOUS TALES OF LADYBUG CAT NOIR TP BUG OUT | $9.99 | ACT |
47 | 259 | 284 | 0.42 | MAR181841 | MANFRIED MAN GN (MR) | $14.99 | RAN |
48 | 262 | 339 | 0.42 | APR151799 | TOKYO GHOUL GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | VIZ |
49 | 268 | 323 | 0.41 | MAR182051 | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THUNDERBOLT GN VOL 07 | $14.99 | VIZ |
50 | 270 | 75 | 0.41 | FEB181914 | WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR HC DLX ED | $49.99 | VAL |
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