Top 100 Graphic Novels: December 2019

Marvel Comics' House of X/Powers of X, a hardcover collection of the two mini-series by Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, and R.B. Silva that heralded a revitalization of Marvel's mutant franchise, was the best-selling graphic novel of December.

Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten, inclduing Silver Surfer: Black at #4, Dardevil Volume 2: No Devils, Only God at #8, and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Volume 6: Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon at#10.

DC's Batman Volume 11: The Fall and the Fallen by Tom King and Mikel Janin led DC's slate of three titles in top ten at #2. Also in the top ten, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen ranked #3 and Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp's The Green Lantern Volume 1: Intergalactic Lawman ranked #7.

Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, and Rich Tommasco's Black Hammer Volume 4: Age of Doom Part 2 from Dark Horse Comics ranked #5.

Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's The Boys Omnibus Volume 6 from Dynamite Entertainment ranked #6.

Finally, the softcover edition of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies from Image Comics ranked #9.

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in December 2019

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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 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.