Last week, Diamond Distributors released the details behind January’s releases, including the top ten books and graphic novels of the month.
Some things to note:
- Marvel is currently leading in both dollar and unit share, with DC as a close second. Marvel’s numbers are probably higher right now due to January’s line-wide launch of All-New Marvel NOW, though it’s worth noting that DC took five of the top ten slots for comics this month, including the #1 and #2 spot with Batman #27 and Detective Comics #27.
- Only one new #1 made the list this month, with all the others (save for Harley Quinn) already being established series.
- Graphic Novel sales were down drastically compared to last year’s January numbers, as well as December’s sales. It’s also one of the first times The Walking Dead Volume 1 did NOT take the top slot, with Saga taking over the top spot.
- Sales in general were down across the board, although comics themselves were only down a hair compared to last months sales.
- Despite the series ending in April, Superior Spider-Man’s two issues (including the $4.99 issue) took two of the spots this month, meaning that the series as a whole has had at least one issue in the top ten since it started, with the other issue usually making the top fifteen.
- Only one book in the top ten was $2.99. All the others were either $3.99, $4.99 (SSM #25) or $7.99 (Detective Comics #27)
With those thoughts out of the way, check out the numbers for yourself:
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
|
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
34.09% |
37.39% |
| DC COMICS |
28.06% |
30.77% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
8.78% |
10.10% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
5.71% |
5.08% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
4.74% |
4.22% |
| DYNAMIC FORCES |
2.81% |
2.69% |
| BOOM ENTERTAINMENT |
2.25% |
1.99% |
| EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD |
2.14% |
0.43% |
| VIZ LLC |
1.26% |
0.51% |
| AVATAR PRESS INC |
1.05% |
0.87% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
9.11% |
5.95% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
|
PUBLISHER |
COMICS SHIPPED |
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED |
MAGAZINES SHIPPED |
TOTAL SHIPPED |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
83 |
23 |
0 |
106 |
| MARVEL COMICS |
79 |
27 |
0 |
106 |
| IMAGE COMICS |
53 |
11 |
0 |
64 |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
38 |
15 |
0 |
53 |
| VIZ MEDIA |
0 |
45 |
0 |
45 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
36 |
4 |
0 |
40 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
26 |
12 |
0 |
38 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
26 |
7 |
0 |
33 |
| AVATAR PRESS |
16 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
| EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
| OTHER |
77 |
108 |
21 |
206 |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
|
|
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
|
JANUARY 2014 VS. DECEMBER 2013 |
||
| COMICS |
-5.87% |
-7.17% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-11.65% |
-9.89% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-7.71% |
-7.39% |
|
JANUARY 2014 VS. JANUARY 2013 |
||
| COMICS |
-0.42% |
-7.45% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-14.28% |
-6.99% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-5.09% |
-7.42% |
|
TWELVE-MONTH ROLLING COMPARISON |
||
| COMICS |
8.52% |
4.61% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
2.57% |
2.48% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
6.63% |
4.44% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
BATMAN #27 |
$3.99 |
NOV130172-M | DC |
|
2 |
DETECTIVE COMICS #27 |
$7.99 |
NOV130175-M | DC |
|
3 |
AVENGERS WORLD #1 |
$3.99 |
NOV130569-M | MAR |
|
4 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #27 |
$3.99 |
NOV130123-M | DC |
|
5 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #25 |
$4.99 |
NOV130660-M | MAR |
|
6 |
ALL NEW X-MEN #22.NOW |
$3.99 |
NOV130557-M | MAR |
|
7 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #26 |
$3.99 |
NOV130662 | MAR |
|
8 |
HARLEY QUINN #2 |
$2.99 |
NOV130171 | DC |
|
9 |
AVENGERS #25 |
$3.99 |
NOV130579-M | MAR |
|
10 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #11 |
$3.99 |
NOV130126-M | DC |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$9.99 |
AUG120491 | IMA |
|
2 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1: DAYS GONE BYE TP |
$14.99 |
NOV128157 | IMA |
|
3 |
ALL-NEW X-MEN VOLUME 1: YESTERDAY’S X-MEN TP |
$19.99 |
OCT130757 | MAR |
|
4 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN VOL. 4: NECESSARY EVIL TP |
$17.99 |
OCT130759 | MAR |
|
5 |
BATMAN ’66: THE TV STORIES TP |
$14.99 |
OCT130248 | DC |
|
6 |
SAGA VOLUME 2 TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
APR130443 | IMA |
|
7 |
X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM HC |
$49.99 |
OCT130747 | MAR |
|
8 |
THE UNWRITTEN VOLUME 8: ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLDS TP (MR) |
$16.99 |
OCT130295 | DC |
|
9 |
BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT VOLUME 2: CYCLE OF VIOLENCE TP (N52) |
$14.99 |
OCT130236 | DC |
|
10 |
THOR: GOD OF THUNDER VOL. 1: GOD BUTCHER TP |
$19.99 |
OCT130763 | MAR |
What are your thoughts on January’s sales? Any surprises? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
