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TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
|
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
|
MARVEL COMICS |
34.31% |
38.17% |
|
DC COMICS |
25.94% |
29.02% |
|
IMAGE COMICS |
11.38% |
11.04% |
|
DARK HORSE COMICS |
6.19% |
5.72% |
|
IDW PUBLISHING |
5.29% |
4.51% |
|
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
2.61% |
2.56% |
|
BOOM! STUDIOS |
1.99% |
1.84% |
|
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS |
1.59% |
0.35% |
|
AVATAR PRESS |
1.14% |
0.94% |
|
RANDOM HOUSE |
1.04% |
0.26% |
|
OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
8.53% |
5.59% |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
|
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
|
|
MARCH 2014 VS. FEBRUARY 2014 |
||
|
COMICS |
4.11% |
6.32% |
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS |
24.00% |
25.00% |
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN |
10.22% |
7.93% |
|
MARCH 2014 VS. MARCH 2013 |
||
|
COMICS |
-9.47% |
-11.83% |
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS |
18.31% |
22.85% |
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-1.48% |
-9.28% |
|
FIRST QUARTER 2014 VS. FOURTH QUARTER 2013 |
||
|
COMICS |
-14.30% |
-13.77% |
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-11.59% |
-1.59% |
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-13.45% |
-12.82% |
|
FIRST QUARTER 2014 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2013 |
||
|
COMICS |
-6.89% |
-11.40% |
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS |
1.39% |
10.06% |
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-4.40% |
-9.85% |
|
YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2013 |
||
|
COMICS |
-6.89% |
-11.40% |
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS |
1.39% |
10.06% |
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-4.40% |
-9.85% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
BATMAN #29 |
$4.99 |
JAN140290-M |
DC |
|
2 |
SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #6 |
$3.99 |
OCT130160-M |
DC |
|
3 |
FOREVER EVIL #6 |
$3.99 |
DEC130197-M |
DC |
|
4 |
SANDMAN OVERTURE #2 (MR) |
$3.99 |
DEC130330-M |
DC |
|
5 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #29 |
$3.99 |
JAN140720-M |
MAR |
|
6 |
DAREDEVIL #1 |
$3.99 |
JAN140630-M |
MAR |
|
7 |
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #30 |
$3.99 |
JAN140722 |
MAR |
|
8 |
SILVER SURFER #1 |
$3.99 |
JAN140650-M |
MAR |
|
9 |
THE WALKING DEAD #124 (MR) |
$2.99 |
JAN140624 |
IMA |
|
10 |
UNCANNY X-MEN #19.NOW |
$3.99 |
JAN140665-M |
MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 20: ALL OUT WAR PART 1 TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
JAN140559 |
IMA |
|
2 |
SAGA VOLUME 3 TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
JAN140556 |
IMA |
|
3 |
NEMO: ROSES OF BERLIN HC (MR) |
$14.95 |
JAN141334 |
TOP |
|
4 |
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER VOL. 7: RIFT PART 1 TP |
$10.99 |
NOV130064 |
DAR |
|
5 |
CHEW VOLUME 8: FAMILY RECIPES TP (MR) |
$12.99 |
JAN140548 |
IMA |
|
6 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE: TRINITY WAR HC (N52) |
$29.99 |
NOV130226 |
DC |
|
7 |
HARLEY QUINN: WELCOME TO METROPOLIS TP |
$19.99 |
DEC130313 |
DC |
|
8 |
ADVENTURE TIME VOL. 3: SEEING RED OGN |
$11.99 |
JAN141027 |
BOO |
|
9 |
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 TP |
$24.99 |
NOV082434 |
MAR |
|
10 |
STRAY BULLETS UBER ALLES EDITION TP (MR) |
$59.99 |
JAN140530 |
IMA |