One in every two comic books ordered by North American comic book stores in August 2019 from Diamond Comic Distributors was a Marvel comic book. And almost one in every two dollars spent on those orders was a Marvel comic book as well. While we have seen Marvel Comics mostly dominate the direct market of comic book stores, a fifty percent share is a rare thing, but it is where we are at for August. This was buoyed by Marvel Comics #1000 and the twin events of Absolute Carnage and HOXPOX with 6 lead issues in the top ten between them, both outperforming expectations. In contrast, DC Comics’ Year of The Villain has seen interest drop, though with Batman/Superman as a notable exception.
However it is also notable that 2019 so far is down a quarter of a percent in dollars earned in 2018, and 5% down in comic book numbers ordered. So we have fewer comic sales but increased prices mostly make up for it.
Marvel Comics was August’s top publisher, taking 46.15% of dollars and 49.96% of units shipped. In second place, DC’s market share was 24.86% and 25.96% respectively. Image Comics ranked third, with a 6.32% dollar share and a 6.26% unit share, followed by IDW Publishing, Dark Horse Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, and BOOM! Studios.
This is a significant jump for Marvel on July, when they held a 41.38% dollar share and a 45.49% unit share. And DC has dropped from their 26.79% dollar share and a 27.63% unit share. Marvel has double the marketshare DC Comics has now. But it seems that other publishers have suffered more, as Image Comics 8.43% share in dollars and a 8.64% share in units fell back by over two points. That’s called no longer publishing The Walking Dead.
Absolute Carnage‘s launch event issue topped the chart, beating out Marvel Comics #1000, in numbers if not dollars – $5.99 as opposed to $9.99. Both topped DC’s best-seller, Batman/Superman #1, ove the four issues of HOXPOX which beat out Absolute Carnage #2, and all beating traditional chart topper Batman #77.
Among the other premier publishers, IDW Publishing’s top book for August was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #97 at #44; Dynamite Entertainment’s Vampirella #2 ranked #51; BOOM! Studios’ Once and Future #1, the new series from Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora, ranked #64; Dark Horse Comics’ Black Hammer/Justice League #2 ranked #88; and Image Comics’ Die #6 ranked #95.
Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead Volume 32, the final volume of Image Comics’ best-selling series, was August’s best-selling graphic novel. DC Comics had three titles in the top ten: Scott Snyder and Jock’s The Batman Who Laughs ranked #2, Mariko Tamaki and Steve Pugh’s Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass ranked #3, and Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen, reprinted to coincide with the HBO series, ranked #4. Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten: Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman’s War of the Realms ranked #5, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season One Declassified ranked #6, Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum and Paolo Villanelli’s Star War: Vader: Dark Visions ranked #7, and Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw’s Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1: Final Gauntlet ranked #10.
UDON Entertainment’s Neon Genesis Evangelion: TV Animation Production Art Collection, a hardcover collection of concept and production art for the acclaimed anime, was August’s best-selling book, and one of UDON’s three books in the top ten. The softcover edition of Gemstone Publishing’s Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 49 ranked #3. Also in the top ten, Dynamite Entertainment’s The Art of Dejah Thoris and the Worlds of Mars Volume 2, a collection of covers and pin-ups, ranked #9.
Mezco’s One:12 Collective: DC Comics: Sovereign Knight Batman (Blue Costume) Action Figure, a PREVIEWS Exclusive version of the figure series that looks at Batman through the ages, was August’s best-selling figure. Funko had three products in the top ten, all of them PREVIEWS Exclusives: the POP! DC Heroes: Batman Damned Vinyl Figure ranked #2, the POP! DC Heroes: The Batman Who Laughs Vinyl Figure ranked #3, and the POP! Marvel: Nova Prime Vinyl Figure ranked #8. Diamond Select Toys’ Marvel Select: Psylocke Figure ranked #6. DC Collectibles had two products in the top ten: the Batman: The Animated Series: Batcycle & Figure Set ranked #7 and the DC Designer Series: Nightwing by Jim Lee Statue ranked #9.
Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder Core Rulebook (2nd Edition) was August’s best-selling game product and one of Paizo’s eight products among the top ten.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
|
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
46.15% |
49.96% |
| DC |
24.86% |
25.96% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
6.32% |
6.26% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
4.00% |
4.18% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
3.27% |
2.65% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
2.51% |
2.13% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
2.50% |
2.34% |
| VIZ MEDIA |
1.33% |
0.53% |
| TITAN COMICS |
0.72% |
0.64% |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT |
0.53% |
0.56% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
7.81% |
4.79% |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
|
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
|
|
AUGUST 2019 VS. JULY 2019 |
||
| COMICS |
-6.01% |
-9.70% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-5.13% |
0.26% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-5.78% |
-9.06% |
| TOYS |
-21.40% |
-20.06% |
|
AUGUST 2019 VS. AUGUST 2018 |
||
| COMICS |
0.64% |
-4.44% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-20.11% |
-21.96% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-5.76% |
-5.94% |
| TOYS |
-9.65% |
11.91% |
|
YEAR TO DATE 2019 VS. YEAR TO DATE 2018 |
||
| COMICS |
0.92% |
-4.37% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-3.24% |
-8.55% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-0.26% |
-4.68% |
| TOYS |
24.37% |
31.96% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
|
PUBLISHER |
COMICS SHIPPED |
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED |
MAGAZINES SHIPPED |
TOTAL SHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS |
88 |
42 |
0 |
130 |
| DC |
64 |
27 |
1 |
92 |
| IMAGE COMICS |
47 |
9 |
0 |
56 |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
32 |
12 |
0 |
44 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
21 |
18 |
0 |
39 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
19 |
15 |
0 |
34 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
17 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
| VIZ MEDIA |
0 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
| TITAN COMICS |
8 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT |
7 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
128 |
169 |
22 |
319 |
| TOTAL |
431 |
328 |
24 |
783 |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1 |
$7.99 |
JUN190761-M | MAR |
|
2 |
MARVEL COMICS #1000 |
$9.99 |
JUN190842-M | MAR |
|
3 |
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #1 [*] |
$3.99 |
JUN190450-M | DC |
|
4 |
HOUSE OF X #3 |
$4.99 |
JUN190821-M | MAR |
|
5 |
POWERS OF X #2 |
$4.99 |
JUN190828-M | MAR |
|
6 |
HOUSE OF X #2 |
$4.99 |
JUN190814-M | MAR |
|
7 |
POWERS OF X #3 |
$4.99 |
JUN190835-M | MAR |
|
8 |
ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #2 |
$4.99 |
JUN190775-M | MAR |
|
9 |
BATMAN #77 |
$3.99 |
JUN190479-M | DC |
|
10 |
BATMAN: CURSE OF THE WHITE KNIGHT #2 |
$4.99 |
JUN190457-M | DC |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
MARVEL COMICS #1000 |
$9.99 |
JUN190842-M | MAR |
|
2 |
ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1 |
$7.99 |
JUN190761-M | MAR |
|
3 |
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #1 [*] |
$3.99 |
JUN190450-M | DC |
|
4 |
SUPERMAN: YEAR ONE #2 (MR) [*] |
$7.99 |
JUN190465-M | DC |
|
5 |
POWERS OF X #2 |
$4.99 |
JUN190828-M | MAR |
|
6 |
HOUSE OF X #3 |
$4.99 |
JUN190821-M | MAR |
|
7 |
HOUSE OF X #2 |
$4.99 |
JUN190814-M | MAR |
|
8 |
POWERS OF X #3 |
$4.99 |
JUN190835-M | MAR |
|
9 |
ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #2 |
$4.99 |
JUN190775-M | MAR |
|
10 |
BATMAN: CURSE OF THE WHITE KNIGHT #2 |
$4.99 |
JUN190457-M | DC |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 32 TP |
$16.99 |
JUN190045 | IMA |
|
2 |
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS HC |
$29.99 |
JUN190568 | DC |
|
3 |
HARLEY QUINN: BREAKING GLASS TP |
$16.99 |
APR190434 | DC |
|
4 |
WATCHMEN TP |
$24.99 |
JUN190614-M | DC |
|
5 |
WAR OF THE REALMS TP |
$29.99 |
MAY190956 | MAR |
|
6 |
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. DECLASSIFIED SLIPCASE HC |
$49.99 |
APR140762 | MAR |
|
7 |
STAR WARS: VADER: DARK VISIONS TP |
$15.99 |
MAY190975 | MAR |
|
8 |
MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADYBUG AND CAT NOIR SEASON 2 VOL. 4: NO EVIL DOING TP |
$8.99 |
SEP181357 | ACT |
|
9 |
DISNEY DESCENDANTS: EVIE’S WICKED RUNWAY VOL. 2 TP |
$15.99 |
FEB192149 | TOK |
|
10 |
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 1: FINAL GAUNTLET TP |
$17.99 |
MAY190960 | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 32 TP |
$16.99 |
JUN190045 | IMA |
|
2 |
THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS HC |
$29.99 |
JUN190568 | DC |
|
3 |
SAGA COMPENDIUM VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$59.99 |
MAY190044 | IMA |
|
4 |
WAR OF THE REALMS TP |
$29.99 |
MAY190956 | MAR |
|
5 |
THE JOKER: THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS HC |
$99.99 |
DEC180652 | DC |
|
6 |
WATCHMEN TP |
$24.99 |
JUN190614-M | DC |
|
7 |
MARVEL MASTERS OF SUSPENSE: LEE & DITKO OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 HC |
$100.00 |
FEB190976 | MAR |
|
8 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: HUNTED TP |
$39.99 |
MAY190964 | MAR |
|
9 |
THE BOYS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$29.99 |
DEC181256-M | DYN |
|
10 |
MISTER MIRACLE HC (MR) |
$34.99 |
JAN198940 | DC |
TOP 10 BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION ART COLLECTION HC |
$39.99 |
JUN192115 | UDO |
|
2 |
MEGA MAN BATTLE NETWORK OFFICIAL COMPLETE WORKS |
$44.99 |
JUN192114 | UDO |
|
3 |
OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOL. 49 SC |
$29.95 |
APR191757-M | GEM |
|
4 |
THE SAGA OF TANYA THE EVIL VOL. 6 SC |
$14.00 |
MAY192174 | YEN |
|
5 |
STAR WARS: REY AND PALS HC |
$14.95 |
JUN191651 | CHR |
|
6 |
CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF ILLUSTRATED NOVEL SC |
$18.00 |
JUN191761 | POC |
|
7 |
SO I’M A SPIDER, SO WHAT? VOL. 6 SC |
$14.00 |
MAY192175 | YEN |
|
8 |
DARK SOULS DESIGN WORKS VOLUME 1 HC |
$39.99 |
AUG131470 | UDO |
|
9 |
THE ART OF DEJAH THORIS & THE WORLDS OF MARS VOL. 2 HC (MR) |
$39.99 |
JAN191259 | DE |
|
10 |
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL. 143 SC |
$14.95 |
APR191921 | SAN |
TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
ONE-12 COLLECTIVE: DC COMICS: SOVEREIGN KNIGHT BATMAN BLUE FIGURE | JUN188303 | MEZ |
|
2 |
POP! DC HEROES: BATMAN DAMNED VINYL FIGURE | DEC188715 | FUN |
|
3 |
POP! DC HEROES: THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS VINYL FIGURE | JUN188595 | FUN |
|
4 |
X-FORCE LEGENDS ACTION FIGURES | APR198748 | HAS |
|
5 |
MARVEL LEGENDS GEAR: AVENGERS ENDGAME: POWER GAUNTLET | JAN199285 | HAS |
|
6 |
MARVEL SELECT: PSYLOCKE FIGURE | FEB192448 | DST |
|
7 |
BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES: BATCYCLE & FIGURE SET | JAN190709 | DC |
|
8 |
POP! MARVEL: NOVA PRIME VINYL FIGURE | OCT188711 | FUN |
|
9 |
DC DESIGNER SERIES: NIGHTWING BY JIM LEE STATUE | JAN190712 | DC |
|
10 |
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: SKELETOR 1/6-SCALE COLLECTIBLE FIGURE | SEP188638 | MON |
TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
PATHFINDER CORE RULEBOOK HC (P2) | MAY193227 | PAI |
|
2 |
PATHFINDER BESTIARY HC (P2) | MAY193229 | PAI |
|
3 |
PATHFINDER ADVENTURE PATH: AGE OF ASHES VOL. 1 (P2) | MAY193233 | PAI |
|
4 |
PATHFINDER ADVENTURE: FALL OF PLAGUESTONE (P2) | MAY193232 | PAI |
|
5 |
CRITICAL ROLE: TAL’DOREI CAMPAIGN SETTING HC | JUN173357 | GRE |
|
6 |
PATHFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK POCKET EDITION | APR168770 | PAI |
|
7 |
D&D: BALDUR’S GATE: DECENT INTO AVERNUS MINIATURES BRICK | JAN198568 | NEC |
|
8 |
PATHFINDER BESTIARY SPECIAL EDITION HC (P2) | MAY193230 | PAI |
|
9 |
STARFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK HC | JUN173371 | PAI |
|
10 |
PATHFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK | JUN091729 | PAI |
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