Friday, January 17, 2020

Doomsday Clock #12 Beat All-Comers in December 2019 Charts, as DC and Marvel Comics Grew Closer in Units But Further Apart in Dollar Marketshare

In November, Marvel saw their marketshare down with a 37.41% dollar share and a 42.68% unit share but still ahead of DC Comics as they dropped down to a 30.72% dollar share though up a bit to a 32.41%% unit share,

In December, Marvel had a slight uptick in dollar share with 37.89% and a massive jump in unit sales to 45.60%. While DC Comics also jumped to 33.55% dollar share with a slight drop down to 31.35% unit share.

Image Comics suffered this squeeze, dropping down from 7.90% dollar share and a 7.87% unit share to 5.91% and 5.93%. This is half of what they used to get.

Both four-week months, December 2019 beat December 2018 in comic book sales by a considerable amount, helping to round out 2019 beating 2018 in terms of dollars spent, 2.54%, even if the actual unites sold dropped by -1.44%. Fewer items sold but for much money.

Doomsday Clock #12 topped the charts in both dollars and units sold, with Incoming #1 coming second on dollars, as it was a $10 book. but further back at #8 in actual copies.

IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100 was the publisher’s top book at #17; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 from BOOM! Studios ranked #29; Todd McFarlane and Jason Shawn Alexander’s Spawn #303 was Image Comics’ top book at #45; and Dynamite Entertainment’s Vampirella #6 ranked #61 for the month.

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 and one of the publisher’s four titles among the top ten. 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.  Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, and Rich Tommasco’s Black Hammer Volume 4: Age of Doom Part 2 from Dark Horse Comics ranked #5, and Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys Omnibus Volume 6 from Dynamite Entertainment ranked #6.

Zenescope Entertainment’s Grimm Fairy Tales Adult Coloring Book Volume 1 was December’s best-selling book.

Depicting a scene from Marvel Comic’s 1991 series The Infinity Gauntlet, Funko’s POP! Marvel Heroes: Thanos “Snap” 6-Inch Deluxe Vinyl Figure, a PREVIEWS exclusive, was December’s best-selling toy. Also in the top ten from Funko, the PREVIEWS exclusive POP! Dragonball Z: Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta Vinyl Figure ranked #2. Diamond Select Toys had a strong month with six products in the top ten, led by the Marvel Select: Avengers Endgame: Hero Suit Hulk Action Figure at #3.

Green Ronin Publishing’s Critical Role: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting, a perennial seller, returned to the top of the sales charts as December’s best-selling game product. Paizo Publishing had eight products in the top ten, and S7 Game’s My Hero Academia: The Card Game also returned to the charts at #3 for the month.

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS

RETAIL MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHER SHARE
MARVEL COMICS 37.89%
DC 33.55%
IMAGE COMICS 5.91%
IDW PUBLISHING 4.34%
BOOM! STUDIOS 4.03%
DARK HORSE COMICS 2.67%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 2.56%
VIZ MEDIA 1.00%
TITAN COMICS 0.57%
RANDOM HOUSE 0.48%
OTHER NON-TOP 10 7.00%
UNIT MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHER SHARE
MARVEL COMICS 45.60%
DC 31.35%
IMAGE COMICS 5.93%
BOOM! STUDIOS 3.66%
IDW PUBLISHING 3.51%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 2.51%
DARK HORSE COMICS 1.87%
TITAN COMICS 0.51%
ARCHIE COMICS 0.47%
ABLAZE 0.44%
OTHER NON-TOP 10 4.14%

COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

  DOLLARS UNITS
DECEMBER 2019 VS. NOVEMBER 2019
COMICS 0.18% -1.28%
GRAPHIC NOVELS -11.06% -18.03%
TOTAL COMICS/GN -3.00% -2.48%
TOYS 13.47% 16.61%
DECEMBER 2019 VS. DECEMBER 2018
COMICS 7.08% 5.36%
GRAPHIC NOVELS 15.77% 2.87%
TOTAL COMICS/GN 9.20% 5.21%
TOYS 166.96% 191.68%
YEAR 2019 VS. YEAR 2018
COMICS 4.33% -0.92%
GRAPHIC NOVELS -2.01% -7.95%
TOTAL COMICS/GN 2.54% -1.44%
TOYS 25.96% 28.65%

NEW TITLES SHIPPED

PUBLISHER COMICS
SHIPPED
GRAPHIC NOVELS
SHIPPED
MAGAZINES
SHIPPED
TOTAL
SHIPPED
MARVEL COMICS 103 32 0 135
DC COMICS 86 32 1 119
IMAGE COMICS 36 7 0 43
IDW PUBLISHING 28 13 0 41
BOOM! STUDIOS 23 14 0 37
DARK HORSE COMICS 22 9 0 31
DYNAMITE 14 4 0 18
KODANSHA COMICS 0 13 0 13
TITAN COMICS 8 2 2 12
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS 9 0 0 9
OTHER NON-TOP 10 80 109 11 200
TOTAL 409 235 14 658

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #12 $5.99 OCT190523-M DC
2 X-MEN #3 $3.99 OCT190903-M MAR
3 BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH #3 (MR) $5.99 SEP190478-M DC
4 DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE GOLDEN CHILD #1 $5.99 OCT190471-M DC
5 VENOM #21 $3.99 OCT191001-M MAR
6 HARLEY QUINN: VILLAIN OF THE YEAR #1 $4.99 OCT190466-M DC
7 SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: ALIEN REALITY #1 $4.99 OCT190971-M MAR
8 INCOMING #1 $9.99 OCT190860-M MAR
9 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #35 $3.99 OCT190926-M MAR
10 SUPERMAN #18 $3.99 OCT190580-M DC

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #12 $5.99 OCT190523-M DC
2 INCOMING #1 $9.99 OCT190860-M MAR
3 BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH #3 (MR) $5.99 SEP190478-M DC
4 DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE GOLDEN CHILD #1 $5.99 OCT190471-M DC
5 HARLEY QUINN: VILLAIN OF THE YEAR #1 $4.99 OCT190466-M DC
6 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #100 $7.99 SEP190620-M IDW
7 HARLEEN #3 (MR) $7.99 SEP190494-M DC
8 X-MEN #3 $3.99 OCT190903-M MAR
9 SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN: ALIEN REALITY #1 $4.99 OCT190971-M MAR
10 VENOM #21 $3.99 OCT191001-M MAR

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 HOUSE OF X/POWERS OF X HC $60.00 SEP190963-M MAR
2 BATMAN TP VOL 11 THE FALL AND THE FALLEN $17.99 SEP190554 DC
3 WATCHMEN TP $24.99 JUN190614-M DC
4 SILVER SURFER BLACK TP TREASURY EDITION $29.99 SEP190990 MAR
5 BLACK HAMMER TP VOL 04 AGE OF DOOM PART II $19.99 MAY190209 DAR
6 BOYS OMNIBUS TP VOL 06 (MR) $29.99 OCT191313-M DE
7 GREEN LANTERN TP VOL 01 INTERGALACTIC LAWMAN $17.99 SEP190568 DC
8 DAREDEVIL BY CHIP ZDARSKY TP VOL 02 NO DEVILS ONLY GOD $15.99 SEP190982 MAR
9 MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES TP (MR) $12.99 AUG190092 IMA
10 STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA TP VOL 06 UNSPEAKABLE REBEL SUPERWEAP $15.99 SEP190997 MAR

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 HOUSE OF X/POWERS OF X HC $60.00 SEP190963-M MAR
2 ANNIHILATION OMNIBUS HC $125.00 JUL191087 MAR
3 Y THE LAST MAN OMNIBUS HC (MR) $150.00 APR190576 DC
4 INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 $125.00 MAR190580 DC
5 ABSOLUTE DARK KNIGHT III THE MASTER RACE HC $125.00 APR190525 DC
6 ANIMAL MAN BY JEFF LEMIRE OMNIBUS HC $99.99 APR190524 DC
7 SILVER SURFER BLACK TP TREASURY EDITION $29.99 SEP190990 MAR
8 MMW FANTASTIC FOUR HC VOL 21 $75.00 JUN191034-M MAR
9 WATCHMEN TP $24.99 JUN190614-M DC
10 BOYS OMNIBUS TP VOL 06 (MR) $29.99 OCT191313-M DE

TOP 10 BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 GRIMM FAIRY TALES ADULT COLORING BOOK VOL 01 $12.99 OCT151871 ZEN
2 OVERSTREET COMIC BK PG SC VOL 49 $29.95 APR191757-M GEM
3 BLOODBORNE OFFICIAL ARTWORKS SC $44.99 MAR172148 UDO
4 DARK SOULS III DESIGN WORKS HC $49.99 JUN182173 UDO
5 MEGA MAN ZERO HC OFFICIAL COMPLETE WORKS $44.99 APR192142 UDO
6 ART OF ATARI HC $39.99 JUL161467 DYN
7 KONOSUBA LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 10 $14.00 OCT192327 YEN
8 OKAMI OFFICIAL COMPLETE WORKS SC $39.99 MAY073783 UDO
9 DOCTOR WHO TARDIS TYPE FORTY INSTRUCTION MANUAL HC $19.99 MAY188247 PEN
10 GEARS OF WAR RETROSPECTIVE HC $49.99 MAY192131 UDO

TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK DESCRIPTION ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 POP MARVEL HEROES THANOS SNAP 6IN PX DELUXE VINYL FIGURE MAY198251 FUN
2 POP ANIMATION DBZ SUPER SAIYAN 2 VEGETA PX VIN FIG JAN199073 FUN
3 MARVEL SELECT AVENGERS ENDGAME HERO SUIT HULK AF JUL192664 DST
4 MARVEL MILESTONES AVENGERS 4 ARMORED THANOS STATUE OCT188304 DST
5 MARVEL SELECT AVENGERS 4 IRON MAN MK85 AF SEP192494 DST
6 MARVEL GALLERY AVENGERS ENDGAME CAPTAIN AMERICA PVC FIG JUL192669 DST
7 GX-88 ARMORED FLEET DAIRUGGER XV SOUL OF CHOGOKIN (NET) MAY198128 BLU
8 YU GI OH YAMI YUGI NENDOROID AF DEC188202 GOO
9 IT CHAPTER 2 GALLERY PENNYWISE PVC FIGURE JUN192381 DST
10 MARVEL PREMIER GREEN GOBLIN COMIC STATUE MAR192445 DST

TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK DESCRIPTION ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 CRITICAL ROLE: TAL’DOREI CAMPAIGN SETTING HC JUN173357 GRE
2 PATHFINDER CORE RULEBOOK SPECIAL EDITON HC (P2) MAY193228 PAI
3 MY HERO ACADEMIA: THE CARD GAME JUL183082 S7
4 PATHFINDER ACG CORE SET MAR198499 PAI
5 PATHFINDER LOST OMENS WORLD GUIDE HC (P2) MAY193231 PAI
6 STARFINDER RPG ALIEN ARCHIVE 3 HC JUN193098 PAI
7 CREATURE CODEX HC JUL183073 PAI
8 STARFINDER RPG CORE RULEBOOK HC JUN173371 PAI
9 STARFINDER RPG CHARACTER OPERATIONS MANUAL HC SEP193078 PAI
10 PATHFINDER LOST OMENS CHARACTER GUIDE HC (P2) AUG193363 PAI

 

Dollar Market Share – December 2019
Unit Market Share – December 2019

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