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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Rich Johnston

“Black Widow” Solo Film Gets Upcoming Wave of Funko Pops

Black Widow is finally getting her own film after all this time and while the fans are split I can’t wait for the film. Not only do we getting to see one of the MCU Avengers standing on her own but we get our first look at the mercenary Taskmaster. Having some of our favorite comic book characters come to life in these films are just some of the perks in front of getting new collectibles that is. Funko has just announced the first wave of Black Widow Pop Vinyls. There will be 8 figures getting released, two of which will be Walmart exclusives. Taskmaster and BW are both getting 3 versions of their character each. We are also getting Yelena and Red Guardian in this wave. Most of these figures were seen in the film’s trailer so I can expect we will see another spoiler wave after the film hits theaters.

The Black Widow Funko Pop figures are set to release in April 2020, and pre-order for all of the common are online and can be found here. The BW and Taskmaster Walmart exclusives do not have a release date and the consistency in the store is a mystery so be on the lookout after April for them to hit stores as well. Stay tuned at Bleeding Cool for all your collectibles news.

Blast from the Past.

Coming Soon: Pop! Marvel Studios’—Black Widow

Celebrate the fast-approaching 2020 release of Marvel Studios’ Black Widow with Pop! Black Widow in street clothes, Pop! Black Widow in a white suit, Pop! Taskmaster with shield, Pop! Taskmaster with a bow, Pop! Red Guardian and Pop! Yelena.

Pop! Black Widow in a gray suit and Pop! Taskmaster with claws are available exclusively at Walmart.

Coming Soon!

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Tyler Roberts

Funko Recreates Tony Stark’s Triumphant Endgame Moment as a PREVIEWS Exclusive Glow-in-the-Dark Pop

(BALTIMORE, MD) — (January 16, 2020) — The climatic moment of the cinematic event of 2019 has been immortalized as one of the hottest collectibles on the market. Funko and Diamond Comic Distributors have partnered to capture the most epic moment from Avengers: Endgame with this PREVIEWS Exclusive glow-in-the-dark Iron Man Pop figure!

Featuring the signature Funko style fans have come to know and love, this dramatic battle-damaged Tony Stark kneels on a sculpted terrain base moments before the snapped that saved everything. The PREVIEWS Exclusive I Am Iron Man Glow-In-The-Dark Pop! Figure features a glow-in-the-dark Arc Reactor and Infinity stones, stands about 4” tall, and comes in a collector-friendly window box, perfect for display!

The PREVIEWS Exclusive I Am Iron Man Glow-In-The-Dark Pop! Figure (SEP198703, SRP $14.99) is now available for pre-order at comic shops, with an expected release date of March 25, 2020. To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com.

Retailers interested in placing wholesale orders for this item and other PREVIEWS Exclusive items are encouraged to contact Diamond’s New Accounts Department at newaccounts@diamondcomics.com.

 

ABOUT DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTORS (DCD) — Diamond is at the nexus of comics and pop culture. Based in Hunt Valley, MD, DCD is the world’s largest distributor of English-language comic books, graphic novels, and related pop-culture merchandise, serving thousands of retailers worldwide. For more information, visit Diamond on the web at www.diamondcomics.com.

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Daniel Pickett

The Thing Gets a Disguise with New Fantastic Four Funko Pop [Review]

The Fantastic Four Funko Pops have finally hit stores so people are finally able to get their hands on them. We have covered most of the Funko Pop figures and they were split into multiple parts for easy access on the ones that matter to you. You can find the Family review here, the cosmic beings like Silver Surfer here, Earth beings like Dr. Doom here, and finally the Fantastic Four exclusives here. One figure that slipped from our grasp was Barnes & Noble’s exclusive The Thing figure. This figure was just starting to get released so he missed our big event but we have him here so let’s dive and check him out.

This Barnes & Nobel figure is pretty amazing and currently one of my favorite figures from the series. The box is no different from the rest of the Funko Pop figures. There are no secrets or sayings hidden on the tab like in other ones. Just like the rest of the Fantastic Four Pops the box does have an FF logo in there that is chances his background for in box collectors.

The figure itself is defined as a great exclusive and is perfectly designed. The Thing in his disguise as a great nod to those Fantastic Four comic book fans out there. Since The Thing is a monster people see to turn him away a lot but wit this hand brown trenchcoat and hat he is able to vanish among the people of New York. The paint is nicely done here as you can see the separation of the rock on his skin and the orange contrasts the brown quite well. This is a figure that any Fantastic Four fan should get there hands on if they have not already.

If you are curious about the difference between the common release and the excessive I have to take the curiosity to put them side by side. Both figures are perfectly done but that comic book nod that the B&N exclusive has just won me over. This The Thing Fantastic Four figure could easily have been a great convention exclusive that would have flown off shelves.

Maybe we will see the Fantastic Four hits the connections this year as Funko has their license finally. The next FF figure to come out with being in the Amazon Exclusive Collector Corp Fantastic Four box that will ship out at the end of this month so stay tuned. If you want to own your own The Thing Banes & Nobel figure you can find them in stores now or test your luck online with the link located here. Until our next review True Believers, stay fantastic.

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Tyler Roberts

“Umbrella Academy” Spaceboy Gets a New Statue from Dark Horse

The Umbrella Academy isn’t as popular as it was when the show hit Netflix last year. The clock is ticking though because once season 2 drops their comics, Funko’s, and collectibles could be in high demand. However, this collectible is perfect for those fans who have been on the Umbrella Academy train since the beginning with this new statue. Dark Horse Comics and Sideshow Collectibles are bringing Number 1 aka Spaceboy alive with a new maquette. This statue features Spaceboy in all of his comic book glory just the way the comic book artists wanted him. This 3D 14″ representation pulls him off the pages of the book and onto your shelves. From the coloring to the intricate details this statue should please any fan of the Umbrella Academy comic book series. I hope we can start seeing more characters to get their own retrospective comic book version statue in the future.

The Umbrella Academy Spaceboy Maquette by Dark Horse Comics and Sideshow Collectibles is very limited edition with only 300 pieces available. Spaceboy is priced at $300 and is set to release between February and April 2020. Pre-orders are live and you can find them located here.

Come in Number One.

Credit: Dark Horse Comics

Spaceboy Maquette by Dark Horse Comics

ABOUT THIS MAQUETTE

Sideshow and Dark Horse Comics present the Spaceboy Maquette!

Masterfully sculpted and painted, this Spaceboy Umbrella Academy Maquette evokes the character exactly as he appears in the comic series exactly as writer Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance, True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys) and artist Gabriel Bá (Two Brothers, Daytripper) conceived him to be. The likeness is uncanny, with bold shadowing and strange angles, right down to the fur on his oversized arms.

Credit: Dark Horse Comics

Standing at 14” tall, with a commanding stance at 19” wide, the terminauts wouldn’t stand a chance against this imposing leader of The Umbrella Academy!

Credit: Dark Horse Comics

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Tyler Roberts