Diamond Announces Both Marvel AND DC Comics Gain Ground in June
Diamond Comic Distributors have released the results for June sales and it’s an interesting month that saw both dollars and units down but both Marvel and DC Comics gaining some ground when it comes to unit and dollar shares.
Marvel Comics was June’s top publisher with a 38.54% dollar share (an increase of 0.49) and a 42.82% unit share (an increase of 2.91). DC Entertainment was second in June with a 30.61% dollar share (an increase of 2.68) and a 31.76% unit share (an increase of 0.88). In third was Image Comics with an 8.86% dollar share (down 1.39) and a 9.00% unit share (down 2.83). In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 4.24% dollar share (down 0.41) and a 3.18% unit share (down 0.60), followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 3.46% dollar share (up 0.41) and a 2.47% unit share (up 0.26).
Marvel Comics had five titles among the top ten. Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man was the top selling comic of the month. DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten led by Dark Days: The Forge Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s The Walking Dead #168 from Image Comics rounded out the top ten at #10. Also from the premier publishers, Neil Gaiman’s American Gods: Shadows #4 was Dark Horse Comics’ top book for the month at #98, and IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #80 was their top book for June at #173.
Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s The Wicked and The Divine Volume 5: Imperial Phase Part 1 from Image Comics was June’s best-selling graphic novel. Image Comics had four titles in the top ten. DC Entertainment also had four titles in the top ten with DC Super Hero Girls Volume 3: Summer Olympus at #2. Marvel Comics rounded out the top ten with two titles.
Sanctum Publishing’s The Shadow Double Novel Volume 118 was June’s best-selling book. Dynamite Entertainment’s Art of Atari Poster Collection ranked #2. BOOM! Studios’ An Apple and An Adventure ranked #3. IDW Publishing’s Toybox Time Machine ranked #9.
DC Collectibles’ DC Designer Series: The Joker by Brian Bolland Statue, based on Bolland’s artwork from the best-selling graphic novel The Killing Joke, was June’s best-selling toy product. Also in the top ten for DC Collectibles were the Batman Black & White: Nightwing by Jim Lee Statue at #2 and the Supergirl TV: Supergirl Statue at #6. Diamond Select Toys had two products in the top ten: the Marvel Gallery: Old Man Logan PVC Statue at #7 and the Marvel Gallery: Classic Iron Man PVC Statue at #10.
WizKids/NECA celebrated the 15th-anniversary of their HeroClix miniatures game with a special release, the Marvel HeroClix 15th-Anniversary What If? Booster Brick, which was June’s best-selling game product. Their Marvel HeroClix 15th-Anniversary What If? Starter Set ranked #4. IDW Games had two products in the top ten as well: the perennial selling Machi Koro Card Game ranked #3 and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past Board Game ranked #9.
Overall the month saw 71 fewer titles/comics shipped compared to the previous month and didn’t quite have the juice of anticipated titles like the launch of Marvel’s Secret Empire and DC’s “The Button” storyline. Things are also very down compared to last year which also saw an event, Civil War II, and Rebirth driving sales. I wouldn’t read a lot into month to month or year to year sales for the month.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
| PUBLISHER | DOLLAR
SHARE |
UNIT
SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS | 38.54% | 42.82% |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | 30.61% | 31.76% |
| IMAGE COMICS | 8.86% | 9.00% |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 4.24% | 3.18% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 3.46% | 2.47% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 1.83% | 1.61% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 1.79% | 2.07% |
| TITAN COMICS | 1.02% | 0.76% |
| VIZ MEDIA | 1.01% | 0.36% |
| ONI PRESS INC. | 0.79% | 0.59% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 7.84% | 5.37% |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| JUNE 2017 VS. MAY 2017 | ||
| COMICS | -0.43% | -5.91% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -13.01% | -8.00% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -4.31% | -6.08% |
| TOYS | -18.49% | -38.75% |
| JUNE 2017 VS. JUNE 2016 | ||
| COMICS | -18.38% | -20.16% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -28.04% | -30.14% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -21.34% | -21.06% |
| TOYS | -20.11% | -37.01% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2017 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2016 | ||
| COMICS | -3.84% | 2.56% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -12.99% | -13.50% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -6.77% | 1.15% |
| TOYS | -2.84% | -6.29% |
| SECOND QUARTER 2017 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2017 | ||
| COMICS | 8.21% | 1.37% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 6.99% | 17.06% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 7.84% | 2.47% |
| TOYS | -12.46% | -6.82% |
| SECOND QUARTER 2017 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2016 | ||
| COMICS | -7.68% | -4.64% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -15.03% | -13.50% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -10.01% | -5.41% |
| TOYS | -3.19% | -11.96% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
| PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTAL
SHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS | 101 | 39 | 0 | 140 |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | 84 | 36 | 1 | 121 |
| IMAGE COMICS | 55 | 15 | 1 | 71 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 51 | 17 | 0 | 68 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 22 | 20 | 0 | 42 |
| BOOM ENTERTAINMENT | 23 | 9 | 0 | 32 |
| TITAN COMICS | 15 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 23 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| VIZ MEDIA | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| ONI PRESS INC. | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 116 | 142 | 19 | 277 |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | PETER PARKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1 | $4.99 | APR170970-M | MAR |
| 2 | DARK DAYS: THE FORGE #1 | $4.99 | APR170259-M | DC |
| 3 | STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #1 | $4.99 | APR171101-M | MAR |
| 4 | BATMAN #24 | $2.99 | APR170279-M | DC |
| 5 | DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #9 | $5.99 | MAR170359-M | DC |
| 6 | BATMAN #25 | $3.99 | APR170281-M | DC |
| 7 | EDGE OF VENOMVERSE #1 | $3.99 | APR170962-M | MAR |
| 8 | SECRET EMPIRE #4 | $3.99 | APR170922-M | MAR |
| 9 | SECRET EMPIRE #5 | $3.99 | APR170928-M | MAR |
| 10 | THE WALKING DEAD #168 (MR) | $2.99 | APR170902-M | IMA |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | THE WICKED & THE DIVINE VOL. 5: IMPERIAL PHASE I TP | $16.99 | APR170909 | IMA |
| 2 | DC SUPER HERO GIRLS VOL. 3: SUMMER OLYMPUS TP | $9.99 | MAR170353 | DC |
| 3 | MOTOR CRUSH VOLUME 1 TP | $9.99 | MAR170820-M | IMA |
| 4 | DESCENDER VOLUME 4: ORBITAL MECHANICS TP | $16.99 | APR170785 | IMA |
| 5 | SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL VOLUME 2: SIDE PIECES TP | $16.99 | MAR171162 | MAR |
| 6 | TEEN TITANS VOL. 1: DAMIAN KNOWS BEST TP | $16.99 | MAR170410 | DC |
| 7 | HARLEY QUINN VOL. 2: THE JOKER LOVES HARLEY TP | $16.99 | MAR170404 | DC |
| 8 | STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOLUME 1: APHRA TP | $17.99 | MAR171129 | MAR |
| 9 | A.D.: AFTER DEATH HC | $24.99 | FEB170689-M | IMA |
| 10 | NIGHTWING VOL. 2: BACK TO BLUDHAVEN TP | $16.99 | MAR170406 | DC |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 118 SC | $14.95 | MAR172353 | SAN |
| 2 | ART OF ATARI POSTER COLLECTION SC | $24.99 | APR171557 | DYN |
| 3 | APPLE AND AN ADVENTURE HC | $14.99 | FEB171299 | BOO |
| 4 | BLOODBORNE OFFICIAL ARTWORKS SC | $44.99 | MAR172148 | UDO |
| 5 | EVIL DEAD 2 ADULT COLORING ACTIVITY BOOK TP | $14.99 | APR171958 | SPA |
| 6 | FAMILY GUY COLORING BOOK | $14.95 | MAR172109 | RAN |
| 7 | MANGA IN THEORY & PRACTICE HC | $19.99 | APR172155 | VIZ |
| 8 | TOYBOX TIME MACHINE HC | $29.99 | FEB170491 | IDW |
| 9 | 5 MINUTE SPIDER-MAN STORIES HC | $12.99 | APR172266 | HAC |
| 10 | NEIL GAIMAN’S AMERICAN GODS OFFICIAL COLORING BOOK | $16.99 | JAN178881 | HAR |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | DC DESIGNER SERIES: THE JOKER BY BRIAN BOLLAND STATUE | JAN170427 | DC |
| 2 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE: NIGHTWING BY JIM LEE | DEC160417 | DC |
| 3 | DRAGONBALL SUPER DRAGON STARS ACTION FIGURES | DEC168377 | BAN |
| 4 | DC UNIVERSE: HARLEY QUINN ARTFX+ STATUE | NOV162698 | KOT |
| 5 | LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS: LINK FIGMA DX | AUG168804 | GOO |
| 6 | SUPERGIRL TV: SUPERGIRL STATUE | OCT160339 | DC |
| 7 | MARVEL GALLERY: OLD MAN LOGAN PVC FIGURE | OCT160011 | DST |
| 8 | FINAL FANTASY VII PLAY ARTS KAI: CLOUD STRIFE REMAKE FIGURE | NOV168102 | SQU |
| 9 | X-MEN LEGENDS 6-INCH ACTION FIGURES | FEB178702 | HAS |
| 10 | MARVEL GALLERY: CLASSIC IRON MAN PVC FIGURE | JAN172648 | DST |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | MARVEL HEROCLIX 15TH-ANNIVERSARY WHAT IF BOOSTER BRICK | MAR173399 | NEC |
| 2 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: KALADESH BOOSTER PACKS | AUG163175 | WIZ |
| 3 | MACHI KORO CARD GAME | MAY142831 | IDW |
| 4 | MARVEL HEROCLIX 15TH-ANNIVERSARY WHAT IF STARTER SET | MAR173400 | NEC |
| 5 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 MONOPOLY | MAY173213 | USA |
| 6 | YU-GI-OH! MAXIMUM CRISIS SPECIAL EDITION | APR173279 | KON |
| 7 | DC DICE MASTERS: BATMAN | SEP168742 | NEC |
| 8 | CHEMISTRY FLUXX CARD GAME | MAR173363 | LOO |
| 9 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SHADOWS OF THE PAST BOARD GAME | APR160482 | IDW |
| 10 | YU-GI-OH! PENDULUM EVOLUTION BOOSTER PACKS | APR173278 | KON |
