Marvel held the top spot for units share and dollar share for the month of March as Diamond Comic Distributors has released that month’s data. It wasn’t all Marvel as DC Comics held five of the top ten comics sold with Dark Nights: Metal #6 coming in first.

Comics and graphic novels were up compared to February and toys were up in dollars and down in units. Compared to 2017, things aren’t as good with everything down double digits. Comics and graphic novels are down 15.96% and 13.35% compared to March 2017. That month was riding high from Amazing Spider-Man #25 that sold 113,934 copies despite its $9.99 cover price and Dark Knight III Master Race #8 which sold 107,892 at $5.99. The year to date continues to show a negative trend.

Marvel Comics was March’s top publisher with a 35.92% dollar share (+1.06) and a 38.38% unit share (+1.44). DC Entertainment was second for the month with a 31.06% dollar share (-0.73) and a 35.10% unit share (-1.51). Image Comics was third with a 10.98% dollar share (-0.49) and a 10.43% unit share (-0.39). In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 3.96% dollar share (-0.38) and a 3.28% unit share (+0.65), followed by BOOM! Studios with a 2.40% dollar share (+0.03) and a 2.13% unit share (+0.01), Dark Horse Comics with a 2.38% dollar share (-0.47) and a 1.58% unit share (-0.1), and Dynamite Entertainment with a 1.83% dollar share (-0.57) and a 1.61% unit share (-0.68).

DC Entertainment had five titles among March’s top ten comics. Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten. Image Comics’ Oblivion Song by Kirkman and De Felici #1 ranked #9. Among the premier publishers and their top-selling books, BOOM! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #25, kicking off the “Shattered Grid” storyline, ranked #70; Dark Horse Comics’ Neil Gaiman’s American Gods: My Ainsel #1 ranked #114; Dynamite Entertainment’s The Shadow/Batman #6, the final chapter of their coproduction with DC Entertainment, ranked #121; and the milestone G.I. Joe #250 from IDW Publishing ranked #149 for the month.

Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead Volume 29: Lines We Cross from Image Comics was March’s best-selling graphic novel, and one of Image Comics’ six titles in the top ten. DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten.

Dark Horse Comics’ World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 3, an art book based on the best-selling Blizzard Entertainment role-playing game, was March’s best-selling book.  Also in the top ten for Dark Horse Comics was the Overwatch Anthology Volume 1 at 9. Insight Editions’ DC Comics Variant Covers: The Complete Visual History, a hardcover artbook featuring a cover by Frank Cho, ranked #3 for the month.

Mezco’s One:12 Collection: Marvel Comics: X-Force Wolverine Action Figure, a PREVIEWS Exclusive, was March’s best-selling toy product. Another PREVIEWS Exclusive product from Mezco, the One:12 Collection: DC Comics: Stealth Deathstroke Action Figure, ranked #2. Diamond Select Toys had two products in the top ten: the Marvel Gallery: Thor Ragnarok: Thor PVC Figure, based on 2017’s Marvel Studios film, ranked #3, and theMarvel Select: Venom Action Figure ranked #5. Another PREVIEWS Exclusive, Funko’s POP! Saga: Bloody Lying Cat Vinyl Figure, a special release for Free Comic Book Day 2018, ranked #4. DC Collectibles had three products in the top ten: the DC Cover Girls: Harley Quinn by Joëlle Jones ranked #7, the DC Gallery: Superman vs. The Flash Racing Statue ranked #8, and the Batman Animated: The Joker Expressions Pack ranked #9

NECA/WizKids’ Dungeons & Dragons: Icons of the Realm: Menagerie 3 Booster Brick, a collection of miniatures for the tabletop game, was March’s best-selling game product.  IDW Games had three products in the top ten: The Legend of Korra: Pro Bending Arena Game at #2, the Atari: Missile Command Game at #4, and The Legend of Korra: Pro Bending Arena: Amon’s Invasion Game at #5.

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHER	DOLLAR SHARE	UNIT SHARE
MARVEL COMICS	35.92%	38.38%
DC ENTERTAINMENT	31.06%	35.10%
IMAGE COMICS	10.98%	10.43%
IDW PUBLISHING	3.96%	3.28%
BOOM! STUDIOS	2.40%	2.13%
DARK HORSE COMICS	2.38%	1.58%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT	1.83%	1.61%
VIZ MEDIA	1.23%	0.46%
ONI PRESS INC.	1.16%	0.80%
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC	0.93%	0.99%
OTHER NON-TOP 10	8.15%	5.25%

 COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

	DOLLARS	UNITS
MARCH 2018 VS. FEBRUARY 2018
COMICS	2.92%	4.04%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	10.36%	3.69%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	4.95%	4.02%
TOYS	5.32%	-1.93%
MARCH 2018 VS. MARCH 2017
COMICS	-13.20%	-12.28%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	-22.12%	-25.63%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	-15.96%	-13.35%
TOYS	-29.83%	-38.04%
YEAR-TO-DATE 2018 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2017 (FIRST QUARTER 2018 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2017)
COMICS	-7.09%	-14.52%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	-13.17%	-12.28%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	-8.92%	-14.37%
TOYS	-9.81%	-12.36%
FIRST QUARTER 2018 VS. FOURTH QUARTER 2017
COMICS	-8.44%	-7.25%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	-21.69%	-20.85%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	-12.67%	-8.38%
TOYS	-14.91%	-11.81%

NEW TITLES SHIPPED

PUBLISHER	COMICS SHIPPED	GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED	MAGAZINES SHIPPED	TOTAL SHIPPED
DC ENTERTAINMENT	84	35	0	119
MARVEL COMICS	81	33	0	114
IMAGE COMICS	57	13	0	70
IDW PUBLISHING	40	18	0	58
BOOM! STUDIOS	25	9	0	34
DARK HORSE COMICS	12	14	0	26
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT	15	8	0	23
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT	7	3	0	10
VIZ MEDIA	0	9	0	9
ONI PRESS	4	4	0	8
OTHER NON-TOP 10	113	135	11	259
TOTAL	438	281	11	730

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	DARK NIGHTS: METAL #6	$4.99	DEC170230-M	DC
2	DOOMSDAY CLOCK #4	$4.99	DEC170234-M	DC
3	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #797	$3.99	JAN180892-M	MAR
4	WEAPON H #1	$4.99	JAN180920-M	MAR
5	BATMAN #42	$2.99	JAN180260-M	DC
6	THE MIGHTY THOR #705	$3.99	JAN180888-M	MAR
7	INFINITY COUNTDOWN #1	$4.99	JAN180879-M	MAR
8	BATMAN #43	$2.99	JAN180262-M	DC
9	OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #1	$3.99	JAN180587	IMA
10	BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT #6	$3.99	JAN180268-M	DC

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	DARK NIGHTS: METAL #6	$4.99	DEC170230-M	DC
2	DOOMSDAY CLOCK #4	$4.99	DEC170234-M	DC
3	WEAPON H #1	$4.99	JAN180920-M	MAR
4	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #797	$3.99	JAN180892-M	MAR
5	INFINITY COUNTDOWN #1	$4.99	JAN180879-M	MAR
6	DAREDEVIL #600	$5.99	JAN180911-M	MAR
7	THE MIGHTY THOR #705	$3.99	JAN180888-M	MAR
8	THE WALKING DEAD #177	$3.99	JAN180843-M	IMA
9	BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT #6	$3.99	JAN180268-M	DC
10	OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #1	$3.99	JAN180587	IMA

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 29: LINES WE CROSS TP	$16.99	JAN180844	IMA
2	GREEN LANTERN: EARTH ONE VOLUME 1 HC	$24.99	DEC170239	DC
3	THE FLASH VOLUME 5: NEGATIVE TP	$14.99	DEC170377	DC
4	SUPER SONS VOLUME 2: PLANET OF THE CAPES TP	$14.99	DEC170381	DC
5	REALM VOLUME 1 TP (MR)	$9.99	JAN180692-M	IMA
6	BLACK SCIENCE VOL. 7: EXTINCTION IS THE RULE TP (MR)	$16.99	DEC170675	IMA
7	INVINCIBLE VOL. 25: THE END OF ALL THINGS PART 2 TP (MR)	$16.99	JAN180762	IMA
8	BATMAN & HARLEY QUINN HC	$24.99	DEC170385	DC
9	PORT OF EARTH VOLUME 1 TP	$9.99	JAN180689	IMA
10	SAGA VOLUME 8 TP (MR)	$14.99	OCT170715	IMA

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 29: LINES WE CROSS TP	$16.99	JAN180844	IMA
2	INFINITY GAUNTLET BOX HC SLIPCASE SET	$500.00	SEP170982	MAR
3	GREEN LANTERN: EARTH ONE VOLUME 1 HC	$24.99	DEC170239	DC
4	AVENGERS OMNIBUS VOLUME 3 HC	$100.00	SEP170986-M	MAR
5	KAMANDI BY JACK KIRBY OMNIBUS HC	$125.00	SEP170419	DC
6	JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS VOLUME 2 HC	$125.00	SEP170417	DC
7	DAREDEVIL BY WAID & SAMNEE OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC	$100.00	SEP170983	MAR
8	ABSOLUTE WILDC.A.T.S. BY JIM LEE HC	$125.00	JUL170485	DC
9	MARVEL MASTERWORKS: MARVEL TWO IN ONE VOL. 3 HC	$75.00	AUG171012-M	MAR
10	BATMAN & HARLEY QUINN HC	$24.99	DEC170385	DC

TOP 10 BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	WORLD OF WARCRAFT CHRONICLE VOLUME 3 HC	$39.99	NOV170046	DAR
2	THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 127	$14.95	DEC172080	SAN
3	DC COMICS VARIANT COVERS: THE COMPLETE VISUAL HISTORY HC	$45.00	JUL178304	INS
4	SONIC & TALES OF DECEPTION SC	$6.99	JAN182151	RAN
5	JUSTICE LEAGUE CLASSIC: RACE TO SAVE THE DAY SC	$3.99	JAN182149	HAR
6	MARVEL SUPERHERO ADVENTURES: SAND TRAP SC	$4.99	JAN182150	MAR
7	OVERWATCH ANTHOLOGY VOLUME 1 HC	$19.99	JUN170080	DAR
8	UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL: 2 FUZZY 2 FURIOUS HC	$13.99	JAN182154	HAC
9	STAR WARS: FORCES OF DESTINY: REY CHRONICLES CHAPTERBOOK	$5.99	JAN182174	DIS
10	NEW GAME VOLUME 1 GN	$13.99	DEC171780	SEV

TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	ONE-12 COLLECTIVE: MARVEL: X-FORCE WOLVERINE ACTION FIGURE	MAR178670	MEZ
2	ONE-12 COLLECTIVE: DC: STEALTH DEATHSTROKE ACTION FIGURE	MAR178824	MEZ
3	MARVEL GALLERY: THOR RAGNAROK: THOR PVC FIGURE	SEP172483	DST
4	POP! SAGA: BLOODY LYING CAT FCBD 2018 VINYL FIGURE	OCT170013	FUN
5	MARVEL SELECT: VENOM ACTION FIGURE	OCT172354	DST
6	LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD: LINK RAH FIGURE	MAR178289	MED
7	DC COVER GIRLS: HARLEY QUINN BY JOËLLE JONES STATUE	SEP170453	DC
8	DC GALLERY: SUPERMAN VS THE FLASH RACING STATUE	SEP170450	DC
9	BATMAN ANIMATED: THE JOKER EXPRESSIONS PACK	SEP170451	DC
10	DC SUPER POWERS COLLECTION: HARLEY QUINN MAQUETTE	APR178791	TWE

TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	D&D ICONS OF THE REALM: MONSTER MENAGERIE 3 BOOSTER BRICK	DEC172933	NEC
2	LEGEND OF KORRA: PRO BENDING ARENA GAME	AUG170532	IDW
3	THE DARK CRYSTAL BOARD GAME	NOV173124	ALC
4	ATARI: MISSILE COMMAND GAME	JAN180574	IDW
5	LEGEND OF KORRA: PRO BENDING ARENA: AMON’S INVASION GAME	DEC170558	IDW
6	DC HEROCLIX: HARLEY QUINN AND THE GOTHAM GIRLS BOOSTER BRICK	JUN173406	NEC
7	BATMAN: GOTHAM CITY 4D MINI PUZZLE	SEP178722	4D
8	FALLOUT COLLECTOR’S CHESS SET	FEB182826	USA
9	LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD EXPANDED EDITION HC	DEC178223	POC
10	SUPERMAN: METROPOLIS 4D MINI PUZZLE	SEP178723	4D