Marvel and Action Comics #1000 Rule April 2018 at the Comic Shop. Comics and Graphic Novels see Gains.
Comic shops celebrated Superman’s 80th birthday in April as Action Comics #1000 was the top comic shipped and invoiced and Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman was the top graphic novel shipped and invoiced. Despite that high cover price and sales, Marvel was the top publisher in both dollar share and unit share. Check out below for Diamond Comic Distributor‘s top products for April 2018.
Compared to March 2018, comics and graphic novels made a nice recover. Comics were up 20.64% in dollars and 12.39% in units; graphic novels were up 15.40% in dollars and 24.13% in units; and overall the two were up 19.13% in dollars and 13.20% in units. Toys were down in both dollars and units. Compared to April 2017, comics were up 15.67% in dollars and 4.11% in units. April 2017 was led by Secret Empire #0, Batman #21, and the debuts of X-Men Gold and X-Men Blue. Graphic novels were mixed being up 0.72% in dollars and down 1.79% in units. Toys too were mixed with a 3.47% gain in dollars and down 14.60% in units. Year to date things are still down across the board though improved. Comics are down 1.51% in dollars and 10.12% in units; graphic novels down 9.68% in dollars and 9.53% in units, and toys are down 7.3% in dollars and 12.84% in units. Comics and graphic novels have made gains since last month though toys’ units have decreased since last month.
Marvel Comics was April’s top publisher with a 37.59% dollar share (up 1.67) and a 42.21% unit share (up 3.83). DC Entertainment was second for the month with a 32.39% dollar share (up 1.33) and a 33.02% unit share (down 2.08). Image Comics was third with a 9.16% dollar share (down 1.82) and a 9.47% unit share (down 0.96). In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 4.08% dollar share (up 0.12) and a 3.67% unit share (up 0.39), followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 2.36% dollar share (down 0.02) and a 1.79% unit share (up 0.21), BOOM! Studios with a 2.20% dollar share (down 0.20) and a 1.72% unit share (down 0.43), and Dynamite Entertainment with a 1.60% dollar share (down 0.23) and a 1.29% unit share (down 0.32).
Marvel Comics had six titles in the top ten, led by Dan Slott and Stuart Immonen’s Amazing Spider-Man #798 at #2, followed by Amazing Spider-Man #799 at #3. DC Entertainment had three titles among April’s top ten. Also in the top ten, Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead #178 ranked #10. Among the premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics’ Xerxes #1, the debut of Frank Miller’s long-awaited sequel to 300, was their top book at #95; IDW Publishing’s Sonic the Hedgehog #1 ranked #111; Dynamite Entertainment’s John Wick #2 was their top book at #140; and BOOM! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers#26 ranked #142 for April.
In April’s best-selling graphic novel DC Entertainment had two in the top ten including the top graphic novel, Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman. Image Comics had four titles in the top ten. Marvel Comics also had four titles in the top ten, led by Jim Starlin and Alan Davis’ original graphic novel, Thanos: The Infinity Siblings at #3.
Dark Horse Comics’ Moebius Library: The Art of Edena, an artbook that looks at Moebius’ work on World of Edena, was April’s best-selling book. Also in the top ten for Dark Horse, The Art of God of War, an artbook based on the new video game for the PlayStation 4, ranked #8. BOOM! Studios’ Power Rangers Artist Tribute ranked #6.
Diamond Select Toys’ Pacific Rim Uprising Select Series 1 Action Figures were the best-selling toy product of April. Also in the top ten for Diamond Select Toys, the Marvel Select: Thor Ragnarok: Gladiator Thor Figureranked #4. DC Collectibles had two products in the top ten: the DC Comics Bombshells: Green Lantern Jessica Cruz Statue ranked #8 and the Harley Quinn: Red, White, and Black Statue by Babs Tarr ranked #10.
Steam Forged Games’ Dark Souls Card Game, based on the best-selling video game, was April’s best-selling game product. IDW Games had two products in the top ten: the Dragonball Z: Perfect Cell Game ranked #4 andThe X-Files: Conspiracy Theory Game ranked #7. Also of note, Dynamite Entertainment’s Vampirella Tarot Cards Set ranked #8.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
|
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
37.59% |
42.21% |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
32.39% |
33.02% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
9.16% |
9.47% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
4.08% |
3.67% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
2.36% |
1.79% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
2.20% |
1.72% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
1.60% |
1.29% |
| VIZ MEDIA |
1.19% |
0.48% |
| ONI PRESS |
1.13% |
0.61% |
| TITAN COMICS |
0.73% |
0.55% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
7.57% |
5.20% |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
|
|
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
|
APRIL 2018 VS. MARCH 2018 |
||
| COMICS |
20.64% |
12.39% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
15.40% |
24.13% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
19.13% |
13.20% |
| TOYS |
-19.63% |
-16.16% |
|
APRIL 2018 VS. APRIL 2017 |
||
| COMICS |
15.67% |
4.11% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
0.72% |
-1.79% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
11.08% |
3.64% |
| TOYS |
3.47% |
-14.60% |
|
YEAR-TO-DATE 2018 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2017 |
||
| COMICS |
-1.51% |
-10.12% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-9.68% |
-9.53% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-3.97% |
-10.08% |
| TOYS |
-7.30% |
-12.84% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
|
PUBLISHER |
COMICS SHIPPED |
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED |
MAGAZINES SHIPPED |
TOTAL SHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS |
86 |
37 |
0 |
123 |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
81 |
30 |
1 |
112 |
| IMAGE COMICS |
62 |
22 |
0 |
84 |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
47 |
19 |
0 |
66 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
23 |
14 |
0 |
37 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
16 |
10 |
0 |
26 |
| TITAN COMICS |
13 |
8 |
1 |
22 |
| VIZ MEDIA |
0 |
22 |
0 |
22 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
16 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
| ONI PRESS |
3 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
131 |
180 |
19 |
330 |
| TOTAL |
478 |
351 |
21 |
850 |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
ACTION COMICS #1000 |
$7.99 |
FEB180142-M | DC |
|
2 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #798 |
$3.99 |
FEB180830-M | MAR |
|
3 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #799 |
$3.99 |
FEB180834-M | MAR |
|
4 |
HUNT FOR WOLVERINE #1 |
$5.99 |
FEB180745-M | MAR |
|
5 |
BATMAN #44 |
$2.99 |
FEB180164-M | DC |
|
6 |
VENOMIZED #1 |
$4.99 |
FEB180796-M | MAR |
|
7 |
BATMAN #45 |
$2.99 |
FEB180166-M | DC |
|
8 |
DOMINO #1 |
$3.99 |
FEB180770-M | MAR |
|
9 |
CAPTAIN AMERICA #700 |
$5.99 |
FEB180754-M | MAR |
|
10 |
THE WALKING DEAD #178 (MR) |
$3.99 |
FEB180713-M | IMA |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
ACTION COMICS #1000 |
$7.99 |
FEB180142-M | DC |
|
2 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #798 |
$3.99 |
FEB180830-M | MAR |
|
3 |
HUNT FOR WOLVERINE #1 |
$5.99 |
FEB180745-M | MAR |
|
4 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #799 |
$3.99 |
FEB180834-M | MAR |
|
5 |
VENOMIZED #1 |
$4.99 |
FEB180796-M | MAR |
|
6 |
CAPTAIN AMERICA #700 |
$5.99 |
FEB180754-M | MAR |
|
7 |
DOMINO #1 |
$3.99 |
FEB180770-M | MAR |
|
8 |
BATMAN #44 |
$2.99 |
FEB180164-M | DC |
|
9 |
INFINITY COUNTDOWN #2 |
$4.99 |
FEB180740-M | MAR |
|
10 |
THE WALKING DEAD #178 (MR) |
$3.99 |
FEB180713-M | IMA |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
ACTION COMICS: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN HC |
$29.99 |
DEC170241 | DC |
|
2 |
PAPER GIRLS VOLUME 4 TP |
$14.99 |
FEB180663 | IMA |
|
3 |
THANOS: THE INFINITY SIBLINGS OGN HC |
$24.99 |
DEC170936 | MAR |
|
4 |
SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$9.99 |
AUG120491 | IMA |
|
5 |
BATMAN VOL. 5: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TP |
$16.99 |
JAN180382 | DC |
|
6 |
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TP |
$24.99 |
JUL110745 | MAR |
|
7 |
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER VOL. 2: LEGACY’S END TP |
$17.99 |
JAN181040 | MAR |
|
8 |
SAGA VOLUME 8 TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
OCT170715 | IMA |
|
9 |
PHOENIX RESURRECTION: THE RETURN OF JEAN GREY TP |
$17.99 |
JAN181041-M | MAR |
|
10 |
PAPER GIRLS VOLUME 1 TP |
$9.99 |
JAN160645 | IMA |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
ACTION COMICS: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN HC |
$29.99 |
DEC170241 | DC |
|
2 |
PAPER GIRLS VOLUME 4 TP |
$14.99 |
FEB180663 | IMA |
|
3 |
THANOS: THE INFINITY SIBLINGS OGN HC |
$24.99 |
DEC170936 | MAR |
|
4 |
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TP |
$24.99 |
JUL110745 | MAR |
|
5 |
X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN TP |
$29.99 |
DEC170935 | MAR |
|
6 |
BATMAN VOL. 5: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TP |
$16.99 |
JAN180382 | DC |
|
7 |
HARLEY QUINN & THE GOTHAM CITY SIRENS OMNIBUS HC |
$75.00 |
OCT170369 | DC |
|
8 |
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: AVENGERS VOLUME 18 HC |
$75.00 |
OCT170990-M | MAR |
|
9 |
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER VOL. 2: LEGACY’S END TP |
$17.99 |
JAN181040 | MAR |
|
10 |
SUPERMAN: EXILE AND OTHER STORIES OMNIBUS HC |
$125.00 |
OCT170379 | DC |
TOP 10 BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
MOEBIUS LIBRARY: ART OF EDENA HC |
$34.99 |
MAY170010 | DAR |
|
2 |
BE PREPARED GN |
$12.99 |
FEB181570 | STM |
|
3 |
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 128 SC |
$14.95 |
JAN182170 | SAN |
|
4 |
STAR TREK: LIGHT & SOUND TRICORDER KIT |
$12.95 |
FEB182114 | HAC |
|
5 |
STAR TREK: LIGHT & SOUND BORG CUBE KIT |
$12.95 |
FEB182113 | HAC |
|
6 |
POWER RANGERS ARTIST TRIBUTE HC |
$24.99 |
NOV171318 | BOO |
|
7 |
HARRY POTTER: TALKING DOBBY WITH BOOK KIT |
$12.95 |
FEB182109 | HAC |
|
8 |
THE ART OF GOD OF WAR HC |
$39.99 |
OCT178150 | DAR |
|
9 |
LITTLE BOOK OF BATMAN FLEXICOVER |
$10.00 |
FEB182054 | TAS |
|
10 |
POKEMON SEEK & FIND: LEGENDARY POKEMON HC |
$9.99 |
FEB181955 | VIZ |
TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
PACIFIC RIM UPRISING SELECT ACTION FIGURES SERIES 1 | AUG178888 | DST |
|
2 |
DC: SUPERGIRL RETURNS BISHOUJO STATUE | JUL178830 | KOT |
|
3 |
DEADPOOL LEGENDS 6-INCH ACTION FIGURES | JUL178751 | HAS |
|
4 |
MARVEL SELECT: THOR RAGNAROK: GLADIATOR THOR FIGURE | JUL172802 | DST |
|
5 |
AVENGERS LEGENDS 6-INCH ACTION FIGURES | JUL178781 | HAS |
|
6 |
DRAGONBALL Z SCULTURES: SON GOKU SPECIAL COLOR FIGURE | JAN178942 | BAN |
|
7 |
ONE PIECE SCULTURES: BIG ZOUKEIO SHINING ZORO FIGURE | JAN178948 | BAN |
|
8 |
DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS: GREEN LANTERN JESSICA CRUZ STATUE | OCT170394 | DC |
|
9 |
KINGDOM HEARTS 3: SORA 2ND FORM BRING ARTS FIGURE | SEP178239 | SQU |
|
10 |
HARLEY QUINN: RED WHITE & BLACK STATUE BY BABS TARR | OCT170395 | DC |
TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
|
1 |
DARK SOULS CARD GAME | NOV178550 | STE |
|
2 |
STRANGER THINGS MONOPOLY | NOV178199 | HAS |
|
3 |
DARK SOULS BOARD GAME | OCT178117 | STE |
|
4 |
DRAGON BALL Z: PERFECT CELL GAME | FEB180490 | IDW |
|
5 |
RICK AND MORTY MUNCHKIN | JAN182866 | USA |
|
6 |
STRANGER THINGS: OUIJA GAME | NOV178196 | HAS |
|
7 |
THE X-FILES: CONSPIRACY THEORY GAME | FEB180491 | IDW |
|
8 |
VAMPIRELLA TAROT CARDS SET | AUG171626 | DE |
|
9 |
STARFINDER RPG: PACT WORLDS HC | JAN182863 | PAI |
|
10 |
STRANGER THINGS: SCREEN TEST GAME | NOV178198 | HAS |
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