Diamond Comic Distributors has released the stats of May and Marvel Comics was the month’s top publisher with a 42.64% dollar share and a 38.35% unit share. DC Entertainment was second for the month with a 25.71% dollar share and a 37.87% unit share. Image Comics was third with a 10.83% dollar share and a 9.67% unit share. In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 3.65% dollar share and a 3.07% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 2.54% dollar share and a 1.63% unit share, BOOM! Studios with a 1.96% dollar share and a 1.58% unit share, and Dynamite Entertainment with a 1.64% dollar share and a 1.30% unit share.

Marvel dominated due to Amazing Spider-Man #800 which was the month’s most ordered comic and had a $9.99 price tag.

Compared to the previous month, comics, graphic novels, and toys were all up showing healthy growth. Compared to last year, comics are up 6.23% in dollars and graphic novels and comics are up 1.84% in dollars. We could be seeing a course correction in a sluggish year. In a year to year comparison, comics are up 0.22% in dollars but down 9.8% in units. Graphic Novels, toys, and comics/graphic novels are all down.

Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten with Amazing Spider-Man #800 leading the pack as the top comic for the month. DC Entertainment had five titles in the top ten: Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s Doomsday Clock #5 ranked #3. Also in the top ten, Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead #179 ranked #10. Among the premier publishers, BOOM! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #27 was their top book at #133, Frank Miller’s Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #2 was Dark Horse’s top book at #129, Dynamite Entertainment’s Red Sonja/Tarzan #1 ranked #142, and IDW Publishing’s TMNT: Urban Legends #1 ranked #159.

The misadventures of two rebels during the Galactic Civil War are recounted in Kevin Rubio and Lucas Marangon’s Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here from Marvel Comics, the best-selling graphic novel of May. Marvel had five titles in the top ten. Image Comics had three titles in the top ten. DC Entertainment had two titles in the top ten. Also in the top ten, Dark Horse Comics’ Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seed of Destruction ranked #8.

Zenescope Entertainment’s Grimm Fairy Tales Adult Coloring Book Volume 2 was May’s best-selling book. Also in the top ten, Dark Horse Comics’ Overwatch Anthology Volume 1, a collection of stories and background details on the popular video game from Blizzard Entertainment, returned to the top ten at #7.

A PREVIEWS Exclusive variant of the first figure in Mezco’s trio of One:12 Collective figures that interpret different eras of Batman’s career, the One:12 Collective: DC Comics: Ascending Knight “Blue” Action Figure, was May’s best-selling toy product. DC Collectibles had three products in the top ten: the DC Designer Series: Metal Batman by Greg Capullo Statue at #2, the Batman vs. The Joker: Laff-Co Battle Statue at #8, and the DC Rebirth: Justice League Action Figure 7-Pack at #9. Funko had two PREVIEWS exclusive POP! vinyl figures in the top ten: the POP! Rick and Morty: Pickle Rick “No Limbs” Vinyl Figure ranked #3, and the POP! Heroes: DC Death Vinyl Figure, based on Neil Gaiman’s character from The Sandman, ranked #4. Diamond Select Toys’ Marvel Gallery: X-23 PVC Statue ranked #6. Also in the top ten, McFarlane Toys’ Stranger Things: Demogorgon Deluxe Action Figure ranked #10.

Taking the HeroClix game to the depths of space, WizKids/NECA’s Marvel HeroClix: Avengers Infinity Colossal Booster Brick was May’s best-selling game product. Paizo Publishing also had a strong month in May, with eight products from the Starfinder and Pathfinder role-playing game lines among the month’s top ten products.

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHER	DOLLAR SHARE	UNIT SHARE
MARVEL COMICS	42.64%	38.35%
DC ENTERTAINMENT	25.71%	37.87%
IMAGE COMICS	10.83%	9.67%
IDW PUBLISHING	3.65%	3.07%
DARK HORSE COMICS	2.54%	1.63%
BOOM! STUDIOS	1.96%	1.58%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT	1.64%	1.30%
VIZ MEDIA	1.12%	0.40%
ONI PRESS	1.03%	0.48%
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT	0.84%	0.90%
OTHER NON-TOP 10	8.03%	4.75%

COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

	DOLLARS	UNITS
MAY 2018 VS. APRIL 2018
COMICS	7.00%	2.99%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	6.94%	4.85%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	6.98%	3.13%
TOYS	4.95%	23.84%
MAY 2018 VS. MAY 2017
COMICS	6.23%	-8.63%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	-8.04%	-13.85%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	1.84%	-9.06%
TOYS	-28.63%	-30.85%
YEAR-TO-DATE 2018 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2017
COMICS	0.22%	-9.80%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	-9.31%	-10.56%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	-2.67%	-9.85%
TOYS	-12.06%	-17.25%

NEW TITLES SHIPPED

PUBLISHER	COMICS SHIPPED	GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED	MAGAZINES SHIPPED	TOTAL SHIPPED
MARVEL COMICS	92	42	0	134
DC ENTERTAINMENT	74	30	0	104
IMAGE COMICS	65	22	0	87
IDW PUBLISHING	39	24	0	63
BOOM! STUDIOS	23	12	0	35
DARK HORSE COMICS	17	16	0	33
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT	20	5	0	25
VIZ MEDIA	0	22	0	22
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT	8	3	0	11
ONI PRESS	3	2	0	5
OTHER NON-TOP 10	131	208	32	371
TOTAL	472	386	32	890

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #800	$9.99	MAR180826-M	MAR
2	VENOM #1	$4.99	MAR180796-M	MAR
3	DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5	$4.99	MAR180233-M	DC
4	AVENGERS #1	$4.99	MAR180776-M	MAR
5	BLACK PANTHER #1	$4.99	MAR180786-M	MAR
6	BATMAN #47	$2.99	MAR180256-M	DC
7	BATMAN #46	$2.99	MAR180254-M	DC
8	JUSTICE LEAGUE: NO JUSTICE #1	$3.99	MAR180228-M	DC
9	THE MAN OF STEEL #1 [*]	$3.99	APR180145	DC
10	THE WALKING DEAD #179 (MR)	$3.99	MAR180767-M	IMA

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #800	$9.99	MAR180826-M	MAR
2	VENOM #1	$4.99	MAR180796-M	MAR
3	DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5	$4.99	MAR180233-M	DC
4	AVENGERS #1	$4.99	MAR180776-M	MAR
5	BLACK PANTHER #1	$4.99	MAR180786-M	MAR
6	ACTION COMICS #1000	$7.99	FEB180142-M	DC
7	DESPICABLE DEADPOOL #300	$5.99	MAR180832-M	MAR
8	BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT #8	$4.99	MAR180260-M	DC
9	INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #600	$5.99	MAR180837-M	MAR
10	JUSTICE LEAGUE: NO JUSTICE #1	$3.99	MAR180228-M	DC

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	STAR WARS: TAG & BINK WERE HERE #1	$7.99	MAR180947	MAR
2	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TP	$24.99	JUL110745	MAR
3	WHERE WE LIVE: LAS VEGAS SHOOTING BENEFIT ANTHOLOGY TP	$19.99	MAR180600	IMA
4	SNOTGIRL VOL. 2: CALIFORNIA SCREAMING TP	$15.99	MAR180757	IMA
5	DARK DAYS: THE ROAD TO METAL HC	$29.99	DEC170376	DC
6	WONDER WOMAN VOL. 5: HEART OF THE AMAZON TP	$16.99	FEB180292	DC
7	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN/VENOM: VENOM, INC TP	$19.99	FEB180936	MAR
8	HELLBOY OMNIBUS VOL. 1: SEED OF DESTRUCTION TP	$24.99	JAN180104	DAR
9	BLACK MAGICK VOL. 2: AWAKENING II TP (MR)	$16.99	MAR180642	IMA
10	BLACK PANTHER: LONG LIVE THE KING TP	$14.99	FEB180931	MAR
10	INFINITY WAR TP	$29.99	JAN062102	MAR

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TP	$24.99	JUL110745	MAR
2	PUNISHER MAX BY GARTH ENNIS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 HC (MR)	$100.00	NOV171043	MAR
3	STAR WARS: TAG & BINK WERE HERE #1	$7.99	MAR180947	MAR
4	DARK DAYS: THE ROAD TO METAL HC	$29.99	DEC170376	DC
5	WHERE WE LIVE: LAS VEGAS SHOOTING BENEFIT ANTHOLOGY TP	$19.99	MAR180600	IMA
6	WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL OMNIBUS HC	$100.00	NOV171044	MAR
7	INFINITY WAR TP	$29.99	JAN062102	MAR
8	MARVEL MASTERWORKS: MARVEL TEAM-UP VOL. 3 HC	$75.00	NOV171039-M	MAR
9	HELLBOY OMNIBUS VOL. 1: SEED OF DESTRUCTION TP	$24.99	JAN180104	DAR
10	WEAPON X: THE RETURN OMNIBUS HC	$125.00	NOV171045	MAR

TOP 10 BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	GRIMM FAIRY TALES ADULT COLORING BOOK VOL. 2	$12.99	APR181912	ZEN
2	OVERLORD VOL. 7 LIGHT NOVEL HC	$20.00	MAR188458	YEN
3	THE ART OF JIM STARLIN: LIFE IN WORDS & PICTURES HC	$49.99	MAR181077	AFT
4	BLOODBORNE OFFICIAL ARTWORKS SC	$44.99	MAR172148	UDO
5	DOCTOR WHO TARGET COLLECTION: CITY OF DEATH MMPB	$9.99	APR181367	PEN
6	THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 129 SC	$14.95	FEB182112	SAN
7	OVERWATCH ANTHOLOGY VOLUME 1 HC	$19.99	JUN170080	DAR
8	WOLF & PARCHMENT VOL. 2 LIGHT NOVEL SC	$14.00	FEB181982	YEN
9	DEATH MARCH TO THE PARALLEL WORLD RHAPSODY VOL. 5 NOVEL SC	$14.00	MAR182083	YEN
10	NEIL GAIMAN: NORSE MYTHOLOGY SC	$15.95	DEC178273	WW

TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	ONE-12 COLLECTIVE: DC: ASCENDING KNIGHT BATMAN “BLUE” FIGURE	JUL178556	MEZ
2	DC DESIGNER SERIES: METAL BATMAN STATUE BY CAPULLO	NOV170394	DC
3	POP! RICK & MORTY: PICKLE RICK “NO LIMBS” VINYL FIGURE	DEC178162	FUN
4	POP! HEROES: DC: DEATH VINYL FIGURE	DEC178161	FUN
5	OVERWATCH: GENJI 12-INCH STATUE	DEC178061	BLI
6	MARVEL GALLERY: X-23 PVC STATUE	NOV172443	DST
7	OVERWATCH: D.VA 20-INCH STATUE	AUG178473	BLI
8	BATMAN VS. THE JOKER: LAFF-CO BATTLE STATUE	OCT170396	DC
9	DC REBIRTH: JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION FIGURE 7-PACK	AUG160372	DC
10	STRANGER THINGS: DEMOGORGON DELUXE ACTION FIGURE	SEP178832	TMP

TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	MARVEL HEROCLIX: AVENGERS INFINITY COLOSSAL BOOSTER BRICK	DEC172935	NEC
2	STARFINDER RPG: PACT WORLDS HC	JAN182863	PAI
3	CRITICAL ROLE: TAL DOREI CAMPAIGN SETTING HC	JUN173357	GRE
4	PATHFINDER RPG: ULTIMATE MAGIC POCKET EDITION	FEB182807	PAI
5	PATHFINDER RPG: BESTIARY 4 POCKET EDITION	FEB182806	PAI
6	STARFINDER ADVENTURE PATH: DEAD SUNS PART 5 SC	FEB182808	PAI
7	PATHFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK	JUN091729	PAI
8	PATHFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK POCKET EDITION	APR168770	PAI
9	STARFINDER RPG ALIEN: ARCHIVE HC	AUG173202	PAI
10	PATHFINDER RPG: BOOK OF THE DAMNED HC	JUL173377	PAI