Diamond Comic Distributors has released their sales information for June and Marvel again has taken the top unit and dollar share. DC Comics‘ Justice League took the top spot for comics sold.

Things slowed for the month with comics down 16.71% in dollars and down 6.22% in unites compared to May 2018. Graphic novels were also down. Toys, however, were up compared to the previous month.

Compared to a year ago, comics were down 11.14% in dollars and 8.93% in units. Graphic novels were down 2.15% in dollars and 14.24% in units. Toys too are down.

While things seem dire, there is a bright spot. The second quarter is up across the board compared to the first quarter for comics and graphic novels. They’re up 19.70% in dollars and 13.34% in units. Compared to the second quarter of 2017, comics are up 3.01% in dollars, down 4.85% in units. Graphic novels are down 3.41% in dollars and down 10.32% in units. The combination of the two is up 1.10% in dollars and down 5.28% in units. Toys are down in both dollars and units.

Marvel Comics was June’s top publisher with a 38.42% dollar share (down 4.22 from the previous month) and a 40.98% unit share (up 2.63). DC Entertainment was second for the month with a 30.54% dollar share (up 4.83) and a 33.73% unit share (down 4.14). Image Comics was third with a 10.46% dollar share (down 0.37) and an 11.48% unit share (up 1.81). In fourth was Dark Horse Comics who moved up a slot with a 3.23% dollar share (up 0.69) and a 2.30% unit share (up 0.67), followed by IDW Publishing, who decreased a spot, with a 2.46% dollar share (down 1.19) and a 1.66% unit share (down 1.41), Dynamite Entertainment increases a spot with a 2.10% dollar share (up 0.46) and a 1.51% unit share (down 0.21), and BOOM! Studios, down a spot, with a 1.62% dollar share (down 0.34) and a 1.76% unit share (up 0.18).

Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten, led by Dan Slott and Valerio Schiti’s Tony Stark: Iron Man #1 at #3. DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten including including the top comic with Justice League #1. Rounding out the top ten, Mark Millar and Olivier Coipel’s The Magic Order #1 from Image Comics ranked #2. Also from the premier publishers, their top books for the June are BOOM! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Anniversary Special #1 at #116, Dark Horse Comics’ Neil Gaiman’s America Gods: My Ainsel #4 ranked #148, IDW Publishing’s Sonic the Hedgehog #6 at #156, and Dynamite Entertainment’s Charlie’s Angels #1 at #183.

Collecting DC Entertainment’s best-selling event, the Dark Nights: Metal Deluxe Edition hardcover was June’s best-selling graphic novel. Also from DC Entertainment among the top ten, Dark Nights Metal: Dark Nights Rising, a collection of the tie-in one-shots, ranked #2; Dark Nights Metal: The Resistance, ranked #3; The FlashVolume 6: A Cold Day in Hell ranked #8; Batman: Detective Comics Volume 6: Fall of the Batmen ranked #9; and Super Sons of Tomorrow ranked #10. Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten: Thanos Wins ranked #4, and Jim Starlin, George Perez, and Ron Lim’s The Infinity Gauntlet ranked #5. Jason Aaron and Jason Latour’sSouthern Bastards Volume 4: Gut Check from Image Comics ranked #6. Dark Horse Comics’ Neil Gaiman’s A Study in Emerald, with art by Rafael Albuquerque, ranked #7.

Documenting the world of Hyrule, Dark Horse Comics’ Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia was June’s best-selling book, and the deluxe edition of the book ranked #2. Marvel Press had three titles in the top ten, led by Marvel Super-Hero Adventures: Buggin’ Out at #3. BOOM! Studios’ Planet of the Apes Adult Coloring Book ranked #9.

The Mezco Toys’ One:12 Collective: Marvel Comics: Spider-Man “Black Costume” Action Figure, a PREVIEWS Exclusive, was June’s best-selling toy. Diamond Select Toys had five products in the top ten: the Marvel Select: Black Panther Movie Action Figure at #2, the Marvel Gallery: Black Panther Movie PVC Figure at #3, the Marvel Select: Deadpool Action Figure at #5, the Marvel Gallery: Black Panther Movie: Killmonger PVC Figure at #9, and the Marvel Select: Thor Ragnarok: Gladiator Hulk Action Figure at #10. DC Collectibles charted one product, the Harley Quinn: Red White & Black Statue by Jae Lee at #8.

Dynamite Entertainment’s Reanimator: The Board Game was June’s best-selling game. Also in the top ten, BOOM! Studios’ Mouse Guard Roleplaying Game Boxed Set (2nd Edition) ranked #9.

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHER	DOLLAR SHARE	UNIT SHARE
MARVEL COMICS	38.42%	40.98%
DC ENTERTAINMENT	30.54%	33.73%
IMAGE COMICS	10.46%	11.48%
DARK HORSE COMICS	3.23%	2.10%
IDW PUBLISHING	2.46%	1.66%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT	2.10%	1.51%
BOOM! STUDIOS	1.62%	1.76%
VIZ MEDIA	1.18%	0.43%
ONI PRESS INC.	1.09%	0.83%
TITAN COMICS	0.87%	0.68%
OTHER NON-TOP 10	8.03%	4.84%

COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

	DOLLARS	UNITS
JUNE 2018 VS. MAY 2018
COMICS	-16.71%	-6.22%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	-7.44%	-8.41%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	-14.13%	-6.39%
TOYS	1.03%	4.22%
JUNE 2018 VS. JUNE 2017
COMICS	-11.14%	-8.93%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	-2.15%	-14.24%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	-8.62%	-9.35%
TOYS	-11.53%	17.66%
YEAR-TO-DATE 2018 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2017
COMICS	-1.84%	-9.65%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	-8.12%	-11.22%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	-3.72%	-9.77%
TOYS	-11.98%	-12.70%
SECOND QUARTER 2018 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2018
COMICS	19.97%	12.84%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	19.01%	19.68%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	19.70%	13.34%
TOYS	-16.97%	-7.55%
SECOND QUARTER 2018 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2017
COMICS	3.01%	-4.85%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	-3.41%	-10.32%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	1.10%	-5.28%
TOYS	-14.46%	-13.05%

NEW TITLES SHIPPED

PUBLISHER	COMICS SHIPPED	GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED	MAGAZINES SHIPPED	TOTAL SHIPPED
MARVEL COMICS	87	33	0	120
DC ENTERTAINMENT	73	31	1	105
IMAGE COMICS	60	15	0	75
IDW PUBLISHING	19	18	0	37
DARK HORSE COMICS	20	15	0	35
BOOM! STUDIOS	23	10	0	33
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT	18	7	0	25
TITAN COMICS	17	5	1	23
VIZ MEDIA	0	20	0	20
ONI PRESS	7	10	0	17
OTHER NON-TOP 10	113	176	19	308
TOTAL	437	340	21	798

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	JUSTICE LEAGUE #1	$3.99	APR180140-M	DC
2	THE MAGIC ORDER #1 [*] (MR)	$3.99	APR180455-M	IMA
3	TONY STARK: IRON MAN #1	$4.99	APR180665-M	MAR
4	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #801	$3.99	APR180766-M	MAR
5	BATMAN #49	$2.99	APR180171-M	DC
6	BATMAN #48	$2.99	APR180169-M	DC
7	DEADPOOL #1	$4.99	APR180698-M	MAR
8	THOR #1	$5.99	APR180649-M	MAR
9	X-MEN GOLD #30	$4.99	APR180810-M	MAR
10	JUSTICE LEAGUE #2	$3.99	APR180143-M	DC

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	JUSTICE LEAGUE #1	$3.99	APR180140-M	DC
2	TONY STARK: IRON MAN #1	$4.99	APR180665-M	MAR
3	DEADPOOL #1	$4.99	APR180698-M	MAR
4	THOR #1	$5.99	APR180649-M	MAR
5	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #801	$3.99	APR180766-M	MAR
6	X-MEN GOLD #30	$4.99	APR180810-M	MAR
7	THE IMMORTAL HULK #1	$4.99	APR180691-M	MAR
8	BATMAN #49	$2.99	APR180171-M	DC
9	JUSTICE LEAGUE #2	$3.99	APR180143-M	DC
10	VENOM #2	$3.99	APR180768-M	MAR

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	DARK NIGHTS: METAL DELUXE EDITION HC	$29.99	JAN180379	DC
2	DARK NIGHTS: METAL: DARK NIGHTS RISING HC	$29.99	JAN180380	DC
3	DARK NIGHTS: METAL: THE RESISTANCE TP	$24.99	JAN180381	DC
4	THANOS WINS TP	$19.99	APR180867-M	MAR
5	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TP	$24.99	JUL110745	MAR
6	SOUTHERN BASTARDS VOL. 4: GUT CHECK TP (MR)	$16.99	NOV170835	IMA
7	NEIL GAIMAN: A STUDY IN EMERALD HC	$17.99	FEB180021	DAR
8	THE FLASH VOL. 6: A COLD DAY IN HELL TP	$16.99	MAR180343	DC
9	BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. 6 FALL OF THE BATMEN TP	$19.99	MAR180334	DC
10	SUPER SONS OF TOMORROW TP	$14.99	MAR180354	DC

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	DARK NIGHTS: METAL DELUXE EDITION HC	$29.99	JAN180379	DC
2	DARK NIGHTS: METAL: DARK NIGHTS RISING HC	$29.99	JAN180380	DC
3	INFINITE CRISIS OMNIBUS HC	$150.00	JAN180406	DC
4	DARK NIGHTS: METAL: THE RESISTANCE TP	$24.99	JAN180381	DC
5	THE INFINITY GAUNTLET TP	$24.99	JUL110745	MAR
6	MILES MORALES: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS HC	$125.00	DEC170940	MAR
7	THANOS WINS CATES TP	$19.99	APR180867-M	MAR
8	WONDER WOMAN BY GEORGE PEREZ OMNIBUS VOL. 3 HC	$99.99	DEC170399	DC
9	RUNAWAYS BY BRIAN K VAUGHAN & ADRIAN ALPHONA OMNIBUS HC	$125.00	DEC170944	MAR
10	ABSOLUTE SANDMAN OVERTURE HC (MR)	$125.00	NOV170387	DC

TOP 10 BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	LEGEND OF ZELDA ENCYCLOPEDIA HC	$39.99	DEC170068	DAR
2	LEGEND OF ZELDA ENCYCLOPEDIA DELUXE EDITION HC	$79.99	DEC170073	DAR
3	MARVEL SUPERHERO ADVENTURES: BUGGIN OUT SC	$4.99	APR181653	MAR
4	THE SHADOW VOLUME 130 SC	$14.95	MAR182184	SAN
5	THE ILLUSTRATED CALL OF CTHULHU HC	$24.95	MAR181669	FLE
6	HELLBOY: INTO THE SILENT SEA STUDIO EDITION	$50.00	MAR181670	FLE
7	WORLD OF READING: MEET ANT-MAN AND THE WASP SC	$4.99	APR181654	MAR
8	NOCTURNALS ANNIVERSARY ART BOOK SC	$14.99	APR181597	HER
9	PLANET OF THE APES ADULT COLORING BOOK SC	$16.99	FEB181205	BOO
10	GROW UP ANT-MAN HC	$12.99	APR181652	MAR

TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	ONE-12 COLLECTIVE: MARVEL SPIDER-MAN “BLACK COSTUME” FIGURE	FEB178708	MEZ
2	MARVEL SELECT: BLACK PANTHER MOVIE ACTION FIGURE	SEP172486	DST
3	MARVEL GALLERY: BLACK PANTHER MOVIE PVC FIGURE	DEC172278	DST
4	HARLEY QUINN: “WAITING FOR MY J MAN” STATUE	DEC168559	MON
5	MARVEL SELECT: DEADPOOL ACTION FIGURE	MAR101468	DST
6	DC COMICS REBIRTH: BATMAN ARTFX+ STATUE	NOV172822	KOT
7	POP! RICK & MORTY: PICKLE RICK “NO LIMBS” VINYL FIGURE	DEC178162	FUN
8	HARLEY QUINN: RED WHITE & BLACK STATUE BY JAE LEE	NOV170395	DC
9	MARVEL GALLERY: BLACK PANTHER MOVIE: KILLMONGER PVC FIGURE	JAN182376	DST
10	MARVEL SELECT: THOR RAGNAROK: GLADIATOR HULK ACTION FIGURE	JUL172803	DST

TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK	DESCRIPTION	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	REANIMATOR COLLECTIBLE BOARD GAME	DEC171511	DE
2	STRANGER THINGS: EGGO CARD GAME	NOV178197	HAS
3	MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: BATTLEBOND	APR182619	WIZ
4	YU-GI-OH! TCG: FLAMES OF DESTRUCTION SPECIAL EDITION	APR182566	KON
5	YU-GI-OH! TCG: FLAMES OF DESTRUCTION BOOSTER PACKS	MAR182721	KON
6	RICK AND MORTY: TOTAL RICKALL CARD GAME	APR188202	PSI
7	MUNCHKIN CCG: DESOLATION OF BLARG BOOSTER PACKS	FEB182814	PSI
8	DEADPOOL MONOPOLY	JUL178753	HAS
9	MOUSE GUARD ROLEPLAYING GAME HC BOXED SET (2ND EDITION)	FEB151158	BOO
10	YU-GI-OH! TCG: DARK SAVIORS BOOSTER PACKS	APR182565	KON

 

How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.

Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world.  Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty retailers may be included as well.

Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.

The New Titles Count Chart includes all titles that were invoiced by Diamond to retailers for the first time during the month and is not the official solicited title count for the month. Variant edition comic books and graphic novels at the same price point count as a single SKU. Variant edition comic books, lenticular covers, digital combo packs, and graphic novels at different price points count as separate SKUs for each edition.