Marvel saw success with their 50 State variant cover program for U.S.Avengers #1 as it was January’s best-selling comic book according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.
Comics and graphic novels and toys were all down compared to December 2016, but comics were up compared to January 2016. Due to comics’ improvement total comics/graphic novels for January 2017 was up compared to January 2016, though unit dollars were down.
Marvel Comics was January’s top publisher with a 37.09% dollar share and a 42.62% unit share. That had the publisher making slight gains in each. Dollar share was up 0.36 points and unit share was up 2.12 points. That had to come from somewhere and it looks like DC was partially it. DC Entertainment was the month’s number two publisher with a 28.93% dollar share and a 31.33% unit share. That’s down 0.54 points in dollar share but the company was up 2.29 points in unit share. This is the simple fact DC in January was still running their $2.99 program. At number three was Image Comics with a 9.82% dollar share and a 9.36% unit share. The publisher was 1.01 points up in dollar share and 1.66 in unit share. IDW Publishing was fourth with a 5.25% dollar share (down 0.24 points) and a 3.45% unit share (down 0.65 points), followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 4.04% dollar share (up 0.87 points) and a 2.91% unit share (up 0.48 points).
Marvel Comics had three titles in the top ten. Their best performing comic was the previously mentioned U.S.Avengers #1 which was the top comic of the month. DC Entertainment had six titles among the top ten, led by Tom King and Mitch Gerads’ Batman #14 at #2, followed by King and Gerads’ Batman #15 at #3. DC’s co-publication with BOOM! Studios, Tom Taylor and Stephen Byrne’s Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1, was #4. Rounding out the top ten, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s The Walking Dead #162 ranked #5. Among the premier publishers, IDW Publishing’s top book was Batman/TMNT Adventures #3, a co-publication with DC Entertainment, at #99. Finally, Dark Horse Comics’ Serenity: No Power in the ‘Verse #4, based on Joss Whedon’s film Serenity, was their top book of the month at #133.
Tom King and Jason Fabok’s Batman Volume 1: I Am Gotham from DC Entertainment was January’s best-selling graphic novel. DC Entertainment had five titles among the top ten, all from DC Rebirth. Image Comics had four titles in the top ten — Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ Kill or Be Killed Volume 1 ranked #2. Finally, Marjorie M. Liu and Mark Brooks’ Star Wars: Han Solo from Marvel Comics ranked #8.
Lisa Yee’s DC Super Hero Girls: Batgirl at Super Hero High, a young readers novel based on DC Entertainment’s Super Hero Girls franchise published by Random House Books for Young Readers, was January’s best-selling book.
Diamond Select Toys’ Marvel Select: Doctor Strange Movie Action Figure, recreating Benedict Cumberbatch’s portrayal of the Sorcerer Supreme, was January’s best-selling toy product. In total, Diamond Select had four products in the top ten, including the Marvel Gallery: Spider-Man PVC Figure at #5, the Marvel Select: Cable Action Figure at #7, and the Ghostbusters Select Series 4 Action Figures at #10.
4D Cityscape’s Batman: Gotham City Puzzle, a 3-dimensional puzzle of Batman’s base of operations, was January’s best-selling game product and one of the manufacturer’s four products among the top ten. IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past Board Game ranked #6 for the month, and their Machi Koro: Bright Lights Big City Board Game ranked #9.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
| PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR
SHARE |
UNIT
SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
37.09% |
42.62% |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
28.93% |
31.33% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
9.82% |
9.36% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
5.25% |
3.45% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
4.04% |
2.91% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
2.09% |
1.91% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
1.65% |
1.47% |
| TITAN COMICS |
1.24% |
1.10% |
| VIZ MEDIA |
1.15% |
0.39% |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
0.82% |
0.81% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
7.92% |
4.65% |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| |
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
| JANUARY 2017 VS. DECEMBER 2016 |
| COMICS |
-7.50% |
-7.84% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-18.85% |
-28.03% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-11.00% |
-9.49% |
| TOYS |
-38.37% |
-39.98% |
| JANUARY 2017 VS. JANUARY 2016 |
| COMICS |
0.36% |
7.21% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-11.88% |
-8.61% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-3.41% |
6.01% |
| TOYS |
-15.43% |
-2.28% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
| PUBLISHER |
COMICS SHIPPED |
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED |
MAGAZINES SHIPPED |
TOTAL
SHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS |
97 |
33 |
0 |
130 |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
86 |
26 |
0 |
112 |
| IMAGE COMICS |
44 |
16 |
0 |
60 |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
41 |
17 |
0 |
58 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
27 |
16 |
0 |
43 |
| BOOM ENTERTAINMENT |
26 |
7 |
0 |
33 |
| TITAN COMICS |
24 |
0 |
4 |
28 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
16 |
6 |
0 |
22 |
| VIZ MEDIA |
0 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
9 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
| OTHER |
87 |
96 |
27 |
210 |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
| 1 |
U.S.AVENGERS #1 |
$3.99 |
OCT160723-M |
MAR |
| 2 |
BATMAN #14 |
$2.99 |
NOV160208-M |
DC |
| 3 |
BATMAN #15 |
$2.99 |
NOV160210-M |
DC |
| 4 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE/POWER RANGERS #1 |
$3.99 |
NOV160283-M |
DC |
| 5 |
THE WALKING DEAD #162 (MR) |
$2.99 |
NOV160652-M |
IMA |
| 6 |
ALL-STAR BATMAN #6 |
$4.99 |
NOV160195-M |
DC |
| 7 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD #3 |
$3.99 |
NOV160163-M |
DC |
| 8 |
MONSTERS UNLEASHED #1 |
$4.99 |
NOV160745-M |
MAR |
| 9 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23 |
$3.99 |
NOV160827-M |
MAR |
| 10 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #12 |
$2.99 |
NOV160179-M |
DC |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
| 1 |
BATMAN VOLUME 1: I AM GOTHAM TP |
$16.99 |
OCT160291-M |
DC |
| 2 |
KILL OR BE KILLED VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$9.99 |
NOV160670-M |
IMA |
| 3 |
THE FLASH VOL. 1: LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE TP |
$17.99 |
OCT160292 |
DC |
| 4 |
SUPERMAN VOL. 1: SON OF SUPERMAN TP |
$16.99 |
OCT160297 |
DC |
| 5 |
SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$9.99 |
AUG120491 |
IMA |
| 6 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 1: THE EXTINCTION MACHINE TP |
$16.99 |
OCT160295 |
DC |
| 7 |
PAPER GIRLS VOLUME 1 TP |
$9.99 |
JAN160645 |
IMA |
| 8 |
STAR WARS: HAN SOLO TP |
$16.99 |
SEP161136 |
MAR |
| 9 |
GREEN ARROW VOL. 1: THE LIFE & DEATH OF OLIVER QUEEN TP |
$16.99 |
OCT160293 |
DC |
| 10 |
THE BLACK MONDAY MURDERS VOLUME 1: ALL HAIL GOD MAMMON TP (MR) |
$19.99 |
NOV160656-M |
IMA |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
| 1 |
DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: BATGIRL AT SUPER HERO HIGH HC |
$13.99 |
OCT162171 |
RAN |
| 2 |
STAR WARS: I AM A STORMTROOPER LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK |
$4.99 |
OCT162204 |
RAN |
| 3 |
DOCTOR STRANGE LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK |
$4.99 |
OCT162172 |
RAN |
| 4 |
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: ROCKET TO RESCUE LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK |
$4.99 |
OCT162173 |
RAN |
| 5 |
DC SUPER FRIENDS: WONDER WOMAN LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK |
$9.99 |
OCT162170 |
RAN |
| 6 |
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 113 SC |
$14.95 |
OCT162199 |
SAN |
| 7 |
DC SUPER FRIENDS: COLD CAPER SC |
$4.99 |
OCT162168 |
RAN |
| 8 |
9 MARVEL SUPER HERO TALES LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK HC |
$12.99 |
OCT162174 |
RAN |
| 9 |
I AM JIM HENSON HC |
$14.99 |
NOV162128 |
PUT |
| 10 |
SECRET HERO SOCIETY VOLUME 2: FORT SOLITUDE HC |
$12.99 |
OCT162175 |
SCH |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
| 1 |
MARVEL SELECT: DOCTOR STRANGE MOVIE ACTION FIGURE |
JUN162396 |
DST |
| 2 |
MARVEL UNIVERSE: THANOS FINE ART STATUE |
JUN162696 |
KOT |
| 3 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-MAN ARTFX+ STATUE |
JUL162983 |
KOT |
| 4 |
MARVEL: DEADPOOL 1/4-SCALE ACTION FIGURE |
MAY168389 |
NEC |
| 5 |
MARVEL GALLERY: SPIDER-MAN PVC FIGURE |
SEP162538 |
DST |
| 6 |
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: WONDER WOMAN MAF EX FIGURE |
NOV158387 |
MED |
| 7 |
MARVEL SELECT: CABLE ACTION FIGURE |
OCT142189 |
DST |
| 8 |
POP! DC HEROES: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: SUPERMAN FIGURE |
JUL162707 |
FUN |
| 9 |
DC COMICS: WONDER GIRL BISHOUJO STATUE |
JUL162984 |
KOT |
| 10 |
GHOSTBUSTERS SELECT ACTION FIGURES SERIES 4 |
SEP162532 |
DST |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
| 1 |
4D CITYSCAPE: BATMAN: GOTHAM CITY PUZZLE |
JUN168000 |
4D |
| 2 |
4D CITYSCAPE: LORD OF THE RINGS: MIDDLE-EARTH PUZZLE |
JUN168003 |
4D |
| 3 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: AETHER REVOLT BOOSTER PACKS |
NOV162988 |
WIZ |
| 4 |
4D CITYSCAPE: GAME OF THRONES: ESSOS PUZZLE |
JUN168001 |
4D |
| 5 |
4D CITYSCAPE: THE HOBBIT: MIDDLE-EARTH PUZZLE |
JUN168002 |
4D |
| 6 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SHADOWS OF THE PAST BOARD GAME |
APR160482 |
IDW |
| 7 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES HEROCLIX: SHREDDER’S RETURN |
SEP168871 |
NEC |
| 8 |
RICK AND MORTY: TOTAL RICKALL CARD GAME |
AUG168447 |
CRY |
| 9 |
MACHI KORO: BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY CARD GAME |
SEP160613 |
IDW |
| 10 |
MEGA MAN BOARD GAME |
NOV162976 |
JAS |
Another dollar bin find a couple of weeks ago, I picked up this comic purely because of the cover. I’ve always been partial to the Juggernaut, so the thought of seeing him with the Hulk smashing some stuff around seemed too good to pass up for the lowly price of $1 (for those curious, the cover price was $1.25 when it was released in April 1993).
