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Top 100 Selling Comics And Graphic Novels In October 2016's North American Direct Market
Courtesy of Diamond Comic Distributors, here are the top 100 selling comic books and graphic novels in the North American direct market of comic book stores, subscription boxes, exclusive covers for shows and whatever remains of Hastings…
We broke apart the top ten and the marketshare stats here. One other thing to note is that Marvel achieved their marketshare win without the aid of floding the market. DC and Marvel had similar amounts of titles out in October.
Last month, Marvel had two books in the top twenty. And ten in the top fifty. And that was an improvement on August. In October they have four in the top ten and eighteen in the top fifty. Marvel also did well from a flurry of launch issue ones and the beginning of a new host of retailer exclusive covers, with Champions #1 being the lead in this. It wasn't just Big Trouble In Little China/Escape From New York that benefitted from appearing in subscription boxes like Loot Crate, both Champions and Doctor Strange appeared in them too, albeit not at the chart busting numbers that Loot Crate will bring.
For Image, getting one book in the top ten in this climate, Walking Dead, is always an achievement. But it was nice to get two as well, with the appearance of Reborn by Millar and Capullo, albeit a comic that seemed a little like a reworking of Alan Moore's issue of Spawn… still, steal from the best!
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2016
| RANK | PUBLICATION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | PUBLISHER |
| 1 | BIG TROUBLE LITTLE CHINA ESCAPE NEW YORK #1 | $3.99 | AUG161297 | BOO |
| 2 | CHAMPIONS #1 | $4.99 | AUG160733 | MAR |
| 3 | DOCTOR STRANGE SORCERERS SUPREME #1 | $3.99 | AUG160798 | MAR |
| 4 | DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #6 | $5.99 | JUN160290 | DC |
| 5 | BATMAN #8 | $2.99 | AUG160197 | DC |
| 6 | BATMAN #9 | $2.99 | AUG160203 | DC |
| 7 | CIVIL WAR II #6 | $4.99 | JUL160889 | MAR |
| 8 | DARTH VADER #25 | $5.99 | JUN160929 | MAR |
| 9 | ALL STAR BATMAN #3 [*] | $4.99 | AUG160186 | DC |
| 10 | WALKING DEAD #159 | $2.99 | AUG160675 | IMA |
| 11 | CLONE CONSPIRACY #1 | $4.99 | AUG160753 | MAR |
| 12 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #6 | $2.99 | AUG160241 | DC |
| 13 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #7 | $2.99 | AUG160243 | DC |
| 14 | DETECTIVE COMICS #942 | $2.99 | AUG160201 | DC |
| 15 | DEADPOOL BACK IN BLACK #1 | $3.99 | AUG160934 | MAR |
| 16 | STAR WARS #24 | $3.99 | AUG160973 | MAR |
| 17 | FLASH #8 | $2.99 | AUG160219 | DC |
| 18 | DEATH OF X #1 | $4.99 | AUG160922 | MAR |
| 19 | REBORN #1 | $3.99 | AUG160565 | IMA |
| 20 | DETECTIVE COMICS #943 | $2.99 | AUG160205 | DC |
| 21 | FLASH #9 | $2.99 | AUG160221 | DC |
| 22 | JESSICA JONES #1 | $3.99 | AUG160842 | MAR |
| 23 | INFAMOUS IRON MAN #1 | $3.99 | AUG160767 | MAR |
| 24 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19 | $4.99 | AUG160751 | MAR |
| 25 | DOCTOR STRANGE #12 | $3.99 | AUG160822 | MAR |
| 26 | SUPERMAN #8 | $2.99 | AUG160257 | DC |
| 27 | SUICIDE SQUAD #4 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160249 | DC |
| 28 | NIGHTWING #6 | $2.99 | AUG160199 | DC |
| 29 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20 | $3.99 | AUG160758 | MAR |
| 30 | SUPERMAN #9 | $2.99 | AUG160259 | DC |
| 31 | WONDER WOMAN #8 | $2.99 | AUG160265 | DC |
| 32 | TRINITY #2 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160263 | DC |
| 33 | TEEN TITANS #1 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160180 | DC |
| 34 | WONDER WOMAN #9 | $2.99 | AUG160267 | DC |
| 35 | SUICIDE SQUAD #5 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160251 | DC |
| 36 | STAR WARS HAN SOLO #4 | $3.99 | JUL161049 | MAR |
| 37 | HARLEY QUINN #5 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160235 | DC |
| 38 | BLACK PANTHER #7 | $3.99 | AUG160775 | MAR |
| 39 | BATMAN BEYOND #1 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160177 | DC |
| 40 | DEATH OF X #2 | $3.99 | AUG160928 | MAR |
| 41 | HARLEY QUINN #6 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160237 | DC |
| 42 | NIGHTWING #7 | $2.99 | AUG160207 | DC |
| 43 | TITANS #4 | $2.99 | AUG160261 | DC |
| 44 | ACTION COMICS #965 | $2.99 | AUG160182 | DC |
| 45 | ACTION COMICS #966 | $2.99 | AUG160184 | DC |
| 46 | SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #10 | $3.99 | AUG160900 | MAR |
| 47 | GREEN LANTERNS #8 | $2.99 | AUG160227 | DC |
| 48 | DEADPOOL #21 | $9.99 | AUG160837 | MAR |
| 49 | HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #6 | $2.99 | AUG160231 | DC |
| 50 | GREEN LANTERNS #9 | $2.99 | AUG160229 | DC |
| 51 | CAPTAIN AMERICA STEVE ROGERS #6 | $3.99 | JUL160912 | MAR |
| 52 | GREEN ARROW #8 | $2.99 | AUG160223 | DC |
| 53 | HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #7 | $2.99 | AUG160233 | DC |
| 54 | STAR WARS POE DAMERON #7 | $4.99 | AUG160971 | MAR |
| 55 | SAGA #39 (MR) | $2.99 | AUG160659 | IMA |
| 56 | GREEN ARROW #9 | $2.99 | AUG160225 | DC |
| 57 | DEADPOOL #20 | $3.99 | AUG160942 | MAR |
| 58 | SUPERGIRL #2 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160253 | DC |
| 59 | OLD MAN LOGAN #12 | $3.99 | AUG160939 | MAR |
| 60 | AQUAMAN #8 | $2.99 | AUG160189 | DC |
| 61 | MOSAIC #1 | $4.99 | AUG160811 | MAR |
| 62 | CAGE #1 | $3.99 | AUG160854 | MAR |
| 63 | DEADPOOL BACK IN BLACK #2 | $3.99 | AUG160936 | MAR |
| 64 | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #14 | $3.99 | AUG160886 | MAR |
| 65 | AQUAMAN #9 | $2.99 | AUG160191 | DC |
| 66 | DEATHSTROKE #4 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160215 | DC |
| 67 | RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #3 | $2.99 | AUG160247 | DC |
| 68 | DOCTOR STRANGE #13 | $3.99 | AUG160827 | MAR |
| 69 | BATGIRL #4 | $2.99 | AUG160193 | DC |
| 70 | MIGHTY THOR #12 | $3.99 | AUG160894 | MAR |
| 71 | GREAT LAKES AVENGERS #1 | $3.99 | AUG160782 | MAR |
| 72 | BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY #3 | $2.99 | AUG160195 | DC |
| 73 | SERENITY NO POWER IN THE VERSE #1 | $3.99 | AUG160010 | DAR |
| 74 | STAR WARS FORCE AWAKENS ADAPTATION #5 | $3.99 | AUG160976 | MAR |
| 75 | DEATHSTROKE #5 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160217 | DC |
| 76 | UNCANNY X-MEN #14 | $3.99 | AUG160946 | MAR |
| 77 | ALL NEW WOLVERINE #13 | $3.99 | AUG160947 | MAR |
| 78 | UNCANNY AVENGERS #15 | $3.99 | AUG160858 | MAR |
| 79 | DOOM PATROL #2 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AUG160175 | DC |
| 80 | CYBORG #2 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160211 | DC |
| 81 | ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #15 | $3.99 | AUG160891 | MAR |
| 82 | PROWLER #1 | $3.99 | AUG160760 | MAR |
| 83 | EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #15 | $3.99 | AUG160945 | MAR |
| 84 | SUPERWOMAN #3 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160255 | DC |
| 85 | DEADPOOL TOO SOON #1 | $4.99 | AUG160940 | MAR |
| 86 | KISS #1 | $3.99 | AUG161481 | DE |
| 87 | WONDER WOMAN 75TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1 | $7.99 | AUG160278 | DC |
| 88 | PUNISHER #6 | $3.99 | AUG160914 | MAR |
| 89 | CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE #1 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AUG160169 | DC |
| 90 | MOONSHINE #1 (MR) | $2.99 | AUG160557 | IMA |
| 91 | GWENPOOL #7 | $3.99 | AUG160832 | MAR |
| 92 | DAREDEVIL #12 | $3.99 | AUG160919 | MAR |
| 93 | MOON KNIGHT #7 | $3.99 | AUG160910 | MAR |
| 94 | HELLBLAZER #3 | $2.99 | AUG160239 | DC |
| 95 | BLUE BEETLE #2 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160209 | DC |
| 96 | HE MAN THUNDERCATS #1 | $3.99 | AUG160290 | DC |
| 97 | ALL NEW X-MEN #14 | $3.99 | AUG160944 | MAR |
| 98 | CYBORG #3 [*] | $2.99 | AUG160213 | DC |
| 99 | PAPER GIRLS #10 | $2.99 | AUG160651 | IMA |
| 100 | SHADE THE CHANGING GIRL #1 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AUG160174 | DC |
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2016
| RANK | PUBLICATION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | PUBLISHER |
| 1 | CHAMPIONS NO TIME FOR LOSERS #1 | $7.99 | AUG160750 | MAR |
| 2 | WICKED & DIVINE TP VOL 04 RISING ACTION (MR) | $14.99 | JUL160868 | IMA |
| 3 | EAST OF WEST TP VOL 06 (MR) | $14.99 | JUL160823 | IMA |
| 4 | TOKYO GHOST TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | JUL160853 | IMA |
| 5 | LOW TP VOL 03 SHORE OF THE DYING LIGHT (MR) | $14.99 | MAY160689 | IMA |
| 6 | UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL BEATS UP MARVEL UNIVERSE OGN HC | $24.99 | JUN160947 | MAR |
| 7 | DOCTOR STRANGE TP FLIGHT OF BONES | $24.99 | JUL161070 | MAR |
| 8 | COLOR YOUR OWN STAR WARS TP | $9.99 | JUL161075 | MAR |
| 9 | TREES TP VOL 02 (MR) | $12.99 | NOV150698 | IMA |
| 10 | BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS BOOK & MASK SET | $39.99 | APR160376 | DC |
| 11 | MARCH GN BOOK 01 | $14.95 | JUN131298 | IDW |
| 12 | HELLBOY IN HELL TP VOL 02 DEATH CARD | $17.99 | JUN160095 | DAR |
| 13 | SUPERMAN AMERICAN ALIEN HC | $24.99 | JUN160357 | DC |
| 14 | WALKING DEAD HC VOL 13 (MR) | $34.99 | JUL160855 | IMA |
| 15 | REVOLUTION ROAD TO REVOLUTION SPECIAL TP | $9.99 | JUL160482 | IDW |
| 16 | NEIL GAIMANS TROLL BRIDGE HC | $14.99 | MAY160021 | DAR |
| 17 | HEAD LOPPER TP VOL 01 ISLAND OR A PLAGUE OF BEASTS (MR) | $19.99 | JUL160804 | IMA |
| 18 | WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP VOL 02 BORDERTOWN | $15.99 | JUL161086 | MAR |
| 19 | BLACK ROAD TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | JUL160791 | IMA |
| 20 | BUFFY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS GLUTTON PUNISHMENT TP | $10.99 | JUN160049 | DAR |
| 21 | DEADPOOL WORLDS GREATEST TP VOL 04 TEMPORARY INSANITATION | $15.99 | AUG161020 | MAR |
| 22 | GOODNIGHT BATCAVE HC | $14.99 | JUL160389 | DC |
| 23 | PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | JAN160645 | IMA |
| 24 | SAGA TP VOL 06 (MR) | $14.99 | MAR160684 | IMA |
| 25 | BLACK WIDOW TP VOL 01 SHIELDS MOST WANTED | $17.99 | AUG161022 | MAR |
| 26 | WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS TP VOL 01 COLOSSUS OF MARS (MR) | $16.99 | AUG110967 | DE |
| 27 | TUROK DINOSAUR HUNTER TP VOL 01 CONQUEST | $16.99 | JUL141103 | DE |
| 28 | X-O MANOWAR TP VOL 01 BY THE SWORD (NEW PTG) | $9.99 | OCT121241 | VAL |
| 29 | MASK STRIKES BACK TP | $14.95 | STAR01813 | DAR |
| 30 | DAREDEVIL PUNISHER TP SEVENTH CIRCLE | $15.99 | JUL161084 | MAR |
| 31 | MIGHTY AVENGERS TP VOL 01 ULTRON INITIATIVE | $14.99 | JUN082432 | MAR |
| 32 | DOCTOR STRANGE PREM HC VOL 02 LAST DAYS OF MAGIC | $24.99 | JUL161067 | MAR |
| 33 | DISCIPLINE TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | JUL160795 | IMA |
| 34 | ALL NEW WOLVERINE TP VOL 02 CIVIL WAR II | $19.99 | JUL161079 | MAR |
| 35 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | AUG120491 | IMA |
| 36 | DC UNIVERSE BY NEIL GAIMAN DELUXE ED HC | $29.99 | JUN160336 | DC |
| 37 | EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN TP VOL 02 APOCALYPSE WARS | $19.99 | JUL161080 | MAR |
| 38 | TOKYO GHOUL GN VOL 09 (MR) | $12.99 | AUG162081 | VIZ |
| 39 | COLOR YOUR OWN DOCTOR STRANGE TP | $9.99 | JUL161071 | MAR |
| 40 | GRAYSON TP VOL 04 A GHOST IN THE TOMB | $16.99 | JUL160408 | DC |
| 41 | FLASH AN ADULT COLORING BOOK TP | $15.99 | JUL160402 | DC |
| 42 | SECRET LOVES OF GEEK GIRLS TP | $14.99 | JUN160030 | DAR |
| 43 | PUNISHER MAX TP COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL 03 (MR) | $34.99 | JUL161091 | MAR |
| 44 | BATMAN BY ED BRUBAKER TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | JUL160398 | DC |
| 45 | ELSEWORLDS BATMAN TP VOL 02 | $24.99 | JUL160407 | DC |
| 46 | MARVELS DOCTOR STRANGE PRELUDE TP | $16.99 | JUN160970 | MAR |
| 47 | FLASH BY GEOFF JOHNS TP BOOK 03 | $24.99 | JUL160403 | DC |
| 48 | MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | APR160803 | IMA |
| 49 | MOEBIUS LIBRARY WORLD OF EDENA HC | $49.99 | JUN160019 | DAR |
| 50 | ALL NEW X-MEN INEVITABLE TP VOL 02 APOCALYPSE WARS | $15.99 | JUL161081 | MAR |
| 51 | DOCTOR STRANGE EPIC COLLECTION TP SEPARATE REALITY | $39.99 | JUL161069 | MAR |
| 52 | SUPERMAN THE FINAL DAYS OF SUPERMAN HC | $29.99 | JUN160354 | DC |
| 53 | SWAMP THING THE DEAD DONT SLEEP TP | $16.99 | JUL160416 | DC |
| 54 | SUPERGIRL BY PETER DAVID TP BOOK 01 | $24.99 | JUL160420 | DC |
| 55 | DISNEY PRINCESS COMICS COLL TP | $9.99 | JUL161701 | JOE |
| 56 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | NOV070226 | DC |
| 57 | ATTACK ON TITAN ANTHOLOGY PX ED | $29.99 | APR168248 | RAN |
| 58 | CAPTAIN AMERICA TP WHITE | $24.99 | AUG161024 | MAR |
| 59 | TEEN TITANS GO BRING IT ON TP NEW ED | $12.99 | JUL160417 | DC |
| 60 | CARNAGE TP VOL 02 WORLD TOUR | $15.99 | AUG161012 | MAR |
| 61 | MOCKINGBIRD TP VOL 01 I CAN EXPLAIN | $17.99 | JUL161078 | MAR |
| 62 | NIGHTWING TP VOL 05 THE HUNT FOR ORACLE | $24.99 | JUL160412 | DC |
| 63 | GREEN LANTERN THE SILVER AGE TP VOL 01 | $24.99 | JUL160410 | DC |
| 64 | CONVERGENCE TP | $24.99 | JUL160401 | DC |
| 65 | RED HOOD ARSENAL TP VOL 02 DEVILS DAUGHTER | $16.99 | JUL160397 | DC |
| 66 | STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLL ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS TP VOL 01 | $39.99 | AUG160998 | MAR |
| 67 | DOCTOR STRANGE TP WHAT IS IT THAT DISTURBS YOU STEPHEN | $29.99 | AUG161025 | MAR |
| 68 | VOTE LOKI TP | $15.99 | JUL161085 | MAR |
| 69 | AQUAMAN TP VOL 07 EXILED | $16.99 | JUL160395 | DC |
| 70 | CAPTAIN MARVEL TP VOL 02 EARTHS MIGHTIEST HERO | $29.99 | JUL161088 | MAR |
| 71 | X-MEN 92 TP VOL 01 WORLD IS A VAMPIRE | $15.99 | AUG161010 | MAR |
| 72 | POWER MAN AND IRON FIST EPIC COLLECTION TP REVENGE | $39.99 | JUL161090 | MAR |
| 73 | GIANT DAYS TP VOL 03 | $14.99 | JUL161346 | BOO |
| 74 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 26 CALL TO ARMS (MR) | $14.99 | JUN160722 | IMA |
| 75 | PREDATOR LIFE AND DEATH TP | $14.99 | JUN160033 | DAR |
| 76 | GREEN ARROW TP VOL 09 OUTBREAK | $17.99 | JUL160409 | DC |
| 77 | FADE OUT DLX ED HC (MR) | $49.99 | JUL160832 | IMA |
| 78 | MY LITTLE PONY TP VOL 06 CRYSTAL EMPIRE | $7.99 | MAY160500 | IDW |
| 78 | WE ARE ROBIN TP VOL 02 JOKERS | $14.99 | JUL160419 | DC |
| 80 | BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP | $24.99 | MAY090178 | DC |
| 81 | VALIANT MASTERS SHADOWMAN HC VOL 01 SPIRITS WITHIN | $24.99 | MAR131333 | VAL |
| 82 | CBLDF PRESENTS SHE CHANGED COMICS TP | $14.99 | JUL160793 | IMA |
| 83 | CATWOMAN TP VOL 08 RUN LIKE HELL | $14.99 | JUL160400 | DC |
| 84 | SUPER MARIO ADVENTURES GN | $14.99 | AUG162108 | VIZ |
| 85 | BLACK DOG DREAMS OF PAUL NASH TP | $24.99 | JUN160022 | DAR |
| 86 | GOLDIE VANCE TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | JUN161254 | BOO |
| 87 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | APR130443 | IMA |
| 88 | BACK TO THE FUTURE TP VOL 02 CONTINUUM CONUNDRUM | $19.99 | AUG160433 | IDW |
| 89 | SUPERMAN SAVAGE DAWN HC | $29.99 | JUN160355 | DC |
| 90 | MIDNIGHTER TP VOL 02 HARD | $14.99 | JUL160411 | DC |
| 91 | BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP | $24.99 | JUL110251 | DC |
| 92 | X-MEN GAMBIT AND ROGUE TP | $24.99 | JUL161096 | MAR |
| 93 | HAWKEYE HC VOL 03 | $34.99 | APR161066 | MAR |
| 94 | NEIL GAIMANS MIDNIGHT DAYS TP | $16.99 | JUL160436 | DC |
| 95 | TMNT ONGOING TP VOL 15 LEATHERHEAD | $19.99 | AUG160441 | IDW |
| 96 | FIFTH BEATLE BRIAN EPSTEIN STORY EXPANDED ED TP | $14.99 | JUN160029 | DAR |
| 96 | SAGA TP VOL 05 (MR) | $14.99 | JUL150565 | IMA |
| 98 | HABITAT TP (MR) | $9.99 | AUG160697 | IMA |
| 99 | SAGA TP VOL 04 (MR) | $14.99 | OCT140644 | IMA |
| 100 | COLOR YOUR OWN YOUNG MARVEL BY SKOTTIE YOUNG TP | $9.99 | MAR160943 | MAR |
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