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Detective Comics #1000 Pushed DC to First Place in Dollar Marketshare in March 2019

Marvel Comics retained their traditional dominance of share of comics sold in North American comic book stores in March 2019. But DC Comics' Detective Comics #1000, a ten dollar comic that sold huge numbers, helped push DC to take the dollar marketshare – for this month at least. Marvel took a 40.94% market share in items sold and a 34.46% market share in dollars. This compares to 44.48% and 40.20% in February and 41.29% and 39.24% in January. Looks like March reversed Marvel's increase and then some. This compares to January where Marvel had dollar share (39.24%) and unit share (41.29%) with DC Comics on dollar share of (29.70%) and unit share (33.39%).

Detective Comics #1000 Pushed DC to First Place in Dollar Marketshare in March 2019

While DC Comics had a 34% share of items sold and a 36.20% market share in dollars. Which compares to a February unit share of 30.64% and dollar share of 28.69%. And a January unit share of 33.39% and dollar share of 29.7%. Can DC have a Detective Comics #1000 every month? Remeber this is also in a month when DC had about 101 items to Marvel's 143 items… so the per capita share will be a little different. DC also had seven books in the top ten.

Detective Comics #1000 Pushed DC to First Place in Dollar Marketshare in March 2019

Even with all the Detective Comics action, Image Comics rose closer to their usual ten percent share with 9.63% dollar share and a 9.36% unit share.

Also, notably, 2019 is outperforming 2018 in dollars if not in sales. 7.64% more money raised than this time last year, but 1.68% fewer copies of things sold…

Image Comics' bestseller The Walking Dead #189 was at #30, BOOM! Studios' Buffy the Vampire Slayer #3 at #76, IDW Publishing's Transformers #1 at #90, Dark Horse Comics' The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #6 at #131, and Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja #2 at #135.

Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn's The Walking Dead Volume 31: The Rotten Core from Image Comics was the best-selling graphic novel of March. In total, Image Comics had six titles in the top ten. DC had four titles in the top ten, led by Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman at #2.

BBC Books' Doctor Who: Thirteen Doctors 13 Stories, a young readers anthology of short stories featuring each of the Doctor's incarnation, was the best-selling book of March. Gemstone Publishing's Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 48 returned to the top ten at #5. Also in the top ten, Dark Horse Comics' Middle-Earth: Journeys in Myth and Legend, an art book featuring Donato Giancola's work based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, ranked #7 for the month.

Good Smile's Overwatch: Reaper Figma, based on the best-selling video game from Blizzard Entertainment, was the best-selling toy product of March. Diamond Select Toys had three products in the month's top ten, led by the Marvel Gallery: Avengers Infinity War: Iron Spider-Man PVC Statue at #2. DC Collectibles also had three products among the top ten, with the Batman Family: Batman Multi-Part Statue, the first piece in a new statue line, as their best-selling product at #6.

The Creature Codex, a sourcebook for Paizo's Pathfinder role-playing game, was the best-selling game product of March and one of Paizo's eight products among the month's top ten.

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHER

DOLLAR

SHARE

UNIT

SHARE

DC

36.20%

34.00%

MARVEL COMICS

34.46%

40.94%

IMAGE COMICS

9.63%

9.36%

DARK HORSE COMICS

3.26%

2.45%

IDW PUBLISHING

3.19%

3.19%

BOOM! STUDIOS

2.19%

2.13%

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

1.24%

1.08%

VIZ MEDIA

1.23%

0.50%

ARCHIE COMICS

0.80%

0.86%

ONI PRESS

0.74%

0.64%

OTHER NON-TOP 10

7.07%

4.85%

 

 COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

DOLLARS

UNITS

MARCH 2019 VS. FEBRUARY 2019

COMICS

26.89%

9.90%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

21.20%

33.41%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

25.30%

11.52%

TOYS

-8.40%

-10.17%

MARCH 2019 VS. MARCH 2018

COMICS

15.82%

-3.32%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

6.35%

17.77%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

13.10%

-1.87%

TOYS

4.67%

8.49%

YEAR TO DATE 2019 VS. YEAR TO DATE 2018

COMICS

8.51%

-2.12%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

5.46%

3.95%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

7.64%

-1.68%

TOYS

20.14%

29.77%

FIRST QUARTER 2019 VS. FOURTH QUARTER 2018

COMICS

-4.89%

-7.30%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

0.40%

2.03%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

-3.46%

-6.66%

TOYS

14.61%

23.82%

FIRST QUARTER 2019 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2018

COMICS

8.51%

-2.12%

GRAPHIC NOVELS

5.46%

3.95%

TOTAL COMICS/GN

7.64%

-1.68%

TOYS

20.14%

29.77%

 

NEW TITLES SHIPPED

PUBLISHER

COMICS SHIPPED

GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED

MAGAZINES SHIPPED

TOTAL

SHIPPED

MARVEL COMICS

99

44

0

143

DC

66

35

0

101

IMAGE COMICS

66

27

0

93

DARK HORSE COMICS

25

21

0

46

IDW PUBLISHING

29

10

0

39

BOOM! STUDIOS

25

10

0

35

VIZ MEDIA

0

21

0

21

ONI PRESS

9

7

0

16

DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT

12

3

0

15

ARCHIE COMICS

8

2

0

10

OTHER NON-TOP 10

138

207

17

362

TOTAL

477

387

17

881

 

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

DETECTIVE COMICS #1000

$9.99

JAN190542-M DC

2

THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS: THE GRIM KNIGHT #1

$4.99

JAN190535-M DC

3

DOOMSDAY CLOCK #9

$4.99

NOV180434-M DC

4

BATMAN #67

$3.99

JAN190576-M DC

5

BATMAN #66

$3.99

JAN190574-M DC

6

HEROES IN CRISIS #7

$3.99

JAN190558-M DC

7

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17

$4.99

JAN190896-M MAR

8

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18

$3.99

JAN190901-M MAR

9

SPIDER-MAN: CITY AT WAR #1

$3.99

JAN190967-M MAR

10

JUSTICE LEAGUE #20

$3.99

JAN190609-M DC

 

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

DETECTIVE COMICS #1000

$9.99

JAN190542-M DC

2

THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS: THE GRIM KNIGHT #1

$4.99

JAN190535-M DC

3

DOOMSDAY CLOCK #9

$4.99

NOV180434-M DC

4

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #17

$4.99

JAN190896-M MAR

5

BATMAN #67

$3.99

JAN190576-M DC

6

SPIDER-MAN: CITY AT WAR #1

$3.99

JAN190967-M MAR

7

BATMAN #66

$3.99

JAN190574-M DC

8

HEROES IN CRISIS #7

$3.99

JAN190558-M DC

9

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18

$3.99

JAN190901-M MAR

10

SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY #1

$4.99

JAN190927-M MAR

 

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 31 TP (MR)

$16.99

JAN190186 IMA

2

DETECTIVE COMICS: 80 YEARS OF BATMAN HC

$29.99

DEC180641 DC

3

SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR)

$9.99

AUG120491 IMA

4

MONSTRESS VOLUME 1 TP (MR)

$9.99

APR160803 IMA

5

THE WICKED & THE DIVINE VOL. 8: OLD IS THE NEW NEW TP

$17.99

JAN190247 IMA

6

SEVEN TO ETERNITY VOLUME 3 TP

$16.99

OCT180111 IMA

7

BATMAN VOLUME 9: THE TYRANT WING TP

$16.99

DEC180627 DC

8

SUPER SONS: THE POLARSHIELD PROJECT TP

$9.99

DEC180509 DC

9

SAGA VOLUME 9 TP (MR)

$14.99

JUL180297 IMA

10

MERA: TIDEBREAKER TP

$16.99

DEC180508 DC

 

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

DETECTIVE COMICS: 80 YEARS OF BATMAN HC

$29.99

DEC180641 DC

2

SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN: THE ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 HC

$125.00

SEP181003-M MAR

3

THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 31 TP (MR)

$16.99

JAN190186 IMA

4

AVENGERS OMNIBUS VOLUME 4 HC

$100.00

SEP180999-M MAR

5

THANOS WARS: THE INFINITY ORIGIN OMNIBUS HC

$100.00

OCT181003-M MAR

6

UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 1: X-MEN DISASSEMBLED TP

$39.99

DEC181034 MAR

7

DARK NIGHTS METAL: DARK KNIGHTS RISING TP

$24.99

DEC180638 DC

8

THE WICKED & THE DIVINE VOL. 8: OLD IS THE NEW NEW TP

$17.99

JAN190247 IMA

9

EARTH X TRILOGY OMNIBUS OMEGA HC

$100.00

SEP180998 MAR

10

SEVEN TO ETERNITY VOLUME 3 TP

$16.99

OCT180111 IMA

 

TOP 10 BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED

RANK

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

DOCTOR WHO: THIRTEEN DOCTORS 13 STORIES SC

$17.99

DEC181677 BBC

2

FLCL ARCHIVES TP

$39.99

DEC182217 UDO

3

SAMURAI PIZZA CATS OFFICIAL FAN BOOK SC

$39.99

NOV182128 UDO

4

FAMILY TRAITS HC

$29.99

DEC182218 UDO

5

THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOLUME 48 SC

$29.95

APR181580 GEM

6

THE SAGA OF TANYA THE EVIL VOLUME 5 SC

$14.00

JAN192356 YEN

7

MIDDLE-EARTH: JOURNEYS IN MYTH AND LEGEND HC

$39.99

SEP180284 DAR

8

THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 139 SC

$14.95

DEC182026 SAN

9

BLOODBORNE OFFICIAL ARTWORKS SC

$44.99

MAR172148 UDO

10

GRIMM FAIRY TALES ADULT COLORING BOOK VOLUME 1 SC

$12.99

OCT151871 ZEN

 

TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK

DESCRIPTION

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

OVERWATCH: REAPER FIGMA MAR188251 GOO

2

MARVEL GALLERY: AVENGERS INFINITY WAR: IRON SPIDER-MAN PVC STATUE JUN182325 DST

3

ONE-12 COLLECTIVE: DC COMICS: DARKSEID FIGURE MAR188264 MEZ

4

KINGDOM HEARTS: SORA NENDOROID JUN188352 GOO

5

MARVEL SELECT: AVENGERS INFINITY WAR: THOR FIGURE APR182167 DST

6

BATMAN FAMILY: BATMAN MULTI PART STATUE AUG180672 DC

7

BLACK PANTHER LEGENDS 6-INCH ACTION FIGURES JUL188376 HAS

8

MARVEL SELECT: AVENGERS INFINITY WAR: CAPTAIN AMERICA FIGURE APR182168 DST

9

DC COVER GIRLS: MERA BY JOELLE JONES STATUE AUG180678 DC

10

BATMAN BLACK & WHITE: STATUE BY KLAUS JANSON AUG180679 DC

 

TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED

RANK

DESCRIPTION

ITEM CODE

VENDOR

1

CREATURE CODEX HC JUL183073 PAI

2

STARFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK HC JUN173371 PAI

3

PATHFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK JUN091729 PAI

4

PATHFINDER RPG: CORE RULEBOOK POCKET EDITION APR168770 PAI

5

TOME OF BEASTS HC JUN168476 PAI

6

PATHFINDER ADVENTURE PATH: RISE OF THE RUNELORDS ANNIVERSARY EDITION APR121968 PAI

7

STARFINDER RPG: ARMORY HC MAY182931 PAI

8

PATHFINDER FLIP-MAT: BASIC (NEW EDITION) MAR138328 PAI

9

D&D ICONS OF THE REALM WATERDEEP: MAD MAGE BOOSTER BRICK NOV182893 NEC

10

DRAGON AGE RPG: FACES OF THEDAS SOURCEBOOK JAN182843 GRE

 

 

 


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Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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