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Posted in: Boom, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, IDW, Image, Marvel Comics | Tagged: marketshare
Comics Direct Market Grew 2+% in 2019, Marvel 40% Marketshare to DC 30%, Detective Comics #1000, Spawn #300, X-Men #1 Top Charts
As Bleeding Cool reported back in September, Spawn #300 was the second best-selling comic book in the North American direct market, selling around 300,000 copies, only beaten by DC Comics' Detective Comics #1000 at around 600,000 copies.
Annual comic book sales in the direct market of comic shops increased in 2019 by nearly 4% over 2018 while graphic novel sales declined by 2%, for an overall increase in print over 2018 by 2.23%.
Marvel Comics topped charts with a 40.20% dollar market share and a 44.72% unit share. This is, however, down on 2018's marketshare which has Marvel on 38.24% dollar market share and a 40.40% unit share. DC Comics came second with a 29.29% dollar market share and a 30.74% unit market share, up on 2018's 30.04% and 33.82%.
While Image Comics' 8.04% dollar market share and a 7.69% unit market was down on 2018's 9.93% and 9.90%.
IDW Publishing's top ranked comic book for the year was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100 at #66. No other publisher but Marvel, DC, Image or IDW got in the Top 100 at all.
2019 TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
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2019 TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 | $9.99 |  JAN190542-M |
DC |
| 2 | SPAWN #300 | $7.99 |  JUN190014-M |
IMAGE COMICS |
| 3 | X-MEN #1 | $4.99 |  AUG190845-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
| 4 | BLACK CAT #1 | $4.99 |  APR190773-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
| 5 | DCEASED #1 | $3.99 |  MAR190464-M |
DC |
| 6 | ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1 | $7.99 |  JUN190761-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
| 7 | MARVEL COMICS #1000 | $9.99 |  JUN190842-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
| 8 | HOUSE OF X #1 | $5.99 |  MAY190690-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
| 9 | POWERS OF X #1 | $5.99 |  MAY190703-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
| 10 | WAR OF REALMS #1 | $5.99 |  JAN190870-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
2019 TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | WATCHMEN TP | $24.99 |  JUN190614-M |
DC |
| 2 | SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 |  AUG120491 |
IMAGE COMICS |
| 3 | UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 1: APOCALYPSE SUITE TP | $17.99 |  SEP108136 |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 4 | MONSTRESS VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 |  APR160803-M |
IMAGE COMICS |
| 5 | MISTER MIRACLE TP (MR) | $24.99 |  OCT180598 |
DC |
| 6 | DIE VOL. 1: FANTASY HEARTBREAKER TP (MR) | $9.99 |  MAR190080-M |
IMAGE COMICS |
| 7 | BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT TP | $19.99 |  JUL180733 |
DC |
| 8 | THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 31 TP (MR) | $16.99 |  JAN190186 |
IMAGE COMICS |
| 9 | BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE HC | $17.99 |  JUN190574 |
DC |
| 10 | BATMAN: DAMNED HC (MR) | $29.99 |  MAR190571 |
DC |
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