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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 |