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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

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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