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DC Comics Smashes Marvel On Marketshare In September, But Wolverine's Death Tops The Chart
It might have been different if all four Death Of Wolverine issues had shipped in September as Marvel originally scheduled.
But for another September, DC Comics have again dominated marketshare, this time with the Futures End 3D cover specials. They have reversed the performance of recent months, with DC taking over 36% of dollars spent and over 40% of comics sold.
As opposed to last month when they claimed over 28% of dollars and over 31% of sales.
Whereas Marvel only managed 32% of dollars spent and 34% of comics sold, as opposed to 34% of dollars and over 35% of sales.
However, last September with the Villains Month 3D covers, DC Comics has over 40% in dollars spent and over 45% of sales. While Marvel had only over 28% of dollars and under 30% of sales. It appears that the September event may have diminishing returns – especially considering that this year retailers got all the comics they ordered as there weren't allocated.
And The Death of Wolverine must have played some part, taking the top two slots in a top ten chart dominated by DC with Amazing Spider-Man, now into the Spider-Verse event, being the only other intruder.
It is also worth noting that the Harley Quinn Futures End volume outsold the Justice League, Detective Comics, everything but Death Of Wolverine and Batman Futures End. It truly is a monster of a book now, with no sign of stopping. And questions may be asked why to took so long.
As for overall sales, this September was pretty much on a par with last September in terms of the amount of comics sold. But an increase of prices has given an overall 5% bump to revenue raised,
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
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NEW TITLES SHIPPED
| PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTAL SHIPPED |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | 124 | 27 | 0 | 151 |
| MARVEL COMICS | 80 | 26 | 1 | 107 |
| IMAGE COMICS | 57 | 12 | 0 | 69 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 36 | 21 | 0 | 57 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 35 | 18 | 0 | 53 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 30 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| VIZ MEDIA | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| RANDOM HOUSE | 3 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| EAGLEMOSS | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 85 | 110 | 21 | 216 |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| SEPTEMBER 2014 VS. AUGUST 2014 | ||
| COMICS | 28.33% | 23.90% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 12.12% | -1.67% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 23.40% | 21.86% |
| SEPTEMBER 2014 VS. SEPTEMBER 2013 | ||
| COMICS | 4.58% | -0.12% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 8.49% | -1.61% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 5.64% | -0.22% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2013 | ||
| COMICS | 2.69% | -2.04% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 4.33% | 4.99% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 3.19% | -1.51% |
| THIRD QUARTER 2014 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2014 | ||
| COMICS | 13.59% | 13.56% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 0.75% | 0.77% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 9.50% | 12.51% |
| THIRD QUARTER 2014 VS. THIRD QUARTER 2013 | ||
| COMICS | 10.30% | 6.15% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 7.04% | 4.17% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 9.33% | 6.01% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR | |
| 1 | DEATH OF WOLVERINE #1 | $4.99 | MAR | |
| 2 | DEATH OF WOLVERINE #2 | $4.99 | MAR | |
| 3 | BATMAN: FUTURES END #1 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 4 | HARLEY QUINN: FUTURES END #1 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 5 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6 | $3.99 | MAR | |
| 6 | JUSTICE LEAGUE: FUTURES END #1 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 7 | ORIGINAL SIN #8 | $4.99 | MAR | |
| 8 | DETECTIVE COMICS: FUTURES END #1 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 9 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #33 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 10 | BATMAN/SUPERMAN: FUTURES END #1 | $3.99 | DC |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR | |
| 1 | BATMAN: DEATH OF THE FAMILY BOOK & THE JOKER MASK BOXED SET | $39.99 | DC | |
| 2 | FOREVER EVIL HC (N52) | $24.99 | DC | |
| 3 | YU-GI-OH! 5DS VOLUME 6 GN | $9.99 | VIZ | |
| 4 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOLUME 2: ANGELA TP | $19.99 | MAR | |
| 5 | THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 10 HC (MR) | $34.99 | IMA | |
| 6 | HARLEY QUINN: VENGEANCE UNLIMITED TP | $19.99 | DC | |
| 7 | SAGA VOLUME 1 HC (MR) | $9.99 | IMA | |
| 8 | KICK-ASS 3 PREMIERE HC (MR) | $29.99 | MAR | |
| 9 | FATALE VOLUME 5: CURSE THE DEMON TP (MR) | $14.99 | IMA | |
| 10 | SAGA VOLUME 3 TP (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR | |
| 1 | DOCTOR WHO: K-9 LIGHT & SOUND FIGURINE & BOOK KIT | $12.95 | RUN | |
| 2 | ATTACK ON TITAN GUIDEBOOK: INSIDE & OUTSIDE | $24.99 | RAN | |
| 3 | THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE YEARBOOK 2014 | $12.95 | GEM | |
| 4 | LEGEND OF KORRA: ART OF THE ANIMATED SERIES BOOK 2: SPIRITS HC | $34.99 | DAR | |
| 5 | G.I. JOE: COBRA HISS TANK WITH BOOK KIT | $12.95 | RUN | |
| 6 | ATTACK ON TITAN: BEFORE THE FALL NOVEL | $10.95 | RAN | |
| 7 | THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 87 | $14.95 | SAN | |
| 8 | THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOL. 44 SC | $29.95 | GEM | |
| 9 | LOSE VOLUME 6 SC | $8.00 | KOY | |
| 10 | HATSUNE MIKU GRAPHICS VOCALOID SC VOLUME 2 SC | $39.99 | UDO |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | VENDOR | |
| 1 | BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY: HARLEY QUINN/BATMAN/NIGHTWING/ROBIN ACTION FIGURE 4-PACK | DC | |
| 2 | DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: BATGIRL ACTION FIGURE | DC | |
| 3 | DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: SUPERGIRL ACTION FIGURE | DC | |
| 4 | INFINITE CRISIS: PAJAMA PARTY HARLEY QUINN ACTION FIGURE | DC | |
| 5 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS PLAY ARTS KAI: DEATHSTROKE FIGURE | SQU | |
| 6 | DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: TEEN TITANS RED ROBIN ACTION FIGURE | DC | |
| 7 | MARVEL COMICS AVENGERS NOW: CAPTAIN AMERICA ARTFX+ STATUE | KOT | |
| 8 | MARVEL SELECT: ZOMBIE MAGNETO ACTION FIGURE | DST | |
| 9 | DANGER ROOM SESSIONS: JUGGERNAUT FINE ART STATUE | KOT | |
| 10 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS PLAY ARTS KAI: BATMAN FIGURE | SQU |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | VENDOR | |
| 1 | RISK LEGACY | HAS | |
| 2 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY COMIC BOOSTER BRICK | NEC | |
| 3 | MONOPOLY: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION | USA | |
| 4 | ADVENTURE TIME: CARD WARS PACK 3: PRINCESS BUBBLEGUM VS THE LUMPY SPACE PRINCESS | CRY | |
| 5 | MARVEL DICE MASTERS: AVENGERS VS. THE X-MEN | NEC | |
| 6 | RISK: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION | USA | |
| 7 | THE WALKING DEAD TV BOARD GAME | CRY | |
| 8 | MY LITTLE PONY LIFE | USA | |
| 9 | DC HEROCLIX: WAR OF LIGHT BOOSTER BRICK WAVE 2 | NEC | |
| 10 | YU-GI-OH! TCG 2014 MEGA-TIN | KON |
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Dollar Market Share – September 2014 |
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