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DC Puts On Marketshare In July 2013 Over Marvel And Takes Six Of The Top Ten
Marvel's comic industry dollar marketshare slipped from May's 33.36% to June's 32.77% to July's 32.34%. But DC jumped from 28.27% to 29.57% to 32.50%, pipping Marvel to the post for the first time in… quite a while.
Marvel still edged out DC when it came to actual number of comic books sold, with DC rising from 30.84% to 32.03% to 34.07%, while Marvel slipped from June's 38.29% to 36.47%, still keeping the lead.
The continued strong sales of Superman Unchained and Batman's Zero Year pushed out the much hyped appearance of Angela in Guardian's Of The Galaxy, but DC also had strong performances from Trinity Of War titles and the Annuals, putting more books in the top ten since the New 52 relaunch dominated the charts. Marvel also put three spots in the top ten with Superior Spider-Man.
Overall comics sales were up month on month, with July beating June's comics sales by 7.65% and graphic novels by a whopping 24.8%. 2013 is still up over 12% on dollars spent in 2012 so far.
And Marvel's little comic that could, Hawkeye, pushed out all comers for its second volume,
PUBLISHER MARKET SHARES
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NEW TITLES SHIPPED
| PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTAL SHIPPED |
| DC COMICS | 91 | 29 | 1 | 121 |
| MARVEL COMICS | 81 | 37 | 0 | 118 |
| IMAGE COMICS | 42 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 38 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 35 | 20 | 0 | 55 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 37 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 24 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| AVATAR PRESS | 18 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 77 | 167 | 42 | 286 |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| JULY 2013 VS. JUNE 2013 | ||
| COMICS | 7.65% | 7.59% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 24.80% | 31.39% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 12.72% | 9.26% |
| JULY 2013 VS. JULY 2012 | ||
| COMICS | 12.65% | 11.02% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 26.11% | 18.11% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 16.73% | 11.59% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2013 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2012 | ||
| COMICS | 13.16% | 10.36% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 11.72% | 10.18% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 12.71% | 10.35% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR | |
| 1 | SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #2 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 2 | BATMAN #22 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 3 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5 | $3.99 | MAR | |
| 4 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #22 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 5 | BATMAN ANNUAL #2 | $4.99 | DC | |
| 6 | BATMAN SUPERMAN #2 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 7 | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA#6 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 8 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #13 | $3.99 | MAR | |
| 9 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #14 | $3.99 | MAR | |
| 10 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR | |
| 1 | HAWKEYE VOL. 2: LITTLE HITS TP | $16.99 | MAR | |
| 2 | AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER VOL. 5: THE SEARCH PART 2 TP | $10.99 | DAR | |
| 3 | SAGA VOLUME 2 TP (MR) | $14.99 | IMA | |
| 4 | SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 | IMA | |
| 5 | BLACK BOLT: SOMETHING INHUMAN THIS WAY COMES | $7.99 | MAR | |
| 6 | KICK-ASS 2 PRELUDE: HIT-GIRL TP (MR) | $19.99 | MAR | |
| 7 | FAIREST VOLUME 2: HIDDEN KINGDOM TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC | |
| 8 | BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN/RORSCHACH DELUXE HC (MR) | $29.99 | DC | |
| 9 | INVINCIBLE VOL. 18: THE DEATH OF EVERYONE TP | $16.99 | IMA | |
| 10 | BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL/DR.MANHATTAN DELUXE HC (MR) | $29.99 | DC |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | VENDOR | |
| 1 | GREEN LANTERN 1:1-SCALE POWER BATTERY PROP WITH RING | DC | |
| 2 | THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY PLAY ARTS ~KAI~: THE JOKER ACTION FIGURE | SQU | |
| 3 | MARVEL SELECT IRON MAN 3: WAR MACHINE FIGURE | DST | |
| 4 | BATMAN:ARKHAMCITYPLAY ARTS ~KAI~: HARLEY QUINN ACTION FIGURE | SQU | |
| 5 | THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY PLAY ARTS ~KAI~: CATWOMAN ACTION FIGURE | SQU | |
| 6 | THE WALKING DEAD SERIES 2: THE GOVERNOR/PENNY ACTION FIGURE 2-PACK | TMP | |
| 7 | BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY PLAY ARTS ~KAI~: POISON IVY ACTION FIGURE | SQU | |
| 8 | THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: BATMAN MAF EX | MED | |
| 9 | MARVEL: KITTY PRYDE BISHOUJO STATUE | KOT | |
| 10 | DC: THE NEW 52 — MARTIAN MANHUNTER ACTION FIGURE | DC |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | VENDOR | |
| 1 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: 2014 CORE SET BOOSTERS | WIZ | |
| 2 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN | NEC | |
| 3 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: 2014 CORE SET FAT PACK | WIZ | |
| 4 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: MODERN MASTERS BOOSTERS | WIZ | |
| 5 | YU-GI-OH! TCG: NUMBER HUNTERS BOOSTERS | KON | |
| 6 | CLUE: THE BIG BANG THEORY EDITION | USA | |
| 7 | PACIFIC RIM HEROCLIX | NEC | |
| 8 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: 2014 CORE SET INTRO DECKS | WIZ | |
| 9 | STAR WARS RPG: EDGE OF THE EMPIRE CORE RULEBOOK | FAN | |
| 10 | YU-GI-OH! TCG: EPIC DAWN 2 WAR OF THE GIANTS BOOSTERS | KON |
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