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Graphic Novels Years In The Making Top Diamond Charts In September
Frank Miller's Holy Terror, originally planned a decade ago as Batman: Holy Terror, as a response to the attacks on the World Trade Center, is the best selling graphic novel through Diamond Comic Distributors in September.
And second is Marv Wolfman and George Perez' New Teen Titans: Games, which was started twenty years ago and recently finished. And also depicts a terrorist attack on New York City.
Someone should do a comparative review. Challenge accepted.
However, all in all, graphic novel sales are way down through Diamond. Over 12% percent down in numbers from last year, almost 24% down since September last year.
This depresses the overall increase in comics and graphic novel numbers, with comics up 13% on last month and 15% on a year ago, principly because of the DC relaunch. And those numbers aren't final either, a bunch of DC orders have had their reported numbers reduced by Diamond because the books were returnable. That's around twenty percent lower to statistically cover any returned comics – even, as it seems, there aren't going to be any.
Here are the full statistics.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
| PUBLISHER | RETAIL MARKET SHARE |
UNIT MARKET SHARE |
| DC COMICS | 35.74% | 43.04% |
| MARVEL COMICS | 35.37% | 37.88% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 4.76% | 3.51% |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 4.13% | 3.10% |
| IMAGE COMICS | 4.08% | 3.29% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 3.07% | 3.02% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 1.39% | 0.94% |
| RANDOM HOUSE | 0.99% | 0.26% |
| EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS | 0.98% | 0.22% |
| LEGENDARY COMICS | 0.97% | 0.12% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 8.53% | 4.63% |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| SEPTEMBER 2011 VS. AUGUST 2011 | ||
| COMICS | 9.95% | 13.10% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -13.92% | -12.64% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 1.81% | 10.99% |
| SEPTEMBER 2011 VS. SEPTEMBER 2010 | ||
| COMICS | 8.37% | 14.42% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -18.44% | -23.50% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -1.01% | 10.86% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2011 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2010 | ||
| COMICS | -3.02% | -1.49% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -4.51% | -9.68% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -3.51% | -2.20% |
| THIRD QUARTER 2011 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2011 | ||
| COMICS | 14.55% | 16.77% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 3.75% | 0.07% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 10.92% | 15.33% |
| THIRD QUARTER 2011 VS. THIRD QUARTER 2010 | ||
| COMICS | 6.18% | 10.34% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -1.75% | -7.85% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 3.55% | 8.74% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
| 1 | BATMAN #1 | $2.99 | JUL110206 | DC |
| 2 | ACTION COMICS #1 | $3.99 | JUL110201 | DC |
| 3 | GREEN LANTERN #1 | $2.99 | JUL110218 | DC |
| 4 | THE FLASH #1 | $2.99 | JUL110193 | DC |
| 5 | SUPERMAN #1 [*] | $2.99 | JUL110203 | DC |
| 6 | DETECTIVE COMICS #1 [*] | $2.99 | JUL110208 | DC |
| 7 | BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #1 [*] | $2.99 | JUL110210 | DC |
| 8 | FEAR ITSELF #6 | $3.99 | JUL110570 | MAR |
| 9 | ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1 | $3.99 | JUL110605 | MAR |
| 10 | BATMAN AND ROBIN #1 [*] | $2.99 | JUL110211 | DC |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
| 1 | HOLY TERROR HC (MR) | $29.99 | JUL111154 | LEG |
| 2 | NEW TEEN TITANS: GAMES HC | $24.99 | MAY110190 | DC |
| 3 | CHEW VOLUME 4: FLAMBE TP (MR) | $12.99 | MAY110447 | IMA |
| 4 | RICHARD CASTLE'S DEADLY STORM PREMIERE HC | $19.99 | JUL110726 | MAR |
| 5 | HELLBOY VOLUME 11: THE BRIDE OF HELL & OTHERS TP | $19.99 | MAY118259 | DAR |
| 6 | MORNING GLORIES VOLUME 2 TP | $12.99 | JUN110483 | IMA |
| 7 | BRIGHTEST DAY VOLUME 3 HC | $29.99 | MAY110243 | DC |
| 8 | SAILOR MOON VOLUME 1 TP | $10.99 | JUL111150 | KOD |
| 9 | NARUTO VOLUME 52 TP | $9.99 | JUN111269 | VIZ |
| 10 | UNCANNY X-FORCE VOLUME 1: THE APOCALYPSE SOLUTION TP | $15.99 | AUG110733 | MAR |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
| 1 | BRIGHTEST DAY SERIES 3 ACTION FIGURES | JAN110442 | DC |
| 2 | HALO 10TH-ANNIVERSARY ACTION FIGURES | JUL110565 | TMP |
| 3 | WOMEN OF THE DCU SERIES 3: SUPERGIRL BUST | FEB110279 | DC |
| 4 | UNIVERSAL MONSTERS SERIES 2 RETRO CLOTH FIGURES | DEC108176 | DST |
| 5 | GREEN LANTERN VS. SINESTRO MINI-STATUE | NOV100300 | DC |
| 6 | MARVEL SELECT: RED SKULL (CAPTAIN AMERICA) FIGURE | MAR111682 | DST |
| 7 | MARVEL UNIVERSE SUPER HERO TEAM FIGURES | JUL111821 | KEN |
| 8 | DC UNIVERSE ONLINE: SOLOMON GRUNDY STATUE | JAN110453 | DC |
| 9 | HEROES OF DCU: BLACKEST NIGHT INDIGO-1 LANTERN BUST | FEB110277 | DC |
| 10 | BACK TO THE FUTURE: TIME MACHINE MARK I CAR | MAR094739 | DST |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
| 1 | DC HEROCLIX: SUPERMAN BOOSTER BRICK | JUL112183 | NEC |
| 2 | DOCTOR WHO: ELEVENTH DOCTOR MONOPOLY | MAY112061 | WIN |
| 3 | DC HEROCLIX: GREEN LANTERN BOOSTER PACKS | MAY118037 | NEC |
| 4 | YU-GI-OH! TCG: GENERATION FORCE BOOSTER PACKS | JUN118255 | KON |
| 5 | GEARS OF WAR BOARD GAME | JUL112145 | FAN |
| 6 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: SCARS OF MIRRODIN BOOSTER PACKS | AUG101862 | WIZ |
| 7 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: 2012 BOOSTER BATTLE PACKS | JUN118130 | WIZ |
| 8 | YU-GI-OH! TCG 2011: COLLECTIBLE TINS WAVE 1 | MAY118313 | KON |
| 9 | YU-GI-OH! TCG: GENERATION FORCE SPECIAL EDITION BOOSTER PACKS | JUL112160 | KON |
| 10 | OPERATION: STAR WARS R2-D2 EDITION | JUL112158 | KEN |
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