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Spawn #300 Was the Most-Ordered Comic in September 2019, Pushed Image Comics' Dollar Marketshare Above 11%

As Bleeding Cool rumoured, Todd McFarlane's Spawn #300 was the most-ordered comic book by comic shops in September, and that has now been confirmed by Diamond Comic Distributors. We also mentioned that, so far, it was the second best selling comic of the year – though we will have yo wait for the end of the year for official confirmation on that one.

September 2019 sales in the direct market continued the trend of the year. Selling fewer comic books but for slightly more money, demonstrating the inelastic appeal of comic books in the direct market.

Marvel Comics marketshare dropped back from their close-to-50% share in August, with a still impressive 38.81% of dollars and 45.51% of units shipped. In second place was DC, rising with a market share of 27.80% and 29.15%, respectively. Image Comics ranked third, breaking over ten-percent market share thanks to Spawn and other creator owner projects with a 11.01% dollar share and a 8.32% unit share. The top three were followed by Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Dynamite Entertainment, and Boom Studios, respectively. Notably, IDW's title-count is down on recent months, which raises Dark Horse's overall overall marketshare position.

Spawn #300 managed to beat a number of significantly promoted Marvel Comics titles such as the Abrams/Pichelli Spider-Man #1 at number two, House of X and Powers of X at numbers 3-6, Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's unauthorised sequel to Watchmen, published by DC Comics, Doomsday Clock #11 at number 7, Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman's Absolute Carnage #3 at 8 with DCeased: A Good Way to Die #1 at 9, and Harleen #1 ranked 10. Notably the ongoing Batman series did not place in the top ten again.

Among the premier publishers, IDW Publishing's top book for September was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #98 at #44, Boom Studios' Something Is Killing the Children #1 ranked #57, Dynamite Entertainment's Vampirella/Red Sonja #1 ranked #101, and Dark Horse Comics' Black Hammer/Justice League #3 ranked #114.

DC dominated the graphic novel charts with six best-selling titles, starting with the hardcover collection of Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo's Batman: Damned at #1. Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba's Umbrella Academy #3: Hotel Oblivion TP from Dark Horse Comics charted at #2. Image Comics also placed two volumes on the graphic novel chart with Paper Girls Volume 6 TP and Monstress Volume 4 TP.

Diamond Select Toys' Marvel Gallery: Avengers Endgame: Iron Man MK85 PVC Figure, was September's best-selling figure, with DST charting two other best-sellers, the Marvel Select: Captain Marvel Figure at #5 and the John Wick Select Figure at #10. Mattel's DC Multiverse 6-Inch Figures: Lobo Wave was the #2 selling toy for the month, while Mezco's One-12 Collective: Marvel Netflix: The Punisher Figure punched in at #3. DC Collectibles had three toys in the top ten: Batman Black and White by Marc Silvestri Statue (#4), Dark Nights Metal: Batman the Devastator Statue (#7), and DC Essentials: Red Hood Action Figure (#8). Rounding out the top ten at #9 was Funko's POP! Marvel: Spider-Punk Vinyl Figure, a Diamond Previews Exclusive.

Prime Books' The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 Edition was September's best-selling book, featuring a collection of top stories from renowned Sci-fi/Fantasy authors.

Paizo Publishing's Pathfinder Core Rulebook (2nd Edition) was September's best-selling game product and one of Paizo's eight products among the top ten.

We look to doing some number crunching later in the week.

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