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Spider-Man and Dracula Motherf**ker Top Diamond October 2020 Charts
Diamond chart time. And a special congratulations to former Bleeding Cool columnist Alex De Campi and Erica Henderson, whose graphic novel Dracula Motherf**ker from Image Comics was the best-selling graphic novel in the Diamond direct market in October this year, beating out the collection of Marvel's summer event, Empyre. Someone at DC's Black Label should get in touch.
"As we move into the fourth quarter, Diamond continues to be encouraged by the sales trends we're seeing," said Tim Lenaghan, Chief Purchasing officer of Geppi Family Enterprises, the parent company of Diamond Comic Distributors. "Over the course of the last three months we've seen a lot of stabilization in ordering patterns and, in many cases, these baseline numbers have exceeded our expectations. Additionally, there's a tremendous amount of variety in the marketplace at the moment, and we continue to see this exhibited in our lists of Top Sellers each month."
Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley's Amazing Spider-Man #49 was the most-ordered comic of October through Diamond Comic Distributors. Marvel Comics had eight titles in October's top ten. Image Comics had two, Todd McFarlane and Carlo Barberi's Spawn #311 while Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Dave McCaig's The Walking Dead Deluxe #1 ranked #10.
The best-selling comic titles from the other premier publishers in October were IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1 by Kevin Eastman at #18; Dynamite Entertainment's DIE!namite #1 by Declan Shalvey, Fred Van Lente, Vincenzo Carratu, and Justin Mason at #23; BOOM! Studios' Something is Killing the Children #11 by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera at #29; and Dark Horse Comics' Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology #1 by P. Craig Russell, Mike Mignola, and Jerry Ordway at #56.
DIAMOND TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
1 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #49 |
$9.99 |
JUL200608-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
2 |
VENOM #29 |
$3.99 |
AUG200707-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
3 |
SPAWN #311 [*] |
$2.99 |
AUG200368-M |
IMAGE COMICS |
4 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 |
$5.99 |
AUG200636-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
5 |
THOR #8 |
$3.99 |
AUG200710-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
6 |
X-MEN #13 |
$3.99 |
AUG200626-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
7 |
WOLVERINE #6 |
$3.99 |
AUG200605-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
8 |
SPIDER-WOMAN #5 |
$4.99 |
AUG200650-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
9 |
X OF SWORDS: STASIS #1 |
$4.99 |
AUG200630-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
10 |
THE WALKING DEAD DELUXE #1 (MR) [*] |
$3.99 |
AUG200027-M |
IMAGE COMICS |
DIAMOND 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
1 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #49 |
$9.99 |
JUL200608-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
2 |
VENOM #29 |
$3.99 |
AUG200707-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
3 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 |
$5.99 |
AUG200636-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
4 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN #1 [*] |
$8.99 |
JUN200557-M |
IDW PUBLISHING |
5 |
THOR #8 |
$3.99 |
AUG200710-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
6 |
WOLVERINE #6 |
$3.99 |
AUG200605-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
7 |
SPIDER-WOMAN #5 |
$4.99 |
AUG200650-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
8 |
X OF SWORDS: STASIS #1 |
$4.99 |
AUG200630-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
9 |
MARAUDERS #13 |
$4.99 |
AUG200611-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
10 |
SPAWN #311 [*] |
$2.99 |
AUG200368-M |
IMAGE COMICS |
Dracula rises from the grave to terrorize 1970s Los Angeles in Alex De Campi and Erica Henderson's Dracula Motherf—ker from Image Comics, the best-selling graphic novel of October. Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten, led by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, and Pepe Larraz's Empyre at #2, followed by Deadpool Classic Volume 1 at #3, Silver Surfer Black at #4, and The Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus Volume 2 at #10. Dark Horse Comics' Avatar: The Last Airbender: Katara and the Pirates of Silver ranked #5, AWA Studios' The Resistance ranked #6, and BOOM! Studios' Power Rangers: Sins of the Future original graphic novel ranked #9.
DIAMOND TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY UNITS SHIPPED
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
1 |
DRACULA, MOTHERF—KER HC |
$16.99 |
JUL200019 |
IMAGE COMICS |
2 |
EMPYRE TP |
$39.99 |
AUG200742 |
MARVEL COMICS |
3 |
DEADPOOL CLASSIC VOLUME 1 TP |
$29.99 |
FEB082311 |
MARVEL COMICS |
4 |
SILVER SURFER BLACK TP |
$15.99 |
JUL200697 |
MARVEL COMICS |
5 |
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER — KATARA AND THE PIRATE'S SILVER TP |
$12.99 |
JUN200324 |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
6 |
THE RESISTANCE TP |
$9.99 |
AUG201209 |
AWA STUDIOS |
7 |
THE BOYS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$29.99 |
DEC181256-M |
DYNAMITE |
8 |
YEAR ZERO VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$9.99 |
AUG201210 |
AWA STUDIOS |
9 |
POWER RANGERS: SINS OF FUTURE GN |
$19.99 |
JUN200773 |
BOOM! STUDIOS |
10 |
THE INCREDIBLE HULK BY PETER DAVID OMNIBUS VOLUME 2 HC |
$125.00 |
APR201078-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
DIAMOND TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
1 |
THE INCREDIBLE HULK BY PETER DAVID OMNIBUS VOLUME 2 HC |
$125.00 |
APR201078-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
2 |
WAR OF REALMS OMNIBUS HC |
$125.00 |
MAR201086-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
3 |
INFINITY GAUNTLET OMNIBUS HC |
$125.00 |
MAR201082-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
4 |
MARVEL HORROR LIVES AGAIN OMNIBUS HC |
$125.00 |
APR201065-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
5 |
EMPYRE TP |
$39.99 |
AUG200742 |
MARVEL COMICS |
6 |
SHE-HULK BY DAN SLOTT OMNIBUS HC |
$100.00 |
FEB201044 |
MARVEL COMICS |
7 |
THE BOYS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$29.99 |
DEC181256-M |
DYNAMITE |
8 |
ABSOLUTE SWAMP THING BY ALAN MOORE VOLUME 2 HC |
$99.99 |
MAR200608 |
DC COMICS |
9 |
MARVEL MASTERWORKS DEFENDERS VOL. 7 HC |
$75.00 |
MAR201078-M |
MARVEL COMICS |
10 |
DRACULA, MOTHERF—KER HC |
$16.99 |
JUL200019 |
IMAGE COMICS |
Mezco's One:12 Collective: DC Comics: Harley Quinn "Playing for Keeps" Action Figure, a PREVIEWS Exclusive, was October's best-selling toy product. Also in the top ten from Mezco, the PREVIEWS Exclusive One:12 Collective: Marvel Comics: Magneto (Marvel Now) Figure ranked #10. Diamond Select Toys had three products in the top ten; the Star Wars: The Mandalorian Mk. 3 1/6-Scale Mini-Bust, produced for San Diego Comic-Con 2020, was their top product at #2. Funimation's POP! Dragonball Z: Kale & Kaulifla Vinyl Figure 2-Pack, a convention exclusive release, ranked #3. Also notable, Funko's POP! Marvel: Infamous Iron Man Vinyl Figure, a PREVIEWS Exclusive release produced for Halloween Comic-Fest 2020, ranked #5 for October.
DIAMOND TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
1 |
ONE-12 COLLECTIVE: DC COMICS: HARLEY QUINN "PLAYING FOR KEEPS" FIGURE |
SEP198653 |
MEZCO TOYS |
2 |
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN MK. 3 SDCC 2020 |
DEC198807 |
DIAMOND SELECT TOYS |
3 |
POP! DRAGONBALL Z: KALE & KAULIFLA FUNIMATION EXCLUSIVE VINYL FIGURE 2-PACK |
JUN208959 |
FUNIMATION PRODUCTIONS |
4 |
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN—THE CHILD ANIMATRONIC FIGURE |
JAN208735 |
HASBRO TOY GROUP |
5 |
POP! MARVEL: INFAMOUS IRON MAN HALLOWEEN COMICFEST 2020 VINYL FIGURE |
JAN208954 |
FUNKO |
6 |
MARVEL SELECT: THE THING FIGURE |
AUG202102 |
DIAMOND SELECT TOYS |
7 |
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN MK. 1 1/6-SCALE BUST |
FEB202399 |
DIAMOND SELECT TOYS |
8 |
DC COMICS: BATMAN (HUSH) MAFEX FIGURE |
MAY198707 |
MEDICOM TOY |
9 |
STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN: THE CHILD TALKING PLUSH |
OCT199143 |
HASBRO TOY GROUP |
10 |
ONE-12 COLLECTIVE: MARVEL: MAGNETO (MARVEL NOW) EDITION FIGURE |
AUG198176 |
MEZCO TOYS |
Paizo Publishing's The Tome of Beasts, a repository of information on the creatures of the world of Pathfinder that can be used with other role-playing game systems, was October's best-selling game product and one of the six Paizo products among the month's top ten. NECA/WizKids' Marvel HeroClix: Galactus Premium Scale Figure ranked #2 for the month, Wizard of the Coast's Magic the Gathering: Zendikar Rising Booster Packs ranked #6, Hasbro's Monopoly Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Child Edition ranked #7, and Green Ronin's The Expanse RPG ranked #9.
DIAMOND TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
1 |
TOME OF BEASTS HC |
JUN168476 |
PAIZO PUBLISHING |
2 |
MARVEL HEROCLIX: GALACTUS PREMIUM COLOSSAL FIGURE |
APR208578 |
NECA |
3 |
PATHFINDER 2ND EDITION: THE LOST OMENS PATHFINDER SOCIETY GUIDE HC |
AUG202514 |
PAIZO PUBLISHING |
4 |
STARFINDER RPG CORE RULEBOOK HC |
JUN173371 |
PAIZO PUBLISHING |
5 |
PATHFINDER FLIP-MAT: BIGGER BASIC |
APR158212 |
PAIZO PUBLISHING |
6 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: ZENDIKAR RISING COLLECTION BOOSTERS |
JUL208186 |
WIZARDS OF THE COAST |
7 |
MONOPOLY: STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN: THE CHILD EDITION BOARD GAME |
FEB209140 |
HASBRO TOY GROUP |
8 |
PATHFINDER 2ND EDITION BESTIARY 2 |
FEB202896 |
PAIZO PUBLISHING |
9 |
THE EXPANSE RPG HC |
NOV182869 |
GREEN RONIN PUBLISHING |
10 |
CREATURE CODEX POCKET EDITION |
FEB208361 |
PAIZO PUBLISHING |
DIAMOND NEW TITLES SHIPPED
PUBLISHER |
COMICS SHIPPED |
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED |
MAGAZINES SHIPPED |
TOTAL SHIPPED |
MARVEL COMICS |
77 |
32 |
0 |
109 |
IMAGE COMICS |
40 |
13 |
0 |
53 |
BOOM! STUDIOS |
24 |
10 |
0 |
34 |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
18 |
12 |
0 |
30 |
KODANSHA COMICS |
0 |
28 |
0 |
28 |
IDW PUBLISHING |
17 |
8 |
0 |
25 |
VIZ MEDIA LLC |
0 |
25 |
0 |
25 |
DYNAMITE |
15 |
4 |
0 |
19 |
VAULT COMICS |
16 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
TITAN COMICS |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
111 |
212 |
28 |
351 |
TOTAL |
324 |
348 |
28 |
700 |
DIAMOIND MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR MARKET SHARE |
UNIT MARKET SHARE |
MARVEL COMICS |
54.14% |
61.98% |
IMAGE COMICS |
10.73% |
11.94% |
IDW PUBLISHING |
6.39% |
5.57% |
BOOM! STUDIOS |
5.19% |
5.06% |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
4.01% |
3.71% |
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
3.22% |
2.96% |
VIZ MEDIA |
2.38% |
1.02% |
DC COMICS |
1.46% |
-1.19% |
VAULT COMICS |
1.23% |
1.44% |
RANDOM HOUSE |
0.92% |
0.28% |
OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
10.31% |
7.22% |
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