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The Four Best Selling Comics In March Were From DC, But Marvel Pulls Ahead On Market Share – And So Does Image Comics
These are the official statistics for comic books as distributed in North America by Diamond Comic Distributors in the month of March 2014. So what have we learned?
Marvel Comics dollar share continues to slowly rise from to 34.09% to 34.1% to 34.31% this year but their unit share takes a small jump, from 37.39% to 37.36% to 38.17%. DC Comics saw their dollar share take a dive from 28.06% to 28.73% to 25.94% and their unit share from 30.77% to 31.12% to 29.02%.
Despite this, DC Comics took the four top spots with Batman, Superman Unchained, Forever Evil and Sandman.
But the bigger news is that Image's dollar share has gone from 8.78% to 7.85% to 11.38% and their unit share has done the same, from to 10.10% to 8.88% to 11.04%.
Overall sales though are dropping, compared to January and to this time last year… indeed, compared 2013 at this time last year, 2014 is 10% down. After months and years of increasing sales… is this the beginning of reducing sales? Graphic novel sales in comic stores are up, but its not enough to stop the downward trend…
But its also noticing that while the graphic novel sales don't match the bookstore sales results, there are still no Marvel or DC titles in the top five.
March's overall sales are up on February but down on March last year, as is the year so far, especially in comics sales. Graphic novel sales have been buoyed, much down to the return of the Walking Dead TV show driving sales, and real success for Saga. No wonder Image are celebrating higher market share…
And Silver Surfer looks a far stronger launch for Marvel than some might have expected, beating The Walking Dead.
TOP PUBLISHERS
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TITLES SHIPPED
| PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTAL SHIPPED |
| DC COMICS | 84 | 28 | 1 | 113 |
| MARVEL COMICS | 75 | 34 | 0 | 109 |
| IMAGE COMICS | 54 | 13 | 0 | 67 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 42 | 22 | 0 | 64 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 42 | 15 | 0 | 57 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 34 | 5 | 0 | 39 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 28 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| AVATAR PRESS | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| RANDOM HOUSE | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| EAGLEMOSS | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| OTHER | 63 | 104 | 16 | 183 |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| MARCH 2014 VS. FEBRUARY 2014 | ||
| COMICS | 4.11% | 6.32% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 24.00% | 25.00% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 10.22% | 7.93% |
| MARCH 2014 VS. MARCH 2013 | ||
| COMICS | -9.47% | -11.83% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 18.31% | 22.85% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -1.48% | -9.28% |
| FIRST QUARTER 2014 VS. FOURTH QUARTER 2013 | ||
| COMICS | -14.30% | -13.77% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -11.59% | -1.59% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -13.45% | -12.82% |
| FIRST QUARTER 2014 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2013 | ||
| COMICS | -6.89% | -11.40% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 1.39% | 10.06% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -4.40% | -9.85% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2013 | ||
| COMICS | -6.89% | -11.40% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 1.39% | 10.06% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -4.40% | -9.85% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR | |
| 1 | BATMAN #29 | $4.99 | DC | |
| 2 | SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #6 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 3 | FOREVER EVIL #6 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 4 | SANDMAN OVERTURE #2 (MR) | $3.99 | DC | |
| 5 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #29 | $3.99 | MAR | |
| 6 | DAREDEVIL #1 | $3.99 | MAR | |
| 7 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #30 | $3.99 | MAR | |
| 8 | SILVER SURFER #1 | $3.99 | MAR | |
| 9 | THE WALKING DEAD #124 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA | |
| 10 | UNCANNY X-MEN #19.NOW | $3.99 | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR | |
| 1 | THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 20: ALL OUT WAR PART 1 TP (MR) | $14.99 | IMA | |
| 2 | SAGA VOLUME 3 TP (MR) | $14.99 | IMA | |
| 3 | NEMO: ROSES OF BERLIN HC (MR) | $14.95 | TOP | |
| 4 | AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER VOL. 7: RIFT PART 1 TP | $10.99 | DAR | |
| 5 | CHEW VOLUME 8: FAMILY RECIPES TP (MR) | $12.99 | IMA | |
| 6 | JUSTICE LEAGUE: TRINITY WAR HC (N52) | $29.99 | DC | |
| 7 | HARLEY QUINN: WELCOME TO METROPOLIS TP | $19.99 | DC | |
| 8 | ADVENTURE TIME VOL. 3: SEEING RED OGN | $11.99 | BOO | |
| 9 | MARVEL MASTERWORKS: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1 TP | $24.99 | MAR | |
| 10 | STRAY BULLETS UBER ALLES EDITION TP (MR) | $59.99 | IMA |
TOP 10 BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR | |
| 1 | DOCTOR WHO: 11TH DOCTOR SONIC SCREWDRIVER KIT | $12.95 | RUN | |
| 2 | WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S THE EMPIRE STRIKETH BACK HC | $14.95 | RAN | |
| 3 | PAUL POPE'S MONSTERS & TITANS: BATTLING BOY ART ON TOUR SC | $24.99 | IMA | |
| 4 | LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC | $34.99 | DAR | |
| 5 | THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 82: SPY RING SC | $14.95 | SAN | |
| 6 | HATSUNE MIKU GRAPHICS VOCALOID VOLUME 1 SC | $34.99 | UDO | |
| 7 | DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 73: LAND OF LONG JUJU SC | $14.95 | SAN | |
| 8 | BATMAN SCIENCE: THE REAL WORLD SCIENCE BEHIND BATMAN'S GEAR SC | $9.95 | CAP | |
| 9 | DRAGON'S DOGMA OFFICIAL DESIGN WORKS SC | $44.99 | UDO | |
| 10 | ADVENTURE TIME: TOTALLY MATH POSTER COLLECTION SC | $19.95 | ABR |
TOP 10 TOYS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | VENDOR | |
| 1 | THE WALKING DEAD TV SERIES 5 ACTION FIGURES | TMP | |
| 2 | BATMAN HUSH: BATMAN & CATWOMAN KISS STATUE | DC | |
| 3 | ARROW: OLIVER QUEEN/DEATHSTROKE ACTION FIGURE 2-PACK | DC | |
| 4 | DC COMICS COVER GIRLS HUNTRESS STATUE | DC | |
| 5 | BATMAN ARKHAM CITY: TWO-FACE ACTION FIGURE | DC | |
| 6 | BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE BY GARY FRANK | DC | |
| 7 | WONDER WOMAN ART OF WAR STATUE BY JIM LEE | DC | |
| 8 | SUPERMAN: MAN OF STEEL STATUE BY ROCAFORT | DC | |
| 9 | DC COMICS SUPER VILLAINS: OWLMAN ACTION FIGURE | DC | |
| 10 | DC COMICS SUPERGIRL "NEW 52" ARTFX+ STATUE | KOT |
TOP 10 GAMES
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | VENDOR | |
| 1 | MONOPOLY: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION | USA | |
| 2 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER | NEC | |
| 3 | DC HEROCLIX: LEGION OF SUPERHEROES BOOSTER BRICK | NEC | |
| 4 | RISK LEGACY | HAS | |
| 5 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER STARTER SET | NEC | |
| 6 | DC HEROCLIX: LEGION OF DOOM FAST FORCES 6-PACK | NEC | |
| 7 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: BORN OF THE GODS BOOSTER PACK | WZK | |
| 8 | RISK: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION | USA | |
| 9 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: BORN OF THE GODS FAT PACK | WZK | |
| 10 | MAGIC THE GATHERING CCG: DUEL DECKS JACE VS. VRASKA | WZK |
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