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Top 100 Most-Ordered Comics and Graphic Novels in May 2018 – Action Comics #1000 Came 23rd

We broke down the monthly marketshare for April on Friday, now we expand with the Top 100 for comics and graphic novels, as ordered by North American stores in the direct market from Diamond Comic Distributors.

As well as these listed, BOOM! Studios' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #27 was their top book at #133, Frank Miller's Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #2 was Dark Horse's top book at #129, Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja/Tarzan #1 ranked #142, and IDW Publishing's TMNT: Urban Legends #1 ranked #159.

And look, Action Comics #1000 still made it into the top twenty-five, the month after it was published.

Top 100 Most-Ordered Comics and Graphic Novels in May 2018 – Action Comics #1000 Came 23rd
Amazing Spider-Man #800 art by Nick Bradshaw and Edgar Delgado

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2018

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #800 $9.99 MAR180826-M MARVEL COMICS
2 VENOM #1 $4.99 MAR180796-M MARVEL COMICS
3 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5 $4.99 MAR180233-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
4 AVENGERS #1 $4.99 MAR180776-M MARVEL COMICS
5 BLACK PANTHER #1 $4.99 MAR180786-M MARVEL COMICS
6 BATMAN #47 $2.99 MAR180256-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
7 BATMAN #46 $2.99 MAR180254-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
8 JUSTICE LEAGUE NO JUSTICE #1 $3.99 MAR180228-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
9 MAN OF STEEL #1 [*] $3.99 APR180145 DC ENTERTAINMENT
10 WALKING DEAD #179 (MR) $3.99 MAR180767-M IMAGE COMICS
11 BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #8 $4.99 MAR180260-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
12 JUSTICE LEAGUE NO JUSTICE #2 $3.99 MAR180230 DC ENTERTAINMENT
13 AVENGERS #2 $3.99 MAR180783-M MARVEL COMICS
14 JUSTICE LEAGUE NO JUSTICE #3 $3.99 MAR180231 DC ENTERTAINMENT
15 JUSTICE LEAGUE NO JUSTICE #4 $3.99 MAR180232 DC ENTERTAINMENT
16 DESPICABLE DEADPOOL #300 $5.99 MAR180832-M MARVEL COMICS
17 INFINITY COUNTDOWN #3 $4.99 MAR180804-M MARVEL COMICS
18 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #600 $5.99 MAR180837-M MARVEL COMICS
19 X-MEN WEDDING SPECIAL #1 $4.99 MAR180930 MARVEL COMICS
20 FLASH #47 $2.99 MAR180279-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
21 BATMAN PRELUDE TO THE WEDDING ROBIN VS RAS AL GHUL #1 $3.99 APR180173 DC ENTERTAINMENT
22 FLASH #46 $2.99 MAR180277-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
23 ACTION COMICS #1000 $7.99 FEB180142-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
24 DETECTIVE COMICS #980 $2.99 MAR180273-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
25 DETECTIVE COMICS #981 $2.99 MAR180275-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
26 STAR WARS DARTH VADER #16 $3.99 MAR180965-M MARVEL COMICS
27 STAR WARS #47 $3.99 MAR180958-M MARVEL COMICS
28 ACTION COMICS SPECIAL #1 $4.99 MAR180226 DC ENTERTAINMENT
29 HUNT FOR WOLVERINE MYSTERY MADRIPOOR #1 $3.99 MAR180823-M MARVEL COMICS
30 STAR WARS #48 $3.99 MAR180961-M MARVEL COMICS
31 X-MEN RED #4 $3.99 MAR180904-M MARVEL COMICS
32 HUNT FOR WOLVERINE WEAPON LOST #1 $3.99 MAR180814-M MARVEL COMICS
33 CAPTAIN AMERICA #701 $3.99 MAR180855-M MARVEL COMICS
34 SUPERMAN SPECIAL #1 $4.99 MAR180227 DC ENTERTAINMENT
35 STAR WARS LANDO DOUBLE OR NOTHING #1 $3.99 MAR180948-M MARVEL COMICS
36 HUNT FOR WOLVERINE ADAMANTIUM AGENDA #1 $3.99 MAR180817-M MARVEL COMICS
37 HUNT FOR WOLVERINE CLAWS OF KILLER #1 $3.99 MAR180820-M MARVEL COMICS
38 HARLEY LOVES JOKER #1 $3.99 MAR180235-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
39 CAPTAIN AMERICA #702 $3.99 MAR180858-M MARVEL COMICS
40 MIGHTY THOR GATES OF VALHALLA #1 $4.99 MAR180870-M MARVEL COMICS
41 VENOMIZED #5 $3.99 MAR180872-M MARVEL COMICS
42 STAR WARS ANNUAL #4 $4.99 MAR180963-M MARVEL COMICS
43 X-MEN RED ANNUAL #1 $4.99 MAR180907-M MARVEL COMICS
44 SPAWN #285 $2.99 FEB180704-M IMAGE COMICS
45 SAGA #52 (MR) $2.99 MAR180752 IMAGE COMICS
46 HARLEY LOVES JOKER #2 $3.99 MAR180237-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
47 NEW CHALLENGERS #1 $2.99 MAR180239 DC ENTERTAINMENT
48 OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #3 (MR) $3.99 MAR180720 IMAGE COMICS
49 DEATHSTROKE #31 $3.99 MAR180271-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
50 X-MEN GOLD #28 $3.99 MAR180929 MARVEL COMICS
51 X-MEN GOLD #27 $3.99 MAR180928 MARVEL COMICS
52 ASTONISHING X-MEN #11 $3.99 MAR180940-M MARVEL COMICS
53 WONDER WOMAN #46 $2.99 MAR180312-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
54 WONDER WOMAN #47 $2.99 MAR180314-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
55 MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #6 $3.99 MAR180887-M MARVEL COMICS
56 STAR WARS THRAWN #4 $3.99 MAR180970-M MARVEL COMICS
57 DEATH OR GLORY #1 (MR) $4.99 MAR180577-M IMAGE COMICS
58 OLD MAN LOGAN #39 $3.99 MAR180932 MARVEL COMICS
59 YOU ARE DEADPOOL #1 $3.99 MAR180844-M MARVEL COMICS
60 OLD MAN LOGAN #40 $3.99 MAR180933 MARVEL COMICS
61 X-MEN BLUE #27 $3.99 MAR180938 MARVEL COMICS
62 X-MEN BLUE #28 $3.99 MAR180939 MARVEL COMICS
63 DAREDEVIL #602 $3.99 MAR180889-M MARVEL COMICS
64 ALL NEW WOLVERINE #35 $3.99 MAR180936-M MARVEL COMICS
65 BARRIER #1 COLLECTORS ED (MR) $4.99 MAR180571 IMAGE COMICS
66 INFINITY COUNTDOWN CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 $3.99 MAR180808 MARVEL COMICS
67 TERRIFICS #4 $2.99 MAR180245 DC ENTERTAINMENT
68 DOCTOR STRANGE #390 $3.99 MAR180897-M MARVEL COMICS
69 SUICIDE SQUAD #41 $2.99 MAR180308-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
70 INFINITY COUNTDOWN DAREDEVIL #1 $4.99 MAR180810-M MARVEL COMICS
71 IMMORTAL MEN #2 $2.99 MAR180242 DC ENTERTAINMENT
72 HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #44 $2.99 MAR180289-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
73 STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #20 $3.99 MAR180968-M MARVEL COMICS
74 HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #45 $2.99 MAR180291-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
75 SUPER SONS #16 $3.99 MAR180304-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
76 STAR WARS LAST JEDI ADAPTATION #1 $4.99 MAR180953-M MARVEL COMICS
77 BRAVE & THE BOLD BATMAN & WONDER WOMAN #4 $3.99 MAR180270 DC ENTERTAINMENT
78 PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #304 $3.99 MAR180877 MARVEL COMICS
79 SUICIDE SQUAD #42 $2.99 MAR180310-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
80 BARRIER #2 (MR) [*] $3.99 MAR180573 IMAGE COMICS
81 OLD MAN HAWKEYE #5 $3.99 MAR180894 MARVEL COMICS
82 DOMINO #2 $3.99 MAR180912 MARVEL COMICS
83 NIGHTWING #44 $3.99 MAR180301-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
84 WEAPON H #3 $3.99 MAR180944-M MARVEL COMICS
85 MEDIEVAL SPAWN WITCHBLADE #1 $2.99 MAR180598-M IMAGE COMICS
86 BARRIER #3 (MR) [*] $3.99 MAR180574 IMAGE COMICS
87 SPIDER-MAN #240 $3.99 MAR180878 MARVEL COMICS
88 DAREDEVIL #603 $3.99 MAR180891 MARVEL COMICS
89 FLASH SPEED BUGGY SPECIAL #1 $4.99 APR180160-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
90 YOU ARE DEADPOOL #2 $3.99 MAR180847-M MARVEL COMICS
91 INFINITY COUNTDOWN DARKHAWK #1 $3.99 MAR180812-M MARVEL COMICS
92 SUPER SONS DYNOMUTT SPECIAL #1 $4.99 APR180162-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
93 BARRIER #4 (MR) [*] $3.99 MAR180575 IMAGE COMICS
94 GREEN LANTERNS #47 $2.99 MAR180283-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
95 GREEN LANTERNS #46 $2.99 MAR180282-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
96 STAR WARS POE DAMERON #27 $3.99 MAR180967 MARVEL COMICS
97 WEAPON X #17 $3.99 MAR180942 MARVEL COMICS
98 BARRIER #5 (MR) [*] $4.99 MAR180576 IMAGE COMICS
99 AQUAMAN #36 $3.99 MAR180246-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
100 YOU ARE DEADPOOL #4 $3.99 MAR180851-M MARVEL COMICS

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2018

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 STAR WARS TAG & BINK WERE HERE #1 $7.99 MAR180947 MARVEL COMICS
2 INFINITY GAUNTLET TP $24.99 JUL110745 MARVEL COMICS
3 WHERE WE LIVE LAS VEGAS SHOOTING BENEFIT ANTHOLOGY TP $19.99 MAR180600 IMAGE COMICS
4 SNOTGIRL TP VOL 02 CALIFORNIA SCREAMING $15.99 MAR180757 IMAGE COMICS
5 DARK DAYS THE ROAD TO METAL HC $29.99 DEC170376 DC ENTERTAINMENT
6 WONDER WOMAN TP VOL 05 HEART OF THE AMAZON TP REBIRTH $16.99 FEB180292 DC ENTERTAINMENT
7 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VENOM INC TP $19.99 FEB180936 MARVEL COMICS
8 HELLBOY OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION $24.99 JAN180104 DARK HORSE COMICS
9 BLACK MAGICK TP VOL 02 AWAKENING II (MR) $16.99 MAR180642 IMAGE COMICS
10 BLACK PANTHER LONG LIVE THE KING MPGN TP $14.99 FEB180931 MARVEL COMICS
10 INFINITY WAR TP $29.99 JAN062102 MARVEL COMICS
12 SAGA TP VOL 08 (MR) $14.99 OCT170715 IMAGE COMICS
13 RICK & MORTY TP VOL 07 $19.99 FEB181702 ONI PRESS INC.
14 HARLEY QUINN TP VOL 05 VOTE HARLEY REBIRTH $16.99 FEB180286 DC ENTERTAINMENT
15 NIGHTWING THE NEW ORDER TP $16.99 FEB180308 DC ENTERTAINMENT
16 REBORN TP (MR) $16.99 MAR180733 IMAGE COMICS
17 SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 AUG120491 IMAGE COMICS
18 BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 05 AVENGERS OF NEW WORLD PART 2 $19.99 FEB180932 MARVEL COMICS
19 SWING TP VOL 01 (A) $9.99 FEB180533 IMAGE COMICS
20 SHERLOCK FRANKENSTEIN LEGION OF EVIL FROM BLACK HAMMER TP $17.99 JAN180101 DARK HORSE COMICS
21 STAR WARS POE DAMERON TP VOL 04 LEGEND FOUND $19.99 FEB180942 MARVEL COMICS
22 J SCOTT CAMPBELL DANGER GIRL 20TH ANNIV $9.99 FEB180476 IDW PUBLISHING
23 GREEN ARROW TP VOL 05 HARD TRAVELING HERO REBIRTH $16.99 FEB180285 DC ENTERTAINMENT
24 MOON KNIGHT LEGACY TP VOL 01 CRAZY RUNS IN FAMILY $17.99 FEB180940 MARVEL COMICS
25 SUPERMAN REBORN TP REBIRTH $16.99 FEB180289 DC ENTERTAINMENT
26 DESPICABLE DEADPOOL TP VOL 02 BUCKET LIST $15.99 FEB180925 MARVEL COMICS
27 SUPERGIRL BEING SUPER TP $16.99 FEB180311 DC ENTERTAINMENT
28 PUNISHER WAR MACHINE TP VOL 01 $17.99 MAR180993 MARVEL COMICS
28 VENOM & X-MEN POISON-X TP $17.99 FEB180930 MARVEL COMICS
30 SILVER SURFER EPIC COLLECTION TP THANOS QUEST $39.99 MAR181006 MARVEL COMICS
31 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 01 $9.99 JAN160645 IMAGE COMICS
32 WILD STORM TP VOL 02 $16.99 FEB180316 DC ENTERTAINMENT
33 DEATH OF WOLVERINE COMPLETE COLLECTION TP $39.99 FEB180946 MARVEL COMICS
34 X-MEN GOLD TP VOL 05 CRUEL AND UNUSUAL $15.99 MAR180997 MARVEL COMICS
35 WATCHMEN TP $19.99 FEB140265-M DC ENTERTAINMENT
36 REDNECK TP VOL 02 EYES UPON YOU (MR) $16.99 MAR180736 IMAGE COMICS
37 MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 APR160803 IMAGE COMICS
38 BATWOMAN TP VOL 02 WONDERLAND REBIRTH $14.99 FEB180283 DC ENTERTAINMENT
39 RICANSTRUCTION REMINISCING & REBUILDING PUERTO RICO TP $19.99 JAN189143 SOMOS ARTE, LLC
40 MOTOR CRUSH TP VOL 02 $16.99 MAR180718 IMAGE COMICS
41 EXTREMITY TP VOL 02 WARRIOR $16.99 MAR180672 IMAGE COMICS
42 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 04 $14.99 FEB180663 IMAGE COMICS
43 PUNISHER MAX BY GARTH ENNIS OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 (MR) $100.00 NOV171043 MARVEL COMICS
44 HULK RETURN TO PLANET HULK TP $15.99 FEB180933 MARVEL COMICS
45 DAYGLOAYHOLE QUARTERLY #1 (MR) $6.00 FEB181778 SILVER SPROCKET
46 POKEMON SUN & MOON GN VOL 01 $4.99 MAR182040 VIZ MEDIA LLC
47 STAR WARS LOST STARS GN VOL 01 $13.00 MAR182086 YEN PRESS
48 INJUSTICE GROUND ZERO TP VOL 02 $16.99 FEB180303 DC ENTERTAINMENT
49 HAWKEYE KATE BISHOP TP VOL 03 FAMILY REUNION $15.99 FEB180938 MARVEL COMICS
50 DEADLY CLASS TP VOL 01 REAGAN YOUTH (MR) $9.99 MAY140626 IMAGE COMICS
51 BATMAN GHOSTS TP $19.99 FEB180299 DC ENTERTAINMENT
52 COLOR YOUR OWN DEADPOOL AGAIN TP $9.99 FEB180924 MARVEL COMICS
53 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION SPIDER-MAN NO MORE TP $39.99 FEB180947 MARVEL COMICS
54 SACRED CREATURES TP VOL 01 (MR) $22.99 DEC170664 IMAGE COMICS
55 ARCHIE TP VOL 05 $17.99 MAR181177 ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
56 BEASTS OF BURDEN ANIMAL RITES TP $19.99 JAN180121 DARK HORSE COMICS
57 STAR WARS HAN SOLO HC $24.99 NOV171076 MARVEL COMICS
58 INFINITY TP $49.99 JUN140730 MARVEL COMICS
59 SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) $14.99 APR130443 IMAGE COMICS
60 ACTION COMICS 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN HC $29.99 DEC170241 DC ENTERTAINMENT
61 FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS TP VOL 01 $16.99 FEB180297 DC ENTERTAINMENT
62 SAGA TP VOL 07 (MR) $14.99 JAN170850 IMAGE COMICS
63 BATMAN TP VOL 04 THE WAR OF JOKES & RIDDLES (REBIRTH) $19.99 SEP170400 DC ENTERTAINMENT
64 STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION EMPIRE TP VOL 04 $39.99 FEB180941 MARVEL COMICS
65 GRAVEDIGGERS UNION TP VOL 01 (MR) $16.99 FEB180568 IMAGE COMICS
66 EVOLUTION TP VOL 01 (MR) $16.99 FEB180552 IMAGE COMICS
67 BLACK HAMMER TP VOL 02 THE EVENT $19.99 AUG170013 DARK HORSE COMICS
68 THE GHOST THE OWL HC $9.99 FEB180968 ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT
69 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN RENEW YOUR VOWS TP VOL 03 EIGHT YRS LATER $17.99 MAR180994 MARVEL COMICS
70 ZERO HOUR CRISIS IN TIME HC $24.99 FEB180317 DC ENTERTAINMENT
71 DARK FANG TP VOL 01 EARTH CALLING (MR) $9.99 FEB180548 IMAGE COMICS
71 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 03 $12.99 JUN170777 IMAGE COMICS
71 SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP TP VOL 05 $12.99 FEB180310 DC ENTERTAINMENT
74 PARADISO TP VOL 01 ESSENTIAL SINGULARITY (MR) $9.99 FEB180586 IMAGE COMICS
75 ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS PREM HC BLADE VS AVENGERS $24.99 FEB110663 MARVEL COMICS
76 ONE PIECE GN VOL 86 $9.99 MAR182033 VIZ MEDIA LLC
77 DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE TP $14.99 AUG120709 MARVEL COMICS
78 DEATHSTROKE THE TERMINATOR TP VOL 04 CRASH OR BURN $24.99 FEB180301 DC ENTERTAINMENT
79 MMW MARVEL TEAM-UP HC VOL 03 $75.00 NOV171039-M MARVEL COMICS
80 PAPER GIRLS TP VOL 02 $12.99 SEP160815 IMAGE COMICS
81 MILK & CHEESE DAIRY PRODUCTS GONE BAD TP $19.99 JAN180118 DARK HORSE COMICS
82 COLOR YOUR OWN STAR WARS HAN SOLO TP $9.99 JAN181039 MARVEL COMICS
83 GREEN LANTERN KYLE RAYNER TP VOL 02 $29.99 FEB180302 DC ENTERTAINMENT
84 ANGELIC TP VOL 01 HEIRS & GRACES $12.99 MAR180601 IMAGE COMICS
85 BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 01 NATION UNDER OUR FEET $16.99 JUN160956 MARVEL COMICS
85 MARVEL 1872 TP $15.99 SEP150863 MARVEL COMICS
87 BATMAN DETECTIVE REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 02 $34.99 FEB180281 DC ENTERTAINMENT
88 SHE-HULK TP VOL 03 JEN WALTERS MUST DIE $15.99 FEB180934 MARVEL COMICS
89 LOEG THE BLACK DOSSIER TP $19.99 FEB180306 DC ENTERTAINMENT
90 DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 22 MURDER MOST FOWL $34.99 FEB180926 MARVEL COMICS
91 MMW DEFENDERS HC VOL 06 $75.00 NOV171041-M MARVEL COMICS
92 MY BOYFRIEND IS A BEAR GN $19.99 DEC171719 ONI PRESS INC.
93 WOLVERINE GOES TO HELL OMNIBUS HC $100.00 NOV171044 MARVEL COMICS
94 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST FULLMETAL ED HC VOL 01 $19.99 MAR182019 VIZ MEDIA LLC
95 SUPERMAN BY MARK MILLAR TP $29.99 FEB180313 DC ENTERTAINMENT
96 CYBORG TP VOL 03 SINGULARITY REBIRTH $16.99 FEB180284 DC ENTERTAINMENT
97 MONSTRESS TP VOL 02 (MR) $16.99 APR170834 IMAGE COMICS
97 SUPERWOMAN TP VOL 03 THE MIDNIGHT HOUR REBIRTH $16.99 FEB180291 DC ENTERTAINMENT
99 PUNISHER INVADES THE NAM TP $34.99 FEB180943 MARVEL COMICS
100 MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS TP VOL 01 $19.99 JUN161226 BOOM! STUDIOS

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Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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