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Walking Dead Takes The Top Spot Thanks To Loot Crate, Ms Marvel Is The Best Selling Collection And Marvel Takes Back Some Marketshare From DC Comics In October 2014
It's time for another look at the cold hard statistics of the North American direct market for comic stores, as supplied by Diamond Comic Distributors.
Last month, DC Comics took the marketshare top spot from Marvel Comics, a position they hadn't attained since September 2013. But just like in October 2013, Marvel has taken it back for the previous month.
Buoyed by the Futures End titles, last month DC Comics took over 36% of dollars spent and over 40% of comics sold. Whereas Marvel only managed 32% of dollars spent and 34% of comics sold.
This month, it's all change. With DC Comics taking 27.53% of dollars spent and 31% of comics sold, a nine point drop for both. Whereas Marvel managed 34.82% of dollars spent and 36.35% of comics sold, a two point jump for both. So where did the rest of the marketshare go?
Well, as we previously pointed out, Image Comics took 12.28% of comics sold and 9.77% of dollars spent, a significant 2-4 point jump, and both Dark Horse and IDW both put on a point or to each as week.
The top selling book however, as we predicted, was The Walking Dead #132, as somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 of the copies sold through Diamond were to the Loot Crate subscription service, who included the book in their October FEAR package. But also launching Wytches #1 and having two issues of The Walking Dead in one month will have really helped push figures as well.
Also worth noting is how a comic that smells of pot at $5.99 gets ninth place on the chart… and how a relaunched female Thor outsells Batman.
And also, the first collection of Ms Marvel is the best selling graphic novel/trade paperback of the month in comic book stores. Followed by the fourth collection of Hawkeye. Both outselling new Batman, Harley Quinn and Spider-Man collections. Who'd have thought?
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
|
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS |
34.82% |
36.35% |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT |
27.53% |
31.00% |
| IMAGE COMICS |
9.77% |
12.28% |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
5.18% |
3.94% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
4.74% |
3.25% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
2.60% |
2.00% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
2.39% |
2.26% |
| ARCHIE COMICS |
1.19% |
1.20% |
| AVATAR PRESS |
1.18% |
1.25% |
| EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS |
1.17% |
0.30% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
9.43% |
6.18% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
|
PUBLISHER |
COMICS SHIPPED |
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED |
MAGAZINES SHIPPED |
TOTAL SHIPPED |
| DC COMICS |
109 |
34 |
1 |
144 |
| MARVEL COMICS |
94 |
45 |
1 |
140 |
| IMAGE COMICS |
72 |
17 |
0 |
89 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS |
38 |
34 |
0 |
72 |
| IDW PUBLISHING |
47 |
25 |
0 |
72 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS |
38 |
9 |
0 |
47 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
38 |
9 |
0 |
47 |
| EAGLEMOSS |
0 |
0 |
22 |
22 |
| ARCHIE COMICS |
16 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
| AVATAR PRESS |
17 |
2 |
1 |
20 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
121 |
194 |
31 |
346 |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
|
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
|
|
OCTOBER 2014 VS. SEPTEMBER 2014 |
||
| COMICS |
6.30% |
9.64% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
21.30% |
25.98% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
10.45% |
10.69% |
|
OCTOBER 2014 VS. OCTOBER 2013 |
||
| COMICS |
10.84% |
10.14% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
12.90% |
6.28% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
11.46% |
9.85% |
|
YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2013 |
||
| COMICS |
3.64% |
-0.66% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
5.31% |
5.13% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN |
4.15% |
-0.22% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
VENDOR |
|
|
1 |
THE WALKING DEAD #132 (MR) |
$2.99 |
IMA | |
|
2 |
DEATH OF WOLVERINE #4 |
$4.99 |
MAR | |
|
3 |
THOR #1 |
$3.99 |
MAR | |
|
4 |
DEATH OF WOLVERINE #3 |
$4.99 |
MAR | |
|
5 |
AVENGERS AND X-MEN: AXIS #1 |
$4.99 |
MAR | |
|
6 |
BATMAN #35 |
$4.99 |
DC | |
|
7 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #7 |
$3.99 |
MAR | |
|
8 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8 |
$3.99 |
MAR | |
|
9 |
HARLEY QUINN ANNUAL #1 |
$5.99 |
DC | |
|
10 |
AVENGERS AND X-MEN: AXIS #2 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
VENDOR |
|
|
1 |
MS. MARVEL VOLUME 1: NO NORMAL TP |
$15.99 |
MAR | |
|
2 |
HAWKEYE VOLUME 3: L.A. WOMAN TP |
$15.99 |
MAR | |
|
3 |
BATMAN VOL. 4: ZERO YEAR: SECRET CITY TP (N52) |
$16.99 |
DC | |
|
4 |
EAST OF WEST VOLUME 3: THERE IS NO US TP |
$14.99 |
IMA | |
|
5 |
BATMAN VOL. 5: ZERO YEAR: DARK CITY HC (N52) |
$24.99 |
DC | |
|
6 |
SOUTHERN BASTARDS VOL. 1: HERE WAS A MAN TP (MR) |
$9.99 |
IMA | |
|
7 |
HARLEY QUINN VOLUME 1: HOT IN THE CITY HC |
$24.99 |
DC | |
|
8 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 1: THE PARKER LUCK TP |
$17.99 |
MAR | |
|
9 |
MOON KNIGHT VOLUME 1: FROM THE DEAD HC |
$17.99 |
MAR | |
|
10 |
BATMAN: DEATH OF THE FAMILY BOOK & JOKER MASK SET |
$39.99 |
DC |
TOP 10 BOOKS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
VENDOR |
|
|
1 |
HANSEL & GRETEL HC |
$16.95 |
RAN | |
|
2 |
LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC |
$34.99 |
DAR | |
|
3 |
DOCTOR WHO MAD LIBS |
$3.99 |
PUT | |
|
4 |
THE WALKING DEAD BOOK 5: DESCENT HC |
$25.99 |
STM | |
|
5 |
PRINCESS MONONOKE: THE FIRST STORY HC |
$34.99 |
VIZ | |
|
6 |
UNCANNY X-MEN 100 PROJECT TP |
$12.99 |
HER | |
|
7 |
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 88 SC |
$14.95 |
SAN | |
|
8 |
NEIL GAIMAN: FORTUNATELY THE MILK SC |
$5.99 |
HAR | |
|
9 |
BATMAN: A YEAR-BY-YEAR VISUAL CHRONICLE HC |
$50.00 |
DK | |
|
10 |
THE WALKING DEAD NOVEL BOOK 4: THE FALL OF THE GOVERNOR PART 2 SC |
$14.99 |
STM |
TOP 10 TOYS
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
VENDOR |
|
|
1 |
BATMAN BLACK & WHITE: HARLEY QUINN STATUE (SECOND EDITION) | DC | |
|
2 |
DC COMICS COVER GIRLS: HARLEY QUINN STATUE (SECOND EDITION) | DC | |
|
3 |
BATMAN 75TH ANNIVERSARY ACTION FIGURE 4-PACK SET 1 | DC | |
|
4 |
BATMAN BLACK & WHITE STATUE: ZOMBIE BATMAN BY NEAL ADAMS | DC | |
|
5 |
DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: JUSTICE LEAGUE 7-PACK BOX SET | DC | |
|
6 |
MARVEL SELECT: DEADPOOL ACTION FIGURE | DST | |
|
7 |
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: ROCKET RACCOON ARTFX+ STATUE | KOT | |
|
8 |
DC COMICS ICONS: SUPERMAN 1/6-SCALE STATUE | DC | |
|
9 |
ARKHAM ORIGINS: DEATHSTROKE/THE JOKER/COPPERHEAD 3-PACK | DC | |
|
10 |
BATMAN ARKHAM CITY: BATMAN ARTFX+ STATUE | KOT |
TOP 10 GAMES
|
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
VENDOR |
|
|
1 |
MONOPOLY: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION | USA | |
|
2 |
MARVEL DICE MASTERS: UNCANNY X-MEN | NEC | |
|
3 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: KHANS OF TARKIR BOOSTER PACKS | WIZ | |
|
4 |
RISK: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION | USA | |
|
5 |
DC HEROCLIX: WAR OF LIGHT: ALTERNATE LANTERNS | NEC | |
|
6 |
MARVEL DICE MASTERS: UNCANNY X-MEN STARTER SET | NEC | |
|
7 |
ADVENTURE TIME CARD WARS PACK 3: PRINCESS BUBBLEGUM VS. LUMPY SPACE PRINCESS | CRY | |
|
8 |
DC HEROCLIX: WAR OF LIGHT BOOSTER BRICK WAVE 2 | NEC | |
|
9 |
RISK LEGACY | HAS | |
|
10 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: KHANS OF TARKIR FAT PACK | WIZ |
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