Sascha Thau
28.06.2001, 14:21
Okay, ich spreng mal! Ich hoffe man kann's noch einigermassen lesen...
BTW: Stimmt, hatte auch völlig vergessen das es wohl nur US Verkäufe sind.
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Top 300 Comics, Top 10 Magazines, Top 25 TBPs/Graphic Novels,
Dollar & Unit Sales Estimates, and Marketshare Data
Based on June 2001 Diamond Pre-Order Sales Figures
(For Comics Ordered in April 2001 and Released in June 2001)
Notes:
1 Order Index Point = 432.90 Copies
April "Order Index to Copies Sold" factor based on 8 data points.
"Estimated Copies Sold" values are rounded to the nearest 10.
* in the "Title" field indicated multiple covers.
Some titles have been abbreviated to fit in a 50-character field.
For maximum readability, please use a monospaced font.
PLEASE READ THE "METHODOLOGY AND LIMITATIONS OF THESE ESTIMATES" SECTION AT THE
END OF THIS DOCUMENT. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN JUMPING TO UNFOUNDED
CONCLUSIONS AND LOOKING STUPID IN PUBLIC.
TOP 300 COMICS
Estimated Total Comics Dollar Sales (based on "Top 300" Numbers)
at Retail: $14,940,000
Estimated Total Comics Unit Sales (based on "Top 300" Numbers)
at Retail: 5,376,600
Unit Dollar Estimated
Rank Rank Sales Pub. Title
1 2 140,190 MAR NEW X-MEN #115*
2 3 137,290 MAR UNCANNY X-MEN #395*
3 1 120,450 MAR X-TREME X-MEN #2*
4 6 106,140 MAR ULTIMATE X-MEN #7
5 4 90,580 MAR PUNISHER #1
6 8 86,750 DC GREEN ARROW #5
7 9 85,060 MAR ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #10
8 12 81,100 MAR AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #32
9 15 74,420 DC JLA #55
10 5 73,650 MAR DAREDEVIL YELLOW #1 (RES)
11 17 72,060 MAR WOLVERINE #165
12 20 68,100 MAR AVENGERS #43
13 7 67,750 IMA BATTLE CHASERS #9
14 21 67,430 MAR BROTHERHOOD #2*
15 11 61,390 MAR DAREDEVIL #19
16 25 59,550 MAR ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM UP #5
17 14 58,900 MAR EXILES #1
18 24 54,620 IMA SPAWN #111
19 27 54,350 MAR FANTASTIC FOUR #44
20 28 54,030 MAR PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN #32
21 18 52,420 MAR GHOST RIDER HAMMER LANE #1
22 30 50,900 DC SUPERMAN #171
23 35 46,890 MAR X-FORCE #117
24 23 45,940 MAR TANGLED WEB THE THOUSAND #3 (Of 3)
25 37 45,180 DC ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #593
26 38 45,010 DC ACTION COMICS #780
27 19 44,500 MAR UNIVERSE X #11 (Of 12)
28 40 44,160 DC SUPERMAN THE MAN OF STEEL #115
29 32 44,030 DC AUTHORITY #23 (RES)
30 16 43,520 DC JSA #25 (Note Price)
31 42 43,290 DC BATMAN #592
32 26 43,290 DC BATMAN OUR WORLDS AT WAR #1
33 45 42,530 MAR THOR #38
34 33 42,380 DC DETECTIVE COMICS #759
35 22 39,990 DC JLA INCARNATIONS #2 (Of 7)
36 41 39,200 IMA TOMB RAIDER #14
37 29 39,190 DC GREEN LANTERN OUR WORLDS AT WAR #1
38 49 39,040 MAR CAPTAIN AMERICA #44
39 50 38,900 MAR IRON MAN #43
40 43 38,850 DC BATGIRL #17
41 54 38,170 DC NIGHTWING #58
42 57 37,290 MAR THUNDERBOLTS #53
43 46 36,940 IMA TOMB RAIDER #0
44 59 36,450 MAR INCREDIBLE HULK #29
45 61 36,010 DC GREEN LANTERN #139
46 34 35,870 IMA FATHOM KILLIAN #3
47 62 35,670 MAR CABLE #94
48 52 34,810 DC BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #18
49 65 34,690 DC BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #144
50 36 34,650 BLA JUST A PILGRIM #4
51 39 33,820 DC YOUNG JUSTICE OUR WORLDS AT WAR #1
52 58 32,970 DC JLA BLACK BAPTISM #4 (Of 4)
53 72 32,740 DC WONDER WOMAN #171
54 60 32,530 IMA WITCHBLADE #49
55 76 30,990 MAR DEFENDERS #6
56 13 30,640 DC SUPERMAN WORLDS AT WAR SECRET FILES #1
57 66 30,580 DC OUT THERE #2
58 48 30,280 MAR MARVEL KNIGHTS #14
59 68 29,970 DC TITANS #30
60 82 29,820 DC HARLEY QUINN #9
61 69 29,660 DC SPECTRE #6
62 55 28,870 HAR VAMPIRELLA #1 NOWHERESVILLE*
63 87 28,690 DC ROBIN #91
64 88 28,500 DC FLASH #175
65 56 28,450 IMA POWERS #13 (MR)
66 81 27,250 MAR X-MEN THE HIDDEN YEARS #21
67 10 26,790 DC JLA GODS AND MONSTERS
68 83 26,730 MAR CAPTAIN MARVEL #20
69 84 26,370 DC YOUNG JUSTICE #34
70 96 26,170 MAR DEADPOOL #55
71 97 25,880 DC SUPERGIRL #59
72 98 25,710 MAR SPIDER-GIRL #35
73 67 25,210 DAR STAR WARS INFINITIES A NEW HOPE #2 (Of 4)
74 91 25,100 DC BIRDS OF PREY #32
75 70 25,090 IMA MINISTRY OF SPACE #2
76 71 24,730 DAR STAR WARS JEDI VS SITH #3 (Of 6)
77 44 24,550 DC STARMAN #80 (Note Price)
78 73 23,930 IMA RED STAR #7
79 74 23,860 DC PROMETHEA #15
80 95 23,840 IMA NO HONOR #4
81 75 23,490 DAR STAR WARS #31 HUNT FOR AURRA SING PT 4
82 78 23,430 CRO SOJOURN PREQUEL
83 80 23,340 IMA SHIDIMA #5
84 77 23,270 MAR CITIZEN V #3 (Of 3)
85 31 22,720 DC GREEN LANTERN DRAGON LORD #3 (Of 3)
86 111 22,390 DC SUPERBOY #89
87 51 22,080 DC LEGION WORLDS #3 (Of 6)
88 85 21,940 DAR HELLBOY CONQUEROR WORM #2 (Of 4)
89 86 21,620 DAR PLANET O/T APES HUMAN WAR #1* (Of 3)
90 103 21,500 MAR BLACK PANTHER #33
91 104 21,460 DC GEN 13 #66
92 89 21,340 CHA CHYNA II #1*
93 92 20,630 MAR US AGENT #2 (Of 3)
94 93 20,390 DAR TENTH RESURRECTED #3*
95 100 19,370 CRO CRUX #3
96 112 19,350 DC CODENAME KNOCKOUT #2 (MR)
97 114 19,230 DC HELLBLAZER #163 (MR)
98 99 19,230 DAR JOSS WHEDONS FRAY #1 (Of 8)
99 116 18,960 IMA SAM AND TWITCH #23
100 117 18,880 DC TRANSMETROPOLITAN #46 (MR)
101 101 18,620 CRO FIRST #8
102 102 18,540 CRO SCION #13
103 120 18,210 IMA HELLSPAWN #11
104 121 18,150 DC SANDMAN PRESENTS DEAD BOY DETECTIVES #1
105 106 17,920 CRO MYSTIC #13
106 123 17,770 DC WILDCATS VOL 2 #24
107 105 17,720 DAR BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #34*
108 124 17,450 IMA SPAWN THE DARK AGES #28
109 108 17,270 CRO SIGIL #13
110 126 17,120 DC 100 BULLETS #25 (MR)
111 110 17,110 IMA DOLLZ #2*
112 109 17,000 MAR F4 WORLDS GREATEST COMIC MAG #7
113 129 16,860 DC AMERICAN CENTURY #4 (MR)
114 131 16,460 DC MARTIAN MANHUNTER #33
115 132 16,420 DC AZRAEL AGENT O/T BAT #79
116 113 16,400 CRO MERIDIAN #13
117 115 15,980 CHA LADY DEATH ALIVE #3
118 118 15,950 IMA OBERGEIST RAGNAROK HIGHWAY #3
119 119 15,720 DAR LONE GUNMEN*
120 134 15,440 BON SIMPSONS COMICS #59
121 135 15,380 DC LUCIFER #15 (MR)
122 47 15,340 DC LITTLE ENDLESS STORYBOOK
123 94 15,100 DC ORION #15 (Note Price)
124 125 14,550 ABS STRANGERS IN PARADISE VOL III #41
125 53 14,520 IMA RAIL
126 127 14,500 TOK SAILOR MOON #32
127 140 14,470 BON FUTURAMA COMICS #4
128 142 14,250 DC CRUSADES #4 (MR)
129 128 14,220 CHA PURGATORI THE HUNTED #1
130 143 14,040 DC IMPULSE #75
131 157 13,440 DC BATMAN BEYOND #22
132 64 13,350 ONI ONI PRESS COLOR SP 2001 (MR)
133 63 13,320 DAR STAR WARS TALES #8
134 158 13,280 DC BATMAN GOTHAM ADVENTURES #39
135 122 12,910 MAR MARVEL POSTER BOOK SUMMER 2001
136 136 12,680 CHA JADE #3
137 138 12,320 CHA CHASTITY SHATTERED #3
138 139 12,160 CHA MUMMY VALLEY O/T GODS #2*
139 141 12,140 DRK DREAMS O/T DARKCHYLDE #5
140 150 11,940 DC OUTLAW NATION #10 (MR)
141 151 11,840 BON RADIOACTIVE MAN #136
142 165 11,770 DC SUPERMAN ADVENTURES #58
143 152 11,630 DC SWAMP THING #16 (MR)
144 79 11,600 IMA TELLOS THE LAST HEIST
145 133 11,590 MAR GHOST RIDER HIGHWAY TO HELL
146 144 11,580 CHA MUMMY VALLEY O/T GODS #3*
147 146 11,000 DC STAR TREK DIVIDED WE FALL #2 (Of 4)
148 172 10,600 DC POWERPUFF GIRLS #16
149 147 10,570 IMA VIOLENT MESSIAHS #7
150 130 10,510 DC GEN ACTIVE #6
151 148 10,290 REA SHI FIRST WAVE #1* VOICES OF DEAD
152 177 9,970 CHA LADY DEATH MEDIEVAL WITCHBLADE PREVIEW BK
153 153 9,820 DC DESPERADOES QUIET O/T GRAVE #2 (Of 5)
154 145 9,760 DAR OH MY GODDESS PART X #5 HAND IN HAND
155 155 9,460 VIZ DRAGONBALL Z PART 4 #7 (Of 15)
156 90 9,050 DAR PLANET O/T APES MOVIE ADAPTATION
157 159 8,800 DAR USAGI YOJIMBO #49
158 160 8,780 DAR DIRTY PAIR SIM HELL REMASTERED #2 (Of 4)
159 107 8,610 DAR STAR WARS TALES PHOTO CVR #8
160 161 8,330 DAR RING OF NIBELUNG GOTTERDAMMERUNG #1
161 163 8,180 DC MONSTER WORLD #2 (Of 4)
162 154 8,080 DAR GUNSMITH CATS MISTER V #9 (Of 11) (MR)
163 164 8,040 VIZ DRAGONBALL PART 3 #13 (Of 14)
164 166 7,940 IMA DISCIPLES #2
165 168 7,730 DC BAY CITY JIVE #2 (Of 3)
166 169 7,620 ONI ABARRY WEEN 3 MONKEY TALES #3 (Of 6) (MR)
167 171 7,500 KZR KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE #56
168 137 7,500 DAR SUPER MANGA BLAST #13 (MR)
169 170 7,450 DAR SERGIO ARAGONES ACTIONS SPEAK #6 (Of 6)
170 173 7,100 EL MURDER ME DEAD #6 (Of 8) (MR)
171 156 7,020 ANT PEARL HARBOR THE COMIC BOOK #1* (Of 2)
172 186 7,020 AAR CEREBUS #267
173 174 6,910 VIZ GUNDAM WING EPISODE ZERO #3 (Of 4)
174 175 6,810 INS HAMMER O/T GODS #3 (Of 4)
175 176 6,750 VIZ RANMA 1/2 PART 10 #3 (Of 11)
176 167 6,600 AVA AVENGELYNE DRAGON REALM #1* (Of 2)
177 178 6,230 ONI GUNWITCH OUTSKIRTS OF DOOM #1 (Of 3)
178 180 5,880 STU GIRL GENIUS #3
179 181 5,870 SIR POISON ELVES LUSIPHUR & LIRILITH #3
180 204 5,650 DC SCOOBY-DOO #49
181 189 5,130 TOK CARDCAPTOR SAKURA #17
182 198 5,090 DC JEZEBELLE #6 (Of 6)
183 190 5,020 KZR KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE ILLUSTRATED #7
184 162 5,010 ANT HOW TO DRAW MANGA #6
185 191 5,010 ANT GOLD DIGGER VOL 2 #23
186 192 5,000 OLI CASTLE WAITING VOL 2 #6
187 183 4,870 VIZ NO NEED FOR TENCHI PART 11 #3 (Of 4)
188 184 4,780 AVA WARREN ELLIS BAD WORLD #2 (Of 3) (MR)
189 216 4,650 ARC SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #99
190 194 4,610 SIR SCARY GODMOTHER #2 (Of 6)
191 193 4,470 VIZ CERES CELESTIAL LEGEND #1 (Of 6)
192 196 4,360 HUM INCAL #3 (MR)
193 197 4,350 VIZ INU YASHA PART 6 #2 (Of 15)
194 149 4,350 DC GEN 13 LONDON NEW YORK HELL COLL
195 182 4,330 DC SCOOBY DOO SPOOKY SUMMER SPECIAL #1
196 200 4,110 SLA GLOOM COOKIE #8 (MR)
197 233 3,940 DC CARTOON CARTOONS #6
198 234 3,860 ARC ARCHIE #511
199 241 3,580 ARC BETTY & VERONICA #164
200 179 3,580 COM AVENGELYNE DRAGON REALM #1/2*
201 245 3,560 ARC ARCHIE AND FRIENDS #49
202 246 3,550 DC DEXTERS LABORATORY #24
203 201 3,490 ARC BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #99
204 252 3,420 ARC BETTY #101
205 211 3,410 CPM DARK ANGEL #26
206 258 3,310 ARC SABRINA VOL 2 #21
207 212 3,300 ANT NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #85
208 260 3,290 DC LOONEY TUNES #79
209 263 3,260 ARC VERONICA #115
210 185 3,250 HOR THB 6D MEK POWER #4 (Of 4) (RES)
211 208 3,180 ARC PALS N GALS DOUBLE DIGEST #59
212 187 3,170 ADH TOO MUCH COFFEE MAN MAG #11
213 188 3,150 ANT HOW TO DRAW HENTAI #1*
214 217 3,120 RAD GOLD DIGGER EDGE GUARD #6 (Of 7)
215 221 3,030 CPM LODOSS WAR CHRONICLES HEROIC KNIGHT #10
216 222 3,010 VIZ EL HAZARD MAGNIFICENT WORLD PART 2 #5
217 256 3,010 ARC ARCHIE DIGEST #182
218 223 3,010 CMX BAZOOKA JULES #4 (Of 6) (MR)
219 257 3,000 ARC BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #122
220 224 2,980 PEN ZENDRA #6 (Of 6)
221 276 2,980 ARC BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #49
222 213 2,950 ARC JUGHEADS DOUBLE DIGEST #78
223 209 2,930 ERO WERE**** #1 (A)
224 225 2,920 SLA SONG MYKAL ATLANTIS FANTASYWORLD 25TH
225 195 2,900 AMR CAVEWOMAN PREHISTORIC PINUPS ACT 1 (MR)
226 230 2,820 IMA ASTOUNDING SPACE THRILLS COMIC BOOK #5
227 231 2,780 REN AMELIA RULES #1
228 219 2,610 VIZ AQUA KNIGHT PART 3 #4 (Of 4)
229 235 2,580 STG SEVENTH SEA #3 (Of 3)
230 282 2,580 ARC JUGHEAD WITH ARCHIE DIGEST #167
231 229 2,570 ONI JETCAT CLUBHOUSE #2
232 237 2,550 SIR AKIKO #45
233 215 2,500 DRA PALOOKA VILLE #15
234 238 2,490 CPM MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO #25
235 199 2,470 TOK SMILE VOL 3 #7
236 239 2,450 AMR THOR THE ROCK WARRIOR ONE SHOT
237 240 2,450 HEN NODWICK #9
238 273 2,440 ACE VESPER #1
239 295 2,430 ARC ARCHIES WEIRD MYSTERIES #15
240 297 2,380 ARC JUGHEAD #138
241 247 2,360 FUN BATTLE POPE MAYHEM #1 (Of 2)
242 249 2,360 VIZ SILENT MOBIUS LOVE & CHAOS #7 (Of 7)
243 218 2,310 AVA WARREN ELLIS BAD WORLD WRAP CVR #2 (MR)
244 205 2,230 CRU UNDAUNTED BURNING BLUE #0*
245 259 2,220 RAD GENUS #48 (A)
246 262 2,210 TOK SAINT TAIL #8
247 265 2,160 ANT WARRIOR NUN AREALA GHOSTS O/T PAST #4
248 267 2,140 TOK MIRACLE GIRLS #9
249 269 2,130 CPM GEOBREEDERS #28
250 266 2,120 CMX PUNCTURE #4 (Of 12) (MR)
251 298 2,100 SLA FILLER BUNNY #2 REVENGE O/T F BUNNY (O/A)
252 274 2,070 ABI STRANGEHAVEN #13 (MR)
253 248 1,990 ERO ALRAUNE #1 (A)
254 278 1,990 STU FUTABAKUN CHANGE VOL 6 #5 (MR)
255 281 1,940 ANT GIGANTOR #11 (Of 12)
256 203 1,900 COM DEMONSLAYER VENGEANCE #1* (Of 2)
257 202 1,890 CHA LADY DEATH MED WITCHBLADE PREVIEW PREM ED
258 284 1,860 ONI RETURN OF ALISON DARE LITTLE MISS ADV #2
259 285 1,840 CPM TIME TRAVELER AI #21 (MR)
260 220 1,820 VIZ POKEMON ADVS PART 4 #4 (Of 4)
261 288 1,810 RAD FURRLOUGH #102
262 244 1,790 RAD MILK SPOTLIGHT #2 (A)
263 290 1,760 STU VAMPIRE PRINCESS YUI VOL 2 #5
264 292 1,700 DE JACK STAFF #6
265 293 1,670 STU DAHLIA VAMPIRE #2 (Of 6) (MR)
266 294 1,650 FAN ANGRY YOUTH COMIX #2 (MR)
267 296 1,640 SIR KREEKY PLAYGROUND #3 (Of 3)
268 299 1,590 ERO SMALL FAVORS #3 (A)
269 300 1,580 SLA MAD SCIENCE #1 (Of 6)
270 270 1,570 SLA RANKLECHICK & HIS THREE LEGGED CAT #2
271 302 1,570 FAN MOBIUS KLEIN #6
272 303 1,550 CPM MAXION #19 (MR)
273 307 1,530 CPM PRINCESS PRINCE #9 (Of 9)
274 207 1,510 DYN DFE TOMB RAIDER ORIGIN #0 ALT CVR
275 331 1,470 A S ARSENIC LULLABY #15
276 242 1,440 ANI DOJIN 2000 COLL #2025 SAILOR TENTACLE (A)
277 375 1,420 CRO CROSSGEN CHRONICLES #1 ANNIVERSARY OFFER
278 315 1,420 CPM UROTSUKIDOJI RETURN OF CHOJIN #1 (RES)(A)
279 317 1,420 STU OGENKI CLINIC VOL 7 #6 (A)
280 250 1,390 ANI DOJIN 2000 COLL #2015 SPREAD (A)
281 251 1,390 AVA THRESHOLD #41* (MR)
282 321 1,390 PEN VICTORIAN #10
283 253 1,370 ANI DOJIN 2000 COLL #2002 HOUSE ILLUSION (A)
284 324 1,350 ZER PALEO TALES LATE CRETACEOUS #2 (OF 6)
285 326 1,340 COL COLONIA #6
286 325 1,330 SHA KATMANDU #24 (MR) (Note Price)
287 261 1,320 ANI DOJIN 2000 COLL #2013 DBH (A)
288 328 1,290 GAM WARHAMMER MONTHLY #43
289 329 1,290 SLA WAITING PLACE VOL 2 #9
290 330 1,260 BLI PATRICK THE WOLF BOY SUMMER SP
291 332 1,230 CPM IMMORAL ANGEL #18 (A)
292 333 1,230 ALT PEANUTBUTTER & JEREMY FLIBBLEDIBBLE FILE
293 319 1,190 WHI BOOTLEG #7 (A)
294 206 1,180 ANT MANGAZINE #23
295 232 1,130 ANT MANGA EX #3
296 341 1,120 SLA WITCH #1 (MR)
297 364 1,110 CLA ELVIRA #98
298 286 1,090 ARG SPIDER #1 SNEAK PREVIEW
299 391 1,060 IMA SPAWN #92 (O/A)
300 350 1,060 INS LIBERTY MEADOWS #8 FINAL PTG (O/A)
TOP 25 TRADE PAPERBACKS/GRAPHIC NOVELS
Estimated Total TPB/GN Dollar Sales (based on "Top 25" Numbers)
at Retail: $1,642,100
Estimated Total TPB/GN Unit Sales (based on "Top 25" Numbers)
at Retail: 105,740
Unit Dollar Estimated
Rank Rank Sales Pub. Title
1 2 14,340 DAR LONE WOLF & CUB VOL 11 TALISMAN OF HADES
2 4 9,320 MAR ULTIMATE X-MEN TP
3 5 9,060 IMA CHASING DOGMA TP (MR)
4 7 5,540 MAR ESSENTIAL FANTASTIC FOUR VOL 3 TP
5 1 5,510 DC BIZARRO COMICS HC
6 8 5,220 DC TRANSMETROPOLITAN VOL 5 LONELY CITY TP
7 12 4,830 IMA FIRE DEFINITIVE COLL TP
8 17 3,940 TOK SAILOR MOON STARS VOL 2 POCKET MIXX GN
9 10 3,890 DC BIG BOOK OF WILD WOMEN
10 11 3,870 DC PROMETHEA BOOK ONE TP
11 9 3,800 MAR BLACK WIDOW TP
12 13 3,700 DC JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD TP
13 23 3,410 DAR PLANET O/T APES HUMAN WAR TP
14 14 3,200 DC STEAMPUNK MANIMATRON TP
15 16 3,100 MAR WOLVERINE BLOOD DEBT TP
16 20 2,870 DAR GREEN LANTERN VERSUS ALIENS TP
17 3 2,840 DC ALL STAR COMICS ARCHIVES VOL 7 HC
18 19 2,490 DC FLASH RACE AGAINST TIME TP
19 21 2,430 IMA DARKNESS VOL 2 HEART OF DARKNESS TP
20 22 2,390 DAR STAR WARS TALES O/T JEDI REDEMPTION TP
21 26 2,170 DAR GROO LIBRARY TP (Note Price)
22 27 2,170 MAR GHOST RIDER RESURRECTED TP
23 29 2,000 TOK MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH VOL 6 MIXX MANGA
24 31 1,830 SLA DORK VOL 1 WHOS LAUGHING NOW TP
25 6 1,820 DC TOR VOL 1 HC
TOP 10 MAGAZINES
Estimated Total Magazine Dollar Sales (based on "Top 10" Numbers)
at Retail: $742,600
Estimated Total Magazine Unit Sales (based on "Top 10" Numbers)
at Retail: 143,880
Unit Dollar Estimated
Rank Rank Sales Pub. Title
1 1 67,150 WIZ WIZARD THE COMICS MAGAZINE #118*
2 2 19,640 WIZ TOYFARE #48*
3 3 14,480 WIZ WIZARD ANIME INVASION*
4 4 7,810 HEA HEAVY METAL SEPTEMBER 2001 (MR)
5 6 7,270 WIZ INQUEST GAMER #75
6 5 6,470 ACT ACTION FIGURE NEWS AND TOY REVIEW #105
7 9 5,770 VIZ ANIMERICA VOL 9 #6
8 7 5,270 DIA XENA MAG FEAT HERCULES #22*
9 10 5,070 VIZ ANIMERICA EXTRA VOL 4 #7
10 8 4,950 TOM TOMARTS ACTION FIGURE DIGEST #90
ESTIMATED TOTAL DOLLAR & UNIT SALES (AT RETAIL)
(Sum of the "Top 300" comics, "Top 25" TBP/GNs, and "Top 10" magazines)
Estimated Total Dollar Sales: $17,324,787
Estimated Total Unit Sales: 5,626,220
MARKETSHARE STATISTICS
Comics, Comics,
TPB/GNs, & TPB/GNs, &
All Products Magazines Magazines
Publisher Dollar Share Dollar Share Unit Share
DC COMICS 23.11% 29.65% 30.84%
MARVEL COMICS 20.21% 28.78% 35.12%
IMAGE COMICS 6.84% 9.48% 9.51%
DARK HORSE COMICS 5.39% 6.95% 5.36%
WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT 2.42% 3.29% 2.44%
TOY BIZ 2.32% N/A N/A
HASBRO 1.46% N/A N/A
CROSSGEN COMICS 1.42% 2.02% 2.28%
CHAOS! COMICS 1.41% 1.93% 2.01%
DYNAMIC FORCES 1.30% 0.77% 0.15%
VIZ COMMUNICATIONS 1.20% 1.59% 1.25%
PIONEER ENTERTAINMENT 0.75% N/A N/A
FANTAGRAPHICS/EROS 0.74% 1.05% 0.41%
UPPER DECK 0.67% N/A N/A
TOKYOPOP.COM 0.61% 0.86% 0.58%
DIGITAL MANGA DIST. 0.57% N/A N/A
NECA 0.56% N/A N/A
GRAPHITTI DESIGNS 0.52% N/A N/A
TOY COM, INC. 0.52% N/A N/A
JUN PLANNING CO., INC. 0.51% N/A N/A
Other Non-Top 20 27.47% 13.63% 10.05%
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CREDIT DUE AND PLUG: Thanks to Jeremy Shorr at Titan Comics
(www.titancomics.com) in Dallas, Texas for the raw data that this list was
generated from. It's a great store run by good people. Go forth and buy some
comics from them...
Thanks also to Michael Burns, and the various comics industry people who supply
me with actual pre-order sales figures. Your numbers allow me to make these
reports as accurate as possible.
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METHODOLOGY AND LIMITATIONS OF THESE ESTIMATES
METHODOLOGY: These direct market sales estimates are created by combining the
"Top 300"/"Top 25"/"Top 10" lists that Diamond releases every month (covering
comic books, trade paperbacks/graphic novels, and magazines) with actual pre-
order sales figures supplied by various people inside the comics industry. For
each of the comics that I have actual pre-order sales, I take that number and
divide it by that comic's corresponding Diamond "Order Index." That yields an
"Order Index to Copies Sold" conversion number for that title.
Because of the way Diamond calculates their "Order Index" numbers there is some
variation in how many copies pre-ordered an "Order Index" point equates to from
comic to comic. To "smooth out" these variations, I average all the "Order Index
to Copies Sold" conversion figures I've calculated. At the same time I keep an
eye out for any numbers that are significantly off from the other (possibly
indicating one of my sources has made an error).
Once I've calculated my "Order Index to Copies Sold" conversion number, I then
go back and multiply all of the order index numbers in the Top 300/Top 25/Top 10
charts by that figure, yielding the pre-order sales estimates in my report.
While these sales charts are useful and provide a fascinating look into the
business side of the industry, they don't tell the whole story. They do not--and
currently can not--take into account a number of important factors:
REORDERS & OVERPRINTING: Reorder activity (either advance reorders or regular
reorders) can significantly affect the total sales of a book-sometimes even
prompting publishers to send a comic back to the press. As retailers tend to
order conservatively in this still-depressed comics market, reorders are
becoming more and more a significant percentage of the direct market sales.
A publisher's overprinting policies can have a significant impact on what
percentage reorders will add to final sales. Marvel--for example--has publicly
stated that they will only overprint by a small percentage--enough to cover
anticipated damaged copies. Other companies (such as DC or CrossGen) have more
liberal overprint policies.
SALES OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA: Diamond's initial pre-order numbers only include
comics sold in the US and Canada. Sales outside of North America--especially to
the UK and Europe--can raise the total sales on some comics by as little as a
few percent all the way up to 10% or more.
DIAMOND'S ORDER CUT-OFF DATES: Scheduling of Diamond's order cut-off dates can
also play havoc with these figures. In a post to RAC.misc, Stuart Moore
(currently Marvel Knights editor) noted:
There also seem to be some months when Diamond sets the order
Deadline early--usually major holiday months--which results in a
number of stores missing the initial solicitation deadline. Their
orders are then added in as advance reorders at a later date.
(Whenever this happened at DC, I'd panic at the low numbers, and
then things would go back to normal--i.e., a mildly depressing
decrease--next month. Better a slide down the hill than a drop off
a cliff.)
CHART CREEP: These estimated sales charts are calculated using "order index to
copies sold" numbers provided for a number of small press books. For some
unknown reason--perhaps having to do with the way Diamond calculates their
"order index" numbers--a straight calculation on those numbers tends to
underestimate the sales of comics higher up the charts. (I'm currently working
on a more sophisticated model that will correct for this.)
The discrepancy between these sales estimates and the actual sales of a comic
book can be significant. For example, Michael Burns' June 1999 sales figures
show DC/Vertigo's TRANSMETROPOLITAN as selling 17,400 copies. However,
TRANSMET's creator Warren Ellis has stated on Usenet that actual sales were
around 20,000 copies-a difference of about 13%.
SALES VIA NON-DIAMOND DIRECT MARKET DISTRIBUTORS: There are non-Diamond
distributors in the direct market. Non-Diamond sales are not a factor for
Diamond-exclusive publishers (such as Marvel, DC, Image, and Dark Horse) but
sales though other distributors can be significant for many independent comics.
Sales through these non-Diamond distributors (especially Cold Cut) have grown
significantly over the past several years.
NEWSSTAND SALES: Newsstand sales-which are not distributed by Diamond--and can
be a significant source of sales for some comics (mostly for high-profile titles
from DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse--and all of the Archie Comics titles).
TRADE PAPERBACK SALES: While making money on comic titles via later collection
into trade paperback isn't part of every comic publisher's business model, trade
paperback sales can be a significant source of revenue for some comics. This can
result in titles that appear to be certain money losers (based on these figures)
actually being quite profitable for their creators/publishers.
SUBSCRIPTION SALES: Sales figure estimates such as these can not take into
account subscription sales. Such sales can be important-especially on some
marginal "cult favorite" titles. Relatively small levels of subscription sales
can have a disproportionate impact on a comic's profitability. A comic publisher
makes significantly more money off a comic sold via subscription (even after
subscription discounts and shipping costs) than they do off of a comic sold
through the direct market, because the distributor and the retailer don't take
their "cuts" of the cover price.
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(A FEW) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW ARE YOUR ESTIMATES DIFFERENT FROM MICHAEL BURN'S SALES CHARTS?
My posts are NOT the same thing as what Michael Burns does. His posts normally
cover only the "Top 100." However, for those comics they include analysis of
percent change in sales from month to month. (And believe me--that's the hard
part.)
My posts on the other hand, cover a lot more comics (plus the "Top 25" trade
paperbacks/graphic novels and the "Top 10" magazines), but do not include the
additional analysis Michael Burns does.
WHAT ABOUT ICV2.COM'S SALES CHARTS?
It is true that my "Top 300" posts do cover the much of the same material as the
Icv2.com's sales charts. However, I believe that my numbers are currently more
accurate than Icv2.com's--and I'm working to improve them even further.
IS THERE A WEB PAGE FOR THESE REPORTS?
Not yet. Michael Burns and I are planning to collaborate on a website archiving
these reports--and other related information--sometime soon. I've currently got
copies of almost all sales reports posted to Usenet by myself, Michael Burns,
and Matt High going back to 1996. We hope to have it all on the web sometimes
this summer.
For now if you need copies of any past reports I've posted, email me at:
<carl.henderson@airmail.net>.
IS THERE A MAILING LIST SO I CAN GET THESE REPORTS SENT TO ME?
I don't have a formal mailing list, but if you want me to email my monthly "Top
300" reports to you, drop me an email, and I'll add you to my distribution list.
WHY DO YOU DO THIS?
It's a hobby. People seem to find these lists interesting and informative, and I
enjoy doing them. I have a long-standing fascination with the business side of
comics; creating these sales estimates grew out of that interest.
Your hobbies probably seem weird to other people, too. Yes. You there--I saw
that Transformers collection you were trying to hide.
WHAT MAKES YOU QUALIFIED DO TO THIS?
Basically, I'm a self-appointed expert. However, I've got a Master's degree in
Business (MS, Information System, UTA, 1992) and nine years experience in
marketing/market research (in the telecom field). I've been a comics reader
since I was 12, and have been studying the business side of the industry for
over eleven years. I'm also the maintainer and primary writer of the RAC/RACM
(rec.arts.comics rec.arts.comics.misc) FAQ.
I've even been misquoted in a major newspaper on the subject.
Finally, I've been lucky enough to learn from people who've done this stuff
before me--Matt High and Michael Burns.
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