06.11.2016 – When you buy physical comicbooks you support the local shops and of course grow the community. There’s nothing wrong with competition as all you know all of these shops only have one source, which is Diamond Comics Distributors Inc.
So how would you know the comicbooks you’re you’ve purchased would become a hit or just plain miss?
Its simple Diamond just charts them which ones are selling out the same with the other merchandise. But mostly the top sellers for the month of May 2016 certainly have been getting support thanks to the readers with details here…
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There have been so called ‘changing of the guard’ and it has been a long time that the big two change hands on which one are the best selling comicbooks. You’ll probably get the sixth printing by now if you missed the boat. But then again you just need to read to find out the best selling comicbook as you‘ve the cover photo for this article you go over the rest below:
The original Wally West's return to the DC Universe ushers in a new era and a new mystery for the heroes of the DCU in Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Ivan Reis, Ethan Van Sciver, and Phil Jimenez's DC Universe: Rebirth #1 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book of May 2016 according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world's largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
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| Dollar Share May 2016. |
Marvel Comics was May's top publisher with a 39.64% dollar share and a 44.80% unit share. DC Entertainment was the month's number two publisher with a 26.45% dollar share and a 26.34% unit share. At number three was Image Comics with an 8.38% dollar share and a 7.95% unit share. IDW Publishing was fourth with a 5.70% dollar share and a 4.99% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 3.25% dollar share and 2.31% units share.
Marvel Comics had seven of May's top ten best-selling titles, led by led by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel's Civil War II #0 at #2. Also in the top ten for Marvel were Becky Cloonan and Steve Dillon's The Punisher #1 at #3, Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 from Nick Spencer and Jesus Saiz at #5, Jason Aaron and Leinil Francis Yu's Star Wars #19 at #6, Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca's Darth Vader #20 at #8, Ta-Nahesi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze's Black Panther #2 at #9, and Dan Slott and Giuseppe Camuncoli's Amazing Spider-Man #12 at #10. DC Entertainment had three titles among the top ten; in addition to DC Universe: Rebirth in the top spot, James Tynion IV and Riley Rossmo's Batman #52 ranked #4 and Justice League #50, the conclusion to Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok's "Darkseid War," ranked #7. Among the premier publishers, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #154 was May's top Image Comics book at #13. IDW Publishing's top book for the month, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #58, ranked #120. Finally, Hellboy in Hell #9, the penultimate issue of Mike Mignola's final Hellboy story, was Dark Horse Comics' top book at #132.
Alan Moore and Brian Bolland's Batman: The Killing Joke Special Edition from DC Entertainment returned to the top of the sales charts as May's best-selling graphic novel. Also in the top ten from DC Entertainment, The Joker: Endgame ranked #7. Image Comics had four titles in the top ten, led by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen's Descender Volume 2 at #2, followed by Black Science Volume 4: Godworld at #4, Brian K. Vaughan and Steve Skroce's We Stand on Guard at #5, and Chew Volume 11: Last Suppers at #6. Marvel Comics rounded out the top ten with four titles, led by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's Civil War at #3, followed by Star Wars: Kanan Volume 2 at #8, Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez's Spider-Gwen Volume 1: Greater Power, and Spider-Man/Deadpool: Don't Call It a Team-Up at #10.
Penguin's Doctor Who Official Annual 2015 was May's best-selling book. Image Comics had two titles among the top ten; The Walking Dead Adult Coloring Book ranked #2 for the month, and Frank Cho's artbook, Apes & Babes Book 1, ranked #5.
Square Enix's DC Comics Variant Play Arts Kai: Timeless Batman "Sparta" Figure, a redesign of the Dark Knight as an ancient Spartan warrior, was May's best-selling toy product. DC Entertainment had three products in the top ten -- the Batman Arkham Knight: Red Hood Figure at #2, the DC Comics Bombshells: Cheetah Statue at #6, and the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Superman Statue at #7. Diamond Select Toys' top product for the month, Marvel Minimates Series 66: Captain America: Civil War, ranked #21 for May.
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| Unit Share May 2016. |
How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty retailers may be included as well.
Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.
The New Titles Count Chart includes all titles that were invoiced by Diamond to retailers for the first time during the month and is not the official solicited title count for the month. Variant edition comic books and graphic novels at the same price point count as a single SKU. Variant edition comic books, lenticular covers, digital combo packs, and graphic novels at different price points count as separate SKUs for each edition.
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