Top 100 Comics: February 2018
Mar 12, 2018
The Dark Knights of the Dark Multiverse scour the cosmos, seeking the unlikely heroes who threaten their power in DC Entertainment's Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, a Dark Nights: Metal tie-in from a Scott Snyder, Grant Morrison, and an all-star line-up of creators that was February 2018's best-selling comic book.
DC Entertainment had four comics in the top ten. In addition to Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, Batman #40 ranked #3, Batman #41 ranked #4, and Batman: White Knight #5 ranked #6.
Marvel Comics had five titles in the top ten, led by Tom Taylor and Mahmud A. Asrar's X-Men Red #1 at #2, followed by Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #300 at #7, Star Wars #43 at #8, Infinity Countdown Prime #1 at #9, and Amazing Spider-Man #796 at #10.
Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #176 from Image Comics ranked #5 for the month.
Also among the premier publishers, Dynamite Entertainment's Dejah Thoris #1 ranked #118 for the month; BOOM! Studios' Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Coronation #1, based on the cult favorite film, was the publisher's top book at #119; IDW Publishing's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #162 was their selling-book for February at #162; and Dark Horse Comics' Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1955: The Burning Season One-Shot ranked #164.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in February 2018
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 2 | 106.10 | NOV170209 | DARK KNIGHTS RISING THE WILD HUNT #1 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
2 | 3 | 103.06 | DEC170786-M | X-MEN RED #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
3 | 6 | 100.00 | DEC170255-M | BATMAN #40 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
4 | 7 | 98.27 | DEC170257-M | BATMAN #41 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
5 | 4 | 81.02 | OCT178652-M | WALKING DEAD #176 | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
6 | 5 | 80.98 | DEC170262-M | BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #5 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
7 | 1 | 80.69 | DEC170828-M | PETER PARKER SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #300 | $5.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
8 | 11 | 58.66 | DEC170930-M | STAR WARS #43 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
9 | 8 | 57.84 | DEC170883-M | INFINITY COUNTDOWN PRIME #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
10 | 12 | 57.71 | DEC178082-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #796 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
11 | 14 | 55.76 | DEC170933-M | STAR WARS DARTH VADER #11 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
12 | 15 | 55.31 | DEC170830-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #795 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
13 | 9 | 54.74 | DEC170925-M | STAR WARS THRAWN #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
14 | 16 | 54.28 | DEC170278-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #975 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
15 | 29 | 53.58 | DEC170276-M | DETECTIVE COMICS #974 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
16 | 17 | 52.36 | DEC170561-M | KICK-ASS #1 | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
17 | 19 | 51.43 | DEC170934 | STAR WARS DARTH VADER #12 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
18 | 38 | 48.30 | DEC170280-M | FLASH #40 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
19 | 40 | 48.19 | DEC170282-M | FLASH #41 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
20 | 65 | 47.62 | DEC170222 | TERRIFICS #1 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
21 | 42 | 47.43 | DEC170309-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #38 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
22 | 44 | 46.21 | DEC170311-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE #39 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
23 | 13 | 45.99 | DEC170832-M | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #42 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
24 | 46 | 45.85 | DEC170245-M | ACTION COMICS #998 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
25 | 45 | 45.82 | DEC170336-M | SUPERMAN #40 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
26 | 48 | 45.54 | DEC170243-M | ACTION COMICS #997 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
27 | 50 | 44.69 | DEC170338-M | SUPERMAN #41 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
28 | 22 | 44.05 | DEC170238 | BRAVE & THE BOLD BATMAN & WONDER WOMAN #1 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
29 | 18 | 43.50 | DEC170798-M | DOCTOR STRANGE DAMNATION #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
30 | 23 | 43.47 | DEC170817-M | MIGHTY THOR #704 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
31 | 20 | 41.56 | DEC170577-M | HIT-GIRL #1 | $3.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
32 | 25 | 41.33 | DEC170808-M | AVENGERS #682 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
33 | 24 | 41.22 | DEC170893-M | X-MEN GOLD #21 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
34 | 26 | 41.18 | DEC170806-M | AVENGERS #681 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
35 | 28 | 40.87 | DEC170802-M | AVENGERS #679 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
36 | 33 | 40.85 | DEC170898-M | X-MEN BLUE #21 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
37 | 63 | 40.54 | DEC170638 | SAGA #49 (MR) | $2.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
38 | 30 | 40.23 | DEC170804-M | AVENGERS #680 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
39 | 21 | 40.08 | DEC170881-M | INFINITY COUNTDOWN ADAM WARLOCK #1 | $4.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
40 | 31 | 39.52 | DEC170264 | BATMAN AND THE SIGNAL #2 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
41 | 32 | 38.96 | DEC170905-M | OLD MAN LOGAN #35 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
42 | 67 | 38.17 | DEC170346-M | WONDER WOMAN #40 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
43 | 36 | 37.99 | DEC170812-M | CAPTAIN AMERICA #698 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
44 | 59 | 37.57 | DEC170872-M | MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #3 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
45 | 34 | 37.37 | DEC170249-M | MERA QUEEN OF ATLANTIS #1 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
46 | 70 | 37.23 | DEC170348-M | WONDER WOMAN #41 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
47 | 37 | 37.07 | DEC170895 | X-MEN GOLD #22 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
48 | 89 | 36.72 | DEC170221 | SIDEWAYS #1 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
49 | 39 | 36.70 | DEC170900-M | X-MEN BLUE #22 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
50 | 35 | 35.81 | DEC170902-M | VENOM #162 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
51 | 51 | 34.92 | DEC170854-M | OLD MAN HAWKEYE #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
52 | 81 | 34.00 | DEC170237-M | BATMAN SINS OF THE FATHER #1 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
53 | 49 | 33.63 | DEC170259-M | BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II #4 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
54 | 41 | 33.35 | DEC170836-M | VENOM #161 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
55 | 53 | 33.27 | DEC170890 | ASTONISHING X-MEN #8 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
56 | 52 | 33.15 | DEC170340-M | SUPERGIRL #18 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
57 | 86 | 33.09 | DEC170299-M | HARLEY QUINN #37 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
58 | 88 | 32.78 | DEC170301-M | HARLEY QUINN #38 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
59 | 54 | 32.13 | DEC170344-M | TITANS #20 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
60 | 55 | 31.82 | DEC170928-M | STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #17 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
61 | 56 | 31.65 | DEC170810-M | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #597 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
62 | 57 | 31.46 | DEC170907-M | ALL NEW WOLVERINE #31 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
63 | 60 | 31.20 | DEC170886 | THANOS #16 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
64 | 10 | 31.11 | NOV170208 | SWAMP THING WINTER SPECIAL #1 | $7.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
65 | 58 | 31.01 | DEC170330-M | SUPER SONS #13 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
66 | 61 | 30.90 | DEC170909-M | DESPICABLE DEADPOOL #294 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
67 | 62 | 30.74 | DEC170917-M | DEADPOOL VS OLD MAN LOGAN #5 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
68 | 97 | 29.95 | DEC170295-M | HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #38 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
69 | 98 | 29.66 | DEC170297-M | HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #39 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
70 | 92 | 29.46 | DEC170859-M | BLACK PANTHER #170 LEG WW | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
71 | 66 | 29.13 | DEC170342-M | TEEN TITANS #17 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
72 | 100 | 29.03 | DEC170322-M | NIGHTWING #39 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
73 | 69 | 28.59 | DEC170844-M | DAREDEVIL #598 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
74 | 105 | 28.46 | DEC170320-M | NIGHTWING #38 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
75 | 109 | 28.26 | DEC170223 | DAMAGE #2 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
76 | 107 | 28.05 | DEC170332-M | SUICIDE SQUAD #35 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
77 | 71 | 28.02 | DEC170851-M | DOCTOR STRANGE #385 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
78 | 110 | 27.78 | DEC170313-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #24 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
79 | 72 | 27.60 | DEC170912-M | DESPICABLE DEADPOOL #295 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
80 | 47 | 27.42 | DEC170226 | MOTHER PANIC BATMAN SPECIAL #1 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
81 | 114 | 26.72 | DEC170334-M | SUICIDE SQUAD #36 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
82 | 76 | 26.48 | DEC170315-M | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #25 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
83 | 78 | 26.46 | DEC170834 | SPIDER-MAN #237 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
84 | 117 | 26.33 | DEC170293-M | GREEN LANTERNS #41 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
85 | 77 | 26.14 | DEC170247-M | AQUAMAN #33 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
86 | 79 | 26.10 | DEC170926 | STAR WARS POE DAMERON #24 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
87 | 82 | 26.02 | DEC170799 | DOCTOR STRANGE #386 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
88 | 80 | 25.98 | NOV170963 | SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #27 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
89 | 120 | 25.96 | DEC170291-M | GREEN LANTERNS #40 | $2.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
90 | 83 | 25.93 | DEC170845 | DAREDEVIL #599 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
91 | 84 | 25.72 | DEC170915 | WEAPON X #14 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
92 | 85 | 25.47 | DEC170838 | SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #28 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
93 | 87 | 25.20 | DEC170848 | PUNISHER #221 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
94 | 91 | 24.76 | DEC170815-M | INCREDIBLE HULK #713 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
95 | 90 | 24.60 | DEC170328-M | TRINITY #18 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
96 | 64 | 24.34 | DEC170229 | DOOM PATROL JLA SPECIAL #1 | $4.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
97 | 95 | 23.81 | DEC170842-M | DEFENDERS #10 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
98 | 94 | 23.47 | DEC170289-M | GREEN ARROW #37 | $3.99 | DC ENTERTAINMENT |
99 | 126 | 23.41 | DEC170732 | PAPER GIRLS #20 | $2.99 | IMAGE COMICS |
100 | 96 | 23.24 | DEC170889-M | ROGUE & GAMBIT #2 | $3.99 | MARVEL COMICS |
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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 stores 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.
About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable. This month, as Batman did not ship, Convergence #8 from DC Entertainment was used as the control index.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.