Darth Vader, Spider-Gwen, Orphan Black Top February Sales Charts
IDW Publishing Orphan Black #1 and Marvel Comics’ Darth Vader #1 and Spider-Gwen #1 sit atop the [...]
IDW Publishing Orphan Black #1 and Marvel Comics' Darth Vader #1 and Spider-Gwen #1 sit atop the comic books sales chart for the month of February 2015. Bolstered by inclusion in a Loot Crate, Orphan Black #1 saw the most units shipped with nearly 500k units moved, followed by Darth Vader #1 with over 264k and Spider-Gwen #1 with over 250k. In terms of money earned, Darth Vader #1 takes the top spot, followed by Spider-Gwen #1 at number 2 and Orphan Black #1 at number 3, each with $3.99 price tags. January Star Wars #1 also had an impressive showing in February, ranking 53 in units shipped on the top 300, with over 33k.
Led by Darth Vader #1 and #2, by Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca, Marvel took seven spots in the top ten sales chart, and earned a 38.44 percent dollar share and a 39.33 percent. DC Entertainment had a 25.91 dollar share and a 28.15 unit share, with Batman #39, the publisher's bestselling comic of the month, landing at #5 of the sales chart. Image comics took a 10.51 percent dollar share and a 10.61% unit share, IDW Publishing had a 5.57 percent dollar share and 8.06 percent unit share, and Dark Horse Comics 3.48 percent dollar share and a 2.66 percent unit share.
DC Entertainment's Superman: Earth One Vol. 3, by J. Michael Straczynski, took the top spot on February's Graphic novels chart. Image Comics grabbed seven of the remaining spots in the top 10, led by Matt Faction and Chip Zdarky's Sex Criminals Volume 2: Two Worlds One Cop in the number 2 spot. Marvel Comics rounds out the top ten, with Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal at #8.
The Marvel Select: Ultron Action figure was the bestselling toy product of February, followed by DC Comics Bombshells: Hawkgirl Statue. Booster Bricks of the latest HeroClix set from Wizkids/NECA, DC HeroClix: Justice League: Trinity War, was the best-selling gaming product of February, followed by Jay & Silent Bob Monopoly. The Shadow Double was the bestselling product in the books category. Dark Horse's perennial bestseller Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia was ranked number 3.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHER |
DOLLAR SHARE |
UNIT SHARE |
MARVEL COMICS |
38.44% |
39.33% |
DC ENTERTAINMENT |
25.91% |
28.15% |
IMAGE COMICS |
10.51% |
10.61% |
IDW PUBLISHING |
5.57% |
8.06% |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
3.48% |
2.66% |
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
2.63% |
2.38% |
BOOM! STUDIOS |
2.12% |
2.12% |
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD |
0.95% |
0.18% |
VIZ MEDIA |
0.89% |
0.32% |
AVATAR PRESS INC |
0.85% |
0.64% |
OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
8.64% |
5.54% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
PUBLISHER |
COMICS SHIPPED |
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED |
MAGAZINES SHIPPED |
TOTAL SHIPPED |
DC COMICS |
94 |
26 |
1 |
121 |
MARVEL COMICS |
79 |
28 |
0 |
107 |
IMAGE COMICS |
61 |
15 |
0 |
76 |
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT |
34 |
6 |
0 |
40 |
BOOM ENTERTAINMENT |
33 |
6 |
0 |
39 |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
27 |
9 |
0 |
36 |
IDW PUBLISHING |
23 |
8 |
0 |
31 |
VIZ LLC |
0 |
25 |
0 |
25 |
AVATAR PRESS INC |
8 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
EAGLEMOSS |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
OTHER NON-TOP 10 |
99 |
96 |
26 |
221 |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
|
DOLLARS |
UNITS |
FEBRUARY 2015 VS. JANUARY 2014 | ||
COMICS |
3.22% |
6.42% |
GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-18.17% |
-17.23% |
TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-3.56% |
4.53% |
FEBRUARY 2015 VS. FEBRUARY 2014 | ||
COMICS |
20.42% |
22.14% |
GRAPHIC NOVELS |
0.08% |
-12.28% |
TOTAL COMICS/GN |
14.17% |
19.18% |
YEAR-TO-DATE 2015 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 | ||
COMICS |
15.20% |
15.76% |
GRAPHIC NOVELS |
8.64% |
-0.34% |
TOTAL COMICS/GN |
13.20% |
14.43% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
1 |
ORPHAN BLACK #1 |
$3.99 |
DEC140468-M |
IDW |
2 |
DARTH VADER #1 |
$4.99 |
DEC140792-M |
MAR |
3 |
SPIDER-GWEN #1 |
$3.99 |
DEC140832-M |
MAR |
4 |
STAR WARS #2 |
$3.99 |
DEC140806-M |
MAR |
5 |
BATMAN #39 |
$3.99 |
DEC140325-M |
DC |
6 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 |
$3.99 |
DEC140845-M |
MAR |
7 |
DARTH VADER #2 |
$3.99 |
DEC140803-M |
MAR |
8 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #15 |
$3.99 |
DEC140849-M |
MAR |
9 |
SILK #1 |
$3.99 |
DEC140837-M |
MAR |
10 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #39 |
$3.99 |
DEC140263-M |
DC |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
1 |
SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE VOLUME 3 HC |
$22.99 |
OCT140340 |
DC |
2 |
SEX CRIMINALS VOLUME 2: TWO WORLDS ONE COP TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
OCT140654 |
IMA |
3 |
THE FADE-OUT VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$9.99 |
DEC140664 |
IMA |
4 |
SAGA VOLUME 4 TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
OCT140644 |
IMA |
5 |
CHEW VOLUME 9: CHICKEN TENDERS TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
DEC140632 |
IMA |
6 |
TREES VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
DEC140696 |
IMA |
7 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 11 HC (MR) |
$34.99 |
DEC140703 |
IMA |
8 |
MS. MARVEL VOLUME 1: NO NORMAL TP |
$15.99 |
JUN140725 |
MAR |
9 |
SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) |
$9.99 |
AUG120491 |
IMA |
10 |
KICK-ASS 3 TP (MR) |
$24.99 |
DEC140939 |
MAR |
TOP 10 BOOKS
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
1 |
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 92 SC |
$14.95 |
DEC141899 |
SAN |
2 |
NEIL GAIMAN & DAVE MCKEAN: CRAZY HAIR SC |
$6.99 |
DEC141894 |
HAR |
3 |
LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC |
$34.99 |
SEP120055 |
DAR |
4 |
STREET FIGHTER: WORLD WARRIOR ENCYCLOPEDIA HC |
$34.99 |
DEC141695 |
UDO |
5 |
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 79 SC |
$14.95 |
NOV141853 |
SAN |
6 |
MODERN MASTERS VOLUME 30: PAOLO RIVERA SC |
$15.95 |
NOV141664 |
TWO |
7 |
NEIL GAIMAN: TRIGGER WARNING HC |
$26.99 |
DEC141895 |
HAR |
8 |
DC COMICS VISUAL HISTORY HC |
$50.00 |
DEC141865 |
DK |
9 |
EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS OF BETTIE PAGE SC (MR) |
$19.99 |
DEC141862 |
BIN |
10 |
MARVEL COMICS IN THE 1980S SC |
$27.95 |
SEP141665 |
TWO |
TOP 10 TOYS
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
1 |
MARVEL SELECT: ULTRON ACTION FIGURE |
MAR121603 |
DST |
2 |
DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS: HAWKGIRL STATUE |
AUG140386 |
DC |
3 |
MARVELL JUBILEE BISHOUJO STATUE |
AUG142464 |
KOT |
4 |
DC COMICS VARIANT PLAY ARTS KAI: HARLEY QUINN FIGURE |
AUG148399 |
SQU |
5 |
DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: NIGHTWING ACTION FIGURE |
NOV140358 |
DC |
6 |
DC COMICS SUPER VILLAINS: HARLEY QUINN 2ND EDITION BUST |
JUN140318 |
DC |
7 |
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2l SPIDER-MAN MAF EX DELUXE FIGURE |
FEB148328 |
MED |
8 |
BATMAN ARKHAM ORIGINS SERIES 1: BATMAN FIGURE |
JUN130307 |
DC |
9 |
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: ELECTRONIC DANCING BABY GROOT |
SEP148110 |
KID |
10 |
SOFT SPOTS: PORTABLE PUPPY PLAYSET |
APR148308 |
ACT |
TOP 10 GAMES
RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
ITEM CODE |
VENDOR |
1 |
DC HEROCLIX JUSTICE LEAGUEL TRINITY WAR BOOSTER BRICK |
DEC142573 |
NEC |
2 |
JAY & SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK MONOPOLY |
DEC142209 |
DST |
3 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: FATE REFORGED BOOSTER PACKS |
JAN152654 |
WIZ |
4 |
DC HEROCLIX WAR OF LIGHT GRAVITY PACKS |
DEC142579 |
NEC |
5 |
DC HEROCLIX JUSTICE LEAGUE: TRINITY WAR GRAVITY PACKS |
DEC142576 |
NEC |
6 |
RISK: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION |
OCT128267 |
USA |
7 |
DC HEROCLIX JUSTICE LEAGUE: TRINITY WAR BOOSTER PROMO |
DEC142574 |
NEC |
8 |
DC HEROCLIX JUSTICE LEAGUE: TRINITY WAR FAST FORCES 6-PACK |
DEC142577 |
NEC |
9 |
MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: FATE REFORGED FAT PACK |
JAN152656 |
WIZ |
10 |
MONOPOLY: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION |
OCT128266 |
USA |