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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 […]
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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.

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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.

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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

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COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

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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

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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