The debut issue of the new Black Panther series from writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and artist Brian Stelfreeze reintroduce readers to T’Challa is the best-selling comic book of April 2016, according to Diamond Comic Distributors.
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Marvel Comics was April’s top publisher with a 42.98% dollar share and a 47.87% unit share. DC Entertainment was second with a 25.82% dollar share and a 25.13% unit share. Image Comics was third with an 8.72% dollar share and an 8.95% unit share. IDW Publishing was fourth with a 4.41% dollar share and a 3.67% unit share, and Dark Horse Comics was fifth with a 3.07% dollar share and 2.42% units share.
Marvel Comics had seven of April’s ten best-selling titles. In addition to Black Panther #1 topping the chart, Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 came in at #2 and Star Wars Special C-3P0 #1 at #4. DC Entertainment had three titles in the top ten: Dark Knight III Master Race Book 4 at #3, Batman #51 at #5, and Harley Quinn & Suicide Squad April Fools Special #1 at #9. Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead #153 was Image Comics’ top book for the month at #13, IDW Publishing’s Micronaunts #1 ranked #75, and Dark Horse Comics’ Aliens: Defiance #1 ranked #132 for the month.
Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette’s Wonder Woman Earth One Volume 1 from DC Entertainment was the best-selling graphic novel of April. DC Entertainment had two titles in the top ten with the release of Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s Batman: The Killing Joke Special Edition at #9. Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten – Star Wars: Vader Down at #2, Thanos: The Infinity Finale OGN at #5, Civil War at #6, and Deadpool: World’s Greatest Volume 1: A Millionaire with Mouth at #7. Image Comics had three titles in the top ten including Rat Queens Volume 3: Demons at #3, I Hate Fairyland Volume 1: Madly Ever After at #4, and Black Magick Volume 1: Awakening at #8. Oni Press’ Rick & Morty: Volume 2 ranked #10.
Image Comics’ Spawn Adult Coloring Book was April’s best-selling book. Random House’s Star Wars Little Golden Book: The Force Awakens ranked #2 for the month.
DC Collectibles’ Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice: Batman Statue was April’s best-selling toy product. Also in the top ten was DC Collectible’s DC Comics Bombshells: The Joker & Harley Quinn Statue 2nd Edition at #5. Diamond Select Toys has five products in the top ten, led by the Ghostbusters Select Series 2 Action Figures at #2. Diamond Select Toys rounds out the top ten with Marvel Select: Deadpool Action Figure at #7, Marvel Select: Black Widow Action Figure at #8, Ghostbusters Select Series 1 Action Figures at #9, and Batman Premium Collection: Mad Love Harley Quinn Statue at #10.
Wizkids/NECA’s Marvel Heroclix: Uncanny X-Men Booster Brick was April’s best-selling game product.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHER | DOLLAR SHARE | UNIT SHARE |
MARVEL COMICS | 42.98% | 47.87% |
DC ENTERTAINMENT | 25.82% | 25.13% |
IMAGE COMICS | 8.72% | 8.95% |
IDW PUBLISHING | 4.41% | 3.67% |
DARK HORSE COMICS | 3.07% | 2.42% |
BOOM! STUDIOS | 2.39% | 2.45% |
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 1.53% | 1.45% |
TITAN COMICS | 1.10% | 1.09% |
VIZ MEDIA | 0.97% | 0.38% |
ONI PRESS | 0.87% | 0.63% |
OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 8.12% | 5.96% |
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTAL SHIPPED |
MARVEL COMICS | 92 | 35 | 1 | 128 |
DC ENTERTAINMENT | 80 | 31 | 1 | 112 |
IMAGE COMICS | 56 | 17 | 1 | 73 |
IDW PUBLISHING | 43 | 21 | 0 | 64 |
DARK HORSE COMICS | 27 | 19 | 0 | 46 |
BOOM ENTERTAINMENT | 27 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
TITAN COMICS | 22 | 3 | 1 | 26 |
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 19 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
VIZ MEDIA | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
ONI PRESS INC. | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 46 | 139 | 26 | 211 |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS |
APRIL 2016 VS. MARCH 2016 | ||
COMICS | 8.18% | 8.19% |
GRAPHIC NOVELS | -8.81% | -8.22% |
TOTAL COMICS/GN | 2.06% | 6.50% |
APRIL 2016 VS. APRIL 2015 | ||
COMICS | -18.05% | -22.28% |
GRAPHIC NOVELS | -11.99% | -12.42% |
TOTAL COMICS/GN | -16.19% | -21.49% |
YEAR-TO-DATE 2016 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2015 | ||
COMICS | -7.84% | -13.05% |
GRAPHIC NOVELS | 4.87% | 5.23% |
TOTAL COMICS/GN | -4.06% | -11.69% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | BLACK PANTHER #1 | $4.99 | FEB160740-M | MAR |
2 | STAR WARS: POE DAMERON #1 | $4.99 | FEB160747-M | MAR |
3 | DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #4 | $5.99 | JAN160219-M | DC |
4 | STAR WARS SPECIAL: C-3PO #1 | $4.99 | OCT150933 | MAR |
5 | BATMAN #51 | $3.99 | FEB160185-M | DC |
6 | GWENPOOL #1 | $4.99 | FEB160762-M | MAR |
7 | STAR WARS #18 | $3.99 | FEB160935-M | MAR |
8 | DARTH VADER #19 | $3.99 | FEB160938 | MAR |
9 | HARLEY QUINN & SUICIDE SQUAD APRIL FOOL’S SPECIAL #1 | $4.99 | FEB160121-M | DC |
10 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10 | $3.99 | FEB160792-M | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | WONDER WOMAN: EARTH ONE BOOK 1 HC | $22.99 | DEC150215 | DC |
2 | STAR WARS: VADER DOWN TP | $19.99 | JAN160962 | MAR |
3 | RAT QUEENS VOLUME 3: DEMONS TP (MR) | $14.99 | JAN160696 | IMA |
4 | I HATE FAIRYLAND VOL. 1: MADLY EVER AFTER TP (MR) | $9.99 | JAN160644-M | IMA |
5 | THANOS: THE INFINITY FINALE OGN HC | $24.99 | DEC150873 | MAR |
6 | CIVIL WAR TP | $24.99 | JAN072436 | MAR |
7 | DEADPOOL: WORLD’S GREATEST VOLUME 1: A MILLIONAIRE WITH MOUTH TP | $15.99 | JAN160939 | MAR |
8 | BLACK MAGICK VOL. 1: AWAKENING PART ONE TP (MR) | $9.99 | JAN160635-M | IMA |
9 | BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL EDITION HC | $17.99 | NOV070226 | DC |
10 | RICK & MORTY VOLUME 2 TP | $19.99 | FEB161683-M | ONI |
TOP 10 BOOKS
RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | SPAWN ADULT COLORING BOOK | $14.99 | FEB160614 | IMA |
2 | STAR WARS LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK: THE FORCE AWAKENS | $4.99 | FEB162187 | RAN |
3 | THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 105 SC | $14.95 | JAN161934 | SAN |
4 | STAR WARS CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA UPDATED EXPANDED HC | $16.99 | MAR162015 | DK |
5 | FIREFLY DICTIONARY AND PHRASEBOOK HC | $21.95 | JAN161711 | RAN |
6 | NARUTO: SAKURA STORY SC | $10.99 | MAR161867 | VIZ |
7 | LEGO DC COMICS SUPER HEROES CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA | $18.99 | MAR161976 | DK |
8 | CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FIRST AVENGER HC | $24.99 | MAR161964 | DK |
9 | STAR TREK: MAD LIBS | $4.99 | FEB162184 | PUT |
10 | DC SUPER HEROES: MY FIRST BOOK OF GIRL POWER BOARD BOOK | $9.99 | SEP148145 | POC |
TOP 10 TOYS
RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | BATMAN V SUPERMAN DAWN OF JUSTICE: BATMAN STATUE | AUG150303 | DC |
2 | GHOSTBUSTERS SELECT SERIES 2 ACTION FIGURES | JAN162250 | DST |
3 | MOVIE REALIZATION STAR WARS: TEPPO ASHIGARU SANDTROOPER ACTION FIGURES | JUL158518 | BLU |
4 | HATSUNE MIKU PLAY ARTS KAI: TETSUYA FIGURE | SEP152434 | SQU |
5 | DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS: THE JOKER & HARLEY QUINN STATUE 2ND EDITION | AUG150309 | DC |
6 | POP! STAR WARS: RANCOR WITH LUKE & SLAVE OOLA 3-PACK | SEP158902 | FUN |
7 | MARVEL SELECT: DEADPOOL ACTION FIGURE | MAR101468 | DST |
8 | MARVEL SELECT: BLACK WIDOW ACTION FIGURE | SEP118154 | DST |
9 | GHOSTBUSTERS SELECT SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES | MAY152168 | DST |
10 | BATMAN PREMIUM COLLECTION: MAD LOVE HARLEY QUINN STATUE | JUL158013 | DST |
TOP 10 GAMES
RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: UNCANNY X-MEN BOOSTER BRICK | MAR162746 | NEC |
2 | TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES HEROCLIX | JAN162805 | NEC |
3 | SHADOWS OVER CAMELOT | FEB054009 | DAY |
4 | SMALL WORLD | FEB095181 | DOW |
5 | MARVEL HEROCLIX: CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL WAR | FEB162982 | NEC |
6 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: SHADOWS OVER INNISTRAD BOOSTERS | FEB162979 | WIZ |
7 | DC HEROCLIX: BATMAN ARKHAM ORIGINS QUICK START KIT | JAN160053 | NEC |
8 | MEMOIR ’44 | APR044222 | DOW |
9 | TICKET TO RIDE | MAR043750 | DOW |
10 | DC DICE MASTERS: WORLDS FINEST | JAN162799 | NEC |
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