Unity #1 From Valiant Tops All 2013 "Non-Premier" Comics Sales
Unity #1 from Valiant Entertainment was the direct market's top-selling single issue comic book [...]
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#1 from Valiant Entertainment was the direct market's top-selling single issue comic book from a non-Premier Publisher, Diamond Comics Distributors reported today. To accomplish that feat, the issue--the 235th best-selling comic of the year overall--sold through its substantial print run of around 70,000 issues back in November and came back for more. It also outsold comics with mainstream media tie-ins like Regular Show and Sons of Anarchy, both of which made the top 10 at #2 and #8, respectively. Other publishers in the top ten include Archie Comics (Afterlife with Archie #1 ranked #3), Aspen (five titles,led by All-New Fathom #1 at #4), BOOM! Studios (two titles, led by Regular Show #1), and Dynamite Entertainment (Red Sonja #1 ranked #6). BOOM! Studios' Adventure Time Volume 1, collecting the first sold-out issues of their hit series, was 2013's best-selling non-premier graphic novel. In total, BOOM! had six Adventure Time titles in the year's top ten. Some top ten single issues--including Unity and Afterlife With Archie--haven't yet wrapped their first arc, meaning that their first collected editions may rate on next year's chart instead of this year's. Diamond's Premier Publishers are a select group of top-selling publishers who get preferred listing in a special section at the front of the monthly Previews catalog. Below, check out the top ten lists for both single issues and collected editions.
| QTY RANK | OVERALL QTY RANK | OVERALL DOLLAR RANK | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 235 | 176 | SEP131344-M | UNITY #1 | $3.99 | VAL |
| 2 | 303 | 226 | FEB130826-M | REGULAR SHOW #1 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 3 | 409 | 468 | SEP138000-M | AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #1 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 4 | 424 | 1826 | MAY130833-M | ALL NEW FATHOM #1 | $1.00 | ASP |
| 5 | 796 | 2420 | SEP130911-M | ALL NEW SOULFIRE #1 | $1.00 | ASP |
| 6 | 841 | 585 | MAY130986-M | RED SONJA #1 | $3.99 | DE |
| 7 | 878 | 2574 | FEB130747-M | JIRNI #1 | $1.00 | ASP |
| 8 | 937 | 764 | JUL130914-M | SONS OF ANARCHY #1 (MR) | $3.99 | BOO |
| 9 | 964 | 2762 | APR130835-M | BUBBLEGUN #1 | $1.00 | ASP |
| 10 | 985 | 2774 | DEC120840-M | LEGEND O/T SHADOWCLAN #1 | $1.00 | ASP |
| QTY RANK | OVERALL QTY RANK | OVERALL DOLLAR RANK | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 12 | 21 | SEP120922 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | BOO |
| 2 | 18 | 34 | DEC120941 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 02 | $14.99 | BOO |
| 3 | 26 | 35 | DEC121247 | NEMO HEART OF ICE HC | $14.95 | TOP |
| 4 | 33 | 73 | FEB130825 | ADVENTURE TIME ORIGINAL GN VOL 01 PLAYING FIRE | $11.99 | BOO |
| 5 | 50 | 74 | APR130964 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 03 | $14.99 | BOO |
| 6 | 81 | 60 | MAR130946 | ADVENTURE TIME MARCELINE & THE SCREAM QUEENS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | BOO |
| 7 | 91 | 304 | SEP131376 | YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 05 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 8 | 144 | 356 | SEP131012 | ADVENTURE TIME ORIGINAL GN VOL 02 PIXEL PRINCESSES | $11.99 | BOO |
| 9 | 156 | 236 | JUN131298 | MARCH GN BOOK 01 | $14.95 | TOP |
| 10 | 168 | 203 | AUG131327 | BATTLING BOY GN VOL 01 | $15.99 | ST. |
