After debuting in the top spot on Diamond Comic Distributor's sales charts in January, Jason Aaron and John Cassaday's "Star Wars" returns to the #1 position with April's Issue #4.
As a whole, Marvel's Star Wars comics are what kept the publisher in the Top Ten for the month, with "Darth Vader," Princess Leia" and the debuting "Kanan: The Last Padawan" ranking in the #5, 10 and 8 slots respectively.
Meanwhile, DC Comics' "Convergence" event launched strong, with the miniseries' Issues #0-4 all filling Top Ten positions. "Batman" maintained its bestseller status, ranking as the #4 seller overall.
Monthly comics were up from March 2015, but down from April 2014; graphic novel sales were level month-to-month, and up form the same period last year.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
| PUBLISHER | DOLLARSHARE | UNITSHARE |
| MARVEL COMICS | 34.15% | 36.33% |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | 30.91% | 33.90% |
| IMAGE COMICS | 10.23% | 11.18% |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 6.00% | 4.78% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 3.65% | 2.92% |
| BOOM ENTERTAINMENT | 2.17% | 1.98% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 2.05% | 1.78% |
| TITAN PUBLISHING | 0.95% | 0.90% |
| AVATAR PRESS | 0.94% | 0.73% |
| ONI PRESS | 0.89% | 0.54% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 8.05% | 4.97% |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| APRIL 2015 VS. MARCH 2014 | ||
| COMICS | 32.70% | 27.45% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 41.29% | 41.25% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 35.22% | 28.45% |
| APRIL 2015 VS. APRIL 2014 | ||
| COMICS | 19.75% | 22.50% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 13.45% | 10.03% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 17.75% | 21.40% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2015 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 | ||
| COMICS | 15.58% | 16.22% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 4.37% | -3.63% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 12.00% | 14.47% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | STAR WARS #4 | $3.99 | FEB150684-M | MAR |
| 2 | CONVERGENCE #0 [*] | $4.99 | JAN150218-M | DC |
| 3 | CONVERGENCE #1 [*] | $4.99 | FEB150137-M | DC |
| 4 | BATMAN #40 | $4.99 | JAN150306-M | DC |
| 5 | DARTH VADER #4 | $3.99 | FEB150682-M | MAR |
| 6 | CONVERGENCE #2 [*] | $3.99 | FEB150142-M | DC |
| 7 | CONVERGENCE #3 [*] | $3.99 | FEB150146-M | DC |
| 8 | KANAN: THE LAST PADAWAN #1 | $3.99 | FEB150675-M | MAR |
| 9 | CONVERGENCE #4 [*] | $3.99 | FEB150150-M | DC |
| 10 | PRINCESS LEIA #3 | $3.99 | FEB150680-M | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 23 TP | $14.99 | FEB150545 | IMA |
| 2 | AVENGERS: RAGE OF ULTRON HC | $24.99 | DEC140948 | MAR |
| 3 | FABLES VOLUME 21: HAPPILY EVER AFTER TP (MR) | $17.99 | JAN150397 | DC |
| 4 | BATMAN VOL. 5: ZERO YEAR: DARK CITY TP (N52) | $16.99 | JAN150363 | DC |
| 5 | SAGA VOLUME 4 TP (MR) | $14.99 | OCT140644 | IMA |
| 6 | JUPITER'S LEGACY VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 | FEB150526 | IMA |
| 7 | HARLEY QUINN VOL. 1: HOT IN THE CITY TP (N52) | $16.99 | JAN150369 | DC |
| 8 | BATMAN VOLUME 6: THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT HC (N52) | $24.99 | DEC140379 | DC |
| 9 | THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 1: DAYS GONE BYE TP | $14.99 | NOV128157 | IMA |
| 10 | LUMBERJANES VOLUME 1 TP | $14.99 | FEB151172 | BOO |