Ta-Nehisi Coates can add best-selling comics writer to his resume, as his and artist Brian Stelfreeze's "Black Panther" #1 debuted as April's top-selling single issue.
Overall, Marvel Comics once again took 7 of the top 10 best-selling issues for the month, with "Poe Dameron" #1 in the #2 slot and "Star wars Special: C-3PO iat #4. "Star Wars" #18 ranked seventh, while "Darth Vader" #19 was eight; "Vader's final issue was just announced for August. "Gwenpool" made her solo series debut at #6, while "Amazing Spider-Man" #10 was #10.
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DC Comics made up the final three in April's Top Ten, with "Dark Knight II: The Master Race" #4 in the third position, "Batman" #51, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's final issue, at #5, and "Harley Quinn & Suicide Squad April Fool's Special" at #9.
Grant MOrrison and Yannick Paquette's "Wonder Woman: Earth One" hardcover was the best-selling graphic novel in April, with Marvel's "Star Wars: Vader Down" at #2.
Overall, Marvel commanded 42.98% of the Direct Market in dollar shares, and 47.87% unit shares. DC Comics accounted for 25.82% in dollars, and 25.13% in units. Image was once again third, making up just over 8.5% of the market.
Monthly comics sales were up slightly from March, but down significantly from April 2015. Graphic novel sales were down, both from March 2016 and April of last year.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHER | DOLLARSHARE | UNITSHARE |
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% |
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 |