Powered by its Rebirth initiative, DC Comics surged in July; the publisher's sales topped Marvel, making it the #1 company for the month.
DC titles accounted for eight of the top ten best-selling comics for July, with "Justice League" #1 leading the way at #1. "Justice League: Rebirth" ranked #2, "Batman" took positions 3 and 4, "Nightwing: Rebirth" was #5, "New Super-Man" #1 ranked #8, "Nightwing" #1 raked #9 and "Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps" #1 was #10.
"Civil War II" #3 (ranked #4) and #4 (ranked #7) were Marvel's sole Top Ten releases.
Marjorie M. Liu and Sana Takeda's "Monstress: Vol. 1" was the best-selling graphic novel for July. DC's "Harley Quinn's Greatest Hits" was #2.
DC Comics' Direct Market shares rose to 35.36% in dollar shares, and 40.96% unit shares. marvel dipped to 34.20% in dollars, and 35.69% in units. Image was once again third, making up 8.15% of the market in dollars, and 7.56% in units.
Monthly comics sales were up down slightly from June, and saw a modest increase over July 2015.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
| PUBLISHER | DOLLARSHARE | UNITSHARE |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | 35.36% | 40.96% |
| MARVEL COMICS | 34.20% | 35.69% |
| IMAGE COMICS | 8.15% | 7.56% |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 4.49% | 3.00% |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 2.83% | 1.98% |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 2.05% | 1.68% |
| ARCHIE COMICS | 1.36% | 1.26% |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC | 1.06% | 1.03% |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 1.19% | 0.95% |
| ONI PRESS INC. | 1.14% | 0.84% |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 8.18% | 5.06% |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| JULY 2016 VS. JUNE 2016 | ||
| COMICS | -8.15% | -3.24% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -26.54% | -35.83% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -13.77% | -6.16% |
| JULY 2016 VS. JULY 2015 | ||
| COMICS | 4.32% | 12.01% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | -19.12% | -28.26% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -3.01% | 8.28% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2016 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2015 | ||
| COMICS | -2.59% | -5.39% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 2.42% | 0.26% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | -1.08% | -4.94% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 [*] | $2.99 | MAY160206-M | DC |
| 2 | JUSTICE LEAGUE REBIRTH #1 [*] | $2.99 | MAY160204-M | DC |
| 3 | BATMAN #2 [*] | $2.99 | MAY160234-M | DC |
| 4 | CIVIL WAR II #3 | $4.99 | APR160862-M | MAR |
| 5 | BATMAN #3 [*] | $2.99 | MAY160236-M | DC |
| 6 | NIGHTWING REBIRTH #1 [*] | $2.99 | MAY160216-M | DC |
| 7 | CIVIL WAR II #4 | $4.99 | MAY160747-M | MAR |
| 8 | NEW SUPER MAN #1 [*] | $2.99 | MAY160224-M | DC |
| 9 | NIGHTWING #1 [*] | $2.99 | MAY160218-M | DC |
| 10 | HAL JORDAN & THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS REBIRTH #1 [*] | $2.99 | MAY160208-M | DC |