More Spider-Men means more comics sold for Marvel as "Spider-Verse" made "Amazing Spider-Man" #9 the top-selling single issue in November 2014 according to Diamond Comic Distributors. ASM #10 came in at #4 on the Top Ten chart.

Spidey was joined by a number of other characters in ushering Marvel to another month of sales dominance, with Sam Wilson's first month starring in "All-New Captain America" landing in the #2 position. "Spider-Woman" benefitted from the #1 on its cover, as well as its own "Spider-Verse" ties, debuting at #5, while the female Thor remained strong at #6 for her second issue. "Superior Iron Man" #1, and "Avengers and X-Men: AXIS" #4 and 5 took spots 7, 8 and 9.

DC Comics saw "Batman" drop to #3 thanks to Marvel's stronger than usual performance at the top of the chart. "Justice League" #36 was the only other DC title to land in the top ten, taking the #10 position.

Overall, Marvel handily ruled the Direct Market, commanding 34.88% of all dollars spent, while making up 37.82% of all issues sold. DC was the number two publisher overall, with Image Comics sitting at #3 with a 10.62/11.06% market share. Image's numbers were shored up in large part thanks to its continuing strong presence on the Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks list, with volumes of "The Walking Dead," "Saga," and "The Wicked and the Divine" all charting in the top five.

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHERDOLLARSHAREUNITSHARE
MARVEL COMICS 34.88% 37.82%
DC ENTERTAINMENT 27.47% 31.64%
IMAGE COMICS 10.62% 11.06%
IDW PUBLISHING 5.65% 4.53%
DARK HORSE COMICS 4.85% 3.58%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 2.84% 2.54%
BOOM! STUDIOS 2.73% 2.68%
RANDOM HOUSE 1.20% 0.49%
VIZ MEDIA 0.97% 0.36%
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD 0.77% 0.18%
OTHER NON-TOP 10 8.01% 5.13%

COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS


DOLLARSUNITS
NOVEMBER 2014 VS. OCTOBER 2014
COMICS -22.73% -22.12%
GRAPHIC NOVELS -8.49% -3.21%
TOTAL COMICS/GN -18.40% -20.73%
NOVEMBER 2014 VS. NOVEMBER 2013
COMICS 5.47% 5.84%
GRAPHIC NOVELS 14.44% 21.00%
TOTAL COMICS/GN 8.36% 7.03%
YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2013
COMICS 3.80% -0.11%
GRAPHIC NOVELS 6.16% 6.52%
TOTAL COMICS/GN 4.52% 0.39%

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS

RANKDESCRIPTIONPRICEITEM CODEVENDOR
1 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 $4.99 SEP140823-M MAR
2 ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 $3.99 SEP140810-M MAR
3 BATMAN #36 $3.99 SEP140247-M DC
4 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10 $3.99 SEP140828-M MAR
5 SPIDER-WOMAN #1 $3.99 SEP140833-M MAR
6 THOR #2 $3.99 SEP140857-M MAR
7 SUPERIOR IRON MAN #1 $3.99 SEP140798-M MAR
8 AVENGERS AND X-MEN: AXIS #4 $3.99 SEP140771-M MAR
9 AVENGERS AND X-MEN: AXIS #5 $3.99 SEP140774-M MAR
10 JUSTICE LEAGUE #36 $3.99 SEP140185-M DC

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS

RANKDESCRIPTIONPRICEITEM CODEVENDOR
1 THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 22: A NEW BEGINNING TP (MR) $14.99 SEP140657 IMA
2 TEEN TITANS: EARTH ONE VOLUME 1 HC $22.99 JUL140221 DC
3 SAGA DELUXE EDITION VOLUME 1 HC $49.99 SEP140591 IMA
4 THE WICKED & THE DIVINE VOL. 1: THE FAUST ACT TP (MR) $9.99 SEP140684 IMA
5 SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) $9.99 AUG120491 IMA
6 SERENITY: LEAVES ON WIND HC $19.99 JUL140058 DAR
7 AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER VOL. 9: RIFT PART 3 TP $10.99 JUL140112 DAR
8 BATMAN ETERNAL VOLUME 1 TP (N52) $39.99 SEP140302 DC
9 THE WAKE HC (MR) $24.99 JUL140281 DC
10 DEADPOOL VOLUME 6: ORIGINAL SIN TP $17.99 SEP140932 MAR