Browsing: Diamond Comics Market Share

As pointed out a couple of weeks ago, June was once again a split month for the big two publishers, with DC selling more books, while Marvel made more money from the direct market.  Now that the chaos of the San Diego Comic Con is over, Major Spoilers presents the complete list of the Top 300 Comics sold in the direct market during June 2012.

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Diamond Comic Distributors have released the first round of market share data for April 2012.  Marvel once again climbed to the top, nabbing both the dollar and market share spots.  This is interesting because DC Comics placed six titles in the top ten comics sold in the direct market.

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released the complete list of the Top 300 Comics released in the direct market in December 2011.  As already mentioned, DC fell to the number two spot, even though it commanded the Top 10 Comics category.  DC Comics has brushed off the fall from number one, as Diamond did lower the ranking of several DC books because they were eligible for returns. Take the jump for the complete, searchable, list of comics.

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November was another notch on DC Comics belt, as the company held on to the market share for the month over competitor Marvel.  And DC’s success appears to be a success for everyone.

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