Diamond Comic Distributors has released their list of the top 300 comics sold in the direct market during April 2013. We already know comic sales are up, and we know that Marvel came out on top of the market and dollar share for the month, so the top ten may not come as a surprise to many, unless you count Batman #19 as the top selling book in April as a surprise.
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MARKET SHARE: Top 300 Comics for February 2013
Diamond Comic Distributors has already released the top ten titles released in the direct market, and now we have the complete rundown of the top 300 comics sold in February 2013. When it comes to previous sales, February saw a boost in units sold by 3.73% compared to January 2013, and compared to February 2012, there was a 14.75% increase.
MARKET SHARE: Top 300 Comics for January 2013
Diamond Comic Distributors has released its list of the top 300 comics sold in the direct market in January 2013. There are not a lot of surprises in the data; Marvel took the top spot again with the most comics sold, with DC Comics and Image Comics taking the silver and bronze. Month to month, January was slightly down (3.34%) compared to December 2013, but sales were up a whopping 19.86% compared to January 2012.
Take the jump for the rundown of the top 300 comics to see where your favorite comics ranked.
MARKET SHARE: Top 300 Comics for November 2012
Diamond Comic Distributors has released the top 300 comics released in the direct market for November 2013. Take the jump to see the complete list, and pay special attention to where Batgirl and other books placed, to see if you can figure out why Gail Simone was fired from the title.
MARKET SHARE: Top 300 Comics for October 2012
We already know that Marvel topped the charts in October with the Avengers vs. X-men event, but where did all of the other comics fall? Diamond Comic Distributors has released the listing of the top 300 comics sold in the direct market, that you can check out, after the jump.
MARKET SHARE: Top 300 Comics for August 2012

Diamond Comic Distributors has released a listing of the Top 300 comics sold in the direct market during August 2012. We’ve already seen the Top Ten, but how did the rest fare?
MARKET SHARE: Top 300 Comics for July 2012
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Diamond Comic Distributors has released the complete list of the top 300 comics sold in the direct market during July 2012. As mentioned previously, The Walking Dead took the top spot, with DC claiming the most titles in the top ten.
MARKET SHARE: Top 300 titles for June 2012
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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.
MARKET SHARE: Top 300 Comics for March 2012
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We already know that Marvel took the top two spots in the top 300 comics sold in the direct market in March 2012. But what about the other 298 slots? Diamond Comic Distributors released the complete list for you to check out, and analyze like no one else.
Top 300 Comics for November 2011
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.
Top 300 Comics for October 2011
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Diamond Comic Distributors has released the breakdown of the Top 300 Comics sold in the direct market in October 2011.
Top 300 Comics for September 2011
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Diamond Comic Distributors has released the ranking of the top 300 comics sold in the direct market in September 2011. We’ve already taken a look at the top ten, but now with the complete list, we have a better look at how the rest of DC’s 52 fared.
The good news is all of the 52 books finished in the Top 100 comics sold, but the placement of some of the books may surprise many. Demon Knights, which has become a favorite of many, placed 72nd on the list, with titles like Mister Terrific, Static Shock and and Grifter falling further down on the list.
Which title had the lowest sales in the relaunch? Omac #1 by Dan DiDio, Kieth Giffen, and Scott Koblish.
Take the jump for the complete list to see where your favorite titles landed during the month.












