Diamond Comic Distributors has sent Major Spoilers the rundown of the top 100 trades and graphic novels that shipped in March 2008.
Not surprisingly DC’s Batman Killing Joke Special Edition Hardcover took the number one spot with its new coloring (which I like quite a bit). Manga favorite Naruto came in at the number three position, with Marvel making its first appearance at #6 with Spider-Man One More Day Premiere Hardcover. DC came out on top trade wise goes taking the number one and number two spots on the list and also garnering a third position in the top 5 with DMZ.
| TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS/TRADE PAPERBACKS | ||||
| QtyRank | Index | Description | Price | Ven |
| 1 | 21.45 | BATMAN KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | DC |
| 2 | 11.71 | FABLES 1001 NIGHTS O/SNOWFALL SC (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 3 | 10.98 | NARUTO TP VOL 28 | $7.95 | VIZ |
| 4 | 10.91 | DMZ TP VOL 04 FRIENDLY FIRE (MR) | $12.99 | DC |
| 5 | 10.75 | FRUITS BASKET GN VOL 19 (Of 22) | $9.99 | TKP |
| 6 | 9.43 | SPIDER-MAN PREM HC ONE MORE DAY* | $24.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 9.14 | STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 02 SHARDS | $19.95 | DAR |
| 8 | 8.78 | EMPOWERED TP VOL 03 (MR) | $14.95 | DAR |
| 9 | 7.91 | PUNISHER MAX TP VOL 09 LONG COLD DARK (MR) | $15.99 | MAR |
| 10 | 7.75 | SPIDER-MAN REIGN TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 7.6 | BERSERK TP VOL 22 (MR) | $13.95 | DAR |
| 12 | 7.57 | X-MEN VS APOCALYPSE TP VOL 01 TWELVE | $29.99 | MAR |
| 13 | 7.47 | MIGHTY AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 01 ULTRON INITIATIVE | $19.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 7.15 | AVENGERS INITIATIVE TP VOL 01 BASIC TRAINING | $14.99 | MAR |
| 15 | 6.49 | ULTIMATE POWER HC | $34.99 | MAR |
| 16 | 6.47 | CHRONICLES O/CONAN TP VOL 14 | $16.95 | DAR |
| 17 | 6.39 | NEGIMA GN VOL 17 (MR) | $10.95 | RAN |
| 18 | 6.38 | CONAN TP VOL 05 ROGUES I/HOUSE | $17.95 | DAR |
| 19 | 6.27 | WONDER WOMAN WHO IS WONDER WOMAN HC | $19.99 | DC |
| 20 | 6.2 | BLEACH TP VOL 22 | $7.95 | VIZ |
| 21 | 6.14 | MOUSE GUARD TP FALL 1152 | $17.95 | RAN |
| 22 | 6.1 | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 16 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 23 | 6.06 | SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER TP BACK IN BLACK | $24.99 | MAR |
| 24 | 6.06 | LOBO PORTRAIT O/BASTICH TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 25 | 5.86 | STAR WARS REBELLION TP VOL 02 AHAKISTA GAMBIT | $17.95 | DAR |
| 26 | 5.74 | JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS HC VOL 04 | $49.99 | DC |
| 27 | 5.67 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS BOOSTER GOLD TP VOL 01 | $16.99 | DC |
| 28 | 5.67 | WANTED GN (NEW PTG) | $19.99 | IMA |
| 29 | 5.58 | X-MEN TP DIE BY SWORD | $13.99 | MAR |
| 30 | 5.51 | NEW AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 07 TRUST | $24.99 | MAR |
| 31 | 5.39 | IRON MAN PREM HC DEMON I/BOTTLE* | $24.99 | MAR |
| 32 | 5.35 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS PHANTOM STRANGER TP VOL 02 | $16.99 | DC |
| 33 | 5.25 | GOON FANCY PANTS LTD SGN HC VOL 02 | $24.95 | DAR |
| 34 | 4.97 | SUPERMAN MAN O/ STEEL TP VOL 06 | $19.99 | DC |
| 35 | 4.93 | NEW UNIVERSAL TP EVERYTHING WENT WHITE | $14.99 | MAR |
| 36 | 4.84 | 30 DAYS O/NIGHT TP VOL 09 BEYOND BARROW (MR) | $17.99 | IDW |
| 37 | 4.73 | X-FACTOR TP VOL 04 HEART OF ICE | $17.99 | MAR |
| 38 | 4.64 | FORGOTTEN REALMS TP VOL 06 HALFLINGS GEM | $18.99 | DEV |
| 39 | 4.59 | OUTSIDERS FIVE O/KIND TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 40 | 4.53 | MOON KNIGHT TP VOL 02 MIDNIGHT SUN | $14.99 | MAR |
| 41 | 4.52 | FIRST BORN TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | IMA |
| 42 | 4.5 | IRON MAN DOOMQUEST PREM HC* | $19.99 | MAR |
| 43 | 4.48 | PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL TP VOL 02 GOIN OUT WEST | $17.99 | MAR |
| 44 | 4.42 | GHOST RIDER TP TRAIL OF TEARS | $14.99 | MAR |
| 45 | 4.37 | NIGHTWING LOST YEAR TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 46 | 4.25 | XXXHOLIC GN VOL 11 | $10.95 | RAN |
| 47 | 4.2 | WATCHMEN TP | $19.99 | DC |
| 48 | 4.17 | JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HC | $24.99 | DC |
| 49 | 4.16 | MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 04* | $54.99 | MAR |
| 50 | 4.15 | GENE SIMMONS HOUSE O/HORRORS #3 | $9.99 | IDW |
| 51 | 4.08 | MMW ATLAS ERA HC VOL 02 TALES ASTONISH* | $59.99 | MAR |
| 52 | 4.08 | WANTED HC DIRECTORS CUT ED (MR) | $29.99 | IMA |
| 53 | 3.95 | EARTH X TP TRILOGY COMPANION | $29.99 | MAR |
| 54 | 3.95 | ESSENTIAL OFF HB MARVEL UNIV MASTER ED TP VOL 01 | $16.99 | MAR |
| 55 | 3.94 | SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE TP VOL 06 HOURMAN & PYTHON (MR) | $19.99 | DC |
| 56 | 3.93 | ROBIN BIG LEAGUES TP | $12.99 | DC |
| 57 | 3.89 | GHOST RIDER TP VOL 04 REVELATIONS | $14.99 | MAR |
| 58 | 3.89 | SOULFIRE SC VOL 01 | $14.99 | ASP |
| 59 | 3.73 | GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 01 SINESTRO CORPS WAR | $24.99 | DC |
| 60 | 3.65 | TERMINATOR OMNIBUS VOL 02 | $24.95 | DAR |
| 61 | 3.44 | MPD PSYCHO TP VOL 04 (MR) | $10.95 | DAR |
| 62 | 3.41 | HARVEY COMICS CLASSICS TP VOL 03 HOT STUFF | $19.95 | DAR |
| 63 | 3.39 | SPIDER-MAN RED SONJA PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 64 | 3.37 | DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES VOL 3 DRAGONS O/SPRING DAWNING TP | $18.99 | DEV |
| 65 | 3.24 | DC NEW FRONTIER TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | DC |
| 66 | 3.23 | MARVEL FANFARE STRANGE TALES TP | $24.99 | MAR |
| 67 | 3.21 | WITCHBLADE TP VOL 03 | $14.99 | IMA |
| 68 | 3.18 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 17 | $7.95 | VIZ |
| 69 | 3.13 | Y LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED | $12.99 | DC |
| 70 | 3.13 | STAR TREK YEAR FOUR TP | $19.99 | IDW |
| 71 | 3.11 | WORMWOOD TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | IDW |
| 72 | 2.99 | CABLE CLASSIC TP VOL 01 | $29.99 | MAR |
| 73 | 2.98 | ESSEX COUNTY TP VOL 01 TALES FROM THE FARM (MR) | $9.95 | TOP |
| 74 | 2.97 | MAGICIAN APPRENTICE PREM HC VOL 2* | $19.99 | MAR |
| 75 | 2.97 | WELCOME TO NHK GN VOL 06 (Of 8) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP |
| 76 | 2.96 | DC THE NEW FRONTIER TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | DC |
| 77 | 2.93 | RED PROPHET TALES O/ALVIN MAKER VOL 1 TP | $15.99 | MAR |
| 78 | 2.82 | SPIDER-MAN FAMILY TP UNTOLD TEAM UPS DIGEST | $9.99 | MAR |
| 79 | 2.79 | LEGION O/SUPER HEROES I/31ST CENTURY TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | DC |
| 80 | 2.66 | HOW TO MAKE WEBCOMICS TP | $12.99 | IMA |
| 81 | 2.65 | SAMURAI DEEPER KYO GN VOL 27 (Of 38) (MR) | $9.99 | TKP |
| 82 | 2.63 | NANA TP VOL 09 (MR) | $8.99 | VIZ |
| 83 | 2.57 | PRINCESS AT MIDNIGHT GN | $5.99 | IMA |
| 84 | 2.57 | HIGHWAYMEN TP | $17.99 | DC |
| 85 | 2.55 | BOYS TP VOL 02 GET SOME (MR) | $19.99 | DE |
| 86 | 2.49 | Y LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (MR) | $12.99 | DC |
| 87 | 2.45 | DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN PREM HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 88 | 2.44 | FLIGHT EXPLORER TP VOL 01 | $10.00 | RAN |
| 89 | 2.41 | APOCALYPSE NERD TP | $13.95 | DAR |
| 90 | 2.39 | MARVEL ILLUSTRATED LAST O/MOHICANS PREM HC | $19.99 | MAR |
| 91 | 2.39 | CLAYMORE TP VOL 11 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 92 | 2.39 | BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER LONG WAY HOME TP | $15.95 | DAR |
| 93 | 2.36 | HAWKGIRL HATH SET TP | $17.99 | DC |
| 94 | 2.32 | CIVIL WAR TP | $24.99 | MAR |
| 95 | 2.28 | BOYS TP VOL 01 (MR)* | $14.99 | DE |
| 96 | 2.26 | Y LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MR) | $12.99 | DC |
| 97 | 2.25 | BLACK CAT TP VOL 13 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 98 | 2.25 | SHAMAN KING TP VOL 15 | $7.95 | VIZ |
| 99 | 2.23 | HAZED GN (MR) | $14.99 | IMA |
| 100 | 2.2 | SAVAGE SWORD O/CONAN TP VOL 02 | $17.95 | DAR |
Realitively Interesting Facts
- The most expensive book on the list was the $54.99 Marvel Masterworks Captain America Hardcover Volume 4 (#49 on the list)
- The least expensive title was Princess at Midnight graphic novel from Image Comics, which sold for $5.99
- The average price of the top 100 trades is $18.23
- If you purchased everything on the list, you’re out $1823.17
Tomorrow, the Top 50 Manga Titles
