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    Diamond Comic Distributors

    Top 300 Comics for December 2008

    Stephen SchleicherBy Stephen SchleicherJanuary 20, 20093 Comments2 Mins Read

    piechart.jpgDiamond Comic Distributors has released its breakdown of comics sold in December 2008.  As the year ended, Marvel once again rode the gravy train to success capturing almost 50% of the unit share, while DC limped in with a 31% showing.

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    With the low showing from the other publishers, it is a wonder they’ll survive with Diamonds new minimum order declaration.

    The top seller of the month was the closing chapter of the Secret invasion, while the opening chapter to Dark Reign took third place.  DC wedged between the two with Final Crisis #5, and had a pretty decent showing in the number 6 and  spots with its Batman titles.

    December saw the release of Dark Horse Comics Buffy the Vampire Slayer #20, which made it into the top 20, but the rest of the top 20 list is dominated by the big two.  The next best seller on the list that is not DC or Marvel came from IDW with its Angel: After the Fall series, which placed 64th, with an estimated 37,000 copies sold.

    The complete listing can be found after the jump.

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    * – Combined multiple covers with same SRP.
    ** – Returnable Title. Order Index calculated at a reduced level to account
    for possible returns.

    via Diamond Comic Distributors

    Angel Batman Batman Titles Best Seller Buffy the Vampire Slayer Comic Distributors dark horse Dark Reign diamond diamonds gravy train horse comics IDW jump table number 6 Publishers Secret Invasion srp Unit Share
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    Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...

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    3 Comments

    1. HipHopHead on January 20, 2009 4:35 pm

      How could Dynamite Entertainment (D.E.) not finish among the top ten publishers, even though they have 10 books in the top 300?

      Reply
    2. Stephen Schleicher on January 20, 2009 7:43 pm

      volume! If you 50 titles that sell moderately okay, you’re still going to nab more of the market than 10 books that sell better than average.

      Reply
    3. mugsgame on January 20, 2009 10:23 pm

      With all the fantastic books they publish, it’s a shame that Image isn’t doing better.

      Reply

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