Diamond Comic Distributors has announced the top ten comics for December 2018. While month to month sales were down, year to year saw a slight increase in dollars. Take the jump for a rundown of the top ten, as well as a breakdown of the number of books shipped by each publisher.
Marvel Comics was the top publisher in December, with a 38.57% dollar share and 44.09% unit share. DC Entertainment was second, with a 31.51% dollar share and a 30.75% unit share. In third was Image Comics at 8.73% in dollars and 9.06% in units, followed by IDW Publishing at 4.10% in dollars and 3.55% in units, BOOM! Studios with 2.98% in dollars and 2.38% in units, Dark Horse Comics with 2.82% in dollars and 2.37% in units, and Dynamite Entertainment with 2.11% in dollars and 2.10% in units.
| NEW TITLES SHIPPED | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTAL SHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS | 90 | 38 | 0 | 128 |
| DC COMICS | 52 | 37 | 1 | 90 |
| IMAGE COMICS | 52 | 10 | 0 | 62 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 32 | 10 | 0 | 42 |
| BOOM! STUDIOS | 24 | 16 | 0 | 40 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 21 | 11 | 0 | 32 |
| VIZ MEDIA LLC | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| TITAN COMICS | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| DYNAMITE | 13 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 101 | 113 | 9 | 223 |
| TOTAL | 398 | 268 | 12 | 678 |
| TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SHIPPED | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #1 | $4.99 | OCT180464-M | DC |
| 2 | BATMAN: DAMNED #2 (MR) | $6.99 | SEP180424-M | DC |
| 3 | DOOMSDAY CLOCK #8 | $4.99 | SEP180426-M | DC |
| 4 | BATMAN #60 | $3.99 | OCT180483-M | DC |
| 5 | BATMAN #61 | $3.99 | OCT180485-M | DC |
| 6 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11 | $3.99 | OCT180921-M | MAR |
| 7 | FANTASTIC FOUR #5 | $7.99 | OCT180766-M | MAR |
| 8 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #12 | $3.99 | OCT180925-M | MAR |
| 9 | BATMAN ANNUAL #3 | $4.99 | OCT180487 | DC |
| 10 | SHAZAM #1 | $4.99 | SEP180436-M | DC |
| TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY DOLLARS INVOICED | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #1 | $4.99 | OCT180464-M | DC |
| 2 | BATMAN: DAMNED #2 (MR) | $6.99 | SEP180424-M | DC |
| 3 | DOOMSDAY CLOCK #8 | $4.99 | SEP180426-M | DC |
| 4 | FANTASTIC FOUR #5 | $7.99 | OCT180766-M | MAR |
| 5 | BATMAN #60 | $3.99 | OCT180483-M | DC |
| 6 | BATMAN #61 | $3.99 | OCT180485-M | DC |
| 7 | BATMAN ANNUAL #3 | $4.99 | OCT180487 | DC |
| 8 | SHAZAM #1 | $4.99 | SEP180436-M | DC |
| 9 | INFINITY WARS #6 | $5.99 | OCT180866-M | MAR |
| 10 | FANTASTIC FOUR WEDDING SPECIAL #1 | $4.99 | OCT180778-M | MAR |
