Diamond Comic Distributors has released the top ten comic books released to the direct market in January 2019.
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | PUBLISHER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #2 | $4.99 | DC |
| 2 | CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 3 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 4 | CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 5 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 6 | BATMAN #62 | $3.99 | DC |
| 7 | BATMAN #63 | $3.99 | DC |
| 8 | HEROES IN CRISIS #4 | $3.99 | DC |
| 9 | HEROES IN CRISIS #5 | $3.99 | DC |
| 10 | FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
That is all well and good, but what happens when you look at the list by dollars invoiced?
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAPTAIN MARVEL #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 2 | THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #2 | $4.99 | DC |
| 3 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 4 | CONAN THE BARBARIAN #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 5 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 6 | FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 7 | YOUNG JUSTICE #1 | $4.99 | DC |
| 8 | BATMAN #62 | $3.99 | DC |
| 9 | BATMAN #63 | $3.99 | DC |
| 10 | HEROES IN CRISIS #4 | $3.99 | DC |
Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.
We will have the complete list of comics sold in the direct market next week.
The good news is month to month and year to year sales statistics show an increase of 11.93% and 15.32% repsectively.
