Marvel tops 50% in September

[drice6900]

DC is getting pummeled:

 

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Diamond's September 2008 Comics Sales Charts & Market Share

By Michael Doran

posted: 20 October 2008 12:45 pm

 

Diamond Comics Distributors released their Top 100 Comic Book and Graphic Novel sales charts and Market Share report for the September 2008 comic book Direct Market on Monday, and Marvel Comics may have achieved an industry milestone for the first time in the single major distributor/post-Marvel bankruptcy era - over 50% Unit Market Share - i.e. over half of every comic book and graphic novel ordered by retailers in September was a Marvel publication.

 

The figure was reached anchored by the latest issue of Secret Invasion (#6) and perhaps given the small percentage Marvel exceeded 50% (50.92% to be exact), helped along by the lack of an issue of DC's event Final Crisis. DC's bestselling title of the month was the still strong All Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder #10, the #4 selling title of the month.

 

Marvel also charted the other 8 titles in the Top Ten, including the debuts of a Stephen King two-fer The Stand: Captain Trips #1 (#8) and The Dark Tower #1 (#9).

 

DC's Watchmen trade paperback continued its run atop the graphic novel chart, where it could conceivably remain until March when the Warner Bros. big screen feature is released.

 

On the Market Share side, as mentioned Marvel took in 50.92% of the Unit Market share, which may well be a first in any industry era. DC followed of course with 28.47%.

 

On the Dollar Share side, Marvel led with 45.31% to DC's 27.29%.

 

 

SEPTEMBER 2008 MARKET SHARES

Based on Actual Sales for Comics, Magazines, & GNs Invoiced in September 2008

 

Publisher

Comics, Magazines, & GNs Dollar Share

Comics, Magazines, & GNs Unit Share

 

MARVEL COMICS

45.31%

50.92%

 

DC COMICS

27.29%

28.47%

 

DARK HORSE COMICS

6.19%

4.87%

 

IMAGE COMICS

3.74%

3.74%

 

IDW PUBLISHING

2.92%

2.56%

 

 

 

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS

Based on Actual Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2008

 

Qty Rank

Retail Rank

Index

Description

Price

Ven

 

1

1

240.74

SECRET INVASION #6 (Of 8) SI*

$3.99

MAR

 

2

2

172.47

HULK #6*

$2.99

MAR

 

3

5

151.27

NEW AVENGERS #45 SI

$2.99

MAR

 

4

6

137.70

ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN BOY WONDER #10*

$2.99

DC

 

5

7

132.93

MIGHTY AVENGERS #18 SI

$2.99

MAR

 

6

9

127.15

ULTIMATES 3 #5 (Of 5)

$2.99

MAR

 

7

10

121.34

UNCANNY X-MEN #502 MD

$2.99

MAR

 

8

3

121.03

STAND CAPTAIN TRIPS #1 (Of 5)*

$3.99

MAR

 

9

4

120.84

DARK TOWER TREACHERY #1 (Of 6)*

$3.99

MAR

 

10

11

120.75

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #570 NWD*

$2.99

MAR

 

[easyt63]

I wonder how long until the Walking Dead or Invincible crack the top 100

[MR.COMICBOOK]

I have been back almost 1 whole year collecting comics and found the Marvels more interesting. the DC crisis stuff totally confused me and I tuned out most DC stuff.

[Schmakt]

crazy...

Come to think of it, I don't buy a single regular DCU title... I've tried a few here and there, but I always end up dropping them. Read some Vertigo stuff and ASBats, but that's it.

 

Wonder if the sales for that were hurt by the printing error thing... I know I wasn't about to buy a "regular" version off the stands when there was a good version out there to be had!

 

 

 

[kimik]

Does the index number represent the number of books sold (in thousands)? If not, where can you get this information?

[jordanscott]

Well when they throw out so much every month that all the zombies glom on to...it's not surprising.

 

Really? People still buy X titles?

 

I had to drop SI it was so bad.

 

Ah well, what do I know.

 

I'll stick with my DC titles and be happy with some of the best writing I've seen in years.

 

Do like Cap and Runaways, though.

 

Well, I'll like Runaways once Ramos is gone, anyway.

[Silver Surfer]

Imagine how much more Marvel would dominate if they added a few more good artists and got rid of Joe Q.

[PhiGam-migration]