Earlier today, Diamond Comic Distributors released their annual chart of top selling single comic book issues and graphic novels. With seven out of the top ten best-selling single issues of the year, Marvel took home to top-selling publisher trophy, eating a hefty 38.24% chunk of the comic market. Marvel's Big Two counterpart DC Comics finished in a close second with a 30.04% market share when discussing dollars earned. No other comic publisher had over 10% of a market share with the largest independent publisher â€" Portland's Image Comics â€" captured 9.93% of dollars earned. Coincidentally enough, Image dominated the top-selling graphic novels list, tallying five of the top ten best-selling graphic novels. According to Diamond â€" the sole comic distributor in the country â€" sales of individual comic issues saw a slight increase in 2018, up 3.3% from 2017. Sales of graphic novels, on the other hand, saw a steady drop, declining 6.6% year over year. Diamond made sure to point out DC's landmark Action Comics #1000 was by and large the best selling single issue of the year. Keep scrolling to see if any of your favorite issues from 2018 were top sellers! It's the wedding you never thought you'd see! The Batrimony is real as Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle are set to tie the knot in a can't-miss, extra-length milestone issue that will reshape Gotham City. All their friends (and a few enemies?) will be party to a comic book coupling for the ages. Superstar scribe Tom King officiates the sure-to-be-offbeat nuptials, joined by an all-star lineup of guest classic Bat-artists doffing their hats to the lucky couple in a series of pre-wedding flashback scenes sure to set the romantic mood. FOUREVER Part One BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT - THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMIC MAGAZINE IS BACK! Since the end of SECRET WARS, there's been a gap in the Marvel Universe. A void no other team can fill. And it's time for the world to move on. But can it? A life-changing decision by the Thing! A momentous declaration by the Human Torch! A clarion call-to-arms that summons Doctor Doom! And a signal in the sky that heralds the return of hope to the Marvel Universe! All this, and Alicia Masters adopts kittens! So cute! Plus, the Impossible Man! AND BONUS STORIES ILLUSTRATED BY SIMONE BIANCHI AND SKOTTIE YOUNG! IF YOU READ ONLY ONE MARVEL COMIC THIS MONTH, THIS IS THE ONE! An alien invasion hits New York City and the only one who can stop it is...Spider-Man?! But that's far from all you'll find here - a revelation from the past puts Peter Parker's job, relationships, and whole life in jeopardy! And if even that's not enough, you'll see a new roommate, new love interests - and a new villain! Spider-Man goes back to basics courtesy of Nick Spencer (SECRET EMPIRE, SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN) and the Marvel debut of RYAN OTTLEY (Invincible)!
No comments:
Post a Comment