Top 50 Non-Premier Comics and Graphic Novels: August 2013

Aspen continued their 10th-anniversary celebration in August with Frank Mastromauro and Marco Lorenzana's sci-fi thriller Overtaken #1, the best-selling non-premier comic book in August.

BOOM! Studios had three titles in the top ten — Adventure Time #19 at #2, Adventure Time: Candy Capers #2 at #4, and Regular Show #3 at #5.

Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja #2 ranked #3 and Lords of Mars #1 ranked #8.

Valiant Entertainment had three titles in the top ten — Quantum & Woody #2 ranked #6, Harbinger #15 ranked #7, and Bloodshot #0 ranked #9.

Rouding out the top ten, Zenescope Entertainment's Grimm Fairy Tales: Oz #2 ranked #10.

Dynamite Entertainment's Masks, the collected edition of Chris Roberson's epic crossover between the classic pulp heroes, was August's top-selling non-premier graphic novel.

Other publishers with books in the top ten include Archie Comics, Fantagraphics Books, NBM, Valiant Entertainment, VIZ Media, and Yen Press.

TOP 50 NON-PREMIER COMICS 
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2013

TOP 50 NON-PREMIER GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2013

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Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.

Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable

About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title — with a value of 100 — because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.