Top Sellers: May 2015
Jun 15, 2015
Presenting May 2015's Top Sellers in the categories of Magazines, Videos, Books, Trading Cards, Apparel, Prints & Posters, and Collectible Items based on total unit sales to comic book specialty shops.
TOP 10 BOOKS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2015
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 0.72 | DEC140101 | DRAGON AGE WORLD OF THEDAS HC VOL 02 | $39.99 | DAR |
| 2 | 6 | 0.71 | MAR151665 | ATTACK ON TITAN BEFORE THE FALL KYKLO NOVEL | $14.95 | RAN |
| 3 | 3 | 0.54 | JAN151635 | ESSENTIAL EVANGELION CHRONICLE SC SIDE A | $39.99 | UDO |
| 4 | 5 | 0.52 | SEP120055 | LEGEND OF ZELDA HYRULE HISTORIA HC | $34.99 | DAR |
| 5 | 4 | 0.50 | OCT140122 | WORLD OF THE WITCHER HC | $39.99 | DAR |
| 6 | 14 | 0.44 | MAR151735 | MARVEL AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON POP UP BOOK HC | $14.99 | HAC |
| 7 | 15 | 0.41 | MAR151759 | FANGIRLS GUIDE TO GALAXY HANDBOOK FOR GIRL GEEKS HC | $15.95 | RAN |
| 8 | 9 | 0.36 | MAR151750 | COMPLETE GUIDE TO SELF PUBLISHING COMICS SC | $24.99 | RAN |
| 9 | 10 | 0.32 | MAR151727 | WOMEN OF WONDER CELEBRATING WOMEN CREATORS OF FANTASTIC ART | $24.95 | PUB |
| 10 | 22 | 0.28 | MAR151492 | BRAVEST WARRIORS THINGS TO DOODLE & DO SC | $12.99 | VIZ |
TOP 10 MAGAZINES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2015
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 12 | 2.81 | FEB151469 | HEAVY METAL #274 (MR) | $7.95 | HEA |
| 2 | 10 | 2.13 | JAN151873 | DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #485 | $9.99 | PAN |
| 3 | 2 | 1.98 | DEC141905 | STAR TREK STARSHIPS FIG MAG #40 USS ENTERPRISE NCC-1701B | $20.00 | EAG |
| 4 | 1 | 1.87 | JAN151857 | MARVEL CHESS FIG MAG SPECIAL #3 STAR-LORD & THANOS ALT KINGS | $38.00 | EAG |
| 5 | 5 | 1.67 | FEB151852 | MARVEL CHESS FIG COLL MAG #32 MOLECULE MAN & ARCHANGEL 2PK ( | $16.00 | EAG |
| 6 | 3 | 1.59 | JAN151853 | STAR TREK STARSHIPS FIG MAG #42 USS PASTEUR | $20.00 | EAG |
| 7 | 13 | 1.53 | FEB151873 | DOCTOR WHO SPECIAL #40 | $11.99 | PAN |
| 8 | 4 | 1.45 | DEC141906 | STAR TREK STARSHIPS FIG MAG #41 KLINGON RAPTOR | $20.00 | EAG |
| 9 | 6 | 1.33 | FEB151847 | DC BATMAN AUTO FIG MAG #58 BEWARE THE BATMAN | $19.95 | EAG |
| 10 | 9 | 1.33 | FEB151849 | DC SUPERHERO CHESS FIG COLL MAG #83 SINESTRO BLACK BISHOP | $16.00 | EAG |
TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2015
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | JAN151892 | TOPPS 2015 SW ILLUSTRATED EMPIRE T/C BOX | $72.77 | TOP |
| 2 | 3 | FEB152257 | GAME OF THRONES SEASON FOUR T/C BOX | $57.28 | RIT |
| 3 | 6 | DEC141936 | BOWMAN 2015 BASEBALL T/C JUMBO BOX | $109.43 | TOP |
| 4 | 5 | DEC141935 | BOWMAN 2015 BASEBALL T/C BOX | $59.31 | TOP |
| 5 | 1 | MAR152475 | BATMAN 1966 PLAYING CARDS | $5.99 | NMR |
| 6 | 4 | MAR152196 | AVENGERS MOVIE COULSON CAPT AMERICA T/C SET II | $15.60 | EFX |
| 7 | 9 | FEB151892 | TOPPS 2015 TIER ONE BASEBALL T/C BOX | $85.90 | TOP |
| 8 | 11 | JAN151890 | MARVEL AGENTS OF SHIELD SEASON ONE T/C BOX | $57.28 | RIT |
| 9 | 16 | JUL131523 | TOPPS 2013 FIVE STAR BASEBALL T/C BOX | $390.50 | TOP |
| 10 | 13 | JUL142539 | MY LITTLE PONY MICRO COMIC FUN PACK SER 3 DSP | $46.64 | IDW |
TOP 10 APPAREL
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2015
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | MAR148288 | ALIEN NOSTROMO HAT REPLICA | $24.99 | DST |
| 2 | 7 | FEB152210 | AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON STRETCH FIT CAP | $25.99 | NEW |
| 3 | 2 | MAR151851 | BATGIRL SYMBOL III WOMENS T/S LG | $18.95 | GRA |
| 4 | 3 | MAR151850 | BATGIRL SYMBOL III WOMENS T/S MED | $18.95 | GRA |
| 5 | 4 | MAR151849 | BATGIRL SYMBOL III WOMENS T/S SM | $18.95 | GRA |
| 6 | 5 | NOV142032 | STAR WARS SAGA CONTINUES BLK T/S XL | $18.99 | MAD |
| 7 | 6 | NOV142030 | STAR WARS SAGA CONTINUES BLK T/S MED | $18.99 | MAD |
| 8 | 8 | NOV142031 | STAR WARS SAGA CONTINUES BLK T/S LG | $18.99 | MAD |
| 9 | 25 | FEB152102 | LEGEND OF ZELDA ARCHER LINK RAGLAN LG | $28.99 | FIF |
| 10 | 27 | MAR152079 | LEGEND OF ZELDA TRIFORCE RAGLAN LG | $28.99 | FIF |
TOP 10 POSTERS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2015
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 142 | OCT130779 | ALL NEW INVADERS #1 BY SINGH POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 2 | 1 | MAR150820 | SECRET WARS #1 BY ROSS POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 3 | 13 | FEB130653 | ULTRON BY DJURDJEVIC POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 4 | 78 | OCT120714 | MORBIUS LIVING VAMPIRE POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 5 | 4 | MAR150824 | A-FORCE #1 BY CHEUNG POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 6 | 2 | MAR152082 | LEGEND OF ZELDA LINK VS GANNONDORF POSTER | $9.99 | PYR |
| 7 | 14 | APR130749 | WASP BY MANARA POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 8 | 7 | MAR150823 | SPIDER-VERSE #1 BY BRADSHAW POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 8 | MAR150822 | INFINITY GAUNTLET #1 BY WEAVER POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 10 | 151 | JUN128223 | RED SHE-HULK BY PAGULAYAN POSTER NOW | $8.99 | MAR |
TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2015
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 117 | MAR152605 | METALEARTH STAR WARS VEHICLE MODEL 64PC DS | $499.20 | FAS |
| 2 | 31 | JAN152568 | MARVEL SERIES 1 LASER CUT FIGURAL KEYRING 24PC BMB DS | $143.76 | MON |
| 3 | 11 | MAY148426 | DC BOMBSHELLS HARLEY QUINN WOVEN TAPESTRY BLANKET PX | $39.99 | NOR |
| 4 | 19 | MAY148427 | DC BOMBSHELLS WONDER WOMAN WOVEN TAPESTRY BLANKET PX | $39.99 | NOR |
| 5 | 7 | DEC142336 | SW YODA LIGHT UP CHOPSTICKS | $14.99 | KOT |
| 6 | 160 | MAR152597 | METALEARTH STAR TREK VEHICLE MODEL 40PC DS | $312.00 | FAS |
| 7 | 1 | FEB152593 | DC BOMBSHELLS HARLEY QUINN PX VINYL DECAL | $6.00 | ELE |
| 8 | 27 | JAN152392 | MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO ACORN MINI TABLE CLOCK | $55.99 | BEN |
| 9 | 9 | FEB152634 | ANT MAN BUST BANK | $16.99 | MON |
| 10 | 18 | FEB148002 | MARVEL INFINITY GAUNTLET PX BANK | $29.99 | MON |
TOP 10 VIDEOS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2015
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | NOV148152 | LEGO MOVIE OST DOUBLE LP PX VER | $26.40 | SPA |
| 2 | 2 | MAR152672 | DCU BATMAN VS ROBIN BD + DVD | $18.00 | WAR |
| 3 | 4 | MAR152673 | DCU BATMAN VS ROBIN DVD | $14.00 | WAR |
| 4 | 3 | MAR152678 | CHIS SWEET HOME COMP SEA 01 DVD | $31.00 | WEA |
| 5 | 12 | APR152784 | NINJA SCROLL BD | $16.00 | SEC |
| 6 | 19 | JAN151828 | DOCTOR WHO REQUIEM FOR ROCKET MEN AUDIO CD | $18.99 | BIG |
| 7 | 31 | APR152785 | NINJA SCROLL DVD | $9.00 | SEC |
| 8 | 6 | APR152756 | FAMILIAR OF ZERO SEASON 03 DVD | $31.00 | SEC |
| 9 | 5 | FEB152714 | FREEZING VIBRATION COMP SER BD + DVD | $39.00 | FUN |
| 10 | 9 | FEB151822 | DOCTOR WHO DARK EYES 4 AUDIO CD | $52.99 | BIG |
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Item codes followed by -M indicate multiple covers and skus at the standard SRP.
How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well.
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.
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.
