Top 50 Non-Premier Comics and Graphic Novels: September 2015

The adventures of Invader Zim continue in Oni Press' Invader Zim #3, the best-selling non-premier comic book of September.

Archie Comics' Archie #3 from Mark Waid and Fiona Staples ranked #2 for the month.

Valiant Entertainment's Book of Death #3 ranked #3.

Bob's Burgers #3, based on the hit FOX animated series, from Dynamite Entertainment ranked #4.

Benitez Production's Lady Mechanika: Tablet of Destinies #5 ranked #5.

Avatar Press had two comics in the top ten — Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows' Providence #4 ranked #6 and Providence #5 ranked #10.

Rounding out the top ten was Titan Comics with three titles in the top ten. Paul Cornell and Neil Edwards' Doctor Who: Four Doctors #4 ranked #7, Doctor Who: Four Doctors #5 ranked #8, and Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Year Two #1 ranked #9.

X-O Manowar battles one of the world's top secret agents in Robert Venditti and Lee Garbett's X-O Manowar Volume 2: Enter Ninjak from Valiant Entertainment, the best-selling non-premier graphic novel of September. Also in the top ten from Valiant was Bloodshot Reborn Volume 1: Colorado at #10.

VIZ Media had four titles in the top ten. Naruto Volume 72 ranked #2, Tokyo Ghoul Volume 3 ranked #7, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Volume 8 ranked #8, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Volume 7 ranked #9.

BOOM! Studios had two titles in the top ten — Lumberjanes Volume 1 ranked #3 and Steven Universe Volume 1 ranked #3 as well.

Avatar Press' Crossed +100 Volume 1 from Alan Moore ranked #5.

Finally, Drawn & Quarterly's Step Aside Pops!: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection ranked #6.

TOP 50 NON-PREMIER COMICS 
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2015

TOP 50 NON-PREMIER GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2015

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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.