Top 50 Small Press Comics and Graphic Novels: September 2015

Zim unleashes the power of the Star Donkey in Oni Press' Invader Zim #3, the best-selling small-press comic book of September. Also in the top ten fron Oni Press was Rick and Morty #6 at #8.

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

Valiant Entertainment had three titles in the top ten — Book of Death #3 at #3, Book of Death: Fall of Harbinger #1 at #9, and Bloodshot Reborn #6 at #10.

Benitez Productions' Lady Mechanika: Tablet of Destinies #5 ranked #4.

Rounding out the top ten, Titan Comics placed three titles at the top of the charts — Doctor Who: Four Doctors #4 ranked #5, Doctor Who: Four Doctors #5 ranked #6, and Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Year Two #1 ranked #7.

Two unstoppable forces collide in Valiant Entertainment's X-O Manowar Volume 2: Enter Ninjak, the best-selling small press graphic novel of September. In total, Valiant had three titles in the top ten.

Kate Beaton's Step Aside Pops!: A Hark! The Vagrant Collection from Drawn & Quarterly ranked #2 for the month.

Other publishers in the top ten include Abstract Studios, Harper Collins, Joe Books, Quarto Publishing Group, and Yen Press.

TOP 50 SMALL PRESS COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2015

TOP 50 SMALL PRESS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2015

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Item codes followed by -M indicate multiple covers and skus at the standard SRP.

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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.