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September's Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels!

Avengers Vs. X-Men #11

The Avengers and the X-Men join forces to defeat the Phoenix-possessed Cyclops and Emma Frost and a legendary character falls in the battle in Avengers Vs. X-Men #11 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book to the specialty market in September 2012.

DC Comics' "Zero Month" gave the publisher nine spots in September's top ten. The publisher's top book was Batman #0 at #2, followed by Justice League #0 at #3, Green Lantern #0 at #4, Detective Comics #0 at #5, Action Comics #0 at #6, Batman: The Dark Knight #0 at #7, Batman and Robin #0 at #8, Earth 2 #0 at #9, and Batman, Incorporated #0 at #10.

Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #102 was Image Comics' top book for September at #102.

Dark Horse Comics' top book in September was Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #13 at #85.

Rounding out the top ten, IDW Publishing's Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #5 crossover was the publisher's top book for the month at #104.


Across the UniverseThanos' mad quest to assemble the Infinity Gauntlet and rule reality — a saga that continued in The Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War, and The Infinity Crusade — began in Jim Starlin's The Thanos Quest, and in September Marvel Comics reprinted the mini-series, giving the publisher the best-selling Graphic Novel for the month.

DC Comics had four of the month's top ten graphic novels, led by Walt Simonson's original graphic novel The Judas Coin at #2. Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis' Aquaman Volume 1: The Trench at #5, Paul Dini's Batman: Arkham City at #9, and Batman: Knightfall Volume 3: Knightsend at #10.

Image Comics had three volumes in the top ten, led by Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead Volume 8 hardcover at #3. The Manhattan Projects Volume 1 ranked #7 and Thief of Thieves Volume 1 ranked #8.

Dark Horse Comics had one title in the top ten — Avatar: The Last Airbender Volume 3: The Promise Part 3 at #4.

Rounding out the top ten, Legendary Comic's The Tower Chronicles Volume 1: Geisthawk, a new supernatural series from Matt Wagner (Grendel) and Simon Bisley (Lobo), ranked #6. In addition, this book was the best-selling Non-Premier Graphic Novel for the month.

Also from the Premier Publishers, IDW Publishing's top book in September was Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 Volume 1, the collected edition of the first four issues of the science-fiction franchise crossover, at #15.

TOP 50 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2012

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #11 $3.99 JUL120528-M MAR
2 BATMAN #0 $3.99 JUL120154-M DC 
3 JUSTICE LEAGUE #0 $3.99 JUL120123-M DC 
4 GREEN LANTERN #0 $2.99 JUL120173-M DC 
5 DETECTIVE COMICS #0 $3.99 JUL120159-M DC 
6 ACTION COMICS #0 $3.99 JUL120142-M DC 
7 BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #0 $2.99 JUL120162-M DC 
8 BATMAN AND ROBIN #0 $2.99 JUL120164 DC 
9 EARTH 2 #0 $2.99 JUL120135-M DC 
10 BATMAN INCORPORATED #0 $2.99 JUL120150-M DC 
11 AQUAMAN #0 $2.99 JUL120127-M DC 
12 SUPERMAN #0 $2.99 JUL120146-M DC 
13 UNCANNY X-MEN #18 $3.99 JUL120542 MAR
14 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #693 $3.99 JUL120556 MAR
15 AVENGERS #30 $3.99 JUL120545 MAR
16 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #694 $3.99 JUL120557 MAR
17 FLASH #0 $2.99 JUL120131-M DC 
18 NEW AVENGERS #30 $3.99 JUL120544 MAR
19 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #16 $3.99 JUL120546 MAR
20 BEFORE WATCHMEN COMEDIAN #3 (MR) $3.99 JUL120110-M DC 
21 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #17 $3.99 JUL120547 MAR
22 TALON #0 [*] $2.99 JUL120119-M DC 
23 BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #3 (MR) $3.99 JUL120107-M DC 
24 WALKING DEAD #102 (MR) [*] $2.99 JUL120522 IMA
25 BEFORE WATCHMEN NITE OWL #3 (MR) $3.99 JUL120113-M DC 
26 NIGHTWING #0 $2.99 JUL120168 DC 
27 SPIDER-MEN #5 $3.99 JUL120560-M MAR
28 BEFORE WATCHMEN OZYMANDIAS #3 (MR) $3.99 JUL120116-M DC 
29 BATGIRL #0 $2.99 JUL120167 DC 
30 WONDER WOMAN #0 $2.99 JUL120129-M DC 
31 TEEN TITANS #0 $2.99 JUL120197-M DC 
32 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #0 $2.99 JUL120176 DC 
33 GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #0 $2.99 JUL120177-M DC 
34 UNCANNY X-FORCE #31 $3.99 JUL120611 MAR
35 WORLDS FINEST #0 $2.99 JUL120137-M DC 
36 HIT-GIRL #3 (MR) $2.99 JUL120625-M MAR
37 BATWOMAN #0 $2.99 JUL120165-M DC 
38 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #14 $3.99 JUL120566 MAR
39 JUSTICE LEAGUE #12 $3.99 JUN120142-M DC 
40 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #15 $3.99 JUL120567 MAR
41 SWAMP THING #0 $2.99 JUL120183 DC 
42 RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #0 $2.99 JUL120172 DC 
43 WOLVERINE #313 $3.99 JUL120619-M MAR
44 CATWOMAN #0 $2.99 JUL120171 DC 
45 RED LANTERNS #0 $2.99 JUL120179 DC 
46 ANIMAL MAN #0 $2.99 JUL120182 DC 
47 AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #7 $3.99 JUL120551 MAR
48 DAREDEVIL #18 $2.99 JUL120586 MAR
49 PHANTOM STRANGER #0 [*] $2.99 JUL120120-M DC 
50 X-MEN LEGACY #273 $2.99 JUL120612 MAR

TOP 50 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in September 2012

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 THANOS QUEST #1 $7.99 JUL120553 MAR
2 JUDAS COIN HC $22.99 MAY120270 DC 
3 WALKING DEAD HC VOL 08 (MR) $34.99 JUL120438 IMA
4 AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 03 PROMISE PART 3 $10.99 MAY120011 DAR
5 AQUAMAN HC VOL 01 THE TRENCH $22.99 MAY120278 DC 
6 TOWER CHRONICLES GN VOL 01 GEISTHAWK $7.99 JUL121137 LEG
7 MANHATTAN PROJECTS TP VOL 01 SCIENCE BAD $14.99 JUN120470 IMA
8 THIEF OF THIEVES TP VOL 01 $14.99 JUL120437 IMA
9 BATMAN ARKHAM CITY TP $16.99 JUN120243 DC 
10 BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP NEW ED VOL 03 KNIGHTSEND $29.99 JUN120242 DC 
11 TEEN TITANS TP VOL 01 ITS OUR RIGHT TO FIGHT $14.99 JUN120239 DC 
12 DR STRANGE PREM HC SEASON ONE $24.99 JUN120718 MAR
13 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE $9.99 JUL068351 IMA
14 NEMESIS TP (MR) $14.99 JUN120708 MAR
15 STAR TREK TNG DOCTOR WHO ASSIMILATION TP VOL 01 $17.99 JUL120287 IDW
16 BIRDS OF PREY TP VOL 01 TROUBLE IN MIND $14.99 JUN120236 DC 
17 NARUTO TP VOL 58 $9.99 JUN121344 VIZ
18 AMERICAN VAMPIRE TP VOL 03 (MR) $16.99 JUN120280 DC 
19 GREEN LANTERN WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS TP $16.99 JUN120246 DC 
20 GREEN LANTERN CORPS HC VOL 01 FEARSOME $22.99 MAY120279 DC 
21 AMERICAN VAMPIRE HC VOL 04 (MR) $24.99 MAY120322 DC 
22 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 07 $10.99 JUN121186 RAN
23 LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES TP VOL 05 $14.99 JUN121130 FAN
24 WINTER SOLDIER TP VOL 01 LONGEST WINTER $15.99 JUL120655 MAR
25 CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE TP VOL 01 (MR) $19.99 JUN120842 AVA
26 DEADPOOL TP VOL 10 EVIL DEADPOOL $16.99 JUN120720 MAR
27 VENOM CIRCLE OF FOUR TP $19.99 JUL120672 MAR
28 BRIGHTEST DAY TP VOL 03 $16.99 JUN120244 DC 
29 STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST TP $19.99 MAY120031 DAR
30 BATMAN EARTH ONE HC $22.99 MAR120234 DC 
31 PENGUIN PAIN AND PREJUDICE TP $14.99 JUN120249 DC 
32 BERSERK TP VOL 36 $14.99 MAY120066 DAR
33 UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN TP VOL 01 $16.99 JUN120732 MAR
34 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) $14.99 SEP088204 IMA
35 BATMAN HC VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS $24.99 JAN120300 DC 
36 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ONGOING TP VOL 03 SHADOWS $17.99 JUL120308 IDW
37 BLEACH TP VOL 46 $9.99 JUN121345 VIZ
38 SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-ISLAND TP $34.99 JUL120656 MAR
39 BLEACH TP VOL 47 $9.99 JUN121346 VIZ
40 OZ HC DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ $29.99 JUL120638 MAR
41 HULK SMASH AVENGERS TP $14.99 JUN120726 MAR
42 DAREDEVIL BY MARK WAID PREM HC VOL 03 $19.99 JUL120642 MAR
43 FURY OF FIRESTORM NUCLEAR MEN TP VOL 01 GOD PARTICLE $14.99 JUN120237 DC 
44 LEGION LOST TP VOL 01 RUN FROM TOMORROW $14.99 JUN120238 DC 
45 X-MEN WAR MACHINES TP $14.99 JUL120650 MAR
46 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 16 A LARGER WORLD (MR) $14.99 APR120487 IMA
47 WORLD OF WARCRAFT PEARL OF PANDARIA HC $24.99 MAY120313 DC 
48 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY TP VOL 02 FEAR ITSELF FALLOUT $15.99 JUN120725 MAR
49 ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN BY NICK SPENCER TP VOL 01 $15.99 JUN120730 MAR
50 FEAR ITSELF TP SECRET AVENGERS $19.99 JUL120666 MAR

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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.

How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.

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 sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, minus any copies that are distributed free of cost.

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