May's Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels!

The women of the X-Men — among them, Storm, Rogue, Rachel Summers, and Jubilee — join forces in Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel's X-Men #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book in May.

In total, Marvel Comics had six of the month's top ten comic books. In addition to X-Men #1, Age of Ultron #7 ranked #4, Age of Ultron #8 ranked #5, Superior Spider-Man #9 ranked #6, Superior Spider-Man #10 ranked #7, and All-New X-Men #11 ranked #9.

DC Comics had four titles in the top ten, led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #20 at #2. Also in the top ten were Justice League #20 at #3, Justice League of America 33 at #8, and Detective Comics #20 at #10.

Among the other premier publishers, Image Comics' The Walking Dead #110 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard was the publisher's top book for the month at #13.

Dark Horse Comics' top book in May was Brian Wood and Carlos D'Anda's Star Wars #5, ranking #41 for the month.

Finally, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #7 was the publisher's top book at #68.

BOOM! Studios' Adventure Time: Playing With Fire, the first original graphic novel based on Cartoon Network's top-rated series, was the best-selling graphic novel to comic book specialty retailers in May. In total, BOOM! had two titles in the top ten, with Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens at #5 for the month.

Image Comics had two titles in the top ten — Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga Volume 1 ranked #2 and Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye ranked #3.

DC Comics had three titles in the top ten, led by J. Michael Straczynski and Shane Davis' Superman: Earth One Volume 1 at #4. Also in the top ten were Grant Morrison's Superman in Action Comics: Volume 1: Superman and the Men of Steel at #9 and Vertigo's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Volume 2, based on the best-selling novel, at #10.

Marvel Comics' two titles in the top ten were Deadpool Volume 1: Dead Presidents at #7 and Superior Spider-Man Volume 1: My Own Worst Enemy at #8.

Also in the top ten, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Volume 1 ranked #7.

Rounding out the premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics' Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Volume 3: Guarded ranked #16 for the month.

TOP 50 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2013

TOP 50 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2013

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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.