June's Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels
Jul 07, 2013
The Man of Steel faces one of his greatest challenges in Scott Snyder and Jim Lee's Superman Unchained #1 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book to retailers in June.
In total, DC Entertainment had four of the month's top books. Greg Pak and Jae Lee's Batman/Superman #1 ranked #2. The "Batman: Zero Year" storyline kicked off in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #21. And in Justice League #21, the month's #6 book, the build-up to the Trinity War continued.
Marvel Comics rounded out the top ten with six titles, led by Brian Michael Bendis' Age of Ultron #10, the shocking conclusion to Marvel's spring crossover event, at #4. Age of Ultron #9, the penultimate issue of the storyline, ranked #5. Dan Slott had two issues of Superior Spider-Man in the top ten; issue #11 ranked #7 and issue #12 ranked #8. All-New X-Men #12 ranked #9. Finally, Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr.'s Kick-Ass 3 #1 ranked #10.
Among the premier publishers, Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #111 from Image Comics ranked #13 for the month.
Brian Wood and Carlos D'Anda's Star Wars #6 from Dark Horse Comics ranked #45.
Finally, based on the top-rated animated series, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #8 ranked #66.
Rick Grimes and his group of survivors of the zombie apocalypse must deal with new dangers in Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead Volume 18: What Comes After, the latest volume of the best-selling series that inspired the AMC hit and the best-selling graphic novel to comics retailers in June.
In total, Image Comics had four of the month's top-selling graphic novels. Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga Volume 2 ranked #2, Kirkman's The Walking Dead Volume 2: Miles Behind Us ranked #6, and Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' Fatale Volume 3 ranked #7.
BOOM! Studios' Adventure Time Volume 3, collecting stories based on the fan-favorite Cartoon Network series, ranked #3.
Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten. Star-Lord: The Hollow Crown, collecting classic tales of the Guardians of the Galaxy leader, ranked #4. Deadpool Killustrated, a series that skewered classic literature through the prism of Deadpool, ranked #5.
DC Comics rounded out the top ten with three titles. Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason's Batman and Robin Volume 1: Born to Kill ranked #8. Harley Quinn: Night and Day, collecting tales of the fan-favorite character, ranked #9. Finally, Before Watchmen: Minutemen/Silk Spectre Deluxe, collecting two of the prequel miniseries to Watchmen, ranked #10.
Among the premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics' top book for June was Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Smuggler's Code at #15. Finally, IDW Publishing's John Byrne's Fantastic Four Artist's Edition, a deluxe presentation of some of Byrne's best artwork on Marvel Comics' first family, ranked #36 for the month.
TOP 50 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2013
RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #1 | $4.99 | APR130107-M | DC |
2 | BATMAN SUPERMAN #1 | $3.99 | APR130117-M | DC |
3 | BATMAN #21 | $3.99 | APR130161-M | DC |
4 | AGE OF ULTRON #10 | $3.99 | APR130589-M | MAR |
5 | AGE OF ULTRON #9 | $3.99 | APR130586-M | MAR |
6 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #21 | $3.99 | APR130137-M | DC |
7 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #11 | $3.99 | APR130603 | MAR |
8 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #12 | $3.99 | APR130604 | MAR |
9 | ALL NEW X-MEN #12 | $3.99 | APR130600-M | MAR |
10 | KICK-ASS 3 #1 (MR) | $2.99 | MAR130713-M | MAR |
11 | ALL NEW X-MEN #13 | $3.99 | APR130602 | MAR |
12 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #3 | $3.99 | MAR130620-M | MAR |
13 | WALKING DEAD #111 (MR) | $2.99 | APR130577 | IMA |
14 | AVENGERS #14 | $3.99 | APR130598-M | MAR |
15 | UNCANNY X-MEN #7 | $3.99 | APR130620-M | MAR |
16 | AGE OF ULTRON #10AI | $3.99 | APR130594-M | MAR |
17 | X-MEN #2 | $3.99 | MAR130639-M | MAR |
18 | GREEN LANTERN #21 | $2.99 | APR130181-M | DC |
19 | UNCANNY AVENGERS #9 | $3.99 | APR130596 | MAR |
20 | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #5 | $3.99 | APR130127-M | DC |
21 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #4 | $3.99 | APR130607-M | MAR |
22 | AVENGERS #13 | $3.99 | APR130597 | MAR |
23 | DETECTIVE COMICS #21 | $3.99 | APR130170-M | DC |
24 | BATMAN AND BATGIRL #21 | $2.99 | APR130167 | DC |
25 | NEW AVENGERS #7 | $3.99 | APR130627-M | MAR |
26 | SAVAGE WOLVERINE #6 | $3.99 | APR130611-M | MAR |
27 | THANOS RISING #3 | $3.99 | APR130619 | MAR |
28 | DEADPOOL #11 | $2.99 | APR130658-M | MAR |
29 | INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #9 | $3.99 | APR130664-M | MAR |
30 | THOR GOD OF THUNDER #9 | $3.99 | APR130640-M | MAR |
31 | BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #21 | $2.99 | APR130168-M | DC |
32 | DEADPOOL #12 | $2.99 | APR130660 | MAR |
33 | JUPITERS LEGACY #2 (MR) [*] | $2.99 | APR130544-M | IMA |
34 | LAZARUS #1 (MR) | $2.99 | APR130420-M | IMA |
35 | AQUAMAN #21 | $2.99 | APR130141-M | DC |
36 | WOLVERINE #4 | $3.99 | APR130644-M | MAR |
37 | ACTION COMICS #21 | $3.99 | APR130150-M | DC |
38 | GREEN LANTERN CORPS #21 | $2.99 | APR130184-M | DC |
39 | IRON MAN #11 | $3.99 | APR130617-M | MAR |
40 | SUPERMAN #21 | $2.99 | APR130153-M | DC |
41 | CAPTAIN AMERICA #8 | $3.99 | APR130636-M | MAR |
42 | WOLVERINE #5 | $3.99 | APR130647-M | MAR |
43 | NIGHTWING #21 | $2.99 | APR130179 | DC |
44 | EARTH 2 #13 | $2.99 | APR130147-M | DC |
45 | STAR WARS #6 2013 ONGOING | $2.99 | APR130058 | DAR |
46 | TRUE LIVES O/T FABULOUS KILLJOYS #1 | $3.99 | APR130012-M | DAR |
47 | UNCANNY X-FORCE #6 | $3.99 | APR130652-M | MAR |
48 | GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #21 | $2.99 | APR130186-M | DC |
49 | WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #31 | $3.99 | APR130687-M | MAR |
50 | HAWKEYE #11 | $2.99 | MAR130694 | MAR |
TOP 50 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in June 2013
RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 18 WHAT COMES AFTER | $14.99 | APR130482 | IMA |
2 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | APR130443 | IMA |
3 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 03 | $14.99 | APR130964 | BOO |
4 | STAR-LORD HOLLOW CROWN TP | $7.99 | APR130679 | MAR |
5 | DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED TP | $14.99 | MAR130735 | MAR |
6 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | SEP088204 | IMA |
7 | FATALE TP VOL 03 (MR) | $14.99 | APR130422 | IMA |
8 | BATMAN & ROBIN TP VOL 01 BORN TO KILL (N52) | $16.99 | MAR130270 | DC |
9 | HARLEY QUINN NIGHT AND DAY TP | $16.99 | MAR130276 | DC |
10 | BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN SILK SPECTRE DLX HC (MR) | $29.99 | MAR130264 | DC |
11 | BATMAN & ROBIN HC VOL 02 PEARL (N52) | $24.99 | FEB130207 | DC |
12 | BEFORE WATCHMEN OZYMANDIAS CRIMSON CORSAIR DLX HC (MR) | $29.99 | MAR130263 | DC |
13 | SWEET TOOTH TP VOL 06 WILD GAME (MR) | $16.99 | MAR130305 | DC |
14 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | AUG120491 | IMA |
15 | STAR WARS CLONE WARS SMUGGLERS CODE TP | $7.99 | FEB130043 | DAR |
16 | PACIFIC RIM PREM HC TALES FROM YEAR ZERO | $24.99 | MAR130719 | MAR |
17 | SUPERMAN TP VOL 01 WHAT PRICE TOMORROW (N52) | $14.99 | MAR130274 | DC |
18 | RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS TP VOL 02 STARFIRE (N52) | $14.99 | MAR130273 | DC |
19 | SUPERMAN HC VOL 02 SECRETS AND LIES (N52) | $24.99 | FEB130212 | DC |
20 | TEEN TITANS TP VOL 02 THE CULLING (N52) | $16.99 | MAR130272 | DC |
21 | WOLVERINE SEASON ONE PREM HC | $24.99 | FEB130611 | MAR |
22 | BATGIRL ROBIN YEAR ONE TP | $24.99 | MAR130279 | DC |
23 | CATWOMAN TP VOL 02 NO EASY WAY DOWN | $24.99 | MAR130271 | DC |
24 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $14.99 | NOV128157-M | IMA |
25 | LONE WOLF & CUB OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | OCT128088 | DAR |
26 | YU GI OH ZEXAL GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | MAR131369 | VIZ |
27 | SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | MAR130290 | DC |
28 | GAME OF THRONES HC GN VOL 02 (MR) | $25.00 | APR130911 | RAN |
29 | CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS TP VOL 06 | $19.99 | MAR130278 | DC |
30 | USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 27 TOWN CALLED HELL | $16.99 | FEB130039 | DAR |
31 | CAPTAIN AMERICA PREM HC VOL 01 CASTAWAY DIMENSION Z BK 1 NOW | $24.99 | MAR130723 | MAR |
32 | HELLBOY LIBRARY HC VOL 06 STORM FURY BRIDE HELL | $49.99 | FEB130012 | DAR |
33 | HELLBLAZER DEATH AND CIGARETTES TP (MR) | $19.99 | MAR130304 | DC |
34 | SOLO DELUXE ED HC | $49.99 | FEB130218 | DC |
35 | BTVS SPIKE TP VOL 01 DARK PLACE | $17.99 | FEB130019 | DAR |
36 | JOHN BYRNE FANTASTIC FOUR ARTIST ED HC (NET) | $75.00 | JAN130368 | IDW |
37 | CONAN TP VOL 13 QUEEN O/T BLACK COAST | $19.99 | FEB130052 | DAR |
38 | WOLVERINE AND X-MEN BY JASON AARON TP VOL 05 | $17.99 | APR130729 | MAR |
39 | MIND THE GAP TP VOL 02 WISH YOU WERE HERE (MR) | $14.99 | FEB130430 | IMA |
40 | SILENCE & CO GN | $9.99 | MAR130990 | CRY |
41 | PREACHER TP BOOK 01 (MR) | $19.99 | MAR130303 | DC |
42 | STAR WARS LOST TRIBE O/T SITH SPIRAL TP | $18.99 | FEB130047 | DAR |
43 | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 11 FUTURE | $19.99 | MAR130743 | MAR |
44 | SPIDER-MAN DANGER ZONE TP | $19.99 | FEB130633 | MAR |
45 | AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 04 AVX | $19.99 | MAR130734 | MAR |
46 | WOLVERINE BY CLAREMONT AND MILLER HC | $24.99 | JAN130766 | MAR |
47 | HAWKEYE TP VOL 01 MY LIFE AS WEAPON NOW | $16.99 | DEC120744 | MAR |
48 | HARBINGER (VU) TP VOL 02 RENEGADES | $14.99 | MAR131332 | VAL |
49 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | NOV070226 | DC |
50 | BATMAN TP VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS (N52) | $16.99 | DEC120323 | DC |
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