October's Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels!

Robert Kirkman celebrated ten years of his best-selling zombie series The Walking Dead with The Walking Dead #115, the best-selling comic book in October.

DC Comics had five titles in the top ten for October, led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #24, an oversized issue, at #2. Also in the top ten were Forever Evil #2 at #4, Justice League #24 at #6, Superman/Wonder Woman #1 at #7, and the long-awaited The Sandman: Overture #1 by Neil Gaiman and J.H. Williams III from the Vertigo imprint at #8.

Rounding out the top ten with four books was Marvel Comics, with Jonathan Hickman and Jim Cheung's Infinity #4 their top book at #3. Also in the top ten were Infinity #5 at #5, Superior Spider-Man #20 at #9 and Superior Spider-Man #19, the issue that guest-starred Spider-Man 2099, at #10.

Among the other premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics' top book in October was The Star Wars #2 at #28, the second issue of the adaptation of George Lucas' early Star Wars screenplay.

Finally, IDW Publishing's top book for the month was My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #12 at #109.

The Joker attempts to break Batman's psyche and destroy his relationships with his allies in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman Volume 3: Death of the Family from DC Entertainment, October's best-selling graphic novel.

In total, DC Entertainment had four of the month's top books including The Joker: Death of the Family, a companion volume to Batman Volume 3 at #3; the Batman: Court of Owls Book & Mask Set at #4, and Batman Volume 2: The City of Owls at #7.

Marvel Comics had one title in the top ten, Warren Ellis and Mike McKone's Avengers: Endless Wartime original hardcover graphic novel at #2.

Dark Horse Comics had two titles in the top ten. Avatar: The Last Airbender Volume 6: The Search Part 3 ranked #5, and Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo's Hellboy: The Midnight Circus graphic novel ranked #6.

Image Comics rounded out the top ten with three titles, led by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark's Lazarus Book 1: Family at #8. Also in the top ten were both volumes of Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga; volume 1 ranked #9 and volume 2 ranked #10.

Finally, among other premier publishers, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony Volume 1: The Magic Begins was the publisher's top selling book for October just outside the top ten at #11.

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

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