December's Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels!
Jan 12, 2014
An untold chapter in the life of James Howlett, better known as Wolverine, is revealed in Kieron Gillen and Adam Kubert's Origin II #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book in December 2013.
In total, Marvel Comics had four of the month's top ten best-selling comics. Also in the top ten were Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic's Avengers #24.NOW at #2; Matt Fraction and Olivier Coipel's Inhumanity #1 at #9; and Dan Slott, Christos Gage, and Humberto Ramos' Superior Spider-Man #23 at #10.
DC Comics had six titles in the top ten led by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #26 at #3. Also in the top ten were Geoff Johns and David Finch's Forever Evil #4 at #4; Snyder and Jim Lee's Superman Unchained #5 at #5; Johns and Doug Mahnke's Justice League #25 at #6; Amanda Connor, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Chad Hardin's Harley Quinn #1 at #7; and Johns and Ivan Reis' Justice League #26 at #8.
Image Comics had five books in the top 100, led by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #118 at #14.
Dark Horse Comics had a strong month for Star Wars comics with three issues in the top 100 — The Star Wars #4, adapting George Lucas' original screenplay, ranked #35; The Star Wars #0, a special behind-the-scenes issue about the making of the adaptation, ranked #39; and Brian Wood's ongoing Star Wars #12 ranked #56.
Rounding out the premier publishers, IDW Publishing's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #14 placed in the top 100 at #92.
Snow White and Bigby face challenges – her cubs are lost and their marriage is threatened – in Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham's Fables Volume 19: Snow White from DC Entertainment's Vertigo imprint and December's best-selling graphic novel. Also in the top ten graphic novels from DC was Nightwing Volume 3: Death of the Family at #6.
BOOM! Studios had December's #2 graphic novel with Adventure Time Volume 2: Pixel Princesses, an original graphic novel from Danielle Corsetto and Zack Sterling.
Darwyn Cooke's adaptations of hard-boiled crime novels continued in December with Richard Stark's Parker: Slayground, which ranked #3 for the month.
Marvel Comics had three titles in the top ten, led by Deadpool Kills Deadpool at #4.
Image Comics rounded out the top ten with three titles as well, led by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga Volume 1 at #7.
Also among premier publishers, Adam Warren's Empowered Volume 8 from Dark Horse Comics ranked #13.
TOP 50 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in December 2013
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | ORIGIN II #1 | $4.99 | OCT130650-M | MAR |
| 2 | AVENGERS #24.NOW | $4.99 | OCT130656-M | MAR |
| 3 | BATMAN #26 | $3.99 | OCT130190-M | DC |
| 4 | FOREVER EVIL #4 | $3.99 | OCT130115-M | DC |
| 5 | SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #5 | $3.99 | SEP130208-M | DC |
| 6 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #25 | $3.99 | SEP130170-M | DC |
| 7 | HARLEY QUINN #1 | $2.99 | OCT130185-M | DC |
| 8 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #26 | $3.99 | OCT130121-M | DC |
| 9 | INHUMANITY #1 | $3.99 | OCT130637-M | MAR |
| 10 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #23 | $3.99 | OCT130686-M | MAR |
| 11 | SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #24 | $3.99 | OCT130688-M | MAR |
| 12 | BATMAN SUPERMAN #6 | $3.99 | OCT130176-M | DC |
| 13 | ALL NEW X-MEN #20 | $3.99 | OCT130723-M | MAR |
| 14 | WALKING DEAD #118 (MR) | $2.99 | OCT130633 | IMA |
| 15 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700.1 | $3.99 | OCT130676-M | MAR |
| 16 | JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #10 | $3.99 | OCT130125-M | DC |
| 17 | UNCANNY X-MEN #15.INH | $3.99 | OCT130647 | MAR |
| 18 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700.2 | $3.99 | OCT130678-M | MAR |
| 19 | AMAZING X-MEN #2 | $3.99 | OCT130721-M | MAR |
| 20 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700.3 | $3.99 | OCT130680-M | MAR |
| 21 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700.4 | $3.99 | OCT130682-M | MAR |
| 22 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #700.5 | $3.99 | OCT130684-M | MAR |
| 23 | JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 #1 | $2.99 | OCT130141-M | DC |
| 24 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #9 INF | $3.99 | SEP130672-M | MAR |
| 25 | UNCANNY AVENGERS #15 | $3.99 | OCT130664 | MAR |
| 26 | NEW AVENGERS #13.INH | $3.99 | OCT130643-M | MAR |
| 27 | DETECTIVE COMICS #26 | $3.99 | OCT130187-M | DC |
| 28 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #10 | $3.99 | OCT130699 | MAR |
| 29 | SAGA #17 (MR) | $2.99 | OCT130619 | IMA |
| 30 | X-MEN #8 | $3.99 | OCT130725 | MAR |
| 31 | GREEN LANTERN #26 | $2.99 | OCT130206-M | DC |
| 32 | SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN #3 | $3.99 | OCT130156-M | DC |
| 33 | DAMIAN SON OF BATMAN #3 | $3.99 | OCT130182-M | DC |
| 34 | AVENGERS ANNUAL 2013 #1 | $4.99 | OCT130665 | MAR |
| 35 | STAR WARS #4 LUCAS DRAFT | $3.99 | OCT130011 | DAR |
| 36 | BATMAN AND TWO FACE #26 | $2.99 | OCT130201 | DC |
| 37 | DEADPOOL #20 | $2.99 | OCT130732 | MAR |
| 38 | DEADPOOL #21 | $2.99 | OCT130733 | MAR |
| 39 | STAR WARS #0 LUCAS DRAFT | $3.99 | NOV130026 | DAR |
| 40 | BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #26 | $2.99 | OCT130198-M | DC |
| 41 | FOREVER EVIL ARKHAM WAR #3 | $2.99 | OCT130133-M | DC |
| 42 | THOR GOD OF THUNDER #16 | $3.99 | OCT130709 | MAR |
| 43 | WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #39 | $3.99 | OCT130727 | MAR |
| 44 | AQUAMAN #26 | $2.99 | OCT130143-M | DC |
| 45 | NIGHTWING #26 | $2.99 | OCT130197 | DC |
| 46 | ACTION COMICS #26 | $3.99 | OCT130174-M | DC |
| 47 | EARTH 2 #18 | $2.99 | OCT130149-M | DC |
| 48 | SUPERMAN #26 | $2.99 | OCT130172-M | DC |
| 49 | FLASH #26 | $2.99 | OCT130147-M | DC |
| 50 | JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #26 | $3.99 | OCT130129-M | DC |
TOP 50 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in December 2013
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
| 1 | FABLES TP VOL 19 SNOW WHITE (MR) | $16.99 | SEP130305 | DC |
| 2 | ADVENTURE TIME ORIGINAL GN VOL 02 PIXEL PRINCESSES | $11.99 | SEP131012 | BOO |
| 3 | RICHARD STARKS PARKER SLAYGROUND HC | $17.99 | OCT130333 | IDW |
| 4 | DEADPOOL KILLS DEADPOOL TP | $14.99 | SEP130799 | MAR |
| 5 | STAR LORD WORLDS ON BRINK | $7.99 | OCT130698 | MAR |
| 6 | NIGHTWING TP VOL 03 DEATH OF THE FAMILY (N52) | $16.99 | SEP130273 | DC |
| 7 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | AUG120491 | IMA |
| 8 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 03 GOOD BAD AND UGLY | $15.99 | SEP130800 | MAR |
| 9 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (MR) | $14.99 | APR130443 | IMA |
| 10 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $14.99 | NOV128157 | IMA |
| 11 | NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 01 | $14.99 | MAR110767 | MAR |
| 12 | MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC TP VOL 03 | $17.99 | NOV130340 | IDW |
| 13 | EMPOWERED TP VOL 08 | $16.99 | AUG130070 | DAR |
| 14 | AVENGERS OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 JRJR CVR | $99.99 | SEP110637 | MAR |
| 15 | MARVEL ZOMNIBUS HC | $125 | APR120685 | MAR |
| 16 | TEEN TITANS TP VOL 03 DEATH OF THE FAMILY TO (N52) | $14.99 | SEP130274 | DC |
| 17 | SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS TP VOL 02 BULLETPROOF (N52) | $16.99 | SEP130275 | DC |
| 18 | ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN OMNIBUS HC VOL 01 QUESADA CVR | $99.99 | JAN120715 | MAR |
| 19 | MASSIVE TP VOL 02 SUBCONTINENTAL | $19.99 | AUG130069 | DAR |
| 20 | MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 06 | $14.99 | SEP130543 | IMA |
| 21 | MOUSE GUARD LEGENDS O/T GUARD HC VOL 02 | $19.95 | SEP130878 | ARA |
| 22 | SUPERMAN ACTION COMICS HC VOL 03 END OF DAYS (N52) | $24.99 | AUG130298 | DC |
| 23 | CONAN TP VOL 14 THE DEATH | $19.99 | AUG130073 | DAR |
| 24 | NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 07 | $14.99 | SEP110670 | MAR |
| 25 | NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 03 | $14.99 | MAY110743 | MAR |
| 26 | DEADPOOL BY DANIEL WAY COMPLETE COLL TP VOL 02 | $34.99 | SEP130797 | MAR |
| 27 | MY LITTLE PONY DIGEST TP VOL 02 | $6.99 | NOV130339 | IDW |
| 28 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 19 MARCH TO WAR | $14.99 | SEP130566 | IMA |
| 29 | NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 06 | $14.99 | AUG110711 | MAR |
| 30 | NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 05 | $14.99 | JUL110732 | MAR |
| 31 | NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 04 | $14.99 | JUN110750 | MAR |
| 32 | DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 09 | $29.99 | SEP130798 | MAR |
| 33 | NEW X-MEN BY GRANT MORRISON GN TP BOOK 02 | $14.99 | APR110700 | MAR |
| 34 | BATMAN HC VOL 03 DEATH OF THE FAMILY (N52) | $24.99 | MAY130216 | DC |
| 35 | ABE SAPIEN TP VOL 03 DARK TERRIBLE NEW RACE MAN | $19.99 | AUG130091 | DAR |
| 36 | GODLAND FINALE | $6.99 | SEP130509 | IMA |
| 37 | X-MEN AGE OF APOCALYPSE OMNIBUS HC | $125 | SEP110635 | MAR |
| 38 | GREEN LANTERN CORPS TP VOL 02 ALPHA WAR (N52) | $16.99 | SEP130267 | DC |
| 39 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY MCFARLANE OMNIBUS HC | $99.99 | MAR110747 | MAR |
| 40 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) | $14.99 | SEP088204 | IMA |
| 41 | BIRDS OF PREY TP VOL 03 CLASH OF DAGGERS (N52) | $14.99 | SEP130270 | DC |
| 42 | ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS BY MARK MILLAR OMNIBUS HC | $75 | NOV110596 | MAR |
| 43 | BATMAN JUDGE DREDD TP | $19.99 | SEP130278 | DC |
| 44 | SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN TP VOL 15 | $19.99 | AUG130076 | DAR |
| 45 | THANOS TP INFINITY ABYSS NEW PTG | $24.99 | SEP130815 | MAR |
| 46 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | $17.99 | NOV070226 | DC |
| 47 | BATMAN TP VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS (N52) | $16.99 | DEC120323 | DC |
| 48 | MARVEL POINT ONE TP | $24.99 | MAY110754 | MAR |
| 49 | NEW AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 02 INFINITY | $24.99 | OCT130753 | MAR |
| 50 | IMMORTAL IRON FIST COMPLETE COLLECTION TP VOL 01 | $39.99 | SEP130808 | MAR |
