June's Top 50 Comic Books & Graphic Novels

Batman confronts the Riddler in the penultimate chapater of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's retelling of Batman's origins, "Zero Year," in Batman #32 from DC Entertainment, the best-selling comic book in June.

In total, DC had five of the month's best-selling comics. In addition to Batman #32, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Chad Hardin's Harley Quinn #7 ranked #4; Geoff Johns and John Romita, Jr.'s Superman #32 ranked #5; Johns and Keith Champagne's Justice League #31 ranked #8; and Brian Buccaletto and Francis Manapul's Detective Comics #32 ranked #10.

Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten, led by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos' Amazing Spider-Man #3 at #2. Also in the top ten were Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato's Original Sin #3, Aaron and Deodato's Original Sin #4 at #6, and Slott and Ramon Perez's Amazing Spider-Man #1.2 at #7.

Also in the top ten was Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #128 at #9.

Among the premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics' Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #6, the sequel to Joss Whedon's film Serenity, was the publisher's top book for June at #43. Finally, IDW Publishing's top book for June was My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #20, which ranked #112.

A magical accident by Sabrina the Teenage Witch unleashes the zombie apocalypse in Riverdale, USA and sends Archie Andrews and his friends scrambling for safety in Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Francisco Francavilla's Afterlife with Archie Volume 1: Escape from Riverdale from Archie Comics, the best-selling graphic novel in June.

Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten, led by Cullen Bunn and Ramon Rosanas' Night of the Living Deadpool at #2.

Image Comics had four titles in the top ten, with Velvet Volume 1: Before the Living End, the new 1960s spy series by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting, as their best-selling book at #3. Also, all three volumes of Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Hugo Award-winning Saga placed in the top ten.

Rounding out the top ten, DC Entertainment had three titles, with Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason's Batman and Robin Volume 3: Death of the Family leading the way at #7.

Among the premier publishers, Kazuo Koike and Hideki Mori's New Long Wolf & Cub Volume 1 from Dark Horse Comics ranked #12 for the month. Finally, IDW Publishing's best-selling graphic novel in June was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Volume 8: Northampton at #53.

TOP 50 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in June 2014

TOP 50 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in June 2014