Top 100 Comics: February 2015

Written by the series co-creator, IDW Publishing's Orphan Black #1, based on the hit BBC America original series, was the best-selling comic book in February.

Marvel Comics had seven titles in the top ten, led by Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larocca's Darth Vader #1 at #2. Also in the top ten were Spider-Gwen #1 at #3, Star Wars #2 at #4, Amazing Spider-Man #14 at #6, Darth Vader #2 at #7, Amazing Spider-Man #15 at #8, and Silk #1 at #9.

DC Entertainment had two titles in the top ten — Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman #39 at #5 and Justice League #39 at #10.

Among the premier publishers, Image Comics' The Walking Dead #137 was their top book at #13. Finally, Dark Horse Comics' Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #12 was their top book at #136.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in February 2015

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Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world.  Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well.

Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. 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.

About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.