Top Sellers: April 2018
May 07, 2018
Presenting April 2018's Top Sellers in the categories of Magazines, Videos, Books, Trading Cards, Apparel, Prints & Posters, and Collectible Items based on total unit sales to comic book specialty shops.
TOP 10 BOOKS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2018
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 1.43 | MAY170010 | MOEBIUS LIBRARY ART OF EDENA HC | $34.99 | DAR |
| 2 | 4 | 0.63 | FEB181570 | BE PREPARED GN | $12.99 | STM |
| 3 | 5 | 0.50 | JAN182170 | SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOL 128 SHADOWED MILLIONS | $14.95 | SAN |
| 4 | 9 | 0.40 | FEB182114 | STAR TREK LIGHT & SOUND TRICORDER KIT | $12.95 | HAC |
| 5 | 10 | 0.39 | FEB182113 | STAR TREK LIGHT & SOUND BORG CUBE KIT | $12.95 | HAC |
| 6 | 3 | 0.37 | NOV171318 | POWER RANGERS ARTIST TRIBUTE HC | $24.99 | BOO |
| 7 | 14 | 0.34 | FEB182109 | HARRY POTTER TALKING DOBBY W BOOK KIT | $12.95 | HAC |
| 8 | 2 | 0.33 | OCT178150 | ART OF GOD OF WAR HC | $39.99 | DAR |
| 9 | 19 | 0.32 | FEB182054 | LITTLE BOOK OF BATMAN FLEXICOVER | $10.00 | TAS |
| 10 | 26 | 0.32 | FEB181955 | POKEMON SEEK & FIND HC LEGENDARY POKEMON | $9.99 | VIZ |
TOP 10 MAGAZINES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2018
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 3.71 | FEB180275 | MAD MAGAZINE #1 | $5.99 | DC |
| 2 | 2 | 1.19 | JAN181983 | ALTER EGO #152 | $9.95 | TWO |
| 3 | 5 | 1.00 | FEB182143-M | STAR WARS INSIDER #180 | $7.99 | TTN |
| 4 | 3 | 0.81 | JAN182181 | DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE #523 | $11.99 | PAN |
| 5 | 10 | 0.71 | FEB182130 | THE CREEPS #14 (MR) | $5.95 | WAR |
| 6 | 15 | 0.47 | FEB182131 | HORRORHOUND 2018 SPRING ANNUAL SPECIAL | $5.00 | HOR |
| 7 | 8 | 0.46 | DEC171889 | BACK ISSUE #61 LONGBOX EDITION | $8.95 | TWO |
| 8 | 12 | 0.39 | FEB182120 | HI FRUCTOSE MAGAZINE QUARTERLY #47 | $7.95 | ATT |
| 9 | 4 | 0.36 | DEC171745 | 2000 AD PACK FEB 2018 | $27.00 | REB |
| 10 | 7 | 0.34 | NOV172241 | BRICKJOURNAL #50 SPECIAL EDITION | $17.95 | TWO |
TOP 10 TRADING CARDS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2018
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 5 | NOV178061 | TOPPS 2018 WALKING DEAD ROAD TO ALEXANDRIA T/C BOX | $72.77 | TOP |
| 2 | 6 | SEP178605 | TOPPS 2018 GYPSY QUEEN BASEBALL T/C BOX | $75.05 | TOP |
| 3 | 1 | NOV178530 | BLACK PANTHER MOVIE PLAYING CARDS | $5.99 | NMR |
| 4 | 2 | NOV178532 | DC DARK KNIGHT JOKER PLAYING CARDS | $5.99 | NMR |
| 5 | 7 | NOV178646 | ST DEEP SPACE NINE HEROES AND VILLAINS T/C BOX | $68.74 | RIT |
| 6 | 8 | AUG179043 | TOPPS 2018 WACKY PACKAGES MOVIES T/C COLL BOX | $72.76 | TOP |
| 7 | 3 | JAN182807 | BOB ROSS QUOTES PLAYING CARDS | $5.99 | NMR |
| 8 | 9 | JUN178738 | TOPPS 2018 BASEBALL SERIES 1 T/C BOX | $49.66 | TOP |
| 9 | 4 | NOV178531 | MARVEL INHUMANS PLAYING CARDS | $5.99 | NMR |
| 10 | 14 | JUN178831 | TOPPS 2017 STAR WARS HIGH TEK T/C BOX | $56.86 | TOP |
TOP 10 APPAREL
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2018
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | FEB094925 | BTTF MARTY HAT REPLICA | $24.99 | DST |
| 2 | 4 | FEB188505 | ACTION #1000 SUPERMAN T/S XL | $19.95 | GRA |
| 3 | 2 | NOV178246 | PINKY AND THE BRAIN 2PC LAPEL PIN SET | $9.99 | BIO |
| 4 | 8 | FEB188506 | ACTION #1000 SUPERMAN T/S XXL | $22.95 | GRA |
| 5 | 3 | NOV178247 | REN & STIMPY 3PC LAPEL PIN SET | $9.99 | BIO |
| 6 | 7 | FEB188504 | ACTION #1000 SUPERMAN T/S LG | $19.95 | GRA |
| 7 | 17 | OCT168697 | DC COMICS WONDER WOMAN COSTUME CAPE | $26.50 | RUB |
| 8 | 5 | NOV178248 | RUGRATS 3 PC LAPEL PIN SET | $9.99 | BIO |
| 9 | 14 | MAY178976 | SPIDER-MAN HOMECOMING BI-FOLD WALLET | $22.99 | BIO |
| 10 | 13 | MAR148288 | ALIEN NOSTROMO HAT REPLICA | $24.99 | DST |
TOP 10 POSTERS
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2018
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | JAN188154 | ACTION COMICS 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN POSTER | $9.99 | DC |
| 2 | 2 | FEB180949 | DEADPOOL #300 BY KOBLISH POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 3 | 4 | FEB180952 | BLACK PANTHER #1 BY ACUNA POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 4 | 5 | FEB180953 | VENOM #1 BY STEGMAN POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 5 | 6 | FEB180951 | AVENGERS #1 BY MCGUINNESS POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 6 | 7 | FEB180950 | HUNT FOR WOLVERINE BY MCNIVEN POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 7 | 8 | FEB180954 | DOMINO BY LAND POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
| 8 | 3 | JAN181030 | HULK BY BROOKS VINYL POSTER | $34.99 | MAR |
| 9 | 10 | JAN180056 | FCBD 2018 COMM ARTIST BLUMENREICH POSTER (NET) | $5.50 | DIA |
| 10 | 11 | NOV171091 | RISE OF THE BLACK PANTHER BY STELFREEZE POSTER | $8.99 | MAR |
TOP 10 COLLECTIBLES
Based on Total Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2018
| DOLLAR RANK |
QTY RANK |
ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 28 | OCT178371 | OVERWATCH FIGURE HANGERS 24PC BMB DS | $215.76 | UCC |
| 2 | 17 | SEP173003 | RICK AND MORTY MR MEESEEKS COIN BANK | $27.99 | SUR |
| 3 | 60 | JAN182804 | BOB ROSS 1-1/4IN 144 PIECE BUTTON ASST | $142.56 | NMR |
| 4 | 35 | FEB182744 | STAR TREK TNG COMMUNICATOR PIN REPLICA BLUETOOTH SPEAKER | $79.99 | MAS |
| 5 | 16 | SEP173002 | RICK AND MORTY RICK 3D MOLDED MUG | $18.99 | SUR |
| 6 | 54 | OCT178491 | POKEMON EEVEE PLUSH CLIPS 9PC DIS | $116.91 | UCC |
| 7 | 20 | OCT178687 | JUSTICE LEAGUE MOVIE BLACK BATARANG PX LETTER OPENER | $25.00 | ICO |
| 8 | 115 | OCT178365 | EXPLODING KITTENS FIGURE HANGERS 24PC BMB DS | $191.76 | UCC |
| 9 | 105 | OCT178367 | STEVEN UNIVERSE FIGURE HANGERS 24PC BMB DS | $167.76 | UCC |
| 10 | 83 | MAY179034 | INVADER ZIM BUILDABLE FIGURE 24PC BMB DS | $119.76 | UCC |
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Item codes followed by -M indicate multiple covers and skus at the standard SRP.
How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
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.
