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Exclusive: May's Top 100 Comics Best-Selling Comics

DC Comics -- DCeased #1 A techno-virus turns a tenth of Earth's population into monstrous creatures and the Justice League is all that stands in the way of total disaster in Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, and Stefano Gaudiano's DCeased #1 from DC Comics, the best-selling comic book of May 2019.

In total, DC had six titles in the top ten including Geoff Johns and Gary Frank's Doomsday Clock #10 at #2, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1 at #3, Snyder and Jock's The Batman Who Laughs #5 at #5, Batman #70 at #8, and Batman #71 at #9.

Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten: Gerry Duggan and Mike Deodato's Savage Avengers #1 ranked #4; Nick Spencer, Gerardo Sandoval, and Victor Nava's Amazing Spider-Man #21 ranked #6; Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, and Ruy Jose's The Immortal Hulk #17 ranked #7; and Spencer and Humberto Ramos' Amazing Spider-Man #22 ranked #10.

Among the premier publishers, Image Comics' The Walking Dead #191 ranked #27; Dark Horse Comics' Stranger Things: Six #1, a prequel to the Netflix series, ranked #82; BOOM! Studios' Firefly #6 ranked #98; Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja and Vampirella Meet Betty & Veronica #1, a crossover with Archie Comics, ranked #107; and IDW Publishing's Transformers #4 ranked #156.

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in May 2019

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE ITEM CODE VENDOR
1 DCEASED #1 $3.99 MAR190464-M DC COMICS
2 DOOMSDAY CLOCK #10 $4.99 JAN190585-M DC COMICS
3 BATMAN LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH #1 (MR) $5.99 MAR190458-M DC COMICS
4 SAVAGE AVENGERS #1 $4.99 MAR190757-M MARVEL COMICS
5 BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #5 $4.99 MAR190495-M DC COMICS
6 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #21 $3.99 MAR190831-M MARVEL COMICS
7 IMMORTAL HULK #17 $3.99 MAR190845-M MARVEL COMICS
8 BATMAN #70 $3.99 MAR190487-M DC COMICS
9 BATMAN #71 $3.99 MAR190489-M DC COMICS
10 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #22 $3.99 MAR190835-M MARVEL COMICS
11 WAR OF REALMS #3 $4.99 MAR190765-M MARVEL COMICS
12 HEROES IN CRISIS #9 $3.99 MAR190476-M DC COMICS
13 IMMORTAL HULK #18 $3.99 MAR190847-M MARVEL COMICS
14 WAR OF REALMS #4 $4.99 MAR190773-M MARVEL COMICS
15 VENOM #14 $3.99 MAR190807-M MARVEL COMICS
16 DETECTIVE COMICS #1003 $3.99 MAR190501-M DC COMICS
17 WAR OF REALMS NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 $3.99 MAR190793-M MARVEL COMICS
18 DETECTIVE COMICS #1004 $3.99 MAR190503-M DC COMICS
19 STAR WARS GALAXYS EDGE #1 $3.99 FEB190943-M MARVEL COMICS
20 JUSTICE LEAGUE #23 $3.99 MAR190525-M DC COMICS
21 JUSTICE LEAGUE #24 $3.99 MAR190527-M DC COMICS
22 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20.HU $3.99 MAR190830 MARVEL COMICS
23 SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #2 $3.99 MAR190871-M MARVEL COMICS
24 BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1 $3.99 MAR190467-M DC COMICS
25 FANTASTIC FOUR #10 $3.99 MAR190805-M MARVEL COMICS
26 AVENGERS #19 $3.99 MAR190827-M MARVEL COMICS
27 WALKING DEAD #191 (MR) $3.99 MAR190255-M IMAGE COMICS
28 SUPERMAN #11 $3.99 MAR190551-M DC COMICS
29 THOR #13 $3.99 MAR190816-M MARVEL COMICS
30 GREEN LANTERN #7 $3.99 MAR190517-M DC COMICS
31 DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #2 $4.99 MAR190505 DC COMICS
32 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5 $3.99 MAR190884-M MARVEL COMICS
33 UNCANNY X-MEN #18 $3.99 MAR190934 MARVEL COMICS
34 UNCANNY X-MEN #17 $3.99 MAR190933 MARVEL COMICS
35 ACTION COMICS #1011 $3.99 MAR190479-M DC COMICS
36 FLASH #70 $3.99 MAR190510-M DC COMICS
37 STAR WARS #66 $3.99 MAR190961-M MARVEL COMICS
38 STAR WARS AOR BOBA FETT #1 $3.99 MAR190963-M MARVEL COMICS
39 FLASH #71 $3.99 MAR190512-M DC COMICS
40 STAR WARS ORIG MARVEL YRS #108 $5.99 MAR190859-M MARVEL COMICS
41 THANOS #2 $3.99 MAR190892-M MARVEL COMICS
42 BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III #1 $3.99 MAR190456-M DC COMICS
43 CATWOMAN #11 $3.99 MAR190498-M DC COMICS
44 STAR WARS #65 $3.99 MAR190958-M MARVEL COMICS
45 SPAWN #297 $2.99 MAR190248-M IMAGE COMICS
46 SPIDER-MAN LIFE STORY #3 $4.99 MAR190875-M MARVEL COMICS
47 NAOMI #5 $3.99 MAR190538 DC COMICS
48 CAPTAIN AMERICA #10 $3.99 FEB190843-M MARVEL COMICS
49 STAR WARS AOR HAN SOLO #1 $3.99 MAR190967-M MARVEL COMICS
50 SHAZAM #5 $3.99 FEB190532-M DC COMICS
51 WONDER WOMAN #70 $3.99 MAR190556-M DC COMICS
52 MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #6 $3.99 MAR190877-M MARVEL COMICS
53 STAR WARS VADER DARK VISIONS #4 $3.99 MAR190988-M MARVEL COMICS
54 STAR WARS AOR JABBA THE HUTT #1 $3.99 MAR190973-M MARVEL COMICS
55 WONDER WOMAN #71 $3.99 MAR190558-M DC COMICS
56 SUPERMAN LEVIATHAN RISING SPECIAL #1 $9.99 MAR190478 DC COMICS
57 DAREDEVIL #5 $3.99 MAR190896-M MARVEL COMICS
58 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #6 $3.99 MAR190952-M MARVEL COMICS
59 DAREDEVIL #6 $3.99 MAR190898-M MARVEL COMICS
60 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #11 $3.99 MAR190529-M DC COMICS
61 MAJOR X #3 $3.99 MAR190931-M MARVEL COMICS
62 COSMIC GHOST RIDER DESTROYS MARVEL HISTORY #3 $3.99 MAR190886-M MARVEL COMICS
63 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #6 $3.99 MAR190869-M MARVEL COMICS
64 HARLEY QUINN #61 $3.99 MAR190519-M DC COMICS
65 YOUNG JUSTICE #5 $3.99 MAR190562-M DC COMICS
66 STAR WARS AOR LANDO CALRISSIAN #1 $3.99 MAR190978-M MARVEL COMICS
67 TONY STARK IRON MAN #11 $3.99 FEB190852-M MARVEL COMICS
68 MAJOR X #4 $3.99 MAR190932 MARVEL COMICS
69 PUNISHER #11 $3.99 MAR190909-M MARVEL COMICS
70 FALLEN WORLD #1 $3.99 MAR192061-M VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
71 DEAD MAN LOGAN #7 $3.99 MAR190941 MARVEL COMICS
72 DOCTOR STRANGE #14 $3.99 MAR190907-M MARVEL COMICS
73 IMMORTAL HULK #2 $3.99 NOV188875-M MARVEL COMICS
74 X-MEN GRAND DESIGN X-TINCTION #1 $5.99 MAR190928-M MARVEL COMICS
75 DEADPOOL #12 $3.99 MAR190947 MARVEL COMICS
76 TEEN TITANS #30 $3.99 MAR190473-M DC COMICS
77 BATGIRL #35 $3.99 MAR190485-M DC COMICS
78 WAR OF REALMS SPIDER-MAN & LEAGUE OF REALMS #1 $3.99 MAR190786-M MARVEL COMICS
79 CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 $3.99 MAR190888-M MARVEL COMICS
80 SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #5 $3.99 MAR190948-M MARVEL COMICS
81 WOLVERINE INFINITY WATCH #4 $3.99 MAR190942 MARVEL COMICS
82 STRANGER THINGS SIX #1 [*] $3.99 MAR190270-M DARK HORSE COMICS
83 WAR OF REALMS STRIKEFORCE WAR AVENGERS #1 $4.99 MAR190782-M MARVEL COMICS
84 DEATHSTROKE #43 $3.99 MAR190471-M DC COMICS
85 JUSTICE LEAGUE ODYSSEY #9 $3.99 MAR190531-M DC COMICS
86 SPIDER-GWEN GHOST SPIDER #8 $3.99 MAR190879-M MARVEL COMICS
87 AQUAMAN #48 $3.99 MAR190483-M DC COMICS
88 STAR WARS GALAXYS EDGE #2 $3.99 MAR190982-M MARVEL COMICS
89 NIGHTWING #60 $3.99 MAR190539-M DC COMICS
90 SPIDER-MAN CITY AT WAR #3 $3.99 MAR190866-M MARVEL COMICS
91 WAR OF REALMS UNCANNY X-MEN #2 $3.99 MAR190803-M MARVEL COMICS
92 WAR OF REALMS STRIKEFORCE DARK ELF REALM #1 $4.99 MAR190780-M MARVEL COMICS
93 WAR OF REALMS SPIDER-MAN & LEAGUE OF REALMS #2 $3.99 MAR190788-M MARVEL COMICS
94 WAR OF REALMS STRIKEFORCE LAND OF GIANTS #1 $4.99 MAR190784-M MARVEL COMICS
95 SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #50 $4.99 MAR190882-M MARVEL COMICS
96 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #6 $3.99 MAR190881 MARVEL COMICS
97 GIANT MAN #1 $3.99 MAR190809-M MARVEL COMICS
98 FIREFLY #6 $3.99 MAR191263-M BOOM! STUDIOS
99 ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #9 WR $3.99 MAR190814-M MARVEL COMICS
100 STAR WARS TIE FIGHTER #2 $3.99 MAR190984-M MARVEL COMICS

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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.

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