Top 100 Non-Premier Comics: March 2022
Apr 28, 2022
Ed Piskor’s Red Room: Trigger Warnings #1 from Fantagraphics Books was the best-selling non-premier comic book of March.
Aftershock Comics had three titles in the top ten: Inaki Miranda and Roy Miranda’s We Live: Age of the Palladians: Black #1 ranked #2, the Miranda Brothers’ We Live: Age of the Palladians: White #1 ranked #3, and Elliott Kalan and Andrea Mutti’s Maniac of New York: The Bronx Is Burning #4 ranked #10.
Ablaze had two titles in the top ten: Animal Castle #4 ranked #4 and The Cimmerian: Hour of the Dragon #1 ranked #5.
Titan Comics’ Cowboy Bebop #2, based on the Netflix live-action adaptation of the beloved anime, ranked #6.
Behemoth’s Follow Me Into the Darkness #1 ranked #7.
Valiant Entertainment’s Armorclads, the new mech series by J.J. O'Conner, Brian Buccellato, and Manuel Garcia, ranked #8.
Finally, Christa Faust, Priscilla Petraites, and Marco Lesko’s Hit Me #1 from AWA Studios ranked #9.
TOP 100 NON-PREMIER COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2022
QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 25 | 34 | 33.24 | OCT211475-M | RED ROOM TRIGGER WARNINGS #1 | $3.99 | FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
2 | 55 | 41 | 22.94 | JAN221112-M | WE LIVE AGE OF PALLADIONS BLACK #1 [*] | $4.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
3 | 64 | 53 | 21.26 | JAN221116-M | WE LIVE AGE OF PALLADIONS WHITE #1 [*] | $4.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
4 | 69 | 79 | 20.26 | JAN221085-M | ANIMAL CASTLE #4 (MR) | $3.99 | ABLAZE |
5 | 73 | 82 | 19.37 | JAN221066-M | CIMMERIAN HOUR OF DRAGON #1 (MR) | $3.99 | ABLAZE |
6 | 80 | 87 | 18.07 | NOV211712-M | COWBOY BEBOP #2 | $3.99 | TITAN COMICS |
7 | 93 | 91 | 16.29 | DEC211404-M | FOLLOW ME INTO THE DARKNESS #1 (MR) | $3.99 | BEHEMOTH COMICS |
8 | 97 | 95 | 15.79 | JAN221712-M | ARMORCLADS #1 [*] | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
9 | 109 | 202 | 14.65 | JAN221242-M | HIT ME #1 (MR) | $3.99 | AWA STUDIOS |
10 | 157 | 133 | 10.49 | JAN221129-M | MANIAC OF NEW YORK BRONX BURNING #4 | $4.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
11 | 164 | 165 | 10.10 | JAN221078-M | LIFE ZERO #2 (MR) | $3.99 | ABLAZE |
12 | 178 | 185 | 8.65 | JAN221670-M | BLADE RUNNER ORIGINS #10 (MR) | $3.99 | TITAN COMICS |
13 | 180 | 180 | 8.43 | OCT211863-M | LAST BOOK YOULL EVER READ #5 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
14 | 182 | 150 | 8.16 | JAN221777-M | DARKSTALKERS MORRIGAN #1 | $4.99 | UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC |
15 | 191 | 199 | 7.57 | JAN221128 | LAND OF LIVING GODS #2 | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
16 | 196 | 193 | 7.10 | NOV211781-M | LAST BOOK YOULL EVER READ #6 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
17 | 198 | 195 | 6.95 | JAN221244-M | PRIMOS #2 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | AWA STUDIOS |
18 | 199 | 207 | 6.92 | JAN221557-M | RICK AND MORTY INFINITY HOUR #1 | $3.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
19 | 204 | 126 | 6.77 | JAN221127 | LION & EAGLE #2 | $7.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
20 | 205 | 209 | 6.73 | JAN221718-M | SHADOWMAN (2020) #7 | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
21 | 206 | 201 | 6.71 | DEC211427-M | UNTIL MY KNUCKLES BLEED #2 (MR) | $3.99 | BEHEMOTH COMICS |
22 | 207 | 188 | 6.66 | JAN221555-M | RICK AND MORTY PRESENTS MORTYS RUN #1 | $4.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
23 | 210 | 216 | 6.21 | DEC211740-M | RICK AND MORTY CORPORATE ASSETS #4 | $3.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
24 | 214 | 212 | 5.80 | JAN221276-M | UNTIL MY KNUCKLES BLEED #3 (MR) | $3.99 | BEHEMOTH COMICS |
25 | 216 | 226 | 5.70 | JAN221246 | FOURTH MAN #3 (MR) | $3.99 | AWA STUDIOS |
26 | 225 | 240 | 4.75 | JAN221721-M | HARBINGER (2021) #6 | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
27 | 226 | 234 | 4.73 | JAN221269-M | HEAVY METAL DRUMMER #2 (MR) | $3.99 | BEHEMOTH COMICS |
28 | 227 | 233 | 4.72 | JUL211353-M | VAMPIRE MACABRE HALLOWEEN SP ONE SHOT (MR) | $3.99 | ASYLUM PRESS |
29 | 235 | 235 | 4.44 | JAN221757-M | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #58 [*] | $3.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
30 | 236 | 228 | 4.39 | JUL211650-M | LOVE & ROCKETS MAGAZINE #11 (MR) | $4.99 | FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS |
31 | 237 | 246 | 4.31 | JAN221248 | HOTELL VOL 2 #4 | $3.99 | AWA STUDIOS |
31 | 237 | 229 | 4.31 | DEC211244-M | LAND OF LIVING GODS #1 | $4.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
33 | 240 | 250 | 4.17 | JAN221247 | CRIMSON CAGE #4 (MR) | $3.99 | AWA STUDIOS |
34 | 244 | 287 | 3.71 | JAN221210 | BETTY & VERONICA FRIENDS FOREVER POWER UPS #1 | $2.99 | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
35 | 245 | 264 | 3.68 | JAN221132 | HEATHENS #5 | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
36 | 246 | 256 | 3.66 | JAN221643-M | RISE OF DRACULA #4 (MR) | $3.99 | SOURCE POINT PRESS |
37 | 247 | 253 | 3.66 | NOV211777-M | LUNAR ROOM #3 [*] | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
38 | 248 | 254 | 3.65 | NOV211773-M | BLUE FLAME #7 [*] | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
39 | 249 | 214 | 3.63 | JAN221743-M | ROBYN HOOD SHADOWS OF PAST ONESHOT #1 [*] | $5.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
40 | 250 | 265 | 3.59 | OCT211816-M | LIFE IS STRANGE SETTLING DUST #4 | $3.99 | TITAN COMICS |
41 | 251 | 260 | 3.53 | DEC211440 | SHI NO KAGE #7 | $3.99 | BLACKBOX COMICS |
42 | 253 | 262 | 3.33 | JAN221553-M | SEASON OF THE BRUJA #1 [*] | $3.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
43 | 255 | 274 | 3.26 | DEC211931-M | HUMAN REMAINS #6 | $3.99 | VAULT COMICS |
44 | 256 | 255 | 3.23 | JAN221131 | BYLINES IN BLOOD #3 | $4.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
45 | 257 | 276 | 3.20 | NOV211078 | ALMOST AMERICAN #5 | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
46 | 258 | 237 | 3.08 | JAN221628-M | PENTAGRAM OF HORROR #1 | $5.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
47 | 259 | 271 | 3.06 | JAN221272-M | QUAD #3 (MR) | $3.99 | BEHEMOTH COMICS |
48 | 260 | 249 | 3.04 | JAN221505-M | QUINTARA STONE #1 | $4.99 | KEENSPOT ENTERTAINMENT |
49 | 262 | 224 | 2.87 | JAN221728 | HEATHEN VAULT RESERVE ED #2 | $7.99 | VAULT COMICS |
50 | 263 | 251 | 2.76 | NOV211783 | LAST BOOK YOULL EVER READ #6 CVR C BLACK BAG VAR (MR) | $5.99 | VAULT COMICS |
51 | 264 | 283 | 2.64 | NOV211659 | SWAMP DOGS #2 | $3.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
52 | 265 | 266 | 2.60 | JAN221621-M | CITIES OF MAGICK #1 | $4.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
53 | 266 | 252 | 2.52 | DEC211945-M | ALL GUTS NO GLORY #2 | $5.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
54 | 270 | 269 | 2.46 | JAN221157-M | WRONG EARTH TRAPPED ON TEEN PLANET #1 | $4.99 | AHOY COMICS |
55 | 271 | 288 | 2.45 | JAN221297-M | USHER OF THE DEAD #1 (MR) | $3.99 | BLOOD MOON COMICS LLC |
56 | 272 | 280 | 2.44 | NOV211194-M | FRANKENROCKER AND THE JAILBAIT PUNKS #1 | $4.99 | BAD KIDS PRESS |
57 | 273 | 213 | 2.43 | DEC211953-M | MYTHS & LEGENDS QUARTERLY JACK & JILL [*] | $8.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
58 | 274 | 291 | 2.41 | JAN221655-M | COVER OF DARKNESS #3 (MR) | $3.99 | SOURCE POINT PRESS |
59 | 275 | 290 | 2.39 | DEC211817 | PLAYTHINGS #1 | $3.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
60 | 276 | 299 | 2.36 | JAN221133 | MY DATE WITH MONSTERS #5 | $3.99 | AFTERSHOCK COMICS |
61 | 277 | 292 | 2.34 | DEC211818-M | RAD WRAITH #1 | $3.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
62 | 279 | 295 | 2.24 | JAN221280-M | NO HOLDS BARD #4 (MR) | $3.99 | BEHEMOTH COMICS |
63 | 282 | 297 | 2.21 | DEC211422-M | KNIGHT JANEK #3 (MR) | $3.99 | BEHEMOTH COMICS |
64 | 283 | 273 | 2.19 | OCT218821 | LAST BOOK YOULL EVER READ #5 CVR C BLACK BAG (MR) | $5.99 | VAULT COMICS |
65 | 284 | 257 | 2.07 | OCT211559 | KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #291 | $6.99 | KENZER & COMPANY |
66 | 285 | 309 | 2.05 | DEC211742-M | AGGRETSUKO OUT OF OFFICE #3 | $3.99 | ONI PRESS INC. |
67 | 287 | 319 | 1.85 | JAN221166-M | MONSTER MEN ISLE OF TERROR #1 | $3.99 | AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS |
68 | 289 | 282 | 1.78 | OCT211895-M | RISE OF THE DJINN #3 | $5.99 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
69 | 290 | 267 | 1.78 | DEC211202 | DEFECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL ONE SHOT | $8.00 | AARDVARK VANAHEIM |
70 | 291 | 296 | 1.77 | JAN221618 | BEYOND THE BEYOND #1 | $4.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
71 | 293 | 316 | 1.75 | DEC211851-M | TWIZTID HAUNTED HIGH ONS CURSE OF GREEN BOOK #4 | $3.99 | SOURCE POINT PRESS |
72 | 294 | 318 | 1.75 | DEC211434-M | WATCH DOGS LEGION #4 (MR) | $3.99 | BEHEMOTH COMICS |
73 | 296 | 351 | 1.70 | NOV211762-M | SHADOWMAN (2020) #5 | $3.99 | VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
74 | 300 | 321 | 1.67 | OCT211699-M | CARRIERS #2 | $3.95 | RED 5 COMICS |
75 | 301 | 357 | 1.63 | JAN221474 | SWAMP GOD #4 | $2.99 | HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE |
76 | 302 | 403 | 1.60 | DEC211392-M | PRIMOS #1 (MR) | $3.99 | AWA STUDIOS |
77 | 303 | 327 | 1.57 | JAN221531-M | THE LAST SESSION #4 | $3.99 | MAD CAVE STUDIOS |
78 | 304 | 340 | 1.54 | JAN221096 | CIH PRESENTS CEREBUS EMILY ONE SHOT | $4.00 | AARDVARK VANAHEIM |
79 | 305 | 294 | 1.53 | NOV211675 | EVERYTHING SUCKS #1 | $5.99 | SILVER SPROCKET |
80 | 307 | 333 | 1.47 | JAN221649 | IN HIS OWN IMAGE #2 (MR) | $3.99 | SOURCE POINT PRESS |
81 | 309 | 314 | 1.45 | JAN221155 | EDGAR ALLAN POES SNIFTER OF DEATH #6 (MR) | $4.99 | AHOY COMICS |
82 | 310 | 336 | 1.42 | JAN221156 | MY BAD #5 (MR) | $3.99 | AHOY COMICS |
83 | 311 | 337 | 1.42 | JAN221646 | NUMBER ONE (MR) | $3.99 | SOURCE POINT PRESS |
84 | 312 | 342 | 1.38 | DEC211810 | BROKEN EYE #1 | $3.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
85 | 313 | 326 | 1.38 | NOV211193 | CHEAP TRICKS #1 | $4.99 | BAD KIDS PRESS |
86 | 314 | 343 | 1.38 | DEC211442 | WILDER #1 | $3.99 | BLACKBOX COMICS |
87 | 315 | 345 | 1.38 | JAN221534-M | SPEED REPUBLIC #2 | $3.99 | MAD CAVE STUDIOS |
88 | 316 | 328 | 1.37 | NOV211196 | STEALING OZ #1 | $4.99 | BAD KIDS PRESS |
89 | 318 | 347 | 1.35 | JAN221626 | A KINGS VENGEANCE #2 | $3.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
90 | 319 | 350 | 1.33 | JAN221282-M | NINE STONES #8 (MR) | $3.99 | BEHEMOTH COMICS |
91 | 320 | 322 | 1.32 | SEP211239 | WORLD WAR 3 BATTLE OVER HOKKAIDO #1 | $4.99 | ANTARCTIC PRESS |
92 | 322 | 352 | 1.30 | JAN221659 | JOHN CARPENTERS TALES OF SCIENCE FICTION CIVILIANS #2 | $3.99 | STORM KING PRODUCTIONS, INC |
93 | 323 | 353 | 1.30 | OCT211872 | ASCENCIA #11 | $3.99 | WAKE ENTERTAINMENT |
94 | 324 | 324 | 1.29 | DEC211506 | HAPPY HILL #2 (MR) | $4.99 | COMIXTRIBE |
95 | 325 | 325 | 1.29 | SEP211416-M | CASSIDYS SECRET #3 | $4.99 | CLOVER PRESS, LLC |
96 | 327 | 311 | 1.22 | JAN221779 | DARKSTALKERS MORRIGAN #1 CVR C BLANK SKETCH | $5.99 | UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC |
97 | 329 | 359 | 1.21 | DEC211814 | IMPOSSIBLE JONES #4 | $3.99 | SCOUT COMICS |
98 | 330 | 361 | 1.20 | NOV211636-M | CARRIERS #3 | $3.95 | RED 5 COMICS |
99 | 332 | 369 | 1.17 | AUG211453 | BEYOND THE FARTHEST STAR #3 | $3.99 | AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS |
100 | 333 | 371 | 1.16 | APR211380-M | BEYOND THE FARTHEST STAR #1 | $3.99 | AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS |
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