Diamond announces their comic book sale information for the month of August 2018 and releases their sales charts as well, including Marvel, DC Comics, Image and more.
On top includes Marvel Comics with Fantastic Four #1 and Infinity Wars #1; however, Marvel only takes four of the top ten while DC Comics nails six!
Check out the info and charts:
Diamond Announces Top Products for August 2018
Johnny Stormâs search for Reed Richards and Sue Storm continues while Ben Grimm proposes to Alicia Masters in Dan Slott, Sara Pichelli, Simone Bianchi, Skottie Young, and Marte Graciaâs Fantastic Four #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of April 2018 according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the worldâs largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
Marvel Comics was Augustâs top publisher with a 40.87% dollar share and a 43.12% unit share. DC Entertainment was second for the month with a 27.51% dollar share and a 31.02% unit share. Image Comics was third with an 8.90% dollar share and a 9.08% unit share. In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 4.43% dollar share and a 3.81% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 3.05% dollar share and a 2.37% unit share, BOOM! Studios with a 2.58% dollar share and a 2.30% unit share, VIZ media with a 1.33% dollar share and a 0.54% unit share, and Dynamite Entertainment with a 1.32% dollar share and a 1.12% unit share.
Marvel Comics had four titles in the top ten. In addition to Fantastic Four #1, Garry Duggan and Mike Deodatoâs Infinity Wars #1 ranked #2; Nick Spencer, Ryan Ottley and Cliff Rathburnâs Amazing Spider-Man #3 ranked #5 and Spencer, Ottley and Rathburnâs Amazing Spider-Man #4 ranked at #7.
DC Entertainment had six titles in the top ten, led by Tom King and Lee Weeksâ Batman #52 at #3, followed by King and Weeksâ Batman #53 at #4. The Sandman Universe #1, a special one-shot launching Neil Gaimanâs Sandman Universe titles written by Si Spurrier, Nalo Hopkinson, Kat Howard and Dan Watters, ranked #6 with Brian Michael Bendis, Ivan Reis and Joe Pradoâs Superman #2 ranked #8. Justice League #5, by James Tynion IV, Doug Mahnke and Jaime Mendoza ranked #9, while Justice League #6 by Scott Snyder and Jorge Jimenez ranked #10.
Among the premier publishers, Image Comicsâ The Walking Dead #182 was their top book at #14; IDW Publishingâs Rick and Morty vs. Dungeons & Dragons #1, a co-production with Oni Press, ranked #65; Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Shattered Grid #1 was BOOM! Studiosâ best-selling book at #94; Dark Horse Comicsâ Seeds ranked #154, and Dynamite Entertainmentâs top book, Project Superpowers #1, ranked #175.
Dark Horse Comicsâ The Legend of Korra Volume 3: Turf Wars Part 3, continuing the fan-favorite Nickelodeon animated series, was Augustâs best-selling graphic novel. DC Entertainment had two titles in the top ten, led by DC Super Hero Girls: Out of the Bottle at #2. Image Comics had five titles, with East of West Volume 8 their top book at #2. Marvel Comics also had two titles in the top ten; Black Panther Book 1: A Nation Under Our Feetwas their best-selling book at #4.
In August, for the second month in a row, Gemstoneâs Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 48 was the monthâs best-selling book. Also in the top ten, IDW Publishingâs John Byrne: X-Men Artifact Edition ranked #4.
Based on Blizzard Entertainmentâs best-selling video game, Good Smileâs Overwatch: D.Va âClassic Skinâ Nendoroid was Augustâs best-selling toy product. Diamond Select Toys had three products in the top ten: the Marvel Gallery: Taco Truck Deadpool PVC Figure ranked #3, the Pacific Rim Uprising Select Series 2 Action Figures ranked #7, and the DC Gallery: Batman The Animated Series: Harley Quinn 25th-Anniversary Deluxe PVC Figure ranked #10.
Paizoâs Starfinder RPG: Armory, a sourcebook for the space role-playing game, was Augustâs best-selling game product and one of the nine Paizo products in the top ten, including Julyâs best-selling product, the Pathfinder Playtest Rulebook, which charted at #2.
