Diamond released their charts and numbers for comic book sales for the month of June. Find the info and charts below.
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Peter Parker returns to being the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in Chip Zdarsky, Adam Kubert, and Jordie Bellaire’s Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of June according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
Marvel Comics was June’s top publisher with a 38.54% dollar share and a 42.82% unit share. DC Entertainment was second in June with a 30.61% dollar share and a 31.76% unit share. In third was Image Comics with an 8.86% dollar share and a 9.00% unit share. In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 4.24% dollar share and a 3.18% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 3.46% dollar share and a 2.47% unit share.
Marvel Comics had five titles among the top ten. In addition to Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man, Charles Soule, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Cam Smith’s Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 ranked #3; Matthew Rosenberg, Roland Boschi, and Adam Gorham’s Edge of Venomverse #1 ranked #7; Nick Spencer, Leinil Francis Yu, Rod Reis, and Joshua Cassara’s Secret Empire #4 ranked #8; and Spencer, Andrea Sorrentino, Ries, and Cassara’s Secret Empire #5 ranked #9.
DC Entertainment had four titles in the top ten: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, and John Romita, Jr.’s Dark Days: The Forge, the prelude to DC Entertainment’s summer event Dark Nights: Metal, ranked #2; Tom King and David Finch’s Batman #24, in which Bruce Wayne proposed marriage to Selina Kyle, ranked #4; Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello, Andy Kubert, and Klaus Janson’s Dark Knight III: The Master Race #9 ranked #5; and Tom King and Mikel Janin’s Batman #25, the first chapter of “The War of Jokes and Riddles,” ranked #9.
Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s The Walking Dead #168 from Image Comics rounded out the top ten at #10. Also from the premier publishers, Neil Gaiman’s American Gods: Shadows #4 was Dark Horse Comics’ top book for the month at #98, and IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #80 was their top book for June at #173.
Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s The Wicked and The Divine Volume 5: Imperial Phase Part 1 from Image Comics was June’s best-selling graphic novel. Image Comics had four titles in the top ten including Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, and Babs Tarr’s Motor Crush Volume 1 at #3; Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s Descender Volume 4 at #4; and Scott Snyder and Lemire’s A.D.: After Death at #9. DC Entertainment also had four titles in the top ten: Shea Fontana and Yancy Labat’s DC Super Hero Girls Volume 3: Summer Olympus at #2, Teen Titans Volume 1: Damian Knows Best at #6, Harley Quinn Volume 2: The Joker Loves Harley at #7, and Nightwing Volume 2: Back to Bludhaven at #10. Marvel Comics rounded out the top ten with two titles: Spider-Man/Deadpool Volume 2: Side Pieces at #5 and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Volume 1 at #8.
Sanctum Publishing’s The Shadow Double Novel Volume 118 was June’s best-selling book. Dynamite Entertainment’s Art of Atari Poster Collection ranked #2. BOOM! Studios’ An Apple and An Adventure ranked #3. IDW Publishing’s Toybox Time Machine ranked #9.
DC Collectibles’ DC Designer Series: The Joker by Brian Bolland Statue, based on Bolland’s artwork from the best-selling graphic novel The Killing Joke, was June’s best-selling toy product. Also in the top ten for DC Collectibles were the Batman Black & White: Nightwing by Jim Lee Statue at #2 and the Supergirl TV: Supergirl Statue at #6. Diamond Select Toys had two products in the top ten: the Marvel Gallery: Old Man Logan PVC Statue at #7 and the Marvel Gallery: Classic Iron Man PVC Statue at #10.
WizKids/NECA celebrated the 15th-anniversary of their HeroClix miniatures game with a special release, the Marvel HeroClix 15th-Anniversary What If? Booster Brick, which was June’s best-selling game product. Their Marvel HeroClix 15th-Anniversary What If? Starter Set ranked #4. IDW Games had two products in the top ten as well: the perennial selling Machi Koro Card Game ranked #3 and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shadows of the Past Board Game ranked #9.
