Monday, July 6, 2015

Marvel's SECRET WARS is a hit

*Warning: PIRATE RADIO presentation*
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Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s epic event Secret Wars topped the sales charts in a month dominated by Marvel Comics. Including Secret Wars #3, Marvel Comics had seven of the 10 bestselling comics of June, taking a 40.86% dollar share and a 43.16% unit share for the month.
DC Comics took the remaining three top 10 spots, earning 25.06% dollar share and a 28.03% unit share for June. Image Comics was third in market share, with a 9.81% dollar share and a 10.83% unit share. IDW Publishing was fourth with a 5.18% dollar share and a 3.86% unit share. Dark Horse Comics came fifth, with a 4.25% dollar share and a 3.51% unit share.
Scott Snyder and Jock’s Image Comics horror series Wytches topped the graphic novels chart for June, one of five Image Comics titles in the top 10. The other five spots belonged to Marvel Comics, led by Jim Starlin’s Thanos: The Infinity Relativity in the #2 spot.
The League of Regrettable Superheroes from Quirk Books topped the book charts. Dark Horse Comics’ perennial bestseller The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia remains in the top ten at #7, and the publisher also added Realms: The Roleplaying Game Art of Tony DiTerlizzi to the list at #5.
Kotobukiya's Marvel Now: Deadpool X-Force ArtFX+ Statue was the bestselling collectible of June, one of four in the top ten for the company. Marvel HeroClix: Avengers Age of Ultron Booster Brick 1 from Wizkids/NECA topped June’s bestselling games list, one of five entries in the top ten for WizKids/NECA.
Check out the full charts below:

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHER
DOLLAR
SHARE
UNIT
SHARE
MARVEL COMICS
40.86%
43.16%
DC COMICS
25.06%
28.03%
IMAGE COMICS
9.81%
10.83%
IDW PUBLISHING
5.18%
3.86%
DARK HORSE COMICS
4.25%
3.51%
BOOM! STUDIOS
1.93%
1.74%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
1.83%
1.65%
TITAN COMICS
1.26%
1.20%
ARCHIE COMICS
0.96%
1.01%
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT
0.72%
0.82%
OTHER NON-TOP 10
8.13%
4.19%
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
PUBLISHER
COMICS SHIPPED
GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED
MAGAZINES SHIPPED
TOTAL
SHIPPED
MARVEL COMICS
72
33
0
105
DC COMICS
68
25
1
94
IMAGE COMICS
65
16
0
81
DARK HORSE COMICS
32
31
0
63
IDW PUBLISHING
41
21
0
62
BOOM ENTERTAINMENT
31
10
0
41
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
27
5
0
32
TITAN COMICS
10
7
2
19
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
14
2
0
16
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
8
2
0
10
OTHER NON-TOP 10
85
136
36
257

COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

DOLLARS
UNITS
JUNE 2015 VS. MAY 2014
COMICS
-6.09%
-5.33%
GRAPHIC NOVELS
14.39%
23.02%
TOTAL COMICS/GN
-0.35%
-3.30%
JUNE 2015 VS. JUNE 2014
COMICS
16.34%
14.66%
GRAPHIC NOVELS
18.03%
31.35%
TOTAL COMICS/GN
13.49%
18.78%
YEAR-TO-DATE 2015 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2014
COMICS
16.46%
16.52%
GRAPHIC NOVELS
5.85%
4.06%
TOTAL COMICS/GN
13.07%
15.46%
SECOND QUARTER 2015 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2015
COMICS
19.03%
16.19%
GRAPHIC NOVELS
24.63%
31.88%
TOTAL COMICS/GN
20.67%
17.32%
SECOND QUARTER 2015 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2014
COMICS
18.74%
19.01%
GRAPHIC NOVELS
10.43%
16.71%
TOTAL COMICS/GN
16.09%
18.82%
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
RANK
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
SECRET WARS #3
$3.99
APR150690-M
MAR
2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #1
$3.99
APR150750-M
MAR
3
STAR WARS #6
$3.99
APR150855-M
MAR
4
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1
$5.99
APR150167-M
DC
5
BATMAN #41
$3.99
APR150254-M
DC
6
THORS #1
$3.99
APR150714-M
MAR
7
DARTH VADER #6
$3.99
APR150857
MAR
8
X-MEN '92 #1
$4.99
APR150797-M
MAR
9
JUSTICE LEAGUE #41 [*]
$4.99
APR150222-M
DC
10
GROOT #1
$3.99
APR150862-M
MAR


TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
RANK
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
WYTCHES VOLUME 1 TP (MR)
$9.99
MAR150524
IMA
2
THANOS: THE INFINITY RELATIVITY OGN HC
$24.99
FEB150842
MAR
3
EAST OF WEST VOLUME 4: WHO WANTS WAR TP
$14.99
MAR150527
IMA
4
MS. MARVEL VOLUME 3: CRUSHED TP
$15.99
MAR150813
MAR
5
CIVIL WAR TP
$24.99
JAN072436
MAR
6
SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR)
$9.99
AUG120491
IMA
7
SAGA VOLUME 4 TP (MR)
$14.99
OCT140644
IMA
8
HOUSE OF HEM TP
$7.99
APR150869
MAR
9
ODYC VOLUME 1 TP (MR)
$9.99
MAR150539
IMA
10
MARVEL UNIVERSE: ANT-MAN DIGEST TP
$9.99
MAR150800
MAR
TOP 10 BOOKS
RANK
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
LEAGUE OF REGRETTABLE SUPERHEROES
$24.95
APR151910
QUI
2
THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 96 SC
$14.95
APR151950
SAN
3
DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 81 SC
$14.95
FEB151833
SAN
4
WORLD OF READING: ANT-MAN: THIS IS ANT-MAN SC
$3.99
APR151918
HAC
5
REALMS: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME ART OF TONY DITERLIZZI
$39.99
FEB150103
DAR
6
ANT-MAN: ZOMBIE REPELLENT: MIGHTY MARVEL CHAPTER BOOK
$5.99
APR151915
HAC
7
LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC
$34.99
SEP120055
DAR
8
MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA 75TH-ANNIVERSARY EDITION HC
$40.00
DEC131413
DK
9
CHAIKA COFFIN PRINCESS VOLUME 1 HC
$13.00
APR151835
YEN
10
DC COMICS: THE NEW 52 POSTER BOOK SC
$24.99
FEB151802
PUB
TOP 10 TOYS
RANK
DESCRIPTION
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
MARVEL NOW: DEADPOOL X-FORCE ARTFX+ STATUE
JUL148029
KOT
2
DC COMICS: COVER GIRLS HARLEY QUINN STATUE
DEC140430
DC
3
BATMAN 75TH-ANNIVERSARY ACTION FIGURE 4 PACK SET 2
JUN140317
DC
4
STAR WARS: LUKE SKYWALKER & PRINCESS LEIA ARTFX+ STATUE
NOV142340
KOT
5
MARVEL NOW: DEADPOOL ARTFX+ STATUE
SEP142328
KOT
6
MARVEL: SHE-HULK BISHOUJO STATUE
NOV142341
KOT
7
MARVEL SELECT: THE INCREDIBLE HULK ACTION FIGURE
DEC074356
DST
8
DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS: WONDER WOMAN STATUE
MAR130316
DC
9
POP! HEROES: DEATHSTROKE VINYL FIGURE
JAN148305
FUN
10
PREDATOR PLAY ARTS KAI: PREDATOR MOVIE ACTION FIGURE
OCT148267
SQU

TOP 10 GAMES
RANK
DESCRIPTION
ITEM CODE
VENDOR
1
MARVEL HEROCLIX: AVENGERS AGE OF ULTRON BOOSTER BRICK 1
APR152747
NEC
2
GAME OF THRONES MONOPOLY
APR152735
USA
3
MARVEL HEROCLIX: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE BOOSTER BRICK
MAR152655
NEC
4
MARVEL HEROCLIX: ANT-MAN BOX SET
MAR158287
NEC
5
JURASSIC WORLD MONOPOLY
APR152736
USA
6
PATHFINDER BATTLES DUNGEONS DEEP BOOSTER BRICK
APR152750
NEC
7
ADVENTURE TIME CARD WARS PACK 4
NOV142724
CRY
8
MARVEL HEROCLIX: CLASSIC AVENGERS FAST FORCES 6-PACK
MAR158288
NEC
9
MUNCHKIN ADVENTURE TIME 2: IT'S A DUNGEON CRAWL EXPANSION
MAR152648
PSI
10
JAY & SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK MONOPOLY
DEC142209
DST

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