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DC Comics Experiences Slight Rise In August 2014 Marketshare, As The Walking Dead Hits The #6 Spot

Comics. Comics stores sld them in August. But how many? And from whom?

In May, June, July DC Comics' dollar share dropped from 30.04% to 29.88% to 28.18% – but then in August had a slight rise to 28.71%. While DC's unit share, the number of actual comics sold regardless of price, fell from 33.52% to 33.20% to 31.32% – and then also had a rise to 32.56%.

Meanwhile Marvel's dollar share, which dropped from May's 34.38% to June's 33.71% jumped up to 35.09% in July before dropping back to 34.7%. And their unit share which had fallen from 36.46% to 35.68%, leapt back up to 38.39% but has now crashed back to 35.85%, only three points ahead of DC Comics now.

Looks like September could push DC Comics ahead again, even with dead Wolverines….

Image Comics' dollar share which had risen from 8.93% to 9.25% had fallen back to 8.83% but their unit share, which fell from 10.51% to 9.82%, has now risen even higher, to 10.97%, practically 11% of the comics direct market. The Walking Dead hitting sixth spot on the chart might be a factor in this.

A four week August compared to a five week July saw sales drop by a fifth as you might expect. But notably, sales are up on last year's five week August….

It's also a good launch for Multiversity… and Harley Quinn continues to outprform all expectations.

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHER DOLLAR
SHARE
UNIT
SHARE
MARVEL COMICS 34.27% 35.85%
DC ENTERTAINMENT 28.71% 32.56%
IMAGE COMICS 8.83% 10.97%
IDW PUBLISHING 5.43% 4.67%
DARK HORSE COMICS 4.73% 4.03%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 2.59% 2.40%
BOOM! STUDIOS 2.32% 2.14%
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS 1.65% 0.43%
RANDOM HOUSE 1.14% 0.38%
VIZ MEDIA 1.04% 0.42%
OTHER NON-TOP 10 9.28% 6.17%

NEW TITLES SHIPPED

PUBLISHER COMICS SHIPPED GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED MAGAZINES SHIPPED TOTAL SHIPPED
DC ENTERTAINMENT 85 22 1 108
MARVEL COMICS 78 29 0 107
IMAGE COMICS 63 5 0 68
IDW PUBLISHING 42 17 0 59
DARK HORSE COMICS 36 18 0 54
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT 25 12 0 37
BOOM! STUDIOS 23 9 0 32
RANDOM HOUSE 1 27 0 28
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS 0 0 25 25
VIZ MEDIA 0 24 0 24
OTHER NON-TOP 10 98 117 21 236

COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

  DOLLARS UNITS
AUGUST 2014 VS. JULY 2014
COMICS -23.77% -22.73%
GRAPHIC NOVELS -22.06% -20.96%
TOTAL COMICS/GN -23.26% -22.60%
AUGUST 2014 VS. AUGUST 2013
COMICS 7.30% 4.20%
GRAPHIC NOVELS 8.31% 9.95%
TOTAL COMICS/GN 7.60% 4.63%
YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2013
COMICS 2.40% -2.32%
GRAPHIC NOVELS 3.81% 5.79%
TOTAL COMICS/GN 2.84% -1.69%

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 BATMAN #34 $3.99 DC
2 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #5 $3.99 MAR
3 ORIGINAL SIN #7 $3.99 MAR
4 MULTIVERSITY #1 $4.99 DC
5 SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #32 $4.99 MAR
6 THE WALKING DEAD #130 (MR) $2.99 IMA
7 HARLEY QUINN #9 $2.99 DC
8 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.4 $3.99 MAR
9 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #18 $3.99 MAR
10 BATMAN ETERNAL #18 $2.99 DC

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 THANOS: THE INFINITY REVELATION OGN HC $24.99 MAR
2 FABLES VOLUME 20: CAMELOT TP (MR) $19.99 DC
3 DEADPOOL VS. CARNAGE TP $16.99 MAR
4 TRILLIUM TP (MR) $16.99 DC
5 BATMAN: EARTH-ONE TP $12.99 DC
6 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 1: COSMIC AVENGERS TP $19.99 MAR
7 SAGA VOLUME 3 TP (MR) $14.99 IMA
8 WATCHMEN HC $39.99 DC
9 SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR) $9.99 IMA
10 SAGA VOLUME 2 TP (MR) $14.99 IMA

TOP 10 BOOKS

RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 STAR WARS: JEDI ACADEMY VOLUME 2: RETURN OF THE PADAWAN HC $12.99 SCH
2 DAVE GIBBONS: WATCHMEN ARTIFACT EDITION HC $75.00 IDW
3 LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC $34.99 DAR
4 THE OVERSTREET COMIC BOOK PRICE GUIDE VOL. 44 SC $29.95 GEM
5 THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 86 SC $14.95 SAN
6 DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 76 SC $14.95 SAN
7 JIM HENSON'S THE STORYTELLER HC $19.99 BOO
8 THE BOUNTY HUNTER CODE: REVELATIONS OF BOBA FETT HC $19.95 CHR
9 SWORD ART ONLINE VOLUME 2: AINCRAD SC $13.00 HAC
10 THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: BATTLE OF THE SUPER-HEROES SC $3.95 CAP

TOP 10 TOYS>

RANK DESCRIPTION VENDOR
1 X-MEN LEGENDS 6-INCH ACTION FIGURES HAS
2 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM: HARLEY QUINN STATUE DC
3 DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS: STARGIRL STATUE DC
4 DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: RED HOOD ACTION FIGURE DC
5 DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: EARTH-2 BATMAN ACTION FIGURE DC
6 DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: STARFIRE ACTION FIGURE DC
7 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES CLASSIC COLLECTOR FIGURES PLA
8 DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: ARSENAL ACTION FIGURE DC
9 DC COMICS: THE NEW 52: EARTH-2 SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE DC
10 ARKHAM ASYLUM: THE JOKER/HARLEY QUINN/BATMAN/THE SCARECROW ACTION FIGURE 4-PACK DC

TOP 10 GAMES

RANK DESCRIPTION VENDOR
1 MARVEL HEROCLIX: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY COMIC BOOSTER BRICK NEC
2 DC HEROCLIX: WAR OF LIGHT BOOSTER BRICK WAVE 2 NEC
3 MONOPOLY: THE WALKING DEAD SURVIVAL EDITION USA
4 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MINIATURES SET ONE NEC
5 MARVEL HEROCLIX: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY COMIC BOOSTERS NEC
6 RISK LEGACY HAS
7 MARVEL HEROCLIX: INHUMANS FAST FORCES PACK NEC
8 MUNCHKIN ADVENTURE TIME PSI
9 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES MONOPOLY USA
10 MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: 2015 CORE SET INTRO DECKS WIZ

 

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Dollar Market Share – August 2014

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Unit Market Share – August 2014


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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