My Little Pony, Masks, Judge Dredd And Shadowman Make It Into The November 2012 Top Hundred

[Rich Johnston]

Here's the Top 100 of comic books sold in November 2012 in North America through Diamond Comic Distribution. We ran an analysis of the top ten and marketshare last week but this gives us more insight. Marvel not only dominate the top 10 but the top 10-20 as well, with DC only getting two books in the top fifteen sellers. No wonder they busted DC open when it came to marketshare.

My Little Pony is in at number 15, but this is unlikely to include the 6-issue box sets which helped make up it's 100,000 orders. Masks #1, painted by Alex Ross, comes in at number 25, outselling Catwoman and The Amazing Spider-Man. Walking Dead has slipped down to 35. Judge Dredd #1 comes in at number 69, fnar fnar, Shadowman at number 90.

And in graphic novels, the new Walking Dead collection sells more that three times the new Fables OGN...

TOP 100 COMIC BOOKSBased on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in November 2012

QTYRANKDOLLARRANKINDEXDESCRIPTIONPRICEVENDOR11113.75ALL NEW X-MEN #1$3.99MAR22100.00BATMAN #14$3.99DC3577.42CAPTAIN AMERICA #1$3.99MAR41274.49DEADPOOL #1$2.99MAR5674.00INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #1$3.99MAR6772.95IRON MAN #1$3.99MAR71471.70FANTASTIC FOUR #1$2.99MAR8471.53UNCANNY AVENGERS #2$3.99MAR9370.80JUSTICE LEAGUE #14$3.99DC10869.14THOR GOD OF THUNDER #1$3.99MAR11960.37ALL NEW X-MEN #2$3.99MAR122754.52X-MEN LEGACY #1$2.99MAR131150.93AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #698$3.99MAR142950.52FF #1$2.99MAR151050.16MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #1$3.99IDW162349.15GREEN LANTERN #14$2.99DC172548.50BATGIRL #14$2.99DC182847.29BATMAN AND ROBIN #14$2.99DC191346.68DETECTIVE COMICS #14$3.99DC201945.64IRON MAN #2$3.99MAR214542.21DEADPOOL #2$2.99MAR222241.03THOR GOD OF THUNDER #2$3.99MAR232640.45A PLUS X #2$3.99MAR242040.28ACTION COMICS #14$3.99DC251640.03MASKS #13.99DE263839.87SUICIDE SQUAD #14$2.99DC273739.85CATWOMAN #14$2.99DC283939.31BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #14$2.99DC292137.48AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #697$3.99MAR301837.12BEFORE WATCHMEN MOLOCH #1[*]$3.99DC312436.61AVX CONSEQUENCES #5$3.99MAR324136.48EARTH 2 #6$2.99DC334336.42BATMAN INCORPORATED #5$2.99DC344836.33X-MEN LEGACY #2$2.99MAR354035.97WALKING DEAD #104 (MR)$2.99IMA361535.88AVENGERS #34$4.99MAR371733.72NEW AVENGERS #34$4.99MAR384633.60AQUAMAN #14$2.99DC393033.39AVENGERS #33$3.99MAR403133.05NEW AVENGERS #32 AXFO$3.99MAR414732.91SUPERMAN #14$2.99DC425231.75NIGHTWING #14$2.99DC433331.33NEW AVENGERS #33$3.99MAR443231.30BEFORE WATCHMEN SILK SPECTRE #4 (MR)$3.99DC455431.05GREEN LANTERN CORPS #14$2.99DC463530.32WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #20$3.99MAR473430.30BEFORE WATCHMEN OZYMANDIAS #4 (MR)$3.99DC483630.20WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #21$3.99MAR495530.06FLASH #14$2.99DC505829.46GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #14$2.99DC515729.41SAGA #7 (MR)$2.99IMA524227.37UNCANNY X-FORCE #34$3.99MAR534427.29UNCANNY X-FORCE #33$3.99MAR546226.53WONDER WOMAN #14$2.99DC554926.35AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #9$3.99MAR566326.32SWAMP THING #14 (ROT)$2.99DC576625.53RED LANTERNS #14$2.99DC587024.88TEEN TITANS #14$2.99DC595124.09ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #17$3.99MAR607223.61RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #14$2.99DC615323.40MINIMUM CARNAGE OMEGA #1$3.99MAR626523.24TALON #2[*]$2.99DC637522.86DAREDEVIL #20$2.99MAR647722.79BATWOMAN #14$2.99DC657921.50WORLDS FINEST #6$2.99DC668121.42HAWKEYE #4$2.99MAR678320.97ANIMAL MAN #14 (ROT)$2.99DC688420.21SCARLET SPIDER #11$2.99MAR695620.20JUDGE DREDD #1$3.99IDW705920.16WOLVERINE #316$3.99MAR716020.13SECRET AVENGERS #34$3.99MAR726120.08DAREDEVIL END OF DAYS #2$3.99MAR738619.58SUPERGIRL #14$2.99DC748719.48VENOM #27$2.99MAR756718.96X-MEN #38$3.99MAR766818.85AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #14$3.99MAR776918.84LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #2$3.99DC787118.20ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #18$3.99MAR799118.13JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #14$2.99DC809317.54SUPERBOY #14$2.99DC817417.27ASTONISHING X-MEN #56$3.99MAR827617.04WOLVERINE MAX #2 (MR)$3.99MAR839516.82SPAWN #225$2.99IMA849716.73GAMBIT #5$2.99MAR859916.11VENOM #27.1$2.99MAR8610115.98GAMBIT #6$2.99MAR878015.93ARROW #1$3.99DC8810415.92ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #18.1$2.99MAR898215.91ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #19$3.99MAR907315.68SHADOWMAN #1$3.99VAL9110515.59BIRDS OF PREY #14$2.99DC926415.46ASTONISHING X-MEN ANNUAL #1$4.99MAR9310715.34BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #15$2.99DAR947814.81ADVENTURE TIME #10$3.99BOO959814.58CLONE #1[*]$2.99IMA9613014.34JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #646$2.99MAR9710614.07PHANTOM STRANGER #2[*]$2.99DC985013.91BATMAN ARKHAM CITY END GAME #1$6.99DC9911413.88X-FACTOR #246$2.99MAR10011713.78X-FACTOR #247$2.99MARxxx

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELSBased on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in November 2012

QTYRANKDOLLARRANKINDEXDESCRIPTIONPRICEVENDOR1116.33WALKING DEAD TP VOL 17 SOMETHING TO FEAR (MR)$14.99IMA235.47FABLES WEREWOLVES OF THE HEARTLAND HC (MR)$22.99DC354.55ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 01$14.99BOO4123.81FAIREST TP VOL 01 WIDE AWAKE (MR)$14.99DC583.64GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO HC VOL 01 (MR)$19.99DC623.34AVENGERS VS X-MEN HC$75.00MAR773.33BOYS TP VOL 12 BLOODY DOORS OFF (MR)$19.99DE8273.23WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE$9.99IMA9222.45SCALPED TP VOL 10 TRAILS END (MR)$14.99DC10232.36RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS TP VOL 01 REDEMPTION$14.99DC1192.33SCOTT PILGRIM COLOR HC VOL 02$24.99ONI12112.28FLASH HC VOL 01 MOVE FORWARD (N52)$24.99DC13492.17SAGA TP VOL 01$9.99IMA14142.08SUPERMAN HC VOL 01 WHAT PRICE TOMORROW (N52)$22.99DC15521.94NARUTO TP VOL 59$9.99VIZ16251.94UNCANNY X-FORCE TP VOL 05 OTHERWORLD$19.99MAR17151.86SPIDER-MEN HC$24.99MAR18661.86TOWER CHRONICLES GN VOL 02 GEISTHAWK$7.99LEG19371.75WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG)$14.99IMA20171.72SUPERMAN EARTH ONE HC VOL 02$22.99DC21541.56SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 08$10.99RAN22181.55SPACEMAN DELUXE EDITION HC (MR)$24.99DC23311.51AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS TP VOL 03$24.99MAR24331.48LOBSTER JOHNSON TP VOL 02 BURNING HAND$17.99DAR25471.46WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS$14.99IMA26511.45SAUCER COUNTRY TP VOL 01 RUN (MR)$14.99DC27301.43SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN TP VOL 12$19.99DAR28551.37JLA EARTH II TP$14.99DC29431.32MASS EFFECT TP VOL 04 HOMEWORLDS$16.99DAR30261.32SCENE O/T CRIME DLX HC (MR)$24.99IMA31391.31RACHEL RISING TP VOL 02 FEAR NO MALUS$16.99ABS32901.30BLEACH TP VOL 50$9.99VIZ33401.29ANGEL & FAITH TP VOL 02 DADDY ISSUES$17.99DAR34381.29OZ TP MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ$24.99MAR35921.28BLEACH TP VOL 51$9.99VIZ36191.26BATMAN JUDGE DREDD COLLECTION HC$29.99DC3761.24WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR)$59.99IMA381371.18SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 19$7.99ARC39211.16WALT DISNEY DONALD DUCK HC VOL 02 XMAS SHACKTOWN$28.99FAN40731.14BLUE BEETLE TP VOL 01 METAMORPHOSIS (N52)$14.99DC41481.11SANDMAN TP VOL 10 THE WAKE NEW ED (MR)$19.99DC42501.09HELLBLAZER TP VOL 04 THE FAMILY MAN NEW ED (MR)$19.99DC43721.09WINTER SOLDIER TP VOL 02 BROKEN ARROW$15.99MAR44201.03BPRD PLAGUE OF FROGS HC VOL 04$34.99DAR45811.02WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE$14.99IMA461271.00ONE PIECE TP VOL 65$9.99VIZ47461.00SHADOW TP VOL 01 FIRE OF CREATION (MR)$19.99DE481111.00ASSASSINS CREED GN VOL 01 DESMOND$9.99RAN49740.98GREEN LANTERN SECTOR 2814 TP VOL 01$16.99DC501330.96ARCHIE COMIC SUPER SPECIAL #1$9.99ARC51760.96DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS TP VOL 01 DEADMAN CHALLENGERS$16.99DC52610.95MIGHTY THOR BY MATT FRACTION TP VOL 02$19.99MAR531200.94ASSASSINS CREED GN VOL 02 AQUILUS$9.99RAN541470.94DANGER CLUB TP VOL 01$9.99IMA55910.93WALKING DEAD TP VOL 16 A LARGER WORLD (MR)$14.99IMA561130.93YOUNG JUSTICE TP VOL 02 TRAINING DAY$12.99DC57790.93ALPHA FLIGHT CLASSIC TP VOL 03$24.99MAR58630.92TMNT MICRO SERIES TP VOL 02$17.99IDW59980.92WONDER WOMAN CHRONICLES TP VOL 03$14.99DC60690.92RAGEMOOR HC$17.99DAR611260.91ASSASSINS CREED GN VOL 03 ACCIPITER$9.99RAN62580.91SIXTH GUN TP VOL 04$19.99ONI63830.90UNTOLD TALES OF PUNISHER MAX TP (MR)$16.99MAR64600.90STRAIN TP VOL 01$19.99DAR651000.89WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE (NEW PTG)$14.99IMA661040.88CAPTAIN ATOM TP VOL 01 EVOLUTION (N52)$14.99DC67860.88FEAR ITSELF TP HULK DRACULA$24.99MAR68800.88FLIGHT OF ANGELS TP (MR)$17.99DC69700.87SUPERMAN EARTH ONE HC VOL 01$19.99DC70710.86SHOWCASE PRESENTS WORLDS FINEST TP VOL 04$19.99DC711190.86NEGIMA GN VOL 36 (MR)$10.99RAN721480.85VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 15$9.99VIZ73940.84SONIC THE HEDGEHOG LEGACY VOL 02$14.99ARC74100.83MMW FANTASTIC FOUR HC VOL 14$69.99MAR751520.83ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 10$9.99VIZ76560.83BATMAN HC VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS (N52)$24.99DC77650.82STITCHED TP VOL 01 (MR)$19.99AVA78420.81DC COMICS THE SEQUENTIAL ART OF AMANDA CONNER HC$29.99DC79680.79TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ADVENTURES TP VOL 02$19.99IDW80350.78DEADPOOL MAX HC (MR)$34.99MAR811090.78X-23 TP VOL 03 DONT LOOK BACK$15.99MAR82820.77FEAR ITSELF TP DEADPOOL FEARSOME FOUR$19.99MAR831050.76BLACKHAWKS TP VOL 01 THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD (N52)$16.99DC84850.75X-MEN CURSE IS BROKEN TP$19.99MAR85590.74NEXUS OMNIBUS TP VOL 01$24.99DAR861700.73BAKUMAN TP VOL 16$9.99VIZ871210.72MARKED MAN HC$14.99DAR881710.72BLUE EXORCIST GN VOL 08$9.99VIZ89670.72UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN PREM HC VOL 04$24.99MAR901290.72WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE (NEW PTG) (SEP088207)$14.99IMA911770.71NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TP VOL 13$9.99VIZ92530.71NEW AVENGERS BY BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS PREM HC VOL 04$29.99MAR93160.71WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 02 (MR)$59.99IMA941400.70SOUL EATER TP VOL 11$11.99HAC951390.70WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 THE CALM BEFORE$14.99IMA96960.69ESSENTIAL WOLVERINE TP VOL 06$19.99MAR971180.69X-FACTOR TP VOL 17 ROAD TO REDEMPTION$16.99MAR98950.69STAR BRIGHT & THE LOOKING GLASS HC$19.99IMA99990.68STAR TREK ONGOING TP VOL 03$17.99IDW1001010.68AVENGERS ACADEMY TP SECOND SEMESTER$19.99MAR

[MushroomJones]

That Masks number is skewed as I'm sure I'm not the only one who had it added to their DCBS order for free without requesting it. I'm sure we'll see a big drop off next month

[Static-Pulse]

I know it won't be like this forever, but for now...for today...when someone talks about how Batgirl is the top-selling comic with a female lead, I can say, "Nuh-uh."

[JeffBohn]

That Masks number is skewed as I'm sure I'm not the only one who had it added to their DCBS order for free without requesting it. I'm sure we'll see a big drop off next month

Yeah, I have one free from DCBS and another free from Midtown. What were the order incentives and overship on that book?

[CBattles6]

And the baffling under-performance of JL Dark continues.

[Drew Melbourne]

I am nostalgic for the days when Aquaman was a Top Ten book...

[uz000]

And the baffling under-performance of JL Dark continues.

Well it does have the least imaginative name for a team with the possible exception of Young Avengers.

However, not the only DC book to be under performing:

Batman Inc #5 at 33
Flash #14 at 49

Both these books were in the top 10 two months ago? I'd have expected them to be outside the top 20 given Marvel relaunch, but I'm surprised by how much they have fallen.

Very pleased to see Judge Dredd inside the top 100, especially given how poorly the Dredd 3D performed at the box office. If the people who saw the film (which was very good) are buying the comic then that is great news.

[MechanicalClavicles]

Journey into Mystery #646 (#96) - Kathryn Immonen's debut (and entry into Marvel NOW!) gave this book just the tiniest sales bump. The premise ("Marvel's Wonder Woman gone berzerk on a bloody quest for knowledge") likely won't win over many new fans, but it was without a doubt one of the smartest and most stylish comics to arrive in November. Debuting behind Adventure Time #10 and Clone #1 should be taken as a vote of no-confidence from retailers, I'd imagine.

The trade chart is a bit more complicated, with everything skewing downward due to a continued assault by 17(!) Walking Dead volumes. My second favorite horror series - The Sixth Gun (from Oni Press) - rolled out its fourth collection in 62nd place, charting behind things like Alpha Flight Classic Vol. 3 and TMNT Micro Series TP Vol. 2. Its numbers are similar to other low-key horror offerings like Ragemoor and The Strain (both from Dark Horse). At this point in its life cycle, The Sixth Gun can (at best) be ascribed marginal cult status, seeing as how the monthly issues never crack the Top 300. I'd expect that to change if the proposed TV series ever makes it to air on NBC.

[MechanicalClavicles]

Flash #14 at 49

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Yeah, that's an ugly showing for Flash. Yikes!

[B-Thom]

What i find interesting is how Marvel's flagship title Uncanny Avengers is already barely above Justice League 14 with issue 2. Granted it's likely All-New X-Men might take that spot in the end but it does seem to be quite the counter performance.
That being said, it does seem, paradoxically to be a month where performances and counter-performances abound.