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Top Selling Comics & Publisher Market Share: December 2014

See what the top books and companies were for December

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The numbers for December are in! Diamond Comic Distributors has compiled the data from December and placed into awesome tables for math nerds, like us, to stare and enjoy. Let's get right down to the numbers.

In December, Marvel grabbed the top spot once again with a 34% market share.

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For those of you who like pie charts, here's a couple to visually inspire you.

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The top book for December was BATMAN #37. DC took 3 of the top 10 spots for the month, with Marvel taking the other 7 spots.

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SAGA Volume 4 takes the top trade and also on the list is JUST THE TIPS by Chip Zdarsky and Matt Fraction.

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Here's a look at how many titles were shipped out by each company last month. DC shipped out quite a few books more than their competitors.

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How do they calculate this information? It all starts at the comic book shop.

Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. The account base includes brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, Internet merchants, and other specialty stores.

Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during January to December 2013, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.

What are your thoughts on all these numbers? What's your predictions for this month?