Each month, Diamond Comic Distributors announces their top sellers, via press release, in the realm of comic books and more. This can give readers an idea of what folks are gravitating towards. What's working? What isn't? Let's take a look at the best of the best for May 2015.
This month, Marvel jumped ahead to a 40% dollar share and a 41% unit share.
Here's some pie charts for those who like their numbers represented as pies.
Two of the three top books for may were SECRET WARS titles and taking the number two spot was BRAVEST WARRIORS: TALES OF HOLO JOHN #1, which was a part of May's Loot Crate.
Note: "comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect."
BATMAN: EARTH-ONE VOLUME 2 takes the top spot for trades, followed by NIGHT NURSE.
How many titles were shipped this month? Here's the list for that.
Here's the comparative sales statistics.
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?