Avengers vs. X-Men #9 (of 12)Media Release -- The Avengers stage a daring attack on the X-Men's prison camp while Spider-Man fights the Phoenix-powered X-Men alone in Marvel Comics' Avengers Vs. X-Men #9, the best-selling comic book to the specialty market in August.

In total, Marvel Comics had four of the month's top ten comics. In addition to Avengers Vs. X-Men #9, three of those comics were tied into the event — Avengers Vs. X-Men #10 ranked #2 and AVX Vs. #5 ranked #7. Marvel Comics' other top-ten book in August was Amazing Spider-Man #692, the special oversized 50th-Anniversary issue by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos, at #5.

DC Comics had the other six books in the top ten, led by Scott Snyder and Becky Cloonan's Batman #12 at #3. Geoff Johns and Jim Lee's Justice League #12, the issue that garnered media attention for the beginning of the Superman and Wonder Woman romance, ranked #4. Before Watchmen: Rorschach #1 ranked #6, Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #1 ranked #8, Green Lantern #12 ranked #9, and Detective Comics #12 ranked #10.

Image Comics' The Walking Dead #101 from Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard was the publisher's top book for August at #31.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #12 was Dark Horse Comics' top book for the month at #97.

Rounding out the premier publishers, IDW Publishing's Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation2 #4, the latest chapter of the crossover between the two sci-fi franchises, was the publisher's top book in August at #115.

Please note that 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.

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 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.

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

About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond's monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond's total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles' ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.

QtyRank RetailRank Index Description Publisher
1 1 139.21 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #9 MAR
2 2 135.35 AVENGERS VS X-MEN #10 MAR
3 4 100.00 BATMAN #12 DC
4 5 96.44 JUSTICE LEAGUE #12 DC
5 3 72.71 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #692 MAR
6 6 68.24 BEFORE WATCHMEN RORSCHACH #1 (MR) [*] DC
7 10 62.58 AVX VS #5 MAR
8 9 61.94 BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #1 (MR) [*] DC
9 19 61.63 GREEN LANTERN #12 DC
10 11 60.68 DETECTIVE COMICS #12 DC
11 12 56.85 ACTION COMICS #12 DC
12 7 54.01 GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #1 DC
13 26 53.81 EARTH 2 #4 DC
14 27 53.56 BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #12 DC
15 25 53.27 BATMAN INCORPORATED #3 DC
16 29 51.09 BATMAN AND ROBIN #12 DC
17 8 49.96 DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #1 DC
18 13 49.22 AVENGERS #29 MAR
19 35 48.87 AQUAMAN #12 DC
20 14 48.78 UNCANNY X-MEN #17 MAR
21 15 48.52 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #691 MAR
22 16 47.63 BEFORE WATCHMEN NITE OWL #2 (MR) [*] DC
23 17 47.46 NEW AVENGERS #29 MAR
24 20 46.66 WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #15 MAR
25 18 46.32 BEFORE WATCHMEN OZYMANDIAS #2 (MR) [*] DC
26 21 45.68 BEFORE WATCHMEN MINUTEMEN #3 (MR) DC
27 32 44.03 FIRST X-MEN #1 MAR
28 24 43.29 SPIDER-MEN #4 MAR
29 38 42.58 SUPERMAN #12 DC
30 40 41.34 FLASH #12 DC
31 28 41.30 WALKING DEAD #101 (MR) [*] IMA
32 44 37.91 NIGHTWING #12 DC
33 30 36.06 UNCANNY X-FORCE #29 MAR
34 31 35.86 UNCANNY X-FORCE #30 MAR
35 51 35.60 WONDER WOMAN #12 DC
36 22 35.48 SUPERMAN ANNUAL #1 DC
37 23 35.29 FLASH ANNUAL #1 DC
38 53 34.97 BATGIRL #12 DC
39 54 34.19 TEEN TITANS #12 DC
40 33 34.05 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #13 MAR
41 34 33.86 WOLVERINE #311 MAR
42 62 33.49 HAWKEYE #1 MAR
43 56 33.36 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #12 DC
44 59 33.12 GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #12 DC
45 36 32.76 WOLVERINE #312 MAR
46 61 32.40 SAGA #6 (MR) IMA
47 65 32.27 GAMBIT #1 MAR
48 64 31.64 WORLDS FINEST #4 DC
49 41 30.53 SECRET AVENGERS #30 MAR
50 67 30.46 DAREDEVIL #17 MAR
51 66 30.39 BATWOMAN #12 DC
52 68 30.18 DAREDEVIL #16 MAR
53 69 29.71 X-MEN LEGACY #271 MAR
54 71 29.64 X-MEN LEGACY #272 MAR
55 42 29.43 INCREDIBLE HULK #12 MAR
56 72 29.30 SWAMP THING #12 DC
57 73 29.14 FANTASTIC FOUR #609 MAR
58 43 28.85 AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #6 MAR
59 45 28.26 MIGHTY THOR #18 MAR
60 46 28.07 CAPTAIN AMERICA #16 MAR
61 74 28.00 RED LANTERNS #12 DC
62 77 27.58 ANIMAL MAN #12 DC
63 47 27.57 AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #10 MAR
64 76 27.50 RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS #12 DC
65 78 27.24 CATWOMAN #12 DC
66 48 26.99 AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #11 MAR
67 49 26.90 X-MEN #33 MAR
68 52 26.63 X-MEN #34 MAR
69 37 25.85 DAREDEVIL ANNUAL #1 MAR
70 81 25.82 GAMBIT #2 MAR
71 55 25.76 ASTONISHING X-MEN #53 MAR
72 39 25.52 WOLVERINE ANNUAL #1 MAR
73 57 25.20 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #523 MAR
74 58 25.12 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #522 MAR
75 82 25.04 DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 MAR
76 83 24.55 JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #12 DC
77 84 24.29 SUPERGIRL #12 DC
78 63 24.20 ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES #14 MAR
79 86 24.13 FF #21 MAR
80 87 23.08 DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE #2 MAR
81 89 22.76 DEADPOOL #59 MAR
82 91 22.72 DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE #4 MAR
83 92 22.71 DEADPOOL KILLS MARVEL UNIVERSE #3 MAR
84 101 22.70 CAPTAIN MARVEL #2 MAR
85 94 22.60 SUICIDE SQUAD #12 DC
86 95 22.56 JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #12 DC
87 70 22.23 ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #15 MAR
88 97 22.11 SCARLET SPIDER #8 MAR
89 99 22.08 CAPTAIN MARVEL #3 MAR
90 98 21.97 SUPERBOY #12 DC
91 103 21.44 VENOM #23 MAR
92 50 21.38 JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL #1 DC
93 104 21.34 VENOM #22 MAR
94 107 21.27 PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN #156.1 MAR
95 105 21.23 BIRDS OF PREY #12 DC
96 108 21.22 AVENGERS ACADEMY #34 MAR
97 102 21.21 BTVS SEASON 9 FREEFALL #12 DAR
98 110 21.06 AVENGERS ACADEMY #35 MAR
99 111 20.96 WINTER SOLDIER #9 MAR
100 112 20.67 SENSATIONSAL SPIDER-MAN #33.1 MAR
101 114 20.63 DARK AVENGERS #179 MAR
102 120 20.51 X-TREME X-MEN #2 MAR
103 115 20.42 SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #33.2 MAR
104 116 20.39 WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #129.1 MAR
105 117 20.27 AGE OF APOCALYPSE #6 MAR
106 60 19.88 SUPERCROOKS #4 (MR) MAR
107 123 18.83 WEB OF SPIDER-MAN #129.2 MAR
108 75 18.73 ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #1 VAL
109 124 18.46 GREEN ARROW #12 DC
110 126 18.32 X-FACTOR #241 MAR
111 128 18.19 X-FACTOR #242 MAR
112 85 18.18 ALL STAR WESTERN #12 DC
113 127 18.15 DIAL H #4 DC
114 129 17.83 JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #642 MAR
115 80 17.67 STAR TREK TNG DOCTOR WHO ASSIMILATION #4 IDW
116 130 17.60 PUNISHER #14 MAR
117 79 17.55 WALKING DEAD #100 (MR) IMA
118 132 17.21 HULK #56 MAR
119 133 17.21 HULK #57 MAR
120 90 17.17 DEFENDERS #9 MAR
121 118 17.06 FATALE #7 (MR) IMA
122 93 16.94 BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #7 DC
123 134 16.81 BATMAN ARKHAM UNHINGED #5 DC
124 137 16.55 RAVAGERS #4 DC
125 106 15.86 SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #4 DC
126 139 15.85 NEW MUTANTS #47 MAR
127 140 15.68 CAPTAIN AMERICA AND IRON MAN #635 MAR
128 142 15.64 NEW MUTANTS #48 MAR
129 143 15.53 FAIREST #6 (MR) DC
130 88 15.51 ADVENTURE TIME #7 BOO
131 141 15.47 BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SPIKE #1 DAR
132 144 15.29 CAPTAIN AMERICA AND NAMOR #635.1 MAR
133 96 15.22 SHADOW #4 DE
134 145 15.10 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #12 DC
135 148 14.80 STORMWATCH #12 DC
136 100 14.64 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13 IDW
137 147 14.64 SPAWN #222 IMA
138 150 14.59 BATWING #12 DC
139 149 14.58 THIEF OF THIEVES #7 IMA
140 113 13.91 ADVENTURE TIME MARCELINE SCREAM QUEENS #2 BOO
141 159 13.81 DEMON KNIGHTS #12 DC
142 160 13.61 PHANTOM LADY #1 DC
143 119 13.48 X-O MANOWAR #4 VAL
144 163 13.39 DEATHSTROKE #12 DC
145 164 13.34 FABLES #120 (MR) DC
146 165 13.14 ANGEL & FAITH #13 DAR
147 121 12.97 BOYS #69 (MR) DE
148 167 12.89 STAR WARS DARTH MAUL DEATH SENTENCE #2 DAR
149 173 12.83 LEGION LOST #12 DC
150 122 12.79 BLOODSHOT #2 VAL
151 146 12.65 STAR WARS DARTH VADER GHOST PRISON #4 DAR
152 174 12.51 STAR WARS LOST TRIBE O/T SITH #1 SPIRAL DAR
153 138 12.49 FURY MAX #5 (MR) MAR
154 125 12.36 HARBINGER #3 VAL
155 154 12.22 MASSIVE #3 DAR
156 178 12.09 DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #12 DC
157 179 12.04 AMERICAN VAMPIRE #30 (MR) DC
158 157 11.90 CONAN THE BARBARIAN #7 DAR
159 181 11.81 I VAMPIRE #12 DC
160 131 11.78 ROCKETEER CARGO OF DOOM #1 IDW
161 180 11.77 SAVAGE HAWKMAN #12 DC
162 182 11.72 FRANKENSTEIN AGENT OF SHADE #12 DC
163 185 11.46 INVINCIBLE #94 IMA
164 136 11.44 TMNT MICRO SERIES #7 APRIL IDW
165 135 11.40 PATHFINDER #1 DE
166 187 11.29 FURY OF FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MEN #12 DC
167 109 11.18 MAGIC THE GATHERING SPELL THIEF #2 IDW
168 193 11.08 AMERICAN VAMPIRE LORD OF NIGHTMARES #3 (MR) DC
169 194 11.04 SHADE #11 DC
170 195 10.97 RESURRECTION MAN #12 DC
171 151 10.92 DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER MAN IN BLACK #3 MAR
172 153 10.83 SPACE PUNISHER #2 MAR
173 155 10.76 NATIONAL COMICS LOOKER #1 DC
174 198 10.69 AMERICAS GOT POWERS #3 IMA
175 199 10.64 BLUE BEETLE #12 DC
176 161 10.39 BRILLIANT #4 (MR) MAR
177 162 10.17 UNTOLD TALES OF PUNISHER MAX #3 (MR) MAR
178 207 9.90 GRIFTER #12 DC
179 152 9.84 TRANSFORMERS REGENERATION ONE #82 IDW
180 156 9.60 DANGER GIRL GI JOE #2 IDW
181 190 9.57 BPRD HELL ON EARTH RETURN O/T MASTER #1 DAR
182 158 9.53 KISS #3 IDW
183 177 9.53 POWERS #11 (MR) MAR
184 211 9.53 PUNK ROCK JESUS #2 (MR) DC
185 175 9.42 GI COMBAT #4 DC
186 192 9.32 STAR WARS KNIGHT ERRANT ESCAPE #3 DAR
187 220 9.04 VOODOO #12 DC
188 224 9.01 SPACEMAN #9 (MR) DC
189 191 8.92 MIND THE GAP #3 [*] IMA
190 168 8.86 LOCKE & KEY GRINDHOUSE ONE SHOT IDW
191 170 8.80 CROW #2 IDW
192 169 8.79 GODZILLA HALF CENTURY WAR #1 IDW
193 171 8.76 TRANSFORMERS MORE THAN MEETS EYE #8 IDW
194 172 8.73 TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE #8 IDW
195 228 8.65 BLACK KISS II #1 (MR) IMA
196 176 8.49 STAR TREK #12 IDW
197 189 8.49 INFERNAL MAN-THING #3 MAR
198 200 8.37 REVIVAL #2 [*] IMA
199 234 8.34 CAPTAIN ATOM #12 DC
200 225 8.06 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #240 ARC
201 183 7.93 PEANUTS VOL 2 #1 BOO
202 184 7.90 WARLORD OF MARS #20 (MR) DE
203 221 7.70 LOBSTER JOHNSON PRAYER OF NEFERU ONE SHOT DAR
204 186 7.69 WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #14 (MR) DE
205 203 7.59 MICHAEL AVON OEMINGS THE VICTORIES #1 (MR) DAR
206 245 7.50 HELLBLAZER #294 (MR) DC
207 237 7.37 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #239 ARC
208 197 7.37 MARS ATTACKS #3 IDW
209 188 7.36 CROSSED BADLANDS #11 (MR) AVA
210 249 7.29 UNWRITTEN #40 (MR) DC
211 254 7.13 SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #4 DC
212 196 7.11 CROSSED BADLANDS #12 (MR) AVA
213 201 7.09 VAMPIRELLA #20 DE
214 202 7.00 GODZILLA #4 IDW
215 267 6.95 SAUCER COUNTRY #6 (MR) DC
216 260 6.93 MORNING GLORIES #21 (MR) IMA
217 259 6.86 WITCHBLADE #159 CVR A CHRISTOPHER IMA
218 204 6.86 VAMPIRELLA #21 DE
219 205 6.81 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #181 IDW
220 272 6.69 NEW DEADWARDIANS #6 (MR) DC
221 208 6.69 TMNT COLOR CLASSICS MICRO SERIES RAPHAEL ONE SHOT IDW
222 209 6.67 GI JOE VOL 2 #16 IDW
223 210 6.65 RACHEL RISING #10 ABS
224 240 6.62 GOON #41 DAR
225 248 6.55 LIL HOMER #1 BON
226 242 6.54 HARVEST #1 (MR) IMA
227 273 6.53 CREEP #0 DAR
228 255 6.36 SPONGEBOB COMICS #11 UNI
229 212 6.35 THE SPIDER #4 DE
230 215 6.31 KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #12 DE
231 213 6.31 DARK SHADOWS VAMPIRELLA #1 DE
232 216 6.28 DANGER GIRL ARMY OF DARKNESS #6 DE
233 218 6.17 POPEYE #4 IDW
234 222 6.12 LORD OF THE JUNGLE #7 (MR) DE
235 223 6.09 SNAKE EYES & STORM SHADOW #16 IDW
236 226 6.04 GHOSTBUSTERS #12 IDW
237 287 5.99 IZOMBIE #28 (MR) DC
238 227 5.98 GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #15 (MR) DE
239 294 5.94 SWEET TOOTH #36 (MR) DC
240 262 5.92 BEASTS OF BURDEN NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ONE SHOT DAR
241 292 5.89 YOUNG JUSTICE #19 DC
242 230 5.86 CAPE 1969 #2 IDW
243 231 5.85 COBRA #16 IDW
244 214 5.84 LADY DEATH #20 (MR) AVA
245 265 5.84 MASS EFFECT HOMEWORLDS #4 DAR
246 232 5.81 STEED AND MRS PEEL #0 BOO
247 233 5.71 WITCHBLADE DEMON REBORN #1 DE
248 235 5.68 HYPERNATURALS #2 BOO
249 217 5.63 CALL OF WONDERLAND #3 (MR) ZEN
250 283 5.59 SIMPSONS COMICS #193 BON
251 239 5.57 MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #5 ARA
252 302 5.56 GREEN LANTERN THE ANIMATED SERIES #5 DC
253 236 5.55 PROPHECY #3 DE
254 270 5.52 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #76 (MR) ZEN
255 285 5.51 SONIC UNIVERSE #43 ARC
256 238 5.48 JERICHO SEASON 4 #1 IDW
257 310 5.30 NIGHT FORCE #6 DC
258 311 5.29 WALKING DEAD #98 (MR) IMA
259 241 5.24 BIONIC WOMAN #3 DE
260 298 5.23 FUTURAMA COMICS #62 BON
261 275 5.21 PLANETOID #3 [*] IMA
262 277 5.19 IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS #1 [*] IMA
263 263 5.19 THINK TANK #1 IMA
264 313 5.17 WALKING DEAD #99 (MR) IMA
265 315 5.14 WALKING DEAD #97 (MR) IMA
266 317 5.14 SCALPED #60 (RES) (MR) DC
267 244 5.13 RED SONJA #68 DE
268 320 5.04 MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #5 MAR
269 243 5.03 IDOLIZED #1 ASP
270 295 4.98 AXE COP PRESIDENT O/T WORLD #2 DAR
271 219 4.93 RASL #15 (MR) CAR
272 166 4.91 DARK HORSE PRESENTS #15 DAR
273 326 4.90 MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES #5 MAR
274 250 4.88 THUNDA #1 DE
275 252 4.85 GREEN HORNET #27 DE
276 276 4.85 ARTIFACTS #20 IMA
277 253 4.84 HELLRAISER #17 (MR) BOO
278 308 4.83 MEGA MAN #16 ARC
279 280 4.77 PROPHET #28 IMA
280 257 4.73 WARRIORS OF MARS #4 (MR) DE
281 261 4.73 WITCHBLADE DEMON REBORN #2 DE
282 264 4.70 HIGHER EARTH #3 BOO
283 229 4.69 VAMPIRELLA ANNUAL #2 DE
284 266 4.68 CLASSIC POPEYE #1 IDW
285 256 4.68 SOULFIRE VOL 4 #1 CVR A DEBALFO ASP
286 333 4.59 MUPPETS #2 MAR
287 309 4.56 DEBRIS #2 (MR) IMA
288 269 4.55 THE LONE RANGER #8 DE
289 258 4.54 FERALS #7 (MR) AVA
290 335 4.53 EPIC KILL #4 IMA
291 271 4.52 VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA #6 DE
292 290 4.45 MIND MGMT #3 DAR
293 274 4.44 RED SONJA ATLANTIS RISES #1 DE
294 325 4.44 ARCHIE #636 ARC
295 306 4.43 GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #19 A CVR RUFFINO (MR) ZEN
296 278 4.41 QUEEN SONJA #31 DE
297 268 4.41 FERALS #8 (MR) AVA
298 279 4.41 FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #5 BOO
299 328 4.37 BART SIMPSON COMICS #74 BON
300 319 4.29 STRAIN #7 (MR) DAR