PEANUTS #0Media Release -- Charles Schulz's beloved characters from his long-running Peanuts comic strip returned a decade after Schulz's death for new adventures for Charlie Brown and the gang in BOOM! Studios' Peanuts #0 from their KABOOM! all-ages imprint, November's best-selling Non-Premier comic book to comics retailers.

Dynamite Entertainment dominated the top echelons of November's Non-Premier comic book sales chart with eight titles, led by Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist #1 at #2. Other books in the top ten included A Game of Thrones #3, based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling fantasy novel, at #5; Warlord of Mars #12, based on Edgar Rice Burrough's Barsoom novels, at #7; and Kevin Smith's The Bionic Man #4 at 10.

Also in the top ten was Archie Comics with Archie #627, the first chapter of the "Archie Meets KISS" storyline, at #3.

Dynamite Entertainment had November's top selling Non-Premier graphic novel with The Boys Volume 9: Big Ride.

Other publishers in the top ten include Avatar Press, Cartoon Books, Fantagraphics Books, Kodansha Comics, and UDON Entertainment.

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.

QUANTITY RANK OVERALL QUANTITY RANK OVERALL DOLLAR RANK INDEX TITLE PUBLISHER
1 103 234 15.00 PEANUTS #0 BOO
2 122 273 12.11 FLASH GORDON ZEITGEIST #1 DE
3 127 139 11.52 ARCHIE #627 (ARCHIE MEETS KISS PT 1) ARC
4 128 97 11.47 BOYS #60 (MR) DE
5 131 106 10.59 GAME OF THRONES #3 (MR) DE
6 150 122 9.05 BOYS BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER #5 (MR) DE
7 162 137 7.97 WARLORD OF MARS #12 DE
8 164 141 7.72 GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #6 (MR) DE
9 165 143 7.56 WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #8 DE
10 170 148 7.12 KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #4 DE
11 174 152 6.91 KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #1 DE
12 176 197 6.87 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #230 ARC
13 184 165 6.31 CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #5 (MR) AVA
14 187 171 6.23 KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #1 DE
15 191 159 6.14 HELLRAISER #7 (MR) BOO
16 193 178 6.02 DARK SHADOWS #1 DE
17 196 181 5.88 RACHEL RISING #3 ABS
18 197 183 5.83 GREEN HORNET #19 DE
19 201 217 5.73 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #231 ARC
20 209 179 5.45 IRREDEEMABLE #31 BOO
21 211 194 5.28 WARLORD OF MARS FALL OF BARSOOM #4 DE
22 216 196 5.22 RED SONJA #58 DE
23 218 203 5.15 MOUSE GUARD BLACK AXE #3 ARA
24 219 198 5.14 RED SONJA #59 DE
25 223 191 5.03 LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #11 (MR) AVA
26 225 239 4.97 MEGA MAN #7 ARC
27 230 249 4.71 SONIC UNIVERSE #34 ARC
28 233 261 4.54 SIMPSONS COMICS #184 BON
29 234 202 4.54 BETRAYAL O/T PLANET O/T APES #1 BOO
30 236 242 4.48 GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #9 (MR) ZEN
31 237 246 4.42 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #71 (MR) BRO
32 238 205 4.38 PLANET OF THE APES #8 BOO
33 239 237 4.33 RASL #12 (MR) CAR
34 241 216 4.32 QUEEN SONJA #23 DE
35 244 209 4.24 INCORRUPTIBLE #24 BOO
36 246 256 4.23 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #65 (MR) ZEN
37 247 221 4.21 QUEEN SONJA #24 DE
38 248 228 4.20 SERGIO ARAGONES FUNNIES #5 BON
39 252 225 4.14 QUEEN SONJA #25 DE
40 256 263 4.07 GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND HOOK #1 ZEN
41 257 272 4.07 FUTURAMA COMICS #58 BON
42 261 235 3.82 LAST PHANTOM #10 DE
43 266 240 3.59 CALIGULA #5 (MR) AVA
44 267 231 3.58 ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #5 BOO
45 268 296 3.58 BART SIMPSON COMICS #65 BON
46 269 247 3.57 TERMINATOR ROBOCOP KILL HUMAN #4 DE
47 271 252 3.51 HACK SLASH EVA MONSTERS BALL #4 (MR) DE
48 274 283 3.42 GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND HOOK #2 ZEN
49 276 241 3.38 DARKWING DUCK #18 BOO
50 277 298 3.36 LEGEND OF OZ THE WICKED WEST #1 BIG


QUANTITY RANK OVERALL QUANTITY RANK OVERALL DOLLAR RANK INDEX TITLE PUBLISHER
1 3 3 3.76 BOYS TP VOL 09 BIG RIDE DYNAMIC FORCES
2 8 41 2.14 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 02 RANDOM HOUSE
3 13 62 1.68 CODENAME SAILOR V TP VOL 02 RANDOM HOUSE
4 31 50 1.32 CAPTAIN SWING TP (MR) AVATAR PRESS INC
5 35 30 1.27 WALT DISNEY DONALD DUCK HC VOL 01 LOST I/T ANDES FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
6 48 104 1.15 NEGIMA GN VOL 32 (MR) RANDOM HOUSE
7 57 56 1.06 CHRONICLES OF WORMWOOD LAST BATTLE TP (MR) AVATAR PRESS INC
8 65 73 0.99 RASL TP VOL 03 PUBLISHERS GROUP WEST
9 84 118 0.81 MEGA MAN GIGAMIX TP VOL 03 (OF 3) UDON ENTERTAINMENT CORP
10 85 212 0.80 CHARLAINE HARRIS GRAVE SIGHT GN VOL 02 (OF 3) DYNAMIC FORCES
11 97 195 0.74 CLAYMORE TP VOL 19 VIZ LLC
12 103 262 0.72 SMURFS GN VOL 09 GARGAMEL AND SMURFS NBM
13 104 34 0.72 POGO COMP SYNDICATED STRIPS HC VOL 01 WILD WONDER FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
14 107 334 0.70 POKEMON BLACK & WHITE GN VOL 04 VIZ LLC
15 108 240 0.70 PUSS IN BOOTS MOVIE PREQUEL GN APE ENTERTAINMENT
16 109 204 0.69 D GRAY MAN GN VOL 21 VIZ LLC
17 113 130 0.67 DARKWING DUCK DUCKTALES DANGEROUS CURRENCY TP BOOM ENTERTAINMENT
18 120 211 0.64 LOEG III CENTURY #2 1969 (MR) TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
19 122 88 0.63 JIM BUTCHER DRESDEN FILES FOOL MOON PART 1 HC DYNAMIC FORCES
20 127 199 0.60 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SELECT TP VOL 04 ZONE WARS ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
21 131 163 0.58 TEZUKAS PRINCESS KNIGHT GN VOL 01 RANDOM HOUSE
22 132 184 0.58 MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA GN VOL 10 HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA
23 135 203 0.57 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 16 RANDOM HOUSE
24 141 170 0.56 DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 06 (OF 6) VIZ LLC
25 145 141 0.54 DARKWING DUCK CAMPAIGN CARNAGE TP BOOM ENTERTAINMENT
26 147 210 0.53 CODENAME SAILOR V TP VOL 01 RANDOM HOUSE
27 149 175 0.52 HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 04 (MR) HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA
28 152 36 0.52 SIMON & KIRBY HC LIBRARY CRIME RANDOM HOUSE
29 160 305 0.49 POKEMON ZOROARK MASTER OF ILLUSIONS GN VIZ LLC
30 161 218 0.47 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 01 RANDOM HOUSE
31 162 149 0.47 LADY DEATH ORIGINS TP VOL 02 AVATAR PRESS INC
32 164 140 0.46 LOVE HINA OMNIBUS TP KODANSHA ED RANDOM HOUSE
33 165 223 0.45 DOGS TP VOL 06 (MR) VIZ LLC
34 169 241 0.44 AIR GEAR GN VOL 20 (MR) RANDOM HOUSE
35 171 136 0.44 ASTERIX OMNIBUS SC VOL 01 STERLING PUBLISHING
36 172 287 0.43 MAGIC OF SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH TP ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS
37 177 342 0.42 LOEG III CENTURY #1 1910 (MR) TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
38 178 296 0.42 BLACK BIRD GN VOL 11 VIZ LLC
39 180 234 0.42 MELANCHOLY OF SUZUMIYA HARUHI CHAN GN VOL 04 HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA
40 181 161 0.41 ADVENTURES OF HERGE HC DRAWN & QUARTERLY
41 182 298 0.41 RIN-NE GN VOL 07 VIZ LLC
42 183 137 0.41 EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES ADELE BLANC SEC HC VOL 02 FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
43 184 432 0.40 JESUS HATES ZOMBIES JURASSIC KINDA LIFE GN VOL 02 (MR) 215 INK
44 185 107 0.40 FRACTURE OF THE UNIVERSAL BOY GN (MR) EIDOLON FINE ARTS
45 186 389 0.40 NINJAGO GN VOL 01 CHALLENGE OF SAMUKAI NBM
46 189 257 0.40 NINJA GIRLS GN VOL 08 (MR) RANDOM HOUSE
47 190 290 0.40 DRAGON PUNCHER HC BOOK 02 DRAGON PUNCHER ISLAND TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS
48 193 169 0.39 ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON TP (MR) AVATAR PRESS INC
49 194 153 0.39 ASTERIX OMNIBUS SC VOL 02 STERLING PUBLISHING
50 195 221 0.39 WASTELAND TP VOL 06 ENEMY WITHIN ONI PRESS INC.