Jirni #1 (of 5) (Cover A Direct Market)Media Release -- Aspen debuts a sword-and-sorcery heroine as part of their tenth-anniversary celebrations in April with the debut of Jirni #1 from J.T. Krul and Paolo Pantalena, the best-selling Non-Premier comic to direct market specialty retailers in April.

BOOM! Studios had two titles in the top ten, both from their all-ages KaBOOM! imprint. Adventure Time #15 ranked #2 and Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake #4 ranked #3.

Valiant Entertainment had three titles in the top ten, led by Harbinger Wars #1 at #4. Valiant's other two top-ten titles — Harbinger #11 at #7 and Bloodshot #10 at #10 — tie into the Harbinger Wars event.

Dynamite Entertainment rounded out the top ten with four titles, with Miss Fury #1 at #5 as their best-selling book for April. Also in the top ten were Masks #5 at #6, The Shadow: Year One #2 at #8, and Masks #6 at #9.

Kodansha Comics' Sailor Moon Volume 10 was April's best-selling Non-Premier graphic novel.

Other publishers in the top ten include BOOM! Studios, Valiant Entertainment, VIZ Media, and Yen Press.

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 Overall QtyRank Overall RetailRank Index Comic VendName
1 60 180 27.07 JIRNI #1 ASP
2 97 72 16.41 ADVENTURE TIME #15 BOO
3 104 74 15.71 ADVENTURE TIME FIONNA & CAKE #4 BOO
4 110 93 14.17 HARBINGER WARS #1 VAL
5 111 92 13.95 MISS FURY #1 DE
6 140 115 10.87 MASKS #5 DE
7 141 127 10.82 HARBINGER #11 HARBINGER WARS VAL
8 143 119 10.40 SHADOW YEAR ONE #2 DE
9 147 121 10.24 MASKS #6 DE
10 148 132 10.12 BLOODSHOT #10 HARBINGER WARS VAL
11 151 124 10.00 X-O MANOWAR #12 VAL
12 170 136 8.90 SHADOWMAN #6 VAL
13 174 192 8.45 MEGA MAN #24 ARC
14 175 148 8.42 ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #9 VAL
15 176 149 8.41 SHADOW #11 DE
16 178 142 8.21 UBER #0 (MR) AVA
17 179 153 8.18 SHADOW #12 DE
18 189 164 7.76 HELHEIM #2 (MR) ONI
19 192 215 7.50 SONIC UNIVERSE #51 ARC
20 204 225 6.81 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #247 ARC
21 206 110 6.72 GFT ROBYN HOOD VS RED RIDING HOOD #1 (MR) ZEN
22 213 199 6.29 BRAVEST WARRIORS #7 BOO
23 216 200 6.00 CROSSED BADLANDS #27 (MR) AVA
24 217 206 5.94 ADVENTURE TIME #1 BOO
25 219 210 5.76 RACHEL RISING #16 ABS
26 220 212 5.69 DEJAH THORIS & GREEN MEN OF MARS #3 (MR) DE
27 222 129 5.67 GFT UNLEASHED #1 (MR) ZEN
28 225 213 5.64 POLARITY #1 BOO
29 231 297 5.38 GFT UNLEASHED #0 (MR) ZEN
30 232 220 5.34 WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #24 (MR) DE
31 233 208 5.30 GFT UNLEASHED VAMPIRES ETERNAL #1 (MR) ZEN
32 235 254 5.25 SPONGEBOB COMICS #19 UNI
33 237 224 5.22 VAMPIRELLA STRIKES #4 DE
34 238 257 5.18 SIMPSONS COMICS #201 BON
35 239 216 5.08 ADVENTURE TIME #2 BOO
36 242 226 5.04 PATHFINDER #6 DE
37 243 246 5.03 GFT WONDERLAND #10 (MR) ZEN
38 244 230 4.88 ADVENTURE TIME #3 BOO
39 245 229 4.86 EVIL ERNIE #5 DE
40 246 232 4.81 ADVENTURE TIME #4 BOO
41 249 255 4.76 GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #84 (MR) ZEN
42 250 234 4.75 ADVENTURE TIME #5 BOO
43 251 236 4.73 ADVENTURE TIME #6 BOO
44 252 237 4.63 VAMPIRELLA #28 DE
45 257 231 4.41 GFT MADNESS OF WONDERLAND #3 (MR) ZEN
46 267 247 4.12 RED SONJA #74 DE
47 270 240 4.03 FASHION BEAST #8 (MR) AVA
48 271 250 4.02 PEANUTS VOL 2 #8 BOO
49 272 252 3.99 DARK SHADOWS YEAR ONE #1 DE
50 274 253 3.95 DEATHMATCH #5 BOO


QtyRank Overall QtyRank Overall DollarRank Index Graphic Novel VendName
1 22 62 1.82 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 10 RAN
2 45 111 1.46 YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 04 VIZ
3 46 57 1.42 ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 01 BOO
4 49 120 1.38 BLEACH TP VOL 56 VIZ
5 68 82 1.24 X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) TP VOL 02 ENTER NINJAK VAL
6 79 154 1.10 TIGER & BUNNY GN VOL 01 VIZ
7 80 159 1.08 SHADOWMAN (VU) TP VOL 01 BIRTH RITES VAL
8 81 117 1.08 BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 13 HAC
9 110 114 0.92 ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 02 BOO
10 118 205 0.87 BLUE EXORCIST GN VOL 09 VIZ
11 128 213 0.82 KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA ARCHIVES TP VOL 04 ARC
12 129 129 0.81 BART SIMPSON BIG SHOT TP BON
13 133 75 0.80 MARBLE SEASON HC DRA
14 142 60 0.76 EC WILLIAMSON 50 GIRLS 50 & OTHER STORIES HC FAN
15 157 42 0.69 UNICO GN DIG
16 165 76 0.66 EC JACK DAVIS TAINT MEAT ITS HUMANITY HC FAN
17 168 276 0.64 DEATHMATCH TP VOL 01 BOO
18 172 102 0.63 COURTNEY CRUMRIN SPEC ED HC VOL 03 ONI
19 189 341 0.57 DISNEY FAIRIES GN VOL 11 MOST PRECIOUS GIFT NBM
20 195 248 0.56 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 24 RAN
21 206 239 0.55 PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 15 HAC
22 212 245 0.53 ALICE I/T COUNTRY OF HEARTS MY FANATIC RABBIT GN VOL 02 HAC
23 213 246 0.52 MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA GN VOL 15 HAC
24 214 153 0.52 BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER OMNIBUS VOL 01 RAN
25 218 90 0.52 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM ORIGIN GN VOL 01 ACTIVATION RAN
26 233 280 0.48 IS THIS A ZOMBIE GN VOL 04 (MR) HAC
27 252 271 0.45 CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN GN VOL 07 ST.
28 264 144 0.44 JERUSALEM STORY OF CITY GN ST.
29 268 208 0.43 RELISH MY LIFE IN KITCHEN GN ST.
30 273 236 0.43 NEMO HEART OF ICE HC TOP
31 275 184 0.42 MODESTY BLAISE TP VOL 23 GIRL IN IRON MASK RAN
32 289 266 0.40 WHO IS AC GN POC
33 301 109 0.38 LONE RANGER OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 DE
34 308 230 0.37 JULIOS DAY HC FAN
35 314 237 0.36 DOUBLE FINE ACTION COMICS TP VOL 01 ONI
36 315 314 0.36 CRIMSON EMPIRE CIRCUMSTANCES TO SERVE A NOBLE GN VOL 01 ST.
37 326 234 0.35 KANOKON GN COLL ED VOL 01 ST.
38 328 166 0.35 COMPLETE PEANUTS HC VOL 19 1987-1988 FAN
39 339 402 0.34 GTO 14 DAYS IN SHONAN GN VOL 08 RAN
40 341 231 0.34 HP LOVECRAFT CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARD GN ABR
41 343 258 0.33 DOUBLE FINE ACTION COMICS TP VOL 02 ONI
42 346 482 0.33 KIMI NI TODOKE GN VOL 16 FROM ME TO YOU VIZ
43 354 489 0.33 NURA RISE O/T YOKAI CLAN GN VOL 14 VIZ
44 359 490 0.32 BARRAGE TP VOL 02 VIZ
45 360 273 0.32 QUEEN SONJA TP VOL 05 ASCENDANCY DE
46 365 369 0.32 KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA GN VOL 02 RAN
47 367 491 0.32 DAWN OF THE ARCANA TP VOL 09 VIZ
48 371 351 0.32 BUNNY DROP GN VOL 08 HAC
49 372 263 0.32 DOUBT OMNIBUS GN VOL 01 HAC
50 381 86 0.31 HARVEY HORRORS COLL WORKS WITCHES TALES HC VOL 03 DIA