Media Release -- Joe Benitez's steampunk heroine Lady Mechanika returned in December in the pages of Aspen MLT's Lady Mechanika #3, the best-selling Non-Premier comic for the month.
Other publishers in the top ten Non-Premier Comics include Archie Comics (Archie #628, the second chapter of "Archie Meets KISS" ranked #3), BOOM! Studios (Valen the Outcast #1 ranked #6), and Dynamite Entertainment with 7 titles led by The Boys #61.
Naruto confronts his own inner demons in Naruto Volume 53, the latest volume of VIZ Media's long-running ninja series and December's top-selling Non-Premier graphic novel to comics specialty retailers. In total VIZ had eight of the top ten Non-Premier graphic novels for the month.
Other publishers in the top ten include Random House and Zenescope 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 RETAIL RANK | INDEX | TITLE | PUBLISHER |
| 1 | 95 | 92 | 15.96 | LADY MECHANIKA #3 | ASP |
| 2 | 122 | 141 | 12.92 | ARCHIE #628 (ARCHIE MEETS KISS PT 2 ) | ARC |
| 3 | 124 | 84 | 12.73 | BOYS #61 (MR) | DYN |
| 4 | 138 | 104 | 11.21 | VOLTRON #1 | DYN |
| 5 | 142 | 110 | 10.85 | GAME OF THRONES #4 (MR) | DYN |
| 6 | 144 | 269 | 10.72 | VALEN OUTCAST #1 | BOO |
| 7 | 148 | 119 | 10.23 | BOYS BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER #6 (MR) | DYN |
| 8 | 162 | 137 | 8.89 | WARLORD OF MARS #13 | DYN |
| 9 | 164 | 142 | 8.61 | GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #7 (MR) | DYN |
| 10 | 167 | 146 | 8.38 | WARLORD OF MARS #14 | DYN |
| 11 | 170 | 149 | 8.02 | VAMPIRELLA #12 | DYN |
| 12 | 176 | 158 | 7.49 | DANGER GIRL ARMY OF DARKNESS #4 | DYN |
| 13 | 177 | 163 | 7.34 | KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #5 | DYN |
| 14 | 186 | 160 | 6.77 | HELLRAISER #8 (MR) | BOO |
| 15 | 188 | 171 | 6.60 | STITCHED #2 (MR) | AVA |
| 16 | 191 | 167 | 6.44 | IRREDEEMABLE #32 | BOO |
| 17 | 193 | 216 | 6.31 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #232 | ARC |
| 18 | 197 | 188 | 6.23 | CROSSED PSYCHOPATH #6 (MR) | AVA |
| 19 | 199 | 191 | 6.20 | GREEN HORNET #20 | DYN |
| 20 | 201 | 194 | 6.05 | KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #2 | DYN |
| 21 | 202 | 193 | 6.02 | RED SONJA #60 | DYN |
| 22 | 212 | 203 | 5.58 | RED SONJA #61 | DYN |
| 23 | 213 | 204 | 5.54 | DARK SHADOWS #2 | DYN |
| 24 | 214 | 220 | 5.51 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #66 (MR) | ZEN |
| 25 | 215 | 221 | 5.48 | SPONGEBOB COMICS #6 | UNI |
| 26 | 217 | 198 | 5.45 | LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #12 (MR) | AVA |
| 27 | 220 | 206 | 5.36 | KIRBY GENESIS SILVER STAR #2 | DYN |
| 28 | 222 | 199 | 5.31 | INCORRUPTIBLE #25 | BOO |
| 29 | 223 | 234 | 5.30 | MEGA MAN #8 | ARC |
| 30 | 228 | 238 | 5.17 | SONIC UNIVERSE #35 | ARC |
| 31 | 229 | 181 | 5.11 | VAMPIRELLA ANNUAL #1 | DYN |
| 32 | 230 | 241 | 5.09 | FATHOM VOL 4 #3 | ASP |
| 33 | 231 | 243 | 5.08 | SIMPSONS COMICS #185 | BON |
| 34 | 238 | 240 | 4.67 | GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #10 (MR) | ZEN |
| 35 | 240 | 211 | 4.57 | PLANET OF THE APES #9 | BOO |
| 36 | 241 | 224 | 4.50 | SERGIO ARAGONES FUNNIES #6 | BON |
| 37 | 245 | 164 | 4.40 | GIANT-SIZE GFT 2011 HOLIDAY ED | ZEN |
| 38 | 247 | 223 | 4.09 | BETRAYAL O/T PLANET O/T APES #2 | BOO |
| 39 | 248 | 257 | 3.98 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES THE LIBRARY #3 | ZEN |
| 40 | 250 | 268 | 3.96 | BART SIMPSON COMICS #66 | BON |
| 41 | 256 | 230 | 3.68 | ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST #6 | BOO |
| 42 | 266 | 284 | 3.35 | SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #14 | BON |
| 43 | 269 | 259 | 3.24 | RACHEL RISING #4 | ABS |
| 44 | 270 | 260 | 3.20 | WAREHOUSE 13 #3 | DYN |
| 45 | 271 | 289 | 3.16 | VERONICA #210 (VERONICA PRESENTS KEVIN KELLER #4) | ARC |
| 46 | 272 | 253 | 3.08 | LENORE VOLUME II #4 | TIT |
| 47 | 274 | 256 | 2.98 | THEATER #3 (MR) | ZEN |
| 48 | 275 | 213 | 2.97 | GFT SINBAD SPECIAL | ZEN |
| 49 | 276 | 305 | 2.92 | ARCHIE #627 (ARCHIE MEETS KISS PT 1) | ARC |
| 50 | 277 | 271 | 2.92 | ZORRO RIDES AGAIN #6 | DYN |
| QUANITY RANK | OVERALL QUANTITY RANK | OVERALL DOLLAR RANK | INDEX | TITLE | PUBLISHER |
| 1 | 6 | 42 | 2.54 | NARUTO TP VOL 53 | VIZ LLC |
| 2 | 18 | 65 | 1.77 | BLEACH TP VOL 37 | VIZ LLC |
| 3 | 24 | 75 | 1.52 | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 27 | VIZ LLC |
| 4 | 50 | 117 | 1.09 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 59 | VIZ LLC |
| 5 | 52 | 73 | 1.08 | GFT DREAM EATER SAGA TP VOL 01 | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
| 6 | 62 | 142 | 0.93 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 08 | VIZ LLC |
| 7 | 65 | 153 | 0.86 | BLUE EXORCIST GN VOL 05 | VIZ LLC |
| 8 | 71 | 158 | 0.85 | OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB TP VOL 17 | VIZ LLC |
| 9 | 72 | 129 | 0.84 | XXXHOLIC GN VOL 18 | RANDOM HOUSE |
| 10 | 83 | 127 | 0.79 | NAOKI URASAWA 20TH CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 18 | VIZ LLC |
| 11 | 93 | 155 | 0.71 | GHOST IN SHELL STAND ALONE COMPLEX GN VOL 02 (MR) | RANDOM HOUSE |
| 12 | 94 | 110 | 0.70 | ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST TP VOL 01 | BOOM ENTERTAINMENT |
| 13 | 98 | 145 | 0.67 | K ON GN VOL 04 | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA |
| 14 | 101 | 167 | 0.64 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SELECT TP VOL 04 ZONE WARS | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
| 15 | 102 | 143 | 0.64 | FLY TP VOL 01 (MR) | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
| 16 | 112 | 99 | 0.58 | STORYTELLER HC | ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
| 17 | 114 | 101 | 0.57 | BOONDOCK SAINTS TP VOL 01 | 12 GAUGE COMICS LLC |
| 18 | 117 | 133 | 0.55 | TENJO TENGE GN VOL 04 (MR) | VIZ LLC |
| 19 | 122 | 223 | 0.52 | BETTY & VERONICA BATTLE OF THE BFFS | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
| 20 | 124 | 176 | 0.51 | 28 DAYS LATER TP VOL 06 HOMECOMING | BOOM ENTERTAINMENT |
| 21 | 126 | 230 | 0.50 | ARCHIE CYBER ADVENTURES TP | ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS |
| 22 | 132 | 38 | 0.48 | PHANTOM COMP SERIES HC VOL 01 GOLD KEY YEARS | HERMES PRESS |
| 23 | 135 | 212 | 0.46 | AIR GEAR GN VOL 21 (MR) | RANDOM HOUSE |
| 24 | 136 | 179 | 0.46 | TEZUKAS PRINCESS KNIGHT GN VOL 02 | RANDOM HOUSE |
| 25 | 138 | 205 | 0.46 | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE | ONI PRESS INC. |
| 26 | 139 | 78 | 0.46 | A TALE OF SAND HC | ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
| 27 | 140 | 113 | 0.45 | GARTH ENNIS COMPLETE BATTLEFIELDS TP VOL 01 (MR) | DYNAMIC FORCES |
| 28 | 142 | 216 | 0.45 | PHOENIX WRIGHT GN VOL 03 | RANDOM HOUSE |
| 29 | 144 | 105 | 0.45 | BOYS TP VOL 09 BIG RIDE | DYNAMIC FORCES |
| 30 | 145 | 161 | 0.44 | TEZUKAS BLACK JACK TP VOL 17 | RANDOM HOUSE |
| 31 | 146 | 148 | 0.43 | WOLFSKIN TP VOL 02 HUNDRETH DREAM (MR) | AVATAR PRESS INC |
| 32 | 149 | 209 | 0.43 | HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 16 ATONEMENT ARC PT 2 | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA |
| 33 | 151 | 150 | 0.43 | GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE TP VOL 02 BIGGEST OF ALL GAME | DYNAMIC FORCES |
| 34 | 152 | 180 | 0.43 | KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE TP VOL 34 | KENZER & COMPANY |
| 35 | 156 | 213 | 0.42 | KOBATO GN VOL 05 | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA |
| 36 | 158 | 402 | 0.42 | SALT WATER TAFFY GN VOL 05 | ONI PRESS INC. |
| 37 | 161 | 263 | 0.41 | DAWN OF THE ARCANA TP VOL 01 | VIZ LLC |
| 38 | 163 | 26 | 0.41 | EYES OF THE CAT DLX HC (MR) | HUMANOIDS INC |
| 39 | 164 | 159 | 0.40 | ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON TP (MR) | AVATAR PRESS INC |
| 40 | 165 | 184 | 0.40 | GREEN HORNET TP VOL 03 IDOLS | DYNAMIC FORCES |
| 41 | 169 | 185 | 0.38 | PS238 TP VOL 09 SAVING ALTERNATE OMAHA | PSI, INC |
| 42 | 171 | 243 | 0.38 | SHUGO CHARA CHAN GN VOL 01 | RANDOM HOUSE |
| 43 | 174 | 164 | 0.38 | EVERLAST HC | ARCHAIA ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
| 44 | 175 | 220 | 0.37 | FARSCAPE TP VOL 06 COMPULSIONS | BOOM ENTERTAINMENT |
| 45 | 179 | 293 | 0.35 | NURA RISE O/T YOKAI CLAN GN VOL 06 | VIZ LLC |
| 46 | 181 | 255 | 0.35 | SAYONARA ZETSUBOU SENSEI GN VOL 12 | RANDOM HOUSE |
| 47 | 182 | 294 | 0.35 | SAKURA HIME LEGEND OF PRINCESS SAKURA GN VOL 05 | VIZ LLC |
| 48 | 185 | 249 | 0.34 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP VOL 01 LTD PRICE CUT ED | ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC |
| 49 | 186 | 233 | 0.34 | MAXIMUM RIDE TP VOL 05 | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP USA |
| 50 | 188 | 262 | 0.34 | AT FULL MOON GN VOL 01 | RANDOM HOUSE |
