X-O Manowar #2Media Release -- The Valiant Entertainment relaunch continued in June, and for the second month in a row the publisher had the month's top-selling Non-Premier comic book, this month with Harbinger #1. The publisher's X-O Manowar #2 ranked #2.

Other publishers in the top ten include Archie Comics, Aspen MLT, Bongo Comics, and Zenescope Entertainment.

BOOM! Studios had three books in the top ten, led by Adventure Time #5 at #3, followed by Extermination #1 at #5 and Hypernaturals #1, the new cosmic super-hero series from Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, at #8.

Dynamite Entertainment had four books in the top ten, with The Shadow #3 at #4 as the publisher's top book.

Avatar Press rounded out the top ten with Crossed: Badlands #7 at #9.

Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's saga of super-heroic pulp heroes continued in Top Shelf Productions' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen III: Century #3: 2009, the best-selling Non-Premier Graphic Novel in June.

Dynamite Entertainment had the month's #2 Indie graphic novel with The Boys Volume 11: Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men at #2. Barry Sonnenfeld's Dinosaurs Vs. Aliens, an original graphic novel by Grant Morrison that was previewed by Dynamite with a Free Comic Book Day special, ranked #4. Of related note, Bantam/Spectra's hardcover collection of the first six issues of Dynamite's Game of Thrones series ranked #3.

Other publishers in the top ten include Amaze Ink/Slave Labor Graphics, Archie Comics, and Viz Media.

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 DESC_1 VendName
1 72 48 HARBINGER #1 VAL
2 108 81 X-O MANOWAR #2 VAL
3 110 94 ADVENTURE TIME #5 BOO
4 118 95 SHADOW #3 DE
5 125 255 EXTERMINATION #1 BOO
6 132 108 BOYS #67 (MR) DE
7 167 147 PROPHECY #1 DE
8 169 150 HYPERNATURALS #1 BOO
9 175 156 CROSSED BADLANDS #7 (MR) AVA
10 178 167 WARLORD OF MARS #18 (MR) DE
11 179 160 CROSSED BADLANDS #8 (MR) AVA
12 182 170 VAMPIRELLA #18 DE
13 187 177 LORD OF THE JUNGLE #5 (MR) DE
14 192 179 THE SPIDER #2 DE
15 193 185 FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES #3 BOO
16 194 182 PANTHA #1 DE
17 198 187 DEJAH THORIS & WHITE APES OF MARS #3 (MR) DE
18 199 218 SPONGEBOB COMICS #9 UNI
19 205 196 GARFIELD #2 BOO
20 206 188 LADY DEATH #18 (MR) AVA
21 209 227 SONIC UNIVERSE #41 ARC
22 212 229 SIMPSONS COMICS #191 BON
23 213 222 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #74 (MR) ZEN
24 214 201 HIGHER EARTH #2 BOO
25 220 203 FLASH GORDON ZEITGEIST #5 DE
26 221 257 IDOLIZED #0 ASP
27 222 204 RED SONJA WITCHBLADE #4 DE
28 228 211 INCORRUPTIBLE #30 BOO
29 229 212 WARRIORS OF MARS #3 (MR) DE
30 231 157 GFT ANGEL ONESHOT (MR) ZEN
31 232 158 GRIMM FAIRY TALES ANNUAL 2012 (MR) ZEN
32 233 200 LADY DEATH ORIGINS CURSED #3 (MR) AVA
33 235 208 STITCHED #5 (MR) AVA
34 239 249 MEGA MAN #14 ARC
35 240 221 THE LONE RANGER #6 DE
36 242 236 FATHOM VOL 4 #6 ASP
37 244 223 VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA #5 DE
38 245 224 VOLTRON #6 DE
39 248 256 BART SIMPSON COMICS #72 BON
40 253 240 PLANET OF THE APES #15 BOO
41 254 237 KIRBY GENESIS CAPTAIN VICTORY #5 DE
42 256 365 SOULFIRE PRIMER #1 ASP
43 257 272 SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #15 BON
44 259 243 MERCILESS RISE OF MING #2 DE
45 260 259 SOULFIRE HOPE #1 ASP
46 264 250 ATOMIC ROBO FLYING SHE DEVILS O/T PACIFIC #1 RED
47 265 281 ARCHIE #634 ARC
48 271 248 DAN THE UNHARMABLE #2 (MR) AVA
49 272 258 VOLTRON YEAR ONE #3 DE
50 273 262 STEED AND MRS PEEL #6 BOO


QtyRank Overall QtyRank Overall DollarRank Index Title VendName
1 2 3 15.84 LOEG III CENTURY #3 2009 (MR) TOP
2 4 7 4.18 BOYS TP VOL 11 OVER THE HILL W/T SWORDS OF A THOUSAND MEN (M DE
3 12 9 2.28 GAME OF THRONES GN VOL 01 (MR) RAN
4 22 24 1.78 BARRY SONNENFELDS DINOSAURS VS ALIENS HC DE
5 32 102 1.65 BLEACH TP VOL 40 VIZ
6 34 104 1.64 BLEACH TP VOL 41 VIZ
7 41 144 1.50 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ARCHIVES TP VOL 18 ARC
8 44 117 1.46 YU GI OH ZEXAL GN VOL 01 VIZ
9 47 115 1.38 LOST DOGS GN (MR) TOP
10 57 39 1.27 JOHNNY HOMICIDAL MANIAC DIRECTORS CUT SC SLA
11 83 112 0.97 BART SIMPSON OUT TO LUNCH TP BON
12 93 41 0.91 PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 05 1945-1946 FAN
13 99 120 0.88 LOVELY HORRIBLE STUFF HC TOP
14 105 180 0.85 OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB TP VOL 18 VIZ
15 119 192 0.77 BAKUMAN TP VOL 11 VIZ
16 122 70 0.72 DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE HC VOL 03 NOON INFERNO GULCH FAN
17 124 234 0.70 POKEMON ADVENTURES PLATINUM GN VOL 05 VIZ
18 128 83 0.69 ED THE HAPPY CLOWN HC (MR) DRA
19 137 64 0.65 JOURNALISM HC ST.
20 140 93 0.64 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE TP VOL 10 (MR) BRO
21 142 167 0.62 ALICE I/T COUNTRY CLOVER TWINS GN (MR) ST.
22 144 94 0.61 WALT DISNEY UNCLE SCROOGE HC VOL 01 POOR OLD MAN FAN
23 157 207 0.55 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 19 RAN
24 162 172 0.51 TENJO TENGE GN VOL 07 (MR) VIZ
25 164 68 0.50 COMP FLASH GORDON LIBRARY HC VOL 01 ON PLANE TIT
26 169 168 0.47 NEW YORK MON AMOUR HC (MR) FAN
27 170 232 0.47 GHOST IN SHELL STAND ALONE COMPLEX GN VOL 03 (MR) RAN
28 173 280 0.45 BLACK BIRD GN VOL 14 VIZ
29 174 206 0.44 ELRIC THE BALANCE LOST TP VOL 02 BOO
30 181 154 0.43 CROSSED TP VOL 01 (MR) AVA
31 182 181 0.42 LAST PHANTOM TP VOL 02 JUNGLE RULES DE
32 185 174 0.42 ALICE IN COUNTRY OF HEARTS OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 YEN
33 186 182 0.42 RED SONJA TP VOL 10 MACHINES OF EMPIRE DE
34 187 171 0.42 GLORIANA HC DRA
35 191 33 0.40 PHANTOM COMP DAILIES HC VOL 04 1940-1943 HER
36 192 247 0.40 WONDERLAND ALPHABET ALICES ADV HC ARA
37 193 264 0.39 GTO 14 DAYS IN SHONAN GN VOL 03 RAN
38 194 213 0.39 FOUR HORSEMEN O/T APOCALYPSE SC VOL 01 (RES) (MR) HEA
39 200 189 0.37 BOYS TP VOL 10 BUTCHER BAKER CANDLESTICKMAKER (MR) DE
40 203 210 0.37 BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME (MR) DE
41 207 266 0.36 KOBATO GN VOL 06 YEN
42 208 409 0.36 MADAGASCAR 3 PREQUEL DIGEST GN LONG LIVE KING APE
43 209 195 0.36 ALICE IN COUNTRY OF HEARTS OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 YEN
44 213 156 0.35 JUNGLE GIRL OMNIBUS TP DE
45 218 170 0.34 MESKIN OUT OF THE SHADOWS TP FAN
46 220 347 0.34 EARL AND FAIRY GN VOL 02 VIZ
47 222 203 0.33 ALICE IN COUNTRY OF HEARTS OMNIBUS TP VOL 03 YEN
48 224 243 0.33 DROPS OF GOD GN VOL 04 RAN
49 226 359 0.32 NURA RISE O/T YOKAI CLAN GN VOL 09 VIZ
50 228 362 0.32 SAKURA HIME LEGEND OF PRINCESS SAKURA GN VOL 08 VIZ