Adventure Time #8Media Release -- A classic character of the 1990s — Ninjak — returns to the Valiant relaunch in the pages of Valiant Entertainment's X-O Manowar #5, the best-selling Non-Premier Comic Book in September. In total, Valiant had four of the top ten books for the month, including Harbinger #4 at #6, Archer & Armstrong #2 at #7, and Bloodshot #3 at #8.

BOOM! Studios' KaBOOM! imprint had two titles in the top ten — Adventure Time #8 at #2 and Adventure Time: Marceline and the Scream Queens #3 at #4.

Dynamite Entertainment had three titles in the top ten — The Shadow #5 at #3, The Boys #70 at #5, and Damsels #1 at #9.

Rounding out the top ten, Avatar Press' Fashion Beast #1, an adaptation of an unfilming Alan Moore screenplay, was the publisher's top book at #10.

Matt Wagner and Simon Bisley introduce readers to a new supernational hero in The Tower Chronicles Volume 1: Geisthawk, an original graphic novel from Legendary Comics and the best-selling Non-Premier Graphic Novel for September.

Other publishers in the top ten include Avatar Press, Fantagraphics Books, Kodansha Comics, VIZ Media, Yen Press, 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.

QtyRank Overall QtyRank Overall RetailRank Index Title VendName
1 94 70 15.20 X-O MANOWAR #5 VAL
2 117 84 12.62 ADVENTURE TIME #8 BOO
3 131 98 11.04 SHADOW #5 DE
4 133 99 10.90 ADVENTURE TIME MARCELINE SCREAM QUEENS #3 BOO
5 140 108 10.24 BOYS #70 (MR) DE
6 144 113 9.77 HARBINGER #4 VAL
7 147 123 9.29 ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #2 VAL
8 148 124 9.27 BLOODSHOT #3 VAL
9 163 138 8.43 DAMSELS #1 DE
10 165 130 8.20 FASHION BEAST #1 (MR) AVA
11 175 127 7.31 SHADOW ANNUAL #1 DE
12 182 164 6.90 GAME OF THRONES #10 (MR) DE
13 187 195 6.58 WONDERLAND #2 (MR) ZEN
14 194 182 6.00 WARLORD OF MARS #21 (MR) DE
15 195 183 5.97 WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #15 (MR) DE
16 197 188 5.82 PETER CANNON THUNDERBOLT #1 DE
17 199 184 5.67 CROSSED BADLANDS #13 (MR) AVA
18 201 190 5.54 CROSSED BADLANDS #14 (MR) AVA
19 214 202 5.13 VAMPIRELLA #22 DE
20 215 288 5.10 NEW CRUSADERS RISE OF THE HEROES #1 ARC
21 217 207 5.08 PEANUTS VOL 2 #2 BOO
22 219 205 5.06 RACHEL RISING #11 ABS
23 221 229 5.00 WONDERLAND #3 (MR) ZEN
24 222 208 4.98 VAMPIRELLA #23 DE
25 223 244 4.96 SPONGEBOB COMICS #12 UNI
26 224 176 4.95 SIMPSONS TREEHOUSE OF HORROR #18 BON
27 229 217 4.70 KEVIN SMITH BIONIC MAN #13 DE
28 232 232 4.63 STEED AND MRS PEEL ONGOING #1 BOO
29 234 220 4.60 GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #16 (MR) DE
30 236 211 4.46 LADY DEATH #21 (MR) AVA
31 237 222 4.46 THE SPIDER #5 DE
32 238 251 4.44 TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #76 (MR) BRO
33 239 223 4.43 GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #17 (MR) DE
34 240 267 4.38 SIMPSONS COMICS #194 BON
35 241 268 4.38 SONIC UNIVERSE #44 ARC
36 242 250 4.37 GRIMM FAIRY TALES #77 (MR) ZEN
37 244 253 4.32 GFT JUNGLE BOOK #5 (MR) ZEN
38 248 273 4.24 MEGA MAN #17 ARC
39 249 219 4.23 CALL OF WONDERLAND #4 (MR) ZEN
40 252 227 4.15 FLASH GORDON ZEITGEIST #6 DE
41 253 225 4.15 DARK SHADOWS VAMPIRELLA #2 DE
42 257 230 4.07 JENNIFER BLOOD FIRST BLOOD #1 (MR) DE
43 258 233 4.00 PLANET O/T APES CATACLYSM #1 BOO
44 259 271 3.92 GFT BAD GIRLS #2 (MR) ZEN
45 260 236 3.85 HYPERNATURALS #3 BOO
46 262 239 3.79 GREEN HORNET #28 DE
47 263 238 3.79 VAMPIRELLA RED ROOM #3 DE
48 264 240 3.79 BIONIC WOMAN #4 DE
49 266 242 3.77 STUMPTOWN V2 #1 ONI
50 269 243 3.74 HELLRAISER #18 (MR) BOO


QtyRank Overall QtyRank Overall DollarRank Index Title VendName
1 6 36 3.11 TOWER CHRONICLES GN VOL 01 GEISTHAWK LEG
2 17 62 1.85 NARUTO TP VOL 58 VIZ
3 22 57 1.62 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 07 RAN
4 23 43 1.58 LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES TP VOL 05 FAN
5 25 27 1.57 CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE TP VOL 01 (MR) AVA
6 37 104 1.25 BLEACH TP VOL 46 VIZ
7 39 107 1.24 BLEACH TP VOL 47 VIZ
8 51 359 1.11 NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD DAY O/T UNDEAD GN (MR) AVA
9 64 96 1.00 YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 11 HAC
10 67 69 0.95 GRIMM FAIRY TALES TP VOL 12 ZEN
11 70 116 0.94 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG SELECT TP VOL 06 ARC
12 74 139 0.92 ONE PIECE TP VOL 64 VIZ
13 80 85 0.86 ALIEN ILLUSTRATED STORY TP RAN
14 83 91 0.85 SQUEE TP SLA
15 85 147 0.84 KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA ARCHIVES TP VOL 03 ARC
16 104 175 0.71 BAKUMAN TP VOL 14 VIZ
17 107 109 0.67 WET MOON GN VOL 06 (MR) ONI
18 115 177 0.63 WHORE GN (MR) ZEN
19 117 154 0.62 NAOKI URASAWA 20TH CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 22 VIZ
20 123 80 0.58 SCOTT PILGRIM COLOR HC VOL 01 ONI
21 130 73 0.54 TEZUKA MESSAGE TO ADOLF GN VOL 01 (MR) RAN
22 141 156 0.52 CHI SWEET HOME GN VOL 09 RAN
23 145 232 0.50 LOVELESS GN VOL 09 VIZ
24 146 120 0.50 BARBARA GN (MR) DIG
25 154 192 0.47 WHERES MY SHOGGOTH ARA
26 160 211 0.46 AMELIA RULES S&S ED TP VOL 08 HER PERMANENT RECORD POC
27 170 222 0.43 GENSHIKEN SECOND SEASON GN VOL 01 RAN
28 174 114 0.42 GAME OF THRONES HC GN VOL 01 (MR) RAN
29 176 239 0.41 DRAMA GN SCH
30 181 195 0.40 ALICE I/T COUNTRY CLOVER CHESHIRE CAT WALTZ GN VOL 02 (MR) ( ST.
31 193 29 0.37 ALIEN ILLUSTRATED STORY LTD SGN ARTISTS ED HC TIT
32 194 220 0.37 LEGENDS OF ZITA THE SPACEGIRL GN ST.
33 198 172 0.37 VAMPIRELLA VS DRACULA TP DE
34 213 313 0.34 LOEG III CENTURY #3 2009 (MR) TOP
35 218 233 0.33 WASTELAND TP VOL 07 ONI
36 223 180 0.33 HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 19 MASSACRE ARC PT 1 HAC
37 224 279 0.33 OMAMORI HIMARI GN VOL 00 (MR) HAC
38 233 294 0.31 TORADORA GN VOL 05 ST.
39 236 226 0.31 KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE TP VOL 38 KEN
40 247 397 0.30 FUSHIGI YUGI GENBU KAIDEN TP VOL 10 VIZ
41 253 413 0.29 PSYREN GN VOL 06 VIZ
42 270 446 0.28 EARL AND FAIRY GN VOL 03 VIZ
43 277 467 0.27 LIBRARY WARS LOVE & WAR VOL 08 VIZ
44 279 262 0.27 CAVALIER MR THOMPSON A SAM HILL GN FAN
45 284 240 0.26 GUNSLINGER GIRL OMNIBUS TP VOL 05 ST.
46 286 137 0.26 BEATLES GRAPHIC GN DIA
47 287 31 0.26 HOLE OF TANK GIRL SLIPCASED HC COLL ED (MR) RAN
48 294 479 0.26 OTOMEN GN VOL 13 VIZ
49 309 490 0.25 HAYATE COMBAT BUTLER TP VOL 20 VIZ
50 312 400 0.25 MILES EDGEWORTH ACE ATTORNEY GN VOL 02 (MR) RAN