Posted by: Brian Hibbs on January 3, 2011
Categories: Retailing/Industry
Tags: Brian, Sales Charts
Here’s a look at the top selling “Books” for Comix Experience in 2010, under the cut…
First off, here’s the sales charts sorted by PIECES. I’m not doing a lot of cleanup on this, there’s garbagey artifacts of the output process (some books have Diamond order codes appended, and so on) — also ignore all “new Printing” notes, each new printing just overwrites the product description, but I don’t feel like cleaning that all up…
This is the top 100 (well, 108, thanks to ties…)
1 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 06 FINEST HOUR
2 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE
3 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS
4 WILSON HC
5 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE
6 CHEW TP VOL 01
7 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD
8 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM
9 ASTERIOS POLYP GN
10 FABLES TP VOL 13 THE GREAT FABLES CROSSOVER
11 LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES TP VOL 03
12 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 05 SP VS THE UNIVERSE
13 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 04 SP GETS IT TOGETHER
14 UNWRITTEN TP VOL 01 TOMMY TAYLOR BOGUS IDENTITY TP
15 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US
16 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME
17 BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUS BY ROBERT CRUMB HC
18 KICK ASS PREM HC
WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01
20 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED (OCT058020)
21 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 03 INFINITE SADNESS
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE
23 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS (NEW PTG) (MR)
24 BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 06 RETREAT
CHEW TP VOL 02 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
HELLBOY TP VOL 09 WILD HUNT
SERENITY SHEPHERDS TALE HC
28 ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 02
EX MACHINA TP VOL 09 RING OUT THE OLD
FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE (APR058372)
LOEG III CENTURY #1 1910 NEW PTG
32 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN
34 BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP (DEC058055)
RICHARD STARKS PARKER THE OUTFIT HC
36 ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY HC #20
DRINKING AT THE MOVIES SC
INCOGNITO TP
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (OCT058281) (MR)
42 SERENITY BETTER DAYS TP NEW PTG
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 07 PAPER DOLLS (FEB060341) (MR)
44 BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC (OCT060163)
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 03 WOLVES AT THE GATE
FABLES TP VOL 14 WITCHES
FROM HELL TP NEW PTG
PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION (MAR050489)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 THE CALM BEFORE
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES (MAR080241)
52 ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 01
BLACK HOLE COLLECTED SC NEW PTG
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME NEW PTG
CLUMSY GN
SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES (DEC058090)
UNWRITTEN TP VOL 02 INSIDE MAN
58 100 BULLETS TP VOL 01 FIRST SHOT LAST CALL (SEP068078)
AMAZING SCREW ON HEAD & OTHER CURIOUS OBJECTS HC
AMULET SC VOL 01 STONEKEEPER
BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC
BOYS TP VOL 06 SELF-PRESERVATION SOCIETY
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 05 PREDATOR & PREY
COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS TP
DMZ TP VOL 08 HEARTS AND MINDS
EX MACHINA TP VOL 10 TERM LIMITS
R CRUMBS HEROES OF BLUES JAZZ & COUNTRY WITH CD HC
RAMAYANA DIVINE LOOPHOLE HC
SCALPED TP VOL 06 THE GNAWING
WATCHMEN TP (FEB058406)
71 BATMAN AND ROBIN DELUXE HC VOL 01 BATMAN REBORN
BLACKSAD HC VOL 01
BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME
CROSSED TP VOL 01
DMZ TP VOL 01 ON THE GROUND (MAR060383) (MR)
EIGHTBALL GHOST WORLD TP
EX MACHINA TP VOL 08 DIRTY TRICKS
HELLBOY TP VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION
IGNITION CITY TP VOL 01
LOEG VOL ONE TP (JUL068290)
NO HERO TP
OTHER LIVES HC
PREACHER TP VOL 02 UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD NEW EDITION
RICHARD STARKS PARKER THE HUNTER HC
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE
WEATHERCRAFT HC
WITCHFINDER IN THE SERVICE OF ANGELS TP VOL 01
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MAR068027) (MR)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 09 MOTHERLAND (FEB070362) (MR)
90 BATWOMAN ELEGY DELUXE EDITION HC
BOYS TP VOL 02 GET SOME
CHARLES BURNS X ED OUT GN
CHEW TP VOL 03 JUST DESSERTS
CHI SWEET HOME GN VOL 01
FABLES TP VOL 03 STORYBOOK LOVE (MAY068085) (MR)
FREAKANGELS TP VOL 04
GRENDEL BEHOLD THE DEVIL HC
HELLBOY TP VOL 10 CROOKED MAN & OTHERS
MESMO DELIVERY GN VOL 01
PROMETHEA TP BOOK 01 (APR068028)
SANDMAN TP VOL 02 THE DOLLS HOUSE (APR058268)
SCALPED TP VOL 01 INDIAN COUNTRY (MAY070243) (MR)
SUPERMAN RED SON TP (NOV058130)
SWAMP THING TP VOL 01 SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING (APR058269)
THE ARRIVAL GN (C: 1-1-2)
UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 02 DALLAS NEW PTG
V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP (MR)
Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 08 KIMONO DRAGONS (AUG060299) (MR)
I’m pretty happy with the diversity of the list, as always, though clearly Bryan Lee O’Malley and Robert Kirkman are the big big winners of this year’s spread.
I’m a retail, so DOLLARS actually kind of matter more to me than QTY does, so here’s a top 100 sorted out by dollars sold — it looks a smidge different…
1 WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01
2 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 06 FINEST HOUR
3 WILSON HC
4 ASTERIOS POLYP GN
5 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS
6 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE
7 BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUS BY ROBERT CRUMB HC
8 KICK ASS PREM HC
9 FABLES TP VOL 13 THE GREAT FABLES CROSSOVER
10 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM
11 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE
12 FROM HELL TP NEW PTG
13 CHEW TP VOL 01
14 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD
15 LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES TP VOL 03
16 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US
17 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME
18 RICHARD STARKS PARKER THE OUTFIT HC
19 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 05 SP VS THE UNIVERSE
20 HELLBOY TP VOL 09 WILD HUNT
21 ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY HC #20
22 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 04 SP GETS IT TOGETHER
23 RAMAYANA DIVINE LOOPHOLE HC
24 BLACKSAD HC VOL 01
25 COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS TP
26 INCOGNITO TP
27 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS (NEW PTG) (MR)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE
29 NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE TP ULTIMATE COLLECTION
30 BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 06 RETREAT
31 BATMAN AND ROBIN DELUXE HC VOL 01 BATMAN REBORN
OTHER LIVES HC
33 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED (OCT058020)
34 WHO KILLED AMANDA PALMER HC
35 UNWRITTEN TP VOL 01 TOMMY TAYLOR BOGUS IDENTITY TP
36 SERENITY SHEPHERDS TALE HC
37 RICHARD STARKS PARKER THE HUNTER HC
38 BLACKEST NIGHT HC
DAVE MCKEAN CAGES TP
40 CROSSED TP VOL 01
41 SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES (DEC058090)
42 EX MACHINA TP VOL 09 RING OUT THE OLD
43 ABSOLUTE SANDMAN HC VOL 01
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN HC VOL 03 (JAN080242)
45 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE
46 FABLES TP VOL 14 WITCHES
47 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN
48 CHEW TP VOL 02 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
49 BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP (DEC058055)
50 BLACK HOLE COLLECTED SC NEW PTG
51 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 03 INFINITE SADNESS
52 ABSOLUTE DEATH HC
53 WASTELAND APOCALYPTIC ED HC VOL 01
54 WATCHMEN TP (FEB058406)
55 R CRUMBS HEROES OF BLUES JAZZ & COUNTRY WITH CD HC
56 ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 02
57 LOST GIRLS HC
58 Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01
59 TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER
61 BLANKETS GN
62 BOYS TP VOL 06 SELF-PRESERVATION SOCIETY
WEATHERCRAFT HC
64 BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 03 WOLVES AT THE GATE
65 BEST AMERICAN COMICS HC 2010
66 BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC
67 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 07 PAPER DOLLS (FEB060341) (MR)
68 MORE THAN COMPLETE ACTION PHILOSOPHERS TP
69 PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION (MAR050489)
70 DRINKING AT THE MOVIES SC
71 WALKING DEAD HC VOL 05
72 BOYS TP VOL 02 GET SOME
IGNITION CITY TP VOL 01
NO HERO TP
SWAMP THING TP VOL 01 SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING (APR058269)
THE ARRIVAL GN (C: 1-1-2)
V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP (MR)
78 BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME NEW PTG
79 BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC (OCT060163)
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE
81 CHARLES BURNS X ED OUT GN
82 SANDMAN TP VOL 02 THE DOLLS HOUSE (APR058268)
83 OMEGA THE UNKNOWN PREM HC
84 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 10 WHYS AND WHEREFORES (MAR080241)
85 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (OCT058281) (MR)
86 FREAKANGELS TP VOL 04
87 BONE ONE VOL ED SC
88 DMZ TP VOL 08 HEARTS AND MINDS
89 BATWOMAN ELEGY DELUXE EDITION HC
90 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN HC VOL 01
91 BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 05 PREDATOR & PREY
92 AMAZING SCREW ON HEAD & OTHER CURIOUS OBJECTS HC
93 BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME
94 WEDNESDAY COMICS HC
95 FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE (APR058372)
96 FLIGHT GN VOL 07
97 SUPERMAN RED SON TP (NOV058130)
98 HELLBOY TP VOL 01 SEED OF DESTRUCTION
99 UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 02 DALLAS NEW PTG
100 DARK TOWER FALL OF GILEAD PREM HC
I’m rather proud of my Top 10, actually (especially considering that GENESIS came out LAST Christmas…) — I also love that the WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM soars right up to #1, when looking at dollars…that’s what a $60 cover price can do for you! (well, if you’re Kirkman, that probably won’t work for YOU…)
Anyway, I’m always up for your commentary on these lists…
-B
Do you think Asterios Polyp will achieve evergreen status, or is it still being on the list more a case of being on a bunch of 2009 ‘best of’ lists?
For me? Evergreen for sure — it’s a superb book
-B
Once again, absolutely fascinating. I wish I had something even quasi-worthwhile to add, but sadly, I don’t (like always, I guess)!
Hm, unless I missed something that’s almost a complete shut-out of Marvel in the top 100, except for the creator-owned Icon line, which I gather they don’t see much money from. They never had much luck creating an evergreen title, have they?
Am i missing the Superman: Earth One that was supposed to be such a big seller? Is this the difference in your store’s audience or the book mostly going through alternative markets?