La Marvel Comics doppia la DC Comics nelle vendite di ottobre
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Non accadeva da un bel po', ma la Marvel Comics nel mese di ottobre ha dominato il mercato di vendita dei fumetti con una percentuale del totale delle vendite che è superiore al doppio rispetto a quella raggiunta dalla seconda classificata, la concorrente DC Comics. La Top 10 degli albi più venduti è totalmente occupata da titoli della Casa delle Idee, con Invincible Iron Man #1 di Brian Michael Bendis e David Marquez, seguito da Amazing Spider-Man #1 e Spider Gwen #1. I dati sono stati diffusi recentemente da Diamond Comic Distributors. Nella lista dei dieci migliori albi se la cava molto bene anche Star Wars, con ben tre titoli del franchise: Star Wars #10, Chewbacca #1 e Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire #2.
Image Comics, IDW, Dark Horse e BOOM! Studios mantengono la loro fetta di mercato, evidenziando come effettivamente il danno principale sia stato arrecato proprio alla diretta concorrente della Marvel, sottraendo una grossa fetta dei potenziali acquirenti DC. In particolare Image ha piazzato ben 5 titoli nella Top 10 Graphic Novels di ottobre, con Bitch Planet di Kelly Sue DeConnick e Valentine De Landro, il 5° volume di Saga e il secondo di Lumbejanes.
Globalmente rispetto a ottobre del 2014, le vendite sono state leggermente inferiori, anche se le vendite fino al mese di ottobre di quest'anno sono globalmente superiori rispetto a quelle del medesimo periodo del 2014.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
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NEW TITLES SHIPPED
PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTAL SHIPPED |
DC ENTERTAINMENT | 78 | 34 | 1 | 113 |
MARVEL COMICS | 68 | 33 | 0 | 101 |
IMAGE COMICS | 55 | 14 | 0 | 69 |
IDW PUBLISHING | 41 | 22 | 0 | 63 |
DARK HORSE COMICS | 36 | 25 | 0 | 61 |
BOOM ENTERTAINMENT | 29 | 12 | 0 | 41 |
TITAN COMICS | 12 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 18 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
VIZ MEDIA | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 98 | 99 | 15 | 212 |
COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
DOLLARS | UNITS | |
OCTOBER 2015 VS. SEPTEMBER 2015 | ||
COMICS | 22.33% | 20.47% |
GRAPHIC NOVELS | -7.57% | -17.96% |
TOTAL COMICS/GN | 11.91% | 16.59% |
OCTOBER 2015 VS. OCTOBER 2014 | ||
COMICS | -7.49% | -12.27% |
GRAPHIC NOVELS | -14.27% | -14.94% |
TOTAL COMICS/GN | -9.55% | -12.47% |
YEAR-TO-DATE 2015 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2014 | ||
COMICS | 5.37% | 4.21% |
GRAPHIC NOVELS | 4.45% | 5.80% |
TOTAL COMICS/GN | 5.08% | 4.33% |
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1 | $3.99 | JUL150696-M | MAR |
2 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 | $5.99 | AUG150700-M | MAR |
3 | SPIDER-GWEN #1 | $3.99 | AUG150805-M | MAR |
4 | SECRET WARS #6 | $3.99 | JUN150680-M | MAR |
5 | DOCTOR STRANGE #1 | $4.99 | AUG150741-M | MAR |
6 | STAR WARS #10 | $3.99 | JUL150764-M | MAR |
7 | CHEWBACCA #1 | $3.99 | AUG150855-M | MAR |
8 | JOURNEY TO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS: SHATTERED EMPIRE #2 | $3.99 | JUL150772-M | MAR |
9 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 | $3.99 | AUG150760-M | MAR |
10 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2 | $3.99 | AUG150712-M | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | STAR WARS VOLUME 1: SKYWALKER STRIKES TP | $19.99 | MAY150811 | MAR |
2 | STAR WARS: DARTH VADER VOLUME 1: VADER TP | $19.99 | JUL150827 | MAR |
3 | BITCH PLANET VOL. 1: EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE TP (MR) | $9.99 | MAY150482-M | IMA |
4 | DEATHSTROKE BOOK AND MASK SET | $29.99 | JUN150300 | DC |
5 | MARVEL SUPER HERO: CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS VOL. 1 TP | $7.99 | AUG150846 | MAR |
6 | THE WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM VOLUME 3 TP | $59.99 | AUG150497 | IMA |
7 | SAGA VOLUME 5 TP (MR) | $14.99 | JUL150565 | IMA |
8 | OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA VOLUME 2 TP (MR) | $14.99 | JUL150633 | IMA |
9 | LUMBERJANES VOLUME 2 TP | $14.99 | AUG151216 | BOO |
10 | INJECTION VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 | AUG150488 | IMA |
TOP 10 BOOKS
RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 100 SC | $15.95 | AUG151992 | SAN |
2 | DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 84 SC | $14.95 | JUL151868 | SAN |
3 | ADVENTURE TIME: THE ENCHIRIDION & MARCY'S SUPER SECRET SCRAPBOOK | $24.95 | MAY151741 | ABR |
4 | WINTERWORLD BOOK 1: MECHANIC'S SONG TP | $9.99 | DEC140570 | IDW |
5 | LEGEND OF ZELDA: HYRULE HISTORIA HC | $34.99 | SEP120055 | DAR |
6 | GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S GAME OF THRONES COLORING BOOK | $16.95 | SEP151841 | RAN |
7 | SWORD ART ONLINE: PROGRESSIVE VOLUME 3 NOVEL | $14.00 | AUG151853 | HAC |
8 | MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS ENCYCLOPEDIA HC | $40.00 | AUG151909 | DK |
9 | THE BIG BANG THEORY KIT | $9.95 | JUL151853 | RUN |
10 | NARUTO: KAKASHI'S STORY NOVEL SC | $10.99 | SEP151696 | VIZ |
TOP 10 TOYS
RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT PLAY ARTS KAI: HARLEY QUINN FIGURE | MAR158227 | SQU |
2 | BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES: BATMOBILE | APR150335 | DC |
3 | DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS: BATWOMAN STATUE | MAR150325 | DC |
4 | DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS: CATWOMAN STATUE | APR150342 | DC |
5 | MARVEL UNIVERSE VARIANT PLAY ARTS KAI: SPIDER-MAN FIGURE | MAR158235 | SQU |
6 | BATMAN ANIMATED: BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES: BATMAN FIGURE | JUN150336 | DC |
7 | BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT: ARKHAM KNIGHT FIGURE | SEP140355 | DC |
8 | BATMAN ANIMATED: NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES: BATGIRL FIGURE | JUN150337 | DC |
9 | GOTHAM SELECT ACTION FIGURES | MAY152171 | DST |
10 | MARVEL: WASP BISHOUJO STATUE | APR152483 | KOT |
TOP 10 GAMES
RANK | DESCRIPTION | ITEM CODE | VENDOR |
1 | SUPERFIGHT CARD GAME CORE DECK | AUG150606 | IMA |
2 | MOUSE GUARD: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME HC BOXED SET (2ND ED) | FEB151158 | BOO |
3 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: BATTLE FOR ZENDIKAR BOOSTER PACKS | AUG152925 | ALL |
4 | BACK TO THE FUTURE MONOPOLY | JUL152198 | DST |
5 | MOUSE GUARD: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME HC (2ND ED) | FEB151159 | BOO |
6 | MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: BATTLE FOR ZENDIKAR FAT PACK | AUG152927 | WIZ |
7 | FIREFLY PLAYING CARDS | MAR158605 | QUA |
8 | DC HEROCLIX: SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN FAST FORCES 6-PACK | SEP152649 | NEC |
9 | MINECRAFT: OFFICIAL MOJANG COMBAT HC (UPDATED EDITION) | JUN152753 | SCH |
10 | ADVENTURE TIME FLUXX CARD GAME | MAY152758 | LOO |
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