Comix Experience Best Sellers: First half of 2013, Books
/Same thing as the previous, just this time focusing on the BOOKS part of the business. This is the list that genuinely excites me, again, under the jump!
Like the other, here we go first by QUANTITY sold.
As you can see, our best sellers are dominated by Image comics -- 6 of the top 10, 10 of the top 20.
I talked before about just how well SAGA is doing -- that number is HUGE, almost triple the sales on HAWKEYE, but even more impressive to me is how SAGA v2 is already our #4 book for the year... with just ELEVEN on-sale days. Wow!
I also want to give Special Note to that HAWKEYE book at #2 -- it has been a while since I've had a Marvel TP perform like that... AVX is the next best-seller, and it is way down at #42.... -- and, again, these are just huge, huge numbers, numbers rivaling any number of periodicals back on that list.
I am really really happy with the breadth and diversity of this list!
| 1 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (BKV) |
| 2 | HAWKEYE TP VOL 01 MY LIFE AS A WEAPON |
| 3 | LOEG NEMO HEART OF ICE HC |
| 4 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (BKV) |
| 5 | PROPHET TP VOL 01 REMISSION |
| 6 | MANHATTAN PROJECTS TP VOL 01 SCIENCE BAD |
| 7 | FABLES TP VOL 18 CUBS IN TOYLAND |
| 8 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE |
| WALKING DEAD TP VOL 18 WHAT COMES AFTER | |
| 10 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 02 |
| 11 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 01 |
| CURSED PIRATE GIRL HC VOL 01 | |
| DARTH VADER AND SON HC | |
| VADERS LITTLE PRINCESS HC | |
| 15 | ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON TP |
| MANHATTAN PROJECTS TP VOL 02 | |
| 17 | FATALE TP VOL 02 DEVILS BUSINESS |
| 18 | CHEW TP VOL 06 SPACE CAKES |
| OGLAF BOOK ONE | |
| SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES | |
| WALKING DEAD TP VOL 17 SOMETHING TO FEAR | |
| 22 | HARK A VAGRANT HC |
| NINJAGO GN VOL 06 | |
| WARREN ELLIS GUN MACHINE HC | |
| Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED | |
| 26 | AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 04 SEARCH PART 1 |
| FATALE TP VOL 01 DEATH CHASES ME | |
| OATMEAL HOW TO TELL IF YOUR CAT IS PLOTTING TO KILL YOU | |
| ONE TRICK RIP OFF DEEP CUTS HC | |
| PROMETHEA TP BOOK 01 | |
| 31 | ADVENTURE TIME ORIGINAL GN VOL 01 PLAYING FIRE |
| ECONOMIX HOW & WHY OUR ECONOMY WORKS & DOESNT WORK GN | |
| 33 | HAPPY TP |
| 34 | MASSIVE TP VOL 01 BLACK PACIFIC |
| NINJAGO GN VOL 01 CHALLENGE OF SAMUKAI | |
| NINJAGO GN VOL 02 MASK OF THE SENSEI | |
| NINJAGO GN VOL 05 KINGDOM O/T SNAKES | |
| PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION (MAR050489) (MR | |
| TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET | |
| V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP (MR) | |
| WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 02 | |
| 42 | AMULET SC VOL 01 STONEKEEPER |
| AVENGERS VS X-MEN TP | |
| FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE NEW ED | |
| FABLES TP VOL 17 INHERIT THE WIND | |
| INVINCIBLE TP VOL 17 WHATS HAPPENING | |
| KICK-ASS 2 PRELUDE HIT-GIRL PREM HC | |
| LOEG III CENTURY #3 2009 | |
| MIND MGMT HC VOL 01 | |
| NORTHLANDERS TP VOL 07 THE ICELANDIC TRILOGY | |
| 51 | BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP (new $19.99 printing) |
| BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP | |
| BLACK HOLE COLLECTED SC NEW PTG | |
| BTVS SEASON 9 TP VOL 02 ON YOUR OWN | |
| CHEW TP VOL 01 | |
| CHEW TP VOL 05 MAJOR LEAGUE CHEW | |
| CRIMINAL TP VOL 01 COWARD (MR) | |
| DRINKING AT THE MOVIES SC | |
| FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DLX HC | |
| JULIOS DAY HC | |
| MARBLE SEASON HC | |
| ORC STAIN TP VOL 01 | |
| PREACHER TP VOL 02 UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD NEW EDITION (M | |
| SANDMAN TP VOL 02 THE DOLLS HOUSE NEW ED | |
| SILVER SURFER BY STAN LEE AND MOEBIUS #1 | |
| UNDERWATER WELDER GN | |
| UNWRITTEN TP VOL 06 TOMMY TAYLOR WAR OF WORDS | |
| UNWRITTEN TP VOL 07 THE WOUND | |
| WATCHMEN TP | |
| 70 | BATMAN INCORPORATED TP |
| BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC | |
| BATMAN TP VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS | |
| BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC | |
| BONE COLOR ED SC VOL 01 OUT FROM BONEVILLE | |
| CHEW TP VOL 03 JUST DESSERTS | |
| CHI SWEET HOME GN VOL 01 | |
| GLOBAL FREQUENCY TP | |
| GODZILLA HALF CENTURY WAR TP | |
| KINGDOM COME TP NEW EDITION | |
| LEGEND OF ZELDA HYRULE HISTORIA HC | |
| LOEG III CENTURY #1 1910 | |
| LOEG III CENTURY #2 1969 | |
| LOEG VOL TWO TP (FEB058407) | |
| MY FRIEND DAHMER SC | |
| NAO OF BROWN GN | |
| R CRUMBS HEROES OF BLUES JAZZ & COUNTRY WITH CD HC | |
| SANDMAN TP VOL 04 SEASON OF MISTS NEW ED | |
| SOLO DELUXE ED HC | |
| THE INFINITE WAIT | |
| WALKING DEAD NOVEL SC VOL 01 RISE OF GOVERNOR | |
| WRINKLE IN TIME GN | |
| Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 | |
| Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (OCT058281) (MR) | |
| Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MAR068027) (MR) | |
| 95 | ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC |
| ASTERIX WHERES ASTERIX HC | |
| AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 01 PROMISE PART 1 | |
| BATMAN HC VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS | |
| BEST AMERICAN COMICS HC 2012 | |
| CHEW TP VOL 04 FLAMBE | |
| DIAL H TP VOL 01 INTO YOU | |
| DRAMA GN | |
| FABLES TP VOL 02 ANIMAL FARM | |
| FATALE TP VOL 03 | |
| KICK-ASS 2 TP | |
| KOKO BE GOOD GN | |
| LOGICOMIX GN | |
| PARKER THE HUNTER SC | |
| PRISON PIT GN VOL 04 | |
| PUNK ROCK JESUS TP | |
| PYONGYANG A JOURNEY IN NORTH KOREA TP | |
| RELISH MY LIFE IN KITCHEN GN | |
| SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE | |
| SHARAZ DE HC | |
| STAR TREK COUNTDOWN TO DARKNESS TP |
And here is the chart, sorted instead by DOLLARS SOLD. Not a TON of changes, the most obvious might be WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM v2 rising up so strong, but again, it shows you just how important price points become to the profitability of a store. Hardcovers, Artist Editions, that Disney Animation box set, and so on -- A dolla makes me holla!
| 1 | SAGA TP VOL 01 (BKV) |
| 2 | HAWKEYE TP VOL 01 MY LIFE AS A WEAPON |
| 3 | LOEG NEMO HEART OF ICE HC |
| 4 | SAGA TP VOL 02 (BKV) |
| 5 | WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 02 |
| 6 | MANHATTAN PROJECTS TP VOL 01 SCIENCE BAD |
| 7 | CURSED PIRATE GIRL HC VOL 01 |
| 8 | PROPHET TP VOL 01 REMISSION |
| 9 | FABLES TP VOL 18 CUBS IN TOYLAND |
| 10 | ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON TP |
| 11 | WARREN ELLIS GUN MACHINE HC |
| 12 | AVENGERS VS X-MEN TP |
| 13 | ONE TRICK RIP OFF DEEP CUTS HC |
| 14 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 02 |
| WALKING DEAD TP VOL 18 WHAT COMES AFTER | |
| 16 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE |
| 17 | WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 |
| 18 | SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES NEW ED |
| 19 | ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 01 |
| 20 | METABARONS ULTIMATE COLL ED |
| 21 | DARTH VADER AND SON HC |
| 22 | SOLO DELUXE ED HC |
| 23 | OGLAF BOOK ONE |
| 24 | AVENGERS VS X-MEN CHEUNG HC |
| 25 | VADERS LITTLE PRINCESS HC |
| 26 | HARK A VAGRANT HC |
| 27 | MANHATTAN PROJECTS TP VOL 02 |
| 28 | ABSOLUTE SANDMAN HC VOL 01 |
| 29 | KICK-ASS 2 PRELUDE HIT-GIRL PREM HC |
| 30 | ABSOLUTE SANDMAN HC VOL 04 (JUL080211) (MR) |
| 31 | LEGEND OF ZELDA HYRULE HISTORIA HC |
| 32 | MAD ARTIST ED HC |
| 33 | INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 |
| 34 | FATALE TP VOL 02 DEVILS BUSINESS |
| 35 | Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 |
| 36 | MASSIVE TP VOL 01 BLACK PACIFIC |
| V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP (MR) | |
| 38 | CHEW TP VOL 06 SPACE CAKES |
| WALKING DEAD TP VOL 17 SOMETHING TO FEAR | |
| 40 | PROMETHEA TP BOOK 01 (APR068028) |
| 41 | ECONOMIX HOW & WHY OUR ECONOMY WORKS & DOESNT WORK GN |
| 42 | WILL EISNER SPIRIT ARTIST ED HC |
| 43 | WALKING DEAD HC VOL 01 NEW PTG |
| 44 | BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP |
| 45 | ABSOLUTE BATMAN & ROBIN HC BATMAN REBORN |
| 46 | Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED |
| 47 | PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION (MAR050489) (MR |
| 48 | FLEX MENTALLO MAN OF MUSCLE MYSTERY DLX HC |
| 49 | MARBLE SEASON HC |
| 50 | INVISIBLES OMNIBUS HC |
| 51 | FATALE TP VOL 01 DEATH CHASES ME |
| 52 | SHARAZ DE HC |
| 53 | NAO OF BROWN GN |
| 54 | OATMEAL HOW TO TELL IF YOUR CAT IS PLOTTING TO KILL YOU |
| 55 | HABIBI GN |
| 56 | BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP (new $19.99 printing) |
| JULIOS DAY HC | |
| MIND MGMT HC VOL 01 | |
| SANDMAN TP VOL 02 THE DOLLS HOUSE NEW ED | |
| WATCHMEN TP | |
| 61 | BLACK HOLE COLLECTED SC NEW PTG |
| UNDERWATER WELDER GN | |
| 63 | INVINCIBLE TP VOL 17 WHATS HAPPENING |
| NORTHLANDERS TP VOL 07 THE ICELANDIC TRILOGY | |
| 65 | TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET |
| 66 | BLACK INCAL DLX HC VOL 01 |
| 67 | R CRUMBS HEROES OF BLUES JAZZ & COUNTRY WITH CD HC |
| 68 | BTVS SEASON 9 TP VOL 02 ON YOUR OWN |
| ORC STAIN TP VOL 01 | |
| 70 | BEST AMERICAN COMICS HC 2012 |
| 71 | BATMAN HC VOL 01 THE COURT OF OWLS |
| 72 | HOUSE OF SECRETS OMNIBUS HC |
| 73 | DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS ARCHIVES BK 05 9 OLD MEN FLIPBOOK |
| 74 | DOOM 2099 COMPLETE COLLECTION BY WARREN ELLIS TP |
| MAGE HC VOL 01 THE HERO DISCOVERED | |
| 76 | CREEPY PRESENTS RICHARD CORBEN HC |
| LUCIFER TP VOL 01 | |
| 78 | BATMAN INCORPORATED TP |
| SANDMAN TP VOL 04 SEASON OF MISTS NEW ED | |
| WRINKLE IN TIME GN | |
| 81 | BONE ONE VOL ED SC |
| 82 | UNWRITTEN TP VOL 06 TOMMY TAYLOR WAR OF WORDS |
| 83 | HAPPY TP |
| 84 | TECHNOPRIESTS SUPREME COLL OMNIBUS |
| 85 | LOGICOMIX GN |
| 86 | FABLES TP VOL 17 INHERIT THE WIND |
| 87 | GLOBAL FREQUENCY TP |
| 88 | STAR WARS MILLENNIUM FALCON OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUAL |
| 89 | WEIRD HORRORS & DARING ADV JOE KUBERT ARCHIVES HC VOL 01 |
| 90 | AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 04 SEARCH PART 1 |
| 91 | WOODWORK WALLACE WOOD 1927-1981 HC |
| 92 | BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC |
| KINGDOM COME TP NEW EDITION | |
| 94 | ADVENTURE TIME ORIGINAL GN VOL 01 PLAYING FIRE |
| 95 | MY FRIEND DAHMER SC |
| 96 | DRINKING AT THE MOVIES SC |
| FROM HELL TP | |
| MAUS SURVIVORS TALE COMPLETE HC | |
| 99 | CHEW OMNIVORE ED HC VOL 03 |
| 100 | JOHN K PRESENTS SPUMCO COMIC BOOK HC |
| WALKING DEAD HC VOL 08 |
And that wraps this up. Always interested in your thoughts on anything you see here!
-B
