That's right, if you thought that Marvel was just going to accept a drop off in sales... you were wrong. To stay strong, Marvel shipped 102 titles. What the fuck are you people buying? I can't name more than two Marvel titles at the moment and there's a 102? Fuck me; it's over people. Stop saying the big two because it's just Disney sitting at the top now. Anyway, DC did manage to snag the top spot and two others in the top ten with Rebirth, Batman, and Justice League, which was six fucking dollars! That's why Rebirth was so cheap by the way. They just redistributed that cost to Justice League. On the side of the business that makes the most money, graphic novels, Image and Marvel split the top ten while DC again grabbed the top spot. DC apparently can move any trade or hardcover that has to do with the Joker.

When you look at the dollars and the units, Image has dipped. They've been dipping ever since they hit 11% and so you have to wonder if there's going to be some shake-ups coming or if they'll take the Marvel approach and just publish more books. Dark Horse has been light on books after shaking up their editorial and fell to fifth, which is the first time I've seen them there without another publisher releasing a billion variants to beat them. Kinda hope that they get their shit together and bounce back because it's sad seeing IDW, who mainly sells variants, sitting firmly above them. Titan which has become a Dynamite/IDW lite as of late, is also sitting higher on the charts than I imagined. I guess comics based off video games sell no matter what.

I'm not going to get into how sad the books sales are since it would just be more Disney... okay I'll say it: Marvel bashing and with 102 books a month being sold, clearly they're a favorite to comic readers. Pays to have that blind loyalty right? Let's all go watch ESPN while we DVR Free Forms entire line up of shows!

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHER	DOLLAR SHARE	UNIT SHARE
MARVEL COMICS	39.64%	44.80%
DC ENTERTAINMENT	26.45%	26.34%
IMAGE COMICS	8.38%	7.95%
IDW PUBLISHING	5.70%	4.99%
DARK HORSE COMICS	3.25%	2.31%
BOOM! STUDIOS	2.51%	2.34%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT	1.66%	1.51%
TITAN COMICS	1.39%	1.48%
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC	1.09%	1.25%
ONI PRESS INC.	0.98%	0.89%
OTHER NON-TOP 10	8.95%	6.13%

 

NEW TITLES SHIPPED

PUBLISHER	COMICS SHIPPED	GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED	MAGAZINES SHIPPED	TOTAL SHIPPED
MARVEL COMICS	102	34	0	136
DC ENTERTAINMENT	74	28	0	102
IDW PUBLISHING	50	23	0	73
IMAGE COMICS	43	22	0	65
DARK HORSE COMICS	20	24	0	44
BOOM ENTERTAINMENT	24	12	0	36
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT	19	6	0	25
TITAN COMICS	16	3	4	23
ONI PRESS INC.	10	3	0	13
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC	10	2	0	12
OTHER NON-TOP 10	111	114	19	244

COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS

	DOLLARS	UNITS
MAY 2016 VS. APRIL 2016
COMICS	-6.54%	-4.15%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	-6.31%	-11.10%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	-6.46%	-4.77%
MAY 2016 VS. MAY 2015
COMICS	-14.34%	-17.60%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	4.52%	-3.39%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	-9.05%	-16.58%
YEAR-TO-DATE 2016 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2015
COMICS	-9.23%	-14.01%
GRAPHIC NOVELS	4.80%	3.46%
TOTAL COMICS/GN	-5.11%	-12.72%

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1	$2.99	APR160273-M	DC
2	CIVIL WAR II #0	$4.99	MAR168949-M	MAR
3	THE PUNISHER #1	$3.99	MAR160728-M	MAR
4	BATMAN #52	$3.99	MAR160223-M	DC
5	CAPTAIN AMERICA: STEVE ROGERS #1	$4.99	MAR160721-M	MAR
6	STAR WARS #19	$3.99	MAR160891-M	MAR
7	JUSTICE LEAGUE #50	$5.99	FEB160134-M	DC
8	DARTH VADER #20	$4.99	MAR160897-M	MAR
9	BLACK PANTHER #2	$3.99	MAR160829-M	MAR
10	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #12	$3.99	MAR160781-M	MAR

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL EDITION HC	$17.99	NOV070226	DC
2	DESCENDER VOLUME 2 TP (MR)	$14.99	FEB160680-M	IMA
3	CIVIL WAR TP	$24.99	JAN072436	MAR
4	BLACK SCIENCE VOLUME 4: GODWORLD TP (MR)	$14.99	FEB160656	IMA
5	WE STAND ON GUARD DELUXE HC (MR)	$24.99	FEB160645	IMA
6	CHEW VOLUME 11: LAST SUPPERS TP (MR)	$14.99	FEB160669	IMA
7	THE JOKER: ENDGAME TP	$24.99	FEB160224	DC
8	STAR WARS: KANAN VOLUME 2: FIRST BLOOD TP	$17.99	JAN160963	MAR
9	SPIDER-GWEN VOLUME 1: GREATER POWER TP	$17.99	FEB160962	MAR
10	SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL: DON’T CALL IT A TEAM UP TP	$34.99	FEB160956	MAR

TOP 10 BOOKS

RANK	DESCRIPTION	PRICE	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	DOCTOR WHO OFFICIAL ANNUAL 2015	$12.99	JAN148356	PEN
2	THE WALKING DEAD ADULT COLORING BOOK (MR)	$14.99	FEB160615	IMA
3	GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK	$4.99	MAR161967	RAN
4	COURAGEOUS CAPTAIN AMERICA LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK	$4.99	MAR161966	RAN
5	APES & BABES SC (MR)	$19.99	MAR160659	IMA
6	SPIDER MAN: TRAPPED BY THE GREEN GOBLIN LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK	$4.99	MAR161974	RAN
7	SPIDER MAN: HIGH VOLTAGE LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK	$4.99	MAR161973	RAN
8	MIGHTY AVENGERS LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK	$4.99	MAR161970	RAN
9	THE INCREDIBLE HULK LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK	$4.99	MAR161968	RAN
10	ANT-MAN LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK	$4.99	MAR161965	RAN

TOP 10 TOYS

RANK	DESCRIPTION	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	DC COMICS VARIANT PLAY ARTS KAI: BATMAN TIMELESS SPARTA FIGURE	AUG158823	SQU
2	BATMAN ARKHAM KNIGHT: RED HOOD FIGURE	SEP150345	DC
3	POP! STAR WARS: RANCOR WITH LUKE & SLAVE OOLA FIGURE 3-PACK	SEP158902	FUN
4	STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS: CAPTAIN PHASMA ARTFX+ STATUE	NOV152442	KOT
5	FFG DC COMICS COLLECTION: POISON IVY STATUE	DEC158120	YAM
6	DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS: CHEETAH STATUE	SEP150344	DC
7	BATMAN V SUPERMAN DAWN OF JUSTICE: SUPERMAN STATUE	AUG150304	DC
8	FINDING DORY FEATURE FIGURES	JUL158665	BAN
9	ALIEN: WARRIOR DRONE ALIEN ARTFX+ STATUE	NOV152445	KOT
10	STAR TREK STARSHIPS SET #2: SHUTTLECRAFT	JAN162289	EAG

TOP 10 GAMES

RANK	DESCRIPTION	ITEM CODE	VENDOR
1	MARVEL HEROCLIX: UNCANNY X-MEN BOOSTER BRICK	MAR162746	NEC
2	MARVEL DICE MASTERS: CIVIL WAR	MAR162740	NEC
3	MACHI KORO CARD GAME	MAY142831	IDW
4	MARVEL HEROCLIX: UNCANNY X-MEN FAST FORCES 6-PACK	MAR162748	NEC
5	TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES DICE MASTERS BOX SET	FEB162984	NEC
6	TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES HEROCLIX	JAN162805	NEC
7	MARVEL DICE MASTERS: CIVIL WAR STARTER	MAR162744	NEC
8	3D GAME OF THRONES: KINGS LANDING PUZZLE	JAN168015	4D
9	STAR WARS: EDGE OF THE EMPIRE RPG CORE RULEBOOK	MAR132242	FAN
10	STAR WARS: ARMADA BOARD GAME	DEC142545	FAN