Marvel has six of the top ten books (thank you double-shipping), with the final issues of AGE OF ULTRON (#s 9 & 10) at the top of the list, followed by two issues of SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN(#s 11 & 12), ALL-NEW X-MEN #12, and the first issue of KICK-ASS Vol 3. The first issue of SUPERMAN/BATMAN, BATMAN #21(Year Zero), and JUSTICE LEAGUE #21 round out DC's side of the top ten.
For the month, the numbers (dollars and units) were up from June 2012, but down from May. According to The Comichron, orders for comics, graphic novels, and trades are just under "a few thousand from the $250 million mark and the $500 million mark is in reach for the first time since the early 1990s.
Here are the numbers:
TOP
COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
|
PUBLISHER
|
DOLLAR
SHARE
|
UNIT
SHARE
|
|
MARVEL COMICS
|
32.77%
|
38.29%
|
|
DC COMICS
|
29.57%
|
32.03%
|
|
IMAGE COMICS
|
8.77%
|
8.31%
|
|
IDW PUBLISHING
|
6.55%
|
5.01%
|
|
DARK HORSE COMICS
|
5.51%
|
4.64%
|
|
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
|
2.40%
|
2.30%
|
|
BOOM! STUDIOS
|
1.93%
|
1.82%
|
|
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS
|
1.76%
|
0.36%
|
|
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT
|
1.04%
|
1.03%
|
|
AVATAR PRESS
|
0.91%
|
0.84%
|
|
OTHER NON-TOP 10
|
8.80%
|
5.38%
|
COMPARATIVE SALES
STATISTICS
|
|
DOLLARS
|
UNITS
|
|
JUNE 2013 VS. MAY 2013
|
||
|
COMICS
|
-2.27%
|
-2.86%
|
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
-19.07%
|
-20.90%
|
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
-7.92%
|
-4.40%
|
|
JUNE 2013 VS. JUNE 2012
|
||
|
COMICS
|
5.28%
|
1.17%
|
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
-3.35%
|
-4.31%
|
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
2.57%
|
0.76%
|
|
SECOND QUARTER 2013 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2013
|
||
|
COMICS
|
2.27%
|
-0.31%
|
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
10.39%
|
11.83%
|
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
4.72%
|
0.57%
|
|
SECOND QUARTER 2013 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2012
|
||
|
COMICS
|
6.30%
|
2.95%
|
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
3.62%
|
5.63%
|
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
5.43%
|
3.16%
|
|
FIRST HALF 2013 VS. FIRST HALF 2012
|
||
|
COMICS
|
13.26%
|
10.25%
|
|
GRAPHIC NOVELS
|
9.25%
|
8.72%
|
|
TOTAL COMICS/GN
|
11.98%
|
10.13%
|
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
|
RANK
|
DESCRIPTION
|
PRICE
|
ITEM
CODE
|
VENDOR
|
|
1
|
SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #1
|
$4.99
|
APR130107
|
DC
|
|
2
|
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #1
|
$3.99
|
APR130117
|
DC
|
|
3
|
BATMAN #21
|
$3.99
|
APR130161
|
DC
|
|
4
|
AGE OF ULTRON #10
|
$3.99
|
APR130589
|
MAR
|
|
5
|
AGE OF ULTRON #9
|
$3.99
|
APR130586
|
MAR
|
|
6
|
JUSTICE LEAGUE #21
|
$3.99
|
APR130137
|
DC
|
|
7
|
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #11
|
$3.99
|
APR130603
|
MAR
|
|
8
|
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #12
|
$3.99
|
APR130604
|
MAR
|
|
9
|
ALL-NEW X-MEN #12
|
$3.99
|
APR130600
|
MAR
|
|
10
|
KICK-ASS 3 #1 (MR)
|
$2.99
|
MAR130713
|
MAR
|
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS
& TRADE PAPERBACKS
|
RANK
|
DESCRIPTION
|
PRICE
|
ITEM
CODE
|
VENDOR
|
|
1
|
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 18: WHAT
COMES AFTER
|
$14.99
|
APR130482
|
IMA
|
|
2
|
SAGA VOLUME 2 TP (MR)
|
$14.99
|
APR130443
|
IMA
|
|
3
|
ADVENTURE TIME VOLUME 3 TP
|
$14.99
|
APR130964
|
BOO
|
|
4
|
STAR-LORD: THE HOLLOW CROWN TP
|
$7.99
|
APR130679
|
MAR
|
|
5
|
DEADPOOL KILLUSTRATED TP
|
$14.99
|
MAR130735
|
MAR
|
|
6
|
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 2: MILES
BEHIND US
|
$14.99
|
SEP088204
|
IMA
|
|
7
|
FATALE VOLUME 3 TP (MR)
|
$14.99
|
APR130422
|
IMA
|
|
8
|
BATMAN & ROBIN VOL. 1: BORN
TO KILL TP
|
$16.99
|
MAR130270
|
DC
|
|
9
|
HARLEY QUINN: NIGHT AND DAY TP
|
$16.99
|
MAR130276
|
DC
|
|
10
|
BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN/SILK
SPECTRE DELUXE HC (MR)
|
$29.99
|
MAR130264
|
DC
|