Indy Comics & TPBs/OGN Sales Charts for December 2009

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As a follow-up to Diamond Distribution’s Top 20 Publishers, Top 300 Comics, and Top 300 TPBs & GNs for December 2009, I have used the raw data to construct the sales charts for independently published titles in December 2009.

There is some debate over what comics count as indy. Some people claim that it’s an attitude thing, and if a comic feels indy, then you can call it indy, even if it’s distributed by a major corporation. Others claim that if a comic isn’t self-distributed, it isn’t indy. For these charts, I have chosen to go with the definition that indy comics are those comics that are published by companies that are independently owned and operated. Therefore, I have excluded from the charts, such companies as Marvel, DC, IDW, Random House, and a few more.

These charts will be followed tomorrow by the small press charts, which focuses on the smaller companies in the market, who only publish a handful of titles each year, and own under 1% of the market share.

Index

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Top Indy Comics

The Top 10
The Top ranking Indy comic for December was Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow (one shot) (Dark Horse Comics), at position #38 overall. The Buffy license is doing really good for Dark Horse right now, and these titles seem to top the charts every month!

Haunt #3 (Image Comics) takes the number two spot this month, with an overall ranking at position #76.

Image United #2 (Image Comics) takes the number three spot, down one ranking from last month, due to being outsold by Haunt #3. Overall, the book ranked at position #79.

Archie #604 (Archie Comics) takes the number four spot, with an overall ranking of #83. Archie has been seeing high sales due to it’s controversial ‘future’ arc, where Archie marries veronica, and the couple have twins. Then,  in Archie #603, Archie proposed to Bettie, and the two got married in #604. Oddness!

The Walking Dead #68 (Image Comics) takes the number five spot, with an overall ranking of #88. In this issue, our group of survivors meet a man who tells them of a fortified encampment of humans, but after what happened at Woodbury, some members of the group express their trepidation.

The Boys #37 (Dynamite Entertainment) takes the number six spot, with an overall ranking of #89. This issue gave us the origin story of Frechie, and it’s just as bizare as you’d think it would be!

Star Wars Legacy #43 (Dark Horse Comics) takes the number seven spot, with an overall ranking of #105. Telling more new stories of the Skywalker descendants.

Hellboy: Bride of Hell (one shot) (Dark Horse Comics) takes the number eight spot, with an overall ranking of #108. ‘Bride of Hell’ collected one of the Hellboy stories from the online Dark Horse Presents series.

Incorruptible #1 (BOOM! Studios) takes the number nine spot, with an overall ranking of #134. Incorruptible is the new ongoing series from Mark Waid, which looks at what happens when a Supervillain tries to become a Superhero.

Star Wars Legacy #48 (Dark Horse Comics) takes the number ten spot, with an overall ranking of #137. Telling more lost tales from the dawn of the old republic.

Beyond the Top Ten

BOOM! Studios is the company that racks up the most titles in the indy charts this month, with a total of 19 comics. Image Comics comes in second with a total of 18, and Dark Horse comes third with 11 titles ranking this month.

Robert Kirkman is the creator with the most titles ranking this month, with a total of six comics in the charts, including Haunt #3, Image United #2, Walking Dead #65, Invincible #69, Pilot Season: Murderer, and Astounding Wolfman #42. Wow!

The lowest ranking title this month of The Anchor #3 from BOOM! Studios. It makes me really sad to see this one ranking so low, because it’s really a fantastic series, and Phil Hester & Brian Churilla really deserve to get better sales than that. Get out there and buy it!

Indy RankQuantity RankDollar RankIndexItem CodeDescriptionPriceVendor
1384268.48OCT090009-MBUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER WILLOW ONE SHOT$3.50DAR
2769043.08OCT090361-MHAUNT #3$2.99IMA
3796641.68OCT090353-MIMAGE UNITED #2$3.99IMA
48313538.02OCT090697ARCHIE #604$2.50ARC
58810636.76OCT090433WALKING DEAD #68 (MR)$2.99IMA
68910236.45OCT090840BOYS #37 (MR)$2.99DYN
710512331.84OCT090101STAR WARS LEGACY #43 MONSTER PT 1$2.99DAR
810810431.50OCT090011HELLBOY BRIDE OF HELL ONE SHOT$3.50DAR
91349923.84OCT090784INCORRUPTIBLE #1$3.99BOO
1013715423.43OCT090107STAR WARS KNIGHTS OLD REPUBLIC #48 DEMON PT 2$2.99DAR
1113815623.00OCT090423INVINCIBLE #69$2.99IMA
1215011820.51OCT090786IRREDEEMABLE #9$3.99BOO
1315317319.87OCT090096STAR WARS CLONE WARS #11 HERO CONFEDERACY PT 2$2.99DAR
1415517719.58OCT090042BPRD WAR ON FROGS #4$2.99DAR
1515617519.58OCT090413CHEW #7 (MR)$2.99IMA
1615718219.44OCT090448-MWITCHBLADE #133$2.99IMA
1715816519.41SEP090744-MPROJECT SUPERPOWERS CHAPTER TWO #5$2.99DYN
1815913619.36APR090703-MCROSSED #8 (MR)$3.99AVA
1916516218.37SEP090019ALIENS #4$3.50DAR
2016818718.16AUG090408-MDARKNESS PITT #3$2.99IMA
2116914617.29OCT090729-MSUPERGOD #2 (MR)$3.99AVA
2217418016.13AUG091144-MESCAPE FROM WONDERLAND #3$2.99ZEN
2317524516.03OCT090670-MVAMPIRELLA SECOND COMING #4$1.99HAR
2418117415.60AUG090608TERRY MOORES ECHO #17$3.50ABS
2518218415.55AUG091148-MGRIMM FAIRY TALES #43$2.99ZEN
2618821214.84OCT090434ANGELUS #1$2.99IMA
2719118514.48OCT090832-MBLACK TERROR #6$3.50DYN
2819315514.24SEP090737-MCOMPLETE ALICE IN WONDERLAND #1$4.99DYN
2919419713.82OCT090662CHIMICHANGA #1$3.00ALB
3019923012.83SEP090349PILOT SEASON MURDERER #1$2.99IMA
3120019412.69OCT090013EMPOWERED ONE SHOT (MR)$3.99DAR
3220123412.48SEP090334INVINCIBLE PRESENTS ATOM EVE & REX SPLODE #2$2.99IMA
3320225012.44SEP090609SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #207$2.50ARC
3420313412.33OCT091185-MGIANT-SIZE GFT 2009 HOLIDAY ED$5.99ZEN
3520824011.97MAY090358SWORD #20 (MR)$2.99IMA
3621120411.81SEP090015GROO HOGS OF HORDER #2$3.99DAR
3721318611.47SEP090684DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #6$3.99BOO
3821521711.30JUN090809BARACK THE BARBARIAN #3$3.50DEV
3921723511.25OCT090766SIMPSONS COMICS #161$2.99BON
4021922010.91OCT090835-MGARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS HAPPY VALLEY #1 (MR)$3.50DYN
4122119310.68OCT090776DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #7$3.99BOO
4222525610.46JUL090388ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #20$2.99IMA
4322723110.39AUG090746INCREDIBLES #3$2.99BOO
4423027010.16OCT090707SONIC UNIVERSE #11$2.50ARC
452362649.81OCT090348GOD COMPLEX #1$2.99IMA
462392079.61OCT090779FARSCAPE ONGOING #2$3.99BOO
472402369.55SEP090763AOD ASH SAVES OBAMA #4$3.50DYN
482412379.50AUG090771-MHACK SLASH SERIES #28 (MR)$3.50DEV
492421839.35OCT091056-MLAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME #1 (MR)$4.99RAL
502442519.29SEP090710MUPPET SHOW #0$2.99BOO
512452339.27SEP090324-MFRANK FRAZETTAS DARK KINGDOM #3$3.99IMA
522462139.26AUG09071428 DAYS LATER #4$3.99BOO
532482009.07JUN090847COMPLETE DRACULA #4$4.99DYN
542492629.02OCT090810WALL-E #1$2.99BOO
552502639.01OCT090765BART SIMPSON COMICS #51$2.99BON
562512478.99SEP090762ZORRO #18$3.50DYN
572522498.95SEP090758ROBERT E HOWARD THULSA DOOM #4$3.50DYN
582542418.80OCT090366TANK GIRL NUGGETS (ONE SHOT) (MR)$3.99IMA
592552768.77OCT090051BEASTS OF BURDEN #4$2.99DAR
602562588.70OCT090428SAVAGE DRAGON #155$3.50IMA
612592058.59JUL090815COMPLETE DRACULA #5$4.99DYN
622602298.47SEP090634-MABSOLUTION #4 (MR)$3.99AVA
632611998.38SEP090837GI JOE VS COBRA FALL SPECIAL CRIMSON STRIKE$4.95FUN
642652327.91OCT090777FARSCAPE DARGOS QUEST #1$3.99BOO
652662187.91SEP090675SIMPSONS WINTER WINGDING #4$4.99BON
662682697.67SEP090713TOY STORY #0$2.99BOO
672692747.56OCT090025USAGI YOJIMBO #125$3.50DAR
682702487.55OCT090740-MABSOLUTION #5 (MR)$3.99AVA
692712727.50OCT090808UNCLE SCROOGE #386$2.99BOO
702722937.42SEP090338MICE TEMPLAR DESTINY #5$2.99IMA
712732737.41SEP090717WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #701$2.99BOO
722782757.22SEP090706MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #298$2.99BOO
732802816.94SEP090702DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS #348$2.99BOO
742832806.49OCT090849THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY #6$3.50DYN
752842866.36OCT090847ATHENA #3$3.50DYN
762866406.17SEP090918TMNT #1 FULL COLOR ONE SHOT$3.25MIR
772872956.10AUG090741CARS RADIATOR SPRINGS #4$2.99BOO
782892675.94OCT090790KILL AUDIO #3$3.99BOO
792912445.92SEP090838TRANSFORMERS TIMELESS FALL SPECIAL WINGS OF HONOR$4.95FUN
802922425.89AUG090979KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #156$4.99KEN
812963005.55DEC0843601001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #10$2.99ZEN
822973055.32SEP090708MONSTERS INC LAUGH FACTORY #4$2.99BOO
832983075.25SEP090327-MELEPHANTMEN #23$3.50IMA
843002845.16OCT090771ANCHOR #3$3.99BOO

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Top Indy TPBs & OGNs

The Top 10

The top ranking indy TPB in December was Star Wars: The Clone Wars – The Colossus of Destiny (Dark Horse), by Jeremy Barlow and the Fillbach Brothers – in which Jedi Master Mace Windu leads a battle against Separatist forces for control of the planet Simocadia!

The second spot goes to Irredeemable Vol 2 (BOOM! Studios), by Mark Waid & Peter Krause – collecting issue #5 – #8 of Waid’s tale of a Superhero turned Supervillain.

Position three goes to The Goon Volume 6: Chinatown and the Mystery of Mr. Wicker (Dark Horse), by Eric Powell – collecting Powell’s first Goon OGN in softcover format.

Position four goes to Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Slaves Of The Republic, by Henry Gilroy, Scott Hepburn, Ramón Pérez, and Lucas Marangonn. In which Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi discover a dastardly plot by Count Dooku — to enslave the entire city of Kiros and its Togruta population!

Position five goes to Star Wars: Legacy Volume 7 - Storms, by John Ostrander, Omar Fancia, and Jan Duursema. In which a shake-up in the Sith leadership has made the galaxy a worse place, not a better one.

Position six goes to Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, by Mike Baron, Olivier Vatine, Fred Blanchard, and Edvin Biukovic. This GN is based on the series of novels by Timothy Zahn, set five years after the fall of the Empire, when Luke Skywalker is the first in a new line of Jedi Knights.

Position seven goes to Tales from Wonderland Volume 2. From the twisted minds of Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, and Joe Brusha comes the second collection of tales straight from the insanity that is Wonderland.

Position eight goes to Amory Wars Volume 2: The Second Stage Turbine Blade - Collecting the second volume in the ongoing saga of The Amory Wars from Coheed and Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez, concluding the story of The Second Stage Turbine Blade. Collects The Amory Wars 2 #1-6, plus the exclusive story “33.”

Position nine goes to The Walking Dead, Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye, the first collection of this classic series by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore.

Position ten goes to Spawn Origins Volume 3. Reprinting Spawn #15-20, Spawn: Origins Volume 3 includes stories penned by Grant Morrison, and introduces unforgettable, all-new characters.

Beyond the Top 10

Beyond the Top 10 the charts look like a smorgasbord of indy and small press publishers, so I wont bore you with a full breakdown. However, the dominant company in this month’s indy TPB charts looks to be Dark Horse Comics, who rack up a total of 22 titles! Coming in second is Image Comics, with a total of 20 titles in this month’s charts.

It is also worth noting that all ten volume of The Walking Dead rank in the charts this month, as do all five volumes of The Boys!

Make sure to check back later this weekend for the small press charts.

Indy RankQuantity RankDollar RankIndexItem CodeDescriptionPriceVendorISBN-13
13405.58OCT090097STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 04 COLOSSUS OF DESTINY$7.99DAR9781595824165
2495.19OCT090788IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 02$16.99BOO9781608860005
39213.71AUG090047GOON TP VOL 06 CHINATOWN & MYSTERY MR WICKER$15.95DAR9781595824066
414773.46JUL090090STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 01 SLAVES OF REPUBLIC$9.95DAR9781595823496
515173.46AUG090052STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 07 STORMS$17.95DAR9781595823502
62282.93SEP090038STAR WARS THRAWN TRILOGY HC VOL 01$34.95DAR9781595824172
725482.87AUG091146TALES FROM WONDERLAND TP VOL 02$12.99ZEN9780982363027
833622.73OCT090368AMORY WARS TP VOL 02 SECOND STAGE TURBINE BLADE$14.99IMA9781607060505
9401162.49JUL068351WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE$9.99IMA9781582406725
1046842.28JUL090364SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 03$14.99IMA9781607061199
1148502.25AUG090015CHRONICLES OF KULL TP VOL 01 KING COMES RIDING$18.95DAR9781595824134
12501412.23SEP090288CHEW TP VOL 01 (MR)$9.99IMA9781607061595
1368661.98AUG090016CHRONICLES OF SOLOMON KANE TP VOL 01$18.95DAR9781595824103
14711021.92SEP090022FEAR AGENT TP VOL 05 I AGAINST I$14.95DAR9781595822499
15721231.89JUN090793IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 01$9.99BOO9781934506905
1673561.89OCT091062ATOMIC ROBO TP VOL 03$18.95RED9780980930252
1775201.88MAY090847POPEYE HC VOL 04 PLUNDER ISLAND$29.99FAN9781606991695
1876921.82AUG090027365 SAMURAI & FEW BOWLS OF RICE SC$16.95DAR9781595824127
1986691.74OCT090716GRAVEL TP VOL 02 THE MAJOR SEVEN (MR)$19.99AVA9781592910816
20901091.67AUG090313ONE MODEL NATION GN$17.99IMA9781607061571
21991581.49AUG090744FINDING NEMO REEF RESCUE TP$9.99BOO9781934506882
22100521.46SEP090822MORE THAN COMPLETE ACTION PHILOSOPHERS TP$24.99EVI9780977832934
231021371.44JUN090332WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME$14.99IMA9781607060758
241051341.39AUG090032LITTLE LULU TP VOL 21 MISS FEENYS FOLLY & STORIES$14.95DAR9781595823656
251061601.38OCT090370DEAD AT 17 AFTERBIRTH TP VOL 01$12.99IMA9781607061762
261111141.23AUG090026MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS TP VOL 04$19.95DAR9781595824059
271121131.20SEP090964ASTERIX HC ASTERIX & OBELIX BIRTHDAY$14.95STE9781444000276
281251681.08AUG090028ELECTROPOLIS TP$14.95DAR9781595823632
291281741.06OCT091011KODT BUNDLE OF TROUBLE TP VOL 29$12.99KEN9781594591075
301291151.06AUG090739UNTHINKABLE TP$19.99BOO9781934506899
311311331.05JUL090078BEANWORLD HC VOL 03 REMEMBER HERE$19.95DAR9781595823557
321321711.05AUG090327NIGHTMARE WORLD TP VOL 01 13 TALES OF TERROR (IMAGE ED)$15.99IMA9781607061564
33136141.02JUL090799BOYS DEFINITIVE ED HC VOL 02 W/ SLIPCOVER (MR)$75.00DYN9781606900734
34137581.01FEB098161ALEC SC YEARS HAVE PANTS LIFE SIZE OMNIBUS$35.00TOP9781603090254
351381431.00AUG090035DOCTOR GRORDBORT PRESENTS VICTORY HC$19.95DAR9781595824639
361411261.00OCT091063ATOMIC ROBO TP VOL 01 NEW PTG$18.95RED9780980930207
371451770.97OCT090853BATTLESTAR GALACTICA FINAL FIVE TP$14.99DYN9781606900741
381481970.96SEP088204-MWALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG)$14.99IMA9781582407753
391491290.96SEP090750BOYS TP VOL 05 HEROGASM (MR)$19.99DYN9781606900826
40150640.93AUG091018TICK COLOR SERIES COMPLETE WORKS TP VOL 01$34.95NEW
41151970.93OCT090841BOYS HC LTD ED VOL 03 GOOD FOR THE SOUL (MR)$29.99DYN9781606900987
421521870.92OCT090852BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON WAR TP$14.99DYN9781606900376
431532020.92NOV082242WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR)$14.99IMA9781607060222
441541030.91NOV090725BOYS HC LTD ED VOL 04 WE GOTTA GO NOW (MR)$29.99DYN9781606900994
451582290.86AUG090048CRIMINAL MACABRE CELL BLOCK 666 TP$12.99DAR9781595824080
461651490.82JUN090043ART OF EMILY THE STRANGE HC$22.95DAR9781595823717
471662190.82OCT090377OLYMPUS TP VOL 01$14.99IMA9781607061786
481711760.81MAY090788BOYS TP VOL 04 WE GOTTA GO NOW (MR)$19.99DYN9781606900352
491741170.81SEP090290FANTASTIC WORLDS OF FRANK FRAZETTA HC VOL 02$29.99IMA9781607061618
501752200.80NOV082245-MWALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS$14.99IMA9781582408057
511772270.80SEP090298NOBLE CAUSES TP VOL 09$14.99IMA9781607061625
521852150.76MAY090057BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 05 PREDATOR & PREY$15.95DAR9781595823427
531912010.74MAR080049UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SUITE$17.95DAR9781593079789
541942940.72MAY090650ENGINEER HC$9.95ARC9781932386547
551951350.72SEP090687FARSCAPE HC VOL 03 GONE AND BACK$24.99BOO9781608865147
562022780.71SEP090279PTA NIGHT HC$12.99IMA9781607061632
572041820.70OCT090910COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS SC VOL 12 CURR PTG$19.99FAN9781560972648
582082350.69DEC078191BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME (MR)$16.99DYN9781933305738
592112580.67SEP088205WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE (NEW PTG)$14.99IMA9781582405308
602122440.67JUN091040RETURN OF KING DOUG HC$14.95ONI9781934964156
612133970.66SEP090824SUBLIFE GN VOL 02$7.99FAN9781606993095
622202670.64SEP088206-MWALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE (NEW PTG)$14.99IMA9781582406121
632213050.63AUG091024NORTH WORLD GN VOL 03 OTHER SAGAS$11.95ONI9781934964262
642221860.63JUL091035CHARLEYS WAR HC VOL 06 UNDERGROUND & OVER THE TOP$19.95TIT9781845767976
652232530.63OCT098084BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME$15.99DAR9781593078225
662261670.63SEP090829DEFINITIVE PRINCE VALIANT COMPANION SC$24.99FAN9781606993057
672301700.62MAR094250GREAT ANTI WAR CARTOONS$24.99FAN9781606991503
682331530.61JUN090045MISERY OBSCURA PHOTOGRAPHY OF EERIE VON HC$29.95DAR9781595822659
692352620.61OCT098085BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 04 TIME OF YOUR LIFE$15.99DAR9781595823106
702392850.60FEB082136WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER (MR)$14.99IMA9781582408835
712401830.59JUL090070CROSSING EMPTY QUARTER & OTHER STORIES HC$24.95DAR9781595823885
722413000.58OCT091097CONNIE TP VOL 01 CAPTIVES OF SPACE PIRATES$11.95TON9780615315331
732432740.58SEP090946LOVE BUZZ GN$14.95ONI9781934964217
742473270.58DEC061874WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE (MR)$12.99IMA9781582406848
752483500.58MAY042851SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 SP PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE (MAY042851)$11.95ONI9781932664089
762523300.57JUL071937WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 THE CALM BEFORE (MR)$12.99IMA9781582408286
772572420.54SEP090681DEAD RUN TP VOL 01$16.99BOO9781608860036
782592260.54SEP090827COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS SC CURR PTG VOL 07$19.99FAN9781560970613
792632510.53AUG083939BOYS TP VOL 03 GOOD FOR THE SOUL (MR)$19.99DYN9781933305929
802643330.53AUG098107BONE COLOR ED SC VOL 01 OUT BONEVILLE$10.99SCH9780439706407
812712360.52SEP090823UNCLOTHED MAN IN 35TH CENTURY AD HC$19.99FAN9781606993071
822723280.52OCT091098CONNIE TP VOL 02 BATTLE FOR TITAN$11.95TON9780615315324
832762590.51DEC073541BOYS TP VOL 02 GET SOME (MR)$19.99DYN9781933305684
842792430.51AUG091082VIETNAM JOURNAL TP VOL 01 INDIAN COUNTRY$17.99TRA9780941613811
852871840.50MAY090647MOUSE GUARD HC VOL 02 WINTER 1152$24.95ARC9781932386745
862883240.50JUL090054USAGI YOJIMBO HC YOKAI$14.95DAR9781595823625
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