The June edition of Diamond Comic Distributors’ PREVIEWS catalog arrives in comic shops, hobby stores, and other direct market outlets on June 1 and features comic books, graphic novels, toys, and additional pop culture products scheduled to go on sale beginning August 2011.
The front cover of the June PREVIEWS is dedicated to Dark Horse Comics’ ANGEL & FAITH #1, the much-anticipated debut of the new ongoing series that picks up where Buffy Season 8 left off. Written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Rebekah Isaacs, the new title finds Angel seeking ways to atone for his ill-conceived misdeeds … and the only person who may be able to help him do that is Faith. Readers who enjoyed the original TV Buffy and the comic titles that continued the supernatural action won’t want to miss this new story featuring two of the mythos’ most popular characters.
On the back cover, DC Comics/Vertigo presents a thrilling new chapter in the FABLES saga with FABLES: WEREWOLVES OF THE HEARTLAND. This original graphic novel for mature readers – written by series creator Bill Willingham and illustrated by Jim Fern, Craig Hamilton, and Ray Snyder – follows Bigby Wolf as he searches for a new location for Fabletown. Then, he walks into a small town that seems to be populated by mysterious werewolves who recognize and admire him. But when they also capture and cage him, the stage is set for a confrontation that no Fables fan will be able to put down.
June PREVIEWS Features
Movie (and TV) Month:
With summer fare like Captain America and Green Lantern being eagerly awaited by mainstream moviegoers, it’s obvious that comic book movies – and the comics that inspired them — are more popular than ever. The June PREVIEWS looks back at the comics that have already been adapted to the large and small screens, and ahead to the many comic-based movies and TV programs still to come. Cool interviews with Greg Rucka on Whiteout, and Phil Hester and Alex Ross about their upcoming Bionic Man Series. Plus a look at the best graphic novels to read after you’ve seen movies!
PREVIEWS Exclusive Wear:
This month’s line-up of sweet Ts available only to comic book specialty shops features a variety of comic, video game, and pop culture designs including Marvel vs. Capcom: “Size Them Up”, Kingdom Hearts: “Hearts Ablaze”, Godzilla ’54, X-Men: “Sentinel Steal”, Star Wars: “Solve the Death Star”, and Portal 2: “Do Not Inhale Fumes”! You won’t find these
anywhere else other than a comic book or hobby shop in your area.
FLIPside: Free Comic Book Day 2011 Scrapbook:
The 10th anniversary of comic fans’ unofficial national holiday is celebrated with anecdotes from fans who visited participating comic shops, photos showing how stores welcomed customers to the big event, and more!
Indie Edge:
Greg Rucka – PREVIEWS profiles the author of a dozen bestselling novels and numerous acclaimed comic series, including DC Comics’ Detective Comics and Batwoman, Oni Press’ Stumptown, Whiteout, and Queen & Country, and offers readers a list of recommendations by—and from – this master storyteller.
Plus: Staff Picks, our Top 100 Comics and Bestseller Charts, and much more!
All this and more is waiting in the June issue of PREVIEWS, which goes on sale at your local comic shop or specialty store on Wednesday, June 1 at a cover price of $4.50. Ask your comic shop retailer on how you can qualify for a free issue. Pre-orders are due to your comic shop by June 18th for merchandise in this issue.
Voting is now open for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for 2011. Comics professionals can vote by mail or online. A downloadable pdf of the ballot is available at www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.php, while the online voting site is www.eisnervote.com.
The deadline for voting is June 13. The results of voting will be announced in a gala ceremony on Friday night, July 22, during Comic-Con International: San Diego.
The following working comics industry professionals are eligible to vote in the Eisner Awards:
- Comic book/graphic novel/webcomic creators (writers, artists, cartoonists, pencillers, inkers, letterers, colorists)
- All nominees in any category
- Comic book/graphic novel publishers and editors
- Comics historians and educators
- Graphic novel librarians
- Owners and managers of comic book specialty retail stores
In case you’ve forgotten, here are this year’s nominees:
Best Short Story
- “Bart on the Fourth of July,” by Peter Kuper, in Bart Simpson #54 (Bongo)
- “Batman, in Trick for the Scarecrow,” by Billy Tucci, in DCU Halloween Special 2010 (DC)
- “Cinderella,” by Nick Spencer and Rodin Esquejo, in Fractured Fables (Silverline Books/Image)
- “Hamburgers for One,” by Frank Stockton, in Popgun vol. 4 (Image)
- “Little Red Riding Hood,” by Bryan Talbot and Camilla d’Errico, in Fractured Fables (Silverline Books/Image)
- “Post Mortem,” by Greg Rucka and Michael Lark, in I Am an Avenger #2 (Marvel)
Best Single Issue (or One-Shot)
- The Cape, by Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella, and Zack Howard (IDW)
- Fables #100, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and others (Vertigo/DC)
- Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil, by Mike Mignola and Richard Corben (Dark Horse)
- Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #1: “Sparrow,” by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
- Unknown Soldier #21: “A Gun in Africa,” by Joshua Dysart and Rick Veitch (Vertigo/DC)
Best Continuing Series
- Chew, by John Layman and Rob Guillory (Image)
- Echo, by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)
- Locke & Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW)
- Morning Glories, by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma (Shadowline/Image)
- Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
- Scalped, by Jason Aaron and R. M. Guéra (Vertigo/DC)
Best Limited Series
- Baltimore: The Plague Ships, by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Ben Stenbeck (Dark Horse)
- Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love, by Chris Roberson and Shawn McManus (Vertigo/DC)
- Daytripper, by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá (Vertigo/DC)
- Joe the Barbarian, by Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy (Vertigo/DC)
- Stumptown, by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth (Oni)
Best New Series
- American Vampire, by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, and Rafael Albuquerque (Vertigo/DC)
- iZombie, by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred (Vertigo/DC)
- Marineman, by Ian Churchill (Image)
- Morning Glories, by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma (Shadowline/Image)
- Superboy, by Jeff Lemire and Pier Gallo (DC)
Best Publication for Kids
- Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean, by Sara Stewart Taylor and Ben Towle (Center for Cartoon Studies/Disney/Hyperion)
- Amelia Rules!: True Things (Adults Don’t Want Kids to Know), by Jimmy Gownley (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)
- Binky to the Rescue, by Ashley Spires (Kids Can Press)
- Scratch9, by Rob M. Worley and Jason T. Kruse (Ape Entertainment)
- Tiny Titans, by Art Baltazar and Franco (DC)
- The Unsinkable Walker Bean, by Aaron Renier (First Second)
Best Publication for Teens
- Ghostopolis, by Doug TenNapel (Scholastic Graphix)
- Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, by Barry Deutsch (Amulet Books)
- Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann and Janet Lee (Archaia)
- Smile, by Raina Telgemeier (Scholastic Graphix)
- Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty, by G. Neri and Randy DuBurke (Lee & Low)
Best Humor Publication
- Afrodisiac, by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca (Adhouse)
- Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book, by Ian Boothby, John Delaney, and Dan Davis (Bongo)
- Drinking at the Movies, by Julia Wertz (Three Rivers Press/Crown)
- I Thought You Would Be Funnier, by Shannon Wheeler (BOOM!)
- Literature: Unsuccessfully Competing Against TV Since 1953, by Dave Kellett (Small Fish Studios)
- Prime Baby, by Gene Luen Yang (First Second)
Best Anthology
- The Anthology Project, edited by Joy Ang and Nick Thornborrow (Lucidity Press)
- Korea as Viewed by 12 Creators, edited by Nicolas Finet (Fanfare&midot;Ponent Mon)
- Liquid City, vol. 2, edited by Sonny Liew and Lim Cheng Tju (Image)
- Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, edited by Paul Morrissey and David Petersen (Archaia)
- Trickster: Native American Tales, edited by Matt Dembicki (Fulcrum Books)
Best Digital Comic
- Abominable Charles Christopher, by Karl Kerschl, www.abominable.cc
- The Bean, by Travis Hanson, www.beanleafpress.com
- Lackadaisy, by Tracy Butler, www.lackadaisycats.com
- Max Overacts, by Caanan Grall, occasionalcomics.com
- Zahra’s Paradise, by Amir and Khalil, www.zahrasparadise.com
Best Reality-Based Work
- It Was the War of the Trenches, by Jacques Tardi (Fantagraphics)
- Picture This: The Nearsighted Monkey Book, by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Special Exits: A Graphic Memoir, by Joyce Farmer (Fantagraphics)
- Treasury of XXth Century Murder: The Terrible Axe Man of New Orleans, by Rick Geary (NBM)
- Two Generals, by Scott Chantler (McClelland & Stewart)
- You’ll Never Know Book 2: Collateral Damage, by Carol Tyler (Fantagraphics)
Best Graphic Album-New
- Elmer, by Gerry Alanguilan (SLG)
- Finding Frank and His Friend: Previously Unpublished Work by Clarence ‘Otis’ Dooley, by Melvin Goodge (Curio & Co.)
- Market Day, by James Sturm (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann and Janet Lee (Archaia)
- Wilson, by Daniel Clowes (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Graphic Album-Reprint
- The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects, by Mike Mignola (Dark Horse)
- Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, by Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson (Dark Horse)
- Motel Art Improvement Service, by Jason Little (Dark Horse)
- The Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis, by Ian Boothby, James Lloyd, and Steve Steere Jr. (Abrams Comicarts)
- Tumor, by Joshua Hale Fialkov and Noel Tuazon (Archaia)
- Wednesday Comics, edited by Mark Chiarello (DC)
Best Adaptation from Another Work
- Dante’s Divine Comedy, adapted by Seymour Chwast (Bloomsbury)
- The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, adapted by Joann Sfar (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- The Marvelous Land of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, adapted by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Marvel)
- 7 Billion Needles, vols. 1 and 2, adapted from Hal Clement’s Needle by Nobuaki Tadano (Vertical)
- Silverfin: A James Bond Adventure, adapted by Charlie Higson and Kev Walker (Disney/Hyperion Books)
Best Archival Collection/Project-Strips
- Archie: The Complete Daily Newspaper Strips, 1946–1948, by Bob Montana, edited by Greg Goldstein (IDW)
- 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective, by G. B. Trudeau (Andrews McMeel)
- George Heriman’s Krazy Kat: A Celebration of Sundays, edited by Patrick McDonnell and Peter Maresca (Sunday Press Books)
- Polly and Her Pals Complete Sunday Comics, vol. 1, by Cliff Sterrett, edited by Dean Mullaney (IDW)
- Roy Crane’s Captain Easy, vol. 1, edited by Rick Norwood (Fantagraphics)
Best Archival Collection/Project-Comic Books
- Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer Artist’s Edition, edited by Scott Dunbier (IDW)
- The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn’t Want You to Read!, edited by Jim Trombetta (Abrams Comicart)
- The Incal Classic Collection, by Alexandro Jodorowsky and Moebius (Humanoids)
- Lynd Ward: Six Novels in Woodcuts, edited by Art Spiegelman (The Library of America)
- Thirteen “Going on Eighteen,” by John Stanley (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
- It Was the War of the Trenches, by Jacques Tardi (Fantagraphics)
- The Killer: Modus Vivendi, by Matz and Luc Jacamon (Archaia)
- King of the Flies, Book One: Hallorave, by Mezzo and Pirus (Fantagraphics)
- The Littlest Pirate King, by David B. and Pierre Mac Orlan (Fantagraphics)
- Salvatore, by Nicolas De Crécy (NBM)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material-Asia
- Ayako, by Osamu Tezuka (Vertical)
- Bunny Drop, by Yumi Unita (Yen Press)
- A Drunken Dream and Other Stories, by Moto Hagio (Fantagraphics)
- House of Five Leaves, by Natsume Ono (VIZ Media)
- Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, by Naoki Urasawa (VIZ Media)
Best Writer
- Ian Boothby, Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book; Futurama Comics #47–50; Simpsons Comics #162, 168; Simpsons Super Spectacular #11–12 (Bongo)
- Joe Hill, Locke & Key (IDW)
- John Layman, Chew (Image)
- Jim McCann, Return of the Dapper Men (Archaia)
- Nick Spencer, Morning Glories, Shuddertown, Forgetless, Existence 3.0 (Image)
Best Writer/Artist
- Dan Clowes, Wilson (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit (IDW)
- Joe Kubert, Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965 (DC)
- Terry Moore, Echo (Abstract Studio)
- James Sturm, Market Day (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Naoki Urasawa, Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys (VIZ Media)
Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team
- Richard Corben, Hellboy (Dark Horse)
- Stephen DeStefano, Lucky in Love Book One: A Poor Man’s Story (Fantagraphics)
- Rob Guillory, Chew (Image)
- Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key (IDW)
- Skottie Young, The Marvelous Land of Oz (Marvel)
Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (interior art)
- Lynda Barry, Picture This: The Nearsighted Monkey Book (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Brecht Evens, The Wrong Place (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Juanjo Guarnido, Blacksad (Dark Horse)
- Janet Lee, Return of the Dapper Men (Archaia)
- Eric Liberge, On the Odd Hours (NBM)
- Carol Tyler, You’ll Never Know Book 2: Collateral Damage (Fantagraphics)
Best Cover Artist
- Rodin Esquejo, Morning Glories (Shadowline/Image)
- Dave Johnson, Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain (Dark Horse); Unknown Soldier (Vertigo/DC); Punisher/Max, Deadpool (Marvel)
- Mike Mignola, Hellboy, Baltimore: The Plague Ships (Dark Horse)
- David Petersen, Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard (Archaia)
- Yuko Shimizu, The Unwritten (Vertigo/DC)
Best Coloring
- Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules!: True Things (Adults Don’t Want Kids to Know), Amelia Rules!: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular, by Jimmy Gownley (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)
- Metaphrog (Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers), Louis: Night Salad (Metaphrog)
- Dave Stewart, Hellboy, BPRD, Baltimore, Let Me In (Dark Horse); Detective Comics (DC); Neil Young’s Greendale, Daytripper, Joe the Barbarian (Vertigo/DC)
- Hilary Sycamore, City of Spies, Resistance, Booth, Brain Camp, Solomon’s Thieves (First Second)
- Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library 20: Lint (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Lettering
- Darwyn Cooke, Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit (IDW)
- Dan Clowes, Wilson (Drawn & Quarterly)
- Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules!: True Things (Adults Don’t Want Kids to Know), Amelia Rules!: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular, by Jimmy Gownley (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)
- Todd Klein, Fables, The Unwritten, Joe the Barbarian, iZombie (Vertigo/DC); Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom (WildStorm/DC); SHIELD (Marvel); Driver for the Dead (Radical)
- Doug TenNapel, Ghostopolis (Scholastic Graphix)
- Chris Ware, Acme Novelty Library 20: Lint (Drawn & Quarterly)
Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism
- Alter Ego, edited by Roy Thomas (TwoMorrows)
- The Beat, produced by Heidi MacDonald (www.comicsbeat.com)
- ComicBookResources, produced by Jonah Weiland (www.comicbookresources.com)
- ComicsAlliance, produced by Laura Hudson (www.comicsalliance.com)
- The Comics Reporter, produced by Tom Spurgeon (www.comicsreporter.com)
- USA Today Comics Section, by Life Section Entertainment Editor Dennis Moore; Comics Section Lead, John Geddes (www.usatoday.com/life/comics/index)
Best Comics-Related Book
- Doonesbury and the Art of G. B. Trudeau, by Brian Walker (Yale University Press)
- Fire and Water: Bill Everett, the Sub-Mariner, and the Birth of Marvel Comics, by Blake Bell (Fantagraphics)
- The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen, by Denis Kitchen and Charles Brownstein, edited by John Lind and Diana Schutz (Dark Horse Books)
- Shazam! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal, by Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear (Abrams Comicarts)
- 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, by Paul Levitz (TASCHEN)
Best Publication Design
- Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer Artist’s Edition, designed by Randall Dahlk (IDW)
- Polly and Her Pals Complete Sunday Comics, vol. 1, designed by Lorraine Turner and Dean Mullaney (IDW)
- Return of the Dapper Men, designed by Todd Klein (Archaia)
- 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of Modern Mythmaking, designed by Josh Baker (TASCHEN)
- Two Generals, designed by Jennifer Lum (McClelland & Stewart)
Hall of Fame
Judges’ Choices:
- Ernie Bushmiller
- Jack Jackson
- Martin Nodell
- Lynd Ward
This last weekend, at Stumptown Comics Fest, Dark Horse Comics announced that both Dave Gibbons and Eric Powell will be contributing to upcoming issues of their newly relaunched Dark Horse Presents series.
Dave Gibbons will be contributing an 8-page story, which he has written and illustrated, called “Treatment“. Head over to CBR for an exclusive look at a page from the story.
Eric Powell will be contributing a short story called “Isolation” , which according to CBR focuses on the trauma experienced by an advanced robot who becomes self-aware while on a 500-year space mission to save humanity. This story is set to appear in Dark Horse Presents #5, for which Powell has also provided a cover (pictures above).
Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2011 Stumptown Comic Art Awards. See the full list of winners below:
The Stumptown Comic Art Awards 2011 were presented last night in Portland, OR. In a packed-room ceremony following a bustling first day at the Stumptown Comics Fest, host Bobby “Fatboy” Roberts presented the awards to the winners. Nominees in each category were chosen by a panel of judges consisting of comics industry professionals, journalists, and retailers, and then voted on by the comics-reading public. This year’s categories and winners are:
Best Artist
Emily Carroll, His Face All Red
Best Writer
Aaron Renier, The Unsinkable Walker Bean
Best Cartoonist
Bryan Lee O’Malley, Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour
Best Letterer
Johnny Ryan, Prison Pit #2
Best Colorist
Emily Carroll, His Face All Red
Best Publication Design
Michael DeForge, Spotting Deer
Best Anthology
Studygroup 12 #4, edited by Zack Soto
Best Small Press
“I Want You #2″ by Lisa Hanawalt
Best New Talent
Michael DeForge
Reader’s Choice
Pang, the Wandering Shaolin Monk by Ben Costa
Director’s Choice
The Sixth Gun, by Brian Hurtt and Cullen Bunn, published by Oni Press
The awards themselves were sculpted by Leslie Levings of Beastlies.com, with shelves provided by Lavrans Mathiesen, a Portland woodworker.
Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees of the inaugural Stumptown Comic Arts Awards!
From the press release:
Join us this weekend for the 8th Annual Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland, Oregon! It’s their first year at the Oregon Convention Center, and we’ll be there Saturday, April 16th and Sunday, April 17th, with some of our amazing artists and editors, and both new books and favorite titles. Marketing maestro Mike Baehr and I are looking forward to seeing everyone!
Get your hands on early copies of these Fantagraphics titles:
• Love From the Shadows by Gilbert Hernandez
• 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente by Wilfred Santiago
• Hate Annual #9 by Peter Bagge
And we’ve got an exciting signing schedule in store for you, with a couple of our acclaimed Mome artists, and a couple of our incredible editors:
Saturday, April 16th
1:00-2:00 PM Patrick Rosenkranz
2:00-3:00 PM T. Edward Bak
4:00-5:00 PM Jacques Boyreau
5:00-6:00 PM Andrice Arp
Sunday, April 17th
2:00-3:00 PM Patrick Rosenkranz
4:00-5:00 PM T. Edward Bak
5:00-6:00 PM Andrice Arp
You can also get your books signed by artists Ben Catmull and Jeffrey Brown, who will be signing at different tables at the show, and swing by the Profanity Hill table to say hi to Fantagraphics’ own Jason T. Miles!
And in celebration of the latest issue of Hate Annual, we’ll be doing some fun giveaways, thanks to our friends at AmericaWare, who’ve just debuted a collection of Peter Bagge t-shirts! Just come by the Fantagraphics table for your chance to win a shirt featuring the loveable Lisa! You know you wanna be BAD!
(And if you live in Seattle, you can check out t-shirts from Bagge, Woodring, Wolverton and Blanchard at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery!)
Where can you find us at Stumptown? Why, at booth #304!
And while at Stumptown, be sure to take in some panels featuring Fantagraphics artists and staff!
Saturday, April 16th
11:00-11:45 PM // Process in the Periphery: Natural History and Narrative Explorations in the Biography of Georg Wilhelm Steller: A presentation of artist T Edward Bak‘s current work-in-progress with an examination of challenges in illustrated historical exposition. (Room A104)
12:00-12:45 PM // Sex, Drugs & Insurrection: The Underground Comix Movement: During the underground comix era artistic freedom was a non-negotiable starting point. Audacity, iconoclasm, and experimentation became the new standards for success. Comics this raw and explicit had never seen print before. This presentation is not for the young or squeamish. Presented by Patrick Rosenkranz (Room A106)
2:00-2:45 PM // Comics as Journalism: Mike Rosen, editor of Oil and Water, moderates a discussion about using comics as a form of journalism, tackling stories in ways that traditional prose journalism doesn’t. Join Shannon Wheeler, Sarah Glidden, Matt Bors, and Steve Duin. (Room A105)
3:00-3:45 PM // How To Publicize Your Comic: Fantagraphics Director of Publicity & Promotions, Jacq Cohen, goes over the step-by-step process of creating a publicity plan for a comic and gives pointers on how to promote yourself and your book. (Room A104)
3:00-4:45 PM // Teaching Comics: College-level comics courses are a fairly new phenomenon, but the schools offering them have already met with great success. Join educators Brian Michael Bendis (PSU), Patrick Rosenkranz (PNCA), Trevor Dodge (CCC/PNCA), and Nicole Georges (IPRC) in a panel hosted by Dark Horse executive editor Diana Schutz (PCC) as they share their experiences in the comics classroom and bring you up to date on courses now available nationwide. (Room A106)
Sunday, April 17th
2:00-2:45 PM // Douglas Wolk: Page One: We’ll look at some great opening pages of comics, and discuss how they instantly establish a look and feel for what comes after them (including some Fantagraphics titles!). Hosted by critic Douglas Wolk. (Room A104)
6:00-10:00 PM // Stumptown Comics Fest Afterparty: See the Stumptown Cartoonist Show, featuring artwork by Andrice Arp and many, many other artists, at Pony Club Gallery (625 NW Everett Street #105).
We’ll see you there!
OK, this is officially the greatest press release that I have ever received!:
April 15, 2011, MILWAUKIE, OR: Portland hipsters beware…Eric Powell is BACK in full force!
For all of your GOON related needs, stop by the Dark Horse booth and chat with the man, the myth, the legend!
Eric Powell will be taking part in the Dark Horse Presents panel at 1PM, Saturday April 16th.
The 8th annual Stumptown Comic Fest is located at the Portland Convention Center.
April 16th 10AM-6PM
April 17th 12PM – 6PM
About Dark Horse Comics
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, Serenity, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of licensed comics material.
From the press release:
April 15, 2011, MILWAUKIE, OR: The long awaited book containing the true story of the capture of what many consider to be one of the most infamous criminals in history has brought on artist, Jonathan Case to capture the essence of the time!
Case is a member of Portland’s Periscope Studio, the largest collective of comics artists and writers in the U.S. Many of his paintings hang within the local McMenamins eaterys. Jonathan’s most recent work was showcased in his critically acclaimed book, Dear Creature, about an atomic sea mutant in the 60’s whose poet soul is at odds with his tendency to eat people.
Case will be appearing at Stumptown Comics Fest, April 16-17th.
Interviews with artist Jonathan Case are available immediately.
About the book: Throughout the 1980s, the highest priority of Seattle-area police was the apprehension of the Green River Killer, the man responsible for the murders of dozens of women. In 1990, with the body count numbering at least forty-eight, the case was put in the hands of a single detective, Tom Jensen. After twenty years, when the killer was finally captured with the help of DNA technology, Jensen spent 180 days interviewing Gary Leon Ridgway in an effort to learn his most closely held secrets—an epic confrontation with evil that proved as disturbing and surreal as can be imagined.
Written by Jensen’s own son, acclaimed entertainment writer Jeff Jensen, Green River Killer: A True Detective Story presents the ultimate insider’s account of America’s most prolific serial killer.
About Dark Horse Comics
Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent like Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Gerard Way, and comics legend Will Eisner, Dark Horse has developed such successful characters as the Mask, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Additionally, its highly successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton, Trigun, Serenity, and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic-book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of licensed comics material.
The “Glass Coffin” story arc came to its shattering conclusion in Joe Brusha’s Grimm Fairy Tales #56 from Zenescope Entertainment, which was the best-selling Small Press Comic Book in March. Other publishers in the top ten best-selling Small Press Comic Books include Abstract Studios, Archie Comics, Bongo Comics, and BroadSword Comics.
Fan-favorite artist Travis Charest joined forces with Metabarons creator Alexandro Jodorwsky for the long-awaited graphic novel Weapons of the Metabarons from Humanoids, which was the best-selling Small Press Graphic Novel in March. Other publishers in the top ten for March include Amaze Ink/Slave Labor Graphics, Bongo Comics, Fantagraphics, Harper Collins, The Hero Initiative, and Radical Publishing.
Diamond Comic Distributors defines Small Presses as publishers outside the top-10 bestselling publishers over the previous six months. In offering these breakdowns of the bestselling small press comics and graphic novels, a spotlight is shown on these publishers, affording them recognition for their strong sales in a crowded marketplace. To help retailers contextualize the relationship between the Small Press sales rankings, each chart offers for each book the overall ranking for the month amongst all publishers.
TOP 25 SMALL PRESS COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2011
| QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 211 | 210 | 14.85 | OCT101201-M | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #56 | $2.99 | ZEN |
| 2 | 218 | 227 | 13.68 | DEC101118-M | GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #2 | $2.99 | ZEN |
| 3 | 219 | 214 | 13.68 | JAN110887 | TERRY MOORES ECHO #29 | $3.50 | ABS |
| 4 | 221 | 231 | 13.41 | JAN111399-M | GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #3 A CVR MEDINA | $2.99 | ZEN |
| 5 | 222 | 245 | 13.28 | DEC100749 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #222 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 6 | 225 | 247 | 13.17 | JAN110952 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #223 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 7 | 233 | 240 | 12.74 | JAN111071 | TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #67 (MR) | $2.95 | BRO |
| 8 | 240 | 246 | 12.11 | DEC101122 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #57 | $2.99 | ZEN |
| 9 | 246 | 261 | 11.73 | JAN111018 | SIMPSONS COMICS #176 | $2.99 | BON |
| 10 | 251 | 266 | 11.21 | JAN110953 | SONIC UNIVERSE #26 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 11 | 256 | 275 | 10.63 | JAN111017 | FUTURAMA COMICS #54 | $2.99 | BON |
| 12 | 258 | 317 | 10.60 | JAN110972 | SOULFIRE VOL 3 #0 | $1.99 | ASP |
| 13 | 261 | 244 | 10.51 | OCT101197-M | CHARMED #7 | $3.50 | ZEN |
| 14 | 265 | 248 | 10.32 | NOV101092-M | CHARMED #8 | $3.50 | ZEN |
| 15 | 285 | 284 | 8.55 | JAN110955-M | WULF #1 | $2.99 | ARD |
| 16 | 293 | 258 | 8.12 | NOV101019 | LENORE VOLUME II #2 | $3.99 | TIT |
| 17 | 300 | 301 | 7.68 | JAN110961-M | GRIM GHOST #1 | $2.99 | ARD |
| 18 | 315 | 314 | 6.66 | JAN110958-M | PHOENIX #1 | $2.99 | ARD |
| 19 | 321 | 332 | 6.32 | DEC100737 | ARCHIE #618 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 20 | 324 | 338 | 6.13 | JAN110939 | ARCHIE #619 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 21 | 328 | 283 | 6.07 | NOV101016 | STUFF OF LEGEND THE JUNGLE #4 | $4.25 | TH3 |
| 22 | 332 | 331 | 5.90 | NOV101096-M | MONSTER HUNTERS SURVIVAL GUIDE #3 | $2.99 | ZEN |
| 23 | 335 | 309 | 5.67 | JAN111274 | SIXTH GUN #10 | $3.99 | ONI |
| 24 | 337 | 277 | 5.56 | DEC100993 | KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #172 | $5.99 | KEN |
| 25 | 338 | 347 | 5.56 | SEP101040 | ROUTE DES MAISONS ROUGES #3 (MR) | $2.99 | GG |
TOP 25 SMALL PRESS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2011
| QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | 28 | 2.51 | NOV100957 | WEAPONS OF THE METABARONS HC | $19.95 | HUM |
| 2 | 51 | 64 | 2.33 | JAN111019 | SIMPSONS COMICS MELTDOWN TP | $15.99 | BON |
| 3 | 57 | 81 | 2.13 | DEC108187 | TIME BOMB TP | $14.95 | RAL |
| 4 | 59 | 19 | 2.12 | OCT108157 | STUMPTOWN HC VOL 01 | $29.99 | ONI |
| 5 | 61 | 20 | 2.09 | NOV100922 | PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 03 1941-1942 | $29.99 | FAN |
| 6 | 64 | 106 | 2.03 | NOV100953 | ARCHIE 50 TIMES AN AMERICAN ICON SC | $10.00 | THE |
| 7 | 71 | 34 | 1.91 | JAN111234 | COWBOYS AND ALIENS IT BOOKS HC ED | $24.99 | HAR |
| 8 | 78 | 25 | 1.87 | OCT101016 | POPEYE HC VOL 05 WHAS A JEEP | $29.99 | FAN |
| 9 | 79 | 129 | 1.86 | FEB108442-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE | $11.99 | ONI |
| 10 | 80 | 125 | 1.85 | DEC100705 | VESHA VALENTINE STORY GN | $12.95 | SLA |
| 11 | 94 | 266 | 1.74 | JAN111267 | SMURFS GN VOL 05 THE SMURFS AND THE EGG | $5.99 | NBM |
| 12 | 96 | 41 | 1.72 | DEC100963 | COMPLETE PEANUTS HC VOL 15 1979-1980 | $28.99 | FAN |
| 13 | 97 | 43 | 1.72 | JUN101205 | GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND HC | $24.99 | ZEN |
| 14 | 108 | 276 | 1.57 | OCT100755 | PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR TP VOL 01 | $6.95 | APE |
| 15 | 113 | 49 | 1.47 | OCT101055 | AKIRA KODANSHA ED GN VOL 05 (MR) | $27.99 | RAN |
| 16 | 118 | 188 | 1.43 | JAN110940 | ARCHIE AMERICANA SER TP VOL 12 BEST OF 90S BOOK 2 | $11.95 | ARC |
| 17 | 120 | 82 | 1.39 | AUG101105 | YO GABBA GABBA COMIC BOOK TIME HC | $24.99 | ONI |
| 18 | 127 | 179 | 1.34 | JAN111394 | K ON GN VOL 02 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 19 | 130 | 195 | 1.32 | FEB108443-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD | $11.99 | ONI |
| 20 | 144 | 153 | 1.20 | DEC100962 | ARCTIC MARAUDER HC (MR) | $16.99 | FAN |
| 21 | 147 | 22 | 1.19 | AUG100065 | VANGUARD FRAZETTA CLASSICS HC VOL 02 WHITE INDIAN | $49.95 | VAN |
| 22 | 149 | 332 | 1.18 | DEC101015 | DISNEY FAIRIES GN VOL 05 TINKER BELL PIRATE ADVENTURE | $6.99 | NBM |
| 23 | 153 | 119 | 1.15 | DEC101169 | ZOMBIES ILLUSTRATED HISTORY O/T UNDEAD SC | $17.99 | ST. |
| 24 | 157 | 222 | 1.12 | JAN111395 | MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA GN VOL 08 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 25 | 159 | 190 | 1.10 | DEC101103 | CHI SWEET HOME GN VOL 05 | $13.95 | RAN |
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How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.
Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.
About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics’ monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title — with a value of 100 — because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.
Hughie embarks on a journey to uncover the World War II origins of the The Boys in The Boys #52, the first part of the “Barbary Coast” storyline from writer Garth Ennis and artist John McCrea, giving Dynamite Entertainment the best-selling Non-Premier Comic in March. Overall, Dynamite had a strong March, taking the top five spots and six of the top ten on the Non-Premier sales charts.
Other publishers in the top ten include Avatar with two books, led by Alan Moore’s Neonomicon #4 at #8, and BOOM! Studios, also with two books, led by Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #1 at #6.
March’s top-selling Non-Premier Graphic Novel to comic shops was Viz Media’s Bleach Volume 34, which was also the month’s top-selling manga to retailers. Viz had a strong month overall, with three different titles placing in the top-ten.
Seven other publishers also charted in the top ten Non-Premier Graphic Novels for March. Bongo Comics had Simpsons Comics Meltdown at #4, Fantagraphics Books had Prince Valiant Volume 3: 1941-1942 at #7, Harper Collins had Cowboys and Aliens at #10, The Hero Initiative had Archie: 50 Times an American Icon at #8, Humanoids had Weapons of the Metabarons at #3 (which was also the month’s top-selling Small Press Graphic Novel), Oni Press had Stumptown Volume 1 at #6, and Radical Publishing had Time Bomb at #5.
TOP 50 NON-PREMIER COMICS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2011
| QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 108 | 71 | 32.35 | JAN111118 | BOYS #52 (MR) | $3.99 | DE |
| 2 | 112 | 77 | 31.46 | JAN111094 | WARLORD OF MARS DEJAH THORIS #1 | $3.99 | DE |
| 3 | 134 | 99 | 26.91 | DEC100860 | VAMPIRELLA #4 | $3.99 | DE |
| 4 | 147 | 115 | 24.20 | JAN111114 | GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #2 (MR) | $3.99 | DE |
| 5 | 148 | 117 | 24.08 | DEC100871 | WARLORD OF MARS #5 | $3.99 | DE |
| 6 | 150 | 113 | 23.64 | JAN111031 | HELLRAISER #1 (MR) | $3.99 | BOO |
| 7 | 174 | 156 | 19.60 | JAN111126 | GREEN HORNET #14 | $3.99 | DE |
| 8 | 177 | 142 | 19.08 | SEP100819-M | ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON #4 (MR) | $3.99 | AVA |
| 9 | 181 | 149 | 18.43 | JAN111067-M | LADY DEATH (ONGOING) #3 | $3.99 | AVA |
| 10 | 193 | 159 | 17.04 | JAN111039 | IRREDEEMABLE #23 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 11 | 204 | 181 | 15.74 | JAN111086 | DEATH OF ZORRO #1 | $3.99 | DE |
| 12 | 208 | 182 | 15.10 | MAR100740-M | CAPTAIN SWING #3 (MR) | $3.99 | AVA |
| 13 | 210 | 186 | 14.90 | SEP100959 | RED SONJA #55 | $3.99 | DE |
| 14 | 211 | 210 | 14.85 | OCT101201-M | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #56 | $2.99 | ZEN |
| 15 | 217 | 184 | 13.84 | JAN111035 | INCORRUPTIBLE #16 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 16 | 218 | 227 | 13.68 | DEC101118-M | GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #2 | $2.99 | ZEN |
| 17 | 219 | 214 | 13.68 | JAN110887 | TERRY MOORES ECHO #29 | $3.50 | ABS |
| 18 | 221 | 231 | 13.41 | JAN111399-M | GFT MYTHS & LEGENDS #3 | $2.99 | ZEN |
| 19 | 222 | 245 | 13.28 | DEC100749 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #222 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 20 | 225 | 247 | 13.17 | JAN110952 | SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #223 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 21 | 227 | 199 | 13.04 | OCT100941 | LAST PHANTOM #5 | $3.99 | DE |
| 22 | 229 | 200 | 13.00 | OCT100949 | GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #9 | $3.99 | DE |
| 23 | 231 | 203 | 12.87 | OCT100968 | QUEEN SONJA #15 | $3.99 | DE |
| 24 | 233 | 240 | 12.74 | JAN111071 | TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #67 (MR) | $2.95 | BRO |
| 25 | 238 | 209 | 12.31 | DEC100907 | RED SONJA REVENGE O/T GODS #1 | $3.99 | DE |
| 26 | 240 | 246 | 12.11 | DEC101122 | GRIMM FAIRY TALES #57 | $2.99 | ZEN |
| 27 | 246 | 261 | 11.73 | JAN111018 | SIMPSONS COMICS #176 | $2.99 | BON |
| 28 | 248 | 223 | 11.46 | JAN110982-M | CALIGULA #1 (MR) | $3.99 | AVA |
| 29 | 251 | 266 | 11.21 | JAN110953 | SONIC UNIVERSE #26 | $2.99 | ARC |
| 30 | 255 | 195 | 10.71 | SEP100961 | RED SONJA DELUGE ONE-SHOT | $4.99 | DE |
| 31 | 256 | 275 | 10.63 | JAN111017 | FUTURAMA COMICS #54 | $2.99 | BON |
| 32 | 258 | 317 | 10.60 | JAN110972 | SOULFIRE VOL 3 #0 | $1.99 | ASP |
| 33 | 261 | 244 | 10.51 | OCT101197-M | CHARMED #7 | $3.50 | ZEN |
| 34 | 263 | 225 | 10.37 | JAN111043 | STAN LEE SOLDIER ZERO #6 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 35 | 265 | 248 | 10.32 | NOV101092-M | CHARMED #8 | $3.50 | ZEN |
| 36 | 270 | 232 | 9.94 | JAN111053 | DARKWING DUCK #10 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 37 | 271 | 238 | 9.90 | JAN110974-M | NIGHT O/T LIVING DEAD DEATH VALLEY #1 (MR) | $3.99 | AVA |
| 38 | 272 | 234 | 9.87 | JAN111047 | STAN LEE TRAVELER #5 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 39 | 275 | 251 | 9.49 | DEC100900 | SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE #2 | $3.99 | DE |
| 40 | 276 | 239 | 9.43 | JAN111045 | STAN LEE STARBORN #4 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 41 | 277 | 205 | 9.29 | JAN111054 | DARKWING DUCK ANNUAL #1 | $4.99 | BOO |
| 42 | 282 | 257 | 9.05 | SEP100949 | KATO ORIGINS WAY O/T NINJA #7 | $3.99 | DE |
| 43 | 285 | 284 | 8.55 | JAN110955-M | WULF #1 | $2.99 | ARD |
| 44 | 289 | 268 | 8.32 | JAN111151 | SHERLOCK HOLMES YEAR ONE #3 | $3.99 | DE |
| 45 | 293 | 258 | 8.12 | NOV101019 | LENORE VOLUME II #2 | $3.99 | TIT |
| 46 | 300 | 301 | 7.68 | JAN110961-M | GRIM GHOST #1 | $2.99 | ARD |
| 47 | 302 | 270 | 7.55 | NOV100803 | DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #20 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 48 | 305 | 273 | 7.38 | DEC100809 | DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP #21 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 49 | 312 | 281 | 6.74 | JAN111030 | FARSCAPE #17 | $3.99 | BOO |
| 50 | 313 | 267 | 6.70 | DEC101087 | SHONEN JUMP APRIL 2011 | $4.99 | VIZ |
TOP 50 NON-PREMIER GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2011
| QTY RANK |
OVERALL QTY RANK |
OVERALL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE |
DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 45 | 4.62 | DEC101080 | BLEACH TP VOL 34 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 2 | 14 | 67 | 3.88 | DEC101082 | YU GI OH GX GN VOL 06 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 3 | 46 | 28 | 2.51 | NOV100957 | WEAPONS OF THE METABARONS HC | $19.95 | HUM |
| 4 | 51 | 64 | 2.33 | JAN111019 | SIMPSONS COMICS MELTDOWN TP | $15.99 | BON |
| 5 | 57 | 81 | 2.13 | DEC108187 | TIME BOMB TP | $14.95 | RAL |
| 6 | 59 | 19 | 2.12 | OCT108157 | STUMPTOWN HC VOL 01 | $29.99 | ONI |
| 7 | 61 | 20 | 2.09 | NOV100922 | PRINCE VALIANT HC VOL 03 1941-1942 | $29.99 | FAN |
| 8 | 64 | 106 | 2.03 | NOV100953 | ARCHIE 50 TIMES AN AMERICAN ICON SC | $10.00 | THE |
| 9 | 69 | 156 | 1.96 | DEC101078 | NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TP VOL 12 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 10 | 71 | 34 | 1.91 | JAN111234 | COWBOYS AND ALIENS IT BOOKS HC ED | $24.99 | HAR |
| 11 | 75 | 217 | 1.88 | NOV101073 | POKEMON ADVENTURES PLATINUM VOL 01 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 12 | 78 | 25 | 1.87 | OCT101016 | POPEYE HC VOL 05 WHAS A JEEP | $29.99 | FAN |
| 13 | 79 | 129 | 1.86 | FEB108442-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE | $11.99 | ONI |
| 14 | 80 | 125 | 1.85 | DEC100705 | VESHA VALENTINE STORY GN | $12.95 | SLA |
| 15 | 90 | 99 | 1.78 | JAN111022 | AMORY WARS IN KEEPING SECRETS OF SILENT EARTH 3 TP VOL 02 | $14.99 | BOO |
| 16 | 94 | 266 | 1.74 | JAN111267 | SMURFS GN VOL 05 THE SMURFS AND THE EGG | $5.99 | NBM |
| 17 | 96 | 41 | 1.72 | DEC100963 | COMPLETE PEANUTS HC VOL 15 1979-1980 | $28.99 | FAN |
| 18 | 97 | 43 | 1.72 | JUN101205 | GFT PRESENTS NEVERLAND HC | $24.99 | ZEN |
| 19 | 107 | 95 | 1.57 | OCT100929 | VAMPIRELLA MASTERS SERIES TP VOL 03 MARK MILLAR | $19.99 | DYN |
| 20 | 108 | 276 | 1.57 | OCT100755 | PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR TP VOL 01 | $6.95 | APE |
| 21 | 113 | 49 | 1.47 | OCT101055 | AKIRA KODANSHA ED GN VOL 05 (MR) | $27.99 | RAN |
| 22 | 118 | 188 | 1.43 | JAN110940 | ARCHIE AMERICANA SER TP VOL 12 BEST OF 90S BOOK 2 | $11.95 | ARC |
| 23 | 120 | 82 | 1.39 | AUG101105 | YO GABBA GABBA COMIC BOOK TIME HC | $24.99 | ONI |
| 24 | 127 | 179 | 1.34 | JAN111394 | K ON GN VOL 02 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 25 | 130 | 195 | 1.32 | FEB108443-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD | $11.99 | ONI |
| 26 | 141 | 201 | 1.25 | DEC101075 | DOGS TP VOL 05 (MR) | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 27 | 144 | 153 | 1.20 | DEC100962 | ARCTIC MARAUDER HC (MR) | $16.99 | FAN |
| 28 | 147 | 22 | 1.19 | AUG100065 | VANGUARD FRAZETTA CLASSICS HC VOL 02 WHITE INDIAN | $49.95 | VAN |
| 29 | 149 | 332 | 1.18 | DEC101015 | DISNEY FAIRIES GN VOL 05 TINKER BELL PIRATE ADVENTURE | $6.99 | NBM |
| 30 | 153 | 119 | 1.15 | DEC101169 | ZOMBIES ILLUSTRATED HISTORY O/T UNDEAD SC | $17.99 | ST. |
| 31 | 157 | 222 | 1.12 | JAN111395 | MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA GN VOL 08 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 32 | 159 | 190 | 1.10 | DEC101103 | CHI SWEET HOME GN VOL 05 | $13.95 | RAN |
| 33 | 160 | 97 | 1.10 | DEC100810 | DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP HC VOL 04 | $24.99 | BOO |
| 34 | 161 | 137 | 1.09 | SEP100958 | BOYS TP VOL 07 THE INNOCENTS (MR) | $19.99 | DYN |
| 35 | 162 | 112 | 1.07 | OCT108180 | DAVID BORING GN PANTHEON ED (MR) | $21.95 | RAN |
| 36 | 163 | 236 | 1.07 | FEB108444-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 03 INFINITE SADNESS | $11.99 | ONI |
| 37 | 164 | 213 | 1.06 | JAN111027 | DO ANDROIDS DREAM DUST TO DUST TP VOL 02 | $12.99 | BOO |
| 38 | 168 | 107 | 1.05 | DEC100964 | KRAZY & IGNATZ TP 1919 1921 BENEVOLENT BRICK | $24.99 | FAN |
| 39 | 170 | 290 | 1.04 | DEC101094 | RIN-NE GN VOL 05 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 40 | 181 | 278 | 0.98 | JAN111064 | TOY STORY TOY OVERBOARD TP | $9.99 | BOO |
| 41 | 182 | 85 | 0.97 | JUL101014 | ROY CRANE BUZ SAWYER HC WAR I/T PACIFIC VOL 01 | $35.00 | FAN |
| 42 | 183 | 186 | 0.96 | DEC078191 | BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME (MR) | $16.99 | DYN |
| 43 | 185 | 148 | 0.95 | AUG100760 | MOUSE GUARD LEGENDS O/T GUARD HC | $19.95 | ARA |
| 44 | 192 | 46 | 0.92 | DEC101101 | VANGUARD FRAZETTA CLASSICS HC VOL 01 JOHNNY COMET | $49.95 | VAN |
| 45 | 193 | 267 | 0.91 | FEB108445-M | SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 04 GETS IT TOGETHER | $11.99 | ONI |
| 46 | 195 | 218 | 0.91 | JAN111049 | UNKNOWN TP VOL 02 DEVIL MADE FLESH | $14.99 | BOO |
| 47 | 204 | 291 | 0.87 | JAN111315 | ASTERIX TP ASTERIX & OBELIX BIRTHDAY | $9.95 | STE |
| 48 | 207 | 268 | 0.86 | JAN111285 | NEW CHARACTER PARADE GN (MR) | $12.00 | PIG |
| 49 | 212 | 21 | 0.84 | SEP101090 | SCOTT PILGRIM PRECIOUS LITTLE BOX SET | $72.00 | ONI |
| 50 | 216 | 254 | 0.81 | DEC101081 | DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 02 | $14.99 | VIZ |
This information may not be reproduced in any format without the express permission of Diamond Comic Distributors.
How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
Data for Diamond’s sales charts – which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts – are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.
Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.
About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics’ monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman generally remain stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.
Mike Carey and Peter Gross’ acclaimed fantasy series The Unwritten for DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint gave the the publisher the best-selling graphic novel in March with the third volume of the series, The Unwritten Volume 3: Dead Man’s Knock, which revealed more of the secrets and mysteries surrounding Tommy Taylor.
In total, DC Comics had five of March’s top ten best-selling graphic novels. The Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn trade paperback, collecting the first six issues of Grant Morrison’s best-selling Batman and Robin, ranked #2. Batman: Time and the Batman, the hardcover collection of Morrison’s Batman #700, plus Morrison and Tony Daniel’s Batman #701 and #702, ranked #4. Batman Beyond: Hush Beyond, collecting the mini-series based on the fan-favorite animated series, ranked #5. Finally, Chris Roberson and Michael Allred’s iZombie Volume 1: Dead to the World, the collected edition of the first five issues of the acclaimed Vertigo series, ranked #6.
Marvel Comics had two graphic novels in the top ten for March. Their top book, Takio, is the all-ages graphic novel from Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, and it ranked #3 for the month. Also in the top ten was the collected edition of The Thanos Imperative; the cosmic story from Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Miguel Sepulveda, and Brad Walker ranked #10.
Image Comics also had two graphic novels in the top ten. Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead Volume 1: Days Gone Bye contined its strong sales and ranked #8 for the month. Morning Glories Volume 1: For a Better Future, collecting the first six issues of Nick Spencer’s acclaimed series, ranked #9.
Rounding out the top ten was Viz Media with Bleach Volume 34 at #7. Bleach was also the month’s top-selling manga to comics specialty retailers.
Among premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics’ top-selling graphic novel in March was the Star Wars Omnibus: At War with the Empire Volume 1, a collection of stories set in George Lucas’ universe told from the point-of-view of the Empire; the volume ranked #25 for the month. IDW Publishing brought a long out-of-print Dungeons & Dragons story back into print with the Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms Volume 1 graphic novel from Jeff Grubb and Rags Morales, and the volume ranked #45 for the month.
TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2011
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7.42 | DEC100305 | UNWRITTEN TP VOL 03 DEAD MANS KNOCK (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 2 | 5 | 7.02 | DEC100246 | BATMAN AND ROBIN BATMAN REBORN TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 3 | 24 | 6.46 | DEC100634 | TAKIO GN HC | $9.95 | MAR |
| 4 | 2 | 6.37 | NOV100225 | BATMAN TIME AND THE BATMAN HC | $19.99 | DC |
| 5 | 10 | 6.11 | DEC100245 | BATMAN BEYOND HUSH BEYOND TP | $14.99 | DC |
| 6 | 11 | 5.96 | DEC100299 | IZOMBIE TP VOL 01 DEAD TO THE WORLD (MR) | $14.99 | DC |
| 7 | 45 | 4.62 | DEC101080 | BLEACH TP VOL 34 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 8 | 65 | 4.58 | JUL068351 | WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE | $9.99 | IMA |
| 9 | 68 | 4.32 | DEC100470 | MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 01 FOR A BETTER FUTURE | $9.99 | IMA |
| 10 | 7 | 4.22 | DEC100645 | THANOS IMPERATIVE HC | $24.99 | MAR |
| 11 | 18 | 3.92 | DEC100255 | ZATANNA MISTRESS OF MAGIC TP | $17.99 | DC |
| 12 | 44 | 3.91 | DEC100688 | SPIDER-MAN GRIM HUNT TP | $14.99 | MAR |
| 13 | 27 | 3.90 | JAN110849 | DEADPOOL TP VOL 05 WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS | $15.99 | MAR |
| 14 | 67 | 3.88 | DEC101082 | YU GI OH GX GN VOL 06 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 15 | 13 | 3.87 | DEC100251 | SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE WITCHING HOUR TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | DC |
| 16 | 14 | 3.79 | DEC100248 | GOTHAM CENTRAL TP BOOK 01 IN THE LINE OF DUTY | $19.99 | DC |
| 17 | 17 | 3.65 | NOV100233 | SUPERMAN THE BLACK RING HC | $19.99 | DC |
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For retailers, Diamond offers the Top 300 Comics and Top 300 Graphic Novels sales charts on the Diamond Tools page of the Diamond Retailer Services website to provide more information about the industry’s top selling publications.
How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
Data for Diamond’s sales charts – which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts – are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.
Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.
About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics’ monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.
