Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of its sales figures for March 2018, with DC Comics’ Dark Nights: Metal finale topping the comic book chart and Image Comics’ The Walking Dead Vol. 29 leading the way in terms of graphic novels. Marvel was still the month’s top publisher however, with a 35.92% dollar share and 38.38% unit share.
Bestselling comic books of March 2018
1. DARK NIGHTS: METAL #6
2. DOOMSDAY CLOCK #4
3. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #797
4. WEAPON H #1
5. BATMAN #42
6. THE MIGHTY THOR #705
7. INFINITY COUNTDOWN #1
8. BATMAN #43
9. OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #1
10. BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT #6
Bestselling graphic novels of March 2018
1. THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 29: LINES WE CROSS
2. GREEN LANTERN: EARTH ONE VOLUME 1
3. THE FLASH VOLUME 5: NEGATIVE
4. SUPER SONS VOLUME 2: PLANET OF THE CAPES
5. REALM VOLUME 1
6. BLACK SCIENCE VOL. 7: EXTINCTION IS THE RULE
7. INVINCIBLE VOL. 25: THE END OF ALL THINGS PART 2
8. BATMAN & HARLEY QUINN
9. PORT OF EARTH VOLUME 1
10. SAGA VOLUME 8
Publisher Dollar / Unit Share
1. MARVEL COMICS – 35.92% dollar share; 38.38% unit share
2. DC ENTERTAINMENT – 31.06% dollar share; 35.10% unit share
3. IMAGE COMICS – 10.98% dollar share; 10.43% unit share
4. IDW PUBLISHING – 3.96% dollar share; 3.28% unit share
5. BOOM! STUDIOS – 2.40% dollar share; 2.13% unit share
6. DARK HORSE COMICS – 2.38% dollar share; 1.58% unit share
7. DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT – 1.83% dollar share; 1.61% unit share
8. VIZ MEDIA – 1.23% dollar share; 0.46% unit share
9. ONI PRESS INC. – 1.16% dollar share; 0.80% unit share
10. VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC – 0.93% dollar share; 0.99% unit share
OTHER NON-TOP 10 – 8.15% dollar share; 5.25% unit share