Diamond Comic Distributors have announced details of the top comic book and graphic novel sales for December 2018, with DC’s Dark Knights: Metal spinoff The Batman Who Laughs leading the comic book chart for the month and Images Comics’ Paper Girls Vol. 5 emerging as the bestselling graphic novel title.
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Bestselling Comic Books of December 2018:
1. THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #1
2. BATMAN: DAMNED #2
3. DOOMSDAY CLOCK #8
4. FANTASTIC FOUR #5
5. BATMAN #60
6. BATMAN #61
7. BATMAN ANNUAL #3
8. SHAZAM #1
9. INFINITY WARS #6
10. FANTASTIC FOUR WEDDING SPECIAL #1
Bestselling Graphic Novels of December 2018:
1. PAPER GIRLS VOLUME 5
2. BATMAN VOLUME 8: COLD DAYS
3. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER: IMBALANCE PART ONE
4. SABAN’S POWER RANGERS: SOUL DRAGON
5. STAR WARS VOLUME 9: HOPE DIES
6. THE FLASH VOLUME 8: FLASH WAR
7. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOLUME 16
8. THOR VOLUME 1: GOD OF THUNDER REBORN
9. VENOM: FIRST HOST
10. BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. 8: ON THE OUTSIDE
Publisher Dollar / Unit Share:
1. MARVEL COMICS – 38.57% dollar share; 44.09% unit share
2. DC ENTERTAINMENT – 31.51% dollar share; 30.75% unit share
3. IMAGE COMICS – 8.73% dollar share; 9.06% unit share
4. IDW PUBLISHING – 4.10% dollar share; 3.66% unit share
5. BOOM! STUDIOS – 2.98% dollar share; 2.38% unit share
6. DARK HORSE COMICS – 2.82% dollar share; 2.37% unit share
7. DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT – 2.11% dollar share; 2.10% unit share
8. VIZ MEDIA – 1.03% dollar share; 0.38% unit share
9. TITAN COMICS – 0.82% dollar share; 0.59% unit share
10. VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT – 0.71% dollar share; 0.78% unit share
OTHER NON-TOP 10 – 6.62% dollar share; 3.85% unit share