After losing top spot to rival DC Comics in March, Marvel reclaimed the crown of the bestselling publisher for the month of April, with its event series War of the Realms proving to be the biggest selling title of the month. Check out the comic book and graphic novel charts below, along with a publisher breakdown…
Bestselling Comic Books of April 2019
1. WAR OF THE REALMS #1
2. SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #1
3. THE BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #4
4. THE IMMORTAL HULK #16
5. BATMAN #69
6. BATMAN #68
7. THANOS #1
8. HEROES IN CRISIS #8
9. WEB OF VENOM: CULT OF CARNAGE #1
10. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #20
Bestselling Graphic Novels of April 2019
1. THE MAGIC ORDER VOLUME 1
2. VENOM BY DONNY CATES VOLUME 2
3. GIDEON FALLS VOLUME 2: ORIGINAL SINS
4. THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 1: APOCALYPSE SUITE
5. CATWOMAN VOLUME 1: COPYCATS
6. STAR WARS VOLUME 10: ESCAPE
7. BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOL. 9: DEFACE THE FACE
8. THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY VOL. 2: DALLAS
9. UNNATURAL VOLUME 2
10. JESSICA JONES: PURPLE DAUGHTER
Publisher Dollar / Unit Share
1. MARVEL COMICS – 45.50% dollar share; 50.70% unit share
2. DC COMICS – 25.73% dollar share; 25.89% unit share
3. IMAGE COMICS – 7.93% dollar share; 7.60% unit share
4. IDW PUBLISHING – 3.26% dollar share; 2.76% unit share
5. DARK HORSE COMICS – 2.89% dollar share; 1.92% unit share
6. BOOM! STUDIOS – 2.46% dollar share; 2.75% unit share
7. DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT – 1.71% dollar share; 1.53% unit share
8. VIZ MEDIA – 1.07% dollar share; 0.40% unit share
9. VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT – 0.76% dollar share; 0.91% unit share
10. AFTERSHOCK COMICS – 0.70% dollar share; 0.71% unit share
OTHER NON-TOP 10 – 7.99% dollar share; 4.83% unit share