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Top Selling Comics & Publisher Market Share: February 2014

What books were hot in February?

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The numbers from the second month of the new year are in! Diamond Comic Distributors has compiled the data from February and placed into awesome tables for math nerds, like us, to stare and enjoy. Let's get right down to the numbers.

Last month, Marvel took the top spot.

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Taking the top spot last month was BATMAN #28. DC took 3 of the top ten spots, Marvel took 5 spots, and Image took two spots in February.

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The finale from LOCKE & KEY takes the top spot for graphic novels. Like most months, Image books tend to dominate this section.

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In case you were wondering

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How do they calculate this information? 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 comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. The account base includes brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, Internet merchants, and other specialty stores.

Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during January to December 2013, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.

What are your thoughts on all these numbers? What's your predictions for this month?

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If it was not for the Walking Dead TV Show, the Comics would not ever made it top ten.

The masses are so predictable. But a small victory none the less!

Why does it matter? It helped a good comic from the best publisher make some real money. So what if people read it because of the show? I started reading it because of the show

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Shame on the people who bought Paul Cornell's "Wolverine".

Shame, shame, shamity, shame.

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@k4tzm4n said:

One ticket to the universe where Green Arrow, TMNT, and Valiant sell the amount they deserve to, please.

Make that two please. Especially on Green Arrow.

..and I hate to be a pain but.....I don't think February is the first month of the "new" year @inferiorego, sorry but it was nibbling at me a bit.

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Why is DC falling behind every month?

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The top spots don't seem to change I would have that with All New Marvel Now most of the spots would have been the new number ones apparently not.

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10th

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@tommyjones1945 said:

LOL. I could've sworn the I was first.

What do you think of the figures?

Also, NINTH!

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When did Wolverine get a new ongoing?

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If it was not for the Walking Dead TV Show, the Comics would not ever made it top ten.

The masses are so predictable. But a small victory none the less!

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LOL. I could've sworn the I was first.

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Check out Star Lord and Revival doing there thang!

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First!!

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One ticket to the universe where Green Arrow, TMNT, and Valiant sell the amount they deserve to, please.

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Hope Superman/WW and Bat/Super were in 11th and 12th place.

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