In order for educators and librarians to be informed about what their students and patrons are buying from their local comic shops, we present the Top 50 Graphic Novels & Trade Paperbacks for May.
Every month, Diamond Comic Distributors announces its best-selling graphic novels and trade paperbacks based on Total Unit Sales Invoiced to comic book specialty shops. The following represent the 50 top-selling titles of May 2009.
|
Rank
|
Item Code
|
Title
|
Price
|
Publisher
|
ISBN
|
Suggested Age Rating
|
|
1
|
FEB094465
|
LOEG III CENTURY #1 1910 (MR)
|
$7.95
|
Top Shelf
|
9781603090001
|
16+
|
|
2
|
JAN090114
|
BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 04 TIME OF YOUR LIFE
|
$15.95
|
Dark Horse
|
9781595823106
|
13+
|
|
3
|
FEB092633-M
|
ULTIMATES 3 TP WHO KILLED SCARLET WITCH
|
$19.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785122692
|
16+
|
|
4
|
DEC082242
|
INVINCIBLE TP VOL 10 WHOS THE BOSS
|
$16.99
|
Image
|
9781607060130
|
13+
|
|
5
|
JAN090145
|
STAR WARS CLONE WARS TP VOL 03 WIND RAIDERS TALORAAN
|
$7.95
|
Dark Horse
|
9781595822314
|
6+
|
|
6
|
FEB094340
|
STAR TREK COUNTDOWN TP
|
$17.99
|
IDW
|
9781600104206
|
13+
|
|
7
|
FEB090202
|
BATMAN THE RESURRECTION OF RAS AL GHUL TP
|
$19.99
|
DC
|
9781401220327
|
13+
|
|
8
|
JAN090239
|
SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON HC VOL 01
|
$24.99
|
DC
|
9781401223298
|
13+
|
|
9
|
JAN090225
|
BATMAN MAD LOVE AND OTHER STORIES HC
|
$19.99
|
DC
|
9781401222451
|
13+
|
|
10
|
JAN090139
|
BERSERK TP VOL 29 (MR)
|
$13.95
|
Dark Horse
|
9781595822109
|
18+
|
|
11
|
MAR092629
|
THOR BY J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI PREM HC VOL 02
|
$24.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785130345
|
13+
|
|
12
|
MAR090192
|
TRINITY TP VOL 01
|
$29.99
|
DC
|
9781401222772
|
13+
|
|
13
|
JAN090291
|
Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 02 (MR)
|
$29.99
|
DC
|
9781401222352
|
18+
|
|
14
|
FEB090126
|
STAR WARS VECTOR TP VOL 02 CHAPTERS 3 AND 4
|
$17.95
|
Dark Horse
|
9781595822277
|
13+
|
|
15
|
FEB090104
|
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER OMNIBUS TP VOL 07
|
$24.95
|
Dark Horse
|
9781595823311
|
13+
|
|
16
|
DEC080053
|
GOON TP VOL 07 PLACE OF HEARTACHE & GRIEF
|
$15.95
|
Dark Horse
|
9781595823113
|
16+
|
|
17
|
FEB090239
|
HEROES TP VOL 02
|
$19.99
|
DC
|
9781401222291
|
13+
|
|
18
|
MAR092419
|
WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR)
|
$59.99
|
Image
|
9781607060765
|
16+
|
|
19
|
FEB090255
|
HELLBLAZER ROOTS OF COINCIDENCE TP (MR)
|
$14.99
|
DC
|
9781401222512
|
18+
|
|
20
|
MAR092648-M
|
AVENGERS INITIATIVE TP VOL 03 SECRET INVASION
|
$16.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785131670
|
13+
|
|
21
|
MAR092667
|
ESSENTIAL SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 09
|
$19.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785130741
|
13+
|
|
22
|
DEC080072
|
OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 32
|
$10.95
|
Dark Horse
|
9781595823038
|
13+
|
|
23
|
MAR092656
|
WAR OF KINGS ROAD TO WAR OF KINGS TP
|
$19.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785139676
|
13+
|
|
24
|
FEB090264-M
|
TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 02 LUST FOR LIFE NEW ED (MR)
|
$14.99
|
DC
|
9781401222611
|
18+
|
|
25
|
JAN090232
|
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA THE SECOND COMING HC
|
$19.99
|
DC
|
9781401222529
|
13+
|
|
26
|
FEB090217
|
SUPERMAN ESCAPE FROM BIZARRO WORLD TP
|
$14.99
|
DC
|
9781401220334
|
13+
|
|
27
|
FEB090013
|
CONAN TP VOL 07 CIMMERIA
|
$17.95
|
Dark Horse
|
9781595822833
|
16+
|
|
28
|
MAR092652-M
|
X-FACTOR TP VOL 06 SECRET INVASION
|
$19.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785128656
|
13+
|
|
29
|
MAR092625
|
HULK WORLD WAR HULK HC
|
$34.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785126706
|
13+
|
|
30
|
FEB094515
|
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 18
|
$9.99
|
Viz
|
9781421525365
|
13+
|
|
31
|
MAR092427
|
I KILL GIANTS TP
|
$15.99
|
Image
|
9781607060925
|
13+
|
|
32
|
MAR092416
|
SPAWN ORIGINS TP VOL 01
|
$14.99
|
Image
|
9781607060710
|
16+
|
|
33
|
MAR092650-M
|
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL TP VOL 05 SECRET INVASION
|
$14.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785131700
|
16+
|
|
34
|
FEB090200
|
BATMAN SCARECROW AND TWO FACE YEAR ONE TP
|
$19.99
|
DC
|
9781401222468
|
13+
|
|
35
|
JAN090274
|
WORLD OF WARCRAFT ASHBRINGER HC
|
$19.99
|
DC
|
9781401223410
|
13+
|
|
36
|
FEB090218
|
SUPERMAN ENDING BATTLE TP
|
$14.99
|
DC
|
9781401222598
|
13+
|
|
37
|
FEB090225
|
TINY TITANS TP VOL 02 ADVENTURES IN AWESOMENESS
|
$12.99
|
DC
|
9781401223281
|
6+
|
|
38
|
MAR092668
|
ESSENTIAL X-MEN TP VOL 09
|
$19.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785130796
|
13+
|
|
39
|
MAR092634
|
X-MEN MAGNETO TESTAMENT PREM HC
|
$24.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785138235
|
16+
|
|
40
|
DEC073572
|
CLIVE BARKERS AGE OF DESIRE HC (MR)
|
$14.99
|
Desperado
|
9780980147926
|
18+
|
|
41
|
MAR092630
|
X-FORCE PREMIERE HC VOL 02 OLD GHOSTS
|
$19.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785138211
|
16+
|
|
42
|
FEB090206
|
HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE TP
|
$12.99
|
DC
|
9781563897986
|
13+
|
|
43
|
MAR092654
|
ULTIMATE GALACTUS TRILOGY TP
|
$29.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785137221
|
13+
|
|
44
|
FEB090211
|
SHOWCASE PRESENTS MARTIAN MANHUNTER TP VOL 02
|
$16.99
|
DC
|
9781401222567
|
13+
|
|
45
|
MAR092627
|
X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY HC
|
$29.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785138181
|
13+
|
|
46
|
SEP072167
|
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN PREM HC
|
$24.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785121442
|
16+
|
|
47
|
FEB090231
|
BAYOU TP VOL 01
|
$14.99
|
DC
|
9781401223823
|
13+
|
|
48
|
DEC080061
|
CREEPY ARCHIVES HC VOL 03
|
$49.95
|
Dark Horse
|
9781595822598
|
16+
|
|
49
|
MAR094305
|
CLASSIC GI JOE TP VOL 03
|
$19.99
|
IDW
|
9781600104237
|
13+
|
|
50
|
MAR092633
|
SPIDER-MAN NOIR PREM HC
|
$19.99
|
Marvel
|
9780785139447
|
13+
|
Data for Diamond’s sales charts—which include our monthly market shares and all of our top product charts—are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 4,000+ 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 shops 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.
