2005 MARKET SHARES & ACTUAL SALES DATA
2005 Market Shares
Based on All Products Invoiced between January
and December 2005
Comics, Comics, Comics, Comics,
Magazines Magazines Magazines Magazines
&
GNs &
GNs & GNs & GNs
Total
Sales Total
Sales Total
Reos. Total
Reos.
Publisher Dollar
Share Unit
Share Dollar
Share Unit
Share
|
MARVEL COMICS
|
36.97%
|
42.62%
|
21.48%
|
22.75%
|
|
DC COMICS
|
32.96%
|
35.46%
|
35.78%
|
37.22%
|
|
DARK HORSE COMICS
|
5.59%
|
3.76%
|
10.77%
|
7.93%
|
|
IMAGE COMICS
|
3.56%
|
4.52%
|
4.68%
|
9.19%
|
|
TOKYOPOP
|
3.11%
|
1.21%
|
7.74%
|
5.91%
|
|
VIZ LLC
|
2.15%
|
0.96%
|
4.95%
|
4.19%
|
|
WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT
|
1.99%
|
1.25%
|
0.85%
|
0.50%
|
|
IDW PUBLISHING
|
1.33%
|
1.02%
|
1.05%
|
1.05%
|
|
DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING
|
0.83%
|
0.93%
|
0.36%
|
0.58%
|
|
AVATAR PRESS INC
|
0.74%
|
0.63%
|
0.25%
|
0.39%
|
|
GEMSTONE PUBLISHING
|
0.65%
|
0.38%
|
0.71%
|
0.78%
|
|
DYNAMIC FORCES
|
0.61%
|
0.81%
|
0.24%
|
0.42%
|
|
FANTAGRAPHICS
BOOKS/EROS COMIX
|
0.60%
|
0.22%
|
0.68%
|
0.32%
|
|
A. D. VISION
|
0.52%
|
0.18%
|
0.86%
|
0.65%
|
|
ASPEN MLT INC
|
0.45%
|
0.59%
|
0.14%
|
0.32%
|
|
DIAMOND UK
|
0.42%
|
0.20%
|
0.24%
|
0.14%
|
|
RANDOM HOUSE
|
0.36%
|
0.11%
|
0.68%
|
0.44%
|
|
ARCHIE COMIC
PUBLICATIONS
|
0.33%
|
0.50%
|
0.21%
|
0.36%
|
|
SLG PUBLISHING
|
0.33%
|
0.25%
|
0.93%
|
1.14%
|
|
BONGO COMICS
|
0.32%
|
0.34%
|
0.20%
|
0.21%
|
|
Other Non-Top 20
|
6.19%
|
4.05%
|
7.21%
|
5.54%
|
TOP 100 COMICS
|
QtyRank
|
Item Code
|
Description
|
Price
|
VEN
|
|
1
|
MAY050190
|
ALL STAR BATMAN &
ROBIN #1
|
$2.99
|
DC
|
|
2
|
JAN058160/APR051867/APR058048/JUN058199
|
HOUSE OF M #1 (Of 8)*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
3
|
AUG050205
|
INFINITE CRISIS #1 (Of
7)
|
$3.99
|
DC
|
|
4
|
JAN050296
|
DC COUNTDOWN TO
INFINITE CRISIS #1
|
$1.00
|
DC
|
|
5
|
SEP050228
|
INFINITE CRISIS #2 (Of
7)
|
$3.99
|
DC
|
|
6
|
JUN050370
|
JUSTICE #1 (Of 12)
|
$2.99
|
DC
|
|
7
|
OCT050239
|
INFINITE CRISIS #3 (Of
7)
|
$3.99
|
DC
|
|
8
|
JUL050189
|
ALL STAR BATMAN &
ROBIN #2
|
$2.99
|
DC
|
|
9
|
MAR050403
|
GREEN LANTERN #1
|
$3.50
|
DC
|
|
10
|
JAN058161/APR051868
|
HOUSE OF M #2 (Of 8)*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
11
|
SEP048064/JAN051837
|
NEW AVENGERS #5*
|
$2.25
|
MAR
|
|
12
|
SEP048065/FEB051909
|
NEW AVENGERS #6*
|
$2.25
|
MAR
|
|
13
|
JUN050341/JUN058272/JUL058321
|
SUPERGIRL #1*
|
$2.99
|
DC
|
|
14
|
AUG050180/SEP058264
|
ALL STAR BATMAN &
ROBIN #3*
|
$2.99
|
DC
|
|
15
|
JAN058021/MAR051905
|
NEW AVENGERS #7*
|
$2.25
|
MAR
|
|
16
|
SEP050218
|
ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1
|
$2.99
|
DC
|
|
17
|
JAN058163/MAY051737/AUG058181
|
HOUSE OF M #4 (Of 8)*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
18
|
SEP048063/DEC041771
|
NEW AVENGERS #4*
|
$2.25
|
MAR
|
|
19
|
JAN051856/MAR058206
|
ASTONISHING X-MEN #10*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
20
|
JAN058157/APR051897
|
NEW AVENGERS #8*
|
$2.50
|
MAR
|
|
21
|
JAN058162/MAY051736
|
HOUSE OF M #3 (Of 8)*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
22
|
SEP048061/OCT041743
|
NEW AVENGERS #2*
|
$2.25
|
MAR
|
|
23
|
OCT041723/JAN058104
|
ASTONISHING X-MEN #8*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
24
|
JAN051798/JAN058124/MAY058106
|
ULTIMATE IRON MAN #1
(Of 5)*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
25
|
SEP048062/NOV041792
|
NEW AVENGERS #3*
|
$2.25
|
MAR
|
|
26
|
FEB058379/MAY051775
|
NEW AVENGERS #9*
|
$2.50
|
MAR
|
|
27
|
JUN052008/APR058336
|
NEW AVENGERS #10*
|
$2.50
|
MAR
|
|
28
|
JAN058164/JUN051975
|
HOUSE OF M #5 (Of 8)*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
29
|
JAN058165/JUN051976
|
HOUSE OF M #6 (Of 8)*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
30
|
APR051926/JUN058283
|
ASTONISHING X-MEN #12*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
31
|
JAN058166/JUL051844
|
HOUSE OF M #7 (Of 8)*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
32
|
NOV041813
|
ASTONISHING X-MEN #9
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
33
|
JAN058167/AUG051883
|
HOUSE OF M #8 (Of 8)*
|
$2.99
|
MAR
|
|
34
|
JUL051876
|
NEW AVENGERS #11
|
|