Cullen Bunn and Luke Ross reveal the untold story of Darth Maul’s apprenticeship to Darth Sidious in Marvel Comics’ Star Wars: Darth Maul #1, February’s best-selling comic book according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.
Marvel Comics was February’s top publisher with a 37.46% dollar share and a 33.64% unit share. DC Entertainment was the month’s number two publisher with a 30.23% dollar share and a 33.47% unit share. Image Comics placed third in February with a 9.58% dollar share and a 18.13% unit share supported by over three-quarters of a million copies of The Walking Dead #163 shipped at a cover price of twenty-five cents in honor of the publisher’s 25th-anniversary. In fourth was IDW Publishing with a 5.83% dollar share and a 3.27% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 2.57% dollar share and a 1.45% unit share.
Marvel Comics had two titles in the top ten; in addition to Star Wars: Darth Maul, Jason Aaron and Salvador Larroca’s Star Wars #28 ranked #8. DC Entertainment had seven titles among the top ten: Tom King and David Finch’s Batman #16, the first chapter of “I Am Bane,” ranked #2; followed by King and Finch’s Batman #17 at #3; Steve Orlando and Ivan Reis’ Justice League of America #1 ranked #4; Peter J. Tomasi and Jorge Jimenez’s Super Sons #1 ranked #5; Scott Snyder and Tula Lotay’s All-Star Batman #7 ranked #7; Orlando and Reis’ Justice League of America Rebirth #1 ranked #9; and Bryan Hitch and Daniel Henriques’ Justice League #14 ranked #10. Climbing into the top ten, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s The Walking Dead #164 from Image Comics ranked #6. Among the premier publishers, IDW Publishing’s Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4 was their top book at #94, and Dark Horse Comics’ Serenity: No Power in the ‘Verse #5 was their top book at #110.
TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS
PUBLISHER
DOLLAR
SHARE
UNIT
SHARE
MARVEL COMICS
37.46%
33.64%
DC ENTERTAINMENT
30.23%
33.47%
IMAGE COMICS
9.58%
18.13%
IDW PUBLISHING
5.83%
3.27%
DARK HORSE COMICS
2.57%
1.45%
BOOM! STUDIOS
2.08%
1.84%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT
1.52%
2.06%
TITAN COMICS
1.16%
0.92%
VIZ MEDIA
1.10%
0.35%
ONI PRESS INC.
0.86%
0.60%
OTHER NON-TOP 10
7.62%
4.27%
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
RANK
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
VENDOR
1
STAR WARS DARTH MAUL #1
$4.99
MAR
2
BATMAN #16
$2.99
DC
3
BATMAN #17
$2.99
DC
4
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #1 [*]
$2.99
DC
5
SUPER SONS #1 [*]
$2.99
DC
6
WALKING DEAD #164 (MR)
$2.99
IMA
7
ALL STAR BATMAN #7
$4.99
DC
8
STAR WARS #28
$3.99
MAR
9
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA REBIRTH #1 [*]
$2.99
DC
10
JUSTICE LEAGUE #14
$2.99
DC
