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Updated on December 10, 2021
The first issue of the revival of “Spectacular Spider-Man” led in comic sales for June 2017. On the trade paperback side, “The Wicked + the Divine” was #1 in trade paperback/graphic novel sales.
Comics
Here’s the top 10 selling comics for June, according to Diamond.
| Rank | Title | Price | Publisher |
| 1 | PETER PARKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 2 | DARK DAYS: THE FORGE #1 | $4.99 | DC |
| 3 | STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #1 | $4.99 | MAR |
| 4 | BATMAN #24 | $2.99 | DC |
| 5 | DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE #9 | $5.99 | DC |
| 6 | BATMAN #25 | $3.99 | DC |
| 7 | EDGE OF VENOMVERSE #1 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 8 | SECRET EMPIRE #4 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 9 | SECRET EMPIRE #5 | $3.99 | MAR |
| 10 | THE WALKING DEAD #168 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA |
Marvel dominated sales as usual for June, with half of the top 10 books. Those included a new “Darth Vader” book, plus a few event titles like “Secret Empire.”
DC’s top sellers were the usual Batman-related books, including the kickoff for their “Dark Nights” event.
The sole non-Big Two book in the top 10 was Image’s “The Walking Dead” #168.
Trade paperbacks/graphic novels
Below are the top 10 trade paperbacks and graphic novels.
| Rank | Title | Price | Publisher |
| 1 | THE WICKED & THE DIVINE VOL. 5: IMPERIAL PHASE I TP | $16.99 | IMA |
| 2 | DC SUPER HERO GIRLS VOL. 3: SUMMER OLYMPUS TP | $9.99 | DC |
| 3 | MOTOR CRUSH VOLUME 1 TP | $9.99 | IMA |
| 4 | DESCENDER VOLUME 4: ORBITAL MECHANICS TP | $16.99 | IMA |
| 5 | SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL VOLUME 2: SIDE PIECES TP | $16.99 | MAR |
| 6 | TEEN TITANS VOL. 1: DAMIAN KNOWS BEST TP | $16.99 | DC |
| 7 | HARLEY QUINN VOL. 2: THE JOKER LOVES HARLEY TP | $16.99 | DC |
| 8 | STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOLUME 1: APHRA TP | $17.99 | MAR |
| 9 | A.D.: AFTER DEATH HC | $24.99 | IMA |
| 10 | NIGHTWING VOL. 2: BACK TO BLUDHAVEN TP | $16.99 | DC |
Image and DC each took up four spaces, with Marvel the remaining two.
Marvel’s top-selling trades were a Spider-Man/Deadpool volume and a “Star Wars” trade.
DC’s top seller was a volume of “DC Super Hero Girls,” featuring Wonder Woman’s Greco-Roman deity family. Yes, they went with the New 52 “Zeus is her Dad” origin for this series, unfortunately.
Other figures
The top five publishers by dollar share:
- Marvel: 38.54%
- DC Comics: 30.61%
- Image: 8.86%
- IDW: 4.24%
- Dark Horse: 3.46%
The top five publishers by unit share:
- Marvel: 42.82%
- DC Comics: 31.76%
- Image: 9%
- IDW: 3.18%
- Dark Horse: 2.47%
Comments
Comichron and Comics Beat state that sales were down from June 2016, probably stemming from how well DC’s Rebirth relaunch did. They also note July has a heavier number of trade paperbacks coming out.
Of course, these numbers look quite different from the recently released, overall 2016 sales figures. Those include bookstore and digital sales, giving a very different picture of what’s selling. (In summary, non-comic shop sales mainly stem from trades/graphic novels and kid-friendly material.)
