Last updated on December 10th, 2021
Marvel’s “Secret Wars” #8 topped the comic charts for December. Despite the dragged out, late-running nature of this mega-storyline’s core title, it’s still popular. DC had a few more entries in the top 10 this month, though Marvel still dominates sales.
Here’s the top 10 comics for December, from figures at Comichron and comics distributor Diamond.
- Secret Wars #8, $3.99 (Marvel)
- Dark Knight III: The Master Race #2, $5.99 (DC)
- Star Wars #13, $3.99 (Marvel)
- Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1, $3.99 (DC)
- Batman #47, $3.99 (DC)
- Guardians of Infinity #1, $4.99 (Marvel)
- Darth Vader #14, $3.99 (Marvel)
- Harley’s Little Black Book #1, $4.99 (DC)
- Star Wars Annual #1, $4.99 (Marvel)
- Darth Vader Annual #1, $4.99 (Marvel)
On the trade paperback side, a mix of companies’ titles appear in the top 10. Here’s the top 10 TPBs/graphic novels.
- The Private Eye Deluxe Edition HC, $49.99 (Image)
- Harley Quinn Volume 2: Power Outage, $16.99 (DC)
- Avatar The Last Airbender Vol. 11: Smoke & Shadow Part 2, $10.99 (Dark Horse)
- Batman Vs. Superman, $9.99 (DC)
- Saga Volume 5, $14.99 (Image)
- We Can Never Go Home, $9.99 (Black Mask)
- Harley Quinn Vol. 3: Kiss Kiss Bang Stab (HC), $24.99 (DC)
- Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 1: Vader, $19.99 (Marvel)
- Civil War, $24.99 (Marvel)
- Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, $17.99 (Marvel)
The top five publishers by dollar/unit share:
- Marvel, 37.09%/41.87%
- DC Comics, 29.32%/29.93%
- Image, 10.29%/10.65%
- IDW, 5.31%/4.10%
- Dark Horse, 3.05%/2.43%
Total comics/graphic novel sales are up 1.53%/1.09% (by dollar/unit shares respectively) since November. Since December 2014, they’re up a whopping 21.85%/17.8%.
The holiday season and the improving economy, plus the overall “Star Wars” frenzy of late, all likely add up to the big sales boost for December.