Diamond Comics Announce Top Comics for February 2017

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

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