Penguin Random Home has been the unique direct market distributor of Marvel Comics for a few years now in addition to IDW.
Penguin Random Home has been the unique direct market distributor of Marvel Comics for a few years now. It began off awfully, probably with the worst comedian guide distribution historical past of any firm ever in its first month, however since then has completed a significantly better job of it. They’re additionally now unique direct market distributors for IDW and Darkish Horse, in addition to bookstore distributors for a lot of publishers. Which suggests they’ll now begin placing out charts. No gross sales numbers hooked up, and closely biased in the direction of the publishers they completely distribute, given all of that, they nonetheless make fascinating studying.
In addition to Nationwide Charts and Direct Market Charts, additionally they break the gross sales down into three varieties:
- Preliminary Gross sales – These could be the gross sales orders for titles starting from when first solicited, as much as the discharge/on-sale date. What jumped out of the gate with the most important anticipation!
- Frontlist Gross sales – These are the gross sales orders from the primary on-sale date up till a title has been launched for a single 12 months. This can be a nice “warmth examine” index or to search for momentum builders.
- Backlist Gross sales – These are the gross sales for titles which have already been available in the market for over a 12 months. This can be a good space to search for future evergreen choices, what’s seasonally or unusually scorching, and reorder leaders.
After which there are the highest twenty for Marvel and IDW. Darkish Horse to come back subsequent month I am positive.
Penguin Random Home famous a robust presence for the comedian adaptation of the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation and the Dungeons & Dragons film prequel graphic novel. DC Comics’ middle-grade and younger grownup titles break by way of to bookstores, and Marvel’s Epic format works for bookstores too.
Okay. O’Neill‘s middle-grade fantasy The Moth Keeper additionally works throughout each markets, and went straight to reorder. Turtles future spinoff, The Final Ronin continues to placed on gross sales, and Blue Lock is a giant manga vendor that plenty of shops have inexplicably missed out on. The primary two volumes of Lore promote nicely, regardless of a while till the third quantity is out. Whereas Grumpy Monkey continues to be a perennially common early graphic novel collection for kids. The Disney100 variant outsold Superb Spider-Man #21’s predominant cowl on the high of Marvel’s chart, whereas the Alex Ross variant outsold the Venom: Deadly Protector II #1 predominant cowl.
Direct Market Graphic Novels – Preliminary Gross sales (Models) – March 2023
| Rank | Title | Writer Quick | Onsale Date | Writer Division |
| 1 | MOON KNIGHT VOL. 3: HALFWAY TO SANITY | MACKAY, JED | 3/21/2023 | Marvel |
| 2 | SPIDER-PUNK: BATTLE OF THE BANNED | ZIGLAR, CODY | 3/21/2023 | Marvel |
| 3 | MOON KNIGHT: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD TREASURY EDITION | HICKMAN, JONATHAN | 3/28/2023 | Marvel |
| 4 | WOLVERINE: WEAPON X DELUXE EDITION | WINDSOR-SMITH, VARRY | 3/28/2023 | Marvel |
| 5 | DAREDEVIL EPIC COLLECTION: WATCH OUT FOR BULLSEYE | GERBER, STEVE | 3/28/2023 | Marvel |
| 6 | ALIENS EPIC COLLECTION: THE ORIGINAL YEARS VOL. 1 | VERHEIDEN, MARK | 3/14/2023 | Marvel |
| 7 | AVENGERS EPIC COLLECTION: ACTS OF VENGEANCE | FINGEROTH, DANNY | 3/28/2023 | Marvel |
| 8 | Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (The Comedian / Manhua) Vol. 1 | MO XIANG TONG XIU | 03/07/23 | Seven Seas Entertain |
| 9 | GAMBIT: THICK AS THIEVES | CLAREMONT, CHRIS | 03/07/23 | Marvel |
| 10 | CARNAGE EPIC COLLECTION: WEB OF CARNAGE | DEMATTEIS, J.M. | 3/28/2023 | Marvel |
| 11 | DEADPOOL BY KELLY THOMPSON | THOMPSON, KELLY | 3/14/2023 | Marvel |
| 12 | THE VARIANTS | SIMONE, GAIL | 3/14/2023 | Marvel |
| 13 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: THE GOBLIN LIVES | LEE, STAN | 03/07/23 | Marvel |
| 14 | FANTASTIC FOUR EPIC COLLECTION: THE DREAM IS DEAD | ENGLEHART, STEVE | 3/21/2023 | Marvel |
| 15 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves–The Feast of the Moon (Film Prequel Comedian) | LAMBERT, JEREMY | 03/07/23 | IDW Publishing |
Nationwide Market Graphic Novels – Preliminary Gross sales (Models) – March 2023
| Rank | Title | Writer Quick | Onsale Date | Writer Division |
| 1 | Berserk Deluxe Quantity 13 | MIURA, KENTARO | 3/21/2023 | Darkish Horse Comics |
| 2 | Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (The Comedian / Manhua) Vol. 1 | MO XIANG TONG XIU | 03/07/23 | Seven Seas Entertain |
| 3 | Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel) Vol. 1 | MENG XI SHI | 3/14/2023 | Seven Seas Entertain |
| 4 | Teen Titans: Robin | GARCIA, KAMI | 03/07/23 | DC Comics |
| 5 | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves–The Feast of the Moon (Film Prequel Comedian) | LAMBERT, JEREMY | 03/07/23 | IDW Publishing |
| 6 | The Moth Keeper | O’NEILL, Okay. | 03/07/23 | RH Childrens Books |
| 7 | Dai Darkish Vol. 5 | HAYASHIDA, Q | 3/28/2023 | Seven Seas Entertain |
| 8 | orange -to you, pricey one- | TAKANO, ICHIGO | 03/07/23 | Seven Seas Entertain |
| 9 | Bruce Wayne: Not Tremendous | GIBBS, STUART | 3/14/2023 | DC Comics |
| 10 | YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Document – A NieR:Automata Story 02 | TARO, YOKO | 3/14/2023 | Sq. Enix |
| 11 | That Time I Bought Reincarnated as a Slime 21 | FUSE | 3/28/2023 | Kodansha Comics |
| 12 | Soul Eater: The Excellent Version 10 | OHKUBO, ATSUSHI | 3/28/2023 | Sq. Enix |
| 13 | Vegetation vs. Zombies Quantity 20: Defective Fables | TOBIN, PAUL | 03/07/23 | Darkish Horse Comics |
| 14 | Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation (Mild Novel) Vol. 21 | MAGONOTE, RIFUJIN NA | 3/21/2023 | Seven Seas Entertain |
| 15 | The Historic Magus’ Bride Vol. 17 | YAMAZAKI, KORE | 03/07/23 | Seven Seas Entertain |
Direct Market Graphic Novels – Entrance Listing Gross sales (Models) – March 2023
| Rank | Title | Writer Quick | Onsale Date | Writer Division |
| 1 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Final Ronin | EASTMAN, KEVIN | 07/05/22 | IDW Publishing |
| 2 | Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow | KING, TOM | 7/26/2022 | DC Comics |
| 3 | Blue Lock 5 | KANESHIRO, MUNEYUKI | 2/21/2023 | Kodansha Comics |
| 4 | Blue Lock 1 | KANESHIRO, MUNEYUKI | 6/21/2022 | Kodansha Comics |
| 5 | HULK: GRAND DESIGN TREASURY EDITION | RUGG, JIM | 2/21/2023 | Marvel |
| 6 | IMMORTAL IRON FIST & THE IMMORTAL WEAPONS OMNIBUS | BRUBAKER, ED | 2/28/2023 | Marvel |
| 7 | Blue Lock 4 | KANESHIRO, MUNEYUKI | 12/20/2022 | Kodansha Comics |
| 8 | SPIDER-VERSE/SPIDER-GEDDON OMNIBUS | SLOTT, DAN | 2/21/2023 | Marvel |
| 9 | AVENGERS BY JONATHAN HICKMAN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 [NEW PRINTING] | HICKMAN, JONATHAN | 02/07/23 | Marvel |
| 10 | Blue Lock 2 | KANESHIRO, MUNEYUKI | 8/30/2022 | Kodansha Comics |
| 11 | The Good Home on the Lake Vol. 1 | TYNION IV, JAMES | 03/01/22 | DC Comics |
| 12 | Godzilla Vs. The Mighty Morphin Energy Rangers | BUNN, CULLEN | 11/08/22 | IDW Publishing |
| 13 | ALIEN VOL. 2: REVIVAL | JOHNSON, PHILLIP KENNEDY | 8/23/2022 | Marvel |
| 14 | A.X.E.: JUDGMENT DAY | GILLEN, KIERON | 2/21/2023 | Marvel |
| 15 | The Moth Keeper | O’NEILL, Okay. | 03/07/23 | RH Childrens Books |
Nationwide Market Graphic Novels – Entrance Listing Gross sales (Models) – March 2023
| Rank | Title | Writer Quick | Onsale Date | Writer Division |
| 1 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Final Ronin | EASTMAN, KEVIN | 07/05/22 | IDW Publishing |
| 2 | Blue Lock 1 | KANESHIRO, MUNEYUKI | 6/21/2022 | Kodansha Comics |
| 3 | Candy Valley Twins: Greatest Buddies | PASCAL, FRANCINE | 11/01/22 | RH Childrens Books |
| 4 | Blue Lock 5 | KANESHIRO, MUNEYUKI | 2/21/2023 | Kodansha Comics |
| 5 | Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (The Comedian / Manhua) Vol. 1 | MO XIANG TONG XIU | 03/07/23 | Seven Seas Entertain |
| 6 | Berserk Deluxe Quantity 12 | MIURA, KENTARO | 12/27/2022 | Darkish Horse Comics |
| 7 | Blue Lock 2 | KANESHIRO, MUNEYUKI | 8/30/2022 | Kodansha Comics |
| 8 | Blue Lock 3 | KANESHIRO, MUNEYUKI | 10/25/2022 | Kodansha Comics |
| 9 | I Did It! | EMBERLEY, MICHAEL | 10/11/22 | Vacation Home |
| 10 | Sailor Moon 1 (Naoko Takeuchi Assortment) | TAKEUCHI, NAOKO | 05/03/22 | Kodansha Comics |
| 11 | Blue Lock 4 | KANESHIRO, MUNEYUKI | 12/20/2022 | Kodansha Comics |
| 12 | Lore Olympus: Quantity Two | SMYTHE, RACHEL | 07/05/22 | Random Home Worlds |
| 13 | Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow | KING, TOM | 7/26/2022 | DC Comics |
| 14 | Pop Manga Dragons and Different Magically Legendary Creatures | D’ERRICO, CAMILLA | 5/17/2022 | Potter/Ten Velocity |
| 15 | The Moth Keeper | O’NEILL, Okay. | 03/07/23 | RH Childrens Books |
Direct Market Graphic Novels – Backlist Gross sales (Models) – March 2023
| Rank | Title | Writer Quick | Onsale Date | Writer Division | |
| 1 | SECRET WARS | RIBIC, ESAD | 09/06/16 | Marvel | |
| 2 | HOUSE OF X/POWERS OF X | LARRAZ, PEPE | 8/25/2020 | Marvel | |
| 3 | STAR WARS: DARTH VADER BY GREG PAK VOL. 1 – DARK HEART OF THE SITH | PAK, GREG | 10/05/21 | Marvel | |
| 4 | THE UNCANNY X-MEN OMNIBUS VOL. 1 | CLAREMONT, CHRIS | 02/01/22 | Marvel | |
| 5 | MS. MARVEL VOL. 1: NO NORMAL | WILSON, G. WILLOW | 10/05/21 | Marvel | |
| 6 | Sonic the Hedgehog, Vol. 1: Fallout! | FLYNN, IAN | 9/18/2018 | IDW Publishing | |
| 7 | Berserk Deluxe Quantity 2 | MIURA, KENTARO | 07/09/19 | Darkish Horse Comics | |
| 8 | SCARLET WITCH BY JAMES ROBINSON: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION | ROBINSON, JAMES | 02/02/21 | Marvel | |
| 9 | IRONHEART: RIRI WILLIAMS | BENDIS, BRIAN MICHAEL | 10/15/2019 | Marvel | |
| 10 | DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN | MILLER, FRANK | 8/28/2012 | Marvel | |
| 11 | Batman: The Killing Joke Deluxe (New Version) | MOORE, ALAN | 9/17/2019 | DC Comics | |
| 12 | SPIDER-MAN: KRAVEN’S LAST HUNT | DEMATTEIS, J.M. | 3/20/2012 | Marvel | |
| 13 | MARVEL 1602 | KUBERT, ANDY | 6/19/2012 | Marvel | |
| 14 | Witch Hat Atelier 1 | SHIRAHAMA, KAMOME | 04/09/19 | Kodansha Comics | |
| 15 | Berserk Deluxe Quantity 3 | MIURA, KENTARO | 11/05/19 | Darkish Horse Comics | |
Nationwide Market Graphic Novels – Backlist Gross sales (Models)- March 2023
| Rank | Title | Writer Quick | Writer Division | ||
| 1 | Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly Ebook #1) | CLANTON, BEN | Tundra | ||
| 2 | Assault on Titan 1 | ISAYAMA, HAJIME | Kodansha Comics | ||
| 3 | Berserk Deluxe Quantity 2 | MIURA, KENTARO | Darkish Horse Comics | ||
| 4 | Lore Olympus: Quantity One | SMYTHE, RACHEL | Random Home Worlds | ||
| 5 | Grumpy Monkey Freshly Squeezed | LANG, SUZANNE | RH Childrens Books | ||
| 6 | Pop Manga Coloring Ebook | D’ERRICO, CAMILLA | Potter/Ten Velocity | ||
| 7 | Berserk Deluxe Quantity 3 | MIURA, KENTARO | Darkish Horse Comics | ||
| 8 | Flora and Ulysses | DICAMILLO, KATE | Candlewick | ||
| 9 | Berserk Quantity 1 | MIURA, KENTARO | Darkish Horse Comics | ||
| 10 | Pop Manga Cute and Creepy Coloring Ebook | D’ERRICO, CAMILLA | Potter/Ten Velocity | ||
| 11 | Assault on Titan 2 | ISAYAMA, HAJIME | Kodansha Comics | ||
| 12 | Assault on Titan Coloring Ebook | ISAYAMA, HAJIME | Kodansha Comics | ||
| 13 | When Stars Are Scattered | JAMIESON, VICTORIA | PenguinYoung Readers | ||
| 14 | Heaven Official’s Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 1 | MO XIANG TONG XIU | Seven Seas Entertain | ||
| 15 | Berserk Deluxe Quantity 4 | MIURA, KENTARO | Darkish Horse Comics | ||
Marvel Comedian Single Difficulty High 20 – March 2023
| Rank | Title Quick | Onsale Date | |
| 1 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 21 MANGIATORDI DISNEY100 HULK VARIANT | WELLS, ZEB | 03/08/23 |
| 2 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 22 | WELLS, ZEB | 3/22/2023 |
| 3 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 21 | WELLS, ZEB | 03/08/23 |
| 4 | VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR II 1 ALEX ROSS TIMELESS VENOM VIRGIN VARIANT | MICHELINIE, DAVID | 3/29/2023 |
| 5 | DAREDEVIL 9 | ZDARSKY, CHIP | 3/29/2023 |
| 6 | X-MEN 20 | DUGGAN, GERRY | 03/08/23 |
| 7 | THOR 32 | CATES, DONNY | 3/29/2023 |
| 8 | DOCTOR STRANGE 1 | MACKAY, JED | 3/22/2023 |
| 9 | SPIDER-MAN 6 | SLOTT, DAN | 03/01/23 |
| 10 | HULK 13 | OTTLEY, RYAN | 3/15/2023 |
| 11 | VENOM 17 | EWING, AL | 03/01/23 |
| 12 | STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN 8 | BARNES, RODNEY | 03/01/23 |
| 13 | MOON KNIGHT 21 | MACKAY, JED | 03/08/23 |
| 14 | WOLVERINE 31 | PERCY, BENJAMIN | 3/15/2023 |
| 15 | HALLOWS’ EVE 1 | SCHULTZ, ERICA | 03/01/23 |
| 16 | MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN 4 | ZIGLAR, CODY | 3/15/2023 |
| 17 | VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR II 1 | MICHELINIE, DAVID | 3/29/2023 |
| 18 | FANTASTIC FOUR 5 | NORTH, RYAN | 03/08/23 |
| 19 | STAR WARS: DARTH VADER 32 | PAK, GREG | 3/22/2023 |
| 20 | X-23: DEADLY REGENESIS 1 | SCHULTZ, ERICA | 03/08/23 |
IDW Comedian Single Difficulty High 20 – March 2023
| Rank | Title Quick | Writer Quick | Onsale Date |
| 1 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Final Ronin–Misplaced Years #2 Variant A (Gallant) | EASTMAN, KEVIN | 3/15/2023 |
| 2 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Final Ronin–Misplaced Years #2 Variant B (Eastman & Bishop) | EASTMAN, KEVIN | 3/15/2023 |
| 3 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Final Ronin–Misplaced Years #2 Variant C (Barravecchia) | EASTMAN, KEVIN | 3/15/2023 |
| 4 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #138 Variant A (Pe) | CAMPBELL, SOPHIE | 3/22/2023 |
| 5 | Sonic the Hedgehog #58 Variant A (Yardley) | FLYNN, IAN | 03/01/23 |
| 6 | Dungeons & Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #1 Cowl A (Kambadais) | BOOHER, DAVID M. | 3/29/2023 |
| 7 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Recreation #6 Variant A (Federici) | WALTZ, TOM | 3/15/2023 |
| 8 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Recreation–The Alliance #5 Variant A (Mercado) | ALLOR, PAUL | 03/08/23 |
| 9 | Star Trek: Defiant #1 Variant A (Unzueta) | CANTWELL, CHRISTOPHER | 3/15/2023 |
| 10 | Star Trek #5 Variant A (Rosanas) | KELLY, COLLIN | 3/15/2023 |
| 11 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #138 Variant B (Eastman & Campbell) | CAMPBELL, SOPHIE | 3/22/2023 |
| 12 | My Little Pony #10 Variant A (Mebberson) | BRONFMAN, CELESTE | 03/01/23 |
| 13 | Godzilla Rivals: Mothra Vs. Titanosaurus Variant A (Wind) | DELLIQUANTI, BLUE | 03/08/23 |
| 14 | Godzilla: Better of King Ghidorah Cowl A (Biggie) | VARIOUS | 3/22/2023 |
| 15 | Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds–The Illyrian Enigma #4 Cowl A (Levens) | BEYER, KIRSTEN | 3/29/2023 |
| 16 | Star Trek: Resurgence #5 Cowl A (Hood) | GRANT, ANDREW | 3/15/2023 |
| 17 | Dungeons & Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #1 Variant B (Hickey) | BOOHER, DAVID M. | 3/29/2023 |
| 18 | Sonic the Hedgehog #58 Variant B (Oz) | FLYNN, IAN | 03/01/23 |
| 19 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Recreation #6 Variant C (Eastman) | WALTZ, TOM | 3/15/2023 |
| 20 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Recreation–The Alliance #5 Variant B (Verdugo) | ALLOR, PAUL | 03/08/23 |
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