Top Products For August 2013

August was a weak month for comics and graphic novels. Money-wise, as compared with July 2013, comics sales were down 15.30% and graphic novels were also down 24.55%. As compared with August 2012, comics were down 10.39% and graphic novels down 22.09%. Notwithstanding these numbers, the year 2013 is still panning to be a better year overall than 2012. Comparing Year-To-Date 2012 with 2013, comics are up 9.82% and graphic novels are up 6.59%.

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
1.  Infinity #1
2.  Superman Unchained #3
3.  Batman #23
4.  Justice League #23
5.  Justice League of America #7
6.  Batman Superman #3
7.  Superior Spider-Man #15
8.  Superior Spider-Man #16
9.  Avengers #18
10.  All-New X-Men #15

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS
1.  The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone By (TP)
2.  Chew Volume 7: Bad Apples (TP)
3.  Rocket Raccoon: Tales From The Half World (TP)
4.  Saga Vol. 1 (TP)
5.  Saga Vol. 2 (TP)
6.  My Little Pony Digest Vol. 1 (TP)
7.  Deadpool Volume 2: Soul Hunter (TP)
8.  Superior Spider-Man Volume 2: Troubled Mind (TP)
9.  The Flash Volume 1: Move Forward (TP)
10.  B.P.R.D.: Hell On Earth Volume 6 (TP)

TOP 10 TOYS
1.  The Walking Dead Series 2 Action Figures
2.  Batman: Arkham City: Solomon Grundy Deluxe Action Figures
3.  Batman: Hush: The Joker/Harley Quinn/Stealth Batman Action Figure 3-Pack
4.  Man Of Steel Play Arts KAI: Superman Action Figure
5.  Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Unbound Fine Art Statute
6.  DC Comics: Wonder Woman "New 52" ArtFX+ Statute
7.  Man Of Steel Play Arts KAI: General Zod Action Figure
8.  Batman: Arkham Asylum: The Joker with Scarface Action Figure Pack
9.  Injustice: Nightwing vs. Superman Figure 2-Pack
10.  Batman: Arkham Asylum: Harley Quinn Action Figure

TOP 10 GAMES
1.  Marvel HeroClix: Wolverine And The X-Men Booster Brick
2.  BioShock Infinite HeroClix
3.  Marvel HeroClix: Fear Itself: The Mighty Scenario
4.  Kick-Ass 2 HeroClix
5.  Pathfinder Battles: Skull & Shackles Booster Brick
6.  Star Trek: Attack Wing Starter Set
7.  BioShock Infinite HeroClix Starter Set
8.  Risk Legacy
9.  The Lone Ranger HeroClix
10.  Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Judgment of the Light Booster

*The statistics above were compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. The account base includes brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, Internet merchants, and other specialty stores.