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Pick Your Pickle and Prepare for Puns: Pickleball's Board Game Just Launched. A fast, fun, irreverent board game that celebrates the joy of Pickleball. Fans of silly puns, pickles, and fast-paced games alike have a new game to add to their list of must-haves: HotShot Pickleball. This delightful card-drawing board game is quick to learn and gives a surprising amount of opportunity to lightly strategize as you race to the ball and attempt to hit it back over the net to your opponent. The debut release from indie studio Midnight Trading Co., HotShot Pickleball was made while game designer Robert Gelb was recovering from an Achilles injury sustained, ironically, by playing Pickleball. For those who haven’t heard of pickleball, it's the fastest-growing sport in the world, with over 32 million players last year. HotShot Pickleball is a lively, family-friendly game that combines the fun of the sport with a cast of quirky, pickle-themed characters like Stew Cumber, Kim Chee, and Corni...
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Diamond Announces Top Products for July 2013 @Marvel @DCComics @ImageComics


Diamond Comic Distributors has released their July 2013 product sales data. Included are Top Comic Book Publishers by Retail Market Share & Unit Share, Comparative Sales, Top 10 Comics, Graphic Novels, Toys, and Games. While DC was able to take over the market share this month with the help of Superman Unchained #2, while Marvel held the top units sold, and Image came in strong again with 3 Top 10 Graphic Novels.


"(BALTIMORE, MD) — (August 9, 2013) —Superman called upon Batman's assistance when the terrorist organization Ascension struck in Scott Snyder and Jim Lee's Superman Unchained #2 from DC Comics, the best-selling comic book to specialty retailers in July 2013, according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world's largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise. 
DC Entertainment was July's top publisher in dollar share, edging Marvel Comics 32.50% to 32.34%. Marvel Comics was the month's top publisher in units sold with 36.47% of the market, compared to DC Entertainment's 34.07%. Comics sales increased over June's by 7.65%, and graphic novel sales increased over the previous month by 24.80%. 
Clint Barton and Kate Bishop dealt with the fallout of Hurricane Sandy in Matt Fraction and David Aja’s Hawkeye Volume 2: Little Hits Now from Marvel Comics, the best-selling graphic novel in July. 
DC Collectibles recreated the power source of the Green Lantern Corps with the Green Lantern 1:1-Scale PowerBatteryProp With Ring, July’s best-selling toy product to comic book specialty retailers.
WizKids introduced the newest expansion for their popular card game with the Magic the Gathering TCG: 2014 Core Set, the best-selling games product to comic book specialty retailers in July."

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS


RETAIL MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHERSHARE
DC COMICS32.50%
MARVEL COMICS32.34%
IMAGE COMICS6.56%
IDW PUBLISHING6.09%
DARK HORSE COMICS5.43%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT2.54%
BOOM! STUDIOS2.20%
AVATAR PRESS INC1.09%
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC0.97%
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC0.93%
OTHER NON-TOP 109.35%
UNIT MARKET SHARE
PUBLISHERSHARE
MARVEL COMICS36.47%
DC ENTERTAINMENT34.07%
IMAGE COMICS6.79%
DARK HORSE COMICS4.61%
IDW PUBLISHING4.53%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT2.76%
BOOM! STUDIOS2.25%
ASPEN MLT INC1.07%
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC1.05%
AVATAR PRESS INC0.99%
OTHER NON-TOP 105.41%

COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS


DOLLARSUNITS
JULY 2013 VS. JUNE 2013
COMICS7.65%7.59%
GRAPHIC NOVELS24.80%31.39%
TOTAL COMICS/GN12.72%9.26%
JULY 2013 VS. JULY 2012
COMICS12.65%11.02%
GRAPHIC NOVELS26.11%18.11%
TOTAL COMICS/GN16.73%11.59%
SECOND QUARTER 2013 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2013
COMICS2.27%-0.31%
GRAPHIC NOVELS10.39%11.83%
TOTAL COMICS/GN4.72%0.57%
YEAR-TO-DATE 2013 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2012
COMICS13.16%10.36%
GRAPHIC NOVELS11.72%10.18%
TOTAL COMICS/GN12.71%10.35%

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS

  1. SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #2
  2. BATMAN #22
  3. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5
  4. JUSTICE LEAGUE #22 $3.99
  5. BATMAN ANNUAL #2
  6. BATMAN SUPERMAN #2
  7. JUSTICE LEAGUE OFAMERICA#6
  8. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #13
  9. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #14
  10. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #1

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS

  1. HAWKEYE VOL. 2: LITTLE HITS TP
  2. AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER VOL. 5: THE SEARCH PART 2 TP
  3. SAGA VOLUME 2 TP (MR)
  4. SAGA VOLUME 1 TP (MR)
  5. BLACK BOLT: SOMETHING INHUMAN THIS WAY COMES
  6. KICK-ASS 2 PRELUDE: HIT-GIRL TP (MR)
  7. FAIREST VOLUME 2: HIDDEN KINGDOM TP (MR)
  8. BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN/RORSCHACH DELUXE HC (MR)
  9. INVINCIBLE VOL. 18: THE DEATH OF EVERYONE TP
  10. BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL/DR.MANHATTAN DELUXE HC (MR)

TOP 10 TOYS

  1. GREEN LANTERN 1:1-SCALE POWER BATTERY PROP WITH RING
  2. THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY PLAY ARTS ~KAI~: THE JOKER ACTION FIGURE
  3. MARVEL SELECT IRON MAN 3: WAR MACHINE FIGURE
  4. BATMAN:ARKHAMCITYPLAY ARTS ~KAI~: HARLEY QUINN ACTION FIGURE
  5. THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY PLAY ARTS ~KAI~: CATWOMAN ACTION FIGURE
  6. THE WALKING DEAD SERIES 2: THE GOVERNOR/PENNY ACTION FIGURE 2-PACK
  7. BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY PLAY ARTS ~KAI~: POISON IVY ACTION FIGURE
  8. THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: BATMAN MAF EX
  9. MARVEL: KITTY PRYDE BISHOUJO STATUE
  10. DC: THE NEW 52 -- MARTIAN MANHUNTER ACTION FIGURE

TOP 10 GAMES

  1. MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: 2014 CORE SET BOOSTERS
  2. MARVEL HEROCLIX: WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN
  3. MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: 2014 CORE SET FAT PACK
  4. MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: MODERN MASTERS BOOSTERS
  5. YU-GI-OH! TCG: NUMBER HUNTERS BOOSTERS
  6. CLUE: THE BIG BANG THEORY EDITION
  7. PACIFIC RIM HEROCLIX
  8. MAGIC THE GATHERING TCG: 2014 CORE SET INTRO DECKS
  9. STAR WARS RPG: EDGE OF THE EMPIRE CORE RULEBOOK
  10. YU-GI-OH! TCG: EPIC DAWN 2 WAR OF THE GIANTS BOOSTERS

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