Diamond Announces Top Products for October 2014 #WalkingDead #Wolverine #Batman

Diamond Comic Distributors has released their October 2014 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.

"(BALTIMORE, MD) — (November 7, 2014) — Weapon-bearing zombies offer a new threat to the survivors of the apocalypse in Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead #132 from Image Comics, the best-selling comic book of October 2014 according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world's largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise.

Marvel Comics was October's top publisher with a 34.82% dollar market share and a 36.35% unit market share. DC Entertainment was second with a 27.53% dollar share and 31.00% unit share. Image Comics was third with a 9.77% dollar share and a 12.28% unit share. IDW Publishing's dollar share in October was fourth at 5.18% and Dark Horse Comics was fifth at 4.74%.

Marvel Comics had seven titles among October's top ten best-selling comics, led by Death of Wolverine #4 at #2. DC Entertainment placed two titles in the top ten, with Batman #35 as the publisher's top book at #6.

The first arc of G. Willow Wilson's acclaimed Ms. Marvel was collected in October in Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal, and the book from Marvel Comics was the month's best-selling graphic novel and one of the publisher's four books in the top ten. DC Entertainment also had four titles in the top ten, led by Batman Volume 4: Zero Year: Secret City at #3. Rounding out the top ten with two titles was Image Comics with Jonathan Hickman's East of West Volume 3: There Is No Us leading the way at #4.

Neil Gaiman and Lorenzo Mattotti joined forces for a reimagination of a classic fairy tale in Toon Graphic's Hansel & Gretel, the best-selling book in October. Also returning to the top ten was Dark Horse Comics' Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia at #2.

DC Collectibles released a new version of a fan-favorite in October with the Batman Black & White: Harley Quinn by Bruce Timm Statue (Second Edition), the month's best-selling toy product and one of their seven items in the top ten. Also among the top ten was Diamond Select Toys; their Marvel Select: Deadpool Action Figure ranked #6 for the month.

USApoly's Monopoly: The Walking Dead Survival Edition, a custom edition of the venerable board game based on Robert Kirkman's best-selling Image comic book, was October's best-selling game product."

TOP COMIC BOOK PUBLISHERS

PUBLISHER	DOLLAR SHARE	UNIT SHARE
MARVEL COMICS	34.82%	36.35%
DC ENTERTAINMENT	27.53%	31.00%
IMAGE COMICS	9.77%	12.28%
IDW PUBLISHING	5.18%	3.94%
DARK HORSE COMICS	4.74%	3.25%
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT	2.60%	2.00%
BOOM! STUDIOS	2.39%	2.26%
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS	1.19%	1.20%
AVATAR PRESS INC	1.18%	1.25%
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD	1.17%	-
TITAN	-	1.05%
OTHER NON-TOP 10	9.43%	5.43%