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NOVEMBER 2001 Comic Book Preorders from Diamond Comic Distributors
Comic-book Title Issue Price Publisher Est. preorders
1 Wolverine: The Origin 4 $3.50 Marvel 168,500
2 Uncanny X-Men 400 $3.50 Marvel 134,200
3 New X-Men 120 $2.25 Marvel 125,300
4 Ultimate X-Men 12 $2.25 Marvel 108,000
5 Amazing Spider-Man 37 $2.25 Marvel 93,500
6 X-Treme X-Men 7 $2.99 Marvel 90,500
7 Green Arrow 10 $2.50 DC 86,700
8 Ultimate Spider-Man 15 $2.25 Marvel 86,200
9 Inferno Hellbound 1 $2.50 Image 71,000
10 Gi Joe 2 $2.95 Image 84,500
11 Wolverine 170 $2.25 Marvel 78,800
12 JLA 60 $2.25 DC 71,200
13 Punisher 6 $2.99 Marvel 67,600
14 Battle Chasers 10 $2.95 Image 65,300
15 Avengers 48 $3.50 Marvel 63,300
16 Wolverine 2001 Annual $2.99 Marvel 63,100
17 X-Treme X-Men Savage Land 3 $2.99 Marvel 62,700
18 Daredevil Yellow 6 $3.50 Marvel 59,400
19 Elektra 5 $2.99 Marvel 56,000
20 Peter Parker Spider-Man 37 $2.25 Marvel 53,700
21 Daredevil 27 $2.99 Marvel 53,100
22 Fantastic Four 49 $2.25 Marvel 52,700
23 X-Force 122 $2.25 Marvel 52,100
24 Spawn 116 $2.50 Image 50,200
25 Nightcrawler 1 $2.50 Marvel 49,600
26 Catwoman 1 $2.50 DC 49,400
27 Ultimate Marvel Team Up 10 $2.25 Marvel 48,400
28 Rogue 4 $2.50 Marvel 47,100
29 Cyclops 4 $2.50 Marvel 46,900
30 Iceman 2 $2.50 Marvel 45,500
31 Exiles 6 $2.25 Marvel 45,300
32 Fury 3 $2.99 Marvel 45,100
33 Elektra & Wolverine Redeemer 1 $5.95 Marvel 44,800
34 Superman 176 $2.25 DC 44,200
35 Paradise X Heralds 2 $3.50 Marvel 44,000
36 Authority 28 $2.50 DC 43,800
37 Alias 3 $2.99 Marvel 43,800
38 JSA 30 $2.50 DC 43,800
39 Batman 597 $2.25 DC 43,700
40 Peter Parker Spider-Man 2001 Annual $2.99 Marvel 42,300
41 Jist W/Kevin Maguire Creating  Flash $5.95 DC 42,200
42 Incredible Hulk 34 $2.25 Marvel 41,700
43 Action Comics 785 $2.25 DC 41,000
44 Detective Comics 764 $2.50 DC 40,500
45 Adventures Of Superman 598 $2.25 DC 40,200
46 Domino 1 $2.50 Marvel 39,600
47 Thor 43 $2.25 Marvel 39,500
48 Superman Man Of Steel 120 $2.25 DC 39,200
49 Midnight Nation 12 $2.50 Image 38,700
50 Iron Man 48 $2.25 Marvel 38,700
51 Doom Emperor Returns 1 $2.50 Marvel 38,500
52 Captain America 49 $2.25 Marvel 38,000
53 JLA Incarnations 7 $3.50 DC 37,200
54 Avengers Celestial Quest 3 $2.99 Marvel 37,100
55 Nightwing 63 $2.25 DC 37,100
56 Marvel Knights Double Shot 2 $2.99 Marvel 37,000
57 Mutant X 2 $2.25 Marvel 36,900
58 Batgirl 22 $2.50 DC 36,000
59 Ghost Rider Hammer Lane 6 $2.99 Marvel 35,900
60 Green Lantern 144 $2.25 DC 35,500
61 Cable 99 $2.25 Marvel 35,300
62 X-Men Evolution 1 $2.25 Marvel 35,000
63 Tomb Raider 18 $2.50 Image 34,800
64 Brotherhood 7 $2.25 Marvel 34,700
65 Batman Legends of the Dark Knight 149 $2.25 DC 34,600
66 Batman Gotham Knights 23 $2.50 DC 34,200
67 Deadpool Agent Of Weapon X 4 $2.25 Marvel 33,900
68 Thunderbolts 58 $2.25 Marvel 33,400
69 JLA Haven Arrival $5.95 DC 33,300
70 Wonder Woman 176 $2.25 DC 33,100
71 Spider-Man Tangled Web 8 $2.99 Marvel 32,900
72 Witchblade 53 $2.50 Image 32,400
73 X-Men Millenial Visions 2001 $3.50 Marvel 32,100
74 Authority Widescreen $5.95 DC 31,400
75 Thor Godstorm 3 $3.50 Marvel 30,900
76 JLA Gatekeeper 2 $4.95 DC 30,600
77 Superman & Batman Generations II 4 $5.95 DC 30,200
78 Out There 6 $2.50 DC 29,700
79 Powers 16 $2.95 Image 29,300
80 Us War Machine 10 $1.50 Marvel 29,100
81 Us War Machine 9 $1.50 Marvel 29,100
82 Us War Machine 11 $1.50 Marvel 29,000
83 Us War Machine 12 $1.50 Marvel 29,000
84 Robin 96 $2.25 DC 28,900
85 Justice League Adventures 1 $1.99 DC 28,900
86 Flash 180 $2.25 DC 28,700
87 Nightside 2 $2.99 Marvel 28,400
88 Harley Quinn 14 $2.25 DC 27,800
89 Tom Strongs Terrific Tales 1 $3.50 DC 27,600
90 Young Justice 39 $2.50 DC 27,500
91 Titans 35 $2.50 DC 27,500
92 Bloodstone 2 $2.99 Marvel 27,500
93 Warlands Age Of Ice 4 $2.95 Image 26,900
94 Doom Patrol 2 $2.50 DC 26,600
95 Legion 2 $2.50 DC 26,100
96 Spider-Girl 40 $2.25 Marvel 25,600
97 Birds Of Prey 37 $2.50 DC 25,400
98 Black Tide 1 $2.95 Image 25,200
99 Alan Moores Glory 1 $3.50 Avatar 24,700
100 Captain Marvel 25 $2.50 Marvel 24,500
101 Defenders 11 $2.25 Marvel 24,300
102 Spectre 11 $2.50 DC 24,300
103 Star Wars Jedi Quest 3 $2.99 Dark Horse 24,100
104 Suicide Squad 3 $2.50 DC 23,700
105 Star Wars 36 $2.99 Dark Horse 23,300
106 Joss Whedons Fray 5 $2.99 Dark Horse 23,100
107 Supergirl 64 $2.25 DC 22,700
108 Superman/Tarzan Sons of the Jungle 2 $2.99 Dark Horse 22,600
109 Batman Orpheus Rising 4 $2.50 DC 22,500
110 Sojourn 5 $2.95 Crossgen 22,200
111 Batman Ankh 1 $5.95 DC 22,100
112 Star Wars Tag & Bink Are Dead 2 $2.99 Dark Horse 22,000
113 War Story Screaming Eagles $4.95 DC 21,300
114 Black Panther 38 $2.50 Marvel 21,000
115 No Honor Makyo 1 $2.95 Image 20,700
116 Establishment 3 $2.50 DC 20,600
117 Negation Prequel $2.95 Crossgen 20,500
118 Superboy 94 $2.25 DC 20,200
119 Ruse 2 $2.95 Crossgen 19,900
120 100 Greatest Marvels Countdown 1 $3.50 Marvel 19,600
121 Hellblazer 168 $2.50 DC 19,600
122 Gen 13 71 $2.50 DC 19,400
123 Transmetropolitan 51 $2.50 DC 19,200
124 Aria Soul Market 6 $2.95 Image 19,100
125 Red Star Special Ed $2.95 Image 19,100
126 Ninja Boy 4 $2.95 DC 19,100
127 Steampunk 10 $2.50 DC 18,600
128 100 Bullets 30 $2.50 DC 18,500
129 Scion 18 $2.95 Crossgen 18,200
130 Monarchy 9 $2.50 DC 18,000
131 Crux 8 $2.95 Crossgen 17,400
132 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 39 $2.99 Dark Horse 17,200
133 Crossgen Chronicles 5 $3.95 Crossgen 17,000
134 Mystic 18 $2.95 Crossgen 16,700
135 Felon 2 $2.50 Image 16,700
136 First 13 $2.95 Crossgen 16,500
137 100 Greatest Marvels Countdown 2 $3.50 Marvel 16,400
138 Angel 3 $2.99 Dark Horse 16,200
139 Lady Death Last Rites 2 $2.99 Chaos 16,200
140 100 Greatest Marvels Countdown 3 $3.50 Marvel 16,200
141 100 Greatest Marvels Countdown 4 $3.50 Marvel 16,200
142 Fantastic Four Worlds Greatest Comic Mag 12 $2.99 Marvel 16,000
143 100 Greatest Marvels Countdown 5 $3.50 Marvel 15,800
144 Top Cow California Christmas Spectacular $2.95 Image 15,600
145 Agency 4 $2.95 Image 15,600
146 Sigil 18 $2.95 Crossgen 15,500
147 Sandman Presents Corinthian 2 $2.50 DC 15,500
148 Meridian 18 $2.95 Crossgen 15,500
149 Codename Knockout 7 $2.50 DC 15,500
150 Green Arrow By Jack Kirby $5.95 DC 15,400
151 Simpsons Comics 64 $2.50 Bongo 15,400
152 Hunter Age Of Magic 5 $2.50 DC 15,400
153 Impulse 80 $2.50 DC 15,300
154 Lucifer 20 $2.50 DC 15,300
155 Vampirella 4 Reg Ed $2.99 Harris 14,900
156 Azrael Agent of the Bat 84 $2.50 DC 14,900
157 Vampi 13  Reg Ed $2.99 Harris 14,800
158 Strangers In Paradise Vol. III 45 $2.95 Abstract 14,700
159 Liberty Meadows 23 $2.95 Insight 14,400
160 Rose 3 $5.95 Cartoon 14,100
161 American Century 9 $2.50 DC 14,100
162 Orion 20 $2.50 DC 14,000
163 Savage Dragon 92 $2.95 Image 14,000
164 Savage Dragon 93 $2.95 Image 13,900
165 Angel & The Ape 4 $2.95 DC 13,400
166 Bart Simpson Comics 6 $2.50 Bongo 13,300
167 Four Women 2 $2.95 DC 13,000
168 Creech Out For Blood 3 $4.95 Image 13,000
169 Batman Gotham Adventures 44 $1.99 DC 12,700
170 Greyshirt Indigo Sunset 2 $3.50 DC 12,600
171 Shadow Reavers 4 $2.99 Wizard 12,600
172 Taleweaver 3 $2.95 DC 12,500
173 Jade Redemption 1 $2.99 Chaos 12,200
174 Insane Clown Posse Pendulum 12 $5.99 Chaos 11,900
175 Planet of the Apes 3 $2.99 Dark Horse 11,900
176 Grip Strange World Of Men 1 $2.50 DC 11,600
177 Crusades 9 $2.50 DC 11,100
178 Gen 13 Movie Adaptation 1 $2.50 DC 11,100
179 Alan Moores Glory 0 $3.50 Comic Cavalcade 10,800
180 Bad Kitty Reloaded 2 $2.99 Chaos 10,800
181 Outlaw Nation 15 $2.50 DC 10,400
182 Tarot Witch of the Black Rose 11 $2.95 Broadsword 10,300
183 Powerpuff Girls 21 $1.99 DC 10,200
184 Cannon God Exaxxion 1 $2.99 Dark Horse 10,100
185 10th Muse 8 $2.95 Image 9,700
186 Oh My Goddess Part XI 4 $2.99 Dark Horse 9,600
187 Legend of the Sage 4 $2.99 Chaos 9,400
188 Superman Adventures 63 $1.99 DC 9,000
189 Farscape War Torn 2 $5.95 DC 9,000
190 Grendel Devil Inside 3 $2.99 Dark Horse 8,600
191 Dragonball Z Part 4 12 $2.95 Viz 8,400
192 Queen & Country 5 $2.95 Oni 8,400
193 Electropolis 3 $2.95 Image 8,400
194 Blade of the Immortal 62 $2.99 Dark Horse 8,200
195 Violent Messiahs Genesis $4.95 Image 8,000
196 Knights of the Dinner Table 61 $2.99 Kenzer 7,800
197 Dungeons & Dragons In Shadow Of Dragons 5 $2.99 Kenzer 7,800
198 Cybernary 2.0 5 $2.95 DC 7,500
199 Cerebus 272 $2.25 Aardvark-Vanaheim 7,300
200 Dragonball Part 4 4 $2.95 Viz 7,200
201 Nocturnals Dark Forever 3 $2.95 Oni 7,100
202 Super Manga Blast 18 $5.99 Dark Horse 6,700
203 Ranma 1/2 Part 10 8 $2.95 Viz 6,600
204 Outlaw 7 4 $2.99 Dark Horse 6,400
205 Gundam Wing Battlefield Of Pacifists 2 $2.95 Tokyopop 6,300
206 Diablo Tales Of Sanctuary $5.95 Dark Horse 6,100
207 Poison Elves 68 $2.95 Sirius 6,000
208 Gundam Wing Episode Zero 8 $2.95 Viz 6,000
209 Scooby-Doo 54 $1.99 DC 5,900
210 Hate Annual 2 $3.95 Fantagraphics/Eros 5,700
211 Sonic The Hedgehog 104 $1.99 Archie 5,600
212 Cardcaptor Sakura 22 $2.95 Tokyopop 5,200
213 Black Hole 9 $4.50 Fantagraphics/Eros 5,100
214 Monsters Inc $4.95 Dark Horse 5,000
215 Jingle Belle Jubilee One Shot $2.95 Oni 4,900
216 Ticks Big Red N Green Christmas Spectacle 1 $3.95 New England 4,900
217 Metabarons 15 $2.95 Humanoids 4,800
218 Gold Digger 26 $2.99 Antarctic 4,800
219 Castle Waiting 14 $2.95 Olio 4,800
220 No Need For Tenchi Part 12 4 $3.50 Viz 4,500
221 How To Draw Manga 10 $4.95 Antarctic 4,500
222 Kodt Hackmasters 10 $2.99 Kenzer 4,500
223 Inu Yasha Part 6 7 $2.95 Viz 4,300
224 Ancient Joe 2 $3.50 Dark Horse 4,200
225 Little Red Hot Bound 3 $2.95 Image 4,000
226 Ceres Celestial Legend 6 $2.95 Viz 3,800
227 Classwar 1 $2.99 Com X 3,700
228 Archie 517 $1.99 Archie 3,700
229 Looney Tunes 84 $1.99 DC 3,500
230 Joker Last Laugh Poster $7.95 DC 3,500
231 Hopeless Savages 4 $2.95 Oni 3,500
232 Randy Odonnell Is The Man 4 $2.95 Image 3,400
233 Cavewoman Meriems Gallery 1 $3.50 Basement 3,300
234 Betty & Veronica 169 $1.99 Archie 3,300
235 Peepshow 13 $3.95 Drawn & Quarterly 3,200
236 Ninja High School 89 $2.99 Antarctic 3,200
237 Betty 107 $0.80 Archie 3,200
238 Dark Angel 31 $2.95 CPM 3,200
239 Archie Double Digest 130 $3.29 Archie 3,100
240 Sabrina Vol. 2 26 $1.99 Archie 3,100
241 Lodoss War Deedlits Tale 4 $2.95 CPM 3,000
242 Alice In Sexland 1 $3.50 Fantagraphics/Eros 3,000
243 Veronica 121 $1.99 Archie 3,000
244 Slayers Super Explosive Demon Story 2 $2.95 CPM 3,000
245 Magic Pickle 3 $2.95 Oni 2,900
246 Plastic Man Archives Vol. 3 Hc $49.95 DC 2,900
247 Cartoon Cartoons 8 $1.99 DC 2,900
248 Kissing Chaos 4 $2.25 Oni 2,800
249 Pals N Gals Double Digest 63 $3.29 Archie 2,800
250 El Hazard Part 3 5 $2.95 Viz 2,800
251 Lodoss War Chronicles Heroic Knight 15 $2.95 CPM 2,800
252 Trout 2 $2.95 Oni 2,800
253 Skull Man 1 $2.95 Tokyopop 2,800
254 Ultiman Giant Sized Annual 1 $4.95 Image 2,700
255 Betty & Veronica Digest 126 $2.19 Archie 2,700
256 Jugheads Double Digest 82 $3.29 Archie 2,600
257 Archies Weird Mysteries 18 $0.80 Archie 2,600
258 Smile Vol. 3 12 $4.99 Tokyopop 2,500
259 Akiko 46 $2.95 Sirius 2,500
260 Wereslut 6 $3.50 Fantagraphics/Eros 2,500
261 Slow News Day 3 $3.50 Slave Labor 2,400
262 Jughead 141 $1.99 Archie 2,400
263 Ninja High School Swimsuit Sp 2001 $4.50 Antarctic 2,400
264 S&M University 4 $3.50 Fantagraphics/Eros 2,300
265 Laugh Digest 171 $2.19 Archie 2,300
266 Corrector Yui 3 $2.95 Tokyopop 2,300
267 Seventh Sea 2 $2.95 Studio G 2,200
268 Sexy Symphony 5 $3.95 Fantagraphics/Eros 2,200
269 Silent Mobius Advent 5 $2.95 Viz 2,200
270 Jughead W/Archie Digest 171 $2.19 Archie 2,200
271 Saint Tail 13 $2.95 Tokyopop 2,100
272 Milk 26 $2.99 Radio 2,100
273 Skelebunnies Spanktacular $2.95 Slave Labor 2,100
274 Battle Pope Shorts 3 $2.95 Funk-o-tron 2,100
275 Geobreeders 33 $2.95 CPM 2,000
276 Cool Devices 1 $2.95 Ironcat 2,000
277 Tigers of the Luftwaffe 2 $5.95 Antarctic 2,000
278 Dragon Knights 2 $2.95 Tokyopop 1,900
279 Miracle Girls 14 $2.95 Tokyopop 1,900
280 Futabakun Change Vol. 7 4 $2.95 Ironcat 1,900
281 Battle Pope Presents St Michael 3 $2.95 Funk-o-tron 1,900
282 Warrior Nun Areala Books Of Peril 1 $2.99 Antarctic 1,900
283 La Blue Girl Manga Ed 4 $2.95 CPM 1,800
284 Furrlough 107 $2.99 Radio 1,800
285 Negative Exposure 2 $2.95 Humanoids 1,800
286 Dawn Pin Up Goddess Ltd Ed S&N $12.00 Linsner 1,800
287 Bitch In Heat 12 $3.50 Fantagraphics/Eros 1,700
288 Vampire Princess Yui Vol. 3 4 $2.95 Ironcat 1,600
289 Island 4 $2.95 Tokyopop 1,600
290 Pokemon Advs Part 5 5 $4.95 Viz 1,500
291 Arsenic Lullaby Christmas 2001 $2.65 A Silent 1,500
292 Alan Moores Glory Incentive 1 $3.25 Avatar 1,500
293 Arsenic Lullaby Nov 2001 $2.65 A Silent 1,500
294 Maxion 24 $2.95 CPM 1,500
295 Private Beach 4 $2.95 Slave Labor 1,500
296 Finder 24 $2.95 Lightspeed 1,400
297 Double Take 6 $2.95 Funk-o-tron 1,400
298 Threshold 45 $4.95 Avatar 1,400
299 Ogenki Clinic Vol. 8 4 $2.95 Ironcat 1,400
300 Princess Prince 14 $2.95 CPM 1,400
NOVEMBER 2001 Trade Paperback Preorders from Diamond Comic Distributors
Trade Paperback title Price Publisher Est. preorders
1 Wonder Woman Spirit Of Truth Oversized $9.95 DC 35,200
2 Star Wars Jango Fett $5.95 Dark Horse 16,500
3 Lone Wolf & Cub Vol. 16 Gateway Into Winter $9.95 Dark Horse 14,400
4 Akira Vol. 5 (Note Price) $27.95 Dark Horse 10,100
5 JLA Riddle of the Beast HC $24.95 DC 8,700
6 Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 2 $14.95 Marvel 7,300
7 Green Lantern Legacy Last Will & Testament Of Hal Jordan HC $24.95 DC 6,900
8 Amazing Spider-Man $15.95 Marvel 6,400
9 Planetary Fourth Man $14.95 DC 6,200
10 Hellboy Bones Of Giants Illustrated Novel $14.95 Dark Horse 5,600
11 100 Bullets Vol. 3 Hang Up on the Hang Low $9.95 DC 5,000
12 Essential Dr Strange $15.95 Marvel 4,800
13 Blade O/T Immortal Gathering Vol. Ii $15.95 Dark Horse 4,700
14 Banner $12.95 Marvel 3,800
15 Just A Pilgrim $12.99 Wizard 3,800
16 Us War Machine $14.95 Marvel 3,600
17 Transformers Vol. 2 End Of Road $19.99 Diamond 3,500
18 Green Lantern Traitor $12.95 DC 3,200
19 Adv Of Barry Ween Boy Genius Monkey Tales Vol. 3 $8.95 Oni 2,900
20 Tomb Raider Witchblade & Other Stories $12.95 Image 2,900
21 Marvel Masterworks Thor Vol. 2 HC $49.95 Marvel 2,800
22 Quimby The Mouse $14.95 Fantagraphics/Eros 2,400
23 Werewolf Apocalypse Vol. 1 Boneawers $5.95 Moonstone 2,400
24 Too Much Coffee Man Amusing Musings $12.95 Dark Horse 2,300
25 Thunderbolts Justice Like Lightning $19.95 Marvel 2,300
NOVEMBER 2001 Publisher Market Shares of Diamond's FINAL comic book, TPB, and magazine sales
DIAMOND OVERALL SHARES DOLLARS
Marvel 37.44%
DC 29.31%
Dark Horse 6.35%
Image 6.04%
Wizard 2.39%
Crossgen 2.34%
Viz 1.95%
Fantagraphics 1.25%
Chaos 0.92%
Tokyopop 0.90%
Others 6.71%
CBG Market Estimates
Note: These figures were preorders, meaning (a) initial orders may have been higher and (b) some of these comics may not have come out. The actual sales for the month may be higher or lower (usually, higher).
Unit Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comic Books (est.):
6.43 million copies
Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comic Books (est.):
$18.51 million
Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 25 Trade Paperbacks (est.):
$2.45 million
Combined Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comics and Top 25 TPBs (est.) :
$20.96 million
Minimum Dollar Value for ALL Diamond's Trade Paperback preorders (est.):
$3.26 million
Minimum Combined Dollar Sales for Diamond's Top 300 Comics and all TPBs (est.) :
$21.77 million
Average price of comic books in Diamond's Top 300:
$3.18
Average price of comic books in Diamond's Top 300, weighted by orders:
$2.88
Source: Initial reports provided by Diamond Comic Distributors
CBG calculations by John Jackson Miller