The resurrected heroes of the DC Universe continue to find their place in the post-Blackest Night universe in Geoff Johns and Peter Tomasi's Brightest Day #7, the latest issue of DC Comics' biweekly event, giving the New York-based publisher the top spot on the comics sales chart in August 2010.
In total, DC Comics had four of the ten ten books in July. In addition to Brightest Day #7 at #1, Brightest Day #8 ranked #2, Grant Morrison and Tony Daniels' Batman #702, a tie-in to Batman: R.I.P., Final Crisis, and Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne, ranked #7; and Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1, a new series starring Green Lantern Guy Gardner from Peter Tomasi and Fernando Pasarin, ranked #10.
Crosstown rivals Marvel Comics took the other six spots in the top ten comics for August. Leading the way at #3 was Avengers #4 from Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita, Jr., continuing Marvel's "Heroic Age" ega. Two more Avengers books placed in the top ten as well — Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen's New Avengers #3 at #4 and Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato, Jr.'s Secret Avengers #4 at #5. Amazing Spider-Man #640, the third part of Joe Quesada and Paolo Manuel Rivera's "One Moment In Time," placed at #6 on the charts. X-Men #2, the second part in the "Curse of the Mutants" storyline that pits the X-Men against the Marvel Universe's vampire hordes, ranked #8, and Uncanny X-Men #527 rounded out the top ten at #9.
Among other Premier publishers, Dark Horse Comics' top book in August was Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Riley one-shot, part of the "Buffy Season 8" storyline. IDW Publishing's True Blood #2, based on HBO's wildly popular vampire television series, ranked #74. Finally, Image Comics' top book in August was Image United #3, the universe-wide crossover event written and drawn by the Image Comics partners, ranked at #65.
TOP 100 COMIC BOOKS Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2010
QTY RANK
DOLLAR RANK
INDEX
ITEM CODE
DESCRIPTION
PRICE
VENDOR
1
5
127.30
JUN100128-M
BRIGHTEST DAY #7
$2.99
DC
2
6
124.70
JUN100130-M
BRIGHTEST DAY #8
$2.99
DC
3
1
118.96
JUN100552-M
AVENGERS #4
$3.99
MAR
4
2
110.82
JUN100561-M
NEW AVENGERS #3
$3.99
MAR
5
3
101.69
JUN100555-M
SECRET AVENGERS #4
$3.99
MAR
6
4
100.33
JUN100539-M
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #640
$3.99
MAR
7
12
100.00
JUN100154
BATMAN #702
$2.99
DC
8
10
97.34
JUN100623-M
X-MEN #2
$3.99
MAR
9
8
94.06
JUN100621-M
UNCANNY X-MEN #527
$3.99
MAR
10
7
93.08
JUN100136-M
GREEN LANTERN EMERALD WARRIORS #1
$3.99
DC
11
17
91.43
JUN100134-M
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #51
$2.99
DC
12
9
91.38
MAY100555-M
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #639
$3.99
MAR
13
11
82.73
JUN100146-M
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #48
$3.99
DC
14
13
75.62
JUN100564
AVENGERS PRIME #2
$3.99
MAR
15
15
73.38
JUN100533-M
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 3 #1
$3.99
MAR
16
28
72.51
JUN100629-M
X-MEN LEGACY #239
$2.99
MAR
17
14
71.97
JUN100572-M
CAPTAIN AMERICA #609
$3.99
MAR
18
16
69.96
MAY100581
CAPTAIN AMERICA #608
$3.99
MAR
19
18
69.57
JUN100614
THOR #613
$3.99
MAR
20
36
68.71
JAN100616
ASTONISHING X-MEN #35
$2.99
MAR
21
31
68.14
JUN100171-M
SUPERMAN #702
$2.99
DC
22
35
66.76
JUN100598-M
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #29
$2.99
MAR
23
20
66.61
JUN100594-M
HULK #24
$3.99
MAR
24
34
65.95
JUN100144-M
JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #42
$2.99
DC
25
19
64.94
JUN100160-M
BATMAN ODYSSEY #2
$3.99
DC
26
21
63.15
JUN100532
ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS 2 #6
$3.99
MAR
27
38
63.08
JUN100138-M
GREEN ARROW #3
$2.99
DC
28
39
62.86
JUN100148-M
BIRDS OF PREY #4
$2.99
DC
29
22
61.27
JUN100596-M
INCREDIBLE HULK #611
$3.99
MAR
30
23
60.71
JUN100575-M
SHADOWLAND #2 SL
$3.99
MAR
31
45
56.63
JUN100577
DAREDEVIL #509
$2.99
MAR
32
44
56.40
JUN100588
DARK WOLVERINE #89
$2.99
MAR
33
26
55.92
MAR100197-M
SUPERMAN SECRET ORIGIN #6
$3.99
DC
34
27
54.86
JUN100610
STEVE ROGERS SUPER-SOLDIER #2
$3.99
MAR
35
46
54.45
JUN100140-M
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #7
$2.99
DC
36
48
54.23
JUN100632
DARK WOLVERINE #90
$2.99
MAR
37
50
52.78
JUN100142-M
JUSTICE LEAGUE GENERATION LOST #8
$2.99
DC
38
29
52.69
JUN100159
DETECTIVE COMICS #868
$3.99
DC
39
30
52.42
JUN100634
X-FORCE SEX AND VIOLENCE #2
$3.99
MAR
40
41
51.92
JUN100042-M
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER RILEY ONE SHOT
$3.50
DAR
41
53
51.78
JUN100199-M
WONDER WOMAN #602
$2.99
DC
42
37
50.94
JUN100624-M
NAMOR FIRST MUTANT #1
$3.99
MAR
43
33
50.33
JUN100537
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #13
$3.99
MAR
44
32
49.58
JUN100174-M
ACTION COMICS #892
$3.99
DC
45
61
48.53
JUN100558-M
AVENGERS ACADEMY #3
$2.99
MAR
46
59
48.49
JUN100528
DEADPOOL #26
$2.99
MAR
47
62
47.28
JUN100166
RED ROBIN #15
$2.99
DC
48
65
47.15
JUN100587
FANTASTIC FOUR #582
$2.99
MAR
49
25
46.97
JUN100527
DEADPOOL #1000
$4.99
MAR
50
24
46.75
JUN100177
SUPERMAN BATMAN #75
$4.99
DC
51
40
46.64
JUN100179-M
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #4
$3.99
DC
52
69
45.41
JUN100605-M
SHIELD #3
$2.99
MAR
53
68
44.68
JUN100152-M
TITANS #26
$2.99
DC
54
73
43.57
JUN100628
NEW MUTANTS #16
$2.99
MAR
55
43
43.25
JUN100627-M
X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS STORM & GAMBIT #1
$3.99
MAR
56
72
42.87
JUN100162
BATMAN BEYOND #3
$2.99
DC
57
77
42.57
JUN100619
THUNDERBOLTS #147
$2.99
MAR
58
47
41.54
JUN100613
THANOS IMPERATIVE #3
$3.99
MAR
59
79
40.99
JUN100633
X-FACTOR #208
$2.99
MAR
60
51
40.08
JUN100631
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #16
$3.99
MAR
61
52
39.46
JUN100178
ADVENTURE COMICS #517
$3.99
DC
62
55
38.57
JUN100626
X-MEN CURSE OF MUTANTS BLADE #1
$3.99
MAR
63
54
38.41
JUN100579
SHADOWLAND MOON KNIGHT #1 SL
$3.99
MAR
64
86
37.34
MAY100624
SECRET WARRIORS #18
$2.99
MAR
65
56
37.21
NOV090321-M
IMAGE UNITED #3
$3.99
IMA
66
83
37.11
JUN100167
BATGIRL #13
$2.99
DC
67
85
37.05
JUN100201-M
ZATANNA #4
$2.99
DC
68
58
36.71
JUN100578
SHADOWLAND BULLSEYE #1 SL
$3.99
MAR
69
57
36.67
JUN100182
TIME MASTERS VANISHING POINT #2
$3.99
DC
70
88
36.64
JUN100586
SECRET WARRIORS #19
$2.99
MAR
71
60
36.32
JUN100603
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER #1
$3.99
MAR
72
87
36.17
JUN100476
WALKING DEAD #76 (MR)
$2.99
IMA
73
63
36.11
JUN100536
ULTIMATE COMICS MYSTERY #2
$3.99
MAR
74
49
35.99
JUN100313-M
TRUE BLOOD #2
$3.99
IDW
75
90
35.27
JUN100176
SUPERGIRL #55
$2.99
DC
76
64
34.99
JUN100187-M
DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES #4
$3.99
DC
77
67
34.40
JUN100618
THOR RAGE OF THOR #1
$3.99
MAR
78
42
34.12
JUN100173
SUPERMAN THE LAST FAMILY OF KRYPTON #1
$4.99
DC
79
66
34.01
JUN100196-M
TEEN TITANS #86
$3.99
DC
80
70
33.78
MAY100585
DOOMWAR #6
$3.99
MAR
81
93
33.65
JUN100163
RED HOOD LOST DAYS #3
$2.99
DC
82
94
33.49
JUN100164
GOTHAM CITY SIRENS #15
$2.99
DC
83
96
33.29
JUN100568
AVENGERS & INFINITY GAUNTLET #1
$2.99
MAR
84
75
33.01
JUN100604
MARVEL UNIVERSE VS PUNISHER #2
$3.99
MAR
85
71
32.92
JUN100165
BATMAN STREETS OF GOTHAM #15
$3.99
DC
86
190
32.22
JUN100308-M
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS #0
$1.00
IDW
87
74
32.12
MAY100542
DEADPOOL WADE WILSONS WAR #3
$3.99
MAR
88
100
31.18
JUN100529
DEADPOOL CORPS #5
$2.99
MAR
89
78
30.44
JUN100191
JSA ALL STARS #9
$3.99
DC
90
80
30.12
JUN100581
SHADOWLAND BLOOD ON STREETS #1 SL
$3.99
MAR
91
81
29.72
JUN100519
DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER JOURNEY BEGINS #4
$3.99
MAR
92
105
28.98
JUN100530
DEADPOOL TEAM-UP #890
$2.99
MAR
93
82
28.89
JUN100580
SHADOWLAND POWER MAN #1 SL
$3.99
MAR
94
103
28.85
JUN100195
SECRET SIX #24
$2.99
DC
95
76
28.66
JUN100908
BOYS #45 (MR)
$3.99
DE
96
106
28.15
MAY100052
STAR WARS LEGACY #50 EXTREMES PART 3
$2.99
DAR
97
89
27.34
JUN100638
PUNISHER MAX HAPPY ENDING #1 (MR)
$3.99
MAR
98
111
26.73
JUN100270
FABLES #97 (MR)
$2.99
DC
99
91
26.58
JUN100582
SHADOWLAND DAUGHTERS OF SHADOW #1 SL
$3.99
MAR
100
92
26.16
JUN100566
AGE OF HEROES #4
$3.99
MAR
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