2011's Top 200 Graphic Novels in Comic Shop Sales

Walking Dead dominates, Naruto takes manga's highest entry at #84

Diamond, the distributor of comics to specialty shops, has released their list of the top 200 graphic novels for 2011. It's not a complete picture of what people are buying in North America since it's oriented toward local comic shops, but it's still informative. Walking Dead topped the list in 2010, and dominated with more than half of the top 10 spots in 2011. The highest ranked manga was Naruto volume 50 at #84.

 

QtyRank DollarRank DESC_1 PRICE VendName
1 5 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE $9.99 IMA
2 1 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 14 NO WAY OUT (MR) $14.99 IMA
3 7 LOEG III CENTURY #2 1969 (MR) $9.95 TOP
4 6 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 15 (MR) $14.99 IMA
5 10 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US $14.99 IMA
6 9 FABLES TP VOL 15 ROSE RED (MR) $17.99 DC
7 3 BATMAN NOEL DELUXE EDITION HC $22.99 DC
8 15 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS $14.99 IMA
9 18 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE (MR) $14.99 IMA
10 66 MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 01 FOR A BETTER FUTURE $9.99 IMA
11 26 BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP $14.99 DC
12 11 BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP $24.99 DC
13 32 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE $14.99 IMA
14 2 HOLY TERROR HC (MR) $29.99 LEG
15 36 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE $14.99 IMA
16 37 FABLES TP VOL 16 SUPER TEAM (MR) $14.99 DC
17 44 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR) $14.99 IMA
18 120 CHEW TP VOL 01 (MR) $9.99 IMA
19 46 BATMAN YEAR ONE DELUXE SC $14.99 DC
20 17 BLACKEST NIGHT TP $19.99 DC
21 47 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 12 LIFE AMONG THEM $14.99 IMA
22 55 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 06 SORROWFUL LIFE (MR) $14.99 IMA
23 13 NEW TEEN TITANS GAMES HC $24.99 DC
24 58 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 10 WHAT WE BECOME $14.99 IMA
25 60 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 11 FEAR THE HUNTERS (MR) $14.99 IMA
26 81 FABLES TP VOL 01 LEGENDS IN EXILE $12.99 DC
27 71 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 01 PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE $11.99 ONI
28 119 GREEN LANTERN SECRET ORIGIN TP NEW ED $14.99 DC
29 29 WATCHMEN TP $19.99 DC
30 21 BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN TP $24.99 DC
31 69 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 07 THE CALM BEFORE $14.99 IMA
32 41 BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC $17.99 DC
33 12 BATMAN THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE DELUXE ED HC $29.99 DC
34 70 BATMAN AND ROBIN TP VOL 01 BATMAN REBORN $14.99 DC
35 63 HELLBOY HOUSE OF THE LIVING DEAD HC $14.99 DAR
36 24 BOYS TP VOL 08 HIGHLAND LADDIE $19.99 DE
37 76 WALKING DEAD TP VOL 08 MADE TO SUFFER (MR) $14.99 IMA
38 35 DAYTRIPPER TP (MR) $19.99 DC
39 50 BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 08 LAST GLEAMING $16.99 DAR
40 107 CHEW TP VOL 04 FLAMBE (MR) $12.99 IMA
41 38 SANDMAN TP VOL 01 PRELUDES & NOCTURNES NEW ED (MR) $19.99 DC
42 27 BATMAN ARKHAM CITY HC $22.99 DC
43 89 GREEN LANTERN REBIRTH TP NEW EDITION $14.99 DC
44 43 V FOR VENDETTA NEW EDITION TP (MR) $19.99 DC
45 87 SERENITY SHEPHERDS TALE HC $14.99 DAR
46 104 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED $14.99 DC
47 48 INVINCIBLE TP VOL 14 VILTRUMITE WAR $19.99 IMA
48 389 CONAN THE BARBARIAN MASK OF ACHERON $6.99 DAR
49 52 KICK-ASS TP (MR) $19.99 MAR
50 146 CHEW TP VOL 03 JUST DESSERTS (MR) $12.99 IMA
51 112 UNWRITTEN TP VOL 03 DEAD MANS KNOCK (MR) $14.99 DC
52 42 FLASHPOINT HC $22.99 DC
53 84 ARKHAM ASYLUM ANNIVERSARY ED SC (MR) $17.99 DC
54 25 WOLVERINE OLD MAN LOGAN TP $29.99 MAR
55 171 CHEW TP VOL 02 INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR (MR) $12.99 IMA
56 23 BRIGHTEST DAY HC VOL 02 $29.99 DC
57 39 BATMAN AND ROBIN DELUXE HC VOL 03 BATMAN MUST DIE $24.99 DC
58 93 FABLES TP VOL 14 WITCHES (MR) $17.99 DC
59 176 MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 02 $12.99 IMA
60 78 SUPERMAN EARTH ONE HC $19.99 DC
61 96 BATWOMAN TP VOL 01 ELEGY $17.99 DC
62 56 LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT $19.99 IDW
63 311 CROSSED 3D GN VOL 01 (MR) $8.99 AVA
64 49 CIVIL WAR TP $24.99 MAR
65 105 PREACHER TP VOL 01 GONE TO TEXAS NEW EDITION (MR) $17.99 DC
66 33 BOYS TP VOL 09 BIG RIDE $24.99 DE
67 75 HELLBOY TP VOL 11 BRIDE OF HELL & OTHERS $19.99 DAR
68 4 WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR) $59.99 IMA
69 155 DMZ TP VOL 09 MIA (MR) $14.99 DC
70 179 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 02 VS THE WORLD $11.99 ONI
71 276 CASTLE PREM HC RICHARD CASTLES DEADLY STORM $19.99 MAR
72 20 WALKING DEAD HC VOL 01 (MR) $34.99 IMA
73 226 FABLES TP VOL 02 ANIMAL FARM $12.99 DC
74 114 SCALPED TP VOL 07 REZ BLUES (MR) $17.99 DC
75 92 NEMESIS PREM HC (MR) $19.99 MAR
76 34 BLACKEST NIGHT HC $29.99 DC
77 91 BLACKEST NIGHT GREEN LANTERN TP $19.99 DC
78 74 GREEN LANTERN BRIGHTEST DAY HC $22.99 DC
79 22 WALKING DEAD HC VOL 07 (MR) $34.99 IMA
80 521 STAR WARS ADV TP VOL 05 BOBA FETT & SHIP OF FEAR $7.99 DAR
81 180 FLASH REBIRTH TP $14.99 DC
82 106 JOKER HC $19.99 DC
83 191 DMZ TP VOL 10 COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT (MR) $14.99 DC
84 324 NARUTO TP VOL 50 $9.99 VIZ
85 129 KINGDOM COME TP NEW EDITION $17.99 DC
86 199 TRANSMETROPOLITAN TP VOL 01 BACK ON THE STREET (MR) $14.99 DC
87 167 UNCANNY X-FORCE TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SOLUTION $15.99 MAR
88 203 BATMAN RIP TP $14.99 DC
89 266 ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 01 $12.99 DC
90 202 IZOMBIE TP VOL 01 DEAD TO THE WORLD (MR) $14.99 DC
91 245 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 01 $10.99 RAN
92 115 FINAL CRISIS TP $19.99 DC
93 217 JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 08 THE FULMINATE BLADE TP (MR) $14.99 DC
94 224 BATMAN BEYOND HUSH BEYOND TP $14.99 DC
95 123 SANDMAN TP VOL 02 THE DOLLS HOUSE NEW ED (MR) $19.99 DC
96 237 SWEET TOOTH TP VOL 03 ANIMAL ARMIES (MR) $14.99 DC
97 130 BATMAN DARK VICTORY TP $19.99 DC
98 111 SERENITY HC VOL 02 BETTER DAYS & OTHER STORIES $19.99 DAR
99 51 BRIGHTEST DAY HC VOL 03 $29.99 DC
100 704 STAR WARS CLONE WARS YR TV TP VOL 06 STARCRUSHER TRAP $7.99 DAR
101 166 SUPERMAN RED SON TP $17.99 DC
102 62 BRIGHTEST DAY HC VOL 01 $29.99 DC
103 240 DELIRIUMS PARTY A LITTLE ENDLESS STORYBOOK HC $14.99 DC
104 247 UNWRITTEN TP VOL 04 LEVIATHAN (MR) $14.99 DC
105 402 NARUTO TP VOL 51 $9.99 VIZ
106 99 DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER JOURNEY BEGINS PREM HC $24.99 MAR
107 287 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 03 INFINITE SADNESS $11.99 ONI
108 331 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (MR) $12.99 DC
109 68 LOCKE & KEY HC VOL 04 KEYS TO THE KINGDOM $24.99 IDW
110 143 BATMAN TIME AND THE BATMAN HC $19.99 DC
111 283 GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS WAR TP VOL 01 $14.99 DC
112 183 NORTHLANDERS TP VOL 05 METAL (MR) $17.99 DC
113 45 X-MEN SECOND COMING TP $34.99 MAR
114 533 SERENITY BETTER DAYS TP $9.99 DAR
115 95 AMERICAN VAMPIRE HC VOL 02 (MR) $24.99 DC
116 196 INCOGNITO TP VOL 02 BAD INFLUENCES (MR) $17.99 MAR
117 281 FABLES TP VOL 03 STORYBOOK LOVE (MR) $14.99 DC
118 195 JACK OF FABLES TP VOL 09 THE END (MR) $17.99 DC
119 101 WE 3 DELUXE EDITION HC (MR) $24.99 DC
120 249 BTVS SEASON 8 TP VOL 01 LONG WAY HOME $15.99 DAR
121 366 UNWRITTEN TP VOL 01 TOMMY TAYLOR AND BOGUS IDENTITY (MR) $12.99 DC
122 159 BOYS TP VOL 01 NAME OF THE GAME (MR) $16.99 DE
123 598 100 BULLETS TP VOL 01 FIRST SHOT LAST CALL $9.99 DC
124 198 UMBRELLA ACADEMY TP VOL 01 APOCALYPSE SUITE $17.99 DAR
125 158 BLACKEST NIGHT GREEN LANTERN CORPS TP $19.99 DC
126 380 ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP VOL 02 $12.99 DC
127 802 STAR WARS ADV TP VOL 06 CHEWBACCA & SLAVERS SHADOWLAND $7.99 DAR
128 209 BATMAN AND ROBIN TP VOL 02 BATMAN VS ROBIN $17.99 DC
129 188 BATMAN KNIGHTFALL TP PART 01 BROKEN BAT $19.99 DC
130 152 IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 06 $16.99 BOO
131 169 SANDMAN TP VOL 04 SEASON OF MISTS NEW ED (MR) $19.99 DC
132 126 SIXTH GUN TP VOL 01 $19.99 ONI
133 241 HAUNT TP VOL 02 $16.99 IMA
134 288 AXE COP TP VOL 01 $14.99 DAR
135 682 TAKIO GN HC $9.95 MAR
136 441 GREEN LANTERN NO FEAR TP $12.99 DC
137 358 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 04 GETS IT TOGETHER $11.99 ONI
138 178 AMERICAN VAMPIRE TP VOL 01 (MR) $19.99 DC
139 190 GOTHAM CENTRAL TP BOOK 01 IN THE LINE OF DUTY $19.99 DC
140 257 STAR WARS OLD REPUBLIC TP VOL 01 BLOOD OF EMPIRE $15.99 DAR
141 236 SCALPED TP VOL 08 YOU GOTTA SIN TO GET SAVED (MR) $17.99 DC
142 349 GREEN LANTERN RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS TP $14.99 DC
143 699 DMZ TP VOL 01 ON THE GROUND (MR) $9.99 DC
144 80 GREEN LANTERN WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS HC $29.99 DC
145 148 LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 03 CROWN OF SHADOWS $19.99 IDW
146 142 BOYS TP VOL 07 THE INNOCENTS (MR) $19.99 DE
147 150 ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON TP (MR) $19.99 AVA
148 211 FLASH DASTARDLY DEATH OF THE ROGUES HC $19.99 DC
149 90 CROSSED TP VOL 01 (MR) $24.99 AVA
150 323 PREACHER TP VOL 02 UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD NEW EDITION $17.99 DC
151 581 NARUTO TP VOL 52 $9.99 VIZ
152 325 DEADPOOL TP VOL 05 WHAT HAPPENED IN VEGAS $15.99 MAR
153 438 WALKING DEAD SURVIVORS GUIDE TP $12.99 IMA
154 122 TRUE BLOOD HC VOL 01 ALL TOGETHER NOW (MR) $24.99 IDW
155 163 OZ WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ TP $24.99 MAR
156 254 GOON TP VOL 10 DEATHS GREEDY COMEUPPANCE $16.99 DAR
157 256 FABLES TP VOL 04 MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (MR) $17.99 DC
158 319 AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP VOL 01 LOST ADVENTURES $14.99 DAR
159 367 BATMAN AND SON TP $14.99 DC
160 260 BATMAN MAD LOVE AND OTHER STORIES TP $17.99 DC
161 265 GOTHAM CITY SIRENS TP VOL 01 UNION $17.99 DC
162 485 SWEET TOOTH TP VOL 01 OUT OF THE WOODS (MR) $12.99 DC
163 409 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 05 VS THE UNIVERSE $11.99 ONI
164 94 BATMAN THE BLACK MIRROR HC $29.99 DC
165 756 DR HORRIBLE TP $9.99 DAR
166 544 INVINCIBLE TP VOL 01 FAMILY MATTERS $12.99 IMA
167 780 SERENITY THOSE LEFT BEHIND TP $9.99 DAR
168 377 ARKHAM ASYLUM MADNESS TP $14.99 DC
169 457 CODENAME SAILOR V TP VOL 01 $10.99 RAN
170 162 DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA PREM HC $24.99 MAR
171 486 FANTASTIC FOUR BY JONATHAN HICKMAN TP VOL 03 $14.99 MAR
172 978 STAR WARS CLONE WARS YR TP VOL 08 STRANGE ALLIES $7.99 DAR
173 228 BPRD HELL ON EARTH TP VOL 01 NEW WORLD $19.99 DAR
174 263 SANDMAN TP VOL 03 DREAM COUNTRY NEW ED (MR) $19.99 DC
175 231 BLACKEST NIGHT BLACK LANTERN CORPS TP VOL 01 $19.99 DC
176 100 BATMAN UNDER THE RED HOOD TP $29.99 DC
177 165 LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 02 HEAD GAMES $19.99 IDW
178 840 LOEG III CENTURY #1 1910 (MR) $7.95 TOP
179 443 SCOTT PILGRIM GN VOL 06 FINEST HOUR $11.99 ONI
180 103 Y THE LAST MAN DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 05 (MR) $29.99 DC
181 363 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN TP VOL 04 STARK DISASSEMBLED $15.99 MAR
182 425 Y THE LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MR) $14.99 DC
183 393 BATMAN JOKERS ASYLUM TP VOL 02 $14.99 DC
184 242 SANDMAN TP VOL 05 A GAME OF YOU NEW ED (MR) $19.99 DC
185 216 SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN TP VOL 09 $19.99 DAR
186 453 THOR BY J MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI TP VOL 01 $14.99 MAR
187 1108 LAST BATTLE ONE SHOT $7.99 IMA
188 157 AMERICAN VAMPIRE HC VOL 01 (MR) $24.99 DC
189 255 ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER TP VOL 01 $19.99 DC
190 109 ALL STAR SUPERMAN TP $29.99 DC
191 407 LOEG VOL ONE TP $16.99 DC
192 456 GREEN LANTERN AGENT ORANGE TP $14.99 DC
193 422 CRIMINAL TP VOL 06 LAST OF INNOCENT (MR) $14.99 MAR
194 511 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 02 $10.99 RAN
195 585 IRREDEEMABLE TP VOL 01 $9.99 BOO
196 430 SCALPED TP VOL 01 INDIAN COUNTRY (MR) $14.99 DC
197 82 WALKING DEAD HC VOL 02 (MR) $34.99 IMA
198 116 DEADPOOL CLASSIC TP VOL 04 $29.99 MAR
199 261 HELLBLAZER TP VOL 01 ORIGINAL SINS NEW ED (MR) $19.99 DC
200 332 HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 01 (MR) $13.99 HAC

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Interesting. I counted 58 manga titles, but those where only what I could recognize; there's probably more I missed. And I didn't count the Twilight Manga... :P
(But but could someone explain to me what QtyRank and Overall QtyRank mean? And what Overall DollarRank refers to? I'm wondering.)
One Piece at 142?...*sigh* why can't North America be more like Japan?....
you messed up on the numbers abit the numbers are different in the actual source.
Hmmmm Walking Dead and Batman.... someone should take hint and make a post apocalyptic zombie filled world with Batman in it... I'd buy it...
Brilliant!
Someone with access to a representative clickstream dataset should try to measure pageviews for illegal online visual novel reading sites. If you count these as some fraction of a "lost purchase", it would put the rankings in context, since publishers of domestic material have far more resources and fewer logistic constraints in preventing their content from being available on such sites.
Comics and Manga are two different Formats, one is a small book and the other a couple long color pages.
i bought quite a few of these titles in 2011
Damn Narutards.
you should just do a lost of the top 200 manga sold :p
i meant to say a LIST of the top 200 manga sold what a dumbass i am :p