Here are the 50 best-selling comic books in May 2016 compiled by the comic book distributing monstrosity referred to in terrified, hushed tones as…Diamond Comics. Specifically, and according to Diamond, these are “estimates of the sales on comic books by Diamond U.S. to comic specialty stores during May 2016.”
A few things worth noting-
DC REBIRTH #1, the very first issue detailing DC’s continuity-embracing relaunch, takes the gold this month, and with the (re)introduction of THE BEST FLASH EVER, and a “What the F##K!!!” ending, the top spot is well-deserved.
Marvel’s Civil War II Issue #0 comes in at #2, preparing us all for the ideological smackdown between Captain America Marvel and Iron Man as Ulysses, the future-divining Inhuman, changes the landscape of preventative super-heroics.
The acclaimed Black Panther series comes in at #9, only 2 spots ahead of Scooby Apocalypse #1. That seems…odd. Anyway, on with the list!
| 1 | 230.72 | DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH #1 | $2.99 | DC | 235,791 |
| 2 | 173.47 | CIVIL WAR II #0 | $4.99 | MAR | 177,283 |
| 3 | 108.35 | PUNISHER #1 | $3.99 | MAR | 110,726 |
| 4 | 100.00 | BATMAN #52 | $3.99 | DC | 102,197 |
| 5 | 97.62 | CAPTAIN AMERICA STEVE ROGERS #1 | $4.99 | MAR | 99,768 |
| 6 | 93.11 | STAR WARS #19 | $3.99 | MAR | 95,156 |
| 7 | 90.44 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #50 | $5.99 | DC | 92,423 |
| 8 | 84.78 | DARTH VADER #20 | $4.99 | MAR | 86,641 |
| 9 | 75.98 | BLACK PANTHER #2 | $3.99 | MAR | 77,654 |
| 10 | 73.35 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #12 | $3.99 | MAR | 74,963 |
| 11 | 68.03 | SCOOBY APOCALYPSE #1 | $3.99 | DC | 69,520 |
| 12 | 67.48 | STAR WARS POE DAMERON #2 | $3.99 | MAR | 68,962 |
| 13 | 67.44 | WALKING DEAD #154 (MR) | $2.99 | IMA | 68,922 |
| 14 | 63.52 | BATMAN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #6 | $3.99 | DC | 64,911 |
| 15 | 62.45 | SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #5 | $3.99 | MAR | 63,821 |
| 16 | 61.55 | DEADPOOL #11 | $3.99 | MAR | 62,900 |
| 17 | 56.56 | DEADPOOL #12 | $3.99 | MAR | 57,805 |
| 18 | 54.48 | DEADPOOL LAST DAYS OF MAGIC #1 | $4.99 | MAR | 55,679 |
| 19 | 53.15 | SUPERMAN #52 | $3.99 | DC | 54,317 |
| 20 | 51.63 | OLD MAN LOGAN #6 | $3.99 | MAR | 52,761 |
| 21 | 51.17 | ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #9 | $3.99 | MAR | 52,296 |
| 22 | 50.44 | ALL NEW X-MEN #9 | $4.99 | MAR | 51,549 |
| 23 | 49.84 | UNCANNY X-MEN #7 | $3.99 | MAR | 50,936 |
| 24 | 48.94 | EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #10 | $3.99 | MAR | 50,015 |
| 25 | 48.61 | SPIDER-GWEN #8 | $3.99 | MAR | 49,681 |
| 26 | 48.36 | DOCTOR STRANGE #8 | $3.99 | MAR | 49,427 |
| 27 | 48.27 | INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #9 | $3.99 | MAR | 49,334 |
| 28 | 48.11 | SPIDER-MAN #4 | $3.99 | MAR | 49,167 |
| 29 | 47.58 | FUTURE QUEST #1 | $3.99 | DC | 48,627 |
| 30 | 47.39 | OBI-WAN AND ANAKIN #5 | $3.99 | MAR | 48,430 |
| 31 | 46.41 | MIGHTY THOR #7 | $3.99 | MAR | 47,425 |
| 32 | 44.20 | THUNDERBOLTS #1 | $3.99 | MAR | 45,169 |
| 33 | 43.02 | DETECTIVE COMICS #52 | $3.99 | DC | 43,961 |
| 34 | 42.92 | HARLEY QUINN #28 | $3.99 | DC | 43,858 |
| 35 | 42.76 | DAREDEVIL #7 | $3.99 | MAR | 43,704 |
| 36 | 42.18 | DEADPOOL MERCS FOR MONEY #4 | $3.99 | MAR | 43,104 |
| 37 | 41.24 | DAREDEVIL PUNISHER #1 | $4.99 | MAR | 42,145 |
| 38 | 41.01 | AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.5 | $3.99 | MAR | 41,907 |
| 39 | 39.75 | ACTION COMICS #52 | $3.99 | DC | 40,623 |
| 40 | 39.16 | UNCANNY AVENGERS #9 | $3.99 | MAR | 40,025 |
| 41 | 37.92 | EMPRESS #2 | $3.99 | MAR | 38,758 |
| 42 | 37.71 | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #3 | $3.99 | BOO | 38,537 |
| 43 | 37.58 | GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #8 | $3.99 | MAR | 38,404 |
| 44 | 37.42 | ALL NEW WOLVERINE #8 | $3.99 | MAR | 38,242 |
| 45 | 37.34 | GWENPOOL #2 | $3.99 | MAR | 38,162 |
| 46 | 37.03 | HARLEY QUINN AND HER GANG OF HARLEYS #2 | $3.99 | DC | 37,846 |
| 47 | 34.73 | MOON KNIGHT #2 | $3.99 | MAR | 35,489 |
| 48 | 34.52 | INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #3 | $3.99 | MAR | 35,282 |
| 49 | 33.72 | DEADPOOL MASSACRE #1 | $3.99 | MAR | 34,463 |
| 50 | 33.31 | NIGHTHAWK #1 | $3.99 | MAR | 34,039 |
“About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics’ monthly Batman comic book. This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles’ ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.”
