Originally Posted by
Raffi Ol D'Arcy
The complete estimated comic book sales figures for September 2016 are in (please note this list only details those comics sold to North American Comics Shops as reported by Diamond). I’ve listed below the Marvel OHC/Omnibus/MMW’s as well as the larger TPB collections such as the Epic, Ultimate and Complete lines that made the list, detailing the position, title and estimated sales.
16. Star Wars OHC Vol. 1 - 3,255
23. Doctor Strange Omnibus Vol. 1 - 2,602
41. Black Panther Epic Collection Panthers Rage - 1,919
62. Star Wars Legends Epic Collection Vol. 1 Legacy - 1,603
63. Punisher War Journal By Carl Potts and Jim Lee TPB - 1,596
70. Thor By Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman OHC Vol. 1 - 1,503
71. Haunted Mansion OHC - 1,483
72. Doctor Strange and Secret Defenders TPB - 1,473
78. Rocket Raccoon and Groot Vol. 0 Bite and Bark TPB - 1,434
86. Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four HC Vol. 18 - 1,352
88. Captain America Epic Collection The Coming of....The Falcon - 1,309
90. Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones OHC - 1,295
114. X-Men Apocalypse Wars OHC - 1,012
123. Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu Omnibus Vol. 2 - 949
125. Mini Marvels: The Complete Collection - 939
128. Spider-Man Complete Clone Saga Epic Book 1 - 931
143. Guardians of the Galaxy OHC Vol. 3 - 862
151. New Mutants Bill Sienkiewicz Marvel Artist Select OHC (IDW) - 822
163. Spider-Men OHC - 729
190. Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 2 (2nd Printing) - 622
216. New X-Men Omnibus (3rd Printing) - 550
267. Deadpool By Daniel Way Complete Collection Vol. 1 - 444
272. Avengers Assemble By Bendis OHC - 434
As I posted earlier, there were shipping problems with the Shang-Chi Master Kung Fu Omnibus Vol. 2 DM cover and the Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 2 (2nd Printing). We can, therefore, expect them to chart again in October’s list and obtain more realistic figures for both of these titles when we sum up their sales for both September and October.
The Doctor Strange Vol. 1 Omnibus at 2,602 units is now the 3rd bestselling Omnibus of all time with regards to premiere month sales. I don’t think many of us were expecting those kind of figures. Black Panther Epic Collection Panthers Rage shifted 1,919 copies and as far as I know is the highest Epic Collection seller (excluding the Star Wars Epic Collections). Extremely disappointing results for the GotG Vol. 3 OHC (Vol. 1 sold 2,509 units back in May 2015) , but I guess most people are waiting for the upcoming Omnibus.