In 2014, Marvel Comics had 8 of the 10 top-selling comic books of the year, spearheaded by strong showings from The Amazing Spider-Man and Death of Wolverine. In 2015, Marvel dominated once again, with 5 of the top 10 titles coming from the Star Wars Universe. Check out the full list of 2015's top selling comics (and other data) below.
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
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Star Wars #1(Marvel)
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Secret Wars #1 (Marvel)
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Bravest Warriors: Tales From Holo John #1 (Boom! Studios)
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Orphan Black #1 (IDW)
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Dark Knight III: The Master Race (DC Comics)
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Star Wars Vade Down #1 (Marvel)
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Darth Vader #1 (Marvel)
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Spider-Gwen #1 (Marvel)
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Invincible Iron Man #1 (Marvel)
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Princess Leia #1 (Marvel)
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS
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Saga Vol. 4 (Image)
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Saga Vol. 1 (Image)
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Saga Vol. 5 (Image)
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Civil War TP (Marvel)
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The Walking Dead Vol. 23 (image)
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Batman: The Killing Joke Special Edition (DC Comics)
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Saga Vol. 2 (Image)
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The Walking Dead Vol 1 (Image)
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Saga Vol. 3 (image)
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Star Wars: Vol 1 - SKywalker Strikes (Marvel)
RETAIL MARKET SHARE
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Marvel Comics 38.74%
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DC Comics 25.75%
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Image Comics 9.93%
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IDW 5.59%
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Dark Horse Comics 3.79%
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Boom! Studios 2.28%
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Dynamite Entertainment 1.99%
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Titan Comics 1.03%
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Eaglemoss Publications 0.94%
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VIZ Media 0.93%
It should be noted that the monthly subscription, Loot Crate, contained bundles for many of the titles in the top 10 including Orphan Black #1 and Bravest Warriors #1, which accounts for Boom! and IDW entering the yearly top-10 for the first time. Loot Crate has 500,000 monthly subscribers so that's half-a-million guaranteed sales for any comic that's included. Star Wars #1 was also featured in Loot Crate.
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