Diamond Comics today released their top sellers for March 2022. Check out this month’s most popular comic books, graphic novels and collectable toys.
Top comic books for March 2022
A new story arc begins in James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera’s Something Is Killing the Children #21 from BOOM! Studios, the best-selling comic book of March 2022 through Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise. In addition to the standard edition of BOOM!’s Something Is Killing the Children #21, the die-cut mask variant edition of issue #21 also charted in the top ten for the publisher at #5 for the month.
Image Comics placed seven titles in March’s top ten: Rory McConville and Carlo Barberi’s Spawn #327 (#2 for the month), Sean Lewis and Stephen Segovia’s Spawn: The Scorched #3 (#3), Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga #57 (#4), Little Monsters #1 (#6), Rogue Sun #1 (#8), Gunslinger Spawn #6 (#9), and Spawn #328 (#10).
Also in the top ten, Marvel Comics’ Strange #1 by Jed MacKay and Marcelo Ferreira ranked #7.
Among the premier publishers, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s supernatural series We Have Demons #1 from Dark Horse Comics was their top book for March at #13, and Dynamite Entertainment’s Draculina #2 by Christopher Priest and Michael Sta. Maria ranked #44 for the month.
Top graphic novels for March 2022
The Hero Initiative’s JLA/Avengers, a special reprint of the Marvel and DC crossover by Kurt Busiek and George Pérez to raise money for the charity in honor of Pérez, was March’s best-selling graphic novel through Diamond.
VIZ Media had two titles in March’s top ten, led by Kouhei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia Volume 30 at #2.
Image Comics had four books in the top ten: Skottie Young and Jorge Corona’s The Me You Love in the Dark Volume 1 (#3), Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson’s Astro City MetroBook Volume 1 (#4), A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance Volume 1 (#6), and Radiant Black Volume 2 (#7).
Kentaro Miura’s Berserk Deluxe Volume 10, published by Dark Horse Comics, ranked #5 for the month. Also in the top ten, Avatar: The Last Airbender: North & South Omnibus ranked #10.
Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora’s Once & Future Volume 4, the modern Arthurian fantasy from BOOM! Studios, ranked #9.
From the other premier publishers, Marvel Comics’ top book, The Death of Doctor Strange, ranked #36, while Dynamite’s top book, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files: Bigfoot, ranked #91.
Tops collectable toys for March 2022
Funko’s POP! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dontallo (with Black & White Chase) Vinyl Figure, a PREVIEWS exclusive figure that features a cel-shaded design that mimics the original comics, was the best-selling toy product of March. Another PREVIEWS Exclusive figure from Funko in this Turtles series, the Raphael figure, ranked #4. Two other Funko products, also PREVIEWS Exclusives, placed in the top ten as well.
Another PREVIEWS Exclusive release, threezero’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Lord Drakkon 1/6-Scake Figure ranked #2.
Diamond Select Toys had three products in the top ten: the Marvel Gallery: Avengers Infinity War: Iron Spider-Man PVC Figure (#6), The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Figures Series 4 (#7), and the Marvel Select: The Immortal Hulk Figure (#10).
Also in the top ten were products from Beast Kingdom and NECA.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sword & Shield—Fusion Strike Booster Packs from Pokémon USA were the best-selling game product of March through Diamond, and the Sword & Shield—Chilling Reign ranked #2. Other vendors in the top ten include Konami Digital Entertainment, NECA/WizKids, and Paizo Publishing.
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS BY UNITS SOLD
| RANK | PRODUCT TITLE | PRICE | ITEM CODE | PUBLISHER |
| 1 | SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #21 | $3.99 | JAN220737-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 2 | SPAWN #327 | $2.99 | DEC210334-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 3 | SPAWN: THE SCORCHED #3 | $2.99 | DEC210328-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 4 | SAGA #57 (MR) | $2.99 | JAN220296 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 5 | SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #21 DIE-CUT MASK VARIANT COVER | $4.99 | JAN220738-M | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 6 | LITTLE MONSTERS #1 (MR) [*] | $3.99 | JAN220067-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 7 | STRANGE #1 | $4.99 | DEC211133-M | MARVEL COMICS |
| 8 | ROGUE SUN #1 [*] | $3.99 | DEC210054-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 9 | GUNSLINGER SPAWN #6 | $2.99 | JAN220263-M | IMAGE COMICS |
| 10 | SPAWN #328 | $2.99 | JAN220301-M | IMAGE COMICS |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS BY UNITS SOLD
| RANK | PRODUCT TITLE | PRICE | ITEM CODE | PUBLISHER |
| 1 | JLA/AVENGERS TP HERO INITIATIVE EDITION | $29.99 | JAN228074 | THE HERO INITIATIVE |
| 2 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VOLUME 30 GN | $9.99 | JAN221787 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 3 | THE ME YOU LOVE IN THE DARK VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $16.99 | DEC210158 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 4 | ASTRO CITY METROBOOK VOLUME 1 TP | $29.99 | DEC210124 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 5 | BERSERK DELUXE EDITION VOLUME 10 HC | $49.99 | NOV210327 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 6 | A RIGHTEOUS THIRST FOR VENGEANCE VOLUME 1 TP (MR) | $9.99 | JAN220159 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 7 | RADIANT BLACK VOLUME 2 TP | $16.99 | JAN220204 | IMAGE COMICS |
| 8 | ONCE & FUTURE VOLUME 4 TP | $16.99 | NOV210760 | BOOM! STUDIOS |
| 9 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOLUME 3 GN | $9.99 | FEB202196 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 10 | AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER: NORTH & SOUTH OMNIBUS TP | $24.99 | OCT210258 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
TOP 10 TOYS BY DOLLARS INVOICED
| RANK | PRODUCT TITLE | PRICE | ITEM CODE | PUBLISHER |
| 1 | POP! TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: DONATELLO (WITH BLACK & WHITE CHASE) VINYL FIGURE | $13.99 | MAR218990 | FUNKO |
| 2 | MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: LORD DRAKKON 1/6-SCALE FIGURE | $96.49 | JUN218916 | THREEZERO |
| 3 | POP! IRON MAN 2: IRON MAN MK. IV WITH GANTRY GLOW-IN-THE-DARK DELUXE VINYL FIGURE | $29.99 | DEC209218 | FUNKO |
| 4 | POP! TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: RAPHAEL (WITH BLACK & WHITE CHASE) VINYL FIGURE | $13.99 | MAR218993 | FUNKO |
| 5 | POP! THE SIMPSONS: ALIEN MR. BURNS VINYL FIGURE | $14.99 | JAN218320 | FUNKO |
| 6 | MARVEL GALLERY: AVENGERS INFINITY WAR: IRON SPIDER-MAN PVC FIGURE | $49.99 | JUN182325 | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS |
| 7 | THE LORD OF THE RINGS DELUXE FIGURES SERIES 4 | $179.94 | JUN212274 | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS |
| 8 | HALLOWEEN 2: MICHAEL MYERS & DR. LOOMIS 7-INCH FIGURE 2-PACK | $75.99 | JUL218394 | NECA |
| 9 | DUCK TALES DAH-040: DARKWING DUCK DYNAMIC 8-CTION HEROES FIGURE | $69.00 | FEB218295 | BEAST KINGDOM CO |
| 10 | MARVEL SELECT: THE IMMORTAL HULK FIGURE | $29.99 | SEP201919 | DIAMOND SELECT TOYS |
TOP 10 GAMES BY DOLLARS INVOICED
| RANK | PRODUCT TITLE | PRICE | ITEM CODE | PUBLISHER |
| 1 | POKEMON TCG: SWORD & SHIELD—FUSION STRIKE BOOSTERS | $90.00 | DEC219273 | POKEMON USA |
| 2 | POKEMON TCG: SWORD & SHIELD—CHILLING REIGN BOOSTERS | $90.00 | DEC219272 | POKEMON USA |
| 3 | VAULT OF MAGIC (D&D 5E) HC | $49.99 | MAY218691 | PAIZO PUBLISHING |
| 4 | YU GI OH HIDDEN ARSENAL CHAPTER ONE DIS | $119.92 | APR218762 | KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT |
| 5 | D&D ICONS OF THE REALMS; VAN RICTEN’S GUIDE TO RAVENLOFT BOOSTERS | $159.92 | AUG218253 | NECA |
| 6 | D&D ICONS OF THE REALMS: BEYOND WITCHLIGHT MINIATURES BOOSTERS | $159.92 | MAY218572 | NECA |
| 7 | PATHFINDER: LOST OMENS: MONSTERS OF MYTH HC | $34.99 | OCT212857 | PAIZO PUBLISHING |
| 8 | TOME OF BEASTS 2 HC | $49.99 | SEP202470 | PAIZO PUBLISHING |
| 9 | DEEP MAGIC (D&D 5E) HC | $49.99 | JUL202620 | PAIZO PUBLISHING |
| 10 | PATHFINDER CORE RULEBOOK HC | $59.99 | MAY193227 | PAIZO PUBLISHING |
How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.
Data for Diamond’s sales charts are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty retailers may be included as well.
Ranking is calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, toys and games invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any products that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that products marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.
Variant edition comic books and graphic novels at the same price point count as a single SKU. Variant edition comic books, lenticular covers, digital combo packs, and graphic novels at different price points count as separate SKUs for each edition.
