John Mayo from Comic Book Page and CBR and Chris Marshall of the Collected Comics Library podcast discuss the sales estimates for the Top 500 trades, graphic novels and collected editions for 2012.
Listed are the Top 20:
Rank
Title
Publisher
Price
Estimated Sales
1
Walking Dead Vol. 1 TP
Image Comics
$9.99
74,730
2
Walking Dead Vol. 2 TP
Image Comics
$14.99
46,182
3
Batman Earth One HC
DC Comics
$22.99
45,680
4
Walking Dead Vol. 16 TP
Image Comics
$14.99
42,700
5
Walking Dead Vol. 3 TP
Image Comics
$14.99
34,521
6
Walking Dead Vol. 17 TP
Image Comics
$14.99
29,691
7
Walking Dead Vol. 4 TP
Image Comics
$14.99
26,833
8
Batman (2011)
DC Comics
$24.99
26,657
9
Walking Dead Vol. 15 TP
Image Comics
$14.99
26,250
10
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen III Century
Top Shelf
$9.95
24,016
11
Superman Earth One Volume 2
DC Comics
$22.99
23,851
12
Saga Volume 1 TP
Image Comics
$9.99
23,262
13
Walking Dead Vol. 5 TP
Image Comics
$14.99
23,133
14
Watchmen TP
DC Comics
$19.99
21,049
15
Batman Dark Knight Returns TP
DC Comics
$19.99
19,947
16
Walking Dead Vol. 6 TP
Image Comics
$14.99
19,880
17
Walking Dead Vol. 9 TP
Image Comics
$14.99
18,836
18
Walking Dead Vol. 7 TP
Image Comics
$14.99
18,196
19
Walking Dead Compendium SC
Image Comics
$59.99
17,577
20
Walking Dead Vol. 10 TP
Image Comics
$14.99
17,298
In case you are wondering where MARVEL is – Thanos Quest TPB, $7.99, came in at #31 with 13,132 units.
