August 2000 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Comics Preordered by North American Comics Shops
Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
Preorders for comic books were off again in August, but trade paperbacks and hardcovers were robust.
Click to skip to the Top Graphic Novels for the month.
—John Jackson Miller
This list includes all items on Diamond's Top 300 charts, plus any post-#300 items from its Top Independent Publisher charts.
If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.
Items marked (resolicited) were offered in an earlier month but never shipped; disregard any previously reported figure, as earlier orders were canceled when the books were resolicited.
Click to read the methodology for this table's estimates.
Distributor charts are regional commodity reports, not measures of a work's total reach. Read our FAQ.
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| Units | Dollars | Comic-book Title | Issue | Price | Publisher | Est. units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Uncanny X-Men | 385 | $2.25 | Marvel | 109,829 |
| 2 | 3 | X-Men | 105 | $2.25 | Marvel | 106,815 |
| 3 | 1 | Aphrodite IX | 1 | $2.50 | Image | 103,129 |
| 4 | 11 | Wolverine | 155 | $2.25 | Marvel | 75,776 |
| 5 | 8 | Fathom | 14 | $2.50 | Image | 75,726 |
| 6 | 14 | JLA | 46 | $2.25 | DC | 72,049 |
| 7 | 16 | Avengers | 33 | $2.25 | Marvel | 69,789 |
| 8 | 6 | Punisher | 7 | $2.99 | Marvel | 68,655 |
| 9 | 15 | Spawn | 101 | $2.50 | Image | 64,022 |
| 10 | 9 | Daredevil | 17 | $2.99 | Marvel | 63,213 |
| 11 | 5 | Universe X | 1 | $3.50 | Marvel | 60,725 |
| 12 | 25 | Fantastic Four | 34 | $2.25 | Marvel | 54,899 |
| 13 | 33 | Amazing Spider-Man | 22 | $2.25 | Marvel | 49,891 |
| 14 | 24 | Rising Stars | 10 | $2.50 | Image | 49,520 |
| 15 | 35 | Iron Man | 33 | $2.25 | Marvel | 48,089 |
| 16 | 19 | Batman Dark Victory | 11 | $2.95 | DC | 46,927 |
| 17 | 38 | Peter Parker Spider-Man | 22 | $2.25 | Marvel | 46,904 |
| 18 | 30 | Hellspawn | 1 | $2.50 | Image | 46,735 |
| 19 | 39 | Thor | 28 | $2.25 | Marvel | 46,607 |
| 20 | 10 | 4 Universe X Special | $3.99 | Marvel | 46,378 | |
| 21 | 41 | Batman | 582 | $2.25 | DC | 45,734 |
| 22 | 42 | X-Force | 107 | $2.25 | Marvel | 45,441 |
| 23 | 34 | Detective Comics | 749 | $2.50 | DC | 44,320 |
| 24 | 47 | Captain America | 34 | $2.25 | Marvel | 44,124 |
| 25 | 21 | Marvel Knights | 4 | $2.99 | Marvel | 43,634 |
| 26 | 12 | Preacher | 66 | $3.75 | DC | 43,328 |
| 27 | 49 | Mutant X | 24 | $2.25 | Marvel | 42,930 |
| 28 | 50 | Superman | 161 | $2.25 | DC | 42,788 |
| 29 | 36 | Batgirl | 7 | $2.50 | DC | 42,697 |
| 30 | 53 | Generation X | 68 | $2.25 | Marvel | 41,855 |
| 31 | 17 | Action Comics | 770 | $3.50 | DC | 40,808 |
| 32 | 45 | JSA | 15 | $2.50 | DC | 40,085 |
| 33 | 58 | Adventures of Superman | 583 | $2.25 | DC | 39,605 |
| 34 | 59 | Superman The Man of Steel | 105 | $2.25 | DC | 39,532 |
| 35 | 60 | Nightwing | 48 | $2.25 | DC | 39,496 |
| 36 | 61 | Cable | 84 | $2.25 | Marvel | 39,463 |
| 37 | 29 | Doom | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 39,317 |
| 38 | 31 | Avengers Infinity | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 38,796 |
| 39 | 64 | X-Man | 68 | $2.25 | Marvel | 38,654 |
| 40 | 65 | Thunderbolts | 43 | $2.25 | Marvel | 38,050 |
| 41 | 51 | Batman Gotham Knights | 8 | $2.50 | DC | 38,032 |
| 42 | 67 | Green Lantern | 129 | $2.25 | DC | 37,648 |
| 43 | 20 | X-Men Declassified | $3.50 | Marvel | 37,346 | |
| 44 | 68 | Batman Legends of the Dark Knight | 134 | $2.25 | DC | 37,232 |
| 45 | 22 | Iron Man 2000 | $3.50 | Marvel | 37,040 | |
| 46 | 23 | Superman Emperor | $3.50 | DC | 36,779 | |
| 47 | 4 | JLA 80 Page Giant | 3 | $5.95 | DC | 36,171 |
| 48 | 37 | Marvel Boy | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 35,649 |
| 49 | 76 | Gambit | 21 | $2.25 | Marvel | 35,155 |
| 50 | 77 | Incredible Hulk | 19 | $2.25 | Marvel | 35,027 |
| 51 | 63 | Crimson | 20 | $2.50 | DC | 35,023 |
| 52 | 79 | Flash | 165 | $2.25 | DC | 34,076 |
| 53 | 70 | Planetary | 12 | $2.50 | DC | 33,399 |
| 54 | 46 | Sentry | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 33,221 |
| 55 | 71 | X-Men The Hidden Years | 11 | $2.50 | Marvel | 33,129 |
| 56 | 32 | Batman Annual | 24 | $3.50 | DC | 33,075 |
| 57 | 72 | Darkness | 34 | $2.50 | Image | 33,061 |
| 58 | 13 | Green Lantern Circle of Fire | 1 | $4.95 | DC | 32,759 |
| 59 | 73 | Authority | 18 | $2.50 | DC | 32,722 |
| 60 | 48 | Spider-Man Revenge of the Green Goblin | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 32,576 |
| 61 | 27 | Green Lantern Circle of Fire | 2 | $3.75 | DC | 32,256 |
| 62 | 52 | Rising Stars Prelude | $2.95 | Image | 32,027 | |
| 63 | 75 | Titans | 20 | $2.50 | DC | 31,908 |
| 64 | 55 | Ghost Batgirl | 1 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 30,989 |
| 65 | 54 | Iron Man Bad Blood | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 30,802 |
| 66 | 78 | Green Lantern Green Lantern | 1 | $2.50 | DC | 30,788 |
| 67 | 81 | Green Lantern Firestorm | 1 | $2.50 | DC | 29,978 |
| 68 | 82 | Young Justice | 24 | $2.50 | DC | 29,905 |
| 69 | 62 | Top 10 | 10 | $2.95 | DC | 29,869 |
| 70 | 84 | Green Lantern Adam Strange | 1 | $2.50 | DC | 29,846 |
| 71 | 85 | Green Lantern Power Girl | 1 | $2.50 | DC | 29,841 |
| 72 | 86 | Green Lantern The Atom | 1 | $2.50 | DC | 29,759 |
| 73 | 40 | JSA Annual | 1 | $3.50 | DC | 29,617 |
| 74 | 96 | Robin | 81 | $2.25 | DC | 29,269 |
| 75 | 43 | Gambit 2000 | $3.50 | Marvel | 29,119 | |
| 76 | 7 | DC Two Thousand | 2 | $6.95 | DC | 29,027 |
| 77 | 66 | Spider-Girl | 25 | $2.99 | Marvel | 28,497 |
| 78 | 69 | Fathom Swimsuit Special 2000 | $2.95 | Image | 28,327 | |
| 79 | 91 | Batman Huntress Cry For Blood | 5 | $2.50 | DC | 27,884 |
| 80 | 92 | Jenny Sparks Secret History of the Authority | 3 | $2.50 | DC | 27,362 |
| 81 | 95 | Captain Marvel | 10 | $2.50 | Marvel | 26,393 |
| 82 | 107 | Catwoman | 85 | $2.25 | DC | 26,256 |
| 83 | 109 | Deadpool | 45 | $2.25 | Marvel | 25,903 |
| 84 | 80 | Batman Chronicles | 22 | $2.95 | DC | 25,602 |
| 85 | 87 | Star Wars Twilight (3 of 4) | 21 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 25,057 |
| 86 | 88 | Promethea | 10 | $2.95 | DC | 24,966 |
| 87 | 99 | Birds of Prey | 22 | $2.50 | DC | 24,966 |
| 88 | 113 | Bishop The Last X-Man | 13 | $2.25 | Marvel | 24,957 |
| 89 | 100 | Gen 13 | 56 | $2.50 | DC | 24,934 |
| 90 | 89 | Star Wars Jedi Council | 3 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 24,490 |
| 91 | 105 | WilDCats Vol. 2 | 14 | $2.50 | DC | 24,129 |
| 92 | 28 | Batman Outlaws | 2 | $4.95 | DC | 23,791 |
| 93 | 106 | Crimson Plague | 2 | $2.50 | Image | 23,681 |
| 94 | 90 | Spider-Man Death and Destiny | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 23,608 |
| 95 | 108 | Spawn The Dark Ages | 18 | $2.50 | Image | 23,512 |
| 96 | 110 | Starman | 70 | $2.50 | DC | 23,205 |
| 97 | 93 | Mystic | 3 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 22,734 |
| 98 | 124 | Supergirl | 49 | $2.25 | DC | 22,510 |
| 99 | 112 | Kiss Psycho Circus | 33 | $2.50 | Image | 22,483 |
| 100 | 94 | Marvel The Lost Generation | 5 | $2.99 | Marvel | 22,295 |
| 101 | 97 | Before The Fantastic 4 Reed Richards | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 21,952 |
| 102 | 116 | Adventures In The Rifle Brigade | 1 | $2.50 | DC | 21,705 |
| 103 | 118 | Sam and Twitch | 13 | $2.50 | Image | 21,371 |
| 104 | 119 | Legion Lost | 6 | $2.50 | DC | 21,348 |
| 105 | 98 | Spaceknights | 1 | $2.99 | Marvel | 21,335 |
| 106 | 132 | Wonder Woman | 161 | $2.25 | DC | 21,275 |
| 107 | 120 | Legends of the DC Universe | 33 | $2.50 | DC | 21,129 |
| 108 | 101 | Meridian | 3 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 21,060 |
| 109 | 102 | Scion | 3 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 21,042 |
| 110 | 103 | Sigil | 3 | $2.95 | Crossgen | 21,010 |
| 111 | 123 | Black Panther | 23 | $2.50 | Marvel | 20,781 |
| 112 | 26 | Superman Last Son of Earth | 2 | $5.95 | DC | 20,740 |
| 113 | 44 | Titans Secret Files | 2 | $4.95 | DC | 20,539 |
| 114 | 104 | Hellcat | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 20,420 |
| 115 | 18 | Batman Ego | $6.95 | DC | 20,379 | |
| 116 | 138 | Spider-Woman | 16 | $2.25 | Marvel | 19,903 |
| 117 | 126 | Azrael Agent of the Bat | 69 | $2.50 | DC | 19,784 |
| 118 | 127 | Darkminds Vol. 2 | 6 | $2.50 | Image | 19,684 |
| 119 | 128 | Martian Manhunter | 23 | $2.50 | DC | 19,675 |
| 120 | 131 | Orion | 5 | $2.50 | DC | 19,332 |
| 121 | 142 | Superboy | 79 | $2.25 | DC | 19,304 |
| 122 | 111 | Avataars Covenant of the Shield | 2 | $2.99 | Marvel | 18,925 |
| 123 | 114 | Tomorrow Stories (resolicited) | 9 | $2.95 | DC | 18,568 |
| 124 | 133 | Transmetropolitan | 37 | $2.50 | DC | 18,518 |
| 125 | 115 | Joker Mask | 4 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 18,435 |
| 126 | 134 | Hellblazer | 153 | $2.50 | DC | 18,403 |
| 127 | 135 | Hitman | 54 | $2.50 | DC | 18,303 |
| 128 | 136 | Lucifer | 5 | $2.50 | DC | 18,211 |
| 129 | 117 | Bone | 39 | $2.95 | Cartoon | 18,179 |
| 130 | 57 | Legend of the Hawkman | 2 | $4.95 | DC | 18,019 |
| 131 | 139 | Superman and Bugs Bunny | 4 | $2.50 | DC | 17,854 |
| 132 | 121 | Savage Dragon | 78 | $2.95 | Image | 17,777 |
| 133 | 122 | Racer X | 1 | $2.95 | DC | 17,749 |
| 134 | 143 | Bart Simpson Comics | 1 | $2.50 | Bongo | 17,095 |
| 135 | 144 | Shock Rockets | 5 | $2.50 | Image | 16,958 |
| 136 | 145 | Aquaman | 72 | $2.50 | DC | 16,876 |
| 137 | 129 | Sailor Moon | 23 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 16,551 |
| 138 | 130 | Angel | 10* | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 16,533 |
| 139 | 141 | Strangers In Paradise Vol. III | 34 | $2.75 | Abstract | 15,828 |
| 140 | 151 | Swamp Thing | 6 | $2.50 | DC | 15,787 |
| 141 | 154 | Gatecrasher The Ser | 3 | $2.50 | Wizard | 15,449 |
| 142 | 137 | Hellblazer Special Bad Blood | 2 | $2.95 | DC | 15,316 |
| 143 | 177 | Batman Gotham Adventures | 29 | $1.99 | DC | 15,275 |
| 144 | 156 | Hourman | 19 | $2.50 | DC | 15,270 |
| 145 | 157 | Pitt Biogenesis | 1 | $2.50 | Full Bleed | 15,261 |
| 146 | 159 | Butcher Knight | 2 | $2.50 | Image | 15,220 |
| 147 | 56 | Simpsons Comics | 50 | $5.95 | Bongo | 15,216 |
| 148 | 162 | Impulse | 65 | $2.50 | DC | 14,996 |
| 149 | 140 | Xena Warrior Princess | 12* | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 14,850 |
| 150 | 164 | 100 Bullets | 15 | $2.50 | DC | 14,420 |
| 151 | 165 | Section Zero | 3 | $2.50 | Image | 14,209 |
| 152 | 146 | Vagabond | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 14,164 |
| 153 | 147 | Powers | 4 | $2.95 | Image | 14,049 |
| 154 | 168 | Echo | 5 | $2.50 | Image | 13,857 |
| 155 | 149 | Power Pack Peer Pressure | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 13,464 |
| 156 | 172 | Dreaming | 53 | $2.50 | DC | 13,395 |
| 157 | 150 | Objective Five | 2 | $2.95 | Image | 13,386 |
| 158 | 191 | Batman Beyond | 12 | $1.99 | DC | 13,372 |
| 159 | 152 | Chyna | 1 | $2.95 | Chaos | 13,313 |
| 160 | 155 | Dragonball Z Part 3 | 7 | $2.95 | Viz | 13,029 |
| 161 | 161 | Buffy The Vampire Slayer | 24* | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 12,787 |
| 162 | 160 | Conan The Flame and The Fiend | 3 | $2.99 | Marvel | 12,691 |
| 163 | 83 | WilDCats Ladytron | $5.95 | DC | 12,554 | |
| 164 | 163 | Madman Comics The Gmen From Hell | 1 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 12,494 |
| 165 | 166 | Liberty Meadows | 13 | $2.95 | Insight | 11,886 |
| 166 | 180 | Star Trek Deep Space Nine N Vector | 3 | $2.50 | DC | 11,790 |
| 167 | 74 | Wildstorm Thunderbook | 1 | $6.95 | DC | 11,731 |
| 168 | 170 | Spyboy | 11 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 11,603 |
| 169 | 184 | Millennium Edition Detective Comics | 359 | $2.50 | DC | 11,122 |
| 170 | 158 | Oh My Goddess (Part IX) | 2) The Goddess Apprentice | $3.50 | Dark Horse | 10,880 |
| 171 | 173 | Bedlam | 1 | $2.95 | Chaos | 10,866 |
| 172 | 174 | Mobile Suit Gundam Wing | 1 | $2.95 | Viz | 10,761 |
| 173 | 175 | Dragonball Part 3 | 3 | $2.95 | Viz | 10,729 |
| 174 | 208 | Powerpuff Girls | 6 | $1.99 | DC | 10,528 |
| 175 | 193 | Brass | 3 | $2.50 | DC | 10,478 |
| 176 | 176 | Murder Me Dead | 1 | $2.95 | El Capitan | 10,354 |
| 177 | 210 | Superman Adventures | 48 | $1.99 | DC | 10,263 |
| 178 | 178 | Grendel Devils Legacy | 6 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 10,176 |
| 179 | 181 | Skinners | 2 | $2.95 | Image | 9,947 |
| 180 | 153 | Millennium Edition Sensation Comics | 1 | $3.95 | DC | 9,906 |
| 181 | 196 | Lazarus Five | 4 | $2.50 | DC | 9,709 |
| 182 | 183 | Atomics | 8 | $2.95 | AAA Pop | 9,567 |
| 183 | 185 | Gundam Wing | 7 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 9,339 |
| 184 | 187 | Space Circus | 2 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 9,087 |
| 185 | 188 | Ring of the Nibelung Valkyrie | 1 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 9,060 |
| 186 | 189 | Gunsmith Cats Kidnapped | 10 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 9,046 |
| 187 | 192 | Blade of the Immortal The Gathering (6 of 15) | 48 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 8,973 |
| 188 | 202 | Mostly Wanted | 4 | $2.50 | DC | 8,950 |
| 189 | 167 | Millennium Edition Military Comics | 1 | $3.95 | DC | 8,831 |
| 190 | 194 | Usagi Yojimbo | 40 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 8,584 |
| 191 | 206 | Creature Commandos | 6 | $2.50 | DC | 8,584 |
| 192 | 179 | Exposure Second Coming | 1 * | $3.50 | Avatar | 8,552 |
| 193 | 125 | Millennium Edition Batman The Dark Knight Returns | 1 | $5.95 | DC | 8,484 |
| 194 | 148 | Super Manga Blast | 5 | $4.95 | Dark Horse | 8,346 |
| 195 | 195 | Century (resolicited) | 1 | $2.99 | Awesome | 8,324 |
| 196 | 182 | Avengelyne Bad Blood | 2 * | $3.50 | Avatar | 8,214 |
| 197 | 197 | Avengelyne Demonslayer | 1 | $2.95 | Awesome | 8,086 |
| 198 | 198 | Nevermen | 4 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 8,081 |
| 199 | 199 | Ranma 1/2 Part 9 | 4 | $2.95 | Viz | 8,035 |
| 200 | 213 | Deadenders | 8 | $2.50 | DC | 7,615 |
| 201 | 203 | Millennium Edition Preacher | 1 | $2.95 | DC | 7,537 |
| 202 | 204 | Accelerate | 3 | $2.95 | DC | 7,528 |
| 203 | 201 | Avengelyne Prophet Rage of Furies | 1 | $2.99 | Awesome | 7,505 |
| 204 | 205 | Battle Gods Warriors of the Chaak | 5 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 7,317 |
| 205 | 223 | Cerebus | 257 | $2.25 | Aardvark-Vanaheim | 7,139 |
| 206 | 207 | Digimon | 5 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 7,121 |
| 207 | 209 | Digimon | 6 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 7,075 |
| 208 | 186 | Vampirella Presents Julie Strain Special | $3.95 | Harris | 6,796 | |
| 209 | 211 | Poison Elves | 60 | $2.95 | Sirius | 6,595 |
| 210 | 212 | Knights of the Dinner Table | 46 | $2.95 | Kenzer | 6,590 |
| 211 | 222 | Masakazu Katsuras Shadow Lady Sudden Death (4 of 5) | 23 | $2.50 | Dark Horse | 6,439 |
| 212 | 215 | Countdown | 5 | $2.95 | DC | 6,041 |
| 213 | 227 | Counter Strike | 3 | $2.50 | Chaos | 6,014 |
| 214 | 216 | Vip | 2 | $2.95 | TV | 6,005 |
| 215 | 171 | Remarkable Worlds of Phineas B Fuddle | 2 | $5.95 | DC | 5,712 |
| 216 | 220 | Gold Digger Vol. 2 | 14 | $2.95 | Antarctic | 5,644 |
| 217 | 225 | Pokemon Adventures Part 3 | 1 | $2.95 | Viz | 5,232 |
| 218 | 258 | Scooby-Doo | 39 | $1.99 | DC | 5,214 |
| 219 | 226 | CarDCaptor Sakura | 9 | $2.95 | Tokyopop | 5,195 |
| 220 | 241 | The Patriots | 10 | $2.50 | DC | 5,118 |
| 221 | 217 | Ticks Big Cruise Ship Vacation Special | 1 | $3.50 | New England | 5,031 |
| 222 | 260 | Sonic The Hedgehog | 88 | $1.99 | Archie | 4,999 |
| 223 | 169 | Steven Hughes Tribute Book | $6.95 | Chaos | 4,944 | |
| 224 | 229 | Prophet Legacy (resolicited) | 2 | $2.99 | Awesome | 4,839 |
| 225 | 230 | Knights of the Dinner Table Illustrated | 2 | $2.95 | Kenzer | 4,829 |
| 226 | 231 | Inu Yasha Part 5 | 3 | $2.95 | Viz | 4,825 |
| 227 | 236 | Too Much Coffee Man | 10 | $2.95 | Adhesive | 4,642 |
| 228 | 239 | Go Girl (resolicited) | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 4,477 |
| 229 | 240 | No Need For Tenchi Part 9 | 6 | $2.95 | Viz | 4,468 |
| 230 | 242 | Dark Horse Presents | 156 | $2.95 | Dark Horse | 4,336 |
| 231 | 243 | Gold Digger Edge Guard | 1 | $2.95 | Radio | 4,304 |
| 232 | 245 | Marquis Danse Macabre | 3 | $2.95 | Oni | 4,180 |
| 233 | 221 | Battlestar Galactica Cylon Dawn | $3.99 | Realm | 4,107 | |
| 234 | 246 | Artesia Afield | 2 | $2.95 | Sirius | 4,057 |
| 235 | 224 | Pokemon The Movie 2000 Revelation Lugia | 2 | $3.95 | Viz | 3,951 |
| 236 | 248 | Kamikaze 1946 | 1 | $2.95 | Antarctic | 3,938 |
| 237 | 235 | Aqua Knight | 5 | $3.50 | Viz | 3,919 |
| 238 | 190 | Expo 2000 Anthology | $6.95 | CBLDF | 3,837 | |
| 239 | 251 | Dark Angel | 16 | $2.95 | CPM | 3,746 |
| 240 | 255 | Lodoss War Grey Witch | 22 | $2.95 | CPM | 3,663 |
| 241 | 256 | Ninja High School | 76 | $2.95 | Antarctic | 3,613 |
| 242 | 296 | Archie | 501 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,581 |
| 243 | 300 | Dexters Laboratory | 14 | $1.99 | DC | 3,462 |
| 244 | 301 | Sabrina Vol. 2 | 11 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,453 |
| 245 | 261 | Gigantor | 7 | $2.95 | Antarctic | 3,366 |
| 246 | 263 | Warrior Nun Areala Vol. 3 | 14 | $2.95 | Antarctic | 3,334 |
| 247 | 311 | Betty & Veronica | 153 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,275 |
| 248 | 266 | Weather Woman | 1 | $2.95 | CPM | 3,252 |
| 249 | 316 | Betty | 91 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,146 |
| 250 | 252 | Co-Ed Sexxtasy | 9 | $3.50 | Fantagraphics | 3,142 |
| 251 | 253 | Age of Bronze | 8 | $3.50 | Image | 3,128 |
| 252 | 262 | Betty & Veronica Double Digest | 92 | $3.19 | Archie | 3,092 |
| 253 | 271 | Martian Successor Nadesico | 15 | $2.95 | CPM | 3,064 |
| 254 | 318 | Looney Tunes | 69 | $1.99 | DC | 3,055 |
| 255 | 273 | Road Trip | $2.95 | Oni | 3,041 | |
| 256 | 319 | Veronica | 105 | $1.99 | Archie | 3,041 |
| 257 | 214 | Vanguard Ethereal Warriors | $5.95 | Image | 3,037 | |
| 258 | 264 | Archie Double Digest | 119 | $3.19 | Archie | 3,028 |
| 259 | 272 | Aphrodite Ix Black & White Incentive | 1 (Net) | $3.00 | Image | 3,009 |
| 260 | 322 | Cartoon Network Starring | 14 | $1.99 | DC | 2,950 |
| 261 | 247 | Thb 6b Mek Power | 2 | $3.95 | Horse | 2,950 |
| 262 | 324 | Betty & Veronica Spectacular | 44 | $1.99 | Archie | 2,922 |
| 263 | 278 | Top Cow Classics Cyberforce | 1 | $2.95 | Image | 2,900 |
| 264 | 249 | Slut Girl | 3 | $3.95 | Fantagraphics | 2,895 |
| 265 | 250 | Battlestar Galactica Tech Journal Ships of Fleet | $3.99 | Realm | 2,863 | |
| 266 | 219 | Robert E Howards Horror | $5.95 | Crossgen | 2,826 | |
| 267 | 234 | X-Men Universe | 11 | $4.99 | Marvel | 2,794 |
| 268 | 275 | Pals N Gals Double Digest | 52 | $3.19 | Archie | 2,771 |
| 269 | 265 | Rumble Girls Silky Warrior Tansie | 4 | $3.50 | Image | 2,753 |
| 270 | 284 | Silent Mobius Catastrophe | 3 | $2.95 | Viz | 2,744 |
| 271 | 287 | Breakfast After Noon | 2 | $2.95 | Oni | 2,685 |
| 272 | 237 | Avengers Universe | 3 | $4.99 | Marvel | 2,680 |
| 273 | 339 | Archies Weird Mysteries | 10 | $1.99 | Archie | 2,643 |
| 274 | 327 | Betty & Veronica Digest | 115 | $2.19 | Archie | 2,611 |
| 275 | 292 | Geobreeders | 18 | $2.95 | CPM | 2,579 |
| 276 | 283 | Jugheads Double Digest | 71 | $3.19 | Archie | 2,570 |
| 277 | 293 | Time Traveler Ai | 11 | $2.95 | CPM | 2,534 |
| 278 | 332 | Archie Digest | 175 | $2.19 | Archie | 2,524 |
| 279 | 295 | Warrior Nun Brigantia | 2 | $2.95 | Antarctic | 2,479 |
| 280 | 297 | Dork Tower | 9 | $2.95 | Dork Storm | 2,415 |
| 281 | 280 | Young Witches IV Eternal Dream | 2 | $3.50 | Fantagraphics | 2,378 |
| 282 | 320 | Crime Patrol | 7 | $2.50 | Gemstone | 2,355 |
| 283 | 298 | Dork Tower | 10 | $2.95 | Dork Storm | 2,351 |
| 284 | 321 | War Against Crime | 7 | $2.50 | Gemstone | 2,351 |
| 285 | 299 | Oh My Goth Humans Suck | 2 | $2.95 | Sirius | 2,346 |
| 286 | 302 | Spellbound Magic of Love | 1 | $2.95 | Fantagraphics | 2,314 |
| 287 | 303 | Louis Riel | 5 | $2.95 | Drawn & Quarterly | 2,300 |
| 288 | 270 | Big Bang Comics | 34 | $3.95 | Image | 2,291 |
| 289 | 328 | Thieves & Kings | 33 | $2.50 | I Box | 2,287 |
| 290 | 305 | Parts Unknown Hostile Takeover | 3 | $2.95 | Image | 2,264 |
| 291 | 306 | Vampire Princess Yui Vol. 1 | 2 | $2.95 | Ironcat | 2,255 |
| 292 | 308 | Futabakun Change Vol. 5 | 2 | $2.95 | Ironcat | 2,250 |
| 293 | 309 | Prophecy of the Soul Sorcerer Vol. 2 | 6 | $2.95 | Archie | 2,232 |
| 294 | 312 | Genus | 43 | $2.95 | Radio | 2,200 |
| 295 | 349 | Jughead With Archie Digest | 160 | $2.19 | Archie | 2,145 |
| 296 | 228 | DF Universe X Alt Cvr | 1 | $6.95 | Dynamic Forces | 2,122 |
| 297 | 317 | Solar Stella One Shot | $2.95 | Sirius | 2,099 | |
| 298 | 257 | Witchblade Blood Legacy Darkminds Preview Book | $4.95 | Dynamic Forces | 2,099 | |
| 299 | 281 | Mad Color Classics | 2 | $3.99 | DC | 2,076 |
| 300 | 233 | In The Zone | $6.95 | Shanda | 2,017 |
August 2000 Graphic Novel Sales to Comics Shops
Estimated Graphic Novels and Trade Paperbacks Preordered by North American Comics Shops Based on Reports from Diamond Comic Distributors
This list includes all items on Diamond's Top Graphic Novel charts. If you don't see a book, Diamond released no data for it.
The links lead to title details on Amazon (paid links). You can also find the books at your comics shop.
Top 25 preorders were, by dollars, the strongest since the release of the Crisis on Infinite Earths hardcover back in 1998.
