From: [a--ar--i] at [news.delphi.com] ([A--R--C] at [DELPHI.COM]) Newsgroups: alt.comics.alternative,rec.arts.comics.misc Subject: Top 150 B&W Comics November 1994 Date: 7 Nov 1994 04:04:03 -0000 TOP 150 BLACK AND WHITE COMICS FOR NOVEMBER 1994 Here is a listing of the top 150 black and white comics for NOVEMBER 1994, as reported by Internal Correspondence and Capital City. Note that this includes only direct market sales, and is by quantity, not dollar value. Rank Item Publisher Index 1 (57) Sin City: Big Fat Kill #1 Dark Horse 29.5 2 (59) Sin City: The Babe Wore Red Dark Horse 28.5 3 (197) X-Men Ashcan Marvel 11.0 4 (205) Kabuki: Fear the Reaper #1 Caliber 10.7 5 (278) Highbrow Ent. Ashcan Image 7.4 6 (282) Dark Horse Presents #91 Dark Horse 7.2 7 (284) Cerebus #188 Aardvark-Vana 7.1 8 (292) Ranma 1/2 III #12 Viz 6.5 9 (294) Oh My Goddess #4 Dark Horse 6.4 10 (298) Tyrant #2 Spiderbaby Gr 6.2 11 (302) Cherry #16 Kitchen Sink 6.0 12 (304) Savage Sword of Conan #229 Marvel 6.0 13 (305) Razor #12 London Night 6.0 14 (321) Dark Fantasies Mature #1 Dark Fantasies 5.3 15 (324) Macross II: Micron Consp #1 Viz 5.1 16 (325) From Hell #6 Kitchen Sink 4.9 17 (327) Battle Angel Alita III #13 Viz 4.8 18 (329) Dark Fantasies Adult #1 Dark Fantasies 4.7 19 (335) Love and Rockets #46 Fantagraphics 4.1 20 (336) Rafferty Ashcan Malibu 4.1 21 (338) Oz #2 Caliber 4.0 22 (339) Rebel Sword Part One #2 Dark Horse 4.0 23 (340) Omaha the Cat Dancer v2 #4 Fantagraphics 3.9 24 (343) Caravan Kidd III #7 Dark Horse 3.8 25 (345) Conan Saga #94 Marvel 3.6 26 (349) Bio-Booster Armor Guyv II #2 Viz 3.5 27 (351) Mermaid's Promise #4 Viz 3.5 28 (352) Maison Ikkoku III #5 Viz 3.5 29 (353) Sol Bianca v1 #1 AD Visions 3.5 30 (355) Strangers in Paradise #2 Abstract Graph 3.5 31 Tick: Karma Tornado #8 New England 3.4 32 Ninja High School #43 Antarctic Press 3.4 33 Doin' Time with O.J. #1 Boneyard Press 3.3 34 Battle Binder Plus #1 Antarctic Press 3.3 35 Johnny Dynamite #3 Dark Horse 3.2 36 Burn Up! v1 #1 AD Visions 3.2 37 Vanity Angel #3 Antarctic Press 3.0 38 Wicked #1 Millennium 2.8 39 Robotech: Hohsq's Story #1 Academy Comics 2.6 40 Dodekain #1 Antarctic Press 2.5 41 Roarin' Rick's Rarebit F #5 King Hell 2.5 42 Emblem #6 Antarctic Press 2.5 43 Dream Wolves #1 Draculina 2.4 44 Robotech Sentinels III #11 Academy Comics 2.4 45 Robotech: Return to Mac #15 Academy Comics 2.3 46 Wildfire #1 Ziola 2.3 47 Robotech: Aftermath #9 Academy Comics 2.2 48 Wiindows #21 Cult Press 2.1 49 Carnal Comics: Blondage #1 Revisionary 2.0 50 Sisters of Darkness Tame #1 Illustration 2.0 51 Sisters of Darkness Adlt #1 Illustration 2.0 52 Carnal Comics: Rebecca #1 Revisionary 1.8 53 Elvira #19 Claypool 1.8 54 Amazing Strip #9 Antarctic Press 1.7 55 Alexis #1 Fantagraphics 1.7 56 Negative Burn #17 Caliber 1.7 57 Venus with a Hot Crotch #2 Fantagraphics 1.7 58 A Distant Soil Sketchbook #2 Aria Press 1.7 59 Don Simpson's Bizarre Her #7 Fiasco 1.6 60 Genus #9 Antarctic Press 1.6 61 Razor Signed & Numbered #10 London Night 1.5 62 Flame Twisters #2 Brown Study 1.5 63 Lowlife #5 MU Press 1.5 64 Eightball Improved Ed #13 Fantagraphics 1.5 65 Gold Digger #17 Antarctic Press 1.5 66 Silbuster #6 Antarctic Press 1.4 67 Wolff and Byrd: Counsel #4 Exhibit A 1.4 68 Sally Forth #7 Fantagraphics 1.4 69 Mangazine #36 Antarctic Press 1.4 70 Empty Love Stories #1 Slave Labor 1.2 71 Vigil: Rebirth #1 Millennium 1.2 72 Atomic City Tales #2 Black Eye 1.2 73 Shedeeva #2 Fantagraphics 1.2 74 Blazing Foxholes #2 Fantagraphics 1.2 75 Spore Whores #1 Fantagraphics 1.2 76 Blank: Encephalon Void #1 Artery Entertain 1.2 77 Femforce Up Close #11 AC Comics 1.2 78 Cherry #1 (2nd) Kitchen Sink 1.2 79 Cherry #11 (2nd) Kitchen Sink 1.1 80 Hot Nights in Rangoon #3 Fantagraphics 1.1 81 Cud #8 Fantagraphics 1.1 82 Harem Nights #2 Fantagraphics 1.1 83 Twilight-X Quarterly #2 Antarctic Press 1.1 84 Cherry #8 (2nd) Fantagraphics 1.1 85 Cheeta Pop #2 Antarctic Press 1.0 86 Gaby and the Goat #2 Fantagraphics 1.0 87 THB #3 Horse Press 1.0 88 Blood and Roses: Search #2 Knight Press 1.0 89 Thieves and Kings #2 I-Box 1.0 90 Horror House #1 AC Comics .9 91 Ramba #5 (2nd) Fantagraphics .9 92 How to Draw Comics London Night .9 93 Sex Brawl: Alazar's #3 Fantagraphics .9 94 Realm #8 Caliber .9 95 Crap #6 Fantagraphics .9 96 Nefarismo #2 Fantagraphics .9 97 Konny and Czu #2 Antarctic Press .9 98 Shanda #6 Antarctic Press .9 99 Bloodshed #1 Damage .9 100 Furrlough #23 Antarctic Press .9 101 Legends Living Dead #1 Fantaco .9 102 Hitomi II: Geohammer #7 Antarctic Press .8 103 Tigers of Terra #6 Antarctic Press .8 104 Splatter: Holiday in Hell #1 Comico .8 105 Desert Peach: Lady Luck #22 MU Press .8 106 Rant #1 Boneyard .8 107 Northstar Presents: M #2 Comico .8 108 Milk and Cheese's First 2nd Slave Labor .8 109 Karate Girl #2 (2nd) Fantagraphics .8 110 Knightmare #3 Antarctic Press .8 111 Spandex Tights: Adventure #2 Lost Cause .7 112 Slacker Comics #2 Slave Labor .7 113 Donielle: Enslaved at #10 Raging Rhino .7 114 Freak Brothers #11 Rip Off Press .7 115 Savage Henry #3 Caliber Press .7 116 Way Out Strips #4 Fantagraphics .7 117 Shaundra #2 Rip Off Press .7 118 Ashley Dust #2 Knight Press .6 119 Cave Woman #4 Basement Comics .6 120 Bloodstorm #1 LEG (?) .6 121 Venus in Chains #2 Shunga Comics .6 122 Lorelei #5 Starwarp .6 123 Manosaurs: Armageddon #3 Entity .6 124 Deliverer #2 Ziola .6 125 Trauma Corps Ashcan #1 Anubis .6 126 Mistress of Bondage #1 (2nd) Fantagraphics .6 127 Aeon Focus: Ink Blot #4 MU Press .5 128 Twisted Vixen: X-Rated #11 Raging Rhino .5 129 A Distant Soil #4 (2nd) Aria Press .5 130 Leather Boy #3 Fantagraphics .5 131 Phantom of Fear City #10 Claypool .5 132 Jane Doe #5 Raging Rhino .5 133 Gin-Ryu Preview Ashcan Believe in Yours .5 134 Naughty Bits #7 (2nd) Fantagraphics .5 135 Atomic City Tales #1 Black Eye .5 136 Scud: Disposable Assass #2 Fireman Press .5 137 Jazzbo! Comics That #1 Slave Labor .5 138 Greymatter #9 Alaffinity .4 139 GI Government Issued #4 Parody .4 140 Mecharider #2 Castle Graphics .4 141 Jaq Hammer Signed #0 Anubis .4 142 Jar of Fools Penny Dreadful .4 143 Activists #1 MAR (?) .4 144 Omaha #0 (2nd) Kitchen Sink .4 145 Tales from the Edge #5 Vanguard .4 146 Neat Stuff #15 (2nd) Fantagraphics .4 147 Young Witches #3 (2nd) Fantagraphics .4 148 Attitude Lad #3 Slave Labor .3 149 Portfolios #1 DEL (?) .3 150 Pulp Tattoo #1 Blind Bat .3 ...out of over 200 black and white comics. (And out of over 600 comics overall.) NOTE: The number in parenthesis is the rank of the comic among ALL comics, including color books. The index rates how well the comic sold in comparison to Uncanny X-Men #320. For example, for every 100 copies of U. X-Men #320, 7.1 copies of Cerebus #188 were sold. NOTE: If the columns do not line up, then convert the text in this document to a space-filling font such as Courier.