Friday, September 25, 2015

Amazon Top 50 - September 25, 2015

Saga Volume 5
Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.

1 (-). Saga Volume 5
2 (+5). Batman Vol. 7: Endgame (The New 52)
3 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death
4 (-2). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
5 (-1). The Walking Dead Compendium Three *
6 (-1). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
7 (+3). Saga Volume 1
8 (+3). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
9 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #21 (Kindle)
10 (-4). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
11 (+2). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3)
12 (+13). American Born Chinese
13 (-4). Goodnight Darth Vader
14 (-). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
15 (-7). Darth Vader and Son
16 (N). The Comic Book Story of Beer
17 (+16). Saga Volume 2
18 (-3). Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection
19 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium One
20 (-4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
21 (+6). Civil War
22 (+9). Wytches Volume 1
23 (-1). Vader's Little Princess
24 (+14). Saga Volume 3
25 (-5). Username: Evie
26 (+4). Saga Volume 4
27 (-1). Me Without You
28 (-4). Watchmen
29 (-6). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
30 (N). Avatar: The Last Airbender - Smoke and Shadow Part One *
31 (+4). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
32 (N). Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead *
33 (+4). Batman: Year One
34 (-15). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
35 (-17). The Complete Persepolis
36 (-7). Marvel Encyclopedia
37 (+6). Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan (Book 2)
38 (-2). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1
39 (+6). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
40 (-12). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
41 (-1). Naruto, Vol. 72 *
42 (-3). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
43 (-11). Descender Volume 1: Tin Stars
44 (-). Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
45 (-24). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
46 (R). I Am Pusheen the Cat
47 (+1). The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
48 (R). Low Volume 1: The Delirium of Hope
49 (-7). One-Punch Man, Vol. 2
50 (-3). V for Vendetta


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks

Commentary:
  • Saga Volume 5 stays on the top of the chart this week, followed closely by the new Batman collection in the #2 slot.
  • The new issue of Injustice is the top debut this week, followed by The Comic Book Story of Beer, a new Avatar graphic novel, and a collection of Trick 'r Treat comics.
  • But it's pretty much business as usual on the Amazon chart this week.

Friday, September 18, 2015

Amazon Top 50 - September 18, 2015

Saga Volume 5
Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.

1 (-). Saga Volume 5
2 (-). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
3 (-). The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death
4 (+2). The Walking Dead Compendium Three *
5 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
6 (-2). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
7 (+19). Batman Vol. 7: Endgame (The New 52) *
8 (+5). Darth Vader and Son
9 (+6). Goodnight Darth Vader
10 (-1). Saga Volume 1
11 (+1). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
12 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #20 (Kindle)
13 (-6). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3)
14 (-6). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
15 (+30). Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection
16 (+4). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
17 (+7). The Walking Dead Compendium One
18 (-2). The Complete Persepolis
19 (+22). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
20 (+8). Username: Evie
21 (+6). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
22 (+1). Vader's Little Princess
23 (+7). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
24 (-6). Watchmen
25 (-14). American Born Chinese
26 (+7). Me Without You
27 (-10). Civil War
28 (-14). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
29 (+2). Marvel Encyclopedia
30 (-8). Saga Volume 4
31 (+3). Wytches Volume 1
32 (N). Descender Volume 1: Tin Stars
33 (-4). Saga Volume 2
34 (N). Democracy
35 (-3). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
36 (R). One-Punch Man, Vol. 1
37 (-). Batman: Year One
38 (-13). Saga Volume 3
39 (+11). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)
40 (+7). Naruto, Vol. 72 *
41 (+7). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 2
42 (-21). One-Punch Man, Vol. 2
43 (-7). Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan (Book 2)
44 (-). Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
45 (-7). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
46 (N). Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection
47 (R). V for Vendetta
48 (R). The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
49 (-9). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
50 (R). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks

Commentary:
  • The top three from last week—Saga, Fun Home, Walking Dead—stay in their same positions this week.
  • As the fall college book-buying season starts to wind down, those ever-popular graphic novels being to slide back down the chart. (Except for Fun Home; because controversy.) Don't worry, they'll be back up in January.
  • Debuting this week, alongside from the requisite new issue of Injustice, are the fist collection of Lemire & Nguyen's Descender, Democracy (by the creators of Logicomix), and Heart and Brain (a collection of the Webcomic Awkward Yeti).

Friday, September 11, 2015

Amazon Top 50 - September 11, 2015

Saga Volume 5
Here are the Top 50 Comics & Graphic Novels on Amazon Friday morning. See About the Amazon Top 50 Lists for more information on how this list is compiled.

1 (+2). Saga Volume 5 *
2 (-1). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
3 (-1). The Walking Dead, Vol. 24: Life and Death
4 (-). Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
5 (-). Batman: The Killing Joke, Deluxe Edition
6 (+1). The Walking Dead Compendium Three *
7 (+7). The Phantom Bully (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #3)
8 (-2). Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
9 (+10). Saga Volume 1
10 (N). Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #19 (Kindle)
11 (-2). American Born Chinese
12 (+4). Hyperbole and a Half (paperback)
13 (+17). Darth Vader and Son
14 (-4). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
15 (+5). Goodnight Darth Vader
16 (-8). The Complete Persepolis
17 (-6). Civil War
18 (-3). Watchmen
19 (-2). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Kindle)
20 (-7). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
21 (+3). One-Punch Man, Vol. 2
22 (+12). Saga Volume 4
23 (+20). Vader's Little Princess
24 (-2). The Walking Dead Compendium One
25 (+15). Saga Volume 3
26 (+7). Batman Vol. 7: Endgame (The New 52) *
27 (+20). How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
28 (N). Username: Evie
29 (+2). Saga Volume 2
30 (+12). Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls (The New 52)
31 (-3). Marvel Encyclopedia
32 (+6). The Walking Dead Compendium Two
33 (+6). Me Without You
34 (-9). Wytches Volume 1
35 (N). Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire *
36 (R). Star Wars: Jedi Academy, Return of the Padawan (Book 2)
37 (-8). Batman: Year One
38 (+12). Batman Vol. 3: Death of the Family (The New 52)
39 (N). Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Shattered Empire #1 (Kindle)
40 (-19). Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
41 (-). Star Wars: Jedi Academy
42 (-25). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Kindle)
43 (R). Low Volume 1: The Delirium of Hope
44 (-8). Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
45 (N). Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection *
46 (N). Mad Max: Fury Road
47 (N). Naruto, Vol. 72 *
48 (-13). Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 2
49 (N). Minecraft: The Legend of Minecraft Pirates: Battle of the Pirate (Kindle)
50 (-1). Batman Vol. 2: The City of Owls (The New 52)


Items with asterisks (*) are pre-order items.

N = New listing appearing on list for first time
R = Item returning to the list after having been off for 1 or more weeks

Commentary:
  • The new #1 for this week is Saga Volume 5, which scoots into the top slot on the chart in advance of its bookstore release next week.
  • The top debut for the week is the latest Kindle issue of Injustice. Also new is Username: Evie by YouTube star Joe Sugg, the new Hark! A Vagrant collection, the Mad Max: Fury Road collection, the latest Naruto volume, and a new Minecraft comic.
  • Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire shows up twice on the chart, as the Kindle edition of the first issue and the eventual print collection (due out in November) both debut. Is this the start of Star Wars fever on the comics chart?

Friday, September 04, 2015

DC Comics Month-to Month Sales: July 2015 - Life, the Universe, and Everything


 
Batman #42 - Teen Titans Go! variant
Greetings, sales charts fans! It's time once again to look at DC's sales figures.

(Warning: This month’s column contains a higher amount of ranting than usual…)

July was not a good month, sales-wise, for DC Entertainment. Compared to June, the average sales per title dropped by over 8K, and they sold 300K fewer total units in the NA direct market, despite offering nine more titles. Sales were down across the board, in many cases significantly, except for one title: Batgirl.

Why did things drop so significantly? Three main reasons:
  1. New titles, whose sales last month were made returnable for their #1 issues, lost their returnability.
  2. Returning titles, which last month had freely-returnable covers featuring the ever-popular Joker, this month featured Teen Titans Go!, which apparently was not viewed as desirable.
  3. Secret Wars: Retailers apparently preferred to put their money into Marvel's big event, now in full swing.
What evidence to we have of the above? Well the Secret Wars thing is pure conjecture, but the first two are born out by the aforementioned Batgirl. These past two months Batgirl has had neither variant covers nor been returnable, and it's month-to-month sales dropped by a barely noticeable 0.2%

All of which points to actual readership being much more steady, and these drops, at least for the returning titles, having more to do with variant cover and order incentive shenanigans. Which for those of us who previously lived through the boom-and-bust speculator bubbles of previous decades recognize as signs of impending disaster.

And those drops this month are pretty bad. Most titles with freely-orderable variants saw drops of between 12 and 20%, while new titles in their second (non-returnable) issues saw drops between 30 and 50%.

But wait, things get worse!

As this column was nearing completion, word started hitting the various industry gossip sites that DC is changing their mind on this whole "Divergence"/"DC You" thing, and will instead be heading back in the direction of appealing to what they view as their 'core' or 'traditional' audience.

Which, IMHO is really short-sighted.

The only way "Divergence" was going to work is in the long-term. DC seemed to be making a concerted effort to create comics that would appeal to an audience outside of the regular Wednesday comics crowd. So they shouldn't be surprised when those comics don't sell all that great in their traditional outlets. Can you really expect to know how these different approaches will do until you see how well the trade collections do (and in the long-term)?

It's not as though a title like Doomed, which is pretty close to the sort of thing we would have seen in the New 52 days, is doing any better than most of the more outré new titles. So it's not the approach that's the problem, it's the marketing.

As in there really wasn't any. At least, none that I could see outside their usual preaching-to-the-regular-crowd approach.

DC launched 20+ titles last month. It was their largest single month of new titles since the New 52 launched in 2011, but the marketing support was just a fraction of that. Where was the marketing targeted at the readers that this new approach was meant to be aimed? Where were the Tumblr and Twitter ads? The social media campaigns? Did DC think that these readers were just going to magically  show up in comic stores on Wednesdays and purchase comics they didn't even know existed? DC seemed to be more concerned with dividing up their pages to sell ads for candy bars than they did in marketing their own big launch effort outside of their usual crowd.

(And yes, DC did all of those free eight page previews, but did anyone outside of the regular comics community even know that they existed?)

When the New 52 launched, people who were not regular comics buyers knew about it. Some of them even made the effort to go into comic stores and try them. Imagine what would have happened had their been a commensurate market push to the general public for this new launch of 20+ titles, and that those non-regular comics buying people this time found a grater variety of types of comics, increasing the chances that they'd find something that actually appealed to them.

And seriously, if DC cannot wait past just three or four months of Diamond orders on floppies before pulling the trigger on a new initiative, then they deserve whatever they end up getting.

But then what the hell do I know.




Warning: The commentary below may contain reasoned analysis, speculation (unfounded and otherwise), opinion, and/or snark. Those looking for a more straightforward analysis are directed to John Jackson Miller's excellent Comichron analysis, posted earlier this month over at Comichron!

Please consider the fine print at the end of the column. Thanks to Milton Griepp and ICv2.com for the permission to use their figures. An overview of ICv2.com‘s estimates can be found here.

(Note that the percentage comparisons are now done with total orders including reorder activity, as opposed to initial orders as was the practice of this column under the previous administration.)


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5 - BATMAN ($3.99)
07/2005: Batman #642    --  65,435
07/2010: Batman #701    --  76,398
07/2011: Batman #712    --  51,385
07/2012: Batman #11     -- 127,210
07/2013: Batman #22     -- 132,047 (- 15.8%)
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07/2014: Batman #33     -- 117,996 (-  9.3%)
08/2014: Batman #34     -- 112,186 (-  4.9%)
09/2014: Futures End #1 -- 142,980 (+ 27.4%)
10/2014: Batman #35     -- 118,860 (- 16.9%)
11/2014: Batman #36     -- 115,183 (-  3.1%)
12/2014: Batman #37     -- 113,255 (-  1.7%)
01/2015: Batman #38     -- 110,232 (-  2.7%)
02/2015: Batman #39     -- 118,106 (+  7.1%)
03/2015: --
04/2015: Batman #40     -- 131,128 (+ 31.8%) [155,690]
05/2015: --
06/2015: Batman #41     -- 142,155 (-  8.7%)
07/2015: Batman #42     -- 117,441 (- 17.4%)
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6 months: +  6.5%
1 year  : -  0.5%
2 years : - 11.1%
5 years : + 53.7%
10 years: + 79.5%

While one would likely expect for the Teen Titans Go! variant cover to not do as well as the Joker variant on a Batman comic, this drop-off seems awfully harsh. Still, it's enough to return Batman to the top of DC's sales for July.

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11 - JUSTICE LEAGUE ($3.99)
07/2005: JLA #115           --  87,644  [91,030]
07/2010: JL of America #47  --  60,368
07/2011: JL of America #59  --  43,545
07/2012: Justice League #11 -- 123,971
07/2013: Justice League #22 -- 110,194 [124,026]
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07/2014: Justice League #32 --  88,179 (+ 16.3%)
08/2014: --
09/2014: Justice League #33 --  79,447 (-  9.9%)
09/2014: Futures End #1     -- 104,246 (+ 31.2%)
10/2014: Justice League #34 --  75,400 (- 27.7%)
10/2014: Justice League #35 --  75,264 (-  0.2%)
11/2014: Justice League #36 --  74,796 (-  0.6%)
12/2014: Justice League #37 --  72,081 (-  3.6%)
01/2015: Justice League #38 --  68,989 (-  4.3%)
02/2015: Justice League #39 --  72,904 (+  5.7%)
03/2015: --
04/2015: Justice League #40 --  78,388 (+  7.5%)
05/2015: --
06/2015: Justice League #41 --  97,584 (+ 31.9%) [103,398]
07/2015: Justice League #42 --  81,291 (- 21.4%)
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6 months: + 17.8%
1 year  : -  7.8%
2 years : - 34.5%
5 years : + 34.7%
10 years: - 10.7%

Another harsh drop-off; and perhaps unfounded, as a second print of the previous issue charts with just under 6K copies, showing that there may be a greater demand for the "Darkseid War" story than some had originally anticipated.

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12 - MAD MAX FURY ROAD (Vertigo) ($4.99)
05/2015: Nux & Immortan Joe #1 -- 11,569           [18,776]
06/2015: Furiosa            #1 -- 20,733 (+ 40.9%) [26,458]
07/2015: Max           #1 of 2 -- 79,955 (+202.2%)

You may be wondering (as I was) as to what the heck is going on here? Turns out that this comic was included in the Nerd Block subscription box for July, and Nerd Block must've gone through Diamond to get the comics for the box.

(It also allows us to make a guess as to how many Nerd Boxes were sent out in July: likely between 50K and 60K.)

Needless to say this is the top Vertigo comic for July.

The previous one-shot (Furiosa) sees just under 6K in orders chart for its second printing.

Which adds up to the Mad Max tie-ins being the most successful (non-Sandman) new comic for Vertigo in quite some time. Who had ‘Movie Tie-ins’ in the ‘How to Save Vertigo’ pool?

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16 - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA ($5.99)
07/2005: JLA #115          --  87,644  [91,030]
07/2010: JL of America #47 --  60,368
07/2011: JL of America #59 --  43,545
07/2012: --
07/2013: JL of America #6  --  86,192 [94,923]
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06/2015: JL of America #1  -- 150,845 (+193.8%)
07/2015: JL of America #2  --  70,979 (- 52.9%)
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2 years : - 25.2%
5 years : + 17.6%
10 years: - 22.0%

After last month's multiple-variant-cover-fueled first issue, things come back down to normal for issue #2. 71K is certainly respectable, but it is a good 10K lower than the main Justice League. Historically it's been difficult (though certainly not impossible) for DC to carry more than one Justice League title at a time, and right now they're trying to carry four…

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25 - HARLEY QUINN ($3.99)
07/2014: Harley Quinn #8  --  76,827 (- 17.6%)
08/2014: Harley Quinn #9  --  71,522 (-  6.9%)
08/2014: Harley Quinn #10 --  58,500 (- 18.2%)
09/2014: Futures End #1   -- 119,180 (+103.7%)
10/2014: Harley Quinn #11 --  68,557 (- 42.5%)
11/2014: Harley Quinn #12 --  71,245 (+  3.9%)
12/2014: Harley Quinn #13 --  68,102 (-  4.4%)
01/2015: Harley Quinn #14 --  64,735 (-  4.9%)
02/2015: --
03/2015: Harley Quinn #15 --  66,904 (+  3.4%)
04/2015: Harley Quinn #16 --  72,055 (+  7.7%)
05/2015: --
06/2015: Harley Quinn #17 --  68,243 (-  5.3%)
07/2015: Harley Quinn #18 --  59,566 (- 12.7%)
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6 months: -  8.0%
1 year  : - 22.5%

A harsh drop, for no good reason that I can think of. Harley fatigue?

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31 - DETECTIVE COMICS ($3.99)
07/2005: Detective Comics #808 -- 37,952
07/2010: Detective Comics #867 -- 40,371
07/2011: Detective Comics #879 -- 39,185
07/2012: Detective Comics #11  -- 79,835
07/2013: Detective Comics #22  -- 63,949
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07/2014: Detective Comics #33  -- 62,856 (- 13.9%)
08/2014: Detective Comics #34  -- 58,812 (-  6.4%)
09/2014: Futures End #1        -- 96,081 (+ 63.4%)
10/2014: Detective Comics #35  -- 57,385 (- 40.3%)
11/2014: Detective Comics #36  -- 58,171 (+  1.4%)
12/2014: Detective Comics #37  -- 54,953 (-  5.5%)
01/2015: Detective Comics #38  -- 51,301 (-  6.6%)
02/2015: Detective Comics #39  -- 54,698 (+  6.6%)
03/2015: Detective Comics #40  -- 56,126 (+  2.6%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Detective Comics #41  -- 57,648 (+  2.7%)
07/2015: Detective Comics #42  -- 50,743 (- 12.0%)
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6 months: -  1.1%
1 year  : - 19.3%
2 years : - 20.7%
5 years : + 25.7%
10 years: + 33.7%

Another harsh drop, to the lowest sales since the relaunch.

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36 - SUPERMAN ($3.99)
07/2005: Superman #219  -- 71,036 [84,145]
07/2010: Superman #701  -- 54,506
07/2011: Superman #713  -- 36,646
07/2012: Superman #11   -- 56,066
07/2013: Superman #22   -- 42,961
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07/2014: Superman #33   -- 62,998 (- 39.1%)
08/2014: Superman #34   -- 56,568 (- 10.2%)
09/2014: Futures End #1 -- 77,949 (+ 37.8%)
10/2014: Superman #35   -- 53,692 (- 31.1%)
11/2014: Superman #36   -- 52,272 (-  2.6%)
12/2014: Superman #37   -- 50,383 (-  3.6%)
01/2015: --
02/2015: Superman #38   -- 48,987 (-  2.8%)
03/2015: Superman #39   -- 50,260 (+  2.6%)
04/2015: Superman #40   -- 52,666 (+  4.8%)
05/2015: --
06/2015: Superman #41   -- 53,393 (+  1.4%)
07/2015: Superman #42   -- 46,691 (- 12.6%)
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6 months:    n.a.
1 year  : - 25.9%
2 years : +  8.7%
5 years : - 14.3%
10 years: - 44.5%

Yet another harsh drop. The trend this month is not looking good…

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37 - CYBORG ($2.99)
07/2015: Cyborg #1  -- 45,187

The debut issue of Cyborg is the top-selling $3 book from DC this month.

Though not the top-selling $3 book overall, as several Image books at that level outsell it. Marvel of course have very few $3 books left, and it doesn't seem to be hurting their sales at all. I'll be shocked if at this time next year DC has very many $3 comics left.

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38 - HARLEY QUINN & POWER GIRL ($3.99)
06/2015: HQ & PG #1 of 6 -- 71,402
07/2015: HQ & PG #2 of 6 -- 44,974 (- 37.0%)

Undergoes what is for last month's debut issues a typical second-issue drop.

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41 - ROBIN, SON OF BATMAN ($3.99)
07/2005: Robin #140    -- 28,909
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06/2015: Robin SoB #1  -- 70,505 (+122.5%)
07/2015: Robin SoB #2  -- 44,232 (- 37.3%)
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10 years: + 53.0%

Ditto.

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47 - BATMAN/SUPERMAN ($3.99)
07/2005: Superman/Batman #21 -- 108,341
07/2010: Superman/Batman #74 --  30,847
07/2011: Superman/Batman #86 --  26,530
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07/2014: Batman/Superman #12 --  68,345 (+ 27.7%)
08/2014: Batman/Superman #13 --  55,954 (- 18.1%)
09/2014: Futures End #1      --  87,339 (+ 56.1%)
10/2014: Batman/Superman #14 --  52,270 (- 40.2%)
10/2014: Batman/Superman #15 --  50,226 (-  3.9%)
11/2014: Batman/Superman #16 --  48,581 (-  3.3%)
12/2014: Batman/Superman #17 --  44,714 (-  8.0%)
01/2015: Batman/Superman #18 --  41,750 (-  6.6%)
02/2015: Batman/Superman #19 --  44,134 (+  5.7%)
03/2015: Batman/Superman #20 --  43,428 (-  1.6%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Batman/Superman #21 --  49,204 (+ 13.3%)
07/2015: Batman/Superman #22 --  41,672 (- 15.3%)
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6 months: -  0.2%
1 year  : - 39.0%
5 years : + 35.1%
10 years: - 61.5%

Any hopes of a bump for the "Truth" storyline appear to be unfounded, as sales on the related titles fall back to normal this month.

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51 - GREEN LANTERN ($3.99)
07/2005: --
07/2010: Green Lantern #56  --  84,164
07/2011: Green Lantern #67  --  74,521
07/2012: Green Lantern #11  --  78,708
07/2013: Green Lantern #22  --  62,415 (- 13.2%)
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07/2014: Green Lantern #33  --  47,279 (- 16.0%)
08/2014: Green Lantern #34  --  43,846 (-  7.3%)
09/2014: Futures End #1     --  77,372 (+ 76.5%)
10/2014: Green Lantern #35  --  45,893 (- 40.7%)
11/2014: Green Lantern #36  --  46,157 (+  0.6%)
12/2014: Green Lantern #37  --  44,033 (-  4.6%)
01/2015: Green Lantern #38  --  39,342 (- 10.7%)
02/2015: Green Lantern #39  --  41,997 (+  6.7%)
03/2015: Green Lantern #40  --  42,334 (+  0.8%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Green Lantern #41  --  45,704 (+  8.0%)
07/2015: Green Lantern #42  --  39,290 (- 14.0%)
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6 months: -  0.1%
1 year  : - 16.9%
2 years : - 37.1%
5 years : - 53.3%
10 years:    n.a.

The first issue of IDW's Star Trek/Green Lantern crossover sold about 70K (when returnability is factored in). Granted there were likely oodles of variants for that one, and it was a first issue with a curiosity factor. But when other companies are outselling DC's take on its own character, that's not a good sign.

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55 - ACTION COMICS ($3.99)
07/2005: Action Comics #829 -- 62,994 [76,896]
07/2010: Action Comics #891 -- 35,328
07/2011: Action Comics #903 -- 40,205
07/2012: Action Comics #11  -- 76,232
07/2013: Action Comics #22  -- 44,861
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07/2014: Action Comics #33  -- 49,457 (- 10.7%)
08/2014: Action Comics #34  -- 46,746 (-  5.5%)
09/2014: Futures End #1     -- 74,497 (+ 59.4%)
10/2014: Action Comics #35  -- 45,152 (- 39.4%)
11/2014: Action Comics #36  -- 41,835 (-  7.3%)
12/2014: Action Comics #37  -- 39,168 (-  6.4%)
01/2015: Action Comics #38  -- 35,018 (- 10.6%)
02/2015: Action Comics #39  -- 38,070 (+  8.7%)
03/2015: Action Comics #40  -- 38,216 (+  0.4%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Action Comics #41  -- 44,083 (+ 15.4%)
07/2015: Action Comics #42  -- 37,956 (- 13.9%)
-----------------
6 months: +  8.4%
1 year  : - 23.3%
2 years : - 15.4%
5 years : +  7.4%
10 years: - 50.6%

Yet another large drop. It's still up over where it was 6 months ago, so that's something I guess…?

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56 - WONDER WOMAN ($3.99)
07/2005: Wonder Woman #218 -- 34,366
07/2005: Wonder Woman #219 -- 53,490 [92,164]
07/2010: Wonder Woman #601 -- 39,672
07/2011: Wonder Woman #613 -- 29,720
07/2012: Wonder Woman #11  -- 45,669
07/2013: Wonder Woman #22  -- 35,539
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07/2014: Wonder Woman #33  -- 37,431 (- 22.4%)
08/2014: --
09/2014: Futures End #1    -- 69,497 (+ 85.7%)
10/2014: Wonder Woman #34  -- 35,774 (- 48.5%)
10/2014: Wonder Woman #35  -- 35,968 (+  0.5%)
11/2014: Wonder Woman #36  -- 58,965 (+ 63.9%)
12/2014: Wonder Woman #37  -- 43,066 (- 27.0%)
01/2015: Wonder Woman #38  -- 39,669 (-  7.9%)
02/2015: Wonder Woman #39  -- 42,634 (+  7.5%)
03/2015: --
04/2015: Wonder Woman #40  -- 45,172 (+  6.0%)
05/2015: --
06/2015: Wonder Woman #41  -- 45,284 (+  0.2%)
07/2015: Wonder Woman #42  -- 36,668 (- 19.0%)
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6 months: -  0.0%
1 year  : -  2.0%
2 years : +  3.2%
5 years : - 60.2%
10 years: +  6.7%

And another. Wonder Woman has almost dropped down to its pre-Finch numbers.

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57 - SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN ($3.99)
07/2014: Superman/Wonder Woman #10 -- 50,254 (- 19.8%)
08/2014: Superman/Wonder Woman #11 -- 50,550 (+  0.6%)
09/2014: Futures End #1            -- 77,169 (+ 52.7%)
10/2014: Superman/Wonder Woman #12 -- 47,885 (- 37.9%)
11/2014: Superman/Wonder Woman #13 -- 44,013 (-  8.1%)
12/2014: Superman/Wonder Woman #14 -- 41,231 (-  6.3%)
01/2015: Superman/Wonder Woman #15 -- 36,877 (- 10.6%)
02/2015: Superman/Wonder Woman #16 -- 38,550 (+  4.5%)
03/2015: --
04/2015: Superman/Wonder Woman #17 -- 39,868 (+  3.4%)
05/2015: --
06/2015: Superman/Wonder Woman #18 -- 39,787 (-  0.2%)
07/2015: Superman/Wonder Woman #19 -- 36,666 (-  7.8%)
-----------------
6 months: -  0.6%
1 year  : - 27.0%

The first DCU title on the chart to have a June to July percentage drop under 10%.

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59 - FLASH ($3.99)
07/2005: Flash #224     -- 48,062
07/2010: Flash #4       -- 64,832
07/2011: --
07/2012: Flash #11      -- 53,674
07/2013: Flash #22      -- 38,993
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07/2014: Flash #33      -- 39,669 (- 15.9%)
08/2014: Flash #34      -- 37,109 (-  6.5%)
09/2014: Futures End #1 -- 70,368 (+ 89.6%)
10/2014: Flash #35      -- 37,484 (- 46.7%)
11/2014: Flash #36      -- 38,145 (+  1.8%)
12/2014: Flash #37      -- 37,026 (-  2.9%)
01/2015: Flash #38      -- 35,180 (-  5.0%)
02/2015: Flash #39      -- 43,635 (+ 24.0%)
03/2015: Flash #40      -- 38,382 (- 12.0%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Flash #41      -- 41,256 (+  7.5%)
07/2015: Flash #42      -- 37,956 (-  8.0%)
-----------------
6 months: +  7.9%
1 year  : -  4.3%
2 years : -  2.7%
5 years : - 41.5%
10 years: - 21.0%

DC seem unable to turn television viewers into comic readers. (See also Green Arrow below…)

On the other hand, Flash's drop is 'only' 8% this month, and it’s down only about 1.5K from a year ago (before the TV series launched) so maybe there's some small effect?

But maybe if the television shows were doing close-to-Walking Dead numbers in viewers, the comics would be doing better as well?

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62 - NEW SUICIDE SQUAD ($2.99)
07/2012: Suicide Squad #11     -- 29,809
07/2013: Suicide Squad #22     -- 22,447
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07/2014: New Suicide Squad #1  -- 49,260 (+123.3%)
08/2014: New Suicide Squad #2  -- 38,477 (- 21.9%)
09/2014: Futures End #1        -- 73,599 (+ 91.3%)
10/2014: New Suicide Squad #3  -- 39,498 (- 46.3%)
11/2014: New Suicide Squad #4  -- 34,920 (- 11.6%)
12/2014: New Suicide Squad #5  -- 32,834 (-  6.0%)
01/2015: New Suicide Squad #6  -- 32,304 (-  1.6%)
02/2015: New Suicide Squad #7  -- 30,537 (-  5.5%)
03/2015: New Suicide Squad #8  -- 30,443 (-  0.3%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: New Suicide Squad #9  -- 42,225 (+ 38.7%)
07/2015: New Suicide Squad #10 -- 35,365 (- 16.2%)
-----------------
6 months: +  9.5%
1 year  : - 28.2%
2 years : + 57.5%

A steep drop, but still an improvement on its pre-Convergence numbers. Anticipation for the upcoming movie may be helping a smidge.

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65 - BATMAN BEYOND ($2.99)
07/2012: Unlimited #6      -- 22,555
07/2013: Unlimited #18     -- 15,275
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07/2014: Universe #12      -- 14,419 (+ 2.5%)
08/2014: Universe #13      -- 14,215 (- 1.4%)
09/2014: Universe #14      -- 14,061 (- 1.1%)
10/2014: Universe #15      -- 13,739 (- 2.3%)
11/2014: Universe #16      -- 13,211 (- 3.8%)
12/2014: --
01/2015: --
02/2015: --
03/2015: --
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Batman Beyond #1  -- 59,151 (+347.7%)
07/2015: Batman Beyond #2  -- 35,000 (- 40.8%)
----------------
6 months:    n.a.
1 year  : +142.7%
2 years : +129.1%

Sales come crashing back down to Earth. Hard. As one would expect, this is now selling numbers on the order of a typical third-tier Batman title.

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67 - GRAYSON ($3.99)
07/2005: Nightwing #110 -- 38,175
07/2012: Nightwing #11  -- 49,124
07/2013: Nightwing #22  -- 42,073 (-  3.0%)
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07/2014: Grayson #1     -- 81,433 (+ 85.4%)
08/2014: Grayson #2     -- 56,486 (- 30.6%)
09/2014: Futures End #1 -- 76,551 (+ 52.7%)
10/2014: Grayson #3     -- 52,849 (- 31.0%)
11/2014: Grayson #4     -- 47,590 (- 10.0%)
12/2014: Grayson #5     -- 42,611 (- 10.5%)
01/2015: Grayson #6     -- 38,505 (-  9.6%)
02/2015: Grayson #7     -- 41,164 (+  6.9%)
03/2015: Grayson #8     -- 40,859 (-  0.7%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Grayson #9     -- 39,610 (-  3.1%)
07/2015: Grayson #10    -- 33,990 (- 14.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 11.7%
1 year  : - 58.3%
2 years : - 19.2%
10 years: - 11.0%

This issue of Grayson sold fewer copies than any issue of the previous Nightwing series.

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68 - STARFIRE ($2.99)
06/2015: Starfire #1  -- 50,928
07/2015: Starfire #2  -- 33,659 (- 33.9%)

Another steep second issue drop.

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69 - DEATHSTROKE ($2.99)
07/2012: Deathstroke #11 -- 17,107
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10/2014: Deathstroke #1  -- 54,059 (+359.4%)
11/2014: Deathstroke #2  -- 36,356 (- 32.7%)
12/2014: Deathstroke #3  -- 34,010 (-  6.5%)
01/2015: Deathstroke #4  -- 33,011 (-  2.9%)
02/2015: Deathstroke #5  -- 32,863 (-  0.4%)
03/2015: Deathstroke #6  -- 31,666 (-  3.6%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Deathstroke #7  -- 38,807 (+ 22.6%)
07/2015: Deathstroke #8  -- 33,648 (- 13.3%)
-----------------
6 months: +  1.9%

Slightly above its pre-Convergence number.

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71 - BATGIRL ($2.99)
07/2005: Batgirl #66    -- 26,959
07/2010: Batgirl #12    -- 28,011
07/2011: Batgirl #23    -- 22,619
07/2012: Batgirl #11    -- 45,004
07/2013: Batgirl #22    -- 39,218
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07/2014: Batgirl #33    -- 37,186 (- 21.4%)
08/2014: Batgirl #34    -- 34,590 (-  7.0%)
09/2014: Futures End #1 -- 67,933 (+ 96.4%)
10/2014: Batgirl #35    -- 62,644 (-  7.8%)
11/2014: Batgirl #36    -- 50,247 (- 19.8%)
12/2014: Batgirl #37    -- 45,060 (- 10.3%)
01/2015: Batgirl #38    -- 45,096 (+  0.1%)
02/2015: Batgirl #39    -- 40,880 (-  9.3%)
03/2015: Batgirl #40    -- 41,729 (+  2.1%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Batgirl #41    -- 33,220 (- 20.4%)
07/2015: Batgirl #42    -- 33,168 (-  0.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 26.5%
1 year  : - 10.8%
2 years : - 15.4%
5 years : + 18.4%
10 years: + 23.0%

Without the burden of freely-orderable variant covers, Batgirl remains fairly stable this month.

There was a second printing of issue #41 released at the end of July, but it doesn't show up on the Top 300 chart. Does anyone know what DC's order threshold is for doing a new print run?


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74 - EARTH 2: SOCIETY ($2.99)
07/2012: Earth 2 #3     -- 74,982
07/2013: Earth 2 #14    -- 42,022
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07/2014: Earth 2 #25    -- 39,726 (- 16.0%)
08/2014: Earth 2 #26    -- 37,396 (-  5.9%)
09/2014: Futures End #1 -- 65,212 (+ 73.7%)
10/2014: Earth 2 #27    -- 37,925 (- 41.6%)
11/2014: Earth 2 #28    -- 31,722 (- 16.4%)
12/2014: Earth 2 #29    -- 30,273 (-  4.6%)
01/2015: Earth 2 #30    -- 28,618 (-  5.5%)
02/2015: Earth 2 #31    -- 27,513 (-  3.9%)
03/2015: Earth 2 #32    -- 27,361 (-  0.6%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: E2 Society #1  -- 45,102 (+ 64.8%)
07/2015: E2 Society #2  -- 31,663 (- 29.8%)
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6 months: + 10.6%
1 year  : - 20.3%
2 years : - 24.7%

Already headed back near where the previous series ended. Despite the characters' starring role in Convergence there may not be a lot of interest left in this version of Earth 2.

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76 - WE ARE ROBIN ($3.99)
06/2015: We Are Robin #1  -- 57,137
07/2015: We Are Robin #2  -- 31,209 (- 45.4%)

77 - GREEN LANTERN: THE LOST ARMY ($2.99)
06/2015: GL Lost Army #1  -- 47,240
07/2015: GL Lost Army #2  -- 31,170 (- 34.0%)

 The percentage drops on the new titles are only gonna get worse from here, folks…

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82 - FLASH ANNUAL ($4.99)
08/2012: Flash Annual #1 -- 44,206
07/2013: Flash Annual #2 -- 34,114 (- 22.8%)
04/2014: Flash Annual #3 -- 32,447 (+  0.6%) [34,333]
07/2015: Flash Annual #4 -- 29,204 (- 14.9%)
-----------------
2 years : - 14.4%

84 - BATGIRL ANNUAL ($4.99)
10/2012: Batgirl Annual #1 -- 39,017
04/2014: Batgirl Annual #2 -- 28,715 (- 26.4%)
07/2015: Batgirl Annual #3 -- 28,731 (+  0.1%)

July was a five-Wednesday month, so by tradition we get some Annuals. And as you’ll see if you keep reading, some of the choices for Annuals were better than others…

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85, 100 - JUSTICE LEAGUE: GODS AND MONSTERS (Digital First) ($3.99)
07/2015: Batman #1    -- 28,657
07/2015: Superman #1  -- 25,204 (- 12.0%)

Digital-first tie-comics to an animated movie; decent numbers for that sort of thing.

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86 - TEEN TITANS ($2.99)
07/2005: Teen Titans #26 -- 68,353
07/2010: Teen Titans #85 -- 24,248
07/2011: Teen Titans #97 -- 23,138
07/2011: Teen Titans #98 -- 23,095
07/2012: Teen Titans #11 -- 45,367
07/2013: Teen Titans #22 -- 33,062
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07/2014: Teen Titans #1  -- 52,358 (+103.7%)
08/2014: Teen Titans #2  -- 40,687 (- 22.3%)
09/2014: Futures End #1  -- 62,915 (+ 54.6%)
10/2014: Teen Titans #3  -- 39,198 (- 37.7%)
11/2014: Teen Titans #4  -- 36,364 (-  7.2%)
12/2014: Teen Titans #5  -- 34,101 (-  6.2%)
01/2015: Teen Titans #6  -- 30,955 (-  9.2%)
02/2015: Teen Titans #7  -- 34,051 (+ 10.0%)
03/2015: Teen Titans #8  -- 38,363 (+ 12.7%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Teen Titans #9  -- 33,412 (- 12.9%)
07/2015: Teen Titans #10 -- 28,547 (- 14.6%)
-----------------
6 months: -  7.8%
1 year  : - 45.5%
2 years : - 13.7%
5 years : + 17.7%
10 years: - 58.2%

Not going terribly well, sales-wise.

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87 - AQUAMAN ($3.99)
07/2005: Aquaman #32    -- 17,916
07/2012: Aquaman #11    -- 57,675
07/2013: Aquaman #22    -- 45,653
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07/2014: Aquaman #33    -- 36,140 (- 19.4%)
08/2014: Aquaman #34    -- 33,380 (-  7.6%)
09/2014: Futures End #1 -- 65,212 (+ 95.4%)
10/2014: Aquaman #35    -- 32,238 (- 50.6%)
11/2014: Aquaman #36    -- 32,838 (+  1.9%)
12/2014: Aquaman #37    -- 31,198 (-  5.0%)
01/2015: Aquaman #38    -- 28,356 (-  9.1%)
02/2015: Aquaman #39    -- 32,162 (+ 13.4%)
03/2015: Aquaman #40    -- 32,404 (+  0.8%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Aquaman #41    -- 33,629 (+  3.8%)
07/2015: Aquaman #42    -- 28,158 (- 16.3%)
-----------------
6 months: -  0.7%
1 year  : - 22.1%
2 years : - 38.3%
10 years: + 57.2%

After three straight issues of growth, Aquaman has quickly shed all of those gains.

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90 - BLACK CANARY ($2.99)
06/2015: Black Canary #1  -- 44,865 (+ 52.6%)
07/2015: Black Canary #2  -- 27,512 (- 38.7%)

That doesn't look healthy…

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91 - CONSTANTINE: THE HELLBLAZER ($2.99)
07/2005: Hellblazer #210    -- 14,801
07/2010: Hellblazer #269    -- 10,048
07/2011: Hellblazer #281    --  9,225
07/2012: Hellblazer #293    --  9,247
07/2013: Constantine #5     -- 30,664 [35,027]
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07/2014: Constantine #16    -- 16,235 (-  2.8%)
08/2014: Constantine #17    -- 15,647 (-  2.8%)
09/2014: Futures End #1     -- 51,990 (+232.3%)
10/2014: Constantine #18    -- 15,648 (- 69.9%)
11/2014: Constantine #19    -- 15,716 (+  0.4%)
12/2014: Constantine #20    -- 15,574 (-  0.9%)
01/2015: Constantine #21    -- 15,209 (-  2.3%)
02/2015: Constantine #22    -- 14,716 (-  3.2%)
03/2015: Constantine #23    -- 14,530 (-  1.3%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: The Hellblazer #1  -- 41,888 (+188.3%)
07/2015: The Hellblazer #2  -- 27,512 (- 34.3%)
-----------------
6 months: + 80.9%
1 year  : + 69.5%
2 years : - 21.5%
5 years : +173.8%
10 years: + 85.9%

Already selling below the second issue of the previous Constantine series.

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92 - RED HOOD/ARSENAL ($2.99)
07/2010: Red Hood #2 (of 6)     -- 26,560
06/2011: --
07/2012: Red Hood & Outlaws #11 -- 35,820
07/2013: Red Hood & Outlaws #22 -- 30,534 (-  5.8%)
-----------------------------------------
07/2014: Red Hood & Outlaws #33 -- 20,669 (- 37.5%)
08/2014: Red Hood & Outlaws #34 -- 20,069 (-  2.9%)
09/2014: Futures End #1         -- 54,984 (+174.0%)
10/2014: Red Hood & Outlaws #35 -- 19,837 (- 63.9%)
11/2014: Red Hood & Outlaws #36 -- 19,245 (-  3.0%)
12/2014: Red Hood & Outlaws #37 -- 18,723 (-  2.7%)
01/2015: Red Hood & Outlaws #38 -- 18,014 (-  3.8%)
02/2015: Red Hood & Outlaws #39 -- 17,270 (-  4.1%)
03/2015: Red Hood & Outlaws #40 -- 17,110 (-  0.9%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #1    -- 44,078 (+157.6%)
07/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #2    -- 26,829 (- 39.1%)
-----------------
6 months: + 48.9%
1 year  : + 29.8%
2 years : - 12.1%
5 years : +  1.0%

If it makes DC feel any better, several of the second issues of Marvel's Secret Wars books are pooling in this area of the chart as well (e.g. 1602 Witch Hunter Angela, Korvac Saga, Weirdworld).

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101 - DEATHSTROKE ANNUAL ($4.99)
07/2015: Deathstroke Annual #1 -- 25,178

Not the lowest-selling annual of the month.

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103 - MARTIAN MANHUNTER ($2.99)
06/2015: Martian Manhunter #1  -- 40,239 (+ 81.4%)
07/2015: Martian Manhunter #2  -- 24,957 (- 38.0%)

Also not looking terribly healthy.

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104 - GREEN ARROW ($2.99)
07/2005: Green Arrow #52  -- 35,656
07/2010: Green Arrow #2   -- 44,118
07/2011: Green Arrow #14  -- 25,568
07/2012: Green Arrow #11  -- 24,646
07/2013: Green Arrow #22  -- 26,172
-----------------------------------
07/2014: Green Arrow #33  -- 23,452 (-  0.6%)
08/2014: Green Arrow #34  -- 22,927 (-  2.2%)
09/2014: Futures End #1   -- 61,915 (+170.1%)
10/2014: Green Arrow #35  -- 23,346 (- 62.3%)
11/2014: Green Arrow #36  -- 21,842 (-  6.4%)
12/2014: Green Arrow #37  -- 20,904 (-  4.3%)
01/2015: Green Arrow #38  -- 20,207 (-  3.3%)
02/2015: Green Arrow #39  -- 19,651 (-  2.8%)
03/2015: Green Arrow #40  -- 19,792 (+  0.7%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Green Arrow #41  -- 29,545 (+ 49.3%)
07/2015: Green Arrow #42  -- 24,921 (- 15.7%)
-----------------
6 months: + 23.3%
1 year  : +  6.3%
2 years : -  4.8%
5 years : - 43.5%
10 years: - 30.1%

A good-sized drop, but still running ahead of the previous iteration.

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112 - JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED ($3.99)
07/2014: Justice League United #3  -- 47,919 (- 23.9%)
08/2014: Justice League United #4  -- 42,504 (- 11.3%)
09/2014: Futures End #1            -- 72,839 (+ 71.4%)
10/2014: Justice League United #5  -- 38,066 (- 47.7%)
11/2014: Justice League United #6  -- 34,610 (-  9.1%)
12/2014: Justice League United #7  -- 31,904 (-  7.8%)
01/2015: Justice League United #8  -- 28,720 (- 10.0%)
02/2015: Justice League United #9  -- 31,932 (+ 11.2%)
03/2015: Justice League United #10 -- 31,722 (-  0.7%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: --
07/2015: Justice League United #11 -- 23,140 (- 27.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 19.4%
1 year  : - 51.7%

Returns with a new direction, but the three-month layoff did JLU no favors.

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113 - SINESTRO ($2.99)
07/2014: Sinestro #4    -- 28,095 (-  7.6%)
08/2014: Sinestro #5    -- 26,867 (-  4.4%)
09/2014: Futures End #1 -- 60,761 (+126.2%)
10/2014: Sinestro #6    -- 33,621 (- 44.7%)
11/2014: --
12/2014: Sinestro #7    -- 33,549 (-  0.2%)
12/2014: Sinestro #8    -- 31,509 (-  6.1%)
01/2015: Sinestro #9    -- 26,346 (- 16.4%)
02/2015: Sinestro #10   -- 28,698 (+  8.9%)
03/2015: Sinestro #11   -- 28,384 (-  1.1%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Sinestro #12   -- 28,848 (+  1.6%)
07/2015: Sinestro #13   -- 23,044 (- 20.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 12.5%
1 year  : - 18.0%

I'm kinda running out of things to say at this point...

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114 - DOCTOR FATE ($2.99)
06/2015: Doctor Fate #1  -- 39,558
07/2015: Doctor Fate #2  -- 22,967 (- 41.9%)

Ooof. I'm enjoying this one, but early returns indicate that it won't have legs.

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115 - SECRET SIX ($2.99)
07/2010: Secret Six #23 -- 21,554
07/2011: Secret Six #35 -- 19,283
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12/2014: Secret Six #1  -- 44,065 (+130.7%)
01/2015: --
02/2015: Secret Six #2  -- 26,579 (- 39.7%)
03/2015: --
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Secret Six #3  -- 28,458 (+  7.1%)
07/2015: Secret Six #4  -- 22,813 (- 19.8%)
-----------------
6 months:    n.a.
5 years : +  5.8%

In case you're wondering, the previous (pre-New 52) iteration was selling about 2K more with its fourth issue, and ended its run (at #36) with sales of 19K.

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116 - GOTHAM ACADEMY ($2.99)
10/2014: Gotham Academy #1  -- 43,338
11/2014: Gotham Academy #2  -- 31,110 (- 28.2%)
12/2014: Gotham Academy #3  -- 26,509 (- 14.8%)
01/2015: Gotham Academy #4  -- 22,576 (- 14.8%)
02/2015: Gotham Academy #5  -- 20,844 (-  7.7%)
03/2015: Gotham Academy #6  -- 20,361 (-  2.3%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Gotham Academy #7  -- 26,594 (+ 30.6%)
07/2015: Gotham Academy #8  -- 22,359 (- 15.9%)
----------------
6 months: -  1.0%

Please, everyone go out and buy the first trade of Gotham Academy--we need to save this one!

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118 - CATWOMAN ($2.99)
07/2005: Catwoman #45   -- 20,848
07/2012: Catwoman #11   -- 35,551
07/2013: Catwoman #22   -- 24,737
---------------------------------
07/2014: Catwoman #33   -- 18,945 (- 43.8%)
08/2014: Catwoman #34   -- 23,497 (+ 24.0%)
09/2014: Futures End #1 -- 56,939 (+142.3%)
10/2014: Catwoman #35   -- 25,970 (- 54.4%)
11/2014: Catwoman #36   -- 26,237 (+  1.0%)
12/2014: Catwoman #37   -- 25,154 (-  4.1%)
01/2015: Catwoman #38   -- 22,386 (- 11.0%)
02/2015: Catwoman #39   -- 26,450 (+ 18.2%)
03/2015: Catwoman #40   -- 26,534 (+  0.3%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Catwoman #41   -- 27,034 (+  1.9%)
07/2015: Catwoman #42   -- 21,983 (- 18.7%)
-----------------
6 months: -  1.8%
1 year  : + 16.0%
2 years : - 11.1%
10 years: +  5.4%

This is the lowest that a freely-orderable variant-sporting issue of Catwoman has sold.

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120 - JUSTICE LEAGUE 3001 ($2.99)
07/2014: Justice League 3K #8   -- 22,604 (-  6.5%)
08/2014: Justice League 3K #9   -- 20,974 (-  7.2%)
09/2014: --
10/2014: Justice League 3K #10  -- 19,623 (-  6.4%)
11/2014: Justice League 3K #11  -- 18,642 (-  5.0%)
12/2014: Justice League 3K #12  -- 18,659 (+  0.1%)
01/2015: Justice League 3K #13  -- 17,432 (-  6.6%)
02/2015: Justice League 3K #14  -- 16,778 (-  3.8%)
03/2015: Justice League 3K #15  -- 16,604 (-  1.0%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Justice League 3K1 #1  -- 35,391 (+113.1%)
07/2015: Justice League 3K1 #2  -- 21,301 (- 39.8%)
-----------------
6 months: + 22.2%
1 year  : -  5.8%

Indications are not promising for a Justice League 3002…

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122 - BIZARRO ($2.99)
06/2015: Bizarro #1 of 6 -- 38,511
07/2015: Bizarro #2 of 6 -- 21,070 (- 45.3%)

If you're not reading Bizarro (and it would appear that many of you are not), you're missing out on one fun comic.

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127 - BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT (Digital-First) ($3.99)
03/2015: Batman Arkham Knight #1  -- 73,266
04/2015: Batman Arkham Knight #2  -- 25,479 (- 65.2%)
04/2015: Batman Arkham Knight #3  -- 23,370 (-  8.3%)
05/2015: Batman Arkham Knight #4  -- 21,083 (-  9.8%)
06/2015: Batman Arkham Knight #5  -- 21,317 (+  1.1%)
07/2015: Batman Arkham Knight #6  -- 20,324 (-  4.7%)

Settling in.

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129 - MIDNIGHTER ($2.99)
06/2015: Midnighter #1  -- 35,420 (+257.2%)
07/2015: Midnighter #2  -- 19,812 (- 44.1%)

Ouch.

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138 - BAT-MITE ($2.99)
06/2015: Bat-Mite #1 of 6 -- 38,204
07/2015: Bat-Mite #2 of 6 -- 18,628 (- 51.2%)

Ooof.

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139 - GOTHAM BY MIDNIGHT ($2.99)
11/2014: Gotham by Midnight #1  -- 38,436
12/2014: Gotham by Midnight #2  -- 27,849 (- 27.5%)
01/2015: Gotham by Midnight #3  -- 21,330 (- 23.4%)
02/2015: Gotham by Midnight #4  -- 18,643 (- 12.6%)
03/2015: Gotham by Midnight #5  -- 17,604 (-  5.6%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Gotham by Midnight #6  -- 22,366 (+ 26.9%)
07/2015: Gotham by Midnight #7  -- 18,427 (- 17.5%)
----------------
6 months: - 13.6%

I know that Gotham by Midnight got some love in last month's comments, but as of yet that love hasn't transferred over to sales to retailers. So if you want this (or any low-selling) book to continue, now is the time to start making a press for it.

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143 - DOOMED ($2.99)
06/2015: Doomed #1  -- 35,485
07/2015: Doomed #2  -- 17,630 (- 50.3%)

147 - THE OMEGA MEN ($2.99)
06/2015: Omega Men #1  -- 33,174
07/2015: Omega Men #2  -- 17,093 (- 48.5%)

Sales to match their respective titles.

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149 - BATMAN '66 (Digital-First) ($2.99)
07/2013: Batman '66 #1  -- 50,430
---------------------------------
07/2014: Batman '66 #13 -- 17,264 (-  0.1%)
08/2014: Batman '66 #14 -- 21,456 (+ 24.3%)
09/2014: Batman '66 #15 -- 16,842 (- 21.5%)
10/2014: Batman '66 #16 -- 15,923 (-  5.5%)
11/2014: Batman '66 #17 -- 15,585 (-  2.1%)
12/2014: Batman '66 #18 -- 15,409 (-  1.1%)
01/2015: --
02/2015: Batman '66 #19 -- 14,770 (-  4.1%)
02/2015: Batman '66 #20 -- 14,525 (-  1.7%)
03/2015: Batman '66 #21 -- 14,238 (-  2.0%)
04/2015: Batman '66 #22 -- 14,135 (-  0.7%)
05/2015: Batman '66 #23 -- 20,045 (+ 41.8%)
06/2015: Batman '66 #24 -- 13,653 (- 31.9%)
07/2015: Batman '66 #25 -- 17,001 (+ 24.5%)
-----------------
6 months:    n.a.
1 year  : -  1.5%
2 years : - 66.3%

Issue #25 featured a Harley Quinn analogue, which likely explains the sales jump.

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150 - ALL-STAR SECTION EIGHT ($2.99)
06/2015: A-S Section 8 #1 of 6 -- 34,209
07/2015: A-S Section 8 #2 of 6 -- 16,695 (- 51.2%)

Ack.

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153, 154 - INJUSTICE: YEAR FOUR (Digital-First) ($2.99)
07/2013: Injustice #7     -- 25,731
-----------------------------------
07/2014: Injustice Y2 #7  -- 19,811 (+  2.4%)
07/2014: Injustice Y2 #8  -- 18,931 (-  4.4%)
08/2014: Injustice Y2 #9  -- 18,397 (-  2.8%)
08/2014: Injustice Y2 #10 -- 18,068 (-  1.8%)
09/2014: Injustice Y2 #11 -- 18,086 (+  0.1%)
09/2014: Injustice Y2 #12 -- 17,829 (-  1.4%)
10/2014: Injustice Y3 #1  -- 19,307 (+  8.3%)
10/2014: Injustice Y3 #2  -- 17,884 (-  7.4%)
11/2014: Injustice Y3 #3  -- 17,243 (-  3.6%)
11/2014: Injustice Y3 #4  -- 16,741 (-  2.9%)
12/2014: Injustice Y3 #5  -- 16,611 (-  0.8%)
12/2014: Injustice Y3 #6  -- 16,141 (-  2.8%)
01/2015: Injustice Y3 #7  -- 15,796 (-  2.1%)
02/2015: Injustice Y3 #8  -- 15,816 (+  0.1%)
02/2015: Injustice Y3 #9  -- 15,345 (-  3.0%)
02/2015: Injustice Y3 #10 -- 15,417 (+  0.5%)
03/2015: Injustice Y3 #11 -- 15,526 (+  0.7%)
03/2015: Injustice Y3 #12 -- 15,322 (-  1.3%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: Injustice Y4 #1  -- 17,958 (+ 17.2%)
05/2015: Injustice Y4 #2  -- 15,653 (- 12.8%)
06/2015: Injustice Y4 #3  -- 15,982 (+  2.1%)
06/2015: Injustice Y4 #4  -- 15,493 (-  3.1%)
07/2015: Injustice Y4 #5  -- 15,905 (+  2.7%)
07/2015: Injustice Y4 #6  -- 15,556 (-  2.2%)
----------------
6 months: -  0.4%
1 year  : - 18.8%
2 years : - 38.9%

This apparently is the level where Injustice is going to sell these days. It's still a big seller in the digital realm.

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164.5 - FABLES (Vertigo) ($17.99)
07/2005: Fables #39  -- 24,617
07/2010: --
07/2011: Fables #107 -- 18,523
07/2012: Fables #119 -- 17,110
07/2013: Fables #131 -- 15,109 (- 0.1%)
------------------------------
07/2014: Fables #142 -- 13,831 (- 1.2%)
08/2014: Fables #143 -- 13,672 (- 1.1%)
09/2014: Fables #144 -- 13,551 (- 0.9%)
10/2014: Fables #145 -- 13,723 (+ 1.3%)
11/2014: Fables #146 -- 13,412 (- 2.3%)
12/2014: Fables #147 -- 13,302 (- 0.8%)
01/2015: Fables #148 -- 13,220 (- 0.6%)
02/2015: Fables #149 -- 13,302 (+ 0.6%)
03/2015: --
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: --
07/2015: Fables #150 -- 14,178 (+ 6.6%)
----------------
6 months: +  7.2%
1 year  : +  2.5%
2 years : -  6.2%
5 years :    n.a.
10 years: - 42.4%

DC's last remaining title with issue numbers in the triple digits comes to an end. Sales for this showed up on the graphic novels chart, as it was listed as volume 22 of the collected editions even though it is all original material and the final issue of the series.

It was the top-selling graphic novel for July, but I expect that it was under-ordered as typical first month sales of Fables trades were in the 6-7K range, and when you add those to the sales for the floppies there won't be enough to go around for both the single-issue readers and the trade readers.

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165 - MORTAL KOMBAT X (Digital-First) ($3.99)
01/2015: Mortal Kombat X #1  -- 21,062
02/2015: Mortal Kombat X #2  -- 13,277 (- 37.0%)
02/2015: Mortal Kombat X #3  -- 12,581 (-  5.2%)
03/2015: Mortal Kombat X #4  -- 14,038 (+ 11.6%)
04/2015: Mortal Kombat X #5  -- 14,741 (+  5.0%)
05/2015: Mortal Kombat X #6  -- 14,603 (-  0.9%)
06/2015: Mortal Kombat X #7  -- 14,720 (+  0.8%)
07/2015: Mortal Kombat X #8  -- 13,991 (-  5.0%)
----------------
6 months: - 33.6%

Will be ending with issue #12.

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170 - GOTHAM BY MIDNIGHT ANNUAL ($4.99)
07/2015: Gotham by Midnight Annual #1 -- 13,536

Also not the lowest-selling annual of July...

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171 - PREZ ($2.99)
06/2015: Prez #1 of 6 -- 31,140
07/2015: Prez #2 of 6 -- 13,178 (- 57.7%)

Were Prez an Image title… well, it'd likely be selling at the same level. But it would probably be getting buzz as something fresh and relevant, and stand the chance of possibly seeing growing sales. But as a DC title at this level it will get written off as a dog. Which is a shame as it deserves buzz.

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175 - LOBO ($2.99)
10/2014: Lobo #1  -- 39,047 (+190.6%)
11/2014: Lobo #2  -- 25,881 (- 33.7%)
12/2014: Lobo #3  -- 20,208 (- 21.9%)
01/2015: Lobo #4  -- 16,889 (- 16.4%)
02/2015: Lobo #5  -- 14,770 (- 12.5%)
03/2015: Lobo #6  -- 13,715 (-  7.1%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: Lobo #7  -- 19,281 (+ 40.6%)
07/2015: Lobo #8  -- 12,459 (- 35.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 26.2%

Still an ongoing as of this writing…

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179 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SECOND CYCLE (Vertigo) ($3.99)
07/2010: American Vampire #5     --  24,857
07/2011: American Vampire #17    --  15,565
07/2012: American Vampire #29    --  15,324
07/2013: --
-------------------------------------------
07/2014: American Vampire 2Cy #4 --  15,400 (-  1.5%)
08/2014: --
09/2014: --
10/2014: American Vampire 2Cy #5 --  14,621 (-  7.4%)
11/2014: --
12/2014: --
01/2015: --
02/2015: American Vampire 2Cy #6 --  13,234 (-  7.2%)
03/2015: --
04/2015: American Vampire 2Cy #7 --  12,273 (-  7.3%)
05/2015: --
06/2015: --
07/2015: American Vampire 2Cy #8 --  11,738 (-  4.4%)
-----------------
6 months:    n.a.
1 year  : - 23.8%
2 years :    n.a.
5 years : - 52.8%

The Second Cycle will end at issue #11, with an announced Third Cycle for 2016.

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183, 188 - HE-MAN: ETERNITY WAR ($2.99)
07/2012: He-Man & MotU #1   -- 27,665
07/2013: He-Man & MotU #4   -- 18,101
-------------------------------------
07/2014: He-Man & MotU #15  -- 11,905 (-  2.0%)
08/2014: He-Man & MotU #16  -- 11,721 (-  1.5%)
09/2014: He-Man & MotU #17  -- 11,756 (+  0.3%)
10/2014: He-Man & MotU #18  -- 11,501 (-  2.2%)
11/2014: He-Man & MotU #19  -- 11,022 (-  4.2%)
12/2014: He-Man Eternity #1 -- 18,884 (+ 71.3%)
01/2015: He-Man Eternity #2 -- 12,104 (- 35.9%)
02/2015: He-Man Eternity #3 -- 11,700 (-  3.3%)
03/2015: He-Man Eternity #4 -- 11,746 (+  0.4%)
04/2015: He-Man Eternity #5 -- 11,625 (-  1.0%)
05/2015: He-Man Eternity #6 -- 11,426 (-  1.7%)
06/2015: --
07/2015: He-Man Eternity #7 -- 11,315 (-  1.0%)
07/2015: He-Man Eternity #8 -- 11,096 (-  1.9%)
----------------
6 months: -  7.4%
1 year  : -  5.9%
2 years : - 38.1%

Issue #7 missed shipping in June, so we got two issues in July.

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185 - ASTRO CITY (Vertigo) ($3.99)
07/2005: Dark Age #2       -- 29,721
07/2010: Silver Agent #1   -- 13,182
07/2011: --
07/2012: --
07/2013: Astro City #2     -- 20,193
------------------------------------
07/2014: --
08/2014: Astro City #14    -- 13,069 (- 2.6%)
09/2014: Astro City #15    -- 12,660 (- 3.1%)
10/2014: Astro City #16    -- 12,480 (- 1.4%)
11/2014: Astro City #17    -- 12,055 (- 3.4%)
12/2014: Astro City #18    -- 11,985 (- 0.6%)
01/2015: Astro City #19    -- 11,734 (- 2.1%)
02/2015: Astro City #20    -- 11,603 (- 1.1%)
03/2015: Astro City #21    -- 11,492 (- 1.0%)
04/2015: Astro City #22    -- 11,359 (- 1.2%)
05/2015: Astro City #23    -- 11,215 (- 1.3%)
06/2015: Astro City #24    -- 11,226 (+ 0.1%)
07/2015: Astro City #25    -- 11,242 (+ 0.1%)
-----------------
6 months: -  4.2%
1 year  :    n.a.
2 years : - 44.3%
5 years : - 14.7%
10 years: - 62.2%

Holding steady.

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190 - LOBO ANNUAL ($4.99)
07/2015: Lobo Annual #1 -- 10,899

The lowest-selling annual for July. Which should be to no one's surprise considering that Lobo is the lowest-selling DCU title.

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196 - SENSATION COMICS FEAT WONDER WOMAN (Digital-First) ($3.99)
08/2014: Sensation Comics #1  -- 29,640
09/2014: Sensation Comics #2  -- 22,085 (- 25.5%)
10/2014: Sensation Comics #3  -- 17,996 (- 18.5%)
11/2014: Sensation Comics #4  -- 16,573 (-  7.9%)
12/2014: Sensation Comics #5  -- 14,323 (- 13.6%)
01/2015: Sensation Comics #6  -- 12,927 (-  9.7%)
02/2015: Sensation Comics #7  -- 12,115 (-  6.3%)
03/2015: Sensation Comics #8  -- 11,399 (-  5.9%)
04/2015: Sensation Comics #9  -- 11,007 (-  3.4%)
05/2015: Sensation Comics #10 -- 10,565 (-  4.0%)
06/2015: Sensation Comics #11 -- 10,761 (+  1.9%)
07/2015: Sensation Comics #12 -- 10,623 (-  1.3%)
----------------
6 months: - 17.8%

Appear to have found its level above the 10K mark.

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206 - THE FLASH: SEASON ZERO (Digital-First) ($2.99)
10/2014: Flash Season 0 #1  -- 23,501
11/2014: Flash Season 0 #2  -- 14,287 (- 39.2%)
12/2014: Flash Season 0 #3  -- 12,247 (- 14.3%)
01/2015: Flash Season 0 #4  -- 10,806 (- 11.8%)
02/2015: Flash Season 0 #5  -- 10,450 (-  3.3%)
03/2015: Flash Season 0 #6  -- 10,188 (-  2.5%)
04/2015: Flash Season 0 #7  -- 10,152 (-  0.4%)
05/2015: Flash Season 0 #8  -- 11,037 (+  8.7%)
06/2015: Flash Season 0 #9  --  9,689 (- 12.2%)
07/2015: Flash Season 0 #10 --  9,951 (+  2.7%)
----------------
6 months: -  7.9%

233 - ARROW: SEASON 2.5 (Digital-First) ($2.99)
07/2013: Arrow #9             --  9,334
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10/2014: Arrow Season 2.5 #1  -- 17,364 (+113.1%)
11/2014: Arrow Season 2.5 #2  -- 11,121 (- 36.0%)
12/2014: Arrow Season 2.5 #3  --  9,862 (- 11.3%)
01/2015: Arrow Season 2.5 #4  --  9,302 (-  5.7%)
02/2015: Arrow Season 2.5 #5  --  9,060 (-  2.6%)
03/2015: Arrow Season 2.5 #6  --  9,055 (-  0.1%)
04/2015: Arrow Season 2.5 #7  --  8,671 (-  4.2%)
05/2015: Arrow Season 2.5 #8  --  8,644 (-  0.3%)
06/2015: Arrow Season 2.5 #9  --  8,592 (-  0.6%)
07/2015: Arrow Season 2.5 #10 --  8,608 (+  0.2%)
----------------
6 months: -  7.5%
2 years : -  7.8%

Both TV tie-in titles are ending with their respective twelfth issues in September, and so far no new series have been announced for October or November.

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243 - SANDMAN OVERTURE SPECIAL EDITION (Vertigo) ($4.99)
07/2014: --
08/2014: --
09/2014: Sandman Overture SE #3 -- 10,190 (- 11.4%)
10/2014: --
11/2014: --
12/2014: --
01/2015: --
02/2015: Sandman Overture SE #4 --  7,714 (- 24.3%)
03/2015: --
04/2015: --
05/2015: --
06/2015: --
07/2015: Sandman Overture SE #5 --  8,024 (+  4.0%)
-----------------
6 months:    n.a.

A slight adjustment upwards.

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247 - FABLES: THE WOLF AMONG US (Vertigo) (Digital-First) ($3.99)
01/2015: Fables: TWAU #1  -- 13,620
02/2015: Fables: TWAU #2  -- 10,224 (- 24.9%)
03/2015: Fables: TWAU #3  --  9,352 (-  8.5%)
04/2015: Fables: TWAU #4  --  8,793 (-  6.0%)
05/2015: Fables: TWAU #5  --  8,378 (-  4.7%)
06/2015: Fables: TWAU #6  --  8,019 (-  4.3%)
07/2015: Fables: TWAU #7  --  7,683 (-  4.2%)
----------------
6 months: - 43.6%

Continues to drop at a steady but ultimately not sustainable level. It's not being solicited as a limited series, but I won't be surprised if it comes to an end after issue #12 (unless the digital sales are better than usual).

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265 - SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP (All-Ages) ($2.99)
07/2014: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #5  --  9,042 (+10.8%)
08/2014: --
09/2014: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #6  --  8,333 (- 7.8%)
10/2014: --
11/2014: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #7  --  7,530 (- 9.6%)
12/2014: --
01/2015: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #8  --  6,678 (-11.3%)
02/2015: --
03/2015: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #9  --  6,780 (+ 1.5%)
04/2015: --
05/2015: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #10 --  6,566 (- 3.2%)
06/2015: --
07/2015: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #11 --  6,809 (+ 3.7%)
-----------------
6 months: +  2.0%
1 Year  : - 24.7%

Issue #11 featured Secret Squirrel.

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+300 - VERTIGO QUARTERLY SFX (Vertigo) ($7.99)
07/2014: Magenta #1 -- 7,360 (- 22.2%)
08/2014: --
09/2014: --
10/2014: Yellow #1  -- 6,384 (- 13.3%)
11/2014: --
12/2014: --
01/2015: Black #1   -- 5,516 (- 13.6%)
02/2015: --
03/2015: --
04/2015: POP! #1    -- ????? (< 6,352)
05/2015: --
06/2015: --
07/2015: SLAM! #1   -- ????? (< 5,446)
----------------
6 months:  ????%
1 year  :  ????%

300+ - COFFIN HILL (Vertigo) ($3.99)
07/2014: Coffin Hill #9  -- 8,396 (- 4.2%)
08/2014: Coffin Hill #10 -- 7,710 (- 8.1%)
09/2014: Coffin Hill #11 -- 7,422 (- 3.7%)
10/2014: Coffin Hill #12 -- 7,136 (- 3.9%)
11/2014: Coffin Hill #13 -- 6,752 (- 5.4%)
12/2014: Coffin Hill #14 -- 6,410 (- 5.1%)
01/2015: --
02/2015: Coffin Hill #15 -- 5,933 (- 7.4%)
03/2015: Coffin Hill #16 -- 5,785 (- 2.5%)
04/2015: Coffin Hill #17 -- ????? (< 6,352)
05/2015: Coffin Hill #18 -- 5,423
06/2015: Coffin Hill #19 -- 5,319 (- 1.9%)
07/2015: Coffin Hill #20 -- ????? (< 5,446)
-----------------
6 months:    ???%
1 year  :    ???%

+300 - SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (All-Ages) ($2.99)
06/2005: Scooby-Doo #97                -- 4,819
06/2010: Scooby-Doo #157               -- ?????
06/2011: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #10 -- 4,774
06/2012: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #22 -- 4,968
06/2013: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #34 -- 4,881
-----------------------------------------------
06/2014: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #46 -- ????? (< 4,560)
07/2014: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #47 -- ????? (< 6,594)
08/2014: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #48 -- ????? (< 5,357)
09/2014: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #49 -- ????? (< 6,262)
10/2014: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #50 -- ????? (< 6,298)
11/2014: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #51 -- ????? (< 5,214)
12/2014: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #52 -- ????? (< 5,053)
01/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #53 -- 4,703
02/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #54 -- ????? (< 4,804)
03/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #55 -- ????? (< 4,917)
04/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #56 -- ????? (< 6,352)
05/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #57 -- 4,794 
06/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #58 -- 5,033 (+ 5.0%) 
07/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #59 -- ????? (< 5,446) 
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6 months:    ???%
1 year  :    ???%
2 years :    ???%
5 years :    ???%
10 years:    ???%

+300 - EFFIGY (Vertigo) ($3.99)
01/2015: Effigy #1  -- 11,656
02/2015: Effigy #2  --  6,408 (- 45.0%)
03/2015: Effigy #3  --  ????? (< 4,917)
04/2015: Effigy #4  --  ????? (< 6,352)
05/2015: Effigy #5  --  ????? (< 4,462)
06/2015: Effigy #6  --  ????? (< 4,684)
07/2015: Effigy #7  --  ????? (< 5,446)
-----------------
6 months:    ???%

+300 - FBP: FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS (Vertigo) ($3.99)
07/2013: Collider #1 -- 17,336  [20,361]
------------------------------
07/2014: FBP #12     --  ????? (< 6,594)
08/2014: FBP #13     --  6,189
09/2014: --
10/2014: FBP #14     --  ????? (< 6,298)
11/2014: FBP #15     --  5,288
12/2014: FBP #16     --  ????? (< 5,053)
01/2015: FBP #17     --  4,707
02/2015: FBP #18     --  ????? (< 4,804)
03/2015: FBP #19     --  ????? (< 4,917)
04/2015: --
05/2015: FBP #20     --  ????? (< 4,462)
06/2015: FBP #21     --  ????? (< 4,684)
07/2015: FBP #22     --  ????? (< 5,446)
-----------------
6 months:   ????%
1 year  :   ????%
2 years :   ????%

Four Vertigo series and Scooby-Doo fail to make the Top 300 this month. This may be the final issues of Coffin Hill and Effigy: An issue #21 of CH was solicited but appears to have been cancelled, and no issues of Effigy have been solicited past #7. FBP is scheduled to end with issue #24.

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Average Periodical Sales (not counting reprints, reorders shipping after the initial month of release, and magazines)

DC COMICS
07/2005: 36,375
07/2010: 25,841
07/2011: 26,138
07/2012: 33,837
07/2013: 34,402
---------------
07/2014: 32,760 (+  0.2%)**
08/2014: 28,951 (- 11.6%)**
09/2014: 46,869 (+ 61.9%)**
10/2014: 31,598 (- 32.6%)**
11/2014: 28,654 (-  9.3%)**
12/2014: 29,047 (+  1.4%)**
01/2015: 24,289 (- 16.4%)
02/2015: 24,537 (+  1.0%)**
03/2015: 23,466 (-  4.4%)**
04/2015: 38,318 (+ 63.3%)**
05/2015: 31,237 (- 18.5%)**
06/2015: 35,318 (+ 13.1%)**
07/2015: 27,005 (- 23.5%)**
-----------------
6 months: + 11.2%
1 year  : - 17.6%
2 years : - 21.5%
5 years : +  4.5%
10 years: - 25.8%

DC UNIVERSE
07/2005: 45,385
07/2010: 35,372
07/2011: 28,586
07/2012: 38,502
07/2013: 36,524
---------------
07/2014: 40,945 (-  4.2%)
08/2014: 36,645 (- 10.5%)
09/2014: 63,401 (+ 73.0%)**
10/2014: 39,978 (- 36.9%)
11/2014: 36,710 (-  8.2%)
12/2014: 34,882 (-  5.0%)
01/2015: 30,680 (- 12.0%)
02/2015: 32,403 (+  5.6%)
03/2015: 28,559 (- 11.9%)
04/2015: 49,845 (+ 74.5%)
05/2015: 42,635 (- 14.5%)
06/2015: 46,980 (+ 10.2%)
07/2015: 32,688 (- 30.4%)
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6 months: +  6.5%
1 year  : - 20.2%
2 years : - 10.5%
5 years : -  7.6%
10 years: - 28.0%

VERTIGO
06/2005: 16,641
07/2010:  9,515
07/2011: 10,784
07/2012: 11,589
07/2013: 16,099
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07/2014: 15,803 (+ 39.0%)**
08/2014:  9,082 (- 42.5%)
09/2014: 10,022 (+ 10.4%)**
10/2014:  9,066 (-  9.5%)**
11/2014:  8,511 (-  6.1%)**
12/2014: 13,195 (+ 55.0%)**
01/2015:  8,361 (- 36.6%)
02/2015:  8,612 (+  3.0%)**
03/2015:  7,055 (- 15.6%)**
04/2015:  7,257 (+  2.9%)**
05/2015: 10,616 (+ 46.3%)**
06/2015:  8,011 (- 24.5%)**
07/2015: 15,251 (+ 90.4%)**
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6 months: + 82.4%
1 year  : -  3.5%
2 years : -  5.3%
5 years : + 60.3%
10 years: -  8.4%

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6 month comparisons
===================

+ 80.9% - Constantine
+ 48.9% - Red Hood/Arsenal (Red Hood & the Outlaws)
+ 23.3% - Green Arrow
+ 22.2% - Justice League 3001 (JL3K)
+ 17.8% - Justice League
+ 10.6% - Earth 2
+  9.5% - New Suicide Squad
+  8.4% - Action Comics
+  7.9% - Flash
+  7.2% - Fables
+  6.5% - Batman
+  2.0% - Scooby-Doo Team-Up
+  1.9% - Deathstroke
-  0.0% - Wonder Woman
-  0.1% - Green Lantern
-  0.2% - Batman/Superman
-  0.4% - Injustice
-  0.6% - Superman/Wonder Woman
-  0.7% - Aquaman
-  1.0% - Gotham Academy
-  1.1% - Detective Comics
-  1.8% - Catwoman
-  4.2% - Astro City
-  7.4% - He-Man Eternity War
-  7.5% - Arrow Season 2.5
-  7.8% - Teen Titans
-  7.9% - Flash Season Zero
-  8.0% - Harley Quinn
- 11.7% - Grayson
- 12.5% - Sinestro
- 13.6% - Gotham By Midnight
- 17.8% - Sensation Comics feat. Wonder Woman
- 19.4% - Justice League United
- 26.2% - Lobo
- 26.5% - Batgirl
- 33.6% - Mortal Kombat X
- 43.6% - Fables: The Wolf Among Us

1 year comparisons
===================

+142.7% - Batman Beyond
+ 69.5% - Constantine
+ 29.8% - Red Hood/Arsenal (Red Hood & the Outlaws)
+ 16.0% - Catwoman
+  6.3% - Green Arrow
+  2.5% - Fables
-  0.5% - Batman
-  1.5% - Batman '66
-  2.0% - Wonder Woman
-  4.3% - Flash
-  5.8% - Justice League 3001 (JL3K)
-  5.9% - He-Man
-  7.8% - Justice League
-  7.8% - Superman/Wonder Woman
- 10.8% - Batgirl
- 16.9% - Green Lantern
- 18.0% - Sinestro
- 18.8% - Injustice
- 19.3% - Detective Comics
- 20.3% - Earth 2
- 22.1% - Aquaman
- 22.5% - Harley Quinn
- 23.3% - Action Comics
- 23.8% - American Vampire
- 24.7% - Scooby-Doo Team-Up
- 25.9% - Superman
- 28.2% - New Suicide Squad
- 39.0% - Batman/Superman
- 45.5% - Teen Titans
- 51.7% - Justice League United
- 58.3% - Grayson

2 year comparisons
===================

+129.1% - Batman Beyond
+ 57.5% - New Suicide Squad (Suicide Squad)
+  8.7% - Superman
+  3.2% - Wonder Woman
-  2.7% - Flash
-  4.8% - Green Arrow
-  6.2% - Fables
-  7.8% - Arrow
- 11.1% - Catwoman
- 11.1% - Batman
- 12.1% - Red Hood/Arsenal (Red Hood & the Outlaws)
- 13.7% - Teen Titans
- 14.4% - Flash Annual
- 15.4% - Batgirl
- 15.4% - Action Comics
- 19.2% - Grayson (Nightwing)
- 20.7% - Detective Comics
- 21.5% - Constantine
- 24.7% - Earth 2
- 25.2% - Justice League of America
- 34.5% - Justice League
- 37.1% - Green Lantern
- 38.1% - He-Man
- 38.3% - Aquaman
- 38.9% - Injustice
- 44.3% - Astro City
- 66.3% - Batman '66

5 year comparisons
===================

+173.8% - Constantine (Hellblazer)
+ 53.7% - Batman
+ 35.1% - Batman/Superman (Superman/Batman)
+ 34.7% - Justice League (JLA)
+ 25.7% - Detective Comics
+ 18.4% - Batgirl
+ 17.7% - Teen Titans
+ 17.6% - Justice League of America
+  7.4% - Action Comics
+  5.8% - Secret Six
+  1.0% - Red Hood
- 14.3% - Superman
- 14.7% - Astro City
- 41.5% - Flash
- 43.5% - Green Arrow
- 52.8% - American Vampire
- 53.3% - Green Lantern
- 60.2% - Wonder Woman

10 year comparisons
===================

+ 85.9% - Constantine (Hellblazer)
+ 79.5% - Batman
+ 57.2% - Aquaman
+ 33.7% - Detective Comics
+ 23.0% - Batgirl
+  6.7% - Wonder Woman
+  5.4% - Catwoman
- 10.7% - Justice League (JLA)
- 11.0% - Grayson (Nightwing)
- 21.0% - Flash
- 22.0% - Justice League of America
- 30.1% - Green Arrow
- 42.4% - Fables
- 44.5% - Superman
- 50.6% - Action Comics
- 58.2% - Teen Titans
- 61.5% - Batman/Superman (Superman/Batman)
- 62.2% - Astro City


Sales Indices
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DCU: Average: 32,688. Median: 28,876. No.: 52. Total: 1,699,767

3.6 - Batman
2.5 - Justice League
2.2 - Justice League of America
1.8 - Harley Quinn
1.6 - Detective Comics
1.4 - Superman
1.4 - Cyborg
1.4 - Harley Quinn & Power Girl
1.4 - Robin, Son of Batman
1.3 - Batman/Superman
1.2 - Green Lantern
1.2 - Flash
1.2 - Action Comics
1.1 - Wonder Woman
1.1 - Superman/Wonder Woman
1.1 - New Suicide Squad
1.1 - Batman Beyond
1.0 - Grayson
1.0 - Starfire
1.0 - Deathstroke
1.0 - Batgirl
1.0 - Earth 2 Society
1.0 - We Are Robin
1.0 - Green Lantern Lost Army
0.9 - Batgirl Annual
0.9 - Flash Annual
0.9 - Teen Titans
0.9 - Aquaman
0.8 - Constantine Hellblazer
0.8 - Black Canary
0.8 - Red Hood/Arsenal
0.8 - Deathstroke Annual
0.8 - Martian Manhunter
0.8 - Green Arrow
0.7 - Justice League United
0.7 - Sinestro
0.7 - Doctor Fate
0.7 - Secret Six
0.7 - Gotham Academy
0.7 - Catwoman
0.7 - Justice League 3001
0.6 - Bizarro
0.6 - Midnighter
0.6 - Bat-Mite
0.6 - Gotham By Midnight
0.5 - Doomed
0.5 - The Omega Men
0.5 - All Star Section 8
0.4 - Gotham By Midnight Annual
0.4 - Prez
0.4 - Lobo
0.3 - Lobo Annual

Vertigo: Average: 15,251*. Median: 7,854*. No.: 10. Total: 152,509*

5.2 - Mad Max Fury Road
0.9 - Fables
0.8 - American Vampire
0.7 - Astro City
0.5 - Sandman Overture Special Edition
0.5 - Fables: The Wolf Among Us
0.4 - Vertigo Quarterly *
0.3 - Coffin Hill *
0.3 - Effigy *
0.3 - FBP *

Digital First & Other: Average: 14,291*. Median: 12,653*. No.: 14. Total: 200,073*

2.0 - JL Gods & Monsters Batman
1.8 - JL Gods & Monsters Superman
1.4 - Batman Arkham Knight
1.2 - Batman '66
1.1 - Injustce Y4 (5)
1.1 - Injustce Y4 (6)
1.0 - Mortal Kombat X
0.8 - He-Man Eternity War (7)
0.8 - He-Man Eternity War (8)
0.7 - Sensation Comics feat. Wonder Woman
0.7 - Flash Season Zero
0.6 - Arrow Season 2.5
0.5 - Scooby-Doo Team-Up
0.4 - Scooby-Doo Where Are You? *


The Fine Print (Disclaimers, et cetera)
The numbers above are estimates for comic-book sales in the North American direct market, as calculated by ICv2.com according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.
ICv2.com‘s estimates are somewhat lower than the actual numbers, but they are consistent from month to month, so the trends they show are fairly accurate. Since it’s a “month-to-month” column, the comments, unless otherwise noted, are on the most recent month.
Bear in mind that the figures measure sales of physical comics to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include sales to bookstores, newsstands, other mass-market retail chains or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book’s initial calendar month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month. Keep in mind that sales for some titles may include incentives to acquire variants and not every unit sold is necessarily even intended to be sold to a customer.
If additional copies of an issue did appear on the chart after a book’s initial calendar month of release, you can see the total number of copies sold in brackets behind those issues (e.g. “[36,599]“). Should more than one issue have shipped in a month which is relevant for one of the long-term comparisons, the average between them will be used.
Titles which are returnable have their numbers artificially adjusted down by Diamond. To make up for that this column increases the reported numbers for those titles by 10%. Which is likely also wrong, but it's a different and likely less wrong kind of wrong, and experience has shown that this leads to sales figures which are more consistent.
Titles released under the All-Ages line and magazines, such as Mad, mostly sell through channels other than the direct market, so direct-market sales don’t tell us much about their performance. For most Vertigo titles, collection sales tend to be a significant factor, so the numbers for those books should be taken with a grain of salt as well. To learn (a little) more about Vertigo’s collection sales, go right here.
Please keep in mind that raw sales numbers do not tell us about how profitable a book is for a publisher or for the creators.
Above all, do not allow sales numbers to dictate your purchasing and enjoyment of a particular comic. If you enjoy reading a comic series then go right on buying and reading that comic, no matter what the sales figures say.
** Two asterisks after a given month in the average charts mean that one or more periodical release did not make the Top 300/400 chart in that month. In those cases, it’s assumed that said releases sold as many units as the No. 300/400 comic on the chart for that month for the purposes of the chart, although its actual sales are likely to be less than that.
Opinions expressed in this column are mine alone, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer, Heidi MacDonald or anyone at The Comics Beat, the Pro Golfers' Association, or my former neighbor's dog Miles.
The author of this column does weekly snapshots of Amazon comic sales charts at http://yetanothercomicsblog.blogspot.com/ and tweets about comics and related subjects on Twitter at @davereadscomics (PM me there is you need to contact me).
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