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:
- New titles, whose sales last month were made returnable for their #1 issues, lost their returnability.
- 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.
- Secret Wars: Retailers apparently preferred to put their money into Marvel's big event, now in full swing.
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%)
-----------------
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]
---------------------------------------
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%)
-----------------
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]
-------------------------------------
06/2015: JL of America #1 -- 150,845 (+193.8%)
07/2015: JL of America #2 --
70,979 (- 52.9%)
-----------------
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%)
-----------------
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
----------------------------------------
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%)
-----------------
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
----------------------------------
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%)
-----------------
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
--------------------------------
06/2015: Robin SoB #1 -- 70,505 (+122.5%)
07/2015: Robin SoB #2 -- 44,232 (- 37.3%)
-----------------
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%)
-----------------
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%)
--------------------------------------
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%)
-----------------
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
-------------------------------------
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
------------------------------------
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%)
-----------------
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
---------------------------------
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
----------------------------------------
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
------------------------------------
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%)
---------------------------------
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.
---
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
----------------------------------
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
---------------------------------
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?
---
74 - EARTH 2: SOCIETY ($2.99)
07/2012: Earth 2 #3 -- 74,982
07/2013: Earth 2 #14 -- 42,022
---------------------------------
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%)
----------------
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.
---
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…
---
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…
---
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.
---
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
----------------------------------
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.
---
87 - AQUAMAN ($3.99)
07/2005: Aquaman #32 -- 17,916
07/2012: Aquaman #11 -- 57,675
07/2013: Aquaman #22 --
45,653
---------------------------------
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.
---
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…
---
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]
-------------------------------------
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.
---
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).
---
101 - DEATHSTROKE ANNUAL ($4.99)
07/2015: Deathstroke Annual #1 -- 25,178
Not the
lowest-selling annual of the month.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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...
---
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.
---
115 - SECRET SIX ($2.99)
07/2010: Secret Six #23 -- 21,554
07/2011: Secret Six #35 -- 19,283
---------------------------------------
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.
---
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!
---
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.
---
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…
---
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.
---
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.
---
129 - MIDNIGHTER ($2.99)
06/2015: Midnighter #1 -- 35,420 (+257.2%)
07/2015: Midnighter #2 -- 19,812 (- 44.1%)
Ouch.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
170 - GOTHAM BY MIDNIGHT ANNUAL ($4.99)
07/2015: Gotham by Midnight Annual #1 -- 13,536
Also not the
lowest-selling annual of July...
---
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.
---
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…
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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
--------------------------------------
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.
---
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.
---
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).
---
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.
---
+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)
-----------------
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.
---
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%)
-----------------
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
---------------
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%)**
-----------------
6 months: + 82.4%
1 year :
- 3.5%
2 years : -
5.3%
5 years : + 60.3%
10 years: -
8.4%
---
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
=============
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).
As always, we welcome your comments
and corrections below. Please try to keep things civilized.
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