So, DC did pretty well in
July. And by that I mean really well. Almost unbelievably well.
Rebirth is a huge hit.
Remember how big the The 52 was? So far, Rebirth is bigger.
The first two months of
the New 52 saw average DCU sales of 67K & 59K. The first two months average
sales of the DCU titles during Rebirth are 66K & 90K. That's right, average
DCU sales this months are 90K per title! And yes, that includes the
lower-selling titles holding over that haven't yet been cancelled or
transitioned over to Rebirth. (If you count just the Rebirth titles, the
average sales in July are 116K!) After adjusting for returnability, DC had
twenty comics over 100K.
DC sold over 4 million
comics in July; compare that to less than 2 million in May (the month before
Rebirth).
Now no one expects sales
to stay up at these levels; inevitably they will fall back to Earth. The
question is if they can keep them high up enough to be demonstrably better than
they were in the New 52 days. And if they can keep the excitement up for new
Rebirth titles as they are added over the coming months. And how well their
mini-series will sell. And how well the Young Animal titles do when they debut
over September through November. And, and, and. There are a lot of questions
up-in-the-air; but so far, so good with Rebirth.
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. 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.)
---
1, 2 - JUSTICE LEAGUE ($2.99)
07/2012: Justice League #11 -- 123,971
07/2013: Justice League #22 -- 110,194 [124,026]
07/2014: Justice League #32 -- 88,179
[87,169]
--------------------------------------
07/2015: Justice League #42 -- 81,291 (- 12.7%) [84,202]
08/2015: Justice League #43 -- 82,304 (+
1.1%) [85,119]
09/2015: Justice League #44 -- 76,752 (-
5.3%) [80,630]
10/2015: Justice League #45 -- 77,192 (-
2.7%) [78,416]
11/2015: --
12/2015: Justice League #46 -- 75,660 (-
3.5%)
12/2015: Justice League #47 -- 84,970 (+ 21.2%) [91,688]
01/2016: --
02/2016: Justice League #48 -- 72,704 (- 20.7%)
03/2016: --
04/2016: Justice League #49 -- 71,131 (-
2.2%)
05/2016: Justice League #50 -- 92,423 (+ 29.9%) [100,106]
06/2016: Justice League #51 -- 70,059 (- 30.0%)
06/2016: Justice League #52 -- 72,413 (+
3.4%)
07/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 195,402 (+169.8%)
07/2016: Justice League #1 -- 230,106 (+ 17.8%)
-----------------
6 months:
n.a.
1 year :
+152.7%
2 years : +144.1%
To no one's surprise, the
Rebirth of Justice League has a huge launch. Not quite as big as Batman last
month, but still big, and with first month sales ahead of those for the New 52
launch.
New 52 #1: 185,776
[271,173]
As with all of the
Rebirth books, there are freely-orderable variants. And it's returnable, so
these figures are adjusted up 10% from the estimates derived from Diamond's
figures.
---
3, 5 - BATMAN ($2.99)
07/2006: Batman #655 -- 113,597 [123,903]
07/2011: Batman #712 --
51,385
07/2012: Batman #11 -- 127,210
07/2013: Batman #22 -- 132,047
07/2014: Batman #33 -- 117,996 [120,659]
--------------------------------
07/2015: Batman #42 -- 117,441 (- 18.3%) [118,702]
08/2015: Batman #43 -- 124,697 (+ 7.8%) [127,996]
09/2015: Batman #44 -- 114,409 (- 9.9%) [115,351]
10/2015: Batman #45 -- 109,367 (- 4.6%) [110,031]
11/2015: Batman #46 -- 106,989 (- 2.1%) [107,758]
12/2015: Batman #47 -- 127,201 (+ 18.0%)
01/2016: Batman #48 -- 100,962 (- 20.6%)
02/2016: Batman #49 -- 102,689 (+ 1.7%)
03/2016: Batman #50 -- 163,406 (+ 67.7%) [172,256]
04/2016: Batman #51 -- 101,922 (- 40.8%)
05/2016: Batman #52 -- 102,197 (+ 0.3%)
06/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 219,788 (+124.3%) [229,267]
06/2016: Batman #1 -- 308,396 (+ 44.9%) [332,281]
07/2016: Batman #2 -- 194,816 (- 41.4%)
07/2016: Batman #3 -- 185,833 (- 4.6%)
-----------------
6 months: + 88.5%
1 year : +
60.3%
2 years : + 57.7%
5 years : +270.4%
10 years: + 53.6%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
The only light in which
these numbers look bad is in comparison to last months two #1 issues (the
re-orders for which have been added in as the numbers in [brackets]).
Two issues of Batman a
month? Smartest thing about Rebirth.
---
6, 9 - NIGHTWING ($2.99)
07/2006: Nightwing #122 -- 42,542
07/2012: Nightwing #11 -- 49,124
07/2013: Nightwing #22 -- 42,073
07/2014: Grayson #1 -- 81,433
[90,388]
---------------------------------
07/2015: Grayson #10 --
33,990 (- 13.8%) [34,882]
08/2015: Grayson #11 --
36,538 (+ 7.2%) [37,402]
09/2015: Grayson #12 --
32,284 (- 11.0%) [33,281]
10/2015: Grayson #13 --
32,260 (- 1.5%) [32,786]
11/2015: Grayson #14 --
31,831 (- 1.8%) [32,201]
12/2015: Grayson #15 --
35,765 (+ 11.1%)
01/2016: Grayson #16 --
30,420 (- 14.9%)
02/2016: Grayson #17 --
30,257 (- 0.5%)
03/2016: Grayson #18 --
33,550 (+ 10.9%)
04/2016: Grayson #19 -- 27,378
(- 18.4%)
05/2016: Grayson #20 --
23,762 (- 13.2%)
06/2016: --
07/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 140,631 (+491.8%)
07/2016: Nightwing #1 -- 126,266 (- 10.2%)
-----------------
6 months: +338.7%
1 year :
+282.6%
2 years : + 47.6%
10 years: +213.7%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
New 52 #1: 69,686
[87,561]
Remember when Grayson #1
came out, and we all thought those were really good numbers for a comic
featuring Dick Grayson? Yeah, the Rebirth of Nightwing blows those out of the
water.
---
8 - NEW SUPER-MAN ($2.99)
07/2016: New Super-Man #1 -- 129,452
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
The first of the new
titles to come out under the Rebirth banner, and sales are stellar. Had this
exact same comic come our just four months earlier, it would have sold what?
Maybe 40K? So score a big win for the
Rebirth brand.
---
10, 11 - HAL JORDAN & THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS
($2.99)
07/2006: Green Lantern Corps #2 --
56,886
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #61 --
60,836
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #62 --
57,928
07/2012: Green Lantern Corps #11 --
42,996
07/2013: Green Lantern Corps #22 --
42,194
07/2014: Green Lantern Corps #33 --
32,877 [33,160]
--------------------------------------------
07/2015: --
08/2015: --
09/2015: --
10/2015: --
11/2015: --
12/2015: --
01/2016: Edge of Oblivion #1 of 6 -- 26,819 (- 10.7%)
02/2016: Edge of Oblivion #2 of 6 -- 21,265 (- 20.7%)
03/2016: Edge of Oblivion #3 of 6 -- 20,096 (-
5.5%)
04/2016: Edge of Oblivion #4 of 6 -- 19,434 (-
3.3%)
05/2016: Edge of Oblivion #5 of 6 -- 18,699 (-
3.8%)
06/2016: Edge of Oblivion #6 of 6 -- 18,459 (-
1.3%)
07/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 125,362 (+579.1%)
07/2016: Hal Jordan & GLC #1 -- 119,579 (- 4.6%)
----------------
6 months: +356.7%
1 year
: n.a.
2 years : +269.3%
5 years : +106.2%
10 years: +115.3%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
New 52 #1: 83,077
[94,800]
---
12, 21 - WONDER WOMAN ($2.99)
07/2006: --
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 [38,170]
------------------------------------
07/2015: Wonder Woman #42 --
36,668 (- 18.7%) [37,183]
08/2015: Wonder Woman #43 --
39,646 (+ 7.9%) [40,128]
09/2015: Wonder Woman #44 --
36,151 (- 9.1%) [36,478]
10/2015: Wonder Woman #45 --
33,885 (- 6.1%) [34,251]
11/2015: Wonder Woman #46 --
34,042 (+ 0.6%) [34,454]
12/2015: Wonder Woman #47 --
40,123 (+ 16.5%)
01/2016: Wonder Woman #48 --
32,687 (- 18.5%)
02/2016: Wonder Woman #49 --
35,398 (+ 8.3%)
03/2016: Wonder Woman #50 --
36,328 (+ 2.6%)
04/2016: Wonder Woman #51 --
29,787 (- 18.0%)
05/2016: Wonder Woman #52 --
29,673 (- 0.4%)
06/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 103,904 (+316.6%) [123,624]
06/2016: Wonder Woman #1 -- 118,511 (+ 5.5%) [130,381]
07/2016: Wonder Woman #2 -- 114,135 (- 12.5%)
07/2016: Wonder Woman #3 -- 103,912 (- 9.0%)
-----------------
6 months: +233.5%
1 year :
+193.2%
2 years : +185.6%
5 years : +266.8%
10 years:
n.a.
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
Wonder Woman is following
a somewhat unusual publication strategy, with the odd issues telling one story
set in the present, while the even issues tell a Year One story of Wonder
Woman's origin. I imagine that it will work out better than if there were two
separate monthly series, but we'll have to see if any reader confusion seeps
in.
---
13, 19 - FLASH ($2.99)
07/2006: Flash FMA #2 -- 77,487
[82,501]
07/2011: --
07/2012: Flash #11 --
53,674
07/2013: Flash #22 --
38,993
07/2014: Flash #33 --
39,669 [38,170]
--------------------------------
07/2015: Flash #42 --
37,956 (- 12.8%) [37,399]
08/2015: Flash #43 --
40,542 (+ 10.1%) [41,189]
09/2015: Flash #44 --
36,111 (- 11.0%) [36,657]
10/2015: Flash #45 --
35,485 (- 1.8%) [36,011]
11/2015: Flash #46 --
36,153 (+ 1.9%) [36,701]
12/2015: Flash #47 --
42,129 (+ 14.8%)
01/2016: --
02/2016: Flash #48 --
34,903 (- 17.2%)
02/2016: Flash #49 --
34,407 (- 1.4%)
03/2016: --
04/2016: Flash #50 --
35,160 (+ 2.2%)
05/2016: Flash #51 --
33,878 (- 3.6%)
05/2016: Flash #52 --
32,831 (- 3.1%)
06/2016: Rebirth #1 --
98,580 (+275.0%) [123,115]
06/2016: Flash #1 -- 110,431 (+ 2.7%) [126,429]
07/2016: Flash #2 --
113,639 (- 10.1%)
07/2016: Flash #3 -- 107,067 (- 5.8%)
-----------------
6 months:
n.a.
1 year :
+195.1%
2 years : +189.1%
5 years :
n.a.
10 years: + 33.8%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
Flash Rebirth #1 had the
largest reorders of any of last month's Rebirth books, and Flash #1 is still
outselling it by a couple thousand copies.
It appears that Flash
will be one of the Rebirth books tying in most heavily to the Rebirth
über-plot, which likely explains its higher reorder demand.
---
14 - TITANS ($2.99)
07/2011: Titans #37 --
18,613
---------------------------------------
10/2015: Titans Hunt #1 of 12 -- 31,037 [32,768]
11/2015: Titans Hunt #2 of 12 -- 22,466 (- 31.4%)
12/2015: Titans Hunt #3 of 12 -- 20,918 (-
6.9%)
01/2016: Titans Hunt #4 of 8 --
23,578 (+ 12.7%)
02/2016: Titans Hunt #5 of 8 --
22,678 (- 3.8%)
03/2016: Titans Hunt #6 of 8 --
18,493 (- 18.5%)
04/2016: Titans Hunt #7 of 8 --
20,079 (+ 8.6%)
05/2016: Titans Hunt #8 of 8 --
17,412 (- 13.3%)
06/2016: Rebirth #1 --
79,295 (+477.8%) [100,610]
07/2016: Titans #1 -- 112,676 (+ 12.0%)
-----------------
6 months: +377.9%
5 years : +505.4%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
Titans is also apparently
tying strongly into the Rebirth über-plot.
---
15, 18 - SUPERMAN ($2.99)
07/2006: Superman #654 -- 69,526
07/2011: Superman #713 -- 36,646
07/2012: Superman #11 -- 56,066
07/2013: Superman #22 -- 42,961
07/2014: Superman #33 -- 62,998
[64,859]
---------------------------------
07/2015: Superman #42 --
46,691 (- 12.5%) [48,442]
08/2015: Superman #43 --
49,825 (+ 4.5%) [50,637]
09/2015: Superman #44 --
43,921 (- 11.3%) [44,908]
10/2015: Superman #45 --
42,693 (- 4.1%) [43,069]
11/2015: Superman #46 --
41,657 (- 3.0%) [41,765]
12/2015: Superman #47 --
47,377 (+ 13.4%)
01/2016: Superman #48 --
37,690 (- 20.4%)
02/2016: Superman #49 --
36,318 (- 3.6%)
03/2016: Superman #50 --
91,396 (+151.7%)
04/2016: Superman #51 --
38,103 (- 58.3%)
05/2016: Superman #52 --
54,317 (+ 67.9%) [63,989]
06/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 130,277 (+115.7%) [138,031]
06/2016: Superman #1 -- 115,918 (- 4.3%) [132,050]
07/2016: Superman #2 -- 112,148 (- 15.1%)
07/2016: Superman #3 -- 107,367 (- 4.3%)
-----------------
6 months: +191.2%
1 year :
+126.6%
2 years : + 69.2%
5 years : +199.5%
10 years: + 57.9%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
Superman hasn't seen
sustained sales this high since the end of the Azzarello/Lee run in early 2005.
---
16, 22 - DETECTIVE COMICS ($2.99)
07/2006: Detective Comics #821 -- 67,345
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 [63,318]
-----------------------------------------
07/2015: Detective Comics #42 --
50,743 (- 12.5%) [51,055]
08/2015: Detective Comics #43 --
53,576 (+ 5.4%) [53,797]
09/2015: Detective Comics #44 --
55,871 (+ 4.4%) [56,177]
10/2015: Detective Comics #45 --
47,972 (- 14.2%) [48,220]
11/2015: Detective Comics #46 --
47,256 (- 1.9%) [47,280]
12/2015: Detective Comics #47 --
45,867 (- 3.0%)
01/2016: Detective Comics #48 --
45,111 (- 1.6%)
02/2016: Detective Comics #49 --
45,300 (+ 0.4%)
03/2016: Detective Comics #50 --
52,373 (+ 15.6%)
04/2016: Detective Comics #51 --
43,190 (- 17.5%)
05/2016: Detective Comics #52 --
43,961 (+ 1.8%)
06/2016: Detective Comics #934 -- 106,239
(+176.0%) [121,314]
06/2016: Detective Comics #935 -- 103,417 (- 6.9%) [112,965]
07/2016: Detective Comics #936 -- 110,689 (- 2.0%)
07/2016: Detective Comics #937 -- 101,389 (- 8.4%)
-----------------
6 months: +135.1%
1 year :
+107.7%
2 years : + 67.5%
5 years : +170.6%
10 years: + 57.5%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
---
17 - BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY ($2.99)
07/2006: Birds of Prey #96 --
32,219
07/2011: Birds of Prey #14 --
27,102
07/2012: Birds of Prey #11 --
27,389
07/2013: Birds of Prey #22 --
20,209
--------------------------------------
07/2014: Birds of Prey #33 --
15,379 (- 6.2%)
08/2014: Birds of Prey #34 --
15,397 (+ 0.1%)
09/2014: Futures End #1 --
49,316 (+220.3%)
-------------------------------------
07/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 109,066 (+119.0%)
-----------------
2 years : +609.2%
5 years : +302.4%
10 years: +238.5%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
New 52 #1: 56,073
[66,423]
When was the last time a
Birds of Prey comic sold over 100K? My records go back to March 2001, and in
that time? Never.
---
20 - BATGIRL ($2.99)
07/2011: Batgirl #23 -- 22,619
07/2012: Batgirl #11 -- 45,004
07/2013: Batgirl #22 -- 39,218
07/2014: Batgirl #33 -- 37,186
[37,506]
-------------------------------
07/2015: Batgirl #42 -- 33,168 (-
6.5%) [34,194]
08/2015: Batgirl #43 -- 32,079 (-
5.0%) [32,478]
09/2015: Batgirl #44 -- 30,654 (-
4.9%) [30,882]
10/2015: Batgirl #45 -- 29,276 (-
3.8%) [29,715]
11/2015: --
12/2015: Batgirl #46 -- 27,591 (-
7.1%)
01/2016: Batgirl #47 -- 26,905 (-
2.5%)
02/2016: Batgirl #48 -- 25,625 (-
4.8%)
03/2016: Batgirl #49 -- 24,730 (-
3.5%)
04/2016: Batgirl #50 -- 34,632 (+ 40.0%)
04/2016: Batgirl #51 -- 23,280 (- 32.8%)
05/2016: Batgirl #52 -- 26,492 (+ 13.8%)
06/2016: --
07/2016: Batgirl #1 -- 105,795 (+299.3%)
-----------------
6 months: +293.2%
1 year :
+209.4%
2 years : +182.1%
5 years : +367.7%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
New 52 #1: 90,543
[107,055]
Batgirl doesn't get her
own Rebirth special, instead making use of the BG&BoP Rebirth for her
relaunch. For comparison, the Batgirl of Burnside soft relaunch (issue #35)
sold 62,644 [66,304].
---
24 - RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS ($2.99)
07/2012: Red Hood & Outlaws #11 -- 35,820
07/2013: Red Hood & Outlaws #22 -- 30,534
07/2014: Red Hood & Outlaws #33 -- 20,669
-----------------------------------------
07/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #2 -- 26,829 (- 33.9%)
08/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #3 -- 23,841 (- 11.1%)
09/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #4 -- 22,113 (- 7.2%)
10/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #5 -- 21,025 (- 4.9%)
11/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #6 -- 19,857 (- 5.6%)
12/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #7 -- 25,789 (+ 29.9%)
01/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #8 -- 22,900 (- 11.2%)
02/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #9 -- 22,341 (- 2.4%)
03/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #10 -- 17,707 (- 20.7%)
04/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #11 -- 19,711 (+ 11.3%)
05/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #12 -- 16,402 (- 16.8%)
06/2015: Red Hood/Arsenal #13 -- 16,389 (-
0.1%)
07/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 97,722 (+496.3%)
-----------------
6 months: +326.7%
1 year :
+264.2%
2 years : +372.8%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
New 52 #1: 56,112
[70,244]
I'm still not sure why
this was Rebirthed--certainly its sales history doesn't support it. But someone
at DC must really like Red Hood, and the huge Rebirth halo brings it sales just
shy of 100K.
---
27, 33 - ACTION COMICS ($2.99)
07/2006: Action Comics #841 -- 58,657
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
[50,029]
-------------------------------------
07/2015: Action Comics #42 -- 37,956 (- 13.5%) [38,434]
08/2015: Action Comics #43 -- 41,883 (+
9.7%) [42,149]
09/2015: Action Comics #44 -- 37,927 (-
9.5%) [38,130]
10/2015: Action Comics #45 -- 36,560 (-
3.8%) [36,694]
11/2015: Action Comics #46 -- 35,569 (-
2.2%) [35,898]
12/2015: Action Comics #47 -- 29,021 (- 19.2%)
01/2016: Action Comics #48 -- 31,958 (+ 10.1%)
02/2016: Action Comics #49 -- 31,496 (-
1.4%)
03/2016: Action Comics #50 -- 40,025 (+ 27.1%)
04/2016: Action Comics #51 -- 32,167 (- 19.6%)
05/2016: Action Comics #52 -- 40,623 (+ 26.3%)
06/2016: Action Comics #957 -- 82,884 (+136.1%)
[95,893]
06/2016: Action Comics #958 -- 83,227 (- 4.6%) [91,462]
07/2016: Action Comics #959 -- 91,671 (+ 0.2%)
07/2016: Action Comics #960 -- 83,281 (- 9.2%)
-----------------
6 months: +173.7%
1 year :
+127.6%
2 years : + 74.9%
5 years : +117.6%
10 years: + 49.1%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
A little load balancing
with the reorders. I'd guess we'll see quite a bit of this over the next few
months, as readers try out new titles and retailers try their best to guess how
well certain titles will sell in their stores.
---
28, 29 - GREEN LANTERNS ($2.99)
07/2006: Green Lantern #12 --
80,292
07/2011: Green Lantern #67 --
74,521
07/2012: Green Lantern #11 --
78,708
07/2013: Green Lantern #22 --
62,415
07/2014: Green Lantern #33 --
47,279 [47,464]
--------------------------------------
07/2015: Green Lantern #42 --
39,290 (- 13.9%) [39,708]
08/2015: Green Lantern #43 --
42,482 (+ 7.7%) [42,750]
09/2015: Green Lantern #44 --
39,371 (- 7.6%) [39,501]
10/2015: Green Lantern #45 --
38,406 (- 2.5%) [38,519]
11/2015: Green Lantern #46 --
38,976 (+ 1.4%) [39,053]
12/2015: Green Lantern #47 --
45,706 (+ 17.0%)
01/2016: Green Lantern #48 --
36,068 (- 21.1%)
02/2016: Green Lantern #49 --
35,237 (- 2.3%)
03/2016: Green Lantern #50 --
36,242 (+ 2.9%)
04/2016: Green Lantern #51 --
32,862 (- 9.3%)
05/2016: Green Lantern #52 --
32,936 (+ 0.2%)
06/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 109,454 (+232.2%)
06/2016: Green Lanterns #1 --
93,401 (- 1.5%) [107,767]
07/2016: Green Lanterns #2 --
90,268 (- 16.2%)
07/2016: Green Lanterns #3 --
86,579 (- 4.1%)
-----------------
6 months: +145.2%
1 year :
+122.7%
2 years : + 86.3%
5 years : + 18.7%
10 years: + 10.1%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
No reorders make the
chart for the Rebirth issue, but reorders for issue #1 were substantial. NO
again we're seeing retailers trying to figure out demand.
---
31 - HELLBLAZER ($2.99)
07/2006: Hellblazer #222 -- 13,912
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
-------------------------------------
07/2015: The Hellblazer #2 -- 27,512 (- 34.3%)
08/2015: The Hellblazer #3 -- 24,040 (- 12.6%)
09/2015: The Hellblazer #4 -- 21,974 (-
8.6%)
10/2015: The Hellblazer #5 -- 20,431 (-
7.0%)
11/2015: The Hellblazer #6 -- 19,328 (-
5.4%)
12/2015: The Hellblazer #7 -- 18,601 (-
3.8%)
01/2016: The Hellblazer #8 -- 17,853 (-
4.0%)
02/2016: The Hellblazer #9 -- 17,178 (-
3.8%)
03/2016: The Hellblazer #10 -- 16,755 (- 2.5%)
04/2016: The Hellblazer #11 -- 16,248 (- 3.0%)
05/2016: The Hellblazer #12 -- 15,904 (- 2.1%)
06/2016: The Hellblazer #13 -- 15,697 (- 1.3%)
07/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 84,404 (+437.7%)
-----------------
6 months: +372.8%
1 year :
+206.8%
2 years : +419.9%
5 years : +814.9%
10 years: +506.7%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
The previous high sales
mark for a Constantine/Hellblazer title was the 3D-cover-enhanced Futures End
issue at 52,561. (At least as far back as my data goes, which is 2001, when
Hellblazer was selling around 18K.)
---
34, 35 - GREEN ARROW ($2.99)
07/2006: Green Arrow #64 -- 36,148
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
----------------------------------
07/2015: Green Arrow #42 -- 24,921 (- 17.2%)
08/2015: Green Arrow #43 -- 29,998 (+ 21.6%)
[30,298]
09/2015: Green Arrow #44 -- 25,620 (- 15.4%)
10/2015: Green Arrow #45 -- 23,614 (- 7.8%)
11/2015: Green Arrow #46 -- 24,393 (+ 3.3%)
12/2015: Green Arrow #47 -- 30,834 (+ 26.4%)
01/2016: Green Arrow #48 -- 22,117 (- 28.3%)
02/2016: Green Arrow #49 -- 22,096 (- 0.1%)
03/2016: Green Arrow #50 -- 22,977 (+ 4.0%)
04/2016: Green Arrow #51 -- 21,168 (- 7.9%)
05/2016: Green Arrow #52 -- 20,559 (- 2.9%)
06/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 89,936 (+373.0%) [97,243]
06/2016: Green Arrow #1 -- 76,816 (-
4.4%) [92,931]
07/2016: Green Arrow #2 -- 80,134 (- 13.8%)
07/2016: Green Arrow #3 -- 80,150 (+
0.0%)
-----------------
6 months: +262.4%
1 year :
+221.6%
2 years : +241.7%
5 years : +213.4%
10 years: +121.7%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
More load balancing. The
second & third issue sales are nearly identical, which is a good sign and
points towards the various Rebirth books not taking huge nose-dives after their
initial issues.
---
38, 39 - AQUAMAN ($2.99)
07/2006: Aquaman SoA #43 -- 30,584
07/2012: Aquaman #11 -- 57,675
07/2013: Aquaman #22 -- 45,653
07/2014: Aquaman #33 -- 36,140
[36,581]
----------------------------------
07/2015: Aquaman #42 --
28,158 (- 16.6%) [28,479]
08/2015: Aquaman #43 -- 30,480 (+ 8.3%) [30,835]
09/2015: Aquaman #44 -- 26,396 (- 14.4%)
10/2015: Aquaman #45 -- 25,495 (- 3.4%)
11/2015: Aquaman #46 -- 25,962 (+ 1.8%)
12/2015: Aquaman #47 -- 20,251 (- 22.0%)
01/2016: Aquaman #48 -- 23,373 (+ 15.4%)
02/2016: Aquaman #49 -- 23,546 (+ 0.7%)
03/2016: Aquaman #50 -- 24,487 (+ 4.0%)
04/2016: Aquaman #51 -- 21,959 (- 10.3%)
05/2016: Aquaman #52 -- 22,246 (+ 1.3%)
06/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 75,206 (+308.3%) [90,841]
06/2016: Aquaman #1 -- 84,745 (+ 2.8%) [93,339]
07/2016: Aquaman #2 -- 77,550 (- 16.9%)
07/2016: Aquaman #3 -- 75,196 (- 3.0%)
-----------------
6 months: +226.8%
1 year :
+168.2%
2 years : +108.8%
10 years: +149.7%
Returnable & f.o.v.s;
see the numerous explanations elsewhere in this column.
The lowest-selling of the
Rebirth books this month, but at the 70K range for an Aquaman comic DC will
take it. (Issue #3 of the New 52 Aquaman sold 69,137.)
---
59 - HARLEY QUINN ($3.99)
07/2014: Harley Quinn #8 --
76,827 [79,664]
------------------------------------
07/2015: Harley Quinn #18 -- 59,566 (- 13.1%) [60,292]
08/2015: Harley Quinn #19 -- 64,223 (+
8.1%) [65,155]
09/2015: Harley Quinn #20 -- 56,836 (- 10.0%) [58,652]
10/2015: Harley Quinn #21 -- 55,272 (-
5.7%) [55,282]
11/2015: Harley Quinn #22 -- 58,344 (+
6.2%) [58,734]
12/2015: Harley Quinn #23 -- 69,168 (+ 17.8%)
01/2016: Harley Quinn #24 -- 44,967 (- 35.0%)
02/2016: Harley Quinn #25 -- 51,495 (+ 14.5%)
03/2016: Harley Quinn #26 -- 51,420 (-
0.1%)
04/2016: Harley Quinn #27 -- 54,864 (+
6.7%)
05/2016: Harley Quinn #28 -- 43,858 (- 20.1%)
06/2016: Harley Quinn #29 -- 55,774 (+ 27.2%)
07/2016: Harley Quinn #30 -- 45,443 (- 18.5%)
-----------------
6 months: +
1.1%
1 year : -
24.6%
2 years : - 43.0%
The final pre-Rebirth
issue of Harley Quinn has an incentive variant again, but no f.o.v. and sees
its sales drop back down without the retailer variant from June. There's a big
gap between the Rebirth books and the rest of DC's publishing slate.
---
61 - THE FLINTSTONES ($3.99)
07/2016: Flintstones #1 -- 43,996
The last title in DC's
re-imaging of Hanna-Barbera cartoons has several variants (all f.o.v., I
believe) and the top non-DCU book in July.
---
77, 84 - FUTURE QUEST ($3.99)
05/2016: Future Quest #1 -- 48,627
[56,756]
06/2016: --
07/2016: Future Quest #2 -- 30,170 (- 45.9%)
07/2016: Future Quest #3 -- 27,786 (-
9.5%)
Issue #2 was late, and
issue #3 was an unscheduled fill-in. These kind of early snafus, whatever the
unfortunate circumstances, alas don't engender a new comic to monthly readers
(although I personally won't complain much when the artists on the fill-in are
Steve Rude & Aaron Lopresti!) But it does make it hard for a comic to find
its legs in an overcrowded market.
---
78 - SCOOBY APOCALYPSE ($3.99)
05/2016: Scooby Apocalypse #1 -- 69,520 [77,409]
06/2016: Scooby Apocalypse #2 -- 29,812 (- 61.5%)
07/2016: Scooby Apocalypse #3 -- 29,494 (-
1.1%)
Finding its level rather
quickly.
---
93 - 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
[55,882]
----------------------------------------
07/2015: New Suicide Squad #10 -- 35,365 (-
17.1%) [35,842]
08/2015: New Suicide Squad #11 -- 37,915 (+ 7.2%) [38,434]
09/2015: New Suicide Squad #12 -- 34,622 (- 8.9%) [35,013]
10/2015: New Suicide Squad #13 -- 33,260 (- 4.1%) [33,584]
11/2015: New Suicide Squad #14 -- 32,925 (- 1.1%) [33,219]
12/2015: New Suicide Squad #15 -- 26,449 (-
20.4%)
01/2016: New Suicide Squad #16 -- 24,870 (- 6.0%)
02/2016: New Suicide Squad #17 -- 23,687 (- 4.8%)
03/2016: New Suicide Squad #18 -- 28,243 (+
19.2%)
04/2016: New Suicide Squad #19 -- 23,799 (-
15.7%)
05/2016: New Suicide Squad #20 -- 23,425 (- 1.6%)
06/2016: New Suicide Squad #21 -- 23,887 (+ 2.0%)
07/2016: New Suicide Squad #22 -- 25,162 (+ 5.3%)
-----------------
6 months: +
1.2%
1 year : -
29.8%
2 years : - 55.0%
Final issue, ahead of
August's movie-fueled Rebirth.
---
A bunch of reorders
(mostly for 2nd prints, I should think) of last month's Rebirth comics make the
chart in July. They've been added in to the entries above (the numbers in
[brackets]), but if you want them all in one place, here you go:
93: Flash Rebirth #1 -- 24,535
97: Batman #1 -- 23,885
107: Titans Rebirth #1 -- 21,315
118: Wonder Woman Rebirth #1
-- 19,720
141: Superman #1 -- 16,132
142: Green Arrow #1 -- 16,115
144: Flash #1 -- 15,998
148: Aquaman Rebirth #1 -- 15,635
154: Detective Comics
#934 -- 15,075
158: Green Lanterns #1 -- 14,366
169: Action Comics #957 -- 13,009
180: Wonder Woman #1 -- 11,870
196: Detective Comics
#935 --
9,548
197: Batman Rebirth #1 --
9,479
214: Aquaman #1 -- 8,594
223: Action Comics #958 --
8,235
231: Superman Rebirth #1 --
7,754
238: Green Arrow Rebirth
#1 --
7,307
The only Rebirth title
from last month that didn't have any re-orders show up on the chart is Green
Lanterns Rebirth #1, which was already fairly high (109K). There was a second
printing, so it's possible that the reorders fell short of the 5K threshold for
the top 300 this month, or got split over two months. We'll have a better idea
on the sales for all of these when the year-end numbers come out in January.
Meanwhile, DC Universe
Rebirth #1 is going into a fifth printing.
---
112 - DEATHSTROKE ($2.99)
07/2012: Deathstroke #11 -- 17,107
----------------------------------
07/2015: Deathstroke #8 -- 33,648 (- 13.3%) [34,754]
08/2015: Deathstroke #9 -- 36,583 (+
8.7%) [37,419]
09/2015: Deathstroke #10 -- 31,241 (- 14.6%)
[31,832]
10/2015: Deathstroke #11 -- 31,121 (- 0.4%) [31,649]
11/2015: Deathstroke #12 -- 31,939 (+ 2.6%) [32,568]
12/2015: Deathstroke #13 -- 25,344 (- 20.6%)
01/2016: Deathstroke #14 -- 27,648 (+ 9.1%)
02/2016: Deathstroke #15 -- 26,534 (- 4.0%)
03/2016: Deathstroke #16 -- 25,390 (- 4.3%)
04/2016: Deathstroke #17 -- 24,858 (- 2.1%)
05/2016: Deathstroke #18 -- 21,087 (- 15.2%)
06/2016: Deathstroke #19 -- 21,094 (+ 0.0%)
07/2016: Deathstroke #20 -- 20,562 (- 2.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 25.6%
1 year : -
40.8%
Final issue. Also getting
rebirthed in August.
---
115 - SUPERMAN: THE COMING OF THE SUPERMEN
($3.99)
02/2016: Supermen #1 of 6 -- 37,033
03/2016: Supermen #2 of 6 -- 27,470 (- 25.8%)
04/2016: Supermen #3 of 6 -- 24,500 (- 10.8%)
05/2016: Supermen #4 of 6 -- 21,395 (- 12.7%)
06/2016: Supermen #5 of 6 -- 20,416 (-
4.6%)
07/2016: Supermen #6 of 6 -- 20,069 (-
1.7%)
---
120 - TEEN TITANS ($2.99)
07/2006: Teen Titans #37 -- 71,263
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
[57,923]
----------------------------------
07/2015: Teen Titans #10 -- 28,547 (- 14.3%)
[28,963]
08/2015: Teen Titans #11 -- 32,112 (+ 12.6%)
[32,621]
09/2015: --
10/2015: Teen Titans #12 -- 26,796 (- 17.9%)
11/2015: Teen Titans #13 -- 26,511 (- 1.1%)
12/2015: Teen Titans #14 -- 26,239 (- 1.0%)
12/2015: Teen Titans #15 -- 27,201 (+ 3.7%)
01/2015: Teen Titans #16 -- 24,201 (- 11.0%)
02/2015: Teen Titans #17 -- 23,566 (- 2.6%)
03/2015: Teen Titans #18 -- 23,056 (- 2.2%)
04/2015: Teen Titans #19 -- 21,989 (- 4.6%)
05/2015: Teen Titans #20 -- 18,593 (- 15.4%)
06/2015: Teen Titans #21 -- 18,766 (+ 0.9%)
07/2015: Teen Titans #22 -- 19,005 (+ 1.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 21.5%
1 year : -
34.4%
2 years : - 67.2%
5 years : - 17.8%
10 years: - 73.3%
Still one final issue to
go before getting Rebirthed in September.
---
122 - DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE
COLLECTORS' EDITION ($12.99)
12/2015: Dark Knight III Coll #1 of 8 -- 24,005
01/2016: Dark Knight III Coll #2 of 8 -- 19,367
(- 19.3%)
02/2016: --
03/2016: Dark Knight III Coll #3 of 8 -- 19,445
(+ 0.4%)
04/2016: --
05/2016: Dark Knight III Coll #4 of 8 -- 18,226
(- 6.3%)
06/2016: --
07/2016: Dark Knight III Coll #5 of 8 -- 18,525
(+ 1.6%)
-----------------
6 months: -
4.3%
Tracking these separately
from the main title, since they're such a different beast.
---
126 - BATMAN BEYOND ($2.99)
07/2012: Unlimited #6 -- 22,555
07/2013: Unlimited #18 -- 15,275
07/2014: Universe #12 -- 14,419
------------------------------------
07/2015: Batman Beyond #2 -- 35,000 (- 34.4%) [35,238]
08/2015: Batman Beyond #3 -- 30,806 (- 12.0%) [31,276]
09/2015: Batman Beyond #4 -- 31,202 (+
1.3%) [31,518]
10/2015: Batman Beyond #5 -- 29,409 (-
5.7%) [29,626]
11/2015: Batman Beyond #6 -- 27,778 (-
5.5%)
12/2015: Batman Beyond #7 -- 21,946 (- 21.0%)
01/2016: Batman Beyond #8 -- 20,342 (-
7.3%)
02/2016: Batman Beyond #9 -- 19,449 (- 4.4%)
03/2016: Batman Beyond #10 -- 21,578 (+ 10.9%)
04/2016: Batman Beyond #11 -- 18,061 (- 16.3%)
05/2016: Batman Beyond #12 -- 18,133 (+ 0.4%)
06/2016: Batman Beyond #13 -- 13,025 (- 28.2%)
07/2016: Batman Beyond #14 -- 18,001 (+ 38.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 11.5%
1 year : -
48.9%
2 years : + 24.8%
Last month's mysterious
large drop-off just as mysteriously rebounds this month. If there were about
5,000 copies of issue #13 that were delayed from shipping to certain stores
from June to July, they would just miss showing up on the Top 300 chart this
month. And since it is likely that issue #13 won't make the year-end chart, we
may never know what happened here.
Getting Rebirthed in
October.
---
126 - WACKY RACELAND ($3.99)
06/2016: Wacky Raceland #1 -- 34,065
07/2016: Wacky Raceland #2 -- 18,001 (- 47.2%)
Not getting the same
level of love as the other Hanna-Barbera books.
---
128 - DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS (Digital First)
($3.99)
08/2015: Bombshells #1 --
59,253 [61,985]
09/2015: Bombshells #2 --
37,136 (- 39.8%) [37,306]
10/2015: Bombshells #3 --
32,147 (- 11.7%) [32,939]
11/2015: Bombshells #4 --
27,239 (- 17.3%)
11/2015: Bombshells #5 --
25,335 (- 7.0%)
12/2015: Bombshells #6 --
23,679 (- 6.5%)
12/2015: Bombshells #7 --
23,014 (- 2.8%)
01/2016: Bombshells #8 --
21,904 (- 4.8%)
02/2016: Bombshells #9 --
20,349 (- 7.1%)
03/2016: Bombshells #10 -- 19,820 (-
2.6%)
04/2016: Bombshells #11 -- 18,859 (-
4.8%)
05/2016: Bombshells #12 -- 18,512 (-
1.8%)
05/2016: Bombshells #13 -- 18,046 (-
2.5%)
06/2016: Bombshells #14 -- 18,492 (+
2.5%)
07/2016: Bombshells #15 -- 17,956 (-
2.9%)
----------------
6 months: - 18.0%
Back to standard
attrition.
---
135 - 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
[40,375]
---------------------------------
07/2015: E2 Society #2 -- 31,663 (- 23.2%) [32,074]
08/2015: E2 Society #3 -- 28,381 (- 10.6%) [28,671]
09/2015: E2 Society #4 -- 25,443 (- 11.3%)
10/2015: E2 Society #5 -- 23,459 (-
7.8%)
11/2015: E2 Society #6 -- 21,948 (-
6.4%)
12/2015: E2 Society #7 -- 21,059 (-
4.1%)
01/2015: E2 Society #8 -- 19,682 (-
6.5%)
02/2015: E2 Society #9 -- 18,868 (-
4.1%)
03/2015: E2 Society #10 -- 18,391 (- 2.5%)
04/2015: E2 Society #11 -- 17,844 (- 3.0%)
05/2015: E2 Society #12 -- 17,492 (- 2.0%)
06/2015: E2 Society #13 -- 17,430 (- 0.4%)
07/2015: E2 Society #14 -- 16,960 (- 2.7%)
----------------
6 months: - 13.8%
1 year : -
47.1%
2 years : - 58.0%
---
145 - THE LEGEND OF WONDER WOMAN (Digital-First)
($3.99)
01/2016: Legend of WW #1 of 9 -- 25,047
02/2016: Legend of WW #2 of 9 -- 16,816 (- 32.9%)
03/2016: Legend of WW #3 of 9 -- 16,497 (- 1.9%)
04/2016: Legend of WW #4 of 9 -- 16,488 (- 0.1%)
05/2016: Legend of WW #5 of 9 -- 16,583 (+ 0.6%)
05/2016: Legend of WW #6 of 9 -- 15,924 (- 4.0%)
06/2016: Legend of WW #7 of 9 -- 15,820 (- 0.7%)
07/2016: Legend of WW #8 of 9 -- 15,945 (+ 0.8%)
----------------
6 months: - 36.3%
---
161 - BATMAN '66 MEETS STEED & MRS. PEEL
(Digital-First) ($2.99)
07/2014: Green Hornet #2 of 6 -- 25,392
---------------------------------------
12/2015: UNCLE #1 of 6 -- 17,363 (- 15.4%)
01/2016: UNCLE #2 of 6 -- 13,940 (- 19.7%)
02/2016: UNCLE #3 of 6 -- 12,824 (- 8.0%)
03/2016: UNCLE #4 of 6 -- 11,945 (- 6.9%)
04/2016: UNCLE #5 of 6 -- 11,187 (- 6.3%)
05/2016: UNCLE #6 of 6 -- 11,060 (- 1.1%)
06/2016: --
07/2016: Avengers #1 of 6 -- 13,921 (+ 25.9%)
----------------
6 months: -
0.1%
2 years : - 45.2%
So cool to see the Adam
West Batman team-up with the 1966 versions of Iron Man and Black Widow!
---
163, 166 - INJUSTICE: YEAR FIVE (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%)
-----------------------------------
07/2015: Injustice Y4 #5 -- 15,905 (+
2.7%)
07/2015: Injustice Y4 #6 -- 15,556 (-
2.2%)
08/2015: Injustice Y4 #7 -- 15,559 (+
0.0%)
08/2015: Injustice Y4 #8 -- 15,269 (-
1.9%)
09/2015: Injustice Y4 #9 -- 15,414 (+
0.9%)
09/2015: Injustice Y4 #10 -- 16,243 (+ 5.4%)
10/2015: Injustice Y4 #11 -- 14,992 (- 7.7%)
10/2015: Injustice Y4 #12 -- 14,848 (- 1.0%)
11/2015: --
12/2015: --
01/2016: Injustice Y5 #1 -- 17,049 (+ 14.8%)
01/2016: Injustice Y5 #2 -- 14,787 (- 13.3%)
02/2016: Injustice Y5 #3 -- 14,263 (-
3.5%)
02/2016: Injustice Y5 #4 -- 13,918 (-
2.4%)
03/2016: Injustice Y5 #5 -- 14,094 (+
1.3%)
03/2016: Injustice Y5 #6 -- 13,599 (-
3.5%)
04/2016: Injustice Y5 #7 -- 13,823 (+
1.6%)
04/2016: Injustice Y5 #8 -- 13,560 (-
1.9%)
05/2016: Injustice Y5 #9 -- 13,539 (-
0.2%)
05/2016: Injustice Y5 #10 -- 13,332 (- 1.5%)
06/2016: Injustice Y5 #11 -- 13,682 (+ 2.6%)
06/2016: Injustice Y5 #12 -- 13,318 (- 2.7%)
07/2016: Injustice Y5 #13 -- 13,590 (+ 2.0%)
07/2016: Injustice Y5 #14 -- 13,418 (- 1.3%)
----------------
6 months: - 15.2%
1 year : -
14.2%
2 years : - 30.3%
I had mistakenly thought
that last month saw the final issues, but apparently Year 5 of Injustice is
kicking around for a bit longer than all of the previous 'years.'
---
182, 186 - ADVENTURES OF SUPERGIRL (Digital
First) ($2.99)
05/2016: Adv Supergirl #1 of 6 -- 16,704
05/2016: Adv Supergirl #2 of 6 -- 11,494 (-
31.2%)
06/2016: Adv Supergirl #3 of 6 -- 20,741 (+
80.5%)
06/2016: Adv Supergirl #4 of 6 -- 13,454 (-
35.1%)
07/2016: Adv Supergirl #5 of 6 -- 11,573 (-
14.0%)
07/2016: Adv Supergirl #6 of 6 -- 10,982 (- 5.1%)
I'd imagine that the
future of any comics based on the Supergirl television show will rest on the
strength of the digital sales and the sales of the collected edition. But since
DC originally was going to go straight to trade with this digital series, I
guess this is mostly found money from the floppy edition? (To the extent that
it doesn't cannibalize the trade sales.)
---
191 - LUCIFER (Vertigo) ($3.99)
12/2015: Lucifer #1 -- 17,306 (+ 57.2%)
01/2016: Lucifer #2 -- 12,497 (- 27.8%)
02/2016: Lucifer #3 -- 11,614 (-
7.1%)
03/2016: Lucifer #4 -- 11,450 (-
1.4%)
04/2016: Lucifer #5 -- 11,049 (-
3.5%)
05/2016: Lucifer #6 -- 10,701 (-
3.1%)
06/2016: Lucifer #7 -- 10,382 (-
3.0%)
07/2016: Lucifer #8 --
9,968 (- 4.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 20.2%
192 - ASTRO CITY (Vertigo) ($3.99)
07/2006: Samaritan #1 -- 24,394
07/2011: --
07/2012: --
07/2013: Astro City #2 -- 20,193
07/2014: --
----------------------------------
07/2015: Astro City #25 -- 11,242 (+ 0.1%)
08/2015: Astro City #26 -- 11,118 (- 1.1%)
09/2015: Astro City #27 -- 11,019 (- 0.9%)
10/2015: Astro City #28 -- 10,808 (- 1.9%)
11/2015: Astro City #29 -- 10,748 (- 0.6%)
12/2015: Astro City #30 -- 10,476 (- 2.5%)
01/2016: Astro City #31 -- 10,351 (- 1.2%)
02/2016: Astro City #32 -- 10,187 (- 1.6%)
03/2016: Astro City #33 -- 10,125 (- 0.6%)
04/2016: Astro City #34 -- 10,120 (- 0.0%)
05/2016: Astro City #35 --
9,996 (- 1.2%)
06/2016: Astro City #36 --
9,960 (- 0.4%)
07/2016: Astro City #37 --
9,953 (- 0.1%)
-----------------
6 months: -
3.8%
1 year : -
11.5%
2 years :
n.a.
5 years :
n.a.
10 years: - 59.2%
For the first time that I
can remember—and quite possibly ever—not a single Vertigo title is over 10K.
---
209 - DOCTOR FATE ($2.99)
07/2015: Doctor Fate #2 -- 22,967 (- 41.9%)
08/2015: Doctor Fate #3 -- 18,951 (- 17.5%)
09/2015: Doctor Fate #4 -- 16,258 (- 14.2%)
10/2015: Doctor Fate #5 -- 14,560 (- 10.4%)
11/2015: Doctor Fate #6 -- 13,090 (- 10.1%)
12/2015: Doctor Fate #7 -- 11,954 (-
8.7%)
01/2016: Doctor Fate #8 -- 11,109 (-
7.1%)
02/2016: Doctor Fate #9 -- 10,437 (-
6.0%)
03/2016: Doctor Fate #10 -- 9,780 (-
6.0%)
04/2016: Doctor Fate #11 -- 9,257 (-
5.3%)
05/2016: Doctor Fate #12 -- 9,168 (-
1.0%)
06/2016: Doctor Fate #13 -- 9,067 (-
1.1%)
07/2016: Doctor Fate #14 -- 8,762 (-
3.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 21.1%
1 year : -
53.8%
I like Doctor Fate. I'm
glad that DC continues to publish this comic, but it looks like its time is
finally up in November.
---
212 - LEGENDS OF TOMORROW ($7.99)
03/2016: Legends of Tomorrow #1 -- 18,753
04/2016: Legends of Tomorrow #2 -- 12,728 (-
32.1%)
05/2016: Legends of Tomorrow #3 -- 11,354 (-
10.8%)
06/2016: Legends of Tomorrow #4 -- 9,677 (- 14.8%)
07/2016: Legends of Tomorrow #5 -- 8,681 (- 10.3%)
Penultimate issue.
---
229 - SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP (All-Ages) ($2.99)
07/2014: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #5 --
9,042
-----------------------------------------
07/2015: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #11 -- 6,809 (+
3.7%)
08/2015: --
09/2015: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #12 -- 15,426
(+126.7%)
10/2015: --
11/2015: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #13 -- 8,008 (- 48.1%)
12/2015: --
01/2016: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #14 -- 7,214 (-
9.9%)
02/2016: --
03/2016: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #15 -- 8,092 (+ 12.2%)
04/2016: --
05/2016: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #16 -- 8,400 (+
3.8%)
06/2016: --
07/2016: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #17 -- 7,892 (-
6.0%)
-----------------
6 months: +
9.4%
1 Year : +
15.9%
2 Years : - 12.7%
Teaming up with Hawkman
& Hawkgirl! Moves to being a monthly comic starting in September, so sales
must be doing well by some measure.
---
255 - BLOODLINES ($2.99)
04/2016: Bloodlines #1 of 6 -- 14,941
05/2016: Bloodlines #2 of 6 -- 8,959 (- 40.0%)
06/2016: Bloodlines #3 of 6 -- 7,371 (- 17.7%)
07/2016: Bloodlines #4 of 6 -- 6,282 (- 14.8%)
---
253 - CLEAN ROOM (Vertigo) ($3.99)
10/2015: Clean Room #1 -- 14,304
11/2015: Clean Room #2 --
9,351 (- 35.6%)
12/2015: Clean Room #3 --
8,073 (- 13.7%)
01/2015: Clean Room #4 --
7,572 (- 6.2%)
02/2016: Clean Room #5 --
7,020 (- 7.3%)
03/2016: Clean Room #6 --
6,832 (- 2.7%)
04/2016: Clean Room #7 --
6,518 (- 4.6%)
05/2016: Clean Room #8 --
6,394 (- 1.9%)
06/2016: Clean Room #9 --
6,335 (- 0.9%)
07/2016: Clean Room #10 -- 6,069 (-
4.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 21.5%
---
271 - THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON (Vertigo) ($3.99)
12/2015: Sheriff of Babylon #1 of 8 -- 10,234
01/2015: Sheriff of Babylon #2 of 8 --
7,063 (- 31.0%)
02/2015: Sheriff of Babylon #3 of 8 --
6,385 (- 9.6%)
03/2015: Sheriff of Babylon #4 of 8 --
6,007 (- 5.9%)
04/2015: Sheriff of Babylon #5 of 12 -- 5,810 (-
3.3%)
05/2015: Sheriff of Babylon #6 of 12 -- 5,615 (-
3.4%)
06/2015: Sheriff of Babylon #7 of 12 -- 5,714 (+
1.8%)
07/2015: Sheriff of Babylon #8 of 12 -- 5,680 (-
0.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 44.7%
Apparently this switched
over to a twelve-issue series when I wasn't paying attention.
---
291 - SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (All-Ages)
($2.99)
07/2006: Scooby-Doo #110 -- 4,781
07/2011: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #11 -- 4,791
07/2012: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #23 -- 4,934
07/2013: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #35 -- ?????
07/2014: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #47 -- ?????
(< 6,594)
-----------------------------------------------
07/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #59 -- ?????
(< 5,446)
08/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #60 --
5,091
09/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #61 -- 5,220
(+ 2.5%)
10/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #62 -- 5,143
(- 1.5%)
11/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #63 -- 5,215
(+ 1.4%)
12/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #64 -- ?????
(< 5,848)
01/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #65 --
4,906
02/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #66 -- 4,867
(- 0.8%)
03/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #67 -- 4,940
(+ 1.5%)
04/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #68 -- 4,892
(- 1.0%)
05/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #69 -- 5,040
(+ 3.0%)
06/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #70 -- ?????
(< 5,596)
07/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #71 --
5,254
-----------------
6 months: +
7.1%
1 year
: ???%
2 years :
???%
5 years : +
9.7%
10 years: +
9.9%
---
+300 - SUICIDERS: KINGS OF HELL.A. (Vertigo) ($3.99)
07/2015: --
08/2015: --
09/2015: Suiciders #6 --
8,546 (- 2.1%)
10/2015: --
11/2015: --
12/2015: --
01/2016: --
02/2016: --
03/2016: Kings of HelLA #1 of 6 -- 8,563 (+
0.2%)
04/2016: Kings of HelLA #2 of 6 -- 6,123 (- 28.5%)
05/2016: Kings of HelLA #3 of 6 -- 5,375 (- 12.2%)
06/2016: Kings of HelLA #4 of 6 -- ????? (< 5,596)
07/2016: Kings of HelLA #5 of 6 -- ????? (< 5,069)
-----------------
6 months:
n.a.
1 year
: n.a.
+300 - UNFOLLOW (Vertigo) ($3.99)
11/2015: Unfollow #1 -- 10,740
12/2015: Unfollow #2 --
7,082 (- 34.1%)
01/2016: Unfollow #3 --
6,510 (- 8.1%)
02/2016: Unfollow #4 --
5,667 (- 12.9%)
03/2016: Unfollow #5 --
5,149 (- 9.1%)
04/2016: Unfollow #6 --
4,815 (- 6.5%)
05/2016: Unfollow #7 --
????? (< 4,986)
06/2016: Unfollow #8 --
????? (< 5,596)
07/2016: Unfollow #9 --
????? (< 5,069)
-----------------
6 months:
????%
+300 - THE DARK AND BLOODY (Vertigo) ($3.99)
02/2016: Dark & Bloody #1 of 6 -- 8,622
03/2016: Dark & Bloody #2 of 6 -- 5,679 (-
34.1%)
04/2016: Dark & Bloody #3 of 6 -- 4,757 (-
16.2%)
05/2016: Dark & Bloody #4 of 6 -- ????? (<
4,986)
06/2016: Dark & Bloody #5 of 6 -- ????? (<
5,596)
07/2016: Dark & Bloody #6 of 6 -- ????? (<
5,069)
+300 - RED THORN (Vertigo) ($3.99)
11/2015: Red Thorn #1 -- 11,335
12/2015: Red Thorn #2 --
6,799 (- 40.0%)
01/2016: Red Thorn #3 --
5,802 (- 14.7%)
02/2016: Red Thorn #4 --
4,867 (- 16.1%)
03/2016: Red Thorn #5 --
4,482 (- 7.9%)
04/2016: Red Thorn #6 --
????? (< 4,309)
05/2016: Red Thorn #7 --
????? (< 4,986)
06/2016: Red Thorn #8 --
????? (< 5,596)
07/2016: Red Thorn #9 --
????? (< 5,069)
-----------------
6 months:
????%
Even with the floor at
500 fewer copies than last month, four Vertigo titles still don't make the Top
300 in July.
---
Average Periodical Sales
(not counting reprints, reorders shipping after the initial month of release,
and magazines; based on first-month sales only.)
DC COMICS
07/2006: 41,406
07/2011: 26,138
07/2012: 33,837
07/2013: 34,402
07/2014: 32,760 **
---------------
07/2015: 27,005 (- 23.5%)**
08/2015: 27,301 (+ 1.1%)**
09/2015: 26,092 (- 4.4%)**
10/2015: 25,681 (- 0.5%)**
11/2015: 30,743 (+ 19.7%)
12/2015: 28,091 (- 8.6%)**
01/2016: 21,845 (- 22.2%)**
02/2016: 24,611 (+ 12.7%)**
03/2016: 22,620 (- 9.6%)**
04/2016: 23,187 (+ 2.5%)**
05/2016: 24,532 (+ 5.8%)**
06/2016: 48,770 (+ 98.8%)**
07/2016: 63,656 (+ 30.5%)**
-----------------
6 months: +191.4%
1 year :
+135.7%
2 years : + 94.3%
5 years : +143.5%
10 years: + 53.7%
DC UNIVERSE
07/2006: 51,714
07/2011: 28,586
07/2012: 38,502
07/2013: 36,524
07/2014: 40,945
---------------
07/2015: 32,688 (- 30.4%)
08/2015: 33,079 (+ 1.2%)
09/2015: 30,645 (- 7.4%)
10/2015: 30,402 (- 0.8%)
11/2015: 38,396 (+ 26.3%)
12/2015: 34,981 (- 8.9%)
01/2016: 27,664 (- 20.1%)
02/2016: 31,503 (+ 13.9%)
03/2016: 28,621 (- 9.1%)
04/2016: 30,003 (+ 4.8%)
05/2016: 29,927 (- 0.3%)
06/2016: 65,876 (+120.1%)
07/2016: 90,237 (+ 37.0%)
-----------------
6 months: +226.2%
1 year :
+176.1%
2 years : +120.4%
5 years : +215.7%
10 years: + 74.5%
VERTIGO
07/2006: 12,732
07/2011: 10,784
07/2012: 11,589
07/2013: 16,099
07/2014: 15,803 **
---------------
07/2015: 15,251 (+ 90.4%)**
08/2015: 10,216 (- 33.0%)**
09/2015: 15,814 (+ 54.8%)**
10/2015: 10,771 (- 31.9%)**
11/2015:
9,780 (- 9.2%)
12/2015:
8,630 (- 11.8%)**
01/2016:
6,832 (- 20.5%)**
02/2016:
6,274 (- 8.2%)**
03/2016:
6,039 (- 3.7%)**
04/2016:
5,649 (- 6.5%)**
05/2016:
5,734 (+ 1.5%)**
06/2016:
6,073 (+ 5.9%)**
07/2016:
6,328 (+ 4.2%)**
-----------------
6 months: -
7.4%
1 year : -
58.5%
2 years : - 60.0%
5 years : - 41.3%
10 years: - 50.3%
Take these Vertigo number
with a huge grain of salt, as half of the books did not make the Top 300, and
the method used to estimate those sales errs on the side of being higher than
they likely are.
---
6 month comparisons
===================
+377.9% - Titans (Titans Hunt)
+372.8% - Hellblazer (Constantine the Hellblazer)
+356.7% - Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern
Corps (GLC Edge)
+338.7& - Nightwing (Grayson)
+326.7% - Red Hood & Outlaws (Red
Hood/Arsenal)
+293.2% - Batgirl
+262.4% - Green Arrow
+233.5% - Wonder Woman
+226.8% - Aquaman
+191.2% - Superman
+173.7% - Action Comics
+145.2% - Green Lanterns (Green Lantern)
+135.1% - Detective Comics
+ 88.5% - Batman
+ 9.4% -
Scooby-Doo Team-Up
+ 7.1% -
Scooby-Doo Where Are You?
+ 1.2% -
New Suicide Squad
+ 1.1% -
Harley Quinn
- 0.1% -
Batman 66 Meets…
- 3.8% -
Astro City
- 4.3% -
Dark Knight III Collectors' Edition
- 11.5% - Batman Beyond
- 13.8% - Earth 2 Society
- 15.2% - Injustice
- 18.0% - DC Comics Bombshells
- 20.2% - Lucifer
- 21.1% - Doctor Fate
- 21.5% - Clean Room
- 21.5% - Teen Titans
- 25.6% - Deathstroke
- 36.3% - Legend of Wonder Woman
- 44.7% - The Sheriff of Babylon
1 year comparisons
===================
+282.6% - Nightwing (Grayson)
+264.2% - Red Hood & Outlaws (Red
Hood/Arsenal)
+221.6% - Green Arrow
+209.4% - Batgirl
+206.8% - Hellblazer (Constantine the Hellblazer)
+195.1% - Flash
+193.2% - Wonder Woman
+168.2% - Aquaman
+152.7% - Justice League
+127.6% - Action Comics
+126.6% - Superman
+122.7% - Green Lanterns (Green Lantern)
+107.7% - Detective Comics
+ 60.3% - Batman
+ 15.9% - Scooby-Doo Team-Up
- 11.5% - Astro City
- 14.2% - Injustice
- 24.6% - Harley Quinn
- 29.8% - New Suicide Squad
- 34.4% - Teen Titans
- 40.8% - Deathstroke
- 47.1% - Earth 2 Society
- 48.9% - Batman Beyond
- 53.8% - Doctor Fate
2 year comparisons
===================
+609.2% - Batgirl & Birds of Prey (Birds of
Prey)
+419.9% - Hellblazer (Constantine)
+372.8% - Red Hood & Outlaws
+269.3% - Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern
Corps (GLC)
+241.7% - Green Arrow
+189.1% - Flash
+185.6% - Wonder Woman
+182.1% - Batgirl
+144.1% - Justice League
+108.8% - Aquaman
+ 86.3% - Green Lanterns (Green Lantern)
+ 74.9% - Action Comics
+ 69.2% - Superman
+ 67.5% - Detective Comics
+ 57.7% - Batman
+ 47.6% - Nightwing (Grayson)
+ 24.8% - Batman Beyond
- 12.7% - Scooby-Doo Where Are You?
- 30.3% - Injustice
- 43.0% - Harley Quinn
- 45.2% - Batman 66 Meets…
- 55.0% - New Suicide Squad
- 58.0% - Earth 2 Society (Earth 2)
- 67.2% - Teen Titans
5 year comparisons
===================
+814.9% - Hellblazer
+505.4% - Titans
+367.7% - Batgirl
+302.4% - Batgirl & Birds of Prey (Birds of
Prey)
+270.4% - Batman
+266.8% - Wonder Woman
+213.4% - Green Arrow
+199.5% - Superman
+170.6% - Detective Comics
+117.6% - Action Comics
+106.2% - Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern
Corps (GLC)
+ 18.7% - Green Lanterns (Green Lantern)
+ 9.7% -
Scooby-Doo Where Are You?
- 17.8% - Teen Titans
10 year comparisons
===================
+506.7% - Hellblazer
+238.5% - Batgirl & Birds of Prey (Birds of
Prey)
+213.7% - Nightwing
+149.7% - Aquaman
+121.7% - Green Arrow
+115.3% - Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern
Corps (GLC)
+ 57.9% - Superman
+ 57.5% - Detective Comics
+ 53.6% - Batman
+ 49.1% - Action Comics
+ 33.8% - Flash
+ 10.1% - Green Lanterns (Green Lantern)
- 59.2% - Astro City
- 73.3% - Teen Titans
Sales Indices
=============
DCU:
Average: 90,237. Median: 97,722. No.: 41. Total: 3,699,734
2.6 - Justice League
2.2 - Justice League Rebirth
2.2 - Batman (2)
2.1 - Batman (3)
1.6 - Nightwing Rebirth
1.4 - New Super-Man
1.4 - Nightwing
1.4 - Hal Jordan & the
Green Lantern Corps Rebirth
1.3 - Hal Jordan & the
Green Lantern Corps
1.3 - Wonder Woman (2)
1.3 - Flash
1.2 - Titans
1.2 - Superman (2)
1.2 - Detective Comics (936)
1.2 - Batgirl & Birds of
Prey Rebirth
1.2 - Superman (3)
1.2 - Flash (3)
1.2 - Batgirl
1.2 - Wonder Woman (3)
1.1 - Detective Comics (937)
1.1 - Red Hood & the
Outlaws Rebirth
1.0 - Action Comics (959)
1.0 - Green Lanterns (2)
1.0 - Green Lanterns (3)
0.9 - Hellblazer Rebirth
0.9 - Action Comics (960)
0.9 - Green Arrow (3)
0.9 - Green Arrow (2)
0.9 - Aquaman (2)
0.8 - Aquaman (3)
0.5 - Harley Quinn
0.3 - New Suicide Squad
0.2 - Deathstroke
0.2 - Superman Coming of
Supermen
0.2 - Teen Titans
0.2 - Dark Knight 3
Collectors Ed.
0.2 - Batman Beyond
0.2 - Earth 2 Society
0.1 - Doctor Fate
0.1 - Legends of Tomorrow
0.1 - Bloodlines
Vertigo:
Average: 6,328**. Median: 5,375**. No.: 8. Total: 50,620**
1.6 - Lucifer
1.6 - Astro City
1.0 - Clean Room
0.9 - Sheriff of Babylon
0.8 - Suiciders: HelL.A. **
0.8 - Unfollow **
0.8 - Dark & Bloody **
0.7 - Red Thorn **
Digital First & Other:
Average: 18,570. Median: 14,933. No.: 14. Total: 259,978
2.4 - Flintstones
1.6 - Future Quest (2)
1.6 - Scooby Apocalypse
1.5 - Future Quest (3)
1.0 - Wacky Raceland
1.0 - DC Comics Bombshells
0.9 - Legend of Wonder Woman
0.7 - Batman 66 Meets The
Avengers
0.7 - Injustice Year Five
(13)
0.7 - Injustice Year Five
(14)
0.6 - Adventures of Supergirl
(5)
0.6 - Adventures of Supergirl
(6)
0.4 - Scooby-Doo Team-Up
0.3 - 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; or they show up in the year-end Top 1000.
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]“).
Likewise, any lower numbers due to returns or other factors returns will also
be reflected in the brackets. 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 chart in that month. In those cases, it’s assumed that said releases sold
as many units as the No. 300 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 Association for Professional Basketball Research, 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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