Greetings, sales charts fans! It's time once again to look at DC's sales figures.
DC moved a total of 2.71 million comics through Diamond-NA in
March over 89 different titles, up about 50K from the previous month
(though on seven more titles), and more than one million more than March
2016.
Did you know that, in addition to doing these month-by-month DC and
Image columns at The Beat, your humble columnist also does sales
chart columns here on
Yet Another Comics Blog? I've been doing
weekly snapshots of Amazon comics best sellers for several years, and just recently I've started a monthly look at the sales of DC's Rebirth collected editions (
here's the one for March). Check them out!
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.
(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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2 - DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE ($5.99)
03/2016: --
04/2016: Dark Knight III #4 of 8 -- 143,055 (- 5.1%)
05/2016: --
06/2016: Dark Knight III #5 of 8 -- 139,919 (- 2.2%)
07/2016: --
08/2016: --
09/2016: --
10/2016: Dark Knight III #6 of 8 -- 133,642 (- 4.5%)
11/2016: --
12/2016: Dark Knight III #7 of 9 -- 119,114 (- 10.9%)
01/2017: --
02/2017: --
03/2017: Dark Knight III #8 of 9 -- 107,892 (- 9.4%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.
DK3 is DC's top seller and at $6 its top moneymaker for March, but I
think it's fair to say that the multiple delays have taken a bit of a
toll on the sales figures. But DC have added an extra issue to the end
of the series (currently scheduled for May, but yeah we'll see) and the
collected edition(s) will no doubt sell for years to come, so I don't
think anyone is too sad.
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3, 4 - BATMAN ($2.99)
03/2007: Batman #664 -- 80,497 [82,107]
03/2012: Batman #7 -- 131,091
03/2013: Batman #18 -- 137,893
03/2014: Batman #29 -- 116,926 [119,745]
03/2015: --
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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%)
08/2016: Batman #4 -- 168,284 (- 9.4%)
08/2016: Batman #5 -- 156,356 (- 7.1%)
09/2016: Batman #6 -- 138,853 (- 11.2%)
09/2016: Batman #7 -- 135,585 (- 2.4%)
10/2016: Batman #8 -- 129,837 (- 4.2%)
10/2016: Batman #9 -- 126,090 (- 2.9%)
11/2016: Batman #10 -- 120,901 (- 4.1%)
11/2016: Batman #11 -- 116,690 (- 3.5%)
12/2016: Batman #12 -- 111,391 (- 4.5%)
12/2016: Batman #13 -- 108,407 (- 2.7%)
01/2017: Batman #14 -- 106,816 (- 1.5%)
01/2017: Batman #15 -- 102,802 (- 3.8%)
02/2017: Batman #16 -- 102,096 (- 0.7%)
02/2017: Batman #17 -- 99,637 (- 2.4%)
03/2017: Batman #18 -- 98,100 (- 1.5%)
03/2017: Batman #19 -- 97,501 (- 0.6%)
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6 months: - 28.7%
1 year : - 43.2%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : - 25.4%
10 years: + 19.1%
If you were hoping tat last month's dip below 100K was an aberration,
March is here to tell you that sub-100K is the new normal for
Batman.
But on the bright side the percentage drops, like most of the
twice-monthly Rebirth books this month, are quite mild. And next month
"The Button" crossover and its lenticular covers will show up to give a
sales boost.
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8 - ALL STAR BATMAN ($4.99)
03/2007: --
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08/2016: All Star Batman #1 -- 318,283 (+238.5%)
09/2016: All Star Batman #2 -- 151,523 (- 52.4%)
10/2016: All Star Batman #3 -- 117,596 (- 22.4%)
11/2016: All Star Batman #4 -- 99,064 (- 15.8%)
12/2016: All Star Batman #5 -- 87,422 (- 11.8%)
01/2017: All Star Batman #6 -- 84,296 (- 3.8%)
02/2017: All Star Batman #7 -- 77,096 (- 8.5%)
03/2017: All Star Batman #8 -- 71,809 (- 6.9%)
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6 months: - 52.6%
10 years: n.a.
ASB is still dropping though, losing another 5K+ copies this month.
It's hard to be too upset with a monthly $5 book selling at this level,
but I'm sure DC would like things to stabilize soon please, okay?
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10, 11 - JUSTICE LEAGUE ($2.99)
03/2012: Justice League #7 -- 136,436
03/2013: Justice League #18 -- 102,494
03/2014: --
03/2015: --
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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 (+178.4%) [201,613]
07/2016: Justice League #1 -- 230,106 (+ 14.1%)
08/2016: Justice League #2 -- 140,142 (- 39.1%)
08/2016: Justice League #3 -- 121,812 (- 13.1%)
09/2016: Justice League #4 -- 104,003 (- 14.6%)
09/2016: Justice League #5 -- 98,276 (- 5.5%)
10/2016: Justice League #6 -- 89,073 (- 9.4%)
10/2016: Justice League #7 -- 85,789 (- 3.7%)
11/2016: Justice League #8 -- 80,696 (- 5.9%)
11/2016: Justice League #9 -- 77,905 (- 3.5%)
12/2016: Justice League #10 -- 73,652 (- 5.5%)
12/2016: Justice League #11 -- 71,527 (- 2.9%)
01/2017: Justice League #12 -- 72,598 (+ 1.5%)
01/2017: Justice League #13 -- 70,437 (- 3.0%)
02/2017: Justice League #14 -- 65,458 (- 7.1%)
02/2017: Justice League #15 -- 64,230 (- 1.9%)
03/2017: Justice League #16 -- 62,515 (- 2.7%)
03/2017: Justice League #17 -- 61,165 (- 2.2%)
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6 months: - 38.9%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : n.a.
5 years : - 54.7%
Odd fact that probably doesn't mean much of anything: This is a first
time since 2013 that an issue of
Justice League was published in the
month of March.
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20 - BATWOMAN ($2.99)
03/2012: Batwoman #7 -- 49,227
03/2013: Batwoman #18 -- 31,381
03/2014: Batwoman #29 -- 19,750
03/2015: Batwoman #40 -- 13,827
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02/2017: Rebirth #1 -- 57,915 (+318.9%)
03/2017: Batwoman #1 -- 60,334 (+ 4.2%)
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2 years : +336.3%
5 years : + 22.6%
Returnable, so adjusted up 10% from what the Diamond-reported
numbers. See the fine print at the end of the column for an explanation
of why this is done.
Like many of the Rebirth titles before it,
Batwoman sees a slight
increase for the actual #1 issue. And if it follows suit, we'll like see
sales for the second issue drop a lot—like around 50%—and
Batwoman will
have the added disadvantage of a price increase to deal with...
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14, 15 - DETECTIVE COMICS ($2.99)
03/2007: Detective Comics #829 -- 52,943
03/2007: Detective Comics #830 -- 52,395
03/2012: Detective Comics #7 -- 89,981
03/2013: Detective Comics #18 -- 76,237
03/2014: Detective Comics #29 -- 55,486 [55,999]
03/2015: Detective Comics #40 -- 56,126 [56,742]
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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%)
08/2016: Detective Comics #938 -- 97,829 (- 3.5%)
08/2016: Detective Comics #939 -- 89,612 (- 8.4%)
09/2016: Detective Comics #940 -- 80,897 (- 9.7%)
09/2016: Detective Comics #941 -- 82,953 (+ 2.5%)
10/2016: Detective Comics #942 -- 81,432 (- 1.8%)
10/2016: Detective Comics #943 -- 74,340 (- 8.7%)
11/2016: Detective Comics #944 -- 71,923 (- 3.3%)
11/2016: Detective Comics #945 -- 69,942 (- 2.8%)
12/2016: Detective Comics #946 -- 66,374 (- 5.1%)
12/2016: Detective Comics #947 -- 65,090 (- 1.9%)
01/2017: Detective Comics #948 -- 64,090 (- 1.5%)
01/2017: Detective Comics #949 -- 61,543 (- 4.0%)
02/2017: Detective Comics #950 -- 62,628 (+ 1.8%)
02/2017: Detective Comics #951 -- 59,630 (- 4.8%)
03/2017: Detective Comics #952 -- 59,722 (+ 0.2%)
03/2017: Detective Comics #953 -- 59,160 (- 0.9%)
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6 months: - 27.4%
1 year : + 13.5%
2 years : + 4.8%
5 years : - 33.9%
10 years: + 12.9%
Stabilizing? Too early to tell, but a month with nearly flat sales is always a good thing these days.
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21, 25 - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA ($2.99)
03/2007: JL of America #6 -- 130,099 [131,754]
03/2013: JL of America #1 -- 307,734 [326,959]
03/2014: JL of America #13 -- 54,349 [54,814]
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03/2016: JL of America #8 -- 45,500 (- 4.9%)
04/2016: --
05/2016: --
06/2016: --
07/2016: --
08/2016: JL of America #9 -- 44,700 (- 1.8%)
09/2016: --
10/2016: --
11/2016: JL of America #10 -- 39,766 (- 11.0%)
12/2016: --
01/2017: Atom Rebirth #1 -- 29,639 (- 25.5%)
01/2017: Vixen Rebirth #1 -- 29,435 (- 0.7%)
01/2017: The Ray Rebirth #1 -- 27,749 (- 5.7%)
01/2017: K Frost Rebirth #1 -- 29,932 (+ 7.9%)
02/2017: JLA Rebirth #1 -- 80,737 (+ 59.0%)
02/2017: JL of America #1 -- 102,843 (+ 27.4%)
03/2017: JL of America #2 -- 58,684 (- 42.9%)
03/2017: JL of America #3 -- 53,354 (- 9.1%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : + 23.1%
10 years: - 57.5%
Returnable, so adjusted up 10% from what the Diamond-reported
numbers. See the fine print at the end of the column for an explanation
of why this is done.
See what I mean? Already tracking below the previous three iterations
of
JLA. Maybe because people are realizing that this is really
Batman
and the Outsiders with a
Justice League name attached?
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16, 17 - SUPERMAN ($2.99)
03/2007: Superman #660 -- 57,169
03/2012: Superman #7 -- 66,588
03/2013: Superman #17 -- 49,666
03/2014: Superman #29 -- 33,633 [33,517]
03/2015: Superman #39 -- 50,260 [51,637]
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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%)
08/2016: Superman #4 -- 96,969 (- 9.7%)
08/2016: Superman #5 -- 89,473 (- 7.7%)
09/2016: Superman #6 -- 76,124 (- 14.9%)
09/2016: Superman #7 -- 72,867 (- 4.3%)
10/2016: Superman #8 -- 69,905 (- 4.1%)
10/2016: Superman #9 -- 67,321 (- 3.7%)
11/2016: Superman #10 -- 66,956 (- 0.5%)
11/2016: Superman #11 -- 63,686 (- 4.9%)
12/2016: Superman #12 -- 60,992 (- 4.2%)
12/2016: Superman #13 -- 59,393 (- 2.6%)
01/2017: Superman #14 -- 60,409 (+ 1.7%)
01/2017: Superman #15 -- 57,412 (- 5.0%)
02/2017: Superman #16 -- 56,105 (- 2.3%)
02/2017: Superman #17 -- 54,561 (- 2.8%)
03/2017: Superman #18 -- 57,879 (+ 6.1%)
03/2017: Superman #19 -- 56,439 (- 2.5%)
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6 months: - 23.3%
1 year : - 37.5%
2 years : + 10.7%
5 years : - 14.2%
10 years: - 0.0%
Parts 1 & 3 of the "Superman: Reborn" crossover with
Action
Comics this month, which tied in to the Rebirth über-plot. Frankly I was
expecting more of a sales boost.
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18, 20 - FLASH ($2.99)
03/2007: Flash FMA #10 -- 46,133
03/2012: Flash #7 -- 64,975
03/2013: Flash #18 -- 41,659
03/2014: Flash #29 -- 33,241
03/2015: Flash #40 -- 38,382
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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%)
08/2016: Flash #4 -- 102,208 (- 4.5%)
08/2016: Flash #5 -- 91,830 (- 10.2%)
09/2016: Flash #6 -- 82,930 (- 9.7%)
09/2016: Flash #7 -- 78,057 (- 5.9%)
10/2016: Flash #8 -- 76,749 (- 1.7%)
10/2016: Flash #9 -- 74,311 (- 3.2%)
11/2016: Flash #10 -- 70,681 (- 4.9%)
11/2016: Flash #11 -- 68,304 (- 3.4%)
12/2016: Flash #12 -- 64,476 (- 5.6%)
12/2016: Flash #13 -- 62,800 (- 2.6%)
01/2017: Flash #14 -- 60,732 (- 3.3%)
01/2017: Flash #15 -- 58,402 (- 3.8%)
02/2017: Flash #16 -- 57,039 (- 2.3%)
02/2017: Flash #17 -- 55,234 (- 3.2%)
03/2017: Flash #18 -- 54,959 (- 0.5%)
03/2017: Flash #19 -- 53,918 (- 1.9%)
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6 months: - 32.4%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : + 41.8%
5 years : - 16.2%
10 years: + 18.0%
The percentage drops, like most of the twice-monthly Rebirth books
this month, are quite mild. And next month "The Button" crossover and
its lenticular covers will show up to give a sales boost.
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30 - SUPER SONS ($2.99)
02/2017: Super Sons #1 -- 99,380
03/2017: Super Sons #2 -- 51,723 (- 48.0%)
Returnable, so adjusted up 10% from what the Diamond-reported
numbers. See the fine print at the end of the column for an explanation
of why this is done.
Launching big and then dropping quickly has been a pattern with the second-tier Superman titles during Rebirth.
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26, 32 - WONDER WOMAN ($2.99)
03/2007: Wonder Woman #5 -- 64,414
03/2007: Wonder Woman #6 -- 62,458
03/2012: Wonder Woman #7 -- 51,314
03/2013: Wonder Woman #18 -- 38,406
03/2014: Wonder Woman #29 -- 30,989 [31,852]
03/2015: --
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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%)
08/2016: Wonder Woman #4 -- 93,862 (- 9.7%)
08/2016: Wonder Woman #5 -- 85,646 (- 8.8%)
09/2016: Wonder Woman #6 -- 74,856 (- 12.6%)
09/2016: Wonder Woman #7 -- 70,118 (- 6.3%)
10/2016: Wonder Woman #8 -- 66,405 (- 5.3%)
10/2016: Wonder Woman #9 -- 64,555 (- 2.8%)
11/2016: Wonder Woman #10 -- 60,185 (- 5.8%)
11/2016: Wonder Woman #11 -- 58,692 (- 3.5%)
12/2016: Wonder Woman #12 -- 55,639 (- 5.2%)
12/2016: Wonder Woman #13 -- 54,589 (- 1.9%)
01/2017: Wonder Woman #14 -- 52,784 (- 3.3%)
01/2017: Wonder Woman #15 -- 50,978 (- 3.4%)
02/2017: Wonder Woman #16 -- 49,921 (- 2.1%)
02/2017: Wonder Woman #17 -- 48,662 (- 2.5%)
03/2017: Wonder Woman #18 -- 47,484 (- 2.4%)
03/2017: Wonder Woman #19 -- 46,745 (- 1.6%)
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6 months: - 35.0%
1 year : + 29.7%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : - 8.2%
10 years: - 25.7%
Still doing relatively well for a
Wonder Woman series at this stage
of the game. Will the movie (due out in early June) have any affect on
the sales of the comic single issues? History says its not likely, but
who knows...?
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35, 38 - ACTION COMICS ($3.99/$2.99)
03/2007: Action Comics #847 -- 64,679
03/2012: Action Comics #7 -- 91,822
03/2013: Action Comics #18 -- 61,879
03/2014: Action Comics #29 -- 34,231 [34,532]
03/2015: Action Comics #40 -- 38,216 [39,451]
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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%)
08/2016: Action Comics #961 -- 79,003 (- 5.1%)
08/2016: Action Comics #962 -- 70,761 (- 10.4%)
09/2016: Action Comics #963 -- 60,824 (- 14.0%)
09/2016: Action Comics #964 -- 58,439 (- 3.9%)
10/2016: Action Comics #965 -- 55,678 (- 4.7%)
10/2016: Action Comics #966 -- 53,467 (- 4.0%)
11/2016: Action Comics #967 -- 50,611 (- 5.3%)
11/2016: Action Comics #968 -- 48,931 (- 3.3%)
12/2016: Action Comics #969 -- 46,573 (- 4.8%)
12/2016: Action Comics #970 -- 45,856 (- 1.5%)
01/2017: Action Comics #971 -- 44,894 (- 2.1%)
01/2017: Action Comics #972 -- 43,110 (- 4.0%)
02/2017: Action Comics #973 -- 43,047 (- 0.1%)
02/2017: Action Comics #974 -- 41,712 (- 3.1%)
03/2017: Action Comics #975 -- 47,382 (+ 13.6%)
03/2017: Action Comics #976 -- 46,846 (- 1.1%)
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6 months: - 21.0%
1 year : + 17.7%
2 years : + 19.4%
5 years : - 48.7%
10 years: - 27.2%
Parts 2 & 4 of the "Superman: Reborn" crossover with Superman
this month, which tied in to the Rebirth über-plot, and the parts that
contained the big revelations. Frankly I was expecting more of a sales
boost. (Issue #975 was over-sized and -priced.)
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35, 38 - SUICIDE SQUAD ($2.99)
03/2012: Suicide Squad #7 -- 32,908
03/2013: Suicide Squad #18 -- 25,232
03/2014: Suicide Squad #29 -- 22,162
03/2015: New Suicide Squad #8 -- 30,443 [31,882]
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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%)
08/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 195,587 (+677.3%)
08/2016: Suicide Squad #1 -- 239,439 (+ 22.4%)
09/2016: Suicide Squad #2 -- 98,533 (- 58.8%)
09/2016: Suicide Squad #3 -- 90,885 (- 7.8%)
10/2016: Suicide Squad #4 -- 76,324 (- 16.0%)
10/2016: Suicide Squad #5 -- 69,819 (- 8.5%)
11/2016: Suicide Squad #6 -- 61,973 (- 11.2%)
11/2016: Suicide Squad #7 -- 59,452 (- 4.1%)
12/2016: Suicide Squad #8 -- 59,967 (+ 0.9%)
01/2017: Suicide Squad #9 -- 54,010 (- 9.9%)
01/2017: Suicide Squad #10 -- 53,649 (- 0.7%)
02/2017: Suicide Squad #11 -- 48,723 (- 9.2%)
02/2017: Suicide Squad #12 -- 46,860 (- 3.8%)
03/2017: Suicide Squad #13 -- 45,064 (- 3.8%)
03/2017: Suicide Squad #14 -- 43,388 (- 3.7%)
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6 months: - 53.3%
1 year : + 56.6%
2 years : + 38.7%
5 years : + 34.4%
Dropping a bit more quickly than most of the other maturing Rebirth titles as it searches for its post-Jim Lee level.
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39, 41 - HARLEY QUINN ($2.99)
03/2014: Harley Quinn #4 -- 63,120 [73,968]
03/2015: Harley Quinn #15 -- 66,904 [68,445]
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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%)
08/2016: Harley Quinn #1 -- 395,953 (+784.9%) [402,106]
08/2016: Harley Quinn #2 -- 128,316 (- 68.1%)
09/2016: Harley Quinn #3 -- 89,799 (- 30.0%)
09/2016: Harley Quinn #4 -- 81,046 (- 9.7%)
10/2016: Harley Quinn #5 -- 69,237 (- 14.6%)
10/2016: Harley Quinn #6 -- 64,710 (- 6.5%)
11/2016: Harley Quinn #7 -- 56,878 (- 12.1%)
11/2016: Harley Quinn #8 -- 54,111 (- 4.9%)
12/2016: Harley Quinn #9 -- 49,871 (- 4.9%)
12/2016: Harley Quinn #10 -- 48,380 (- 4.9%)
01/2017: Harley Quinn #11 -- 47,308 (- 2.2%)
01/2017: Harley Quinn #12 -- 45,599 (- 3.6%)
02/2017: Harley Quinn #13 -- 45,400 (- 0.4%)
02/2017: Harley Quinn #14 -- 43,798 (- 3.5%)
03/2017: Harley Quinn #15 -- 43,264 (- 1.2%)
03/2017: Harley Quinn #16 -- 42,797 (- 1.1%)
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6 months: - 49.6%
1 year : - 16.3%
2 years : - 37.2%
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42 - TITANS ($2.99)
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%)
08/2016: Titans #2 -- 80,079 (- 28.9%)
09/2016: Titans #3 -- 70,673 (- 11.7%)
10/2016: Titans #4 -- 58,342 (- 17.4%)
11/2016: Titans #5 -- 52,511 (- 10.0%)
12/2016: Titans #6 -- 48,612 (- 7.4%)
01/2017: Titans #7 -- 46,998 (- 3.3%)
02/2017: Titans #8 -- 44,028 (- 6.3%)
03/2017: Titans #9 -- 42,557 (- 3.3%)
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6 months: - 39.8%
1 year : +130.1%
Titans is the top-selling of the mature Rebirth monthlies, which
could mean that the twice-monthlies selling below it on the chart could
be targeted for demotion to monthly.
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46, 47 - NIGHTWING ($2.99)
03/2007: Nightwing #130 -- 31,788
03/2012: Nightwing #7 -- 50,489
03/2013: Nightwing #18 -- 48,223 [53,978]
03/2014: Nightwing #29 -- 36,814 [37,679]
03/2015: Grayson #8 -- 40,859 [41,911]
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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%)
08/2016: Nightwing #2 -- 102,444 (- 18.9%)
08/2016: Nightwing #3 -- 89,711 (- 12.4%)
09/2016: Nightwing #4 -- 70,652 (- 21.2%)
09/2016: Nightwing #5 -- 76,932 (+ 8.9%)
10/2016: Nightwing #6 -- 69,246 (- 10.0%)
10/2016: Nightwing #7 -- 58,402 (- 15.7%)
11/2016: Nightwing #8 -- 56,091 (- 4.0%)
11/2016: Nightwing #9 -- 52,984 (- 5.5%)
12/2016: Nightwing #10 -- 49,436 (- 6.7%)
12/2016: Nightwing #11 -- 47,781 (- 3.3%)
01/2017: Nightwing #12 -- 46,057 (- 3.6%)
01/2017: Nightwing #13 -- 44,462 (- 3.5%)
02/2017: Nightwing #14 -- 42,656 (- 4.1%)
02/2017: Nightwing #15 -- 41,423 (- 2.9%)
03/2017: Nightwing #16 -- 40,289 (- 2.7%)
03/2017: Nightwing #17 -- 39,467 (- 2.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 46.0%
1 year : + 18.9%
2 years : - 2.4%
5 years : - 21.0%
10 years: + 25.4%
Drops below 40K for the first time in the Rebirth era. If you're
wondering, the lowest that the New 52
Nightwing's first-month sales ever
hit (before being relaunched as
Grayson) was 36,814, which at the rate
Nightwing is going it'll be at in a couple of months.
---
49 - TRINITY ($2.99)
09/2016: Trinity #1 -- 103,177 (+217.3%)
10/2016: Trinity #2 -- 71,617 (- 30.6%)
11/2016: Trinity #3 -- 58,253 (- 18.7%)
12/2016: Trinity #4 -- 50,270 (- 13.7%)
01/2017: Trinity #5 -- 46,204 (- 8.1%)
02/2017: Trinity #6 -- 42,001 (- 9.1%)
03/2017: Trinity #7 -- 39,380 (- 6.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 61.8%
Superman + Batman + Wonder Woman at under 40K? Could it be that
there's just too much Superman and too much Batman and too much Wonder
Woman already?
---
66 - THE WILD STORM ($3.99)
02/2017: The Wild Storm #1 -- 54,442
03/2017: The Wild Storm #2 -- 37,818 (- 30.5%)
Returnable, so adjusted up 10% from the Diamond-reported numbers. Plenty of variant covers too.
A 30% drop off from the first to the second issue is fully in line with expectations, so no worries here.
---
55 - TEEN TITANS ($2.99)
03/2007: Teen Titans #44 -- 61,572
03/2012: Teen Titans #7 -- 51,402
03/2013: Teen Titans #18 -- 42,055
03/2014: Teen Titans #29 -- 25,969
03/2015: Teen Titans #8 -- 38,363 [39,993]
----------------------------------
03/2016: Teen Titans #18 -- 23,056 (- 2.2%)
04/2016: Teen Titans #19 -- 21,989 (- 4.6%)
05/2016: Teen Titans #20 -- 18,593 (- 15.4%)
06/2016: Teen Titans #21 -- 18,766 (+ 0.9%)
07/2016: Teen Titans #22 -- 19,005 (+ 1.3%)
08/2016: Teen Titans #23 -- 19,118 (+ 0.6%)
09/2016: Teen Titans #24 -- 19,540 (+ 2.2%)
09/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 93,411 (+378.0%)
10/2016: Teen Titans #1 -- 71,459 (- 23.5%)
11/2016: Teen Titans #2 -- 52,877 (- 26.0%)
12/2016: Teen Titans #3 -- 44,116 (- 16.6%)
01/2017: Teen Titans #4 -- 41,304 (- 6.4%)
02/2017: Teen Titans #5 -- 39,028 (- 5.5%)
03/2017: Teen Titans #6 -- 37,572 (- 3.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 33.5%
1 year : + 63.0%
2 years : - 6.1%
5 years : - 26.9%
10 years: - 39.0%
---
58, 61 - HAL JORDAN & THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS ($2.99)
03/2007: Green Lantern Corps #10 -- 34,227
03/2012: Green Lantern Corps #7 -- 48,692
03/2013: Green Lantern Corps #18 -- 44,215
03/2014: Green Lantern Corps #29 -- 27,754
03/2015: Green Lantern Corps #40 -- 29,412 [30,029]
--------------------------------------------
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%)
08/2016: Hal Jordan & GLC #2 -- 85,769 (- 28.3%)
08/2016: Hal Jordan & GLC #3 -- 71,211 (- 17.0%)
09/2016: Hal Jordan & GLC #4 -- 60,297 (- 15.3%)
09/2016: Hal Jordan & GLC #5 -- 56,029 (- 7.1%)
10/2016: Hal Jordan & GLC #6 -- 49,988 (- 10.8%)
10/2016: Hal Jordan & GLC #7 -- 48,064 (- 3.8%)
11/2016: Hal Jordan & GLC #8 -- 45,194 (- 6.0%)
11/2016: Hal Jordan & GLC #9 -- 43,486 (- 3.8%)
12/2016: Hal Jordan & GLC #10 -- 41,234 (- 5.2%)
12/2016: Hal Jordan & GLC #11 -- 40,111 (- 2.7%)
01/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #12 -- 39,148 (- 2.4%)
01/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #13 -- 38,053 (- 2.8%)
02/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #14 -- 37,504 (- 1.4%)
02/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #15 -- 36,331 (- 3.1%)
03/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #16 -- 35,996 (- 0.9%)
03/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #17 -- 35,205 (- 2.2%)
----------------
6 months: - 38.8%
1 year : + 77.2%
2 years : + 18.6%
5 years : - 26.9%
10 years: + 4.0%
59, 60 - GREEN LANTERNS ($2.99)
03/2007: Green Lantern #18 -- 61,661
03/2012: Green Lantern #7 -- 90,232
03/2013: Green Lantern #18 -- 69,801
03/2014: Green Lantern #29 -- 45,797 [45,970]
03/2015: Green Lantern #40 -- 42,334 [43,232]
--------------------------------------
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%)
08/2016: Green Lanterns #4 -- 78,254 (- 9.6%)
08/2016: Green Lanterns #5 -- 70,677 (- 9.7%)
09/2016: Green Lanterns #6 -- 58,346 (- 17.4%)
09/2016: Green Lanterns #7 -- 55,367 (- 5.1%)
10/2016: Green Lanterns #8 -- 52,025 (- 6.0%)
10/2016: Green Lanterns #9 -- 49,434 (- 5.0%)
11/2016: Green Lanterns #10 -- 46,306 (- 6.3%)
11/2016: Green Lanterns #11 -- 44,703 (- 3.5%)
12/2016: Green Lanterns #12 -- 42,241 (- 5.5%)
12/2016: Green Lanterns #13 -- 41,090 (- 2.7%)
01/2017: Green Lanterns #14 -- 39,854 (- 3.0%)
01/2017: Green Lanterns #15 -- 38,571 (- 3.2%)
02/2017: Green Lanterns #16 -- 37,845 (- 1.9%)
02/2017: Green Lanterns #17 -- 36,636 (- 3.2%)
03/2017: Green Lanterns #18 -- 35,824 (- 2.2%)
03/2017: Green Lanterns #19 -- 35,368 (- 1.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 37.4%
1 year : - 1.8%
2 years : - 17.7%
5 years : - 60.6%
10 years: - 42.3%
The four Green Lantern comics come in right next to each other on the chart.
---
64 - TITANS ANNUAL ($4.99)
07/2011: Titans Annual #1 -- 18,013
03/2017: Titans Annual #1 -- 34,878 (+ 93.6%)
A five Wednesday Month means Annuals! None are setting the world on
fire, but this year's iteration of a
Titans Annual is a far cry better
than the last time it had one (back in the waning pre-New 52 days). It
sells 8K fewer units than the regular title, but at a higher cover price
it brings in a lot more dollars (dollar rank 30 for the Annual,
compared to 65 for the regular issue).
---
72, 75 - GREEN ARROW ($2.99)
03/2007: Green Arrow #72 -- 31,144
03/2012: Green Arrow #7 -- 29,004
03/2013: Green Arrow #18 -- 28,080
03/2014: Green Arrow #29 -- 23,698
03/2015: Green Arrow #40 -- 19,792
----------------------------------
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%)
08/2016: Green Arrow #4 -- 74,335 (- 7.3%)
08/2016: Green Arrow #5 -- 69,530 (- 6.5%)
09/2016: Green Arrow #6 -- 55,330 (- 20.4%)
09/2016: Green Arrow #7 -- 52,794 (- 4.6%)
10/2016: Green Arrow #8 -- 49,904 (- 7.4%)
10/2016: Green Arrow #9 -- 46,606 (- 4.7%)
11/2016: Green Arrow #10 -- 43,355 (- 7.0%)
11/2016: Green Arrow #11 -- 41,576 (- 4.1%)
12/2016: Green Arrow #12 -- 38,515 (- 7.4%)
12/2016: Green Arrow #13 -- 37,365 (- 3.0%)
01/2017: Green Arrow #14 -- 35,733 (- 4.4%)
01/2017: Green Arrow #15 -- 34,590 (- 3.2%)
02/2017: Green Arrow #16 -- 33,371 (- 3.5%)
02/2017: Green Arrow #17 -- 32,392 (- 2.9%)
03/2017: Green Arrow #18 -- 31,838 (- 1.7%)
03/2017: Green Arrow #19 -- 30,984 (- 2.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 41.9%
1 year : + 36.7%
2 years : + 58.7%
5 years : + 8.3%
10 years: + 0.9%
---
74 - HARLEY'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK ($4.99)
03/2016: --
04/2016: Harley's LBB #3 -- 41,444 (- 8.0%)
05/2016: --
06/2016: --
07/2016: --
08/2016: Harley's LBB #4 -- 38,545 (- 7.0%)
09/2016: --
10/2016: --
11/2016: --
12/2016: Harley's LBB #5 -- 41,785 (+ 8.4%)
01/2017: --
02/2017: --
03/2017: Harley's LBB #6 -- 31,311 (- 25.1%)
-----------------
6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.
Final issue, as the book's erratic shipping schedule takes a toll. (This issue was originally solicited for October.)
---
79, 80 - AQUAMAN ($2.99)
03/2007: Aquaman SoA #50 -- 18,997
03/2012: Aquaman #7 -- 62,345
03/2013: Aquaman #18 -- 53,337
03/2014: Aquaman #29 -- 33,907 [34,331]
03/2015: Aquaman #40 -- 32,404 [33,941]
----------------------------------
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%)
08/2016: Aquaman #4 -- 67,641 (- 10.0%)
08/2016: Aquaman #5 -- 60,422 (- 10.7%)
09/2016: Aquaman #6 -- 49,903 (- 17.4%)
09/2016: Aquaman #7 -- 47,005 (- 5.8%)
10/2016: Aquaman #8 -- 44,551 (- 5.2%)
10/2016: Aquaman #9 -- 42,695 (- 4.2%)
11/2016: Aquaman #10 -- 39,816 (- 6.7%)
11/2016: Aquaman #11 -- 38,109 (- 4.3%)
12/2016: Aquaman #12 -- 35,571 (- 6.7%)
12/2016: Aquaman #13 -- 34,619 (- 2.7%)
01/2017: Aquaman #14 -- 33,377 (- 3.6%)
01/2017: Aquaman #15 -- 32,424 (- 2.9%)
02/2017: Aquaman #16 -- 31,408 (- 3.1%)
02/2017: Aquaman #17 -- 30,584 (- 2.6%)
03/2017: Aquaman #18 -- 30,044 (- 1.8%)
03/2017: Aquaman #19 -- 29,279 (- 2.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 38.8%
1 year : + 21.1%
2 years : - 12.6%
5 years : - 52.4%
10 years: + 56.1%
Switching to monthly in July, so we have a pretty good idea on where
the dividing line is for the trigger being pulled: around 30K.
---
85 - JUSTICE LEAGUE/POWER RANGERS ($3.99)
01/2017: JL/Power Rangers #1 of 6 -- 86,589 [93,443]
02/2017: JL/Power Rangers #2 of 6 -- 32,835 (- 64.9%)
03/2017: JL/Power Rangers #3 of 6 -- 28,254 (- 14.0%)
A much softer drop for the third issue.
---
87 - RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS ($2.99)
03/2012: Red Hood & Outlaws #7 -- 38,630
03/2013: Red Hood & Outlaws #18 -- 37,731 [42,901]
03/2014: Red Hood & Outlaws #29 -- 22,316
03/2015: Red Hood & Outlaws #40 -- 17,110
-----------------------------------------
03/2016: Red Hood/Arsenal #10 -- 17,707 (- 20.7%)
04/2016: Red Hood/Arsenal #11 -- 19,711 (+ 11.3%)
05/2016: Red Hood/Arsenal #12 -- 16,402 (- 16.8%)
06/2016: Red Hood/Arsenal #13 -- 16,389 (- 0.1%)
07/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 97,722 (+496.3%)
08/2016: Red Hood & Outlaws #1 -- 92,234 (- 5.6%)
09/2016: Red Hood & Outlaws #2 -- 54,937 (- 40.4%)
10/2016: Red Hood & Outlaws #3 -- 41,971 (- 23.6%)
11/2016: Red Hood & Outlaws #4 -- 36,740 (- 12.5%)
12/2016: Red Hood & Outlaws #5 -- 32,860 (- 10.6%)
01/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #6 -- 31,321 (- 4.7%)
02/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #7 -- 28,753 (- 8.2%)
03/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #8 -- 27,894 (- 3.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 49.2%
1 year : + 57.5%
2 years : + 63.0%
5 years : - 27.8%
---
93 - BATMAN BEYOND ($2.99)
03/2012: Unlimited #2 -- 23,570
03/2013: Unlimited #14 -- 16,456
03/2014: Universe #8 -- 14,097
03/2015: --
------------------------------------
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%)
08/2016: Batman Beyond #15 -- 17,882 (- 0.7%)
09/2016: Batman Beyond #16 -- 17,799 (- 0.5%)
09/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 74,722 (+319.8%)
10/2016: Batman Beyond #1 -- 66,591 (- 10.0%)
11/2016: Batman Beyond #2 -- 41,313 (- 38.0%)
12/2016: Batman Beyond #3 -- 32,916 (- 20.3%)
01/2017: Batman Beyond #4 -- 29,767 (- 9.6%)
02/2017: Batman Beyond #5 -- 27,495 (- 7.6%)
03/2017: Batman Beyond #6 -- 26,261 (- 4.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 43.2%
1 year : + 21.7%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : + 11.4%
---
94, 100 - DEATHSTROKE ($2.99)
03/2012: Deathstroke #7 -- 19,744
03/2013: Deathstroke #18 -- 12,306
03/2015: Deathstroke #6 -- 31,666 [33,923]
-----------------------------------
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%)
08/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 109,250 (+431.3%)
08/2016: Deathstroke #1 -- 91,962 (- 15.8%)
09/2016: Deathstroke #2 -- 60,877 (- 33.8%)
09/2016: Deathstroke #3 -- 54,908 (- 9.8%)
10/2016: Deathstroke #4 -- 46,773 (- 14.8%)
10/2016: Deathstroke #5 -- 43,058 (- 7.9%)
11/2016: Deathstroke #6 -- 37,177 (- 13.7%)
11/2016: Deathstroke #7 -- 35,782 (- 3.8%)
12/2016: Deathstroke #8 -- 32,530 (- 9.1%)
12/2016: Deathstroke #9 -- 31,519 (- 3.1%)
01/2017: Deathstroke #10 -- 29,864 (- 5.3%)
01/2017: Deathstroke #11 -- 28,625 (- 4.1%)
02/2017: Deathstroke #12 -- 27,226 (- 4.9%)
02/2017: Deathstroke #13 -- 26,328 (- 3.3%)
03/2017: Deathstroke #14 -- 25,493 (- 3.2%)
03/2017: Deathstroke #15 -- 24,746 (- 2.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 56.6%
1 year : - 1.1%
2 years : - 25.9%
5 years : + 27.2%
Going monthly in June.
---
95 - BATGIRL ($2.99)
03/2012: Batgirl #7 -- 50,791
03/2013: Batgirl #18 -- 51,677
03/2014: Batgirl #29 -- 33,223 [33,648]
03/2015: Batgirl #40 -- 41,729 [43,772]
-------------------------------
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%)
08/2016: Batgirl #2 -- 68,611 (- 35.1%)
09/2016: Batgirl #3 -- 51,580 (- 24.8%)
10/2016: Batgirl #4 -- 40,778 (- 20.9%)
11/2016: Batgirl #5 -- 35,210 (- 13.7%)
12/2016: Batgirl #6 -- 31,294 (- 11.1%)
01/2017: Batgirl #7 -- 28,712 (- 8.3%)
02/2017: Batgirl #8 -- 26,539 (- 7.6%)
03/2017: Batgirl #9 -- 25,469 (- 4.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 50.6%
1 year : + 3.0%
2 years : - 41.8%
5 years : - 49.9%
---
97, 98, 126, 147 - HANNA-BARBERA CROSSOVER SPECIALS ($4.99)
03/2017: Green Lantern/Space Ghost #1 -- 25,149
03/2017: Suicide Squad/Banana Splits #1 -- 24,834
03/2017: Adam Strange/Future Quest #1 -- 18,134
03/2017: Booster Gold/Flintstones #1 -- 14,795
At $5 a pop these did decently dollar-wise. Not too surprising that
the two specials featuring current DC comic properties did better than
the two featuring current HB comic properties.
DC must've been pleased enough in that they have a bunch of specials
closing over with Looney Tunes scheduled for June. (Kind of surprised
they're not waiting for another five-Wednesday month on those...)
(These are being tracked with 'Other' in the summary statistics at the end of the column.)
---
101 - DOOM PATROL (Young Animal) ($3.99)
09/2016: Doom Patrol #1 -- 83,848 (+801.7%)
10/2016: Doom Patrol #2 -- 41,642 (- 50.3%)
11/2016: Doom Patrol #3 -- 33,154 (- 20.4%)
12/2016: --
01/2017: Doom Patrol #4 -- 26,261 (- 20.8%)
02/2017: --
03/2017: Doom Patrol #5 -- 24,693 (- 6.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 70.6%
Tell the truth: Is anyone really surprised that
Doom Patrol has run into scheduling problems?
---
103 - SUPERGIRL ($2.99)
03/2007: Supergirl #15 -- 51,083
03/2012: Supergirl #7 -- 37,041
03/2013: Supergirl #18 -- 28,051
03/2014: Supergirl #29 -- 22,883
03/2015: Supergirl #40 -- 26,528
----------------------------------
08/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 124,088 (+367.8%)
09/2016: Supergirl #1 -- 99,272 (- 20.0%)
10/2016: Supergirl #2 -- 50,261 (- 49.4%)
11/2016: Supergirl #3 -- 37,316 (- 25.8%)
12/2016: Supergirl #4 -- 31,040 (- 16.8%)
01/2017: Supergirl #5 -- 29,030 (- 6.5%)
02/2017: Supergirl #6 -- 26,240 (- 9.6%)
03/2017: Supergirl #7 -- 24,592 (- 6.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 75.2%
2 years : - 7.3%
5 years : - 33.6%
10 years: - 51.9%
Supergirl has fallen nearly 100K from the Rebirth issue.
---
106 - BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY ($2.99)
03/2007: Birds of Prey #104 -- 28,462
03/2012: Birds of Prey #7 -- 30,376
03/2013: Birds of Prey #18 -- 21,957
03/2014: Birds of Prey #29 -- 16,795
--------------------------------------
07/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 109,066 (+119.0%)
08/2016: Batgirl & BoP #1 -- 83,481 (- 23.5%)
09/2016: Batgirl & BoP #2 -- 54,083 (- 35.2%)
10/2016: Batgirl & BoP #3 -- 40,041 (- 26.0%)
11/2016: Batgirl & BoP #4 -- 33,138 (- 17.2%)
12/2016: Batgirl & BoP #5 -- 28,846 (- 13.0%)
01/2017: Batgirl & BoP #6 -- 26,618 (- 7.7%)
02/2017: Batgirl & BoP #7 -- 24,466 (- 8.1%)
03/2017: Batgirl & BoP #8 -- 22,941 (- 6.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 57.6%
5 years : - 24.5%
10 years: - 19.4%
---
110 - BATGIRL ANNUAL ($4.99)
10/2012: Batgirl Annual #1 -- 39,017
04/2014: Batgirl Annual #2 -- 28,715 (- 24.0%) [29,661]
07/2015: Batgirl Annual #3 -- 28,731 (- 0.1%) [29,621]
03/2017: Batgirl Annual #1 -- 22,344 (- 24.6%)
About 3K fewer than the main title, but did better than it dollar-wise thanks to the $5 cover price.
---
115 - THE HELLBLAZER ($2.99)
03/2007: Hellblazer #229 -- 13,210
03/2012: Hellblazer #289 -- 9,363
03/2013: Constantine #1 -- 37,564
03/2014: Constantine #12 -- 20,051
03/2015: Constantine #23 -- 14,530
-------------------------------------
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%)
08/2016: The Hellblazer #1 -- 65,707 (- 22.2%)
09/2016: The Hellblazer #2 -- 44,824 (- 31.8%)
10/2016: The Hellblazer #3 -- 33,596 (- 25.0%)
11/2016: The Hellblazer #4 -- 28,882 (- 14.0%)
12/2016: The Hellblazer #5 -- 25,780 (- 10.7%)
01/2017: The Hellblazer #6 -- 23,349 (- 9.4%)
02/2017: The Hellblazer #7 -- 21,450 (- 8.1%)
03/2017: The Hellblazer #8 -- 20,510 (- 4.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 54.2%
1 year : + 22.4%
2 years : + 41.2%
5 years : +119.1%
10 years: + 55.3%
---
122 - SUPERWOMAN ($2.99)
08/2016: Superwoman #1 -- 101,289
09/2016: Superwoman #2 -- 55,480 (- 45.2%)
10/2016: Superwoman #3 -- 40,554 (- 26.9%)
11/2016: Superwoman #4 -- 30,070 (- 25.9%)
12/2016: Superwoman #5 -- 24,761 (- 17.7%)
01/2017: Superwoman #6 -- 23,065 (- 6.8%)
02/2017: Superwoman #7 -- 20,435 (- 11.4%)
03/2017: Superwoman #8 -- 18,857 (- 7.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 66.0%
---
124 - HE-MAN/THUNDERCATS ($3.99)
03/2013: --
03/2014: He-Man & MotU #11 -- 13,090
03/2015: He-Man Eternity #4 -- 11,746
----------------------------------------
03/2016: --
04/2016: --
05/2016: --
06/2016: --
07/2016: --
08/2016: --
09/2016: --
10/2016: He-Man/T'cats #1 of 6 -- 32,936 (+247.0%)
11/2016: He-Man/T'cats #2 of 6 -- 21,991 (- 33.2%)
12/2016: He-Man/T'cats #3 of 6 -- 19,902 (- 9.5%)
01/2017: He-Man/T'cats #4 of 6 -- 19,115 (- 4.0%)
02/2017: He-Man/T'cats #5 of 6 -- 18,278 (- 4.4%)
03/2017: He-Man/T'cats #6 of 6 -- 18,424 (+ 0.8%)
-----------------
6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.
2 years : + 60.5%
Will there be more He-Man in DC's future?
---
136 - 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%)
08/2016: Scooby Apocalypse #4 -- 28,148 (- 4.6%)
09/2016: Scooby Apocalypse #5 -- 26,170 (- 7.0%)
10/2016: Scooby Apocalypse #6 -- 23,781 (- 9.1%)
11/2016: Scooby Apocalypse #7 -- 21,983 (- 7.6%)
12/2016: Scooby Apocalypse #8 -- 20,126 (- 8.4%)
01/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #9 -- 19,208 (- 4.6%)
02/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #10 -- 17,993 (- 6.3%)
03/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #11 -- 17,281 (- 4.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 34.0%
Scooby Apocalypse is the only one of the Hanna-Barbera reimagination titles that is lasting past its twelfth issue.
---
149 - 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%)
08/2016: Future Quest #4 -- 25,472 (- 8.3%)
09/2016: --
10/2016: Future Quest #5 -- 23,975 (- 5.9%)
10/2016: Future Quest #6 -- 22,131 (- 7.7%)
11/2016: Future Quest #7 -- 19,910 (- 10.0%)
12/2016: Future Quest #8 -- 18,296 (- 8.1%)
01/2017: Future Quest #9 -- 17,089 (- 6.6%)
02/2017: Future Quest #10 -- 16,246 (- 4.9%)
03/2017: Future Quest #11 -- 15,750 (- 3.1%)
-----------------
6 months: n.a.
Penultimate issue.
---
150 - NEW SUPER-MAN ($2.99)
07/2016: New Super-Man #1 -- 129,452
08/2016: New Super-Man #2 -- 79,774 (- 38.4%)
09/2016: New Super-Man #3 -- 45,976 (- 42.4%)
10/2016: New Super-Man #4 -- 31,689 (- 31.1%)
11/2016: New Super-Man #5 -- 25,378 (- 19.9%)
12/2016: New Super-Man #6 -- 21,000 (- 17.3%)
01/2017: New Super-Man #7 -- 18,959 (- 9.7%)
02/2017: New Super-Man #8 -- 16,962 (- 10.5%)
03/2017: New Super-Man #9 -- 15,576 (- 8.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 78.7%
---
153 - THE KAMANDI CHALLENGE ($3.99)
01/2017: Kamandi Challenge #1 of 12 -- 23,576
02/2017: Kamandi Challenge #2 of 12 -- 16,650 (- 29.4%)
03/2017: Kamandi Challenge #3 of 12 -- 15,446 (- 7.2%)
---
158 - CYBORG ($2.99)
03/2016: Cyborg #9 -- 13,578 (- 25.0%)
04/2016: Cyborg #10 -- 15,256 (+ 12.4%)
05/2016: Cyborg #11 -- 12,425 (- 18.6%)
06/2016: Cyborg #12 -- 12,411 (- 0.1%)
07/2016: --
08/2016: --
09/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 70,586 (+468.7%)
09/2016: Cyborg #1 -- 61,908 (- 12.3%)
10/2016: Cyborg #2 -- 41,577 (- 32.8%)
10/2016: Cyborg #3 -- 35,756 (- 14.0%)
11/2016: Cyborg #4 -- 28,303 (- 20.8%)
11/2016: Cyborg #5 -- 25,772 (- 8.9%)
12/2016: Cyborg #6 -- 21,287 (- 17.4%)
12/2016: Cyborg #7 -- 19,788 (- 7.0%)
01/2017: Cyborg #8 -- 18,562 (- 6.2%)
02/2017: Cyborg #9 -- 16,274 (- 12.3%)
03/2017: Cyborg #10 -- 14,977 (- 8.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 77.4%
1 year : + 10.3%
---
160 - BLUE BEETLE ($2.99)
03/2007: Blue Beetle #13 -- 17,653
03/2012: Blue Beetle #7 -- 17,780
----------------------------------
08/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 80,292 (+599.0%)
09/2016: Blue Beetle #1 -- 57,454 (- 28.4%)
10/2016: Blue Beetle #2 -- 36,799 (- 35.9%)
11/2016: Blue Beetle #3 -- 25,300 (- 31.2%)
12/2016: Blue Beetle #4 -- 20,811 (- 17.7%)
01/2017: Blue Beetle #5 -- 18,104 (- 13.0%)
02/2017: Blue Beetle #6 -- 15,906 (- 12.1%)
03/2017: Blue Beetle #7 -- 14,690 (- 7.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 74.4%
5 years : - 17.4%
10 years: - 16.8%
---
162, 181 - MOTHER PANIC (Young Animal) ($3.99)
11/2016: Mother Panic #1 -- 45,089
12/2016: Mother Panic #2 -- 20,506 (- 54.5%)
01/2017: --
02/2017: Mother Panic #3 -- 16,261 (- 20.7%)
03/2017: Mother Panic #4 -- 14,327 (- 11.9%)
03/2017: Mother Panic #5 -- 12,339 (- 13.9%)
Two issues and a new artist this month in an attempt to get back on schedule, and no longer returnable.
---
166 - EARTH 2: SOCIETY ($2.99)
03/2013: Earth 2 #10 -- 46,213
03/2014: Earth 2 #21 -- 35,295 [35,836]
03/2015: Earth 2 #32 -- 27,361
---------------------------------
03/2016: E2 Society #10 -- 18,391 (- 2.5%)
04/2016: E2 Society #11 -- 17,844 (- 3.0%)
05/2016: E2 Society #12 -- 17,492 (- 2.0%)
06/2016: E2 Society #13 -- 17,430 (- 0.4%)
07/2016: E2 Society #14 -- 16,960 (- 2.7%)
08/2016: E2 Society #15 -- 16,885 (- 0.4%)
09/2016: E2 Society #16 -- 16,025 (- 5.1%)
10/2016: E2 Society #17 -- 16,822 (+ 5.0%)
11/2016: E2 Society #18 -- 15,181 (- 9.8%)
12/2016: E2 Society #19 -- 14,366 (- 5.4%)
01/2017: E2 Society #20 -- 14,073 (- 2.0%)
02/2017: E2 Society #21 -- 13,761 (- 2.2%)
03/2017: E2 Society #22 -- 13,653 (- 0.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 14.8%
1 year : - 25.8%
2 years : - 50.1%
Final issue, finally.
Thirty-six issues of the first
Earth 2 series, twenty-two of
Society,
twenty-six issues of the interminable
World's End weekly, and three
annuals. That's eighty-seven issues of the New 52 Earth 2 since it began
in May 2012 (plus also whichever issues of
Worlds' Finest were set on
Earth 2).
---
170 - BATMAN '66 MEETS WONDER WOMAN '77 (Digital-First) ($3.99)
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%)
08/2016: Avengers #2 of 6 -- 11,079 (- 20.4%)
09/2016: Avengers #3 of 6 -- 10,082 (- 9.0%)
10/2016: Avengers #4 of 6 -- 9,556 (- 5.2%)
11/2016: Avengers #5 of 6 -- 9,223 (- 3.5%)
12/2016: Avengers #6 of 6 -- 8,675 (- 5.9%)
01/2017: Wonder Woman #1 of 6 -- 23,687 (+173.0%)
02/2017: Wonder Woman #2 of 6 -- 14,484 (- 38.9%)
03/2017: Wonder Woman #3 of 6 -- 13,277 (- 8.3%)
----------------
6 months: + 31.7%
1 year : + 11.2%
---
173 - DEATH OF HAWKMAN ($3.99)
03/2007: Hawkgirl #62 -- 16,163
03/2012: Savage Hawkman #7 -- 17,490
03/2013: Savage Hawkman #18 -- 12,021
-------------------------------------------
10/2016: Death of Hawkman #1 of 6 -- 31,316 (+182.0%)
11/2016: Death of Hawkman #2 of 6 -- 17,061 (- 45.5%)
12/2016: Death of Hawkman #3 of 6 -- 13,607 (- 20.2%)
01/2017: Death of Hawkman #4 of 6 -- 12,670 (- 6.9%)
02/2017: Death of Hawkman #5 of 6 -- 11,879 (- 6.2%)
03/2017: Death of Hawkman #6 of 6 -- 13,053 (+ 9.9%)
-----------------
5 years : - 24.1%
10 years: - 17.9%
A near 10% rise for the final issue, presumably on the assumption that it's the issue where Hawkman actually dies?
---
175, 178 - DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS (Digital First) ($3.99)
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%)
08/2016: Bombshells #16 -- 17,623 (- 1.9%)
09/2016: Bombshells #17 -- 16,685 (- 5.3%)
10/2016: Bombshells #18 -- 16,042 (- 3.9%)
11/2016: Bombshells #19 -- 15,452 (- 3.7%)
12/2016: Bombshells #20 -- 14,428 (- 6.6%)
01/2017: Bombshells #21 -- 13,748 (- 4.7%)
02/2017: Bombshells #22 -- 13,204 (- 4.0%)
03/2017: Bombshells #23 -- 12,794 (- 3.1%)
03/2017: Bombshells #24 -- 12,525 (- 2.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 24.1%
1 year : - 36.1%
Two issues in March.
---
187 - THE FALL AND RISE OF CAPTAIN ATOM ($2.99)
03/2012: Captain Atom #7 -- 13,738
----------------------------------------
01/2017: F&R Capt Atom #1 of 6 -- 18,728 (+ 34.4%)
02/2017: F&R Capt Atom #2 of 6 -- 12,671 (- 32.3%)
03/2017: F&R Capt Atom #3 of 6 -- 11,659 (- 8.0%)
-----------------
5 years : - 15.1%
---
190 - CAVE CARSON HAS A CYBERNETIC EYE (Young Animal) ($3.99)
10/2016: Cave Carson #1 -- 38,724
11/2016: Cave Carson #2 -- 22,106 (- 42.9%)
12/2016: Cave Carson #3 -- 16,755 (- 24.2%)
01/2017: Cave Carson #4 -- 14,183 (- 15.4%)
02/2017: Cave Carson #5 -- 12,388 (- 12.7%)
03/2017: Cave Carson #6 -- 11,558 (- 6.7%)
---
157 - THE ODYSSEY OF THE AMAZONS ($3.99)
01/2017: Odyssey Amazons #1 of 6 -- 21,811
02/2017: Odyssey Amazons #2 of 6 -- 14,334 (- 34.3%)
03/2017: Odyssey Amazons #3 of 6 -- 11,013 (- 23.2%)
---
195, 198 - INJUSTICE: GROUND ZERO (Digital-First) ($2.99)
03/2013: Injustice #3 -- 18,608 [24,469]
03/2014: Injustice Y2 #3 -- 20,693
03/2015: Injustice Y3 #11 -- 15,526 (+ 0.7%)
03/2015: Injustice Y3 #12 -- 15,322 (- 1.3%)
-----------------------------------
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%)
08/2016: Injustice Y5 #15 -- 13,258 (- 1.2%)
08/2016: Injustice Y5 #16 -- 12,914 (- 2.6%)
09/2016: Injustice Y5 #17 -- 12,782 (- 1.0%)
09/2016: Injustice Y5 #18 -- 12,740 (- 0.3%)
10/2016: Injustice Y5 #19 -- 12,262 (- 3.8%)
10/2016: Injustice Y5 #20 -- 12,313 (+ 0.4%)
11/2016: --
12/2016: Ground Zero #1 -- 17,513 (+ 42.2%)
12/2016: Ground Zero #2 -- 13,406 (- 23.5%)
01/2017: Ground Zero #3 -- 11,980 (- 10.6%)
01/2017: Ground Zero #4 -- 11,927 (- 0.4%)
02/2017: Ground Zero #5 -- 11,043 (- 7.4%)
02/2017: Ground Zero #6 -- 11,110 (+ 0.6%)
03/2017: Ground Zero #7 -- 10,920 (- 1.7%)
03/2017: Ground Zero #8 -- 10,670 (- 2.3%)
----------------
6 months: - 15.4%
1 year : - 22.0%
2 years : - 30.0%
Nope; looks like last month's stall was just an aberration.
---
172 - SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL (Young Animal) ($3.99)
10/2016: Shade #1 -- 35,289
11/2016: Shade #2 -- 21,479 (- 39.1%)
12/2016: Shade #3 -- 15,837 (- 26.3%)
01/2017: Shade #4 -- 13,536 (- 14.5%)
02/2017: Shade #5 -- 11,670 (- 13.8%)
03/2017: Shade #6 -- 10,612 (- 9.1%)
---
200 - SAVAGE THINGS (Vertigo) ($3.99)
03/2017: Savage Things #1 of 8 -- 10,568
The debut issue of
Savage Things is the top Vertigo title for March,
but that's a very weak debut figure; more recent Vertigo minis
Frostbite
and
Lost Boys debuted at 14K & 20K, respectively.
---
205 - ASTRO CITY (Vertigo) ($3.99)
03/2007: --
03/2012: --
03/2013: --
03/2014: Astro City #10 -- 14,094
03/2015: Astro City #21 -- 11,492
----------------------------------
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%)
08/2016: --
09/2016: Astro City #38 -- 9,963 (- 0.9%)
09/2016: Astro City #39 -- 9,621 (- 2.5%)
10/2016: Astro City #40 -- 9,568 (- 0.6%)
11/2016: --
12/2016: --
01/2017: --
02/2017: Astro City #41 -- 10,066 (+ 5.2%)
03/2017: Astro City #42 -- 9,481 (- 5.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 2.7%
1 year : - 6.4%
2 years : - 17.5%
5 years : n.a.
10 years: n.a.
---
208 - THE FLINTSTONES ($3.99)
07/2016: Flintstones #1 -- 43,996
08/2016: Flintstones #2 -- 19,612 (- 55.4%)
09/2016: Flintstones #3 -- 14,910 (- 24.0%)
10/2016: Flintstones #4 -- 12,740 (- 14.6%)
11/2016: Flintstones #5 -- 11,552 (- 9.3%)
12/2016: Flintstones #6 -- 10,617 (- 8.1%)
01/2017: Flintstones #7 -- 10,099 (- 4.9%)
02/2017: Flintstones #8 -- 9,551 (- 5.4%)
03/2017: Flintstones #9 -- 9,213 (- 3.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 38.2%
Ending with issue #12. Although the first trade collection is
currently DC's top-selling graphic novel on Amazon, so one can see a
path for this returning someday...
---
210 - MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO ($3.99)
03/2007: Midnighter #5 -- 21,452
----------------------------------------
03/2016: Midnighter #10 -- 9,803 (- 6.0%)
04/2016: Midnighter #11 -- 9,435 (- 3.5%)
05/2016: Midnighter #12 -- 9,354 (- 0.9%)
06/2016: --
07/2016: --
08/2016: --
09/2016: --
10/2016: Mdnter & Aplo #1 of 6 -- 20,497 (+119.1%)
11/2016: Mdnter & Aplo #2 of 6 -- 13,029 (- 36.4%)
12/2016: Mdnter & Aplo #3 of 6 -- 10,773 (- 17.3%)
01/2017: Mdnter & Aplo #4 of 6 -- 10,023 (- 7.0%)
02/2017: Mdnter & Aplo #5 of 6 -- 9,366 (- 6.6%)
03/2017: Mdnter & Aplo #6 of 6 -- 9,111 (- 2.7%)
-----------------
6 months: n.a.
1 year : - 7.1%
10 years: - 57.5%
I'm guessing this is the last we'll see of a
Midnighter series for a while.
---
219 - GOTHAM ACADEMY: SECOND SEMESTER ($2.99)
03/2015: Gotham Academy #6 -- 20,361
-------------------------------------
03/2016: Gotham Academy #16 -- 13,363 (- 6.8%)
04/2016: Gotham Academy #17 -- 12,743 (- 4.6%)
05/2016: Gotham Academy #18 -- 12,410 (- 2.6%)
06/2016: --
07/2016: --
08/2016: --
09/2016: Second Semester #1 -- 21,765 (+ 75.4%)
10/2016: Second Semester #2 -- 13,856 (- 36.3%)
11/2016: Second Semester #3 -- 12,304 (- 11.2%)
12/2016: Second Semester #4 -- 9,751 (- 20.7%)
01/2017: Second Semester #5 -- 9,453 (- 3.1%)
02/2017: Second Semester #6 -- 8,624 (- 8.8%)
03/2017: Second Semester #7 -- 8,131 (- 5.7%)
----------------
6 months: - 62.6%
1 year : - 39.2%
2 years : - 60.1%
Final issue of the second semester will be #12, and so far there are no immediate plans for a third.
As has been noted here and elsewhere,
GA does have a life beyond the
Diamond NA-served comic market, notably having been picked up by
Scholastic for its book fairs (because it's Harry Potter in the world of
Batman, for cryin' out loud!) But at this sales level it makes little
sense to keep a monthly comic series going. If
GA continues in some
form, I'd expect it to be either youth-oriented OGNs (like the
Super
Hero Girls series), or a hybrid comics-prose book (like
Study Hall of
Justice).
---
238 - SUPER POWERS (All-Ages) ($2.99)
11/2016: Super Powers #1 of 6 -- 22,282
12/2016: Super Powers #2 of 6 -- 10,094 (- 54.7%)
01/2017: Super Powers #3 of 6 -- 8,313 (- 17.6%)
02/2017: Super Powers #4 of 6 -- 7,770 (- 6.5%)
03/2017: Super Powers #5 of 6 -- 7,136 (- 8.2%)
---
241 - LUCIFER (Vertigo) ($3.99)
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%)
08/2016: Lucifer #9 -- 9,554 (- 4.2%)
09/2016: Lucifer #10 -- 8,891 (- 6.9%)
10/2016: Lucifer #11 -- 8,507 (- 4.3%)
11/2016: Lucifer #12 -- 8,133 (- 4.4%)
12/2016: Lucifer #13 -- 7,739 (- 4.8%)
01/2017: Lucifer #14 -- 7,442 (- 3.8%)
02/2017: Lucifer #15 -- 7,120 (- 4.3%)
03/2017: Lucifer #16 -- 6,917 (- 2.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 22.2%
1 year : - 39.6%
New writer Richard Kadrey does not seem to have changed the
trajectory here. But then, neither Kadrey nor his predecessor on
Lucifer, fellow popular prose writer Holly Black, have much of a
following within the comic shop crowd, and their fans (as well as fans
of the TV series) are much more likely to pick this up in collected
format (and for those they're much more likely to be out of the Diamond
direct market system as well). But how long until DC/Vertigo give up the
ship on the single issue comic?
---
255 - SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP (All-Ages) ($2.99)
03/2014: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #3 -- 8,452
03/2015: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #9 -- 6,780
-----------------------------------------
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%)
08/2016: --
09/2016: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #18 -- 7,913 (+ 0.3%)
10/2016: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #19 -- 7,467 (- 5.6%)
11/2016: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #20 -- 7,708 (+ 3.2%)
12/2016: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #21 -- 14,270 (+ 85.1%)
01/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #22 -- 6,521 (- 54.3%)
02/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #23 -- 5,959 (- 8.6%)
03/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #24 -- 6,316 (+ 6.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 20.2%
1 Year : - 21.9%
2 Years : - 6.8%
Teaming up with Martian Manhunter, who while not being the most
popular of DC's super-hero characters, it at least someone that the
super-hero crowd is familiar with, and thus
SDTU get a boost of a few
hundred copies. (But it's still the second-lowest sales for an issue of
SDTU...)
---
259 - THE LOST BOYS (Vertigo) ($3.99)
10/2016: Lost Boys #1 of 6 -- 19,812
11/2016: Lost Boys #2 of 6 -- 11,037 (- 44.3%)
12/2016: Lost Boys #3 of 6 -- 8,442 (- 23.5%)
01/2017: Lost Boys #4 of 6 -- 7,383 (- 12.5%)
02/2017: Lost Boys #5 of 6 -- 6,527 (- 11.6%)
03/2017: Lost Boys #6 of 6 -- 6,217 (- 4.7%)
Sales started out strong, but dropped precipitously over its brief
run. Looks like comic book sequels to 80s cult films aren't the path for
Vertigo after all.
---
272 - EVERAFTER: FROM THE PAGES OF FABLES (Vertigo) ($3.99)
03/2007: Fables #58 -- 26,065
03/2007: Fables #59 -- 25,815
03/2012: Fables #115 -- 17,384
03/2013: Fables #127 -- 15,529
03/2014: Fables #139 -- 13,936
03/2015: --
--------------------------------
09/2016: Everafter #1 -- 11,421 (- 19.4%)
10/2016: Everafter #2 -- 8,414 (- 26.3%)
11/2016: Everafter #3 -- 7,182 (- 14.6%)
12/2016: Everafter #4 -- 6,192 (- 13.8%)
01/2017: Everafter #5 -- 5,877 (- 5.1%)
02/2017: Everafter #6 -- 5,399 (- 8.1%)
03/2017: Everafter #7 -- 5,819 (+ 7.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 49.0%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : - 66.5%
10 years: - 77.6%
Not a true bounce back, just a variant cover giving a boost of a few hundred copies.
---
The final item from DC on the Top 300 comics chart is the director's cut edition of
Suicide Squad #1 at position
290, with 5,024 copies at $5.99 a pop (not included in the summary statistics below).
---
300+ - CLEAN ROOM (Vertigo) ($3.99)
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%)
08/2016: Clean Room #11 -- 5,906 (- 2.7%)
09/2016: --
10/2016: Clean Room #12 -- 5,807 (- 1.7%)
11/2016: Clean Room #13 -- 5,658 (- 2.6%)
12/2016: Clean Room #14 -- 5,312 (- 6.1%)
12/2016: Clean Room #15 -- 5,107 (- 3.9%)
01/2017: --
02/2017: Clean Room #16 -- 4,741 (- 7.2%)
03/2017: Clean Room #17 -- ????? (< 4,812)
-----------------
6 months: n.a.
1 year : ????%
Couldn't quite stay on the Top 300 chart for the entirety of its run (ends next issue).
---
+300 - UNFOLLOW (Vertigo) ($3.99)
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)
08/2016: Unfollow #10 -- ????? (< 5,497)
09/2016: Unfollow #11 -- ????? (< 4,239)
10/2016: Unfollow #12 -- ????? (< 4,931)
11/2016: Unfollow #13 -- ????? (< 4,799)
12/2016: Unfollow #14 -- ????? (< 3,954)
01/2017: Unfollow #15 -- ????? (< 3,971)
02/2017: Unfollow #16 -- ????? (< 4,044)
03/2017: Unfollow #17 -- ????? (< 4,812)
-----------------
6 months: ????%
1 year : ????%
Penultimate issue.
---
+300 - SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (All-Ages) ($2.99)
03/2007: Scooby-Doo #118 -- 4,395
03/2012: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #19 -- 4,677
03/2013: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #31 -- 4,770
03/2014: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #43 -- 4,623
03/2015: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #55 -- ?????
-----------------------------------------------
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
08/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #72 -- ????? (< 5,497)
09/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #73 -- 5,214
10/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #74 -- 4,972 (- 4.6%)
11/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #75 -- 4,920 (- 1.0%)
12/2016: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #76 -- 4,805 (- 2.3%)
01/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #77 -- 4,557 (- 5.2%)
02/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #78 -- 4,362 (- 4.3%)
03/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #79 -- ????? (< 4,812)
-----------------
6 months: ????%
1 year : ????%
2 years : ????%
5 years : ????%
10 years: ????%
---
+300 - LOONEY TUNES (All-Ages) ($2.99)
01/2007: Looney Tunes #148 -- 2,705
03/2012: --
03/2013: --
03/2014: --
03/2015: --
-----------------------------------
03/2016: --
04/2016: Looney Tunes #230 -- ????? (< 4,309)
05/2016: --
06/2016: Looney Tunes #231 -- ????? (< 5,596)
07/2016: --
08/2016: Looney Tunes #232 -- ????? (< 5,497)
09/2016: --
10/2016: Looney Tunes #233 -- ????? (< 4,931)
11/2016: --
12/2016: Looney Tunes #234 -- ????? (< 3,954)
01/2017: Looney Tunes #235 -- ????? (< 3,971)
02/2017: --
03/2017: Looney Tunes #236 -- ????? (< 4,812)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.
2 years : n.a.
5 years : n.a.
10 years: ????%
---
Average Periodical Sales (not counting reprints,
reorders shipping after the initial month of release, director's cuts,
and magazines; based on first-month sales only.)
DC COMICS
03/2007: 32,398
03/2012: 29,697
03/2013: 30,819 **
03/2014: 26,776
03/2015: 23,466 **
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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%) **
08/2016: 67,257 (+ 5.7%) **
09/2016: 51,379 (- 23.6%) **
10/2016: 41,277 (- 19.7%) **
11/2016: 36,894 (- 10.6%) **
12/2016: 35,265 (- 4.4%) **
01/2017: 34,011 (- 3.6%) **
02/2017: 32,473 (- 4.5%) **
03/2017: 30,466 (- 6.2%) **
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6 months: - 40.7%
1 year : + 34.7%
2 years : + 29.8%
5 years : + 2.6%
10 years: - 6.0%
DC UNIVERSE
03/2007: 42,634
03/2012: 33,229
03/2013: 32,294 **
03/2014: 32,007
03/2015: 28,559
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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%)
08/2016: 87,905 (- 2.6%)
09/2016: 64,037 (- 27.2%)
10/2016: 54,470 (- 14.9%)
11/2016: 45,659 (- 16.2%)
12/2016: 45,125 (- 1.2%)
01/2017: 40,979 (- 9.2%)
02/2017: 40,430 (- 1.3%)
03/2017: 39,458 (- 2.4%)
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6 months: - 38.4%
1 year : + 37.9%
2 years : + 38.2%
5 years : + 18.7%
10 years: - 7.4%
WILDSTORM
03/2007: 15,224
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02/2017: 54,442
03/2017: 37,818 (- 30.5%)
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10 years: +148.4%
VERTIGO & YOUNG ANIMAL
03/2007: 13,748
03/2012: 12,688
03/2013: 11,055
03/2014: 19,179
03/2015: 7,055 **
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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%) **
08/2016: 5,639 (- 10.9%) **
09/2016: 16,825 (+198.4%) **
10/2016: 14,526 (- 13.7%) **
11/2016: 14,623 (+ 0.7%) **
12/2016: 9,177 (- 37.2%) **
01/2017: 10,652 (+ 16.1%) **
02/2017: 8,434 (- 20.8%) **
03/2017: 10,102 (+ 19.8%) **
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6 months: - 40.0%
1 year : + 67.3%
2 years : + 43.2%
5 years : - 20.4%
10 years: - 26.5%
Without Young Animal, the Vertigo average for the month would be 6,814.
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DC COMICS - TOTAL SALES
03/2007: 2,494,665
03/2012: 2,403,984
03/2013: 2,218,973 **
03/2014: 1,954,659
03/2015: 1,877,281 **
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03/2016: 1,696,506 (- 10.5%) **
04/2016: 1,808,582 (+ 6.6%) **
05/2016: 1,815,352 (+ 0.4%) **
06/2016: 3,267,574 (+ 80.0%) **
07/2016: 4,010,332 (+ 22.7%) **
08/2016: 4,977,036 (+ 24.1%) **
09/2016: 3,802,051 (- 23.6%) **
10/2016: 3,508,534 (- 7.7%) **
11/2016: 3,025,276 (- 13.8%) **
12/2016: 2,926,973 (- 3.2%) **
01/2017: 2,856,889 (- 2.4%) **
02/2017: 2,662,746 (- 6.8%) **
03/2017: 2,711,448 (+ 1.8%) **
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6 months: - 28.7%
1 year : + 59.8%
2 years : + 44.4%
5 years : + 12.8%
10 years: + 8.7%
While total first-month sales for DC are obviously down quite a bit
from the Rebirth heyday, they're still at a historically good level.
---
6 month comparisons
===================
+ 31.7% - Batman 66 Meets...
- 2.7% - Astro City
- 15.4% - Injustice
- 18.5% - Earth 2 Society
- 20.2% - Scooby-Doo Team-Up
- 21.0% - Action Comics
- 22.2% - Lucifer
- 23.3% - Superman
- 24.1% - DC Comics Bombshells
- 27.4% - Detective Comics
- 28.7% - Batman
- 32.4% - Flash
- 33.5% - Teen Titans
- 34.0% - Scooby Apocalypse
- 35.0% - Wonder Woman
- 37.4% - Green Lanterns
- 38.2% - The Flintstones
- 38.8% - Hal Jordan & GLC
- 38.8% - Aquaman
- 38.9% - Justice League
- 41.9% - Green Arrow
- 43.2% - Batman Beyond
- 46.0% - Nightwing
- 49.0% - Everafter
- 49.2% - Red Hood & Outlaws
- 49.6% - Harley Quinn
- 50.6% - Batgirl
- 52.6% - All Star Batman
- 53.3% - Suicide Squad
- 54.2% - The Hellblazer
- 56.6% - Deathstroke
- 57.6% - Batgirl & Birds of Prey
- 61.8% - Trinity
- 62.6% - Gotham Academy
- 66.0% - Superwoman
- 70.6% - Doom Patrol
- 74.4% - Blue Beetle
- 75.2% - Supergirl
- 77.4% - Cyborg
- 78.7% - New Super-Man
1 year comparisons
===================
+130.1% - Titans (Titans Hunt)
+ 77.2% - Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps (GLC Edge)
+ 63.0% - Teen Titans
+ 57.5% - Red Hood & Outlaws (Red Hood/Arsenal)
+ 56.6% - Suicide Squad (New Suicide Squad)
+ 36.7% - Green Arrow
+ 29.7% - Wonder Woman
+ 23.1% - Justice League of America
+ 22.4% - Hellblazer (Constantine the Hellblazer)
+ 21.7% - Batman Beyond
+ 18.9% - Nightwing (Grayson)
+ 17.7% - Action Comics
+ 13.5% - Detective Comics
+ 11.2% - Batman 66 Meets...
+ 10.3% - Cyborg
+ 3.0% - Batgirl
- 1.1% - Deathstroke
- 1.8% - Green Lanterns (Green Lantern)
- 6.4% - Astro City
- 7.1% - Midnighter & Apollo (Midnighter)
- 16.3% - Harley Quinn
- 21.9% - Scooby-Doo Team-Up
- 22.0% - Injustice
- 25.8% - Earth 2 Society
- 36.1% - DC Comics Bombshells
- 37.5% - Superman
- 39.2% - Gotham Academy
- 39.6% - Lucifer
- 43.2% - Batman
2 year comparisons
===================
+336.3% - Batwoman
+ 63.0% - Red Hood & Outlaws
+ 60.5% - He-Man
+ 58.7% - Green Arrow
+ 41.8% - Flash
+ 41.2% - Hellblazer (Constantine)
+ 38.7% - Suicide Squad (New Suicide Squad)
+ 19.4% - Action Comics
+ 18.6% - Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps (GLC)
+ 10.7% - Superman
+ 4.8% - Detective Comics
- 2.4% - Nightwing
- 6.1% - Teen Titans
- 6.8% - Scooby-Doo Team-Up
- 7.3% - Supergirl
- 12.6% - Aquaman
- 17.5% - Astro City
- 17.7% - Green Lanterns (Green Lantern)
- 25.9% - Deathstroke
- 30.0% - Injustice
- 37.2% - Harley Quinn
- 41.8% - Batgirl
- 50.1% - Earth 2 Society (Earth 2)
- 60.1% - Gotham Academy
5 year comparisons
===================
+119.1% - Hellblazer
+ 34.4% - Suicide Squad
+ 27.2% - Deathstroke
+ 22.6% - Batwoman
+ 11.4% - Batman Beyond
+ 8.3% - Green Arrow
- 8.2% - Wonder Woman
- 14.2% - Superman
- 15.1% - Captain Atom
- 16.2% - Flash
- 17.4% - Blue Beetle
- 21.0% - Nightwing
- 24.1% - Death of Hawkman (Savage Hawkman)
- 24.5% - Batgirl & Birds of Prey (Birds of Prey)
- 25.4% - Batman
- 26.9% - Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps (GLC)
- 26.9% - Teen Titans
- 27.8% - Red Hood & Outlaws
- 33.6% - Supergirl
- 33.9% - Detective Comics
- 48.7% - Action Comics
- 49.9% - Batgirl
- 52.4% - Aquaman
- 54.7% - Justice League
- 60.6% - Green Lanterns (Green Lantern)
- 66.5% - Everafter (Fables)
10 year comparisons
===================
+ 56.1% - Aquaman
+ 55.3% - Hellblazer
+ 25.4% - Nightwing
+ 19.1% - Batman
+ 18.0% - Flash
+ 12.9% - Detective Comics
+ 4.0% - Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps (GLC)
+ 0.9% - Green Arrow
- 0.0% - Superman
- 16.8% - Blue Beetle
- 17.9% - Death of Hawkman (Hawkgirl)
- 19.4% - Batgirl & Birds of Prey (Birds of Prey)
- 25.7% - Wonder Woman
- 27.2% - Action Comics
- 39.0% - Teen Titans
- 42.3% - Green Lanterns (Green Lantern)
- 51.9% - Supergirl
- 57.5% - Justice League of America
- 57.5% - Midnighter & Apollo (Midnighter)
- 77.6% - Everafter (Fables)
Does anyone read these percentage summary charts? Or if you do, do
you find them at all useful? Let me know down in the comments...
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Sales Indices
=============
DCU: Average: 39,458. Median: 35,996. No.: 59. Total: 2,328,040
2.7 - Dark Knight III
2.5 - Batman (18)
2.5 - Batman (19)
1.8 - All Star Batman
1.6 - Justice League (16)
1.6 - Justice League (17)
1.5 - Batwoman
1.5 - Detective Comics (952)
1.5 - Detective Comics (953)
1.5 - Justice League of America (2)
1.5 - Superman (18)
1.4 - Superman (19)
1.4 - Justice League of America (3)
1.3 - Super Sons
1.2 - Wonder Woman (18)
1.2 - Action Comics (975)
1.2 - Action Comics (976)
1.2 - Wonder Woman (19)
1.1 - Suicide Squad (13)
1.1 - Suicide Squad (14)
1.1 - Harley Quinn (15)
1.1 - Harley Quinn (16)
1.1 - Titans
1.0 - Nightwing (16)
1.0 - Nightwing (17)
1.0 - Trinity
1.0 - Teen Titans
0.9 - Hal Jordan & GLC (16)
0.9 - Green Lanterns (18)
0.9 - Green Lanterns (19)
0.9 - Hal Jordan & GLC (17)
0.9 - Titans Annual
0.8 - Green Arrow (18)
0.8 - Harley's Little Black Book
0.8 - Green Arrow (19)
0.8 - Aquaman (18)
0.7 - Aquaman (19)
0.7 - Justice League/Power Rangers
0.7 - Red Hood & Outlaws
0.7 - Batman Beyond
0.6 - Deathstroke (14)
0.6 - Batgirl
0.6 - Supergirl
0.6 - Batgirl & Birds of Prey
0.6 - Batgirl Annual
0.5 - The Hellblazer
0.5 - Superwoman
0.4 - New Super-Man
0.4 - Kamandi Challenge
0.4 - Cyborg
0.4 - Blue Beetle
0.3 - Earth 2 Society
0.3 - Death of Hawkman
0.3 - Fall & Rise of Captain Atom
0.3 - Odyssey of the Amazons
0.2 - Midnighter & Apollo
0.2 - Gotham Academy Second Semester
Wildstorm: Average: 37,818. Median: 37,818. No.: 1. Total: 37,818
1.0 - The Wild Storm
Vertigo & Young Animal: Average: 10,102**. Median: 10,025**. No.: 12. Total: 121,226**
2.4 - Doom Patrol
1.4 - Mother Panic (4)
1.2 - Mother Panic (5)
1.1 - Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye
1.1 - Shade the Changing Girl
1.0 - Savage Things
0.9 - Astro City
0.7 - Lucifer
0.6 - The Lost Boys
0.6 - Everafter
0.5 - Clean Room **
0.4 - Unfollow **
Digital First & Other: Average: 13,198**. Median: 12,794**. No.: 17. Total: 224,364**
1.9 - Green Lantern/Space Ghost
1.9 - Suicide Squad/Banana Splits
1.4 - He-Man/Thundercats
1.4 - Adam Strange/Future Quest
1.3 - Scooby Apocalypse
1.2 - Future Quest
1.1 - Booster Gold/Flintstones
1.0 - Batman 66 Meets Wonder Woman 77
1.0 - DC Comics Bombshells (23)
0.9 - DC Comics Bombshells (24)
0.8 - Injustice Ground Zero (7)
0.8 - Injustice Ground Zero (8)
0.7 - The Flintstones
0.5 - Super Powers
0.5 - Scooby-Doo Team-Up
0.3 - Scooby-Doo Where Are You? **
0.2 - Looney Tunes **
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The Fine Print (Disclaimers, et cetera)
(Somehow over the past several months the Fine Print for the DC
column got replaced by the Fine Print for the Image column, and nobody
seemed to notice! I suspect y'all aren't reading the fine print, despite
several exhortations to do so in the body of the column...)
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.
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 National Organization of Rheumatology Managers, 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
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