Greetings, sales charts fans! It's time once again to look at DC's sales figures.
This column is running very late, so no chit-chat; on to the sales!
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 (there are some minor changes in the fine print this month, to further clarify a few things). We also commend to you our analysis of cumulative DC Rebirth trade collection sales.
(Note that the percentage comparisons are done with total orders including reorder activity.)
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1 - DARK NIGHTS: METAL ($4.99)
06/2017: The Forge #1 -- 130,651 [139,088]
07/2017: The Casting #1 -- 128,261 (- 7.8%)
08/2017: Metal #1 of 6 -- 261,997 (+127.1%) [291,326]
09/2017: Metal #2 of 6 -- 149,487 (- 39.3%) [176,866]
10/2017: Metal #3 of 6 -- 158,698 (- 5.2%) [167,726]
11/2007: --
12/2017: Metal #4 of 6 -- 152,567 (- 4.6%) [160,093]
01/2018: Metal #5 of 6 -- 149,076 (+ 4.0%) [166,536]
02/2018: --
03/2018: Metal #6 of 6 -- 187,583 (+ 12.6%)
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6 months: + 6.1%
The final issue of Metal, over-sized and -priced, tops the chart this week with an impressive sales boost for the ending. Only a 35% drop from the first to last issue, which is crazy good.
There were also re-orders/reprints for the previous issues over the past couple of months since Metal saw the chart, which as per usual have been added in to the [bracketed] numbers above.
Also there were plenty of re-orders/reprints for the one-shot tie-ins; no new one-shots were out this month, but here is a peek at the revised numbers for you:
METAL one-shots ($4.99)
09/2017: Batman Red Death #1 -- 81,904 [109,076]
09/2017: Batman Murder Machine #1 -- 78,202 (- 12.4%) [95,516]
10/2017: Batman Dawnbreaker #1 -- 89,427 (+ 1.1%) [96,613]
10/2017: Batman Drowned #1 -- 89,861 (- 1.4%) [95,219]
10/2017: Batman Merciless #1 -- 87,920 (+ 4.1%) [99,110]
11/2017: Batman Devastator #1 -- 94,496 (- 2.6%) [96,519]
11/2017: Batman Lost #1 -- 101,267 (+ 10.1%) [106,315]
11/2017: Batman Who Laughs #1 -- 105,183 (+ 21.0%) [128,621]
12/2017: Hawkman Found #1 -- 64,617 (- 32.4%) [86,906]
01/2018: --
02/2018: DKR The Wild Hunt #1 -- 101,373 (+ 17.7%) [102,301]
Any way you slice it, Metal was a big success for DC; no surprise then that they’re handing over the keys to Justice League to Snyder and pals.
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2 - DOOMSDAY CLOCK ($4.99)
11/2017: Doomsday Clock #1 of 12 -- 238,643 [274,913]
12/2017: Doomsday Clock #2 of 12 -- 158,603 (- 35.9%) [176,314]
01/2018: Doomsday Clock #3 of 12 -- 157,714 (- 5.1%) [167,240]
02/2018: --
03/2018: Doomsday Clock #4 of 12 -- 149,581 (- 10.6%)
Doomsday Clock moves to a bi-monthly schedule; not sure if the 10% drop is due to that gap or regular attrition. Previous issues are still seeing re-orders though. We’ll see if enthusiasm can be maintained over a stretched out schedule...
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5, 8 - BATMAN ($2.99)
03/2003: Batman #613 -- 135,242 [147,799]
03/2008: --
03/2013: Batman #18 -- 137,893
03/2014: Batman #29 -- 116,926 [119,745]
03/2015: --
03/2016: Batman #50 -- 163,406 [172,256]
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03/2017: Batman #18 -- 98,100 (- 1.5%)
03/2017: Batman #19 -- 97,501 (- 0.6%)
04/2017: Batman #20 -- 97,544 (+ 0.0%)
04/2017: Batman #21 -- 219,472 (+134.1%) [228,310]
05/2017: Batman #22 -- 186,914 (- 18.1%)
05/2017: Batman #23 -- 96,542 (- 48.3%)
06/2017: Batman #24 -- 116,037 (+ 36.7%) [131,939]
06/2017: Batman #25 -- 102,798 (- 17.6%) [108,749]
07/2017: Batman #26 -- 107,071 (- 1.5%)
07/2017: Batman #27 -- 102,335 (- 4.4%)
08/2017: Batman #28 -- 104,666 (+ 2.3%)
08/2017: Batman #29 -- 100,787 (- 3.7%)
09/2017: Batman #30 -- 100,083 (- 0.7%)
09/2017: Batman #31 -- 98,594 (- 1.5%)
10/2017: Batman #32 -- 108,945 (+ 10.5%)
10/2017: Batman #33 -- 97,839 (- 10.2%)
11/2017: Batman #34 -- 96,676 (- 1.2%)
11/2017: Batman #35 -- 97,459 (+ 0.8%)
12/2017: Batman #36 -- 94,385 (- 1.7%) [95,765]
12/2017: Batman #37 -- 92,902 (- 0.6%) [95,163]
01/2018: Batman #38 -- 98,440 (+ 7.8%) [102,548]
01/2018: Batman #39 -- 94,325 (- 7.4%) [94,998]
02/2018: Batman #40 -- 95,541 (+ 0.6%)
02/2018: Batman #41 -- 93,889 (- 1.1%) [94,495]
03/2018: Batman #42 -- 93,825 (- 0.7%)
03/2018: Batman #43 -- 91,649 (- 2.3%)
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6 months: - 6.6%
1 year : - 5.2%
2 years : - 46.2%
5 years : - 32.7%
10 years: n.a.
15 years: - 37.3%
DC might be getting a bit worried about the drop of Batman over the past few months, if not for the fact that they have a big wedding coming up in issue #50.
And if you’re wondering why Tom King recently tweeted about every issue of the Rebirth Batman being over 100K when the Diamond-NA estimate show the recent issues in the 90K range, that’s because the Diamond-NA numbers only count those sales made through Diamond-NA! They don’t count digital sales, or sales through Diamond-UK, etc. In fact, if you accept the rule of thumb that digital sales are 10-15% of print sales, you can easily see that the Diamond-NA + digital numbers would be over 100K.
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10 - BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT ($3.99)
10/2017: White Knight #1 of 8 -- 86,791 [100,560]
11/2017: White Knight #2 of 8 -- 69,668 (- 17.0%) [83,456]
12/2017: White Knight #3 of 8 -- 72,679 (+ 3.3%) [86,176]
01/2018: White Knight #4 of 8 -- 73,043 (- 10.0%) [77,571]
02/2018: White Knight #5 of 8 -- 77,373 (- 0.3%)
03/2018: White Knight #6 of 8 -- 75,396 (- 2.6%)
Sean Murphy’s White Knight continues to do quite well, filling in the huge gap in DC’s sales between the 90K of Batman and the 50K of Action & Detective. More reorder sales for the first four issues appear on the chart as well, pushing sales for the first issue above 100K.
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19 - ACTION COMICS ($2.99)
03/2003: Action Comics #801 -- 32,445
03/2008: --
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]
03/2016: Action Comics #50 -- 40,025
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03/2017: Action Comics #975 -- 47,382 (+ 13.6%)
03/2017: Action Comics #976 -- 46,846 (- 1.1%)
04/2017: Action Comics #977 -- 43,865 (- 6.4%)
04/2017: Action Comics #978 -- 43,555 (- 0.7%)
05/2017: Action Comics #979 -- 43,336 (- 0.5%)
05/2017: Action Comics #980 -- 42,811 (- 1.2%)
06/2017: Action Comics #981 -- 42,520 (- 0.7%)
06/2017: Action Comics #982 -- 41,799 (- 1.7%)
07/2017: Action Comics #983 -- 41,764 (- 0.1%)
07/2017: Action Comics #984 -- 40,957 (- 1.9%)
08/2017: Action Comics #985 -- 41,014 (+ 0.1%)
08/2017: Action Comics #986 -- 40,607 (- 1.0%)
09/2017: Action Comics #987 -- 96,867 (+138.5%)
09/2017: Action Comics #988 -- 91,303 (- 5.7%)
10/2017: Action Comics #989 -- 88,083 (- 3.5%)
10/2017: Action Comics #990 -- 80,955 (- 8.1%)
11/2017: Action Comics #991 -- 78,461 (- 3.1%)
11/2017: Action Comics #992 -- 41,955 (- 45.7%) [42,586]
12/2017: Action Comics #993 -- 42,016 (- 1.3%)
12/2017: Action Comics #994 -- 41,495 (+ 2.0%) [42,838]
01/2018: Action Comics #995 -- 41,987 (- 2.0%)
01/2018: Action Comics #996 -- 41,331 (- 0.0%) [41,978]
02/2018: Action Comics #997 -- 43,509 (+ 3.6%)
02/2018: Action Comics #998 -- 43,810 (+ 2.1%) [44,428]
03/2018: Action Comics #999 -- 51,534 (+ 16.0%)
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6 months: - 45.2%
1 year : + 9.4%
2 years : + 28.8%
5 years : + 61.7%
10 years: n.a.
15 years: + 58.8%
Only one issue of Action this month, so that issue #1000 can come out in April on the 80th Anniversary of Action #1. Sales continue their upswing as the milestone approaches. Early reports are that Action #1000 will be over 500K in sales, which will provide a nice boost for DC next month.
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20, 21 - DETECTIVE COMICS ($2.99)
03/2003: Detective Comics #780 -- 39,085
03/2008: Detective Comics #842 -- 49,425
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]
03/2016: Detective Comics #50 -- 52,373
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03/2017: Detective Comics #952 -- 59,722 (+ 0.2%)
03/2017: Detective Comics #953 -- 59,160 (- 0.9%)
04/2017: Detective Comics #954 -- 58,187 (- 1.6%)
04/2017: Detective Comics #955 -- 57,666 (- 0.9%)
05/2017: Detective Comics #956 -- 57,178 (- 0.8%)
05/2017: Detective Comics #957 -- 56,344 (- 1.5%)
06/2017: Detective Comics #958 -- 56,226 (- 0.2%)
06/2017: Detective Comics #959 -- 55,449 (- 1.4%)
07/2017: Detective Comics #960 -- 55,074 (- 0.7%)
07/2017: Detective Comics #961 -- 54,407 (- 1.2%)
08/2017: Detective Comics #962 -- 54,259 (- 0.3%)
08/2017: Detective Comics #963 -- 52,975 (- 2.4%)
09/2017: Detective Comics #964 -- 53,552 (+ 1.1%)
09/2017: Detective Comics #965 -- 57,102 (+ 6.6%)
10/2017: Detective Comics #966 -- 56,801 (- 0.5%)
10/2017: Detective Comics #967 -- 55,556 (- 2.2%)
11/2017: Detective Comics #968 -- 56,948 (+ 2.5%)
11/2017: Detective Comics #969 -- 52,855 (- 7.2%)
12/2017: Detective Comics #970 -- 52,560 (- 0.6%)
12/2017: Detective Comics #971 -- 51,727 (- 1.6%)
01/2018: Detective Comics #972 -- 51,694 (- 0.1%)
01/2018: Detective Comics #973 -- 53,024 (+ 2.6%)
02/2018: Detective Comics #974 -- 51,189 (- 3.5%)
02/2018: Detective Comics #975 -- 51,856 (+ 2.5%) [52,450]
03/2018: Detective Comics #976 -- 51,341 (- 2.1%)
03/2018: Detective Comics #977 -- 50,556 (- 1.5%)
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6 months: - 7.9%
1 year : - 14.3%
2 years : - 2.7%
5 years : - 33.2%
10 years: + 3.1%
15 years: + 30.4%
Sales are dipping dangerously close to the 50K line, but a creative team change in on the horizon.
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23, 25 - FLASH ($2.99)
03/2003: Flash #196 -- 28,577
03/2008: Flash #238 -- 35,606
03/2013: Flash #18 -- 41,659
03/2014: Flash #29 -- 33,241
03/2015: Flash #40 -- 38,382
03/2016: --
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03/2017: Flash #18 -- 54,959 (- 0.5%)
03/2017: Flash #19 -- 53,918 (- 1.9%)
04/2017: Flash #20 -- 53,828 (- 0.2%)
04/2017: Flash #21 -- 174,803 (+251.3%) [189,108]
05/2017: Flash #22 -- 163,767 (- 13.4%)
05/2017: Flash #23 -- 54,640 (- 66.6%)
06/2017: Flash #24 -- 54,275 (- 0.7%)
06/2017: Flash #25 -- 54,632 (+ 0.7%)
07/2017: Flash #26 -- 54,237 (- 0.7%)
07/2017: Flash #27 -- 53,806 (- 0.8%)
08/2017: Flash #28 -- 54,076 (+ 0.5%)
08/2017: Flash #29 -- 52,819 (- 2.3%)
09/2017: Flash #30 -- 52,905 (+ 0.2%)
09/2017: Flash #31 -- 52,412 (- 0.9%)
10/2017: Flash #32 -- 51,775 (- 1.2%)
10/2017: Flash #33 -- 69,679 (+ 34.6%)
11/2017: Flash #34 -- 50,364 (- 27.7%)
11/2017: Flash #35 -- 48,496 (- 2.5%) [49,127]
12/2017: Flash #36 -- 47,998 (- 2.3%)
12/2017: Flash #37 -- 46,881 (- 2.3%)
01/2018: Flash #38 -- 48,279 (+ 3.0%)
01/2018: Flash #39 -- 49,595 (+ 2.7%)
02/2018: Flash #40 -- 46,149 (- 6.9%)
02/2018: Flash #41 -- 46,040 (+ 1.3%) [46,736]
03/2018: Flash #42 -- 46,170 (- 1.2%)
03/2018: Flash #43 -- 45,616 (- 1.2%)
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6 months: - 12.8%
1 year : - 15.7%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : + 10.2%
10 years: + 28.9%
15 years: + 60.6%
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29, 31 - JUSTICE LEAGUE ($2.99)
03/2013: Justice League #18 -- 102,494
03/2014: --
03/2015: --
03/2016: --
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03/2017: Justice League #16 -- 62,515 (- 2.7%)
03/2017: Justice League #17 -- 61,165 (- 2.2%)
04/2017: Justice League #18 -- 58,737 (- 4.0%)
04/2017: Justice League #19 -- 57,647 (- 1.9%)
05/2017: Justice League #20 -- 56,119 (- 2.7%)
05/2017: Justice League #21 -- 55,351 (- 1.4%)
06/2017: Justice League #22 -- 54,047 (- 2.4%)
06/2017: Justice League #23 -- 53,283 (- 1.4%)
07/2017: Justice League #24 -- 52,700 (- 1.1%)
07/2017: Justice League #25 -- 51,507 (- 2.3%)
08/2017: Justice League #26 -- 51,048 (- 0.9%)
08/2017: Justice League #27 -- 50,023 (- 2.0%)
09/2017: Justice League #28 -- 49,298 (- 1.4%)
09/2017: Justice League #29 -- 48,425 (- 1.8%)
10/2017: Justice League #30 -- 48,477 (+ 0.1%)
10/2017: Justice League #31 -- 47,541 (- 1.9%)
11/2017: Justice League #32 -- 73,839 (+ 55.3%)
11/2017: Justice League #33 -- 71,769 (- 1.2%) [72,959]
12/2017: Justice League #34 -- 46,958 (- 35.6%)
12/2017: Justice League #35 -- 46,228 (- 2.8%)
01/2018: Justice League #36 -- 46,043 (- 0.4%)
01/2018: Justice League #37 -- 45,313 (- 1.6%)
02/2018: Justice League #38 -- 45,314 (+ 0.0%)
02/2018: Justice League #39 -- 44,148 (- 2.6%)
03/2018: Justice League #40 -- 44,562 (+ 0.9%)
03/2018: Justice League #41 -- 43,675 (- 2.0%)
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6 months: - 9.7%
1 year : - 28.7%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : - 57.0%
The Snyder League revamp arrives in May.
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30, 32 - SUPERMAN ($2.99)
03/2003: Superman #191 -- 34,000
03/2008: Superman #674 -- 41,715
03/2013: Superman #17 -- 49,666
03/2013: Superman #18 -- 48,236
03/2014: Superman #29 -- 33,633 [33,517]
03/2015: Superman #39 -- 50,260 [51,637]
03/2016: Superman #50 -- 91,396
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03/2017: Superman #18 -- 57,879 (+ 6.1%)
03/2017: Superman #19 -- 56,439 (- 2.5%)
04/2017: Superman #20 -- 53,373 (- 5.4%)
04/2017: Superman #21 -- 51,373 (- 3.7%)
05/2017: Superman #22 -- 51,938 (+ 1.1%)
05/2017: Superman #23 -- 51,264 (- 1.3%)
06/2017: Superman #24 -- 50,762 (- 1.3%)
06/2017: Superman #25 -- 50,873 (+ 0.2%)
07/2017: Superman #26 -- 50,173 (- 1.4%)
07/2017: Superman #27 -- 48,953 (- 2.4%)
08/2017: Superman #28 -- 48,922 (- 0.1%)
08/2017: Superman #29 -- 49,294 (+ 0.8%)
09/2017: Superman #30 -- 47,664 (- 3.3%)
09/2017: Superman #31 -- 46,868 (- 1.7%)
10/2017: Superman #32 -- 46,571 (- 0.6%)
10/2017: Superman #33 -- 45,544 (- 2.2%)
11/2017: Superman #34 -- 47,844 (+ 5.1%)
11/2017: Superman #35 -- 45,447 (- 5.0%)
12/2017: Superman #36 -- 44,281 (- 2.6%)
12/2017: Superman #37 -- 48,591 (+ 11.8%) [49,516]
01/2018: Superman #38 -- 47,261 (- 4.6%)
01/2018: Superman #39 -- 44,402 (- 6.0%)
02/2018: Superman #40 -- 43,776 (- 1.4%)
02/2018: Superman #41 -- 42,694 (- 2.5%)
03/2018: Superman #42 -- 43,799 (+ 2.6%)
03/2018: Superman #43 -- 42,291 (- 3.4%)
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6 months: - 8.9%
1 year : - 24.7%
2 years : - 52.9%
5 years : - 12.1%
10 years: + 3.2%
15 years: + 26.6%
Bendis is coming...
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34 - MISTER MIRACLE ($3.99)
08/2017: Mr. Miracle #1 of 12 -- 33,493 [51,958]
09/2017: Mr. Miracle #2 of 12 -- 41,575 (- 14.7%) [44,301]
10/2017: Mr. Miracle #3 of 12 -- 40,488 (- 1.9%) [43,464]
11/2017: Mr. Miracle #4 of 12 -- 39,202 (- 2.4%) [42,442]
12/2017: Mr. Miracle #5 of 12 -- 37,693 (- 4.0%) [40,760]
01/2018: Mr. Miracle #6 of 12 -- 38,655 (- 1.8%) [40,029]
02/2018: --
03/2018: Mr. Miracle #7 of 12 -- 40,337 (+ 0.8%)
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6 months: - 8.9%
Back after a planned month off, and sales actually go up, which is pretty much unheard of for issue #7 of a twelve-issue limited series.
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39, 41 - WONDER WOMAN ($2.99)
03/2003: Wonder Woman #190 -- 25,615 [27,851]
03/2008: Wonder Woman #18 -- 40,771
03/2013: Wonder Woman #18 -- 38,406
03/2014: Wonder Woman #29 -- 30,989 [31,852]
03/2015: --
03/2016: Wonder Woman #50 -- 36,328
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03/2017: Wonder Woman #18 -- 47,484 (- 2.4%)
03/2017: Wonder Woman #19 -- 46,745 (- 1.6%)
04/2017: Wonder Woman #20 -- 45,266 (- 3.2%)
04/2017: Wonder Woman #21 -- 44,597 (- 1.5%)
05/2017: Wonder Woman #22 -- 44,114 (- 1.1%)
05/2017: Wonder Woman #23 -- 43,704 (- 0.9%)
06/2017: Wonder Woman #24 -- 43,371 (- 0.8%)
06/2017: Wonder Woman #25 -- 44,106 (+ 1.7%)
07/2017: Wonder Woman #26 -- 43,042 (- 2.4%)
07/2017: Wonder Woman #27 -- 42,371 (- 1.6%)
08/2017: Wonder Woman #28 -- 41,837 (- 1.3%)
08/2017: Wonder Woman #29 -- 41,077 (- 1.8%)
09/2017: Wonder Woman #30 -- 40,955 (- 0.3%)
09/2017: Wonder Woman #31 -- 41,647 (+ 1.7%)
10/2017: Wonder Woman #32 -- 39,694 (- 4.7%)
10/2017: Wonder Woman #33 -- 39,920 (+ 0.6%)
11/2017: Wonder Woman #34 -- 41,185 (+ 3.2%)
11/2017: Wonder Woman #35 -- 38,637 (- 6.2%)
12/2017: Wonder Woman #36 -- 37,647 (- 2.6%)
12/2017: Wonder Woman #37 -- 36,970 (+ 1.5%) [38,227]
01/2018: Wonder Woman #38 -- 36,828 (- 3.7%)
01/2018: Wonder Woman #39 -- 36,269 (- 1.5%)
02/2018: Wonder Woman #40 -- 36,464 (+ 0.5%)
02/2018: Wonder Woman #41 -- 35,572 (- 2.4%)
03/2018: Wonder Woman #42 -- 35,358 (- 0.6%)
03/2018: Wonder Woman #43 -- 35,043 (- 0.9%)
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6 months: - 14.8%
1 year : - 25.3%
2 years : - 3.1%
5 years : - 8.3%
10 years: - 13.7%
15 years: + 26.4%
Wonder Woman—the star of 2017’s most popular super-hero movie—should be moving more comics than this. Maybe if the comic more resembled the tone of the movie...?
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43 - THE TERRIFICS ($2.99)
02/2018: Terrifics #1 -- 45,493 [49,310]
03/2018: Terrifics #2 -- 34,525 (- 30.0%)
That’s a fairly typical second issue drop, so there doesn’t appear to be anything special about The Terrifics save for that it premiered at a level significantly higher than all the other New Age of Heroes titles. (The fact that it features established DCU characters may have something to do with that...)
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49 - THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: BATMAN & WONDER WOMAN ($3.99)
03/2008: The Brave & The Bold #11 -- 37,740
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02/2018: Batman & Wonder Woman #1 of 6 -- 42,087
03/2018: Batman & Wonder Woman #2 of 6 -- 31,831 (- 26.8%)
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10 years: - 15.7%
A typical second issue drop (though on the better side of the range than most...)
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51 - BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II ($3.99)
03/2016: Batman/TMNT #4 of 6 -- 65,132
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12/2017: Batman/TMNT II #1 of 6 -- 50,213 (- 22.6%)
12/2017: Batman/TMNT II #2 of 6 -- 41,791 (- 14.9%) [42,730]
01/2018: Batman/TMNT II #3 of 6 -- 35,028 (- 18.0%)
02/2018: Batman/TMNT II #4 of 6 -- 32,128 (- 8.3%)
03/2018: Batman/TMNT II #5 of 6 -- 31,087 (- 3.2%)
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2 years : - 52.3%
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55 - SUPERGIRL ($3.99)
03/2003: Supergirl #80 -- 28,536 [30,404]
03/2008: Supergirl #27 -- 32,596
03/2013: Supergirl #18 -- 28,051
03/2014: Supergirl #29 -- 22,883
03/2015: Supergirl #40 -- 26,528
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03/2017: Supergirl #7 -- 24,592 (- 6.3%)
04/2017: Supergirl #8 -- 23,814 (- 3.2%)
05/2017: Supergirl #9 -- 22,605 (- 5.1%)
06/2017: Supergirl #10 -- 22,093 (- 2.3%)
07/2017: Supergirl #11 -- 21,319 (- 3.5%)
08/2017: Supergirl #12 -- 27,104 (+ 27.1%)
09/2017: Supergirl #13 -- 33,750 (+ 24.5%)
10/2017: Supergirl #14 -- 31,720 (- 6.0%)
11/2017: Supergirl #15 -- 34,314 (+ 8.2%)
12/2017: Supergirl #16 -- 28,450 (- 17.1%)
01/2018: Supergirl #17 -- 26,466 (- 7.0%)
02/2018: Supergirl #18 -- 31,675 (+ 19.7%)
03/2018: Supergirl #19 -- 30,669 (- 3.2%)
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6 months: - 9.1%
1 year : + 24.7%
5 years : + 9.3%
10 years: - 5.9%
15 years: + 0.9%
Penultimate issue, though it appears that Supergirl will have a a prominent role in the Bendis-powered Superman revamp.
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56, 57 - HARLEY QUINN ($2.99)
03/2003: Harley Quinn #30 -- 16,946
03/2014: Harley Quinn #4 -- 63,120 [73,968]
03/2015: Harley Quinn #15 -- 66,904 [68,445]
03/2016: Harley Quinn #26 -- 51,420
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03/2017: Harley Quinn #15 -- 43,264 (- 1.2%)
03/2017: Harley Quinn #16 -- 42,797 (- 1.1%)
04/2017: Harley Quinn #17 -- 43,263 (+ 1.2%)
04/2017: Harley Quinn #18 -- 41,645 (- 3.7%)
05/2017: Harley Quinn #19 -- 41,552 (- 0.2%)
05/2017: Harley Quinn #20 -- 40,596 (- 2.3%)
06/2017: Harley Quinn #21 -- 40,272 (- 0.8%)
06/2017: Harley Quinn #22 -- 39,389 (- 2.2%)
07/2017: Harley Quinn #23 -- 39,480 (+ 0.2%)
07/2017: Harley Quinn #24 -- 38,124 (- 3.4%)
08/2017: Harley Quinn #25 -- 39,093 (+ 2.5%)
08/2017: Harley Quinn #26 -- 37,283 (- 4.6%)
09/2017: Harley Quinn #27 -- 37,087 (- 0.5%)
09/2017: Harley Quinn #28 -- 36,193 (- 2.4%)
10/2017: Harley Quinn #29 -- 36,113 (- 0.2%)
10/2017: Harley Quinn #30 -- 38,403 (+ 6.3%)
11/2017: Harley Quinn #31 -- 34,688 (- 9.7%)
11/2017: Harley Quinn #32 -- 34,366 (- 0.9%)
12/2017: Harley Quinn #33 -- 33,694 (- 2.0%)
01/2018: Harley Quinn #34 -- 33,222 (- 1.4%)
01/2018: Harley Quinn #35 -- 32,183 (- 3.1%)
01/2018: Harley Quinn #36 -- 31,602 (- 1.8%)
02/2018: Harley Quinn #37 -- 31,619 (+ 0.1%)
02/2018: Harley Quinn #38 -- 31,314 (- 1.0%)
03/2018: Harley Quinn #39 -- 30,593 (- 2.3%)
03/2018: Harley Quinn #40 -- 30,318 (- 0.9%)
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6 months: - 16.9%
1 year : - 29.2%
2 years : - 40.8%
15 years: + 79.7%
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60 - TITANS ($3.99)
03/2016: Titans Hunt #6 of 8 -- 18,493
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03/2017: Titans #9 -- 42,557 (- 3.3%)
04/2017: Titans #10 -- 40,893 (- 3.9%)
05/2017: Titans #11 -- 45,889 (+ 12.2%)
06/2017: Titans #12 -- 40,204 (- 12.4%)
07/2017: Titans #13 -- 39,272 (- 2.3%)
08/2017: Titans #14 -- 37,283 (- 5.1%)
09/2017: Titans #15 -- 35,858 (- 3.8%)
10/2017: Titans #16 -- 34,570 (- 3.6%)
11/2017: Titans #17 -- 33,960 (- 1.8%)
12/2017: Titans #18 -- 32,276 (- 5.0%)
01/2018: Titans #19 -- 31,478 (- 2.5%)
02/2018: Titans #20 -- 30,686 (- 2.5%)
03/2018: Titans #21 -- 29,674 (- 3.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 17.2%
1 year : - 30.3%
2 years : + 60.5%
Getting a refresh as part of the Snyder-League.
---
62, 71 - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA ($2.99)
03/2003: JLA #79 -- 61,589
03/2008: JL of America #19 -- 87,482
03/2013: JL of America #2 -- 91,734
03/2014: JL of America #13 -- 54,349 [54,814]
03/2016: JL of America #8 -- 45,500
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03/2017: JL of America #2 -- 58,684 (- 42.9%)
03/2017: JL of America #3 -- 53,354 (- 9.1%)
04/2017: JL of America #4 -- 47,696 (- 10.6%)
04/2017: JL of America #5 -- 45,697 (- 4.2%)
05/2017: JL of America #6 -- 42,182 (- 7.7%)
05/2017: JL of America #7 -- 40,970 (- 2.9%)
06/2017: JL of America #8 -- 38,567 (- 5.3%)
06/2017: JL of America #9 -- 37,567 (- 3.2%)
07/2017: JL of America #10 -- 35,951 (- 4.3%)
07/2017: JL of America #11 -- 35,164 (- 2.2%)
08/2017: JL of America #12 -- 33,770 (- 4.0%)
08/2017: JL of America #13 -- 32,602 (- 3.5%)
09/2017: JL of America #14 -- 31,322 (- 3.9%)
09/2017: JL of America #15 -- 30,900 (- 1.3%)
10/2017: JL of America #16 -- 30,406 (- 1.6%)
10/2017: JL of America #17 -- 29,825 (- 1.9%)
11/2017: JL of America #18 -- 28,852 (- 3.3%)
11/2017: JL of America #19 -- 28,092 (- 2.6%)
12/2017: JL of America #20 -- 27,153 (- 3.3%)
12/2017: JL of America #21 -- 26,892 (- 1.0%)
01/2018: JL of America #22 -- 26,416 (- 1.9%)
01/2018: JL of America #23 -- 26,060 (- 1.3%)
02/2018: JL of America #24 -- 26,543 (+ 1.9%)
02/2018: JL of America #25 -- 25,303 (- 4.7%)
03/2018: JL of America #26 -- 29,367 (+ 16.1%)
03/2018: JL of America #27 -- 27,751 (- 5.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 8.2%
1 year : - 49.0%
2 years : - 37.2%
5 years : - 68.9%
10 years: - 67.4%
15 years: - 53.6%
The only difference with issue #26 is that they bring on a new variant cover artist (Francesco Mattina), so maybe that’s the reason for the sudden rise of an additional 4K copies?
---
65 - SUPER SONS ($3.99)
03/2017: Super Sons #2 -- 51,723 (- 48.0%)
04/2017: Super Sons #3 -- 44,561 (- 13.8%)
05/2017: Super Sons #4 -- 39,412 (- 11.6%)
06/2017: Super Sons #5 -- 37,022 (- 6.1%)
07/2017: Super Sons #6 -- 35,461 (- 4.2%)
08/2017: Super Sons #7 -- 34,165 (- 3.7%)
09/2017: Super Sons #8 -- 32,615 (- 4.5%)
10/2017: Super Sons #9 -- 31,677 (- 2.9%)
11/2017: Super Sons #10 -- 30,051 (- 5.1%)
12/2017: Super Sons #11 -- 37,356 (+ 30.1%) [39,095]
01/2018: Super Sons #12 -- 35,068 (- 10.3%)
02/2018: Super Sons #13 -- 29,625 (- 15.5%)
03/2018: Super Sons #14 -- 28,999 (- 2.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 11.1%
1 year : - 43.9%
Final issue is #16 in May, a casualty of the Bendification.
---
66, 68 - HAL JORDAN & THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS ($2.99)
03/2008: Green Lantern Corps #22 -- 46,736
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
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03/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #16 -- 35,996 (- 0.9%)
03/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #17 -- 35,205 (- 2.2%)
04/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #18 -- 34,507 (- 2.0%)
04/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #19 -- 34,140 (- 1.1%)
05/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #20 -- 33,721 (- 1.2%)
05/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #21 -- 33,259 (- 1.4%)
06/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #22 -- 33,116 (- 0.4%)
06/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #23 -- 32,517 (- 1.8%)
07/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #24 -- 32,210 (- 0.9%)
07/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #25 -- 31,838 (- 1.2%)
08/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #26 -- 31,481 (- 1.1%)
08/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #27 -- 31,251 (- 0.7%)
09/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #28 -- 30,911 (- 1.1%)
09/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #29 -- 30,864 (- 0.2%)
10/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #30 -- 31,268 (+ 1.3%)
10/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #31 -- 30,586 (- 2.2%)
11/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #32 -- 57,000 (+ 86.4%)
11/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #33 -- 33,624 (- 41.0%)
12/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #34 -- 29,474 (- 12.3%)
12/2017: Hal Jordan & GLC #35 -- 29,203 (- 0.9%)
01/2018: Hal Jordan & GLC #36 -- 29,065 (- 0.5%)
01/2018: Hal Jordan & GLC #37 -- 28,655 (- 1.4%)
02/2018: Hal Jordan & GLC #38 -- 28,613 (- 0.1%)
02/2018: Hal Jordan & GLC #39 -- 28,340 (- 1.0%)
03/2018: Hal Jordan & GLC #40 -- 28,819 (+ 1.7%)
03/2018: Hal Jordan & GLC #41 -- 28,291 (- 1.8%)
----------------
6 months: - 7.6%
1 year : - 19.8%
2 years : + 42.1%
5 years : - 35.4%
10 years: - 38.9%
The last several issues have sold in the 28K range, so it looks like we’ve achieved some level of stabilization, complete with a stability bump for issue #40. (Stability bumps being the little rise a title gets when it hits bottom and orders get adjusted up slightly to match demand.)
---
73 - TEEN TITANS ($3.99)
03/2008: Teen Titans #57 -- 49,109
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
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03/2017: Teen Titans #6 -- 37,572 (- 3.7%)
04/2017: Teen Titans #7 -- 36,056 (- 4.0%)
05/2017: Teen Titans #8 -- 43,385 (+ 20.3%)
06/2017: Teen Titans #9 -- 36,058 (- 16.9%)
07/2017: Teen Titans #10 -- 35,308 (- 2.1%)
08/2017: Teen Titans #11 -- 33,434 (- 5.3%)
09/2017: Teen Titans #12 -- 57,359 (+ 94.3%) [64,952]
10/2017: Teen Titans #13 -- 32,058 (- 50.6%)
11/2017: Teen Titans #14 -- 30,596 (- 4.6%)
12/2017: Teen Titans #15 -- 38,745 (+ 33.2%) [40,747]
01/2018: Teen Titans #16 -- 28,873 (- 29.1%)
02/2018: Teen Titans #17 -- 27,828 (- 3.6%)
03/2018: Teen Titans #18 -- 27,289 (- 1.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 58.0%
1 year : - 27.4%
2 years : + 18.4%
5 years : - 35.1%
10 years: - 44.4%
Getting a refresh as part of the Snyder-League.
---
74, 75 - NIGHTWING ($2.99)
03/2003: Nightwing #79 -- 29,713
03/2008: Nightwing #142 -- 30,253
03/2013: Nightwing #18 -- 48,223 [53,978]
03/2014: Nightwing #29 -- 36,814 [37,679]
03/2015: Grayson #8 -- 40,859 [41,911]
03/2016: Grayson #18 -- 33,550
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03/2017: Nightwing #16 -- 40,289 (- 2.7%)
03/2017: Nightwing #17 -- 39,467 (- 2.0%)
04/2017: Nightwing #18 -- 38,858 (- 1.5%)
04/2017: Nightwing #19 -- 38,230 (- 1.6%)
05/2017: Nightwing #20 -- 37,646 (- 1.5%)
05/2017: Nightwing #21 -- 37,309 (- 0.9%)
06/2017: Nightwing #22 -- 36,343 (- 2.6%)
06/2017: Nightwing #23 -- 36,055 (- 0.8%)
07/2017: Nightwing #24 -- 35,370 (- 1.9%)
07/2017: Nightwing #25 -- 34,587 (- 2.2%)
08/2017: Nightwing #26 -- 34,020 (- 1.6%)
08/2017: Nightwing #27 -- 33,250 (- 2.3%)
09/2017: Nightwing #28 -- 32,874 (- 1.1%)
09/2017: Nightwing #29 -- 51,102 (+ 55.4%)
10/2017: Nightwing #30 -- 31,978 (- 37.4%)
10/2017: Nightwing #31 -- 31,762 (- 0.7%)
11/2017: Nightwing #32 -- 31,215 (- 1.7%)
11/2017: Nightwing #33 -- 30,418 (- 2.6%)
12/2017: Nightwing #34 -- 29,426 (- 3.3%)
12/2017: Nightwing #35 -- 29,310 (- 0.4%)
01/2018: Nightwing #36 -- 28,493 (- 2.8%)
01/2018: Nightwing #37 -- 28,873 (+ 1.3%)
02/2018: Nightwing #38 -- 27,188 (- 5.8%)
02/2018: Nightwing #39 -- 27,731 (+ 2.0%)
03/2018: Nightwing #40 -- 27,202 (- 1.9%)
03/2018: Nightwing #41 -- 26,951 (- 0.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 35.5%
1 year : - 32.1%
2 years : - 19.3%
5 years : - 49.8%
10 years: - 10.5%
15 years: - 8.9%
Covering to monthly in May.
---
79, 84 - SUICIDE SQUAD ($2.99)
03/2008: Raise the Flag #7 of 8 -- 15,781
03/2013: Suicide Squad #18 -- 25,232
03/2014: Suicide Squad #29 -- 22,162
03/2015: New Suicide Squad #8 -- 30,443 [31,882]
03/2016: New Suicide Squad #18 -- 28,243
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03/2017: Suicide Squad #13 -- 45,064 (- 3.8%)
03/2017: Suicide Squad #14 -- 43,388 (- 3.7%)
04/2017: Suicide Squad #15 -- 40,940 (- 5.6%)
04/2017: Suicide Squad #16 -- 41,929 (+ 2.4%)
05/2017: Suicide Squad #17 -- 38,719 (- 7.7%)
05/2017: Suicide Squad #18 -- 38,401 (- 0.8%)
06/2017: Suicide Squad #19 -- 37,642 (- 2.0%)
06/2017: Suicide Squad #20 -- 37,532 (- 0.3%)
07/2017: Suicide Squad #21 -- 36,077 (- 3.9%)
07/2017: Suicide Squad #22 -- 35,719 (- 1.0%)
08/2017: Suicide Squad #23 -- 34,209 (- 4.2%)
08/2017: Suicide Squad #24 -- 33,674 (- 1.6%)
09/2017: Suicide Squad #25 -- 33,553 (- 0.4%)
09/2017: Suicide Squad #26 -- 50,527 (+ 50.6%)
10/2017: Suicide Squad #27 -- 31,754 (- 37.2%)
10/2017: Suicide Squad #28 -- 31,633 (- 0.4%)
11/2017: Suicide Squad #29 -- 30,113 (- 4.8%)
11/2017: Suicide Squad #30 -- 29,301 (- 2.7%)
12/2017: Suicide Squad #31 -- 28,229 (- 3.7%)
12/2017: Suicide Squad #32 -- 27,631 (- 2.1%)
01/2018: Suicide Squad #33 -- 26,715 (- 3.3%)
01/2018: Suicide Squad #34 -- 26,515 (- 0.7%)
02/2018: Suicide Squad #35 -- 26,798 (+ 1.1%)
02/2018: Suicide Squad #36 -- 25,531 (- 4.7%)
03/2018: Suicide Squad #37 -- 25,367 (- 0.6%)
03/2018: Suicide Squad #38 -- 24,910 (- 1.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 40.2%
1 year : - 43.2%
2 years : - 11.0%
5 years : - 0.4%
10 years: + 59.3%
Finally converting to monthly in June.
---
80 - BATGIRL AND THE BIRDS OF PREY ($3.99)
03/2003: Birds of Prey #53 -- 24,614
03/2008: Birds of Prey #116 -- 22,627
03/2013: Birds of Prey #18 -- 21,957
03/2014: Birds of Prey #29 -- 16,795
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03/2017: Batgirl & BoP #8 -- 22,941 (- 6.2%)
04/2017: Batgirl & BoP #9 -- 21,535 (- 6.1%)
05/2017: Batgirl & BoP #10 -- 20,818 (- 3.3%)
06/2017: Batgirl & BoP #11 -- 19,912 (- 4.4%)
07/2017: Batgirl & BoP #12 -- 19,297 (- 3.1%)
08/2017: Batgirl & BoP #13 -- 18,917 (- 2.0%)
09/2017: Batgirl & BoP #14 -- 18,572 (- 1.8%)
10/2017: Batgirl & BoP #15 -- 17,949 (- 3.4%)
11/2017: Batgirl & BoP #16 -- 17,710 (- 1.3%)
12/2017: Batgirl & BoP #17 -- 16,450 (- 7.1%)
01/2018: Batgirl & BoP #18 -- 16,071 (- 2.3%)
02/2018: Batgirl & BoP #19 -- 15,628 (- 2.8%)
03/2018: Batgirl & BoP #20 -- 25,247 (+ 61.5%)
-----------------
6 months: + 35.9%
1 year : + 10.1%
5 years : + 15.0%
10 years: + 11.6%
15 years: + 2.6%
Oh, hello Adam Hughes variant cover! You are good for nearly 10K in additional sales this month. Too bad you won’t be sticking around, as B&BoP is ending in May with issue #22.
---
82, 85 - GREEN LANTERNS ($2.99)
03/2003: Green Lantern #160 -- 37,083
03/2003: Green Lantern #161 -- 36,956
03/2008: Green Lantern #28 -- 68,073
03/2008: Green Lantern #29 -- 66,536
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
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03/2017: Green Lanterns #18 -- 35,824 (- 2.2%)
03/2017: Green Lanterns #19 -- 35,368 (- 1.3%)
04/2017: Green Lanterns #20 -- 34,224 (- 3.2%)
04/2017: Green Lanterns #21 -- 33,556 (- 2.0%)
05/2017: Green Lanterns #22 -- 32,686 (- 2.6%)
05/2017: Green Lanterns #23 -- 32,251 (- 1.3%)
06/2017: Green Lanterns #24 -- 31,683 (- 1.8%)
06/2017: Green Lanterns #25 -- 31,413 (- 0.9%)
07/2017: Green Lanterns #26 -- 31,045 (- 1.2%)
07/2017: Green Lanterns #27 -- 30,278 (- 2.5%)
08/2017: Green Lanterns #28 -- 30,024 (- 0.8%)
08/2017: Green Lanterns #29 -- 29,451 (- 1.9%)
09/2017: Green Lanterns #30 -- 29,462 (+ 0.0%)
09/2017: Green Lanterns #31 -- 28,997 (- 1.6%)
10/2017: Green Lanterns #32 -- 28,775 (- 0.8%)
10/2017: Green Lanterns #33 -- 28,238 (- 1.9%)
11/2017: Green Lanterns #34 -- 27,959 (- 1.0%)
11/2017: Green Lanterns #35 -- 27,338 (- 2.2%)
12/2017: Green Lanterns #36 -- 26,436 (- 3.3%)
12/2017: Green Lanterns #37 -- 26,055 (- 1.4%)
01/2018: Green Lanterns #38 -- 25,172 (- 3.4%)
01/2018: Green Lanterns #39 -- 25,551 (+ 1.5%)
02/2018: Green Lanterns #40 -- 24,807 (- 2.9%)
02/2018: Green Lanterns #41 -- 25,155 (+ 1.4%)
03/2018: Green Lanterns #42 -- 25,092 (- 0.3%)
03/2018: Green Lanterns #43 -- 24,780 (- 1.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 14.7%
1 year : - 29.9%
2 years : - 31.2%
5 years : - 64.3%
10 years: - 63.0%
15 years: - 32.3%
There are rumors of a Green Lantern refresh coming later this year...
---
89 - AQUAMAN ($3.99)
03/2003: Aquaman #4 -- 36,908
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
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03/2017: Aquaman #18 -- 30,044 (- 1.8%)
03/2017: Aquaman #19 -- 29,279 (- 2.5%)
04/2017: Aquaman #20 -- 28,452 (- 2.8%)
04/2017: Aquaman #21 -- 27,837 (- 2.2%)
05/2017: Aquaman #22 -- 27,215 (- 2.2%)
05/2017: Aquaman #23 -- 26,841 (- 1.4%)
06/2017: Aquaman #24 -- 26,455 (- 1.4%)
06/2017: Aquaman #25 -- 27,793 (+ 5.1%)
07/2017: Aquaman #26 -- 27,702 (- 0.3%)
08/2017: Aquaman #27 -- 28,677 (+ 3.5%)
09/2017: Aquaman #28 -- 28,081 (- 2.1%)
10/2017: Aquaman #29 -- 27,559 (- 1.9%)
11/2017: Aquaman #30 -- 27,243 (- 1.1%)
12/2017: Aquaman #31 -- 25,474 (- 6.5%)
01/2018: Aquaman #32 -- 25,232 (- 0.9%)
02/2018: Aquaman #33 -- 24,974 (- 1.0%)
03/2018: Aquaman #34 -- 24,323 (- 2.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 12.9%
1 year : - 19.4%
2 years : + 6.1%
5 years : - 57.4%
15 years: - 31.0%
---
92 - SIDEWAYS ($2.99)
02/2018: Sideways #1 -- 35,086
03/2018: Sideways #2 -- 23,807 (- 32.1%)
A typical second issue drop, but unlike the other New Age of Heroes books so far there is no visible reorder activity on the first issue.
---
95, 96 - TRINITY ($3.99)
03/2017: Trinity #7 -- 39,380 (- 6.2%)
04/2017: Trinity #8 -- 36,803 (- 6.5%)
05/2017: Trinity #9 -- 34,317 (- 6.8%)
06/2017: Trinity #10 -- 32,654 (- 4.8%)
07/2017: Trinity #11 -- 31,274 (- 4.2%)
08/2017: Trinity #12 -- 30,215 (- 3.4%)
09/2017: Trinity #13 -- 29,106 (- 3.7%)
10/2017: Trinity #14 -- 27,968 (- 3.9%)
11/2017: Trinity #15 -- 27,694 (- 1.0%)
12/2017: Trinity #16 -- 25,178 (- 9.1%)
01/2018: Trinity #17 -- 24,530 (- 2.6%)
02/2018: Trinity #18 -- 23,503 (- 4.2%)
03/2018: Trinity #19 -- 23,230 (- 1.2%)
03/2018: Trinity #20 -- 22,690 (- 2.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 21.1%
1 year : - 41.7%
Twice monthly for March & April as it rockets towards its conclusion, wrapping up in time for the Justice League Snyderfication.
---
97 - DAMAGE ($2.99)
01/2018: Damage #1 -- 37,001 [41,076]
02/2018: Damage #2 -- 27,044 (- 33.3%) [27,792]
03/2018: Damage #3 -- 22,394 (- 19.4%)
Not looking all that good. I frankly will be surprised if any of the New Age of Heroes books (with the possible exception of The Terrifics) makes it past issue #12.
---
99 - GREEN ARROW ($3.99)
03/2003: Green Arrow #22 -- 51,744
03/2008: Green Arrow/BC #6 -- 32,621
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
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03/2017: Green Arrow #18 -- 31,838 (- 1.7%)
03/2017: Green Arrow #19 -- 30,984 (- 2.7%)
04/2017: Green Arrow #20 -- 30,216 (- 2.5%)
04/2017: Green Arrow #21 -- 29,993 (- 0.7%)
05/2017: Green Arrow #22 -- 28,931 (- 3.5%)
05/2017: Green Arrow #23 -- 28,291 (- 2.2%)
06/2017: Green Arrow #24 -- 27,737 (- 2.0%)
06/2017: Green Arrow #25 -- 27,388 (- 1.3%)
07/2017: Green Arrow #26 -- 27,285 (- 0.4%)
07/2017: Green Arrow #27 -- 26,715 (- 2.1%)
08/2017: Green Arrow #28 -- 26,572 (- 0.5%)
08/2017: Green Arrow #29 -- 26,455 (- 0.4%)
09/2017: Green Arrow #30 -- 26,429 (- 0.1%)
09/2017: Green Arrow #31 -- 25,742 (- 2.6%)
10/2017: Green Arrow #32 -- 48,898 (+ 90.0%)
10/2017: Green Arrow #33 -- 25,963 (- 46.9%)
11/2017: Green Arrow #34 -- 25,181 (- 3.0%)
12/2017: Green Arrow #35 -- 23,682 (- 6.0%)
01/2018: Green Arrow #36 -- 23,012 (- 2.8%)
02/2018: Green Arrow #37 -- 22,425 (- 2.6%)
03/2018: Green Arrow #38 -- 21,935 (- 2.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 15.9%
1 year : - 30.2%
2 years : - 4.5%
5 years : - 21.9%
10 years: - 32.8%
15 years: - 57.6%
---
104 - HARLEY & IVY MEET BETTY & VERONICA ($3.99)
10/2017: H&I meet B&V #1 of 6 -- 52,610
11/2017: H&I meet B&V #2 of 6 -- 29,491 (- 43.9%)
12/2017: H&I meet B&V #3 of 6 -- 24,356 (- 17.4%)
01/2018: H&I meet B&V #4 of 6 -- 23,286 (- 4.4%)
02/2018: H&I meet B&V #5 of 6 -- 21,105 (- 9.8%)
03/2018: H&I meet B&V #6 of 6 -- 20,730 (- 1.4%)
This was fun and all, but probably didn’t need to be six issues long...
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105 - BATMAN: SINS OF THE FATHER (Digital First) ($3.99)
02/2018: Batman Sins #1 of 6 -- 32,487 [33,086]
03/2018: Batman Sins #2 of 6 -- 20,422 (- 38.3%)
On the upper range of a standard second issue drop. Still good sales for a Digital First comic, but it is Batman...
---
107 - RED HOOD & THE OUTLAWS ($3.99)
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
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03/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #8 -- 27,894 (- 3.0%)
04/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #9 -- 26,410 (- 5.3%)
05/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #10 -- 25,977 (- 1.6%)
06/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #11 -- 25,185 (- 3.0%)
07/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #12 -- 26,251 (+ 4.2%)
08/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #13 -- 25,073 (- 4.5%)
09/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #14 -- 24,376 (- 2.8%)
10/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #15 -- 23,680 (- 2.9%)
11/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #16 -- 23,610 (- 0.3%)
12/2017: Red Hood & Outlaws #17 -- 21,838 (- 7.5%)
01/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #18 -- 21,385 (- 2.1%)
02/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #19 -- 20,744 (- 3.0%)
03/2018: Red Hood & Outlaws #20 -- 20,214 (- 2.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 17.1%
1 year : - 27.5%
2 years : + 14.2%
5 years : - 52.9%
Yup, still being published.
---
108 - MERA: QUEEN OF ATLANTIS ($3.99)
02/2018: Mera Queen #1 of 6 -- 35,701
03/2018: Mera Queen #2 of 6 -- 19,761 (- 48.5%)
With no Artgerm variant, sales on the second issue of Mera take a big tumble.
---
115 - BATGIRL ($3.99)
03/2003: Batgirl #38 -- 30,686
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
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03/2017: Batgirl #9 -- 25,469 (- 4.0%)
04/2017: Batgirl #10 -- 24,117 (- 5.3%)
05/2017: Batgirl #11 -- 23,338 (- 3.2%)
06/2017: Batgirl #12 -- 22,473 (- 3.7%)
07/2017: Batgirl #13 -- 22,356 (- 0.5%)
08/2017: Batgirl #14 -- 22,593 (+ 1.1%)
09/2017: Batgirl #15 -- 22,752 (+ 0.7%)
10/2017: Batgirl #16 -- 21,314 (- 6.3%)
11/2017: Batgirl #17 -- 20,337 (- 4.6%)
12/2017: Batgirl #18 -- 20,056 (- 1.4%)
01/2018: Batgirl #19 -- 18,887 (- 5.8%)
02/2018: Batgirl #20 -- 18,729 (- 0.8%)
03/2018: Batgirl #21 -- 18,217 (- 2.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 19.9%
1 year : - 28.5%
2 years : - 26.3%
5 years : - 64.7%
15 years: - 40.6%
---
116 - THE SILENCER ($2.99)
01/2018: The Silencer #1 -- 30,131 [33,101]
02/2018: The Silencer #2 -- 21,003 (- 36.5%)
03/2018: The Silencer #3 -- 18,208 (- 13.3%)
---
120 - DEATHSTROKE ($3.99)
03/2013: Deathstroke #18 -- 12,306
03/2015: Deathstroke #6 -- 31,666 [33,923]
03/2016: Deathstroke #16 -- 25,390
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03/2017: Deathstroke #14 -- 25,493 (- 3.2%)
03/2017: Deathstroke #15 -- 24,746 (- 2.9%)
04/2017: Deathstroke #16 -- 23,712 (- 4.2%)
04/2017: Deathstroke #17 -- 23,449 (- 1.1%)
05/2017: Deathstroke #18 -- 22,742 (- 3.0%)
05/2017: Deathstroke #19 -- 34,772 (+ 52.9%)
06/2017: Deathstroke #20 -- 24,743 (- 28.8%)
07/2017: Deathstroke #21 -- 24,956 (+ 0.9%)
08/2017: Deathstroke #22 -- 23,713 (- 5.0%)
09/2017: Deathstroke #23 -- 22,811 (- 3.8%)
10/2017: Deathstroke #24 -- 21,970 (- 3.7%)
11/2017: Deathstroke #25 -- 20,899 (- 4.9%)
12/2017: Deathstroke #26 -- 19,432 (- 7.0%)
01/2018: Deathstroke #27 -- 18,746 (- 3.5%)
02/2018: Deathstroke #28 -- 17,672 (- 5.7%)
03/2018: Deathstroke #29 -- 17,677 (+ 0.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 22.5%
1 year : - 29.6%
2 years : - 30.4%
5 years : + 43.6%
The slide has stopped, at least for the moment. Has Deathstroke hit bottom, or is this just a momentary respite?
---
124 - THE WILD STORM (WildStorm) ($3.99)
03/2017: The Wild Storm #2 -- 37,818 (- 30.5%)
04/2017: The Wild Storm #3 -- 30,595 (- 19.1%)
05/2017: The Wild Storm #4 -- 25,571 (- 16.4%)
06/2017: The Wild Storm #5 -- 24,206 (- 5.3%)
07/2017: The Wild Storm #6 -- 22,640 (- 6.5%)
08/2017: --
09/2017: The Wild Storm #7 -- 20,027 (- 11.5%)
10/2017: The Wild Storm #8 -- 19,041 (- 4.9%)
11/2017: The Wild Storm #9 -- 18,608 (- 2.3%)
12/2017: The Wild Storm #10 -- 17,599 (- 5.4%)
01/2018: The Wild Storm #11 -- 17,152 (- 2.5%)
02/2018: --
03/2018: The Wild Storm #12 -- 16,821 (- 1.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 16.0%
1 year : - 55.5%
---
125 - BATMAN BEYOND ($3.99)
03/2013: Unlimited #14 -- 16,456
03/2014: Universe #8 -- 14,097
03/2016: Batman Beyond #10 -- 21,578
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03/2017: Batman Beyond #6 -- 26,261 (- 4.5%)
04/2017: Batman Beyond #7 -- 24,789 (- 5.6%)
05/2017: Batman Beyond #8 -- 24,093 (- 2.8%)
06/2017: Batman Beyond #9 -- 23,370 (- 3.0%)
07/2017: Batman Beyond #10 -- 22,871 (- 2.1%)
08/2017: Batman Beyond #11 -- 21,640 (- 5.4%)
09/2017: Batman Beyond #12 -- 21,866 (+ 1.0%)
10/2017: Batman Beyond #13 -- 20,464 (- 6.4%)
11/2017: Batman Beyond #14 -- 19,181 (- 6.3%)
12/2017: Batman Beyond #15 -- 18,336 (- 4.4%)
01/2018: Batman Beyond #16 -- 17,946 (- 2.1%)
02/2018: Batman Beyond #17 -- 17,197 (- 4.2%)
03/2018: Batman Beyond #18 -- 16,797 (- 2.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 23.2%
1 year : - 36.0%
2 years : - 22.2%
5 years : + 2.1%
Another month in which I’m surprised that Batman Beyond is still being published.
---
128 - BATWOMAN ($3.99)
03/2013: Batwoman #18 -- 31,381
03/2014: Batwoman #29 -- 19,750
03/2015: Batwoman #40 -- 13,827
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03/2017: Batwoman #1 -- 60,334 (+ 4.2%)
04/2017: Batwoman #2 -- 36,563 (- 39.4%)
05/2017: Batwoman #3 -- 29,664 (- 18.9%)
06/2017: Batwoman #4 -- 26,782 (- 9.7%)
07/2017: Batwoman #5 -- 24,843 (- 7.2%)
08/2017: Batwoman #6 -- 22,362 (- 10.0%)
09/2017: Batwoman #7 -- 21,415 (- 4.2%)
10/2017: Batwoman #8 -- 20,364 (- 4.9%)
11/2017: Batwoman #9 -- 18,976 (- 6.8%)
12/2017: Batwoman #10 -- 17,746 (- 6.5%)
01/2018: Batwoman #11 -- 17,183 (- 3.2%)
02/2018: Batwoman #12 -- 16,228 (- 3.2%)
03/2018: Batwoman #13 -- 16,587 (+ 2.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 22.5%
1 year : - 72.5%
5 years : - 47.1%
A sign of (finally) stabilization?
---
129 - ETERNITY GIRL (Young Animal) ($3.99)
03/2018: Eternity Girl #1 of 6 -- 16,277
143 - MOTHER PANIC: GOTHAM A.D. (Young Animal) ($3.99)
03/2017: Mother Panic #4 -- 14,327 (- 11.9%)
03/2017: Mother Panic #5 -- 12,339 (- 13.9%)
04/2017: Mother Panic #6 -- 11,140 (- 9.7%)
05/2017: Mother Panic #7 -- 10,479 (- 5.9%)
06/2017: Mother Panic #8 -- 9,728 (- 7.2%)
07/2017: Mother Panic #9 -- 9,282 (- 4.6%)
08/2017: Mother Panic #10 -- 8,589 (- 7.5%)
09/2017: Mother Panic #11 -- 8,019 (- 6.6%)
10/2017: Mother Panic #12 -- 7,801 (- 2.7%)
11/2017: --
12/2017: --
01/2018: --
02/2018: --
03/2018: MP Gotham AD #1 -- 14,047 (+ 80.1%)
-----------------
6 months: + 75.2%
1 year : - 2.0%
154 - SHADE, THE CHANGING WOMAN (Young Animal) ($3.99)
03/2017: Shade Girl #6 -- 10,612 (- 9.1%)
04/2017: Shade Girl #7 -- 9,827 (- 7.4%)
05/2017: Shade Girl #8 -- 9,350 (- 4.9%)
06/2017: Shade Girl #9 -- 8,839 (- 5.5%)
07/2017: Shade Girl #10 -- 8,468 (- 4.2%)
08/2017: Shade Girl #11 -- 8,035 (- 5.1%)
09/2017: Shade Girl #12 -- 7,640 (- 4.9%)
10/2017: --
11/2017: --
12/2017: --
01/2018: --
02/2018: --
03/2018: Shade Woman #1 -- 12,705 (+ 66.3%)
-----------------
6 months: + 66.3%
1 year : + 19.7%
163 - CAVE CARSON HAS AN INTERSTELLAR EYE (Young Animal) ($3.99)
03/2017: Cave Cybernetic #6 -- 11,558 (- 6.7%)
04/2017: Cave Cybernetic #7 -- 10,873 (- 5.9%)
05/2017: Cave Cybernetic #8 -- 10,253 (- 5.7%)
06/2017: Cave Cybernetic #9 -- 9,578 (- 6.6%)
07/2017: Cave Cybernetic #10 -- 9,005 (- 6.0%)
08/2017: Cave Cybernetic #11 -- 8,231 (- 8.6%)
09/2017: Cave Cybernetic #12 -- 8,050 (- 2.2%)
10/2017: --
11/2017: --
12/2017: --
01/2018: --
02/2018: --
03/2018: Cave Interstellar #1 -- 11,659 (+ 44.8%)
-----------------
6 months: + 44.8%
1 year : + 0.9%
The Young Animal Rebirth hits this month, and as I predicted back in September there are all-new #1s. Interestingly, they come back sales-wise in reverse order of where we left. And Eternity Girl, being the only unknown property (save for the back-ups in the Milk Wars Specials) comes in higher than the returning series.
---
139 - RAVEN: DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS ($3.99)
01/2008: Daughter #1 of 12 -- 26,192 (+ 58.4%)
02/2008: Daughter #2 of 12 -- 16,496 (- 37.0%)
03/2008: Daughter #3 of 12 -- 14,734 (- 10.7%)
A typical third issue drop.
---
146 - DEADMAN ($3.99)
11/2017: Deadman #1 of 6 -- 35,127 (+305.2%)
12/2017: Deadman #2 of 6 -- 17,486 (- 50.2%)
01/2018: Deadman #3 of 6 -- 16,469 (- 5.8%)
02/2018: Deadman #4 of 6 -- 14,005 (- 15.0%)
03/2018: Deadman #5 of 6 -- 13,373 (- 4.5%)
---
157 - THE HELLBLAZER ($3.99)
03/2003: Hellblazer #182 -- 17,257
03/2008: Hellblazer #242 -- 11,916
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
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03/2017: The Hellblazer #8 -- 20,510 (- 4.4%)
04/2017: The Hellblazer #9 -- 19,115 (- 6.8%)
05/2017: The Hellblazer #10 -- 18,370 (- 3.9%)
06/2017: The Hellblazer #11 -- 17,585 (- 4.3%)
07/2017: The Hellblazer #12 -- 17,111 (- 2.7%)
08/2017: The Hellblazer #13 -- 16,111 (- 5.8%)
09/2017: The Hellblazer #14 -- 15,431 (- 4.2%)
10/2017: The Hellblazer #15 -- 15,035 (- 2.6%)
11/2017: The Hellblazer #16 -- 13,988 (- 7.0%)
12/2017: The Hellblazer #17 -- 13,683 (- 2.2%)
01/2018: The Hellblazer #18 -- 13,457 (- 1.7%)
02/2018: The Hellblazer #19 -- 13,065 (- 2.9%)
03/2018: The Hellblazer #20 -- 12,579 (- 3.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 18.5%
1 year : - 38.7%
2 years : - 24.9%
5 years : - 66.5%
10 years: + 5.6%
15 years: - 27.1%
---
158 - SCOOBY APOCALYPSE (Hanna-Barbera) ($3.99)
03/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #11 -- 17,281 (- 4.0%)
04/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #12 -- 16,492 (- 4.6%)
05/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #13 -- 16,016 (- 2.9%)
06/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #14 -- 15,500 (- 3.2%)
07/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #15 -- 14,931 (- 3.7%)
08/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #16 -- 14,309 (- 4.2%)
09/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #17 -- 13,866 (- 3.1%)
10/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #18 -- 13,478 (- 2.8%)
11/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #19 -- 12,974 (- 3.7%)
12/2017: Scooby Apocalypse #20 -- 12,369 (- 4.7%)
01/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #21 -- 12,072 (- 2.4%)
02/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #22 -- 11,684 (- 3.2%)
03/2018: Scooby Apocalypse #23 -- 12,410 (+ 6.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 10.5%
1 year : - 28.2%
Maybe a stabilization bump?
---
164 - BANE: CONQUEST ($3.99)
05/2017: Bane Conq #1 of 12 -- 41,709
06/2017: Bane Conq #2 of 12 -- 25,142 (- 39.7%)
07/2017: Bane Conq #3 of 12 -- 20,287 (- 19.3%)
08/2017: Bane Conq #4 of 12 -- 17,615 (- 13.2%)
09/2017: Bane Conq #5 of 12 -- 15,768 (- 10.5%)
10/2017: Bane Conq #6 of 12 -- 14,739 (- 6.5%)
11/2017: Bane Conq #7 of 12 -- 13,719 (- 6.9%)
12/2017: Bane Conq #8 of 12 -- 12,779 (- 6.9%)
01/2018: --
02/2018: Bane Conq #9 of 12 -- 11,889 (- 7.0%)
03/2018: Bane Conq #10 of 12 -- 11,569 (- 2.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 26.6%
---
166 - MYSTIK U ($5.99)
11/2017: Mystic U #1 of 3 -- 17,141 [17,792]
12/2017: --
01/2018: Mystic U #2 of 3 -- 12,253 (- 31.1%)
02/2018: --
03/2018: Mystic U #3 of 3 -- 11,484 (- 9.7%)
So, while this was double-sized with no ads, it wasn’t a prestige format series; it was saddle-stitched like most other comics. Seemed designed to be more for the bookstore/collected edition market, so we’ll see how it does there.
---
168 - NEW SUPER-MAN AND THE JUSTICE LEAGUE OF CHINA ($3.99)
03/2017: New Super-Man #9 -- 15,576 (- 8.2%)
04/2017: New Super-Man #10 -- 14,748 (- 5.3%)
05/2017: New Super-Man #11 -- 13,995 (- 5.1%)
06/2017: New Super-Man #12 -- 13,610 (- 2.8%)
07/2017: New Super-Man #13 -- 12,951 (- 4.8%)
08/2017: New Super-Man #14 -- 12,339 (- 4.7%)
09/2017: New Super-Man #15 -- 12,431 (+ 0.7%)
10/2017: New Super-Man #16 -- 11,543 (- 7.1%)
11/2017: New Super-Man #17 -- 10,844 (- 6.1%)
12/2017: New Super-Man #18 -- 10,387 (- 4.2%)
01/2018: New Super-Man #19 -- 10,069 (- 3.1%)
02/2018: New Super-Man & JLC #20 -- 11,938 (+ 18.6%)
03/2018: New Super-Man & JLC #21 -- 10,385 (- 13.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 16.5%
1 year : - 33.3%
The title change boost didn’t last very long. Missing from the latest DC Previews, so New Super-Man may be closing in on its swan song.
---
169, 171 - INJUSTICE 2 (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
03/2015: Injustice Y3 #12 -- 15,322
03/2016: Injustice Y5 #5 -- 14,094
03/2016: Injustice Y5 #6 -- 13,599
-----------------------------------
03/2017: Ground Zero #7 -- 10,920 (- 1.7%)
03/2017: Ground Zero #8 -- 10,670 (- 2.3%)
04/2017: Ground Zero #9 -- 10,669 (- 0.0%)
04/2017: Ground Zero #10 -- 10,466 (- 1.9%)
05/2017: Ground Zero #11 -- 10,231 (- 2.2%)
05/2017: Ground Zero #12 -- 10,025 (- 2.0%)
05/2017: Injustice 2 #1 -- 24,325 (+142.6%)
05/2017: Injustice 2 #2 -- 13,557 (- 44.3%)
06/2017: Injustice 2 #3 -- 13,645 (+ 0.6%)
06/2017: Injustice 2 #4 -- 13,342 (- 2.2%)
07/2017: Injustice 2 #5 -- 13,960 (+ 4.6%)
07/2017: Injustice 2 #6 -- 13,372 (- 4.2%)
08/2017: Injustice 2 #7 -- 13,272 (- 0.7%)
08/2017: Injustice 2 #8 -- 13,104 (- 1.3%)
09/2017: Injustice 2 #9 -- 12,783 (- 2.4%)
09/2017: Injustice 2 #10 -- 12,390 (- 3.1%)
10/2017: Injustice 2 #11 -- 12,356 (- 0.3%)
10/2017: Injustice 2 #12 -- 12,022 (- 2.7%)
11/2017: Injustice 2 #13 -- 11,899 (- 1.0%)
11/2017: Injustice 2 #14 -- 11,543 (- 3.0%)
12/2017: Injustice 2 #15 -- 11,199 (- 3.0%)
12/2017: Injustice 2 #16 -- 10,927 (- 2.4%)
01/2018: Injustice 2 #17 -- 10,916 (- 0.1%)
01/2018: Injustice 2 #18 -- 10,662 (- 2.3%)
02/2018: Injustice 2 #19 -- 10,584 (- 0.7%)
02/2018: Injustice 2 #20 -- 10,268 (- 3.0%)
03/2018: Injustice 2 #21 -- 10,373 (+ 1.0%)
03/2018: Injustice 2 #22 -- 10,179 (- 1.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 18.4%
1 year : - 4.8%
2 years : - 33.4%
5 years : - 58.0%
---
176 - THE DEMON: HELL IS EARTH ($3.99)
11/2017: Demon Hell #1 of 6 -- 16,654
12/2017: Demon Hell #2 of 6 -- 12,123 (- 25.8%)
01/2018: Demon Hell #3 of 6 -- 11,337 (- 6.5%)
02/2018: Demon Hell #4 of 6 -- 10,339 (- 8.8%)
03/2018: Demon Hell #5 of 6 -- 9,899 (- 4.3%)
---
178, 180 - BOMBSHELLS UNITED (Digital First) ($2.99)
03/2016: Bombshells #10 -- 19,820
-----------------------------------
03/2017: Bombshells #23 -- 12,794 (- 3.1%)
03/2017: Bombshells #24 -- 12,525 (- 2.1%)
04/2017: Bombshells #25 -- 12,499 (- 0.2%)
05/2017: Bombshells #26 -- 13,325 (+ 6.6%)
05/2017: Bombshells #27 -- 12,917 (- 3.1%)
06/2017: Bombshells #28 -- 12,011 (- 7.0%)
06/2017: Bombshells #29 -- 11,858 (- 1.3%)
07/2017: Bombshells #30 -- 11,970 (+ 0.9%)
07/2017: Bombshells #31 -- 11,869 (- 0.8%)
08/2017: Bombshells #32 -- 12,079 (+ 1.8%)
08/2017: Bombshells #33 -- 11,652 (- 3.5%)
09/2017: Bomb United #1 -- 22,177 (+ 90.3%)
09/2017: Bomb United #2 -- 14,388 (- 35.1%)
10/2017: Bomb United #3 -- 13,317 (- 7.4%)
10/2017: Bomb United #4 -- 12,874 (- 3.3%)
11/2017: Bomb United #5 -- 12,504 (- 2.9%)
11/2017: Bomb United #6 -- 12,043 (- 3.7%)
12/2017: Bomb United #7 -- 11,218 (- 6.9%)
12/2017: Bomb United #8 -- 10,996 (- 2.0%)
01/2018: Bomb United #9 -- 10,678 (- 2.9%)
01/2018: Bomb United #10 -- 10,467 (- 2.0%)
02/2018: Bomb United #11 -- 10,172 (- 2.8%)
02/2018: Bomb United #12 -- 9,780 (- 3.9%)
03/2018: Bomb United #13 -- 9,767 (- 0.1%)
03/2018: Bomb United #14 -- 9,548 (- 2.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 47.2%
1 year : - 23.7%
2 years : - 51.3%
Final issue will be #19 in June.
---
182 - RAGMAN ($2.99)
10/2017: Ragman #1 of 6 -- 17,220
11/2017: Ragman #2 of 6 -- 12,507 (- 27.4)
12/2017: Ragman #3 of 6 -- 10,775 (- 13.8)
01/2018: Ragman #4 of 6 -- 10,341 (- 4.0)
02/2018: Ragman #5 of 6 -- 9,583 (- 7.3)
03/2018: Ragman #6 of 6 -- 9,281 (- 3.2)
---
184 - FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS (Hanna-Barbera) ($3.99)
03/2017: Future Quest #11 -- 15,750 (- 3.1%)
04/2017: --
05/2017: Future Quest #12 -- 15,528 (- 1.4%)
06/2017: --
07/2017: --
08/2017: FQ Presents #1 -- 18,347 (+ 18.2%)
09/2017: FQ Presents #2 -- 13,783 (- 24.9%)
10/2017: FQ Presents #3 -- 12,788 (- 7.2%)
11/2017: FQ Presents #4 -- 11,721 (- 8.3%)
12/2017: FQ Presents #5 -- 10,657 (- 9.1%)
01/2018: FQ Presents #6 -- 10,279 (- 3.5%)
02/2018: FQ Presents #7 -- 9,526 (- 7.3%)
03/2018: FQ Presents #8 -- 9,113 (- 4.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 33.9%
1 year : - 42.1%
Final issue is #12 in July.
---
196 - BLACK LIGHTNING: COLD DEAD HANDS ($3.99)
11/2017: Cold Dead Hands #1 of 6 -- 18,750 (+112.6%)
12/2017: Cold Dead Hands #2 of 6 -- 10,510 (- 43.9%)
01/2018: Cold Dead Hands #3 of 6 -- 9,014 (- 14.2%)
02/2018: Cold Dead Hands #4 of 6 -- 8,277 (- 8.2%)
03/2018: Cold Dead Hands #5 of 6 -- 8,113 (- 2.0%)
---
201 - THE WILD STORM: MICHAEL CRAY (WildStorm) ($3.99)
10/2017: Michael Cray #1 -- 14,145
11/2017: Michael Cray #2 -- 10,339 (- 26.9%)
12/2017: Michael Cray #3 -- 8,804 (- 14.8%)
01/2018: Michael Cray #4 -- 8,373 (- 4.9%)
02/2018: Michael Cray #5 -- 7,968 (- 4.8%)
03/2018: Michael Cray #6 -- 7,821 (- 1.8%)
---
203, 211 - GOTHAM CITY GARAGE (Digital-First) ($2.99)
10/2017: Gotham City Garage #1 of 12 -- 24,333
10/2017: Gotham City Garage #2 of 12 -- 15,418 (- 40.3%)
11/2017: Gotham City Garage #3 of 12 -- 12,765 (- 17.2%)
11/2017: Gotham City Garage #4 of 12 -- 10,689 (- 16.3%)
12/2017: Gotham City Garage #5 of 12 -- 9,855 (- 7.8%)
12/2017: Gotham City Garage #6 of 12 -- 9,232 (- 6.3%)
01/2018: Gotham City Garage #7 of 12 -- 8,692 (- 5.8%)
01/2018: Gotham City Garage #8 of 12 -- 8,603 (- 1.0%)
02/2018: Gotham City Garage #9 of 12 -- 7,945 (- 7.6%)
02/2018: Gotham City Garage #10 of 12 -- 7,816 (- 1.6%)
03/2018: Gotham City Garage #11 of 12 -- 7,708 (- 1.4%)
03/2018: Gotham City Garage #12 of 12 -- 7,439 (- 3.5%)
---
206 - EXIT STATE LEFT: THE SNAGGLEPUSS CHRONICLES (Hanna-Barbera) ($3.99)
01/2018: Snagglepuss Chron. #1 of 6 -- 10,912
02/2018: Snagglepuss Chron. #2 of 6 -- 7,991 (- 26.8%)
03/2018: Snagglepuss Chron. #3 of 6 -- 7,796 (- 5.2%)
---
227 - THE JETSONS (Hanna-Barbera) ($3.99)
11/2017: Jetsons #1 of 6 -- 16,654
12/2017: Jetsons #2 of 6 -- 9,628 (- 42.2%)
01/2018: Jetsons #3 of 6 -- 8,273 (- 14.0%)
02/2018: Jetsons #4 of 6 -- 6,663 (- 19.5%)
03/2018: Jetsons #5 of 6 -- 6,394 (- 4.0%)
---
230 - DEATHBED (Vertigo) ($3.99)
02/2018: Deathbed #1 of 6 -- 10,270
03/2018: Deathbed #2 of 6 -- 6,255 (- 39.1%)
The top-selling Vertigo book of March. Which at just over 6K is quite sad.
---
247 - 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
-----------------------------------------
03/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #24 -- 6,316 (+ 6.0%)
04/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #25 -- 6,940 (+ 9.9%)
05/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #26 -- 5,998 (- 13.6%)
06/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #27 -- 6,281 (+ 4.7%)
07/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #28 -- 6,028 (- 4.0%)
08/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #29 -- 5,778 (- 4.1%)
09/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #30 -- 5,760 (- 0.3%)
10/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #31 -- 5,757 (- 0.1%)
11/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #32 -- 5,207 (- 9.6%)
12/2017: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #33 -- 5,900 (+ 13.3%)
01/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #34 -- 6,610 (+ 12.0%)
02/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #35 -- 5,491 (- 16.9%)
03/2018: Scooby-Doo Team-Up #36 -- 5,301 (- 3.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 8.0%
1 Year : - 16.1%
2 Years : - 34.5%
Teaming-up with Angel & The Ape, The Inferior Five, and other classic DC comedy characters. This was a lot of fun!
---
257 - IMAGINARY FIENDS (Vertigo) ($3.99)
11/2017: Imaginary Fiends #1 of 6 -- 9,604
12/2017: Imaginary Fiends #2 of 6 -- 5,987 (- 37.7%)
01/2018: Imaginary Fiends #3 of 6 -- 5,554 (- 7.2%)
02/2018: Imaginary Fiends #4 of 6 -- 4,910 (- 11.6%)
03/2018: Imaginary Fiends #5 of 6 -- 4,696 (- 4.4%)
---
262 - MOTHERLANDS (Vertigo) ($3.99)
01/2018: Motherlands #1 of 6 -- 9,711
02/2018: Motherlands #2 of 6 -- 5,419 (- 44.2%)
03/2018: Motherlands #3 of 6 -- 4,293 (- 20.8%)
---
295 - SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (All-Ages) ($2.99)
03/2003: Scooby-Doo #70 -- 5,964
03/2008: Scooby-Doo #130 -- 4,463
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
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03/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #79 -- ????? (< 4,812)
04/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #80 -- 4,416
05/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #81 -- ????? (< 5,254)
06/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #82 -- ????? (< 4,739)
07/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #83 -- ????? (< 4,435)
08/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #84 -- ????? (< 5,621)
09/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #85 -- 4,209
10/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #86 -- 4,237 (+ 0.7%)
11/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #87 -- ????? (< 4,763)
12/2017: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #88 -- 4,026
01/2018: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #89 -- 4,002 (- 0.6%)
02/2018: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #90 -- 3,896 (- 2.6%)
03/2018: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? #91 -- 3,978 (+ 2.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 5.5%
1 year : ????%
2 years : - 19.5%
5 years : - 16.6%
10 years: - 10.9%
15 years: - 33.3%
Switching to bi-monthly after issue #92 in April.
---
346 - LOONEY TUNES (All-Ages) ($2.99)
03/2003: Looney Tunes #100 -- 5,829
03/2008: Looney Tunes #160 -- 2,807
03/2013: --
03/2014: --
03/2015: --
03/2016: --
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03/2017: Looney Tunes #236 -- ????? (< 4,812)
04/2017: --
05/2017: Looney Tunes #237 -- ????? (< 5,254)
06/2017: --
07/2017: Looney Tunes #238 -- ????? (< 4,435)
08/2017: --
09/2017: Looney Tunes #239 -- ????? (< 4,053)
10/2017: --
11/2017: Looney Tunes #240 -- ????? (< 4,763)
12/2017: --
01/2018: Looney Tunes #241 -- 2,761
02/2018: --
03/2018: Looney Tunes #242 -- 2,866 (+ 3.8%)
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6 months: ????%
1 year : ????%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : n.a.
10 years: + 2.1%
15 years: - 50.8%
Fifteen tears ago, Looney Tunes celebrated its 100th issue with a 75% increase over is previous issue.
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351 - THE RUFF & REDDY SHOW (Hanna-Barbera) ($3.99)
10/2017: Ruff & Reddy #1 of 6 -- 8,777
11/2017: Ruff & Reddy #2 of 6 -- ????? (< 4,763)
12/2017: Ruff & Reddy #3 of 6 -- 3,728
01/2018: Ruff & Reddy #4 of 6 -- 3,308 (- 11.3%)
02/2018: Ruff & Reddy #5 of 6 -- 2,920 (- 11.7%)
03/2018: Ruff & Reddy #6 of 6 -- 2,795 (- 4.3%)
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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
03/2003: 24,279
03/2008: 26,423
03/2013: 30,819 **
03/2014: 26,776
03/2015: 23,466 **
03/2016: 22,620 **
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03/2017: 30,466 (- 6.2%) **
04/2017: 32,870 (+ 7.9%) **
05/2017: 32,122 (- 2.3%) **
06/2017: 30,480 (- 5.1%) **
07/2017: 30,743 (+ 0.9%) **
08/2017: 30,478 (- 0.9%) **
09/2017: 34,005 (+ 11.6%) **
10/2017: 34,805 (+ 2.4%) **
11/2017: 32,415 (- 6.9%) **
12/2017: 29,762 (- 8.2%)
01/2018: 28,657 (- 3.7%)
02/2018: 25,798 (- 10.0%)
03/2018: 27,449 (+ 6.4%)
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6 months: - 19.3%
1 year : - 9.9%
2 years : + 21.3%
5 years : - 10.9%
10 years: + 3.9%
15 years: + 13.1%
Finally a month with a positive move for average sales. It is not nearly enough to offset the losses of the past several months, but it is good to at least stop the bleeding. But also note that, while average sales were up for the DCU, median sales were down a bit, meaning most of that growth in the average is due to Metal & Doomsday Clock returning this month.
DC UNIVERSE
03/2003: 28,965
03/2008: 33,151
03/2013: 32,294 **
03/2014: 32,007
03/2015: 28,559
03/2016: 28,621
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03/2017: 39,458 (- 2.4%)
04/2017: 41,600 (+ 5.4%)
05/2017: 39,993 (- 3.9%)
06/2017: 37,789 (- 5.5%)
07/2017: 37,764 (- 0.1%)
08/2017: 35,921 (- 4.9%)
09/2017: 41,756 (+ 16.2%)
10/2017: 41,924 (+ 0.4%)
11/2017: 39,600 (- 5.5%)
12/2017: 35,878 (- 9.4%)
01/2018: 35,579 (- 0.8%)
02/2018: 31,696 (- 10.9%)
03/2018: 34,751 (+ 9.6%)
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6 months: - 16.8%
1 year : - 11.9%
2 years : + 21.4%
5 years : + 7.6%
10 years: + 4.8%
15 years: + 20.0%
WILDSTORM
03/2003: 18,214
03/2008: 12,842
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03/2017: 37,818 (- 30.5%)
04/2017: 30,595 (- 19.1%)
05/2017: 25,571 (- 16.4%)
06/2017: 24,206 (- 5.3%)
07/2017: 22,640 (- 6.5%)
08/2017: --
09/2017: 20,027 (- 11.5%)
10/2017: 16,593 (- 17.1%)
11/2017: 14,474 (- 12.8%)
12/2017: 13,202 (- 8.8%)
01/2018: 12,763 (- 3.3%)
02/2018: 7,968 (- 37.6%)
03/2018: 12,321 (+ 54.6%)
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6 months: - 38.5%
1 year : - 67.4%
10 years: - 4.1%
15 years: - 32.4%
VERTIGO & YOUNG ANIMAL
03/2003: 15,517
03/2008: 10,484
03/2013: 11,055
03/2014: 19,179
03/2015: 7,055 **
03/2016: 6,039 **
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03/2017: 10,102 (+ 19.8%) **
04/2017: 8,994 (- 11.0%) **
05/2017: 9,315 (+ 3.6%) **
06/2017: 8,142 (- 12.6%) **
07/2017: 9,751 (+ 19.8%) **
08/2017: 6,959 (- 28.6%) **
09/2017: 8,577 (+ 23.3%) **
10/2017: 6,998 (- 18.4%) **
11/2017: 9,604 (+ 37.2%) **
12/2017: 6,468 (- 32.7%)
01/2018: 11,226 (+ 73.6%)
02/2018: 14,325 (+ 27.6%)
03/2018: 9,990 (+ 27.6%)
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6 months: + 16.5%
1 year : - 1.1%
2 years : + 65.4%
5 years : - 9.6%
10 years: - 4.7%
15 years: - 35.6%
Young Animal average (4 comics): 13,672; Vertigo average (3 comics): 5,081
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DC COMICS - TOTAL SALES
03/2003: 1,699,520
03/2008: 2,034,559
03/2013: 2,218,973 **
03/2014: 1,954,659
03/2015: 1,877,281 **
03/2016: 1,696,506 **
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03/2017: 2,711,448 (+ 1.8%) **
04/2017: 2,465,239 (- 9.1%) **
05/2017: 2,569,767 (- 9.1%) **
06/2017: 2,529,852 (- 1.6%) **
07/2017: 2,121,295 (- 16.1%) **
08/2017: 2,377,270 (+ 12.1%) **
09/2017: 2,584,383 (+ 8.7%) **
10/2017: 2,679,977 (+ 3.7%) **
11/2017: 2,917,319 (+ 8.9%) **
12/2017: 2,351,182 (- 19.4%)
01/2018: 2,493,119 (+ 6.0%)
02/2018: 2,270,180 (- 8.9%)
03/2018: 2,305,728 (+ 1.6%)
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6 months: - 10.8%
1 year : - 15.0%
2 years : + 35.8%
5 years : + 3.9%
10 years: + 13.3%
15 years: + 35.7%
This is the first look we’ve had at fifteen year comparisons for average and total sales. Things compare favorably overall, with average sales up 20% and total sales up 35.7%. But in the individual lines, we see that both Vertigo and WildStorm are down significantly (and if you were to take out the Young Animal titles, Vertigo average sales would be down a whopping 67%!)
Sales Indices
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The Sales Index number is the ratio of that comic’s sales to the average sales of all comics in that category.
DCU: Average: 34,751. Median: 27,246. No.: 60. Total: 2,085,065
5.4 - Dark Knights Metal
4.3 - Doomsday Clock
2.7 - Batman (42)
2.6 - Batman (43)
2.2 - Batman White Knight
1.5 - Action Comics
1.5 - Detective Comics (976)
1.5 - Detective Comics (977)
1.3 - Flash (42)
1.3 - Flash (43)
1.3 - Justice League (40)
1.3 - Superman (42)
1.3 - Justice League (41)
1.2 - Superman (43)
1.2 - Mister Miracle
1.0 - Wonder Woman (42)
1.0 - Wonder Woman (43)
1.0 - The Terrifics
0.9 - Brave & Bold Batman & Wonder Woman
0.9 - Batman/TMNT
0.9 - Supergirl
0.9 - Harley Quinn (39)
0.9 - Harley Quinn (40)
0.9 - Titans
0.8 - Justice League of America (26)
0.8 - Super Sons
0.8 - Hal Jordan & GLC (40)
0.8 - Hal Jordan & GLC (41)
0.8 - Justice League of America (27)
0.8 - Teen Titans
0.8 - Nightwing (40)
0.8 - Nightwing (41)
0.7 - Suicide Squad (37)
0.7 - Batgirl & Birds of Prey
0.7 - Green Lanterns (42)
0.7 - Suicide Squad (38)
0.7 - Green Lanterns (43)
0.7 - Aquaman
0.7 - Sideways
0.7 - Trinity (19)
0.7 - Trinity (20)
0.6 - Damage
0.6 - Green Arrow
0.6 - Harley & Ivy Meet Betty & Veronica
0.6 - Red Hood & Outlaws
0.6 - Mera Queen of Atlantis
0.5 - Batgirl
0.5 - The Silencer
0.5 - Deathstroke
0.5 - Batman Beyond
0.5 - Batwoman
0.4 - Raven Daughter...
0.4 - Deadman
0.4 - The Hellblazer
0.3 - Bane Conquest
0.3 - Mystik U
0.3 - New Super-Man & JLC
0.3 - Demon Hell is Earth
0.3 - Ragman
0.2 - Black Lightning Cold...
Vertigo & Young Animal: Average: 9,990. Median: 11,659. No.: 7. Total: 69,932
1.6 - Eternity Girl
1.4 - Mother Panic Gotham AD
1.3 - Shade the Changing Woman
1.2 - Cave Carson Has an Interstellar Eye
0.6 - Deathbed
0.5 - Imaginary Fiends
0.4 - Motherlands
WildStorm: Average: 12,321. Median: 12,321. No.: 2. Total: 24,642
1.4 - The Wild Storm
0.6 - The Wild Storm: Michael Cray
Digital First & Other: Average: 8,406. Median: 7,796. No.: 15. Total: 126,089
2.4 - Batman Sins of the Father
1.5 - Scooby Apocalypse
1.2 - Injustice 2 (21)
1.2 - Injustice 2 (22)
1.2 - Bombshells United (13)
1.1 - Bombshells United (14)
1.1 - Future Quest Presents
0.9 - Gotham City Garage (11)
0.9 - Gotham City Garage (12)
0.9 - Exit Stage Left Snaggletooth...
0.8 - The Jetsons
0.6 - Scooby-Doo Team-Up
0.5 - Scooby-Doo Where Are You?
0.3 - Looney Tunes
0.3 - The Ruff & Reddy Show
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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 and Comichron, according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.
ICv2.com's and Comichron’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 many sales to bookstores, newsstands, libraries, 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. Likewise, Digital First comics are published online before print, and may do a significant amount of their sales in that arena. 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; The International Brotherhood of Bookbinders; or my former neighbor's dog Miles.
The author of this column does weekly snapshots of Amazon comic sales charts at http://yetanothercomicsblog.blogspot.com/ and tweets about comics and related subjects on Twitter at @davereadscomics (PM me there is you need to contact me). As always, we welcome your comments and corrections below. Please try to keep things civilized.
This article was originally published May 9, 2018 on Yet Another Comics Blog.
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