By Kate Reynolds
December felt like a rough month for comics, with seven titles seeing a drop of over 40% of their readers. The month wasn’t all bad, however, as it also saw the release of Bitch Planet from Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro. It had the highest release of December, followed by Rumble (Image), Hellboy and the BRPD (Dark Horse), and The Valiant (Valiant Entertainment).
This month 133 independent titles hit the top 300 list, which is down from last month’s total of 140. Despite the loss of seven title, indie sales were up 1.2% with 1,506,427 issues sold compared to last month’s 1,488,193. That brings the average number of comics sold to 11,327 which is also up from last month. Nice to end the year on a positive note!
In terms of individual publisher, Image leads the pack with 9.89% retail market share and a 10.40% unit market share, which is slightly down from November. IDW picked up this slack with a 6.10% retail market share and a 4.17% unit market share, followed by Dark Horse with a 3.47% retail market share and a 2.95% unit market share. Boom! Studios came out ahead of Dynamite this month, with a 2.66% retail market share and 2.82% unit market share compared to Dynamite’s 2.58% retail market share and 2.26% unit market share.
UK and European sales from Diamond UK are not reported in this chart.
Thanks to icv2.com and Milton Griepp for permission to use these numbers, which are estimates only.
12.) Walking Dead #135 (Image)
10/1/2014 WALKING DEAD #132 (MR) 326,334 (+367.5)
10/1/2014 WALKING DEAD #133 (MR) 69,561 (-78.7%)
11/1/2014 WALKING DEAD #134 (MR) 68,093 (-2.1%)
12/1/2014 WALKING DEAD #135 (MR) 67,361 (-1.1%)
Unsurprisingly, the Walking Dead continues to be the king of indie comics. Slight decrease this month, but still going strong.
41.) Wytches #3 (Image)
10/1/2014 WYTCHES #1 (MR) 67,996
11/1/2014 WYTCHES #2 (MR) 58,345 (-14.2%)
12/1/2014 WYTCHES #3 (MR) 43,240 (-25.9%)
This stellar series from Scott Snyder and JOCK is still finding it’s footing, but 40k readers is nothing to scoff at for a third issue.
50.) Bitch Planet #1 (Image)
12/1/2014 BITCH PLANET #1 (MR) [*] $3.50 IMA 39,011
Strong debut for this #noncompliant title from Kelley Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro. With only one issue out before the end of 2014, many “Best Of” lists still included Bitch Planet. I’ll be interested to see what kind of second issue drop it has, but in the meantime you should just read this book.
54.) Outcast #6 (IMAGE)
6/1/2014 OUTCAST #1 71,788
7/1/2014 OUTCAST #2 55,126 (-23.2%)
8/1/2014 OUTCAST #3 46,717 (-15.2%)
9/1/2014 OUTCAST #4 45,401 (-2.8%)
11/1/2014 OUTCAST #5 39,967 (-12.0%)
12/1/2014 OUTCAST #6 36,354 (-9.0%)
We’re still seeing some steady drops for this title.
56.) East of West #16 (Image)
6/1/2014 EAST OF WEST #12 7,056 (-3.7%)
7/1/2014 EAST OF WEST #13 26,531 (-1.9%)
7/1/2014 EAST OF WEST #14 26,361 (-0.6%)
9/1/2014 EAST OF WEST #15 25,593 (-2.9%)
12/1/2014 EAST OF WEST #16 35,920 (+40.3%)
Huge upswing this month as East of West beings “Year Two”.
63.) Autumnlands Tooth & Claw #2 (Image)
11/1/2014 TOOTH & CLAW #1 (MR) 41,181
12/1/2014 AUTUMNLANDS T&C #2 (MR) [*] 33,272 (-19.2%)
Even with a slight title change, this comic managed to only suffer a standard second issue drop.
92.) Afterlife with Archie #7 (Archie Comics)
10/1/2013 AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #1 41,533
11/1/2013 AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #2 19,188 (-53.8%)
1/1/2014 AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #3 24,266 (+26.5%)
3/1/2014 AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #4 24,165 (-0.4%)
5/1/2014 AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #5 27,071 (+12%)
7/1/2014 AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #6 25,702 (-5.1%)
12/1/2014 AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #7 27,157 (+5.7%)
An increase in sales this month for Afterlife with Archie, although if it holds true to pattern we’ll see a decrease next month.
112.) Sex Criminals #9 (Image)
3/1/2014 SEX CRIMINALS #5 (MR) 22,593 (+0.07%)
6/1/2014 SEX CRIMINALS #6 (MR) 26,309 (+16.4%)
8/1/2014 SEX CRIMINALS #7 (MR) 24,385 (-7.3%)
10/1/2014 SEX CRIMINALS #8 (MR) 23,938 (-1.8%)
12/1/2014 SEX CRIMINALS #9 (MR) 22,597 (-5.6%)
Another decrease for Sex Criminals, but it’s holding steady in the lower 20k range.
113. Rumble #1 (Image)
113 12/1/2014 RUMBLE #1 (MR) 22,527
I’m going to go ahead and say that 20k readers for a comic about a Warrior Scarecrow God is a pretty solid debut.
114.) Hellboy and the BRPD (Dark Horse)
12/1/2014 HELLBOY AND THE BPRD #1 22,368
It’s Hellboy, it’s Mike Mignoala (and John Arcudi, Alex Maleev, David Steward), so naturally it’s the best-selling Dark Horse comic to come out this month.
115.) Wicked & Divine #6 (IMAGE)
6/1/2014 WICKED & DIVINE #1 (MR) 42,948
7/1/2014 WICKED & DIVINE #2 (MR) 27,962 (-34.9%)
8/1/2014 WICKED & DIVINE #3 (MR) 27,208 (-2.7%)
9/1/2014 WICKED & DIVINE #4 (MR) 25,668 (-5.7%)
10/1/2014 WICKED & DIVINE #5 (MR) 25,424 (-1.0%)
12/1/2014 WICKED & DIVINE #6 (MR) 22,159 (-12.2%)
The second story arc of Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie’s, and Matt Wilson’s irreverent and blasphemous comic starts off by…alienating readers? I just finished the first trade, and I’m itching for more, so this drop feels a bit anomalous.
119.) Low #5 (Image)
7/1/2014 LOW #1 (MR) 43,340 --
8/1/2014 LOW #2 (MR) 28,426 (-34.4%)
9/1/2014 LOW #3 (MR) 24,308 (-14.5%)
10/1/2014 LOW #4 (MR) 23,530 (-3.2%)
12/1/2014 LOW #5 (MR) 21,584 (-8.2%)
Another drop for Low, which might drop below 20,000 next month.
121.) The Valiant (Valiant)
12/1/2014 THE VALIANT #1 21,364
For all of you feeling concerned for Valiant, this new mini-series combining the talents of Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and Paolo Rivera had a strong debut.
132.) Black Science #11 (Image)
7/1/2014 BLACK SCIENCE #7 (MR) 28,147 (+13.1%)
9/1/2014 BLACK SCIENCE #8 (MR) 22,429 (-20.3%)
10/1/2014 BLACK SCIENCE #9 (MR) 21,639 (-3.5%)
10/1/2014 BLACK SCIENCE #10 (MR) 21,125 (-2.4%)
12/1/2014 BLACK SCIENCE #11 (MR) 19,688 (-6.8%)
Slight drop.
140. Southern Bastards #6 (Image)
4/1/2014 SOUTHERN BASTARDS #1 (MR) 38,029
5/1/2014 SOUTHERN BASTARDS #2 (MR) 25,811 (-32.1%)
7/1/2014 SOUTHERN BASTARDS #3 (MR) 21,313 (-17.4%)
9/1/2014 SOUTHERN BASTARDS #4 (MR) 22,317 (+4.7%)
10/1/2014 SOUTHERN BASTARDS #5 (MR) 21,932 (-1.7%)
12/1/2014 SOUTHERN BASTARDS #6 (MR) 18,637 (-15.0%)
Sizable drop.
142.) They're Not Like Us #1 (Image)
12/1/2014 THEYRE NOT LIKE US #1 (MR) $2.99 IMA 18,015
Strong debut, even with a standard 20-30% drop we should still see the next issues above the 10k mark.
143.) My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (IDW)
11/1/2013 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #13 35,653 (+50.5%)
12/1/2013 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #14 22,990 (-35.5%)
1/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #15 27,461 (+19.4%)
2/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #16 26,942 (-1.9%)
3/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #17 26,683 (-0.9%)
4/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #18 26,091 (-2.2%)
5/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #19 22,820 (-12.5%)
6/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #20 20,711 (-9.2%)
7/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #21 20,871 (+0.8%)
8/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #22 21,642 (+3.7%)
9/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #23 19,491 (-9.9%)
10/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic #24 20,762 (+6.5%)
11/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic#25 26,619 (+28.2%)
12/1/2014 My Little Pony Friendship is Magic#26 17,454 (-34.4%)
A significant drop this month after a significant climb in the previous month. My Little Pony often bounces back from drops, but this may just be a case of attrition finally catching up to the ponies.
144.) Star Trek Planet of the Apes #1 (IDW)
12/1/2014 STAR TREK PLANET OF THE APES #1 17,307
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, Star Trek fans are the best fans to have on your side…if you’re looking for strong sales.
151.) BTVS Seasons 10 #10 (Dark Horse)
7/1/2014 Btvs Season 10 #5 18,827 (-2.8%)
8/1/2014 Btvs Season 10 #6 18,121 (-3.7%)
9/1/2014 Btvs Season 10 #7 17,701 (-2.3%)
10/1/2014 BTVS SEASON 10 #8 17,729 (+1.6%)
11/1/2014 BTVS SEASON 10 #9 17,067 (-3.7%)
12/1/2014 BTVS SEASON 10 #10 16,448 (-3.6%)
Some minor attrition.
155.) Escape from New York #1 (Boom! Studios)
12/1/2014 ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK #1 $3.99 BOO 15,450
I love that this is the SECOND Kurt Russell property that Boom! Studios has recently put out. I, and fifteen thousand other members of society, have been waiting a long time for this.
158.) TMNT Ghosbusters #3 (IDW)
10/1/2014 TMNT GHOSTBUSTERS #1 21,223
11/1/2014 TMNT GHOSTBUSTERS #2 16,624 (-21.7%)
12/1/2014 TMNT GHOSTBUSTERS #3 15,264 (-8.2%)
Minor third-issue drop. Erik Burnham and Dan Schoening continue to masterfully capture the tone of both franchises, providing laughs and warm fuzzies to all who read this series.
159.) My Little Pony: Friends Forever #12 (IDW)
7/1/2014 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #7 19,850 (+9.5%)
8/1/2014 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #8 17,444 (-12%)
9/1/2014 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #9 16,803 (-3.7%)
10/1/2014 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #10 16,587 (-1.3%)
11/1/2014 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #11 15,630 (-5.8%)
12/1/2014 MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDS FOREVER #12 15,202 (-2.7%)
Minor attrition.
160.) TMNT Ongoing (IDW)
2/1/2014 TMNT ONGOING #31 $3.99 IDW 14,684 (-2.0%)
3/1/2014 TMNT ONGOING #32 $3.99 IDW 15,040 (+2.4%)
5/1/2014 TMNT ONGOING #33 $3.99 IDW 16,736 (+11.2%)
6/1/2014 TMNT ONGOING #34 $3.99 IDW 17,442 (+4.2%)
6/1/2014 TMNT ONGOING #35 $3.99 IDW 15,174 (-13.0%)
7/1/2014 TMNT ONGOING #36 $3.99 IDW 15,415 (+1.6%)
8/1/2014 TMNT ONGOING #37 $3.99 IDW 15,470 (+0.4%)
10/1/2014 TMNT ONGOING #38 $3.99 IDW 15,498 (+0.2%)
10/1/2014 TMNT ONGOING #39 $3.99 IDW 15,235 (-1.7%)
11/1/2014 TMNT ONGOING #40 $3.99 IDW 14,734 (-3.3%)
12/1/2014 TMNT ONGOING #41 $3.99 IDW 14,970 (+1.6%)
Some mostly minor ups and downs have this series going relatively steady for the last ten issues. Turtle Power!
166.) Birthright #3 (Image)
10/1/2014 BIRTHRIGHT #1 $2.99 IMA 27,234
11/1/2014 BIRTHRIGHT #2 $2.99 IMA 18,484 (-32.1%)
12/1/2014 BIRTHRIGHT #3 $2.99 IMA 14,247 (-22.9%)
This title still hasn’t found it’s happy place.
163 & 169.) Doctor Who 11th #6 & #5 (Titan)
8/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 11TH #1 41,068
9/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 11TH #2 15,947 (-61.2)
10/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 11TH #3 14,854 (-6.9%)
10/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 11TH #4 13,411 (-9.7%)
12/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 11TH #5 13,477 (+0.5%)
12/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 11TH #6 14,538 (+7.9%)
An increase in both issues released this month. Color me impressed!
167.) Doctor Who 12th #3 (Titan)
10/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 12TH #1 33,891
11/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 12TH #2 15,277 (-54.9%)
12/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 12TH #3 14,144 (-7.4%)
Much smaller drop this month, a smidgen below the 11th Doctor on this same issue.
168.) Doctor Who 10th #5 (Titan)
7/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 10TH #1 39,707
8/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 10TH #2 10,410 (-73.8%)
10/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 10TH #3 14,608 (+40.30%)
11/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 10TH #4 14,296 (-2.1%)
12/1/2014 DOCTOR WHO 10TH #5 13,743 (-3.9%)
Minor drop. If we’re going strictly by comic readers, the 11th Doctor is the crowd favorite.
171.) Alien vs. Predator Fire and Stone #3 (Dark Horse)
10/1/2014 ALIEN VS PREDATOR FIRE AND STONE #1 20,319
11/1/2014 ALIEN VS PREDATOR FIRE AND STONE #2 13,942 (-31.4%)
12/1/2014 ALIEN VS PREDATOR FIRE AND STONE #3 13,261 (-4.9%)
Still selling solid for a mini series.
173.) Prometheus Fire and Stone #4 (Dark Horse)
9/1/2014 PROMETHEUS FIRE AND STONE #1 19,468
10/1/2014 PROMETHEUS FIRE AND STONE #2 14,407 (-24.8%)
11/1/2014 PROMETHEUS FIRE AND STONE #3 13,624 (-5.4%)
12/1/2014 PROMETHEUS FIRE AND STONE #4 13,237 (-2.8%)
Finishing strong before the conclusion in Prometheus: Omega.
177.) Aliens Fire and Stone #4 (Dark Horse)
9/1/2013 ALIENS FIRE AND STONE #1 19,878
10/1/2014 ALIENS FIRE AND STONE #2 14,240 (-28.4%)
11/1/2014 ALIENS FIRE AND STONE #3 13,357 (-6.2%)
12/1/2014 ALIENS FIRE AND STONE #4 12,735 (-4.7%)
Minor drop.
182. Predator Fire and Stone (Dark Horse)
10/1/2014 PREDATOR FIRE AND STONE #1 [*] 17,166
11/1/2014 PREDATOR FIRE AND STONE #2 12,695 (-26.0%)
12/1/2014 PREDATOR FIRE AND STONE #3 12,128 (-4.5%)
Predator Fire and Stone may be trailing behind the other Fire and Stone series, but it’s still holding its own.
175.) Manifest Destiny (Image)
6/1/2014 MANIFEST DESTINY #7 21,500 (+44.8%)
7/1/2014 MANIFEST DESTINY #8 15,060 (-29.9%)
8/1/2014 MANIFEST DESTINY #9 14,672 (-2.6%)
9/1/2014 MANIFEST DESTINY #10 14,312 (-2.4%)
10/1/2014 MANIFEST DESTINY #11 13,620 (-4.8%)
12/1/2014 MANIFEST DESTINY #12 12,987 (-4.6%)
Some standard attrition for the last few issues.
178.) Crossed Plus 100 #1 (Avatar)
12/1/2014 CROSSED PLUS 100 #1 12,666
I expected Alan Moore to attract more readers for this debut.
180.) Shaft #1 (Dynamite Entertainment)
12/1/2014 SHAFT #1 (MR) 12,430
A standard second issue drop should see this falling below the 10k mark by the second or third issue.
183.) Spawn #249 (Image)
7/1/2014 Spawn #245 12,090 (+2.1%)
8/1/2014 Spawn #246 13,343 (+10.4%)
10/1/2014 SPAWN #247 12,023 (-9.9%)
11/1/2014 SPAWN #248 11,934 (-0.7%)
12/1/2014 SPAWN #249 12,121 (+1.6%)
Slight increase this month sees Spawn holding steady.
184.) Nailbiter #8 (Image)
5/1/2014 NAILBITER #1 (MR) 22,746
6/1/2014 NAILBITER #2 (MR) 15,193 (-33.2%)
7/1/2014 NAILBITER #3 (MR) 16,581 (+9.1%)
8/1/2014 NAILBITER #4 (MR) 14,706 (-11.3%)
9/1/2014 NAILBITER #5 (MR) 14,947 (+1.6%)
10/1/2014 NAILBITER #6 (MR) 13,340 (-10.8%)
11/1/2014 NAILBITER #7 (MR) 12,361 (-5.3%)
12/1/2014 NAILBITER #8 (MR) 12,096 (-2.1%)
Minor drop this month.
187 & 192.) Adventure Time #34 & #35 (Boom!)
7/1/2014 ADVENTURE TIME #30 14,487 (+5.1%)
8/1/2014 ADVENTURE TIME #31 14,099 (-2.7%)
10/1/2014 ADVENTURE TIME #32 12,632 (-10.4%)
10/1/2014 ADVENTURE TIME #33 11,929 (-5.6%)
12/1/2014 ADVENTURE TIME #34 11,442 (-4.1%)
12/1/2014 ADVENTURE TIME #35 11,138 (-2.7%)
Some attrition following a large drop in October.
191.) Copperhead #4 (Image)
9/1/2014 COPPERHEAD #1 24,272
10/1/2014 COPPERHEAD #2 17,250 (-28.9%)
11/1/2014 COPPERHEAD #3 12,079 (-30.0%)
12/1/2014 COPPERHEAD #4 11,241 (-6.9%)
A smaller drop this month hopefully means the numbers will hold steadier for next.
193.) Django Zorro #2 (Dynamite Entertainment)
11/1/2014 DJANGO ZORRO #1 15,468
12/1/2014 DJANGO ZORRO #2 11,001 (-28.9%)
The drop falls within the average second-drop range, though it is on the higher end.
194.) Garbage Pail Kids #1 (IDW)
12/1/2014 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS COMIC BOOK PUKETACULAR #1 10,996
I personally think some fads should stay in their decade, but ten thousand readers proved me wrong this month.
195.) Angel and Faith Season 10 #9 (Dark Horse)
8/1/2014 ANGEL AND FAITH SEASON 10 #5 11,957 (-4.1%)
9/1/2014 ANGEL AND FAITH SEASON 10 #6 11,593 (-3.5%)
10/1/2014 ANGEL AND FAITH SEASON 10 #7 11,457 (-1.2%)
11/1/2014 ANGEL AND FAITH SEASON 10 #8 11,129 (-2.9%)
12/1/2014 ANGEL AND FAITH SEASON 10 #9 10,946 (-1.6%)
If this series was a surgeon, I feel like it would have steady enough hands to operate on me.
196.) Army of Darkness Vol. 4 #1 (Dynamite Entertainment)
12/1/2014 ARMY OF DARKNESS VOL 4 #1 10,814
Army of Darkness:Hitched debuted to similar numbers, and I expect it drop find its niche around the 5k mark.
199.) Shutter #7 (Image)
4/1/2014 SHUTTER #1 (MR) 18,984
5/1/2014 SHUTTER #2 (MR) 12,267 (-35.4%)
6/1/2014 SHUTTER #3 (MR) 9,887 (-19.4%)
7/1/2014 SHUTTER #4 (MR) 9,107 (-7.9%)
8/1/2014 SHUTTER #5 (MR) 8,140 (-10.6%)
9/1/2014 SHUTTER #6 (MR) 7,499 (-7.9%)
12/1/2014 SHUTTER #7 (MR) 10,669 (+42.2%)
A huge spike in readers this month as Shutter begins its second story arc. I’m a huge fan of this series…and it’s not just because the main character and I share the same first name.
200.) Big Trouble in Little China #7 (Boom!)
6/1/2014 BTiLC #1 $3.99 BOO 24,160 --
7/1/2014 BTiLC #2 $3.99 BOO 14,838 (-38.6%)
8/1/2014 BTiLC #3 $3.99 BOO 14,076 (-5.1%)
9/1/2014 BTiLC #4 $3.99 BOO 13,370 (-5.0%)
10/1/2014 BTiLC #5 $3.99 BOO 12,598 (-5.8%)
11/1/2014 BTiLC #6 $3.99 BOO 11,483 (-8.9%)
12/1/2014 BTiLC #7 $3.99 BOO 10,482 (-8.7%)
Another steady drop for this title. I’m probably biased because of the number of Kurt Russel fans in my life, but I hope to see this stabilize soon.
201.) Drifter #2 (Image)
11/1/2014 DRIFTER #1 (MR) $3.50 IMA 20,887
12/1/2014 DRIFTER #2 (MR) $3.50 IMA 10,443 (-50.0%)
An abnormally large second issue drop for indie comics.
202.) Chew #45 (Image)
2/1/2014 CHEW #40 (MR) 11,193 (-2.6%)
4/1/2014 CHEW #41 (MR) 10,835 (-3.2%)
6/1/2014 CHEW #42 (MR) 10,981 (-1.3%)
9/1/2014 CHEW #43 (MR) 10,777 (-1.9%)
11/1/2014 CHEW #44 (MR) 10,526 (-2.3%)
12/1/2014 CHEW #45 (MR) 10,407 (-1.1%)
Minor attrition at play for one of Image’s long running comics, even with a slight increase in cover price this month.
203.) Graveyard Shift #1 (Image)
12/1/2014 GRAVEYARD SHIFT #1 10,388
205.) Wayward #5 (Image)
8/1/2014 WAYWARD #1 (MR) 29,240
9/1/2014 WAYWARD #2 (MR) 15,053 (-48.5%)
10/1/2014 WAYWARD #3 (MR) 10,795 (-28.3%)
11/1/2014 WAYWARD #4 (MR) 10,318 (-2.3%)
12/1/2014 WAYWARD #5 (MR) 10,009 (-3.0%)
Minor attrition this month. While it might drop below 10k with the next issue, this comic definitely has a solid fanbase.
206.) Ragnarok #3 (IDW)
7/1/2014 RAGNAROK #1 15,598
10/1/2014 RAGNAROK #2 12,941 (-17.0%)
12/1/2014 RAGNAROK #3 9,940 (-23.2%)
Ragnarok (the end) may come for this title if the numbers continue dropping like this. Pray to the gods (the Norse ones) that this doesn’t happen!
207.) Star Trek Ongoing #39 (IDW)
6/1/2014 STAR TREK ONGOING #34 10,216 (+4.8%)
7/1/2014 STAR TREK ONGOING #35 10,089 (-1.2%)
8/1/2014 STAR TREK ONGOING #36 10,017 (-0.7%)
9/1/2014 STAR TREK ONGOING #37 9,893 (-1.2%)
11/1/2014 STAR TREK ONGOING #38 10,150 (+2.6%)
12/1/2014 STAR TREK ONGOING #39 9,931 (-2.2%)
Up last month, down this one.
209.) George Perez's Sirens (Boom!)
9/1/2014 GEORGE PEREZ SIRENS #1 24,900
12/1/2014 GEORGE PEREZ SIRENS #2 9,837 (-60.5%)
A rather large second issue drop. It looked fascinating when it came to my attention, so the drop is surprising.
210.) Supreme Blue Rose #5 (Image)
7/1/2014 SUPREME BLUE ROSE #1 (Mr) 26,100 --
8/1/2014 SUPREME BLUE ROSE #2 (Mr) 16,268 (-37.7%)
9/1/2014 SUPREME BLUE ROSE #3 (Mr) 13,603 (-16.38%)
10/1/2014 SUPREME BLUE ROSE #4 (MR) 12,147 (-10.7%)
12/1/2014 SUPREME BLUE ROSE #5 (MR) 9,783 (-19.5%)
Another steep drop for Supreme Blue Rose.
211.) Rasputin #3 (Image)
10/1/2014 RASPUTIN #1 (MR) 21,373
11/1/2014 RASPUTIN #2 (MR) 11,693 (-45.3%)
12/1/2014 RASPUTIN #3 (MR) 9,775 (-16.4%)
The hits keep coming for Rasputin, which at least somewhat holds to historical accuracy.
212.) Transformers More than Meets the Eye #36 (IDW)
11/1/2014 Transformers MTMTE #35 9,390 (-2.9%)
12/1/2014 Transformers MTMTE #36 9,159 (-2.5%)
Minor losses as More than Meets the Eye heads into a new story arc.
213.) X-Files Season 10 #19 (IDW)
7/1/2014 X-fILES SEASON 10 #14 10,850 (-5.6%)
8/1/2014 X-FILES SEASON 10 #15 10,581 (-2.5%)
9/1/2014 X-FILES SEASON 10 #16 10,067 (-4.9%)
10/1/2013 X-FILES SEASON 10 #17 9,865 (-2.0%)
11/1/2014 X-FILES SEASON 10 #18 9,915 (+0.5%)
12/1/2014 X-FILES SEASON 10 #19 9,121 (-8.0%)
Natural attrition for an unnatural book.
215.) Lady Demon #1 (Dynamite Entertainment)
12/1/2014 LADY DEMON #1 9,016
217.) Lumberjanes #9 (Boom!)
4/1/2014 LUMBERJANES #1 13,129 --
5/1/2014 LUMBERJANES #2 9,904 (-24.6%)
6/1/2014 LUMBERJANES #3 9,150 (-7.6%)
7/1/2014 LUMBERJANES #4 9,988 (+9.2%)
9/1/2014 LUMBERJANES #5 10,099 (+1.1%)
9/1/2014 LUMBERJANES #6 10,029 (-0.7%)
10/1/2014 LUMBERJANES #7 9,999 (-.3%)
11/1/2014 LUMBERJANES #8 9,543 (-4.6%)
12/1/2014 LUMBERJANES #9 8,917 (-6.6%)
Another drop, but this issue of Lumberjanes followed a spectacular finale to the first story arc, and gave readers some truly spooky storytelling.
218.) John Carter Warlord #2 (Dynamite Entertainment)
135 11/1/2014 JOHN CARTER WARLORD #1 15,930
218 12/1/2014 JOHN CARTER WARLORD #2 8,858 (-44.4%)
Large second issue drop.
219.) Bobs Burgers #5 (Dynamite Entertainment)
8/1/2014 BOBS BURGERS #1 20,157
9/1/2014 BOBS BURGERS #2 11,030 (-45.2%)
10/1/2014 BOBS BURGERS #3 9,571 (-13.2%)
11/1/2014 BOBS BURGERS #4 10,160 (+6.2%)
12/1/2014 BOBS BURGERS #5 8,829 (-13.1%)
The increase last month may have been a fluke, as we see a large decrease this month.
220.) Revival #26 (Image)
5/1/2014 REVIVAL #20 (MR) 10,341 (-0.4%)
6/1/2014 REVIVAL #21 (MR) 9,808 (-5.2%)
7/1/2014 REVIVAL #22 (MR) 9,931 (-1.9%)
8/1/2014 REVIVAL #23 (MR) 9,425 (-5.9%)
10/1/2014 REVIVAL #24 (MR) 9,019 (-4.7%)
11/1/2014 REVIVAL #25 (MR) 9,535 (+5.7%)
12/1/2014 REVIVAL #26 (MR) 8,696 (-8.8%)
Sad to see another drop after last month’s bump, and not just because I really wanted to make more revival jokes.
221.) Alex + Ada #11 (Image)
5/1/2014 ALEX + ADA #6 9,869 (+1.1%)
6/1/2014 ALEX + ADA #7 9,579 (-2.9%)
8/1/2014 ALEX + ADA #8 9,453 (-1.3%)
10/1/2014 ALEX + ADA #9 9,370 (-0.9%)
11/1/2014 ALEX + ADA #10 8,946 (-4.5%)
12/1/2014 ALEX + ADA #11 8,619 (-3.7%)
Some natural attrition for Alex and Ada. The trope of “teaching a robot to love” may be a niche audience, but I am still a huge fan of this title.
222.) Sonic the Hedgehog #267 (Archie Comics)
10/1/2014 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #265 8,869 (-1.7%)
11/1/2014 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #266 8,822 (-0.5%)
12/1/2014 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #267 8,608 (-2.4%)
Sonic continues to shake off minor attrition each month. He’s not afraid of anything as longs as he’s still got some rings.
225.) GI Joe (2014) #4 (IDW)
9/1/2014 GI JOE (2014) #1 6,848
10/1/2014 GI JOE (2014) #2 9,708 (-42.4%)
11/1/2014 GI JOE (2014) #3 8,602 (-11.4%)
12/1/2014 GI JOE (2014) #4 8,282 (-3.7%)
A stabilizing drop this month for the GI Joe.
226.) Rai #5 (Valiant)
4/1/2014 RAI #1 29,137
6/1/2014 RAI #2 13,448 (-53.8%)
7/1/2014 RAI #3 10,665 (-20.7%)
8/1/2014 RAI #4 9,394 (-12.4%)
12/1/2014 RAI #5 8,280 (-11.9%)
Another fast drop for Rai this month. I hesitate to call it attrition while the losses are still over 10%
227.) Squarriors #1 (Devil's Due)
12/1/2014 SQUARRIORS #1 (MR) 8,276
The first issue of Squarriors was funded via Kickstarter, with a total of 420 backers. While 8k may seem like a low debut number, it’s almost twenty times the initial number of Kickstarter backers. Not so bad then.
228.) Sonic Boom #2 (Archie Comics)
10/1/2014 SONIC BOOM #1 17,228
12/1/2014 SONIC BOOM #2 8,216 (-52.3)
Large second issue drop for Sonic Boom.
229.) Conan the Avenger #9 (Dark Horse)
8/1/2014 CONAN THE AVENGER #5 8,941 (-2.6%)
9/1/2014 CONAN THE AVENGER #6 8,820 (-1.4%)
10/1/2014 CONAN THE AVENGER #7 8,547 (-3.1%)
11/1/2014 CONAN THE AVENGER #8 8,250 (-3.5%)
12/1/2014 CONAN THE AVENGER #9 8,105 (-1.8%)
Slow and steady attrition.
230.) Godzilla Cataclysm #5 (IDW)
8/1/2014 GODZILLA CATACLYSM #1 11,868
9/1/2014 GODZILLA CATACLYSM #2 8,859 (-25.4%)
10/1/2014 GODZILLA CATACLYSM #3 8,624 (-2.7%)
11/1/2014 GODZILLA CATACLYSM #4 7,981 (-7.5%)
12/1/2014 GODZILLA CATACLYSM #5 7,892 (-1.1%)
Minor losses this month.
232.) Tomb Raider #11 (Dark Horse)
7/1/2014 TOMB RAIDER #6 10,149 (-3.7%)
8/1/2014 TOMB RAIDER #7 9,429 (-7.1%)
9/1/2014 TOMB RAIDER #8 9,125 (-3.2%)
10/1/2014 TOMB RAIDER #9 8,748 (-4.1%)
11/1/2014 TOMB RAIDER #10 8,153 (-6.8%)
12/1/2014 TOMB RAIDER #11 7,730 (-5.25)
Attrition is a comic book’s worst enemy. If superheroes can’t fight it, why should Lara Croft be able to?
233.) Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone #2 (IDW)
11/1/2014 TRANSFORMERS DRIFT EMPIRE OF STONE #1 9,246
12/1/2014 TRANSFORMERS DRIFT EMPIRE OF STONE #2 7,729 (-16.4%)
A pretty minor second issue drop as far as these things go.
234.) BRPD Hell on Earth #126 (Dark Horse)
6/1/2014 BPRD HELL ON EARTH #120 8,127 (-2.2%)
7/2/2014 BPRD HELL ON EARTH #121 8,092 (-0.4%)
8/1/2014 BPRD HELL ON EARTH #122 8,004 (-1.1%)
9/1/2014 BPRD HELL ON EARTH #123 7,762 (-3.0%)
10/1/2014 BPRD HELL ON EARTH #124 7,759 (0.00%)
11/1/2014 BPRD HELL ON EARTH #125 7,534 (-2.9%)
12/1/2014 BPRD HELL ON EARTH #126 7,535 (0.00%)
Minimal attrition, with readers staying ever faithful.
235.) Annihilator #5 (Random House)
9/1/2014 ANNIHILATOR #1 10,345 --
10/1/2014 ANNIHILATOR #2 6,482 (-37.3%)
11/1/2014 ANNIHILATOR #3 8,383 (+29.3%)
12/1/2014 ANNIHILATOR #4 7,519 (-10.3%)
The numbers have been up and down for Annihilator. We’ll look to next month’s numbers to establish a firmer trend.
238.) Intersect #2 (Image)
11/1/2014 INTERSECT #1 (MR) 18,292
12/1/2014 INTERSECT #2 (MR) 7,437 (-59.3%)
A huge second issue drop for Intersect. I’m crossing my fingers in hopes that it will still be on next month’s charts.
239.) New Vampirella #7 (Dynamite Entertainment)
6/1/2014 NEW VAMPIRELLA #1 22,864
7/1/2014 NEW VAMPIRELLA #2 9,445 (-58.7%)
8/1/2014 NEW VAMPIRELLA #3 8,732 (-7.5%)
9/1/2014 NEW VAMPIRELLA #4 8,287 (-5.1%)
10/1/2014 NEW VAMPIRELLA #5 7,784 (-6.1%)
11/1/2014 NEW VAMPIRELLA #6 7,378 (-5.2%)
12/1/2014 NEW VAMPIRELLA #7 7,417 (+0.5%)
A tiny upswing this month.
240.) X-O Manowar #31 (Valiant)
5/1/2014 X-O MANOWAR #25 12,493 (+45.4%)
6/1/2014 X-O MANOWAR #26 10,083 (-19.3%)
7/1/2014 X-O MANOWAR #27 9,183 (-8.9%)
8/1/2014 X-O MANOWAR #28 9,634 (+4.9%)
9/1/2014 X-O MANOWAR #29 8,566 (-11.1%)
11/1/2014 X-O MANOWAR #30 8,354 (-2.5%)
12/1/2014 X-O MANOWAR #31 7,398 (-11.4%)
A significant drop after a month of semi-stability.
241.) Cowl #7 (Image)
5/1/2014 COWL #1 (MR) 20,851 --
6/1/2014 COWL #2 (MR) 13,569 (-34.9%)
7/1/2014 COWL #3 (MR) 11,604 (-14.5%)
8/1/2014 COWL #4 (MR) 10,893 (-6.1%)
9/1/2014 COWL #5 (MR) 9,852 (-9.6%)
11/1/2014 COWL #6 (MR) 8,208 (-16.7%)
12/1/2014 COWL #7 (MR) 7,343 (-10.5%)
Another significant drop this month, with no signs of stopping.
244.) Humans #2 (Image)
11/1/2014 HUMANS #1 (MR) 17,274
12/1/2014 HUMANS #2 (MR) 7,132 (-58.7%)
I officially dub Decemeber the month of the ridiculous second issue drops.
246.) God Hates Astronauts #4 (Image)
9/1/2014 GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS #1 (MR) 16,689
10/1/2014 GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS #2 (MR) 10,178 (-39.0%)
11/1/2014 GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS #3 (MR) 8,017 (-21.2%)
12/1/2014 GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS #4 (MR) 7,008 (-12.6%)
While God Hates Astronauts is still dropping a bit more than average for a fourth issue, the drops do show signs of slowing down.
247.) Sonic Universe #71 (Archie Comics)
10/1/2014 SONIC UNIVERSE #68 7,438 (-1.8%)
10/1/2014 SONIC UNIVERSE #69 7,378 (-0.8%)
11/1/2014 SONIC UNIVERSE #70 7,161 (-2.9%)
12/1/2014 SONIC UNIVERSE #71 6,998 (-2.3%)
Attrition.
248.) Godzilla Rulers of the Earth #19 (IDW)
3/1/2014 GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #10 6,677 (+0.2%)
4/1/2014 GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #11 6,917 (-3.6%)
5/1/2014 GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #12 7,890 (+14.1%)
6/1/2014 GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #13 6,980 (-11.5%)
7/1/2014 GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #14 7,144 (+2.3%)
8/1/2014 GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #15 7,156 (+0.2%)
9/1/2014 GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #16 7,181 (+0.3%)
10/1/2014 GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #17 7,167 (-0.2%)
11/1/2014 GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #18 7,065 (-1.4%)
12/1/2014 GODZILLA RULERS OF THE EARTH #19 6,964 (-1.4%)
Some recent attrition, but the numbers are still slightly higher than they were just ten issues ago.
249.) Rachel Rising #30 (Abstract Studio)
4/1/2014 RACHEL RISING #25 7,378 --
6/1/2014 RACHEL RISING #26 7,260 (-1.6%)
8/1/2014 RACHEL RISING #27 7,319 (+.8%)
9/1/2014 RACHEL RISING #28 7,188 (-1.8%)
10/1/2014 RACHEL RISING #29 7,036 (-2.1%)
12/1/2014 RACHEL RISING #30 6,952 (-1.2%)
The losses for Rachel Rising are so minimal they’re almost not worth mentioning. Terry Moore’s masterpiece continues to have a cult following.
250.) War Stories #3 (Avatar Press)
10/1/2014 WAR STORIES #1 (MR) 9,487
10/1/2014 WAR STORIES #2 (MR) 6,723 (-29.1%)
12/1/2014 WAR STORIES #3 (MR) 6,865 (+2.1%)
A third issue gain isn’t unheard of, but it is still applaud worthy.
251.) Bee and Puppycat #7 (Boom!)
5/1/2014 BEE AND PUPPYCAT #1 12,204 --
6/1/2014 BEE AND PUPPYCAT #2 7,557 (-38.1%)
8/1/2014 BEE AND PUPPYCAT #3 8,031 (+6.3%)
9/1/2014 BEE AND PUPPYCAT #4 7,556 (-5.9%)
10/1/2014 BEE AND PUPPYCAT #5 7,255 (-4.0%)
11/1/2014 BEE AND PUPPYCAT #6 7,055 (-2.8%)
12/1/2014 BEE AND PUPPYCAT #7 6,801 (-3.6%)
Continued attrition won’t stop my love of this title.
252.) Savage Dragon #200 (Image)
6/1/2013 Savage Dragon #181 4,556 (-0.8%)
10/1/2013 Savage Dragon #182 ???? ????
11/1/2013 Savage Dragon #183 4,603 ????
1/1/2013 Savage Dragon #184 4,366 (-5.1%)
3/1/2013 Savage Dragon #185 4,457 (+2.1%)
5/1/2013 SAVAGE DRAGON #186 ???? ????
5/1/2013 SAVAGE DRAGON #187 ???? ????
6/1/2013 SAVAGE DRAGON #188 4,319 ????
7/1/2013 SAVAGE DRAGON #189 ???? ????
8/1/2013 SAVAGE DRAGON #190 5,078 ????
10/1/2013 SAVAGE DRAGON #191 ???? ????
12/1/2013 SAVAGE DRAGON #192 ???? ????
2/1/2014 SAVAGE DRAGON #193 4,979 ????
4/1/2014 SAVAGE DRAGON #194 ???? ????
6/1/2014 SAVAGE DRAGON #195 ???? ????
7/1/2014 SAVAGE DRAGON #196 ???? ????
8/1/2014 SAVAGE DRAGON #197 ???? ????
9/1/2014 SAVAGE DRAGON #198 ???? ????
10/1/2013 SAVAGE DRAGON #199 ???? ????
12/1/2014 SAVAGE DRAGON #200 6,798 ????
We haven’t exactly had solid numbers on Savage Dragon for some time. That said, the 200th issue managed to get the book back on the board, in spite of a $8.99 price tag.
253.) Goon Occasion of Revenge #4 (Dark Horse)
7/1/2014 GOON OCCASION OF REVENGE #1 9,736
8/1/2014 GOON OCCASION OF REVENGE #2 7,865 (-19.2%)
10/1/2014 GOON OCCASION OF REVENGE #3 7,436 (-5.5%)
12/1/2014 GOON OCCASION OF REVENGE #4 6,794 (-8.6%)
Just above average drop this month for Goon.
254.) Simpsons Comics #216 (Bongo)
3/1/2014 SIMPSONS COMICS #210 6,334 (-2.7%)
4/1/2014 SIMPSONS COMICS #211 6,390 (+0.9%)
6/1/2014 SIMPSONS COMICS #212 6,619 (-3.6%)
7/1/2014 SIMPSONS COMICS #213 ???? ----
8/1/2014 SIMPSONS COMICS #214 7,079 ----
10/1/2014 SIMPSONS COMICS #215 6,818 (-3.7%)
12/1/2014 SIMPSONS COMICS #216 6,758 (-0.8%)
Negligible attrition.
257.) Justice Inc. #5 (Dynamite Entertainment)
8/1/2014 JUSTICE INC #1 12,020
9/1/2014 JUSTICE INC#2 8,651 (-28.0%)
10/1/2014 JUSTICE INC #3 7,546 (-12.8%)
11/1/2014 JUSTICE INC #4 7,057 (-6.5%)
12/1/2014 JUSTICE INC #5 6,660 (-5.6%)
Edging ever nearer stabilization.
258.) Abe Sapien #18 (Dark Horse)
2/1/2014 ABE SAPIEN #10 7,995 (-6.1%)
3/1/2014 ABE SAPIEN #11 7,825 (-2.1%)
5/1/2014 ABE SAPIEN #12 7,559 (-3.4%)
6/1/2014 ABE SAPIEN #13 7,674 (+1.5%)
7/1/2014 ABE SAPIEN #14 7,469 (-2.7%)
8/1/2014 ABE SAPIEN #15 7,244 (-3.0%)
9/1/2014 ABE SAPIEN #16 7,143 (-1.4%)
10/1/2014 ABE SAPIEN #17 6,998 (-2.0%)
12/1/2014 ABE SAPIEN #18 6,652 (-4.9%)
Continued attrition makes this the poorest selling Hellboy adjacent title on the list.
259.) Mega Man #44 (Archie Comics)
8/1/2014 MEGA MAN #40 6,924 (-4.7%)
10/1/2014 MEGA MAN #41 6,899 (-0.4%)
10/1/2014 MEGA MAN #42 6,946 (+0.7%)
11/1/2014 MEGA MAN #43 6,771 (-2.5%)
12/1/2014 MEGA MAN #44 6,531 (-3.5%)
Mega Man continues to be very content in the 6k range.
260.) October Faction #3 (IDW)
10/1/2014 OCTOBER FACTION #1 [*] 9,181
11/1/2014 OCTOBER FACTION #2 [*] 7,174 (-21.9%)
12/1/2014 OCTOBER FACTION #3 [*] 6,445 (-10.1%)
If the decreases slow down for the fourth issue – like many do – then we should see this on the board again next month.
261.) Shadow Show #2 (IDW)
11/1/2014 SHADOW SHOW #1 8,634
12/1/2014 SHADOW SHOW #2 6,412 (-25.7%)
Standard second issue drop.
263.) GI Joe a Real American Hero #209 (IDW)
9/1/2014 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #204 7,651 (+16.6%)
10/1/2014 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #207 6,494 (-16.1%)
11/1/2014 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #208 7,810 (+20.3%)
12/1/2014 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #209 6,344 (-18.8%)
There’s been some flip-flopping back and forth for the previous few issues. Ideally next month we’ll learn whether it’s trending up or down.
264.) Vampirella Feary Tales #3 (Dynamite Entertainment)
10/1/2014 VAMPIRELLA FEARY TALES #1 10,571
11/1/2014 VAMPIRELLA FEARY TALES #2 6,607 (-37.5%)
12/1/2014 VAMPIRELLA FEARY TALES #3 6,341 (-4.0%)
If the drops continue to be this small next month, I’ll officially commit to Feary Tales finding it’s niche.
265.) Little Nemo Return to Slumberland #3 (IDW)
8/1/2014 LITTLE NEMO RETURN TO SLUMBERLAND #1 [*] 11,883
10/1/2014 LITTLE NEMO RETURN TO SLUMBERLAND #2 [*] 8,130 (-31.6%)
12/1/2014 LITTLE NEMO RETURN TO SLUMBERLAND #3 [*] 6,320 (-22.3%)
266.) Uber #20 (Avatar Press)
7/1/2014 UBER #15 (MR) 7,456 (-0.5%)
8/1/2014 UBER #16 (MR) 7,082 (-5.0%)
9/1/2014 UBER #17 (MR) 6,934 (-2.1%)
10/1/2014 UBER #18 (MR) 6,684 (-3.6%)
10/1/2014 UBER #19 (MR) 6,436 (-3.7%)
12/1/2014 UBER #20 (MR) 6,303 (-2.1%)
Each month brings minor losses to Uber. From what I’ve heard about the book, these casualties might mirror the violence within the pages.
267.) Harbinger Faith #0 (Valiant)
12/1/2014 HARBINGER FAITH #0 6,170
I won’t lie, it’s not usually good to see a first issue so far down this list. However, there are occasionally increases after a zero issue, so we won’t say farewell yet.
268.) Adventure Time Banana Guard Academy #6 (Boom!)
7/1/2014 ADV TIME BGA #1 $3.99 BOO 10,402
8/1/2014 ADV TIME BGA #2 $3.99 BOO 8,287 (-20.4%)
10/1/2014 ADV TIME BGA #3 $3.99 BOO 7,977 (-3.7%)
10/1/2014 ADV TIME BGA #4 $3.99 BOO 7,453 (-6.6%)
11/1/2014 ADV TIME BTG #5 $3.99 BOO 6,514 (-12.6%)
12/1/2014 ADV TIME BTG #6 $3.99 BOO 6,148 (-5.6%)
The Banana Guard is definitely the black sheep of the Adventure Time family, but it seems to be stabilizing at least.
269.) Game of Thrones #23 (Dynamite Entertainment)
3/1/2014 GAME OF THRONES #19 (MR) 7,043 (-6.3%)
4/1/2014 GAME OF THRONES #20 (MR) 6,938 (-1.5%)
8/1/2014 GAME OF THRONES #21 (MR) 7,010 (+1.0%)
11/1/2014 GAME OF THRONES #22 (MR) 6,696 (-4.5%)
12/1/2014 GAME OF THRONES #23 (MR) 6,120 (-8.6%)
Perhaps readership will increase with the advent of the next television season.
270.) TMNT New Animated Adventures #18 (IDW)
4/1/2014 TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #10 5,911 (-1.6%)
5/1/2014 TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #11 6,075 (+2.8%)
6/1/2014 TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #12 7,577 (+24.7%)
7/1/2014 TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #13 7,158 (-5.5%)
8/1/2014 TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #14 6,420 (-10.3%)
9/1/2014 TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #15 7,589 (+18.2%)
10/1/2014 TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #16 ???? ????
11/1/2014 TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #17 6,228 ????
12/1/2014 TMNT NEW ANIMATED ADVENTURES #18 6,084 (-2.1%)
Minor drop this month, although a bump up could happen at anytime it seems.
271.) Woods #8 (Boom!)
5/1/2014 WOODS #1 13,916 --
6/1/2014 WOODS #2 9,352 (-32.8%)
7/1/2014 WOODS #3 8,852 (-5.3%)
8/1/3014 WOODS #4 8,272 (-6.6%)
9/1/2014 WOODS #5 7,649 (-7.5%)
10/1/2014 WOODS #6 7,103 (-7.1%)
11/1/2014 WOODS #7 6,554 (-7.7%)
12/1/2014 WOODS #8 6,067 (-7.4%)
At this point a seven percent drop just seems standard.
272.) Unity #13 (Valiant)
3/1/2014 UNITY #5 12,268 (+15.3%)
4/1/2014 UNITY #6 9,351 (-23.8%)
5/1/2014 UNITY #7 8,653 (-7.5%)
6/1/2014 UNITY #8 9,442 (+9.1%)
7/1/2014 UNITY #9 8,485 (-10.1%)
8/1/2014 UNITY #10 8,491 0%
9/1/2014 UNITY #11 7,602 (-10.5%)
11/1/2014 UNITY #12 6,508 (-14.4%)
12/1/2014 UNITY #13 6,066 (-6.8%)
One of the smallest losses the title has taken yet!
273.) Abigail and the Snowman #1 (Boom!)
12/1/2014 ABIGAIL AND THE SNOWMAN #1 6,050
Comics targeting children that aren’t based on previous intellectual property are always a hard sale. That doesn’t stop Abgail and the Snowman from being an adorable series.
274.) Samurai Jack #15 (IDW)
7/1/2014 SAMURAI JACK #10 6,741 (-20.4%)
8/1/2014 SAMURAI JACK #11 7,489 (+11.1%)
9/1/2014 SAMURAI JACK #12 7,135 (-4.7%)
10/1/2014 SAMURAI JACK #13 6,657 (-6.7%)
11/1/2014 SAMURAI JACK #14 6,245 (-6.2%)
12/1/2014 SAMURAI JACK #15 6,023 (-3.6%)
Some attrition in the last few months.
275.) Spongebob Comics #39 (Universal)
8/1/2014 SPONGEBOB COMICS #35 6,491 ????
9/1/2014 SPONGEBOB COMICS #36 6,405 (-1.3%)
10/1/2014 SPONGEBOB COMICS #37 6,417 0.00%
11/1/2014 SPONGEBOB COMICS #38 6,201 (-3.4%)
12/1/2014 SPONGEBOB COMICS #39 6,007 (-3.1%)
Minuscule attrition.
276.) Sons of Anarchy #16 (Boom!)
6/1/2014 SONS OF ANARCHY #10 (MR) 7,875 (-7.7%)
7/1/2014 SONS OF ANARCHY #11 (MR) 7,394 (-5.9%)
8/1/2014 SONS OF ANARCHY #12 (MR) 6,955 (-5.9%)
9/1/2014 SONS OF ANARCHY #13 (MR) 6,506 (-6.5%)
10/1/2014 SONS OF ANARCHY #14 (MR) 6,537 0.00%
11/1/2014 SONS OF ANARCHY #15 (MR) 6,271 (-4.1%)
12/1/2014 SONS OF ANARCHY #16 (MR) 5,930 (-5.4%)
If the trend continues, this title may soon drop off the top 300 list.
278.) Skylanders #3 (IDW)
10/1/2014 SKYLANDERS #1 [*] 12,361
11/1/2014 SKYLANDERS #2 [*] 7,665 (-38.0%)
12/1/2014 SKYLANDERS #3 [*] 5,882 (-23.2%)
Skylanders as a franchise already sees children clamoring for more. If it came down to a decision between a new Skylanders figure and a Skylanders comic, I’d probably choose the toy. That said, my friend reads these to her 2nd grade classroom and they adore each issue.
279.) God id Dead #25 (Avatar)
6/1/2014 GOD IS DEAD #15 (MR) 8,262 (-1.3%)
7/1/2014 GOD IS DEAD #16 (MR) 8,029 (-2.8%)
7/1/2014 GOD IS DEAD #17 (MR) 7,759 (-3.4%)
8/1/2014 GOD IS DEAD #18 (MR) 7,358 (-5.2%)
9/1/2014 GOD IS DEAD #19 (MR) 6,857 (-6.8%)
9/1/2014 GOD IS DEAD #20 (MR) 6,667 (-2.8%)
10/1/2014 GOD IS DEAD #21 (MR) 6,579 (-1.3%)
10/1/2014 GOD IS DEAD #22 (MR) 6,457 (-1.9%)
11/1/2014 GOD IS DEAD #24 (MR) 5,902 (-8.6%)
12/1/2014 GOD IS DEAD #25 (MR) 5,874 (-0.5%)
The readers held faithful this month as Avatar Press launched an over-sized edition to celebrate the title’s 25th issue. The $5.99 price tag may have scared off the new readers the comic hoped to attract with a new jumping on point.
280.) Eternal Warrior Days of Steel #2 (Valiant)
11/1/2014 ETERNAL WARRIOR DAYS OF STEEL #1 6,785
12/1/2014 ETERNAL WARRIOR DAYS OF STEEL #2 5,760 (-15.1%)
A lower than average second issue drop.
281.) Twilight Zone #10 (Dynamite Entertainment)
12/1/2013 Twilight Zone #1 21,723
2/1/2014 Twilight Zone #2 11,537 (-46.9%)
3/1/2014 Twilight Zone #3 10,061 (-12.8%)
4/1/2014 Twilight Zone #4 9,014 (-10.4%)
5/1/2014 Twilight Zone #5 8,140 (-9.7%)
7/1/2014 Twilight Zone #6 7,528 (-7.5%)
7/1/2014 Twilight Zone #7 6,976 (-7.3%)
9/1/2014 Twilight Zone #8 6,633 (-4.7%)
10/1/2014 Twilight Zone #9 ???? ????
12/1/2014 Twilight Zone #10 5,680 ????
Back on the board after a month away.
282.) Flash Gordon #10 (Dynamite Entertainment)
4/1/2014 FLASH GORDON #1 $3.99 DE 14,398
5/1/2014 FLASH GORDON #2 $3.99 DE 8,255 (-42.7%)
6/1/2014 FLASH GORDON #3 $3.99 DE 7,034 (-14.8%)
8/1/2014 FLASH GORDON #4 $3.99 DE 6,657 (-5.4%)
8/1/2014 FLASH GORDON #5 $3.99 DE 6,257 (-6.0%)
12/1/2014 FLASH GORDON #7 $3.99 DE 5,658 (-9.6%)
Another drop like this might see Flash Gordon drop off the charts.
283.) BSG Death of Apollo #1 (Dynamite Entertainment)
12/1/2014 BSG DEATH OF APOLLO #1 5,626
I want to know what this debut says about fan feelings towards Apollo.
284.) Massive #30 (Dark Horse)
6/1/2012 Massive #1 22,173
7/1/2012 Massive #2 16,600 (-25.1%)
8/1/2012 Massive #3 15,310 (-7.8%)
9/1/2012 Massive #4 13,427 (-12.3%)
10/1/2012 Massive #5 12,698 (-5.4%)
11/1/2012 Massive #6 11,455 (-9.8%)
12/1/2012 Massive #7 10,854 (-5.2%)
1/1/2013 Massive #8 10,206 (-6.0%)
2/1/2013 Massive #9 9,936 (-2.6%)
3/1/2013 Massive #10 9,795 (-1.4%)
4/1/2013 Massive #11 9,661 (-1.4%)
5/1/2013 Massive #12 9,489 (-1.8%)
6/1/2013 Massive #13 9,371 (-1.2%)
7/1/2013 Massive #14 8,983 (-4.1%)
8/1/2013 Massive #15 8,713 (-3.0%)
10/1/2013 Massive #16 8,345 (-4.2%)
11/1/2013 Massive #17 7,957 (-4.6%)
12/1/2013 Massive #18 7,770 (-2.3%)
1/1/2014 Massive #19 7,387 (-4.9%)
2/1/2014 Massive #20 6,976 (-5.6%)
3/1/2014 Massive #21 6,841 (-1.9%)
4/1/2014 Massive #22 6,650 (-2.8%)
5/1/2014 Massive #23 6,470 (-2.7%)
6/1/2014 Massive #24 6,372 (-1.5%)
7/1/2014 Massive #25 ???? ????
8/1/2014 Massive #26 6,144 ????
9/1/2014 Massive #27 ???? ????
10/1/2014 Massive #28 ??? ????
11/1/2014 MASSIVE #29 5,681 ????
12/1/2014 MASSIVE #30 5,622 (-1.0%)
In honor of the end of the Massive, here’s all the numbers we have on the series from start to finish.
285.) Dungeons & Dragons Legends of Baldur's Gate (IDW)
10/1/2014 D&D LEGENDS OF BALDURS GATE #1 9,341
11/1/2014 D&D LEGENDS OF BALDURS GATE #2 7,642 (-18.2%)
12/1/2014 D&D LEGENDS OF BALDURS GATE #3 5,563 (-27.2%)
Such a large third issue drop does not bode well for this title, sadly.
288.) Fairy Quest Outcasts #2 (Boom!)
11/1/2014 FAIRY QUEST OUTCASTS #1 8,958
12/1/2014 FAIRY QUEST OUTCASTS #2 5,389 (-39.8%)
Another above average second issue drop.
289.) Singery #2 (Image)
11/1/2014 SINERGY #1 9,380
12/1/2014 SINERGY #2 5,309 (-43.4%)
Ditto.
290 & 295.) Crossed Badlands #67 & 68 (Avatar Press)
9/1/2014 CROSSED BADLANDS #59 (MR) 5,991 ????
9/1/2014 CROSSED BADLANDS #60 (MR) 5,991 0%
9/1/2014 CROSSED BADLANDS #61 (MR) ???? ????
9/1/2014 CROSSED BADLANDS #62 (MR) ???? ????
10/1/2014 CROSSED BADLANDS #63 (MR) ???? ????
10/1/2014 CROSSED BADLANDS #64 (MR) ???? ????
11/1/2014 CROSSED BADLANDS #65 (MR) 5,410 ????
11/1/2014 CROSSED BADLANDS #66 (MR) 5,303 (-2.0%)
12/1/2014 CROSSED BADLANDS #67 (MR) 5,304 0%
12/1/2014 CROSSED BADLANDS #68 (MR) 5,159 (-2.7%)
Attrition continues for Crossed Badlands.
291.) Shadow Midnight Moscow #6 (Dynamite Entertainment)
5/1/2014 Shadow Midnight Moscow #1 7,772
6/1/2014 Shadow Midnight Moscow #2 ???? ????
8/1/2014 Shadow Midnight Moscow #3 5,735 ????
9/1/2014 Shadow Midnight Moscow #4 ???? ????
10/1/2014 Shadow Midnight Moscow #5 ???? ????
12/1/2014 Shadow Midnight Moscow #6 5,301 ????
Even without all the numbers, it’s clear that they keep dropping.
293.) Judge Dredd #26 (IDW)
1/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #15 6,296 (-14.1%)
2/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #16 6,456 (-2.5%)
3/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #17 6,475 (+0.3%)
4/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #18 6,274 (-3.1%)
5/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #19 6,152 (-1.9%)
7/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #20 ???? ????
7/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #21 ???? ????
9/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #22 5,715 ????
9/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #23 ???? ????
10/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #24 ???? ????
11/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #25 6,055 ????
12/1/2014 JUDGE DREDD #26 5,184 (-14.4%)
A steep loss this month, but the title was relatively stable for most of 2014.
294.) GFT Grimm Fairy Tales #105 (Zenescope)
7/1/2014 GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #100 (MR) 11,722 (+56.9%)
8/1/2014 GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #101 (MR) 6,740 (-42.5%)
9/1/2014 GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #102 (MR) 6,462 (-4.1%)
10/1/2014 GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #103 (MR) ???? ????
11/1/2014 GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #104 (MR) 5,341 ????
12/1/2014 GFT GRIMM FAIRY TALES #105 (MR) 5,166 (-3.3%)
Still going somewhat steady after a hundred issues. An accomplishment that very few indie titles can boast!
298.) Q2 RTN Quantum & Woody #3 (Valiant)
10/1/2014 Q2 RTN QUANTUM & WOODY #1 8,226
11/1/2014 Q2 RTN QUANTUM & WOODY #2 5,802 (-29.5%)
12/1/2014 Q2 RTN QUANTUM & WOODY #3 5,073 (-12.6%)
This may be the title’s last time on the chart, but I hope we see it back again.
300.) Magnus Robot Fighter #9 (Dynamite Entertainment)
3/1/2014 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #1 $3.99 DE 27,497
4/1/2014 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #2 $3.99 DE 9,898 (-64.0%)
5/1/2014 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #3 $3.99 DE 8,333 (-15.8%)
6/1/2014 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #4 $3.99 DE 7,898 (-5.2%)
7/1/2014 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #5 $3.99 DE 7,205 (-8.8%)
9/1/2014 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #6 $3.99 DE ???? ????
10/1/2014 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #7 $3.99 DE ???? ????
11/1/2014 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #8 $3.99 DE 5,402 ????
12/1/2014 MAGNUS ROBOT FIGHTER #9 $3.99 DE 5,053 (-6.5%)
By Jason Enright
Welcome to my 12th and final month as your guide through Marvel’s sales numbers. Due to some career changes and advancements that my family and I have made, I can no longer write these articles. It has been fun and a great learning experience, and I thank you for joining me. But enough about me, let’s look at the monthly breakdown.
76 books in total
6 double shipped books (plus Axis which shipped 3 issues this month)
5 X-Men books (7 if you count X-Factor and X-Force)
6 Avengers books (7 if you count the Ultimates plus an Avengers Marvel Handbook special)
5 Annuals
18 AXIS and AXIS Tie-in Books
4 Death of Wolverine and Death of Wolverine Tie-in books
4 Spider-Verse and Spider-verse Tie-in Books
26 of Marvel’s 76 books or about 1/3 of their books this month are connected to one of their 3 current events
1 titles over 100,000 copies
1 titles between 75,000 and 100,000 copies
12 titles between 50,000 and 75,000 copies
34 titles between 25,000 and 50,000 copies
28 titles under 25,000
10 $4.99 books
61 $3.99 books
1 $3.50 book
4 $2.99 book
So as I was writing this article, Marvel made a big announcement about Secret Wars, and pretty much changed everything I was going to say. So I went through and altered the analysis to reflect the news that apparently the Marvel Universe as we know it is ending and possibly getting rebooted/ relaunched/ combined in some sort of new configuration later this year.
As we dig into the numbers, we’ll be looking at how the new Secret Wars news might affect the titles over the next couple months and asking lots of questions.
Thanks as always to ICV2.com and Milton Griepp for their permission to use these figures.
2. Amazing SPIDER-MAN
12/04 Am Spi #515 – 82,843
12/09 Am Spi #616 - 58,856
12/11 Am Spi #676 - 54,001
12/12 Am Spi #700 - 200,966
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12/13 Superior #23 - 77,105 ( -5.1%)
12/13 Superior #24 - 76,131 ( -1.3%)
01/14 Superior #25 - 77,311 ( 1.5%)
01/14 Superior #26 - 72,591 ( -6.1%)
02/14 Supr #27.Now - 86,405 ( 19.0%)
02/14 Superior #28 - 75,477 ( -12.6%)
03/14 Superior #29 - 76,568 ( 1.4%)
03/14 Superior #30 - 75,431 ( -1.5%)
04/14 Superior #31 – 135,484 ( 79.6%)[13,234]
04/14 Amazing v3 #1 - 532,586 ( 293.1%)[23,871]
05/14 Amazing v3 #2 - 123,945 ( -76.7%)
06/14 Amazing v3 #3 - 109,029 ( -12.0%)
07/14 Amazing v3 #4 - 117,917 ( 8.2%)O.Sin
08/14 Amazing v3 #5 - 101,655 ( -13.8%)O.Sin
09/14 Amazing v3 #6 - 93,564 ( -8.0%)
10/14 Amazing v3 #7 - 116,051 ( 24.0%)
10/14 Amazing v3 #8 - 99,549 ( -14.2%)
11/14 Amazing v3 #9 - 135,280 ( -14.2%)
11/14 Amazing v3 #10 - 100,899 ( -14.2%)
12/14 Amazing v3 #11 - 104,739 ( 3.8%)
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6 mnth ( -3.9%)
1 year ( 37.6%)
2 year ( -48.0%)
3 year ( 94.8%)
5 year ( 78.0%)
10 year ( 26.4%)
Spider-verse keeps Spider-Man sales above 100k. There are 4 issues left (the event is scheduled to end in February), and hopefully the sales can stay this strong for the remainder for the series. Obviously Spider-man is going to stick around after Secret Wars as it is Marvel’s best seller; however there are some aspects of continuity that they could undo or redo. Perhaps the marriage to Mary Jane will make a comeback, or even their long lost daughter will return. Spider-Verse has also introduced a lot of new popular Spider characters and it will be interesting to see where they end up.
3. SHIELD #1
12/14 SHIELD #1 - 94,503
SHIELD debuts with a strong 94k. This series introduces the Agents of SHIELD TV characters to the 616 Marvel Universe in shorter 1 to 2 issue story arcs. Keep an eye on how far it drops next month; a healthy 35 to 40% drop will keep it above 55k. It will be interesting to see how Secret Wars affects some of these newer popular series. It makes sense for something like Shield to tie-in to a world-altering event, and maybe the universe-melding will allow them to incorporate more Marvel Cinematic Universe elements.
5. THOR
12/11 Thor v4 #8 - 40,703
12/12 Thor v5 #1 - 110,443
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12/13 Thor v5 #16 - 39,597 ( -4.0%)
01/14 Thor v5 #17 - 38,913 ( -1.7%)
01/14 Thor v5 #18 - 38,190 ( -1.9%)
02/14 Thor #19.Now– 42,034 ( 10.1%)
03/14 Thor v5 #20 – 37,895 ( -9.8%)
04/14 Thor v5 #21 – 38,055 ( 0.4%)
05/14 Thor v5 #22 – 36,945 ( -2.9%)
06/14 Thor v5 #23 – 36,540 ( -1.1%)
07/14 Thor v5 #24 – 38,330 ( 4.9%)
08/14 ---
09/14 Thor v5 #25 – 53,047 ( 38.4%)
10/14 Thor v6 #1 – 150,862 ( 184.4%)[10,756]
11/14 Thor v6 #2 – 89,131 ( -40.9%)
12/14 Thor v6 #3 – 72,563 ( -18.6%)
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6 mnth ( 98.6%)
1 year ( 83.3%)
2 year ( 31.0%)
3 year ( 91.0%)
5 year ( 31.4%)
The new Thor sits at a very comfortable 70k for issue 3. Of Marvel’s recent debuts, Thor currently has the strongest sales, and hopefully it will settle nicely between 50k and 60k, which would put it well above the 35k to 40k level of the previous Thor series. As revealed on the Secret Wars 2 cover yesterday, many Thors from different universes and timelines will be present in Secret Wars. Will the new Thor stick around after the universe-meld? These sales numbers suggest maybe it should.
7. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1
12/14 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 - 71,284
The Spider-Man annual does not tie in to Spider-Verse, but even without the support of the event the annual sells 70k which is the lowest the main Spider-Man series ever gets between events.
8, 9, 10. AXIS/UNCANNY AVENGERS
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12/13 Uncanny Avengers #15 - 57,035 ( -6.1%)
01/14 Uncanny Avengers #16 - 54,670 ( -4.1%)
02/14 Uncanny Avengers #17 – 53,181 ( -2.7%)
03/14 U Avengers #18.NOW - 63,516 ( 19.4%)
04/14 Uncanny Avengers #19 – 52,381 (-17.5%)
05/14 Uncanny Avengers #20 – 51,886 ( -0.9%)
06/14 Uncanny Avengers #21 – 49,762 ( -4.1%)
07/14 Uncanny Avengers #22 – 50,253 ( 1.0%)
08/14 Uncanny Avengers #23 – 50,974 ( 1.4%)
09/14 Uncanny Avengers #24 – 49,469 ( -3.0%)
10/14 Uncanny Avengers #25 – 53,263 ( 7.7%)
10/14 Aven & X-Men Axis #1 – 138,966 (180.9%)
10/14 Aven & X-Men Axis #2 – 87,964 (-36.7%)
10/14 Aven & X-Men Axis #3 – 84,708 ( -3.7%)
11/14 Aven & X-Men Axis #4 – 79,068 ( -6.7%)
11/14 Aven & X-Men Axis #5 – 74,928 ( -5.2%)
11/14 Aven & X-Men Axis #6 – 73,824 ( -1.5%)
12/14 Aven & X-Men Axis #7 – 70,194 ( -4.9%)
12/14 Aven & X-Men Axis #8 – 69,449 ( -1.1%)
12/14 Aven & X-Men Axis #9 – 69,518 ( 0.1%)
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6 mnth ( 39.7%)
1 year ( 21.9%)
Axis sold well for an Uncanny Avengers issue but pretty poorly for a big event book. Even with the accelerated release schedule it dropped to half of its debut sales. The new Uncanny Avengers debuts next month. As we’ve discussed in the past, Marvel’s recent event books are slipping in the sales lately. The question is will a line-wide universe-altering event help get people interested in events again or turn them off even more?
14. SPIDER-MAN & THE X-MEN
12/11 Wolverine/X-Men #2 - 58,438
12/12 Wolverine/X-Men #21 - 45,658
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12/13 Wolverine/X-Men #39 - 39,063 ( -0.1%)
01/14 Wolverine/X-Men #40 - 36,855 ( -5.7%)
02/14 Wolverine/X-Men #41 – 35,800 ( -2.9%)
02/14 Wolverine/X-Men #42 – 35,392 ( -1.1%)
03/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #1 - 54,675 ( 54.5%)
03/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #2 - 40,386 (-26.1%)
04/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #3 - 36,407 ( -9.9%)
05/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #4 - 33,521 ( -7.9%)
06/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #5 - 32,511 ( -3.0%)
07/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #6 - 32,995 ( 1.5%)
08/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #7 - 30,409 ( -7.8%)
08/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #8 - 29,795 ( -2.0%)
09/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #9 - 28,965 ( -2.8%)
10/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #10 - 28,108 ( -3.0%)
10/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #11 - 28,121 ( 0.0%)
11/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #12 - 28,457 ( 1.2%)
12/14 Spider/X-Men v1 #1 - 61,952 (117.7%)
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6 Mnth ( 90.6%)
1 Year ( 58.6%)
2 Year ( 36.0%)
3 Year ( 6.0%)
Wolverine kicked the bucket so Spider-Man heads to the Jean Grey School to help teach the X-kids. Spidey doubles the normal sales for Wolverine and the X-Men for its debut month, but if it follows the standard issue 2 40% drop, its sales will be right back where they were very quickly. If the sales follow the recent trends for this series, I expect it will be more of a placeholder until Secret Wars changes the line-up of the x-books.
15. ANGELA: ASGARD’S ASSASSIN
12/14 Angela #1 - 61,398
Angela debuts at 60k. Like most debuts the key to its success will be how big the month 2 and 3 drops are. The sweet spot seems to be between 30k and 40k for a lot of these single character books. Angela is a very interesting new addition to the Marvel universe and one I expect will even more integrated to whatever universe comes out of the back end of Secret Wars.
18. ALL-NEW X-MEN
12/12 All-New X-Men #3 - 83,798
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12/13 All-New X-Men #20 - 68,189 ( -4.0%)
01/14 All-New X-Men #21 - 62,876 ( -7.8%)
01/14 All-New #22.NOW - 76,565 (+21.8%)
02/14 All-New X-Men #23 - 64,625 (-15.6%)
03/14 All-New X-Men #24 - 63,739 ( -1.4%)
04/14 All-New X-Men #25 - 63,827 ( 0.1%)
04/14 All-New X-Men #26 - 58,918 ( -7.7%)
05/14 All-New X-Men #27 - 62,269 ( 5.7%)
06/14 All-New X-Men #28 - 57,135 ( -8.2%)
07/14 All-New X-Men #29 - 58,817 ( 2.9%)
08/14 All-New X-Men #30 - 54,882 ( -6.7%)
08/14 All-New X-Men #31 - 58,535 ( 6.7%)
09/14 All-New X-Men #32 - 54,654 ( -6.6%)
10/14 All-New X-Men #33 - 60,032 ( 9.8%)
11/14 ---
12/14 All-New X-Men #34 - 57,569 ( -4.1%)
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6 mnth ( 0.8%)
1 year ( -15.6%)
2 year ( -31.0%)
Slight drop for All-New X-Men this month, but it stays in its normal 55k to 60k spot that it has been living in for a while. The upcoming Guardians Black Vortex crossover should help both series boost their sales a bit in the coming months. What happens to the original time-displaced X-Men during the universe-melding should be very interesting. Which X-Men and mutants make it through to the other side will be one of the aspects of this whole event that everyone should watch closely.
21. UNCANNY X-MEN
12/04 Uncanny X-Men #453 – 89,956
12/09 Uncanny X-Men #519 – 67,043
12/11 Uncanny X-Men #3 - 64,112
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12/13 Uncanny #15.INH - 62,692 ( -4.5%)
01/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #16 - 58,676 ( -6.4%)
02/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #17 – 56,163 ( -4.3%)
03/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #18 - 54,902 ( -2.2%)
03/14 U X-Men #19.NOW - 64,514 ( 17.5%)
04/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #20 - 55,359 (-14.2%)
05/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #21 - 54,747 ( -1.1%)
06/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #22 - 52,731 ( -3.7%)
07/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #23 - 55,738 ( 5.7%)
07/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #24 - 53,677 ( 5.7%)O.Sin
08/14 ---
09/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #25 - 58,062 ( 8.2%)
09/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #26 - 51,862 (-10.7%)
10/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #27 - 57,908 ( 11.7%)
11/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #28 - 55,939 ( -3.4%)
12/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #29 - 53,502 ( -4.4%)
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6 mnth ( 1.5%)
1 year ( -14.7%)
3 year ( -16.5%)
5 year ( -20.2%)
10 year ( -40.5%)
Uncanny X-Men has been fluctuating between 50k and 55k for a while now and this month’s drop still keeps it in that same sales range. This series has been slowly building towards some potentially big changes in the lineups and teams of the X-universe, but will those organic changes lead to new X-books or will the end of the universe create an entire new X-men lineup?
22. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
12/09 Guardians v2 #21 - 22,271
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12/13 Guardians v3 #9 - 57,665 ( -9.2%)
12/13 Guardians v3 #10 - 53,527 ( -7.2%)
01/14 Guardian #11.NOW - 61,111 ( 14.7%)
02/14 Guardians v3 #12 - 55,454 ( -9.3%)
03/14 Guardians v3 #13 - 56,764 ( 2.4%)
04/14 Guardians v3 #14 - 53,976 ( -4.9%)
05/14 Guardians v3 #15 - 54,332 ( 0.7%)
06/14 Guardians v3 #16 - 54,827 ( 0.9%)
07/14 Guardians v3 #17 - 62,986 ( 14.9%)
08/14 Guardians v3 #18 - 60,657 ( -3.7%) O.Sin
09/14 Guardians v3 #19 - 55,891 ( -7.9%) O.Sin
10/14 Guardians v3 #20 - 61,072 ( 9.3%)
11/14 Guardians v3 #21 - 62,387 ( 2.2%)
12/14 Guardians v3 #22 - 52,470 ( -15.9%)
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6 mnth ( -4.3%)
1 year ( -2.0%)
5 year ( 135.6%)
First issue in a few months without a themed variant backing it up, and Guardians drops almost 10k copies. Luckily, there is a crossover called Black Vortex starting soon which should boost the Guardians back up to at least 60k. Expect the new Marvel Universe to have a lot of Guardians books in it, as they are now one of Marvel’s sales pillars.
23. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ANNUAL
12/14 Guardians Annual #1 - 51,828
The Guardians annual sells only slightly less than the main Guardians book, which is pretty good.
25. CAPTAIN AMERICA
12/09 Captain Am. Reborn # 5 - 91,790
12/11 Captain America v6 # 6 - 47,753
12/12 Captain America v7 # 2 - 64,377
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12/13 Captain America v7 #14 - 34,532 ( -4.5%)
01/14 Captain America v7 #15 - 33,433 ( -3.2%)
02/14 Capt AmericaV7 #16.Now – 36,534 ( 9.3%)
02/14 Captain America v7 #17 – 33,312 ( -8.8%)
03/14 Captain America v7 #18 – 33,642 ( 1.0%)
04/14 Captain America v7 #19 – 34,420 ( 2.3%)
05/14 Captain America v7 #20 – 30,341 ( -9.3%)
06/14 Captain America v7 #21 – 30,427 ( 0.3%)
07/14 Captain America v7 #22 – 34,563 ( 13.6%)
08/14 Captain America v7 #23 – 30,927 ( -10.5%)
09/14 Captain America v7 #24 – 33,517 ( 8.4%)
10/14 Captain America v7 #25 – 74,183 ( 121.3%)
11/14 Captain America v8 #1 –120,500 ( 62.4%)
12/14 Captain America v8 #2 – 50,077 ( -58.4%)
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6 Mnth ( 64.6%)
1 Year ( 45.0%)
2 Year ( -22.0%)
3 Year ( 4.9%)
5 Year ( -45.4%)
Issue 2 of Captain America drops a huge 70k copies, which puts it only 15k to 20k above where it was selling before the relaunch. Can the book succeed without Steve Rogers wielding the shield? Secret Wars gives Marvel multiple opportunities to bring Steve back or possibly have both a renewed Rogers and Falcap.
32. AVENGERS
12/11 Avengers v4 #20 – 57,145
12/12 Avengers v5 #2 - 93,894
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12/13 Avengers#24.NOW - 127,466 ( +91.7%)
01/14 Avengers v5 #25 - 65,591 ( -48.5%)
02/14 Avengers v5 #26 – 59,775 ( -8.9%)
03/14 Avengers v5 #27 - 53,966 ( -9.7%)
04/14 Avengers v5 #28 - 52,808 ( -2.1%)
05/14 Avengers v5 #29 - 58,661 ( 11.1%)
05/14 Avengers v5 #30 - 57,099 ( -2.7%)
06/14 Avengers v5 #31 - 53,933 ( -5.5%) O.Sin
07/14 Avengers v5 #32 - 56,595 ( 4.9%) O.Sin
07/14 Avengers v5 #33 - 51,874 ( -8.3%) O.Sin
08/14 Avengers v5 #34 - 54,413 ( 4.9%) O.Sin
09/14 Avenge v5 #34.1 - 45,942 ( -15.6%)
09/14 Avengers v5 #35 - 50,629 ( 10.2%)
10/14 Avengers v5 #36 - 56,771 ( 12.1%)
10/14 Avengers v5 #37 - 49,430 ( -12.9%)
11/14 Avengers v5 #38 - 54,368 ( 4.3%)
12/14 Avengers v5 #39 - 47,062 ( -13.4%)
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6 mnth ( -12.7%)
1 year ( -63.1%)
2 year ( -50.0%)
3 year ( -17.6%)
Avengers marches towards Secret Wars as time continues to run out. However, sales continue to drop as well. The big question on my mind is why is Marvel’s arguably biggest event yet, their reboot, spinning out of two series that aren’t best sellers? The last event to spin out of Hickman’s Avengers books started strong, but ended rather poorly. Can the size and consequences of Secret Wars overcome the lackluster sales of its lead in books? That will be the big question come May.
35. SPIDER-WOMAN
11/14 Spider-Woman #1 - 93,723 (Spider-Verse)
12/14 Spider-Woman #2 - 44,618 ( -52.4%)(Spider-Verse)
Spider-Woman drops half its sales for issue 2. It was launched as part of Spider-Verse instead of as a standalone, which could have been confusing for new readers who don’t read Spider-Man, but probably did help boost its launch numbers. Keep an eye on how low it drops over the next few months.
37. ALL NEW X-MEN ANNUAL
12/14 Guardians Annual #1 - 44,052
39. UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL
12/14 Guardians Annual #1 - 43,978
The X-Men annuals crossed over with one another and sold around 10k less than their related main series.
40, 44. DEADPOOL
12/09 Deadpool v3 #18 - 45,914
12/11 Deadpool v3 #48 - 25,458
12/12 Deadpool v4 #3 - 60,215
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12/13 Deadpool v4 #20 - 43,653 ( -1.2%)
12/13 Deadpool v4 #21 - 43,066 ( -1.3%)
01/14 Deadpool v4 #22 - 41,765 ( -3.0%)
02/14 Deadpool v4 #23 - 41,204 ( -1.3%)
02/14 Deadpool v4 #24 - 41,130 ( -0.2%)
03/14 D'pool #25.NOW - 48,775 ( 18.6%)
03/14 Deadpool v4 #26 - 44,141 ( -9.5%)
04/14 Deadpool v4 #27 - 62,037 ( 40.5%)[1,992]
05/14 Deadpool v4 #28 - 45,858 ( 26.1%)
05/14 Deadpool v4 #29 - 52,403 ( 14.3%) O.S. Tie-In
06/14 Deadpool v4 #30 - 54,072 ( 14.3%) O.S. Tie-In
07/14 Deadpool v4 #31 - 49,930 ( -7.7%) O.S. Tie-In
07/14 Deadpool v4 #32 - 46,829 ( -6.2%) O.S. Tie-In
08/14 Deadpool v4 #33 - 50,023 ( 6.8%) O.S. Tie-In
09/14 Deadpool v4 #34 - 58,034 ( 16.0%)
09/14 Deadpool v4 #35 - 43,554 ( -25.0%)
10/14 Deadpool v4 #36 - 46,600 ( 7.0%)(Axis)
11/14 Deadpool v4 #37 - 51,579 ( -20.8%)(Axis)
12/14 Deadpool v4 #38 - 43,433 ( -15.8%)(Axis)
12/14 Deadpool v4 #39 - 42,198 ( -2.8%)(Axis)
---
6 mnth ( -22.0%)
1 year ( -2.0%)
2 year ( -30.0%)
3 year ( 65.8%)
5 year ( -8.1%)
Deadpool drops to the lowest it has been in about a year. As its Axis tie-in ends, will the sales grow or fall? The April solicits suggest they are building toward Deadpool’s death in the issue 250 special, but this is Deadpool so it’s unclear if that will be a real or played for laughs. Then again, it can all be undone in Secret Wars so why not kill him?
46. ROCKET RACCOON
07/14 Rocket Raccoon #1 - 293,913 ( --- )[7,738]
08/14 Rocket Raccoon #2 - 56,597 (-80.7%)
09/14 Rocket Raccoon #3 - 52,288 ( -7.6%)
10/14 Rocket Raccoon #4 - 57,830 ( 10.6%)
11/14 Rocket Raccoon #5 - 52,979 ( -8.4%)
12/14 Rocket Raccoon #6 - 41,154 (-22.3%)
Rocket Raccoon drops another 10k issues. It is still selling better than a lot of Marvel’s single character issues sell by issue 6.
47. THANOS VS HULK
12/14 Thanos vs Hulk #1 - 39,862 ( --- )
Thanos Vs. Hulk is a four issue miniseries and will likely sell between 30k and 40k for the rest of its run.
48. NEW AVENGERS
12/09 New Avengers v1 #60 - 72,790
12/11 New Avengers v2 #19 - 52,915
---
12/13 N Avengers #13.INH - 56,624 ( -3.7%)
01/14 ---
02/14 New Avengers v3 #14 - 50,668 (-10.5%)
03/14 New Avengers v3 #15 - 47,178 ( -6.9%)
03/14 N Avengers #16.NOW - 48,731 ( 0.0%)
04/14 New Avengers v3 #17 - 45,885 ( -5.8%)
05/14 New Avengers v3 #18 - 43,668 ( -4.8%)
06/14 New Avengers v3 #19 - 41,989 ( -3.8%)
06/14 New Avengers v3 #20 - 43,962 ( -0.1%)
07/14 New Avengers v3 #21 - 42,699 ( 1.8%)
08/14 New Avengers v3 #22 - 42,797 ( 0.2%)
08/14 New Avengers v3 #23 - 40,018 ( -6.3%)
09/14 New Avengers v3 #24 - 45,123 (-12.8%)
10/14 New Avengers v3 #25 - 42,979 ( -4.8%)
11/14 New Avengers v3 #26 - 46,318 ( 7.8%)
11/14 New Avengers v3 #27 - 40,408 (-12.8%)
12/14 New Avengers v3 #28 - 39,855 ( -1.4%)
---
6 mnth ( -5.0%)
1 year ( -29.6%)
3 year ( -24.7%)
5 year ( -45.2%)
Time Runs Out for New Avengers and sales continue to drop as well. This book leads into Secret Wars even more than Avengers, and even though the two books are one story this series sells even less. Not the strongest footing to launch your major world altering event out of, but if anyone can make it successful, it is probably Marvel.
51. IRON MAN
12/04 Iron Man v4 #2 - 53,294
12/09 Inv Iron Man #21 - 47,330
12/11 Inv Iron Man #511 - 35,402
12/12 Iron Man v6 #4 - 56,708
---
12/13 Iron Man v6 #19 - 32,537 ( -10.0%)
01/14 Iron Man v6 #20 - 30,533 ( -6.2%)
01/14 Iron #20.INH - 30,512 ( -0.1%)
02/14 Iron Man v6 #21 – 29,546 ( -3.2%)
03/14 Iron Man v6 #22 - 29,017 ( -1.8%)
03/14 Ir. Man #23.NOW - 43,912 ( 51.3%)
04/14 Iron Man v6 #24 - 31,257 ( -28.8%)
05/14 Iron Man v6 #25 - 29,558 ( -5.4%)
05/14 Iron Man v6 #26 - 28,654 ( -3.1%)
06/14 Iron Man v6 #27 - 28,290 ( -1.3%)
06/14 Iron Man v6 #28 - 28,027 ( -0.9%)
11/14 Sup. Iron Man #1 - 83,994 ( 199.7%)
11/14 Sup. Iron Man #2 - 42,621 ( -49.3%)
12/14 Sup. Iron Man #3 - 38,806 ( -9.0%)
---
6 Mnth ( 38.5%)
1 Year ( 19.3%)
2 Year ( -32.0%)
3 Year ( 9.6%)
5 Year ( -18.0%)
10 Year ( -27.2%)
3 issues in and Iron Man is only 10k above where it was before it relaunched. No worries though it’ll reboot again because of Secret Wars in less than a year.
53, 57. DEATH OF WOLVERINE: LOGAN LEGACY
10/14 DoW: Logan Legacy #1 - 71,532
10/14 DoW: Logan Legacy #2 - 48,795 ( -31.8%)
10/14 DoW: Logan Legacy #3 - 47,265 ( -3.9%)
11/14 DoW: Logan Legacy #4 - 42,114 ( -10.9%)
11/14 DoW: Logan Legacy #5 - 39,367 ( -6.5%)
12/14 DoW: Logan Legacy #6 - 36,647 ( -6.9%)
12/14 DoW: Logan Legacy #7 - 34,807 ( -5.0%)
Logan’s Legacy ends with about half the sales it started with two months ago. The Wolverines weekly series starts next month.
55. DEADPOOL vs.
04/14 Dpool vs. Carnage #1 – 57,275 [4,497]
04/14 Dpool vs. Carnage #2 – 49,374 (-13.8%)[2,757]
05/14 Dpool vs. Carnage #3 – 46,688 ( -5.4%)
06/14 Dpool vs. Carnage #4 – 47,228 ( 1.2%)
07/14 Dpool vs. X-Force #1 - 54,762 ( --- )
07/14 Dpool vs. X-Force #2 - 45,047 (-17.7%)
08/14 Dpool vs. X-Force #3 - 38,471 (-14.6%)
09/14 Dpool vs. X-Force #4 – 35,748 ( -7.1%)
09/14 Dpool vs. Hawkeye #0 – 42,960 ( 20.2%)
10/14 Dpool vs. Hawkeye #1 – 47,983 ( 11.7%)
11/14 Dpool vs. Hawkeye #2 – 38,120 (-20.6%)
12/14 Dpool vs. Hawkeye #3 – 36,162 ( -5.1%)
---
6 Mnth ( -18.4%)
Deadpool vs. Hawkeye is following a similar sales trend as previous Deadpool vs. books.
58. SPIDER-VERSE TEAM UP
10/14 Spider-Verse Team Up #1 - 35,449 (---)
11/14 Spider-Verse Team Up #2 - 34,408 (-2.9%)
Spider-Verse Team Up maintains a very solid sales level.
64. DEADPOOL’S ART OF WAR
10/14 Deadpool’s Art of War #1 - 42,673
11/14 Deadpool’s Art of War #2 - 36,707 (-14.0%)
12/14 Deadpool’s Art of War #3 - 33,151 ( -9.7%)
Deadpool’s Art of War is also very stable.
67. LEGENDARY STAR LORD
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07/14 Star Lord #1 – 78,501
08/14 Star Lord #2 – 37,109 (-52.7%)
09/14 Star Lord #3 – 32,918 (-11.3%)
10/14 Star Lord #4 – 37,123 ( 12.8%)
11/14 Star Lord #5 – 36,905 ( -0.6%)
12/14 Star Lord #6 – 32,863 (-11.0%)
Star Lord keeps fluctuating between 32k and 37k, which is a pretty nice area for it to live. It will also probably get a boost during the upcoming Black Vortex crossover. This is a very good sales range for a single character comic and puts Star Lord in good company with books like Daredevil, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor which often sell around this level.
76. AMAZING X-MEN
12/04 Astonishing X-Men #7 - 134,109
12/09 Astonishing X-Men #33 - 57,592
12/11 Astonishing X-Men #45 - 31,392
12/12 Astonishing X-Men #57 - 26,263
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11/13 Amazing X-Men v2 #1 - 112,337 (+434.4%)
12/13 Amazing X-Men v2 #2 - 60,870 ( -45.8%)
01/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #3 - 51,431 ( -15.5%)
02/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #4 - 48,161 ( -6.4%)
03/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #5 - 46,242 ( -4.0%)
04/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #6 - 45,095 ( -2.5%)
05/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #7 - 42,512 ( -5.7%)
06/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #8 - 41,613 ( -2.1%)
07/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #9 - 40,562 ( -2.5%)
08/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #10 - 36,405 ( -10.2%)
09/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #11 - 34,552 ( -5.1%)
10/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #12 - 32,966 ( -4.6%)
11/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #13 - 36,338 ( 10.2%)
12/14 Amazing X-Men v2 #14 - 31,468 ( -13.4%)(Axis)
---
6 mnth ( -24.4%)
1 year ( -48.3%)
2 year ( 20.0%)
3 year ( 0.2%)
5 year ( -45.4%)
10 year ( -76.5%)
Amazing X-Men drops 13% this month as it ties into Axis. New story arc featuring the return of the Juggernaut starts soon, which might help boost sales.
77. MILES MORALES ULT SPIDER-MAN
12/04 Ult. Spider-Man v1 #70 – 88,964
12/09 Ult. Spider-Man v2 #5 – 45,849
12/11 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #5 – 48,308
12/12 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #18 - 36,944
---
12/13 Cataclysm USM #2 of 3 - 30,293 (-17.1%)
01/14 Cataclysm USM #3 of 3 - 27,650 ( -8.7%)
02/14 ---
03/14 ---
04/14 Ult. Spider-Man #200 - 41,608 ( 50.5%)
05/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #1 - 45,864 ( 10.2%)
06/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #2 - 38,231 (-16.6%)
07/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #3 - 37,240 ( -2.6%)
08/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #4 - 34,836 ( -6.5%)
09/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #5 - 34,140 ( -2.0%)
10/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #6 - 33,057 ( -3.2%)
11/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #7 - 31,607 ( -4.4%)
12/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #8 - 31,448 ( -0.5%)
---
6 Mnth ( -17.7%)
1 year ( 3.8%)
2 year ( -15.0%)
3 year ( -34.9%)
5 year ( -31.4%)
10 year ( -64.7%)
Miles has been very stable despite the rest of the Ultimate Universe crashing sales wise. It was just announced that the Ultimate books will merge with the main Marvel Universe as part of Secret Wars, and I expect Miles will find a new home and a new #1 in the aftermath of that event.
78. DAREDEVIL
12/04 Daredevil v2 #68 – 50,493
12/04 Daredevil #503 – 38,680
12/11 Daredevil v3 #7 – 38,824
12/12 Daredevil v3 #21 - 35,848
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12/13 Daredevil v3 #34 - 32,331 ( -1.9%)
01/14 Daredevil v3 #35 - 32,067 ( -0.8%)
02/14 Daredevil v3 #36 – 31,494 ( -1.8%)
03/14 Daredevil v4 #1 - 76,006 (141.3%)[1,948]
04/14 Daredevil #1.50 - 48,462 (-36.2%)
04/14 Daredevil v4 #2 - 42,811 (-11.7%)
05/14 Daredevil v4 #3 - 39,316 (-8.2%)
06/14 Daredevil v4 #4 - 37,902 (-3.6%)
07/14 Daredevil v4 #5 - 36,825 (-2.8%)
07/14 Daredevil v4 #6 - 37,959 ( 3.1%)
07/14 Daredevil #0.1 - 33,437
08/14 Daredevil v4 #7 - 36,785 (-3.1%)
09/14 Daredevil v4 #8 - 37,739 ( 2.6%)
10/14 Daredevil v4 #9 - 33,996 (-9.9%)
11/14 Daredevil v4 #10 - 32,438 (-4.6%)
12/14 Daredevil v4 #11 - 31,382 (-3.3%)
---
6 Mnth ( -17.2%)
1 Year ( -2.9%)
2 Year ( -12.0%)
3 Year ( -19.2%)
5 Year ( -18.9%)
10 Year ( -37.8%)
Daredevil is winding down to the end of Waid and Samnee’s run just in time for Secret Wars and whatever comes next for the Marvel Universe.
80. MS. MARVEL
02/14 Ms. Marvel #1 - 50,286 ( --- ) [15,155]
03/14 Ms. Marvel #2 - 38,357 (-23.7%) [3,440]
04/14 Ms. Marvel #3 - 37,140 ( -3.2%)
05/14 Ms. Marvel #4 - 34,839 ( -6.2%)
06/14 Ms. Marvel #5 - 33,795 ( -3.0%)
07/14 Ms. Marvel #6 - 36,041 ( 6.6%)
08/14 Ms. Marvel #7 - 32,866 ( -8.8%)
09/14 Ms. Marvel #8 - 32,182 ( -2.1%)
10/14 Ms. Marvel #9 - 32,915 ( 2.3%)
12/14 Ms. Marvel #10 - 30,282 ( -8.0%)
---
6 Mnth ( -10.4%)
Ms. Marvel sales drop a bit after its one month break, but it stays just above the 30k mark. I expect Ms. Marvel will definitely have a home in the new Marvel universe.
82. X-MEN
12/04 X-Men v2 #165 - 86,637
12/11 X-Men v3 #22 - 39,121
12/12 X-Men v3 #39 - 29,326
---
11/13 X-Men v4 #7 - 56,968 ( -20.9%)
12/13 X-Men v4 #8 - 53,201 ( -6.6%)
01/14 X-Men v4 #9 - 49,412 ( -7.1%)
02/14 X-M #10.Now - 52,486 ( 6.2%)
02/14 X-Men v4 #11 - 47,498 ( -9.5%)
03/14 X-Men v4 #12 - 44,135 ( -7.1%)
04/14 X-Men v4 #13 - 42,065 ( -4.7%)
05/14 X-Men v4 #14 - 39,499 ( -6.1%)
06/14 X-Men v4 #15 - 38,271 ( -3.1%)
07/14 X-Men v4 #16 - 38,937 ( 1.7%)
07/14 X-Men v4 #17 - 36,255 ( -6.9%)
08/14 X-Men v4 #18 - 35,543 ( -2.0%)
09/14 X-Men v4 #19 - 33,737 ( -5.1%)
10/14 X-Men v4 #20 - 33,004 ( -2.2%)
11/14 X-Men v4 #21 - 31,468 ( -4.7%)
12/14 X-Men v4 #22 - 30,200 ( -4.0%)
---
6 mnth ( -21.1%)
1 year ( -43.2%)
2 year ( 3.0%)
3 year ( -22.8%)
10 year ( -65.1%)
The Final issue of the current run drops 1 thousand issues. G. Willow Wilson takes over for a short arc next month.
83. SCARLET SPIDERS
11/14 Scarlet Spiders #1 - 36,281 (---)(Spider-Verse)
12/14 Scarlet Spiders #2 - 29,628 (-18.3%)(Spider-Verse)
Issue 2 of this 3 issue miniseries drops 6k issues, but will probably still end pretty strong.
84, 88. DEATH OF WOLVERINE: WEAPON X PROGRAM
11/14 DoW: Weapon X Program #1 - 44,612
11/14 DoW: Weapon X Program #2 - 33,143 (-25.7%)
12/14 DoW: Weapon X Program #3 - 29,355 (-11.4%)
12/14 DoW: Weapon X Program #4 - 27,979 ( -4.7%)
Another Death of Wolverine tie-in. This series ends next month and will likely maintain around 25k issues.
85. CARNAGE
12/11 Carnage USA #1 – 37,620
---
10/14 AXIS Carnage #1 – 38,548
11/14 AXIS Carnage #2 – 32,015 (-16.9%)
12/14 AXIS Carnage #3 – 28,804 (-10.0%)
---
3 Year (-23.4%)
These are pretty solid sales for this Carnage mini.
86. MIGHTY AVENGERS
12/09 Mighty Avengers #32 - 48,662
---
12/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #4 - 35,740 (-15.3%)
01/14 Mighty Avengers#5.INH - 30,251 (-15.4%)
02/14 Mighty Avengers v2 #6 - 27,195 (-10.1%)
02/14 Mighty Avengers v2 #7 - 26,512 ( -2.5%)
03/14 Mighty Avengers v2 #8 - 24,933 ( -6.0%)
04/14 Mighty Avengers v2 #9 - 23,903 ( -4.1%)
05/14 Mighty Avengers v2 #10 - 28,711 ( 20.1%)
06/14 Mighty Avengers v2 #11 - 26,221 ( -8.7%) O.S. Tie-In
07/14 Mighty Avengers v2 #12 - 24,851 ( -5.2%) O.S. Tie-In
08/14 Mighty Avengers v2 #13 - 22,490 ( -9.5%)
09/14 Mighty Avengers v2 #14 - 21,516 ( -4.3%)
10/14 ---
11/14 Cap & M. Avengers #1 - 60,206 (179.8%)
11/14 Cap & M. Avengers #2 - 34,428 (-42.8%)
12/14 Cap & M. Avengers #3 - 28,744 (-16.5%)
---
6 Mnth ( 9.6%)
1 Year ( -19.6%)
5 Year ( -40.9%)
Mighty Avengers is rapidly returning to its previous low sales numbers. If Secret Wars results in a culling of low-selling lines or a reshuffle and relaunch, I expect Mighty Avengers to be one of the books that gets reimagined.
90. HULK
12/09 Incred Hulk #605 - 43,964
12/11 Incred Hulk v4 #3 – 46,446
12/12 Incred Hulk v5 #2 - 63,653
---
12/13 Hulk #17.INH - 35,679 ( -0.5%)
01/14 Hulk #18.INH - 33,056 ( -7.4%)
02/14 Indestructible #19 - 31,192 ( -5.6%)
03/14 Indestructible #20 - 30,042 ( -3.7%)
04/14 Hulk v3 #1 - 73,551 ( 144.8%)
04/14 Hulk v3 #2 - 40,590 ( -44.8%)
05/14 Hulk v3 #3 - 37,639 ( -7.3%)
06/14 Hulk v3 #4 - 35,377 ( -6.0%)
08/14 Hulk v3 #5 - 34,903 ( -1.3%)
09/14 Hulk v3 #6 - 33,032 ( -5.4%)
10/14 Hulk v3 #7 - 35,084 ( 6.2%)
11/14 Hulk v3 #8 - 34,483 ( -1.7%)
12/14 Hulk v3 #9 - 27,697 ( -19.7%)
---
6 Mnth ( -21.7%)
1 Year ( -22.4%)
2 Year ( -56.0%)
3 Year ( -40.4%)
5 Year ( -37.0%)
After a few months of stability, Hulk drops almost 20% this month falling below the 30k line. With Secret Wars looming, I’m sure some sort of reboot is on the way.
91. Magneto
12/11 Magneto Not a Hero #2 – 19,262
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03/14 Magneto #1 – 55,337
04/14 Magneto #2 – 35,772 (-35.4%)[2,297]
05/14 Magneto #3 – 35,504 ( -0.7%)
05/14 Magneto #4 – 33,070 ( -6.9%)
06/14 Magneto #5 – 32,837 ( -0.7%)
07/14 Magneto #6 – 32,675 ( -0.5%)
07/14 Magneto #7 – 31,001 ( -5.1%)
08/14 Magneto #8 – 29,727 ( -4.1%)
09/14 Magneto #9 – 31,563 ( 6.2%)(Axis)
09/14 Magneto #10– 30,769 ( -2.5%)(Axis)
10/14 Magneto #11– 31,642 ( 2.8%)(Axis)
11/14 Magneto #12– 30,107 ( -4.9%)(Axis)
12/14 Magneto #13– 27,418 ( -8.9%)
---
6 Mnth ( -16.5%)
3 year ( 42.3%)
Magneto’s first post-Axis issue drops a few thousand copies. It looks like Axis may have been helping keep this title afloat above the 30k line. Will it survive the Secret Wars and get a relaunch?
93. MOON KNIGHT
12/09 Vengeance of MK#4 - 21,482
12/11 Moon Knight v4 #8 - 24,626
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03/14 Moon Knight v5 #1 - 58,022 ( --- ) [7,266]
04/14 Moon Knight v5 #2 - 40,885 (-29.5%) [3,621]
05/14 Moon Knight v5 #3 - 42,607 ( 4.2%)
06/14 Moon Knight v5 #4 - 40,348 ( -5.3%)
07/14 Moon Knight v5 #5 - 38,630 ( -4.3%)
08/14 Moon Knight v5 #6 - 37,646 ( -2.5%)
09/14 Moon Knight v5 #7 - 35,630 ( -5.4%)
10/14 Moon Knight v5 #8 - 32,434 ( -9.0%)
11/14 Moon Knight v5 #9 - 28,739 (-11.4%)
12/14 Moon Knight v5 #10 - 26,633 ( -7.3%)
---
6 Mnth (-34.0%)
3 year ( 8.1%)
5 year ( 24.0%)
Moon Knight continues its descent since the critically acclaimed creative team moved onto an Image book. There’s much less praise and excitement about the new arc, which seems to be reflected in the shrinking sales.
95, 101. AXIS REVOLUTIONS
10/14 Axis Revolutions #1 - 32,794
11/14 Axis Revolutions #2 - 27,775 (-15.3%)
12/14 Axis Revolutions #3 - 26,364 ( -5.1%)
12/14 Axis Revolutions #4 - 25,445 ( -3.5%)
Axis tie-in series ending at around 1/3 of the main Axis series sales, which isn’t terrible but isn’t great either.
97. INHUMAN
04/14 Inhuman #1 - 58,309
05/14 Inhuman #2 - 41,810 ( -28.3%)
08/14 Inhuman #3 - 37,159 ( -11.1%)
08/14 Inhuman #4 - 34,215 ( -7.9%)
09/14 Inhuman #5 - 32,719 ( -4.4%)
09/14 Inhuman #6 - 30,761 ( -6.0%)
10/14 Inhuman #7 - 29,903 ( -2.8%)
11/14 Inhuman #8 - 50,766 ( -15.0%)
12/14 Inhuman #9 - 25,962 ( -48.9%)
12/14 Inhuman #10- 25,445 ( -2.0%)
---
6 Mnth (-39.1%)
So a helpful commenter (thanks Randy C.) pointed out that the big boost to Inhumans #8 last month was due to Marvel shipping stores extra books to cross-promote with the Agents of SHIELD mid-season finale Inhumans reveal. So these lower numbers are much closer to Inhuman’s true sales numbers. Oddly enough despite this book not selling very well at all, Marvel is adding a second Inhumans book in April. This is likely due to the importance of the Inhumans to their overall publishing and film plans. Expect Inhumans to be an even bigger part of the Marvel Universe after Secret Wars.
100. GUARDIANS 3000
10/14 Guardians 3000 #1 - 58,574 (---)
11/14 Guardians 3000 #2 - 34,467 (-41.2%)
12/14 Guardians 3000 #3 - 25,509 (-26.0%)
Guardians 3000 drops a quarter of its sales this month. Of all the new Guardians books this one is selling the worst, perhaps it because these character aren’t as well known as the ones featured in the movie?
108. FANTASTIC FOUR
12/04 Fantastic Four #521 – 47,636
12/09 Fantastic Four #574 – 38,431
12/11 Fantastic Four #601 – 51,080
12/12 Fantastic Four # 2 - 58,421
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12/13 Fantastic Four v5 #15 - 27,610 ( -3.7%)
01/14 Fantastic Four v5 #16 - 28,045 ( 1.6%)
02/14 Fantastic Four v6 #1 - 65,775 ( 134.5%)
03/14 Fantastic Four v6 #2 - 37,569 ( -42.9%)
04/14 Fantastic Four v6 #3 - 34,930 ( -7.0%)
05/14 Fantastic Four v6 #4 - 33,263 ( -4.8%)
05/14 Fantastic Four v6 #5 - 33,336 ( 0.2%)
06/14 Fantastic Four v6 #6 - 33,177 ( -0.5%) O.S. Tie-In
07/14 Fantastic Four v6 #7 - 33,687 ( 1.5%) O.S. Tie-In
08/14 Fantastic Four v6 #8 - 30,674 ( -8.9%) O.S. Tie-In
08/14 Fantastic Four v6 #9 - 28,827 ( -6.0%)
09/14 Fantastic Four v6 #10 - 28,118 ( -2.5%)
10/14 Fantastic Four v6 #11 - 26,938 ( -4.2%)
10/14 Fantastic Four v6 #12 - 26,638 ( -1.1%)
11/14 Fantastic Four v6 #13 - 25,432 ( -4.5%)
12/14 Fantastic Four v6 #14 - 24,716 ( -2.8%)
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6 mnth ( -25.5%)
1 year ( -10.5%)
2 year ( -58.0%)
3 year ( -51.6%)
5 year ( -35.7%)
10 year ( -48.1%)
Fantastic Four suffers from standard attrition, as it marches towards its end in April. The covers for Secret Wars suggest the FF will play into Secret Wars, but will they all survive it, and what will the FF look like in the new universe.
116. NOVA
12/09 Nova v4 #32 - 22,202
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12/13 Nova v5 #11 - 27,982 (-14.5%)
01/14 Nova v5 #12 - 25,043 ( -10.5%)
02/14 Nova#13.Now – 26,147 ( 4.4%)
03/14 Nova v5 #14 – 23,459 ( -10.3%)
03/14 Nova v5 #15 – 22,996 ( -2.0%)
04/14 Nova v5 #16 – 22,020 ( -4.2%)
05/14 Nova v5 #17 – 21,652 ( -1.7%)
06/14 Nova v5 #18 – 25,875 ( 19.5%) O.S. Tie-In
07/14 Nova v5 #19 – 24,580 ( -5.0%) O.S. Tie-In
08/14 Nova v5 #20 – 24,377 ( -0.8%) O.S. Tie-In
09/14 Nova v5 #21 – 22,338 ( -8.4%)
10/14 Nova v5 #22 – 22,485 ( 0.7%)
11/14 Nova v5 #23 – 21,706 ( -3.5%)(Axis)
11/14 Nova v5 #24 – 21,575 ( -0.6%)(Axis)
12/14 Nova v5 #25 – 21,805 ( 1.1%)(Axis)
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6 Mnth ( -15.7%)
1 Year ( -22.1%)
5 Year ( -1.8%)
Nova gets a little help from Axis, keeping it alive until its next tie-in with a more popular book in February’s Black Vortex. Will Secret Wars finally bring back Richard Rider or keep Sam Alexander around?
117. Loki, Agent of Asgard
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02/14 Loki #1 - 41,921 ( --- )
03/14 Loki #2 - 27,968 ( -33.3%)
04/14 Loki #3 - 27,472 ( -1.8%)[2,269]
05/14 Loki #4 - 26,012 ( -7.0%)
06/14 Loki #5 - 24,794 ( -4.7%)
09/14 Loki #6 - 25,131 ( 1.4%)(Axis)
10/14 Loki #7 - 25,430 ( 1.2%)(Axis)
11/14 Loki #8 - 23,333 ( -8.2%)(Axis)
12/14 Loki #9 - 21,697 ( -7.0%)(Axis)
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6 mnth ( -12.5%)
Loki benefitted from its Axis tie-in at first, but these last few months the sales have dropped off and it is starting to reach the 20k danger zone.
118. ALL NEW MIRACLEMAN ANNUAL
12/14 All New MiracleMan Annual #1 - 21,644
120. BLACK WIDOW
12/04 Black Widow #3 – 24,372
12/09 Deadly Origin #2– 20,925
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01/14 Black Widow #1 - 53,879
01/14 Black Widow #2 - 31,260 ( -42.0%)
02/14 Black Widow #3 – 28,127 ( -10.0%)
03/14 Black Widow #4 – 27,378 ( -2.7%)
04/14 Black Widow #5 – 27,055 ( -1.2%)
05/14 Black Widow #6 – 26,136 ( -3.4%)
06/14 Black Widow #7 – 25,423 ( -2.7%)
07/14 Black Widow #8 – 24,555 ( -3.4%)
08/14 Black Widow #9 – 24,885 ( 1.3%)
09/14 Black Widow #10 – 23,687 ( -4.8%)
10/14 Black Widow #11 – 23,922 ( 1.0%)
11/14 Black Widow #12 – 22,971 ( -4.0%)
12/14 Black Widow #13 – 21,444 ( -6.6%)
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6 Mnth ( -15.7%)
5 Year ( 2.5%)
10 Year ( -12.0%)
Black Widow drops again. Due to her role in the MCU, I expect Black Widow will get a relaunch in the new universe.
122. PUNISHER
12/04 Punisher v7 #15 – 40,359
12/09 Punisher v8 #12 – 24,985
12/11 Punisher v9 #5 - 23,971
12/12 Pun Warzone #2 - 25,471
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02/14 Punisher v10 #1 – 54,558 ( --- )
02/14 Punisher v10 #2 – 31,709 ( -41.9%)
03/14 Punisher v10 #3 – 29,636 ( -5.6%)
04/14 Punisher v10 #4 – 28,435 ( -5.0%)
05/14 Punisher v10 #5 – 27,471 ( -3.4%)
06/14 Punisher v10 #6 – 26,606 ( -3.1%)
06/14 Punisher v10 #7 – 26,192 ( -1.6%)
07/14 Punisher v10 #8 – 25,957 ( -0.9%)
08/14 Punisher v10 #9 – 25,876 ( -0.3%)
09/14 Punisher v10 #10 – 23,680 ( -8.5%)
10/14 Punisher v10 #11 – 28,710 ( 21.2%)
11/14 Punisher v10 #12 – 21,785 ( -24.1%)
12/14 Punisher v10 #13 – 21,248 ( -2.5%)
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6 mnth ( -18.9%)
2 year ( -17.0%)
3 year ( -11.4%)
5 year ( -15.0%)
10 year ( -47.4%)
Another drop for Punisher, but I expect he’ll get a relaunch in the fall.
123. AXIS HOBGOBLIN
10/14 Axis Hobgoblin #1 - 31,243
11/14 Axis Hobgoblin #2 - 26,066 (-16.6%)
12/14 Axis Hobgoblin #3 - 20,958 (-19.6%)
Hobgoblin doesn’t fare as well as some of the other Axis tie-ins.
124. ALL-NEW X-FACTOR
12/09 X-Factor #200 - 36,577
12/11 X-Factor #229 - 23,667
12/12 X-Factor #249 - 21,211
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01/14 X-Factor v4 #1 - 45,727 (
01/14 X-Factor v4 #2 - 32,228 ( -29.5%)
02/14 X-Factor v4 #3 - 29,915 ( -3.2%)
03/14 X-Factor v4 #4 - 27,337 ( -8.6%)
03/14 X-Factor v4 #5 - 26,656 ( -2.5%)
04/14 X-Factor v4 #6 - 26,029 ( -2.4%)
05/14 X-Factor v4 #7 - 24,873 ( -4.4%)
05/14 X-Factor v4 #8 - 24,283 ( -2.4%)
06/14 X-Factor v4 #9 - 23,720 ( -2.3%)
07/14 X-Factor v4 #10 - 22,563 ( -4.9%)
07/14 X-Factor v4 #11 - 22,428 ( -0.6%)
08/14 X-Factor v4 #12 - 21,352 ( -4.8%)
09/14 X-Factor v4 #13 - 20,615 ( -3.5%)
09/14 X-Factor v4 #14 - 20,820 ( 1.0%)
10/14 X-Factor v4 #15 - 22,240 ( 6.8%)(Axis)
11/14 X-Factor v4 #16 - 21,276 ( -4.3%)(Axis)
12/14 X-Factor v4 #17 - 20,916 ( -1.7%)(Axis)
12/14 X-Factor v4 #18 - 19,963 ( -4.6%)(Axis)
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6 Mnth ( -15.8%)
2 Year ( -6.0%)
3 Year ( -15.7%)
5 Year ( -45.4%)
X-Factor is another book that got an initial boost from Axis but has started to slip this month. This run ends with issue 20.
126. AVENGERS WORLD
01/14 Avengers World #1 - 86,727
01/14 Avengers World #2 - 53,693 (-38.1%)
02/14 Avengers World #3 – 39,999 (-25.5%)
03/14 Avengers World #4 – 34,397 (-14.0%)
04/14 Avengers World #5 – 31,110 ( -9.6%)
05/14 Avengers World #6 – 28,969 ( -6.9%)
06/14 Avengers World #7 – 27,854 ( -3.8%)
06/14 Avengers World #8 – 26,912 ( -3.4%)
07/14 Avengers World #9 – 24,771 ( -8.0%)
07/14 Avengers World #10– 24,196 ( -2.3%)
08/14 Avengers World #11– 23,493 ( -2.9%)
09/14 Avengers World #12– 22,375 ( -4.8%)
09/14 Avengers World #13– 21,599 ( -3.5%)
10/14 Avengers World #14– 21,095 ( -2.3%)
11/14 Avengers World #15– 27,139 ( 28.7%)(Axis)
12/14 Avengers World #16– 20,853 (-23.2%)(Axis)
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6 Mnth ( -22.5%)
The Axis boosts of last month did not last until this month. I expect sales to continue to drop without the support of the event tie-in. I wonder what the Avengers line will look like next September.
128. Nightcrawler
12/04 Nightcrawler #3 – 31,437
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04/14 Nightcrawler #1 – 49,426
05/14 Nightcrawler #2 – 35,356 (-28.5%)
06/14 Nightcrawler #3 – 31,743 (-10.2%)
07/14 Nightcrawler #4 – 27,990 (-11.8%)
08/14 Nightcrawler #5 – 25,627 ( -8.4%)
09/14 Nightcrawler #6 – 23,921 ( -6.7%)
10/14 Nightcrawler #7 – 23,379 ( -2.3%)
11/14 Nightcrawler #8 – 21,845 ( -6.6%)
12/14 Nightcrawler #9 – 20,317 ( -7.0%)
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6 Mnth (-36.0%)
10 Year (-35.4%)
Nightcrawler is scheduled to end with issue 12.
130. CAPTAIN MARVEL
12/09 Ms. Marvel #48 - 22,527
12/12 Captain Marvel #8 - 19,970
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11/13 Captain Marvel v6 #17 - 18,173 (-20.5%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 ---
03/14 Captain Marvel v7 #1 - 44,248
04/14 Captain Marvel v7 #2 - 28,008 (-36.7%)
05/14 Captain Marvel v7 #3 - 26,057 ( -7.0%)
06/14 Captain Marvel v7 #4 - 24,062 ( -7.7%)
07/14 Captain Marvel v7 #5 - 23,666 ( -1.6%)
08/14 Captain Marvel v7 #6 - 21,221 (-10.3%)
09/14 Captain Marvel v7 #7 - 21,022 ( -0.9%)
10/14 Captain Marvel v7 #8 - 20,692 ( -1.6%)
11/14 Captain Marvel v7 #9 - 19,885 ( -3.9%)
12/14 Captain Marvel v7 #10 - 19,973 ( 0.4%)
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6 mnth ( -17.0%)
2 year ( 0.0%)
5 year ( -11.3%)
Captain Marvel gets a small boost of about 100 issues this month. It will be tying into the new Black Vortex crossover in the spring.
133. Iron Fist: Living Weapon
12/04 Iron Fist #6 - 17,985
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04/14 Iron Fist LW #1 - 53,613 ( --- )[2,350]
05/14 Iron Fist LW #2 - 33,643 ( -37.2%)
06/14 Iron Fist LW #3 - 29,816 ( -11.4%)
07/14 Iron Fist LW #4 - 26,147 ( -12.3%)
08/14 Iron Fist LW #5 - 24,178 ( -7.5%)
09/14 Iron Fist LW #6 - 21,926 ( -9.3%)
10/14 ---
11/14 ---
12/14 Iron Fist LW #7 - 19,526 ( -10.9%)
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6 mnth (-34.5%)
Iron Fist drops below the 20k mark. No word of a final issue, but with Secret War on the horizon, expect a lot of books to get a relaunch next fall.
134. SHE-HULK
12/12 Red She-Hulk #60- 20,798
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02/14 She-Hulk #1 - 41,921 ( --- )[3,270]
03/14 She-Hulk #2 - 26,675 (-36.3%)
04/14 She-Hulk #3 - 27,398 ( 2.7%)
05/14 She-Hulk #4 - 25,543 ( -6.8%)
06/14 She-Hulk #5 - 24,736 ( -3.2%)
07/14 She-Hulk #6 - 23,562 ( -3.2%)
08/14 She-Hulk #7 - 22,883 ( -2.9%)
09/14 She-Hulk #8 - 21,349 ( -6.7%)
10/14 She-Hulk #9 - 21,418 ( 0.3%)
11/14 She-Hulk #10 - 20,188 ( -5.7%)
12/14 She-Hulk #11 - 19,095 ( -5.4%)
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6 Mnth (-22.8%)
2 Year ( -8.0%)
She-Hulk ends with issue 12 next month.
137. X-FORCE
12/04 X-Force v2 #5 - 38,008
12/09 X-Force v3 #22 - 51,859
12/11 X-Force v4 #19 - 55,333
12/12 X-Force v4 #35 - 47,736
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12/13 X-Force v5 #15 - 27,567 ( -4.6%)
01/14 X-Force v5 #16 - 27,701 ( 0.5%)
01/14 X-Force v5 #17 - 27,319 ( -1.4%)
02/14 X-Force v6 #1 - 47,427 ( 73.6%)
03/14 X-Force v6 #2 - 33,079 (-30.3%)
04/14 X-Force v6 #3 - 29,541 (-10.7%)
04/14 X-Force v6 #4 - 28,067 ( -5.0%)
05/14 X-Force v6 #5 - 26,215 ( -6.6%)
06/14 X-Force v6 #6 - 24,358 ( -7.1%)
07/14 X-Force v6 #7 - 23,675 ( -2.8%)
08/14 X-Force v6 #8 - 22,299 ( -5.8%)
09/14 X-Force v6 #9 - 21,263 ( -4.6%)
10/14 X-Force v6 #10 - 20,539 ( -3.4%)
10/14 X-Force v6 #11 - 20,308 ( -1.1%)
11/14 X-Force v6 #12 - 19,369 ( -4.6%)
12/14 X-Force v6 #13 - 18,759 ( -3.1%)
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6 mnth ( -23.0%)
1 year ( -32.0%)
2 year ( -61.0%)
3 year ( -66.1%)
5 year ( -63.8%)
10 year ( -50.6%)
X-Force ends with issue 15.
pre>141. DEATHLOK
12/09 Deathlok #2 – 14,059
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10/14 Deathlok #1 – 43,991
11/14 Deathlok #2 – 20,883 ( -52.5%)
12/14 Deathlok #3 – 18,112 ( -13.3%)
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5 year (28.8%)
Deathlok continues to drop but is still solicited through issue 7 in April.
145. CYCLOPS
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05/14 Cyclops #1 – 47,468
06/14 Cyclops #2 – 31,132 ( -34.4%)
07/14 Cyclops #3 – 25,925 ( -16.7%)
08/14 Cyclops #4 – 23,305 ( -16.7%)
09/14 Cyclops #5 – 21,874 ( -6.1%)
10/14 Cyclops #6 – 20,115 ( -8.0%)
11/14 Cyclops #7 – 18,371 ( -8.7%)
12/14 Cyclops #8 – 17,146 ( -6.7%)
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6 Mnth ( -44.9%)
Cyclops drops another 1000 issues. Still solicited through April and looks like it’ll be tying into Black Vortex.
146. SECRET AVENGERS
12/11 Secret Avengers #20 - 38,202
12/12 Secret Avengers #35 - 30,755
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11/13 Secret Avengers v2 #11 - 25,326 ( -13.1%)
12/13 Secret Avengers v2 #12 - 23,863 ( -5.8%)
12/13 Secret Avengers v2 #13 - 23,172 ( -2.9%)
01/14 Secret Avengers v2 #14 - 21,372 ( -7.8%)
02/14 Secret Avengers v2 #15 – 20,059 ( -6.1%)
02/14 Secret Avengers v2 #16 – 20,022 ( -0.2%)
03/14 Secret Avengers v3 #1 - 34,036 ( 70.0%)
04/14 Secret Avengers v3 #2 - 24,724 ( -27.4%)
05/14 Secret Avengers v3 #3 - 22,860 ( -7.5%)
06/14 Secret Avengers v3 #4 - 21,335 ( -6.7%)
07/14 Secret Avengers v3 #5 - 20,088 ( -5.8%)
07/14 Secret Avengers v3 #6 - 19,435 ( -3.3%)
08/14 Secret Avengers v3 #7 - 20,017 ( 3.0%)
09/14 Secret Avengers v3 #8 - 18,680 ( -6.7%)
10/14 Secret Avengers v3 #9 - 18,974 ( 1.6%)
11/14 Secret Avengers v3 #10 - 17,652 ( -7.0%)
12/14 Secret Avengers v3 #11 - 17,109 ( 16.5%)
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6 Mnth ( -19.8%)
1 Year ( -28.3%)
2 Year ( -44.0%)
3 Year ( -55.2%)
Secret Avengers ends with issue 15 in April.
148. STORM
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07/14 Storm #1 – 47,566
08/14 Storm #2 – 25,268 ( -46.9%)
09/14 Storm #3 – 22,078 ( -12.6%)
10/14 Storm #4 – 19,862 ( -10.0%)
11/14 Storm #5 – 17,999 ( -9.4%)
12/14 Storm #6 – 17,028 ( -5.4%)
Storm continues to drop although the drops are shrinking. It is currently still solicited through issue 10 in April.
162. ALL-NEW INVADERS
12/04 Invaders #4 - 23,708
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01/14 All-New Invaders #1 - 55,167
02/14 All-New Invaders #2 – 32,293 (-41.5%)
03/14 All-New Invaders #3 – 27,329 (-15.4%)
04/14 All-New Invaders #4 – 22,927 (-16.1%)
05/14 All-New Invaders #5 – 21,843 ( -4.7%)
06/14 All-New Invaders #6 – 23,470 ( 7.4%) O.S. Tie-In
07/14 All-New Invaders #7 – 22,332 ( -4.8%) O.S. Tie-In
07/14 All-New Invaders #8 – 19,865 (-11.0%)
08/14 All-New Invaders #9 – 18,666 ( -6.0%)
09/14 All-New Invaders #10 – 17,821 ( -4.5%)
10/14 All-New Invaders #11 – 16,711 ( -6.2%)
11/14 All-New Invaders #12 – 15,613 ( -6.6%)
12/14 All-New Invaders #13 – 14,697 ( -5.9%)
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6 Mnth ( -32.7%)
Invaders ends with issue 15 in February.
172. Elektra
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04/14 Elektra #1 - 47,676 ( --- )
05/14 Elektra #2 - 26,612 (-44.2%)
06/14 Elektra #3 - 22,773 (-14.4%)
07/14 Elektra #4 - 19,125 (-16.0%)
08/14 Elektra #5 - 17,209 (-10.0%)
09/14 Elektra #6 - 16,136 ( -6.2%)
10/14 Elektra #7 - 15,021 ( -6.9%)
11/14 Elektra #8 - 14,132 ( -5.9%)
12/14 Elektra #9 - 13,241 ( -6.3%)
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6 Mnth ( -41.9%)
Elektra ends with issue 11.
174. All NEW ULTIMATES
12/04 Ultimates #2 - 146,277
12/11 Ult comics Ult #5 - 36,396
12/12 Ult comics Ult #19 - 26,971
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12/13 Cataclysm Ult. #2 - 33,348 (-20.8%)
01/14 Cataclysm Ult. #3 - 29,566 (-11.3%)
02/14 ---
03/14 ---
04/14 All-New Ult #1 - 30,308 ( 39.6%)
05/14 All-New Ult #2 - 24,165 (-20.3%)
06/14 All-New Ult #3 - 21,898 ( -9.4%)
06/14 All-New Ult #4 - 20,561 ( -6.1%)
07/14 All-New Ult #5 - 18,199 (-11.5%)
08/14 All-New Ult #6 - 16,605 ( -8.8%)
08/14 All-New Ult #7 - 16,654 ( 0.3%)
09/14 All-New Ult #8 - 16,068 ( -3.5%)
10/14 All-New Ult #9 - 14,917 ( -7.2%)
11/14 All-New Ult #10 - 13,559 ( -9.1%)
12/14 All-New Ult #11 - 13,011 ( -4.0%)
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6 Mnth ( -40.6%)
1 Year ( -61.0%)
2 Year ( -52.0%)
3 Year ( -64.3%)
10 Year ( -91.1%)
Ultimates ends with issue 12 in January.
179. AVENGERS NOW
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12/14 Avengers Now – 12,497
Avengers Now is a $4.99 Marvel Universe handbook update, and sells pretty well.
186. MEN OF WRATH
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10/14 Men of Wrath #1 – 20,927
11/14 Men of Wrath #2 – 13,484 (-35.6%)
12/14 Men of Wrath #3 – 11,839 (-12.2%)
The drops are shrinking for this Icon book.
188. MARVEL’s AVENGERS
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12/14 Marvel’s Avengers – 11,370
A comic book adaptation of the first Avengers film that sells at the normal number for these kinds of adaptations.
198. Dark Tower: Drawing of Three
09/14 Dark tower: DoT #1 – 21,072
09/14 Dark tower: DoT #2 – 12,356 ( -41.4%)
10/14 Dark tower: DoT #3 – 12,130 ( -1.8%)
11/14 Dark tower: DoT #4 – 11,351 ( -6.4%)
12/14 Dark tower: DoT #5 – 10,709 ( -5.7%)
Dark tower is stabilizing around its normal sales numbers.
224. GEORGE ROMERO EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT TWO
01/14 Act One #1 of 5 - 24,515
02/14 Act One #2 of 5 – 17,624 ( -28.1%)
03/14 Act One #3 of 5 – 15,720 ( -10.8%)
04/14 Act One #4 of 5 – 14,855 ( -5.5%)
06/14 Act One #5 of 5 – 13,924 ( -6.3%)
09/14 Act Two #1 of 5 – 13,163 ( -5.5%)
10/14 Act Two #2 of 5 – 10,360 ( -21.3%)
11/14 Act Two #3 of 5 – 9,047 ( -12.7%)
12/14 Act Two #4 of 5 – 8,331 ( -7.9%)
Empire of the Dead continues to drop, although the drops are shrinking.
299. MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
12/12 MUU Spider-Man #9 – 5,235 ( -3.0%)
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12/13 MUU Spider-Man #21 – 5,015 ( -2.9%)
01/14 MUU Spider-Man #22 - ?,??? ( ??? )
02/14 MUU Spider-Man #23 – 4,761 ( -3.7%)
03/14 MUU Spider-Man #24 – 4,544 ( -4.6%)
04/14 MUU Spider-Man #25 – 4,529 ( -0.3%)
05/14 MUU Spider-Man #26 – 4,759 ( 5.1%)
06/14 MUU Spider-Man #27 – 4,713 ( -1.0%)
07/14 ---
08/14 ---
09/14 ---
10/14 ---
11/14 MUU Spider-Man WW #1 – 6,343 ( -1.0%)
12/14 MUU Spider-Man WW #2 – 5,063 ( -20.2%)
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6 Mnth ( 7.4%)
1 Year ( 1.0%)
2 Year ( -3.0%)
Web Warriors drops closer to the normal sales for these cartoon tie-ins. The other cartoon tie-in Avengers book didn’t chart this month.
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6-Month Comparisons
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98.6% THOR #3
90.6% SPIDER-MAN AND X-MEN #1
64.6% ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
41.1% AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #7
39.7% AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #9
39.6% AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #8
38.5% SUPERIOR IRON MAN #3
9.6% CAPTAIN AMERICA AND MIGHTY AVENGERS #3
7.4% MU ULT SPIDER-MAN WEB WARRIORS #2
1.5% UNCANNY X-MEN #29
0.8% ALL NEW X-MEN #34
-3.9% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11 (SV)
-4.3% GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #22
-5.0% NEW AVENGERS #28 TRO
-10.4% MS MARVEL #10
-11.8% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #17
-12.5% LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #9
-12.7% AVENGERS #39 TRO
-15.7% BLACK WIDOW #13
-15.7% NOVA #25 (Axis)
-15.8% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #18
-16.5% MAGNETO #13
-17.0% CAPTAIN MARVEL #10
-17.2% DAREDEVIL #11
-17.7% MILES MORALES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #8
-18.9% PUNISHER #13
-19.7% DEADPOOL #38
-19.8% SECRET AVENGERS #11
-21.1% X-MEN #22
-21.7% HULK #9
-22.0% DEADPOOL #39
-22.5% AVENGERS WORLD #16
-22.8% SHE-HULK #11
-23.0% X-FORCE #13
-24.4% AMAZING X-MEN #14
-25.5% FANTASTIC FOUR #14
-32.7% ALL NEW INVADERS #13
-34.0% MOON KNIGHT #10
-34.5% IRON FIST LIVING WEAPON #7
-36.0% NIGHTCRAWLER #9
-39.1% INHUMAN #10
-40.2% GEORGE ROMEROS EMPIRE OF DEAD ACT 2 #4
-40.6% ALL NEW ULTIMATES #11
-41.9% ELEKTRA #9
-44.9% CYCLOPS #8
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1 Year Comparisons
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83.3% THOR #3
58.6% SPIDER-MAN AND X-MEN #1
45.0% ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
37.6% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11
37.0% SCARLET SPIDERS #2
23.1% AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #7
21.9% AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #9
21.8% AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #8
19.3% SUPERIOR IRON MAN #3
3.8% MILES MORALES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #8
1.0% M U ULT SPIDER-MAN WEB WARRIORS #2
0.9% DEADPOOL #38 (Axis)
-2.0% GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #22
-2.0% DEADPOOL #39 (Axis)
-2.9% DAREDEVIL #11
-10.5% FANTASTIC FOUR #14
-14.7% UNCANNY X-MEN #29
-15.6% ALL NEW X-MEN #34
-19.6% CAPTAIN AMERICA AND MIGHTY AVENGERS #3
-22.1% NOVA #25
-22.4% HULK #9
-28.3% SECRET AVENGERS #11
-29.6% NEW AVENGERS #28 TRO
-32.0% X-FORCE #13
-43.2% X-MEN #22
-48.3% AMAZING X-MEN #14
-61.0% ALL NEW ULTIMATES #11
-63.1% AVENGERS #39 TRO
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2 Year Comparisons
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36% SPIDER-MAN AND X-MEN #1
31% THOR #3
20% AMAZING X-MEN #14
11% SCARLET SPIDERS #2
3% X-MEN #22
0% CAPTAIN MARVEL #10
-1% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #17
-3% MU ULT SPIDER-MAN WEB WARRIORS #2
-6% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #18
-8% SHE-HULK #11
-12% DAREDEVIL #11
-15% MILES MORALES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #8
-17% PUNISHER #13
-22% ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
-28% DEADPOOL #38 (Axis)
-30% DEADPOOL #39 (Axis)
-31% ALL NEW X-MEN #34
-32% SUPERIOR IRON MAN #3
-44% SECRET AVENGERS #11
-48% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11
-50% AVENGERS #39 TRO
-52% ALL NEW ULTIMATES #11
-56% HULK #9
-58% FANTASTIC FOUR #14
-61% X-FORCE #13
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3 Year Comparisons
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94.0% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11
91.0% THOR #3
70.6% DEADPOOL #38 (Axis)
65.8% DEADPOOL #39 (Axis)
42.3% MAGNETO #13
9.6% SUPERIOR IRON MAN #3
8.1% MOON KNIGHT #10
6.0% SPIDER-MAN AND X-MEN #1
4.9% ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
0.2% AMAZING X-MEN #14
-11.4% PUNISHER #13
-11.6% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #17
-15.7% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #18
-16.5% UNCANNY X-MEN #29
-17.6% AVENGERS #39 TRO
-19.2% DAREDEVIL #11
-22.8% X-MEN #22
-23.4% AXIS CARNAGE #3
-24.7% NEW AVENGERS #28 TRO
-30.3% DARK TOWER DoT PRISONER #5
-34.9% MM ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #8
-40.4% HULK #9
-51.6% FANTASTIC FOUR #14
-55.2% SECRET AVENGERS #11
-64.3% ALL NEW ULTIMATES #11
-66.1% X-FORCE #13
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5 Year Comparisons
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135.6% GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #22
119.9% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1
78.0% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11
31.4% THOR #3
28.8% DEATHLOK #3
24.0% MOON KNIGHT #10
2.5% BLACK WIDOW #13
-1.8% NOVA #25
-5.4% DEADPOOL #38 (Axis)
-8.1% DEADPOOL #39 (Axis)
-11.3% CAPTAIN MARVEL #10
-15.0% PUNISHER #13
-18.0% SUPERIOR IRON MAN #3
-18.9% DAREDEVIL #11
-20.2% UNCANNY X-MEN #29
-31.4% MM ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #8
-35.7% FANTASTIC FOUR #14
-37.0% HULK #9
-40.9% CAPT AM & MIGHTY AVENGERS #3
-42.8% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #17
-45.2% NEW AVENGERS #28 TRO
-45.4% AMAZING X-MEN #14
-45.4% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #18
-45.4% ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #2
-62.2% DARK TOWER DoT PRISONER #5
-63.8% X-FORCE #13
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10 Year Comparisons
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26.4% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #11
-12.0% BLACK WIDOW #13
-27.2% SUPERIOR IRON MAN #3
-35.4% NIGHTCRAWLER #9
-37.8% DAREDEVIL #11
-40.5% UNCANNY X-MEN #29
-47.4% PUNISHER #13
-48.1% FANTASTIC FOUR #14
-50.6% X-FORCE #13
-64.7% MM ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #8
-65.1% X-MEN #22
-76.5% AMAZING X-MEN #14
-91.1% ALL NEW ULTIMATES #11
Secret Wars will be changing everything. This time next year, the makeup of Marvel’s publishing line may look completely different. What books do you want to see get relaunched, which books should end with the event? Do you think the x-books and the Fantastic Four will have a smaller presence to make more room for Inhumans and Guardians of the Galaxy? What aspects of continuity do you expect to see altered or erased? Lots of questions to tackle in the comments, I’m sure you’ll have fun.
Thank you for joining me this last year, and as always keep reading comics!
Neat, that was fast! Fantastic that the indie chart is now up to date with the Big 2 ones. One note though: Adventure Time Banana Guard may be stabilising, but it’s also ending. Adventure Time’s secondary title is always a 6 issue mini, next up is the Marceline Adrift one which I imagine will do better because it stars main characters.
Extremely disappointed by those Ragnarok sales numbers.
Not sure who the main culprit on that might be. IDW not pushing it enough or too many ‘retailers’ who can’t be bothered to order something that isn’t published by the Big Two.
I’m surprised at the magnitude of the drop of George Perez’s Sirens. As much as I love the man’s work, his track record with actually releasing his creator-owned books has been spotty and I’m trade-waiting this one. It would not surprise me if that was the case here if it’s 3-months between issues…
Faith #0 was a one-shot, not the start to a new series. Given that it was basically a Unity #12 prelude, the numbers make perfect sense.
Worth noting perhaps, we don’t see our titles charted since we offer our variant covers at a different price point and/or as a separate orderable line item via Diamond (a requirement by them if a cover is not in ratio), thus ICV2 treats them as separate comic books entirely (per their parameters for the data sourcing as I understand it). Otherwise Zombie Tramp would chart most months, as would likely other titles from Action Lab/Action Lab: Danger Zone.
Not sure folks are aware of this loophole/wrinkle, so it could skew other titles as well (unless we’re the only ones who do that, but I would suspect not – Avatar comes to mind… perhaps explaining the perceived softness of Alan Moore’s title that was noted?).