Top 100 comics for August 2001
Michael Burns
contact with everyone again, Hoorrah.
I would like to thank Carl Henderson for keeping my Top100 lists
flowing to the list during this months.
Next post, comments.
Top-selling comics, comics-related magazines, and graphic
novels for August 2001. For a detailed explanation on how
these sales figures were calculated, see the end of the list.
estimated #
# Title Publisher sold (1000's)
1 New X-Men #117 Marvel 125.8 - 0,5%
2 Uncanny X-Men #397 Marvel 121.4 - 1,4%
3 Ultimate X-Men #9 Marvel 104.6 0,4%
4 X-Treme X-Men #4 Marvel 99.7 - 2,9%
5 Green Arrow #7 DC 84.3 0,2%
6 Amazing Spider-Man #34 Marvel 83.1 - 0,2%
7 Ultimate Spider-Man #12 Marvel 81.9 - 1,3%
8 Elektra #1 Marvel 74.4 - 7,5%
9 Wolverine #166 Marvel 73.4 - 1,2%
10 Punisher #3 Marvel 73.1 -11,9%
11 JLA #57 DC 72.6 - 0,4%
12 Daredevil: Yellow #3 Marvel 65.1 0%
13 Avengers #45 Marvel 64.3 - 1,8%
14 Cyclops #1 Marvel 63.4
15 Rogue #1 Marvel 61.3
16 Ultimate Marvel Team Up #7 Marvel 56.7 - 6,9%
17 Daredevil #22 Marvel 55.2 - 2,8%
18 Daredevil #23 Marvel 55.0 - 0,4%
19 Just Imagine Wonder Woman DC 54.2
20 X-Force #119 Marvel 54.2 7,7%
21 Peter Parker, Spider-Man #34 Marvel 54.2 0%
22 Fantastic Four #46 Marvel 53.0 - 2,0%
23 Universe #1 Image 52.9
24 Spawn #113 Image 51.5 - 2,8%
25 Exiles #3 Marvel 50.4 - 8,0%
26 Superman #173 DC 49.0 0,2%
27 Brotherhood #4 Marvel 47.1 -13,6%
28 Action Comics #782 DC 45.6 2,5%
29 Batman #594 DC 45.2 - 1,1%
30 Adventures of Superman #595 DC 44.7 - 1,3%
31 Superman: Man Steel #117 DC 44.1 1,1%
32 Fantastic Four: 1 2 3 4 #2 Marvel 43.9 - 9,3%
33 Ghost Rider: Hammer Lane #3 Marvel 43.4 - 2,9%
34 JSA #27 DC 42.9 - 1,1%
35 Authority #25 DC 42.9 - 1,6%
36 Thor #40 Marvel 41.2 - 0,2%
37 World's Finest: OW at War #1 DC 41.2
38 Detective Comics #761 DC 40.0 - 0,7%
39 Midnight Nation #10 Image 39.0 - 1,3%
40 JLA: Incarnations #4 DC 38.7 - 1,8%
41 Iron Man #45 Marvel 38.4 - 9,4%
42 Deadpool: Agent of WeaponX#1 Marvel 37.9
43 Captain America #46 Marvel 37.8 - 1,3%
44 Tomb Raider #16 Image 37.7 - 1,3%
45 Planetary #15 DC 37.6
46 Nightwing #60 DC 37.1 - 0,3%
47 Tangled Web #5 Marvel 36.9 - 3,7%
48 BatGirl #19 DC 36.8 - 2,4%
49 Thunderbolts #55 Marvel 35.3 - 1,7%
50 Incredible Hulk #31 Marvel 35.2 - 2,2%
51 Flash: Our Worlds at War #1 DC 35.1
52 Batman: Gotham Knights #20 DC 35.1 5,4%
53 Green Lantern #141 DC 34.7 - 3,1%
54 Cable #96 Marvel 34.4 - 0,6%
55 Batman Legends Dark Kn #146 DC 34.1 - 1,7%
56 Wonder Woman #173 DC 33.8 - 0,9%
57 Harley Quinn: OW at War #1 DC 33.1
58 Deadman: Dead Again #1 DC 32.8
59 Deadman: Dead Again #2 DC 31.8 - 3,0%
60 Startling Stories: Banner #2 Marvel 31.6 -12,7%
61 Deadman: Dead Again #3 DC 31.5 - 1,0%
62 Deadman: Dead Again #4 DC 31.1 - 1,3%
63 Superman/Batman: Gen. II #1 DC 31.1
64 Deadman: Dead Again #5 DC 31.0 - 0,3%
65 Ninja Boy #1 DC 30.8
66 Out There #4 DC 30.5 - 1,9%
67 Young Justice #36 DC 30.2 1,3%
68 Harley Quinn #11 DC 28.2 -10,7%
69 Iron Man 2001 Marvel 28.2
70 Titans #32 DC 28.0 - 2,4%
71 Avengers: Ultron Imperative Marvel 28.0
72 Flash #177 DC 28.0 0%
73 Batman: Orpheus Rising #1 DC 27.9
74 HellSpawn #13 Image 27.6 57,7%
75 Star Wars Infinities #4 DHC 27.6 3,0%
76 Defenders #8 Marvel 27.5 - 4,5%
77 Robin #93 DC 27.4 - 2,1%
78 Spectre #8 DC 26.6 - 3,3%
79 Supergirl #61 DC 26.5 2,3%
80 Tom Strong #15 DC 26.0 - 0,8%
81 Captain Marvel #22 Marvel 25.6 - 1,9%
82 Spidergirl #37 Marvel 25.3 0%
83 Star Wars: Jedi vs Sith #5 DHC 24.7 0,4%
84 Birds of Prey #34 DC 24.5 - 0,4%
85 Powers 1/2 Image 23.5
86 Star Wars #33 DHC 23.5 0,9%
87 Hellboy: Conqueror Worm #4 DHC 23.2 3,1%
88 Promethea #16 DC 23.0 - 2,5%
89 Superboy #91 DC 22.8 - 2,2%
90 Legion: Worlds #5 DC 21.8 - 0,9%
91 Monarchy #6 DC 21.6 - 8,9%
92 Shidima #6 DC 21.4 - 7,8%
93 Gen 13 #68 DC 21.4 5,9%
94 Adventures Rifle Brigade #1 DC 21.1
95 Fray #3 DHC 20.5 28,0%
96 Black Panther #35 Marvel 20.3 - 2,4%
97 Sojourn #2 CrossGen 20.0 -16,7%
98 Aria: Soul Market #5 Image 19.8 0%
99 Hellblazer #165 DC 19.0 - 0,5%
100 Transmetropolitan #48 DC 18.9 - 0,5%
Some others down the charts:
108 Impulse #77 DC 17.9 30,7%
111 100 Bullets #27 DC 17.5 - 2,8%
114 WildCATS Vol.2 #26 DC 17.1 - 2,8%
122 Martian Manhunter #35 DC 15.9 0%
128 Azrael #81 DC 15.4 - 2,5%
137 Orion #17 DC 14.3 0%
151 Swamp Thing #18 DC 11.1 - 0,9%
WHAT DO THESE SALES FIGURES MEAN?
Approximately two months before a comic book is published,
comic book retailers and specialty stores in the direct
market place advance orders for comic books and other
related items. The "estimated number sold" listed above is
an estimate of the total number of copies pre-ordered
through Diamond Distribution, measured in thousands. This
includes sales up to mid-July, 2001 (the cut-off date
for pre-orders), and does not include advance reorders,
regular reorders, or other sales outside of Diamond
Distribution. On average, advance reorders (orders placed
after the cut-off date, but before the book actually ships)
usually add an additional two percent in sales in the two
weeks following the cut-off date. Regular reorders (orders
placed after the book ships) can vary widely depending
upon how well the book is received by retailers and fans.
Diamond Distribution is currently the largest and only
nation-wide (U.S. and Canada) distributor of direct-market
comic books. Diamond currently handles around 98-99%
of the comic book direct market, and the following
publishers are currently available exclusively through
Diamond: Archie, Awesome, Brainstorm, Dark Horse, DC Comics,
Gemstone, Image, Marvel, and Wizard Press. Other direct market
distributors include FM International, Hobbies Hawaii,
and Cold Cut Distribution -- all of which are very small
compared to Diamond, but may be a significant percent of
sales for smaller publishers.
The "comic book direct market" currently consists of
around 4100 specialty stores (primarily in the United
States and Canada) that order comic books and other
specialty items from Diamond Distribution and other
distributors on a non-returnable basis. This is different
from the newsstand or mass market, where comic books
are sold on a non-returnable basis. Only a few of the
largest publishers sell their books on newsstands,
including Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, and Archie.
Sales levels for newsstand comics are not widely known,
but it is generally estimated that the newsstand accounts
for roughly 25% of all comic books sold in the United
States. For some publishers (such as Archie and Gladstone),
newsstand sales represent a majority of their sales, but
this is the exception rather than the rule.
Note that the "estimated sales" listed above are for sales
to comic book stores, and do not reflect actual sales of
comic books in stores to customers. Currently, there is
no accurate measure for actual sales, but it is estimated
that roughly 80% of the comics ordered by stores are sold
to customers within four weeks (80% sell-through). Sell-
through varies widely from title to title. The "estimated
sales" also do not include sales outside of comic book
stores (such as mail order, subscriptions, special orders,
convention sales, or comic books sold directly to stores
by the publisher).
Estimated sales are included for comics-related magazines and
graphic novels in addition to comic books. Sales figures are not
included for non-printed items (such as action figures, posters,
and t-shirts) or for non-comics-related books (such as science-
fiction paperbacks) and non-comics-related magazines.
Note: This information is made available by Diamond
Distribution, and is published monthly in DIAMOND
DIALOGUE (available to comic store owners). I do
not make any claims as to the absolute accuracy of
the information above, and none of these sales
figures should be considered absolute fact.
For reference, 1 order index point from the Diamond
Dialogue = 452 comics sold.
Chip
> 14 Cyclops #1 Marvel 63.4
> 15 Rogue #1 Marvel 61.3
Superguys sell better than supergals.
> 20 X-Force #119 Marvel 54.2 7,7%
Nice gain, right there. I was worried for a few months.
> 57 Harley Quinn: OW at War #1 DC 33.1
> 68 Harley Quinn #11 DC 28.2 -10,7%
Crossover sells better than the series. Apparently too much Harley is a bad
thing. I wouldn't have thought... Though if Joe Kelly had been given the
assignment I bet we'd like it more. (Joe Kelly and Matt Idleson, together
again...)
Some big gains:
> 74 HellSpawn #13 Image 27.6 57,7%
> 95 Fray #3 DHC 20.5 28,0%
> 108 Impulse #77 DC 17.9 30,7%
> 111 100 Bullets #27 DC 17.5 - 2,8%
This is still doing really good for a Vertigo comic.
-- chip
Johanna Draper Carlson
> 58 Deadman: Dead Again #1 DC 32.8
> 59 Deadman: Dead Again #2 DC 31.8 - 3,0%
> 61 Deadman: Dead Again #3 DC 31.5 - 1,0%
> 62 Deadman: Dead Again #4 DC 31.1 - 1,3%
> 63 Superman/Batman: Gen. II #1 DC 31.1
> 64 Deadman: Dead Again #5 DC 31.0 - 0,3%
> 65 Ninja Boy #1 DC 30.8
DC can't be happy with any of this -- these debuts are pretty low.
Generations is higher priced, though.
> 66 Out There #4 DC 30.5 - 1,9%
A surprisingly underrated series. I'm enjoying it.
> 71 Avengers: Ultron Imperative Marvel 28.0
Ouch! Is this due to the price?
> 77 Robin #93 DC 27.4 - 2,1%
> 79 Supergirl #61 DC 26.5 2,3%
> 84 Birds of Prey #34 DC 24.5 - 0,4%
> 89 Superboy #91 DC 22.8 - 2,2%
What happened to the Batman/Superman franchises? Is Marvel getting its
increased sales from its competition?
> 108 Impulse #77 DC 17.9 30,7%
Rumors of death sell, if that 30% (!) jump is accurate.
> 137 Orion #17 DC 14.3 0%
The DCU's best book. Sigh.
Johanna Draper Carlson joh...@comicsworthreading.com
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Michael Burns <mbur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I´m back (I hope), after months of Usenet exclusion I know have direct
>contact with everyone again, Hoorrah.
>
>I would like to thank Carl Henderson for keeping my Top100 lists
>flowing to the list during this months.
>
>
>Next post, comments.
>
>Top-selling comics, comics-related magazines, and graphic
>novels for August 2001. For a detailed explanation on how
>these sales figures were calculated, see the end of the list.
>
> estimated #
> # Title Publisher sold (1000's)
>
> 1 New X-Men #117 Marvel 125.8 - 0,5%
> 2 Uncanny X-Men #397 Marvel 121.4 - 1,4%
> 3 Ultimate X-Men #9 Marvel 104.6 0,4%
> 4 X-Treme X-Men #4 Marvel 99.7 - 2,9%
It looks like Marvel's X franchise is holding up well.
> 5 Green Arrow #7 DC 84.3 0,2%
> 6 Amazing Spider-Man #34 Marvel 83.1 - 0,2%
> 7 Ultimate Spider-Man #12 Marvel 81.9 - 1,3%
> 8 Elektra #1 Marvel 74.4 - 7,5%
After looking at the first issue, I wouldn't be surprised if this
falls further down the charts. This is not a top 10 title, let alone
a top 20 title IMHO.
> 9 Wolverine #166 Marvel 73.4 - 1,2%
> 10 Punisher #3 Marvel 73.1 -11,9%
> 11 JLA #57 DC 72.6 - 0,4%
> 12 Daredevil: Yellow #3 Marvel 65.1 0%
> 13 Avengers #45 Marvel 64.3 - 1,8%
> 14 Cyclops #1 Marvel 63.4
> 15 Rogue #1 Marvel 61.3
A fairly strong debut for the X-Men Icons titles.
> 16 Ultimate Marvel Team Up #7 Marvel 56.7 - 6,9%
> 17 Daredevil #22 Marvel 55.2 - 2,8%
> 18 Daredevil #23 Marvel 55.0 - 0,4%
> 19 Just Imagine Wonder Woman DC 54.2
> 20 X-Force #119 Marvel 54.2 7,7%
X-Force is picking up steam as other predicted.
> 21 Peter Parker, Spider-Man #34 Marvel 54.2 0%
> 22 Fantastic Four #46 Marvel 53.0 - 2,0%
> 23 Universe #1 Image 52.9
This is a surprisingly strong debut for an Image #1. It looks like the
"universe" concept still has some legs.
> 24 Spawn #113 Image 51.5 - 2,8%
> 25 Exiles #3 Marvel 50.4 - 8,0%
Sadly, this title should be doing better than some of the other top 25.
> 26 Superman #173 DC 49.0 0,2%
> 27 Brotherhood #4 Marvel 47.1 -13,6%
Still too high on the charts. Give it a year and it will be Marvel's
lowest ranked title.
> 28 Action Comics #782 DC 45.6 2,5%
> 29 Batman #594 DC 45.2 - 1,1%
> 30 Adventures of Superman #595 DC 44.7 - 1,3%
> 31 Superman: Man Steel #117 DC 44.1 1,1%
> 32 Fantastic Four: 1 2 3 4 #2 Marvel 43.9 - 9,3%
I wonder why retailers don't order these minis in equal numbers?
> 33 Ghost Rider: Hammer Lane #3 Marvel 43.4 - 2,9%
> 34 JSA #27 DC 42.9 - 1,1%
> 35 Authority #25 DC 42.9 - 1,6%
> 36 Thor #40 Marvel 41.2 - 0,2%
> 37 World's Finest: OW at War #1 DC 41.2
> 38 Detective Comics #761 DC 40.0 - 0,7%
> 39 Midnight Nation #10 Image 39.0 - 1,3%
> 40 JLA: Incarnations #4 DC 38.7 - 1,8%
> 41 Iron Man #45 Marvel 38.4 - 9,4%
A not so surprising drop for the "manga" Iron Man. I cannot wait for
the new creative team.
> 42 Deadpool: Agent of WeaponX#1 Marvel 37.9
So, where did Deadpool rank last month? This is not a great place for
a Marvel #1 to enter the charts.
> 43 Captain America #46 Marvel 37.8 - 1,3%
> 44 Tomb Raider #16 Image 37.7 - 1,3%
> 45 Planetary #15 DC 37.6
> 46 Nightwing #60 DC 37.1 - 0,3%
> 47 Tangled Web #5 Marvel 36.9 - 3,7%
> 48 BatGirl #19 DC 36.8 - 2,4%
> 49 Thunderbolts #55 Marvel 35.3 - 1,7%
> 50 Incredible Hulk #31 Marvel 35.2 - 2,2%
> 51 Flash: Our Worlds at War #1 DC 35.1
> 52 Batman: Gotham Knights #20 DC 35.1 5,4%
> 53 Green Lantern #141 DC 34.7 - 3,1%
> 54 Cable #96 Marvel 34.4 - 0,6%
> 55 Batman Legends Dark Kn #146 DC 34.1 - 1,7%
> 56 Wonder Woman #173 DC 33.8 - 0,9%
> 57 Harley Quinn: OW at War #1 DC 33.1
> 58 Deadman: Dead Again #1 DC 32.8
> 59 Deadman: Dead Again #2 DC 31.8 - 3,0%
This title was very much underordered. Reorders are going to be high
for DC on this mini.
> 60 Startling Stories: Banner #2 Marvel 31.6 -12,7%
Starling Stories doesn't seem too long for this world ...
> 61 Deadman: Dead Again #3 DC 31.5 - 1,0%
> 62 Deadman: Dead Again #4 DC 31.1 - 1,3%
> 63 Superman/Batman: Gen. II #1 DC 31.1
> 64 Deadman: Dead Again #5 DC 31.0 - 0,3%
> 65 Ninja Boy #1 DC 30.8
DC is overshipping this title by 50%. This is a pretty low introduction
point for a DC #1.
> 66 Out There #4 DC 30.5 - 1,9%
> 67 Young Justice #36 DC 30.2 1,3%
> 68 Harley Quinn #11 DC 28.2 -10,7%
Ouch. What happened here?
> 69 Iron Man 2001 Marvel 28.2
> 70 Titans #32 DC 28.0 - 2,4%
> 71 Avengers: Ultron Imperative Marvel 28.0
I'm really surprised this book didn't rank higher. I mean, its the
Avengers! And this one-shot is not a reprint.
> 72 Flash #177 DC 28.0 0%
> 73 Batman: Orpheus Rising #1 DC 27.9
> 74 HellSpawn #13 Image 27.6 57,7%
Miracle Man anyone?
> 75 Star Wars Infinities #4 DHC 27.6 3,0%
Glad to see Star Wars is still selling for Dark Horse. Now if they
would just ship #3 and #4 of this title ...
> 76 Defenders #8 Marvel 27.5 - 4,5%
Defenders will be gone within a year.
> 77 Robin #93 DC 27.4 - 2,1%
> 78 Spectre #8 DC 26.6 - 3,3%
> 79 Supergirl #61 DC 26.5 2,3%
> 80 Tom Strong #15 DC 26.0 - 0,8%
> 81 Captain Marvel #22 Marvel 25.6 - 1,9%
> 82 Spidergirl #37 Marvel 25.3 0%
> 83 Star Wars: Jedi vs Sith #5 DHC 24.7 0,4%
> 84 Birds of Prey #34 DC 24.5 - 0,4%
> 85 Powers 1/2 Image 23.5
> 86 Star Wars #33 DHC 23.5 0,9%
> 87 Hellboy: Conqueror Worm #4 DHC 23.2 3,1%
A small spike for the last issue of the mini.
> 88 Promethea #16 DC 23.0 - 2,5%
> 89 Superboy #91 DC 22.8 - 2,2%
> 90 Legion: Worlds #5 DC 21.8 - 0,9%
> 91 Monarchy #6 DC 21.6 - 8,9%
> 92 Shidima #6 DC 21.4 - 7,8%
> 93 Gen 13 #68 DC 21.4 5,9%
> 94 Adventures Rifle Brigade #1 DC 21.1
> 95 Fray #3 DHC 20.5 28,0%
This title should be doing much, much better with all the media
exposure.
> 96 Black Panther #35 Marvel 20.3 - 2,4%
> 97 Sojourn #2 CrossGen 20.0 -16,7%
Crossgen's highest ranked title. Next month they won't have any
titles in the top 100.
> 98 Aria: Soul Market #5 Image 19.8 0%
> 99 Hellblazer #165 DC 19.0 - 0,5%
>100 Transmetropolitan #48 DC 18.9 - 0,5%
>
>
>
>Some others down the charts:
>
>
>108 Impulse #77 DC 17.9 30,7%
Why the jump?
>111 100 Bullets #27 DC 17.5 - 2,8%
>114 WildCATS Vol.2 #26 DC 17.1 - 2,8%
>122 Martian Manhunter #35 DC 15.9 0%
>128 Azrael #81 DC 15.4 - 2,5%
>137 Orion #17 DC 14.3 0%
>151 Swamp Thing #18 DC 11.1 - 0,9%
I see lots of minus signs this month. Summer is about over.
RJRJR
Duke Harrington
"Johanna Draper Carlson" <joh...@comicsworthreading.com> wrote in message
news:B795FE80.4996E%joh...@comicsworthreading.com...
> Michael Burns at mbur...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > 58 Deadman: Dead Again #1 DC 32.8
> > 59 Deadman: Dead Again #2 DC 31.8 - 3,0%
> > 61 Deadman: Dead Again #3 DC 31.5 - 1,0%
> > 62 Deadman: Dead Again #4 DC 31.1 - 1,3%
> > 63 Superman/Batman: Gen. II #1 DC 31.1
> > 64 Deadman: Dead Again #5 DC 31.0 - 0,3%
> > 65 Ninja Boy #1 DC 30.8
>
> DC can't be happy with any of this -- these debuts are pretty low.
> Generations is higher priced, though.
I think the bi-weekly on the Deadman series hurt the overall sales. I know
I passed as I could not afford to fit FIVE new books into my alloted comics
budget. Had the series been a monthly release, I likely would have bitten.
Generations, which I ordered, is suffering I think from a general Byrne
backlash based on a few recent lackluster efforts.
>
> > 66 Out There #4 DC 30.5 - 1,9%
>
> A surprisingly underrated series. I'm enjoying it.
Havn't tried it, or heard anything about it. How about a review, or a
pointer if you have done one already.
>
> > 71 Avengers: Ultron Imperative Marvel 28.0
>
> Ouch! Is this due to the price?
Could be. Judging by some confusion expressed on various lists when the
solicitation came out, there may have been a mistaken belief among retailers
that this was a collection of the recent Ultron story in the regular series.
It wasn't, it's original material.
>
>
> > 77 Robin #93 DC 27.4 - 2,1%
> > 79 Supergirl #61 DC 26.5 2,3%
> > 84 Birds of Prey #34 DC 24.5 - 0,4%
> > 89 Superboy #91 DC 22.8 - 2,2%
>
> What happened to the Batman/Superman franchises? Is Marvel getting its
> increased sales from its competition?
I don;t think so. My impression, based on usenet discussion, is that the
geral upward movement of most Marvel titles can be attributed to Marvels
updated re-order policy, i.e. you better order all you want the first time.
>
> > 108 Impulse #77 DC 17.9 30,7%
>
> Rumors of death sell, if that 30% (!) jump is accurate.
>
Could be. But x-overs usually have double diget impacts on lower selling
titles. Keep in mind, if all the x-over titles jump by 1000, that is a much
larger % for a title selling only 16k as opposed to 46k.
> > 137 Orion #17 DC 14.3 0%
>
> The DCU's best book. Sigh.
>
I can't agree. I dropped it around issue #12. Try as I might, I just
cannot get into these characters.
Duke
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Duke Harrington
"Chip" <jimi...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > 68 Harley Quinn #11 DC 28.2 -10,7%
>
> Crossover sells better than the series. Apparently too much Harley is a
bad
> thing. I wouldn't have thought... Though if Joe Kelly had been given the
> assignment I bet we'd like it more. (Joe Kelly and Matt Idleson, together
> again...)
>
I don't think this is a statement re: Harley. There were a couple of other
regular books that were outsold by their OWaW x-over last month as well.
Johanna Draper Carlson
> I think the bi-weekly on the Deadman series hurt the overall sales. I know
> I passed as I could not afford to fit FIVE new books into my alloted comics
> budget. Had the series been a monthly release, I likely would have bitten.
If it had been monthly, though, I suspect the final issue would have wound
up even lower.
>>> 66 Out There #4 DC 30.5 - 1,9%
> Havn't tried it, or heard anything about it. How about a review, or a
> pointer if you have done one already.
Working on one; thanks for asking!
> Could be. But x-overs usually have double diget impacts on lower selling
> titles. Keep in mind, if all the x-over titles jump by 1000, that is a much
> larger % for a title selling only 16k as opposed to 46k.
Good point.
Talon The Merciful
mbur...@hotmail.com says...
> 6 Amazing Spider-Man #34 Marvel 83.1 - 0,2%
Wow, jms.
> 24 Spawn #113 Image 51.5 - 2,8%
Ouch. Down we go.
> 39 Midnight Nation #10 Image 39.0 - 1,3%
Two in the Top 40...not bad.
> 74 HellSpawn #13 Image 27.6 57,7%
The MiracleMan gambit pays off.
> 95 Fray #3 DHC 20.5 28,0%
Moving up to where it should've been.
Looks like summer is over...
Talon T M
Absolute Ruler of RACM
Richard B. Becker
>
> Michael Burns at mbur...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>
> > 66 Out There #4 DC 30.5 - 1,9%
>
> A surprisingly underrated series. I'm enjoying it.
Agreed. I almost overlooked this one, because it's not the
type of thing I normally read (I'm not into horror, which
this seemed like it might be), but I decided to give it a
try, and I really like it.
>
> > 71 Avengers: Ultron Imperative Marvel 28.0
>
> Ouch! Is this due to the price?
Ok, maybe I'm out of it, since I'm new to reading Avengers, but
what is this?
>
> > 77 Robin #93 DC 27.4 - 2,1%
> > 79 Supergirl #61 DC 26.5 2,3%
> > 84 Birds of Prey #34 DC 24.5 - 0,4%
> > 89 Superboy #91 DC 22.8 - 2,2%
>
> What happened to the Batman/Superman franchises? Is Marvel getting its
> increased sales from its competition?
Hey! I resemble that remark! Err...seriously, I used to read Superboy,
but I got bored with it. I may give up on Impulse for the same reason.
But I do find myself reading more Marvel than I ever did before (and
more non-DC in general, actually...I used to read almost all DC 4-5
years ago).
>
> > 108 Impulse #77 DC 17.9 30,7%
>
> Rumors of death sell, if that 30% (!) jump is accurate.
As someone else mentioned, it's probably the fact that it's an
OWAW tie-in issue. Which, in my mind, means that it's probably
a good time for me to drop the book.
--Richard
John McMahon
estimated #
> # Title Publisher sold (1000's)
Will this make it to #12 ?
J.
James Schee
>Michael Burns at mbur...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>> 66 Out There #4 DC 30.5 - 1,9%
>
>A surprisingly underrated series. I'm enjoying it.
I've enjoyed the first couple of issues so far, Ramos has a really neat art
style.
>> 77 Robin #93 DC 27.4 - 2,1%
>> 79 Supergirl #61 DC 26.5 2,3%
>> 84 Birds of Prey #34 DC 24.5 - 0,4%
>> 89 Superboy #91 DC 22.8 - 2,2%
>
>What happened to the Batman/Superman franchises? Is Marvel getting its
>increased sales from its competition?
Don't know. I wonder if quality has anything to do with it? None of these
titles have been as enjoyable as they were in previous years.
>> 108 Impulse #77 DC 17.9 30,7%
>
>Rumors of death sell, if that 30% (!) jump is accurate.
Wow what a weird jump! I mean up 30% but the numbers are only 17.9? No wonder
this book has been in danger of cancelation.
>> 137 Orion #17 DC 14.3 0%
>
>The DCU's best book. Sigh.
Think like with some of the Vertigo titles it makes enough in tpbs to survive?
(or am I just wishful thinking?:))
James
jackkincaid
> I´m back (I hope), after months of Usenet exclusion I know have direct
> contact with everyone again, Hoorrah.
>
Blimey. I bought exactly 6 of the top 100, and they were mostly at the
wrong end (45, 87, 88, 94, 99, 100). Is it me or has the popular taste
in comics over the last 5 years just got worse and worse?
The top 10 (assuming they'd all come out at the right time) should
have been:
1 Love & Rockets
2 Eightball
3 Black Hole
4 Acme Novelty Library
5 Palookaville
6 Evil Eye
7 Naughty Bits
8 Optic Nerve
9 Hellboy
10 That Janes Sturm book about the golem.
What made you choose these? Again, I bought 1 (111).
Rev. Owen Allaway
> Blimey. I bought exactly 6 of the top 100, and they were mostly at the
> wrong end (45, 87, 88, 94, 99, 100). Is it me or has the popular taste
> in comics over the last 5 years just got worse and worse?
Well I counted 37 of the top hundred that I will/have/would buy, and this
after a recent purge that saw me drop all the comics I was just buying "in
case they get good again". I also by five of the seven titles that were
listed from outside the top hundred.
I can't answer your question, but I think I'm buying more comics now than I
ever have. Mainly because there are now a significant number of Marvel
titles I read, which has never been the case before.
From your point of view, however, I probably do have bad taste, given that
I don't read any of the books in your top ten on a regular basis.
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>
>Blimey. I bought exactly 6 of the top 100, and they were mostly at the
>wrong end (45, 87, 88, 94, 99, 100). Is it me or has the popular taste
>in comics over the last 5 years just got worse and worse?
No, your tastes have become more refined.
Look at BillBoards Top 100 for pop music. How many of your current favorites,
if any, are in the top ten?
GrapeApe
>The top 10 (assuming they'd all come out at the right time) should
>have been:
>
>1 Love & Rockets
>2 Eightball
>3 Black Hole
>4 Acme Novelty Library
>5 Palookaville
>6 Evil Eye
>7 Naughty Bits
>8 Optic Nerve
>9 Hellboy
>10 That Janes Sturm book about the golem.
I tend to agree, but they come out as they are finished, which is infrequent,
and I have often mistaken the second printing as a new issue (damn hard telling
those Acmes apart, sorry). This infrequency of quality books is one of the main
reasons I started a pull list, so I would be assured of getting the new issues
when they DID arrive.
Talon The Merciful
theov...@another.com says...
>The top 10 (assuming they'd all come out at the right time) should
>have been:
>
>1 Love & Rockets
>2 Eightball
>3 Black Hole
>4 Acme Novelty Library
>5 Palookaville
>6 Evil Eye
>7 Naughty Bits
>8 Optic Nerve
>9 Hellboy
>10 That Janes Sturm book about the golem.
No, it should have been:
1 CEREBUS
2 Eightball
3 Hellboy
4 L & R
5 Optic Nerve
etc.
Paul O'Brien
<richard...@mindspring.com> writes
>>
>> > 71 Avengers: Ultron Imperative Marvel 28.0
>>
>> Ouch! Is this due to the price?
>
>Ok, maybe I'm out of it, since I'm new to reading Avengers, but
>what is this?
It's a risibly expensive one-shot which is meant to be advancing
the Ultron storyline for the Avengers' core book. Those orders are
diabolical given that it's effectively an extra issue of Avengers.
Something has gone wrong here, probably in Marvel's choice of format.
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wrote:
>42 Deadpool: Agent of WeaponX#1 Marvel 37.9
Up over 50% from Deadpool #56 (which sold around 23k).
Maybe comics fans really are as dumb as everyone thinks.
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Johanna Draper Carlson
>>> 137 Orion #17 DC 14.3 0%
>>
>> The DCU's best book. Sigh.
>
> Think like with some of the Vertigo titles it makes enough in tpbs to survive?
I don't think we'll know unless/until they put out a second volume.
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Kevin J. Maroney
>> > 71 Avengers: Ultron Imperative Marvel 28.0
>>
>> Ouch! Is this due to the price?
>
>Could be. Judging by some confusion expressed on various lists when the
>solicitation came out, there may have been a mistaken belief among retailers
>that this was a collection of the recent Ultron story in the regular series.
>It wasn't, it's original material.
I had to read the solicitation three times before I realized this
wasn't a reprint. I think Marvel's catalog writer needs to take the
credit for killing this one.
Of course, I also missed _Thunderbolts: Life Sentences_ because I
thought it was a reprint book. But at least I didn't read the
solicitation for that one.
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>Michael Burns <mbur...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> 14 Cyclops #1 Marvel 63.4
>> 15 Rogue #1 Marvel 61.3
>
>Superguys sell better than supergals.
I bought _Cyclops_ because Brian Vaughan is writing it, and I've read
and enjoyed his work on _Swamp Thing_. I hadn't encountered Fiona
Avery before and decided to pass on _Rogue_.
Chip
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> "Chip" <jimi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >Michael Burns <mbur...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> 14 Cyclops #1 Marvel 63.4
> >> 15 Rogue #1 Marvel 61.3
> >
> >Superguys sell better than supergals.
>
> I bought _Cyclops_ because Brian Vaughan is writing it, and I've read
> and enjoyed his work on _Swamp Thing_. I hadn't encountered Fiona
> Avery before and decided to pass on _Rogue_.
Swamp Thing sold about 12,000 (for awhile, but was canceled with #20). Fiona
Avery's first (of 4 issues) "No Honor" outsold "Monarchy" 1. 50,000 or so.
She was also Stracynski's assistant.
But I bought Cyclops for Vaughan, too. I don't think a lot of people did.
Swamp Thing was fun.
-- chip
Rev. Owen Allaway
> Swamp Thing sold about 12,000 (for awhile, but was canceled with #20).
Swamp Thing's been cancelled? First I hear about Martian Munhunter, now
this.
I'm not having a very good week.
Chip
news:Xns90F8A8E2B44E1jc...@130.133.1.4...
> I read a message that "Chip" wrote. I shall now write a reply...
>
> > Swamp Thing sold about 12,000 (for awhile, but was canceled with #20).
>
> Swamp Thing's been cancelled? First I hear about Martian Munhunter, now
> this.
> I'm not having a very good week.
3 issues left - fun while it lasted, I think. Hope everyone there has
success in whatever they do next.
-- chip
Carl Henderson
news:yAIc7.577$5N2.1...@news1.iquest.net:
> Rev. Owen Allaway <oall...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns90F8A8E2B44E1jc...@130.133.1.4...
>> Swamp Thing's been cancelled? First I hear about Martian Munhunter, now
>> this. I'm not having a very good week.
> 3 issues left - fun while it lasted, I think. Hope everyone there has
> success in whatever they do next.
I believe that SWAMP THING writer Brian K. Vaughn is also doing the CYCLOPS
mini-series from Marvel. The first issue of that came out this week.
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Paul Duggan
> Blimey. I bought exactly 6 of the top 100, and they were mostly at the
> wrong end (45, 87, 88, 94, 99, 100). Is it me or has the popular taste
> in comics over the last 5 years just got worse and worse?
> The top 10 (assuming they'd all come out at the right time) should
> have been:
> 1 Love & Rockets
> 2 Eightball
> 3 Black Hole
> 4 Acme Novelty Library
> 5 Palookaville
> 6 Evil Eye
> 7 Naughty Bits
> 8 Optic Nerve
> 9 Hellboy
> 10 That Janes Sturm book about the golem.
Maybe so, but none of this is mainstream... so you can't really expect it
to appear as the top ten sales chart...
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