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RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:19:01 GMT

Another month passes and the lastest analysis is out at The Beat...

http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/03/04/dc-month-to-month-sales-january-2010/#more-10000

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:53:04 GMT

The latest analysis is out...

http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/02/05/dc-month-to-month-sales-december-2009/#more-134

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:46:25 GMT

Thanks. I always find seeing the middle and bottom of the list more interesting the what's at the top.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

ZombiesAteMyBrain — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:37:41 GMT

Just wanted to thank you Earl for posting these. Makes for some pretty interesting reading. I always get a little worried about the future of the hobby though when I see how low some of these numbers are,especially on some quality books like jack of fables or dmz.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:37:17 GMT

The latest analysis is out...

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/12/02/dc-comics-month-to-month-sales-october-2009/#more-9116

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:40:22 GMT

The latest analysis is now out...

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/11/06/dc-comics-month-to-month-sales-september-2009/#more-8989

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:46:32 GMT

The latest analysis is out...

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/09/16/dc-comics-month-to-month-sales-july-2009/#more-8610

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

StarWarsEd — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:38:11 GMT

Earl, I really do appreciate the time you take to post these. I always find them a great read.

Thank you.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:07:42 GMT

The Beat have the latest analysis...

DC Month-Month Sales: June 2009

08/6/09 1:53 PM

by Marc-Oliver Frisch

Thanks to strong debut numbers of the revamped Batman line and the perpetually solid Green Lantern franchise, June brought the expected recovery for DC Comics’ periodical sales. Led by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s Batman and Robin, which claimed the top spot in the Top 300 chart, the publisher managed to place four titles in the top ten, while average periodical sales remained well within the usual spectrum of the last few years. June also saw the debut of back-up strips and a higher cover price for several DC Universe series, but without any significant impact on sales.

Over at Vertigo and WildStorm, June was business as usual. Despite “The Great Fables Crossover,” average Vertigo sales remained just above 11K. At WildStorm, the six-part horror-property crossover Freddy Vs. Jason Vs. Ash: Nightmare Warriors debuted with surprisingly good numbers, but the imprint’s average figures were still stuck below the 9,000 mark.

See below for the analysis, and please consider the small print at the end of the column. Thanks to Milton Griepp and ICv2.com for the permission to use their figures. An overview of ICv2.com’s estimates can be found here.

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1 - BATMAN AND ROBIN06/2009: Batman and Robin #1  — 168,604

As expected, Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s new Batman flagship is the best-selling DC series in June, also outselling everything else on the chart by a wide margin. Marvel’s highly promoted Captain America #600, which came in second, sold an estimated 112,287 units, for instance.

On the surface, 170K looks like a great number, certainly. There have been comics that shifted more units in recent years, but those were all Marvel books and part of special events (such as the “Obama issue” of The Amazing Spider-Man, or Civil War). Looking for either a new ongoing-series launch or a DC book that sold in equal or better numbers, one has to go back almost three years, to the release of Justice League of America #1, which moved an estimated 212,581 copies in August 2006.

In this context, Batman and Robin #1 looks like one of the greatest successes in the periodical comics market in quite some time.

On the other hand, there’s a wildcard involved in its numbers, because the book was promoted with two variant-cover schemes. The first involves a 1-for-25 edition, which, though it’s probably boosted sales quite a bit, has been relatively common for a while. The second, though, is a 1-for-250 edition; this means, in other words, that retailers who wanted to get one of those editions had to buy 250 non-returnable copies of Batman and Robin #1. The prospect was received controversially among retailers, not surprisingly.

Right now, we don’t know how many retailers swallowed the pill and upped their orders to get those particular variant editions. But considering that the scheme only applies to issue #1, I suspect we might get a reasonably good idea of that next month, when the figures for issue #2 are released. If sales are insanely inflated due to the variant, it will show on the chart.

So, for now: a great-looking number, but take it with a pinch of salt.
Read the rest of this entry »

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/08/06/dc-comics-month-to-month-sales-june-2009/#more-8352

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:28:59 GMT

The latest DC analysis is now out.

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/07/09/dc-month-to-month-sales-may-2009/#more-8120

As an example Storming Paradise 5 only sold 4,595 copies.

Earl.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Metalfanatic — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:47:12 GMT

"Jonah Hex 11,631 copies, Vigilante 11,264 copies"

I JUST dropped Vigilante, and I dropped Hex AWHILE ago. They're both characters I like, in fact HEX is an old-time favorite!

But the books simply weren't written well enough for my taste.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:46:01 GMT

The latest sales anlysis from Marc-Oliver Fish is out.

Notable sales include Jonah Hex 11,631 copies, Vigilante 11,264 copies, The Spirit 9,405 copies, X-Files 9,268 copies and The Rsistance 3,590 copies.

Full analysis at...

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/10/dc-month-to-month-sales-febroary-2009/

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:53:40 GMT

The latest analysis is now out...

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/12/10/dc-month-to-month-sales-october-2008/

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:38:03 GMT

Bad month for DC...

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/11/06/dc-month-to-month-sales-september-2008/#more-6520

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Metalfanatic — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:04:25 GMT

"The third chapter of “Batman RIP” didn’t show up in stores as scheduled"

uh huh.

"neither did All Star Batman"

WHAT A SHOCKER!!!!!!!!!!!

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:18:57 GMT

Trying again with the link...

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/05/dc-month-to-month-sales-june-2008/

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Kree_boy411 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:44:14 GMT

Wow....sales for batfan finally went up!

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

by1968 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:08:47 GMT

[quote][b]Earl Davis (9/1/2008)[/b][hr]Apols, I am late in posting the August analysis...

http://www.comicspriceguide.com/boards/UserInfo11.aspx[/quote]

I think you posted the wrong link there, that takes me to the user profile for Batfan.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:36:25 GMT

This one really jumped out at me. Makes you woner what the low volume indy sellers are getting these days in sales...

257 - THE UN-MEN (Vertigo)

08/2007: The Un-Men #1 — 11,868

09/2007: The Un-Men #2 — 8,758 (-26.2%)

10/2007: The Un-Men #3 — 7,566 (-13.6%)

11/2007: The Un-Men #4 — 6,678 (-11.7%)

12/2007: The Un-Men #5 — 6,094 (- 8.8%)

01/2008: The Un-Men #6 — 5,525 (- 9.3%)

02/2008: The Un-Men #7 — 4,925 (-10.9%)

03/2008: The Un-Men #8 — 4,760 (- 3.4%)

04/2008: The Un-Men #9 — 4,411 (- 7.3%)

05/2008: The Un-Men #10 — 4,227 (- 4.2%)

06/2008: The Un-Men #11 — 4,099 (- 3.0%)

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:13:36 GMT

Apols, I am late in posting the August analysis...

http://www.comicspriceguide.com/boards/UserInfo11.aspx

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

mark — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:26:44 GMT

DC is in significant trouble. If Final Crisis doesn;t pick up or BATMAN RIP underperforms, this will be a disaster of epic proportionss

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Speedy-D — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:49:21 GMT

Oo, it just makes my blood boil how Dan Didio is practically begging Grant Morrison to single-handedly ruin DC!

This Frisch fellow's analysis of Final Crisis is spot on.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:38:35 GMT

The latest analysis is now out...

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/07/02/dc-month-to-month-sales-may-2008/#more-5635

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Tinman — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:28:54 GMT

Ouch!! Only 1 in the Top 10 (at #9?!) and 4 in the Top 20?!?!

That's gotta hurt...

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:36:36 GMT

The latest analysis is up...

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/10/dc-month-to-month-sales-april-2008/#more-5490

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

mark — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:02:01 GMT

These numbers and the trend do NOT look good.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:58:39 GMT

The most recent analysis is now out...

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/05/02/dc-month-to-month-sales-march-2008/#more-5277

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Speedy-D — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:21:20 GMT

[quote][b]Metalfanatic (4/12/2008)[/b][hr]"I really liked the comments comparing Flash to Thor. The character needs to hibernate for a while then come back stronger."

and maybe he could use a helmet and big hammer, too![/quote]

Tabling the mighty man mallet option for the nonce, think they'd consider bringing ol' Barry back? That must be a option for at least a temporary sales bump.
I haven't bought a new comic in about 20 years, but I'd snatch that bad boy up in a big way!

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

mark — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:42:30 GMT

It will be interesting to see if this decline is only with DC or if other publishers also start seeing this.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Metalfanatic — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:27:21 GMT

"I really liked the comments comparing Flash to Thor. The character needs to hibernate for a while then come back stronger."

and maybe he could use a helmet and big hammer, too!

:w00t:

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Icebreaka — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:14:26 GMT

I thought that DC was making a real push at taking over Marvel for top publisher. Based on these numbers I really don't see it though. A lot of books sub 50k which is that range where they think about cancelling titles. I really liked the comments comparing Flash to Thor. The character needs to hibernate for a while then come back stronger.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

jerrytel — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:52:05 GMT

Actually, some good news in here for me...guilt free drops to save some money with Shadowpact and JSA Classified going down for the count.

Also - with Conan ending with #50, I refuse to play the relaunch game, so that one will be gone as well.

Now - to not start buying anything new (other than Madam Xanadu).

I really hope Northlanders sticks around - that has been my favorite book next to Fables.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Aphelion — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:04:56 GMT

I was interested in the Legion numbers...

11/2007: Supergirl & LoSH #36 — 26,814 (- 2.0%)
12/2007: Legion of SH #37 — 45,803 (+70.8%)
01/2008: Legion of SH #38 — 33,045 (-27.9%)
02/2008: Legion of SH #39 — 31,123 (- 5.8%)

It'll be back to where it was if they don't get an old style artist. New collectors have no attention span for Jim Shooter's writing and older collectors like me can't stand the modern manga influenced art.

defiant1

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:43:52 GMT

I have no analysis data - don't think anyone does it. Basic sales data for trades is on CBGxtra.com and ComicChronicles.com

Earl.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

AuburnTiger — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:58:35 GMT

Earl do you have any info on their TPB/HC sales?

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Metalfanatic — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:03:48 GMT

I love the character, but not the book. I dropped it (Jonah Hex) a couple issues back.

the old ones are WAY better.

RE: The Latest DC Sales Analysis

ronankan — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:42:58 GMT

love this book

144 - JONAH HEX02/2006: Jonah Hex #4  — 23,569——————————–02/2007: Jonah Hex #16 — 17,490 (- 2.8%)03/2007: Jonah Hex #17 — 17,081 (- 2.3%)

04/2007: Jonah Hex #18 — 16,880 (- 1.2%)05/2007: Jonah Hex #19 — 16,473 (- 2.4%)06/2007: Jonah Hex #20 — 16,150 (- 2.0%)07/2007:

Jonah Hex #21 — 15,734 (- 2.6%)08/2007: Jonah Hex #22 — 15,362 (- 2.4%)09/2007: Jonah Hex #23 — 15,157 (- 1.4%)10/2007:

Jonah Hex #24 — 14,749 (- 2.7%)11/2007: Jonah Hex #25 — 14,577 (- 1.2%)12/2007: Jonah Hex #26 — 14,088 (- 3.5%)01/2008:

Jonah Hex #27 — 13,881 (- 1.5%)02/2008: Jonah Hex #28 — 13,614 (- 1.9%)—————-6 months: -11.4%1 year  : -22.2%2 years : -42.2%

Jonah Hex continues its slow but steady decline.

The Latest DC Sales Analysis

Earl Davis — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:46:20 GMT

See..

http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/04/02/dc-comics-month-to-month-sales-february-2008/#more-5045

Earl.