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Marvel Comics Month-to-Month Sales: September 2013 — Marvel’s moral victory
10/28/2013 by Beat Staff 17 Comments

While DC’s Villains Month was the main talking point of the direct market in September, Marvel moved into their own event season. September saw the second month of INFINITY, with more tie-in books popping up across the line, while the X-Men titles began their own separate crossover, BATTLE OF THE ATOM. We also have the debut issue of MIGHTY AVENGERS, which launches as part of the big event.

Such is the impact of Villains Month that, for once, DC not only had the largest share of the North American direct market, they absolutely thrashed Marvel, leading by 45% to 30% in units and 40% to 28% in dollars. On the other hand, Marvel at least have the moral victory of knowing that they solicited comics they could actually supply.

Thanks as always to ICV2.com for permission to use these figures.

2,3. INFINITY
08/13 Infinity #1 of 6 - 205,819
09/13 Infinity #2 of 6 - 125,985 (-38.8%)
09/13 Infinity #3 of 6 - 123,285 ( -2.1%)

Marvel ought to be pretty happy with this. Given the volume of extra variant covers on the first issue, the near-40% drop on issue #2 is perfectly fine, and the series was only outsold by the debut issue of DC’s own event book, FOREVER EVIL.

4. X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM
09/13 Battle of the Atom #1 of 2 - 113,928

The bookend for the crossover running through ALL-NEW X-MEN, X-MEN, WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN and UNCANNY X-MEN (but not ASTONISHING X-MEN, which doesn’t get invited to parties any more). Considering that the higher selling X-Men books have been in the 70Ks of late, this is a very strong start.

7. MIGHTY AVENGERS
09/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #1 - 101,921

Yet another Avengers title, as Marvel seem bound and determined to find out exactly how thinly they can stretch that branding before the fabric of space time collapses. (I just tried searching for “Avengers” on the September 2013 solicitations page at Newsarama, and it came up with 58 matches.)

Since this is an INFINITY tie-in, it’s tough to figure out at this stage how far these sales are attributable to the crossover and how far they can be credited to the creative team or the characters – and the long term track record of series that launch as part of major crossovers is mixed. For comparison, this is marginally above the launch figure of AVENGERS ASSEMBLE in March 2012, and slightly below SAVAGE WOLVERINE from January. It’s certainly a healthy start that gives the book exposure to a good sized audience.

9,17. AVENGERS
09/03 ---
09/10 Avengers v4 #5 - 82,411
09/11 Avengers v4 #17 - 61,492
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09/12 Avengers v4 #30 - 58,609 ( -4.9%)
10/12 Avengers v4 #31 - 62,495 ( +6.6%)
10/12 Avengers v4 #32 - 56,204 ( -10.1%)
11/12 Avengers v4 #33 - 53,336 ( -5.1%)
11/12 Avengers v4 #34 - 57,315 ( +7.5%)
12/12 Avengers v5 #1 - 192,952 (+236.7%)
12/12 Avengers v5 #2 - 99,028 ( -48.7%)
01/13 Avengers v5 #3 - 92,165 ( -6.9%)
01/13 Avengers v5 #4 - 83,088 ( -9.8%)
02/13 Avengers v5 #5 - 82,452 ( -0.8%)
02/13 Avengers v5 #6 - 84,868 ( +2.9%)
03/13 Avengers v5 #7 - 78,278 ( -7.8%)
03/13 Avengers v5 #8 - 82,691 ( +5.6%)
04/13 Avengers v5 #9 - 77,780 ( -5.9%)
04/13 Avengers v5 #10 - 78,905 ( +1.4%)
05/13 Avengers v5 #11 - 70,687 ( -10.4%)
05/13 Avengers v5 #12 - 74,978 ( +6.1%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #13 - 68,624 ( -8.5%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #14 - 74,846 ( +9.1%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #15 - 68,472 ( -8.5%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #16 - 72,842 ( +6.4%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #17 - 68,962 ( -5.3%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #18 - 74,697 ( +8.3%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #19 - 92,489 ( +23.8%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #20 - 74,388 ( -19.6%)
6 mnth ( -5.0%)
1 year ( +26.9%)
2 year ( +21.0%)
3 year ( -9.7%)
10 year ( --- )

The INFINITY tie-ins started with issue #18 last month. The surge on issue #19 is actually because it was available with five “decades” variant covers, all by John Cassaday.

11,13. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN
09/03 Amaz. v2 #58 - 92,294
09/08 Amazing #572 - 75,574
09/09 Amazing #604 - 63,435
09/10 Amazing #641 - 68,345
09/11 Amazing #670 - 57,959
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09/12 Amazing #693 - 59,772 ( -34.4%)
09/12 Amazing #694 - 58,461 ( -2.2%)
10/12 Amazing #695 - 58,185 ( -0.5%)
10/12 Amazing #696 - 57,950 ( -0.4%)
11/12 Amazing #697 - 59,872 ( +3.3%)
11/12 Amazing #698 - 87,537 ( +46.2%)
12/12 Amazing #699 - 80,048 ( -8.6%)
12/12 Amazing #.1 - 71,344 ( -10.9%)
12/12 Amazing #700 - 273,305 (+283.1%)
01/13 Superior #1 - 209,944 ( -23.2%)
01/13 Superior #2 - 118,104 ( -43.7%)
02/13 Superior #3 - 101,811 ( -13.8%)
02/13 Superior #4 - 95,892 ( -5.8%)
03/13 Superior #5 - 94,224 ( -1.7%)
03/13 Superior #6 - 86,614 ( -8.1%)
03/13 S. S-M #6AU - 85,807 ( -0.9%)
04/13 Superior #7 - 87,945 ( +2.5%)
04/13 Superior #8 - 85,671 ( -2.6%)
05/13 Superior #9 - 93,656 ( +9.3%)
05/13 Superior #10 - 85,346 ( -8.9%)
06/13 Superior #11 - 84,219 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Superior #12 - 82,338 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Superior #13 - 81,678 ( -0.8%)
07/13 Superior #14 - 80,839 ( -1.0%)
08/13 Superior #15 - 78,636 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Superior #16 - 78,087 ( -0.7%)
09/13 Superior #17 - 89,118 ( +14.1%)
09/13 Superior #18 - 80,178 ( -10.0%)
6 mnth ( -7.4%)
1 year ( +34.1%)
2 year ( +38.3%)
3 year ( +17.3%)
4 year ( +26.4%)
5 year ( +6.1%)
10 year ( -13.1%)

Issue #17 contains the return of Spider-Man 2099, which was also promoted with variant covers. The fact that there’s some noticeable increase on issue #18 too suggests that there was some genuine interest in this.

12. ALL-NEW X-MEN
11/12 All-New X-Men #1 - 181,693
11/12 All-New X-Men #2 - 100,983 (-44.4%)
12/12 All-New X-Men #3 - 90,161 (-10.7%)
12/12 All-New X-Men #4 - 90,946 ( +0.9%)
01/13 All-New X-Men #5 - 86,301 ( -5.1%)
01/13 All-New X-Men #6 - 85,403 ( -1.0%)
02/13 All-New X-Men #7 - 85,234 ( -0.2%)
03/13 All-New X-Men #8 - 90,990 ( +6.8%)
03/13 All-New X-Men #9 - 81,692 (-10.2%)
04/13 All-New X-Men #10 - 84,760 ( +3.8%)
05/13 All-New X-Men #11 - 80,582 ( -4.9%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #12 - 82,178 ( +2.0%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #13 - 77,656 ( -5.5%)
07/13 All-New X-Men #14 - 74,848 ( -3.6%)
08/13 All-New X-Men #15 - 73,035 ( -2.4%)
09/13 All-New X-Men #16 - 84,218 (+15.3%)
6 mnth ( +3.1%)

16. UNCANNY X-MEN
09/03 Uncanny X-Men #430 - 94,165
09/08 Uncanny X-Men #490 - 87,592
09/09 Uncanny X-Men #502 - 82,883
09/10 Uncanny X-Men #515 - 73,585
09/11 Uncanny X-Men #543 - 58,326
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09/12 Uncanny X-Men v2 #18 - 59,794 ( -2.1%)
10/12 Uncanny X-Men v2 #19 - 59,283 ( -0.9%)
10/12 Uncanny X-Men v2 #20 - 65,981 ( +11.3%)
11/12 ---
12/12 ---
01/13 ---
02/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #1 - 177,463 (+169.0%)
02/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #2 - 94,615 ( -46.7%)
03/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #3 - 85,775 ( -9.3%)
04/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #4 - 80,047 ( -6.7%)
04/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #5 - 78,919 ( -1.4%)
05/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #6 - 73,621 ( -6.7%)
06/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #7 - 73,719 ( +0.1%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #8 - 70,274 ( -4.7%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #9 - 67,338 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #10 - 70,903 ( +5.3%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #11 - 65,700 ( -7.3%)
09/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #12 - 76,790 ( +16.9%)
6 mnth ( -10.5%)
1 year ( +28.4%)
2 year ( +31.7%)
3 year ( +4.4%)
4 year ( -7.4%)
5 year ( -12.3%)
10 year ( -18.5%)

18. X-MEN
09/10 X-Men v3 #3 - 66,549
09/11 X-Men v3 #17 - 43,200
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09/12 X-Men v3 #35 - 32,049 ( -3.9%)
09/12 X-Men v3 #36 - 31,996 ( -0.2%)
10/12 X-Men v3 #37 - 31,611 ( -1.2%)
11/12 X-Men v3 #38 - 30,289 ( -4.2%)
12/12 X-Men v3 #39 - 29,326 ( -3.2%)
01/13 X-Men v3 #40 - 28,515 ( -2.8%)
02/13 X-Men v3 #41 - 32,488 ( +13.9%)
03/13 ---
04/13 ---
05/13 X-Men v4 #1 - 183,297 (+464.2%)
06/13 X-Men v4 #2 - 73,542 ( -59.9%)
07/13 X-Men v4 #3 - 65,270 ( -11.2%)
08/13 X-Men v4 #4 - 64,010 ( -1.9%)
09/13 X-Men v4 #5 - 73,357 ( +14.6%)
6 mnth ( --- )
1 year (+128.9%)
2 year ( +69.8%)
3 year ( +10.2%)

All part of the BATTLE OF THE ATOM crossover, and all seeing significant gains. The fourth participating title, WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN, is also the lowest selling – it gains too, but continues to lag some way behind its compatriots.

This is interesting, since BOTA is an old-school crossover which runs through all four participating titles on a weekly basis. You need to buy them all in order to get the story. You’d figure people would either be completist enough to buy the whole thing, or skip it entirely, but for some reason that’s just not how it works.

20. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
09/08 Guardians v2 #5 - 42,104
09/09 Guardians v2 #18 - 24,896
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02/13 Guardians #0.1 - 80,344
03/13 Guardians v3 #1 - 217,993 (+171.3%)
04/13 Guardians v3 #2 - 88,184 ( -59.5%)
05/13 ---
06/13 Guardians v3 #3 - 75,633 ( -14.2%)
06/13 Guardians v3 #4 - 71,575 ( -5.4%)
07/13 Guardians v3 #5 - 110,372 ( +54.2%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Guardians v3 #6 - 69,030 ( -37.5%)
6 mnth ( -68.3%)
4 year (+177.3%)
5 year ( +64.0%)

Back to regular sales after the debut of Angela in July (and a month’s hiatus).

22. UNCANNY AVENGERS
10/12 Uncanny Avengers #1 - 303,722
11/12 Uncanny Avengers #2 - 114,257 (-62.4%)
12/12 ---
01/13 Uncanny Avengers #3 - 92,165 (-19.3%)
02/13 Uncanny Avengers #4 - 87,539 ( -5.0%)
03/13 Uncanny Avengers #5 - 84,382 ( -3.6%)
04/13 Uncanny Avengers #6 - 80,863 ( -4.2%)
04/13 Uncanny Avengers #7 - 77,027 ( -4.7%)
05/13 Uncanny Avengers #8 - 75,655 ( -1.8%)
05/13 Uncanny Av. #8AU - 72,514 ( -4.2%)
06/13 Uncanny Avengers #9 - 71,842 ( -0.9%)
07/13 Uncanny Avengers #10 - 68,768 ( -4.3%)
08/13 Uncanny Avengers #11 - 65,447 ( -4.8%)
09/13 Uncanny Avengers #12 - 73,357 (+12.1%)
6 mnth (-13.1%)

Variant covers – specifically, two Lego variants. There’s no other obvious reason for the sales boost on this issue, which is the middle of a storyline.

24. NEW AVENGERS
09/08 New Avengers #45 - 103,326
09/09 New Avengers #57 - 85,598
09/10 New Avengers v2 #4 - 77,479
09/11 New Avengers v2 #16 - 57,959
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09/12 New Avengers v2 #30 - 56,742 ( -4.5%)
10/12 New Avengers v2 #31 - 53,456 ( -5.8%)
11/12 New Avengers v2 #32 - 52,784 ( -1.3%)
11/12 New Avengers v2 #33 - 50,045 ( -5.2%)
11/12 New Avengers v2 #34 - 53,862 ( +7.6%)
12/12 ---
01/13 New Avengers v3 #1 - 116,280 (+115.9%)
01/13 New Avengers v3 #2 - 79,433 ( -31.7%)
02/13 New Avengers v3 #3 - 72,110 ( -9.2%)
03/13 New Avengers v3 #4 - 65,150 ( -9.7%)
04/13 New Avengers v3 #5 - 63,423 ( -2.7%)
05/13 New Avengers v3 #6 - 59,362 ( -6.4%)
06/13 New Avengers v3 #7 - 60,138 ( +1.3%)
07/13 New Avengers v3 #8 - 58,044 ( -3.5%)
08/13 New Avengers v3 #9 - 60,534 ( +4.3%)
09/13 New Avengers v3 #10 - 60,682 ( +0.2%)
6 mnth ( -6.9%)
1 year ( +6.9%)
2 year ( +4.7%)
3 year ( -21.7%)
4 year ( -29.1%)
5 year ( -41.3%)

Second issue of an INFINITY tie-in arc, which hasn’t had much impact on sales, really. It lags some way behind AVENGERS, even though both are supposed to be core titles here.

25. WOLVERINE &THE X-MEN
09/12 Wolverine/X-Men #16 - 55,857 ( -4.4%)
09/12 Wolverine/X-Men #17 - 54,768 ( -1.9%)
10/12 Wolverine/X-Men #18 - 52,331 ( -4.4%)
10/12 Wolverine/X-Men #19 - 50,008 ( -4.4%)
11/12 Wolverine/X-Men #20 - 48,432 ( -3.2%)
11/12 Wolverine/X-Men #21 - 48,244 ( -0.4%)
12/12 Wolverine/X-Men #22 - 45,658 ( -5.4%)
01/13 Wolverine/X-Men #23 - 43,963 ( -3.7%)
01/13 Wolverine/X-Men #24 - 44,716 ( +1.7%)
02/13 Wolverine/X-Men #25 - 45,057 ( +0.8%)
03/13 Wolverine/X-Men #26 - 42,019 ( -6.7%)
03/13 Wolverine/X-Men #27 - 41,960 ( -0.1%)
04/13 Wolv &X-Men #27AU - 47,055 (+12.1%)
04/13 Wolverine/X-Men #28 - 42,718 ( -9.2%)
05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #29 - 40,451 ( -5.3%)
05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #30 - 40,019 ( -1.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #31 - 41,661 ( +4.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #32 - 39,790 ( -4.5%)
07/13 Wolverine/X-Men #33 - 42,269 ( +6.2%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #34 - 38,473 ( -9.0%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #35 - 38,046 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Wolverine/X-Men #36 - 59,684 (+56.9%)
6 mnth (+42.2%)
1 year ( +6.9%)

BATTLE OF THE ATOM tie-in – some 13K below the rest of the crossover. It’s still a big gain for this title, even so.

39. THOR: GOD OF THUNDER
09/03 Thor v2 #68 - 32,354
09/08 ---
09/09 Thor #603 - 65,265
09/10 Thor #614 - 53,505
09/11 Thor v4 #6 - 45,231
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09/12 Thor v4 #19 - 30,289 ( -14.4%)
09/12 Thor v4 #20 - 30,172 ( -0.4%)
10/12 Thor v4 #21 - 34,550 ( +14.5%)
10/12 Thor v4 #22 - 35,328 ( +2.3%)
11/12 Thor v5 #1 - 110,443 (+212.6%)
11/12 Thor v5 #2 - 65,533 ( -40.7%)
12/12 Thor v5 #3 - 55,547 ( -15.2%)
01/13 Thor v5 #4 - 50,478 ( -9.1%)
02/13 Thor v5 #5 - 51,861 ( +2.7%)
03/13 Thor v5 #6 - 50,481 ( -2.7%)
04/13 Thor v5 #7 - 51,526 ( +2.1%)
05/13 Thor v5 #8 - 48,622 ( -5.6%)
06/13 Thor v5 #9 - 49,125 ( +1.0%)
07/13 Thor v5 #10 - 46,204 ( -5.9%)
08/13 Thor v5 #11 - 45,397 ( -1.7%)
08/13 Thor v5 #12 - 44,865 ( -1.2%)
09/13 Thor v5 #13 - 48,007 ( +7.0%)
6 mnth ( -4.9%)
1 year ( +58.5%)
2 year ( +6.1%)
3 year ( -10.3%)
4 year ( -26.4%)
5 year ( --- )
10 year ( +48.4%)

Another two variant covers, this time with Walter Simonson and something for the movie.

41,42. DEADPOOL
09/08 Deadpool v3 #2 - 59,850
09/09 Deadpool v3 #15 - 50,479
09/10 Deadpool v3 #27 - 36,404
09/11 Deadpool v3 #43 - 26,643
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09/12 Deadpool v3 #60 - 28,548 ( +0.1%)
09/12 Deadpool v3 #61 - 28,351 ( -0.7%)
10/12 Deadpool v3 #62 - 28,897 ( +1.9%)
10/12 Deadpool v3 #63 - 29,049 ( +0.5%)
11/12 Deadpool v4 #1 - 127,977 (+340.6%)
11/12 Deadpool v4 #2 - 76,445 ( -40.3%)
12/12 Deadpool v4 #3 - 64,591 ( -15.5%)
01/13 Deadpool v4 #4 - 57,061 ( -11.7%)
02/13 Deadpool v4 #5 - 57,312 ( +0.4%)
03/13 Deadpool v4 #6 - 57,095 ( -0.4%)
04/13 Deadpool v4 #7 - 57,016 ( -0.1%)
04/13 Deadpool v4 #8 - 52,851 ( -7.3%)
05/13 Deadpool v4 #9 - 51,296 ( -2.9%)
05/13 Deadpool v4 #10 - 50,461 ( -1.6%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #11 - 54,110 ( +7.2%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #12 - 48,315 ( -10.7%)
07/13 Deadpool v4 #13 - 47,006 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #14 - 45,870 ( -2.4%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #15 - 46,169 ( +0.7%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #16 - 45,675 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #17 - 45,348 ( -0.7%)
6 mnth ( -20.6%)
1 year ( +58.8%)
2 year ( +70.2%)
3 year ( +24.6%)
4 year ( -10.2%)
5 year ( -24.2%)

DEADPOOL seems to be hovering around the 45K mark, judging from the last couple of months.

43. KICK-ASS 3 [Icon]
06/13 Kick-Ass 3 #1 of 8 - 78,035
07/13 ---
08/13 Kick-Ass 3 #2 of 8 - 50,102 (-35.8%)
09/13 Kick-Ass 3 #3 of 8 - 44,540 (-11.1%)

Bit steep for a third issue drop, but still very good numbers for a creator-owned title.

47. INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK
09/03 Incredible v3 #60 - 58,584
09/08 Hulk #5 - 102,105
09/09 Incredible Hulk #602 - 51,582
09/10 Incredible Hulks #613 - 40,063
09/11 ---
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09/12 Incredible v4 #13 - 33,858 ( -8.1%)
09/12 Incredible v4 #14 - 33,887 ( +0.1%)
10/12 Incredible v4 #15 - 36,091 ( +6.5%)
11/12 Indestructible #1 - 118,200 (+227.5%)
12/12 Indestructible #2 - 63,653 ( -46.1%)
01/13 Indestructible #3 - 59,431 ( -6.6%)
02/13 Indestructible #4 - 56,214 ( -5.4%)
03/13 Indestructible #5 - 54,967 ( -2.2%)
04/13 Indestructible #6 - 55,470 ( +0.9%)
05/13 Indestructible #7 - 49,956 ( -9.9%)
05/13 Indestructible #8 - 48,866 ( -2.2%)
06/13 Indestructible #9 - 49,427 ( +1.1%)
07/13 Indestructible #10 - 45,531 ( -7.9%)
07/13 Indestructible #11 - 45,241 ( -0.6%)
08/13 Indestructible #12 - 43,673 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Indestructible #13 - 41,805 ( -4.3%)
6 mnth ( -23.9%)
1 year ( +23.5%)
2 year ( --- )
3 year ( +4.3%)
4 year ( -19.0%)
5 year ( -59.1%)
10 year ( -28.6%)

And at long last we hit a book for which the “standard attrition” tag is apposite.

48. DEADPOOL KILLS DEADPOOL
07/13 Deadpool Kills #1 of 4 - 53,066
08/13 Deadpool Kills #2 of 4 - 41,960 (-25.8%)
09/13 Deadpool Kills #3 of 4 - 41,023 ( -2.2%)

Great numbers for a mini – very close to the parent title, and holding up well. No wonder Marvel are upping the Deadpool output again.

52. CAPTAIN AMERICA
09/03 Captain America v3 #17 - 43,295
09/08 Captain America v6 #42 - 75,574
09/09 Reborn #3 - 108,331
09/10 Captain America #610 - 47,986
09/11 Captain America v7 #3 - 54,413
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09/12 Captain America v7 #17 - 34,279 ( -2.5%)
10/12 Captain America v7 #18 - 38,318 ( +11.8%)
10/12 Captain America v7 #19 - 40,205 ( +4.9%)
11/12 Captain America v8 #1 - 123,667 (+207.6%)
12/12 Captain America v8 #2 - 64,377 ( -47.9%)
01/13 Captain America v8 #3 - 59,836 ( -7.1%)
02/13 Captain America v8 #4 - 53,112 ( -11.2%)
03/13 Captain America v8 #5 - 49,186 ( -7.4%)
04/13 Captain America v8 #6 - 47,802 ( -2.8%)
05/13 Captain America v8 #7 - 44,024 ( -7.9%)
06/13 Captain America v8 #8 - 43,791 ( -0.5%)
07/13 Captain America v8 #9 - 40,796 ( -6.8%)
08/13 Captain America v8 #10 - 39,356 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Captain America v8 #11 - 38,521 ( -2.1%)
6 mnth ( -21.7%)
1 year ( +12.4%)
2 year ( -29.2%)
3 year ( -19.7%)
4 year ( -64.4%)
5 year ( -49.0%)
10 year ( -11.0%)

More business as usual.

53. SAVAGE WOLVERINE
01/13 Savage Wolverine #1 - 102,530
02/13 Savage Wolverine #2 - 58,254 (-43.2%)
03/13 Savage Wolverine #3 - 50,310 (-13.6%)
04/13 Savage Wolverine #4 - 45,933 ( -8.7%)
05/13 Savage Wolverine #5 - 42,328 ( -7.8%)
06/13 Savage Wolverine #6 - 59,410 (+40.4%)
07/13 Savage Wolverine #7 - 40,946 (-31.1%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Savage Wolverine #8 - 38,208 ( -6.7%)
6 mnth (-24.1%)

That’s the issue originally solicited for August – the final chapter of a Zeb Wells/Joe Madureira three-parter. The issue solicited for September – the start of a storyline by Jock – slipped into October.

55. NOVA
09/08 Nova v4 #17 - 37,015
09/09 Nova v4 #29 - 23,924
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02/13 Nova v5 #1 - 80,857
03/13 Nova v5 #2 - 46,725 (-42.2%)
04/13 Nova v5 #3 - 40,548 (-13.2%)
05/13 Nova v5 #4 - 38,151 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Nova v5 #5 - 36,545 ( -4.2%)
07/13 Nova v5 #6 - 34,234 ( -6.3%)
08/13 Nova v5 #7 - 31,937 ( -6.7%)
09/13 Nova v5 #8 - 37,767 (+18.3%)
6 mnth (-19.2%)
4 year (+57.9%)
5 year ( +2.0%)

Infinity tie-in. It has a rather bigger impact here than it does on the core Avengers titles (but then if you’re that interested in Jonathan Hickman’s grand vision, you were probably reading the core Avengers titles already).

57. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP
09/12 Avenging Spider-Man #12 - 35,462 ( +4.9%)
10/12 Avenging Spider-Man #13 - 32,908 ( -7.2%)
11/12 Avenging Spider-Man #14 - 30,102 ( -8.5%)
12/12 Avenging Spider-Man #15 - 28,240 ( -6.2%)
12/12 Avenging Spider-Man #.1 - 41,504 ( +47.0%)
01/13 Avenging Spider-Man #16 - 29,032 ( -30.1%)
02/13 Avenging Spider-Man #17 - 30,783 ( +6.0%)
03/13 Avenging Spider-Man #18 - 31,657 ( +2.8%)
04/13 Avenging Spider-Man #19 - 28,740 ( -9.2%)
05/13 Avenging Spider-Man #20 - 27,609 ( -3.9%)
05/13 Avenging Spider-Man #21 - 27,251 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Avenging Spider-Man #22 - 26,799 ( -1.7%)
07/13 Superior Team-Up #1 - 76,959 (+187.2%)
08/13 Superior Team-Up #2 - 41,155 ( -46.5%)
09/13 Superior Team-Up #3 - 37,363 ( -9.2%)
6 mnth ( +18.0%)
1 year ( +5.4%)

Infinity tie-in. We can probably assume that the drop would otherwise have been a lot bigger and that the title would have been on a swift path back to previous sales levels.

60. DAREDEVIL
09/03 Daredevil v2 #51 - 59,636
09/08 Daredevil v2 #111 - 46,305
09/09 ---
09/10 Daredevil #510 - 44,728
09/11 Daredevil v3 #3 - 39,477
=====
09/12 Daredevil v3 #18 - 37,185 ( -2.5%)
10/12 Daredevil v3 #19 - 37,228 ( +0.1%)
11/12 Daredevil v3 #20 - 36,515 ( -1.9%)
12/12 Daredevil v3 #21 - 35,848 ( -1.8%)
01/13 Daredevil v3 #22 - 36,102 ( +0.7%)
02/13 Daredevil v3 #23 - 37,170 ( +3.0%)
03/13 Daredevil v3 #24 - 37,231 ( +0.2%)
04/13 Daredevil v3 #25 - 39,678 ( +6.6%)
05/13 Daredevil v3 #26 - 39,788 ( +0.3%)
06/13 Daredevil v3 #27 - 35,834 ( -9.9%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #28 - 35,364 ( -1.3%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #29 - 34,915 ( -1.3%)
08/13 Daredevil v3 #30 - 35,240 ( +0.9%)
09/13 Daredevil v3 #31 - 36,666 ( +4.0%)
6 mnth ( -1.5%)
1 year ( -1.4%)
2 year ( -7.1%)
3 year (-18.0%)
4 year ( --- )
5 year (-20.8%)
10 year (-38.5%)

Two Lego variants might explain the slight gain – but DAREDEVIL is a very steady book to start with which has been hovering around the mid 30K range for months.

63. IRON MAN
09/03 Iron Man v3 #72 - 30,438
09/08 Iron Man v5 #5 - 60,444
09/09 Iron Man v5 #17 - 47,182
09/10 Iron Man v5 #30 - 47,238
09/11 Iron Man #508 - 41,295
=====
09/12 Iron Man #524 - 30,976 ( -1.9%)
09/12 Iron Man #525 - 30,885 ( -0.3%)
10/12 Iron Man #526 - 35,934 ( +16.3%)
10/12 Iron Man #527 - 36,981 ( +2.9%)
11/12 Iron Man v6 #1 - 116,529 (+215.1%)
11/12 Iron Man v6 #2 - 72,902 ( -37.4%)
12/12 Iron Man v6 #3 - 59,041 ( -19.0%)
12/12 Iron Man v6 #4 - 56,708 ( -4.0%)
01/13 Iron Man v6 #5 - 50,899 ( -10.2%)
02/13 Iron Man v6 #6 - 46,206 ( -9.2%)
03/13 Iron Man v6 #7 - 44,040 ( -4.7%)
04/13 Iron Man v6 #8 - 43,974 ( -0.1%)
05/13 Iron Man v6 #9 - 78,006 ( +77.4%)
05/13 Iron Man v6 #10 - 45,424 ( -41.8%)
06/13 Iron Man v6 #11 - 44,409 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #12 - 40,405 ( -9.0%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #13 - 39,534 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Iron Man v6 #14 - 38,137 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Iron Man v6 #15 - 36,346 ( -4.7%)
6 mnth ( -17.5%)
1 year ( +17.3%)
2 year ( -12.0%)
3 year ( -23.1%)
4 year ( -23.0%)
5 year ( -39.9%)
10 year ( +19.4%)

The standard downward drift.

67. UNCANNY X-FORCE
09/08 X-Force v3 #7 - 64,911
09/09 X-Force v3 #19 - 49,817
09/10 Sex &V #3 - 37,283
09/11 X-Force v4 #15 - 53,771
=====
09/12 X-Force v4 #31 - 44,061 ( -1.9%)
10/12 X-Force v4 #32 - 44,055 ( -0.0%)
11/12 X-Force v4 #33 - 43,589 ( -1.1%)
11/12 X-Force v4 #34 - 43,710 ( +0.3%)
12/12 X-Force v4 #35 - 47,736 ( +9.2%)
01/13 X-Force v5 #1 - 86,187 (+80.5%)
02/13 X-Force v5 #2 - 56,713 (-34.2%)
03/13 X-Force v5 #3 - 51,721 ( -8.8%)
04/13 ---
05/13 X-Force v5 #4 - 47,727 ( -7.7%)
05/13 X-Force v5 #5 - 45,674 ( -4.3%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #6 - 42,496 ( -7.0%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #7 - 40,380 ( -5.0%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #8 - 37,781 ( -6.4%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #9 - 36,978 ( -2.1%)
08/13 X-Force v5 #10 - 35,329 ( -4.5%)
09/13 X-Force v5 #11 - 36,186 ( +2.4%)
6 mnth (-30.0%)
1 year (-17.9%)
2 year (-32.7%)
3 year ( -2.9%)
4 year (-27.4%)
5 year (-44.3%)

This had an X-Men 50th anniversary variant cover, hence the upwards tick.

69. SUPERIOR CARNAGE
07/13 Superior Carnage #1 of 5 - 48,053
08/13 Superior Carnage #2 of 5 - 40,864 (-15.0%)
09/13 Superior Carnage #3 of 5 - 36,022 (-11.8%)

On the high side for a third issue drop, but still good numbers for a Spider-Man spin-off mini.

70. WOLVERINE
09/03 Wolverine #5 - 81,728
09/08 ---
09/09 W: Weapon X #5 - 40,975
09/10 Wolverine v4 #1 - 104,414
09/11 Wolverine v4 #15 - 37,951
=====
09/12 Wolverine #313 - 39,262 ( -4.3%)
10/12 Wolverine #314 - 34,504 ( -12.1%)
10/12 Wolverine #315 - 38,557 ( +11.7%)
11/12 Wolverine #316 - 32,208 ( -16.5%)
12/12 Wolverine #317 - 34,367 ( +6.7%)
01/13 ---
02/13 ---
03/13 Wolverine v5 #1 - 117,669 (+242.4%)
04/13 Wolverine v5 #2 - 57,165 ( -51.4%)
05/13 Wolverine v5 #3 - 49,629 ( -13.2%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #4 - 46,784 ( -5.7%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #5 - 43,694 ( -6.6%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #6 - 40,593 ( -7.1%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #7 - 38,605 ( -4.9%)
08/13 Wolverine v5 #8 - 39,830 ( -3.2%)
09/13 Wolverine v5 #9 - 35,920 ( -9.8%)
6 mnth ( -69.5%)
1 year ( -8.5%)
2 year ( -5.4%)
3 year ( -65.6%)
4 year ( -12.3%)
5 year ( --- )
10 year ( -56.0%)

The August issue had two variant covers, so the drop isn’t as bad as it looks. Even so, this doesn’t seem to be holding on to its audience brilliantly.

73. INFINITY: THE HUNT
09/13 Hunt #1 of 4 - 35,562

80. INFINITY HEIST
09/13 Heist #1 of 4 - 32,453

Two Infinity tie-in books, selling in such similar numbers as to suggest that retailers are basically figuring that these will be selling mostly to event completists.

81. ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN
09/03 Spider-Man #46 - 105,409
09/08 Spider-Man #126 - 54,604
09/09 Spider-Man v2 #2 - 57,477
09/10 Spider-Man v2 #14 - 35,776
09/11 Spider-Man v3 #2 - 58,672
=====
09/12 Spider-Man v3 #14 - 40,960 ( -3.9%)
09/12 Spider-Man v3 #15 - 40,435 ( -1.3%)
10/12 Spider-Man v3 #16 - 39,679 ( -1.9%)
10/12 Spider-Man v3 #.1 - 38,321 ( -3.4%)
11/12 Spider-Man v3 #17 - 38,481 ( +0.4%)
12/12 Spider-Man v3 #18 - 36,944 ( -4.0%)
01/13 Spider-Man v3 #19 - 36,017 ( -2.5%)
02/13 Spider-Man v3 #20 - 35,461 ( -1.5%)
03/13 Spider-Man v3 #21 - 35,284 ( -0.5%)
04/13 Spider-Man v3 #22 - 34,918 ( -1.0%)
05/13 Spider-Man v3 #23 - 35,581 ( +1.9%)
06/13 Spider-Man v3 #24 - 34,011 ( -4.4%)
07/13 Spider-Man v3 #25 - 33,271 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Spider-Man v3 #26 - 32,932 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Spider-Man v3 #27 - 32,200 ( -2.2%)
6 mnth ( -8.7%)
1 year (-21.4%)
2 year (-45.1%)
3 year (-10.0%)
4 year (-44.0%)
5 year (-41.0%)
10 year (-69.5%)

The “Cataclysm” storyline hits in November. In the meantime, very gentle erosion.

94. FANTASTIC FOUR
09/03 Fantastic Four #504 - 53,885
09/08 Fantastic Four #560 - 58,258
09/09 Fantastic Four #571 - 47,468
09/10 Fantastic Four #583 - 46,267
09/11 FF #9 - 53,091
=====
09/12 Fantastic Four #610 - 35,388 ( -3.0%)
10/12 Fantastic Four #611 - 45,322 ( +28.1%)
11/12 Fantastic Four v5 #1 - 114,532 (+152.7%)
12/12 Fantastic Four v5 #2 - 58,421 ( -49.0%)
01/13 Fantastic Four v5 #3 - 50,555 ( -13.5%)
02/13 Fantastic Four v5 #4 - 44,999 ( -11.0%)
03/13 Fantastic Four v5 #5 - 42,590 ( -5.4%)
03/13 Fantastic Four #5AU - 45,756 ( +7.4%)
04/13 Fantastic Four v5 #6 - 41,291 ( -4.8%)
04/13 Fantastic Four v5 #7 - 39,314 ( -4.8%)
05/13 Fantastic Four v5 #8 - 37,309 ( -5.1%)
06/13 Fantastic Four v5 #9 - 37,071 ( -0.6%)
07/13 Fantastic Four v5 #10 - 34,018 ( -8.2%)
08/13 Fantastic Four v5 #11 - 32,665 ( -4.0%)
09/13 Fantastic Four v5 #12 - 31,426 ( -3.8%)
6 mnth ( -26.2%)
1 year ( -11.2%)
2 year ( -40.8%)
3 year ( -32.1%)
4 year ( -33.8%)
5 year ( -46.1%)
10 year ( -41.7%)

Relaunching in the new year. This run hasn’t really clicked commercially – but the Fantastic Four can be a tough sell sometimes.

99. CABLE &X-FORCE
12/12 Cable &X-Force #1 - 90,334
12/12 Cable &X-Force #2 - 57,719 (-36.1%)
01/13 Cable &X-Force #3 - 51,761 (-10.3%)
02/13 Cable &X-Force #4 - 46,104 (-10.9%)
03/13 Cable &X-Force #5 - 44,680 ( -3.1%)
03/13 Cable &X-Force #6 - 42,896 ( -4.0%)
04/13 Cable &X-Force #7 - 41,500 ( -3.3%)
05/13 Cable &X-Force #8 - 39,041 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Cable &X-Force #9 - 38,414 ( -1.6%)
06/13 Cable &X-Force #10 - 36,104 ( -6.0%)
07/13 Cable &X-Force #11 - 34,240 ( -5.2%)
08/13 Cable &X-Force #12 - 33,127 ( -3.3%)
08/13 Cable &X-Force #13 - 32,104 ( -3.1%)
09/13 Cable &X-Force #14 - 31,053 ( -3.3%)
6 mnth (-27.6%)

Steady erosion.

102. SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN
07/13 Superior Foes #1 - 61,413
08/13 Superior Foes #2 - 34,300 (-44.1%)
09/13 Superior Foes #3 - 30,081 (-12.3%)

Yet to find its level, let’s say. It’s a quirky book that Marvel were probably hoping would find a cult audience, so it was never likely to sustain the sales it achieved in its first month.

104. AVENGERS A.I.
07/13 Avengers A.I. #1 - 68,130
08/13 Avengers A.I. #2 - 37,079 (-45.6%)
09/13 Avengers A.I. #3 - 29,776 (-19.7%)

That’s a bit of a swan dive, to be honest. Not looking all that healthy.

105. THUNDERBOLTS
09/08 Thunderbolts #124 - 43,429
09/09 Thunderbolts #135 - 39,961
09/10 Thunderbolts #148 - 32,190
09/11 Thunderbolts #163 - 24,199
=====
12/12 Thunderbolts v2 #1 - 83,396
12/12 Thunderbolts v2 #2 - 50,897 (-39.0%)
01/13 Thunderbolts v2 #3 - 44,272 (-13.0%)
02/13 Thunderbolts v2 #4 - 43,287 ( -2.2%)
02/13 Thunderbolts v2 #5 - 41,663 ( -3.8%)
03/13 Thunderbolts v2 #6 - 39,293 ( -5.7%)
03/13 Thunderbolts v2 #7 - 38,553 ( -1.9%)
04/13 Thunderbolts v2 #8 - 36,979 ( -4.1%)
05/13 Thunderbolts v2 #9 - 32,855 (-11.2%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #10 - 32,682 ( -0.5%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #11 - 30,618 ( -6.3%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #12 - 29,081 ( -5.0%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #13 - 28,528 ( -1.9%)
08/13 Thunderbolts v2 #14 - 30,620 ( +7.3%)
09/13 Thunderbolts v2 #15 - 29,703 ( -3.0%)
6 mnth (-23.0%)
1 year ( --- )
2 year (+22.7%)
3 year ( -7.7%)
4 year (-25.7%)
5 year (-31.6%)

Second issue of an Infinity tie-in, which doesn’t seem to have made a huge amount of difference.

107. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE
09/12 Avengers Assemble #7 - 36,259 ( +0.4%)
10/12 Avengers Assemble #8 - 36,453 ( +0.5%)
11/12 Avengers Assemble #9 - 42,088 (+15.5%)
12/12 Avengers Assemble #10 - 34,035 (-19.1%)
01/13 Avengers Assemble #11 - 31,027 ( -8.8%)
02/13 Avengers Assemble #12 - 29,475 ( -5.0%)
03/13 Avengers Assemble #13 - 28,432 ( -3.6%)
04/13 Av. Assemble #14AU - 35,985 (+26.6%)
05/13 Av. Assemble #15AU - 33,183 ( -7.8%)
06/13 Avengers Assemble #16 - 27,497 (-17.1%)
07/13 Avengers Assemble #17 - 26,640 ( -3.1%)
08/13 Avengers Assemble #18 - 30,597 (+14.9%)
09/13 Avengers Assemble #19 - 29,564 ( -3.4%)
6 mnth ( +4.0%)
1 year (-18.5%)

Second part of an Infinity tie-in, which again has had a fairly modest impact. Bear in mind, though, that this book has been in crossover ever since issue #14, so it’s not exactly coming from a normal baseline. Still, Age of Ultron had a noticeably bigger impact than Infinity.

121. YOUNG AVENGERS
01/13 Young Avengers v2 #1 - 76,144
02/13 Young Avengers v2 #2 - 43,559 (-42.8%)
03/13 Young Avengers v2 #3 - 38,469 (-11.7%)
04/13 Young Avengers v2 #4 - 34,378 (-10.6%)
05/13 Young Avengers v2 #5 - 32,159 ( -6.5%)
06/13 Young Avengers v2 #6 - 30,822 ( -4.2%)
07/13 Young Avengers v2 #7 - 28,596 ( -7.2%)
07/13 Young Avengers v2 #8 - 27,844 ( -2.6%)
08/13 Young Avengers v2 #9 - 26,720 ( -4.0%)
09/13 Young Avengers v2 #10 - 25,874 ( -3.2%)
6 mnth (-32.7%)

Standard erosion.

124. FF
09/11 FF #9 - 53,091
=====
09/12 FF #22 - 29,847 ( -1.2%)
10/12 FF #23 - 30,844 ( +3.3%)
11/12 FF v2 #1 - 80,701 (+161.6%)
12/12 FF v2 #2 - 46,096 ( -42.9%)
01/13 FF v2 #3 - 41,108 ( -10.8%)
02/13 FF v2 #4 - 35,815 ( -12.9%)
03/13 FF v2 #5 - 34,601 ( -3.4%)
04/13 FF v2 #6 - 32,937 ( -4.8%)
05/13 FF v2 #7 - 30,960 ( -6.0%)
05/13 FF v2 #8 - 30,061 ( -2.9%)
06/13 ---
07/13 FF v2 #9 - 29,180 ( -2.9%)
07/13 FF v2 #10 - 27,304 ( -6.4%)
08/13 FF v2 #11 - 26,243 ( -3.9%)
09/13 FF v2 #12 - 25,443 ( -3.0%)
6 mnth ( -26.5%)
1 year ( -14.8%)
2 year ( -52.1%)

Cancelled with issue #16.

126. SECRET AVENGERS
09/10 Secret Avengers #5 - 69,546
09/11 Secret Avengers #17 - 44,890
=====
09/12 Secret Avengers #31 - 35,987 ( -5.9%)
10/12 Secret Avengers #32 - 35,346 ( -1.8%)
10/12 Secret Avengers #33 - 34,260 ( -3.1%)
11/12 Secret Avengers #34 - 32,146 ( -6.2%)
12/12 Secret Avengers #35 - 30,755 ( -4.3%)
01/13 Secret Avengers #36 - 29,330 ( -4.6%)
01/13 Secret Avengers #37 - 32,139 ( +9.6%)
02/13 Secret Avengers v2 #1 - 85,267 (+196.4%)
03/13 Secret Avengers v2 #2 - 46,419 ( -45.6%)
04/13 Secret Avengers v2 #3 - 38,676 ( -16.7%)
05/13 Secret Avengers v2 #4 - 33,428 ( -13.6%)
06/13 Secret Avengers v2 #5 - 31,437 ( -6.0%)
07/13 Secret Avengers v2 #6 - 28,908 ( -8.0%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #7 - 27,222 ( -5.8%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #8 - 26,150 ( -3.9%)
09/13 Secret Avengers v2 #9 - 24,870 ( -4.9%)
6 mnth ( -46.4%)
1 year ( -30.9%)
2 year ( -44.6%)
3 year ( -64.2%)

More erosion. An Infinity crossover starts next month.

134. CAPTAIN MARVEL
09/08 Ms Marvel v2 #30 - 40,041
09/09 Ms Marvel v2 #45 - 30,528
=====
09/12 Captain Marvel v6 #4 - 24,799 (-10.3%)
10/12 Captain Marvel v6 #5 - 28,619 (+15.4%)
10/12 Captain Marvel v6 #6 - 23,103 (-19.3%)
11/12 Captain Marvel v6 #7 - 21,744 ( -5.9%)
12/12 Captain Marvel v6 #8 - 19,970 ( -8.2%)
01/13 Captain Marvel v6 #9 - 19,151 ( -4.1%)
02/13 Captain Marvel v6 #10 - 18,359 ( -4.1%)
03/13 Captain Marvel v6 #11 - 17,743 ( -3.4%)
04/13 Captain Marvel v6 #12 - 18,344 ( +3.4%)
05/13 Enemy Within - 34,205 (+86.5%)
06/13 Captain Marvel v6 #13 - 19,673 (-42.5%)
07/13 Captain Marvel v6 #14 - 19,320 ( -1.8%)
08/13 Captain Marvel v6 #15 - 23,511 (+21.7%)
09/13 Captain Marvel v6 #16 - 22,845 ( -2.8%)
6 mnth (+28.8%)
1 year ( +7.9%)
4 year (-25.2%)
5 year (-42.9%)

This run ends in October, but the book relaunches in the new year.

137. SCARLET SPIDER
09/12 Scarlet Spider #9 - 27,140 ( -2.0%)
10/12 Scarlet Spider #10 - 31,786 (+17.1%)
11/12 Scarlet Spider #11 - 32,287 ( +1.6%)
12/12 Scarlet Spider #12 - 26,652 (-17.5%)
12/12 Scarlet Spider #.1 - 25,771 ( -3.3%)
01/13 Scarlet Spider #13 - 25,919 ( +0.6%)
02/13 Scarlet Spider #14 - 24,388 ( -5.9%)
03/13 Scarlet Spider #15 - 23,682 ( -2.9%)
04/13 Scarlet Spider #16 - 24,207 ( +2.2%)
05/13 Scarlet Spider #17 - 24,288 ( +0.3%)
06/13 Scarlet Spider #18 - 22,766 ( -6.3%)
07/13 Scarlet Spider #19 - 22,499 ( -1.2%)
08/13 Scarlet Spider #20 - 25,133 (+11.7%)
08/13 Scarlet Spider #21 - 23,830 ( -5.2%)
09/13 Scarlet Spider #22 - 22,631 ( -5.0%)
6 mnth ( -4.4%)
1 year (-16.6%)

Cancelled with issue #25.

138. PUNISHER: TRIAL OF THE PUNISHER
09/13 Trial #1 of 2 - 22,626

Kind of slipping under the radar.

139. AVENGERS ARENA
12/12 Avengers Arena #1 - 64,626
12/12 Avengers Arena #2 - 43,014 (-33.4%)
01/13 Avengers Arena #3 - 38,461 (-10.6%)
02/13 Avengers Arena #4 - 33,611 (-12.6%)
02/13 Avengers Arena #5 - 32,548 ( -3.2%)
03/13 Avengers Arena #6 - 31,617 ( -2.9%)
04/13 Avengers Arena #7 - 29,784 ( -5.8%)
04/13 Avengers Arena #8 - 27,900 ( -6.3%)
05/13 Avengers Arena #9 - 26,873 ( -3.7%)
06/13 Avengers Arena #10 - 25,277 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Avengers Arena #11 - 24,487 ( -3.1%)
07/13 Avengers Arena #12 - 23,969 ( -2.1%)
08/13 Avengers Arean #13 - 22,955 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Avengers Arena #14 - 23,204 ( +1.1%)
09/13 Avengers Arena #15 - 22,180 ( -4.4%)
6 mnth (-29.8%)

Ends with issue #18, to be relaunched as AVENGERS UNDERCOVER.

146. A+X
09/12 ---
10/12 Versus #6 of 6 - 75,298 ( -3.9%)
10/12 A+X #1 - 105,420 (+40.0%)
11/12 A+X #2 - 64,606 (-38.7%)
12/12 A+X #3 - 56,700 (-12.2%)
01/13 A+X #4 - 48,091 (-15.2%)
02/13 ---
03/13 A+X #5 - 37,250 (-22.5%)
03/13 A+X #6 - 34,434 ( -7.6%)
04/13 A+X #7 - 31,183 ( -9.4%)
05/13 A+X #8 - 26,967 (-13.5%)
06/13 A+X #9 - 25,803 ( -4.3%)
07/13 A+X #10 - 24,371 ( -5.5%)
08/13 A+X #11 - 23,222 ( -4.7%)
09/13 A+X #12 - 21,282 ( -8.4%)
6 mnth (-38.2%)

More erosion.

148. ASTONISHING X-MEN
09/08 ---
09/09 ---
09/10 ---
09/11 Astonishing X-Men #42 - 32,700
=====
09/12 Astonishing X-Men #54 - 30,225 ( -6.3%)
10/12 Astonishing X-Men #55 - 29,060 ( -3.9%)
11/12 Astonishing X-Men #56 - 27,583 ( -5.1%)
12/12 Astonishing X-Men #57 - 26,263 ( -4.8%)
01/13 Astonishing X-Men #58 - 25,159 ( -4.2%)
02/13 Astonishing X-Men #59 - 24,195 ( -3.8%)
03/13 Astonishing X-Men #60 - 27,683 (+14.4%)
04/13 Astonishing X-Men #61 - 27,090 ( -2.1%)
05/13 Astonishing X-Men #62 - 24,121 (-11.0%)
06/13 Astonishing X-Men #63 - 23,326 ( -3.3%)
07/13 Astonishing X-Men #64 - 22,649 ( -2.9%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #65 - 22,010 ( -2.8%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #66 - 21,757 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Astonishing X-Men #67 - 21,044 ( -3.3%)
6 mnth (-24.0%)
1 year (-30.4%)
2 year (-35.6%)
3 year ( --- )
4 year ( --- )
5 year ( --- )

Ends with issue #68, to be replaced on the schedule by AMAZING X-MEN.

149,153. X-MEN LEGACY
09/03 New X-Men #146 - 105,573
09/08 X-Men Legacy #216 - 66,434
09/09 ---
09/10 X-Men Legacy #240 - 50,984
09/11 X-Men Legacy #255 - 39,284
=====
09/12 X-Men Legacy #273 - 36,020 ( -3.0%)
09/12 X-Men Legacy #274 - 35,168 ( -2.4%)
10/12 X-Men Legacy #275 - 38,726 ( +10.1%)
11/12 X-Men Legacy v2 #1 - 87,081 (+124.9%)
11/12 X-Men Legacy v2 #2 - 58,037 ( -33.4%)
12/12 X-Men Legacy v2 #3 - 45,407 ( -21.8%)
01/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #4 - 37,673 ( -17.0%)
01/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #5 - 34,823 ( -7.6%)
02/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #6 - 31,074 ( -10.8%)
03/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #7 - 29,231 ( -5.9%)
03/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #8 - 28,174 ( -3.6%)
04/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #9 - 28,405 ( +0.8%)
05/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #10 - 25,911 ( -8.8%)
05/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #11 - 25,048 ( -3.3%)
06/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #12 - 23,996 ( -4.2%)
07/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #13 - 23,146 ( -3.5%)
07/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #14 - 22,119 ( -4.4%)
08/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #15 - 21,599 ( -2.4%)
09/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #16 - 20,995 ( -2.8%)
09/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #17 - 20,382 ( -2.9%)
6 mnth ( -27.7%)
1 year ( -43.4%)
2 year ( -48.1%)
3 year ( -60.0%)
4 year ( --- )
5 year ( -69.3%)
10 year ( -80.7%)

Standard erosion. There’s a limit to how long this can be sustained, but there’s some suggestion in the solicitations (and the stories) that the series is building to a conclusion in the medium term.

Every ongoing Marvel Universe title below this point is slated for either cancellation or a relaunch, so let’s run through them…

150,156. VENOM
09/11 Venom v2 #7 - 33,130
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09/12 Venom v2 #24 - 30,080 (+12.0%)
09/12 Venom v2 #25 - 25,242 (-16.1%)
10/12 Venom v2 #26 - 31,711 (+25.6%)
11/12 Venom v2 #27 - 31,118 ( -1.9%)
11/12 Venom v2 #.1 - 25,727 (-17.3%)
12/12 Venom v2 #28 - 25,573 ( -0.6%)
01/13 Venom v2 #29 - 24,644 ( -3.6%)
01/13 Venom v2 #30 - 24,551 ( -0.4%)
02/13 Venom v2 #31 - 23,441 ( -4.5%)
03/13 Venom v2 #32 - 22,521 ( -3.9%)
04/13 Venom v2 #33 - 22,327 ( -0.9%)
04/13 Venom v2 #34 - 22,120 ( -0.9%)
05/13 Venom v2 #35 - 21,591 ( -2.4%)
06/13 Venom v2 #36 - 21,288 ( -1.4%)
07/13 Venom v2 #37 - 20,872 ( -2.0%)
07/13 Venom v2 #38 - 20,325 ( -2.6%)
08/13 Venom v2 #39 - 20,212 ( -0.6%)
09/13 Venom v2 #40 - 20,781 ( +2.8%)
09/13 Venom v2 #41 - 20,189 ( -2.8%)
6 mnth (-10.4%)
1 year (-32.9%)
2 year (-39.1%)

Cancelled with issue #42.

152. X-FACTOR
09/08 X-Factor v3 #35 - 44,481
09/09 X-Factor v3 #48 - 30,305
09/10 X-Factor #209 - 29,626
09/11 X-Factor #225 - 23,507
=====
09/12 X-Factor #243 - 22,118 ( -2.9%)
09/12 X-Factor #244 - 22,193 ( +0.3%)
10/12 X-Factor #245 - 22,364 ( +0.8%)
11/12 X-Factor #246 - 22,165 ( -0.9%)
11/12 X-Factor #247 - 22,005 ( -0.7%)
12/12 X-Factor #248 - 21,664 ( -1.5%)
12/12 X-Factor #249 - 21,211 ( -2.1%)
01/13 X-Factor #250 - 22,521 ( +6.2%)
02/13 X-Factor #251 - 21,096 ( -6.3%)
02/13 X-Factor #252 - 20,929 ( -0.8%)
03/13 X-Factor #253 - 20,835 ( -0.4%)
04/13 X-Factor #254 - 20,579 ( -1.2%)
05/13 X-Factor #255 - 20,442 ( -0.7%)
05/13 X-Factor #256 - 20,602 ( +0.8%)
06/13 X-Factor #257 - 20,264 ( -1.6%)
06/13 X-Factor #258 - 20,154 ( -0.5%)
07/13 X-Factor #259 - 20,065 ( -0.4%)
08/13 X-Factor #260 - 19,982 ( -0.4%)
08/13 X-Factor #261 - 19,781 ( -1.0%)
09/13 X-Factor #262 - 20,382 ( +3.0%)
6 mnth ( -2.2%)
1 year ( -7.8%)
2 year (-13.2%)
3 year (-31.2%)
4 year (-32.7%)
5 year (-54.2%)

Cancelled with issue #262. Another title of the same name launches in 2014, though with a different premise and only one returning character.

160. ULTIMATES
09/08 Ultimates v3 #5 - 86,851
09/09 ---
09/10 ---
09/11 ---
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09/12 Ultimates v5 #15 - 30,382 ( +0.2%)
09/12 Ultimates v5 #16 - 30,533 ( +0.5%)
10/12 Ultimates v5 #17 - 29,382 ( -3.8%)
11/12 Ultimates v5 #18 - 29,072 ( -1.1%)
12/12 Ultimates v5 #.1 - 27,659 ( -4.9%)
12/12 Ultimates v5 #19 - 26,971 ( -2.5%)
01/13 Ultimates v5 #20 - 25,613 ( -5.0%)
02/13 Ultimates v5 #21 - 23,811 ( -7.0%)
03/13 Ultimates v5 #22 - 23,442 ( -1.5%)
04/13 Ultimates v5 #23 - 22,778 ( -2.8%)
05/13 Ultimates v5 #24 - 21,429 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Ultimates v5 #25 - 21,636 ( +1.0%)
06/13 Ultimates v5 #26 - 20,785 ( -3.9%)
07/13 Ultimates v5 #27 - 20,024 ( -3.7%)
07/13 Ultimates v5 #28 - 19,859 ( -0.8%)
08/13 Ultimates v5 #29 - 19,657 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Ultimates v5 #30 - 19,420 ( -1.2%)
6 mnth (-17.2%)
1 year (-36.1%)
2 year ( --- )
3 year ( --- )
4 year ( --- )
5 year (-77.6%)

Final issue. A CATACLYSM tie-in mini starts in November.

162. DAREDEVIL: DARK NIGHTS
06/13 Dark Nights #1 of 8
07/13 Dark Nights #2 of 8 - 22,322 (-13.3%)
08/13 Dark Nights #3 of 8 - 20,659 ( -7.5%)
09/13 Dark Nights #4 of 8 - 19,364 ( -6.3%)

Not holding up nearly as well as the previous Daredevil mini.

168. ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN
09/03 X-Men #37 - 108,612
09/08 ---
09/09 ---
09/10 ---
09/11 X-Men v2 #1 - 67,625
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09/12 X-Men v2 #16 - 27,066 ( -2.8%)
10/12 X-Men v2 #17 - 26,503 ( -2.1%)
10/12 X-Men v2 #18 - 26,322 ( -0.7%)
11/12 X-Men v2 #.1 - 25,425 ( -3.4%)
11/12 X-Men v2 #19 - 25,419 ( -0.0%)
12/12 X-Men v2 #20 - 24,789 ( -2.5%)
01/13 X-Men v2 #21 - 23,479 ( -5.3%)
02/13 X-Men v2 #22 - 22,456 ( -4.4%)
02/13 X-Men v2 #23 - 22,197 ( -1.2%)
03/13 X-Men v2 #24 - 21,862 ( -1.5%)
04/13 X-Men v2 #25 - 21,139 ( -3.3%)
05/13 X-Men v2 #26 - 20,330 ( -3.8%)
06/13 X-Men v2 #27 - 19,298 ( -5.1%)
06/13 X-Men v2 #28 - 19,421 ( +0.6%)
07/13 X-Men v2 #29 - 19,381 ( -0.2%)
08/13 X-Men v2 #30 - 18,634 ( -3.9%)
09/13 X-Men v2 #31 - 18,220 ( -2.2%)
6 mnth (-16.7%)
1 year (-32.7%)
2 year (-73.1%)
3 year ( --- )
4 year ( --- )
5 year ( --- )
10 year (-83.2%)

Ends with issue #33, to be followed by a CATACLYSM mini.

177. DEXTER
07/13 Dexter #1 of 5 - 20,540
08/13 Dexter #2 of 5 - 17,304 (-15.8%)
09/13 Dexter #3 of 5 - 17,586 ( +1.6%)

A slight uptick – perhaps because of the interest in the final episode of the TV show?

188. GAMBIT
09/12 Gambit v5 #3 - 28,530 (-11.8%)
10/12 Gambit v5 #4 - 27,828 ( -2.5%)
11/12 Gambit v5 #5 - 26,723 ( -4.0%)
11/12 Gambit v5 #6 - 25,522 ( -4.5%)
12/12 Gambit v5 #7 - 23,978 ( -6.0%)
01/13 Gambit v5 #8 - 22,396 ( -6.6%)
02/13 Gambit v5 #9 - 20,851 ( -6.9%)
03/13 Gambit v5 #10 - 20,187 ( -3.2%)
04/13 Gambit v5 #11 - 19,355 ( -4.1%)
05/13 Gambit v5 #12 - 19,106 ( -1.3%)
05/13 Gambit v5 #13 - 18,854 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Gambit v5 #14 - 18,027 ( -4.4%)
07/13 Gambit v5 #15 - 17,291 ( -4.1%)
08/13 Gambit v5 #16 - 16,753 ( -3.1%)
09/13 Gambit v5 #17 - 16,187 ( -3.4%)
6 mnth (-19.8%)
1 year (-43.3%)

Cancelled.

194. FEARLESS DEFENDERS
09/12 Defenders v4 #10 - 20,220 ( -6.0%)
10/12 Defenders v4 #11 - 19,361 ( -4.2%)
11/12 Defenders v4 #12 - 18,588 ( -4.0%)
12/12 ---
01/13 ---
02/13 Defenders v5 #1 - 53,688 (+188.8%)
03/13 Defenders v5 #2 - 28,244 ( -47.4%)
04/13 Defenders v5 #3 - 23,514 ( -16.7%)
05/13 Defenders v5 #4 - 20,657 ( -12.2%)
05/13 Defenders #4AU - 24,984 ( +20.9%)
06/13 Defenders v5 #5 - 20,168 ( -19.3%)
07/13 Defenders v5 #6 - 17,752 ( -12.0%)
07/13 Defenders v5 #7 - 17,411 ( -1.9%)
08/13 Defenders v5 #8 - 16,653 ( -4.4%)
09/13 Defenders v5 #9 - 15,841 ( -4.9%)
6 mnth ( -43.9%)
1 year ( -21.7%)

Cancelled with issue #12.

195. WOLVERINE MAX
10/12 Wolverine: Max #1 - 37,509
11/12 Wolverine: Max #2 - 27,217 (-27.4%)
12/12 ---
01/13 Wolverine: Max #3 - 24,058 (-11.6%)
02/13 Wolverine: Max #4 - 22,072 ( -8.3%)
03/13 Wolverine: Max #5 - 20,479 ( -7.2%)
04/13 Wolverine: Max #6 - 19,316 ( -5.7%)
05/13 Wolverine: Max #7 - 18,239 ( -5.6%)
06/13 Wolverine: Max #8 - 17,247 ( -5.4%)
07/13 Wolverine: Max #9 - 16,931 ( -1.8%)
08/13 Wolverine: Max #10 - 16,057 ( -5.2%)
09/13 Wolverine: Max #11 - 15,707 ( -2.2%)
6 mnth (-23.3%)

Standard erosion. Max books have long been allowed more leeway in terms of their sales levels.

228. MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE
01/13 Morbius v2 #1 - 43,883
02/13 Morbius v2 #2 - 25,735 (-41.4%)
03/13 Morbius v2 #3 - 20,262 (-21.3%)
04/13 Morbius v2 #4 - 17,544 (-13.4%)
05/13 Morbius v2 #5 - 15,042 (-14.3%)
06/13 Morbius v2 #6 - 14,584 ( -3.0%)
07/13 Morbius v2 #7 - 12,485 (-14.4%)
08/13 Morbius v2 #8 - 11,390 ( -8.8%)
09/13 Morbius v2 #9 - 10,675 ( -6.3%)
6 mnth (-47.3%)

Cancelled.

229. POWERS: THE BUREAU [Icon]
09/03 ---
09/08 ---
09/09 ---
09/10 Powers v2 #6 - 14,991
09/11 ---
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02/13 Bureau #1 - 14,698 (+23.1%)
03/13 Bureau #2 - 12,966 (-11.8%)
03/13 Bureau #3 - 11,705 ( -9.7%)
04/13 ---
05/13 Bureau #4 - 11,441 ( -2.3%)
06/13 Bureau #5 - 11,092 ( -3.1%)
07/13 Bureau #6 - 10,883 ( -1.9%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Bureau #7 - 10,306 ( -5.3%)
6 mnth (-12.0%)
1 year ( --- )
2 year ( --- )
3 year (-31.3%)
4 year ( --- )
5 year ( --- )
10 year ( --- )

More standard erosion.

264. EMERALD CITY OF OZ
09/10 ---
09/11 #1 of 8 - 10,648
=====
09/12 #1 of 8 - 12,620 (+73.9%)
10/12 #2 of 6 - 7,930 (-37.2%)
11/12 #3 of 6 - 7,619 ( -3.9%)
12/12 ---
01/13 #4 of 6 - 7,314 ( -4.0%)
02/13 #5 of 6 - 6,944 ( -5.1%)
03/13 #6 of 6 - 7,006 ( +0.9%)
04/13 ---
05/13 ---
06/13 ---
07/13 #1 of 5 - 13,701 (+95.6%)
08/13 #2 of 5 - 8,487 (-38.1%)
09/13 #3 of 5 - 7,847 ( -7.5%)
6 mnth (+12.0%)
1 year (-37.8%)
2 year (-26.3%)

Continuing to outperform the previous mini, a little surprisingly. Usually there are diminishing returns.

The two MARVEL UNIVERSE all-ages titles – ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN and AVENGERS – both missed the top 300. That’s unsurprising, because the number 300 book had unusually high estimated sales of 6,448, and neither title gets anywhere close to that.

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Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: November 2013 — Event season rolls on


Event season rolled on in November, as INFINITY reached its climax, while the Ultimate imprint’s CATACLYSM got under way. Meanwhile, ASTONISHING X-MEN was relaunched as AMAZING X-MEN, and the MARVEL KNIGHTS X-MEN and LONGSHOT SAVES THE MARVEL UNIVERSE minis kick off.

Though DC had four books in the top five – BATMAN, HARLEY QUINN, SUPERMAN UNCHAINED and FOREVER EVIL – Marvel still edged them in their share of the North American direct market, leading by 34% to 32% in unit terms, and 30% to 29% in dollars. As has already been pointed out on The Beat, this means Marvel and DC’s combined dollar share dips below 60% – something that hasn’t happened in a decade.

Thanks as always to ICV2.com for their permission to use these figures.

3. AMAZING X-MEN
11/08 ---
11/09 Astonishing X-Men #32 - 62,154
11/10 ---
11/11 Astonishing X-Men #44 - 32,729
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11/12 Astonishing X-Men #56 - 27,583 ( -5.1%)
12/12 Astonishing X-Men #57 - 26,263 ( -4.8%)
01/13 Astonishing X-Men #58 - 25,159 ( -4.2%)
02/13 Astonishing X-Men #59 - 24,195 ( -3.8%)
03/13 Astonishing X-Men #60 - 27,683 ( +14.4%)
04/13 Astonishing X-Men #61 - 27,090 ( -2.1%)
05/13 Astonishing X-Men #62 - 24,121 ( -11.0%)
06/13 Astonishing X-Men #63 - 23,326 ( -3.3%)
07/13 Astonishing X-Men #64 - 22,649 ( -2.9%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #65 - 22,010 ( -2.8%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #66 - 21,757 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Astonishing X-Men #67 - 21,044 ( -3.3%)
10/13 Astonishing X-Men #68 - 21,023 ( -0.0%)
11/13 Amazing X-Men v2 #1 - 112,337 (+434.4%)
6 mnth (+365.7%)
1 year (+307.3%)
2 year (+243.2%)
3 year ( --- )
4 year ( +80.7%)
5 year ( --- )

While this isn’t officially a relaunch, the fact is that AMAZING X-MEN replaces the flagging ASTONISHING X-MEN on the schedule. A higher profile creative team and a shiny new adjective (or at least, one that hasn’t been used since the Age of Apocalypse crossover back in the 90s) duly boosts sales.

By normal Marvel standards, 112K is a very good number, even with multiple variant covers attached. But the last time Marvel relaunched an X-Men title was in May, when X-MEN was somewhat arbitrarily renumbered. That relaunch had estimated first month sales of 178K, and plainly this one is quite some distance behind.

6. INFINITY
08/13 Infinity #1 of 6 - 205,819
09/13 Infinity #2 of 6 - 125,985 (-38.8%)
09/13 Infinity #3 of 6 - 123,285 ( -2.1%)
10/13 Infinity #4 of 6 - 113,003 ( -8.3%)
10/13 Infinity #5 of 6 - 106,567 ( -5.7%)
11/13 Infinity #6 of 6 - 100,292 ( -5.9%)

The whole series places above the 100K mark, which I imagine Marvel will be happy enough with. It’s a modest improvement compared with AGE OF ULTRON’s first six issues. It’s nowhere close to AVENGERS VS X-MEN (which was over 185K six issues in), but still eminently respectable.

7,11. ALL-NEW X-MEN
11/12 All-New X-Men #1 - 181,693
11/12 All-New X-Men #2 - 100,983 (-44.4%)
12/12 All-New X-Men #3 - 90,161 (-10.7%)
12/12 All-New X-Men #4 - 90,946 ( +0.9%)
01/13 All-New X-Men #5 - 86,301 ( -5.1%)
01/13 All-New X-Men #6 - 85,403 ( -1.0%)
02/13 All-New X-Men #7 - 85,234 ( -0.2%)
03/13 All-New X-Men #8 - 90,990 ( +6.8%)
03/13 All-New X-Men #9 - 81,692 (-10.2%)
04/13 All-New X-Men #10 - 84,760 ( +3.8%)
05/13 All-New X-Men #11 - 80,582 ( -4.9%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #12 - 82,178 ( +2.0%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #13 - 77,656 ( -5.5%)
07/13 All-New X-Men #14 - 74,848 ( -3.6%)
08/13 All-New X-Men #15 - 73,035 ( -2.4%)
09/13 All-New X-Men #16 - 84,218 (+15.3%)
10/13 All-New X-Men #17 - 82,843 ( -1.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #18 - 82,365 ( -0.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #19 - 71,044 (-13.7%)
6 mnth (-11.8%)
1 year (-29.6%)

Two issues this month. The “Battle of the Atom” crossover is over, but the Decade Variant covers on issue #18 are apparently enough of a draw to delay the sales drop to issue #19. After that, though, we’re back to business as usual.

8,10. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN
11/03 Amazing #501 - 94,558
11/08 Amazing #578 - 66,564
11/09 Amazing #610 - 61,170
11/10 Amazing #649 - 52,586
11/11 Amazing #673 - 57,159
=====
11/12 Amazing #697 - 59,872 ( +3.3%)
11/12 Amazing #698 - 87,537 ( +46.2%)
12/12 Amazing #699 - 80,048 ( -8.6%)
12/12 Amazing #.1 - 71,344 ( -10.9%)
12/12 Amazing #700 - 273,305 (+283.1%)
01/13 Superior #1 - 209,944 ( -23.2%)
01/13 Superior #2 - 118,104 ( -43.7%)
02/13 Superior #3 - 101,811 ( -13.8%)
02/13 Superior #4 - 95,892 ( -5.8%)
03/13 Superior #5 - 94,224 ( -1.7%)
03/13 Superior #6 - 86,614 ( -8.1%)
03/13 S. S-M #6AU - 85,807 ( -0.9%)
04/13 Superior #7 - 87,945 ( +2.5%)
04/13 Superior #8 - 85,671 ( -2.6%)
05/13 Superior #9 - 93,656 ( +9.3%)
05/13 Superior #10 - 85,346 ( -8.9%)
06/13 Superior #11 - 84,219 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Superior #12 - 82,338 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Superior #13 - 81,678 ( -0.8%)
07/13 Superior #14 - 80,839 ( -1.0%)
08/13 Superior #15 - 78,636 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Superior #16 - 78,087 ( -0.7%)
09/13 Superior #17 - 89,118 ( +14.1%)
09/13 Superior #18 - 80,178 ( -10.0%)
10/13 Superior #19 - 83,671 ( +4.4%)
10/13 Superior #20 - 85,309 ( +2.0%)
11/13 Superior #21 - 74,940 ( -12.2%)
11/13 Superior #22 - 81,250 ( +8.4%)
6 mnth ( -4.8%)
1 year ( +35.7%)
2 year ( +42.1%)
3 year ( +54.5%)
4 year ( +32.8%)
5 year ( +22.1%)
10 year ( -14.1%)

Issue #21 didn’t have a variant cover, hence the dip for that issue. And even without the bells and whistles, that issue still sells significantly ahead of the closing issues of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, showing that this direction has delivered a sustained sales boost that lasted the year.

15. AVENGERS
11/03 Avengers v3 #73 - 58,177
11/10 Avengers v4 #7 - 89,758
11/11 Avengers v4 #19 - 56,620
=====
11/12 Avengers v4 #33 - 53,336 ( -5.1%)
11/12 Avengers v4 #34 - 57,315 ( +7.5%)
12/12 Avengers v5 #1 - 192,952 (+236.7%)
12/12 Avengers v5 #2 - 99,028 ( -48.7%)
01/13 Avengers v5 #3 - 92,165 ( -6.9%)
01/13 Avengers v5 #4 - 83,088 ( -9.8%)
02/13 Avengers v5 #5 - 82,452 ( -0.8%)
02/13 Avengers v5 #6 - 84,868 ( +2.9%)
03/13 Avengers v5 #7 - 78,278 ( -7.8%)
03/13 Avengers v5 #8 - 82,691 ( +5.6%)
04/13 Avengers v5 #9 - 77,780 ( -5.9%)
04/13 Avengers v5 #10 - 78,905 ( +1.4%)
05/13 Avengers v5 #11 - 70,687 ( -10.4%)
05/13 Avengers v5 #12 - 74,978 ( +6.1%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #13 - 68,624 ( -8.5%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #14 - 74,846 ( +9.1%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #15 - 68,472 ( -8.5%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #16 - 72,842 ( +6.4%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #17 - 68,962 ( -5.3%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #18 - 74,697 ( +8.3%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #19 - 92,489 ( +23.8%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #20 - 74,388 ( -19.6%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #21 - 71,751 ( -3.5%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #22 - 70,735 ( -1.4%)
11/13 Avengers v5 #23 - 66,501 ( -6.0%)
6 mnth ( -5.9%)
1 year ( +24.7%)
2 year ( +17.5%)
3 year ( -26.0%)
10 year ( +14.3%)

This is an INFINITY tie-in, not that it’s obvious from the numbers above. AVENGERS doesn’t seem to have had much benefit from the crossover, but then most people who are interested in getting the full INFINITY story were probably buying this title already.

16. UNCANNY X-MEN
11/03 Uncanny X-Men #433 - 90,764
11/08 Uncanny X-Men #504 - 77,773
11/09 Uncanny X-Men #517 - 69,557
11/10 Uncanny X-Men #530 - 58,006
11/11 Uncanny X-Men v2 #2 - 72,485
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02/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #1 - 177,463 (+169.0%)
02/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #2 - 94,615 ( -46.7%)
03/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #3 - 85,775 ( -9.3%)
04/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #4 - 80,047 ( -6.7%)
04/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #5 - 78,919 ( -1.4%)
05/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #6 - 73,621 ( -6.7%)
06/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #7 - 73,719 ( +0.1%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #8 - 70,274 ( -4.7%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #9 - 67,338 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #10 - 70,903 ( +5.3%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #11 - 65,700 ( -7.3%)
09/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #12 - 76,790 ( +16.9%)
10/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #13 - 75,202 ( -2.1%)
11/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #14 - 65,655 ( -12.7%)
6 mnth ( -10.8%)
1 year ( --- )
2 year ( -9.4%)
3 year ( +13.2%)
4 year ( -5.6%)
5 year ( -15.6%)
10 year ( -27.7%)

Returning to regular sales after the “Battle of the Atom” crossover concluded.

18. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL
11/13 Annual #1 - 63,595

Only around 10K behind the non-variant issues of the ongoing series, which is pretty good. The solicitation stressed that the story has some wider significance, and that may have helped.

19. UNCANNY AVENGERS
11/12 Uncanny Avengers #2 - 114,257 (-62.4%)
12/12 ---
01/13 Uncanny Avengers #3 - 92,165 (-19.3%)
02/13 Uncanny Avengers #4 - 87,539 ( -5.0%)
03/13 Uncanny Avengers #5 - 84,382 ( -3.6%)
04/13 Uncanny Avengers #6 - 80,863 ( -4.2%)
04/13 Uncanny Avengers #7 - 77,027 ( -4.7%)
05/13 Uncanny Avengers #8 - 75,655 ( -1.8%)
05/13 Uncanny Av. #8AU - 72,514 ( -4.2%)
06/13 Uncanny Avengers #9 - 71,842 ( -0.9%)
07/13 Uncanny Avengers #10 - 68,768 ( -4.3%)
08/13 Uncanny Avengers #11 - 65,447 ( -4.8%)
09/13 Uncanny Avengers #12 - 73,357 (+12.1%)
10/13 Uncanny Avengers #13 - 60,597 (-17.4%)
11/13 Uncanny Avengers #14 - 60,750 ( +0.3%)
6 mnth (-19.7%)
1 year (-46.8%)

There’s a variant cover on this issue, which probably explains the marginal uptick. The general trend continues to drift down.

22. NEW AVENGERS
11/08 ---
11/09 New Avengers #59 - 74,379
11/10 New Avengers v2 #6 - 66,724
11/11 New Avengers v2 #18 - 54,454
=====
11/12 New Avengers v2 #32 - 52,784 ( -1.3%)
11/12 New Avengers v2 #33 - 50,045 ( -5.2%)
11/12 New Avengers v2 #34 - 53,862 ( +7.6%)
12/12 ---
01/13 New Avengers v3 #1 - 116,280 (+115.9%)
01/13 New Avengers v3 #2 - 79,433 ( -31.7%)
02/13 New Avengers v3 #3 - 72,110 ( -9.2%)
03/13 New Avengers v3 #4 - 65,150 ( -9.7%)
04/13 New Avengers v3 #5 - 63,423 ( -2.7%)
05/13 New Avengers v3 #6 - 59,362 ( -6.4%)
06/13 New Avengers v3 #7 - 60,138 ( +1.3%)
07/13 New Avengers v3 #8 - 58,044 ( -3.5%)
08/13 New Avengers v3 #9 - 60,534 ( +4.3%)
09/13 New Avengers v3 #10 - 60,682 ( +0.2%)
10/13 New Avengers v3 #11 - 63,231 ( +4.2%)
11/13 New Avengers v3 #12 - 58,807 ( -7.0%)
6 mnth ( -0.9%)
1 year ( +11.4%)
2 year ( +8.0%)
3 year ( -11.9%)
4 year ( -20.9%)
5 year ( --- )

Another limited-impact INFINITY tie-in.

23. X-MEN
11/10 X-Men v3 #5 - 56,651
11/11 X-Men v3 #20 - 43,515
=====
11/12 X-Men v3 #38 - 30,289 ( -4.2%)
12/12 X-Men v3 #39 - 29,326 ( -3.2%)
01/13 X-Men v3 #40 - 28,515 ( -2.8%)
02/13 X-Men v3 #41 - 32,488 ( +13.9%)
03/13 ---
04/13 ---
05/13 X-Men v4 #1 - 183,297 (+464.2%)
06/13 X-Men v4 #2 - 73,542 ( -59.9%)
07/13 X-Men v4 #3 - 65,270 ( -11.2%)
08/13 X-Men v4 #4 - 64,010 ( -1.9%)
09/13 X-Men v4 #5 - 73,357 ( +14.6%)
10/13 X-Men v4 #6 - 71,990 ( -1.9%)
11/13 X-Men v4 #7 - 56,968 ( -20.9%)
6 mnth ( -68.9%)
1 year ( +88.1%)
2 year ( +30.9%)
3 year ( +0.6%)

Returning to regular sales after the “Battle of the Atom” crossover.

30. DEADPOOL
11/08 Deadpool v3 #4 - 49,577
11/09 Deadpool v3 #17 - 46,765
11/10 Deadpool v3 #29 - 31,350
11/11 Deadpool v3 #46 - 26,260
=====
11/12 Deadpool v4 #1 - 127,977 (+340.6%)
11/12 Deadpool v4 #2 - 76,445 ( -40.3%)
12/12 Deadpool v4 #3 - 64,591 ( -15.5%)
01/13 Deadpool v4 #4 - 57,061 ( -11.7%)
02/13 Deadpool v4 #5 - 57,312 ( +0.4%)
03/13 Deadpool v4 #6 - 57,095 ( -0.4%)
04/13 Deadpool v4 #7 - 57,016 ( -0.1%)
04/13 Deadpool v4 #8 - 52,851 ( -7.3%)
05/13 Deadpool v4 #9 - 51,296 ( -2.9%)
05/13 Deadpool v4 #10 - 50,461 ( -1.6%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #11 - 54,110 ( +7.2%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #12 - 48,315 ( -10.7%)
07/13 Deadpool v4 #13 - 47,006 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #14 - 45,870 ( -2.4%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #15 - 46,169 ( +0.7%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #16 - 45,675 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #17 - 45,348 ( -0.7%)
10/13 Deadpool v4 #18 - 47,096 ( +3.9%)
11/13 Deadpool v4 #19 - 44,184 ( -6.2%)
6 mnth ( -12.4%)
1 year ( -42.2%)
2 year ( +68.3%)
3 year ( +40.9%)
4 year ( -5.5%)
5 year ( -10.9%)

A very gentle downward trend, but the relaunched DEADPOOL title remains way up from the last two years of the previous volume.

33. DEADPOOL ANNUAL
11/13 Annual #1 - 43,922

Almost matching the sales of the parent title. Again, it may have helped that the solicitation promised a story with some significance to the character (even if it was just an explanation of what happened to the other voices in his head).

34. MIGHTY AVENGERS
09/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #1 - 101,921
10/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #2 - 54,862 (-46.2%)
11/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #3 - 42,210 (-23.1%)

Not holding up brilliantly so far, but then they have been dialling back on the number of variant covers with each issue. This is an INFINITY tie-in, but then the next two issues are INHUMANITY tie-ins, which ought to cushion the fall. Still, it could be a while before we get a sense of where this title is going to wind up.

35. CATACLYSM
07/13 Hunger #1 of 4 - 70,835
08/13 Hunger #2 of 4 - 44,929 (-36.6%)
09/13 ---
10/13 Hunger #3 of 4 - 39,915 (-11.2%)
10/13 Hunger #4 of 4 - 36,775 ( -7.9%)
10/13 Cataclysm #0.1 - 37,589 ( +2.2%)
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 5 - 42,109 (+12.0%)

As we’ll see later, CATACLYSM does seem to have boosted sales on the individual Ultimate books. Nonetheless, it’s plainly a bad sign when the first issue of CATACLYSM can’t even match the second issue of HUNGER, a mini which was supposed to be building interest for this event. When the threatened extinction of the Ultimate Universe can’t even make the top 30, it does suggest that (with the arguable exception of the Spider-Man book) it’s past time for Marvel to cut their losses on this line.

39. THOR: GOD OF THUNDER
11/03 Thor v2 #71 - 31,706
11/08 ---
11/09 Thor Finale - 53,566
11/10 Thor #617 - 49,165
11/11 Thor v4 #8 - 40,703
=====
11/12 Thor v5 #1 - 110,443 (+212.6%)
11/12 Thor v5 #2 - 65,533 ( -40.7%)
12/12 Thor v5 #3 - 55,547 ( -15.2%)
01/13 Thor v5 #4 - 50,478 ( -9.1%)
02/13 Thor v5 #5 - 51,861 ( +2.7%)
03/13 Thor v5 #6 - 50,481 ( -2.7%)
04/13 Thor v5 #7 - 51,526 ( +2.1%)
05/13 Thor v5 #8 - 48,622 ( -5.6%)
06/13 Thor v5 #9 - 49,125 ( +1.0%)
07/13 Thor v5 #10 - 46,204 ( -5.9%)
08/13 Thor v5 #11 - 45,397 ( -1.7%)
08/13 Thor v5 #12 - 44,865 ( -1.2%)
09/13 Thor v5 #13 - 48,007 ( +7.0%)
10/13 Thor v5 #14 - 46,008 ( -4.2%)
11/13 Thor v5 #15 - 41,259 ( -10.3%)
6 mnth ( -15.1%)
1 year ( -37.0%)
2 year ( +1.4%)
3 year ( -16.1%)
4 year ( -23.0%)
5 year ( --- )
10 year ( +30.1%)

The previous two issues had variant covers, so the general trend remains a more typical downward drift.

42. HAWKEYE
11/12 Hawkeye v4 #4 - 34,208 ( -3.4%)
12/12 Hawkeye v4 #5 - 34,385 ( +0.5%)
12/12 Hawkeye v4 #6 - 33,440 ( -2.7%)
01/13 Hawkeye v4 #7 - 37,000 (+10.6%)
02/13 Hawkeye v4 #8 - 36,898 ( -0.3%)
03/13 ---
04/13 Hawkeye v4 #9 - 39,678 ( +7.5%)
05/13 Hawkeye v4 #10 - 42,090 ( +6.1%)
06/13 Hawkeye v4 #11 - 40,510 ( -3.8%)
06/13 Hawkeye v4 #12 - 40,837 ( +0.8%)
07/13 ---
08/13 ---
09/13 ---
10/13 Hawkeye v4 #13 - 40,476 ( -0.9%)
11/13 Hawkeye v4 #14 - 39,863 ( -1.5%)
6 mnth ( -5.3%)
1 year (+16.5%)

Holding up pretty well. Having bottomed out at 33K at the tail end of 2012, HAWKEYE has rebounded to the 40K range and seems to be staying there. Books that do this without any hype beyond good word of mouth are incredibly rare, so it’s clearly doing something right.

45. X-MEN GOLD
11/13 One-shot - 39,102

An anthology issue celebrating the X-Men’s 50th anniversary.

46. WOLVERINE &THE X-MEN
11/11 Wolverine/X-Men #2 - 83,356
=====
11/12 Wolverine/X-Men #20 - 48,432 ( -3.2%)
11/12 Wolverine/X-Men #21 - 48,244 ( -0.4%)
12/12 Wolverine/X-Men #22 - 45,658 ( -5.4%)
01/13 Wolverine/X-Men #23 - 43,963 ( -3.7%)
01/13 Wolverine/X-Men #24 - 44,716 ( +1.7%)
02/13 Wolverine/X-Men #25 - 45,057 ( +0.8%)
03/13 Wolverine/X-Men #26 - 42,019 ( -6.7%)
03/13 Wolverine/X-Men #27 - 41,960 ( -0.1%)
04/13 Wolv &X-Men #27AU - 47,055 (+12.1%)
04/13 Wolverine/X-Men #28 - 42,718 ( -9.2%)
05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #29 - 40,451 ( -5.3%)
05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #30 - 40,019 ( -1.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #31 - 41,661 ( +4.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #32 - 39,790 ( -4.5%)
07/13 Wolverine/X-Men #33 - 42,269 ( +6.2%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #34 - 38,473 ( -9.0%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #35 - 38,046 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Wolverine/X-Men #36 - 59,684 (+56.9%)
10/13 Wolverine/X-Men #37 - 57,434 ( -3.8%)
11/13 Wolverine/X-Men #38 - 39,098 (-31.9%)
6 mnth ( -2.3%)
1 year (-19.3%)
2 year (-53.1%)

Returning to regular sales after the “Battle of the Atom” crossover. The book relaunches after issue #42.

48. KICK-ASS 3 [Icon]
06/13 Kick-Ass 3 #1 of 8 - 78,035
07/13 ---
08/13 Kick-Ass 3 #2 of 8 - 50,102 (-35.8%)
09/13 Kick-Ass 3 #3 of 8 - 44,540 (-11.1%)
10/13 Kick-Ass 3 #4 of 8 - 40,412 ( -9.3%)
11/13 Kick-Ass 3 #5 of 8 - 38,639 ( -4.4%)

Not holding up quite as well as some earlier series, but still way ahead of most creator-owned books.

50,55. INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK
11/03 Incredible v3 #63 - 53,357
11/08 Hulk #8 - 90,776
11/09 Incredible Hulk #604 - 40,652
11/10 Incredible Hulks #616 - 35,296
11/11 Incredible v4 #2 - 80,143
=====
11/12 Indestructible #1 - 118,200 (+227.5%)
12/12 Indestructible #2 - 63,653 ( -46.1%)
01/13 Indestructible #3 - 59,431 ( -6.6%)
02/13 Indestructible #4 - 56,214 ( -5.4%)
03/13 Indestructible #5 - 54,967 ( -2.2%)
04/13 Indestructible #6 - 55,470 ( +0.9%)
05/13 Indestructible #7 - 49,956 ( -9.9%)
05/13 Indestructible #8 - 48,866 ( -2.2%)
06/13 Indestructible #9 - 49,427 ( +1.1%)
07/13 Indestructible #10 - 45,531 ( -7.9%)
07/13 Indestructible #11 - 45,241 ( -0.6%)
08/13 Indestructible #12 - 43,673 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Indestructible #13 - 41,805 ( -4.3%)
10/13 Indestructible #14 - 40,963 ( -2.0%)
11/13 Indestructible #15 - 37,025 ( -9.6%)
11/13 Indestructible #16 - 35,871 ( -3.1%)
6 mnth ( -26.6%)
1 year ( -69.7%)
2 year ( -55.2%)
3 year ( +1.6%)
4 year ( -11.8%)
5 year ( -60.5%)
10 year ( -32.8%)

Steady downward drift. The book starts an INHUMANITY tie-in arc in December.

51. WOLVERINE &THE X-MEN ANNUAL
11/13 Annual #1 - 36,804

The X-books’ token INFINITY tie-in. Once again, this annual comes in quite close to the regular title. Marvel should be pleased with the annual sales this month.

52. CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN
11/03 Spider-Man #49 - 96,707
11/08 Spider-Man #128 - 52,187
11/09 Spider-Man v2 #4 - 49,106
11/10 Spider-Man #150 - 40,553
11/11 Spider-Man v3 #4 - 51,558
=====
11/12 Spider-Man v3 #17 - 38,481 ( +0.4%)
12/12 Spider-Man v3 #18 - 36,944 ( -4.0%)
01/13 Spider-Man v3 #19 - 36,017 ( -2.5%)
02/13 Spider-Man v3 #20 - 35,461 ( -1.5%)
03/13 Spider-Man v3 #21 - 35,284 ( -0.5%)
04/13 Spider-Man v3 #22 - 34,918 ( -1.0%)
05/13 Spider-Man v3 #23 - 35,581 ( +1.9%)
06/13 Spider-Man v3 #24 - 34,011 ( -4.4%)
07/13 Spider-Man v3 #25 - 33,271 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Spider-Man v3 #26 - 32,932 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Spider-Man v3 #27 - 32,200 ( -2.2%)
10/13 Spider-Man v3 #28 - 31,462 ( -2.3%)
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 36,541 (+16.1%)
6 mnth ( +2.7%)
1 year ( -5.0%)
2 year (-29.1%)
3 year ( -9.9%)
4 year (-25.6%)
5 year (-30.0%)
10 year (-62.2%)

The Cataclysm arc boosts sales, but only to the level of a year ago. No issue was solicited for March.

53. CAPTAIN AMERICA
11/03 Captain America v3 #20 - 41,143
11/08 Captain America v6 #44 - 75,493
11/09 Reborn #4 - 96,571
11/10 Captain America #612 - 47,343
11/11 Captain America v7 #4 - 54,157
=====
11/12 Captain America v8 #1 - 123,667 (+207.6%)
12/12 Captain America v8 #2 - 64,377 ( -47.9%)
01/13 Captain America v8 #3 - 59,836 ( -7.1%)
02/13 Captain America v8 #4 - 53,112 ( -11.2%)
03/13 Captain America v8 #5 - 49,186 ( -7.4%)
04/13 Captain America v8 #6 - 47,802 ( -2.8%)
05/13 Captain America v8 #7 - 44,024 ( -7.9%)
06/13 Captain America v8 #8 - 43,791 ( -0.5%)
07/13 Captain America v8 #9 - 40,796 ( -6.8%)
08/13 Captain America v8 #10 - 39,356 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Captain America v8 #11 - 38,521 ( -2.1%)
10/13 Captain America v8 #12 - 38,684 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Captain America v8 #13 - 36,147 ( -6.6%)
6 mnth ( -17.9%)
1 year ( -70.8%)
2 year ( -33.3%)
3 year ( -23.6%)
4 year ( -62.6%)
5 year ( -52.1%)
10 year ( -12.1%)

There were two variant covers in October, so the general trend is smoother than it first seems.

54. IRON MAN
11/03 Iron Man v3 #74 - 32,016
11/08 Iron Man v5 #7 - 49,356
11/09 Iron Man v5 #20 - 55,160
11/10 Iron Man v5 #32 - 40,978
11/11 Iron Man #510 - 38,118
=====
11/12 Iron Man v6 #1 - 116,529 (+215.1%)
11/12 Iron Man v6 #2 - 72,902 ( -37.4%)
12/12 Iron Man v6 #3 - 59,041 ( -19.0%)
12/12 Iron Man v6 #4 - 56,708 ( -4.0%)
01/13 Iron Man v6 #5 - 50,899 ( -10.2%)
02/13 Iron Man v6 #6 - 46,206 ( -9.2%)
03/13 Iron Man v6 #7 - 44,040 ( -4.7%)
04/13 Iron Man v6 #8 - 43,974 ( -0.1%)
05/13 Iron Man v6 #9 - 78,006 ( +77.4%)
05/13 Iron Man v6 #10 - 45,424 ( -41.8%)
06/13 Iron Man v6 #11 - 44,409 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #12 - 40,405 ( -9.0%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #13 - 39,534 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Iron Man v6 #14 - 38,137 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Iron Man v6 #15 - 36,346 ( -4.7%)
10/13 Iron Man v6 #16 - 35,924 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Iron Man v6 #17 - 39,047 ( +8.7%)
11/13 Iron Man v6 #18 - 36,135 ( -7.5%)
6 mnth ( -20.4%)
1 year ( -50.4%)
2 year ( -5.2%)
3 year ( -11.8%)
4 year ( -34.5%)
5 year ( -26.8%)
10 year ( +12.9%)

There are two variant covers on this issue, as there were on issue #17. Overall, the book still seems to be floating in the mid-30Ks.

57. WOLVERINE
11/03 Wolverine v3 #7 - 78,734
11/08 Wolverine v3 #69 - 93,914
11/09 W: Weapon X #7 - 36,108
11/10 Wolverine v4 #3 - 51,600
11/11 Wolverine v4 #18 - 40,170
=====
11/12 Wolverine #316 - 32,208 ( -16.5%)
12/12 Wolverine #317 - 34,367 ( +6.7%)
01/13 ---
02/13 ---
03/13 Wolverine v5 #1 - 117,669 (+242.4%)
04/13 Wolverine v5 #2 - 57,165 ( -51.4%)
05/13 Wolverine v5 #3 - 49,629 ( -13.2%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #4 - 46,784 ( -5.7%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #5 - 43,694 ( -6.6%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #6 - 40,593 ( -7.1%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #7 - 38,605 ( -4.9%)
08/13 Wolverine v5 #8 - 39,830 ( -3.2%)
09/13 Wolverine v5 #9 - 35,920 ( -9.8%)
10/13 Wolverine v5 #10 - 34,651 ( -3.5%)
11/13 Wolverine v5 #11 - 35,394 ( +2.1%)
6 mnth ( -28.7%)
1 year ( -9.9%)
2 year ( -11.9%)
3 year ( -31.4%)
4 year ( -2.0%)
5 year ( -62.3%)
10 year ( -55.0%)

Relaunching after issue #13, albeit with the same writer. There’s a variant cover on this issue.

62. DAREDEVIL
11/03 Daredevil v2 #54 - 57,557
11/08 Daredevil v2 #113 - 41,200
11/09 Daredevil #502 - 40,354
11/10 ---
11/11 Daredevil v3 #6 - 38,302
=====
11/12 Daredevil v3 #20 - 36,515 ( -1.9%)
12/12 Daredevil v3 #21 - 35,848 ( -1.8%)
01/13 Daredevil v3 #22 - 36,102 ( +0.7%)
02/13 Daredevil v3 #23 - 37,170 ( +3.0%)
03/13 Daredevil v3 #24 - 37,231 ( +0.2%)
04/13 Daredevil v3 #25 - 39,678 ( +6.6%)
05/13 Daredevil v3 #26 - 39,788 ( +0.3%)
06/13 Daredevil v3 #27 - 35,834 ( -9.9%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #28 - 35,364 ( -1.3%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #29 - 34,915 ( -1.3%)
08/13 Daredevil v3 #30 - 35,240 ( +0.9%)
09/13 Daredevil v3 #31 - 36,666 ( +4.0%)
10/13 Daredevil v3 #32 - 34,957 ( -4.7%)
11/13 Daredevil v3 #33 - 32,966 ( -5.7%)
6 mnth (-17.1%)
1 year ( -9.7%)
2 year (-13.9%)
3 year ( --- )
4 year (-18.3%)
5 year (-20.0%)
10 year (-42.7%)

Relaunching after issue #36, with a new location.

64. NOVA
11/08 Nova v4 #19 - 28,306
11/09 Nova v4 #31 - 22,928
=====
02/13 Nova v5 #1 - 80,857
03/13 Nova v5 #2 - 46,725 (-42.2%)
04/13 Nova v5 #3 - 40,548 (-13.2%)
05/13 Nova v5 #4 - 38,151 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Nova v5 #5 - 36,545 ( -4.2%)
07/13 Nova v5 #6 - 34,234 ( -6.3%)
08/13 Nova v5 #7 - 31,937 ( -6.7%)
09/13 Nova v5 #8 - 37,767 (+18.3%)
10/13 Nova v5 #9 - 32,323 (-14.4%)
11/13 Nova v5 #10 - 32,716 ( +1.2%)
6 mnth (-14.2%)
4 year (+42.7%)
5 year (+15.6%)

This issue was billed as a 100th issue anniversary, with multiple variant covers. Even allowing for the fact that the October issue was an INFINITY tie-in, I suspect Marvel were hoping for a bit more movement than this.

67. SUPERIOR CARNAGE
07/13 Superior Carnage #1 of 5 - 48,053
08/13 Superior Carnage #2 of 5 - 40,864 (-15.0%)
09/13 Superior Carnage #3 of 5 - 36,022 (-11.8%)
10/13 Superior Carnage #4 of 5 - 33,159 ( -7.9%)
11/13 Superior Carnage #5 of 5 - 31,100 ( -6.2%)

It’s shed readers over its run, but 31K is still a more than respectable level for a mini to wrap up at. The strategy of launching this book as part of a Spider-Man month seems to have worked.

70,73. SAVAGE WOLVERINE
01/13 Savage Wolverine #1 - 102,530
02/13 Savage Wolverine #2 - 58,254 (-43.2%)
03/13 Savage Wolverine #3 - 50,310 (-13.6%)
04/13 Savage Wolverine #4 - 45,933 ( -8.7%)
05/13 Savage Wolverine #5 - 42,328 ( -7.8%)
06/13 Savage Wolverine #6 - 59,410 (+40.4%)
07/13 Savage Wolverine #7 - 40,946 (-31.1%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Savage Wolverine #8 - 38,208 ( -6.7%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #9 - 36,451 ( -4.6%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #10 - 33,627 ( -7.7%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #11 - 30,338 ( -9.8%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #12 - 29,739 ( -2.0%)
6 mnth (-29.8%)

Two issues this month – the final part of Jock’s story, and the first part of Phil Jimenez’s. There’s a variant cover on issue #12, which doesn’t seem to have done much to arrest the book’s arterial bleeding.

72. MARVEL KNIGHTS: X-MEN
11/13 X-Men #1 of 5 - 30,214

Not too bad;it’s better than ASTONISHING was managing.

And from here, we start to hit the books that are scheduled for relaunches…

76. UNCANNY X-FORCE
11/08 X-Force v3 #9 - 57,241
11/09 X-Force v3 #21 - 53,967
11/10 X-Force v4 #2 - 56,518
11/11 X-Force v4 #17 - 50,974
=====
11/12 X-Force v4 #33 - 43,589 ( -1.1%)
11/12 X-Force v4 #34 - 43,710 ( +0.3%)
12/12 X-Force v4 #35 - 47,736 ( +9.2%)
01/13 X-Force v5 #1 - 86,187 (+80.5%)
02/13 X-Force v5 #2 - 56,713 (-34.2%)
03/13 X-Force v5 #3 - 51,721 ( -8.8%)
04/13 ---
05/13 X-Force v5 #4 - 47,727 ( -7.7%)
05/13 X-Force v5 #5 - 45,674 ( -4.3%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #6 - 42,496 ( -7.0%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #7 - 40,380 ( -5.0%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #8 - 37,781 ( -6.4%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #9 - 36,978 ( -2.1%)
08/13 X-Force v5 #10 - 35,329 ( -4.5%)
09/13 X-Force v5 #11 - 36,186 ( +2.4%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #12 - 32,559 (-10.0%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #13 - 30,567 ( -6.1%)
11/13 X-Force v5 #14 - 28,885 ( -5.5%)
6 mnth (-36.8%)
1 year (-33.7%)
2 year (-43.3%)
3 year (-48.9%)
4 year (-46.5%)
5 year (-49.5%)

Relaunching after issue #17, when the two X-Force titles appear to be merging after a two month crossover. As matters stand, the two books are entirely unconnected – in fact, UNCANNY X-FORCE doesn’t even star a team of that name.

77. FANTASTIC FOUR
11/03 Fantastic Four #506 - 51,721
11/08 Fantastic Four #561 - 61,331
11/09 Fantastic Four #573 - 39,433
11/10 Fantastic Four #585 - 41,568
11/11 Fantastic Four #600 - 73,809
=====
11/12 Fantastic Four v5 #1 - 114,532 (+152.7%)
12/12 Fantastic Four v5 #2 - 58,421 ( -49.0%)
01/13 Fantastic Four v5 #3 - 50,555 ( -13.5%)
02/13 Fantastic Four v5 #4 - 44,999 ( -11.0%)
03/13 Fantastic Four v5 #5 - 42,590 ( -5.4%)
03/13 Fantastic Four #5AU - 45,756 ( +7.4%)
04/13 Fantastic Four v5 #6 - 41,291 ( -4.8%)
04/13 Fantastic Four v5 #7 - 39,314 ( -4.8%)
05/13 Fantastic Four v5 #8 - 37,309 ( -5.1%)
06/13 Fantastic Four v5 #9 - 37,071 ( -0.6%)
07/13 Fantastic Four v5 #10 - 34,018 ( -8.2%)
08/13 Fantastic Four v5 #11 - 32,665 ( -4.0%)
09/13 Fantastic Four v5 #12 - 31,426 ( -3.8%)
10/13 Fantastic Four v5 #13 - 31,561 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Fantastic Four v5 #14 - 28,679 ( -9.1%)
6 mnth ( -23.1%)
1 year ( -75.0%)
2 year ( -61.1%)
3 year ( -31.0%)
4 year ( -27.3%)
5 year ( -53.2%)
10 year ( -44.6%)

Relaunching with a new creative team after issue #16.

78. CABLE &X-FORCE
12/12 Cable &X-Force #1 - 90,334
12/12 Cable &X-Force #2 - 57,719 (-36.1%)
01/13 Cable &X-Force #3 - 51,761 (-10.3%)
02/13 Cable &X-Force #4 - 46,104 (-10.9%)
03/13 Cable &X-Force #5 - 44,680 ( -3.1%)
03/13 Cable &X-Force #6 - 42,896 ( -4.0%)
04/13 Cable &X-Force #7 - 41,500 ( -3.3%)
05/13 Cable &X-Force #8 - 39,041 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Cable &X-Force #9 - 38,414 ( -1.6%)
06/13 Cable &X-Force #10 - 36,104 ( -6.0%)
07/13 Cable &X-Force #11 - 34,240 ( -5.2%)
08/13 Cable &X-Force #12 - 33,127 ( -3.3%)
08/13 Cable &X-Force #13 - 32,104 ( -3.1%)
09/13 Cable &X-Force #14 - 31,053 ( -3.3%)
10/13 Cable &X-Force #15 - 30,658 ( -1.3%)
11/13 Cable &X-Force #16 - 28,564 ( -6.8%)
6 mnth (-26.8%)

Cancelled with issue #19, when the two current X-Force titles are replaced by one new one.

79. CATACLYSM: ULTIMATES
11/08 ---
11/09 ---
11/10 ---
11/11 Ultimates v5 #4 - 39,342
=====
11/12 Ultimates v5 #18 - 29,072 ( -1.1%)
12/12 Ultimates v5 #.1 - 27,659 ( -4.9%)
12/12 Ultimates v5 #19 - 26,971 ( -2.5%)
01/13 Ultimates v5 #20 - 25,613 ( -5.0%)
02/13 Ultimates v5 #21 - 23,811 ( -7.0%)
03/13 Ultimates v5 #22 - 23,442 ( -1.5%)
04/13 Ultimates v5 #23 - 22,778 ( -2.8%)
05/13 Ultimates v5 #24 - 21,429 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Ultimates v5 #25 - 21,636 ( +1.0%)
06/13 Ultimates v5 #26 - 20,785 ( -3.9%)
07/13 Ultimates v5 #27 - 20,024 ( -3.7%)
07/13 Ultimates v5 #28 - 19,859 ( -0.8%)
08/13 Ultimates v5 #29 - 19,657 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Ultimates v5 #30 - 19,420 ( -1.2%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 28,422 (+46.4%)
6 mnth (+32.6%)
1 year ( -2.2%)
2 year (-27.8%)
3 year ( --- )
4 year ( --- )
5 year ( --- )

A significant increase for the CATACLYSM arc – but then the book was starting from a low level. Again, no issue was solicited for March.

81. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP
11/11 Avenging #1 - 112,153
=====
11/12 Avenging #14 - 30,102 ( -8.5%)
12/12 Avenging #15 - 28,240 ( -6.2%)
12/12 Avenging #.1 - 41,504 ( +47.0%)
01/13 Avenging #16 - 29,032 ( -30.1%)
02/13 Avenging #17 - 30,783 ( +6.0%)
03/13 Avenging #18 - 31,657 ( +2.8%)
04/13 Avenging #19 - 28,740 ( -9.2%)
05/13 Avenging #20 - 27,609 ( -3.9%)
05/13 Avenging #21 - 27,251 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Avenging #22 - 26,799 ( -1.7%)
07/13 Superior Team-Up #1 - 76,959 (+187.2%)
08/13 Superior Team-Up #2 - 41,155 ( -46.5%)
09/13 Superior Team-Up #3 - 37,363 ( -9.2%)
10/13 Superior Team-Up #4 - 36,296 ( -3.6%)
10/13 Superior Team-Up #5 - 30,424 ( -16.2%)
11/13 Superior Team-Up #6 - 27,189 ( -10.6%)
6 mnth ( -0.2%)
1 year ( -9.7%)
2 year ( -75.8%)

We’re now more or less back to pre-relaunch levels, so it’s possible sales will now level off a bit.

84. MARVEL KNIGHTS: SPIDER-MAN
10/13 MK Spider-Man v2 #1 of 5 - 38,379
11/13 MK Spider-Man v2 #2 of 5 - 26,581 (-30.7%)

Fairly typical second issue drop.

85. THUNDERBOLTS
11/08 Thunderbolts #126 - 34,640
11/09 Thunderbolts #138 - 31,238
11/10 Thunderbolts #150 - 31,704
11/11 Thunderbolts #165 - 22,536
=====
01/13 Thunderbolts v2 #3 - 44,272 (-13.0%)
02/13 Thunderbolts v2 #4 - 43,287 ( -2.2%)
02/13 Thunderbolts v2 #5 - 41,663 ( -3.8%)
03/13 Thunderbolts v2 #6 - 39,293 ( -5.7%)
03/13 Thunderbolts v2 #7 - 38,553 ( -1.9%)
04/13 Thunderbolts v2 #8 - 36,979 ( -4.1%)
05/13 Thunderbolts v2 #9 - 32,855 (-11.2%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #10 - 32,682 ( -0.5%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #11 - 30,618 ( -6.3%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #12 - 29,081 ( -5.0%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #13 - 28,528 ( -1.9%)
08/13 Thunderbolts v2 #14 - 30,620 ( +7.3%)
09/13 Thunderbolts v2 #15 - 29,703 ( -3.0%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #16 - 29,334 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #17 - 28,324 ( -3.4%)
11/13 Thunderbolts v2 #18 - 26,502 ( -6.4%)
6 mnth (-19.3%)
1 year ( --- )
2 year (+17.6%)
3 year (-16.4%)
4 year (-15.2%)
5 year (-23.5%)

This is the final part of a five issue INFINITY tie-in. Sales aren’t looking too healthy here, but there’s a Marvel NOW promotion on issue #20.

86. CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE X-MEN
11/03 X-Men #39 - 105,737
11/08 X-Men #98 - 46,446
11/09 ---
11/10 ---
11/11 X-Men v2 #3 - 39,657
=====
11/12 X-Men v2 #.1 - 25,425 ( -3.4%)
11/12 X-Men v2 #19 - 25,419 ( -0.0%)
12/12 X-Men v2 #20 - 24,789 ( -2.5%)
01/13 X-Men v2 #21 - 23,479 ( -5.3%)
02/13 X-Men v2 #22 - 22,456 ( -4.4%)
02/13 X-Men v2 #23 - 22,197 ( -1.2%)
03/13 X-Men v2 #24 - 21,862 ( -1.5%)
04/13 X-Men v2 #25 - 21,139 ( -3.3%)
05/13 X-Men v2 #26 - 20,330 ( -3.8%)
06/13 X-Men v2 #27 - 19,298 ( -5.1%)
06/13 X-Men v2 #28 - 19,421 ( +0.6%)
07/13 X-Men v2 #29 - 19,381 ( -0.2%)
08/13 X-Men v2 #30 - 18,634 ( -3.9%)
09/13 X-Men v2 #31 - 18,220 ( -2.2%)
10/13 X-Men v2 #32 - 17,921 ( -1.6%)
10/13 X-Men v2 #33 - 17,719 ( -1.1%)
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 26,328 (+48.6%)
6 mnth (+29.5%)
1 year ( +3.6%)
2 year (-33.6%)
3 year ( --- )
4 year ( --- )
5 year (-43.3%)
10 year (-75.1%)

CATACLYSM brings another big increase from an admittedly low starting point. Once again, no issue has been solicited for March.

89. SECRET AVENGERS
11/10 Secret Avengers #7 - 59,999
11/11 Secret Avengers #19 - 41,191
=====
11/12 Secret Avengers #34 - 32,146 ( -6.2%)
12/12 Secret Avengers #35 - 30,755 ( -4.3%)
01/13 Secret Avengers #36 - 29,330 ( -4.6%)
01/13 Secret Avengers #37 - 32,139 ( +9.6%)
02/13 Secret Avengers v2 #1 - 85,267 (+196.4%)
03/13 Secret Avengers v2 #2 - 46,419 ( -45.6%)
04/13 Secret Avengers v2 #3 - 38,676 ( -16.7%)
05/13 Secret Avengers v2 #4 - 33,428 ( -13.6%)
06/13 Secret Avengers v2 #5 - 31,437 ( -6.0%)
07/13 Secret Avengers v2 #6 - 28,908 ( -8.0%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #7 - 27,222 ( -5.8%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #8 - 26,150 ( -3.9%)
09/13 Secret Avengers v2 #9 - 24,870 ( -4.9%)
10/13 Secret Avengers v2 #10 - 29,134 ( +17.1%)
11/13 Secret Avengers v2 #11 - 25,326 ( -13.1%)
6 mnth ( -24.2%)
1 year ( -21.2%)
2 year ( -38.5%)
3 year ( -57.8%)

This is the second part of an INFINITY tie-in, though the boost seems to have largely worn off. The series relaunches after issue #16.

91. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE
11/12 Avengers Assemble #9 - 42,088 (+15.5%)
12/12 Avengers Assemble #10 - 34,035 (-19.1%)
01/13 Avengers Assemble #11 - 31,027 ( -8.8%)
02/13 Avengers Assemble #12 - 29,475 ( -5.0%)
03/13 Avengers Assemble #13 - 28,432 ( -3.6%)
04/13 Av. Assemble #14AU - 35,985 (+26.6%)
05/13 Av. Assemble #15AU - 33,183 ( -7.8%)
06/13 Avengers Assemble #16 - 27,497 (-17.1%)
07/13 Avengers Assemble #17 - 26,640 ( -3.1%)
08/13 Avengers Assemble #18 - 30,597 (+14.9%)
09/13 Avengers Assemble #19 - 29,564 ( -3.4%)
10/13 Avengers Assemble #20 - 28,886 ( -2.3%)
11/13 Avengers Assemble #21 - 24,831 (-14.0%)
6 mnth (-25.2%)
1 year (-41.0%)

A rare non-crossover issue. Normal service will be resumed with an INHUMANITY tie-in in December.

92. YOUNG AVENGERS
01/13 Young Avengers v2 #1 - 76,144
02/13 Young Avengers v2 #2 - 43,559 (-42.8%)
03/13 Young Avengers v2 #3 - 38,469 (-11.7%)
04/13 Young Avengers v2 #4 - 34,378 (-10.6%)
05/13 Young Avengers v2 #5 - 32,159 ( -6.5%)
06/13 Young Avengers v2 #6 - 30,822 ( -4.2%)
07/13 Young Avengers v2 #7 - 28,596 ( -7.2%)
07/13 Young Avengers v2 #8 - 27,844 ( -2.6%)
08/13 Young Avengers v2 #9 - 26,720 ( -4.0%)
09/13 Young Avengers v2 #10 - 25,874 ( -3.2%)
10/13 Young Avengers v2 #11 - 25,754 ( -0.5%)
11/13 Young Avengers v2 #12 - 23,790 ( -7.6%)
6 mnth (-26.0%)

Ends with issue #15, though I certainly wouldn’t rule out a relaunch.

93. SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN
07/13 Superior Foes #1 - 61,413
08/13 Superior Foes #2 - 34,300 (-44.1%)
09/13 Superior Foes #3 - 30,081 (-12.3%)
10/13 Superior Foes #4 - 26,884 (-10.6%)
11/13 Superior Foes #5 - 23,694 (-11.9%)

Plummetting, which is a shame. It’s a really good book.

95. CAPTAIN AMERICA: LIVING LEGEND
10/13 Living Legend #1 of 4 - 32,495
10/13 Living Legend #2 of 4 - 25,546 (-21.4%)
11/13 Living Legend #3 of 4 - 23,537 ( -7.9%)

Kind of disappearing off the radar, but then this is a book that was commissioned quite some time ago and has been stuck in the pipeline for ages.

97. FF
11/11 FF #12 - 49,449
=====
11/12 FF v2 #1 - 80,701 (+161.6%)
12/12 FF v2 #2 - 46,096 ( -42.9%)
01/13 FF v2 #3 - 41,108 ( -10.8%)
02/13 FF v2 #4 - 35,815 ( -12.9%)
03/13 FF v2 #5 - 34,601 ( -3.4%)
04/13 FF v2 #6 - 32,937 ( -4.8%)
05/13 FF v2 #7 - 30,960 ( -6.0%)
05/13 FF v2 #8 - 30,061 ( -2.9%)
06/13 ---
07/13 FF v2 #9 - 29,180 ( -2.9%)
07/13 FF v2 #10 - 27,304 ( -6.4%)
08/13 FF v2 #11 - 26,243 ( -3.9%)
09/13 FF v2 #12 - 25,443 ( -3.0%)
10/13 FF v2 #13 - 23,997 ( -5.7%)
11/13 FF v2 #14 - 22,726 ( -5.3%)
6 mnth ( -24.4%)
1 year ( -71.8%)
2 year ( -54.0%)

Cancelled with issue #16.

100,134. LONGSHOT SAVES THE MARVEL UNIVERSE
11/13 Longshot #1 of 4 - 21,851
11/13 Longshot #2 of 4 - 16,113 (-26.3%)

Not exactly setting the world on fire, but I doubt that anyone had particularly high sales expectations for a random Longshot mini.

102. SCARLET SPIDER
11/12 Scarlet Spider #11 - 32,287 ( +1.6%)
12/12 Scarlet Spider #12 - 26,652 (-17.5%)
12/12 Scarlet Spider #.1 - 25,771 ( -3.3%)
01/13 Scarlet Spider #13 - 25,919 ( +0.6%)
02/13 Scarlet Spider #14 - 24,388 ( -5.9%)
03/13 Scarlet Spider #15 - 23,682 ( -2.9%)
04/13 Scarlet Spider #16 - 24,207 ( +2.2%)
05/13 Scarlet Spider #17 - 24,288 ( +0.3%)
06/13 Scarlet Spider #18 - 22,766 ( -6.3%)
07/13 Scarlet Spider #19 - 22,499 ( -1.2%)
08/13 Scarlet Spider #20 - 25,133 (+11.7%)
08/13 Scarlet Spider #21 - 23,830 ( -5.2%)
09/13 Scarlet Spider #22 - 22,631 ( -5.0%)
10/13 Scarlet Spider #23 - 22,246 ( -1.7%)
11/13 Scarlet Spider #24 - 21,562 ( -3.1%)
6 mnth (-11.2%)
1 year (-33.2%)

Cancelled with issue #25.

108,110. AVENGERS ARENA
12/12 Avengers Arena #1 - 64,626
12/12 Avengers Arena #2 - 43,014 (-33.4%)
01/13 Avengers Arena #3 - 38,461 (-10.6%)
02/13 Avengers Arena #4 - 33,611 (-12.6%)
02/13 Avengers Arena #5 - 32,548 ( -3.2%)
03/13 Avengers Arena #6 - 31,617 ( -2.9%)
04/13 Avengers Arena #7 - 29,784 ( -5.8%)
04/13 Avengers Arena #8 - 27,900 ( -6.3%)
05/13 Avengers Arena #9 - 26,873 ( -3.7%)
06/13 Avengers Arena #10 - 25,277 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Avengers Arena #11 - 24,487 ( -3.1%)
07/13 Avengers Arena #12 - 23,969 ( -2.1%)
08/13 Avengers Arean #13 - 22,955 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Avengers Arena #14 - 23,204 ( +1.1%)
09/13 Avengers Arena #15 - 22,180 ( -4.4%)
10/13 Avengers Arena #16 - 22,179 ( -0.0%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #17 - 20,744 ( -6.5%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #18 - 20,712 ( -0.2%)
6 mnth (-22.9%)

Final issue. A sequel, AVENGERS UNDERCOVER, launches in March.

112. AVENGERS A.I.
07/13 Avengers A.I. #1 - 68,130
08/13 Avengers A.I. #2 - 37,079 (-45.6%)
09/13 Avengers A.I. #3 - 29,776 (-19.7%)
10/13 Avengers A.I. #4 - 25,770 (-13.5%)
10/13 Avengers A.I. #5 - 23,146 (-10.2%)
11/13 Avengers A.I. #6 - 20,037 (-13.4%)

This is in freefall. It’s still being solicited, but I’ll be astonished if it gets past issue #12 at this rate.

114. INFINITY HEIST
09/13 Heist #1 of 4 - 32,453
10/13 Heist #2 of 4 - 23,248 (-28.4%)
10/13 Heist #3 of 4 - 19,580 (-15.8%)

Not much sign of interest in the minor INFINITY tie-ins.

115. A+X
11/12 A+X #2 - 64,606 (-38.7%)
12/12 A+X #3 - 56,700 (-12.2%)
01/13 A+X #4 - 48,091 (-15.2%)
02/13 ---
03/13 A+X #5 - 37,250 (-22.5%)
03/13 A+X #6 - 34,434 ( -7.6%)
04/13 A+X #7 - 31,183 ( -9.4%)
05/13 A+X #8 - 26,967 (-13.5%)
06/13 A+X #9 - 25,803 ( -4.3%)
07/13 A+X #10 - 24,371 ( -5.5%)
08/13 A+X #11 - 23,222 ( -4.7%)
09/13 A+X #12 - 21,282 ( -8.4%)
10/13 A+X #13 - 20,908 ( -1.8%)
11/13 A+X #14 - 19,318 ( -7.6%)
6 mnth (-28.4%)
1 year (-70.1%)

Cancelled with issue #18.


117,119. X-MEN LEGACY
11/03 New X-Men #149 - 102,591
11/08 X-Men Legacy #218 - 63,512
11/09 X-Men Legacy #229 - 50,789
11/10 X-Men Legacy #242 - 43,750
11/11 X-Men Legacy #258 - 38,334
=====
11/12 X-Men Legacy v2 #1 - 87,081 (+124.9%)
11/12 X-Men Legacy v2 #2 - 58,037 ( -33.4%)
12/12 X-Men Legacy v2 #3 - 45,407 ( -21.8%)
01/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #4 - 37,673 ( -17.0%)
01/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #5 - 34,823 ( -7.6%)
02/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #6 - 31,074 ( -10.8%)
03/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #7 - 29,231 ( -5.9%)
03/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #8 - 28,174 ( -3.6%)
04/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #9 - 28,405 ( +0.8%)
05/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #10 - 25,911 ( -8.8%)
05/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #11 - 25,048 ( -3.3%)
06/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #12 - 23,996 ( -4.2%)
07/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #13 - 23,146 ( -3.5%)
07/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #14 - 22,119 ( -4.4%)
08/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #15 - 21,599 ( -2.4%)
09/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #16 - 20,995 ( -2.8%)
09/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #17 - 20,382 ( -2.9%)
10/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #18 - 19,767 ( -3.0%)
11/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #19 - 19,149 ( -3.1%)
11/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #20 - 18,754 ( -2.1%)
6 mnth ( -25.1%)
1 year ( -67.7%)
2 year ( -51.1%)
3 year ( -57.1%)
4 year ( -63.1%)
5 year ( -70.5%)
10 year ( -81.7%)


Seems to be ending with issue #24, to be followed by an "issue #300"one-shot.

118. INFINITY: THE HUNT
09/13 Hunt #1 of 4 - 35,562
10/13 Hunt #2 of 4 - 28,694 (-19.3%)
10/13 Hunt #3 of 4 - 23,248 (-19.0%)
11/13 Hunt #4 of 4 - 19,146 (-17.6%)


Same deal as for HEIST, really.

120. CAPTAIN MARVEL
11/08 Ms Marvel v2 #33 - 23,980
11/09 Ms Marvel v2 #47 - 22,937
=====
11/12 Captain Marvel v6 #7 - 21,744 ( -5.9%)
12/12 Captain Marvel v6 #8 - 19,970 ( -8.2%)
01/13 Captain Marvel v6 #9 - 19,151 ( -4.1%)
02/13 Captain Marvel v6 #10 - 18,359 ( -4.1%)
03/13 Captain Marvel v6 #11 - 17,743 ( -3.4%)
04/13 Captain Marvel v6 #12 - 18,344 ( +3.4%)
05/13 Enemy Within - 34,205 (+86.5%)
06/13 Captain Marvel v6 #13 - 19,673 (-42.5%)
07/13 Captain Marvel v6 #14 - 19,320 ( -1.8%)
08/13 Captain Marvel v6 #15 - 23,511 (+21.7%)
09/13 Captain Marvel v6 #16 - 22,845 ( -2.8%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Captain Marvel v6 #17 - 18,173 (-20.5%)
6 mnth (-46.9%)
1 year (-16.4%)
4 year (-20.8%)
5 year (-24.2%)


Final issue of this run. The book relaunches in March.

125. DAREDEVIL: DARK NIGHTS
06/13 Dark Nights #1 of 8
07/13 Dark Nights #2 of 8 - 22,322 (-13.3%)
08/13 Dark Nights #3 of 8 - 20,659 ( -7.5%)
09/13 Dark Nights #4 of 8 - 19,364 ( -6.3%)
10/13 Dark Nights #5 of 8 - 18,163 ( -6.2%)
11/13 Dark Nights #6 of 8 - 17,032 ( -6.2%)


Losing readers at a steady pace. To be fair, this is still a lot better than many random Marvel Universe minis used to achieve, back when Marvel deluged the market with them.

136. FEARLESS DEFENDERS
11/12 Defenders v4 #12 - 18,588 ( -4.0%)
12/12 ---
01/13 ---
02/13 Defenders v5 #1 - 53,688 (+188.8%)
03/13 Defenders v5 #2 - 28,244 ( -47.4%)
04/13 Defenders v5 #3 - 23,514 ( -16.7%)
05/13 Defenders v5 #4 - 20,657 ( -12.2%)
05/13 Defenders #4AU - 24,984 ( +20.9%)
06/13 Defenders v5 #5 - 20,168 ( -19.3%)
07/13 Defenders v5 #6 - 17,752 ( -12.0%)
07/13 Defenders v5 #7 - 17,411 ( -1.9%)
08/13 Defenders v5 #8 - 16,653 ( -4.4%)
09/13 Defenders v5 #9 - 15,841 ( -4.9%)
10/13 Defenders v5 #10 - 18,543 ( +17.1%)
11/13 Defenders v5 #11 - 16,030 ( -13.6%)
6 mnth ( -22.4%)
1 year ( -13.8%)


Cancelled with issue #12.

150. WOLVERINE MAX
11/12 Wolverine: Max #2 - 27,217 (-27.4%)
12/12 ---
01/13 Wolverine: Max #3 - 24,058 (-11.6%)
02/13 Wolverine: Max #4 - 22,072 ( -8.3%)
03/13 Wolverine: Max #5 - 20,479 ( -7.2%)
04/13 Wolverine: Max #6 - 19,316 ( -5.7%)
05/13 Wolverine: Max #7 - 18,239 ( -5.6%)
06/13 Wolverine: Max #8 - 17,247 ( -5.4%)
07/13 Wolverine: Max #9 - 16,931 ( -1.8%)
08/13 Wolverine: Max #10 - 16,057 ( -5.2%)
09/13 Wolverine: Max #11 - 15,707 ( -2.2%)
10/13 Wolverine: Max #12 - 15,106 ( -3.8%)
11/13 Wolverine: Max #13 - 14,341 ( -5.1%)
6 mnth (-21.4%)
1 year (-47.3%)


Cancelled with issue #15.

151. FANTOMEX MAX
10/13 Fantomex Max #1 of 4 - 19,259
11/13 Fantomex Max #2 of 4 - 14,171 (-26.4%)


Passable, given that it's the Max imprint, and sales expectations are lower.

155. DEXTER
07/13 Dexter #1 of 5 - 20,540
08/13 Dexter #2 of 5 - 17,304 (-15.8%)
09/13 Dexter #3 of 5 - 17,586 ( +1.6%)
10/13 Dexter #4 of 5 - 14,920 (-15.2%)
11/13 Dexter #5 of 5 - 13,439 (-10.0%)


A follow-up mini, DOWN UNDER, is scheduled for February. Books like this aren't aimed principally at the direct market, but for what it's worth, DEXTER has done quite well for a licensed book.

197. POWERS: THE BUREAU [Icon]
11/03 Powers #35 - 26,141
11/08 ---
11/09 Powers v2 #1 - 20,146
11/10 ---
11/11 ---
=====
02/13 Bureau #1 - 14,698 (+23.1%)
03/13 Bureau #2 - 12,966 (-11.8%)
03/13 Bureau #3 - 11,705 ( -9.7%)
04/13 ---
05/13 Bureau #4 - 11,441 ( -2.3%)
06/13 Bureau #5 - 11,092 ( -3.1%)
07/13 Bureau #6 - 10,883 ( -1.9%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Bureau #7 - 10,306 ( -5.3%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Bureau #8 - 9,693 ( -5.9%)
6 mnth (-15.3%)
1 year ( --- )
2 year ( --- )
3 year ( --- )
4 year (-51.9%)
5 year ( --- )
10 year (-62.9%)


In sales terms, POWERS seems to have petered out as an ongoing title.

210. PAINKILLER JANE [Icon]
11/13 Painkiller Jane #1 of 4 - 8,967


The latest arrival at the Icon imprint makes little impact in sales terms, but it's not Marvel's problem.

The previous series, published by Dynamite, wrapped up in March 2008 with estimated orders of 6,692.

239. EMERALD CITY OF OZ
11/09 #1 of 8 - 25,338
11/10 #1 of 8 - 13,222
11/11 #3 of 8 - 8,381
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11/12 #3 of 6 - 7,619 ( -3.9%)
12/12 ---
01/13 #4 of 6 - 7,314 ( -4.0%)
02/13 #5 of 6 - 6,944 ( -5.1%)
03/13 #6 of 6 - 7,006 ( +0.9%)
04/13 ---
05/13 ---
06/13 ---
07/13 #1 of 5 - 13,701 (+95.6%)
08/13 #2 of 5 - 8,487 (-38.1%)
09/13 #3 of 5 - 7,847 ( -7.5%)
10/13 ---
11/13 #4 of 5 - 7,387 ( -5.9%)
6 mnth ( --- )
1 year ( -3.0%)
2 year (-11.9%)
3 year (-44.1%)
4 year (-70.8%)


The OZ adaptations end in December with the conclusion of the current mini.

250. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER ADAPTATION
11/13 Adaptation #1 of 2 - 6,740


Self-explanatory. Movie adaptations aren't really aimed at the direct market.

And the all ages books...

257. MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE
11/12 MU Avengers #8 - 5,389 ( -4.3%)
12/12 MU Avengers #9 - 5,207 ( -3.4%)
01/13 MU Avengers #10 - 4,951 ( -4.9%)
02/13 MU Avengers #11 - 4,940 ( -0.2%)
03/13 MU Avengers #12 - 4,960 ( +0.4%)
04/13 MU Avengers #13 - 4,911 ( -1.0%)
05/13 MU Avengers #14 - ?,??? ( ??? )
06/13 MU Avengers #15 - 4,744 ( ??? )
07/13 MU Avengers #16 - ?,??? ( ??? )
08/13 MU Avengers #17 - ?,??? ( ??? )
09/13 MU Avengers #18 - ?,??? ( ??? )
10/13 MUA Assemble #1 - 14,713 ( ??? )
11/13 MUA Assemble #2 - 6,530 (-55.6%)
6 mnth ( ??? )
1 year (+21.1%)

295. MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
11/12 MUU Spider-Man #8 - 5,588 ( -3.1%)
12/12 MUU Spider-Man #9 - 5,235 ( -6.3%)
01/13 MUU Spider-Man #10 - 5,077 ( -3.0%)
02/13 MUU Spider-Man #11 - 5,086 ( +0.1%)
03/13 MUU Spider-Man #12 - 4,978 ( -2.1%)
04/13 MUU Spider-Man #13 - 5,004 ( +0.5%)
05/13 MUU Spider-Man #14 - 5,127 ( +2.5%)
06/13 MUU Spider-Man #15 - 5,054 ( -1.4%)
07/13 MUU Spider-Man #16 - ?,??? ( ??? )
08/13 MUU Spider-Man #17 - 4,999 ( ??? )
09/13 MUU Spider-Man #18 - ?,??? ( ??? )
10/13 MUU Spider-Man #19 - ?,??? ( ??? )
11/13 MUU Spider-Man #20 - 5,163 ( ??? )
6 mnth ( +0.7%)
1 year ( -7.6%)

298. HULK: AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H.
10/13 Hulk #1 of 4 - 8,834
11/13 Hulk #2 of 4 - 5,053 (-42.8%)

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[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: December 2013
02/18/2014 by Heidi MacDonald 29 Comments

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By Paul O’Brien

[Editor's Note: As noted this is Paul's last column for now. He's been an incredible collaborator and commentator, and I think we all owe him a big round of applause! And yes I know these are late -- we'll have the new guys in place VERY shortly! Thanks again, Paul.]

And so the end of an era is upon us. No, I do not speak of the latest cancellation of DEFENDERS, nor even of the final OZ miniseries. As Heidi explained a little while back, this will be my final sales column, after over a decade of writing these things. Good luck to whoever takes over for this;I’ll be reading with interest, and with a sense of relief that I didn’t have to do the number crunching.

So. One last time!

December sees a barrage of Inhumanity tie-ins, all building to the launch of the new series that’s since been delayed. We also have the start of ORIGIN II, and the first of the Marvel Now Wave 2 titles.

As per usual, Marvel had the largest share of the North American direct market, leading DC by 37% to 31% in unit terms, and 35% to 28% in dollars.

Thanks as always to ICV2.com for permission to use these figures.

1. ORIGIN II
12/13 Origin II #1 of 5 - 131,724

Books set in the past and with no direct impact on present day continuity generally seem to be a tough sell. But ORIGIN II is the top seller of the month, presumably because Marvel have successfully portrayed it as an event – in the sense of a book fans will be talking about.

It helps, of course, that the book has seven covers, one of which is a “Collector’s Edition Acetate Cover”, no doubt a tremendous boost to the title’s popularity with plastic fetishists. But 131K is similar territory to the launch of FEAR ITSELF – very good for an origin sequel.

2. AVENGERS
12/03 Avengers v3 #75 - 57,814
12/10 Avengers v4 #8 - 67,056
12/11 Avengers v4 #20 - 57,145
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12/12 Avengers v5 #1 - 192,952 (+236.7%)
12/12 Avengers v5 #2 - 99,028 ( -48.7%)
01/13 Avengers v5 #3 - 92,165 ( -6.9%)
01/13 Avengers v5 #4 - 83,088 ( -9.8%)
02/13 Avengers v5 #5 - 82,452 ( -0.8%)
02/13 Avengers v5 #6 - 84,868 ( +2.9%)
03/13 Avengers v5 #7 - 78,278 ( -7.8%)
03/13 Avengers v5 #8 - 82,691 ( +5.6%)
04/13 Avengers v5 #9 - 77,780 ( -5.9%)
04/13 Avengers v5 #10 - 78,905 ( +1.4%)
05/13 Avengers v5 #11 - 70,687 ( -10.4%)
05/13 Avengers v5 #12 - 74,978 ( +6.1%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #13 - 68,624 ( -8.5%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #14 - 74,846 ( +9.1%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #15 - 68,472 ( -8.5%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #16 - 72,842 ( +6.4%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #17 - 68,962 ( -5.3%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #18 - 74,697 ( +8.3%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #19 - 92,489 ( +23.8%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #20 - 74,388 ( -19.6%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #21 - 71,751 ( -3.5%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #22 - 70,735 ( -1.4%)
11/13 Avengers v5 #23 - 66,501 ( -6.0%)
12/13 Avngrs. #24.NOW - 127,466 ( +91.7%)
6 mnth ( +70.3%)
1 year ( +28.7%)
2 year (+123.1%)
3 year ( +95.9%)
10 year (+120.5%)

The first book of Marvel NOW wave 2, or whatever we’re calling it. It’s a mixture of new launches and existing titles whose jumping on points are being promoted as “.NOW issues”.

Back in the 90s, Marvel employed teams of sinister printing technologists to devise new and demented forms of novelty cover. Today, in 2014, Marvel employes teams of sinister numerologists to uncover strange and mysterious numbers previously unknown to science, such as 24.NOW, 35.INH, 62.CRIKEY, and 109.STOAT. Few dare venture into these maniacs’ lair, though the dark sounds of muffled screams lead many to speculate on horrific experiments where innocent number lines are cynically mutilated in an attempt to prove that the number after anything can be 1.

Some of these terrifying unnumbers have now been released into the community. Beware. Do not arrange them in mystically provocative patterns. Do not attempt to count them without the guidance of a qualified alchemist. Do not think directly at them. If you do, you too could go the way of Marvel’s solicitation writers, who produce copy like “AVENGERS #24.NOW = AVENGERS #1 IN ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW!”, presumably following that up by curling up in a ball and whimpering at the death of syntax.

On the bright side, they’ll certainly make it a lot easier for my successor to tell at a glance which issues were crossovers, so thanks for that.

But let no one say that I was not even-handed to the last…

AVENGERS #24.NOW is essentially would, until recently, have been called a Point One issue. I always thought the Point One issues made a degree of sense as heavily promoted jumping on points, but the reality was that they never seemed to sell – if anything, all available evidence was that they actually tended to lose readers. Perhaps the error was to present them as self-contained stories, rather than first chapters – certainly many of the early Point One books were basically fill-ins.

So maybe these .NOW issues will turn out to be the same idea done right. It’s certainly worked here on AVENGERS. Time will tell how it does on other titles.

9. INHUMANITY
12/13 One-shot - 77,519

The start of a collection of one-shots and tie-in issues leading in to what was at this point intended to be Matt Fraction’s INHUMAN. As the book has now been retooled and delayed, there’s an obvious risk of it losing whatever momentum this storyline would otherwise have produced for it.

10,11. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN
12/03 Amazing #502 - 90,484
12/08 Amazing #581 - 68,905
12/09 Amazing #616 - 58,856
12/10 Amazing #650 - 55,996
12/11 Amazing #675 - 54,652
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12/12 Amazing #699 - 80,048 ( -8.6%)
12/12 Amazing #.1 - 71,344 ( -10.9%)
12/12 Amazing #700 - 273,305 (+283.1%)
01/13 Superior #1 - 209,944 ( -23.2%)
01/13 Superior #2 - 118,104 ( -43.7%)
02/13 Superior #3 - 101,811 ( -13.8%)
02/13 Superior #4 - 95,892 ( -5.8%)
03/13 Superior #5 - 94,224 ( -1.7%)
03/13 Superior #6 - 86,614 ( -8.1%)
03/13 S. S-M #6AU - 85,807 ( -0.9%)
04/13 Superior #7 - 87,945 ( +2.5%)
04/13 Superior #8 - 85,671 ( -2.6%)
05/13 Superior #9 - 93,656 ( +9.3%)
05/13 Superior #10 - 85,346 ( -8.9%)
06/13 Superior #11 - 84,219 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Superior #12 - 82,338 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Superior #13 - 81,678 ( -0.8%)
07/13 Superior #14 - 80,839 ( -1.0%)
08/13 Superior #15 - 78,636 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Superior #16 - 78,087 ( -0.7%)
09/13 Superior #17 - 89,118 ( +14.1%)
09/13 Superior #18 - 80,178 ( -10.0%)
10/13 Superior #19 - 83,671 ( +4.4%)
10/13 Superior #20 - 85,309 ( +2.0%)
11/13 Superior #21 - 74,940 ( -12.2%)
11/13 Superior #22 - 81,250 ( +8.4%)
12/13 Superior #23 - 77,105 ( -5.1%)
12/13 Superior #24 - 76,131 ( -1.3%)
6 mnth ( -7.5%)
1 year ( -4.9%)
2 year ( +39.3%)
3 year ( +36.0%)
4 year ( +29.4%)
5 year ( +10.5%)
10 year ( -15.9%)

There are variants on all of issues #22-24, so here we have our first case of standard attrition for the month! The book reverts to its original AMAZING SPIDER-MAN title in April, after what has to be judged a pretty successful year with Otto as the lead character.

13. ALL-NEW X-MEN
12/12 All-New X-Men #3 - 90,161 (-10.7%)
12/12 All-New X-Men #4 - 90,946 ( +0.9%)
01/13 All-New X-Men #5 - 86,301 ( -5.1%)
01/13 All-New X-Men #6 - 85,403 ( -1.0%)
02/13 All-New X-Men #7 - 85,234 ( -0.2%)
03/13 All-New X-Men #8 - 90,990 ( +6.8%)
03/13 All-New X-Men #9 - 81,692 (-10.2%)
04/13 All-New X-Men #10 - 84,760 ( +3.8%)
05/13 All-New X-Men #11 - 80,582 ( -4.9%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #12 - 82,178 ( +2.0%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #13 - 77,656 ( -5.5%)
07/13 All-New X-Men #14 - 74,848 ( -3.6%)
08/13 All-New X-Men #15 - 73,035 ( -2.4%)
09/13 All-New X-Men #16 - 84,218 (+15.3%)
10/13 All-New X-Men #17 - 82,843 ( -1.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #18 - 82,365 ( -0.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #19 - 71,044 (-13.7%)
12/13 All-New X-Men #20 - 68,189 ( -4.0%)
6 mnth (-12.2%)
1 year (-24.4%)

Issues #16-17 were the “Battle of the Atom” crossover, and issue #18 had multiple variants, so when you screen those out, it’s really a case of the standard gentle decline. There’s a .NOW issue in January, leading into a crossover with GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.

15,18,20,21,22. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
12/13 Amazing Spider-Man #700.1 - 65,775
12/13 Amazing Spider-Man #700.2 - 61,233
12/13 Amazing Spider-Man #700.3 - 60,513
12/13 Amazing Spider-Man #700.4 - 59,142
12/13 Amazing Spider-Man #700.5 - 59,083

A seemingly random “special celebration” of Peter Parker, featuring such things as a fill-in story by David Morrell. All a bit odd, and I suspect some retailers may have bought into this as being a bigger deal than it actually was, perhaps because the issue #700.1 solicitation could be read as suggesting the character’s actual return.

17. UNCANNY X-MEN
12/03 Uncanny X-Men #434 - 90,318
12/08 Uncanny X-Men #505 - 82,271
12/09 Uncanny X-Men #519 - 67,043
12/10 Uncanny X-Men #531 - 55,770
12/11 Uncanny X-Men v2 #3 - 64,112
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02/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #1 - 177,463 (+169.0%)
02/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #2 - 94,615 ( -46.7%)
03/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #3 - 85,775 ( -9.3%)
04/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #4 - 80,047 ( -6.7%)
04/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #5 - 78,919 ( -1.4%)
05/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #6 - 73,621 ( -6.7%)
06/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #7 - 73,719 ( +0.1%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #8 - 70,274 ( -4.7%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #9 - 67,338 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #10 - 70,903 ( +5.3%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #11 - 65,700 ( -7.3%)
09/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #12 - 76,790 ( +16.9%)
10/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #13 - 75,202 ( -2.1%)
11/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #14 - 65,655 ( -12.7%)
12/13 Uncanny #15.INH - 62,692 ( -4.5%)
6 mnth ( -15.0%)
1 year ( --- )
2 year ( -2.2%)
3 year ( -12.4%)
4 year ( -6.5%)
5 year ( -23.8%)
10 year ( -30.6%)

An Inhumanity tie-in (obviously), with seemingly no effect on sales. That said, the previous issue had a variant cover, and the two before that were “Battle of the Atom” tie-ins, so it’s not entirely easy to guess where the sales would otherwise have been.

19. AMAZING X-MEN
12/08 ---
12/09 Astonishing X-Men #33 - 57,592
12/10 ---
12/11 Astonishing X-Men #45 - 31,392
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12/12 Astonishing X-Men #57 - 26,263 ( -4.8%)
01/13 Astonishing X-Men #58 - 25,159 ( -4.2%)
02/13 Astonishing X-Men #59 - 24,195 ( -3.8%)
03/13 Astonishing X-Men #60 - 27,683 ( +14.4%)
04/13 Astonishing X-Men #61 - 27,090 ( -2.1%)
05/13 Astonishing X-Men #62 - 24,121 ( -11.0%)
06/13 Astonishing X-Men #63 - 23,326 ( -3.3%)
07/13 Astonishing X-Men #64 - 22,649 ( -2.9%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #65 - 22,010 ( -2.8%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #66 - 21,757 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Astonishing X-Men #67 - 21,044 ( -3.3%)
10/13 Astonishing X-Men #68 - 21,023 ( -0.0%)
11/13 Amazing X-Men v2 #1 - 112,337 (+434.4%)
12/13 Amazing X-Men v2 #2 - 60,870 ( -45.8%)
6 mnth (+161.0%)
1 year (+131.8%)
2 year ( +93.9%)
3 year ( --- )
4 year ( +5.7%)
5 year ( --- )

A swift second issue drop, but that was always to be expected given that ALL-NEW and UNCANNY are the flagship X-Men titles right now, so AMAZING was hardly likely to outsell them. The sales are still a vast improvement on ASTONISHING.

24,28. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
12/08 Guardians v2 #8 - 31,564
12/09 Guardians v2 #21 - 22,271
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02/13 Guardians #0.1 - 80,344
03/13 Guardians v3 #1 - 217,993 (+171.3%)
04/13 Guardians v3 #2 - 88,184 ( -59.5%)
05/13 ---
06/13 Guardians v3 #3 - 75,633 ( -14.2%)
06/13 Guardians v3 #4 - 71,575 ( -5.4%)
07/13 Guardians v3 #5 - 110,372 ( +54.2%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Guardians v3 #6 - 69,030 ( -37.5%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #7 - 68,647 ( -0.6%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #8 - 63,494 ( -7.5%)
11/13 ---
12/13 Guardians v3 #9 - 57,665 ( -9.2%)
12/13 Guardians v3 #10 - 53,527 ( -7.2%)
6 mnth ( -25.2%)
1 year ( --- )
2 year ( --- )
3 year ( --- )
4 year (+140.3%)
5 year ( +69.6%)

Hmm. Issue #9, which slipped from November, is an INFINITY tie-in. That might lead you to expect a drop for issue #10 – but it’s not like the tie-in did much for sales to start with. Honestly, this seems to be bleeding a bit. But it’s about to do a crossover with the higher-selling ALL-NEW X-MEN, which has to help.

25. UNCANNY AVENGERS
12/12 ---
01/13 Uncanny Avengers #3 - 92,165 (-19.3%)
02/13 Uncanny Avengers #4 - 87,539 ( -5.0%)
03/13 Uncanny Avengers #5 - 84,382 ( -3.6%)
04/13 Uncanny Avengers #6 - 80,863 ( -4.2%)
04/13 Uncanny Avengers #7 - 77,027 ( -4.7%)
05/13 Uncanny Avengers #8 - 75,655 ( -1.8%)
05/13 Uncanny Av. #8AU - 72,514 ( -4.2%)
06/13 Uncanny Avengers #9 - 71,842 ( -0.9%)
07/13 Uncanny Avengers #10 - 68,768 ( -4.3%)
08/13 Uncanny Avengers #11 - 65,447 ( -4.8%)
09/13 Uncanny Avengers #12 - 73,357 (+12.1%)
10/13 Uncanny Avengers #13 - 60,597 (-17.4%)
11/13 Uncanny Avengers #14 - 60,750 ( +0.3%)
12/13 Uncanny Avengers #15 - 57,035 ( -6.1%)
6 mnth (-20.6%)
1 year ( --- )

Standard erosion.

26. NEW AVENGERS
12/08 New Avengers #48 - 93,908
12/09 New Avengers #60 - 72,790
12/10 New Avengers v2 #7 - 67,840
12/11 New Avengers v2 #19 - 52,915
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12/12 ---
01/13 New Avengers v3 #1 - 116,280 (+115.9%)
01/13 New Avengers v3 #2 - 79,433 ( -31.7%)
02/13 New Avengers v3 #3 - 72,110 ( -9.2%)
03/13 New Avengers v3 #4 - 65,150 ( -9.7%)
04/13 New Avengers v3 #5 - 63,423 ( -2.7%)
05/13 New Avengers v3 #6 - 59,362 ( -6.4%)
06/13 New Avengers v3 #7 - 60,138 ( +1.3%)
07/13 New Avengers v3 #8 - 58,044 ( -3.5%)
08/13 New Avengers v3 #9 - 60,534 ( +4.3%)
09/13 New Avengers v3 #10 - 60,682 ( +0.2%)
10/13 New Avengers v3 #11 - 63,231 ( +4.2%)
11/13 New Avengers v3 #12 - 58,807 ( -7.0%)
12/13 N Avengers #13.INH - 56,624 ( -3.7%)
6 mnth ( -5.8%)
1 year ( --- )
2 year ( +7.0%)
3 year ( -16.5%)
4 year ( -22.2%)
5 year ( -39.7%)

This is another INHUMANITY tie-in, but as it comes straight after four INFINITY tie-ins, you wouldn’t really expect sales to climb.

30. X-MEN
12/10 X-Men v3 #6 - 53,005
12/11 X-Men v3 #22 - 39,121
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12/12 X-Men v3 #39 - 29,326 ( -3.2%)
01/13 X-Men v3 #40 - 28,515 ( -2.8%)
02/13 X-Men v3 #41 - 32,488 ( +13.9%)
03/13 ---
04/13 ---
05/13 X-Men v4 #1 - 183,297 (+464.2%)
06/13 X-Men v4 #2 - 73,542 ( -59.9%)
07/13 X-Men v4 #3 - 65,270 ( -11.2%)
08/13 X-Men v4 #4 - 64,010 ( -1.9%)
09/13 X-Men v4 #5 - 73,357 ( +14.6%)
10/13 X-Men v4 #6 - 71,990 ( -1.9%)
11/13 X-Men v4 #7 - 56,968 ( -20.9%)
12/13 X-Men v4 #8 - 53,201 ( -6.6%)
6 mnth ( -27.7%)
1 year ( +81.4%)
2 year ( +36.0%)
3 year ( +0.4%)

Back on a fairly steady slide after the two month interruption of “Battle of the Atom”. But again, way ahead of the sales that it was getting before the relaunch last May.

34. AVENGERS ANNUAL
12/13 Annual #1 - 47,349

A Christmas story by a guest creative team, so not a bad number in that light.

37,38. DEADPOOL
12/08 Deadpool v3 #5 - 46,856
12/09 Deadpool v3 #18 - 45,914
12/10 Deadpool v3 #30 - 30,488
12/11 Deadpool v3 #47 - 25,910
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12/12 Deadpool v4 #3 - 64,591 ( -15.5%)
01/13 Deadpool v4 #4 - 57,061 ( -11.7%)
02/13 Deadpool v4 #5 - 57,312 ( +0.4%)
03/13 Deadpool v4 #6 - 57,095 ( -0.4%)
04/13 Deadpool v4 #7 - 57,016 ( -0.1%)
04/13 Deadpool v4 #8 - 52,851 ( -7.3%)
05/13 Deadpool v4 #9 - 51,296 ( -2.9%)
05/13 Deadpool v4 #10 - 50,461 ( -1.6%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #11 - 54,110 ( +7.2%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #12 - 48,315 ( -10.7%)
07/13 Deadpool v4 #13 - 47,006 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #14 - 45,870 ( -2.4%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #15 - 46,169 ( +0.7%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #16 - 45,675 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #17 - 45,348 ( -0.7%)
10/13 Deadpool v4 #18 - 47,096 ( +3.9%)
11/13 Deadpool v4 #19 - 44,184 ( -6.2%)
12/13 Deadpool v4 #20 - 43,653 ( -1.2%)
12/13 Deadpool v4 #21 - 43,066 ( -1.3%)
6 mnth ( -10.9%)
1 year ( -33.3%)
2 year ( +66.2%)
3 year ( +41.3%)
4 year ( -6.2%)
5 year ( -8.1%)

More standard erosion.

42. THOR: GOD OF THUNDER
12/03 Thor v2 #72 - 31,953
12/08 Thor v3 #12 - 73,784
12/09 Thor #605 - 55,242
12/10 Thor #618 - 45,142
12/11 Thor v4 #9 - 38,000
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12/12 Thor v5 #3 - 55,547 (-15.2%)
01/13 Thor v5 #4 - 50,478 ( -9.1%)
02/13 Thor v5 #5 - 51,861 ( +2.7%)
03/13 Thor v5 #6 - 50,481 ( -2.7%)
04/13 Thor v5 #7 - 51,526 ( +2.1%)
05/13 Thor v5 #8 - 48,622 ( -5.6%)
06/13 Thor v5 #9 - 49,125 ( +1.0%)
07/13 Thor v5 #10 - 46,204 ( -5.9%)
08/13 Thor v5 #11 - 45,397 ( -1.7%)
08/13 Thor v5 #12 - 44,865 ( -1.2%)
09/13 Thor v5 #13 - 48,007 ( +7.0%)
10/13 Thor v5 #14 - 46,008 ( -4.2%)
11/13 Thor v5 #15 - 41,259 (-10.3%)
12/13 Thor v5 #16 - 39,597 ( -4.0%)
6 mnth (-19.4%)
1 year (-28.7%)
2 year ( +4.2%)
3 year (-12.3%)
4 year (-28.3%)
5 year (-46.3%)
10 year (+23.9%)

Issues #13 and #14 both had variant covers;screen those out and you’ve got a fairly steady drift down.

43. WOLVERINE &THE X-MEN
12/11 Wolverine/X-Men #3 - 58,438
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12/12 Wolverine/X-Men #22 - 45,658 ( -5.4%)
01/13 Wolverine/X-Men #23 - 43,963 ( -3.7%)
01/13 Wolverine/X-Men #24 - 44,716 ( +1.7%)
02/13 Wolverine/X-Men #25 - 45,057 ( +0.8%)
03/13 Wolverine/X-Men #26 - 42,019 ( -6.7%)
03/13 Wolverine/X-Men #27 - 41,960 ( -0.1%)
04/13 Wolv &X-Men #27AU - 47,055 (+12.1%)
04/13 Wolverine/X-Men #28 - 42,718 ( -9.2%)
05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #29 - 40,451 ( -5.3%)
05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #30 - 40,019 ( -1.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #31 - 41,661 ( +4.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #32 - 39,790 ( -4.5%)
07/13 Wolverine/X-Men #33 - 42,269 ( +6.2%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #34 - 38,473 ( -9.0%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #35 - 38,046 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Wolverine/X-Men #36 - 59,684 (+56.9%)
10/13 Wolverine/X-Men #37 - 57,434 ( -3.8%)
11/13 Wolverine/X-Men #38 - 39,098 (-31.9%)
12/13 Wolverine/X-Men #39 - 39,063 ( -0.1%)
6 mnth ( -1.9%)
1 year (-14.4%)
2 year (-33.2%)

Relaunching after issue #42.

51. MIGHTY AVENGERS
09/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #1 - 101,921
10/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #2 - 54,862 (-46.2%)
11/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #3 - 42,210 (-23.1%)
12/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #4 - 35,740 (-15.3%)

An INHUMANITY tie-in, coming straight after three INFINITY tie-ins. That makes it hard to tell whether this is a steep decline or just a correction moving to weaker crossover. A lot of the decline here is really due to the artificial inflation of sales on issue #1, but it certainly hasn’t been holding on to those sales brilliantly.

52. INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK
12/03 Incredible v3 #64 - 51,960
12/08 Hulk v2 #9 - 87,786
12/09 Incredible Hulk #605 - 43,964
12/10 Incredible Hulks #618 - 34,868
12/11 Incredible v4 #3 - 46,446
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12/12 Indestructible #2 - 63,653 ( -46.1%)
01/13 Indestructible #3 - 59,431 ( -6.6%)
02/13 Indestructible #4 - 56,214 ( -5.4%)
03/13 Indestructible #5 - 54,967 ( -2.2%)
04/13 Indestructible #6 - 55,470 ( +0.9%)
05/13 Indestructible #7 - 49,956 ( -9.9%)
05/13 Indestructible #8 - 48,866 ( -2.2%)
06/13 Indestructible #9 - 49,427 ( +1.1%)
07/13 Indestructible #10 - 45,531 ( -7.9%)
07/13 Indestructible #11 - 45,241 ( -0.6%)
08/13 Indestructible #12 - 43,673 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Indestructible #13 - 41,805 ( -4.3%)
10/13 Indestructible #14 - 40,963 ( -2.0%)
11/13 Indestructible #15 - 37,025 ( -9.6%)
11/13 Indestructible #16 - 35,871 ( -3.1%)
12/13 Hulk #17.INH - 35,679 ( -0.5%)
6 mnth ( -27.8%)
1 year ( -43.9%)
2 year ( -23.2%)
3 year ( +2.3%)
4 year ( -18.8%)
5 year ( -59.4%)
10 year ( -31.3%)

Another INHUMANITY tie-in – and again, no discernible impact. The book relaunches after issue #20.

54. CAPTAIN AMERICA
12/03 Captain America v3 #21 - 43,018
12/08 Captain America v6 #45 - 71,186
12/09 Reborn #5 - 91,790
12/10 Captain America #613 - 42,871
12/11 Captain America v7 #5 - 47,333
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12/12 Captain America v8 #2 - 64,377 ( -47.9%)
01/13 Captain America v8 #3 - 59,836 ( -7.1%)
02/13 Captain America v8 #4 - 53,112 ( -11.2%)
03/13 Captain America v8 #5 - 49,186 ( -7.4%)
04/13 Captain America v8 #6 - 47,802 ( -2.8%)
05/13 Captain America v8 #7 - 44,024 ( -7.9%)
06/13 Captain America v8 #8 - 43,791 ( -0.5%)
07/13 Captain America v8 #9 - 40,796 ( -6.8%)
08/13 Captain America v8 #10 - 39,356 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Captain America v8 #11 - 38,521 ( -2.1%)
10/13 Captain America v8 #12 - 38,684 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Captain America v8 #13 - 36,147 ( -6.6%)
12/13 Captain America v8 #14 - 34,532 ( -4.5%)
6 mnth ( -21.1%)
1 year ( -46.4%)
2 year ( -27.0%)
3 year ( -19.5%)
4 year ( -62.4%)
5 year ( -51.5%)
10 year ( -19.7%)

More standard drift. There’s a .NOW jumping on point with issue #16.

55. CATACLYSM
07/13 Hunger #1 of 4 - 70,835
08/13 Hunger #2 of 4 - 44,929 (-36.6%)
09/13 ---
10/13 Hunger #3 of 4 - 39,915 (-11.2%)
10/13 Hunger #4 of 4 - 36,775 ( -7.9%)
10/13 Cataclysm #0.1 - 37,589 ( +2.2%)
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 5 - 42,109 (+12.0%)
12/13 Cataclysm #2 of 5 - 33,348 (-20.8%)

The latest attempt to relaunch the Ultimate imprint is not exactly selling in event quantities – which hardly bodes well for the ongoing titles that are to follow. The Ultimate imprint is well on its way to becoming Marvel’s Wildstorm – something that keeps getting rebooted with diminishing returns until the publisher finally concedes defeat.

59. IRON MAN
12/03 Iron Man v3 #75 - 31,889
12/08 Iron Man v5 #8 - 56,708
12/09 Iron Man v5 #21 - 49,986
12/10 Iron Man v5 #33 - 41,890
12/11 Iron Man #511 - 35,402
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12/12 Iron Man v6 #3 - 59,041 ( -19.0%)
12/12 Iron Man v6 #4 - 56,708 ( -4.0%)
01/13 Iron Man v6 #5 - 50,899 ( -10.2%)
02/13 Iron Man v6 #6 - 46,206 ( -9.2%)
03/13 Iron Man v6 #7 - 44,040 ( -4.7%)
04/13 Iron Man v6 #8 - 43,974 ( -0.1%)
05/13 Iron Man v6 #9 - 78,006 ( +77.4%)
05/13 Iron Man v6 #10 - 45,424 ( -41.8%)
06/13 Iron Man v6 #11 - 44,409 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #12 - 40,405 ( -9.0%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #13 - 39,534 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Iron Man v6 #14 - 38,137 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Iron Man v6 #15 - 36,346 ( -4.7%)
10/13 Iron Man v6 #16 - 35,924 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Iron Man v6 #17 - 39,047 ( +8.7%)
11/13 Iron Man v6 #18 - 36,135 ( -7.5%)
12/13 Iron Man v6 #19 - 32,537 ( -10.0%)
6 mnth ( -26.7%)
1 year ( -44.9%)
2 year ( -8.1%)
3 year ( -22.3%)
4 year ( -34.9%)
5 year ( -42.6%)
10 year ( +2.0%)

There’s a .NOW issue with #23. In the meantime, we seem to be back on the usual pattern, after two issues with variant covers.

60. DAREDEVIL
12/03 Daredevil v2 #55 - 53,660
12/08 Daredevil v2 #114 - 44,351
12/09 Daredevil #502 - 38,680
12/10 Daredevil #512 - 40,317
12/11 Daredevil v3 #7 - 38,824
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12/12 Daredevil v3 #21 - 35,848 ( -1.8%)
01/13 Daredevil v3 #22 - 36,102 ( +0.7%)
02/13 Daredevil v3 #23 - 37,170 ( +3.0%)
03/13 Daredevil v3 #24 - 37,231 ( +0.2%)
04/13 Daredevil v3 #25 - 39,678 ( +6.6%)
05/13 Daredevil v3 #26 - 39,788 ( +0.3%)
06/13 Daredevil v3 #27 - 35,834 ( -9.9%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #28 - 35,364 ( -1.3%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #29 - 34,915 ( -1.3%)
08/13 Daredevil v3 #30 - 35,240 ( +0.9%)
09/13 Daredevil v3 #31 - 36,666 ( +4.0%)
10/13 Daredevil v3 #32 - 34,957 ( -4.7%)
11/13 Daredevil v3 #33 - 32,966 ( -5.7%)
12/13 Daredevil v3 #34 - 32,331 ( -1.9%)
6 mnth ( -9.8%)
1 year ( -9.8%)
2 year (-16.7%)
3 year (-19.8%)
4 year (-16.4%)
5 year (-27.1%)
10 year (-39.7%)

Heading for a relaunch after issue #36.

61. WOLVERINE
12/03 Wolverine v3 #9 - 74,659
12/08 Wolverine v3 #70 - 98,915
12/09 W: Weapon X #8 - 33,470
12/10 Wolverine v4 #4 - 52,812
12/11 Wolverine v4 #20 - 37,360
=====
12/12 Wolverine #317 - 34,367 ( +6.7%)
01/13 ---
02/13 ---
03/13 Wolverine v5 #1 - 117,669 (+242.4%)
04/13 Wolverine v5 #2 - 57,165 ( -51.4%)
05/13 Wolverine v5 #3 - 49,629 ( -13.2%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #4 - 46,784 ( -5.7%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #5 - 43,694 ( -6.6%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #6 - 40,593 ( -7.1%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #7 - 38,605 ( -4.9%)
08/13 Wolverine v5 #8 - 39,830 ( -3.2%)
09/13 Wolverine v5 #9 - 35,920 ( -9.8%)
10/13 Wolverine v5 #10 - 34,651 ( -3.5%)
11/13 Wolverine v5 #11 - 35,394 ( +2.1%)
12/13 Wolverine v5 #12 - 32,274 ( -8.8%)
6 mnth ( -26.1%)
1 year ( -6.1%)
2 year ( -13.6%)
3 year ( -38.9%)
4 year ( -3.6%)
5 year ( -67.4%)
10 year ( -56.8%)

Relaunching after issue #13, which seems odder than most, since while most of Marvel’s #1s do at least represent a fresh start, this one is really coming at a turning point in a long-term storyline. Sales haven’t held up desperately well here, which might have something to do with it.

63. INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK ANNUAL
12/13 Annual #1 - 30,846

Only a few thousand behind the parent title, which isn’t bad.

66. CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN
12/03 Spider-Man #50 - 109,819
12/08 Spider-Man #129 - 51,071
12/09 Spider-Man v2 #5 - 45,849
12/10 Spider-Man #151 - 33,707
12/11 Spider-Man v3 #5 - 48,303
=====
12/12 Spider-Man v3 #18 - 36,944 ( -4.0%)
01/13 Spider-Man v3 #19 - 36,017 ( -2.5%)
02/13 Spider-Man v3 #20 - 35,461 ( -1.5%)
03/13 Spider-Man v3 #21 - 35,284 ( -0.5%)
04/13 Spider-Man v3 #22 - 34,918 ( -1.0%)
05/13 Spider-Man v3 #23 - 35,581 ( +1.9%)
06/13 Spider-Man v3 #24 - 34,011 ( -4.4%)
07/13 Spider-Man v3 #25 - 33,271 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Spider-Man v3 #26 - 32,932 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Spider-Man v3 #27 - 32,200 ( -2.2%)
10/13 Spider-Man v3 #28 - 31,462 ( -2.3%)
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 36,541 (+16.1%)
12/13 Cataclysm #2 of 3 - 30,293 (-17.1%)
6 mnth (-10.9%)
1 year (-18.0%)
2 year (-37.3%)
3 year (-10.1%)
4 year (-33.9%)
5 year (-40.7%)
10 year (-72.4%)

Yet another relaunch beckons.

68. NOVA
12/08 Nova v4 #20 - 29,405
12/09 Nova v4 #32 - 22,202
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02/13 Nova v5 #1 - 80,857
03/13 Nova v5 #2 - 46,725 (-42.2%)
04/13 Nova v5 #3 - 40,548 (-13.2%)
05/13 Nova v5 #4 - 38,151 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Nova v5 #5 - 36,545 ( -4.2%)
07/13 Nova v5 #6 - 34,234 ( -6.3%)
08/13 Nova v5 #7 - 31,937 ( -6.7%)
09/13 Nova v5 #8 - 37,767 (+18.3%)
10/13 Nova v5 #9 - 32,323 (-14.4%)
11/13 Nova v5 #10 - 32,716 ( +1.2%)
12/13 Nova v5 #11 - 27,982 (-14.5%)
6 mnth (-23.4%)
4 year (+26.0%)
5 year ( -4.8%)

Coming off two INFINITY tie-ins and a “100th issue anniversary” special, a drop was to be expected this month.

69. CABLE &X-FORCE
12/12 Cable &X-Force #1 - 90,334
12/12 Cable &X-Force #2 - 57,719 (-36.1%)
01/13 Cable &X-Force #3 - 51,761 (-10.3%)
02/13 Cable &X-Force #4 - 46,104 (-10.9%)
03/13 Cable &X-Force #5 - 44,680 ( -3.1%)
03/13 Cable &X-Force #6 - 42,896 ( -4.0%)
04/13 Cable &X-Force #7 - 41,500 ( -3.3%)
05/13 Cable &X-Force #8 - 39,041 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Cable &X-Force #9 - 38,414 ( -1.6%)
06/13 Cable &X-Force #10 - 36,104 ( -6.0%)
07/13 Cable &X-Force #11 - 34,240 ( -5.2%)
08/13 Cable &X-Force #12 - 33,127 ( -3.3%)
08/13 Cable &X-Force #13 - 32,104 ( -3.1%)
09/13 Cable &X-Force #14 - 31,053 ( -3.3%)
10/13 Cable &X-Force #15 - 30,658 ( -1.3%)
11/13 Cable &X-Force #16 - 28,564 ( -6.8%)
12/13 Cable &X-Force #17 - 27,712 ( -3.0%)
6 mnth (-23.2%)
1 year (-52.0%)

Cancelled with issue #19, after which the two (unrelated) X-Force titles appear to be merging for a single relaunch.

70. FANTASTIC FOUR
12/03 Fantastic Four #508 - 50,333
12/08 Fantastic Four #562 - 54,062
12/09 Fantastic Four #574 - 38,431
12/10 Fantastic Four #586 - 42,829
12/11 Fantastic Four #601 - 51,080
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12/12 Fantastic Four v5 #2 - 58,421 ( -49.0%)
01/13 Fantastic Four v5 #3 - 50,555 ( -13.5%)
02/13 Fantastic Four v5 #4 - 44,999 ( -11.0%)
03/13 Fantastic Four v5 #5 - 42,590 ( -5.4%)
03/13 Fantastic Four #5AU - 45,756 ( +7.4%)
04/13 Fantastic Four v5 #6 - 41,291 ( -4.8%)
04/13 Fantastic Four v5 #7 - 39,314 ( -4.8%)
05/13 Fantastic Four v5 #8 - 37,309 ( -5.1%)
06/13 Fantastic Four v5 #9 - 37,071 ( -0.6%)
07/13 Fantastic Four v5 #10 - 34,018 ( -8.2%)
08/13 Fantastic Four v5 #11 - 32,665 ( -4.0%)
09/13 Fantastic Four v5 #12 - 31,426 ( -3.8%)
10/13 Fantastic Four v5 #13 - 31,561 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Fantastic Four v5 #14 - 28,679 ( -9.1%)
12/13 Fantastic Four v5 #15 - 27,610 ( -3.7%)
6 mnth ( -25.5%)
1 year ( -52.7%)
2 year ( -45.9%)
3 year ( -35.5%)
4 year ( -28.2%)
5 year ( -48.9%)
10 year ( -45.1%)

Relaunching after issue #16.

71. UNCANNY X-FORCE
12/08 X-Force v3 #10 - 58,801
12/09 X-Force v3 #22 - 51,859
12/10 X-Force v4 #3 - 55,520
12/11 X-Force v4 #18 - 54,274
=====
12/12 X-Force v4 #35 - 47,736 ( +9.2%)
01/13 X-Force v5 #1 - 86,187 (+80.5%)
02/13 X-Force v5 #2 - 56,713 (-34.2%)
03/13 X-Force v5 #3 - 51,721 ( -8.8%)
04/13 ---
05/13 X-Force v5 #4 - 47,727 ( -7.7%)
05/13 X-Force v5 #5 - 45,674 ( -4.3%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #6 - 42,496 ( -7.0%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #7 - 40,380 ( -5.0%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #8 - 37,781 ( -6.4%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #9 - 36,978 ( -2.1%)
08/13 X-Force v5 #10 - 35,329 ( -4.5%)
09/13 X-Force v5 #11 - 36,186 ( +2.4%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #12 - 32,559 (-10.0%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #13 - 30,567 ( -6.1%)
11/13 X-Force v5 #14 - 28,885 ( -5.5%)
12/13 X-Force v5 #15 - 27,567 ( -4.6%)
6 mnth (-35.1%)
1 year (-42.3%)
2 year (-49.2%)
3 year (-50.3%)
4 year (-46.8%)
5 year (-53.1%)

Cancelled after issue #17;see CABLE AND X-FORCE above.

72. SAVAGE WOLVERINE
01/13 Savage Wolverine #1 - 102,530
02/13 Savage Wolverine #2 - 58,254 (-43.2%)
03/13 Savage Wolverine #3 - 50,310 (-13.6%)
04/13 Savage Wolverine #4 - 45,933 ( -8.7%)
05/13 Savage Wolverine #5 - 42,328 ( -7.8%)
06/13 Savage Wolverine #6 - 59,410 (+40.4%)
07/13 Savage Wolverine #7 - 40,946 (-31.1%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Savage Wolverine #8 - 38,208 ( -6.7%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #9 - 36,451 ( -4.6%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #10 - 33,627 ( -7.7%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #11 - 30,338 ( -9.8%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #12 - 29,739 ( -2.0%)
12/13 Savage Wolverine #13 - 27,490 ( -7.6%)
6 mnth (-53.7%)

Losing readers at quite a rate. I remain unconvinced that the market is up for supporting two Wolverine titles at the moment.

77. INHUMANITY: THE AWAKENING
12/13 Awakening #1 of 2 - 25,582

This is a tie-in featuring characters from Avengers Academy and the Jean Grey School, so it was never exactly being promoted as a core INHUMANITY title. Nonetheless, the likes of INFINITY HEIST #1 got 32K, so it’s hard to see this as a massive vote of confidence in INHUMANITY.

79,86. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP
12/11 Avenging #2 - 60,682
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12/12 Avenging #15 - 28,240 ( -6.2%)
12/12 Avenging #.1 - 41,504 ( +47.0%)
01/13 Avenging #16 - 29,032 ( -30.1%)
02/13 Avenging #17 - 30,783 ( +6.0%)
03/13 Avenging #18 - 31,657 ( +2.8%)
04/13 Avenging #19 - 28,740 ( -9.2%)
05/13 Avenging #20 - 27,609 ( -3.9%)
05/13 Avenging #21 - 27,251 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Avenging #22 - 26,799 ( -1.7%)
07/13 Superior Team-Up #1 - 76,959 (+187.2%)
08/13 Superior Team-Up #2 - 41,155 ( -46.5%)
09/13 Superior Team-Up #3 - 37,363 ( -9.2%)
10/13 Superior Team-Up #4 - 36,296 ( -3.6%)
10/13 Superior Team-Up #5 - 30,424 ( -16.2%)
11/13 Superior Team-Up #6 - 27,189 ( -10.6%)
12/13 Sup. Team-up #7.NOW - 25,514 ( -6.2%)
12/13 Superior Team-Up #8 - 24,296 ( -4.8%)
6 mnth ( -9.3%)
1 year ( -14.0%)
2 year ( -60.0%)

The second .NOW book, which – unlike AVENGERS – seems to have had zero impact on sales. Of course, that issue could be sensibly promoted as a fresh start after INFINITY;on a team-up book like this, the whole notion of a jumping on point is only very marginally applicable.

82. THUNDERBOLTS
12/08 Thunderbolts #127 - 36,378
12/09 Thunderbolts #139 - 29,957
12/10 Thunderbolts #151 - 27,943
12/11 Thunderbolts #167 - 21,167
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01/13 Thunderbolts v2 #3 - 44,272 (-13.0%)
02/13 Thunderbolts v2 #4 - 43,287 ( -2.2%)
02/13 Thunderbolts v2 #5 - 41,663 ( -3.8%)
03/13 Thunderbolts v2 #6 - 39,293 ( -5.7%)
03/13 Thunderbolts v2 #7 - 38,553 ( -1.9%)
04/13 Thunderbolts v2 #8 - 36,979 ( -4.1%)
05/13 Thunderbolts v2 #9 - 32,855 (-11.2%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #10 - 32,682 ( -0.5%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #11 - 30,618 ( -6.3%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #12 - 29,081 ( -5.0%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #13 - 28,528 ( -1.9%)
08/13 Thunderbolts v2 #14 - 30,620 ( +7.3%)
09/13 Thunderbolts v2 #15 - 29,703 ( -3.0%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #16 - 29,334 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #17 - 28,324 ( -3.4%)
11/13 Thunderbolts v2 #18 - 26,502 ( -6.4%)
12/13 Thunderbolts v2 #19 - 24,959 ( -5.8%)
6 mnth (-18.5%)
1 year (-43.6%)
2 year (+17.9%)
3 year (-10.7%)
4 year (-16.7%)
5 year (-31.4%)

Issues #14-18 were INFINITY tie-ins, but there’s little discernible change as the book returns to normal this month. January will have a .NOW issue.

83. CATACLYSM: ULTIMATES
12/08 ---
12/09 ---
12/10 ---
12/11 Ultimates v5 #5 - 36,396
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12/12 Ultimates v5 #.1 - 27,659 ( -4.9%)
12/12 Ultimates v5 #19 - 26,971 ( -2.5%)
01/13 Ultimates v5 #20 - 25,613 ( -5.0%)
02/13 Ultimates v5 #21 - 23,811 ( -7.0%)
03/13 Ultimates v5 #22 - 23,442 ( -1.5%)
04/13 Ultimates v5 #23 - 22,778 ( -2.8%)
05/13 Ultimates v5 #24 - 21,429 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Ultimates v5 #25 - 21,636 ( +1.0%)
06/13 Ultimates v5 #26 - 20,785 ( -3.9%)
07/13 Ultimates v5 #27 - 20,024 ( -3.7%)
07/13 Ultimates v5 #28 - 19,859 ( -0.8%)
08/13 Ultimates v5 #29 - 19,657 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Ultimates v5 #30 - 19,420 ( -1.2%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 28,422 (+46.4%)
12/13 Cataclysm #2 of 3 - 24,819 (-12.7%)
6 mnth (+19.4%)
1 year (-10.3%)
2 year (-31.8%)
3 year ( --- )
4 year ( --- )
5 year ( --- )

Relaunching again in the new year. This thing should be on a bungee rope.

87. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE
11/12 Avengers Assemble #9 - 42,088 (+15.5%)
12/12 Avengers Assemble #10 - 34,035 (-19.1%)
01/13 Avengers Assemble #11 - 31,027 ( -8.8%)
02/13 Avengers Assemble #12 - 29,475 ( -5.0%)
03/13 Avengers Assemble #13 - 28,432 ( -3.6%)
04/13 Av. Assemble #14AU - 35,985 (+26.6%)
05/13 Av. Assemble #15AU - 33,183 ( -7.8%)
06/13 Avengers Assemble #16 - 27,497 (-17.1%)
07/13 Avengers Assemble #17 - 26,640 ( -3.1%)
08/13 Avengers Assemble #18 - 30,597 (+14.9%)
09/13 Avengers Assemble #19 - 29,564 ( -3.4%)
10/13 Avengers Assemble #20 - 28,886 ( -2.3%)
11/13 Avengers Assemble #21 - 24,831 (-14.0%)
12/13 Av. Assemble #22.INH - 24,168 ( -2.7%)
6 mnth (-12.1%)
1 year (-42.6%)

Cancelled with issue #25. With the exception of issue #21, this book has been in permanent tie-in mode since issue #14.

88,90. SECRET AVENGERS
12/10 Secret Avengers #8 - 54,048
12/11 Secret Avengers #20 - 38,202
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12/12 Secret Avengers #35 - 30,755 ( -4.3%)
01/13 Secret Avengers #36 - 29,330 ( -4.6%)
01/13 Secret Avengers #37 - 32,139 ( +9.6%)
02/13 Secret Avengers v2 #1 - 85,267 (+196.4%)
03/13 Secret Avengers v2 #2 - 46,419 ( -45.6%)
04/13 Secret Avengers v2 #3 - 38,676 ( -16.7%)
05/13 Secret Avengers v2 #4 - 33,428 ( -13.6%)
06/13 Secret Avengers v2 #5 - 31,437 ( -6.0%)
07/13 Secret Avengers v2 #6 - 28,908 ( -8.0%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #7 - 27,222 ( -5.8%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #8 - 26,150 ( -3.9%)
09/13 Secret Avengers v2 #9 - 24,870 ( -4.9%)
10/13 Secret Avengers v2 #10 - 29,134 ( +17.1%)
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%)
6 mnth ( -26.3%)
1 year ( -24.7%)
2 year ( -39.3%)
3 year ( -57.1%)

Relaunching after issue #16.

91,96. YOUNG AVENGERS
01/13 Young Avengers v2 #1 - 76,144
02/13 Young Avengers v2 #2 - 43,559 (-42.8%)
03/13 Young Avengers v2 #3 - 38,469 (-11.7%)
04/13 Young Avengers v2 #4 - 34,378 (-10.6%)
05/13 Young Avengers v2 #5 - 32,159 ( -6.5%)
06/13 Young Avengers v2 #6 - 30,822 ( -4.2%)
07/13 Young Avengers v2 #7 - 28,596 ( -7.2%)
07/13 Young Avengers v2 #8 - 27,844 ( -2.6%)
08/13 Young Avengers v2 #9 - 26,720 ( -4.0%)
09/13 Young Avengers v2 #10 - 25,874 ( -3.2%)
10/13 Young Avengers v2 #11 - 25,754 ( -0.5%)
11/13 Young Avengers v2 #12 - 23,790 ( -7.6%)
12/13 Young Avengers v2 #13 - 23,019 ( -3.2%)
12/13 Young Avengers v2 #14 - 22,692 ( -1.4%)
6 mnth (-26.4%)

Cancelled with issue #15, with the conclusion of the current storyline. Obviously, you can never rule out a relaunch.

93. MARVEL KNIGHTS: SPIDER-MAN
10/13 MK Spider-Man v2 #1 of 5 - 38,379
11/13 MK Spider-Man v2 #2 of 5 - 26,581 (-30.7%)
12/13 MK Spider-Man v2 #3 of 5 - 22,878 (-13.9%)

98. MARVEL KNIGHTS: X-MEN
11/13 X-Men #1 of 5 - 30,214
12/13 X-Men #2 of 5 - 22,549 (-25.4%)

Neither is selling brilliantly, but these are books intended primarily as showcases for indie creators. That said, there’s an obvious drop off between the first issues of SPIDER-MAN in October and X-MEN in November, and this month’s HULK does lower still, so the revival of this imprint doesn’t seem to be setting the world alight.

99. CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE X-MEN
12/03 X-Men #40 - 104,443
12/08 X-Men #99 - 44,360
12/09 ---
12/10 ---
12/11 X-Men v2 #4 - 37,115
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12/12 X-Men v2 #20 - 24,789 ( -2.5%)
01/13 X-Men v2 #21 - 23,479 ( -5.3%)
02/13 X-Men v2 #22 - 22,456 ( -4.4%)
02/13 X-Men v2 #23 - 22,197 ( -1.2%)
03/13 X-Men v2 #24 - 21,862 ( -1.5%)
04/13 X-Men v2 #25 - 21,139 ( -3.3%)
05/13 X-Men v2 #26 - 20,330 ( -3.8%)
06/13 X-Men v2 #27 - 19,298 ( -5.1%)
06/13 X-Men v2 #28 - 19,421 ( +0.6%)
07/13 X-Men v2 #29 - 19,381 ( -0.2%)
08/13 X-Men v2 #30 - 18,634 ( -3.9%)
09/13 X-Men v2 #31 - 18,220 ( -2.2%)
10/13 X-Men v2 #32 - 17,921 ( -1.6%)
10/13 X-Men v2 #33 - 17,719 ( -1.1%)
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 26,328 (+48.6%)
12/13 Cataclysm #2 of 3 - 22,508 (-14.5%)
6 mnth (+15.9%)
1 year ( -9.2%)
2 year (-39.4%)
3 year ( --- )
4 year ( --- )
5 year (-49.3%)
10 year (-78.4%)

Cancelled after the end of this mini – the third book of the relaunched line will be an FF series.

101. MARVEL KNIGHTS: HULK
12/13 Hulk #1 of 4 - 22,169

See above re the other Marvel Knights minis.

102. FF
12/11 FF #13 - 44,970
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12/12 FF v2 #2 - 46,096 (-42.9%)
01/13 FF v2 #3 - 41,108 (-10.8%)
02/13 FF v2 #4 - 35,815 (-12.9%)
03/13 FF v2 #5 - 34,601 ( -3.4%)
04/13 FF v2 #6 - 32,937 ( -4.8%)
05/13 FF v2 #7 - 30,960 ( -6.0%)
05/13 FF v2 #8 - 30,061 ( -2.9%)
06/13 ---
07/13 FF v2 #9 - 29,180 ( -2.9%)
07/13 FF v2 #10 - 27,304 ( -6.4%)
08/13 FF v2 #11 - 26,243 ( -3.9%)
09/13 FF v2 #12 - 25,443 ( -3.0%)
10/13 FF v2 #13 - 23,997 ( -5.7%)
11/13 FF v2 #14 - 22,726 ( -5.3%)
12/13 FF v2 #15 - 22,034 ( -3.0%)
6 mnth ( --- )
1 year (-52.2%)
2 year (-51.0%)

Cancelled with issue #16.

105. SCARLET SPIDER
12/12 Scarlet Spider #12 - 26,652 (-17.5%)
12/12 Scarlet Spider #.1 - 25,771 ( -3.3%)
01/13 Scarlet Spider #13 - 25,919 ( +0.6%)
02/13 Scarlet Spider #14 - 24,388 ( -5.9%)
03/13 Scarlet Spider #15 - 23,682 ( -2.9%)
04/13 Scarlet Spider #16 - 24,207 ( +2.2%)
05/13 Scarlet Spider #17 - 24,288 ( +0.3%)
06/13 Scarlet Spider #18 - 22,766 ( -6.3%)
07/13 Scarlet Spider #19 - 22,499 ( -1.2%)
08/13 Scarlet Spider #20 - 25,133 (+11.7%)
08/13 Scarlet Spider #21 - 23,830 ( -5.2%)
09/13 Scarlet Spider #22 - 22,631 ( -5.0%)
10/13 Scarlet Spider #23 - 22,246 ( -1.7%)
11/13 Scarlet Spider #24 - 21,562 ( -3.1%)
12/13 Scarlet Spider #25 - 21,627 ( +0.3%)
6 mnth ( -5.0%)
1 year (-18.9%)

Final issue.

106,112. SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN
07/13 Superior Foes #1 - 61,413
08/13 Superior Foes #2 - 34,300 (-44.1%)
09/13 Superior Foes #3 - 30,081 (-12.3%)
10/13 Superior Foes #4 - 26,884 (-10.6%)
11/13 Superior Foes #5 - 23,694 (-11.9%)
11/13 Superior Foes #6 - 21,367 ( -9.8%)
12/13 Superior Foes #7 - 20,858 ( -2.4%)

Still being solicited. Hang in there, little buddy!

111. CAPTAIN AMERICA: LIVING LEGEND
10/13 Living Legend #1 of 4 - 32,495
10/13 Living Legend #2 of 4 - 25,546 (-21.4%)
11/13 Living Legend #3 of 4 - 23,537 ( -7.9%)
12/13 Living Legend #4 of 4 - 20,938 (-11.0%)

113. THUNDERBOLTS ANNUAL
12/13 Annual #1 - 20,840

119. AVENGERS A.I.
07/13 Avengers A.I. #1 - 68,130
08/13 Avengers A.I. #2 - 37,079 (-45.6%)
09/13 Avengers A.I. #3 - 29,776 (-19.7%)
10/13 Avengers A.I. #4 - 25,770 (-13.5%)
10/13 Avengers A.I. #5 - 23,146 (-10.2%)
11/13 Avengers A.I. #6 - 20,037 (-13.4%)
12/13 Avengers A.I. #7 - 19,879 ( -0.8%)

Plainly not looking at all healthy, but it’s still being solicited.

124. A+X
12/12 A+X #3 - 56,700 (-12.2%)
01/13 A+X #4 - 48,091 (-15.2%)
02/13 ---
03/13 A+X #5 - 37,250 (-22.5%)
03/13 A+X #6 - 34,434 ( -7.6%)
04/13 A+X #7 - 31,183 ( -9.4%)
05/13 A+X #8 - 26,967 (-13.5%)
06/13 A+X #9 - 25,803 ( -4.3%)
07/13 A+X #10 - 24,371 ( -5.5%)
08/13 A+X #11 - 23,222 ( -4.7%)
09/13 A+X #12 - 21,282 ( -8.4%)
10/13 A+X #13 - 20,908 ( -1.8%)
11/13 A+X #14 - 19,318 ( -7.6%)
12/13 A+X #15 - 18,648 ( -3.5%)
6 mnth (-27.7%)
1 year (-67.1%)

Cancelled with issue #18.

125. X-MEN LEGACY
12/03 New X-Men #150 - 110,591
12/08 X-Men Legacy #219 - 60,587
12/09 X-Men Legacy #230 - 49,776
12/10 X-Men Legacy #243 - 41,797
12/11 X-Men Legacy #260 - 37,946
=====
12/12 X-Men Legacy v2 #3 - 45,407 (-21.8%)
01/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #4 - 37,673 (-17.0%)
01/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #5 - 34,823 ( -7.6%)
02/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #6 - 31,074 (-10.8%)
03/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #7 - 29,231 ( -5.9%)
03/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #8 - 28,174 ( -3.6%)
04/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #9 - 28,405 ( +0.8%)
05/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #10 - 25,911 ( -8.8%)
05/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #11 - 25,048 ( -3.3%)
06/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #12 - 23,996 ( -4.2%)
07/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #13 - 23,146 ( -3.5%)
07/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #14 - 22,119 ( -4.4%)
08/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #15 - 21,599 ( -2.4%)
09/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #16 - 20,995 ( -2.8%)
09/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #17 - 20,382 ( -2.9%)
10/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #18 - 19,767 ( -3.0%)
11/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #19 - 19,149 ( -3.1%)
11/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #20 - 18,754 ( -2.1%)
12/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #21 - 18,754 ( n/c )
6 mnth (-21.8%)
1 year (-58.7%)
2 year (-50.6%)
3 year (-55.1%)
4 year (-62.3%)
5 year (-69.0%)
10 year (-83.0%)

Cancelled in March, when the current storyline wraps up.

132. DAREDEVIL: DARK NIGHTS
06/13 Dark Nights #1 of 8 - 40,911
07/13 Dark Nights #2 of 8 - 22,322 (-13.3%)
08/13 Dark Nights #3 of 8 - 20,659 ( -7.5%)
09/13 Dark Nights #4 of 8 - 19,364 ( -6.3%)
10/13 Dark Nights #5 of 8 - 18,163 ( -6.2%)
11/13 Dark Nights #6 of 8 - 17,032 ( -6.2%)
12/13 Dark Nights #7 of 8 - 15,996 ( -6.1%)

Drifting off the radar.

144. FEARLESS DEFENDERS
02/13 Defenders v5 #1 - 53,688 (+188.8%)
03/13 Defenders v5 #2 - 28,244 ( -47.4%)
04/13 Defenders v5 #3 - 23,514 ( -16.7%)
05/13 Defenders v5 #4 - 20,657 ( -12.2%)
05/13 Defenders #4AU - 24,984 ( +20.9%)
06/13 Defenders v5 #5 - 20,168 ( -19.3%)
07/13 Defenders v5 #6 - 17,752 ( -12.0%)
07/13 Defenders v5 #7 - 17,411 ( -1.9%)
08/13 Defenders v5 #8 - 16,653 ( -4.4%)
09/13 Defenders v5 #9 - 15,841 ( -4.9%)
10/13 Defenders v5 #10 - 18,543 ( +17.1%)
11/13 Defenders v5 #11 - 16,030 ( -13.6%)
12/13 Defenders v5 #12 - 14,252 ( -11.1%)
6 mnth ( -29.3%)

Final issue.

146. WOLVERINE MAX
12/12 ---
01/13 Wolverine: Max #3 - 24,058 (-11.6%)
02/13 Wolverine: Max #4 - 22,072 ( -8.3%)
03/13 Wolverine: Max #5 - 20,479 ( -7.2%)
04/13 Wolverine: Max #6 - 19,316 ( -5.7%)
05/13 Wolverine: Max #7 - 18,239 ( -5.6%)
06/13 Wolverine: Max #8 - 17,247 ( -5.4%)
07/13 Wolverine: Max #9 - 16,931 ( -1.8%)
08/13 Wolverine: Max #10 - 16,057 ( -5.2%)
09/13 Wolverine: Max #11 - 15,707 ( -2.2%)
10/13 Wolverine: Max #12 - 15,106 ( -3.8%)
11/13 Wolverine: Max #13 - 14,341 ( -5.1%)
12/13 Wolverine: Max #14 - 14,118 ( -1.6%)
6 mnth (-18.1%)

Cancelled with issue #15.

149,158. LONGSHOT SAVES THE MARVEL UNIVERSE
11/13 Longshot #1 of 4 - 21,851
11/13 Longshot #2 of 4 - 16,113 (-26.3%)
12/13 Longshot #3 of 4 - 13,614 (-15.5%)
12/13 Longshot #4 of 4 - 12,854 ( -5.6%)

168. FANTOMEX MAX
10/13 Fantomex Max #1 of 4 - 19,259
11/13 Fantomex Max #2 of 4 - 14,171 (-26.4%)
12/13 Fantomex Max #3 of 4 - 12,064 (-14.9%)

Not good numbers for either of these, though the Max book will get more leeway given Marvel’s seemingly lower expectations of the line.

252. EMERALD CITY OF OZ
12/09 #2 of 8 - 15,783
12/10 #2 of 8 - 10,419
12/11 #4 of 8 - 7,694
=====
12/12 ---
01/13 #4 of 6 - 7,314 ( -4.0%)
02/13 #5 of 6 - 6,944 ( -5.1%)
03/13 #6 of 6 - 7,006 ( +0.9%)
04/13 ---
05/13 ---
06/13 ---
07/13 #1 of 5 - 13,701 (+95.6%)
08/13 #2 of 5 - 8,487 (-38.1%)
09/13 #3 of 5 - 7,847 ( -7.5%)
10/13 ---
11/13 #4 of 5 - 7,387 ( -5.9%)
12/13 #5 of 5 - 7,018 ( -5.0%)
6 mnth ( --- )
1 year ( --- )
2 year ( -8.8%)
3 year (-32.6%)
4 year (-55.5%)

The final mini.

267. PAINKILLER JANE [Icon]
11/13 Painkiller Jane #1 of 4 - 8,967
12/13 Painkiller Jane #2 of 4 - 6,196 (-30.9%)

Underwhelming sales, to put it politely.

277. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER ADAPTATION
11/13 Adaptation #1 of 2 - 6,740
12/13 Adaptation #2 of 2 - 5,827 (-13.5%)

These adaptations aren’t aimed principally at the direct market. And nor are the all ages titles…

285. MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE
12/12 MU Avengers #9 - 5,207 ( -3.4%)
01/13 MU Avengers #10 - 4,951 ( -4.9%)
02/13 MU Avengers #11 - 4,940 ( -0.2%)
03/13 MU Avengers #12 - 4,960 ( +0.4%)
04/13 MU Avengers #13 - 4,911 ( -1.0%)
05/13 MU Avengers #14 - ?,??? ( ??? )
06/13 MU Avengers #15 - 4,744 ( ??? )
07/13 MU Avengers #16 - ?,??? ( ??? )
08/13 MU Avengers #17 - ?,??? ( ??? )
09/13 MU Avengers #18 - ?,??? ( ??? )
10/13 MUA Assemble #1 - 14,713 ( ??? )
11/13 MUA Assemble #2 - 6,530 (-55.6%)
12/13 MUA Assemble #3 - 5,548 (-15.0%)
6 mnth (+16.9%)
1 year ( +6.5%)

Finally, two books missed the top 300 entirely – MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #21, and HULK: AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H. #3.

And with that, I leave you with the usual rundown of comparisons. See you around.

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[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: March 2014 — the two types of All-New Marvel Now #1s



Another month of All-New Marvel Now releases is upon us. Some books end, some books relaunch, some new heroes arrive on the scene. Let’s see what the numbers are telling us. First up a bit of a breakdown:

10 new #1s (not counting #1s from miniseries like Revolutionary War)
8 Avengers titles
7 X-Men titles (9 if you count X-Force and X-Factor)
10 titles that double-shipped.

Now before we get deep into the numbers, I want to point out a trend that I’ve been noticing, and would love to hear your thoughts on in the comments below.

So there are two types of All-New Marvel Now #1s. The first is something like Black Widow or She-Hulk, where the new #1 is a new series featuring a new or returning character and a new creative team, so basically a new book. The other is what I call the soft relaunch. They take an ongoing series with falling sales and they give it a new #1, but not much else changes, same creative team or if maybe the artists changes, the writer stays, and maybe a slight tweak on the storyline or premise. Examples of this are Secret Avengers or X-Factor.

Now the trend I have been noticing is that these soft relaunches might see the issue #1 get a big sales boost but then sales fall down very close to where it was before the reboot in the next few months. So I ask all of you fans, retailers, etc. who read this, what do you think is going on? Is the relaunch just not a big enough deal to catch reader interest? Is there not enough of a shakeup or new direction? Is this just relaunch fatigue? There have been a lot of Marvel Now relaunches. Is there just more focus and excitement on the new titles like Silver Surfer, Ms. Marvel and Moon Knight? 

So keep those thoughts and question in mind, and let’s dive in to the numbers.

Thanks as always to Milton Griepp and ICV2.com for their permission to use these figures.

5,7. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN
03/04 Am Spi #505 – 83,612
03/09 Am Spi #588 - 61,325
03/11 Am Spi #656 - 59,626
03/12 Am Spi #681 - 52,143
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03/13 Superior #5 - 94,224 ( -1.7%)
03/13 Superior #6 - 86,614 ( -8.1%)
03/13 S. S-M #6AU - 85,807 ( -0.9%)
04/13 Superior #7 - 87,945 ( +2.5%)
04/13 Superior #8 - 85,671 ( -2.6%)
05/13 Superior #9 - 93,656 ( +9.3%)
05/13 Superior #10 - 85,346 ( -8.9%)
06/13 Superior #11 - 84,219 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Superior #12 - 82,338 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Superior #13 - 81,678 ( -0.8%)
07/13 Superior #14 - 80,839 ( -1.0%)
08/13 Superior #15 - 78,636 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Superior #16 - 78,087 ( -0.7%)
09/13 Superior #17 - 89,118 ( +14.1%)
09/13 Superior #18 - 80,178 ( -10.0%)
10/13 Superior #19 - 83,671 ( +4.4%)
10/13 Superior #20 - 85,309 ( +2.0%)
11/13 Superior #21 - 74,940 ( -12.2%)
11/13 Superior #22 - 81,250 ( +8.4%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -14.1%)
1 year ( -18.7%)
2 year ( 47.0%)
3 year ( 28.4%)
5 year ( 24.9%)
10 year ( -8.4%)

Superior Spider-Man stays really strong as it heads towards its conclusion and the return of Peter Parker. The final issue should actually see a sales increase, and then rumor has it that the orders on Amazing #1 are going to be huge, like in the 500,000 range. It will be really interesting to see how much of that is hype and how much second and consecutive drop off after that. Stay tuned as we’ll be watching this series very closely.

6. DAREDEVIL
03/04 Daredevil v2 #58 - 54,399
03/09 Daredevil v2 #116- 41,255
03/11 DD Reborn #3 - 27,231
03/12 Daredevil v3 #10 - 38,137
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03/13 Daredevil v3 #24 - 37,231 ( +0.2%)
04/13 Daredevil v3 #25 - 39,678 ( +6.6%)
05/13 Daredevil v3 #26 - 39,788 ( +0.3%)
06/13 Daredevil v3 #27 - 35,834 ( -9.9%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #28 - 35,364 ( -1.3%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #29 - 34,915 ( -1.3%)
08/13 Daredevil v3 #30 - 35,240 ( +0.9%)
09/13 Daredevil v3 #31 - 36,666 ( +4.0%)
10/13 Daredevil v3 #32 - 34,957 ( -4.7%)
11/13 Daredevil v3 #33 - 32,966 ( -5.7%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( 107.3%)
1 Year ( 104.1%)
2 Year ( 99.0%)
3 Year ( 179.1%)
5 Year ( 84.2%)
10 Year ( 39.7%)

Very strong issue 1 sales numbers for Daredevil, backed up by 5 variant covers. This book has always been a critical hit and while its sales were very steady, they were never HUGE. Hopefully this soft relaunch gives readers a good jumping on point for what is one of the best creative and best books in comics right now. We’ll be watching to see how much of this sales bump the book is able to hold on to for future issues.

8. SILVER SURFER
03/04 Silver Surfer v5 #7 - 26,454
03/11 Silver Surfer v6 #2 - 23,484
---
03/14 Silver Surfer v7 #1 - 64,919 ( --- )
---
3 year (176.4%)
10 year (145.4%)

Been a while since there has been a Silver Surfer solo series, but with the success of Guardians of the Galaxy, it seems time to bring in more of the cosmic characters. This is a pretty good debut and likely has a lot to do with the strong creative team behind this book. Again we’ll be watching to see how issue 2 -4 do. Hopefully, it will only see small drops and a lot of re-order activity.

10, 20. UNCANNY X-MEN
03/04 Uncanny X-Men #441 – 86,430
03/09 Uncanny X-Men #507 – 77,945
03/11 Uncanny X-Men #534 - 55,731
03/12 Uncanny X-Men v2 #8 - 57,568
---
03/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #3 - 85,775 ( -9.3%)
04/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #4 - 80,047 ( -6.7%)
04/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #5 - 78,919 ( -1.4%)
05/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #6 - 73,621 ( -6.7%)
06/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #7 - 73,719 ( +0.1%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #8 - 70,274 ( -4.7%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #9 - 67,338 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #10 - 70,903 ( +5.3%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #11 - 65,700 ( -7.3%)
09/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #12 - 76,790 ( +16.9%)
10/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #13 - 75,202 ( -2.1%)
11/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #14 - 65,655 ( -12.7%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -16.0%)
1 year ( -24.8%)
2 year ( 12.0%)
3 year ( 15.8%)
5 year ( -17.2%)
10 year ( -25.4%)

A nice bump for the .NOW issue and its 3 variants, but the thing to watch for is if the series holds onto those sales or drops right back down to where it was for the next issue.

12. ALL-NEW X-MEN
---
03/13 All-New X-Men #8 - 90,990 ( +6.8%)
03/13 All-New X-Men #9 - 81,692 (-10.2%)
04/13 All-New X-Men #10 - 84,760 ( +3.8%)
05/13 All-New X-Men #11 - 80,582 ( -4.9%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #12 - 82,178 ( +2.0%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #13 - 77,656 ( -5.5%)
07/13 All-New X-Men #14 - 74,848 ( -3.6%)
08/13 All-New X-Men #15 - 73,035 ( -2.4%)
09/13 All-New X-Men #16 - 84,218 (+15.3%)
10/13 All-New X-Men #17 - 82,843 ( -1.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #18 - 82,365 ( -0.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #19 - 71,044 (-13.7%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -24.3%)
1 year ( -29.9%)

Final issue of the crossover with Guardians of the Galaxy sees only a slight drop from the previous issue. All said this series is still going pretty strong and the crossover did help boost its sales.

13. UNCANNY AVENGERS
---
03/13 Uncanny Avengers #5 - 84,382 ( -3.6%)
04/13 Uncanny Avengers #6 - 80,863 ( -4.2%)
04/13 Uncanny Avengers #7 - 77,027 ( -4.7%)
05/13 Uncanny Avengers #8 - 75,655 ( -1.8%)
05/13 Uncanny Av. #8AU - 72,514 ( -4.2%)
06/13 Uncanny Avengers #9 - 71,842 ( -0.9%)
07/13 Uncanny Avengers #10 - 68,768 ( -4.3%)
08/13 Uncanny Avengers #11 - 65,447 ( -4.8%)
09/13 Uncanny Avengers #12 - 73,357 (+12.1%)
10/13 Uncanny Avengers #13 - 60,597 (-17.4%)
11/13 Uncanny Avengers #14 - 60,750 ( +0.3%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -13.4%)
1 year ( -27.4%)

Uncanny Avengers gets a nice 10k bump from the .NOW and its 4 variant covers. Again we will have to wait until next month to see if it holds on to any of these sales.

15. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL
---
02/14 Su Spider-Man Annual #2 – 59,278

Really nice numbers for the Spider-man annual coming in only 15k under the main series.

16. MOON KNIGHT
03/09 Moon Knight v3 #28 - 20,883
03/12 Moon Knight v4 #11 - 21,581
---
02/14 Moon Knight v5 #1 - 58,022 ( --- )
---
2 year (169.0%)
10 year (177.8%)

This is a nice number for the new Ellis/Shalvey/Bellaire Moon Knight book. Goes to show you that putting a strong creative team behind a lesser known character really helps drive sales numbers and build confidence in the book.

17. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
03/09 Guardians v2 #11 - 27,411
---
03/13 Guardians v3 #1 - 217,993 (+171.3%)
04/13 Guardians v3 #2 - 88,184 ( -59.5%)
05/13 ---
06/13 Guardians v3 #3 - 75,633 ( -14.2%)
06/13 Guardians v3 #4 - 71,575 ( -5.4%)
07/13 Guardians v3 #5 - 110,372 ( +54.2%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Guardians v3 #6 - 69,030 ( -37.5%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #7 - 68,647 ( -0.6%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #8 - 63,494 ( -7.5%)
11/13 ---
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%) [63,420]
02/14 Guardians v3 #12 - 55,454 ( -9.3%)
03/14 Guardians v3 #13 - 56,764 ( 2.4%)
---
6 mnth ( -17.8%)
1 year ( -74.0%)
2 year ( --- )
3 year ( --- )
5 year ( 107.1%)
10 year ( --- )

Just like All-New X-Men, this series sees some growth due to the crossover, and should get another nice boost from the ‘100th’ issue special next month. I wonder if many X-men fans discovered Guardians through this crossover or vice versa, maybe this will help both books gain some new readers.

19. Magneto
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02/14 Magneto #1 – 55,337

Nice debut for the Master of Magnetism. Again, we’ll have to see how steeply it drops in future months and how many reorders it gets.

21, 27. WOLVERINE &THE X-MEN
03/12 Wolverine/X-Men #7 - 54,559
---
03/13 Wolverine/X-Men #26 - 42,019 ( -6.7%)
03/13 Wolverine/X-Men #27 - 41,960 ( -0.1%)
04/13 Wolv &X-Men #27AU - 47,055 (+12.1%)
04/13 Wolverine/X-Men #28 - 42,718 ( -9.2%)
05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #29 - 40,451 ( -5.3%)
05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #30 - 40,019 ( -1.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #31 - 41,661 ( +4.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #32 - 39,790 ( -4.5%)
07/13 Wolverine/X-Men #33 - 42,269 ( +6.2%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #34 - 38,473 ( -9.0%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #35 - 38,046 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Wolverine/X-Men #36 - 59,684 (+56.9%)
10/13 Wolverine/X-Men #37 - 57,434 ( -3.8%)
11/13 Wolverine/X-Men #38 - 39,098 (-31.9%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -8.4%)
1 Year ( 30.1%)
2 Year ( 0.0%)

So this is the first comic in an interesting trend we’re starting with some of the Marvel Now relaunches. Books that aren’t new series but simply renumbering of existing series seem to have a strong debut issue but then immediately start to drop back down to their previous numbers. Before this soft relaunch, this title was selling around 35k, now on its second issue of the relaunch it is back down to 40k already. So what is going on here? Has the bloom come off the All-New Marvel Now rose? Or is this relaunch just not enough of a shakeup, sure it is a different creative team, but is still a very similar premise. You have to wonder if instead of helping the book find new readers, did the relaunch just give some people a reason to drop the book from their pull lists? Could this relaunch actually result in lower sales than it was doing before the new #1?

23. AVENGERS
03/04 Avengers v3 #80 – 55,533
03/11 Avengers v4 #11 - 66,618
03/12 Avengers v4 #24 - 52,242
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03/13 Avengers v5 #7 - 78,278 ( -7.8%)
03/13 Avengers v5 #8 - 82,691 ( +5.6%)
04/13 Avengers v5 #9 - 77,780 ( -5.9%)
04/13 Avengers v5 #10 - 78,905 ( +1.4%)
05/13 Avengers v5 #11 - 70,687 ( -10.4%)
05/13 Avengers v5 #12 - 74,978 ( +6.1%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #13 - 68,624 ( -8.5%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #14 - 74,846 ( +9.1%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #15 - 68,472 ( -8.5%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #16 - 72,842 ( +6.4%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #17 - 68,962 ( -5.3%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #18 - 74,697 ( +8.3%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #19 - 92,489 ( +23.8%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #20 - 74,388 ( -19.6%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #21 - 71,751 ( -3.5%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #22 - 70,735 ( -1.4%)
11/13 Avengers v5 #23 - 66,501 ( -6.0%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -41.7%)
1 year ( -31.1%)
2 year ( 3.0%)
3 year ( -19.0%)
5 year ( --- )
10 year ( -2.8%)

The .NOW issue gave a great sales bump but since that issue, numbers have been dropping even more rapidly than before. Although, historically the Avengers seem to live in the 50k range the last couple years, so maybe it is getting close to leveling out.

25. ORIGIN II
09/01 Origin #1 of 6 - 135,561
10/01 Origin #2 of 6 - 131,582
10/01 Origin #3 of 6 - 128,978
12/01 Origin #4 of 6 - 168,460
01/02 Origin #5 of 6 - 178,231
02/02 Origin #6 of 6 - 179,251
---
12/13 Origin II #1 of 5 - 131,724
01/14 Origin II #2 of 5 - 64,631 (-50.9%)
02/14 Origin II #3 of 5 - 53,640 (-17.0%)
03/14 Origin II #4 of 5 - 50,210 ( -6.4%)

Seems to be leveling out and the series will probably end at 45 to 50k. They didn’t quite catch the same zeitgeist as the original series, but this would probably still be considered a success, and will likely do well in a collected format.

26. ALL NEW GHOST RIDER
03/09 Ghost Rider v6 #33 - 21,344
03/12 Ghost Rider v7 #9 - 13,716
---
02/14 All-new Ghost Rider #1 - 50,072 ( --- )
---
2 year (265.0%)
10 year (134.6%)

When you compare this to Ghost Rider’s sales historically this is a very strong debut issue. The real test for this series will be how long it can hold on to these numbers and where it will end up stabilizing. It seems like reviews and general internet chatter have been good for this series, so I hope it finds its audience and sticks around for a while.

27, 33. DEADPOOL
03/09 Deadpool v3 #8 - 47,967
03/11 Deadpool v3 #34 - 30,299
03/12 Deadpool v3 #52 - 27,990
---
03/13 Deadpool v4 #6 - 57,095 ( -0.4%)
04/13 Deadpool v4 #7 - 57,016 ( -0.1%)
04/13 Deadpool v4 #8 - 52,851 ( -7.3%)
05/13 Deadpool v4 #9 - 51,296 ( -2.9%)
05/13 Deadpool v4 #10 - 50,461 ( -1.6%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #11 - 54,110 ( +7.2%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #12 - 48,315 ( -10.7%)
07/13 Deadpool v4 #13 - 47,006 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #14 - 45,870 ( -2.4%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #15 - 46,169 ( +0.7%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #16 - 45,675 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #17 - 45,348 ( -0.7%)
10/13 Deadpool v4 #18 - 47,096 ( +3.9%)
11/13 Deadpool v4 #19 - 44,184 ( -6.2%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( 6.8%)
1 year ( -14.6%)
2 year ( 74.0%)
3 year ( 61.0%)
5 year ( 1.7%)

Deadpool is coming off the .NOW issue high, and seems to have held onto a good number of those readers. With the wedding issue coming up it will likely see another sales bump and continue to hold steady in the 40-45k range for some time.

28, 29. NEW AVENGERS
03/09 New Avengers v1 #51 - 95,326
03/11 New Avengers v2 #10 - 59,929
03/12 New Avengers v2 #23 - 51,697
---
03/13 New Avengers v3 #4 - 65,150 ( -9.7%)
04/13 New Avengers v3 #5 - 63,423 ( -2.7%)
05/13 New Avengers v3 #6 - 59,362 ( -6.4%)
06/13 New Avengers v3 #7 - 60,138 ( +1.3%)
07/13 New Avengers v3 #8 - 58,044 ( -3.5%)
08/13 New Avengers v3 #9 - 60,534 ( +4.3%)
09/13 New Avengers v3 #10 - 60,682 ( +0.2%)
10/13 New Avengers v3 #11 - 63,231 ( +4.2%)
11/13 New Avengers v3 #12 - 58,807 ( -7.0%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -19.7%)
1 year ( -25.2%)
2 year ( -6.0)
3 year ( -18.7%)
5 year ( -48.9%)

This .NOW issue does not get a very big sales bump, and if the trend from other series is any indication, the next issue will actually see a decent decline.

30. AMAZING X-MEN
03/12 Astonishing X-Men #48 - 34,182
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03/13 Astonishing X-Men #60 - 27,683 ( +14.4%)
04/13 Astonishing X-Men #61 - 27,090 ( -2.1%)
05/13 Astonishing X-Men #62 - 24,121 ( -11.0%)
06/13 Astonishing X-Men #63 - 23,326 ( -3.3%)
07/13 Astonishing X-Men #64 - 22,649 ( -2.9%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #65 - 22,010 ( -2.8%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #66 - 21,757 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Astonishing X-Men #67 - 21,044 ( -3.3%)
10/13 Astonishing X-Men #68 - 21,023 ( -0.0%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( 119.7%)
1 year ( 67.0%)
2 year ( 35.0%)

This series was seeing big drops early on but for now seems like it might be leveling out a bit. Hopefully, it will find a nice home around 40k.

32. CAPTAIN MARVEL
03/09 Ms. Marvel #37 - 25,049
---
03/13 Captain Marvel v6 #11 - 17,743 ( -3.4%)
04/13 Captain Marvel v6 #12 - 18,344 ( +3.4%)
05/13 Enemy Within - 34,205 (+86.5%)
06/13 Captain Marvel v6 #13 - 19,673 (-42.5%)
07/13 Captain Marvel v6 #14 - 19,320 ( -1.8%)
08/13 Captain Marvel v6 #15 - 23,511 (+21.7%)
09/13 Captain Marvel v6 #16 - 22,845 ( -2.8%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Captain Marvel v6 #17 - 18,173 (-20.5%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 ---
03/14 Captain Marvel v7 #1 - 44,248
---
6 mnth ( 93.7%)
1 year ( 149.4%)
5 year ( 76.6%)

This series is an odd duck when it comes to sales numbers. It has a very vocal and passionate fan base, but it never does great in terms of sales. You would think that this new issue might perform like Daredevil and pull in big numbers as it gives all the curious readers a new jumping on point and yet looking at these numbers that didn’t happen. Which makes me wonder if we aren’t seeing the full picture here? And by that I mean digital sales. Perhaps the passionate fan base of readers are buying this book digitally? I also will be interested to see its re-order numbers or if there is a second printing, which may indicate its performance was underestimated in the initial orders. Still this book is a bit of a conundrum and I’ll be interested to watch the variation in sales over the next couple of months.

34. X-MEN
03/11 X-Men v3 #9 - 51,179
03/12 X-Men v3 #26 - 35,833
---
03/13 ---
04/13 ---
05/13 X-Men v4 #1 - 183,297 (+464.2%)
06/13 X-Men v4 #2 - 73,542 ( -59.9%)
07/13 X-Men v4 #3 - 65,270 ( -11.2%)
08/13 X-Men v4 #4 - 64,010 ( -1.9%)
09/13 X-Men v4 #5 - 73,357 ( +14.6%)
10/13 X-Men v4 #6 - 71,990 ( -1.9%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -39.8%)
2 year ( 23.0%)
3 year ( -13.8%)

This book continues to slide down little by little, but those drops seem to be getting smaller, which may indicate that it will start to level out between 35 and 40k.

35, 71. IRON MAN
03/04 Iron Man v3 #78 - 29,680
03/09 Inv Iron Man #11 - 52,157
03/11 Inv Iron Man #502 - 43,899
03/12 Inv Iron Man #514 - 31,424
---
03/13 Iron Man v6 #7 - 44,040 ( -4.7%)
04/13 Iron Man v6 #8 - 43,974 ( -0.1%)
05/13 Iron Man v6 #9 - 78,006 ( +77.4%)
05/13 Iron Man v6 #10 - 45,424 ( -41.8%)
06/13 Iron Man v6 #11 - 44,409 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #12 - 40,405 ( -9.0%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #13 - 39,534 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Iron Man v6 #14 - 38,137 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Iron Man v6 #15 - 36,346 ( -4.7%)
10/13 Iron Man v6 #16 - 35,924 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Iron Man v6 #17 - 39,047 ( +8.7%)
11/13 Iron Man v6 #18 - 36,135 ( -7.5%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( 20.8%)
1 Year ( -0.3%)
2 Year ( 40.0%)
3 Year ( 0.0%)
5 Year ( -15.8%)
10 Year ( 48.0%)

The .NOW issue sees a very big increase which leads to the big question: will this series hold onto any of those new sales or drop right back down to where it was around 29k?

39. WOLVERINE
03/04 Wolverine v3 #12 – 69,815
03/09 Wolverine v3 #71 – 86,033
03/11 Wolverine v4 #7 - 47,337
03/12 Wolverine #303 - 36,368
---
03/13 Wolverine v5 #1 - 117,669 (+242.4%)
04/13 Wolverine v5 #2 - 57,165 ( -51.4%)
05/13 Wolverine v5 #3 - 49,629 ( -13.2%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #4 - 46,784 ( -5.7%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #5 - 43,694 ( -6.6%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #6 - 40,593 ( -7.1%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #7 - 38,605 ( -4.9%)
08/13 Wolverine v5 #8 - 39,830 ( -3.2%)
09/13 Wolverine v5 #9 - 35,920 ( -9.8%)
10/13 Wolverine v5 #10 - 34,651 ( -3.5%)
11/13 Wolverine v5 #11 - 35,394 ( +2.1%)
12/13 Wolverine v5 #12 - 32,274 ( -8.8%)
01/14 Wolverine v5 #13 - 31,164 ( -3.4%)
02/14 Wolverine v6 #1 - 88,923 ( 185.3%) [93,143]
02/14 Wolverine v6 #2 - 47,339 ( -46.8%)
03/14 Wolverine v6 #3 - 40,735 ( -14.0%)
---
6 mnth ( 13.4%)
1 year ( -65.4%)
2 year ( 12.0%)
3 year ( -13.9%)
5 year ( -52.7%)
10 year ( -41.7%)

So issue #1 saw some good re-order activity (see that second # in brackets, that is the orders including re-orders). However, this is another one of those Marvel Now relaunches where very soon after launch we see it starting to sink back to pre-relaunch levels. If the old series was at 31k, and new series is at 40k for issue 3, then how successful was the relaunch? Is this Wolverine fatigue or relaunch fatigue? Hopefully those re-order numbers mean that we might see a sales increase for issue 4 or 5 as more readers discover this series.

41. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL
01/14 Night #1 of 4 - 47,596
01/14 Night #2 of 4 - 40,241 ( -15.5%) [42,333]
02/14 Night #3 of 4 – 37,974 ( -5.6%)
03/14 Night #4 of 4 – 38,457 ( 1.3%)

This mini-series ends on very solid footing with an increase in sales for issue 4 and extra re-orders of issue 1. Deadpool is a very solid franchise for Marvel these days.

42. Ms. Marvel
02/14 Ms. Marvel #1 - 50,286 [57,249] ( --- )
03/14 Ms. Marvel #2 - 38,357 (-23.7%)

So almost 6k in re-orders for issue 1 and only a 23% drop for issue 2. I think we may actually see an increase in sales by the time we get to issue 4 or 5 as more readers discover this book and stores restock the early issues. Not to mention this book is said to have done very well digitally, which sadly we don’t see numbers for. All of these indicators seem to point to this new series being a big win for Marvel.

43. THOR: GOD OF THUNDER
03/04 Thor v2 #75 - 31,531
03/11 Thor #621 - 42,104
03/12 Thor v4 #12 - 33,967
---
03/13 Thor v5 #6 - 50,481 ( -2.7%)
04/13 Thor v5 #7 - 51,526 ( +2.1%)
05/13 Thor v5 #8 - 48,622 ( -5.6%)
06/13 Thor v5 #9 - 49,125 ( +1.0%)
07/13 Thor v5 #10 - 46,204 ( -5.9%)
08/13 Thor v5 #11 - 45,397 ( -1.7%)
08/13 Thor v5 #12 - 44,865 ( -1.2%)
09/13 Thor v5 #13 - 48,007 ( +7.0%)
10/13 Thor v5 #14 - 46,008 ( -4.2%)
11/13 Thor v5 #15 - 41,259 (-10.3%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -21.1%)
1 year ( -24.9%)
2 year ( 12.0%)
3 year ( -10.0%)
10 year ( 20.2%)

Another series that doesn’t hold on to the sales boost from its .NOW issue, and instead drops back to below its previous sales numbers.

44. FANTASTIC FOUR
03/04 Fantastic Four #510 – 50,089
03/09 Fantastic Four #565 - 48,371
03/12 Fantastic Four #604 - 42,126
---
03/13 Fantastic Four v5 #5 - 42,590 ( -5.4%)
03/13 Fantastic Four #5AU - 45,756 ( +7.4%)
04/13 Fantastic Four v5 #6 - 41,291 ( -4.8%)
04/13 Fantastic Four v5 #7 - 39,314 ( -4.8%)
05/13 Fantastic Four v5 #8 - 37,309 ( -5.1%)
06/13 Fantastic Four v5 #9 - 37,071 ( -0.6%)
07/13 Fantastic Four v5 #10 - 34,018 ( -8.2%)
08/13 Fantastic Four v5 #11 - 32,665 ( -4.0%)
09/13 Fantastic Four v5 #12 - 31,426 ( -3.8%)
10/13 Fantastic Four v5 #13 - 31,561 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Fantastic Four v5 #14 - 28,679 ( -9.1%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( 19.5%)
1 year ( -11.8%)
2 year ( -11.0%)
5 year ( -22.3%)
10 year ( -25.0%)

Another Marvel Now soft relaunch that doesn’t earn much from its relaunch. On issue 2 it is only 10k above where it was before the relaunch, which is not very promising.

48, 50. HAWKEYE
03/13 ---
04/13 Hawkeye v4 #9 - 39,678 ( +7.5%)
05/13 Hawkeye v4 #10 - 42,090 ( +6.1%)
06/13 Hawkeye v4 #11 - 40,510 ( -3.8%)
06/13 Hawkeye v4 #12 - 40,837 ( +0.8%)
07/13 ---
08/13 ---
09/13 ---
10/13 Hawkeye v4 #13 - 40,476 ( -0.9%)
11/13 Hawkeye v4 #14 - 39,863 ( -1.5%)
11/13 Hawkeye v4 #15 – 39,546 ( -0.8%)
12/13 ---
01/14 Hawkeye v4 #16 - 37,074 ( -6.3%)
02/14 ---
03/14 Hawkeye v4 #17 – 35,545 ( -4.1%)
03/14 Hawkeye v4 #18 – 35,045 ( -1.4%)
---
6 mnth ( -13.0%)
1 year ( -3.7%)

Hawkeye is very stable in the 35k range, despite an erratic shipping schedule.

39. 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%)

I am honestly very surprised that this book is dropping so much. Even if there are a lot of Avengers books, this is so closely tied to the core Avengers book that I’d think it should have captured more of that book’s readership.

56. SECRET AVENGERS
03/11 Secret Avengers #11 - 51,353
03/12 Secret Avengers #24 - 18,965
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03/13 Secret Avengers v2 #2 - 46,419 ( -45.6%)
04/13 Secret Avengers v2 #3 - 38,676 ( -16.7%)
05/13 Secret Avengers v2 #4 - 33,428 ( -13.6%)
06/13 Secret Avengers v2 #5 - 31,437 ( -6.0%)
07/13 Secret Avengers v2 #6 - 28,908 ( -8.0%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #7 - 27,222 ( -5.8%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #8 - 26,150 ( -3.9%)
09/13 Secret Avengers v2 #9 - 24,870 ( -4.9%)
10/13 Secret Avengers v2 #10 - 29,134 ( +17.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( 36.9%)
1 Year ( -26.7%)
2 Year ( 79.0%)
3 Year ( -33.7%)

This is not a very strong debut issue at all. Whereas other books double or triple their numbers with a enw #1 this book gets a boost of 75%. If it drops 30 to 40% like other books do for their second issue then it will go right back to where it was before the new #1. I think stores and readers are starting to lose confidence in Marvel with these faux relaunches.

58. CAPTAIN AMERICA
03/04 Captain America v4 #24 - 39,168
03/09 Captain America v5 #48 – 62,099
03/11 Captain America #616- 44,394
03/12 Captain America v6 #9 - 41,631
---
03/13 Captain America v7 #5 - 49,186 ( -7.4%)
04/13 Captain America v7 #6 - 47,802 ( -2.8%)
05/13 Captain America v7 #7 - 44,024 ( -7.9%)
06/13 Captain America v7 #8 - 43,791 ( -0.5%)
07/13 Captain America v7 #9 - 40,796 ( -6.8%)
08/13 Captain America v7 #10 - 39,356 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Captain America v7 #11 - 38,521 ( -2.1%)
10/13 Captain America v7 #12 - 38,684 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Captain America v7 #13 - 36,147 ( -6.6%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -12.7%)
1 Year ( -31.6%)
2 Year ( -19.0%)
3 Year ( -24.2%)
5 Year ( -45.8%)
10 Year ( -14.1%)

Issue 18 had two variants so perhaps that accounts for the slight increase of 300 copies sold. Perhaps also retailers ordered a few more to have when the movie came out. Still it is somewhat disappointing that the film has made 160 million dollars yet the comic can’t sell more than 35,000 copies.

62. X-FORCE
03/09 X-Force v3 #13 - 51,789
03/11 X-Force v4 #6 - 51,248
03/12 X-Force v4 #23 - 48,867
---
03/13 X-Force v5 #3 - 51,721 ( -8.8%)
04/13 ---
05/13 X-Force v5 #4 - 47,727 ( -7.7%)
05/13 X-Force v5 #5 - 45,674 ( -4.3%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #6 - 42,496 ( -7.0%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #7 - 40,380 ( -5.0%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #8 - 37,781 ( -6.4%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #9 - 36,978 ( -2.1%)
08/13 X-Force v5 #10 - 35,329 ( -4.5%)
09/13 X-Force v5 #11 - 36,186 ( +2.4%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #12 - 32,559 (-10.0%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #13 - 30,567 ( -6.1%)
11/13 X-Force v5 #14 - 28,885 ( -5.5%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -8.6%)
1 year ( -36.0%)
2 year ( -32.0%)
3 year ( -35.5%)
5 year ( -36.1%)

Two issues in and only 6000 copies above where it was before the relaunch. I don’t think readers are buying that direction is very all-new.

63. AVENGERS ARENA
03/11 Avengers Academy #10 - 23,708
03/12 Avengers Academy #27 - 21,830
---
03/13 Avengers Arena #6 - 31,617 ( -2.9%)
04/13 Avengers Arena #7 - 29,784 ( -5.8%)
04/13 Avengers Arena #8 - 27,900 ( -6.3%)
05/13 Avengers Arena #9 - 26,873 ( -3.7%)
06/13 Avengers Arena #10 - 25,277 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Avengers Arena #11 - 24,487 ( -3.1%)
07/13 Avengers Arena #12 - 23,969 ( -2.1%)
08/13 Avengers Arean #13 - 22,955 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Avengers Arena #14 - 23,204 ( +1.1%)
09/13 Avengers Arena #15 - 22,180 ( -4.4%)
10/13 Avengers Arena #16 - 22,179 ( -0.0%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #17 - 20,744 ( -6.5%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #18 - 20,712 ( -0.2%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 ---
03/14 Avengers Undrcvr #1- 31,936
---
6 mnth ( 44.0%)
1 year ( 0.7%)
2 year ( 46.0%)
3 year ( 34.7%)

So Undercover is the new series that follows the teen Avengers from Avengers Academy as well as some other Marvel teen characters. It only gets a 50% boost above where it’s previous iteration ended, but historically these books have always sold between 20 and 30k, so I guess this is on course. Maybe this time it will hold onto some more readers.

64. Iron Patriot
03/09 Iron Man 2.0 #2 - 24,600
03/11 War Machine #4 - 32,688
---
02/14 Iron Patriot #1 - 31,773 ( --- )
---
3 year ( 29.2%)
5 year ( -2.8%)

Historically the last couple of War Machine/Iron Patriot/ Iron Man 2.0 books have sold right in this range of 20k – 30k, so again this series seems to be doing just what is expected of it and no more.

67. INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK
03/04 Incred Hulk v3 #67 - 46,137
03/11 Incred Hulks #622 - 32,066
03/12 Incred Hulk v4 #5 - 40,522
---
03/13 Indestructible #5 - 54,967 ( -2.2%)
04/13 Indestructible #6 - 55,470 ( +0.9%)
05/13 Indestructible #7 - 49,956 ( -9.9%)
05/13 Indestructible #8 - 48,866 ( -2.2%)
06/13 Indestructible #9 - 49,427 ( +1.1%)
07/13 Indestructible #10 - 45,531 ( -7.9%)
07/13 Indestructible #11 - 45,241 ( -0.6%)
08/13 Indestructible #12 - 43,673 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Indestructible #13 - 41,805 ( -4.3%)
10/13 Indestructible #14 - 40,963 ( -2.0%)
11/13 Indestructible #15 - 37,025 ( -9.6%)
11/13 Indestructible #16 - 35,871 ( -3.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -28.1%)
1 Year ( -45.3%)
2 Year ( -26.0%)
3 Year ( -6.3%)
10 Year ( -34.9%)

Hulk is leveling out a bit before its soft relaunch. Will it fall prey to the same trend that we’ve been seeing with other recent Marvel now relaunches or will it see a big sales boost like Waid’s other book Daredevil has? We’ll have to wait and see.

69. PUNISHER
03/04 Punisher v7 #4 – 47,096
03/09 Punisher v8 #3 – 37,564
03/12 Punisher v9 #9 - 22,318
---
09/13 Trial #1 of 2 - 22,626
10/13 Trial #2 of 2 - 20,143 (-11.0%)
11/13 ---
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
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%)
---
2 year ( 34.0%)
5 year ( -20.3%)
10 year ( -36.4%)

A drop of 5% might mean this series will start to level out around 25-27k, which would be a decent number for Punisher historically.

73. CATACLYSM
07/13 Hunger #1 of 4 - 70,835
08/13 Hunger #2 of 4 - 44,929 (-36.6%)
09/13 ---
10/13 Hunger #3 of 4 - 39,915 (-11.2%)
10/13 Hunger #4 of 4 - 36,775 ( -7.9%)
10/13 Cataclysm #0.1 - 37,589 ( +2.2%)
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 5 - 42,109 (+12.0%)
12/13 Cataclysm #2 of 5 - 33,348 (-20.8%)
01/14 Cataclysm #3 of 5 - 29,566 (-11.3%
01/14 Cataclysm #4 of 5 - 26,363 (-10.8%)
02/14 Cataclysm #5 of 5 – 25,752 ( -2.3%)
03/14 Survive (One-Shot)- 28,782 ( 11.8%)

Survive is the epilogue to the Cataclysm and bridges the gap between the new Ultimate universe books coming next month. Hopefully, more people will be reading those then picked up Survive.

70. Loki
03/11 Loki #4 - 12,055
---
02/14 Loki #1 - 41,921 ( --- ) [44,259]
03/14 Loki #2 - 27,968 ( -33.3)
---
3 year (132.0%)

I’ll be keeping an eye on this. Issue 2 sees a drop in orders but issue 1 had some strong re-order activity so we may see this book’s sales grow or at least start to level out. Still it is doing much better than the last Loki series.

78. BLACK WIDOW
01/14 Black Widow #1 - 53,879
01/14 Black Widow #2 - 31,260 ( -42.0%)[33,603]
02/14 Black Widow #3 – 28,127 ( -10.0%)[30,187]
03/14 Black Widow #4 – 27,378 ( -2.7%)

Very small drop this month plus good re-order activity is promising for this series. I wonder if we’ll either see it flatten out more, or even get an increase in sales. This series isn’t that far off in sales from other Avengers movie stars like Cap, Hawkeye, Thor, and Iron man, so maybe a solid 30k is really good for solo Avengers books.

79. ALL-NEW X-FACTOR
03/09 X-Factor #40 - 31,883
03/11 X-Factor #215 - 25,256
03/12 X-Factor #231 - 23,840
---
03/13 X-Factor #253 - 20,835 ( -0.4%)
04/13 X-Factor #254 - 20,579 ( -1.2%)
05/13 X-Factor #255 - 20,442 ( -0.7%)
05/13 X-Factor #256 - 20,602 ( +0.8%)
06/13 X-Factor #257 - 20,264 ( -1.6%)
06/13 X-Factor #258 - 20,154 ( -0.5%)
07/13 X-Factor #259 - 20,065 ( -0.4%)
08/13 X-Factor #260 - 19,982 ( -0.4%)
08/13 X-Factor #261 - 19,781 ( -1.0%)
09/13 X-Factor #262 - 20,382 ( +3.0%)
10/13 ---
11/13 ---
12/13 ---
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( 34.1%)
1 Year ( 30.6%)
2 Year ( 15.0%)
3 Year ( 8.2%)
5 Year ( -14.3%)

Adding to the trend I’ve been mentioning. Here is another series that is already getting very close to where it was pre-relaunch. The good news is that each month its sales drops are getting smaller, but it still seems on track to fall right down to where it was pre-relaunch before long. This leads me to think that if you were reading X-factor, you kept reading it, but if you weren’t reading it, the new direction didn’t really draw you in and keep you interested.

80. ALL-NEW INVADERS
---
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( --- )
1 Year ( 116.8%)
2 Year ( -33.0%)

Still dropping but slowing down some.

82. She-Hulk
03/04 She-Hulk v1 #1 - 34,499
02/13 Red She-Hulk#63 - 15,941
---
02/14 She-Hulk #1 - 41,921 ( --- )
03/14 She-Hulk #2 - 26,675 (-36.3%)
---
1 Year ( 67.3%)
10 Year (-22.7%)

Now I didn’t see any re-order activity on this series, but it did get a second printing of issue 1. Maybe we’ll get more numbers and some re-orders next month to get a better idea if these numbers are on track. If they are, this series isn’t doing as well as some of the other new offerings like Ms. Marvel and Black Widow.

85. New Warriors
03/09 New Warriors #20 - 15,081
---
02/14 New Warriors #1 - 45,765 ( --- )
03/14 New Warriors #1 - 26,006 (-43.2%)
---
5 year ( 72.4%)

That is a pretty big drop. I’ve heard good things about this series, but the numbers seem to suggest that retailers aren’t buying it and without a lot of re-orders it doesn’t seem like there is a lot of reader demand either.

90. MIGHTY AVENGERS
03/09 Mighty Avengers #21 - 71,322
---
09/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #1 - 101,921
10/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #2 - 54,862 (-46.2%)
11/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #3 - 42,210 (-23.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -75.5%)
5 Year ( -65.0%)

This book continues to drop and will probably slip under 20k shortly which is historically where Marvel either relaunches or cancels a series.

91. Winter Soldier Bitter March
03/12 Winter Soldier #3 - 34,923
02/13 Winter Soldier #16 – 20,973
---
02/14 W. Soldier BM #1 - 31,137 ( --- )
03/14 W. Soldier BM #2 - 24,831 (-20.3%)
---
1 Year ( 18.4%)
2 Year ( -29.0%)

I’m not really sure what they were going for with this series. It is a Winter Soldier story timed to come out at the same time of the movie but doesn’t star the Winter Soldier or Captain America. It doesn’t seem like retailer quite knew what to do with it either.

93. SAVAGE WOLVERINE
03/13 Savage Wolverine #3 - 50,310 (-13.6%)
04/13 Savage Wolverine #4 - 45,933 ( -8.7%)
05/13 Savage Wolverine #5 - 42,328 ( -7.8%)
06/13 Savage Wolverine #6 - 59,410 (+40.4%)
07/13 Savage Wolverine #7 - 40,946 (-31.1%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Savage Wolverine #8 - 38,208 ( -6.7%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #9 - 36,451 ( -4.6%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #10 - 33,627 ( -7.7%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #11 - 30,338 ( -9.8%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #12 - 29,739 ( -2.0%)
12/13 Savage Wolverine #13 - 27,490 ( -7.6%)
01/14 Savage #14.NOW - 30,370 ( 10.5%)
02/14 Savage Wolverine #15 - 25,190 (-17.1%)
03/14 Savage Wolverine #16 - 24,008 ( -4.7%)
---
6 Mnth ( -37.2%)
1 Year ( -52.3%)

Continues to drift downward even with this issue having a variant cover.

96. MIRACLEMAN
01/14 Miracleman #1 - 52,313
01/14 Miracleman #2 - 36,927 ( -29.4%)
02/14 Miracleman #3 – 25,970 ( -32.6%)
03/14 Miracleman #4 – 23,557 ( -9.3%)

Okay issue 4 seems to be leveling out a bit which is good. Maybe Miracleman will just be a steady 20k book, which maybe is good a recolored rerelease of an older book.

97, 98. NOVA
03/09 Nova v4 #22 - 26,409
---
03/13 Nova v5 #2 - 46,725 (-42.2%)
04/13 Nova v5 #3 - 40,548 (-13.2%)
05/13 Nova v5 #4 - 38,151 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Nova v5 #5 - 36,545 ( -4.2%)
07/13 Nova v5 #6 - 34,234 ( -6.3%)
08/13 Nova v5 #7 - 31,937 ( -6.7%)
09/13 Nova v5 #8 - 37,767 (+18.3%)
10/13 Nova v5 #9 - 32,323 (-14.4%)
11/13 Nova v5 #10 - 32,716 ( +1.2%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -37.9%)
1 Year ( -49.8%)
5 Year ( -11.2%)

Nova is getting awfully close to dropping below 20k. Perhaps a reboot is in store for this title soon?

101. THUNDERBOLTS
03/09 Thunderbolts #130 - 45,803
03/11 Thunderbolts #154 - 25,455
03/12 Thunderbolts #171 - 19,073
---
03/13 Thunderbolts v2 #6 - 39,293 ( -5.7%)
03/13 Thunderbolts v2 #7 - 38,553 ( -1.9%)
04/13 Thunderbolts v2 #8 - 36,979 ( -4.1%)
05/13 Thunderbolts v2 #9 - 32,855 (-11.2%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #10 - 32,682 ( -0.5%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #11 - 30,618 ( -6.3%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #12 - 29,081 ( -5.0%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #13 - 28,528 ( -1.9%)
08/13 Thunderbolts v2 #14 - 30,620 ( +7.3%)
09/13 Thunderbolts v2 #15 - 29,703 ( -3.0%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #16 - 29,334 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #17 - 28,324 ( -3.4%)
11/13 Thunderbolts v2 #18 - 26,502 ( -6.4%)
12/13 Thunderbolts v2 #19 - 24,959 ( -5.8%)
01/14 Thunderblts #20.NOW - 28,994 ( 16.2%)
01/14 Thunderbolts v2 #21 - 24,293 (-16.2%)
02/14 Thunderbolts v2 #22 – 23,629 ( -2.7%)
03/14 Thunderbolts v2 #23 – 22,701 ( -3.9%)
---
6 Mnth ( -23.6%)
1 Year ( -42.2%)
2 Year ( 19.0%)
3 Year ( -10.8%)
5 Year ( -50.4%)

The numbers on this aren’t great and are trending towards cancellation or relaunch, but it is getting a new writing team with issue 27, so maybe that will help give it a boost.

103. X-MEN LEGACY
03/09 X-Men Legacy #222 - 55,598
03/11 X-Men Legacy #246 - 47,893
03/12 X-Men Legacy #263 - 35,999
---
03/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #7 - 29,231 ( -5.9%)
03/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #8 - 28,174 ( -3.6%)
04/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #9 - 28,405 ( +0.8%)
05/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #10 - 25,911 ( -8.8%)
05/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #11 - 25,048 ( -3.3%)
06/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #12 - 23,996 ( -4.2%)
07/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #13 - 23,146 ( -3.5%)
07/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #14 - 22,119 ( -4.4%)
08/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #15 - 21,599 ( -2.4%)
09/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #16 - 20,995 ( -2.8%)
09/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #17 - 20,382 ( -2.9%)
10/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #18 - 19,767 ( -3.0%)
11/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #19 - 19,149 ( -3.1%)
11/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #20 - 18,754 ( -2.1%)
12/13 X-Men Legacy v2 #21 - 18,754 ( n/c )
01/14 X-Men Legacy v2 #22 - 17,868 ( -4.7%)
01/14 X-Men Legacy v2 #23 - 17,636 ( -1.3%)
02/14 X-Men Legacy v2 #24 – 17,307 ( -1.9%)
03/14 X-Men Legacy #300 - 22,422 ( 29.6%)
---
6 Mnth ( 6.8%)
1 Year ( -23.3%)
2 Year ( -38.0%)
3 Year ( -53.2%)
5 Year ( -59.7%)

Final issue (for now, no word on a possible relaunch) sees a bit of a sales bump.

108. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP
03/12 Avenging #5 - 40,877
---
03/13 Avenging #18 - 31,657 ( +2.8%)
04/13 Avenging #19 - 28,740 ( -9.2%)
05/13 Avenging #20 - 27,609 ( -3.9%)
05/13 Avenging #21 - 27,251 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Avenging #22 - 26,799 ( -1.7%)
07/13 Superior Team-Up #1 - 76,959 (+187.2%)
08/13 Superior Team-Up #2 - 41,155 ( -46.5%)
09/13 Superior Team-Up #3 - 37,363 ( -9.2%)
10/13 Superior Team-Up #4 - 36,296 ( -3.6%)
10/13 Superior Team-Up #5 - 30,424 ( -16.2%)
11/13 Superior Team-Up #6 - 27,189 ( -10.6%)
12/13 Sup. Team-up #7.NOW - 25,514 ( -6.2%)
12/13 Superior Team-Up #8 - 24,296 ( -4.8%)
01/14 Superior Team-Up #9 - 23,071 ( -5.0%)
02/14 Superior Team-Up #10- 22,124 ( -4.1%)
03/14 Superior Team-Up #11- 21,091 ( -4.7%)
---
6 Mnth ( -43.6%)
1 Year ( -33.4%)
2 Year ( -48.0%)

There was no solicit for this series in June, so not sure if it is totally cancelled or will be rebooted o some sort of Amazing Spider-Man team-up. The sales would indicate that it is time for some sort of change however.

114. AVENGERS ASSEMBLE
03/12 Avengers Assemble #1 - 100,833
---
03/13 Avengers Assemble #13 - 28,432 ( -3.6%)
04/13 Av. Assemble #14AU - 35,985 (+26.6%)
05/13 Av. Assemble #15AU - 33,183 ( -7.8%)
06/13 Avengers Assemble #16 - 27,497 (-17.1%)
07/13 Avengers Assemble #17 - 26,640 ( -3.1%)
08/13 Avengers Assemble #18 - 30,597 (+14.9%)
09/13 Avengers Assemble #19 - 29,564 ( -3.4%)
10/13 Avengers Assemble #20 - 28,886 ( -2.3%)
11/13 Avengers Assemble #21 - 24,831 (-14.0%)
12/13 Av. Assemble #22.INH - 24,168 ( -2.7%)
01/14 Av. Assemble #23.INH - 21,943 ( -9.2%)
02/14 Avengers Assemble #24 – 20,059 ( -8.6%)
03/14 Avengers Assemble #25 – 19,102 ( -4.8%)
---
6 Mnth ( -35.4%)
1 Year ( -32.8%)
2 Year ( -81.0%)

This is the final issue on a really fun and easily accessible Avengers series that could never quite hold onto its audience.

119, 122. SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN
07/13 Superior Foes #1 - 61,413
08/13 Superior Foes #2 - 34,300 (-44.1%)
09/13 Superior Foes #3 - 30,081 (-12.3%)
10/13 Superior Foes #4 - 26,884 (-10.6%)
11/13 Superior Foes #5 - 23,694 (-11.9%)
11/13 Superior Foes #6 - 21,367 ( -9.8%)
12/13 Superior Foes #7 - 20,858 ( -2.4%)
01/14 ---
02/14 Superior Foes #8 – 19,193 ( -8.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #9 – 18,620 ( -3.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #10- 18,437 ( -1.0%
---
6 Mnth ( -38.1%)

This series is solicited through June, even with Amazing Spider-Man replacing Superior. It is relatively stable even if its sales aren’t great.

128. A+X
03/13 A+X #5 - 37,250 (-22.5%)
03/13 A+X #6 - 34,434 ( -7.6%)
04/13 A+X #7 - 31,183 ( -9.4%)
05/13 A+X #8 - 26,967 (-13.5%)
06/13 A+X #9 - 25,803 ( -4.3%)
07/13 A+X #10 - 24,371 ( -5.5%)
08/13 A+X #11 - 23,222 ( -4.7%)
09/13 A+X #12 - 21,282 ( -8.4%)
10/13 A+X #13 - 20,908 ( -1.8%)
11/13 A+X #14 - 19,318 ( -7.6%)
12/13 A+X #15 - 18,648 ( -3.5%)
01/14 A+X #16 - 17,913 ( -3.9%)
02/14 A+X #17 – 17,075 ( -4.7%)
03/14 A+X #18 – 16,428 ( -3.8%)
---
6 Mnth ( -22.8%)
1 Year ( -55.9%)

Final issue.

131. GEORGE ROMERO EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT ONE
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%)

The drops are slowing down a bit.

132. AVENGERS A.I.
07/13 Avengers A.I. #1 - 68,130
08/13 Avengers A.I. #2 - 37,079 (-45.6%)
09/13 Avengers A.I. #3 - 29,776 (-19.7%)
10/13 Avengers A.I. #4 - 25,770 (-13.5%)
10/13 Avengers A.I. #5 - 23,146 (-10.2%)
11/13 Avengers A.I. #6 - 20,037 (-13.4%)
12/13 Avengers A.I. #7 - 19,879 ( -0.8%)
01/14 A.I. #8.NOW - 20,084 ( 1.0%)
02/14 Avengers A.I. #9 – 16,906 (-15.8%)
03/14 Avengers A.I. #10- 15,616 ( -7.6%)
---
6 Mnth ( -47.6%)

Looks like April’s issue #12 will be the last issue of Avengers A.I. with no relaunch in sight.

80. Captain America Homecoming
02/14 CA Homecoming #1 – 15,379

Not a lot of orders for this miniseries featuring Captain America. Not sure what Marvel was going for with this series, but retailers didn’t order it, and I don’t recall seeing any press about it.

147. MARVEL KNIGHTS: X-MEN
11/13 X-Men #1 of 5 - 30,214
12/13 X-Men #2 of 5 - 22,549 (-25.4%)
01/14 X-Men #3 of 5 - 16,581 (-26.5%)
02/14 X-Men #4 of 5 – 15,014 ( -9.5%)
03/14 X-Men #5 of 5 – 13,294 (-11.5%)

Hopefully, these Marvel Knights book will do better in trade than they did as floppies.

166. MARVEL KNIGHTS: HULK
12/13 Hulk #1 of 4 - 22,169
01/14 Hulk #2 of 4 - 14,568 (-34.3%)
02/14 Hulk #3 of 4 – 12,305 (-15.5%)
03/14 Hulk #4 of 4 – 11,363 ( -7.7%)

See above.

172. DEXTER
07/13 Dexter #1 of 5 - 20,540
08/13 Dexter #2 of 5 - 17,304 (-15.8%)
09/13 Dexter #3 of 5 - 17,586 ( +1.6%)
10/13 Dexter #4 of 5 - 14,920 (-15.2%)
11/13 Dexter #5 of 5 - 13,439 (-10.0%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 Down Under #1 of 5 – 13,203 ( -1.8%)
03/14 Down Under #2 of 5 – 10,664 (-19.2%)
---
6 Mnth (-39.4%)

Dropping pretty steeply.

186, 195, 197. REVOLUTIONARY WAR
01/14 Alpha - 16,788
01/14 Dark Angel - 14,083
01/14 Knights of Pendragon - 13,440
02/14 Death's Head II - 11,310
02/14 Supersoldiers - 10,310
03/14 Motormouth - 9,355
03/14 Warheads - 9,249
03/14 Omega - 9,820

Again, we don’t see the whole picture for these Marvel UK books, since we don’t get the UK sales numbers, but the sales for the US weren’t great.

199. Brilliant
02/14 Brilliant #5 – 9,239

This oft-delayed book pops back up with numbers that are low for Marvel, but standard for an indie title.

222. DISNEY KINGDOMS: SEEKERS OF THE WEIRD
01/14 Seekers #1 of 5 - 24,910
02/14 Seekers #2 of 5 – 9,182 ( -63.1%)
03/14 Seekers #3 of 5 - 7,887 ( -14.1%)

This Disney marvel crossover is dropping down fast.

—

6-Month Comparisons
---

119.7% AMAZING X-MEN #5
107.3% DAREDEVIL #1
93.7% CAPTAIN MARVEL #1
44.0% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #1
36.9% SECRET AVENGERS #1
34.1% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #4
30.8% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #5
20.8% IRON MAN #23.NOW
19.5% FANTASTIC FOUR #2
13.4% WOLVERINE #3
6.8% X-MEN LEGACY #300
6.8% DEADPOOL #25.NOW
-3.4% DEADPOOL #26
-8.4% WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #1
-8.6% X-FORCE #2
-12.7% CAPTAIN AMERICA #18
-13.0% HAWKEYE #17
-13.4% UNCANNY AVENGERS #18.NOW
-14.1% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #29
-14.2% HAWKEYE #18
-15.4% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #30
-16.0% UNCANNY X-MEN #19.NOW
-17.8% GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #13
-19.7% NEW AVENGERS #16.NOW
-20.2% IRON MAN #22
-21.1% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #20
-22.3% NEW AVENGERS #15
-22.8% A PLUS X #18
-23.6% THUNDERBOLTS #23
-24.3% ALL NEW X-MEN #24
-28.1% INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #20
-28.5% UNCANNY X-MEN #18
-32.3% WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #2
-35.4% AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #25
-37.2% SAVAGE WOLVERINE #16
-37.9% NOVA #14
-38.1% SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #9
-38.7% SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #10
-39.1% NOVA #15
-39.4% DEXTER DOWN UNDER #2
-39.8% X-MEN #12
-41.7% AVENGERS #27
-43.6% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #11
-47.6% AVENGERS AI #10
-75.5% MIGHTY AVENGERS #8

—

1 Year Comparisons
---

149.4% CAPTAIN MARVEL #1
104.1% DAREDEVIL #1
67.3% SHE-HULK #2
67.0% AMAZING X-MEN #5
30.6% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #4
30.1% WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #1
27.4% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #5
18.4% WINTER SOLDIER BITTER MARCH #2
0.7% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #1
-0.3% IRON MAN #23.NOW
-3.7% HAWKEYE #17
-3.9% WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #2
-5.0% HAWKEYE #18
-11.8% FANTASTIC FOUR #2
-14.6% DEADPOOL #25.NOW
-18.7% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #29
-19.9% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #30
-22.7% DEADPOOL #26
-23.3% X-MEN LEGACY #300
-24.8% UNCANNY X-MEN #19.NOW
-24.9% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #20
-25.2% NEW AVENGERS #16.NOW
-26.7% SECRET AVENGERS #1
-27.4% UNCANNY AVENGERS #18.NOW
-27.6% NEW AVENGERS #15
-29.9% ALL NEW X-MEN #24
-31.1% AVENGERS #27
-31.6% CAPTAIN AMERICA #18
-32.8% AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #25
-33.4% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #11
-34.1% IRON MAN #22
-36.0% UNCANNY X-MEN #18
-36.0% X-FORCE #2
-42.2% THUNDERBOLTS #23
-45.3% INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #20
-49.8% NOVA #14
-50.8% NOVA #15
-52.3% SAVAGE WOLVERINE #16
-55.9% A PLUS X #18
-65.4% WOLVERINE #3
-74.0% GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #13

—

2 Year Comparisons
---

265% ALL NEW GHOST RIDER #1
48% SILVER SURFER #1
169% MOON KNIGHT #1
99% DAREDEVIL #1
79% SECRET AVENGERS #1
74% DEADPOOL #25.NOW
58% DEADPOOL #26
47% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #29
46% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #1
45% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #30
40% IRON MAN #23.NOW
35% AMAZING X-MEN #5
34% PUNISHER #3
23% X-MEN #12
19% THUNDERBOLTS #23
15% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #4
12% UNCANNY X-MEN #19.NOW
12% WOLVERINE #3
12% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #5
12% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #20
3% AVENGERS #27
0% WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #1
-5% UNCANNY X-MEN #18
-6% NEW AVENGERS #16.NOW
-8% IRON MAN #22
-9% NEW AVENGERS #15
-11% FANTASTIC FOUR #2
-19% CAPTAIN AMERICA #18
-26% INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #20
-26% WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #2
-29% WINTER SOLDIER BITTER MARCH #2
-32% X-FORCE #2
-38% X-MEN LEGACY #300
-48% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #11
-81% AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #25

—

3 Year Comparisons
---

179.1% DAREDEVIL #1
176.4% SILVER SURFER #1
132.0% LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #2
61.0% DEADPOOL #25.NOW
45.7% DEADPOOL #26
34.7% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #1
29.2% IRON PATRIOT #1
28.4% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #29
26.5% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #30
15.8% UNCANNY X-MEN #19.NOW
8.2% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #4
5.5% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #5
0.0% IRON MAN #23.NOW
-1.5% UNCANNY X-MEN #18
-6.3% INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #20
-10.0% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #20
-10.8% THUNDERBOLTS #23
-13.8% X-MEN #12
-13.9% WOLVERINE #3
-18.7% NEW AVENGERS #16.NOW
-19.0% AVENGERS #27
-21.3% NEW AVENGERS #15
-24.2% CAPTAIN AMERICA #18
-33.7% SECRET AVENGERS #1
-33.9% IRON MAN #22
-35.5% X-FORCE #2
-53.2% X-MEN LEGACY #300

—

5 Year Comparisons
---

177.8% MOON KNIGHT #1
134.6% ALL NEW GHOST RIDER #1
107.1% GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #13
84.2% DAREDEVIL #1
76.6% CAPTAIN MARVEL #1
72.4% NEW WARRIORS #2
24.9% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #29
23.0% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #30
1.7% DEADPOOL #25.NOW
-2.8% IRON PATRIOT #1
-8.0% DEADPOOL #26
-11.2% NOVA #14
-12.9% NOVA #15
-14.3% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #4
-15.8% IRON MAN #23.NOW
-16.4% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #5
-17.2% UNCANNY X-MEN #19.NOW
-20.3% PUNISHER #3
-22.3% FANTASTIC FOUR #2
-29.6% UNCANNY X-MEN #18
-36.1% X-FORCE #2
-44.4% IRON MAN #22
-45.8% CAPTAIN AMERICA #18
-48.9% NEW AVENGERS #16.NOW
-50.4% THUNDERBOLTS #23
-50.5% NEW AVENGERS #15
-52.7% WOLVERINE #3
-59.7% X-MEN LEGACY #300
-60.8% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #20
-65.0% MIGHTY AVENGERS #8

—

10 Year Comparisons
---

145.4% SILVER SURFER #1
48.0% IRON MAN #23.NOW
39.7% DAREDEVIL #1
20.2% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #20
-2.2% IRON MAN #22
-2.8% AVENGERS #27
-8.4% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #29
-9.8% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #30
-14.1% CAPTAIN AMERICA #18
-22.7% SHE-HULK #2
-25.0% FANTASTIC FOUR #2
-25.4% UNCANNY X-MEN #19.NOW
-34.9% INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #20
-36.4% PUNISHER #3
-36.5% UNCANNY X-MEN #18
-41.7% WOLVERINE #3

http://comicsbeat.com/marvel-month-to-m ... el-now-1s/

[arruzielMidnight Son]

Barbante toutes ces listes de chiffres zzzzzzzzzzzzz321

[Mister BAdmin-Man]

Barbante toutes ces listes de chiffres zzzzzzzzzzzzz321

Je trouve au contraire cela intéressant que de voir l'évolution de ces séries en terme de vente !
Je ne fais pas de commentaires chaque mois, mais je suis à chaque fois fidèle au rendez-vous.

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

Barbante toutes ces listes de chiffres zzzzzzzzzzzzz321

c est vrai que c est long....
là y avait pas assez de choses à long terme pour un point...
et puis j ai du mal a faire de long post...
mais de temps a autres, je fais un petit récap

[arruzielMidnight Son]

Je me doutais bien qu'il y aurait des réactions, il m'arrive de faire un peu de provoc pour obtenir des réactions, mais quand je dis que c'est barbant c'est parce que personnellement les chiffres des ventes USA me laisse complétement indifférent car ce qui m'intéresse le plus c'est la VF ancienne genre (Lug / Arédit) et beaucoup moins Panini.
Pendant près de 40 ans j'ai acheté pratiquement tous le kiosque Lug et une bonne partie des titres Arédit puis les Marvel France et enfin Panini mais depuis 5/6 ans j'ai arrêté le kiosque et n'achète plus que quelques titres librairies trié sur le volet.

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

Marvel Month to Month Sales: April 2014 — Everything’s Coming up Spidey
05/21/2014 by Heidi MacDonald 19 Comments

Amazing Spider-Man #1
by Jason Enright

Welcome to the month of Spider-Man, the best-selling comic in over a decade. But with this one book breaking 500k, how is this the rest of the Marvel line doing? The last few months we’ve seen a lot of soft relaunches and some genuine new #1s, but while the new books like Ms. Marvel and Moon Knight are doing well, a lot of the new relaunches are floundering. Let’s break down a few overall statistics.

80 books shipped this month
5 X-books (7 including X-Factor and X-Force)
7 Avengers books
9 new #1s for ongoing series
10 double shipped books

2 books over 100k (both Spider-man)
0 books between 75k and 100k
12 books between 50k and 75k
35 books between 25k and 50k
31 books between 1k and 25k

So as you can see although Marvel has a few breakout hits, most of its books sell under 50k, and it has almost as many under 25k books as it does over 25k. The average Marvel book sells 38k if you include Amazing Spider-man #1, but if you treat that as an anomaly and remove it, then the Average book sells 32k.

As you can see Marvel has quite a few books below 25k that they probably need to think about cancelling. To this end, I’ve added in the analysis below my thoughts on which books Marvel, might be considering cancelling, and per a reader request, I’m calling this the deathwatch list.

So read on below to get the in-depth analysis of what is going with Marvel’s sales, and what I think they might be able to do about it. As always leave your comments and thoughts below. Am I way off? Do you agree with my thoughts and predictions? Sound off in the comments below.

Thanks as always to ICV2.com and Milton Griepp for their permission to use these figures.

1,2. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN
04/04 Am Spi #506 – 83,156
04/09 Am Spi #590 - 66,410
04/11 Am Spi #658 - 61,687
04/12 Am Spi #683 - 59,153
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04/13 Superior #7 - 87,945 ( +2.5%)
04/13 Superior #8 - 85,671 ( -2.6%)
05/13 Superior #9 - 93,656 ( +9.3%)
05/13 Superior #10 - 85,346 ( -8.9%)
06/13 Superior #11 - 84,219 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Superior #12 - 82,338 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Superior #13 - 81,678 ( -0.8%)
07/13 Superior #14 - 80,839 ( -1.0%)
08/13 Superior #15 - 78,636 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Superior #16 - 78,087 ( -0.7%)
09/13 Superior #17 - 89,118 ( +14.1%)
09/13 Superior #18 - 80,178 ( -10.0%)
10/13 Superior #19 - 83,671 ( +4.4%)
10/13 Superior #20 - 85,309 ( +2.0%)
11/13 Superior #21 - 74,940 ( -12.2%)
11/13 Superior #22 - 81,250 ( +8.4%)
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%)[10,168]
04/14 Amazing v3 #1- 532,586 ( 293.1%)
---
6 mnth ( 536.5%)
1 year ( 505.6%)
2 year ( 800.0%)
3 year ( 763.4%)
5 year ( 702.0%)
10 year ( 540.5%)

So wow! 532,586 copies shipped to stores. This makes Amazing Spider-Man #1 the best-selling comic since around 1999. Now there have been some reports that Marvel pumped these numbers up a bit by sending stores extra copies and obviously they did a lot of incentive variants and some incentive price lowering, but still this is a great achievement even if it a little inflated. Plus Superior #31 which also came out this month saw a nice sales increase. Now, we’ll want to watch for two things next month: One, how high are reorders on Amazing, basically did stores sell out of what they ordered or are all those copies sitting on their shelves still? Two, how high are orders on Amazing 2 going to be? Do stores think that people coming back in for Amazing #1 will come back for #2? I expect the order to be between 100 and 150k, but we’ll have to wait and see. All told though, this is a very nice return for Peter Parker, welcome back Pete!

7, 45. INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK
04/04 Incred Hulk v3 #71 - 46,839
04/09 Hulk #11 - 82,719
04/11 Incred Hulks #627 - 30,788
04/12 Incred Hulk v4 #7 - 42,135
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04/13 Indestructible #6 - 55,470 ( +0.9%)
05/13 Indestructible #7 - 49,956 ( -9.9%)
05/13 Indestructible #8 - 48,866 ( -2.2%)
06/13 Indestructible #9 - 49,427 ( +1.1%)
07/13 Indestructible #10 - 45,531 ( -7.9%)
07/13 Indestructible #11 - 45,241 ( -0.6%)
08/13 Indestructible #12 - 43,673 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Indestructible #13 - 41,805 ( -4.3%)
10/13 Indestructible #14 - 40,963 ( -2.0%)
11/13 Indestructible #15 - 37,025 ( -9.6%)
11/13 Indestructible #16 - 35,871 ( -3.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -0.9%)
1 Year ( -26.8%)
2 Year ( -4.0%)
3 Year ( 31.8%)
5 Year ( -50.9%)
10 Year ( -13.3%)

So here is another soft relaunch, like we discussed last month. Indestructible Hulk by Mark Waid ended last month with issue 20, Hulk #1 by Mark Waid comes out this month, and sees a nice bump of 40k issues, but then issue 2 drops very close to where the series was before the relaunch. Sure, this relaunch will increase their Hulk sales for 5 to 6 months, but is all this frivolous relaunching hurting consumer confidence? Does a Marvel #1 mean anything anymore? It worked for Spider-man but doesn’t seem to be working for Hulk.

8. Original Sin #0
04/14 Original Sin #0 - 73,024

I have to imagine that Marvel wanted a better launch number for their big summer event than 70k, but I’ll hold further judgement till we see what sales were on Original Sin #1 since this was really just a set-up issue to reintroduce readers to the Watcher, and wasn’t really integral to the plot of Original Sin.

14, 17. ALL-NEW X-MEN
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04/13 All-New X-Men #10 - 84,760 ( +3.8%)
05/13 All-New X-Men #11 - 80,582 ( -4.9%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #12 - 82,178 ( +2.0%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #13 - 77,656 ( -5.5%)
07/13 All-New X-Men #14 - 74,848 ( -3.6%)
08/13 All-New X-Men #15 - 73,035 ( -2.4%)
09/13 All-New X-Men #16 - 84,218 (+15.3%)
10/13 All-New X-Men #17 - 82,843 ( -1.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #18 - 82,365 ( -0.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #19 - 71,044 (-13.7%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -28.9%)
1 year ( -30.5%)

So issue #25 was a double-sized anniversary issue with a ton of great artists involved and 2 variant covers, and only saw a slight increase in sales. Then issue #26 sees a drop of about 5k for the new story arc. Has this time-traveling X-men story started to lose its luster? Or is it just finding its level among the other X books?

16. DEADPOOL
04/09 Deadpool v3 #9 - 48,479
04/11 Deadpool v3 #35 - 28,517
04/12 Deadpool v3 #53 - 29,334
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04/13 Deadpool v4 #7 - 57,016 ( -0.1%)
04/13 Deadpool v4 #8 - 52,851 ( -7.3%)
05/13 Deadpool v4 #9 - 51,296 ( -2.9%)
05/13 Deadpool v4 #10 - 50,461 ( -1.6%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #11 - 54,110 ( +7.2%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #12 - 48,315 ( -10.7%)
07/13 Deadpool v4 #13 - 47,006 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #14 - 45,870 ( -2.4%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #15 - 46,169 ( +0.7%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #16 - 45,675 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #17 - 45,348 ( -0.7%)
10/13 Deadpool v4 #18 - 47,096 ( +3.9%)
11/13 Deadpool v4 #19 - 44,184 ( -6.2%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( 31.7%)
1 year ( 8.8%)
2 year ( 111.0%)
3 year ( 117.5%)
5 year ( 28.0%)

So Deadpool was already a very strong stable book in the 40k range, but this oversized wedding issue jumps up 60k. Deadpool is the book to beat for stable and pretty high sales.

18. Inhuman #1
04/14 Inhuman #1 - 58,309

This is a pretty decent debut, but if it has the 40% drop that is typical for issue 2s from Marvel, then it will be in the 35k territory and if it doesn’t stabilize quickly, it won’t be lasting long. This is one to watch, but some people have said that the Inhumans could be a replacement for the X-Men, and these numbers seem to suggest that will not be the case.

19, 29. Deadpool vs. Carnage #1
04/14 Dpool vs. Carn #1 – 57,275
04/14 Dpool vs. Carn #2 – 49,374 (-13.8%)

Nice debut for this miniseries. Deadpool is hugely popular right now, and pitting him against a fan-favorite villain seems like a good way to print money for Marvel.

22. UNCANNY X-MEN
04/04 Uncanny X-Men #442 – 86,980
04/09 Uncanny X-Men #508 – 76,436
04/11 Uncanny X-Men #535 - 56,795
04/12 Uncanny X-Men v2 #10 - 56,906
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04/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #4 - 80,047 ( -6.7%)
04/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #5 - 78,919 ( -1.4%)
05/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #6 - 73,621 ( -6.7%)
06/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #7 - 73,719 ( +0.1%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #8 - 70,274 ( -4.7%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #9 - 67,338 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #10 - 70,903 ( +5.3%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #11 - 65,700 ( -7.3%)
09/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #12 - 76,790 ( +16.9%)
10/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #13 - 75,202 ( -2.1%)
11/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #14 - 65,655 ( -12.7%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -26.4%)
1 year ( -30.8%)
2 year ( -3.0%)
3 year ( -2.5%)
5 year ( -27.6%)
10 year ( -36.4%)

So Cyclops and his team see a drop off after their .NOW issue but are still above where they were before it, so it seems like the .NOW did its job and helped reignite a little interest in this series. I predict that before the end of the year the next x event book will result in a shake-up of the teams and retitling/relaunching of the core x-books with new titles and line-ups. That should happen around fall/early winter. Look for all this to start with the upcoming Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier book, which will lead into the next x-event.

23. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
04/09 Guardians v2 #11 - 27,105
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04/13 Guardians v3 #2 - 88,184 ( -59.5%)
05/13 ---
06/13 Guardians v3 #3 - 75,633 ( -14.2%)
06/13 Guardians v3 #4 - 71,575 ( -5.4%)
07/13 Guardians v3 #5 - 110,372 ( +54.2%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Guardians v3 #6 - 69,030 ( -37.5%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #7 - 68,647 ( -0.6%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #8 - 63,494 ( -7.5%)
11/13 ---
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -21.4%)
1 year ( -38.8%)
5 year ( 99.1%)

So Guardians sees a slight drop for the newest issue, but with the upcoming movie and all the spinoffs (Rocket Raccoon and Groot one-shots, A new Starlord solo series), expect to see the demand for this series grow a bit in the next couple months as the Guardians take Venom to explore the symbiote homeworld.

24. Iron Fist: Living Weapon
04/09 Iron Fist #2 - 28,443
04/12 Iron Fist #25 - 22,307
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02/14 Iron Fist LW #1 - 53,613 ( --- )
---
2 year ( 88.6%)
10 year (140.3%)

Pretty strong debut for Iron Fist and the reviews for this book have been pretty good. As always I like to wait to see how issue 2 does, if it has a 40% drop then this book will quickly be falling into the low 30k to high 20k territory and will only be a few months off from being in trouble. If it only has a 30% drop, then it more likely to stabilize in the 30k range and survive. I’ll also be watching for re-order activity.

25. AVENGERS
04/04 Avengers v3 #80 – 54,990
04/11 Avengers v4 #11 - 63,441
04/12 Avengers v4 #24 - 65,644
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04/13 Avengers v5 #9 - 77,780 ( -5.9%)
04/13 Avengers v5 #10 - 78,905 ( +1.4%)
05/13 Avengers v5 #11 - 70,687 ( -10.4%)
05/13 Avengers v5 #12 - 74,978 ( +6.1%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #13 - 68,624 ( -8.5%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #14 - 74,846 ( +9.1%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #15 - 68,472 ( -8.5%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #16 - 72,842 ( +6.4%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #17 - 68,962 ( -5.3%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #18 - 74,697 ( +8.3%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #19 - 92,489 ( +23.8%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #20 - 74,388 ( -19.6%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #21 - 71,751 ( -3.5%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #22 - 70,735 ( -1.4%)
11/13 Avengers v5 #23 - 66,501 ( -6.0%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -26.4%)
1 year ( -32.1%)
2 year ( -20.0%)
3 year ( -16.8%)
5 year ( --- )
10 year ( -4.0%)

Avengers keeps shedding readers. Hopefully, the upcoming Original Sin tie-ins will bring some new readers in as these numbers are pretty low compared to the historic sales for Avengers which fall in the high 50k to low 60k range. I’d say that it is time for a team shake-up and soft relaunch, but I don’t feel like Hickman’s story is anywhere near completion and I feel like we’re more likely to get a relaunch after next summer’s event, not after original sin.

26. UNCANNY AVENGERS
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04/13 Uncanny Avengers #6 - 80,863 ( -4.2%)
04/13 Uncanny Avengers #7 - 77,027 ( -4.7%)
05/13 Uncanny Avengers #8 - 75,655 ( -1.8%)
05/13 Uncanny Av. #8AU - 72,514 ( -4.2%)
06/13 Uncanny Avengers #9 - 71,842 ( -0.9%)
07/13 Uncanny Avengers #10 - 68,768 ( -4.3%)
08/13 Uncanny Avengers #11 - 65,447 ( -4.8%)
09/13 Uncanny Avengers #12 - 73,357 (+12.1%)
10/13 Uncanny Avengers #13 - 60,597 (-17.4%)
11/13 Uncanny Avengers #14 - 60,750 ( +0.3%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -13.6%)
1 year ( -35.2%)

#3-5 – variant
#12 – 2 variants
#14 – variant
#18.NOW – 4 variants
#19 – variant

Uncanny Avengers doesn’t hold onto any of its new readers from the .NOW sales increase last month. This book doesn’t seem like it is getting any Original Sin tie-ins, but maybe the start of a new story arc in August will help boost its sales.

28. Nightcrawler #1
04/14 Nightcrawler #1 – 49,426

Just like with Iron Fist, I’ll be watching the issue 2 sales drop and the re-orders. I predict issue 2 to drop around 35-40% into the low 30k or high 20k range, and then continue to drop from there. Sadly, I don’t think Nightcrawler can support a solo series for very long on his own, which stinks because I really like the little elf.

30, 40. DAREDEVIL
04/04 Daredevil v2 #59 – 54,401
04/09 Daredevil v2 #118- 44,978
04/12 Daredevil v3 #11 - 46,111
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04/13 Daredevil v3 #25 - 39,678 ( +6.6%)
05/13 Daredevil v3 #26 - 39,788 ( +0.3%)
06/13 Daredevil v3 #27 - 35,834 ( -9.9%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #28 - 35,364 ( -1.3%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #29 - 34,915 ( -1.3%)
08/13 Daredevil v3 #30 - 35,240 ( +0.9%)
09/13 Daredevil v3 #31 - 36,666 ( +4.0%)
10/13 Daredevil v3 #32 - 34,957 ( -4.7%)
11/13 Daredevil v3 #33 - 32,966 ( -5.7%)
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%)
04/14 Daredevil #1.50 - 48,462 (-36.2%)
04/14 Daredevil v4 #2 - 42,811 (-11.7%)
---
6 Mnth ( 22.5%)
1 Year ( 7.9%)
2 Year ( -7.0%)
3 Year ( --- )
5 Year ( -4.8%)
10 Year ( -21.3%)

So Daredevil and Mr. Waid saw a night increase for their new #1, and even those they saw a 40% dropp issue 1 to issue 2, they are still 10k above where they were before the soft relaunch. I’ll be watching to see how quickly they can stabilize, can Daredevil hold onto these new readers or will it be slipping back down to its pre-relaunch numbers? I predict it will return to those low 30k numbers, but that it might drift down there slowly over 8 issues or so.

31. ORIGIN II
09/01 Origin #1 of 6 - 135,561
10/01 Origin #2 of 6 - 131,582
10/01 Origin #3 of 6 - 128,978
12/01 Origin #4 of 6 - 168,460
01/02 Origin #5 of 6 - 178,231
02/02 Origin #6 of 6 - 179,251
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12/13 Origin II #1 of 5 - 131,724
01/14 Origin II #2 of 5 - 64,631 (-50.9%)
02/14 Origin II #3 of 5 - 53,640 (-17.0%)
03/14 Origin II #4 of 5 - 50,210 ( -6.4%)
04/14 Origin II #5 of 5 - 48,117 ( -4.2%)

Obviously, this didn’t find quite the readership of the original, but did pretty well and stayed pretty stable, and actually outsold all the other Wolverine books this month, which shows that there is quite some Logan fatigue going on with those stories.

32. Elektra
04/04 Elektra #35 - 20,314
04/09 Dark Reign: Elektra #25 - 29,890
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02/14 Elektra #1 - 47,676 ( --- )
---
5 year ( 59.5%)
10 year (134.7%)

Like all the new #1s, we have to watch the issue 2 sales and the re-order activity, but I have seen quite a bit of buzz for this online, discussing the beautiful art. I think we might see issue 2 and 3 lose sales, (because those were ordered by stores before issue 1 came out), but then watch issue 4, to see if there is an increase from positive word of mouth. I think this book could become kind of a sleeper hit.

34. NEW AVENGERS
04/09 New Avengers v1 #52 - 93,967
04/11 New Avengers v2 #11 - 61,778
04/12 New Avengers v2 #24 - 64,533
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04/13 New Avengers v3 #5 - 63,423 ( -2.7%)
05/13 New Avengers v3 #6 - 59,362 ( -6.4%)
06/13 New Avengers v3 #7 - 60,138 ( +1.3%)
07/13 New Avengers v3 #8 - 58,044 ( -3.5%)
08/13 New Avengers v3 #9 - 60,534 ( +4.3%)
09/13 New Avengers v3 #10 - 60,682 ( +0.2%)
10/13 New Avengers v3 #11 - 63,231 ( +4.2%)
11/13 New Avengers v3 #12 - 58,807 ( -7.0%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -27.4%)
1 year ( -27.7%)
2 year ( -29.0%)
3 year ( -25.7%)
5 year ( -51.2%)

Another Avengers book that is unable to hold onto the sales increase from the .NOW issue surprising no one. This series won’t crossover with Original Sin, but they are going to go up against a faux Justice League, so maybe that gimmick can help its falling sales. MAYBE.

35. Uncanny Avengers ANNUAL
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02/14 Unc Avengers Annual #1 – 45,488

No surprise here, the annual comes in a little under the main series which is typical for annuals.

37. AMAZING X-MEN
04/12 Astonishing X-Men #40 - 31,291
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04/13 Astonishing X-Men #61 - 27,090 ( -2.1%)
05/13 Astonishing X-Men #62 - 24,121 ( -11.0%)
06/13 Astonishing X-Men #63 - 23,326 ( -3.3%)
07/13 Astonishing X-Men #64 - 22,649 ( -2.9%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #65 - 22,010 ( -2.8%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #66 - 21,757 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Astonishing X-Men #67 - 21,044 ( -3.3%)
10/13 Astonishing X-Men #68 - 21,023 ( -0.0%)
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%)

6 mnth ( 114.5%)
1 year ( 66.5%)
2 year ( 44.0%)

This book’s drop seem to be stabilizing a bit, but This and all the x-series below it beg the question of how many x-books do we need before they start cannibalizing each other? What really makes Amazing X-Men that unique or different from the other X-men team books or the additional X-Force and X-Factor books? Maybe when they shake-up and relaunch the x titles next they’ll slim down the line to a core 3 or 4 books.

42. X-MEN
04/11 X-Men v3 #10 - 51,179
04/12 X-Men v3 #27 - 36,843
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04/13 ---
05/13 X-Men v4 #1 - 183,297 (+464.2%)
06/13 X-Men v4 #2 - 73,542 ( -59.9%)
07/13 X-Men v4 #3 - 65,270 ( -11.2%)
08/13 X-Men v4 #4 - 64,010 ( -1.9%)
09/13 X-Men v4 #5 - 73,357 ( +14.6%)
10/13 X-Men v4 #6 - 71,990 ( -1.9%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -41.6%)
2 year ( 14.0%)
3 year ( -17.8%)

The 4th X-Men book continues to lose sales, although the drops seem to be getting smaller. As I said in the above commentary, do we need so many X-books or are they hurting each other’s sales with a crowded and confusing market. This is a fun book about X-men going on adventures, but I often hear customers questioning whether this or other books like Amazing X-men or Avenegrs World really count? The feeling is these books don’t have a big impact on overall continuity, so fans can skip them. Again this is why I think Marvel needs to pare down to two or three x-books and two or three Avengers books that all matter.

43. ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN
04/04 Spider-Man v1 #56 – 91,590
04/11 Spider-Man v2 #157- 50,896
04/12 Spider-Man v3 #9 - 43,724
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04/13 Spider-Man v3 #22 - 34,918 ( -1.0%)
05/13 Spider-Man v3 #23 - 35,581 ( +1.9%)
06/13 Spider-Man v3 #24 - 34,011 ( -4.4%)
07/13 Spider-Man v3 #25 - 33,271 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Spider-Man v3 #26 - 32,932 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Spider-Man v3 #27 - 32,200 ( -2.2%)
10/13 Spider-Man v3 #28 - 31,462 ( -2.3%)
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 36,541 (+16.1%)
12/13 Cataclysm #2 of 3 - 30,293 (-17.1%)
01/14 Cataclysm #3 of 3 - 27,650 ( -8.7%)
02/14 ---
03/14 ---
04/14 Spider-Man #200 - 41,608 ( 50.5%)
---
6 mnth ( 31.5%)
1 year ( 19.2%)
2 year ( -5.0%)
3 year ( 18.2%)
10 year ( -54.6%)

This final issue before the Miles Morales relaunch next month sees a nice sales bump, but in general, the Ultimate line is not doing very well. More on that further down the list.

44. MOON KNIGHT
04/09 Moon Knight v3 #29 - 22,687
04/12 Moon Knight v4 #12 - 21,185
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02/14 Moon Knight v5 #1 - 58,022 ( --- ) [7,266]
02/14 Moon Knight v5 #1 - 40,885 ( -29.5%)
---
2 year ( 93.0%)
10 year ( 80.2%)

So Moon Knight only dropped 29.5% staying above 40k and issue 1 saw quite a few re-orders (7,266 copies), this is pretty good for a new series. Strong re-orders plus a small issue 2 drop bodes well for Moon Knight and the online chatter is very positive, so this book will probably do pretty well and stabilize in the mid 30k range.

47. SILVER SURFER
04/04 Silver Surfer v5 #8 - 25,544
04/11 Silver Surfer v6 #3 - 22,540
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02/14 Silver Surfer v7 #1 - 64,919 ( --- )
02/14 Silver Surfer v7 #2 - 39,132 (-39.7%)
---
3 year ( 73.6%)
10 year ( 53.2%)

Silver Surfer #2 drops almost 40% and there were no re-orders reported this month, so this book doesn’t seem to be as successful as Moon Knight. Perhaps it will stabilize above 30k, but it does not seem likely.

49. THOR: GOD OF THUNDER
04/04 Thor v2 #77 - 30,820
04/09 Thor #601 – 79,620
04/11 Thor v4 #1 - 82,071
04/12 Thor v4 #13 - 34,840
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04/13 Thor v5 #7 - 51,526 ( +2.1%)
05/13 Thor v5 #8 - 48,622 ( -5.6%)
06/13 Thor v5 #9 - 49,125 ( +1.0%)
07/13 Thor v5 #10 - 46,204 ( -5.9%)
08/13 Thor v5 #11 - 45,397 ( -1.7%)
08/13 Thor v5 #12 - 44,865 ( -1.2%)
09/13 Thor v5 #13 - 48,007 ( +7.0%)
10/13 Thor v5 #14 - 46,008 ( -4.2%)
11/13 Thor v5 #15 - 41,259 (-10.3%)
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%)

6 mnth ( -17.3%)
1 year ( -26.1%)
2 year ( 9.0%)
3 year ( -53.6%)
5 year ( -52.2%)
10 year ( 23.5%)

Thor sees a little bit of an increase and seems to be stabilizing out around 37k – 38k. That is a pretty decent sales level, if it can stay there.

52, 53. WOLVERINE
04/04 Wolverine v3 #12 – 71,064
04/11 Wolverine v4 #8 - 47,010
04/12 Wolverine #304 - 37,836
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04/13 Wolverine v5 #2 - 57,165 ( -51.4%)
05/13 Wolverine v5 #3 - 49,629 ( -13.2%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #4 - 46,784 ( -5.7%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #5 - 43,694 ( -6.6%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #6 - 40,593 ( -7.1%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #7 - 38,605 ( -4.9%)
08/13 Wolverine v5 #8 - 39,830 ( -3.2%)
09/13 Wolverine v5 #9 - 35,920 ( -9.8%)
10/13 Wolverine v5 #10 - 34,651 ( -3.5%)
11/13 Wolverine v5 #11 - 35,394 ( +2.1%)
12/13 Wolverine v5 #12 - 32,274 ( -8.8%)
01/14 Wolverine v5 #13 - 31,164 ( -3.4%)
02/14 Wolverine v6 #1 - 88,923 ( 185.3%)
02/14 Wolverine v6 #2 - 47,339 ( -46.8%)
03/14 Wolverine v6 #3 - 40,735 ( -14.0%)
04/14 Wolverine v6 #4 - 37,732 ( -7.4%)
04/14 Wolverine v6 #5 - 37,563 ( -0.4%)
---
6 mnth ( 8.4%)
1 year ( -34.3%)
2 year ( -1.0%)
3 year ( -20.1%)
10 year ( -47.1%)

Wolverine drops 3k since last month, the upcoming death of Wolverine story arc should significantly boost the sales of this struggling book, which is just barely above where it was before its soft relaunch.

55. Ms. Marvel
02/14 Ms. Marvel #1 - 50,286 ( --- ) [5,374]
03/14 Ms. Marvel #2 - 38,357 (-23.7%) [3,440]
04/14 Ms. Marvel #3 - 37,140 ( -3.2%)

So Ms. Marvel is a huge success for Marvel, not only was the issue 2 sales drop very small, but the issue 3 sales drop was only around 1000 copies, and there were strong re-orders on issue 1 and 2. I would not be surprised if issue 4 and 5 see a sales increase. Perhaps, there is a benefit to introducing exciting new diverse and well-realized characters to your aging roster.

56. KICK-ASS 3 [Icon]
06/13 Kick-Ass 3 #1 of 8 - 78,035
07/13 ---
08/13 Kick-Ass 3 #2 of 8 - 50,102 (-35.8%)
09/13 Kick-Ass 3 #3 of 8 - 44,540 (-11.1%)
10/13 Kick-Ass 3 #4 of 8 - 40,412 ( -9.3%)
11/13 Kick-Ass 3 #5 of 8 - 38,639 ( -4.4%)
02/14 Kick-Ass 3 #6 of 8 – 39,534 ( 2.3%)
03/14 ---
04/14 Kick-Ass 3 #7 of 8 – 38,818 ( -6.9%)
05/14 Kick-Ass 3 #8 of 8
---
6 Mnth ( -8.9%)

Kick-Ass is pretty stable around 38k and should end on a strong note.

57. WOLVERINE &THE X-MEN
04/12 Wolverine/X-Men #7 - 53,757
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04/13 Wolv &X-Men #27AU - 47,055 (+12.1%)
04/13 Wolverine/X-Men #28 - 42,718 ( -9.2%)
05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #29 - 40,451 ( -5.3%)
05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #30 - 40,019 ( -1.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #31 - 41,661 ( +4.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #32 - 39,790 ( -4.5%)
07/13 Wolverine/X-Men #33 - 42,269 ( +6.2%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #34 - 38,473 ( -9.0%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #35 - 38,046 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Wolverine/X-Men #36 - 59,684 (+56.9%)
10/13 Wolverine/X-Men #37 - 57,434 ( -3.8%)
11/13 Wolverine/X-Men #38 - 39,098 (-31.9%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -36.6%)
1 Year ( 14.8%)
2 Year ( -32.0%)

Wow, so the previous volume ended at 35k, 3 issues in and the relaunch is selling 36k. So what was the point of the relaunch? I actually wonder with Wolverine dying and by my prediction the X books relaunchign soon, will there be a Wolverine and the X-men book, this time next year, or will it a be casualty of the new status quo after the next x-event?

58. Magneto
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03/14 Magneto #1 – 55,337 [3,763]
04/14 Magneto #2 – 35,772 (-35.4%)

Decent re-orders and a not-so-terrible issue 2 sales drop mean Magneto’s future is looking good. Let’s hope it can stabilize soon and maybe even stay above 30k.

60. FANTASTIC FOUR
04/04 Fantastic Four #512 – 52,956
04/12 Fantastic Four #605 - 42,372
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04/13 Fantastic Four v5 #6 - 41,291 ( -4.8%)
04/13 Fantastic Four v5 #7 - 39,314 ( -4.8%)
05/13 Fantastic Four v5 #8 - 37,309 ( -5.1%)
06/13 Fantastic Four v5 #9 - 37,071 ( -0.6%)
07/13 Fantastic Four v5 #10 - 34,018 ( -8.2%)
08/13 Fantastic Four v5 #11 - 32,665 ( -4.0%)
09/13 Fantastic Four v5 #12 - 31,426 ( -3.8%)
10/13 Fantastic Four v5 #13 - 31,561 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Fantastic Four v5 #14 - 28,679 ( -9.1%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( 10.7%)
1 year ( -15.4%)
2 year ( -18.0%)
10 year ( -34.0%)

No re-order activity and sales continue to drop. Fantastic Four will probably drop to its previous sales low of 28k within a few months, but maybe its upcoming Original Sin tie-ins will boost sales. I doubt it will make much of a difference though.

61. CAPTAIN AMERICA
04/04 Captain America v4 #25 - 38,586
04/09 Captain America v5 #49 – 63,869
04/11 Captain America #617- 45,400
04/12 Captain America v6 #10 - 41,474
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04/13 Captain America v7 #6 - 47,802 ( -2.8%)
05/13 Captain America v7 #7 - 44,024 ( -7.9%)
06/13 Captain America v7 #8 - 43,791 ( -0.5%)
07/13 Captain America v7 #9 - 40,796 ( -6.8%)
08/13 Captain America v7 #10 - 39,356 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Captain America v7 #11 - 38,521 ( -2.1%)
10/13 Captain America v7 #12 - 38,684 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Captain America v7 #13 - 36,147 ( -6.6%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( -11.0%)
1 Year ( -28.0%)
2 Year ( -17.0%)
3 Year ( -24.2%)
5 Year ( -46.1%)
10 Year ( -10.8%)

Captain America sees a bit of a sales boost. Perhaps increased interest because of the movie? Or maybe this series is just stabilizing around 33k, which is a little on the low side historically compared to the Brubaker days.

67. IRON MAN
04/04 Iron Man v3 #78 - 29,140
04/09 Inv Iron Man #11 - 51,770
04/11 Inv Iron Man #503 - 45,314
04/12 Inv Iron Man #515 - 32,409
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04/13 Iron Man v6 #8 - 43,974 ( -0.1%)
05/13 Iron Man v6 #9 - 78,006 ( +77.4%)
05/13 Iron Man v6 #10 - 45,424 ( -41.8%)
06/13 Iron Man v6 #11 - 44,409 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #12 - 40,405 ( -9.0%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #13 - 39,534 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Iron Man v6 #14 - 38,137 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Iron Man v6 #15 - 36,346 ( -4.7%)
10/13 Iron Man v6 #16 - 35,924 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Iron Man v6 #17 - 39,047 ( +8.7%)
11/13 Iron Man v6 #18 - 36,135 ( -7.5%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -13.0%)
1 Year ( -28.9%)
2 Year ( -4.0%)
3 Year ( -31.0%)
5 Year ( -39.6%)
10 Year ( 7.3%)

Iron Man holds onto some of the sales increase from the .NOW issue but 31k is pretty low for Iron Man, if you look at the historic data, the Iron Avenger historically does better but dipped this low in 2012 and in 2004. Hopefully, some of the upcoming storylines will give him a boost. I am starting to wonder if perhaps, the next round of relaunches will include the big three of Iron Man, Cap, and Thor, who all could use sales boosts currently.

68. 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%)

#1 – 7 variants
#2-3 – 1 variant

This book’s sales are really disappointing and continue to drop, but it is still solicited through July with issues 9-10, and by that point I predict the sales will be around 25k, maybe lower. I think this book is the perfect example of too many Avengers books.

70. All New ULTIMATES
04/11 Ult Av vs. New Ult #3 - 43,822
04/12 Ult comics Ultimates #9 - 31,336
-
04/13 Ultimates v5 #23 - 22,778 ( -2.8%)
05/13 Ultimates v5 #24 - 21,429 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Ultimates v5 #25 - 21,636 ( +1.0%)
06/13 Ultimates v5 #26 - 20,785 ( -3.9%)
07/13 Ultimates v5 #27 - 20,024 ( -3.7%)
07/13 Ultimates v5 #28 - 19,859 ( -0.8%)
08/13 Ultimates v5 #29 - 19,657 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Ultimates v5 #30 - 19,420 ( -1.2%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 28,422 (+46.4%)
12/13 Cataclysm #2 of 3 - 24,819 (-12.7%)
01/14 Cataclysm #3 of 3 - 21,705 (-12.5%)
02/14 ---
03/14 ---
04/14 All-New Ult #1 - 30,308 ( 39.6%)
---
1 Year ( 33.1%)
2 Year ( -3.0%)
3 Year ( -30.8%)

This is a very poor debut for the newest version of the Ultimates. People have been predicting the death of the Ultimate universe for a while now, but this most recent relaunch really makes me think it might be time to shelve this alternate universe.

71. X-FORCE
04/09 X-Force v3 #14 - 57,303
04/11 X-Force v4 #7 - 54,292
04/12 X-Force v4 #24 - 50,667
---
04/13 ---
05/13 X-Force v5 #4 - 47,727 ( -7.7%)
05/13 X-Force v5 #5 - 45,674 ( -4.3%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #6 - 42,496 ( -7.0%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #7 - 40,380 ( -5.0%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #8 - 37,781 ( -6.4%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #9 - 36,978 ( -2.1%)
08/13 X-Force v5 #10 - 35,329 ( -4.5%)
09/13 X-Force v5 #11 - 36,186 ( +2.4%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #12 - 32,559 (-10.0%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #13 - 30,567 ( -6.1%)
11/13 X-Force v5 #14 - 28,885 ( -5.5%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -9.3%)
2 year ( -42.0%)
3 year ( -45.6%)
5 year ( -48.4%)

Pre-relaunch sales were at 27k, 4 issues into the relaunch sales are at 28k. Not good. In another month or two, it will drop below its pre-relaunch numbers, and probably continue sliding down. Perhaps if it stabilizes above 20k, it will survive cancellation, but for now I have this series on my deathwatch list and am awaiting news of its cancellation.

72. ALL NEW GHOST RIDER
04/09 Ghost Rider v6 #34 - 21,344
---
03/14 All New Ghost Rider #1 - 50,072 ( --- )
02/14 All New Ghost Rider #1 - 29,429 (-41.2%)
---
5 year (37.9%)

Big sales drop and no reported re-orders does not bode well for the newest Ghost rider. Of course Ghost Rider has always been one of the lower selling Marvel Knights characters, so if this can secure its audience and stabilize soon, it might be able to survive.

76. PUNISHER
04/04 Punisher v7 #5 – 34,236
04/09 Punisher v8 #4 – 36,992
04/12 Punisher v9 #10 - 32,412
---
09/13 Trial #1 of 2 - 22,626
10/13 Trial #2 of 2 - 20,143 (-11.0%)
11/13 ---
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
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%)
---
2 year ( -12.0%)
5 year ( -23.1%)
10 year ( -16.9%)

#1 – 4 variant
#2-3 – variant

The good news is that the sales drops are getting smaller, which may mean this book can stabilize out around 25k. Like I said above for Ghost Rider, 20k – 25k is not that bad historically for these kinds of books, so maybe it can survive.

79. CAPTAIN MARVEL
04/09 Ms. Marvel #38 - 27,533
---
04/13 Captain Marvel v6 #12 - 18,344 ( +3.4%)
05/13 Enemy Within - 34,205 (+86.5%)
06/13 Captain Marvel v6 #13 - 19,673 (-42.5%)
07/13 Captain Marvel v6 #14 - 19,320 ( -1.8%)
08/13 Captain Marvel v6 #15 - 23,511 (+21.7%)
09/13 Captain Marvel v6 #16 - 22,845 ( -2.8%)
10/13 ---
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%)
---
1 year ( 52.7%)
5 year ( 1.7%)

Not as bad a drop as it could have been, but still this book is not performing quite like I expected. I had hoped that the relaunch would allow new readers to jump into this series and that maybe new Ms. Marvel readers would be trying this book out as well. That doesn’t seem to be happening. However, I really believe that this series has a strong digital sales presence that we don’t see reported here, but at least with the numbers we get to see, this book doesn’t seem to be holding its own right now.

82. Loki, Agent of Asgard
---
02/14 Loki #1 - 41,921 ( --- )
03/14 Loki #2 - 27,968 ( -33.3%)
04/14 Loki #3 - 27,472 ( -1.8%)

Loki is stabilizing out nicely with issue 3. Looks like this series could live comfortably around 25k.

83. She-Hulk
04/04 She-Hulk v1 #2 - 30,781
04/09 Sav She-Hulk #1 - 23,218
---
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%)
---
5 Year ( 18.0%)
10 Year (-11.0%)

She-Hulk #1 had some nice re-orders and issue 3 actually sees a sales increase. That is pretty good news for the Jennifer Walters, Esq. Looks like this book is finding its audience and hopefuly stabilizing out.

84. BLACK WIDOW
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%)

Sales drops are slowing and stabilizing out. Looks like these new Avengers solo books will probably live around 25k to 27k, which is pretty good.

87. ALL-NEW X-FACTOR
04/09 X-Factor #40 - 31,997
04/11 X-Factor #218 - 24,826
04/12 X-Factor #234 - 23,821
---
04/13 X-Factor #254 - 20,579 ( -1.2%)
05/13 X-Factor #255 - 20,442 ( -0.7%)
05/13 X-Factor #256 - 20,602 ( +0.8%)
06/13 X-Factor #257 - 20,264 ( -1.6%)
06/13 X-Factor #258 - 20,154 ( -0.5%)
07/13 X-Factor #259 - 20,065 ( -0.4%)
08/13 X-Factor #260 - 19,982 ( -0.4%)
08/13 X-Factor #261 - 19,781 ( -1.0%)
09/13 X-Factor #262 - 20,382 ( +3.0%)
10/13 ---
11/13 ---
12/13 ---
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%)
---
1 Year ( 26.5%)
2 Year ( 9.0%)
3 Year ( 4.8%)
5 Year ( -18.7%)

The sales drops slow down a little bit this month again, which could mean this book is going stabilize out and find its level around 25k, which would put it 5k above its low point before the relaunch.

93. SECRET AVENGERS
04/11 Secret Avengers #12 - 50,641
04/12 Secret Avengers #24 - 19,394
---
04/13 Secret Avengers v2 #3 - 38,676 ( -16.7%)
05/13 Secret Avengers v2 #4 - 33,428 ( -13.6%)
06/13 Secret Avengers v2 #5 - 31,437 ( -6.0%)
07/13 Secret Avengers v2 #6 - 28,908 ( -8.0%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #7 - 27,222 ( -5.8%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #8 - 26,150 ( -3.9%)
09/13 Secret Avengers v2 #9 - 24,870 ( -4.9%)
10/13 Secret Avengers v2 #10 - 29,134 ( +17.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -15.1%)
1 Year ( -36.1%)
2 Year ( 27.0%)
3 Year ( -51.2%)

2 issues into the latest Secret Avengers relaunch and things aren’t looking good. The relaunch itself didn’t boost sales very much and now they’ve lost much of that boost already. The future of this series doesn’t seem very positive

95. MIGHTY AVENGERS
04/09 Mighty Avengers #24 - 68,225
---
09/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #1 - 101,921
10/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #2 - 54,862 (-46.2%)
11/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #3 - 42,210 (-23.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -56.4%)
5 Year ( -65.0%)

Mighty Avengers continues to lose steam and is headed towards the 20k mark, but maybe its upcoming Original Sin tie-in can help it stay afloat, if not then expect this to be canceled once it falls below 20k.

96, 111, 119, 121, 125. What If Age of Ultron
04/14 What If AoU #1 - 23,846
04/14 What If AoU #2 - 22,062 ( -7.5%)
04/14 What If AoU #3 – 20,913 ( -5.2%)
04/14 What If AoU #4 – 20,465 ( -2.1%)
04/14 What If AoU #5 – 19,687 ( -3.8%)

This didn’t sell very well, but I guess as a means to squeeze a little more money out of the Age of Ultron concept, it has done its job.

97, 113. AVENGERS UNDERCOVER
04/11 Avengers Academy #12 - 23,578
04/12 Avengers Academy #28 - 22,333
---
04/13 Avengers Arena #7 - 29,784 ( -5.8%)
04/13 Avengers Arena #8 - 27,900 ( -6.3%)
05/13 Avengers Arena #9 - 26,873 ( -3.7%)
06/13 Avengers Arena #10 - 25,277 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Avengers Arena #11 - 24,487 ( -3.1%)
07/13 Avengers Arena #12 - 23,969 ( -2.1%)
08/13 Avengers Arean #13 - 22,955 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Avengers Arena #14 - 23,204 ( +1.1%)
09/13 Avengers Arena #15 - 22,180 ( -4.4%)
10/13 Avengers Arena #16 - 22,179 ( -0.0%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #17 - 20,744 ( -6.5%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #18 - 20,712 ( -0.2%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 ---
03/14 Avengers Undrcvr #1- 31,936
04/14 Avengers Undrcvr #2- 23,746 (-25.65)
04/14 Avengers Undrcvr #3- 21,830 (-8.1%)
---
6 mnth ( -1.6%)
1 year ( -26.7%)
2 year ( -2.0%)
3 year ( -7.4%)

Only 3 issues in and this book already very close to the lowest point Arena hit, I’d be surprised if this book survives past issue 12

100. Ultimate FF
04/04 Ultimte FF #5 - 102,564
---
04/14 Ultimate FF v2 #1 - 23,316 ( --- )
---
10 year ( -77.3%)

A very poor debut for the new Ultimate FF, even by the already low Ultimate standards, and I have to ask does the Ultimate universe serve a purpose anymore? Should it be cancelled?

101. New Warriors
---
02/14 New Warriors #1 - 45,765 ( --- )
03/14 New Warriors #2 - 26,006 (-43.2%)
04/14 New Warriors #3 - 23,105 (-11.2%)

New Warriors continues to drop and doesn’t look like it’ll be surviving for very long.

102. ALL-NEW INVADERS
---
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%)

Another all-new book that continues to shed sales, but will an upcoming Original Sin tie-in save it? Unlikely, but possible, still I’m putting this on the deathwatch list.

104. Marvel’s GotG Prelude
---
04/14 GotG Prelude #1 - 22,705 ( --- )

A nice little movie prelude book to cash in on the upcoming summer blockbuster.

105. THUNDERBOLTS
04/09 Thunderbolts #131 - 49,151
04/11 Thunderbolts #156 - 25,117
04/12 Thunderbolts #172 - 19,203
---
04/13 Thunderbolts v2 #8 - 36,979 ( -4.1%)
05/13 Thunderbolts v2 #9 - 32,855 (-11.2%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #10 - 32,682 ( -0.5%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #11 - 30,618 ( -6.3%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #12 - 29,081 ( -5.0%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #13 - 28,528 ( -1.9%)
08/13 Thunderbolts v2 #14 - 30,620 ( +7.3%)
09/13 Thunderbolts v2 #15 - 29,703 ( -3.0%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #16 - 29,334 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #17 - 28,324 ( -3.4%)
11/13 Thunderbolts v2 #18 - 26,502 ( -6.4%)
12/13 Thunderbolts v2 #19 - 24,959 ( -5.8%)
01/14 Thunderblts #20.NOW - 28,994 ( 16.2%)
01/14 Thunderbolts v2 #21 - 24,293 (-16.2%)
02/14 Thunderbolts v2 #22 – 23,629 ( -2.7%)
03/14 Thunderbolts v2 #23 – 22,701 ( -3.9%)
04/14 Thunderbolts v2 #24 – 22,619 ( -0.4%)
04/14 Thunderbolts v2 #25 – 22,092 ( -2.3%)
---
6 Mnth ( -24.7%)
1 Year ( -40.3%)
2 Year ( 15.0%)
3 Year ( -12.0%)
5 Year ( -55.1%)

At least Thunderbolts is somewhat stable, but I don’t expect it to survive for a whole lot longer if it continues to drop. Consider Thunderbolts officially added it to the deathwatch list.

106. All New Doop
---
04/14 All New Doop #1 - 22,614 ( --- )

Pretty disappointing issue 1 sales, and in this month’s previews this now listed as an (of 5) book, so its cancellation has already been announced.

107. SAVAGE WOLVERINE
04/13 Savage Wolverine #4 - 45,933 ( -8.7%)
05/13 Savage Wolverine #5 - 42,328 ( -7.8%)
06/13 Savage Wolverine #6 - 59,410 (+40.4%)
07/13 Savage Wolverine #7 - 40,946 (-31.1%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Savage Wolverine #8 - 38,208 ( -6.7%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #9 - 36,451 ( -4.6%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #10 - 33,627 ( -7.7%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #11 - 30,338 ( -9.8%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #12 - 29,739 ( -2.0%)
12/13 Savage Wolverine #13 - 27,490 ( -7.6%)
01/14 Savage #14.NOW - 30,370 ( 10.5%)
02/14 Savage Wolverine #15 - 25,190 (-17.1%)
03/14 Savage Wolverine #16 - 24,008 ( -4.7%)
04/14 Savage Wolverine #17 - 22,350 ( -6.9%)
---
6 Mnth ( -38.7%)
1 Year ( -51.3%)

Savage Wolverine continues to shed readers and I predict it will get cancelled around the time Death of Wolverine wraps up.

109. Winter Soldier Bitter March
04/12 Winter Soldier #4 - 33,519
---
02/14 W. Soldier BM #1 - 31,137 ( --- )
03/14 W. Soldier BM #2 - 24,831 (-20.3%)
04/14 W. Soldier BM #3 - 22,203 (-10.6%)
---
2 Year ( -34.0%)

This series will be ending with issue 5, and I’m interested to if it stays afloat above 20k before it ends.

112. NOVA
03/09 Nova v4 #24 - 26,328
---
04/13 Nova v5 #3 - 40,548 (-13.2%)
05/13 Nova v5 #4 - 38,151 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Nova v5 #5 - 36,545 ( -4.2%)
07/13 Nova v5 #6 - 34,234 ( -6.3%)
08/13 Nova v5 #7 - 31,937 ( -6.7%)
09/13 Nova v5 #8 - 37,767 (+18.3%)
10/13 Nova v5 #9 - 32,323 (-14.4%)
11/13 Nova v5 #10 - 32,716 ( +1.2%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -31.9%)
1 Year ( -45.7%)
5 Year ( -16.1%)

Nova continues to drop. Perhaps a soft relaunch is forthcoming or a cancellation, but as of right now it is solicited through issue 19, which is an Original Sin tie-in.

120. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP
04/12 Avenging #5 - 47,430
---
04/13 Avenging #19 - 28,740 ( -9.2%)
05/13 Avenging #20 - 27,609 ( -3.9%)
05/13 Avenging #21 - 27,251 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Avenging #22 - 26,799 ( -1.7%)
07/13 Superior Team-Up #1 - 76,959 (+187.2%)
08/13 Superior Team-Up #2 - 41,155 ( -46.5%)
09/13 Superior Team-Up #3 - 37,363 ( -9.2%)
10/13 Superior Team-Up #4 - 36,296 ( -3.6%)
10/13 Superior Team-Up #5 - 30,424 ( -16.2%)
11/13 Superior Team-Up #6 - 27,189 ( -10.6%)
12/13 Sup. Team-up #7.NOW - 25,514 ( -6.2%)
12/13 Superior Team-Up #8 - 24,296 ( -4.8%)
01/14 Superior Team-Up #9 - 23,071 ( -5.0%)
02/14 Superior Team-Up #10- 22,124 ( -4.1%)
03/14 Superior Team-Up #11- 21,091 ( -4.7%)
04/14 Superior Team-Up #12- 20,525 ( -2.7%)
---
6 Mnth ( -43.5%)
1 Year ( -28.6%)
2 Year ( -57.0%)

There has been no solicitation for Team-up in May, June, or July so I am guessing this book has been cancelled. However, oddly, the Marvel website lists an issue 14 and 15 but no issue 13.

129. Iron Patriot
04/09 War Machine #5 - 34,251
04/11 Iron Man 2.0 #3 - 20,905
---
03/14 Iron Patriot #1 - 31,773 ( --- )
04/14 Iron Patriot #2 - 18,495 (-41.8%)
---
3 year ( -11.5%)
5 year ( -46.0%)

This book is already in cancellation territory 2 issues in. Currently, it has been solicited through issue 5, but I wonder if that will be its last issue?

132. SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN
07/13 Superior Foes #1 - 61,413
08/13 Superior Foes #2 - 34,300 (-44.1%)
09/13 Superior Foes #3 - 30,081 (-12.3%)
10/13 Superior Foes #4 - 26,884 (-10.6%)
11/13 Superior Foes #5 - 23,694 (-11.9%)
11/13 Superior Foes #6 - 21,367 ( -9.8%)
12/13 Superior Foes #7 - 20,858 ( -2.4%)
01/14 ---
02/14 Superior Foes #8 – 19,193 ( -8.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #9 – 18,620 ( -3.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #10- 18,437 ( -1.0%)
04/14 Superior Foes #11- 18,143 ( -1.6%)
---
6 Mnth ( -32.5%)

Superior Foes is solicited through July with issue 13, so maybe the little series that could will be continuing. Like I’ve said before its sales are low but very stable.

143. GEORGE ROMERO EMPIRE OF THE DEAD: ACT ONE
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%)

#1-2 – 2 variants
#3-4 – variant

This mini-series is wrapping up soon, but with these sales numbers, I wonder if we’ll ever see an act two?

148, 149. AVENGERS A.I.
07/13 Avengers A.I. #1 - 68,130
08/13 Avengers A.I. #2 - 37,079 (-45.6%)
09/13 Avengers A.I. #3 - 29,776 (-19.7%)
10/13 Avengers A.I. #4 - 25,770 (-13.5%)
10/13 Avengers A.I. #5 - 23,146 (-10.2%)
11/13 Avengers A.I. #6 - 20,037 (-13.4%)
12/13 Avengers A.I. #7 - 19,879 ( -0.8%)
01/14 A.I. #8.NOW - 20,084 ( 1.0%)
02/14 Avengers A.I. #9 – 16,906 (-15.8%)
03/14 Avengers A.I. #10- 15,616 ( -7.6%)
04/14 Avengers A.I. #11- 14,026 (-10.2%)
04/14 Avengers A.I. #12- 13,990 ( -0.3%)
---
6 Mnth ( -45.7%)

Final issue. I wonder if this book could have survived in a less crowded marketplace where it wasn’t the 7th Avengers series.

181. DEXTER
07/13 Dexter #1 of 5 - 20,540
08/13 Dexter #2 of 5 - 17,304 (-15.8%)
09/13 Dexter #3 of 5 - 17,586 ( +1.6%)
10/13 Dexter #4 of 5 - 14,920 (-15.2%)
11/13 Dexter #5 of 5 - 13,439 (-10.0%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 Down Under #1 of 5 – 13,203 ( -1.8%)
03/14 Down Under #2 of 5 – 10,664 (-19.2%)
04/14 Down Under #3 of 5 – 9,875 ( -7.4%)
---
6 Mnth (-33.8%)

Not looking good for this Dexter miniseries. I wonder if the show being over now has killed interest in this series.

202. POWERS: THE BUREAU [Icon]
04/13 ---
05/13 Bureau #4 - 11,441 ( -2.3%)
06/13 Bureau #5 - 11,092 ( -3.1%)
07/13 Bureau #6 - 10,883 ( -1.9%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Bureau #7 - 10,306 ( -5.3%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Bureau #8 - 9,693 ( -5.9%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 ---
03/14 ---
04/14 Bureau #9 - 8,961 ( -7.6%)

For an “indie” book, these aren’t bad sales, although I am sure the frequent delays aren’t helping sales at all.




248. DISNEY KINGDOMS: SEEKERS OF THE WEIRD
01/14 Seekers #1 of 5 - 24,910
02/14 Seekers #2 of 5 – 9,182 ( -63.1%)
03/14 Seekers #3 of 5 - 7,887 ( -14.1%)
04/14 Seekers #4 of 5 - 6,852 ( -13.1%)


It does not look like this experiment to create a series based off a Disney theme park attraction is selling very well. I wonder if this will deter them from future Disney/Marvel collaborations.

319. Captain America Winter Soldier Director’s Cut
04/14 CA:WS Director’s Cut #1 – 4,725


This is a reprint/director’s cut of the first issue of Brubaker’s Captain America run and it sells a few copies mostly to hardcore Captain America collectors I bet.

323. MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
04/13 MUU Spider-Man #13 - 5,004 ( +0.5%)
05/13 MUU Spider-Man #14 - 5,127 ( +2.5%)
06/13 MUU Spider-Man #15 - 5,054 ( -1.4%)
07/13 MUU Spider-Man #16 - ?,??? ( ??? )
08/13 MUU Spider-Man #17 - 4,999 ( ??? )
09/13 MUU Spider-Man #18 - ?,??? ( ??? )
10/13 MUU Spider-Man #19 - ?,??? ( ??? )
11/13 MUU Spider-Man #20 - 5,163 ( ??? )
12/13 MUU Spider-Man #21 - ?,??? ( ??? )
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%)
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1 Year ( -9.5%)


The Spider-man kids book continues to sell consistently. I often wonder if Marvel should make a big push to do a kids line with top name creators, but these sales numbers are probably why they don’t.

286. MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE
04/13 MU Avengers #13 - 4,911 ( -1.0%)
05/13 MU Avengers #14 - ?,??? ( ??? )
06/13 MU Avengers #15 - 4,744 ( ??? )
07/13 MU Avengers #16 - ?,??? ( ??? )
08/13 MU Avengers #17 - ?,??? ( ??? )
09/13 MU Avengers #18 - ?,??? ( ??? )
10/13 MUA Assemble #1 - 14,713 ( ??? )
11/13 MUA Assemble #2 - 6,530 (-55.6%)
12/13 MUA Assemble #3 - 5,548 (-15.0%)
01/14 MUA Assemble #4 - 5,082 ( -8.4%)
02/14 MUA Assemble #5 - 4,686 ( -7.8%)
03/14 MUA Assemble #6 - 4,484 ( -4.3%)
04/14 MUA Assemble #7 - 4,412 ( -1.6%)
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6 Mnth (-70.0%)
1 Year (-10.9%)


Similar sales to the Spider-Man kids book.

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6-Month Comparisons

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536.5% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
114.5% AMAZING X-MEN #6
79.6% HULK #1
61.9% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #31
38.6% DAREDEVIL #1.50
31.7% DEADPOOL #27
31.5% ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #200
22.5% DAREDEVIL #2
10.7% FANTASTIC FOUR #3
8.9% WOLVERINE #4
8.4% WOLVERINE #5
7.1% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #2
-0.9% HULK #2
-1.6% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #3
-8.9% KICK-ASS 3 #7 (MR)
-9.3% X-FORCE #3
-11.0% CAPTAIN AMERICA #19
-13.0% IRON MAN #24
-13.6% UNCANNY AVENGERS #19
-13.8% X-FORCE #4
-15.1% SECRET AVENGERS #2
-17.3% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #21
-21.4% GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #14
-22.9% THUNDERBOLTS #24
-23.0% ALL NEW X-MEN #25
-24.7% THUNDERBOLTS #25
-26.4% UNCANNY X-MEN #20
-26.4% AVENGERS #28
-27.4% NEW AVENGERS #17
-28.9% ALL NEW X-MEN #26
-31.9% NOVA #16
-32.5% SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #11
-33.8% DEXTER DOWN UNDER #3
-36.6% WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #3
-38.7% SAVAGE WOLVERINE #17
-41.6% X-MEN #13
-43.5% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #12
-45.6% AVENGERS AI #11
-45.7% AVENGERS AI #12
-56.4% MIGHTY AVENGERS #9
-70.0% Marvel U Avengers Assemble #7


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1 Year Comparisons

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505.6% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
66.5% AMAZING X-MEN #6
54.1% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #31
52.7% CAPTAIN MARVEL #2
33.1% ALL NEW ULTIMATES #1
32.6% HULK #1
26.5% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #6
22.1% DAREDEVIL #1.50
19.2% ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #200
8.8% DEADPOOL #27
7.9% DAREDEVIL #2
-9.5% Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man #25
-10.9% Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble #7
-14.8% WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #3
-15.4% FANTASTIC FOUR #3
-20.3% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #2
-24.7% ALL NEW X-MEN #25
-26.1% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #21
-26.7% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #3
-26.8% HULK #2
-27.7% NEW AVENGERS #17
-28.0% CAPTAIN AMERICA #19
-28.6% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM UP #12
-28.9% IRON MAN #24
-30.5% ALL NEW X-MEN #26
-30.8% UNCANNY X-MEN #20
-32.1% AVENGERS #28
-34.0% WOLVERINE #4
-34.3% WOLVERINE #5
-35.2% UNCANNY AVENGERS #19
-36.1% SECRET AVENGERS #2
-38.8% GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #14
-38.8% THUNDERBOLTS #24
-40.3% THUNDERBOLTS #25
-45.7% NOVA #16
-51.3% SAVAGE WOLVERINE #17


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2 Year Comparisons

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800.4% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
129.0% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #31
111.5% DEADPOOL #27
93.0% MOON KNIGHT #2
74.6% HULK #1
73.6% SILVER SURFER #2
44.1% AMAZING X-MEN #6
27.5% SECRET AVENGERS #2
17.8% THUNDERBOLTS #24
15.0% THUNDERBOLTS #25
14.2% X-MEN #13
9.3% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #6
9.2% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #21
6.3% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #2
5.1% DAREDEVIL #1.50
-0.3% WOLVERINE #4
-0.7% WOLVERINE #5
-2.3% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #3
-2.7% UNCANNY X-MEN #20
-3.3% ALL NEW ULTIMATES #1
-3.6% IRON MAN #24
-3.7% HULK #2
-4.8% ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #200
-7.2% DAREDEVIL #2
-12.3% PUNISHER #4
-17.0% CAPTAIN AMERICA #19
-17.6% FANTASTIC FOUR #3
-19.6% AVENGERS #28
-28.9% NEW AVENGERS #17
-32.3% WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #3
-33.8% WINTER SOLDIER BITTER MARCH #3
-41.7% X-FORCE #3
-44.6% X-FORCE #4
-56.7% SUPERIOR SPIDER TEAM UP #12


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3 Year Comparisons

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763.4% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
138.9% HULK #1
119.6% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #31
117.5% DEADPOOL #27
73.6% SILVER SURFER #2
31.8% HULK #2
4.8% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #6
0.7% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #2
-2.5% UNCANNY X-MEN #20
-7.4% AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #3
-9.9% THUNDERBOLTS #24
-11.5% IRON PATRIOT #2
-12.0% THUNDERBOLTS #25
-16.8% AVENGERS #28
-17.8% X-MEN #13
-18.2% ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #200
-19.7% WOLVERINE #4
-20.1% WOLVERINE #5
-24.2% CAPTAIN AMERICA #19
-25.7% NEW AVENGERS #17
-30.8% ALL NEW ULTIMATES #1
-31.0% IRON MAN #24
-45.6% X-FORCE #3
-48.3% X-FORCE #4
-51.2% SECRET AVENGERS #2
-53.6% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #21


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5 Year Comparisons

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702.0% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
140.3% IRON FIST LIVING WEAPON #1
104.0% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #31
99.1% GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #14
80.2% MOON KNIGHT #2
59.5% ELEKTRA #1
37.9% ALL NEW GHOST RIDER #2
28.0% DEADPOOL #27
18.0% SHE-HULK #3
7.7% DAREDEVIL #1.50
1.7% CAPTAIN MARVEL #2
-4.8% DAREDEVIL #2
-11.1% HULK #1
-16.1% NOVA #16
-18.7% ALL NEW X-FACTOR #6
-23.1% PUNISHER #4
-27.6% UNCANNY X-MEN #20
-33.5% AMAZING X-MEN #6
-39.6% IRON MAN #24
-46.0% IRON PATRIOT #2
-46.1% CAPTAIN AMERICA #19
-48.4% X-FORCE #3
-50.9% HULK #2
-51.0% X-FORCE #4
-51.2% NEW AVENGERS #17
-52.2% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #21
-54.0% THUNDERBOLTS #24
-55.1% THUNDERBOLTS #25
-65.0% MIGHTY AVENGERS #9


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10 Year Comparisons

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540.5% AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
134.7% ELEKTRA #1
88.6% IRON FIST LIVING WEAPON #1
62.9% SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #31
57.0% HULK #1
53.2% SILVER SURFER #2
23.5% THOR GOD OF THUNDER #21
7.3% IRON MAN #24
-4.0% AVENGERS #28
-10.8% CAPTAIN AMERICA #19
-10.9% DAREDEVIL #1.50
-11.0% SHE-HULK #3
-13.3% HULK #2
-16.9% PUNISHER #4
-21.3% DAREDEVIL #2
-34.0% FANTASTIC FOUR #3
-36.4% UNCANNY X-MEN #20
-46.9% WOLVERINE #4
-47.1% WOLVERINE #5
-54.6% ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #200
-77.3% ULTIMATE FF #1

http://comicsbeat.com/marvel-month-to-m ... up-spidey/

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

Je me doutais bien qu'il y aurait des réactions, il m'arrive de faire un peu de provoc pour obtenir des réactions, mais quand je dis que c'est barbant c'est parce que personnellement les chiffres des ventes USA me laisse complétement indifférent car ce qui m'intéresse le plus c'est la VF ancienne genre (Lug / Arédit) et beaucoup moins Panini.
Pendant près de 40 ans j'ai acheté pratiquement tous le kiosque Lug et une bonne partie des titres Arédit puis les Marvel France et enfin Panini mais depuis 5/6 ans j'ai arrêté le kiosque et n'achète plus que quelques titres librairies trié sur le volet.

je comprend..
et même quand on s interesse aux comics actuels.. on peut s en cogner des chiffres..

Là ce que j aime assez, c est que ca te met en perspective les evolutions..
et souvent ca te permet de comprendre les politiques menées par les editeurs...


Là sur avril, on voit que marvel va devoir faire un tri dans ces titres avengers et xmen car certains ne fontionnent plus (qualité ou pas d ailleurs). Secret avengers ou xmen et wolverine sont a peine relaunché qu ils sont a 30 000ex.?... Amazing xmen et avengers world ou mighty sont pas mieux et xmen descend..

Arena, Captain Marvel ou invaders vont pas durer...
Iron Patriot c est encore pire...
Les relaunchs de titres existants semblent ne plus avoir d effet au dela du #1 (c est nouveau)

certains titres comme moon knight, loki, elektra, surfer, iron fist, ms marvel semblent se stabiliser tres rapidement et pouvoir rester un moment (comme hawkeye) même si ca vend pas des tonnes

[arruzielMidnight Son]

Je comprend parfaitement que cela intéressent beaucoup d'amateur de comics qui achètent les nouveautés VF ou VO de savoir ce que vont devenir certaine série, et aussi que c'est un sacré boulot de ta part de collecter et poster toutes ces listes et statistiques, mon but n'était pas de dénigrer ton travail mais seulement de donner mon opinion personnel.

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

j avais bien compris

[COMIXMembre de Nextwave]

(j'ai pas tous lu... mais )les chiffres donnent les tendances des séries qui pourraient s'arrêter / les personnages qui vont apparaître plus souvent dans leur propres séries ou des minis/events.


waow ... les résultats de "amazing spider-man" !!!

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: May 2014—Original Sales
06/24/2014 by Heidi MacDonald 20 Comments

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by Jason Enright

This month Marvel took the top 3 spots with Original Sin and 2 issues of Spider-Man. Let’s look at the book breakdown below:

74 books shipped this month
10 double-shipped books
7 Avengers team books (8 if you include the all-ages Avengers book)
5 X-men team books (7 if you include X-factor and X-Force)

3 books over 100k
1 book between 75k and 100k
7 books between 50k and 75k
37 books between 25k and 50k
26 books between 0 and 25k

So with a few cancellations, the number of Avengers and X-books drop slightly. Perhaps this is more manageable, we’ll see. When we look at the sales bands we see that Marvel is still pretty light at the top with 11 books over 50k, has a healthy middle with 37 books between 25k and 50k and then 26 books below 25k which are starting to creep towards the danger zone.

Let’s get into the individual book numbers below and see what trends they can reveal for us — and scroll down to the bottom of the article for my final thoughts and some questions for discussion.

Thanks as always to ICV2.com and Milton Griepp for their permission to use these figures.
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1,6. Original Sin #0
05/06 Civil War #1 - 260,706 (-43.6%)
04/08 Secret Inv. #1 – 250,213 (-41.2%)
01/10 Siege #1 - 108,484 ( 35.5%)
04/11 Fear Itself #1 - 128,595 ( 14.3%)
03/12 Av vs. X-Men #1 – 203,181 (-28.0%)
03/13 Age of Ultron #1- 174,952 (-16.0%)
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04/14 Original Sin #0 - 73,024 [6,166]
05/14 Original Sin #1 - 147,045 (101.4%)
05/14 Original Sin #2 - 92,643 (-37.0%)

Original Sin is Marvel’s big new event and it debuted at 147k and then dropped down to 92k. But is that good for a major event book? For fun I pulled the numbers for #1 issues of the last several big event books from Marvel to see how Original Sin stacks up.

05/06 Civil War #1 - 260,706 (-43.6%)
04/08 Secret Inv. #1 – 250,213 (-41.2%)
01/10 Siege #1 - 108,484 ( 35.5%)
04/11 Fear Itself #1 - 128,595 ( 14.3%)
03/12 Av vs. X-Men #1 – 203,181 (-28.0%)
03/13 Age of Ultron #1- 174,952 (-16.0%)
05/14 Original Sin #1 - 147,045

As you can see out of these 7 books it ranks 5th. I did better than Siege and Fear Itself, but worse than Age of Ultron, AVX, Secret invasion or Civil War. Two other interesting trends to note is that events have become more frequent and sell worse. I cherry picked these events because they fell around the same time of year as Original Sin and were Avengers-focused, but the last few years have been very event heavy and sales have been dropping overall on these events. They are still the best-selling books of their month generally but Marvel has yet to recapture the excitement and sales of Civil War.

2,3. Amazing SPIDER-MAN
05/04 Am Spi #506 – 81,905
05/09 Am Spi #590 - 71,837
05/11 Am Spi #658 - 55,883
05/12 Am Spi #686 - 58,337
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05/13 Superior #9 - 93,656 ( +9.3%)
05/13 Superior #10 - 85,346 ( -8.9%)
06/13 Superior #11 - 84,219 ( -1.3%)
06/13 Superior #12 - 82,338 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Superior #13 - 81,678 ( -0.8%)
07/13 Superior #14 - 80,839 ( -1.0%)
08/13 Superior #15 - 78,636 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Superior #16 - 78,087 ( -0.7%)
09/13 Superior #17 - 89,118 ( +14.1%)
09/13 Superior #18 - 80,178 ( -10.0%)
10/13 Superior #19 - 83,671 ( +4.4%)
10/13 Superior #20 - 85,309 ( +2.0%)
11/13 Superior #21 - 74,940 ( -12.2%)
11/13 Superior #22 - 81,250 ( +8.4%)
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%)[13,240]
05/14 Amazingv3#1.1- 116,555 ( -78.1%)
05/14 Amazing v3 #2- 123,945 ( 6.3%)
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6 mnth ( 52.5%)
1 year ( 45.2%)
2 year ( 112.0%)
3 year ( 121.8%)
5 year ( 72.5%)
10 year ( 51.3%)

So after its huge debut, Amazing Spider-Man drops into the 120k range. This gives it a nice lead over where Superior Spider-Man was in the 70k area and it should continue its trend of being Marvel’s flagship non-event book nicely. We’ll see if Spidey and Mr. Slott can hold their own against Batman and Mr. Snyder in the months to come but for now this is the top book.

16. ALL-NEW X-MEN
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05/13 All-New X-Men #11 - 80,582 ( -4.9%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #12 - 82,178 ( +2.0%)
06/13 All-New X-Men #13 - 77,656 ( -5.5%)
07/13 All-New X-Men #14 - 74,848 ( -3.6%)
08/13 All-New X-Men #15 - 73,035 ( -2.4%)
09/13 All-New X-Men #16 - 84,218 (+15.3%)
10/13 All-New X-Men #17 - 82,843 ( -1.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #18 - 82,365 ( -0.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #19 - 71,044 (-13.7%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -28.9%)
1 year ( -30.5%)

All-New X-Men gets a nice boost as they enter into a story arc that sees the return of the villains from Battle of the Atom. Looks like this book will comfortably live in the 60k range for a while and maintain its status at the best-selling X-Men book.

18,20. AVENGERS
05/04 Avengers v3 #83 – 55,254
05/12 Avengers v4 #24 - 68,086
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05/13 Avengers v5 #11 - 70,687 ( -10.4%)
05/13 Avengers v5 #12 - 74,978 ( +6.1%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #13 - 68,624 ( -8.5%)
06/13 Avengers v5 #14 - 74,846 ( +9.1%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #15 - 68,472 ( -8.5%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #16 - 72,842 ( +6.4%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #17 - 68,962 ( -5.3%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #18 - 74,697 ( +8.3%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #19 - 92,489 ( +23.8%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #20 - 74,388 ( -19.6%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #21 - 71,751 ( -3.5%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #22 - 70,735 ( -1.4%)
11/13 Avengers v5 #23 - 66,501 ( -6.0%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -2.7%)
1 year ( -14.1%)
2 year ( -23.8%)
3 year ( -16.1%)
5 year ( --- )
10 year ( 3.3%)

Two issues of Avengers this month and both are Original Sin tie-ins which help boost the sales by 5k issues. These boosts help it keep the crown for top Avengers book this month.

23. UNCANNY X-MEN
05/04 Uncanny X-Men #444 – 112,076
05/09 Uncanny X-Men #510 – 75,139
05/11 Uncanny X-Men #537 - 53,716
05/12 Uncanny X-Men v2 #12 - 69,265
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05/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #6 - 73,621 ( -6.7%)
06/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #7 - 73,719 ( +0.1%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #8 - 70,274 ( -4.7%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #9 - 67,338 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #10 - 70,903 ( +5.3%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #11 - 65,700 ( -7.3%)
09/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #12 - 76,790 ( +16.9%)
10/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #13 - 75,202 ( -2.1%)
11/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #14 - 65,655 ( -12.7%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -16.6%)
1 year ( -25.6%)
2 year ( -21.0%)
3 year ( 1.9%)
5 year ( -27.1%)
10 year ( -51.2%)

With a little bit of a drop since last month, Uncanny couldn’t hold onto the boost it got from the .NOW issue but it is staying pretty stable around 54k for now. Uncanny’s connection to the upcoming Last Will &Testament of Xavier story arc should help it garner some more sales.

25. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
05/09 Guardians v2 #11 - 27,130
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05/13 ---
06/13 Guardians v3 #3 - 75,633 ( -14.2%)
06/13 Guardians v3 #4 - 71,575 ( -5.4%)
07/13 Guardians v3 #5 - 110,372 ( +54.2%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Guardians v3 #6 - 69,030 ( -37.5%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #7 - 68,647 ( -0.6%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #8 - 63,494 ( -7.5%)
11/13 ---
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%)
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5 year ( 100.3%)

GotG sees a little boost in sales putting it back over 54k. Last month was the Anniversary issue, and this month starts a new story arc with Captain Marvel guest starring. Couple these features with the excitement for the upcoming movie and it looks like the next few months will be pretty good for the Guardians.

29. DEADPOOL
05/09 Deadpool v3 #10 - 51,113
05/11 Deadpool v3 #37 - 28,002
05/12 Deadpool v3 #55 - 29,022
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05/13 Deadpool v4 #9 - 51,296 ( -2.9%)
05/13 Deadpool v4 #10 - 50,461 ( -1.6%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #11 - 54,110 ( +7.2%)
06/13 Deadpool v4 #12 - 48,315 ( -10.7%)
07/13 Deadpool v4 #13 - 47,006 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #14 - 45,870 ( -2.4%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #15 - 46,169 ( +0.7%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #16 - 45,675 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #17 - 45,348 ( -0.7%)
10/13 Deadpool v4 #18 - 47,096 ( +3.9%)
11/13 Deadpool v4 #19 - 44,184 ( -6.2%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( 18.6%)
1 year ( 3.8%)
2 year ( 81.0%)
3 year ( 87.1%)
5 year ( 2.5%)

So a few years ago if you told me that the top books at Marvel would be Spider-man, X-men, Avengers and DEADPOOL, I would have thought you were crazy! The first 3 are obvious but Deadpool?!? Marvel has done a great job building up this brand and Deadpool is everywhere nowadays. This book is a huge success story and this month sees a nice increase as well as decent reorders for the wedding issue.

30. UNCANNY AVENGERS
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05/13 Uncanny Avengers #8 - 75,655 ( -1.8%)
05/13 Uncanny Av. #8AU - 72,514 ( -4.2%)
06/13 Uncanny Avengers #9 - 71,842 ( -0.9%)
07/13 Uncanny Avengers #10 - 68,768 ( -4.3%)
08/13 Uncanny Avengers #11 - 65,447 ( -4.8%)
09/13 Uncanny Avengers #12 - 73,357 (+12.1%)
10/13 Uncanny Avengers #13 - 60,597 (-17.4%)
11/13 Uncanny Avengers #14 - 60,750 ( +0.3%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -14.6%)
1 year ( -31.2%)

Uncanny Avengers sees a slight drop this month and manages to stay above the 50k line. Hopefully, this means this book is leveling out. With it playing into the fall’s AXIS event, it should see a nice boost this September.

33. THANOS ANNUAL
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05/14 Thanos Annual #1 – 47,599

Pretty good numbers for the Thanos Annual shows that Marvel’s uber villain can still move books.

34. CYCLOPS #1
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05/14 Cyclops #1 – 47,468

Decent numbers for the Cyclops solo series that puts it in good territory around where Nightcrawler and Magneto launched. Again with #1s, it is always hard to tell until we see how big the issue 2 and 3 drops are. Hopefully, this can stay above 30k.

35. Deadpool vs. Carnage #1
04/14 Dpool vs. Carn #1 – 57,275 [4,497]
04/14 Dpool vs. Carn #2 – 49,374 (-13.8%)[2,757]
05/14 Dpool vs. Carn #3 – 46,688 ( -5.4%)

This miniseries sees a bit of a drop, but still is doing pretty well. Marvel really seems to know how to capitalize on Deadpool’s popularity, let’s just hope they don’t release too many books.

36. MILES ULT SPIDER-MAN
05/04 Ult. Spider-Man v1 #56 – 89,820
05/09 Ult. Spider-Man v1 #132– 50,144
05/11 Ult. Spider-Man v2 #157- 47,941
05/12 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #9 - 42,356
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05/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #23 - 35,581 ( +1.9%)
06/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #24 - 34,011 ( -4.4%)
07/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #25 - 33,271 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #26 - 32,932 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #27 - 32,200 ( -2.2%)
10/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #28 - 31,462 ( -2.3%)
11/13 Cataclysm USM #1 of 3 - 36,541 (+16.1%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( 25.5%)
1 year ( 28.9%)
2 year ( 8.0%)
3 year ( -4.3%)
10 year ( -8.5%)

This is a decent debut and actually was a really good book, but I can’t help but feel that the writing is on the wall for the Ultimate Universe. This is one to watch to see how quickly it drops down to the 30k range.

40. NEW AVENGERS
05/09 New Avengers v1 #52 - 94,367
05/11 New Avengers v2 #11 - 60,328
05/12 New Avengers v2 #24 - 64,326
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05/13 New Avengers v3 #6 - 59,362 ( -6.4%)
06/13 New Avengers v3 #7 - 60,138 ( +1.3%)
07/13 New Avengers v3 #8 - 58,044 ( -3.5%)
08/13 New Avengers v3 #9 - 60,534 ( +4.3%)
09/13 New Avengers v3 #10 - 60,682 ( +0.2%)
10/13 New Avengers v3 #11 - 63,231 ( +4.2%)
11/13 New Avengers v3 #12 - 58,807 ( -7.0%)
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 ( 3.2%)
04/14 New Avengers v3 #17 - 45,885 ( -5.8%)
05/14 New Avengers v3 #18 - 43,668 ( -4.8%)
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6 mnth ( -25.7%)
1 year ( -26.4%)
2 year ( -32.0%)
3 year ( -27.6%)
5 year ( -53.7%)

So New Avengers seems to steadily lose 5% every month. Now, the hope would be to start seeing these drops get smaller eventually and maybe even see it level out. That doesn’t seem to be the case so far. There is an upcoming storyline that sees the book jump 8 months into the future so maybe that will help raise its numbers?

41. MOON KNIGHT
05/09 Moon Knight v3 #30- 19,693
05/11 Moon Knight v4 #1 - 49,018
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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%)
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3 year (-13.1%)
5 year (116.4%)

So Moon Knight continues to impress with great reorder numbers coming in and issue 2 seeing a sales bump. However, it has now been announced that the current creative team of Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey will be leaving after the first arc is finished. We’ll have to see if this negatively affects sales numbers but the replacement team of Brian Wood and Greg Smallwood seems pretty strong too, so hopefully this book can maintain its popularity through the transition.

43. AMAZING X-MEN
05/04 Astonishing X-Men #1 - 209,289
05/11 Astonishing X-Men #38 - 37,580
05/12 Astonishing X-Men #50 - 57,931
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05/13 Astonishing X-Men #62 - 24,121 ( -11.0%)
06/13 Astonishing X-Men #63 - 23,326 ( -3.3%)
07/13 Astonishing X-Men #64 - 22,649 ( -2.9%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #65 - 22,010 ( -2.8%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #66 - 21,757 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Astonishing X-Men #67 - 21,044 ( -3.3%)
10/13 Astonishing X-Men #68 - 21,023 ( -0.0%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -62.2%)
1 year ( 76.2%)
2 year ( -27.0%)
3 year ( 13.1%)
10 year ( -79.7%)

Amazing X-Men continues to lose sales numbers, but next month Craig Kyle and Chris Yost will be taking over the book and will hopefully help drive more interest in the book.

45. Inhuman #1
04/14 Inhuman #1 - 58,309
05/14 Inhuman #2 - 41,810 ( -28.3%)

There’s always a big drop from issue 1 to issue 2, and a drop under 30% is promising, so this book only dropping 28% could be very good, but we’ll have to wait till we see more data in future months to know for sure.

46. Deadpool Annual #1
05/14 Deadpool Annual #1 - 41,271

Another Deadpool book brings down some good numbers.

49. X-MEN
05/04 X-Men v2 #157 - 107,134
05/11 X-Men v3 #11 - 46,519
05/12 X-Men v3 #29 - 35,483
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05/13 X-Men v4 #1 - 183,297 (+464.2%)
06/13 X-Men v4 #2 - 73,542 ( -59.9%)
07/13 X-Men v4 #3 - 65,270 ( -11.2%)
08/13 X-Men v4 #4 - 64,010 ( -1.9%)
09/13 X-Men v4 #5 - 73,357 ( +14.6%)
10/13 X-Men v4 #6 - 71,990 ( -1.9%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -30.7%)
1 year ( -77.8%)
2 year ( 11.0%)
3 year ( -15.1%)
10 year ( -63.1%)

After that nice .NOW boost in February, this book has been steadily dropping again, around 5% per month and one year in, it is selling a quarter of the numbers of books it sold on debut. Issue 18 sees a new creative team come on board, so we might see a boost.

50. DAREDEVIL
05/04 Daredevil v2 #60 – 53,986
05/11 DD Reborn #4 - 26,179
05/12 Daredevil v3 #13 - 39,056
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05/13 Daredevil v3 #26 - 39,788 ( +0.3%)
06/13 Daredevil v3 #27 - 35,834 ( -9.9%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #28 - 35,364 ( -1.3%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #29 - 34,915 ( -1.3%)
08/13 Daredevil v3 #30 - 35,240 ( +0.9%)
09/13 Daredevil v3 #31 - 36,666 ( +4.0%)
10/13 Daredevil v3 #32 - 34,957 ( -4.7%)
11/13 Daredevil v3 #33 - 32,966 ( -5.7%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( 19.3%)
1 Year ( -1.2%)
2 Year ( 1.0%)
3 Year ( 50.2%)
5 Year ( --- )
10 Year ( -27.2%)

Daredevil’s drops are getting smaller and I expect it will end up pretty close to where it was before the soft relaunch in a few months.

52. HULK
05/04 Incred Hulk v3 #72 - 45,364
05/09 Hulk #12 - 73,105
05/11 Incred Hulks #627 – 28,882
05/12 Incred Hulk v4 #8 - 42,067
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05/13 Indestructible #7 - 49,956 ( -9.9%)
05/13 Indestructible #8 - 48,866 ( -2.2%)
06/13 Indestructible #9 - 49,427 ( +1.1%)
07/13 Indestructible #10 - 45,531 ( -7.9%)
07/13 Indestructible #11 - 45,241 ( -0.6%)
08/13 Indestructible #12 - 43,673 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Indestructible #13 - 41,805 ( -4.3%)
10/13 Indestructible #14 - 40,963 ( -2.0%)
11/13 Indestructible #15 - 37,025 ( -9.6%)
11/13 Indestructible #16 - 35,871 ( -3.1%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( 1.7%)
1 Year ( -24.7%)
2 Year ( -11.0%)
3 Year ( 30.6%)
5 Year ( -48.5%)
10 Year ( -17.0%)

Waid’s other book Hulk is following a very similar course as Daredevil and is on its way to matching up with its pre-relaunch sales numbers.

53. THOR: GOD OF THUNDER
05/04 Thor v2 #77 - 30,547
05/11 Thor v4 #2 - 50,473
05/12 Thor v4 #14 - 32,550
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05/13 Thor v5 #8 - 48,622 ( -5.6%)
06/13 Thor v5 #9 - 49,125 ( +1.0%)
07/13 Thor v5 #10 - 46,204 ( -5.9%)
08/13 Thor v5 #11 - 45,397 ( -1.7%)
08/13 Thor v5 #12 - 44,865 ( -1.2%)
09/13 Thor v5 #13 - 48,007 ( +7.0%)
10/13 Thor v5 #14 - 46,008 ( -4.2%)
11/13 Thor v5 #15 - 41,259 (-10.3%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -10.5%)
1 year ( -24.0%)
2 year ( 14.0%)
3 year ( -26.8%)
10 year ( 20.9%)

Small decrease this month, hopefully, this series will level out around 30,000.

55, 58. WOLVERINE
05/04 Wolverine v3 #15 – 68,695
05/09 Wolverine v3 #72 - 87,075
05/11 Wolverine v4 #8 - 44,635
05/12 Wolverine #304 - 34,873
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05/13 Wolverine v5 #3 - 49,629 ( -13.2%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #4 - 46,784 ( -5.7%)
06/13 Wolverine v5 #5 - 43,694 ( -6.6%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #6 - 40,593 ( -7.1%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #7 - 38,605 ( -4.9%)
08/13 Wolverine v5 #8 - 39,830 ( -3.2%)
09/13 Wolverine v5 #9 - 35,920 ( -9.8%)
10/13 Wolverine v5 #10 - 34,651 ( -3.5%)
11/13 Wolverine v5 #11 - 35,394 ( +2.1%)
12/13 Wolverine v5 #12 - 32,274 ( -8.8%)
01/14 Wolverine v5 #13 - 31,164 ( -3.4%)
02/14 Wolverine v6 #1 - 88,923 ( 185.3%)
02/14 Wolverine v6 #2 - 47,339 ( -46.8%)
03/14 Wolverine v6 #3 - 40,735 ( -14.0%)
04/14 Wolverine v6 #4 - 37,732 ( -7.4%)
04/14 Wolverine v6 #5 - 37,563 ( -0.4%)
05/14 Wolverine v6 #6 - 35,571 ( -5.3%)
05/14 Wolverine v6 #7 - 35,039 ( -1.5%)
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6 mnth ( -1.0%)
1 year ( -29.4%)
2 year ( 0.0%)
3 year ( -21.5%)
5 year ( -59.8%)
10 year ( -49.0%)

Wolverine continues to drop this month, but I’m sure the Death of Wolverine gimmick book will help boost sales in a few months.

56, 67. Magneto
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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%)

Some decent re-orders on issue #1, and the drops on issues 3 and 4 aren’t too big. This series will also tie-in to AXIS in a few months which should renew interest. All that said this should be a solid 30k book for a bit.

57. Nightcrawler
04/14 Nightcrawler #1 – 49,426
05/14 Nightcrawler #2 – 35,356 (-28.5%)

A drop from issue 1 to 2 under 30% is good and puts this in line with Magneto above.

59. Ms. Marvel
02/14 Ms. Marvel #1 - 50,286 ( --- ) [8,221]
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%)

Strong re-order activity for is 1 and 2 for two months in a row plus the drops aren’t that big. A nice solid 30k book here for a brand new Marvel character.

63. Iron Fist: Living Weapon
05/04 Iron Fist #3 - 24,960
05/09 Iron Fist #26 - 21,864
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04/14 Iron Fist LW #1 - 53,613 ( --- )[2,350]
05/14 Iron Fist LW #2 - 33,643 ( -37.2)
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5 year (53.9%)
10 year (34.8%)

Some nice re-order activity on issue 1 but that large drop from issue 1 to 2 is worrisome. Hopefully it will stabilize out.

64. WOLVERINE &THE X-MEN
05/12 Wolverine/X-Men #11 - 64,936
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05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #29 - 40,451 ( -5.3%)
05/13 Wolverine/X-Men #30 - 40,019 ( -1.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #31 - 41,661 ( +4.1%)
06/13 Wolverine/X-Men #32 - 39,790 ( -4.5%)
07/13 Wolverine/X-Men #33 - 42,269 ( +6.2%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #34 - 38,473 ( -9.0%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #35 - 38,046 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Wolverine/X-Men #36 - 59,684 (+56.9%)
10/13 Wolverine/X-Men #37 - 57,434 ( -3.8%)
11/13 Wolverine/X-Men #38 - 39,098 (-31.9%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( -14.3%)
1 Year ( 16.2%)
2 Year ( -48.0%)

So issue 4 of the new relaunch is already below where the book was pre-relaunch. So this relaunch garnered Marvel only 3 months of increased sales. It will be interesting to see if this series changes it title or sees a big shakeup due to the Death of Wolverine.

65, 66. FANTASTIC FOUR
05/04 Fantastic Four #513 – 50,912
05/09 Fantastic Four #566 – 46,653
05/12 Fantastic Four #606 - 39,914
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05/13 Fantastic Four v5 #8 - 37,309 ( -5.1%)
06/13 Fantastic Four v5 #9 - 37,071 ( -0.6%)
07/13 Fantastic Four v5 #10 - 34,018 ( -8.2%)
08/13 Fantastic Four v5 #11 - 32,665 ( -4.0%)
09/13 Fantastic Four v5 #12 - 31,426 ( -3.8%)
10/13 Fantastic Four v5 #13 - 31,561 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Fantastic Four v5 #14 - 28,679 ( -9.1%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( 16.2%)
1 year ( -10.6%)
2 year ( -16.0%)
5 year ( -28.5%)
10 year ( -34.5%)

Fantastic Four double ships month and issue 5 actually got more orders than 4. This could be a sign of the book stabilizing, which could be good as it is getting pretty close to its pre-relaunch numbers already.

73. CAPTAIN AMERICA
05/04 Captain America v4 #25 - 37,540
05/09 Captain America v5 #49 – 66,928
05/11 Captain America #617- 44,748
05/12 Captain America v6 #10 - 38,800
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05/13 Captain America v7 #7 - 44,024 ( -7.9%)
06/13 Captain America v7 #8 - 43,791 ( -0.5%)
07/13 Captain America v7 #9 - 40,796 ( -6.8%)
08/13 Captain America v7 #10 - 39,356 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Captain America v7 #11 - 38,521 ( -2.1%)
10/13 Captain America v7 #12 - 38,684 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Captain America v7 #13 - 36,147 ( -6.6%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( -16.1%)
1 Year ( -31.1%)
2 Year ( -22.0%)
3 Year ( -32.2%)
5 Year ( -54.7%)
10 Year ( -19.2%)

After issue 19 and 20 saw small increases, issue 20 sees a big drop erasing those gains. Hopefully, a connection to AXIS this fall will help boost this book’s numbers.

74,77. IRON MAN
05/04 Iron Man v3 #81 - 28,219
05/09 Inv Iron Man #13 - 51,311
05/11 Inv Iron Man #504 - 44,791
05/12 Inv Iron Man #517 - 31,536
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05/13 Iron Man v6 #9 - 78,006 ( +77.4%)
05/13 Iron Man v6 #10 - 45,424 ( -41.8%)
06/13 Iron Man v6 #11 - 44,409 ( -2.2%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #12 - 40,405 ( -9.0%)
07/13 Iron Man v6 #13 - 39,534 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Iron Man v6 #14 - 38,137 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Iron Man v6 #15 - 36,346 ( -4.7%)
10/13 Iron Man v6 #16 - 35,924 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Iron Man v6 #17 - 39,047 ( +8.7%)
11/13 Iron Man v6 #18 - 36,135 ( -7.5%)
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 ( -5.4%)
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6 Mnth ( -20.7%)
1 Year ( -63.3%)
2 Year ( -9.0%)
3 Year ( -36.0%)
5 Year ( -44.2%)
10 Year ( 1.5%)

Iron Man’s numbers continue to drop with no bottom in sight and writer Kieron Gillen has announced he’s leaving the book after the upcoming original Sin tie-in. For now there have been no announcements of a new series, but I’d expect them to renumber to #1 with a new team and story direction, which would give this a nice sales boost.

75. 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%)

Avengers World continues to drop and is solicited up through issue 13 at this point. How low can it go?

76. MIGHTY AVENGERS
05/09 Mighty Avengers #24 - 68,225
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09/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #1 - 101,921
10/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #2 - 54,862 (-46.2%)
11/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #3 - 42,210 (-23.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -32.0%)

This month’s original sin tie-in gives Mighty Avengers a nice 5000 copy boost. It is currently scheduled through issue 14 in September, but it doesn’t look like its sales are likely to drop again after Original Sin.

80. ALL NEW GHOST RIDER
05/09 Ghost Rider v6 #35 - 20,523
---
03/14 All New Ghost Rider #1 - 50,072 (---)[2,567]
04/14 All New Ghost Rider #2 - 29,429 (-41.2%)
05/14 All New Ghost Rider #3 - 27,756 ( -5.7%)
---
5 year (44.0%)

Decent re-orders on number 1 and not a terrible drop on #3. Hopefully this book stabilizes above 20k or it could be in trouble.

81. PUNISHER
05/04 Punisher v7 #5 – 48,553
05/09 Punisher v8 #4 – 35,621
05/12 Punisher v9 #11 - 23,303
---
09/13 Trial #1 of 2 - 22,626
10/13 Trial #2 of 2 - 20,143 (-11.0%)
11/13 ---
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
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%)
04/14 Punisher v10 #5 – 27,471 ( -3.4%)
---
2 year ( -43.4%)
5 year ( -22.9%)
10 year ( -16.9%)

#1 – 4 variant
#2-3 – variant

The drops on this book are shrinking and I think I could level out above 20k, which could Mr. Castle stick around for a while.

85. Elektra
05/09 Dark Reign: Elektra #3 - 27,118
---
04/14 Elektra #1 - 47,676 ( --- )
05/14 Elektra #2 - 26,612 (-44.2%)
---
5 year ( -1.9%)

That is a very big issue 2 drop which does not bode well for Elektra.

86. X-FORCE
05/09 X-Force v3 #14 - 58,340
05/11 X-Force v4 #7 - 50,676
05/12 X-Force v4 #24 - 50,851
---
05/13 X-Force v5 #4 - 47,727 ( -7.7%)
05/13 X-Force v5 #5 - 45,674 ( -4.3%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #6 - 42,496 ( -7.0%)
06/13 X-Force v5 #7 - 40,380 ( -5.0%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #8 - 37,781 ( -6.4%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #9 - 36,978 ( -2.1%)
08/13 X-Force v5 #10 - 35,329 ( -4.5%)
09/13 X-Force v5 #11 - 36,186 ( +2.4%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #12 - 32,559 (-10.0%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #13 - 30,567 ( -6.1%)
11/13 X-Force v5 #14 - 28,885 ( -5.5%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -9.2%)
1 year ( -42.6%)
2 year ( -48.0%)
3 year ( -48.3%)
5 year ( -55.1%)

5 issues in and X-Force has dropped below its pre-relaunch numbers and its month to month drops aren’t shrinking which does not bode well for this book.

88. BLACK WIDOW
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%)

The drops on this book are pretty small so it could stabilize and stay afloat, but this month’s larger drop is worrisome.

89. CAPTAIN MARVEL
05/09 Ms. Marvel #39 - 27,533
---
05/13 Enemy Within - 34,205 (+86.5%)
06/13 Captain Marvel v6 #13 - 19,673 (-42.5%)
07/13 Captain Marvel v6 #14 - 19,320 ( -1.8%)
08/13 Captain Marvel v6 #15 - 23,511 (+21.7%)
09/13 Captain Marvel v6 #16 - 22,845 ( -2.8%)
10/13 ---
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( 43.4%)
1 year ( -23.8%)
5 year ( 5.3%)

Issue 3 has a very small drop. Like a lot of the new books in this range, this could stabilize into a solid 20-24k book which would be better than where the first series was last year.

90. Loki, Agent of Asgard
---
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%)

Some nice re-order activity on issue 3, but a larger drop this month, lead me to believe that retailers are still finding their numbers on this book and trying to figure just how much demand there is for it. It will be interesting to watch whether it stabilize around 25k or not.

93. She-Hulk
05/04 She-Hulk v1 #3 - 29,648
05/09 Sav She-Hulk #2 - 20,194
05/13 Red She-Hulk #65 – 14,044
---
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%)
---
1 Year ( 81.9%)
5 Year ( 26.5%)
10 Year (-13.8%)

Continued re-order activity on #1 and #3 saw a good increase last month, but then #4 drops this month. Like Loki, I think stores are still finding their level for this book. Hopefully, it will stabilize soon.

95, 97. ALL-NEW X-FACTOR
05/09 X-Factor #40 - 31,543
05/11 X-Factor #218 - 24,766
05/12 X-Factor #234 - 24,051
---
05/13 X-Factor #255 - 20,442 ( -0.7%)
05/13 X-Factor #256 - 20,602 ( +0.8%)
06/13 X-Factor #257 - 20,264 ( -1.6%)
06/13 X-Factor #258 - 20,154 ( -0.5%)
07/13 X-Factor #259 - 20,065 ( -0.4%)
08/13 X-Factor #260 - 19,982 ( -0.4%)
08/13 X-Factor #261 - 19,781 ( -1.0%)
09/13 X-Factor #262 - 20,382 ( +3.0%)
10/13 ---
11/13 ---
12/13 ---
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%)
---
1 Year ( 17.9%)
2 Year ( 1.0%)
3 Year ( -2.0%)
5 Year ( -23.0%)

X-Factor continues to drop and they are really milking the double shipments on this book. 8 issues in 5 months and 6 more issues planned in the next 4 months. Marvel is making their money while they can before this book slips into cancellation territory.

98. All NEW ULTIMATES
05/11 Ult Av vs. New Ult #4 - 43,707
05/12 Ult comics Ultimates #9 - 31,344
-
05/13 Ultimates v5 #24 - 21,429 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Ultimates v5 #25 - 21,636 ( +1.0%)
06/13 Ultimates v5 #26 - 20,785 ( -3.9%)
07/13 Ultimates v5 #27 - 20,024 ( -3.7%)
07/13 Ultimates v5 #28 - 19,859 ( -0.8%)
08/13 Ultimates v5 #29 - 19,657 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Ultimates v5 #30 - 19,420 ( -1.2%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 28,422 (+46.4%)
12/13 Cataclysm #2 of 3 - 24,819 (-12.7%)
01/14 Cataclysm #3 of 3 - 21,705 (-12.5%)
02/14 ---
03/14 ---
04/14 All-New Ult #1 - 30,308 ( 39.6%)
05/14 All-New Ult #2 - 24,165 (-20.3%)
---
6 Mnth ( -15.0%)
1 Year ( 12.8%)
2 Year ( -23.0%)
3 Year ( -44.7%)

Not a terrible issue 1 to issue 2 drop, but this book started so low already it doesn’t have much room to fall. It is currently scheduled through issue 8 in September and by that time it will likely be below 20k.

99. GIANT SIZE SPIDER-MAN
---
05/14 G.S. Spider-man #1 - 23,996 ( --- )

93. SECRET AVENGERS
05/11 Secret Avengers #13 - 51,936
05/12 Secret Avengers #27 - 49,851
---
05/13 Secret Avengers v2 #4 - 33,428 ( -13.6%)
06/13 Secret Avengers v2 #5 - 31,437 ( -6.0%)
07/13 Secret Avengers v2 #6 - 28,908 ( -8.0%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #7 - 27,222 ( -5.8%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #8 - 26,150 ( -3.9%)
09/13 Secret Avengers v2 #9 - 24,870 ( -4.9%)
10/13 Secret Avengers v2 #10 - 29,134 ( +17.1%)
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%)
04/14 Secret Avengers v3 #3 - 22,860 ( -7.5%)
---
6 Mnth ( -9.7%)
1 Year ( -31.6%)
2 Year ( -54.0%)
3 Year ( -56.0%)

Secret Avengers continues to drop down to pre-relaunch level, but is currently scheduled through issue 8 in Septmeber.

107, 117. MIRACLEMAN
01/14 Miracleman #1 - 52,313
01/14 Miracleman #2 - 36,927 ( -29.4%)
02/14 Miracleman #3 – 25,970 ( -32.6%)
03/14 Miracleman #4 – 23,557 ( -9.3%)
04/14 ---
05/14 Miracleman #5 – 22,399 ( -4.9%)
05/14 Miracleman #6 – 20,598 ( -8.0%)

Miracleman continues to drop but is on the schedule through September.

109. ALL-NEW INVADERS
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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%)

Scheduled through September but not looking too healthy, at least the drop got smaller this month.

110. THUNDERBOLTS
05/09 Thunderbolts #132 - 40,324
05/11 Thunderbolts #157 - 25,063
05/12 Thunderbolts #174 - 18,792
---
05/13 Thunderbolts v2 #9 - 32,855 (-11.2%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #10 - 32,682 ( -0.5%)
06/13 Thunderbolts v2 #11 - 30,618 ( -6.3%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #12 - 29,081 ( -5.0%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #13 - 28,528 ( -1.9%)
08/13 Thunderbolts v2 #14 - 30,620 ( +7.3%)
09/13 Thunderbolts v2 #15 - 29,703 ( -3.0%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #16 - 29,334 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #17 - 28,324 ( -3.4%)
11/13 Thunderbolts v2 #18 - 26,502 ( -6.4%)
12/13 Thunderbolts v2 #19 - 24,959 ( -5.8%)
01/14 Thunderblts #20.NOW - 28,994 ( 16.2%)
01/14 Thunderbolts v2 #21 - 24,293 (-16.2%)
02/14 Thunderbolts v2 #22 – 23,629 ( -2.7%)
03/14 Thunderbolts v2 #23 – 22,701 ( -3.9%)
04/14 Thunderbolts v2 #24 – 22,619 ( -0.4%)
04/14 Thunderbolts v2 #25 – 22,092 ( -2.3%)
05/14 Thunderbolts v2 #26 – 21,771 ( -1.5%)
---
6 Mnth ( -17.9%)
1 Year ( -33.7%)
2 Year ( 16.0%)
3 Year ( -13.1%)
5 Year ( -46.0%)

Continues to drop, but there’s a new writing team next month so maybe that will help?

111. NOVA
03/09 Nova v4 #25 - 26,172
---
05/13 Nova v5 #4 - 38,151 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Nova v5 #5 - 36,545 ( -4.2%)
07/13 Nova v5 #6 - 34,234 ( -6.3%)
08/13 Nova v5 #7 - 31,937 ( -6.7%)
09/13 Nova v5 #8 - 37,767 (+18.3%)
10/13 Nova v5 #9 - 32,323 (-14.4%)
11/13 Nova v5 #10 - 32,716 ( +1.2%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -33.8%)
1 Year ( -43.2%)
5 Year ( -17.3%)

Nova continues to drop but is currently still planned through September and will definitely be below 20k by then.

112. SAVAGE WOLVERINE
05/13 Savage Wolverine #5 - 42,328 ( -7.8%)
06/13 Savage Wolverine #6 - 59,410 (+40.4%)
07/13 Savage Wolverine #7 - 40,946 (-31.1%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Savage Wolverine #8 - 38,208 ( -6.7%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #9 - 36,451 ( -4.6%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #10 - 33,627 ( -7.7%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #11 - 30,338 ( -9.8%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #12 - 29,739 ( -2.0%)
12/13 Savage Wolverine #13 - 27,490 ( -7.6%)
01/14 Savage #14.NOW - 30,370 ( 10.5%)
02/14 Savage Wolverine #15 - 25,190 (-17.1%)
03/14 Savage Wolverine #16 - 24,008 ( -4.7%)
04/14 Savage Wolverine #17 - 22,350 ( -6.9%)
05/14 Savage Wolverine #18 - 21,599 ( -3.4%)
05/14 Savage Wolverine #19 - 21,144 ( -2.1%)
---
6 Mnth ( -28.9%)
1 Year ( -50.0%)

The drops on Savage Wolverine are at least getting smaller and this book is solicited in Septmeber but I suspect it will get shaken up by the Death of Wolverine.

122. WINTER SOLDIER BITTER MARCH
05/13 Winter Solider #18 – 18,210
---
02/14 W. Soldier BM #1 - 31,137 ( --- )
03/14 W. Soldier BM #2 - 24,831 (-20.3%)
04/14 W. Soldier BM #3 - 22,203 (-10.6%)
05/14 W. Soldier BM #4 - 19,930 (-10.2%)
---
1 Year ( -10.0%)

Big month to month drops on this mini-series which ends with #5.

123. NEW WARRIORS
---
02/14 New Warriors #1 - 45,765 ( --- )
03/14 New Warriors #2 - 26,006 (-43.2%)
04/14 New Warriors #3 - 23,105 (-11.2%)
05/14 New Warriors #4 - 19,900 (-13.9%)

New Warriors continues to have big drops but currently it will still be around in September despite no signs of it stabilizing anytime soon.

126. AVENGERS UNDERCOVER
05/11 Avengers Academy #14 - 23,537
05/12 Avengers Academy #30 - 29,213
---
05/13 Avengers Arena #9 - 26,873 ( -3.7%)
06/13 Avengers Arena #10 - 25,277 ( -5.9%)
06/13 Avengers Arena #11 - 24,487 ( -3.1%)
07/13 Avengers Arena #12 - 23,969 ( -2.1%)
08/13 Avengers Arean #13 - 22,955 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Avengers Arena #14 - 23,204 ( +1.1%)
09/13 Avengers Arena #15 - 22,180 ( -4.4%)
10/13 Avengers Arena #16 - 22,179 ( -0.0%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #17 - 20,744 ( -6.5%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #18 - 20,712 ( -0.2%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 ---
03/14 Avengers Undrcvr #1- 31,936
04/14 Avengers Undrcvr #2- 23,746 (-25.65)
04/14 Avengers Undrcvr #3- 21,830 ( -8.1%)
05/14 Avengers Undrcvr #4- 19,696 ( -9.8%)
---
6 mnth ( -5.1%)
1 year ( -26.7%)
2 year ( -33.0%)
3 year ( -16.3%)

Ending with issue #10 in September.

127. MARVEL’S GOTG PRELUDE
---
04/14 GotG Prelude #1 - 22,705 ( --- )
05/14 GotG Prelude #2 - 19,588 (-13.7%)

129. DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU
---
05/14 Kung Fu #1 - 19,315 ( --- )

Shang Chi 4-part miniseries debuts with pretty low order numbers.

133. UNITED STATES OF MURDER INC
---
05/14 Murder Inc #1 - 18,474 ( --- )

For a creator-owned book, this is a pretty good debut number. It will be interesting to see if it grows or shrinks over the next couple of months.

141. Ultimate FF
---
04/14 Ultimate FF v2 #1 - 23,316 ( --- )
05/14 Ultimate FF v2 #2 - 17,059 (-26.8%)

Cancelled with issue 6.

145. All New Doop
---
04/14 All New Doop #1 - 22,614 ( --- )
05/14 All New Doop #2 - 15,022 (-33.6%)

Doop mini-series ending with #5 and not seeing good order numbers.

146. Iron Patriot
05/09 War Machine #6 - 27,703
05/11 Iron Man 2.0 #5 - 20,320
---
03/14 Iron Patriot #1 - 31,773 ( --- )
04/14 Iron Patriot #2 - 18,495 (-41.8%)
05/14 Iron Patriot #3 - 14,840 (-19.8%)
---
3 year ( -27.0%)
5 year ( -46.4%)

Ending with #5 in July.

188. DEXTER
07/13 Dexter #1 of 5 - 20,540
08/13 Dexter #2 of 5 - 17,304 (-15.8%)
09/13 Dexter #3 of 5 - 17,586 ( +1.6%)
10/13 Dexter #4 of 5 - 14,920 (-15.2%)
11/13 Dexter #5 of 5 - 13,439 (-10.0%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 Down Under #1 of 5 – 13,203 ( -1.8%)
03/14 Down Under #2 of 5 – 10,664 (-19.2%)
04/14 Down Under #3 of 5 – 9,875 ( -7.4%)
05/14 Down Under #4 of 5 – 9,329 ( -5.5%)
---
6 Mnth (-30.6%)

Ends next month.

192. POWERS: THE BUREAU [Icon]
05/13 Bureau #4 - 11,441 ( -2.3%)
06/13 Bureau #5 - 11,092 ( -3.1%)
07/13 Bureau #6 - 10,883 ( -1.9%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Bureau #7 - 10,306 ( -5.3%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Bureau #8 - 9,693 ( -5.9%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 ---
03/14 ---
04/14 Bureau #9 - 8,961 ( -7.6%)
05/14 Bureau #10 - 9,002 ( 0.5%)
---
6 Mnth (-7.1%)

A little bump for Powers this month.

248. DISNEY KINGDOMS: SEEKERS OF THE WEIRD
01/14 Seekers #1 of 5 - 24,910
02/14 Seekers #2 of 5 – 9,182 ( -63.1%)
03/14 Seekers #3 of 5 - 7,887 ( -14.1%)
04/14 Seekers #4 of 5 - 6,852 ( -13.1%)
05/14 Seekers #5 of 5 - 7,185 ( 4.9%)

First Disney Marvel book ends with 7k sales, which doesn’t bode well for the upcoming similar books.

323. MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
05/13 MUU Spider-Man #14 - 5,127 ( +2.5%)
06/13 MUU Spider-Man #15 - 5,054 ( -1.4%)
07/13 MUU Spider-Man #16 - ?,??? ( ??? )
08/13 MUU Spider-Man #17 - 4,999 ( ??? )
09/13 MUU Spider-Man #18 - ?,??? ( ??? )
10/13 MUU Spider-Man #19 - ?,??? ( ??? )
11/13 MUU Spider-Man #20 - 5,163 ( ??? )
12/13 MUU Spider-Man #21 - ?,??? ( ??? )
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 #25 – 4,759 ( 5.1%)
---
6 Mnth ( -7.8%)
1 Year ( -7.2%)

286. MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE
05/13 MU Avengers #14 - ?,??? ( ??? )
06/13 MU Avengers #15 - 4,744 ( ??? )
07/13 MU Avengers #16 - ?,??? ( ??? )
08/13 MU Avengers #17 - ?,??? ( ??? )
09/13 MU Avengers #18 - ?,??? ( ??? )
10/13 MUA Assemble #1 - 14,713 ( ??? )
11/13 MUA Assemble #2 - 6,530 (-55.6%)
12/13 MUA Assemble #3 - 5,548 (-15.0%)
01/14 MUA Assemble #4 - 5,082 ( -8.4%)
02/14 MUA Assemble #5 - 4,686 ( -7.8%)
03/14 MUA Assemble #6 - 4,484 ( -4.3%)
04/14 MUA Assemble #7 - 4,412 ( -1.6%)
05/14 MUA Assemble #8 - 4,467 ( 1.2%)
---
6 Mnth (-31.6%)

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6-Month Comparisons

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52.5%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2
43.5%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1
43.4%
CAPTAIN MARVEL #3
25.5%
M. M. ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1
19.3%
DAREDEVIL #3
18.6%
DEADPOOL #29 (O.S. Tie-In)
16.2%
FANTASTIC FOUR #5
16.0%
FANTASTIC FOUR #4
3.8%
DEADPOOL #28
1.7%
HULK #3
0.5%
WOLVERINE #6
-1.0%
WOLVERINE #7
-5.1%
AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #4
-7.1%
POWERS BUREAU #10 (MR)
-7.8%
MARVEL U ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #26
-9.2%
X-FORCE #5
-9.7%
SECRET AVENGERS #3
-10.5%
THOR GOD OF THUNDER #22
-11.8%
AVENGERS #29 (O.S. Tie-In)
-12.4%
ALL NEW X-MEN #27
-14.1%
AVENGERS #30 (O.S. Tie-In)
-14.3%
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #4
-14.6%
UNCANNY AVENGERS #20
-15.0%
ALL NEW ULTIMATES #2
-16.1%
CAPTAIN AMERICA #20
-16.6%
UNCANNY X-MEN #21
-17.9%
THUNDERBOLTS #26
-18.2%
IRON MAN #25
-20.7%
IRON MAN #26
-25.7%
NEW AVENGERS #18
-27.4%
SAVAGE WOLVERINE #18
-28.9%
SAVAGE WOLVERINE #19
-30.6%
DEXTER DOWN UNDER #4
-30.7%
X-MEN #14
-31.6%
MARVEL U AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #8
-32.0%
MIGHTY AVENGERS #10 (O.S. Tie-In)
-33.8%
NOVA #17
-62.2%
AMAZING X-MEN #7

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1 Year Comparisons

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81.9%
SHE-HULK #4
76.2%
AMAZING X-MEN #7
45.2%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2
36.6%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1
28.9%
M M ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1
20.7%
ALL NEW X-FACTOR #7
17.9%
ALL NEW X-FACTOR #8
12.8%
ALL NEW ULTIMATES #2
10.0%
WINTER SOLDIER BITTER MARCH #4
3.8%
DEADPOOL #29 (O.S. Tie-In)
-1.2%
DAREDEVIL #3
-7.2%
MARVEL U ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #26
-9.1%
DEADPOOL #28
-10.6%
FANTASTIC FOUR #5
-10.8%
FANTASTIC FOUR #4
-16.2%
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #4
-21.8%
AVENGERS #29 (O.S. Tie-In)
-22.7%
ALL NEW X-MEN #27
-23.8%
CAPTAIN MARVEL #3
-23.8%
AVENGERS #30 (O.S. Tie-In)
-24.0%
THOR GOD OF THUNDER #22
-24.7%
HULK #3
-25.6%
UNCANNY X-MEN #21
-26.4%
NEW AVENGERS #18
-26.7%
AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #4
-28.3%
WOLVERINE #6
-29.4%
WOLVERINE #7
-31.1%
CAPTAIN AMERICA #20
-31.4%
UNCANNY AVENGERS #20
-31.6%
SECRET AVENGERS #3
-33.7%
THUNDERBOLTS #26
-42.6%
X-FORCE #5
-43.2%
NOVA #17
-46.1%
DEADPOOL VS CARNAGE #2
-48.2%
ALL NEW GHOST RIDER #1
-49.0%
SAVAGE WOLVERINE #18
-50.0%
SAVAGE WOLVERINE #19
-62.1%
IRON MAN #25
-63.3%
IRON MAN #26
-77.8%
X-MEN #14

—

2 Year Comparisons

---

112%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2
100%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1
81%
DEADPOOL #29 (O.S. Tie-In)
58%
DEADPOOL #28
18%
PUNISHER #5
16%
THUNDERBOLTS #26
14%
THOR GOD OF THUNDER #22
11%
X-MEN #14
8%
M M ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1
3%
ALL NEW X-FACTOR #7
2%
WOLVERINE #6
1%
ALL NEW X-FACTOR #8
1%
DAREDEVIL #3
0%
WOLVERINE #7
-6%
IRON MAN #25
-9%
IRON MAN #26
-11%
HULK #3
-13%
AVENGERS #29 (O.S. Tie-In)
-16%
AVENGERS #30 (O.S. Tie-In)
-16%
FANTASTIC FOUR #5
-17%
FANTASTIC FOUR #4
-21%
UNCANNY X-MEN #21
-22%
CAPTAIN AMERICA #20
-23%
ALL NEW ULTIMATES #2
-27%
AMAZING X-MEN #7
-32%
NEW AVENGERS #18
-33%
AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #4
-48%
WOLVERINE AND X-MEN #4
-48%
X-FORCE #5
-54%
SECRET AVENGERS #3

—

3 Year Comparisons

---

121.8%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2
108.6%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1
87.1%
DEADPOOL #29 (O.S. Tie-In)
63.8%
DEADPOOL #28
50.2%
DAREDEVIL #3
30.6%
HULK #3
13.1%
AMAZING X-MEN #7
1.9%
UNCANNY X-MEN #21
0.4%
ALL NEW X-FACTOR #7
-2.0%
ALL NEW X-FACTOR #8
-4.3%
M M ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1
-13.1%
MOON KNIGHT #3
-13.1%
THUNDERBOLTS #26
-13.8%
AVENGERS #29 (O.S. Tie-In)
-15.1%
X-MEN #14
-16.1%
AVENGERS #30 (O.S. Tie-In)
-16.3%
AVENGERS UNDERCOVER #4
-20.3%
WOLVERINE #6
-21.5%
WOLVERINE #7
-26.8%
THOR GOD OF THUNDER #22
-27.0%
IRON PATRIOT #3
-27.6%
NEW AVENGERS #18
-32.2%
CAPTAIN AMERICA #20
-34.0%
IRON MAN #25
-36.0%
IRON MAN #26
-44.7%
ALL NEW ULTIMATES #2
-48.3%
X-FORCE #5
-56.0%
SECRET AVENGERS #3

—

5 Year Comparisons

---

116.4%
MOON KNIGHT #3
100.3%
GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #15
72.5%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2
62.2%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1
53.9%
IRON FIST LIVING WEAPON #2
26.5%
SHE-HULK #4
5.3%
CAPTAIN MARVEL #3
2.5%
DEADPOOL #29 (O.S. Tie-In)
-1.9%
ELEKTRA #2
-8.5%
M M ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1
-10.3%
DEADPOOL #28
-17.3%
NOVA #17
-21.1%
ALL NEW X-FACTOR #7
-22.9%
PUNISHER #5
-23.0%
ALL NEW X-FACTOR #8
-27.1%
UNCANNY X-MEN #21
-28.5%
FANTASTIC FOUR #5
-28.7%
FANTASTIC FOUR #4
-42.4%
IRON MAN #25
-44.2%
IRON MAN #26
-46.0%
THUNDERBOLTS #26
-46.4%
IRON PATRIOT #3
-48.5%
HULK #3
-53.7%
NEW AVENGERS #18
-54.7%
CAPTAIN AMERICA #20
-55.1%
X-FORCE #5
-59.1%
WOLVERINE #6
-59.8%
WOLVERINE #7
-78.5%
ALL NEW GHOST RIDER #3

—

10 Year Comparisons

---

51.3%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2
42.3%
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1
34.8%
IRON FIST LIVING WEAPON #2
20.9%
THOR GOD OF THUNDER #22
6.2%
AVENGERS #29 (O.S. Tie-In)
4.7%
IRON MAN #25
3.3%
AVENGERS #30 (O.S. Tie-In)
1.5%
IRON MAN #26
-13.8%
SHE-HULK #4
-17.0%
HULK #3
-19.2%
CAPTAIN AMERICA #20
-27.2%
DAREDEVIL #3
-34.5%
FANTASTIC FOUR #5
-34.7%
FANTASTIC FOUR #4
-43.4%
PUNISHER #5
-48.2%
WOLVERINE #6
-48.9%
M M ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1
-49.0%
WOLVERINE #7
-51.2%
UNCANNY X-MEN #21
-63.1%
X-MEN #14
-79.7%
AMAZING X-MEN #7

So there are the numbers for this month. A few final thoughts: Marvel launched a lot of new #1s this year, and now we’re starting to see how they will shake out in terms of sales. Seems like most of these new solo character books will sell around 20-30k, with a few standout characters over 30k. This is not bad as it expands Marvel’s middle tier in a comfortable way, and if a book falls too low, there are a variety of other character to explore.

The one problem we keep noticing is with the soft relaunches. Books like Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Hulk and others get relaunched to #1 very shortly after the previous run ends and only get a very temporary sales boost. I worry that this hurts the sales potential of other #1s because it makes #1s less special. Relaunching every so often has become a major part of this business, but when it becomes to frequent it loses any benefit it provides. It has become a gimmick, and can lead to retailers and readers losing faith in future relaunches.

I’ll end this with a few questions for debate in the comments below:

• What relaunches recently have gotten your attention? What makes them stand out from others?

• Have all the recent gimmicks (relaunches, tons of variants, momentary death of characters) made you gain or lose interest in those titles? Do you ever use a relaunch as an opportunity to drop a book that you are losing interest in?

Thanks for reading the article and for commenting below. Until next month, Keep Reading Comics!

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Marvel Month-to-Month Sales July 2014: Raucous Raccoon Rockets up the Ranks
08/18/2014 by Beat Staff 11 Comments
rocket raccoon #1by Jason Enright

This is a pretty standard month. Overall, comics sales were strong this month, and while many ongoing Marvel books followed standard attrition rates, they made up for those losses with several anniversary specials and new debuts that posted strong numbers. The big brand to follow is Guardians of the Galaxy which launches several new spin-off series this month to capitalize on the movie release. Let’s look at a breakdown of this month’s Marvel books.

91 titles in total
16 double shipped books
5 X-Men books (7 if you count X-Factor and X-Force)
7 Avengers books (8 if you count the Ultimates)
5 100th Anniversary specials
19 Original Sin and Original Sin Tie-In books

2 titles over 100,000 copies
4 titles between 75,000 and 100,000 copies
9 titles between 50,000 and 75,000 copies
45 titles between 25,000 and 50,000 copies
31 titles under 25,000
3 $4.99 books
84 $3.99 books
4 $2.99 books

Now let’s dive into the numbers.

Thanks as always to ICV2.com and Milton Griepp for their permission to use these figures.
—

1. ROCKET RACCOON #1
07/14 Rocket Raccoon #1 - 293,913* (---)

So Rocket Raccoon debuted with big numbers, but we have to clarify that about 100,000 copies out of that order were part of a promotion with Loot Crate so the actual sales of Rocket Raccoon are closer to 200,000. Still a very strong debut and a big win for Marvel’s little raccoon.

3. Amazing SPIDER-MAN
07/04 Am Spi #506 – 84,755
07/09 Am Spi #590 - 116,779
07/11 Am Spi #658 - 135,568
07/12 Am Spi #688 - 58,976
---
07/13 Superior #13 - 81,678 ( -0.8%)
07/13 Superior #14 - 80,839 ( -1.0%)
08/13 Superior #15 - 78,636 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Superior #16 - 78,087 ( -0.7%)
09/13 Superior #17 - 89,118 ( +14.1%)
09/13 Superior #18 - 80,178 ( -10.0%)
10/13 Superior #19 - 83,671 ( +4.4%)
10/13 Superior #20 - 85,309 ( +2.0%)
11/13 Superior #21 - 74,940 ( -12.2%)
11/13 Superior #22 - 81,250 ( +8.4%)
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.S. Tie-In
---
6 mnth ( 62.4%)
1 year ( 45.9%)
2 year ( 100.0%)
3 year ( -13.0%)
5 year ( 1.0%)
10 year ( 39.1%)

Amazing Spider-Man gets a slight boost due to being an Original Sin tie-in issue. There’s no doubt that Spider-Man will stay one of Marvel’s top books, but the real question is how long it can stay above 100k.

4,6. Original Sin #0
04/14 Original Sin #0 - 73,024 [6,166]
05/14 Original Sin #1 - 147,045 (101.4%)
05/14 Original Sin #2 - 92,643 (-37.0%)
06/14 Original Sin #3 – 93,351 ( 0.8%)
06/14 Original Sin #4 - 88,508 ( -5.2%)
07/14 Original Sin #5 - 91,420 ( 3.3%)
06/14 Original Sin #6 - 89,324 ( -2.3%)

Original Sin is staying pretty close to 100k and should end with very strong numbers.

5. SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1
07/14 Spider-Man 2099 #1 - 90,690 (---)

90k is a pretty strong debut for Spider-Man 2099 which bodes well for it in the long term. If it can keep its issue 2 drop to 30% and stay above 60k, then it will be off to a really good start.

9. LEGENDARY STAR LORD #1
07/14 Legendary Star Lord #1 - 78,501 (---)

Another big debut for a Guardians of the Galaxy spin-off book. Not as strong as Rocket Raccoon but still looking good. It will be interesting to watch how big the drops are on this book. I expect this to level out somewhere in the 30k to 40k range in 6 months.

11. Amazing Spider-Man #1.X
05/14 Amazing Spi #1.1 - 116,555
06/14 Amazing Spi #1.2 - 86,315 (-25.9%)
07/14 Amazing Spi #1.3 - 74,285 (-13.9%)

This is a Spider-man year one story running concurrently with the main Spider-Man book. It is not selling as well as the main book, but with the drops shrinking quickly it looks to be doing pretty well for Marvel.

20. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
07/09 Guardians v2 #16 - 26,587
---
07/13 Guardians v3 #5 - 110,372 ( +54.2%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Guardians v3 #6 - 69,030 ( -37.5%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #7 - 68,647 ( -0.6%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #8 - 63,494 ( -7.5%)
11/13 ---
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%)
---
6 mnth ( 3.1%)
1 year ( -42.9%)
5 year ( 136.9%)

We see a nice sales bump for Guardians of the Galaxy as we get closer to the release of the film in August. I’d be very interested to see if this just represents retailers stocking up in anticipation or if they are actually seeing increased interest and increased sales. It will also be interesting to see how long this sales bump lasts before the interest dies down and sales attrition begins again.

26. ALL-NEW X-MEN
---
07/13 All-New X-Men #14 - 74,848 ( -3.6%)
08/13 All-New X-Men #15 - 73,035 ( -2.4%)
09/13 All-New X-Men #16 - 84,218 (+15.3%)
10/13 All-New X-Men #17 - 82,843 ( -1.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #18 - 82,365 ( -0.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #19 - 71,044 (-13.7%)
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%)
06/14 All-New X-Men #29 - 58,817 ( 2.9%)
---
6 mnth ( -23.2%)
1 year ( -21.4%)

All-New X-Men gets a nice little bump this month as it wraps up its current storyline. It’ll be interesting to see how long this series can hold on this 58k level it’s been hovering around for a few months.

28, 36. AVENGERS
07/04 Avengers v3 #83 – 105,622
07/11 Avengers v4 #14 – 62,580
07/12 Avengers v4 #27 - 63,169
---
07/13 Avengers v5 #15 - 68,472 ( -8.5%)
07/13 Avengers v5 #16 - 72,842 ( +6.4%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #17 - 68,962 ( -5.3%)
08/13 Avengers v5 #18 - 74,697 ( +8.3%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #19 - 92,489 ( +23.8%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #20 - 74,388 ( -19.6%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #21 - 71,751 ( -3.5%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #22 - 70,735 ( -1.4%)
11/13 Avengers v5 #23 - 66,501 ( -6.0%)
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.S. Tie-In
07/14 Avengers v5 #32 - 56,595 ( 4.9%) O.S. Tie-In
07/14 Avengers v5 #33 - 51,874 ( -8.3%) O.S. Tie-In
---
6 mnth ( -20.9%)
1 year ( -28.8%)
2 year ( -18.0%)
3 year ( -17.1%)
10 year ( -50.9%)

The first issue of Avengers this month gets a nice boost from being an Original Sin Tie-In but then second issue drops to Avengers’ lowest sales number yet for the current series. In the short run these Original Sin Tie-ins seem to help sales but don’t have a long term effect on sales.

31, 34. UNCANNY X-MEN
07/04 Uncanny X-Men #446 – 96,966
07/09 Uncanny X-Men #513 – 83,344
07/11 Uncanny X-Men #541 - 55,856
07/12 Uncanny X-Men v2 #16 - 63,835
---
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #8 - 70,274 ( -4.7%)
07/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #9 - 67,338 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #10 - 70,903 ( +5.3%)
08/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #11 - 65,700 ( -7.3%)
09/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #12 - 76,790 ( +16.9%)
10/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #13 - 75,202 ( -2.1%)
11/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #14 - 65,655 ( -12.7%)
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.S. Tie-In
---
6 mnth ( -8.5%)
1 year ( -20.3%)
2 year ( -16.0%)
3 year ( -3.9%)
5 year ( -35.6%)
10 year ( -44.6%)

The “Last Will” storyline begins with issue #23 and brings with it a decent sales boost. Issue 24 is branded as an Original Sin Tie-in even though it really isn’t and the branding doesn’t really help bolster sales.

33, 52. 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%)

So I decided to list Deadpool Vs. X-Force as a continuation of Deadpool Vs. Carnage so that I could follow the sales trend. Issue 1 of the new series has a decent starting point but issue 2 drops to below where the last mini-series ended. Not sure if this means X-Force is less popular than Carnage or just that retailers just expect this series to sell very similarly to the last one.

38. UNCANNY AVENGERS
---
07/13 Uncanny Avengers #10 - 68,768 ( -4.3%)
08/13 Uncanny Avengers #11 - 65,447 ( -4.8%)
09/13 Uncanny Avengers #12 - 73,357 (+12.1%)
10/13 Uncanny Avengers #13 - 60,597 (-17.4%)
11/13 Uncanny Avengers #14 - 60,750 ( +0.3%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -8.1%)
1 year ( -26.9%)

Here we see a little boost for Uncanny Avengers as it nears this story arc’s conclusion and amps up for AXIS. With this book being so closely tied to AXIS it will be interesting to see how that book affects this series’ sales over the next few months.

39, 49. DEADPOOL
07/09 Deadpool v3 #12 - 58,768
07/11 Deadpool v3 #40 - 27,303
07/12 Deadpool v3 #56 - 28,706
---
07/13 Deadpool v4 #13 - 47,006 ( -2.7%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #14 - 45,870 ( -2.4%)
08/13 Deadpool v4 #15 - 46,169 ( +0.7%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #16 - 45,675 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #17 - 45,348 ( -0.7%)
10/13 Deadpool v4 #18 - 47,096 ( +3.9%)
11/13 Deadpool v4 #19 - 44,184 ( -6.2%)
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
---
6 mnth ( 12.1%)
1 year ( -0.4%)
2 year ( 63.0%)
3 year ( 71.5%)
5 year ( -20.3%)

Last month the Original Sin tie-in issues helped boost sales but this month we see a drop in sales. The sales are still higher than before the tie-in issues but are pretty close to the sales numbers before the tie-in event started.

43, 51. ORIGINAL SIN #5.X
---
07/14 Original Sin #5.1 – 48,596
07/14 Original Sin #5.2 – 46,110 ( -5.1%)

This series doesn’t sell as well as the main Original Sin series, but does sell better than the Thor or Loki series that crossover in this miniseries. So I suppose this can be seen as a win for both of those series, as it may draw new readers in to check out those books.

45. WOLVERINE
07/04 Wolverine v3 #17 – 66,593
07/09 Wolverine v3 #76 - 73,968
07/11 Wolverine v4 #12 - 42,110
07/12 Wolverine #310 - 60,880
---
07/13 Wolverine v5 #6 - 40,593 ( -7.1%)
07/13 Wolverine v5 #7 - 38,605 ( -4.9%)
08/13 Wolverine v5 #8 - 39,830 ( -3.2%)
09/13 Wolverine v5 #9 - 35,920 ( -9.8%)
10/13 Wolverine v5 #10 - 34,651 ( -3.5%)
11/13 Wolverine v5 #11 - 35,394 ( +2.1%)
12/13 Wolverine v5 #12 - 32,274 ( -8.8%)
01/14 Wolverine v5 #13 - 31,164 ( -3.4%)
02/14 Wolverine v6 #1 - 88,923 ( 185.3%)
02/14 Wolverine v6 #2 - 47,339 ( -46.8%)
03/14 Wolverine v6 #3 - 40,735 ( -14.0%)
04/14 Wolverine v6 #4 - 37,732 ( -7.4%)
04/14 Wolverine v6 #5 - 37,563 ( -0.4%)
05/14 Wolverine v6 #6 - 35,571 ( -5.3%)
05/14 Wolverine v6 #7 - 35,039 ( -1.5%)
06/14 Wolverine v6 #8 - 40,491 ( 15.6%)
06/14 Wolverine v6 #9 - 42,333 ( 4.5%)
07/14 Wolverine v6 #10 - 47,813 ( 12.9%)
---
6 mnth ( 53.4%)
1 year ( 23.9%)
2 year ( -21.0%)
3 year ( 13.5%)
5 year ( -35.4%)
10 year ( -28.2%)

Wolverine continues to grow as we get closer to the big death issue, proving that gimmicks like character deaths still equate to a big sales boost for Marvel, which means they’ll keep relying on them.

46. STORM
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07/14 Storm #1 – 47,566

Storm debuts at about the same level as Cyclops but lower than Magneto or Nightcrawler. If this series follows the same trajectory as those it will be 25k series in a few months. Issue 2 sales will paint a better picture as we see how far it drops.

50. 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: SPIDER-MAN
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07/14 100th Ann Spec. Spider-Man #1 – 46,386

This is an anniversary special selling a little over 1/3 of what Spider-Man normally sells and is the best-selling of the 5 anniversary specials.

55. NEW AVENGERS
07/09 New Avengers v1 #55 - 84,689
07/11 New Avengers v2 #14 - 58,306
07/12 New Avengers v2 #24 - 62,739
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07/13 New Avengers v3 #8 - 58,044 ( -3.5%)
08/13 New Avengers v3 #9 - 60,534 ( +4.3%)
09/13 New Avengers v3 #10 - 60,682 ( +0.2%)
10/13 New Avengers v3 #11 - 63,231 ( +4.2%)
11/13 New Avengers v3 #12 - 58,807 ( -7.0%)
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 - 41,962 ( -0.1%)
07/14 New Avengers v3 #21 - 42,699 ( 1.8%)
---
1 year ( -26.4%)
2 year ( -32.0%)
3 year ( -26.8%)
5 year ( -49.6%)

There’s a slight boost for New Avengers which may be leveling out around 40k which is a healthy number.

57, 65. ORIGINAL SIN #3.X
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06/14 Original Sin #3.1 – 45,338
07/14 Original Sin #3.2 – 41,756 ( -7.9%)
07/14 Original Sin #3.3 – 40,402 ( -3.2%)

Very small drops for this tie-in miniseries that crosses over Hulk and Iron Man and sells a bit stronger than either of those books sells separately.

60. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’S MOST WANTED #1
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07/14 GotG Most Wanted #1 – 40,880

Yet another Guardians spin-off book sells pretty well for Marvel.

61, 72, 76, 82. DEADPOOL DRACULA’S GAUNTLET #1
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07/14 Dpool Dracula’s Gauntlet #1 – 40,790
07/14 Dpool Dracula’s Gauntlet #2 – 38,683 (-5.2%)
07/14 Dpool Dracula’s Gauntlet #3 – 37,449 (-3.2%)
07/14 Dpool Dracula’s Gauntlet #4 – 36,581 (-2.3%)

Another Deadpool miniseries sells very well for Marvel. Deadpool is now singlehandedly a franchise unto himself. He is more popular than any single X-Men or Avenger or Guardian character. He prints money for Marvel and is quickly becoming a brand like Spider-Man.

62. 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: X-Men
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07/14 100th Ann Special X-Men #1 – 40,584

Second best-selling Anniversary special sells about 2/3 of what the best-selling x-book normally sells.

63. AMAZING X-MEN
07/04 Astonishing X-Men #3 - 129,369
07/11 Astonishing X-Men #40 - 35,593
07/12 Astonishing X-Men #52 - 35,766
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07/13 Astonishing X-Men #64 - 22,649 ( -2.9%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #65 - 22,010 ( -2.8%)
08/13 Astonishing X-Men #66 - 21,757 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Astonishing X-Men #67 - 21,044 ( -3.3%)
10/13 Astonishing X-Men #68 - 21,023 ( -0.0%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -21.1%)
1 year ( 79.1%)
2 year ( 13.0%)
3 year ( 14.0%)
10 year ( -68.6%)

Amazing X-Men is dropping each month, but at least drops are relatively stable around 2 to 2.5%.

64. 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: GOTG
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07/14 100th Ann Special GotG #1 – 40,449

Guardians Anniversary special sells about 2/3 of what the actual GotG book sells.

70, 83. X-MEN
07/04 X-Men v2 #159 - 93,169
07/11 X-Men v3 #15 - 43,038
07/12 X-Men v3 #31 - 35,091
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07/13 X-Men v4 #3 - 65,270 ( -11.2%)
08/13 X-Men v4 #4 - 64,010 ( -1.9%)
09/13 X-Men v4 #5 - 73,357 ( +14.6%)
10/13 X-Men v4 #6 - 71,990 ( -1.9%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -26.6%)
1 year ( -44.5%)
2 year ( 3.0%)
3 year ( -15.8%)
10 year ( -61.1%)

Two issues of X-Men this month, the first sees a slight sales bump and the second brings with it a drop. At this point in this series life it should be dropping 2 to 3% each month not 5 to 7%. Hopefully, those drops will start shrinking soon.

49. MOON KNIGHT
07/11 Moon Knight v4 #3 - 33,768
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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%)
---
3 year ( 14.4%)

This book has been very stable around 40k, but with the creative team leaving after issue 6, I expect sales to start dropping.

74. THOR: GOD OF THUNDER
07/04 Thor v2 #82 - 36,096
07/11 Thor v4 #4 - 44,586
07/12 Thor v4 #17 - 30,879
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07/13 Thor v5 #10 - 46,204 ( -5.9%)
08/13 Thor v5 #11 - 45,397 ( -1.7%)
08/13 Thor v5 #12 - 44,865 ( -1.2%)
09/13 Thor v5 #13 - 48,007 ( +7.0%)
10/13 Thor v5 #14 - 46,008 ( -4.2%)
11/13 Thor v5 #15 - 41,259 (-10.3%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( 0.4%)
1 year ( -17.0%)
2 year ( 24.0%)
3 year ( -14.0%)
10 year ( 6.2%)

A nice little boost for Thor this month as the current story arc starts to wrap up and make room for the introduction of a new Thor and a new issue 1 in a few months.

75,81. DAREDEVIL
07/04 Daredevil v2 #62 – 52,939
07/11 Daredevil v3 #1 – 64,866
07/12 Daredevil v3 #15 - 38,469
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07/13 Daredevil v3 #28 - 35,364 ( -1.3%)
07/13 Daredevil v3 #29 - 34,915 ( -1.3%)
08/13 Daredevil v3 #30 - 35,240 ( +0.9%)
09/13 Daredevil v3 #31 - 36,666 ( +4.0%)
10/13 Daredevil v3 #32 - 34,957 ( -4.7%)
11/13 Daredevil v3 #33 - 32,966 ( -5.7%)
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%)O.S. Tie-In
07/14 Daredevil #0.1 - 33,437
---
6 Mnth ( 18.4%)
1 Year ( 8.7%)
2 Year ( -1.0%)
3 Year ( -41.5%)
10 Year ( -28.3%)

This month we got issue 6 of the new series which saw a nice sales bump due to being an Original Sin tie-in and we got a .1 issue which collected the Road Warrior digital-first story that connects the old series to the new one. That story sold slightly less than the current series sells.

78. MILES MORALES ULT SPIDER-MAN
07/04 Ult. Spider-Man v1 #62 – 98,968
07/09 Ult. Spider Requiem #1 – 40,858
07/12 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #12 - 42,050
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07/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #25 - 33,271 ( -2.2%)
08/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #26 - 32,932 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #27 - 32,200 ( -2.2%)
10/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #28 - 31,462 ( -2.3%)
11/13 Cataclysm USM #1 of 3 - 36,541 (+16.1%)
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%)
06/14 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #3 - 37,240 ( -2.6%)
---
6 mnth ( 34.7%)
1 year ( 11.9%)
2 year ( -11.0%)
5 year ( -8.9%)
10 year ( -62.4%)

That is a very healthy drop for issue 3 Ultimate Spider-Man. Let’s hope it stabilizes around 35k and keeps the struggling Ultimate universe afloat.

85. 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: AVENGERS
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07/14 100th Ann Spec. Avengers #1 – 36,063

The Avengers anniversary special sells 3/5 of what the main Avengers book sells. Not as strong as some of the other specials but it still does well.

86. 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%)

Look at that! As Ms. Marvel #1 enters its 6th printing, the 6th issue sees an increase in sales. Looks like retailers are adjusting to match continued demand for this hot new series.

87, 96. ORIGINAL SINS
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06/14 Original Sins #1 – 39,660
06/14 Original Sins #2 – 36,099 ( -9.0%)
07/14 Original Sins #3 – 34,686 ( -3.9%)
07/14 Original Sins #4 – 32,076 ( -7.5%)

This Original Sin tie-in series is selling under half of the main series. Perhaps there is some overcrowding going on as there are 19 original sin related books this month.

50, 57. Original Sins #1
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06/14 Original Sins #1 – 39,660
06/14 Original Sins #2 – 36,099

88. CAPTAIN AMERICA
07/04 Captain America v4 #29 - 40,224
07/09 Captain America #601 – 87,786
07/11 Captain America #1 - 99,926
07/12 Captain America v6 #15 - 36,433
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07/13 Captain America v7 #9 - 40,796 ( -6.8%)
08/13 Captain America v7 #10 - 39,356 ( -3.5%)
09/13 Captain America v7 #11 - 38,521 ( -2.1%)
10/13 Captain America v7 #12 - 38,684 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Captain America v7 #13 - 36,147 ( -6.6%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( 3.4%)
1 Year ( -15.3%)
2 Year ( -5.0%)
3 Year ( -65.4%)
5 Year ( -60.6%)
10 Year ( -14.1%)

Captain America gets a nice sales bump. Perhaps interest is growing as this storyline comes to a conclusion and the introduction of a new Captain America draws closer.

89. HAWKEYE
07/13 ---
08/13 ---
09/13 ---
10/13 Hawkeye v4 #13 - 40,476 ( -0.9%)
11/13 Hawkeye v4 #14 - 39,863 ( -1.5%)
11/13 Hawkeye v4 #15 – 39,546 ( -0.8%)
12/13 ---
01/14 Hawkeye v4 #16 - 37,074 ( -6.3%)
02/14 ---
03/14 Hawkeye v4 #17 – 35,545 ( -4.1%)
04/14 Hawkeye v4 #18 – 35,045 ( -1.4%)
07/14 Hawkeye v4 #19 – 34,131 ( -2.6%)
---
6 mnth ( -7.9%)
1 year ( -16.4%)

For a book with lots of delays plaguing it, the sales for Hawkeye are remarkably stable.

64. FANTASTIC FOUR
07/04 Fantastic Four #516 – 48,583
07/09 Fantastic Four #569 – 44,680
07/12 Fantastic Four #608 - 37,776
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07/13 Fantastic Four v5 #10 - 34,018 ( -8.2%)
08/13 Fantastic Four v5 #11 - 32,665 ( -4.0%)
09/13 Fantastic Four v5 #12 - 31,426 ( -3.8%)
10/13 Fantastic Four v5 #13 - 31,561 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Fantastic Four v5 #14 - 28,679 ( -9.1%)
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
---
6 mnth ( 20.1%)
1 year ( -1.0%)
2 year ( -11.0%)
5 year ( -24.6%)
10 year ( -30.7%)

The original sin tie-ins don’t help this book grow its sales any but help it stay very stable. It will be interesting to see if the sales drop and how big a of drop it may be after the tie-in concludes.

92. WOLVERINE &THE X-MEN
07/12 Wolverine/X-Men #12 - 61,029
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07/13 Wolverine/X-Men #33 - 42,269 ( +6.2%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #34 - 38,473 ( -9.0%)
08/13 Wolverine/X-Men #35 - 38,046 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Wolverine/X-Men #36 - 59,684 (+56.9%)
10/13 Wolverine/X-Men #37 - 57,434 ( -3.8%)
11/13 Wolverine/X-Men #38 - 39,098 (-31.9%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -10.5%)
1 Year ( -21.9%)
2 Year ( -46.0%)

This series is very stable right now around 32-33k. No word yet on how the death of Wolverine may affect it.

94. SILVER SURFER
07/04 Silver Surfer v5 #8 - 22,027
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03/14 Silver Surfer v7 #1 - 64,919 ( --- )[2,757]
04/14 Silver Surfer v7 #2 - 39,132 (-39.7%)
06/14 Silver Surfer v7 #3 - 36,075 ( -7.8%)
07/14 Silver Surfer v7 #4 - 32,747 ( -9.2%)
---
10 year ( 48.7%)

This Silver Surfer series is not stabilizing out as quickly as one would hope for and it looks like it’ll level out around 25k at this point.

95, 98. Magneto
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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%)

Magneto continues to lose about 1000 issues a month. Hopefully, these drops start shrinking and the books levels out soon.

97. SAVAGE HULK
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06/14 Savage Hulk #1 – 44,177
07/14 Savage Hulk #1 – 31,194 ( -29.4%)

Issue 2 of Savage Hulk only drops around 30% which is pretty good. Hopefully, the drops continue to shrink and this series can stay healthy.

99. 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: FANTASTIC FOUR
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07/14 100th Ann Spec. Fan. Four #1 – 28,626

This anniversary special sells slightly lower than the main book.

103. IRON MAN SPECIAL #1
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07/14 Iron Man Special #1 – 28,046

An Iron Man special which sells slightly less than the regular Iron Man book normally sells.

104. Nightcrawler
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%)

There is another large 10% drop for Nightcrawler. This book needs to stabilize soon or it could drop into cancellation territory.

110. Iron Fist: Living Weapon
07/04 Iron Fist #5 - 19,777
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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%)
---
10 year (32.2%)

Similarly to Nightcrawler, Iron Fist is dropping pretty quickly. If it continues on this course it will be below 20k in 3 issues which would be very bad for it in the long term.

113. PUNISHER
07/04 Punisher v7 #9 – 46,885
07/09 Punisher v8 #7 – 31,206
07/12 Punisher v9 #13 - 23,075
---
09/13 Trial #1 of 2 - 22,626
10/13 Trial #2 of 2 - 20,143 (-11.0%)
11/13 ---
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
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%)
---
2 year ( 12.0%)
5 year ( -16.8%)
10 year ( -44.6%)

The drops on Punisher keep shrinking. This is a healthy place for it to level out and stabilize.

114. 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%)

The drops are shrinking but this book is already at the level where it should stabilize. It needs to level out at this sales level or it will be in trouble soon.

118. MIGHTY AVENGERS
07/09 Mighty Avengers #27 - 64,637
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09/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #1 - 101,921
10/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #2 - 54,862 (-46.2%)
11/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #3 - 42,210 (-23.1%)
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
---
6 Mnth ( -17.9%)
5 Year ( -61.6%)

The Original Sin tie-ins have helped this series survive but it needs to be doing a lot better in order to survive long term.

119, 122. 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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -53.9%)

This book drops 2000 issues and falls below 25k. It needs to stabilize soon which doesn’t seem likely to happen soon.

120. NOVA
07/09 Nova v4 #25 - 25,660
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07/13 Nova v5 #6 - 34,234 ( -6.3%)
08/13 Nova v5 #7 - 31,937 ( -6.7%)
09/13 Nova v5 #8 - 37,767 (+18.3%)
10/13 Nova v5 #9 - 32,323 (-14.4%)
11/13 Nova v5 #10 - 32,716 ( +1.2%)
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
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6 Mnth ( -1.8%)
1 Year ( -28.2%)
5 Year ( -4.2%)

The Original Tie-in gave this series a much-needed boost last month but even that boost is starting to slip. This book definitely seems to be in trouble.

121. BLACK WIDOW
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -54.4%)

This book continues to lose around 1000 issues each month. It needs to find its level soon if it wants to survive.

125. X-FORCE
07/09 X-Force v3 #17 - 61,063
07/11 X-Force v4 #12 - 55,413
07/12 X-Force v4 #28 - 46,367
---
07/13 X-Force v5 #8 - 37,781 ( -6.4%)
07/13 X-Force v5 #9 - 36,978 ( -2.1%)
08/13 X-Force v5 #10 - 35,329 ( -4.5%)
09/13 X-Force v5 #11 - 36,186 ( +2.4%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #12 - 32,559 (-10.0%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #13 - 30,567 ( -6.1%)
11/13 X-Force v5 #14 - 28,885 ( -5.5%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -13.3%)
1 year ( -36.0%)
2 year ( -49.0%)
3 year ( -57.3%)
5 year ( -61.2%)

X-Force also continues to drop around 1000 copies each month and is now well below where it was before the soft relaunch.

126. CAPTAIN MARVEL
07/09 Ms. Marvel #42 - 25,086
07/12 Captain Marvel #1 - 42,582
---
07/13 Captain Marvel v6 #14 - 19,320 ( -1.8%)
08/13 Captain Marvel v6 #15 - 23,511 (+21.7%)
09/13 Captain Marvel v6 #16 - 22,845 ( -2.8%)
10/13 ---
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%)
---
1 year ( 22.5%)
2 year ( -43.0%)
5 year ( -5.7%)

The drop got smaller this month but this series is getting into the danger zone and needs to level out above 20k.

127. SHE-HULK
07/04 She-Hulk v1 #4 - 25,790
07/09 Sav She-Hulk #4 - 18,272
07/13 Red She-Hulk #67 – 12,560
---
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%)
---
1 Year ( 87.6%)
5 Year ( 29.0%)
10 Year ( -8.6%)

A drop of 1000 books for She-Hulk this month signals a trend for the books in this level of sales. Like the other books in this segment, She-Hulk needs to stabilize soon.

134, 135. ALL-NEW X-FACTOR
07/09 X-Factor #46 - 31,192
07/11 X-Factor #222 - 24,794
07/12 X-Factor #240 - 23,223
---
07/13 X-Factor #259 - 20,065 ( -0.4%)
08/13 X-Factor #260 - 19,982 ( -0.4%)
08/13 X-Factor #261 - 19,781 ( -1.0%)
09/13 X-Factor #262 - 20,382 ( +3.0%)
10/13 ---
11/13 ---
12/13 ---
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -30.4%)
1 Year ( 11.8%)
2 Year ( -3.0%)
3 Year ( -9.5%)
5 Year ( -28.1%)

X-Factor drops 1000 books and is dangerously close to the 20k mark which is often a point of no return for a lot of books.

136. ALL-NEW INVADERS
07/04 Invaders #0 - 46,540
---
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -64.0%)
10 Year ( -57.3%)

Big news is here is that issue 8 drops 3000 copies after the Original Sin tie-in ends. There are a lot of other books benefitting from Original Sin right now and if they see drops like this too, they could be in big trouble.

137. ALL NEW GHOST RIDER
07/11 Ghost Rider #1 - 41,308
---
03/14 All New Ghost Rider #1 - 50,072 ( --- )[2,567]
04/14 All New Ghost Rider #2 - 29,429 (-41.2%)
05/14 All New Ghost Rider #3 - 27,756 ( -5.7%)
06/14 All New Ghost Rider #4 - 24,627 (-11.3%)
07/14 All New Ghost Rider #5 - 21,820 (-11.4%)
---
3 year (-47.2%)

Big 3000 issue drop for Ghost Rider this month does not bode well for this issue especially as it faces upcoming creative team changes.

138. THUNDERBOLTS
07/09 Thunderbolts #134 - 40,858
07/11 Thunderbolts #160 - 27,810
---
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #12 - 29,081 ( -5.0%)
07/13 Thunderbolts v2 #13 - 28,528 ( -1.9%)
08/13 Thunderbolts v2 #14 - 30,620 ( +7.3%)
09/13 Thunderbolts v2 #15 - 29,703 ( -3.0%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #16 - 29,334 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #17 - 28,324 ( -3.4%)
11/13 Thunderbolts v2 #18 - 26,502 ( -6.4%)
12/13 Thunderbolts v2 #19 - 24,959 ( -5.8%)
01/14 Thunderblts #20.NOW - 28,994 ( 16.2%)
01/14 Thunderbolts v2 #21 - 24,293 (-16.2%)
02/14 Thunderbolts v2 #22 – 23,629 ( -2.7%)
03/14 Thunderbolts v2 #23 – 22,701 ( -3.9%)
04/14 Thunderbolts v2 #24 – 22,619 ( -0.4%)
04/14 Thunderbolts v2 #25 – 22,092 ( -2.3%)
05/14 Thunderbolts v2 #26 – 21,771 ( -1.5%)
06/14 Thunderbolts v2 #27 – 21,778 ( 0.0%)
07/14 Thunderbolts v2 #28 – 21,652 ( -0.6%)
---
6 Mnth ( -10.9%)
1 Year ( -24.1%)
3 Year ( -22.1%)
5 Year ( -47.0%)

This book keeps dropping but at least the drops are small. Still, this is too little, too late, as the series has already been cancelled and will end at issue 32.

145, 151. SECRET AVENGERS
07/11 Secret Avengers #15 - 46,712
07/12 Secret Avengers #29 - 41,653
---
07/13 Secret Avengers v2 #6 - 28,908 ( -8.0%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #7 - 27,222 ( -5.8%)
08/13 Secret Avengers v2 #8 - 26,150 ( -3.9%)
09/13 Secret Avengers v2 #9 - 24,870 ( -4.9%)
10/13 Secret Avengers v2 #10 - 29,134 ( +17.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -9.1%)
1 Year ( -32.8%)
2 Year ( -53.0%)
3 Year ( -58.4%)

Secret Avengers drops 2000 more issues and falls below the 20k line.

146. SAVAGE WOLVERINE
07/13 Savage Wolverine #7 - 40,946 (-31.1%)
08/13 ---
09/13 Savage Wolverine #8 - 38,208 ( -6.7%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #9 - 36,451 ( -4.6%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #10 - 33,627 ( -7.7%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #11 - 30,338 ( -9.8%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #12 - 29,739 ( -2.0%)
12/13 Savage Wolverine #13 - 27,490 ( -7.6%)
01/14 Savage #14.NOW - 30,370 ( 10.5%)
02/14 Savage Wolverine #15 - 25,190 (-17.1%)
03/14 Savage Wolverine #16 - 24,008 ( -4.7%)
04/14 Savage Wolverine #17 - 22,350 ( -6.9%)
05/14 Savage Wolverine #18 - 21,599 ( -3.4%)
05/14 Savage Wolverine #19 - 21,144 ( -2.1%)
06/14 Savage Wolverine #20 - 20,725 ( -2.0%)
07/14 Savage Wolverine #21 - 20,050 ( -3.3%)
---
6 Mnth ( -34.0%)
1 Year ( -51.0%)

The drop this month is a little bigger than last month. There were no new issues solicited in October so it looks like this will be ending soon.

152. Elektra
---
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%)

Another big drop brings this series below 20k and into the danger zone.

156. WINTER SOLDIER BITTER MARCH
07/12 Winter Soldier #08 – 27,317
---
02/14 W. Soldier BM #1 - 31,137 ( --- )
03/14 W. Soldier BM #2 - 24,831 (-20.3%)
04/14 W. Soldier BM #3 - 22,203 (-10.6%)
05/14 W. Soldier BM #4 - 19,930 (-10.2%)
07/14 W. Soldier BM #5 - 18,876 ( -5.3%)
---
2 Year ( -31.0%)

The final issue of this mini-series ends with less than stellar numbers. Hopefully, the new upcoming Winter Soldier solo series can do better.

161. All NEW ULTIMATES
07/11 Ult Av vs. New Ult #6 - 42,760
07/12 Ult comics Ultimates #13 - 32,380
-
07/13 Ultimates v5 #27 - 20,024 ( -3.7%)
07/13 Ultimates v5 #28 - 19,859 ( -0.8%)
08/13 Ultimates v5 #29 - 19,657 ( -1.0%)
09/13 Ultimates v5 #30 - 19,420 ( -1.2%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 28,422 (+46.4%)
12/13 Cataclysm #2 of 3 - 24,819 (-12.7%)
01/14 Cataclysm #3 of 3 - 21,705 (-12.5%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -31.0%)
1 Year ( -8.4%)
2 Year ( -44.0%)
3 Year ( -57.4%)

And the second Ultimate universe book falls below 20k. Will this series get cancelled liked Ultimate FF did?

163. MIRACLEMAN
01/14 Miracleman #1 - 52,313
01/14 Miracleman #2 - 36,927 ( -29.4%)
02/14 Miracleman #3 – 25,970 ( -32.6%)
03/14 Miracleman #4 – 23,557 ( -9.3%)
04/14 ---
05/14 Miracleman #5 – 22,399 ( -4.9%)
05/14 Miracleman #6 – 20,598 ( -8.0%)
06/14 Miracleman #7 – 19,123 ( -7.2%)
07/14 Miracleman #8 – 17,654 ( -7.7%)

Miracleman continues to consistently drop around 1500 copies a month.

165. NEW WARRIORS
---
02/14 New Warriors #1 - 45,765 ( --- )
03/14 New Warriors #2 - 26,006 (-43.2%)
04/14 New Warriors #3 - 23,105 (-11.2%)
05/14 New Warriors #4 - 19,900 (-13.9%)
06/14 New Warriors #5 - 18,576 ( -6.7%)
06/14 New Warriors #6 - 18,156 ( -2.3%)
07/14 New Warriors #7 - 17,304 ( -4.7%)

New Warriors continues a steady slide downward. Still solicited for October.

167. SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN
07/13 Superior Foes #1 - 61,413
08/13 Superior Foes #2 - 34,300 (-44.1%)
09/13 Superior Foes #3 - 30,081 (-12.3%)
10/13 Superior Foes #4 - 26,884 (-10.6%)
11/13 Superior Foes #5 - 23,694 (-11.9%)
11/13 Superior Foes #6 - 21,367 ( -9.8%)
12/13 Superior Foes #7 - 20,858 ( -2.4%)
01/14 ---
02/14 Superior Foes #8 – 19,193 ( -8.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #9 – 18,620 ( -3.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #10- 18,437 ( -1.0%)
04/14 Superior Foes #11- 18,143 ( -1.6%)
05/14 ---
06/14 Superior Foes #12- 17,826 ( -1.7%)
07/14 Superior Foes #13- 16,903 ( -5.2%)
---
1 Year ( -72.5%)

How long can it go?

168. AVENGERS UNDERCOVER
07/11 Avengers Academy #16 - 56,379
07/12 Avengers Academy #33 - 32,243
---
07/13 Avengers Arena #12 - 23,969 ( -2.1%)
08/13 Avengers Arean #13 - 22,955 ( -4.2%)
08/13 Avengers Arena #14 - 23,204 ( +1.1%)
09/13 Avengers Arena #15 - 22,180 ( -4.4%)
10/13 Avengers Arena #16 - 22,179 ( -0.0%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #17 - 20,744 ( -6.5%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #18 - 20,712 ( -0.2%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 ---
03/14 Avengers Undrcvr #1- 31,936
04/14 Avengers Undrcvr #2- 23,746 (-25.65)
04/14 Avengers Undrcvr #3- 21,830 ( -8.1%)
05/14 Avengers Undrcvr #4- 19,696 ( -9.8%)
06/14 Avengers Undrcvr #5- 18,115 ( -8.0%)
06/14 Avengers Undrcvr #6- 17,771 ( -9.8%)
07/14 Avengers Undrcvr #7- 16,705 ( -6.0%)
---
1 year ( -30.3%)
2 year ( -48.0%)
3 year ( -34.2%)

Cancelled ends with issue 10.

192. Ultimate FF
07/04 Ultimate FF #8 – 92,928
---
04/14 Ultimate FF v2 #1 - 23,316 ( --- )
05/14 Ultimate FF v2 #2 - 17,059 (-26.8%)
06/14 Ultimate FF v2 #3 - 14,413 (-15.5%)
07/14 Ultimate FF v2 #4 - 12,187 (-15.4%)
07/14 Ultimate FF v2 #5 - 11,778 ( -3.4%)
---
10 Year ( -87.3%)

Second to last issue.

195. FIGMENT
---
06/14 Figment #1 - 12,735 ( --- )
07/14 Figment #2 - 11,929 ( -6.3%)

Very small second issue drop, but then again it doesn’t have very low to go.

202. UNITED STATES OF MURDER INC
---
05/14 Murder Inc #1 - 18,474 ( --- )
06/14 Murder Inc #2 - 13,561 (-26.6%)
07/14 Murder Inc #3 - 11,444 (-15.6%)

Bendis’s newest creator-owned book continues to drop. These are somewhat acceptable numbers for an indie book but are not good numbers for a Bendis book.

209. ALL NEW DOOP
---
04/14 All New Doop #1 - 22,614 ( --- )
05/14 All New Doop #2 - 15,022 (-33.6%)
06/14 All New Doop #3 - 12,625 (-16.0%)
07/14 All New Doop #4 - 10,992 (-12.9%)

Second to last issue.

220. DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU
---
05/14 Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 - 19,315 ( --- )
06/14 Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #2 - 13,093 (-32.2%)
07/14 Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #3 - 10,221 (-21.9%)

Second to last issue.

158. Iron Patriot
07/11 Iron Man 2.0 #6 - 20,390
---
03/14 Iron Patriot #1 - 31,773 ( --- )
04/14 Iron Patriot #2 - 18,495 (-41.8%)
05/14 Iron Patriot #3 - 14,840 (-19.8%)
06/14 Iron Patriot #4 - 12,597 (-15.1%)
07/14 Iron Patriot #5 - 10,001 (-20.6%)
---
3 year ( -51.0%)

Last issue.

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6-Month Comparisons

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62.4% Amazing Spider-Man #4 (O.S. Tie-In)
53.4% Wolverine #10
34.7% M Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #3
20.1% Fantastic Four #7 (O.S. Tie-In)
19.5% Deadpool #31 (O.S. Tie-In)
18.4% Daredevil #6 (O.S. Tie-In)
14.8% Daredevil #5
12.1% Deadpool #32 (O.S. Tie-In)
3.4% Captain America #22
3.1% Guardians of Galaxy #17
0.4% Thor God of Thunder #24
-1.8% Nova #19 (O.S. Tie-In)
-5.0% Uncanny X-Men #23
-6.0% Secret Avengers #5
-7.9% Hawkeye #19
-8.1% Uncanny Avengers #22
-8.5% Uncanny X-Men #24 (O.S. Tie-In)
-9.1% Secret Avengers #6
-10.5% Wolverine And X-Men #6
-10.9% Thunderbolts #28
-13.3% X-Force #7
-13.7% Avengers #32 (O.S. Tie-In)
-17.9% Mighty Avengers #12 (O.S. Tie-In)
-20.9% Avengers #33 (O.S. Tie-In)
-21.1% Amazing X-Men #9
-21.2% X-Men #16
-23.2% All New X-Men #29
-26.6% X-Men #17
-30.0% All New X-Factor #10
-30.4% All New X-Factor #11
-31.0% All New Ultimates #5
-34.0% Savage Wolverine #21
-53.9% Avengers World #9
-54.4% Black Widow #8
-54.9% Avengers World #10
-59.5% All New Invaders #7 (O.S. Tie-In)
-64.0% All New Invaders #8

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1 Year Comparisons

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87.6% She-Hulk #6
79.1% Amazing X-Men #9
45.9% Amazing Spider-Man #4 (O.S. Tie-In)
23.9% Wolverine #10
22.5% Captain Marvel #5
12.4% All New X-Factor #10
11.9% M Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #3
11.8% All New X-Factor #11
8.7% Daredevil #6 (O.S. Tie-In)
6.2% Deadpool #31 (O.S. Tie-In)
5.5% Daredevil #5
-0.4% Deadpool #32 (O.S. Tie-In)
-1.0% Fantastic Four #7 (O.S. Tie-In)
-8.4% All New Ultimates #5
-15.3% Captain America #22
-16.4% Hawkeye #19
-17.0% Thor God of Thunder #24
-17.2% Uncanny X-Men #23
-20.3% Uncanny X-Men #24 (O.S. Tie-In)
-21.4% All New X-Men #29
-21.9% Wolverine And X-Men #6
-22.3% Avengers #32 (O.S. Tie-In)
-24.1% Thunderbolts #28
-26.4% New Avengers #21
-26.9% Uncanny Avengers #22
-28.2% Nova #19 (O.S. Tie-In)
-28.8% Avengers #33 (O.S. Tie-In)
-30.3% Avengers Undercover #7
-30.5% Secret Avengers #5
-32.8% Secret Avengers #6
-36.0% X-Force #7
-40.3% X-Men #16
-42.9% Guardians of Galaxy #17
-44.5% X-Men #17
-51.0% Savage Wolverine #21
-72.5% Sup. Foes of Spider-Man #13

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2 Year Comparisons

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100% Amazing Spider-Man #4 (O.S. Tie-In)
74% Deadpool #31 (O.S. Tie-In)
63% Deadpool #32 (O.S. Tie-In)
24% Thor God of Thunder #24
13% Amazing X-Men #9
12% Punisher #8
11% X-Men #16
3% X-Men #17
-1% Daredevil #6 (O.S. Tie-In)
-3% All New X-Factor #10
-3% All New X-Factor #11
-4% Daredevil #5
-5% Captain America #22
-10% Avengers #32 (O.S. Tie-In)
-11% Fantastic Four #7 (O.S. Tie-In)
-11% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #3
-13% Uncanny X-Men #23
-16% Uncanny X-Men #24 (O.S. Tie-In)
-18% Avengers #33 (O.S. Tie-In)
-21% Wolverine #10
-31% Winter Soldier Bitter March #5
-32% New Avengers #21
-43% Captain Marvel #5
-44% All New Ultimates #5
-46% Wolverine And X-Men #6
-48% Avengers Undercover #7
-49% X-Force #7
-52% Secret Avengers #5
-53% Secret Avengers #6

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3 Year Comparisons

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82.9% Deadpool #31 (O.S. Tie-In)
71.5% Deadpool #32 (O.S. Tie-In)
14.4% Moon Knight #5
14.0% Amazing X-Men #9
13.5% Wolverine #10
-0.2% Uncanny X-Men #23
-3.9% Uncanny X-Men #24 (O.S. Tie-In)
-9.0% All New X-Factor #10
-9.5% X-Men #16
-9.5% All New X-Factor #11
-9.6% Avengers #32 (O.S. Tie-In)
-13.0% Amazing Spider-Man #4 (O.S. Tie-In)
-14.0% Thor God of Thunder #24
-15.8% X-Men #17
-17.1% Avengers #33 (O.S. Tie-In)
-22.1% Thunderbolts #28
-26.8% New Avengers #21
-34.2% Avengers Undercover #7
-41.5% Daredevil #6 (O.S. Tie-In)
-43.2% Daredevil #5
-47.2% All New Ghost Rider #5
-51.0% Iron Patriot #5
-57.0% Secret Avengers #5
-57.3% X-Force #7
-57.4% All New Ultimates #5
-58.4% Secret Avengers #6
-65.4% Captain America #22

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5 Year Comparisons

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136.9% Guardians of Galaxy #17
29.0% She-Hulk #6
25.5% Hawkeye #19
1.0% Amazing Spider-Man #4 (O.S. Tie-In)
-4.2% Nova #19 (O.S. Tie-In)
-5.7% Captain Marvel #5
-8.9% M Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #3
-15.0% Deadpool #31 (O.S. Tie-In)
-16.8% Punisher #8
-20.3% Deadpool #32 (O.S. Tie-In)
-24.6% Fantastic Four #7 (O.S. Tie-In)
-27.7% All New X-Factor #10
-28.1% All New X-Factor #11
-33.1% Uncanny X-Men #23
-35.4% Wolverine #10
-35.6% Uncanny X-Men #24 (O.S. Tie-In)
-47.0% Thunderbolts #28
-49.6% New Avengers #21
-60.6% Captain America #22
-61.2% X-Force #7
-61.6% Mighty Ave #12 (O.S. Tie-In)

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10 Year Comparisons

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48.7% Silver Surfer #4
39.1% Amazing Spider-Man #4 (O.S. Tie-In)
32.2% Iron Fist Living Weapon #4
6.2% Thor God of Thunder #24
-8.6% She-Hulk #6
-14.1% Captain America #22
-28.2% Wolverine #10
-28.3% Daredevil #6 (O.S. Tie-In)
-30.4% Daredevil #5
-30.7% Fantastic Four #7 (O.S. Tie-In)
-42.5% Uncanny X-Men #23
-44.6% Punisher #8
-44.6% Uncanny X-Men #24 (O.S. Tie-In)
-46.4% Avengers #32 (O.S. Tie-In)
-50.9% Avengers #33 (O.S. Tie-In)
-52.0% All New Invaders #7 (O.S. Tie-In)
-57.3% All New Invaders #8
-58.2% X-Men #16
-61.1% X-Men #17
-62.4% M Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #3
-68.6% Amazing X-Men #9
-86.9% Ultimate FF #4
-87.3% Ultimate FF #5

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So there you have the numbers for this month. There is a lot of standard attrition on most books that are seeing a steady decline in sales. There are a few bright spots. Guardians of the Galaxy and Deadpool are growing into well-established brands on their own while Spider-Man, X-Men and Avengers continue to be the supporting pillars of the Marvel Universe. What trends are you seeing at your stores? Is there event fatigue over Original Sin? Are fans excited for Death of Wolverine and AXIS? Sales have picked up this summer, but what books are pushing that growth? Sound off in the comments below.

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Marvel Month-to-Month Sales: [size=150]September 2014[/size]: There’s life in that there death
10/24/2014 by Beat Staff 14 Comments
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by Jason Enright

September is always an interesting month because DC does its big line-wide event with crazy covers and Marvel has to find a way to compete. The answer this year was Death of Wolverine, which shipped two issues this month and landed the number 1 and number 2 spots. DC still won overall market share, but Marvel still managed to make a few headlines themselves and capture those top two spots. Beyond those books, there is a lot of standard attrition this month and a lot of books ramping up for AXIS which is likely to lead into several new series and rebooted series over the next few months. Below is a breakdown of some of this month’s stats which includes a rise in the number of $4.99 books, which is very interesting.

79 books in total
11 double shipped books
5 X-Men books (7 if you count X-Factor and X-Force)
7 Avengers books (8 if you count the Ultimates)
2 Annuals
4 Original Sin and Original Sin Tie-In books

2 titles over 100,000 copies
2 titles between 75,000 and 100,000 copies
13 titles between 50,000 and 75,000 copies
27 titles between 25,000 and 50,000 copies
35 titles under 25,000
14 $4.99 books
61 $3.99 books
4 $2.99 books

Thanks as always to ICV2.com and Milton Griepp for their permission to use these figures.

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1, 2. WOLVERINE
09/04 Wolverine v3 #19 – 65,042
09/09 Wolverine v3 #78 - 60,651
09/11 Wolverine v4 #16 - 37,796
09/12 Wolverine #313 - 39,262
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09/13 Wolverine v5 #9 - 35,920 ( -9.8%)
10/13 Wolverine v5 #10 - 34,651 ( -3.5%)
11/13 Wolverine v5 #11 - 35,394 ( +2.1%)
12/13 Wolverine v5 #12 - 32,274 ( -8.8%)
01/14 Wolverine v5 #13 - 31,164 ( -3.4%)
02/14 Wolverine v6 #1 - 88,923 ( 185.3%)
02/14 Wolverine v6 #2 - 47,339 ( -46.8%)
03/14 Wolverine v6 #3 - 40,735 ( -14.0%)
04/14 Wolverine v6 #4 - 37,732 ( -7.4%)
04/14 Wolverine v6 #5 - 37,563 ( -0.4%)
05/14 Wolverine v6 #6 - 35,571 ( -5.3%)
05/14 Wolverine v6 #7 - 35,039 ( -1.5%)
06/14 Wolverine v6 #8 - 40,491 ( 15.6%)
06/14 Wolverine v6 #9 - 32,333 ( 4.5%)
07/14 Wolverine v6 #10 - 47,813 ( 12.9%)
08/14 Wolverine v6 #11 - 49,181 ( 2.9%)
08/14 Wolverine v6 #12 - 50,570 ( 2.8%)
09/14 Death of Wolv #1 – 261,975 (418.0%)
09/14 Death of Wolv #2 - 129,999 (-50.4%)
---
6 mnth ( 219.1%)
1 year ( 261.9%)
2 year ( 231.0%)
3 year ( 243.9%)
5 year ( 114.3%)
10 year ( 99.1%)

What does it take to give Wolverine the best sales he has had in years? You just have to kill him. This is going to be a 4 part series, and the first two issues bring in Marvel’s best sales this month. This is a 4 issue series split over 2 months and it will be interesting to see if the final issue (where Wolverine actually dies) gets a big sales spike like issue 1 did.

5. Amazing SPIDER-MAN
09/04 Am Spi #511 – 87,231
09/09 Am Spi #603 - 62,517
09/11 Am Spi #669 - 71,944
09/12 Am Spi #694 - 58,461
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09/13 Superior #17 - 89,118 (+14.1%)
09/13 Superior #18 - 80,178 (-10.0%)
10/13 Superior #19 - 83,671 ( +4.4%)
10/13 Superior #20 - 85,309 ( +2.0%)
11/13 Superior #21 - 74,940 (-12.2%)
11/13 Superior #22 - 81,250 ( +8.4%)
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.S. Tie-In
08/14 Amazing v3 #5- 101,655 (-13.8%)O.S. Tie-In
09/14 Amazing v3 #6- 93,564 ( -8.0%)
---
6 mnth ( 24.0%)
1 year ( 16.7%)
2 year ( 25.0%)
3 year ( 1.3%)
5 year ( 16.6%)
10 year ( 7.3%)

Spider-Man is settling down a bit after its big launch and Original Sin Tie-In issues, but with Spider-Verse right around the corner, it should get another sales boost soon.

7. Original Sin
04/14 Original Sin #0 - 73,024 [6,166]
05/14 Original Sin #1 - 147,045 (101.4%)
05/14 Original Sin #2 - 92,643 (-37.0%)
06/14 Original Sin #3 – 93,351 ( 0.8%)
06/14 Original Sin #4 - 88,508 ( -5.2%)
07/14 Original Sin #5 - 91,420 ( 3.3%)
07/14 Original Sin #6 - 89,324 ( -2.3%)
08/14 Original Sin #7 - 91,291 ( 2.2%)
09/14 Original Sin #8 - 90,478 ( -0.9%)

Original Sin stayed remarkably stable around 90k for its entire run and its tie-ins boosted a lot of other books. People say they hate events, but these books bring in a lot of money for Marvel and boost the whole line, so it is very clear why Marvel keeps doing them.

12. SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN
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09/13 Superior #17 - 89,118 ( +14.1%)
09/13 Superior #18 - 80,178 ( -10.0%)
10/13 Superior #19 - 83,671 ( +4.4%)
10/13 Superior #20 - 85,309 ( +2.0%)
11/13 Superior #21 - 74,940 ( -12.2%)
11/13 Superior #22 - 81,250 ( +8.4%)
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]
08/14 Superior #32 - 87,604 ( -35.3%)
09/14 Superior #33 - 72,894 ( -16.8%)
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6 mnth ( -3.4%)
1 year ( -9.1%)

Superior Spider-man has returned for Spider-Verse and the numbers are falling a little more quickly than his previous run. This title will go away again next month as it is absorbed back into Spider-Verse.

22. Amazing Spider-Man #1.X
05/14 Amazing Spi #1.1 - 116,555
06/14 Amazing Spi #1.2 - 86,315 (-25.9%)
07/14 Amazing Spi #1.3 - 74,285 (-13.9%)
08/14 Amazing Spi #1.4 - 66,431 (-10.6%)
09/14 Amazing Spi #1.5 - 63,986 ( -3.7%)

The final issue for this 5 part miniseries ends very strongly and this being a Spider-Man year one type book will probably help it become a strong trade paperback seller.

27, 40, 46. Edge of Spider-Verse
09/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #1 - 59,237
09/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #2 - 54,415 (-8.1%)
09/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #3 - 51,530 (-5.3%)

Edge of Spider-Verse is a 5 part series with each issue focusing on a new Spider character that will be important in Spider-Verse. All of them are doing quite well so far and word is that many of them have sold out of their initial print runs.

28. UNCANNY X-MEN
09/04 Unc X-Men #449 – 93,894
09/09 Unc X-Men #515 – 73,523
09/11 Unc X-Men #543 - 58,326
09/12 Unc X-Men v2 #18 - 59,794
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09/13 Unc X-Men v3 #12 - 76,790 (+16.9%)
10/13 Unc X-Men v3 #13 - 75,202 ( -2.1%)
11/13 Unc X-Men v3 #14 - 65,655 (-12.7%)
12/13 Unc X-Men #15.INH- 62,692 ( -4.5%)
01/14 Unc X-Men v3 #16 - 58,676 ( -6.4%)
02/14 Unc X-Men v3 #17 – 56,163 ( -4.3%)
03/14 Unc X-Men v3 #18 - 54,902 ( -2.2%)
03/14 Unc X-Men #19.NOW- 64,514 ( 17.5%)
04/14 Unc X-Men v3 #20 - 55,359 (-14.2%)
05/14 Unc X-Men v3 #21 - 54,747 ( -1.1%)
06/14 Unc X-Men v3 #22 - 52,731 ( -3.7%)
07/14 Unc X-Men v3 #23 - 55,738 ( 5.7%)
07/14 Unc X-Men v3 #24 - 53,677 (5.7%)[5,627]O.S.T
08/14 ---
09/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #25 - 58,062 ( 8.2%)O.S.T
09/14 Uncanny X-Men v3 #26 - 51,862 (-10.7%)
---
6 mnth ( -19.6%)
1 year ( -32.5%)
2 year ( -13.0%)
3 year ( -11.1%)
5 year ( -29.5%)
10 year ( -44.8%)

Issue 25 was an Original Sin Tie-In and had a S.H.I.E.L.D. variant which gave it a nice sales boost, but then issue 26 fell back down to where the sales would have been before Original Sin. It will be interesting to see if it falls below 50k and how long it stays there.

29, 66. DEADPOOL
09/09 Deadpool v3 #14 - 50,436
09/11 Deadpool v3 #42 - 26,643
09/12 Deadpool v3 #59 - 28,351
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09/13 Deadpool v4 #16 - 45,675 ( -1.1%)
09/13 Deadpool v4 #17 - 45,348 ( -0.7%)
10/13 Deadpool v4 #18 - 47,096 ( +3.9%)
11/13 Deadpool v4 #19 - 44,184 ( -6.2%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -1.3%)
1 year ( -4.0%)
2 year ( 54.0%)
3 year ( 63.5%)
5 year ( -13.6%)

Deadpool 34 had a 3D dancing Deadpool variant which helped boost sales, but issue 35 dropped right back down to the low 40k range where the sales were before the Original Sin tie-ins.

36. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
09/09 Guardians v2 #18 - 24,875
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09/13 Guardians v3 #6 - 69,030 (-37.5%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #7 - 68,647 ( -0.6%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #8 - 63,494 ( -7.5%)
11/13 ---
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.S.T
09/14 Guardians v3 #19 - 55,891 ( -7.9%) O.S.T
---
6 mnth ( -1.5%)
1 year ( -19.0%)
5 year ( 124.7%)

The second Original Sin Tie-In issue drops 5k issues but it still stays around 55k. As the fanfare of the movie dies down, I wonder if the series will continue to be able to support these sales numbers and all the spin-off series. There is also an upcoming crossover event with the X books that should boost sales for both series.

39. ALL-NEW X-MEN
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09/13 All-New X-Men #16 - 84,218 (+15.3%)
10/13 All-New X-Men #17 - 82,843 ( -1.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #18 - 82,365 ( -0.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #19 - 71,044 (-13.7%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -14.3%)
1 year ( -35.1%)

All-New X-Men has been bouncing around between 54k and 58k for the last few months. Bendis currently has the X-Men in the Ultimate Universe interacting with Miles Morales for the next few months, and with the Ultimate universe slumping in sales it will be interesting to watch how that affects this book’s numbers.

43. THOR: GOD OF THUNDER
09/04 Thor v2 #84 - 37,340
09/09 Thor #603 - 65,210
09/11 Thor v4 #4 - 45,231
09/12 Thor v4 #19 - 30,289
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09/13 Thor v5 #13 - 48,007 ( +7.0%)
10/13 Thor v5 #14 - 46,008 ( -4.2%)
11/13 Thor v5 #15 - 41,259 (-10.3%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( 40.0%)
1 year ( 10.5%)
2 year ( 75.0%)
3 year ( 17.3%)
5 year ( -18.7%)
10 year ( 42.1%)

Thor #25 is the final issue before next month’s relaunch with the new female Thor. It was an oversized issue with several variants, and gave the series a nice boost before the relaunch.

44. 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%)

Rocket Raccoon is stabilizing nicely with a very small issue 3 drop. Looks like Marvel has another big hit on its hands.

49, 60. AVENGERS
09/04 Avengers #502 – 93,100
09/11 Avengers v4 #17 – 61,492
09/12 Avengers v4 #30 - 58,609
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09/13 Avengers v5 #19 - 92,489 (+23.8%)
09/13 Avengers v5 #20 - 74,388 (-19.6%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #21 - 71,751 ( -3.5%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #22 - 70,735 ( -1.4%)
11/13 Avengers v5 #23 - 66,501 ( -6.0%)
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.S.T
07/14 Avengers v5 #32 - 56,595 ( 4.9%) O.S.T
07/14 Avengers v5 #33 - 51,874 ( -8.3%) O.S.T
08/14 Avengers v5 #34 - 54,413 ( 4.9%) O.S.T
09/14 Avenge v5 #34.1 - 45,942 (-15.6%)
09/14 Avengers v5 #35 - 50,629 ( 10.2%)
---
6 mnth ( -6.2%)
1 year ( -45.3%)
2 year ( -14.0%)
3 year ( -17.7%)
10 year ( -45.6%)

Both issues were 40 page issues and issue 35 is the start of the new “Time Runs Out” arc that jumps 8 months into the future to the post-AXIS timeline. Marvel recently announced that they are building up to a big Secret Wars event next year and this book will likely play directly into it. At some point before or after that event, this book will likely relaunch.

52. UNCANNY AVENGERS
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09/13 Uncanny Avengers #12 - 73,357 (+12.1%)
10/13 Uncanny Avengers #13 - 60,597 (-17.4%)
11/13 Uncanny Avengers #14 - 60,750 ( +0.3%)
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%) AXIS
---
6 mnth ( -22.1%)
1 year ( -25.4%)

Uncanny Avengers #24 is a build-up issue that leads into AXIS. This book will go away with issue 25 as AXIS starts next month and then will be relaunching in January with a new post-AXIS lineup.

64. NEW AVENGERS
09/09 New Avengers v1 #56 - 85,526
09/11 New Avengers v2 #16 - 57,959
09/12 New Avengers v2 #30 - 56,742
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09/13 New Avengers v3 #10 - 60,682 ( 0.2%)
10/13 New Avengers v3 #11 - 63,231 ( 4.2%)
11/13 New Avengers v3 #12 - 58,807 ( -7.0%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -7.4%)
1 year ( -25.6%)
2 year ( -20.0%)
3 year ( -22.1%)
5 year ( -47.2%)

New Avengers is also jumping 8 months into the future to a post-AXIS storyline and gets a nice sales boost of 5k issues.

67. SPIDER-MAN 2099
07/14 Spider-Man 2099 #1 - 90,690 ( --- )[6,461]
08/14 Spider-Man 2099 #2 - 47,512 (-47.6%)
09/14 Spider-Man 2099 #3 - 43,418 ( -8.6%)

Spider-Man 2099 is leveling out nicely after a big first issue drop and with tie-ins to the upcoming Spider-Verse event it should be able to hold on to these sales for a while.

68. ORIGINAL SIN #5.X
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07/14 Original Sin #5.1 – 48,596
07/14 Original Sin #5.2 – 46,110 ( -5.1%)
08/14 Original Sin #5.3 – 44,139 ( -4.3%)
08/14 Original Sin #5.4 – 42,665 ( -3.3%)
09/14 Original Sin #5.5 – 43,399 ( 1.7%)

The final issue of this Thor/Loki/Angela crossover ends with pretty solid numbers and sets Angela up for a nice debut next month. It will be interesting to see how that book debuts.

70, 83. 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%)

The latest Deadpool Vs. book brings Hawkeye into the fold. It debuts slightly better than where Deadpool vs. X-Force ended but not as good as high as the last two series debuted. I am really interested to see how long they can get money out of the Deadpool cash cow with all these spin-offs.

75. Deadpool Bi-Annual
09/14 Deadpool Bi-Annual #1 - 38,709 (---)

Speaking of the Deadpool cash cow, here we have a Bi-annual. It still sold pretty well, and it looks like Deadpool and all the spinoffs are here to stay.

81. DAREDEVIL
09/04 Daredevil v2 #64 – 52,256
09/11 Daredevil v3 #4 – 40,311
09/12 Daredevil v3 #18 - 37,185
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09/13 Daredevil v3 #31 - 36,666 ( +4.0%)
10/13 Daredevil v3 #32 - 34,957 ( -4.7%)
11/13 Daredevil v3 #33 - 32,966 ( -5.7%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( -50.3%)
1 Year ( 2.9%)
2 Year ( 1.0%)
3 Year ( -6.4%)
10 Year ( -27.8%)

Daredevil is incredibly stable around 36 to 37k. Marvel needs more of these solid sellers.

84. MOON KNIGHT
09/09 Vengeance of MK#1 - 32,370
09/11 Moon Knight v4 #5 - 28,423
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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%)
---
6 Mnth (-38.6%)
3 year ( 25.4%)
5 year ( 10.1%)

Season 2 of Moon Knight is here. The change in creative team didn’t hurt or help the book really. This is just standard attrition. Of course, over the next few months the creative team change might have a stronger effect as fans choose whether or not to stick with the book.

85. AMAZING X-MEN
09/04 Astonishing X-Men #3 - 131,544
09/11 Astonishing X-Men #42 - 32,700
09/12 Astonishing X-Men #54 - 30,225
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09/13 Astonishing X-Men #67 - 21,044 ( -3.3%)
10/13 Astonishing X-Men #68 - 21,023 ( -0.0%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -25.3%)
1 year ( 64.2%)
2 year ( 14.0%)
3 year ( 5.7%)
10 year ( -73.7%)

Amazing X-Men continues to drop a little more than standard attrition each month. After the current Wendigo storyline, it will have some AXIS issues, which should give it a bit of a sales boost.

86. HAWKEYE
09/12 Hawkeye v4 #2 - 33,563
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09/13 ---
10/13 Hawkeye v4 #13 - 40,476 ( -0.9%)
11/13 Hawkeye v4 #14 - 39,863 ( -1.5%)
11/13 Hawkeye v4 #15 – 39,546 ( -0.8%)
12/13 ---
01/14 Hawkeye v4 #16 - 37,074 ( -6.3%)
02/14 ---
03/14 Hawkeye v4 #17 – 35,545 ( -4.1%)
04/14 Hawkeye v4 #18 – 35,045 ( -1.4%)
05/14 ---
06/14 ---
07/14 Hawkeye v4 #19 – 34,131 ( -2.6%)
08/14 ---
09/14 Hawkeye v4 #20 – 34,169 ( 0.1%)
---
6 mnth ( -2.5%)
2 year ( 2.0%)

Hawkeye is ending with issue #22 and the sales are staying solidly around 34k. At NYCC, they announced that Jeff Lemire and Ramon Perez will be taking over with a new Hawkeye #1 next year, and it will be interesting to see if the sales can be as steady as this volume, and if the schedule can be a bit more consistent.

87. MILES MORALES ULT SPIDER-MAN
09/04 Ult. Spider-Man v1 #64 – 94,684
09/09 Ult. Spider-Man v2 #1 – 85,917
09/12 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #13 - 42,642
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09/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #27 - 32,200 ( -2.2%)
10/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #28 - 31,462 ( -2.3%)
11/13 Cataclysm USM #1 of 3 - 36,541 (+16.1%)
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%)
---
1 year ( -20.0%)
2 year ( -18.0%)
5 year ( -60.3%)
10 year ( -63.9%)

The sales for Mile Morales are staying very consistent which is good seeing as how the rest of the Ultimate books aren’t doing very well.

88. X-MEN
09/04 X-Men v2 #162 - 89,873
09/11 X-Men v3 #18 - 42,066
09/12 X-Men v3 #36 - 31,996
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09/13 X-Men v4 #5 - 73,357 ( +14.6%)
10/13 X-Men v4 #6 - 71,990 ( -1.9%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -23.6%)
1 year ( -54.0%)
2 year ( 5.0%)
3 year ( -19.8%)
10 year ( -62.5%)

Standard attrition for X-men but a new creative team is starting in January which should help boost sales.

89. CAPTAIN AMERICA
09/04 Captain America v4 #31 - 37,126
09/09 Cap America Reborn #2 –108,240
09/11 Captain America #2 - 54,413
09/12 Captain America v6 #17 - 34,279
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09/13 Capt America v7 #11 - 38,521 ( -2.1%)
10/13 Capt America v7 #12 - 38,684 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Capt America v7 #13 - 36,147 ( -6.6%)
12/13 Capt America v7 #14 - 34,532 ( -4.5%)
01/14 Capt America v7 #15 - 33,433 ( -3.2%)
02/14 Capt America#16.Now – 36,534 ( 9.3%)
02/14 Capt America v7 #17 – 33,312 ( -8.8%)
03/14 Capt America v7 #18 – 33,642 ( 1.0%)
04/14 Capt America v7 #19 – 34,420 ( 2.3%)
05/14 Capt America v7 #20 – 30,341 ( -9.3%)
06/14 Capt America v7 #21 – 30,427 ( 0.3%)
07/14 Capt America v7 #22 – 34,563 ( 13.6%)
08/14 Capt America v7 #23 – 30,927 (-10.5%)
09/14 Capt America v7 #24 – 33,517 ( 8.4%) AXIS
---
6 Mnth ( -0.4%)
1 Year ( -13.0%)
2 Year ( -2.0%)
3 Year ( -38.4%)
5 Year ( -69.0%)
10 Year ( -9.7%)

Sales are on the rise as we get closer to a new Captain America #1 in November and the series ties into AXIS.

90. HULK
09/09 Incred Hulk #602 - 51,540
09/11 Hulk #41 – 26,084
09/12 Incred Hulk v4 #14 - 33,887
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09/13 Indestructible #13 - 41,805 ( -4.3%)
10/13 Indestructible #14 - 40,963 ( -2.0%)
11/13 Indestructible #15 - 37,025 ( -9.6%)
11/13 Indestructible #16 - 35,871 ( -3.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( 10.0%)
1 Year ( -21.0%)
2 Year ( -3.0%)
3 Year ( -26.6%)
5 Year ( -35.9%)

The change from Mark Waid to Gerry Duggan hasn’t really hurt or helped sales as standard attrition continues.

91. 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%)

Star Lord isn’t leveling out as quickly as some of the other new books and isn’t doing nearly as well as Rocket or the main Guardians book. With the announcement of a new Gamora book in early 2015, it will be interesting to see how many spinoffs Guardians can support.

92. 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%)

Inhuman 5 and 6 continues with an attrition that is a little steep. It would be really interesting to see how this book would have fared without the 3 month delay. With the delay this book is dropping a little too fast to be the considered healthy.

93. 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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -16.1%)

Ms. Marvel continues to be very stable as it does a second arc with lots of Marvel guest stars.

94, 95. Magneto
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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
---
6 Mnth ( -44.4%)

Magneto gets a slight bump as it ties into the lead up to AXIS this month.

72, 73. WOLVERINE &THE X-MEN
09/12 Wolverine/X-Men #17 - 54,768
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09/13 Wolverine/X-Men #36 - 59,684 (+56.9%)
10/13 Wolverine/X-Men #37 - 57,434 ( -3.8%)
11/13 Wolverine/X-Men #38 - 39,098 (-31.9%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -47.0%)
1 Year ( -51.5%)
2 Year ( -47.0%)

Wolverine and the X-men will be ending with issue 12 in November to be replaced by Spider-man and the X-Men in December as Spider-man visits the Jean Grey School to mentor the kids following Wolverine’s death.

98. FANTASTIC FOUR
09/04 Fantastic Four #517 – 48,936
09/09 Fantastic Four #571 – 47,428
09/12 Fantastic Four #609 - 35,388
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09/13 Fantastic Four v5 #12 - 31,426 ( -3.8%)
10/13 Fantastic Four v5 #13 - 31,561 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Fantastic Four v5 #14 - 28,679 ( -9.1%)
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.
07/14 Fantastic Four v6 #7 - 33,687 ( 1.5%) O.S.
08/14 Fantastic Four v6 #8 - 30,674 ( -8.9%) O.S.
08/14 Fantastic Four v6 #9 - 28,827 ( -6.0%)
09/14 Fantastic Four v6 #10 - 28,118 ( -2.5%)
---
6 mnth ( -25.2%)
1 year ( -10.5%)
2 year ( -21.0%)
5 year ( -40.7%)
10 year ( -42.5%)

Fantastic Four sales are low but somewhat stable right now following the Original Sin tie-in. Marvel just announced that the new story arc in January will lead to the end of the Fantastic Four and probably a few months off before a new series launched.

99. Hulk ANNUAL
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09/14 Hulk Annual #1 – 27,255

The Annual sell about 6k less than the main book which is pretty standard.

102. 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%)
---
6 mnth ( -10.1%)

Loki gets a nice boost from an AXIS tie-in, putting it back above the 25k mark.

106. Nightcrawler
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%)

Nightcrawler continues to drop a little too fast and is nearing that 20k line where books are dangerous.

107. BLACK WIDOW
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -13.5%)

Black Widow drops another 1000 copies, but there are still issues planned through December and perhaps with the first trade out now it will start to find more readers.

108. PUNISHER
09/04 Punisher v7 #11 – 44,036
09/09 Punisher v8 #9 – 28,400
09/11 Punisher v9 #3 - 26,802
---
09/13 Trial #1 of 2 - 22,626
10/13 Trial #2 of 2 - 20,143 (-11.0%)
11/13 ---
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -20.9%)
3 year ( -11.6%)
5 year ( -16.6%)
10 year ( -46.2%)

Punisher has a big drop of 2000 issues this month and falls below the 25k mark. It is not in danger yet, but it is getting close.

111. SAVAGE HULK
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06/14 Savage Hulk #1 – 44,177
07/14 Savage Hulk #2 – 31,194 ( -29.4%)
08/14 Savage Hulk #3 – 24,774 ( -20.6%)
09/14 Savage Hulk #4 – 22,875 ( -7.7%)

The Hulk anthology series continues to drop. Like the Wolverine anthology it seems to be difficult for these to find and hold their audience due to their rotating creative teams and storylines.

112. 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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -37.2%)

Avengers World continues its standard attrition of around 3%. It is solicited through issue 16 in December, but with all the shakeups coming to the Avengers lines because of AXIS it could get rebooted.

113. NOVA
09/09 Nova v4 #29 - 23,904
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08/13 Nova v5 #7 - 31,937 ( -6.7%)
09/13 Nova v5 #8 - 37,767 (+18.3%)
10/13 Nova v5 #9 - 32,323 (-14.4%)
11/13 Nova v5 #10 - 32,716 ( +1.2%)
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.
07/14 Nova v5 #19 – 24,580 ( -5.0%) O.S.
08/14 Nova v5 #20 – 24,377 ( -0.8%) O.S.
09/14 Nova v5 #21 – 22,338 ( -8.4%)
---
6 Mnth ( -2.9%)
1 Year ( -40.9%)
5 Year ( -6.6%)

Following the Original Sin tie-ins, Nova drops right back where it was before the tie-in and is on its way to the dreaded 20k mark.

117. 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%)

Storm continues to drop fast which is not good.

118. Iron Fist: Living Weapon
09/04 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 year (21.9%)

Iron Fist is getting dangerously close to the cancellation line. It is solicited through issue 7 in November which is the start of its second arc.

119. 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%)

Issue 5 is the final Greg Rucka issue and the new creative team starts next month. Currently Cyclops is solicited through #8 in December, but it is very close to the danger zone.

121. MIGHTY AVENGERS
09/09 Mighty Avengers #28 - 61,258
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09/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #1 - 101,921
10/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #2 - 54,862 (-46.2%)
11/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #3 - 42,210 (-23.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -13.7%)
1 Year ( -78.9%)
5 Year ( -64.9%)

Mighty Avengers will be rebooting in November as Captain America &the Mighty Avengers. Hopefully adding the new Captain America to the title will help boost sales.

122. SHE-HULK
09/04 She-Hulk v1 #7 - 25,302
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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%)
---
6 Mnth (-20.0%)
10 Year (-15.6%)

She-Hulk is getting really close to that 20k mark, but is still solicited through December’s issue 11.

123. X-FORCE
09/04 X-Force v2 #2 - 50,988
09/09 X-Force v3 #19 - 49,775
09/11 X-Force v4 #15 - 53,771
09/12 X-Force v4 #31 - 44,061
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09/13 X-Force v5 #11 - 36,186 ( +2.4%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #12 - 32,559 (-10.0%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #13 - 30,567 ( -6.1%)
11/13 X-Force v5 #14 - 28,885 ( -5.5%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -35.7%)
1 year ( -41.2%)
2 year ( -52.0%)
3 year ( -60.5%)
5 year ( -57.3%)
10 year ( -58.3%)

X-Force is another series that is very close to the dangerous 20k line, but still solicited through December.

124, 175. Dark Tower: Drawing of Three
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09/14 Dark tower: DoT #1 – 21,072
09/14 Dark tower: DoT #2 – 12,356 ( -41.4%)

Decent debut followed by a large drop for the last Dark Tower series. This will likely be an under 10k book.

125. CAPTAIN MARVEL
09/09 Ms. Marvel #45 - 30,502
09/12 Captain Marvel #4 - 24,799
---
09/13 Captain Marvel v6 #16 - 22,845 ( -2.8%)
10/13 ---
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -52.5%)
1 year ( -8.0%)
2 year ( -15.0%)
5 year ( -31.1%)

Captain Marvel is actually fairly steady this month, but that ever present 20k line is very close.

126, 127. ALL-NEW X-FACTOR
09/09 X-Factor #49 - 29,909
09/11 X-Factor #225 - 23,507
09/12 X-Factor #244 - 22,193
---
09/13 X-Factor #262 - 20,382 ( +3.0%)
10/13 ---
11/13 ---
12/13 ---
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -23.8%)
1 Year ( 2.1%)
2 Year ( -6.0%)
3 Year ( -11.4%)
5 Year ( -30.4%)

Although there has not been confirmation from Marvel as far as I can tell, Peter David mentioned that this book would be ending with issue 20 which will likely be out in January or February.

128. THUNDERBOLTS
09/09 Thunderbolts #136 - 34,002
09/11 Thunderbolts #163 - 24,199
---
09/13 Thunderbolts v2 #15 - 29,703 ( -3.0%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #16 - 29,334 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #17 - 28,324 ( -3.4%)
11/13 Thunderbolts v2 #18 - 26,502 ( -6.4%)
12/13 Thunderbolts v2 #19 - 24,959 ( -5.8%)
01/14 Thunderblts #20.NOW - 28,994 ( 16.2%)
01/14 Thunderbolts v2 #21 - 24,293 (-16.2%)
02/14 Thunderbolts v2 #22 – 23,629 ( -2.7%)
03/14 Thunderbolts v2 #23 – 22,701 ( -3.9%)
04/14 Thunderbolts v2 #24 – 22,619 ( -0.4%)
04/14 Thunderbolts v2 #25 – 22,092 ( -2.3%)
05/14 Thunderbolts v2 #26 – 21,771 ( -1.5%)
06/14 Thunderbolts v2 #27 – 21,778 ( 0.0%)
07/14 Thunderbolts v2 #28 – 21,652 ( -0.6%)
08/14 Thunderbolts v2 #29 – 21,144 ( -2.3%)
08/14 Thunderbolts v2 #30 – 21,016 ( -0.6%)
09/14 Thunderbolts v2 #31 – 20,591 ( -2.0%)
---
6 Mnth ( -9.3%)
1 Year ( -30.7%)
3 Year ( -14.9%)
5 Year ( -39.4%)

Thunderbolts will end with issue 32 next month.

132. SAVAGE WOLVERINE
09/13 Savage Wolverine #8 - 38,208 ( -6.7%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #9 - 36,451 ( -4.6%)
10/13 Savage Wolverine #10 - 33,627 ( -7.7%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #11 - 30,338 ( -9.8%)
11/13 Savage Wolverine #12 - 29,739 ( -2.0%)
12/13 Savage Wolverine #13 - 27,490 ( -7.6%)
01/14 Savage #14.NOW - 30,370 ( 10.5%)
02/14 Savage Wolverine #15 - 25,190 (-17.1%)
03/14 Savage Wolverine #16 - 24,008 ( -4.7%)
04/14 Savage Wolverine #17 - 22,350 ( -6.9%)
05/14 Savage Wolverine #18 - 21,599 ( -3.4%)
05/14 Savage Wolverine #19 - 21,144 ( -2.1%)
06/14 Savage Wolverine #20 - 20,725 ( -2.0%)
07/14 Savage Wolverine #21 - 20,050 ( -3.3%)
08/14 Savage Wolverine #22 - 19,124 ( -4.6%)
09/14 Savage Wolverine #23 - 18,877 ( -1.3%)
---
6 Mnth ( -21.4%)
1 Year ( -50.6%)

Final issue of the Wolverine anthology.

133. ALL NEW GHOST RIDER
09/11 Ghost Rider #3 - 22,180
---
03/14 All New Ghost Rider #1 - 50,072 ( --- )[2,567]
04/14 All New Ghost Rider #2 - 29,429 (-41.2%)
05/14 All New Ghost Rider #3 - 27,756 ( -5.7%)
06/14 All New Ghost Rider #4 - 24,627 (-11.3%)
07/14 All New Ghost Rider #5 - 21,820 (-11.4%)
08/14 All New Ghost Rider #6 - 20,679 ( -5.2%)
09/14 All New Ghost Rider #7 - 18,718 ( -9.5%)
---
6 Mnth ( -62.6%)
3 year ( -15.6%)

There was a rumor that this book might be ending with issue 12 but then Axel Alonso said that wasn’t the case. Still this book seems to be having trouble finding its audience.

134. SECRET AVENGERS
09/11 Secret Avengers #17 - 44,890
09/12 Secret Avengers #31 - 35,987
---
09/13 Secret Avengers v2 #9 - 24,870 ( -4.9%)
10/13 Secret Avengers v2 #10 - 29,134 ( +17.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -45.1%)
1 Year ( -24.9%)
2 Year ( -48.0%)
3 Year ( -58.4%)

Secret Avengers is currently solicited through issue 11 in December, but its sales are getting pretty low, so it could be in danger of cancellation. Keep an eye on January solicits to see if it gets cancelled or rebooted.

139. ALL-NEW INVADERS
09/04 Invaders #2 - 32,574
---
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -34.8%)
10 Year ( -45.3%)

Invaders is another book in trouble. It is currently solicited through issue 13.

147. Elektra
---
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%)

Elektra is solicited through #9 in December. Hopefully, with the first trade now out, it might be able to find more of an audience.

148. All NEW ULTIMATES
09/09 Ult comics Avengers #2 - 68,539
09/11 Ult comics Ultimates #2 - 42,728
09/12 Ult comics Ultimates #16 - 30,533
-
09/13 Ultimates v5 #30 - 19,420 ( -1.2%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 28,422 (+46.4%)
12/13 Cataclysm #2 of 3 - 24,819 (-12.7%)
01/14 Cataclysm #3 of 3 - 21,705 (-12.5%)
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%)
---
1 Year ( -17.3%)
2 Year ( -47.0%)
3 Year ( -76.6%)

All-New Ultimates is solicited through issue 11 in December right now, but there are rumors that January’s issue 12 could be its last before cancellation or possible reboot.

150. SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN
09/13 Superior Foes #3 - 30,081 (-12.3%)
10/13 Superior Foes #4 - 26,884 (-10.6%)
11/13 Superior Foes #5 - 23,694 (-11.9%)
11/13 Superior Foes #6 - 21,367 ( -9.8%)
12/13 Superior Foes #7 - 20,858 ( -2.4%)
01/14 ---
02/14 Superior Foes #8 – 19,193 ( -8.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #9 – 18,620 ( -3.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #10- 18,437 ( -1.0%)
04/14 Superior Foes #11- 18,143 ( -1.6%)
05/14 ---
06/14 Superior Foes #12- 17,826 ( -1.7%)
07/14 Superior Foes #13- 16,903 ( -5.2%)
08/14 Superior Foes #14- 16,604 ( -1.8%)
09/14 Superior Foes #15- 15,824 ( -4.7%)
---
6 Mnth ( -14.2%)
1 Year ( -47.4%)

Issue 17 will be the final issue in November.

153. MIRACLEMAN
01/14 Miracleman #1 - 52,313
01/14 Miracleman #2 - 36,927 ( -29.4%)
02/14 Miracleman #3 – 25,970 ( -32.6%)
03/14 Miracleman #4 – 23,557 ( -9.3%)
04/14 ---
05/14 Miracleman #5 – 22,399 ( -4.9%)
05/14 Miracleman #6 – 20,598 ( -8.0%)
06/14 Miracleman #7 – 19,123 ( -7.2%)
07/14 Miracleman #8 – 17,654 ( -7.7%)
08/14 Miracleman #9 – 16,466 ( -6.7%)
09/14 Miracleman #10 – 15,409 ( -6.4%)
---
6 Mnth ( -34.6%)

Miracleman is still going and still shedding around 1000 orders per month.

154. AVENGERS UNDERCOVER
09/11 Avengers Academy #19 - 23,928
09/12 Avengers Academy #37 - 23,027
---
09/13 Avengers Arena #15 - 22,180 ( -4.4%)
10/13 Avengers Arena #16 - 22,179 ( -0.0%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #17 - 20,744 ( -6.5%)
11/13 Avengers Arena #18 - 20,712 ( -0.2%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 ---
03/14 Avengers Undrcvr #1 - 31,936
04/14 Avengers Undrcvr #2 - 23,746 (-25.65)
04/14 Avengers Undrcvr #3 - 21,830 ( -8.1%)
05/14 Avengers Undrcvr #4 - 19,696 ( -9.8%)
06/14 Avengers Undrcvr #5 - 18,115 ( -8.0%)
06/14 Avengers Undrcvr #6 - 17,771 ( -9.8%)
07/14 Avengers Undrcvr #7 - 16,705 ( -6.0%)
08/14 Avengers Undrcvr #8 - 15,864 ( -5.0%)
08/14 Avengers Undrcvr #9 - 15,715 ( -0.9%)
09/14 Avengers Undrcvr #10- 15,360 ( -2.3%)
---
6 mnth ( -51.9%)
1 year ( -30.7%)
2 year ( -33.0%)
3 year ( -35.8%)

Final issue.

156, 158. NEW WARRIORS
---
02/14 New Warriors #1 - 45,765 ( --- )
03/14 New Warriors #2 - 26,006 (-43.2%)
04/14 New Warriors #3 - 23,105 (-11.2%)
05/14 New Warriors #4 - 19,900 (-13.9%)
06/14 New Warriors #5 - 18,576 ( -6.7%)
06/14 New Warriors #6 - 18,156 ( -2.3%)
07/14 New Warriors #7 - 17,304 ( -4.7%)
08/14 New Warriors #8 - 16,081 ( -7.1%)
09/14 New Warriors #9 - 15,166 ( -5.7%)
09/14 New Warriors #10 - 15,056 ( -0.7%)
---
6 Mnth ( -42.1%)

Cancelled with issue 12 in november

172. 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%)

Act Two of Empire of the Dead debuts lower than where Act One ended, which does not look good for long term sales momentum.

173. FIGMENT
---
06/14 Figment #1 - 12,735 ( --- )
07/14 Figment #2 - 11,929 ( -6.3%)
08/14 Figment #3 - 13,105 ( 9.9%)
09/14 Figment #4 - 12,843 ( -2.0%)

198. ALL NEW DOOP
---
04/14 All New Doop #1 - 22,614 ( --- )
05/14 All New Doop #2 - 15,022 (-33.6%)
06/14 All New Doop #3 - 12,625 (-16.0%)
07/14 All New Doop #4 - 10,992 (-12.9%)
09/14 All New Doop #5 - 10,006 ( -9.0%)

After a one month delay the Doop series wraps up.

204. UNITED STATES OF MURDER INC
---
05/14 Murder Inc #1 - 18,474 ( --- )
06/14 Murder Inc #2 - 13,561 (-26.6%)
07/14 Murder Inc #3 - 11,444 (-15.6%)
08/14 Murder Inc #4 - 10,419 ( -9.0%)
09/14 Murder Inc #5 - 9,729 ( -6.6%)

Bendis’s latest creator-owned book drops below 10k as it continues to drop around 1000 orders a month.

192. POWERS: THE BUREAU [Icon]
09/13 Bureau #7 - 10,306 ( -5.3%)
10/13 ---
11/13 Bureau #8 - 9,693 ( -5.9%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 ---
03/14 ---
04/14 Bureau #9 - 8,961 ( -7.6%)
05/14 Bureau #10 - 9,002 ( 0.5%)
06/14 ---
07/14 ---
08/14 ---
09/14 Bureau #11 - 8,747 ( -2.8%)

Powers will be relaunched in December in preparation for the new TV show.

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6-Month Comparisons

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543.1% Death of Wolverine #1
219.1% Death of Wolverine #2
40.0% Thor God of Thunder #25
31.5% Deadpool #34
24.0% Amazing Spider-Man #6
10.0% Hulk #6
-0.4% Captain America #24 AXIS
-1.0% Amazing Spider-Man #1.5
-1.3% Deadpool #35
-1.5% Guardians #19 (O.S. Tie-In)
-2.5% Hawkeye #20
-2.9% Nova #21
-3.4% Superior Spider-Man #33
-6.2% Avengers #35
-7.4% New Avengers #24
-9.3% Thunderbolts #31
-10.0% Uncanny X-Men #25
-10.1% Loki Agent of Asgard #6 AXIS
-13.5% Black Widow #10
-13.7% Mighty Avengers #14
-14.2% Superior Foes of Spider-Man #15
-14.3% All New X-Men #32
-14.9% Avengers #34.1
-16.1% Ms Marvel #8
-19.6% Uncanny X-Men #26
-20.0% She-Hulk #8
-20.9% Punisher #10
-21.4% Savage Wolverine #23
-22.1% Uncanny Avengers #24 AXIS
-23.6% X-Men #19
-23.8% All New X-Factor #14
-24.6% All New X-Factor #13
-25.2% Fantastic Four #10
-25.3% Amazing X-Men #11
-34.6% Miracleman #10
-34.8% All New Invaders #10
-35.0% Avengers World #12
-35.7% X-Force #9
-37.2% Avengers World #13
-38.6% Moon Knight #7
-41.7% New Warriors #9
-42.1% New Warriors #10
-43.0% Magneto #9 AXIS
-44.4% Magneto #10 AXIS
-45.1% Secret Avengers #8
-47.0% Wolverine And X-Men #9
-50.3% Daredevil #8
-51.9% Avengers Undercover #10
-52.5% Captain Marvel #7
-62.6% All New Ghost Rider #7

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1 Year Comparisons

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629.3% Death of Wolverine #1
261.9% Death of Wolverine #2
64.2% Amazing X-Men #11
28.0% Deadpool #34
16.7% Amazing Spider-Man #6
10.5% Thor God of Thunder #25
6.0% M Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #5
2.9% Daredevil #8
2.1% All New X-Factor #14
1.1% All New X-Factor #13
-4.0% Deadpool #35
-8.0% Captain Marvel #7
-9.1% Superior Spider-Man #33
-10.5% Fantastic Four #10
-12.4% Amazing Spider-Man #1.5
-13.0% Captain America #24 AXIS
-17.3% All New Ultimates #8
-19.0% Guardians #19 (O.S. Tie-In)
-21.0% Hulk #6
-24.4% Uncanny X-Men #25
-24.9% Secret Avengers #8
-25.4% Uncanny Avengers #24 AXIS
-25.6% New Avengers #24
-30.7% Thunderbolts #31
-30.7% Avengers Undercover #10
-32.5% Uncanny X-Men #26
-35.1% All New X-Men #32
-40.9% Nova #21
-41.2% X-Force #9
-45.3% Avengers #35
-47.4% Superior Foes of Spider-Man #15
-50.3% Avengers #34.1
-50.6% Savage Wolverine #23
-51.5% Wolverine And X-Men #9
-54.0% X-Men #19
-78.9% Mighty Avengers #14

—

2 Year Comparisons

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567% Death of Wolverine #1
231% Death of Wolverine #2
105% Deadpool #34
75% Thor God of Thunder #25
60% Amazing Spider-Man #6
54% Deadpool #35
14% Amazing X-Men #11
5% X-Men #19
2% Hawkeye #20
1% Daredevil #8
-2% Captain America #24 AXIS
-3% Hulk #6
-3% Uncanny X-Men #25
-6% All New X-Factor #14
-7% All New X-Factor #13
-13% Uncanny X-Men #26
-14% Avengers #35
-15% Captain Marvel #7
-20% M Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #5
-20% New Avengers #24
-21% Fantastic Four #10
-22% Avengers #34.1
-33% Avengers Undercover #10
-47% Wolverine And X-Men #9
-47% All New Ultimates #8
-48% Secret Avengers #8
-52% X-Force #9

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3 Year Comparisons

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593.1% Death of Wolverine #1
243.9% Death of Wolverine #2
117.8% Deadpool #34
63.5% Deadpool #35
30.1% Amazing Spider-Man #6
26.6% Hulk #6
25.4% Moon Knight #7
17.3% Thor God of Thunder #25
5.7% Amazing X-Men #11
-0.5% Uncanny X-Men #25
-6.4% Daredevil #8
-11.1% Uncanny X-Men #26
-11.4% All New X-Factor #14
-11.6% Punisher #10
-12.3% All New X-Factor #13
-14.9% Thunderbolts #31
-15.6% All New Ghost Rider #7
-17.7% Avengers #35
-19.8% X-Men #19
-22.1% New Avengers #24
-25.3% Avengers #34.1
-35.8% Avengers Undercover #10
-38.4% Captain America #24 AXIS
-58.4% Secret Avengers #8
-60.5% X-Force #9
-62.4% All New Ultimates #8

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5 Year Comparisons

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331.9% Death of Wolverine #1
124.7% Guardians #19 (O.S. Tie-In)
114.3% Death of Wolverine #2
15.1% Deadpool #34
10.1% Moon Knight #7
-6.6% Nova #21
-13.6% Deadpool #35
-16.6% Punisher #10
-18.7% Thor God of Thunder #25
-21.0% Uncanny X-Men #25
-29.5% Uncanny X-Men #26
-30.4% All New X-Factor #14
-31.1% All New X-Factor #13
-31.1% Captain Marvel #7
-35.9% Hulk #6
-39.4% Thunderbolts #31
-40.7% Fantastic Four #10
-66.0% Amazing Spider-Man #6
-47.2% New Avengers #24
-57.3% X-Force #9
-60.3% M Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #5
-64.9% Mighty Avengers #14
-69.0% Captain America #24 AXIS
-76.6% All New Ultimates #8

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10 Year Comparisons

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302.8% Death of Wolverine #1
99.9% Death of Wolverine #2
42.1% Thor God of Thunder #25
21.9% Iron Fist Living Weapon #6
7.3% Amazing Spider-Man #6
-9.7% Captain America #24 AXIS
-15.6% She-Hulk #8
-27.8% Daredevil #8
-38.2% Uncanny X-Men #25
-38.7% Black Widow #10
-42.5% Fantastic Four #10
-44.8% Uncanny X-Men #26
-45.3% All New Invaders #10
-45.6% Avengers #35
-46.2% Punisher #10
-50.7% Avengers #34.1
-58.3% X-Force #9
-62.5% X-Men #19
-63.9% M Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #5
-73.7% Amazing X-Men #11

—

Even with DC winning the month overall, Marvel did quite well for itself this month. Death of Wolverine is doing well and AXIS and Spider-verse are right around the corner. Some of their prologue books are already doing quite well. There are some books near the bottom that are on the edge of cancellation but there are plenty of opportunities on the horizon for relaunches after these events wrap up.

One interesting thing to note is that many of the single character series that started as part of Marvel Now are falling into the low 20k range pretty quickly (Cyclops, Storm, She-Hulk, Punisher and a few others). So my questions for you readers are: Do you think that focusing on these characters is a misstep? Do these characters just not have what it takes to hold a solo title, or do you think that perhaps 22k is just what a book like Cyclops is likely to sell? What do other series like Hawkeye, Daredevil, and Ms. Marvel do differently that helps them stay above 30k?

Next month we’ll be looking at Axis, more Death of Wolverine and the new Thor series, which are all expected to deliver high sales.

Until next time, keep reading comics!

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[YorkblackChercheur à S.T.A.R. Labs]

Je trouvais ça étrange qu'ils fassent mourir un de leurs personnages phare chez Marvel, mais quand je vois les ventes de Death of Wolverine je comprend tout de suite mieux ^^
Pour ce qui est des séries sur un perso qui se vendent pas, je suis ni un analyste, ni un expert en comics, mais je pense que Storm elle représente tellement les X-Men que la détacher d'eux ça marche pas bien, d'ailleurs à chaque fois qu'on la voyait sans les X-Men dans les comics X-Men je trouvais ça chiant (genre quand elle a perdu ses pouvoirs et qu'elle a pas mal d'aventures avec Forge). Cyclope, c'est encore plus simple, c'est juste un connard, pourquoi on voudrait le suivre ? casquettetriste321

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

Pour moi, le souci est surtout (v la discussion sur le top 200 tout editeur confondu) que si tu regrades les séries régulieres (hors events, crossover, #1 reboot, relaunch..)
Tu as 2 titres qui zonent vers 90-100 000 : Batman (depuis le reboot) et Spidey (depuis le recent relaunch)...

Derriere les 1eres series regulieres sont vite à 70 000, 60000 et surtout entre 55 et 60 000 pour les titres xmen et avengers....
C est quand même largement insuffisant.

Ca explique les events à gogo (je compte des trucs genre villain month de DC ou #0) ou les effets markettings (couv 3 D de DC) mais aussi les morts, relaunch et reboot...

Cependant.... si tout cela booste bien pendant quelques mois... c est rare que ca dure bien longtemps.
Et ce malgré les relaunch, reboot, faux #1....
Je pense donc que la question de la continuité n est pas un souci en soi puisque ce qui doit signaler que c est un point d acces facile... ne retient pas les lecteurs.

Aux USAn je vois deux soucis
1-la distribution : les comics (hors TP) ne sont dispos qu en comics shops qui n existent qu en ville. Il faut donc VOULOIR acheter un comics pour en acheter un et pas se laisser tenter au milieu d autres achats. Cette distibution a permis de sauver l industrie au début des 80's quand les retours pesaient trop fort sur les finances (en comics shops, le vendeur précommande ce qu il veut et ne pas se faire rembouser les invendus)
2-le format : ca découle aussi de la distribution puisqu un TP se vend en librairie "normale"mais je pense aussi que le format comics est moins attirant qu un format TP

Alors Disney devait se mettre a vendre du comics dans ses parcs d attractions et magasins... ca serait déjà un bon début.

Apres, il y a en ce moment, à priori une forte érosion du lectorat existant...
Les events, morts, relaunch... sont subi par les fans hardcores mais si tu perds "la foi"tu dois te detourner completement.
Il faut constater aussi qu aux USA, les indépendant commencent à se vendre mieux depuis 1-2 ans et des succes comme Walking Dead ou Saga. C etait plus courant dans les 90's avec image.
La difference aujourd hui est que ca concerne du Non superheros....
On assiste à nouveau a de bonnes ventes concernant d autres genre que le superheros...
Cela risque de changer la donne.

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

Marvel Month to Month Sales Charts: [size=150]October 2014[/size] Variations on Variant Themes

Hello Sales Chart Analyzers! In October, there were a lot of books. So to start, let’s break down the numbers a bit.
84 books in total
8 double shipped books (plus 3 series that shipped more than twice this month)
5 X-Men books (7 if you count X-Factor and X-Force)
5 Avengers books (6 if you count the Ultimates)
2 Annuals
1 Original Sin Tie-In book
10 Axis and Axis Tie-in Books
7 Death of Wolverine and Death of Wolverine Tie-in books
5 titles over 100,000 copies
3 titles between 75,000 and 100,000 copies
11 titles between 50,000 and 75,000 copies
37 titles between 25,000 and 50,000 copies
28 titles under 25,000
1 $5.99 book
10 $4.99 books
69 $3.99 books
1 $3.50 book
3 $2.99 books
An interesting trend to look at this month is how variant numbers affect the sales. Several titles benefitted from being included in one or more of Marvel’s themed variant programs this month. In October, Marvel had 3 variant themes, the Anti-Bullying variants, Deadpool 75th anniversary variants and Hasbro toy variants. Many of these issues were in the middle of an arc and normally would have suffered standard attrition of -1 to -3%, but due to these variant programs they got a nice +3 to +5% sales boost. Variants are one of many incentive programs that companies use to boost sales. Recently Marvel and DC have been doing these themed variants across multiple books and they definitely seem to be working. Whether or not, they are actually good for comic sales in the long term is another question entirely. What do you think of variants? Let’s discuss it in the comments below. For now let’s dive into the numbers.
Thanks as always to ICV2.com and Milton Griepp for their permission to use these figures.
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2, 4. WOLVERINE
10/04 Wolverine v3 #21 – 83,506
10/09 Wolverine v3 #79 - 60,040
10/11 Wolverine v4 #17 - 39,405
10/12 Wolverine #315 - 38,557
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10/13 Wolverine v5 #10 - 34,651 ( -3.5%)
11/13 Wolverine v5 #11 - 35,394 ( +2.1%)
12/13 Wolverine v5 #12 - 32,274 ( -8.8%)
01/14 Wolverine v5 #13 - 31,164 ( -3.4%)
02/14 Wolverine v6 #1 - 88,923 (185.3%)
02/14 Wolverine v6 #2 - 47,339 (-46.8%)
03/14 Wolverine v6 #3 - 40,735 (-14.0%)
04/14 Wolverine v6 #4 - 37,732 ( -7.4%)
04/14 Wolverine v6 #5 - 37,563 ( -0.4%)
05/14 Wolverine v6 #6 - 35,571 ( -5.3%)
05/14 Wolverine v6 #7 - 35,039 ( -1.5%)
06/14 Wolverine v6 #8 - 40,491 ( 15.6%)
06/14 Wolverine v6 #9 - 32,333 ( 4.5%)
07/14 Wolverine v6 #10 - 47,813 ( 12.9%)
08/14 Wolverine v6 #11 - 49,181 ( 2.9%)
08/14 Wolverine v6 #12 - 50,570 ( 2.8%)
09/14 Death of Wolv #1 – 261,975 (418.0%)[7,067]
09/14 Death of Wolv #2 - 129,999 (-50.4%)[13,885]
10/14 Death of Wolv #3 – 141,567 ( 8.9%)
10/14 Death of Wolv #4 - 165,582 ( 17.0%)
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6 mnth ( 340.8%)
1 year ( 377.9%)
2 year ( 329.0%)
3 year ( 320.2%)
5 year ( 175.8%)
10 year ( 98.3%)
Death of Wolverine ends very strong. The idea of killing main characters may be a gimmick but this event was well done. Now let’s start the timer for how long until he comes back, and further down the list we’ll take a look at some of the many Death of Wolverine tie-ins.
3. THOR
10/04 Thor v2 #85 - 49,321
10/11 Thor v4 #7 - 44,017
10/12 Thor v4 #22 - 35,328
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10/13 Thor v5 #14 - 46,008 ( -4.2%)
11/13 Thor v5 #15 - 41,259 (-10.3%)
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%)
09/14 Thor v6 #1 – 150,862 ( 184.4%)
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6 mnth ( 296.4%)
1 year ( 227.9%)
2 year ( 327.0%)
3 year ( 242.7%)
10 year ( 205.9%)
The new Thor get a huge issue 1 boost. The next few months will be very telling however. If it has a normal issue 2 drop, of 40 to 50% next month then it will still be selling around 90k copies which is a very nice improvement on the 35k to 40k that Thor had been selling. Recent Marvel relaunches have quickly fallen back to their previous numbers, so with Thor the question will be how long can hold it onto this sales boost.
5, 10, 11, 34. AXIS/UNCANNY AVENGERS
10/12 Uncanny Avengers #1 - 303,722
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10/13 Uncanny Avengers #13 - 60,597 (-17.4%)
11/13 Uncanny Avengers #14 - 60,750 ( 0.3%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( 61.7%)
1 year ( 39.8%)
2 year ( -72.0%)
Axis #1 compared to other Marvel events first issues.
05/06 Civil War #1 – 260,706 (-43.6%)
04/08 Secret Invasion #1 – 250,213 (-41.2%)
01/10 Siege #1 – 108,484 ( 36.0%)
04/11 Fear Itself #1 – 128,595 ( 14.3%)
03/12 Av vs. X-Men #1 – 203,181 (-27.6%)
03/13 Age of Ultron #1 – 174,952 (-16.0%)
08/13 Infinity #1 – 205,819 (-28.6%)
05/14 Original Sin #1 – 147,045 ( -5.5%)
10/14 AXIS #1 – 138,966
I chose to list AXIS with Uncanny Avengers because it was originally conceived as just the next Uncanny Avengers story arc, but has grown into a line-wide event. I wanted the comparison to show how big of a sales boost it gets as an event. Nice big boost for Uncanny Avengers.
However, I also wanted to show a comparison to launches of other events from the last 8 years. This list is because people often talk of event fatigue. As you can see the events this year are definitely not selling as well as previously events. AXIS is marketed as Avengers &X-Men: AXIS for a reason. Marvel was hoping it would sell like AVX did. It is not doing that well. Perhaps that is due to event fatigue. Original Sin and Death of Wolverine just ended. Spider-Verse is happening at the same time. There are a lot of Marvel’s books competing with each other for customer’s money and AXIS’s sales seem to be suffering because of it.
7, 8. Amazing SPIDER-MAN
10/04 Am Spi #513 – 89,530
10/09 Am Spi #609 - 61,139
10/11 Am Spi #672 - 57,860
10/12 Am Spi #696 - 57,950
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10/13 Superior #19 - 83,671 ( +4.4%)
10/13 Superior #20 - 85,309 ( +2.0%)
11/13 Superior #21 - 74,940 ( -12.2%)
11/13 Superior #22 - 81,250 ( +8.4%)
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.S. Tie-In
08/14 Amazing v3 #5- 101,655 ( -13.8%)O.S. Tie-In
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%)
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6 mnth ( -81.3%)
1 year ( 16.7%)
2 year ( 72.0%)
3 year ( 72.1%)
5 year ( 62.8%)
10 year ( 11.2%)
Spider-Verse hasn’t officially started yet, but these two issues are Edge of Spider-verse titles which is basically the build up to Spider-verse proper. They also both had variant covers and both featured prominent guest stars (Ms. Marvel in #7 and Mayday Parker aka Spider-Girl in issue :: . All of this conspired to give these issues nice big boosts. It is going to be a good couple months for Spider-Man sales.
14. CAPTAIN AMERICA
10/04 Captain America v4 #32 - 37,274
10/12 Captain America v6 #19 - 40,205
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10/13 Captain America v7 #12 - 38,684 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Captain America v7 #13 - 36,147 ( -6.6%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( 115.5%)
1 Year ( 91.8%)
2 Year ( 85.0%)
10 Year ( 99.0%)
Captain America gets a really nice boost for the final issue of the current run which is also the issue that debuts the new Captain America. Next month we get to see if the new Captain America #1 can sell as well as the new Thor did this month.
15. 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%)
The Logan Legacy is a 5 issue mini-series with different teams taking on different characters important to Logan’s life and changed by his death. Issue 1 seems to do very well and then issue 2 saw an expected drop, and issue 3 seems to have leveled out. Still as an extra book tying into the Death of Wolverine, this is doing quite well for them. It will be interesting though to see how much money they can squeeze out of Wolverine’s death and if these tie-in series can do a good job of setting up their new series Wolverines.
20. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
10/09 Guardians v2 #19 - 23,583
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10/13 Guardians v3 #7 - 68,647 ( -0.6%)
10/13 Guardians v3 #8 - 63,494 ( -7.5%)
11/13 ---
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.S. Tie-In
09/14 Guardians v3 #19 - 55,891 ( -7.9%) O.S. Tie-In
10/14 Guardians v3 #20 - 61,072 ( 9.3%)
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6 mnth ( 13.1%)
1 year ( -3.8%)
5 year ( 159.0%)
Guardians #20 had two variants this month and got a nice sales boost putting it back over 60k.
21. ALL-NEW X-MEN
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10/13 All-New X-Men #17 - 82,843 ( -1.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #18 - 82,365 ( -0.6%)
11/13 All-New X-Men #19 - 71,044 (-13.7%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( 1.9%)
1 year ( -27.5%)
All-new X-men gets a nice sales boost mid-storyline likely due to the Stomp Out Bullying and Hasbro toy variants.
22. Guardians 3000
10/14 Guardians 3000 #1 - 58,574 (---)
Guardians 3000 starts at a very respectable number only a few thousand below the main Guardians book. However, the size of issue 2 and 3 drops is always a much stronger measure of interest in the series than a new issue 1. If issue 2 sells over 35k next month, then this book may be doing very well.
23. UNCANNY X-MEN
10/04 Uncanny X-Men #451 – 97,405
10/09 Uncanny X-Men #516 – 73,871
10/11 Uncanny X-Men #544 - 60,212
10/12 Uncanny X-Men v2 #20 - 65,981
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10/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #13 - 75,202 ( -2.1%)
11/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #14 - 65,655 ( -12.7%)
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%)[5,627]O.S. Tie-In
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%)
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6 mnth ( 4.6%)
1 year ( -23.0%)
2 year ( -12.0%)
3 year ( -3.8%)
5 year ( -21.6%)
10 year ( -40.5%)
Uncanny X-Men is another series seeing a nice boost this month because of the Deadpool and Hasbro variants. It will be interesting to see if any of these top tier books get shaken up by the events of Axis when it ends in January.
24. 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%)
Rocket Raccoon gets a nice boost for its 4th issue which is likely due to having 3 variants.
26. AVENGERS
10/11 Avengers v4 #17 – 61,492
10/12 Avengers v4 #31 - 62,495
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10/13 Avengers v5 #21 - 71,751 ( -3.5%)
10/13 Avengers v5 #22 - 70,735 ( -1.4%)
11/13 Avengers v5 #23 - 66,501 ( -6.0%)
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.S. Tie-In
07/14 Avengers v5 #32 - 56,595 ( 4.9%) O.S. Tie-In
07/14 Avengers v5 #33 - 51,874 ( -8.3%) O.S. Tie-In
08/14 Avengers v5 #34 - 54,413 ( 4.9%) O.S. Tie-In
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%)
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6 mnth ( -6.4%)
1 year ( -30.1%)
2 year ( -21.0%)
3 year ( -19.6%)
The Time Runs Out story arc has provided some ups and downs for the last few issues’ sales. So even though issue 37 is down 9even with some variants), it is still higher than this series’ lowest point of 45k. This 8-month time jump hasn’t clearly hurt or helped the series, it is just staying close to 50k.
37, 45. Edge of Spider-Verse
09/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #1 - 59,237
09/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #2 - 54,415 (-8.1%)
09/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #3 - 51,530 (-5.3%)
10/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #4 - 48,877 (-5.1%)
10/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #5 - 52,596 ( 7.6%)
Edge of Spider-Verse was a very successful mini-series for Marvel. Several of these books have been announced for second prints while one of this series’ new characters, Spider-Gwen, is going to be getting her own series in 2015.
41. Original Sin Annual
10/14 Original Sin Annual #1 - 52,105 (---)
I don’t understand how an event mini-series that didn’t last a year can qualify for an overpriced annual but as long as stores continue to order 50k copies of it, then Marvel will continue to make it.
47. 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%)
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6 Mnth ( -16.2%)
Deadpool crossovers continue to make lots of money for Marvel.
48. DEATH OF WOLVERINE: DEADPOOL &CAPTAIN AMERICA
10/14 DoW: Deadpool &Cap #1 - 47,956
A single issue Death of Wolverine tie-in starring Deadpool and Captain America priced at $4.99
50. BUCKY BARNES: WINTER SOLDIER
10/14 BB: Winter Solder #1 - 47,471
Commenting on issue 1s is tough. On the one hand this series sold better than all previous Winter Soldier series, but on the other recent series that debuted at this level have now dropped below 30k and are on their way to 20k. The next two months will be very telling. If issue 2 stays above 30k, then it will likely have healthy staying power. If it drops 40% to 28k, then it might be in trouble. Stay tuned.
52. DEADPOOL
10/09 Deadpool v3 #16 - 46,260
10/11 Deadpool v3 #45 - 27,552
10/12 Deadpool v3 #63 - 29,049
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10/13 Deadpool v4 #18 - 47,096 ( +3.9%)
11/13 Deadpool v4 #19 - 44,184 ( -6.2%)
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 Tie-In
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6 mnth ( -24.9%)
1 year ( -1.1%)
2 year ( 60.0%)
3 year ( 69.1%)
5 year ( 0.7%)
Deadpool gets a nice little 7% boost this month as it ties into Axis and has a 75th anniversary variant cover. Deadpool continues to be a monetary powerhouse for Marvel.
56. DEATHLOK
10/14 Deathlok #1 - 43,991
Another issue 1 with promising numbers, but if Deathlok gets the normal 40% drop it will be at 26k. Next month, look to see if there are issue 1 re-orders and how big the drop will be. A few thousand re-orders and a 30% drop would put this in a healthy place.
59. NEW AVENGERS
10/09 New Avengers v1 #58 - 76,610
10/11 New Avengers v2 #17 - 55,732
10/12 New Avengers v2 #31 - 53,456
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10/13 New Avengers v3 #11 - 63,231 ( 4.2%)
11/13 New Avengers v3 #12 - 58,807 ( -7.0%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -6.3%)
1 year ( -32.0%)
2 year ( -20.0%)
3 year ( -22.9%)
5 year ( -43.9%)
Last month, New Avengers had a nice boost for the start of the Time Runs Out storyline, and now this month there is a slight drop but the numbers are still higher than before the story arc started so it is still a net positive. This issue did have one variant so that likely also contributed to keeping the sales higher.
61. DEADPOOL’S ART OF WAR
10/14 Deadpool’s Art of War #1 - 42,673
Another Deadpool mini-series set to make Marvel a lot of money.
62, 63. SPIDER-MAN 2099
07/14 Spider-Man 2099 #1 - 90,690 ( --- )[6,461]
08/14 Spider-Man 2099 #2 - 47,512 (-47.6%)
09/14 Spider-Man 2099 #3 - 43,418 ( -8.6%)
10/14 Spider-Man 2099 #4 - 40,755 ( -6.1%)
10/14 Spider-Man 2099 #5 - 40,880 ( 0.3%)
Spider-Man 2099 seems to be leveling out and next month gets more involved with Spider-verse which may help boost sales even more.
67. AXIS CARNAGE
10/12 Minimum Carnage Alpha #1 – 41,110
10/13 Superior Carnage #4 – 33,159
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10/14 AXIS Carnage #1 – 38,548
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1 year ( 16.3%) 2 Year ( -6.0%)
The new 3-issue Carnage mini-series that ties into AXIS starts with pretty good sales and in line with the last few Carnage minis.
71. 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%)
Star Lord #4 gets a nice sales bump and sells a little bit more than #2 did which is really good at a time when most new series see consistent month to month drops.
78. Thanos: A God Up There Listening
10/14 Thanos #1 - 35,660 ( --- )
10/14 Thanos #2 - 31,564 (-11.5%)
10/14 Thanos #3 - 30,771 ( -2.5%)
10/14 Thanos #4 - 29,699 ( -3.5%)
Thanos is a 4-issue mini-series that sold pretty well and continued the story of Thane, son of Thanos who was introduced in Infinity.
81. HULK
10/09 Incred Hulk #603 - 49,096
10/11 Incred Hulk v4 #1 – 106,472
10/12 Incred Hulk v4 #15 - 36,091
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10/13 Indestructible #14 - 40,963 ( -2.0%)
11/13 Indestructible #15 - 37,025 ( -9.6%)
11/13 Indestructible #16 - 35,871 ( -3.1%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( -52.3%)
1 Year ( -14.4%)
2 Year ( -3.0%)
3 Year ( -67.0%)
5 Year ( -28.5%)
Hulk gets a nice boost although it is probably do to having several variants.
85. DAREDEVIL
10/04 Daredevil v2 #66 – 53,087
10/04 Daredevil #501 – 45,154
10/11 Daredevil v3 #4 – 39,413
10/12 Daredevil v3 #18 - 37,228
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10/13 Daredevil v3 #32 - 34,957 ( -4.7%)
11/13 Daredevil v3 #33 - 32,966 ( -5.7%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( -20.6%)
1 Year ( -2.7%)
2 Year ( -9.0%)
3 Year ( -13.7%)
5 Year ( -24.7%)
10 Year ( -36.0%)
Daredevil sales dip this month with no variants or tie-ins, however this book is generally very stable between 30 and 40k. With no variants or tie-ins planned through January, it will be interesting to see if the ever-stable Daredevil series dips below 30k.
88. MILES MORALES ULT SPIDER-MAN
10/04 Ult. Spider-Man v1 #67 – 94,980
10/09 Ult. Spider-Man v2 #3 – 52,781
10/11 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #3 – 52,521
10/12 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #16 - 39,679
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10/13 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #28 - 31,462 ( -2.3%)
11/13 Cataclysm USM #1 of 3 - 36,541 (+16.1%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( -20.6%)
1 year ( 5.1%)
2 year ( -17.0%)
3 year ( -37.1%)
5 year ( -37.4%)
10 year ( -65.2%)
Sales for Miles are fairly stable still.
89. X-MEN
10/04 X-Men v2 #163 - 88,530
10/11 X-Men v3 #19 - 40,906
10/12 X-Men v3 #37 - 31,611
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10/13 X-Men v4 #6 - 71,990 ( -1.9%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -21.5%)
1 year ( -54.2%)
2 year ( 4.0%)
3 year ( -19.3%)
10 year ( -62.7%)
Adjectiveless X-men is another fairly stable mid-tier book. Marc Guggenheim is currently writing an arc through December and then G. Willow Wilson takes over for a story arc. It will be interesting to see if rotating creative teams effects sales positively or negatively.
90. AMAZING X-MEN
10/09 Astonishing X-Men #31 - 67,024
10/11 Astonishing X-Men #43 - 32,620
10/12 Astonishing X-Men #55 - 29,060
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10/13 Astonishing X-Men #68 - 21,023 ( -0.0%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( -26.9%)
1 year ( 56.8%)
2 year ( 13.0%)
3 year ( 1.1%)
5 year ( -50.8%)
Amazing X-men continues to have little drops each month. With Axis and Secret War on the horizon, this is a book that could benefit from a relaunch or rebranding later in 2015.
91. 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%)
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6 Mnth ( -11.4%)
Ms. Marvel sees a boost this month. There was one variant, but still this title is very stable and the trade paperback was #1 on the book list this month. Hard to argue with this book’s success.
92. AXIS REVOLUTIONS
10/14 Axis Revolutions #1 - 32,794
Revolutions is a four-part Axis tie-in mini-series. Sales aren’t great, but aren’t really terrible yet. Still as the main tie-in it is interesting that it is selling so far below the main book.
93. MOON KNIGHT
10/09 Vengeance of MK#2 - 26,477
10/11 Moon Knight v4 #6 - 27,493
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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%)
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6 Mnth (-20.7%)
3 year ( 18.0%)
5 year ( 22.5%)
Moon Knight continues to drop and the drops are getting steaper.
95. Magneto
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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 Tie-in
09/14 Magneto #10– 30,769 ( -2.5%)Axis Tie-in
10/14 Magneto #11– 31,642 ( 2.8%)Axis Tie-in
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6 Mnth ( -11.5%)
Magneto gets a nice boost as it ties in with Axis.
97. AXIS HOBGOBLIN
10/14 Axis Hobgoblin #1 - 31,243
Hobgoblin is another 3-issue mini-series tying in with Axis. It doesn’t sell as well as Carnage but should do alright for 3 issues.
99. 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%)
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6 Mnth ( -48.7%)
Inhuman sales continue to slide slowly downward.
101. PUNISHER
10/04 Punisher v7 #11 – 42,661
10/09 Punisher v8 #10 – 27,151
10/11 Punisher v9 #4 - 25,847
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10/13 Trial #2 of 2 - 20,143 (-11.0%)
11/13 ---
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
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%)
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6 mnth ( 1.0%)
3 year ( -11.1%)
5 year ( 5.7%)
10 year ( -32.7%)
Punisher gets a nice sales boost even without variants or tie-ins, which is always nice to see.
102, 103. WOLVERINE &THE X-MEN
10/11 Wolverine/X-Men #1 - 95,855
10/12 Wolverine/X-Men #18 - 52,331
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10/13 Wolverine/X-Men #37 - 57,434 ( -3.8%)
11/13 Wolverine/X-Men #38 - 39,098 (-31.9%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( -22.8%)
1 Year ( -51.0%)
2 Year ( -46.0%)
3 Year ( -70.7%)
Wolverine and the X-men is very stable as it deals with the aftermath of Wolverine’s death and gets one month closer to its conclusion.
104. SILVER SURFER
10/04 Silver Surfer v5 #14- 19,287
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03/14 Silver Surfer v7 #1 - 64,919 ( --- )[2,757]
04/14 Silver Surfer v7 #2 - 39,132 (-39.7%)
06/14 Silver Surfer v7 #3 - 36,075 ( -7.8%)
07/14 Silver Surfer v7 #4 - 32,747 ( -9.2%)
08/14 Silver Surfer v7 #5 - 31,125 ( -5.0%)
10/14 Silver Surfer v7 #6 - 28,052 ( -9.9%)
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6 Mnth (-28.3%)
10 year ( 45.4%)
Silver Surfer drops a bit further this month and sinks below the 30k point.
107, 109. FANTASTIC FOUR
10/04 Fantastic Four #519 – 47,923
10/09 Fantastic Four #572 – 41,914
10/12 Fantastic Four #611 - 45,322
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10/13 Fantastic Four v5 #13 - 31,561 ( +0.4%)
11/13 Fantastic Four v5 #14 - 28,679 ( -9.1%)
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%)

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6 mnth ( -23.7%)
1 year ( -15.6%)
2 year ( -41.0%)
5 year ( -36.4%)
10 year ( -44.4%)
Fantastic Four drops 2000 copies this month as it double ships again. Should be interesting if sales pick up as this series moves to a conclusion is early 2015.
114. 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 Tie-in
10/14 Loki #7 - 25,430 ( 1.2%)Axis Tie-in
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6 mnth ( -7.4%)
Loki continues to be very stable as it ties in with Axis.
116. FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL
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10/14 Fantastic Four Annual #1 – 24,910
The Fantastic Four annual comes in slightly below the main series.
120. BLACK WIDOW
10/04 Black Widow #2 – 30,460
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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%)
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6 Mnth ( -11.6%)
10 Year ( -21.5%)
Black Widow gets a nice little boost this month from a Deadpool variant cover.
123. Nightcrawler
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%)
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6 Mnth (-52.7%)
Nightcrawler is relatively stable this month and only loses a few hundred orders this month.
127. NOVA
10/09 Nova v4 #30 - 22,831
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10/13 Nova v5 #9 - 32,323 (-14.4%)
11/13 Nova v5 #10 - 32,716 ( +1.2%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( 2.1%)
1 Year ( -30.4%)
5 Year ( -1.5%)
Nova gets a slight boost from a Deadpool variant cover this month.
128. ALL-NEW X-FACTOR
10/09 X-Factor #50 - 30,120
10/11 X-Factor #226 - 23,569
10/12 X-Factor #245 - 22,364
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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 Tie-In
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6 Mnth ( -14.6%)
2 Year ( -1.0%)
3 Year ( -5.6%)
5 Year ( -26.2%)
X-Factor gets a nice boost this month as it ties in with Axis.
131. MARVEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY
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10/14 Marvel 75th Anniversary #1 – 21,476
The $6 oversized anniversary special doesn’t bring in great sales numbers.
132. SHE-HULK
10/04 She-Hulk v1 #7 - 25,302
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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%)
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6 Mnth (-20.0%)
10 Year (-15.6%)
She-Hulk gets a tiny boost this month. Last month’s solicits revealed that the current volume will end at issue 12. No word yet on whether or not it will get relaunched at some point.
136. 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%)
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6 Mnth ( -32.2%)
Avengers World is slowly dying a death of a thousand cuts. Issue 17 solicited for February is going to tie in with Time Runs Out which should help sales.
137. MEN OF WRATH
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10/14 Men of Wrath #1 – 20,927
Jason Aaron’s Icon book debuted with pretty respectable numbers.
141. CAPTAIN MARVEL
10/09 Ms. Marvel #46 - 25,701
10/12 Captain Marvel #4 - 28,619
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10/13 ---
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -26.1%)
2 year ( -28.0%)
5 year ( -19.5%)
Captain Marvel drops a bit more this month. It will be interesting to see if sales start to rise now that the movie announcement has been made.
142, 145. X-FORCE
10/04 X-Force v2 #3 - 46,484
10/09 X-Force v3 #20 - 48,891
10/11 X-Force v4 #16 - 52,398
10/12 X-Force v4 #32 - 44,055
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10/13 X-Force v5 #12 - 32,559 (-10.0%)
10/13 X-Force v5 #13 - 30,567 ( -6.1%)
11/13 X-Force v5 #14 - 28,885 ( -5.5%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -27.6%)
1 year ( -33.6%)
2 year ( -54.0%)
3 year ( -61.2%)
5 year ( -58.5%)
10 year ( -56.3%)
X-Force double ships this month and sales are quite stable.
143. THUNDERBOLTS
10/09 Thunderbolts #137 - 32,389
10/11 Thunderbolts #164 - 23,712
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10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #16 - 29,334 ( -1.2%)
10/13 Thunderbolts v2 #17 - 28,324 ( -3.4%)
11/13 Thunderbolts v2 #18 - 26,502 ( -6.4%)
12/13 Thunderbolts v2 #19 - 24,959 ( -5.8%)
01/14 Thunderblts #20.NOW - 28,994 ( 16.2%)
01/14 Thunderbolts v2 #21 - 24,293 (-16.2%)
02/14 Thunderbolts v2 #22 – 23,629 ( -2.7%)
03/14 Thunderbolts v2 #23 – 22,701 ( -3.9%)
04/14 Thunderbolts v2 #24 – 22,619 ( -0.4%)
04/14 Thunderbolts v2 #25 – 22,092 ( -2.3%)
05/14 Thunderbolts v2 #26 – 21,771 ( -1.5%)
06/14 Thunderbolts v2 #27 – 21,778 ( 0.0%)
07/14 Thunderbolts v2 #28 – 21,652 ( -0.6%)
08/14 Thunderbolts v2 #29 – 21,144 ( -2.3%)
08/14 Thunderbolts v2 #30 – 21,016 ( -0.6%)
09/14 Thunderbolts v2 #31 – 20,591 ( -2.0%)
10/14 Thunderbolts v2 #32 – 20,414 ( -0.9%)
---
6 Mnth ( -9.7%)
1 Year ( -27.9%)
3 Year ( -13.9%)
5 Year ( -37.0%)
Thunderbolts concludes this month and so far there has been no solicitations for a new series.
147. 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%)
Cyclops continues to drop. It is still solicited for February, but I wonder how low it will be allowed to drop.
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%)D.O.W. Tie-in
The sales for Storm take another big hit. Issue 8 was solicited for February, but I expect it to end with issue 10 at the end of the second arc in May.
151. SAVAGE HULK
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06/14 Savage Hulk #1 – 44,177
07/14 Savage Hulk #2 – 31,194 ( -29.4%)
08/14 Savage Hulk #3 – 24,774 ( -20.6%)
09/14 Savage Hulk #4 – 22,875 ( -7.7%)
10/14 Savage Hulk #5 – 19,351 ( -15.4%)
The Hulk anthology series continues to shed sales numbers.
153. SECRET AVENGERS
10/11 Secret Avengers #18 - 43,280
10/12 Secret Avengers #32 - 35,346
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10/13 Secret Avengers v2 #10 - 29,134 ( +17.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -23.3%)
1 Year ( -34.9%)
2 Year ( -46.0%)
3 Year ( -56.2%)
Secret Avengers gets a slight boost from a Deadpool Variant.
156. ALL NEW GHOST RIDER
10/11 Ghost Rider #4 - 21,012
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03/14 All New Ghost Rider #1 - 50,072 ( --- )[2,567]
04/14 All New Ghost Rider #2 - 29,429 (-41.2%)
05/14 All New Ghost Rider #3 - 27,756 ( -5.7%)
06/14 All New Ghost Rider #4 - 24,627 (-11.3%)
07/14 All New Ghost Rider #5 - 21,820 (-11.4%)
08/14 All New Ghost Rider #6 - 20,679 ( -5.2%)
09/14 All New Ghost Rider #7 - 18,718 ( -9.5%)
10/14 All New Ghost Rider #8 - 17,907 ( -4.3%)
---
6 Mnth ( -39.2%)
3 year ( -14.8%)
Ghost Rider had a Deadpool variant but still lost some orders this month.
168. ALL-NEW INVADERS
10/04 Invaders #3 - 27,260
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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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -27.1%)
10 Year ( -38.7%)
Invaders drops another 1000 orders this month. The solicitation text for February says “As the series draws to a close”, so the end is coming sometime in early 2015, maybe March or April.
175. SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN
10/13 Superior Foes #4 - 26,884 (-10.6%)
11/13 Superior Foes #5 - 23,694 (-11.9%)
11/13 Superior Foes #6 - 21,367 ( -9.8%)
12/13 Superior Foes #7 - 20,858 ( -2.4%)
01/14 ---
02/14 Superior Foes #8 – 19,193 ( -8.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #9 – 18,620 ( -3.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #10- 18,437 ( -1.0%)
04/14 Superior Foes #11- 18,143 ( -1.6%)
05/14 ---
06/14 Superior Foes #12- 17,826 ( -1.7%)
07/14 Superior Foes #13- 16,903 ( -5.2%)
08/14 Superior Foes #14- 16,604 ( -1.8%)
09/14 Superior Foes #15- 15,824 ( -4.7%)
10/14 Superior Foes #16- 15,304 ( -3.3%)
---
6 Mnth ( -15.6%)
1 Year ( -43.1%)
The penultimate issue of Superior Foes drops a few hundred orders.
177. 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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -68.5%)
Elektra continues to fall. The February solicits state that issue 11 will be its finale. No word if it will be relaunched with a new #1
179. All NEW ULTIMATES
10/09 Ult comics Avengers #3 - 62,678
10/11 Ult comics Ultimates #3 - 40,792
10/12 Ult comics Ultimates #17 - 29,382
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11/13 Cataclysm #1 of 3 - 28,422 (+46.4%)
12/13 Cataclysm #2 of 3 - 24,819 (-12.7%)
01/14 Cataclysm #3 of 3 - 21,705 (-12.5%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -50.8%)
2 Year ( -49.0%)
3 Year ( -63.4%)
5 Year ( -76.2%)
Ultimates drops again and is slated to end with issue 12 in January.
181, 183. MIRACLEMAN
01/14 Miracleman #1 - 52,313
01/14 Miracleman #2 - 36,927 ( -29.4%)
02/14 Miracleman #3 – 25,970 ( -32.6%)
03/14 Miracleman #4 – 23,557 ( -9.3%)
04/14 ---
05/14 Miracleman #5 – 22,399 ( -4.9%)
05/14 Miracleman #6 – 20,598 ( -8.0%)
06/14 Miracleman #7 – 19,123 ( -7.2%)
07/14 Miracleman #8 – 17,654 ( -7.7%)
08/14 Miracleman #9 – 16,466 ( -6.7%)
09/14 Miracleman #10 – 15,409 ( -6.4%)
10/14 Miracleman #11 – 14,824 ( -3.8%)
10/14 Miracleman #12 – 14,634 ( -1.3%)
Miracleman double ships this month and drops 800 orders.
189. NEW WARRIORS
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02/14 New Warriors #1 - 45,765 ( --- )
03/14 New Warriors #2 - 26,006 (-43.2%)
04/14 New Warriors #3 - 23,105 (-11.2%)
05/14 New Warriors #4 - 19,900 (-13.9%)
06/14 New Warriors #5 - 18,576 ( -6.7%)
06/14 New Warriors #6 - 18,156 ( -2.3%)
07/14 New Warriors #7 - 17,304 ( -4.7%)
08/14 New Warriors #8 - 16,081 ( -7.1%)
09/14 New Warriors #9 - 15,166 ( -5.7%)
09/14 New Warriors #10 - 15,056 ( -0.7%)
10/14 New Warriors #11 - 14,026 ( -6.8%)
---
6 Mnth ( -39.3%)
New Warriors ends next month with issue 12.
207. Dark Tower: Drawing of Three
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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%)
The drop is much smaller this month.
210. FIGMENT
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06/14 Figment #1 - 12,735 ( --- )
07/14 Figment #2 - 11,929 ( -6.3%)
08/14 Figment #3 - 13,105 ( 9.9%)
09/14 Figment #4 - 12,843 ( -2.0%)
10/14 Figment #5 - 11,562 (-10.0%)
Figment ends with decent sales numbers.
223. 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%)
---
6 Mnth -30.3%(
Interest in this series is waning.
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6-Month Comparisons

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340.8% Death of Wolverine #4
296.4% Thor #1
276.9% Death of Wolverine #3
165.3% Avengers and X-Men Axis #1
115.5% Captain America #25
113.8% Bucky Barnes Winter Soldier #1
67.9% Avengers and X-Men Axis #2
61.7% Avengers and X-Men Axis #3
13.1% Guardians of Galaxy #20
7.5% Avengers #36
4.6% Uncanny X-Men #27
2.1% Nova #22
1.9% All New X-Men #33
1.7% Uncanny Avengers #25
1.0% Punisher #11
-6.3% New Avengers #25
-6.4% Avengers #37
-7.4% Loki Agent of Asgard #7 Axis
-9.7% Thunderbolts #32
-11.4% Ms Marvel #9
-11.5% Magneto #11 Axis
-11.6% Black Widow #11
-14.6% All New X-Factor #15 Axis
-15.6% Superior Foes of Spider-Man #16
-16.2% Hawkeye Vs Deadpool #1
-20.6% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #6
-20.6% Daredevil #9
-20.7% Moon Knight #8
-21.5% X-Men #20
-21.8% She-Hulk #9
-22.8% Wolverine and X-Men #11
-22.8% Wolverine and X-Men #10
-22.9% Fantastic Four #11
-23.3% Secret Avengers #9
-23.7% Fantastic Four #12
-24.9% Deadpool #36 Axis
-26.1% Captain Marvel #8
-26.8% X-Force #10
-26.9% Amazing X-Men #12
-27.1% All New Invaders #11
-27.6% X-Force #11
-28.3% Silver Surfer #6
-30.3% Empire of Dead Act Two #2
-32.2% Avengers World #14
-39.2% All New Ghost Rider #8
-39.3% New Warriors #11
-48.7% Inhuman #7
-50.8% All New Ultimates #9
-52.3% Hulk #7
-52.7% Nightcrawler #7
-68.5% Elektra #7
-78.2% Amazing Spider-Man #7
-81.3% Amazing Spider-Man #8
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1 Year Comparisons

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377.9% Death of Wolverine #4
308.6% Death of Wolverine #3
227.9% Thor #1
129.3% Avengers and X-Men Axis #1
91.8% Captain America #25
56.8% Amazing X-Men #12
45.2% Avengers and X-Men Axis #2
39.8% Avengers and X-Men Axis #3
36.0% Amazing Spider-Man #7
16.7% Amazing Spider-Man #8
16.3% Axis Carnage #1
5.1% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #6
-1.1% Deadpool #36 Axis
-2.7% Daredevil #9
-3.8% Guardians of Galaxy #20
-12.1% Uncanny Avengers #25
-14.4% Hulk #7
-14.6% Fantastic Four #11
-15.6% Fantastic Four #12
-19.7% Avengers #36
-23.0% Uncanny X-Men #27
-27.5% All New X-Men #33
-27.9% Thunderbolts #32
-30.1% Avengers #37
-30.4% Nova #22
-32.0% New Avengers #25
-32.8% X-Force #10
-33.6% X-Force #11
-34.9% Secret Avengers #9
-43.1% Superior Foes of Spider-Man #16
-51.0% Wolverine and X-Men #11
-51.1% Wolverine and X-Men #10
-54.2% X-Men #20
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2 Year Comparisons

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329% Death of Wolverine #4
327% Thor #1
267% Death of Wolverine #3
100% Amazing Spider-Man #7
91% Bucky Barnes Winter Soldier #1
85% Captain America #25
72% Amazing Spider-Man #8
60% Deadpool #36 Axis
13% Amazing X-Men #12
4% X-Men #20
-1% All New X-Factor #15 Axis
-3% Hulk #7
-6% Axis Carnage #1
-9% Daredevil #9
-9% Avengers #36
-12% Uncanny X-Men #27
-17% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #6
-20% New Avengers #25
-21% Avengers #37
-28% Captain Marvel #8
-41% Fantastic Four #11
-41% Fantastic Four #12
-46% Wolverine and X-Men #11
-46% Wolverine and X-Men #10
-46% Secret Avengers #9
-49% All New Ultimates #9
-53% X-Force #10
-54% X-Force #11
-54% Avengers and X-Men Axis #1
-71% Avengers and X-Men Axis #2
-72% Avengers and X-Men Axis #3
-82% Uncanny Avengers #25
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3 Year Comparisons

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320.2% Death of Wolverine #4
259.3% Death of Wolverine #3
242.7% Thor #1
100.6% Amazing Spider-Man #7
72.1% Amazing Spider-Man #8
69.1% Deadpool #36 Axis
18.0% Moon Knight #8
11.1% Punisher #11
1.1% Amazing X-Men #12
-3.8% Uncanny X-Men #27
-5.6% All New X-Factor #15 Axis
-7.7% Avengers #36
-13.7% Daredevil #9
-13.9% Thunderbolts #32
-14.8% All New Ghost Rider #8
-19.3% X-Men #20
-19.6% Avengers #37
-22.9% New Avengers #25
-37.1% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #6
-56.2% Secret Avengers #9
-60.8% X-Force #10
-61.2% X-Force #11
-63.4% All New Ultimates #9
-67.0% Hulk #7
-70.7% Wolverine and X-Men #11
-70.7% Wolverine and X-Men #10
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5 Year Comparisons

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175.8% Death of Wolverine #4
159.0% Guardians of Galaxy #20
135.8% Death of Wolverine #3
89.8% Amazing Spider-Man #7
62.8% Amazing Spider-Man #8
22.5% Moon Knight #8
5.7% Punisher #11
0.7% Deadpool #36 Axis
-1.5% Nova #22
-19.5% Captain Marvel #8
-21.6% Uncanny X-Men #27
-24.7% Daredevil #9
-26.2% All New X-Factor #15 Axis
-28.5% Hulk #7
-35.7% Fantastic Four #11
-36.4% Fantastic Four #12
-37.0% Thunderbolts #32
-37.4% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #6
-43.9% New Avengers #25
-50.8% Amazing X-Men #12
-58.0% X-Force #10
-58.5% X-Force #11
-76.2% All New Ultimates #9
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10 Year Comparisons

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205.9% Thor #1
99.0% Captain America #25
98.3% Death of Wolverine #4
69.5% Death of Wolverine #3
45.4% Silver Surfer #6
29.6% Amazing Spider-Man #7
11.2% Amazing Spider-Man #8
-21.5% Black Widow #11
-32.7% Punisher #11
-36.0% Daredevil #9
-38.7% All New Invaders #11
-40.5% Uncanny X-Men #27
-43.8% Fantastic Four #11
-44.4% Fantastic Four #12
-55.8% X-Force #10
-56.3% X-Force #11
-62.7% X-Men #20
-65.2% M Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #6
—
Original Sin and Death of Wolverine come to a close as Spider-Verse and Axis ramp up and lots of books benefit from tie-ins or special variant covers. So how do these things affect what you buy? Do events get you excited to try out new titles or are you suffering from event fatigue? Do you buy variants and if so what kind of variants do you like?
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Marvel Month to Month Sales Charts: [size=150]November 2014[/size]—A Tale of Three Events
01/07/2015 by Beat Staff 15 Comments
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cover 416x640 Marvel Month to Month Sales Charts: November 2014—A Tale of Three EventsBy Jason Enright

Welcome to another month of Marvel sales analysis. This month’s charts are dominated by 3 events and their various tie-in books which make up 28 of Marvel’s books shipped this month, or 1/3 of their output. Let’s look at the monthly breakdown.

76 books in total
7 double shipped books (plus 1 series that shipped more than twice this month)
4 X-Men books (6 if you count X-Factor and X-Force)
5 Avengers books (7 if you count the Ultimates and Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble)
0 Annuals
1 Original Sin Tie-In book
15 AXIS and AXIS Tie-in Books
6 Death of Wolverine and Death of Wolverine Tie-in books
7 Spider-Verse and Spider-verse Tie-in Books
28 of Marvel’s 76 books or 1/3 of their books this month are connected to one of their 3 current events

3 titles over 100,000 copies
4 titles between 75,000 and 100,000 copies
10 titles between 50,000 and 75,000 copies
31 titles between 25,000 and 50,000 copies
28 titles under 25,000
4 $4.99 books
69 $3.99 books
1 $3.95 book
1 $3.50 book
1 $2.99 book

Wow! So that is a lot of AXIS, Spider-Verse, and Death of Wolverine coming out this month. Spider-Verse topped the charts this month, with Axis and some new debuts close behind, but I can’t help but wonder if these events are starting to cannibalize each other’s sales a bit. AXIS seems to be underperforming a bit, and I wonder if people are just getting tired of event after event.

Let’s dive deep into the numbers and look for trends.

As always, thanks to Milton Greipp and ICv2 for information used to compile these charts.



1, 4. Amazing SPIDER-MAN
11/04 Am Spi #514 – 87,118
11/09 Am Spi #613 - 64,669
11/11 Am Spi #674 - 57,723
11/12 Am Spi #698 - 81,342
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11/13 Superior #21 - 74,940 ( -12.2%)
11/13 Superior #22 - 81,250 ( +8.4%)
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.S.
08/14 Amazing v3 #5 - 101,655 ( -13.8%)O.S.
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%)
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6 mnth ( -18.6%)
1 year ( 24.2%)
2 year ( 24.0%)
3 year ( 74.8%)
5 year ( 56.0%)
10 year ( 15.8%)

Spider-man takes the #1 spot thanks to the premiere issue of Spider-Verse. The last 7 months have been great for Spider-man sales as only two issues have fallen below 100k. Marvel’s various events or #1 issues may unseat him from time to time but Spider-man is definitely the most consistent seller for Marvel, and Spider-verse seems like it will do very well for the company both in boosting Spider-Man sales and in helping launch several spin-off series such as Silk and Spider-Gwen.

2. CAPTAIN AMERICA
11/04 Captain America v5 # 1 - 67,223
11/09 Captain Am. Reborn # 4 - 96,526
11/11 Captain America v6 # 4 - 54,157
11/12 Captain America v7 # 1 - 123,667
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11/13 Captain America v7 #13 - 36,147 ( -6.6%)
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%)
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6 Mnth ( 297.2%)
1 Year ( 233.4%)
2 Year ( -3.0%)
3 Year ( 122.5%)
5 Year ( 24.8%)
10 Year ( 79.3%)

The All-New Captain America starring Sam Wilson Soars high with a 120k debut and while not as strong as Thor #1’s debut, it still looks like it’ll be a very successful relaunch for the character. Interestingly enough, the last relaunch of Captain America at the start of Marvel Now two years ago launched at almost the same numbers.

5. SPIDER-WOMAN
11/14 Spider-Woman #1 - 93,723

Spider-Woman launches at 93k copies. Marvel pulled an interesting move here and launched this book as a Spider-Verse tie-in, so I will be very curious to see how this book does after the next few months to see how the sales are being boosted by the Spider-verse connection.

6. THOR
11/11 Thor v4 #8 - 40,703
11/12 Thor v5 #1 - 110,443
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11/13 Thor v5 #15 - 41,259 (-10.3%)
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%)
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6 mnth ( 296.4%)
1 year ( 227.9%)
2 year ( -19.0%)
3 year ( 119.0%)

So generally a book sees a 40% drop from issue 1 to issue 2, but sometimes when a book debuts with really high numbers, the drop is even steeper. Thor not only had a great debut but only took the standard 40% drop for issue 2, which bodes very well for it. It also had strong issue 1 re-orders so it is possible that issue 3 or 4 might even see a sales increase as stores adjust their orders to meet demand.

7, 42. IRON MAN
11/04 Iron Man v4 #1 - 68,989
11/09 Inv Iron Man #20 - 55,135
11/11 Inv Iron Man #510 - 38,118
11/12 Iron Man v6 #2 - 72,902
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11/13 Iron Man v6 #18 - 36,135 ( -7.5%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( 48.7%)
1 Year ( 17.9%)
2 Year ( -42.0%)
3 Year ( 11.8%)
5 Year ( -22.7%)
10 Year ( -38.2%)

Superior Iron Man debuts 40k copies under recent relaunches like Captain America and 70k copies under Thor, followed by a steeper than normal second issue drop of 50%. It seems like evil Iron Man wasn’t as exciting a rebranding as the diverse new takes on Cap and Thor, or maybe it is just being hurt by tying in so closely to AXIS, which has not been an incredibly strong seller for Marvel.

8, 9, 11. AXIS/UNCANNY AVENGERS
11/12 Uncanny Avengers #2 - 114,257
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11/13 Uncanny Avengers #14 - 60,750 ( 0.3%)
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%)AXIS
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%)
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6 mnth ( 42.3%)
1 year ( 21.5%)
2 year ( -35.0%)

AXIS is not really selling as strongly as I would have expected. I imagine these numbers would be even lower if it wasn’t being released almost weekly and stores had more time to adjust orders. There isn’t even heavy re-order data in the top 300 for last month’s issues, which is normally expected from large event books. I personally think it might be event fatigue as there wasn’t much of a break between this and Original Sin and Death of Wolverine. Also Spider-Verse is happening at the same time. Perhaps fans’ wallets are stretched a little thin or they just aren’t into the whole inversion idea.

13. Spider-Verse
09/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #1 - 59,237
09/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #2 - 54,415 (-8.1%)[9,570]
09/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #3 - 51,530 (-5.3%)
10/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #4 - 48,877 (-5.1%)
10/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #5 - 52,596 ( 7.6%)
11/14 Spider-Verse #1 - 71,232 (35.4%)

Spider-Verse is a 2-part anthology series telling stories of different Spider characters during the events of the main Spider-Verse story which is taking place in Amazing Spider-Man. For the primary event tie-in book, it is doing quite well and selling around 30% less than the main book, but still selling better than the prelude Edge of Spider-Verse which sold around 50k.

16. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
11/09 Guardians v2 #20 - 22,954
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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.S. Tie-In
09/14 Guardians v3 #19 - 55,891 ( -7.9%) O.S. Tie-In
10/14 Guardians v3 #20 - 61,072 ( 9.3%)
11/14 Guardians v3 #21 - 62,387 ( 2.2%)
---
6 mnth ( 14.8%)
5 year ( 171.8%)

Guardians stays strong at 62k thanks to a new storyline guest starring Venom and a special Rocket &Groot variant.

***Note: This is right around where All-New X-Men would place but no issue shipped this month. Look for it next month.

17, 66. MIGHTY AVENGERS
11/09 Mighty Avengers #31 - 49,457
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11/13 Mighty Avengers v2 #3 - 42,210 (-23.1%)
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%)AXIS
11/14 Cap &M. Avengers #2 - 34,428 (-42.8%)AXIS
---
6 Mnth ( 19.9%)
1 Year ( -18.4%)
5 Year ( -30.4%)

The new rebranding of Mighty Avengers launches with a decent 60k but then drops down to 34k for issue 2. While this does fit the normal trend of a 40% issue 2 drop, it does not bode well for the series long term health if it doesn’t stabilize out quickly over the next few months. I also wonder if tying into AXIS right from its debut issue, will help or hurt this book?

21. UNCANNY X-MEN
11/04 Uncanny X-Men #451 – 92,047
11/09 Uncanny X-Men #516 – 69,525
11/11 Uncanny X-Men #1 - 109,911
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11/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #14 - 65,655 ( -12.7%)
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%)[5,627]O.S. Tie-In
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%)
---
6 mnth ( 2.2%)
1 year ( -14.8%)
3 year ( -49.1%)
5 year ( -19.5%)
10 year ( -39.2%)

Variants and new story arcs may give Uncanny X-men temporary boosts but for the last year it has very consistently sold around 55k to 60k issues.

23. AVENGERS
11/04 Avengers #503 – 105,757
11/11 Avengers v4 #19 – 56,620
11/12 Avengers v4 #34 - 57,315
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11/13 Avengers v5 #23 - 66,501 ( -6.0%)
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.S. Tie-In
07/14 Avengers v5 #32 - 56,595 ( 4.9%) O.S. Tie-In
07/14 Avengers v5 #33 - 51,874 ( -8.3%) O.S. Tie-In
08/14 Avengers v5 #34 - 54,413 ( 4.9%) O.S. Tie-In
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 ( 10.0%)
---
6 mnth ( -4.8%)
1 year ( -18.2%)
2 year ( -5.0%)
3 year ( -4.0%)
10 year ( -48.6%)

Avengers is another series that seems to sell pretty consistently within a 5k range and is pretty solidly entrenched between 50 and 55k.

24. 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%)

Rocket Raccoon drops 8% this month but 5 months in it is still selling a solid 50k issues which is very good compared to the majority of Marvel’s solo books which sell in the 30k range.

26. DEADPOOL
11/09 Deadpool v3 #17 - 46,743
11/11 Deadpool v3 #46 - 27,552
11/12 Deadpool v4 #1 - 118,976
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11/13 Deadpool v4 #19 - 44,184 ( -6.2%)
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 ( 10.7%) AXIS
---
6 mnth ( -1.6%)
1 year ( 16.7%)
2 year ( -57.0%)
3 year ( 87.2%)
5 year ( 10.3%)

Deadpool seems to be benefitting from a tie-in to AXIS as sales rise a bit with people wanting to check out an inverted Deadpool. Of course the boost may just be due to the Rocket and Groot variant program.

29. 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 ( 69.8%)
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6 Mnth ( 21.4%)

Inhumans gets a big boost of 20k issues this month, which is odd because it has no variants and isn’t a part of a big event. However, perhaps this boost is due to the announcement of the Inhumans movie and the recent TV show story arcs that hint at the coming of the Inhumans.

37, 46. NEW AVENGERS
11/09 New Avengers v1 #59 - 74,345
11/11 New Avengers v2 #18 - 54,454
11/12 New Avengers v2 #34 - 53,862
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11/13 New Avengers v3 #12 - 58,807 ( -7.0%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -7.5%)
1 year ( -31.3%)
2 year ( -25.0%)
3 year ( -25.8%)
5 year ( -45.6%)

There were two New Avengers issues this month and the first jumped up 4k issues and then the second dropped 6k, for a net loss of 2k. It has been hovering 40-42k for a while now and is probably heading towards some sort of relaunch or rebranding after Secret Wars next year.

39, 70. 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%)

41. DEATH OF WOLVERINE: LIFE AFTER LOGAN
11/14 DoW: Life after Logan #1 - 43,404

43, 48. 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%)

These Death of Wolverine spin-off series all seem to be selling around 30 to 40k. Luckily most of them seem to be mini-series that will wrap up next month or in January and likely won’t overstay their welcome.

49. SPIDER-MAN 2099
07/14 Spider-Man 2099 #1 - 90,690 ( --- )[6,461]
08/14 Spider-Man 2099 #2 - 47,512 (-47.6%)
09/14 Spider-Man 2099 #3 - 43,418 ( -8.6%)
10/14 Spider-Man 2099 #4 - 40,755 ( -6.1%)
10/14 Spider-Man 2099 #5 - 40,880 ( 0.3%)
11/14 Spider-Man 2099 #6 - 38,634 ( -5.5%)

2099 is a pretty stable Spider-man spin-off/Spider-verse tie-in series with a 5% month to month attrition which isn’t great but isn’t terrible either. If the drops shrink to 2% each month, it could maintain a pretty healthy sales number.

52. 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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -18.4%)

The Hawkeye VS. mini-series is still selling pretty well and will likely end with similar numbers to the previous Deadpool Vs. series.

53. 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%)

This series is very stable with issue 5 selling very close to what issue 2 sold. The upcoming Black Vortex crossover spins out of the events of this book and crosses over with Guardians and All-New X-Men which should help boost this series’ sales.

54. 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

Art of War is another Deadpool miniseries with very strong sales only a 15k behind the main book. No signs of the Deadpool bubble bursting yet.

57. AMAZING X-MEN
11/04 Astonishing X-Men #6 - 134,835
11/09 Astonishing X-Men #32 - 62,125
11/11 Astonishing X-Men #44 - 32,729
11/12 Astonishing X-Men #56 - 27,583
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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%)
---
6 mnth ( -14.5%)
1 year ( -67.7%)
2 year ( 32.0%)
3 year ( 11.0%)
5 year ( -41.5%)
10 year ( -73.1%)

Amazing X-Men receives a solid 4k boost likely due to a Rocket &Groot variant but possibly also because of a nice standalone issue from a guest creative team.

58. SCARLET SPIDERS
11/14 Scarlet Spiders #1 - 36,281 (---)

Scarlet Spiders has a decent debut at 36k for a 3-isse miniseries tie-in to Spider-Verse.

59. SPIDER-VERSE TEAM UP
10/14 Spider-Verse Team Up #1 - 35,449 (---)

Team-up is another Spider-Verse anthology series but I’m genuinely unclear what sets it apart from the anthology series called Spider-verse which sold 35k more copies. Perhaps they should have just called this Spider-Verse #2.

64. HULK
11/09 Incred Hulk #604 - 40,633
11/11 Incred Hulk v4 #2 – 80,143
11/12 Incred Hulk v4 #15 -118,200
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11/13 Indestructible #15 - 37,025 ( -9.6%)
11/13 Indestructible #16 - 35,871 ( -3.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -8.4%)
1 Year ( -3.9%)
2 Year ( -71.0%)
3 Year ( -57.0%)
5 Year ( -15.1%)

Hulk has been very stable for the last several months as writer Gerry Duggan takes Banner and the Hulk in a new direction.

65. GUARDIANS 3000
10/14 Guardians 3000 #1 - 58,574 (---)
11/14 Guardians 3000 #2 - 34,467 (-41.2%)

Guardians drops 40% with its issue 2 which isn’t bad but could be if future months see more big drops.

73. DAREDEVIL
11/04 Daredevil v2 #67 – 51,345
11/04 Daredevil #502 – 40,335
11/11 Daredevil v3 #6 – 38,302
11/12 Daredevil v3 #20 - 36,515
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10/13 Daredevil v3 #32 - 34,957 ( -4.7%)
11/13 Daredevil v3 #33 - 32,966 ( -5.7%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -17.5%)
1 Year ( -1.6%)
2 Year ( -11.0%)
3 Year ( -15.3%)
5 Year ( -19.6%)
10 Year ( -36.8%)

Mark Waid and Chris Samnee’s award-winning run on Daredevil continues to sell very steadily, but recent solicits indicate that their run is coming to an end in 2015. Wait holds the longest run on Daredevil of any creator and his book has maintained steady sales as well as critical acclaim. It will be interesting to see who fills his shoes.

74. BUCKY BARNES: WINTER SOLDIER
05/14 Winter Soldier Bitter March #4 - 19,930
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10/14 Bucky Barnes: Winter Solder #1 - 47,471
11/14 Bucky Barnes: Winter Solder #2 - 32,409 (-31.7%)
---
6 Mnth ( 62.6%)

I normally expect to see a 40% drop on 2nd issues, because stores often have to place orders before they have had a chance to read the first issue. The new Winter Soldier issue 2 only drops 30%. Hopefully its drops continue to shrink from here.

75. CARNAGE
11/12 Mini Carnage Omega #1 – 37,376
11/13 Superior Carnage #5 – 31,100
---
10/14 AXIS Carnage #1 – 38,548
11/14 AXIS Carnage #2 – 32,015 (-16.9%)
---
1 year ( 2.9%) 2 Year (-14.0%)

Carnage is selling very well and should end on a strong note.

***Note this is normally where Ms. Marvel would place but no issue shipped this month. Look for it in next month’s article.

77. MILES MORALES ULT SPIDER-MAN
11/04 Ult. Spider-Man v1 #69 – 90,007
11/09 Ult. Spider-Man v2 #4 – 49,083
11/11 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #4 – 51,558
11/12 Ult. Spider-Man v3 #17 - 38,481
---
11/13 Cataclysm USM #1 of 3 - 36,541 (+16.1%)
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -31.1%)
1 year ( -13.5%)
2 year ( -18.0%)
3 year ( -38.7%)
5 year ( -35.6%)
10 year ( -64.9%)

Miles Morales continues to steadily decline, but the upcoming Secret Wars event may provide a way for Miles to integrate into the main Marvel 616 Universe.

78. X-MEN
11/04 X-Men v2 #164 - 88,617
11/11 X-Men v3 #21 - 39,919
11/12 X-Men v3 #38 - 30,289
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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%)
---
6 mnth ( -20.3%)
1 year ( -44.8%)
2 year ( 4.0%)
3 year ( -21.2%)
10 year ( -64.5%)

For X-men, the standard attrition continues. G. Willow Wilson takes over in January.

81. Magneto
11/11 Magneto Not a Hero #1 – 21,543
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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
---
6 Mnth ( -15.2%)
3 year ( 39.8%)

Thanks to Axis, Magneto stays above the 30k mark.

82. MOON KNIGHT
11/09 Vengeance of MK#3 - 23,348
11/11 Moon Knight v4 #7 - 27,062
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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%)
---
6 Mnth (-32.5%)
3 year ( 6.2%)
5 year ( 23.1%)

Moon Knight’s sales drop another couple of thousand issues. Marvel also announced that Cullen Bunn and Ron Ackins will take over with issue 13 after Brian Wood and Greg Smallwood’s arc ends.

83. WOLVERINE &THE X-MEN
11/11 Wolverine/X-Men #2 - 83,356
11/12 Wolverine/X-Men #21 - 48,244
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11/13 Wolverine/X-Men #38 - 39,098 (-31.9%)
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%)AXIS
---
6 Mnth ( -15.1%)
1 Year ( -27.7%)
2 Year ( -41.0%)
3 Year ( -65.9%)

Wolverine and the X-Men ends on a very strong note. Spider-Man and the X-Men starts in December.

86. AXIS REVOLUTIONS
10/14 Axis Revolutions #1 - 32,794
11/14 Axis Revolutions #2 - 27,775 (-15.3%)

The main Axis Tie-in is 1/3 of what the main series sells.

88. 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
---
6 Mnth ( -6.3%)

The beginning of the Avengers World Axis tie-in arc gives this series a good 6k issue boost.

92. AXIS HOBGOBLIN
10/14 Axis Hobgoblin #1 - 31,243
11/14 Axis Hobgoblin #2 - 26,066 (-16.6%)

Another AXIS mini-series, Hobgoblin doesn’t sell as well as Carnage but is still maintaining decent sales.

94. SILVER SURFER
11/04 Silver Surfer v5 #14- 19,287
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03/14 Silver Surfer v7 #1 - 64,919 ( --- )[2,757]
04/14 Silver Surfer v7 #2 - 39,132 (-39.7%)
06/14 Silver Surfer v7 #3 - 36,075 ( -7.8%)
07/14 Silver Surfer v7 #4 - 32,747 ( -9.2%)
08/14 Silver Surfer v7 #5 - 31,125 ( -5.0%)
10/14 Silver Surfer v7 #6 - 28,052 ( -9.9%)
11/14 Silver Surfer v7 #7 - 25,759 ( -8.2%)

Silver Surfer continues to slide down a little under 10% each month. It needs to stabilize soon, and I’m sure the delays aren’t helping.

97. FANTASTIC FOUR
11/04 Fantastic Four #520 – 51,683
11/09 Fantastic Four #573 – 39,415
11/11 Fantastic Four #600 – 73,809
11/12 Fantastic Four # 1 -114,532
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11/13 Fantastic Four v5 #14 - 28,679 ( -9.1%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -23.7%)
1 year ( -11.3%)
2 year ( -78.0%)
3 year ( -65.5%)
5 year ( -35.5%)
10 year ( -50.8%)

The return of the Fantastic Four’s blue uniforms didn’t do much to help its falling sales. The series is counting down to an end point in April or May of next year. I’m sure a relaunch is coming after Secret Wars.

100. 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%)
10/14 Loki #7 - 25,430 ( 1.2%)AXIS
11/14 Loki #8 - 23,333 ( -8.2%)AXIS

—
6 mnth ( -10.3%)

Despite tying in to AXIS, Loki drops a couple thousand issues.

101. BLACK WIDOW
11/04 Black Widow #3 – 26,839
11/09 Deadly Origin #1– 29,338
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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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -12.1%)
5 Year ( -21.7%)
10 Year ( -14.4%)

Black Widow drops a thousand issues after it was stable last month. Black is still solicited through March with issue 16.

102. Nightcrawler
11/04 Nightcrawler #2 – 36,532
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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%)
---
6 Mnth (-38.2%)
10 Year (-40.2%)

With the March solicits, Marvel announced that issue 12 will be the finale of Claremont’s Nightcrawler run. It is unclear whether that means the book is cancelled or getting a new creative team, but the numbers make me think it will be cancelled.

104. PUNISHER
11/04 Punisher v7 #14 – 41,512
11/09 Punisher v8 #11 – 24,978
11/11 Punisher v9 #5 - 25,399
---
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -20.7%)
3 year ( -11.1%)
5 year ( 5.7%)
10 year ( -32.7%)

The Punisher is still solicited throuch March’s issue 16.

105, 106. NOVA
11/09 Nova v4 #31 - 22,917
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11/13 Nova v5 #10 - 32,716 ( +1.2%)
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
---
6 Mnth ( -0.4%)
1 Year ( -34.1%)
5 Year ( -5.9%)

Nova is steadying out nicely thanks to AXIS and in a few months it will be crossing over with Guardians and X-Men as part of Black Vortex, which will likely help boost its sales.

108. ALL-NEW X-FACTOR
11/11 X-Factor #227 - 23,742
11/12 X-Factor #247 - 22,005
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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
---
6 Mnth ( -18.3%)
2 Year ( -3.0%)
3 Year ( -10.4%)

X-Factor is staying just above the 20k line thanks to the AXIS tie-in. It is scheduled to end with issue 20.

110. DEATHLOK
10/14 Deathlok #1 - 43,991
11/14 Deathlok #2 - 20,883 ( -52.5%)

Deathlok drops over 50% from an already low debut number. It is currently solicited through issue 6 in March.

112. SHE-HULK
11/12 Red She-Hulk #59- 20,668
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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%)
---
6 Mnth (-21.0%)
2 Year ( -2.0%)

She-Hulk is scheduled to end with issue 12. No word on a relaunch yet.

113. CAPTAIN MARVEL
11/09 Ms. Marvel #47 - 22,926
11/12 Captain Marvel #7 - 21,744
---
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -23.7%)
1 year ( 9.4%)
2 year ( -9.0%)
5 year ( -13.3%)

Captain Marvel drops a little bit further this month. With the movie news, it will be interesting to see if this series picks up some new readers.

115. X-FORCE
11/04 X-Force v2 #4 - 41,531
11/09 X-Force v3 #21 - 53,942
11/11 X-Force v4 #17 - 50,974
11/12 X-Force v4 #34 - 43,710
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11/13 X-Force v5 #14 - 28,885 ( -5.5%)
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%)
---
6 mnth ( -26.1%)
1 year ( -32.9%)
2 year ( -56.0%)
3 year ( -62.0%)
5 year ( -64.1%)
10 year ( -53.4%)

X-Force is scheduled to end with issue #15 in February.

120. 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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -61.3%)

Cyclops continues to drop rather steeply. It is currently solicited through issue 11 in March.

122. 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%)

Storm also continues to drop. It is currently solicited through issue 9 in March.

124. SECRET AVENGERS
11/11 Secret Avengers #19 - 41,191
11/12 Secret Avengers #34 - 32,146
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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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -22.8%)
1 Year ( -30.3%)
2 Year ( -45.0%)
3 Year ( -57.1%)

After stabilizing a bit last month, Secret Avengers drops again this month. Issue 14 has been solicited for March.

130. SAVAGE HULK
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06/14 Savage Hulk #1 – 44,177
07/14 Savage Hulk #2 – 31,194 ( -29.4%)
08/14 Savage Hulk #3 – 24,774 ( -20.6%)
09/14 Savage Hulk #4 – 22,875 ( -7.7%)
10/14 Savage Hulk #5 – 19,351 ( -15.4%)
11/14 Savage Hulk #6 – 16,783 ( -13.3%)

Seemingly cancelled with this issue, no further issues have yet been solicited.

140. ALL-NEW INVADERS
11/04 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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -28.5%)
10 Year ( -34.1%)

February’s solicits suggest that issue 15 will be the final issue.

142. ALL NEW GHOST RIDER
11/11 Ghost Rider #6 - 18,297
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03/14 All New Ghost Rider #1 - 50,072 ( --- )[2,567]
04/14 All New Ghost Rider #2 - 29,429 (-41.2%)
05/14 All New Ghost Rider #3 - 27,756 ( -5.7%)
06/14 All New Ghost Rider #4 - 24,627 (-11.3%)
07/14 All New Ghost Rider #5 - 21,820 (-11.4%)
08/14 All New Ghost Rider #6 - 20,679 ( -5.2%)
09/14 All New Ghost Rider #7 - 18,718 ( -9.5%)
10/14 All New Ghost Rider #8 - 17,907 ( -4.3%)
11/14 All New Ghost Rider #9 - 15,566 (-13.1%)
---
6 Mnth ( -43.9%)
3 year ( -14.9%)

Looks to be ending in March with issue 12.

147. SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN
10/13 Superior Foes #4 - 26,884 (-10.6%)
11/13 Superior Foes #5 - 23,694 (-11.9%)
11/13 Superior Foes #6 - 21,367 ( -9.8%)
12/13 Superior Foes #7 - 20,858 ( -2.4%)
01/14 ---
02/14 Superior Foes #8 – 19,193 ( -8.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #9 – 18,620 ( -3.0%)
03/14 Superior Foes #10- 18,437 ( -1.0%)
04/14 Superior Foes #11- 18,143 ( -1.6%)
05/14 ---
06/14 Superior Foes #12- 17,826 ( -1.7%)
07/14 Superior Foes #13- 16,903 ( -5.2%)
08/14 Superior Foes #14- 16,604 ( -1.8%)
09/14 Superior Foes #15- 15,824 ( -4.7%)
10/14 Superior Foes #16- 15,304 ( -3.3%)
11/14 Superior Foes #17- 14,681 ( -4.1%)
---
1 Year ( -38.0%)

Final issue.

151. MIRACLEMAN
01/14 Miracleman #1 - 52,313
01/14 Miracleman #2 - 36,927 ( -29.4%)
02/14 Miracleman #3 – 25,970 ( -32.6%)
03/14 Miracleman #4 – 23,557 ( -9.3%)
04/14 ---
05/14 Miracleman #5 – 22,399 ( -4.9%)
05/14 Miracleman #6 – 20,598 ( -8.0%)
06/14 Miracleman #7 – 19,123 ( -7.2%)
07/14 Miracleman #8 – 17,654 ( -7.7%)
08/14 Miracleman #9 – 16,466 ( -6.7%)
09/14 Miracleman #10 – 15,409 ( -6.4%)
10/14 Miracleman #11 – 14,824 ( -3.8%)
10/14 Miracleman #12 – 14,634 ( -1.3%)
11/14 Miracleman #13 – 14,155 ( -3.3%)
---
6 Mnth ( -31.3%)

Sales continue to shrink.

153. 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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -46.9%)

Elektra continues to drop. The series ends with issue 11 in February.

156. All NEW ULTIMATES
11/09 Ult comics Avengers #4 - 58,996
11/11 Ult comics Ultimates #4 - 39,342
11/12 Ult comics Ultimates #18 - 29,072
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11/13 Cataclysm Ult. #1 - 42,109
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%)
---
6 Mnth ( -43.9%)
1 Year ( -67.8%)
2 Year ( -53.0%)
3 Year ( -65.5%)
5 Year ( -77.0%)

Ends with issue 12.

157. 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%)

This 5-issue mini-series drops a little less than expected for an issue 2.

162. NEW WARRIORS
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02/14 New Warriors #1 - 45,765 ( --- )
03/14 New Warriors #2 - 26,006 (-43.2%)
04/14 New Warriors #3 - 23,105 (-11.2%)
05/14 New Warriors #4 - 19,900 (-13.9%)
06/14 New Warriors #5 - 18,576 ( -6.7%)
06/14 New Warriors #6 - 18,156 ( -2.3%)
07/14 New Warriors #7 - 17,304 ( -4.7%)
08/14 New Warriors #8 - 16,081 ( -7.1%)
09/14 New Warriors #9 - 15,166 ( -5.7%)
09/14 New Warriors #10 - 15,056 ( -0.7%)
10/14 New Warriors #11 - 14,026 ( -6.8%)
11/14 New Warriors #12 - 11,351 ( -5.7%)
---
6 Mnth ( -33.5%)

Final issue.

177. 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%)

Drawing of Three continues to drop.

200. 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%)

Another large drop for Empire of the Dead.

212. POWERS: THE BUREAU [Icon]
11/13 Bureau #8 - 9,693 ( -5.9%)
12/13 ---
01/14 ---
02/14 ---
03/14 ---
04/14 Bureau #9 - 8,961 ( -7.6%)
05/14 Bureau #10 - 9,002 ( 0.5%)
06/14 ---
07/14 ---
08/14 ---
09/14 Bureau #11 - 8,747 ( -2.8%)
10/14 ---
11/14 Bureau #12 - 8,379 ( -4.2%)

Standard attrition for Powers Bureau, but there is a relaunch coming to better connect with the TV show.

253. MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
11/13 MUU Spider-Man #20 - 5,163 ( ??? )
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%)
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6 Mnth ( 33.3%)
1 Year ( 22.9%)

286. MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE
11/13 MUA Assemble #2 - 6,530 (-55.6%)
12/13 MUA Assemble #3 - 5,548 (-15.0%)
01/14 MUA Assemble #4 - 5,082 ( -8.4%)
02/14 MUA Assemble #5 - 4,686 ( -7.8%)
03/14 MUA Assemble #6 - 4,484 ( -4.3%)
04/14 MUA Assemble #7 - 4,412 ( -1.6%)
05/14 MUA Assemble #8 - 4,467 ( 1.2%)
06/14 ---
07/14 ---
08/14 ---
09/14 ---
10/14 ---
05/14 MUA Assemble S2 #8 - 5,992 (34.1%)
---
6 Mnth (-8.2%)

Marvel’s all-ages animated series tie-ins return and sell a little bit higher than normal.

—

6-Month Comparisons

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297.2% All New Captain America #1
193.1% Superior Iron Man #1
141.3% Thor #2
109.7% Capt. Am. &Mighty Avengers #1 (AXIS)
62.6% Bucky Barnes Winter Soldier #2
52.4% Avengers and X-Men Axis #4
48.7% Superior Iron Man #2
44.4% Avengers and X-Men Axis #5
42.3% Avengers and X-Men Axis #6
34.1% MU Avengers Assemble Season Two #1
22.9% MU Ultimate Spider-Man Web Warriors #1
21.4% Inhuman #8
19.9% Capt. Am. &Mighty Avengers #2 (AXIS)
14.8% Guardians of Galaxy #21
9.1% Amazing Spider-Man #9
6.1% New Avengers #26
2.2% Uncanny X-Men #28
0.2% Nova #23 (AXIS)
-0.4% Nova #24 (AXIS)
-1.6% Deadpool #37 (AXIS)
-4.8% Avengers #38
-6.3% Avengers World #15 (AXIS)
-6.9% Powers Bureau #12
-7.5% New Avengers #27
-8.4% Hulk #8
-10.3% Loki Agent of Asgard #8 (AXIS)
-12.1% Black Widow #12
-14.5% Amazing X-Men #13
-15.1% Wolverine and X-Men #12 (AXIS)
-15.2% Magneto #12 (AXIS)
-17.5% Daredevil #10
-18.3% All New X-Factor #16 (AXIS)
-18.6% Amazing Spider-Man #10
-20.3% X-Men #21
-20.7% Punisher #12
-21.0% She-Hulk #10
-22.8% Secret Avengers #10
-23.7% Captain Marvel #9
-23.7% Fantastic Four #13
-26.1% X-Force #12
-28.5% All New Invaders #12
-31.1% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #7
-31.3% Miracleman #13
-32.5% Moon Knight #9
-33.5% New Warriors #12
-38.2% Nightcrawler #8
-43.9% All New Ultimates #10
-43.9% All New Ghost Rider #9
-46.9% Elektra #8 (Cancelled after 11)
-61.3% Cyclops #7

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1 Year Comparisons

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233.4% All New Captain America #1
132.4% Superior Iron Man #1
116.0% Thor #2
68.3% Scarlet Spiders #1
66.5% Amazing Spider-Man #9
42.6% Capt. Am. &Mighty Avengers #1 (AXIS)
30.2% Avengers and X-Men Axis #4
24.2% Amazing Spider-Man #10
23.3% Avengers and X-Men Axis #5
21.5% Avengers and X-Men Axis #6
17.9% Superior Iron Man #2
16.7% Deadpool #37 (AXIS)
13.5% MU Ultimate Spider-Man Web Warriors #1
9.4% Captain Marvel #9
2.9% Axis Carnage #2
-1.6% Daredevil #10
-3.9% Hulk #8
-8.2% MU Avengers Assemble Season Two #1
-11.3% Fantastic Four #13
-13.5% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #7
-13.6% Powers Bureau #12
-14.8% Uncanny X-Men #28
-18.2% Avengers #38
-18.4% Capt. Am. &Mighty Avengers #2 (AXIS)
-21.2% New Avengers #26
-27.2% Wolverine and X-Men #12 (AXIS)
-30.3% Secret Avengers #10
-31.3% New Avengers #27
-32.9% X-Force #12
-33.7% Nova #23 (AXIS)
-34.1% Nova #24 (AXIS)
-38.0% Superior Foes of Spider-Man #17
-44.8% X-Men #21
-67.7% Amazing X-Men #13
-67.8% All New Ultimates #10

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2 Year Comparisons

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66% Amazing Spider-Man #9
32% Amazing X-Men #13
24% Amazing Spider-Man #10
15% Superior Iron Man #1
12% Scarlet Spiders #1
4% X-Men #21
-2% She-Hulk #10
-3% All New Captain America #1
-3% All New X-Factor #16 (AXIS)
-5% Avengers #38
-9% Captain Marvel #9
-11% Daredevil #10
-14% New Avengers #26
-14% Axis Carnage #2
-18% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #7
-19% Thor #2
-25% New Avengers #27
-31% Avengers and X-Men Axis #4
-34% Avengers and X-Men Axis #5
-35% Avengers and X-Men Axis #6
-41% Wolverine and X-Men #12 (AXIS)
-42% Superior Iron Man #2
-45% Secret Avengers #10
-53% All New Ultimates #10
-56% X-Force #12
-57% Deadpool #37 (AXIS)
-71% Hulk #8
-78% Fantastic Four #13

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3 Year Comparisons

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134.4% Amazing Spider-Man #9
122.5% All New Captain America #1
120.4% Superior Iron Man #1
119.0% Thor #2
87.2% Deadpool #37 (AXIS)
74.8% Amazing Spider-Man #10
39.8% Magneto #12 (AXIS)
11.8% Superior Iron Man #2
11.0% Amazing X-Men #13
6.2% Moon Knight #9
-4.0% Avengers #38
-10.4% All New X-Factor #16 (AXIS)
-14.2% Punisher #12
-14.9% All New Ghost Rider #9
-14.9% New Avengers #26
-15.3% Daredevil #10
-21.2% X-Men #21
-25.8% New Avengers #27
-38.7% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #7
-49.1% Uncanny X-Men #28
-57.0% Hulk #8
-57.1% Secret Avengers #10
-62.0% X-Force #12
-65.5% All New Ultimates #10
-65.5% Fantastic Four #13
-65.9% Wolverine and X-Men #12 (AXIS)

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5 Year Comparisons

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189.1% Spider-Woman #1
171.8% Guardians of Galaxy #21
109.2% Amazing Spider-Man #9
56.0% Amazing Spider-Man #10
52.3% Superior Iron Man #1
24.8% All New Captain America #1
23.1% Moon Knight #9
21.7% Capt. Am. and Mighty Avengers #1 (AXIS)
10.3% Deadpool #37 (AXIS)
-5.3% Nova #23 (AXIS)
-5.9% Nova #24 (AXIS)
-12.8% Punisher #12
-13.3% Captain Marvel #9
-15.1% Hulk #8
-19.5% Uncanny X-Men #28
-19.6% Daredevil #10
-21.7% Black Widow #12
-22.7% Superior Iron Man #2
-30.4% Capt. Am. and Mighty Avengers #2 (AXIS)
-35.5% Fantastic Four #13
-35.6% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #7
-37.7% New Avengers #26
-41.5% Amazing X-Men #13
-45.6% New Avengers #27
-58.4% Powers Bureau #12
-64.1% X-Force #12
-65.1% Dark Tower Drawing of Three Prisoner #4
-77.0% All New Ultimates #10

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10 Year Comparisons

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79.3% All New Captain America #1
55.3% Amazing Spider-Man #9
21.7% Superior Iron Man #1
15.8% Amazing Spider-Man #10
-14.4% Black Widow #12
-34.1% All New Invaders #12
-36.8% Daredevil #10
-38.2% Superior Iron Man #2
-39.2% Uncanny X-Men #28
-40.2% Nightcrawler #8
-47.5% Punisher #12
-48.6% Avengers #38
-50.8% Fantastic Four #13
-53.4% X-Force #12
-64.5% X-Men #21
-64.9% Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #7
-72.3% Powers Bureau #12
-73.1% Amazing X-Men #13

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So November gave us lots of events and event tie-in books plus several big new debuts. Some succeeded admirably, others not so much. So reader, how have all these events and new launches been affecting your wallet? Are you suffering from event fatigue? Are there any series you are happy to see debut? Any you are sad to see getting cancelled?

Sound off in the comments below and until next month, Keep Reading Comics!

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Marvel Month to Month Sales Charts [size=150]December 2014[/size]: Time is Running Out for Marvel
02/25/2015 by Beat Staff 7 Comments
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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)
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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
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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%)
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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
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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%)
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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)
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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
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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%)
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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%)
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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%)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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%)
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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%)
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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%)
---
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)
---
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%)
---
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%)
---
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)
---
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%)
---
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%)
---
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%)
---
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%)
---
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
—
10/14 Deathlok #1 – 43,991
11/14 Deathlok #2 – 20,883 ( -52.5%)
12/14 Deathlok #3 – 18,112 ( -13.3%)
—
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!

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Marvel Month-to-Month Sales [size=150]January 2015[/size]: From Star Wars to Secret Wars
03/16/2015 by Heidi MacDonald 6 Comments
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Cover by John Cassaday &Laura Martin
Cover by John Cassaday &Laura Martin
by Xavier Lancel
Welcome to my first analysis of the Marvel sales. If you think I have a weird way to express myself, that’s because I’m French. I’m the editor of one of the oldest printed magazine about US comics, Scarce, published in France since 1983. A decade ago, I used to make a monthly analysis of the indie charts for a French forum so I hope I’ll adequatly fill the void created by Jason’s departure from the Marvel charts. No big changes at the horizon, but I have decided to try to give fewer figures but to give more meaning to the ones I will feature. So that you will not take that for laziness on my part, from now on I will also feature Marvel TPB sales: this way, we’ll see which series sell well in paperback compared to his floppy sales. We’ll start slowly only with the new releases from the January solicitations and then each month, I’ll add the sales for each paperback. That should provide some new insight on the Marvel sales.
Reminder: those sales are estimates. Most of what I’m saying is like predicting the future and the course of planets with a screening glass, so don’t take it too seriously.
Grab a coffee, some sweeties and let’s plunge into numbers magic forest!
Keep in mind that not only are those estimates, but it’s only sales to comics shops situed in North America. American comics do get sold somewhere else in the world in their original floppy editions and, seeing the really low numbers on some titles, it DOES make a difference.
Keep also in mind that just because a copy is sold to a shop doesn’t mean it’s sold to a customer. This would be way too easy. With the variant cover craziness, some shops will not be bothered if they have extra copies, they’ll sell them at a higher price later or use them as entrance point for people wanting to try a new title without paying for a whole paperback.
The most radical change is that my long-term % comparison will be with the issue #2 of a title, not the #1 because they don’t reflect readers numbers at all. At least, with issue 2, you have a better grasp at who really wants to read the story. Call me old fashioned, but I like comics for what’s inside!
Finally, Marvel is making it hard for me to start, as its whole line will be changed during Secret Wars, perhaps never to go back to the old titles. So please excuse me if I’m not aware of breaking news which impacts what I wrote.
Finally, when I’m using bad words about a title, it’s not about the quality of the product (unless I make that clear), it’s only about its sales trajectory. I love comics, and most of the titles I like are poor sellers or don’t have a nice sales trajectory. That’s life. So I hope I will not hurt any feeling of artists stopping by: I love you guys and hope you’ll make tons of money and sell like crazy!
Thanks as always to ICV2.com and Milton Griepp for their permission to use these figures and to the french comics shop Comics Zone in Lyon for using their previews catalogs.
1. STAR WARS

01/15 stars Wars #1 - 985,976
With a $4.99 cover price, that’s a lot of money. Marvel should be very happy about it. But let me be less enthusiastic: remember that those numbers are not the copies sold to the customers, but sold to stores. With tons of variants, the promise that the Star Wars franchise will be more present than ever in theaters, TV, toys…, those shops are more than tempted to buy way more issues than they’re gonna sell. So, Marvel did sell many copies, but the real test for the Star Wars franchise will be in 6 months and then in something like two years: will they be able to do something as good with the franchise as Dark Horse did ?
3, 4. Amazing SPIDER-MAN

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%)
01/15 Amazing v3 #12 – 105,458 ( +0,6%)
01/15 Amazing v3 #13 – 103,093 ( -2,2%)
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Since issue #2: -16,8%
Sales continue to stick above 100k. Only one more month to go before the end of the Spider-verse main storyline.
5. UNCANNY AVENGERS

03/14 U Avengers #18.NOW - 63,516 ( 19.4%)
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10/14 Uncanny Avengers #25 – 53,263 ( 7.7%)
10/14 Aven &X-Men Axis #1 – 138,966 (180.9%)
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12/14 Aven &X-Men Axis #9 – 69,518 ( 0.1%)
01/15 Uncanny Avengers v2 #1 – 74,849
That’s disappointing, to say the least. Seeing those numbers, it’s clear that there is a multiple relaunch fatigue going on, especially with the multiple Avengers titles. This title has been already falsely relaunched 9 months ago, under the Marvel Now banner. With a real new issue #1, it’s only selling 11,000 issues more. With 5 variant covers, expect it to end up very quickly at the same level where the previous series ended up, if not below 50k.
6, 25, 27,32. WOLVERINES

01/15 Wolverines #1 – 73,650
01/15 Wolverines #2 – 43,573 (-41,8%)
01/15 Wolverines #3 – 42,051 (-3,5%)
01/15 Wolverines #4 – 39,790 (-5,4%)

Since issue #2: -8,7%
A weekly Wolverines-like character series selling between 40k and 30k would be perfectly ok for Marvel, seeing that Wolverine is just not the top seller he was before. The -5,4% shouldn’t worry you too much, as this issue made it to the stores on the last week of the month.
7. ANT-MAN

01/15 Ant-Man #1 – 73,370
That’s a pretty good starting selling point for an Ant-Man series, especially since it’s a slightly oversized $4.99 issue. There is the usual crowd of variant covers. Still, a novelty appeared. I don’t know if it should make us cry or laugh: the shrinking numbered variant cover, which, for each of them, the Ant-Man character drawn on it has a unique size… I can’t wait for the slightly-fading variant covers for a Shadowcat series!
8. THOR

12/12 Thor v5 #1 - 110,443
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02/14 Thor #19.Now– 42,034 ( 10.1%)
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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%)
01/15 Thor v6 #4 - 69,497 ( -4,2%)

Since issue #2: -22,0%
It’s still a little too early to tell where this one is gonna go but its sales level is quite high so far. I would have expected a sales bump with this male VS female Thor issue. Did you check how awesome this male Thor by Russel Dauterman on the cover is? Big nipples, hairy chest, it was time for Thor to enter the realm of masculine hairy guys!
12. ALL-NEW X-MEN

12/12 All-New X-Men #3 - 83,798
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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%)
01/15 All-New X-Men #35 - 51,823 (-10,0%)

Lowest level so far for the X-Men locomotive. It’s quite funny that it’s the only proudly standing title with the All-New appellation, yet at the same time the one who specifically doesn’t deserve it, since it features old versions of its characters! Where will it go once Brian Bendis will be done? That’s the question.
13. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

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%)
01/15 Guardians v3 #23 - 51,466 ( -1,9%)
Guardians of the Galaxy is the new Avengers. This series keep staying well above 50k, making babies every other month. There is clearly a ”movie” effect on this one, as we will see below.
16, 83. CAPTAIN AMERICA

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%)
01/15 Captain America v8 #3 - 50,045 ( -0,1%)

Since issue #2: -0,1%
Will the real Captain America please stand up? With this very nice -0,1% percentage, it seems that Steve Wilson could replace our good old Cap…before he returns in another title, so that you will buy one more Captain America series (there are 3 so far this month with Captain America &the Mighty Avengers and Bucky Barnes Winter Soldier)
17. SPIDER-VERSE

11/14 Spider-Verse #1 of 2 – 71,232
12/14 ---
01/15 Spider-Verse #2 of 2 - 49,044 (-31,5%)
That’s a big drop for a scheduled 2-part anthology. Still, very good numbers.
18. UNCANNY X-MEN

12/11 Uncanny X-Men #3 - 64,112
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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%)
01/15 Uncanny X-Men v3 #30 - 48,824 (-8,7%)
Same punition than All New X-Men, as this serie drops to his lowest level. Trouble is, the Uncanny brand, which was connected to the X-Men history, has no meaning anymore. Which X-Men title is supposed to be the main one? That’s a mystery, and the title adjectives don’t help at all.
19, 41. 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 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%)
01/15 Avengers v5 #40 - 47,483 ( +0,9%)

09/14 Avengers v5 #34.1 - 45,942 ( -15.6%)
01/15 Avengers v5 #34.2 - 38,078 (-17,1%)
This “.” Numbering is just plain silly. The result is not only that you get a poor seller, but that people buying their issues afterwards, will never know they missed a bunch of issues, as they go from issue 34 to 35, like any logical person would do. We have a bunch of new “old New Universe characters” in this one. I’ve got a future title idea for Marvel: All-new New Universe! Terrific, no?
26. DEADPOOL

12/12 Deadpool v4 #3 - 60,215
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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)
01/15 Deadpool v4 #40 - 42,467 (+0,6%)
01/15 Deadpool v4 #41 - 39,848 (-6,2%)
Issue 40 was a special one, taking the form of an educational coloring book. It seems to have attracted readers. After that, it’s back to business as the extra Axis readers leave and the standard attrition kicks back. Nothing to be worried about I suppose.
29- UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL

01/15 Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 41,693
Marvel took Ryan North from the successful Adventure Time comics and probably expect that this weird ongoing series, with a character related to no big brand, will turn into a nice all-ages seller in paperback form. More than 40k is not a bad debut that all for such a project, especially since the variant frenzy has cooled down a bit (only 3 variant covers). Marvel seems way less protective of its characters than DC when it comes to parody and humor. The success of Harley Quinn at DC will perhaps change their aim too.
30. NEW AVENGERS

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%)
01/15 New Avengers v3 #29 - 41,116 (+3,1%) (SW prelude)
Sales jumps up a bit thanks to the Secret Wars prelude sticker “Times run out.”
34. 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%)
01/15 Rocket Raccoon #7 - 39,342 ( -4,4%)

Since issue #2: -30,5%
Rocket Raccoon is still going down faster than it should at this point. However, it is still quite high for such an unusual character.
37. IRON MAN

12/12 Iron Man v6 #4 - 56,708

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%)
01/15 Sup. Iron Man #4 – 38,515 ( -0,7%)

Since issue #2: -9,6%
Marvel is probably really disappointed with the sale level of this one. The Superior effect didn’t work for Iron Man, but at least sales seem to have stabilized and are still some thousands above where they were before.
39. SPIDER-WOMAN

11/14 Spider-Woman #1 - 93,723 (Spider-Verse)
12/14 Spider-Woman #2 - 44,618 ( -52.4%)(Spider-Verse)
01/15 Spider-Woman #3 - 38,484 (-13,8%) (spider-Verse)

Since issue #2: -13,8%
Spider-Verse is not over yet and still this one is plunging like there is no tomorrow. It sill hurts to see Spider-Woman who, originally, was one of the most original Marvel female characters (with a temper, so rare!), being reduced visually to a bimbo thanks to Greg Land and silly covers. That’s certainly not the graphic approach I was expecting, especially for her. Let’s hope that the presence of Dennis Hopeless, who did a great job with Avengers Arena, will be enough to make a difference and stop this bleeding.
40,42- SPIDER-MAN 2099

07/14 Spider-Man 2099 #1 - 90,690 ( --- )[6,461]
08/14 Spider-Man 2099 #2 - 47,512 (-47.6%)
09/14 Spider-Man 2099 #3 - 43,418 ( -8.6%)
10/14 Spider-Man 2099 #4 - 40,755 ( -6.1%)
10/14 Spider-Man 2099 #5 - 40,880 ( 0.3%)
11/14 Spider-Man 2099 #6 - 38,634 ( -5.5%)
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01/15 Spider-Man 2099 #7 - 38,455 (-0,5%)
01/15 Spider-Man 2099 #8 - 37,484 (-2,5%)

Since issue #2: -21,1%
This title has stabilized but seeing that it’s currently in a Spider-verse tie-in, this stagnation could hide a severe attrition. It seems scheduled to change into Secret Wars 2099 during Secret Wars.
43. ANGELA: ASGARD’S ASSASSIN

12/14 Angela #1 - 61,398
01/15 Angela #2 - 36,992 (-39,8%)
Not bad for a character whose original stories most people buying this have never read. It’s nice to see Phil Jimenez back on a mainstream title after all those years. With Wonder Woman, he has already shown that he is a penciller with a respectful graphic approach to female characters.
45. DEADPOOL vs.

04/14 Dpool vs. Carnage #1 of 4 – 57,275 [4,497]
…
06/14 Dpool vs. Carnage #4 of 4 – 47,228 ( 1.2%)
07/14 Dpool vs. X-Force #1 - 54,762 ( --- )
...
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%)
01/15 Dpool vs. Hawkeye #4 of 4 – 36,082 (-0,2%)
This mini-series did the job. Expect more to come.
49. SPIDER-MAN &THE X-MEN

02/14 Wolverine/X-Men #42 – 35,392 ( -1.1%)
03/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #1 - 54,675 ( 54.5%)
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11/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #12 - 28,457 ( 1.2%)
12/14 Spider/X-Men v1 #1 - 61,952 (117.7%)
01/15 Spider/X-Men v1 #2 - 34,329 (-44,6%)
See what I told you? Relaunch fatigue. Already relaunched 9 months ago, this one could have aimed higher, since Spider-Man is currently way more popular than Wolverine. Hell, it’s already way below where the previous volume was at the same time. Putting Spider-Man everywhere (after having been an Avenger, now an X-Man?), without considering that his presence is hurting the identity of this X-men book, is perhaps the wrong move…
50. SHIELD

12/14 SHIELD #1 - 94,503
01/15 SHIELD #2 - 33,965 (-64,1%)
That’s what you get when most of the #1 copies are not for readers, but for stores to keep in stock, expecting interest from viewers of the TV show, or from collectors of #1 hype variant covers. This issue features the new Ms Marvel. It will be interesting to see if Marvel, with the aid of the TV show, is able to keep a series featuring central non-super powered characters running.
51. THANOS VS HULK

12/14 Thanos vs Hulk #1 - 39,862
01/15 Thanos vs Hulk #2 - 33,891 (-15,0%)
Thanos is more the selling point than Hulk for this one, obviously. For such an old school project, that is quite a performance.
55. DAREDEVIL

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%)
01/15 Daredevil v4 #12 – 31,989 (+1,9%)

Since issue #2: -25,3%
The fake relaunch didn’t change a thing, Mark Waid &Chris Samnee Daredevil is at the same level than before, except that it cost $1 more per issue for the last 10 months..
56. SPIDER-VERSE TEAM UP

10/14 Spider-Verse Team Up #1 of 3 - 35,449 (---)
11/14 Spider-Verse Team Up #2 of 3 - 34,408 (-2.9%)
01/15 Spider-Verse Team Up #3 of 3 - 31,617 (-8,1%)
Last issue of this Spiderverse tie-in mini-series. It didn’t set the charts on fire but at the same time, Marvel is really asking for our money on every front so, choices have to be made.
61. DEADPOOL’S ART OF WAR

10/14 Deadpool’s Art of War #1 of 4- 42,673
11/14 Deadpool’s Art of War #2 of 4- 36,707 (-14.0%)
12/14 Deadpool’s Art of War #3 of 4- 33,151 ( -9.7%)
01/15 Deadpool's Art of War #4 of 4 - 30,865 ( -6.9%)
Another Deadpool mini is ending. As long as they keep selling easily above 30k, we’ll keep seeing them regularly.
63. SCARLET SPIDERS

11/14 Scarlet Spiders #1 of 3- 36,281 (---)(Spider-Verse)
12/14 Scarlet Spiders #2 of 3- 29,628 (-18.3%)(Spider-Verse)
01/15 Scarlet Spiders #3 of 3 - 30,262 ( +2,1%)
Was it the promise that one of the Scarlet Spiders will die in this last issue that helped the sales rebound?.
64. MILES MORALES ULT SPIDER-MAN

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%)
01/15 M.M. Ult Spider-man #9 – 30,135 ( -4,2%)

Since issue #2: -21,2%
Sole survivor of the Ultimate line for the remaining months to come, struggling to stay above the 30k line..
66, 71. AMAZING X-MEN

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)
01/15 Amazing X-Men v2 #15 - 29,868 ( -5,1%)
01/15 Amazing X-Men v2 #16 - 28,416 ( -4,9%)

Since issue #2: -53,3%
The “guess who’s the new Juggernaut” storyline hasn’t attracted readers, to say the least. All those X-men books can’t be told one from the other with their their name: Amazing X-Men could be Amazing X-Men or All New X-men or X-men. Wouldn’t a unique weekly X-men comic be a better choice?
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%)

Since issue #2: -21,1%
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. Curiously, it has the Last Days banner during Secret Wars, suggesting that perhaps this banner is not a cancellation warning sign.
65. FANTASTIC FOUR

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%)
01/15 Fantastic Four #642 – 30,118 ( +21,9%)

Since issue #2: -19,8%
3 more months to go. People are coming back to see who will survive.
67. X-MEN

12/12 X-Men v3 #39 - 29,326
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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%)
01/15 X-Men v4 #23 - 29,650 ( -1,8%)

G. Willow Wilson, writer of Ms Marvel takes over the title for one story arc. It slowed down the sales erosion. The X-men brand is really weak right now. This X-Men title is at the sales level its previous volume was, except it reached it way faster, despite the help of a Marvel Now fake relaunch.
73, 85. LEGENDARY STAR LORD

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%)
01/15 Star Lord #7 – 28,174 (-14,3%)
01/15 Star Lord #8 – 25,227 (-10,5%)

Since issue #2: -32,0%
Ouch! Is reality checking back on the Guardians of the Galaxy brand? 4 books at $3.99 each, with some of them double shipping is probably too much.
75. HULK
12/12 Incred Hulk v5 #2 - 63,653
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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%)
01/15 Hulk v3 #10 - 27,553 ( -0,5%)

Since issue #2: -32,1%
Both DC (with the Green lantern group of books shrinking) and Marvel see the long term consequences of playing the “same character with different colors” game. This Red hulk VS Green Hulk fight managed at least to stop the bleeding. Apparently the title will be replaced and give birth to Planet Hulk during Secret Wars.
76. OPERATION SIN

01/15 Operation Sin #1 of 5 - 26,732
It will be interesting to see if this espionage-mini will stay above 15k (and let’s dream, 20k!). It is so hard for Marvel to sell anything that is not 100% super-heroes. With the SHIELD TV show success, there is probably a little more interest from readers for this genre. This mini was also mysteriously tied in with the Original Sin event, it probably helped. Good sales!
79. MAGNETO

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%)
01/15 Magneto #14- 26,306 (- 4,1%)

Since issue #2: -26,5%
Who would have thought that, among all the solo X-Men series, this one would be the successful one, with all the other tanking very quickly? It’s almost selling the same amount of copies than the adjecttiveless X-Men book! Now, it needs to stabilize saleswise.
80. AVENGERS NO MORE BULLYING

01/15 Avengers no more bullying - 26,164
A very good surprise. Only $1.99 for this extra-size issue (30p of art) featuring three tales involving bullying, one from the point of view of a young boy (involving Spider-Man), another from Hawkeye in the Avengers and the final one from an alien (with the Guardians of Galaxy). Short, clever, effective and educational without being boring! Marvel could have probably sold more if they put more heart to it: the preview solicitation listed no artist, nor the fact that the issue was such a bargain (it should have been 3 times more expensive!). Marcio Takara art on the Spider-Man story is just amazing! Oh, and French penciller Paul Renaud did the main cover, cocorico!
83. MIGHTY AVENGERS

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%)
01/15 Cap &M. Avengers #4 - 25,352 (-11,8%)
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Since issue #2: -26,4%
If Stan Wilson as the new Captain America is to be accepted, thinking that another relaunch (again!) with the addition of his name to the title would help sales was perhaps a bit too optimistic. That’s a disaster, to say the least. TOO MUCH AVENGERS TEAM BOOKS! (It’s scheduled under the Last Days banner during Secret Wars)
86. DEATH OF WOLVERINE: WEAPON X PROGRAM

11/14 DoW: Weapon X Program #1 of 5 - 44,612
11/14 DoW: Weapon X Program #2 of 5 - 33,143 (-25.7%)
12/14 DoW: Weapon X Program #3 of 5 - 29,355 (-11.4%)
12/14 DoW: Weapon X Program #4 of 5 - 27,979 ( -4.7%)
01/15 DoW: Weapon X Program #5 of 5 – 24,955 (-10.8%)
This mini probably shed more readers than it should have but 25k is not that bad. The moderate success of the Death of Wolverine event will perhaps prevent us from having a major character “killed” every year.
88. MOON KNIGHT

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%)
01/15 Moon Knight v5 #11 - 24,464 ( -8,1%)
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Since issue #2: -40,1%
The original creative team leaving really killed this one. Things would probably not have been that different but with results like this, it probably means that Moon Knight will be put to rest soon for quite some time.
89. 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%)
01/15 Inhuman #11- 24,410 (- 4,1%)
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Since issue #2: -41,6%
“All New Young guns” sticker or not, Marvel’s efforts to make X-men fans switch to the Inhumans are not working yet. It’s difficult to make people care for those characters when Mavel used them mostly like puppets (making them constantly move from one location to another for example).
91. SILVER SURFER

03/14 Silver Surfer v7 #1 - 64,919 ( --- )[2,757]
04/14 Silver Surfer v7 #2 - 39,132 (-39.7%)
06/14 Silver Surfer v7 #3 - 36,075 ( -7.8%)
07/14 Silver Surfer v7 #4 - 32,747 ( -9.2%)
08/14 Silver Surfer v7 #5 - 31,125 ( -5.0%)
10/14 Silver Surfer v7 #6 - 28,052 ( -9.9%)
11/14 Silver Surfer v7 #7 - 25,759 ( -8.2%)
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01/15 Silver Surfer #8 - 23,420 (-9,1%)

Since issue #2: -40,2%
Those numbers are not good. The series seems to be scheduled to end with issue 12 with the Last Days banner.
95, 114- BUCKY BARNES WINTER SOLDIER

05/14 Winter Soldier Bitter March #4 - 19,930
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10/14 Bucky Barnes: Winter Solder #1 - 47,471
11/14 Bucky Barnes: Winter Solder #2 - 32,409 (-31.7%)
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01/15 Bucky Barnes winter soldier #3 - 22,125 (-31,7%)
01/15 Bucky Barnes winter soldier #4 - 19,280 (-12,9%)

Since issue #2: -40,5%
After only 4 issues, it’s back to the level of the previous mini-series. Now it needs to stabilize very quickly if it wants to reach double digit issue number. It’s scheduled with the “last days” label during Secret Wars, not a good sign!
100. 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%)
01/15 Punisher v10 #14 – 21,382 (+ 0,4%)

Since issue #2: -32,6%
Stabilized. Will Marvel be happy with it and does it want to put the Punisher back in trend with a new twist on the character (and a relaunch of course)? That seems to be the plan as Punisher will have the Last Days label during Secret Wars. Marvel hasn’t turned its attention to him in years.
103,115. ALL-NEW X-FACTOR

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)
01/15 X-Factor v5 #19 – 19,104
01/15 X-Factor v5 #20 – 21,132 (+10,6%)

Since issue #2: -34,4%
Marvel has double shipped this book like crazy: 20 issues in 13 months! Curiosity attracted extra readers for this final issue. Peter David is going back to Hulk with the upcoming Future Imperfect mini.
106. 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%)
01/15 Guardians 3000 #4 - 20,318 (-20,3%)

Since issue #2: -40,1%
See I told you that the Guardians of Galaxy franchise can’t perhaps support so many books at the same time? What is really sad is that it’s the return of the original series that would suffer from it. Guardians of Galaxy will be known from now on as Starlord and Co, not Yondu, Martinex, Starhawk… With the Legion of Super-Heroes gone, this could have been a nice alternative. I’m afraid it’s gonna end very soon, even if Marvel replaces it with the series called Korvac Saga, scheduled to appear during Secret Wars.
107. BLACK WIDOW
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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%)
01/15 Black Widow #14 – 20,292 ( - 5,4%)

Since issue #2: -35,1%
During Secret Wars, Black Widow will live her Last Days. A premonition of the fate that should await her with sales going down like that?
111. 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)
01/15 Loki #10- 19,856 ( - 8,5%)
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Since issue #2: -39,0%
The Axis tie-in hides a shedding readers situation. What is the cause of it, boring readers who don’t care about it? Loki will stay around during Secret Wars with a Last Days tag, so we will have the answer soon.
112. 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)
01/15 Nova v5 #26 – 19,639 ( -9,9%)

Back to the standard attrition accumulated during the Axis tie-in. Nova is not putting the charts on fire but is keeping its readers interested: that’s most than a lot of others books can say! It will be replaced by the Infinity Gauntlet series once Secret Wars kicks in
113. CAPTAIN MARVEL

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%)
01/15 Captain Marvel v7 #11 – 19,527 ( -2,2%)
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Since issue #2: -30,3%
This book stabilized. Yet, it’s in the danger zone. Will Marvel keep it to maintain his current nice bunch of female lead character books? It should get a nice bump with a relaunch under the name Captain Marvel and the Carol Cops during Secret Wars, a kind of modernized Blackhawk title?
116. 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%)
01/15 Nightcrawler #10- 18,832 (-7,3%)
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Since issue #2: -46,7%
Ending unsurprisingly with issue 12. Half the readers are gone now (I’m talking from issue 2 number, issue 1 numbers not being significant for real readers.
123. X-FORCE

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%)
01/15 X-Force v6 #14 – 17,576 (-6,3%)
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Since issue #2: -46,3%
Only one more issue to go. Relaunching this was a disaster. It’s time to put this brand name to rest.
133. Iron Fist: Living Weapon

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%)
01/15 Iron Fist LW #8 - 17,676 ( -9,5%)

Since issue #2: -47,5%
Only 4 more issues to go for this maxi-series. It’s lost half of its readers now. When you accustom your audience to a lot of double shipping books, don’t expect them to keep their patience with a 12 part storyline published less than monthly…
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%)

Since issue #2: -28,4%
She-Hulk ends with issue 12 next month.
129. SECRET AVENGERS

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%)
01/15 Secret Avengers v3 #12 – 16,525 (-3,4%)

Since issue #2: -33,2%
3 more issues to go until issue 15. Another completely failed relaunch.
131. POWERS

05/14 Bureau #10 - 9,002 ( 0.5%)
06/14 ---
07/14 ---
08/14 ---
09/14 Bureau #11 - 8,747 ( -2.8%)
10/14 ---
11/14 Bureau #12 - 8,379 ( -4.2%)
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01/15 Powers #1 - 16,467 (+96,5%)
How many times has the series been renumbered with the promise to release it regularly? One issue is solicited every month from now on, with even an annual thrown as a bonus in the May solicitation so this one could be it. Nice debut sales, but if we apply the usual post #1 decline, this will go back almost to where it was.
133. CYCLOPS

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%)
01/15 Cyclops #9 – 16,287 (-5,0%)

Since issue #2: -47,7%
Another failing X-men solo title. Half the readers are gone. It will be probably not survive the Secret Wars relaunch thingie.
137. STORM

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%)
01/15 Storm #7 – 15,784 (-7,3%)

Since issue #2: -37,5%
Another failed attempt at a solo X-men title. This one is sinking even faster. Dead whenever Secret Wars will kick in.
147. 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%)
01/15 Deathlok #4 – 14,498 (-20,0%)

Since issue #2: -30,6%
If it keeps falling, it will end with less than 10k sales. So far, it’s still solicited until issue 8.
149. MIRACLE MAN

01/14 Miracleman #1 - 52,313
01/14 Miracleman #2 - 36,927 ( -29.4%)
02/14 Miracleman #3 – 25,970 ( -32.6%)
03/14 Miracleman #4 – 23,557 ( -9.3%)
04/14 ---
05/14 Miracleman #5 – 22,399 ( -4.9%)
05/14 Miracleman #6 – 20,598 ( -8.0%)
06/14 Miracleman #7 – 19,123 ( -7.2%)
07/14 Miracleman #8 – 17,654 ( -7.7%)
08/14 Miracleman #9 – 16,466 ( -6.7%)
09/14 Miracleman #10 – 15,409 ( -6.4%)
10/14 Miracleman #11 – 14,824 ( -3.8%)
10/14 Miracleman #12 – 14,634 ( -1.3%)
11/14 Miracleman #13 – 14,155 ( -3.3%)
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01/15 Miracle Man #14 - 14,024 (-0,9%)

Since issue #2: -62,0%
It seems to have found his level. Not bad for a reprint.
150. 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%)
01/15 All-New Invaders #14 – 13,959 (-5,0%)

Since issue #2: -56,8%
Ending next month. More than 60% of the debut readers are gone. Marvel did try this last decade to make the title work but it just won’t click with buyers.
151. ALL NEW GHOST RIDER

03/14 All New Ghost Rider #1 - 50,072 ( --- )[2,567]
04/14 All New Ghost Rider #2 - 29,429 (-41.2%)
05/14 All New Ghost Rider #3 - 27,756 ( -5.7%)
06/14 All New Ghost Rider #4 - 24,627 (-11.3%)
07/14 All New Ghost Rider #5 - 21,820 (-11.4%)
08/14 All New Ghost Rider #6 - 20,679 ( -5.2%)
09/14 All New Ghost Rider #7 - 18,718 ( -9.5%)
10/14 All New Ghost Rider #8 - 17,907 ( -4.3%)
11/14 All New Ghost Rider #9 - 15,566 (-13.1%)
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01/15 All New Ghost Rider #10 - 13,866 (-10,9%)

Since issue #2: -52,9%
This will switch after issue 12 to a new title during Secret Wars, featuring several Ghost Riders on a Mad Max ride (no kidding!).
163. All NEW ULTIMATES

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%)
01/15 All-New Ult #12 - 12,179 (-6,4%) END
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Since issue #2: -49,6%
This is the end. The casting and the story had nothing to do with the Ultimates. This was mostly a way to sell a new Cloak and Dagger series (with some extra characters in the mix and Spider-Man to help sales) under a false name. It totally crashed and burned.
164. ELEKTRA

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%)
01/15 Elektra #10- 12,121 (-8,5%)

Since issue #2: -54,5%
Ending next month. Half the debut readers are gone.
179. MEN OF WRATH

10/14 Men of Wrath #1 of 5– 20,927
11/14 Men of Wrath #2 of 5– 13,484 (-35.6%)
12/14 Men of Wrath #3 of 5– 11,839 (-12.2%)
01/15 Men of Wrath #4 of 5 – 10,367 (-12,4%)
Marvel is letting this one sell by itself, that’s not a bad result. One more issue until the limited series ends.
189. MARVEL’s AVENGERS LTD
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12/14 Marvel’s Avengers #1 of 2– 11,370
01/15 Marvel's Avengers #2 of 2– 9,147 (-19,6%)
Business as usual. There had to be a Marvel comics adaptation of the movie. At least it’s $2.99 per issue.
215. 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%)
01/15 Act Two #5 of 5 - 7,780 (-6,6%)
If this one keeps getting published after that, this will be probably because of a licensing obligation.
281. MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN

06/14 MUU Spider-Man #27 – 4,713 ( -1.0%)

10/14 ---
11/14 MUU Spider-Man WW #1 – 6,343 ( -1.0%)
12/14 MUU Spider-Man WW #2 – 5,063 ( -20.2%)
01/15 MUU spider-Man WW #3 - 4,873 (-3,8%)

Since issue #2: -3,8%
The “share your universe” line is welcoming a 3rd title next month: the Guardians of Galaxy. Then the title is cancelled with its 4th April issue. Something mysterious happened there…
295. MU AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO
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01/15 MU Avengers Assemble Season Two #3 4,503
For several months the MU Avengers “share your universe” title hasn’t appeared in the top 300. It’s at the same level as before.

NEW TPB SALES FOR THE JANUARY SOLLICTATIONS
I’ll put an indicator of $ cents per page, as some TPBs really are a bargain, and other not. Of course, HC will have a higher price per page, but can still be compared one to another. So far, you can say that the maximum price per page for Marvel for a floppy is 19 cents a page.
Floppies are at such a poor production quality right now at Marvel (no cover, ads in the middle of the story, for mostly $4 for 20 page of art) that I won’t bother looking back to find the total price of what was collected in each TPB. When you purchase a Marvel TPB, you have a cover, no ads and bonus content, often with some of the variant covers. So let’s give them their own value.
13.2¢ a page seems to be the standard price for small collections (under 200 p) right now.
Huge softcover collections are under 10¢ a page.
DEADPOOL THE ONES WITH DEADPOOL TPB
128p $16, $ per page: 12.5 cents
Since January 2015: 3,520

Quite good sales from Marvel fan favorite character, especially when you consider that this is only a random selection of 3 Deadpool annuals and a special.
GOTG / ALL NEW X-MEN TRIAL OF JEAN GREY TPB
144p, $20, $ per page: 13.9 cents
Since January 2015: 3,207

Combining the remake of the most famous X-Men story and the most successful Marvel brand of the moment? This could make a very nice regular back seller.
WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN TPB 2 DEATH OF WOLVERINE
136p, $18, $ per page: 13.2 cents
Since January 2015: 1,661
SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN TPB 3
136p, $18, $ per page: 13.2 cents
Since January 2015: 1,561

Not bad for such a low seller tier characters series!
SECRET SERVICE TP
160p, $13, $ per page: 8.1 cents
Since January 2015: 1,087

With this very nice price, this collection could have its chance in the back catalog, helped by the success of the movie.
CATACLYSM THE ULTIMATES LAST STAND TPB
432p, $40, $ per page: 9.3 cents
Since January 2015: 907
NEW WARRIORS TPB 2 ALWAYS AND FOREVER 18$
136p, $18, $ per page: 13.2 cents
Since January 2015: 794
SPIDER-MAN COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB 3 BIG TIME
352p, $45, $ per page: 9.9 cents
Since January 2015: 765
DEATHLOK TPB RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
$35 456P, $ per page: 7.7 cents
Since January 2015: 721
This one contains the whole Marvel Tech Deathlok series (Leonardo Manco at his best!) and episodes connected to a Red Skrull storyline. That's the winner of this month for the best bargain!
Thanks for reading until the end! Hope to see you next time. Feel free to comment!
Xavier Lancel, born 1973 in France, living in the beautiful city of Lyon, has been working since 1999 for Scarce, one of the longest running fanzines on US comics (32 years old!). He has been editor of the magazine since 2008. He also runs two blogs, one devoted to Ernie Colon (http://erniecolonunlimited.blogspot.fr/) and the other devoted to barechested men in comics (http://chestofchests.blogspot.fr/). He sometimes appears as a comics character (because French people are funny-weird) in strips by Tim Fish (http://www.timfishworks.blogspot.fr/).

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Marvel Month-to-Month sales: [size=150]February 2015[/size]: Will The Real Spider-Woman Please Stand Up?
04/02/2015 by Beat Staff 16 Comments
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by Xavier Lancel

Welcome to a new analysis of the Marvel sales. Reminder: I’m the French guy who took over Jason for this column. Less figures, a comparaison with the issue#2 sales and some TPB sales at the end are the only big differences you could notice.

Reminder: those sales are estimates, sales to comics shops in North America. American comics do get sold somewhere else in their original floppy edition. Keep also in mind that just because a copy is sold to a shop doesn’t mean it’s sold to a customer. This would be way too easy.

It’s a little hard to be sure what the fate of each title will be after Secret wars: Marvel did release a list of the titles that will come back after the event, and confirmed that The Last Days banner was for titles that will stop publication. But, frankly, it’s hard to believe the list, and seeing that a title can be cancelled to be relaunched one month later with no differences, the word “cancellation” can lose some of its meaning. I’m pretty sure they will change their mind on the way and that, in fact, they are not sure yet which titles will come back, waiting for how many copies those Battleword titles will sell before taking their real decisions.

I’ll have a better idea of what I want to do with the TPB sales. You’ll see it next month. Meanwhile, you’ll find at the bottom the sales of every new collection that was featured in the 2015 Marvel catalogs and which sold some copies in February 2015.

So far, this month, the most noticeable things are that Marvel is expanding successfully (so far) its Star Wars line, and has found, among all the Spider-Women, one who is way more popular with buyers than the others!

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.

2, 7- DARTH VADER

02/15 Darth Vader #1 - 264,449
02/15 Darth Vader #2 – 100,010 (-62.2%)

With 9 variant covers, the fall could have been worse. After Star Wars and its mindboggling 1,000,000 copies, let’s go back to reality. We are starting to see a little more clearly what Marvel is gonna do with the Star Wars license. The Dark Horse ongoing series was focused on different timelines or factions. The Marvel ongoing series seem to be focused on characters. Marvel is giving to Star Wars fans what Dark Horse never did: an ongoing Darth Vader series. Clever! Any series that steadily sells more than 50k would be the proof that the move from Dark Horse to Marvel was the right one. 100K for issue #2 of the 2nd launched ongoing Star Wars series seems like a good sign. Issue #1 was slightly bigger than usual with a $4.99 cover price: will we see more of this in the future, seeing that it doesn’t seem to frighten customers?

3- SPIDER-GWEN

02/15 Spider-Gwen #1 - 254,074

Wow! That’s a surprise, and it’s not due to a variant cover frenzy (only 3 for this one). Jason Latour and Robbie Rodriguez are no comic book superstars so what happened? That’s the 2nd title starring a Spider-Woman, and putting Gwen Stacy in the costume seems to have made it! There was already a Spider-Woman character from an alternate Earth who had its little success, that was Spider-Girl, the “losJ” baby of Mary jane and Peter. With Spider-Gwen, Marvel brings back another beloved character from the Spider-Man mythos and this time attracts way more readers. Let’s see if this one will be able to keep more than 100k, that would be pretty amazing.

4,53- STAR WARS

01/15 Stars Wars #1 - 1,019,121 [+33.145]
02/15 Stars Wars #2 - 162,042 (-84.1%)

The first issue is selling again (no surprise here), making it reach one million copies. That’s an amazing number. More than 160k for the second issue is a very good base on which to keep readers, making hope that the ongoing Star Wars series could stay above 100k during its run. John Cassaday is leaving with issue 7, letting Stuart Immonen take his place. Nobody was really expecting John Cassaday to stay, seeing how slow he is.

6, 8- Amazing SPIDER-MAN

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
11/14 Amazing v3 #10 – 100,899
12/14 Amazing v3 #11 – 104,739 ( +3.8%)
01/15 Amazing v3 #12 – 105,458 ( +0.6%)
01/15 Amazing v3 #13 – 103,093 ( -2.2%)
02/15 Amazing v3 #14 – 106,778 ( +3.6%)
02/15 Amazing v3 #15 - 99,660 ( -6.7%)
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Since issue #2: -19.6%

#14 is the conclusion of the Spider-verse storyline, #15 its epilogue, each with two/one variant cover. Sales go back to the level they were at before the event. The series still have to find its level after that.

9- SILK

02/15 Silk #1 - 74,501

Third Spider-Woman series! You can’t say that Marvel is not putting all his efforts into making a female Spider-Man character stick! This one debuts lower than Spider-Woman and more than 3 times lower than Spider-Gwen! Only 2 variant covers and a creative team (Robbie Thompson &Stacey Lee) mostly unknown to comics readers. I doubt there will room for 3 Spider-Woman characters series. Spider-Gwen is clearly the winner.

11- THOR

12/12 Thor v5 #1 - 110,443
...
02/14 Thor #19.Now– 42.034 ( 10.1%)
...
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%)
01/15 Thor v6 #4 - 69,497 ( -4.2%)
02/15 Thor v6 #5 - 69,513 ( +0.0%)

Since issue #2: -22,0%

A Phil Noto variant cover can’t be the only explanation for this nice stagnation. More than 65k would be amazing numbers for a Thor series to stay above!

14- GOTG AND X-MEN BLACK VORTEX ALPHA

02/15 Gotg &X-Men Black Vortex Alpha #1 - 60,412

The Guardians of Galaxy brand is called to try to attract readers to an agonizing X-Men family of titles. This $4.99 Black Vortex starting point is selling more than X-Men or GotG titles, so the job is done, at a more than decent sales level, seeing all that is going on in the Marvel universe at the moment.

16- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

04/13 Guardians v3 #2 - 88,184
...
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%)
01/15 Guardians v3 #23 - 51,466 ( -1.9%)
02/15 Guardians v3 #24 - 60,046 (+16.7%) B.Vortex

Since issue #2: -31.9%

Black Vortex is attracting more readers (from the X-Men titles?), bringing this issue to the exact same level than Black Vortex Alpha.

17- THOR ANNUAL

02/15 Thor Annual #1 - 58.664

That’s amazing numbers for a Thor Annual, only 10k below the ongoing series. CM Punk, the hunky-sexy WWF superstar is writing one of the three stories. I would be glad to say that’s the factor explaining the success of this annual but it’s probably only because the Thor brand is strong at the moment. Let’s hope that Marvel will not flood us with Thor titles and disgust us with him/her in less than a year!

18,24- ALL-NEW X-MEN

11/12 All-New X-Men #2 - 100,983
...
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%)
01/15 All-New X-Men #35 - 51,823 (-10.0%)
02/15 All-New X-Men #36 - 49,464 ( -4.6%)
02/15 All-New X-Men #38 - 58,037 (+17.3%) B. Vortex

since issue #2: -42.5%

I know, it’s weird: issue #38 is out before issue #37. Did the Hawkeye virus spread out? In fact, that’s because, even if #37 is not ready, #38 had to go out in time because it contains the 4th chapter of Black Vortex. Of course, thanks to it, sales jump back almost to 60k.

22- UNCANNY AVENGERS

03/14 U Avengers #18.NOW - 63,516 ( 19.4%)
...
10/14 Uncanny Avengers #25 – 53,263 ( 7.7%)
10/14 Aven &X-Men Axis #1 – 138,966 (180.9%)
...
12/14 Aven &X-Men Axis #9 – 69,518 ( 0.1%)
01/15 Uncanny Avengers v2 #1 – 74,849
02/15 Uncanny Avengers v2 #2 – 51,339 (-31.4%)

Despite 2 variant covers, this one is already below the sales level it reached before the relaunch. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch will learn a terrible truth in this issue: that they have the most convoluted lineage tree of the Marvel Universe and that every writer wants to complicate it!

26- AVENGERS

12/12 Avengers v5 #2 - 93,894
...
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 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%)
01/15 Avengers v5 #40 - 47,483 ( +0.9%) (SW prelude)
02/15 Avengers v5 #41 - 48,437 ( +2.0%) (SW prelude)

Since issue #2: -48.6%

Am I the only one feeling cheated when Marvel sells me the same cover they used on Ultimates #1? It’s a wink, an homage but I have another: wouldn’t it be neat to pay homage to the Ultimates by selling the issue at the same price The Ultimates #1 was? There is one Phil Noto variant cover for this one.

27- UNCANNY X-MEN

02/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #2 - 94,615
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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%)
01/15 Uncanny X-Men v3 #30 - 48,824 (-8.7%)
02/15 Uncanny X-Men v3 #31 - 46,993 (-3.8%)

Since issue #2: -50.3%

Still in search of its sales level. There is a Phil Noto variant cover.

28- DEADPOOL

11/12 Deadpool v4 #2 - 76,445
...
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)
01/15 Deadpool v4 #40 - 42,467 (+0.6%)
01/15 Deadpool v4 #41 - 39,848 (-6.2%)
02/15 Deadpool v4 #42 - 46,104 (+15.7%)

Since issue #2: -39.7%

We certainly can’t blame the Phil Noto cover for such a boost, nor the appearance of Omega Red. If only those crossovers would stop disrupting the numbers, we could see the real trend here. Still, incredible numbers of course. Wolverine, on the other hand, is old news.

30- NEW AVENGERS

01/13 New Avengers v3 # 2 - 79,433
...
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%)
01/15 New Avengers v3 #29 - 41,116 (+3.1%) (SW prelude)
02/15 New Avengers v3 #30 - 42,827 (+4.2%) (SW prelude)

Since issue #2: -46.1%

People really seems excited by this Secret Wars stuff, and ready to pay for it!

39- RETURN OF LIVING DEADPOOL Ltd

02/15 Return of Living Deadpool #1 of - 41,911

Once again, the proof that Deadpool is able to support several titles, whenever Marvel don’t overdue it and keeps a certain quality to it. At the same level as the ongoing series, which is fantastic!

41- CAPTAIN AMERICA

02/14 Capt America V7 #16.Now – 36,534 ( 9.3%)

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%)
01/15 Captain America v8 #3 - 50,045 ( -0.1%)
02/15 Captain America v8 #4 - 41,222 (-17.6%)

Since issue #2: -17.6%

Ouch, victory was called too soon! The change to Sam Wilson as the new Captain America is not a failure, but will perhaps not bring the extra readers we hoped if it continues to fall. One Phil Noto variant on this one.

44- ANT-MAN

01/15 Ant-Man #1 – 73,370
02/15 Ant-Man #2 – 40,192 (-45.2%)

I have tons of funny jokes about Ant-Man ready to use… Sales are shrinking (ih ih!) as they usually do after a first issue, even if a little more than usual. There are 2 variant covers left. This title will stay alive no matter what until the movie is released and forgotten.

45- 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%)
01/15 Rocket Raccoon #7 - 39,342 ( -4.4%)
02/15 Rocket Raccoon #8 - 38,769 (-1.5%)

Since issue #2: -31,5%

Not sure if Rocket Raccoon has found its level yet, as there are two variant covers on this issue. Anyway, no matter what, those are still good numbers, especially when you see Star Lord way lower.

46- LEGENDARY STAR LORD

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%)
01/15 Star Lord #7 – 28,174 (-14.3%)
01/15 Star Lord #8 – 25,227 (-10.5%)
02/15 Star Lord #9 – 38,655 (+53.2%) B. Vortex

Since issue #2: +4.2%

The Black Vortex crossover with the X-Men is bringing at least 13k readers to a Star Lord title who was in dire need of that! It does not reach the same level as the previous chapter in Guardians of Galaxy, meaning that more than 2/3 of the readers of Black Vortex Alpha or Guardians of The Galaxy will miss this chapter of the crossover and don’t seem to care.

49- SPIDER-WOMAN

11/14 Spider-Woman #1 - 93,723 (Spider-Verse)
12/14 Spider-Woman #2 - 44,618 ( -52.4%)(Spider-Verse)
01/15 Spider-Woman #3 - 38,484 (-13.8%) (spider-Verse)
02/15 Spider-Woman #4 - 36,058 (- 6.3%)

Since issue #2: -19.2%%

That’s a Spider-verse epilogue. Next month will be decisive. The series doesn’t have a lot of rope left, it needs to stabilize at more than 25k.

50- SUPERIOR IRON MAN

03/14 Ir. Man #23.NOW - 43,912 ( 51.3%)
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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%)
01/15 Sup. Iron Man #4 – 38,515 ( -0,7%)
02/15 Sup. Iron Man #5 – 35,094 ( -8.9%)

Since issue #2: -17.7%

While Iron Man is not in danger of being cancelled, this is clearly a disappointment sales wise. In this issue, we learn the origin of Teen Abomination (yes, that’s who you think it is!).

51- SPIDER-MAN 2099

07/14 Spider-Man 2099 #1 - 90,690 ( --- )[6,461]
08/14 Spider-Man 2099 #2 - 47,512 (-47.6%)
09/14 Spider-Man 2099 #3 - 43,418 ( -8.6%)
10/14 Spider-Man 2099 #4 - 40,755 ( -6.1%)
10/14 Spider-Man 2099 #5 - 40,880 ( 0.3%)
11/14 Spider-Man 2099 #6 - 38,634 ( -5.5%)
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01/15 Spider-Man 2099 #7 - 38,455 (-0.5%)
01/15 Spider-Man 2099 #8 - 37,484 (-2.5%)
02/15 Spider-Man 2099 #9 - 34,374 (-8.3%)

Since issue #2: -27.7%

Despite showing Spider-Man 2099 visiting the Future Imperfect storyline, this issue shows a huge drop in sales. It seems that readers of the series want their Spider-Man 2099 in the Marvel Universe, not the year 2099. Yep, that’s weird.

54,60,64,68. WOLVERINES

01/15 Wolverines #1 – 73,650
01/15 Wolverines #2 – 43,573 (-41.8%)
01/15 Wolverines #3 – 42,051 (- 3.5%)
01/15 Wolverines #4 – 39,790 (- 5.4%)
02/15 Wolverines #5 – 32,953 (-17.2%)
02/15 Wolverines #6 – 31,710 (-3.8%)
02/15 Wolverines #7 – 30,617 (-3.4%)
02/15 Wolverines #8 – 29,923 (-2.3%)

Since issue #2: -31.3%

The cutback to real customer numbers with issue #5 is harsh, the rest of the fall is due to standard attrition. Will this one end with issue#20, as the solicitation for future paperback collections seems to imply? It would seems logical, as it will be just under 20k if it keeps following this trend.

56- HAWKEYE

09/12 Hawkeye v4 #2 - 33,563
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09/13 ---
10/13 Hawkeye v4 #13 - 40,476 ( -0.9%)
11/13 Hawkeye v4 #14 - 39,863 ( -1.5%)
11/13 Hawkeye v4 #15 – 39,546 ( -0.8%)
12/13 ---
01/14 Hawkeye v4 #16 - 37,074 ( -6.3%)
02/14 ---
03/14 Hawkeye v4 #17 – 35,545 ( -4.1%)
04/14 Hawkeye v4 #18 – 35,045 ( -1.4%)
05/14 ---
06/14 ---
07/14 Hawkeye v4 #19 – 34,131 ( -2.6%)
08/14 ---
09/14 Hawkeye v4 #20 – 34,169 ( 0.1%)
10/14 ---
11/14 ---
12/14 ---
01/15 ---
02/15 Hawkeye v4 #21 – 32,607 (- 4.6%) END

Since issue #2: -2,8%

Hawkeye has been both a fantastic success for Marvel (one of their best TPB sellers and a non super-hero approach to one of their character, praised by critics) and a laughing stock concerning its schedule, especially for the last 18 months. The way the floppy issues have gone out makes simply no sense at all. Marvel quickly understood that Hawkeye couldn’t ship monthly, so they decided to order another parallel storyline about the female Hawkeye, drawn by Annie Wu and to run it at the same time as the David Aja Hawkeye storyline about his building. Yet, it didn’t work out and both were late. Not only did the issues not come out in time, but sometimes in reverse order, making no sense and transforming a long final arc into a never ending storyline. And they made people who made the effort to buy the floppy issues pay 1$ more for each, after they placed their pre-order! Was Marvel in such a hurry to gain even more $ on such a poorly scheduled project? The best way to be disgusted to buy floppy issues instead of TPB was to buy Hawkeye. The new series will have to make us forget this disaster. Still, check that awesome “since issue #2” percentage: -2,8%! Marvel would kill to have another steady seller like that again.

57- FANTASTIC FOUR


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%)
01/15 Fantastic Four #642 – 30,118 ( +21,9%)
02/15 Fantastic Four #643 – 32,302 ( + 7.3%)

Since issue #2: -14.0%

2 variant covers and the continuation of the final arc of the series, with the promise of a death, continue to bring back more readers. Fantastic Four will go out with a small Bang!

61- DAREDEVIL

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%)
01/15 Daredevil v4 #12 – 31,989 (+1.9%)
02/15 Daredevil v4 #13 – 31,483 (-1.6%)

Since issue #2: -26.5%

The final arc of the Waid/Samnee run is beginning, with the same numbers of readers than before the relaunch. This will probably be remembered as one of the best runs of the title. I wouldn’t want to be the next creative team to come aboard…

62- THANOS VS HULK

12/14 Thanos vs Hulk Ltd #1 - 39,862
01/15 Thanos vs Hulk Ltd #2 - 33,891 (-15.0%)
02/15 Thanos vs Hulk Ltd #3 - 31,337 (-7.5%)

Even if this mini-series is slipping down, it is still at a nice level for an old-school project like that. Featuring Blastaar!

63- ANGELA: ASGARD’S ASSASSIN

12/14 Angela #1 - 61,398
01/15 Angela #2 - 36,992 (-39.8%)
02/15 Angela #3 - 31,096 (-15.9%)

Since issue #2: -15.9%

We are starting to find that all this fuss about Angela was an empty shell: the audience for her ongoing series is rather small, as should be expected.

69,75- 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%)
---
02/15 Ms. Marvel #11 – 29,851 ( -1.4%)
02/15 Ms. Marvel #12 – 29,054 ( -2.7%)

Since issue #2: -24.3%

This is the only title for whom the Last Days banner during Secret Wars makes no sense. Sales are good and the title is one of the few remaining with a $2.99 cover price. I expect a relaunch à la Daredevil: same creative team, same content, with a more expensive cover price.

71- SHIELD

12/14 SHIELD #1 - 94,503
01/15 SHIELD #2 - 33,965 (-64.1%)
02/15 SHIELD #3 – 29,790 (-12.3%)

Since issue #2: -12.3%

This title will probably have to struggle to stay above the cancellation line. There are still 2 variant covers so the fall could still go on.

74- MILES MORALES ULT SPIDER-MAN

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%)
01/15 M.M. Ult Spider-man #9 – 30,135 ( -4.2%)
02/15 M.M. Ult Spider-man #10- 29,321 ( -2.7%)

Since issue #2: -23.3%

This title could easily live for another year without trouble. That’s more than half the line of Marvel books can say!

76- SPIDER-MAN and THE X-MEN

02/14 Wolverine/X-Men #42 – 35,392 ( -1.1%)
03/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #1 - 54,675 ( 54.5%)
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11/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #12 - 28,457 ( 1.2%)
12/14 Spider/X-Men v1 #1 - 61,952 (117.7%)
01/15 Spider/X-Men v1 #2 - 34,329 (-44.6%)
02/15 Spider/X-Men v1 #3 - 29,025 (-15.5%)

since issue #2: -15.5%

Even if it’s too early, with a sales level so low and what seems to be the beginning of an atrocious sales trajectory, I wouldn’t expect this one to last more than 12 issues.

78- X-MEN

12/12 X-Men v3 #39 - 29,326
...
06/13 X-Men v4 #2 - 73,542
...
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%)
01/15 X-Men v4 #23 - 29,650 ( -1.8%)
02/15 X-Men v4 #24 - 28,414 ( -4.2%)

Since issue #2: -61.4%

Probably the lowest level ever reached for the X-Men title. Something needs to be done and it’s called cutting the mass of indistinct X-Men titles!

79- AMAZING X-MEN

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)
01/15 Amazing X-Men v2 #15 - 29,868 ( -5.1%)
01/15 Amazing X-Men v2 #16 - 28,416 ( -4.9%)
02/15 Amazing X-Men v2 #17 - 27,513 ( -3.2%)

Since issue #2: -54,8%

Having a rather new X-men core book selling less than 25k will probably not do it for Marvel so expect to hear the death bell soon.

81- HULK
12/12 Incred Hulk v5 #2 - 63,653
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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%)
01/15 Hulk v3 #10 - 27,553 ( -0.5%)
02/15 Hulk v3 #11 - 27,317 ( -0.9%)

Since issue #2: -32,7%

Sales stabilized, with a Phil Noto variant cover. Still, it’s not fantastic for a title which relaunched less than a year ago…

86- 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%)
01/15 Inhuman #11- 24,410 (- 4.1%)
02/15 Inhuman #12- 24,689 (+ 1.1%)
---
Since issue #2: -40.9%

There doesn’t seem to have any reason for this nice little boost, except a Phil Noto variant, like on almost all Marvel title with a variant cover this month. That’s a rather good sign for Marvel: they should be able to let this title live for some time, allowing them to imprint the Inhumans as major players in the Marvel universe.

87- UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL

01/15 Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 - 41,693
02/15 Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #2 – 24,621 (-40.9%)

Already on the verge of the cancellation zone. Yet, this one has probably more rope, seeing that Marvel probably wants to keep Ryan North on board and expects to sell copies to young readers (that means a cancellation zone way lower than usual).

91- MAGNETO

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%)
01/15 Magneto #14- 26,306 (- 4.1%)
02/15 Magneto #15- 24,052 (- 8.6%)

Since issue #2: -32.8%

The series is supposed to end during Secret Wars, with the Last Days banner. The sales evolution of late would agree with this decision but, from all the solo X-Men titles launched recently, this is the most successful, with the most difficult subject. This one would deserve a little more rope or…sigh…a relaunch (I can’t believe I just said that!).

94- MOON KNIGHT

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%)
01/15 Moon Knight v5 #11 - 24,464 ( -8.1%)
02/15 Moon Knight v5 #12 - 23,486 ( -4.0%)
---
Since issue #2: -42.6%

Changing writer every arc is not the best solution to keep your readers, especially on a character in need of a firm characterization like Moon Knight. The third arc begins next month with Cullen Bunn replacing Brian Wood : difficult in those conditions to give to this volume a clear and specific identity.

97,107,114,115- ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA FEAR HIM Ltd

02/15 Captain America Fear Him Ltd 1 of 4 – 22,451
02/15 Captain America Fear Him Ltd 2 of 4 – 19,969 (-11.1%)
02/15 Captain America Fear Him Ltd 3 of 4 – 19,090 (- 4.4%)
02/15 Captain America Fear Him Ltd 4 of 4 – 18,961 (- 0.7%)

Since issue #2: -5.0%

It’s not written in the solicitation text, but this online Infinite Comics was storyboarded by Geoffo &Mast, two very talented French artists, who are hard at work on a bunch of Infinity Comics. This print edition sells rather well, seeing that Marvel dropped this all in one month without any mention of where it comes from. In those conditions, why would people bother to buy this instead of the TPB collection? Marvel really needs to find something to advertise specifically those print editions of online comics.

98- CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE MIGHTY AVENGERS

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%)
01/15 Cap &M. Avengers #4 - 25,352 (-11.8%)
02/15 Cap &M. Avengers #5 - 22,246 (-12.3%)
---
Since issue #2: -35.4%

Still losing readers by a truckload, and an amazing cover by Sanford Greene, it’s nice to see him working at Marvel!

99- SILVER SURFER

03/14 Silver Surfer v7 #1 - 64,919 ( --- )[2,757]
04/14 Silver Surfer v7 #2 - 39,132 (-39.7%)
06/14 Silver Surfer v7 #3 - 36,075 ( -7.8%)
07/14 Silver Surfer v7 #4 - 32,747 ( -9.2%)
08/14 Silver Surfer v7 #5 - 31,125 ( -5.0%)
10/14 Silver Surfer v7 #6 - 28,052 ( -9.9%)
11/14 Silver Surfer v7 #7 - 25,759 ( -8.2%)
---
01/15 Silver Surfer #8 - 23,420 (-9.1%)
02/15 Silver Surfer #9 - 21,716 (-7.3%)

Since issue #2: -44.5%

The trend is hella clear: with a sale trajectory like that, this title can’t survive and is scheduled to end during Secret Wars with the Last Days banner.

109- PUNISHER

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%)
01/15 Punisher v10 #14 – 21,382 (+ 0.4%)
02/15 Punisher v10 #15 – 19,825 (- 7.3%)

Since issue #2: -37.5%

This volume is scheduled to be cancelled during Secret Wars, with the Last Days banner. Nothing to worry about. Marvel will probably try to put someone else in the costume to bring readers back to it and attract attention.

101- BLACK WIDOW

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%)
01/15 Black Widow #14 – 20,292 ( - 5,4%)
02/15 Black Widow #15 – 20,581 ( + 1.4%)

Since issue #2: -34.2%

No variant cover, nothing specific that could explain this little bump. Anyway, it’s too late, the tile will stop during Secret wars, with the Last Days banner.

105- 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%)
---
02/15 She-Hulk #12 – 20,364 (+6.6%) END

Since issue #2: -23.7%

That’s a wrap. The Ally McBeal approach to Ms Hulk is working (people stayed with the title, check this nice -23.7% decline since issue#2) but it doesn’t attract enough people to begin with. It would be nice to see her again with this approach once every year with a mini-series.

106- AVENGERS WORLD

01/14 Avengers World #2 – 53,693
...
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)
---
02/15 Avengers World #17– 20,228 (-3.0%)

Since issue #2: -62.3%

This one will probably never come back from Secret Wars. It stabilized, but way too low for an Avengers title.

112- CAPTAIN MARVEL

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%)
01/15 Captain Marvel v7 #11 – 19,527 ( -2,2%)
02/15 Captain Marvel v7 #12 – 19,199 ( -1.7%)
---
Since issue #2: -31.5%

The relaunch kept the title for one year above the cancellation zone before it reached it again. Turning it into a kind of female Blackhawk series will perhaps have the same effect, if not better.

113- NOVA

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)
01/15 Nova v5 #26 – 19,639 ( -9.9%)
02/15 Nova v5 #27 – 19,168 ( -2.4%)

Here is a title where Marvel should perhaps ignore its cancellation zone and keep it going, seeing as it holds it sales levels quite well, especially since Marvel has been searching for a winning formula for this character for decades.

117- LOKI,AGENT OF ASGARD

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)
01/15 Loki #10- 19,856 ( - 8.5%)
02/15 Loki #11- 18,623 ( - 6.2%)
---
Since issue #2: -33.4%

Loki is scheduled to be cancelled during the Secret Wars, seeing that it will feature the Last Days banner. The series had some difficulty keeping its readers but managed to sell at a nice level for such an unusual series.

119- 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%)
01/15 Guardians 3000 #4 - 20,318 (-20.3%)
02/15 Guardians 3000 #5 - 18,155 (-10.6%)

Since issue #2: -47.3%

One variant cover doesn’t change the fact that the title is already in the cancellation zone after only 5 issues. Seeing that the Guardians of Galaxy brand is at its maximum hype, don’t expect another Guardians of Galaxy ongoing series featuring the old cast before long, seeing how this one tanked! That’s quite sad.

122- BUCKY BARNES WINTER SOLDIER

05/14 Winter Soldier Bitter March #4 - 19,930
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10/14 Bucky Barnes: Winter Solder #1 - 47,471
11/14 Bucky Barnes: Winter Solder #2 - 32,409 (-31.7%)
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01/15 Bucky Barnes Winter Soldier #3 - 22,125 (-31,7%)
01/15 Bucky Barnes Winter Soldier #4 - 19,280 (-12,9%)
02/15 Bucky Barnes Winter Soldier #5 - 17,647 (- 8.5%)

Since issue #2: -45.5%

This series is scheduled to be cancelled during Secret Wars (it has the Last Days banner), no surprise here.

123- 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%)
01/15 Nightcrawler #10- 18,832 (-7.3%)
02/15 Nightcrawler #11- 17,620 (-6.4%)

Since issue #2: -50.2%

One more issue to go and Chris Claremont will once again be without a monthly at Marvel. It would have been nice to see him on Spider-Woman, seeing the awesome job he did on the tile in the 80’s.

125- X-FORCE

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%)
01/15 X-Force v6 #14 – 17,576 (-6.3%)
02/15 X-Force v6 #15 – 17,332 (-1.4%) END
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Since issue #2: -47.6%

It’s time to forget the name X-Force ever existed.

132- Iron Fist: Living Weapon

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%)
01/15 Iron Fist LW #8 - 17,676 ( -9.5%)
02/15 Iron Fist LW #9 - 16,413 (- 7.1%)

Since issue #2: -51.2%

More than half the people who read issue #2 are gone….Kaare Andrews graphic approach is not targeted to a large audience, it’s rather radical, but it can’t be the only explanation for this: there was probably a better way to put this maxi-series into the light, for example by selling it with a better package (quality paper on the cover for example), to make it count.

134- OPERATION SIN

01/15 Operation Sin #1 of 5 - 26,732
02/15 Operation Sin #2 of 5 - 16,240 (-39.2%)

Ouch, that’s pretty steep for a mini-series. We are back at what I would have expected a non-superhero Marvel mini-series to sell, even tied to Agent Carter

135- SECRET AVENGERS

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%)
01/15 Secret Avengers v3 #12 – 16,525 ( -3.4%)
02/15 Secret Avengers v3 #13 – 16,159 ( -2.2%)

Since issue #2: -34.6%

2 more issues to go. This one has a very funny Tradd Moore cover with M.O.D.O.K. asking for help to tie his huge headband!

143- CYCLOPS

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%)
01/15 Cyclops #9 – 16,287 ( -5.0%)
02/15 Cyclops #10- 15,091 ( -7.3%)

Since issue #2: -51.5%

Marvel said that this title will only be on hiatus during Secret Wars and will come back. I can’t believe it and expect that they will forget it and never let it come back. More than half the debut readers are gone.

145 – MARVELS ANT-MAN PRELUDE

02/15 Marvels Ant-Man Prelude – 14,971

Seeing how poorly it was advertised, this prequel to the upcoming Ant-Man movie sold what it deserved. Too bad, that was one of the scarce $2.99 comics at Marvel.

150- MIRACLE MAN

01/14 Miracleman #1 - 52,313
01/14 Miracleman #2 - 36,927 ( -29.4%)
02/14 Miracleman #3 – 25,970 ( -32.6%)
03/14 Miracleman #4 – 23,557 ( -9.3%)
04/14 ---
05/14 Miracleman #5 – 22,399 ( -4.9%)
05/14 Miracleman #6 – 20,598 ( -8.0%)
06/14 Miracleman #7 – 19,123 ( -7.2%)
07/14 Miracleman #8 – 17,654 ( -7.7%)
08/14 Miracleman #9 – 16,466 ( -6.7%)
09/14 Miracleman #10 – 15,409 ( -6.4%)
10/14 Miracleman #11 – 14,824 ( -3.8%)
10/14 Miracleman #12 – 14,634 ( -1.3%)
11/14 Miracleman #13 – 14,155 ( -3.3%)
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01/15 Miracle Man #14 - 14,024 (-0.9%)
02/15 Miracle Man #15 - 14,548 (+3.7%)

Since issue #2: -60.6%

Still reprinting old material with bonuses. There are two very nice variant cover artists: Tim Sale and Bill Sienkiewicz, explaining perhaps the sales bump.

152- STORM

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%)
01/15 Storm #7 – 15,784 ( - 7.3%)
02/15 Storm #8 – 14,155 ( -10.3%)

Since issue #2: -37,5%

As with Cyclops, I don’t believe in the return of this series after Secret Wars. The numbers are just too awful.

156- 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%)
01/15 All-New Invaders #14 – 13,959 (-5.0%)
02/15 All-New Invaders #15 – 13,452 (-3.6%) END

Since issue #2: -58.3%

Not even the final issue or the promise to learn the final fate of Hairball the cat were able to bring more readers to this title. It was really time to pull the trigger….

169- ALL NEW GHOST RIDER

03/14 All New Ghost Rider #1 - 50,072 ( --- )[2,567]
04/14 All New Ghost Rider #2 - 29,429 (-41.2%)
05/14 All New Ghost Rider #3 - 27,756 ( -5.7%)
06/14 All New Ghost Rider #4 - 24,627 (-11.3%)
07/14 All New Ghost Rider #5 - 21,820 (-11.4%)
08/14 All New Ghost Rider #6 - 20,679 ( -5.2%)
09/14 All New Ghost Rider #7 - 18,718 ( -9.5%)
10/14 All New Ghost Rider #8 - 17,907 ( -4.3%)
11/14 All New Ghost Rider #9 - 15,566 (-13.1%)
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01/15 All New Ghost Rider #10 - 13,866 (-10.9%)
02/15 All New Ghost Rider #11 - 12,490 (- 9.9%)

Since issue #2: -57.6%

Marvel completely failed to attract attention to this volume. Times are difficult for the old vigilante glories of the 90’s (X-force, Punisher and Ghost Rider). This title will shift to a Mad Max variation during Secret Wars.

174- 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%)
01/15 Deathlok #4 – 14,498 (-20.0%)
02/15 Deathlok #5 – 12,053 (-16.9%)

Since issue #2: -42.3%

The first arc draws to a close. I don’t expect the series to go further than the second arc. It has been a complete disaster sales wise. Another old vigilante from the 90’s who can’t manage to come back!

175- MU GUARDIANS OF GALAXY

02/15 MU guardians of Galaxy #1 – 12,047

I’m not following Marvel TV and movie deals but this ongoing series was supposed to show comics adaptations of an upcoming Disney XD Guardians of the Galaxy anime series. But this comics adaptation is already cancelled with its 4th issue, and it’s not because of its sales level. So what happened?

191- MEN OF WRATH

10/14 Men of Wrath #1 of 5– 20,927
11/14 Men of Wrath #2 of 5– 13,484 (-35.6%)
12/14 Men of Wrath #3 of 5– 11,839 (-12.2%)
01/15 Men of Wrath #4 of 5 – 10,367 (-12.4%)
02/15 Men of Wrath #5 of 5 – 10,168 (- 1.9%)

Not bad for a title that a lot of people don’t even know is published by Marvel. There is an Alex Ross variant cover.

211- UNITED STATES OF MURDER INC

05/14 Murder Inc #1 - 18,474 ( --- )
06/14 Murder Inc #2 - 13,561 (-26.6%)
07/14 Murder Inc #3 - 11,444 (-15.6%)
08/14 Murder Inc #4 - 10,419 ( -9.0%)
09/14 Murder Inc #5 - 9,729 ( -6.6%)
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---
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02/15 Murder Inc #6 - 8,284 (-14.7%)

Since issue #2: -38.9%

Is Marvel really the best place for Bendis and Oeming to sell their creator owned comics? I don’t know if they have any say in the matter, but advertising the new volume of Powers and Murder Inc. as monthlies is also perhaps not the best move, as they can never keep the pace. Wouldn’t it be better to have them as bimonthly? And guess what, the new volume of Powers is already late. Issue #3 was supposed to come out in February, issue #2 was still not out in February… They would for sure sell more at any other major publisher. The competition between creator owned books is at its peak right now, any scheduling trouble can be disastrous for sales.

223- EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE

09/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #2 - 62,120 [+7,705]

Look who’s there! The first appearance of Spider-Gwen! It sold again nicely with a new printing, making this issue the best selling one of this Spider-verse mini-series (issue#1 sold 59,237 copies at the time). Will it also have the power to sell floppy collections of really old classic Gwen Stacy storylines from Amazing Spider-Man? I’m sure we’ll soon find out!



NEW TPB SALES FOR THE FEBRUARY SOLICITATIONS

I’ll put an indicator of $ cents per page, as some TPB really are a bargain, and other not. Of course, HC will have a higher price per page, but can still be compared one to another. So far, you can say that the maximum price per page for Marvel for a floppy is 19 cents a page.

Floppies are at such a poor production quality right now at Marvel (no cover, ads in the middle of the story, for mostly $4 for 20 pages of art) that I won’t bother looking back to find the total price of what was collected in each TPB. When you purchase a Marvel TPB, you have a cover, no ads and bonus content, often with some of the variant covers. So let’s them have their own value.

13.2 cents a page seems to be the standard price for small collections (under 200 p) right now.
Huge softcover collections are under 10 cents a page.

ROCKET RACOON VOL.1 HC
136p $25, $ per page: 18.3 cents
Since February 2015: 3,016


That's a good sign of the popularity of Rocket Raccoon and of Skottie Young cartoony approach to it.

SPIDER-MAN 2099 VOL.1 TPB
120p, $18, $ per page: 15.0 cents
Since February 2015: 2,556

AVENGERS &X-MEN AXIS HC
240p, $50, $ per page: 20.8 cents
Since February 2015: 2,554

DAREDEVIL VOL.2 TPB
144p, $20, $ per page: 13.9 cents
Since February 2015: 2,098


If the floppy series didn't put the charts on fire, the collections sell better and I expect them to continue to do so for a long time.

DEATH OF WOLVERINE LOGAN LEGACY TPB
160p, $18, $ per page: 11.3 cents
Since February 2015: 2,011

AXIS CARNAGE AND HOBGOBELIN TPB
136p, $20, $ per page: 14.7 cents
Since February 2015: 1,994

NEW AVENGERS VOL.3 TPB
136p, $20, $ per page: 14.7 cents
Since February 2015: 1,656

X-MEN VOL.4 TPB
112p, $18, $ per page: 16.1 cents
Since February 2015: 1,592

STORM VOL.1 TPB
112p, $16, $ per page: 14.3 cents
Since February 2015: 1,542

Eh, that's actually quite good! But god, what an awful name for a Storm tpb: Make it Rain. Thank god, the series will not live long, if not I can't imagine the other funny weather titles we would have to endure!

AVENGERS TIME RUNS OUT VOL.2 HC
112p, $25, $ per page: 22.3 cents
Since February 2015: 1,375

INHUMANITY TPB
360p, $35, $ per page: 9.7 cents
Since February 2015: 1,360

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN WHO AM I HC
168p, $25, $ per page: 14.9 cents
Since February 2015: 1,356

The cheapest HC of the month, by far! This is the collection of the Spider-Man Who Am I online Infinite comics, partially released during the free comic book Day. Geoffo and Mast, two French artists hard at work on a lot of Marvel online comics did the storyboard for this. Well done, guys, it sold well!

DARK TOWER DRAWING OF THREE TPB
136p, $20: 14.7 cents
Since February 2015: 1,313

This one will sell way better in bookstores.

UNCANNY AVENGERS OMNIBUS HC
672p, $100, $ per page: 14.9 cents
Since February 2015: 1,160

OZ EMERALD CITY OF OZ TPB
120p, $20, $ per page: 16.7 cents
Since February 2015: 1,139

AVENGERS WORLD VOL.3 TPB
160p, $20, $ per page: 12.5 cents
Since February 2015: 1,111

INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK VOL.3 TPB
144 p, $20, $ per page: 13.9 cents
Since February 2015: 1,099

CIVIL WAR NEW WARRIORS TPB
144p, $20, $ per page: 13.9 cents
Since February 2015: 1,034

Collecting for the first time the mini-séries New Warriors sold during Civil War.

BLACK PANTHER WHO IS THE BLACK PANTHER TPB
200p, $25, $ per page: 12.5 cents
Since February 2015: 1,025

This collects again the first 6 issues of the old Black Panther series which launched with Romita Jr on art + some old stuff.

DEXTER TPB
120p, $20, $ per page: 16.7 cents
Since February 2015: 1,020

THOR EPIC COLLECTION TO WAKE MANGOG
456p, $35, $ per page: 0,77 cents
Since February 2015: 1007

Those Epic Collection really have an amazing value per page, two times less than a classic tpb!

SAVAGE WOLVERINE VOL.3 TPB
136p, $20, $ per page: 14.7 cents
Since February 2015: 970

SPIDER-MAN 2099 CLASSIC VOL. 3 TPB
296 p, $35, $ per page: 11.8 cents
Since February 2015: 943

DEATHLOK TPB RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
$35 456P, $ per page: 7.7 cents
Since January 2015: 1 256 [+535]

Once again, best bargain of the month and it sold again at 2/3 of its first month sales, going over the 1,000 line. It collects the Joe Casey &Leonarod Manco Marvel Tech series and plenty of other stuff.

SECRET SERVICE TP
160p, $13, $ per page: 8.1 cents
Since January 2015: 1,551 [+464]

ULTIMATE X-MEN ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 5 TPB
312p, $35, $ per page: 11.2 cents
Since February 2015: 457



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Marvel Month-to-Month Sales [size=150]March 2015[/size]: War Of The Stars Women!
04/29/2015 by Beat Staff 4 Comments
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By Xavier Lancel
Princess Leia #1
Welcome to a new analysis of the Marvel sales. Reminder: I’m the French guy who took over Jason for this column. Less figures, a comparison with the issue #2 sales and some TPB sales are the only big differences you could notice.
Reminder: those sales are estimates, sales to comics shops in North America. American comics do get sold somewhere else in their original floppy edition. Keep also in mind that just because a copy is sold to a shop doesn’t mean it’s sold to a customer. This would be way too easy. Digital sales are not taken into account.
This months chart is rather quiet: there are very few changes in the way Marvel titles are ordered saleswise. We will soon enter a transition zone where most of the titles will disappear or shift toward a new direction (and a new renumbering, you can bet on that!). Meanwhile, two main things are happening in this month’s chart.
First, the Spider-Women titles are having an excellent month, lead by the amazing success of Spider-Gwen. For the second month in a row, her first issue reappears on the charts, selling twice as many copies as last month’s reordering!
Second, the Star Wars line of titles is expending and still making tons of $$$ for Marvel. At this rate, expect a R2D2 or C3PO ongoing title soon!
Those two trends are still young. Seeing how people seem excited only by looking at a trailer, the Star Wars titles should still sell like crazy until people will (again) be disappointed once the movie is out.
The Spider-Women trend is more a surprise, and could give birth either to new Spider-Women titles (Spider-Girl, Arachne and Madame Web are waiting in the corner), new female versions (along the lines of Thor) of famous heroes, or, best of all, new female super-heroes titles (like the upcoming A-Force).
But Secret Wars is on its way: among the deceased every crossover is producing, will we see more or less female heroes biting the dust? Place your bets!

Oh, and it was Women of Marvel month (that means a women theme for variant covers). The titles being part of it are labeled in this chart with a * and are suddenly gifted with an extra 2-3K readers…no, excuse me, buyers, I don’t want to insult anyone.
I put the TPB sales on the charts, if they are related to one of the featured series. If not, they are not here, except for the ones I want to feature at the beginning of this chart because I feel they are special and deserve a spotlight.
A “Average +% TPB sales # – #” is now featured. It will show how much more a series is selling thanks to the various trade collections. Usually, the standard release of collections is: HC, TPB and then huge collection and reprints. Seeing that I just started, those +% TPB percentages are mostly at their lowest. It can only go up after that, with the release of a new form of collection in the months to come.
SUPER-VILAIN UNITE TPB
464p, $35, cents per page: 7.6 cents
Since March 2015: 1,129
This collect the complete Super-Villains Team-up series and some extra. More than a bargain, it is a scarce series, way ahead of its time. And check this very small price per page! It sold very well seeing how obscure it is.
AVENGERS QUICKSILVER TPB
440p, 35$, cents per page: 8.0 cents
Since March 2015: 726
Ouch! Despite its nice cover price and the release of another Avengers movie, this collection of the Quicksilver ongoing series from the late 90’s hasn’t found its public. Marvel is trying to release a collection on each Avenger member. Next month, it’s gonna be Scarlet Witch. We’ll see if she does better.

1- 5- PRINCESS LEIA LTD*

03/15 Princess Leia Ltd #1 of 5 – 253,655
03/15 Princess Leia Ltd #2 of 5- 96,262 (-62.1%)

Those numbers suggest that Princess Leia was mostly seen as an ongoing series and that curiosity is still so strong among readers to have a Marvel Star Wars title in their hands that they would buy anything, even if they don’t read the whole story. With the relative success of some female-centered Marvel series, could it be that Marvel will change this one to an ongoing status? Could be. (10 Variant covers for #1!)
2- STAR WARS

01/15 Stars Wars #1 - 1,019,121 [+33.145]
02/15 Stars Wars #2 - 189,710 (-81.4%) [+27,668]
03/15 Star Wars #3 - 161,226 (-15.0%)

Since issue #2: -15.0%
Issue 2 has a very good reorder activity this month, but even with that, this -15% is a good number. An ongoing Star Wars title selling every month more than 100k would be a dream and, so far, we are way ahead of those numbers. So far, everything is working for Marvel on the Star Wars side of comics.
3- 41- 47- GUARDIANS TEAM-UP

03/15 Guardians Team-up #1 - 155,388
03/15 Guardians Team-up #2 - 38,390 (-75.3%)
03/15 Guardians Team-up #3 - 40,637 (+ 5.9%) B. Vortex

Since issue #2: +5.9%
This -75,3% is one of the ugliest we have seen for months. And issue #3 is only slightly going up because it’s a Black Vortex crossover. This doesn’t bold well for the sales trend this title is following. We probably have already reach the limit of $$$ Guardians of Galaxy’s fans are ready to spend to follow the adventures of their new favorite characters.
4- SPIDER-GWEN

02/15 Spider-Gwen #1 - 254,074
03/15 Spider-Gwen #2 - 107,070 (-57.8%)
Everything is going perfectly all right for Spider-Gwen. This -57,8% was to be expected. I know some people in France almost never buying any original American floppy who bought this #1 only…to show they possess the Spider-Gwen #1 comics! To be noted: Spider-Gwen costume is classy and trendy, a very nice design, rendering nicely the angelic/pure side every kid ever saw in good old Gwen Stacy.
6- 10- Amazing SPIDER-MAN*

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
11/14 Amazing v3 #10 – 100,899
12/14 Amazing v3 #11 – 104,739 ( +3.8%)
01/15 Amazing v3 #12 – 105,458 ( +0.6%)
01/15 Amazing v3 #13 – 103,093 ( -2.2%)
02/15 Amazing v3 #14 – 106,778 ( +3.6%)
02/15 Amazing v3 #15 - 99,660 ( -6.7%)
03/15 Amazing v3 #16 - 92,289 ( -7,4%)

03/15 Amazing v3 #16.1- 73,170 (-20,7%)

Since issue #2: -25.5%
Spider-verse being over, numbers go back to where they should have been without the extra readers. Marvel is not giving up on its pointless .1 numbering. The result? This Gerry Conway story (isn’t it nice to see him back for this?) has almost 20k readers less than if released as a normal issue, despite being on the cover of the Marvel Previews. At the same time, released as a mini-séries, it would have sold less than that. The numbering is just silly: why bother doing double shipping issues if you’re not gonna take advantage of it by releasing every issue in the main title, with the main numbering? Next issues of Gerry Conway stories are to be numbered 17.1, 18.1 and so on. Find the logic in that…
7- HOWARD THE DUCK

03/15 Howard the Duck #1 – 85,929

Trapped in sales he never made! That is so unlike Howard The Duck to sell like this! Those are excellent debut sales, but beware of the #2 step. It could put this one in She-Hulk territory. With 7 variant covers, let’s start to fear the worst! .
8- DARTH VADER

02/15 Darth Vader #1 - 264,449
02/15 Darth Vader #2 – 107,856(-59.2%) [+7,846]
03/15 Darth Vader #3 - 85,156 (-21.0%)

Since issue #2: -14,9%

Everything is going ok for the most charismatic villain of the Star Wars universe. Issue #2 appear at a nice reorder sales level and this issue#3 fall is not bad, taking this into account.
11- THOR*

12/12 Thor v5 #1 - 110,443
...
02/14 Thor #19.Now– 42.034 ( 10.1%)
...
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%)
01/15 Thor v6 #4 - 69,497 ( -4.2%)
02/15 Thor v6 #5 - 69,513 ( +0.0%)
03/15 Thor v6 #6 - 70,569 ( +1.5%)

Since issue #2: -20,8%
The trend confirms: female Thor seems to work. This new arc is supposed to reveal who’s hiding behind female Thor. Expect a sales burst for the revelation issue!
12- SILK

02/15 Silk #1 - 86,263 [+11,762]
03/15 Silk #2 - 69,369 (-19.6%)
With not so impressive debut sales, I was expecting this one to follow Jessica Drew way down but it seems I was wrong: excellent reorder activity of its #1 and an even better issue #2 step down (only 5k readers lost if we do not take into account the reorder activity): the future looks bright for Silk!
16- ALL NEW HAWKEYE*

09/12 Hawkeye v4 #2 - 33,563
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02/15 Hawkeye v4 #21 – 32,607 (- 4.6%) END
03/15 All New Hawkeye #1 - 66,608
God…Will the joke never stops? It seems there is still an old Hawkeye final issue to be released but…surprise, the relaunch is beginning before even the previous volume is over! What a mess…Extra-talented and supra-nice Ramon Perez has finally an ongoing series at one of the big two. He is fast, Jeff Lemire too, so the scheduling nightmare that was Hawkeye is finally over (well, there is still this final issue to wait for..). Those are good debut sales. It would be simply amazing if this volume would sell at the same level than the previous one, especially on the trade paperback market. Will readers make the jump from the old Hawkeye to the new one? Let’s hope so!
18- GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY*

04/13 Guardians v3 #2 - 88,184
...
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%)
01/15 Guardians v3 #23 - 51,466 ( -1.9%)
02/15 Guardians v3 #24 - 60,046 (+16.7%) B.Vortex
03/15 Guardians v3 #25 - 61,798 (+ 2.9%) B.Vortex

Since issue #2: -29.9%
Average +% TPB SALES #18-23: +3.6%
Part 7 of Black Vortex. God, could it be even longer?
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL.4 HC ORIGINAL SIN
168p, 30$, $ per page: 17.9 cents
Since March 2015: 2,241
+3.6% in sales is a good start to begin with. Remember that this is an expensive HC edition. A standard paperback edition will follow, and after that big giant editions. Selling more than 2K for a Marvel HC is a great number (it’s already a good number for a paperback edition!).
19- 28- ALL-NEW X-MEN*

11/12 All-New X-Men #2 - 100,983
...
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%)
01/15 All-New X-Men #35 - 51,823 (-10.0%)
02/15 All-New X-Men #36 - 49,464 ( -4.6%)
02/15 All-New X-Men #38 - 58,037 (+17.3%) B. Vortex
03/15 All-New X-Men #37 - 48,140 (-17.1%)
03/15 All-New X-Men #39 - 58,490 (+ 0.8%) B. vortex

Since issue #2: -42.1%
Average +% TPB sales #31-36: +3.2%
Yeah! Issue #37 released after issue #38. It being not a Black Vortex crossover, it goes back to the standard numbers for All New X-Men.
ALL NEW X-MEN VOL.6 HC ULTIMATE ADVENTURE
136p, 18$, cents per page: 13.2 cents
Since March 2015: 1,901
All New X-Men is still selling nicely on the trade market in comics shops.
23- Amazing SPIDER-MAN Special Ltd

03/15 Amazing Spider-Man Special Ltd 1 of 3 - 51,632

That’s weird. Okay, we now have an example of what I was saying: here is a mini-series, selling 40k less than the main title and 20k less than .1 numbered issues. To be fair, this one is more expensive (4,99$) but is badly advertised: since when are the Specials not self-contained? This story will continue with Special #2 and Special #3. Still, despite all of this, selling a Spider-man special or mini or whatever you call it at 50k is the proof that the Spider-Man brand is at his highest right now.
24- AVENGERS

12/12 Avengers v5 #2 - 93,894
...
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 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%)
01/15 Avengers v5 #40 - 47,483 ( +0.9%) (SW prelude)
02/15 Avengers v5 #41 - 48,437 ( +2.0%) (SW prelude)
03/15 Avengers v5 #42 - 50,811 ( +4.9%) (SW prelude)

Since issue #2: -45.9%
When preliminaries are so long, expectations for what follows are out-of-this-world! Marvel loves to make love to….your wallet! Anyway, it’s working: it’s growing, growing…
26- UNCANNY X-MEN

02/13 Uncanny X-Men v3 #2 - 94,615
---
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%)
01/15 Uncanny X-Men v3 #30 - 48,824 (-8.7%)
02/15 Uncanny X-Men v3 #31 - 46,993 (-3.8%)
03/15 Uncanny X-Men v3 #32 - 49,639 (+5.6%)

Since issue #2: -47.5%
Average +% TPB sales #26-31: +2.7%
I’ll be frank : I have absolutely no idea why this title is rebounding like that. It’s not the Women of Marvel variant (it’s for issue# 33, late). It’s not the last issue of Bendis run… your guess is mine.
UNCANNY X-MEN VOL. 5HC OMEGA MUTANT
136p, 25$, cents per page: 18.4 cents
Since March 2015: 1,380
Not only is this collection on the expensive side of the HCs but it’s selling rather poorly compared to its parent title, with a less than +3% from its floppy sales. Nothing really surprising here: the X-Men are not big sellers of paperbacks (except the usual classic or crossover collections).
29- 44- DEADPOOL*

11/12 Deadpool v4 #2 - 76,445
...
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)
01/15 Deadpool v4 #40 - 42,467 (+0.6%)
01/15 Deadpool v4 #41 - 39,848 (-6.2%)
02/15 Deadpool v4 #42 - 46,104 (+15.7%)
03/15 Deadpool v4 #43 - 44,888 (- 2.6%)
03/15 Deadpool v4 #44 - 39,716 (-11.5%)

Since issue #2: -48.0%
Average +TPB sales #35-40: +10%
This volume is at his lowest so far (this ugly -11% is probably due to a late in the month shipping date). Absolutely nothing to worry about, Deadpool is still a steady seller. And don’t forget that Marvel multiplied his profit on this title one year ago by switching it from 2,99$ to 3,99$ without any change in sales(you can still try to make your own cover paper for it). Let’s congratulate Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn, who will probably sign one the longest modern run on a Marvel character.
DEADPOOL TPB VOL.7 AXIS
136p, 18$, $ per page: 13.2 cents
Since March 2015: 4,475
The New collection of the ongoing series is selling very well. People will pay the old price (3$ per issue) if they are buying the paperback version.
31- 42- NEW AVENGERS*

01/13 New Avengers v3 # 2 - 79,433
...
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%)
01/15 New Avengers v3 #29 - 41,116 (+3.1%) (SW prelude)
02/15 New Avengers v3 #30 - 42,827 (+4.2%) (SW prelude)
03/15 New Avengers v3 #31 - 44,444 (+3.8%)
03/15 New Avengers v3 #32 - 40,583 (-8.7%)

Since issue #2: -48.9%
You know you want your Secret Wars… Oops, what’s this? Probably only a late shipping in the month…please continue your preliminaries.
40- LEGENDARY STAR LORD*

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%)
01/15 Star Lord #7 – 28,174 (-14.3%)
01/15 Star Lord #8 – 25,227 (-10.5%)
02/15 Star Lord #9 – 38,655 (+53.2%) B. Vortex
03/15 Star Lord#10 – 40,836 (+ 4.5%)

Since issue #2: +10.0%
The power of Black Vortex + a Women of Marvel variant makes Star Lord see the stars. It will shift to a seemingly romance book with Kitty Pride once Secret Wars starts. We have been waiting 30 years since the demise of Dazzler to see a romance comics back at Marvel. I can’t wait!
43- SPIDER-WOMAN

11/14 Spider-Woman #1 - 93,723 (Spider-Verse)
12/14 Spider-Woman #2 - 44,618 ( -52.4%)(Spider-Verse)
01/15 Spider-Woman #3 - 38,484 (-13.8%) (spider-Verse)
02/15 Spider-Woman #4 - 36,058 (- 6.3%)
03/15 Spider-Woman #5 - 40,068 (+11.1%)

Since issue #2: -10.2%%
That’s unexpected, to say the least. Spider-Woman having a new costume? John Byrne used to made it every issue. Spider-verse being over and Greg Land out, I would have expected the title to take a plunge. If I don’t have anything to say about the design of her new costume, doesn’t it make Jessica Drew look way much younger than she should be? We’ll see next month if it’s the costume or the Spider-Gwen effect which attracted readers back.
46- ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA*

02/14 Capt AmericaV7 #16.Now – 36,534 ( 9.3%)

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%)
01/15 Captain America v8 #3 - 50,045 ( -0.1%)
02/15 Captain America v8 #4 - 41,222 (-17.6%)
03/15 Captain America v8 #5 - 38,871 (- 5.7%)

Since issue #2: -22.4%
Falling too quickly than it should. Nothing worrying so far, the « new ” Captain America is well received but doesn’t attract that many new readers.
52- 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%)
01/15 Rocket Raccoon #7 - 39,342 ( -4.4%)
02/15 Rocket Raccoon #8 - 38,769 ( -1.5%)
03/15 Rocket Raccoon #9 - 37,549 ( -3.1%)

Since issue #2: -33.7%
Average +% TPB Sales #1-6: +5.3%
ROCKET RACOON VOL.1 HC: 3,016
Groo is Gremlinsed in this issue. It’s so nice to be able to resume the attractiveness of an issue with so few words instead of : « and in this issue, we see the beginning of things to come, as parallel dimensions are being invaded by… On the TPB side, you can see that the first HC sold very well last month, with an amazing +5,3% only after the first release.
54- ANT-MAN *

01/15 Ant-Man #1 – 73,370
02/15 Ant-Man #2 – 40,192 (-45.2%)
03/15 Ant-Man #3 – 37,139 ( -7.6%)

Since issue #2: -7.6%)
Ant’ that sweet? It’s on its way to leveling. (joke#2 on Ant-Man: done!).
55- SUPERIOR IRON MAN*

03/14 Ir. Man #23.NOW - 43,912 ( 51.3%)
---
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%)
01/15 Sup. Iron Man #4 – 38,515 ( -0,7%)
02/15 Sup. Iron Man #5 – 35,094 ( -8.9%)
03/15 Sup. Iron Man #6 – 37,113 ( +5.8%)

Since issue #2: -12.9%
Put a lady on the variant cover and you start selling more. Be ready for Iron Woman next year!
56- RETURN OF LIVING DEADPOOL Ltd

02/15 Return of Living Deadpool #1 of 4 - 41,911
03/15 Return of Living Deadpool #2 of 4 - 35,400 (-15.5%)
Only 4k below its main title. That’s the power of Deadpool: take that Spider-Man!
HAWKEYE VS DEADPOOL TPB
112p, 17$, $ per page: 15.2 cents
Since March 2015: 4,846
DEADPOOL ART OF WAR TPB
96p, 13$, $ per page: 13.5 cents
Since March 2015: 4,364
Both The Hawkeye Vs Deadpool and Art Of War mini-séries sold almost as many copies as the Return of Living Deadpool mini. That means that, thanks to its paperback, those are selling +13% more. Both this percentage and the sales level they reached are great.
57- SPIDER-MAN 2099

07/14 Spider-Man 2099 #1 - 90,690 ( --- )[6,461]
08/14 Spider-Man 2099 #2 - 47,512 (-47.6%)
09/14 Spider-Man 2099 #3 - 43,418 ( -8.6%)
10/14 Spider-Man 2099 #4 - 40,755 ( -6.1%)
10/14 Spider-Man 2099 #5 - 40,880 ( 0.3%)
11/14 Spider-Man 2099 #6 - 38,634 ( -5.5%)
---
01/15 Spider-Man 2099 #7 - 38,455 (-0.5%)
01/15 Spider-Man 2099 #8 - 37,484 (-2.5%)
02/15 Spider-Man 2099 #9 - 34,374 (-8.3%)
03/15 Spider-Man 2099 #10 - 33,528 (-2.5%)

Since issue #2: -29.4%
Average +% TPB Sales #1-5: +5.4%
SPIDER-MAN 2099 VOL.1 TPB: 2,556
Back to standard decline now that it’s settled that action will be in the year 2099.
58- FANTASTIC FOUR


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%)
01/15 Fantastic Four #642 – 30,118 ( +21,9%)
02/15 Fantastic Four #643 – 32,302 ( + 7.3%)
03/15 Fantastic Four #644 – 32,947 ( + 2.0%)

Since issue #2: -12.3%
The incoming death of someone of the cast is still doing wonders for Fantastic Four. Helas, with only 4 members, the recipe could prove to be a problem to reproduce.
59- 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%)
---
02/15 Ms. Marvel #11 – 29,851 ( -1.4%)
02/15 Ms. Marvel #12 – 29,054 ( -2.7%)
03/15 Ms. Marvel #13 – 32,425 (+11.6%)

Since issue #2: -15.5%
Average +% TPB sales: +17%
+3k only because of a Women of Marvel variant cover? Do people know that there is a woman on the cover every month with this title?
MS MARVEL VOL.2 GENERATION WHY TPB
136p, 16$, $ per page: 11,8 cents
Since March 2015: 5,400
A new TPB is out and it’s selling like crazy. 5,400 is an excellent number for this. Ms Marvel is selling an amazing average +17% in comic shops thanks to this trade, and it’s only by taking into account its first month of release sales and no other format or printing so far.
64- X-MEN

12/12 X-Men v3 #39 - 29,326
...
06/13 X-Men v4 #2 - 73,542
...
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%)
01/15 X-Men v4 #23 - 29,650 ( -1.8%)
02/15 X-Men v4 #24 - 28,414 ( -4.2%)
03/15 X-Men v4 #25 - 30,876 ( +8.7%)

Since issue #2: -58.0%
X-MEN VOL.4 TPB: 1,592
It’s probably confusing for Marvel: the variant cover on this one was not labeled as a Women of Marvel variant BUT there was a Women of Marvel month sticker on its cover in the Previews. Well, 2.4K people decided that « Hey, if Psylocke in on the variant cover, that’s a Women of Marvel variant ”. Settled.
70- DAREDEVIL

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%)
01/15 Daredevil v4 #12 – 31,989 (+1.9%)
02/15 Daredevil v4 #13 – 31,483 (-1.6%)
03/15 Daredevil v4 #14 – 29,575 (-6.1%)

Since issue #2: -31.9%
Average +% TPB Sales #6-10: +5.5%
DAREDEVIL VOL.2 TPB: 2,098
Going for the first time below 30K. The end of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee run is near.
73- THANOS VS HULK

12/14 Thanos vs Hulk Ltd #1 - 39,862
01/15 Thanos vs Hulk Ltd #2 - 33,891 (-15.0%)
02/15 Thanos vs Hulk Ltd #3 - 31,337 (-7.5%)
03/15 Thanos vs Hulk Ltd #4 - 29,406 (-6.2%)

Good old-fashioned comics still sell.
113- NOVA

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)
01/15 Nova v5 #26 – 19,639 ( -9.9%)
02/15 Nova v5 #27 – 19,168 ( -2.4%)
03/15 Nova v5 #28 – 29,175 ( +52.2%) B. Vortex

Is it really reasonable to let this title breathe on its own only 2 months between crossovers? Black Vortex is of course attracting readers.
76- MILES MORALES ULT SPIDER-MAN

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%)
01/15 M.M. Ult Spider-man #9 – 30,135 ( -4.2%)
02/15 M.M. Ult Spider-man #10- 29,321 ( -2.7%)
03/15 M.M. Ult Spider-Man #11- 29,101 ( -0.8%)

Since issue #2: -23.9%
Really stable, which is a performance seeing that it’s the sole survivor of a dead line.
79- 81- 84- 87- WOLVERINES

01/15 Wolverines #1 – 73,650
01/15 Wolverines #2 – 43,573 (-41.8%)
01/15 Wolverines #3 – 42,051 (- 3.5%)
01/15 Wolverines #4 – 39,790 (- 5.4%)
02/15 Wolverines #5 – 32,953 (-17.2%)
02/15 Wolverines #6 – 31,710 (-3.8%)
02/15 Wolverines #7 – 30,617 (-3.4%)
02/15 Wolverines #8 – 29,923 (-2.3%)
03/15 Wolverines #9 – 28,004 (-6.4%)
03/15 Wolverines #10– 27,590 (-1.5%)
03/15 Wolverines #11– 27,148 (-1.6%)
03/15 Wolverines #12– 26,755 (-1.4%)

Since issue #2: -38.6%
After a first-issue-of-the-month adjustment, this one has a standard readers attrition. Still, probably not the success expected by Marvel…
85- AMAZING X-MEN

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)
01/15 Amazing X-Men v2 #15 - 29,868 ( -5.1%)
01/15 Amazing X-Men v2 #16 - 28,416 ( -4.9%)
02/15 Amazing X-Men v2 #17 - 27,513 ( -3.2%)
03/15 Amazing X-Men v2 #18 - 27,058 ( -1.7%)

Since issue #2: -55.5%
Stabilized at a shamefully low level.
86- 93- HULK

12/12 Incred Hulk v5 #2 - 63,653
...
03/14 Indestructible #20 - 30,042 ( -3.7%)
04/14 Hulk v3 #1 - 73,551
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%)
01/15 Hulk v3 #10 - 27,553 ( -0.5%)
02/15 Hulk v3 #11 - 27,317 ( -0.9%)
03/15 Hulk v3 #12 - 25,568 ( -6.4%)
03/15 Hulk v3 #13 - 26,890 ( +5.2%)

Since issue #2: -33.8%
Average +% TPB sales #5-10: +4.0%
Call in Deadpool and suddenly your sales problems are over!
HULK TPB VOL.2 OMEGA HULK
136p, 20$, cents per page: 14.7 cents
Since March 2015: 1,412
If Hulk collections can still be justified by the amount of copies they sell (you would have to reach less than 1,000 to do that), it’s not changing the fact that currently Hulk is a poor seller.
88- UNBEATTABLE SQUIRREL GIRL*

01/15 Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 - 41,693
02/15 Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #2 – 24,621 (-40.9%)
03/15 Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #3 – 26,586 ( +8.0%)

Since issue #2: +8.0%

Excellent stagnation. Yes, stagnation, because the +2-3K readers come from the Women of Marvel variant.
91- SPIDER-MAN and THE X-MEN

02/14 Wolverine/X-Men #42 – 35,392 ( -1.1%)
03/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #1 - 54,675 ( 54.5%)
---
11/14 Wolver/X-Men v2 #12 - 28,457 ( 1.2%)
12/14 Spider/X-Men v1 #1 - 61,952 (117.7%)
01/15 Spider/X-Men v1 #2 - 34,329 (-44.6%)
02/15 Spider/X-Men v1 #3 - 29,025 (-15.5%)
03/15 Spider/X-Men v1 #4 - 26,247 ( -9.6%)

since issue #2: -23.5%
This one will be out so quickly everybody will forget it ever existed in 6 months.
94- ANGELA: ASGARD’S ASSASSIN

12/14 Angela #1 - 61,398
01/15 Angela #2 - 36,992 (-39.8%)
02/15 Angela #3 - 31,096 (-15.9%)
03/15 Angela #4 - 25,529 (-17.9%)

Since issue #2: -31.0%
Not all female characters are equal in Asgard. Angela is starting to realize it.
95- 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%)
01/15 Inhuman #11- 24,410 (- 4.1%)
02/15 Inhuman #12- 24,689 (+ 1.1%)
03/15 Inhuman #13- 25,510 (+ 3.3%)
---
Since issue #2: -39.0%
Average +% TPB sales #7-12: +5.9%
Only 900 more readers for a Women of Marvel title? It could hide a fall in sales. The answer next month!
INHUMAN TPB VOL.2 AXIS
136p, 20$, cents per page: 14.7 cents
Since March 2015: 1,777
This new collection is not putting the charts on fire but has nothing to be ashamed of.
104- MAGNETO

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%)
01/15 Magneto #14- 26,306 (- 4.1%)
02/15 Magneto #15- 24,052 (- 8.6%)
03/15 Magneto #16- 22,888 (- 4.8%)

Since issue #2: -36.0%
I have completly misjudged the sales trajectory of this title. If the number of copies it sold is great, the fact that it’s still losing readers at such an alarming rate so late in its run makes me think that people seem unhappy for a reason with it. (or just don’t have enough money to spend on it anymore with all those Marvel events).
105- MOON KNIGHT

12/11 Moon Knight v4 #8 - 24,626
---
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%)
01/15 Moon Knight v5 #11 - 24,464 ( -8.1%)
02/15 Moon Knight v5 #12 - 23,486 ( -4.0%)
03/15 Moon Knight v5 #13 - 22,871 ( -2.6%)

Since issue #2: -44.0%
Another new creative team. Yeah, it had the same effect on you than on sales…
109- BLACK WIDOW*

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%)
01/15 Black Widow #14 – 20,292 ( - 5,4%)
02/15 Black Widow #15 – 20,581 ( + 1.4%)
03/15 Black Widow #16 – 21,607 ( + 5.0%)

Since issue #2: -30.9%
The magic of Women of Marvel variant. That’s so silly on a female theme book. Still, it works. Comics never cease to surprise me.
110- SILVER SURFER

03/14 Silver Surfer v7 #1 - 64,919 ( --- )[2,757]
04/14 Silver Surfer v7 #2 - 39,132 (-39.7%)
06/14 Silver Surfer v7 #3 - 36,075 ( -7.8%)
07/14 Silver Surfer v7 #4 - 32,747 ( -9.2%)
08/14 Silver Surfer v7 #5 - 31,125 ( -5.0%)
10/14 Silver Surfer v7 #6 - 28,052 ( -9.9%)
11/14 Silver Surfer v7 #7 - 25,759 ( -8.2%)
---
01/15 Silver Surfer #8 - 23,420 (-9.1%)
02/15 Silver Surfer #9 - 21,716 (-7.3%)
03/15 Silver Surfer #10- 21,100 (-2.8%)

Since issue #2: -46.0%
Struggling to stay above 20K. Expect a jump in sales with the Last Days banner.
114- CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE MIGHTY AVENGERS

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%)
01/15 Cap &M. Avengers #4 - 25,352 (-11.8%)
02/15 Cap &M. Avengers #5 - 22,246 (-12.3%)
03/15 Cap &M. Avengers #5 - 20,235 (- 9.0%)

Since issue #2: -41.2%
It will stop so quickly that people will remember it as a mini-series. Amazing cover by Sanford Greene!
118- PUNISHER

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%)
01/15 Punisher v10 #14 – 21,382 (+ 0.4%)
02/15 Punisher v10 #15 – 19,825 (- 7.3%)
03/15 Punisher v10 #16 – 21,607 (+ 9.0%)

Since issue #2: -31.9%
Frank castle is going to Washington. Did it attract extra Washington local readers or doest this +9% correct the last month weird -7.3% due perhaps to late shipping?
119- AVENGERS WORLD

01/14 Avengers World #2 – 53,693
...
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)
---
02/15 Avengers World #17– 20,228 (-3.0%)
03/15 Avengers World #18- 19,497 (-4.6%)

Since issue #2: -63.7%
Average +% TPB sales #10-16: +4.6%
AVENGERS WORLD VOL.3 TPB: 1,111
Falling into the « will you please stop with all those Avengers books? ” zone.
120- NOVA ANNUAL

03/15 Nova Annual #1 - 18,776

Selling the same amount than the usual title. Nova fans are faithful.
122- LOKI,AGENT OF ASGARD

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)
01/15 Loki #10- 19,856 ( - 8.5%)
02/15 Loki #11- 18,623 ( - 6.2%)
03/15 Loki #12- 17,940 ( -3.7%)
---
Since issue #2: -35.9%
The Last Days banner to come will probably put this one back over the 20K limit.
124- BIG THUNDER MOUTAIN ROAD LTD

03/15 Big Thunder Mountain Road Ltd #1 of 5– 17,567

Flushed between two super-heroic Marvel solicitations, this comics adaptation of a Disney theme-park attraction is doing well.
125- 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%)
01/15 Guardians 3000 #4 - 20,318 (-20.3%)
02/15 Guardians 3000 #5 - 18,155 (-10.6%)
03/15 Guardians 3000 #6 - 17,494 (- 3.6%)

Since issue #2: -49.2%
Half the debut readers are now gone. I’m crying right now.
128- NIGHTCRAWLER

12/04 Night crawler #3 – 31,437
---
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%)
01/15 Nightcrawler #10- 18,832 (-7.3%)
02/15 Nightcrawler #11- 17,620 (-6.4%)
03/15 Nightcrawler #12- 17,069 (-3.1%) END

Since issue #2: -51.7%
Ended with half its readers gone. Still, it worked better than Cyclops and Storm. Good old-time writers perhaps have something to teach to modern ones.
133- Iron Fist: Living Weapon

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%)
01/15 Iron Fist LW #8 - 17,676 ( -9.5%)
02/15 Iron Fist LW #9 - 16,413 (- 7.1%)
03/15 Iron Fist LW #10- 16,237 (- 1.1%)

Since issue #2: -51.7%
Stabilized , at last.
137- SECRET AVENGERS

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%)
01/15 Secret Avengers v3 #12 – 16,525 ( -3.4%)
02/15 Secret Avengers v3 #13 – 16,159 ( -2.2%)
03/15 Secret Avengers v3 #14 – 15,719 ( -2.7%)

Since issue #2: -36.4%
Average +% TPB sales #6-10: +6.5%
I’m just wondering: is there any character left in the Marvel Universe who hasn’t been an Avengers or an X-men?
SECRET AVENGERS VOL. 2 TPB LABYRINTH
112p, 13$, cents per page: 11.6 cents
Since March 2015: 1,269
If the collected edition is selling moderately, it has a very nice price tag.
143- BUCKY BARNES WINTER SOLDIER

05/14 Winter Soldier Bitter March #4 - 19,930
---
10/14 Bucky Barnes: Winter Solder #1 - 47,471
11/14 Bucky Barnes: Winter Solder #2 - 32,409 (-31.7%)
---
01/15 Bucky Barnes winter soldier #3 - 22,125 (-31,7%)
01/15 Bucky Barnes winter soldier #4 - 19,280 (-12,9%)
02/15 Bucky Barnes winter soldier #5 - 17,647 (- 8.5%)
03/15 Bucky Barnes winter soldier #6 - 15,150 (-14.1%)

Since issue #2: -53.3%
Atrocious sales trajectory.
145- EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE

09/14 Edge of Spider-Verse #2 - 76,909 [+14,789]
Second month in a row that the first appearance of Spider-Gwen is selling in reorders. The new-released titles below must really feel bad about it.
148- CYCLOPS

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%)
01/15 Cyclops #9 – 16,287 ( -5.0%)
02/15 Cyclops #10- 15,091 ( -7.3%)
03/15 Cyclops #11- 14,481 ( -4.0%)

Since issue #2: -53.5%
Falling blindly to a crash.
156- OPERATION SIN

01/15 Operation Sin #1 of 5 - 26,732
02/15 Operation Sin #2 of 5 - 16,240 (-39.2%)
03/15 Operation Sin #3 of 5 - 13,811 (-15.0%)

Half the debut buyers are gone. Good luck for them or shops to sell only the first part of this mini-series.
158- STORM

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%)
01/15 Storm #7 – 15,784 ( - 7.3%)
02/15 Storm #8 – 14,155 ( -10.3%)
03/15 Storm #9 – 13,712 (- 3.1%)

Since issue #2: -45.7%
Average +% TPB Sales #1-5: +6.1%
STORM VOL.1 TPB: 1,542
At least they tried…
159- MIRACLE MAN

01/14 Miracleman #1 - 52,313
01/14 Miracleman #2 - 36,927 ( -29.4%)
02/14 Miracleman #3 – 25,970 ( -32.6%)
03/14 Miracleman #4 – 23,557 ( -9.3%)
04/14 ---
05/14 Miracleman #5 – 22,399 ( -4.9%)
05/14 Miracleman #6 – 20,598 ( -8.0%)
06/14 Miracleman #7 – 19,123 ( -7.2%)
07/14 Miracleman #8 – 17,654 ( -7.7%)
08/14 Miracleman #9 – 16,466 ( -6.7%)
09/14 Miracleman #10 – 15,409 ( -6.4%)
10/14 Miracleman #11 – 14,824 ( -3.8%)
10/14 Miracleman #12 – 14,634 ( -1.3%)
11/14 Miracleman #13 – 14,155 ( -3.3%)
---
01/15 Miracle Man #14 - 14,024 (-0.9%)
02/15 Miracle Man #15 - 14,548 (+3.7%)
03/15 Miracle Man #16 - 13,595 (-6.6%)

Since issue #2: -63.2%
Business as usual.
163. POWERS

05/14 Bureau #10 - 9,002 ( 0.5%)
06/14 ---
07/14 ---
08/14 ---
09/14 Bureau #11 - 8,747 ( -2.8%)
10/14 ---
11/14 Bureau #12 - 8,379 ( -4.2%)
---
---
01/15 Powers #1 - 16,467
---
03/15 Powers #2 - 12,266 (-25.5%)
It should have been issue #4. It’s still time to come back to reason and make this title a bimonthly. There is still 50% readers more than the previous volume.
166- ALL NEW GHOST RIDER

03/14 All New Ghost Rider #1 - 50,072 ( --- )[2,567]
04/14 All New Ghost Rider #2 - 29,429 (-41.2%)
05/14 All New Ghost Rider #3 - 27,756 ( -5.7%)
06/14 All New Ghost Rider #4 - 24,627 (-11.3%)
07/14 All New Ghost Rider #5 - 21,820 (-11.4%)
08/14 All New Ghost Rider #6 - 20,679 ( -5.2%)
09/14 All New Ghost Rider #7 - 18,718 ( -9.5%)
10/14 All New Ghost Rider #8 - 17,907 ( -4.3%)
11/14 All New Ghost Rider #9 - 15,566 (-13.1%)
---
01/15 All New Ghost Rider #10 - 13,866 (-10.9%)
02/15 All New Ghost Rider #11 - 12,490 (- 9.9%)
03/15 All New Ghost Rider #12 – 11,923 (-4.5%)

Since issue #2: -59.5%
Will the Secret Wars rebrand push this one over 20K. That’s quite a long shot.
168 – MARVELS ANT-MAN PRELUDE LTD

02/15 Marvels Ant-Man Prelude Ltd #1 – 14,971
03/15 Marvels Ant-Man Prelude Ltd #2 – 11,800 (-21.2%)
Selling as expected. The success of the paperback will be tied to the success of the movie.
164. ELEKTRA

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%)
01/15 Elektra #10- 12,121 (-8,5%)
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03/15 Elektra #11- 11,634 (-4.0%) END

Since issue #2: -56.3%
A critic favorite, but not in sales!
178- DARK TOWER DRAWING 3 HOUSE CARDS LTD

03/15 Dark Tower D3HC Ltd #1 of 5 – 11,107

10K readers can’t wait for the paperback.
190- 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%)
01/15 Deathlok #4 – 14,498 (-20.0%)
02/15 Deathlok #5 – 12,053 (-16.9%)
03/15 Deathlok #6 – 10,066 (-16.5%)

Since issue #2: -51.8%
Half the debut readers are gone. Why is it losing so many readers with each issue?
205- MU GUARDIANS OF GALAXY

02/15 MU guardians of Galaxy #1 – 12,047
03/15 MU guardians of Galaxy #2 – 9,108 (-24.4%)
Starting to approach standard sales level for this kind of young-readers title. It will not have the time to reach it, seeing that it’s cancelled with issue #4.

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