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DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: March 2011

by Marc-Oliver Frisch

Led by the top-selling Batman: The Dark Knight and Batman, Inc., which were back on the racks after a two-month absence, and a double-shipping Green Lantern, DC Comics’ periodical sales continued a slow recovery in February.

Notably, the February numbers also show modest increases across the rest of DC’s line-up. Maybe the company’s decision to cancel around 25% of its current ongoing titles and stick to a $ 2.99 price point is encouraging retailers, after all.

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

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2/3 - GREEN LANTERN
03/2006: Green Lantern #10 -- 79,745 [87,143]
03/2007: Green Lantern #18 -- 61,661
03/2008: Green Lantern #29 -- 66,536
03/2009: --
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03/2010: Green Lantern #52 -- 97,369 (+ 2.0%)
04/2010: Green Lantern #53 -- 100,356 (+ 3.1%)
05/2010: Green Lantern #54 -- 88,292 (-12.0%)
06/2010: Green Lantern #55 -- 85,930 (- 2.7%)
07/2010: Green Lantern #56 -- 84,164 (- 2.1%)
08/2010: --
09/2010: Green Lantern #57 -- 85,179 (+ 1.2%)
10/2010: Green Lantern #58 -- 81,626 (- 4.2%)
11/2010: Green Lantern #59 -- 76,173 (- 6.7%)
12/2010: Green Lantern #60 -- 76,360 (+ 0.3%)
12/2010: Green Lantern #61 -- 72,203 (- 5.4%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Green Lantern #62 -- 71,517 (- 1.0%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #63 -- 75,632 (+ 5.8%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #64 -- 76,898 (+ 1.7%)
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6 months: - 10.5%
1 year : - 21.7%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : - 4.4%With two issues out in March, Green Lantern caught up on its schedule. The “War of the Green Lanterns” crossover gives the book another sales increase.

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4 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
12/2010: Dark Knight #1 -- 89,985 [92,791]
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 71,108 (-21.0%)The David Finch vehicle returns after a two-month hiatus. According to the original solicitation, issue #2 was meant to come out in December 2010. So everything isn’t exactly going as planned here, and it doesn’t look like the situation is about to improve.

For February 2011, issue #3 was solicited, though that obviously didn’t work out;neither did the March and April release dates for #4 and #5, respectively. So issues #4 and #5 were resolicited for May and June. But then that wasn’t going to work out either, evidently, since issue #3 won’t be out until May 25, according to DC’s Web site. And so issue #4 has been resolicited for July.

However, don’t count your chickens yet, because the DC Web site currently doesn’t list any issues of Batman: The Dark Knight past #3, which may indicate further delays.

The good news is, sales don’t seem to be affected yet. A 21% drop is very modest, considering that the second issue only came with a 1:25 variant while issue #1 also had a 1:200 variant to boost the numbers. So at least a good case can be made that DC could actually be selling a lot of copies of this Batman comic book in theory, if it were in fact coming out.

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5/6 - BRIGHTEST DAY
04/2010: Brightest Day #0 -- 129,446
05/2010: Brightest Day #1 -- 129,158 (- 0.2%)
05/2010: Brightest Day #2 -- 112,806 (-12.7%)
06/2010: Brightest Day #3 -- 107,269 (- 4.9%)
06/2010: Brightest Day #4 -- 101,730 (- 5.2%)
07/2010: Brightest Day #5 -- 97,245 (- 4.4%)
07/2010: Brightest Day #6 -- 94,684 (- 2.6%)
08/2010: Brightest Day #7 -- 93,459 (- 1.3%)
08/2010: Brightest Day #8 -- 91,546 (- 2.1%)
09/2010: Brightest Day #9 -- 88,446 (- 3.4%)
09/2010: Brightest Day #10 -- 87,241 (- 1.4%)
10/2010: Brightest Day #11 -- 83,823 (- 3.9%)
10/2010: Brightest Day #12 -- 82,394 (- 1.7%)
11/2010: Brightest Day #13 -- 79,955 (- 3.0%)
11/2010: Brightest Day #14 -- 78,452 (- 1.9%)
12/2010: Brightest Day #15 -- 75,450 (- 3.8%)
12/2010: Brightest Day #16 -- 74,871 (- 0.8%)
01/2011: Brightest Day #17 -- 72,841 (- 2.7%)
01/2011: Brightest Day #18 -- 72,090 (- 1.0%)
02/2011: Brightest Day #19 -- 71,063 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Brightest Day #20 -- 69,729 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: Brightest Day #21 -- 70,204 (+ 0.7%)
03/2011: Brightest Day #22 -- 69,824 (- 0.5%)
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6 months: -20.3%Sales are holding level as the book nears its conclusion with issue #26. Perfectly good numbers for this type of thing.

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7/9 - BATMAN, INC.
11/2010: Batman, Inc. #1 -- 95,587
12/2010: Batman, Inc. #2 -- 71,544 (-25.2%) [72,957]
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Batman, Inc. #3 -- 66,772 (- 6.7%)
03/2011: Batman, Inc. #4 -- 65,315 (- 2.2%)The numbers are leveling out quickly for the continuation of Grant Morrison’s big Batman saga. Issue #4 was meant to be out in February, but the scheduling woes aren’t as dire here as with The Dark Knight: Issue #5 came out in April, and subsequent issues are still set to follow monthly, as I’m writing this. They had to hire a bunch of fill-in artists to get the job done, mind you, but at least the book isn’t dropping off the map entirely.

Speaking of dropping off the map, by the way, the new Batwoman series by J.H. Williams III and friends that was supposed to launch in February still hasn’t been resolicited as of the July Previews, Neal Adams’s Batman: The Odyssey (the totally-nuts one) was missing again in March, and the Batman projects by Frank Miller/Jim Lee (the one where Batman says “goddamn” a lot) and Kevin Smith (the one where Batman wets himself) that were meant to come out in early 2011 are nowhere to be seen, either. Interesting times at the Batman office, apparently.

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12 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
03/2006: GLC: Recharge #5 of 5 -- 60,123
03/2007: Green Lantern Corps #10 -- 34,227
03/2008: Green Lantern Corps #22 -- 46,736
03/2009: Green Lantern Corps #34 -- 54,162
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03/2010: Green Lantern Corps #46 -- 76,720 (+ 1.8%)
04/2010: Green Lantern Corps #47 -- 72,163 (- 5.9%)
05/2010: Green Lantern Corps #48 -- 68,826 (- 4.6%)
06/2010: Green Lantern Corps #49 -- 66,652 (- 3.2%)
07/2010: Green Lantern Corps #50 -- 67,035 (+ 0.6%)
08/2010: Green Lantern Corps #51 -- 67,124 (+ 0.1%)
09/2010: Green Lantern Corps #52 -- 63,577 (- 5.3%)
10/2010: Green Lantern Corps #53 -- 60,808 (- 4.4%)
11/2010: Green Lantern Corps #54 -- 57,448 (- 5.5%)
12/2010: Green Lantern Corps #55 -- 54,387 (- 5.3%)
01/2011: Green Lantern Corps #56 -- 53,646 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Green Lantern Corps #57 -- 52,770 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Green Lantern Corps #58 -- 60,100 (+13.9%)
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6 months: - 5.5%
1 year : -21.7%
2 years : +11.0%
5 years : - 0.0%The “War of the Green Lanterns” crossover kicks the book’s numbers back up the charts a few notches.

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14 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
03/2010: Batman and Robin #10 -- 85,292 (+ 0.9%)
04/2010: Batman and Robin #11 -- 84,006 (- 1.5%)
05/2010: Batman and Robin #12 -- 84,843 (+ 1.0%)
06/2010: --
07/2010: Batman and Robin #13 -- 85,804 (+ 1.1%)
08/2010: --
09/2010: Batman and Robin #14 -- 82,894 (- 3.4%)
10/2010: Batman and Robin #15 -- 80,173 (- 3.3%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #16 -- 80,343 (+ 0.2%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #17 -- 70,600 (-12.1%)
12/2010: Batman and Robin #18 -- 68,814 (- 2.5%)
01/2011: Batman and Robin #19 -- 61,785 (-10.2%)
02/2011: Batman and Robin #20 -- 60,642 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: Batman and Robin #21 -- 59,818 (- 1.4%)
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6 months: -27.8%
1 year : -29.9%Sales are leveling out here, but it’s all academic again: It looks like the Tomasi/Gleason run, which was initially meant to start with issue #17 but then pushed back to #20 at the last minute, will only last three issues, before yet another creative team takes over.

Very interesting times at the Batman office.

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18 - BATMAN
03/2006: Batman #651 -- 69,805
03/2007: Batman #664 -- 80,497
03/2008: --
03/2009: BfC #1 of 3 -- 91,619 [103,913]
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03/2010: Batman #697 -- 61,157 (- 0.2%)
04/2010: Batman #698 -- 60,934 (- 0.4%)
05/2010: Batman #699 -- 62,377 (+ 2.4%)
06/2010: Batman #700 -- 104,755 (+67.9%)
07/2010: Batman #701 -- 76,398 (-27.1%)
08/2010: Batman #702 -- 73,414 (- 3.9%)
09/2010: Batman #703 -- 77,033 (+ 4.9%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batman #704 -- 65,212 (-15.4%)
12/2010: Batman #705 -- 63,262 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Batman #706 -- 60,231 (- 4.8%)
02/2011: Batman #707 -- 58,803 (- 2.4%)
03/2011: Batman #708 -- 58,594 (- 0.4%)
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6 months: -23.9%
1 year : - 4.2%
2 years : -36.1%
5 years : -16.1%See above, pretty much. Batman sales are leveling out, but given that neither of the last two issues were by the creators that were meant to be doing them, there’s no telling whether that’s an accurate reflection of demand.

Whatever is going on at the Batman office?

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22 - GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS
08/2010: Emerald Warriors #1 -- 68,332
09/2010: Emerald Warriors #2 -- 56,289 (-17.6%)
10/2010: Emerald Warriors #3 -- 50,490 (-10.3%)
11/2010: Emerald Warriors #4 -- 46,319 (- 8.3%)
12/2010: Emerald Warriors #5 -- 44,077 (- 4.8%)
01/2011: Emerald Warriors #6 -- 43,471 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Emerald Warriors #7 -- 44,828 (+ 3.1%)
03/2011: Emerald Warriors #8 -- 51,322 (+14.5%)
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6 months: - 8.8%The tertiary Green Lantern book also gets a solid boost out of “War of the Green Lanterns.”

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26 - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA
03/2007: Justice League #6 -- 130,099 [131,754]
03/2008: Justice League #19 -- 87,482
03/2009: Justice League #31 -- 68,759
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03/2010: Justice League #43 -- 56,461 (- 1.9%)
04/2010: Justice League #44 -- 62,342 (+10.4%)
05/2010: Justice League #45 -- 62,465 (+ 0.2%)
06/2010: Justice League #46 -- 62,754 (+ 0.5%)
07/2010: Justice League #47 -- 60,368 (- 3.8%)
08/2010: Justice League #48 -- 60,733 (+ 0.6%)
09/2010: Justice League #49 -- 57,616 (- 5.1%)
10/2010: Justice League #50 -- 59,686 (+ 3.6%)
11/2010: Justice League #51 -- 50,887 (-14.7%)
12/2010: Justice League #52 -- 48,501 (- 4.7%)
01/2011: Justice League #53 -- 47,093 (- 2.9%)
02/2011: Justice League #54 -- 46,269 (- 1.8%)
03/2011: Justice League #55 -- 50,533 (+ 9.2%)
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6 months: -12.3%
1 year : -10.5%
2 years : -26.5%Presumably, the “Reign of Doomsday” crossover that started in January’s Steel one-shot and continued through The Outsiders #37 (see below) is responsible for the increase.

Evidently, the guy who killed Superman back in the 1990s is still somewhat popular.

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38 - DETECTIVE COMICS
03/2006: Detective Comics #817 -- 62,245 [70,241]
03/2007: Detective Comics #829 -- 52,943
03/2007: Detective Comics #830 -- 52,395
03/2008: Detective Comics #842 -- 49,425
03/2009: --
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03/2010: Detective Comics #862 -- 44,687 (- 2.7%)
03/2010: Detective Comics #863 -- 43,119 (- 3.5%)
04/2010: Detective Comics #864 -- 42,436 (- 1.6%)
05/2010: Detective Comics #865 -- 41,501 (- 2.2%)
06/2010: Detective Comics #866 -- 46,178 (+11.3%)
07/2010: Detective Comics #867 -- 40,371 (-12.6%)
08/2010: Detective Comics #868 -- 38,682 (- 4.2%)
09/2010: Detective Comics #869 -- 37,394 (- 3.3%)
10/2010: Detective Comics #870 -- 35,674 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Detective Comics #871 -- 36,941 (+ 3.6%)
12/2010: Detective Comics #872 -- 37,961 (+ 2.8%) [39,758]
01/2011: Detective Comics #873 -- 38,417 (+ 1.2%)
02/2011: Detective Comics #874 -- 39,106 (+ 1.8%)
03/2011: Detective Comics #875 -- 40,047 (+ 2.4%)
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6 months: + 7.1%
1 year : - 8.8%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : - 35.7%Look, a Batman title with a consistent, critically acclaimed creative team (Scott Snyder and Jock) and steadily increasing sales.

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39 - SUPERMAN
03/2006: Superman #650 -- 65,603 [77,783]
03/2007: Superman #660 -- 57,169
03/2008: Superman #674 -- 41,715
03/2009: Superman #686 -- 44,976
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03/2010: Superman #698 -- 33,336 (+ 5.8%)
04/2010: Superman #699 -- 33,183 (- 0.5%)
05/2010: --
06/2010: Superman #700 -- 67,571 (+103.6%)
07/2010: Superman #701 -- 54,506 (- 19.3%)
08/2010: Superman #702 -- 50,023 (- 8.2%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: Superman #703 -- 50,460 (+ 0.9%)
10/2010: Superman #704 -- 46,741 (- 7.4%)
11/2010: Superman #705 -- 46,261 (- 1.0%)
12/2010: Superman #706 -- 43,027 (- 7.0%)
01/2011: Superman #707 -- 41,843 (- 2.8%)
02/2011: Superman #708 -- 40,639 (- 2.9%)
03/2011: Superman #709 -- 39,846 (- 2.0%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : + 19.5%
2 years : - 11.4%
5 years : - 39.2%Sales are stabilizing, slowly but surely.

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44 - GREEN ARROW
03/2006: Green Arrow #60 -- 37,946 [43,045]
03/2007: Green Arrow #72 -- 31,144
03/2008: Arrow/Canary #6 -- 32,621
03/2009: Arrow/Canary #18 -- 22,699
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03/2010: Green Arrow #31 -- 28,486 (- 32.2%)
04/2010: Green Arrow #32 -- 29,137 (+ 2.3%)
05/2010: --
06/2010: Green Arrow #1 -- 54,400 (+ 86.7%) [57,554]
07/2010: Green Arrow #2 -- 44,118 (- 18.9%)
08/2010: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,308 (+ 5.0%)
09/2010: Green Arrow #4 -- 44,220 (- 4.5%)
10/2010: Green Arrow #5 -- 42,188 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Green Arrow #6 -- 39,575 (- 6.2%)
12/2010: Green Arrow #7 -- 36,835 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Green Arrow #8 -- 35,307 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: Green Arrow #9 -- 33,922 (- 3.9%)
03/2011: Green Arrow #10 -- 33,085 (- 2.5%)
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6 months: - 25.2%
1 year : + 16.2%
2 years : + 45.8%
5 years : - 12.8%Another book that’s finding its level. These numbers are still more than solid for a Green Arrow title.

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45/49 - WONDER WOMAN
03/2007: Wonder Woman #5 -- 64,414
03/2008: Wonder Woman #18 -- 40,771
03/2009: Wonder Woman #30 -- 33,365
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03/2010: Wonder Woman #42 -- 25,240 (- 0.5%)
04/2010: Wonder Woman #43 -- 25,369 (+ 0.5%)
05/2010: Wonder Woman #44 -- 25,443 (+ 0.3%)
06/2010: Wonder Woman #600 -- 53,525 (+110.4%) [63,700]
07/2010: Wonder Woman #601 -- 39,672 (- 25.9%)
08/2010: Wonder Woman #602 -- 38,012 (- 4.2%)
09/2010: Wonder Woman #603 -- 38,852 (+ 2.2%)
10/2010: Wonder Woman #604 -- 37,405 (- 3.7%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Wonder Woman #605 -- 35,495 (- 5.1%)
01/2011: Wonder Woman #606 -- 33,601 (- 5.3%)
02/2011: Wonder Woman #607 -- 33,053 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #608 -- 32,540 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #609 -- 31,421 (- 3.4%)
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6 months: - 17.7%
1 year : + 26.7%
2 years : - 4.2%
5 years : n.a.Wonder Woman still hasn’t found its level.

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48 - ACTION COMICS
03/2006: Action Comics #837 -- 55,816 [69,652]
03/2007: Action Comics #847 -- 64,679
03/2008: --
03/2009: Action Comics #875 -- 47,079
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03/2010: Action Comics #887 -- 29,460 (- 1.3%)
04/2010: Action Comics #888 -- 29,536 (+ 0.3%)
04/2010: Action Comics #889 -- 29,106 (- 1.5%)
05/2010: --
06/2010: Action Comics #890 -- 34,744 (+19.4%) [40,039]
07/2010: Action Comics #891 -- 35,328 (+ 1.7%)
08/2010: Action Comics #892 -- 36,401 (+ 3.0%)
09/2010: Action Comics #893 -- 33,948 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Action Comics #894 -- 42,291 (+24.6%)
11/2010: Action Comics #895 -- 33,089 (-21.8%)
12/2010: Action Comics #896 -- 32,357 (- 2.2%)
01/2011: Action Comics #897 -- 32,134 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Action Comics #898 -- 31,935 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: Action Comics #899 -- 31,808 (- 0.4%)
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6 months: - 6.3%
1 year : + 8.0%
2 years : -32.4%
5 years : -43.0%Rock-solid numbers.

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52 - BIRDS OF PREY
03/2006: Birds of Prey #92 -- 36,808
03/2007: Birds of Prey #104 -- 28,464
03/2008: Birds of Prey #116 -- 22,627
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05/2010: Birds of Prey #1 -- 50,428 (+135.4%) [54,965]
06/2010: Birds of Prey #2 -- 44,064 (- 12.6%)
07/2010: Birds of Prey #3 -- 43,420 (- 1.5%)
08/2010: Birds of Prey #4 -- 46,149 (+ 6.3%)
09/2010: Birds of Prey #5 -- 40,146 (- 13.0%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Birds of Prey #6 -- 34,440 (- 14.2%)
12/2010: Birds of Prey #7 -- 33,114 (- 3.9%)
01/2011: Birds of Prey #8 -- 31,616 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Birds of Prey #9 -- 30,641 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Birds of Prey #10 -- 30,777 (+ 0.4%)
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6 months: - 23.3%
5 years : - 16.4%A sales increase for no apparent reason, regardless how marginal, is always a good sign, because it suggests that something as substantial as the content of the book itself may actually be drawing in readers.

Birds of Prey seems on track to re-establishing itself as the rock-solid mid-level performer that it was during writer Gail Simone’s tenure on the previous volume.

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55 - JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST
05/2010: Generation Lost #1 -- 50,784
05/2010: Generation Lost #2 -- 44,711 (-12.0%)
06/2010: Generation Lost #3 -- 43,278 (- 3.2%)
06/2010: Generation Lost #4 -- 41,702 (- 3.6%)
07/2010: Generation Lost #5 -- 40,370 (- 3.2%)
07/2010: Generation Lost #6 -- 39,190 (- 2.9%)
08/2010: Generation Lost #7 -- 39,971 (+ 2.0%)
08/2010: Generation Lost #8 -- 38,745 (- 3.1%)
09/2010: Generation Lost #9 -- 37,151 (- 4.1%)
09/2010: Generation Lost #10 -- 36,624 (- 1.4%)
10/2010: Generation Lost #11 -- 35,504 (- 3.1%)
10/2010: Generation Lost #12 -- 34,752 (- 2.1%)
11/2010: Generation Lost #13 -- 33,504 (- 3.6%)
11/2010: Generation Lost #14 -- 32,722 (- 2.3%)
12/2010: Generation Lost #15 -- 31,871 (- 2.6%)
12/2010: Generation Lost #16 -- 31,048 (- 2.6%)
01/2011: Generation Lost #17 -- 30,877 (- 0.6%)
01/2011: Generation Lost #18 -- 30,457 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Generation Lost #19 -- 30,549 (+ 0.3%)
02/2011: Generation Lost #20 -- 30,040 (- 1.7%)
03/2011: Generation Lost #21 -- 30,323 (+ 0.9%)
03/2011: Generation Lost #22 -- 30,270 (- 0.2%)
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6 months: -17.9%Holding level as the book enters the home stretch – see Brightest Day.

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57 - RED ROBIN
03/2006: Robin #148 -- 36,717 [42,442]
03/2007: Robin #160 -- 27,659
03/2008: Robin #172 -- 26,912
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03/2010: Red Robin #10 -- 36,708 (+ 0.7%)
04/2010: Red Robin #11 -- 36,205 (- 1.4%)
05/2010: Red Robin #12 -- 36,273 (+ 0.2%)
06/2010: Red Robin #13 -- 35,917 (- 1.0%)
07/2010: Red Robin #14 -- 35,652 (- 0.7%)
08/2010: Red Robin #15 -- 34,709 (- 2.7%)
09/2010: Red Robin #16 -- 33,753 (- 2.8%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Red Robin #17 -- 31,825 (- 5.7%)
12/2010: Red Robin #18 -- 30,873 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Red Robin #19 -- 30,547 (- 1.1%)
02/2011: Red Robin #20 -- 30,149 (- 1.3%)
03/2011: Red Robin #21 -- 29,652 (- 1.7%)
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6 months: - 12.2%
1 year : - 19.2%
5 years : - 19.2%Standard attrition.

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59 - SUPERMAN/BATMAN
03/2006: Superman/Batman #24 -- 101,315 [103,757]
03/2007: Superman/Batman #32 -- 77,905
03/2008: --
03/2009: Superman/Batman #56 -- 42,464
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03/2010: Superman/Batman #70 -- 32,196 (- 3.1%)
04/2010: Superman/Batman #71 -- 31,714 (- 1.5%)
05/2010: Superman/Batman #72 -- 32,047 (+ 1.1%)
06/2010: Superman/Batman #73 -- 31,425 (- 1.9%)
07/2010: Superman/Batman #74 -- 30,847 (- 1.8%)
08/2010: Superman/Batman #75 -- 34,324 (+11.3%)
09/2010: Superman/Batman #76 -- 32,003 (- 6.8%)
10/2010: Superman/Batman #77 -- 31,741 (- 0.8%)
11/2010: Superman/Batman #78 -- 31,337 (- 1.3%)
12/2010: Superman/Batman #79 -- 30,586 (- 2.4%)
01/2011: Superman/Batman #80 -- 30,363 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Superman/Batman #81 -- 29,567 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: Superman/Batman #82 -- 28,913 (- 2.2%)
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6 months: - 9.7%
1 year : -10.2%
2 years : -31.9%
5 years : -71.5%Standard attrition.

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60 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
03/2006: JSA #83 -- 51,991 [ 58,624]
03/2007: Justice Society #4 -- 84,449 [ 86,475]
03/2008: --
03/2009: --
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03/2010: Justice Society #37 -- 37,381 (- 4.3%)
04/2010: Justice Society #38 -- 36,648 (- 2.0%)
05/2010: --
06/2010: Justice Society #39 -- 36,630 (- 0.1%)
06/2010: Justice Society #40 -- 36,008 (- 1.7%)
07/2010: Justice Society #41 -- 48,858 (+ 35.7%)
08/2010: Justice Society #42 -- 48,420 (- 0.9%)
09/2010: Justice Society #43 -- 36,576 (- 24.5%)
10/2010: Justice Society #44 -- 35,483 (- 3.0%)
11/2010: Justice Society #45 -- 33,582 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: Justice Society #46 -- 31,497 (- 6.2%)
01/2011: Justice Society #47 -- 30,071 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Justice Society #48 -- 29,139 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Justice Society #49 -- 28,634 (- 1.7%)
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6 months: -21.7%
1 year : -23.4%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : -44.9%Sales are finally stabilizing again.

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63 - BATMAN BEYOND
06/2010: Batman Beyond #1 of 6 -- 35,113 [42,283]
07/2010: Batman Beyond #2 of 6 -- 31,397 (-10.6%)
08/2010: Batman Beyond #3 of 6 -- 31,469 (+ 0.2%)
09/2010: Batman Beyond #4 of 6 -- 31,368 (- 0.3%)
10/2010: Batman Beyond #5 of 6 -- 30,121 (- 4.0%)
11/2010: Batman Beyond #6 of 6 -- 28,485 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: --
01/2011: Batman Beyond #1 -- 35,880 (+26.0%)
02/2011: Batman Beyond #2 -- 28,956 (-19.3%)
03/2011: Batman Beyond #3 -- 28,295 (- 2.3%)
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6 months: - 9.8%71 - SUPERBOY
11/2010: Superboy #1 -- 39,701
12/2010: Superboy #2 -- 31,761 (-20.0%)
01/2011: Superboy #3 -- 29,550 (- 7.0%)
02/2011: Superboy #4 -- 27,448 (- 7.1%)
03/2011: Superboy #5 -- 27,215 (- 0.9%)Two recently launched spin-off titles which aren’t setting the charts on fire, but seem to be finding their level quickly, at least. Good news, certainly.

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78 - TEEN TITANS
03/2006: Teen Titans #33 -- 67,208
03/2007: Teen Titans #44 -- 61,572
03/2008: Teen Titans #57 -- 49,109
03/2009: --
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03/2010: Teen Titans #81 -- 25,758 (- 2.9%)
04/2010: Teen Titans #82 -- 25,303 (- 1.8%)
05/2010: Teen Titans #83 -- 24,960 (- 1.4%)
06/2010: Teen Titans #84 -- 24,593 (- 1.5%)
07/2010: Teen Titans #85 -- 24,248 (- 1.4%)
08/2010: Teen Titans #86 -- 24,971 (+ 3.0%)
09/2010: Teen Titans #87 -- 23,259 (- 6.9%)
10/2010: Teen Titans #88 -- 27,637 (+18.8%)
11/2010: Teen Titans #89 -- 26,444 (- 4.3%)
12/2010: Teen Titans #90 -- 25,997 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Teen Titans #91 -- 25,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: Teen Titans #92 -- 26,170 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Teen Titans #93 -- 24,957 (- 4.6%)
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6 months: + 7.3%
1 year : - 3.1%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : -62.9%Back in decline after the crossover with Red Robin.

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79/88 - DC UNIVERSE ONLINE: LEGENDS
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #1 -- 36,517
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #2 -- 28,953 (-20.7%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #3 -- 24,824 (-14.3%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #4 -- 23,001 (- 7.3%)So far, no evidence that DC’s twice-monthly videogame tie-in is in great demand.

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80 - BATGIRL
03/2010: Batgirl #8 -- 30,886 (+ 4.6%)
04/2010: Batgirl #9 -- 29,445 (- 4.7%)
05/2010: Batgirl #10 -- 28,641 (- 2.7%)
06/2010: Batgirl #11 -- 28,563 (- 0.3%)
07/2010: Batgirl #12 -- 28,011 (- 1.9%)
08/2010: Batgirl #13 -- 27,247 (- 2.7%)
09/2010: Batgirl #14 -- 26,861 (- 1.4%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batgirl #15 -- 25,827 (- 3.9%)
12/2010: Batgirl #16 -- 25,225 (- 2.3%)
01/2011: Batgirl #17 -- 25,189 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Batgirl #18 -- 24,390 (- 3.2%)
03/2011: Batgirl #19 -- 24,821 (+ 1.8%)
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6 months: - 7.6%
1 year : -19.6%Another title that’s ticking upwards for no readily available reason. Again, that’s good news.

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85 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
03/2006: Supergirl &LoSH #16 -- 47,426
03/2007: --
03/2008: LoSH #40 -- 30,377
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05/2010: LoSH #1 -- 44,415 (+98.9%) [50,106]
06/2010: LoSH #2 -- 39,102 (-12.0%)
07/2010: LoSH #3 -- 36,360 (- 7.0%)
08/2010: LoSH #4 -- 34,239 (- 5.8%)
09/2010: LoSH #5 -- 32,417 (- 5.3%)
10/2010: LoSH #6 -- 30,246 (- 6.7%)
11/2010: LoSH #7 -- 26,439 (-12.6%)
12/2010: LoSH #8 -- 25,063 (- 5.2%)
01/2011: LoSH #9 -- 24,230 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: LoSH #10 -- 23,738 (- 2.0%)
03/2011: LoSH #11 -- 23,667 (- 0.3%)
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6 months: - 27.0%
5 years : - 50.1%89 - ADVENTURE COMICS
03/2010: Adventure Comics #8 -- 39,351 (-26.8%)
03/2010: Adventure Comics #9 -- 37,515 (- 4.7%)
04/2010: Adventure Comics #10 -- 37,573 (+ 0.2%)
05/2010: Adventure Comics #11 -- 34,794 (- 7.4%)
06/2010: Adventure Comics #12 -- 34,663 (- 0.4%)
07/2010: Adventure Comics #516 -- 30,897 (-10.9%)
08/2010: Adventure Comics #517 -- 28,966 (- 6.3%)
09/2010: Adventure Comics #518 -- 27,028 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Adventure Comics #519 -- 25,346 (- 6.2%)
11/2010: Adventure Comics #520 -- 24,540 (- 3.2%)
12/2010: Adventure Comics #521 -- 23,787 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Adventure Comics #522 -- 22,821 (- 4.1%)
02/2011: Adventure Comics #523 -- 23,127 (+ 1.3%)
03/2011: Adventure Comics #524 -- 22,836 (- 1.3%)
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6 months: - 15.5%
1 year : - 42.0%The two Paul Levitz books seem to be stabilizing at last. Given that Adventure Comics has top-flight artist Phil Jimenez on board since February, I’m not sure that’s quite what they were hoping for here.

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92 - SUPERGIRL
03/2006: --
03/2007: Supergirl #15 -- 51,083
03/2008: Supergirl #27 -- 32,596
03/2009: Supergirl #39 -- 33,713
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03/2010: Supergirl #51 -- 29,845 (-10.5%)
04/2010: Supergirl #52 -- 29,490 (- 1.2%)
05/2010: --
06/2010: Supergirl #53 -- 28,317 (- 4.0%)
07/2010: Supergirl #54 -- 26,941 (- 4.9%)
08/2010: Supergirl #55 -- 25,891 (- 3.9%)
09/2010: Supergirl #56 -- 25,034 (- 3.3%)
10/2010: Supergirl #57 -- 23,842 (- 4.8%)
11/2010: Supergirl #58 -- 25,412 (+ 6.6%)
12/2010: Supergirl #59 -- 22,606 (-11.0%)
01/2011: Supergirl #60 -- 22,568 (- 0.2%)
02/2011: Supergirl #61 -- 22,048 (- 2.3%)
03/2011: Supergirl #62 -- 21,786 (- 1.2%)
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6 months: -13.0%
1 year : -27.0%
2 years : -35.4%
5 years : n.a.Standard attrition. Most copies were ordered under the impression that Nick Spencer was the writer, of course. Which he isn’t, so the sales we see are academic, for the time being.

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93/94 - BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM
03/2010: Batman: SoG #10 -- 26,396 (- 2.3%)
04/2010: Batman: SoG #11 -- 25,925 (- 1.8%)
05/2010: Batman: SoG #12 -- 25,446 (- 1.9%)
06/2010: Batman: SoG #13 -- 25,205 (- 1.0%)
07/2010: Batman: SoG #14 -- 24,767 (- 1.7%)
08/2010: Batman: SoG #15 -- 24,171 (- 2.4%)
09/2010: Batman: SoG #16 -- 23,830 (- 1.4%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batman: SoG #17 -- 22,390 (- 6.0%)
12/2010: Batman: SoG #18 -- 21,684 (- 3.2%)
01/2011: Batman: SoG #19 -- 21,592 (- 0.4%)
02/2011: --
03/2011: Batman: SoG #20 -- 21,434 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Batman: SoG #21 -- 21,342 (- 0.4%)
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6 months: -10.3%
1 year : -19.0%Cancelled, though probably not due to bad sales alone.

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96 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-VILLAINS
03/2011: LoSV #1 -- 21,097A one-shot Legion of Super-Heroes spin-off with decent numbers, not that far below the mother title.

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97 - DC UNIVERSE LEGACIES
05/2010: DCU Legacies #1 of 10 -- 34,429
06/2010: DCU Legacies #2 of 10 -- 29,286 (-14.9%)
07/2010: DCU Legacies #3 of 10 -- 26,708 (- 8.8%)
08/2010: DCU Legacies #4 of 10 -- 25,691 (- 3.8%)
09/2010: DCU Legacies #5 of 10 -- 25,851 (+ 0.6%)
10/2010: DCU Legacies #6 of 10 -- 24,210 (- 6.4%)
11/2010: DCU Legacies #7 of 10 -- 23,215 (- 4.1%)
12/2010: DCU Legacies #8 of 10 -- 21,886 (- 5.7%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: DCU Legacies #9 of 10 -- 21,419 (- 2.1%)
03/2011: DCU Legacies #10 of 10 -- 21,065 (- 1.7%)
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6 months: -18.5%Tolerable numbers for a nostalgia project set on the fringes of the DC Universe line.

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99 - GOTHAM CITY SIRENS
03/2010: GC Sirens #10 -- 26,550 (- 2.3%)
04/2010: GC Sirens #11 -- 26,359 (- 0.7%)
05/2010: GC Sirens #12 -- 26,029 (- 1.3%)
06/2010: GC Sirens #13 -- 25,867 (- 0.6%)
07/2010: GC Sirens #14 -- 25,315 (- 2.1%)
08/2010: GC Sirens #15 -- 24,589 (- 2.9%)
09/2010: GC Sirens #16 -- 23,821 (- 3.1%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: GC Sirens #17 -- 22,107 (- 7.2%)
12/2010: GC Sirens #18 -- 21,344 (- 3.5%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: GC Sirens #19 -- 21,631 (+ 1.4%)
02/2011: GC Sirens #20 -- 20,822 (- 3.7%)
03/2011: GC Sirens #21 -- 20,807 (- 0.1%)
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6 months: - 12.7%
1 year : - 21.6%The numbers are stabilizing, evidently. 20k is a decent number for a third-tier book.

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101 - TITANS
03/2008: --
03/2009: Titans #11 -- 35,240 (- 3.1%)
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03/2010: Titans #23 -- 24,260 (- 0.9%)
04/2010: --
05/2010: VfH Special #1 -- 31,718 (+30.7%)
06/2010: Titans #24 -- 33,079 (+ 4.3%)
07/2010: Titans #25 -- 31,505 (- 4.8%)
08/2010: Titans #26 -- 32,800 (+ 4.1%)
09/2010: Titans #27 -- 28,438 (-13.3%)
10/2010: Titans #28 -- 27,430 (- 3.6%)
11/2010: Titans #29 -- 24,138 (-12.0%)
12/2010: Titans #30 -- 22,483 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Titans #31 -- 21,749 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: Titans #32 -- 20,949 (- 3.7%)
03/2011: Titans #33 -- 20,723 (- 1.1%)
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6 months: -27.1%
1 year : -14.6%
2 years : -41.2%Another title that appears to be stabilizing, at long last.

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104 - THE OUTSIDERS
03/2006: Outsiders #34 -- 47,286 [51,527]
03/2007: Outsiders #46 -- 32,577
03/2008: Batsiders #5 -- 36,797
03/2009: Outsiders #16 -- 27,977
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03/2010: Outsiders #28 -- 19,632 (- 7.3%)
04/2010: Outsiders #29 -- 19,094 (- 2.7%)
05/2010: --
06/2010: Outsiders #30 -- 18,045 (- 5.5%)
07/2010: Outsiders #31 -- 17,173 (- 4.8%)
08/2010: Outsiders #32 -- 15,754 (- 8.3%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: Outsiders #33 -- 15,253 (- 3.2%)
11/2010: Outsiders #34 -- 13,576 (- 11.0%)
12/2010: Outsiders #35 -- 13,133 (- 3.3%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Outsiders #36 -- 12,848 (- 2.2%)
03/2011: Outsiders #37 -- 20,074 (+ 56.2%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : + 2.3%
2 years : -28.3%
5 years : -57.6%That’s a gigantic increase, thanks to the “Reign of Doomsday” crossover that started in the Steel one-shot and continued in Justice League of America #55. It’s moot, though, since The Outsiders is cancelled with issue #40.

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106 - SECRET SIX
03/2009: Secret Six #7 -- 24,365
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03/2010: Secret Six #19 -- 23,181 (-38.8%)
04/2010: Secret Six #20 -- 22,695 (- 2.1%)
05/2010: Secret Six #21 -- 22,334 (- 1.6%)
06/2010: Secret Six #22 -- 21,941 (- 1.8%)
07/2010: Secret Six #23 -- 21,554 (- 1.8%)
08/2010: Secret Six #24 -- 21,177 (- 1.8%)
09/2010: Secret Six #25 -- 20,775 (- 1.9%)
10/2010: Secret Six #26 -- 20,377 (- 1.9%)
11/2010: Secret Six #27 -- 19,963 (- 2.0%)
12/2010: Secret Six #28 -- 19,587 (- 1.9%)
01/2011: Secret Six #29 -- 20,327 (+ 3.8%)
02/2011: Secret Six #30 -- 19,763 (- 2.8%)
03/2011: Secret Six #31 -- 19,822 (+ 0.3%)
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6 months: - 4.6%
1 year : -14.5%
2 years : -18.7%A small uptick in sales, for no other reason than because the solicitation copy promised a follow-up on a long-running plot thread. It’s worth mentioning that this is the second Gail Simone title in March that’s not showing a drop. It’s also worth mentioning that this kind of careful, substantial storytelling is the reason why an independent title like The Walking Dead has been increasing in sales almost monthly for about seven years now. Regardless, cheap gimmicks and crossovers and the flashes in the pan they generate continue to be worthier of promotion and support to the people who run Marvel and DC.

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109 - FABLES (Vertigo)
03/2006: Fables #47 -- 24,278
03/2007: Fables #58 -- 26,065
03/2008: Fables #71 -- 24,006
03/2009: Fables #82 -- 22,445
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03/2010: Fables #93 -- 20,003 (- 0.9%)
04/2010: Fables #94 -- 19,965 (- 0.2%)
05/2010: Fables #95 -- 19,932 (- 0.2%)
06/2010: Fables #96 -- 19,842 (- 0.5%)
07/2010: --
08/2010: Fables #97 -- 19,625 (- 1.1%)
09/2010: Fables #98 -- 19,594 (- 0.2%)
10/2010: Fables #99 -- 19,656 (+ 0.3%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Fables #100 -- 23,014 (+17.1%)
01/2011: Fables #101 -- 19,183 (-16.7%)
02/2011: Fables #102 -- 19,215 (+ 0.2%)
03/2011: Fables #103 -- 18,910 (- 1.6%)
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6 months: - 3.5%
1 year : - 5.5%
2 years : -15.8%
5 years : -22.1%Standard attrition.

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111/113 - ZATANNA
05/2010: Zatanna #1 -- 33,691
06/2010: Zatanna #2 -- 29,564 (-12.3%)
07/2010: Zatanna #3 -- 27,792 (- 6.0%)
08/2010: Zatanna #4 -- 27,203 (- 2.1%)
09/2010: Zatanna #5 -- 25,393 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Zatanna #6 -- 23,427 (- 7.7%)
11/2010: Zatanna #7 -- 20,671 (-11.8%)
12/2010: Zatanna #8 -- 19,321 (- 6.5%)
01/2011: Zatanna #9 -- 18,482 (- 4.3%)
02/2011: --
03/2011: Zatanna #10 -- 18,645 (+ 0.9%)
03/2011: Zatanna #11 -- 18,431 (- 1.2%)
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6 months: -27.0%No gimmicks or other particularly favorable circumstances seem to have contributed to the book’s sudden stabilization, so there’s reason to be cautiously optimistic.

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126 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
03/2010: American Vampire #1 -- 33,762 [36,831]
04/2010: American Vampire #2 -- 26,770 (-20.7%)
05/2010: American Vampire #3 -- 26,510 (- 1.0%)
06/2010: American Vampire #4 -- 25,977 (- 2.0%)
07/2010: American Vampire #5 -- 24,857 (- 4.3%)
08/2010: --
09/2010: American Vampire #6 -- 23,349 (- 6.1%)
10/2010: American Vampire #7 -- 21,910 (- 6.2%)
11/2010: American Vampire #8 -- 19,850 (- 9.4%)
12/2010: American Vampire #9 -- 19,019 (- 4.2%)
12/2010: American Vampire #10 -- 17,761 (- 6.6%)
01/2011: American Vampire #11 -- 16,969 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: American Vampire #12 -- 16,522 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: American Vampire #13 -- 17,269 (+ 4.5%)
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6 months: -26.0%
1 year : -48.9%The March issue of American Vampire kicked off a new storyline and was promoted with a 1:10 variant-cover edition, hence the modest sales increase.

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127 - POWER GIRL
03/2010: Power Girl #10 -- 20,801 (- 0.5%)
04/2010: Power Girl #11 -- 20,675 (- 0.6%)
05/2010: Power Girl #12 -- 20,681 (+ 0.0%)
06/2010: Power Girl #13 -- 20,583 (- 0.5%)
07/2010: Power Girl #14 -- 19,739 (- 4.1%)
08/2010: Power Girl #15 -- 19,091 (- 3.3%)
09/2010: Power Girl #16 -- 18,404 (- 3.6%)
10/2010: Power Girl #17 -- 17,847 (- 3.0%)
11/2010: Power Girl #18 -- 17,300 (- 3.1%)
12/2010: Power Girl #19 -- 16,763 (- 3.1%)
01/2011: Power Girl #20 -- 16,823 (+ 0.4%)
02/2011: Power Girl #21 -- 16,940 (+ 0.7%)
03/2011: Power Girl #22 -- 17,232 (+ 1.7%)
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6 months: - 6.4%
1 year : -17.2%Trending up, and doing so without gimmicks. Writer Judd Winick and artist Sam Basri must be doing something right here.

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129 - JSA ALL-STARS
03/2010: JSA All-Stars #4 -- 28,526 (- 3.8%)
04/2010: JSA All-Stars #5 -- 26,581 (- 6.8%)
05/2010: JSA All-Stars #6 -- 25,306 (- 4.8%)
06/2010: JSA All-Stars #7 -- 24,436 (- 3.4%)
07/2010: JSA All-Stars #8 -- 23,478 (- 3.9%)
08/2010: JSA All-Stars #9 -- 22,347 (- 4.8%)
09/2010: JSA All-Stars #10 -- 21,646 (- 3.1%)
10/2010: JSA All-Stars #11 -- 20,496 (- 5.3%)
11/2010: JSA All-Stars #12 -- 19,630 (- 4.2%)
12/2010: JSA All-Stars #13 -- 18,395 (- 6.3%)
01/2011: JSA All-Stars #14 -- 17,920 (- 2.6%)
02/2011: JSA All-Stars #15 -- 17,409 (- 2.9%)
03/2011: JSA All-Stars #16 -- 16,987 (- 2.4%)
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6 months: -21.5%
1 year : -40.5%Cancelled with issue #18.

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130 - FIRST WAVE
11/2009: B/DS Special #1 -- 32,636
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03/2010: First Wave #1 of 6 -- 38,365
04/2010: --
05/2010: First Wave #2 of 6 -- 30,705 (-20.0%)
06/2010: --
07/2010: First Wave #3 of 6 -- 25,920 (-15.6%)
08/2010: --
09/2010: First Wave #4 of 6 -- 20,497 (-20.9%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: --
12/2010: First Wave #5 of 6 -- 18,241 (-11.0%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: First Wave #6 of 6 -- 16,895 (- 7.4%)
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6 months: -17.6%
1 year : -56.0%By the time the ostensible flagship miniseries of the First Wave line concluded in March, the cancellation of Doc Savage and The Spirit had already been announced.

Not that this comes as a great surprise to anyone. Bluntly, the market doesn’t need another line of generic superhero titles, particularly if they’re banking on nostalgia and aren’t deemed worthy of promotional support.

But they’re good comics! Isn’t that enough?!

Well, no. That’s a baseline expectation, not a selling point. There are a lot of superhero comics out there that people already want to buy, and resources are limited.

So: Why these?

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132 - BOOSTER GOLD
03/2008: Booster Gold #7 -- 36,140
03/2009: Booster Gold #18 -- 23,737
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03/2010: Booster Gold #30 -- 20,187 (- 4.0%)
04/2010: Booster Gold #31 -- 19,818 (- 1.8%)
05/2010: Booster Gold #32 -- 20,343 (+ 2.7%)
06/2010: Booster Gold #33 -- 19,895 (- 2.2%)
07/2010: Booster Gold #34 -- 19,592 (- 1.5%)
08/2010: Booster Gold #35 -- 19,104 (- 2.5%)
09/2010: Booster Gold #36 -- 18,504 (- 3.1%)
10/2010: Booster Gold #37 -- 17,806 (- 3.8%)
11/2010: Booster Gold #38 -- 17,276 (- 3.0%)
12/2010: Booster Gold #39 -- 16,686 (- 3.4%)
01/2011: Booster Gold #40 -- 16,324 (- 2.2%)
02/2011: Booster Gold #41 -- 15,864 (- 2.8%)
03/2011: Booster Gold #42 -- 16,093 (+ 1.4%)
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6 months: -13.0%
1 year : -20.3%
2 years : -32.2%Once again, there’s no gimmick in sight, so it looks like Booster Gold may have found its level.

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149 - CINDERELLA: FABLES ARE FOREVER (Vertigo)
11/2009: Cinderella: FFwL #1 of 6 -- 20,337
12/2009: Cinderella: FFwL #2 of 6 -- 16,598
01/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #3 of 6 -- 15,827
02/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #4 of 6 -- 15,421
03/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #5 of 6 -- 15,285
04/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #6 of 6 -- 14,956
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02/2011: Fables Are Forever #1 of 6 -- 15,026
03/2011: Fables Are Forever #2 of 6 -- 14,029 (-6.6%)
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1 year : - 8.2%That’s a relatively small second-issue drop, so retailers evidently have some faith in the material, based on last year’s Cinderella mini by the same creative team.

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156 - JOE THE BARBARIAN (Vertigo)
01/2010: Joe the Barbarian #1 of 8 -- 25,543 [29,712]
02/2010: Joe the Barbarian #2 of 8 -- 17,512 (-31.4%)
03/2010: Joe the Barbarian #3 of 8 -- 17,672 (+ 0.9%)
04/2010: Joe the Barbarian #4 of 8 -- 17,102 (- 3.2%)
05/2010: Joe the Barbarian #5 of 8 -- 16,725 (- 2.2%)
06/2010: Joe the Barbarian #6 of 8 -- 16,219 (- 3.0%)
07/2010: --
08/2010: --
09/2010: Joe the Barbarian #7 of 8 -- 15,363 (- 5.3%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: --
12/2010: --
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Joe the Barbarian #8 of 8 -- 13,300 (-13.4%)
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6 months: -13.4%
1 year : -24.7%Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy’s fantasy miniseries finally concluded in March after a six-month absence. The delays clearly hurt the book, though the overall drop-off isn’t as bad as it looks: The first issue, back in January 2010, was one of Vertigo’s $ 1.00 titles.

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163 - BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL
03/2007: Batman Confidential #4 -- 38,735
03/2008: Batman Confidential #14 -- 25,330
03/2008: Batman Confidential #15 -- 24,283
03/2009: Batman Confidential #27 -- 19,934
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03/2010: Batman Confidential #42 -- 16,652 (- 1.2%)
04/2010: Batman Confidential #43 -- 16,449 (- 1.2%)
05/2010: Batman Confidential #44 -- 15,279 (- 7.1%)
06/2010: Batman Confidential #45 -- 15,070 (- 1.4%)
07/2010: Batman Confidential #46 -- 14,621 (- 3.0%)
08/2010: Batman Confidential #47 -- 14,341 (- 1.9%)
09/2010: Batman Confidential #48 -- 14,329 (- 0.1%)
10/2010: Batman Confidential #49 -- 14,112 (- 1.5%)
11/2010: Batman Confidential #50 -- 14,450 (+ 2.4%)
12/2010: Batman Confidential #51 -- 13,495 (- 6.6%)
01/2011: Batman Confidential #52 -- 13,116 (- 2.8%)
02/2011: Batman Confidential #53 -- 12,779 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: Batman Confidential #54 -- 12,578 (- 1.6%)
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6 months: -12.2%
1 year : -24.5%
2 years : -36.9%Cancelled. DC hung on to Batman Confidential for way longer than I would have expected — its counterpart, Superman Confidential, was cancelled back in April 2008, with estimated first-month sales of 18,923 on the final issue.

Quite possibly, this may be the lowest-selling ongoing mainstream Batman title DC has published to date.

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167 - JIMMY OLSEN
03/2011: Jimmy Olsen #1 -- 12,313Mainly, this $ 5.99 one-shot collects the critically acclaimed recent Action Comics back-ups by writer Nick Spencer and artist RB Silva, but there’s also some new material included. All things considered, decent sales.

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168 - GIANT-SIZE ATOM
03/2011: Giant-Size Atom #1 -- 12,200This $ 4.99 book is all-new, on the other hand, concluding an Adventure Comics back-up strip by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Mahmud Asrar. While the low numbers aren’t unexpected for an Atom book that’s wrapping up a dropped strip, the economics are less favorable here than for Jimmy Olsen.

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171 - XOMBI
03/2011: Xombi #1 -- 12,035Writer John Rozum and artist Frazer Irving bring back one of the Milestone Media titles DC first published in the early 1990s, created by the late Dwayne McDuffie.

Given that Irving has gained quite some attention lately with his art on Grant Morrison’s Batman books, these numbers are rather underwhelming — particularly since the first issue was promoted with a 1:10 variant edition, increasing the likelihood of a big second-issue drop.

Without an immediate upward correction of the numbers in the next couple of months, I don’t see Xombi sticking around for very long, to be frank.

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176 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
03/2010: The Unwritten #11 -- 13,630 (- 0.1%)
04/2010: The Unwritten #12 -- 13,507 (- 0.9%)
05/2010: The Unwritten #13 -- 13,467 (- 0.3%)
06/2010: The Unwritten #14 -- 13,396 (- 0.5%)
07/2010: The Unwritten #15 -- 13,023 (- 2.8%)
08/2010: The Unwritten #16 -- 12,778 (- 1.9%)
09/2010: The Unwritten #17 -- 12,796 (+ 0.2%)
10/2010: The Unwritten #18 -- 12,273 (- 4.1%)
11/2010: The Unwritten #19 -- 12,036 (- 1.9%)
12/2010: The Unwritten #20 -- 11,684 (- 2.9%)
01/2011: The Unwritten #21 -- 11,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: The Unwritten #22 -- 11,371 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: The Unwritten #23 -- 11,319 (- 0.5%)
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6 months: -11.5%
1 year : -17.0%Holding level. 11k is a good number for a Vertigo title that’s not Fables, these days.

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179 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
05/2010: I, Zombie #1 -- 33,025
06/2010: I, Zombie #2 -- 18,620 (-43.6%)
07/2010: I, Zombie #3 -- 16,898 (- 9.3%)
08/2010: I, Zombie #4 -- 15,772 (- 6.7%)
09/2010: I, Zombie #5 -- 14,839 (- 5.9%)
10/2010: I, Zombie #6 -- 13,782 (- 7.1%)
11/2010: I, Zombie #7 -- 12,800 (- 7.1%)
12/2010: I, Zombie #8 -- 12,038 (- 6.0%)
01/2011: I, Zombie #9 -- 11,536 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: I, Zombie #10 -- 11,182 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: I, Zombie #11 -- 10,874 (- 2.8%)
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6 months: -26.7%Standard attrition.

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183 - WEIRD WORLDS
01/2011: Weird Worlds #1 of 6 -- 14,964
02/2011: Weird Worlds #2 of 6 -- 11,587 (-22.6%)
03/2011: Weird Worlds #3 of 6 -- 10,470 (- 9.6%)Anything above 10k is good for niche books like this one.

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187 - JONAH HEX
03/2006: Jonah Hex #5 -- 23,496
03/2007: Jonah Hex #17 -- 17,081
03/2008: Jonah Hex #29 -- 13,439
03/2009: Jonah Hex #41 -- 11,564
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03/2010: Jonah Hex #53 -- 11,565 (+ 3.1%)
04/2010: Jonah Hex #54 -- 11,306 (- 2.2%)
05/2010: Jonah Hex #55 -- 11,327 (+ 0.2%)
06/2010: Jonah Hex #56 -- 13,441 (+18.7%)
07/2010: Jonah Hex #57 -- 12,318 (- 8.4%)
08/2010: Jonah Hex #58 -- 11,775 (- 4.4%)
09/2010: Jonah Hex #59 -- 11,444 (- 2.8%)
10/2010: Jonah Hex #60 -- 11,141 (- 2.7%)
11/2010: Jonah Hex #61 -- 10,796 (- 3.1%)
12/2010: Jonah Hex #62 -- 10,899 (+ 1.0%)
01/2011: Jonah Hex #63 -- 10,752 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Jonah Hex #64 -- 10,255 (- 4.6%)
03/2011: Jonah Hex #65 -- 10,353 (+ 1.0%)
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6 months: - 9.5%
1 year : -10.5%
2 years : -10.5%
5 years : -55.9%The book continues to be one of DC’s most consistent performers.

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188 - R.E.B.E.L.S.
03/2009: R.E.B.E.L.S. #2 -- 16,122
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03/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #14 -- 11,362 (- 4.0%)
04/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #15 -- 11,271 (- 0.8%)
05/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #16 -- 11,120 (- 1.3%)
06/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #17 -- 11,048 (- 0.7%)
07/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #18 -- 11,007 (- 0.4%)
08/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #19 -- 10,851 (- 1.4%)
09/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #20 -- 11,745 (+ 8.2%)
10/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #21 -- 11,262 (- 4.1%)
11/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #22 -- 10,797 (- 4.1%)
12/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #23 -- 10,619 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: R.E.B.E.L.S. #24 -- 10,354 (- 2.5%)
02/2011: R.E.B.E.L.S. #25 -- 10,351 (- 0.0%)
03/2011: R.E.B.E.L.S. #26 -- 10,257 (- 0.9%)
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6 months: - 12.7%
1 year : - 9.7%
2 years : - 36.4%Cancelled with issue #28.

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190 - JACK OF FABLES (Vertigo)
03/2007: --
03/2008: Jack of Fables #21 -- 16,597
03/2009: Jack of Fables #32 -- 13,595
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03/2010: Jack of Fables #43 -- 11,878 (- 0.7%)
03/2010: Jack of Fables #44 -- 11,472 (- 3.4%)
04/2010: Jack of Fables #45 -- 11,324 (- 1.3%)
05/2010: --
06/2010: --
07/2010: Jack of Fables #46 -- 11,195 (- 1.1%)
08/2010: --
09/2010: Jack of Fables #47 -- 11,026 (- 1.5%)
10/2010: Jack of Fables #48 -- 10,347 (- 6.2%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Jack of Fables #49 -- 9,828 (- 5.0%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Jack of Fables #50 -- 10,217 (+ 4.0%)
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6 months: - 7.3%
1 year : -14.0%
2 years : -24.9%Cancelled, though sales presumably weren’t the deciding factor here.

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192 - JLA/THE 99
10/2010: JLA/The 99 #1 of 6 -- 19,995
11/2010: JLA/The 99 #2 of 6 -- 15,525 (-22.4%)
12/2010: JLA/The 99 #3 of 6 -- 12,819 (-17.4%)
01/2011: JLA/The 99 #4 of 6 -- 10,265 (-19.9%)
02/2011: JLA/The 99 #5 of 6 -- 9,391 (- 8.5%)
03/2011: JLA/The 99 #6 of 6 -- 10,005 (+ 6.5%)No idea where the sales increase comes from.

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194 - T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS
11/2010: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 -- 16,122
12/2010: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2 -- 11,227 (-30.4%)
01/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3 -- 10,602 (- 5.6%)
02/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 -- 10,124 (- 4.5%)
03/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 -- 9,934 (- 1.9%)Levelling out, at least. The book isn’t a mainstream DC Universe title, so it may get more rope than other titles.

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196 - KNIGHT AND SQUIRE
10/2010: Knight &Squire #1 of 6 -- 21,867
11/2010: Knight &Squire #2 of 6 -- 14,466 (-33.9%)
12/2010: Knight &Squire #3 of 6 -- 12,142 (-16.1%)
01/2011: Knight &Squire #4 of 6 -- 11,051 (- 9.0%)
02/2011: Knight &Squire #5 of 6 -- 10,221 (- 7.5%)
03/2011: Knight &Squire #6 of 6 -- 9,832 (- 3.8%)An underwhelming performance for a Batman spin-off, all told, but not entirely unexpected, either.

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199 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
01/2011: Young Justice #0 -- 9,412
02/2011: Young Justice #1 -- 10,777 (+14.5%)
03/2011: Young Justice #2 -- 9,612 (-10.8%)A Johnny DC title. See disclaimers below.

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200 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
03/2006: Hellblazer #218 -- 14,129
03/2007: Hellblazer #230 -- 13,210
03/2008: Hellblazer #242 -- 11,916
03/2009: Hellblazer #253 -- 11,132
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03/2010: Hellblazer #265 -- 10,295 (+2.7%)
04/2010: Hellblazer #266 -- 10,256 (-0.4%)
05/2010: Hellblazer #267 -- 10,155 (-1.0%)
06/2010: Hellblazer #268 -- 10,221 (+0.7%)
07/2010: Hellblazer #269 -- 10,048 (-1.7%)
08/2010: Hellblazer #270 -- 9,928 (-1.2%)
09/2010: Hellblazer #271 -- 9,851 (-0.8%)
10/2010: Hellblazer #272 -- 9,650 (-2.0%)
11/2010: Hellblazer #273 -- 9,645 (-0.1%)
12/2010: Hellblazer #274 -- 9,342 (-3.1%)
01/2011: Hellblazer #275 -- 9,507 (+1.8%)
02/2011: Hellblazer #276 -- 9,466 (-0.4%)
03/2011: Hellblazer #277 -- 9,525 (+0.6%)
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6 months: - 3.3%
1 year : - 7.5%
2 years : -14.4%
5 years : -32.6%Rock-solid, like most of the time.

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202 - DOOM PATROL
03/2010: Doom Patrol #8 -- 14,197 (- 9.5%)
04/2010: Doom Patrol #9 -- 13,126 (- 7.5%)
05/2010: Doom Patrol #10 -- 12,334 (- 6.0%)
06/2010: Doom Patrol #11 -- 11,857 (- 3.9%)
07/2010: Doom Patrol #12 -- 11,267 (- 5.0%)
08/2010: Doom Patrol #13 -- 10,878 (- 3.5%)
09/2010: Doom Patrol #14 -- 10,780 (- 0.9%)
10/2010: Doom Patrol #15 -- 10,081 (- 6.5%)
11/2010: Doom Patrol #16 -- 9,955 (- 1.3%)
12/2010: Doom Patrol #17 -- 9,564 (- 3.9%)
01/2011: Doom Patrol #18 -- 9,375 (- 2.0%)
02/2011: Doom Patrol #19 -- 10,681 (+ 13.9%)
03/2011: Doom Patrol #20 -- 9,386 (- 12.1%)
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6 months: -12.9%
1 year : -33.9%Cancelled with issue #22.

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207 - FREEDOM FIGHTERS
03/2007: US &FF #8 of 8 -- 22,507
03/2008: US &FF II #7 of 8 -- 13,706
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09/2010: Freedom Fighters #1 -- 19,378
10/2010: Freedom Fighters #2 -- 12,758 (-34.2%)
11/2010: Freedom Fighters #3 -- 11,186 (-12.3%)
12/2010: Freedom Fighters #4 -- 10,028 (-10.4%)
01/2011: Freedom Fighters #5 -- 9,437 (- 5.9%)
02/2011: Freedom Fighters #6 -- 9,050 (- 4.1%)
03/2011: Freedom Fighters #7 -- 8,886 (- 1.8%)
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6 months: -54.1%Cancelled with issue #9.

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212 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
03/2010: Sweet Tooth #7 -- 9,718 (- 0.2%)
04/2010: Sweet Tooth #8 -- 9,612 (- 1.1%)
05/2010: Sweet Tooth #9 -- 9,654 (+ 0.4%)
06/2010: Sweet Tooth #10 -- 9,570 (- 0.9%)
07/2010: Sweet Tooth #11 -- 9,478 (- 1.0%)
08/2010: Sweet Tooth #12 -- 9,246 (- 2.5%)
09/2010: Sweet Tooth #13 -- 9,097 (- 1.6%)
10/2010: Sweet Tooth #14 -- 8,933 (- 1.8%)
11/2010: Sweet Tooth #15 -- 8,750 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Sweet Tooth #16 -- 8,602 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Sweet Tooth #17 -- 8,522 (- 0.9%)
02/2011: Sweet Tooth #18 -- 8,466 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Sweet Tooth #19 -- 8,532 (+ 0.8%)
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6 months: - 6.2%
1 year : -12.2%The stand-alone issue in which creator Jeff Lemire was joined by Matt Kindt, Nate Powell and Emi Lennox gets a marginal increase. Sweet Tooth seems to be settling down at 8,500 units, which isn’t too bad.

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224 - DOC SAVAGE
04/2010: Doc Savage #1 -- 24,539
05/2010: Doc Savage #2 -- 19,073 (-22.3%)
06/2010: Doc Savage #3 -- 16,153 (-15.3%)
07/2010: Doc Savage #4 -- 14,621 (- 9.5%)
08/2010: Doc Savage #5 -- 13,125 (-10.2%)
09/2010: Doc Savage #6 -- 11,838 (- 9.8%)
10/2010: Doc Savage #7 -- 10,050 (-15.1%)
11/2010: Doc Savage #8 -- 9,257 (- 7.9%)
12/2010: Doc Savage #9 -- 8,681 (- 6.2%)
01/2011: Doc Savage #10 -- 8,407 (- 3.2%)
02/2011: Doc Savage #11 -- 7,972 (- 5.2%)
03/2011: Doc Savage #12 -- 7,747 (- 2.8%)
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6 months: -34.6%Reportedly cancelled, but still ongoing as of the July solicitations.

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230 - AZRAEL
03/2010: Azrael #6 -- 11,825 (- 8.0%)
04/2010: Azrael #7 -- 11,080 (- 6.3%)
05/2010: Azrael #8 -- 10,228 (- 7.7%)
06/2010: Azrael #9 -- 9,802 (- 4.2%)
07/2010: Azrael #10 -- 9,223 (- 5.9%)
08/2010: Azrael #11 -- 8,930 (- 3.2%)
09/2010: Azrael #12 -- 8,559 (- 4.2%)
10/2010: Azrael #13 -- 8,198 (- 4.2%)
11/2010: Azrael #14 -- 7,841 (- 4.4%)
12/2010: Azrael #15 -- 7,699 (- 1.8%)
01/2011: Azrael #16 -- 7,825 (+ 1.6%)
02/2011: Azrael #17 -- 7,558 (- 3.4%)
03/2011: Azrael #18 -- 7,617 (+ 0.8%)
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6 months: -11.0%
1 year : -35.6%Cancelled with issue #18.

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235 - TINY TITANS (Johnny DC)
03/2008: Tiny Titans #2 -- 11,432
03/2009: Tiny Titans #14 -- 8,736
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03/2010: Tiny Titans #26 -- 7,878 (- 8.0%)
04/2010: Tiny Titans #27 -- 8,224 (+ 4.4%)
05/2010: Tiny Titans #28 -- 7,959 (- 3.2%)
06/2010: Tiny Titans #29 -- 8,195 (+ 3.0%)
07/2010: Tiny Titans #30 -- 8,038 (- 1.9%)
08/2010: Tiny Titans #31 -- 7,987 (- 0.6%)
09/2010: Tiny Titans #32 -- 8,073 (+ 1.1%)
10/2010: Tiny Titans #33 -- 8,045 (- 0.4%)
11/2010: Tiny Titans #34 -- 7,713 (- 4.1%)
12/2010: Tiny Titans #35 -- 7,515 (- 2.6%)
01/2011: Tiny Titans #36 -- 7,480 (- 0.5%)
02/2011: Tiny Titans #37 -- 7,426 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Tiny Titans #38 -- 7,372 (- 0.7%)
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6 months: - 8.7%
1 year : - 6.4%
2 years : -15.6%A Johnny DC book, see disclaimers.

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236 - THE SPIRIT
03/2007: The Spirit #4 -- 24,383
03/2008: The Spirit #15 -- 16,038
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04/2010: The Spirit #1 -- 19,849 (+158.8%)
05/2010: The Spirit #2 -- 14,274 (- 28.1%)
06/2010: The Spirit #3 -- 13,030 (- 8.7%)
07/2010: The Spirit #4 -- 11,915 (- 8.6%)
08/2010: The Spirit #5 -- 11,015 (- 7.6%)
09/2010: The Spirit #6 -- 10,083 (- 8.5%)
10/2010: The Spirit #7 -- 9,233 (- 8.4%)
11/2010: The Spirit #8 -- 8,706 (- 5.7%)
12/2010: The Spirit #9 -- 8,297 (- 4.7%)
01/2011: The Spirit #10 -- 7,830 (- 5.6%)
02/2011: The Spirit #11 -- 7,417 (- 5.3%)
03/2011: The Spirit #12 -- 7,342 (- 1.0%)
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6 months: - 27.2%Reportedly cancelled, but still ongoing as of the July solicitations.

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237/243 - WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CURSE OF THE WORGEN
03/2008: World of WarCraft #5 -- 27,159
03/2009: World of WarCraft #17 -- 13,614
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11/2010: WoW: CotW #1 of 5 -- 7,521 (-27.1%)
12/2010: WoW: CotW #2 of 5 -- 6,938 (- 7.8%)
01/2011: WoW: CotW #3 of 5 -- 7,114 (+ 2.5%)
02/2011: --
03/2011: WoW: CotW #4 of 5 -- 7,231 (+ 1.7%)
03/2011: WoW: CotW #5 of 5 -- 6,888 (- 4.7%)
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2 years: -48.2%Another former WildStorm series winding down.

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239 - HOUSE OF MYSTERY (Vertigo)
03/2009: House of Mystery #11 -- 12,785
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03/2010: House of Mystery #23 -- 9,350 (- 0.5%)
04/2010: House of Mystery #24 -- 9,168 (- 2.0%)
05/2010: House of Mystery #25 -- 9,253 (+ 0.9%)
06/2010: House of Mystery #26 -- 8,742 (- 5.5%)
07/2010: House of Mystery #27 -- 8,481 (- 3.0%)
08/2010: House of Mystery #28 -- 8,238 (- 2.9%)
09/2010: House of Mystery #29 -- 8,087 (- 1.8%)
10/2010: House of Mystery #30 -- 7,913 (- 2.2%)
11/2010: House of Mystery #31 -- 7,610 (- 3.8%)
12/2010: House of Mystery #32 -- 7,348 (- 3.4%)
01/2011: House of Mystery #33 -- 7,227 (- 1.7%)
02/2011: House of Mystery #34 -- 7,092 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: House of Mystery #35 -- 7,170 (+ 1.1%)
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6 months: -11.3%
1 year : -23.3%
2 years : -43.9%The guest art by Darwyn Cooke may be responsible for the uptick.

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241 - NORTHLANDERS (Vertigo)
03/2008: Northlanders #4 -- 12,851
03/2009: Northlanders #15 -- 9,443
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03/2010: Northlanders #26 -- 7,824 (+ 0.2%)
04/2010: Northlanders #27 -- 7,683 (- 1.8%)
05/2010: Northlanders #28 -- 7,630 (- 0.7%)
06/2010: Northlanders #29 -- 7,498 (- 1.7%)
07/2010: Northlanders #30 -- 7,421 (- 1.0%)
08/2010: Northlanders #31 -- 7,376 (- 0.6%)
09/2010: Northlanders #32 -- 7,321 (- 0.8%)
10/2010: Northlanders #33 -- 7,169 (- 2.1%)
11/2010: Northlanders #34 -- 7,018 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Northlanders #35 -- 7,061 (+ 0.6%)
01/2011: Northlanders #36 -- 6,806 (- 3.6%)
02/2011: Northlanders #37 -- 7,006 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Northlanders #38 -- 7,020 (+ 0.2%)
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6 months: - 4.1%
1 year : -10.3%
2 years : -25.7%Very slightly trending up. An encouraging sign.

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254 - THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (Johnny DC)
03/2006: Batman Strikes! #19 -- 8,244
03/2007: Batman Strikes! #31 -- 7,100
03/2008: Batman Strikes! #43 -- 6,544
03/2009: Brave &Bold #3 -- 8,184
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03/2010: Brave &Bold #15 -- 6,208 (+ 2.0%)
04/2010: Brave &Bold #16 -- 6,506 (+ 4.8%)
05/2010: Brave &Bold #17 -- 6,103 (- 6.2%)
06/2010: Brave &Bold #18 -- 6,270 (+ 2.7%)
07/2010: Brave &Bold #19 -- 6,489 (+ 3.5%)
08/2010: Brave &Bold #20 -- 6,244 (- 3.8%)
09/2010: Brave &Bold #21 -- 6,345 (+ 1.6%)
10/2010: Brave &Bold #22 -- 6,044 (- 4.7%)
11/2010: All-New BBB #1 -- 8,408 (+ 39.1%)
12/2010: All-New BBB #2 -- 6,688 (- 20.5%)
01/2011: All-New BBB #3 -- 6,557 (- 2.0%)
02/2011: All-New BBB #4 -- 6,561 (+ 0.1%)
03/2011: All-New BBB #5 -- 6,463 (- 1.5%)
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6 months: + 1.9%
1 year : + 4.1%
2 years : -21.0%
5 years : -21.6%Another Johnny DC book.

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257 - SCALPED (Vertigo)
03/2007: Scalped #3 -- 9,531
03/2008: Scalped #15 -- 7,004
03/2009: Scalped #26 -- 6,866
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03/2010: Scalped #36 -- 6,648 (+ 3.2%)
04/2010: Scalped #37 -- 6,584 (- 1.0%)
05/2010: Scalped #38 -- 6,632 (+ 0.7%)
06/2010: --
07/2010: Scalped #39 -- 6,682 (+ 0.8%)
08/2010: Scalped #40 -- 6,593 (- 1.3%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: Scalped #41 -- 6,623 (+ 0.5%)
10/2010: Scalped #42 -- 6,476 (- 2.2%)
11/2010: Scalped #43 -- 6,324 (- 2.4%)
12/2010: Scalped #44 -- 6,192 (- 2.1%)
01/2011: Scalped #45 -- 6,187 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Scalped #46 -- 6,179 (- 0.1%)
03/2011: Scalped #47 -- 6,222 (+ 0.7%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : - 6.4%
2 years : - 9.4%Sticking to the 6k mark.

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266 - NEW YORK FIVE (Vertigo)
01/2011: New York Five #1 of 4 -- 8,360
02/2011: New York Five #2 of 4 -- 6,237 (-25.4%)
03/2011: New York Five #3 of 4 -- 6,038 (- 3.2%)269 - DMZ (Vertigo)
03/2006: DMZ #5 -- 14,952
03/2007: DMZ #17 -- 13,081
03/2008: DMZ #29 -- 10,266
03/2009: DMZ #40 -- 8,167
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03/2010: DMZ #51 -- 6,840 (-5.8%)
04/2010: DMZ #52 -- 6,826 (-0.2%)
05/2010: DMZ #53 -- 6,759 (-1.0%)
06/2010: DMZ #54 -- 6,661 (-1.5%)
07/2010: DMZ #55 -- 6,581 (-1.2%)
08/2010: DMZ #56 -- 6,524 (-0.9%)
09/2010: DMZ #57 -- 6,333 (-2.9%)
10/2010: DMZ #58 -- 6,198 (-2.1%)
11/2010: DMZ #59 -- 6,046 (-2.5%)
12/2010: DMZ #60 -- 6,023 (-0.4%)
01/2011: DMZ #61 -- 5,855 (-2.8%)
02/2011: DMZ #62 -- 5,781 (-1.3%)
03/2011: DMZ #63 -- 5,877 (+1.7%)
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6 months: - 7.2%
1 year : -14.1%
2 years : -28.0%
5 years : -60.7%Two low-selling Brian Wood titles with encouraging trends.

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292 - VICTORIAN UNDEAD II: SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. DRACULA
11/2009: Victorian Undead #1 of 6 -- 11,422
12/2009: Victorian Undead #2 of 6 -- 7,430
01/2010: Victorian Undead #3 of 6 -- 6,663
02/2010: Victorian Undead #4 of 6 -- 6,365
03/2010: Victorian Undead #5 of 6 -- 6,285
04/2010: Victorian Undead #6 of 6 -- 6,102
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10/2010: Victorian Undead Special -- 5,723 (- 6.2%)
11/2010: Holmes/Dracula #1 of 5 -- 6,066 (+ 6.0%)
12/2010: Holmes/Dracula #2 of 5 -- 5,248 (-13.5%)
01/2011: Holmes/Dracula #3 of 5 -- 4,953 (- 5.6%)
02/2011: Holmes/Dracula #4 of 5 -- 4,796 (- 3.2%)
03/2011: Holmes/Dracula #5 of 5 -- 4,784 (- 0.3%)
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1 year : -23.9%294 - GEARS OF WAR
03/2009: GoW #5 -- 11,394
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03/2010: --
04/2010: --
05/2010: --
06/2010: GoW #12 -- 6,165 (-13.9%)
07/2010: --
08/2010: GoW #13 -- 5,962 (- 3.3%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: GoW #14 -- 5,204 (-12.7%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: GoW #15 -- 4,709 (- 9.5%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: GoW #16 -- 4,719 (+ 0.2%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.
2 years : -58.6%Two more titles the DC Universe line inherited from WildStorm.

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297/? - INFAMOUS
03/2011: Infamous #1 of 6 -- 4,608
03/2011: Infamous #2 of 6 -- ?The latest videogame adaptation – another WildStorm hangover, no doubt. The second issue missed the Top 300, as did Deus Ex #2. As usual, for the purposes of the average-sales charts below, I’m assuming that those books sold as many units as the No. 300 title on the chart, although the actual numbers are likely to be lower.


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DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: May 2011
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by Marc-Oliver Frisch

Despite the debut of this year’s big blockbuster series Flashpoint, average DC comic-book sales were down in May. In part, that’s because Flashpoint itself came in 13,000 units below the magical 100K mark and ended up charting second after Marvel’s Fear Itself #2, which has to be quite a disappointment for DC. On the other hand, most of the rest of DC’s line didn’t join in the crossover until June, so the overall numbers may still pick up.

The other notable thing about DC’s May output is that there wasn’t a lot of it. The number of new comic books released by DC in May was 59, which, along with January 2004, holds the record for the fewest number of books released by the company since Diamond started publishing data on actual sales. Looking at the solicitations, it’s not hard to find the reason: None of the five Green Lantern film tie-in books scheduled for May came out (one of them still hasn’t been published as I’m writing this), while the launch dates of Static Shock and Batwoman were pushed back to September.

And, while we’re at it, the David Finch vehicle Batman: The Dark Knight remained in limbo in May. DC’s Web site currently lists issue #3 for July 13 and issue #5 for August, with no information on #4. So not even DC seems entirely sure what’s going on with the book.

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

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2 - FLASHPOINT
05/2011: Flashpoint #1 of 5 -- 86,981DC’s latest blockbuster series, by the big-ticket creative team of Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert, falls short of 90,000 units. Now, of course, 100K+ juggernauts are a lot less common than they used to be. But comparing these numbers with those of the competition’s current flagship, it’s also quite clear that Flashpoint failed to mobilize retailers in May.

The first two issues of Marvel’s Fear Itself sold an estimated 129,000 and 96,000 copies in April and May, respectively, and they don’t even have Brian Michael Bendis’s name on the cover. It’s still early in the “big event” season, but for now, Flashpoint looks like a major disappointment, commercially.

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3 - GREEN LANTERN
05/2006: Green Lantern #11 -- 78,926
05/2007: Green Lantern #19 -- 62,439
05/2007: Green Lantern #20 -- 60,556
05/2008: Green Lantern #31 -- 65,874
05/2009: Green Lantern #41 -- 81,491
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05/2010: Green Lantern #54 -- 88,292 (-12.0%)
06/2010: Green Lantern #55 -- 85,930 (- 2.7%)
07/2010: Green Lantern #56 -- 84,164 (- 2.1%)
08/2010: --
09/2010: Green Lantern #57 -- 85,179 (+ 1.2%)
10/2010: Green Lantern #58 -- 81,626 (- 4.2%)
11/2010: Green Lantern #59 -- 76,173 (- 6.7%)
12/2010: Green Lantern #60 -- 76,360 (+ 0.3%)
12/2010: Green Lantern #61 -- 72,203 (- 5.4%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Green Lantern #62 -- 71,517 (- 1.0%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #63 -- 75,632 (+ 5.8%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #64 -- 76,898 (+ 1.7%)
04/2011: Green Lantern #65 -- 75,780 (- 1.5%)
05/2011: Green Lantern #66 -- 75,371 (- 0.5%)
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6 months: - 1.1%
1 year : - 14.6%
2 years : - 7.5%
5 years : - 4.5%6 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
05/2007: Green Lantern Corps #12 -- 33,267
05/2008: Green Lantern Corps #24 -- 46,948
05/2009: Green Lantern Corps #36 -- 61,591
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05/2010: Green Lantern Corps #48 -- 68,826 (- 4.6%)
06/2010: Green Lantern Corps #49 -- 66,652 (- 3.2%)
07/2010: Green Lantern Corps #50 -- 67,035 (+ 0.6%)
08/2010: Green Lantern Corps #51 -- 67,124 (+ 0.1%)
09/2010: Green Lantern Corps #52 -- 63,577 (- 5.3%)
10/2010: Green Lantern Corps #53 -- 60,808 (- 4.4%)
11/2010: Green Lantern Corps #54 -- 57,448 (- 5.5%)
12/2010: Green Lantern Corps #55 -- 54,387 (- 5.3%)
01/2011: Green Lantern Corps #56 -- 53,646 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Green Lantern Corps #57 -- 52,770 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Green Lantern Corps #58 -- 60,100 (+13.9%)
04/2011: Green Lantern Corps #59 -- 60,162 (+ 0.1%)
05/2011: Green Lantern Corps #60 -- 60,964 (+ 1.3%)
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6 months: + 6.1%
1 year : -11.4%
2 years : - 1.0%The Green Lantern books were still dealing with the “War of the Green Lanterns” crossover, meanwhile. Sales are holding up nicely.

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8 - BATMAN, INC.
11/2010: Batman, Inc. #1 -- 95,587
12/2010: Batman, Inc. #2 -- 71,544 (-25.2%) [72,957]
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Batman, Inc. #3 -- 66,772 (- 6.7%)
03/2011: Batman, Inc. #4 -- 65,315 (- 2.2%)
04/2011: Batman, Inc. #5 -- 62,204 (- 4.8%)
05/2011: Batman, Inc. #6 -- 60,480 (- 2.8%)
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6 months: -36.7%Cancelled with issue #10. The current plan is for Grant Morrison to wrap up his Batman saga with a 10-part maxiseries in 2012. Looking at these numbers, a steady art team and a regular schedule probably won’t hurt.

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12 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
05/2010: Batman and Robin #12 -- 84,843 (+ 1.0%)
06/2010: --
07/2010: Batman and Robin #13 -- 85,804 (+ 1.1%)
08/2010: --
09/2010: Batman and Robin #14 -- 82,894 (- 3.4%)
10/2010: Batman and Robin #15 -- 80,173 (- 3.3%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #16 -- 80,343 (+ 0.2%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #17 -- 70,600 (-12.1%)
12/2010: Batman and Robin #18 -- 68,814 (- 2.5%)
01/2011: Batman and Robin #19 -- 61,785 (-10.2%)
02/2011: Batman and Robin #20 -- 60,642 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: Batman and Robin #21 -- 59,818 (- 1.4%)
04/2011: Batman and Robin #22 -- 59,076 (- 1.2%)
05/2011: Batman and Robin #23 -- 57,525 (- 2.6%)
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6 months: -23.8%
1 year : -32.2%To be relaunched with a new #1 in September, by the same creative team that was meant to take over with issue #17 and ended up only doing #20 through #22 of the current run.

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14 - BATMAN
05/2006: Batman #653 -- 77,257 [ 78,435]
05/2007: Batman #665 -- 80,122
05/2008: Batman #676 -- 105,039 [122,877]
05/2009: BfC #3 of 3 -- 89,170
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05/2010: Batman #699 -- 62,377 (+ 2.4%)
06/2010: Batman #700 -- 104,755 (+67.9%)
07/2010: Batman #701 -- 76,398 (-27.1%)
08/2010: Batman #702 -- 73,414 (- 3.9%)
09/2010: Batman #703 -- 77,033 (+ 4.9%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batman #704 -- 65,212 (-15.4%)
12/2010: Batman #705 -- 63,262 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Batman #706 -- 60,231 (- 4.8%)
02/2011: Batman #707 -- 58,803 (- 2.4%)
03/2011: Batman #708 -- 58,594 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Batman #709 -- 56,578 (- 3.4%)
05/2011: Batman #710 -- 55,086 (- 2.6%)
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6 months: -15.5%
1 year : -11.7%
2 years : -38.2%
5 years : -28.7%With the new #1 in September, Scott Snyder, who’s currently writing Detective Comics, and artist Greg Capullo will take over. An intriguing combination, which, in the absence of Grant Morrison, looks like a solid choice, both critically and commercially — see below.

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15 - THE FLASH
05/2007: Flash: FMA #12 -- 47,809
05/2008: Flash #240 -- 31,944
05/2009: Rebirth #2 of 5 -- 86,183
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05/2010: Flash #2 -- 76,560 (- 24.1%)
06/2010: Flash #3 -- 68,804 (- 10.1%)
07/2010: Flash #4 -- 64,832 (- 5.8%)
08/2010: --
09/2010: Flash #5 -- 62,063 (- 4.3%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Flash #6 -- 57,673 (- 7.1%)
12/2010: Flash #7 -- 56,304 (- 2.4%)
12/2010: Flash #8 -- 53,975 (- 4.1%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Flash #9 -- 55,980 (+ 3.7%)
03/2011: --
04/2011: Flash #10 -- 54,953 (- 1.8%)
04/2011: Flash #11 -- 54,633 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Flash #12 -- 54,914 (+ 0.5%)
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6 months: - 4.8%
1 year : - 28.3%
2 years : - 36.3%A Flashpoint tie-in wraps up the current run. The book returns in September, naturally.

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17 - GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS
08/2010: Emerald Warriors #1 -- 68,332
09/2010: Emerald Warriors #2 -- 56,289 (-17.6%)
10/2010: Emerald Warriors #3 -- 50,490 (-10.3%)
11/2010: Emerald Warriors #4 -- 46,319 (- 8.3%)
12/2010: Emerald Warriors #5 -- 44,077 (- 4.8%)
01/2011: Emerald Warriors #6 -- 43,471 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Emerald Warriors #7 -- 44,828 (+ 3.1%)
03/2011: Emerald Warriors #8 -- 51,322 (+14.5%) [54,110]
04/2011: Emerald Warriors #9 -- 51,784 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Emerald Warriors #10 -- 52,971 (+ 2.3%)
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6 months: +14.4%Sales remain on the rise thanks to “War of the Green Lanterns.”

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25 - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA
05/2007: Justice League #9 -- 129,285
05/2008: Justice League #21 -- 90,035
05/2009: Justice League #33 -- 63,867
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05/2010: Justice League #45 -- 62,465 (+ 0.2%)
06/2010: Justice League #46 -- 62,754 (+ 0.5%)
07/2010: Justice League #47 -- 60,368 (- 3.8%)
08/2010: Justice League #48 -- 60,733 (+ 0.6%)
09/2010: Justice League #49 -- 57,616 (- 5.1%)
10/2010: Justice League #50 -- 59,686 (+ 3.6%)
11/2010: Justice League #51 -- 50,887 (-14.7%)
12/2010: Justice League #52 -- 48,501 (- 4.7%)
01/2011: Justice League #53 -- 47,093 (- 2.9%)
02/2011: Justice League #54 -- 46,269 (- 1.8%)
03/2011: Justice League #55 -- 50,533 (+ 9.2%)
04/2011: Justice League #56 -- 47,179 (- 6.6%)
05/2011: Justice League #57 -- 46,729 (- 1.0%)
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6 months: - 8.2%
1 year : -25.2%
2 years : -26.8%To be relaunched by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee in August.

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32 - ACTION COMICS
05/2006: Action Comics #838 -- 62,702
05/2006: Action Comics #839 -- 61,898 [64,278]
05/2007: Action Comics #849 -- 53,610
05/2007: Action Comics #850 -- 56,166
05/2008: Action Comics #865 -- 46,764
05/2009: Action Comics #877 -- 41,772
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05/2010: --
06/2010: Action Comics #890 -- 34,744 (+19.4%) [40,039]
07/2010: Action Comics #891 -- 35,328 (+ 1.7%)
08/2010: Action Comics #892 -- 36,401 (+ 3.0%)
09/2010: Action Comics #893 -- 33,948 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Action Comics #894 -- 42,291 (+24.6%)
11/2010: Action Comics #895 -- 33,089 (-21.8%)
12/2010: Action Comics #896 -- 32,357 (- 2.2%)
01/2011: Action Comics #897 -- 32,134 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Action Comics #898 -- 31,935 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: Action Comics #899 -- 31,808 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Action Comics #900 -- 60,152 (+89.1%) [73,004]
05/2011: Action Comics #901 -- 44,143 (-26.6%)
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6 months: + 33.4%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : + 5.7%
5 years : - 29.2%Soon to be one of DC’s flagship titles, courtesy of Grant Morrison and Rags Morales. In the meantime, the “Reign of Doomsday” crossover is keeping the numbers at a higher-than-usual level. Also, issue #900 sold another estimated 12,852 units in May, putting the total to 73,004.

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35 - DETECTIVE COMICS
05/2006: Detective Comics #819 -- 65,800
05/2007: Detective Comics #832 -- 51,727
05/2008: Detective Comics #844 -- 48,394
05/2009: --
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05/2010: Detective Comics #865 -- 41,501 (- 2.2%)
06/2010: Detective Comics #866 -- 46,178 (+11.3%)
07/2010: Detective Comics #867 -- 40,371 (-12.6%)
08/2010: Detective Comics #868 -- 38,682 (- 4.2%)
09/2010: Detective Comics #869 -- 37,394 (- 3.3%)
10/2010: Detective Comics #870 -- 35,674 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Detective Comics #871 -- 36,941 (+ 3.6%)
12/2010: Detective Comics #872 -- 37,961 (+ 2.8%) [39,758]
01/2011: Detective Comics #873 -- 38,417 (+ 1.2%)
02/2011: Detective Comics #874 -- 39,106 (+ 1.8%)
03/2011: Detective Comics #875 -- 40,047 (+ 2.4%)
04/2011: Detective Comics #876 -- 40,133 (+ 0.2%)
05/2011: Detective Comics #877 -- 39,609 (- 1.3%)
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6 months: + 7.2%
1 year : - 4.6%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : - 39.8%The book’s sales and critical reception over the last six months make a pretty good case for Scott Snyder as the new flagship writer of the line. Detective Comics, in turn, will be the new vehicle for Batman writer/artist Tony Daniel.

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38 - SUPERMAN
05/2006: Superman #652 -- 70,458
05/2007: Superman #662 -- 55,236
05/2008: Superman #676 -- 45,644
05/2009: Superman #688 -- 41,642
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05/2010: --
06/2010: Superman #700 -- 67,571 (+103.6%)
07/2010: Superman #701 -- 54,506 (- 19.3%)
08/2010: Superman #702 -- 50,023 (- 8.2%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: Superman #703 -- 50,460 (+ 0.9%)
10/2010: Superman #704 -- 46,741 (- 7.4%)
11/2010: Superman #705 -- 46,261 (- 1.0%)
12/2010: Superman #706 -- 43,027 (- 7.0%)
01/2011: Superman #707 -- 41,843 (- 2.8%)
02/2011: Superman #708 -- 40,639 (- 2.9%)
03/2011: Superman #709 -- 39,846 (- 2.0%)
04/2011: Superman #710 -- 39,644 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Superman #711 -- 38,471 (- 3.0%)
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6 months: - 16.8%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : - 7.6%
5 years : - 45.4%To be relaunched by George Pérez, which probably explains why DC didn’t bother with a great change in direction when Straczynski quit his run halfway through.

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41 - BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY
05/2011: Arkham City #1 of 5 -- 36,59746 - BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM
05/2011: Gates of Gotham #1 of 6 -- 32,432Arkham City is a videogame tie-in promoted with a 1:10 variant edition, while Gates of Gotham, which comes with a 1:25 variant, promised to follow up on some plot points introduced by Morrison and prepare the ground for “several exciting storylines in 2011.” Retailers just shrugged and penciled in their number for “token completist miniseries,” evidently.

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48 - GREEN ARROW
05/2006: Green Arrow #62 -- 39,185
05/2007: Green Arrow #74 -- 30,751
05/2008: Arrow/Canary #8 -- 30,864
05/2009: Arrow/Canary #20 -- 21,445
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06/2010: Green Arrow #1 -- 54,400 (+ 86.7%) [57,554]
07/2010: Green Arrow #2 -- 44,118 (- 18.9%)
08/2010: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,308 (+ 5.0%)
09/2010: Green Arrow #4 -- 44,220 (- 4.5%)
10/2010: Green Arrow #5 -- 42,188 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Green Arrow #6 -- 39,575 (- 6.2%)
12/2010: Green Arrow #7 -- 36,835 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Green Arrow #8 -- 35,307 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: Green Arrow #9 -- 33,922 (- 3.9%)
03/2011: Green Arrow #10 -- 33,085 (- 2.5%)
04/2011: Green Arrow #11 -- 32,669 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: Green Arrow #12 -- 31,742 (- 2.8%)
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6 months: - 19.8%
2 years : + 48.0%
5 years : - 19.0%To be relaunched with the same writer in September, not surprisingly. Sales may not have leveled out yet, but they’re still spectacular compared to the previous volume.

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50 - BIRDS OF PREY
05/2006: Birds of Prey #94 -- 34,905
05/2007: Birds of Prey #106 -- 28,363
05/2008: Birds of Prey #118 -- 21,941
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05/2010: Birds of Prey #1 -- 50,428 (+135.4%) [54,965]
06/2010: Birds of Prey #2 -- 44,064 (- 12.6%)
07/2010: Birds of Prey #3 -- 43,420 (- 1.5%)
08/2010: Birds of Prey #4 -- 46,149 (+ 6.3%)
09/2010: Birds of Prey #5 -- 40,146 (- 13.0%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Birds of Prey #6 -- 34,440 (- 14.2%)
12/2010: Birds of Prey #7 -- 33,114 (- 3.9%)
01/2011: Birds of Prey #8 -- 31,616 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Birds of Prey #9 -- 30,641 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Birds of Prey #10 -- 30,777 (+ 0.4%)
04/2011: Birds of Prey #11 -- 30,270 (- 1.7%)
05/2011: Birds of Prey #12 -- 29,690 (- 1.9%)
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6 months: - 13.8%
1 year : - 41.1%
5 years : - 14.9%To be relaunched by a different creative team, surprisingly. Did Gail Simone return to the book knowing that she’d only have a year? I doubt it, and the numbers don’t suggest her run needed to be aborted, either. Frankly, this just looks like DC’s notoriously capricious editorial decided to do something else with Oracle, and Simone is rolling with the punches.

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51 - RED ROBIN
05/2006: Robin #150 -- 41,417
05/2007: Robin #162 -- 26,801
05/2008: Robin #174 -- 26,209
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05/2010: Red Robin #12 -- 36,273 (+ 0.2%)
06/2010: Red Robin #13 -- 35,917 (- 1.0%)
07/2010: Red Robin #14 -- 35,652 (- 0.7%)
08/2010: Red Robin #15 -- 34,709 (- 2.7%)
09/2010: Red Robin #16 -- 33,753 (- 2.8%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Red Robin #17 -- 31,825 (- 5.7%)
12/2010: Red Robin #18 -- 30,873 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Red Robin #19 -- 30,547 (- 1.1%)
02/2011: Red Robin #20 -- 30,149 (- 1.3%)
03/2011: Red Robin #21 -- 29,652 (- 1.7%)
04/2011: Red Robin #22 -- 31,786 (+ 7.2%)
05/2011: Red Robin #23 -- 29,097 (- 8.5%)
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6 months: - 8.6%
1 year : - 19.8%
5 years : - 29.8%Sales return to normal after the crossover with Gotham City Sirens. Red Robin is cancelled with issue #26. Another odd decision, considering it was just shaping up to be a solid mid-level performer.

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54 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
05/2006: JSA #85 -- 52,620
05/2007: Justice Society #6 -- 96,900 [99,784]
05/2008: Justice Society #15 -- 78,311
05/2009: Justice Society #27 -- 56,102
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05/2010: --
06/2010: Justice Society #39 -- 36,630 (- 0.1%)
06/2010: Justice Society #40 -- 36,008 (- 1.7%)
07/2010: Justice Society #41 -- 48,858 (+ 35.7%)
08/2010: Justice Society #42 -- 48,420 (- 0.9%)
09/2010: Justice Society #43 -- 36,576 (- 24.5%)
10/2010: Justice Society #44 -- 35,483 (- 3.0%)
11/2010: Justice Society #45 -- 33,582 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: Justice Society #46 -- 31,497 (- 6.2%)
01/2011: Justice Society #47 -- 30,071 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Justice Society #48 -- 29,139 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Justice Society #49 -- 28,634 (- 1.7%)
04/2011: Justice Society #50 -- 32,251 (+ 12.6%)
05/2011: Justice Society #51 -- 28,256 (- 12.4%)
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6 months: -15.9%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : -49.6%
5 years : -46.3%Cancelled with issue #54. In this case, it’s hard to argue with the decision — the numbers have been in free-fall ever since Geoff Johns and Alex Ross left, basically. Giving the franchise some rest doesn’t seem like a terrible decision, at this stage.

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57 - SUPERMAN/BATMAN
05/2006: Superman/Batman #25 -- 103,702 [110,845]
05/2006: Superman/Batman #26 -- 118,821 [130,077]
05/2007: Superman/Batman #35 -- 68,160
05/2008: Superman/Batman #48 -- 52,845
05/2009: Superman/Batman #60 -- 39,531
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05/2010: Superman/Batman #72 -- 32,047 (+ 1.1%)
06/2010: Superman/Batman #73 -- 31,425 (- 1.9%)
07/2010: Superman/Batman #74 -- 30,847 (- 1.8%)
08/2010: Superman/Batman #75 -- 34,324 (+11.3%)
09/2010: Superman/Batman #76 -- 32,003 (- 6.8%)
10/2010: Superman/Batman #77 -- 31,741 (- 0.8%)
11/2010: Superman/Batman #78 -- 31,337 (- 1.3%)
12/2010: Superman/Batman #79 -- 30,586 (- 2.4%)
01/2011: Superman/Batman #80 -- 30,363 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Superman/Batman #81 -- 29,567 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: Superman/Batman #82 -- 28,913 (- 2.2%)
04/2011: Superman/Batman #83 -- 28,403 (- 1.8%)
05/2011: Superman/Batman #84 -- 27,991 (- 1.5%)
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6 months: -10.7%
1 year : -12.7%
2 years : -29.2%
5 years : -74.8%Cancelled with issue #87. Sales have stabilized over the last year, to be fair, but let’s be honest: It’s now been five years, to the month, since the book had any reason to exist. For the first 26 issues it was Jeph Loeb and His Amazing Friends producing one of the industry’s top-selling blockbusters. And from the minute they left, it was blindingly obvious that DC wasn’t willing or able to keep up the star power — and didn’t have any other particularly specific plans for the book, either. It’s a mercy killing, and one that’s been long overdue.

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63 - BATMAN BEYOND
06/2010: Batman Beyond #1 of 6 -- 35,113 [42,283]
07/2010: Batman Beyond #2 of 6 -- 31,397 (-10.6%)
08/2010: Batman Beyond #3 of 6 -- 31,469 (+ 0.2%)
09/2010: Batman Beyond #4 of 6 -- 31,368 (- 0.3%)
10/2010: Batman Beyond #5 of 6 -- 30,121 (- 4.0%)
11/2010: Batman Beyond #6 of 6 -- 28,485 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: --
01/2011: Batman Beyond #1 -- 35,880 (+26.0%)
02/2011: Batman Beyond #2 -- 28,956 (-19.3%)
03/2011: Batman Beyond #3 -- 28,295 (- 2.3%)
04/2011: Batman Beyond #4 -- 26,722 (- 5.6%)
05/2011: Batman Beyond #5 -- 25,413 (- 4.9%)
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6 months: -10.8%Still not finding its level. The book ends with issue #8, for the time being, but evidently there are plans to bring it back.

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67 - TEEN TITANS
05/2006: Teen Titans #35 -- 72,954
05/2006: Teen Titans #36 -- 71,486
05/2007: Teen Titans #46 -- 61,478
05/2007: Teen Titans #47 -- 63,673
05/2008: Teen Titans #59 -- 46,306
05/2009: Teen Titans #71 -- 34,110
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05/2010: Teen Titans #83 -- 24,960 (- 1.4%)
06/2010: Teen Titans #84 -- 24,593 (- 1.5%)
07/2010: Teen Titans #85 -- 24,248 (- 1.4%)
08/2010: Teen Titans #86 -- 24,971 (+ 3.0%)
09/2010: Teen Titans #87 -- 23,259 (- 6.9%)
10/2010: Teen Titans #88 -- 27,637 (+18.8%)
11/2010: Teen Titans #89 -- 26,444 (- 4.3%)
12/2010: Teen Titans #90 -- 25,997 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Teen Titans #91 -- 25,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: Teen Titans #92 -- 26,170 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Teen Titans #93 -- 24,957 (- 4.6%)
04/2011: Teen Titans #94 -- 25,187 (+ 0.9%)
05/2011: Teen Titans #95 -- 24,738 (- 1.8%)
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6 months: - 6.5%
1 year : - 0.9%
2 years : -27.5%
5 years : -65.8%To be relaunched by Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth, of all people. If you were wondering when Bob Harras’ influence as editor-in-chief would be starting to show in DC’s output, you can probably stop now.

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69 - SUPERBOY
11/2010: Superboy #1 -- 39,701
12/2010: Superboy #2 -- 31,761 (-20.0%)
01/2011: Superboy #3 -- 29,550 (- 7.0%)
02/2011: Superboy #4 -- 27,448 (- 7.1%)
03/2011: Superboy #5 -- 27,215 (- 0.9%)
04/2011: Superboy #6 -- 30,490 (+12.0%)
05/2011: Superboy #7 -- 24,622 (-19.3%)
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6 months: -38.0%Back in free-fall after the “Reign of Doomsday” crossover. In retrospect, this is another book that makes DC look bad. Why let critically acclaimed cartoonist Jeff Lemire helm an Eisner-nominated relaunch, only to start over yet again less than a year later? That would make sense if it had always been the plan, but the fact that there’s a crossover in the middle of the run doesn’t exactly support the notion that there was any degree of long-term planning involved in the upcoming relaunch.

When exactly were creators informed of the relaunch, anyway?

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71 - BATGIRL
05/2010: Batgirl #10 -- 28,641 (- 2.7%)
06/2010: Batgirl #11 -- 28,563 (- 0.3%)
07/2010: Batgirl #12 -- 28,011 (- 1.9%)
08/2010: Batgirl #13 -- 27,247 (- 2.7%)
09/2010: Batgirl #14 -- 26,861 (- 1.4%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batgirl #15 -- 25,827 (- 3.9%)
12/2010: Batgirl #16 -- 25,225 (- 2.3%)
01/2011: Batgirl #17 -- 25,189 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Batgirl #18 -- 24,390 (- 3.2%)
03/2011: Batgirl #19 -- 24,821 (+ 1.8%)
04/2011: Batgirl #20 -- 24,310 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Batgirl #21 -- 24,043 (- 1.1%)
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6 months: - 6.9%
1 year : -16.1%To be relaunched by Gail Simone, with Barbara Gordon in the leading role, as you may have heard.

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74 - BOOSTER GOLD
05/2008: Booster Gold #9 -- 35,030
05/2009: Booster Gold #20 -- 22,549
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05/2010: Booster Gold #32 -- 20,343 (+ 2.7%)
06/2010: Booster Gold #33 -- 19,895 (- 2.2%)
07/2010: Booster Gold #34 -- 19,592 (- 1.5%)
08/2010: Booster Gold #35 -- 19,104 (- 2.5%)
09/2010: Booster Gold #36 -- 18,504 (- 3.1%)
10/2010: Booster Gold #37 -- 17,806 (- 3.8%)
11/2010: Booster Gold #38 -- 17,276 (- 3.0%)
12/2010: Booster Gold #39 -- 16,686 (- 3.4%)
01/2011: Booster Gold #40 -- 16,324 (- 2.2%)
02/2011: Booster Gold #41 -- 15,864 (- 2.8%)
03/2011: Booster Gold #42 -- 16,093 (+ 1.4%)
04/2011: Booster Gold #43 -- 16,018 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Booster Gold #44 -- 23,332 (+ 45.7%)
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6 months: +35.1%
1 year : +14.7%
2 years : + 3.5%The Flashpoint tie-in delivers, more or less. Still: cancelled with issue #47.

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76 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
05/2006: Supergirl &LoSH #18 -- 45,520
05/2007: Supergirl &LoSH #30 -- 30,767
05/2008: LoSH #42 -- 27,940
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05/2010: LoSH #1 -- 44,415 (+98.9%) [50,106]
06/2010: LoSH #2 -- 39,102 (-12.0%)
07/2010: LoSH #3 -- 36,360 (- 7.0%)
08/2010: LoSH #4 -- 34,239 (- 5.8%)
09/2010: LoSH #5 -- 32,417 (- 5.3%)
10/2010: LoSH #6 -- 30,246 (- 6.7%)
11/2010: LoSH #7 -- 26,439 (-12.6%)
12/2010: LoSH #8 -- 25,063 (- 5.2%)
01/2011: LoSH #9 -- 24,230 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: LoSH #10 -- 23,738 (- 2.0%)
03/2011: LoSH #11 -- 23,667 (- 0.3%)
04/2011: LoSH #12 -- 23,419 (- 1.1%)
05/2011: LoSH #13 -- 23,105 (- 1.3%)
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6 months: - 12.6%
1 year : - 48.0%
5 years : - 49.2%78 - ADVENTURE COMICS
05/2010: Adventure Comics #11 -- 34,794 (- 7.4%)
06/2010: Adventure Comics #12 -- 34,663 (- 0.4%)
07/2010: Adventure Comics #516 -- 30,897 (-10.9%)
08/2010: Adventure Comics #517 -- 28,966 (- 6.3%)
09/2010: Adventure Comics #518 -- 27,028 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Adventure Comics #519 -- 25,346 (- 6.2%)
11/2010: Adventure Comics #520 -- 24,540 (- 3.2%)
12/2010: Adventure Comics #521 -- 23,787 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Adventure Comics #522 -- 22,821 (- 4.1%)
02/2011: Adventure Comics #523 -- 23,127 (+ 1.3%)
03/2011: Adventure Comics #524 -- 22,836 (- 1.3%)
04/2011: Adventure Comics #525 -- 22,946 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Adventure Comics #526 -- 22,271 (- 2.9%)
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6 months: - 9.3%
1 year : -36.0%One of those franchises they keep bringing back out of tradition, no matter how dead they are. Do these numbers suggest that people are queueing up to buy Paul Levitz’s Legion comics? Not really. Will Paul Levitz get the chance to relaunch The Legion of Super-Heroes once again, come September? You bet.

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81 - GOTHAM CITY SIRENS
05/2010: GC Sirens #12 -- 26,029 (- 1.3%)
06/2010: GC Sirens #13 -- 25,867 (- 0.6%)
07/2010: GC Sirens #14 -- 25,315 (- 2.1%)
08/2010: GC Sirens #15 -- 24,589 (- 2.9%)
09/2010: GC Sirens #16 -- 23,821 (- 3.1%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: GC Sirens #17 -- 22,107 (- 7.2%)
12/2010: GC Sirens #18 -- 21,344 (- 3.5%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: GC Sirens #19 -- 21,631 (+ 1.4%)
02/2011: GC Sirens #20 -- 20,822 (- 3.7%)
03/2011: GC Sirens #21 -- 20,807 (- 0.1%)
04/2011: GC Sirens #22 -- 24,438 (+17.5%)
05/2011: GC Sirens #23 -- 21,488 (-12.1%)
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6 months: - 2.8%
1 year : -17.5%Cancelled with issue #26.

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82 - SUPERGIRL
05/2006: Supergirl #6 -- 102,860
05/2007: Supergirl #17 -- 50,429
05/2008: Supergirl #29 -- 30,192
05/2009: Supergirl #41 -- 33,441
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05/2010: --
06/2010: Supergirl #53 -- 28,317 (- 4.0%)
07/2010: Supergirl #54 -- 26,941 (- 4.9%)
08/2010: Supergirl #55 -- 25,891 (- 3.9%)
09/2010: Supergirl #56 -- 25,034 (- 3.3%)
10/2010: Supergirl #57 -- 23,842 (- 4.8%)
11/2010: Supergirl #58 -- 25,412 (+ 6.6%)
12/2010: Supergirl #59 -- 22,606 (-11.0%)
01/2011: Supergirl #60 -- 22,568 (- 0.2%)
02/2011: Supergirl #61 -- 22,048 (- 2.3%)
03/2011: Supergirl #62 -- 21,786 (- 1.2%)
04/2011: Supergirl #63 -- 21,598 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Supergirl #64 -- 21,411 (- 0.9%)
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6 months: -15.7%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : -36.0%
5 years : -79.2%To be relaunched. Quite why DC think the market is waiting for that, I’m not sure, looking at the numbers. At least the preview information is hinting at a vaguely interesting direction.

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84 - TITANS
05/2008: Titans #2 -- 57,358
05/2009: Titans #13 -- 34,343
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05/2010: VfH Special #1 -- 31,718 (+30.7%)
06/2010: Titans #24 -- 33,079 (+ 4.3%)
07/2010: Titans #25 -- 31,505 (- 4.8%)
08/2010: Titans #26 -- 32,800 (+ 4.1%)
09/2010: Titans #27 -- 28,438 (-13.3%)
10/2010: Titans #28 -- 27,430 (- 3.6%)
11/2010: Titans #29 -- 24,138 (-12.0%)
12/2010: Titans #30 -- 22,483 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Titans #31 -- 21,749 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: Titans #32 -- 20,949 (- 3.7%)
03/2011: Titans #33 -- 20,723 (- 1.1%)
04/2011: Titans #34 -- 20,590 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Titans #35 -- 20,553 (- 0.2%)
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6 months: -14.9%
1 year : -35.2%
2 years : -40.2%Cancelled with issue #38.

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87/91 - DC UNIVERSE ONLINE: LEGENDS
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #1 -- 36,517
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #2 -- 28,953 (-20.7%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #3 -- 24,824 (-14.3%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #4 -- 23,001 (- 7.3%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #5 -- 21,427 (- 6.8%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #6 -- 20,461 (- 4.5%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #7 -- 20,064 (- 1.9%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #8 -- 19,471 (- 3.0%)The twice-monthly videogame tie-in is cancelled with issue #14, evidently, though the solicitation copy suggests that some kind of follow-up was planned at the time the copy was written, at least.

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90 - SECRET SIX
05/2006: Secret Six #1 of 6 -- 54,961 [57,425]
05/2009: Secret Six #9 -- 27,116
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05/2010: Secret Six #21 -- 22,334 (- 1.6%)
06/2010: Secret Six #22 -- 21,941 (- 1.8%)
07/2010: Secret Six #23 -- 21,554 (- 1.8%)
08/2010: Secret Six #24 -- 21,177 (- 1.8%)
09/2010: Secret Six #25 -- 20,775 (- 1.9%)
10/2010: Secret Six #26 -- 20,377 (- 1.9%)
11/2010: Secret Six #27 -- 19,963 (- 2.0%)
12/2010: Secret Six #28 -- 19,587 (- 1.9%)
01/2011: Secret Six #29 -- 20,327 (+ 3.8%)
02/2011: Secret Six #30 -- 19,763 (- 2.8%)
03/2011: Secret Six #31 -- 19,822 (+ 0.3%)
04/2011: Secret Six #32 -- 19,714 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Secret Six #33 -- 19,733 (+ 0.1%)
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6 months: - 1.2%
1 year : -11.7%
2 years : -27.2%
5 years : -64.1%Cancelled with issue #36. Another baffling decision. Granted, Secret Six doesn’t set the charts on fire, but its numbers have been very consistent, and it’s consistently well-received by reviewers, too. This is precisely the kind of book that could profit from a relaunch. But apparently not.

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94 - FABLES (Vertigo)
05/2006: Fables #49 -- 24,444
05/2007: Fables #61 -- 26,056
05/2008: Fables #73 -- 23,785
05/2009: Fables #84 -- 23,634
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05/2010: Fables #95 -- 19,932 (- 0.2%)
06/2010: Fables #96 -- 19,842 (- 0.5%)
07/2010: --
08/2010: Fables #97 -- 19,625 (- 1.1%)
09/2010: Fables #98 -- 19,594 (- 0.2%)
10/2010: Fables #99 -- 19,656 (+ 0.3%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Fables #100 -- 23,014 (+17.1%)
01/2011: Fables #101 -- 19,183 (-16.7%)
02/2011: Fables #102 -- 19,215 (+ 0.2%)
03/2011: Fables #103 -- 18,910 (- 1.6%)
04/2011: Fables #104 -- 18,811 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Fables #105 -- 18,749 (- 0.3%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : - 5.9%
2 years : -29.6%
5 years : -23.3%Sales on Vertigo’s flagship title have been rock-solid over the last year, on balance.

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100 - ZATANNA
05/2010: Zatanna #1 -- 33,691
06/2010: Zatanna #2 -- 29,564 (-12.3%)
07/2010: Zatanna #3 -- 27,792 (- 6.0%)
08/2010: Zatanna #4 -- 27,203 (- 2.1%)
09/2010: Zatanna #5 -- 25,393 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Zatanna #6 -- 23,427 (- 7.7%)
11/2010: Zatanna #7 -- 20,671 (-11.8%)
12/2010: Zatanna #8 -- 19,321 (- 6.5%)
01/2011: Zatanna #9 -- 18,482 (- 4.3%)
02/2011: --
03/2011: Zatanna #10 -- 18,645 (+ 0.9%)
03/2011: Zatanna #11 -- 18,431 (- 1.2%)
04/2011: Zatanna #12 -- 18,432 (+ 0.0%)
05/2011: Zatanna #13 -- 18,259 (- 0.9%)
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6 months: -11.7%
1 year : -45.8%Cancelled with issue #16.

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104 - POWER GIRL
05/2009: Power Girl #1 -- 47,322
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05/2010: Power Girl #12 -- 20,681 (+ 0.0%)
06/2010: Power Girl #13 -- 20,583 (- 0.5%)
07/2010: Power Girl #14 -- 19,739 (- 4.1%)
08/2010: Power Girl #15 -- 19,091 (- 3.3%)
09/2010: Power Girl #16 -- 18,404 (- 3.6%)
10/2010: Power Girl #17 -- 17,847 (- 3.0%)
11/2010: Power Girl #18 -- 17,300 (- 3.1%)
12/2010: Power Girl #19 -- 16,763 (- 3.1%)
01/2011: Power Girl #20 -- 16,823 (+ 0.4%)
02/2011: Power Girl #21 -- 16,940 (+ 0.7%)
03/2011: Power Girl #22 -- 17,232 (+ 1.7%)
04/2011: Power Girl #23 -- 17,071 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Power Girl #24 -- 17,208 (+ 0.8%)
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6 months: - 0.5%
1 year : -16.8%
2 years : -63.6%Cancelled with issue #27.

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107 - JSA ALL-STARS
05/2010: JSA All-Stars #6 -- 25,306 (- 4.8%)
06/2010: JSA All-Stars #7 -- 24,436 (- 3.4%)
07/2010: JSA All-Stars #8 -- 23,478 (- 3.9%)
08/2010: JSA All-Stars #9 -- 22,347 (- 4.8%)
09/2010: JSA All-Stars #10 -- 21,646 (- 3.1%)
10/2010: JSA All-Stars #11 -- 20,496 (- 5.3%)
11/2010: JSA All-Stars #12 -- 19,630 (- 4.2%)
12/2010: JSA All-Stars #13 -- 18,395 (- 6.3%)
01/2011: JSA All-Stars #14 -- 17,920 (- 2.6%)
02/2011: JSA All-Stars #15 -- 17,409 (- 2.9%)
03/2011: JSA All-Stars #16 -- 16,987 (- 2.4%)
04/2011: JSA All-Stars #17 -- 16,706 (- 1.7%)
04/2011: JSA All-Stars #18 -- 16,384 (- 1.9%)
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6 months: -16.5%
1 year : -35.3%Cancelled.

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108 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
05/2010: American Vampire #3 -- 26,510 (- 1.0%)
06/2010: American Vampire #4 -- 25,977 (- 2.0%)
07/2010: American Vampire #5 -- 24,857 (- 4.3%)
08/2010: --
09/2010: American Vampire #6 -- 23,349 (- 6.1%)
10/2010: American Vampire #7 -- 21,910 (- 6.2%)
11/2010: American Vampire #8 -- 19,850 (- 9.4%)
12/2010: American Vampire #9 -- 19,019 (- 4.2%)
12/2010: American Vampire #10 -- 17,761 (- 6.6%)
01/2011: American Vampire #11 -- 16,969 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: American Vampire #12 -- 16,522 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: American Vampire #13 -- 17,269 (+ 4.5%)
04/2011: American Vampire #14 -- 16,168 (- 6.4%)
05/2011: American Vampire #15 -- 15,876 (- 1.8%)
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6 months: -20.0%
1 year : -40.1%Standard attrition.

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122 - CINDERELLA: FABLES ARE FOREVER (Vertigo)
11/2009: Cinderella: FFwL #1 of 6 -- 20,337
12/2009: Cinderella: FFwL #2 of 6 -- 16,598
01/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #3 of 6 -- 15,827
02/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #4 of 6 -- 15,421
03/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #5 of 6 -- 15,285
04/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #6 of 6 -- 14,956
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02/2011: Fables Are Forever #1 of 6 -- 15,026
03/2011: Fables Are Forever #2 of 6 -- 14,029 (-6.6%)
04/2011: Fables Are Forever #3 of 6 -- 13,668 (-2.6%)
05/2011: Fables Are Forever #4 of 6 -- 13,377 (-2.1%)Standard attrition.

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125 - THE OUTSIDERS
05/2006: Outsiders #36 -- 45,705
05/2007: Outsiders #47 -- 33,267
05/2008: Batsiders #7 -- 35,071
05/2009: Outsiders #18 -- 25,995
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05/2010: --
06/2010: Outsiders #30 -- 18,045 (- 5.5%)
07/2010: Outsiders #31 -- 17,173 (- 4.8%)
08/2010: Outsiders #32 -- 15,754 (- 8.3%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: Outsiders #33 -- 15,253 (- 3.2%)
11/2010: Outsiders #34 -- 13,576 (- 11.0%)
12/2010: Outsiders #35 -- 13,133 (- 3.3%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Outsiders #36 -- 12,848 (- 2.2%)
03/2011: Outsiders #37 -- 20,074 (+ 56.2%)
04/2011: Outsiders #38 -- 13,092 (- 34.8%)
05/2011: Outsiders #39 -- 12,840 (- 1.9%)
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6 months: - 5.4%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : -50.6%
5 years : -71.9%Axed with issue #40.

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137 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
05/2009: The Unwritten #1 -- 26,915 [31,081]
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05/2010: The Unwritten #13 -- 13,467 (- 0.3%)
06/2010: The Unwritten #14 -- 13,396 (- 0.5%)
07/2010: The Unwritten #15 -- 13,023 (- 2.8%)
08/2010: The Unwritten #16 -- 12,778 (- 1.9%)
09/2010: The Unwritten #17 -- 12,796 (+ 0.2%)
10/2010: The Unwritten #18 -- 12,273 (- 4.1%)
11/2010: The Unwritten #19 -- 12,036 (- 1.9%)
12/2010: The Unwritten #20 -- 11,684 (- 2.9%)
01/2011: The Unwritten #21 -- 11,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: The Unwritten #22 -- 11,371 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: The Unwritten #23 -- 11,319 (- 0.5%)
04/2011: The Unwritten #24 -- 11,028 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: The Unwritten #25 -- 11,137 (+ 1.0%)
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6 months: - 7.5%
1 year : -17.3%
2 years : -58.6%Holding level. Always good news.

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143 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
05/2010: I, Zombie #1 -- 33,025
06/2010: I, Zombie #2 -- 18,620 (-43.6%)
07/2010: I, Zombie #3 -- 16,898 (- 9.3%)
08/2010: I, Zombie #4 -- 15,772 (- 6.7%)
09/2010: I, Zombie #5 -- 14,839 (- 5.9%)
10/2010: I, Zombie #6 -- 13,782 (- 7.1%)
11/2010: I, Zombie #7 -- 12,800 (- 7.1%)
12/2010: I, Zombie #8 -- 12,038 (- 6.0%)
01/2011: I, Zombie #9 -- 11,536 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: I, Zombie #10 -- 11,182 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: I, Zombie #11 -- 10,874 (- 2.8%)
04/2011: I, Zombie #12 -- 10,727 (- 1.4%)
05/2011: I, Zombie #13 -- 10,567 (- 1.5%)
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6 months: -17.5%
1 year : -68.0%Standard attrition.

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146 - JONAH HEX
05/2006: Jonah Hex #7 -- 21,910
05/2007: Jonah Hex #19 -- 16,473
05/2008: Jonah Hex #31 -- 13,140
05/2009: Jonah Hex #43 -- 11,606
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05/2010: Jonah Hex #55 -- 11,327 (+ 0.2%)
06/2010: Jonah Hex #56 -- 13,441 (+18.7%)
07/2010: Jonah Hex #57 -- 12,318 (- 8.4%)
08/2010: Jonah Hex #58 -- 11,775 (- 4.4%)
09/2010: Jonah Hex #59 -- 11,444 (- 2.8%)
10/2010: Jonah Hex #60 -- 11,141 (- 2.7%)
11/2010: Jonah Hex #61 -- 10,796 (- 3.1%)
12/2010: Jonah Hex #62 -- 10,899 (+ 1.0%)
01/2011: Jonah Hex #63 -- 10,752 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Jonah Hex #64 -- 10,255 (- 4.6%)
03/2011: Jonah Hex #65 -- 10,353 (+ 1.0%)
04/2011: Jonah Hex #66 -- 10,335 (- 0.2%)
05/2011: Jonah Hex #67 -- 10,288 (- 0.5%)
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6 months: - 4.7%
1 year : - 9.2%
2 years : -11.4%
5 years : -53.0%Holding level. Sales have been remarkably consistent for years, so it makes sense for the book to be relaunched by the same creative team in September — albeit under a new title.

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150 - R.E.B.E.L.S.
05/2009: R.E.B.E.L.S. #4 -- 13,468
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05/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #16 -- 11,120 (- 1.3%)
06/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #17 -- 11,048 (- 0.7%)
07/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #18 -- 11,007 (- 0.4%)
08/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #19 -- 10,851 (- 1.4%)
09/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #20 -- 11,745 (+ 8.2%)
10/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #21 -- 11,262 (- 4.1%)
11/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #22 -- 10,797 (- 4.1%)
12/2010: R.E.B.E.L.S. #23 -- 10,619 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: R.E.B.E.L.S. #24 -- 10,354 (- 2.5%)
02/2011: R.E.B.E.L.S. #25 -- 10,351 (- 0.0%)
03/2011: R.E.B.E.L.S. #26 -- 10,257 (- 0.9%)
04/2011: R.E.B.E.L.S. #27 -- 10,014 (- 2.4%)
05/2011: R.E.B.E.L.S. #28 -- 10,000 (- 0.1%)
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6 months: - 7.4%
1 year : - 10.1%
2 years : - 25.8%Cancelled.

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151 - STRANGE ADVENTURES (Vertigo)
05/2011: Strange Adventures #1 -- 9,999A $ 7.99 one-shot by various critically acclaimed Vertigo talent. Given the cover price, 10K is a good number for this type of book, I’d say.

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153 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
01/2011: Young Justice #0 -- 9,412
02/2011: Young Justice #1 -- 10,777 (+14.5%)
03/2011: Young Justice #2 -- 9,612 (-10.8%)
04/2011: Young Justice #3 -- 9,407 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Young Justice #4 -- 9,729 (+ 3.4%)A Johnny DC title. See disclaimers below.

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158 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
05/2006: Hellblazer #220 -- 14,161
05/2007: Hellblazer #232 -- 13,164
05/2008: Hellblazer #244 -- 11,826
05/2009: Hellblazer #255 -- 10,937
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05/2010: Hellblazer #267 -- 10,155 (-1.0%)
06/2010: Hellblazer #268 -- 10,221 (+0.7%)
07/2010: Hellblazer #269 -- 10,048 (-1.7%)
08/2010: Hellblazer #270 -- 9,928 (-1.2%)
09/2010: Hellblazer #271 -- 9,851 (-0.8%)
10/2010: Hellblazer #272 -- 9,650 (-2.0%)
11/2010: Hellblazer #273 -- 9,645 (-0.1%)
12/2010: Hellblazer #274 -- 9,342 (-3.1%)
01/2011: Hellblazer #275 -- 9,507 (+1.8%)
02/2011: Hellblazer #276 -- 9,466 (-0.4%)
03/2011: Hellblazer #277 -- 9,525 (+0.6%)
04/2011: Hellblazer #278 -- 9,417 (-1.1%)
05/2011: Hellblazer #279 -- 9,454 (+0.4%)
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6 months: - 2.0%
1 year : - 6.9%
2 years : -13.6%
5 years : -33.2%Holding level. Another rock-solid performer.

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159 - T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS
11/2010: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 -- 16,122
12/2010: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2 -- 11,227 (-30.4%)
01/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3 -- 10,602 (- 5.6%)
02/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 -- 10,124 (- 4.5%)
03/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 -- 9,934 (- 1.9%)
04/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 -- 9,680 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 -- 9,453 (- 2.4%)
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6 months: -41.4%Cancelled with issue #10, evidently.

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162 - DOOM PATROL
05/2010: Doom Patrol #10 -- 12,334 (- 6.0%)
06/2010: Doom Patrol #11 -- 11,857 (- 3.9%)
07/2010: Doom Patrol #12 -- 11,267 (- 5.0%)
08/2010: Doom Patrol #13 -- 10,878 (- 3.5%)
09/2010: Doom Patrol #14 -- 10,780 (- 0.9%)
10/2010: Doom Patrol #15 -- 10,081 (- 6.5%)
11/2010: Doom Patrol #16 -- 9,955 (- 1.3%)
12/2010: Doom Patrol #17 -- 9,564 (- 3.9%)
01/2011: Doom Patrol #18 -- 9,375 (- 2.0%)
02/2011: Doom Patrol #19 -- 10,681 (+ 13.9%)
03/2011: Doom Patrol #20 -- 9,386 (- 12.1%)
04/2011: Doom Patrol #21 -- 9,435 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Doom Patrol #22 -- 9,299 (- 1.4%)
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6 months: - 6.6%
1 year : -24.6%Cancelled.

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165 - WEIRD WORLDS
01/2011: Weird Worlds #1 of 6 -- 14,964
02/2011: Weird Worlds #2 of 6 -- 11,587 (-22.6%)
03/2011: Weird Worlds #3 of 6 -- 10,470 (- 9.6%)
04/2011: Weird Worlds #4 of 6 -- 9,665 (- 7.7%)
05/2011: Weird Worlds #5 of 6 -- 9,043 (- 6.4%)The drop-off continues to be rather steep.

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173 - FREEDOM FIGHTERS
09/2010: Freedom Fighters #1 -- 19,378
10/2010: Freedom Fighters #2 -- 12,758 (-34.2%)
11/2010: Freedom Fighters #3 -- 11,186 (-12.3%)
12/2010: Freedom Fighters #4 -- 10,028 (-10.4%)
01/2011: Freedom Fighters #5 -- 9,437 (- 5.9%)
02/2011: Freedom Fighters #6 -- 9,050 (- 4.1%)
03/2011: Freedom Fighters #7 -- 8,886 (- 1.8%)
04/2011: Freedom Fighters #8 -- 8,601 (- 3.2%)
05/2011: Freedom Fighters #9 -- 8,425 (- 2.1%)
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6 months: -24.7%Cancelled.

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175 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
05/2010: Sweet Tooth #9 -- 9,654 (+ 0.4%)
06/2010: Sweet Tooth #10 -- 9,570 (- 0.9%)
07/2010: Sweet Tooth #11 -- 9,478 (- 1.0%)
08/2010: Sweet Tooth #12 -- 9,246 (- 2.5%)
09/2010: Sweet Tooth #13 -- 9,097 (- 1.6%)
10/2010: Sweet Tooth #14 -- 8,933 (- 1.8%)
11/2010: Sweet Tooth #15 -- 8,750 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Sweet Tooth #16 -- 8,602 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Sweet Tooth #17 -- 8,522 (- 0.9%)
02/2011: Sweet Tooth #18 -- 8,466 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Sweet Tooth #19 -- 8,532 (+ 0.8%)
04/2011: Sweet Tooth #20 -- 8,361 (- 2.0%)
05/2011: Sweet Tooth #21 -- 8,360 (- 0.0%)
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6 months: - 4.5%
1 year : -13.4%Holding level. Another Vertigo title with very consistent sales.

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183 - XOMBI
03/2011: Xombi #1 -- 12,035
04/2011: Xombi #2 -- 8,345 (-30.7%)
05/2011: Xombi #3 -- 7,977 (- 4.4%)Finding its level quickly now. Still, cancelled with issue #6.

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184 - TINY TITANS (Johnny DC)
05/2008: Tiny Titans #4 -- 10,369
05/2009: Tiny Titans #16 -- 8,844
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05/2010: Tiny Titans #28 -- 7,959 (- 3.2%)
06/2010: Tiny Titans #29 -- 8,195 (+ 3.0%)
07/2010: Tiny Titans #30 -- 8,038 (- 1.9%)
08/2010: Tiny Titans #31 -- 7,987 (- 0.6%)
09/2010: Tiny Titans #32 -- 8,073 (+ 1.1%)
10/2010: Tiny Titans #33 -- 8,045 (- 0.4%)
11/2010: Tiny Titans #34 -- 7,713 (- 4.1%)
12/2010: Tiny Titans #35 -- 7,515 (- 2.6%)
01/2011: Tiny Titans #36 -- 7,480 (- 0.5%)
02/2011: Tiny Titans #37 -- 7,426 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Tiny Titans #38 -- 7,372 (- 0.7%)
04/2011: Tiny Titans #39 -- 7,445 (+ 1.0%)
05/2011: Tiny Titans #40 -- 7,847 (+ 5.4%)
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6 months: + 1.7%
1 year : - 1.4%
2 years : -11.3%A Johnny DC book, see disclaimers.

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193 - DOC SAVAGE
05/2010: Doc Savage #2 -- 19,073 (-22.3%)
06/2010: Doc Savage #3 -- 16,153 (-15.3%)
07/2010: Doc Savage #4 -- 14,621 (- 9.5%)
08/2010: Doc Savage #5 -- 13,125 (-10.2%)
09/2010: Doc Savage #6 -- 11,838 (- 9.8%)
10/2010: Doc Savage #7 -- 10,050 (-15.1%)
11/2010: Doc Savage #8 -- 9,257 (- 7.9%)
12/2010: Doc Savage #9 -- 8,681 (- 6.2%)
01/2011: Doc Savage #10 -- 8,407 (- 3.2%)
02/2011: Doc Savage #11 -- 7,972 (- 5.2%)
03/2011: Doc Savage #12 -- 7,747 (- 2.8%)
04/2011: Doc Savage #13 -- 7,426 (- 4.1%)
05/2011: Doc Savage #14 -- 7,201 (- 3.0%)
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6 months: -22.2%
1 year : -62.3%Cancelled with issue #17.

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199 - NORTHLANDERS (Vertigo)
05/2008: Northlanders #6 -- 12,009
05/2009: Northlanders #17 -- 9,239
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05/2010: Northlanders #28 -- 7,630 (- 0.7%)
06/2010: Northlanders #29 -- 7,498 (- 1.7%)
07/2010: Northlanders #30 -- 7,421 (- 1.0%)
08/2010: Northlanders #31 -- 7,376 (- 0.6%)
09/2010: Northlanders #32 -- 7,321 (- 0.8%)
10/2010: Northlanders #33 -- 7,169 (- 2.1%)
11/2010: Northlanders #34 -- 7,018 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Northlanders #35 -- 7,061 (+ 0.6%)
01/2011: Northlanders #36 -- 6,806 (- 3.6%)
02/2011: Northlanders #37 -- 7,006 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Northlanders #38 -- 7,020 (+ 0.2%)
04/2011: Northlanders #39 -- 6,983 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Northlanders #40 -- 7,055 (+ 1.0%)
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6 months: + 0.5%
1 year : - 7.5%
2 years : -23.6%The numbers have been rock-solid at the 7K mark for the last six months, but according to writer Brian Wood, the book is cancelled with issue #50 due to low paperback sales.

This also puts a question mark next to lower-selling Vertigo series House of Mystery (see below) and Scalped (which didn’t come out in May).

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202 - THE SPIRIT
05/2007: The Spirit #6 -- 23,708
05/2008: The Spirit #17 -- 14,057
05/2009: The Spirit #28 -- 8,329
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05/2010: The Spirit #2 -- 14,274 (- 28.1%)
06/2010: The Spirit #3 -- 13,030 (- 8.7%)
07/2010: The Spirit #4 -- 11,915 (- 8.6%)
08/2010: The Spirit #5 -- 11,015 (- 7.6%)
09/2010: The Spirit #6 -- 10,083 (- 8.5%)
10/2010: The Spirit #7 -- 9,233 (- 8.4%)
11/2010: The Spirit #8 -- 8,706 (- 5.7%)
12/2010: The Spirit #9 -- 8,297 (- 4.7%)
01/2011: The Spirit #10 -- 7,830 (- 5.6%)
02/2011: The Spirit #11 -- 7,417 (- 5.3%)
03/2011: The Spirit #12 -- 7,342 (- 1.0%)
04/2011: The Spirit #13 -- 7,041 (- 4.1%)
05/2011: The Spirit #14 -- 6,911 (- 1.9%)
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6 months: - 20.6%
1 year : - 51.6%
2 years : - 17.0%Cancelled with issue #17.

—–

203 - HOUSE OF MYSTERY (Vertigo)
05/2008: House of Mystery #1 -- 27,492
05/2009: House of Mystery #13 -- 14,358
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05/2010: House of Mystery #25 -- 9,253 (+ 0.9%)
06/2010: House of Mystery #26 -- 8,742 (- 5.5%)
07/2010: House of Mystery #27 -- 8,481 (- 3.0%)
08/2010: House of Mystery #28 -- 8,238 (- 2.9%)
09/2010: House of Mystery #29 -- 8,087 (- 1.8%)
10/2010: House of Mystery #30 -- 7,913 (- 2.2%)
11/2010: House of Mystery #31 -- 7,610 (- 3.8%)
12/2010: House of Mystery #32 -- 7,348 (- 3.4%)
01/2011: House of Mystery #33 -- 7,227 (- 1.7%)
02/2011: House of Mystery #34 -- 7,092 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: House of Mystery #35 -- 7,170 (+ 1.1%)
04/2011: House of Mystery #36 -- 7,096 (- 1.0%)
05/2011: House of Mystery #37 -- 6,909 (- 2.6%)
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6 months: - 9.2%
1 year : -25.3%
2 years : -51.9%Standard attrition.

—–

205 - THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (Johnny DC)
05/2006: Batman Strikes! #21 -- 8,467
05/2007: Batman Strikes! #33 -- 7,235
05/2008: Batman Strikes! #45 -- 6,611
05/2009: Brave &Bold #5 -- 7,994
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05/2010: Brave &Bold #17 -- 6,103 (- 6.2%)
06/2010: Brave &Bold #18 -- 6,270 (+ 2.7%)
07/2010: Brave &Bold #19 -- 6,489 (+ 3.5%)
08/2010: Brave &Bold #20 -- 6,244 (- 3.8%)
09/2010: Brave &Bold #21 -- 6,345 (+ 1.6%)
10/2010: Brave &Bold #22 -- 6,044 (- 4.7%)
11/2010: All-New BBB #1 -- 8,408 (+ 39.1%)
12/2010: All-New BBB #2 -- 6,688 (- 20.5%)
01/2011: All-New BBB #3 -- 6,557 (- 2.0%)
02/2011: All-New BBB #4 -- 6,561 (+ 0.1%)
03/2011: All-New BBB #5 -- 6,463 (- 1.5%)
04/2011: All-New BBB #6 -- 6,324 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: All-New BBB #7 -- 6,869 (+ 8.6%)
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6 months: -18.3%
1 year : +12.6%
2 years : -14.1%
5 years : -18.9%Another Johnny DC book.

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220 - DMZ (Vertigo)
05/2006: DMZ #7 -- 15,026
05/2007: DMZ #19 -- 13,116
05/2008: DMZ #31 -- 9,911
05/2009: --
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05/2010: DMZ #53 -- 6,759 (-1.0%)
06/2010: DMZ #54 -- 6,661 (-1.5%)
07/2010: DMZ #55 -- 6,581 (-1.2%)
08/2010: DMZ #56 -- 6,524 (-0.9%)
09/2010: DMZ #57 -- 6,333 (-2.9%)
10/2010: DMZ #58 -- 6,198 (-2.1%)
11/2010: DMZ #59 -- 6,046 (-2.5%)
12/2010: DMZ #60 -- 6,023 (-0.4%)
01/2011: DMZ #61 -- 5,855 (-2.8%)
02/2011: DMZ #62 -- 5,781 (-1.3%)
03/2011: DMZ #63 -- 5,877 (+1.7%)
04/2011: DMZ #64 -- 5,851 (-0.4%)
05/2011: DMZ #65 -- 5,865 (+0.2%)
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6 months: - 3.0%
1 year : -13.2%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : -61.0%The other Brian Wood title has also been one of DC’s more consistent performers of late. DMZ is heading for its natural conclusion with issue #72.

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241 - SCOOBY DOO: WHERE ARE YOU? (Johnny DC)
05/2006: Scooby Doo #108 -- 4,496
05/2007: Scooby Doo #120 -- 4,343
05/2008: Scooby Doo #132 -- 4,309
05/2009: Scooby Doo #144 -- 4,062
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05/2010: Scooby Doo #156 -- 3,857 (+ 0.6%)
06/2010: Scooby Doo #157 -- ?
07/2010: Scooby Doo #158 -- 4,147
08/2010: Scooby Doo #159 -- 4,092 (- 1.3%)
09/2010: SD:WAY? #1 -- 6,186 (+51.2%)
10/2010: SD:WAY? #2 -- 4,926 (-20.4%)
11/2010: SD:WAY? #3 -- 4,861 (- 1.3%)
12/2010: SD:WAY? #4 -- 4,802 (- 1.2%)
01/2011: SD:WAY? #5 -- 4,540 (- 5.5%)
02/2011: SD:WAY? #6 -- 4,456 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: SD:WAY? #7 -- 4,522 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: SD:WAY? #8 -- 4,599 (+ 1.7%)
05/2011: SD:WAY? #9 -- 4,838 (+ 5.2%)
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6 months: - 0.5%
1 year : +25.4%
2 years : +19.1%
5 years : + 7.6%A Johnny DC title.

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264/272/273/278/289 - DC COMICS PRESENTS
10/2010: Green Lantern #1 -- 4,418
10/2010: Jack Cross #1 -- 3,662
10/2010: Batman/Catwoman #1 -- 4,076
10/2010: Brightest Day #1 -- 4,988
10/2010: Batman #1 -- 4,643
10/2010: Superman #1 -- 3,685
11/2010: Flash/GL #1 -- 3,664
11/2010: Batman #2 -- 3,643
11/2010: Brightest Day #2 -- 3,292
11/2010: Superman #2 -- 2,915
12/2010: Batman Beyond #1 -- 4,531
01/2011: Lobo #1 -- 3,280
01/2011: Sole Survivor #1 -- 2,768
01/2011: The Atom #1 -- 2,185
02/2011: GL: Fear Itself #1 -- 4,437
02/2011: Batman: Conspiracy -- 3,308
02/2011: Wonder Woman #1 -- 2,982
04/2011: Batman: Arkham #1 -- 4,143
05/2011: Son of Superman #1 -- 4,081
05/2011: GL: Willworld #1 -- 3,802
05/2011: Batman: Dark City -- 3,800
05/2011: LoSH #1 -- 3,597
05/2011: Flash #1 -- 3,298Another bunch of $ 7.99 reprint books. These titles keep doing very well, especially compared to most “proper” paperback collections.

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291/294 - INFAMOUS
03/2011: Infamous #1 of 6 -- 4,608
03/2011: Infamous #2 of 6 -- ?
04/2011: Infamous #3 of 6 -- 3,246
04/2011: Infamous #4 of 6 -- 3,092 (-4.7%)
05/2011: Infamous #5 of 6 -- 3,177 (+2.8%)
05/2011: Infamous #6 of 6 -- 3,105 (-2.3%)Another videogame adaptation concludes. Speaking of which, Deus Ex #4 also came out in May, but missed the Top 300 chart. As usual, for the average-sales charts below, I’m presuming it sold as many units as the No. 300 comic on the chart, which in May was 2,913.

—–

RE-ORDERS:
124: 12,852 -- Action Comics #900—–

6-MONTH COMPARISONS
+ 35.1%: Booster Gold
+ 33.4%: Action Comics
+ 14.4%: Emerald Warriors
+ 7.1%: Detective Comics
+ 6.1%: GL Corps
+ 1.7%: Tiny Titans
+ 0.5%: Northlanders
- 0.5%: Power Girl
- 0.5%: Scooby-Doo
- 1.1%: Green Lantern
- 1.2%: Secret Six
- 2.0%: Hellblazer
- 2.8%: GC Sirens
- 3.0%: DMZ
- 4.5%: Sweet Tooth
- 4.7%: Jonah Hex
- 4.8%: Flash
- 5.4%: Outsiders
- 6.5%: Teen Titans
- 6.6%: Doom Patrol
- 6.9%: Batgirl
- 7.4%: REBELS
- 7.5%: Unwritten
- 8.2%: JLA
- 8.6%: Red Robin
- 9.2%: House of Mystery
- 9.3%: Adventure Comics
- 10.7%: Superman/Batman
- 10.8%: Batman Beyond
- 11.7%: Zatanna
- 12.6%: LoSH
- 13.8%: Birds of Prey
- 14.9%: Titans
- 15.5%: Batman
- 15.7%: Supergirl
- 15.9%: JSA
- 16.5%: JSA All-Stars
- 16.8%: Superman
- 17.5%: I, Zombie
- 18.3%: All-New BBB
- 19.8%: Green Arrow
- 20.0%: American Vampire
- 20.6%: Spirit
- 22.2%: Doc Savage
- 23.8%: Batman and Robin
- 24.7%: Freedom Fighters
- 36.7%: Batman, Inc.
- 38.0%: Superboy
- 41.4%: THUNDER Agents—–

1-YEAR COMPARISONS
+ 25.4%: Scooby-Doo
+ 14.7%: Booster Gold
+ 12.6%: All-New BBB
- 0.9%: Teen Titans
- 1.4%: Tiny Titans
- 4.6%: Detective Comics
- 5.9%: Fables
- 6.9%: Hellblazer
- 7.5%: Northlanders
- 9.2%: Jonah Hex
- 10.1%: REBELS
- 11.4%: GL Corps
- 11.7%: Batman
- 11.7%: Secret Six
- 12.7%: Superman/Batman
- 13.2%: DMZ
- 13.4%: Sweet Tooth
- 14.6%: Green Lantern
- 16.1%: Batgirl
- 16.8%: Power Girl
- 17.3%: Unwritten
- 17.5%: GC Sirens
- 19.8%: Red Robin
- 24.6%: Doom Patrol
- 25.2%: JLA
- 25.3%: House of Mystery
- 28.3%: Flash
- 32.2%: Batman and Robin
- 35.2%: Titans
- 35.3%: JSA All-Stars
- 36.0%: Adventure Comics
- 40.1%: American Vampire
- 41.1%: Birds of Prey
- 45.8%: Zatanna
- 48.0%: LoSH
- 51.6%: Spirit
- 62.3%: Doc Savage
- 68.0%: I, Zombie—–

2-YEAR COMPARISONS
+ 48.0%: Green Arrow
+ 19.1%: Scooby-Doo
+ 5.7%: Action Comics
+ 3.5%: Booster Gold
- 1.0%: GL Corps
- 7.5%: Green Lantern
- 7.6%: Superman
- 11.3%: Tiny Titans
- 11.4%: Jonah Hex
- 13.6%: Hellblazer
- 14.1%: All-New BBB
- 14.9%: Birds of Prey
- 17.0%: Spirit
- 23.6%: Northlanders
- 25.8%: REBELS
- 26.8%: JLA
- 27.2%: Secret Six
- 27.5%: Teen Titans
- 29.2%: Superman/Batman
- 29.6%: Fables
- 36.0%: Supergirl
- 36.3%: Flash
- 38.2%: Batman
- 40.2%: Titans
- 49.3%: JSA
- 50.6%: Outsiders
- 51.9%: House of Mystery
- 58.6%: Unwritten
- 63.6%: Power Girl—–

5-YEAR COMPARISONS
+ 7.6%: Scooby-Doo
- 4.5%: Green Lantern
- 14.9%: Birds of Prey
- 18.9%: All-New BBB
- 19.0%: Green Arrow
- 23.3%: Fables
- 28.7%: Batman
- 29.2%: Action Comics
- 29.8%: Red Robin
- 33.2%: Hellblazer
- 39.8%: Detective Comics
- 45.4%: Superman
- 46.3%: JSA
- 49.2%: LoSH
- 53.0%: Jonah Hex
- 61.0%: DMZ
- 64.1%: Secret Six
- 65.8%: Teen Titans
- 71.9%: Outsiders
- 74.8%: Superman/Batman
- 79.2%: Supergirl—–

Average Periodical Sales
(not counting reprints, reorders shipping after the initial month of release, Johnny DC titles and magazines)

DC COMICS
05/2006: 44,554
05/2007: 35,656
05/2008: 27,075
05/2009: 24,386
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05/2010: 27,785 (+17.0%)**
06/2010: 25,788 (- 7.2%)**
07/2010: 25,841 (+ 0.2%)**
08/2010: 23,331 (- 9.7%)**
09/2010: 23,212 (- 0.5%)**
10/2010: 23,756 (- 2.3%)**
11/2010: 25,497 (+ 7.3%)**
12/2010: 23,869 (- 6.4%)**
01/2011: 21,922 (- 8.2%)**
02/2011: 23,252 (+ 6.1%)**
03/2011: 23,976 (+ 3.1%)**
04/2011: 25,651 (+ 7.0%)
05/2011: 24,561 (- 4.3%)**
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6 months: - 3.7%
1 year : -11.6%
2 years : + 0.7%
5 years : -44.9%DC UNIVERSE
05/2006: 59,505
05/2007: 49,161
05/2008: 35,230
05/2009: 33,163
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05/2010: 37,463 (+14.0%)
06/2010: 34,612 (- 7.6%)**
07/2010: 35,372 (+ 2.2%)
08/2010: 33,411 (- 5.5%)
09/2010: 32,042 (- 4.1%)
10/2010: 32,832 (+ 2.5%)
11/2010: 34,180 (+ 4.1%)
12/2010: 30,870 (- 9.7%)
01/2011: 24,321 (-21.2%)**
02/2011: 25,887 (+ 6.4%)**
03/2011: 26,720 (+ 3.2%)**
04/2011: 29,126 (+ 9.0%)
05/2011: 27,745 (- 4.7%)**
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6 months: -18.8%
1 year : -25.9%
2 years : -16.3%
5 years : -53.4%VERTIGO
05/2006: 15,266
05/2007: 12,256
05/2008: 10,418
05/2009: 12,918
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05/2010: 11,756 (+ 8.7%)
06/2010: 10,995 (- 6.5%
07/2010: 9,515 (-13.5%)
08/2010: 9,094 (- 4.4%)
09/2010: 11,622 (+27.8%)
10/2010: 9,546 (-17.9%)
11/2010: 9,034 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: 11,193 (+23.9%)
01/2011: 10,145 (- 9.4%)
02/2011: 10,295 (+ 1.5%)
03/2011: 10,450 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: 10,014 (- 4.2%)
05/2011: 10,668 (+ 6.5%)
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6 months: +18.1%
1 year : - 9.3%
2 years : -17.4%
5 years : -30.1%

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DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: June 2011
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201108181343 DC Comics Month to Month Sales: June 2011
by Marc-Oliver Frisch

The countdown to DC’s big relaunch continued in June with a whole lot of Flashpoint tie-in books — few of which seem to have stood out in any way to retailers, if the sales figures are any indication. Given that the upcoming relaunch titles are drawing on the same pool of creators, characters and concepts, that’s not ideal for DC. If it’s asking too much of readers and retailers to pick and choose among 16 titles of a certain mold, putting out 52 of them at once seems ill-advised.

Over at the publisher’s Vertigo imprint, meanwhile, almost half the current ongoing series are about to end within the next year. There’s still plenty of time for Vertigo to announce replacements, certainly. But in combination with the recent WildStorm shutdown and the re-absorption of a number of key Vertigo properties into the DC Universe line, there seems to be a lot less patience than there used to be at DC for material that’s not expected to immediately do well in the direct market.

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

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3 - FLASHPOINT
05/2011: Flashpoint #1 of 5 -- 86,981 [95,845]
06/2011: Flashpoint #2 of 5 -- 87,505 (+0.6%)

Thanks to a promotional plastic ring that came with every copy of the book, there’s a slight increase in first-month sales.
As you may recall, DC infamously used promotional plastic rings to promote “Blackest Night” in late 2009. Back then, though, comics retailers were required to buy truckloads of books they had no hope of selling to get those rings. This time around, we’re looking at a far more moderate and less potentially destructive proposal.
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8 - BATMAN, INC.
11/2010: Batman, Inc. #1 -- 95,587
12/2010: Batman, Inc. #2 -- 71,544 (-25.2%) [72,957]
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Batman, Inc. #3 -- 66,772 (- 6.7%)
03/2011: Batman, Inc. #4 -- 65,315 (- 2.2%)
04/2011: Batman, Inc. #5 -- 62,204 (- 4.8%)
05/2011: Batman, Inc. #6 -- 60,480 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Batman, Inc. #7 -- 56,108 (- 7.2%)
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6 months: -21.6%

Interest in Grant Morrison’s Batman saga seems to be fading. Given that it won’t be part of the relaunch, that’s understandable.

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9 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
06/2009: Batman and Robin #1 -- 168,604 [184,826]
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06/2010: --
07/2010: Batman and Robin #13 -- 85,804 (+ 1.1%)
08/2010: --
09/2010: Batman and Robin #14 -- 82,894 (- 3.4%)
10/2010: Batman and Robin #15 -- 80,173 (- 3.3%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #16 -- 80,343 (+ 0.2%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #17 -- 70,600 (-12.1%)
12/2010: Batman and Robin #18 -- 68,814 (- 2.5%)
01/2011: Batman and Robin #19 -- 61,785 (-10.2%)
02/2011: Batman and Robin #20 -- 60,642 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: Batman and Robin #21 -- 59,818 (- 1.4%)
04/2011: Batman and Robin #22 -- 59,076 (- 1.2%)
05/2011: Batman and Robin #23 -- 57,525 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman and Robin #24 -- 54,984 (- 4.4%)
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6 months: -20.1%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : -67.4%

The book is in the middle of a fill-in run while the supposedly regular creative team prepare for the relaunch, so the slide doesn’t come as a great surprise.

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15 - GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS
08/2010: Emerald Warriors #1 -- 68,332
09/2010: Emerald Warriors #2 -- 56,289 (-17.6%)
10/2010: Emerald Warriors #3 -- 50,490 (-10.3%)
11/2010: Emerald Warriors #4 -- 46,319 (- 8.3%)
12/2010: Emerald Warriors #5 -- 44,077 (- 4.8%)
01/2011: Emerald Warriors #6 -- 43,471 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Emerald Warriors #7 -- 44,828 (+ 3.1%)
03/2011: Emerald Warriors #8 -- 51,322 (+14.5%) [54,110]
04/2011: Emerald Warriors #9 -- 51,784 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Emerald Warriors #10 -- 52,971 (+ 2.3%)
06/2011: Emerald Warriors #11 -- 53,927 (+ 1.8%)
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6 months: +22.4%

Sales keep going up — a moot point, of course, since the book won’t be around after August. Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps failed to come out in June, meanwhile.

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15 - BATMAN
06/2006: Batman #654 -- 76,525 [78,671]
06/2007: --
06/2008: --
06/2009: Batman #687 -- 96,913
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06/2010: Batman #700 -- 104,755 (+67.9%)
07/2010: Batman #701 -- 76,398 (-27.1%)
08/2010: Batman #702 -- 73,414 (- 3.9%)
09/2010: Batman #703 -- 77,033 (+ 4.9%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batman #704 -- 65,212 (-15.4%)
12/2010: Batman #705 -- 63,262 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Batman #706 -- 60,231 (- 4.8%)
02/2011: Batman #707 -- 58,803 (- 2.4%)
03/2011: Batman #708 -- 58,594 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Batman #709 -- 56,578 (- 3.4%)
05/2011: Batman #710 -- 55,086 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman #711 -- 53,113 (- 3.6%)
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6 months: -16.0%
1 year : -49.3%
2 years : -45.2%
5 years : -30.6%

Stumbling towards the relaunch.

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16 - BRIGHTEST DAY AFTERMATH: THE SEARCH
06/2011: The Search #1 of 3 -- 51,928

The book is selling on the strength of the Brightest Day brand alone, so this is a surprisingly good number.

There was a 1:10 variant edition.

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22 - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA
06/2007: Justice League #10 -- 129,265
06/2008: Justice League #22 -- 85,013
06/2009: Justice League #34 -- 61,115
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06/2010: Justice League #46 -- 62,754 (+ 0.5%)
07/2010: Justice League #47 -- 60,368 (- 3.8%)
08/2010: Justice League #48 -- 60,733 (+ 0.6%)
09/2010: Justice League #49 -- 57,616 (- 5.1%)
10/2010: Justice League #50 -- 59,686 (+ 3.6%)
11/2010: Justice League #51 -- 50,887 (-14.7%)
12/2010: Justice League #52 -- 48,501 (- 4.7%)
01/2011: Justice League #53 -- 47,093 (- 2.9%)
02/2011: Justice League #54 -- 46,269 (- 1.8%)
03/2011: Justice League #55 -- 50,533 (+ 9.2%)
04/2011: Justice League #56 -- 47,179 (- 6.6%)
05/2011: Justice League #57 -- 46,729 (- 1.0%)
06/2011: Justice League #58 -- 45,442 (- 2.8%)
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6 months: - 6.3%
1 year : -27.6%
2 years : -25.7%

A revamp is around the corner.

—–

23 - FLASHPOINT: BATMAN: KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE
06/2011: Batman #1 of 3 -- 45,129

Writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso provide the highest-selling of the 16 Flashpoint spin-off miniseries. Given that it’s the only combination of an A-list character with a top-flight creative team among the bunch, that makes sense.

To further motivate people to pick up these books, the first issue of each miniseries came with a promo button.

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31 - ACTION COMICS
06/2006: Action Comics #840 -- 61,786 [63,676]
06/2007: --
06/2008: Action Comics #866 -- 50,158 [53,198]
06/2009: Action Comics #878 -- 40,011
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06/2010: Action Comics #890 -- 34,744 (+19.4%) [40,039]
07/2010: Action Comics #891 -- 35,328 (+ 1.7%)
08/2010: Action Comics #892 -- 36,401 (+ 3.0%)
09/2010: Action Comics #893 -- 33,948 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Action Comics #894 -- 42,291 (+24.6%)
11/2010: Action Comics #895 -- 33,089 (-21.8%)
12/2010: Action Comics #896 -- 32,357 (- 2.2%)
01/2011: Action Comics #897 -- 32,134 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Action Comics #898 -- 31,935 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: Action Comics #899 -- 31,808 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Action Comics #900 -- 60,152 (+89.1%) [73,004]
05/2011: Action Comics #901 -- 44,143 (-26.6%)
06/2011: Action Comics #902 -- 41,960 (- 5.0%)
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6 months: + 29.7%
1 year : + 20.8%
2 years : + 4.9%
5 years : - 32.1%

The “Reign of Doomsday” storyline keeps the numbers well above their usual level.

—–

33 - FLASHPOINT: ABIN SUR THE GREEN LANTERN
06/2011: Abin Sur #1 of 3 -- 41,612

34 - FLASHPOINT: HAL JORDAN
06/2011: Hal Jordan #1 of 3 -- 39,404

The Green Lantern bonus helps, obviously, even when franchise mastermind Geoff Johns is nowhere to be seen.

—–

35 - DETECTIVE COMICS
06/2006: Detective Comics #820 -- 65,988
06/2007: Detective Comics #833 -- 54,104
06/2008: Detective Comics #845 -- 48,920
06/2009: Detective Comics #854 -- 72,808 [79,573]
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06/2010: Detective Comics #866 -- 46,178 (+11.3%)
07/2010: Detective Comics #867 -- 40,371 (-12.6%)
08/2010: Detective Comics #868 -- 38,682 (- 4.2%)
09/2010: Detective Comics #869 -- 37,394 (- 3.3%)
10/2010: Detective Comics #870 -- 35,674 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Detective Comics #871 -- 36,941 (+ 3.6%)
12/2010: Detective Comics #872 -- 37,961 (+ 2.8%) [39,758]
01/2011: Detective Comics #873 -- 38,417 (+ 1.2%)
02/2011: Detective Comics #874 -- 39,106 (+ 1.8%)
03/2011: Detective Comics #875 -- 40,047 (+ 2.4%)
04/2011: Detective Comics #876 -- 40,133 (+ 0.2%)
05/2011: Detective Comics #877 -- 39,609 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: Detective Comics #878 -- 39,152 (- 1.2%)
-----------------
6 months: + 3.1%
1 year : - 15.2%
2 years : - 46.2%
5 years : - 40.7%

Back in a slow decline.

—–

37 - FLASHPOINT: PROJECT SUPERMAN
06/2011: Project Superman #1 of 3 -- 38,045

Presumably, this one gained a slightly higher profile through the involvement of co-writer Scott Snyder and artist Gene Ha.

—–

38 - SUPERMAN
06/2006: Superman #653 -- 69,079
06/2007: Superman #663 -- 53,384
06/2008: Superman #677 -- 54,634
06/2009: Superman #689 -- 40,366
---------------------------------
06/2010: Superman #700 -- 67,571 (+103.6%)
07/2010: Superman #701 -- 54,506 (- 19.3%)
08/2010: Superman #702 -- 50,023 (- 8.2%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: Superman #703 -- 50,460 (+ 0.9%)
10/2010: Superman #704 -- 46,741 (- 7.4%)
11/2010: Superman #705 -- 46,261 (- 1.0%)
12/2010: Superman #706 -- 43,027 (- 7.0%)
01/2011: Superman #707 -- 41,843 (- 2.8%)
02/2011: Superman #708 -- 40,639 (- 2.9%)
03/2011: Superman #709 -- 39,846 (- 2.0%)
04/2011: Superman #710 -- 39,644 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Superman #711 -- 38,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: Superman #712 -- 37,362 (- 2.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 13.2%
1 year : - 44.7%
2 years : - 7.4%
5 years : - 45.9%

Biding its time until the relaunch.

—–

40 - FLASHPOINT: WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES
06/2011: Wonder Woman #1 of 3 -- 36,365

41 - FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT
06/2011: World of Flashpoint #1 of 3 -- 36,358

42 - FLASHPOINT: EMPEROR AQUAMAN
06/2011: Emperor Aquaman #1 of 3 -- 36,297

46 - FLASHPOINT: KID FLASH LOST
06/2011: Kid Flash Lost #1 of 3 -- 34,148

47 - FLASHPOINT: SECRET SEVEN
06/2011: Secret Seven #1 of 3 -- 33,069

48 - FLASHPOINT: CITIZEN COLD
06/2011: Citizen Cold #1 of 3 -- 32,969

49 - FLASHPOINT: DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS
06/2011: Deadman #1 of 3 -- 32,950

50 - FLASHPOINT: THE REVERSE FLASH
06/2011: Reverse Flash #1 of 1 -- 32,554

51 - FLASHPOINT: DEATHSTROKE AND THE RAVAGER
06/2011: Deathstroke #1 of 3 -- 32,188

53 - FLASHPOINT: LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE
06/2011: Lois Lane #1 of 3 -- 31,325

54 - FLASHPOINT: LEGION OF DOOM
06/2011: Legion #1 of 3 -- 31,244

And here’s most of the rest of the Flashpoint minis, with the Reverse Flash one-shot stuck in the middle.

At first glance, sales of 30K+ are all right for this type of book, all things considered. Then again, it’s obvious that retailers just shrugged and lumped the bulk of them together when it came to placing their orders, and you can’t really blame them. In terms of creators or concepts, it’s not clear what’s meant to be the selling point of these books or, for that matter, what distinguishes one from the other.

And that’s just 16 books. Retailers must be ecstatic about having to do this for 52 of them.

—–

55/68 - BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY
05/2011: Arkham City #1 of 5 -- 36,597
06/2011: Arkham City #2 of 5 -- 31,141 (-14.9%)
06/2011: Arkham City #3 of 5 -- 28,443 (- 8.7%)

Regular sales patterns.

—–

56/57 - WONDER WOMAN
06/2006: Wonder Woman #1 -- 132,580 [139,562]
06/2007: Wonder Woman #10 -- 54,472
06/2008: Wonder Woman #21 -- 37,086
06/2009: Wonder Woman #33 -- 32,755
-------------------------------------
06/2010: Wonder Woman #600 -- 53,525 (+110.4%) [63,700]
07/2010: Wonder Woman #601 -- 39,672 (- 25.9%)
08/2010: Wonder Woman #602 -- 38,012 (- 4.2%)
09/2010: Wonder Woman #603 -- 38,852 (+ 2.2%)
10/2010: Wonder Woman #604 -- 37,405 (- 3.7%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Wonder Woman #605 -- 35,495 (- 5.1%)
01/2011: Wonder Woman #606 -- 33,601 (- 5.3%)
02/2011: Wonder Woman #607 -- 33,053 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #608 -- 32,540 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #609 -- 31,421 (- 3.4%)
04/2011: Wonder Woman #610 -- 31,002 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Wonder Woman #611 -- 30,874 (- 0.4%)
06/2011: Wonder Woman #612 -- 30,690 (- 0.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 13.3%
1 year : - 42.5%
2 years : - 6.3%
5 years : - 76.8%

Winding off, to be relaunched.

—–

58 - FLASHPOINT: FRANKENSTEIN AND THE CREATURES OF THE UNKNOWN
06/2011: Frankenstein #1 of 3 -- 30,508

61 - FLASHPOINT: THE OUTSIDER
06/2011: The Outsider #1 of 3 -- 30,030

Two more Flashpoint minis. Jeff Lemire is writing a new Frankenstein title that’s set to debut in September, so that one looks a little less inconsequential than most of the others.

—–

63/91/94/96 - GREEN LANTERN MOVIE PREQUELS
06/2011: Hal Jordan -- 29,245
06/2011: Kilowog -- 25,496
06/2011: Abin Sur -- 24,890
06/2011: Tomar Re -- 24,811

The books were released several weeks late. The numbers suggest that retailers were hopeful about the prospect of selling them to people excited by the movie.

—–

65 - BIRDS OF PREY
06/2006: Birds of Prey #95 -- 33,954
06/2007: Birds of Prey #107 -- 28,632
06/2008: Birds of Prey #119 -- 21,593
-------------------------------------
06/2010: Birds of Prey #2 -- 44,064 (- 12.6%)
07/2010: Birds of Prey #3 -- 43,420 (- 1.5%)
08/2010: Birds of Prey #4 -- 46,149 (+ 6.3%)
09/2010: Birds of Prey #5 -- 40,146 (- 13.0%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Birds of Prey #6 -- 34,440 (- 14.2%)
12/2010: Birds of Prey #7 -- 33,114 (- 3.9%)
01/2011: Birds of Prey #8 -- 31,616 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Birds of Prey #9 -- 30,641 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Birds of Prey #10 -- 30,777 (+ 0.4%)
04/2011: Birds of Prey #11 -- 30,270 (- 1.7%)
05/2011: Birds of Prey #12 -- 29,690 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: Birds of Prey #13 -- 28,992 (- 2.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 12.5%
1 year : - 34.2%
5 years : - 14.6%

To be relaunched.

—–

71 - RED ROBIN
06/2006: Robin #151 -- 38,921
06/2007: Robin #163 -- 26,284
06/2008: --
06/2009: Red Robin #1 -- 64,261 [71,925]
--------------------------------
06/2010: Red Robin #13 -- 35,917 (- 1.0%)
07/2010: Red Robin #14 -- 35,652 (- 0.7%)
08/2010: Red Robin #15 -- 34,709 (- 2.7%)
09/2010: Red Robin #16 -- 33,753 (- 2.8%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Red Robin #17 -- 31,825 (- 5.7%)
12/2010: Red Robin #18 -- 30,873 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Red Robin #19 -- 30,547 (- 1.1%)
02/2011: Red Robin #20 -- 30,149 (- 1.3%)
03/2011: Red Robin #21 -- 29,652 (- 1.7%)
04/2011: Red Robin #22 -- 31,786 (+ 7.2%)
05/2011: Red Robin #23 -- 29,097 (- 8.5%)
06/2011: Red Robin #24 -- 28,367 (- 2.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 8.1%
1 year : - 21.0%
2 years : - 55.9%
5 years : - 27.1%

Cancelled with issue #26.

—–

72 - FLASHPOINT: GREEN ARROW INDUSTRIES
06/2011: Green Arrow #1 of 1 -- 28,358

This one-shot outsells the regular Green Arrow title.

—–

77 - BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM
05/2011: Gates of Gotham #1 of 6 -- 32,432
06/2011: Gates of Gotham #2 of 6 -- 27,777 (-14.4%)

A regular miniseries drop-off.

—–

78 - SUPERMAN/BATMAN
06/2006: Superman/Batman #27 -- 95,717
06/2007: Superman/Batman #36 -- 65,866
06/2007: Superman/Batman #37 -- 72,635
06/2008: Superman/Batman #49 -- 52,579
06/2009: Superman/Batman #61 -- 38,228
---------------------------------------
06/2010: Superman/Batman #73 -- 31,425 (- 1.9%)
07/2010: Superman/Batman #74 -- 30,847 (- 1.8%)
08/2010: Superman/Batman #75 -- 34,324 (+11.3%)
09/2010: Superman/Batman #76 -- 32,003 (- 6.8%)
10/2010: Superman/Batman #77 -- 31,741 (- 0.8%)
11/2010: Superman/Batman #78 -- 31,337 (- 1.3%)
12/2010: Superman/Batman #79 -- 30,586 (- 2.4%)
01/2011: Superman/Batman #80 -- 30,363 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Superman/Batman #81 -- 29,567 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: Superman/Batman #82 -- 28,913 (- 2.2%)
04/2011: Superman/Batman #83 -- 28,403 (- 1.8%)
05/2011: Superman/Batman #84 -- 27,991 (- 1.5%)
06/2011: Superman/Batman #85 -- 27,581 (- 1.5%)
----------------
6 months: - 9.8%
1 year : -12.2%
2 years : -27.9%
5 years : -71.2%

Cancelled with issue #87.

—–

79 - GREEN ARROW
06/2006: Green Arrow #63 -- 37,803
06/2007: Green Arrow #75 -- 35,022
06/2008: Arrow/Canary #9 -- 30,330
06/2009: Arrow/Canary #21 -- 20,807
-----------------------------------
06/2010: Green Arrow #1 -- 54,400 (+ 86.7%) [57,554]
07/2010: Green Arrow #2 -- 44,118 (- 18.9%)
08/2010: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,308 (+ 5.0%)
09/2010: Green Arrow #4 -- 44,220 (- 4.5%)
10/2010: Green Arrow #5 -- 42,188 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Green Arrow #6 -- 39,575 (- 6.2%)
12/2010: Green Arrow #7 -- 36,835 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Green Arrow #8 -- 35,307 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: Green Arrow #9 -- 33,922 (- 3.9%)
03/2011: Green Arrow #10 -- 33,085 (- 2.5%)
04/2011: Green Arrow #11 -- 32,669 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: Green Arrow #12 -- 31,742 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Green Arrow #13 -- 27,552 (- 13.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 25.2%
2 years : - 49.4%
1 year : + 32.4%
5 years : - 27.1%

No variant edition in June, hence the steep drop.

—–

83 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
06/2006: JSA #86 -- 50,338
06/2007: --
06/2008: Justice Society #16 -- 77,328
06/2009: Justice Society #28 -- 52,673
---------------------------------------
06/2010: Justice Society #39 -- 36,630 (- 0.1%)
06/2010: Justice Society #40 -- 36,008 (- 1.7%)
07/2010: Justice Society #41 -- 48,858 (+ 35.7%)
08/2010: Justice Society #42 -- 48,420 (- 0.9%)
09/2010: Justice Society #43 -- 36,576 (- 24.5%)
10/2010: Justice Society #44 -- 35,483 (- 3.0%)
11/2010: Justice Society #45 -- 33,582 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: Justice Society #46 -- 31,497 (- 6.2%)
01/2011: Justice Society #47 -- 30,071 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Justice Society #48 -- 29,139 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Justice Society #49 -- 28,634 (- 1.7%)
04/2011: Justice Society #50 -- 32,251 (+ 12.6%)
05/2011: Justice Society #51 -- 28,256 (- 12.4%)
06/2011: Justice Society #52 -- 27,195 (- 3.8%)
----------------
6 months: -13.7%
1 year : -25.1%
2 years : -48.4%
5 years : -46.0%

Cancelled with issue #54.

—–

86 - FLASHPOINT: GRODD OF WAR
06/2011: Grodd #1 of 1 -- 26,348

Good sales for this type of thing, surely.

—–

87 - BOOSTER GOLD
06/2008: Booster Gold #10 -- 34,435
06/2009: Booster Gold #21 -- 23,222
-----------------------------------
06/2010: Booster Gold #33 -- 19,895 (- 2.2%)
07/2010: Booster Gold #34 -- 19,592 (- 1.5%)
08/2010: Booster Gold #35 -- 19,104 (- 2.5%)
09/2010: Booster Gold #36 -- 18,504 (- 3.1%)
10/2010: Booster Gold #37 -- 17,806 (- 3.8%)
11/2010: Booster Gold #38 -- 17,276 (- 3.0%)
12/2010: Booster Gold #39 -- 16,686 (- 3.4%)
01/2011: Booster Gold #40 -- 16,324 (- 2.2%)
02/2011: Booster Gold #41 -- 15,864 (- 2.8%)
03/2011: Booster Gold #42 -- 16,093 (+ 1.4%)
04/2011: Booster Gold #43 -- 16,018 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Booster Gold #44 -- 23,332 (+ 45.7%)
06/2011: Booster Gold #45 -- 26,183 (+ 12.2%)
----------------
6 months: +56.9%
1 year : +31.6%
2 years : +12.8%

Another Flashpoint-fueled increase.

—–

98 - BATMAN BEYOND
06/2010: Batman Beyond #1 of 6 -- 35,113 [42,283]
07/2010: Batman Beyond #2 of 6 -- 31,397 (-10.6%)
08/2010: Batman Beyond #3 of 6 -- 31,469 (+ 0.2%)
09/2010: Batman Beyond #4 of 6 -- 31,368 (- 0.3%)
10/2010: Batman Beyond #5 of 6 -- 30,121 (- 4.0%)
11/2010: Batman Beyond #6 of 6 -- 28,485 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: --
01/2011: Batman Beyond #1 -- 35,880 (+26.0%)
02/2011: Batman Beyond #2 -- 28,956 (-19.3%)
03/2011: Batman Beyond #3 -- 28,295 (- 2.3%)
04/2011: Batman Beyond #4 -- 26,722 (- 5.6%)
05/2011: Batman Beyond #5 -- 25,413 (- 4.9%)
06/2011: Batman Beyond #6 -- 24,524 (- 3.5%)
----------------
6 months: n.a.
1 year : -30.2%

Cancelled with issue #8.

—–

100 - SUPERBOY
11/2010: Superboy #1 -- 39,701
12/2010: Superboy #2 -- 31,761 (-20.0%)
01/2011: Superboy #3 -- 29,550 (- 7.0%)
02/2011: Superboy #4 -- 27,448 (- 7.1%)
03/2011: Superboy #5 -- 27,215 (- 0.9%)
04/2011: Superboy #6 -- 30,490 (+12.0%)
05/2011: Superboy #7 -- 24,622 (-19.3%)
06/2011: Superboy #8 -- 23,037 (- 6.4%)
----------------
6 months: -27.5%

Cancelled with issue #11.

—–

101 - TEEN TITANS
06/2006: --
06/2007: Teen Titans #48 -- 60,786
06/2008: Teen Titans #60 -- 45,036
06/2009: Teen Titans #72 -- 32,512
----------------------------------
06/2010: Teen Titans #84 -- 24,593 (- 1.5%)
07/2010: Teen Titans #85 -- 24,248 (- 1.4%)
08/2010: Teen Titans #86 -- 24,971 (+ 3.0%)
09/2010: Teen Titans #87 -- 23,259 (- 6.9%)
10/2010: Teen Titans #88 -- 27,637 (+18.8%)
11/2010: Teen Titans #89 -- 26,444 (- 4.3%)
12/2010: Teen Titans #90 -- 25,997 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Teen Titans #91 -- 25,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: Teen Titans #92 -- 26,170 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Teen Titans #93 -- 24,957 (- 4.6%)
04/2011: Teen Titans #94 -- 25,187 (+ 0.9%)
05/2011: Teen Titans #95 -- 24,738 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: Teen Titans #96 -- 23,849 (- 3.6%)
----------------
6 months: - 8.3%
1 year : - 3.0%
2 years : -26.7%
5 years : n.a.

Relatively stable numbers over the last 12 months.

—–

104 - BATGIRL
06/2010: Batgirl #11 -- 28,563 (- 0.3%)
07/2010: Batgirl #12 -- 28,011 (- 1.9%)
08/2010: Batgirl #13 -- 27,247 (- 2.7%)
09/2010: Batgirl #14 -- 26,861 (- 1.4%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batgirl #15 -- 25,827 (- 3.9%)
12/2010: Batgirl #16 -- 25,225 (- 2.3%)
01/2011: Batgirl #17 -- 25,189 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Batgirl #18 -- 24,390 (- 3.2%)
03/2011: Batgirl #19 -- 24,821 (+ 1.8%)
04/2011: Batgirl #20 -- 24,310 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Batgirl #21 -- 24,043 (- 1.1%)
06/2011: Batgirl #22 -- 23,323 (- 3.0%)
----------------
6 months: - 7.5%
1 year : -18.4%

To be revamped and relaunched again.

—–

105 - FLASHPOINT: THE CANTERBURY CRICKET
06/2011: Cricket #1 of 1 -- 22,948

Well. Awesome sales, really.

—–

106 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
06/2006: Supergirl &LoSH #19 -- 43,918
06/2007: Supergirl &LoSH #31 -- 30,385
06/2008: --
---------------------------------------
06/2010: LoSH #2 -- 39,102 (-12.0%)
07/2010: LoSH #3 -- 36,360 (- 7.0%)
08/2010: LoSH #4 -- 34,239 (- 5.8%)
09/2010: LoSH #5 -- 32,417 (- 5.3%)
10/2010: LoSH #6 -- 30,246 (- 6.7%)
11/2010: LoSH #7 -- 26,439 (-12.6%)
12/2010: LoSH #8 -- 25,063 (- 5.2%)
01/2011: LoSH #9 -- 24,230 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: LoSH #10 -- 23,738 (- 2.0%)
03/2011: LoSH #11 -- 23,667 (- 0.3%)
04/2011: LoSH #12 -- 23,419 (- 1.1%)
05/2011: LoSH #13 -- 23,105 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: LoSH #14 -- 22,600 (- 2.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 9.8%
1 year : - 42.2%
5 years : - 48.5%

DC looked at these numbers and concluded that Paul Levitz needed to write a new Legion of Super-Heroes title in September.

—–

113 - GOTHAM CITY SIRENS
06/2009: GC Sirens #1 -- 52,439
--------------------------------
06/2010: GC Sirens #13 -- 25,867 (- 0.6%)
07/2010: GC Sirens #14 -- 25,315 (- 2.1%)
08/2010: GC Sirens #15 -- 24,589 (- 2.9%)
09/2010: GC Sirens #16 -- 23,821 (- 3.1%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: GC Sirens #17 -- 22,107 (- 7.2%)
12/2010: GC Sirens #18 -- 21,344 (- 3.5%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: GC Sirens #19 -- 21,631 (+ 1.4%)
02/2011: GC Sirens #20 -- 20,822 (- 3.7%)
03/2011: GC Sirens #21 -- 20,807 (- 0.1%)
04/2011: GC Sirens #22 -- 24,438 (+17.5%)
05/2011: GC Sirens #23 -- 21,488 (-12.1%)
06/2011: GC Sirens #24 -- 21,288 (- 0.9%)
----------------
6 months: - 0.3%
1 year : -17.7%
2 years : -59.4%

Cancelled with issue #26.

—–

114 - ADVENTURE COMICS
06/2010: Adventure Comics #12 -- 34,663 (- 0.4%)
07/2010: Adventure Comics #516 -- 30,897 (-10.9%)
08/2010: Adventure Comics #517 -- 28,966 (- 6.3%)
09/2010: Adventure Comics #518 -- 27,028 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Adventure Comics #519 -- 25,346 (- 6.2%)
11/2010: Adventure Comics #520 -- 24,540 (- 3.2%)
12/2010: Adventure Comics #521 -- 23,787 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Adventure Comics #522 -- 22,821 (- 4.1%)
02/2011: Adventure Comics #523 -- 23,127 (+ 1.3%)
03/2011: Adventure Comics #524 -- 22,836 (- 1.3%)
04/2011: Adventure Comics #525 -- 22,946 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Adventure Comics #526 -- 22,271 (- 2.9%)
06/2011: Adventure Comics #527 -- 21,211 (- 4.8%)
----------------
6 months: -13.6%
1 year : -38.8%

Cancelled with issue #529.

—–

116 - SUPERGIRL
06/2006: --
06/2007: Supergirl #18 -- 50,279
06/2008: Supergirl #30 -- 29,553
06/2009: Supergirl #42 -- 32,705
---------------------------------
06/2010: Supergirl #53 -- 28,317 (- 4.0%)
07/2010: Supergirl #54 -- 26,941 (- 4.9%)
08/2010: Supergirl #55 -- 25,891 (- 3.9%)
09/2010: Supergirl #56 -- 25,034 (- 3.3%)
10/2010: Supergirl #57 -- 23,842 (- 4.8%)
11/2010: Supergirl #58 -- 25,412 (+ 6.6%)
12/2010: Supergirl #59 -- 22,606 (-11.0%)
01/2011: Supergirl #60 -- 22,568 (- 0.2%)
02/2011: Supergirl #61 -- 22,048 (- 2.3%)
03/2011: Supergirl #62 -- 21,786 (- 1.2%)
04/2011: Supergirl #63 -- 21,598 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Supergirl #64 -- 21,411 (- 0.9%)
06/2011: Supergirl #65 -- 20,985 (- 2.0%)
----------------
6 months: - 7.2%
1 year : -25.9%
2 years : -35.8%
5 years : n.a.

Another one of the more questionable September relaunches.

—–

122 - TITANS
06/2008: Titans #3 -- 54,512
06/2009: Titans #14 -- 32,321
---------------------------------
06/2010: Titans #24 -- 33,079 (+ 4.3%)
07/2010: Titans #25 -- 31,505 (- 4.8%)
08/2010: Titans #26 -- 32,800 (+ 4.1%)
09/2010: Titans #27 -- 28,438 (-13.3%)
10/2010: Titans #28 -- 27,430 (- 3.6%)
11/2010: Titans #29 -- 24,138 (-12.0%)
12/2010: Titans #30 -- 22,483 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Titans #31 -- 21,749 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: Titans #32 -- 20,949 (- 3.7%)
03/2011: Titans #33 -- 20,723 (- 1.1%)
04/2011: Titans #34 -- 20,590 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Titans #35 -- 20,553 (- 0.2%)
06/2011: Titans #36 -- 19,780 (- 3.8%)
----------------
6 months: -12.0%
1 year : -40.2%
2 years : -38.8%

Cancelled with issue #38.

—–

123 - SECRET SIX
06/2006: --
06/2009: Secret Six #10 -- 24,272
-------------------------------------
06/2010: Secret Six #22 -- 21,941 (- 1.8%)
07/2010: Secret Six #23 -- 21,554 (- 1.8%)
08/2010: Secret Six #24 -- 21,177 (- 1.8%)
09/2010: Secret Six #25 -- 20,775 (- 1.9%)
10/2010: Secret Six #26 -- 20,377 (- 1.9%)
11/2010: Secret Six #27 -- 19,963 (- 2.0%)
12/2010: Secret Six #28 -- 19,587 (- 1.9%)
01/2011: Secret Six #29 -- 20,327 (+ 3.8%)
02/2011: Secret Six #30 -- 19,763 (- 2.8%)
03/2011: Secret Six #31 -- 19,822 (+ 0.3%)
04/2011: Secret Six #32 -- 19,714 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Secret Six #33 -- 19,733 (+ 0.1%)
06/2011: Secret Six #34 -- 19,562 (- 0.9%)
----------------
6 months: - 0.1%
1 year : -10.8%
2 years : -19.4%
5 years : n.a.

Cancelled with issue #36.

—–

127/130 - DC UNIVERSE ONLINE: LEGENDS
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #1 -- 36,517
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #2 -- 28,953 (-20.7%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #3 -- 24,824 (-14.3%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #4 -- 23,001 (- 7.3%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #5 -- 21,427 (- 6.8%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #6 -- 20,461 (- 4.5%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #7 -- 20,064 (- 1.9%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #8 -- 19,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #9 -- 18,759 (- 3.7%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #10 -- 18,178 (- 3.1%)

Not cancelled, after all. The videogame adaptation just takes a break in September, so as not to interfere with the relaunch.

—–

128 - FABLES (Vertigo)
06/2006: Fables #50 -- 26,210
06/2007: Fables #62 -- 25,726
06/2008: --
06/2009: Fables #85 -- 23,439
------------------------------
06/2010: Fables #96 -- 19,842 (- 0.5%)
07/2010: --
08/2010: Fables #97 -- 19,625 (- 1.1%)
09/2010: Fables #98 -- 19,594 (- 0.2%)
10/2010: Fables #99 -- 19,656 (+ 0.3%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Fables #100 -- 23,014 (+17.1%)
01/2011: Fables #101 -- 19,183 (-16.7%)
02/2011: Fables #102 -- 19,215 (+ 0.2%)
03/2011: Fables #103 -- 18,910 (- 1.6%)
04/2011: Fables #104 -- 18,811 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Fables #105 -- 18,749 (- 0.3%)
06/2011: Fables #106 -- 18,505 (- 1.3%)
----------------
6 months: -19.6%
1 year : - 6.7%
2 years : -21.1%
5 years : -29.4%

Standard attrition.

—–

134 - ZATANNA
06/2010: Zatanna #2 -- 29,564 (-12.3%)
07/2010: Zatanna #3 -- 27,792 (- 6.0%)
08/2010: Zatanna #4 -- 27,203 (- 2.1%)
09/2010: Zatanna #5 -- 25,393 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Zatanna #6 -- 23,427 (- 7.7%)
11/2010: Zatanna #7 -- 20,671 (-11.8%)
12/2010: Zatanna #8 -- 19,321 (- 6.5%)
01/2011: Zatanna #9 -- 18,482 (- 4.3%)
02/2011: --
03/2011: Zatanna #10 -- 18,645 (+ 0.9%)
03/2011: Zatanna #11 -- 18,431 (- 1.2%)
04/2011: Zatanna #12 -- 18,432 (+ 0.0%)
05/2011: Zatanna #13 -- 18,259 (- 0.9%)
06/2011: Zatanna #14 -- 17,856 (- 2.2%)
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6 months: - 7.6%
1 year : -39.6%

Cancelled with issue #16.

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137 - POWER GIRL
06/2009: Power Girl #2 -- 36,756
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06/2010: Power Girl #13 -- 20,583 (- 0.5%)
07/2010: Power Girl #14 -- 19,739 (- 4.1%)
08/2010: Power Girl #15 -- 19,091 (- 3.3%)
09/2010: Power Girl #16 -- 18,404 (- 3.6%)
10/2010: Power Girl #17 -- 17,847 (- 3.0%)
11/2010: Power Girl #18 -- 17,300 (- 3.1%)
12/2010: Power Girl #19 -- 16,763 (- 3.1%)
01/2011: Power Girl #20 -- 16,823 (+ 0.4%)
02/2011: Power Girl #21 -- 16,940 (+ 0.7%)
03/2011: Power Girl #22 -- 17,232 (+ 1.7%)
04/2011: Power Girl #23 -- 17,071 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Power Girl #24 -- 17,208 (+ 0.8%)
06/2011: Power Girl #25 -- 17,251 (+ 0.3%)
----------------
6 months: + 2.9%
1 year : -16.2%
2 years : -53.1%

Cancelled with issue #27.

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138 - JSA 80-PAGE GIANT 2011
06/2011: JSA 80-Page Giant 2011 #1 of 1 -- 17,242

Perfectly good numbers for a $ 5.99 one-shot.

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139 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST (Vertigo)
06/2011: Survival #1 of 5 -- 17,160

The spin-off miniseries outsells its mother title, probably thanks to artist Sean Murphy.

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141 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS
06/2006: Outsiders #37 -- 44,109
06/2007: Outsiders #48 -- 32,966
06/2008: Batsiders #8 -- 34,640
06/2009: Outsiders #19 -- 27,485
--------------------------------
06/2010: Outsiders #30 -- 18,045 (- 5.5%)
07/2010: Outsiders #31 -- 17,173 (- 4.8%)
08/2010: Outsiders #32 -- 15,754 (- 8.3%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: Outsiders #33 -- 15,253 (- 3.2%)
11/2010: Outsiders #34 -- 13,576 (- 11.0%)
12/2010: Outsiders #35 -- 13,133 (- 3.3%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Outsiders #36 -- 12,848 (- 2.2%)
03/2011: Outsiders #37 -- 20,074 (+ 56.2%)
04/2011: Outsiders #38 -- 13,092 (- 34.8%)
05/2011: Outsiders #39 -- 12,840 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: Batsiders #40 -- 16,265 (+ 26.7%)
----------------
6 months: +23.9%
1 year : - 9.9%
2 years : -40.8%
5 years : -63.1%

Axed, after a long and embarrassing sales decline.

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144 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
06/2010: American Vampire #4 -- 25,977 (- 2.0%)
07/2010: American Vampire #5 -- 24,857 (- 4.3%)
08/2010: --
09/2010: American Vampire #6 -- 23,349 (- 6.1%)
10/2010: American Vampire #7 -- 21,910 (- 6.2%)
11/2010: American Vampire #8 -- 19,850 (- 9.4%)
12/2010: American Vampire #9 -- 19,019 (- 4.2%)
12/2010: American Vampire #10 -- 17,761 (- 6.6%)
01/2011: American Vampire #11 -- 16,969 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: American Vampire #12 -- 16,522 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: American Vampire #13 -- 17,269 (+ 4.5%)
04/2011: American Vampire #14 -- 16,168 (- 6.4%)
05/2011: American Vampire #15 -- 15,876 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: American Vampire #16 -- 15,705 (- 1.1%)
----------------
6 months: -14.6%
1 year : -39.5%

Standard attrition.

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162 - CINDERELLA: FABLES ARE FOREVER (Vertigo)
11/2009: Cinderella: FFwL #1 of 6 -- 20,337
12/2009: Cinderella: FFwL #2 of 6 -- 16,598
01/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #3 of 6 -- 15,827
02/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #4 of 6 -- 15,421
03/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #5 of 6 -- 15,285
04/2010: Cinderella: FFwL #6 of 6 -- 14,956
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02/2011: Fables Are Forever #1 of 6 -- 15,026
03/2011: Fables Are Forever #2 of 6 -- 14,029 (-6.6%)
04/2011: Fables Are Forever #3 of 6 -- 13,668 (-2.6%)
05/2011: Fables Are Forever #4 of 6 -- 13,377 (-2.1%)
06/2011: Fables Are Forever #5 of 6 -- 12,799 (-4.3%)

The numbers aren’t spectacular, at this stage, but adding another Fables book to the backlist is probably the real pay-off here. More spin-off titles to follow.

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176 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
06/2009: The Unwritten #2 -- 16,290
------------------------------------
06/2010: The Unwritten #14 -- 13,396 (- 0.5%)
07/2010: The Unwritten #15 -- 13,023 (- 2.8%)
08/2010: The Unwritten #16 -- 12,778 (- 1.9%)
09/2010: The Unwritten #17 -- 12,796 (+ 0.2%)
10/2010: The Unwritten #18 -- 12,273 (- 4.1%)
11/2010: The Unwritten #19 -- 12,036 (- 1.9%)
12/2010: The Unwritten #20 -- 11,684 (- 2.9%)
01/2011: The Unwritten #21 -- 11,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: The Unwritten #22 -- 11,371 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: The Unwritten #23 -- 11,319 (- 0.5%)
04/2011: The Unwritten #24 -- 11,028 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: The Unwritten #25 -- 11,137 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: The Unwritten #26 -- 10,979 (- 1.4%)
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6 months: - 6.0%
1 year : -18.0%
2 years : -32.6%

182 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
06/2010: I, Zombie #2 -- 18,620 (-43.6%)
07/2010: I, Zombie #3 -- 16,898 (- 9.3%)
08/2010: I, Zombie #4 -- 15,772 (- 6.7%)
09/2010: I, Zombie #5 -- 14,839 (- 5.9%)
10/2010: I, Zombie #6 -- 13,782 (- 7.1%)
11/2010: I, Zombie #7 -- 12,800 (- 7.1%)
12/2010: I, Zombie #8 -- 12,038 (- 6.0%)
01/2011: I, Zombie #9 -- 11,536 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: I, Zombie #10 -- 11,182 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: I, Zombie #11 -- 10,874 (- 2.8%)
04/2011: I, Zombie #12 -- 10,727 (- 1.4%)
05/2011: I, Zombie #13 -- 10,567 (- 1.5%)
06/2011: I, Zombie #14 -- 10,320 (- 2.3%)
----------------
6 months: -14.3%
1 year : -44.6%

Standard attrition for two of Vertigo’s better comic-book performers.

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185 - JONAH HEX
06/2006: Jonah Hex #8 -- 21,006
06/2007: Jonah Hex #20 -- 16,150
06/2008: Jonah Hex #32 -- 12,969
06/2009: Jonah Hex #44 -- 11,592
--------------------------------
06/2010: Jonah Hex #56 -- 13,441 (+18.7%)
07/2010: Jonah Hex #57 -- 12,318 (- 8.4%)
08/2010: Jonah Hex #58 -- 11,775 (- 4.4%)
09/2010: Jonah Hex #59 -- 11,444 (- 2.8%)
10/2010: Jonah Hex #60 -- 11,141 (- 2.7%)
11/2010: Jonah Hex #61 -- 10,796 (- 3.1%)
12/2010: Jonah Hex #62 -- 10,899 (+ 1.0%)
01/2011: Jonah Hex #63 -- 10,752 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Jonah Hex #64 -- 10,255 (- 4.6%)
03/2011: Jonah Hex #65 -- 10,353 (+ 1.0%)
04/2011: Jonah Hex #66 -- 10,335 (- 0.2%)
05/2011: Jonah Hex #67 -- 10,288 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: Jonah Hex #68 -- 10,224 (- 0.6%)
----------------
6 months: - 6.2%
1 year : -23.9%
2 years : -11.8%
5 years : -51.3%

To be relaunched in September.

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188 - STATIC SHOCK SPECIAL
06/2011: Static Shock Special #1 of 1 -- 9,976

This doesn’t suggest that there’s a lot of demand for the upcoming Static Shock series.

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195 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
06/2006: Hellblazer #221 -- 13,973
06/2007: Hellblazer #233 -- 13,201
06/2008: Hellblazer #245 -- 11,897
06/2009: Hellblazer #256 -- 10,898
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06/2010: Hellblazer #268 -- 10,221 (+0.7%)
07/2010: Hellblazer #269 -- 10,048 (-1.7%)
08/2010: Hellblazer #270 -- 9,928 (-1.2%)
09/2010: Hellblazer #271 -- 9,851 (-0.8%)
10/2010: Hellblazer #272 -- 9,650 (-2.0%)
11/2010: Hellblazer #273 -- 9,645 (-0.1%)
12/2010: Hellblazer #274 -- 9,342 (-3.1%)
01/2011: Hellblazer #275 -- 9,507 (+1.8%)
02/2011: Hellblazer #276 -- 9,466 (-0.4%)
03/2011: Hellblazer #277 -- 9,525 (+0.6%)
04/2011: Hellblazer #278 -- 9,417 (-1.1%)
05/2011: Hellblazer #279 -- 9,454 (+0.4%)
06/2011: Hellblazer #280 -- 9,329 (-1.3%)
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6 months: - 0.1%
1 year : - 8.7%
2 years : -14.4%
5 years : -33.2%

As always, Hellblazer keeps an even keel.

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201 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
01/2011: Young Justice #0 -- 9,412
02/2011: Young Justice #1 -- 10,777 (+14.5%)
03/2011: Young Justice #2 -- 9,612 (-10.8%)
04/2011: Young Justice #3 -- 9,407 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Young Justice #4 -- 9,729 (+ 3.4%)
06/2011: Young Justice #5 -- 8,988 (- 7.6%)

A Johnny DC title. See disclaimers below.

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202 - T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS
11/2010: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 -- 16,122
12/2010: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2 -- 11,227 (-30.4%)
01/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3 -- 10,602 (- 5.6%)
02/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 -- 10,124 (- 4.5%)
03/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 -- 9,934 (- 1.9%)
04/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 -- 9,680 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 -- 9,453 (- 2.4%)
06/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8 -- 8,954 (- 5.3%)
----------------
6 months: -20.3%

Cancelled with issue #10, with a follow-up miniseries around the corner.

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209 - WEIRD WORLDS
01/2011: Weird Worlds #1 of 6 -- 14,964
02/2011: Weird Worlds #2 of 6 -- 11,587 (-22.6%)
03/2011: Weird Worlds #3 of 6 -- 10,470 (- 9.6%)
04/2011: Weird Worlds #4 of 6 -- 9,665 (- 7.7%)
05/2011: Weird Worlds #5 of 6 -- 9,043 (- 6.4%)
06/2011: Weird Worlds #6 of 6 -- 8,536 (- 5.6%)

A follow-up is scheduled for October.

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214 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
06/2010: Sweet Tooth #10 -- 9,570 (- 0.9%)
07/2010: Sweet Tooth #11 -- 9,478 (- 1.0%)
08/2010: Sweet Tooth #12 -- 9,246 (- 2.5%)
09/2010: Sweet Tooth #13 -- 9,097 (- 1.6%)
10/2010: Sweet Tooth #14 -- 8,933 (- 1.8%)
11/2010: Sweet Tooth #15 -- 8,750 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Sweet Tooth #16 -- 8,602 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Sweet Tooth #17 -- 8,522 (- 0.9%)
02/2011: Sweet Tooth #18 -- 8,466 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Sweet Tooth #19 -- 8,532 (+ 0.8%)
04/2011: Sweet Tooth #20 -- 8,361 (- 2.0%)
05/2011: Sweet Tooth #21 -- 8,360 (- 0.0%)
06/2011: Sweet Tooth #22 -- 8,252 (- 1.3%)
----------------
6 months: - 4.1%
1 year : -13.8%

Standard attrition. All Vertigo titles selling below this point — DMZ, Northlanders, Scalped and House of Mystery — are all going to end within the next year.

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219 - TINY TITANS (Johnny DC)
06/2008: Tiny Titans #5 -- 10,909
06/2009: Tiny Titans #17 -- 8,640
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06/2010: Tiny Titans #29 -- 8,195 (+ 3.0%)
07/2010: Tiny Titans #30 -- 8,038 (- 1.9%)
08/2010: Tiny Titans #31 -- 7,987 (- 0.6%)
09/2010: Tiny Titans #32 -- 8,073 (+ 1.1%)
10/2010: Tiny Titans #33 -- 8,045 (- 0.4%)
11/2010: Tiny Titans #34 -- 7,713 (- 4.1%)
12/2010: Tiny Titans #35 -- 7,515 (- 2.6%)
01/2011: Tiny Titans #36 -- 7,480 (- 0.5%)
02/2011: Tiny Titans #37 -- 7,426 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Tiny Titans #38 -- 7,372 (- 0.7%)
04/2011: Tiny Titans #39 -- 7,445 (+ 1.0%)
05/2011: Tiny Titans #40 -- 7,847 (+ 5.4%)
06/2011: Tiny Titans #41 -- 7,811 (- 0.5%)
----------------
6 months: + 3.9%
1 year : - 4.7%
2 years : - 9.6%

A Johnny DC book, see disclaimers.

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229 - XOMBI
03/2011: Xombi #1 -- 12,035
04/2011: Xombi #2 -- 8,345 (-30.7%)
05/2011: Xombi #3 -- 7,977 (- 4.4%)
06/2011: Xombi #4 -- 7,500 (- 6.0%)

Cancelled with issue #6.

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237 - NORTHLANDERS (Vertigo)
06/2008: --
06/2009: Northlanders #18 -- 8,877
-----------------------------------
06/2010: Northlanders #29 -- 7,498 (- 1.7%)
07/2010: Northlanders #30 -- 7,421 (- 1.0%)
08/2010: Northlanders #31 -- 7,376 (- 0.6%)
09/2010: Northlanders #32 -- 7,321 (- 0.8%)
10/2010: Northlanders #33 -- 7,169 (- 2.1%)
11/2010: Northlanders #34 -- 7,018 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Northlanders #35 -- 7,061 (+ 0.6%)
01/2011: Northlanders #36 -- 6,806 (- 3.6%)
02/2011: Northlanders #37 -- 7,006 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Northlanders #38 -- 7,020 (+ 0.2%)
04/2011: Northlanders #39 -- 6,983 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Northlanders #40 -- 7,055 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Northlanders #41 -- 6,954 (- 1.4%)
----------------
6 months: - 1.5%
1 year : - 7.3%
2 years : -21.7%

Cancelled with issue #50.

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242 - DOC SAVAGE
06/2010: Doc Savage #3 -- 16,153 (-15.3%)
07/2010: Doc Savage #4 -- 14,621 (- 9.5%)
08/2010: Doc Savage #5 -- 13,125 (-10.2%)
09/2010: Doc Savage #6 -- 11,838 (- 9.8%)
10/2010: Doc Savage #7 -- 10,050 (-15.1%)
11/2010: Doc Savage #8 -- 9,257 (- 7.9%)
12/2010: Doc Savage #9 -- 8,681 (- 6.2%)
01/2011: Doc Savage #10 -- 8,407 (- 3.2%)
02/2011: Doc Savage #11 -- 7,972 (- 5.2%)
03/2011: Doc Savage #12 -- 7,747 (- 2.8%)
04/2011: Doc Savage #13 -- 7,426 (- 4.1%)
05/2011: Doc Savage #14 -- 7,201 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: Doc Savage #15 -- 6,902 (- 4.2%)
----------------
6 months: -20.5%
1 year : -57.3%

Cancelled with issue #17.

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247 - HOUSE OF MYSTERY (Vertigo)
06/2008: House of Mystery #2 -- 19,485
06/2009: House of Mystery #14 -- 12,039
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06/2010: House of Mystery #26 -- 8,742 (- 5.5%)
07/2010: House of Mystery #27 -- 8,481 (- 3.0%)
08/2010: House of Mystery #28 -- 8,238 (- 2.9%)
09/2010: House of Mystery #29 -- 8,087 (- 1.8%)
10/2010: House of Mystery #30 -- 7,913 (- 2.2%)
11/2010: House of Mystery #31 -- 7,610 (- 3.8%)
12/2010: House of Mystery #32 -- 7,348 (- 3.4%)
01/2011: House of Mystery #33 -- 7,227 (- 1.7%)
02/2011: House of Mystery #34 -- 7,092 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: House of Mystery #35 -- 7,170 (+ 1.1%)
04/2011: House of Mystery #36 -- 7,096 (- 1.0%)
05/2011: House of Mystery #37 -- 6,909 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: House of Mystery #38 -- 6,763 (- 2.1%)
----------------
6 months: -22.6%
1 year : -43.8%
2 years : -65.3%

Cancelled with issue #42.

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249 - THE SPIRIT
06/2007: The Spirit #7 -- 22,621
06/2008: The Spirit #18 -- 13,257
06/2009: The Spirit #29 -- 8,273
---------------------------------
06/2010: The Spirit #3 -- 13,030 (- 8.7%)
07/2010: The Spirit #4 -- 11,915 (- 8.6%)
08/2010: The Spirit #5 -- 11,015 (- 7.6%)
09/2010: The Spirit #6 -- 10,083 (- 8.5%)
10/2010: The Spirit #7 -- 9,233 (- 8.4%)
11/2010: The Spirit #8 -- 8,706 (- 5.7%)
12/2010: The Spirit #9 -- 8,297 (- 4.7%)
01/2011: The Spirit #10 -- 7,830 (- 5.6%)
02/2011: The Spirit #11 -- 7,417 (- 5.3%)
03/2011: The Spirit #12 -- 7,342 (- 1.0%)
04/2011: The Spirit #13 -- 7,041 (- 4.1%)
05/2011: The Spirit #14 -- 6,911 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: The Spirit #15 -- 6,693 (- 3.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 19.3%
1 year : - 48.6%
2 years : - 19.1%

Cancelled with issue #17.

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250 - THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (Johnny DC)
06/2006: Batman Strikes! #22 -- 8,104
06/2007: Batman Strikes! #34 -- 7,115
06/2008: Batman Strikes! #46 -- 7,118
06/2009: Brave &Bold #6 -- 7,614
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06/2010: Brave &Bold #18 -- 6,270 (+ 2.7%)
07/2010: Brave &Bold #19 -- 6,489 (+ 3.5%)
08/2010: Brave &Bold #20 -- 6,244 (- 3.8%)
09/2010: Brave &Bold #21 -- 6,345 (+ 1.6%)
10/2010: Brave &Bold #22 -- 6,044 (- 4.7%)
11/2010: All-New BBB #1 -- 8,408 (+ 39.1%)
12/2010: All-New BBB #2 -- 6,688 (- 20.5%)
01/2011: All-New BBB #3 -- 6,557 (- 2.0%)
02/2011: All-New BBB #4 -- 6,561 (+ 0.1%)
03/2011: All-New BBB #5 -- 6,463 (- 1.5%)
04/2011: All-New BBB #6 -- 6,324 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: All-New BBB #7 -- 6,869 (+ 8.6%)
06/2011: All-New BBB #8 -- 6,645 (- 3.3%)
----------------
6 months: - 0.6%
1 year : + 6.0%
2 years : -12.7%
5 years : -18.0%

Another Johnny DC book.

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253/257 - SCALPED (Vertigo)
06/2007: Scalped #6 -- 8,689
06/2008: Scalped #18 -- 7,020
06/2009: Scalped #29 -- 7,078
------------------------------
06/2010: --
07/2010: Scalped #39 -- 6,682 (+ 0.8%)
08/2010: Scalped #40 -- 6,593 (- 1.3%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: Scalped #41 -- 6,623 (+ 0.5%)
10/2010: Scalped #42 -- 6,476 (- 2.2%)
11/2010: Scalped #43 -- 6,324 (- 2.4%)
12/2010: Scalped #44 -- 6,192 (- 2.1%)
01/2011: Scalped #45 -- 6,187 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Scalped #46 -- 6,179 (- 0.1%)
03/2011: Scalped #47 -- 6,222 (+ 0.7%)
04/2011: Scalped #48 -- 6,272 (+ 0.8%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Scalped #49 -- 6,333 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Scalped #50 -- 6,471 (+ 2.2%)
----------------
6 months: + 3.4%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : - 8.6%

270 - DMZ (Vertigo)
06/2006: DMZ #8 -- 14,999
06/2007: DMZ #20 -- 12,704
06/2008: DMZ #32 -- 9,760
06/2009: DMZ #42 -- 7,927
--------------------------
06/2010: DMZ #54 -- 6,661 (-1.5%)
07/2010: DMZ #55 -- 6,581 (-1.2%)
08/2010: DMZ #56 -- 6,524 (-0.9%)
09/2010: DMZ #57 -- 6,333 (-2.9%)
10/2010: DMZ #58 -- 6,198 (-2.1%)
11/2010: DMZ #59 -- 6,046 (-2.5%)
12/2010: DMZ #60 -- 6,023 (-0.4%)
01/2011: DMZ #61 -- 5,855 (-2.8%)
02/2011: DMZ #62 -- 5,781 (-1.3%)
03/2011: DMZ #63 -- 5,877 (+1.7%)
04/2011: DMZ #64 -- 5,851 (-0.4%)
05/2011: DMZ #65 -- 5,865 (+0.2%)
06/2011: DMZ #66 -- 5,825 (-0.7%)
----------------
6 months: - 3.3%
1 year : -12.6%
2 years : -26.5%
5 years : -61.2%

Ending with issues #60 and #72, respectively.

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296 - SCOOBY DOO: WHERE ARE YOU? (Johnny DC)
06/2006: Scooby Doo #109 -- 4,423
06/2007: Scooby Doo #121 -- 4,415
06/2008: Scooby Doo #133 -- 4,501
06/2009: Scooby Doo #145 -- 4,093
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06/2010: Scooby Doo #157 -- ?
07/2010: Scooby Doo #158 -- 4,147
08/2010: Scooby Doo #159 -- 4,092 (- 1.3%)
09/2010: SD:WAY? #1 -- 6,186 (+51.2%)
10/2010: SD:WAY? #2 -- 4,926 (-20.4%)
11/2010: SD:WAY? #3 -- 4,861 (- 1.3%)
12/2010: SD:WAY? #4 -- 4,802 (- 1.2%)
01/2011: SD:WAY? #5 -- 4,540 (- 5.5%)
02/2011: SD:WAY? #6 -- 4,456 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: SD:WAY? #7 -- 4,522 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: SD:WAY? #8 -- 4,599 (+ 1.7%)
05/2011: SD:WAY? #9 -- 4,838 (+ 5.2%)
06/2011: SD:WAY? #10 -- 4,774 (- 1.3%)
----------------
6 months: - 0.6%
1 year : ?
2 years : +16.5%
5 years : + 7.9%

A Johnny DC title, see small print.

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299 - GEARS OF WAR
06/2009: --
--------------------------
06/2010: GoW #12 -- 6,165 (-13.9%)
07/2010: --
08/2010: GoW #13 -- 5,962 (- 3.3%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: GoW #14 -- 5,204 (-12.7%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: GoW #15 -- 4,709 (- 9.5%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: GoW #16 -- 4,719 (+ 0.2%)
04/2011: --
05/2011: --
06/2011: GoW #17 -- 4,652 (- 1.4%)
----------------
6 months: - 1.2%
1 year : -24.5%
2 years : n.a.

A videogame adaptation. Another one, Deus Ex #5, failed to make the Top 300 in June. As usual, for the purposes of the average-sales charts below, I’m presuming it sold as many units as the No. 300 title on the chart.

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6-MONTH COMPARISONS
+ 56.9%: Booster Gold
+ 29.7%: Action Comics
+ 23.9%: Outsiders
+ 22.4%: Emerald Warriors
+ 3.9%: Tiny Titans
+ 3.4%: Scalped
+ 3.1%: Detective Comics
+ 2.9%: Power Girl
- 0.1%: Hellblazer
- 0.1%: Secret Six
- 0.3%: GC Sirens
- 0.6%: All-New BBB
- 0.6%: Scooby-Doo
- 1.2%: Gears of War
- 1.5%: Northlanders
- 3.3%: DMZ
- 4.1%: Sweet Tooth
- 6.0%: Unwritten
- 6.2%: Jonah Hex
- 6.3%: JLA
- 7.2%: Supergirl
- 7.5%: Batgirl
- 7.6%: Zatanna
- 8.1%: Red Robin
- 8.3%: Teen Titans
- 9.8%: LoSH
- 9.8%: Superman/Batman
- 12.0%: Titans
- 12.5%: Birds of Prey
- 13.2%: Superman
- 13.3%: Wonder Woman
- 13.6%: Adventure Comics
- 13.7%: JSA
- 14.3%: I, Zombie
- 14.6%: American Vampire
- 16.0%: Batman
- 19.3%: Spirit
- 19.6%: Fables
- 20.1%: Batman and Robin
- 20.3%: THUNDER Agents
- 20.5%: Doc Savage
- 21.6%: Batman, Inc.
- 22.6%: House of Mystery
- 25.2%: Green Arrow
- 27.5%: Superboy

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1-YEAR COMPARISONS
+ 31.6%: Booster Gold
+ 20.8%: Action Comics
+ 6.0%: All-New BBB
- 3.0%: Teen Titans
- 4.7%: Tiny Titans
- 6.7%: Fables
- 7.3%: Northlanders
- 8.7%: Hellblazer
- 9.9%: Outsiders
- 10.8%: Secret Six
- 12.2%: Superman/Batman
- 12.6%: DMZ
- 13.8%: Sweet Tooth
- 15.2%: Detective Comics
- 16.2%: Power Girl
- 17.7%: GC Sirens
- 18.0%: Unwritten
- 18.4%: Batgirl
- 21.0%: Red Robin
- 23.9%: Jonah Hex
- 24.5%: Gears of War
- 25.1%: JSA
- 25.9%: Supergirl
- 27.6%: JLA
- 30.2%: Batman Beyond
- 34.2%: Birds of Prey
- 38.8%: Adventure Comics
- 39.5%: American Vampire
- 39.6%: Zatanna
- 40.2%: Titans
- 42.2%: LoSH
- 42.5%: Wonder Woman
- 43.8%: House of Mystery
- 44.6%: I, Zombie
- 44.7%: Superman
- 48.6%: Spirit
- 49.3%: Batman
- 49.4%: Green Arrow
- 57.3%: Doc Savage

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2-YEAR COMPARISONS
+ 32.4%: Green Arrow
+ 16.5%: Scooby-Doo
+ 12.8%: Booster Gold
+ 4.9%: Action Comics
- 6.3%: Wonder Woman
- 7.4%: Superman
- 8.6%: Scalped
- 9.6%: Tiny Titans
- 11.8%: Jonah Hex
- 12.7%: All-New BBB
- 14.4%: Hellblazer
- 19.1%: Spirit
- 19.4%: Secret Six
- 21.1%: Fables
- 21.7%: Northlanders
- 25.7%: JLA
- 26.5%: DMZ
- 26.7%: Teen Titans
- 27.9%: Superman/Batman
- 32.6%: Unwritten
- 35.8%: Supergirl
- 38.8%: Titans
- 40.8%: Outsiders
- 45.2%: Batman
- 46.2%: Detective Comics
- 48.4%: JSA
- 53.1%: Power Girl
- 55.9%: Red Robin
- 59.4%: GC Sirens
- 65.3%: House of Mystery
- 67.4%: Batman and Robin

—–

5-YEAR COMPARISONS
+ 7.9%: Scooby-Doo
- 14.6%: Birds of Prey
- 18.0%: All-New BBB
- 25.7%: JLA
- 27.1%: Green Arrow
- 27.1%: Red Robin
- 29.4%: Fables
- 30.6%: Batman
- 32.1%: Action Comics
- 33.2%: Hellblazer
- 40.7%: Detective Comics
- 45.9%: Superman
- 46.0%: JSA
- 48.5%: LoSH
- 51.3%: Jonah Hex
- 61.2%: DMZ
- 63.1%: Outsiders
- 71.2%: Superman/Batman
- 76.8%: Wonder Woman

—–

Average Periodical Sales
(not counting reprints, reorders shipping after the initial month of release, Johnny DC titles and magazines)

DC COMICS
06/2006: 42,339
06/2007: 34,017
06/2008: 27,367
06/2009: 25,880
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06/2010: 25,788 (- 7.2%)**
07/2010: 25,841 (+ 0.2%)**
08/2010: 23,331 (- 9.7%)**
09/2010: 23,212 (- 0.5%)**
10/2010: 23,756 (- 2.3%)**
11/2010: 25,497 (+ 7.3%)**
12/2010: 23,869 (- 6.4%)**
01/2011: 21,922 (- 8.2%)**
02/2011: 23,252 (+ 6.1%)**
03/2011: 23,976 (+ 3.1%)**
04/2011: 25,651 (+ 7.0%)
05/2011: 24,561 (- 4.3%)**
06/2011: 25,814 (+ 5.1%)**
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6 months: + 8.2%
1 year : + 0.1%
2 years : - 0.3%
5 years : -39.0%

DC UNIVERSE
06/2006: 53,274
06/2007: 47,986
06/2008: 35,800
06/2009: 36,329
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06/2010: 34,612 (- 7.6%)**
07/2010: 35,372 (+ 2.2%)
08/2010: 33,411 (- 5.5%)
09/2010: 32,042 (- 4.1%)
10/2010: 32,832 (+ 2.5%)
11/2010: 34,180 (+ 4.1%)
12/2010: 30,870 (- 9.7%)
01/2011: 24,321 (-21.2%)**
02/2011: 25,887 (+ 6.4%)**
03/2011: 26,720 (+ 3.2%)**
04/2011: 29,126 (+ 9.0%)
05/2011: 27,745 (- 4.7%)**
06/2011: 28,673 (+ 3.4%)**
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6 months: - 7.1%
1 year : -17.2%
2 years : -21.1%
5 years : -46.2%

VERTIGO
06/2006: 14,965
06/2007: 12,732
06/2008: 10,491
06/2009: 11,166
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06/2010: 10,995 (- 6.5%
07/2010: 9,515 (-13.5%)
08/2010: 9,094 (- 4.4%)
09/2010: 11,622 (+27.8%)
10/2010: 9,546 (-17.9%)
11/2010: 9,034 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: 11,193 (+23.9%)
01/2011: 10,145 (- 9.4%)
02/2011: 10,295 (+ 1.5%)
03/2011: 10,450 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: 10,014 (- 4.2%)
05/2011: 10,668 (+ 6.5%)
06/2011: 10,415 (- 2.4%)
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6 months: - 7.0%
1 year : - 5.3%
2 years : - 6.7%
5 years : -30.4%

—–
Disclaimers, et cetera

The numbers above are estimates for comic-book sales in the North American direct market, as calculated by ICv2.com according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.

ICv2.com’s estimates are somewhat lower than the actual numbers, but they are consistent from month to month, so the trends they show are fairly accurate. Since it’s a “month-to-month” column, the comments, unless otherwise noted, are on the most recent month.

Bear in mind that the figures measure sales to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include sales to bookstores, newsstands, other mass-market retail chains or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book’s initial calendar month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month.

If additional copies of an issue did appear on the chart after a book’s initial calendar month of release, you can see the total number of copies sold in parenthesis behind those issues (e.g. “[36,599]“). Should more than one issue have shipped in a month which is relevant for one of the long-term comparisons, the average between them will be used.

Titles released under the Johnny DC imprint and magazines, such as Mad, mostly sell through channels other than the direct market, so direct-market sales don’t tell us much about their performance. For most Vertigo titles, collection sales tend to be a significant factor, so the numbers for those books should be taken with a grain of salt as well. To learn (a little) more about Vertigo’s collection sales, go right here.

** Two asterisks after a given month in the average charts mean that one or more periodical release did not make the Top 300 chart in that month. In those cases, it’s assumed that said releases sold as many units as the No. 300 comic on the chart for that month for the purposes of the chart, although its actual sales are likely to be less than that.

For a more lyrical approach to discussing sales figures that covers all the essentials in a more condensed, less tedious fashion, finally, go right here.

http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/08/18/dc ... june-2011/

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DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: August 2011

by Marc-Oliver Frisch

As you may have heard, DC had this relaunch thing going on in September, ending several months of deck-clearing and water-treading in the company’s superhero line. The kick-off came in the last week of August, with the release of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s Justice League #1, which — to nobody’s surprise — leads the August charts by quite a margin. To gauge what this means in the broader context of the comic-book direct market, though, we’ll have to go back a few years.

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

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1/29/160 - JUSTICE LEAGUE
08/2006: JL of America #1 -- 212,581 [251,266]
08/2007: JL of America #12 -- 131,420 [137,181]
08/2008: JL of America #24 -- 81,451
08/2009: JL of America #36 -- 57,549
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08/2010: JL of America #48 -- 60,733 (+ 0.6%)
09/2010: JL of America #49 -- 57,616 (- 5.1%)
10/2010: JL of America #50 -- 59,686 (+ 3.6%)
11/2010: JL of America #51 -- 50,887 (- 14.7%)
12/2010: JL of America #52 -- 48,501 (- 4.7%)
01/2011: JL of America #53 -- 47,093 (- 2.9%)
02/2011: JL of America #54 -- 46,269 (- 1.8%)
03/2011: JL of America #55 -- 50,533 (+ 9.2%)
04/2011: JL of America #56 -- 47,179 (- 6.6%)
05/2011: JL of America #57 -- 46,729 (- 1.0%)
06/2011: JL of America #58 -- 45,442 (- 2.8%)
07/2011: JL of America #59 -- 43,545 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: JL of America #60 -- 42,587 (- 2.2%)
08/2011: Justice League #1 -- 185,776 (+336.2%)
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6 months: +146.8%
1 year : + 88.0%
2 years : + 98.4%
5 years : - 46.3%

Included in the numbers above are an estimated 14,432 units of a so-called “Combo Pack” edition that came with an access code to the book’s digital version and retailed for $ 4.99, as opposed to the $ 3.99 of the regular edition, and charted at No. 160.

Another thing that’s worth noting here is that Justice League #1 didn’t actually result in an increase of average comic-book sales for DC in August — both the DC Universe and the overall DC figure went down by a few notches and remained firmly in their established ranges. Once the rest of DC’s line follows suit, that’s likely to change, of course.

With that out of the way: Is Justice League #1 the biggest thing since sliced bread?

Well, as the five-year comparison happens to show, handily, the first-month sales aren’t even close to setting any sort of record, for starters. Even if you only look at this particular title, and even if you just consider the context of the last five years, there’s Justice League of America #1, from August 2006, which sold an estimated 212,581 units in its first month.

And that’s not the only book released in this period whose first-month sales outnumber those of the new Justice League #1. There are also Captain America: Reborn #1 (July 2009, estimated first-month sales of 193,142), the “Obama” issue of Amazing Spider-Man (January 2009, 352,953) and Secret Invasion #1 (April 2008, 250,263) — plus five others that came out since August 2006. So, overall, Justice League #1 ranks No. 10, as far as the comic books with the best first-month sales of the last five years are concerned.

But that’s only one part of the relevant context here, of course. Another is that Justice League #1 is the best-selling comic book since Captain America: Reborn #1 came out in July 2009, in terms of first-month sales. Runners-up: Avengers #1 (May 2010, 163,867), Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #160 (June 2011, 159,355) and Blackest Night #2 (August 2009, 146,092). And, overall, there have only been 41 comic books with estimated first-month sales above 100,000 in the last two years, only 7 of which (in a word: SEVEN!) came out in the last 12 months. As a point of comparison: Between March 2003 (which is the earliest comparable ICv2.com estimate we have) and July 2006 alone — a period of less than three and a half years — 103 comic books with estimated first-month sales of 100,000 and up were released by DC Comics alone — not counting all the ones from Marvel and other publishers.

In this context, it’s not hard to believe DC — or retailers, for that matter — when they say that the demand for Justice League #1 exceeded their wildest expectations. For the industry as it’s developed over the last couple of years, it’s quite a success, relatively speaking. The farther you go back beyond the last two years, however — and you don’t actually have to go back that far — the clearer it becomes that this isn’t remotely close to being game-changer territory. Bluntly, these are not numbers that suggest that the comic-book direct market is suddenly going to be brimming again with all-new customers eager to spend money.

Now, if this doesn’t come as a great surprise to you, I tend to agree: There’s ample reason to be skeptical, as far as visions of another sustained upswing for comic books sold in specialty stores are concerned. If you take the stance that DC’s digital initiative was the real game-changer here — which I think makes a lot of sense — then more or less stable direct-market figures in the wake of the relaunch would arguably have to rate as a success, as long as digital sales get a significant jolt from this in the long term.

Either way, it’s going to be an interesting couple of years for the industry, from here on.

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2/4 - FLASHPOINT
05/2011: Flashpoint #1 of 5 -- 86,981 [95,845]
06/2011: Flashpoint #2 of 5 -- 87,505 (+0.6%) [92,482]
07/2011: Flashpoint #3 of 5 -- 86,007 (-1.7%)
08/2011: Flashpoint #4 of 5 -- 86,216 (+0.2%)
08/2011: Flashpoint #5 of 5 -- 94,547 (+9.7%)

The final issue of the miniseries that ushers in the relaunch profits from its release date — Justice League #1 and Flashpoint #5 were the only DC comic books released on August 31.

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8 - WAR OF THE GREEN LANTERNS: AFTERMATH
07/2011: WotGL: Aftermath #1 of 2 -- 61,166
08/2011: WotGL: Aftermath #2 of 2 -- 57,707 (-5.7%)

Barely a drop-off. Good numbers for this type of book.

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15 - BATMAN, INC.
11/2010: Batman, Inc. #1 -- 95,587
12/2010: Batman, Inc. #2 -- 71,544 (-25.2%) [72,957]
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Batman, Inc. #3 -- 66,772 (- 6.7%)
03/2011: Batman, Inc. #4 -- 65,315 (- 2.2%)
04/2011: Batman, Inc. #5 -- 62,204 (- 4.8%)
05/2011: Batman, Inc. #6 -- 60,480 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Batman, Inc. #7 -- 56,108 (- 7.2%)
07/2011: --
08/2011: Batman, Inc. #8 -- 53,481 (- 4.7%)
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6 months: n.a.

Aaand cancelled. Originally, this was supposed to be 12 issues, then cut to 10, and now there’s a big, triple-sized one-shot special on the schedule for December to wrap up Grant Morrison’s Batman epic. Sales have suffered quite a bit in recent months.

—–

16 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
08/2006: Green Lantern Corps #3 -- 51,485
08/2007: Green Lantern Corps #15 -- 51,572 [57,751]
08/2008: Green Lantern Corps #27 -- 46,045
08/2009: Green Lantern Corps #39 -- 84,241
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08/2010: Green Lantern Corps #51 -- 67,124 (+ 0.1%)
09/2010: Green Lantern Corps #52 -- 63,577 (- 5.3%)
10/2010: Green Lantern Corps #53 -- 60,808 (- 4.4%)
11/2010: Green Lantern Corps #54 -- 57,448 (- 5.5%)
12/2010: Green Lantern Corps #55 -- 54,387 (- 5.3%)
01/2011: Green Lantern Corps #56 -- 53,646 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Green Lantern Corps #57 -- 52,770 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Green Lantern Corps #58 -- 60,100 (+13.9%)
04/2011: Green Lantern Corps #59 -- 60,162 (+ 0.1%)
05/2011: Green Lantern Corps #60 -- 60,964 (+ 1.3%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #61 -- 60,836 (- 0.2%)
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #62 -- 57,928 (- 4.8%)
08/2011: Green Lantern Corps #63 -- 53,372 (- 7.9%)
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6 months: + 1.1%
1 year : -20.5%
2 years : -36.4%
5 years : + 3.7%

Dropping back to its normal level, to be relaunched.

—–

17 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
12/2010: Dark Knight #1 -- 89,985 [92,791]
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 71,108 (-21.0%)
04/2011: --
05/2011: --
06/2011: --
07/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 62,792 (-11.7%)
07/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 57,333 (- 8.7%)
08/2011: Dark Knight #5 -- 52,908 (- 7.7%)
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6 months: n.a.

Another recently launched Batman book that ends up being cut short by a few issues — and is losing readers by the truckload. Which isn’t surprising, either. After all, it’s a David Finch vehicle, as in David Finch, Him Who Draws Comic Books. Of the five issues that came out, only the first three have art by Finch, and all of them were horribly late, so people were probably a wee bit disappointed.

Nonetheless, it’s part of the relaunch.

—–

18 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
08/2009: Batman and Robin #3 -- 110,594
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08/2010: --
09/2010: Batman and Robin #14 -- 82,894 (- 3.4%)
10/2010: Batman and Robin #15 -- 80,173 (- 3.3%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #16 -- 80,343 (+ 0.2%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #17 -- 70,600 (-12.1%)
12/2010: Batman and Robin #18 -- 68,814 (- 2.5%)
01/2011: Batman and Robin #19 -- 61,785 (-10.2%)
02/2011: Batman and Robin #20 -- 60,642 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: Batman and Robin #21 -- 59,818 (- 1.4%)
04/2011: Batman and Robin #22 -- 59,076 (- 1.2%)
05/2011: Batman and Robin #23 -- 57,525 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman and Robin #24 -- 54,984 (- 4.4%)
07/2011: Batman and Robin #25 -- 55,172 (+ 0.3%)
08/2011: Batman and Robin #26 -- 52,704 (- 4.5%)
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6 months: -13.1%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : -52.4%

20 - BATMAN
08/2006: Batman #656 -- 95,982 [99,024]
08/2007: Batman #667 -- 78,578 [82,418]
08/2007: Batman #668 -- 76,962
08/2008: Batman #679 -- 103,588
08/2009: Batman #689 -- 78,392
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08/2010: Batman #702 -- 73,414 (- 3.9%)
09/2010: Batman #703 -- 77,033 (+ 4.9%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batman #704 -- 65,212 (-15.4%)
12/2010: Batman #705 -- 63,262 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Batman #706 -- 60,231 (- 4.8%)
02/2011: Batman #707 -- 58,803 (- 2.4%)
03/2011: Batman #708 -- 58,594 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Batman #709 -- 56,578 (- 3.4%)
05/2011: Batman #710 -- 55,086 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman #711 -- 53,113 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Batman #712 -- 51,385 (- 3.3%)
08/2011: Batman #713 -- 51,760 (+ 0.7%)
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6 months: -12.0%
1 year : -29.5%
2 years : -34.0%
5 years : -46.1%

Two Batman books, to be relaunched by new creative teams.

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27 - GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD WARRIORS
08/2010: Emerald Warriors #1 -- 68,332
09/2010: Emerald Warriors #2 -- 56,289 (-17.6%)
10/2010: Emerald Warriors #3 -- 50,490 (-10.3%)
11/2010: Emerald Warriors #4 -- 46,319 (- 8.3%)
12/2010: Emerald Warriors #5 -- 44,077 (- 4.8%)
01/2011: Emerald Warriors #6 -- 43,471 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Emerald Warriors #7 -- 44,828 (+ 3.1%)
03/2011: Emerald Warriors #8 -- 51,322 (+14.5%) [54,110]
04/2011: Emerald Warriors #9 -- 51,784 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Emerald Warriors #10 -- 52,971 (+ 2.3%)
06/2011: Emerald Warriors #11 -- 53,927 (+ 1.8%)
07/2011: Emerald Warriors #12 -- 48,087 (-10.8%)
08/2011: Emerald Warriors #13 -- 44,228 (- 8.0%)
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6 months: - 1.3%
1 year : -35.3%

Cancelled. The book has done very well for the tertiary Green Lantern title, however, so it’s not surprising that DC is replacing it with not one but two new Green Lantern spin-off books in September.

—–

34 - FLASHPOINT: BATMAN: KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE
06/2011: Batman #1 of 3 -- 45,129 [48,671]
07/2011: Batman #2 of 3 -- 40,760 (-9.7%)
08/2011: Batman #3 of 3 -- 40,275 (-1.2%)

Still the best-selling Flashpoint spin-off, and still generally excellent numbers for a miniseries, too.

—–

37 - DETECTIVE COMICS
08/2006: Detective Comics #822 -- 66,372
08/2007: Detective Comics #835 -- 50,479
08/2008: Detective Comics #847 -- 71,134
08/2009: Detective Comics #856 -- 58,859
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08/2010: Detective Comics #868 -- 38,682 (- 4.2%)
09/2010: Detective Comics #869 -- 37,394 (- 3.3%)
10/2010: Detective Comics #870 -- 35,674 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Detective Comics #871 -- 36,941 (+ 3.6%)
12/2010: Detective Comics #872 -- 37,961 (+ 2.8%) [39,758]
01/2011: Detective Comics #873 -- 38,417 (+ 1.2%)
02/2011: Detective Comics #874 -- 39,106 (+ 1.8%)
03/2011: Detective Comics #875 -- 40,047 (+ 2.4%)
04/2011: Detective Comics #876 -- 40,133 (+ 0.2%)
05/2011: Detective Comics #877 -- 39,609 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: Detective Comics #878 -- 39,152 (- 1.2%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #879 -- 39,185 (+ 0.1%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #880 -- 38,585 (- 1.5%)
08/2011: Detective Comics #881 -- 39,729 (+ 3.0%)
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6 months: + 1.6%
1 year : + 2.7%
2 years : - 32.5%
5 years : - 40.1%

38 - ACTION COMICS
08/2006: Action Comics #842 -- 57,964
08/2007: Action Comics #853 -- 49,694
08/2007: Action Comics #854 -- 48,455
08/2007: Action Comics #855 -- 55,536
08/2008: Action Comics #868 -- 49,556
08/2009: Action Comics #880 -- 37,588
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08/2010: Action Comics #892 -- 36,401 (+ 3.0%)
09/2010: Action Comics #893 -- 33,948 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Action Comics #894 -- 42,291 (+24.6%)
11/2010: Action Comics #895 -- 33,089 (-21.8%)
12/2010: Action Comics #896 -- 32,357 (- 2.2%)
01/2011: Action Comics #897 -- 32,134 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Action Comics #898 -- 31,935 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: Action Comics #899 -- 31,808 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Action Comics #900 -- 60,152 (+89.1%) [73,004]
05/2011: Action Comics #901 -- 44,143 (-26.6%)
06/2011: Action Comics #902 -- 41,960 (- 5.0%)
07/2011: Action Comics #903 -- 40,205 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: Action Comics #904 -- 39,323 (- 2.2%)
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6 months: + 23.1%
1 year : + 8.0%
2 years : + 4.6%
5 years : - 32.2%

DC’s two longest-running periodical comic-book titles, about to be relaunched by new creative teams.

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44 - BRIGHTEST DAY AFTERMATH: THE SEARCH
06/2011: The Search #1 of 3 -- 51,928
07/2011: The Search #2 of 3 -- 41,257 (-20.6%)
08/2011: The Search #3 of 3 -- 37,509 (- 9.1%)

A post-event mini with relatively solid figures.

—–

46 - SUPERMAN
08/2006: Superman #655 -- 66,976
08/2007: Superman #666 -- 53,566
08/2008: Superman #679 -- 46,615
08/2009: Superman #691 -- 39,106
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08/2010: Superman #702 -- 50,023 (- 8.2%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: Superman #703 -- 50,460 (+ 0.9%)
10/2010: Superman #704 -- 46,741 (- 7.4%)
11/2010: Superman #705 -- 46,261 (- 1.0%)
12/2010: Superman #706 -- 43,027 (- 7.0%)
01/2011: Superman #707 -- 41,843 (- 2.8%)
02/2011: Superman #708 -- 40,639 (- 2.9%)
03/2011: Superman #709 -- 39,846 (- 2.0%)
04/2011: Superman #710 -- 39,644 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Superman #711 -- 38,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: Superman #712 -- 37,362 (- 2.9%)
07/2011: Superman #713 -- 36,646 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Superman #714 -- 35,919 (- 2.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 11.6%
1 year : - 28.2%
2 years : - 8.2%
5 years : - 46.4%

To be relaunched with a new creative team.

—–

52 - FLASHPOINT: ABIN SUR THE GREEN LANTERN
06/2011: Abin Sur #1 of 3 -- 41,612
07/2011: Abin Sur #2 of 3 -- 34,698 (-16.6%)
08/2011: Abin Sur #3 of 3 -- 31,820 (- 8.3%)

54 - FLASHPOINT: PROJECT SUPERMAN
06/2011: Project Superman #1 of 3 -- 38,045
07/2011: Project Superman #2 of 3 -- 31,017 (-18.5%)
08/2011: Project Superman #3 of 3 -- 30,565 (- 1.5%)

57 - FLASHPOINT: WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES
06/2011: Wonder Woman #1 of 3 -- 36,365
07/2011: Wonder Woman #2 of 3 -- 30,484 (-16.2%)
08/2011: Wonder Woman #3 of 3 -- 29,492 (- 3.3%)

58 - FLASHPOINT: EMPEROR AQUAMAN
06/2011: Emperor Aquaman #1 of 3 -- 36,297
07/2011: Emperor Aquaman #2 of 3 -- 30,288 (-16.6%)
08/2011: Emperor Aquaman #3 of 3 -- 29,491 (- 2.6%)

Flashpoint glut, part one.

—–

60 - WONDER WOMAN
08/2006: Wonder Woman #2 -- 84,618 [87,276]
08/2007: Wonder Woman #12 -- 50,880
08/2008: Wonder Woman #23 -- 35,562
08/2009: Wonder Woman #35 -- 29,657
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08/2010: Wonder Woman #602 -- 38,012 (- 4.2%)
09/2010: Wonder Woman #603 -- 38,852 (+ 2.2%)
10/2010: Wonder Woman #604 -- 37,405 (- 3.7%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Wonder Woman #605 -- 35,495 (- 5.1%)
01/2011: Wonder Woman #606 -- 33,601 (- 5.3%)
02/2011: Wonder Woman #607 -- 33,053 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #608 -- 32,540 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #609 -- 31,421 (- 3.4%)
04/2011: Wonder Woman #610 -- 31,002 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Wonder Woman #611 -- 30,874 (- 0.4%)
06/2011: Wonder Woman #612 -- 30,690 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Wonder Woman #613 -- 29,720 (- 3.2%)
08/2011: Wonder Woman #614 -- 29,223 (- 1.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 11.6%
1 year : - 23.1%
2 years : - 1.5%
5 years : - 65.5%

To be relaunched with new creators.

—–

62 - FLASHPOINT: HAL JORDAN
06/2011: Hal Jordan #1 of 3 -- 39,404
07/2011: Hal Jordan #2 of 3 -- 31,329 (-20.5%)
08/2011: Hal Jordan #3 of 3 -- 28,911 (- 7.7%)

It started out as one of the better-selling Flashpoint minis, but didn’t finish as one.

—–

63/65 - BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY
05/2011: Arkham City #1 of 5 -- 36,597
06/2011: Arkham City #2 of 5 -- 31,141 (-14.9%)
06/2011: Arkham City #3 of 5 -- 28,443 (- 8.7%)
07/2011: --
08/2011: Arkham City #4 of 5 -- 28,573 (+ 0.5%)
08/2011: Arkham City #5 of 5 -- 28,042 (- 1.9%)

A video-game adaptation.

—–

64 - BOOSTER GOLD
08/2007: Booster Gold #1 -- 53,689 [57,811]
08/2008: Booster Gold #11 -- 32,900
08/2009: Booster Gold #23 -- 22,108
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08/2010: Booster Gold #35 -- 19,104 (- 2.5%)
09/2010: Booster Gold #36 -- 18,504 (- 3.1%)
10/2010: Booster Gold #37 -- 17,806 (- 3.8%)
11/2010: Booster Gold #38 -- 17,276 (- 3.0%)
12/2010: Booster Gold #39 -- 16,686 (- 3.4%)
01/2011: Booster Gold #40 -- 16,324 (- 2.2%)
02/2011: Booster Gold #41 -- 15,864 (- 2.8%)
03/2011: Booster Gold #42 -- 16,093 (+ 1.4%)
04/2011: Booster Gold #43 -- 16,018 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Booster Gold #44 -- 23,332 (+ 45.7%)
06/2011: Booster Gold #45 -- 26,183 (+ 12.2%)
07/2011: Booster Gold #46 -- 28,397 (+ 8.5%)
08/2011: Booster Gold #47 -- 28,295 (- 0.4%)
----------------
6 months: +78.4%
1 year : +48.1%
2 years : +28.0%

Cancelled.

—–

67 - FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT
06/2011: World of Flashpoint #1 of 3 -- 36,358
07/2011: World of Flashpoint #2 of 3 -- 29,552 (-18.7%)
08/2011: World of Flashpoint #3 of 3 -- 27,743 (- 6.1%)

More Flashpoint stuff winding down.

—–

68/98 - TEEN TITANS
08/2006: Teen Titans #38 -- 69,232
08/2007: Teen Titans #50 -- 69,620
08/2008: Teen Titans #62 -- 43,258
08/2009: Teen Titans #74 -- 30,380
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08/2010: Teen Titans #86 -- 24,971 (+ 3.0%)
09/2010: Teen Titans #87 -- 23,259 (- 6.9%)
10/2010: Teen Titans #88 -- 27,637 (+18.8%)
11/2010: Teen Titans #89 -- 26,444 (- 4.3%)
12/2010: Teen Titans #90 -- 25,997 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Teen Titans #91 -- 25,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: Teen Titans #92 -- 26,170 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Teen Titans #93 -- 24,957 (- 4.6%)
04/2011: Teen Titans #94 -- 25,187 (+ 0.9%)
05/2011: Teen Titans #95 -- 24,738 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: Teen Titans #96 -- 23,849 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #97 -- 23,138 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #98 -- 23,095 (- 0.2%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #99 -- 23,756 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #100 -- 27,459 (+15.6%)
----------------
6 months: - 2.2%
1 year : + 2.6%
2 years : -15.7%
5 years : -63.0%

To be relaunched by new creators.

—–

72 - RED ROBIN
08/2006: Robin #153 -- 36,608
08/2007: Robin #165 -- 25,397
08/2008: Robin #176 -- 54,912
08/2008: Robin #177 -- 31,346
08/2009: Red Robin #3 -- 50,329
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08/2010: Red Robin #15 -- 34,709 (- 2.7%)
09/2010: Red Robin #16 -- 33,753 (- 2.8%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Red Robin #17 -- 31,825 (- 5.7%)
12/2010: Red Robin #18 -- 30,873 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Red Robin #19 -- 30,547 (- 1.1%)
02/2011: Red Robin #20 -- 30,149 (- 1.3%)
03/2011: Red Robin #21 -- 29,652 (- 1.7%)
04/2011: Red Robin #22 -- 31,786 (+ 7.2%)
05/2011: Red Robin #23 -- 29,097 (- 8.5%)
06/2011: Red Robin #24 -- 28,367 (- 2.5%)
07/2011: Red Robin #25 -- 27,390 (- 3.4%)
08/2011: Red Robin #26 -- 26,939 (- 1.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 10.7%
1 year : - 22.4%
2 years : - 46.5%
5 years : - 26.4%

Cancelled, somewhat surprisingly.

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77/86 - BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM
05/2011: Gates of Gotham #1 of 6 -- 32,432
06/2011: Gates of Gotham #2 of 6 -- 27,777 (-14.4%)
07/2011: Gates of Gotham #3 of 5 -- 25,995 (- 6.4%)
08/2011: Gates of Gotham #4 of 5 -- 26,533 (+ 2.1%)
08/2011: Gates of Gotham #5 of 5 -- 25,376 (- 4.4%)

Solid numbers for a miniseries, probably thanks to Scott Snyder’s name in the credits.

—–

79 - SUPERMAN/BATMAN
08/2006: Superman/Batman #29 -- 90,665
08/2007: Superman/Batman #39 -- 59,622
08/2008: Superman/Batman #51 -- 51,701
08/2009: Superman/Batman #63 -- 37,467
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08/2010: Superman/Batman #75 -- 34,324 (+11.3%)
09/2010: Superman/Batman #76 -- 32,003 (- 6.8%)
10/2010: Superman/Batman #77 -- 31,741 (- 0.8%)
11/2010: Superman/Batman #78 -- 31,337 (- 1.3%)
12/2010: Superman/Batman #79 -- 30,586 (- 2.4%)
01/2011: Superman/Batman #80 -- 30,363 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Superman/Batman #81 -- 29,567 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: Superman/Batman #82 -- 28,913 (- 2.2%)
04/2011: Superman/Batman #83 -- 28,403 (- 1.8%)
05/2011: Superman/Batman #84 -- 27,991 (- 1.5%)
06/2011: Superman/Batman #85 -- 27,581 (- 1.5%)
07/2011: Superman/Batman #86 -- 26,530 (- 3.8%)
08/2011: Superman/Batman #87 -- 26,425 (- 0.4%)
----------------
6 months: -10.6%
1 year : -23.0%
2 years : -29.5%
5 years : -70.9%

Cancelled, after overstaying its welcome by about five years.

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80 - BIRDS OF PREY
08/2006: Birds of Prey #97 -- 31,578
08/2007: Birds of Prey #109 -- 28,268
08/2008: Birds of Prey #121 -- 22,406
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08/2010: Birds of Prey #4 -- 46,149 (+ 6.3%)
09/2010: Birds of Prey #5 -- 40,146 (- 13.0%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Birds of Prey #6 -- 34,440 (- 14.2%)
12/2010: Birds of Prey #7 -- 33,114 (- 3.9%)
01/2011: Birds of Prey #8 -- 31,616 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Birds of Prey #9 -- 30,641 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Birds of Prey #10 -- 30,777 (+ 0.4%)
04/2011: Birds of Prey #11 -- 30,270 (- 1.7%)
05/2011: Birds of Prey #12 -- 29,690 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: Birds of Prey #13 -- 28,992 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: Birds of Prey #14 -- 27,102 (- 6.5%)
08/2011: Birds of Prey #15 -- 26,043 (- 3.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 15.0%
1 year : - 43.6%
5 years : - 17.5%

Relaunched by a new creative team, lord knows why. The last two issues were by fill-in creators, hence the steep drop-off.

—–

81 - FLASHPOINT: DEADMAN AND THE FLYING GRAYSONS
06/2011: Deadman #1 of 3 -- 32,950
07/2011: Deadman #2 of 3 -- 26,177 (-20.6%)
08/2011: Deadman #3 of 3 -- 25,991 (- 0.7%)

83 - FLASHPOINT: KID FLASH LOST
06/2011: Kid Flash Lost #1 of 3 -- 34,148
07/2011: Kid Flash Lost #2 of 3 -- 27,450 (-19.6%)
08/2011: Kid Flash Lost #3 of 3 -- 25,978 (- 5.4%)

More Flashpoint stuff winding down.

—–

84 - SUPERMAN BEYOND
08/2011: Superman Beyond #0 -- 25,793

A Batman Beyond spin-off with good numbers for this type of fringe book.

—–

85 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
08/2007: Justice Society #8 -- 87,606
08/2008: Justice Society #18 -- 73,485
08/2009: Justice Society #30 -- 49,416
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08/2010: Justice Society #42 -- 48,420 (- 0.9%)
09/2010: Justice Society #43 -- 36,576 (- 24.5%)
10/2010: Justice Society #44 -- 35,483 (- 3.0%)
11/2010: Justice Society #45 -- 33,582 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: Justice Society #46 -- 31,497 (- 6.2%)
01/2011: Justice Society #47 -- 30,071 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Justice Society #48 -- 29,139 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Justice Society #49 -- 28,634 (- 1.7%)
04/2011: Justice Society #50 -- 32,251 (+ 12.6%)
05/2011: Justice Society #51 -- 28,256 (- 12.4%)
06/2011: Justice Society #52 -- 27,195 (- 3.8%)
07/2011: Justice Society #53 -- 26,516 (- 2.5%)
08/2011: Justice Society #54 -- 25,584 (- 3.5%)
----------------
6 months: -12.2%
1 year : -47.2%
2 years : -48.2%

Cancelled.

—–

88 - FLASHPOINT: CITIZEN COLD
06/2011: Citizen Cold #1 of 3 -- 32,969
07/2011: Citizen Cold #2 of 3 -- 26,354 (-20.1%)
08/2011: Citizen Cold #3 of 3 -- 25,009 (- 5.1%)

91 - FLASHPOINT: DEATHSTROKE AND THE RAVAGER
06/2011: Deathstroke #1 of 3 -- 32,188
07/2011: Deathstroke #2 of 3 -- 25,584 (-20.5%)
08/2011: Deathstroke #3 of 3 -- 24,634 (- 3.7%)

94 - FLASHPOINT: LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE
06/2011: Lois Lane #1 of 3 -- 31,325
07/2011: Lois Lane #2 of 3 -- 24,970 (-20.3%)
08/2011: Lois Lane #3 of 3 -- 24,060 (- 3.6%)

Another bunch of Flashpoint minis.

—–

96 - GREEN ARROW
08/2006: Green Arrow #65 -- 35,705
08/2007: Year One #3 of 6 -- 32,971
08/2007: Year One #4 of 6 -- 31,885
08/2008: Arrow/Canary #11 -- 28,694
08/2009: Arrow&Canary #23 -- 19,452
-----------------------------------
08/2010: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,308 (+ 5.0%)
09/2010: Green Arrow #4 -- 44,220 (- 4.5%)
10/2010: Green Arrow #5 -- 42,188 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Green Arrow #6 -- 39,575 (- 6.2%)
12/2010: Green Arrow #7 -- 36,835 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Green Arrow #8 -- 35,307 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: Green Arrow #9 -- 33,922 (- 3.9%)
03/2011: Green Arrow #10 -- 33,085 (- 2.5%)
04/2011: Green Arrow #11 -- 32,669 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: Green Arrow #12 -- 31,742 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Green Arrow #13 -- 27,552 (- 13.2%)
07/2011: Green Arrow #14 -- 25,568 (- 7.2%)
08/2011: Green Arrow #15 -- 23,883 (- 6.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 29.6%
1 year : - 48.4%
2 years : + 22.8%
5 years : - 45.5%

To be relaunched. This is another title where the regular creative team jumped ship early, and sales respond accordingly.

—–

99 - FLASHPOINT: SECRET SEVEN
06/2011: Secret Seven #1 of 3 -- 33,069
07/2011: Secret Seven #2 of 3 -- 25,745 (-22.2%)
08/2011: Secret Seven #3 of 3 -- 23,747 (- 7.8%)

101 - FLASHPOINT: FRANKENSTEIN AND THE CREATURES OF THE UNKNOWN
06/2011: Frankenstein #1 of 3 -- 30,508
07/2011: Frankenstein #2 of 3 -- 23,900 (-21.7%)
08/2011: Frankenstein #3 of 3 -- 23,131 (- 3.2%)

102 - FLASHPOINT: LEGION OF DOOM
06/2011: Legion #1 of 3 -- 31,244
07/2011: Legion #2 of 3 -- 24,288 (-22.3%)
08/2011: Legion #3 of 3 -- 23,088 (- 4.9%)

More Flashpoint stuff, still.

—–

106 - BATGIRL
08/2008: Batgirl #2 of 6 -- 27,710
08/2009: Batgirl #1 -- 51,724
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08/2010: Batgirl #13 -- 27,247 (- 2.7%)
09/2010: Batgirl #14 -- 26,861 (- 1.4%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batgirl #15 -- 25,827 (- 3.9%)
12/2010: Batgirl #16 -- 25,225 (- 2.3%)
01/2011: Batgirl #17 -- 25,189 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Batgirl #18 -- 24,390 (- 3.2%)
03/2011: Batgirl #19 -- 24,821 (+ 1.8%)
04/2011: Batgirl #20 -- 24,310 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Batgirl #21 -- 24,043 (- 1.1%)
06/2011: Batgirl #22 -- 23,323 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Batgirl #23 -- 22,619 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: Batgirl #24 -- 22,695 (+ 0.3%)
----------------
6 months: - 7.0%
1 year : -16.7%
2 years : -56.1%

To be relaunched by a new creative team.

—–

107 - FLASHPOINT: THE OUTSIDER
06/2011: The Outsider #1 of 3 -- 30,030
07/2011: The Outsider #2 of 3 -- 22,945 (-26.9%)
08/2011: The Outsider #3 of 3 -- 21,839 (- 4.8%)

The final Flashpoint book on the chart!

—–

108 - BATMAN BEYOND
08/2010: Batman Beyond #3 of 6 -- 31,469 (+ 0.2%)
09/2010: Batman Beyond #4 of 6 -- 31,368 (- 0.3%)
10/2010: Batman Beyond #5 of 6 -- 30,121 (- 4.0%)
11/2010: Batman Beyond #6 of 6 -- 28,485 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: --
01/2011: Batman Beyond #1 -- 35,880 (+26.0%)
02/2011: Batman Beyond #2 -- 28,956 (-19.3%)
03/2011: Batman Beyond #3 -- 28,295 (- 2.3%)
04/2011: Batman Beyond #4 -- 26,722 (- 5.6%)
05/2011: Batman Beyond #5 -- 25,413 (- 4.9%)
06/2011: Batman Beyond #6 -- 24,524 (- 3.5%)
07/2011: Batman Beyond #7 -- 22,945 (- 6.4%)
08/2011: Batman Beyond #8 -- 21,838 (- 4.8%)
----------------
6 months: -24.6%
1 year : -30.6%

Cancelled.

—–

110 - BATMAN 80-PAGE GIANT
08/2011: Batman 80-Page Giant 2011 #1 -- 21,681

Solid numbers for this kind of out-of-continuity book.

—–

111 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
08/2006: Supergirl &LoSH #21 -- 39,852
08/2007: Supergirl &LoSH #33 -- 29,315
08/2008: LoSH #45 -- 25,783
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08/2010: LoSH #4 -- 34,239 (- 5.8%)
09/2010: LoSH #5 -- 32,417 (- 5.3%)
10/2010: LoSH #6 -- 30,246 (- 6.7%)
11/2010: LoSH #7 -- 26,439 (-12.6%)
12/2010: LoSH #8 -- 25,063 (- 5.2%)
01/2011: LoSH #9 -- 24,230 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: LoSH #10 -- 23,738 (- 2.0%)
03/2011: LoSH #11 -- 23,667 (- 0.3%)
04/2011: LoSH #12 -- 23,419 (- 1.1%)
05/2011: LoSH #13 -- 23,105 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: LoSH #14 -- 22,600 (- 2.2%)
07/2011: LoSH #15 -- 21,788 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: LoSH #16 -- 21,373 (- 1.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 10.0%
1 year : - 37.6%
5 years : - 46.4%

To be relaunched by the same writer, sales be damned.

—–

113/116 - SUPERBOY
11/2010: Superboy #1 -- 39,701
12/2010: Superboy #2 -- 31,761 (-20.0%)
01/2011: Superboy #3 -- 29,550 (- 7.0%)
02/2011: Superboy #4 -- 27,448 (- 7.1%)
03/2011: Superboy #5 -- 27,215 (- 0.9%)
04/2011: Superboy #6 -- 30,490 (+12.0%)
05/2011: Superboy #7 -- 24,622 (-19.3%)
06/2011: Superboy #8 -- 23,037 (- 6.4%)
07/2011: Superboy #9 -- 22,102 (- 4.1%)
08/2011: Superboy #10 -- 20,563 (- 7.0%)
08/2011: Superboy #11 -- 20,317 (- 1.2%)
----------------
6 months: -25.5%

Relaunched by different creators.

—–

117 - GOTHAM CITY SIRENS
08/2009: GC Sirens #3 -- 36,772
--------------------------------
08/2010: GC Sirens #15 -- 24,589 (- 2.9%)
09/2010: GC Sirens #16 -- 23,821 (- 3.1%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: GC Sirens #17 -- 22,107 (- 7.2%)
12/2010: GC Sirens #18 -- 21,344 (- 3.5%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: GC Sirens #19 -- 21,631 (+ 1.4%)
02/2011: GC Sirens #20 -- 20,822 (- 3.7%)
03/2011: GC Sirens #21 -- 20,807 (- 0.1%)
04/2011: GC Sirens #22 -- 24,438 (+17.5%)
05/2011: GC Sirens #23 -- 21,488 (-12.1%)
06/2011: GC Sirens #24 -- 21,288 (- 0.9%)
07/2011: GC Sirens #25 -- 20,780 (- 2.4%)
08/2011: GC Sirens #26 -- 20,216 (- 2.7%)
----------------
6 months: - 4.8%
1 year : -17.8%
2 years : -45.0%

Cancelled.

—–

120 - SUPERGIRL
08/2006: Supergirl #9 -- 74,252
08/2007: Supergirl #20 -- 46,862
08/2008: Supergirl #32 -- 28,114
08/2009: Supergirl #44 -- 33,819
---------------------------------
08/2010: Supergirl #55 -- 25,891 (- 3.9%)
09/2010: Supergirl #56 -- 25,034 (- 3.3%)
10/2010: Supergirl #57 -- 23,842 (- 4.8%)
11/2010: Supergirl #58 -- 25,412 (+ 6.6%)
12/2010: Supergirl #59 -- 22,606 (-11.0%)
01/2011: Supergirl #60 -- 22,568 (- 0.2%)
02/2011: Supergirl #61 -- 22,048 (- 2.3%)
03/2011: Supergirl #62 -- 21,786 (- 1.2%)
04/2011: Supergirl #63 -- 21,598 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Supergirl #64 -- 21,411 (- 0.9%)
06/2011: Supergirl #65 -- 20,985 (- 2.0%)
07/2011: Supergirl #66 -- 20,001 (- 4.7%)
08/2011: Supergirl #67 -- 19,764 (- 1.2%)
----------------
6 months: -10.4%
1 year : -23.7%
2 years : -41.6%
5 years : -73.4%

Relaunched by a new creative team.

—–

123 - ADVENTURE COMICS
08/2009: Adventure Comics #1 -- 56,706
----------------------------------------
08/2010: Adventure Comics #517 -- 28,966 (- 6.3%)
09/2010: Adventure Comics #518 -- 27,028 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Adventure Comics #519 -- 25,346 (- 6.2%)
11/2010: Adventure Comics #520 -- 24,540 (- 3.2%)
12/2010: Adventure Comics #521 -- 23,787 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Adventure Comics #522 -- 22,821 (- 4.1%)
02/2011: Adventure Comics #523 -- 23,127 (+ 1.3%)
03/2011: Adventure Comics #524 -- 22,836 (- 1.3%)
04/2011: Adventure Comics #525 -- 22,946 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Adventure Comics #526 -- 22,271 (- 2.9%)
06/2011: Adventure Comics #527 -- 21,211 (- 4.8%)
07/2011: Adventure Comics #528 -- 20,111 (- 5.2%)
08/2011: Adventure Comics #529 -- 19,227 (- 4.4%)
----------------
6 months: -16.9%
1 year : -33.6%
2 years : -66.1%

124 - SECRET SIX
08/2009: Secret Six #12 -- 24,161
-------------------------------------
08/2010: Secret Six #24 -- 21,177 (- 1.8%)
09/2010: Secret Six #25 -- 20,775 (- 1.9%)
10/2010: Secret Six #26 -- 20,377 (- 1.9%)
11/2010: Secret Six #27 -- 19,963 (- 2.0%)
12/2010: Secret Six #28 -- 19,587 (- 1.9%)
01/2011: Secret Six #29 -- 20,327 (+ 3.8%)
02/2011: Secret Six #30 -- 19,763 (- 2.8%)
03/2011: Secret Six #31 -- 19,822 (+ 0.3%)
04/2011: Secret Six #32 -- 19,714 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Secret Six #33 -- 19,733 (+ 0.1%)
06/2011: Secret Six #34 -- 19,562 (- 0.9%)
07/2011: Secret Six #35 -- 19,283 (- 1.4%)
08/2011: Secret Six #36 -- 19,104 (- 0.9%)
----------------
6 months: - 3.3%
1 year : - 9.8%
2 years : -20.9%

Two more books that get the axe, which is a bit puzzling in the latter case, at least. On the one hand, it’s arguably understandable that almost none of the DC Universe books that sell below 20K will be back in September. Then again, if Jonah Hex sales and reception were deemed a good basis for a relaunch, that would have to have been (almost) twice as true of Secret Six.

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125 - GREEN LANTERN MOVIE PREQUELS
06/2011: Hal Jordan -- 29,245
06/2011: Kilowog -- 25,496
06/2011: Abin Sur -- 24,890
06/2011: Tomar Re -- 24,811
08/2011: Sinestro -- 18,918

The final one of the movie tie-in one-shots finally arrived in stores in August. Good luck to retailers trying to sell it, which would surely have been enough of a struggle when the movie was actually coming out.

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129 - FABLES (Vertigo)
08/2006: Fables #52 -- 25,378
08/2007: Fables #64 -- 25,498
08/2008: --
08/2009: Fables #87 -- 21,876
------------------------------
08/2010: Fables #97 -- 19,625 (- 1.1%)
09/2010: Fables #98 -- 19,594 (- 0.2%)
10/2010: Fables #99 -- 19,656 (+ 0.3%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Fables #100 -- 23,014 (+17.1%)
01/2011: Fables #101 -- 19,183 (-16.7%)
02/2011: Fables #102 -- 19,215 (+ 0.2%)
03/2011: Fables #103 -- 18,910 (- 1.6%)
04/2011: Fables #104 -- 18,811 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Fables #105 -- 18,749 (- 0.3%)
06/2011: Fables #106 -- 18,505 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Fables #107 -- 18,523 (+ 0.1%)
08/2011: Fables #108 -- 18,390 (- 0.7%)
----------------
6 months: - 4.3%
1 year : - 6.3%
2 years : -15.9%
5 years : -27.5%

The best-selling Vertigo title remains relatively stable above 18K. So far, no replacements are in sight for the four ongoing Vertigo series that are about to end, and it’s been awfully quiet around Vertigo on the periodical front.

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131 - TITANS
08/2008: --
08/2009: Titans #16 -- 31,408
---------------------------------
08/2010: Titans #26 -- 32,800 (+ 4.1%)
09/2010: Titans #27 -- 28,438 (-13.3%)
10/2010: Titans #28 -- 27,430 (- 3.6%)
11/2010: Titans #29 -- 24,138 (-12.0%)
12/2010: Titans #30 -- 22,483 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Titans #31 -- 21,749 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: Titans #32 -- 20,949 (- 3.7%)
03/2011: Titans #33 -- 20,723 (- 1.1%)
04/2011: Titans #34 -- 20,590 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Titans #35 -- 20,553 (- 0.2%)
06/2011: Titans #36 -- 19,780 (- 3.8%)
07/2011: Titans #37 -- 18,613 (- 5.9%)
08/2011: Titans #38 -- 18,035 (- 3.1%)
----------------
6 months: -13.9%
1 year : -45.0%
2 years : -42.6%

135 - ZATANNA
08/2010: Zatanna #4 -- 27,203 (- 2.1%)
09/2010: Zatanna #5 -- 25,393 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Zatanna #6 -- 23,427 (- 7.7%)
11/2010: Zatanna #7 -- 20,671 (-11.8%)
12/2010: Zatanna #8 -- 19,321 (- 6.5%)
01/2011: Zatanna #9 -- 18,482 (- 4.3%)
02/2011: --
03/2011: Zatanna #10 -- 18,645 (+ 0.9%)
03/2011: Zatanna #11 -- 18,431 (- 1.2%)
04/2011: Zatanna #12 -- 18,432 (+ 0.0%)
05/2011: Zatanna #13 -- 18,259 (- 0.9%)
06/2011: Zatanna #14 -- 17,856 (- 2.2%)
07/2011: Zatanna #15 -- 17,583 (- 1.5%)
08/2011: Zatanna #16 -- 17,076 (- 2.9%)
----------------
6 months: n.a.
1 year : -37.2%

Two more cancelled DC Universe books.

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140/147 - DC UNIVERSE ONLINE: LEGENDS
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #1 -- 36,517
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #2 -- 28,953 (-20.7%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #3 -- 24,824 (-14.3%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #4 -- 23,001 (- 7.3%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #5 -- 21,427 (- 6.8%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #6 -- 20,461 (- 4.5%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #7 -- 20,064 (- 1.9%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #8 -- 19,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #9 -- 18,759 (- 3.7%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #10 -- 18,178 (- 3.1%)
07/2011: DCU Online: Legends #11 -- 17,509 (- 3.7%)
07/2011: DCU Online: Legends #12 -- 17,223 (- 1.6%)
08/2011: DCU Online: Legends #13 -- 16,540 (- 4.0%)
08/2011: DCU Online: Legends #14 -- 16,018 (- 3.2%)
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6 months: -50.3%

This one’s a video-game adaptation, but it’s technically a DC Universe title. It’ll skip September, presumably in order not to divert attention from the “New 52″ relaunch.

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141 - POWER GIRL
08/2009: Power Girl #4 -- 32,140
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08/2010: Power Girl #15 -- 19,091 (- 3.3%)
09/2010: Power Girl #16 -- 18,404 (- 3.6%)
10/2010: Power Girl #17 -- 17,847 (- 3.0%)
11/2010: Power Girl #18 -- 17,300 (- 3.1%)
12/2010: Power Girl #19 -- 16,763 (- 3.1%)
01/2011: Power Girl #20 -- 16,823 (+ 0.4%)
02/2011: Power Girl #21 -- 16,940 (+ 0.7%)
03/2011: Power Girl #22 -- 17,232 (+ 1.7%)
04/2011: Power Girl #23 -- 17,071 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Power Girl #24 -- 17,208 (+ 0.8%)
06/2011: Power Girl #25 -- 17,251 (+ 0.3%)
07/2011: Power Girl #26 -- 16,490 (- 4.4%)
08/2011: Power Girl #27 -- 16,491 (+ 0.0%)
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6 months: - 2.7%
1 year : -13.6%
2 years : -48.7%

Axed. Another somewhat odd decision, given the comparatively stable sales.

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151 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
08/2010: --
09/2010: American Vampire #6 -- 23,349 (- 6.1%)
10/2010: American Vampire #7 -- 21,910 (- 6.2%)
11/2010: American Vampire #8 -- 19,850 (- 9.4%)
12/2010: American Vampire #9 -- 19,019 (- 4.2%)
12/2010: American Vampire #10 -- 17,761 (- 6.6%)
01/2011: American Vampire #11 -- 16,969 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: American Vampire #12 -- 16,522 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: American Vampire #13 -- 17,269 (+ 4.5%)
04/2011: American Vampire #14 -- 16,168 (- 6.4%)
05/2011: American Vampire #15 -- 15,876 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: American Vampire #16 -- 15,705 (- 1.1%)
07/2011: American Vampire #17 -- 15,565 (- 0.9%)
08/2011: American Vampire #18 -- 15,423 (- 0.9%)
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6 months: - 6.7%
1 year : n.a.

157 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST (Vertigo)
06/2011: Survival #1 of 5 -- 17,160
07/2011: Survival #2 of 5 -- 14,590 (-15.0%)
08/2011: Survival #3 of 5 -- 14,696 (+ 0.7%)

The Scott Snyder vehicle is establishing itself as Vertigo’s second-most important franchise, in terms of periodicals.

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DC RETROACTIVE: THE 70S
07/2011: Batman -- 14,340
07/2011: The Flash -- 12,098
07/2011: Wonder Woman -- 11,462
07/2011: Green Lantern -- 13,587
07/2011: JLA -- 12,582
07/2011: Superman -- 12,264

171/180/185/193/198/202 - DC RETROACTIVE: THE 80S
08/2011: Batman -- 12,534
08/2011: The Flash -- 10,446
08/2011: Wonder Woman -- 10,079
08/2011: Green Lantern -- 11,398
08/2011: JLA -- 10,583
08/2011: Superman -- 11,072

179/183/195/208/210/214 - DC RETROACTIVE: THE 90S
08/2011: Batman -- 11,609
08/2011: The Flash -- 9,512
08/2011: Wonder Woman -- 9,290
08/2011: Green Lantern -- 10,527
08/2011: JLA -- 11,205
08/2011: Superman -- 9,443

All 18 of the Retroactive books, including the ones from July. Sales are nothing to write home about, obviously, but that was to be expected.

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191 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
08/2009: The Unwritten #4 -- 16,336
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08/2010: The Unwritten #16 -- 12,778 (- 1.9%)
09/2010: The Unwritten #17 -- 12,796 (+ 0.2%)
10/2010: The Unwritten #18 -- 12,273 (- 4.1%)
11/2010: The Unwritten #19 -- 12,036 (- 1.9%)
12/2010: The Unwritten #20 -- 11,684 (- 2.9%)
01/2011: The Unwritten #21 -- 11,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: The Unwritten #22 -- 11,371 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: The Unwritten #23 -- 11,319 (- 0.5%)
04/2011: The Unwritten #24 -- 11,028 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: The Unwritten #25 -- 11,137 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: The Unwritten #26 -- 10,979 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: The Unwritten #27 -- 10,787 (- 1.8%)
08/2011: The Unwritten #28 -- 10,731 (- 0.5%)
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6 months: - 5.6%
1 year : -16.0%
2 years : -34.3%

As of August, the final Vertigo book north of 10,000 units.

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199 - JONAH HEX
08/2006: Jonah Hex #10 -- 19,772
08/2007: Jonah Hex #22 -- 15,362
08/2008: Jonah Hex #34 -- 12,969
08/2009: Jonah Hex #46 -- 12,466
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08/2010: Jonah Hex #58 -- 11,775 (- 4.4%)
09/2010: Jonah Hex #59 -- 11,444 (- 2.8%)
10/2010: Jonah Hex #60 -- 11,141 (- 2.7%)
11/2010: Jonah Hex #61 -- 10,796 (- 3.1%)
12/2010: Jonah Hex #62 -- 10,899 (+ 1.0%)
01/2011: Jonah Hex #63 -- 10,752 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Jonah Hex #64 -- 10,255 (- 4.6%)
03/2011: Jonah Hex #65 -- 10,353 (+ 1.0%)
04/2011: Jonah Hex #66 -- 10,335 (- 0.2%)
05/2011: Jonah Hex #67 -- 10,288 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: Jonah Hex #68 -- 10,224 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Jonah Hex #69 -- 10,521 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Jonah Hex #70 -- 10,369 (- 1.5%)
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6 months: + 1.1%
1 year : -11.9%
2 years : -16.8%
5 years : -47.6%

To be relaunched.

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207 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
08/2010: I, Zombie #4 -- 15,772 (- 6.7%)
09/2010: I, Zombie #5 -- 14,839 (- 5.9%)
10/2010: I, Zombie #6 -- 13,782 (- 7.1%)
11/2010: I, Zombie #7 -- 12,800 (- 7.1%)
12/2010: I, Zombie #8 -- 12,038 (- 6.0%)
01/2011: I, Zombie #9 -- 11,536 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: I, Zombie #10 -- 11,182 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: I, Zombie #11 -- 10,874 (- 2.8%)
04/2011: I, Zombie #12 -- 10,727 (- 1.4%)
05/2011: I, Zombie #13 -- 10,567 (- 1.5%)
06/2011: I, Zombie #14 -- 10,320 (- 2.3%)
07/2011: I, Zombie #15 -- 10,006 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: I, Zombie #16 -- 9,568 (- 4.4%)
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6 months: -14.4%
1 year : -39.3%

The decline has been accelerating for the last four months.

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212 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
08/2006: Hellblazer #223 -- 13,956
08/2007: Hellblazer #234 -- 13,214
08/2007: Hellblazer #235 -- 13,153
08/2008: --
08/2009: Hellblazer #258 -- 10,665
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08/2010: Hellblazer #270 -- 9,928 (-1.2%)
09/2010: Hellblazer #271 -- 9,851 (-0.8%)
10/2010: Hellblazer #272 -- 9,650 (-2.0%)
11/2010: Hellblazer #273 -- 9,645 (-0.1%)
12/2010: Hellblazer #274 -- 9,342 (-3.1%)
01/2011: Hellblazer #275 -- 9,507 (+1.8%)
02/2011: Hellblazer #276 -- 9,466 (-0.4%)
03/2011: Hellblazer #277 -- 9,525 (+0.6%)
04/2011: Hellblazer #278 -- 9,417 (-1.1%)
05/2011: Hellblazer #279 -- 9,454 (+0.4%)
06/2011: Hellblazer #280 -- 9,329 (-1.3%)
07/2011: Hellblazer #281 -- 9,225 (-1.1%)
08/2011: Hellblazer #282 -- 9,372 (+1.5%)
----------------
6 months: - 1.0%
1 year : - 5.6%
2 years : -12.1%
5 years : -32.9%

Rock-solid overall, but the needle still points ever so slightly down.

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226 - T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS
11/2010: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 -- 16,122
12/2010: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2 -- 11,227 (-30.4%)
01/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3 -- 10,602 (- 5.6%)
02/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 -- 10,124 (- 4.5%)
03/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 -- 9,934 (- 1.9%)
04/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 -- 9,680 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 -- 9,453 (- 2.4%)
06/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8 -- 8,954 (- 5.3%)
07/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #9 -- 8,710 (- 2.7%)
08/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10 -- 8,453 (- 3.0%)
----------------
6 months: -16.5%

Axed, although there’ll be a follow-up mini.

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231 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
01/2011: Young Justice #0 -- 9,412
02/2011: Young Justice #1 -- 10,777 (+14.5%)
03/2011: Young Justice #2 -- 9,612 (-10.8%)
04/2011: Young Justice #3 -- 9,407 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Young Justice #4 -- 9,729 (+ 3.4%)
06/2011: Young Justice #5 -- 8,988 (- 7.6%)
07/2011: Young Justice #6 -- 8,642 (- 3.9%)
08/2011: Young Justice #7 -- 8,062 (- 6.7%)
----------------
6 months: -25.2%

A Johnny DC title. See disclaimers below.

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232 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
08/2010: Sweet Tooth #12 -- 9,246 (- 2.5%)
09/2010: Sweet Tooth #13 -- 9,097 (- 1.6%)
10/2010: Sweet Tooth #14 -- 8,933 (- 1.8%)
11/2010: Sweet Tooth #15 -- 8,750 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Sweet Tooth #16 -- 8,602 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Sweet Tooth #17 -- 8,522 (- 0.9%)
02/2011: Sweet Tooth #18 -- 8,466 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Sweet Tooth #19 -- 8,532 (+ 0.8%)
04/2011: Sweet Tooth #20 -- 8,361 (- 2.0%)
05/2011: Sweet Tooth #21 -- 8,360 (- 0.0%)
06/2011: Sweet Tooth #22 -- 8,252 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Sweet Tooth #23 -- 8,018 (- 2.8%)
08/2011: Sweet Tooth #24 -- 7,948 (- 0.9%)
----------------
6 months: - 6.1%
1 year : -14.0%

The lowest-selling ongoing Vertigo title that hasn’t been cancelled.

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239 - TINY TITANS (Johnny DC)
08/2008: Tiny Titans #7 -- 10,234
08/2009: Tiny Titans #19 -- 8,432
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08/2010: Tiny Titans #31 -- 7,987 (- 0.6%)
09/2010: Tiny Titans #32 -- 8,073 (+ 1.1%)
10/2010: Tiny Titans #33 -- 8,045 (- 0.4%)
11/2010: Tiny Titans #34 -- 7,713 (- 4.1%)
12/2010: Tiny Titans #35 -- 7,515 (- 2.6%)
01/2011: Tiny Titans #36 -- 7,480 (- 0.5%)
02/2011: Tiny Titans #37 -- 7,426 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Tiny Titans #38 -- 7,372 (- 0.7%)
04/2011: Tiny Titans #39 -- 7,445 (+ 1.0%)
05/2011: Tiny Titans #40 -- 7,847 (+ 5.4%)
06/2011: Tiny Titans #41 -- 7,811 (- 0.5%)
07/2011: Tiny Titans #42 -- 7,664 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Tiny Titans #43 -- 7,534 (- 1.7%)
----------------
6 months: + 1.5%
1 year : + 5.7%
2 years : -10.7%

A Johnny DC book, see disclaimers.

—–

246 - THE SPIRIT
08/2007: The Spirit #9 -- 20,841
08/2008: The Spirit #20 -- 12,358
08/2009: The Spirit #32 -- 7,670
---------------------------------
08/2010: The Spirit #5 -- 11,015 (- 7.6%)
09/2010: The Spirit #6 -- 10,083 (- 8.5%)
10/2010: The Spirit #7 -- 9,233 (- 8.4%)
11/2010: The Spirit #8 -- 8,706 (- 5.7%)
12/2010: The Spirit #9 -- 8,297 (- 4.7%)
01/2011: The Spirit #10 -- 7,830 (- 5.6%)
02/2011: The Spirit #11 -- 7,417 (- 5.3%)
03/2011: The Spirit #12 -- 7,342 (- 1.0%)
04/2011: The Spirit #13 -- 7,041 (- 4.1%)
05/2011: The Spirit #14 -- 6,911 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: The Spirit #15 -- 6,693 (- 3.2%)
07/2011: The Spirit #16 -- 6,461 (- 3.5%)
08/2011: The Spirit #17 -- 7,032 (+ 8.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 5.2%
1 year : - 36.2%
2 years : - 8.3%

Axed.

—–

248 - NORTHLANDERS (Vertigo)
08/2008: Northlanders #9 -- 11,063
08/2009: --
-----------------------------------
08/2010: Northlanders #31 -- 7,376 (- 0.6%)
09/2010: Northlanders #32 -- 7,321 (- 0.8%)
10/2010: Northlanders #33 -- 7,169 (- 2.1%)
11/2010: Northlanders #34 -- 7,018 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Northlanders #35 -- 7,061 (+ 0.6%)
01/2011: Northlanders #36 -- 6,806 (- 3.6%)
02/2011: Northlanders #37 -- 7,006 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Northlanders #38 -- 7,020 (+ 0.2%)
04/2011: Northlanders #39 -- 6,983 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Northlanders #40 -- 7,055 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Northlanders #41 -- 6,954 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: Northlanders #42 -- 6,989 (+ 0.5%)
08/2011: Northlanders #43 -- 6,901 (- 1.3%)
----------------
6 months: - 1.5%
1 year : - 6.4%
2 years : n.a.

Relatively stable over the last year, but still ending with issue #50. Not a good omen for Vertigo overall, of course.

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255 - XOMBI
03/2011: Xombi #1 -- 12,035
04/2011: Xombi #2 -- 8,345 (-30.7%)
05/2011: Xombi #3 -- 7,977 (- 4.4%)
06/2011: Xombi #4 -- 7,500 (- 6.0%)
07/2011: Xombi #5 -- 7,246 (- 3.4%)
08/2011: Xombi #6 -- 6,669 (- 8.0%)

Cancelled.

—–

260 - HOUSE OF MYSTERY (Vertigo)
08/2008: House of Mystery #4 -- 17,569
08/2009: House of Mystery #16 -- 11,572
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08/2010: House of Mystery #28 -- 8,238 (- 2.9%)
09/2010: House of Mystery #29 -- 8,087 (- 1.8%)
10/2010: House of Mystery #30 -- 7,913 (- 2.2%)
11/2010: House of Mystery #31 -- 7,610 (- 3.8%)
12/2010: House of Mystery #32 -- 7,348 (- 3.4%)
01/2011: House of Mystery #33 -- 7,227 (- 1.7%)
02/2011: House of Mystery #34 -- 7,092 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: House of Mystery #35 -- 7,170 (+ 1.1%)
04/2011: House of Mystery #36 -- 7,096 (- 1.0%)
05/2011: House of Mystery #37 -- 6,909 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: House of Mystery #38 -- 6,763 (- 2.1%)
07/2011: House of Mystery #39 -- 6,627 (- 2.0%)
08/2011: House of Mystery #40 -- 6,512 (- 1.7%)
----------------
6 months: - 8.2%
1 year : -21.0%
2 years : -43.7%

Cancelled with issue #42.

—–

264 - SCALPED (Vertigo)
08/2007: Scalped #8 -- 7,942
08/2008: Scalped #20 -- 7,034
08/2009: Scalped #31 -- 6,916
------------------------------
08/2010: Scalped #40 -- 6,593 (- 1.3%)
09/2010: --
10/2010: Scalped #41 -- 6,623 (+ 0.5%)
10/2010: Scalped #42 -- 6,476 (- 2.2%)
11/2010: Scalped #43 -- 6,324 (- 2.4%)
12/2010: Scalped #44 -- 6,192 (- 2.1%)
01/2011: Scalped #45 -- 6,187 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Scalped #46 -- 6,179 (- 0.1%)
03/2011: Scalped #47 -- 6,222 (+ 0.7%)
04/2011: Scalped #48 -- 6,272 (+ 0.8%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Scalped #49 -- 6,333 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Scalped #50 -- 6,471 (+ 2.2%)
07/2011: --
08/2011: Scalped #51 -- 6,409 (- 1.0%)
----------------
6 months: + 3.7%
1 year : - 2.8%
2 years : - 7.3%

Another low-selling but steady performer. Ends with issue #60.

—–

266 - THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (Johnny DC)
08/2006: Batman Strikes! #24 -- 8,139
08/2007: Batman Strikes! #36 -- 7,511
08/2008: Batman Strikes! #48 -- 6,702
08/2009: Brave &Bold #8 -- 7,153
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08/2010: Brave &Bold #20 -- 6,244 (- 3.8%)
09/2010: Brave &Bold #21 -- 6,345 (+ 1.6%)
10/2010: Brave &Bold #22 -- 6,044 (- 4.7%)
11/2010: All-New BBB #1 -- 8,408 (+ 39.1%)
12/2010: All-New BBB #2 -- 6,688 (- 20.5%)
01/2011: All-New BBB #3 -- 6,557 (- 2.0%)
02/2011: All-New BBB #4 -- 6,561 (+ 0.1%)
03/2011: All-New BBB #5 -- 6,463 (- 1.5%)
04/2011: All-New BBB #6 -- 6,324 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: All-New BBB #7 -- 6,869 (+ 8.6%)
06/2011: All-New BBB #8 -- 6,645 (- 3.3%)
07/2011: All-New BBB #9 -- 6,404 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: All-New BBB #10 -- 6,351 (- 0.8%)
----------------
6 months: - 3.2%
1 year : + 1.7%
2 years : -11.2%
5 years : -22.0%

Another Johnny DC book.

—–

267 - DOC SAVAGE
08/2010: Doc Savage #5 -- 13,125 (-10.2%)
09/2010: Doc Savage #6 -- 11,838 (- 9.8%)
10/2010: Doc Savage #7 -- 10,050 (-15.1%)
11/2010: Doc Savage #8 -- 9,257 (- 7.9%)
12/2010: Doc Savage #9 -- 8,681 (- 6.2%)
01/2011: Doc Savage #10 -- 8,407 (- 3.2%)
02/2011: Doc Savage #11 -- 7,972 (- 5.2%)
03/2011: Doc Savage #12 -- 7,747 (- 2.8%)
04/2011: Doc Savage #13 -- 7,426 (- 4.1%)
05/2011: Doc Savage #14 -- 7,201 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: Doc Savage #15 -- 6,902 (- 4.2%)
07/2011: Doc Savage #16 -- 6,613 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: Doc Savage #17 -- 6,312 (- 4.6%)
----------------
6 months: -20.8%
1 year : -51.9%

Cancelled.

—–

280 - DMZ (Vertigo)
08/2006: DMZ #10 -- 14,704
08/2007: DMZ #22 -- 12,175
08/2008: DMZ #34 -- 9,561
08/2009: DMZ #44 -- 7,654
--------------------------
08/2010: DMZ #56 -- 6,524 (-0.9%)
09/2010: DMZ #57 -- 6,333 (-2.9%)
10/2010: DMZ #58 -- 6,198 (-2.1%)
11/2010: DMZ #59 -- 6,046 (-2.5%)
12/2010: DMZ #60 -- 6,023 (-0.4%)
01/2011: DMZ #61 -- 5,855 (-2.8%)
02/2011: DMZ #62 -- 5,781 (-1.3%)
03/2011: DMZ #63 -- 5,877 (+1.7%)
04/2011: DMZ #64 -- 5,851 (-0.4%)
05/2011: DMZ #65 -- 5,865 (+0.2%)
06/2011: DMZ #66 -- 5,825 (-0.7%)
07/2011: DMZ #67 -- 5,720 (-1.8%)
08/2011: DMZ #68 -- 5,668 (-0.9%)
----------------
6 months: - 2.0%
1 year : -13.1%
2 years : -26.0%
5 years : -61.5%

Ending with issue #72.

—–

297 - SCOOBY DOO: WHERE ARE YOU? (Johnny DC)
08/2006: Scooby Doo #111 -- 4,492
08/2007: Scooby Doo #123 -- 4,641
08/2008: Scooby Doo #135 -- 4,226
08/2009: Scooby Doo #147 -- 4,111
---------------------------------
08/2010: Scooby Doo #159 -- 4,092 (- 1.3%)
09/2010: SD:WAY? #1 -- 6,186 (+51.2%)
10/2010: SD:WAY? #2 -- 4,926 (-20.4%)
11/2010: SD:WAY? #3 -- 4,861 (- 1.3%)
12/2010: SD:WAY? #4 -- 4,802 (- 1.2%)
01/2011: SD:WAY? #5 -- 4,540 (- 5.5%)
02/2011: SD:WAY? #6 -- 4,456 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: SD:WAY? #7 -- 4,522 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: SD:WAY? #8 -- 4,599 (+ 1.7%)
05/2011: SD:WAY? #9 -- 4,838 (+ 5.2%)
06/2011: SD:WAY? #10 -- 4,774 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: SD:WAY? #11 -- 4,791 (+ 0.4%)
08/2011: SD:WAY? #12 -- 4,686 (- 2.2%)
----------------
6 months: + 5.2%
1 year : +14.5%
2 years : +14.0%
5 years : + 4.3%

A Johnny DC title, see small print.

The video-game adaptations Driver #1 and Gears of War #19 both failed to make the chart. For the purposes of the average charts below, I’m assuming they sold as many units as the No. 300 item on the chart.

—–

6-MONTH COMPARISONS
+146.8%: JLA
+ 78.4%: Booster Gold
+ 23.1%: Action Comics
+ 5.2%: Scooby-Doo
+ 3.7%: Scalped
+ 1.6%: Detective Comics
+ 1.5%: Tiny Titans
+ 1.1%: GL Corps
+ 1.1%: Jonah Hex
- 1.0%: Hellblazer
- 1.3%: Emerald Warriors
- 1.5%: Northlanders
- 2.0%: DMZ
- 2.2%: Teen Titans
- 2.7%: Power Girl
- 3.2%: All-New BBB
- 3.3%: Secret Six
- 4.3%: Fables
- 4.8%: GC Sirens
- 5.2%: Spirit
- 5.6%: Unwritten
- 6.1%: Sweet Tooth
- 6.7%: American Vampire
- 7.0%: Batgirl
- 8.2%: House of Mystery
- 10.0%: LoSH
- 10.4%: Supergirl
- 10.6%: Superman/Batman
- 10.7%: Red Robin
- 11.6%: Superman
- 11.6%: Wonder Woman
- 12.0%: Batman
- 12.2%: JSA
- 13.1%: Batman and Robin
- 13.9%: Titans
- 14.4%: I, Zombie
- 15.0%: Birds of Prey
- 16.5%: THUNDER Agents
- 16.9%: Adventure Comics
- 20.8%: Doc Savage
- 24.6%: Batman Beyond
- 25.2%: Young Justice
- 25.5%: Superboy
- 29.6%: Green Arrow
- 50.3%: DCU Online

—–

1-YEAR COMPARISONS
+ 88.0%: JLA
+ 48.1%: Booster Gold
+ 14.5%: Scooby-Doo
+ 8.0%: Action Comics
+ 5.7%: Tiny Titans
+ 2.7%: Detective Comics
+ 2.6%: Teen Titans
+ 1.7%: All-New BBB
- 2.8%: Scalped
- 5.6%: Hellblazer
- 6.3%: Fables
- 6.4%: Northlanders
- 6.7%: American Vampire
- 9.8%: Secret Six
- 11.9%: Jonah Hex
- 13.1%: DMZ
- 13.6%: Power Girl
- 14.0%: Sweet Tooth
- 16.0%: Unwritten
- 16.7%: Batgirl
- 17.8%: GC Sirens
- 20.5%: GL Corps
- 21.0%: House of Mystery
- 22.4%: Red Robin
- 23.0%: Superman/Batman
- 23.1%: Wonder Woman
- 23.7%: Supergirl
- 24.6%: Batman Beyond
- 28.2%: Superman
- 29.5%: Batman
- 33.6%: Adventure Comics
- 35.3%: Emerald Warriors
- 36.2%: Spirit
- 37.2%: Zatanna
- 37.6%: LoSH
- 39.3%: I, Zombie
- 43.6%: Birds of Prey
- 45.0%: Titans
- 47.2%: JSA
- 48.4%: Green Arrow
- 51.9%: Doc Savage

—–

2-YEAR COMPARISONS
+ 98.4%: JLA
+ 28.0%: Booster Gold
+ 22.8%: Green Arrow
+ 14.0%: Scooby-Doo
+ 4.6%: Action Comics
- 1.5%: Wonder Woman
- 7.3%: Scalped
- 8.2%: Superman
- 8.3%: Spirit
- 10.7%: Tiny Titans
- 11.2%: All-New BBB
- 12.1%: Hellblazer
- 15.7%: Teen Titans
- 15.9%: Fables
- 16.8%: Jonah Hex
- 20.9%: Secret Six
- 26.0%: DMZ
- 29.5%: Superman/Batman
- 32.5%: Detective Comics
- 34.0%: Batman
- 34.3%: Unwritten
- 36.4%: GL Corps
- 41.6%: Supergirl
- 42.6%: Titans
- 43.7%: House of Mystery
- 45.0%: GC Sirens
- 46.5%: Red Robin
- 48.2%: JSA
- 48.7%: Power Girl
- 52.4%: Batman and Robin
- 56.1%: Batgirl
- 66.1%: Adventure Comics

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5-YEAR COMPARISONS
+ 4.3%: Scooby-Doo
+ 3.7%: GL Corps
- 17.5%: Birds of Prey
- 22.0%: All-New BBB
- 26.4%: Red Robin
- 27.5%: Fables
- 32.2%: Action Comics
- 32.9%: Hellblazer
- 40.1%: Detective Comics
- 45.5%: Green Arrow
- 46.1%: Batman
- 46.3%: JLA
- 46.4%: LoSH
- 46.4%: Superman
- 47.6%: Jonah Hex
- 61.5%: DMZ
- 63.0%: Teen Titans
- 65.5%: Wonder Woman
- 70.9%: Superman/Batman
- 73.4%: Supergirl

—–

Average Periodical Sales
(not counting reprints, reorders shipping after the initial month of release, Johnny DC titles and magazines)

DC COMICS
08/2006: 42,497
08/2007: 35,107
08/2008: 29,678
08/2009: 29,977
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08/2010: 23,331 (- 9.7%)**
09/2010: 23,212 (- 0.5%)**
10/2010: 23,756 (- 2.3%)**
11/2010: 25,497 (+ 7.3%)**
12/2010: 23,869 (- 6.4%)**
01/2011: 21,922 (- 8.2%)**
02/2011: 23,252 (+ 6.1%)**
03/2011: 23,976 (+ 3.1%)**
04/2011: 25,651 (+ 7.0%)
05/2011: 24,561 (- 4.3%)**
06/2011: 25,814 (+ 5.1%)**
07/2011: 26,138 (+ 1.3%)**
08/2011: 25,632 (- 1.9%)**
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6 months: +10.2%
1 year : + 9.9%
2 years : -14.5%
5 years : -39.7%

DC UNIVERSE
08/2006: 54,382
08/2007: 47,049
08/2008: 38,502
08/2009: 37,300
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08/2010: 33,411 (- 5.5%)
09/2010: 32,042 (- 4.1%)
10/2010: 32,832 (+ 2.5%)
11/2010: 34,180 (+ 4.1%)
12/2010: 30,870 (- 9.7%)
01/2011: 24,321 (-21.2%)**
02/2011: 25,887 (+ 6.4%)**
03/2011: 26,720 (+ 3.2%)**
04/2011: 29,126 (+ 9.0%)
05/2011: 27,745 (- 4.7%)**
06/2011: 28,673 (+ 3.4%)**
07/2011: 28,586 (- 0.3%)**
08/2011: 27,761 (- 2.9%)**
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6 months: + 7.2%
1 year : -16.9%
2 years : -25.6%
5 years : -49.0%

VERTIGO
08/2006: 16,107
08/2007: 10,817
08/2008: 10,979
08/2009: 11,369
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08/2010: 9,094 (- 4.4%)
09/2010: 11,622 (+27.8%)
10/2010: 9,546 (-17.9%)
11/2010: 9,034 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: 11,193 (+23.9%)
01/2011: 10,145 (- 9.4%)
02/2011: 10,295 (+ 1.5%)
03/2011: 10,450 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: 10,014 (- 4.2%)
05/2011: 10,668 (+ 6.5%)
06/2011: 10,415 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: 10,784 (+ 3.5%)
08/2011: 10,147 (- 5.9%)
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6 months: - 1.4%
1 year : +11.6%
2 years : -10.8%
5 years : -37.0%

—–
Disclaimers, et cetera

The numbers above are estimates for comic-book sales in the North American direct market, as calculated by ICv2.com according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.

ICv2.com’s estimates are somewhat lower than the actual numbers, but they are consistent from month to month, so the trends they show are fairly accurate. Since it’s a “month-to-month” column, the comments, unless otherwise noted, are on the most recent month.

Bear in mind that the figures measure sales to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include sales to bookstores, newsstands, other mass-market retail chains or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book’s initial calendar month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month.

If additional copies of an issue did appear on the chart after a book’s initial calendar month of release, you can see the total number of copies sold in parenthesis behind those issues (e.g. “[36,599]“). Should more than one issue have shipped in a month which is relevant for one of the long-term comparisons, the average between them will be used.

Titles released under the Johnny DC imprint and magazines, such as Mad, mostly sell through channels other than the direct market, so direct-market sales don’t tell us much about their performance. For most Vertigo titles, collection sales tend to be a significant factor, so the numbers for those books should be taken with a grain of salt as well. To learn (a little) more about Vertigo’s collection sales, go right here.

** Two asterisks after a given month in the average charts mean that one or more periodical release did not make the Top 300 chart in that month. In those cases, it’s assumed that said releases sold as many units as the No. 300 comic on the chart for that month for the purposes of the chart, although its actual sales are likely to be less than that.

For a more lyrical approach to discussing sales figures that covers all the essentials in a more condensed, less tedious fashion, finally, go right here.

—–
Marc-Oliver Frisch writes about comics at his weblog and at Comicgate. You can also follow him on Twitter.


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DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: September 2011
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batman 1 2011 DC Comics Month to Month Sales: September 2011
by Marc-Oliver Frisch

September was business as usual for DC Comics’ periodical sales, as… oh, wait.

The “New 52″ project, a relaunch of its complete superhero line via 52 #1 issues, made September 2011 a record-breaking month for DC Comics — and a joyously eventful one for the people watching their sales. It’s not often that publishers attempt something on this scale, unfortunately, so it’s nice not to come up with 52 different ways of expressing that sales have mostly been going down, for a change. It’s a little bit like that myth about Eskimos and the words they have for snow.

Anyway: The average DC comic book sold an estimated 57,224 units in September, the average DC Universe comic book a whopping 67,411 units. That’s more than double what it was in August for both, as well as more than in any previous month since sole distributor Diamond started releasing information on actual sales to specialty retailers in March 2003. The month that comes closest is May 2006, when DC’s line-wide “One Year Later” initiative kicked off, with 44,554 (DC total) and 59,505 (DC Universe) units, respectively.

And, while we’re breaking records: May 2006 was also the only previous time when the total dollar value of DC’s periodical comic books exceeded 10 million, with an estimated $10,157,965. In September 2011, the amount was $10.9 million for DC total and $10.5 million for the DC Universe line, which never broke the 10-million mark on its own before. (Average cover prices were about the same, by the way: $3.05 for DC total and $3.04 for DC Universe in 2006, and vice versa in 2011.)

In terms of the estimated total number of copies shifted, it’s a closer shave, but September 2011 still wins versus the previous record month, which, again, was May 2006. That month, the publisher sold an estimated 3.4 million books total, 3.0 million of which DC Universe comic books. In September 2011, it was 3.6 million DC comic books, of which 3.4 were DC Universe titles.

Incidentally, as you may guess from reading the introduction, we’ll be coming back to the year 2006 a few more times in the comparisons below. For now, let’s just say September was a really good month for DC and the DC Universe line in particular.

DC’s Vertigo imprint didn’t set any records in September, meanwhile, but dropped below the 10K mark again for the first time since November 2010.

A procedural note: The fact that 41 of the “New 52″ titles below are listed with higher numbers than over at ICv2.com is not an error. It’s because Diamond only reported 90% of their sales on the chart, to compensate for the fact that they were made returnable by DC if retailers met a specific sales quota. Since Diamond’s way of accounting for the incentive seems fairly arbitrary, I’ve re-added the missing 10% for those books to get a more accurate picture. Just keep in mind that those numbers probably wouldn’t have been as high if retailers weren’t required to meet a certain threshold to qualify for returnability. It’s just one more gimmick that publishers use — the other 11 “New 52″ titles were promoted through variant-cover editions and special discounts, for instance, and Marvel uses its own share of sales-boosting incentives.

Finally, a special thanks to John Jackson Miller for pointing out that Diamond indeed only took off 10% for returnability in September, as opposed to 20%, as they did in previous cases. If you’re interested in comic-book sales, by the way, check out Miller’s Web site, <em>The Comics Chronicles</em>— it’s an essential resource for anyone dealing with these numbers, stuffed with sales data and context going back decades.

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

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1 - BATMAN
09/2006: Batman #657 -- 91,357 [ 96,127]
09/2007: Batman #669 -- 73,471
09/2008: --
09/2009: Batman #690 -- 77,001
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09/2010: Batman #703 -- 77,033 (+ 4.9%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batman #704 -- 65,212 (- 15.4%)
12/2010: Batman #705 -- 63,262 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Batman #706 -- 60,231 (- 4.8%)
02/2011: Batman #707 -- 58,803 (- 2.4%)
03/2011: Batman #708 -- 58,594 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Batman #709 -- 56,578 (- 3.4%)
05/2011: Batman #710 -- 55,086 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman #711 -- 53,113 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Batman #712 -- 51,385 (- 3.3%)
08/2011: Batman #713 -- 51,760 (+ 0.7%)
09/2011: Batman #1 -- 188,420 (+264.0%)
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6 months: +221.6%
1 year : +144.6%
2 years : +144.7%
5 years : +106.3%

Perhaps surprisingly, Grant Morrison’s Action Comics did not take the top spot in the chart, but Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman relaunch. Even more surprisingly, it also beats last August’s Justice League #1 by about 3,000 units.

In retrospect, it makes sense, though, given the recent success of the property in film and videogames, the good reception of Scott Snyder’s American Vampire and Detective Comics and, maybe, Greg Capullo’s draw as a major artist of the 1990s who hasn’t done any work for DC, to date.

According to ICv2.com’s estimates, these are the highest first-month sales for Batman since September 2003, when Batman #619, the conclusion of Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee’s “Hush” storyline, sold an estimated 233,775 units. (The total count for that issue, including all reorders that made the chart in subsequent months, ended up being 308,945.) If you look at other titles published since March 2003, 188K is still very good, but nowhere near record-breaking. See last month’s column for a run-down of the best-selling comics of the period covered by our current estimates.

So, ultimately, the September numbers further support the notion that, rather than to kick-start the direct market by bringing in huge crowds of people that have never set foot in a comics store before, DC mobilized the full potential of the market as it stands, in a way that hasn’t been managed since 2006. Which is still a great success, of course, given the economic situation and the sales erosion of the last couple of years.

By the way: Batman #1 was promoted with a 1:25 variant-cover edition and a 1:200 variant-cover edition, as were Justice League #1, Action Comics #1, Green Lantern #1 and Flash #1. The special discount mentioned in the introduction, which also required retailers to meet a certain quota, applies to Batwoman #1, Green Lantern: New Guardians #1, Stormwatch #1, Swamp Thing #1, Teen Titans #1 and Wonder Woman #1, meanwhile. I’ll just mention them here, so keep in mind that these promotional initiatives are likely to have affected the numbers of those books. Whether it affected them more than the thresholds for returnability reflected the other 41 titles or less so, we have no way of knowing.

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2 - ACTION COMICS
09/2006: Action Comics #843 -- 56,084
09/2007: --
09/2008: Action Comics #869 -- 49,597
09/2009: Action Comics #881 -- 36,183
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09/2010: Action Comics #893 -- 33,948 (- 6.7%)
10/2010: Action Comics #894 -- 42,291 (+ 24.6%)
11/2010: Action Comics #895 -- 33,089 (- 21.8%)
12/2010: Action Comics #896 -- 32,357 (- 2.2%)
01/2011: Action Comics #897 -- 32,134 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Action Comics #898 -- 31,935 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: Action Comics #899 -- 31,808 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Action Comics #900 -- 60,152 (+ 89.1%) [73,004]
05/2011: Action Comics #901 -- 44,143 (- 26.6%)
06/2011: Action Comics #902 -- 41,960 (- 5.0%)
07/2011: Action Comics #903 -- 40,205 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: Action Comics #904 -- 39,323 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: Action Comics #1 -- 182,748 (+364.7%)
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6 months: +474.5%
1 year : +438.3%
2 years : +405.1%
5 years : +225.9%

Grant Morrison and Rags Morales reinvent Superman with the book’s highest recorded sales since Diamond started reporting actual numbers in March 2003. The issue that held the record until now was Action Comics #844, the start of the Johns/Donner/Kubert run, which had estimated first-month numbers of 78,869 in October 2006.

It’s not unusual for Morrison’s major projects to hit 100K+ sales levels, of course, but a book that shifts 180K in its first month is a record even for him, in the period covered by these estimates. So far, the closest he came was with 52 #1, which moved an estimated 176,214 units in May 2006, and All Star Superman #1, which sold 170,802 copies in November 2005.

—–

3 - GREEN LANTERN
09/2006: Green Lantern #13 -- 78,101
09/2007: Green Lantern #23 -- 79,084 [82,168]
09/2008: Green Lantern #34 -- 63,825
09/2009: Green Lantern #46 -- 103,666
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09/2010: Green Lantern #57 -- 85,179 (+ 1.2%)
10/2010: Green Lantern #58 -- 81,626 (- 4.2%)
11/2010: Green Lantern #59 -- 76,173 (- 6.7%)
12/2010: Green Lantern #60 -- 76,360 (+ 0.3%)
12/2010: Green Lantern #61 -- 72,203 (- 5.4%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Green Lantern #62 -- 71,517 (- 1.0%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #63 -- 75,632 (+ 5.8%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #64 -- 76,898 (+ 1.7%)
04/2011: Green Lantern #65 -- 75,780 (- 1.5%)
05/2011: Green Lantern #66 -- 75,371 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern #67 -- 74,521 (- 1.1%)
08/2011: --
09/2011: Green Lantern #1 -- 141,682 (+90.1%)
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6 months: + 85.8%
1 year : + 66.3%
2 years : + 36.7%
5 years : + 81.4%

Green Lantern and its spin-off titles were already doing perfectly well before the relaunch, so it’s only natural that the increases aren’t entirely as explosive here as in some other cases.

Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke’s new debut issue is the best-selling one since Green Lantern #1 from May 2005, also written by Johns, which sold an estimated 168,353 in its first month and has recorded total sales of 180,483.

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4 - THE FLASH
09/2006: Flash: FMA #4 -- 66,663
09/2007: Flash #232 -- 56,969
09/2008: Flash #244 -- 29,180
09/2009: --
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09/2010: Flash #5 -- 62,063 (- 4.3%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Flash #6 -- 57,673 (- 7.1%)
12/2010: Flash #7 -- 56,304 (- 2.4%)
12/2010: Flash #8 -- 53,975 (- 4.1%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Flash #9 -- 55,980 (+ 3.7%)
03/2011: --
04/2011: Flash #10 -- 54,953 (- 1.8%)
04/2011: Flash #11 -- 54,633 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Flash #12 -- 54,914 (+ 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: --
08/2011: --
09/2010: Flash #1 -- 129,260 (+135.4%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : +108.3%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : + 93.9%

The creative team of Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato turn in the second record-breaking launch of the month.

To date, the best-selling recorded issues of Flash were the previous relaunch debuts of the last few years: The Flash #1 (April 2010, 100,903 units), The Flash: Rebirth #1 (April 2009, 102,429), All Flash #1 (July 2007, 98,694) and Flash: The Fastest Man Alive #1 (June 2006, 120,404).

The new relaunch beats all of those quite handsomely and puts the Flash next to Batman, Superman and Green Lantern, as far as DC’s most popular comics properties are concerned. The rest of the Top 10 is filled out with another Superman book and three more Batman titles.

Considering that Geoff Johns — maybe the most popular Flash creator of the last 10 years and certainly one of the three most popular writers in superhero comics right now — is nowhere in sight here, that’s quite a good number for the “New 52″ relaunch.

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5 - SUPERMAN
09/2006: Superman #656 -- 64,288
09/2007: Superman #667 -- 48,608
09/2008: Superman #680 -- 46,585
09/2009: Superman #692 -- 37,695
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09/2010: --
10/2010: Superman #703 -- 50,460 (+ 0.9%)
10/2010: Superman #704 -- 46,741 (- 7.4%)
11/2010: Superman #705 -- 46,261 (- 1.0%)
12/2010: Superman #706 -- 43,027 (- 7.0%)
01/2011: Superman #707 -- 41,843 (- 2.8%)
02/2011: Superman #708 -- 40,639 (- 2.9%)
03/2011: Superman #709 -- 39,846 (- 2.0%)
04/2011: Superman #710 -- 39,644 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Superman #711 -- 38,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: Superman #712 -- 37,362 (- 2.9%)
07/2011: Superman #713 -- 36,646 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Superman #714 -- 35,919 (- 2.0%)
09/2011: Superman #1 -- 131,529 (+266.2%)
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6 months: +230.1%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : +248.9%
5 years : +104.6%

It’s been a while since Superman sold this well — issues #204 through #207, to be specific, which sold between 231,411 and 138,984 units in their first calendar months in 2004 (there was a numbering change in-between, before you ask). Those were the first four issues of the Jeph Loeb/Jim Lee run, though, so I’d say George Pérez and Jesús Merino are off to a good start.

But of course — and this goes for most of the books below as well — it’s premature to draw conclusions on the performance of individual books, at this juncture. We’ll have to wait another few months until sales to retailers reflect what’s really going on out there with any given series, presumably.

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6 - DETECTIVE COMICS
09/2006: Detective Comics #823 -- 64,215
09/2007: Detective Comics #836 -- 49,475
09/2008: Detective Comics #848 -- 68,306
09/2009: Detective Comics #857 -- 57,063
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09/2010: Detective Comics #869 -- 37,394 (- 3.3%)
10/2010: Detective Comics #870 -- 35,674 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Detective Comics #871 -- 36,941 (+ 3.6%)
12/2010: Detective Comics #872 -- 37,961 (+ 2.8%) [39,758]
01/2011: Detective Comics #873 -- 38,417 (+ 1.2%)
02/2011: Detective Comics #874 -- 39,106 (+ 1.8%)
03/2011: Detective Comics #875 -- 40,047 (+ 2.4%)
04/2011: Detective Comics #876 -- 40,133 (+ 0.2%)
05/2011: Detective Comics #877 -- 39,609 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: Detective Comics #878 -- 39,152 (- 1.2%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #879 -- 39,185 (+ 0.1%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #880 -- 38,585 (- 1.5%)
08/2011: Detective Comics #881 -- 39,729 (+ 3.0%)
09/2011: Detective Comics #1 -- 114,880 (+189.2%)
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6 months: +186.9%
1 year : +207.2%
2 years : +101.3%
5 years : + 78.9%

Tony Daniel, who’d been steering Batman for the last couple of years, takes over the character’s original title with the book’s highest sales to date. The previous record holder was issue #853, the second part of Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert’s “Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?” story, which sold 104,107 copies in April 2009.

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7 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
12/2010: Dark Knight #1 -- 89,985 [92,791]
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 71,108 (- 21.0%)
04/2011: --
05/2011: --
06/2011: --
07/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 62,792 (- 11.7%)
07/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 57,333 (- 8.7%)
08/2011: Dark Knight #5 -- 52,908 (- 7.7%)
09/2011: Dark Knight #1 -- 109,321 (+106.6%)
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6 months: + 53.7%

David Finch and his last-minute co-writer Paul Jenkins beat the debut of the book’s last incarnation.

—–

10 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
09/2009: Batman and Robin #4 -- 106,925
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09/2010: Batman and Robin #14 -- 82,894 (- 3.4%)
10/2010: Batman and Robin #15 -- 80,173 (- 3.3%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #16 -- 80,343 (+ 0.2%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #17 -- 70,600 (-12.1%)
12/2010: Batman and Robin #18 -- 68,814 (- 2.5%)
01/2011: Batman and Robin #19 -- 61,785 (-10.2%)
02/2011: Batman and Robin #20 -- 60,642 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: Batman and Robin #21 -- 59,818 (- 1.4%)
04/2011: Batman and Robin #22 -- 59,076 (- 1.2%)
05/2011: Batman and Robin #23 -- 57,525 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman and Robin #24 -- 54,984 (- 4.4%)
07/2011: Batman and Robin #25 -- 55,172 (+ 0.3%)
08/2011: Batman and Robin #26 -- 52,704 (- 4.5%)
09/2011: Batman and Robin #1 -- 94,713 (+79.7%)
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6 months: +58.3%
1 year : +14.3%
2 years : -11.4%

Well, it’s the highest sales for Batman and Robin since issue #6 from November 2009. So no record-breaking here.

Still, it’s worth noting that all four Batman titles (and both Superman ones) made the Top 10. So if there was any question whether retailers were going to gravitate towards known quantities when placing their orders, this should settle it.

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11 - GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS
09/2010: Emerald Warriors #2 -- 56,289 (-17.6%)
10/2010: Emerald Warriors #3 -- 50,490 (-10.3%)
11/2010: Emerald Warriors #4 -- 46,319 (- 8.3%)
12/2010: Emerald Warriors #5 -- 44,077 (- 4.8%)
01/2011: Emerald Warriors #6 -- 43,471 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Emerald Warriors #7 -- 44,828 (+ 3.1%)
03/2011: Emerald Warriors #8 -- 51,322 (+14.5%) [54,110]
04/2011: Emerald Warriors #9 -- 51,784 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Emerald Warriors #10 -- 52,971 (+ 2.3%)
06/2011: Emerald Warriors #11 -- 53,927 (+ 1.8%)
07/2011: Emerald Warriors #12 -- 48,087 (-10.8%)
08/2011: Emerald Warriors #13 -- 44,228 (- 8.0%)
09/2011: New Guardians #1 -- 84,033 (+90.0%)
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6 months: +63.7%
1 year : +49.3%

This one’s by the creative team that did Green Lantern Corps until August. The book’s predecessor Emerald Warriors debuted with first-month sales of 68,332 in August 2010, so this is a very good number.

—–

12 - BATGIRL
09/2008: Batgirl #3 of 6 -- 24,932
09/2009: Batgirl #2 -- 40,626
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09/2010: Batgirl #14 -- 26,861 (- 1.4%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batgirl #15 -- 25,827 (- 3.9%)
12/2010: Batgirl #16 -- 25,225 (- 2.3%)
01/2011: Batgirl #17 -- 25,189 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Batgirl #18 -- 24,390 (- 3.2%)
03/2011: Batgirl #19 -- 24,821 (+ 1.8%)
04/2011: Batgirl #20 -- 24,310 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Batgirl #21 -- 24,043 (- 1.1%)
06/2011: Batgirl #22 -- 23,323 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Batgirl #23 -- 22,619 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: Batgirl #24 -- 22,695 (+ 0.3%)
09/2011: Batgirl #1 -- 90,543 (+299.0%)
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6 months: +264.8%
1 year : +237.1%
2 years : +122.9%

The combination of writer Gail Simone and getting the Barbara Gordon character back in the leading role seems to have convinced retailers to order way, way more copies of Batgirl than in any previous recorded month. The last relaunch sold an estimated 51,724 units with its debut issue in August 2009.

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13 - WONDER WOMAN
09/2006: --
09/2007: --
09/2008: Wonder Woman #24 -- 34,583
09/2009: Wonder Woman #36 -- 28,806
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09/2010: Wonder Woman #603 -- 38,852 (+ 2.2%)
10/2010: Wonder Woman #604 -- 37,405 (- 3.7%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Wonder Woman #605 -- 35,495 (- 5.1%)
01/2011: Wonder Woman #606 -- 33,601 (- 5.3%)
02/2011: Wonder Woman #607 -- 33,053 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #608 -- 32,540 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #609 -- 31,421 (- 3.4%)
04/2011: Wonder Woman #610 -- 31,002 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Wonder Woman #611 -- 30,874 (- 0.4%)
06/2011: Wonder Woman #612 -- 30,690 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Wonder Woman #613 -- 29,720 (- 3.2%)
08/2011: Wonder Woman #614 -- 29,223 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Wonder Woman #1 -- 76,214 (+160.8%)
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6 months: +138.3%
1 year : + 96.2%
2 years : +164.6%
5 years : n.a.

Measured against the pre-publication hype Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang’s Wonder Woman relaunch received, this number isn’t all that impressive — and certainly not measured against DC’s treatment of the character as one of the company’s “big three” heroes along with Superman and Batman.

In the context of estimates recorded since March 2003, for that matter, the new debut is only the fourth-best-selling Wonder Woman book. The top three spots are taken by the first three issues of the 2006 relaunch, which sold between 132,580 and 76,998 units.

So, clearly, it’s still the guys who are wearing the pants at DC.

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14 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
09/2006: Green Lantern Corps #4 -- 46,619
09/2007: --
09/2008: Green Lantern Corps #28 -- 44,939
09/2009: Green Lantern Corps #40 -- 83,112
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09/2010: Green Lantern Corps #52 -- 63,577 (- 5.3%)
10/2010: Green Lantern Corps #53 -- 60,808 (- 4.4%)
11/2010: Green Lantern Corps #54 -- 57,448 (- 5.5%)
12/2010: Green Lantern Corps #55 -- 54,387 (- 5.3%)
01/2011: Green Lantern Corps #56 -- 53,646 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Green Lantern Corps #57 -- 52,770 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Green Lantern Corps #58 -- 60,100 (+13.9%)
04/2011: Green Lantern Corps #59 -- 60,162 (+ 0.1%)
05/2011: Green Lantern Corps #60 -- 60,964 (+ 1.3%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #61 -- 60,836 (- 0.2%)
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #62 -- 57,928 (- 4.8%)
08/2011: Green Lantern Corps #63 -- 53,372 (- 7.9%)
09/2011: Green Lantern Corps #1 -- 83,077 (+55.7%)
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6 months: +38.2%
1 year : +30.7%
2 years : - 0.0%
5 years : +78.2%

As I say above, the Green Lantern franchise was already doing very well, so the fact that the relaunch only gets Green Lantern Corps numbers back to the level of the Blackest Night tie-in issues from two years ago isn’t necessarily a surprise. It’s still a big number for a Green Lantern spin-off.

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15 - TEEN TITANS
09/2006: Teen Titans #39 -- 65,969
09/2007: Teen Titans #51 -- 57,851
09/2008: Teen Titans #63 -- 41,790
09/2009: Teen Titans #75 -- 32,808
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09/2010: Teen Titans #87 -- 23,259 (- 6.9%)
10/2010: Teen Titans #88 -- 27,637 (+ 18.8%)
11/2010: Teen Titans #89 -- 26,444 (- 4.3%)
12/2010: Teen Titans #90 -- 25,997 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Teen Titans #91 -- 25,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: Teen Titans #92 -- 26,170 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Teen Titans #93 -- 24,957 (- 4.6%)
04/2011: Teen Titans #94 -- 25,187 (+ 0.9%)
05/2011: Teen Titans #95 -- 24,738 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: Teen Titans #96 -- 23,849 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #97 -- 23,138 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #98 -- 23,095 (- 0.2%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #99 -- 23,756 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #100 -- 27,459 (+ 15.6%)
09/2011: Teen Titans #1 -- 73,675 (+168.3%)
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6 months: +195.2%
1 year : +216.8%
2 years : +124.6%
5 years : + 11.7%

Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth restore Teen Titans sales to the glory days of, ah, 2006.

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16 - AQUAMAN
09/2011: Aquaman #1 -- 80,302

That’s a great number for Aquaman, certainly, even considering the book is by the creative team of Blackest Night.

The last Aquaman title ran for 39 issues from 2002 through 2006. Between #4 (the first one covered by current estimates) and #39, its numbers dropped from 36,908 to 18,326 units. The debut issue had initial orders of 45,112, which would presumably place its actual first-month sales around the 50K mark.

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17 - BATWOMAN
11/2010: Batwoman #0 -- 43,891
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09/2011: Batwoman #1 -- 72,228 (+64.6%)

The first issue of the Rucka/Williams “Batgirl” stint in Detective Comics sold an estimated 72,808 units in June 2009, so it seems clear what retailers used as a reference point for the new series.

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19 - RED LANTERNS
09/2011: Red Lanterns #1 -- 73,940

The latest Green Lantern spin-off is the fourth book in the franchise, if you’re keeping count, so sales of 70K+ are rather good.

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20 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK
06/2011: FP: Secret Seven #1 of 3 -- 33,069
07/2011: FP: Secret Seven #2 of 3 -- 25,745 (- 22.2%)
08/2011: FP: Secret Seven #3 of 3 -- 23,747 (- 7.8%)
09/2011: Justice League Dark #1 -- 69,840 (+194.1%)

Peter Milligan and Mikel Janin do a Vertigo-styled Justice League spin-off.

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21 - NIGHTWING
09/2006: Nightwing #124 -- 38,251
09/2007: Nightwing #136 -- 29,256
09/2008: Nightwing #148 -- 53,210
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09/2011: Nightwing #1 -- 69,686
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5 years : + 82.2%

These are the book’s highest sales by about 20,000 units in the batch of estimates dating back to 2003. Evidently, Nightwing’s stint as Batman convinced retailers to up their orders for the relaunch.

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24 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
09/2011: Justice League International #1 -- 67,866

The lower-selling of the two Justice League spin-off books by about 2,000 copies.

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28 - GREEN ARROW
09/2006: Green Arrow #66 -- 33,793
09/2007: Year One #5 of 6 -- 31,504
09/2008: Arrow/Canary #12 -- 27,896
09/2009: Arrow&Canary #24 -- 18,780
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09/2010: Green Arrow #4 -- 44,220 (- 4.5%)
10/2010: Green Arrow #5 -- 42,188 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Green Arrow #6 -- 39,575 (- 6.2%)
12/2010: Green Arrow #7 -- 36,835 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Green Arrow #8 -- 35,307 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: Green Arrow #9 -- 33,922 (- 3.9%)
03/2011: Green Arrow #10 -- 33,085 (- 2.5%)
04/2011: Green Arrow #11 -- 32,669 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: Green Arrow #12 -- 31,742 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Green Arrow #13 -- 27,552 (- 13.2%)
07/2011: Green Arrow #14 -- 25,568 (- 7.2%)
08/2011: Green Arrow #15 -- 23,883 (- 6.6%)
09/2011: Green Arrow #1 -- 61,680 (+158.3%)
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6 months: + 86.7%
1 year : + 39.5%
2 years : +228.4%
5 years : + 82.5%

The July 2007 relaunch sold an estimated 52,183 units, the June 2010 one managed 54,400, and now the book hits 61,680, its highest sales in the period since March 2003. Diminishing returns don’t seem to be an issue for Green Arrow. Maybe they should do a relaunch.

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24 - SWAMP THING
09/2011: Swamp Thing #1 -- 54,757

Scott Snyder and Yanick Paquette return the character to the DC Universe proper. The last Swamp Thing title at Vertigo launched with an estimated 33,382 units in March 2004 and was cancelled in August 2006, with sales of 7,448 for the final issue, #29.

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31 - SUPERGIRL
09/2006: Supergirl #10 -- 67,358
09/2007: Supergirl #21 -- 44,656
09/2008: Supergirl #33 -- 27,609
09/2009: Supergirl #45 -- 32,240
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09/2010: Supergirl #56 -- 25,034 (- 3.3%)
10/2010: Supergirl #57 -- 23,842 (- 4.8%)
11/2010: Supergirl #58 -- 25,412 (+ 6.6%)
12/2010: Supergirl #59 -- 22,606 (- 11.0%)
01/2011: Supergirl #60 -- 22,568 (- 0.2%)
02/2011: Supergirl #61 -- 22,048 (- 2.3%)
03/2011: Supergirl #62 -- 21,786 (- 1.2%)
04/2011: Supergirl #63 -- 21,598 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Supergirl #64 -- 21,411 (- 0.9%)
06/2011: Supergirl #65 -- 20,985 (- 2.0%)
07/2011: Supergirl #66 -- 20,001 (- 4.7%)
08/2011: Supergirl #67 -- 19,764 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Supergirl #1 -- 60,058 (+203.9%)
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6 months: +175.7%
1 year : +139.9%
2 years : + 86.3%
5 years : - 10.8%

That’s the best Supergirl sales since issue #11, released in November 2006.

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33 - CATWOMAN
09/2006: Catwoman #59 -- 25,324
09/2007: Catwoman #71 -- 19,492
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09/2011: Catwoman #1 -- 59,633
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5 years : +135.5%

Catwoman gets another record-setting number for the period covered by the current set of estimates, by more than 20,000 units.

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39 - RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS
09/2011: Red Hood #1 -- 56,112

Another Scott Lobdell-written title, this time a team book starring former Robin Jason Todd in a threesome with Starfire and some dude that shoots arrows.

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40 - BIRDS OF PREY
09/2006: Birds of Prey #98 -- 32,715
09/2007: Birds of Prey #110 -- 27,148
09/2008: Birds of Prey #122 -- 21,318
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09/2010: Birds of Prey #5 -- 40,146 (- 13.0%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Birds of Prey #6 -- 34,440 (- 14.2%)
12/2010: Birds of Prey #7 -- 33,114 (- 3.9%)
01/2011: Birds of Prey #8 -- 31,616 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Birds of Prey #9 -- 30,641 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Birds of Prey #10 -- 30,777 (+ 0.4%)
04/2011: Birds of Prey #11 -- 30,270 (- 1.7%)
05/2011: Birds of Prey #12 -- 29,690 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: Birds of Prey #13 -- 28,992 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: Birds of Prey #14 -- 27,102 (- 6.5%)
08/2011: Birds of Prey #15 -- 26,043 (- 3.9%)
09/2011: Birds of Prey #1 -- 56,073 (+115.3%)
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6 months: + 82.1%
1 year : + 39.7%
5 years : + 71.4%

Even though fan-favorite writer Gail Simone isn’t helming the series, it beats the May 2010 relaunch by about 6,000 units.

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41 - THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN
09/2006: Hawkgirl #56 -- 21,560
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09/2011: Savage Hawkman #1 -- 55,954
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5 years : +159.5%

The last series was launched in 2002, renamed Hawkgirl in 2006 and cancelled with estimated sales below 15K in 2007.

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42 - SUPERBOY
11/2010: Superboy #1 -- 39,701
12/2010: Superboy #2 -- 31,761 (- 20.0%)
01/2011: Superboy #3 -- 29,550 (- 7.0%)
02/2011: Superboy #4 -- 27,448 (- 7.1%)
03/2011: Superboy #5 -- 27,215 (- 0.9%)
04/2011: Superboy #6 -- 30,490 (+ 12.0%)
05/2011: Superboy #7 -- 24,622 (- 19.3%)
06/2011: Superboy #8 -- 23,037 (- 6.4%)
07/2011: Superboy #9 -- 22,102 (- 4.1%)
08/2011: Superboy #10 -- 20,563 (- 7.0%)
08/2011: Superboy #11 -- 20,317 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Superboy #1 -- 55,608 (+173.7%)
-----------------
6 months: +104.3%

Completing the Scott Lobdell renaissance at DC, the new Superboy beats the last revamp — which happened less than a year ago — by about 16,000 copies.

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44 - JUSTICE LEAGUE
09/2006: Justice League #2 -- 143,412 [158,480]
09/2007: Justice League #13 -- 119,471 [124,006]
09/2008: --
09/2009: Justice League #37 -- 55,478
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09/2010: JL of America #49 -- 57,616 (- 5.1%)
10/2010: JL of America #50 -- 59,686 (+ 3.6%)
11/2010: JL of America #51 -- 50,887 (- 14.7%)
12/2010: JL of America #52 -- 48,501 (- 4.7%)
01/2011: JL of America #53 -- 47,093 (- 2.9%)
02/2011: JL of America #54 -- 46,269 (- 1.8%)
03/2011: JL of America #55 -- 50,533 (+ 9.2%)
04/2011: JL of America #56 -- 47,179 (- 6.6%)
05/2011: JL of America #57 -- 46,729 (- 1.0%)
06/2011: JL of America #58 -- 45,442 (- 2.8%)
07/2011: JL of America #59 -- 43,545 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: JL of America #60 -- 42,587 (- 2.2%)
08/2011: Justice League #1 -- 185,776 (+336.2%) [232,426]
09/2011: --
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6 months: n/a
1 year : n/a
2 years : n/a
5 years : n/a

Justice League #2 didn’t come out until October, but a lot of reorders for the debut issue showed up on the chart in September — and beat 24 of the “New 52″ debut issues, incidentally.

The book shifted another 46,650 units, which puts its total numbers past 200K and in the same ball park as those of the 2006 relaunch by Brad Meltzer and Ed Benes.

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45 - STORMWATCH
09/2007: StormWatch: PHD #11 -- 10,440
09/2008: StormWatch: PHD #14 -- 7,883
09/2009: StormWatch: PHD #23 -- 4,840
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09/2011: Stormwatch #1 -- 46,397
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2 years : +858.6%

Paul Cornell’s Stormwatch relaunch is the best-selling of the three former WildStorm titles that are part of the “New 52″ initiative.

It’s the most spectacular two-year comparison of the pack, certainly, but given the pitiable state of the WildStorm Universe line when DC pulled the plug, that’s not all that surprising.

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46 - THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN
09/2006: Firestorm #29 -- 17,449
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09/2011: Firestorm #1 -- 51,537
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5 years : +195.4%

Co-writers Ethan Van Sciver and Gail Simone relaunch another C-list DC character.

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47 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
09/2006: Supergirl &LoSH #22 -- 36,735
09/2007: Supergirl &LoSH #34 -- 28,294
09/2008: LoSH #46 -- 24,959
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09/2010: LoSH #5 -- 32,417 (- 5.3%)
10/2010: LoSH #6 -- 30,246 (- 6.7%)
11/2010: LoSH #7 -- 26,439 (- 12.6%)
12/2010: LoSH #8 -- 25,063 (- 5.2%)
01/2011: LoSH #9 -- 24,230 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: LoSH #10 -- 23,738 (- 2.0%)
03/2011: LoSH #11 -- 23,667 (- 0.3%)
04/2011: LoSH #12 -- 23,419 (- 1.1%)
05/2011: LoSH #13 -- 23,105 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: LoSH #14 -- 22,600 (- 2.2%)
07/2011: LoSH #15 -- 21,788 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: LoSH #16 -- 21,373 (- 1.9%)
09/2011: LoSH #1 -- 50,402 (+135.8%)
-----------------
6 months: +113.0%
1 year : + 55.5%
5 years : + 37.2%

The 2010 relaunch, helmed by Paul Levitz, sold 44,415 units in its first month, Jim Shooter’s return to the book in 2007 managed 45,803, the first “One Year Later” issue sold 47,426 units in 2006, and the Mark Waid/Barry Kitson version launched in 2004, finally, shifted an estimated 50,691 units with its debut issue.

The “New 52″ series, once again helmed by Levitz, comes in at pretty much the exact same number as that latter comic.

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49 - SUICIDE SQUAD
09/2007: Raise the Flag #1 of 8 -- 29,506
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09/2011: Suicide Squad #1 -- 49,979

54 - DEATHSTROKE
09/2011: Deathstroke #1 -- 47,028

These were virtual unknowns for retailers, and they’re very similar types of books, so it makes sense that sales are similar.

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56 - LEGION LOST
09/2011: Legion Lost #1 -- 46,362

Replacing Adventure Comics as the resident Legion spin-off.

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57 - ANIMAL MAN
09/2009: Last Days #5 of 6 -- 11,791
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09/2011: Animal Man #1 -- 46,051
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2 years : +290.6%

Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman bring back another former Vertigo property. The two-year comparison is with the Last Days of Animal Man miniseries, the last Animal Man title proper ran from 1988 through 1995.

—–

58 - BATWING
09/2011: Batwing #1 -- 45,980

Spinning out of Grant Morrison’s Batman stories.

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60 - DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS
09/2011: DCU Presents #1 -- 45,701

Paul Jenkins and Bernard Chang kick off the book with a Deadman arc.

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62 - BLUE BEETLE
09/2006: Blue Beetle #7 -- 29,079
09/2007: Blue Beetle #19 -- 15,737
09/2008: Blue Beetle #31 -- 12,302
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09/2011: Blue Beetle #1 -- 44,448
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5 years : + 52.9%

The last Blue Beetle series, which ran for 36 issues from 2006 through 2009, debuted with estimated sales of 50,678 in its first month and went on to sell 69,752 total.

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63 - CAPTAIN ATOM
09/2011: Captain Atom #1 -- 44,110

There was a nine-issue Captain Atom miniseries (as part of a WildStorm Universe publishing event) that launched with estimated sales of 40,662 in October 2005 and was down to 20,279 by its final issue.

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65 - ALL STAR WESTERN
09/2006: Jonah Hex #11 -- 18,957
09/2007: Jonah Hex #23 -- 15,157
09/2008: Jonah Hex #35 -- 13,231
09/2009: Jonah Hex #47 -- 12,231
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09/2010: Jonah Hex #59 -- 11,444 (- 2.8%)
10/2010: Jonah Hex #60 -- 11,141 (- 2.7%)
11/2010: Jonah Hex #61 -- 10,796 (- 3.1%)
12/2010: Jonah Hex #62 -- 10,899 (+ 1.0%)
01/2011: Jonah Hex #63 -- 10,752 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Jonah Hex #64 -- 10,255 (- 4.6%)
03/2011: Jonah Hex #65 -- 10,353 (+ 1.0%)
04/2011: Jonah Hex #66 -- 10,335 (- 0.2%)
05/2011: Jonah Hex #67 -- 10,288 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: Jonah Hex #68 -- 10,224 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Jonah Hex #69 -- 10,521 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Jonah Hex #70 -- 10,369 (- 1.5%)
09/2011: ASW #1 -- 43,681 (+321.3%)
-----------------
6 months: +321.9%
1 year : +281.7%
2 years : +257.1%
5 years : +130.4%

Well, All Star Western is, pretty much, just a straight relaunch of Jonah Hex with a different title, so I’d say this is a huge vote of confidence from retailers.

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68 - HAWK &DOVE
09/2011: Hawk &Dove #1 -- 42,294

I’m somewhat surprised this didn’t do better, to be honest.

Say what you will about Rob Liefeld’s art, but it used to sell a lot of books. Given the nostalgia factor of his return to these characters, I certainly didn’t expect the book to land in the lowest-selling quarter of the relaunch.

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71 - RESURRECTION MAN
09/2011: Resurrection Man #1 -- 41,740

72 - DEMON KNIGHTS
09/2011: Demon Knights #1 -- 41,602

73 - FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E.
06/2011: FP: Frankenstein #1 of 3 -- 30,508
07/2011: FP: Frankenstein #2 of 3 -- 23,900 (-21.7%)
08/2011: FP: Frankenstein #3 of 3 -- 23,131 (- 3.2%)
09/2011: Frankenstein #1 -- 41,551 (+79.6%)

Co-writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning relaunch one of the weirder DC Universe titles of the 1990s (the original ran for 28 issues in 1997 and 1998), Paul Cornell does a series set in the Dark Ages of the DC Universe and indie creator Jeff Lemire follows up his Flashpoint tie-in miniseries with an ongoing title.

What these three titles have in common is that they’re set on the dark fringes of the relaunched superhero line and don’t have much of a recent sales history. That may explain why they’re right next to each other on the chart.

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74 - MISTER TERRIFIC
09/2011: Mister Terrific #1 -- 41,450

75 - GRIFTER
09/2011: Grifter #1 -- 41,222

76 - VOODOO
09/2011: Voodoo #1 -- 40,301

77 - BLACKHAWKS
09/2011: Blackhawks #1 -- 40,014

78 - I, VAMPIRE
09/2011: I, Vampire #1 -- 39,683

80 - STATIC SHOCK
06/2011: Special #1 of 1 -- 9,976
-----------------------------------
09/2011: Static Shock #1 -- 37,782 (+278.7%)

81 - MEN OF WAR
09/2011: Men of War #1 -- 37,488

82 - O.M.A.C.
09/2011: O.M.A.C. #1 -- 37,312

And the same picture here, for this bunch of direct-market odd ducks — war, sci-fi, vampires, two former WildStorm Universe titles, a Milestone Media property, a first-time solo book starring a D-stringer and a Jack Kirby pastiche.

These were virtual unknowns for retailers: None of the eight lowest-selling “New 52″ titles have any recent sales history that retailers could have relied on for their orders. They’re practically new introductions to the direct market. So, ultimately, it’s not surprising to see that they’re grouped together like this, and at the bottom end of the “New 52″.

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118 - FABLES (Vertigo)
09/2006: Fables #53 -- 25,388
09/2007: Fables #65 -- 25,311
09/2008: Fables #75 -- 25,266
09/2008: Fables #76 -- 23,914
09/2009: Fables #88 -- 21,508
------------------------------
09/2010: Fables #98 -- 19,594 (- 0.2%)
10/2010: Fables #99 -- 19,656 (+ 0.3%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Fables #100 -- 23,014 (+17.1%)
01/2011: Fables #101 -- 19,183 (-16.7%)
02/2011: Fables #102 -- 19,215 (+ 0.2%)
03/2011: Fables #103 -- 18,910 (- 1.6%)
04/2011: Fables #104 -- 18,811 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Fables #105 -- 18,749 (- 0.3%)
06/2011: Fables #106 -- 18,505 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Fables #107 -- 18,523 (+ 0.1%)
08/2011: Fables #108 -- 18,390 (- 0.7%)
09/2011: Fables #109 -- 18,072 (- 1.7%)
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6 months: - 4.4%
1 year : - 7.8%
2 years : -16.0%
5 years : -28.8%

Over at Vertigo, September was business as usual, meanwhile.

The publisher recently announced a couple of new ongoing titles, so it doesn’t look like they’re giving up on the idea quite yet, after all.

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137 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
09/2010: American Vampire #6 -- 23,349 (- 6.1%)
10/2010: American Vampire #7 -- 21,910 (- 6.2%)
11/2010: American Vampire #8 -- 19,850 (- 9.4%)
12/2010: American Vampire #9 -- 19,019 (- 4.2%)
12/2010: American Vampire #10 -- 17,761 (- 6.6%)
01/2011: American Vampire #11 -- 16,969 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: American Vampire #12 -- 16,522 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: American Vampire #13 -- 17,269 (+ 4.5%)
04/2011: American Vampire #14 -- 16,168 (- 6.4%)
05/2011: American Vampire #15 -- 15,876 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: American Vampire #16 -- 15,705 (- 1.1%)
07/2011: American Vampire #17 -- 15,565 (- 0.9%)
08/2011: American Vampire #18 -- 15,423 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: American Vampire #19 -- 15,288 (- 0.9%)
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6 months: -11.5%
1 year : -34.5%

146 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST (Vertigo)
06/2011: Survival #1 of 5 -- 17,160
07/2011: Survival #2 of 5 -- 14,590 (-15.0%)
08/2011: Survival #3 of 5 -- 14,696 (+ 0.7%)
09/2011: Survival #4 of 5 -- 14,204 (- 3.5%)

Pretty consistent numbers over here.

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177 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
09/2009: The Unwritten #5 -- 16,011
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09/2010: The Unwritten #17 -- 12,796 (+ 0.2%)
10/2010: The Unwritten #18 -- 12,273 (- 4.1%)
11/2010: The Unwritten #19 -- 12,036 (- 1.9%)
12/2010: The Unwritten #20 -- 11,684 (- 2.9%)
01/2011: The Unwritten #21 -- 11,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: The Unwritten #22 -- 11,371 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: The Unwritten #23 -- 11,319 (- 0.5%)
04/2011: The Unwritten #24 -- 11,028 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: The Unwritten #25 -- 11,137 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: The Unwritten #26 -- 10,979 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: The Unwritten #27 -- 10,787 (- 1.8%)
08/2011: The Unwritten #28 -- 10,731 (- 0.5%)
09/2011: The Unwritten #29 -- 10,511 (- 2.1%)
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6 months: - 7.1%
1 year : -17.9%
2 years : -34.4%

Standard attrition.

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183 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
09/2006: Hellblazer #224 -- 13,704
09/2007: Hellblazer #236 -- 12,938
09/2008: Hellblazer #247 -- 11,851
09/2009: Hellblazer #259 -- 10,813
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09/2010: Hellblazer #271 -- 9,851 (-0.8%)
10/2010: Hellblazer #272 -- 9,650 (-2.0%)
11/2010: Hellblazer #273 -- 9,645 (-0.1%)
12/2010: Hellblazer #274 -- 9,342 (-3.1%)
01/2011: Hellblazer #275 -- 9,507 (+1.8%)
02/2011: Hellblazer #276 -- 9,466 (-0.4%)
03/2011: Hellblazer #277 -- 9,525 (+0.6%)
04/2011: Hellblazer #278 -- 9,417 (-1.1%)
05/2011: Hellblazer #279 -- 9,454 (+0.4%)
06/2011: Hellblazer #280 -- 9,329 (-1.3%)
07/2011: Hellblazer #281 -- 9,225 (-1.1%)
08/2011: Hellblazer #282 -- 9,372 (+1.5%)
09/2011: Hellblazer #283 -- 9,597 (+2.4%)
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6 months: + 0.8%
1 year : - 2.6%
2 years : -11.3%
5 years : -30.0%

Maybe the slight increase is due to John Constantine’s role in Justice League Dark.

—–

187 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
09/2010: I, Zombie #5 -- 14,839 (- 5.9%)
10/2010: I, Zombie #6 -- 13,782 (- 7.1%)
11/2010: I, Zombie #7 -- 12,800 (- 7.1%)
12/2010: I, Zombie #8 -- 12,038 (- 6.0%)
01/2011: I, Zombie #9 -- 11,536 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: I, Zombie #10 -- 11,182 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: I, Zombie #11 -- 10,874 (- 2.8%)
04/2011: I, Zombie #12 -- 10,727 (- 1.4%)
05/2011: I, Zombie #13 -- 10,567 (- 1.5%)
06/2011: I, Zombie #14 -- 10,320 (- 2.3%)
07/2011: I, Zombie #15 -- 10,006 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: I, Zombie #16 -- 9,568 (- 4.4%)
09/2011: I, Zombie #17 -- 9,316 (- 2.6%)
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6 months: -14.3%
1 year : -37.2%

Sliding down.

—–

210 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
01/2011: Young Justice #0 -- 9,412
02/2011: Young Justice #1 -- 10,777 (+14.5%)
03/2011: Young Justice #2 -- 9,612 (-10.8%)
04/2011: Young Justice #3 -- 9,407 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Young Justice #4 -- 9,729 (+ 3.4%)
06/2011: Young Justice #5 -- 8,988 (- 7.6%)
07/2011: Young Justice #6 -- 8,642 (- 3.9%)
08/2011: Young Justice #7 -- 8,062 (- 6.7%)
09/2011: Young Justice #8 -- 7,930 (- 1.6%)
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6 months: -17.5%

A Johnny DC title. See disclaimers below.

—–

212 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
09/2009: Sweet Tooth #1 -- 18,657
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09/2010: Sweet Tooth #13 -- 9,097 (- 1.6%)
10/2010: Sweet Tooth #14 -- 8,933 (- 1.8%)
11/2010: Sweet Tooth #15 -- 8,750 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Sweet Tooth #16 -- 8,602 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Sweet Tooth #17 -- 8,522 (- 0.9%)
02/2011: Sweet Tooth #18 -- 8,466 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Sweet Tooth #19 -- 8,532 (+ 0.8%)
04/2011: Sweet Tooth #20 -- 8,361 (- 2.0%)
05/2011: Sweet Tooth #21 -- 8,360 (- 0.0%)
06/2011: Sweet Tooth #22 -- 8,252 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Sweet Tooth #23 -- 8,018 (- 2.8%)
08/2011: Sweet Tooth #24 -- 7,948 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: Sweet Tooth #25 -- 7,896 (- 0.7%)
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6 months: - 7.5%
1 year : -13.2%
2 years : -57.7%

To be fair, that two-year comparison is with issue #1, which was a $ 1.00 promotional issue. Apart from that, the numbers have been relatively stable over the last year.

Still, Sweet Tooth remains the lowest-selling Vertigo title that doesn’t have an official ending date yet.

—–

216 - TINY TITANS (Johnny DC)
09/2008: Tiny Titans #8 -- 9,795
09/2009: Tiny Titans #20 -- 8,435
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09/2010: Tiny Titans #32 -- 8,073 (+ 1.1%)
10/2010: Tiny Titans #33 -- 8,045 (- 0.4%)
11/2010: Tiny Titans #34 -- 7,713 (- 4.1%)
12/2010: Tiny Titans #35 -- 7,515 (- 2.6%)
01/2011: Tiny Titans #36 -- 7,480 (- 0.5%)
02/2011: Tiny Titans #37 -- 7,426 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Tiny Titans #38 -- 7,372 (- 0.7%)
04/2011: Tiny Titans #39 -- 7,445 (+ 1.0%)
05/2011: Tiny Titans #40 -- 7,847 (+ 5.4%)
06/2011: Tiny Titans #41 -- 7,811 (- 0.5%)
07/2011: Tiny Titans #42 -- 7,664 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Tiny Titans #43 -- 7,534 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Tiny Titans #44 -- 7,619 (+ 1.1%)
----------------
6 months: + 3.4%
1 year : - 5.6%
2 years : - 9.7%

A Johnny DC book, see disclaimers.

—–

229 - NORTHLANDERS (Vertigo)
09/2008: Northlanders #10 -- 10,738
09/2009: Northlanders #20 -- 8,786
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09/2010: Northlanders #32 -- 7,321 (- 0.8%)
10/2010: Northlanders #33 -- 7,169 (- 2.1%)
11/2010: Northlanders #34 -- 7,018 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Northlanders #35 -- 7,061 (+ 0.6%)
01/2011: Northlanders #36 -- 6,806 (- 3.6%)
02/2011: Northlanders #37 -- 7,006 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Northlanders #38 -- 7,020 (+ 0.2%)
04/2011: Northlanders #39 -- 6,983 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Northlanders #40 -- 7,055 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Northlanders #41 -- 6,954 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: Northlanders #42 -- 6,989 (+ 0.5%)
08/2011: Northlanders #43 -- 6,901 (- 1.3%)
09/2011: Northlanders #44 -- 6,858 (- 0.6%)
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6 months: - 2.3%
1 year : - 6.3%
2 years : -21.9%

Cancelled with issue #50.

—–

240 - THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (Johnny DC)
09/2006: Batman Strikes! #25 -- 7,765
09/2007: Batman Strikes! #37 -- 6,833
09/2008: Batman Strikes! #49 -- 6,387
09/2009: Brave &Bold #9 -- 7,064
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09/2010: Brave &Bold #21 -- 6,345 (+ 1.6%)
10/2010: Brave &Bold #22 -- 6,044 (- 4.7%)
11/2010: All-New BBB #1 -- 8,408 (+ 39.1%)
12/2010: All-New BBB #2 -- 6,688 (- 20.5%)
01/2011: All-New BBB #3 -- 6,557 (- 2.0%)
02/2011: All-New BBB #4 -- 6,561 (+ 0.1%)
03/2011: All-New BBB #5 -- 6,463 (- 1.5%)
04/2011: All-New BBB #6 -- 6,324 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: All-New BBB #7 -- 6,869 (+ 8.6%)
06/2011: All-New BBB #8 -- 6,645 (- 3.3%)
07/2011: All-New BBB #9 -- 6,404 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: All-New BBB #10 -- 6,351 (- 0.8%)
09/2011: All-New BBB #11 -- 6,410 (+ 0.9%)
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6 months: - 0.8%
1 year : + 1.0%
2 years : - 9.3%
5 years : -17.5%

Another Johnny DC book.

—–

241 - HOUSE OF MYSTERY (Vertigo)
09/2008: House of Mystery #5 -- 16,721
09/2009: House of Mystery #17 -- 11,142
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09/2010: House of Mystery #29 -- 8,087 (- 1.8%)
10/2010: House of Mystery #30 -- 7,913 (- 2.2%)
11/2010: House of Mystery #31 -- 7,610 (- 3.8%)
12/2010: House of Mystery #32 -- 7,348 (- 3.4%)
01/2011: House of Mystery #33 -- 7,227 (- 1.7%)
02/2011: House of Mystery #34 -- 7,092 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: House of Mystery #35 -- 7,170 (+ 1.1%)
04/2011: House of Mystery #36 -- 7,096 (- 1.0%)
05/2011: House of Mystery #37 -- 6,909 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: House of Mystery #38 -- 6,763 (- 2.1%)
07/2011: House of Mystery #39 -- 6,627 (- 2.0%)
08/2011: House of Mystery #40 -- 6,512 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: House of Mystery #41 -- 6,387 (- 1.9%)
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6 months: -10.9%
1 year : -21.0%
2 years : -42.7%

Cancelled with issue #42.

—–

244 - SCALPED (Vertigo)
09/2007: Scalped #9 -- 7,678
09/2008: Scalped #21 -- 7,029
09/2009: --
------------------------------
09/2010: --
10/2010: Scalped #41 -- 6,623 (+ 0.5%)
10/2010: Scalped #42 -- 6,476 (- 2.2%)
11/2010: Scalped #43 -- 6,324 (- 2.4%)
12/2010: Scalped #44 -- 6,192 (- 2.1%)
01/2011: Scalped #45 -- 6,187 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Scalped #46 -- 6,179 (- 0.1%)
03/2011: Scalped #47 -- 6,222 (+ 0.7%)
04/2011: Scalped #48 -- 6,272 (+ 0.8%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Scalped #49 -- 6,333 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Scalped #50 -- 6,471 (+ 2.2%)
07/2011: --
08/2011: Scalped #51 -- 6,409 (- 1.0%)
09/2011: Scalped #52 -- 6,270 (- 2.2%)
----------------
6 months: + 0.8%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : n.a.

Ending with issue #60.

—–

254 - DMZ (Vertigo)
09/2006: DMZ #11 -- 14,562
09/2007: DMZ #23 -- 11,858
09/2008: --
09/2009: DMZ #45 -- 7,589
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09/2010: DMZ #57 -- 6,333 (-2.9%)
10/2010: DMZ #58 -- 6,198 (-2.1%)
11/2010: DMZ #59 -- 6,046 (-2.5%)
12/2010: DMZ #60 -- 6,023 (-0.4%)
01/2011: DMZ #61 -- 5,855 (-2.8%)
02/2011: DMZ #62 -- 5,781 (-1.3%)
03/2011: DMZ #63 -- 5,877 (+1.7%)
04/2011: DMZ #64 -- 5,851 (-0.4%)
05/2011: DMZ #65 -- 5,865 (+0.2%)
06/2011: DMZ #66 -- 5,825 (-0.7%)
07/2011: DMZ #67 -- 5,720 (-1.8%)
08/2011: DMZ #68 -- 5,668 (-0.9%)
09/2011: DMZ #69 -- 5,544 (-2.2%)
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6 months: - 5.7%
1 year : -12.5%
2 years : -27.0%
5 years : -61.9%

Ending with issue #72.

—–

272 - SCOOBY DOO: WHERE ARE YOU? (Johnny DC)
09/2006: Scooby Doo #112 -- 4,385
09/2007: Scooby Doo #124 -- 4,401
09/2008: Scooby Doo #136 -- 4,283
09/2009: Scooby Doo #148 -- 4,103
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09/2010: SD:WAY? #1 -- 6,186 (+51.2%)
10/2010: SD:WAY? #2 -- 4,926 (-20.4%)
11/2010: SD:WAY? #3 -- 4,861 (- 1.3%)
12/2010: SD:WAY? #4 -- 4,802 (- 1.2%)
01/2011: SD:WAY? #5 -- 4,540 (- 5.5%)
02/2011: SD:WAY? #6 -- 4,456 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: SD:WAY? #7 -- 4,522 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: SD:WAY? #8 -- 4,599 (+ 1.7%)
05/2011: SD:WAY? #9 -- 4,838 (+ 5.2%)
06/2011: SD:WAY? #10 -- 4,774 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: SD:WAY? #11 -- 4,791 (+ 0.4%)
08/2011: SD:WAY? #12 -- 4,686 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: SD:WAY? #13 -- 4,701 (+ 0.3%)
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6 months: + 4.0%
1 year : -24.0%
2 years : +14.6%
5 years : + 7.2%

A Johnny DC title, see small print.

REORDERS:
266: 4,972 -- Flashpoint #5

—–

6-MONTH COMPARISONS
+474.5%: Action Comics
+321.9%: All Star Western
+264.8%: Batgirl
+230.1%: Superman
+221.6%: Batman
+195.2%: Teen Titans
+186.9%: Detective Comics
+175.7%: Supergirl
+138.3%: Wonder Woman
+113.0%: LoSH
+104.3%: Superboy
+ 86.7%: Green Arrow
+ 85.8%: Green Lantern
+ 82.1%: Birds of Prey
+ 63.7%: New Guardians
+ 58.3%: Batman and Robin
+ 53.7%: Dark Knight
+ 38.2%: GL Corps
+ 4.0%: Scooby-Doo
+ 3.4%: Tiny Titans
+ 0.8%: Hellblazer
+ 0.8%: Scalped
- 0.8%: All-New BBB
- 2.3%: Northlanders
- 4.4%: Fables
- 5.7%: DMZ
- 7.1%: Unwritten
- 7.5%: Sweet Tooth
- 10.9%: House of Mystery
- 11.5%: American Vampire
- 14.3%: I, Zombie
- 17.5%: Young Justice

—–

1-YEAR COMPARISONS
+438.3%: Action Comics
+281.7%: All Star Western
+237.1%: Batgirl
+216.8%: Teen Titans
+207.2%: Detective Comics
+144.6%: Batman
+139.9%: Supergirl
+108.3%: Flash
+ 96.2%: Wonder Woman
+ 66.3%: Green Lantern
+ 55.5%: LoSH
+ 49.3%: New Guardians
+ 39.7%: Birds of Prey
+ 39.5%: Green Arrow
+ 30.7%: GL Corps
+ 14.3%: Batman and Robin
+ 1.0%: All-New BBB
+ 0.8%: Scalped
- 2.6%: Hellblazer
- 5.6%: Tiny Titans
- 6.3%: Northlanders
- 7.8%: Fables
- 12.5%: DMZ
- 13.2%: Sweet Tooth
- 17.9%: Unwritten
- 21.0%: House of Mystery
- 24.0%: Scooby-Doo
- 34.5%: American Vampire
- 37.2%: I, Zombie

—–

2-YEAR COMPARISONS
+858.6%: Stormwatch
+405.1%: Action Comics
+290.6%: Animal Man
+257.1%: All Star Western
+248.9%: Superman
+228.4%: Green Arrow
+164.6%: Wonder Woman
+144.7%: Batman
+124.6%: Teen Titans
+122.9%: Batgirl
+101.3%: Detective Comics
+ 86.3%: Supergirl
+ 36.7%: Green Lantern
+ 14.6%: Scooby-Doo
- 0.0%: GL Corps
- 9.3%: All-New BBB
- 9.7%: Tiny Titans
- 11.3%: Hellblazer
- 11.4%: Batman and Robin
- 16.0%: Fables
- 21.9%: Northlanders
- 27.0%: DMZ
- 34.4%: Unwritten
- 42.7%: House of Mystery
- 57.7%: Sweet Tooth

—–

5-YEAR COMPARISONS
+225.9%: Action Comics
+195.4%: Firestorm
+159.5%: Hawkman
+135.5%: Catwoman
+130.4%: All Star Western
+106.3%: Batman
+104.6%: Superman
+ 93.9%: Flash
+ 82.5%: Green Arrow
+ 82.2%: Nightwing
+ 81.4%: Green Lantern
+ 78.9%: Detective Comics
+ 78.2%: GL Corps
+ 71.4%: Birds of Prey
+ 52.9%: Blue Beetle
+ 37.2%: LoSH
+ 11.7%: Teen Titans
+ 7.2%: Scooby-Doo
- 10.8%: Supergirl
- 17.5%: All-New BBB
- 28.8%: Fables
- 30.0%: Hellblazer
- 61.9%: DMZ

—–

Average Periodical Sales
(not counting reprints, reorders shipping after the initial month of release, Johnny DC titles and magazines)

DC COMICS
09/2006: 34,920
09/2007: 32,332
09/2008: 25,562
09/2009: 28,493**
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09/2010: 23,212 (- 0.5%)**
10/2010: 23,756 (- 2.3%)**
11/2010: 25,497 (+ 7.3%)**
12/2010: 23,869 (- 6.4%)**
01/2011: 21,922 (- 8.2%)**
02/2011: 23,252 (+ 6.1%)**
03/2011: 23,976 (+ 3.1%)**
04/2011: 25,651 (+ 7.0%)
05/2011: 24,561 (- 4.3%)**
06/2011: 25,814 (+ 5.1%)**
07/2011: 26,138 (+ 1.3%)**
08/2011: 25,632 (- 1.9%)**
09/2011: 57,224 (+123.3%)
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6 months: +138.7%
1 year : +146.5%
2 years : +100.8%
5 years : + 63.9%

DC UNIVERSE
09/2006: 46,329
09/2007: 42,894
09/2008: 33,591
09/2009: 36,725**
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09/2010: 32,042 (- 4.1%)
10/2010: 32,832 (+ 2.5%)
11/2010: 34,180 (+ 4.1%)
12/2010: 30,870 (- 9.7%)
01/2011: 24,321 (- 21.2%)**
02/2011: 25,887 (+ 6.4%)**
03/2011: 26,720 (+ 3.2%)**
04/2011: 29,126 (+ 9.0%)
05/2011: 27,745 (- 4.7%)**
06/2011: 28,673 (+ 3.4%)**
07/2011: 28,586 (- 0.3%)**
08/2011: 27,761 (- 2.9%)**
09/2011: 67,411 (+142.8%)
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6 months: +152.3%
1 year : +110.4%
2 years : + 83.6%
5 years : + 45.5%

VERTIGO
09/2006: 15,399
09/2007: 11,806
09/2008: 11,748
09/2009: 11,345
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09/2010: 11,622 (+27.8%)
10/2010: 9,546 (-17.9%)
11/2010: 9,034 (- 5.4%)
12/2010: 11,193 (+23.9%)
01/2011: 10,145 (- 9.4%)
02/2011: 10,295 (+ 1.5%)
03/2011: 10,450 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: 10,014 (- 4.2%)
05/2011: 10,668 (+ 6.5%)
06/2011: 10,415 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: 10,784 (+ 3.5%)
08/2011: 10,147 (- 5.9%)
09/2011: 9,995 (- 1.5%)
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6 months: - 4.4%
1 year : -14.0%
2 years : -11.9%
5 years : -35.1%

—–
Disclaimers, et cetera

The numbers above are estimates for comic-book sales in the North American direct market, as calculated by ICv2.com according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.

ICv2.com’s estimates are somewhat lower than the actual numbers, but they are consistent from month to month, so the trends they show are fairly accurate. Since it’s a “month-to-month” column, the comments, unless otherwise noted, are on the most recent month.

Bear in mind that the figures measure sales to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include sales to bookstores, newsstands, other mass-market retail chains or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book’s initial calendar month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month.

If additional copies of an issue did appear on the chart after a book’s initial calendar month of release, you can see the total number of copies sold in parenthesis behind those issues (e.g. “[36,599]“). Should more than one issue have shipped in a month which is relevant for one of the long-term comparisons, the average between them will be used.

Titles released under the Johnny DC imprint and magazines, such as Mad, mostly sell through channels other than the direct market, so direct-market sales don’t tell us much about their performance. For most Vertigo titles, collection sales tend to be a significant factor, so the numbers for those books should be taken with a grain of salt as well. To learn (a little) more about Vertigo’s collection sales, go right here.

** Two asterisks after a given month in the average charts mean that one or more periodical release did not make the Top 300 chart in that month. In those cases, it’s assumed that said releases sold as many units as the No. 300 comic on the chart for that month for the purposes of the chart, although its actual sales are likely to be less than that.

For a more lyrical approach to discussing sales figures that covers all the essentials in a more condensed, less tedious fashion, finally, go right here.

—–
Marc-Oliver Frisch writes about comics at his weblog and at Comicgate. You can also follow him on Twitter.

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[size=150]DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: October 2011[/size]



by Marc-Oliver Frisch

October was a first litmus test for the good “New 52″ relaunch numbers, as it was the first month that allowed retailers to react to customer feedback on DC’s “New 52″ initiative in a meaningful way.

As a result, Marvel won a little less of the market share than usual got really spanked by DC in October, which took the Top 6 spots, along with a whopping 17 out of the Top 20 (and 32 out of the Top 50, and 60 out of the Top 100), as well as 50.97 percent of the unit market share and 42.47 percent of the dollar share.

DC’s average periodical numbers were down a bit from September and are now in the exact same area as right after the line-wide “One Year Later” event in May 2006, which had been DC’s high-water mark before the current relaunch. Back then, the average new DC comic book (not counting the now-defunct WildStorm) sold an estimated 50,519 units, the average new DC Universe comic book 59,505. In October 2011, now, it’s 51,280 and 59,146, respectively. These numbers don’t suggest we need to build a new ball park quite yet, but DC certainly did a great job of filling up the old one in a way that hasn’t happened since, well, 2006.

While a slight drop-off from September was to be expected, it turns out to be very slight indeed, because 16 of the “New 52″ titles didn’t drop at all, but rather increased in sales. They’re led by Animal Man, which, on the back of good reviews, saw an impressive second-issue increase of 16 percent. And even most of the rest of the bunch displays much slighter drops than we’re used to, for that matter. Only 16 of the percentage drops are in the double digits, and only four of those — Action Comics, Men of War, Superman and Blackhawks — are in the area you’d usually suspect. As a result, the average second-issue drop for the “New 52″ is a tiny 5.2 percent — a dream figure by any standard.

(Also, it’s worth noting that many of the books with the bigger second-issue drops came out in the last week of October. Technically, this means that they were disadvantaged, because all subsequent re-orders slipped into November. On the other hand, the first issues of those titles shipped in the last week of September, too, of course, so it should have evened out. In any case, we’ll get a clearer picture of what’s going on with the November chart.)

As far as DC’s market-share dominance is concerned, massive re-orders for all debut issues except one (poor Men of War) played a big role. The leader in October re-orders was Aquaman #1, which sold an additional 28,243 units. Given that the book first shipped in the last week of September, all post-release re-orders fell into October, so it had a slight edge over runners-up Green Lantern #1 and Detective Comics #1. Still, DC’s Aquaman revamp looks like a big success, so far. Overall, the re-orders bring the average sales of the “New 52″ debut issues up to an impressive 83,474 units. (Below the individual month-to-month changes, I’ve added some extra statistics on “New 52″ re-orders, aggregate total sales of the debut issues and second-issue changes.)

Thanks to an increased number of releases in October (74 new DC Universe and Vertigo titles in October versus 62 in September;plus 52 re-ordered September issues, of course), DC’s new comic-book output cracked the $11-million mark for the first time since Diamond Distributors started reporting data on actual sales to retailers in March 2003. In October 2011, DC’s new periodicals resulted in a total dollar value of 11.8 million, 11.5 million of which fall on the DC Universe imprint. Both are record-breaking numbers for the publisher.

However, there’s still cause to remain skeptical when it comes to the longevity of the “New 52″ buzz and the company’s current success. For one thing, the additional traffic doesn’t seem to have affected Vertigo by more than a few hundred copies total. More importantly, though, it doesn’t seem to have affected the new DC Universe launches in October much, either. For all the success of the “New 52″ books themselves, there’s virtually no indication that October launches like The Shade, The Huntress or Penguin profited from the event — and all of these came out in the first two weeks of October, so it’s not like there wasn’t enough time to get more copies to retailers.

That said, those books weren’t promoted as heavily with special incentives by DC as the “New 52″ books, of course. So it’s only reasonable that retailers were more skeptical here, and it’s still entirely possible that we’re going to see a trend reversal once retailers had more time to process things, with increasing sales and re-orders on the November chart. For now, though, the absence of any crossover appeal even within the DC Universe line is notable.

At Vertigo, meanwhile, everything remained more or less normal. The big launch of the month was Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso’s Spaceman series, which is being promoted with a $1.00 debut issue. But again, that one doesn’t seem to have profited from the “New 52″ traffic in any way, either.

Wrapping up the introduction, I’ll repeat the procedural note from last month: The fact that 41 of the “New 52″ titles below are listed with higher numbers than over at ICv2.com is not an error. It’s because Diamond only reported 90% of their sales on the chart, to compensate for the fact that they were made returnable by DC if retailers met a specific sales quota. Since Diamond’s way of accounting for the incentive seems fairly arbitrary, I’ve re-added the missing 10% for those books to get a more accurate picture. Just keep in mind that those numbers probably wouldn’t have been as high if retailers weren’t required to meet a certain threshold to qualify for returnability. It’s just one more gimmick that publishers use. (As another result of this, don’t be surprised if the chart positions are all over the place, by the way.)

Of the 11 remaining “New 52″ books, Batman, Justice League, Action Comics, Green Lantern and Flash were promoted with a 1:25 variant-cover edition and a 1:200 variant-cover edition each. The special discount, which also required retailers to meet a certain quota, applies to Batwoman, Green Lantern: New Guardians, Stormwatch, Swamp Thing, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman, meanwhile. I’ll just mention those here, so keep in mind that these promotional initiatives are likely to have affected the numbers of those books. Whether it affected them more than the thresholds for returnability affected the other 41 titles or less so, we have no way of knowing.

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

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1 - JUSTICE LEAGUE
10/2006: --
10/2007: JL of America #14 -- 101,763
10/2008: JL of America #25 -- 80,731
10/2008: JL of America #26 -- 77,353
10/2009: JL of America #38 -- 61,012
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10/2010: JL of America #50 -- 59,686 (+ 3.6%)
11/2010: JL of America #51 -- 50,887 (- 14.7%)
12/2010: JL of America #52 -- 48,501 (- 4.7%)
01/2011: JL of America #53 -- 47,093 (- 2.9%)
02/2011: JL of America #54 -- 46,269 (- 1.8%)
03/2011: JL of America #55 -- 50,533 (+ 9.2%)
04/2011: JL of America #56 -- 47,179 (- 6.6%)
05/2011: JL of America #57 -- 46,729 (- 1.0%)
06/2011: JL of America #58 -- 45,442 (- 2.8%)
07/2011: JL of America #59 -- 43,545 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: JL of America #60 -- 42,587 (- 2.2%)
08/2011: Justice League #1 -- 185,776 (+336.2%) [255,556]
09/2011: --
10/2011: Justice League #2 -- 196,569 (+ 5.8%)
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6 months: +316.7%
1 year : +229.3%
2 years : +222.2%
5 years : n.a.

Between the regular issue and the “Combo Pack,” Justice League #1 sold another 23K in October, which, combined with the 47K it shifted in September, now pushes the final number well past 250,000 — and, incidentally, past the 251,266 units total of the last relaunch issue from August 2006, which was the best-selling single issue of the title to date.

The big surprise in October is that first-month sales are actually increasing. It’s very rare for this to happen on any book, let alone one that retailers knew well in advance was going to be a big seller. Included in the October number are the 15,860 extra units of the “Combo Pack” edition that charted at No. 143. For an extra dollar, it came with a download code for the digital edition of Justice League #2.

Speaking of re-orders, it’s worth pointing out that the three Geoff Johns titles — Justice League, Aquaman and Green Lantern — are leading the “New 52″ in terms of how many units were shipped to retailers after the initial on-sale calendar month. Which is certainly good news for Geoff Johns.

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2 - BATMAN
10/2006: --
10/2007: Batman #670 -- 76,890 [86,049]
10/2008: Batman #680 -- 103,941
10/2009: Batman #692 -- 70,322
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10/2010: --
11/2010: Batman #704 -- 65,212 (- 15.4%)
12/2010: Batman #705 -- 63,262 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Batman #706 -- 60,231 (- 4.8%)
02/2011: Batman #707 -- 58,803 (- 2.4%)
03/2011: Batman #708 -- 58,594 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Batman #709 -- 56,578 (- 3.4%)
05/2011: Batman #710 -- 55,086 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman #711 -- 53,113 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Batman #712 -- 51,385 (- 3.3%)
08/2011: Batman #713 -- 51,760 (+ 0.7%)
09/2011: Batman #1 -- 188,420 (+264.0%) [211,520]
10/2011: Batman #2 -- 172,428 (- 8.5%)
-----------------
6 months: +204.8%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : +145.2%
5 years : n.a.

After the debut issue actually outsold Justice League #1 by a couple thousand units in first-month sales, Batman claims a very respectable No. 2 spot on the October chart, coming in about 20,000 copies ahead of Action Comics #2.

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3 - ACTION COMICS
10/2006: Action Comics #844 -- 78,869 [88,290]
10/2007: Action Comics #856 -- 53,815
10/2007: Action Comics #857 -- 51,401
10/2007: Action Comics #858 -- 54,596 [59,031]
10/2008: Action Comics #870 -- 57,407
10/2009: Action Comics #882 -- 34,754
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10/2010: Action Comics #894 -- 42,291 (+ 24.6%)
11/2010: Action Comics #895 -- 33,089 (- 21.8%)
12/2010: Action Comics #896 -- 32,357 (- 2.2%)
01/2011: Action Comics #897 -- 32,134 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Action Comics #898 -- 31,935 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: Action Comics #899 -- 31,808 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Action Comics #900 -- 60,152 (+ 89.1%) [ 73,004]
05/2011: Action Comics #901 -- 44,143 (- 26.6%)
06/2011: Action Comics #902 -- 41,960 (- 5.0%)
07/2011: Action Comics #903 -- 40,205 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: Action Comics #904 -- 39,323 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: Action Comics #1 -- 182,748 (+364.7%) [200,947]
10/2011: Action Comics #2 -- 153,855 (- 15.8%)
-----------------
6 months: +155.8%
1 year : +263.8%
2 years : +342.7%
5 years : + 95.1%

This is one of the bigger second-issue drops of the “New 52″ books, but it’s still smaller than what you’d expect from a much-hyped sales juggernaut under normal circumstances. On a related note, both Superman titles are at the deep end of the spectrum in terms of second-issue drops.

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4 - GREEN LANTERN
10/2006: --
10/2007: Green Lantern #24 -- 78,650
10/2008: Green Lantern #35 -- 63,383
10/2009: Green Lantern #47 -- 101,349
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10/2010: Green Lantern #58 -- 81,626 (- 4.2%)
11/2010: Green Lantern #59 -- 76,173 (- 6.7%)
12/2010: Green Lantern #60 -- 76,360 (+ 0.3%)
12/2010: Green Lantern #61 -- 72,203 (- 5.4%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Green Lantern #62 -- 71,517 (- 1.0%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #63 -- 75,632 (+ 5.8%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #64 -- 76,898 (+ 1.7%)
04/2011: Green Lantern #65 -- 75,780 (- 1.5%)
05/2011: Green Lantern #66 -- 75,371 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern #67 -- 74,521 (- 1.1%)
08/2011: --
09/2011: Green Lantern #1 -- 141,682 (+90.1%) [169,159]
10/2011: Green Lantern #2 -- 142,344 (+ 0.5%)
-----------------
6 months: + 87.8%
1 year : + 74.4%
2 years : + 40.5%
5 years : n.a.

Green Lantern remains at the same level as in September. Total sales of issue #1 are only about 10K shy of those of Green Lantern #1 from May 2005.

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6 - DETECTIVE COMICS
10/2006: Detective Comics #824 -- 62,431
10/2007: Detective Comics #837 -- 51,363
10/2008: Detective Comics #849 -- 65,878
10/2009: Detective Comics #858 -- 58,599
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10/2010: Detective Comics #870 -- 35,674 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Detective Comics #871 -- 36,941 (+ 3.6%)
12/2010: Detective Comics #872 -- 37,961 (+ 2.8%) [ 39,758]
01/2011: Detective Comics #873 -- 38,417 (+ 1.2%)
02/2011: Detective Comics #874 -- 39,106 (+ 1.8%)
03/2011: Detective Comics #875 -- 40,047 (+ 2.4%)
04/2011: Detective Comics #876 -- 40,133 (+ 0.2%)
05/2011: Detective Comics #877 -- 39,609 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: Detective Comics #878 -- 39,152 (- 1.2%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #879 -- 39,185 (+ 0.1%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #880 -- 38,585 (- 1.5%)
08/2011: Detective Comics #881 -- 39,729 (+ 3.0%)
09/2011: Detective Comics #1 -- 114,880 (+189.2%) [141,035]
10/2011: Detective Comics #2 -- 123,099 (+ 7.2%)
-----------------
6 months: +206.7%
1 year : +245.1%
2 years : +110.1%
5 years : + 97.2%

Given that the numbers of Tony Daniel’s Batman run were nothing to write home about before the relaunch came along, it’s a little surprising that Detective Comics ends up beating Batman: The Dark Knight so decisively on the October chart. Maybe the book’s traditional title turns out to be a bigger draw than retailers expected.

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5 - THE FLASH
10/2006: Flash: FMA #5 -- 61,576
10/2007: Flash #233 -- 51,152
10/2008: Flash #245 -- 28,085
-----------------------------------
10/2010: --
11/2010: Flash #6 -- 57,673 (- 7.1%)
12/2010: Flash #7 -- 56,304 (- 2.4%)
12/2010: Flash #8 -- 53,975 (- 4.1%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Flash #9 -- 55,980 (+ 3.7%)
03/2011: --
04/2011: Flash #10 -- 54,953 (- 1.8%)
04/2011: Flash #11 -- 54,633 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Flash #12 -- 54,914 (+ 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: --
08/2011: --
09/2011: Flash #1 -- 129,260 (+135.4%) [147,818]
10/2011: Flash #2 -- 114,137 (- 11.7%)
-----------------
6 months: +108.3%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : n.a.
5 years : + 85.4%

Another double-digit drop, but again, that’s very tame compared to what you’d usually expect. And, in any case, Flash #2 is still the No. 3 best-selling Flash issue since Diamond started reporting on actual sales to retailers in March 2003.

The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive relaunch from 2006 started with first-month sales of 120,404 and dropped way down to 77,487 with the second issue, so this time things are going much better for the book. For the time being, the Flash seems to be back among DC’s top properties, despite the absence of Geoff Johns from the credits and the lack of the kinds major crossovers with other media that Batman, Superman and Green Lantern have enjoyed in recent years.

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10 - SUPERMAN
10/2006: --
10/2007: Superman #668 -- 47,948
10/2007: Superman #669 -- 47,271
10/2008: Superman #681 -- 54,611 [57,212]
10/2009: Superman #693 -- 35,395
---------------------------------
10/2010: Superman #703 -- 50,460 (+ 0.9%)
10/2010: Superman #704 -- 46,741 (- 7.4%)
11/2010: Superman #705 -- 46,261 (- 1.0%)
12/2010: Superman #706 -- 43,027 (- 7.0%)
01/2011: Superman #707 -- 41,843 (- 2.8%)
02/2011: Superman #708 -- 40,639 (- 2.9%)
03/2011: Superman #709 -- 39,846 (- 2.0%)
04/2011: Superman #710 -- 39,644 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Superman #711 -- 38,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: Superman #712 -- 37,362 (- 2.9%)
07/2011: Superman #713 -- 36,646 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Superman #714 -- 35,919 (- 2.0%)
09/2011: Superman #1 -- 131,529 (+266.2%) [150,128]
10/2011: Superman #2 -- 104,703 (- 20.4%)
-----------------
6 months: +164.1%
1 year : +115.4%
2 years : +195.8%
5 years : n.a.

This is the second-largest “New 52″ second-issue drop in October, and one of the two that are beyond the 20% mark. To be fair, Superman is one of the books that came out in the last week of the month.

In any case, it’s about what you’d expect for this type of book under normal circumstances, so this probably says more about the overall strength of the line in October, anyway. And again, the Top 10 is dominated by Batman and Superman (two titles each), Green Lantern and the Flash, as far as DC franchises are concerned — and the Justice League, of course.

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11 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
12/2010: Dark Knight #1 -- 89,985 [ 92,791]
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 71,108 (- 21.0%)
04/2011: --
05/2011: --
06/2011: --
07/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 62,792 (- 11.7%)
07/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 57,333 (- 8.7%)
08/2011: Dark Knight #5 -- 52,908 (- 7.7%)
09/2011: Dark Knight #1 -- 109,321 (+106.6%) [128,689]
10/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 100,494 (- 8.1%)
-----------------
6 months: n.a.

12 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
10/2009: Batman and Robin #5 -- 101,607
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10/2010: Batman and Robin #15 -- 80,173 (- 3.3%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #16 -- 80,343 (+ 0.2%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #17 -- 70,600 (-12.1%)
12/2010: Batman and Robin #18 -- 68,814 (- 2.5%)
01/2011: Batman and Robin #19 -- 61,785 (-10.2%)
02/2011: Batman and Robin #20 -- 60,642 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: Batman and Robin #21 -- 59,818 (- 1.4%)
04/2011: Batman and Robin #22 -- 59,076 (- 1.2%)
05/2011: Batman and Robin #23 -- 57,525 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman and Robin #24 -- 54,984 (- 4.4%)
07/2011: Batman and Robin #25 -- 55,172 (+ 0.3%)
08/2011: Batman and Robin #26 -- 52,704 (- 4.5%)
09/2011: Batman and Robin #1 -- 94,713 (+79.7%) [116,053]
10/2011: Batman and Robin #2 -- 98,807 (+ 4.3%)
----------------
6 months: +67.3%
1 year : +23.2%
2 years : - 2.8%

Batman: The Dark Knight sees a very modest drop, while Batman and Robin even gets a nice increase, with the book’s highest sales since issue #5 of the previous run. As a result, the two books are now selling back to back on the chart.

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14 - BATGIRL
10/2008: Batgirl #4 of 6 -- 23,501
10/2009: Batgirl #3 -- 37,011
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10/2010: --
11/2010: Batgirl #15 -- 25,827 (- 3.9%)
12/2010: Batgirl #16 -- 25,225 (- 2.3%)
01/2011: Batgirl #17 -- 25,189 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Batgirl #18 -- 24,390 (- 3.2%)
03/2011: Batgirl #19 -- 24,821 (+ 1.8%)
04/2011: Batgirl #20 -- 24,310 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Batgirl #21 -- 24,043 (- 1.1%)
06/2011: Batgirl #22 -- 23,323 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Batgirl #23 -- 22,619 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: Batgirl #24 -- 22,695 (+ 0.3%)
09/2011: Batgirl #1 -- 90,543 (+299.0%) [107,055]
10/2011: Batgirl #2 -- 83,586 (- 7.7%)
-----------------
6 months: +243.8%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : +125.8%

Despite the very slight drop-off, that’s still a much higher number than for any pre-relaunch issue of Batgirl covered by the current set of estimates dating back to March 2003.

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13 - WONDER WOMAN
10/2006: --
10/2007: Wonder Woman #13 -- 48,385
10/2008: Wonder Woman #25 -- 33,583
10/2009: Wonder Woman #37 -- 26,972
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10/2010: Wonder Woman #604 -- 37,405 (- 3.7%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Wonder Woman #605 -- 35,495 (- 5.1%)
01/2011: Wonder Woman #606 -- 33,601 (- 5.3%)
02/2011: Wonder Woman #607 -- 33,053 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #608 -- 32,540 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #609 -- 31,421 (- 3.4%)
04/2011: Wonder Woman #610 -- 31,002 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Wonder Woman #611 -- 30,874 (- 0.4%)
06/2011: Wonder Woman #612 -- 30,690 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Wonder Woman #613 -- 29,720 (- 3.2%)
08/2011: Wonder Woman #614 -- 29,223 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Wonder Woman #1 -- 76,214 (+160.8%) [95,902]
10/2011: Wonder Woman #2 -- 79,060 (+ 3.7%)
-----------------
6 months: +155.0%
1 year : +111.4%
2 years : +193.1%
5 years : n.a.

The debut issue did very well in September, but it wasn’t a spectacular number. In October, however, the book turns out to be one of the most re-ordered titles, and first-month sales show an increase for the second issue. Maybe the good reviews are helping.

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16 - TEEN TITANS
10/2006: --
10/2007: Teen Titans #52 -- 55,176
10/2008: Teen Titans #64 -- 39,695
10/2009: Teen Titans #76 -- 29,166
-----------------------------------
10/2010: Teen Titans #88 -- 27,637 (+ 18.8%)
11/2010: Teen Titans #89 -- 26,444 (- 4.3%)
12/2010: Teen Titans #90 -- 25,997 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Teen Titans #91 -- 25,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: Teen Titans #92 -- 26,170 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Teen Titans #93 -- 24,957 (- 4.6%)
04/2011: Teen Titans #94 -- 25,187 (+ 0.9%)
05/2011: Teen Titans #95 -- 24,738 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: Teen Titans #96 -- 23,849 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #97 -- 23,138 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #98 -- 23,095 (- 0.2%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #99 -- 23,756 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #100 -- 27,459 (+ 15.6%)
09/2011: Teen Titans #1 -- 73,675 (+168.3%) [89,056]
10/2011: Teen Titans #2 -- 72,107 (- 2.1%)
-----------------
6 months: +186.3%
1 year : +160.9%
2 years : +147.2%
5 years : n.a.

A very small drop. This is the first of the three Scott Lobdell titles, all of which remain above 50K in October.

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18 - AQUAMAN
09/2011: Aquaman #1 -- 80,302 [108,545]
10/2011: Aquaman #2 -- 79,156 (-1.4%)

First-month sales are holding level, while Aquaman #1 sold another 28,243 units in its second month — more than any other “New 52″ debut issue apart from Justice League #1. This seems to be one of the titles that retailers underestimated the most.

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19 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
10/2006: Green Lantern Corps #5 -- 43,546
10/2007: Green Lantern Corps #16 -- 60,862
10/2007: Green Lantern Corps #17 -- 59,223
10/2008: Green Lantern Corps #29 -- 46,316
10/2009: Green Lantern Corps #41 -- 81,377
------------------------------------------
10/2010: Green Lantern Corps #53 -- 60,808 (- 4.4%)
11/2010: Green Lantern Corps #54 -- 57,448 (- 5.5%)
12/2010: Green Lantern Corps #55 -- 54,387 (- 5.3%)
01/2011: Green Lantern Corps #56 -- 53,646 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Green Lantern Corps #57 -- 52,770 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Green Lantern Corps #58 -- 60,100 (+13.9%)
04/2011: Green Lantern Corps #59 -- 60,162 (+ 0.1%)
05/2011: Green Lantern Corps #60 -- 60,964 (+ 1.3%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #61 -- 60,836 (- 0.2%)
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #62 -- 57,928 (- 4.8%)
08/2011: Green Lantern Corps #63 -- 53,372 (- 7.9%)
09/2011: Green Lantern Corps #1 -- 83,077 (+55.7%) [94,800]
10/2011: Green Lantern Corps #2 -- 78,501 (- 5.5%)
----------------
6 months: +30.5%
1 year : +29.1%
2 years : - 3.5%
5 years : +80.3%

Over at the Green Lantern spin-off books, meanwhile, some interesting shifts have occurred. Green Lantern Corps is now the best-selling of the bunch.

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15 - BATWOMAN
11/2010: Batwoman #0 -- 43,891
--------------------------------
09/2011: Batwoman #1 -- 72,228 (+64.6%) [87,952]
10/2011: Batwoman #2 -- 74,392 (+ 3.0%)

Good news for another fan-favorite Batman spin-off. That’s the highest first-month number yet for a solo book starring the new Batwoman, the character’s stint in Detective Comics included.

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20 - RED LANTERNS
09/2011: Red Lanterns #1 -- 73,940 [89,170]
10/2011: Red Lanterns #2 -- 74,163 (+0.3%)

17 - GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS
10/2010: Emerald Warriors #3 -- 50,490 (-10.3%)
11/2010: Emerald Warriors #4 -- 46,319 (- 8.3%)
12/2010: Emerald Warriors #5 -- 44,077 (- 4.8%)
01/2011: Emerald Warriors #6 -- 43,471 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Emerald Warriors #7 -- 44,828 (+ 3.1%)
03/2011: Emerald Warriors #8 -- 51,322 (+14.5%) [54,110]
04/2011: Emerald Warriors #9 -- 51,784 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Emerald Warriors #10 -- 52,971 (+ 2.3%)
06/2011: Emerald Warriors #11 -- 53,927 (+ 1.8%)
07/2011: Emerald Warriors #12 -- 48,087 (-10.8%)
08/2011: Emerald Warriors #13 -- 44,228 (- 8.0%)
09/2011: New Guardians #1 -- 84,033 (+90.0%) [96,596]
10/2011: New Guardians #2 -- 71,713 (-14.7%)
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6 months: +38.5%
1 year : +42.0%

And here are the other two Green Lantern titles. Red Lanterns held level and sold a lot of extra units of issue #1 in October. For New Guardians, signals are mixed. There’s a nice chunk of re-orders, but also a relatively big drop — this was the best-selling of the three spin-off books in September. Again, though, New Guardians came out in the last week of October, so take it with a grain of salt.

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21 - NIGHTWING
10/2006: Nightwing #125 -- 38,470
10/2007: Nightwing #137 -- 28,363
10/2008: Nightwing #149 -- 50,588
---------------------------------
09/2011: Nightwing #1 -- 69,686 [87,561]
10/2011: Nightwing #2 -- 73,054 (+4.8%)
-----------------
5 years : + 89.9%

Another book with an upward correction.

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23 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
09/2011: Justice League International #1 -- 67,866 [78,869]
10/2011: Justice League International #2 -- 66,100 (-2.6%)

Holding up extremely well.

—–

30 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK
09/2011: Justice League Dark #1 -- 69,840 [81,955]
10/2011: Justice League Dark #2 -- 63,392 (-9.2%)

Another book that shipped in the final week of October, so the drop may or may not be all she wrote.

—–

27 - SWAMP THING
09/2011: Swamp Thing #1 -- 54,757 [68,742]
10/2011: Swamp Thing #2 -- 58,634 (+7.1%)

Swamp Thing has been one of the most well-reviewed “New 52″ titles. Maybe it’s helping.

—–

29 - CATWOMAN
10/2006: Catwoman #60 -- 24,117
10/2007: Catwoman #72 -- 19,473
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09/2011: Catwoman #1 -- 59,633 [75,566]
10/2011: Catwoman #2 -- 63,573 (+6.6%)
-----------------
5 years : +163.6%

Whereas Catwoman has been received somewhat less favorably, if you believe the reviews and online reactions. Maybe it doesn’t matter at all.

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33 - SUPERGIRL
10/2006: --
10/2007: Supergirl #22 -- 41,758
10/2008: Supergirl #34 -- 33,958
10/2009: Supergirl #46 -- 30,377
---------------------------------
10/2010: Supergirl #57 -- 23,842 (- 4.8%)
11/2010: Supergirl #58 -- 25,412 (+ 6.6%)
12/2010: Supergirl #59 -- 22,606 (- 11.0%)
01/2011: Supergirl #60 -- 22,568 (- 0.2%)
02/2011: Supergirl #61 -- 22,048 (- 2.3%)
03/2011: Supergirl #62 -- 21,786 (- 1.2%)
04/2011: Supergirl #63 -- 21,598 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Supergirl #64 -- 21,411 (- 0.9%)
06/2011: Supergirl #65 -- 20,985 (- 2.0%)
07/2011: Supergirl #66 -- 20,001 (- 4.7%)
08/2011: Supergirl #67 -- 19,764 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Supergirl #1 -- 60,058 (+203.9%) [74,218]
10/2011: Supergirl #2 -- 61,388 (+ 2.2%)
-----------------
6 months: +184.2%
1 year : +157.5%
2 years : +102.1%
5 years : n.a.

Upward correction.

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35 - RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS
09/2011: Red Hood #1 -- 56,112 [70,244]
10/2011: Red Hood #2 -- 59,382 (+5.8%)

Like Catwoman, this hasn’t been very well-received online. So far, retailers clearly have a different opinion.

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36 - GREEN ARROW
10/2006: Green Arrow #67 -- 32,583
10/2007: Year One #6 of 6 -- 30,943
10/2007: Arrow/Canary #1 -- 52,183
10/2008: Arrow/Canary #13 -- 26,890
10/2009: Arrow&Canary #25 -- 18,013
-----------------------------------
10/2010: Green Arrow #5 -- 42,188 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Green Arrow #6 -- 39,575 (- 6.2%)
12/2010: Green Arrow #7 -- 36,835 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Green Arrow #8 -- 35,307 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: Green Arrow #9 -- 33,922 (- 3.9%)
03/2011: Green Arrow #10 -- 33,085 (- 2.5%)
04/2011: Green Arrow #11 -- 32,669 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: Green Arrow #12 -- 31,742 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Green Arrow #13 -- 27,552 (- 13.2%)
07/2011: Green Arrow #14 -- 25,568 (- 7.2%)
08/2011: Green Arrow #15 -- 23,883 (- 6.6%)
09/2011: Green Arrow #1 -- 61,680 (+158.3%) [72,359]
10/2011: Green Arrow #2 -- 58,708 (- 4.8%)
-----------------
6 months: + 79.7%
1 year : + 39.2%
2 years : +225.9%
5 years : + 80.2%

Holding up very well.

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39 - SUPERBOY
11/2010: Superboy #1 -- 39,701
12/2010: Superboy #2 -- 31,761 (- 20.0%)
01/2011: Superboy #3 -- 29,550 (- 7.0%)
02/2011: Superboy #4 -- 27,448 (- 7.1%)
03/2011: Superboy #5 -- 27,215 (- 0.9%)
04/2011: Superboy #6 -- 30,490 (+ 12.0%)
05/2011: Superboy #7 -- 24,622 (- 19.3%)
06/2011: Superboy #8 -- 23,037 (- 6.4%)
07/2011: Superboy #9 -- 22,102 (- 4.1%)
08/2011: Superboy #10 -- 20,563 (- 7.0%)
08/2011: Superboy #11 -- 20,317 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Superboy #1 -- 55,608 (+173.7%) [69,283]
10/2011: Superboy #2 -- 57,424 (+ 3.3%)
-----------------
6 months: + 88.3%

Upward correction. If you’d told me last year that Scott Lobdell was going to have three ongoing titles with sales upwards of 50,000 each this fall, it would have been very funny to me.

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42 - ANIMAL MAN
10/2009: Last Days #6 of 6 -- 11,271
------------------------------------
09/2011: Animal Man #1 -- 46,051 [60,553]
10/2011: Animal Man #2 -- 53,432 (+16.0%)
-----------------
2 years : +374.1%

Animal Man is the biggest winner in October, in terms of its second-issue increase. It’s another very well-reviewed title.

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43 - BIRDS OF PREY
10/2006: Birds of Prey #99 -- 30,385
10/2007: Birds of Prey #111 -- 26,400
10/2008: Birds of Prey #123 -- 21,110
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10/2010: --
11/2010: Birds of Prey #6 -- 34,440 (- 14.2%)
12/2010: Birds of Prey #7 -- 33,114 (- 3.9%)
01/2011: Birds of Prey #8 -- 31,616 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Birds of Prey #9 -- 30,641 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Birds of Prey #10 -- 30,777 (+ 0.4%)
04/2011: Birds of Prey #11 -- 30,270 (- 1.7%)
05/2011: Birds of Prey #12 -- 29,690 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: Birds of Prey #13 -- 28,992 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: Birds of Prey #14 -- 27,102 (- 6.5%)
08/2011: Birds of Prey #15 -- 26,043 (- 3.9%)
09/2011: Birds of Prey #1 -- 56,073 (+115.3%) [66,423]
10/2011: Birds of Prey #2 -- 53,156 (- 5.2%)
-----------------
6 months: + 75.6%
1 year : n.a.
5 years : + 74.9%

The last “New 52″ title to remain above the 50,000-unit mark in October sees a modest drop.

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45 - SUICIDE SQUAD
10/2007: Raise the Flag #2 of 8 -- 22,774
-----------------------------------------
09/2011: Suicide Squad #1 -- 49,979 [61,815]
10/2011: Suicide Squad #2 -- 49,570 (-0.8%)

Holding level.

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49 - THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN
10/2006: Hawkgirl #57 -- 19,909
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09/2011: Savage Hawkman #1 -- 55,954 [63,959]
10/2011: Savage Hawkman #2 -- 47,763 (-14.6%)
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5 years : +139.9%

That’s a comparatively big drop. This is another book that shipped in the last week of October, though, so let’s wait and see.

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44 - STORMWATCH
10/2007: StormWatch: PHD #12 -- 10,011
10/2008: StormWatch: PHD #15 -- 7,411
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09/2011: Stormwatch #1 -- 46,397 [57,287]
10/2011: Stormwatch #2 -- 47,520 (+2.4%)

Upward correction for the best-selling of the three WildStorm Universe adoptees.

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50 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
10/2006: Supergirl &LoSH #23 -- 41,554
10/2007: Supergirl &LoSH #35 -- 27,370
10/2008: LoSH #47 -- 23,751
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10/2010: LoSH #6 -- 30,246 (- 6.7%)
11/2010: LoSH #7 -- 26,439 (- 12.6%)
12/2010: LoSH #8 -- 25,063 (- 5.2%)
01/2011: LoSH #9 -- 24,230 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: LoSH #10 -- 23,738 (- 2.0%)
03/2011: LoSH #11 -- 23,667 (- 0.3%)
04/2011: LoSH #12 -- 23,419 (- 1.1%)
05/2011: LoSH #13 -- 23,105 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: LoSH #14 -- 22,600 (- 2.2%)
07/2011: LoSH #15 -- 21,788 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: LoSH #16 -- 21,373 (- 1.9%)
09/2011: LoSH #1 -- 50,402 (+135.8%) [58,325]
10/2011: LoSH #2 -- 47,227 (- 6.3%)
-----------------
6 months: +101.7%
1 year : + 56.1%
5 years : + 13.7%

A modest second-issue drop. Particularly since Legion of Super-Heroes #1 is, pretty much, the only “New 52″ issue that makes no discernible effort whatsoever to be accessible to people who aren’t already following the series.

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54 - DEATHSTROKE
09/2011: Deathstroke #1 -- 47,028 [56,820]
10/2011: Deathstroke #2 -- 44,647 (-5.1%)

Very slight second-issue drop.

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55 - THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN
10/2006: Firestorm #30 -- 16,494
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09/2011: Firestorm #1 -- 51,537 [62,076]
10/2011: Firestorm #2 -- 43,990 (-14.6%)
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5 years : +166.7%

You may have guessed it: This is another book that came out in the last week of the month. We’ll find out if the drop is genuine.

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58 - BATWING
09/2011: Batwing #1 -- 45,980 [53,721]
10/2011: Batwing #2 -- 42,750 (-7.0%)

59 - LEGION LOST
09/2011: Legion Lost #1 -- 46,362 [54,588]
10/2011: Legion Lost #2 -- 42,650 (-8.0%)

Two spin-off titles with very small second-issue drops.

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62 - DEMON KNIGHTS
09/2011: Demon Knights #1 -- 41,602 [52,329]
10/2011: Demon Knights #2 -- 42,230 (+1.5%)

The only completely new title among the “New 52″ (though it doesn’t actually have any new characters, either) gets a small upward correction from retailers.

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63 - DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS
09/2011: DCU Presents #1 -- 45,701 [53,103]
10/2011: DCU Presents #2 -- 41,584 (-9.0%)

65 - FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E.
09/2011: Frankenstein #1 -- 41,551 [50,817]
10/2011: Frankenstein #2 -- 40,423 (-2.7%)

67 - GRIFTER
09/2011: Grifter #1 -- 41,222 [50,959]
10/2011: Grifter #2 -- 39,900 (-3.2%)

Three more books with a relatively slight second-issue drop.

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68 - ALL STAR WESTERN
10/2006: Jonah Hex #12 -- 18,299
10/2007: Jonah Hex #24 -- 14,749
10/2008: Jonah Hex #36 -- 12,629
10/2009: Jonah Hex #48 -- 11,281
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10/2010: Jonah Hex #60 -- 11,141 (- 2.7%)
11/2010: Jonah Hex #61 -- 10,796 (- 3.1%)
12/2010: Jonah Hex #62 -- 10,899 (+ 1.0%)
01/2011: Jonah Hex #63 -- 10,752 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Jonah Hex #64 -- 10,255 (- 4.6%)
03/2011: Jonah Hex #65 -- 10,353 (+ 1.0%)
04/2011: Jonah Hex #66 -- 10,335 (- 0.2%)
05/2011: Jonah Hex #67 -- 10,288 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: Jonah Hex #68 -- 10,224 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Jonah Hex #69 -- 10,521 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Jonah Hex #70 -- 10,369 (- 1.5%)
09/2011: ASW #1 -- 43,681 (+321.3%) [54,992]
10/2011: ASW #2 -- 39,857 (- 8.8%)
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6 months: +285.7%
1 year : +257.8%
2 years : +253.3%
5 years : +117.8%

If All Star Western could keep even half of its current numbers six months down the road, the relaunch would still have doubled its sales.

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69 - BLUE BEETLE
10/2006: --
10/2007: Blue Beetle #20 -- 27,611
10/2008: Blue Beetle #32 -- 11,828
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09/2011: Blue Beetle #1 -- 44,448 [52,288]
10/2011: Blue Beetle #2 -- 39,396 (-11.4%)
-----------------
5 years : n.a.

Another one of the bigger drops.

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70 - RESURRECTION MAN
09/2011: Resurrection Man #1 -- 41,740 [50,230]
10/2011: Resurrection Man #2 -- 38,560 (-7.6%)

Small drop.

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71 - CAPTAIN ATOM
09/2011: Captain Atom #1 -- 44,110 [51,314]
10/2011: Captain Atom #2 -- 38,309 (-13.2%)

Whereas Captain Atom is dropping a few nodges more.

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60 - LEGION: SECRET ORIGIN
10/2011: Secret Origin #1 of 6 -- 38,248

66 - THE HUNTRESS
10/2011: Huntress #1 of 6 -- 36,099

These are the two highest-charting new DC titles in October. It’s hard to tell whether the “New 52″ relaunch had any impact here, so it can’t have been much of an impact.

Arguably, those are high sales for another Legion spin-off, but then again, the Previews listing mentions something about “a special offer on Legion of Super-Heroes promotional rings,” so that may be the explanation — plastic-ring promotion have resulted in enormous sales boosts for DC in the past.

Be that as it may, both books are outsold by all “New 52″ debut issues safe O.M.A.C., in terms of first-month numbers.

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73 - HAWK &DOVE
09/2011: Hawk &Dove #1 -- 42,294 [47,999]
10/2011: Hawk &Dove #2 -- 36,068 (-14.7%)

Well, there’s a lot that’s still up in the air about the “New 52″ thing, but one thing that seems clear from these sales is that Rob Liefeld’s name isn’t as much of a draw as it used to be.

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75 - MISTER TERRIFIC
09/2011: Mister Terrific #1 -- 41,450 [48,352]
10/2011: Mister Terrific #2 -- 35,963 (-13.2%)

80 - VOODOO
09/2011: Voodoo #1 -- 40,301 [47,112]
10/2011: Voodoo #2 -- 34,690 (-13.9%)

81 - I, VAMPIRE
09/2011: I, Vampire #1 -- 39,683 [46,993]
10/2011: I, Vampire #2 -- 34,599 (-12.8%)

84 - O.M.A.C.
09/2011: O.M.A.C. #1 -- 37,312 [42,871]
10/2011: O.M.A.C. #2 -- 32,704 (-12.4%)

85 - STATIC SHOCK
06/2011: Special #1 of 1 -- 9,976
-----------------------------------
09/2011: Static Shock #1 -- 37,782 (+278.7%) [43,046]
10/2011: Static Shock #2 -- 32,360 (- 14.4%)

86 - BLACKHAWKS
09/2011: Blackhawks #1 -- 40,014 [46,435]
10/2011: Blackhawks #2 -- 31,704 (-20.8%)

87 - MEN OF WAR
09/2011: Men of War #1 -- 37,488
10/2011: Men of War #2 -- 31,446 (-16.1%)

And this would be the rest of the bunch. These titles don’t just have the lowest second-issue numbers, but also come with some of the biggest second-issue drops and the lowest number of re-orders. That’s not an encouraging combination.

As far as potential excuses go, Blackhawks, Voodoo and I, Vampire all shipped in the last week of October. So, technically, there’s still a possibility that a lot of copies reached stores in November.

On the flipside, virtually all of these books are still doing way better than they would have under normal circumstances, of course.

—–

82 - THE SHADE
10/2011: Shade #1 of 12 -- 30,648

The new maxiseries by James Robinson and Cully Hamner was promoted with 1:10 variant edition. But, once again, this is a disappointing number by “New 52″ standards. It’s precisely the kind of sales you’d have expected for this project six months ago.

Which can’t be what DC were hoping for at all. But again, maybe this is just retailers being too cautious for their own good. We’ll find out on the November chart.

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83 - BATMAN: ODYSSEY VOL. 2
07/2010: Batman: Odyssey #1 of 6 -- 61,827
08/2010: Batman: Odyssey #2 of 6 -- 47,675 (-22.9%)
09/2010: Batman: Odyssey #3 of 6 -- 40,046 (-16.0%)
10/2010: Batman: Odyssey #4 of 12 -- 35,307 (-11.8%)
11/2010: Batman: Odyssey #5 of 13 -- 31,386 (-11.1%)
02/2011: Batman: Odyssey #6 of 13 -- 29,093 (- 7.3%)
--------------------------------------------
10/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #1 of 7 -- 30,410 (+ 4.5%)
----------------
1 year : -13.9%

Same picture here: There was a variant edition, but there’s no discernible positive effect from the relaunch whatsoever.

In this case, though, there’s arguably a good excuse, as Batman: Odyssey isn’t really set in DC Universe continuity — ultimately, it’s a loose end from last year that needs to be wrapped up. (Originally, this was meant to be issue #7 in a 13-part maxiseries, presumably.)

—–

96 - PENGUIN: PAIN AND PREJUDICE
10/2011: Penguin #1 of 5 -- 26,380

There’s no variant edition here, but it’s still the same pattern: no visible effect from the relaunch.

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110 - SPACEMAN (Vertigo)
10/2011: Spaceman #1 of 9 -- 22,355

Vertigo did a bunch of $1.00 debut issues between May 2009 and May 2010, including The Unwritten #1 (first-month sales of 26,915), Greek Street #1 (20,422), Sweet Tooth #1 (18,657), Joe the Barbarian #1 (25,543) and I, Zombie #1 (33,025).

Compared with those, Spaceman #1 sold an awfully small number of copies, given the critically acclaimed 100 Bullets creative team of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso. And it doesn’t look like the people who purportedly bought the “New 52″ books were much interested either, for that matter.

Once more, though, it’s worth pointing out that Spaceman also came out in the last week of October. So, let’s wait for the November chart to see if there’s any increase in demand.

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131 - FABLES (Vertigo)
10/2006: Fables #54 -- 25,534
10/2007: Fables #66 -- 25,016
10/2008: Fables #77 -- 23,761
10/2009: Fables #89 -- 21,118
------------------------------
10/2010: Fables #99 -- 19,656 (+ 0.3%)
11/2010: --
12/2010: Fables #100 -- 23,014 (+17.1%)
01/2011: Fables #101 -- 19,183 (-16.7%)
02/2011: Fables #102 -- 19,215 (+ 0.2%)
03/2011: Fables #103 -- 18,910 (- 1.6%)
04/2011: Fables #104 -- 18,811 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Fables #105 -- 18,749 (- 0.3%)
06/2011: Fables #106 -- 18,505 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Fables #107 -- 18,523 (+ 0.1%)
08/2011: Fables #108 -- 18,390 (- 0.7%)
09/2011: Fables #109 -- 18,072 (- 1.7%)
10/2011: Fables #110 -- 18,109 (+ 0.2%)
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6 months: - 3.7%
1 year : - 7.9%
2 years : -14.3%
5 years : -29.1%

Holding level.

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136 - MY GREATEST ADVENTURE
01/2011: Weird Worlds #1 of 6 -- 14,964
02/2011: Weird Worlds #2 of 6 -- 11,587 (- 22.6%)
03/2011: Weird Worlds #3 of 6 -- 10,470 (- 9.6%)
04/2011: Weird Worlds #4 of 6 -- 9,665 (- 7.7%)
05/2011: Weird Worlds #5 of 6 -- 9,043 (- 6.4%)
06/2011: Weird Worlds #6 of 6 -- 8,536 (- 5.6%)
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10/2011: MGA #1 of 6 -- 17,222 (+101.8%)
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6 months: +78.2%

Pretty much the continuation of Weird Worlds. And over here, sales actually did improve for some reason. A sign of “The New 52″ affecting other comics, after all? But if so, why for My Greatest Adventure and not The Shade, which also debuted in the first week of October?

Again, the November chart is going to be interesting.

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148/151 - DC UNIVERSE ONLINE: LEGENDS
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #1 -- 36,517
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #2 -- 28,953 (-20.7%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #3 -- 24,824 (-14.3%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #4 -- 23,001 (- 7.3%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #5 -- 21,427 (- 6.8%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #6 -- 20,461 (- 4.5%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #7 -- 20,064 (- 1.9%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #8 -- 19,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #9 -- 18,759 (- 3.7%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #10 -- 18,178 (- 3.1%)
07/2011: DCU Online: Legends #11 -- 17,509 (- 3.7%)
07/2011: DCU Online: Legends #12 -- 17,223 (- 1.6%)
08/2011: DCU Online: Legends #13 -- 16,540 (- 4.0%)
08/2011: DCU Online: Legends #14 -- 16,018 (- 3.2%)
09/2011: --
10/2011: DCU Online: Legends #15 -- 15,460 (- 3.5%)
10/2011: DCU Online: Legends #16 -- 15,238 (- 1.4%)
----------------
6 months: -26.7%

Back after its September hiatus. Business as usual.

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159 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST (Vertigo)
06/2011: Survival #1 of 5 -- 17,160
07/2011: Survival #2 of 5 -- 14,590 (-15.0%)
08/2011: Survival #3 of 5 -- 14,696 (+ 0.7%)
09/2011: Survival #4 of 5 -- 14,204 (- 3.5%)
10/2011: Survival #5 of 5 -- 14,186 (- 0.1%)

Excellent sales for a Vertigo book, overall.

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199 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
10/2009: The Unwritten #6 -- 15,314
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10/2010: The Unwritten #18 -- 12,273 (- 4.1%)
11/2010: The Unwritten #19 -- 12,036 (- 1.9%)
12/2010: The Unwritten #20 -- 11,684 (- 2.9%)
01/2011: The Unwritten #21 -- 11,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: The Unwritten #22 -- 11,371 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: The Unwritten #23 -- 11,319 (- 0.5%)
04/2011: The Unwritten #24 -- 11,028 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: The Unwritten #25 -- 11,137 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: The Unwritten #26 -- 10,979 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: The Unwritten #27 -- 10,787 (- 1.8%)
08/2011: The Unwritten #28 -- 10,731 (- 0.5%)
09/2011: The Unwritten #29 -- 10,511 (- 2.1%)
10/2011: The Unwritten #30 -- 10,481 (- 0.3%)
----------------
6 months: - 5.0%
1 year : -14.6%
2 years : -31.6%

Holding level.

—–

201 - THE UNEXPECTED (Vertigo)
05/2011: Strange Adventures #1 of 1 -- 9,999
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10/2011: The Unexpected #1 of 1 -- 10,416

Another $ 7.99 anthology one-shot, selling at the same level as the last one. Not bad sales at all for this type of book.

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213 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
10/2006: Hellblazer #225 -- 13,629
10/2007: Hellblazer #237 -- 12,703
10/2008: Hellblazer #248 -- 11,600
10/2009: Hellblazer #260 -- 10,767
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10/2010: Hellblazer #272 -- 9,650 (-2.0%)
11/2010: Hellblazer #273 -- 9,645 (-0.1%)
12/2010: Hellblazer #274 -- 9,342 (-3.1%)
01/2011: Hellblazer #275 -- 9,507 (+1.8%)
02/2011: Hellblazer #276 -- 9,466 (-0.4%)
03/2011: Hellblazer #277 -- 9,525 (+0.6%)
04/2011: Hellblazer #278 -- 9,417 (-1.1%)
05/2011: Hellblazer #279 -- 9,454 (+0.4%)
06/2011: Hellblazer #280 -- 9,329 (-1.3%)
07/2011: Hellblazer #281 -- 9,225 (-1.1%)
08/2011: Hellblazer #282 -- 9,372 (+1.5%)
09/2011: Hellblazer #283 -- 9,597 (+2.4%)
10/2011: Hellblazer #284 -- 9,608 (+0.1%)
----------------
6 months: + 2.0%
1 year : - 0.4%
2 years : -10.8%
5 years : -29.5%

Hellblazer keeps climbing, ever so slightly. In this case, a crossover effect from the “New 52″ would make sense, of course, but if that’s what’s going on, it’s just a couple hundred extra copies so far.

—–

218 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
10/2010: I, Zombie #6 -- 13,782 (- 7.1%)
11/2010: I, Zombie #7 -- 12,800 (- 7.1%)
12/2010: I, Zombie #8 -- 12,038 (- 6.0%)
01/2011: I, Zombie #9 -- 11,536 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: I, Zombie #10 -- 11,182 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: I, Zombie #11 -- 10,874 (- 2.8%)
04/2011: I, Zombie #12 -- 10,727 (- 1.4%)
05/2011: I, Zombie #13 -- 10,567 (- 1.5%)
06/2011: I, Zombie #14 -- 10,320 (- 2.3%)
07/2011: I, Zombie #15 -- 10,006 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: I, Zombie #16 -- 9,568 (- 4.4%)
09/2011: I, Zombie #17 -- 9,316 (- 2.6%)
10/2011: I, Zombie #18 -- 9,237 (- 0.9%)
----------------
6 months: -13.9%
1 year : -33.0%

Levelling out, at last.

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222 - SUPERNATURAL
05/2007: Origins #1 -- 21,128
06/2007: Origins #2 -- 15,955 (-24.5%)
07/2007: Origins #3 -- 14,812 (- 7.2%)
08/2007: Origins #4 -- 13,915 (- 6.1%)
09/2007: Origins #5 -- 13,034 (- 6.3%)
10/2007: Origins #6 -- 12,350 (- 5.5%)
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04/2008: Rising Son #1 of 6 -- 16,013 (+29.7%)
05/2008: Rising Son #2 of 6 -- 11,846 (-26.0%)
06/2008: Rising Son #3 of 6 -- 11,276 (- 4.8%)
07/2008: Rising Son #4 of 6 -- 10,676 (- 5.3%)
08/2008: Rising Son #5 of 6 -- 10,110 (- 5.3%)
09/2008: Rising Son #6 of 6 -- 9,590 (- 5.1%)
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01/2010: End #1 of 6 -- 9,251 (- 3.5%)
02/2010: End #2 of 6 -- 6,922 (-25.2%)
03/2010: End #3 of 6 -- 6,764 (- 2.3%)
04/2010: End #4 of 6 -- 6,420 (- 5.1%)
05/2010: End #5 of 6 -- 6,403 (- 0.3%)
06/2010: End #6 of 6 -- 6,711 (+ 4.8%)
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10/2011: Supernatrl #1 of 6 -- 8,896 (+32.6%)

Diminishing returns, obviously, despite Brian Wood’s name in the credits. Still, by the standards of the late WildStorm imprint, this would almost look like a hit.

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238 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
10/2009: Sweet Tooth #2 -- 11,315
----------------------------------
10/2010: Sweet Tooth #14 -- 8,933 (- 1.8%)
11/2010: Sweet Tooth #15 -- 8,750 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Sweet Tooth #16 -- 8,602 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Sweet Tooth #17 -- 8,522 (- 0.9%)
02/2011: Sweet Tooth #18 -- 8,466 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Sweet Tooth #19 -- 8,532 (+ 0.8%)
04/2011: Sweet Tooth #20 -- 8,361 (- 2.0%)
05/2011: Sweet Tooth #21 -- 8,360 (- 0.0%)
06/2011: Sweet Tooth #22 -- 8,252 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Sweet Tooth #23 -- 8,018 (- 2.8%)
08/2011: Sweet Tooth #24 -- 7,948 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: Sweet Tooth #25 -- 7,896 (- 0.7%)
10/2011: Sweet Tooth #26 -- 7,963 (+ 0.9%)
----------------
6 months: - 4.8%
1 year : -10.9%
2 years : -29.6%

Sweet Tooth creator Jeff Lemire is writing Animal Man, of course, the “New 52″ book with the biggest percentage increase in October. Maybe retailers order a few dozen extra units for Sweet Tooth as a result.

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243 - TINY TITANS (Johnny DC)
10/2008: Tiny Titans #9 -- 9,521
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10/2010: Tiny Titans #33 -- 8,045 (- 0.4%)
11/2010: Tiny Titans #34 -- 7,713 (- 4.1%)
12/2010: Tiny Titans #35 -- 7,515 (- 2.6%)
01/2011: Tiny Titans #36 -- 7,480 (- 0.5%)
02/2011: Tiny Titans #37 -- 7,426 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Tiny Titans #38 -- 7,372 (- 0.7%)
04/2011: Tiny Titans #39 -- 7,445 (+ 1.0%)
05/2011: Tiny Titans #40 -- 7,847 (+ 5.4%)
06/2011: Tiny Titans #41 -- 7,811 (- 0.5%)
07/2011: Tiny Titans #42 -- 7,664 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Tiny Titans #43 -- 7,534 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Tiny Titans #44 -- 7,619 (+ 1.1%)
10/2011: Tiny Titans #45 -- 7,836 (+ 2.9%)
----------------
6 months: + 5.3%
1 year : - 2.6%
2 years : -17.7%

A Johnny DC book, see disclaimers.

—–

245 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
01/2011: Young Justice #0 -- 9,412
02/2011: Young Justice #1 -- 10,777 (+14.5%)
03/2011: Young Justice #2 -- 9,612 (-10.8%)
04/2011: Young Justice #3 -- 9,407 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Young Justice #4 -- 9,729 (+ 3.4%)
06/2011: Young Justice #5 -- 8,988 (- 7.6%)
07/2011: Young Justice #6 -- 8,642 (- 3.9%)
08/2011: Young Justice #7 -- 8,062 (- 6.7%)
09/2011: Young Justice #8 -- 7,930 (- 1.6%)
10/2011: Young Justice #9 -- 7,737 (- 2.4%)
----------------
6 months: -17.8%

Another Johnny DC title.

—–

262 - NORTHLANDERS (Vertigo)
10/2008: Northlanders #11 -- 10,353
10/2009: Northlanders #21 -- 8,360
-----------------------------------
10/2010: Northlanders #33 -- 7,169 (- 2.1%)
11/2010: Northlanders #34 -- 7,018 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Northlanders #35 -- 7,061 (+ 0.6%)
01/2011: Northlanders #36 -- 6,806 (- 3.6%)
02/2011: Northlanders #37 -- 7,006 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Northlanders #38 -- 7,020 (+ 0.2%)
04/2011: Northlanders #39 -- 6,983 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Northlanders #40 -- 7,055 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Northlanders #41 -- 6,954 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: Northlanders #42 -- 6,989 (+ 0.5%)
08/2011: Northlanders #43 -- 6,901 (- 1.3%)
09/2011: Northlanders #44 -- 6,858 (- 0.6%)
10/2011: Northlanders #45 -- 6,973 (+ 1.7%)
----------------
6 months: - 0.1%
1 year : - 2.7%
2 years : -16.6%

Cancelled with issue #50.

—–

269 - THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (Johnny DC)
10/2006: Batman Strikes! #26 -- 7,560
10/2007: Batman Strikes! #38 -- 6,664
10/2008: Batman Strikes! #50 -- 6,413
10/2009: Brave &Bold #10 -- 6,646
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10/2010: Brave &Bold #22 -- 6,044 (- 4.7%)
11/2010: All-New BBB #1 -- 8,408 (+ 39.1%)
12/2010: All-New BBB #2 -- 6,688 (- 20.5%)
01/2011: All-New BBB #3 -- 6,557 (- 2.0%)
02/2011: All-New BBB #4 -- 6,561 (+ 0.1%)
03/2011: All-New BBB #5 -- 6,463 (- 1.5%)
04/2011: All-New BBB #6 -- 6,324 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: All-New BBB #7 -- 6,869 (+ 8.6%)
06/2011: All-New BBB #8 -- 6,645 (- 3.3%)
07/2011: All-New BBB #9 -- 6,404 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: All-New BBB #10 -- 6,351 (- 0.8%)
09/2011: All-New BBB #11 -- 6,410 (+ 0.9%)
10/2011: All-New BBB #12 -- 6,771 (+ 5.6%)
----------------
6 months: + 7.1%
1 year : +12.0%
2 years : + 1.9%
5 years : -10.4%

Another Johnny DC book.

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271 - HOUSE OF MYSTERY (Vertigo)
10/2008: House of Mystery #6 -- 15,934
10/2009: House of Mystery #18 -- 10,922
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10/2010: House of Mystery #30 -- 7,913 (- 2.2%)
11/2010: House of Mystery #31 -- 7,610 (- 3.8%)
12/2010: House of Mystery #32 -- 7,348 (- 3.4%)
01/2011: House of Mystery #33 -- 7,227 (- 1.7%)
02/2011: House of Mystery #34 -- 7,092 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: House of Mystery #35 -- 7,170 (+ 1.1%)
04/2011: House of Mystery #36 -- 7,096 (- 1.0%)
05/2011: House of Mystery #37 -- 6,909 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: House of Mystery #38 -- 6,763 (- 2.1%)
07/2011: House of Mystery #39 -- 6,627 (- 2.0%)
08/2011: House of Mystery #40 -- 6,512 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: House of Mystery #41 -- 6,387 (- 1.9%)
10/2011: House of Mystery #42 -- 6,570 (+ 2.9%)
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6 months: - 7.4%
1 year : -17.0%
2 years : -39.9%

Cancelled.

—–

282 - SCALPED (Vertigo)
10/2007: Scalped #10 -- 7,536
10/2008: Scalped #22 -- 6,964
10/2009: Scalped #32 -- 6,905
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10/2010: Scalped #41 -- 6,623 (+ 0.5%)
10/2010: Scalped #42 -- 6,476 (- 2.2%)
11/2010: Scalped #43 -- 6,324 (- 2.4%)
12/2010: Scalped #44 -- 6,192 (- 2.1%)
01/2011: Scalped #45 -- 6,187 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Scalped #46 -- 6,179 (- 0.1%)
03/2011: Scalped #47 -- 6,222 (+ 0.7%)
04/2011: Scalped #48 -- 6,272 (+ 0.8%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Scalped #49 -- 6,333 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Scalped #50 -- 6,471 (+ 2.2%)
07/2011: --
08/2011: Scalped #51 -- 6,409 (- 1.0%)
09/2011: Scalped #52 -- 6,270 (- 2.2%)
10/2011: Scalped #53 -- 6,203 (- 1.1%)
----------------
6 months: - 1.1%
1 year : - 6.3%
2 years : -10.2%

Ending with issue #60.

—–

- DMZ (Vertigo)
10/2006: DMZ #12 -- 14,640
10/2007: DMZ #24 -- 11,583
10/2008: DMZ #35 -- 9,240
10/2009: DMZ #46 -- 7,399
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10/2010: DMZ #58 -- 6,198 (-2.1%)
11/2010: DMZ #59 -- 6,046 (-2.5%)
12/2010: DMZ #60 -- 6,023 (-0.4%)
01/2011: DMZ #61 -- 5,855 (-2.8%)
02/2011: DMZ #62 -- 5,781 (-1.3%)
03/2011: DMZ #63 -- 5,877 (+1.7%)
04/2011: DMZ #64 -- 5,851 (-0.4%)
05/2011: DMZ #65 -- 5,865 (+0.2%)
06/2011: DMZ #66 -- 5,825 (-0.7%)
07/2011: DMZ #67 -- 5,720 (-1.8%)
08/2011: DMZ #68 -- 5,668 (-0.9%)
09/2011: DMZ #69 -- 5,544 (-2.2%)
10/2011: DMZ #70 -- 5,610 (+1.2%)
----------------
6 months: - 4.1%
1 year : - 9.5%
2 years : -24.2%
5 years : -61.7%

Ending with issue #72.

Gears of War #20 also shipped in October, but missed the Top 300 chart. As usual, for the purpose of the average-sales statistics below, I’m assuming it sold as many units as the No. 300 book on the chart. Corrected copies of Driver: Crossing the Line #1 were shipped to retailers in October, too, and in the only previous case this happened that I recall, the corrected copies also showed up on the chart. That was years ago, though, and in any case, I included Driver in the average charts when it originally shipped (though it didn’t actually make the Top 300 back then, either), so I won’t include it again.

—–

"NEW 52"RE-ORDERS
88: 28,243 -- Aquaman #1
93: 27,477 -- Green Lantern #1
98: 26,235 -- Detective Comics #1
108: 23,100 -- Batman #1
111: 21,340 -- Batman and Robin #1
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117: 19,688 -- Wonder Woman #1
120: 19,368 -- Batman: The Dark Knight #1
125: 18,599 -- Superman #1
126: 18,558 -- Flash #1
130: 18,199 -- Action Comics #1
132: 17,875 -- Nightwing #1
139: 16,512 -- Batgirl #1
141: 15,933 -- Catwoman #1
144: 15,724 -- Batwoman #1
146: 15,593 -- Justice League #1
149: 15,381 -- Teen Titans #1
152: 15,230 -- Red Lanterns #1
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155: 14,502 -- Animal Man #1
160: 14,160 -- Supergirl #1
161: 14,132 -- Red Hood and the Outlaws #1
163: 13,985 -- Swamp Thing #1
165: 13,675 -- Superboy #1
173: 12,563 -- Green Lantern: New Guardians #1
178: 12,115 -- Justice League Dark #1
181: 11,836 -- Suicide Squad #1
182: 11,723 -- Green Lantern Corps #1
187: 11,311 -- All Star Western #1
190: 11,003 -- Justice League International #1
192: 10,890 -- Stormwatch #1
194: 10,727 -- Demon Knights #1
195: 10,679 -- Green Arrow #1
198: 10,539 -- Firestorm #1
202: 10,350 -- Birds of Prey #1
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208: 9,792 -- Deathstroke #1
210: 9,737 -- Grifter #1
216: 9,266 -- Frankenstein #1
228: 8,490 -- Resurrection Man #1
235: 8,226 -- Legion Lost #1
236: 8,005 -- Hawkman #1
240: 7,923 -- Legion of Super-Heroes #1
242: 7,840 -- Blue Beetle #1
244: 7,741 -- Batwing #1
248: 7,537 -- Justice League #1 Combo Pack
253: 7,402 -- DC Universe Presents #1
257: 7,310 -- I, Vampire #1
259: 7,204 -- Captain Atom #1
263: 6,902 -- Mister Terrific #1
267: 6,811 -- Voodoo
278: 6,421 -- Blackhawks #1
287: 5,705 -- Hawk &Dove
292: 5,559 -- O.M.A.C. #1
298: 5,264 -- Static Shock #1

—–

"NEW 52"AGGREGATE DEBUT-ISSUE SALES
1 - 255,556 -- Justice League #1
2 - 211,520 -- Batman #1
3 - 200,947 -- Action Comics #1
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4 - 169,159 -- Green Lantern #1
5 - 150,128 -- Superman #1
6 - 147,818 -- Flash #1
7 - 141,035 -- Detective Comics #1
8 - 128,689 -- Batman: The Dark Knight #1
9 - 116,053 -- Batman and Robin #1
10- 108,545 -- Aquaman #1
11- 107,055 -- Batgirl #1
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12- 96,596 -- Green Lantern: New Guardians #1
13- 95,902 -- Wonder Woman #1
14- 94,800 -- Green Lantern Corps #1
15- 89,170 -- Red Lanterns #1
16- 89,056 -- Teen Titans #1
17- 87,952 -- Batwoman #1
18- 87,561 -- Nightwing #1
19- 81,955 -- Justice League Dark #1
20- 78,869 -- Justice League International #1
21- 75,566 -- Catwoman #1
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22- 74,218 -- Supergirl #1
23- 72,359 -- Green Arrow #1
24- 70,244 -- Red Hood and the Outlaws #1
25- 69,283 -- Superboy #1
26- 68,742 -- Swamp Thing #1
27- 66,423 -- Birds of Prey #1
28- 63,959 -- Hawkman #1
29- 62,076 -- Firestorm #1
30- 61,815 -- Suicide Squad #1
31- 60,553 -- Animal Man #1
32- 58,325 -- Legion of Super-Heroes #1
33- 57,287 -- Stormwatch #1
34- 56,820 -- Deathstroke #1
35- 54,992 -- All Star Western #1
36- 54,588 -- Legion Lost #1
37- 53,721 -- Batwing #1
38- 53,103 -- DC Universe Presents #1
39- 52,329 -- Demon Knights #1
40- 52,288 -- Blue Beetle #1
41- 51,314 -- Captain Atom #1
42- 50,959 -- Grifter #1
43- 50,817 -- Frankenstein #1
44- 50,230 -- Resurrection Man #1
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45- 48,352 -- Mister Terrific #1
46- 47,999 -- Hawk &Dove #1
47- 47,112 -- Voodoo #1
48- 46,993 -- I, Vampire #1
49- 46,435 -- Blackhawks #1
50- 43,046 -- Static Shock #1
51- 42,871 -- O.M.A.C. #1
52- 37,488 -- Men of War #1

—–

"NEW 52"2ND-ISSUE CHANGES
+16.0%: Animal Man
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+ 7.2%: Detective Comics
+ 7.1%: Swamp Thing
+ 6.6%: Catwoman
+ 5.8%: Justice League
+ 5.8%: Red Hood
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+ 4.8%: Nightwing
+ 4.3%: Batman and Robin
+ 3.7%: Wonder Woman
+ 3.3%: Superboy
+ 3.0%: Batwoman
+ 2.4%: Stormwatch
+ 2.2%: Supergirl
+ 1.5%: Demon Knights
+ 0.5%: Green Lantern
+ 0.3%: Red Lanterns
------
- 0.8%: Suicide Squad
- 1.4%: Aquaman
- 2.1%: Teen Titans
- 2.6%: JLI
- 2.7%: Frankenstein
- 3.2%: Grifter
- 4.8%: Green Arrow
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- 5.1%: Deathstroke
- 5.2%: Birds of Prey
- 5.5%: GL Corps
- 6.3%: LoSH
- 7.0%: Batwing
- 7.6%: Resurrection Man
- 7.7%: Batgirl
- 8.0%: Legion Lost
- 8.1%: Dark Knight
- 8.5%: Batman
- 8.8%: Jonah Hex
- 9.0%: DCU Presents
- 9.2%: JLD
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-11.4%: Blue Beetle
-11.7%: Flash
-12.4%: O.M.A.C.
-12.8%: I, Vampire
-13.2%: Captain Atom
-13.2%: Mister Terrific
-13.9%: Voodoo
-14.4%: Static Shock
-14.6%: Firestorm
-14.6%: Hawkman
-14.7%: New Guardians
-14.7%: Hawk &Dove
------
-15.8%: Action Comics
-16.1%: Men of War
-20.4%: Superman
-20.8%: Blackhawks

—–


http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/11/22/dc ... ober-2011/

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

[size=150] November 2011[/size]


DC Comics Month to Month Sales: November 2011
by Marc-Oliver Frisch

Three months into the wholesale makeover of DC’s line of superhero comic books, the direct-market numbers suggest three main things: One, the “New 52″ relaunch was extremely successful at mobilizing comics specialty retailers;two, this success doesn’t seem to be affecting, for good or ill, any other comics beyond the initial 52 titles;and three, the number of new comics readers the “New 52″ has brought into comics stores seems negligible, overall.

Retailers continued to adjust their orders for the “New 52″ titles in November, and this time, the downward correction was more noticeable. On average, sales of new DC comic books dropped by nearly 10,000 units or 19.2% in November, versus 10.4% in October. The average drop on the third issues of the 52 new superhero titles was 18.8%, versus 5.2% for the second issues. Animal Man (-8.0%) and Detective Comics (-9.7%) were the “New 52″ books with the smallest drops in November, while Blackhawks (-29.5%), Mister Terrific (-29.7%), Blue Beetle (-29.9%) and Captain Atom (-30.0%) were at the tail end of the spectrum.

In contrast to October, when all but one of the “New 52″ debut issues made the chart again with significant re-orders, only two of the #3 issues — namely Batman and Aquaman — charted again in November. On balance, the drop-off on those titles is still better than average. The fact that the larger drop came in November and the lack of more #2 re-orders both suggest that customer interest in the “New 52″ peaked early, however.

Over at The Comics Reporter, Tom Spurgeon, who as usual seems barely able to conceal his excitement when it comes to talking about sales figures, suggests that the direct market seems to be be reverting to pre-”New 52″ patterns in November. The average and total sales figures back him up.

Among the 105 months since March 2003 that we have sales information on, DC’s November 2011 comic-book output ranks at No. 6 for average unit sales (41,414), at No. 13 for average DC Universe unit sales (46,670), at No. 4 each for total unit sales (3.2 million) and total DC Universe unit sales (3.0 million).

That’s an excellent showing in the context of the direct market of the last 10 years, particularly since the pre-”New 52″ months of 2011 and 2010, with few exceptions, don’t register in the Top 50 of those particular statistics. It’s well worth noting that, with the “New 52,” DC managed to mobilize the direct market in a way that hasn’t happened for them in five years.

Total dollar sales for new DC comic books further support the notion: The five top spots go to October 2011 (11.9 million), September 2011 (10.9 million), May 2006 (10.2 million), November 2011 (9.8 million) and October 2007 (9.3 million). So DC got retailers to buy a hell of a lot of merchandise in terms of cover price. (There are all kinds of extra discounts and returnability schemes involved in the “New 52,” though, so it’s not directly comparable with earlier numbers, strictly speaking. Also, these statistics don’t include units shipped after the first calendar month;otherwise, the huge number of “New 52″ re-orders that appeared on the chart in October would further bolster the September figure.)

One of the two notable things the “New 52″ hasn’t done, though, is to flush new audiences into the direct market — or if it has, it hasn’t been in the kind of quantity required to grow noticeably beyond the pre-existing comics audience. DC gave it their best shot, but the ceiling of the market, in terms of units, is still broadly the same as it was five years ago, when the big DC Comics publishing events of the year were called 52 and “One Year Later.” Given the unprecedented promotional push, large-scale returnability incentives and lip service paid to the idea of attracting new readers this time around, this failure to expand beyond the existing direct-market readership is well worth mentioning.

The other thing the “New 52″ push lacks, to date, is the kind of sustainability needed to extend beyond the initial 52 relaunch titles. Through November, within two months of the big “New 52″ launch month September, DC has launched a number of additional miniseries, most of them in its main DC Universe imprint, but with no measurable effect from the extra traffic in comics stores purportedly generated by the “New 52.”

For everything on the “New 52″ not pertaining to sales figures, finally, I may direct you to Comiks Debris, where, for my sins, I review every last one of the debut books and identify some prominent trends and issues among the bunch: “New 52 Redux: The Good, the Bad and the Kinky.”

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

And, once again, two procedural notes on the “New 52.”

One: The fact that 41 of the “New 52″ titles below are listed with higher numbers than over at ICv2.com is not an error. It’s because Diamond only reported 90% of their sales on the chart, to compensate for the fact that they were made returnable by DC if retailers met a specific sales quota. Since Diamond’s way of accounting for the incentive seems fairly arbitrary, I’ve re-added the missing 10% for those books to get a more accurate picture. Just keep in mind that those numbers probably wouldn’t have been as high if retailers weren’t required to meet a certain threshold to qualify for returnability. It’s just one more gimmick that publishers use. (As another result of this, don’t be surprised if the chart positions are all over the place, by the way.)

Two: Of the 11 remaining “New 52″ books, Batman, Justice League, Action Comics, Green Lantern and Flash were promoted with a 1:25 variant-cover edition and a 1:200 variant-cover edition each. The special discount, which also required retailers to meet a certain quota, applies to Batwoman, Green Lantern: New Guardians, Stormwatch, Swamp Thing, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman, meanwhile. I’ll just mention those here, so keep in mind that these promotional initiatives are likely to have affected the numbers of those books. Whether it affected them more than the thresholds for returnability affected the other 41 titles or less so, we have no way of knowing.

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1 - JUSTICE LEAGUE
11/2006: Justice League #3 -- 140,939 [143,310]
11/2007: --
11/2008: --
11/2009: Justice League #39 -- 89,376 (+46.5%)
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11/2010: JL of America #51 -- 50,887 (- 14.7%)
12/2010: JL of America #52 -- 48,501 (- 4.7%)
01/2011: JL of America #53 -- 47,093 (- 2.9%)
02/2011: JL of America #54 -- 46,269 (- 1.8%)
03/2011: JL of America #55 -- 50,533 (+ 9.2%)
04/2011: JL of America #56 -- 47,179 (- 6.6%)
05/2011: JL of America #57 -- 46,729 (- 1.0%)
06/2011: JL of America #58 -- 45,442 (- 2.8%)
07/2011: JL of America #59 -- 43,545 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: JL of America #60 -- 42,587 (- 2.2%)
08/2011: Justice League #1 -- 185,776 (+336.2%) [255,556]
09/2011: --
10/2011: Justice League #2 -- 196,569 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Justice League #3 -- 168,679 (- 14.2%)
-----------------
6 months: +261.0%
1 year : +231.5%
2 years : + 88.7%
5 years : + 19.7%

That’s still a pretty mild drop by any standard. Compare it with the Brad Meltzer/Ed Benes relaunch from 2006, for instance: Back then, Justice League of America started out with much higher sales in its first calendar month, but proceeded to drop off much more sharply than it does this time around.

The numbers for issue #3 include 9,979 units of the “Combo Pack” edition, which charted at No. 180 in November.

—–

2 - BATMAN
11/2006: Batman #658 -- 94,349
11/2006: Batman #659 -- 90,651
11/2007: Batman #671 -- 76,764 [ 80,440]
11/2008: Batman #681 -- 103,151 [114,657]
11/2009: Batman #693 -- 68,983
-------------------------------
11/2010: Batman #704 -- 65,212 (- 15.4%)
12/2010: Batman #705 -- 63,262 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Batman #706 -- 60,231 (- 4.8%)
02/2011: Batman #707 -- 58,803 (- 2.4%)
03/2011: Batman #708 -- 58,594 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Batman #709 -- 56,578 (- 3.4%)
05/2011: Batman #710 -- 55,086 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman #711 -- 53,113 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Batman #712 -- 51,385 (- 3.3%)
08/2011: Batman #713 -- 51,760 (+ 0.7%)
09/2011: Batman #1 -- 188,420 (+264.0%) [211,520]
10/2011: Batman #2 -- 172,428 (- 8.5%) [177,721]
11/2011: Batman #3 -- 150,984 (- 12.4%)
-----------------
6 months: +174.1%
1 year : +131.5%
2 years : +118.9%
5 years : + 63.2%

Batman sales remain way ahead of any pre-”New 52″ month since the final issue of the Loeb/Lee run in September 2003.

The October issue was one of the two “New 52″ #2 issues to chart again, ranking at No. 272 with estimated sales of 5,293.

—–

3 - ACTION COMICS
11/2006: Action Comics #845 -- 66,742 [71,135]
11/2007: Action Comics #859 -- 54,572
11/2008: Action Comics #871 -- 58,547
11/2009: Action Comics #883 -- 33,386
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11/2010: Action Comics #895 -- 33,089 (- 21.8%)
12/2010: Action Comics #896 -- 32,357 (- 2.2%)
01/2011: Action Comics #897 -- 32,134 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Action Comics #898 -- 31,935 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: Action Comics #899 -- 31,808 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Action Comics #900 -- 60,152 (+ 89.1%) [ 73,004]
05/2011: Action Comics #901 -- 44,143 (- 26.6%)
06/2011: Action Comics #902 -- 41,960 (- 5.0%)
07/2011: Action Comics #903 -- 40,205 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: Action Comics #904 -- 39,323 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: Action Comics #1 -- 182,748 (+364.7%) [200,947]
10/2011: Action Comics #2 -- 153,855 (- 15.8%)
11/2011: Action Comics #3 -- 134,875 (- 12.3%)
-----------------
6 months: +205.5%
1 year : +307.6%
2 years : +304.0%
5 years : +102.1%

Grant Morrison’s Superman revamp is cooling off rather more quickly than DC’s other four remaining 100K+ titles. It’s already lost almost 50,000 units in first-month sales since issue #1.

—–

4 - GREEN LANTERN
11/2006: Green Lantern #14 -- 72,894
11/2006: Green Lantern #15 -- 70,148
11/2007: --
11/2008: --
11/2009: Green Lantern #48 -- 100,371
--------------------------------------
11/2010: Green Lantern #59 -- 76,173 (- 6.7%)
12/2010: Green Lantern #60 -- 76,360 (+ 0.3%)
12/2010: Green Lantern #61 -- 72,203 (- 5.4%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Green Lantern #62 -- 71,517 (- 1.0%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #63 -- 75,632 (+ 5.8%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #64 -- 76,898 (+ 1.7%)
04/2011: Green Lantern #65 -- 75,780 (- 1.5%)
05/2011: Green Lantern #66 -- 75,371 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern #67 -- 74,521 (- 1.1%)
08/2011: --
09/2011: Green Lantern #1 -- 141,682 (+90.1%) [169,159]
10/2011: Green Lantern #2 -- 142,344 (+ 0.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern #3 -- 122,644 (-13.8%)
-----------------
6 months: + 62.7%
1 year : + 61.0%
2 years : + 22.2%
5 years : + 71.5%

Considering that the Green Lantern franchise was doing perfectly well before the relaunch, Geoff Johns and Doug Mahnke’s flagship title remains comfortably ahead of the previous incarnation.

—–

8 - DETECTIVE COMICS
11/2006: Detective Comics #825 -- 58,940
11/2007: Detective Comics #838 -- 60,267 [65,293]
11/2008: Detective Comics #850 -- 64,196
11/2009: Detective Comics #859 -- 54,392
-----------------------------------------
11/2010: Detective Comics #871 -- 36,941 (+ 3.6%)
12/2010: Detective Comics #872 -- 37,961 (+ 2.8%) [ 39,758]
01/2011: Detective Comics #873 -- 38,417 (+ 1.2%)
02/2011: Detective Comics #874 -- 39,106 (+ 1.8%)
03/2011: Detective Comics #875 -- 40,047 (+ 2.4%)
04/2011: Detective Comics #876 -- 40,133 (+ 0.2%)
05/2011: Detective Comics #877 -- 39,609 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: Detective Comics #878 -- 39,152 (- 1.2%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #879 -- 39,185 (+ 0.1%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #880 -- 38,585 (- 1.5%)
08/2011: Detective Comics #881 -- 39,729 (+ 3.0%)
09/2011: Detective Comics #1 -- 114,880 (+189.2%) [150,403]
10/2011: Detective Comics #2 -- 123,099 (+ 7.2%)
11/2011: Detective Comics #3 -- 111,197 (- 9.7%)
-----------------
6 months: +180.7%
1 year : +201.0%
2 years : +104.4%
5 years : + 88.7%

I guess Detective Comics is one of the breakout hits of the “New 52″ titles. The book has one of only two third-issue drops below the 10% mark, and the first issue sold yet another 9,368 units in November.

Don’t ask me why, though.

—–

9 - THE FLASH
11/2006: Flash: FMA #6 -- 56,789
11/2007: Flash #234 -- 46,435
11/2008: Flash #246 -- 27,746
11/2009: Rebirth #5 of 6 -- 73,875
-----------------------------------
11/2010: Flash #6 -- 57,673 (- 7.1%)
12/2010: Flash #7 -- 56,304 (- 2.4%)
12/2010: Flash #8 -- 53,975 (- 4.1%)
01/2011: --
02/2011: Flash #9 -- 55,980 (+ 3.7%)
03/2011: --
04/2011: Flash #10 -- 54,953 (- 1.8%)
04/2011: Flash #11 -- 54,633 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Flash #12 -- 54,914 (+ 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: --
08/2011: --
09/2011: Flash #1 -- 129,260 (+135.4%) [147,818]
10/2011: Flash #2 -- 114,137 (- 11.7%)
11/2011: Flash #3 -- 90,417 (- 20.8%)
-----------------
6 months: + 64.7%
1 year : + 56.8%
2 years : + 22.4%
5 years : + 59.2%

That’s a steep drop-off, overall.

It’s still the best Flash sales since the debut issue of the 2010 relaunch written by Geoff Johns, though.

—–

12 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
12/2010: Dark Knight #1 -- 89,985 [ 92,791]
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 71,108 (- 21.0%)
04/2011: --
05/2011: --
06/2011: --
07/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 62,792 (- 11.7%)
07/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 57,333 (- 8.7%)
08/2011: Dark Knight #5 -- 52,908 (- 7.7%)
09/2011: Dark Knight #1 -- 109,321 (+106.6%) [128,689]
10/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 100,494 (- 8.1%)
11/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 87,133 (- 13.3%)
-----------------
6 months: n.a.

The numbers are still ahead of the book’s last run by about 35,000 units.

—–

13 - SUPERMAN
11/2006: Superman #657 -- 62,327
11/2007: Superman #670 -- 48,407
11/2008: Superman #682 -- 55,435
11/2009: Superman #694 -- 34,430
---------------------------------
11/2010: Superman #705 -- 46,261 (- 1.0%)
12/2010: Superman #706 -- 43,027 (- 7.0%)
01/2011: Superman #707 -- 41,843 (- 2.8%)
02/2011: Superman #708 -- 40,639 (- 2.9%)
03/2011: Superman #709 -- 39,846 (- 2.0%)
04/2011: Superman #710 -- 39,644 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Superman #711 -- 38,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: Superman #712 -- 37,362 (- 2.9%)
07/2011: Superman #713 -- 36,646 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Superman #714 -- 35,919 (- 2.0%)
09/2011: Superman #1 -- 131,529 (+266.2%) [150,128]
10/2011: Superman #2 -- 104,703 (- 20.4%)
11/2011: Superman #3 -- 86,386 (- 17.5%)
-----------------
6 months: +124.6%
1 year : + 86.7%
2 years : +150.9%
5 years : + 38.6%

Similar to Action Comics, we’re seeing another very stiff drop-off for Superman. Which suggests it may be a brand issue.

—–

14 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
11/2009: Batman and Robin #6 -- 95,690
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11/2010: Batman and Robin #16 -- 80,343 (+ 0.2%)
11/2010: Batman and Robin #17 -- 70,600 (-12.1%)
12/2010: Batman and Robin #18 -- 68,814 (- 2.5%)
01/2011: Batman and Robin #19 -- 61,785 (-10.2%)
02/2011: Batman and Robin #20 -- 60,642 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: Batman and Robin #21 -- 59,818 (- 1.4%)
04/2011: Batman and Robin #22 -- 59,076 (- 1.2%)
05/2011: Batman and Robin #23 -- 57,525 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman and Robin #24 -- 54,984 (- 4.4%)
07/2011: Batman and Robin #25 -- 55,172 (+ 0.3%)
08/2011: Batman and Robin #26 -- 52,704 (- 4.5%)
09/2011: Batman and Robin #1 -- 94,713 (+79.7%) [116,053]
10/2011: Batman and Robin #2 -- 98,807 (+ 4.3%)
11/2011: Batman and Robin #3 -- 86,309 (-12.7%)
----------------
6 months: +50.0%
1 year : + 7.4%
2 years : - 9.8%

The final core Batman title on the chart, coming in less than 1,000 units below Batman: The Dark Knight.

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18 - BATGIRL
11/2008: Batgirl #5 of 6 -- 21,595
11/2009: Batgirl #4 -- 34,697
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11/2010: Batgirl #15 -- 25,827 (- 3.9%)
12/2010: Batgirl #16 -- 25,225 (- 2.3%)
01/2011: Batgirl #17 -- 25,189 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Batgirl #18 -- 24,390 (- 3.2%)
03/2011: Batgirl #19 -- 24,821 (+ 1.8%)
04/2011: Batgirl #20 -- 24,310 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Batgirl #21 -- 24,043 (- 1.1%)
06/2011: Batgirl #22 -- 23,323 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Batgirl #23 -- 22,619 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: Batgirl #24 -- 22,695 (+ 0.3%)
09/2011: Batgirl #1 -- 90,543 (+299.0%) [107,055]
10/2011: Batgirl #2 -- 83,586 (- 7.7%)
11/2011: Batgirl #3 -- 69,971 (- 16.3%)
-----------------
6 months: +191.0%
1 year : +170.9%
2 years : +101.7%

Batgirl remains the best-selling DC solo title starring a female character.

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19 - AQUAMAN
09/2011: Aquaman #1 -- 80,302 [108,545]
10/2011: Aquaman #2 -- 79,156 (- 1.4%) [ 83,626]
11/2011: Aquaman #3 -- 69,137 (-12.7%)

The second and final “New 52″ #2 issue that made the chart again in November was Aquaman #2, which ranked at No. 293 with estimated sales of 4,470. The drop-off is very smooth here, as well, so this looks like another breakout title.

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17 - WONDER WOMAN
11/2006: Wonder Woman #3 -- 76,998
11/2007: Wonder Woman #14 -- 53,090
11/2008: Wonder Woman #26 -- 33,277
11/2009: Wonder Woman #38 -- 26,265
-------------------------------------
11/2010: --
12/2010: Wonder Woman #605 -- 35,495 (- 5.1%)
01/2011: Wonder Woman #606 -- 33,601 (- 5.3%)
02/2011: Wonder Woman #607 -- 33,053 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #608 -- 32,540 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #609 -- 31,421 (- 3.4%)
04/2011: Wonder Woman #610 -- 31,002 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Wonder Woman #611 -- 30,874 (- 0.4%)
06/2011: Wonder Woman #612 -- 30,690 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Wonder Woman #613 -- 29,720 (- 3.2%)
08/2011: Wonder Woman #614 -- 29,223 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Wonder Woman #1 -- 76,214 (+160.8%) [95,902]
10/2011: Wonder Woman #2 -- 79,060 (+ 3.7%)
11/2011: Wonder Woman #3 -- 65,621 (- 17.0%)
-----------------
6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.
2 years : +149.8%
5 years : - 14.8%

That’s not a gigantic drop, but then again, Wonder Woman hasn’t set the charts on fire to begin with. 65K is still a good number in the context of the last few years, mind you, but as the long-term comparison shows, it falls more than 10,000 units short of the last Wonder Woman #3, released in November 2006.

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24 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
11/2006: Green Lantern Corps #6 -- 41,089
11/2007: Green Lantern Corps #18 -- 55,838 [59,049]
11/2008: Green Lantern Corps #30 -- 43,600
11/2009: Green Lantern Corps #42 -- 80,391
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11/2010: Green Lantern Corps #54 -- 57,448 (- 5.5%)
12/2010: Green Lantern Corps #55 -- 54,387 (- 5.3%)
01/2011: Green Lantern Corps #56 -- 53,646 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Green Lantern Corps #57 -- 52,770 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Green Lantern Corps #58 -- 60,100 (+13.9%)
04/2011: Green Lantern Corps #59 -- 60,162 (+ 0.1%)
05/2011: Green Lantern Corps #60 -- 60,964 (+ 1.3%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #61 -- 60,836 (- 0.2%)
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #62 -- 57,928 (- 4.8%)
08/2011: Green Lantern Corps #63 -- 53,372 (- 7.9%)
09/2011: Green Lantern Corps #1 -- 83,077 (+55.7%) [94,800]
10/2011: Green Lantern Corps #2 -- 78,501 (- 5.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern Corps #3 -- 65,393 (-16.7%)
----------------
6 months: + 7.3%
1 year : +13.8%
2 years : -18.7%
5 years : +59.2%

The best-selling Green Lantern spin-off on the November chart sees a stiff third-issue drop, but remains slightly ahead of its previous run.

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28 - NIGHTWING
11/2006: Nightwing #126 -- 36,145
11/2007: Nightwing #138 -- 46,757 [52,282]
11/2008: Nightwing #150 -- 50,993
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09/2011: Nightwing #1 -- 69,686 [87,561]
10/2011: Nightwing #2 -- 73,054 ( +4.8%)
11/2011: Nightwing #3 -- 64,098 (-12.3%)
-----------------
5 years : + 77.3%

That’s not much of a drop-off, overall. Nightwing keeps doing well.

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20 - BATWOMAN
11/2010: Batwoman #0 -- 43,891
--------------------------------
09/2011: Batwoman #1 -- 72,228 (+64.6%) [87,952]
10/2011: Batwoman #2 -- 74,392 (+ 3.0%)
11/2011: Batwoman #3 -- 61,997 (-16.7%)
----------------
1 year : +41.3%

Sales remain ahead of the character’s Detective Comics run by about 15K.

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32 - RED LANTERNS
09/2011: Red Lanterns #1 -- 73,940 [89,170]
10/2011: Red Lanterns #2 -- 74,163 (+ 0.3%)
11/2011: Red Lanterns #3 -- 60,823 (-18.0%)

Not a bad sales level for the second Green Lantern spin-off.

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21 - TEEN TITANS
11/2006: Teen Titans #40 -- 64,176
11/2006: Teen Titans #41 -- 61,714
11/2007: Teen Titans #53 -- 54,387
11/2008: Teen Titans #65 -- 37,880
11/2009: Teen Titans #77 -- 46,239
-----------------------------------
11/2010: Teen Titans #89 -- 26,444 (- 4.3%)
12/2010: Teen Titans #90 -- 25,997 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Teen Titans #91 -- 25,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: Teen Titans #92 -- 26,170 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Teen Titans #93 -- 24,957 (- 4.6%)
04/2011: Teen Titans #94 -- 25,187 (+ 0.9%)
05/2011: Teen Titans #95 -- 24,738 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: Teen Titans #96 -- 23,849 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #97 -- 23,138 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #98 -- 23,095 (- 0.2%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #99 -- 23,756 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #100 -- 27,459 (+ 15.6%)
09/2011: Teen Titans #1 -- 73,675 (+168.3%) [89,056]
10/2011: Teen Titans #2 -- 72,107 (- 2.1%)
11/2011: Teen Titans #3 -- 60,758 (- 15.7%)
-----------------
6 months: +145.6%
1 year : +129.8%
2 years : + 31.4%
5 years : - 3.5%

Still much improved versus the previous series, obviously.

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23 - GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS
11/2010: Emerald Warriors #4 -- 46,319 (- 8.3%)
12/2010: Emerald Warriors #5 -- 44,077 (- 4.8%)
01/2011: Emerald Warriors #6 -- 43,471 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Emerald Warriors #7 -- 44,828 (+ 3.1%)
03/2011: Emerald Warriors #8 -- 51,322 (+14.5%) [54,110]
04/2011: Emerald Warriors #9 -- 51,784 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Emerald Warriors #10 -- 52,971 (+ 2.3%)
06/2011: Emerald Warriors #11 -- 53,927 (+ 1.8%)
07/2011: Emerald Warriors #12 -- 48,087 (-10.8%)
08/2011: Emerald Warriors #13 -- 44,228 (- 8.0%)
09/2011: New Guardians #1 -- 84,033 (+90.0%) [96,596]
10/2011: New Guardians #2 -- 71,713 (-14.7%)
11/2011: New Guardians #3 -- 59,774 (-16.7%)
----------------
6 months: +12.8%
1 year : +29.1%

That’s almost 25K gone since issue #1, in first-month sales. That aside, though, we’ve got three Green Lantern spin-off books selling at 60K or better, so I doubt DC will complain much.

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40 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
09/2011: Justice League International #1 -- 67,866 [78,869]
10/2011: Justice League International #2 -- 66,100 (- 2.6%)
11/2011: Justice League International #3 -- 54,413 (-17.7%)

Smooth drop-off, overall, for one of the more traditional “New 52″ titles.

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36 - SWAMP THING
09/2011: Swamp Thing #1 -- 54,757 [73,683]
10/2011: Swamp Thing #2 -- 58,634 (+ 7.1%)
11/2011: Swamp Thing #3 -- 52,300 (-10.8%)

That’s less than 3,000 units down from issue #1, as far as the first-month figures are concerned, plus an additional 4,941 units in re-orders for Swamp Thing #1 that made the chart again in November 2011 at No. 4,941. The people heart the Swamp Thing.

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41 - CATWOMAN
11/2006: Catwoman #61 -- 23,182
11/2007: Catwoman #73 -- 18,815
-------------------------------
09/2011: Catwoman #1 -- 59,633 [75,566]
10/2011: Catwoman #2 -- 63,573 (+ 6.6%)
11/2011: Catwoman #3 -- 52,196 (-17.9%)
-----------------
5 years : +125.2%

Another book that’s been doing very well since the relaunch. Catwoman lost about 7K since issue #1, which is a great performance by any standard.

This is where DC’s traditionally remarkable instincts when it comes to the direct-market audience’s tremendous appreciation of the goofy, kinky, rubbery kind of sex are paying dividends.

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42 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK
09/2011: Justice League Dark #1 -- 69,840 [81,955]
10/2011: Justice League Dark #2 -- 63,392 (- 9.2%)
11/2011: Justice League Dark #3 -- 51,674 (-18.5%)

Peter Milligan and Mikel Janin’s weirdo Justice League shows one of the steeper overall drops.

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43 - SUPERGIRL
11/2006: Supergirl #11 -- 62,544
11/2007: Supergirl #23 -- 45,460
11/2008: Supergirl #35 -- 45,518
11/2009: Supergirl #47 -- 29,159
---------------------------------
11/2010: Supergirl #58 -- 25,412 (+ 6.6%)
12/2010: Supergirl #59 -- 22,606 (- 11.0%)
01/2011: Supergirl #60 -- 22,568 (- 0.2%)
02/2011: Supergirl #61 -- 22,048 (- 2.3%)
03/2011: Supergirl #62 -- 21,786 (- 1.2%)
04/2011: Supergirl #63 -- 21,598 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Supergirl #64 -- 21,411 (- 0.9%)
06/2011: Supergirl #65 -- 20,985 (- 2.0%)
07/2011: Supergirl #66 -- 20,001 (- 4.7%)
08/2011: Supergirl #67 -- 19,764 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Supergirl #1 -- 60,058 (+203.9%) [74,218]
10/2011: Supergirl #2 -- 61,388 (+ 2.2%)
11/2011: Supergirl #3 -- 50,784 (- 17.3%)
-----------------
6 months: +137.2%
1 year : + 99.8%
2 years : + 74.2%
5 years : - 18.8%

Still more than twice the sales of the previous run.

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44 - RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS
09/2011: Red Hood #1 -- 56,112 [70,244]
10/2011: Red Hood #2 -- 59,382 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Red Hood #3 -- 50,140 (-15.6%)

The final book above the 50K mark;an overall drop-off of not even 6,000 units speaks for itself, I think. This was a niche waiting to be filled ever since J. Scott Campbell left Gen13. All the Bloodhound Gang aficionados in the comic-book market are eating this up.

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45 - ANIMAL MAN
09/2011: Animal Man #1 -- 46,051 [65,229]
10/2011: Animal Man #2 -- 53,432 (+16.0%)
11/2011: Animal Man #3 -- 49,184 (- 8.0%)

This is the only “New 52″ title that still outsells its debut issue in November. Speaking of which, Animal Man #1 also charted for the third time, selling an additional 4,676 units in November.

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47 - SUPERBOY
11/2010: Superboy #1 -- 39,701
12/2010: Superboy #2 -- 31,761 (- 20.0%)
01/2011: Superboy #3 -- 29,550 (- 7.0%)
02/2011: Superboy #4 -- 27,448 (- 7.1%)
03/2011: Superboy #5 -- 27,215 (- 0.9%)
04/2011: Superboy #6 -- 30,490 (+ 12.0%)
05/2011: Superboy #7 -- 24,622 (- 19.3%)
06/2011: Superboy #8 -- 23,037 (- 6.4%)
07/2011: Superboy #9 -- 22,102 (- 4.1%)
08/2011: Superboy #10 -- 20,563 (- 7.0%)
08/2011: Superboy #11 -- 20,317 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Superboy #1 -- 55,608 (+173.7%) [69,283]
10/2011: Superboy #2 -- 57,424 (+ 3.3%)
11/2011: Superboy #3 -- 47,442 (- 17.4%)
-----------------
6 months: + 92.7%
1 year : + 19.5%

Smooth drop-off. Sales are still better than they were for the debut issue of the last relaunch, which happened, erm, 12 months ago.

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48 - GREEN ARROW
11/2006: Green Arrow #68 -- 32,135
11/2007: Arrow/Canary #2 -- 42,827
11/2008: Arrow/Canary #14 -- 25,599
11/2009: Arrow&Canary #26 -- 17,384
-----------------------------------
10/2010: Green Arrow #5 -- 42,188 (- 4.6%)
11/2010: Green Arrow #6 -- 39,575 (- 6.2%)
12/2010: Green Arrow #7 -- 36,835 (- 6.9%)
01/2011: Green Arrow #8 -- 35,307 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: Green Arrow #9 -- 33,922 (- 3.9%)
03/2011: Green Arrow #10 -- 33,085 (- 2.5%)
04/2011: Green Arrow #11 -- 32,669 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: Green Arrow #12 -- 31,742 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Green Arrow #13 -- 27,552 (- 13.2%)
07/2011: Green Arrow #14 -- 25,568 (- 7.2%)
08/2011: Green Arrow #15 -- 23,883 (- 6.6%)
09/2011: Green Arrow #1 -- 61,680 (+158.3%) [72,359]
10/2011: Green Arrow #2 -- 58,708 (- 4.8%)
11/2011: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,899 (- 20.1%)
-----------------
6 months: + 47.8%
1 year : + 11.2%
2 years : +169.8%
5 years : + 45.9%

Holding up nicely, historically.

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61 - BIRDS OF PREY
11/2006: Birds of Prey #100 -- 34,607
11/2007: Birds of Prey #112 -- 25,117
11/2008: Birds of Prey #124 -- 20,959
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11/2010: Birds of Prey #6 -- 34,440 (- 14.2%)
12/2010: Birds of Prey #7 -- 33,114 (- 3.9%)
01/2011: Birds of Prey #8 -- 31,616 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Birds of Prey #9 -- 30,641 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Birds of Prey #10 -- 30,777 (+ 0.4%)
04/2011: Birds of Prey #11 -- 30,270 (- 1.7%)
05/2011: Birds of Prey #12 -- 29,690 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: Birds of Prey #13 -- 28,992 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: Birds of Prey #14 -- 27,102 (- 6.5%)
08/2011: Birds of Prey #15 -- 26,043 (- 3.9%)
09/2011: Birds of Prey #1 -- 56,073 (+115.3%) [66,423]
10/2011: Birds of Prey #2 -- 53,156 (- 5.2%)
11/2011: Birds of Prey #3 -- 40,891 (- 23.1%)
-----------------
6 months: + 37.7%
1 year : + 18.7%
5 years : + 18.2%

This one is briskly heading back towards its pre-relaunch sales level.

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62 - SUICIDE SQUAD
11/2007: Raise the Flag #3 of 8 -- 19,774
-----------------------------------------
09/2011: Suicide Squad #1 -- 49,979 [61,815]
10/2011: Suicide Squad #2 -- 49,570 (- 0.8%)
11/2011: Suicide Squad #3 -- 40,827 (-17.6%)

56 - STORMWATCH
11/2006: StormWatch: PHD #1 -- 29,975
11/2007: --
11/2008: StormWatch: PHD #16 -- 6,824
11/2009: StormWatch: PHD #24 -- 4,598
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09/2011: Stormwatch #1 -- 46,397 [57,287]
10/2011: Stormwatch #2 -- 47,520 (+ 2.4%)
11/2011: Stormwatch #3 -- 39,262 (-17.4%)
-----------------
2 years : +753.9%
5 years : + 31.0%

Very small overall drop-off on Suicide Squad and Stormwatch.

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69 - THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN
11/2006: Hawkgirl #58 -- 18,634
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09/2011: Savage Hawkman #1 -- 55,954 [63,959]
10/2011: Savage Hawkman #2 -- 47,763 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Savage Hawkman #3 -- 35,177 (-26.4%)
-----------------
5 years : + 88.8%

The same cannot be said for Hawkman. That’s one of the steeper declines. Couldn’t have been the prose, possibly.

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70 - BATWING
09/2011: Batwing #1 -- 45,980 [53,721]
10/2011: Batwing #2 -- 42,750 (- 7.0%)
11/2011: Batwing #3 -- 35,110 (-17.9%)

On its way to being a solid mid-level performer, evidently, which isn’t unusual for Batman spin-off series.

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71 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
11/2006: SLoSH #24 -- 33,985
11/2007: SLoSH #36 -- 26,814
11/2008: LoSH #48 -- 22,917
---------------------------------------
11/2010: LoSH #7 -- 26,439 (- 12.6%)
12/2010: LoSH #8 -- 25,063 (- 5.2%)
01/2011: LoSH #9 -- 24,230 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: LoSH #10 -- 23,738 (- 2.0%)
03/2011: LoSH #11 -- 23,667 (- 0.3%)
04/2011: LoSH #12 -- 23,419 (- 1.1%)
05/2011: LoSH #13 -- 23,105 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: LoSH #14 -- 22,600 (- 2.2%)
07/2011: LoSH #15 -- 21,788 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: LoSH #16 -- 21,373 (- 1.9%)
09/2011: LoSH #1 -- 50,402 (+135.8%) [58,325]
10/2011: LoSH #2 -- 47,227 (- 6.3%)
11/2011: LoSH #3 -- 34,979 (- 25.9%)
-----------------
6 months: + 48.1%
1 year : + 32.3%
5 years : + 2.9%

Declining swiftly now. It looks like the people who bought the first issue may have read it. For the sakes of DC and the whole comic-book direct market in America, let’s hold on tight and just hope this isn’t turning into some type of new trend.

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72 - DEMON KNIGHTS
09/2011: Demon Knights #1 -- 41,602 [52,329]
10/2011: Demon Knights #2 -- 42,230 (+ 1.5%)
11/2011: Demon Knights #3 -- 34,681 (-17.9%)

Very smooth decline, all told. Establishing itself as a consistent mid-level performer would be a big success for this type of book.

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74 - DEATHSTROKE
09/2011: Deathstroke #1 -- 47,028 [56,820]
10/2011: Deathstroke #2 -- 44,647 (- 5.1%)
11/2011: Deathstroke #3 -- 33,754 (-24.4%)

That’s an average drop-off, overall.

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75 - ALL STAR WESTERN
11/2006: Jonah Hex #13 -- 18,747
11/2007: Jonah Hex #25 -- 14,577
11/2008: Jonah Hex #37 -- 12,537
11/2009: Jonah Hex #49 -- 11,146
--------------------------------
11/2010: Jonah Hex #61 -- 10,796 (- 3.1%)
12/2010: Jonah Hex #62 -- 10,899 (+ 1.0%)
01/2011: Jonah Hex #63 -- 10,752 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Jonah Hex #64 -- 10,255 (- 4.6%)
03/2011: Jonah Hex #65 -- 10,353 (+ 1.0%)
04/2011: Jonah Hex #66 -- 10,335 (- 0.2%)
05/2011: Jonah Hex #67 -- 10,288 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: Jonah Hex #68 -- 10,224 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Jonah Hex #69 -- 10,521 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Jonah Hex #70 -- 10,369 (- 1.5%)
09/2011: ASW #1 -- 43,681 (+321.3%) [54,992]
10/2011: ASW #2 -- 39,857 (- 8.8%)
11/2011: ASW #3 -- 32,776 (- 17.8%)
-----------------
6 months: +218.6%
1 year : +203.6%
2 years : +194.1%
5 years : + 74.8%

Still three times the numbers it did as Jonah Hex.

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76 - FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E.
09/2011: Frankenstein #1 -- 41,551 [50,817]
10/2011: Frankenstein #2 -- 40,423 (- 2.7%)
11/2011: Frankenstein #3 -- 31,869 (-21.2%)

Not a tremendous drop, but given that DC’s bean counters seem to be getting awfully and unreasonably trigger-happy as a result of the relaunch (see below), 30K may be the new 15K at DC.

So let’s all hope for the best here.

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78 - THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN
11/2006: Firestorm #31 -- 16,068
--------------------------------
09/2011: Firestorm #1 -- 51,537 [62,076]
10/2011: Firestorm #2 -- 43,990 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Firestorm #3 -- 31,654 (-28.0%)
-----------------
5 years : + 97.0%

Very steep drop-off. On top of my head, I can only assume the torture and death scenes in issue #1 were not graphic enough for the notoriously bloodthirsty Firestorm fanbase.

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80 - LEGION LOST
09/2011: Legion Lost #1 -- 46,362 [54,588]
10/2011: Legion Lost #2 -- 42,650 (- 8.0%)
11/2011: Legion Lost #3 -- 31,226 (-26.8%)

Another one that’s declining stiffly. But, well, it’s a Legion spin-off.

—–

79 - THE HUNTRESS
10/2011: Huntress #1 of 6 -- 36,099
11/2011: Huntress #2 of 6 -- 28,377 (-21.4%)

Very stiff drop for a miniseries. If anyone was still waiting for a delayed effect from the “New 52,” it didn’t happen.

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81 - DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS
09/2011: DCU Presents #1 -- 45,701 [53,103]
10/2011: DCU Presents #2 -- 41,584 (- 9.0%)
11/2011: DCU Presents #3 -- 31,019 (-25.4%)

84 - GRIFTER
09/2011: Grifter #1 -- 41,222 [50,959]
10/2011: Grifter #2 -- 39,900 (- 3.2%)
11/2011: Grifter #3 -- 29,802 (-25.3%)

85 - RESURRECTION MAN
09/2011: Resurrection Man #1 -- 41,740 [50,230]
10/2011: Resurrection Man #2 -- 38,560 (- 7.6%)
11/2011: Resurrection Man #3 -- 29,480 (-23.6%)

Three “New 52″ titles with a steep overall decline.

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89 - BLUE BEETLE
11/2006: Blue Beetle #8 -- 25,861
11/2007: Blue Beetle #21 -- 15,645
11/2008: Blue Beetle #33 -- 11,452
----------------------------------
09/2011: Blue Beetle #1 -- 44,448 [52,288]
10/2011: Blue Beetle #2 -- 39,396 (-11.4%)
11/2011: Blue Beetle #3 -- 27,612 (-29.9%)
-----------------
5 years : + 6.8%

Dropping very stiffly, despite the tasteful displays of genocide, mutilation and burned human flesh in the debut issue.

What’s wrong with kids today?

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90 - HAWK &DOVE
09/2011: Hawk &Dove #1 -- 42,294 [47,999]
10/2011: Hawk &Dove #2 -- 36,068 (-14.7%)
11/2011: Hawk &Dove #3 -- 27,464 (-23.9%)

The sales of Rob Liefeld comics aren’t what they used to be.

—–

92 - BATMAN: ODYSSEY VOL. 2
07/2010: Batman: Odyssey #1 of 6 -- 61,827
08/2010: Batman: Odyssey #2 of 6 -- 47,675 (-22.9%)
09/2010: Batman: Odyssey #3 of 6 -- 40,046 (-16.0%)
10/2010: Batman: Odyssey #4 of 12 -- 35,307 (-11.8%)
11/2010: Batman: Odyssey #5 of 13 -- 31,386 (-11.1%)
02/2011: Batman: Odyssey #6 of 13 -- 29,093 (- 7.3%)
--------------------------------------------
10/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #1 of 7 -- 30,410 (+ 4.5%)
11/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #2 of 7 -- 24,271 (-20.2%)
----------------
1 year : -22.7%

A stiff drop for a miniseries, but perhaps still respectable, considering that Odyssey is basically a hangover from last year that could easily have been lost in the shuffle.

—–

93 - CAPTAIN ATOM
09/2011: Captain Atom #1 -- 44,110 [51,314]
10/2011: Captain Atom #2 -- 38,309 (-13.2%)
11/2011: Captain Atom #3 -- 26,829 (-30.0%)

96 - I, VAMPIRE
09/2011: I, Vampire #1 -- 39,683 [46,993]
10/2011: I, Vampire #2 -- 34,599 (-12.8%)
11/2011: I, Vampire #3 -- 26,070 (-24.7%)

99 - MISTER TERRIFIC
09/2011: Mister Terrific #1 -- 41,450 [48,352]
10/2011: Mister Terrific #2 -- 35,963 (-13.2%)
11/2011: Mister Terrific #3 -- 25,282 (-29.7%)

104 - O.M.A.C.
09/2011: O.M.A.C. #1 -- 37,312 [42,871]
10/2011: O.M.A.C. #2 -- 32,704 (-12.4%)
11/2011: O.M.A.C. #3 -- 25,080 (-23.3%)

105 - VOODOO
09/2011: Voodoo #1 -- 40,301 [47,112]
10/2011: Voodoo #2 -- 34,690 (-13.9%)
11/2011: Voodoo #3 -- 25,067 (-27.7%)

109 - STATIC SHOCK
06/2011: Special #1 of 1 -- 9,976
-----------------------------------
09/2011: Static Shock #1 -- 37,782 (+278.7%) [43,046]
10/2011: Static Shock #2 -- 32,360 (- 14.4%)
11/2011: Static Shock #3 -- 24,374 (- 24.7%)

112 - MEN OF WAR
09/2011: Men of War #1 -- 37,488
10/2011: Men of War #2 -- 31,446 (-16.1%)
11/2011: Men of War #3 -- 23,770 (-24.4%)

That’s a whole bunch of “New 52″ titles headed for sales around the 20K mark at best, it seems. From recent comments made by DC, it seems they’re willing to give the relaunch titles at least a year before pulling the plug, so who knows.

On the plus side, I don’t think any of these books would be selling above 20,000 units without the push of the “New 52.”

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108 - LEGION: SECRET ORIGIN
10/2011: Secret Origin #1 of 6 -- 38,248
11/2011: Secret Origin #2 of 6 -- 22,435 (-41.3%)

There was some sort of promotion involving plastic rings for issue #1, hence the monstrous drop. Again, if there’s any effect from the “New 52″ here, it’s negligible.

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115 - BLACKHAWKS
09/2011: Blackhawks #1 -- 40,014 [46,435]
10/2011: Blackhawks #2 -- 31,704 (-20.8%)
11/2011: Blackhawks #3 -- 22,349 (-29.5%)

No plastic-ring-shaped excuse here. That’s a terrible drop-off.

Still, hats off to DC for trying their hand at a 24-hour comic with the debut issue. Good sportsmanship!

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111 - THE SHADE
10/2011: Shade #1 of 12 -- 30,648
11/2011: Shade #2 of 12 -- 21,431 (-30.1%)

Both issues had 1:10 variant covers, so that’s a very stiff drop-off.

Which is bad news, because again, there was no visible effect from the “New 52″ to begin with. That said, I’m still surprised by The Shade writer James Robinson’s suggestion that the maxiseries may be in danger of cancellation. The Shade is doing poorly by “New 52″ standards, but in the context of the direct market of the last year prior to the relaunch, these numbers are decent enough;it’s what you’d expect for the combination of a fan-favorite creative team and property. And, frankly, the “New 52″ numbers to date don’t strike me as being of such a quality as to suggest that those expectations would need to be re-adjusted.

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114 - PENGUIN: PAIN AND PREJUDICE
10/2011: Penguin #1 of 5 -- 26,380
11/2011: Penguin #2 of 5 -- 21,021 (-20.3%)

Steep drop for a mini, and again: no visible effect from the “New 52.”

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125 - FABLES (Vertigo)
11/2006: Fables #55 -- 25,635
11/2007: Fables #67 -- 24,841
11/2008: Fables #78 -- 23,345
11/2009: Fables #90 -- 20,882
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11/2010: --
12/2010: Fables #100 -- 23,014 (+17.1%)
01/2011: Fables #101 -- 19,183 (-16.7%)
02/2011: Fables #102 -- 19,215 (+ 0.2%)
03/2011: Fables #103 -- 18,910 (- 1.6%)
04/2011: Fables #104 -- 18,811 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Fables #105 -- 18,749 (- 0.3%)
06/2011: Fables #106 -- 18,505 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Fables #107 -- 18,523 (+ 0.1%)
08/2011: Fables #108 -- 18,390 (- 0.7%)
09/2011: Fables #109 -- 18,072 (- 1.7%)
10/2011: Fables #110 -- 18,109 (+ 0.2%)
11/2011: Fables #111 -- 17,687 (- 2.3%)
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6 months: - 5.7%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : -15.3%
5 years : -31.0%

Business as usual for Vertigo’s flagship title.

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132 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
11/2010: American Vampire #8 -- 19,850 (- 9.4%)
12/2010: American Vampire #9 -- 19,019 (- 4.2%)
12/2010: American Vampire #10 -- 17,761 (- 6.6%)
01/2011: American Vampire #11 -- 16,969 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: American Vampire #12 -- 16,522 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: American Vampire #13 -- 17,269 (+ 4.5%)
04/2011: American Vampire #14 -- 16,168 (- 6.4%)
05/2011: American Vampire #15 -- 15,876 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: American Vampire #16 -- 15,705 (- 1.1%)
07/2011: American Vampire #17 -- 15,565 (- 0.9%)
08/2011: American Vampire #18 -- 15,423 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: American Vampire #19 -- 15,288 (- 0.9%)
10/2011: --
11/2011: American Vampire #20 -- 15,685 (+ 2.6%)
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6 months: - 1.2%
1 year : -21.0%

The Scott Snyder-written Vertigo book returns with a marginal increase that may or may not be “New 52″-related. (He’s writing the super-successful Batman and Swamp Thing, so who knows.)

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136 - SPACEMAN (Vertigo)
10/2011: Spaceman #1 of 9 -- 22,355
11/2011: Spaceman #2 of 9 -- 14,962 (-33.1%)

On the one hand, that drop-off was to be expected, because the first issue came with a $1.00 price tag subsidized by the marketing department. Then again, though, this is a pretty poor showing for an established, critically acclaimed creative team, especially in a situation where the “New 52″ relaunch is said to have brought a lot of people into stores. If Vertigo can’t succeed with a $1.00 Spaceman #1 by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso in this climate, it’s a pretty tough road ahead for them.

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137 - T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS
11/2010: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 -- 16,122
12/2010: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2 -- 11,227 (-30.4%)
01/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3 -- 10,602 (- 5.6%)
02/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 -- 10,124 (- 4.5%)
03/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 -- 9,934 (- 1.9%)
04/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 -- 9,680 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 -- 9,453 (- 2.4%)
06/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8 -- 8,954 (- 5.3%)
07/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #9 -- 8,710 (- 2.7%)
08/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10 -- 8,453 (- 3.0%)
09/2011: --
10/2011: --
11/2011: Vol. 2 #1 of 6 -- 14,794 (+75.0%)
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6 months: +56.5%
1 year : - 8.2%

The critically acclaimed and low-selling DC title of 2011 returns for a six-issue miniseries and, well, you know the drill. Despite the “New 52,” the new T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 sold fewer copies than the debut issue of the ongoing title that was cancelled a couple months back did this time last year.

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141/144 - DC UNIVERSE ONLINE: LEGENDS
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #1 -- 36,517
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #2 -- 28,953 (-20.7%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #3 -- 24,824 (-14.3%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #4 -- 23,001 (- 7.3%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #5 -- 21,427 (- 6.8%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #6 -- 20,461 (- 4.5%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #7 -- 20,064 (- 1.9%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #8 -- 19,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #9 -- 18,759 (- 3.7%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #10 -- 18,178 (- 3.1%)
07/2011: DCU Online: Legends #11 -- 17,509 (- 3.7%)
07/2011: DCU Online: Legends #12 -- 17,223 (- 1.6%)
08/2011: DCU Online: Legends #13 -- 16,540 (- 4.0%)
08/2011: DCU Online: Legends #14 -- 16,018 (- 3.2%)
09/2011: --
10/2011: DCU Online: Legends #15 -- 15,460 (- 3.5%)
10/2011: DCU Online: Legends #16 -- 15,238 (- 1.4%)
11/2011: DCU Online: Legends #17 -- 14,226 (- 6.6%)
11/2011: DCU Online: Legends #18 -- 13,955 (- 1.9%)
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6 months: -28.7%

Business as usual for the video-game adaptation.

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153 - GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (Johnny DC)
11/2011: GL: TAS #0 -- 13,569

A new Johnny DC title. See small print below.

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163 - MY GREATEST ADVENTURE
01/2011: Weird Worlds #1 of 6 -- 14,964
02/2011: Weird Worlds #2 of 6 -- 11,587 (- 22.6%)
03/2011: Weird Worlds #3 of 6 -- 10,470 (- 9.6%)
04/2011: Weird Worlds #4 of 6 -- 9,665 (- 7.7%)
05/2011: Weird Worlds #5 of 6 -- 9,043 (- 6.4%)
06/2011: Weird Worlds #6 of 6 -- 8,536 (- 5.6%)
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10/2011: MGA #1 of 6 -- 17,222 (+101.8%)
11/2011: MGA #2 of 6 -- 11,782 (- 31.6%)
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6 months: +30.3%

Steep drop, but still ahead of its predecessor;about what you’d expect for the resident weirdo DC Universe thing, really.

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175/178 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
11/2009: The Unwritten #7 -- 14,763
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11/2010: The Unwritten #19 -- 12,036 (- 1.9%)
12/2010: The Unwritten #20 -- 11,684 (- 2.9%)
01/2011: The Unwritten #21 -- 11,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: The Unwritten #22 -- 11,371 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: The Unwritten #23 -- 11,319 (- 0.5%)
04/2011: The Unwritten #24 -- 11,028 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: The Unwritten #25 -- 11,137 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: The Unwritten #26 -- 10,979 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: The Unwritten #27 -- 10,787 (- 1.8%)
08/2011: The Unwritten #28 -- 10,731 (- 0.5%)
09/2011: The Unwritten #29 -- 10,511 (- 2.1%)
10/2011: The Unwritten #30 -- 10,481 (- 0.3%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #31 -- 10,434 (- 0.5%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 10,183 (- 2.4%)
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6 months: - 7.4%
1 year : -14.4%
2 years : -30.2%

Well, the “point” thing is working better than it did for Marvel, at least.

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185 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
11/2006: Hellblazer #226 -- 13,388
11/2007: Hellblazer #238 -- 12,536
11/2008: Hellblazer #249 -- 11,445
11/2009: Hellblazer #261 -- 10,553
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11/2010: Hellblazer #273 -- 9,645 (-0.1%)
12/2010: Hellblazer #274 -- 9,342 (-3.1%)
01/2011: Hellblazer #275 -- 9,507 (+1.8%)
02/2011: Hellblazer #276 -- 9,466 (-0.4%)
03/2011: Hellblazer #277 -- 9,525 (+0.6%)
04/2011: Hellblazer #278 -- 9,417 (-1.1%)
05/2011: Hellblazer #279 -- 9,454 (+0.4%)
06/2011: Hellblazer #280 -- 9,329 (-1.3%)
07/2011: Hellblazer #281 -- 9,225 (-1.1%)
08/2011: Hellblazer #282 -- 9,372 (+1.5%)
09/2011: Hellblazer #283 -- 9,597 (+2.4%)
10/2011: Hellblazer #284 -- 9,608 (+0.1%)
11/2011: Hellblazer #285 -- 9,500 (-1.1%)
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6 months: + 0.5%
1 year : - 1.5%
2 years : -10.0%
5 years : -29.0%

Standard attrition in November, and rock-solid numbers for the last year, overall.

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194 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
11/2010: I, Zombie #7 -- 12,800 (- 7.1%)
12/2010: I, Zombie #8 -- 12,038 (- 6.0%)
01/2011: I, Zombie #9 -- 11,536 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: I, Zombie #10 -- 11,182 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: I, Zombie #11 -- 10,874 (- 2.8%)
04/2011: I, Zombie #12 -- 10,727 (- 1.4%)
05/2011: I, Zombie #13 -- 10,567 (- 1.5%)
06/2011: I, Zombie #14 -- 10,320 (- 2.3%)
07/2011: I, Zombie #15 -- 10,006 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: I, Zombie #16 -- 9,568 (- 4.4%)
09/2011: I, Zombie #17 -- 9,316 (- 2.6%)
10/2011: I, Zombie #18 -- 9,237 (- 0.9%)
11/2011: I, Zombie #19 -- 8,999 (- 2.6%)
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6 months: -14.8%
1 year : -29.7%

It’s not quite levelled out yet.

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212 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
11/2009: Sweet Tooth #3 -- 10,363
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11/2010: Sweet Tooth #15 -- 8,750 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Sweet Tooth #16 -- 8,602 (- 1.7%)
01/2011: Sweet Tooth #17 -- 8,522 (- 0.9%)
02/2011: Sweet Tooth #18 -- 8,466 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Sweet Tooth #19 -- 8,532 (+ 0.8%)
04/2011: Sweet Tooth #20 -- 8,361 (- 2.0%)
05/2011: Sweet Tooth #21 -- 8,360 (- 0.0%)
06/2011: Sweet Tooth #22 -- 8,252 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Sweet Tooth #23 -- 8,018 (- 2.8%)
08/2011: Sweet Tooth #24 -- 7,948 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: Sweet Tooth #25 -- 7,896 (- 0.7%)
10/2011: Sweet Tooth #26 -- 7,963 (+ 0.9%)
11/2011: Sweet Tooth #27 -- 7,923 (- 0.5%)
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6 months: - 5.2%
1 year : - 9.5%
2 years : -23.6%

This Jeff Lemire vehicle been steady around the 8K mark for the last few months, at least. Maybe there’s some crossover from the writer’s acclaimed Animal Man and Frankenstein books.

On the other hand, Sweet Tooth is the lowest-selling ongoing Vertigo book without an official expiration date.

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220 - TINY TITANS (Johnny DC)
11/2008: Tiny Titans #10 -- 9,239
11/2009: Tiny Titans #22 -- 8,100
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11/2010: Tiny Titans #34 -- 7,713 (- 4.1%)
12/2010: Tiny Titans #35 -- 7,515 (- 2.6%)
01/2011: Tiny Titans #36 -- 7,480 (- 0.5%)
02/2011: Tiny Titans #37 -- 7,426 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Tiny Titans #38 -- 7,372 (- 0.7%)
04/2011: Tiny Titans #39 -- 7,445 (+ 1.0%)
05/2011: Tiny Titans #40 -- 7,847 (+ 5.4%)
06/2011: Tiny Titans #41 -- 7,811 (- 0.5%)
07/2011: Tiny Titans #42 -- 7,664 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Tiny Titans #43 -- 7,534 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Tiny Titans #44 -- 7,619 (+ 1.1%)
10/2011: Tiny Titans #45 -- 7,836 (+ 2.9%)
11/2011: Tiny Titans #46 -- 7,748 (- 1.1%)
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6 months: - 1.3%
1 year : + 0.5%
2 years : - 4.4%

222 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
01/2011: Young Justice #0 -- 9,412
02/2011: Young Justice #1 -- 10,777 (+14.5%)
03/2011: Young Justice #2 -- 9,612 (-10.8%)
04/2011: Young Justice #3 -- 9,407 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Young Justice #4 -- 9,729 (+ 3.4%)
06/2011: Young Justice #5 -- 8,988 (- 7.6%)
07/2011: Young Justice #6 -- 8,642 (- 3.9%)
08/2011: Young Justice #7 -- 8,062 (- 6.7%)
09/2011: Young Justice #8 -- 7,930 (- 1.6%)
10/2011: Young Justice #9 -- 7,737 (- 2.4%)
11/2011: Young Justice #10 -- 7,650 (- 1.1%)
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6 months: -21.4%

Two Johnny DC titles. See small print.

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224 - SUPERNATURAL
10/2007: Origins #6 -- 12,350
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10/2011: Supernatrl #1 of 6 -- 8,896
11/2011: Supernatrl #2 of 6 -- 7,506 (-15.6%)

Average drop-off for the TV adaptation.

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229 - THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (Johnny DC)
11/2006: Batman Strikes! #27 -- 7,567
11/2007: Batman Strikes! #39 -- 6,464
11/2009: Brave &Bold #11 -- 6,438
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11/2010: All-New BBB #1 -- 8,408 (+ 39.1%)
12/2010: All-New BBB #2 -- 6,688 (- 20.5%)
01/2011: All-New BBB #3 -- 6,557 (- 2.0%)
02/2011: All-New BBB #4 -- 6,561 (+ 0.1%)
03/2011: All-New BBB #5 -- 6,463 (- 1.5%)
04/2011: All-New BBB #6 -- 6,324 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: All-New BBB #7 -- 6,869 (+ 8.6%)
06/2011: All-New BBB #8 -- 6,645 (- 3.3%)
07/2011: All-New BBB #9 -- 6,404 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: All-New BBB #10 -- 6,351 (- 0.8%)
09/2011: All-New BBB #11 -- 6,410 (+ 0.9%)
10/2011: All-New BBB #12 -- 6,771 (+ 5.6%)
11/2011: All-New BBB #13 -- 7,143 (+ 5.5%)
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6 months: + 4.0%
1 year : -15.1%
2 years : +11.0%
5 years : - 5.6%

Another Johnny DC title.

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235 - NORTHLANDERS (Vertigo)
11/2008: Northlanders #12 -- 10,048
11/2009: Northlanders #22 -- 8,136
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11/2010: Northlanders #34 -- 7,018 (- 2.1%)
12/2010: Northlanders #35 -- 7,061 (+ 0.6%)
01/2011: Northlanders #36 -- 6,806 (- 3.6%)
02/2011: Northlanders #37 -- 7,006 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Northlanders #38 -- 7,020 (+ 0.2%)
04/2011: Northlanders #39 -- 6,983 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Northlanders #40 -- 7,055 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Northlanders #41 -- 6,954 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: Northlanders #42 -- 6,989 (+ 0.5%)
08/2011: Northlanders #43 -- 6,901 (- 1.3%)
09/2011: Northlanders #44 -- 6,858 (- 0.6%)
10/2011: Northlanders #45 -- 6,973 (+ 1.7%)
11/2011: Northlanders #46 -- 6,792 (- 2.6%)
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6 months: - 3.7%
1 year : - 3.2%
2 years : -16.5%

Cancelled with issue #50.

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253 - UNCHARTED
11/2011: Uncharted #1 of 6 -- 6,171

Another video-game adaptation with poor numbers.

There was a 1:10 variant.

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255 - SCALPED (Vertigo)
11/2007: Scalped #11 -- 7,323
11/2008: Scalped #23 -- 6,910
11/2009: --
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11/2010: Scalped #43 -- 6,324 (- 2.4%)
12/2010: Scalped #44 -- 6,192 (- 2.1%)
01/2011: Scalped #45 -- 6,187 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Scalped #46 -- 6,179 (- 0.1%)
03/2011: Scalped #47 -- 6,222 (+ 0.7%)
04/2011: Scalped #48 -- 6,272 (+ 0.8%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Scalped #49 -- 6,333 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Scalped #50 -- 6,471 (+ 2.2%)
07/2011: --
08/2011: Scalped #51 -- 6,409 (- 1.0%)
09/2011: Scalped #52 -- 6,270 (- 2.2%)
10/2011: Scalped #53 -- 6,203 (- 1.1%)
11/2011: Scalped #54 -- 6,157 (- 0.7%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : - 2.6%
2 years : n.a.

Ending with issue #60.

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263 - DIABLO
11/2011: Diablo #1 of 5 -- 5,612

Another video-game adaptation with poor sales, but this time without a variant edition.

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264 - DMZ (Vertigo)
11/2006: DMZ #13 -- 14,228
11/2007: DMZ #25 -- 11,277
11/2008: DMZ #36 -- 8,851
11/2009: DMZ #47 -- 7,187
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11/2010: DMZ #59 -- 6,046 (-2.5%)
12/2010: DMZ #60 -- 6,023 (-0.4%)
01/2011: DMZ #61 -- 5,855 (-2.8%)
02/2011: DMZ #62 -- 5,781 (-1.3%)
03/2011: DMZ #63 -- 5,877 (+1.7%)
04/2011: DMZ #64 -- 5,851 (-0.4%)
05/2011: DMZ #65 -- 5,865 (+0.2%)
06/2011: DMZ #66 -- 5,825 (-0.7%)
07/2011: DMZ #67 -- 5,720 (-1.8%)
08/2011: DMZ #68 -- 5,668 (-0.9%)
09/2011: DMZ #69 -- 5,544 (-2.2%)
10/2011: DMZ #70 -- 5,610 (+1.2%)
11/2011: DMZ #71 -- 5,579 (-0.6%)
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6 months: - 4.9%
1 year : - 7.7%
2 years : -22.4%
5 years : -60.8%

Ending with issue #72.

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289 - SCOOBY DOO: WHERE ARE YOU? (Johnny DC)
11/2006: Scooby Doo #114 -- 4,387
11/2007: Scooby Doo #126 -- 4,237
11/2008: Scooby Doo #138 -- 4,068
11/2009: Scooby Doo #150 -- 4,044
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11/2010: SD:WAY? #3 -- 4,861 (- 1.3%)
12/2010: SD:WAY? #4 -- 4,802 (- 1.2%)
01/2011: SD:WAY? #5 -- 4,540 (- 5.5%)
02/2011: SD:WAY? #6 -- 4,456 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: SD:WAY? #7 -- 4,522 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: SD:WAY? #8 -- 4,599 (+ 1.7%)
05/2011: SD:WAY? #9 -- 4,838 (+ 5.2%)
06/2011: SD:WAY? #10 -- 4,774 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: SD:WAY? #11 -- 4,791 (+ 0.4%)
08/2011: SD:WAY? #12 -- 4,686 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: SD:WAY? #13 -- 4,701 (+ 0.3%)
10/2011: SD:WAY? #14 -- ?
11/2011: SD:WAY? #15 -- 4,701
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6 months: - 2.8%
1 year : - 3.3%
2 years : +16.3%
5 years : + 7.2%

And another Johnny DC book.

Another game adaptation, End of Nations #1 (of 4), also shipped in November, but it didn’t make the Top 300. As usual, I’m assuming it sold as many units as the No. 300 title on the chart for the purposes of the average-sales statistics below, which in November was an estimated 4,330 units.

Thanks for reading, and have a great 2012!



—–
Disclaimers, et cetera

The numbers above are estimates for comic-book sales in the North American direct market, as calculated by ICv2.com according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.

ICv2.com’s estimates are somewhat lower than the actual numbers, but they are consistent from month to month, so the trends they show are fairly accurate. Since it’s a “month-to-month” column, the comments, unless otherwise noted, are on the most recent month.

Bear in mind that the figures measure sales to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include sales to bookstores, newsstands, other mass-market retail chains or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book’s initial calendar month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month.

If additional copies of an issue did appear on the chart after a book’s initial calendar month of release, you can see the total number of copies sold in parenthesis behind those issues (e.g. “[36,599]“). Should more than one issue have shipped in a month which is relevant for one of the long-term comparisons, the average between them will be used.

Titles released under the Johnny DC imprint and magazines, such as Mad, mostly sell through channels other than the direct market, so direct-market sales don’t tell us much about their performance. For most Vertigo titles, collection sales tend to be a significant factor, so the numbers for those books should be taken with a grain of salt as well. To learn (a little) more about Vertigo’s collection sales, go right here.

** Two asterisks after a given month in the average charts mean that one or more periodical release did not make the Top 300 chart in that month. In those cases, it’s assumed that said releases sold as many units as the No. 300 comic on the chart for that month for the purposes of the chart, although its actual sales are likely to be less than that.

For a more lyrical approach to discussing sales figures that covers all the essentials in a more condensed, less tedious fashion, finally, go right here.

—–
Marc-Oliver Frisch writes about comics at his weblog and at Comicgate. You can also follow him on Twitter.
http://www.comicsbeat.com/2011/12/30/dc ... mber-2011/

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: January 2012

by Marc-Oliver Frisch

Beyond sweeping a perfect 10 out of the month’s Top 10 comic books, DC’s “New 52″ titles are also starting to show first signs of stabilization in January. The average “New 52″ title dropped 7.4% in sales, down from 17.4% in December and 19.6% in November.

This gives reason to be cautiously optimistic on the longer-term prospects of DC’s relaunched line. The trend should be taken with a grain of salt, however, as DC made a number of changes to its various retailer incentives in January that may be affecting sales one way or another. On Detective Comics, Batman: The Dark Knight, Superman and Aquaman, the returnability incentive was replaced with 1:25 variant-cover incentives. Batwoman, Green Lantern: New Guardians and Swamp Thing, which were promoted with a special-discount incentive from September through December, also switched to 1:25 variant-cover incentives in January. Finally, the threshold retailers were required to meet in January to qualify for returnability on the 37 titles that weren’t promoted through variant-cover or discount incentives changed from 125% of retailers’ May 2011 orders to 100% of November 2011 orders.

With this in mind, let’s wait for the February figures to see if the trend holds when incentives are equal from one month to the next.

The “New 52″ titles with the best issue #5 changes are Batman (+1.0%), Aquaman (+0.2%) and Detective Comics (-0.0%). The titles with the largest month-to-month drops are Blackhawks (-18.9%), Firestorm (-16.7%) and Hawkman and Men of War (-15.2% each). Overall, the percentage changes again tend to favor the better-selling of the “New 52″ books. The number of “New 52″ titles selling below the 20K mark increases to 10 in January, including the six that have been cancelled as well as Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, Voodoo and I, Vampire. Nine more “New 52″ titles sold between 20 and 25K.

For Vertigo, it’s a particularly bad month. Viewed over the 107 months we have consistent data on, January 2012 brought both the lowest total unit sales and the lowest total dollar sales for the imprint. The previous low point was November 2003, with estimated total Vertigo comic-book sales of 108,050 in units and $297,858. In January 2012, it’s a total of 89,957 units and $268,971, respectively.

And that’s despite the fact that there were only six Vertigo titles on sale in November 2003 versus nine in January 2012. Back then, the average Vertigo comic book sold 18,008 units;now, it’s 9,995 — the sixth-lowest figure recorded for Vertigo in the last 107 months. The imprint has several new titles coming up, but considering that current Vertigo series by established and acclaimed creators like Jeff Lemire, Mike Allred, Mike Carey, Brian Wood and Jason Aaron all sell below — well below, in some cases — the 10K mark and the latest Azzarello/Risso vehicle is struggling to crack 15K, raising those numbers in a more permanent fashion looks like a challenge.

Finally, in somewhat related news, the results of a Nielsen survey on the “New 52″ audience ordered by DC Comics were recently released. According to the survey, 95% of the initial “New 52″ customers were existing or “lapsed” comics fans, 93% were male and 98% were aged 18 and up. In other words, for all the promotional efforts and lip service paid by DC to the notion of reaching “new” readers, it pretty clearly did not happen. Or, as Dark Horse Comics publisher Mike Richardson recently told comics retailers, “Superheroes may pay the bills for now, but they aren’t bringing in new customers.” This isn’t news, per se, to anyone who’s been paying attention, but the survey makes it as official as it’s going to get. And the degree of the failure is still unexpectedly dire.

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

And, once again, two procedural notes on the “New 52.”

One: The fact that 37 of the “New 52″ titles below are listed with higher numbers than over at ICv2.com is not an error. It’s because Diamond only reported 90% of their sales on the chart, to compensate for the fact that they were made returnable by DC if retailers met a specific quota. Since Diamond’s way of accounting for the incentive seems fairly arbitrary, I’ve re-added the missing 10% for those books to get a more accurate picture. Just keep in mind that those numbers probably wouldn’t have been as high if retailers weren’t required to meet a certain threshold to qualify for returnability. It’s just one more gimmick that publishers use. (As another result of this, don’t be surprised if the chart positions are all over the place, by the way.)

Two: Of the 15 remaining “New 52″ books, Batman, Justice League, Action Comics, Green Lantern and Flash have been promoted with multiple variant-cover editions, including 1:200 ones, that are likely to have boosted sales, as well. Special discounts, which also required retailers to meet a certain unit threshold, apply to Stormwatch, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman. Finally, as of January 2012, Detective Comics, Batman: The Dark Knight, Superman, Aquaman, Batwoman, Green Lantern: New Guardians and Swamp Thing were also promoted with variant editions in lieu of discounts or a returnability scheme. Yes, it’s getting complicated. I’ll just mention those here, so keep in mind that these promotional initiatives are likely to have affected the numbers of those books. Whether they affected them more than the thresholds for returnability affected the other titles, or less so, we have no way of knowing.

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1 - JUSTICE LEAGUE
01/2007: --
01/2008: Justice League #17 -- 94,712
01/2009: Justice League #29 -- 72,116
01/2010: Justice League #41 -- 62,262
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01/2011: JL of America #53 -- 47,093 (- 2.9%)
02/2011: JL of America #54 -- 46,269 (- 1.8%)
03/2011: JL of America #55 -- 50,533 (+ 9.2%)
04/2011: JL of America #56 -- 47,179 (- 6.6%)
05/2011: JL of America #57 -- 46,729 (- 1.0%)
06/2011: JL of America #58 -- 45,442 (- 2.8%)
07/2011: JL of America #59 -- 43,545 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: JL of America #60 -- 42,587 (- 2.2%)
08/2011: Justice League #1 -- 185,776 (+336.2%) [261,097]
09/2011: --
10/2011: Justice League #2 -- 196,569 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Justice League #3 -- 168,679 (- 14.2%)
12/2011: Justice League #4 -- 149,314 (- 11.5%) [152,340]
01/2012: Justice League #5 -- 144,670 (- 3.1%)
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6 months: +232.2%
1 year : +207.2%
2 years : +132.4%
5 years : n.a.

It looks like Justice League is levelling out — which would be extremely good news for DC. Aside from the changes in the publisher’s incentive programs in January that may be distorting the trends this month, there’s also the fact that superstar artist Jim Lee is taking a breather with issues #7 and #8, though, so it’s probably too soon yet to count any chickens.

The “Combo Pack” edition, including a download code for the digital edition for an extra dollar, sold 6,094 units in January, which are included in the figure above. Also, issue #4 sold another 3,026 copies, and a fifth printing of #1 shifted 5,541.
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2 - BATMAN
01/2007: Batman #662 -- 72,499
01/2008: Batman #673 -- 69,234
01/2009: Batman #685 -- 72,654
01/2010: Batman #695 -- 63,467
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01/2011: Batman #706 -- 60,231 (- 4.8%)
02/2011: Batman #707 -- 58,803 (- 2.4%)
03/2011: Batman #708 -- 58,594 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Batman #709 -- 56,578 (- 3.4%)
05/2011: Batman #710 -- 55,086 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman #711 -- 53,113 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Batman #712 -- 51,385 (- 3.3%)
08/2011: Batman #713 -- 51,760 (+ 0.7%)
09/2011: Batman #1 -- 188,420 (+264.0%) [211,520]
10/2011: Batman #2 -- 172,428 (- 8.5%) [177,721]
11/2011: Batman #3 -- 150,984 (- 12.4%)
12/2011: Batman #4 -- 133,781 (- 11.4%) [136,610]
01/2012: Batman #5 -- 135,145 (+ 1.0%)
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6 months: +163.0%
1 year : +124.4%
2 years : +112.9%
5 years : + 86.4%

The second-best-selling “New 52″ also performs very well in January, and not far below Justice League. The “Combo Pack” edition sold 4,653 units here, and Batman #4 — the third and final “New 52″ title that made the chart again in January — shifted another 2,829 units.
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3 - ACTION COMICS
01/2007: --
01/2008: Action Comics #861 -- 56,093
01/2009: Action Comics #873 -- 51,940
01/2010: Action Comics #885 -- 30,678
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01/2011: Action Comics #897 -- 32,134 (- 0.7%)
02/2011: Action Comics #898 -- 31,935 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: Action Comics #899 -- 31,808 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Action Comics #900 -- 60,152 (+ 89.1%) [ 73,004]
05/2011: Action Comics #901 -- 44,143 (- 26.6%)
06/2011: Action Comics #902 -- 41,960 (- 5.0%)
07/2011: Action Comics #903 -- 40,205 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: Action Comics #904 -- 39,323 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: Action Comics #1 -- 182,748 (+364.7%) [200,947]
10/2011: Action Comics #2 -- 153,855 (- 15.8%)
11/2011: Action Comics #3 -- 134,875 (- 12.3%)
12/2011: Action Comics #4 -- 112,839 (- 16.3%)
01/2012: Action Comics #5 -- 109,350 (- 3.1%)
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6 months: +172.0%
1 year : +240.3%
2 years : +256.4%
5 years : n.a.

The final book above the 100K mark in January also appears to be stabilizing at a comfortably high level, though the usual disclaimers this month apply. The “Combo Pack” version sold 4,262 units.
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4 - DETECTIVE COMICS
01/2007: --
01/2008: Detective Comics #840 -- 51,579
01/2009: Detective Comics #852 -- 56,656
01/2010: Detective Comics #861 -- 45,937
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01/2011: Detective Comics #873 -- 38,417 (+ 1.2%)
02/2011: Detective Comics #874 -- 39,106 (+ 1.8%)
03/2011: Detective Comics #875 -- 40,047 (+ 2.4%)
04/2011: Detective Comics #876 -- 40,133 (+ 0.2%)
05/2011: Detective Comics #877 -- 39,609 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: Detective Comics #878 -- 39,152 (- 1.2%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #879 -- 39,185 (+ 0.1%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #880 -- 38,585 (- 1.5%)
08/2011: Detective Comics #881 -- 39,729 (+ 3.0%)
09/2011: Detective Comics #1 -- 114,880 (+189.2%) [154,427]
10/2011: Detective Comics #2 -- 123,099 (+ 7.2%)
11/2011: Detective Comics #3 -- 111,197 (- 9.7%)
12/2011: Detective Comics #4 -- 99,366 (- 10.6%)
01/2012: Detective Comics #5 -- 99,342 (- 0.0%)
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6 months: +155.5%
1 year : +158.6%
2 years : +116.3%
5 years : n.a.

Detective Comics was one of four “New 52″ titles that were no longer returnable in January, but were promoted with 1:25 variant-cover editions instead. This may have affected sales either way or not at all, but we won’t really get a clue until the February numbers come in, at least. For now, the book is holding level and continues to be one of the most solid relaunch titles.

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5 - GREEN LANTERN
01/2007: Green Lantern #16 -- 66,105
01/2008: Green Lantern #27 -- 67,600
01/2009: Green Lantern #37 -- 65,556 [ 71,331]
01/2010: Green Lantern #50 -- 106,444
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01/2011: --
02/2011: Green Lantern #62 -- 71,517 (- 1.0%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #63 -- 75,632 (+ 5.8%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #64 -- 76,898 (+ 1.7%)
04/2011: Green Lantern #65 -- 75,780 (- 1.5%)
05/2011: Green Lantern #66 -- 75,371 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern #67 -- 74,521 (- 1.1%)
08/2011: --
09/2011: Green Lantern #1 -- 141,682 (+90.1%) [169,159]
10/2011: Green Lantern #2 -- 142,344 (+ 0.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern #3 -- 122,644 (-13.8%)
12/2011: Green Lantern #4 -- 104,199 (-15.0%)
01/2012: Green Lantern #5 -- 97,878 (- 6.0%)
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6 months: + 31.3%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : - 8.1%
5 years : + 48.1%

Levelling out, somewhat. Sales are still ahead of the previous incarnation by more than 20K, so there’s no reason to be unhappy here.
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6 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
01/2011: --
02/2011: --
03/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 71,108 (- 21.0%)
04/2011: --
05/2011: --
06/2011: --
07/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 62,792 (- 11.7%)
07/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 57,333 (- 8.7%)
08/2011: Dark Knight #5 -- 52,908 (- 7.7%)
09/2011: Dark Knight #1 -- 109,321 (+106.6%) [128,689]
10/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 100,494 (- 8.1%)
11/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 87,133 (- 13.3%)
12/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 78,689 (- 9.7%)
01/2012: Dark Knight #5 -- 76,824 (- 2.4%)
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6 months: + 22.4%
1 year : n.a.

7 - SUPERMAN
01/2007: Superman #658 -- 60,682
01/2008: Superman #672 -- 44,656
01/2009: Superman #684 -- 48,489
01/2010: Superman #696 -- 31,940
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01/2011: Superman #707 -- 41,843 (- 2.8%)
02/2011: Superman #708 -- 40,639 (- 2.9%)
03/2011: Superman #709 -- 39,846 (- 2.0%)
04/2011: Superman #710 -- 39,644 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Superman #711 -- 38,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: Superman #712 -- 37,362 (- 2.9%)
07/2011: Superman #713 -- 36,646 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Superman #714 -- 35,919 (- 2.0%)
09/2011: Superman #1 -- 131,529 (+266.2%) [150,128]
10/2011: Superman #2 -- 104,703 (- 20.4%)
11/2011: Superman #3 -- 86,386 (- 17.5%)
12/2011: Superman #4 -- 76,532 (- 11.4%)
01/2012: Superman #5 -- 73,719 (- 3.7%)
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6 months: +101.2%
1 year : + 76.2%
2 years : +130.8%
5 years : + 21.5%

Superman and The Dark Knight also switched from returnability to 1:25 variants in January. For now, though, it looks like they’re levelling out.
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9 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
01/2010: Batman and Robin #7 -- 87,780
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01/2011: Batman and Robin #19 -- 61,785 (-10.2%)
02/2011: Batman and Robin #20 -- 60,642 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: Batman and Robin #21 -- 59,818 (- 1.4%)
04/2011: Batman and Robin #22 -- 59,076 (- 1.2%)
05/2011: Batman and Robin #23 -- 57,525 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman and Robin #24 -- 54,984 (- 4.4%)
07/2011: Batman and Robin #25 -- 55,172 (+ 0.3%)
08/2011: Batman and Robin #26 -- 52,704 (- 4.5%)
09/2011: Batman and Robin #1 -- 94,713 (+79.7%) [116,053]
10/2011: Batman and Robin #2 -- 98,807 (+ 4.3%)
11/2011: Batman and Robin #3 -- 86,309 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Batman and Robin #4 -- 76,000 (-11.9%)
01/2012: Batman and Robin #5 -- 72,786 (- 4.2%)
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6 months: +31.9%
1 year : +17.8%
2 years : -17.1%

Batman and Robin is the first of the 37 “New 52″ titles that continued to be returnable in January. And if you add the missing 10% of sales that Diamond subtracts for returnability, the book climbs past Flash. The numbers seem to be bottoming out.
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8 - THE FLASH
01/2007: Flash: FMA #8 -- 50,967
01/2008: Flash #236 -- 41,464
01/2010: --
-----------------------------------
01/2011: --
02/2011: Flash #9 -- 55,980 (+ 3.7%)
03/2011: --
04/2011: Flash #10 -- 54,953 (- 1.8%)
04/2011: Flash #11 -- 54,633 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Flash #12 -- 54,914 (+ 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: --
08/2011: --
09/2011: Flash #1 -- 129,260 (+135.4%) [147,818]
10/2011: Flash #2 -- 114,137 (- 11.7%)
11/2011: Flash #3 -- 90,417 (- 20.8%)
12/2011: Flash #4 -- 77,336 (- 14.5%)
01/2012: Flash #5 -- 71,611 (- 7.4%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.
2 years : n.a.
5 years : n.a.

The drops keep getting smaller, and sales are still very good, from a longer-term perspective. Still, Flash isn’t done levelling out, obviously.
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10 - AQUAMAN
09/2011: Aquaman #1 -- 80,302 [108,545]
10/2011: Aquaman #2 -- 79,156 (- 1.4%) [ 83,626]
11/2011: Aquaman #3 -- 69,137 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Aquaman #4 -- 64,961 (- 6.0%)
01/2012: Aquaman #5 -- 65,094 (+ 0.2%)

Aquaman is the fourth and final “New 52″ title that switched from returnability to a 1:25 variant in January. All told, the trend is right in line with an already rock-solid performance.
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16 - WONDER WOMAN
01/2007: --
01/2008: Wonder Woman #16 -- 42,897
01/2009: Wonder Woman #28 -- 32,622
01/2010: Wonder Woman #40 -- 25,156
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01/2011: Wonder Woman #606 -- 33,601 (- 5.3%)
02/2011: Wonder Woman #607 -- 33,053 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #608 -- 32,540 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #609 -- 31,421 (- 3.4%)
04/2011: Wonder Woman #610 -- 31,002 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Wonder Woman #611 -- 30,874 (- 0.4%)
06/2011: Wonder Woman #612 -- 30,690 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Wonder Woman #613 -- 29,720 (- 3.2%)
08/2011: Wonder Woman #614 -- 29,223 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Wonder Woman #1 -- 76,214 (+160.8%) [95,902]
10/2011: Wonder Woman #2 -- 79,060 (+ 3.7%)
11/2011: Wonder Woman #3 -- 65,621 (- 17.0%)
12/2011: Wonder Woman #4 -- 57,675 (- 12.1%)
01/2012: Wonder Woman #5 -- 57,626 (- 0.1%)
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6 months: + 93.9%
1 year : + 71.5%
2 years : +129.1%
5 years : n.a.

19 - TEEN TITANS
01/2007: Teen Titans #43 -- 60,290 [62,560]
01/2008: Teen Titans #55 -- 52,376
01/2009: Teen Titans #67 -- 35,877
01/2010: Teen Titans #79 -- 27,790
-----------------------------------
01/2011: Teen Titans #91 -- 25,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: Teen Titans #92 -- 26,170 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Teen Titans #93 -- 24,957 (- 4.6%)
04/2011: Teen Titans #94 -- 25,187 (+ 0.9%)
05/2011: Teen Titans #95 -- 24,738 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: Teen Titans #96 -- 23,849 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #97 -- 23,138 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #98 -- 23,095 (- 0.2%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #99 -- 23,756 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #100 -- 27,459 (+ 15.6%)
09/2011: Teen Titans #1 -- 73,675 (+168.3%) [89,056]
10/2011: Teen Titans #2 -- 72,107 (- 2.1%)
11/2011: Teen Titans #3 -- 60,758 (- 15.7%)
12/2011: Teen Titans #4 -- 54,929 (- 9.6%)
01/2012: Teen Titans #5 -- 54,606 (- 0.6%)
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6 months: +136.2%
1 year : +114.6%
2 years : + 96.5%
5 years : - 9.4%

Two more “New 52″ titles whose sales declines come to a sudden halt in January.
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26 - BATGIRL
01/2010: Batgirl #6 -- 30,403
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01/2011: Batgirl #17 -- 25,189 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Batgirl #18 -- 24,390 (- 3.2%)
03/2011: Batgirl #19 -- 24,821 (+ 1.8%)
04/2011: Batgirl #20 -- 24,310 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Batgirl #21 -- 24,043 (- 1.1%)
06/2011: Batgirl #22 -- 23,323 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Batgirl #23 -- 22,619 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: Batgirl #24 -- 22,695 (+ 0.3%)
09/2011: Batgirl #1 -- 90,543 (+299.0%) [107,055]
10/2011: Batgirl #2 -- 83,586 (- 7.7%)
11/2011: Batgirl #3 -- 69,971 (- 16.3%)
12/2011: Batgirl #4 -- 59,972 (- 14.3%)
01/2012: Batgirl #5 -- 57,030 (- 4.9%)
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6 months: +152.1%
1 year : +126.4%
2 years : + 87.6%

28 - NIGHTWING
01/2007: Nightwing #128 -- 33,930
01/2008: Nightwing #140 -- 32,305
01/2009: Nightwing #152 -- 35,637
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09/2011: Nightwing #1 -- 69,686 [87,561]
10/2011: Nightwing #2 -- 73,054 (+ 4.8%)
11/2011: Nightwing #3 -- 64,098 (-12.3%)
12/2011: Nightwing #4 -- 57,409 (-10.4%)
01/2012: Nightwing #5 -- 56,040 (- 2.4%)
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5 years : + 65.2%

The two Batman spin-off titles seem to be finding their levels, more or less — and they’re fairly good ones, historically.
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32 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
01/2007: Green Lantern Corps #8 -- 36,924
01/2008: Green Lantern Corps #20 -- 44,607 [48,577]
01/2009: Green Lantern Corps #32 -- 44,312
01/2010: Green Lantern Corps #44 -- 76,458
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01/2011: Green Lantern Corps #56 -- 53,646 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Green Lantern Corps #57 -- 52,770 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Green Lantern Corps #58 -- 60,100 (+13.9%)
04/2011: Green Lantern Corps #59 -- 60,162 (+ 0.1%)
05/2011: Green Lantern Corps #60 -- 60,964 (+ 1.3%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #61 -- 60,836 (- 0.2%)
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #62 -- 57,928 (- 4.8%)
08/2011: Green Lantern Corps #63 -- 53,372 (- 7.9%)
09/2011: Green Lantern Corps #1 -- 83,077 (+55.7%) [94,800]
10/2011: Green Lantern Corps #2 -- 78,501 (- 5.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern Corps #3 -- 65,393 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Green Lantern Corps #4 -- 57,180 (-12.6%)
01/2012: Green Lantern Corps #5 -- 54,088 (- 5.4%)
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6 months: - 8.9%
1 year : + 0.8%
2 years : -29.3%
5 years : +46.5%

24 - GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS
01/2011: Emerald Warriors #6 -- 43,471 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Emerald Warriors #7 -- 44,828 (+ 3.1%)
03/2011: Emerald Warriors #8 -- 51,322 (+14.5%) [54,110]
04/2011: Emerald Warriors #9 -- 51,784 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Emerald Warriors #10 -- 52,971 (+ 2.3%)
06/2011: Emerald Warriors #11 -- 53,927 (+ 1.8%)
07/2011: Emerald Warriors #12 -- 48,087 (-10.8%)
08/2011: Emerald Warriors #13 -- 44,228 (- 8.0%)
09/2011: New Guardians #1 -- 84,033 (+90.0%) [96,596]
10/2011: New Guardians #2 -- 71,713 (-14.7%)
11/2011: New Guardians #3 -- 59,774 (-16.7%)
12/2011: New Guardians #4 -- 53,305 (-10.8%)
01/2012: New Guardians #5 -- 52,305 (- 1.9%)
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6 months: + 8.8%
1 year : +20.3%

The two Green Lantern spin-off series appear to be settling down where they left off before the relaunch, though Green Lantern Corps probably hasn’t found its level yet. New Guardians was one of the three titles that switched from the special-discount promotion to a 1:25 variant-cover promotion in January. Maybe that’s why the drop is a little bit smoother there.
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25 - BATWOMAN
09/2011: Batwoman #1 -- 72,228 (+64.6%) [87,952]
10/2011: Batwoman #2 -- 74,392 (+ 3.0%)
11/2011: Batwoman #3 -- 61,997 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Batwoman #4 -- 52,757 (-14.9%)
01/2012: Batwoman #5 -- 51,924 (- 1.6%)

Another title that’s settling down very quickly now. Batwoman also switched from discount to variant.
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40 - RED LANTERNS
09/2011: Red Lanterns #1 -- 73,940 [89,170]
10/2011: Red Lanterns #2 -- 74,163 (+ 0.3%)
11/2011: Red Lanterns #3 -- 60,823 (-18.0%)
12/2011: Red Lanterns #4 -- 50,271 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Red Lanterns #5 -- 46,992 (- 6.5%)

Sales of the fourth and final Green Lantern spin-off on the chart keep sliding.
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42 - CATWOMAN
01/2007: Catwoman #63 -- 21,597
01/2008: Catwoman #75 -- 21,580
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09/2011: Catwoman #1 -- 59,633 [75,566]
10/2011: Catwoman #2 -- 63,573 (+ 6.6%)
11/2011: Catwoman #3 -- 52,196 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Catwoman #4 -- 45,581 (-12.7%)
01/2012: Catwoman #5 -- 44,034 (- 3.4%)
-----------------
5 years : +103.9%

Levelling out.
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37 - SWAMP THING
09/2011: Swamp Thing #1 -- 54,757 [73,683]
10/2011: Swamp Thing #2 -- 58,634 (+ 7.1%)
11/2011: Swamp Thing #3 -- 52,300 (-10.8%)
12/2011: Swamp Thing #4 -- 44,660 (-14.6%)
01/2012: Swamp Thing #5 -- 43,806 (- 1.9%)

Levelling out. Swamp Thing is the third of the three books on the chart that switched from special discount to variant edition in January.
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45 - RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS
09/2011: Red Hood #1 -- 56,112 [70,244]
10/2011: Red Hood #2 -- 59,382 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Red Hood #3 -- 50,140 (-15.6%)
12/2011: Red Hood #4 -- 44,278 (-11.7%)
12/2011: Red Hood #5 -- 42,560 (- 3.9%)

Another Batman spin-off that’s finding its level.
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49 - SUPERGIRL
01/2007: --
01/2008: Supergirl #25 -- 36,459
01/2009: Supergirl #37 -- 34,060
01/2010: Supergirl #49 -- 27,728
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01/2011: Supergirl #60 -- 22,568 (- 0.2%)
02/2011: Supergirl #61 -- 22,048 (- 2.3%)
03/2011: Supergirl #62 -- 21,786 (- 1.2%)
04/2011: Supergirl #63 -- 21,598 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Supergirl #64 -- 21,411 (- 0.9%)
06/2011: Supergirl #65 -- 20,985 (- 2.0%)
07/2011: Supergirl #66 -- 20,001 (- 4.7%)
08/2011: Supergirl #67 -- 19,764 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Supergirl #1 -- 60,058 (+203.9%) [74,218]
10/2011: Supergirl #2 -- 61,388 (+ 2.2%)
11/2011: Supergirl #3 -- 50,784 (- 17.3%)
12/2011: Supergirl #4 -- 44,180 (- 13.0%)
01/2012: Supergirl #5 -- 41,446 (- 6.2%)
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6 months: +107.2%
1 year : + 83.7%
2 years : + 49.5%
5 years : n.a.

Supergirl is taking its time settling down, but sales are still very comfortably ahead of the last volume.
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51 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
09/2011: Justice League International #1 -- 67,866 [78,869]
10/2011: Justice League International #2 -- 66,100 (- 2.6%)
11/2011: Justice League International #3 -- 54,413 (-17.7%)
12/2011: Justice League International #4 -- 44,062 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Justice League International #5 -- 41,147 (- 6.6%)

52 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK
09/2011: Justice League Dark #1 -- 69,840 [81,955]
10/2011: Justice League Dark #2 -- 63,392 (- 9.2%)
11/2011: Justice League Dark #3 -- 51,674 (-18.5%)
12/2011: Justice League Dark #4 -- 44,750 (-13.4%)
01/2012: Justice League Dark #5 -- 40,996 (- 8.4%)

Justice League Dark drops past Justice League International in January. Neither of the two books seems to have found its level yet.
—–

53 - ANIMAL MAN
09/2011: Animal Man #1 -- 46,051 [65,229]
10/2011: Animal Man #2 -- 53,432 (+16.0%)
11/2011: Animal Man #3 -- 49,184 (- 8.0%)
12/2011: Animal Man #4 -- 42,630 (-13.3%)
01/2012: Animal Man #5 -- 40,573 (- 4.8%)

Probably levelling out. Animal Man remains the “New 52″ title with the smallest overall drop-off since issue #1.
—–

58 - SUPERBOY
01/2011: Superboy #3 -- 29,550 (- 7.0%)
02/2011: Superboy #4 -- 27,448 (- 7.1%)
03/2011: Superboy #5 -- 27,215 (- 0.9%)
04/2011: Superboy #6 -- 30,490 (+ 12.0%)
05/2011: Superboy #7 -- 24,622 (- 19.3%)
06/2011: Superboy #8 -- 23,037 (- 6.4%)
07/2011: Superboy #9 -- 22,102 (- 4.1%)
08/2011: Superboy #10 -- 20,563 (- 7.0%)
08/2011: Superboy #11 -- 20,317 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Superboy #1 -- 55,608 (+173.7%) [69,283]
10/2011: Superboy #2 -- 57,424 (+ 3.3%)
11/2011: Superboy #3 -- 47,442 (- 17.4%)
12/2011: Superboy #4 -- 40,002 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Superboy #5 -- 37,419 (- 6.5%)
-----------------
6 months: + 69.3%
1 year : + 26.6%

Superboy isn’t done dropping, but sales are still well ahead of the last iteration.
—–

62 - GREEN ARROW
01/2007: Green Arrow #70 -- 31,798
01/2008: Arrow/Canary #4 -- 35,039
01/2009: Arrow/Canary #16 -- 24,419
01/2010: Arrow&Canary #28 -- 16,482
-----------------------------------
01/2011: Green Arrow #8 -- 35,307 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: Green Arrow #9 -- 33,922 (- 3.9%)
03/2011: Green Arrow #10 -- 33,085 (- 2.5%)
04/2011: Green Arrow #11 -- 32,669 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: Green Arrow #12 -- 31,742 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Green Arrow #13 -- 27,552 (- 13.2%)
07/2011: Green Arrow #14 -- 25,568 (- 7.2%)
08/2011: Green Arrow #15 -- 23,883 (- 6.6%)
09/2011: Green Arrow #1 -- 61,680 (+158.3%) [72,359]
10/2011: Green Arrow #2 -- 58,708 (- 4.8%)
11/2011: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,899 (- 20.1%)
12/2011: Green Arrow #4 -- 37,116 (- 20.9%)
01/2012: Green Arrow #5 -- 33,593 (- 9.5%)
-----------------
6 months: + 31.4%
1 year : - 4.9%
2 years : +103.8%
5 years : + 5.7%

The “New 52″ effect is gone, and sales keep sliding down the chart.
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64 - SUICIDE SQUAD
01/2008: Raise the Flag #5 of 8 -- 17,094 -----------------------------------------
09/2011: Suicide Squad #1 -- 49,979 [61,815]
10/2011: Suicide Squad #2 -- 49,570 (- 0.8%)
11/2011: Suicide Squad #3 -- 40,827 (-17.6%)
12/2011: Suicide Squad #4 -- 34,550 (-15.4%)
01/2012: Suicide Squad #5 -- 32,726 (- 5.3%)

Probably settling down around the 30K mark, if the trend holds. Not bad for this type of book.
—–

67 - BIRDS OF PREY
01/2007: Birds of Prey #102 -- 29,043
01/2008: Birds of Prey #114 -- 24,211
01/2009: Birds of Prey #126 -- 20,772
-------------------------------------
01/2011: Birds of Prey #8 -- 31,616 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: Birds of Prey #9 -- 30,641 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: Birds of Prey #10 -- 30,777 (+ 0.4%)
04/2011: Birds of Prey #11 -- 30,270 (- 1.7%)
05/2011: Birds of Prey #12 -- 29,690 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: Birds of Prey #13 -- 28,992 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: Birds of Prey #14 -- 27,102 (- 6.5%)
08/2011: Birds of Prey #15 -- 26,043 (- 3.9%)
09/2011: Birds of Prey #1 -- 56,073 (+115.3%) [66,423]
10/2011: Birds of Prey #2 -- 53,156 (- 5.2%)
11/2011: Birds of Prey #3 -- 40,891 (- 23.1%)
12/2011: Birds of Prey #4 -- 34,460 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Birds of Prey #5 -- 31,700 (- 8.0%)
-----------------
6 months: + 17.0%
1 year : + 0.3%
5 years : + 9.2%

Another title where the relaunch effect is largely gone, with a larger-than-average drop in January.
—–

65 - STORMWATCH
01/2007: Stormwatch: PHD #3 -- 18,371
01/2008: --
01/2009: Stormwatch: PHD #18 -- 6,030
---------------------------------------
09/2011: Stormwatch #1 -- 46,397 [57,287]
10/2011: Stormwatch #2 -- 47,520 (+ 2.4%)
11/2011: Stormwatch #3 -- 39,262 (-17.4%)
12/2011: Stormwatch #4 -- 30,987 (-21.1%)
01/2012: Stormwatch #5 -- 29,112 (- 6.1%)
----------------
5 years : +58.5%

The creative team keeps changing with the next few issues, so it’ll probably be a while before Stormwatch sales find their proper level.
—–

73 - ALL STAR WESTERN
01/2007: Jonah Hex #15 -- 17,987
01/2008: Jonah Hex #27 -- 13,881
01/2009: Jonah Hex #39 -- 11,705
01/2010: Jonah Hex #51 -- 11,184
--------------------------------
01/2011: Jonah Hex #63 -- 10,752 (- 1.4%)
02/2011: Jonah Hex #64 -- 10,255 (- 4.6%)
03/2011: Jonah Hex #65 -- 10,353 (+ 1.0%)
04/2011: Jonah Hex #66 -- 10,335 (- 0.2%)
05/2011: Jonah Hex #67 -- 10,288 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: Jonah Hex #68 -- 10,224 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Jonah Hex #69 -- 10,521 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Jonah Hex #70 -- 10,369 (- 1.5%)
09/2011: ASW #1 -- 43,681 (+321.3%) [54,992]
10/2011: ASW #2 -- 39,857 (- 8.8%)
11/2011: ASW #3 -- 32,776 (- 17.8%)
12/2011: ASW #4 -- 29,349 (- 10.5%)
01/2012: ASW #5 -- 27,206 (- 7.3%)
-----------------
6 months: +158.6%
1 year : +153.0%
2 years : +143.3%
5 years : + 51.3%

The book is in no hurry to level out. With numbers still massively ahead of Jonah Hex, though, there’s no reason to worry here.
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78 - DEMON KNIGHTS
09/2011: Demon Knights #1 -- 41,602 [52,329]
10/2011: Demon Knights #2 -- 42,230 (+ 1.5%)
11/2011: Demon Knights #3 -- 34,681 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Demon Knights #4 -- 28,109 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Demon Knights #5 -- 25,823 (- 8.1%)

The January drop is smaller, at least, but sales aren’t really levelling out yet.
—–

79 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
01/2007: SLoSH #26 -- 32,342
01/2008: LoSH #38 -- 33,045
01/2009: LoSH #50 -- 22,327
---------------------------------------
01/2011: LoSH #9 -- 24,230 (- 3.3%)
02/2011: LoSH #10 -- 23,738 (- 2.0%)
03/2011: LoSH #11 -- 23,667 (- 0.3%)
04/2011: LoSH #12 -- 23,419 (- 1.1%)
05/2011: LoSH #13 -- 23,105 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: LoSH #14 -- 22,600 (- 2.2%)
07/2011: LoSH #15 -- 21,788 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: LoSH #16 -- 21,373 (- 1.9%)
09/2011: LoSH #1 -- 50,402 (+135.8%) [58,325]
10/2011: LoSH #2 -- 47,227 (- 6.3%)
11/2011: LoSH #3 -- 34,979 (- 25.9%)
12/2011: LoSH #4 -- 27,832 (- 20.4%)
01/2012: LoSH #5 -- 25,624 (- 7.9%)
-----------------
6 months: + 17.6%
1 year : + 5.8%
5 years : - 20.8%

The “New 52″ effect is just about gone, and the numbers keep slipping.
—–

84 - BATWING
09/2011: Batwing #1 -- 45,980 [53,721]
10/2011: Batwing #2 -- 42,750 (- 7.0%)
11/2011: Batwing #3 -- 35,110 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Batwing #4 -- 26,726 (-23.9%)
01/2012: Batwing #5 -- 24,036 (-10.1%)

The Batman spin-off slips below 25K with another double-digit drop. Not encouraging, obviously.
—–

85 - THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN
01/2007: Hawkgirl #60 -- 17,893
-------------------------------------
09/2011: Savage Hawkman #1 -- 55,954 [63,959]
10/2011: Savage Hawkman #2 -- 47,763 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Savage Hawkman #3 -- 35,177 (-26.4%)
12/2011: Savage Hawkman #4 -- 28,263 (-19.7%)
01/2012: Savage Hawkman #5 -- 23,967 (-15.2%)
----------------
5 years : +34.0%

Hawkman numbers keep crashing.
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86 - DEATHSTROKE
09/2011: Deathstroke #1 -- 47,028 [56,820]
10/2011: Deathstroke #2 -- 44,647 (- 5.1%)
11/2011: Deathstroke #3 -- 33,754 (-24.4%)
12/2011: Deathstroke #4 -- 26,367 (-21.9%)
01/2012: Deathstroke #5 -- 23,872 (- 9.5%)

Still slipping more quickly than it should, at this stage.
—–

76 - THE HUNTRESS
10/2011: Huntress #1 of 6 -- 36,099
11/2011: Huntress #2 of 6 -- 28,377 (-21.4%)
12/2011: Huntress #3 of 6 -- 25,215 (-11.1%)
01/2012: Huntress #4 of 6 -- 23,863 (- 5.4%)

This is the best-selling post-”New 52″ launch on the January chart. It seems safe to say that any new DC Universe titles launched in 2012 will have to succeed on their own merits again.
—–

91 - FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E.
09/2011: Frankenstein #1 -- 41,551 [50,817]
10/2011: Frankenstein #2 -- 40,423 (- 2.7%)
11/2011: Frankenstein #3 -- 31,869 (-21.2%)
12/2011: Frankenstein #4 -- 24,812 (-22.1%)
01/2012: Frankenstein #5 -- 22,737 (- 8.4%)

93 - DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS
09/2011: DCU Presents #1 -- 45,701 [53,103]
10/2011: DCU Presents #2 -- 41,584 (- 9.0%)
11/2011: DCU Presents #3 -- 31,019 (-25.4%)
12/2011: DCU Presents #4 -- 24,398 (-21.4%)
01/2012: DCU Presents #4 -- 22,048 (- 9.6%)

94 - LEGION LOST
09/2011: Legion Lost #1 -- 46,362 [54,588]
10/2011: Legion Lost #2 -- 42,650 (- 8.0%)
11/2011: Legion Lost #3 -- 31,226 (-26.8%)
12/2011: Legion Lost #4 -- 24,020 (-23.1%)
01/2012: Legion Lost #5 -- 21,549 (-10.3%)

96 - THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN
09/2011: Firestorm #1 -- 51,537 [62,076]
10/2011: Firestorm #2 -- 43,990 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Firestorm #3 -- 31,654 (-28.0%)
12/2011: Firestorm #4 -- 25,610 (-19.1%)
01/2012: Firestorm #5 -- 21,329 (-16.7%)

101 - RESURRECTION MAN
09/2011: Resurrection Man #1 -- 41,740 [50,230]
10/2011: Resurrection Man #2 -- 38,560 (- 7.6%)
11/2011: Resurrection Man #3 -- 29,480 (-23.6%)
12/2011: Resurrection Man #4 -- 23,060 (-21.8%)
01/2012: Resurrection Man #5 -- 20,750 (-10.0%)

Five more “New 52″ titles with less-than-ideal January performances.
—–

88 - BATMAN: ODYSSEY VOL. 2
07/2010: Batman: Odyssey #1 of 6 -- 61,827
08/2010: Batman: Odyssey #2 of 6 -- 47,675 (-22.9%)
09/2010: Batman: Odyssey #3 of 6 -- 40,046 (-16.0%)
10/2010: Batman: Odyssey #4 of 12 -- 35,307 (-11.8%)
11/2010: Batman: Odyssey #5 of 13 -- 31,386 (-11.1%)
02/2011: Batman: Odyssey #6 of 13 -- 29,093 (- 7.3%)
--------------------------------------------
10/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #1 of 7 -- 30,410 (+ 4.5%)
11/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #2 of 7 -- 24,271 (-20.2%)
12/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #3 of 7 -- 23,089 (- 4.9%)
01/2012: Odyssey Vol. 2 #4 of 7 -- 20,722 (-10.3%)
----------------
1 year : n.a.

That’s an unexpectedly stiff drop for the Neal Adams vehicle.
—–

105 - GRIFTER
09/2011: Grifter #1 -- 41,222 [50,959]
10/2011: Grifter #2 -- 39,900 (- 3.2%)
11/2011: Grifter #3 -- 29,802 (-25.3%)
12/2011: Grifter #4 -- 22,486 (-24.6%)
01/2012: Grifter #5 -- 20,060 (-10.8%)

Another “New 52″ title about to drop below the 20K mark, evidently. I doubt any of the relaunch books selling below this point are long for this world, to be frank.
—–

111 - BLUE BEETLE
01/2007: Blue Beetle #11 -- 19,865
01/2008: Blue Beetle #23 -- 14,961
01/2009: Blue Beetle #35 -- 10,593
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09/2011: Blue Beetle #1 -- 44,448 [52,288]
10/2011: Blue Beetle #2 -- 39,396 (-11.4%)
11/2011: Blue Beetle #3 -- 27,612 (-29.9%)
12/2011: Blue Beetle #4 -- 21,408 (-22.5%)
01/2012: Blue Beetle #5 -- 19,042 (-11.1%)
----------------
5 years : - 4.1%

112 - I, VAMPIRE
09/2011: I, Vampire #1 -- 39,683 [46,993]
10/2011: I, Vampire #2 -- 34,599 (-12.8%)
11/2011: I, Vampire #3 -- 26,070 (-24.7%)
12/2011: I, Vampire #4 -- 21,601 (-17.1%)
01/2012: I, Vampire #5 -- 18,816 (-12.9%)

Two more “New 52″ with already terrible sales that keep slipping.
—–

102 - PENGUIN: PAIN AND PREJUDICE
10/2011: Penguin #1 of 5 -- 26,380
11/2011: Penguin #2 of 5 -- 21,021 (-20.3%)
12/2011: Penguin #3 of 5 -- 19,131 (- 9.0%)
01/2012: Penguin #4 of 5 -- 18,452 (- 3.6%)

Average sales for a Batman spin-off miniseries.
—–

117 - VOODOO
09/2011: Voodoo #1 -- 40,301 [47,112]
10/2011: Voodoo #2 -- 34,690 (-13.9%)
11/2011: Voodoo #3 -- 25,067 (-27.7%)
12/2011: Voodoo #4 -- 20,703 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Voodoo #5 -- 17,683 (-14.6%)

Sales keep crashing.
—–

107 - FABLES (Vertigo)
01/2007: Fables #57 -- 25,744
01/2008: --
01/2009: Fables #80 -- 22,617
01/2010: Fables #92 -- 20,180
------------------------------
01/2011: Fables #101 -- 19,183 (-16.7%)
02/2011: Fables #102 -- 19,215 (+ 0.2%)
03/2011: Fables #103 -- 18,910 (- 1.6%)
04/2011: Fables #104 -- 18,811 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Fables #105 -- 18,749 (- 0.3%)
06/2011: Fables #106 -- 18,505 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Fables #107 -- 18,523 (+ 0.1%)
08/2011: Fables #108 -- 18,390 (- 0.7%)
09/2011: Fables #109 -- 18,072 (- 1.7%)
10/2011: Fables #110 -- 18,109 (+ 0.2%)
11/2011: Fables #111 -- 17,687 (- 2.3%)
12/2011: Fables #112 -- 17,602 (- 0.5%)
01/2012: Fables #113 -- 17,588 (- 0.1%)
----------------
6 months: - 5.1%
1 year : - 8.3%
2 years : -12.8%
5 years : -31.7%

Sales of the flagship Vertigo title are holding level.
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119 - HAWK &DOVE
09/2011: Hawk &Dove #1 -- 42,294 [47,999]
10/2011: Hawk &Dove #2 -- 36,068 (-14.7%)
11/2011: Hawk &Dove #3 -- 27,464 (-23.9%)
12/2011: Hawk &Dove #4 -- 20,016 (-27.1%)
01/2012: Hawk &Dove #5 -- 17,528 (-12.4%)

Cancelled with issue #8.
—–

108 - THE SHADE
10/2011: Shade #1 of 12 -- 30,648
11/2011: Shade #2 of 12 -- 21,431 (-30.1%)
12/2011: Shade #3 of 12 -- 18,922 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Shade #4 of 12 -- 17,512 (- 7.5%)

Not quite finding its level yet. There was a 1:10 variant, as usual.
—–

120 - CAPTAIN ATOM
09/2011: Captain Atom #1 -- 44,110 [51,314]
10/2011: Captain Atom #2 -- 38,309 (-13.2%)
11/2011: Captain Atom #3 -- 26,829 (-30.0%)
12/2011: Captain Atom #4 -- 19,908 (-25.8%)
01/2012: Captain Atom #5 -- 17,437 (-12.4%)

Not officially cancelled yet, surprisingly.
—–

115 - LEGION: SECRET ORIGIN
10/2011: Secret Origin #1 of 6 -- 38,248
11/2011: Secret Origin #2 of 6 -- 22,435 (-41.3%)
12/2011: Secret Origin #3 of 6 -- 20,033 (-10.7%)
01/2012: Secret Origin #4 of 6 -- 16,585 (-17.2%)

A disaster, at this stage, but given the sales history of the mother title, that’s hardly a big surprise.
—–

125 - O.M.A.C.
09/2011: O.M.A.C. #1 -- 37,312 [42,871]
10/2011: O.M.A.C. #2 -- 32,704 (-12.4%)
11/2011: O.M.A.C. #3 -- 25,080 (-23.3%)
12/2011: O.M.A.C. #4 -- 18,371 (-26.8%)
01/2012: O.M.A.C. #5 -- 16,242 (-11.6%)

130 - MISTER TERRIFIC
09/2011: Mister Terrific #1 -- 41,450 [48,352]
10/2011: Mister Terrific #2 -- 35,963 (-13.2%)
11/2011: Mister Terrific #3 -- 25,282 (-29.7%)
12/2011: Mister Terrific #4 -- 17,963 (-29.0%)
01/2012: Mister Terrific #5 -- 15,336 (-14.6%)

132 - STATIC SHOCK
06/2011: Special #1 of 1 -- 9,976
-----------------------------------
09/2011: Static Shock #1 -- 37,782 (+278.7%) [43,046]
10/2011: Static Shock #2 -- 32,360 (- 14.4%)
11/2011: Static Shock #3 -- 24,374 (- 24.7%)
12/2011: Static Shock #4 -- 17,514 (- 28.2%)
01/2012: Static Shock #5 -- 15,056 (- 14.0%)

Three more “New 52″ books cancelled with issue #8 each.
—–

127 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
01/2011: American Vampire #11 -- 16,969 (- 4.5%)
02/2011: American Vampire #12 -- 16,522 (- 2.6%)
03/2011: American Vampire #13 -- 17,269 (+ 4.5%)
04/2011: American Vampire #14 -- 16,168 (- 6.4%)
05/2011: American Vampire #15 -- 15,876 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: American Vampire #16 -- 15,705 (- 1.1%)
07/2011: American Vampire #17 -- 15,565 (- 0.9%)
08/2011: American Vampire #18 -- 15,423 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: American Vampire #19 -- 15,288 (- 0.9%)
10/2011: --
11/2011: American Vampire #20 -- 15,685 (+ 2.6%)
12/2011: American Vampire #21 -- 15,026 (- 4.2%)
12/2011: American Vampire #22 -- 14,759 (- 1.8%)
01/2012: American Vampire #23 -- 14,240 (- 3.5%)
----------------
6 months: - 8.5%
1 year : -16.1%

The second-best-selling Vertigo title hasn’t been as stable as it used to be for the last couple of months.
—–

137 - MEN OF WAR
09/2011: Men of War #1 -- 37,488
10/2011: Men of War #2 -- 31,446 (-16.1%)
11/2011: Men of War #3 -- 23,770 (-24.4%)
12/2011: Men of War #4 -- 16,641 (-30.0%)
01/2012: Men of War #5 -- 14,110 (-15.2%)

143 - BLACKHAWKS
09/2011: Blackhawks #1 -- 40,014 [46,435]
10/2011: Blackhawks #2 -- 31,704 (-20.8%)
11/2011: Blackhawks #3 -- 22,349 (-29.5%)
12/2011: Blackhawks #4 -- 16,810 (-24.8%)
01/2012: Blackhawks #5 -- 13,630 (-18.9%)

The two lowest-selling “New 52″ series, both cancelled with issue #8.
—–

131 - THE RAY
12/2011: The Ray #1 of 4 -- 17,779
01/2012: The Ray #2 of 4 -- 13,587 (-23.6%)

An abysmal drop for a four-issue miniseries.
—–

140/141 - DC UNIVERSE ONLINE: LEGENDS
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #1 -- 36,517
02/2011: DCU Online: Legends #2 -- 28,953 (-20.7%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #3 -- 24,824 (-14.3%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #4 -- 23,001 (- 7.3%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #5 -- 21,427 (- 6.8%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #6 -- 20,461 (- 4.5%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #7 -- 20,064 (- 1.9%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #8 -- 19,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #9 -- 18,759 (- 3.7%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #10 -- 18,178 (- 3.1%)
07/2011: DCU Online: Legends #11 -- 17,509 (- 3.7%)
07/2011: DCU Online: Legends #12 -- 17,223 (- 1.6%)
08/2011: DCU Online: Legends #13 -- 16,540 (- 4.0%)
08/2011: DCU Online: Legends #14 -- 16,018 (- 3.2%)
09/2011: --
10/2011: DCU Online: Legends #15 -- 15,460 (- 3.5%)
10/2011: DCU Online: Legends #16 -- 15,238 (- 1.4%)
11/2011: DCU Online: Legends #17 -- 14,226 (- 6.6%)
11/2011: DCU Online: Legends #18 -- 13,955 (- 1.9%)
12/2011: DCU Online: Legends #19 -- 13,350 (- 4.3%)
12/2011: DCU Online: Legends #20 -- 13,219 (- 1.0%)
01/2012: DCU Online: Legends #21 -- 12,578 (- 4.9%)
01/2012: DCU Online: Legends #22 -- 12,455 (- 1.0%)
----------------
6 months: -27.9%

Ending with issue #26.
—–

159 - T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS
01/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3 -- 10,602 (- 5.6%)
02/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 -- 10,124 (- 4.5%)
03/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 -- 9,934 (- 1.9%)
04/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 -- 9,680 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 -- 9,453 (- 2.4%)
06/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8 -- 8,954 (- 5.3%)
07/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #9 -- 8,710 (- 2.7%)
08/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10 -- 8,453 (- 3.0%)
09/2011: --
10/2011: --
11/2011: Vol. 2 #1 of 6 -- 14,794 (+75.0%)
12/2011: Vol. 2 #2 of 6 -- 12,015 (-18.8%)
01/2012: Vol. 2 #3 of 6 -- 10,354 (-13.8%)
----------------
6 months: +18.9%
1 year : - 2.3%

Predictably poor numbers.
—–

162 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
01/2010: The Unwritten #9 -- 13,792
------------------------------------
01/2011: The Unwritten #21 -- 11,443 (- 2.1%)
02/2011: The Unwritten #22 -- 11,371 (- 0.6%)
03/2011: The Unwritten #23 -- 11,319 (- 0.5%)
04/2011: The Unwritten #24 -- 11,028 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: The Unwritten #25 -- 11,137 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: The Unwritten #26 -- 10,979 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: The Unwritten #27 -- 10,787 (- 1.8%)
08/2011: The Unwritten #28 -- 10,731 (- 0.5%)
09/2011: The Unwritten #29 -- 10,511 (- 2.1%)
10/2011: The Unwritten #30 -- 10,481 (- 0.3%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #31 -- 10,434 (- 0.5%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 10,183 (- 2.4%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #32 -- 10,073 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,759 (- 3.1%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #33 -- 9,888 (+ 1.3%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,483 (- 4.1%)
----------------
6 months: -10.2%
1 year : -15.4%
2 years : -29.8%

The book has lost some of its stability since it started coming out two times a month.
—–

168 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
01/2007: Hellblazer #228 -- 12,956
01/2008: Hellblazer #240 -- 12,213
01/2009: Hellblazer #251 -- 11,290
01/2010: Hellblazer #263 -- 10,179
----------------------------------
01/2011: Hellblazer #275 -- 9,507 (+1.8%)
02/2011: Hellblazer #276 -- 9,466 (-0.4%)
03/2011: Hellblazer #277 -- 9,525 (+0.6%)
04/2011: Hellblazer #278 -- 9,417 (-1.1%)
05/2011: Hellblazer #279 -- 9,454 (+0.4%)
06/2011: Hellblazer #280 -- 9,329 (-1.3%)
07/2011: Hellblazer #281 -- 9,225 (-1.1%)
08/2011: Hellblazer #282 -- 9,372 (+1.5%)
09/2011: Hellblazer #283 -- 9,597 (+2.4%)
10/2011: Hellblazer #284 -- 9,608 (+0.1%)
11/2011: Hellblazer #285 -- 9,500 (-1.1%)
12/2011: Hellblazer #286 -- 9,404 (-1.0%)
01/2012: Hellblazer #287 -- 9,368 (-0.4%)
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6 months: + 1.6%
1 year : - 1.5%
2 years : - 8.0%
5 years : -27.7%

A pretty solid performer overall.
—–

179 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
01/2011: I, Zombie #9 -- 11,536 (- 4.2%)
02/2011: I, Zombie #10 -- 11,182 (- 3.1%)
03/2011: I, Zombie #11 -- 10,874 (- 2.8%)
04/2011: I, Zombie #12 -- 10,727 (- 1.4%)
05/2011: I, Zombie #13 -- 10,567 (- 1.5%)
06/2011: I, Zombie #14 -- 10,320 (- 2.3%)
07/2011: I, Zombie #15 -- 10,006 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: I, Zombie #16 -- 9,568 (- 4.4%)
09/2011: I, Zombie #17 -- 9,316 (- 2.6%)
10/2011: I, Zombie #18 -- 9,237 (- 0.9%)
11/2011: I, Zombie #19 -- 8,999 (- 2.6%)
12/2011: I, Zombie #20 -- 8,805 (- 2.2%)
01/2012: I, Zombie #21 -- 8,514 (- 3.3%)
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6 months: -14.9%
1 year : -26.2%

Slipping.

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183 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
01/2010: Sweet Tooth #5 -- 9,787
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01/2011: Sweet Tooth #17 -- 8,522 (- 0.9%)
02/2011: Sweet Tooth #18 -- 8,466 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Sweet Tooth #19 -- 8,532 (+ 0.8%)
04/2011: Sweet Tooth #20 -- 8,361 (- 2.0%)
05/2011: Sweet Tooth #21 -- 8,360 (- 0.0%)
06/2011: Sweet Tooth #22 -- 8,252 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Sweet Tooth #23 -- 8,018 (- 2.8%)
08/2011: Sweet Tooth #24 -- 7,948 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: Sweet Tooth #25 -- 7,896 (- 0.7%)
10/2011: Sweet Tooth #26 -- 7,963 (+ 0.9%)
11/2011: Sweet Tooth #27 -- 7,923 (- 0.5%)
12/2011: Sweet Tooth #28 -- 7,699 (- 2.8%)
01/2012: Sweet Tooth #29 -- 8,128 (+ 5.6%)
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6 months: + 1.4%
1 year : - 4.6%
2 years : -17.0%

The slight increase is due to a 1:10 variant edition with a cover drawn by Travel Foreman, the artist of Animal Man.
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189 - TINY TITANS (Johnny DC)
01/2009: Tiny Titans #12 -- 8,733
01/2010: Tiny Titans #24 -- 7,844
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01/2011: Tiny Titans #36 -- 7,480 (- 0.5%)
02/2011: Tiny Titans #37 -- 7,426 (- 0.7%)
03/2011: Tiny Titans #38 -- 7,372 (- 0.7%)
04/2011: Tiny Titans #39 -- 7,445 (+ 1.0%)
05/2011: Tiny Titans #40 -- 7,847 (+ 5.4%)
06/2011: Tiny Titans #41 -- 7,811 (- 0.5%)
07/2011: Tiny Titans #42 -- 7,664 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Tiny Titans #43 -- 7,534 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Tiny Titans #44 -- 7,619 (+ 1.1%)
10/2011: Tiny Titans #45 -- 7,836 (+ 2.9%)
11/2011: Tiny Titans #46 -- 7,748 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: Tiny Titans #47 -- 7,689 (- 0.8%)
01/2012: Tiny Titans #48 -- 7,819 (+ 1.7%)
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6 months: + 2.0%
1 year : + 4.5%
2 years : - 0.3%

The best-selling Johnny DC title on the chart. See small print.
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193 - MY GREATEST ADVENTURE
01/2011: Weird Worlds #1 of 6 -- 14,964
02/2011: Weird Worlds #2 of 6 -- 11,587 (- 22.6%)
03/2011: Weird Worlds #3 of 6 -- 10,470 (- 9.6%)
04/2011: Weird Worlds #4 of 6 -- 9,665 (- 7.7%)
05/2011: Weird Worlds #5 of 6 -- 9,043 (- 6.4%)
06/2011: Weird Worlds #6 of 6 -- 8,536 (- 5.6%)
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10/2011: MGA #1 of 6 -- 17,222 (+101.8%)
11/2011: MGA #2 of 6 -- 11,782 (- 31.6%)
12/2011: MGA #3 of 6 -- 8,858 (- 24.8%)
01/2012: MGA #4 of 6 -- 7,591 (- 14.3%)
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1 year : -49.3%

Retailers still aren’t done slashing their orders here.
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218 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
01/2011: Young Justice #0 -- 9,412
02/2011: Young Justice #1 -- 10,777 (+14.5%)
03/2011: Young Justice #2 -- 9,612 (-10.8%)
04/2011: Young Justice #3 -- 9,407 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Young Justice #4 -- 9,729 (+ 3.4%)
06/2011: Young Justice #5 -- 8,988 (- 7.6%)
07/2011: Young Justice #6 -- 8,642 (- 3.9%)
08/2011: Young Justice #7 -- 8,062 (- 6.7%)
09/2011: Young Justice #8 -- 7,930 (- 1.6%)
10/2011: Young Justice #9 -- 7,737 (- 2.4%)
11/2011: Young Justice #10 -- 7,650 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: Young Justice #11 -- 7,221 (- 5.6%)
01/2012: Young Justice #12 -- 7,288 (+ 0.9%)
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6 months: -15.7%
1 year : -22.6%

206 - THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (Johnny DC)
01/2007: Batman Strikes! #29 -- 7,330
01/2008: Batman Strikes! #41 -- 6,723
01/2009: Brave &Bold #1 -- 13,935
01/2010: Brave &Bold #13 -- 6,129
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01/2011: All-New BBB #3 -- 6,557 (- 2.0%)
02/2011: All-New BBB #4 -- 6,561 (+ 0.1%)
03/2011: All-New BBB #5 -- 6,463 (- 1.5%)
04/2011: All-New BBB #6 -- 6,324 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: All-New BBB #7 -- 6,869 (+ 8.6%)
06/2011: All-New BBB #8 -- 6,645 (- 3.3%)
07/2011: All-New BBB #9 -- 6,404 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: All-New BBB #10 -- 6,351 (- 0.8%)
09/2011: All-New BBB #11 -- 6,410 (+ 0.9%)
10/2011: All-New BBB #12 -- 6,771 (+ 5.6%)
11/2011: All-New BBB #13 -- 7,143 (+ 5.5%)
12/2011: All-New BBB #14 -- 6,724 (- 5.9%)
01/2012: All-New BBB #15 -- 6,827 (+ 1.5%)
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6 months: + 6.6%
1 year : + 4.1%
2 years : +11.4%
5 years : - 6.9%

Two more Johnny DC books.
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210 - NORTHLANDERS (Vertigo)
01/2008: Northlanders #2 -- 15,945
01/2009: Northlanders #14 -- 9,467
01/2010: Northlanders #24 -- 7,935
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01/2011: Northlanders #36 -- 6,806 (- 3.6%)
02/2011: Northlanders #37 -- 7,006 (+ 2.9%)
03/2011: Northlanders #38 -- 7,020 (+ 0.2%)
04/2011: Northlanders #39 -- 6,983 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Northlanders #40 -- 7,055 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Northlanders #41 -- 6,954 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: Northlanders #42 -- 6,989 (+ 0.5%)
08/2011: Northlanders #43 -- 6,901 (- 1.3%)
09/2011: Northlanders #44 -- 6,858 (- 0.6%)
10/2011: Northlanders #45 -- 6,973 (+ 1.7%)
11/2011: Northlanders #46 -- 6,792 (- 2.6%)
12/2011: --
01/2012: Northlanders #47 -- 6,665 (- 1.9%)
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6 months: - 4.6%
1 year : - 2.1%
2 years : -16.0%

Cancelled with issue #50.
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215 - SUPERNATURAL
10/2011: Supernatrl #1 of 6 -- 8,896
11/2011: Supernatrl #2 of 6 -- 7,506 (-15.6%)
12/2011: Supernatrl #3 of 6 -- 6,638 (-11.6%)
01/2012: Supernatrl #4 of 6 -- 6,251 (- 5.8%)

The TV adaptation is levelling out.
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218 - SCALPED (Vertigo)
01/2007: Scalped #1 -- 13,644
01/2008: Scalped #13 -- 6,993
01/2009: --
01/2010: --
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01/2011: Scalped #45 -- 6,187 (- 0.1%)
02/2011: Scalped #46 -- 6,179 (- 0.1%)
03/2011: Scalped #47 -- 6,222 (+ 0.7%)
04/2011: Scalped #48 -- 6,272 (+ 0.8%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Scalped #49 -- 6,333 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Scalped #50 -- 6,471 (+ 2.2%)
07/2011: --
08/2011: Scalped #51 -- 6,409 (- 1.0%)
09/2011: Scalped #52 -- 6,270 (- 2.2%)
10/2011: Scalped #53 -- 6,203 (- 1.1%)
11/2011: Scalped #54 -- 6,157 (- 0.7%)
12/2011: --
01/2012: Scalped #55 -- 6,083 (- 1.2%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : - 1.7%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : -55.4%

Ending with issue #60.
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246 - UNCHARTED
11/2011: Uncharted #1 of 6 -- 6,171
12/2011: Uncharted #2 of 6 -- 4,532 (-26.6%)
01/2012: Uncharted #3 of 6 -- 4,643 (+ 2.5%)

A video-game adaptation.
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249 - SCOOBY DOO: WHERE ARE YOU? (Johnny DC)
01/2007: Scooby Doo #116 -- 4,285
01/2008: Scooby Doo #128 -- 4,147
01/2009: Scooby Doo #140 -- 3,800
01/2010: Scooby Doo #152 -- 3,724
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01/2011: SD:WAY? #5 -- 4,540 (- 5.5%)
02/2011: SD:WAY? #6 -- 4,456 (- 1.9%)
03/2011: SD:WAY? #7 -- 4,522 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: SD:WAY? #8 -- 4,599 (+ 1.7%)
05/2011: SD:WAY? #9 -- 4,838 (+ 5.2%)
06/2011: SD:WAY? #10 -- 4,774 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: SD:WAY? #11 -- 4,791 (+ 0.4%)
08/2011: SD:WAY? #12 -- 4,686 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: SD:WAY? #13 -- 4,701 (+ 0.3%)
10/2011: SD:WAY? #14 -- ?
11/2011: SD:WAY? #15 -- 4,701
12/2011: SD:WAY? #16 -- 4,627 (- 1.6%)
01/2012: SD:WAY? #17 -- 4,533 (- 2.0%)
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6 months: - 5.4%
1 year : - 0.2%
2 years : +21.7%
5 years : + 5.8%

Another Johnny DC book.
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251 - DIABLO
11/2011: Diablo #1 of 5 -- 5,612
12/2011: --
01/2012: Diablo #2 of 5 -- 4,366 (-22.2%)

And another comic based on a video game. As of May 2012, this is the only serial adaptation of a licensed TV or game franchise. Given the performance of those books, which look suspiciously like hangovers from the defunct WildStorm imprint, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them petering out or move completely to the digital realm.

Another adaptation, End of Nations #3, also shipped in January, but failed to make the chart. As always, for the purposes of the average-sales statistics below, I’m assuming it sold as many units as the No. 300 title on the chart, which was 2,606 in December.
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REORDERS:
225: 5,541 -- Justice League #1 (5th)
288: 3,026 -- Justice League #4
296: 2,829 -- Batman #4

—–

"NEW 52"#5 CHANGES
+ 1.0%: Batman
+ 0.2%: Aquaman
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- 0.0%: Detective Comics
- 0.1%: Wonder Woman
- 0.6%: Teen Titans
- 1.6%: Batwoman
- 1.9%: GL: New Guardians
- 1.9%: Swamp Thing
- 2.4%: Batman: The Dark Knight
- 2.4%: Nightwing
- 3.1%: Action Comics
- 3.1%: Justice League
- 3.4%: Catwoman
- 3.7%: Superman
- 3.9%: Red Hood
- 4.2%: Batman and Robin
- 4.8%: Animal Man
- 4.9%: Batgirl
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- 5.3%: Suicide Squad
- 5.4%: GL Corps
- 6.0%: Green Lantern
- 6.1%: Stormwatch
- 6.2%: Supergirl
- 6.5%: Red Lanterns
- 6.5%: Superboy
- 6.6%: JLI
- 7.3%: All Star Western
- 7.4%: Flash
- 7.9%: LoSH
- 8.0%: Birds of Prey
- 8.1%: Demon Knights
- 8.4%: Frankenstein
- 8.4%: JLD
- 9.5%: Deathstroke
- 9.5%: Green Arrow
- 9.6%: DCU Presents
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-10.0%: Resurrection Man
-10.1%: Batwing
-10.3%: Legion Lost
-10.8%: Grifter
-11.1%: Blue Beetle
-11.6%: OMAC
-12.4%: Captain Atom
-12.4%: Hawk &Dove
-12.9%: I, Vampire
-14.0%: Static Shock
-14.6%: Mister Terrific
-14.6%: Voodoo
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-15.2%: Hawkman
-15.2%: Men of War
-16.7%: Firestorm
-18.9%: Blackhawks

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6-MONTH COMPARISONS
+232.2%: JLA
+172.0%: Action Comics
+163.0%: Batman
+158.6%: All Star Western
+155.5%: Detective Comics
+152.1%: Batgirl
+136.2%: Teen Titans
+107.2%: Supergirl
+101.2%: Superman
+ 93.9%: Wonder Woman
+ 69.3%: Superboy
+ 31.9%: Batman and Robin
+ 31.4%: Green Arrow
+ 31.3%: Green Lantern
+ 22.4%: Dark Knight
+ 18.9%: THUNDER Agents
+ 17.6%: LoSH
+ 17.0%: Birds of Prey
+ 8.8%: New Guardians
+ 6.6%: All-New BBB
+ 2.0%: Tiny Titans
+ 1.6%: Hellblazer
+ 1.4%: Sweet Tooth
- 4.6%: Northlanders
- 5.1%: Fables
- 5.4%: Scooby-Doo
- 8.5%: American Vampire
- 8.9%: GL Corps
- 10.2%: Unwritten
- 14.9%: I, Zombie
- 15.7%: Young Justice
- 27.9%: DCU Online

—–

1-YEAR COMPARISONS
+240.3%: Action Comics
+207.2%: JLA
+158.6%: Detective Comics
+153.0%: All Star Western
+126.4%: Batgirl
+124.4%: Batman
+114.6%: Teen Titans
+ 83.7%: Supergirl
+ 76.2%: Superman
+ 71.5%: Wonder Woman
+ 26.6%: Superboy
+ 20.3%: New Guardians
+ 17.8%: Batman and Robin
+ 5.8%: LoSH
+ 4.5%: Tiny Titans
+ 4.1%: All-New BBB
+ 0.8%: GL Corps
+ 0.3%: Birds of Prey
- 0.2%: Scooby-Doo
- 1.5%: Hellblazer
- 1.7%: Scalped
- 2.1%: Northlanders
- 2.3%: THUNDER Agents
- 4.6%: Sweet Tooth
- 4.9%: Green Arrow
- 8.3%: Fables
- 15.4%: Unwritten
- 16.1%: American Vampire
- 22.6%: Young Justice
- 26.2%: I, Zombie
- 49.3%: Greatest Adventure

—–

2-YEAR COMPARISONS
+256.4%: Action Comics
+143.3%: All Star Western
+132.4%: JLA
+130.8%: Superman
+129.1%: Wonder Woman
+116.3%: Detective Comics
+112.9%: Batman
+103.8%: Green Arrow
+ 96.5%: Teen Titans
+ 87.6%: Batgirl
+ 49.5%: Supergirl
+ 21.7%: Scooby-Doo
+ 11.4%: All-New BBB
- 0.3%: Tiny Titans
- 8.0%: Hellblazer
- 8.1%: Green Lantern
- 12.8%: Fables
- 16.0%: Northlanders
- 17.0%: Sweet Tooth
- 17.1%: Batman and Robin
- 29.3%: GL Corps
- 29.8%: Unwritten

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5-YEAR COMPARISONS
+103.9%: Catwoman
+ 86.4%: Batman
+ 65.2%: Nightwing
+ 58.5%: Stormwatch
+ 51.3%: All Star Western
+ 48.1%: Green Lantern
+ 46.5%: GL Corps
+ 34.0%: Hawkman
+ 21.5%: Superman
+ 9.2%: Birds of Prey
+ 5.8%: Scooby-Doo
+ 5.7%: Green Arrow
- 4.1%: Blue Beetle
- 6.9%: All-New BBB
- 9.4%: Teen Titans
- 20.8%: LoSH
- 27.7%: Hellblazer
- 31.7%: Fables
- 55.4%: Scalped

—–
Average Periodical Sales (not counting reprints, reorders shipping after the initial month of release, Johnny DC titles and magazines)

DC COMICS
01/2007: 29,706
01/2008: 27,033
01/2009: 24,273
01/2010: 25,657**
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01/2011: 21,922 (- 8.2%)**
02/2011: 23,252 (+ 6.1%)**
03/2011: 23,976 (+ 3.1%)**
04/2011: 25,651 (+ 7.0%)
05/2011: 24,561 (- 4.3%)**
06/2011: 25,814 (+ 5.1%)**
07/2011: 26,138 (+ 1.3%)**
08/2011: 25,632 (- 1.9%)**
09/2011: 57,224 (+123.3%)
10/2011: 51,280 (- 10.4%)**
11/2011: 41,414 (- 19.2%)**
12/2011: 35,397 (- 14.5%)**
01/2012: 33,887 (- 4.3%)**
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6 months: + 29.7%
1 year : + 54.6%
2 years : + 32.1%
5 years : + 14.1%

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6 months: - 7.3%
1 year : - 1.5%
2 years : - 11.3%
5 years : - 26.4%

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Disclaimers, et cetera

The numbers above are estimates for comic-book sales in the North American direct market, as calculated by ICv2.com according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.

ICv2.com’s estimates are somewhat lower than the actual numbers, but they are consistent from month to month, so the trends they show are fairly accurate. Since it’s a “month-to-month” column, the comments, unless otherwise noted, are on the most recent month.

Bear in mind that the figures measure sales to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include sales to bookstores, newsstands, other mass-market retail chains or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book’s initial calendar month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month.

If additional copies of an issue did appear on the chart after a book’s initial calendar month of release, you can see the total number of copies sold in parenthesis behind those issues (e.g. “[36,599]“). Should more than one issue have shipped in a month which is relevant for one of the long-term comparisons, the average between them will be used.

Titles released under the Johnny DC imprint and magazines, such as Mad, mostly sell through channels other than the direct market, so direct-market sales don’t tell us much about their performance. For most Vertigo titles, collection sales tend to be a significant factor, so the numbers for those books should be taken with a grain of salt as well. To learn (a little) more about Vertigo’s collection sales, go right here.

** Two asterisks after a given month in the average charts mean that one or more periodical release did not make the Top 300 chart in that month. In those cases, it’s assumed that said releases sold as many units as the No. 300 comic on the chart for that month for the purposes of the chart, although its actual sales are likely to be less than that.


http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/02/28/dc ... uary-2012/

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: March 2012

by Marc-Oliver Frisch.

3 - JUSTICE LEAGUE
03/2007: Justice League #6 -- 130,099 [131,754]
03/2008: Justice League #19 -- 87,482
03/2009: Justice League #31 -- 68,759
03/2010: Justice League #43 -- 56,461
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03/2011: JL of America #55 -- 50,533 (+ 9.2%)
04/2011: JL of America #56 -- 47,179 (- 6.6%)
05/2011: JL of America #57 -- 46,729 (- 1.0%)
06/2011: JL of America #58 -- 45,442 (- 2.8%)
07/2011: JL of America #59 -- 43,545 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: JL of America #60 -- 42,587 (- 2.2%)
08/2011: Justice League #1 -- 185,776 (+336.2%) [261,097]
09/2011: --
10/2011: Justice League #2 -- 196,569 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Justice League #3 -- 168,679 (- 14.2%)
12/2011: Justice League #4 -- 149,314 (- 11.5%) [152,340]
01/2012: Justice League #5 -- 144,670 (- 3.1%)
02/2012: Justice League #6 -- 140,819 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Justice League #7 -- 136,436 (- 3.1%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : +170.0%
2 years : +141.7%
5 years : + 4.9%

Sales of DC’s flagship title were topped by Marvel’s Avengers Vs. X-Men #1 in March, but taken on its own terms, Justice League remains a rock-solid performer. If you factor in the 4,739 units from the “Combo Pack” edition (including a download code for the digital version at an extra dollar), the issue would have ended up at No. 2 on the chart, slightly ahead of Avengers Vs. X-Men #0.

Notably, retailers weren’t overly worried that Jim Lee’s absence might cause a dip in sales here. Issue #7 was drawn by Gene Ha and Gary Frank, but there’s no discernible effect on the numbers.

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4 - BATMAN
03/2007: Batman #664 -- 80,497
03/2008: --
03/2009: BfC #1 of 3 -- 91,619 [103,913]
03/2010: Batman #697 -- 61,157
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03/2011: Batman #708 -- 58,594 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Batman #709 -- 56,578 (- 3.4%)
05/2011: Batman #710 -- 55,086 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman #711 -- 53,113 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Batman #712 -- 51,385 (- 3.3%)
08/2011: Batman #713 -- 51,760 (+ 0.7%)
09/2011: Batman #1 -- 188,420 (+264.0%) [211,520]
10/2011: Batman #2 -- 172,428 (- 8.5%) [177,721]
11/2011: Batman #3 -- 150,984 (- 12.4%)
12/2011: Batman #4 -- 133,781 (- 11.4%) [136,610]
01/2012: Batman #5 -- 135,145 (+ 1.0%)
02/2012: Batman #6 -- 128,459 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Batman #7 -- 131,091 (+ 2.1%)
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6 months: - 30.4%
1 year : +123.7%
2 years : +114.4%
5 years : + 62.9%

The increase in March is due to the “Combo Pack” edition, which had missed the chart in February. Rock-solid numbers, overall.

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6 - ACTION COMICS
03/2007: Action Comics #847 -- 64,679
03/2008: --
03/2009: Action Comics #875 -- 47,079
03/2010: Action Comics #887 -- 29,460
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03/2011: Action Comics #899 -- 31,808 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Action Comics #900 -- 60,152 (+ 89.1%) [ 73,004]
05/2011: Action Comics #901 -- 44,143 (- 26.6%)
06/2011: Action Comics #902 -- 41,960 (- 5.0%)
07/2011: Action Comics #903 -- 40,205 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: Action Comics #904 -- 39,323 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: Action Comics #1 -- 182,748 (+364.7%) [200,947]
10/2011: Action Comics #2 -- 153,855 (- 15.8%)
11/2011: Action Comics #3 -- 134,875 (- 12.3%)
12/2011: Action Comics #4 -- 112,839 (- 16.3%)
01/2012: Action Comics #5 -- 109,350 (- 3.1%)
02/2012: Action Comics #6 -- 96,592 (- 11.7%)
03/2012: Action Comics #7 -- 91,822 (- 4.9%)
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6 months: - 49.8%
1 year : +188.7%
2 years : +211.7%
5 years : + 42.0%

Grant Morrison and Rags Morales’ Superman revamp hasn’t quite found its level yet. Only half of the initial relaunch sales remain, at this stage. Not a desperately good performance by any stretch. But sales remain significantly ahead of the previous series, of course.

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7 - GREEN LANTERN
03/2007: Green Lantern #18 -- 61,661
03/2008: Green Lantern #29 -- 66,536
03/2009: --
03/2010: Green Lantern #52 -- 97,369
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03/2011: Green Lantern #63 -- 75,632 (+ 5.8%)
03/2011: Green Lantern #64 -- 76,898 (+ 1.7%)
04/2011: Green Lantern #65 -- 75,780 (- 1.5%)
05/2011: Green Lantern #66 -- 75,371 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern #67 -- 74,521 (- 1.1%)
08/2011: --
09/2011: Green Lantern #1 -- 141,682 (+90.1%) [169,159]
10/2011: Green Lantern #2 -- 142,344 (+ 0.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern #3 -- 122,644 (-13.8%)
12/2011: Green Lantern #4 -- 104,199 (-15.0%)
01/2012: Green Lantern #5 -- 97,878 (- 6.0%)
02/2012: Green Lantern #6 -- 94,087 (- 3.9%)
03/2012: Green Lantern #7 -- 90,232 (- 4.1%)
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6 months: - 36.3%
1 year : + 18.3%
2 years : - 7.3%
5 years : + 46.3%

Still 15K ahead of its pre-relaunch sales. Considering it’s the same creative team, that’s a good number, six months in.

—–

8 - DETECTIVE COMICS
03/2007: Detective Comics #829 -- 52,943
03/2007: Detective Comics #830 -- 52,395
03/2008: Detective Comics #842 -- 49,425
03/2009: --
03/2010: Detective Comics #862 -- 44,687
03/2010: Detective Comics #863 -- 43,119
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03/2011: Detective Comics #875 -- 40,047 (+ 2.4%)
04/2011: Detective Comics #876 -- 40,133 (+ 0.2%)
05/2011: Detective Comics #877 -- 39,609 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: Detective Comics #878 -- 39,152 (- 1.2%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #879 -- 39,185 (+ 0.1%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #880 -- 38,585 (- 1.5%)
08/2011: Detective Comics #881 -- 39,729 (+ 3.0%)
09/2011: Detective Comics #1 -- 114,880 (+189.2%) [154,427]
10/2011: Detective Comics #2 -- 123,099 (+ 7.2%)
11/2011: Detective Comics #3 -- 111,197 (- 9.7%)
12/2011: Detective Comics #4 -- 99,366 (- 10.6%)
01/2012: Detective Comics #5 -- 99,342 (- 0.0%)
02/2012: Detective Comics #6 -- 94,415 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Detective Comics #7 -- 89,891 (- 4.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 21.8%
1 year : +124.5%
2 years : +104.8%
5 years : + 70.7%

Tony Daniel’s take on Detective Comics is one of the big winners of the relaunch, clearly. The numbers are still massively ahead of pre-”New 52″ levels of both Detective Comics and Daniel’s stint writing and drawing Batman.
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9 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
03/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 71,108 (- 21.0%)
04/2011: --
05/2011: --
06/2011: --
07/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 62,792 (- 11.7%)
07/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 57,333 (- 8.7%)
08/2011: Dark Knight #5 -- 52,908 (- 7.7%)
09/2011: Dark Knight #1 -- 109,321 (+106.6%) [128,689]
10/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 100,494 (- 8.1%)
11/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 87,133 (- 13.3%)
12/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 78,689 (- 9.7%)
01/2012: Dark Knight #5 -- 76,824 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Dark Knight #6 -- 77,140 (+ 0.4%)
03/2012: Dark Knight #7 -- 75,297 (- 2.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 31.1%
1 year : + 5.9%

13 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
03/2010: Batman and Robin #10 -- 85,292
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03/2011: Batman and Robin #21 -- 59,818 (- 1.4%)
04/2011: Batman and Robin #22 -- 59,076 (- 1.2%)
05/2011: Batman and Robin #23 -- 57,525 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman and Robin #24 -- 54,984 (- 4.4%)
07/2011: Batman and Robin #25 -- 55,172 (+ 0.3%)
08/2011: Batman and Robin #26 -- 52,704 (- 4.5%)
09/2011: Batman and Robin #1 -- 94,713 (+79.7%) [116,053]
10/2011: Batman and Robin #2 -- 98,807 (+ 4.3%)
11/2011: Batman and Robin #3 -- 86,309 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Batman and Robin #4 -- 76,000 (-11.9%)
01/2012: Batman and Robin #5 -- 72,786 (- 4.2%)
02/2012: Batman and Robin #6 -- 70,103 (- 3.7%)
03/2012: Batman and Robin #7 -- 68,010 (- 3.0%)
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6 months: -28.2%
1 year : +13.7%
2 years : -20.3%

The other two Batman titles are finding their level, evidently. The numbers are comfortably ahead of their pre-relaunch volumes, as well, despite the fact that it’s still basically the same creators.

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10 - SUPERMAN
03/2007: Superman #660 -- 57,169
03/2008: Superman #674 -- 41,715
03/2009: Superman #686 -- 44,976
03/2010: Superman #698 -- 33,336
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03/2011: Superman #709 -- 39,846 (- 2.0%)
04/2011: Superman #710 -- 39,644 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Superman #711 -- 38,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: Superman #712 -- 37,362 (- 2.9%)
07/2011: Superman #713 -- 36,646 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Superman #714 -- 35,919 (- 2.0%)
09/2011: Superman #1 -- 131,529 (+266.2%) [150,128]
10/2011: Superman #2 -- 104,703 (- 20.4%)
11/2011: Superman #3 -- 86,386 (- 17.5%)
12/2011: Superman #4 -- 76,532 (- 11.4%)
01/2012: Superman #5 -- 73,719 (- 3.7%)
02/2012: Superman #6 -- 69,633 (- 5.5%)
03/2012: Superman #7 -- 66,588 (- 4.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 50.1%
1 year : + 67.1%
2 years : + 99.8%
5 years : + 16.5%

11 - FLASH
03/2007: Flash: FMA #10 -- 46,133
03/2008: Flash #238 -- 35,606
03/2009: --
03/2010: --
-----------------------------------
03/2011: --
04/2011: Flash #10 -- 54,953 (- 1.8%)
04/2011: Flash #11 -- 54,633 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Flash #12 -- 54,914 (+ 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: --
08/2011: --
09/2011: Flash #1 -- 129,260 (+135.4%) [147,818]
10/2011: Flash #2 -- 114,137 (- 11.7%)
11/2011: Flash #3 -- 90,417 (- 20.8%)
12/2011: Flash #4 -- 77,336 (- 14.5%)
01/2012: Flash #5 -- 71,611 (- 7.4%)
02/2012: Flash #6 -- 68,061 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Flash #7 -- 64,975 (- 4.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 49.7%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : n.a.
5 years : + 40.8%

Two more titles that haven’t been holding on to their initial relaunch sales terribly well.
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12 - AQUAMAN
09/2011: Aquaman #1 -- 80,302 [108,545]
10/2011: Aquaman #2 -- 79,156 (- 1.4%) [ 83,626]
11/2011: Aquaman #3 -- 69,137 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Aquaman #4 -- 64,961 (- 6.0%)
01/2012: Aquaman #5 -- 65,094 (+ 0.2%)
02/2012: Aquaman #6 -- 63,450 (- 2.5%)
03/2012: Aquaman #7 -- 62,345 (- 1.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 22.4%

Aquaman isn’t just one of the best-selling “New 52″ titles, it also has the third-lowest overall drop-off among the bunch. Not bad for a C-list property.
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24 - TEEN TITANS
03/2007: Teen Titans #44 -- 61,572
03/2008: Teen Titans #57 -- 49,109
03/2009: --
03/2010: Teen Titans #81 -- 25,758
-----------------------------------
03/2011: Teen Titans #93 -- 24,957 (- 4.6%)
04/2011: Teen Titans #94 -- 25,187 (+ 0.9%)
05/2011: Teen Titans #95 -- 24,738 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: Teen Titans #96 -- 23,849 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #97 -- 23,138 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #98 -- 23,095 (- 0.2%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #99 -- 23,756 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #100 -- 27,459 (+ 15.6%)
09/2011: Teen Titans #1 -- 73,675 (+168.3%) [89,056]
10/2011: Teen Titans #2 -- 72,107 (- 2.1%)
11/2011: Teen Titans #3 -- 60,758 (- 15.7%)
12/2011: Teen Titans #4 -- 54,929 (- 9.6%)
01/2012: Teen Titans #5 -- 54,606 (- 0.6%)
02/2012: Teen Titans #6 -- 53,123 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Teen Titans #7 -- 51,402 (- 3.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 30.2%
1 year : +106.0%
2 years : + 99.6%
5 years : - 16.5%

A relatively modest overall drop-off, and sales are still more than double what they were a year ago. Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth’s Teen Titans is doing well.
—–

25 - WONDER WOMAN
03/2007: Wonder Woman #5 -- 64,414
03/2008: Wonder Woman #18 -- 40,771
03/2009: Wonder Woman #30 -- 33,365
03/2010: Wonder Woman #42 -- 25,240
-------------------------------------
03/2011: Wonder Woman #608 -- 32,540 (- 1.6%)
03/2011: Wonder Woman #609 -- 31,421 (- 3.4%)
04/2011: Wonder Woman #610 -- 31,002 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Wonder Woman #611 -- 30,874 (- 0.4%)
06/2011: Wonder Woman #612 -- 30,690 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Wonder Woman #613 -- 29,720 (- 3.2%)
08/2011: Wonder Woman #614 -- 29,223 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Wonder Woman #1 -- 76,214 (+160.8%) [95,902]
10/2011: Wonder Woman #2 -- 79,060 (+ 3.7%)
11/2011: Wonder Woman #3 -- 65,621 (- 17.0%)
12/2011: Wonder Woman #4 -- 57,675 (- 12.1%)
01/2012: Wonder Woman #5 -- 57,626 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Wonder Woman #6 -- 54,190 (- 6.0%)
03/2012: Wonder Woman #7 -- 51,314 (- 5.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 32.7%
1 year : + 60.5%
2 years : +103.3%
5 years : - 20.3%

30 - BATGIRL
03/2010: Batgirl #8 -- 30,886
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03/2011: Batgirl #19 -- 24,821 (+ 1.8%)
04/2011: Batgirl #20 -- 24,310 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Batgirl #21 -- 24,043 (- 1.1%)
06/2011: Batgirl #22 -- 23,323 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Batgirl #23 -- 22,619 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: Batgirl #24 -- 22,695 (+ 0.3%)
09/2011: Batgirl #1 -- 90,543 (+299.0%) [107,055]
10/2011: Batgirl #2 -- 83,586 (- 7.7%)
11/2011: Batgirl #3 -- 69,971 (- 16.3%)
12/2011: Batgirl #4 -- 59,972 (- 14.3%)
01/2012: Batgirl #5 -- 57,030 (- 4.9%)
02/2012: Batgirl #6 -- 53,151 (- 6.8%)
03/2012: Batgirl #7 -- 50,761 (- 4.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 43.9%
1 year : +104.5%
2 years : + 64.4%

Wonder Woman and Batgirl are the two best-selling solo titles with female leads in the market (Batwoman isn’t far behind, see below), and they’re both holding up well. The overall drop-off on Batgirl looks steep, but it got a disproportionally bigger boost out of the relaunch to begin with. With sales still twice as high as a year ago, there’s no reason to complain.
—–

31 - NIGHTWING
03/2007: Nightwing #130 -- 31,788
03/2008: Nightwing #142 -- 30,253
---------------------------------
09/2011: Nightwing #1 -- 69,686 [87,561]
10/2011: Nightwing #2 -- 73,054 (+ 4.8%)
11/2011: Nightwing #3 -- 64,098 (-12.3%)
12/2011: Nightwing #4 -- 57,409 (-10.4%)
01/2012: Nightwing #5 -- 56,040 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Nightwing #6 -- 53,036 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Nightwing #7 -- 50,489 (- 4.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 27.6%
5 years : + 58.8%

That’s a decent six-month drop-off, and sales are still way above what you’d expect from the book, historically.

—–

33 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
03/2007: Green Lantern Corps #10 -- 34,227
03/2008: Green Lantern Corps #22 -- 46,736
03/2009: Green Lantern Corps #34 -- 54,162
03/2010: Green Lantern Corps #46 -- 76,720
------------------------------------------
03/2011: Green Lantern Corps #58 -- 60,100 (+13.9%)
04/2011: Green Lantern Corps #59 -- 60,162 (+ 0.1%)
05/2011: Green Lantern Corps #60 -- 60,964 (+ 1.3%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #61 -- 60,836 (- 0.2%)
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #62 -- 57,928 (- 4.8%)
08/2011: Green Lantern Corps #63 -- 53,372 (- 7.9%)
09/2011: Green Lantern Corps #1 -- 83,077 (+55.7%) [94,800]
10/2011: Green Lantern Corps #2 -- 78,501 (- 5.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern Corps #3 -- 65,393 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Green Lantern Corps #4 -- 57,180 (-12.6%)
01/2012: Green Lantern Corps #5 -- 54,088 (- 5.4%)
02/2012: Green Lantern Corps #6 -- 51,168 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Green Lantern Corps #7 -- 48,692 (- 4.8%)
----------------
6 months: -41.4%
1 year : -19.0%
2 years : -36.5%
5 years : +42.3%

27 - GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS
03/2011: Emerald Warriors #8 -- 51,322 (+14.5%) [54,110]
04/2011: Emerald Warriors #9 -- 51,784 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Emerald Warriors #10 -- 52,971 (+ 2.3%)
06/2011: Emerald Warriors #11 -- 53,927 (+ 1.8%)
07/2011: Emerald Warriors #12 -- 48,087 (-10.8%)
08/2011: Emerald Warriors #13 -- 44,228 (- 8.0%)
09/2011: New Guardians #1 -- 84,033 (+90.0%) [96,596]
10/2011: New Guardians #2 -- 71,713 (-14.7%)
11/2011: New Guardians #3 -- 59,774 (-16.7%)
12/2011: New Guardians #4 -- 53,305 (-10.8%)
01/2012: New Guardians #5 -- 52,305 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: New Guardians #6 -- 50,319 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: New Guardians #7 -- 48,422 (- 3.8%)
----------------
6 months: -42.4%
1 year : - 5.7%

These two Green Lantern spin-off books are now selling noticeably below their previous incarnations. The numbers are still perfectly fine, but DC might want them to stabilize soon.
—–

28 - BATWOMAN
09/2011: Batwoman #1 -- 72,228 (+64.6%) [87,952]
10/2011: Batwoman #2 -- 74,392 (+ 3.0%)
11/2011: Batwoman #3 -- 61,997 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Batwoman #4 -- 52,757 (-14.9%)
01/2012: Batwoman #5 -- 51,924 (- 1.6%)
02/2012: Batwoman #6 -- 49,227 (- 5.2%)
03/2012: Batwoman #7 -- 46,874 (- 4.8%)
----------------
6 months: -35.1%

The book hasn’t found its level, but the absence of J.H. Williams III’s art doesn’t seem to be bother retailers all that much, either.
—–

41 - RED LANTERNS
09/2011: Red Lanterns #1 -- 73,940 [89,170]
10/2011: Red Lanterns #2 -- 74,163 (+ 0.3%)
11/2011: Red Lanterns #3 -- 60,823 (-18.0%)
12/2011: Red Lanterns #4 -- 50,271 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Red Lanterns #5 -- 46,992 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Red Lanterns #6 -- 43,450 (- 7.5%)
03/2012: Red Lanterns #7 -- 41,628 (- 4.2%)
----------------
6 months: -43.7%

Sales have been dropping swiftly, but given it’s the third Green Lantern spin-off, 40K+ still isn’t bad.
—–

38 - SWAMP THING
09/2011: Swamp Thing #1 -- 54,757 [73,683]
10/2011: Swamp Thing #2 -- 58,634 (+ 7.1%)
11/2011: Swamp Thing #3 -- 52,300 (-10.8%)
12/2011: Swamp Thing #4 -- 44,660 (-14.6%)
01/2012: Swamp Thing #5 -- 43,806 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: Swamp Thing #6 -- 41,235 (- 5.9%)
02/2012: Swamp Thing #7 -- 40,268 (- 2.4%)
----------------
6 months: -26.5%

48 - CATWOMAN
03/2007: Catwoman #65 -- 20,237
03/2008: Catwoman #77 -- 18,609
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09/2011: Catwoman #1 -- 59,633 [75,566]
10/2011: Catwoman #2 -- 63,573 (+ 6.6%)
11/2011: Catwoman #3 -- 52,196 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Catwoman #4 -- 45,581 (-12.7%)
01/2012: Catwoman #5 -- 44,034 (- 3.4%)
02/2012: Catwoman #6 -- 41,447 (- 5.9%)
03/2012: Catwoman #7 -- 39,608 (- 4.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 33.6%
5 years : + 95.7%

50 - RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS
09/2011: Red Hood #1 -- 56,112 [70,244]
10/2011: Red Hood #2 -- 59,382 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Red Hood #3 -- 50,140 (-15.6%)
12/2011: Red Hood #4 -- 44,278 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Red Hood #5 -- 42,560 (- 3.9%)
02/2012: Red Hood #6 -- 39,898 (- 6.3%)
03/2012: Red Hood #7 -- 38,630 (- 3.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 31.2%

Three titles with solid numbers.
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55 - SUPERGIRL
03/2007: Supergirl #15 -- 51,083
03/2008: Supergirl #27 -- 32,596
03/2009: Supergirl #39 -- 33,713
03/2010: Supergirl #51 -- 29,845
---------------------------------
03/2011: Supergirl #62 -- 21,786 (- 1.2%)
04/2011: Supergirl #63 -- 21,598 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Supergirl #64 -- 21,411 (- 0.9%)
06/2011: Supergirl #65 -- 20,985 (- 2.0%)
07/2011: Supergirl #66 -- 20,001 (- 4.7%)
08/2011: Supergirl #67 -- 19,764 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Supergirl #1 -- 60,058 (+203.9%) [74,218]
10/2011: Supergirl #2 -- 61,388 (+ 2.2%)
11/2011: Supergirl #3 -- 50,784 (- 17.3%)
12/2011: Supergirl #4 -- 44,180 (- 13.0%)
01/2012: Supergirl #5 -- 41,446 (- 6.2%)
02/2012: Supergirl #6 -- 38,719 (- 6.6%)
03/2012: Supergirl #7 -- 37,041 (- 4.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 38.3%
1 year : + 70.0%
2 years : + 24.1%
5 years : - 27.5%

If sales stabilize soon, Supergirl should be all right. Sales are still pretty good compared to the previous incarnation.
—–

56 - ANIMAL MAN
09/2011: Animal Man #1 -- 46,051 [65,229]
10/2011: Animal Man #2 -- 53,432 (+16.0%)
11/2011: Animal Man #3 -- 49,184 (- 8.0%)
12/2011: Animal Man #4 -- 42,630 (-13.3%)
01/2012: Animal Man #5 -- 40,573 (- 4.8%)
02/2012: Animal Man #6 -- 38,504 (- 5.1%)
03/2012: Animal Man #7 -- 36,860 (- 4.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 20.0%

Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman’s Animal Man has the smallest six-month drop of all “New 52″ titles, and it also happens to be one of the most well-reviewed titles. Maybe there’s a connection, after all.
—–

58 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK
09/2011: Justice League Dark #1 -- 69,840 [81,955]
10/2011: Justice League Dark #2 -- 63,392 (- 9.2%)
11/2011: Justice League Dark #3 -- 51,674 (-18.5%)
12/2011: Justice League Dark #4 -- 44,750 (-13.4%)
01/2012: Justice League Dark #5 -- 40,996 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Justice League Dark #6 -- 38,360 (- 6.4%)
03/2012: Justice League Dark #7 -- 36,089 (- 5.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 48.3%

61 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
09/2011: Justice League International #1 -- 67,866 [78,869]
10/2011: Justice League International #2 -- 66,100 (- 2.6%)
11/2011: Justice League International #3 -- 54,413 (-17.7%)
12/2011: Justice League International #4 -- 44,062 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Justice League International #5 -- 41,147 (- 6.6%)
02/2012: Justice League International #6 -- 37,534 (- 8.8%)
03/2012: Justice League International #7 -- 35,274 (- 6.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 48.0%

The two JLA spin-off books keep sliding down the charts, and the drops are adding up.
—–

66 - SUPERBOY
03/2011: Superboy #5 -- 27,215 (- 0.9%)
04/2011: Superboy #6 -- 30,490 (+ 12.0%)
05/2011: Superboy #7 -- 24,622 (- 19.3%)
06/2011: Superboy #8 -- 23,037 (- 6.4%)
07/2011: Superboy #9 -- 22,102 (- 4.1%)
08/2011: Superboy #10 -- 20,563 (- 7.0%)
08/2011: Superboy #11 -- 20,317 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Superboy #1 -- 55,608 (+173.7%) [69,283]
10/2011: Superboy #2 -- 57,424 (+ 3.3%)
11/2011: Superboy #3 -- 47,442 (- 17.4%)
12/2011: Superboy #4 -- 40,002 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Superboy #5 -- 37,419 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Superboy #6 -- 34,520 (- 7.8%)
03/2012: Superboy #7 -- 33,050 (- 4.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 40.6%
1 year : + 21.4%

If Superboy is levelling out around the 30K mark, there’s no reason not to be happy about that.
—–

67 - SUICIDE SQUAD
03/2008: Raise the Flag #7 of 8 -- 15,781
-----------------------------------------
09/2011: Suicide Squad #1 -- 49,979 [61,815]
10/2011: Suicide Squad #2 -- 49,570 (- 0.8%)
11/2011: Suicide Squad #3 -- 40,827 (-17.6%)
12/2011: Suicide Squad #4 -- 34,550 (-15.4%)
01/2012: Suicide Squad #5 -- 32,726 (- 5.3%)
02/2012: Suicide Squad #6 -- 30,834 (- 5.8%)
03/2012: Suicide Squad #7 -- 32,908 (+ 6.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 34.2%

This one is a big surprise, actually.

Suicide Squad is in the middle of a storyline featuring the Joker, but otherwise there’s no readily apparent reason for the sudden increase. Which is usually good news, because it tends to mean that people are reacting well to a book. If the increase isn’t a statistical blip, this would be the first “New 52″ book to display a significant trend reversal.
—–

60 - FAIREST (Vertigo)
03/2012: Fairest #1 -- 31,769

Fables writer Bill Willingham and popular artist Phil Jimenez launch the latest Fables spin-off. The numbers are the best sales for a new Vertigo comic book since I, Zombie #1 sold an estimated 33,025 units in May 2010.

It’s fair to say that without Fables, Vertigo would be well and truly screwed as a publisher of comic books right now.

There was a 1:10 variant-cover edition.
—–

73 - BIRDS OF PREY
03/2007: Birds of Prey #104 -- 28,464
03/2008: Birds of Prey #116 -- 22,627
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03/2011: Birds of Prey #10 -- 30,777 (+ 0.4%)
04/2011: Birds of Prey #11 -- 30,270 (- 1.7%)
05/2011: Birds of Prey #12 -- 29,690 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: Birds of Prey #13 -- 28,992 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: Birds of Prey #14 -- 27,102 (- 6.5%)
08/2011: Birds of Prey #15 -- 26,043 (- 3.9%)
09/2011: Birds of Prey #1 -- 56,073 (+115.3%) [66,423]
10/2011: Birds of Prey #2 -- 53,156 (- 5.2%)
11/2011: Birds of Prey #3 -- 40,891 (- 23.1%)
12/2011: Birds of Prey #4 -- 34,460 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Birds of Prey #5 -- 31,700 (- 8.0%)
02/2012: Birds of Prey #6 -- 30,376 (- 4.2%)
03/2012: Birds of Prey #7 -- 29,196 (- 3.9%)
-----------------
6 months: -47.9%
1 year : - 5.1%
5 years : + 2.6%

74 - GREEN ARROW
03/2007: Green Arrow #72 -- 31,144
03/2008: Arrow/Canary #6 -- 32,621
03/2009: Arrow/Canary #18 -- 22,699
03/2010: Green Arrow #31 -- 28,486
-----------------------------------
03/2011: Green Arrow #10 -- 33,085 (- 2.5%)
04/2011: Green Arrow #11 -- 32,669 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: Green Arrow #12 -- 31,742 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Green Arrow #13 -- 27,552 (- 13.2%)
07/2011: Green Arrow #14 -- 25,568 (- 7.2%)
08/2011: Green Arrow #15 -- 23,883 (- 6.6%)
09/2011: Green Arrow #1 -- 61,680 (+158.3%) [72,359]
10/2011: Green Arrow #2 -- 58,708 (- 4.8%)
11/2011: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,899 (- 20.1%)
12/2011: Green Arrow #4 -- 37,116 (- 20.9%)
01/2012: Green Arrow #5 -- 33,593 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Green Arrow #6 -- 30,097 (- 10.4%)
03/2012: Green Arrow #7 -- 29,004 (- 3.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 53.0%
1 year : - 12.3%
2 years : + 1.8%
5 years : - 6.9%

Not a great overall drop-off on these two, but at least the numbers seem to be settling down, slowly but surely.
—–

81 - ALL STAR WESTERN
03/2007: Jonah Hex #17 -- 17,081
03/2008: Jonah Hex #29 -- 13,439
03/2009: Jonah Hex #41 -- 11,564
03/2010: Jonah Hex #53 -- 11,565
--------------------------------
03/2011: Jonah Hex #65 -- 10,353 (+ 1.0%)
04/2011: Jonah Hex #66 -- 10,335 (- 0.2%)
05/2011: Jonah Hex #67 -- 10,288 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: Jonah Hex #68 -- 10,224 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Jonah Hex #69 -- 10,521 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Jonah Hex #70 -- 10,369 (- 1.5%)
09/2011: ASW #1 -- 43,681 (+321.3%) [54,992]
10/2011: ASW #2 -- 39,857 (- 8.8%)
11/2011: ASW #3 -- 32,776 (- 17.8%)
12/2011: ASW #4 -- 29,349 (- 10.5%)
01/2012: ASW #5 -- 27,206 (- 7.3%)
02/2012: ASW #6 -- 26,170 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: ASW #7 -- 25,349 (- 3.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 42.0%
1 year : +144.9%
2 years : +119.2%
5 years : + 48.4%

These sales, on the other hand, are still excellent for a title that used to shift 10,000 units not too long ago.
—–

76 - STORMWATCH
03/2007: Stormwatch: PHD #5 -- 13,475
03/2008: --
03/2009: Stormwatch: PHD #20 -- 5,555
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09/2011: Stormwatch #1 -- 46,397 [57,287]
10/2011: Stormwatch #2 -- 47,520 (+ 2.4%)
11/2011: Stormwatch #3 -- 39,262 (-17.4%)
12/2011: Stormwatch #4 -- 30,987 (-21.1%)
01/2012: Stormwatch #5 -- 29,112 (- 6.1%)
02/2012: Stormwatch #6 -- 26,076 (-10.4%)
03/2012: Stormwatch #7 -- 24,384 (- 6.5%)
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6 months: - 48.0%
5 years : + 81.0%

Slipping down the charts, and not really levelling out yet.
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79 - BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED
03/2011: Batman Beyond #3 -- 28,295 (- 2.3%)
04/2011: Batman Beyond #4 -- 26,722 (- 5.6%)
05/2011: Batman Beyond #5 -- 25,413 (- 4.9%)
06/2011: Batman Beyond #6 -- 24,524 (- 3.5%)
07/2011: Batman Beyond #7 -- 22,945 (- 6.4%)
08/2011: Batman Beyond #8 -- 21,838 (- 4.8%)
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02/2012: Unlimited #1 -- 26,589 (+21.8%)
03/2012: Unlimited #2 -- 23,570 (-11.4%)
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1 year : -16.7%

That’s a modest second-issue drop, and some of the material was already published in a digital format. Perfectly solid numbers for this type of package.
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93 - DEMON KNIGHTS
09/2011: Demon Knights #1 -- 41,602 [52,329]
10/2011: Demon Knights #2 -- 42,230 (+ 1.5%)
11/2011: Demon Knights #3 -- 34,681 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Demon Knights #4 -- 28,109 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Demon Knights #5 -- 25,823 (- 8.1%)
02/2012: Demon Knights #6 -- 23,476 (- 9.1%)
03/2012: Demon Knights #7 -- 22,000 (- 6.3%)
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6 months: - 47.1%

94 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
03/2007: --
03/2008: LoSH #40 -- 30,377
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03/2011: LoSH #11 -- 23,667 (- 0.3%)
04/2011: LoSH #12 -- 23,419 (- 1.1%)
05/2011: LoSH #13 -- 23,105 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: LoSH #14 -- 22,600 (- 2.2%)
07/2011: LoSH #15 -- 21,788 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: LoSH #16 -- 21,373 (- 1.9%)
09/2011: LoSH #1 -- 50,402 (+135.8%) [58,325]
10/2011: LoSH #2 -- 47,227 (- 6.3%)
11/2011: LoSH #3 -- 34,979 (- 25.9%)
12/2011: LoSH #4 -- 27,832 (- 20.4%)
01/2012: LoSH #5 -- 25,624 (- 7.9%)
02/2012: LoSH #6 -- 23,428 (- 8.6%)
03/2012: LoSH #7 -- 21,894 (- 6.6%)
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6 months: - 56.6%
1 year : - 7.5%
5 years : - 27.9%

Two more “New 52″ titles that keep shedding readers. The six-month drop on Legion is particularly dire.
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84 - THE HUNTRESS
10/2011: Huntress #1 of 6 -- 36,099
11/2011: Huntress #2 of 6 -- 28,377 (-21.4%)
12/2011: Huntress #3 of 6 -- 25,215 (-11.1%)
01/2012: Huntress #4 of 6 -- 23,863 (- 5.4%)
02/2012: Huntress #5 of 6 -- 22,259 (- 6.7%)
03/2012: Huntress #6 of 6 -- 21,678 (- 2.6%)

Decent numbers for a spin-off miniseries.
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97 - BATWING
09/2011: Batwing #1 -- 45,980 [53,721]
10/2011: Batwing #2 -- 42,750 (- 7.0%)
11/2011: Batwing #3 -- 35,110 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Batwing #4 -- 26,726 (-23.9%)
01/2012: Batwing #5 -- 24,036 (-10.1%)
02/2012: Batwing #6 -- 21,643 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Batwing #7 -- 21,058 (- 2.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 54.2%

That’s a comparatively small drop, now, for no discernible reason. Good news, provided it’s genuine.
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99 - BATMAN: ODYSSEY VOL. 2
07/2010: Batman: Odyssey #1 of 6 -- 61,827
08/2010: Batman: Odyssey #2 of 6 -- 47,675 (-22.9%)
09/2010: Batman: Odyssey #3 of 6 -- 40,046 (-16.0%)
10/2010: Batman: Odyssey #4 of 12 -- 35,307 (-11.8%)
11/2010: Batman: Odyssey #5 of 13 -- 31,386 (-11.1%)
02/2011: Batman: Odyssey #6 of 13 -- 29,093 (- 7.3%)
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10/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #1 of 7 -- 30,410 (+ 4.5%)
11/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #2 of 7 -- 24,271 (-20.2%)
12/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #3 of 7 -- 23,089 (- 4.9%)
01/2012: Odyssey Vol. 2 #4 of 7 -- 20,722 (-10.3%)
02/2012: Odyssey Vol. 2 #5 of 7 -- 19,013 (- 8.5%)
03/2012: Odyssey Vol. 2 #6 of 7 -- 18,330 (- 3.6%)

Petering out.
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103 - DEATHSTROKE
09/2011: Deathstroke #1 -- 47,028 [56,820]
10/2011: Deathstroke #2 -- 44,647 (- 5.1%)
11/2011: Deathstroke #3 -- 33,754 (-24.4%)
12/2011: Deathstroke #4 -- 26,367 (-21.9%)
01/2012: Deathstroke #5 -- 23,872 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Deathstroke #6 -- 21,306 (-10.8%)
03/2012: Deathstroke #7 -- 19,744 (- 7.3%)
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6 months: - 58.0%

105 - THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN
03/2007: Hawkgirl #62 -- 16,164
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09/2011: Savage Hawkman #1 -- 55,954 [63,959]
10/2011: Savage Hawkman #2 -- 47,763 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Savage Hawkman #3 -- 35,177 (-26.4%)
12/2011: Savage Hawkman #4 -- 28,263 (-19.7%)
01/2012: Savage Hawkman #5 -- 23,967 (-15.2%)
02/2012: Savage Hawkman #6 -- 21,316 (-11.1%)
03/2012: Savage Hawkman #7 -- 19,433 (- 8.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 65.3%
5 years : + 20.2%

Two of the three “New 52″ titles to be taken over by Rob Liefeld. Let’s say there’s cause to be skeptical as to these titles’ longer-term prospects.
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107 - FABLES (Vertigo)
03/2007: Fables #58 -- 26,065
03/2008: Fables #71 -- 24,006
03/2009: Fables #82 -- 22,445
03/2010: Fables #93 -- 20,003
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03/2011: Fables #103 -- 18,910 (- 1.6%)
04/2011: Fables #104 -- 18,811 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Fables #105 -- 18,749 (- 0.3%)
06/2011: Fables #106 -- 18,505 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Fables #107 -- 18,523 (+ 0.1%)
08/2011: Fables #108 -- 18,390 (- 0.7%)
09/2011: Fables #109 -- 18,072 (- 1.7%)
10/2011: Fables #110 -- 18,109 (+ 0.2%)
11/2011: Fables #111 -- 17,687 (- 2.3%)
12/2011: Fables #112 -- 17,602 (- 0.5%)
01/2012: Fables #113 -- 17,588 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Fables #114 -- 17,374 (- 1.2%)
03/2012: Fables #115 -- 17,384 (+ 0.1%)
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6 months: - 3.8%
1 year : - 8.1%
2 years : -13.1%
5 years : -33.3%

Rock-solid numbers again, lately.
—–

109 - FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E.
09/2011: Frankenstein #1 -- 41,551 [50,817]
10/2011: Frankenstein #2 -- 40,423 (- 2.7%)
11/2011: Frankenstein #3 -- 31,869 (-21.2%)
12/2011: Frankenstein #4 -- 24,812 (-22.1%)
01/2012: Frankenstein #5 -- 22,737 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Frankenstein #6 -- 20,463 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Frankenstein #7 -- 18,891 (- 7.7%)
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6 months: -54.5%

Well-reviewed writer Jeff Lemire left the book with issue #7, so there’s no reason to expect the numbers to improve.
—–

110 - I, VAMPIRE
09/2011: I, Vampire #1 -- 39,683 [46,993]
10/2011: I, Vampire #2 -- 34,599 (-12.8%)
11/2011: I, Vampire #3 -- 26,070 (-24.7%)
12/2011: I, Vampire #4 -- 21,601 (-17.1%)
01/2012: I, Vampire #5 -- 18,816 (-12.9%)
02/2012: I, Vampire #6 -- 18,153 (- 3.5%)
03/2012: I, Vampire #7 -- 18,440 (+ 1.6%)
----------------
6 months: -53.5%

The March issue crosses over with Justice League Dark, hence the slight increase.
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112 - LEGION LOST
09/2011: Legion Lost #1 -- 46,362 [54,588]
10/2011: Legion Lost #2 -- 42,650 (- 8.0%)
11/2011: Legion Lost #3 -- 31,226 (-26.8%)
12/2011: Legion Lost #4 -- 24,020 (-23.1%)
01/2012: Legion Lost #5 -- 21,549 (-10.3%)
02/2012: Legion Lost #6 -- 19,447 (- 9.8%)
03/2012: Legion Lost #7 -- 18,214 (- 6.3%)
----------------
6 months: -60.7%

115 - DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS
09/2011: DCU Presents #1 -- 45,701 [53,103]
10/2011: DCU Presents #2 -- 41,584 (- 9.0%)
11/2011: DCU Presents #3 -- 31,019 (-25.4%)
12/2011: DCU Presents #4 -- 24,398 (-21.4%)
01/2012: DCU Presents #5 -- 22,048 (- 9.6%)
02/2012: DCU Presents #6 -- 20,188 (- 8.4%)
03/2012: DCU Presents #7 -- 17,830 (-11.7%)
----------------
6 months: -61.0%

116 - THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN
09/2011: Firestorm #1 -- 51,537 [62,076]
10/2011: Firestorm #2 -- 43,990 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Firestorm #3 -- 31,654 (-28.0%)
12/2011: Firestorm #4 -- 25,610 (-19.1%)
01/2012: Firestorm #5 -- 21,329 (-16.7%)
02/2012: Firestorm #6 -- 19,162 (-10.2%)
03/2012: Firestorm #7 -- 17,786 (- 7.2%)
----------------
6 months: -65.5%

120 - RESURRECTION MAN
09/2011: Resurrection Man #1 -- 41,740 [50,230]
10/2011: Resurrection Man #2 -- 38,560 (- 7.6%)
11/2011: Resurrection Man #3 -- 29,480 (-23.6%)
12/2011: Resurrection Man #4 -- 23,060 (-21.8%)
01/2012: Resurrection Man #5 -- 20,750 (-10.0%)
02/2012: Resurrection Man #6 -- 18,569 (-10.5%)
03/2012: Resurrection Man #7 -- 17,176 (- 7.5%)
----------------
6 months: -58.9%

Four “New 52″ titles that have already lost 60% of their initial sales and keep slipping down the charts.

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121 - GRIFTER
09/2011: Grifter #1 -- 41,222 [50,959]
10/2011: Grifter #2 -- 39,900 (- 3.2%)
11/2011: Grifter #3 -- 29,802 (-25.3%)
12/2011: Grifter #4 -- 22,486 (-24.6%)
01/2012: Grifter #5 -- 20,060 (-10.8%)
02/2012: Grifter #6 -- 18,057 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Grifter #7 -- 16,559 (- 8.3%)
----------------
6 months: -59.8%

The third title to be taken over by Rob Liefeld with issue #9. I’d be surprised if Grifter makes it past #12, to be frank.
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117 - THE SHADE
10/2011: Shade #1 of 12 -- 30,648
11/2011: Shade #2 of 12 -- 21,431 (-30.1%)
12/2011: Shade #3 of 12 -- 18,922 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Shade #4 of 12 -- 17,512 (- 7.5%)
02/2012: Shade #5 of 12 -- 16,255 (- 7.2%)
03/2012: Shade #6 of 12 -- 16,005 (- 1.5%)

Levelling out quickly now. A good sign.
—–

127 - BLUE BEETLE
03/2007: Blue Beetle #13 -- 17,653
03/2008: Blue Beetle #25 -- 14,304
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09/2011: Blue Beetle #1 -- 44,448 [52,288]
10/2011: Blue Beetle #2 -- 39,396 (-11.4%)
11/2011: Blue Beetle #3 -- 27,612 (-29.9%)
12/2011: Blue Beetle #4 -- 21,408 (-22.5%)
01/2012: Blue Beetle #5 -- 19,042 (-11.1%)
02/2012: Blue Beetle #6 -- 17,034 (-10.6%)
03/2012: Blue Beetle #7 -- 15,780 (- 7.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 64.5%
5 years : - 10.6%

Another “New 52″ title in terminal decline.
—–

118 - SAUCER COUNTRY (Vertigo)
03/2012: Saucer Country #1 -- 15,684

A new sci-fi title by critically acclaimed creators Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelly, promoted with a 1:10 variant-cover edition. These sales are not impressive, obviously. To be fair, though, Vertigo has seen much worse, and a trend reversal is still possible.
—–

132 - VOODOO
09/2011: Voodoo #1 -- 40,301 [47,112]
10/2011: Voodoo #2 -- 34,690 (-13.9%)
11/2011: Voodoo #3 -- 25,067 (-27.7%)
12/2011: Voodoo #4 -- 20,703 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Voodoo #5 -- 17,683 (-14.6%)
02/2012: Voodoo #6 -- 16,422 (- 7.1%)
02/2012: Voodoo #7 -- 15,097 (- 8.1%)
----------------
6 months: -62.5%

You know the drill.
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123 - LEGION: SECRET ORIGIN
10/2011: Secret Origin #1 of 6 -- 38,248
11/2011: Secret Origin #2 of 6 -- 22,435 (-41.3%)
12/2011: Secret Origin #3 of 6 -- 20,033 (-10.7%)
01/2012: Secret Origin #4 of 6 -- 16,585 (-17.2%)
02/2012: Secret Origin #5 of 6 -- 15,310 (- 7.7%)
03/2012: Secret Origin #6 of 6 -- 14,639 (- 4.4%)

Predictably poor numbers for a Legion spin-off.
—–

124 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
03/2010: American Vampire #1 -- 33,762 [36,831]
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03/2011: American Vampire #13 -- 17,269 (+ 4.5%)
04/2011: American Vampire #14 -- 16,168 (- 6.4%)
05/2011: American Vampire #15 -- 15,876 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: American Vampire #16 -- 15,705 (- 1.1%)
07/2011: American Vampire #17 -- 15,565 (- 0.9%)
08/2011: American Vampire #18 -- 15,423 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: American Vampire #19 -- 15,288 (- 0.9%)
10/2011: --
11/2011: American Vampire #20 -- 15,685 (+ 2.6%)
12/2011: American Vampire #21 -- 15,026 (- 4.2%)
12/2011: American Vampire #22 -- 14,759 (- 1.8%)
01/2012: American Vampire #23 -- 14,240 (- 3.5%)
02/2012: American Vampire #24 -- 14,278 (+ 0.3%)
03/2012: American Vampire #25 -- 14,598 (+ 2.2%)
----------------
6 months: - 4.5%
1 year : -15.5%
2 years : -56.8%

Another slight increase driven by genuine interest, it seems.
—–

125 - THE NEW DEADWARDIANS (Vertigo)
03/2012: New Deadwardians #1 of 8 -- 14,530

“Another vampire/zombie comic? Really, Vertigo? Trust us. This is different.” If that’s how you start your advertising copy, it’s probably dawned on you that this is going to be a hard sell, regardless of whether the actual book will be any good.

Retailers didn’t take Vertigo by their word much, it seems.
—–

141 - HAWK &DOVE
09/2011: Hawk &Dove #1 -- 42,294 [47,999]
10/2011: Hawk &Dove #2 -- 36,068 (-14.7%)
11/2011: Hawk &Dove #3 -- 27,464 (-23.9%)
12/2011: Hawk &Dove #4 -- 20,016 (-27.1%)
01/2012: Hawk &Dove #5 -- 17,528 (-12.4%)
02/2012: Hawk &Dove #6 -- 15,879 (- 9.4%)
03/2012: Hawk &Dove #7 -- 14,146 (-10.9%)
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6 months: -66.6%

Cancelled with issue #8.
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144 - CAPTAIN ATOM
09/2011: Captain Atom #1 -- 44,110 [51,314]
10/2011: Captain Atom #2 -- 38,309 (-13.2%)
11/2011: Captain Atom #3 -- 26,829 (-30.0%)
12/2011: Captain Atom #4 -- 19,908 (-25.8%)
01/2012: Captain Atom #5 -- 17,437 (-12.4%)
02/2012: Captain Atom #6 -- 15,220 (-12.7%)
03/2012: Captain Atom #7 -- 13,738 (- 9.7%)
----------------
6 months: -68.9%

Still officially ongoing, despite the abysmal numbers.
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134 - NIGHT FORCE
03/2012: Night Force #1 of 6 -- 13,174

DC’s resident team of supernatural investigators, created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan in the 1980s and last appearing in their own title for 12 issues in the mid-1990s, return with pitiable numbers. Wolfman is once again writing, with Tom Mandrake on art. (The miniseries has been expanded to seven issues since the first one was solicited.)
—–

154 - O.M.A.C.
09/2011: O.M.A.C. #1 -- 37,312 [42,871]
10/2011: O.M.A.C. #2 -- 32,704 (-12.4%)
11/2011: O.M.A.C. #3 -- 25,080 (-23.3%)
12/2011: O.M.A.C. #4 -- 18,371 (-26.8%)
01/2012: O.M.A.C. #5 -- 16,242 (-11.6%)
02/2012: O.M.A.C. #6 -- 14,051 (-13.5%)
03/2012: O.M.A.C. #7 -- 13,119 (- 6.6%)
----------------
6 months: -64.8%

Cancelled with issue #8.
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136 - SPACEMAN (Vertigo)
10/2011: Spaceman #1 of 9 -- 22,355
11/2011: Spaceman #2 of 9 -- 14,962 (-33.1%)
12/2011: Spaceman #3 of 9 -- 13,492 (- 9.8%)
01/2012: --
02/2012: Spaceman #4 of 9 -- 13,394 (- 0.7%)
03/2012: Spaceman #5 of 9 -- 12,884 (- 3.8%)

That’s a regular miniseries decline. The book is still above 10K, so things could be worse.
—–

139 - DOMINIQUE LAVEAU: VOODOO CHILD (Vertigo)
03/2012: Dominique Laveau #1 -- 12,800

Another new ongoing Vertigo title debuting with dire numbers, despite being promoted with a 1:10 variant-cover edition.

The book is about a voodoo queen in post-Katrina New Orleans. Not the worst premise on the planet, certainly, and the type of book Vertigo used to be able to sell. Once upon a time.
—–

148/153 - DC UNIVERSE ONLINE: LEGENDS
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #3 -- 24,824 (-14.3%)
03/2011: DCU Online: Legends #4 -- 23,001 (- 7.3%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #5 -- 21,427 (- 6.8%)
04/2011: DCU Online: Legends #6 -- 20,461 (- 4.5%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #7 -- 20,064 (- 1.9%)
05/2011: DCU Online: Legends #8 -- 19,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #9 -- 18,759 (- 3.7%)
06/2011: DCU Online: Legends #10 -- 18,178 (- 3.1%)
07/2011: DCU Online: Legends #11 -- 17,509 (- 3.7%)
07/2011: DCU Online: Legends #12 -- 17,223 (- 1.6%)
08/2011: DCU Online: Legends #13 -- 16,540 (- 4.0%)
08/2011: DCU Online: Legends #14 -- 16,018 (- 3.2%)
09/2011: --
10/2011: DCU Online: Legends #15 -- 15,460 (- 3.5%)
10/2011: DCU Online: Legends #16 -- 15,238 (- 1.4%)
11/2011: DCU Online: Legends #17 -- 14,226 (- 6.6%)
11/2011: DCU Online: Legends #18 -- 13,955 (- 1.9%)
12/2011: DCU Online: Legends #19 -- 13,350 (- 4.3%)
12/2011: DCU Online: Legends #20 -- 13,219 (- 1.0%)
01/2012: DCU Online: Legends #21 -- 12,578 (- 4.9%)
01/2012: DCU Online: Legends #22 -- 12,455 (- 1.0%)
02/2012: DCU Online: Legends #23 -- 12,250 (- 1.7%)
02/2012: DCU Online: Legends #24 -- 12,072 (- 1.5%)
03/2012: DCU Online: Legends #25 -- 12,040 (- 0.3%)
03/2012: DCU Online: Legends #26 -- 11,893 (- 1.2%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : -50.0%

DC’s video-game adaptation concludes with sales above 10K. Sales haven’t been terrible, all told, but it’s clearly run its course.
—–

162 - MISTER TERRIFIC
09/2011: Mister Terrific #1 -- 41,450 [48,352]
10/2011: Mister Terrific #2 -- 35,963 (-13.2%)
11/2011: Mister Terrific #3 -- 25,282 (-29.7%)
12/2011: Mister Terrific #4 -- 17,963 (-29.0%)
01/2012: Mister Terrific #5 -- 15,336 (-14.6%)
02/2012: Mister Terrific #6 -- 12,890 (-16.0%)
03/2012: Mister Terrific #7 -- 11,800 (- 8.5%)
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6 months: -71.5%

164 - STATIC SHOCK
06/2011: Special #1 of 1 -- 9,976
-----------------------------------
09/2011: Static Shock #1 -- 37,782 (+278.7%) [43,046]
10/2011: Static Shock #2 -- 32,360 (- 14.4%)
11/2011: Static Shock #3 -- 24,374 (- 24.7%)
12/2011: Static Shock #4 -- 17,514 (- 28.2%)
01/2012: Static Shock #5 -- 15,056 (- 14.0%)
02/2012: Static Shock #6 -- 13,081 (- 13.1%)
03/2012: Static Shock #7 -- 11,739 (- 10.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 68.9%

172 - MEN OF WAR
09/2011: Men of War #1 -- 37,488
10/2011: Men of War #2 -- 31,446 (-16.1%)
11/2011: Men of War #3 -- 23,770 (-24.4%)
12/2011: Men of War #4 -- 16,641 (-30.0%)
01/2012: Men of War #5 -- 14,110 (-15.2%)
02/2012: Men of War #6 -- 12,080 (-14.4%)
03/2012: Men of War #7 -- 10,758 (-10.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 71.3%

175 - BLACKHAWKS
09/2011: Blackhawks #1 -- 40,014 [46,435]
10/2011: Blackhawks #2 -- 31,704 (-20.8%)
11/2011: Blackhawks #3 -- 22,349 (-29.5%)
12/2011: Blackhawks #4 -- 16,810 (-24.8%)
01/2012: Blackhawks #5 -- 13,630 (-18.9%)
02/2012: Blackhawks #6 -- 11,922 (-12.5%)
03/2012: Blackhawks #7 -- 10,668 (-10.5%)
----------------
6 months: -73.3%

Four more “New 52″ titles cancelled at issue #8 each.

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170 - THE RAY
12/2011: The Ray #1 of 4 -- 17,779
01/2012: The Ray #2 of 4 -- 13,587 (-23.6%)
02/2012: The Ray #3 of 4 -- 10,859 (-20.1%)
03/2012: The Ray #4 of 4 -- 10,141 (- 6.6%)

This one came and went completely under the radar.
—–

173/177 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
03/2010: The Unwritten #11 -- 13,630
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03/2011: The Unwritten #23 -- 11,319 (- 0.5%)
04/2011: The Unwritten #24 -- 11,028 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: The Unwritten #25 -- 11,137 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: The Unwritten #26 -- 10,979 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: The Unwritten #27 -- 10,787 (- 1.8%)
08/2011: The Unwritten #28 -- 10,731 (- 0.5%)
09/2011: The Unwritten #29 -- 10,511 (- 2.1%)
10/2011: The Unwritten #30 -- 10,481 (- 0.3%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #31 -- 10,434 (- 0.5%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 10,183 (- 2.4%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #32 -- 10,073 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,759 (- 3.1%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #33 -- 9,888 (+ 1.3%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,483 (- 4.1%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #34 -- 9,789 (+ 3.2%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,595 (- 2.0%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #35 -- 9,675 (+ 0.8%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,529 (- 1.5%)
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6 months: - 8.7%
1 year : -15.2%
2 years : -29.6%

This was the last of the .5 issues. The gimmick seemed to result in a slightly more pronounced decline early on, but the book has stabilized in the mid-9K range.
—–

179 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
03/2007: Hellblazer #230 -- 13,210
03/2008: Hellblazer #242 -- 11,916
03/2009: Hellblazer #253 -- 11,132
03/2010: Hellblazer #265 -- 10,295
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03/2011: Hellblazer #277 -- 9,525 (+0.6%)
04/2011: Hellblazer #278 -- 9,417 (-1.1%)
05/2011: Hellblazer #279 -- 9,454 (+0.4%)
06/2011: Hellblazer #280 -- 9,329 (-1.3%)
07/2011: Hellblazer #281 -- 9,225 (-1.1%)
08/2011: Hellblazer #282 -- 9,372 (+1.5%)
09/2011: Hellblazer #283 -- 9,597 (+2.4%)
10/2011: Hellblazer #284 -- 9,608 (+0.1%)
11/2011: Hellblazer #285 -- 9,500 (-1.1%)
12/2011: Hellblazer #286 -- 9,404 (-1.0%)
01/2012: Hellblazer #287 -- 9,368 (-0.4%)
02/2012: Hellblazer #288 -- 9,553 (+2.0%)
03/2012: Hellblazer #289 -- 9,363 (-2.0%)
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6 months: - 2.4%
1 year : - 1.7%
2 years : - 9.1%
5 years : -29.1%

Hellblazer has been rock-solid over the last year.
—–

188 - T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS
03/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 -- 9,934 (- 1.9%)
04/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 -- 9,680 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 -- 9,453 (- 2.4%)
06/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8 -- 8,954 (- 5.3%)
07/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #9 -- 8,710 (- 2.7%)
08/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10 -- 8,453 (- 3.0%)
09/2011: --
10/2011: --
11/2011: Vol. 2 #1 of 6 -- 14,794 (+75.0%)
12/2011: Vol. 2 #2 of 6 -- 12,015 (-18.8%)
01/2012: Vol. 2 #3 of 6 -- 10,354 (-13.8%)
02/2012: Vol. 2 #4 of 6 -- 8,970 (-13.4%)
03/2012: Vol. 2 #5 of 6 -- 8,505 (- 5.2%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : -14.4%

Bottoming out, finally.
—–

190 - TINY TITANS (Johnny DC)
03/2008: Tiny Titans #2 -- 11,432
03/2009: Tiny Titans #14 -- 8,736
03/2010: Tiny Titans #26 -- 7,878
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03/2011: Tiny Titans #38 -- 7,372 (- 0.7%)
04/2011: Tiny Titans #39 -- 7,445 (+ 1.0%)
05/2011: Tiny Titans #40 -- 7,847 (+ 5.4%)
06/2011: Tiny Titans #41 -- 7,811 (- 0.5%)
07/2011: Tiny Titans #42 -- 7,664 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Tiny Titans #43 -- 7,534 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Tiny Titans #44 -- 7,619 (+ 1.1%)
10/2011: Tiny Titans #45 -- 7,836 (+ 2.9%)
11/2011: Tiny Titans #46 -- 7,748 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: Tiny Titans #47 -- 7,689 (- 0.8%)
01/2012: Tiny Titans #48 -- 7,819 (+ 1.7%)
02/2012: Tiny Titans #49 -- 7,862 (+ 0.6%)
03/2012: Tiny Titans #50 -- 8,363 (+ 6.4%)
----------------
6 months: + 9.8%
1 year : +13.4%
2 years : + 6.2%

A Johnny DC title. See small-print.
—–

193 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
03/2011: I, Zombie #11 -- 10,874 (- 2.8%)
04/2011: I, Zombie #12 -- 10,727 (- 1.4%)
05/2011: I, Zombie #13 -- 10,567 (- 1.5%)
06/2011: I, Zombie #14 -- 10,320 (- 2.3%)
07/2011: I, Zombie #15 -- 10,006 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: I, Zombie #16 -- 9,568 (- 4.4%)
09/2011: I, Zombie #17 -- 9,316 (- 2.6%)
10/2011: I, Zombie #18 -- 9,237 (- 0.9%)
11/2011: I, Zombie #19 -- 8,999 (- 2.6%)
12/2011: I, Zombie #20 -- 8,805 (- 2.2%)
01/2012: I, Zombie #21 -- 8,514 (- 3.3%)
02/2012: I, Zombie #22 -- 8,344 (- 2.0%)
03/2012: I, Zombie #23 -- 8,219 (- 1.5%)
----------------
6 months: -11.8%
1 year : -24.4%

Cancelled with issue #28.
—–

202 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
03/2010: Sweet Tooth #7 -- 9,718
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03/2011: Sweet Tooth #19 -- 8,532 (+ 0.8%)
04/2011: Sweet Tooth #20 -- 8,361 (- 2.0%)
05/2011: Sweet Tooth #21 -- 8,360 (- 0.0%)
06/2011: Sweet Tooth #22 -- 8,252 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Sweet Tooth #23 -- 8,018 (- 2.8%)
08/2011: Sweet Tooth #24 -- 7,948 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: Sweet Tooth #25 -- 7,896 (- 0.7%)
10/2011: Sweet Tooth #26 -- 7,963 (+ 0.9%)
11/2011: Sweet Tooth #27 -- 7,923 (- 0.5%)
12/2011: Sweet Tooth #28 -- 7,699 (- 2.8%)
01/2012: Sweet Tooth #29 -- 8,128 (+ 5.6%)
02/2012: Sweet Tooth #30 -- 7,584 (- 6.7%)
03/2012: Sweet Tooth #31 -- 7,541 (- 0.6%)
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6 months: - 4.5%
1 year : -11.6%
2 years : -22.4%

Ending with issue #40. According to creator Jeff Lemire, it’s not a cancellation. But with these numbers, and given that Sweet Tooth was the lowest-selling Vertigo title that didn’t have an official end date yet, the writing was probably on the wall.
—–

207 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
03/2011: Young Justice #2 -- 9,612 (-10.8%)
04/2011: Young Justice #3 -- 9,407 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Young Justice #4 -- 9,729 (+ 3.4%)
06/2011: Young Justice #5 -- 8,988 (- 7.6%)
07/2011: Young Justice #6 -- 8,642 (- 3.9%)
08/2011: Young Justice #7 -- 8,062 (- 6.7%)
09/2011: Young Justice #8 -- 7,930 (- 1.6%)
10/2011: Young Justice #9 -- 7,737 (- 2.4%)
11/2011: Young Justice #10 -- 7,650 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: Young Justice #11 -- 7,221 (- 5.6%)
01/2012: Young Justice #12 -- 7,288 (+ 0.9%)
02/2012: Young Justice #13 -- 7,237 (- 0.7%)
03/2012: Young Justice #14 -- 7,241 (+ 0.1%)
----------------
6 months: - 8.7%
1 year : -24.7%

Another Johnny DC book.
—–

226 - NORTHLANDERS (Vertigo)
03/2008: Northlanders #4 -- 12,851
03/2009: Northlanders #15 -- 9,443
03/2010: Northlanders #26 -- 7,824
-----------------------------------
03/2011: Northlanders #38 -- 7,020 (+ 0.2%)
04/2011: Northlanders #39 -- 6,983 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Northlanders #40 -- 7,055 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Northlanders #41 -- 6,954 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: Northlanders #42 -- 6,989 (+ 0.5%)
08/2011: Northlanders #43 -- 6,901 (- 1.3%)
09/2011: Northlanders #44 -- 6,858 (- 0.6%)
10/2011: Northlanders #45 -- 6,973 (+ 1.7%)
11/2011: Northlanders #46 -- 6,792 (- 2.6%)
12/2011: --
01/2012: Northlanders #47 -- 6,665 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: Northlanders #48 -- 6,609 (- 0.8%)
03/2012: Northlanders #49 -- 6,661 (+ 0.8%)
----------------
6 months: - 2.9%
1 year : - 5.1%
2 years : -14.9%

Cancelled with issue #50.
—–

229 - MY GREATEST ADVENTURE
01/2011: Weird Worlds #1 of 6 -- 14,964
02/2011: Weird Worlds #2 of 6 -- 11,587 (- 22.6%)
03/2011: Weird Worlds #3 of 6 -- 10,470 (- 9.6%)
04/2011: Weird Worlds #4 of 6 -- 9,665 (- 7.7%)
05/2011: Weird Worlds #5 of 6 -- 9,043 (- 6.4%)
06/2011: Weird Worlds #6 of 6 -- 8,536 (- 5.6%)
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10/2011: MGA #1 of 6 -- 17,222 (+101.8%)
11/2011: MGA #2 of 6 -- 11,782 (- 31.6%)
12/2011: MGA #3 of 6 -- 8,858 (- 24.8%)
01/2012: MGA #4 of 6 -- 7,591 (- 14.3%)
02/2012: MGA #5 of 6 -- 6,868 (- 9.5%)
03/2012: MGA #6 of 6 -- 6,497 (- 5.4%)
----------------
1 year : -38.0%

Concluding with abysmal numbers.
—–

234 - BEYOND THE FRINGE
03/2012: Beyond the Fringe #1 -- 6,182

This is a collection of digital material based on the TV show. It doesn’t seem to have affected the numbers either way.
—–

242 - SCALPED (Vertigo)
03/2007: Scalped #3 -- 9,531
03/2008: Scalped #15 -- 7,004
03/2009: Scalped #26 -- 6,866
03/2010: Scalped #36 -- 6,648
------------------------------
03/2011: Scalped #47 -- 6,222 (+ 0.7%)
04/2011: Scalped #48 -- 6,272 (+ 0.8%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Scalped #49 -- 6,333 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Scalped #50 -- 6,471 (+ 2.2%)
07/2011: --
08/2011: Scalped #51 -- 6,409 (- 1.0%)
09/2011: Scalped #52 -- 6,270 (- 2.2%)
10/2011: Scalped #53 -- 6,203 (- 1.1%)
11/2011: Scalped #54 -- 6,157 (- 0.7%)
12/2011: --
01/2012: Scalped #55 -- 6,083 (- 1.2%)
02/2012: Scalped #56 -- 5,999 (- 1.4%)
03/2012: Scalped #57 -- 6,007 (+ 0.1%)
----------------
6 months: - 4.2%
1 year : - 3.5%
2 years : - 9.6%
5 years : -37.0%

Ending with issue #60.
—–

247 - SUPERNATURAL
10/2011: Supernatrl #1 of 6 -- 8,896
11/2011: Supernatrl #2 of 6 -- 7,506 (-15.6%)
12/2011: Supernatrl #3 of 6 -- 6,638 (-11.6%)
01/2012: Supernatrl #4 of 6 -- 6,251 (- 5.8%)
02/2012: Supernatrl #5 of 6 -- 5,969 (- 4.5%)
03/2012: Supernatrl #6 of 6 -- 5,827 (- 2.4%)

A TV adaptation.
—–

265 - UNCHARTED
11/2011: Uncharted #1 of 6 -- 6,171
12/2011: Uncharted #2 of 6 -- 4,532 (-26.6%)
01/2012: Uncharted #3 of 6 -- 4,643 (+ 2.5%)
02/2012: Uncharted #4 of 6 -- 4,903 (+ 5.6%)
03/2012: Uncharted #5 of 6 -- 4,880 (- 0.5%)

A video-game adaptation.
—–

270 - SCOOBY DOO: WHERE ARE YOU? (Johnny DC)
03/2007: Scooby Doo #118 -- 4,395
03/2008: Scooby Doo #130 -- 4,463
03/2009: Scooby Doo #142 -- 3,863
03/2010: Scooby Doo #154 -- 3,846
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03/2011: SD:WAY? #7 -- 4,522 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: SD:WAY? #8 -- 4,599 (+ 1.7%)
05/2011: SD:WAY? #9 -- 4,838 (+ 5.2%)
06/2011: SD:WAY? #10 -- 4,774 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: SD:WAY? #11 -- 4,791 (+ 0.4%)
08/2011: SD:WAY? #12 -- 4,686 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: SD:WAY? #13 -- 4,701 (+ 0.3%)
10/2011: SD:WAY? #14 -- ?
11/2011: SD:WAY? #15 -- 4,701
12/2011: SD:WAY? #16 -- 4,627 (- 1.6%)
01/2012: SD:WAY? #17 -- 4,533 (- 2.0%)
02/2012: SD:WAY? #18 -- 4,655 (+ 2.7%)
03/2012: SD:WAY? #19 -- 4,677 (+ 0.5%)
----------------
6 months: - 0.5%
1 year : + 3.4%
2 years : +21.6%
5 years : + 6.4%

Another Johnny DC book.
—–

279 - DIABLO
11/2011: Diablo #1 of 5 -- 5,612
12/2011: --
01/2012: Diablo #2 of 5 -- 4,366 (-22.2%)
02/2012: --
03/2012: Diablo #3 of 5 -- 4,253 (- 2.6%)

—–

REORDERS:
258: 5,034 -- Justice League #1
271: 4,651 -- Batman #4
282: 4,044 -- Batman #1
292: 3,485 -- Batman: The Dark Knight #6
294: 3,478 -- Batman #6
297: 3,369 -- Batman #5
299: 3,324 -- Detective Comics #1





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[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

il a été oublié...
J ai continué a poster dans l ancien

[LanvalDefenseur]

il a été oublié...
J ai continué a poster dans l ancien

Très intérêssant en tout cas, on voit que certains titres ont eu une évolution suprenante
Le carton d'All Star Western par rapport à la série Jonah Hex est saisissant (malgré le film catastrophique)
Captain Atom sans doute dans la prochaine charette, Voodoo aussi peut être.
Teen Titans semble capter de l'intérêt
Les séries Batman (sauf Batwing)et GL en bonne position, ça me surprend un peu que toutes les séries GL soit assez haut

Remontage...

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

Captain Atom sans doute dans la prochaine charette, Voodoo aussi peut être.

Tu es optimiste..
La plupart des titres a partir de Stormwatch qui continuent d avoir + de 3% de chutes sont en danger..
Et a partir de Deathstroke, ca sent le sapin (on parle de superheros, pas des titres vertigo, jeunesses....)

[LanvalDefenseur]

Captain Atom sans doute dans la prochaine charette, Voodoo aussi peut être.

Tu es optimiste..
La plupart des titres a partir de Stormwatch qui continuent d avoir + de 3% de chutes sont en danger..
Et a partir de Deathstroke, ca sent le sapin (on parle de superheros, pas des titres vertigo, jeunesses....)

Deathstoke, Grifter et Hawkman sont menacés, ou le seront, je me demande pourquoi ::
Tu as vu? Image a relancé Youngblood, mais pourquoi je parle de ça ::

Au fait, l'annulation de JLI, tu penses que c'est pour quelles raisons?

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

A priori ils le relancent.. avec encore 6% de chutes de vente c est pas fameux.. et un total d environ 50% de chutes sur 6 mois...
Là les ventes devraient se stabiliser... 3% de - de ventes max ou avoir moins de 40 % de chutes totales , en gros..

JL Dark est dans un cas similaire...
Je pensent qu ils relancent peut etre aussi JLI car pas content de la direction artistique..
Faut dire que si certains titres ont une direction claire (Swamp Thing, Animal Man ou les bouquins de Johns et Batman ou Wonder Woman..) d autres sont un peu fouillis.. changent déjà d equipes artistiques...
Là c est aussi ce qu on voit sur Superman avec une série 10ème mais qui se stabilise pas, perd Pérez..
Il aurait fallu donner les 2 titres a Morrison... ils ont manqués de C*******s..

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: April 2012

by Marc-Oliver Frisch

Houston, we’re leveled out. It took seven months, but as of April 2012, it looks like DC’s superhero line of comics, relaunched under the “New 52″ banner in September, have mostly settled into what we love to call “standard attrition.” The average “New 52″ drop in April was 2.9%, which is a good number, at this stage. Thanks to a number of low-selling titles ending in March, the average sales figures for the publisher’s comic books are slightly up on March, even.

Overall, this means that the numbers are still significantly up on this time last year. The average DC Universe comic book sold an estimated 35,264 units in April 2012, for instance. The last time DC hit that point prior to September 2011 was in July 2010. Likewise, the total unit sales figures for the DC Universe imprint are the highest since October 2009. Total DC Universe dollar sales are actually lower than they were in August 2011, one month before the relaunch, but back then, the imprint had 80 titles on sale, to be fair — in April 2012, it was 60.

In the grander scheme of things, DC’s current numbers are solid, if not spectacular. Viewed over the 110 months since March 2003 that we have consistent data on, April 2012 is No. 63 in average DCU unit sales, No. 34 in total DCU unit sales and No. 30 in total DCU dollar sales. Compared with DC’s boom period from about 2005 through 2007, these numbers are low, but they hold up well against weaker years like 2003 or the first half of 2011. So, all told, the “New 52″ seems to have stabilized DC’s sales right in the middle of the spectrum.

Whether or not that’s good or bad, given the massive logistical and promotional efforts and incentives that went into the “New 52″ relaunch, is a matter of interpretation. The good news is that DC managed to boost and stabilize its line after a very tough couple of years. The bad news is that DC took its best shot and it bought them a reset to 2010, basically.

Pick your narrative.

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

And, once again, two procedural notes on the “New 52.”

One: The fact that 37 of the “New 52″ titles below are listed with higher numbers than over at ICv2.com is not an error. It’s because Diamond only reported 90% of their sales on the chart, to compensate for the fact that they were made returnable by DC if retailers met a specific quota. Since Diamond’s way of accounting for the incentive seems fairly arbitrary, I’ve re-added the missing 10% for those books to get a more accurate picture. Just keep in mind that those numbers probably wouldn’t have been as high if retailers weren’t required to meet a certain threshold to qualify for returnability. It’s just one more gimmick that publishers use. (As another result of this, don’t be surprised if the chart positions are all over the place, by the way.)

Two: Of the 15 remaining “New 52″ books, Batman, Justice League, Action Comics, Green Lantern and Flash have been promoted with multiple variant-cover editions, including 1:200 ones, that are likely to have boosted sales, as well. Special discounts, which also required retailers to meet a certain unit threshold, apply to Stormwatch, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman. Finally, as of January 2012, Detective Comics, Batman: The Dark Knight, Superman, Aquaman, Batwoman, Green Lantern: New Guardians and Swamp Thing were also promoted with variant editions in lieu of discounts or a returnability scheme. Yes, it’s getting complicated. I’ll just mention those here, so keep in mind that these promotional initiatives are likely to have affected the numbers of those books. Whether they affected them more than the thresholds for returnability affected the other titles, or less so, we have no way of knowing.

—–

2 - BATMAN
04/2007: --
04/2008: Batman #675 -- 71,138
04/2009: BfC #2 of 3 -- 89,120
04/2010: Batman #698 -- 60,934
-------------------------------
04/2011: Batman #709 -- 56,578 (- 3.4%)
05/2011: Batman #710 -- 55,086 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman #711 -- 53,113 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Batman #712 -- 51,385 (- 3.3%)
08/2011: Batman #713 -- 51,760 (+ 0.7%)
09/2011: Batman #1 -- 188,420 (+264.0%) [219,660]
10/2011: Batman #2 -- 172,428 (- 8.5%) [177,721]
11/2011: Batman #3 -- 150,984 (- 12.4%)
12/2011: Batman #4 -- 133,781 (- 11.4%) [141,261]
01/2012: Batman #5 -- 135,145 (+ 1.0%) [142,499]
02/2012: Batman #6 -- 128,459 (- 5.0%) [135,435]
03/2012: Batman #7 -- 131,091 (+ 2.1%)
04/2012: Batman #8 -- 130,602 (- 0.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 24.3%
1 year : +130.8%
2 years : +114.3%
5 years : n.a.

With the April issue, the cover price went up from $2.99 to $3.99, which was justified by the addition of new back-up stories. Either way, the price increase doesn’t seem to detract from the book’s appeal, if you believe these numbers.

There was a “Combo Pack” edition with a redemption code for the digital comic, as well, but it missed the chart in April. Otherwise, there would even have been an increase over the March figure, which does include the “Combo Pack” version.
—–

3 - JUSTICE LEAGUE
04/2007: Justice League #7 -- 154,984
04/2008: Justice League #20 -- 85,807
04/2009: Justice League #32 -- 66,021
04/2010: Justice League #44 -- 62,342
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04/2011: JL of America #56 -- 47,179 (- 6.6%)
05/2011: JL of America #57 -- 46,729 (- 1.0%)
06/2011: JL of America #58 -- 45,442 (- 2.8%)
07/2011: JL of America #59 -- 43,545 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: JL of America #60 -- 42,587 (- 2.2%)
08/2011: Justice League #1 -- 185,776 (+336.2%) [266,131]
09/2011: --
10/2011: Justice League #2 -- 196,569 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Justice League #3 -- 168,679 (- 14.2%)
12/2011: Justice League #4 -- 149,314 (- 11.5%) [152,340]
01/2012: Justice League #5 -- 144,670 (- 3.1%) [148,117]
02/2012: Justice League #6 -- 140,819 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Justice League #7 -- 136,436 (- 3.1%)
04/2012: Justice League #8 -- 133,240 (- 2.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 32.2%
1 year : +182.4%
2 years : +113.7%
5 years : - 14.0%

Sales continue to be impervious to harm from fill-in artists, which is somewhat surprising. As with all previous issues, a “Combo Pack” edition made the chart in April. It sold an estimated 4,249 units, which are included in the above figure.
—–

5 - GREEN LANTERN
04/2007: --
04/2008: Green Lantern #30 -- 65,347
04/2009: Green Lantern #39 -- 79,792 [84,784]
04/2009: Green Lantern #40 -- 76,665 [84,705]
04/2010: Green Lantern #53 -- 100,356
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04/2011: Green Lantern #65 -- 75,780 (- 1.5%)
05/2011: Green Lantern #66 -- 75,371 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern #67 -- 74,521 (- 1.1%)
08/2011: --
09/2011: Green Lantern #1 -- 141,682 (+90.1%) [169,159]
10/2011: Green Lantern #2 -- 142,344 (+ 0.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern #3 -- 122,644 (-13.8%)
12/2011: Green Lantern #4 -- 104,199 (-15.0%)
01/2012: Green Lantern #5 -- 97,878 (- 6.0%)
02/2012: Green Lantern #6 -- 94,087 (- 3.9%)
03/2012: Green Lantern #7 -- 90,232 (- 4.1%)
04/2012: Green Lantern #8 -- 88,335 (- 2.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 37.9%
1 year : + 16.6%
2 years : - 12.0%
5 years : n.a.

Sales remain high, looking at the longer-term comparisons, and are all but leveled out.
—–

6 - ACTION COMICS
04/2007: Action Comics #848 -- 62,216
04/2008: Action Comics #863 -- 56,882
04/2008: Action Comics #864 -- 48,438
04/2009: Action Comics #876 -- 43,368
04/2010: Action Comics #888 -- 29,536
04/2010: Action Comics #889 -- 29,106
--------------------------------------
04/2011: Action Comics #900 -- 60,152 (+ 89.1%) [ 73,004]
05/2011: Action Comics #901 -- 44,143 (- 26.6%)
06/2011: Action Comics #902 -- 41,960 (- 5.0%)
07/2011: Action Comics #903 -- 40,205 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: Action Comics #904 -- 39,323 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: Action Comics #1 -- 182,748 (+364.7%) [200,947]
10/2011: Action Comics #2 -- 153,855 (- 15.8%)
11/2011: Action Comics #3 -- 134,875 (- 12.3%)
12/2011: Action Comics #4 -- 112,839 (- 16.3%)
01/2012: Action Comics #5 -- 109,350 (- 3.1%)
02/2012: Action Comics #6 -- 96,592 (- 11.7%)
03/2012: Action Comics #7 -- 91,822 (- 4.9%)
04/2012: Action Comics #8 -- 87,980 (- 4.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 42.8%
1 year : + 46.3%
2 years : +200.1%
5 years : + 41.4%

This is one of the titles that are not quite there yet, although the figures remain strong overall.
—–

7 - DETECTIVE COMICS
04/2007: Detective Comics #831 -- 56,284
04/2008: Detective Comics #843 -- 48,431
04/2009: Detective Comics #853 -- 104,107
04/2010: Detective Comics #864 -- 42,436
-----------------------------------------
04/2011: Detective Comics #876 -- 40,133 (+ 0.2%)
05/2011: Detective Comics #877 -- 39,609 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: Detective Comics #878 -- 39,152 (- 1.2%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #879 -- 39,185 (+ 0.1%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #880 -- 38,585 (- 1.5%)
08/2011: Detective Comics #881 -- 39,729 (+ 3.0%)
09/2011: Detective Comics #1 -- 114,880 (+189.2%) [157,751]
10/2011: Detective Comics #2 -- 123,099 (+ 7.2%)
11/2011: Detective Comics #3 -- 111,197 (- 9.7%)
12/2011: Detective Comics #4 -- 99,366 (- 10.6%)
01/2012: Detective Comics #5 -- 99,342 (- 0.0%)
02/2012: Detective Comics #6 -- 94,415 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Detective Comics #7 -- 89,891 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Detective Comics #8 -- 87,675 (- 2.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 28.8%
1 year : +118.5%
2 years : +106.6%
5 years : + 55.8%

Leveling out, and numbers are still well more than twice what they were before the relaunch.
—–

8 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
04/2011: --
05/2011: --
06/2011: --
07/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 62,792 (- 11.7%)
07/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 57,333 (- 8.7%)
08/2011: Dark Knight #5 -- 52,908 (- 7.7%)
09/2011: Dark Knight #1 -- 109,321 (+106.6%) [128,689]
10/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 100,494 (- 8.1%)
11/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 87,133 (- 13.3%)
12/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 78,689 (- 9.7%)
01/2012: Dark Knight #5 -- 76,824 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Dark Knight #6 -- 77,140 (+ 0.4%) [ 80,464]
03/2012: Dark Knight #7 -- 75,297 (- 2.4%)
04/2012: Dark Knight #8 -- 74,287 (- 1.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 26.1%
1 year : n.a.

—–

17 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
04/2010: Batman and Robin #11 -- 84,006
----------------------------------------
04/2011: Batman and Robin #22 -- 59,076 (- 1.2%)
05/2011: Batman and Robin #23 -- 57,525 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman and Robin #24 -- 54,984 (- 4.4%)
07/2011: Batman and Robin #25 -- 55,172 (+ 0.3%)
08/2011: Batman and Robin #26 -- 52,704 (- 4.5%)
09/2011: Batman and Robin #1 -- 94,713 (+79.7%) [116,053]
10/2011: Batman and Robin #2 -- 98,807 (+ 4.3%)
11/2011: Batman and Robin #3 -- 86,309 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Batman and Robin #4 -- 76,000 (-11.9%)
01/2012: Batman and Robin #5 -- 72,786 (- 4.2%)
02/2012: Batman and Robin #6 -- 70,103 (- 3.7%)
03/2012: Batman and Robin #7 -- 68,010 (- 3.0%)
04/2012: Batman and Robin #8 -- 66,659 (- 2.0%)
----------------
6 months: -32.5%
1 year : +12.8%
2 years : -20.7%

Likewise, the two remaining Batman books are settling down comfortably ahead of their pre-”New 52″ incarnations.
—–

13 - SUPERMAN
04/2007: Superman #661 -- 55,738
04/2008: Superman #675 -- 54,855
04/2009: Superman #687 -- 43,041
04/2010: Superman #699 -- 33,183
---------------------------------
04/2011: Superman #710 -- 39,644 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Superman #711 -- 38,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: Superman #712 -- 37,362 (- 2.9%)
07/2011: Superman #713 -- 36,646 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Superman #714 -- 35,919 (- 2.0%)
09/2011: Superman #1 -- 131,529 (+266.2%) [150,128]
10/2011: Superman #2 -- 104,703 (- 20.4%)
11/2011: Superman #3 -- 86,386 (- 17.5%)
12/2011: Superman #4 -- 76,532 (- 11.4%)
01/2012: Superman #5 -- 73,719 (- 3.7%)
02/2012: Superman #6 -- 69,633 (- 5.5%)
03/2012: Superman #7 -- 66,588 (- 4.4%)
04/2012: Superman #8 -- 64,486 (- 3.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 38.4%
1 year : + 62.7%
2 years : + 94.3%
5 years : + 15.7%

Leveling out, slowly but steadily, with still significantly increased numbers compared to the last few years.
—–

14 - FLASH
04/2007: Flash: FMA #11 -- 46,963
04/2008: Flash #239 -- 33,741
04/2009: Rebirth #1 of 5 -- 102,429 [111,515]
04/2010: Flash #1 -- 100,903
-----------------------------------
04/2011: Flash #10 -- 54,953 (- 1.8%)
04/2011: Flash #11 -- 54,633 (- 0.6%)
05/2011: Flash #12 -- 54,914 (+ 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: --
08/2011: --
09/2011: Flash #1 -- 129,260 (+135.4%) [147,818]
10/2011: Flash #2 -- 114,137 (- 11.7%)
11/2011: Flash #3 -- 90,417 (- 20.8%)
12/2011: Flash #4 -- 77,336 (- 14.5%)
01/2012: Flash #5 -- 71,611 (- 7.4%)
02/2012: Flash #6 -- 68,061 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Flash #7 -- 64,975 (- 4.5%)
04/2012: Flash #8 -- 63,702 (- 2.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 44.2%
1 year : + 16.3%
2 years : - 36.9%
5 years : + 35.6%

And the same here. Given high-ticket writer Geoff Johns’ absence, this is probably one of the surprise hits among the bunch.
—–

16 - AQUAMAN
09/2011: Aquaman #1 -- 80,302 [108,545]
10/2011: Aquaman #2 -- 79,156 (- 1.4%) [ 83,626]
11/2011: Aquaman #3 -- 69,137 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Aquaman #4 -- 64,961 (- 6.0%)
01/2012: Aquaman #5 -- 65,094 (+ 0.2%)
02/2012: Aquaman #6 -- 63,450 (- 2.5%)
03/2012: Aquaman #7 -- 62,345 (- 1.7%)
04/2012: Aquaman #8 -- 61,657 (- 1.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 23.2%

Leveled out. This one has Geoff Johns, granted, but for a book starring Aquaman, that’s still a spectacular number.
—–

29 - NIGHTWING
04/2007: Nightwing #131 -- 31,530
04/2008: Nightwing #143 -- 29,914
---------------------------------
09/2011: Nightwing #1 -- 69,686 [87,561]
10/2011: Nightwing #2 -- 73,054 (+ 4.8%)
11/2011: Nightwing #3 -- 64,098 (-12.3%)
12/2011: Nightwing #4 -- 57,409 (-10.4%)
01/2012: Nightwing #5 -- 56,040 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Nightwing #6 -- 53,036 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Nightwing #7 -- 50,489 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Nightwing #8 -- 52,063 (+ 3.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 28.7%
5 years : + 65.1%

The increase comes thanks to a “lead-in” to next month’s big Batman franchise crossover.
—–

23 - TEEN TITANS
04/2007: Teen Titans #45 -- 61,051
04/2008: Teen Titans #58 -- 47,357
04/2009: Teen Titans #69 -- 35,375
04/2009: Teen Titans #70 -- 35,412
04/2010: Teen Titans #82 -- 25,303
-----------------------------------
04/2011: Teen Titans #94 -- 25,187 (+ 0.9%)
05/2011: Teen Titans #95 -- 24,738 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: Teen Titans #96 -- 23,849 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #97 -- 23,138 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #98 -- 23,095 (- 0.2%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #99 -- 23,756 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #100 -- 27,459 (+ 15.6%)
09/2011: Teen Titans #1 -- 73,675 (+168.3%) [89,056]
10/2011: Teen Titans #2 -- 72,107 (- 2.1%)
11/2011: Teen Titans #3 -- 60,758 (- 15.7%)
12/2011: Teen Titans #4 -- 54,929 (- 9.6%)
01/2012: Teen Titans #5 -- 54,606 (- 0.6%)
02/2012: Teen Titans #6 -- 53,123 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Teen Titans #7 -- 51,402 (- 3.2%)
04/2012: Teen Titans #8 -- 50,814 (- 1.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 29.5%
1 year : +101.8%
2 years : +100.8%
5 years : - 16.8%

Leveled out at roughly twice the pre-relaunch number.
—–

25 - WONDER WOMAN
04/2007: Wonder Woman #7 -- 60,168
04/2007: Wonder Woman #8 -- 58,772
04/2008: Wonder Woman #19 -- 39,489
04/2009: Wonder Woman #31 -- 31,857
04/2010: Wonder Woman #43 -- 25,369
-------------------------------------
04/2011: Wonder Woman #610 -- 31,002 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: --
06/2011: Wonder Woman #611 -- 30,874 (- 0.4%)
06/2011: Wonder Woman #612 -- 30,690 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Wonder Woman #613 -- 29,720 (- 3.2%)
08/2011: Wonder Woman #614 -- 29,223 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Wonder Woman #1 -- 76,214 (+160.8%) [95,902]
10/2011: Wonder Woman #2 -- 79,060 (+ 3.7%)
11/2011: Wonder Woman #3 -- 65,621 (- 17.0%)
12/2011: Wonder Woman #4 -- 57,675 (- 12.1%)
01/2012: Wonder Woman #5 -- 57,626 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Wonder Woman #6 -- 54,190 (- 6.0%)
03/2012: Wonder Woman #7 -- 51,314 (- 5.3%)
04/2012: Wonder Woman #8 -- 50,450 (- 1.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 36.2%
1 year : + 62.7%
2 years : + 98.9%
5 years : - 15.2%

Leveled out, with sales still massively ahead of the previous incarnation.
—–

33 - BATGIRL
04/2010: Batgirl #9 -- 29,445
----------------------------------
04/2011: Batgirl #20 -- 24,310 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Batgirl #21 -- 24,043 (- 1.1%)
06/2011: Batgirl #22 -- 23,323 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Batgirl #23 -- 22,619 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: Batgirl #24 -- 22,695 (+ 0.3%)
09/2011: Batgirl #1 -- 90,543 (+299.0%) [107,055]
10/2011: Batgirl #2 -- 83,586 (- 7.7%)
11/2011: Batgirl #3 -- 69,971 (- 16.3%)
12/2011: Batgirl #4 -- 59,972 (- 14.3%)
01/2012: Batgirl #5 -- 57,030 (- 4.9%)
02/2012: Batgirl #6 -- 53,151 (- 6.8%)
03/2012: Batgirl #7 -- 50,761 (- 4.5%)
04/2012: Batgirl #8 -- 48,878 (- 3.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 41.5%
1 year : +101.1%
2 years : + 66.0%

Still doing twice the numbers of the last series, and it’s also leveling out, slowly but surely.
—–

35 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
04/2007: Green Lantern Corps #11 -- 33,506
04/2008: Green Lantern Corps #23 -- 46,780
04/2009: Green Lantern Corps #35 -- 58,769
04/2010: Green Lantern Corps #47 -- 72,163
------------------------------------------
04/2011: Green Lantern Corps #59 -- 60,162 (+ 0.1%)
05/2011: Green Lantern Corps #60 -- 60,964 (+ 1.3%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #61 -- 60,836 (- 0.2%)
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #62 -- 57,928 (- 4.8%)
08/2011: Green Lantern Corps #63 -- 53,372 (- 7.9%)
09/2011: Green Lantern Corps #1 -- 83,077 (+55.7%) [94,800]
10/2011: Green Lantern Corps #2 -- 78,501 (- 5.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern Corps #3 -- 65,393 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Green Lantern Corps #4 -- 57,180 (-12.6%)
01/2012: Green Lantern Corps #5 -- 54,088 (- 5.4%)
02/2012: Green Lantern Corps #6 -- 51,168 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Green Lantern Corps #7 -- 48,692 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Green Lantern Corps #8 -- 47,584 (- 2.3%)
----------------
6 months: -39.4%
1 year : -20.9%
2 years : -34.1%
5 years : +42.0%

—–

28 - GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS
04/2011: Emerald Warriors #9 -- 51,784 (+ 0.5%)
05/2011: Emerald Warriors #10 -- 52,971 (+ 2.3%)
06/2011: Emerald Warriors #11 -- 53,927 (+ 1.8%)
07/2011: Emerald Warriors #12 -- 48,087 (-10.8%)
08/2011: Emerald Warriors #13 -- 44,228 (- 8.0%)
09/2011: New Guardians #1 -- 84,033 (+90.0%) [96,596]
10/2011: New Guardians #2 -- 71,713 (-14.7%)
11/2011: New Guardians #3 -- 59,774 (-16.7%)
12/2011: New Guardians #4 -- 53,305 (-10.8%)
01/2012: New Guardians #5 -- 52,305 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: New Guardians #6 -- 50,319 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: New Guardians #7 -- 48,422 (- 3.8%)
04/2012: New Guardians #8 -- 47,320 (- 2.3%)
----------------
6 months: -34.0%
1 year : - 8.6%

The two Green Lantern spin-off titles have pretty much found their level.
—–

32 - BATWOMAN
09/2011: Batwoman #1 -- 72,228 (+64.6%) [87,952]
10/2011: Batwoman #2 -- 74,392 (+ 3.0%)
11/2011: Batwoman #3 -- 61,997 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Batwoman #4 -- 52,757 (-14.9%)
01/2012: Batwoman #5 -- 51,924 (- 1.6%)
02/2012: Batwoman #6 -- 49,227 (- 5.2%)
03/2012: Batwoman #7 -- 46,874 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Batwoman #8 -- 45,341 (- 3.3%)
----------------
6 months: -39.1%

Slowly leveling out. This is more or less the level the “Batwoman” feature in Detective Comics was selling at back in 2009/2010, so there’s no reason to complain.
—–

50 - RED LANTERNS
09/2011: Red Lanterns #1 -- 73,940 [89,170]
10/2011: Red Lanterns #2 -- 74,163 (+ 0.3%)
11/2011: Red Lanterns #3 -- 60,823 (-18.0%)
12/2011: Red Lanterns #4 -- 50,271 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Red Lanterns #5 -- 46,992 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Red Lanterns #6 -- 43,450 (- 7.5%)
03/2012: Red Lanterns #7 -- 41,628 (- 4.2%)
04/2012: Red Lanterns #8 -- 40,189 (- 3.5%)
----------------
6 months: -45.8%

Not entirely leveled out yet, but all right for another spin-off.
—–

40 - SWAMP THING
09/2011: Swamp Thing #1 -- 54,757 [73,683]
10/2011: Swamp Thing #2 -- 58,634 (+ 7.1%)
11/2011: Swamp Thing #3 -- 52,300 (-10.8%)
12/2011: Swamp Thing #4 -- 44,660 (-14.6%)
01/2012: Swamp Thing #5 -- 43,806 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: Swamp Thing #6 -- 41,235 (- 5.9%)
03/2012: Swamp Thing #7 -- 40,268 (- 2.4%)
04/2012: Swamp Thing #8 -- 39,431 (- 2.1%)
----------------
6 months: -32.8%

One of the more unexpected Top 50 performers to come out of the “New 52,” certainly. Seems to be settling down just below 40K.
—–

52 - CATWOMAN
04/2007: Catwoman #66 -- 19,896
04/2008: Catwoman #78 -- 18,553
-------------------------------
09/2011: Catwoman #1 -- 59,633 [75,566]
10/2011: Catwoman #2 -- 63,573 (+ 6.6%)
11/2011: Catwoman #3 -- 52,196 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Catwoman #4 -- 45,581 (-12.7%)
01/2012: Catwoman #5 -- 44,034 (- 3.4%)
02/2012: Catwoman #6 -- 41,447 (- 5.9%)
03/2012: Catwoman #7 -- 39,608 (- 4.4%)
04/2012: Catwoman #8 -- 38,711 (- 2.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 39.1%
5 years : + 94.6%

—–

55 - RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS
09/2011: Red Hood #1 -- 56,112 [70,244]
10/2011: Red Hood #2 -- 59,382 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Red Hood #3 -- 50,140 (-15.6%)
12/2011: Red Hood #4 -- 44,278 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Red Hood #5 -- 42,560 (- 3.9%)
02/2012: Red Hood #6 -- 39,898 (- 6.3%)
03/2012: Red Hood #7 -- 38,630 (- 3.2%)
04/2012: Red Hood #8 -- 37,974 (- 1.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 36.1%

Two Batman franchise titles that have found their level.
—–

59 - ANIMAL MAN
09/2011: Animal Man #1 -- 46,051 [65,229]
10/2011: Animal Man #2 -- 53,432 (+16.0%)
11/2011: Animal Man #3 -- 49,184 (- 8.0%)
12/2011: Animal Man #4 -- 42,630 (-13.3%)
01/2012: Animal Man #5 -- 40,573 (- 4.8%)
02/2012: Animal Man #6 -- 38,504 (- 5.1%)
03/2012: Animal Man #7 -- 36,860 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Animal Man #8 -- 36,369 (- 1.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 31.9%

Another dark-horse title.
—–

60 - SUPERGIRL
04/2007: Supergirl #16 -- 51,641
04/2008: Supergirl #28 -- 31,379
04/2009: Supergirl #40 -- 34,080
04/2010: Supergirl #52 -- 29,490
---------------------------------
04/2011: Supergirl #63 -- 21,598 (- 0.9%)
05/2011: Supergirl #64 -- 21,411 (- 0.9%)
06/2011: Supergirl #65 -- 20,985 (- 2.0%)
07/2011: Supergirl #66 -- 20,001 (- 4.7%)
08/2011: Supergirl #67 -- 19,764 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Supergirl #1 -- 60,058 (+203.9%) [74,218]
10/2011: Supergirl #2 -- 61,388 (+ 2.2%)
11/2011: Supergirl #3 -- 50,784 (- 17.3%)
12/2011: Supergirl #4 -- 44,180 (- 13.0%)
01/2012: Supergirl #5 -- 41,446 (- 6.2%)
02/2012: Supergirl #6 -- 38,719 (- 6.6%)
03/2012: Supergirl #7 -- 37,041 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Supergirl #8 -- 36,042 (- 2.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 41.3%
1 year : + 66.9%
2 years : + 22.2%
5 years : - 30.2%

Slowly stabilizing. Sales are still well ahead of the previous incarnation.
—–

63 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK
09/2011: Justice League Dark #1 -- 69,840 [81,955]
10/2011: Justice League Dark #2 -- 63,392 (- 9.2%)
11/2011: Justice League Dark #3 -- 51,674 (-18.5%)
12/2011: Justice League Dark #4 -- 44,750 (-13.4%)
01/2012: Justice League Dark #5 -- 40,996 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Justice League Dark #6 -- 38,360 (- 6.4%)
03/2012: Justice League Dark #7 -- 36,089 (- 5.9%)
04/2012: Justice League Dark #8 -- 35,022 (- 3.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 44.8%

—–

67 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
09/2011: Justice League International #1 -- 67,866 [78,869]
10/2011: Justice League International #2 -- 66,100 (- 2.6%)
11/2011: Justice League International #3 -- 54,413 (-17.7%)
12/2011: Justice League International #4 -- 44,062 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Justice League International #5 -- 41,147 (- 6.6%)
02/2012: Justice League International #6 -- 37,534 (- 8.8%)
03/2012: Justice League International #7 -- 35,274 (- 6.0%)
04/2012: Justice League International #8 -- 33,773 (- 4.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 48.9%

The two Justice League spin-off books haven’t performed particularly well, but Justice League Dark appears to be leveling out. Justice League International is set to be cancelled with issue #12 and immediately relaunched with a new #1, evidently.
—–

70 - SUICIDE SQUAD
04/2008: Raise the Flag #8 of 8 -- 15,508
-----------------------------------------
09/2011: Suicide Squad #1 -- 49,979 [61,815]
10/2011: Suicide Squad #2 -- 49,570 (- 0.8%)
11/2011: Suicide Squad #3 -- 40,827 (-17.6%)
12/2011: Suicide Squad #4 -- 34,550 (-15.4%)
01/2012: Suicide Squad #5 -- 32,726 (- 5.3%)
02/2012: Suicide Squad #6 -- 30,834 (- 5.8%)
03/2012: Suicide Squad #7 -- 32,908 (+ 6.7%)
04/2012: Suicide Squad #8 -- 32,789 (- 0.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 33.9%

The current Harley Quinn story seems to be responsible for the increased numbers. Overall, Suicide Squad is another book that’s done unexpectedly well among the “New 52.”
—–

75 - SUPERBOY
04/2011: Superboy #6 -- 30,490 (+ 12.0%)
05/2011: Superboy #7 -- 24,622 (- 19.3%)
06/2011: Superboy #8 -- 23,037 (- 6.4%)
07/2011: Superboy #9 -- 22,102 (- 4.1%)
08/2011: Superboy #10 -- 20,563 (- 7.0%)
08/2011: Superboy #11 -- 20,317 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Superboy #1 -- 55,608 (+173.7%) [69,283]
10/2011: Superboy #2 -- 57,424 (+ 3.3%)
11/2011: Superboy #3 -- 47,442 (- 17.4%)
12/2011: Superboy #4 -- 40,002 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Superboy #5 -- 37,419 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Superboy #6 -- 34,520 (- 7.8%)
03/2012: Superboy #7 -- 33,050 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Superboy #8 -- 31,900 (- 3.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 44.5%
1 year : + 4.6%

Slowly leveling out.
—–

66 - BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED
04/2012: Arkham Unhinged #1 -- 31,170

The book is similar to Batman Beyond Unlimited, repackaging material that was first released digitally. And like its sister title, Arkham Unhinged doesn’t seem to suffer from that at all.
—–

81 - BIRDS OF PREY
04/2007: Birds of Prey #105 -- 28,328
04/2008: Birds of Prey #117 -- 22,181
-------------------------------------
04/2011: Birds of Prey #11 -- 30,270 (- 1.7%)
05/2011: Birds of Prey #12 -- 29,690 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: Birds of Prey #13 -- 28,992 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: Birds of Prey #14 -- 27,102 (- 6.5%)
08/2011: Birds of Prey #15 -- 26,043 (- 3.9%)
09/2011: Birds of Prey #1 -- 56,073 (+115.3%) [66,423]
10/2011: Birds of Prey #2 -- 53,156 (- 5.2%)
11/2011: Birds of Prey #3 -- 40,891 (- 23.1%)
12/2011: Birds of Prey #4 -- 34,460 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Birds of Prey #5 -- 31,700 (- 8.0%)
02/2012: Birds of Prey #6 -- 30,376 (- 4.2%)
03/2012: Birds of Prey #7 -- 29,196 (- 3.9%)
04/2012: Birds of Prey #8 -- 28,661 (- 1.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 46.1%
1 year : - 5.3%
5 years : + 1.2%

Another Batman spin-off that’s largely found its level. It’s in the usual ball park, as the longer-term comparisons show.
—–

84 - GREEN ARROW
04/2007: Green Arrow #73 -- 30,652
04/2008: Arrow/Canary #7 -- 32,033
04/2009: Arrow/Canary #19 -- 21,933
04/2010: Green Arrow #32 -- 29,137
-----------------------------------
04/2011: Green Arrow #11 -- 32,669 (- 1.3%)
05/2011: Green Arrow #12 -- 31,742 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Green Arrow #13 -- 27,552 (- 13.2%)
07/2011: Green Arrow #14 -- 25,568 (- 7.2%)
08/2011: Green Arrow #15 -- 23,883 (- 6.6%)
09/2011: Green Arrow #1 -- 61,680 (+158.3%) [72,359]
10/2011: Green Arrow #2 -- 58,708 (- 4.8%)
11/2011: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,899 (- 20.1%)
12/2011: Green Arrow #4 -- 37,116 (- 20.9%)
01/2012: Green Arrow #5 -- 33,593 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Green Arrow #6 -- 30,097 (- 10.4%)
03/2012: Green Arrow #7 -- 29,004 (- 3.6%)
04/2012: Green Arrow #8 -- 27,433 (- 5.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 53.3%
1 year : - 16.0%
2 years : - 5.9%
5 years : - 10.5%

This is one of the steeper “New 52″ drops in April.
—–

91 - ALL STAR WESTERN
04/2007: Jonah Hex #18 -- 16,880
04/2008: Jonah Hex #30 -- 13,253
04/2009: Jonah Hex #42 -- 11,551
04/2010: Jonah Hex #54 -- 11,306
--------------------------------
04/2011: Jonah Hex #66 -- 10,335 (- 0.2%)
05/2011: Jonah Hex #67 -- 10,288 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: Jonah Hex #68 -- 10,224 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Jonah Hex #69 -- 10,521 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Jonah Hex #70 -- 10,369 (- 1.5%)
09/2011: ASW #1 -- 43,681 (+321.3%) [54,992]
10/2011: ASW #2 -- 39,857 (- 8.8%)
11/2011: ASW #3 -- 32,776 (- 17.8%)
12/2011: ASW #4 -- 29,349 (- 10.5%)
01/2012: ASW #5 -- 27,206 (- 7.3%)
02/2012: ASW #6 -- 26,170 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: ASW #7 -- 25,349 (- 3.1%)
04/2012: ASW #8 -- 25,040 (- 1.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 37.2%
1 year : +142.3%
2 years : +121.5%
5 years : + 48.3%

Leveled out. One of the biggest winners of the relaunch.
—–

85 - BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED
03/2011: Batman Beyond #3 -- 28,295 (- 2.3%)
04/2011: Batman Beyond #4 -- 26,722 (- 5.6%)
05/2011: Batman Beyond #5 -- 25,413 (- 4.9%)
06/2011: Batman Beyond #6 -- 24,524 (- 3.5%)
07/2011: Batman Beyond #7 -- 22,945 (- 6.4%)
08/2011: Batman Beyond #8 -- 21,838 (- 4.8%)
----------------------------------------
02/2012: Unlimited #1 -- 26,589 (+21.8%) [30,683]
03/2012: Unlimited #2 -- 23,570 (-11.4%)
04/2012: Unlimited #3 -- 24,196 (+ 2.7%)
----------------
1 year : - 9.5%

Maybe the debut of the new “Superman Beyond” feature brought some extra interest.
—–

87 - STORMWATCH
04/2007: StormWatch: PHD #6 -- 13,109
---------------------------------------
09/2011: Stormwatch #1 -- 46,397 [57,287]
10/2011: Stormwatch #2 -- 47,520 (+ 2.4%)
11/2011: Stormwatch #3 -- 39,262 (-17.4%)
12/2011: Stormwatch #4 -- 30,987 (-21.1%)
01/2012: Stormwatch #5 -- 29,112 (- 6.1%)
02/2012: Stormwatch #6 -- 26,076 (-10.4%)
03/2012: Stormwatch #7 -- 24,384 (- 6.5%)
04/2012: Stormwatch #8 -- 23,212 (- 4.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 51.2%
5 years : + 77.1%

Leveling out very slowly.
—–

89 - FAIREST (Vertigo)
03/2012: Fairest #1 -- 31,769
04/2012: Fairest #2 -- 22,997 (-27.6%)

A stiff, but not unusual second-issue drop. The first issue was promoted with a 1:10 variant edition that didn’t apply in April, but it’s still not a great show of confidence, given the big-name talent involved in the first arc.
—–

99 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
04/2007: SLoSH #28 -- 31,525
04/2007: SLoSH #29 -- 30,906
04/2008: LoSH #41 -- 28,939
---------------------------------------
04/2011: LoSH #12 -- 23,419 (- 1.1%)
05/2011: LoSH #13 -- 23,105 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: LoSH #14 -- 22,600 (- 2.2%)
07/2011: LoSH #15 -- 21,788 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: LoSH #16 -- 21,373 (- 1.9%)
09/2011: LoSH #1 -- 50,402 (+135.8%) [58,325]
10/2011: LoSH #2 -- 47,227 (- 6.3%)
11/2011: LoSH #3 -- 34,979 (- 25.9%)
12/2011: LoSH #4 -- 27,832 (- 20.4%)
01/2012: LoSH #5 -- 25,624 (- 7.9%)
02/2012: LoSH #6 -- 23,428 (- 8.6%)
03/2012: LoSH #7 -- 21,894 (- 6.6%)
04/2012: LoSH #8 -- 21,457 (- 2.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 54.6%
1 year : - 8.4%
5 years : - 31.3%

Levelling out just above 20K, it appears.
—–

104 - DEMON KNIGHTS
09/2011: Demon Knights #1 -- 41,602 [52,329]
10/2011: Demon Knights #2 -- 42,230 (+ 1.5%)
11/2011: Demon Knights #3 -- 34,681 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Demon Knights #4 -- 28,109 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Demon Knights #5 -- 25,823 (- 8.1%)
02/2012: Demon Knights #6 -- 23,476 (- 9.1%)
03/2012: Demon Knights #7 -- 22,000 (- 6.3%)
04/2012: Demon Knights #8 -- 21,124 (- 4.0%)
----------------
6 months: -50.0%

Settling down above 20K, if the trend continues.
—–

105 - BATWING
09/2011: Batwing #1 -- 45,980 [53,721]
10/2011: Batwing #2 -- 42,750 (- 7.0%)
11/2011: Batwing #3 -- 35,110 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Batwing #4 -- 26,726 (-23.9%)
01/2012: Batwing #5 -- 24,036 (-10.1%)
02/2012: Batwing #6 -- 21,643 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Batwing #7 -- 21,058 (- 2.7%)
04/2012: Batwing #8 -- 20,373 (- 3.3%)
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6 months: - 52.3%

Gently sliding down.
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112 - DEATHSTROKE
09/2011: Deathstroke #1 -- 47,028 [56,820]
10/2011: Deathstroke #2 -- 44,647 (- 5.1%)
11/2011: Deathstroke #3 -- 33,754 (-24.4%)
12/2011: Deathstroke #4 -- 26,367 (-21.9%)
01/2012: Deathstroke #5 -- 23,872 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Deathstroke #6 -- 21,306 (-10.8%)
03/2012: Deathstroke #7 -- 19,744 (- 7.3%)
04/2012: Deathstroke #8 -- 18,834 (- 4.6%)
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6 months: - 57.8%

This one hasn’t found its level yet. Rob Liefeld is about to take over as a writer/artist with issue #9.
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113 - I, VAMPIRE
09/2011: I, Vampire #1 -- 39,683 [46,993]
10/2011: I, Vampire #2 -- 34,599 (-12.8%)
11/2011: I, Vampire #3 -- 26,070 (-24.7%)
12/2011: I, Vampire #4 -- 21,601 (-17.1%)
01/2012: I, Vampire #5 -- 18,816 (-12.9%)
02/2012: I, Vampire #6 -- 18,153 (- 3.5%)
03/2012: I, Vampire #7 -- 18,440 (+ 1.6%)
04/2012: I, Vampire #8 -- 18,717 (+ 1.5%)
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6 months: -45.9%

Sales continue to climb, presumably thanks to the crossover with Justice League Dark.
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114 - THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN
09/2011: Savage Hawkman #1 -- 55,954 [63,959]
10/2011: Savage Hawkman #2 -- 47,763 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Savage Hawkman #3 -- 35,177 (-26.4%)
12/2011: Savage Hawkman #4 -- 28,263 (-19.7%)
01/2012: Savage Hawkman #5 -- 23,967 (-15.2%)
02/2012: Savage Hawkman #6 -- 21,316 (-11.1%)
03/2012: Savage Hawkman #7 -- 19,433 (- 8.8%)
04/2012: Savage Hawkman #8 -- 18,300 (- 5.8%)
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6 months: -61.7%

Not really leveling out, and it’s doubtful if the new creative team coming aboard with issue #9 will be able to fix that.
—–

106 - BATMAN: ODYSSEY VOL. 2
07/2010: Batman: Odyssey #1 of 6 -- 61,827
08/2010: Batman: Odyssey #2 of 6 -- 47,675 (-22.9%)
09/2010: Batman: Odyssey #3 of 6 -- 40,046 (-16.0%)
10/2010: Batman: Odyssey #4 of 12 -- 35,307 (-11.8%)
11/2010: Batman: Odyssey #5 of 13 -- 31,386 (-11.1%)
02/2011: Batman: Odyssey #6 of 13 -- 29,093 (- 7.3%)
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10/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #1 of 7 -- 30,410 (+ 4.5%)
11/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #2 of 7 -- 24,271 (-20.2%)
12/2011: Odyssey Vol. 2 #3 of 7 -- 23,089 (- 4.9%)
01/2012: Odyssey Vol. 2 #4 of 7 -- 20,722 (-10.3%)
02/2012: Odyssey Vol. 2 #5 of 7 -- 19,013 (- 8.5%)
03/2012: Odyssey Vol. 2 #6 of 7 -- 18,330 (- 3.6%)
04/2012: Odyssey Vol. 2 #7 of 7 -- 18,050 (- 1.5%)
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6 months: -40.7%

Seems like retailers were too optimistic early on, and Neal Adams isn’t nearly as much of a draw as he was expected to be. Still, I can see this doing reasonably well in the long-term, at least, once the collection is out.
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117 - LEGION LOST
09/2011: Legion Lost #1 -- 46,362 [54,588]
10/2011: Legion Lost #2 -- 42,650 (- 8.0%)
11/2011: Legion Lost #3 -- 31,226 (-26.8%)
12/2011: Legion Lost #4 -- 24,020 (-23.1%)
01/2012: Legion Lost #5 -- 21,549 (-10.3%)
02/2012: Legion Lost #6 -- 19,447 (- 9.8%)
03/2012: Legion Lost #7 -- 18,214 (- 6.3%)
04/2012: Legion Lost #8 -- 17,984 (- 1.3%)
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6 months: -57.8%

Levelling out. The April issue leads into a crossover with Superboy and Teen Titans, maybe that helped.
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118 - FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E.
09/2011: Frankenstein #1 -- 41,551 [50,817]
10/2011: Frankenstein #2 -- 40,423 (- 2.7%)
11/2011: Frankenstein #3 -- 31,869 (-21.2%)
12/2011: Frankenstein #4 -- 24,812 (-22.1%)
01/2012: Frankenstein #5 -- 22,737 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Frankenstein #6 -- 20,463 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Frankenstein #7 -- 18,891 (- 7.7%)
04/2012: Frankenstein #8 -- 17,953 (- 5.0%)
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6 months: -55.6%

Slooowly finding its level.
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109 - FABLES (Vertigo)
04/2007: Fables #60 -- 26,048
04/2008: Fables #72 -- 23,853
04/2009: Fables #83 -- 23,630
04/2010: Fables #94 -- 19,965
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04/2011: Fables #104 -- 18,811 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Fables #105 -- 18,749 (- 0.3%)
06/2011: Fables #106 -- 18,505 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Fables #107 -- 18,523 (+ 0.1%)
08/2011: Fables #108 -- 18,390 (- 0.7%)
09/2011: Fables #109 -- 18,072 (- 1.7%)
10/2011: Fables #110 -- 18,109 (+ 0.2%)
11/2011: Fables #111 -- 17,687 (- 2.3%)
12/2011: Fables #112 -- 17,602 (- 0.5%)
01/2012: Fables #113 -- 17,588 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Fables #114 -- 17,374 (- 1.2%)
03/2012: Fables #115 -- 17,384 (+ 0.1%)
04/2012: Fables #116 -- 17,543 (+ 0.9%)
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6 months: - 3.1%
1 year : - 6.7%
2 years : -12.1%
5 years : -32.7%

Rock-solid numbers. There’s no apparent reason for the slow climb, so presumably it’s story-driven.
—–

123 - THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN
09/2011: Firestorm #1 -- 51,537 [62,076]
10/2011: Firestorm #2 -- 43,990 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Firestorm #3 -- 31,654 (-28.0%)
12/2011: Firestorm #4 -- 25,610 (-19.1%)
01/2012: Firestorm #5 -- 21,329 (-16.7%)
02/2012: Firestorm #6 -- 19,162 (-10.2%)
03/2012: Firestorm #7 -- 17,786 (- 7.2%)
04/2012: Firestorm #8 -- 17,076 (- 4.0%)
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6 months: -61.2%

—–

125 - RESURRECTION MAN
09/2011: Resurrection Man #1 -- 41,740 [50,230]
10/2011: Resurrection Man #2 -- 38,560 (- 7.6%)
11/2011: Resurrection Man #3 -- 29,480 (-23.6%)
12/2011: Resurrection Man #4 -- 23,060 (-21.8%)
01/2012: Resurrection Man #5 -- 20,750 (-10.0%)
02/2012: Resurrection Man #6 -- 18,569 (-10.5%)
03/2012: Resurrection Man #7 -- 17,176 (- 7.5%)
04/2012: Resurrection Man #8 -- 16,664 (- 3.0%)
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6 months: -56.8%

Two more “New 52″ titles leveling out.
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126 - DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS
09/2011: DCU Presents #1 -- 45,701 [53,103]
10/2011: DCU Presents #2 -- 41,584 (- 9.0%)
11/2011: DCU Presents #3 -- 31,019 (-25.4%)
12/2011: DCU Presents #4 -- 24,398 (-21.4%)
01/2012: DCU Presents #5 -- 22,048 (- 9.6%)
02/2012: DCU Presents #6 -- 20,188 (- 8.4%)
03/2012: DCU Presents #7 -- 17,830 (-11.7%)
04/2012: DCU Presents #8 -- 16,566 (- 7.1%)
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6 months: -60.2%

This is the highest “New 52″ month-to-month drop in April.
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130 - GRIFTER
09/2011: Grifter #1 -- 41,222 [50,959]
10/2011: Grifter #2 -- 39,900 (- 3.2%)
11/2011: Grifter #3 -- 29,802 (-25.3%)
12/2011: Grifter #4 -- 22,486 (-24.6%)
01/2012: Grifter #5 -- 20,060 (-10.8%)
02/2012: Grifter #6 -- 18,057 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Grifter #7 -- 16,559 (- 8.3%)
04/2012: Grifter #8 -- 15,686 (- 5.3%)
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6 months: -60.7%

Another book that has a creative-team change coming up next issue. Sales haven’t completely stabilized yet.
—–

122 - THE SHADE
10/2011: Shade #1 of 12 -- 30,648
11/2011: Shade #2 of 12 -- 21,431 (-30.1%)
12/2011: Shade #3 of 12 -- 18,922 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Shade #4 of 12 -- 17,512 (- 7.5%)
02/2012: Shade #5 of 12 -- 16,255 (- 7.2%)
03/2012: Shade #6 of 12 -- 16,005 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: Shade #7 of 12 -- 15,499 (- 3.2%)
----------------
6 months: -49.4%

The first four months were brutal, but now the book appears to have settled into a standard decline.
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134 - BLUE BEETLE
04/2007: Blue Beetle #14 -- 17,167
04/2008: Blue Beetle #26 -- 14,285
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09/2011: Blue Beetle #1 -- 44,448 [52,288]
10/2011: Blue Beetle #2 -- 39,396 (-11.4%)
11/2011: Blue Beetle #3 -- 27,612 (-29.9%)
12/2011: Blue Beetle #4 -- 21,408 (-22.5%)
01/2012: Blue Beetle #5 -- 19,042 (-11.1%)
02/2012: Blue Beetle #6 -- 17,034 (-10.6%)
03/2012: Blue Beetle #7 -- 15,780 (- 7.4%)
04/2012: Blue Beetle #8 -- 15,180 (- 3.8%)
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6 months: - 61.5%
5 years : - 11.6%

—–

138 - VOODOO
09/2011: Voodoo #1 -- 40,301 [47,112]
10/2011: Voodoo #2 -- 34,690 (-13.9%)
11/2011: Voodoo #3 -- 25,067 (-27.7%)
12/2011: Voodoo #4 -- 20,703 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Voodoo #5 -- 17,683 (-14.6%)
02/2012: Voodoo #6 -- 16,422 (- 7.1%)
02/2012: Voodoo #7 -- 15,097 (- 8.1%)
03/2012: Voodoo #8 -- 14,589 (- 3.4%)
----------------
6 months: -58.0%

Two more “New 52″ titles about to settle down.
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127 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
04/2010: American Vampire #2 -- 26,770
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04/2011: American Vampire #14 -- 16,168 (- 6.4%)
05/2011: American Vampire #15 -- 15,876 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: American Vampire #16 -- 15,705 (- 1.1%)
07/2011: American Vampire #17 -- 15,565 (- 0.9%)
08/2011: American Vampire #18 -- 15,423 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: American Vampire #19 -- 15,288 (- 0.9%)
10/2011: --
11/2011: American Vampire #20 -- 15,685 (+ 2.6%)
12/2011: American Vampire #21 -- 15,026 (- 4.2%)
12/2011: American Vampire #22 -- 14,759 (- 1.8%)
01/2012: American Vampire #23 -- 14,240 (- 3.5%)
02/2012: American Vampire #24 -- 14,278 (+ 0.3%)
03/2012: American Vampire #25 -- 14,598 (+ 2.2%)
04/2012: American Vampire #26 -- 14,493 (- 0.7%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : -10.4%
2 years : -45.9%

Reasonably solid figures.
—–

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

148 - HAWK &DOVE
09/2011: Hawk &Dove #1 -- 42,294 [47,999]
10/2011: Hawk &Dove #2 -- 36,068 (-14.7%)
11/2011: Hawk &Dove #3 -- 27,464 (-23.9%)
12/2011: Hawk &Dove #4 -- 20,016 (-27.1%)
01/2012: Hawk &Dove #5 -- 17,528 (-12.4%)
02/2012: Hawk &Dove #6 -- 15,879 (- 9.4%)
03/2012: Hawk &Dove #7 -- 14,146 (-10.9%)
04/2012: Hawk &Dove #8 -- 13,480 (- 4.7%)
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6 months: -62.6%

Cancelled.
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153 - CAPTAIN ATOM
09/2011: Captain Atom #1 -- 44,110 [51,314]
10/2011: Captain Atom #2 -- 38,309 (-13.2%)
11/2011: Captain Atom #3 -- 26,829 (-30.0%)
12/2011: Captain Atom #4 -- 19,908 (-25.8%)
01/2012: Captain Atom #5 -- 17,437 (-12.4%)
02/2012: Captain Atom #6 -- 15,220 (-12.7%)
03/2012: Captain Atom #7 -- 13,738 (- 9.7%)
04/2012: Captain Atom #8 -- 13,001 (- 5.4%)
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6 months: -66.1%

At this stage, I suppose there’s some story-related reason why they’re still keeping this one around. The solicitation copy for the August issue suggests as much.
—–

142 - GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (Johnny DC)
11/2011: GL: TAS #0 -- 13,569
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04/2012: GL: TAS #1 -- 12,791

A new Johnny DC title. See fine print below.
—–

143 - SPACEMAN (Vertigo)
10/2011: Spaceman #1 of 9 -- 22,355
11/2011: Spaceman #2 of 9 -- 14,962 (-33.1%)
12/2011: Spaceman #3 of 9 -- 13,492 (- 9.8%)
01/2012: --
02/2012: Spaceman #4 of 9 -- 13,394 (- 0.7%)
03/2012: Spaceman #5 of 9 -- 12,884 (- 3.8%)
04/2012: Spaceman #6 of 9 -- 12,727 (- 1.2%)
----------------
6 months: -43.1%

The book has found its level.
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156 - O.M.A.C.
09/2011: O.M.A.C. #1 -- 37,312 [42,871]
10/2011: O.M.A.C. #2 -- 32,704 (-12.4%)
11/2011: O.M.A.C. #3 -- 25,080 (-23.3%)
12/2011: O.M.A.C. #4 -- 18,371 (-26.8%)
01/2012: O.M.A.C. #5 -- 16,242 (-11.6%)
02/2012: O.M.A.C. #6 -- 14,051 (-13.5%)
03/2012: O.M.A.C. #7 -- 13,119 (- 6.6%)
04/2012: O.M.A.C. #8 -- 12,587 (- 4.1%)
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6 months: -66.3%

Cancelled.
—–

157 - SAUCER COUNTRY (Vertigo)
03/2012: Saucer Country #1 -- 15,684
04/2012: Saucer Country #2 -- 11,263 (-28.2%)

There was a variant edition for issue #1, so the drop isn’t entirely as harsh as it looks. Still, this isn’t a promising start.
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167 - STATIC SHOCK
06/2011: Special #1 of 1 -- 9,976
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09/2011: Static Shock #1 -- 37,782 (+278.7%) [43,046]
10/2011: Static Shock #2 -- 32,360 (- 14.4%)
11/2011: Static Shock #3 -- 24,374 (- 24.7%)
12/2011: Static Shock #4 -- 17,514 (- 28.2%)
01/2012: Static Shock #5 -- 15,056 (- 14.0%)
02/2012: Static Shock #6 -- 13,081 (- 13.1%)
03/2012: Static Shock #7 -- 11,739 (- 10.3%)
04/2012: Static Shock #8 -- 11,224 (- 4.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 65.3%

—–

172 - MISTER TERRIFIC
09/2011: Mister Terrific #1 -- 41,450 [48,352]
10/2011: Mister Terrific #2 -- 35,963 (-13.2%)
11/2011: Mister Terrific #3 -- 25,282 (-29.7%)
12/2011: Mister Terrific #4 -- 17,963 (-29.0%)
01/2012: Mister Terrific #5 -- 15,336 (-14.6%)
02/2012: Mister Terrific #6 -- 12,890 (-16.0%)
03/2012: Mister Terrific #7 -- 11,800 (- 8.5%)
04/2012: Mister Terrific #8 -- 10,862 (- 8.0%)
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6 months: -69.8%

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174 - MEN OF WAR
09/2011: Men of War #1 -- 37,488
10/2011: Men of War #2 -- 31,446 (-16.1%)
11/2011: Men of War #3 -- 23,770 (-24.4%)
12/2011: Men of War #4 -- 16,641 (-30.0%)
01/2012: Men of War #5 -- 14,110 (-15.2%)
02/2012: Men of War #6 -- 12,080 (-14.4%)
03/2012: Men of War #7 -- 10,758 (-10.9%)
04/2012: Men of War #8 -- 10,802 (+ 0.4%)
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6 months: -65.7%

Three more “New 52″ titles cancelled with issue #8 each. Men of War #8 has a Frankenstein story co-written by Jeff Lemire, hence the marginal increase.
—–

164 - THE NEW DEADWARDIANS (Vertigo)
03/2012: New Deadwardians #1 of 8 -- 14,530
04/2012: New Deadwardians #2 of 8 -- 10,229 (-29.6%)

There was a variant for issue #1, so you know the drill. For a miniseries, that’s a dire second-issue drop, however.
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183 - BLACKHAWKS
09/2011: Blackhawks #1 -- 40,014 [46,435]
10/2011: Blackhawks #2 -- 31,704 (-20.8%)
11/2011: Blackhawks #3 -- 22,349 (-29.5%)
12/2011: Blackhawks #4 -- 16,810 (-24.8%)
01/2012: Blackhawks #5 -- 13,630 (-18.9%)
02/2012: Blackhawks #6 -- 11,922 (-12.5%)
03/2012: Blackhawks #7 -- 10,668 (-10.5%)
04/2012: Blackhawks #8 -- 10,166 (- 4.7%)
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6 months: -67.9%

Cancelled.
—–

175 - NIGHT FORCE
03/2012: Night Force #1 of 6 -- 13,174
04/2012: Night Force #2 of 6 -- 9,698 (-26.4%)

No variants involved here, just a genuinely abysmal drop.
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176 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
04/2010: The Unwritten #12 -- 13,507
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04/2011: The Unwritten #24 -- 11,028 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: The Unwritten #25 -- 11,137 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: The Unwritten #26 -- 10,979 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: The Unwritten #27 -- 10,787 (- 1.8%)
08/2011: The Unwritten #28 -- 10,731 (- 0.5%)
09/2011: The Unwritten #29 -- 10,511 (- 2.1%)
10/2011: The Unwritten #30 -- 10,481 (- 0.3%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #31 -- 10,434 (- 0.5%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 10,183 (- 2.4%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #32 -- 10,073 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,759 (- 3.1%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #33 -- 9,888 (+ 1.3%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,483 (- 4.1%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #34 -- 9,789 (+ 3.2%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,595 (- 2.0%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #35 -- 9,675 (+ 0.8%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,529 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: The Unwritten #36 -- 9,678 (+ 1.6%)
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6 months: - 7.7%
1 year : -12.2%
2 years : -28.4%

—–

179 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
04/2007: Hellblazer #231 -- 13,142
04/2008: Hellblazer #243 -- 11,958
04/2009: Hellblazer #254 -- 11,053
04/2010: Hellblazer #266 -- 10,256
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04/2011: Hellblazer #278 -- 9,417 (-1.1%)
05/2011: Hellblazer #279 -- 9,454 (+0.4%)
06/2011: Hellblazer #280 -- 9,329 (-1.3%)
07/2011: Hellblazer #281 -- 9,225 (-1.1%)
08/2011: Hellblazer #282 -- 9,372 (+1.5%)
09/2011: Hellblazer #283 -- 9,597 (+2.4%)
10/2011: Hellblazer #284 -- 9,608 (+0.1%)
11/2011: Hellblazer #285 -- 9,500 (-1.1%)
12/2011: Hellblazer #286 -- 9,404 (-1.0%)
01/2012: Hellblazer #287 -- 9,368 (-0.4%)
02/2012: Hellblazer #288 -- 9,553 (+2.0%)
03/2012: Hellblazer #289 -- 9,363 (-2.0%)
09/2012: Hellblazer #290 -- 9,472 (+1.2%)
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6 months: - 1.4%
1 year : + 0.6%
2 years : - 7.6%
5 years : -27.9%

Two more established Vertigo titles with rock-solid figures.
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195 - DOMINIQUE LAVEAU: VOODOO CHILD (Vertigo)
03/2012: Dominique Laveau #1 -- 12,800
04/2012: Dominique Laveau #2 -- 8,302 (-35.1%)

There was a variant edition for issue #1 here, as well, but obviously that drop is still pretty damning. The book is the lowest-selling ongoing Vertigo title.
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201 - T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS
04/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 -- 9,680 (- 2.6%)
05/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 -- 9,453 (- 2.4%)
06/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8 -- 8,954 (- 5.3%)
07/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #9 -- 8,710 (- 2.7%)
08/2011: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10 -- 8,453 (- 3.0%)
09/2011: --
10/2011: --
11/2011: Vol. 2 #1 of 6 -- 14,794 (+75.0%)
12/2011: Vol. 2 #2 of 6 -- 12,015 (-18.8%)
01/2012: Vol. 2 #3 of 6 -- 10,354 (-13.8%)
02/2012: Vol. 2 #4 of 6 -- 8,970 (-13.4%)
03/2012: Vol. 2 #5 of 6 -- 8,505 (- 5.2%)
04/2012: Vol. 2 #6 of 6 -- 8,201 (- 3.6%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : -15.3%

Continually favorable reviews notwithstanding, the sequel miniseries tanked right out of the gate. We probably won’t see the title again anytime soon.
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205 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
04/2011: I, Zombie #12 -- 10,727 (- 1.4%)
05/2011: I, Zombie #13 -- 10,567 (- 1.5%)
06/2011: I, Zombie #14 -- 10,320 (- 2.3%)
07/2011: I, Zombie #15 -- 10,006 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: I, Zombie #16 -- 9,568 (- 4.4%)
09/2011: I, Zombie #17 -- 9,316 (- 2.6%)
10/2011: I, Zombie #18 -- 9,237 (- 0.9%)
11/2011: I, Zombie #19 -- 8,999 (- 2.6%)
12/2011: I, Zombie #20 -- 8,805 (- 2.2%)
01/2012: I, Zombie #21 -- 8,514 (- 3.3%)
02/2012: I, Zombie #22 -- 8,344 (- 2.0%)
03/2012: I, Zombie #23 -- 8,219 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: I, Zombie #24 -- 8,032 (- 2.3%)
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6 months: -13.1%
1 year : -25.1%

Cancelled with issue #28.
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214 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
04/2010: Sweet Tooth #8 -- 9,612
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04/2011: Sweet Tooth #20 -- 8,361 (- 2.0%)
05/2011: Sweet Tooth #21 -- 8,360 (- 0.0%)
06/2011: Sweet Tooth #22 -- 8,252 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Sweet Tooth #23 -- 8,018 (- 2.8%)
08/2011: Sweet Tooth #24 -- 7,948 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: Sweet Tooth #25 -- 7,896 (- 0.7%)
10/2011: Sweet Tooth #26 -- 7,963 (+ 0.9%)
11/2011: Sweet Tooth #27 -- 7,923 (- 0.5%)
12/2011: Sweet Tooth #28 -- 7,699 (- 2.8%)
01/2012: Sweet Tooth #29 -- 8,128 (+ 5.6%)
02/2012: Sweet Tooth #30 -- 7,584 (- 6.7%)
03/2012: Sweet Tooth #31 -- 7,541 (- 0.6%)
04/2012: Sweet Tooth #32 -- 7,534 (- 0.1%)
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6 months: - 5.4%
1 year : - 9.9%
2 years : -21.6%

Ending with issue #40.
—–

216 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
04/2011: Young Justice #3 -- 9,407 (- 2.1%)
05/2011: Young Justice #4 -- 9,729 (+ 3.4%)
06/2011: Young Justice #5 -- 8,988 (- 7.6%)
07/2011: Young Justice #6 -- 8,642 (- 3.9%)
08/2011: Young Justice #7 -- 8,062 (- 6.7%)
09/2011: Young Justice #8 -- 7,930 (- 1.6%)
10/2011: Young Justice #9 -- 7,737 (- 2.4%)
11/2011: Young Justice #10 -- 7,650 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: Young Justice #11 -- 7,221 (- 5.6%)
01/2012: Young Justice #12 -- 7,288 (+ 0.9%)
02/2012: Young Justice #13 -- 7,237 (- 0.7%)
03/2012: Young Justice #14 -- 7,241 (+ 0.1%)
04/2012: Young Justice #15 -- 7,273 (+ 0.4%)
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6 months: - 6.0%
1 year : -22.7%

Another Johnny DC book.
—–

220 - NORTHLANDERS (Vertigo)
04/2008: Northlanders #5 -- 12,278
04/2009: Northlanders #16 -- 9,323
04/2010: Northlanders #27 -- 7,683
-----------------------------------
04/2011: Northlanders #39 -- 6,983 (- 0.5%)
05/2011: Northlanders #40 -- 7,055 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Northlanders #41 -- 6,954 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: Northlanders #42 -- 6,989 (+ 0.5%)
08/2011: Northlanders #43 -- 6,901 (- 1.3%)
09/2011: Northlanders #44 -- 6,858 (- 0.6%)
10/2011: Northlanders #45 -- 6,973 (+ 1.7%)
11/2011: Northlanders #46 -- 6,792 (- 2.6%)
12/2011: --
01/2012: Northlanders #47 -- 6,665 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: Northlanders #48 -- 6,609 (- 0.8%)
03/2012: Northlanders #49 -- 6,661 (+ 0.8%)
04/2012: Northlanders #50 -- 6,869 (+ 3.1%)
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6 months: - 1.5%
1 year : - 1.6%
2 years : -10.6%

Cancelled. After more than six years of consistent publication, this is Brian Wood’s final Vertigo release, for the time being. According to Wood, collection sales weren’t good enough to keep the book around;obviously single-issue sales weren’t, either.

Wood’s tenure at Vertigo was, for a while, characterized by the hope that collection sales might grow to a point where periodical sales might be inconsequential to a title’s success. But this only ever happened to books that were doing well as periodicals anyway. At first, Wood’s books were among the imprint’s better performers, but their sales declined along with the rest of the bunch. Right now, even after the most recent round of launches, there isn’t much that seems to be selling at all, apart from Fables and American Vampire, which is why we’re seeing more spin-off titles.
—–

271 - SCOOBY DOO: WHERE ARE YOU? (Johnny DC)
04/2007: Scooby Doo #119 -- 4,373
04/2008: Scooby Doo #131 -- 4,403
04/2009: Scooby Doo #143 -- 4,610
04/2010: Scooby Doo #155 -- 3,836
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04/2011: SD:WAY? #8 -- 4,599 (+ 1.7%)
05/2011: SD:WAY? #9 -- 4,838 (+ 5.2%)
06/2011: SD:WAY? #10 -- 4,774 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: SD:WAY? #11 -- 4,791 (+ 0.4%)
08/2011: SD:WAY? #12 -- 4,686 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: SD:WAY? #13 -- 4,701 (+ 0.3%)
10/2011: SD:WAY? #14 -- ?
11/2011: SD:WAY? #15 -- 4,701
12/2011: SD:WAY? #16 -- 4,627 (- 1.6%)
01/2012: SD:WAY? #17 -- 4,533 (- 2.0%)
02/2012: SD:WAY? #18 -- 4,655 (+ 2.7%)
03/2012: SD:WAY? #19 -- 4,677 (+ 0.5%)
04/2012: SD:WAY? #20 -- 4,752 (+ 1.6%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : + 3.3%
2 years : +23.9%
5 years : + 8.7%

Another Johnny DC book.
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274 - UNCHARTED
11/2011: Uncharted #1 of 6 -- 6,171
12/2011: Uncharted #2 of 6 -- 4,532 (-26.6%)
01/2012: Uncharted #3 of 6 -- 4,643 (+ 2.5%)
02/2012: Uncharted #4 of 6 -- 4,903 (+ 5.6%)
03/2012: Uncharted #5 of 6 -- 4,880 (- 0.5%)
04/2012: Uncharted #6 of 6 -- 4,739 (- 2.9%)

A video-game adaptation.

—–

289 - GEARS OF WAR
04/2009: GoW #6 -- 11,506
04/2010: --
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04/2011: --
05/2011: --
06/2011: GoW #17 -- 4,652 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: GoW #18 -- 4,327 (- 7.0%)
08/2011: GoW #19 -- ?
09/2011: --
10/2011: GoW #20 -- ?
11/2011: --
12/2011: GoW #21 -- 4,374
01/2012: --
02/2012: GoW #22 -- 4,185 (- 4.3%)
03/2012: --
04/2012: GoW #23 -- 4,024 (- 3.9%)
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6 months: ?
1 year : n.a.
2 years : n.a.

Another video-game adaptation, cancelled with issue #24.
—–

REORDERS:
286: 4,096 -- Batman #1
287: 4,094 -- Batman Beyond Unlimited #1
293: 3,985 -- Batman #5
298: 3,498 -- Batman #6
300: 3,447 -- Justice League #5

—–

"NEW 52"#8 CHANGES
+ 3.1%: Nightwing
+ 1.5%: I, Vampire
+ 0.4%: Men of War
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- 0.4%: Batman
- 0.4%: Suicide Squad
- 1.1%: Aquaman
- 1.1%: Teen Titans
- 1.2%: All Star Western
- 1.3%: Animal Man
- 1.3%: Dark Knight
- 1.3%: Legion Lost
- 1.7%: Red Hood
- 1.7%: Wonder Woman
- 1.8%: Birds of Prey
- 2.0%: Batman and Robin
- 2.0%: Flash
- 2.0%: LoSH
- 2.1%: Green Lantern
- 2.1%: Swamp Thing
- 2.3%: Catwoman
- 2.3%: GL Corps
- 2.3%: JLA
- 2.3%: New Guardians
- 2.5%: Detective Comics
- 2.7%: Supergirl
- 3.0%: JLD
- 3.0%: Resurrection Man
- 3.2%: Superman
- 3.3%: Batwoman
- 3.3%: Batwing
- 3.4%: Voodoo
- 3.5%: Red Lanterns
- 3.5%: Superboy
- 3.7%: Batgirl
- 3.8%: Blue Beetle
- 4.0%: Demon Knights
- 4.0%: Firestorm
- 4.1%: OMAC
- 4.2%: Action Comics
- 4.3%: JLI
- 4.4%: Static Shock
- 4.6%: Deathstroke
- 4.7%: Blackhawks
- 4.7%: Hawk &Dove
- 4.8%: Stormwatch
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- 5.0%: Frankenstein
- 5.3%: Grifter
- 5.4%: Captain Atom
- 5.4%: Green Arrow
- 5.8%: Hawkman
- 7.1%: DCU Presents
- 8.0%: Mister Terrific

—–

6-MONTH COMPARISONS
- 1.4%: Hellblazer
- 1.5%: Northlanders
- 3.1%: Fables
- 5.4%: Sweet Tooth
- 6.0%: Young Justice
- 7.7%: Unwritten
- 13.1%: I, Zombie
- 23.2%: Aquaman
- 24.3%: Batman
- 26.1%: Dark Knight
- 28.6%: Nightwing
- 28.8%: Detective Comics
- 29.5%: Teen Titans
- 31.9%: Animal Man
- 32.2%: JLA
- 32.5%: Batman and Robin
- 32.8%: Swamp Thing
- 33.9%: Suicide Squad
- 34.0%: New Guardians
- 36.1%: Red Hood
- 36.2%: Wonder Woman
- 37.2%: All Star Western
- 37.9%: Green Lantern
- 38.4%: Superman
- 39.1%: Batwoman
- 39.1%: Catwoman
- 39.4%: GL Corps
- 40.7%: Odyssey
- 41.3%: Supergirl
- 41.5%: Batgirl
- 42.8%: Action Comics
- 43.1%: Spaceman
- 44.2%: Flash
- 44.5%: Superboy
- 44.8%: JLD
- 45.8%: Red Lanterns
- 45.9%: I, Vampire
- 46.1%: Birds of Prey
- 48.9%: JLI
- 49.4%: Shade
- 50.0%: Demon Knights
- 51.2%: Stormwatch
- 52.3%: Batwing
- 53.3%: Green Arrow
- 54.6%: LoSH
- 55.6%: Frankenstein
- 56.8%: Resurrection Man
- 57.8%: Deathstroke
- 57.8%: Legion Lost
- 58.0%: Voodoo
- 60.2%: DCU Presents
- 60.7%: Grifter
- 61.2%: Firestorm
- 61.5%: Blue Beetle
- 61.7%: Hawkman
- 62.6%: Hawk &Dove
- 65.3%: Static Shock
- 65.7%: Men of War
- 66.1%: Captain Atom
- 66.3%: OMAC
- 67.9%: Blackhawks
- 69.8%: Mister Terrific

—–

1-YEAR COMPARISONS
+182.4%: JLA
+142.3%: All Star Western
+130.8%: Batman
+118.5%: Detective Comics
+101.8%: Teen Titans
+101.1%: Batgirl
+ 66.9%: Supergirl
+ 62.7%: Superman
+ 62.7%: Wonder Woman
+ 46.3%: Action Comics
+ 16.6%: Green Lantern
+ 16.3%: Flash
+ 12.8%: Batman and Robin
+ 4.6%: Superboy
+ 3.3%: Scooby-Doo
+ 0.6%: Hellblazer
- 1.6%: Northlanders
- 5.3%: Birds of Prey
- 6.7%: Fables
- 8.4%: LoSH
- 8.6%: New Guardians
- 9.5%: BB Unlimited
- 9.9%: Sweet Tooth
- 10.4%: American Vampire
- 12.2%: Unwritten
- 15.3%: THUNDER Agents
- 16.0%: Green Arrow
- 20.9%: GL Corps
- 22.7%: Young Justice
- 25.1%: I, Zombie

—–

2-YEAR COMPARISONS
+200.1%: Action Comics
+121.5%: All Star Western
+114.3%: Batman
+113.7%: JLA
+106.6%: Detective Comics
+100.8%: Teen Titans
+ 98.9%: Wonder Woman
+ 94.3%: Superman
+ 66.0%: Batgirl
+ 23.9%: Scooby-Doo
+ 22.2%: Supergirl
- 5.9%: Green Arrow
- 7.6%: Hellblazer
- 10.6%: Northlanders
- 12.0%: Green Lantern
- 12.1%: Fables
- 20.7%: Batman and Robin
- 21.6%: Sweet Tooth
- 28.4%: Unwritten
- 34.1%: GL Corps
- 36.9%: Flash
- 45.9%: American Vampire

—–

5-YEAR COMPARISONS
+ 94.6%: Catwoman
+ 77.1%: Stormwatch
+ 65.1%: Nightwing
+ 55.8%: Detective Comics
+ 48.3%: All Star Western
+ 42.0%: GL Corps
+ 41.4%: Action Comics
+ 35.6%: Flash
+ 15.7%: Superman
+ 8.7%: Scooby-Doo
+ 1.2%: Birds of Prey
- 10.5%: Green Arrow
- 11.6%: Blue Beetle
- 14.0%: JLA
- 15.2%: Wonder Woman
- 16.8%: Teen Titans
- 27.9%: Hellblazer
- 30.2%: Supergirl
- 31.3%: LoSH
- 32.7%: Fables

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Average Periodical Sales (not counting reprints, reorders shipping after the initial month of release, Johnny DC titles and magazines)

DC COMICS
04/2007: 39,134
04/2008: 28,051
04/2009: 27,373
04/2010: 23,740**
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04/2011: 25,651 (+ 7.0%)
05/2011: 24,561 (- 4.3%)**
06/2011: 25,814 (+ 5.1%)**
07/2011: 26,138 (+ 1.3%)**
08/2011: 25,632 (- 1.9%)**
09/2011: 57,224 (+123.3%)
10/2011: 51,280 (- 10.4%)**
11/2011: 41,414 (- 19.2%)**
12/2011: 35,397 (- 14.5%)**
01/2012: 33,887 (- 4.3%)**
02/2012: 31,535 (- 6.9%)**
03/2012: 29,679 (- 5.9%)
04/2012: 31,319 (+ 5.5%)
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6 months: - 38.9%
1 year : + 22.1%
2 years : + 31.9%
5 years : - 20.0%

Correction: Last month, I accidentally counted an issue of The Unwritten as a DC Universe title, which affected the DC Universe and Vertigo averages. I’ve corrected the mistake below:

DC UNIVERSE
04/2007: 52,768
04/2008: 35,452
04/2009: 38,150
04/2010: 32,859
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03/2011: 26,720 (+ 3.2%)**
04/2011: 29,126 (+ 9.0%)
05/2011: 27,745 (- 4.7%)**
06/2011: 28,673 (+ 3.4%)**
07/2011: 28,586 (- 0.3%)**
08/2011: 27,761 (- 2.9%)**
09/2011: 67,411 (+142.8%)
10/2011: 59,146 (- 12.3%)**
11/2011: 46,670 (- 21.1%)**
12/2011: 39,390 (- 15.6%)**
01/2012: 37,145 (- 5.7%)**
02/2012: 34,456 (- 7.2%)**
03/2012: 33,229 (- 3.6%)
04/2012: 35,264 (+ 6.1%)
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6 months: - 40.4%
1 year : + 32.0%
2 years : + 7.3%
5 years : - 33.2%

VERTIGO
04/2007: 12,105
04/2008: 10,550
04/2009: 10,767
04/2010: 10,815
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03/2011: 10,450 (+ 1.5%)
04/2011: 10,014 (- 4.2%)
05/2011: 10,668 (+ 6.5%)
06/2011: 10,415 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: 10,784 (+ 3.5%)
08/2011: 10,147 (- 5.9%)
09/2011: 9,995 (- 1.5%)
10/2011: 10,643 (+ 6.5%)
11/2011: 10,355 (- 2.7%)
12/2011: 11,082 (+ 7.0%)
01/2012: 9,995 (- 9.8%)
02/2012: 10,252 (+ 2.6%)
03/2012: 12,688 (+23.8%)
04/2012: 11,595 (- 8.6%)
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6 months: + 9.0%
1 year : + 11.0%
2 years : + 7.2%
5 years : - 4.2%

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Disclaimers, et cetera

The numbers above are estimates for comic-book sales in the North American direct market, as calculated by ICv2.com according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.

ICv2.com’s estimates are somewhat lower than the actual numbers, but they are consistent from month to month, so the trends they show are fairly accurate. Since it’s a “month-to-month” column, the comments, unless otherwise noted, are on the most recent month.

Bear in mind that the figures measure sales to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include sales to bookstores, newsstands, other mass-market retail chains or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book’s initial calendar month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month.

If additional copies of an issue did appear on the chart after a book’s initial calendar month of release, you can see the total number of copies sold in parenthesis behind those issues (e.g. “[36,599]“). Should more than one issue have shipped in a month which is relevant for one of the long-term comparisons, the average between them will be used.

Titles released under the Johnny DC imprint and magazines, such as Mad, mostly sell through channels other than the direct market, so direct-market sales don’t tell us much about their performance. For most Vertigo titles, collection sales tend to be a significant factor, so the numbers for those books should be taken with a grain of salt as well. To learn (a little) more about Vertigo’s collection sales, go right here.

** Two asterisks after a given month in the average charts mean that one or more periodical release did not make the Top 300 chart in that month. In those cases, it’s assumed that said releases sold as many units as the No. 300 comic on the chart for that month for the purposes of the chart, although its actual sales are likely to be less than that.

For a more lyrical approach to discussing sales figures that covers all the essentials in a more condensed, less tedious fashion, finally, go right here.

http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/06/06/dc ... pril-2012/

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: [size=150]May 2012[/size]

by Marc-Oliver Frisch

With “New 52″ numbers settled down (see here for a long-term breakdown), May marked a return to a variety of old-fashioned direct-market sales boosters: six of the loowest-selling “New 52″ titles were replaced with new launches Earth-2, Worlds’ Finest, Dial H, G.I. Combat, The Ravagers and Batman, Incorporated;new creative teams (meaning Rob Liefeld, mostly) were instated on Hawkman, Deathstroke and Grifter, three of the lower-selling “New 52″ books that haven’t been cancelled;Annuals for Batman, Animal Man and Teen Titans, three of the more popular “New 52″ series;and, finally, four separate crossovers involving 21 titles, notably the “Court of Owls” storyline running through most of the Batman line.

And those tricks still work quite well, as it turns out: For the DC Universe imprint, average comic-book sales, total unit sales and total dollar sales soared back towards their highest respective levels since November 2011, which is pretty good. With Before Watchmen around the corner and September’s issue-#0 stunt and the next round of “New 52″ replacements coming up, it seems safe to say that the publisher will be able to build on the ground recovered thanks to the “New 52″ relaunch through the second half of 2012.

Over at Vertigo, on the other hand, alarm bells keep ringing for the periodical comic-book format. With Dominique Laveau, one of the imprint’s March launches has already been axed with issue #7, and with Scalped, Sweet Tooth and I, Zombie running their course, Hellblazer is now the lowest-selling ongoing title in Vertigo’s comic-book stable that doesn’t have an official end date. While it’s unlikely that the book itself is in danger due to low sales, this does put a question mark above Vertigo’s continued ability to publish comic-book titles that aren’t part of the Fables or American Vampire franchises. Look here for a long-term look at Vertigo’s month-to-month sales.

Finally, May was the first month since the launch of the “New 52″ in which returnability no longer applied to any of the initial 52 books, and, fortunately, the figures of the 37 titles that had been returnable through April end up right where you’d expect them to. Which suggests that the assumption Diamond only reported 90% of those numbers and my subsequent re-addition of the missing 10% were right on the mark. Thanks again to John Jackson Miller for alerting me on the 90% figure in the first place. (Once again, due to this, please note that the chart positions don’t match the sales figures on those titles. Presuming anyone reads this at all. Which, experience has taught me, is not the case. So it is absolutely safe for me to confess that I am completely naked when writing these columns on DC Comics sales.)

Of course, as of May, Earth-2, Worlds’ Finest, The Ravagers, Dial H and G.I. Combat (but not Batman, Incorporated) were returnable, and their numbers tweaked accordingly by Diamond, so that particular game starts all over again: I’ve re-added 10% to each of those figures. We’ll find out if that’s on the mark once returnability ends on those titles.

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

Another procedural note: The “New 52″ titles Earth-2, Worlds’ Finest, Batman, Incorporated, Dial H, G.I. Combat, The Ravagers, Batman, Justice League, Action Comics, Green Lantern, Flash, Stormwatch, Teen Titans, Wonder Woman, Detective Comics, Batman: The Dark Knight, Superman, Aquaman, Batwoman, Green Lantern: New Guardians and Swamp Thing are being promoted with various, sometimes multiple variant-cover editions that are likely to have boosted sales. I’ll just mention those here, so keep them in mind.

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3 - BATMAN
05/2007: Batman #665 -- 80,122
05/2008: Batman #676 -- 105,039 [122,877]
05/2009: BfC #3 of 3 -- 89,170
05/2010: Batman #699 -- 62,377
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05/2011: Batman #710 -- 55,086 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman #711 -- 53,113 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Batman #712 -- 51,385 (- 3.3%)
08/2011: Batman #713 -- 51,760 (+ 0.7%)
09/2011: Batman #1 -- 188,420 (+264.0%) [219,660]
10/2011: Batman #2 -- 172,428 (- 8.5%) [177,721]
11/2011: Batman #3 -- 150,984 (- 12.4%)
12/2011: Batman #4 -- 133,781 (- 11.4%) [141,261]
01/2012: Batman #5 -- 135,145 (+ 1.0%) [142,499]
02/2012: Batman #6 -- 128,459 (- 5.0%) [135,435]
03/2012: Batman #7 -- 131,091 (+ 2.1%)
04/2012: Batman #8 -- 130,602 (- 0.4%) [136,218]
05/2012: Batman #9 -- 134,605 (+ 3.1%)
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6 months: - 10.9%
1 year : +144.4%
2 years : +115.8%
5 years : + 68.0%

The “Court of Owls” crossover brings a slight increase.

Since we haven’t had any big crossovers at DC in a while, it’s worth mentioning that they don’t really generate new readers — they’re yet another means to get the existing audience to buy more comics than they might otherwise have, basically. So the fact that the best-selling title gets the smallest increase isn’t surprising.

That said, in terms of boosting the sales of the other participating titles, “Court of Owls” is doing its job rather well, no doubt thanks to the good reception of the Snyder/Capullo run that it spins out of.

Meanwhile, Batman #8 charted again in May with an estimated 5,616 units. There were also “Combo Pack” editions for this and for various other titles, but none of them charted in May.

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4 - JUSTICE LEAGUE
05/2007: Justice League #9 -- 129,285
05/2008: Justice League #21 -- 90,035
05/2009: Justice League #33 -- 63,867
05/2010: Justice League #45 -- 62,465
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05/2011: JL of America #57 -- 46,729 (- 1.0%)
06/2011: JL of America #58 -- 45,442 (- 2.8%)
07/2011: JL of America #59 -- 43,545 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: JL of America #60 -- 42,587 (- 2.2%)
08/2011: Justice League #1 -- 185,776 (+336.2%) [266,131]
09/2011: --
10/2011: Justice League #2 -- 196,569 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Justice League #3 -- 168,679 (- 14.2%)
12/2011: Justice League #4 -- 149,314 (- 11.5%) [152,340]
01/2012: Justice League #5 -- 144,670 (- 3.1%) [148,117]
02/2012: Justice League #6 -- 140,819 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Justice League #7 -- 136,436 (- 3.1%)
04/2012: Justice League #8 -- 133,240 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Justice League #9 -- 131,332 (- 1.4%)
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6 months: - 22.1%
1 year : +181.1%
2 years : +110.3%
5 years : + 1.6%

The book has found its level. Note that the highest-selling ongoing title from Marvel again failed to crack 70,000 units in May.

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5 - BATMAN ANNUAL
04/2012: Batman Annual #1 -- 101,394

This is part of “Court of Owls,” but more than 100K for an annual is still a spectacularly good number.

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7 - BATMAN INCORPORATED
05/2011: Batman, Inc. #6 -- 60,480 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Batman, Inc. #7 -- 56,108 (- 7.2%)
08/2011: Batman, Inc. #8 -- 53,481 (- 4.7%)
09/2011: --
10/2011: --
11/2011: --
12/2011: Lev Strikes #1 -- 43,048 (- 19.5%)
01/2012: --
02/2012: --
03/2012: --
04/2012: --
05/2012: Batman, Inc. #1 -- 96,486 (+124.1%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : +59.5%

Grant Morrison’s big Batman saga returns, and though it has nothing to do with the crossover du jour, likely clears 100,000 units, all things considered. The first issue of the pre-”New 52″ run sold an estimated 95,587 units in its first month, so this is a great figure.

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8 - DETECTIVE COMICS
05/2007: Detective Comics #832 -- 51,727
05/2008: Detective Comics #844 -- 48,394
05/2009: --
05/2010: Detective Comics #865 -- 41,501
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05/2011: Detective Comics #877 -- 39,609 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: Detective Comics #878 -- 39,152 (- 1.2%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #879 -- 39,185 (+ 0.1%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #880 -- 38,585 (- 1.5%)
08/2011: Detective Comics #881 -- 39,729 (+ 3.0%)
09/2011: Detective Comics #1 -- 114,880 (+189.2%) [157,751]
10/2011: Detective Comics #2 -- 123,099 (+ 7.2%)
11/2011: Detective Comics #3 -- 111,197 (- 9.7%)
12/2011: Detective Comics #4 -- 99,366 (- 10.6%)
01/2012: Detective Comics #5 -- 99,342 (- 0.0%)
02/2012: Detective Comics #6 -- 94,415 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Detective Comics #7 -- 89,891 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Detective Comics #8 -- 87,675 (- 2.5%)
05/2012: Detective Comics #9 -- 96,016 (+ 9.5%)
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6 months: - 13.7%
1 year : +142.4%
2 years : +113.4%
5 years : + 85.6%

A “Court of Owls” crossover brings a handsome increase.

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11 - EARTH 2
04/2012: Earth 2 #1 -- 95,742

A new series set on Earth 2, which, I’m told, is where the gay people live in the DC Universe.

Once again, surprisingly good numbers, even if you factor in possible returns or the fact that there was a 1:25 variant-cover edition in addition to returnability.

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9 - ACTION COMICS
05/2007: Action Comics #849 -- 53,610
05/2007: Action Comics #850 -- 56,166
05/2008: Action Comics #865 -- 46,764
05/2009: Action Comics #877 -- 41,772
05/2010: --
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05/2011: Action Comics #901 -- 44,143 (- 26.6%)
06/2011: Action Comics #902 -- 41,960 (- 5.0%)
07/2011: Action Comics #903 -- 40,205 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: Action Comics #904 -- 39,323 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: Action Comics #1 -- 182,748 (+364.7%) [200,947]
10/2011: Action Comics #2 -- 153,855 (- 15.8%)
11/2011: Action Comics #3 -- 134,875 (- 12.3%)
12/2011: Action Comics #4 -- 112,839 (- 16.3%)
01/2012: Action Comics #5 -- 109,350 (- 3.1%)
02/2012: Action Comics #6 -- 96,592 (- 11.7%)
03/2012: Action Comics #7 -- 91,822 (- 4.9%)
04/2012: Action Comics #8 -- 87,980 (- 4.2%)
05/2012: Action Comics #9 -- 88,796 (+ 0.9%)
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6 months: - 34.2%
1 year : +101.2%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : + 61.8%

Guest art by Gene Ha and a return to the “Obama Superman” character result in a slight sales increase.

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10 - GREEN LANTERN
05/2007: Green Lantern #19 -- 62,439
05/2007: Green Lantern #20 -- 60,556
05/2008: Green Lantern #31 -- 65,874
05/2009: Green Lantern #41 -- 81,491
05/2010: Green Lantern #54 -- 88,292
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05/2011: Green Lantern #66 -- 75,371 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern #67 -- 74,521 (- 1.1%)
08/2011: --
09/2011: Green Lantern #1 -- 141,682 (+90.1%) [169,159]
10/2011: Green Lantern #2 -- 142,344 (+ 0.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern #3 -- 122,644 (-13.8%)
12/2011: Green Lantern #4 -- 104,199 (-15.0%)
01/2012: Green Lantern #5 -- 97,878 (- 6.0%)
02/2012: Green Lantern #6 -- 94,087 (- 3.9%)
03/2012: Green Lantern #7 -- 90,232 (- 4.1%)
04/2012: Green Lantern #8 -- 88,335 (- 2.1%)
05/2012: Green Lantern #9 -- 87,601 (- 0.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 28.6%
1 year : + 16.2%
2 years : - 0.8%
5 years : + 42.5%

Sales have found their level.

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12 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
05/2011: --
06/2011: --
07/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 62,792 (- 11.7%)
07/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 57,333 (- 8.7%)
08/2011: Dark Knight #5 -- 52,908 (- 7.7%)
09/2011: Dark Knight #1 -- 109,321 (+106.6%) [128,689]
10/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 100,494 (- 8.1%)
11/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 87,133 (- 13.3%)
12/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 78,689 (- 9.7%)
01/2012: Dark Knight #5 -- 76,824 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Dark Knight #6 -- 77,140 (+ 0.4%) [ 80,464]
03/2012: Dark Knight #7 -- 75,297 (- 2.4%)
04/2012: Dark Knight #8 -- 74,287 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Dark Knight #9 -- 82,169 (+ 10.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 5.7%
1 year : n.a.

—–

13 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
05/2010: Batman and Robin #12 -- 84,843
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05/2011: Batman and Robin #23 -- 57,525 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman and Robin #24 -- 54,984 (- 4.4%)
07/2011: Batman and Robin #25 -- 55,172 (+ 0.3%)
08/2011: Batman and Robin #26 -- 52,704 (- 4.5%)
09/2011: Batman and Robin #1 -- 94,713 (+79.7%) [116,053]
10/2011: Batman and Robin #2 -- 98,807 (+ 4.3%)
11/2011: Batman and Robin #3 -- 86,309 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Batman and Robin #4 -- 76,000 (-11.9%)
01/2012: Batman and Robin #5 -- 72,786 (- 4.2%)
02/2012: Batman and Robin #6 -- 70,103 (- 3.7%)
03/2012: Batman and Robin #7 -- 68,010 (- 3.0%)
04/2012: Batman and Robin #8 -- 66,659 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: Batman and Robin #9 -- 75,967 (+14.0%)
----------------
6 months: -12.0%
1 year : +32.1%
2 years : -10.5%

Two more Batman titles boosted by “Court of Owls.”

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19 - FLASH
05/2007: Flash: FMA #12 -- 47,809
05/2008: Flash #240 -- 31,944
05/2009: Rebirth #2 of 5 -- 86,183
05/2010: Flash #2 -- 76,560
-----------------------------------
05/2011: Flash #12 -- 54,914 (+ 0.5%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: --
08/2011: --
09/2011: Flash #1 -- 129,260 (+135.4%) [147,818]
10/2011: Flash #2 -- 114,137 (- 11.7%)
11/2011: Flash #3 -- 90,417 (- 20.8%)
12/2011: Flash #4 -- 77,336 (- 14.5%)
01/2012: Flash #5 -- 71,611 (- 7.4%)
02/2012: Flash #6 -- 68,061 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Flash #7 -- 64,975 (- 4.5%)
04/2012: Flash #8 -- 63,702 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: Flash #9 -- 62,807 (- 1.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 30.5%
1 year : + 14.4%
2 years : - 18.0%
5 years : + 31.4%

Settling down around the 60,000-unit mark, it seems. A good number for a Flash series in the context of the last 10 years.

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20 - WORLDS' FINEST
04/2012: Worlds' Finest #1 -- 69,531

A second new title focusing on Earth-2 characters, also promoted with returnability and a 1:25 variant edition. Still, solid debut sales.

—–

21 - SUPERMAN
05/2007: Superman #662 -- 55,236
05/2008: Superman #676 -- 45,644
05/2009: Superman #688 -- 41,642
05/2010: --
---------------------------------
05/2011: Superman #711 -- 38,471 (- 3.0%)
06/2011: Superman #712 -- 37,362 (- 2.9%)
07/2011: Superman #713 -- 36,646 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Superman #714 -- 35,919 (- 2.0%)
09/2011: Superman #1 -- 131,529 (+266.2%) [150,128]
10/2011: Superman #2 -- 104,703 (- 20.4%)
11/2011: Superman #3 -- 86,386 (- 17.5%)
12/2011: Superman #4 -- 76,532 (- 11.4%)
01/2012: Superman #5 -- 73,719 (- 3.7%)
02/2012: Superman #6 -- 69,633 (- 5.5%)
03/2012: Superman #7 -- 66,588 (- 4.4%)
04/2012: Superman #8 -- 64,486 (- 3.2%)
05/2012: Superman #9 -- 62,232 (- 3.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 28.0%
1 year : + 61.8%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : + 12.7%

Gently drifting down.

—–

22 - NIGHTWING
05/2007: Nightwing #132 -- 30,807
05/2008: Nightwing #144 -- 29,367
---------------------------------
09/2011: Nightwing #1 -- 69,686 [87,561]
10/2011: Nightwing #2 -- 73,054 (+ 4.8%)
11/2011: Nightwing #3 -- 64,098 (-12.3%)
12/2011: Nightwing #4 -- 57,409 (-10.4%)
01/2012: Nightwing #5 -- 56,040 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Nightwing #6 -- 53,036 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Nightwing #7 -- 50,489 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Nightwing #8 -- 52,063 (+ 3.1%) [61,711]
05/2012: Nightwing #9 -- 61,395 (+17.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 4.2%
5 years : + 99.3%

“Court of Owls” brings a neat increase. Also, issue #8 made the chart again, selling an estimated 9,648 units in reorders. The book keeps doing very well for a Nightwing series.

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23 - AQUAMAN
09/2011: Aquaman #1 -- 80,302 [108,545]
10/2011: Aquaman #2 -- 79,156 (- 1.4%) [ 83,626]
11/2011: Aquaman #3 -- 69,137 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Aquaman #4 -- 64,961 (- 6.0%)
01/2012: Aquaman #5 -- 65,094 (+ 0.2%)
02/2012: Aquaman #6 -- 63,450 (- 2.5%)
03/2012: Aquaman #7 -- 62,345 (- 1.7%)
04/2012: Aquaman #8 -- 61,657 (- 1.1%)
05/2012: Aquaman #9 -- 60,527 (- 1.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 12.5%

Standard attrition, but excellent sales for an Aquaman book, obviously.

—–

24 - BATGIRL
05/2010: Batgirl #10 -- 28,641
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05/2011: Batgirl #21 -- 24,043 (- 1.1%)
06/2011: Batgirl #22 -- 23,323 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Batgirl #23 -- 22,619 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: Batgirl #24 -- 22,695 (+ 0.3%)
09/2011: Batgirl #1 -- 90,543 (+299.0%) [107,055]
10/2011: Batgirl #2 -- 83,586 (- 7.7%)
11/2011: Batgirl #3 -- 69,971 (- 16.3%)
12/2011: Batgirl #4 -- 59,972 (- 14.3%)
01/2012: Batgirl #5 -- 57,030 (- 4.9%)
02/2012: Batgirl #6 -- 53,151 (- 6.8%)
03/2012: Batgirl #7 -- 50,761 (- 4.5%)
04/2012: Batgirl #8 -- 48,878 (- 3.7%)
05/2012: Batgirl #9 -- 58,710 (+ 20.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 16.1%
1 year : +144.2%
2 years : +105.0%

You know the drill: a big boost thanks to “Court of Owls.”

—–

30 - TEEN TITANS
05/2007: Teen Titans #46 -- 61,478
05/2007: Teen Titans #47 -- 63,673
05/2008: Teen Titans #59 -- 46,306
05/2009: Teen Titans #71 -- 34,110
05/2010: Teen Titans #83 -- 24,960
-----------------------------------
05/2011: Teen Titans #95 -- 24,738 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: Teen Titans #96 -- 23,849 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #97 -- 23,138 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #98 -- 23,095 (- 0.2%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #99 -- 23,756 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #100 -- 27,459 (+ 15.6%)
09/2011: Teen Titans #1 -- 73,675 (+168.3%) [89,056]
10/2011: Teen Titans #2 -- 72,107 (- 2.1%)
11/2011: Teen Titans #3 -- 60,758 (- 15.7%)
12/2011: Teen Titans #4 -- 54,929 (- 9.6%)
01/2012: Teen Titans #5 -- 54,606 (- 0.6%)
02/2012: Teen Titans #6 -- 53,123 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Teen Titans #7 -- 51,402 (- 3.2%)
04/2012: Teen Titans #8 -- 50,814 (- 1.1%)
05/2012: Teen Titans #9 -- 50,261 (- 1.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 17.3%
1 year : +103.2%
2 years : +101.4%
5 years : - 19.7%

Standard attrition. Which is underwhelming, given that the issue was part of a crossover with Teen Titans Annual, Superboy and Legion Lost, as well as the launch pad for the new Ravagers title. It doesn’t look like retailers were particularly impressed.

—–

33 - CATWOMAN
05/2007: Catwoman #67 -- 19,926
05/2008: Catwoman #79 -- 17,999
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09/2011: Catwoman #1 -- 59,633 [75,566]
10/2011: Catwoman #2 -- 63,573 (+ 6.6%)
11/2011: Catwoman #3 -- 52,196 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Catwoman #4 -- 45,581 (-12.7%)
01/2012: Catwoman #5 -- 44,034 (- 3.4%)
02/2012: Catwoman #6 -- 41,447 (- 5.9%)
03/2012: Catwoman #7 -- 39,608 (- 4.4%)
04/2012: Catwoman #8 -- 38,711 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Catwoman #9 -- 49,726 (+28.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 4.7%
5 years : +149.6%

—-

34 - RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS
09/2011: Red Hood #1 -- 56,112 [70,244]
10/2011: Red Hood #2 -- 59,382 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Red Hood #3 -- 50,140 (-15.6%)
12/2011: Red Hood #4 -- 44,278 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Red Hood #5 -- 42,560 (- 3.9%)
02/2012: Red Hood #6 -- 39,898 (- 6.3%)
03/2012: Red Hood #7 -- 38,630 (- 3.2%)
04/2012: Red Hood #8 -- 37,974 (- 1.7%)
05/2012: Red Hood #9 -- 54,220 (+42.8%)
-----------------
6 months: + 8.1%

Two more Batman spin-off titles surprisingly big sales boosts supplied by the “Court of Owls” crossover.

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35 - WONDER WOMAN
05/2007: Wonder Woman #9 -- 58,561
05/2008: Wonder Woman #20 -- 38,116
05/2009: Wonder Woman #32 -- 33,065
05/2010: Wonder Woman #44 -- 25,443
-------------------------------------
05/2011: --
06/2011: Wonder Woman #611 -- 30,874 (- 0.4%)
06/2011: Wonder Woman #612 -- 30,690 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Wonder Woman #613 -- 29,720 (- 3.2%)
08/2011: Wonder Woman #614 -- 29,223 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Wonder Woman #1 -- 76,214 (+160.8%) [95,902]
10/2011: Wonder Woman #2 -- 79,060 (+ 3.7%)
11/2011: Wonder Woman #3 -- 65,621 (- 17.0%)
12/2011: Wonder Woman #4 -- 57,675 (- 12.1%)
01/2012: Wonder Woman #5 -- 57,626 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Wonder Woman #6 -- 54,190 (- 6.0%)
03/2012: Wonder Woman #7 -- 51,314 (- 5.3%)
04/2012: Wonder Woman #8 -- 50,450 (- 1.7%)
05/2012: Wonder Woman #9 -- 48,750 (- 3.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 25.7%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : + 91.6%
5 years : - 16.8%

Levelling out, more or less. Historically, these numbers are still fine.

—–

36 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
05/2007: Green Lantern Corps #12 -- 33,267
05/2008: Green Lantern Corps #24 -- 46,948
05/2009: Green Lantern Corps #36 -- 61,591
05/2010: Green Lantern Corps #48 -- 68,826
------------------------------------------
05/2011: Green Lantern Corps #60 -- 60,964 (+ 1.3%)
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #61 -- 60,836 (- 0.2%)
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #62 -- 57,928 (- 4.8%)
08/2011: Green Lantern Corps #63 -- 53,372 (- 7.9%)
09/2011: Green Lantern Corps #1 -- 83,077 (+55.7%) [94,800]
10/2011: Green Lantern Corps #2 -- 78,501 (- 5.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern Corps #3 -- 65,393 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Green Lantern Corps #4 -- 57,180 (-12.6%)
01/2012: Green Lantern Corps #5 -- 54,088 (- 5.4%)
02/2012: Green Lantern Corps #6 -- 51,168 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Green Lantern Corps #7 -- 48,692 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Green Lantern Corps #8 -- 47,584 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Green Lantern Corps #9 -- 46,336 (- 2.6%)
----------------
6 months: -29.1%
1 year : -24.0%
2 years : -32.7%
5 years : +39.3%

—–

38 - GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS
05/2011: Emerald Warriors #10 -- 52,971 (+ 2.3%)
06/2011: Emerald Warriors #11 -- 53,927 (+ 1.8%)
07/2011: Emerald Warriors #12 -- 48,087 (-10.8%)
08/2011: Emerald Warriors #13 -- 44,228 (- 8.0%)
09/2011: New Guardians #1 -- 84,033 (+90.0%) [96,596]
10/2011: New Guardians #2 -- 71,713 (-14.7%)
11/2011: New Guardians #3 -- 59,774 (-16.7%)
12/2011: New Guardians #4 -- 53,305 (-10.8%)
01/2012: New Guardians #5 -- 52,305 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: New Guardians #6 -- 50,319 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: New Guardians #7 -- 48,422 (- 3.8%)
04/2012: New Guardians #8 -- 47,320 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: New Guardians #9 -- 46,237 (- 2.3%)
----------------
6 months: -22.7%
1 year : -12.7%

The two secondary Green Lantern titles keep making a slow drippydroppy.

—–

39 - TEEN TITANS ANNUAL
04/2012: Teen Titans Annual #1 -- 44,415

Part of the “Culling” crossover. (Not “Curling,” sadly.)

—–

40 - BATWOMAN
09/2011: Batwoman #1 -- 72,228 (+64.6%) [87,952]
10/2011: Batwoman #2 -- 74,392 (+ 3.0%)
11/2011: Batwoman #3 -- 61,997 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Batwoman #4 -- 52,757 (-14.9%)
01/2012: Batwoman #5 -- 51,924 (- 1.6%)
02/2012: Batwoman #6 -- 49,227 (- 5.2%)
03/2012: Batwoman #7 -- 46,874 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Batwoman #8 -- 45,341 (- 3.3%)
05/2012: Batwoman #9 -- 43,942 (- 3.1%)
----------------
6 months: -29.1%

Finding its level.

—–

47 - BIRDS OF PREY
05/2007: Birds of Prey #106 -- 28,363
05/2008: Birds of Prey #118 -- 21,941
05/2010: Birds of Prey #1 -- 50,428 [54,965]
-------------------------------------
05/2011: Birds of Prey #12 -- 29,690 (- 1.9%)
06/2011: Birds of Prey #13 -- 28,992 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: Birds of Prey #14 -- 27,102 (- 6.5%)
08/2011: Birds of Prey #15 -- 26,043 (- 3.9%)
09/2011: Birds of Prey #1 -- 56,073 (+115.3%) [66,423]
10/2011: Birds of Prey #2 -- 53,156 (- 5.2%)
11/2011: Birds of Prey #3 -- 40,891 (- 23.1%)
12/2011: Birds of Prey #4 -- 34,460 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Birds of Prey #5 -- 31,700 (- 8.0%)
02/2012: Birds of Prey #6 -- 30,376 (- 4.2%)
03/2012: Birds of Prey #7 -- 29,196 (- 3.9%)
04/2012: Birds of Prey #8 -- 28,661 (- 1.8%)
05/2012: Birds of Prey #9 -- 41,521 (+ 44.9%)
-----------------
6 months: + 1.5%
1 year : + 39.9%
5 years : + 46.4%

More “Court of Owls.”

—–

48 - DIAL H
05/2012: Dial H #1 -- 45,308

A new “New 52″ title written by popular sci-fi author China Miéville. Once again, you have to figure in returnability and a 1:25 variant, but the numbers are still solid.

—–

50 - RAVAGERS
05/2012: Ravagers #1 -- 44,230

A Teen Titans spin-off by Howard Mackie and Ian Churchill: “New 52,” returnability, 1:25 variant, yadda. Good numbers, given that the franchise was struggling to hit 25K with its mother title this time last year.

—–

52 - SWAMP THING
09/2011: Swamp Thing #1 -- 54,757 [73,683]
10/2011: Swamp Thing #2 -- 58,634 (+ 7.1%)
11/2011: Swamp Thing #3 -- 52,300 (-10.8%)
12/2011: Swamp Thing #4 -- 44,660 (-14.6%)
01/2012: Swamp Thing #5 -- 43,806 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: Swamp Thing #6 -- 41,235 (- 5.9%)
03/2012: Swamp Thing #7 -- 40,268 (- 2.4%)
04/2012: Swamp Thing #8 -- 39,431 (- 2.1%)
05/2012: Swamp Thing #9 -- 39,385 (- 0.1%)
----------------
6 months: -24.7%

Levelled out, it seems. Let’s hazard a guess and say that this is between three and four times of what the book might be selling right now if it had been launched as a Vertigo title.

—–

34 - RED LANTERNS
09/2011: Red Lanterns #1 -- 73,940 [89,170]
10/2011: Red Lanterns #2 -- 74,163 (+ 0.3%)
11/2011: Red Lanterns #3 -- 60,823 (-18.0%)
12/2011: Red Lanterns #4 -- 50,271 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Red Lanterns #5 -- 46,992 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Red Lanterns #6 -- 43,450 (- 7.5%)
03/2012: Red Lanterns #7 -- 41,628 (- 4.2%)
04/2012: Red Lanterns #8 -- 40,189 (- 3.5%)
05/2012: Red Lanterns #9 -- 39,215 (- 2.4%)
----------------
6 months: -35.5%

Settling down around 40K. Perfectly good for yet another Green Lantern spin-off.

—–

62 - BATWING
09/2011: Batwing #1 -- 45,980 [53,721]
10/2011: Batwing #2 -- 42,750 (- 7.0%)
11/2011: Batwing #3 -- 35,110 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Batwing #4 -- 26,726 (-23.9%)
01/2012: Batwing #5 -- 24,036 (-10.1%)
02/2012: Batwing #6 -- 21,643 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Batwing #7 -- 21,058 (- 2.7%)
04/2012: Batwing #8 -- 20,373 (- 3.3%)
05/2012: Batwing #9 -- 35,731 (+75.4%)
-----------------
6 months: + 1.8%

That big whopping increase is courtesy of “Court of Owls,” naturally.

—–

63 - ANIMAL MAN
09/2011: Animal Man #1 -- 46,051 [65,229]
10/2011: Animal Man #2 -- 53,432 (+16.0%)
11/2011: Animal Man #3 -- 49,184 (- 8.0%)
12/2011: Animal Man #4 -- 42,630 (-13.3%)
01/2012: Animal Man #5 -- 40,573 (- 4.8%)
02/2012: Animal Man #6 -- 38,504 (- 5.1%)
03/2012: Animal Man #7 -- 36,860 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Animal Man #8 -- 36,369 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Animal Man #9 -- 35,699 (- 1.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 27.4%

Standard attrition. See Swamp Thing, basically: At Vertigo, the book might have been somewhere below 10K, at this stage.

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65 - SUPERGIRL
05/2007: Supergirl #17 -- 50,429
05/2008: Supergirl #29 -- 30,192
05/2009: Supergirl #41 -- 33,441
05/2010: --
---------------------------------
05/2011: Supergirl #64 -- 21,411 (- 0.9%)
06/2011: Supergirl #65 -- 20,985 (- 2.0%)
07/2011: Supergirl #66 -- 20,001 (- 4.7%)
08/2011: Supergirl #67 -- 19,764 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Supergirl #1 -- 60,058 (+203.9%) [74,218]
10/2011: Supergirl #2 -- 61,388 (+ 2.2%)
11/2011: Supergirl #3 -- 50,784 (- 17.3%)
12/2011: Supergirl #4 -- 44,180 (- 13.0%)
01/2012: Supergirl #5 -- 41,446 (- 6.2%)
02/2012: Supergirl #6 -- 38,719 (- 6.6%)
03/2012: Supergirl #7 -- 37,041 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Supergirl #8 -- 36,042 (- 2.7%)
05/2012: Supergirl #9 -- 35,129 (- 2.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 30.8%
1 year : + 64.1%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : - 30.3%

Finding its level.

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67 - SUPERBOY
05/2011: Superboy #7 -- 24,622 (- 19.3%)
06/2011: Superboy #8 -- 23,037 (- 6.4%)
07/2011: Superboy #9 -- 22,102 (- 4.1%)
08/2011: Superboy #10 -- 20,563 (- 7.0%)
08/2011: Superboy #11 -- 20,317 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Superboy #1 -- 55,608 (+173.7%) [69,283]
10/2011: Superboy #2 -- 57,424 (+ 3.3%)
11/2011: Superboy #3 -- 47,442 (- 17.4%)
12/2011: Superboy #4 -- 40,002 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Superboy #5 -- 37,419 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Superboy #6 -- 34,520 (- 7.8%)
03/2012: Superboy #7 -- 33,050 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Superboy #8 -- 31,900 (- 3.5%)
05/2012: Superboy #9 -- 34,838 (+ 9.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 26.6%
1 year : + 41.5%

Part of the “Culling” crossover.

—–

68 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK
09/2011: Justice League Dark #1 -- 69,840 [81,955]
10/2011: Justice League Dark #2 -- 63,392 (- 9.2%)
11/2011: Justice League Dark #3 -- 51,674 (-18.5%)
12/2011: Justice League Dark #4 -- 44,750 (-13.4%)
01/2012: Justice League Dark #5 -- 40,996 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Justice League Dark #6 -- 38,360 (- 6.4%)
03/2012: Justice League Dark #7 -- 36,089 (- 5.9%)
04/2012: Justice League Dark #8 -- 35,022 (- 3.0%)
05/2012: Justice League Dark #9 -- 34,649 (- 1.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 33.0%

Levelled out, evidently. It doesn’t look like the arrival of new writer Jeff Lemire is affecting sales much.

—–

71 - SUICIDE SQUAD
09/2011: Suicide Squad #1 -- 49,979 [61,815]
10/2011: Suicide Squad #2 -- 49,570 (- 0.8%)
11/2011: Suicide Squad #3 -- 40,827 (-17.6%)
12/2011: Suicide Squad #4 -- 34,550 (-15.4%)
01/2012: Suicide Squad #5 -- 32,726 (- 5.3%)
02/2012: Suicide Squad #6 -- 30,834 (- 5.8%)
03/2012: Suicide Squad #7 -- 32,908 (+ 6.7%)
04/2012: Suicide Squad #8 -- 32,789 (- 0.4%)
05/2012: Suicide Squad #9 -- 32,581 (- 0.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 20.2%

Holding level, presumably because of a crossover with Resurrection Man.

—–

72 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
09/2011: Justice League International #1 -- 67,866 [78,869]
10/2011: Justice League International #2 -- 66,100 (- 2.6%)
11/2011: Justice League International #3 -- 54,413 (-17.7%)
12/2011: Justice League International #4 -- 44,062 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Justice League International #5 -- 41,147 (- 6.6%)
02/2012: Justice League International #6 -- 37,534 (- 8.8%)
03/2012: Justice League International #7 -- 35,274 (- 6.0%)
04/2012: Justice League International #8 -- 33,773 (- 4.3%)
05/2012: Justice League International #9 -- 32,558 (- 3.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 40.2%

Cancelled with issue #12. It’s unlikely that the decision is based on sales alone, though.

—–

75 - ANIMAL MAN ANNUAL
04/2012: Animal Man Annual #1 -- 31,710

A good number, not far below the monthly title. Letting the regular writers handle these books seems to be helping.

—–

77 - ALL STAR WESTERN
05/2007: Jonah Hex #19 -- 16,473
05/2008: Jonah Hex #31 -- 13,140
05/2009: Jonah Hex #43 -- 11,606
05/2010: Jonah Hex #55 -- 11,327
--------------------------------
05/2011: Jonah Hex #67 -- 10,288 (- 0.5%)
06/2011: Jonah Hex #68 -- 10,224 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Jonah Hex #69 -- 10,521 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Jonah Hex #70 -- 10,369 (- 1.5%)
09/2011: ASW #1 -- 43,681 (+321.3%) [54,992]
10/2011: ASW #2 -- 39,857 (- 8.8%)
11/2011: ASW #3 -- 32,776 (- 17.8%)
12/2011: ASW #4 -- 29,349 (- 10.5%)
01/2012: ASW #5 -- 27,206 (- 7.3%)
02/2012: ASW #6 -- 26,170 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: ASW #7 -- 25,349 (- 3.1%)
04/2012: ASW #8 -- 25,040 (- 1.2%)
05/2012: ASW #9 -- 31,413 (+ 25.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 4.2%
1 year : +205.3%
2 years : +177.3%
5 years : + 90.7%

A “Court of Owls” tie-in. The book has been doing very well regardless, though.

—–

83 - G.I. COMBAT
04/2012: G.I. Combat #1 -- 33,740

Replacing Men of War as the resident war-with-other-genres-on-top DC Universe title. The issue is returnable and comes with a 1:25 variant, so let’s wait and see where the numbers end up in a few months. For now, sales look all right.

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96 - SMALLVILLE SEASON 11
04/2012: Smallville S11 #1 -- 27,004

A new title that continues the story of the TV show, modelled after the recent Buffy comics over at Dark Horse. Sales seem okay for this type of book.

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98 - GREEN ARROW
05/2007: Green Arrow #74 -- 30,751
05/2008: Arrow/Canary #8 -- 30,864
05/2009: Arrow/Canary #20 -- 21,445
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05/2011: Green Arrow #12 -- 31,742 (- 2.8%)
06/2011: Green Arrow #13 -- 27,552 (- 13.2%)
07/2011: Green Arrow #14 -- 25,568 (- 7.2%)
08/2011: Green Arrow #15 -- 23,883 (- 6.6%)
09/2011: Green Arrow #1 -- 61,680 (+158.3%) [72,359]
10/2011: Green Arrow #2 -- 58,708 (- 4.8%)
11/2011: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,899 (- 20.1%)
12/2011: Green Arrow #4 -- 37,116 (- 20.9%)
01/2012: Green Arrow #5 -- 33,593 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Green Arrow #6 -- 30,097 (- 10.4%)
03/2012: Green Arrow #7 -- 29,004 (- 3.6%)
04/2012: Green Arrow #8 -- 27,433 (- 5.4%)
05/2012: Green Arrow #9 -- 26,966 (- 1.7%)
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6 months: - 42.5%
1 year : - 15.1%
2 years : + 25.8%
5 years : - 12.3%

Levelling out.

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100 - BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED
04/2012: Arkham Unhinged #1 -- 31,170
05/2012: Arkham Unhinged #2 -- 25,215 (-19.1%)

Repackaged digital material tying in with a video game. Good numbers for this type of thing.

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104 - BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED
05/2011: Batman Beyond #5 -- 25,413 (- 4.9%)
06/2011: Batman Beyond #6 -- 24,524 (- 3.5%)
07/2011: Batman Beyond #7 -- 22,945 (- 6.4%)
08/2011: Batman Beyond #8 -- 21,838 (- 4.8%)
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02/2012: Unlimited #1 -- 26,589 (+21.8%) [30,683]
03/2012: Unlimited #2 -- 23,570 (-11.4%)
04/2012: Unlimited #3 -- 24,196 (+ 2.7%)
05/2012: Unlimited #4 -- 24,356 (+ 0.7%)
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1 year : - 4.2%

People seem to like this. An unexpected minor hit, it appears.

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108 - LEGION LOST
09/2011: Legion Lost #1 -- 46,362 [54,588]
10/2011: Legion Lost #2 -- 42,650 (- 8.0%)
11/2011: Legion Lost #3 -- 31,226 (-26.8%)
12/2011: Legion Lost #4 -- 24,020 (-23.1%)
01/2012: Legion Lost #5 -- 21,549 (-10.3%)
02/2012: Legion Lost #6 -- 19,447 (- 9.8%)
03/2012: Legion Lost #7 -- 18,214 (- 6.3%)
04/2012: Legion Lost #8 -- 17,984 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Legion Lost #9 -- 23,794 (+32.3%)
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6 months: -23.8%

That’s a relatively big boost, thanks to the “Culling” crossover.

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115 - STORMWATCH
05/2008: Stormwatch: PHD #7 -- 12,812
05/2009: Stormwatch: PHD #21 -- 5,370
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09/2011: Stormwatch #1 -- 46,397 [57,287]
10/2011: Stormwatch #2 -- 47,520 (+ 2.4%)
11/2011: Stormwatch #3 -- 39,262 (-17.4%)
12/2011: Stormwatch #4 -- 30,987 (-21.1%)
01/2012: Stormwatch #5 -- 29,112 (- 6.1%)
02/2012: Stormwatch #6 -- 26,076 (-10.4%)
03/2012: Stormwatch #7 -- 24,384 (- 6.5%)
04/2012: Stormwatch #8 -- 23,212 (- 4.8%)
05/2012: Stormwatch #9 -- 22,448 (- 3.3%)
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6 months: - 42.8%

Finding its level very slowly.

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116 - FAIREST (Vertigo)
03/2012: Fairest #1 -- 31,769
04/2012: Fairest #2 -- 22,997 (-27.6%)
05/2012: Fairest #3 -- 22,329 (- 2.9%)

This one’s levelling out very quickly after the steep initial drop, on the other hand. On the downside, Fables writer Bill Willingham and popular artist Phil Jimenez will only stick around for the first arc, so sales are unlikely to stay this high.

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122 - DEATHSTROKE
09/2011: Deathstroke #1 -- 47,028 [56,820]
10/2011: Deathstroke #2 -- 44,647 (- 5.1%)
11/2011: Deathstroke #3 -- 33,754 (-24.4%)
12/2011: Deathstroke #4 -- 26,367 (-21.9%)
01/2012: Deathstroke #5 -- 23,872 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Deathstroke #6 -- 21,306 (-10.8%)
03/2012: Deathstroke #7 -- 19,744 (- 7.3%)
04/2012: Deathstroke #8 -- 18,834 (- 4.6%)
05/2012: Deathstroke #9 -- 20,878 (+10.9%)
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6 months: - 38.2%

Rob Liefeld takes over as the new writer and artist, hence the slight increase.

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123 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
05/2007: Supergirl &LoSH #30 -- 30,767
05/2008: LoSH #42 -- 27,940
05/2010: LoSH #1 -- 44,415 [50,106]
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05/2011: LoSH #13 -- 23,105 (- 1.3%)
06/2011: LoSH #14 -- 22,600 (- 2.2%)
07/2011: LoSH #15 -- 21,788 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: LoSH #16 -- 21,373 (- 1.9%)
09/2011: LoSH #1 -- 50,402 (+135.8%) [58,325]
10/2011: LoSH #2 -- 47,227 (- 6.3%)
11/2011: LoSH #3 -- 34,979 (- 25.9%)
12/2011: LoSH #4 -- 27,832 (- 20.4%)
01/2012: LoSH #5 -- 25,624 (- 7.9%)
02/2012: LoSH #6 -- 23,428 (- 8.6%)
03/2012: LoSH #7 -- 21,894 (- 6.6%)
04/2012: LoSH #8 -- 21,457 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: LoSH #9 -- 20,854 (- 2.8%)
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6 months: - 40.4%
1 year : - 9.7%
5 years : - 32.2%

Slowly drifting downward.

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126 - DEMON KNIGHTS
09/2011: Demon Knights #1 -- 41,602 [52,329]
10/2011: Demon Knights #2 -- 42,230 (+ 1.5%)
11/2011: Demon Knights #3 -- 34,681 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Demon Knights #4 -- 28,109 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Demon Knights #5 -- 25,823 (- 8.1%)
02/2012: Demon Knights #6 -- 23,476 (- 9.1%)
03/2012: Demon Knights #7 -- 22,000 (- 6.3%)
04/2012: Demon Knights #8 -- 21,124 (- 4.0%)
05/2012: Demon Knights #9 -- 20,196 (- 4.4%)
----------------
6 months: -41.8%

Not so slowly drifting downward.

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135 - RESURRECTION MAN
09/2011: Resurrection Man #1 -- 41,740 [50,230]
10/2011: Resurrection Man #2 -- 38,560 (- 7.6%)
11/2011: Resurrection Man #3 -- 29,480 (-23.6%)
12/2011: Resurrection Man #4 -- 23,060 (-21.8%)
01/2012: Resurrection Man #5 -- 20,750 (-10.0%)
02/2012: Resurrection Man #6 -- 18,569 (-10.5%)
03/2012: Resurrection Man #7 -- 17,176 (- 7.5%)
04/2012: Resurrection Man #8 -- 16,664 (- 3.0%)
05/2012: Resurrection Man #9 -- 18,018 (+ 8.1%)
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6 months: -38.9%

A slight increase, due to a crossover with Suicide Squad.

Still, the book is axed with September’s issue #0, oddly enough. You’d think the point of doing “#0″ issues was to provide jumping-on points, but apparently not.

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138 - THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN
09/2011: Savage Hawkman #1 -- 55,954 [63,959]
10/2011: Savage Hawkman #2 -- 47,763 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Savage Hawkman #3 -- 35,177 (-26.4%)
12/2011: Savage Hawkman #4 -- 28,263 (-19.7%)
01/2012: Savage Hawkman #5 -- 23,967 (-15.2%)
02/2012: Savage Hawkman #6 -- 21,316 (-11.1%)
03/2012: Savage Hawkman #7 -- 19,433 (- 8.8%)
04/2012: Savage Hawkman #8 -- 18,300 (- 5.8%)
05/2012: Savage Hawkman #9 -- 17,626 (- 3.7%)
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6 months: -49.9%

Sales remain unaffected as a new creative team, led by plotter Rob Liefeld, takes over.

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139 - FABLES (Vertigo)
05/2007: Fables #61 -- 26,056
05/2008: Fables #73 -- 23,785
05/2009: Fables #84 -- 23,634
05/2010: Fables #95 -- 19,932
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05/2011: Fables #105 -- 18,749 (- 0.3%)
06/2011: Fables #106 -- 18,505 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Fables #107 -- 18,523 (+ 0.1%)
08/2011: Fables #108 -- 18,390 (- 0.7%)
09/2011: Fables #109 -- 18,072 (- 1.7%)
10/2011: Fables #110 -- 18,109 (+ 0.2%)
11/2011: Fables #111 -- 17,687 (- 2.3%)
12/2011: Fables #112 -- 17,602 (- 0.5%)
01/2012: Fables #113 -- 17,588 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Fables #114 -- 17,374 (- 1.2%)
03/2012: Fables #115 -- 17,384 (+ 0.1%)
04/2012: Fables #116 -- 17,543 (+ 0.9%)
05/2012: Fables #117 -- 17,484 (- 0.3%)
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6 months: - 1.2%
1 year : - 6.8%
2 years : -12.3%
5 years : -32.9%

Rock-solid figures.

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141 - FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E.
09/2011: Frankenstein #1 -- 41,551 [50,817]
10/2011: Frankenstein #2 -- 40,423 (- 2.7%)
11/2011: Frankenstein #3 -- 31,869 (-21.2%)
12/2011: Frankenstein #4 -- 24,812 (-22.1%)
01/2012: Frankenstein #5 -- 22,737 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Frankenstein #6 -- 20,463 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Frankenstein #7 -- 18,891 (- 7.7%)
04/2012: Frankenstein #8 -- 17,953 (- 5.0%)
05/2012: Frankenstein #9 -- 17,266 (- 3.8%)
----------------
6 months: -45.8%

Slowly finding its level.

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142 - THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN
09/2011: Firestorm #1 -- 51,537 [62,076]
10/2011: Firestorm #2 -- 43,990 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Firestorm #3 -- 31,654 (-28.0%)
12/2011: Firestorm #4 -- 25,610 (-19.1%)
01/2012: Firestorm #5 -- 21,329 (-16.7%)
02/2012: Firestorm #6 -- 19,162 (-10.2%)
03/2012: Firestorm #7 -- 17,786 (- 7.2%)
04/2012: Firestorm #8 -- 17,076 (- 4.0%)
05/2012: Firestorm #9 -- 17,240 (+ 1.0%)
----------------
6 months: -45.5%

A crossover with Justice League International is responsible for the slight increase.

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144 - I, VAMPIRE
09/2011: I, Vampire #1 -- 39,683 [46,993]
10/2011: I, Vampire #2 -- 34,599 (-12.8%)
11/2011: I, Vampire #3 -- 26,070 (-24.7%)
12/2011: I, Vampire #4 -- 21,601 (-17.1%)
01/2012: I, Vampire #5 -- 18,816 (-12.9%)
02/2012: I, Vampire #6 -- 18,153 (- 3.5%)
03/2012: I, Vampire #7 -- 18,440 (+ 1.6%)
04/2012: I, Vampire #8 -- 18,717 (+ 1.5%)
05/2012: I, Vampire #9 -- 17,175 (- 8.2%)
----------------
6 months: -34.1%

The storyline guest-starring Justice League Dark is over, so sales duly return to their old level.

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145 - BLUE BEETLE
05/2007: Blue Beetle #15 -- 16,906
05/2008: Blue Beetle #27 -- 13,802
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09/2011: Blue Beetle #1 -- 44,448 [52,288]
10/2011: Blue Beetle #2 -- 39,396 (-11.4%)
11/2011: Blue Beetle #3 -- 27,612 (-29.9%)
12/2011: Blue Beetle #4 -- 21,408 (-22.5%)
01/2012: Blue Beetle #5 -- 19,042 (-11.1%)
02/2012: Blue Beetle #6 -- 17,034 (-10.6%)
03/2012: Blue Beetle #7 -- 15,780 (- 7.4%)
04/2012: Blue Beetle #8 -- 15,180 (- 3.8%)
05/2012: Blue Beetle #9 -- 16,607 (+ 9.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 39.9%
5 years : - 1.8%

Crossover with Green Lantern: New Guardians.

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150 - DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS
09/2011: DCU Presents #1 -- 45,701 [53,103]
10/2011: DCU Presents #2 -- 41,584 (- 9.0%)
11/2011: DCU Presents #3 -- 31,019 (-25.4%)
12/2011: DCU Presents #4 -- 24,398 (-21.4%)
01/2012: DCU Presents #5 -- 22,048 (- 9.6%)
02/2012: DCU Presents #6 -- 20,188 (- 8.4%)
03/2012: DCU Presents #7 -- 17,830 (-11.7%)
04/2012: DCU Presents #8 -- 16,566 (- 7.1%)
05/2012: DCU Presents #9 -- 15,776 (- 4.8%)
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6 months: -49.1%

A new arc by James Robinson and Bernard Chang doesn’t do much to the book’s sales.

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154 - GRIFTER
09/2011: Grifter #1 -- 41,222 [50,959]
10/2011: Grifter #2 -- 39,900 (- 3.2%)
11/2011: Grifter #3 -- 29,802 (-25.3%)
12/2011: Grifter #4 -- 22,486 (-24.6%)
01/2012: Grifter #5 -- 20,060 (-10.8%)
02/2012: Grifter #6 -- 18,057 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Grifter #7 -- 16,559 (- 8.3%)
04/2012: Grifter #8 -- 15,686 (- 5.3%)
05/2012: Grifter #9 -- 15,228 (- 2.9%)
----------------
6 months: -48.9%

Rob Liefeld arrives as the new plotmaster, while sales keep finding their level. Grifter is now the lowest-selling “New 52″ title that hasn’t been cancelled yet.

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156 - THE SHADE
10/2011: Shade #1 of 12 -- 30,648
11/2011: Shade #2 of 12 -- 21,431 (-30.1%)
12/2011: Shade #3 of 12 -- 18,922 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Shade #4 of 12 -- 17,512 (- 7.5%)
02/2012: Shade #5 of 12 -- 16,255 (- 7.2%)
03/2012: Shade #6 of 12 -- 16,005 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: Shade #7 of 12 -- 15,499 (- 3.2%)
05/2012: Shade #8 of 12 -- 15,051 (- 2.9%)
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6 months: -29.8%

Slowly drifting down the charts.

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161 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
05/2010: American Vampire #3 -- 26,510
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05/2011: American Vampire #15 -- 15,876 (- 1.8%)
06/2011: American Vampire #16 -- 15,705 (- 1.1%)
07/2011: American Vampire #17 -- 15,565 (- 0.9%)
08/2011: American Vampire #18 -- 15,423 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: American Vampire #19 -- 15,288 (- 0.9%)
10/2011: --
11/2011: American Vampire #20 -- 15,685 (+ 2.6%)
12/2011: American Vampire #21 -- 15,026 (- 4.2%)
12/2011: American Vampire #22 -- 14,759 (- 1.8%)
01/2012: American Vampire #23 -- 14,240 (- 3.5%)
02/2012: American Vampire #24 -- 14,278 (+ 0.3%)
03/2012: American Vampire #25 -- 14,598 (+ 2.2%)
04/2012: American Vampire #26 -- 14,493 (- 0.7%)
05/2012: American Vampire #27 -- 14,420 (- 0.5%)
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6 months: - 8.1%
1 year : - 9.2%
2 years : -45.6%

Perfectly solid sales, all told.

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164 - VOODOO
09/2011: Voodoo #1 -- 40,301 [47,112]
10/2011: Voodoo #2 -- 34,690 (-13.9%)
11/2011: Voodoo #3 -- 25,067 (-27.7%)
12/2011: Voodoo #4 -- 20,703 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Voodoo #5 -- 17,683 (-14.6%)
02/2012: Voodoo #6 -- 16,422 (- 7.1%)
02/2012: Voodoo #7 -- 15,097 (- 8.1%)
03/2012: Voodoo #8 -- 14,589 (- 3.4%)
04/2012: Voodoo #9 -- 13,762 (- 5.7%)
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6 months: -45.1%

Cancelled in September, with issue #0.

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166 - SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES (Johnny DC)
05/2012: Superman Family Adventures #1 -- 13,303

A new Johnny DC title. See fine print.

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172 - CAPTAIN ATOM
09/2011: Captain Atom #1 -- 44,110 [51,314]
10/2011: Captain Atom #2 -- 38,309 (-13.2%)
11/2011: Captain Atom #3 -- 26,829 (-30.0%)
12/2011: Captain Atom #4 -- 19,908 (-25.8%)
01/2012: Captain Atom #5 -- 17,437 (-12.4%)
02/2012: Captain Atom #6 -- 15,220 (-12.7%)
03/2012: Captain Atom #7 -- 13,738 (- 9.7%)
04/2012: Captain Atom #8 -- 13,001 (- 5.4%)
05/2012: Captain Atom #9 -- 12,264 (- 5.7%)
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6 months: -54.3%

Cancelled with issue #0 in September. The writing was on the wall. The writing was also in the sky, in huge, fiery letters that made people reconsider their religious affiliations as we were waiting for DC Comics to make the announcement.

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180 - MYSTERY IN SPACE (Vertigo)
05/2011: Strange Adventures #1 -- 9,999
10/2011: The Unexpected #1 -- 10,416
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05/2012: Mystery in Space #1 -- 11,184

Sales of these $7.99 anthologies keep increasing, so far.

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186 - SAUCER COUNTRY (Vertigo)
03/2012: Saucer Country #1 -- 15,684
04/2012: Saucer Country #2 -- 11,263 (-28.2%)
05/2012: Saucer Country #3 -- 10,656 (- 5.4%)

Levelling out quickly, at least.

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193 - GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (Johnny DC)
11/2011: GL: TAS #0 -- 13,569
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04/2012: GL: TAS #1 -- 12,791
05/2012: GL: TAS #2 -- 9,615 (-24.8%)
----------------
6 months: -29.1%

A new Johnny DC title. See fine print below.

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194 - THE NEW DEADWARDIANS (Vertigo)
03/2012: New Deadwardians #1 of 8 -- 14,530
04/2012: New Deadwardians #2 of 8 -- 10,229 (-29.6%)
05/2012: New Deadwardians #3 of 8 -- 9,594 (- 6.2%)

Another Vertigo book finding its level quickly after a harsh second-issue drop.

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195 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
05/2009: The Unwritten #1 -- 26,915 [31,081]
05/2010: The Unwritten #13 -- 13,467
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05/2011: The Unwritten #25 -- 11,137 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: The Unwritten #26 -- 10,979 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: The Unwritten #27 -- 10,787 (- 1.8%)
08/2011: The Unwritten #28 -- 10,731 (- 0.5%)
09/2011: The Unwritten #29 -- 10,511 (- 2.1%)
10/2011: The Unwritten #30 -- 10,481 (- 0.3%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #31 -- 10,434 (- 0.5%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 10,183 (- 2.4%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #32 -- 10,073 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,759 (- 3.1%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #33 -- 9,888 (+ 1.3%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,483 (- 4.1%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #34 -- 9,789 (+ 3.2%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,595 (- 2.0%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #35 -- 9,675 (+ 0.8%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,529 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: The Unwritten #36 -- 9,678 (+ 1.6%)
05/2012: The Unwritten #37 -- 9,549 (- 1.3%)
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6 months: - 7.4%
1 year : -14.3%
2 years : -29.1%

Relatively solid figures.

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198 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
05/2007: Hellblazer #232 -- 13,164
05/2008: Hellblazer #244 -- 11,826
05/2009: Hellblazer #255 -- 10,937
05/2010: Hellblazer #267 -- 10,155
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05/2011: Hellblazer #279 -- 9,454 (+0.4%)
06/2011: Hellblazer #280 -- 9,329 (-1.3%)
07/2011: Hellblazer #281 -- 9,225 (-1.1%)
08/2011: Hellblazer #282 -- 9,372 (+1.5%)
09/2011: Hellblazer #283 -- 9,597 (+2.4%)
10/2011: Hellblazer #284 -- 9,608 (+0.1%)
11/2011: Hellblazer #285 -- 9,500 (-1.1%)
12/2011: Hellblazer #286 -- 9,404 (-1.0%)
01/2012: Hellblazer #287 -- 9,368 (-0.4%)
02/2012: Hellblazer #288 -- 9,553 (+2.0%)
03/2012: Hellblazer #289 -- 9,363 (-2.0%)
09/2012: Hellblazer #290 -- 9,472 (+1.2%)
10/2012: Hellblazer #291 -- 9,426 (-0.5%)
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6 months: - 0.8%
1 year : - 0.3%
2 years : - 7.2%
5 years : -28.4%

Steady sales. This is now the lowest-selling ongoing Vertigo title that isn’t officially ending yet. Sales aren’t entirely terrible by Vertigo standards, but I’m half expecting Hellblazer to be relaunched as a “New 52″ book after issue #200. Animal Man and Swamp Thing have shown that it might work, and the title character is already starring in Justice League Dark.

I mean, this isn’t the WildStorm Universe, you know.

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221 - NIGHT FORCE
03/2012: Night Force #1 of 6 -- 13,174
04/2012: Night Force #2 of 6 -- 9,698 (-26.4%)
05/2012: Night Force #3 of 6 -- 8,458 (-12.8%)

Terrible figures.

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226 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
05/2010: I, Zombie #1 -- 33,025
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05/2011: I, Zombie #13 -- 10,567 (- 1.5%)
06/2011: I, Zombie #14 -- 10,320 (- 2.3%)
07/2011: I, Zombie #15 -- 10,006 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: I, Zombie #16 -- 9,568 (- 4.4%)
09/2011: I, Zombie #17 -- 9,316 (- 2.6%)
10/2011: I, Zombie #18 -- 9,237 (- 0.9%)
11/2011: I, Zombie #19 -- 8,999 (- 2.6%)
12/2011: I, Zombie #20 -- 8,805 (- 2.2%)
01/2012: I, Zombie #21 -- 8,514 (- 3.3%)
02/2012: I, Zombie #22 -- 8,344 (- 2.0%)
03/2012: I, Zombie #23 -- 8,219 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: I, Zombie #24 -- 8,032 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: I, Zombie #25 -- 7,974 (- 0.7%)
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6 months: -11.4%
1 year : -24.5%

Cancelled with issue #28.

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231 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
05/2010: Sweet Tooth #9 -- 9,654
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05/2011: Sweet Tooth #21 -- 8,360 (- 0.0%)
06/2011: Sweet Tooth #22 -- 8,252 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Sweet Tooth #23 -- 8,018 (- 2.8%)
08/2011: Sweet Tooth #24 -- 7,948 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: Sweet Tooth #25 -- 7,896 (- 0.7%)
10/2011: Sweet Tooth #26 -- 7,963 (+ 0.9%)
11/2011: Sweet Tooth #27 -- 7,923 (- 0.5%)
12/2011: Sweet Tooth #28 -- 7,699 (- 2.8%)
01/2012: Sweet Tooth #29 -- 8,128 (+ 5.6%)
02/2012: Sweet Tooth #30 -- 7,584 (- 6.7%)
03/2012: Sweet Tooth #31 -- 7,541 (- 0.6%)
04/2012: Sweet Tooth #32 -- 7,534 (- 0.1%)
05/2012: Sweet Tooth #33 -- 7,631 (+ 1.3%)
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6 months: - 3.7%
1 year : - 8.7%
2 years : -21.0%

Ending with issue #40.

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239 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
05/2011: Young Justice #4 -- 9,729 (+ 3.4%)
06/2011: Young Justice #5 -- 8,988 (- 7.6%)
07/2011: Young Justice #6 -- 8,642 (- 3.9%)
08/2011: Young Justice #7 -- 8,062 (- 6.7%)
09/2011: Young Justice #8 -- 7,930 (- 1.6%)
10/2011: Young Justice #9 -- 7,737 (- 2.4%)
11/2011: Young Justice #10 -- 7,650 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: Young Justice #11 -- 7,221 (- 5.6%)
01/2012: Young Justice #12 -- 7,288 (+ 0.9%)
02/2012: Young Justice #13 -- 7,237 (- 0.7%)
03/2012: Young Justice #14 -- 7,241 (+ 0.1%)
04/2012: Young Justice #15 -- 7,273 (+ 0.4%)
05/2012: Young Justice #16 -- 7,466 (+ 2.7%)
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6 months: - 2.4%
1 year : -23.3%

Another Johnny DC book.

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249 - DOMINIQUE LAVEAU: VOODOO CHILD (Vertigo)
03/2012: Dominique Laveau #1 -- 12,800
04/2012: Dominique Laveau #2 -- 8,302 (-35.1%)
05/2012: Dominique Laveau #3 -- 6,873 (-17.2%)

Cancelled with issue #7, and it’s not hard to see why. The question is where Vertigo will go from here. Plainly, this is what they get with new titles by unknown creators — and it’s not like established creators like Paul Cornell, Mike Carey or Brian Azzarello are doing much better.

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268 - SCALPED (Vertigo)
05/2007: Scalped #5 -- 9,022
05/2008: Scalped #17 -- 6,927
05/2009: --
05/2010: Scalped #38 -- 6,632
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05/2011: --
06/2011: Scalped #49 -- 6,333 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Scalped #50 -- 6,471 (+ 2.2%)
07/2011: --
08/2011: Scalped #51 -- 6,409 (- 1.0%)
09/2011: Scalped #52 -- 6,270 (- 2.2%)
10/2011: Scalped #53 -- 6,203 (- 1.1%)
11/2011: Scalped #54 -- 6,157 (- 0.7%)
12/2011: --
01/2012: Scalped #55 -- 6,083 (- 1.2%)
02/2012: Scalped #56 -- 5,999 (- 1.4%)
03/2012: Scalped #57 -- 6,007 (+ 0.1%)
04/2011: --
05/2012: Scalped #58 -- 6,098 (+ 1.5%)
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6 months: - 1.0%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : - 8.1%
5 years : -32.4%

Ending with issue #60.

—–

289 - SCOOBY DOO: WHERE ARE YOU? (Johnny DC)
05/2007: Scooby Doo #120 -- 4,343
05/2008: Scooby Doo #132 -- 4,309
05/2009: Scooby Doo #144 -- 4,062
05/2010: Scooby Doo #156 -- 3,857
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05/2011: SD:WAY? #9 -- 4,838 (+ 5.2%)
06/2011: SD:WAY? #10 -- 4,774 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: SD:WAY? #11 -- 4,791 (+ 0.4%)
08/2011: SD:WAY? #12 -- 4,686 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: SD:WAY? #13 -- 4,701 (+ 0.3%)
10/2011: SD:WAY? #14 -- ?
11/2011: SD:WAY? #15 -- 4,701
12/2011: SD:WAY? #16 -- 4,627 (- 1.6%)
01/2012: SD:WAY? #17 -- 4,533 (- 2.0%)
02/2012: SD:WAY? #18 -- 4,655 (+ 2.7%)
03/2012: SD:WAY? #19 -- 4,677 (+ 0.5%)
04/2012: SD:WAY? #20 -- 4,752 (+ 1.6%)
05/2012: SD:WAY? #21 -- 5,269 (+10.9%)
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6 months: +12.1%
1 year : + 8.9%
2 years : +36.6%
5 years : +21.3%

Another Johnny DC book.

http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/07/16/dc ... -may-2012/

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: [size=150]June 2012[/size]

by Marc-Oliver Frisch

In May, DC reminded us that the old sales-boosting tricks still work. In June, we’re reminded how short-lived those sales increases are. Coming out of the “Night of the Owls” crossover, the Batman line basically dropped right back to its previous levels, and the same applies to other titles participating in other crossovers in May;second, DC cut many of its variant-cover editions in June, with predictable results;third, the six replacement “New 52″ titles all show second-issue drops between 20% and 44% in June;finally, a range of “New 52″ titles display bigger-than-usual drops for no readily available reason in June, so it seems retailers weren’t done yet trying to catch up with actual demand, after all.

As a result of all this, DC’s numbers were actually slightly down in June, despite the Before Watchmen launch and despite the fact that DC published two more DC Universe (and one more Vertigo) titles than they did in May. The DC Universe imprint’s estimated average comic-book unit sales dropped from 39,179 units in May to 37,599, total unit sales from 2.69 million to 2.67 million, and total dollar sales from $9.05 million to $8.98 million.

On the up side, though, the numbers are still golden overall, thanks, of course, to the four juggernaut debut issues of the Before Watchmen line, all of which made the Top 10 and cleared between 110,000 and 120,000 units each. Consequently, average DC Universe unit sales were still the 25th highest ever since March 2003, total DC Universe unit sales the 8th highest, and total DC Universe dollar sales the 6th highest. While it seems unlikely that DC will be able to sustain these types of sales levels through the rest of the year, it’s well worth mentioning: They’re doing very well right now.By the way, I’m bemused by DC’s insistence that they’re “holding the line at 52,” or the general suggestion that there are now a smaller number of DC Universe titles than before the relaunch. From January 2010 through August 2011, there were an average 57.3 DC Universe comic books every month. From September 2011 through June 2012, it’s an average 62.7 DC Universe titles. That’s about five titles more on average since the “New 52″ relaunch. Isn’t this something someone like Dan DiDio should be aware of? It’s very odd, at any rate.

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

A procedural note pertaining to the “New 52″ and Before Watchmen titles: Earth-2, Worlds’ Finest, The Ravagers, Dial H and G.I. Combat (but not Batman, Incorporated), as well as all the Before Watchmen books, were made returnable by DC. This means their numbers, as they determine the chart rankings and index information, were reduced by Diamond Comic Distributors by a token percentage to compensate for any books retailers might — in theory — end up returning. In the case of the first wave of “New 52″ titles, that figure was 10%, or close enough to it not to raise any red flags when the returnability period ended for those titles. So I’m running with that again. We won’t really know for sure if the same figure applies again this time around until the returnability period ends and we get to see the actual figures. So at worst, we’ll end up with a different kind of wrong than the one supplied by Diamond;at best, we’ll end up with more accurate figures. So far, it seems to be working out, but try to keep that in mind.

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3 - BATMAN
06/2007: --
06/2008: --
06/2009: Batman #687 -- 96,913
06/2010: Batman #700 -- 104,755
-------------------------------
06/2011: Batman #711 -- 53,113 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Batman #712 -- 51,385 (- 3.3%)
08/2011: Batman #713 -- 51,760 (+ 0.7%)
09/2011: Batman #1 -- 188,420 (+264.0%) [223,299]
10/2011: Batman #2 -- 172,428 (- 8.5%) [177,721]
11/2011: Batman #3 -- 150,984 (- 12.4%)
12/2011: Batman #4 -- 133,781 (- 11.4%) [144,777]
01/2012: Batman #5 -- 135,145 (+ 1.0%) [142,499]
02/2012: Batman #6 -- 128,459 (- 5.0%) [135,435]
03/2012: Batman #7 -- 131,091 (+ 2.1%)
04/2012: Batman #8 -- 130,602 (- 0.4%) [136,218]
05/2012: Batman #9 -- 134,605 (+ 3.1%)
06/2012: Batman #10 -- 130,265 (- 3.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 2.6%
1 year : +145.3%
2 years : + 24.5%
5 years : n.a.

The “Court of Owls” story continues, though not as a crossover. Also, this is one of four titles that went from tertiary 1:200 variants to tertiary 1:100 variants in June.

Considering all this, the numbers remain more than just solid here. Also, for the record, May’s Batman Annual #1, a fifth printing of Batman #1 and a fourth printing of Batman #4 all made the chart again in June, selling between 3,500 and 4,400 extra units. If writer Scott Snyder is sticking around for the long haul, he might end up becoming the company’s new Geoff Johns.

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4 - JUSTICE LEAGUE
06/2007: Justice League #10 -- 129,265
06/2008: Justice League #22 -- 85,013
06/2009: Justice League #34 -- 61,115
06/2010: Justice League #46 -- 62,754
---------------------------------------
06/2011: JL of America #58 -- 45,442 (- 2.8%)
07/2011: JL of America #59 -- 43,545 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: JL of America #60 -- 42,587 (- 2.2%)
08/2011: Justice League #1 -- 185,776 (+336.2%) [271,173]
09/2011: --
10/2011: Justice League #2 -- 196,569 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Justice League #3 -- 168,679 (- 14.2%)
12/2011: Justice League #4 -- 149,314 (- 11.5%) [152,340]
01/2012: Justice League #5 -- 144,670 (- 3.1%) [148,117]
02/2012: Justice League #6 -- 140,819 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Justice League #7 -- 136,436 (- 3.1%)
04/2012: Justice League #8 -- 133,240 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Justice League #9 -- 131,332 (- 1.4%)
06/2012: Justice League #10 -- 130,502 (- 0.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 12.6%
1 year : +187.2%
2 years : +108.0%
5 years : + 1.0%

Justice League #10 gets a few copies more here because its Combo Pack Edition (the one with a redemption code for the digital book) also made the chart, so I combined the two figures. There was one for Batman #10, as well, that didn’t chart in the Top 300, so let’s call it a tie between them for DC’s best-selling June title.

At any rate, Justice League is doing very well, too, obviously. Its 1:200 variant went to a 1:100 variant in June, but that doesn’t seem to have to made a lot of difference in this case, either. Finally, an eighth printing of issue #1 sold 5,042 units in June.

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5 - BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN
06/2012: Minutemen #1 of 6 -- 119,463

—–

6 - BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN
06/2012: Comedian #1 of 6 -- 115,713

—–

7 - BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE
06/2012: Silk Spectre #1 of 6 -- 114,394

—–

8 - BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL
06/2012: Nite Owl #1 of 6 -- 112,255

Concocted by a trusty pool of reliable IP experts whose names are well-known in the field of comic-book production, Before Watchmen is DC’s love letter to Alan Moore, one of the co-creators of the fan-favorite Watchmen franchise, which, it is safe to say, was among the high points of the company’s mid-1980s forays into adventure IP generation. And, as you may be guessing, these are very good numbers. If anyone involved in the process of making these books cared about money at all, instead of being content with writing love letters to Uncle Alan and keeping it real, they would probably be rubbing their hands right now. Particularly since the franchise has a history of doing extremely well as collected editions, too.

Each of these titles was made returnable by DC, so I bumped their numbers up by 10%. Also, each was promoted with a 1:25 variant-cover edition as well as a 1:200 variant-cover edition, to reward those comic-book retail establishments that bought rather a lot of them.

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11 - DETECTIVE COMICS
06/2007: Detective Comics #833 -- 54,104
06/2008: Detective Comics #845 -- 48,920
06/2009: Detective Comics #854 -- 72,808 [79,573]
06/2010: Detective Comics #866 -- 46,178
-----------------------------------------
06/2011: Detective Comics #878 -- 39,152 (- 1.2%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #879 -- 39,185 (+ 0.1%)
07/2011: Detective Comics #880 -- 38,585 (- 1.5%)
08/2011: Detective Comics #881 -- 39,729 (+ 3.0%)
09/2011: Detective Comics #1 -- 114,880 (+189.2%) [157,751]
10/2011: Detective Comics #2 -- 123,099 (+ 7.2%)
11/2011: Detective Comics #3 -- 111,197 (- 9.7%)
12/2011: Detective Comics #4 -- 99,366 (- 10.6%)
01/2012: Detective Comics #5 -- 99,342 (- 0.0%)
02/2012: Detective Comics #6 -- 94,415 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Detective Comics #7 -- 89,891 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Detective Comics #8 -- 87,675 (- 2.5%)
05/2012: Detective Comics #9 -- 96,016 (+ 9.5%)
06/2012: Detective Comics #10 -- 83,317 (- 13.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 16.2%
1 year : +112.8%
2 years : + 80.4%
5 years : + 54.0%

Dropping out of both the “Night of the Owls” crossover and DC’s 1:200 variant program (with no replacement, in this case), Detective Comics sales take quite a nose-dive in June. Historically, though, the book is still doing extraordinarily well.

—–

13 - ACTION COMICS
06/2007: --
06/2008: Action Comics #866 -- 50,158 [53,198]
06/2009: Action Comics #878 -- 40,011
06/2010: Action Comics #890 -- 34,744 [40,039]
--------------------------------------
06/2011: Action Comics #902 -- 41,960 (- 5.0%)
07/2011: Action Comics #903 -- 40,205 (- 4.2%)
08/2011: Action Comics #904 -- 39,323 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: Action Comics #1 -- 182,748 (+364.7%) [200,947]
10/2011: Action Comics #2 -- 153,855 (- 15.8%)
11/2011: Action Comics #3 -- 134,875 (- 12.3%)
12/2011: Action Comics #4 -- 112,839 (- 16.3%)
01/2012: Action Comics #5 -- 109,350 (- 3.1%)
02/2012: Action Comics #6 -- 96,592 (- 11.7%)
03/2012: Action Comics #7 -- 91,822 (- 4.9%)
04/2012: Action Comics #8 -- 87,980 (- 4.2%)
05/2012: Action Comics #9 -- 88,796 (+ 0.9%)
06/2012: Action Comics #10 -- 80,751 (- 9.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 28.4%
1 year : + 92.5%
2 years : +132.4%
5 years : n.a.

This is another book that swapped its 1:200 variant for a 1:100 variant in June, but that still looks like a surprisingly big drop.

—–

14 - GREEN LANTERN
06/2007: --
06/2008: Green Lantern #32 -- 64,839
06/2009: Green Lantern #42 -- 84,131
06/2010: Green Lantern #55 -- 85,930
--------------------------------------
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern #67 -- 74,521 (- 1.1%)
08/2011: --
09/2011: Green Lantern #1 -- 141,682 (+90.1%) [169,159]
10/2011: Green Lantern #2 -- 142,344 (+ 0.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern #3 -- 122,644 (-13.8%)
12/2011: Green Lantern #4 -- 104,199 (-15.0%)
01/2012: Green Lantern #5 -- 97,878 (- 6.0%)
02/2012: Green Lantern #6 -- 94,087 (- 3.9%)
03/2012: Green Lantern #7 -- 90,232 (- 4.1%)
04/2012: Green Lantern #8 -- 88,335 (- 2.1%)
05/2012: Green Lantern #9 -- 87,601 (- 0.8%)
06/2012: Green Lantern #10 -- 80,615 (- 8.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 22.6%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : - 6.2%
5 years : n.a.

Ditto for Green Lantern, which lost its 1:200 variant-cover edition and had its usual 50:50 variant-cover edition replaced with a 1:25 variant-cover edition. (Don’t look at me like that.)

Looks like a stiff drop, at any rate.

—–

19 - EARTH 2
05/2012: Earth 2 #1 -- 95,742
06/2012: Earth 2 #2 -- 75,936 (-20.7%)

No fiddling with variants here, and a fairly normal second-issue drop.

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15 - BATMAN INCORPORATED
06/2011: Batman, Inc. #7 -- 56,108 (- 7.2%)
08/2011: Batman, Inc. #8 -- 53,481 (- 4.7%)
09/2011: --
10/2011: --
11/2011: --
12/2011: Lev Strikes #1 -- 43,048 (- 19.5%)
01/2012: --
02/2012: --
03/2012: --
04/2012: --
05/2012: Batman, Inc. #1 -- 96,486 (+124.1%)
06/2012: Batman, Inc. #2 -- 73,654 (- 23.7%)
----------------
6 months: +71.1%
1 year : +31.3%

There was a 1:100 variant instead of May’s 1:200 variant, as well as a 1:25 variant instead of May’s 50:50 variant. On balance, that’s a normal drop, too.

—–

16 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
06/2011: --
07/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 62,792 (- 11.7%)
07/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 57,333 (- 8.7%)
08/2011: Dark Knight #5 -- 52,908 (- 7.7%)
09/2011: Dark Knight #1 -- 109,321 (+106.6%) [128,689]
10/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 100,494 (- 8.1%)
11/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 87,133 (- 13.3%)
12/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 78,689 (- 9.7%)
01/2012: Dark Knight #5 -- 76,824 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Dark Knight #6 -- 77,140 (+ 0.4%) [ 80,464]
03/2012: Dark Knight #7 -- 75,297 (- 2.4%)
04/2012: Dark Knight #8 -- 74,287 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Dark Knight #9 -- 82,169 (+ 10.6%)
06/2012: Dark Knight #10 -- 71,671 (- 12.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 8.9%
1 year : n.a.

There was no monkeying around with variant-cover editions here, but sales still drop well below their previous level in the wake of the crossover.

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22 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
06/2009: Batman and Robin #1 -- 168,604 [184,826]
06/2010: --
----------------------------------------
06/2011: Batman and Robin #24 -- 54,984 (- 4.4%)
07/2011: Batman and Robin #25 -- 55,172 (+ 0.3%)
08/2011: Batman and Robin #26 -- 52,704 (- 4.5%)
09/2011: Batman and Robin #1 -- 94,713 (+79.7%) [116,053]
10/2011: Batman and Robin #2 -- 98,807 (+ 4.3%)
11/2011: Batman and Robin #3 -- 86,309 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Batman and Robin #4 -- 76,000 (-11.9%)
01/2012: Batman and Robin #5 -- 72,786 (- 4.2%)
02/2012: Batman and Robin #6 -- 70,103 (- 3.7%)
03/2012: Batman and Robin #7 -- 68,010 (- 3.0%)
04/2012: Batman and Robin #8 -- 66,659 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: Batman and Robin #9 -- 75,967 (+14.0%)
06/2012: Batman and Robin #10 -- 66,894 (-11.9%)
----------------
6 months: -12.0%
1 year : +21.7%
2 years : n.a.

Right back where it was in April, with the additional crossover sales gone.

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28 - AQUAMAN
09/2011: Aquaman #1 -- 80,302 [108,545]
10/2011: Aquaman #2 -- 79,156 (- 1.4%) [ 83,626]
11/2011: Aquaman #3 -- 69,137 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Aquaman #4 -- 64,961 (- 6.0%)
01/2012: Aquaman #5 -- 65,094 (+ 0.2%)
02/2012: Aquaman #6 -- 63,450 (- 2.5%)
03/2012: Aquaman #7 -- 62,345 (- 1.7%)
04/2012: Aquaman #8 -- 61,657 (- 1.1%)
05/2012: Aquaman #9 -- 60,527 (- 1.8%)
06/2012: Aquaman #10 -- 59,288 (- 2.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 8.7%

Standard attrition. Unexpectedly strong sales for an Aquaman title.

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29 - SUPERMAN
06/2007: Superman #663 -- 53,384
06/2008: Superman #677 -- 54,634
06/2009: Superman #689 -- 40,366
06/2010: Superman #700 -- 67,571
---------------------------------
06/2011: Superman #712 -- 37,362 (- 2.9%)
07/2011: Superman #713 -- 36,646 (- 1.9%)
08/2011: Superman #714 -- 35,919 (- 2.0%)
09/2011: Superman #1 -- 131,529 (+266.2%) [150,128]
10/2011: Superman #2 -- 104,703 (- 20.4%)
11/2011: Superman #3 -- 86,386 (- 17.5%)
12/2011: Superman #4 -- 76,532 (- 11.4%)
01/2012: Superman #5 -- 73,719 (- 3.7%)
02/2012: Superman #6 -- 69,633 (- 5.5%)
03/2012: Superman #7 -- 66,588 (- 4.4%)
04/2012: Superman #8 -- 64,486 (- 3.2%)
05/2012: Superman #9 -- 62,232 (- 3.5%)
06/2012: Superman #10 -- 59,081 (- 5.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 22.8%
1 year : + 58.1%
2 years : - 12.6%
5 years : + 10.7%

Another stiff drop for no readily apparent reason.

—–

31 - FLASH
06/2007: Flash: FMA #13 -- 96,075 [101,982]
06/2008: Flash #241 -- 30,810
06/2009: Rebirth #3 of 5 -- 83,086
06/2010: Flash #3 -- 68,804
-----------------------------------
06/2011: --
07/2011: --
08/2011: --
09/2011: Flash #1 -- 129,260 (+135.4%) [147,818]
10/2011: Flash #2 -- 114,137 (- 11.7%)
11/2011: Flash #3 -- 90,417 (- 20.8%)
12/2011: Flash #4 -- 77,336 (- 14.5%)
01/2012: Flash #5 -- 71,611 (- 7.4%)
02/2012: Flash #6 -- 68,061 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Flash #7 -- 64,975 (- 4.5%)
04/2012: Flash #8 -- 63,702 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: Flash #9 -- 62,807 (- 1.4%)
06/2012: Flash #10 -- 55,681 (- 11.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 28.0%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : - 19.1%
5 years : - 42.0%

Yikes. They cut the 1:200 variant, as you may have suspected.

Still, that’s rather steep.

—–

40 - WORLDS' FINEST
04/2012: Worlds' Finest #1 -- 69,531
05/2012: Worlds' Finest #2 -- 51,510 (-25.9%)

Another title with a reasonably normal second-issue drop.

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33 - NIGHTWING
06/2007: Nightwing #133 -- 30,623
06/2008: Nightwing #145 -- 29,435
---------------------------------
09/2011: Nightwing #1 -- 69,686 [87,561]
10/2011: Nightwing #2 -- 73,054 (+ 4.8%)
11/2011: Nightwing #3 -- 64,098 (-12.3%)
12/2011: Nightwing #4 -- 57,409 (-10.4%)
01/2012: Nightwing #5 -- 56,040 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Nightwing #6 -- 53,036 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Nightwing #7 -- 50,489 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Nightwing #8 -- 52,063 (+ 3.1%) [61,711]
05/2012: Nightwing #9 -- 61,395 (+17.9%)
06/2012: Nightwing #10 -- 50,585 (-17.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 11.9%
5 years : + 65.2%

Crossovers give, and then they take away.

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36 - TEEN TITANS
06/2007: Teen Titans #48 -- 60,786
06/2008: Teen Titans #60 -- 45,036
06/2009: Teen Titans #72 -- 32,512
06/2010: Teen Titans #84 -- 24,593
-----------------------------------
06/2011: Teen Titans #96 -- 23,849 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #97 -- 23,138 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Teen Titans #98 -- 23,095 (- 0.2%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #99 -- 23,756 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Teen Titans #100 -- 27,459 (+ 15.6%)
09/2011: Teen Titans #1 -- 73,675 (+168.3%) [89,056]
10/2011: Teen Titans #2 -- 72,107 (- 2.1%)
11/2011: Teen Titans #3 -- 60,758 (- 15.7%)
12/2011: Teen Titans #4 -- 54,929 (- 9.6%)
01/2012: Teen Titans #5 -- 54,606 (- 0.6%)
02/2012: Teen Titans #6 -- 53,123 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Teen Titans #7 -- 51,402 (- 3.2%)
04/2012: Teen Titans #8 -- 50,814 (- 1.1%)
05/2012: Teen Titans #9 -- 50,261 (- 1.1%)
06/2012: Teen Titans #10 -- 47,491 (- 5.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 13.5%
1 year : + 99.1%
2 years : + 93.1%
5 years : - 21.9%

The May issue was part of a crossover with a bunch of lower-selling books. Evidently, that masked an underlying decline that’s going on here.

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37 - WONDER WOMAN
06/2007: Wonder Woman #10 -- 54,472
06/2008: Wonder Woman #21 -- 37,086
06/2009: Wonder Woman #33 -- 32,755
06/2010: Wonder Woman #600 -- 53,525 [63,700]
-------------------------------------
06/2011: Wonder Woman #611 -- 30,874 (- 0.4%)
06/2011: Wonder Woman #612 -- 30,690 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Wonder Woman #613 -- 29,720 (- 3.2%)
08/2011: Wonder Woman #614 -- 29,223 (- 1.7%)
09/2011: Wonder Woman #1 -- 76,214 (+160.8%) [95,902]
10/2011: Wonder Woman #2 -- 79,060 (+ 3.7%)
11/2011: Wonder Woman #3 -- 65,621 (- 17.0%)
12/2011: Wonder Woman #4 -- 57,675 (- 12.1%)
01/2012: Wonder Woman #5 -- 57,626 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Wonder Woman #6 -- 54,190 (- 6.0%)
03/2012: Wonder Woman #7 -- 51,314 (- 5.3%)
04/2012: Wonder Woman #8 -- 50,450 (- 1.7%)
05/2012: Wonder Woman #9 -- 48,750 (- 3.4%)
06/2012: Wonder Woman #10 -- 47,229 (- 3.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 18.1%
1 year : + 53.4%
2 years : - 11.8%
5 years : - 13.3%

The book keeps slipping down the chart.

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38 - BATGIRL
06/2010: Batgirl #11 -- 28,563
----------------------------------
06/2011: Batgirl #22 -- 23,323 (- 3.0%)
07/2011: Batgirl #23 -- 22,619 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: Batgirl #24 -- 22,695 (+ 0.3%)
09/2011: Batgirl #1 -- 90,543 (+299.0%) [107,055]
10/2011: Batgirl #2 -- 83,586 (- 7.7%)
11/2011: Batgirl #3 -- 69,971 (- 16.3%)
12/2011: Batgirl #4 -- 59,972 (- 14.3%)
01/2012: Batgirl #5 -- 57,030 (- 4.9%)
02/2012: Batgirl #6 -- 53,151 (- 6.8%)
03/2012: Batgirl #7 -- 50,761 (- 4.5%)
04/2012: Batgirl #8 -- 48,878 (- 3.7%)
05/2012: Batgirl #9 -- 58,710 (+ 20.1%)
06/2012: Batgirl #10 -- 47,050 (- 19.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 21.6%
1 year : +101.7%
2 years : + 64.7%

If you ignore the crossover bump in May, those drops keep adding up. This is still an awesome number for a Batgirl title, mind you, but they might want it to find its level soon.

—–

41 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
06/2007: Green Lantern Corps #13 -- 32,792
06/2008: Green Lantern Corps #25 -- 47,399
06/2009: Green Lantern Corps #37 -- 63,574
06/2010: Green Lantern Corps #49 -- 66,652
------------------------------------------
06/2011: --
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #61 -- 60,836 (- 0.2%)
07/2011: Green Lantern Corps #62 -- 57,928 (- 4.8%)
08/2011: Green Lantern Corps #63 -- 53,372 (- 7.9%)
09/2011: Green Lantern Corps #1 -- 83,077 (+55.7%) [94,800]
10/2011: Green Lantern Corps #2 -- 78,501 (- 5.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern Corps #3 -- 65,393 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Green Lantern Corps #4 -- 57,180 (-12.6%)
01/2012: Green Lantern Corps #5 -- 54,088 (- 5.4%)
02/2012: Green Lantern Corps #6 -- 51,168 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Green Lantern Corps #7 -- 48,692 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Green Lantern Corps #8 -- 47,584 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Green Lantern Corps #9 -- 46,336 (- 2.6%)
06/2012: Green Lantern Corps #10 -- 44,615 (- 3.7%)
----------------
6 months: -22.0%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : -33.1%
5 years : +36.1%

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41 - GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS
06/2011: Emerald Warriors #11 -- 53,927 (+ 1.8%)
07/2011: Emerald Warriors #12 -- 48,087 (-10.8%)
08/2011: Emerald Warriors #13 -- 44,228 (- 8.0%)
09/2011: New Guardians #1 -- 84,033 (+90.0%) [96,596]
10/2011: New Guardians #2 -- 71,713 (-14.7%)
11/2011: New Guardians #3 -- 59,774 (-16.7%)
12/2011: New Guardians #4 -- 53,305 (-10.8%)
01/2012: New Guardians #5 -- 52,305 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: New Guardians #6 -- 50,319 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: New Guardians #7 -- 48,422 (- 3.8%)
04/2012: New Guardians #8 -- 47,320 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: New Guardians #9 -- 46,237 (- 2.3%)
06/2012: New Guardians #10 -- 44,404 (- 4.0%)
----------------
6 months: -16.7%
1 year : -17.7%

The two secondary Lantern books continue to sell in lockstep, more or less, and in June it happens to be a larger-than-usual drop — and, once again, for no reason that I can see.

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48 - BATWOMAN
09/2011: Batwoman #1 -- 72,228 (+64.6%) [87,952]
10/2011: Batwoman #2 -- 74,392 (+ 3.0%)
11/2011: Batwoman #3 -- 61,997 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Batwoman #4 -- 52,757 (-14.9%)
01/2012: Batwoman #5 -- 51,924 (- 1.6%)
02/2012: Batwoman #6 -- 49,227 (- 5.2%)
03/2012: Batwoman #7 -- 46,874 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Batwoman #8 -- 45,341 (- 3.3%)
05/2012: Batwoman #9 -- 43,942 (- 3.1%)
06/2012: Batwoman #10 -- 41,014 (- 6.7%)
----------------
6 months: -22.3%

Another book that’s suddenly starting to bleed units again.

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55 - RED LANTERNS
09/2011: Red Lanterns #1 -- 73,940 [89,170]
10/2011: Red Lanterns #2 -- 74,163 (+ 0.3%)
11/2011: Red Lanterns #3 -- 60,823 (-18.0%)
12/2011: Red Lanterns #4 -- 50,271 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Red Lanterns #5 -- 46,992 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Red Lanterns #6 -- 43,450 (- 7.5%)
03/2012: Red Lanterns #7 -- 41,628 (- 4.2%)
04/2012: Red Lanterns #8 -- 40,189 (- 3.5%)
05/2012: Red Lanterns #9 -- 39,215 (- 2.4%)
06/2012: Red Lanterns #10 -- 38,005 (- 3.1%)
----------------
6 months: -24.4%

Sliding down at a thousand readers per month.

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57 - SWAMP THING
09/2011: Swamp Thing #1 -- 54,757 [73,683]
10/2011: Swamp Thing #2 -- 58,634 (+ 7.1%)
11/2011: Swamp Thing #3 -- 52,300 (-10.8%)
12/2011: Swamp Thing #4 -- 44,660 (-14.6%)
01/2012: Swamp Thing #5 -- 43,806 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: Swamp Thing #6 -- 41,235 (- 5.9%)
03/2012: Swamp Thing #7 -- 40,268 (- 2.4%)
04/2012: Swamp Thing #8 -- 39,431 (- 2.1%)
05/2012: Swamp Thing #9 -- 39,385 (- 0.1%)
06/2012: Swamp Thing #10 -- 37,383 (- 5.1%)
----------------
6 months: -16.3%

No more variant-cover editions, as of June, hence the bigger drop.

—–

58 - CATWOMAN
06/2007: Catwoman #68 -- 20,132
06/2008: Catwoman #80 -- 17,797
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09/2011: Catwoman #1 -- 59,633 [75,566]
10/2011: Catwoman #2 -- 63,573 (+ 6.6%)
11/2011: Catwoman #3 -- 52,196 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Catwoman #4 -- 45,581 (-12.7%)
01/2012: Catwoman #5 -- 44,034 (- 3.4%)
02/2012: Catwoman #6 -- 41,447 (- 5.9%)
03/2012: Catwoman #7 -- 39,608 (- 4.4%)
04/2012: Catwoman #8 -- 38,711 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Catwoman #9 -- 49,726 (+28.5%)
06/2012: Catwoman #10 -- 37,158 (-25.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 18.5%
5 years : + 84.6%

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59 - RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS
09/2011: Red Hood #1 -- 56,112 [70,244]
10/2011: Red Hood #2 -- 59,382 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Red Hood #3 -- 50,140 (-15.6%)
12/2011: Red Hood #4 -- 44,278 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Red Hood #5 -- 42,560 (- 3.9%)
02/2012: Red Hood #6 -- 39,898 (- 6.3%)
03/2012: Red Hood #7 -- 38,630 (- 3.2%)
04/2012: Red Hood #8 -- 37,974 (- 1.7%)
05/2012: Red Hood #9 -- 54,220 (+42.8%)
06/2012: Red Hood #10 -- 37,044 (-31.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 16.3%

Two more titles whose exit from “Night of the Owls” doesn’t seem to be explaining their June drops entirely.

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62 - ANIMAL MAN
09/2011: Animal Man #1 -- 46,051 [65,229]
10/2011: Animal Man #2 -- 53,432 (+16.0%)
11/2011: Animal Man #3 -- 49,184 (- 8.0%)
12/2011: Animal Man #4 -- 42,630 (-13.3%)
01/2012: Animal Man #5 -- 40,573 (- 4.8%)
02/2012: Animal Man #6 -- 38,504 (- 5.1%)
03/2012: Animal Man #7 -- 36,860 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Animal Man #8 -- 36,369 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Animal Man #9 -- 35,699 (- 1.8%)
06/2012: Animal Man #10 -- 34,992 (- 2.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 17.9%

Standard attrition.

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67 - SUPERGIRL
06/2007: Supergirl #18 -- 50,279
06/2008: Supergirl #30 -- 29,553
06/2009: Supergirl #42 -- 32,705
06/2010: Supergirl #53 -- 28,317
---------------------------------
06/2011: Supergirl #65 -- 20,985 (- 2.0%)
07/2011: Supergirl #66 -- 20,001 (- 4.7%)
08/2011: Supergirl #67 -- 19,764 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Supergirl #1 -- 60,058 (+203.9%) [74,218]
10/2011: Supergirl #2 -- 61,388 (+ 2.2%)
11/2011: Supergirl #3 -- 50,784 (- 17.3%)
12/2011: Supergirl #4 -- 44,180 (- 13.0%)
01/2012: Supergirl #5 -- 41,446 (- 6.2%)
02/2012: Supergirl #6 -- 38,719 (- 6.6%)
03/2012: Supergirl #7 -- 37,041 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Supergirl #8 -- 36,042 (- 2.7%)
05/2012: Supergirl #9 -- 35,129 (- 2.5%)
06/2012: Supergirl #10 -- 33,309 (- 5.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 24.6%
1 year : + 58.7%
2 years : + 17.6%
5 years : - 33.8%

Another title struck by the sudden malaise of the diminishing sales mojo.

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68 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK
09/2011: Justice League Dark #1 -- 69,840 [81,955]
10/2011: Justice League Dark #2 -- 63,392 (- 9.2%)
11/2011: Justice League Dark #3 -- 51,674 (-18.5%)
12/2011: Justice League Dark #4 -- 44,750 (-13.4%)
01/2012: Justice League Dark #5 -- 40,996 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Justice League Dark #6 -- 38,360 (- 6.4%)
03/2012: Justice League Dark #7 -- 36,089 (- 5.9%)
04/2012: Justice League Dark #8 -- 35,022 (- 3.0%)
05/2012: Justice League Dark #9 -- 34,649 (- 1.1%)
06/2012: Justice League Dark #10 -- 33,238 (- 4.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 25.7%

And yet another one.

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74 - SUICIDE SQUAD
09/2011: Suicide Squad #1 -- 49,979 [61,815]
10/2011: Suicide Squad #2 -- 49,570 (- 0.8%)
11/2011: Suicide Squad #3 -- 40,827 (-17.6%)
12/2011: Suicide Squad #4 -- 34,550 (-15.4%)
01/2012: Suicide Squad #5 -- 32,726 (- 5.3%)
02/2012: Suicide Squad #6 -- 30,834 (- 5.8%)
03/2012: Suicide Squad #7 -- 32,908 (+ 6.7%)
04/2012: Suicide Squad #8 -- 32,789 (- 0.4%)
05/2012: Suicide Squad #9 -- 32,581 (- 0.6%)
06/2012: Suicide Squad #10 -- 31,576 (- 3.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 8.6%

Still relatively solid sales, overall.

—–

75 - SUPERBOY
06/2011: Superboy #8 -- 23,037 (- 6.4%)
07/2011: Superboy #9 -- 22,102 (- 4.1%)
08/2011: Superboy #10 -- 20,563 (- 7.0%)
08/2011: Superboy #11 -- 20,317 (- 1.2%)
09/2011: Superboy #1 -- 55,608 (+173.7%) [69,283]
10/2011: Superboy #2 -- 57,424 (+ 3.3%)
11/2011: Superboy #3 -- 47,442 (- 17.4%)
12/2011: Superboy #4 -- 40,002 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Superboy #5 -- 37,419 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Superboy #6 -- 34,520 (- 7.8%)
03/2012: Superboy #7 -- 33,050 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Superboy #8 -- 31,900 (- 3.5%)
05/2012: Superboy #9 -- 34,838 (+ 9.2%)
06/2012: Superboy #10 -- 31,358 (- 10.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 21.6%
1 year : + 36.1%

Back to business as usual after May’s crossover, despite the touted “connection” with Teen Titans #10.

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88 - RAVAGERS
05/2012: Ravagers #1 -- 44,230
06/2012: Ravagers #2 -- 31,128 (-29.6%)

Regarding that the first issue was boosted by a 1:25 variant and a crossover, the drop is not as bad as it looks. But unless it starts to level out unusually quickly now, the book is unlikely to end up as a solid mid-level performer.

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76 - JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
09/2011: Justice League International #1 -- 67,866 [78,869]
10/2011: Justice League International #2 -- 66,100 (- 2.6%)
11/2011: Justice League International #3 -- 54,413 (-17.7%)
12/2011: Justice League International #4 -- 44,062 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Justice League International #5 -- 41,147 (- 6.6%)
02/2012: Justice League International #6 -- 37,534 (- 8.8%)
03/2012: Justice League International #7 -- 35,274 (- 6.0%)
04/2012: Justice League International #8 -- 33,773 (- 4.3%)
05/2012: Justice League International #9 -- 32,558 (- 3.6%)
06/2012: Justice League International #10 -- 31,015 (- 4.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 29.6%

Sliding down the charts, and axed with issue #12.

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90 - DIAL H
05/2012: Dial H #1 -- 45,308
06/2012: Dial H #2 -- 30,618 (-32.4%)

There was no variant for issue #2, so the actual drop should be slightly less pronounced. Yet: Another book that’s probably about to dive permanently below the 30,000-unit mark, as these things tend to go.

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87 - BIRDS OF PREY
06/2007: Birds of Prey #107 -- 28,632
06/2008: Birds of Prey #119 -- 21,593
06/2010: Birds of Prey #2 -- 44,064
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06/2011: Birds of Prey #13 -- 28,992 (- 2.4%)
07/2011: Birds of Prey #14 -- 27,102 (- 6.5%)
08/2011: Birds of Prey #15 -- 26,043 (- 3.9%)
09/2011: Birds of Prey #1 -- 56,073 (+115.3%) [66,423]
10/2011: Birds of Prey #2 -- 53,156 (- 5.2%)
11/2011: Birds of Prey #3 -- 40,891 (- 23.1%)
12/2011: Birds of Prey #4 -- 34,460 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Birds of Prey #5 -- 31,700 (- 8.0%)
02/2012: Birds of Prey #6 -- 30,376 (- 4.2%)
03/2012: Birds of Prey #7 -- 29,196 (- 3.9%)
04/2012: Birds of Prey #8 -- 28,661 (- 1.8%)
05/2012: Birds of Prey #9 -- 41,521 (+ 44.9%)
06/2012: Birds of Prey #10 -- 28,457 (- 31.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 17.4%
1 year : - 1.9%
2 years : - 35.4%
5 years : - 0.6%

Business as usual following May’s crossover issue.

—–

91 - GREEN ARROW
06/2007: Green Arrow #75 -- 35,022
06/2008: Arrow/Canary #9 -- 30,330
06/2009: Arrow/Canary #21 -- 20,807
06/2010: Green Arrow #1 -- 54,400 [57,554]
-----------------------------------
06/2011: Green Arrow #13 -- 27,552 (- 13.2%)
07/2011: Green Arrow #14 -- 25,568 (- 7.2%)
08/2011: Green Arrow #15 -- 23,883 (- 6.6%)
09/2011: Green Arrow #1 -- 61,680 (+158.3%) [72,359]
10/2011: Green Arrow #2 -- 58,708 (- 4.8%)
11/2011: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,899 (- 20.1%)
12/2011: Green Arrow #4 -- 37,116 (- 20.9%)
01/2012: Green Arrow #5 -- 33,593 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Green Arrow #6 -- 30,097 (- 10.4%)
03/2012: Green Arrow #7 -- 29,004 (- 3.6%)
04/2012: Green Arrow #8 -- 27,433 (- 5.4%)
05/2012: Green Arrow #9 -- 26,966 (- 1.7%)
06/2012: Green Arrow #10 -- 25,769 (- 4.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 30.6%
1 year : - 6.5%
2 years : - 52.6%
5 years : - 26.4%

Continuing its fairly erratic and overall fairly steep decline.

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92 - ALL STAR WESTERN
06/2007: Jonah Hex #20 -- 16,150
06/2008: Jonah Hex #32 -- 12,969
06/2009: Jonah Hex #44 -- 11,592
06/2010: Jonah Hex #56 -- 13,441
--------------------------------
06/2011: Jonah Hex #68 -- 10,224 (- 0.6%)
07/2011: Jonah Hex #69 -- 10,521 (+ 2.9%)
08/2011: Jonah Hex #70 -- 10,369 (- 1.5%)
09/2011: ASW #1 -- 43,681 (+321.3%) [54,992]
10/2011: ASW #2 -- 39,857 (- 8.8%)
11/2011: ASW #3 -- 32,776 (- 17.8%)
12/2011: ASW #4 -- 29,349 (- 10.5%)
01/2012: ASW #5 -- 27,206 (- 7.3%)
02/2012: ASW #6 -- 26,170 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: ASW #7 -- 25,349 (- 3.1%)
04/2012: ASW #8 -- 25,040 (- 1.2%)
05/2012: ASW #9 -- 31,413 (+ 25.5%)
06/2012: ASW #10 -- 25,334 (- 19.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 13.7%
1 year : +147.8%
2 years : + 88.5%
5 years : + 56.9%

Rock-solid figures.

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94 - BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED
06/2011: Batman Beyond #6 -- 24,524 (- 3.5%)
07/2011: Batman Beyond #7 -- 22,945 (- 6.4%)
08/2011: Batman Beyond #8 -- 21,838 (- 4.8%)
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02/2012: Unlimited #1 -- 26,589 (+21.8%) [30,683]
03/2012: Unlimited #2 -- 23,570 (-11.4%)
04/2012: Unlimited #3 -- 24,196 (+ 2.7%)
05/2012: Unlimited #4 -- 24,356 (+ 0.7%)
06/2012: Unlimited #5 -- 24,058 (- 1.2%)
----------------
1 year : - 1.9%

Holding steady at 24K.

—–

98 - BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED
04/2012: Arkham Unhinged #1 -- 31,170
05/2012: Arkham Unhinged #2 -- 25,215 (-19.1%)
06/2012: Arkham Unhinged #3 -- 23,322 (- 7.5%)

Levelling out at a pretty normal rate.

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99 - SMALLVILLE SEASON 11
04/2012: Smallville S11 #1 -- 27,004
05/2012: Smallville S11 #2 -- 22,468 (-16.8%)

That’s a rather smooth second-issue drop.

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109 - FAIREST (Vertigo)
03/2012: Fairest #1 -- 31,769
04/2012: Fairest #2 -- 22,997 (-27.6%)
05/2012: Fairest #3 -- 22,329 (- 2.9%)
06/2012: Fairest #4 -- 21,156 (- 5.3%)

Still the best-selling ongoing Vertigo title in a while, although that’s unlikely to last when the first arc’s creative team moves on.

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111 - BATWING
09/2011: Batwing #1 -- 45,980 [53,721]
10/2011: Batwing #2 -- 42,750 (- 7.0%)
11/2011: Batwing #3 -- 35,110 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Batwing #4 -- 26,726 (-23.9%)
01/2012: Batwing #5 -- 24,036 (-10.1%)
02/2012: Batwing #6 -- 21,643 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Batwing #7 -- 21,058 (- 2.7%)
04/2012: Batwing #8 -- 20,373 (- 3.3%)
05/2012: Batwing #9 -- 35,731 (+75.4%)
06/2012: Batwing #10 -- 20,724 (-42.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 22.5%

Back to normal after the crossover.

—–

113 - STORMWATCH
06/2007: Stormwatch: PHD #8 -- 12,157
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09/2011: Stormwatch #1 -- 46,397 [57,287]
10/2011: Stormwatch #2 -- 47,520 (+ 2.4%)
11/2011: Stormwatch #3 -- 39,262 (-17.4%)
12/2011: Stormwatch #4 -- 30,987 (-21.1%)
01/2012: Stormwatch #5 -- 29,112 (- 6.1%)
02/2012: Stormwatch #6 -- 26,076 (-10.4%)
03/2012: Stormwatch #7 -- 24,384 (- 6.5%)
04/2012: Stormwatch #8 -- 23,212 (- 4.8%)
05/2012: Stormwatch #9 -- 22,448 (- 3.3%)
06/2012: Stormwatch #10 -- 20,592 (- 8.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 33.6%
5 years : + 69.4%

No more variant cover-editions, as of June. Sales respond accordingly.

—–

115 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
06/2007: Supergirl &LoSH #31 -- 30,385
06/2008: --
06/2010: LoSH #2 -- 39,102
---------------------------------------
06/2011: LoSH #14 -- 22,600 (- 2.2%)
07/2011: LoSH #15 -- 21,788 (- 3.6%)
08/2011: LoSH #16 -- 21,373 (- 1.9%)
09/2011: LoSH #1 -- 50,402 (+135.8%) [58,325]
10/2011: LoSH #2 -- 47,227 (- 6.3%)
11/2011: LoSH #3 -- 34,979 (- 25.9%)
12/2011: LoSH #4 -- 27,832 (- 20.4%)
01/2012: LoSH #5 -- 25,624 (- 7.9%)
02/2012: LoSH #6 -- 23,428 (- 8.6%)
03/2012: LoSH #7 -- 21,894 (- 6.6%)
04/2012: LoSH #8 -- 21,457 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: LoSH #9 -- 20,854 (- 2.8%)
06/2012: LoSH #10 -- 19,963 (- 4.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 28.3%
1 year : - 11.7%
2 years : - 49.0%
5 years : - 34.3%

Slipping below the 20K mark for the first time since Diamond started providing the current set of figures in March 2003.

Overall, there are 15 “New 52″ books selling fewer than 20,000 units in June, versus 18 in April, the month before the first six were axed and replaced. Of those 15 titles, three are cancelled with their “#0″ issues in September and replaced in October. At the current rate, it looks like these books are approaching critical numbers faster than DC can cancel and replace them — particularly since one of the ones that’s in cancellation territory now was just launched as a replacement for another failed title in May.

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117 - DEATHSTROKE
09/2011: Deathstroke #1 -- 47,028 [56,820]
10/2011: Deathstroke #2 -- 44,647 (- 5.1%)
11/2011: Deathstroke #3 -- 33,754 (-24.4%)
12/2011: Deathstroke #4 -- 26,367 (-21.9%)
01/2012: Deathstroke #5 -- 23,872 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Deathstroke #6 -- 21,306 (-10.8%)
03/2012: Deathstroke #7 -- 19,744 (- 7.3%)
04/2012: Deathstroke #8 -- 18,834 (- 4.6%)
05/2012: Deathstroke #9 -- 20,878 (+10.9%)
06/2012: Deathstroke #10 -- 19,722 (- 5.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 25.2%

There’s nothing here to suggest a turnaround following last month’s creative-team change.

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122 - DEMON KNIGHTS
09/2011: Demon Knights #1 -- 41,602 [52,329]
10/2011: Demon Knights #2 -- 42,230 (+ 1.5%)
11/2011: Demon Knights #3 -- 34,681 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Demon Knights #4 -- 28,109 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Demon Knights #5 -- 25,823 (- 8.1%)
02/2012: Demon Knights #6 -- 23,476 (- 9.1%)
03/2012: Demon Knights #7 -- 22,000 (- 6.3%)
04/2012: Demon Knights #8 -- 21,124 (- 4.0%)
05/2012: Demon Knights #9 -- 20,196 (- 4.4%)
06/2012: Demon Knights #10 -- 19,005 (- 5.9%)
----------------
6 months: -32.4%

More than 1,000 units gone versus May. Not good, obviously.

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129 - G.I. COMBAT
05/2012: G.I. Combat #1 -- 33,740
06/2012: G.I. Combat #2 -- 19,002 (-43.7%)

There was no variant-cover edition for the second issue, but that’s still a gigantic drop. Of course, that was entirely predictable. It’s not like the previous war title set the charts on fire, after all. Not long for this world, surely.

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123 - FABLES (Vertigo)
06/2007: Fables #62 -- 25,726
06/2008: --
06/2009: Fables #85 -- 23,439
06/2010: Fables #96 -- 19,842
------------------------------
06/2011: Fables #106 -- 18,505 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Fables #107 -- 18,523 (+ 0.1%)
08/2011: Fables #108 -- 18,390 (- 0.7%)
09/2011: Fables #109 -- 18,072 (- 1.7%)
10/2011: Fables #110 -- 18,109 (+ 0.2%)
11/2011: Fables #111 -- 17,687 (- 2.3%)
12/2011: Fables #112 -- 17,602 (- 0.5%)
01/2012: Fables #113 -- 17,588 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Fables #114 -- 17,374 (- 1.2%)
03/2012: Fables #115 -- 17,384 (+ 0.1%)
04/2012: Fables #116 -- 17,543 (+ 0.9%)
05/2012: Fables #117 -- 17,484 (- 0.3%)
06/2012: Fables #118 -- 18,566 (+ 6.2%)
----------------
6 months: + 5.5%
1 year : + 0.3%
2 years : - 6.4%
5 years : -27.8%

No idea why sales are going up here. Usually, that means good news for a title.

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127 - LEGION LOST
09/2011: Legion Lost #1 -- 46,362 [54,588]
10/2011: Legion Lost #2 -- 42,650 (- 8.0%)
11/2011: Legion Lost #3 -- 31,226 (-26.8%)
12/2011: Legion Lost #4 -- 24,020 (-23.1%)
01/2012: Legion Lost #5 -- 21,549 (-10.3%)
02/2012: Legion Lost #6 -- 19,447 (- 9.8%)
03/2012: Legion Lost #7 -- 18,214 (- 6.3%)
04/2012: Legion Lost #8 -- 17,984 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Legion Lost #9 -- 23,794 (+32.3%)
06/2012: Legion Lost #10 -- 17,581 (-26.1%)
----------------
6 months: -26.8%

Back on desolation row, Legion Lost returns to business as usual after May’s crossover.

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133 - I, VAMPIRE
09/2011: I, Vampire #1 -- 39,683 [46,993]
10/2011: I, Vampire #2 -- 34,599 (-12.8%)
11/2011: I, Vampire #3 -- 26,070 (-24.7%)
12/2011: I, Vampire #4 -- 21,601 (-17.1%)
01/2012: I, Vampire #5 -- 18,816 (-12.9%)
02/2012: I, Vampire #6 -- 18,153 (- 3.5%)
03/2012: I, Vampire #7 -- 18,440 (+ 1.6%)
04/2012: I, Vampire #8 -- 18,717 (+ 1.5%)
05/2012: I, Vampire #9 -- 17,175 (- 8.2%)
06/2012: I, Vampire #10 -- 16,517 (- 3.8%)
----------------
6 months: -23.5%

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135 - THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN
09/2011: Savage Hawkman #1 -- 55,954 [63,959]
10/2011: Savage Hawkman #2 -- 47,763 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Savage Hawkman #3 -- 35,177 (-26.4%)
12/2011: Savage Hawkman #4 -- 28,263 (-19.7%)
01/2012: Savage Hawkman #5 -- 23,967 (-15.2%)
02/2012: Savage Hawkman #6 -- 21,316 (-11.1%)
03/2012: Savage Hawkman #7 -- 19,433 (- 8.8%)
04/2012: Savage Hawkman #8 -- 18,300 (- 5.8%)
05/2012: Savage Hawkman #9 -- 17,626 (- 3.7%)
06/2012: Savage Hawkman #10 -- 16,417 (- 6.9%)
----------------
6 months: -41.9%

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136 - FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E.
09/2011: Frankenstein #1 -- 41,551 [50,817]
10/2011: Frankenstein #2 -- 40,423 (- 2.7%)
11/2011: Frankenstein #3 -- 31,869 (-21.2%)
12/2011: Frankenstein #4 -- 24,812 (-22.1%)
01/2012: Frankenstein #5 -- 22,737 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Frankenstein #6 -- 20,463 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Frankenstein #7 -- 18,891 (- 7.7%)
04/2012: Frankenstein #8 -- 17,953 (- 5.0%)
05/2012: Frankenstein #9 -- 17,266 (- 3.8%)
06/2012: Frankenstein #10 -- 16,377 (- 5.2%)
----------------
6 months: -34.0%

Three more “New 52″ titles slipping way faster than anyone at DC would like them to.

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137 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE: LORD OF NIGHTMARES (Vertigo)
06/2012: Lord of Nightmares #1 of 5 -- 15,858

Fables and American Vampire are all that’s working at Vertigo right now, so here’s another spin-off.

—–

138 - THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN
09/2011: Firestorm #1 -- 51,537 [62,076]
10/2011: Firestorm #2 -- 43,990 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Firestorm #3 -- 31,654 (-28.0%)
12/2011: Firestorm #4 -- 25,610 (-19.1%)
01/2012: Firestorm #5 -- 21,329 (-16.7%)
02/2012: Firestorm #6 -- 19,162 (-10.2%)
03/2012: Firestorm #7 -- 17,786 (- 7.2%)
04/2012: Firestorm #8 -- 17,076 (- 4.0%)
05/2012: Firestorm #9 -- 17,240 (+ 1.0%)
06/2012: Firestorm #10 -- 15,789 (- 8.4%)
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6 months: -38.4%

Following the crossover in May, sales catch up with the book’s stiff decline.

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141 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
06/2010: American Vampire #4 -- 25,977
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06/2011: American Vampire #16 -- 15,705 (- 1.1%)
07/2011: American Vampire #17 -- 15,565 (- 0.9%)
08/2011: American Vampire #18 -- 15,423 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: American Vampire #19 -- 15,288 (- 0.9%)
10/2011: --
11/2011: American Vampire #20 -- 15,685 (+ 2.6%)
12/2011: American Vampire #21 -- 15,026 (- 4.2%)
12/2011: American Vampire #22 -- 14,759 (- 1.8%)
01/2012: American Vampire #23 -- 14,240 (- 3.5%)
02/2012: American Vampire #24 -- 14,278 (+ 0.3%)
03/2012: American Vampire #25 -- 14,598 (+ 2.2%)
04/2012: American Vampire #26 -- 14,493 (- 0.7%)
05/2012: American Vampire #27 -- 14,420 (- 0.5%)
06/2012: American Vampire #28 -- 15,573 (+ 8.0%)
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6 months: + 4.6%
1 year : - 0.8%
2 years : -40.1%

The increase is due to a 1:10 variant-cover edition.

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142 - RESURRECTION MAN
09/2011: Resurrection Man #1 -- 41,740 [50,230]
10/2011: Resurrection Man #2 -- 38,560 (- 7.6%)
11/2011: Resurrection Man #3 -- 29,480 (-23.6%)
12/2011: Resurrection Man #4 -- 23,060 (-21.8%)
01/2012: Resurrection Man #5 -- 20,750 (-10.0%)
02/2012: Resurrection Man #6 -- 18,569 (-10.5%)
03/2012: Resurrection Man #7 -- 17,176 (- 7.5%)
04/2012: Resurrection Man #8 -- 16,664 (- 3.0%)
05/2012: Resurrection Man #9 -- 18,018 (+ 8.1%)
06/2012: Resurrection Man #10 -- 15,481 (-14.1%)
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6 months: -32.9%

Axed in September.

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146 - THE SHADE
10/2011: Shade #1 of 12 -- 30,648
11/2011: Shade #2 of 12 -- 21,431 (-30.1%)
12/2011: Shade #3 of 12 -- 18,922 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Shade #4 of 12 -- 17,512 (- 7.5%)
02/2012: Shade #5 of 12 -- 16,255 (- 7.2%)
03/2012: Shade #6 of 12 -- 16,005 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: Shade #7 of 12 -- 15,499 (- 3.2%)
05/2012: Shade #8 of 12 -- 15,051 (- 2.9%)
06/2012: Shade #9 of 12 -- 14,818 (- 1.6%)
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6 months: -21.7%

Levelled out, probably.

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149 - BLUE BEETLE
06/2007: Blue Beetle #16 -- 17,016
06/2008: --
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09/2011: Blue Beetle #1 -- 44,448 [52,288]
10/2011: Blue Beetle #2 -- 39,396 (-11.4%)
11/2011: Blue Beetle #3 -- 27,612 (-29.9%)
12/2011: Blue Beetle #4 -- 21,408 (-22.5%)
01/2012: Blue Beetle #5 -- 19,042 (-11.1%)
02/2012: Blue Beetle #6 -- 17,034 (-10.6%)
03/2012: Blue Beetle #7 -- 15,780 (- 7.4%)
04/2012: Blue Beetle #8 -- 15,180 (- 3.8%)
05/2012: Blue Beetle #9 -- 16,607 (+ 9.4%)
06/2012: Blue Beetle #10 -- 14,413 (-13.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 32.7%
5 years : - 15.3%

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150 - DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS
09/2011: DCU Presents #1 -- 45,701 [53,103]
10/2011: DCU Presents #2 -- 41,584 (- 9.0%)
11/2011: DCU Presents #3 -- 31,019 (-25.4%)
12/2011: DCU Presents #4 -- 24,398 (-21.4%)
01/2012: DCU Presents #5 -- 22,048 (- 9.6%)
02/2012: DCU Presents #6 -- 20,188 (- 8.4%)
03/2012: DCU Presents #7 -- 17,830 (-11.7%)
04/2012: DCU Presents #8 -- 16,566 (- 7.1%)
05/2012: DCU Presents #9 -- 15,776 (- 4.8%)
06/2012: DCU Presents #10 -- 14,310 (- 9.3%)
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6 months: -41.4%

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151 - GRIFTER
09/2011: Grifter #1 -- 41,222 [50,959]
10/2011: Grifter #2 -- 39,900 (- 3.2%)
11/2011: Grifter #3 -- 29,802 (-25.3%)
12/2011: Grifter #4 -- 22,486 (-24.6%)
01/2012: Grifter #5 -- 20,060 (-10.8%)
02/2012: Grifter #6 -- 18,057 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Grifter #7 -- 16,559 (- 8.3%)
04/2012: Grifter #8 -- 15,686 (- 5.3%)
05/2012: Grifter #9 -- 15,228 (- 2.9%)
06/2012: Grifter #10 -- 14,258 (- 6.4%)
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6 months: -36.6%

The three lowest-selling “New 52″ books that haven’t been cancelled yet. Terrible figures, obviously.

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155 - VOODOO
09/2011: Voodoo #1 -- 40,301 [47,112]
10/2011: Voodoo #2 -- 34,690 (-13.9%)
11/2011: Voodoo #3 -- 25,067 (-27.7%)
12/2011: Voodoo #4 -- 20,703 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Voodoo #5 -- 17,683 (-14.6%)
02/2012: Voodoo #6 -- 16,422 (- 7.1%)
03/2012: Voodoo #7 -- 15,097 (- 8.1%)
04/2012: Voodoo #8 -- 14,589 (- 3.4%)
05/2012: Voodoo #9 -- 13,762 (- 5.7%)
06/2012: Voodoo #10 -- 12,928 (- 6.1%)
----------------
6 months: -37.6%

Cancelled in September.

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159 - SPACEMAN (Vertigo)
10/2011: Spaceman #1 of 9 -- 22,355
11/2011: Spaceman #2 of 9 -- 14,962 (-33.1%)
12/2011: Spaceman #3 of 9 -- 13,492 (- 9.8%)
01/2012: --
02/2012: Spaceman #4 of 9 -- 13,394 (- 0.7%)
03/2012: Spaceman #5 of 9 -- 12,884 (- 3.8%)
04/2012: Spaceman #6 of 9 -- 12,727 (- 1.2%)
05/2012: --
06/2012: Spaceman #7 of 9 -- 12,125 (- 4.7%)
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6 months: -10.1%

A Vertigo miniseries by a top-flight creative team, lucky to sell north of 10,000 units.

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162 - CAPTAIN ATOM
09/2011: Captain Atom #1 -- 44,110 [51,314]
10/2011: Captain Atom #2 -- 38,309 (-13.2%)
11/2011: Captain Atom #3 -- 26,829 (-30.0%)
12/2011: Captain Atom #4 -- 19,908 (-25.8%)
01/2012: Captain Atom #5 -- 17,437 (-12.4%)
02/2012: Captain Atom #6 -- 15,220 (-12.7%)
03/2012: Captain Atom #7 -- 13,738 (- 9.7%)
04/2012: Captain Atom #8 -- 13,001 (- 5.4%)
05/2012: Captain Atom #9 -- 12,264 (- 5.7%)
06/2012: Captain Atom #10 -- 11,546 (- 5.9%)
----------------
6 months: -42.0%

Cancelled in September.

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171 - SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES (Johnny DC)
05/2012: Superman Family Adventures #1 -- 13,303
06/2012: Superman Family Adventures #2 -- 10,137 (-23.8%)

A Johnny DC title. See fine print.

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174 - SAUCER COUNTRY (Vertigo)
03/2012: Saucer Country #1 -- 15,684
04/2012: Saucer Country #2 -- 11,263 (-28.2%)
05/2012: Saucer Country #3 -- 10,656 (- 5.4%)
06/2012: Saucer Country #4 -- 9,959 (- 6.5%)

Not levelling out yet.

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180 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
06/2007: Hellblazer #233 -- 13,201
06/2008: Hellblazer #245 -- 11,897
06/2009: Hellblazer #256 -- 10,898
06/2010: Hellblazer #268 -- 10,221
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06/2011: Hellblazer #280 -- 9,329 (-1.3%)
07/2011: Hellblazer #281 -- 9,225 (-1.1%)
08/2011: Hellblazer #282 -- 9,372 (+1.5%)
09/2011: Hellblazer #283 -- 9,597 (+2.4%)
10/2011: Hellblazer #284 -- 9,608 (+0.1%)
11/2011: Hellblazer #285 -- 9,500 (-1.1%)
12/2011: Hellblazer #286 -- 9,404 (-1.0%)
01/2012: Hellblazer #287 -- 9,368 (-0.4%)
02/2012: Hellblazer #288 -- 9,553 (+2.0%)
03/2012: Hellblazer #289 -- 9,363 (-2.0%)
04/2012: Hellblazer #290 -- 9,472 (+1.2%)
05/2012: Hellblazer #291 -- 9,426 (-0.5%)
06/2012: Hellblazer #292 -- 9,533 (+1.1%)
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6 months: + 1.4%
1 year : + 2.2%
2 years : - 6.7%
5 years : -27.8%

Simon Bisley’s art is good for a few extra sales.

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181 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
06/2009: The Unwritten #2 -- 16,290
06/2010: The Unwritten #14 -- 13,396
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06/2011: The Unwritten #26 -- 10,979 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: The Unwritten #27 -- 10,787 (- 1.8%)
08/2011: The Unwritten #28 -- 10,731 (- 0.5%)
09/2011: The Unwritten #29 -- 10,511 (- 2.1%)
10/2011: The Unwritten #30 -- 10,481 (- 0.3%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #31 -- 10,434 (- 0.5%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 10,183 (- 2.4%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #32 -- 10,073 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,759 (- 3.1%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #33 -- 9,888 (+ 1.3%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,483 (- 4.1%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #34 -- 9,789 (+ 3.2%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,595 (- 2.0%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #35 -- 9,675 (+ 0.8%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,529 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: The Unwritten #36 -- 9,678 (+ 1.6%)
05/2012: The Unwritten #37 -- 9,549 (- 1.3%)
06/2012: The Unwritten #38 -- 9,494 (- 0.6%)
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6 months: - 4.3%
1 year : -13.5%
2 years : -29.1%

The lowest-selling Vertigo title in June that isn’t ending yet.

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183 - THE NEW DEADWARDIANS (Vertigo)
03/2012: New Deadwardians #1 of 8 -- 14,530
04/2012: New Deadwardians #2 of 8 -- 10,229 (-29.6%)
05/2012: New Deadwardians #3 of 8 -- 9,594 (- 6.2%)
06/2012: New Deadwardians #4 of 8 -- 9,124 (- 4.9%)

Levelling out, albeit slowly.

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189 - GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (Johnny DC)
11/2011: GL: TAS #0 -- 13,569
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04/2012: GL: TAS #1 -- 12,791
05/2012: GL: TAS #2 -- 9,615 (-24.8%)
06/2012: GL: TAS #3 -- 8,716 (- 9.4%)

A Johnny DC title.

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200 - I, ZOMBIE (Vertigo)
06/2010: I, Zombie #2 -- 18,620
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06/2011: I, Zombie #14 -- 10,320 (- 2.3%)
07/2011: I, Zombie #15 -- 10,006 (- 3.0%)
08/2011: I, Zombie #16 -- 9,568 (- 4.4%)
09/2011: I, Zombie #17 -- 9,316 (- 2.6%)
10/2011: I, Zombie #18 -- 9,237 (- 0.9%)
11/2011: I, Zombie #19 -- 8,999 (- 2.6%)
12/2011: I, Zombie #20 -- 8,805 (- 2.2%)
01/2012: I, Zombie #21 -- 8,514 (- 3.3%)
02/2012: I, Zombie #22 -- 8,344 (- 2.0%)
03/2012: I, Zombie #23 -- 8,219 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: I, Zombie #24 -- 8,032 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: I, Zombie #25 -- 7,974 (- 0.7%)
06/2012: I, Zombie #26 -- 7,914 (- 0.8%)
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6 months: -10.1%
1 year : -23.3%

Cancelled with issue #28.

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202 - NIGHT FORCE
03/2012: Night Force #1 of 6 -- 13,174
04/2012: Night Force #2 of 6 -- 9,698 (-26.4%)
05/2012: Night Force #3 of 6 -- 8,458 (-12.8%)
06/2012: Night Force #4 of 6 -- 7,768 (- 8.2%)

The numbers speak for themselves.

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203 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
06/2010: Sweet Tooth #10 -- 9,570
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06/2011: Sweet Tooth #22 -- 8,252 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: Sweet Tooth #23 -- 8,018 (- 2.8%)
08/2011: Sweet Tooth #24 -- 7,948 (- 0.9%)
09/2011: Sweet Tooth #25 -- 7,896 (- 0.7%)
10/2011: Sweet Tooth #26 -- 7,963 (+ 0.9%)
11/2011: Sweet Tooth #27 -- 7,923 (- 0.5%)
12/2011: Sweet Tooth #28 -- 7,699 (- 2.8%)
01/2012: Sweet Tooth #29 -- 8,128 (+ 5.6%)
02/2012: Sweet Tooth #30 -- 7,584 (- 6.7%)
03/2012: Sweet Tooth #31 -- 7,541 (- 0.6%)
04/2012: Sweet Tooth #32 -- 7,534 (- 0.1%)
05/2012: Sweet Tooth #33 -- 7,631 (+ 1.3%)
06/2012: Sweet Tooth #34 -- 7,689 (+ 0.8%)
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6 months: - 0.1%
1 year : - 6.8%
2 years : -19.7%

Ending with issue #40.

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204 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
06/2011: Young Justice #5 -- 8,988 (- 7.6%)
07/2011: Young Justice #6 -- 8,642 (- 3.9%)
08/2011: Young Justice #7 -- 8,062 (- 6.7%)
09/2011: Young Justice #8 -- 7,930 (- 1.6%)
10/2011: Young Justice #9 -- 7,737 (- 2.4%)
11/2011: Young Justice #10 -- 7,650 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: Young Justice #11 -- 7,221 (- 5.6%)
01/2012: Young Justice #12 -- 7,288 (+ 0.9%)
02/2012: Young Justice #13 -- 7,237 (- 0.7%)
03/2012: Young Justice #14 -- 7,241 (+ 0.1%)
04/2012: Young Justice #15 -- 7,273 (+ 0.4%)
05/2012: Young Justice #16 -- 7,466 (+ 2.7%)
06/2012: Young Justice #17 -- 7,459 (- 0.1%)
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6 months: + 3.3%
1 year : -17.0%

Another Johnny DC book.

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234 - SCALPED (Vertigo)
06/2007: Scalped #6 -- 8,689
06/2008: Scalped #18 -- 7,020
06/2009: Scalped #29 -- 7,078
06/2010: --
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06/2011: Scalped #49 -- 6,333 (+ 1.0%)
06/2011: Scalped #50 -- 6,471 (+ 2.2%)
07/2011: --
08/2011: Scalped #51 -- 6,409 (- 1.0%)
09/2011: Scalped #52 -- 6,270 (- 2.2%)
10/2011: Scalped #53 -- 6,203 (- 1.1%)
11/2011: Scalped #54 -- 6,157 (- 0.7%)
12/2011: --
01/2012: Scalped #55 -- 6,083 (- 1.2%)
02/2012: Scalped #56 -- 5,999 (- 1.4%)
03/2012: Scalped #57 -- 6,007 (+ 0.1%)
04/2011: --
05/2012: Scalped #58 -- 6,098 (+ 1.5%)
06/2012: Scalped #59 -- 6,075 (- 0.4%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : - 5.1%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : -30.1%

Ending with issue #60.

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243 - DOMINIQUE LAVEAU: VOODOO CHILD (Vertigo)
03/2012: Dominique Laveau #1 -- 12,800
04/2012: Dominique Laveau #2 -- 8,302 (-35.1%)
05/2012: Dominique Laveau #3 -- 6,873 (-17.2%)
06/2012: Dominique Laveau #4 -- 5,752 (-16.3%)

Cancelled with issue #7.

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255 - SCOOBY DOO: WHERE ARE YOU? (Johnny DC)
06/2007: Scooby Doo #121 -- 4,415
06/2008: Scooby Doo #133 -- 4,501
06/2009: Scooby Doo #145 -- 4,093
06/2010: Scooby Doo #157 -- ?
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06/2011: SD:WAY? #10 -- 4,774 (- 1.3%)
07/2011: SD:WAY? #11 -- 4,791 (+ 0.4%)
08/2011: SD:WAY? #12 -- 4,686 (- 2.2%)
09/2011: SD:WAY? #13 -- 4,701 (+ 0.3%)
10/2011: SD:WAY? #14 -- ?
11/2011: SD:WAY? #15 -- 4,701
12/2011: SD:WAY? #16 -- 4,627 (- 1.6%)
01/2012: SD:WAY? #17 -- 4,533 (- 2.0%)
02/2012: SD:WAY? #18 -- 4,655 (+ 2.7%)
03/2012: SD:WAY? #19 -- 4,677 (+ 0.5%)
04/2012: SD:WAY? #20 -- 4,752 (+ 1.6%)
05/2012: SD:WAY? #21 -- 5,269 (+10.9%)
06/2012: SD:WAY? #22 -- 4,968 (- 5.7%)
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6 months: + 7.4%
1 year : + 4.1%
2 years : ?
5 years : +12.5%

Another Johnny DC book.

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276 - GEARS OF WAR
06/2009: --
06/2010: GoW #12 -- 6,165
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06/2011: GoW #17 -- 4,652 (- 1.4%)
07/2011: GoW #18 -- 4,327 (- 7.0%)
08/2011: GoW #19 -- ?
09/2011: --
10/2011: GoW #20 -- ?
11/2011: --
12/2011: GoW #21 -- 4,374
01/2012: --
02/2012: GoW #22 -- 4,185 (- 4.3%)
03/2012: --
04/2012: GoW #23 -- 4,024 (- 3.9%)
05/2012: --
06/2012: GoW #24 -- 3,944 (- 2.0%)
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6 months: - 9.8%
1 year : -15.2%
2 years : -36.0%

Cancelled.

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285 - DC COMICS PRESENTS
06/2012: Superman Adventures #1 -- 3,795

One of DC’s $7.99 reprint books.

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REORDERS:
252: 5,042 -- Justice League #1 (8th)
270: 4,360 -- Batman Annual #1
291: 3,639 -- Batman #1 (5th)
292: 3,516 -- Batman #4 (4th)

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http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/08/03/dc ... july-2012/

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

DC Month to Month Sales: September 2012
by Marc-Oliver Frisch

One year after the big relaunch, DC wanted to give its superhero line another jolt by borrowing a gimmick from the glory days of 1994 and releasing “zero” issues of all of the “New 52″ titles.

In terms of average sales, this means an increase of more than 1,000 units compared to August. Of course, these are sales to retailers, and increases based on this type of gimmick never stick around for subsequent issues, but the fact that retailers have enough faith in DC to support the initiative to this degree is good news, certainly.

Overall, in the 115 months since March 2003 that we have comparable data on, September 2012 is No. 39 in terms of average DC Universe unit sales (39,408), No. 8 in total DCU dollar sales ($8.7 million) and No. 11 in total DCU unit sales (2.6 million). All of which is, once again, impressive. However, it’s also the month with the 7th-highest number of new DCU titles on sale (67) during that period, so in that context, the high total unit and dollar figures aren’t as spectacular as it might seem at first glance. On balance, though, it’s another more than solid month.

Speaking of the number of new monthly DC Universe titles, this bears repeating: While the official spin is that DC has reduced the monthly number of new superhero releases, the opposite is true. From March 2003 through 2006, the average monthly number of new DCU titles was 47;from 2007 through 2009, it rose to 52;from 2010 through August 2011, it went up to 57. In the year since the relaunch, it’s now approaching 64. In September 2012, incidentally, the number of “New 52″ titles alone was 55, thanks to an overlap of titles that are being cancelled with their replacements.

As I mention above, September was the one-year anniversary of the “New 52″ relaunch, so it’s worth taking a closer look at the longer-term comparisons this month. Given the nature of the relaunch, it goes without saying that none of the “New 52″ titles went up in sales compared to September 2011. However, there are still some clear winners and losers.

The 10 books that held on to the highest percentages of their debut sales over the last year, as of September 2012, are Animal Man (83.2%), Batman (83.1%), Aquaman and Nightwing (76.2% each), Swamp Thing (73.3%), Detective Comics (73.2%), Batman and Robin (73.0%), Red Hood and the Outlaws (70.4%), Batman: The Dark Knight (66.7%) and Catwoman (65.6%). The 10 titles that held on to the smallest percentages of their debut sales are Captain Atom (31.6%), Firestorm and Hawkman (33.5% each), Voodoo (35.3%), Blue Beetle (38.0%), Grifter (38.2%), DC Universe Presents (38.1%), Resurrection Man (39.9%) and Legion Lost (40.5%). (Note that these comparisons do not include Justice League, whose debut issue came out in August 2011 rather than in September, or the seven initial “New 52″ titles that were cancelled prior to September 2012.)

As far as the boosts for the “zero” issues are concerned, the notable thing is that only 11 of the 45 current “New 52″ titles that were around six months ago display a sales increase in their six-month comparison, and out of those 11, three are titles that are about to be axed. So, while the overall figures of the DC Universe imprint keep suggesting a healthy market position for DC’s comic-book line, there is still a considerable underlying rot that keeps eating away at the line, and which is being masked by things like the release of Annuals for the better-selling titles, or the Before Watchmen books, or the replacement of lower-selling “New 52″ titles with new ones.

Speaking of replacement “New 52″ titles, DC launched another set of those in September: Talon, Phantom Stranger, Team 7 and Sword of Sorcery. And, as usual, their sales were reduced by Diamond for the purposes of the chart, to compensate for the fact that they were made returnable under certain conditions. With the initial “New 52″ titles, that reduction was by a token 10%, or very close to that number, so, once again, I’m running with that and adding the missing 10% to the figures of those titles for as long as the reduction applies. Ideally, this will give us more accurate figures. At worst, the figures you see below on these titles are a different type of wrong than what Diamond provides. In the past, my approach has always turned out to be correct once the reduction period stopped, though, so there’s a good chance it will be again. If it turns out to be grossly wrong, we’ll know about it in a few months.

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

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288 - SCOOBY DOO: WHERE ARE YOU? (Johnny DC)
09/2007: Scooby Doo #124 -- 4,401
09/2008: Scooby Doo #136 -- 4,283
09/2009: Scooby Doo #148 -- 4,103
09/2010: SD:WAY? #1 -- 6,186
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09/2011: SD:WAY? #13 -- 4,701 (+ 0.3%)
10/2011: SD:WAY? #14 -- ?
11/2011: SD:WAY? #15 -- 4,701
12/2011: SD:WAY? #16 -- 4,627 (- 1.6%)
01/2012: SD:WAY? #17 -- 4,533 (- 2.0%)
02/2012: SD:WAY? #18 -- 4,655 (+ 2.7%)
03/2012: SD:WAY? #19 -- 4,677 (+ 0.5%)
04/2012: SD:WAY? #20 -- 4,752 (+ 1.6%)
05/2012: SD:WAY? #21 -- 5,269 (+10.9%)
06/2012: SD:WAY? #22 -- 4,968 (- 5.7%)
07/2012: SD:WAY? #23 -- 4,934 (- 0.7%)
08/2012: SD:WAY? #24 -- ?
09/2012: SD:WAY? #25 -- 4,979
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6 months: + 6.5%
1 year : + 5.9%
2 years : -19.5%
5 years : +13.1%

Scooby-Doo was pushed off the Top 300 chart last month by better-selling titles, but it’s certainly earning its way back in.

The popular though still unproven notion that this type of book thrives on sales via subscriptions, mass retail stores or libraries aside, direct-market figures are rock-solid here.

There is a surprisingly resilient group of Scooby-Doo fans out there that gets its monthly fix in comic-book stores.

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255 - NIGHT FORCE
03/2012: Night Force #1 of 6 -- 13,174
04/2012: Night Force #2 of 6 -- 9,698 (-26.4%)
05/2012: Night Force #3 of 6 -- 8,458 (-12.8%)
06/2012: Night Force #4 of 7 -- 7,768 (- 8.2%)
07/2012: Night Force #5 of 7 -- 7,222 (- 7.0%)
08/2012: Night Force #6 of 7 -- 6,637 (- 8.1%)
09/2012: Night Force #7 of 7 -- 6,402 (- 3.5%)
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6 months: -51.4%

The lowest-selling DC Universe title in September concludes with god-awful sales.

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250 - GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (Johnny DC)
11/2011: GL: TAS #0 -- 13,569
-----------------------------
04/2012: GL: TAS #1 -- 12,791
05/2012: GL: TAS #2 -- 9,615 (-24.8%)
06/2012: GL: TAS #3 -- 8,716 (- 9.4%)
07/2012: GL: TAS #4 -- 7,790 (-10.6%)
08/2012: GL: TAS #5 -- 6,968 (-10.6%)
09/2012: GL: TAS #6 -- 6,619 (- 5.0%)

The Green Lantern title for kids hasn’t found its level, but… no, wait: the Green Lantern title for kids. As opposed to the other Green Lantern titles that DC publishes, you know: the ones with the genocides, the rapes, the beheadings, and all the other things that point to the intellectual and emotional maturity of these Green Lantern comics and the adult human beings that read them.

This, you see, is not one of those emotionally mature and intellectually sophisticated adult Green Lantern comics.

It’s the Green Lantern comic for kids.

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230 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
09/2009: Sweet Tooth #1 -- 18,657
09/2010: Sweet Tooth #13 -- 9,097
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09/2011: Sweet Tooth #25 -- 7,896 (- 0.7%)
10/2011: Sweet Tooth #26 -- 7,963 (+ 0.9%)
11/2011: Sweet Tooth #27 -- 7,923 (- 0.5%)
12/2011: Sweet Tooth #28 -- 7,699 (- 2.8%)
01/2012: Sweet Tooth #29 -- 8,128 (+ 5.6%)
02/2012: Sweet Tooth #30 -- 7,584 (- 6.7%)
03/2012: Sweet Tooth #31 -- 7,541 (- 0.6%)
04/2012: Sweet Tooth #32 -- 7,534 (- 0.1%)
05/2012: Sweet Tooth #33 -- 7,631 (+ 1.3%)
06/2012: Sweet Tooth #34 -- 7,689 (+ 0.8%)
07/2012: Sweet Tooth #35 -- 7,558 (- 1.7%)
08/2012: Sweet Tooth #36 -- 7,441 (- 1.6%)
09/2012: Sweet Tooth #37 -- 7,333 (- 1.5%)
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6 months: - 2.8%
1 year : - 7.1%
2 years : -19.4%

Ending with issue #40.

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225 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
09/2011: Young Justice #8 -- 7,930 (- 1.6%)
10/2011: Young Justice #9 -- 7,737 (- 2.4%)
11/2011: Young Justice #10 -- 7,650 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: Young Justice #11 -- 7,221 (- 5.6%)
01/2012: Young Justice #12 -- 7,288 (+ 0.9%)
02/2012: Young Justice #13 -- 7,237 (- 0.7%)
03/2012: Young Justice #14 -- 7,241 (+ 0.1%)
04/2012: Young Justice #15 -- 7,273 (+ 0.4%)
05/2012: Young Justice #16 -- 7,466 (+ 2.7%)
06/2012: Young Justice #17 -- 7,459 (- 0.1%)
07/2012: Young Justice #18 -- 7,458 (- 0.0%)
08/2012: Young Justice #19 -- 7,375 (- 1.1%)
09/2012: Young Justice #20 -- 7,515 (+ 1.9%)
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6 months: + 3.8%
1 year : - 5.2%

“The Invasion Starts Here!” it says on the cover of Young Justice #20, and that must have sounded more exciting to the direct-market readership than the “Gorilla Warfare” tag line on the cover of issue #19 — the 527th DC comic to feature that tag line, studies have found.

Either way, Young Justice is another Johnny DC title with a sturdy direct-market audience.

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213 - THE NEW DEADWARDIANS (Vertigo)
03/2012: New Deadwardians #1 of 8 -- 14,530
04/2012: New Deadwardians #2 of 8 -- 10,229 (-29.6%)
05/2012: New Deadwardians #3 of 8 -- 9,594 (- 6.2%)
06/2012: New Deadwardians #4 of 8 -- 9,124 (- 4.9%)
07/2012: New Deadwardians #5 of 8 -- 8,784 (- 3.7%)
08/2012: New Deadwardians #6 of 8 -- 8,383 (- 4.6%)
09/2012: New Deadwardians #7 of 8 -- 8,080 (- 3.6%)
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6 months: -44.4%

Average Vertigo sales got a bit of a break in September, because the low-selling Scalped has ended and the final issue of the lower-selling Dominique Laveau slipped into October.

That said, the imprint’s comic-book sales still don’t look particularly hopeful, and neither do their prospects. New Deadwardians, which was part of the most recent wave of new launches back in March 2012, hasn’t dropped as much as it could have, to its credit, but they’re still going to be happy that it’s just a miniseries.

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210 - SAUCER COUNTRY (Vertigo)
03/2012: Saucer Country #1 -- 15,684
04/2012: Saucer Country #2 -- 11,263 (-28.2%)
05/2012: Saucer Country #3 -- 10,656 (- 5.4%)
06/2012: Saucer Country #4 -- 9,959 (- 6.5%)
07/2012: Saucer Country #5 -- 9,470 (- 4.9%)
08/2012: Saucer Country #6 -- 8,700 (- 8.1%)
09/2012: Saucer Country #7 -- 8,152 (- 6.3%)
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6 months: -48.0%

The same cannot be said about Saucer Country, unfortunately. The names Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelley, established creators with a good degree of critical acclaim to back them up, don’t seem to be helping at all here, which I admit is somewhat unexpected. Sales still haven’t levelled out yet, and given the rather less patient approach of the new DC regime, some clock is probably already ticking down somewhere.

The book’s future is hinging on the sales of the first collection, which comes out in November, I would guess.

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211 - SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES (Johnny DC)
05/2012: Superman Family Adventures #1 -- 13,303
06/2012: Superman Family Adventures #2 -- 10,137 (-23.8%)
07/2012: Superman Family Adventures #3 -- 9,246 (- 8.8%)
08/2012: Superman Family Adventures #4 -- 8,925 (- 3.5%)
09/2012: Superman Family Adventures #5 -- 8,572 (- 4.0%)

Right in time for Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel, DC is establishing a Superman title for kids. Good for them.

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198 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
09/2009: The Unwritten #5 -- 16,011
09/2010: The Unwritten #17 -- 12,796
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09/2011: The Unwritten #29 -- 10,511 (- 2.1%)
10/2011: The Unwritten #30 -- 10,481 (- 0.3%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #31 -- 10,434 (- 0.5%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 10,183 (- 2.4%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #32 -- 10,073 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,759 (- 3.1%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #33 -- 9,888 (+ 1.3%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,483 (- 4.1%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #34 -- 9,789 (+ 3.2%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,595 (- 2.0%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #35 -- 9,675 (+ 0.8%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,529 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: The Unwritten #36 -- 9,678 (+ 1.6%)
05/2012: The Unwritten #37 -- 9,549 (- 1.3%)
06/2012: The Unwritten #38 -- 9,494 (- 0.6%)
07/2012: The Unwritten #39 -- 9,478 (- 0.2%)
08/2012: The Unwritten #40 -- 9,127 (- 3.7%)
09/2012: The Unwritten #41 -- 8,943 (- 2.0%)
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6 months: - 6.9%
1 year : -14.9%
2 years : -30.1%

The Unwritten dips below 9,000 units for the first time. Its paperback collections sell better than those of most of the other current Vertigo titles, so the book may be somewhat less dependent on its comic-book numbers. Once more, though, Vertigo haven’t been as patient with low-selling titles as they used to be lately.

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196 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
09/2007: Hellblazer #236 -- 12,938
09/2008: Hellblazer #247 -- 11,851
09/2009: Hellblazer #259 -- 10,813
09/2010: Hellblazer #271 -- 9,851
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09/2011: Hellblazer #283 -- 9,597 (+2.4%)
10/2011: Hellblazer #284 -- 9,608 (+0.1%)
11/2011: Hellblazer #285 -- 9,500 (-1.1%)
12/2011: Hellblazer #286 -- 9,404 (-1.0%)
01/2012: Hellblazer #287 -- 9,368 (-0.4%)
02/2012: Hellblazer #288 -- 9,553 (+2.0%)
03/2012: Hellblazer #289 -- 9,363 (-2.0%)
04/2012: Hellblazer #290 -- 9,472 (+1.2%)
05/2012: Hellblazer #291 -- 9,426 (-0.5%)
06/2012: Hellblazer #292 -- 9,533 (+1.1%)
07/2012: Hellblazer #293 -- 9,247 (-3.0%)
08/2012: Hellblazer #294 -- 9,396 (+1.6%)
09/2012: Hellblazer #295 -- 9,143 (-2.7%)
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6 months: - 2.4%
1 year : - 4.7%
2 years : - 4.6%
5 years : -29.3%

Very stable figures over the last two years. There’s still a drain going on, but it’s relatively slow.

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172 - PUNK ROCK JESUS (Vertigo)
07/2012: Punk Rock Jesus #1 of 5 -- 14,571
08/2012: Punk Rock Jesus #2 of 5 -- 11,936 (-18.1%)
09/2012: Punk Rock Jesus #3 of 5 -- 11,962 (+ 0.2%)

Holding level. An encouraging sign, certainly. It’s not surprising that DC are holding on to Sean G. Murphy for future projects.

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167 - PHANTOM LADY
08/2012: Phantom Lady #1 of 4 -- 17,043
09/2012: Phantom Lady #2 of 4 -- 12,653 (-25.8%)

That’s a very steep second-issue drop for a miniseries, but DC has already commissioned a follow-up anyway, starring yet another character from the Freedom Fighters’ corner of the DC Universe.

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164 - NATIONAL COMICS
07/2012: Eternity #1 -- 17,587
08/2012: Looker #1 -- 13,475 (-23.4%)
09/2012: Rose and Thorn #1 -- 12,859 (- 4.6%)

National Comics is missing from the December and January solicitations, but DC evidently wants to continue publishing it, nonetheless, despite the low sales figures. I suppose it depends on the creative teams what the book’s prospects look like.

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159 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE: LORD OF NIGHTMARES (Vertigo)
06/2012: Lord of Nightmares #1 of 5 -- 15,858
07/2012: Lord of Nightmares #2 of 5 -- 14,412 (-9.1%)
08/2012: Lord of Nightmares #3 of 5 -- 13,872 (-3.8%)
09/2012: Lord of Nightmares #4 of 5 -- 13,472 (-2.9%)

This spin-off from one of Vertigo’s two most important franchises is doing relatively well, but will probably do most of its business once the whole miniseries is being collected, anyway.

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156 - THE SHADE
10/2011: Shade #1 of 12 -- 30,648
11/2011: Shade #2 of 12 -- 21,431 (-30.1%)
12/2011: Shade #3 of 12 -- 18,922 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Shade #4 of 12 -- 17,512 (- 7.5%)
02/2012: Shade #5 of 12 -- 16,255 (- 7.2%)
03/2012: Shade #6 of 12 -- 16,005 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: Shade #7 of 12 -- 15,499 (- 3.2%)
05/2012: Shade #8 of 12 -- 15,051 (- 2.9%)
06/2012: Shade #9 of 12 -- 14,818 (- 1.6%)
07/2012: Shade #10 of 12 -- 14,257 (- 3.8%)
08/2012: Shade #11 of 12 -- 13,828 (- 3.0%)
09/2012: Shade #12 of 12 -- 13,660 (- 1.2%)
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6 months: -14.7%

The maxiseries concludes with predictably low numbers for a fringe DC Universe character. Thanks to its roster of high-profile artists, I guess collections might end up selling better than you’d expect for this type of project, though.

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154 - CAPTAIN ATOM
09/2011: Captain Atom #1 -- 44,110 [51,314]
10/2011: Captain Atom #2 -- 38,309 (-13.2%)
11/2011: Captain Atom #3 -- 26,829 (-30.0%)
12/2011: Captain Atom #4 -- 19,908 (-25.8%)
01/2012: Captain Atom #5 -- 17,437 (-12.4%)
02/2012: Captain Atom #6 -- 15,220 (-12.7%)
03/2012: Captain Atom #7 -- 13,738 (- 9.7%)
04/2012: Captain Atom #8 -- 13,001 (- 5.4%)
05/2012: Captain Atom #9 -- 12,264 (- 5.7%)
06/2012: Captain Atom #10 -- 11,546 (- 5.9%)
07/2012: Captain Atom #11 -- 11,041 (- 4.4%)
08/2012: Captain Atom #12 -- 10,445 (- 5.4%)
09/2012: Captain Atom #0 -- 13,934 (+33.4%)
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6 months: + 1.4%
1 year : -68.4%

…

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152 - G.I. COMBAT
05/2012: G.I. Combat #1 -- 33,740
06/2012: G.I. Combat #2 -- 19,002 (-43.7%)
07/2012: G.I. Combat #3 -- 14,359 (-24.4%)
08/2012: G.I. Combat #4 -- 11,797 (-17.8%)
09/2012: G.I. Combat #0 -- 14,072 (+19.3%)

…

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150 - VOODOO
09/2011: Voodoo #1 -- 40,301 [47,112]
10/2011: Voodoo #2 -- 34,690 (-13.9%)
11/2011: Voodoo #3 -- 25,067 (-27.7%)
12/2011: Voodoo #4 -- 20,703 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Voodoo #5 -- 17,683 (-14.6%)
02/2012: Voodoo #6 -- 16,422 (- 7.1%)
03/2012: Voodoo #7 -- 15,097 (- 8.1%)
04/2012: Voodoo #8 -- 14,589 (- 3.4%)
05/2012: Voodoo #9 -- 13,762 (- 5.7%)
06/2012: Voodoo #10 -- 12,928 (- 6.1%)
07/2012: Voodoo #11 -- 12,120 (- 6.3%)
08/2012: Voodoo #12 -- 11,328 (- 6.5%)
09/2012: Voodoo #0 -- 14,223 (+25.6%)
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6 months: - 5.8%
1 year : -64.7%

…

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145 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
09/2010: American Vampire #6 -- 23,349
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09/2011: American Vampire #19 -- 15,288 (- 0.9%)
10/2011: --
11/2011: American Vampire #20 -- 15,685 (+ 2.6%)
12/2011: American Vampire #21 -- 15,026 (- 4.2%)
12/2011: American Vampire #22 -- 14,759 (- 1.8%)
01/2012: American Vampire #23 -- 14,240 (- 3.5%)
02/2012: American Vampire #24 -- 14,278 (+ 0.3%)
03/2012: American Vampire #25 -- 14,598 (+ 2.2%)
04/2012: American Vampire #26 -- 14,493 (- 0.7%)
05/2012: American Vampire #27 -- 14,420 (- 0.5%)
06/2012: American Vampire #28 -- 15,573 (+ 8.0%)
07/2012: American Vampire #29 -- 15,324 (- 1.6%)
08/2012: American Vampire #30 -- 15,081 (- 1.6%)
09/2012: American Vampire #31 -- 14,796 (- 1.9%)
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6 months: + 1.4%
1 year : - 3.2%
2 years : -36.6%

American Vampire is going on hiatus after issue #34, because Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque are going to work on a DC Universe book instead, which is meant to make them and the company more money.

They want to return to American Vampire in late 2013, though. Whether or not American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares artist Dustin Nguyen will return to Wildcats Version 3.0 in late 2013 as well, though, as initially announced when he left, DC didn’t say, unfortunately.

Either way, the book’s absence will be felt in Vertigo’s figures.

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141 - GRIFTER
09/2011: Grifter #1 -- 41,222 [50,959]
10/2011: Grifter #2 -- 39,900 (- 3.2%)
11/2011: Grifter #3 -- 29,802 (-25.3%)
12/2011: Grifter #4 -- 22,486 (-24.6%)
01/2012: Grifter #5 -- 20,060 (-10.8%)
02/2012: Grifter #6 -- 18,057 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Grifter #7 -- 16,559 (- 8.3%)
04/2012: Grifter #8 -- 15,686 (- 5.3%)
05/2012: Grifter #9 -- 15,228 (- 2.9%)
06/2012: Grifter #10 -- 14,258 (- 6.4%)
07/2012: Grifter #11 -- 13,382 (- 6.1%)
08/2012: Grifter #12 -- 12,400 (- 7.3%)
09/2012: Grifter #0 -- 15,751 (+27.0%)
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6 months: - 4.9%
1 year : -61.8%

…

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137 - FABLES (Vertigo)
09/2007: Fables #65 -- 25,311
09/2008: Fables #75 -- 25,266
09/2008: Fables #76 -- 23,914
09/2009: Fables #88 -- 21,508
09/2010: Fables #98 -- 19,594
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09/2011: Fables #109 -- 18,072 (- 1.7%)
10/2011: Fables #110 -- 18,109 (+ 0.2%)
11/2011: Fables #111 -- 17,687 (- 2.3%)
12/2011: Fables #112 -- 17,602 (- 0.5%)
01/2012: Fables #113 -- 17,588 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Fables #114 -- 17,374 (- 1.2%)
03/2012: Fables #115 -- 17,384 (+ 0.1%)
04/2012: Fables #116 -- 17,543 (+ 0.9%)
05/2012: Fables #117 -- 17,484 (- 0.3%)
06/2012: Fables #118 -- 18,566 (+ 6.2%)
07/2012: Fables #119 -- 17,110 (- 7.8%)
08/2012: Fables #120 -- 16,704 (- 2.4%)
09/2012: Fables #121 -- 16,596 (- 0.7%)
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6 months: - 4.5%
1 year : - 8.2%
2 years : -15.3%
5 years : -34.4%

The flagship title of the one remaining big Vertigo franchise is stabilizing again, though well below the 17K mark.

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136 - RESURRECTION MAN
09/2011: Resurrection Man #1 -- 41,740 [50,230]
10/2011: Resurrection Man #2 -- 38,560 (- 7.6%)
11/2011: Resurrection Man #3 -- 29,480 (-23.6%)
12/2011: Resurrection Man #4 -- 23,060 (-21.8%)
01/2012: Resurrection Man #5 -- 20,750 (-10.0%)
02/2012: Resurrection Man #6 -- 18,569 (-10.5%)
03/2012: Resurrection Man #7 -- 17,176 (- 7.5%)
04/2012: Resurrection Man #8 -- 16,664 (- 3.0%)
05/2012: Resurrection Man #9 -- 18,018 (+ 8.1%)
06/2012: Resurrection Man #10 -- 15,481 (-14.1%)
07/2012: Resurrection Man #11 -- 14,715 (- 5.0%)
08/2012: Resurrection Man #12 -- 13,741 (- 6.6%)
09/2012: Resurrection Man #0 -- 16,672 (+21.3%)
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6 months: - 2.9%
1 year : -60.1%

…

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135 - BLUE BEETLE
09/2007: Blue Beetle #19 -- 15,737
09/2008: Blue Beetle #31 -- 12,302
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09/2011: Blue Beetle #1 -- 44,448 [52,288]
10/2011: Blue Beetle #2 -- 39,396 (-11.4%)
11/2011: Blue Beetle #3 -- 27,612 (-29.9%)
12/2011: Blue Beetle #4 -- 21,408 (-22.5%)
01/2012: Blue Beetle #5 -- 19,042 (-11.1%)
02/2012: Blue Beetle #6 -- 17,034 (-10.6%)
03/2012: Blue Beetle #7 -- 15,780 (- 7.4%)
04/2012: Blue Beetle #8 -- 15,180 (- 3.8%)
05/2012: Blue Beetle #9 -- 16,607 (+ 9.4%)
06/2012: Blue Beetle #10 -- 14,413 (-13.2%)
07/2012: Blue Beetle #11 -- 13,923 (- 3.4%)
08/2012: Blue Beetle #12 -- 13,325 (- 4.3%)
09/2012: Blue Beetle #0 -- 16,888 (+26.7%)
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6 months: + 7.0%
1 year : - 62.0%
5 years : + 7.3%

…

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132 - THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN
09/2011: Firestorm #1 -- 51,537 [62,076]
10/2011: Firestorm #2 -- 43,990 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Firestorm #3 -- 31,654 (-28.0%)
12/2011: Firestorm #4 -- 25,610 (-19.1%)
01/2012: Firestorm #5 -- 21,329 (-16.7%)
02/2012: Firestorm #6 -- 19,162 (-10.2%)
03/2012: Firestorm #7 -- 17,786 (- 7.2%)
04/2012: Firestorm #8 -- 17,076 (- 4.0%)
05/2012: Firestorm #9 -- 17,240 (+ 1.0%)
06/2012: Firestorm #10 -- 15,789 (- 8.4%)
07/2012: Firestorm #11 -- 14,931 (- 5.4%)
08/2012: Firestorm #12 -- 14,137 (- 5.3%)
09/2012: Firestorm #0 -- 17,279 (+22.2%)
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6 months: - 2.9%
1 year : -66.5%

…

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130 - DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS
09/2011: DCU Presents #1 -- 45,701 [53,103]
10/2011: DCU Presents #2 -- 41,584 (- 9.0%)
11/2011: DCU Presents #3 -- 31,019 (-25.4%)
12/2011: DCU Presents #4 -- 24,398 (-21.4%)
01/2012: DCU Presents #5 -- 22,048 (- 9.6%)
02/2012: DCU Presents #6 -- 20,188 (- 8.4%)
03/2012: DCU Presents #7 -- 17,830 (-11.7%)
04/2012: DCU Presents #8 -- 16,566 (- 7.1%)
05/2012: DCU Presents #9 -- 15,776 (- 4.8%)
06/2012: DCU Presents #10 -- 14,310 (- 9.3%)
07/2012: DCU Presents #11 -- 13,619 (- 4.8%)
08/2012: DCU Presents #12 -- 15,138 (+11.2%)
09/2012: DCU Presents #0 -- 17,528 (+15.8%)
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6 months: - 1.7%
1 year : -61.7%

…

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128 - I, VAMPIRE
09/2011: I, Vampire #1 -- 39,683 [46,993]
10/2011: I, Vampire #2 -- 34,599 (-12.8%)
11/2011: I, Vampire #3 -- 26,070 (-24.7%)
12/2011: I, Vampire #4 -- 21,601 (-17.1%)
01/2012: I, Vampire #5 -- 18,816 (-12.9%)
02/2012: I, Vampire #6 -- 18,153 (- 3.5%)
03/2012: I, Vampire #7 -- 18,440 (+ 1.6%)
04/2012: I, Vampire #8 -- 18,717 (+ 1.5%)
05/2012: I, Vampire #9 -- 17,175 (- 8.2%)
06/2012: I, Vampire #10 -- 16,517 (- 3.8%)
07/2012: I, Vampire #11 -- 15,734 (- 4.7%)
08/2012: I, Vampire #12 -- 14,788 (- 6.0%)
09/2012: I, Vampire #0 -- 17,920 (+21.2%)
----------------
6 months: - 2.8%
1 year : -54.8%

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126 - FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E.
09/2011: Frankenstein #1 -- 41,551 [50,817]
10/2011: Frankenstein #2 -- 40,423 (- 2.7%)
11/2011: Frankenstein #3 -- 31,869 (-21.2%)
12/2011: Frankenstein #4 -- 24,812 (-22.1%)
01/2012: Frankenstein #5 -- 22,737 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Frankenstein #6 -- 20,463 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Frankenstein #7 -- 18,891 (- 7.7%)
04/2012: Frankenstein #8 -- 17,953 (- 5.0%)
05/2012: Frankenstein #9 -- 17,266 (- 3.8%)
06/2012: Frankenstein #10 -- 16,377 (- 5.2%)
07/2012: Frankenstein #11 -- 15,635 (- 4.5%)
08/2012: Frankenstein #12 -- 14,679 (- 6.1%)
09/2012: Frankenstein #0 -- 18,122 (+23.5%)
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6 months: - 4.1%
1 year : -56.4%

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125 - FAIREST (Vertigo)
03/2012: Fairest #1 -- 31,769
04/2012: Fairest #2 -- 22,997 (-27.6%)
05/2012: Fairest #3 -- 22,329 (- 2.9%)
06/2012: Fairest #4 -- 21,156 (- 5.3%)
07/2012: Fairest #5 -- 20,371 (- 3.7%)
08/2012: Fairest #6 -- 19,446 (- 4.5%)
09/2012: Fairest #7 -- 18,626 (- 4.2%)
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6 months: -41.4%

The original creative team has moved on, but surprisingly there’s not much of a sales drain yet as a result. If this continues to be the case when the regular new creative team takes over in October, it would be an extremely good sign for the book’s long-term health.

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123 - THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN
09/2011: Savage Hawkman #1 -- 55,954 [63,959]
10/2011: Savage Hawkman #2 -- 47,763 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Savage Hawkman #3 -- 35,177 (-26.4%)
12/2011: Savage Hawkman #4 -- 28,263 (-19.7%)
01/2012: Savage Hawkman #5 -- 23,967 (-15.2%)
02/2012: Savage Hawkman #6 -- 21,316 (-11.1%)
03/2012: Savage Hawkman #7 -- 19,433 (- 8.8%)
04/2012: Savage Hawkman #8 -- 18,300 (- 5.8%)
05/2012: Savage Hawkman #9 -- 17,626 (- 3.7%)
06/2012: Savage Hawkman #10 -- 16,417 (- 6.9%)
07/2012: Savage Hawkman #11 -- 15,460 (- 5.8%)
08/2012: Savage Hawkman #12 -- 14,745 (- 4.6%)
09/2012: Savage Hawkman #0 -- 18,750 (+27.2%)
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6 months: - 3.5%
1 year : -66.5%

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122 - LEGION LOST
09/2011: Legion Lost #1 -- 46,362 [54,588]
10/2011: Legion Lost #2 -- 42,650 (- 8.0%)
11/2011: Legion Lost #3 -- 31,226 (-26.8%)
12/2011: Legion Lost #4 -- 24,020 (-23.1%)
01/2012: Legion Lost #5 -- 21,549 (-10.3%)
02/2012: Legion Lost #6 -- 19,447 (- 9.8%)
03/2012: Legion Lost #7 -- 18,214 (- 6.3%)
04/2012: Legion Lost #8 -- 17,984 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Legion Lost #9 -- 23,794 (+32.3%)
06/2012: Legion Lost #10 -- 17,581 (-26.1%)
07/2012: Legion Lost #11 -- 17,037 (- 3.1%)
08/2012: Legion Lost #12 -- 16,066 (- 5.7%)
09/2012: Legion Lost #0 -- 18,786 (+16.9%)
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6 months: + 3.1%
1 year : -59.5%

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119 - SMALLVILLE SEASON 11
05/2012: Smallville S11 #1 -- 27,004
06/2012: Smallville S11 #2 -- 22,468 (-16.8%)
07/2012: Smallville S11 #3 -- 20,864 (- 7.1%)
08/2012: Smallville S11 #4 -- 19,861 (- 4.8%)
09/2012: Smallville S11 #5 -- 19,499 (- 1.8%)

This title collects material that was first published digitally. Sales are pretty good for this type of book, all things considered.

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118 - HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
07/2012: He-Man #1 -- 27,665
08/2012: --
09/2012: He-Man #2 -- 19,737 (-28.7%)

The second issue missed its August shipping date because the writer credit changed halfway through its creation, so like Before Watchmen, that other great 1980s nostalgia title DC is publishing, the mind boggles at the kind of unrestrained creative electricity that one imagines must be crackling behind the scenes here.

The first issue was promoted with a 1:25 variant edition, so the drop probably isn’t as big as it looks.

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115 - BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED
04/2012: Arkham Unhinged #1 -- 31,170
05/2012: Arkham Unhinged #2 -- 25,215 (-19.1%)
06/2012: Arkham Unhinged #3 -- 23,322 (- 7.5%)
07/2012: Arkham Unhinged #4 -- 21,809 (- 6.5%)
08/2012: Arkham Unhinged #5 -- 21,059 (- 3.4%)
09/2012: Arkham Unhinged #6 -- 20,259 (- 3.8%)

Another book collecting digital-first material, and once again, sales remain unexpectedly good.

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114 - DEMON KNIGHTS
09/2011: Demon Knights #1 -- 41,602 [52,329]
10/2011: Demon Knights #2 -- 42,230 (+ 1.5%)
11/2011: Demon Knights #3 -- 34,681 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Demon Knights #4 -- 28,109 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Demon Knights #5 -- 25,823 (- 8.1%)
02/2012: Demon Knights #6 -- 23,476 (- 9.1%)
03/2012: Demon Knights #7 -- 22,000 (- 6.3%)
04/2012: Demon Knights #8 -- 21,124 (- 4.0%)
05/2012: Demon Knights #9 -- 20,196 (- 4.4%)
06/2012: Demon Knights #10 -- 19,005 (- 5.9%)
07/2012: Demon Knights #11 -- 18,201 (- 4.2%)
08/2012: Demon Knights #12 -- 17,295 (- 5.0%)
09/2012: Demon Knights #0 -- 20,474 (+18.4%)
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6 months: - 6.9%
1 year : -50.8%

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112 - DEATHSTROKE
09/2011: Deathstroke #1 -- 47,028 [56,820]
10/2011: Deathstroke #2 -- 44,647 (- 5.1%)
11/2011: Deathstroke #3 -- 33,754 (-24.4%)
12/2011: Deathstroke #4 -- 26,367 (-21.9%)
01/2012: Deathstroke #5 -- 23,872 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Deathstroke #6 -- 21,306 (-10.8%)
03/2012: Deathstroke #7 -- 19,744 (- 7.3%)
04/2012: Deathstroke #8 -- 18,834 (- 4.6%)
05/2012: Deathstroke #9 -- 20,878 (+10.9%)
06/2012: Deathstroke #10 -- 19,722 (- 5.5%)
07/2012: Deathstroke #11 -- 17,107 (-13.3%)
08/2012: Deathstroke #12 -- 16,772 (- 2.0%)
09/2012: Deathstroke #0 -- 20,796 (+24.0%)
----------------
6 months: + 5.3%
1 year : -55.8%

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111 - BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED
02/2012: Unlimited #1 -- 26,589 (+21.8%) [30,683]
03/2012: Unlimited #2 -- 23,570 (-11.4%)
04/2012: Unlimited #3 -- 24,196 (+ 2.7%)
05/2012: Unlimited #4 -- 24,356 (+ 0.7%)
06/2012: Unlimited #5 -- 24,058 (- 1.2%)
07/2012: Unlimited #6 -- 22,555 (- 6.3%)
08/2012: Unlimited #7 -- 21,219 (- 5.9%)
09/2012: Unlimited #8 -- 20,897 (- 1.5%)
----------------
6 months: -11.3%

The best-selling of the digital-first books — more are on the way, not surprisingly. Not only are these titles achieving more than solid numbers for books not set in the DC Universe proper, but they do so with material that’s already done and paid for. I wouldn’t be surprised if this turned out to be the default way of publishing superhero comics a few years down the road.

(As I predicted in 2004, you guys!)

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109 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
09/2007: Supergirl &LoSH #34 -- 28,294
09/2008: LoSH #46 -- 24,959
09/2010: LoSH #5 -- 32,417
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09/2011: LoSH #1 -- 50,402 (+135.8%) [58,325]
10/2011: LoSH #2 -- 47,227 (- 6.3%)
11/2011: LoSH #3 -- 34,979 (- 25.9%)
12/2011: LoSH #4 -- 27,832 (- 20.4%)
01/2012: LoSH #5 -- 25,624 (- 7.9%)
02/2012: LoSH #6 -- 23,428 (- 8.6%)
03/2012: LoSH #7 -- 21,894 (- 6.6%)
04/2012: LoSH #8 -- 21,457 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: LoSH #9 -- 20,854 (- 2.8%)
06/2012: LoSH #10 -- 19,963 (- 4.3%)
07/2012: LoSH #11 -- 19,421 (- 2.7%)
08/2012: LoSH #12 -- 18,907 (- 2.7%)
09/2012: LoSH #0 -- 21,561 (+ 14.0%)
-----------------
6 months: - 1.5%
1 year : - 57.2%
2 years : - 33.5%
5 years : - 23.8%

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107 - STORMWATCH
09/2007: StormWatch: PHD #11 -- 10,440
09/2008: StormWatch: PHD #14 -- 7,883
09/2009: StormWatch: PHD #23 -- 4,840
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09/2011: Stormwatch #1 -- 46,397 [57,287]
10/2011: Stormwatch #2 -- 47,520 (+ 2.4%)
11/2011: Stormwatch #3 -- 39,262 (-17.4%)
12/2011: Stormwatch #4 -- 30,987 (-21.1%)
01/2012: Stormwatch #5 -- 29,112 (- 6.1%)
02/2012: Stormwatch #6 -- 26,076 (-10.4%)
03/2012: Stormwatch #7 -- 24,384 (- 6.5%)
04/2012: Stormwatch #8 -- 23,212 (- 4.8%)
05/2012: Stormwatch #9 -- 22,448 (- 3.3%)
06/2012: Stormwatch #10 -- 20,592 (- 8.3%)
07/2012: Stormwatch #11 -- 19,678 (- 4.4%)
08/2012: Stormwatch #12 -- 18,531 (- 5.8%)
09/2012: Stormwatch #0 -- 21,764 (+17.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 10.8%
1 year : - 53.1%
5 years : +108.5%

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102 - BATWING
09/2011: Batwing #1 -- 45,980 [53,721]
10/2011: Batwing #2 -- 42,750 (- 7.0%)
11/2011: Batwing #3 -- 35,110 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Batwing #4 -- 26,726 (-23.9%)
01/2012: Batwing #5 -- 24,036 (-10.1%)
02/2012: Batwing #6 -- 21,643 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Batwing #7 -- 21,058 (- 2.7%)
04/2012: Batwing #8 -- 20,373 (- 3.3%)
05/2012: Batwing #9 -- 35,731 (+75.4%)
06/2012: Batwing #10 -- 20,724 (-42.0%)
07/2012: Batwing #11 -- 20,047 (- 3.3%)
08/2012: Batwing #12 -- 18,279 (- 8.8%)
09/2012: Batwing #0 -- 22,135 (+21.1%)
----------------
6 months: + 5.1%
1 year : -51.9%

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100 - RAVAGERS
05/2012: Ravagers #1 -- 44,230
06/2012: Ravagers #2 -- 31,128 (-29.6%)
07/2012: Ravagers #3 -- 24,963 (-19.8%)
08/2012: Ravagers #4 -- 20,730 (-17.0%)
09/2012: Ravagers #0 -- 22,437 (+ 8.2%)

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92 - DIAL H
05/2012: Dial H #1 -- 45,308
06/2012: Dial H #2 -- 30,618 (-32.4%)
07/2012: Dial H #3 -- 26,109 (-14.7%)
08/2012: Dial H #4 -- 22,733 (-12.9%)
09/2012: Dial H #0 -- 24,070 (+ 5.9%)

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87 - ALL STAR WESTERN
09/2007: Jonah Hex #23 -- 15,157
09/2008: Jonah Hex #35 -- 13,231
09/2009: Jonah Hex #47 -- 12,231
09/2010: Jonah Hex #59 -- 11,444
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09/2011: ASW #1 -- 43,681 (+321.3%) [54,992]
10/2011: ASW #2 -- 39,857 (- 8.8%)
11/2011: ASW #3 -- 32,776 (- 17.8%)
12/2011: ASW #4 -- 29,349 (- 10.5%)
01/2012: ASW #5 -- 27,206 (- 7.3%)
02/2012: ASW #6 -- 26,170 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: ASW #7 -- 25,349 (- 3.1%)
04/2012: ASW #8 -- 25,040 (- 1.2%)
05/2012: ASW #9 -- 31,413 (+ 25.5%)
06/2012: ASW #10 -- 25,334 (- 19.4%)
07/2012: ASW #11 -- 23,572 (- 7.0%)
08/2012: ASW #12 -- 22,767 (- 3.4%)
09/2012: ASW #0 -- 25,388 (+ 11.5%)
-----------------
6 months: + 0.2%
1 year : - 41.9%
2 years : +121.9%
5 years : + 67.5%

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80 - GREEN ARROW
09/2007: Year One #5 of 6 -- 31,504
09/2008: Arrow/Canary #12 -- 27,896
09/2009: Arrow&Canary #24 -- 18,780
09/2010: Green Arrow #4 -- 44,220
-----------------------------------
09/2011: Green Arrow #1 -- 61,680 (+158.3%) [72,359]
10/2011: Green Arrow #2 -- 58,708 (- 4.8%)
11/2011: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,899 (- 20.1%)
12/2011: Green Arrow #4 -- 37,116 (- 20.9%)
01/2012: Green Arrow #5 -- 33,593 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Green Arrow #6 -- 30,097 (- 10.4%)
03/2012: Green Arrow #7 -- 29,004 (- 3.6%)
04/2012: Green Arrow #8 -- 27,433 (- 5.4%)
05/2012: Green Arrow #9 -- 26,966 (- 1.7%)
06/2012: Green Arrow #10 -- 25,769 (- 4.4%)
07/2012: Green Arrow #11 -- 24,646 (- 4.4%)
08/2012: Green Arrow #12 -- 23,126 (- 6.2%)
09/2012: Green Arrow #0 -- 28,408 (+ 22.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 2.1%
1 year : - 53.9%
2 years : - 35.8%
5 years : - 9.8%

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84 - SWORD OF SORCERY
09/2012: Sword of Sorcery #0 -- 29,954

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70 - BIRDS OF PREY
09/2007: Birds of Prey #110 -- 27,148
09/2008: Birds of Prey #122 -- 21,318
09/2010: Birds of Prey #5 -- 40,146
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09/2011: Birds of Prey #1 -- 56,073 (+115.3%) [66,423]
10/2011: Birds of Prey #2 -- 53,156 (- 5.2%)
11/2011: Birds of Prey #3 -- 40,891 (- 23.1%)
12/2011: Birds of Prey #4 -- 34,460 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Birds of Prey #5 -- 31,700 (- 8.0%)
02/2012: Birds of Prey #6 -- 30,376 (- 4.2%)
03/2012: Birds of Prey #7 -- 29,196 (- 3.9%)
04/2012: Birds of Prey #8 -- 28,661 (- 1.8%)
05/2012: Birds of Prey #9 -- 41,521 (+ 44.9%)
06/2012: Birds of Prey #10 -- 28,457 (- 31.5%)
07/2012: Birds of Prey #11 -- 27,389 (- 3.8%)
08/2012: Birds of Prey #12 -- 26,587 (- 2.9%)
09/2012: Birds of Prey #0 -- 30,574 (+ 15.0%)
-----------------
6 months: + 4.7%
1 year : - 45.5%
2 years : - 23.8%
5 years : + 12.6%

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65 - SUPERBOY
09/2011: Superboy #1 -- 55,608 (+173.7%) [69,283]
10/2011: Superboy #2 -- 57,424 (+ 3.3%)
11/2011: Superboy #3 -- 47,442 (- 17.4%)
12/2011: Superboy #4 -- 40,002 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Superboy #5 -- 37,419 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Superboy #6 -- 34,520 (- 7.8%)
03/2012: Superboy #7 -- 33,050 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Superboy #8 -- 31,900 (- 3.5%)
05/2012: Superboy #9 -- 34,838 (+ 9.2%)
06/2012: Superboy #10 -- 31,358 (- 10.0%)
07/2012: Superboy #11 -- 29,677 (- 5.4%)
08/2012: Superboy #12 -- 27,518 (- 7.3%)
09/2012: Superboy #0 -- 31,840 (+ 15.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 3.7%
1 year : - 42.7%

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64 - SUICIDE SQUAD
09/2011: Suicide Squad #1 -- 49,979 [61,815]
10/2011: Suicide Squad #2 -- 49,570 (- 0.8%)
11/2011: Suicide Squad #3 -- 40,827 (-17.6%)
12/2011: Suicide Squad #4 -- 34,550 (-15.4%)
01/2012: Suicide Squad #5 -- 32,726 (- 5.3%)
02/2012: Suicide Squad #6 -- 30,834 (- 5.8%)
03/2012: Suicide Squad #7 -- 32,908 (+ 6.7%)
04/2012: Suicide Squad #8 -- 32,789 (- 0.4%)
05/2012: Suicide Squad #9 -- 32,581 (- 0.6%)
06/2012: Suicide Squad #10 -- 31,576 (- 3.1%)
07/2012: Suicide Squad #11 -- 29,809 (- 5.6%)
08/2012: Suicide Squad #12 -- 28,302 (- 5.1%)
09/2012: Suicide Squad #0 -- 31,875 (+12.6%)
----------------
6 months: - 3.1%
1 year : -36.2%

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56 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK
09/2011: Justice League Dark #1 -- 69,840 [81,955]
10/2011: Justice League Dark #2 -- 63,392 (- 9.2%)
11/2011: Justice League Dark #3 -- 51,674 (-18.5%)
12/2011: Justice League Dark #4 -- 44,750 (-13.4%)
01/2012: Justice League Dark #5 -- 40,996 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Justice League Dark #6 -- 38,360 (- 6.4%)
03/2012: Justice League Dark #7 -- 36,089 (- 5.9%)
04/2012: Justice League Dark #8 -- 35,022 (- 3.0%)
05/2012: Justice League Dark #9 -- 34,649 (- 1.1%)
06/2012: Justice League Dark #10 -- 33,238 (- 4.1%)
07/2012: Justice League Dark #11 -- 31,792 (- 4.4%)
08/2012: Justice League Dark #12 -- 30,754 (- 3.3%)
09/2012: Justice League Dark #0 -- 34,287 (+11.5%)
----------------
6 months: - 5.0%
1 year : -50.9%

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55 - SUPERGIRL
09/2007: Supergirl #21 -- 44,656
09/2008: Supergirl #33 -- 27,609
09/2009: Supergirl #45 -- 32,240
09/2010: Supergirl #56 -- 25,034
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09/2011: Supergirl #1 -- 60,058 (+203.9%) [74,218]
10/2011: Supergirl #2 -- 61,388 (+ 2.2%)
11/2011: Supergirl #3 -- 50,784 (- 17.3%)
12/2011: Supergirl #4 -- 44,180 (- 13.0%)
01/2012: Supergirl #5 -- 41,446 (- 6.2%)
02/2012: Supergirl #6 -- 38,719 (- 6.6%)
03/2012: Supergirl #7 -- 37,041 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Supergirl #8 -- 36,042 (- 2.7%)
05/2012: Supergirl #9 -- 35,129 (- 2.5%)
06/2012: Supergirl #10 -- 33,309 (- 5.2%)
07/2012: Supergirl #11 -- 31,879 (- 4.3%)
08/2012: Supergirl #12 -- 30,420 (- 4.6%)
09/2012: Supergirl #0 -- 34,457 (+ 13.3%)
-----------------
6 months: - 7.0%
1 year : - 42.6%
2 years : + 37.6%
5 years : - 22.8%

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67 - TEAM 7
09/2012: Team 7 #0 -- 34,503

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46 - ANIMAL MAN
09/2011: Animal Man #1 -- 46,051 [65,229]
10/2011: Animal Man #2 -- 53,432 (+16.0%)
11/2011: Animal Man #3 -- 49,184 (- 8.0%)
12/2011: Animal Man #4 -- 42,630 (-13.3%)
01/2012: Animal Man #5 -- 40,573 (- 4.8%)
02/2012: Animal Man #6 -- 38,504 (- 5.1%)
03/2012: Animal Man #7 -- 36,860 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Animal Man #8 -- 36,369 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Animal Man #9 -- 35,699 (- 1.8%)
06/2012: Animal Man #10 -- 34,992 (- 2.0%)
07/2012: Animal Man #11 -- 33,909 (- 3.1%)
08/2012: Animal Man #12 -- 34,549 (+ 1.9%)
09/2012: Animal Man #0 -- 38,295 (+10.8%)
----------------
6 months: + 3.9%
1 year : -16.8%

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45 - RED LANTERNS
09/2011: Red Lanterns #1 -- 73,940 [89,170]
10/2011: Red Lanterns #2 -- 74,163 (+ 0.3%)
11/2011: Red Lanterns #3 -- 60,823 (-18.0%)
12/2011: Red Lanterns #4 -- 50,271 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Red Lanterns #5 -- 46,992 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Red Lanterns #6 -- 43,450 (- 7.5%)
03/2012: Red Lanterns #7 -- 41,628 (- 4.2%)
04/2012: Red Lanterns #8 -- 40,189 (- 3.5%)
05/2012: Red Lanterns #9 -- 39,215 (- 2.4%)
06/2012: Red Lanterns #10 -- 38,005 (- 3.1%)
07/2012: Red Lanterns #11 -- 36,462 (- 4.1%)
08/2012: Red Lanterns #12 -- 35,070 (- 3.8%)
09/2012: Red Lanterns #0 -- 38,928 (+11.0%)
----------------
6 months: - 6.5%
1 year : -47.4%

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44 - CATWOMAN
09/2007: Catwoman #71 -- 19,492
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09/2011: Catwoman #1 -- 59,633 [75,566]
10/2011: Catwoman #2 -- 63,573 (+ 6.6%)
11/2011: Catwoman #3 -- 52,196 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Catwoman #4 -- 45,581 (-12.7%)
01/2012: Catwoman #5 -- 44,034 (- 3.4%)
02/2012: Catwoman #6 -- 41,447 (- 5.9%)
03/2012: Catwoman #7 -- 39,608 (- 4.4%)
04/2012: Catwoman #8 -- 38,711 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Catwoman #9 -- 49,726 (+28.5%)
06/2012: Catwoman #10 -- 37,158 (-25.3%)
07/2012: Catwoman #11 -- 35,551 (- 4.3%)
08/2012: Catwoman #12 -- 34,117 (- 4.0%)
09/2012: Catwoman #0 -- 39,117 (+14.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 1.2%
1 year : - 34.4%
5 years : +100.7%

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42 - RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS
09/2011: Red Hood #1 -- 56,112 [70,244]
10/2011: Red Hood #2 -- 59,382 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Red Hood #3 -- 50,140 (-15.6%)
12/2011: Red Hood #4 -- 44,278 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Red Hood #5 -- 42,560 (- 3.9%)
02/2012: Red Hood #6 -- 39,898 (- 6.3%)
03/2012: Red Hood #7 -- 38,630 (- 3.2%)
04/2012: Red Hood #8 -- 37,974 (- 1.7%)
05/2012: Red Hood #9 -- 54,220 (+42.8%)
06/2012: Red Hood #10 -- 37,044 (-31.7%)
07/2012: Red Hood #11 -- 35,820 (- 3.3%)
08/2012: Red Hood #12 -- 34,439 (- 3.9%)
09/2012: Red Hood #0 -- 39,511 (+14.7%)
----------------
6 months: + 2.3%
1 year : -29.6%

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49 - PHANTOM STRANGER
09/2012: Phantom Stranger #0 -- 40,103

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41 - SWAMP THING
09/2011: Swamp Thing #1 -- 54,757 [73,683]
10/2011: Swamp Thing #2 -- 58,634 (+ 7.1%)
11/2011: Swamp Thing #3 -- 52,300 (-10.8%)
12/2011: Swamp Thing #4 -- 44,660 (-14.6%)
01/2012: Swamp Thing #5 -- 43,806 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: Swamp Thing #6 -- 41,235 (- 5.9%)
03/2012: Swamp Thing #7 -- 40,268 (- 2.4%)
04/2012: Swamp Thing #8 -- 39,431 (- 2.1%)
05/2012: Swamp Thing #9 -- 39,385 (- 0.1%)
06/2012: Swamp Thing #10 -- 37,383 (- 5.1%)
07/2012: Swamp Thing #11 -- 36,257 (- 3.0%)
08/2012: Swamp Thing #12 -- 36,696 (+ 1.2%)
09/2012: Swamp Thing #0 -- 40,123 (+ 9.3%)
----------------
6 months: - 0.4%
1 year : -26.7%

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37 - BATWOMAN
09/2011: Batwoman #1 -- 72,228 (+64.6%) [87,952]
10/2011: Batwoman #2 -- 74,392 (+ 3.0%)
11/2011: Batwoman #3 -- 61,997 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Batwoman #4 -- 52,757 (-14.9%)
01/2012: Batwoman #5 -- 51,924 (- 1.6%)
02/2012: Batwoman #6 -- 49,227 (- 5.2%)
03/2012: Batwoman #7 -- 46,874 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Batwoman #8 -- 45,341 (- 3.3%)
05/2012: Batwoman #9 -- 43,942 (- 3.1%)
06/2012: Batwoman #10 -- 41,014 (- 6.7%)
07/2012: Batwoman #11 -- 38,980 (- 5.0%)
08/2012: Batwoman #12 -- 38,064 (- 2.4%)
09/2012: Batwoman #0 -- 41,684 (+ 9.5%)
----------------
6 months: -11.7%
1 year : -42.3%

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35 - WORLDS' FINEST
05/2012: Worlds' Finest #1 -- 69,531
06/2012: Worlds' Finest #2 -- 51,510 (-25.9%)
07/2012: Worlds' Finest #3 -- 45,514 (-11.6%)
08/2012: Worlds' Finest #4 -- 39,629 (-12.9%)
09/2012: Worlds' Finest #0 -- 42,770 (+ 7.9%)

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33 - GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS
09/2010: Emerald Warriors #2 -- 56,289
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09/2011: New Guardians #1 -- 84,033 (+90.0%) [96,596]
10/2011: New Guardians #2 -- 71,713 (-14.7%)
11/2011: New Guardians #3 -- 59,774 (-16.7%)
12/2011: New Guardians #4 -- 53,305 (-10.8%)
01/2012: New Guardians #5 -- 52,305 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: New Guardians #6 -- 50,319 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: New Guardians #7 -- 48,422 (- 3.8%)
04/2012: New Guardians #8 -- 47,320 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: New Guardians #9 -- 46,237 (- 2.3%)
06/2012: New Guardians #10 -- 44,404 (- 4.0%)
07/2012: New Guardians #11 -- 42,929 (- 3.3%)
08/2012: New Guardians #12 -- 41,479 (- 3.4%)
09/2012: New Guardians #0 -- 46,718 (+12.6%)
----------------
6 months: - 3.5%
1 year : -44.4%
2 years : -17.0%

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32 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
09/2007: --
09/2008: Green Lantern Corps #28 -- 44,939
09/2009: Green Lantern Corps #40 -- 83,112
09/2010: Green Lantern Corps #52 -- 63,577
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09/2011: Green Lantern Corps #1 -- 83,077 (+55.7%) [94,800]
10/2011: Green Lantern Corps #2 -- 78,501 (- 5.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern Corps #3 -- 65,393 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Green Lantern Corps #4 -- 57,180 (-12.6%)
01/2012: Green Lantern Corps #5 -- 54,088 (- 5.4%)
02/2012: Green Lantern Corps #6 -- 51,168 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Green Lantern Corps #7 -- 48,692 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Green Lantern Corps #8 -- 47,584 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Green Lantern Corps #9 -- 46,336 (- 2.6%)
06/2012: Green Lantern Corps #10 -- 44,615 (- 3.7%)
07/2012: Green Lantern Corps #11 -- 42,996 (- 3.6%)
08/2012: Green Lantern Corps #12 -- 41,778 (- 2.8%)
09/2012: Green Lantern Corps #0 -- 47,309 (+13.2%)
----------------
6 months: - 2.8%
1 year : -43.1%
2 years : -25.6%
5 years : n.a.

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31 - TEEN TITANS
09/2007: Teen Titans #51 -- 57,851
09/2008: Teen Titans #63 -- 41,790
09/2009: Teen Titans #75 -- 32,808
09/2010: Teen Titans #87 -- 23,259
-----------------------------------
09/2011: Teen Titans #1 -- 73,675 (+168.3%) [89,056]
10/2011: Teen Titans #2 -- 72,107 (- 2.1%)
11/2011: Teen Titans #3 -- 60,758 (- 15.7%)
12/2011: Teen Titans #4 -- 54,929 (- 9.6%)
01/2012: Teen Titans #5 -- 54,606 (- 0.6%)
02/2012: Teen Titans #6 -- 53,123 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Teen Titans #7 -- 51,402 (- 3.2%)
04/2012: Teen Titans #8 -- 50,814 (- 1.1%)
05/2012: Teen Titans #9 -- 50,261 (- 1.1%)
06/2012: Teen Titans #10 -- 47,491 (- 5.5%)
07/2012: Teen Titans #11 -- 45,367 (- 4.5%)
08/2012: Teen Titans #12 -- 42,817 (- 5.6%)
09/2012: Teen Titans #0 -- 47,318 (+ 10.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 8.0%
1 year : - 35.8%
2 years : +103.4%
5 years : - 18.2%

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30 - WONDER WOMAN
09/2007: --
09/2008: Wonder Woman #24 -- 34,583
09/2009: Wonder Woman #36 -- 28,806
09/2010: Wonder Woman #603 -- 38,852
-------------------------------------
09/2011: Wonder Woman #1 -- 76,214 (+160.8%) [95,902]
10/2011: Wonder Woman #2 -- 79,060 (+ 3.7%)
11/2011: Wonder Woman #3 -- 65,621 (- 17.0%)
12/2011: Wonder Woman #4 -- 57,675 (- 12.1%)
01/2012: Wonder Woman #5 -- 57,626 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Wonder Woman #6 -- 54,190 (- 6.0%)
03/2012: Wonder Woman #7 -- 51,314 (- 5.3%)
04/2012: Wonder Woman #8 -- 50,450 (- 1.7%)
05/2012: Wonder Woman #9 -- 48,750 (- 3.4%)
06/2012: Wonder Woman #10 -- 47,229 (- 3.1%)
07/2012: Wonder Woman #11 -- 45,669 (- 3.3%)
08/2012: Wonder Woman #12 -- 44,584 (- 2.4%)
09/2012: Wonder Woman #0 -- 49,778 (+ 11.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 3.0%
1 year : - 34.7%
2 years : + 28.1%
5 years : n.a.

…

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29 - BATGIRL
09/2008: Batgirl #3 of 6 -- 24,932
09/2009: Batgirl #2 -- 40,626
09/2010: Batgirl #14 -- 26,861
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09/2011: Batgirl #1 -- 90,543 (+299.0%) [107,055]
10/2011: Batgirl #2 -- 83,586 (- 7.7%)
11/2011: Batgirl #3 -- 69,971 (- 16.3%)
12/2011: Batgirl #4 -- 59,972 (- 14.3%)
01/2012: Batgirl #5 -- 57,030 (- 4.9%)
02/2012: Batgirl #6 -- 53,151 (- 6.8%)
03/2012: Batgirl #7 -- 50,761 (- 4.5%)
04/2012: Batgirl #8 -- 48,878 (- 3.7%)
05/2012: Batgirl #9 -- 58,710 (+ 20.1%)
06/2012: Batgirl #10 -- 47,050 (- 19.9%)
07/2012: Batgirl #11 -- 45,004 (- 4.4%)
08/2012: Batgirl #12 -- 43,804 (- 2.7%)
09/2012: Batgirl #0 -- 50,441 (+ 15.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 0.6%
1 year : - 44.3%
2 years : + 87.8%

…

—–

28 - BEFORE WATCHMEN: OZYMANDIAS
07/2012: Ozymandias #1 of 6 -- 98,011
08/2012: Ozymandias #2 of 6 -- 64,460 (-34.2%)
09/2012: Ozymandias #3 of 6 -- 52,280 (-18.9%)

I’m sure these Before Watchmen books by the Friends of Dick Burger will keep selling once they’ve been collected, but boy, these are some depressing sales figures to have screwed someone over for.

Can DC still be taken seriously as a company that screws people over with these kinds of sales figures? Paul Levitz knew what he was doing, I think. This, on the other hand, is just embarrassing.

(On a technical note, Ozymandias stopped being returnable with issue #3, like all the Before Watchmen titles to date, so, for the record, there’s a possibility that I overestimated sales on the first two issues — I don’t really think so, but it’s worth mentioning. This also applies to the other three Before Watchmen titles that sold above this one, right below.)

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26 - NIGHTWING
09/2007: Nightwing #136 -- 29,256
09/2008: Nightwing #148 -- 53,210
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09/2011: Nightwing #1 -- 69,686 [87,561]
10/2011: Nightwing #2 -- 73,054 (+ 4.8%)
11/2011: Nightwing #3 -- 64,098 (-12.3%)
12/2011: Nightwing #4 -- 57,409 (-10.4%)
01/2012: Nightwing #5 -- 56,040 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Nightwing #6 -- 53,036 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Nightwing #7 -- 50,489 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Nightwing #8 -- 52,063 (+ 3.1%) [61,711]
05/2012: Nightwing #9 -- 61,395 (+17.9%)
06/2012: Nightwing #10 -- 50,585 (-17.6%)
07/2012: Nightwing #11 -- 49,124 (- 2.9%)
08/2012: Nightwing #12 -- 47,484 (- 3.3%)
09/2012: Nightwing #0 -- 53,109 (+11.9%)
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6 months: + 5.2%
1 year : -23.8%
5 years : +81.5%

…

—–

25 - BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL
06/2012: Nite Owl #1 of 4 -- 112,255
07/2012: --
08/2012: Nite Owl #2 of 4 -- 66,290 (-41.0%)
09/2012: Nite Owl #3 of 4 -- 53,270 (-19.6%)

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23 - BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE
06/2012: Silk Spectre #1 of 6 -- 114,394
07/2012: Silk Spectre #2 of 6 -- 68,403 (-40.2%)
08/2012: --
09/2012: Silk Spectre #3 of 6 -- 53,464 (-21.8%)

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20 - BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN
06/2012: Comedian #1 of 6 -- 115,713
07/2012: Comedian #2 of 6 -- 70,762 (-38.9%)
08/2012: --
09/2012: Comedian #3 of 6 -- 55,114 (-22.1%)

The Friends of Dick Burger strike again. But I’m pretty sure even Dick Burger would think twice before ripping someone off for these pitiable sales figures. This is truly and deeply embarrassing for a company that aspires to evil and has such a rich and fabled history of screwing people through the eye sockets while they were still looking through them. Way to rest on your Superman laurels, DC Comics.

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17 - FLASH
09/2007: Flash #232 -- 56,969
09/2008: Flash #244 -- 29,180
09/2009: --
09/2010: Flash #5 -- 62,063
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09/2011: Flash #1 -- 129,260 (+135.4%) [147,818]
10/2011: Flash #2 -- 114,137 (- 11.7%)
11/2011: Flash #3 -- 90,417 (- 20.8%)
12/2011: Flash #4 -- 77,336 (- 14.5%)
01/2012: Flash #5 -- 71,611 (- 7.4%)
02/2012: Flash #6 -- 68,061 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Flash #7 -- 64,975 (- 4.5%)
04/2012: Flash #8 -- 63,702 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: Flash #9 -- 62,807 (- 1.4%)
06/2012: Flash #10 -- 55,681 (- 11.4%)
07/2012: Flash #11 -- 53,674 (- 3.6%)
08/2012: Flash #12 -- 51,779 (- 3.5%)
09/2012: Flash #0 -- 56,890 (+ 9.9%)
-----------------
6 months: - 12.4%
1 year : - 56.0%
2 years : - 8.3%
5 years : - 0.1%

…

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22 - TALON
09/2012: Talon #0 -- 59,691

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12 - SUPERMAN
09/2007: Superman #667 -- 48,608
09/2008: Superman #680 -- 46,585
09/2009: Superman #692 -- 37,695
09/2010: --
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09/2011: Superman #1 -- 131,529 (+266.2%) [150,128]
10/2011: Superman #2 -- 104,703 (- 20.4%)
11/2011: Superman #3 -- 86,386 (- 17.5%)
12/2011: Superman #4 -- 76,532 (- 11.4%)
01/2012: Superman #5 -- 73,719 (- 3.7%)
02/2012: Superman #6 -- 69,633 (- 5.5%)
03/2012: Superman #7 -- 66,588 (- 4.4%)
04/2012: Superman #8 -- 64,486 (- 3.2%)
05/2012: Superman #9 -- 62,232 (- 3.5%)
06/2012: Superman #10 -- 59,081 (- 5.1%)
07/2012: Superman #11 -- 56,066 (- 5.1%)
08/2012: Superman #12 -- 53,326 (- 4.9%)
09/2012: Superman #0 -- 60,493 (+ 13.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 9.2%
1 year : - 54.0%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : + 24.5%

…

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11 - AQUAMAN
09/2011: Aquaman #1 -- 80,302 [108,545]
10/2011: Aquaman #2 -- 79,156 (- 1.4%) [ 83,626]
11/2011: Aquaman #3 -- 69,137 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Aquaman #4 -- 64,961 (- 6.0%)
01/2012: Aquaman #5 -- 65,094 (+ 0.2%)
02/2012: Aquaman #6 -- 63,450 (- 2.5%)
03/2012: Aquaman #7 -- 62,345 (- 1.7%)
04/2012: Aquaman #8 -- 61,657 (- 1.1%)
05/2012: Aquaman #9 -- 60,527 (- 1.8%)
06/2012: Aquaman #10 -- 59,288 (- 2.1%)
07/2012: Aquaman #11 -- 57,675 (- 2.7%)
08/2012: Aquaman #12 -- 61,210 (+ 6.1%)
09/2012: Aquaman #0 -- 61,227 (+ 0.0%)
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6 months: - 1.8%
1 year : -23.8%

…

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10 - BATMAN INCORPORATED
09/2011: --
10/2011: --
11/2011: --
12/2011: Lev Strikes #1 -- 43,048 (- 19.5%)
01/2012: --
02/2012: --
03/2012: --
04/2012: --
05/2012: Batman, Inc. #1 -- 96,486 (+124.1%)
06/2012: Batman, Inc. #2 -- 73,654 (- 23.7%)
07/2012: --
08/2012: Batman, Inc. #3 -- 66,720 (- 9.4%)
09/2012: Batman, Inc. #0 -- 66,112 (- 0.9%)
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6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.

…

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9 - EARTH 2
05/2012: Earth 2 #1 -- 95,742 [102,490]
06/2012: Earth 2 #2 -- 75,936 (-20.7%) [ 84,740]
07/2012: Earth 2 #3 -- 74,892 (- 1.4%)
08/2012: Earth 2 #4 -- 67,393 (-10.0%)
09/2012: Earth 2 #0 -- 69,111 (+ 2.6%)

…

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8 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
09/2009: Batman and Robin #4 -- 106,925
09/2010: Batman and Robin #14 -- 82,894
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09/2011: Batman and Robin #1 -- 94,713 (+79.7%) [116,053]
10/2011: Batman and Robin #2 -- 98,807 (+ 4.3%)
11/2011: Batman and Robin #3 -- 86,309 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Batman and Robin #4 -- 76,000 (-11.9%)
01/2012: Batman and Robin #5 -- 72,786 (- 4.2%)
02/2012: Batman and Robin #6 -- 70,103 (- 3.7%)
03/2012: Batman and Robin #7 -- 68,010 (- 3.0%)
04/2012: Batman and Robin #8 -- 66,659 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: Batman and Robin #9 -- 75,967 (+14.0%)
06/2012: Batman and Robin #10 -- 66,894 (-11.9%)
07/2012: Batman and Robin #11 -- 65,043 (- 2.8%)
08/2012: Batman and Robin #12 -- 63,993 (- 1.6%)
09/2012: Batman and Robin #0 -- 69,146 (+ 8.1%)
----------------
6 months: + 1.7%
1 year : -27.0%
2 years : -16.6%

…

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7 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
09/2011: Dark Knight #1 -- 109,321 (+106.6%) [128,689]
10/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 100,494 (- 8.1%)
11/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 87,133 (- 13.3%)
12/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 78,689 (- 9.7%)
01/2012: Dark Knight #5 -- 76,824 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Dark Knight #6 -- 77,140 (+ 0.4%) [ 80,464]
03/2012: Dark Knight #7 -- 75,297 (- 2.4%)
04/2012: Dark Knight #8 -- 74,287 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Dark Knight #9 -- 82,169 (+ 10.6%)
06/2012: Dark Knight #10 -- 71,671 (- 12.8%)
07/2012: Dark Knight #11 -- 68,632 (- 4.2%)
08/2012: Dark Knight #12 -- 67,084 (- 2.3%)
09/2012: Dark Knight #0 -- 72,919 (+ 8.7%)
-----------------
6 months: - 3.2%
1 year : - 33.3%

…

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6 - ACTION COMICS
09/2007: --
09/2008: Action Comics #869 -- 49,597
09/2009: Action Comics #881 -- 36,183
09/2010: Action Comics #893 -- 33,948
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09/2011: Action Comics #1 -- 182,748 (+364.7%) [200,947]
10/2011: Action Comics #2 -- 153,855 (- 15.8%)
11/2011: Action Comics #3 -- 134,875 (- 12.3%)
12/2011: Action Comics #4 -- 112,839 (- 16.3%)
01/2012: Action Comics #5 -- 109,350 (- 3.1%)
02/2012: Action Comics #6 -- 96,592 (- 11.7%)
03/2012: Action Comics #7 -- 91,822 (- 4.9%)
04/2012: Action Comics #8 -- 87,980 (- 4.2%)
05/2012: Action Comics #9 -- 88,796 (+ 0.9%)
06/2012: Action Comics #10 -- 80,751 (- 9.1%)
07/2012: Action Comics #11 -- 76,232 (- 5.6%)
08/2012: Action Comics #12 -- 71,203 (- 6.6%)
09/2012: Action Comics #0 -- 78,626 (+ 10.4%)
-----------------
6 months: - 14.4%
1 year : - 57.0%
2 years : +131.6%
5 years : n.a.

…

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5 - DETECTIVE COMICS
09/2007: Detective Comics #836 -- 49,475
09/2008: Detective Comics #848 -- 68,306
09/2009: Detective Comics #857 -- 57,063
09/2010: Detective Comics #869 -- 37,394
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09/2011: Detective Comics #1 -- 114,880 (+189.2%) [157,751]
10/2011: Detective Comics #2 -- 123,099 (+ 7.2%)
11/2011: Detective Comics #3 -- 111,197 (- 9.7%)
12/2011: Detective Comics #4 -- 99,366 (- 10.6%)
01/2012: Detective Comics #5 -- 99,342 (- 0.0%)
02/2012: Detective Comics #6 -- 94,415 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Detective Comics #7 -- 89,891 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Detective Comics #8 -- 87,675 (- 2.5%)
05/2012: Detective Comics #9 -- 96,016 (+ 9.5%)
06/2012: Detective Comics #10 -- 83,317 (- 13.2%)
07/2012: Detective Comics #11 -- 79,835 (- 4.2%)
08/2012: Detective Comics #12 -- 75,998 (- 4.8%)
09/2012: Detective Comics #0 -- 84,063 (+ 10.6%)
-----------------
6 months: - 6.5%
1 year : - 26.8%
2 years : +124.8%
5 years : + 69.9%

…

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4 - GREEN LANTERN
09/2007: Green Lantern #23 -- 79,084 [82,168]
09/2008: Green Lantern #34 -- 63,825
09/2009: Green Lantern #46 -- 103,666
09/2010: Green Lantern #57 -- 85,179
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09/2011: Green Lantern #1 -- 141,682 (+90.1%) [169,159]
10/2011: Green Lantern #2 -- 142,344 (+ 0.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern #3 -- 122,644 (-13.8%)
12/2011: Green Lantern #4 -- 104,199 (-15.0%)
01/2012: Green Lantern #5 -- 97,878 (- 6.0%)
02/2012: Green Lantern #6 -- 94,087 (- 3.9%)
03/2012: Green Lantern #7 -- 90,232 (- 4.1%)
04/2012: Green Lantern #8 -- 88,335 (- 2.1%)
05/2012: Green Lantern #9 -- 87,601 (- 0.8%)
06/2012: Green Lantern #10 -- 80,615 (- 8.0%)
07/2012: Green Lantern #11 -- 78,708 (- 2.4%)
08/2012: Green Lantern #12 -- 77,187 (- 1.9%)
09/2012: Green Lantern #0 -- 89,909 (+16.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 0.4%
1 year : - 36.5%
2 years : + 5.6%
5 years : + 13.7%

…

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3 - JUSTICE LEAGUE
09/2007: Justice League #13 -- 119,471 [124,006]
09/2008: --
09/2009: Justice League #37 -- 55,478
09/2010: Justice League #49 -- 57,616
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09/2011: --
10/2011: Justice League #2 -- 196,569 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Justice League #3 -- 168,679 (- 14.2%)
12/2011: Justice League #4 -- 149,314 (- 11.5%) [152,340]
01/2012: Justice League #5 -- 144,670 (- 3.1%) [148,117]
02/2012: Justice League #6 -- 140,819 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Justice League #7 -- 136,436 (- 3.1%)
04/2012: Justice League #8 -- 133,240 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Justice League #9 -- 131,332 (- 1.4%)
06/2012: Justice League #10 -- 130,502 (- 0.6%)
07/2012: Justice League #11 -- 123,971 (- 5.0%)
08/2012: Justice League #12 -- 120,796 (- 2.6%) [161,235]
09/2012: Justice League #0 -- 125,868 (+ 4.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 7.8%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : +118.5%
5 years : + 5.4%

…

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2 - BATMAN
09/2007: Batman #669 -- 73,471
09/2008: --
09/2009: Batman #690 -- 77,001
09/2010: Batman #703 -- 77,033
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09/2011: Batman #1 -- 188,420 (+264.0%) [223,299]
10/2011: Batman #2 -- 172,428 (- 8.5%) [177,721]
11/2011: Batman #3 -- 150,984 (- 12.4%)
12/2011: Batman #4 -- 133,781 (- 11.4%) [144,777]
01/2012: Batman #5 -- 135,145 (+ 1.0%) [142,499]
02/2012: Batman #6 -- 128,459 (- 5.0%) [135,435]
03/2012: Batman #7 -- 131,091 (+ 2.1%)
04/2012: Batman #8 -- 130,602 (- 0.4%) [136,218]
05/2012: Batman #9 -- 134,605 (+ 3.1%)
06/2012: Batman #10 -- 130,265 (- 3.2%)
07/2012: Batman #11 -- 127,210 (- 2.4%)
08/2012: Batman #12 -- 125,249 (- 1.5%)
09/2012: Batman #0 -- 156,561 (+ 25.0%)
-----------------
6 months: + 19.4%
1 year : - 16.9%
2 years : +103.2%
5 years : +113.1%

That’s quite an increase for Batman #0. Unexpected.

http://comicsbeat.com/dc-month-to-month ... mber-2012/

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

Vous m avez adoré sur Marvel... ca sera pas mal non plus sur DC :welcomenew:
Je compterai pas trop les #0 qui sont une forme d event, de cross ou au moins de collector (genre variant).. en général la hausse de vente sera retombé dés le mois suivant avec même en général une baisse en plus.
1-le mois #0 a permis a batman de prendre 25% de ventes... AvX lui prend la premiere place temporairement avant un combat attendu avec Uncanny Avengers (qui aura du mal a etre mensuel donc..) Bref Batman marche du tonnerre
2-moins de hausse pour le 0 de JL mais on sait d ores et deja que le départ de Lee n a pour l instant pas entamé les scores vertigineux du titre.... est ce que c est du a des lecteurs ayant oublié d annuler leur abonnement? (perso j y crois pas).
3-Green Lantern est revenu aux score pré reboot.. mais c est pas grave c etait déjà un succes.
4-detective comics a doublé ses ventes par rapport à l avant reboot : une trés bonne affaire pour DC
5-Les ventes se sont tassées pour Action Comics mais on a le même raisonnment que pour detective
6-Dark Knight oscille mais se maintient a un tres bon chiffre
7-Batman &Robin est plus bas que du temps de Morrison mais bon "who Cares"Marvel est globalkement derriere
8-Earth 2 est une bonne surprise, il me semble.. en general les histoires se passant pas dans la continuité officielle ou en tout cas sur la "terre principale"patissent en vente.. là ce sont de bons chiffres et surtout c est "assez"stable et assez haut pour des 1ers numeros.
9-Batman Inc: c est pas mal.. ce qui est plus choquant c est que le one shot leviathan strikes qui concluait la 1ere série a été un four... je comprendrais jamais que les lecteurs US fassent l impasse sur des fins d histoire tout en continuant al suite...
10-Aquaman. que dire sinon que malgré une team artistique de renom, on attendait pas un tel succes (qui se maintient bien même si ca joue plus les premiers role).. en plus un cross avec JL une des locomotives de l editeur arrive pour booster les chiffres.
11 Superman est plus ambivalent. Certes c est bien au dessus des ventes d avat le reboot, certes c est bien placé mais par rapport a action comics (qui se passait dans le passé ce qui en général vend moins) c est quand même un rendez vous manqué... il avait de quoi placer la titre dans le top ten.. Snyder et Lee font surement nous arranger ca.
12-Talon est une bonne surprise pour un nouveau perso... certes il sort de Night Of The Owl mais bon le nom de Snyder et son travail sur Batman sont vraiment ancré dans le lectorat car les spinn offs pas si facile a placer se comporte bien (bon c est que le #0 et le 1er numero mais... c est pas mal.. de memoire c est au dessus de Hawkeye 1 ou Winter Soldie 1ou Captain Marvel 1.
13-Flash : on est revenu a des chiffres pré reboot... il va falloir redynamiser ca
14-Les before watchmen ont sacrément baissé mais ca reste quand même pas mal profitable (d ailleurs ils en lancent à la pelle) et ils attendent surement des retours en TPB
15-Nightwing est revenu a ses chiffres habituels... mais se maintient. ona va voir avec le cross avec le joker pour tente de redynamiser tout ca
16-Batgirl est au dessus des anciennes series à ce stade... mais là aussi on attend le joker et Batman pour un petit boost
17-C est toujours bien aussi pour Wonderwoman par rapport aux anciennes series mais je pense que DC va devoir integrer la série à d autres (et pas Batwoman) pour relancer tout ca... Trinity War va surement permettre d essayer de faire profietr Super et WW des ventes du Batman.
18-Teen Titans... a part le 0 ca se stabilise pas... va falloir trouver quelque chose (même si on est pas dans une zone de danger).. ce serait pas etonnant que la série participe a quelque chose d ici peu
19-GLC : Oups!!! là on est au dessous des ventes d avant le reboot.. Pas etonnant qu au 13 on ait un crossover familial.... pareil pour New Guardians et red lantern... ca va pas tout ca... La franchise avant le reboot etait la 1ere de DC!!!
20-World s finest va devoir se stabiliser (le 0 forcement c est mixue vendu)
21-Batwoman va devoir se stabiliser aussi.. elle reste pas mal dans les 40 000 mais les variations restent fortes.
22-Le prelude a rot world a une legere hausse de ventes pour swamp thing... de toute facon le cross va plutot beneficier à Animal man qui est la série qui se vend le moins. c est la regle vérifié sur les cross familiaux.
23-Red Hood et Catwoman ont besoin d un petit choc.. sont ils dans le cross avec le joker??? ca m etonnerait pas vu les chiffres.
24-Animal Man : là déjà la hausse pour le prélude est plus forte (10%). bien ce que je disais.
25-Team 7 ..... c est une ongoing.??? enfin c etait car là avec un debut comme ca.. si elle arrive au #12 c est deja bien
26-Supergirl av surement pas tarder a avoir un cross avec son cousin ... surement quand Snyder et Lee auront lancé le nouveau titre mais ca reste comme Red Hood ou Catwoman des chiffres acceptables.
27-Justice League Dark : on peut penser que le demenagement total de Cosntantine fait partie d un plan pour redynamiser la partie "surnaturelle"de l editeur.
28-Pour Suicide Squand, Superboy, Bird of Prey, Green Arrow : il va falloir vite redynamiser car la stabilité n est pas acquise et le zone de danger se rapproche.
29-All Star Western, a mon avis, est different.. le précédent titre etait gardé à 11 000.. là on a le double.. c est pas du superheros pur. Apres si la critique en parle pas.... ca pourrait etre un souci.
30-Dial H, Swords of Sorcery ou Ravagers n iront pas loin (dommage Dial H me tentait bien en TP)
31 Batwing, Stormwatch, Legion Of Superheros, Deathstroke, demon Knights, Hawkman sont en danger
32 legion lost, Blue Beetle, Grifter et d autres sont déja annulées..
33-Les titres Vertigo arrivent à moins de 20000 ex.. je serai les créateurs: je me poserai la question (si c est possible) de déménager chez image qui vend mieux car ils communiquent plus sur les titres en creator (et proposent, parait il de meilleure rémunération que Icon/Marvel ou Vertigo/DC)

[fred le mallratAdmin-Man]

DC Comics Month-to-Month Sales: October 2012
by Marc-Oliver Frisch

As expected, DC Comics’s average and total comic-book unit sales were dropping again in October, in the wake of September’s zero-issue stunt. To be fair, though, it’s not a huge drop, and viewed over the last four months, the publisher’s averages continue to look sturdy.

201212041204 DC Comics Month to Month Sales: October 2012
Thanks to a new round of crossovers — notably “Death of the Family” in the Batman line and “Rise of the Third Army” in the Green Lantern line — and Annuals, as well as continually strong sales from the expanding line of “digital-first” compilation titles, the pertinent figures remain well within the spectrum that’s been established following last year’s relaunch.

In terms of total dollar sales, there was even a slight increase from $9.08 million in September to $9.24 million in October, in fact, because DC increased its monthly number of new DC Universe titles. In October, it was 70 again — the second-highest monthly number of new DC Universe comic books since Diamond started providing data on actual sales in March 2003.

Overall, this means that DC has now released more than 64 new DC Universe titles on average per month since September 2011, which is more than in any other period. From March 2003 through 2006, the average monthly number of new DCU titles was 47;from 2007 through 2009, it rose to 52;from 2010 through August 2011, it went up to 57. So there’s been a very clear upwards trend here, and looking at the last few months, the monthly number of new DC Universe titles is still growing.

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

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N/A - DOMINIQUE LAVEAU: VOODOO CHILD (Vertigo)
03/2012: Dominique Laveau #1 -- 12,800
04/2012: Dominique Laveau #2 -- 8,302 (-35.1%)
05/2012: Dominique Laveau #3 -- 6,873 (-17.2%)
06/2012: Dominique Laveau #4 -- 5,752 (-16.3%)
07/2012: Dominique Laveau #5 -- 5,054 (-12.1%)
08/2012: Dominique Laveau #6 -- ?
09/2012: --
10/2012: Dominique Laveau #7 -- ?

Cancelled. The lowest-selling title Vertigo has had in a while missed the Diamond Top 300 altogether with its two final issues, meaning it must have sold fewer than 5,376 units in August and 5,161 or fewer units in October, because that’s what the No. 300 books sold.

In October, the No. 300 entry would place it before Dominique Laveau in the alphabet, so it’s technically possible that Dominique Laveau sold exactly as many units but was pushed off the chart anyway. Looking at the sales trajectory above, though, I’d say that’s highly unlikely.

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259 - GREEN LANTERN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (Johnny DC)
04/2012: GL: TAS #1 -- 12,791
05/2012: GL: TAS #2 -- 9,615 (-24.8%)
06/2012: GL: TAS #3 -- 8,716 (- 9.4%)
07/2012: GL: TAS #4 -- 7,790 (-10.6%)
08/2012: GL: TAS #5 -- 6,968 (-10.6%)
09/2012: GL: TAS #6 -- 6,619 (- 5.0%)
10/2012: GL: TAS #7 -- 6,516 (- 1.6%)
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6 months: -49.1%

The book has found its level, apparently. It’s a good direct-market level for a Johnny DC book, the direct market being the place where you’ve also got all those other Green Lantern titles that have the beheadings and dismemberment and blood-vomiting and cuddly-space-aliens-on-spikes elements in addition to the Care Bears elements of the franchise, making them more popular among the mature male readership demographic.

Not this one, though, so these are good numbers.

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236 - SWEET TOOTH (Vertigo)
10/2009: Sweet Tooth #2 -- 11,315
10/2010: Sweet Tooth #14 -- 8,933
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10/2011: Sweet Tooth #26 -- 7,963 (+ 0.9%)
11/2011: Sweet Tooth #27 -- 7,923 (- 0.5%)
12/2011: Sweet Tooth #28 -- 7,699 (- 2.8%)
01/2012: Sweet Tooth #29 -- 8,128 (+ 5.6%)
02/2012: Sweet Tooth #30 -- 7,584 (- 6.7%)
03/2012: Sweet Tooth #31 -- 7,541 (- 0.6%)
04/2012: Sweet Tooth #32 -- 7,534 (- 0.1%)
05/2012: Sweet Tooth #33 -- 7,631 (+ 1.3%)
06/2012: Sweet Tooth #34 -- 7,689 (+ 0.8%)
07/2012: Sweet Tooth #35 -- 7,558 (- 1.7%)
08/2012: Sweet Tooth #36 -- 7,441 (- 1.6%)
09/2012: Sweet Tooth #37 -- 7,333 (- 1.5%)
10/2012: Sweet Tooth #38 -- 7,354 (+ 0.3%)
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6 months: - 2.4%
1 year : - 7.7%
2 years : -17.7%

Ending with issue #40, and it looks like sales will remain above the 7,000-unit mark for the remainder of the book’s run.

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230 - SAUCER COUNTRY (Vertigo)
03/2012: Saucer Country #1 -- 15,684
04/2012: Saucer Country #2 -- 11,263 (-28.2%)
05/2012: Saucer Country #3 -- 10,656 (- 5.4%)
06/2012: Saucer Country #4 -- 9,959 (- 6.5%)
07/2012: Saucer Country #5 -- 9,470 (- 4.9%)
08/2012: Saucer Country #6 -- 8,700 (- 8.1%)
09/2012: Saucer Country #7 -- 8,152 (- 6.3%)
10/2012: Saucer Country #8 -- 7,557 (- 7.3%)
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6 months: -32.9%

Clearly not levelling out yet. The first paperback collection came out in November, so a decision on the book’s future — or lack thereof — probably isn’t far away. Writer Paul Cornell has evidently left the DC Universe line behind and signed on for a major new Marvel project, meanwhile.

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229 - YOUNG JUSTICE (Johnny DC)
10/2011: Young Justice #9 -- 7,737 (- 2.4%)
11/2011: Young Justice #10 -- 7,650 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: Young Justice #11 -- 7,221 (- 5.6%)
01/2012: Young Justice #12 -- 7,288 (+ 0.9%)
02/2012: Young Justice #13 -- 7,237 (- 0.7%)
03/2012: Young Justice #14 -- 7,241 (+ 0.1%)
04/2012: Young Justice #15 -- 7,273 (+ 0.4%)
05/2012: Young Justice #16 -- 7,466 (+ 2.7%)
06/2012: Young Justice #17 -- 7,459 (- 0.1%)
07/2012: Young Justice #18 -- 7,458 (- 0.0%)
08/2012: Young Justice #19 -- 7,375 (- 1.1%)
09/2012: Young Justice #20 -- 7,515 (+ 1.9%)
10/2012: Young Justice #21 -- 7,558 (+ 0.6%)
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6 months: + 3.9%
1 year : - 2.3%

Once again, decent direct-market sales for a Johnny DC title.

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224 - THE NEW DEADWARDIANS (Vertigo)
03/2012: New Deadwardians #1 of 8 -- 14,530
04/2012: New Deadwardians #2 of 8 -- 10,229 (-29.6%)
05/2012: New Deadwardians #3 of 8 -- 9,594 (- 6.2%)
06/2012: New Deadwardians #4 of 8 -- 9,124 (- 4.9%)
07/2012: New Deadwardians #5 of 8 -- 8,784 (- 3.7%)
08/2012: New Deadwardians #6 of 8 -- 8,383 (- 4.6%)
09/2012: New Deadwardians #7 of 8 -- 8,080 (- 3.6%)
10/2012: New Deadwardians #8 of 8 -- 7,790 (- 3.6%)
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6 months: -23.8%

And this is as good as it gets for a Vertigo project of this type, these days, I suppose.

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215 - SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES (Johnny DC)
05/2012: Superman Family Adventures #1 -- 13,303
06/2012: Superman Family Adventures #2 -- 10,137 (-23.8%)
07/2012: Superman Family Adventures #3 -- 9,246 (- 8.8%)
08/2012: Superman Family Adventures #4 -- 8,925 (- 3.5%)
09/2012: Superman Family Adventures #5 -- 8,572 (- 4.0%)
10/2012: Superman Family Adventures #6 -- 8,450 (- 1.4%)

Another Johnny DC book with perfectly respectable direct-market sales.

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210 - THE UNWRITTEN (Vertigo)
10/2009: The Unwritten #6 -- 15,314
10/2010: The Unwritten #18 -- 12,273
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10/2011: The Unwritten #30 -- 10,481 (- 0.3%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #31 -- 10,434 (- 0.5%)
11/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 10,183 (- 2.4%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #32 -- 10,073 (- 1.1%)
12/2011: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,759 (- 3.1%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #33 -- 9,888 (+ 1.3%)
01/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,483 (- 4.1%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #34 -- 9,789 (+ 3.2%)
02/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,595 (- 2.0%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #35 -- 9,675 (+ 0.8%)
03/2012: The Unwritten #.5 -- 9,529 (- 1.5%)
04/2012: The Unwritten #36 -- 9,678 (+ 1.6%)
05/2012: The Unwritten #37 -- 9,549 (- 1.3%)
06/2012: The Unwritten #38 -- 9,494 (- 0.6%)
07/2012: The Unwritten #39 -- 9,478 (- 0.2%)
08/2012: The Unwritten #40 -- 9,127 (- 3.7%)
09/2012: The Unwritten #41 -- 8,943 (- 2.0%)
10/2012: The Unwritten #42 -- 8,881 (- 0.7%)
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6 months: - 8.2%
1 year : -15.3%
2 years : -27.6%

Another ongoing Vertigo title with sales well below the 10K mark, but also one of the three current ones whose paperback collections register at all on the bookstore charts.

Presumably, the latter is the reason for the former, but given DC management’s recent zeal to cull the weak, there’s ample reason to be skeptical on the book’s prospects;the next one, higher up in the chain, is American Vampire, at 15K, and anything else except the very recently launched Saucer Country has already been axed.

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205 - HELLBLAZER (Vertigo)
10/2007: Hellblazer #237 -- 12,703
10/2008: Hellblazer #248 -- 11,600
10/2009: Hellblazer #260 -- 10,767
10/2010: Hellblazer #272 -- 9,650
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10/2011: Hellblazer #284 -- 9,608 (+0.1%)
11/2011: Hellblazer #285 -- 9,500 (-1.1%)
12/2011: Hellblazer #286 -- 9,404 (-1.0%)
01/2012: Hellblazer #287 -- 9,368 (-0.4%)
02/2012: Hellblazer #288 -- 9,553 (+2.0%)
03/2012: Hellblazer #289 -- 9,363 (-2.0%)
04/2012: Hellblazer #290 -- 9,472 (+1.2%)
05/2012: Hellblazer #291 -- 9,426 (-0.5%)
06/2012: Hellblazer #292 -- 9,533 (+1.1%)
07/2012: Hellblazer #293 -- 9,247 (-3.0%)
08/2012: Hellblazer #294 -- 9,396 (+1.6%)
09/2012: Hellblazer #295 -- 9,143 (-2.7%)
10/2012: Hellblazer #296 -- 9,255 (+1.2%)
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6 months: - 2.3%
1 year : - 3.7%
2 years : - 4.1%
5 years : -27.1%

Cancelled with issue #300, to be relaunched as a mainstream DC Universe title. (Told you so.) In the short term, that’s likely to give the book a good sales boost, so I can certainly see why the idea must have seemed appealing to DC’s management.

On the other hand, it seems like a very odd decision, in the same sense that most other decisions the company has been making — relaunching their line without really starting over;almost immediately falling back on hardcore comics-market strategies like crossovers rather than to try to attract and cultivate new readers;the whole Before Watchmen nonsense — have seemed odd. These are all good short-term decisions, but in the context of a long-term market strategy, they only make sense if you’ve long abandoned hope that new readers can still be drawn into comic-book stores.

Also, in the case of Hellblazer in particular, which has been a modest but very steady performer for a very long time, the relaunch raises a couple of questions. How likely is it for the new DC Universe Constantine title to stick around longer than a year or two? And how profitable have Hellblazer sales really been, if DC is now willing to pull the plug on a slow but steady seller and roll the dice on a relaunch?

Overall, the notion that ongoing Vertigo titles may be on their way out for good, at least as far as print is concerned, doesn’t seem too outlandish anymore. Vertigo does have projects in the pipeline that are sure to be commercially successful — names like Neil Gaiman and Scott Snyder guarantee as much. But they’re all limited series and one-shot projects.

Ultimately, whatever happens with Vertigo might serve as a hint for DC Comics as a whole. In the last 25 years, DC has used Vertigo (even before it existed officially as an imprint) and WildStorm to grow talent and create properties that gave them a foothold in the bookstore market. With WildStorm long gone, it may be time to pay closer attention to Vertigo to find out just how valuable DC Comics as a whole still is to Warner.

After all, they already have Batman and Superman and the Justice League, and they probably make more money on a single new Batman film than DC Comics does in 10 years. Warner doesn’t need a comics-publishing operation to be able to keep doing that. They just need a comics-publishing operation if they’re genuinely interested in new properties, and those are most likely to originate with a healthy Vertigo imprint.

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197 - G.I. COMBAT
05/2012: G.I. Combat #1 -- 33,740
06/2012: G.I. Combat #2 -- 19,002 (-43.7%)
07/2012: G.I. Combat #3 -- 14,359 (-24.4%)
08/2012: G.I. Combat #4 -- 11,797 (-17.8%)
09/2012: G.I. Combat #0 -- 14,072 (+19.3%)
10/2012: G.I. Combat #5 -- 10,526 (-25.2%)

Cancelled with issue #7. The book was part of the “second wave” of “New 52″ titles, meaning that the only reason it exists in the first place is that there was one before it that sold so poorly they had to cancel it, and they hoped that this one was going to do better.

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196 - PHANTOM LADY
08/2012: Phantom Lady #1 of 4 -- 17,043
09/2012: Phantom Lady #2 of 4 -- 12,653 (-25.8%)
10/2012: Phantom Lady #3 of 4 -- 10,535 (-16.7%)

Abysmal figures for a DC Universe miniseries, but this is still a type of book that the company wants to make more of.

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185 - GRIFTER
10/2011: Grifter #2 -- 39,900 (- 3.2%)
11/2011: Grifter #3 -- 29,802 (-25.3%)
12/2011: Grifter #4 -- 22,486 (-24.6%)
01/2012: Grifter #5 -- 20,060 (-10.8%)
02/2012: Grifter #6 -- 18,057 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Grifter #7 -- 16,559 (- 8.3%)
04/2012: Grifter #8 -- 15,686 (- 5.3%)
05/2012: Grifter #9 -- 15,228 (- 2.9%)
06/2012: Grifter #10 -- 14,258 (- 6.4%)
07/2012: Grifter #11 -- 13,382 (- 6.1%)
08/2012: Grifter #12 -- 12,400 (- 7.3%)
09/2012: Grifter #0 -- 15,751 (+27.0%)
10/2012: Grifter #13 -- 12,142 (-22.9%)
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6 months: -22.6%
1 year : -69.6%

This is one of four “New 52″ titles cancelled in February 2013 with issue #16 each. As of October, there are five more “New 52″ titles that sell below the highest-selling of those four, but are still officially ongoing. With a character library as large as DC’s, I’m sure they’re unlikely to run out of replacement properties anytime soon, though.

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184 - NATIONAL COMICS
07/2012: Eternity #1 -- 17,587
08/2012: Looker #1 -- 13,475 (-23.4%)
09/2012: Rose and Thorn #1 -- 12,859 (- 4.6%)
10/2012: Madame X #1 -- 12,231 (- 4.9%)

No further issues have been solicited to date, and the sales don’t suggest that this is a series DC might be eager to continue.

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182 - PUNK ROCK JESUS (Vertigo)
07/2012: Punk Rock Jesus #1 of 5 -- 14,571
08/2012: Punk Rock Jesus #2 of 5 -- 11,936 (-18.1%)
09/2012: Punk Rock Jesus #3 of 5 -- 11,962 (+ 0.2%)
10/2012: Punk Rock Jesus #4 of 5 -- 12,378 (+ 3.5%)

It’s only 400 units and change, but content-driven sales increases are rare enough for it to be well worth mentioning. Vertigo have already announced another project with Sean Gordon Murphy’s involvement. Good for them.

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181 - LOT 13
10/2012: Lot 13 #1 of 5 -- 12,476

A horror title by Steve Niles and Glenn Fabry. A few years ago, no doubt this would have been a WildStorm book. The numbers are solid for this type of thing, by DC standards.

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176 - BLUE BEETLE
10/2007: Blue Beetle #20 -- 27,611
10/2008: Blue Beetle #32 -- 11,828
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10/2011: Blue Beetle #2 -- 39,396 (-11.4%)
11/2011: Blue Beetle #3 -- 27,612 (-29.9%)
12/2011: Blue Beetle #4 -- 21,408 (-22.5%)
01/2012: Blue Beetle #5 -- 19,042 (-11.1%)
02/2012: Blue Beetle #6 -- 17,034 (-10.6%)
03/2012: Blue Beetle #7 -- 15,780 (- 7.4%)
04/2012: Blue Beetle #8 -- 15,180 (- 3.8%)
05/2012: Blue Beetle #9 -- 16,607 (+ 9.4%)
06/2012: Blue Beetle #10 -- 14,413 (-13.2%)
07/2012: Blue Beetle #11 -- 13,923 (- 3.4%)
08/2012: Blue Beetle #12 -- 13,325 (- 4.3%)
09/2012: Blue Beetle #0 -- 16,888 (+26.7%)
10/2012: Blue Beetle #13 -- 13,141 (-22.2%)
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6 months: - 13.4%
1 year : - 66.6%
5 years : - 52.4%

Cancelled with issue #16.

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175 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE: LORD OF NIGHTMARES (Vertigo)
06/2012: Lord of Nightmares #1 of 5 -- 15,858
07/2012: Lord of Nightmares #2 of 5 -- 14,412 (-9.1%)
08/2012: Lord of Nightmares #3 of 5 -- 13,872 (-3.8%)
09/2012: Lord of Nightmares #4 of 5 -- 13,472 (-2.9%)-p
10/2012: Lord of Nightmares #5 of 5 -- 13,235 (-1.8%)

More than decent sales by Vertigo standards, but probably not the best use of Scott Snyder’s time anymore.

Why waste him on a book like this one when he could be writing the next Salvation Run or Amazon Attacks?

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171 - THE FURY OF FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MEN
10/2011: Firestorm #2 -- 43,990 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Firestorm #3 -- 31,654 (-28.0%)
12/2011: Firestorm #4 -- 25,610 (-19.1%)
01/2012: Firestorm #5 -- 21,329 (-16.7%)
02/2012: Firestorm #6 -- 19,162 (-10.2%)
03/2012: Firestorm #7 -- 17,786 (- 7.2%)
04/2012: Firestorm #8 -- 17,076 (- 4.0%)
05/2012: Firestorm #9 -- 17,240 (+ 1.0%)
06/2012: Firestorm #10 -- 15,789 (- 8.4%)
07/2012: Firestorm #11 -- 14,931 (- 5.4%)
08/2012: Firestorm #12 -- 14,137 (- 5.3%)
09/2012: Firestorm #0 -- 17,279 (+22.2%)
10/2012: Firestorm #13 -- 13,460 (-22.1%)
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6 months: -21.2%
1 year : -69.4%

The lowest-selling “New 52″ title that hasn’t been axed yet, and one of 10 “New 52″ titles total that haven’t been axed but have sales below the 20K mark. I wonder what’s going to replace all those next year.

Captain Carrot, to the rescue?

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168 - I, VAMPIRE
10/2011: I, Vampire #2 -- 34,599 (-12.8%)
11/2011: I, Vampire #3 -- 26,070 (-24.7%)
12/2011: I, Vampire #4 -- 21,601 (-17.1%)
01/2012: I, Vampire #5 -- 18,816 (-12.9%)
02/2012: I, Vampire #6 -- 18,153 (- 3.5%)
03/2012: I, Vampire #7 -- 18,440 (+ 1.6%)
04/2012: I, Vampire #8 -- 18,717 (+ 1.5%)
05/2012: I, Vampire #9 -- 17,175 (- 8.2%)
06/2012: I, Vampire #10 -- 16,517 (- 3.8%)
07/2012: I, Vampire #11 -- 15,734 (- 4.7%)
08/2012: I, Vampire #12 -- 14,788 (- 6.0%)
09/2012: I, Vampire #0 -- 17,920 (+21.2%)
10/2012: I, Vampire #13 -- 14,260 (-20.4%)
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6 months: -23.8%
1 year : -58.8%

In theory, DC may be more willing to keep this one around despite low sales, since it’s one of the few non-superhero DC Universe books — see Jonah Hex.

In practice, though, I, Vampire sales would have to level out pretty quickly for this to happen.

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165 - DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS
10/2011: DCU Presents #2 -- 41,584 (- 9.0%)
11/2011: DCU Presents #3 -- 31,019 (-25.4%)
12/2011: DCU Presents #4 -- 24,398 (-21.4%)
01/2012: DCU Presents #5 -- 22,048 (- 9.6%)
02/2012: DCU Presents #6 -- 20,188 (- 8.4%)
03/2012: DCU Presents #7 -- 17,830 (-11.7%)
04/2012: DCU Presents #8 -- 16,566 (- 7.1%)
05/2012: DCU Presents #9 -- 15,776 (- 4.8%)
06/2012: DCU Presents #10 -- 14,310 (- 9.3%)
07/2012: DCU Presents #11 -- 13,619 (- 4.8%)
08/2012: DCU Presents #12 -- 15,138 (+11.2%)
09/2012: DCU Presents #0 -- 17,528 (+15.8%)
10/2012: DCU Presents #13 -- 14,405 (-17.8%)
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6 months: -13.1%
1 year : -65.4%

Writer Mark Andreyko gets to revamp Black Lightning and Blue Devil in a new arc, resulting in sales still slightly better than those of the June and July issues.

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162 - THE SAVAGE HAWKMAN
10/2011: Savage Hawkman #2 -- 47,763 (-14.6%)
11/2011: Savage Hawkman #3 -- 35,177 (-26.4%)
12/2011: Savage Hawkman #4 -- 28,263 (-19.7%)
01/2012: Savage Hawkman #5 -- 23,967 (-15.2%)
02/2012: Savage Hawkman #6 -- 21,316 (-11.1%)
03/2012: Savage Hawkman #7 -- 19,433 (- 8.8%)
04/2012: Savage Hawkman #8 -- 18,300 (- 5.8%)
05/2012: Savage Hawkman #9 -- 17,626 (- 3.7%)
06/2012: Savage Hawkman #10 -- 16,417 (- 6.9%)
07/2012: Savage Hawkman #11 -- 15,460 (- 5.8%)
08/2012: Savage Hawkman #12 -- 14,745 (- 4.6%)
09/2012: Savage Hawkman #0 -- 18,750 (+27.2%)
10/2012: Savage Hawkman #13 -- 14,763 (-21.3%)
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6 months: -19.3%
1 year : -69.1%

Another “New 52″ title selling at a level that has to be well below what DC is comfortable with. In fairness, sales are still higher than they were in August — by, um, 18 units.

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161 - JOE KUBERT PRESENTS
10/2012: Joe Kubert Presents #1 of 6 -- 14,842

A new anthology series with work by the late comics legend Joe Kubert, who passed away on August 12 and remains best known at DC Comics for his groundbreaking work on J. Michael Straczynski’s Before Watchmen: Nite Owl.

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159 - AMERICAN VAMPIRE (Vertigo)
10/2010: American Vampire #7 -- 21,910
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10/2011: --
11/2011: American Vampire #20 -- 15,685 (+ 2.6%)
12/2011: American Vampire #21 -- 15,026 (- 4.2%)
12/2011: American Vampire #22 -- 14,759 (- 1.8%)
01/2012: American Vampire #23 -- 14,240 (- 3.5%)
02/2012: American Vampire #24 -- 14,278 (+ 0.3%)
03/2012: American Vampire #25 -- 14,598 (+ 2.2%)
04/2012: American Vampire #26 -- 14,493 (- 0.7%)
05/2012: American Vampire #27 -- 14,420 (- 0.5%)
06/2012: American Vampire #28 -- 15,573 (+ 8.0%)
07/2012: American Vampire #29 -- 15,324 (- 1.6%)
08/2012: American Vampire #30 -- 15,081 (- 1.6%)
09/2012: American Vampire #31 -- 14,796 (- 1.9%)
10/2012: American Vampire #32 -- 14,857 (+ 0.4%)
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6 months: + 2.5%
1 year : n.a.
2 years : -32.2%

Holding level. There was a 1:10 variant edition, as usual. American Vampire goes on hiatus after issue #34, which may be one more hint regarding Vertigo’s standing among DC Entertainment executives. The imprint’s slow-but-steady, backlist-building approach is no longer cutting it.

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157 - DEATHSTROKE
10/2011: Deathstroke #2 -- 44,647 (- 5.1%)
11/2011: Deathstroke #3 -- 33,754 (-24.4%)
12/2011: Deathstroke #4 -- 26,367 (-21.9%)
01/2012: Deathstroke #5 -- 23,872 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Deathstroke #6 -- 21,306 (-10.8%)
03/2012: Deathstroke #7 -- 19,744 (- 7.3%)
04/2012: Deathstroke #8 -- 18,834 (- 4.6%)
05/2012: Deathstroke #9 -- 20,878 (+10.9%)
06/2012: Deathstroke #10 -- 19,722 (- 5.5%)
07/2012: Deathstroke #11 -- 17,107 (-13.3%)
08/2012: Deathstroke #12 -- 16,772 (- 2.0%)
09/2012: Deathstroke #0 -- 20,796 (+24.0%)
10/2012: Deathstroke #13 -- 15,078 (-27.5%)
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6 months: -19.9%
1 year : -66.2%

This “New 52″ title is still officially ongoing, as I’m writing this.

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154 - LEGION LOST
10/2011: Legion Lost #2 -- 42,650 (- 8.0%)
11/2011: Legion Lost #3 -- 31,226 (-26.8%)
12/2011: Legion Lost #4 -- 24,020 (-23.1%)
01/2012: Legion Lost #5 -- 21,549 (-10.3%)
02/2012: Legion Lost #6 -- 19,447 (- 9.8%)
03/2012: Legion Lost #7 -- 18,214 (- 6.3%)
04/2012: Legion Lost #8 -- 17,984 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Legion Lost #9 -- 23,794 (+32.3%)
06/2012: Legion Lost #10 -- 17,581 (-26.1%)
07/2012: Legion Lost #11 -- 17,037 (- 3.1%)
08/2012: Legion Lost #12 -- 16,066 (- 5.7%)
09/2012: Legion Lost #0 -- 18,786 (+16.9%)
10/2012: Legion Lost #13 -- 15,377 (-18.2%)
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6 months: -14.5%
1 year : -64.0%

Cancelled with issue #16.

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147 - FRANKENSTEIN: AGENT OF S.H.A.D.E.
10/2011: Frankenstein #2 -- 40,423 (- 2.7%)
11/2011: Frankenstein #3 -- 31,869 (-21.2%)
12/2011: Frankenstein #4 -- 24,812 (-22.1%)
01/2012: Frankenstein #5 -- 22,737 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Frankenstein #6 -- 20,463 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Frankenstein #7 -- 18,891 (- 7.7%)
04/2012: Frankenstein #8 -- 17,953 (- 5.0%)
05/2012: Frankenstein #9 -- 17,266 (- 3.8%)
06/2012: Frankenstein #10 -- 16,377 (- 5.2%)
07/2012: Frankenstein #11 -- 15,635 (- 4.5%)
08/2012: Frankenstein #12 -- 14,679 (- 6.1%)
09/2012: Frankenstein #0 -- 18,122 (+23.5%)
10/2012: Frankenstein #13 -- 16,501 (- 9.0%)
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6 months: - 8.1%
1 year : -59.2%

Sales remain solidly above the August figure thanks to the “Rotworld” crossover. Still axed with issue #16, though.

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146 - FABLES (Vertigo)
10/2007: Fables #66 -- 25,016
10/2008: Fables #77 -- 23,761
10/2009: Fables #89 -- 21,118
10/2010: Fables #99 -- 19,656
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10/2011: Fables #110 -- 18,109 (+ 0.2%)
11/2011: Fables #111 -- 17,687 (- 2.3%)
12/2011: Fables #112 -- 17,602 (- 0.5%)
01/2012: Fables #113 -- 17,588 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Fables #114 -- 17,374 (- 1.2%)
03/2012: Fables #115 -- 17,384 (+ 0.1%)
04/2012: Fables #116 -- 17,543 (+ 0.9%)
05/2012: Fables #117 -- 17,484 (- 0.3%)
06/2012: Fables #118 -- 18,566 (+ 6.2%)
07/2012: Fables #119 -- 17,110 (- 7.8%)
08/2012: Fables #120 -- 16,704 (- 2.4%)
09/2012: Fables #121 -- 16,596 (- 0.7%)
10/2012: Fables #122 -- 16,513 (- 0.5%)
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6 months: - 5.9%
1 year : - 8.8%
2 years : -16.0%
5 years : -34.0%

Steady sales.

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145 - GHOSTS (Vertigo)
05/2011: Strange Adventures #1 -- 9,999
10/2011: The Unexpected #1 -- 10,416
05/2012: Mystery in Space #1 -- 11,184
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10/2012: Ghosts #1 -- 16,574

That’s a surprisingly good number for Vertigo’s latest $7.99 anthology one-shot. The book has a pretty good line-up — including Paul Pope, Jeff Lemire, Gilbert Hernandez and Phil Jimenez — and a 1:10 variant-cover edition, but so did previous issues. Maybe the fact that Ghosts includes some of Joe Kubert’s final work made the difference here.

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143 - DEMON KNIGHTS
10/2011: Demon Knights #2 -- 42,230 (+ 1.5%)
11/2011: Demon Knights #3 -- 34,681 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Demon Knights #4 -- 28,109 (-19.0%)
01/2012: Demon Knights #5 -- 25,823 (- 8.1%)
02/2012: Demon Knights #6 -- 23,476 (- 9.1%)
03/2012: Demon Knights #7 -- 22,000 (- 6.3%)
04/2012: Demon Knights #8 -- 21,124 (- 4.0%)
05/2012: Demon Knights #9 -- 20,196 (- 4.4%)
06/2012: Demon Knights #10 -- 19,005 (- 5.9%)
07/2012: Demon Knights #11 -- 18,201 (- 4.2%)
08/2012: Demon Knights #12 -- 17,295 (- 5.0%)
09/2012: Demon Knights #0 -- 20,474 (+18.4%)
10/2012: Demon Knights #13 -- 16,805 (-17.9%)
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6 months: -20.5%
1 year : -60.2%

A new writer is slated to take over with issue #16, bafflingly. If they really succeed in keeping this book going for more than six months after Paul Cornell’s departure, I’ll be impressed. I’m more inclined to suspect that the post-Cornell issues are just to wind things down until a replacement title is ready, though.

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141 - BATWING
10/2011: Batwing #2 -- 42,750 (- 7.0%)
11/2011: Batwing #3 -- 35,110 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Batwing #4 -- 26,726 (-23.9%)
01/2012: Batwing #5 -- 24,036 (-10.1%)
02/2012: Batwing #6 -- 21,643 (-10.0%)
03/2012: Batwing #7 -- 21,058 (- 2.7%)
04/2012: Batwing #8 -- 20,373 (- 3.3%)
05/2012: Batwing #9 -- 35,731 (+75.4%)
06/2012: Batwing #10 -- 20,724 (-42.0%)
07/2012: Batwing #11 -- 20,047 (- 3.3%)
08/2012: Batwing #12 -- 18,279 (- 8.8%)
09/2012: Batwing #0 -- 22,135 (+21.1%)
10/2012: Batwing #13 -- 17,166 (-22.5%)
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6 months: -15.7%
1 year : -59.9%

Another low-selling “New 52″ title with a creative-team change around the corner. See above.

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139 - STORMWATCH
10/2007: StormWatch: PHD #12 -- 10,011
10/2008: StormWatch: PHD #15 -- 7,411
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10/2011: Stormwatch #2 -- 47,520 (+ 2.4%)
11/2011: Stormwatch #3 -- 39,262 (-17.4%)
12/2011: Stormwatch #4 -- 30,987 (-21.1%)
01/2012: Stormwatch #5 -- 29,112 (- 6.1%)
02/2012: Stormwatch #6 -- 26,076 (-10.4%)
03/2012: Stormwatch #7 -- 24,384 (- 6.5%)
04/2012: Stormwatch #8 -- 23,212 (- 4.8%)
05/2012: Stormwatch #9 -- 22,448 (- 3.3%)
06/2012: Stormwatch #10 -- 20,592 (- 8.3%)
07/2012: Stormwatch #11 -- 19,678 (- 4.4%)
08/2012: Stormwatch #12 -- 18,531 (- 5.8%)
09/2012: Stormwatch #0 -- 21,764 (+17.5%)
10/2012: Stormwatch #13 -- 17,621 (-19.0%)
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6 months: - 24.1%
1 year : - 62.9%
5 years : + 76.0%

You know the drill: below 20K, still declining fast.

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135 - HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
07/2012: He-Man #1 -- 27,665
08/2012: --
09/2012: He-Man #2 -- 19,737 (-28.7%)
10/2012: He-Man #3 -- 18,269 (- 7.4%)

Levelling out, evidently.

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134 - FAIREST (Vertigo)
03/2012: Fairest #1 -- 31,769
04/2012: Fairest #2 -- 22,997 (-27.6%)
05/2012: Fairest #3 -- 22,329 (- 2.9%)
06/2012: Fairest #4 -- 21,156 (- 5.3%)
07/2012: Fairest #5 -- 20,371 (- 3.7%)
08/2012: Fairest #6 -- 19,446 (- 4.5%)
09/2012: Fairest #7 -- 18,626 (- 4.2%)
10/2012: Fairest #8 -- 18,376 (- 1.3%)
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6 months: -20.1%

A pleasant surprise for Vertigo: There’s not much of a drop-off at all for the first issue of the title’s second arc that, crucially, doesn’t involve original creators Willingham or Jimenez.

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133 - MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: ORIGIN OF SKELETOR
10/2012: MotU: OoS #1 -- 18,420

It must be a great time for comics when Frazer Irving is drawing Skeletor stories. To be honest, though, these are better sales than, say, a new Morrison/Irving vehicle at Vertigo would likely have seen.

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132 - THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
10/2007: Supergirl &LoSH #35 -- 27,370
10/2008: LoSH #47 -- 23,751
10/2010: LoSH #6 -- 30,246
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10/2011: LoSH #2 -- 47,227 (- 6.3%)
11/2011: LoSH #3 -- 34,979 (- 25.9%)
12/2011: LoSH #4 -- 27,832 (- 20.4%)
01/2012: LoSH #5 -- 25,624 (- 7.9%)
02/2012: LoSH #6 -- 23,428 (- 8.6%)
03/2012: LoSH #7 -- 21,894 (- 6.6%)
04/2012: LoSH #8 -- 21,457 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: LoSH #9 -- 20,854 (- 2.8%)
06/2012: LoSH #10 -- 19,963 (- 4.3%)
07/2012: LoSH #11 -- 19,421 (- 2.7%)
08/2012: LoSH #12 -- 18,907 (- 2.7%)
09/2012: LoSH #0 -- 21,561 (+ 14.0%)
10/2012: LoSH #13 -- 18,487 (- 14.3%)
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6 months: - 13.8%
1 year : - 60.9%
2 years : - 38.9%
5 years : - 32.5%

A “New 52″ title that’s still ongoing, and still in decline.

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131 - RAVAGERS
05/2012: Ravagers #1 -- 44,230
06/2012: Ravagers #2 -- 31,128 (-29.6%)
07/2012: Ravagers #3 -- 24,963 (-19.8%)
08/2012: Ravagers #4 -- 20,730 (-17.0%)
09/2012: Ravagers #0 -- 22,437 (+ 8.2%)
10/2012: Ravagers #5 -- 18,656 (-16.9%)

There’s a creative-team change coming up for Ravagers. I’m sure that’ll turn things around.

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127 - SMALLVILLE SEASON 11
05/2012: Smallville S11 #1 -- 27,004
06/2012: Smallville S11 #2 -- 22,468 (-16.8%)
07/2012: Smallville S11 #3 -- 20,864 (- 7.1%)
08/2012: Smallville S11 #4 -- 19,861 (- 4.8%)
09/2012: Smallville S11 #5 -- 19,499 (- 1.8%)
10/2012: Smallville S11 #6 -- 19,663 (+ 0.8%)

This is the lowest-selling of DC’s quickly expanding line of “digital-first” compilations. Rock-solid figures.

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125 - BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED
02/2012: Unlimited #1 -- 26,589 (+21.8%) [30,683]
03/2012: Unlimited #2 -- 23,570 (-11.4%)
04/2012: Unlimited #3 -- 24,196 (+ 2.7%)
05/2012: Unlimited #4 -- 24,356 (+ 0.7%)
06/2012: Unlimited #5 -- 24,058 (- 1.2%)
07/2012: Unlimited #6 -- 22,555 (- 6.3%)
08/2012: Unlimited #7 -- 21,219 (- 5.9%)
09/2012: Unlimited #8 -- 20,897 (- 1.5%)
10/2012: Unlimited #9 -- 19,877 (- 4.9%)
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6 months: -17.9%

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124 - BATMAN: ARKHAM UNHINGED
04/2012: Arkham Unhinged #1 -- 31,170
05/2012: Arkham Unhinged #2 -- 25,215 (-19.1%)
06/2012: Arkham Unhinged #3 -- 23,322 (- 7.5%)
07/2012: Arkham Unhinged #4 -- 21,809 (- 6.5%)
08/2012: Arkham Unhinged #5 -- 21,059 (- 3.4%)
09/2012: Arkham Unhinged #6 -- 20,259 (- 3.8%)
10/2012: Arkham Unhinged #7 -- 19,890 (- 1.8%)
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6 months: -36.2%

Two more “digital-first” titles with good numbers.

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123 - DIAL H
05/2012: Dial H #1 -- 45,308
06/2012: Dial H #2 -- 30,618 (-32.4%)
07/2012: Dial H #3 -- 26,109 (-14.7%)
08/2012: Dial H #4 -- 22,733 (-12.9%)
09/2012: Dial H #0 -- 24,070 (+ 5.9%)
10/2012: Dial H #5 -- 19,903 (-17.3%)

Another recently launched “second-wave” “New 52″ titles in terminal decline.

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119 - ALL STAR WESTERN
10/2007: Jonah Hex #24 -- 14,749
10/2008: Jonah Hex #36 -- 12,629
10/2009: Jonah Hex #48 -- 11,281
10/2010: Jonah Hex #60 -- 11,141
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10/2011: ASW #2 -- 39,857 (- 8.8%)
11/2011: ASW #3 -- 32,776 (- 17.8%)
12/2011: ASW #4 -- 29,349 (- 10.5%)
01/2012: ASW #5 -- 27,206 (- 7.3%)
02/2012: ASW #6 -- 26,170 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: ASW #7 -- 25,349 (- 3.1%)
04/2012: ASW #8 -- 25,040 (- 1.2%)
05/2012: ASW #9 -- 31,413 (+ 25.5%)
06/2012: ASW #10 -- 25,334 (- 19.4%)
07/2012: ASW #11 -- 23,572 (- 7.0%)
08/2012: ASW #12 -- 22,767 (- 3.4%)
09/2012: ASW #0 -- 25,388 (+ 11.5%)
10/2012: ASW #13 -- 21,481 (- 15.4%)
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6 months: - 14.2%
1 year : - 46.1%
2 years : + 92.8%
5 years : + 45.6%

That’s an unusually steep drop for All Star Western, relative to August. Overall, though, the title keeps doing very well.

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114 - GREEN ARROW
10/2007: Year One #6 of 6 -- 30,943
10/2007: Arrow/Canary #1 -- 52,183
10/2008: Arrow/Canary #13 -- 26,890
10/2009: Arrow&Canary #25 -- 18,013
10/2010: Green Arrow #5 -- 42,188
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10/2011: Green Arrow #2 -- 58,708 (- 4.8%)
11/2011: Green Arrow #3 -- 46,899 (- 20.1%)
12/2011: Green Arrow #4 -- 37,116 (- 20.9%)
01/2012: Green Arrow #5 -- 33,593 (- 9.5%)
02/2012: Green Arrow #6 -- 30,097 (- 10.4%)
03/2012: Green Arrow #7 -- 29,004 (- 3.6%)
04/2012: Green Arrow #8 -- 27,433 (- 5.4%)
05/2012: Green Arrow #9 -- 26,966 (- 1.7%)
06/2012: Green Arrow #10 -- 25,769 (- 4.4%)
07/2012: Green Arrow #11 -- 24,646 (- 4.4%)
08/2012: Green Arrow #12 -- 23,126 (- 6.2%)
09/2012: Green Arrow #0 -- 28,408 (+ 22.8%)
10/2012: Green Arrow #13 -- 22,057 (- 22.4%)
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6 months: - 19.6%
1 year : - 62.4%
2 years : - 47.7%
5 years : - 46.9%

Another “New 52″ book that’s still crashing.

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117 - SWORD OF SORCERY
09/2012: Sword of Sorcery #0 -- 29,954
10/2012: Sword of Sorcery #1 -- 23,947 (-20.1%)

DC’s Amethyst revamp is the lowest-selling of the “third wave” of “New 52″ titles. If this drop is the result of retailers treating issue #1 as the second issue, it’s not bad, actually. We’ll find out when the November figures are released.

A technical note, once again: Actual sales of the October issues of the latest “New 52″ titles were reduced by Diamond for the purposes of the chart, to compensate for the fact that those books were made returnable for comics retailers under specific conditions. Recently, the reduction made by Diamond has been a flat 10%, or very close to it, so I’m once again adding these 10% to the estimate supplied by Diamond and ICv2.com, which is why the chart position doesn’t make sense here. The same applies to Team 7, Phantom Stranger and Talon.

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106 - AME-COMI GIRLS
10/2012: ACG #1: Wonder Woman -- 24,966

A new “digital-first” title. This one came with a 1:25 variant-cover edition to boost the numbers, but sales are still solid enough.

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103 - SUPERBOY
10/2011: Superboy #2 -- 57,424 (+ 3.3%)
11/2011: Superboy #3 -- 47,442 (- 17.4%)
12/2011: Superboy #4 -- 40,002 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Superboy #5 -- 37,419 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Superboy #6 -- 34,520 (- 7.8%)
03/2012: Superboy #7 -- 33,050 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Superboy #8 -- 31,900 (- 3.5%)
05/2012: Superboy #9 -- 34,838 (+ 9.2%)
06/2012: Superboy #10 -- 31,358 (- 10.0%)
07/2012: Superboy #11 -- 29,677 (- 5.4%)
08/2012: Superboy #12 -- 27,518 (- 7.3%)
09/2012: Superboy #0 -- 31,840 (+ 15.7%)
10/2012: Superboy #13 -- 25,726 (- 19.2%)
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6 months: - 19.4%
1 year : - 55.2%

Another “New 52″ title that hasn’t found its level. That’s a massive drop versus August.

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102 - BIRDS OF PREY
10/2007: Birds of Prey #111 -- 26,400
10/2008: Birds of Prey #123 -- 21,110
10/2010: --
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10/2011: Birds of Prey #2 -- 53,156 (- 5.2%)
11/2011: Birds of Prey #3 -- 40,891 (- 23.1%)
12/2011: Birds of Prey #4 -- 34,460 (- 15.7%)
01/2012: Birds of Prey #5 -- 31,700 (- 8.0%)
02/2012: Birds of Prey #6 -- 30,376 (- 4.2%)
03/2012: Birds of Prey #7 -- 29,196 (- 3.9%)
04/2012: Birds of Prey #8 -- 28,661 (- 1.8%)
05/2012: Birds of Prey #9 -- 41,521 (+ 44.9%)
06/2012: Birds of Prey #10 -- 28,457 (- 31.5%)
07/2012: Birds of Prey #11 -- 27,389 (- 3.8%)
08/2012: Birds of Prey #12 -- 26,587 (- 2.9%)
09/2012: Birds of Prey #0 -- 30,574 (+ 15.0%)
10/2012: Birds of Prey #13 -- 25,851 (- 15.5%)
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6 months: - 9.8%
1 year : - 51.4%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : - 2.1%

Continuing to drift down the charts after the zero-issue bump.

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97 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK ANNUAL
10/2012: JLD Annual #1 -- 27,239

This is by the regular Justice League Dark creative team and the conclusion to the book’s first year, so it’s odd that the book comes in almost 3,000 units below the mother title.

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96 - SUICIDE SQUAD
10/2007: Raise the Flag #2 of 8 -- 22,774
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10/2011: Suicide Squad #2 -- 49,570 (- 0.8%)
11/2011: Suicide Squad #3 -- 40,827 (-17.6%)
12/2011: Suicide Squad #4 -- 34,550 (-15.4%)
01/2012: Suicide Squad #5 -- 32,726 (- 5.3%)
02/2012: Suicide Squad #6 -- 30,834 (- 5.8%)
03/2012: Suicide Squad #7 -- 32,908 (+ 6.7%)
04/2012: Suicide Squad #8 -- 32,789 (- 0.4%)
05/2012: Suicide Squad #9 -- 32,581 (- 0.6%)
06/2012: Suicide Squad #10 -- 31,576 (- 3.1%)
07/2012: Suicide Squad #11 -- 29,809 (- 5.6%)
08/2012: Suicide Squad #12 -- 28,302 (- 5.1%)
09/2012: Suicide Squad #0 -- 31,875 (+12.6%)
10/2012: Suicide Squad #13 -- 27,644 (-13.3%)
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6 months: -15.7%
1 year : -44.2%
5 years : +21.4%

Gently sliding down the chart, but still doing relatively well.

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107 - TEAM 7
09/2012: Team 7 #0 -- 34,503
10/2012: Team 7 #1 -- 27,661 (-19.8%)

The latest revamped WildStorm Universe property. To date, these are decent enough numbers, but as with Sword of Sorcery, we’ll have to see where they go from here. See above.

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86 - SUPERGIRL
10/2007: Supergirl #22 -- 41,758
10/2008: Supergirl #34 -- 33,958
10/2009: Supergirl #46 -- 30,377
10/2010: Supergirl #57 -- 23,842
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10/2011: Supergirl #2 -- 61,388 (+ 2.2%)
11/2011: Supergirl #3 -- 50,784 (- 17.3%)
12/2011: Supergirl #4 -- 44,180 (- 13.0%)
01/2012: Supergirl #5 -- 41,446 (- 6.2%)
02/2012: Supergirl #6 -- 38,719 (- 6.6%)
03/2012: Supergirl #7 -- 37,041 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Supergirl #8 -- 36,042 (- 2.7%)
05/2012: Supergirl #9 -- 35,129 (- 2.5%)
06/2012: Supergirl #10 -- 33,309 (- 5.2%)
07/2012: Supergirl #11 -- 31,879 (- 4.3%)
08/2012: Supergirl #12 -- 30,420 (- 4.6%)
09/2012: Supergirl #0 -- 34,457 (+ 13.3%)
10/2012: Supergirl #13 -- 29,450 (- 14.5%)
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6 months: - 18.3%
1 year : - 52.0%
2 years : + 23.5%
5 years : - 29.5%

Sales haven’t found their level yet.

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85 - JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK
10/2011: Justice League Dark #2 -- 63,392 (- 9.2%)
11/2011: Justice League Dark #3 -- 51,674 (-18.5%)
12/2011: Justice League Dark #4 -- 44,750 (-13.4%)
01/2012: Justice League Dark #5 -- 40,996 (- 8.4%)
02/2012: Justice League Dark #6 -- 38,360 (- 6.4%)
03/2012: Justice League Dark #7 -- 36,089 (- 5.9%)
04/2012: Justice League Dark #8 -- 35,022 (- 3.0%)
05/2012: Justice League Dark #9 -- 34,649 (- 1.1%)
06/2012: Justice League Dark #10 -- 33,238 (- 4.1%)
07/2012: Justice League Dark #11 -- 31,792 (- 4.4%)
08/2012: Justice League Dark #12 -- 30,754 (- 3.3%)
09/2012: Justice League Dark #0 -- 34,287 (+11.5%)
10/2012: Justice League Dark #13 -- 30,008 (-12.5%)
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6 months: -14.3%
1 year : -52.7%

Slowly drifting down.

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77 - SWAMP THING ANNUAL
10/2012: Swamp Thing Annual #1 -- 32,293

Another annual by the regular writer that’s noticeably below the regular title. Isn’t this something retailers should be paying attention to? Do 10.5% of Swamp Thing readers really not care if they end up skipping a chapter?

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84 - PHANTOM STRANGER
09/2012: Phantom Stranger #0 -- 40,103
10/2012: Phantom Stranger #1 -- 33,350 (-16.8%)

A very modest second-issue drop, if that’s what it is. See comments on Sword of Sorcery.

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46 - ANIMAL MAN
10/2011: Animal Man #2 -- 53,432 (+16.0%)
11/2011: Animal Man #3 -- 49,184 (- 8.0%)
12/2011: Animal Man #4 -- 42,630 (-13.3%)
01/2012: Animal Man #5 -- 40,573 (- 4.8%)
02/2012: Animal Man #6 -- 38,504 (- 5.1%)
03/2012: Animal Man #7 -- 36,860 (- 4.3%)
04/2012: Animal Man #8 -- 36,369 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Animal Man #9 -- 35,699 (- 1.8%)
06/2012: Animal Man #10 -- 34,992 (- 2.0%)
07/2012: Animal Man #11 -- 33,909 (- 3.1%)
08/2012: Animal Man #12 -- 34,549 (+ 1.9%)
09/2012: Animal Man #0 -- 38,295 (+10.8%)
10/2012: Animal Man #13 -- 34,303 (-10.4%)
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6 months: - 5.7%
1 year : -35.8%

Holding level, largely, probably thanks to the “Rotworld” crossover that starts here.

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68 - RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS
10/2011: Red Hood #2 -- 59,382 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Red Hood #3 -- 50,140 (-15.6%)
12/2011: Red Hood #4 -- 44,278 (-11.7%)
01/2012: Red Hood #5 -- 42,560 (- 3.9%)
02/2012: Red Hood #6 -- 39,898 (- 6.3%)
03/2012: Red Hood #7 -- 38,630 (- 3.2%)
04/2012: Red Hood #8 -- 37,974 (- 1.7%)
05/2012: Red Hood #9 -- 54,220 (+42.8%)
06/2012: Red Hood #10 -- 37,044 (-31.7%)
07/2012: Red Hood #11 -- 35,820 (- 3.3%)
08/2012: Red Hood #12 -- 34,439 (- 3.9%)
09/2012: Red Hood #0 -- 39,511 (+14.7%)
10/2012: Red Hood #13 -- 35,420 (- 6.7%)
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6 months: - 6.7%
1 year : -40.4%

Sales are still 1,000 units ahead of the August figure. The book seems to have found its level at the 35K mark.

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66 - WORLDS' FINEST
05/2012: Worlds' Finest #1 -- 69,531
06/2012: Worlds' Finest #2 -- 51,510 (-25.9%)
07/2012: Worlds' Finest #3 -- 45,514 (-11.6%)
08/2012: Worlds' Finest #4 -- 39,629 (-12.9%)
09/2012: Worlds' Finest #0 -- 42,770 (+ 7.9%)
10/2012: Worlds' Finest #5 -- 35,951 (-15.9%)

This is another huge drop compared to August, on the other hand.

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66 - SWAMP THING
10/2011: Swamp Thing #2 -- 58,634 (+ 7.1%)
11/2011: Swamp Thing #3 -- 52,300 (-10.8%)
12/2011: Swamp Thing #4 -- 44,660 (-14.6%)
01/2012: Swamp Thing #5 -- 43,806 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: Swamp Thing #6 -- 41,235 (- 5.9%)
03/2012: Swamp Thing #7 -- 40,268 (- 2.4%)
04/2012: Swamp Thing #8 -- 39,431 (- 2.1%)
05/2012: Swamp Thing #9 -- 39,385 (- 0.1%)
06/2012: Swamp Thing #10 -- 37,383 (- 5.1%)
07/2012: Swamp Thing #11 -- 36,257 (- 3.0%)
08/2012: Swamp Thing #12 -- 36,696 (+ 1.2%)
09/2012: Swamp Thing #0 -- 40,123 (+ 9.3%)
10/2012: Swamp Thing #13 -- 36,069 (-10.1%)
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6 months: - 8.5%
1 year : -38.5%

The “Rotworld” crossover is keeping sales around 36K, for the time being, cancelling out a slow underlying decline.

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60 - BATWOMAN
10/2011: Batwoman #2 -- 74,392 (+ 3.0%)
11/2011: Batwoman #3 -- 61,997 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Batwoman #4 -- 52,757 (-14.9%)
01/2012: Batwoman #5 -- 51,924 (- 1.6%)
02/2012: Batwoman #6 -- 49,227 (- 5.2%)
03/2012: Batwoman #7 -- 46,874 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Batwoman #8 -- 45,341 (- 3.3%)
05/2012: Batwoman #9 -- 43,942 (- 3.1%)
06/2012: Batwoman #10 -- 41,014 (- 6.7%)
07/2012: Batwoman #11 -- 38,980 (- 5.0%)
08/2012: Batwoman #12 -- 38,064 (- 2.4%)
09/2012: Batwoman #0 -- 41,684 (+ 9.5%)
10/2012: Batwoman #13 -- 37,315 (-10.5%)
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6 months: -17.7%
1 year : -49.8%

Very slowly levelling out, it seems. If the trend continues, the book will end up as a decent mid-level performer.

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54 - BATGIRL ANNUAL
10/2012: Batgirl Annual #1 -- 39,017

The regular title is still tying in with the “Court of Owls” storyline;presumably that’s the main reason for the huge gap in sales between the two.

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52 - CATWOMAN
10/2007: Catwoman #72 -- 19,473
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10/2011: Catwoman #2 -- 63,573 (+ 6.6%)
11/2011: Catwoman #3 -- 52,196 (-17.9%)
12/2011: Catwoman #4 -- 45,581 (-12.7%)
01/2012: Catwoman #5 -- 44,034 (- 3.4%)
02/2012: Catwoman #6 -- 41,447 (- 5.9%)
03/2012: Catwoman #7 -- 39,608 (- 4.4%)
04/2012: Catwoman #8 -- 38,711 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Catwoman #9 -- 49,726 (+28.5%)
06/2012: Catwoman #10 -- 37,158 (-25.3%)
07/2012: Catwoman #11 -- 35,551 (- 4.3%)
08/2012: Catwoman #12 -- 34,117 (- 4.0%)
09/2012: Catwoman #0 -- 39,117 (+14.7%)
10/2012: Catwoman #13 -- 40,147 (+ 2.6%)
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6 months: + 3.7%
1 year : - 36.9%
5 years : +101.0%

The new creative team of Ann Nocenti and Adriana Melo result in another nice little boost on top of the October increase, evidently. Sometimes, critical acclaim still works.

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48 - TEEN TITANS
10/2007: Teen Titans #52 -- 55,176
10/2008: Teen Titans #64 -- 39,695
10/2009: Teen Titans #76 -- 29,166
10/2010: Teen Titans #88 -- 27,637
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10/2011: Teen Titans #2 -- 72,107 (- 2.1%)
11/2011: Teen Titans #3 -- 60,758 (- 15.7%)
12/2011: Teen Titans #4 -- 54,929 (- 9.6%)
01/2012: Teen Titans #5 -- 54,606 (- 0.6%)
02/2012: Teen Titans #6 -- 53,123 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Teen Titans #7 -- 51,402 (- 3.2%)
04/2012: Teen Titans #8 -- 50,814 (- 1.1%)
05/2012: Teen Titans #9 -- 50,261 (- 1.1%)
06/2012: Teen Titans #10 -- 47,491 (- 5.5%)
07/2012: Teen Titans #11 -- 45,367 (- 4.5%)
08/2012: Teen Titans #12 -- 42,817 (- 5.6%)
09/2012: Teen Titans #0 -- 47,318 (+ 10.5%)
10/2012: Teen Titans #13 -- 41,059 (- 13.2%)
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6 months: - 19.2%
1 year : - 43.1%
2 years : + 48.6%
5 years : - 25.6%

Back in decline.

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46 - RED LANTERNS
10/2011: Red Lanterns #2 -- 74,163 (+ 0.3%)
11/2011: Red Lanterns #3 -- 60,823 (-18.0%)
12/2011: Red Lanterns #4 -- 50,271 (-17.4%)
01/2012: Red Lanterns #5 -- 46,992 (- 6.5%)
02/2012: Red Lanterns #6 -- 43,450 (- 7.5%)
03/2012: Red Lanterns #7 -- 41,628 (- 4.2%)
04/2012: Red Lanterns #8 -- 40,189 (- 3.5%)
05/2012: Red Lanterns #9 -- 39,215 (- 2.4%)
06/2012: Red Lanterns #10 -- 38,005 (- 3.1%)
07/2012: Red Lanterns #11 -- 36,462 (- 4.1%)
08/2012: Red Lanterns #12 -- 35,070 (- 3.8%)
09/2012: Red Lanterns #0 -- 38,928 (+11.0%)
10/2012: Red Lanterns #13 -- 42,804 (+10.0%)
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6 months: + 6.5%
1 year : -42.3%

New “Rise of the Third Army” crossover tie-in and 1:25 variant edition equal instant fake sales increase.

Welcome to the direct market.

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45 - LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT
10/2012: LotDK #1 -- 42,904

Yet another new title collecting “digital-first” stories. And on this one, sales are downright stellar.

If this trend continues, there’s no reason why this shouldn’t be the standard publication model in a few years, is there?

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44 - WONDER WOMAN
10/2007: Wonder Woman #13 -- 48,385
10/2008: Wonder Woman #25 -- 33,583
10/2009: Wonder Woman #37 -- 26,972
10/2010: Wonder Woman #604 -- 37,405
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10/2011: Wonder Woman #2 -- 79,060 (+ 3.7%)
11/2011: Wonder Woman #3 -- 65,621 (- 17.0%)
12/2011: Wonder Woman #4 -- 57,675 (- 12.1%)
01/2012: Wonder Woman #5 -- 57,626 (- 0.1%)
02/2012: Wonder Woman #6 -- 54,190 (- 6.0%)
03/2012: Wonder Woman #7 -- 51,314 (- 5.3%)
04/2012: Wonder Woman #8 -- 50,450 (- 1.7%)
05/2012: Wonder Woman #9 -- 48,750 (- 3.4%)
06/2012: Wonder Woman #10 -- 47,229 (- 3.1%)
07/2012: Wonder Woman #11 -- 45,669 (- 3.3%)
08/2012: Wonder Woman #12 -- 44,584 (- 2.4%)
09/2012: Wonder Woman #0 -- 49,778 (+ 11.7%)
10/2012: Wonder Woman #13 -- 43,731 (- 12.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 13.3%
1 year : - 44.7%
2 years : + 16.9%
5 years : - 9.6%

Back in decline.

—–

41 - NIGHTWING
10/2007: Nightwing #137 -- 28,363
10/2008: Nightwing #149 -- 50,588
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10/2011: Nightwing #2 -- 73,054 (+ 4.8%)
11/2011: Nightwing #3 -- 64,098 (-12.3%)
12/2011: Nightwing #4 -- 57,409 (-10.4%)
01/2012: Nightwing #5 -- 56,040 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Nightwing #6 -- 53,036 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Nightwing #7 -- 50,489 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Nightwing #8 -- 52,063 (+ 3.1%) [61,711]
05/2012: Nightwing #9 -- 61,395 (+17.9%)
06/2012: Nightwing #10 -- 50,585 (-17.6%)
07/2012: Nightwing #11 -- 49,124 (- 2.9%)
08/2012: Nightwing #12 -- 47,484 (- 3.3%)
09/2012: Nightwing #0 -- 53,109 (+11.9%)
10/2012: Nightwing #13 -- 47,171 (-11.2%)
----------------
6 months: - 9.4%
1 year : -35.4%
5 years : +59.3%

Holding level. For a book that rarely sold more than 35K in the past, Nightwing continues to do surprisingly well.

—–

40 - GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS
10/2010: Emerald Warriors #3 -- 50,490
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10/2011: New Guardians #2 -- 71,713 (-14.7%)
11/2011: New Guardians #3 -- 59,774 (-16.7%)
12/2011: New Guardians #4 -- 53,305 (-10.8%)
01/2012: New Guardians #5 -- 52,305 (- 1.9%)
02/2012: New Guardians #6 -- 50,319 (- 3.8%)
03/2012: New Guardians #7 -- 48,422 (- 3.8%)
04/2012: New Guardians #8 -- 47,320 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: New Guardians #9 -- 46,237 (- 2.3%)
06/2012: New Guardians #10 -- 44,404 (- 4.0%)
07/2012: New Guardians #11 -- 42,929 (- 3.3%)
08/2012: New Guardians #12 -- 41,479 (- 3.4%)
09/2012: New Guardians #0 -- 46,718 (+12.6%)
10/2012: New Guardians #13 -- 48,500 (+ 3.8%)
----------------
6 months: + 2.5%
1 year : -32.4%
2 years : - 3.9%

Another “Rise of the Third Army” crossover, hence the increase. New Guardians has been promoted with 1:25 variants all along, so the crossover seems to provide much more of a boost here than it does for Red Lanterns, for some reason.

—–

38 - FLASH
10/2007: Flash #233 -- 51,152
10/2008: Flash #245 -- 28,085
10/2010: --
-----------------------------------
10/2011: Flash #2 -- 114,137 (- 11.7%)
11/2011: Flash #3 -- 90,417 (- 20.8%)
12/2011: Flash #4 -- 77,336 (- 14.5%)
01/2012: Flash #5 -- 71,611 (- 7.4%)
02/2012: Flash #6 -- 68,061 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Flash #7 -- 64,975 (- 4.5%)
04/2012: Flash #8 -- 63,702 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: Flash #9 -- 62,807 (- 1.4%)
06/2012: Flash #10 -- 55,681 (- 11.4%)
07/2012: Flash #11 -- 53,674 (- 3.6%)
08/2012: Flash #12 -- 51,779 (- 3.5%)
09/2012: Flash #0 -- 56,890 (+ 9.9%)
10/2012: Flash #13 -- 49,936 (- 12.2%)
-----------------
6 months: - 21.6%
1 year : - 56.3%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : - 2.4%

Back in decline. Flash is still doing well, by longer-term standards, but it hasn’t quite found its level yet.

—–

36 - BATGIRL
10/2008: Batgirl #4 of 6 -- 23,501
10/2009: Batgirl #3 -- 37,011
10/2010: --
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10/2011: Batgirl #2 -- 83,586 (- 7.7%)
11/2011: Batgirl #3 -- 69,971 (- 16.3%)
12/2011: Batgirl #4 -- 59,972 (- 14.3%)
01/2012: Batgirl #5 -- 57,030 (- 4.9%)
02/2012: Batgirl #6 -- 53,151 (- 6.8%)
03/2012: Batgirl #7 -- 50,761 (- 4.5%)
04/2012: Batgirl #8 -- 48,878 (- 3.7%)
05/2012: Batgirl #9 -- 58,710 (+ 20.1%)
06/2012: Batgirl #10 -- 47,050 (- 19.9%)
07/2012: Batgirl #11 -- 45,004 (- 4.4%)
08/2012: Batgirl #12 -- 43,804 (- 2.7%)
09/2012: Batgirl #0 -- 50,441 (+ 15.2%)
10/2012: Batgirl #13 -- 50,074 (- 0.7%)
-----------------
6 months: + 2.5%
1 year : - 40.1%
2 years : n.a.

Holding level, for the most part, probably thanks to the “Court of Owls” tie-in.

—–

34 - ACTION COMICS ANNUAL
10/2012: Action Comics Annual #1 -- 50,485

Grant Morrison didn’t write this one, so the 17K lag relative to the regular title is understandable.

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33 - GREEN LANTERN CORPS
10/2007: Green Lantern Corps #16 -- 60,862
10/2007: Green Lantern Corps #17 -- 59,223
10/2008: Green Lantern Corps #29 -- 46,316
10/2009: Green Lantern Corps #41 -- 81,377
10/2010: Green Lantern Corps #53 -- 60,808
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10/2011: Green Lantern Corps #2 -- 78,501 (- 5.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern Corps #3 -- 65,393 (-16.7%)
12/2011: Green Lantern Corps #4 -- 57,180 (-12.6%)
01/2012: Green Lantern Corps #5 -- 54,088 (- 5.4%)
02/2012: Green Lantern Corps #6 -- 51,168 (- 5.4%)
03/2012: Green Lantern Corps #7 -- 48,692 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Green Lantern Corps #8 -- 47,584 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Green Lantern Corps #9 -- 46,336 (- 2.6%)
06/2012: Green Lantern Corps #10 -- 44,615 (- 3.7%)
07/2012: Green Lantern Corps #11 -- 42,996 (- 3.6%)
08/2012: Green Lantern Corps #12 -- 41,778 (- 2.8%)
09/2012: Green Lantern Corps #0 -- 47,309 (+13.2%)
10/2012: Green Lantern Corps #13 -- 50,773 (+ 7.3%)
----------------
6 months: + 6.7%
1 year : -35.3%
2 years : -16.5%
5 years : -15.4%

The “Rise of the Third Army” crossover and a 1:25 variant are responsible for the increase.

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31 - SUPERMAN
10/2007: Superman #668 -- 47,948
10/2007: Superman #669 -- 47,271
10/2008: Superman #681 -- 54,611 [57,212]
10/2009: Superman #693 -- 35,395
10/2010: Superman #703 -- 50,460
10/2010: Superman #704 -- 46,741
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10/2011: Superman #2 -- 104,703 (- 20.4%)
11/2011: Superman #3 -- 86,386 (- 17.5%)
12/2011: Superman #4 -- 76,532 (- 11.4%)
01/2012: Superman #5 -- 73,719 (- 3.7%)
02/2012: Superman #6 -- 69,633 (- 5.5%)
03/2012: Superman #7 -- 66,588 (- 4.4%)
04/2012: Superman #8 -- 64,486 (- 3.2%)
05/2012: Superman #9 -- 62,232 (- 3.5%)
06/2012: Superman #10 -- 59,081 (- 5.1%)
07/2012: Superman #11 -- 56,066 (- 5.1%)
08/2012: Superman #12 -- 53,326 (- 4.9%)
09/2012: Superman #0 -- 60,493 (+ 13.4%)
10/2012: Superman #13 -- 52,155 (- 13.8%)
-----------------
6 months: - 19.1%
1 year : - 50.2%
2 years : + 7.3%
5 years : + 9.6%

Back in decline.

—–

29 - BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN
06/2012: Minutemen #1 of 6 -- 119,463
07/2012: Minutemen #2 of 6 -- 76,409 (-36.0%)
08/2012: Minutemen #3 of 6 -- 57,208 (-25.1%)
09/2012: --
10/2012: Minutemen #4 of 6 -- 53,270 (- 6.9%)

All these Before Watchmen books by good people with good friends in the comic-book business, all of whom owe nothing to Alan Moore and are completely powerless about their peers still getting screwed by publishers and if they hadn’t taken the money somebody else would have and they were just following orders, seem to be settling down above the 50K mark.

Which must be good numbers, given that a Dollar Bill one-shot is just around the corner. (Told you so.)

—–

27 - AQUAMAN
10/2011: Aquaman #2 -- 79,156 (- 1.4%) [ 83,626]
11/2011: Aquaman #3 -- 69,137 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Aquaman #4 -- 64,961 (- 6.0%)
01/2012: Aquaman #5 -- 65,094 (+ 0.2%)
02/2012: Aquaman #6 -- 63,450 (- 2.5%)
03/2012: Aquaman #7 -- 62,345 (- 1.7%)
04/2012: Aquaman #8 -- 61,657 (- 1.1%)
05/2012: Aquaman #9 -- 60,527 (- 1.8%)
06/2012: Aquaman #10 -- 59,288 (- 2.1%)
07/2012: Aquaman #11 -- 57,675 (- 2.7%)
08/2012: Aquaman #12 -- 61,210 (+ 6.1%)
09/2012: Aquaman #0 -- 61,227 (+ 0.0%)
10/2012: Aquaman #13 -- 54,648 (-10.8%)
----------------
6 months: -11.4%
1 year : -31.0%

That’s the biggest drop in a while, for no apparent reason. But Aquaman #13 came out on October 31, so maybe a couple of boxes fell off a truck and weren’t found right away.

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35 - TALON
09/2012: Talon #0 -- 59,691
10/2012: Talon #1 -- 55,737 (-6.6%)

See comments on Sword of Sorcery for context, but either way, that’s a minuscule drop.

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32 - BEFORE WATCHMEN: DOCTOR MANHATTAN
08/2012: Dr. Manhattan #1 of 4 -- 86,197
09/2012: --
10/2012: Dr. Manhattan #2 of 4 -- 57,226 (-33.6%)

This one’s rather big, on the other hand, but we’re used to that by now from the Before Watchmen titles.

The notable and memorable thing about this one in particular is that Dr. Manhattan thinks Schrödinger’s cat might, in theory, turn into a teddy bear, or a baseball glove — certainly an exciting interpretation of quantum physics that deepens and enrichens our understanding of the Dr. Manhattan character.

—–

19 - BATMAN INCORPORATED
10/2011: --
11/2011: --
12/2011: Lev Strikes #1 -- 43,048 (- 19.5%)
01/2012: --
02/2012: --
03/2012: --
04/2012: --
05/2012: Batman, Inc. #1 -- 96,486 (+124.1%)
06/2012: Batman, Inc. #2 -- 73,654 (- 23.7%)
07/2012: --
08/2012: Batman, Inc. #3 -- 66,720 (- 9.4%)
09/2012: Batman, Inc. #0 -- 66,112 (- 0.9%)
10/2012: Batman, Inc. #4 -- 60,888 (- 7.9%)
----------------
6 months: n.a.
1 year : n.a.

Evidently, Grant Morrison intends to leave his ongoing titles next year to focus on his burgeoning career in cynical narcissism. Looking at these sales figures, you can’t blame him.

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18 - EARTH 2
05/2012: Earth 2 #1 -- 95,742 [102,490]
06/2012: Earth 2 #2 -- 75,936 (-20.7%) [ 84,740]
07/2012: Earth 2 #3 -- 74,892 (- 1.4%)
08/2012: Earth 2 #4 -- 67,393 (-10.0%)
09/2012: Earth 2 #0 -- 69,111 (+ 2.6%)
10/2012: Earth 2 #5 -- 61,529 (-11.0%)

Back in a rather steep decline.

—–

25 - BEFORE WATCHMEN: RORSCHACH
08/2012: Rorschach #1 of 4 -- 94,970
09/2012: --
10/2012: Rorschach #2 of 4 -- 62,788 (-33.9%)

Another one of those books by good people with good friends. You know the drill.

—–

15 - BATMAN AND ROBIN
10/2009: Batman and Robin #5 -- 101,607
10/2010: Batman and Robin #15 -- 80,173
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10/2011: Batman and Robin #2 -- 98,807 (+ 4.3%)
11/2011: Batman and Robin #3 -- 86,309 (-12.7%)
12/2011: Batman and Robin #4 -- 76,000 (-11.9%)
01/2012: Batman and Robin #5 -- 72,786 (- 4.2%)
02/2012: Batman and Robin #6 -- 70,103 (- 3.7%)
03/2012: Batman and Robin #7 -- 68,010 (- 3.0%)
04/2012: Batman and Robin #8 -- 66,659 (- 2.0%)
05/2012: Batman and Robin #9 -- 75,967 (+14.0%)
06/2012: Batman and Robin #10 -- 66,894 (-11.9%)
07/2012: Batman and Robin #11 -- 65,043 (- 2.8%)
08/2012: Batman and Robin #12 -- 63,993 (- 1.6%)
09/2012: Batman and Robin #0 -- 69,146 (+ 8.1%)
10/2012: Batman and Robin #13 -- 63,097 (- 8.8%)
----------------
6 months: - 5.3%
1 year : -36.1%
2 years : -21.3%

The book has pretty much found its level, it seems.

—–

14 - BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT
10/2011: Dark Knight #2 -- 100,494 (- 8.1%)
11/2011: Dark Knight #3 -- 87,133 (- 13.3%)
12/2011: Dark Knight #4 -- 78,689 (- 9.7%)
01/2012: Dark Knight #5 -- 76,824 (- 2.4%)
02/2012: Dark Knight #6 -- 77,140 (+ 0.4%) [ 80,464]
03/2012: Dark Knight #7 -- 75,297 (- 2.4%)
04/2012: Dark Knight #8 -- 74,287 (- 1.3%)
05/2012: Dark Knight #9 -- 82,169 (+ 10.6%)
06/2012: Dark Knight #10 -- 71,671 (- 12.8%)
07/2012: Dark Knight #11 -- 68,632 (- 4.2%)
08/2012: Dark Knight #12 -- 67,084 (- 2.3%)
09/2012: Dark Knight #0 -- 72,919 (+ 8.7%)
10/2012: Dark Knight #13 -- 65,271 (- 10.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 12.1%
1 year : - 35.1%

Still drifting down the chart.

—–

12 - ACTION COMICS
10/2007: Action Comics #856 -- 53,815
10/2007: Action Comics #857 -- 51,401
10/2007: Action Comics #858 -- 54,596 [59,031]
10/2008: Action Comics #870 -- 57,407
10/2009: Action Comics #882 -- 34,754
10/2010: Action Comics #894 -- 42,291
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10/2011: Action Comics #2 -- 153,855 (- 15.8%)
11/2011: Action Comics #3 -- 134,875 (- 12.3%)
12/2011: Action Comics #4 -- 112,839 (- 16.3%)
01/2012: Action Comics #5 -- 109,350 (- 3.1%)
02/2012: Action Comics #6 -- 96,592 (- 11.7%)
03/2012: Action Comics #7 -- 91,822 (- 4.9%)
04/2012: Action Comics #8 -- 87,980 (- 4.2%)
05/2012: Action Comics #9 -- 88,796 (+ 0.9%)
06/2012: Action Comics #10 -- 80,751 (- 9.1%)
07/2012: Action Comics #11 -- 76,232 (- 5.6%)
08/2012: Action Comics #12 -- 71,203 (- 6.6%)
09/2012: Action Comics #0 -- 78,626 (+ 10.4%)
10/2012: Action Comics #13 -- 67,241 (- 14.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 23.6%
1 year : - 56.3%
2 years : + 59.0%
5 years : + 26.2%

Back in a steep decline.

—–

7 - DETECTIVE COMICS
10/2007: Detective Comics #837 -- 51,363
10/2008: Detective Comics #849 -- 65,878
10/2009: Detective Comics #858 -- 58,599
10/2010: Detective Comics #870 -- 35,674
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10/2011: Detective Comics #2 -- 123,099 (+ 7.2%)
11/2011: Detective Comics #3 -- 111,197 (- 9.7%)
12/2011: Detective Comics #4 -- 99,366 (- 10.6%)
01/2012: Detective Comics #5 -- 99,342 (- 0.0%)
02/2012: Detective Comics #6 -- 94,415 (- 5.0%)
03/2012: Detective Comics #7 -- 89,891 (- 4.8%)
04/2012: Detective Comics #8 -- 87,675 (- 2.5%)
05/2012: Detective Comics #9 -- 96,016 (+ 9.5%)
06/2012: Detective Comics #10 -- 83,317 (- 13.2%)
07/2012: Detective Comics #11 -- 79,835 (- 4.2%)
08/2012: Detective Comics #12 -- 75,998 (- 4.8%)
09/2012: Detective Comics #0 -- 84,063 (+ 10.6%)
10/2012: Detective Comics #13 -- 76,392 (- 9.1%)
-----------------
6 months: - 12.9%
1 year : - 37.9%
2 years : +114.1%
5 years : + 48.7%

In another stroke of genius, the new Detective Comics creative team arrives with the issues after the one that retailers made sure to order more copies of.

—–

6 - GREEN LANTERN
10/2007: Green Lantern #24 -- 78,650
10/2008: Green Lantern #35 -- 63,383
10/2009: Green Lantern #47 -- 101,349
10/2010: Green Lantern #58 -- 81,626
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10/2011: Green Lantern #2 -- 142,344 (+ 0.5%)
11/2011: Green Lantern #3 -- 122,644 (-13.8%)
12/2011: Green Lantern #4 -- 104,199 (-15.0%)
01/2012: Green Lantern #5 -- 97,878 (- 6.0%)
02/2012: Green Lantern #6 -- 94,087 (- 3.9%)
03/2012: Green Lantern #7 -- 90,232 (- 4.1%)
04/2012: Green Lantern #8 -- 88,335 (- 2.1%)
05/2012: Green Lantern #9 -- 87,601 (- 0.8%)
06/2012: Green Lantern #10 -- 80,615 (- 8.0%)
07/2012: Green Lantern #11 -- 78,708 (- 2.4%)
08/2012: Green Lantern #12 -- 77,187 (- 1.9%)
09/2012: Green Lantern #0 -- 89,909 (+16.5%)
10/2012: Green Lantern #13 -- 91,814 (+ 2.1%)
-----------------
6 months: + 3.9%
1 year : - 35.5%
2 years : + 12.5%
5 years : + 16.7%

The new crossover brings a slight increase.

—–

4 - JUSTICE LEAGUE
10/2007: JL of America #14 -- 101,763
10/2008: JL of America #25 -- 80,731
10/2008: JL of America #26 -- 77,353
10/2009: JL of America #38 -- 61,012
10/2010: JL of America #50 -- 59,686
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10/2011: Justice League #2 -- 196,569 (+ 5.8%)
11/2011: Justice League #3 -- 168,679 (- 14.2%)
12/2011: Justice League #4 -- 149,314 (- 11.5%) [152,340]
01/2012: Justice League #5 -- 144,670 (- 3.1%) [148,117]
02/2012: Justice League #6 -- 140,819 (- 2.7%)
03/2012: Justice League #7 -- 136,436 (- 3.1%)
04/2012: Justice League #8 -- 133,240 (- 2.3%)
05/2012: Justice League #9 -- 131,332 (- 1.4%)
06/2012: Justice League #10 -- 130,502 (- 0.6%)
07/2012: Justice League #11 -- 123,971 (- 5.0%)
08/2012: Justice League #12 -- 120,796 (- 2.6%) [161,235]
09/2012: Justice League #0 -- 125,868 (+ 4.2%)
10/2012: Justice League #13 -- 117,752 (- 6.5%)
-----------------
6 months: - 11.6%
1 year : - 40.1%
2 years : + 97.3%
5 years : + 15.7%

People start noticing that Jim Lee is no longer drawing the book.

—–

3 - BATMAN
10/2007: Batman #670 -- 76,890 [86,049]
10/2008: Batman #680 -- 103,941
10/2009: Batman #692 -- 70,322
10/2010: --
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10/2011: Batman #2 -- 172,428 (- 8.5%) [177,721]
11/2011: Batman #3 -- 150,984 (- 12.4%)
12/2011: Batman #4 -- 133,781 (- 11.4%) [144,777]
01/2012: Batman #5 -- 135,145 (+ 1.0%) [142,499]
02/2012: Batman #6 -- 128,459 (- 5.0%) [135,435]
03/2012: Batman #7 -- 131,091 (+ 2.1%)
04/2012: Batman #8 -- 130,602 (- 0.4%) [136,218]
05/2012: Batman #9 -- 134,605 (+ 3.1%)
06/2012: Batman #10 -- 130,265 (- 3.2%)
07/2012: Batman #11 -- 127,210 (- 2.4%)
08/2012: Batman #12 -- 125,249 (- 1.5%)
09/2012: Batman #0 -- 156,561 (+ 25.0%)
10/2012: Batman #13 -- 148,305 (- 5.3%)
-----------------
6 months: + 13.6%
1 year : - 14.0%
2 years : n.a.
5 years : + 92.9%

The next crossover kicks off, resulting in stellar sales.

—–
—–

6-MONTH COMPARISONS
+ 13.6%: Batman
+ 6.7%: GL Corps
+ 6.5%: Red Lanterns
+ 3.9%: Green Lantern
+ 3.9%: Young Justice
+ 3.7%: Catwoman
+ 2.5%: American Vampire
+ 2.5%: Batgirl
+ 2.5%: New Guardians
- 2.3%: Hellblazer
- 2.4%: Sweet Tooth
- 5.3%: Batman and Robin
- 5.7%: Animal Man
- 5.9%: Fables
- 6.7%: Red Hood
- 8.1%: Frankenstein
- 8.2%: Unwritten
- 8.5%: Swamp Thing
- 9.4%: Nightwing
- 9.8%: BoP
- 11.4%: Aquaman
- 11.6%: JLA
- 12.1%: Dark Knight
- 12.9%: Detective Comics
- 13.1%: DCU Presents
- 13.3%: Wonder Woman
- 13.4%: Blue Beetle
- 13.8%: LoSH
- 14.2%: ASW
- 14.3%: JLD
- 14.5%: Legion Lost
- 15.7%: Batwing
- 15.7%: Suicide Squad
- 17.7%: Batwoman
- 17.9%: BB Unlimited
- 18.3%: Supergirl
- 19.1%: Superman
- 19.2%: Teen Titans
- 19.3%: Hawkman
- 19.4%: Superboy
- 19.6%: Green Arrow
- 19.9%: Deathstroke
- 20.1%: Fairest
- 20.5%: Demon Knights
- 21.2%: Firestorm
- 21.6%: Flash
- 22.6%: Grifter
- 23.6%: Action Comics
- 23.8%: I, Vampire
- 23.8%: New Deadwardians
- 24.1%: Stormwatch
- 32.9%: Saucer Country
- 36.2%: Arkham Unhinged
- 49.1%: GL: TAS

—–

1-YEAR COMPARISONS
- 2.3%: Young Justice
- 3.7%: Hellblazer
- 7.7%: Sweet Tooth
- 8.8%: Fables
- 14.0%: Batman
- 15.3%: Unwritten
- 31.0%: Aquaman
- 32.4%: New Guardians
- 35.1%: Dark Knight
- 35.3%: GL Corps
- 35.4%: Nightwing
- 35.5%: Green Lantern
- 35.8%: Animal Man
- 36.1%: Batman and Robin
- 36.9%: Catwoman
- 37.9%: Detective Comics
- 38.5%: Swamp Thing
- 40.1%: Batgirl
- 40.1%: JLA
- 40.4%: Red Hood
- 42.3%: Red Lanterns
- 43.1%: Teen Titans
- 44.2%: Suicide Squad
- 44.7%: Wonder Woman
- 46.1%: ASW
- 49.8%: Batwoman
- 50.2%: Superman
- 51.4%: BoP
- 52.0%: Supergirl
- 52.7%: JLD
- 55.2%: Superboy
- 56.3%: Action Comics
- 56.3%: Flash
- 58.8%: I, Vampire
- 59.2%: Frankenstein
- 59.9%: Batwing
- 60.2%: Demon Knights
- 60.9%: LoSH
- 62.4%: Green Arrow
- 62.9%: Stormwatch
- 64.0%: Legion Lost
- 65.4%: DCU Presents
- 66.2%: Deathstroke
- 66.6%: Blue Beetle
- 69.1%: Hawkman
- 69.4%: Firestorm
- 69.6%: Grifter

—–

2-YEAR COMPARISONS
+114.1%: Detectice Comics
+ 97.3%: JLA
+ 92.8%: ASW
+ 59.0%: Action Comics
+ 48.6%: Teen Titans
+ 23.5%: Supergirl
+ 16.9%: Wonder Woman
+ 12.5%: Green Lantern
+ 7.3%: Superman
- 3.9%: New Guardians
- 4.1%: Hellblazer
- 16.0%: Fables
- 16.5%: GL Corps
- 17.7%: Sweet Tooth
- 21.3%: Batman and Robin
- 27.6%: Unwritten
- 32.2%: American Vampire
- 38.9%: LoSH
- 47.7%: Green Arrow

—–

5-YEAR COMPARISONS
+101.0%: Catwoman
+ 92.9%: Batman
+ 76.0%: Stormwatch
+ 59.3%: Nightwing
+ 48.7%: Detective Comics
+ 45.6%: ASW
+ 26.2%: Action Comics
+ 21.4%: Suicide Squad
+ 16.7%: Green Lantern
+ 15.7%: JLA
+ 9.6%: Superman
- 2.1%: BoP
- 2.4%: Flash
- 9.6%: Wonder Woman
- 15.4%: GL Corps
- 25.6%: Teen Titans
- 27.1%: Hellblazer
- 29.5%: Supergirl
- 32.5%: LoSH
- 34.0%: Fables
- 46.9%: Green Arrow
- 52.4%: Blue Beetle

—–
Average Periodical Sales (not counting reprints, reorders shipping after the initial month of release, Johnny DC titles and magazines)

DC COMICS
10/2007: 31,648
10/2008: 29,109
10/2009: 27,525**
10/2010: 23,756**
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10/2011: 51,280 (- 10.4%)**
11/2011: 41,414 (- 19.2%)**
12/2011: 35,397 (- 14.5%)**
01/2012: 33,887 (- 4.3%)**
02/2012: 31,535 (- 6.9%)**
03/2012: 29,679 (- 5.9%)
04/2012: 31,319 (+ 5.5%)
05/2012: 38,708 (+ 23.6%)
06/2012: 37,599 (- 2.9%)
07/2012: 33,837 (- 10.0%)
08/2012: 33,500 (- 1.0%)**
09/2012: 35,811 (+ 6.9%)
10/2012: 32,901 (- 8.1%)**
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6 months: + 5.1%
1 year : - 35.8%
2 years : + 38.5%
5 years : + 4.0%

DC UNIVERSE
10/2007: 39,748
10/2008: 37,273
10/2009: 34,795
10/2010: 32,832
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09/2011: 67,411 (+142.8%)
10/2011: 59,146 (- 12.3%)**
11/2011: 46,670 (- 21.1%)**
12/2011: 39,390 (- 15.6%)**
01/2012: 37,145 (- 5.7%)**
02/2012: 34,456 (- 7.2%)**
03/2012: 33,229 (- 3.6%)
04/2012: 35,264 (+ 6.1%)
05/2012: 44,139 (+ 25.2%)
06/2012: 43,082 (- 2.4%)
07/2012: 38,502 (- 10.6%)
08/2012: 38,047 (- 1.2%)**
09/2012: 39,408 (+ 3.6%)
10/2012: 36,571 (- 7.2%)
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6 months: + 3.7%
1 year : - 45.8%
2 years : + 11.4%
5 years : - 8.0%

VERTIGO
10/2007: 10,678
10/2008: 11,284
10/2009: 10,551
10/2010: 9,546
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10/2011: 10,643 (+ 6.5%)
11/2011: 10,355 (- 2.7%)
12/2011: 11,082 (+ 7.0%)
01/2012: 9,995 (- 9.8%)
02/2012: 10,252 (+ 2.6%)
03/2012: 12,688 (+23.8%)
04/2012: 11,595 (- 8.6%)
05/2012: 11,102 (- 4.3%)
06/2012: 11,448 (+ 3.1%)
07/2012: 11,589 (+ 1.2%)
08/2012: 10,764 (- 7.1%)**
09/2012: 11,710 (+ 8.8%)
10/2012: 11,496 (- 1.8%)**
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6 months: - 0.9%
1 year : + 8.0%
2 years : + 20.4%
5 years : + 7.7%

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Disclaimers, et cetera

The numbers above are estimates for comic-book sales in the North American direct market, as calculated by ICv2.com according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors.

ICv2.com‘s estimates are somewhat lower than the actual numbers, but they are consistent from month to month, so the trends they show are fairly accurate. Since it’s a “month-to-month” column, the comments, unless otherwise noted, are on the most recent month.

Bear in mind that the figures measure sales to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include sales to bookstores, newsstands, other mass-market retail chains or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book’s initial calendar month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month.

If additional copies of an issue did appear on the chart after a book’s initial calendar month of release, you can see the total number of copies sold in parenthesis behind those issues (e.g. “[36,599]“). Should more than one issue have shipped in a month which is relevant for one of the long-term comparisons, the average between them will be used.

Titles released under the Johnny DC imprint and magazines, such as Mad, mostly sell through channels other than the direct market, so direct-market sales don’t tell us much about their performance. For most Vertigo titles, collection sales tend to be a significant factor, so the numbers for those books should be taken with a grain of salt as well. To learn (a little) more about Vertigo’s collection sales, go right here.

** Two asterisks after a given month in the average charts mean that one or more periodical release did not make the Top 300 chart in that month. In those cases, it’s assumed that said releases sold as many units as the No. 300 comic on the chart for that month for the purposes of the chart, although its actual sales are likely to be less than that.

For a more lyrical approach to discussing sales figures that covers all the essentials in a more condensed, less tedious fashion, finally, go right here.

http://comicsbeat.com/dc-comics-month-t ... ober-2012/

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