War of the Realms #1 became the #2 bestselling comic book of the year so far in April with sales over 187,000 copies, while the top book of 2019, Detective Comics #1000, racked up another 45,700 copies shipped, moving it into second place on the list of the bestselling comic books of the 21st Century … Read more
There’s a lot of things that make the aggregate numbers in the distributor sales charts swing up and down; the shipping calendar is the one we note here the most, as comparing five-shipping-week months with four-week ones always gives a distorted picture. Add to that list blockbuster anniversary issues, which, in the case of last … Read more
With Avengers: Endgame setting box office records this past weekend, we also got news of a blockbuster comic book’s sales in the comics shop market — as well as a couple of dubious records when it comes to pricing. Click to see our comics sales estimates for March 2019. North American retailers ordered nearly 527,000 … Read more
It makes sense to announce good news when everyone is watching the industry — and with Avengers: Endgame hitting theaters, that’s just what Diamond Comic Distributors did by releasing its preliminary March sales charts this morning. The Top 10s are below; the full estimates will appear here on Monday. To no one’s surprise, Batman’s 80th … Read more
For decades in the comics industry, the winter has often earned the monicker “Dead Quarter” — not so much for sales, which have often been strong, but because publishers, anticipating bad weather, simply don’t release much into the market. That dynamic, combined with DC’s stated plans to reduce its new comics offerings by 10-15% over the past … Read more
A year after just two comics had sales over 100,000 copies, January 2019 doubled that number, with sales led by Batman Who Laughs #2. Diamond Comic Distributors shipped nearly 117,000 copies of the comic book to stores in the United States and Canada, with Captain Marvel #1, Guardians of the Galaxy #1, and Conan the … Read more