{"id":3891,"date":"2018-05-04T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-07-30T17:15:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T22:15:23","slug":"action-1000-infinity-war-tie-ins-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/04\/action-1000-infinity-war-tie-ins-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Action #1000, Infinity War tie-ins power comics shops to big win in $46 million April"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Comichron2018-04Preliminary-1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"328\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"386\" data-original-width=\"753\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/201804-Action1000-1.jpg\" alt=\" Find this issue on TFAW\" width=\"208\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1041\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p>If <b>Diamond Comic Distributors<\/b> doesn&#8217;t mind getting good news out in front of <b>Free Comic Book Day<\/b>, April&#8217;s sales charts should certainly satisfy. Thanks to <b>DC<\/b>&#8216;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/ujdk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><i style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Action Comics <\/i><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">#1000<\/span><\/a><i style=\"font-weight: bold;\">, <\/i>the<i style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/pv84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Action: 80 Years of Superman<\/a> <\/i>hardcover,<i style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> <\/i>and <b>Marvel<\/b>&#8216;s several new series launches,<i style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0Infinity War\u00a0<\/i>tie-ins, and <b>Dan Slott<\/b>&#8216;s <a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/uufr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><b>final\u00a0<i>Amazing Spider-Man <\/i>arc<\/b><\/a>,<i style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0<\/i>April&#8217;s Direct Market orders were at their highest level since last May, posting the best four-week month since <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comichron.com\/monthlycomicssales\/2016\/2016-10.html\"><b>October 2016<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Retailers ordered $45.84 million in comics and graphic novels, 11% more than last April. I&#8217;ve often said winter volumes are such that a good April can wipe out a poor winter; this April didn&#8217;t quite accomplish that, but it did bring the year-to-date shortfall below 4%. The final estimates will appear on<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comichron.com\/monthlycomicssales\/2018\/2018-04.html\">this page<\/a> <\/b>on Monday; bookmark now to have it handy when they appear.<\/p>\n<p>We have a video walkthrough of last month&#8217;s preliminary sales report here:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lSMWQwECniE?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\" height=\"266\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lSMWQwECniE\/0.jpg\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;ve observed before that 2018&#8217;s trajectory was improving despite being down year-over-year; I&#8217;d also noted that <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comichron.com\/monthlycomicssales\/2017\/2017-04.html\">April 2017<\/a><\/b> was a relatively reachable target, which <i>Action<\/i> could get the market some distance toward. While it&#8217;s not yet clear whether all of the reported 500,000 copies of\u00a0<i>Action<\/i><b>\u00a0<\/b>#1000\u00a0were shipped to North America, anywhere close to that would yield $4 million at full retail, almost the full value of April&#8217;s increase.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ActionHC-1.jpg\" alt=\" Find this book on TFAW\" width=\"209\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1497\" data-original-width=\"979\" \/><\/span>Avoid, however, the temptation to write this month&#8217;s win as being all about one comic book. It&#8217;s a bad practice, to begin with; there are almost always outlier titles, and while they may not promise repeat business, they do demonstrate that the dollars were in the business to be had in the first place for the right product. Last April&#8217;s sales winners the &#8220;Button&#8221; issues and the launch of <b><i>Secret Empire<\/i><\/b>; this April,\u00a0the mix appears to have offered a better sales story. April&#8217;s improvement further appears to be spread around some: Comichron finds Marvel&#8217;s and DC&#8217;s dollar sales for the month at full retail up 19% and 18% respectively year-over-year, while\u00a0<b>Oni<\/b>,\u00a0<b>IDW<\/b>, and\u00a0<b>Dynamite<\/b>&#8216;s April-versus-April beats were even larger.<\/p>\n<p>While the number of new comic books released was basically identical to last April, new graphic novel releases were up significantly in number; 65 more were offered to market, an increase of 23%. In part, that&#8217;s because the previous April&#8217;s slate was unusually light. The upshot is that the graphic novel category was up slightly last month in dollar terms after a series of disappointing results: around 610,000 units shipped. You have to go back to <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comichron.com\/monthlycomicssales\/2016\/2016-08.html\">August 2016<\/a><\/b>, during the DC Rebirth launch, to find a month where <b>both<\/b> comics and graphic novel dollar sales were up. April did the trick, if just barely.<\/p>\n<p>The aggregate sales charts for April:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n table.tableizer-table {<br \/>\n  font-size: 12px;<br \/>\n  border: 1px solid #CCC;<br \/>\n  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;<br \/>\n }<br \/>\n .tableizer-table td {<br \/>\n  padding: 4px;<br \/>\n  margin: 3px;<br \/>\n  border: 1px solid #CCC;<br \/>\n }<br \/>\n .tableizer-table th {<br \/>\n  background-color: #104E8B;<br \/>\n  color: #FFF;<br \/>\n  font-weight: bold;<br \/>\n }<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Dollars<\/th>\n<th>Units<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>April 2018 Vs. March 2018<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Comics<\/td>\n<td>+20.64%<\/td>\n<td>+12.39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Graphic Novels<\/td>\n<td>+15.40%<\/td>\n<td>+24.13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Total Comics\/Graphic Novels<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>+19.13%<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>+13.20%<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Toys<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">-19.63%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">-16.16%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>April 2018 Vs. April 2017<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Comics<\/td>\n<td>+15.67%<\/td>\n<td>+4.11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Graphic Novels<\/td>\n<td>+0.72%<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">-1.79%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Total Comics\/Graphic Novels<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>+11.08%<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>+3.64%<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Toys<\/td>\n<td>+3.47%<\/td>\n<td>-14.60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Year-To-Date 2018 Vs. Year-To-Date 2017<\/b><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Comics<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">-1.51%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">-10.12%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Graphic Novels<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">-9.68%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">-9.53%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Total Comics\/Graphic Novels<\/b><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><b>-3.97%<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><b>-10.08%<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Toys<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">-7.30%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #cc0000;\">-12.84%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The market shares find DC much closer to Marvel in dollars than units, thanks to <i>Action<\/i> #1000:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th>Publisher<\/th>\n<th>Dollar Share<\/th>\n<th>Unit Share<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<td>37.59%<\/td>\n<td>42.21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<td>32.39%<\/td>\n<td>33.02%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Image<\/td>\n<td>9.16%<\/td>\n<td>9.47%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IDW<\/td>\n<td>4.08%<\/td>\n<td>3.67%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dark Horse<\/td>\n<td>2.36%<\/td>\n<td>1.79%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boom<\/td>\n<td>2.20%<\/td>\n<td>1.72%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dynamite<\/td>\n<td>1.60%<\/td>\n<td>1.29%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Viz<\/td>\n<td>1.19%<\/td>\n<td>0.48%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oni<\/td>\n<td>1.13%<\/td>\n<td>0.61%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Titan<\/td>\n<td>0.73%<\/td>\n<td>0.55%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other<\/td>\n<td>7.57%<\/td>\n<td>5.20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Among the top-sellers for comics, <b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/uufr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazing Spider-Man<\/a><\/i><\/b>&#8216;s march to another milestone issue, #800, granted it the top two spots after <i>Action<\/i> #1000, while <a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/xhl2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><b>Captain America<\/b><\/i>\u00a0<b>#700<\/b><\/a> placed ninth. Marvel had three launches in the top 10, including<i style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> <\/i><b><a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/xhla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Hunt for Wolverine<\/i> #1<\/a><\/b><i style=\"font-weight: bold;\">, <\/i><b><a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/xhld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Venomized<\/i> #1<\/a><\/b><b style=\"font-style: italic;\">, <\/b>and<b style=\"font-style: italic;\"> <\/b><b><a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/xhli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Domino<\/i> #1<\/a><\/b><b style=\"font-style: italic;\">.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The top-selling comic books by UNITS:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th><\/th>\n<th>TOP COMIC BOOKS (by units)<\/th>\n<th>PRICE<\/th>\n<th>PUBLISHER<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><b><a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/ujdk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Action Comics #1000<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<td>7.99<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Amazing Spider-Man #798<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Amazing Spider-Man #799<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Hunt For Wolverine #1<\/td>\n<td>$5.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Batman #44<\/td>\n<td>$2.99<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Venomized #1<\/td>\n<td>$4.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Batman #45<\/td>\n<td>$2.99<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Domino #1<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Captain America #700<\/td>\n<td>$5.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Walking Dead #178<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<td>Image<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The top-selling comic books by DOLLARS:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th><\/th>\n<th>TOP COMIC BOOKS (by dollars)<\/th>\n<th>PRICE<\/th>\n<th>PUBLISHER<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><b><a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/ujdk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Action Comics #1000<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<td>$7.99<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Amazing Spider-Man #798<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Hunt For Wolverine #1<\/td>\n<td>$5.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Amazing Spider-Man #799<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Venomized #1<\/td>\n<td>$4.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Captain America #700<\/td>\n<td>$5.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Domino #1<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Batman #44<\/td>\n<td>$2.99<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Infinity Countdown #2<\/td>\n<td>$4.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Walking Dead #178<\/td>\n<td>$3.99<\/td>\n<td>Image<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><i>Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman<\/i>\u00a0was the top-selling graphic novel in both units and dollars, followed by the\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/xhm0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><i>Paper Girls\u00a0<\/i>Vol. 4<\/a><\/b>\u00a0trade paperback from<b>\u00a0Image<\/b>. The\u00a0<b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/xhlx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Thanos: The Infinity Siblings<\/a><\/i><\/b>\u00a0original graphic novel, the subject of April controversy involving a sale run by\u00a0<b>Amazon<\/b>\u00a0on its digital platforms, placed third in both units and dollars. Diamond had a promotion on <b><i>Saga<\/i><\/b> volumes, and two made the Top 10.<\/p>\n<p>The top selling graphic novels by UNITS:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th><\/th>\n<th>TOP GRAPHIC NOVELS (by units)<\/th>\n<th>PRICE<\/th>\n<th>PUBLISHER<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/pv84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><b>Action Comics: 80 Years Of Superman HC<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td>$29.99<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Paper Girls Vol. 4<\/td>\n<td>$14.99<\/td>\n<td>Image<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Thanos: The Infinity Siblings HC<\/td>\n<td>$24.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Saga Vol. 1<\/td>\n<td>$9.99<\/td>\n<td>Image<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Batman Vol. 5: Rules of Engagement<\/td>\n<td>$16.99<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>The Infinity Gauntlet<\/td>\n<td>$24.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 2: Legacy&#8217;s End<\/td>\n<td>$17.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Saga Vol. 8<\/td>\n<td>$14.99<\/td>\n<td>Image<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey<\/td>\n<td>$17.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Paper Girls Vol. 1<\/td>\n<td>$9.99<\/td>\n<td>Image<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The top sellers by DOLLARS:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th><\/th>\n<th>TOP GRAPHIC NOVELS (by dollars)<\/th>\n<th>PRICE<\/th>\n<th>PUBLISHER<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/shrsl.com\/pv84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><b>Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman HC<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td>$29.99<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Paper Girls Vol. 4<\/td>\n<td>$14.99<\/td>\n<td>Image<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Thanos: The Infinity Siblings HC<\/td>\n<td>$24.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Infinity Gauntlet<\/td>\n<td>$24.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>X-Men: Grand Design<\/td>\n<td>$29.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Batman Vol. 5: Rules of Engagement<\/td>\n<td>$16.99<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Harley Quinn &amp; The Gotham City Sirens Omnibus HC<\/td>\n<td>$75.00<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Marvel Masterworks: Avengers Vol. 18 HC<\/td>\n<td>$75.00<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 2: Legacy&#8217;s End<\/td>\n<td>$17.99<\/td>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Superman: Exile And Other Stories Omnibus HC<\/td>\n<td>$125.00<\/td>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>And the number of new items released:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th>Publisher<\/th>\n<th>Comics shipped<\/th>\n<th>Graphic Novels shipped<\/th>\n<th>Magazines<\/th>\n<th>Total shipped<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Marvel<\/td>\n<td>86<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>123<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DC<\/td>\n<td>81<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Image<\/td>\n<td>62<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IDW<\/td>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boom<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dark Horse<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Titan<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Viz<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dynamite<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oni<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Other<\/td>\n<td>131<\/td>\n<td>180<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>330<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TOTAL SHIPPED<\/td>\n<td>478<\/td>\n<td>351<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>May was the best month of 2017, and its comparatives will be tough to beat. But April&#8217;s dollar volume was nearly there, even with one less shipping week \u2014 and this May has a number of things going for it.\u00a0See\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.comichron.com\/monthlycomicssales\/2018\/2018-05.html\">what we know about May 2018 sales so far<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>As noted, the final estimates will be along here Monday. In the meantime, enjoy <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freecomicbookday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free Comic Book Day<\/a><\/b> \u2014 and be sure to check out both our FAQ about the beginnings of the event and founder <b>Joe Field<\/b>&#8216;s video about it. In my comics-creator-and-novelist identity, I&#8217;ll be making two stops, signing from 9-11 at <b>Powers Comics<\/b> in Green Bay, Wis., and then from 12-2 at <b>House of Heroes <\/b>in Oshkosh. I&#8217;ve done many FCBD signings, but never two in one day. See you in the comic shop!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Diamond Comic Distributors doesn&#8217;t mind getting good news out in front of Free Comic Book Day, April&#8217;s sales charts should certainly satisfy. Thanks to DC&#8216;s\u00a0Action Comics #1000, the\u00a0Action: 80 Years of Superman hardcover, and Marvel&#8216;s several new series launches,\u00a0Infinity War\u00a0tie-ins, and Dan Slott&#8216;s final\u00a0Amazing Spider-Man arc,\u00a0April&#8217;s Direct Market orders were at their highest level &#8230; <a title=\"Action #1000, Infinity War tie-ins power comics shops to big win in $46 million April\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/04\/action-1000-infinity-war-tie-ins-power\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Action #1000, Infinity War tie-ins power comics shops to big win in $46 million April\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[31,17],"class_list":["post-3891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-2018-sales","tag-diamond-monthly-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3891"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6261,"href":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891\/revisions\/6261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}