{"id":4546,"date":"2015-10-09T18:11:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T18:11:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-07-31T19:18:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T00:18:18","slug":"shattered-empire-1-saga-vol-5-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comichron.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/09\/shattered-empire-1-saga-vol-5-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Shattered Empire #1, Saga Vol. 5 lead sluggish September comics orders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The ordering slowdown for periodical comic books in advance of the Marvel relaunch continued in September, according to preliminary data released today by Diamond Comic Distributors<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n

(UPDATE: The September estimates are now online here<\/b><\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Comics dollar orders were down 19.6% year-to-year and graphic novel orders were up 12.5%, netting out to an overall drop of 10.7%. This, despite September 2015 having one more shipping week than the same month the previous year.<\/p>\n

That said, September 2014<\/b><\/a> was nonetheless a very strong month, with Marvel launching its Death of Wolverine<\/b><\/i> title and DC’s orders boosted by its lenticular “Future’s End” covers. Retailers ordered nearly $51 million in comics, graphic novels, and magazines that month, as compared with the approximately $45.33 million in comics, graphic novels, and magazines ordered this September.<\/p>\n

\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/CCSagaV5\"As seen in one of the tables below, whereas the number of new graphic novels on offer rose substantially this September as expected with the fifth week, the number of new comics released barely changed, suggesting that publishers were trimming their periodical offerings as the market headed into autumn.<\/p>\n

The third quarter of 2015 closed down 3% year-over-year, the first down quarter since the first quarter of 2014. It’s also the first time the third quarter orders have been down year-over-year since 2010. Orders are still ahead for the year: September’s orders bring the total for the first nine months of the year to $423.44 million, up 7.2%.<\/p>\n

The comparative results for the month, quarter, and year:<\/p>\n

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