Originally Posted by
Dan Slott
Each month Marvel has consistently sold two issues of ASM in the Top 10.
At the end of every fiscal year, the overwhelming majority of Marvel's best selling books out of everything they've been doing has been the Wells run of ASM.
The books coming out of Nick Lowe's Spider-Man Office have dominated the American comic book market.
For the Spider Office, doing that is NOT a guarantee. There have been times when the Avengers Office has taken those spots, times when the X-Office has done that.
For the past few years, the Spider Office gets to make that claim.
Ultimate Spider-Man is a runaway success. The creative team and editorial team working on it are both brilliant! And readers are doing what they should be doing-- they're voting with their wallets! I have no doubt that every issue of USM will be in next year's list of Marvel's top selling issues.
Here's the thing tho: ASM is going to be holding its own there too. Yes, USM is blowing the doors off. But that hasn't stopped ASM from being as successful as it has been-- twice a month-- in this market. Whether it's a book you, personally, enjoy or not-- there is a market for it.
When Marvel suddenly has a goose that lays a PLATINUM egg once a month that doesn't mean that they should turn around and possibly kill one of their other geese-- especially one that's laying two GOLDEN eggs a month-- and one that has consistently lain two GOLDEN eggs a month year in and year out for some time.