Sales figures for March

[Witchfan]

Here are sales figures for March:
https://www.cbr.com/march-2018-comic...ales-charts/2/

Amazing Spider-Man 797 was the company's bestseller.
Infinity Countdown 1 failed to get 100,000 copies sold. Not good for an event.
Mighty Thor 705 (Jane died) did great.
Avengers 684 sold as well as Star Wars.
All four issues of Avengers outsold two issues of Justice League. I think that is great.
This month's issues of Avengers did better than February's issues. The No Surrender event is going well for Avengers.
The second issue of X-Men Red fell below 50,000.
Thanos 17 sold 42,231 copies, and the series is cancelled!

[mugiwara]

Hulkverine in the top 5.
That's why we can't have nice things.

[Sighphi]

Hulkverine in the top 5.
That's why we can't have nice things.

variant covers?

[Digifiend]

Thanos isn't cancelled, it's just ending. Not everything ends due to sales.

Scarlet Spider is doomed, surely? It's easily the worst selling spider book.

Champions is down to 18k, hopefully the new creative team will change it's fortunes.

[Captain Craig]

Scarlet Spider is doomed, surely? It's easily the worst selling spider book.

I'm guessing it'll end around 20-22 and that Peter David will have some type of conclusion for it.
I bit surprised it's that low that fast on the other hand, it is not the Ben Reilly(again) that fans have been clamoring for.
Marvel really missed a chance here.

I'm waiting to get it all in trades down the road. I've heard mixed things about it.

[nickytesla96]

Thanos isn't cancelled, it's just ending. Not everything ends due to sales.

Exactly, Donny Cates stated so and that there are huge summer plans for Thanos, which we now know to be the Infinity Wars event.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Cates and Shaw are doing a Thanos tie-in one-shot or mini for that like what Marvel’s doing for Infinity Countdown.

[Golden Guardian of Good]

Thanos deserves another ongoing in Marvel Fresh Start. He's PROVEN(many times actually) that he has a solid/loyal fanbase.

[Punjabi_Hitman]

Hulkverine is an example of why the comic book retail stores are struggling. Talk about over ordering a book

[Prof. Warren]

Hulkverine is an example of why the comic book retail stores are struggling. Talk about over ordering a book

One, it's up to stores to order what they think they can sell.

If stores didn't think they'd get a lot of buyers for this first issue, it wouldn't be in the Top Ten.

Two, it was actually a really good book. Totally solid story and art.

[Digifiend]

Thanos deserves another ongoing in Marvel Fresh Start. He's PROVEN(many times actually) that he has a solid/loyal fanbase.

Sales certainly justify it. Cates has merely completed the story he wanted to tell, and is moving on to the Cosmic Ghost Rider spin-off.

[Golden Guardian of Good]

Sales certainly justify it. Cates has merely completed the story he wanted to tell, and is moving on to the Cosmic Ghost Rider spin-off.

Agreed, but someone should take over imo. But who?

[Xalfrea]

Thanos isn't cancelled, it's just ending. Not everything ends due to sales.

To be fair, it's not exactly an unjustified concern when the continuous nature of the comic medium seems to always be constant. Especially when a writer/artist ending their comic on their own terms seems to be the exception rather than the rule.

[WebLurker]

I think FF needs to be propped up if it can't sell. Marvel has to keep the franchise flagship going no matter what. We can't go another year or two without an FF book. That shouldn't happen.

Didn't Spider-Man replace F4 as Marvel's flagship franchise a long time ago?

[Drops Of Venus]

Didn't Spider-Man replace F4 as Marvel's flagship franchise a long time ago?

Yeah, I consider Peter Parker to be the undeniable flagship character, in terms of sales and relevance. No other ongoing book fares as well as his these days, and no other character has that many spin-offs and legacy heroes derived from themselves.

[Frontier]

I feel like Marvel has had shifting flagships over the years.

Once-upon-a-time the Fantastic Four were introducing mythos-defining elements of the Marvel Universe on a monthly basis.

Then the X-Men reached the height of their popularity under Claremont and in the 90's.

Then Marvel doubled-down on The Avengers as part of the movie hype and right now they are probably more the Marvel team then they ever were before.

But, ultimately, I agree with Venus that Spider-Man takes the top spot in terms of lasting popularity, sales, relevancy, and in embodying the Marvel style of hero.