April 2019 sales

[Frontier]

Snyder got a big boost from the new readers coming in for New52, and Batman being one of the two titles with the least changes -which means less drop offs.

Too bad they didn't use that approach with all their books.

I guess the argument could be had whether a relaunch has less sales attrition then a reboot, although I think Marvel has indicated that you relaunch too many times you get less and less of a sales boost each time.

[MajorHoy]

Snyder got a big boost from the new readers coming in for New52, and Batman being one of the two titles with the least changes -which means less drop offs.

I figured Greg Capullo's artwork may also have helped.

[HandofPrometheus]

Batman Sales Going Back to Grant Morrison

07/2006: Batman #655 -- 113,567 (+48.4%) [123,903] Morrison
08/2006: Batman #656 -- 95,982 (-15.5%) [ 99,024]
09/2006: Batman #657 -- 91,357 (- 4.8%) [ 96,127]
10/2006: --
11/2006: Batman #658 -- 94,349 (+ 3.3%)
11/2006: Batman #659 -- 90,651 (- 3.9%)
12/2006: Batman #660 -- 76,967 (-15.1%)
12/2006: Batman #661 -- 75,512 (- 1.9%)
01/2007: Batman #662 -- 72,499 (- 4.0%)
02/2007: Batman #663 -- 83,167 (+14.7%)
03/2007: Batman #664 -- 80,497 (- 3.2%) [ 82,107]
04/2007: --
05/2007: Batman #665 -- 80,122 (- 0.5%)
06/2007: --
07/2007: Batman #666 -- 83,781 (+ 4.6%)
08/2007: Batman #667 -- 78,578 (- 6.2%) [ 82,418]
08/2007: Batman #668 -- 76,962 (- 2.1%)
08/2007: Batman #668 -- 76,962 (- 2.1%)
10/2007: Batman #670 -- 76,890 (+ 4.7%) [ 86,049]
11/2007: Batman #671 -- 76,764 (- 0.2%) [ 80,440]
12/2007: Batman #672 -- 71,189 (- 7.3%)
01/2008: Batman #673 -- 69,234 (- 2.8%)
02/2008: Batman #674 -- 68,208 (- 1.5%)
03/2008: --
04/2008: Batman #675 -- 71,138 (+ 4.3%)
05/2008: Batman #676 -- 105,039 (+47.9%) [122,877] Batman RIP
05/2008: Batman #677 -- 96,116 (- 8.5%) [111,065]
06/2008: --
07/2008: Batman #678 -- 103,213 (+ 7.4%)
08/2008: Batman #679 -- 103,588 (+ 0.4%)
09/2008: --
10/2008: Batman #680 -- 103,941 (+ 0.3%)
11/2008: Batman #681 -- 103,151 (- 0.8%) [114,657]
12/2008: Batman #682 -- 93,469 (- 9.4%)
12/2008: Batman #683 -- 90,272 (- 3.4%) [ 91,885] Morrison ends
12/2008: Batman #684 -- 79,953 (-11.4%) [ 82,903]
01/2009: Batman #685 -- 72,654 (- 9.1%) Dini
02/2009: Batman #686 -- 111,353 (+53.3%) [128,780] Gaiman
03/2009: BfC #1 of 3 -- 91,619 (-17.7%) [103,913] Tony Daniel begins
04/2009: BfC #2 of 3 -- 89,120 (- 2.7%)
05/2009: BfC #3 of 3 -- 89,170 (+ 0.1%)
06/2009: Batman #687 -- 96,913 (+ 8.7%)
07/2009: Batman #688 -- 83,040 (-14.3%)
08/2009: Batman #689 -- 78,392 (- 5.6%)
09/2009: Batman #690 -- 77,001 (- 1.8%)
10/2009: Batman #691 -- 71,431 (- 7.2%)
10/2009: Batman #692 -- 70,322 (- 1.6%)
11/2009: Batman #693 -- 68,983 (- 1.9%)
12/2009: Batman #694 -- 65,908 (- 4.5%)
01/2010: Batman #695 -- 63,467 (- 3.7%)
02/2010: Batman #696 -- 61,290 (- 3.4%)
03/2010: Batman #697 -- 61,157 (- 0.2%)
04/2010: Batman #698 -- 60,934 (- 0.4%)
05/2010: Batman #699 -- 62,377 (+ 2.4%)
06/2010: Batman #700 -- 104,755 (+67.9%)
07/2010: Batman #701 -- 76,398 (-27.1%)
08/2010: Batman #702 -- 73,414 (- 3.9%)
09/2010: Batman #703 -- 77,033 (+ 4.9%)
10/2010: --
11/2010: Batman #704 -- 65,212 (-15.4%)
12/2010: Batman #705 -- 63,262 (- 3.0%)
01/2011: Batman #706 -- 60,231 (- 4.8%)
02/2011: Batman #707 -- 58,803 (- 2.4%)
03/2011: Batman #708 -- 58,594 (- 0.4%)
04/2011: Batman #709 -- 56,578 (- 3.4%)
05/2011: Batman #710 -- 55,086 (- 2.6%)
06/2011: Batman #711 -- 53,113 (- 3.6%)
07/2011: Batman #712 -- 51,385 (- 3.3%) Tony Daniel ends
08/2011: Batman #713 -- 51,760 (+ 0.7%) - fill-in

09/2011: Batman #1 -- 188,420 (+264.0%) [211,520] Snyder
10/2011: Batman #2 -- 172,428 (- 8.5%) [177,721]
11/2011: Batman #3 -- 150,984 (- 12.4%)
12/2011: Batman #4 -- 133,781 (- 11.4%) [136,610]
01/2012: Batman #5 -- 135,145 (+ 1.0%)
02/2012: Batman #6 -- 128,459 (- 5.0%) [135,435]
03/2012: Batman #7 -- 131,091 (+ 2.1%)
04/2012: Batman #8 -- 130,602 (- 0.4%) [136,218]
05/2012: Batman #9 -- 134,605 (+ 3.1%)
06/2012: Batman #10 -- 130,265 (- 3.2%)
07/2012: Batman #11 -- 127,210 (- 2.4%)
08/2012: Batman #12 -- 125,249 (- 1.5%)
09/2012: Batman #0 -- 156,561 (+ 25.0%)
10/2012: Batman #13 -- 148,305 (- 5.3%) [174,642]
11/2012: Batman #14 -- 159,729 (+ 7.7%)
12/2012: Batman #15 -- 151,568 (- 5.1%)
01/2013: Batman #16 -- 145,923 (- 3.7%)
02/2013: Batman #17 -- 150,684 (+ 3.3%)
03/2013: Batman #18 -- 137,893 (- 8.5%)
04/2013: Batman #19 -- 132,147 (- 4.2%)
05/2013: Batman #20 -- 129,039 (- 2.4%)
06/2013: Batman #21 -- 142,088 (+ 21.5%) [156,845]
07/2013: Batman #22 -- 132,047 (- 15.8%)
08/2013: Batman #23 -- 128,230 (- 2.9%)
09/2013: #23.1: Jkr -- 151,351 (+ 18.0%)
09/2013: #23.2: Rdlr -- 140,065 (- 7.5%)
09/2013: #23.3: Pngn -- 120,026 (- 14.3%)
09/2013: #23.4: Bane -- 124,382 (+ 7.6%) [129,156]
10/2013: Batman #24 -- 124,652 (- 3.5%)
11/2013: Batman #25 -- 125,602 (+ 0.8%)
12/2013: Batman #26 -- 119,443 (- 4.9%)
01/2014: Batman #27 -- 115,492 (- 1.7%) [117,395]
02/2014: Batman #28 -- 114,089 (- 1.3%) [115,891]
03/2014: Batman #29 -- 116,926 (+ 0.9%)
04/2014: Batman #30 -- 108,998 (- 6.8%)
05/2014: Batman #31 -- 107,499 (+ 0.2%) [109,170]
06/2014: Batman #32 -- 130,077 (+ 19.2%)
07/2014: Batman #33 -- 117,996 (- 9.3%)
08/2014: Batman #34 -- 112,186 (- 4.9%)
09/2014: Futures End #1 -- 142,980 (+ 27.4%)
10/2014: Batman #35 -- 118,860 (- 16.9%)
11/2014: Batman #36 -- 115,183 (- 3.1%)
12/2014: Batman #37 -- 113,255 (- 1.7%)
01/2015: Batman #38 -- 110,232 (- 2.7%)
02/2015: Batman #39 -- 118,106 (+ 7.1%)
03/2015: --
04/2015: Batman #40 -- 131,128 (+ 11.0%)
06/2015: Batman #41 -- 142,155 (- 6.1%) [145,305]
07/2015: Batman #42 -- 117,441 (- 18.3%) [118,702]
08/2015: Batman #43 -- 124,697 (+ 7.8%) [127,996]
09/2015: Batman #44 -- 114,409 (- 9.9%) [115,351]
10/2015: Batman #45 -- 109,367 (- 4.6%) [110,031]
11/2015: Batman #46 -- 106,989 (- 2.1%) [107,758]
12/2015: Batman #47 -- 127,201 (+ 18.0%)
01/2016: Batman #48 -- 100,962 (- 20.6%)
02/2016: Batman #49 -- 102,689 (+ 1.7%)
03/2016: Batman #50 -- 163,406 (+ 67.7%) [172,256]
04/2016: Batman #51 -- 101,922 (- 40.8%)
05/2016: Batman #52 -- 102,197 (+ 0.3%)

06/2016: Rebirth #1 -- 219,788 (+124.3%) [229,267] King
06/2016: Batman #1 -- 308,396 (+ 44.9%) [332,281]
07/2016: Batman #2 -- 194,816 (- 41.4%)
07/2016: Batman #3 -- 185,833 (- 4.6%)
08/2016: Batman #4 -- 168,284 (- 9.4%)
08/2016: Batman #5 -- 156,356 (- 7.1%)
09/2016: Batman #6 -- 138,853 (- 11.2%)
09/2016: Batman #7 -- 135,585 (- 2.4%)
10/2016: Batman #8 -- 129,837 (- 4.2%)
10/2016: Batman #9 -- 126,090 (- 2.9%)
11/2016: Batman #10 -- 120,901 (- 4.1%)
11/2016: Batman #11 -- 116,690 (- 3.5%)
12/2016: Batman #12 -- 111,391 (- 4.5%)
12/2016: Batman #13 -- 108,407 (- 2.7%)
01/2017: Batman #14 -- 106,816 (- 1.5%)
01/2017: Batman #15 -- 102,802 (- 3.8%)
02/2017: Batman #16 -- 102,096 (- 0.7%)
02/2017: Batman #17 -- 99,637 (- 2.4%)
03/2018: Batman #42 -- 93,825 (- 0.6%) [94,257]
03/2018: Batman #43 -- 91,649 (- 1.8%) [92,538]
04/2018: Batman #44 -- 125,849 (+ 45.6%) [134,747]
04/2018: Batman #45 -- 96,448 (- 22.3%) [104,685]
05/2018: Batman #46 -- 100,140 (- 4.0%) [100,512]
05/2018: Batman #47 -- 101,566 (+ 2.2%) [102,740]
06/2018: Batman #48 -- 112,122 (+ 9.6%) [112,617]
06/2018: Batman #49 -- 121,836 (+ 9.3%) [123,047]
07/2018: Batman #50 -- 440,819 (+235.3%) [412,541]
07/2018: Batman #51 -- 111,549 (- 72.6%) [113,142]
08/2018: Batman #52 -- 102,344 (- 9.2%) [102,712]
08/2018: Batman #53 -- 99,191 (- 2.7%) [99,920]
09/2018: Batman #54 -- 94,985 (- 5.0%) [94,921]
09/2018: Batman #55 -- 105,609 (+ 12.5%) [106,808]
10/2018: Batman #56 -- 107,578 (+ 5.2%) [112,329]
10/2018: Batman #57 -- 95,296 (- 15.0%) [95,465]
11/2018: Batman #58 -- 94,930 (- 0.5%) [94,975]
11/2018: Batman #59 -- 93,029 (- 1.5%) [93,545]
12/2018: Batman #60 -- 91,275 (- 2.4%)
12/2018: Batman #61 -- 88,428 (- 0.5%) [90,830]
01/2019: Batman #62 -- 90,634 (- 0.2%)
01/2019: Batman #63 -- 83,659 (- 6.6%) [84,682]
02/2019: Batman #64 -- 93,400 (+ 10.8%) [93,863]
02/2019: Batman #65 -- 89,123 (- 4.0%) [90,125]
03/2019: Batman #66 -- 83,102 (- 7.8%)
03/2019: Batman #67 -- 84,463 (+ 1.6%)
04/2019: Batman #68 -- 87,577
04/2019: Batman #69 -- 88,666

Snyder outsold, damn.

[Bruce Wayne]

Snyder got a big boost from the new readers coming in for New52, and Batman being one of the two titles with the least changes -which means less drop offs.

The first half of Snyder's run was very crossover heavy with most of the batbooks tied heavily into his storylines such as Court of Owls and Death of the Family. Capullo's art is definitely another reason. If you look at All-Star Batman, which didn't have Capullo, the numbers aren't as strong.