The best-selling Post-Claremont eras of X-Men in the USA

[Mutant 77]

I just stumbled upon this:

https://www.comichron.com/monthlycom...1/2021-07.html

I was just stunned and amazed, and ultra-happy to see my beloved X-Men at the top again.

So I'm wondering: in America, when were the X-Men one of the best-selling titles if not the absolute best-selling title in the "Post-Claremont" (1991-2021)?

[davetvs]

I don't know the numbers, but I assume Morrison + Whedon sold well. Probably Uncanny X-Force too.

[cranger]

Probably all of the post Claremont era up to about post House of X (2005) where Marvel committed to a major push with the Avengers franchise due to move rights and then shortly after actively downplayed the X-books despite still selling strong numbers. Even during this down period, there were surges of sales even with some of the stupidest status quos imposed on the line.

Also, pumping a #1 issue up to those levels is no indication of selling well (that is, if you are comparing periods) as plenty of books have done that which are followed up by very low sales in a month or two.

[myownlittleusername]

There's no need to assume, or ask in the first place, the data is available for everyone to see.

https://www.comichron.com/monthlycomicssales.html

Well, at least the estimated numbers for the direct market stores.

[Mutant 77]

It seems to me that X-Men kinda "flopped" in the 2006-2016 timespan (with some exceptions), then they became prominent again from a commercial standpoint.

[Omega Alpha]

It seems to me that X-Men kinda "flopped" in the 2006-2016 timespan (with some exceptions), then they became prominent again from a commercial standpoint.

This is the period of time (until around 2018) that Marvel was first relegating, then actively boycotting them due to movie rights and Perlmutter being a dick. Mind you, most of the time, the main titles still did well, except in the Terrigen era and afterwards.

[Mutant 77]

This is the period of time (until around 2018) that Marvel was first relegating, then actively boycotting them due to movie rights and Perlmutter being a dick. Mind you, most of the time, the main titles still did well, except in the Terrigen era and afterwards.

Boycotting the X-Men must be the dumbest decision ever taken by a publishing company in the history of the publishing companies.

[cranger]

It seems to me that X-Men kinda "flopped" in the 2001-2011 timespan (with some exceptions), then they became prominent again from a commercial standpoint.

They are still at or near the top for most of that decade, what we start to see is more of a broadening of pushed Marvel books, as well as the ramping up of the Event Cycle which dilutes the sales from monthly books. The X-books probably do not hit a real 'flop period' until after Secret Wars (2015-onward).

[Master of Sound]

These are the numbers worlds wide, so not only your country, also those of the other fans ;-)


Comic series Creator(s) Publisher No. of issues Serialized Approximate sales
Superman Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster DC Comics 15,000[48] 1938 – present 600 million[49][r]
Batman Bob Kane
Bill Finger DC comics 17,000[50] 1939 – present 484 million[s][r]
Spider-Man Stan Lee
Steve Ditko Marvel 13,500[54] 1963 – present 387 million[t][r]
X-Men Stan Lee
Jack Kirby Marvel 12,000[59] 1963 – present 260 million[25][r]
Captain America Joe Simon
Jack Kirby Marvel 9,000[60] 1941 – present 210 million[25]
Diabolik Angela Giussani
Luciana Giussani Astorina 862 1962 – present 150 million[30]
Spawn Todd McFarlane Image Comics 600[61] 1992 – present 150 million[62]
The Phantom Lee Falk Frew Publications 3,000[63] 1936 – present 150 million[25]