Here are the DC comic sales for March 2024.
The numbers are taken from comichub which accounts for somewhere between 4 & 5% of comic shops....so don't be shouting to cancel someone's favourite title, though I do think it gives one a pretty good snapshot as they are geographically dispersed.
The Good:
Female titles:
DC comics leads with female titles with 4 of the 5 top female titles being DC.
(Wonder Woman, Poison Ivy, Birds of Prey, Catwoman) They’ve been hiring a lot of female writers over the years, so I guess it’s paying off to some extent.
The Bad:
As previously mentioned Green Arrow & the Flash are historically underperforming. I think it’s fair to throw the JSA in that category and possibly Green Lantern…but it’s too early to tell.
Comic Hub fluctuates more than Diamond Distributors so what were looking for here is an ongoing trend in sales month over month. Green Lantern at 73 by issue 9 is not good, but all DC titles got beat up by the competition this month. Green Lantern War Journal took a massive dump this month #169, seems like too much….let’s see how it does the next two months before drawing any conclusions.
The Ugly:
This is just 1 month, so too early to sound the alarm but….DC comic sales were horrendously bad relative to the competition in March.
This is the first time I can remember Image titles starting to trump DC since the 90.
If I take the top 20, (70% is Marvel. 15% Image, 10% other indie titles 5% DC)
DC has only 1 title in the top 20; Batman which is just hanging onto the top 5, & 2 titles in the top 25 (Last months multi issue release of Batman really papered over the cracks)
Too early to start sounding the alarm bells, but if this is a trend….
DC Comics in the top 10
5. Batman #145
DC Comics 10 to 25
23. Justice League Vs Godzilla Vs Kong #6 (Of 7)
DC Comics 25 to 50
27 The Bat-Man First Knight #1 (Of 3) (Mature)
28 Batman Superman World's Finest #25
30 Batman #146
32 Wonder Woman #7
47 Action Comics #1063
49 Nightwing #112
DC Comics Top 50 to 100
53 Superman #12
55 Poison Ivy #20
58 Birds of Prey #7
65 Detective Comics #1083
71 Titans #9
72 Batman Dark Age #1 (Of 6)
73 Green Lantern #9
74 Batman and Robin #7
89 Catwoman #63
90 Batman #144
92 Justice Society of America #9 (Of 12)
95 Batman '89 Echoes #2 (Of 6)
DC Comics 101 to 150
103 Harley Quinn #38
115 John Constantine, Hellblazer Dead in America #3 (Of 9) (Mature)
117 Green Arrow #10
121 Shazam #9
123 Power Girl #7
126 The Flash #7
127 Suicide Squad Dream Team #1 (Of 4)
130 Birds of Prey #8
133 Batman #142
134 Batman #143
141 Poison Ivy #21
142 Wesley Dodds the Sandman #6 (Of 6)
144 Detective Comics #1082
149 Justice League Vs Godzilla Vs Kong #5 (Of 7)
DC Comics 150 – 200 (The Cancellation Zone!)
154 Batman Dylan Dog #1 (Of 3)
158 Detective Comics #411 Facsimile Edition
159 Penguin #8
162 Alan Scott the Green Lantern #5 (Of 6)
167 Batman the Brave and the Bold #11
169 Green Lantern War Journal #7
171 Kneel Before Zod #3 (Of 12)
178 Suicide Squad Kill Arkham Asylum #2 (Of 5) (Mature)
184 Outsiders #5
185 Shazam #10
195 Blue Beetle #7
197 Nightwing #111
198 Limited Collector’s Edition #51 Facsimile Edition
199 Ape-Ril Special #1 (One-Shot)
Not in the top 200 (Sale bombs or limited or late release)
Speed Force #5
Sinister Sons #2
Amazons Attack #6
Jay Garrick: The Flash #6 (Assuming late release)
Ape- Ril Special
Superman 78: The Metal Curtain #5
Primer #1
The Batman & Scooby Doo Mysteries #3
Looney Tunes #277