Keeping track of Post-Rebirth Superman sales

[BBally]

These are the sales for the Top 100 in March (https://www.comichron.com/monthlycom...2019-03.html):

SUPERMAN #9 48,919

ACTION COMICS #1009 43,014

YOUNG JUSTICE #3 33,683

SUPERGIRL #28 32,370

ADVENTURES OF THE SUPERSONS #8 19,071


PS: I'm still impressed that a variant cover of Artgerm can increase so much the sales of Supergirl.

According to the site seems that Detective Comics 1000 already outsold Action Comics 1000, figures.....

[rpmaluki]

According to the site seems that Detective Comics 1000 already outsold Action Comics 1000, figures.....

That's honestly not a surprise.

[Ascended]

That's to be expected. Batman sells better than Superman regularly, and has for many years now. No reason these milestones should be any different.

[adrikito]

According to the site seems that Detective Comics 1000 already outsold Action Comics 1000, figures.....

I am not surprised about this.. Is Batman..

[MajorHoy]

Detective Comics 1000 could be heavily skewing the total unit and dollar shares this month. Being a 8.99 book that probably sold something north of 500,000 copies.

Note: Detective Comics #1000 had a U.S. cover price of $9.99 for 96 pages.

Last year's Action Comics #1000 had a U.S. cover price of $7.99 for 80 pages.

[Miles To Go]

Comixology Top 65 New Releases For The Week

The Walking Dead #191
Batman #70
Justice League #23
DCeased #1
War of the Realms #3
Uncanny X-Men #17
Green Lantern #7
Young Justice #5
Star Wars #65
Amazing Spider-Man #20.HU
Paper Girls #28
Savage Avengers #1
Champions #5
Adventures of the Super Sons #10
Deathstroke #43
Age of X-Man: Prisoner X #3
Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #8
Giant Days #50
The Dreaming #9
Star Wars: Age of Rebellion- Han Solo #1
Dead Man Logan #7
War Of The Realms Strikeforce: The Dark Elf Realm #1
Outcast #41
The Punisher #11
Major X #3
Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #3
Deadpool #12
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #1
Female Furies #4
Marvel Team-Up #2
Domino: Hotshots #3
Robotech #20
Harley Quinn #61
Black Hammer ‘45 #3
Meet the Skrulls #4
Angel #0
Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #7 (Digital delay)
Red Sonja #4
Fallen Years #1
Five Years #1
Self/Made #6
Eclipse #15
Gold Digger #262
Beasts of Burden: The Presence of Others, Part One
Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark #5
Spencer & Locke 2 #1
Nobody Is In Control #1
Gogor #1
Descendent #1
Terminator: Sector War #4
The Six Million Dollar Man #3
Avatar: Tsu’tey’s Path #4
Barbarella/Dejah Thoris #3
The Girl in the Bay #4
Danger Doll Squad Presents: Amalgama Lives! #1
Goblin Slayer #35
Jim Henson’s Beneath the Dark Crystal #9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends #12
Elephantmen 2261: The Pentalion Job #1 (Comixology Original)
Dragonsblood #1
Battlestar Galactica: Twilight Command #1
Volition #5
DC Super Hero Girls: Weird Science #5 (99 cent digital first)
Hashtag: Danger #1
Circles of Magic #1

And what’s also odd is the best selling comic in stores this week isn’t on the digital sales charts. DC’s Year of the Villain, much like DC Nation #0 a year ago, is being sold in stores for a quarter. But it’s completely free on Comixology (6 Comments). The sales chart doesn’t track freebies, unfortunately. (That’ll teach you to be consumer friendly, DC. You should’ve taken the Marvel approach and sold it for $5.99 with a “Prelude” in the title).

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/05...igital-comics/

[Yoda]

The common refrain has been that digital sales don't matter, but this from Comichron's year end analysis really seems make that difficult to understand. Digital accounts for $100,000,000 to floppies $360,000,000. That's a pretty significant chunk.



https://twitter.com/comichron/status...72116951572480

[MajorHoy]

The common refrain has been that digital sales don't matter, but this from Comichron's year end analysis really seems make that difficult to understand. Digital accounts for $100,000,000 to floppies $360,000,000. That's a pretty significant chunk.



https://twitter.com/comichron/status...72116951572480

But then again, how does digital compare to a copy of the same book that's also available in a printed copy?

How much of the digital total quote there is made up of digital-only or digital-first publications?

[stargazer01]

what's the difference between graphic novels and comicbooks?

[Yoda]

But then again, how does digital compare to a copy of the same book that's also available in a printed copy?

How much of the digital total quote there is made up of digital-only or digital-first publications?

There aren't that many digital first or digital only comics so I'd be really shocked if they made up any significant fraction of that total. Just looking at Comixology, their best sellers and top books are always Marvel, DC, Image, etc. Plus, the publishers also get a cut of digital back issue purchases. I would have to imagine like anything else, the bulk of digital sales are the new releases, with a smaller fraction being back issues or collections. So if digital sales are 1/3 of print, that could be upwards of 30,000 extra sales for a 100k seller or something like 15,000 for Superman or Action. The costs for digital new releases are the same as print. With none of the after-creation overhead.

The only significant detail that I could see having an impact is if the TPB's sold digitally are counted towards digital.

what's the difference between graphic novels and comicbooks?

I believe the distinction here is TPB's and other books. So something like the new Super Son's and Mera books or your standard TPB collection of a storyline.

[MajorHoy]

There aren't that many digital first or digital only comics . . .

Are you talking about ALL comic books or just DC and Marvel?

[Yoda]

Are you talking about ALL comic books or just DC and Marvel?

I'm talking about Comixology primarily. What other legal sources for digital sales are there? Crowdfunded books are in their own category.

[stargazer01]

I believe the distinction here is TPB's and other books. So something like the new Super Son's and Mera books or your standard TPB collection of a storyline.

so you mean a graphic novel is a complete story collected in one book?

[Yoda]

so you mean a graphic novel is a complete story collected in one book?

Yes. That is counted towards Graphic Novels. It also includes stuff like Smile, Sisters, Bone, etc.

[stargazer01]

Yes. That is counted towards Graphic Novels. It also includes stuff like Smile, Sisters, Bone, etc.

what?? have no idea what you mean with those things sorry.