>Their sales powered by Rebirth, DC Entertainment was July's top publisher with a 35.36% dollar share and a 40.96% unit share. Marvel Comics was the month's number two publisher with a 34.20% dollar share and a 35.69% unit share. At number three was Image Comics with a 8.15% dollar share and a 7.56% unit share. IDW Publishing was fourth with a 4.49% dollar share and a 3.00% unit share, followed by Dark Horse Comics with a 2.83% dollar share and 1.98% units share.
TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS: > 1. JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 [*] (DC) > 2. JUSTICE LEAGUE REBIRTH #1 [*] (DC) > 3. BATMAN #2 [*] (DC) > 4. CIVIL WAR II #3 (MAR) > 5. BATMAN #3 [*] (DC) > 6. NIGHTWING REBIRTH #1 [*] (DC) > 7. CIVIL WAR II #4 (MAR) > 8. NEW SUPER MAN #1 [*] (DC) > 9. NIGHTWING #1 [*] (DC) > 10. HAL JORDAN & THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS REBIRTH #1 [*] (DC)
>Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.
>Among the premier publishers, Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard's The Walking Dead #156 was Image Comics' best-selling book in July at #32. Chris Ryall, Christos Gage, and David Messina's ROM #1 was IDW Publishing's top book at #75. Finally, Dark Horse Comics' top book, Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston's Black Hammer #1, ranked #117.
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS > 1. MONSTRESS VOLUME 1 TP (MR) (IMA) > 2. HARLEY QUINN'S GREATEST HITS TP (DC) > 3. BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE SPECIAL EDITION HC (DC) > 4. STAR WARS: OBI-WAN AND ANAKIN TP (MAR) > 5. HUCK TP (IMA) > 6. SOUTHERN BASTARDS VOLUME 3: HOMECOMING TP (MR) (IMA) > 7. SAGA VOLUME 6 TP (MR) (IMA) > 8. BONE CODA 25TH ANNIVERSARY TP (CAR) > 9. WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN VOLUME 1: BERZERKER TP (MAR) > 10. AGENTS OF SHIELD VOLUME 1: COULSON PROTOCOLS TP (MAR)
Logan Cooper
>>Their sales powered by Rebirth, DC Entertainment was July's top publisher with a 35.36% dollar share Holy shit DCbros, we did it!
Liam Wood
>The worst Rebirth book is the top vendor
Jackson Reyes
NEW SUPER-MAN DIDN'T FLOP?! YES!
Adrian Hill
Good for them, they deserved it. Hopefully this means the DCfriends will be able to calm down a bit from their usual vitriolic victim complex now
Jose Thomas
Why did Nightwing sell so well?
Tyler Campbell
He's a Bat-Character + Its a #1 issue
Colton Perez
Also, the "Rebirth" brand is strong.
Joshua Wilson
NO FRIGGIN WAY THIS TRULY IS A DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH
Logan Wright
I mean Hitch's JL is painfully mediocre, but I'd take it any day over the craptastic, beaten to death concept of heroes vs heroes with tacked on Synergy that Marvel's parading around as their must see title.
The worst Rebirth book being the best selling is ironically hilarious though, but not unexpected considering the brand name and iconic value it holds.
When was the last time DC even had the majority market share for the month? That's very cool to see and hope it continues in that fashion as a more even split would be nice. I wouldn't expect Marvel to change anything to compete, especially with their relaunch coming up in couple months anyways, but hey a diverse market place is a more hospitable one for the consumer.
Dark Horse please continue to exist.
James Flores
Good job DC
Chase Sanchez
Wasn't Image's market share at near 15% at one point?
Gabriel Evans
Even if was mediocre his previous book ran for more than 153 issues.
Brody Jackson
He hasn't been Nightwing in two years, people were waiting for it
Matthew Lee
no way, we still have shitty movies.
A lot of people really wanted Dick back as Nightwing + Dickbabs
Julian Rodriguez
Yes, but DC not selling like garbage has eaten up that market share.
Zachary Taylor
As a DCfag I'm conflicted: on one hand these are good news, but on the other JL is trash, it doesn't deserve the top spots.
Isaiah Davis
Anyone that even remotely cares about the movies has no right to post on Sup Forums and should fuck off to Sup Forums where they belong.
Camden Lee
>#1s sell I don't get it, how's that news?
Jeremiah Richardson
Holy fuck Nightwing of all things out sold Civil War.
Connor Perry
The real test is to see how DC performs, after the first issues stop flowing, against Marvel's fourth relaunch in as many years.
Hudson Perez
Anyone know when the full sales rankings come out?
Carson Walker
yeah Image's was saying they overtake DC by 2020.
obviously Rebirth has brought back fans who wouldn't touch what Image is producing with a 30 foot stick, while they're numbers might be the same there's a new (old) audience out there that only DC is really pandering to.
Jacob Robinson
Monday
Also: >that AoS Vol. 1 sales
Josiah Ward
Will JLA ever a good run as pic related.
William Miller
As a marvelfag, I'd prefer it to be on the top rather than Civil war.
Levi Butler
What a great time to be a DCfag.
Alexander Adams
>8. NEW SUPER MAN #1 didn't expect that
Alexander Harris
>after the first issues stop flowing Didio said that they've changed their release schedule so that instead of all the #1s coming out this fall, they'd be spread out so every month will have more #1s. That's why Super-sons, among a few others, got delayed
Leo Johnson
>Post YFW the Trio of Rebirth, Young Animal, and Hanna Barbera
It's THE company book so and it's riding off Johns hype. It's most likely gonna degrade to Venditti GL numbers as the issues go by and people realize it's "eh"
DC becoming top publisher is the news, the fact that it's the 2nd month and it seems like the other DC Rebirth titles haven't slid to ANAD Level Drops is the real news
Next week
No :( there's a chance Tom Scioli's Superpowers Mini could be good though
Camden Reed
not >THIS TRULY IS A DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH #1
Camden King
He also said #2s have been outselling #1s which is insane
Shops ordering higher numbers for July books after every June launch got multiple prints is a good sign too
Jeremiah Hall
But 6/10 are #1s. It's still the same as it is every other month when its a bunch of #1s on top
Xavier Johnson
see
Cameron Jenkins
Yeah, but the fact that DC's market share actually grew a huge margin instead of just being slightly better than last month isn't something that's normal. You expect massive drops going from the 1st month to the 2nd month, not this fucking rise.
Adrian Jones
>Marvel has more books >More expensive prices >Still lose to DC this truly is a DC Universe Rebirth #1
>I understand last month that there were ructions in the hallways at DC Comics, over the news that in the first month of DC Rebirth, they came nowhere close to challenging Marvel Comics for dominance. But that was a month in which most of the titles had not undergone the Rebirth process. Indeed in August we are still seeing the books go through that relaunch. We may not be able to properly judge its success or failure for a few months
>However this is the figure that DC Comics was waiting for,
>Last month DC placed seven titles in the top ten saw their marketshare moving from May’s dollar share of 26.45% and sales share of 26.34% to June’s 29.93% and 31.69%. Well July has given them 35.36% of the dollar share and 40.96% of the number of comics sold.
>While Marvel Comics has dropped to 34.20% and 35.69%. It’s a rout. DC Comics also take the top three with Justice League and Batman, Civil War II knocked to fourth and seventh place respectively as DC Comics take 8 spots.
>Also note that Marvel had 87 comics out in July. And DC had 63, a third fewer.
>cont
William Evans
well don't show up next month when the top 10 will look like
1) Harley Quinn #1 2) Suicide Squad #1 3) Harley Quinn #2 4) Suicide Squad Rebirth 5) Batman 6) Justice League 7) Batman 8) Justice League 9) Superwoman 10) Darth Vader
also no Civil War in August looks like DC can scratch out another month against Marvel, hopefully when Marvel Now Again flops Axel and company will finally be fired.
Jaxon Foster
>Image Comics has also recovered slightly to a 8.15% dollar share and a 7.56% sale share, still down on their 10% usual figure.
>June 2016 also saw a massive reversal in the downwad slump that had been hitting comic book store sales this year, in one move changing a two figure digit drop for the year to a single figure, with just one month’s sales with a 31.77% rise in dollars spent and a 38.59% rise in comics sold. Sales are down on that for July, but that’s comparing a four week to a five week month – and they are not down a week’s worth.
>June was the best news for a comic book retailer all year. July continues that story.
>Diamond also reports that The Walking Dead #156 was Image Comics’ best-selling book in July at #32. ROM #1 was IDW Publishing’s top book at #75. And Dark Horse Comics’ Black Hammer #1, ranked #117.
I wonder how the Outhousers will spin this as a negative seeing.
Landon Wood
>caring about BC or Outhouse at all
Juan Turner
Huh, why is CWII: #3 higher than #4?
Blake Ross
they called me a DC Shill and called me stupid for thinking DC Rebirth will actually be a success. Oh boy do I care.
Jack Sullivan
>a Nightwing issue selling more than a CW2 issue
Good, fuck this event I hope sales for it drop even more.
Lincoln Peterson
because the readers are dropping the book?
Charles Martinez
> No Titans or Flash on the list.
As a Flashfag I'm disappointed.
Isaiah Brooks
#1s will always overtake you unless you're Batman.
Jackson Morris
That's what I was hoping
Gabriel Long
#4 came out on a 5th Wednesday without any DCR books so fans probably skipped going to the shop
also Marvel did one of their patented reveal the plot twist days before the actual comic comes out .
Lucas Gutierrez
>DC overtakes Marvel's share while publishing over 1/3rd less singles than them. There we go.
Levi Cox
Titans Rebirth sold like 75k so the #1 issue is somewhere around there This top 10 list probably isn't below 90k
Blake Wood
Civil war lost, YES
Robert Lewis
Don't forget Marvel has maybe 3 or 4 $2.99 books. The rest are 4 or even 5 dollars. It's insane that people buy shit that expensive.
Jason Sanders
>Mousketeers in the BC section already backtracking and saying that DC only made a tiny bit more money since it was just %1 more
>3 or 4 Try none unless you count those animated show tie-in comics.
Matthew Foster
>Mousketeers Fuck off with this, stop trying to make this into company wars.
Adrian Walker
>June was the best news for a comic book retailer all year. July continues that story. DC saving LCSes from bankruptcy.
Nathaniel Lopez
>New Superman
YES YES YES YES YES
FINALLY A NEW CHARACTER I LIKE THAT DOESN'T GET SHITTY SALES NUMBERS
William Gutierrez
>VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC 1.03%
#8 BABY IT'S HABBADUNG
Angel Thompson
D-does this mean my Flintstones Comic won't get cancelled?
Jason Ramirez
August is going to be a massacre good lord
Hunter Rivera
Didio, for all his faults, likes to give books chances even when they don't deserve it.
Joseph Gray
Only the good die young user.
Camden Ortiz
It's not. In fact, Rebirth is faring worse as a re-launch than New 52 did.
Caleb Walker
Wait until the issue 2 sales before you celebrate, user No use if he sells 90k and then drops to 25k within two issues
Matthew Martinez
We're moving upwards, senpai!
Jacob Sullivan
Lol not even remotely true.
Go compare the numbers from Batman #1 New 52 and Batman #1 Rebirth. I can wait.
Connor Hughes
That wouldn't even remotely effect comic sales because these numbers are just pre-orders not actual sales.
Jonathan Richardson
It's not though A lot of books are selling more this relaunch than the last
Camden Rogers
One title does not make a rebirth, senpai. Go compare the Market share. I can't wait.
James Reyes
New 52 launch wasn't staggered you absolute cockwit.
Josiah Young
Arent the first few months returnable?
We won't have a proper gauge for rebirth sales until like December
Connor Ortiz
>mfw we overtake Archie and we appear in the pie chart very soon
Dylan Johnson
I'm so happy that New Super-Man is that high. First issue was good, but the second one was even better, it's shaping up to be a really enjoyable story.
Angel Nguyen
>1 releases all their #1s in one go in one month effectively cannibalizing the books where only the strong will survive but ensuring a strong first few months >1 releases the #1s spread out per month so readers can give multiple books a try so they can drop it just in time for the next #1 Rebirth didn't blow all its load in one month, no shit thew New 52 would have better market share.
Xavier Cooper
Adam Hughes can't draw Betty and Veronica forever.
Nolan Rogers
We already beat Dynamite. Which is shame, I like a lot of their books.
Lincoln Stewart
2nd month of New 52, you Mongloid:
Market share
DC 50.97% Marvel 30.29%
Josiah Torres
I will kill myself when we defeat Dark Horse, they used to be my publisherfu.
Grayson Jackson
You do realize New 52 had 52 fucking #1s compared to DC Rebirth right?
Isaiah James
We did it, DCbros! We finally beat the SJWs! Someone should storytime all the rebirth books to celebrate.
Elijah Barnes
DC bring out about half the books that Marvel does, and nearly all of their books are at least a dollar cheaper (If not two or 3 in some cases) and they still managed to get a slightly larger market share and unit share. Very happy with this, good comics are selling as they should. Its also great that they didn't release everything in one go, there are still books yet to come out to be excited for, JSA, Super Sons, LoSH to name a few. what a time to be alive for a DC Fan
Julian Sanders
This is why the big wigs at Marvel are acting pissy over spoilers.
Niggas is shook.
Jack Price
Praise Morp!
Logan Ramirez
Which if your favorite no top 5 publisher ?
I like avatar press and devils due
Xavier Campbell
>put out good, cheap product >do well
All is right in the world.
John Cox
Praise peaches!
Jordan Howard
Don't frame it in these terms you retard. Rebirth is good specifically because it found a good balance towards catering to fans of all different wants and needs.
Bentley Wright
Praise kek!
Juan Edwards
wtf are they smoking they gave away Hulk's Death on a fucking Sunday, they don't have any right to get all pissy BC blew up their awful Previews book
Eli Edwards
But one day Dynamite began to hire sjws...
Aaron Sullivan
>he's Morpfag Go away, Gerald is superior. Yeah, probably. I'm not reading much of their current books.
Jacob Harris
that why you dont read Dynamite, most of their current books are trash
Joshua Jackson
THIS IS LITERALLY THE BEST NEWS
I'm really happy for Yang. He deserved this after his Superman run got botched with crossover shit.
Gavin Mitchell
Boom publishes a surprising number of books that I like.
Aaron Howard
Zenescope, I appreciate their variant covers and their commitment to continuity,now if they could only find an interior artist who can draw.
Ethan Allen
OK. But the second month on New 52 was all #2s and DC had a 20% market share lead. With this staggered release, DC has a 1% lead. My guess is DC will have a 3 or 4% lead this month at the very most then maybe 1-2% and then things will start normalizing quickly.
Jackson Thompson
>after his Superman run got botched with crossover shit JRJR didn't help either
Jayden Roberts
That has nothing to do with anything you dope. Marvel wasn't in the midst of a hugely marketed event when the New 52 launched.
The books are selling a magnitude more than comparable new 52 titles is the only important take away.
Sebastian Peterson
>I wonder how the Outhousers will spin this as a negative seeing.
By canceling Agent of SHIELD!!
Blake Hill
Praise Gerald!
Benjamin Torres
AoS hasn't given the NOW! 2.0 blessing, so expect a relaunch at some point in the future (please be a writer change).