Captain Jim
07-13-2007, 08:50 PM
This is something I used to do when I moderated the Batman forum a few years back: list the sales rankings of the various Batman “family” titles in a given month. I find it interesting to see how the titles sell in relation to one another and to all the other comics on the market.
March, 2007 sales rankings (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=171516)
April, 2007 sales rankings (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=176093)
May, 2007 sales rankings (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=178895)
Here is the info for June, 2007; the first number is sales ranking this month, the number in parenthesis is the previous issue’s ranking.
#24 Superman/ Batman #37 (N/A)
#27 Superman/ Batman #36 (31)
#44 Detective #833 (50)
#63 Batman Confidential #6 (60)
#70 Nightwing #133 (78)
#80 Robin #163 (87)
#101 Catwoman #67 (113)
#187 The Batman Strikes #34 (200)
Observations: Superman/ Batman shipped twice this month, making up for having missed the month before. And once again, it leads the pack (since there was no "All-Star B&R" or "Batman" this month).
Most of the other titles moved up a bit this month, but the rankings didn't change. This probably has more to do with the total number of books shipping this time around than anything of significance.
The one exception is Batman Confidential, which moved down a bit for the final issue in the first arc. (The previous ranking is from April, since there was no issue in May.) I'll be interested in seeing how #7 ranks next month, since it begins a new arc, with a storyline and creators that will probably have greater appeal.
That's about it. Any comments/ thoughts from anybody else?
March, 2007 sales rankings (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=171516)
April, 2007 sales rankings (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=176093)
May, 2007 sales rankings (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=178895)
Here is the info for June, 2007; the first number is sales ranking this month, the number in parenthesis is the previous issue’s ranking.
#24 Superman/ Batman #37 (N/A)
#27 Superman/ Batman #36 (31)
#44 Detective #833 (50)
#63 Batman Confidential #6 (60)
#70 Nightwing #133 (78)
#80 Robin #163 (87)
#101 Catwoman #67 (113)
#187 The Batman Strikes #34 (200)
Observations: Superman/ Batman shipped twice this month, making up for having missed the month before. And once again, it leads the pack (since there was no "All-Star B&R" or "Batman" this month).
Most of the other titles moved up a bit this month, but the rankings didn't change. This probably has more to do with the total number of books shipping this time around than anything of significance.
The one exception is Batman Confidential, which moved down a bit for the final issue in the first arc. (The previous ranking is from April, since there was no issue in May.) I'll be interested in seeing how #7 ranks next month, since it begins a new arc, with a storyline and creators that will probably have greater appeal.
That's about it. Any comments/ thoughts from anybody else?