Green Lantern Sales Numbers

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

Okay, so the October numbers are up. I'll do top 20 and then any other GL-related title.

Comic Sales October 2012


Comic-book Title Issue Price Publisher Est. sales
1 Uncanny Avengers 1 $3.99 Marvel 303,722
2 Avengers Vs X-Men 12 $4.99 Marvel 171,452
3 Batman 13 $3.99 DC 148,305
4 Justice League 13 $3.99 DC 117,752
5 A Plus X 1 $3.99 Marvel 105,420
6 Green Lantern 13 $2.99 DC 91,814
7 Detective Comics 13 $3.99 DC 76,392
8 AVX Vs 6 $3.99 Marvel 75,298
9 Walking Dead 103 $2.99 Image 74,378
10 AVX Consequences 1 $3.99 Marvel 73,272
11 Marvel Now Point One 1 $5.99 Marvel 69,606
12 Action Comics 13 $3.99 DC 67,241
13 Uncanny X-Men 20 $3.99 Marvel 65,981
14 Batman The Dark Knight 13 $2.99 DC 65,271
15 Batman And Robin 13 $2.99 DC 63,097
16 AVX Consequences 2 $3.99 Marvel 62,799
17 Avengers 31 $3.99 Marvel 62,495
18 Earth 2 5 $2.99 DC 61,529
19 Batman Incorporated 4 $2.99 DC 60,888
20 AVX Consequences 3 $3.99 Marvel 59,896
...
33 Green Lantern Corps 13 $2.99 DC 50,773
40 Green Lantern New Guardians 13 $2.99 DC 48,500
46 Red Lanterns 13 $2.99 DC 42,804
259 Green Lantern The Animated Series 7 $2.99 DC 6,516
272 Green Lantern Annual 1 $4.99 DC 5,857

[Note: This is the first month in a while where Corps and NG were not back to back.]

And on to hardcovers and paperbacks. There were no GL-related titles in the top 20 but I give them to you for reference anyway (esp. since GL was #21). Please note that I had to shorten some titles to get them on one line.

Trade Sales October 2012


Trade Paperback title Price Publisher Est. sales
1 Superman Earth One HC Vol. 2 $22.99 DC 20,090
2 Saga Vol. 1 $9.99 Image 15,055
3 Walking Dead Compendium Vol. 2 $59.99 Image 10,333
4 Walking Dead Vol. 1 Days Gone Bye $9.99 Image 10,333
5 Walking Dead Vol. 2 Miles Behind Us $14.99 Image 6,211
6 Batman The Dark Knight HC Vol. 1 $24.99 DC 5,045
7 Deadpool Kills Marvel Universe $14.99 Marvel 5,004
8 Nightwing Vol. 1 Traps And Trapezes $14.99 DC 4,815
9 V For Vendetta Book And Mask Set $24.99 DC 4,366
10 Batman HC Vol. 1 The Court of Owls $24.99 DC 4,267
11 Unwritten Vol. 6 Tommy Taylor... $16.99 DC 3,790
12 Walking Dead Compendium Vol. 1 $59.99 Image 3,736
13 Batman Dark Knight Returns $19.99 DC 3,471
14 Castle Prem HC Richard Castles... $19.99 Marvel 3,449
15 Justice League Dark Vol. 1 In The Dark $14.99 DC 3,348
16 Sweet Tooth Vol. 5 Unnatural Habitat $14.99 DC 3,234
17 All Star Western Vol. 1 Guns And Gotham $16.99 DC 2,994
18 Wolverine And X-Men Vol. 1 $14.99 Marvel 2,935
19 Avengers Childrens Crusade $29.99 Marvel 2,931
20 Supergirl Vol. 1 Last Daughter of Krypton $14.99 DC 2,924
...
21 Green Lantern New Guardians HC Vol. 1 $22.99 DC 2,882
28 Justice League HC Vol. 1 Origin $24.99 DC 2,518
59 Green Lantern Corps The Weaponer $14.99 DC 1,709
69 Justice League of America Rise of Eclipso $16.99 DC 1,538
96 Green Lantern HC Vol. 1 Sinestro $22.99 DC 1,269
219 Red Lanterns Vol. 1 Blood And Rage $14.99 DC 593
251 Green Lantern Corps HC Vol. 1 Fearsome $22.99 DC 530

[W.West Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close W.West]

The annual came out in AUGUST, so that low number is people who picked it up late. The GL Annual came in at #12

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

The annual came out in AUGUST, so that low number is people who picked it up late. The GL Annual came in at #12

Damn time flies fast.

Excellent. I actually thought that was the reason but I only thought to check back as far as September. I didn't even think it could be farther, but I should've (#0 and #13 came after). I'll just delete that stupid post.

[SD80MAC Not a True Fan Find all posts View Profile Close SD80MAC]

Yep. GL Animated is going to get tanked.

[Mister Ed Horse of a Different Color Find all posts View Profile Close Mister Ed]

Yep. GL Animated is going to get tanked.

I think it may be safe as long as the show is still around. It has sold lousy since the beginning, I think. Expectations for those kids' animated tie-in comics are pretty low.

Of course I thought the same of the Young Justice comic, and that's now cancelled. So what do I know?

[Space Cop The Dandy Find all posts View Profile Close Space Cop]

I think it may be safe as long as the show is still around. It has sold lousy since the beginning, I think. Expectations for those kids' animated tie-in comics are pretty low.

Of course I thought the same of the Young Justice comic, and that's now cancelled. So what do I know?

I think you might be right, though. Lots of kiddie books and quirky stuff (like say IDW's Mars Attacks) seem to have about the same kind of sales. I'm sure they don't print 60,000 copies of the latest GLAS.

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(Sorry for the delay. I just realized December will be posted any day now)

November Comic Sales Numbers

1 All New X-Men 1 $3.99 Marvel 181,693
2 Batman 14 $3.99 DC 159,729
3 Captain America 1 $3.99 Marvel 123,667
4 Deadpool 1 $2.99 Marvel 118,976
5 Indestructible Hulk 1 $3.99 Marvel 118,200
6 Iron Man 1 $3.99 Marvel 116,529
7 Fantastic Four 1 $2.99 Marvel 114,532
8 Uncanny Avengers 2 $3.99 Marvel 114,257
9 Justice League 14 $3.99 DC 113,094
10 Thor God of Thunder 1 $3.99 Marvel 110,443
11 All New X-Men 2 $3.99 Marvel 96,436
12 X-Men Legacy 1 $2.99 Marvel 87,081
13 Amazing Spider-Man 698 $3.99 Marvel 81,342
14 FF 1 $2.99 Marvel 80,701
15 My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic 1 $3.99 IDW 80,128
16 Green Lantern 14 $2.99 DC 78,499
17 Batgirl 14 $2.99 DC 77,468
18 Batman And Robin 14 $2.99 DC 75,543
19 Detective Comics 14 $3.99 DC 74,560
20 Iron Man 2 $3.99 Marvel 72,902
...
32 Earth 2 6 $2.99 DC 58,271
45 Green Lantern Corps 14 $2.99 DC 49,594
50 Green Lantern New Guardians 14 $2.99 DC 47,062
57 Red Lanterns 14 $2.99 DC 40,779
250 Green Lantern The Animated Series 8 $2.99 DC 5,961


November Trade Sales Numbers

(no GL titles in the top 20, so I'll give you the top 10 just for comparison)

1 Walking Dead Vol. 17 Something To Fear $14.99 Image 26,088
2 Fables Werewolves of The Heartland HC $22.99 DC 8,737
3 Adventure Time Vol. 1 $14.99 Boom 7,272
4 Fairest Vol. 1 Wide Awake $14.99 DC 6,082
5 Girl With The Dragon Tattoo HC Vol. 1 $19.99 DC 5,808
6 Avengers Vs X-Men HC $75.00 Marvel 5,336
7 Boys Vol. 12 Bloody Doors Off $19.99 Dynamic Forces 5,321
8 Walking Dead Vol. 1 Days Gone Bye $9.99 Image 5,167
9 Scalped Vol. 10 Trails End $14.99 DC 3,917
10 Red Hood And The Outlaws Vol. 1 Redemption $14.99 DC 3,762
...
49 Green Lantern Sector 2814 Vol. 1 $16.99 DC 1,568
206 Justice League HC Vol. 1 Origin $24.99 DC 519

[Big Daddy Dave Skywalker Moisture Farmer Find all posts View Profile Close Big Daddy Dave Skywalker]

Goddamnit, Red Lanterns and Earth 2 are still doing very well...

[DocLantern Manhunter Repairman Find all posts View Profile Close DocLantern]

Big October to November drop for GL...

[Mister.Weirdo Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Mister.Weirdo]

Big October to November drop for GL...

Hey, at least it selling better than Detective Comics, Action Comics, and Superman.

It’s not gonna get cancelled anytime soon I can tell you that much.

Hell Marvel has been dominated sales again. The new 52 is turning into a failure and Green Lantern comic books are some of the few DC titles that still sell well.

Look at Red Lanterns it’s still in the top 100 after a year. The GL brand is very strong when it comes to comic book sales.

[DocLantern Manhunter Repairman Find all posts View Profile Close DocLantern]

Hey something must be going on. It sold better than detective comics.

It’s not gonna get cancelled anytime soon I can tell you that much.

No, no cancellation. May be a signal that some folks aren't thrilled with the current direction.

[Mister.Weirdo Guardian of the Universe Find all posts View Profile Close Mister.Weirdo]

No, no cancellation. May be a signal that some folks aren't thrilled with the current direction.

Maybe, although considering that Marvel is dominating the top 10, Marvel's NOW line might have something to do it.

Also I can't see DC doing anything drastic with GL considering the brand is currently it's third best-selling one after Batman and Justice League (yes all four of the regular GL titles combined sold better than all four of the major Superman titles combined).

["Chosen" NOT his black friend Find all posts View Profile Close "Chosen"]

No, no cancellation. May be a signal that some folks aren't thrilled with the current direction.

Seriously doubt it. Marvel Now probably had alot to do with it.

[DocLantern Manhunter Repairman Find all posts View Profile Close DocLantern]

Seriously doubt it. Marvel Now probably had alot to do with it.

Maybe. Sold about 91,000 in October, and 78,000 in November. I can see dropping sales rank wise, but that many copies because of Marvel?

["Chosen" NOT his black friend Find all posts View Profile Close "Chosen"]

Look at the previous numbers you posted. Jun- Aug sold about what was sold in November. I'm sure the jump in sales in Sept and Oct were do to them being a gimmick (the zero issue) and new readers. So again it's not a big deal.