Green Lantern Sales Numbers

[Michael Heide Heide Finition Find all posts View Profile Close Michael Heide]

it just keeps getting worst and worst for GL............................. maybe they should just Make Kyle Great Again and see how it goes

Well, it's not like they don't react. Green Lanterns gets a new creative team with #51, they seem to split Jess and Simon. And rumor has it that Hal&GLC gets replaced with a new Green Lantern book by Morrison. That should stabilize sales quickly.

Yes, I'd love to see more Kyle, especially in a starring role. And maybe that's what Morrison is gong to do. I doubt it, but maybe it is.

I'm just happy they are doing something that isn't relaunching with a new #1 and keeping Venditti.

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I'm normally against whimsically cancelling a title and immediately replacing it with a new #1, but here I think it might be for the best. For one, NEITHER title is officially called "Green Lantern". It's as if the real GL title was put aside and we have been enduring two spin off titles the last 2 years.

And neither title has anything going for it that really needs to be saved.

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19 Doom Patrol 1* $3.99 DC 76,225
79 Doom Patrol 2* $3.99 DC 37,856
96 Doom Patrol 3* $3.99 DC 30,140
105 Doom Patrol 4* $3.99 DC 26,261
101 Doom Patrol 5* $3.99 DC 24,693
104 Doom Patrol 6* $3.99 DC 21,954
120 Doom Patrol 7* $3.99 DC 18,432
125 Doom Patrol 8* $3.99 DC 17,483
133 Doom Patrol 9* $3.99 DC 16,381
133 Doom Patrol 10* $3.99 DC 15,504
155 Doom Patrol 11* $3.99 DC 12,937

So much for THAT volume of the Doom Patrol. Down to under 13k in 11 issues, mostly due to DC entrusting the title to a rock star. The guy couldn't make deadlines and polluted the book with his gender identity confusion almost as much as Rachel Pollack did. No wonder it ended the same for his run as it did hers.

Gerard Way announced a few days ago that the Young Animal line was ending this summer, with some attempt at a straight face while claiming it was always meant to be a short term imprint. He then said he plans on doing more issues of DP, but with the uber late #11 not really ending the story but at least fulfilling the TPB promise already solicited for it, I'm pretty sure #11 was the end of the series.

And with DC's announcement of a Doom Patrol tv show with 13 episodes ordered for the upcoming online service they are building up content for, I would expect DC to come up with a new 7th volume of DP to compliment it.

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So, I didn't miss much?

[Michael Heide Heide Finition Find all posts View Profile Close Michael Heide]

I switched to trades on that book. I know that quite a few customers at our store did as well. I wonder how much of an impact that made, and how the TPB sales line up against that development.

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So, I didn't miss much?

No you didn't. I wanted to like it, but Gerard Way really fell into the same trap that Rachel Pollack did. That being trying to ape Morrison's creative weirdness but not being good or even telling coherrent stories. The issues were very choppy; like a movie that had horrible editing and couldn't decide what it was supposed to be. It was just odd but not clever like he set out to be. A hot mess.

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I switched to trades on that book. I know that quite a few customers at our store did as well. I wonder how much of an impact that made, and how the TPB sales line up against that development.

I'm curious to how the trades will do as well. All told, there will be 3 trades. 2 for the 11 issues of DP volume 6, and 1 trade for the Milkwars 5 issue crossover. Not much to pick up at all.

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I'm just glad it's over, even if not 100% official yet. The quicker volume 6 ends, the quicker we can move on to volume 7.

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

I'm just glad it's over, even if not 100% official yet. The quicker volume 6 ends, the quicker we can move on to volume 7.

Joking aside, isn't that a bit optimistic? This kind of thing can kill a b-team book for years.

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Normally I would say so. that after the thud the YA imprint is ending with, that the DP would go into the mothballs for a few years as is the usual practice. What makes me think DC will jump back into it is that a DP series will bein that new service in the next year or so. We wont see anything before then, but I would be shocked if in 2019/2020 there weren't new Swamp Thing and Doom Patrol ongoings to go compliment the new tv shows. There is plenty of time between now and then.

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Joking aside, isn't that a bit optimistic? This kind of thing can kill a b-team book for years.

That and the birth of the New52 is what killed the Freedom Fighters momentum. After the Uncle Sam & the Freedom Fighters mini had a sales spike towards the end after reintroducing the Ray [90's Ray Terrill version], it got an ongoing series post Infinite Crisis. Then just before the New52 DC had relaunched a bunch of titles, and US&tFF was rebranded Freedom Fighters and lasted another nine or ten issues before the New52 screwed a lot of concepts out of books.

Then of course they began reimagining the characters in *mostly* solo minis [the Ray, Phantom Lady and Doll Man, and then the Human Bomb] setting up a new FF in the New52.... but thankfully that never came to be.

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May Comic Sales

1 1 Amazing Spider-Man 800 $9.99 05/30/18 Marvel 411,480
2 2 Venom 1 $4.99 05/09/18 Marvel 225,782
3 3 Doomsday Clock 5 $4.99 05/30/18 DC 146,817
4 4 Avengers 1 $4.99 05/02/18 Marvel 131,450
5 5 Black Panther 1 $4.99 05/23/18 Marvel 122,358
6 12 Batman 47 $2.99 05/16/18 DC 101,566
7 14 Batman 46 $2.99 05/02/18 DC 100,140
8 10 Justice League No Justice 1 $3.99 05/09/18 DC 86,775
9 11 Man of Steel 1* $3.99 05/30/18 DC 78,942
10 13 Walking Dead 179 $3.99 05/02/18 Image 73,744
11 8 Batman White Knight 8 $4.99 05/09/18 DC 73,616
12 17 Justice League No Justice 2 $3.99 05/16/18 DC 68,812
13 21 Avengers 2 $3.99 05/16/18 Marvel 66,646
14 18 Justice League No Justice 3 $3.99 05/23/18 DC 65,916
15 19 Justice League No Justice 4 $3.99 05/30/18 DC 64,342
16 7 Despicable Deadpool 300 $5.99 05/09/18 Marvel 59,931
17 16 Infinity Countdown 3 $4.99 05/02/18 Marvel 59,041
18 9 Invincible Iron Man 600 $5.99 05/23/18 Marvel 58,528
19 15 X-Men Wedding Special 1 $4.99 05/16/18 Marvel 56,110
20 41 Flash 47 $2.99 05/23/18 DC 53,222
21 24 Batman Prelude to the Wedding Robin Vs. Ras Al Ghul 1 $3.99 05/30/18 DC 53,113
22 43 Flash 46 $2.99 05/09/18 DC 52,255
23 6 Action Comics 1000 $7.99 04/18/18 DC 52,129
24 44 Detective Comics 980 $2.99 05/09/18 DC 51,162
25 45 Detective Comics 981 $2.99 05/23/18 DC 50,757
26 25 Star Wars Darth Vader 16 $3.99 05/09/18 Marvel 50,612
27 27 Star Wars 47 $3.99 05/02/18 Marvel 50,041
28 20 Action Comics Special 1 $4.99 05/02/18 DC 47,236
29 26 Hunt For Wolverine Mystery Madripoor 1 $3.99 05/23/18 Marvel 47,144
30 31 Star Wars 48 $3.99 05/23/18 Marvel 46,418
31 32 X-Men Red 4 $3.99 05/16/18 Marvel 44,607
32 34 Hunt For Wolverine Weapon Lost 1 $3.99 05/02/18 Marvel 44,389
33 33 Captain America 701 $3.99 05/02/18 Marvel 43,918
34 23 Superman Special 1 $4.99 05/16/18 DC 43,378
35 35 Star Wars Lando Double or Nothing 1 $3.99 05/30/18 Marvel 42,904
36 36 Hunt For Wolverine Adamantium Agenda 1 $3.99 05/09/18 Marvel 42,460
37 39 Hunt For Wolverine Claws of Killer 1 $3.99 05/16/18 Marvel 41,381
38 37 Harley Loves Joker 1 $3.99 05/02/18 DC 41,247
39 40 Captain America 702 $3.99 05/16/18 Marvel 40,366
40 28 Mighty Thor Gates of Valhalla 1 $4.99 05/16/18 Marvel 39,874
41 42 Venomized 5 $3.99 05/02/18 Marvel 39,849
42 29 Star Wars Annual 4 $4.99 05/23/18 Marvel 39,179
43 30 X-Men Red Annual 1 $4.99 05/30/18 Marvel 38,444
44 68 Spawn 285 $2.99 05/02/18 Image 37,975
45 71 Saga 52 $2.99 05/30/18 Image 37,509
46 46 Harley Loves Joker 2 $3.99 05/16/18 DC 37,012
47 74 New Challengers 1 $2.99 05/16/18 DC 36,557
48 47 Oblivion Song By Kirkman & De Felici 3 $3.99 05/09/18 Image 36,443
49 48 Deathstroke 31 $3.99 05/02/18 DC 35,805
50 51 X-Men Gold 28 $3.99 05/23/18 Marvel 35,221
51 52 X-Men Gold 27 $3.99 05/02/18 Marvel 35,126
52 50 Astonishing X-Men 11 $3.99 05/02/18 Marvel 34,480
53 84 Wonder Woman 46 $2.99 05/09/18 DC 34,430
54 85 Wonder Woman 47 $2.99 05/23/18 DC 33,848
55 53 Marvel Two-In-One 6 $3.99 05/30/18 Marvel 33,844
56 55 Star Wars Thrawn 4 $3.99 05/09/18 Marvel 33,266
57 38 Death or Glory 1 $4.99 05/02/18 Image 32,811
58 57 Old Man Logan 39 $3.99 05/09/18 Marvel 31,779
59 58 You Are Deadpool 1 $3.99 05/02/18 Marvel 31,495
60 60 Old Man Logan 40 $3.99 05/23/18 Marvel 31,086
61 62 X-Men Blue 27 $3.99 05/09/18 Marvel 30,714
62 65 X-Men Blue 28 $3.99 05/30/18 Marvel 30,138
63 61 Daredevil 602 $3.99 05/16/18 Marvel 29,866
64 63 All New Wolverine 35 $3.99 05/16/18 Marvel 29,677
65 70 Barrier 1 Coll. Ed. $4.99 05/09/18 Image 29,396
66 69 Infinity Countdown Captain Marvel 1 $3.99 05/30/18 Marvel 29,019
67 112 Terrifics 4 $2.99 05/23/18 DC 28,849
68 67 Doctor Strange 390 $3.99 05/23/18 Marvel 28,793
69 113 Suicide Squad 41 $2.99 05/09/18 DC 28,499
70 49 Infinity Countdown Daredevil 1 $4.99 05/16/18 Marvel 28,299
71 119 Immortal Men 2 $2.99 05/09/18 DC 27,896
72 118 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 44 $2.99 05/09/18 DC 27,868
73 73 Star Wars Doctor Aphra 20 $3.99 05/23/18 Marvel 27,837
74 120 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 45 $2.99 05/23/18 DC 27,682
75 75 Super Sons 16 $3.99 05/23/18 DC 27,089
76 54 Star Wars Last Jedi Adaptation 1 $4.99 05/09/18 Marvel 27,057
77 76 Brave & The Bold Batman & Wonder Woman 4 $3.99 05/16/18 DC 26,910
78 79 Peter Parker Spectacular Spider-Man 304 $3.99 05/09/18 Marvel 26,795
79 123 Suicide Squad 42 $2.99 05/23/18 DC 26,759
80 66 Barrier 2* $3.99 05/09/18 Image 26,607
81 81 Old Man Hawkeye 5 $3.99 05/23/18 Marvel 26,565
82 83 Domino 2 $3.99 05/09/18 Marvel 26,343
83 82 Nightwing 44 $3.99 05/02/18 DC 26,229
84 86 Weapon H 3 $3.99 05/16/18 Marvel 25,247
85 126 Medieval Spawn Witchblade 1 $2.99 05/09/18 Image 25,122
86 72 Barrier 3* $3.99 05/16/18 Image 25,034
87 87 Spider-Man 240 $3.99 05/02/18 Marvel 24,973
88 88 Daredevil 603 $3.99 05/30/18 Marvel 24,878
89 59 Flash Speed Buggy Special 1 $4.99 05/30/18 DC 24,673
90 89 You Are Deadpool 2 $3.99 05/09/18 Marvel 24,242
91 90 Infinity Countdown Darkhawk 1 $3.99 05/23/18 Marvel 24,097
92 64 Super Sons Dynomutt Special 1 $4.99 05/30/18 DC 23,852
93 78 Barrier 4* $3.99 05/23/18 Image 23,849
94 131 Green Lanterns 47 $2.99 05/16/18 DC 23,789
95 132 Green Lanterns 46 $2.99 05/02/18 DC 23,727
96 94 Star Wars Poe Dameron 27 $3.99 05/16/18 Marvel 23,364
97 96 Weapon X 17 $3.99 05/02/18 Marvel 23,303
98 56 Barrier 5* $4.99 05/30/18 Image 23,285
99 97 Aquaman 36 $3.99 05/16/18 DC 23,057
100 98 You Are Deadpool 4 $3.99 05/23/18 Marvel 22,956
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113 77 Green Lanterns Annual 1 $4.99 05/30/18 DC 21,486
185 222 Injustice 2 25 $2.99 05/02/18 DC 10,211
191 231 Injustice 2 26 $2.99 05/16/18 DC 9,788

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11 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 1 $2.99 DC 108,708
28 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 2 $2.99 DC 77,972
42 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 3 $2.99 DC 64,737
41 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 4 $2.99 DC 54,815
46 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 5 $2.99 DC 50,935
49 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 6 $2.99 DC 49,988
53 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 7 $2.99 DC 48,064
51 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 8 $2.99 DC 45,194
55 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 9 $2.99 DC 43,485
54 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 10 $2.99 DC 41,234
57 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 11 $2.99 DC 40,111
60 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 12 $2.99 DC 39,148
63 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 13 $2.99 DC 38,053
52 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 14 $2.99 DC 37,504
57 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 15 $2.99 DC 36,331
58 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 16 $2.99 DC 35,996
61 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 17 $2.99 DC 35,205
59 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 18 $2.99 DC 34,507
61 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 19 $2.99 DC 34,140
67 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 20 $2.99 DC 33,721
68 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 21 $2.99 DC 33,259
66 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 22 $2.99 DC 33,116
69 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 23 $2.99 DC 32,517
63 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 24 $2.99 DC 32,210
65 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 25 $3.99 DC 31,838
68 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 26 $2.99 DC 31,481
69 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 27 $2.99 DC 31,251
79 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 28 $2.99 DC 30,864
77 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 29 $2.99 DC 30,911
81 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 30 $2.99 DC 31,268
83 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 31 $2.99 DC 30,586
19 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 32 $2.99 DC 57,000
59 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 33 $2.99 DC 33,624
53 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 34 $2.99 DC 29,474
57 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 35 $2.99 DC 29,203
67 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 36 $2.99 DC 29,065
71 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 37 $2.99 DC 28,655
97 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 38 $2.99 DC 28,613
98 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 39 $2.99 DC 28,340
66 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 40 $2.99 DC 28,819
68 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 41 $2.99 DC 28,291
72 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 42 $2.99 DC 28,427
75 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 43 $2.99 DC 27,871
72 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 44 $2.99 DC 27,868
74 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 45 $2.99 DC 27,682
68 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 46 $2.99 DC 28,085
70 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 47 $2.99 DC 27,825
66 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 48 $2.99 DC 28,341
67 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 49 $2.99 DC 27,998
72 Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps 50 $3.99 DC 29,579


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12 Green Lanterns Rebirth 1 $2.99 DC 99,504
18 Green Lanterns 1 $2.99 DC 84,910
28 Green Lanterns 2 $2.99 DC 82,062
29 Green Lanterns 3 $2.99 DC 78,708
37 Green Lanterns 4 $2.99 DC 71,140
44 Green Lanterns 5 $2.99 DC 64,252
36 Green Lanterns 6 $2.99 DC 58,346
38 Green Lanterns 7 $2.99 DC 55,367
47 Green Lanterns 8 $2.99 DC 52,025
50 Green Lanterns 9 $2.99 DC 49,434
50 Green Lanterns 10 $2.99 DC 46,306
53 Green Lanterns 11 $2.99 DC 44,703
51 Green Lanterns 12 $2.99 DC 42,241
55 Green Lanterns 13 $2.99 DC 41,090
59 Green Lanterns 14 $2.99 DC 39,854
62 Green Lanterns 15 $2.99 DC 38,571
50 Green Lanterns 16 $2.99 DC 37,845
54 Green Lanterns 17 $2.99 DC 36,626
59 Green Lanterns 18 $2.99 DC 35,824
60 Green Lanterns 19 $2.99 DC 35,368
60 Green Lanterns 20 $2.99 DC 34,224
63 Green Lanterns 21 $2.99 DC 33,556
69 Green Lanterns 22 $2.99 DC 32,686
72 Green Lanterns 23 $2.99 DC 32,251
72 Green Lanterns 24 $2.99 DC 31,683
76 Green Lanterns 25 $3.99 DC 31,413
68 Green Lanterns 26 $2.99 DC 31,045
70 Green Lanterns 27 $2.99 DC 30,278
74 Green Lanterns 28 $2.99 DC 30,024
75 Green Lanterns 29 $2.99 DC 29,451
83 Green Lanterns 30 $2.99 DC 29,462
85 Green Lanterns 31 $2.99 DC 28,997
87 Green Lanterns 32 $2.99 DC 28,775
90 Green Lanterns 33 $2.99 DC 28,238
77 Green Lanterns 34 $2.99 DC 27,959
80 Green Lanterns 35 $2.99 DC 27,338
72 Green Lanterns 36 $2.99 DC 26,436
75 Green Lanterns 37 $2.99 DC 26,055
90 Green Lanterns 38 $2.99 DC 25,172
86 Green Lanterns 39 $2.99 DC 25,551
89 Green Lanterns 40 $2.99 DC 24,807
84 Green Lanterns 41 $2.99 DC 25,155
82 Green Lanterns 42 $2.99 DC 25,092
85 Green Lanterns 43 $2.99 DC 24,780
92 Green Lanterns 44 $2.99 DC 24,528
96 Green Lanterns 45 $2.99 DC 24,173
95 Green Lanterns 46 $2.99 DC 23,727
94 Green Lanterns 47 $2.99 DC 23,789
90 Green Lanterns 48 $2.99 DC 23,994
88 Green Lanterns 49 $2.99 DC 24,157
77 Green Lanterns 50 $3.99 DC 25,389
84 Green Lanterns 51 $3.99 DC 24,316
99 Green Lanterns 52 $3.99 DC 24,301
100 Green Lanterns 53 $3.99 DC 23,92


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

GLs selling about 4K less than the Hal titled one, yet that's the title DC chose to end first. Interesting.

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Maybe HJ&TGLC made sense to DC to end first because of the ridiculously long title.