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By The Numbers September

Comic Books: By The Numbers: 5 comments: 10/31/2006

By Chris Williams

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Civil War tops while 52 strongly dominates. With October officially over, this weeks numbers from Zeus Comics in Dallas has compiled September's top 100 comic sales as well as the top selling manga, trades and independents.

1 CIVIL WAR #4 (3.91%) (Marvel)
2 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #2 (2.64%) (DC)
3 ASTONISHING X-MEN #17 (2.49%) (Marvel)
4 52 WEEK #19 (2.18%) (DC)
5 52 WEEK #20 (2.16%) (DC)
6 52 WEEK #18 (2.13%) (DC)
7 ULTIMATES 2 #12 (2.12%) (Marvel)
8 52 WEEK #21 (2.09%) (DC)
9 UNCANNY X-MEN #478 (1.73%) (Marvel)
10 BATMAN #657 (1.70%) (DC)
11 X-MEN #191 (1.62%) (Marvel)
12 TEEN TITANS #39 (1.52%) (DC)
13 X-MEN PHOENIX WARSONG #1 (1.50%) (Marvel)
14 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #535 (1.48%) (Marvel)
15 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #100 (1.47%) (Marvel)
16 CIVIL WAR FRONT LINE #6 (1.42%) (Marvel)
17 CIVIL WAR X-MEN #3 (1.36%) (Marvel)
ULTIMATE X-MEN #74 (1.36%) (Marvel)
19 ETERNALS #4 (1.28%) (Marvel)
20 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #34 (1.27%) (Marvel)
21 WOLVERINE #46 (1.24%) (Marvel)
22 GREEN LANTERN #13 (1.21%) (DC)
23 CIVIL WAR YOUNG AVENGERS & RUNAWAYS #3 (1.13%) (Marvel)
24 SECRET SIX #4 (1.11%) (DC)
25 FLASH THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE #4 (1.10%) (DC)
X-FACTOR #11 (1.10%) (Marvel)
27 NEW X-MEN #30 (1.05%) (Marvel)
28 CAPTAIN AMERICA #22 (1.04%) (Marvel)
29 SUPERMAN #656 (.99%) (DC)
WOLVERINE ORIGINS #6 (.99%) (Marvel)
31 DETECTIVE COMICS #823 (.97%) (DC)
32 OUTSIDERS #40 (.96%) (DC)
33 DAREDEVIL #89 (.91%) (Marvel)
SUPERGIRL AND THE LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #22 (.91%) (DC)
35 EXILES #86 (.90%) (Marvel)
SUPERGIRL #10 (.90%) (DC)
37 MS MARVEL #7 (.79%) (Marvel)
TRIALS OF SHAZAM #2 (.79%) (DC)
39 BIRDS OF PREY #98 (.77%) (DC)
40 CIVIL WAR FILES (.76%) (Marvel)
MOON KNIGHT #5 (.76%) (Marvel)
42 ACTION COMICS #843 (.74%) (DC)
43 ION #6 (.71%) (DC)
NEW EXCALIBUR #11 (.71%) (Marvel)
45 CABLE DEADPOOL #32 (.68%) (Marvel)
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #4 (.68%) (DC)
SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #30 (.68%) (Marvel)
48 CAPTAIN AMERICA #21 (.66%) (Marvel)
49 ALL NEW ATOM #3 (.65%) (DC)
INCREDIBLE HULK #98 (.65%) (Marvel)
51 CHECKMATE #6 (.63%) (DC)
FABLES #53 (.63%) (Vertigo)
GREEN ARROW #66 (.63%) (DC)
54 HEROES FOR HIRE #2 (.62%) (Marvel)
STAR WARS LEGACY #3 (.62%) (Dark Horse)
56 MARTIAN MANHUNTER #2 (.60%) (DC)
SHADOWPACT #5 (.60%) (DC)
Y THE LAST MAN #49 (.60%) (Vertigo)
59 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #12 (.59%) (Marvel)
RUNAWAYS #20 (.59%) (Marvel)
X-MEN FIRST CLASS #1 (.59%) (Marvel)
62 ROBIN #154 (.57%) (DC)
UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #3 (.57%) (DC)
64 ANNIHILATION #2 (.56%) (Marve
65 GHOST RIDER #3 (.54%) (Marvel)
MYSTERY IN SPACE #1 (.54%) (DC)
67 BATMAN AND THE MAD MONK #2 (.53%) (DC)
EX MACHINA #23 (.53%) (Wildstorm)
69 IRON MAN #12 (.51%) (Marvel)
70 JLA CLASSIFIED #27 (.49%) (DC)
OMAC #3 (.49%) (DC)
72 CATWOMAN #59 (.48%) (DC)
NEXTWAVE AGENTS OF HATE #8 (.48%) (Marvel)
74 BLUE BEETLE #7 (.46%) (DC)
75 AQUAMAN SWORD OF ATLANTIS #44 (.45%) (DC)
BLADE #1 (.45%) (Marvel)
77 ESCAPISTS #3 (.43%) (Dark Horse)
JSA CLASSIFIED #17 (.43%) (Dark Horse)
79 INVINCIBLE #35 (.40%) (Image)
NIGHTWING #124 (.40%) (DC)
81 DMZ #11 (.39%) (Vertigo)
82 PUNISHER #38 (.37%) (Marvel)
STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #8 (.37%) (Dark Horse)
84 THUNDERBOLTS #106 (.36%) (Marvel)
WETWORKS #1 (.36%) (Wildstorm)
86 100 BULLETS #76 (.34%) (Vertigo)
BLACK PANTHER #20 (.34%) (Marvel)
88 CREEPER #2 (.33%) (DC)
FIRESTORM THE NUCLEAR MAN #29 (.33%) (DC)
SHE-HULK 2 #12 (.33%) (Marvel)
91 BEYOND #3 (.32%) (Marvel)
JACK OF FABLES #3 (.32%) (Vertigo)
PUNISHER #37 (.32%) (Marvel)
UNION JACK #1 (.32%) (Marvel)
WALKING DEAD #31 (.32%) (Image)
96 DEADMAN #2 (.31%) (Vertigo)
97 GIRLS #17 (.29%) (Image)
MARVEL 1602 FANTASTICK FOUR #1 (.29%) (Marvel)
99 BITE CLUB VAMPIRE CRIME UNIT #5 (.26%) (Vertigo)
100 BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #12 (.25%) (DC)
Top 20 Indepent Comics
1 STAR WARS LEGACY #3 (Dark Horse)
2 ESCAPISTS #3 (Dark Horse)
3 INVINCIBLE #35 (Image)
4 STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #8
5 WALKING DEAD #31 (Image)
6 GIRLS #17 (Image)
7 LONE RANGER #1 (Dynamite Entertainment)
8 TRANSFORMERS STORMBRINGER #3 (IDW)
9 ARMY OF DARKNESS #10 (Dynamite Entertainment)
10 CONAN #32 (Dark Horse)
11 GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #15 (Devils Due)
12 TRANSFORMERS SPOTLIGHT SHOCKWAVE (IDW)
13 SAVAGE RED SONJA #2 (Dynamite)
14 DWIGHT T ALBATROSS THE GOON NOIR #1 (Dark Horse)
15 TRUTH JUSTIN & AMERICAN WAY #4 (Image)
16 HUNTER KILLER #7 (Top Cow)
17 LOOKING GLASS WARS HATTER M #3 (Image)
18 RAMAYAN 3392 AD #1 (Virgin)
19 RED SONJA #14 (Dynamite Entertainment)
20 SPIKE ASYLUM #1 (IDW)
Top 10 Trades
1 PRIDE OF BAGHDAD HC (Vertigo)
2 WALKING DEAD TP V5 BEST DEFENSE (Image)
3 BATMAN TP GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT NEW EDITION (DC)
4 DOOM PATROL TP V4 MUSCLEBOUND (Vertigo)
5 NEW AVENGERS TP V3 SECRETS AND LIES (Marvel)
6 LOSERS TP V5 ENDGAME (Vertigo)
7 BATMAN TP FACE THE FACE (DC)
8 JUSTICE HC V1 (DC)
9 ULTIMATE IRON MAN TP V1 (Marvel)
10 BATMAN CHRONICLES TP V2 (DC)
Top 5 Manga
1 BERSERK GN V13 (Dark Horse)
2 KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE GN V1 (Dark Horse)
3 NEGIMA GN V11 (Del Rey)
4 SATSUMA GISHIDEN GN V1 (Dark Horse)
5 AI YORI AOSHI GN V14 (Tokyo Pop)

The Top 100 Comics list is based on comics released from September 1st through September 30th 2006. Percentages are derived from total sales for all titles released during September.

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Jamison Sacks Posted by Jamison Sacks on 11/02/2006, 06:58 PM

Its interesting to see Marvel dominating so heavily overall.  Civil War really is pulling it out for them.  Also good to see 52 doing so well even though it is a weekly.

would be nice to see these numbers side by side with the diamond #s.


David Hopkins Posted by David Hopkins on 11/02/2006, 07:08 PM

I can’t believe I missed the Walking Dead Vol. 5 TPB?! I need to get that.

It’s interesting that the highest selling non-team comic book is all the way down at #10 with Batman, and then Spider-Man at #14. Team comics are what sell.


Dedagda Posted by Dedagda on 11/02/2006, 07:11 PM

That’s a great suggestion!

We should put the Diamond rank beside each listing. Hmmmmm - I’ll try to get that up there in the next day.


Dedagda Posted by Dedagda on 11/02/2006, 07:16 PM

There’s only three solo books in the top 20. Is it just more characters to love?

David, when’s your next group book coming ouy?


David Hopkins Posted by David Hopkins on 11/02/2006, 07:47 PM

>>David, when’s your next group book coming out?<<

Next group book? September 2007. Alas, seems so far away.

I’ll be able to make official announcements, once the contracts are signed.


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