Comix Experience Best Sellers: Comics, first half of 2011

I'm looking at my half-year performance, so you can too!

Actually, before I get into the comics, let's do the big overview. First: sales down for the half by 2.1%, versus same period in 2010. *sad face*

As is pretty usual, if I kept cheap stuff in the charts, it would totally dominate. Here's the Top Ten in Pieces, including Everything:

1 Quarter Book - Single
2 Dollar Book
3 Sale Book
4 Back Issue
5 FEAR ITSELF #1 (OF 7)
6 BATMAN INCORPORATED #3
7 BATMAN INCORPORATED #4
8 Starter Set
9 BATMAN INCORPORATED #6
10 BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER #40 LAST GLEAMING PT 5 (OF 5)

Dang, look how all of the cheapies outsell everything else!

 

So, let's remove those cheapies from consideration, and ONLY look at comics right now. Here's the Top 100 in units sold:

1 FEAR ITSELF #1 (OF 7)
2 BATMAN INCORPORATED #3
3 BATMAN INCORPORATED #4
4 BATMAN INCORPORATED #6
5 BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER #40 LAST GLEAMING PT 5 (OF 5)
FEAR ITSELF #2 (OF 7)
FLASHPOINT #1
8 XOMBI #1
9 BATMAN INCORPORATED #5
10 FF #1
KICK-ASS 2 #2
WALKING DEAD #82
WALKING DEAD #83
WALKING DEAD #85
15 FEAR ITSELF #3 (OF 7)
16 FANTASTIC FOUR #587
17 WALKING DEAD #80
18 WALKING DEAD #81
WALKING DEAD #84
20 BATMAN AND ROBIN #19
CRIMINAL LAST OF INNOCENT #1 (OF 4)
22 BATMAN INCORPORATED #2
GREEN LANTERN #64
24 ASTONISHING X-MEN #36
BRIGHTEST DAY #20
BRIGHTEST DAY #21
INCOGNITO BAD INFLUENCES #4
28 BATMAN AND ROBIN #20
BRIGHTEST DAY #19
BRIGHTEST DAY #24
FF #2
FLASHPOINT #2
HELLBOY SLEEPING & DEAD #2 (OF 2)
INCOGNITO BAD INFLUENCES #3
XOMBI #2
36 FABLES #101
FABLES #102
UNCANNY X-MEN #534 POINT ONE
39 BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #2
BRIGHTEST DAY #17
BRIGHTEST DAY #18
BRIGHTEST DAY #22
BRIGHTEST DAY #23
FABLES #103
FF #3
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #1
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #500
JOE THE BARBARIAN #8 (OF 8)
UNCANNY X-MEN #533
50 AVENGERS #10
AVENGERS #11
BATMAN AND ROBIN #22
BPRD HELL ON EARTH GODS #1 (OF 3)
FANTASTIC FOUR #588 THREE
FF #4
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #2
GREEN LANTERN #63
SCARLET #4
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #160 DOSM
60 ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON #4 (OF 4)
AVENGERS #9
FABLES #104
UNCANNY X-MEN #534
64 AVENGERS #12
FEAR ITSELF BOOK OF THE SKULL #1
NEW AVENGERS #9
SCARLET #5
SECRET AVENGERS #10
SECRET AVENGERS #9
UNCANNY X-MEN #532
WITCHFINDER LOST & GONE FOREVER #1 (OF 5)
XOMBI #3
73 AVENGERS #12 POINT ONE
BATMAN #706
BATMAN AND ROBIN #21
CAPTAIN AMERICA #615
HELLBOY BEING HUMAN ONE SHOT
HELLBOY BUSTER OAKLEY GETS HIS WISH
NEW AVENGERS #8
UNCANNY X-MEN #535
UNCANNY X-MEN #536
82 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #654.1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #656 BIG
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #657 BIG
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #658 BIG
BATMAN #707
BOYS #51
BOYS #52
BPRD HELL ON EARTH GODS #2 (OF 3)
CAPTAIN AMERICA #615 POINT ONE
DETECTIVE COMICS #873
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #3
GREEN LANTERN #62
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #501
SUPERIOR #4 (OF 6)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #659 BIG
97 BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #1
BOYS #50
BOYS #53
CAPTAIN AMERICA #614
FABLES #105
INCOGNITO BAD INFLUENCES #2
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #503 FEAR
UNWRITTEN #21
UNWRITTEN #23

 

And, here's the Top 100, in dollars sold (close, but not the same):

1 FEAR ITSELF #1 (OF 7)
2 FLASHPOINT #1
3 FEAR ITSELF #2 (OF 7)
4 FF #1
5 BRIGHTEST DAY #24
6 FEAR ITSELF #3 (OF 7)
7 BATMAN INCORPORATED #4
8 BATMAN INCORPORATED #6
9 FANTASTIC FOUR #587
10 BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER #40 LAST GLEAMING PT 5 (OF 5)
11 BATMAN INCORPORATED #3
12 ACTION COMICS #900
13 DARK HORSE PRESENTS #1 PAUL CHADWICK CVR
14 BATMAN INCORPORATED #2
15 XOMBI #1
16 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #500
17 BATMAN INCORPORATED #5
18 FLASHPOINT #2
19 ASTONISHING X-MEN #36
20 STRANGE ADVENTURES #1
21 KICK-ASS 2 #2
22 CRIMINAL LAST OF INNOCENT #1 (OF 4)
23 GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #1
24 WALKING DEAD #83
25 GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #2
26 ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #160 DOSM
27 JOE THE BARBARIAN #8 (OF 8)
28 CAPTAIN AMERICA #616
29 FANTASTIC FOUR #588 THREE
30 WALKING DEAD #85
31 SCARLET #4
32 ALAN MOORE NEONOMICON #4 (OF 4)
AVENGERS #9
34 WALKING DEAD #82
35 INCOGNITO BAD INFLUENCES #3
36 WALKING DEAD #80
37 FEAR ITSELF BOOK OF THE SKULL #1
UNCANNY X-MEN #532
39 SCARLET #5
40 WALKING DEAD #81
WALKING DEAD #84
42 UNCANNY X-MEN #534
UNCANNY X-MEN #535
44 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES ANNUAL #1
45 AVENGERS #10
UNCANNY X-MEN #536
47 GREEN LANTERN #64
48 GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #3
49 BPRD HELL ON EARTH GODS #1 (OF 3)
50 AVENGERS #12
51 BOYS #52
UNCANNY X-MEN #533
53 BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #1
54 CAPTAIN AMERICA #615
55 INCOGNITO BAD INFLUENCES #4
56 BRIGHTEST DAY #21
57 BOYS #51
BOYS #53
59 HATE ANNUAL #9
60 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #501
61 SECRET AVENGERS #10
62 BRIGHTEST DAY #20
63 CAPTAIN AMERICA #614
64 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #659 BIG
BOYS #50
BOYS #54
67 HELLBOY SLEEPING & DEAD #2 (OF 2)
68 SECRET AVENGERS #9
69 FABLES #101
FABLES #102
71 UNCANNY X-MEN #534 POINT ONE
72 FF #2
XOMBI #2
74 HELLBOY BUSTER OAKLEY GETS HIS WISH
75 BATMAN AND ROBIN #20
76 HELLBOY BEING HUMAN ONE SHOT
77 AVENGERS #13 FEAR
MOON KNIGHT #1
79 BATMAN AND ROBIN #19
BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #2
BRIGHTEST DAY #19
BRIGHTEST DAY #22
BRIGHTEST DAY #23
FABLES #103
85 UNCANNY X-MEN #537
86 BPRD HELL ON EARTH GODS #2 (OF 3)
87 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #653 BIG
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #655 BIG
89 FF #3
90 BRIGHTEST DAY #17
BRIGHTEST DAY #18
92 ASTONISHING X-MEN #37
AVENGERS #11
BOYS #55
95 GREEN LANTERN #63
96 FF #4
97 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #652 BIG
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #654 BIG
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #656 BIG
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #658 BIG

 

Overall, I'd say it's been an ugly-ish six months for periodical comics. Anything interesting stand out for you?

 

-B