By The Numbers: May 2015 Estimated Sales Figures

Popularity and print runs are the two bug this that drive up prices on comics. That is why it is important to watch the estimated sales of comics.
The top 10 selling comics accounted for 965,023 copies sold. This is down 20% from the previous year. The total dollar value for the top 300 was $25.24 Million (as reported by Comichron.com
Top Ten
1 DC Universe Rebirth 1 $2.99 DC 235,791
2 Civil War II 0 $4.99 Marvel 177,283
3 Punisher 1 $3.99 Marvel 110,726
4 Batman 52 $3.99 DC 102,197
5 Captain America Steve Rogers 1 $4.99 Marvel 99,768
6 Star Wars 19 $3.99 Marvel 95,156
7 Justice League 50 $5.99 DC 92,423
8 Darth Vader 20 $4.99 Marvel 86,641
9 Black Panther 2 $3.99 Marvel 77,654
10 Amazing Spider-Man 12 $3.99 Marvel 74,963
Bottom Ten
338 Grimm Fairy Tales Grimm Fairy Tales 122 $3.99 Zenescope 4,068
346 Black Eyed Kids 2 $3.99 Aftershock 3,779
352 Crossed Badlands 96 $3.99 Avatar 3,708
353 Crossed Badlands 97 $3.99 Avatar 3,702
354 Grimm Fairy Tales Robyn Hood Annual 1 $5.99 Zenescope 3,698
355 Crossed Badlands 98 $3.99 Avatar 3,690
361 Grimm Fairy Tales Wonderland 47 $3.99 Zenescope 3,559
363 Dreaming Eagles 5 $3.99 Aftershock 3,429
369 Jackpot 2 $3.99 Aftershock 3,284
371 Heartthrob 2 $3.99 Oni 3,207
Books of Interest
Fix #1 2nd Print – Didn’t make the list out 5/11 but didn’t sell 3,200 copies? Insane. Could be a sleeper.
Chum #1– Didn’t make the list and comes in under 3,200 copies sold
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas 1 IDW 7,583 – Not a lot of love for Hunter S Thompson
Fix 2 Image 10,433
Mae 1 Dark Horse 11,757 – Came in pretty strong for a Dark Horse title.
Renato Jones One Percent 1 Image 14,857 – No wonder this has been up to a $10 book.
Superman Lois and Clark 8 DC 18,284 – Pretty small print run for what could be a key Superboy (John Kent) book
Monstress 6 Image 20,850 – has settled in nicely as a mid-tier book.
Estimated sales numbers from, and for the full list, check out Comichron.com

35 thoughts on “By The Numbers: May 2015 Estimated Sales Figures”

  1. I really hope Fix #1 gets hot. I managed to find quite a few copies a few weeks after it was released.

      1. With Image’s new printing rules.. my local shops are still trying to get rid of the 1st prints, so they haven’t been getting the 2nd or 3rd, which I’ve been ordering online. I think the 2nd and 3rd and beyond if any will be the key issues when this one does take off, which I think it will. It’s got movie or show written all over it.

      2. I hope it’s show. I would imagine it’s gonna need about a dozen or so issues before anyone would look at it. Don’t know how many predicaments these two cops can get into, but it would be a fantastic anti cop show. If it’s a short series than movie all the way.

      3. I’m loading up on The Fix as well. You guys should not overlook Renato Jones 1% either, those two are going in the same spec. box.

      1. I think this is more his style. He did Superior Foes of Spider-Man for 17 issues.. I could see this one going that long for sure.

    1. The Fix plot is getting more complex only three issues in. Spencer had a chance to just send the two cops’ storylines back towards each other, but instead it seems like the plot is only thickening. Big cliff-hanger in issue 3!

  2. Hey guys I just had a random question. I wasn’t into comics for the launch of the new 52. I know rebirth is on “fire” or was selling out here and there. My lcs has stacks upon stacks still of almost all rebirth titles. In comparison did new 52 take off the same way? Or am I just blessed that my shop has a lot of copies of all titles? Just wondering because I keep picturing the new batman 1 being a long term book(and hoping lol) if you could just give me comparisons to rebirth and new 52 launches it would be much appreciated.

    1. I think you’re a bit blessed. I have a sub service that has back ordered a ton of issues on me so far that I’ll never see. I’ve had to go online, and start a pull from my local LCS that couldn’t even pull all I asked for this week and they’ve been selling out of all the issues same day they’re released. It’s crazy. I’m barely getting both covers for the issues in my pc.

      1. My Lcs only ordered 5-10 of each rebirth outside of the batman and superman stuff. I was there 1st in line as they were unpacking their order Wednesday and I couldn’t get a Titans rebirth all 3 copies they got went to pulls.

  3. Wow that’s bs….are most of these shops that sold out in big big city’s like new York etc? I’m in cali and most shops around me have Tons left.

    1. It’s all supply and demand. Most if not all of my shops are all out as well, at least the shops I frequent which is the 3 main ones in the city, I’m in Austin.

      1. Actually I lie.. I forgot one shop got a second wave from an reorder in but since these were selling well, all of his were bumped to the $8.99 – $9.99 range.

    2. I’m in a city with 2 major shops. I’m assuming the one closest to me under ordered as they weren’t expecting the demand. But yeah, those are tough books to come by in my town. Right now I wish I was in a bigger city with more shops.

  4. I’m in Birmingham, AL, which has 4 LCS and a 2nd & Charles. All 5 stores are sold out everything Rebirth that released in June and only 1 store has copies of the Rebirth special left. The LCS I shop in has told me that they tripled or quadrupled their orders for Rebirth over what those same titles were selling at in April, and it still hasn’t been enough to meet demand.

  5. Damn I am blessed then. Sorry guys. So back to my other question, did new 52 sell this well or fly off the shelf as quick?

    1. In my area most titles did. I did remember some of the bigger stores having copies around for a couple of days (kick myself for not getting more at the time)

    2. At my store, the New 52 was even more popular than Rebirth. During week 3 of the New 52 #1s, my LCS had a line of 20 or so people at open, & we were “sold out” (not counting copies in pull lists) of 11 of the 13 titles within 15 minutes. By comparison, last week we sold out of all Rebirth by close on Thursday.

  6. Scooby Apocalypse #1 just missed the top 10 came in at #11, did anyone read it if so how was it. I did not get my pre-orders yet,so far I have it pre-ordered up to issue #3 not sure how many more I will get.

    1. I liked it. People hated it. People still bought it. I love Scooby Doo and thought it was a fresh take on the same story. People got upset with the changes but look at the way the last two tv series have changed the status quo with the gang.

      1. I thought Lee was going to be illustrating it so I am disappoint. I did get the Joelle Jones cover because 1) Daphne!!! 2) It’s Joelle Jones!

    2. I liked it too. I thought it was a bit slow but I’m looking forward to #2 and to see where it’s going. They have Watchmen Comedian button references in both issues so far.
      It was FAR better than Wacky Raceland. That book was all over the place. I have to go back and look at the panels to see if there’s a Smiley button in that one.

      1. In issue #1 it was a few pages in on the pizza vendors vest I think. I haven’t read issue 2 yet, but someone posted a pic of it hanging on the drivers side mirror of the survival looking van/rv thing that I guess is the mystery machine?
        Looked through Wacky last night, no button, so it’s not showing up everywhere. Just a few nods here and there. There’s one in Titans rebirth too, on the wall in the diner.

  7. I’m in San Diego and we have 11 comic shops within a 15 mile range. All stores have been sold out of rebirth. When the new 52 came out, the hardest one to get for me was Justice League.

    1. And I know someone said it earlier somewhere, but I wouldn’t wait to pre order Harley Quinn #1, and the Suicide Squad #1 if those are ones you want to read. Shops might anticipate the demand due to the Movie and sales so far, but I’m not taking a chance. I pre ordered a few so I know I won’t miss out.

  8. I’m glad to see Spider-Gwen selling so well. Harley Quinn, Ms. Marvel…not as well. Maybe Edge of Spider-verse #2 has a shot at being a key comic 10-15 years from now…

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