Two things generate increased value, supply and demand. Demand, we can only guess at, but we do not find out the supply until the next month. Here is a peek at the estimated print run numbers for April 2016.
(All print runs are estimated based on the number of copies ordered through Diamond, the best estimate that anyone can get.)
Only 6 books beat 100,000. Only 1 above 200,000. Top 10 comics equal 1,220,093 units moved.
THE TOP 10
1 Black Panther 1 253,259
2 Star Wars Poe Dameron 1 175,322
3 Dark Knight III Master Race 4 143,055
4 Star Wars Special C-3PO 1Star Wars Special C-3PO 1 120,841
5 Batman 51 101,922
6 Gwenpool 1 100,852
7 Star Wars 18 98,880
8 Darth Vader 19 76,965
9 Harley Quinn & Suicide Squad April Fools Special 1 75,354
10 Amazing Spider-Man 10 73,643
THE BOTTOM 10
344 Providence Ltd HC Act 1 3,268
350 Letter 44 24 3,187
351 Lady Death Chaos Rules 1 3,159
353 Captain Canuck 2015 Ongoing 8 Chapterhouse 3,118
357 Grimm Fairy Tales Hellchild 2 Zenescope 3,059
364 Grimm Fairy Tales Red Agent 4 Zenescope 2,935
365 Madballs 1 2,929
369 Grimm Fairy Tales Escape From Monster Island 3 2,829
375 Grimm Fairy Tales Satan’s Hollow 2
Books of interest
Madballs 1 2,929- Tin print run on this retro toys related book
Hot Damn 1 4,682 – From the creaters of D4ve
Zombie Tramp Ongoing 22 5,197 – People make fun of this book but the early issues go for good money
Black Eyed Kids 1 6,658 – Amazingly low print run on this book. If it gets optioned, I swear, this will be huge
Goldie Vance 1 7,192 – This book is already gaining steam
House of Penance 1 7,705 – Again, a small print run. Fantastic subject matter, historic horror
Dept H 1 9,319 – Another sleeper hit.
For the full list check out Comichron.com
9 thoughts on “By The Numbers: April's Comic Sales Numbers”
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I can’t believe Letter 44 is such a low print run. I love this book.
I feel like I missed out on Black Eyed Kids. In an attempt to control my pull list I skipped it. It’s feeling like a mistake.
It’s been good.
My shop may still have them sitting on the shelves. I’ll have to check it out tomorrow.
I was hopping black panther was in the low 100k not 200k. But yet again it is marvel
The book sold out and second prints at on the stands. The hip hop variant is selling for $20 plus.
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Whenever I hear “Dept. H”, I can’t help but think of X-men & Alpha Flight. But when looking at the title/logo, I see “Depth”.
Personally, I read Zombie Tramp & Vampblade, and they are fun & interesting reads. They’re cheesy, but they *know* they’re being cheesy, which is the difference between this and books that are just poorly written. I only got my hands on 2 of the early issues of Zombie Tramp. They’re practically non-existant, so when I find them, the prices are more than I’m willing to pay.
I have talked to the Publisher of Zombie Tramp several times. The book does well for them. They see it as very empowering for women.
The name is most certainly a double entendres
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