March 2008 Market Share, Top 100 Comics and Graphic Novels

[iSteve]

MARCH 2008 SALES CHARTS & MARKET SHARE REPORT

Diamond released their monthly Direct Market Sales Charts and Market Share report Monday, this month for titles that went on sale in March 2008, and the debut of Stephen King's second Dark Tower limited series helped Marvel stay on top of the comic book sales chart, as well as build upon its leads in the Market Share categories over last month.

As mentioned Dark Tower: The Long Road Home was the bestselling comic book of the month, followed by four other Marvel titles making up the Top 5, broken up only by Dark Horse's seemingly still-growing Buffy the Vampire Slayer #12. DC's first charter - Justice League of America #19 followed in the #7 slot.

DC took the top 2 spots on March's graphic novel chart, with the new Batman: The Killing Joke Special Edition Hardcover coming in at #1, nearly doubling the unit sales of the #2 charter, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall Softcover, a notewothy feat considering the sales the 20+ year-old story has racked up in is various incarnations and reprints over the last two decades.

As to Marvel Share, Marvel held serve and is up a break over last month. They accounted for 43.53% of Unit sales in March, as compared to 32.45% for DC, and 38.70% in Dollar share, compared to 29.98% for DC.

And while only slightly, many of the smaller publishers, like Dark Horse, Image, and IDW showed slight Market Share increases over February, although that pattern will be interesting to follow when both Marvel and DC's big summer events get going at the same time.

Look for more in-depth analysis of the monthly sales charts right here very soon...

MARCH MARKET SHARES
Based on Actual Sales for Comics, Magazines, & GNs Invoiced in March 2008

Publisher

Comics, Magazines, & GNs Dollar Share

MARVEL COMICS 38.70% 43.52%
DC COMICS 29.98% 32.45%
DARK HORSE COMICS 7.20% 5.85%
IMAGE COMICS 3.86% 3.68%
IDW PUBLISHING 3.26% 3.05%
VIZ MEDIA 2.23% 1.13%
DYNAMIC FORCES 2.17% 2.12%
TOKYOPOP 1.49% 0.64%
WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT 1.22% 0.86%
DEVILS DUE PUBLISHING INC 1.04% 0.74%
RANDOM HOUSE 0.98% 0.34%
ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC 0.41% 0.58%
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD 0.39% 0.14%
VIRGIN COMICS LLC 0.32% 0.39%
ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS 0.31% 0.47%
AVATAR PRESS INC 0.30% 0.29%
SLAVE LABOR GRAPHICS 0.28% 0.23%
TITAN 0.27% 0.15%
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS 0.26% 0.08%
ONI PRESS INC. 0.24% 0.15%
OTHER NON TOP 20 5.07% 3.16%

[iSteve]

TOP 100 COMICS

Based on Actual Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2008

Qty Rank Retail Rank Index Description Price Ven

1 1 250.56 DARK TOWER LONG ROAD HOME #1 (Of 5)* $3.99 MAR
2 2 208.49 NEW AVENGERS #39 SII $2.99 MAR
3 3 197.25 THOR #7 $2.99 MAR
4 4 181.76 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #552* $2.99 MAR
5 5 180.18 UNCANNY X-MEN #496 DWS $2.99 MAR
6 6 179.93 BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER #12 $2.99 DAR
7 7 177.00 JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA #19 $2.99 DC
8 9 167.22 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #553 $2.99 MAR
9 10 166.42 MIGHTY AVENGERS #11 $2.99 MAR
10 11 166.40 X-MEN LEGACY #209 DWS $2.99 MAR
11 12 166.21 MIGHTY AVENGERS #10 $2.99 MAR
12 13 165.33 X-FORCE #2 DWS* $2.99 MAR
13 14 164.65 CAPTAIN AMERICA #36 $2.99 MAR
14 15 164.03 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #554 $2.99 MAR
15 16 148.86 ALL STAR SUPERMAN #10 $2.99 DC
16 18 138.90 CABLE #1 DWS* $2.99 MAR
17 19 137.73 GREEN LANTERN #28 $2.99 DC
18 20 137.66 COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 8 $2.99 DC
19 21 137.62 COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 7 $2.99 DC
20 22 137.37 COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 6 $2.99 DC
21 23 136.95 COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 5 $2.99 DC
22 24 136.40 FANTASTIC FOUR #555 $2.99 MAR
23 25 134.62 GREEN LANTERN #29 $2.99 DC
24 27 130.45 WOLVERINE #63 DWS $2.99 MAR
25 8 128.05 LOGAN #1 (Of 3)* $3.99 MAR
26 29 126.05 SERENITY BETTER DAYS #1 (Of 3) $2.99 DAR
27 30 116.80 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #120 $2.99 MAR
28 31 110.94 X-FACTOR #29 DWS $2.99 MAR
29 33 110.11 AVENGERS INITIATIVE #10 $2.99 MAR
30 34 100.42 WOLVERINE ORIGINS #23 $2.99 MAR
31 26 100.27 ANGEL AFTER FALL #5 $3.99 IDW
32 35 100.00 DETECTIVE COMICS #842 $2.99 DC
33 36 99.82 INCREDIBLE HERCULES #115* $2.99 MAR
34 37 99.36 TEEN TITANS #57 $2.99 DC
35 38 99.17 ULTIMATE X-MEN #92 $2.99 MAR
36 28 94.89 SUPERMAN BATMAN ANNUAL #2 $3.99 DC
37 39 94.56 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #22 $2.99 DC
38 40 92.34 ULTIMATE HUMAN #3 (Of 4) $2.99 MAR
39 17 87.50 JUSTICE LEAGUE NEW FRONTIER SPECIAL $4.99 DC
40 41 84.40 SUPERMAN #674 $2.99 DC
41 42 84.04 DAREDEVIL #106 $2.99 MAR
42 43 83.67 ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #4 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR
43 32 82.94 MS MARVEL #25 SII* $3.99 MAR
44 44 82.49 WONDER WOMAN #18 $2.99 DC
45 45 82.19 CAPTAIN MARVEL #4 (Of 5) SII $2.99 MAR
46 46 81.28 THUNDERBOLTS #119 $2.99 MAR
47 47 77.18 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #52 $2.99 MAR
48 48 76.38 BRAVE & BOLD #11 $2.99 DC
49 49 74.45 BATMAN & OUTSIDERS #5 $2.99 DC
50 50 73.12 BOOSTER GOLD #7 $2.99 DC
51 51 72.86 IRON MAN #27 $2.99 MAR
52 52 72.22 WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #1 $2.99 MAR
53 53 72.04 FLASH #238 $2.99 DC
54 55 67.02 TEEN TITANS YEAR ONE #3 (Of 6) $2.99 DC
55 56 66.90 LAST DEFENDERS #1 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR
56 57 66.00 GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #6 $2.99 DC
57 58 65.95 SUPERGIRL #27 $2.99 DC
58 60 65.51 TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #1 (Of 12) $2.99 DC
59 61 64.84 IMMORTAL IRON FIST #13 $2.99 MAR
60 62 63.28 PUNISHER #55 (MR) $2.99 MAR
61 63 63.18 PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #17 $2.99 MAR
62 65 61.67 NEW EXILES #3 $2.99 MAR
63 66 61.46 LEGION O/SUPER HEROES #40 $2.99 DC
64 67 61.21 NIGHTWING #142 $2.99 DC
65 68 61.16 STAR WARS LEGACY #21 $2.99 DAR
66 54 60.42 DEATH O/NEW GODS #7 (Of 8) $3.50 DC
67 69 59.78 MOON KNIGHT #16 $2.99 MAR
68 70 59.58 ANNIHILATION CONQUEST #5 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR
69 72 59.21 TWELVE #3 (Of 12) $2.99 MAR
70 74 56.98 NOVA #11 $2.99 MAR
71 75 56.42 BOYS #16 (MR) $2.99 DE
72 77 54.95 WORLD O/WARCRAFT #5 $2.99 DC
73 78 54.45 ROBIN #172 $2.99 DC
74 79 54.11 WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH WARBOUND #4 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR
75 80 53.67 GHOST RIDER #21 $2.99 MAR
76 81 53.26 ANITA BLAKE VH GUILTY PLEASURES #9 (Of 12)* $2.99 MAR
77 83 52.18 SALVATION RUN #5 (Of 7) $2.99 DC
78 85 51.25 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #14 $2.99 DC
79 86 49.64 DC SPECIAL RAVEN #1 (Of 5) $2.99 DC
80 59 49.15 COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #7 (Of 8) $3.99 DC
81 87 49.13 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #15 $2.99 DC
82 88 48.57 FABLES #71 (MR) $2.99 DC
83 89 48.33 NEW WARRIORS #10 $2.99 MAR
84 90 48.10 GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #6 (Of 9) $2.99 DC
85 91 47.48 STAR WARS KNIGHTS O/OLD REPUBLIC #26 VECTOR PART 2 $2.99 DAR
86 64 46.45 COUNTDOWN TO ADVENTURE #8 (Of 8) $3.99 DC
87 92 45.78 BIRDS O/PREY #116 $2.99 DC
88 93 45.75 WALKING DEAD #47 (MR) $2.99 IMA
89 71 44.57 SPIDER-MAN WITH GREAT POWER #3 (Of 5) $3.99 MAR
90 94 44.18 WORLD WAR HULK AFTERSMASH DAMAGE CONTROL #3 (Of 3) $2.99 MAR
91 73 43.80 COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #6 (Of 8) $3.99 DC
92 95 43.34 SHE-HULK 2 #27 $2.99 MAR
93 96 43.16 BLACK PANTHER #35 $2.99 MAR
94 98 42.70 SPAWN #176 $2.95 IMA
95 97 42.68 WITCHBLADE #116 SEJIC CVR A $2.99 IMA
96 99 41.77 PENANCE RELENTLESS #5 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR
97 100 41.33 SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #13 $2.99 DC
98 76 41.22 WAR IS HELL FIRST FLIGHT PHANTOM EAGLE #1 (Of 5) (MR) $3.99 MAR
99 84 38.96 POWERS #28 (MR) $3.95 MAR
100 103 38.51 STAR WARS REBELLION #12 $2.99 DAR

[iSteve]

TOP 100 GRAPHIC NOVELS

Based on Actual Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2008

Qty Rank Retail Rank Index Title Price Ven

1 1 21.45 BATMAN KILLING JOKE SPECIAL ED HC $17.99 DC
2 9 11.71 FABLES 1001 NIGHTS O/SNOWFALL SC (MR) $14.99 DC
3 40 10.98 NARUTO TP VOL 28 $7.95 VIZ
4 12 10.91 DMZ TP VOL 04 FRIENDLY FIRE (MR) $12.99 DC
5 27 10.75 FRUITS BASKET GN VOL 19 (Of 22) $9.99 TKP
6 4 9.43 SPIDER-MAN PREM HC ONE MORE DAY* $24.99 MAR
7 8 9.14 STAR WARS LEGACY TP VOL 02 SHARDS $19.95 DAR
8 15 8.78 EMPOWERED TP VOL 03 (MR) $14.95 DAR
9 17 7.91 PUNISHER MAX TP VOL 09 LONG COLD DARK (MR) $15.99 MAR
10 22 7.75 SPIDER-MAN REIGN TP $14.99 MAR
11 29 7.60 BERSERK TP VOL 22 (MR) $13.95 DAR
12 7 7.57 X-MEN VS APOCALYPSE TP VOL 01 TWELVE $29.99 MAR
13 11 7.47 MIGHTY AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 01 ULTRON INITIATIVE $19.99 MAR
14 28 7.15 AVENGERS INITIATIVE TP VOL 01 BASIC TRAINING $14.99 MAR
15 6 6.49 ULTIMATE POWER HC $34.99 MAR
16 26 6.47 CHRONICLES O/CONAN TP VOL 14 $16.95 DAR
17 49 6.39 NEGIMA GN VOL 17 (MR) $10.95 RAN
18 23 6.38 CONAN TP VOL 05 ROGUES I/HOUSE $17.95 DAR
19 18 6.27 WONDER WOMAN WHO IS WONDER WOMAN HC $19.99 DC
20 75 6.20 BLEACH TP VOL 22 $7.95 VIZ
21 25 6.14 MOUSE GUARD TP FALL 1152 $17.95 RAN
22 65 6.10 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 16 $9.99 VIZ
23 10 6.06 SPIDER-MAN PETER PARKER TP BACK IN BLACK $24.99 MAR
24 20 6.06 LOBO PORTRAIT O/BASTICH TP $19.99 DC
25 30 5.86 STAR WARS REBELLION TP VOL 02 AHAKISTA GAMBIT $17.95 DAR
26 2 5.74 JACK KIRBYS FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS HC VOL 04 $49.99 DC
27 33 5.67 SHOWCASE PRESENTS BOOSTER GOLD TP VOL 01 $16.99 DC
28 24 5.67 WANTED GN (NEW PTG) $19.99 IMA
29 47 5.58 X-MEN TP DIE BY SWORD $13.99 MAR
30 13 5.51 NEW AVENGERS PREM HC VOL 07 TRUST $24.99 MAR
31 14 5.39 IRON MAN PREM HC DEMON I/BOTTLE* $24.99 MAR
32 36 5.35 SHOWCASE PRESENTS PHANTOM STRANGER TP VOL 02 $16.99 DC
33 16 5.25 GOON FANCY PANTS LTD SGN HC VOL 02 $24.95 DAR
34 32 4.97 SUPERMAN MAN O/ STEEL TP VOL 06 $19.99 DC
35 48 4.93 NEW UNIVERSAL TP EVERYTHING WENT WHITE $14.99 MAR
36 41 4.84 30 DAYS O/NIGHT TP VOL 09 BEYOND BARROW (MR) $17.99 IDW
37 42 4.73 X-FACTOR TP VOL 04 HEART OF ICE $17.99 MAR
38 39 4.64 FORGOTTEN REALMS TP VOL 06 HALFLINGS GEM $18.99 DEV
39 50 4.59 OUTSIDERS FIVE O/KIND TP $14.99 DC
40 53 4.53 MOON KNIGHT TP VOL 02 MIDNIGHT SUN $14.99 MAR
41 55 4.52 FIRST BORN TP VOL 01 $14.99 IMA
42 37 4.50 IRON MAN DOOMQUEST PREM HC* $19.99 MAR
43 45 4.48 PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL TP VOL 02 GOIN OUT WEST $17.99 MAR
44 57 4.42 GHOST RIDER TP TRAIL OF TEARS $14.99 MAR
45 58 4.37 NIGHTWING LOST YEAR TP $14.99 DC
46 79 4.25 XXXHOLIC GN VOL 11 $10.95 RAN
47 43 4.20 WATCHMEN TP $19.99 DC
48 31 4.17 JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL HC $24.99 DC
49 5 4.16 MMW CAPTAIN AMERICA HC VOL 04* $54.99 MAR
50 86 4.15 GENE SIMMONS HOUSE O/HORRORS #3 $9.99 IDW
51 3 4.08 MMW ATLAS ERA HC VOL 02 TALES ASTONISH* $59.99 MAR
52 19 4.08 WANTED HC DIRECTORS CUT ED (MR) $29.99 IMA
53 21 3.95 EARTH X TP TRILOGY COMPANION $29.99 MAR
54 56 3.95 ESSENTIAL OFF HB MARVEL UNIV MASTER ED TP VOL 01 $16.99 MAR
55 46 3.94 SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE TP VOL 06 HOURMAN & PYTHON (MR) $19.99 DC
56 74 3.93 ROBIN BIG LEAGUES TP $12.99 DC
57 69 3.89 GHOST RIDER TP VOL 04 REVELATIONS $14.99 MAR
58 70 3.89 SOULFIRE SC VOL 01 $14.99 ASP
59 34 3.73 GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 01 SINESTRO CORPS WAR $24.99 DC
60 35 3.65 TERMINATOR OMNIBUS VOL 02 $24.95 DAR
61 90 3.44 MPD PSYCHO TP VOL 04 (MR) $10.95 DAR
62 52 3.41 HARVEY COMICS CLASSICS TP VOL 03 HOT STUFF $19.95 DAR
63 54 3.39 SPIDER-MAN RED SONJA PREM HC $19.99 MAR
64 61 3.37 DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES VOL 3 DRAGONS O/SPRING DAWNING TP $18.99 DEV
65 59 3.24 DC NEW FRONTIER TP VOL 01 $19.99 DC
66 44 3.23 MARVEL FANFARE STRANGE TALES TP $24.99 MAR
67 76 3.21 WITCHBLADE TP VOL 03 $14.99 IMA
68 126 3.18 ONE PIECE TP VOL 17 $7.95 VIZ
69 87 3.13 Y LAST MAN TP VOL 01 UNMANNED $12.99 DC
70 62 3.13 STAR TREK YEAR FOUR TP $19.99 IDW
71 63 3.11 WORMWOOD TP VOL 02 $19.99 IDW
72 38 2.99 CABLE CLASSIC TP VOL 01 $29.99 MAR
73 107 2.98 ESSEX COUNTY TP VOL 01 TALES FROM THE FARM (MR) $9.95 TOP
74 66 2.97 MAGICIAN APPRENTICE PREM HC VOL 2* $19.99 MAR
75 106 2.97 WELCOME TO NHK GN VOL 06 (Of 8) (MR) $9.99 TKP
76 67 2.96 DC THE NEW FRONTIER TP VOL 02 $19.99 DC
77 78 2.93 RED PROPHET TALES O/ALVIN MAKER VOL 1 TP $15.99 MAR
78 117 2.82 SPIDER-MAN FAMILY TP UNTOLD TEAM UPS DIGEST $9.99 MAR
79 84 2.79 LEGION O/SUPER HEROES I/31ST CENTURY TP VOL 01 $14.99 DC
80 95 2.66 HOW TO MAKE WEBCOMICS TP $12.99 IMA
81 123 2.65 SAMURAI DEEPER KYO GN VOL 27 (Of 38) (MR) $9.99 TKP
82 134 2.63 NANA TP VOL 09 (MR) $8.99 VIZ
83 226 2.57 PRINCESS AT MIDNIGHT GN $5.99 IMA
84 80 2.57 HIGHWAYMEN TP $17.99 DC
85 73 2.55 BOYS TP VOL 02 GET SOME (MR) $19.99 DE
86 101 2.49 Y LAST MAN TP VOL 02 CYCLES (MR) $12.99 DC
87 64 2.45 DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER BORN PREM HC $24.99 MAR
88 129 2.44 FLIGHT EXPLORER TP VOL 01 $10.00 RAN
89 98 2.41 APOCALYPSE NERD TP $13.95 DAR
90 77 2.39 MARVEL ILLUSTRATED LAST O/MOHICANS PREM HC $19.99 MAR
91 174 2.39 CLAYMORE TP VOL 11 $7.99 VIZ
92 89 2.39 BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER LONG WAY HOME TP $15.95 DAR
93 83 2.36 HAWKGIRL HATH SET TP $17.99 DC
94 71 2.32 CIVIL WAR TP $24.99 MAR
95 96 2.28 BOYS TP VOL 01 (MR)* $14.99 DE
96 110 2.26 Y LAST MAN TP VOL 03 ONE SMALL STEP (MR) $12.99 DC
97 189 2.25 BLACK CAT TP VOL 13 $7.99 VIZ
98 191 2.25 SHAMAN KING TP VOL 15 $7.95 VIZ
99 99 2.23 HAZED GN (MR) $14.99 IMA
100 88 2.20 SAVAGE SWORD O/CONAN TP VOL 02 $17.95 DAR

[iSteve]

So... what do you think? Any surprises?

[iSteve]

* Surprised that Stephen King's Dark Tower was the top book of the month.

* Not surprised that New Avengers was #2.

* Very surprised that Thor was #3. It's good, but is it THAT good?

* Really can't believe that X-Force was #12, coming in just above even Captain America. One of the worst books being printed.

* Surprised that the Ultimate Spider-Man was all the way down at #27.

[jon_samuelson]

* Surprised that Stephen King's Dark Tower was the top book of the month.

Yeah, this really doesn't surprise me at all. I imagine that there are a LOT of people out there who were huge fans of the series, heard there was a comic being made, and figured "What the hell." I can only hope that some of these people give a few other books a try while they're slumming in the comics world. I don't know, but I would hope that Marvel is advertising the shit out of the Icon line inside of the Dark Tower books.

* Really can't believe that X-Force was #12, coming in just above even Captain America. One of the worst books being printed.

Just goes to show that a lot of fanboys (in the negative sense of the word) are sheep.

[gungadin]

* Really can't believe that X-Force was #12, coming in just above even Captain America. One of the worst books being printed.

That's way down from its number one slot last month...

My most surprising/awesome thing? Buffy #12 outshipping every other DC book... That's freakin awesome....

[esophagus]

Think this is the first time in a while I've seen Watchmen get that far down the GN list.

[humphrey-lee]

* Very surprised that Thor was #3. It's good, but is it THAT good?



Remember, you can't judge the sales charts by actual quality. You'd shoot yourself in the head from trying to justify some of these. I honestly have no idea how Thor is still that high. I actually wasn't surprised the first couple sold as well as they did. People were actually clamoring for the character after all the CIVIL WAR nonsense and the preview of him kicking the shit out of Iron Man right off the bat got people hyped. But now, I don't know how it hasn't slipped to about the mid-teens. I mean, it's alright. Definitely above average, but I guess it really does have an audience.

Thing is, when a book like say, X-FORCE tops out to start and starts declining it's probably from everyone finally realizing "Fuck me, I've seen this before, and it's still bad" and they slowly start to drop it. But honestly, who was ever reading THOR? That book was always as niche as they come. And now, all the hype and whatnot leading into it, now that people are finally reading it they're like "Wow, I've never really read stuff like this before" because honestly, the typical comic book reader really probably hasn't. So it's kind of a special treat to them to go along with their Tie-in books, and Avenegers titles and JLA and whatnot.

At least, that's how I just dissected it all in my brain just now. :D

[horatio616]

I'm surprised that Countdown is that high. Impressed by Green Lantern's strong showing. Shocked by Thor. Disappointed that Flash has fallen so far. Happy that Serenity did so well.

[iSteve]

Serenity really was a nice surprise.

[conorkilpatrick]

I'm surprised that Countdown is that high.

Countdown has remained remarkably steady, sales-wise. For all the bitching and moaning people did, they still bought it. It's the way of the comic book reader. A big financial boon for DC.

[mikegraham6]

Don't know how reliable it is, but here's what wiki says
Sales of Countdown began with issue #51 selling 91,054 orders from Diamond Comics Distributors, making it the nineteenth best selling comic book in May 2007.[74] After the first issue, sales steadily dropped to a low of 72,077 copies with issue #40.[75] Sales of subsequent issues briefly jumped to a high of approximately 88,000 copies per issue, before gradually declining into their current 67,000 range.[76][77][78]

[humphrey-lee]

Countdown has remained remarkably steady, sales-wise. For all the bitching and moaning people did, they still bought it. It's the way of the comic book reader. A big financial boon for DC.

I just wrote an article on this! :D


Yeah, I know no one cares, but I still have to try.

[casually-drowned]

@Jon_Samuelson

I agree; I have had several people who don't read comics approach and talk about the Dark Tower.

[horatio616]

Countdown has remained remarkably steady, sales-wise. For all the bitching and moaning people did, they still bought it. It's the way of the comic book reader. A big financial boon for DC.

Yeah, which is why you creators are wise to ignore message boards. It's all about the numbers.

There's no reason not to do another weekly next year!

[xyzzy]

Yeah, which is why you creators are wise to ignore message boards. It's all about the numbers.

There's no reason not to do another weekly next year!

While I agree that what people buy is more important than what the general internet buzz is, I can't help but feel that the lackluster critical response (by readers) to Countdown may make them a little gunshy for upcoming weekly comics.

[esophagus]

@Jon_SamuelsonThis isn't Twitter, we have quote buttons. ;)

[casually-drowned]

This isn't Twitter, we have quote buttons. ;)

Yeah, well it got screwed up somehow, and I figured that the Twitter-ism was less embarrassing than having code show. So lemme alone. :)

[charlie-blix]

This isn't Twitter, we have quote buttons. ;)

Twitter... it's spreading.