[Editor's note: the DC Sales chart will appear tomorrow.]

By Matthew Murray

Buffy tops the charts yet again, while further down the charts there are some rather large drops that may be due to Diamond’s decision not to ship any comics in the last week of December.

Incorruptible, the spin-off from Mark Waid’s Irredeemable, was the highest selling launch of the month, somehow managing to sell more copies than any regularly priced issue of the parent title.

As with last month, I’ve listed every “indie” title in the top 200, and a selection of those appearing lower on the charts.

Thanks to icv2.com and Milton Griepp for permission to use these numbers, which can be found here.

38. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Dark Horse) 

12/2007: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #9 - 89,556
12/2008: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #20 - 71,896

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01/2009: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #21 - 69,980
02/2009: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #22 - 67,575 (-3.4%)
03/2009: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #23 - 64,108 (-5.1%)
04/2009: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #24 - 60,916 (-5.0%)
05/2009: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #25 - 58,740 (-3.6%)
06/2009: BTVS Tales of the Vampires one shot- 45,568 (-22.4)
07/2009: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #26 - 55,393 (+21.6%)
08/2009: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #27 - 53,403 (-3.6%)
09/2009: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #28 - 52,303 (-2.1%)
10/2009: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #29 - 50,236 (-4.0%)
11/2009: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #30 - 49,155 (-2.2%)
12/2009: BTVS Willow One Shot - 45,136 (-8.2%)
				6 month (-0.9)
				1 year (-37.2%)
				2 year (-49.6%)

Considering this was written by Joss Whedon and about a fairly popular character I thought this would sell about the same as the normal series, or at least better than the last one shot. It is possible that some of the missing sales were due to this issue shipping the week before Diamond’s week off. Still, as the cost of the issue was $3.50, it actually brought in more money than last month’s issue.

76. Haunt (Image)

10/2009: Haunt #1 - 50,078
11/2009: Haunt #2 - 28,254 (-43.6%)
12/2009: Haunt #3 - 28,390 (+0.5%)

Looks like stores cut their orders of issue two a bit too steeply. A rise for issue three is a very good sign.

79. Image United (Image)

11/2009: Image United # 1 - 42,866
12/2009: Image United #2 - 27,469 (-35.9%)

The upcoming delays aren’t going to help this series.

83. Archie (Archie)

12/2004 : Archie #553 - 2,820
12/2005 : Archie #562 - 2,621
12/2006 : Archie #571 - 2,663
12/2007 : -
12/2008: -

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01/2009: Archie #593 – 2,318
02/2009: -
03/2009: Archie #595 - 2,484
04/2009: -
05/2009: Archie #597 - 2,563
06/2009: -
07/2009: -
08/2009: Archie #600 - 54,170 [58,408]
09/2009: Archie #601 - 37,871 (-35.2%)
10/2009: Archie #602 - 28,211 (-25.5%)
11/2009: Archie #603 - 25,799 (-8.5%)
12/2009: Archie #604 - 25,058 (-2.9%)
				6 month (n.a.)
				1 year (n.a.)
				2 year (n.a.)
				3 year (+841.0%)
				4 year (+856.0%)
				5 year (+788.6%)

Settling down to an average drop.

88. The Walking Dead (Image)

12/2004: The Walking Dead #14 - 14,713
12/2005: -
12/2006: The Walking Dead #33 - 21,235
12/2007: The Walking Dead #45 - 22,674
12/2008: The Walking Dead #56 - 23,582

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01/2009: The Walking Dead #57 - 23,402
02/2009: The Walking Dead #58 - 22,720 (-2.9%)
03/2009: The Walking Dead #59 - 23,257 (+2.4%)
04/2009: The Walking Dead #60 - 23,585 (+1.4%)
05/2009: The Walking Dead #61 - 23,902 (+1.3%)
06/2009: The Walking Dead #62 - 23,910 (0%)
07/2009: The Walking Dead #63 - 24,001 (+0.3%)
08/2009: The Walking Dead #64 - 24,393 (+1.6%)
09/2009: The Walking Dead #65 - 24,892 (+2.0%)
10/2009: The Walking Dead #66 - 24,944 (+0.2%)
11/2009: The Walking Dead #67 - 24,666 (-1.1%)
12/2009: The Walking Dead #68 - 24,230 (-1.8%)
				6 month (+1.3%)
				1 year (+2.7%)
				2 year (+6.9%)
				3 year (+14.1%)
				4 year (n.a.)
				5 year (+64.7%)

It looks like Kirkman’s books have stopped climbing for the time being.

89. The Boys (Dynamite)

12/2006: The Boys #6 (DC) - 27,039
12/2007: The Boys #13 - 29,195
12/2008: The Boys #25 - 27,134

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01/2009: The Boys #26 - 26,802
02/2009: The Boys #27 - 25,982 (-3.1%)
03/2009: The Boys #28 - 26,328 (-1.3%)
04/2009: The Boys #29 - 26,033 (-1.1%)
05/2009: The Boys #30 - 28,365 (+9.0%)
06/2009: The Boys #31 - 25,460 (-10.0%)
07/2009: The Boys #32 - 25,231 (-0.8%)
08/2009: The Boys #33 - 24,684 (-2.1%)
09/2009: The Boys #34 - 24,502 (-0.7%)
10/2009: The Boys #35 - 24,841 (+1.4%)
11/2009: The Boys #36 - 23,471 (-5.5%)
12/2009: The Boys #37 - 24,025 (+2.4%)
				6 month (-5.6%)
				1 year (-11.5%)
				2 year (-17.7%)
				3 year (-11.1%)

I’m not sure about the reasons for this increase. This issue featured the origin of the Frenchman.

103, 125. Angel (IDW)

12/2007: After the Fall #2 - 44,792
12/2008: After the Fall #15 - 37,649

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01/2009: After the Fall #16 - 34,801
02/2009: After the Fall #17 - 32,842 (-5.6%)
02/2009: Angel #18 - 32,061 (-2.4%)
03/2009: Angel #19 - 31,767 (-0.9%)
04/2009: Angel #20 - 30,308 (-4.6%)
05/2009: Angel #21 - 28,633 (-5.5%)
06/2009: Angel #22 - 27,496 (-4.0%)
07/2009: Angel: After the Fall – Epilogue #23 - 24,003 (-12.7%)
08/2009: Angel #24 - 22,795 (-5.0%)
09/2009: Angel #25 - 23,815 (+4.5%)
10/2009: Angel #26 - 22,886 (-3.9%)
11/2009: Angel #27 - 20,731 (-9.4%)
12/2009: Angel #28 - 21,301 (+2.7%)
12/2009: Angel Annual #1 - 16,616 (-22.0%)
				6 month (-22.5%)
				1 year (-43.4%)
				2 year (-52.4%)

Bill Willingham’s first issue sees a slight increase, however there was a second printing that didn’t ship until January, so there was evidently more interest than first though.

The annual, written by original writer Brian Lynch, cost $7.99, and by that standard is a huge success, especially for an adaptation of a fake Hollywood movie based on After the Fall.

105. Star Wars Legacy (Dark Horse)

12/2008: Star Wars Legacy #31 - 27,386

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01/2009: Star Wars Legacy #32 - 25,814
02/2009: Star Wars Legacy #33 - 25,389 (-1.6%)
03/2009: Star Wars Legacy #34 - 25,304 (-0.3%)
04/2009: Star Wars Legacy #35 - 24,552 (-3.0%)
05/2009: Star Wars Legacy #36 - 24,166 (-1.6%)
06/2009: Star Wars Legacy #37 - 23,704 (-1.9%)
07/2009: Star Wars Legacy #38 - 23,162 (-2.3%)
08/2009: Star Wars Legacy #39 - 22,888 (-1.2%)
09/2009: Star Wars Legacy #40 - 22,555 (-1.5%)
10/2009: Star Wars Legacy #41 - 22,109 (-2.0%)
11/2009: Star Wars Legacy #42 - 21,659 (-2.0%)
12/2009: Star Wars Legacy #43 - 20,983 (-3.1%)
				6 month (-11.5%)
				1 year (-23.4%)

Soon to be the only ongoing Star Wars title.

108. Hellboy (Dark Horse)

12/2008: The Wild Hunt #1 (of 8 ) - 24,947

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01/2009: The Wild Hunt #2 (of 8 ) - 22,784
02/2009: The Wild Hunt #3 (of 8 ) - 21,664 (-4.9%)
03/2009: The Wild Hunt #4 (of 8 ) - 21,743 (+0.4%)
04/2009: -
05/2009: -
06/2009: -
07/2009: -
08/2009: The Wild Hunt #5 (of 8 ) - 20,375 (-6.3%)
09/2009: The Wild Hunt #6 (of 8 ) - 20,146 (-1.1)
10/2009: The Wild Hunt #7 (of 8 ) - 19,414 (-3.6%)
11/2009: The Wild Hunt #8 (of 8 ) - 18,942 (-2.4%)
12/2009: Bride of Hell One Shot - 20,761 (+9.6%)
				6 month (n.a.)
				1 year (-16.8%)

Even when factoring in the increased price for this one shot ($3.50 instead of the usual $2.99) that one year comparison shows that interest in Hellboy seems to have dropped off quite a lot. No books have been announced for 2010 yet, so it looks like they’re taking a bit of a break.

133, 142. GI Joe (IDW)

12/2004: GI Joe #37 (Devil’s Due) - 23,086
12/2005: America’s Elite #6 (Devil’s Due) - 20,139
12/2006: America’s Elite #18 (Devil’s Due) - 16,710
12/2007: America’s Elite #30 (Devil’s Due) - 14,587
12/2008: -

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01/2009: GI Joe #1 - 32,840
02/2009: GI Joe #2 - 23,641 (-28.0%)
03/2009: GI Joe #3 - 22,902 (-31.2%)
04/2009: GI Joe #4 - 22,735 (-0.7%)
05/2009: GI Joe #5 - 21,968 (-3.4%)
06/2009: GI Joe #6 - 20,809 (-5.3%)
07/2009: GI Joe #7 - 20,319 (-2.4%)
08/2009: GI Joe #8 - 18,750 (-7.7%)
09/2009: GI Joe #9 - 17,436 (-7.0%)
10/2009: GI Joe #10 - 16,264 (-6.7%)
11/2009: GI Joe #11 - 15,527 (-4.5%)
12/2009: GI Joe #12 - 14,824 (-4.5%)
12/2009: GI Joe #13 - 15,759 (+6.3%)
				6 month (-24.3%)
				1 year (n.a.)
				2 year (+8.0%)
				3 year (-5.7%)
				4 year (-21.7%)
				5 year (-31.7%)

Two issues this month, and I’m just mystified by the increase for issue 13. Robert Atkins returned as the artist, and a new storyline starring Tripwire starts, but would those increase sales like this?

134. Incorruptible (Boom)

12/2009: Incorruptible #1 - 15,710

The spin-off from Irredeemable launches higher than any (non-discounted) issue of that title has sold to date. A very good start.

137. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (Dark Horse)

12/2006: Knights of the Old Republic #11 - 24,437
12/2007: Knights of the Old Republic #24 - 20,396
12/2008: Knights of the Old Republic #36 - 19,423

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01/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #37 - 18,767
02/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #38 - 18,540 (-1.2%)
03/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #39 - 18,169 (-2.0%)
04/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #40 - 17,889 (-1.5%)
05/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #41 - 17,650 (-1.3%)
06/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #42 - 17,590 (-0.3%)
07/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #43 - 17,368 (-1.3%)
08/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #44 - 17,033 (-1.9%)
09/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #45 - 16,562 (-2.8%)
10/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #46 - 16,502 (-0.4%)
11/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #47 - 16,149 (-2.1%)
12/2009: Knights of the Old Republic #48 - 15,445 (-4.4%)
				6 month (-12.2%)
				1 year (-20.5%)
				2 year (-24.3%)
				3 year (-36.8%)

Ending with issue 50

138. Invincible (Image)

12/2004: Invincible #18 - 9,439
12/2005: -
12/2006: Invincible #37 - 13,523
12/2007: Invincible # 47 - 14,380
12/2008: Invincible #56 - 14,852

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01/2009: Invincible #58 - 14,233
02/2009: Invincible #59 - 13,946 (-2.0%)
03/2009: Invincible #60 - 15,777 (+13.1%)
04/2009: Invincible #61 - 15,678 (-0.6%)
05/2009: Invincible #62 - 15,113 (-3.6%)
06/2009: Invincible #63 - 15,226 (+0.7%)
07/2009: Invincible #64 - 15,535 (+2.0%)
08/2009: Invincible #65 - 15,621 (+0.6%)
09/2009: Invincible #66 - 15,931 (+2.0%)
10/2009: Invincible #67 - 15,831 (-0.6%)
11/2009: Invincible #68 - 15,542 (-1.8%)
12/2009: Invincible #69 - 15,161 (-2.5%)
				6 month (-0.4%)
				1 year (+2.1%)
				2 year (+5.4%)
				3 year (+12.1%)
				4 year (n.a.)
				5 year (+60.6%)

Another drop this month, but I doubt Kirkman’s worrying.

150. Irredeemable (Boom)

04/2009: Irredeemable #1 - 13,218
05/2009: Irredeemable #2 - 9,962 (-24.6%)
06/2009: Irredeemable #3 - 12,838 (+28.9%)
07/2009: Irredeemable #4 - 13,623 (+6.1%)
08/2009: Irredeemable #5 - ??? (???)
09/2009: Irredeemable #6 - 14,128 (+3.7%)
10/2009: Irredeemable #7 - 14,282 (+1.1%)
11/2009: Irredeemable #8 - 13,688 (-4.2%)
12/2009: Irredeemable #9 - 13,515 (-1.3%)
				6 month (+5.3%)

A small drop this month, but it’s quite solid. Volume two of the collections has first month sales of 3,423.

153. Star Wars Clone Wars (Dark Horse)

12/2008: Clone Wars #3 (of 6) - 17,348

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01/2009: -
02/2009: Clone Wars #4 (of 6) - 16,244
03/2009: -
04/2009: Clone Wars #5 (of 6) - 15,871 (-2.3%)
05/2009: Clone Wars #6 (of 6) - 15,597 (-1.7%)
06/2009: -
07/2009: Clone Wars #7 - 15,275 (-2.1%)
08/2009: Clone Wars #8 - 14,798 (-3.1%)
09/2009: Clone Wars #9 - 14,294 (-3.4%)
10/2009: -
11/2009: Clone Wars #10 - 13,460 (-5.8%)
12/2009: Clone Wars #11 - 13,098 (-2.7%)
				6 month (n.a.)
				1 year (-24.5%)

Ends at issue 12.

155. BPRD (Dark Horse)

12/2004: The Dead #2 (of 5) - 16,576
12/2005: Black Flame #5 (of 6) - 14,986
12/2006: -
12/2007: Killing Ground #5 (of 5) - 15,113
12/2008: War on Frogs #2 - 15,273

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01/2009: Black Goddess #1 (of 5) - 15,984
02/2009: Black Goddess #2 (of 5) - 15,120 (-5.4%)
03/2009: Black Goddess #3 (of 5) - 15,045 (-0.5%)
04/2009: Black Goddess #4 (of 5) - 14,543 (-3.3%)
05/2009: Black Goddess #5 (of 5) - 14,357 (-1.3%)
06/2009: War on Frogs #3 (of 4) - 13,828 (-3.7%)
07/2009: 1947 #1 (of 5) - 15,845 (+14.6%)
08/2009: 1947 #2 (of 5) - 14,893 (-6.0%)
09/2009: 1947 #3 (of 5) - 14,810 (-0.6%)
10/2009: 1947 #4 (of 5) - 14,505 (-2.0%)
11/2009: 1947 #5 (of 5) - 13,977 (-3.6%)
12/2009: War on Frogs #4 (of 4) - 12,904 (-7.7%)
				6 month (-6.7%)
				1 year (-15.5%)
				2 year (-14.6%)
				3 year (n.a.)
				4 year (-13.9%)
				5 year (-22.2%)

Lower sales than usual, but that’s kind of to be expected for a side series like this. We’ll see next month if the decline that’s seen on Hellboy is replicated here.

156. Chew (Image)

06/2009: Chew #1 - 5,248 [13,517]
07/2009: Chew #2 - 6,735 (-24.6%)
08/2009: Chew #3 - 13,762 (+104.3%)
09/2009: Chew #4 - 12,294 (-10.7%)
10/2009: Chew #5 - 13,498 (+9.8%)
11/2009: Chew #6 - 13,139 (-2.7%)
12/2009: Chew #7 - 12,902 (-1.8%)

Volume one picked up another 1,472 in sales this month, bringing sales through Diamond up to 7,808.

157. Witchblade (Image)

12/2004: Witchblade #81 - 16,911
12/2005: -
12/2006: Witchblade #102 - 14,331
12/2007: Witchblade #112 -14,110
12/2008: Witchblade #122 - 12,992

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01/2009: Witchblade #123 - 12,635
02/2009: Witchblade #124 - 12,576 (-0.5%)
03/2009: Witchblade #125 - 17,206 (+36.8%)
04/2009: Witchblade #126 - 14,039 (-18.4%)
05/2009: Witchblade #127 - 15,065 (+7.3%)
05/2009: Annual 2009 - 12,154 (-19.3%)
06/2009: Witchblade Darkness Angelus Blood on the Sands - 10,106 (-16.9%)
07/2009: Witchblade #128 - 13,427 (+32.9%)
08/2009: Witchblade #129 - 13,324 (-0.8%)
09/2009: Witchblade #130 - 15,387 (+15.5%)
10/2009: Witchblade #131 - 20,999 (+36.5%)
11/2009: Witchblade #132 - 13,207 (-37.1%)
12/2009: Witchblade #133 - 12,811 (-3.0%)
				6 month (+26.8%)
				1 year (-1.4%)
				2 year (-9.2%)
				3 year (-10.6%)
				4 year (n.a.)
				5 year (-24.2%)

Standard drop.

158. Project Superpowers (Dynamite)

06/2009: Chapter Two #0 - 31,828
07/2009: Chapter Two #1 - 22,282 (-30.0%)
08/2009: Chapter Two #2 - 17,377 (-22.0%)
09/2009: Chapter Two #3 - 15,717 (-9.6%)
10/2009: -
11/2009: Chapter Two #4 - 14,980 (-3.2%)
12/2009: Chapter Two #5 - 12,794 (-14.6%)
				6 month (-59.8%)

This is supposed to run twelve issues, if drops like this continue it’s going to get ugly. This shipped December 16th, so shouldn’t have been affected by the skipped ship week at the end of the month.

159. Crossed (Avatar)

12/2008: Crossed #2 (of 9) - 11,992

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01/2009: Crossed #3 (of 9) - 5,972 [12,428]
02/2009: -
03/2009: Crossed #4 (of 9) - 11,710 (-5.8%)
04/2009: -
05/2009: Crossed #5 (of 9) - 12,246 (+4.6%)
06/2009: -
07/2009: Crossed #6 (of 9) - 13,382 (+9.3%)
08/2009: -
09/2009: -
10/2009: Crossed #7 - 14,238 (+6.4%)
11/2009: -
12/2009: Crossed #8 - 12,757 (-10.4%)
				6 month (n.a.)
				1 year (+6.4%)

Oddly large drop this month after months of increases, perhaps due to shipping the week before the skip week.

162. Transformers Ongoing (IDW)

12/2008: All Hail Megatron #6 - 11,843

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01/2009: -
02/2009: All Hail Megatron #7 - 11,832
03/2009: All Hail Megatron #8 - 11,731 (-0.8%)
03/2009: All Hail Megatron #9 - 11,479 (-2.1%)
04/2009: All Hail Megatron #10 - 12,183 (+6.1%)
05/2009: All Hail Megatron #11 - 12,292 (+0.9%)
06/2009: All Hail Megatron #12 - 12,124 (-1.4%)
07/2009: All Hail Megatron #13 - 11,892 (-1.9%)
08/2009: All Hail Megatron #14 - 11,736 (-1.3%)
09/2009: All Hail Megatron #15 - 11,634 (-0.9%)
10/2009: All Hail Megatron #16 - 11,281 (-3.0%)
11/2009: Transformers Ongoing #1 - 15,220 (+34.9%)
12/2009: Transformers Ongoing #2 - 12,516 (-17.8%)
				6 month (+3.2%)
				1 year (+5.7%)

The last series was remarkably stable. If this one can keep that up it should be around for a while.

163. GI Joe Origins (IDW)

02/2009: GI Joe Origins #1 - 21,975
03/2009: GI Joe Origins #2 - 18,361 (-16.4%)
04/2009: GI Joe Origins #3 - 18,530 (+0.9%)
05/2009: -
06/2009: GI Joe Origins #4 - 18,378 (-0.8%)
07/2009: GI Joe Origins #5 - 17,822 (-3.0%)
08/2009: GI Joe Origins #6 - 15,898 (-10.8%)
09/2009: GI Joe Origins #7 - 14,753 (-7.2%)
10/2009: GI Joe Origins #8 - 14,961 (+1.4%)
11/2009: GI Joe Origins #9 - 12,955 (-13.4%)
12/2009: GI Joe Origins #10 - 12,295 (-5.1%)

Back in a fairly standard decline.

165. Aliens (Dark Horse)

05/2009: Aliens #1 (of 4) - 19,598
06/2009: -
07/2009: Aliens #2 (of 4) - 14,818 (-24.4%)
08/2009: -
09/2009: Aliens #3 (of 4) - 13,363 (-9.8%)
10/2009: -
11/2009: -
12/2009: Aliens #4 (of 4) – 12,105 (-9.4%)

Was switching months with Predator, but missed last month. The drops never really settled down on this.

168. Darkness/Pitt (Image)

12/2006: Darkness Pitt First Look - 11,006
12/2007: -
12/2008: -

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08/2009: Darkness/Pitt #1 – 15,091
09/2009: Darkness/Pitt #2 (of 3) - 12,478 (-17.3%)
10/2009: -
11/2009: -
12/2009: Darkness/Pitt #3 - 11,968 (-4.1%)
				3 year (+8.7%)

Final issue. And yes, that comic from three years ago does seem to be a preview of this series.

169. Supergod (Avatar)

11/2009: Supergod #1 - 14,245
12/2009: Supergod #2 - 11,398 (-20.0%)

174. Escape from Wonderland (Zenescope)

07/2009: Escape from Wonderland #0 - 10,805
08/2009: Escape from Wonderland #1 - 11,530 (+6.7%)
09/2009: -
10/2009: Escape from Wonderland #2 - 10,108 (-12.3%)
11/2009: -
12/2009: Escape from Wonderland #3 - 10,628 (+5.1%)

The first of two Zenescope comics whose sales go up and down seemingly at random.

175. Vampirella (Harris)

07/2009: Countdown to Second Coming Prototype - 4,674
08/2009: -
09/2009: Second Coming #1 - 18,017 (+285.5%)
10/2009: Second Coming #2 - 13,020 (-27.7%)
11/2009: Second Coming #3 - 11,053 (-15.1%)
12/2009: Second Coming #4 - 10,565 (-4.4%)

Final issue.

181. Terry Moore’s Echo (Abstract)

12/2008: Echo #8 - 12,029

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01/2009: Echo #9 - 6,132 [12,056]
02/2009: Echo #10 - 3,325 [11,253] (-6.7%)
03/2009: -
04/2009: Echo #11 - 11,293 (+0.4%)
05/2009: Echo #12 - 11,093 (-1.8%)
06/2009: -
07/2009: Echo #13 - 10,783 (-2.8%)
08/2009: Echo #14 - 10,663 (-1.1%)
09/2009: Echo #15 - 10,529 (-1.3%)
10/2009: -
11/2009: Echo #16 - 10,234 (-2.8)
12/2009: Echo #17 - 10,282 (+0.5%)
				6 month (n.a.)
				1 year (-14.5%)

Nudges up again.

182. Grimm Fairy Tales (Zenescope)

12/2007: Grimm Fairy Tales #25 - 8,500
12/2008: Grimm Fairy Tales #33 - 9,590

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01/2009: Giant Sized Grimm Fairy Tales #1 - 8,726
02/2009: Grimm Fairy Tales #34 - 9,426 (+8.0%)
02/2009: Grimm Fairy Tales #35 - 9,250 (-1.9%)
03/2009: Grimm Fairy Tales #36 - 9,198 (-0.6%)
04/2009: Grimm Fairy Tales #37 - 9,272 (+0.8%)
05/2009: Grimm Fairy Tales #38 - 9,077 (-2.1%)
06/2009: Grimm Fairy Tales #39 - 10,099 (+11.3%)
07/2009: Grimm Fairy Tales #40 - 9,616 (-4.8%)
08/2009: Grimm Fairy Tales #41 - 10,600 (+10.2%)
09/2009: -
10/2009: Grimm Fairy Tales #42 - 9,070 (-14.4%)
11/2009: -
12/2009: Grimm Fairy Tales #43 - 10,246 (+13.0%)
				6 month (+1.5%)
				1 year (+6.8%)
				2 year (+20.5%)

No, I don’t really get why this series bounces up and down so often. I think it has something to do with alternative covers, but I’m not exactly sure. This issue has a unicorn on the cover, must buy!

183. Transformers Bumblebee (IDW)

12/2009: Transformers Bumblebee #1 – 10,205

Four issue miniseries written by Zander Cannon (Top Ten).

186. GI Joe Movie Snake Eyes (IDW)

10/2009: GI Joe Movie Snake Eyes #1 - 12,236
11/2009: GI Joe Movie Snake Eyes #2 - 10,759 (-12.1%)
12/2009: GI Joe Movie Snake Eyes #3 - 9,908 (-7.9%)

188. Angelus (Image)

12/2007: Angelus Pilot Season #1 - 9,361

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12/2009: Angelus #1 - 9,781
			2 year (+4.5%)

Six issue miniseries from Top Cow.

189. Angel Hole in the World (IDW)

12/2009: Hole in the World #1 - 9,748

Adaptation of an episode from the show.

191. The Black Terror (Dynamite)

12/2008: The Black Terror #2 -20,358

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01/2009 -
02/2009: -
03/2009: The Black Terror #3 - 17,928
04/2009: -
05/2009: The Black Terror #4 - 16,058 (-10.4%)
06/2009: -
07/2009: -
08/2009: -
09/2009: -
10/2009: -
11/2009: The Black Terror #5 - 12,048 (-25.0)
12/2009: The Black Terror #6 - 9,545 (-20.8%)
				6 month (n.a.)
				1 year (-53.1%)

Retailers can’t seem to cut their orders fast enough. It’s solicited up to issue 9, but it can’t last much longer can it? It did ship in the last shipping week in December, so maybe things aren’t that bad, but they still don’t seem good.

192. Angel Only Human (IDW)

08/2009: Only Human #1 (of 4) - 14,489
09/2009: Only Human #2 (of 4) - 12,672 (-12.5%)
10/2009: Only Human #3 - 12,486 (-1.5%)
11/2009: Only Human #4 - 11,995 (-3.9%)
12/2009: Only Human #5 - 9,532 (-20.5%)

Oddly high drop for the last issue of a miniseries. I’m not sure why some issues were listed as “of 4” as the series was announced as being five issues long. Again, shipped in the last week of the month.

193. Complete Alice in Wonderland (Dynamite)

12/2009: Complete Alice #1 - 9,388

$4.99 for 40 pages an issue. People prefer sexy Alice.

194. Chimichanga (Exploding Albatross)

12/2009: Chimichanga #1 - 9,111

Eric (The Goon) Powell’s new series. Interestingly, it’s self-published instead of being released through Dark Horse like The Goon.

197. Talisman Road of Trials (Random House/Del Rey)

10/2009: Talisman Road of Trials #0 - 13,410
11/2009: Talisman Road of Trials #1 - 10,752 (-19.8%)
12/2009: Talisman Road of Trials #2 - 8,755 (-18.6%)

199. Pilot Season (Image)

10/2009: Declassified - 7,672
11/2009: -
12/2009: Murderer #1 - 8,454 (+10.2%)

This is the first of six one shots written by Robert Kirkman for Top Cow. Perhaps launching them around the same time as Image United and Haunt has overshadowed them.

200. Empowered (Dark Horse)

12/2009: Empowered One Shot - 8,361

201. Invincible Presents (Image)

10/2009: Atom Eve & Rex Splode #1 - 10,074
11/2009: -
12/2009: Atom Eve & Rex Splode #2 - 8,223 (-18.4%)

Running late.

202. Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie)

12/2004: Sonic #143 - 8,459
12/2005: Sonic #157 - 7,818
12/2006: Sonic #170 - 6,927
12/2007: Sonic #183 - 6,806
12/2008: Sonic #195 - 6,963

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01/2009: Sonic #196 - 6,641
02/2009: Sonic #197 - 6,926 (+4.3%)
03/2009: Sonic #198 - 7,237 (+4.5%)
04/2009: Sonic #199 - 7,533 (+4.1%)
05/2009: Sonic #200 - 8,953 (+18.9%)
06/2009: Sonic #201 - 8,001 (-10.6%)
07/2009: Sonic #202 - 8,193 (+2.4%)
08/2009: Sonic #203 - 8,166 (-0.3%)
09/2009: Sonic #204 - 8,171 (0%)
10/2009: Sonic #205 - 8,263 (+1.1%)
11/2009: Sonic #206 - 8,353 (+1.1%)
12/2009: Sonic #207 - 8,198 (-1.9%)
			6 month (+2.5%)
			1 year (+17.7%)
			2 year (+20.5%)
			3 year (+18.3%)
			4 year (+4.9%)
			5 year (-3.1%)

208. The Sword (Image)

12/2007: The Sword #3 - 7,916
12/2008: The Sword #13 - 8,730

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01/2009: The Sword #14 - 8,479
02/2009: The Sword #15 - 8,051 (-5.0)
03/2009: -
04/2009: The Sword #16 - 8,231 (+2.2%)
05/2009: The Sword #17 - 8,081 (-1.8%)
06/2009: -
07/2009: The Sword #18 - 8,165 (+1.0%)
08/2009: -
09/2009: The Sword #19 - 8,116 (-0.6%)
10/2009: -
11/2009: -
12/2009: The Sword #20 - 7,887 (-2.8%)
				6 month (n.a.)
				1 year (-9.7%)
				2 year (-0.4%)

Ending at issue 24.

211. Groo (Dark Horse)

10/2009: Hogs of Horder #1 - 9,188
11/2009: -
12/2009: Hogs of Horder #2 - 7,787 (-15.2%)

212. Locke & Key (IDW)

01/2009: Head Games #1 - 12,075
02/2009: Head Games #2 - 9,487 (-21.4%)
03/2009: Head Games #3 - 9,354 (-1.4%)
04/2009: Head Games #4 - 9,302 (-0.6%)
05/2009: Head Games #5 - 9,137 (-1.8%)
06/2009: Head Games #6 - 8,889 (-2.7%)
07/2009: -
08/2009: -
09/2009: -
10/2009: -
11/2009: Crown of Shadows #1 - 9,952 (+12.0%)
12/2009: Crown of Shadows #2 - 7,707 (-22.6%)

This series is the last in “act one”, but unless they’re selling really well in collected form, I’m not sure if we’ll get acts two and three.

215. Barack the Barbarian (Devil’s Due)

06/2009: Barack the Barbarian #1 - 21,692
07/2009: -
08/2009: -
09/2009: Barack the Barbarian #2 (of 4) - 7,550 (-65.2%)
10/2009: -
11/2009: -
12/2009: Barack the Barbarian #3 - 7,447 (-1.4%)
				6 month (-65.7%)

Seems to have found its level.

219. Battlefields (Dynamite)

01/2009: Night Witches #3 (of 3) - 8,842
01/2009: Dear Billy #1 - 8,551 (-3.3%)
02/2009: Dear Billy #2 - 5,504 (-35.6%)
03/2009: Dear Billy #3 - 6,870 (+24.8%)
04/2009: Tankies #1 - 8,156 (+18.7%)
05/2009: Tankies #2 - 7,043 (-13.6%)
06/2009: -
07/2009: Tankies #3 - 6,834 (-3.0%)
08/2009: -
09/2009: -
10/2009: -
11/2009: -
12/2009: Happy Valley #1 - 7,193 (+5.3%)
				6 month (n.a.)

A new round of three issue mini series begins. Not the best launch, but the numbers seem to bounce around a lot for these. Once more, shipped in the last week of the month.

225. Astounding Wolf-Man (Image)

12/2007: Astounding Wolf-man #4 - 11,312
12/2008: Astounding Wolf-Man #11 - 8,440

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01/2009: Wolf-Man #12 - 7,244
02/2009: Wolf-Man #13 - 7,360 (+1.6%)
03/2009: -
04/2009: Wolf-Man #14 - 7,837 (+6.5%)
04/2009: Wolf-Man #15 - 7,455 (-4.9%)
05/2009: Wolf-Man #16 - 7,721 (+3.6%)
06/2009: -
07/2009: Wolf-Man #17 - 7,724 (0.0%)
08/2009: Wolf-Man #18 - 7,411 (-4.0%)
09/2009: -
10/2009: Wolf-Man #19 - 7,271 (-1.9%)
11/2009: -
12/2009: Wolf-Man #20 - 6,897 (-5.1%)
				6 month (n.a.)
				1 year (-18.3%)
				2 year (-39.0%)

The only one of Kirkiman’s comics not to make his “on time in 09” promise. However, he did write over forty comics this year. Astounding Wof-Man is ending at issue 25, not due to sales, but because Kirkman feels that’s the end of the story for this character, and is planning on launching another series.

240. Army of Darkness: Ash Saves Obama (Dynamite)

08/2009: Ash Saves Obama #1 (of 4) - 11,467
09/2009: Ash Saves Obama #2 (of 4) - 8,078 (-30.0%)
10/2009: -
11/2009: Ash Saves Obama #3 (of 4) - 7,093 (-12.2%)
12/2009: Ash Saves Obama #4 - 6,295 (-11.3%)

Limps to a close.

252. Robert E Howard Thulsa Doom (Dynamite)

09/2009: Thulsa Doom #1 - 9,687
09/2009: Thulsa Doom #2 - 7,433 (-23.3%)
10/2009: -
11/2009: Thulsa Doom #3 - 7,108 (-4.4%)
12/2009: Thulsa Doom #4 - 5,899 (-17.0%)

I doubt we’ll see any more of this character for a while.

254. Tank Girl

11/2009: Skid Marks #1 (Titan) - 4,902
12/2009: Nuggets (Image) - 5,803 (+18.4%)

This is interesting, as it helps show what the sales difference between the back and front of Previews is for a well known character (about a thousand copies). Also, is Tank Girl the character published by the most different companies? (There’s an IDW series starting in a few months too.)

255. Beasts of Burden (Dark Horse)

09/2009: Beasts of Burden #1 (of 4) - 8,628
10/2009: Beasts of Burden #2 (of 4) - 6,415 (-25.6%)
11/2009: Beasts of Burden #3 - 5,928 (-7.6%)
12/2009: Beasts of Burden #4 - 5,777 (-2.5%)

I believe further stories are dependant on sales of the collection.

256. Savage Dragon (Image)

12/2004: Savage Dragon #119 - 8,672
12/2005: God War #4 (of 4) - 6,359
12/2006: Savage Dragon #131 - 4,718
12/2007: -
12/2008: Savage Dragon #142 - 6,066

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01/2009: Savage Dragon #144 - 5,645
02/2009: Savage Dragon #145 - 22,147 [25,029] (+343.4%)
03/2009: -
04/2009: Savage Dragon #146 - 6,149 (-75.4%)
04/2009: Savage Dragon #147 - 6,058 (-1.5%)
05/2009: Savage Dragon #148 - 6,051 (-0.1%)
06/2009: Savage Dragon #149 - 6,060 (+0.2%)
07/2009: Savage Dragon #150 - 6,619 (+9.2%)
08/2009: Savage Dragon #151 - 6,034 (-8.8%)
09/2009: Savage Dragon #152 - 5,993 (-0.7%)
10/2009: Savage Dragon #153 - 6,571 (+9.6%)
11/2009: Savage Dragon #154 - 5,885 (-10.4%)
12/2009: Savage Dragon #155 - 5,736 (-2.5%)
				6 month (-5.3%)
				1 year (-5.4%)
				2 year n.a.)
				3 year (+21.2%)
				4 year (-10.0%)
				5 year (33.9%)

Image United hasn’t sparked any interest here.

269. Usagi Yojimbo (Dark Horse)

12/2006: Usagi Yojimbo #99 - 5,857
12/2007: Usagi Yojimbo #108 - 3,873
12/2008: Usagi Yojimbo #116 - 5,262

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01/2009: Usagi Yojimbo #117 - 5,100
02/2009: Usagi Yojimbo #118 - 5,116 (+0.3%)
03/2009: Usagi Yojimbo #119 - 5,142 (+0.5%)
04/2009: -
05/2009: Usagi Yojimbo #120 - 5,160 (+0.4%)
06/2009: Usagi Yojimbo #121 - 5,171 (+0.2%)
07/2009: -
08/2009: Usagi Yojimbo #122 - 5,077 (-1.8%)
09/2009: Usagi Yojimbo #123 - 5,051 (-0.5%)
10/2009: -
11/2009: Usagi Yojimbo #124 - 4,992 (-1.2%)
12/2009: Usagi Yojimbo #125 – 4,980 (-0.2%)
				6 month (-4.0%)
				1 year (-5.4%)
				2 year (+28.6%)
				3 year (-15.0%)

I don’t know what happened two years ago, but sales probably got split into two months because of shipping issues.

300. Anchor (Boom)

10/2009: Anchor #1 - 5,655
11/2009: Anchor #2 - 3,725 (-34.1%)
12/2009: Anchor #3 - 3,403 (-8.6%)

Lowest selling title this month. If sales don’t turn around it might not be around for long.

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Just a reminder, all numbers on these chart are estimates for comics sold by Diamond to the direct market. They include reorders that shipped in the same month. A book shipping in the first week of a month will have more time for reorders to appear than one shipping in the last week of the month, when reorders will slip to the following month. Also these numbers don’t include sales through Diamond UK.

Matthew Murray really likes (vegetarian) cooking and comic books. Now if only he could somehow combine them.