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Sales Estimates for June, 2012 - AvX, Before Watchmen Dominate Top 10

Marvel's AvX remained at the top of the sales charts for June, while DC's "Batman" and "Justice League" were joined in the top ten by every Before Watchmen debut, all topping preorder numbers of 100,000.

The Mayo Report: Analyzing "AvX," "Batman" Sales For May

John Mayo goes in-depth with May's numbers, examining the halo-effect of "AvX" and "Night of the Owls," explaining why "Earth 2" sales numbers may climb even higher and looking at the "Walking Dead" sales phenomenon.

Sales Estimates for May 2012 - "AvX," "Batman" Top The Charts

Marvel and DC continue to dominate the sales charts in May, with "AvX," "Batman" and related tie-ins and crossovers filling seven of the top ten slots while Johns and Lee's "Justice League" hardcover tops the trades.

The Mayo Report For April 2012: "Walking Dead" Rules The Trades Charts

Image Comics rises to the top of the trades list based on the strength of "The Walking Dead" while Marvel rides AvX to sales dominance even as DC's New 52 sales are leveling off nicely.

Sales Estimates for April, 2012 - AvX Nabs Top Spot

For the second month in a row, Marvel's AvX takes the top spot on the sales chart, AVX: VS debuts in the Top Ten and "Batman" overtakes "Justice League" as DC Comics' top seller.

The Mayo Report for March: AvX, "Saga" Debut Strong

John Mayo looks at Marvel's AvX sales numbers, but reminds readers that there were other impressive debuts in March, specifically pointing to Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' new Image series, "Saga."

Sales Estimates for March 2012 - "AvX" Rules the Charts

Marvel shoots back to the top of the sales charts in March with "AvX" owning the top two spots and "Avengers Assemble" landing at #5 with the remainder of the top ten spots filled by DC's big guns.

The Mayo Report: "The Walking Dead" Shambles Up the Charts

John Mayo crunches the numbers for February 2012 comics sales, finding good news for DC's New 52 relaunch and "The Walking Dead" and discusses what domination of the top ten could mean for the rest of the industry.

Sales Estimates for February 2012 - DC Maintains Top Ten, Marvel Tops Overall Sales

Diamond has released its sales information for February, 2012, and John Mayo has crunched the numbers to find DC sweeping the Top Ten once again while Marvel leads in total dollars and sales

The Mayo Report: Checking In On DC's New 52

John Mayo drills down into DC Comics' sales numbers over the first five months of the New 52, analyzes Marvel's diminished sales and looks at the significance of DC sweeping the top ten spots.

Sales Estimates for January 2012 - "Justice League" Remains on Top

Diamond has released its sales information for January, 2012, and John Mayo has crunched the numbers, with DC Comics continuing its domination of the charts led by a top ten sweep.

The Mayo Report: Analyzing 2011's Sales, Trends

John Mayo gets into specific details about 2011's sales numbers, analyzing trends, measuring the impact of DC Comics' September relaunch and highlighting issues facing the direct market in 2012.

Top 1000 Comics, Trades of 2011

John Mayo returns with complete charts for the top 1000 selling comics and trades through Diamond Comics for 2011, with DC ruling the top ten but Marvel leading the overall market.

Sales Estimates for December, 2011 - Marvel Edges Into Top Spot

Marvel took lead in number of comics sold and total dollar amount in December, edging out DC Comics for the final month of 2011, though DC maintained its hold on the top of the charts with eight of the top ten titles.

The Mayo Report: Marvel, DC Comics' December Analysis

John Mayo digs into at December's sales numbers, which saw Marvel edging out DC Comics in total units sold, while DC topped Marvel in the top 300 titles. As John explains, naming a "winner" is a matter of perspective.

The Mayo Report: DC Comics Remains Strong in November

John Mayo analyzes the Direct Market sales estimates for November, from DC's third month as the #1 publisher to Jonathan Hickman's "FF" and "Fantastic Four" performance and more.

The Mayo Report: Analyzing DC's October Dominance

John Mayo returns to look at October's Direct Market sales estimates in depth, analyzing DC's second month of sales dominance and what it means for the publisher and the industry as a whole.

Sales Estimates for October, 2011 - 7 Titles Crack 100K

DC Comics' "Justice League" #2 led the way for seven titles to crack the 100K mark in October, helping DC take 56% of the month's total unit sales.

The Mayo Report: Analyzing DC Comics' September Sales

John Mayo crunches the numbers and analyzes what September's big relaunch means for DC Comics, comparing it to their last universe-wide reboot, One Year Later.

DC Comics Dominates September's Sales

Batman and Frank Miller top the September sales charts as DC Comics dominates the Top 100 and Legendary Comics' "Holy Terror" takes the top spot in the trade paperback rankings.

Sales Estimates for August, 2011, "Justice League" on Top

"Fear Itself" and "Spider-Island" continue to perform for Marvel while DC Comics took the top two sales positions in August with the final issue of "Flashpoint" and the debut of the New 52 with "Justice League" #1.

Sales Estimates for June, 2011

Death continues to be good for sales as "Death of Spider-Man drove "Ultimate Spider-Man" #160 to the top of the charts by a large margin, followed by "Fear Itself" #3 and "Flashpoint" #2.

The Mayo Report: May 2011

John Mayo analyzes the May sales estimates, which saw numbers drop across the board despite Marvel and DC Comics' summer events being in full swing, and looks ahead to DC's September linewide relaunch.

Comics Sales Estimates for April, 2011

Marvel's "Fear Itself" gets off to a strong start, topping the April sales charts with an estimated 148K copies while the latest volume of Vertigo's "Fables" easily dominates trade paperback sales.

Sales Estimates for March, 2011

Overall sales rose for a second month in row, though still lagging behind March, 2010. Marvel's "FF" #1 easily topped the monthly charts and the third collection of Vertigo's "The Unwritten" led trade paperback sales.

Sales Estimates for February, 2011

Overall, February sales numbers rebounded from January's lows, but the highest charting title, "Green Lantern," still set a record low for the number one selling title since Diamond first began releasing their data.

The Mayo Report: January 2011

Despite "Fantastic Four" #587 hitting six figures, January's sales slip across the board. John Mayo looks at the data, from price increases to non-shipping titles, in an effort to discern the origins of the drops.

Sales Estimates for January, 2011

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks for January 2010 with Marvel's "Fantastic Four" #587 easily topping a weak month of monthly comic sales and "Jack of Fable" leading TPBs.

2010 Year End Sales Analysis

John Mayo breaks down direct market comic book and graphic novel sales trends for 2010, with "Avengers" #1 leading the pack of monthly comics and "The Walking Dead" vol. 1 easily topping the trade paperback charts.

Sales Estimates for December, 2010

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks for November 2010 with DC's "Batman: The Dark Knight" leading monthly series and the latest "Fables" collection topping the TPBs.

Sales Estimates for November, 2010

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks for November 2010 with DC's "Batman: The Return" easily topping the monthly charts and "The Walking Dead vol 13" leading the trades.

Sales Estimates for October, 2010

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks for October 2010 with Marvel's "Uncanny X-Force" handily topping the monthly charts and "Superman Earth One" dominating the trades.

Sales Estimates for September, 2010

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks for September 2010 with Marvel's "Wolverine" relaunch topping the monthly charts and "Old Man Logan" heading up the trades.

Sales Estimates for August, 2010

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks for August 2010 with DC's "Brightest Day" topping the monthly charts and "Scott Pilgrim" once again finding himself atop the trades rankings.

Sales Estimates for July, 2010

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks for July 2010 with "X-Men" #1 topping the monthly charts and "Scott Pilgrim" handily atop the trades rankings.

Sales Estimates for June, 2010

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks for June 2010 with "New Avengers" #1 and "Batman" #700 taking the first and second positions on the chart for Marvel and DC, respectively.

Sales Estimates for May, 2010

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks for May 2010 with "Avengers" #1 handily topping the charts for Marvel and the industry, with "Return of Bruce Wayne" #1 heading up DC's offerings.

Sales Estimates for April, 2010

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks for April 2010. "Brightest Day" and "New Avengers" topped the monthly sales chart while "Kick-Ass" easily led the trade paperback chart.

Sales Estimates for March, 2010

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks for March 2010. "Blackest Night" and "Siege" topped the monthly sales charts for while "Kick-Ass" edged out "Buffy" to lead the trades.

Sales Estimates for February, 2010

Inside you'll find the sales estimates for comics and trade paperbacks in February 2010. Sales are down overall from last month, with DC Comics in both the top comic and TPB spots with "Blackest Night" and "Fables."

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