Tuesday, April 17, 2012

PC POST #39: Punisher Comic Sales - March 2012

By @Neil4LOST

Every month we will have a review of the previous month's Punisher comic book sales. The way that we will go about presenting this information is in showing what the past months sales figures were compared to the month previous.

This month we are focusing on how well Punisher did in March compared to the month of February.

February



February 2012 Comic Book Sales Figures
Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops 
as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors



Comic-book TitleIssuePricePublisherEst. sales
1Justice League6$3.99DC135,374
2Batman6$2.99DC128,459
3Action Comics6$3.99DC96,592
4Detective Comics6$2.99DC94,415
5Green Lantern6$2.99DC94,087
6Batman The Dark Knight6$2.99DC77,140
7Superman6$2.99DC69,633
8Flash6$2.99DC68,061
9Aquaman6$2.99DC63,450
10Batman And Robin6*$2.99DC63,093
11Uncanny X-Men6$3.99Marvel59,834
12Uncanny X-Men7$3.99Marvel59,200
13Wolverine And X-Men5$3.99Marvel55,788
14Wolverine And X-Men6$3.99Marvel55,341
15Wonder Woman6$2.99DC54,190
16New Avengers21$3.99Marvel54,105
17Avengers X-Sanction3$3.99Marvel53,730
18Teen Titans6$2.99DC53,123
19Avengers22$3.99Marvel52,683
20Amazing Spider-Man679$3.99Marvel52,564
21Avengers23$3.99Marvel52,222
22Amazing Spider-Man680$3.99Marvel51,872
23New Avengers22$3.99Marvel51,235
24Winter Soldier1$2.99Marvel50,932
25Uncanny X-Force21$3.99Marvel50,654
26Amazing Spider-Man679.1$2.99Marvel50,624
27Green Lantern New Guardians6$2.99DC50,319
28Uncanny X-Force22$3.99Marvel49,665
29Batwoman6$2.99DC49,227
30Batgirl6*$2.99DC47,836
31Nightwing6*$2.99DC47,732
32Green Lantern Corps6*$2.99DC46,051
33Avenging Spider-Man4$3.99Marvel45,622
34Ultimate Comics Spider-Man7$3.99Marvel45,266
35Captain America8$3.99Marvel43,487
36Incredible Hulk5$3.99Marvel42,760
37Fantastic Four603$2.99Marvel42,419
38Swamp Thing6$2.99DC41,235
39Winter Soldier2$2.99Marvel41,164
40FF15$2.99Marvel40,583
41Secret Avengers22$3.99Marvel39,337
42Red Lanterns6*$2.99DC39,105
43Wolverine301$3.99Marvel38,462
44Daredevil9$2.99Marvel37,891
45Catwoman6*$2.99DC37,302
46Secret Avengers23$3.99Marvel37,140
47X-Men24$3.99Marvel36,906
48X-Men25$3.99Marvel36,488
49X-Men Legacy262$2.99Marvel36,461
50Deadpool50$3.99Marvel36,392
51Red Hood And The Outlaws6*$2.99DC35,908
52Mighty Thor11$3.99Marvel35,066
53Supergirl6*$2.99DC34,847
54Animal Man6*$2.99DC34,654
55Justice League Dark6*$2.99DC34,524
56Wolverine And X-Men Alpha And Omega2$3.99Marvel34,286
57Ultimate Comics Ultimates7$3.99Marvel33,863
58Scarlet Spider2$2.99Marvel33,794
59Justice League International6*$2.99DC33,781
60Defenders3$3.99Marvel33,548
61Venom13$3.99Marvel33,174
62Invincible Iron Man513$3.99Marvel32,748
63Walking Dead94$2.99Image32,361
64Ultimate Comics X-Men7$3.99Marvel32,353
65Superboy6*$2.99DC31,068
66Ultimate Comics X-Men8$3.99Marvel30,822
67Astonishing X-Men47$3.99Marvel30,490
68Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall6$2.99Dark Horse29,878
69Magic The Gathering1$3.99IDW28,858
70Carnage USA3$3.99Marvel28,272
71Suicide Squad6*$2.99DC27,751
72Venom13.1$2.99Marvel27,520
73Deadpool51$2.99Marvel27,458
74Birds of Prey6*$2.99DC27,338
75Venom13.2$2.99Marvel27,155
76Venom13.4$2.99Marvel27,135
77Green Arrow6*$2.99DC27,087
78Venom13.3$2.99Marvel26,969
79Batman Beyond Unlimited1$3.99DC26,589
80Captain America And Bucky627$2.99Marvel26,276
81Stormwatch6$2.99DC26,076
82Fear Itself Fearless9$2.99Marvel24,423
83Fear Itself Fearless8$2.99Marvel24,394
84X-Factor231$2.99Marvel24,362
85X-Factor232$2.99Marvel24,173
86Magic The Gathering2$3.99IDW23,849
87All Star Western6*$3.99DC23,553
88New Mutants37$2.99Marvel23,262
89New Mutants38$2.99Marvel22,656
90Punisher8$2.99Marvel22,488
91Journey Into Mystery634$2.99Marvel22,323
92Huntress5$2.99DC22,259
93Moon Knight10$3.99Marvel21,986
94Avengers Academy25$2.99Marvel21,963
95Hulk48$2.99Marvel21,751
96Avengers Academy26$2.99Marvel21,633
97Demon Knights6*$2.99DC21,128
98Legion of Super Heroes6*$2.99DC21,085
99Conan The Barbarian1$3.50Dark Horse20,569
100Fatale2*$3.50Image20,315


As you can see in the month of February Punisher came in on the sales charts for Marvel at #90 for all books released with 22,488 units sold. Punisher needs to continue to move up the ranks of the top 100 to continue running. If the book can somehow crack the top 50 books every month that would be huge for the series. Now, lets take a look at how the book did in the month of March...

March

March 2012 Comic Book Sales Figures
Estimated Comics Sold to North American Comics Shops 
as Reported by Diamond Comic Distributors



Comic-book TitleIssuePricePublisherEst. sales
1Avengers Vs X-Men1$3.99Marvel203,181
2Avengers Vs X-Men0$3.99Marvel134,509
3Justice League7$3.99DC131,697
4Batman7$2.99DC127,402
5Avengers Assemble1$3.99Marvel100,883
6Action Comics7$3.99DC91,822
7Green Lantern7$2.99DC90,232
8Detective Comics7$2.99DC89,891
9Batman The Dark Knight7$2.99DC75,297
10Superman7$2.99DC66,588
11Flash7$2.99DC64,975
12Aquaman7$2.99DC62,345
13Batman And Robin7*$2.99DC61,209
14Uncanny X-Men8$3.99Marvel57,568
15Amazing Spider-Man682$3.99Marvel57,143
16Uncanny X-Men9$3.99Marvel56,976
17Age of Apocalypse1$2.99Marvel56,426
18Avengers X-Sanction4$3.99Marvel55,677
19Wolverine And X-Men7$3.99Marvel54,559
20Avengers24$3.99Marvel52,242
21Avengers24.1$2.99Marvel52,164
22Amazing Spider-Man681$3.99Marvel52,143
23New Avengers23$3.99Marvel51,697
24Teen Titans7$2.99DC51,402
25Wonder Woman7$2.99DC51,314
26Uncanny X-Force23$3.99Marvel48,867
27Green Lantern New Guardians7$2.99DC48,422
28Batwoman7$2.99DC46,874
29Ultimate Comics Spider-Man8$3.99Marvel46,290
30Batgirl7*$2.99DC45,685
31Nightwing7*$2.99DC45,440
32Kick-Ass 27$4.99Marvel45,213
33Green Lantern Corps7*$2.99DC43,823
34Fantastic Four604$3.99Marvel42,126
35Captain America9$3.99Marvel41,631
36Avenging Spider-Man5$3.99Marvel40,877
37Incredible Hulk6$3.99Marvel40,522
38Swamp Thing7$2.99DC40,268
39Daredevil10$2.99Marvel38,137
40Saga1*$2.99Image37,641
41Red Lanterns7*$2.99DC37,465
42Wolverine302$3.99Marvel37,213
43FF16$2.99Marvel37,152
44Wolverine303$3.99Marvel36,368
45X-Men Legacy263$2.99Marvel35,999
46X-Men Legacy264$2.99Marvel35,953
47X-Men26$3.99Marvel35,833
48Catwoman7*$2.99DC35,647
49Winter Soldier3$2.99Marvel34,923
50Red Hood And The Outlaws7*$2.99DC34,767
51Supercrooks1$2.99Marvel34,673
52Astonishing X-Men48$3.99Marvel34,182
53Mighty Thor12$3.99Marvel33,967
54Walking Dead95$2.99Image33,916
55Supergirl7*$2.99DC33,337
56Animal Man7*$2.99DC33,174
57Scarlet Spider3$2.99Marvel32,616
58Justice League Dark7*$2.99DC32,480
59Ultimate Comics Ultimates8$3.99Marvel32,222
60Fairest1$2.99DC31,769
61Justice League International7*$2.99DC31,747
62Wolverine And X-Men Alpha And Omega3$3.99Marvel31,456
63Invincible Iron Man514$3.99Marvel31,424
64Ultimate Comics X-Men9$3.99Marvel30,080
65Defenders4$3.99Marvel29,789
66Superboy7*$2.99DC29,745
67Suicide Squad7*$2.99DC29,617
68Avengers Childrens Crusade9$3.99Marvel29,509
69Venom14$2.99Marvel28,926
70Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 Freefall7$2.99Dark Horse28,908
71Carnage USA4$3.99Marvel28,707
72Deadpool52$2.99Marvel27,990
73Birds of Prey7*$2.99DC26,276
74Green Arrow7*$2.99DC26,104
75Captain America And Bucky628$2.99Marvel24,881
76Stormwatch7$2.99DC24,384
77X-Factor233$2.99Marvel23,840
78Fear Itself Fearless10$2.99Marvel23,629
79Batman Beyond Unlimited2$3.99DC23,570
80Fear Itself Fearless11$2.99Marvel23,211
81All Star Western7*$3.99DC22,814
82Punisher9$2.99Marvel22,318
83Avengers Academy27$2.99Marvel21,830
84Huntress6$2.99DC21,678
85Journey Into Mystery635$2.99Marvel21,617
86Moon Knight11$3.99Marvel21,581
87Hulk49$2.99Marvel21,510
88New Mutants39$2.99Marvel21,508
89Fatale3*$3.50Image20,222
90X-2321$2.99Marvel20,123
91Magic The Gathering3$3.99IDW20,078
92Marvels Avengers Prelude Furys Big Week1$2.99Marvel19,829
93Demon Knights7*$2.99DC19,800
94Legion of Super Heroes7*$2.99DC19,705
95Thunderbolts171$2.99Marvel19,073
96Secret Avengers24$3.99Marvel18,965
97Batwing7*$2.99DC18,952
98Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Ongoing8$3.99IDW18,775
99Batman Odyssey Vol. 26$3.99DC18,330
100Star Wars Dawn of the Jedi Force Storm2$3.50Dark Horse18,118


As you can see Punisher moved up 8 spots in the month of March to #82 with a total of 22,318 units sold. This was actually a decrease in total units sold but other books dropped off in the month of March. As we know, April is a big month for Punisher with the Omega Effect crossover with Daredevil and Avenging Spider-Man. Can this huge event draw over some much needed Spidey and Daredevil readers to Punisher's world?



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