June 2012 Sales: Marvel/DC Split Decision as Events Rule
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Marvel won dollar share while DC Comics took unit share in June 2012, marking a rare split decision between the publishers in sales.
PUBLISHER MARKET SHARES
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COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
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DOLLARS |
UNITS |
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JUNE 2012 VS. MAY 2012 |
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COMICS |
-6.28% |
-6.50% |
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GRAPHIC NOVELS |
-15.42% |
-14.72% |
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TOTAL COMICS/GN |
-9.35% |
-7.16% |
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JUNE 2012 VS. JUNE 2011 |
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COMICS |
14.97% |
12.14% |
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GRAPHIC NOVELS |
2.51% |
-3.66% |
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TOTAL COMICS/GN |
10.74% |
10.79% |
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YEAR-TO-DATE 2012 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2011 (FIRST HALF 2012 VS. FIRST HALF 2011) |
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COMICS |
20.47% |
19.21% |
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GRAPHIC NOVELS |
13.49% |
9.53% |
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TOTAL COMICS/GN |
18.16% |
18.40% |
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SECOND QUARTER 2012 VS. FIRST QUARTER 2012 |
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COMICS |
16.79% |
14.86% |
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GRAPHIC NOVELS |
23.81% |
18.98% |
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TOTAL COMICS/GN |
18.97% |
15.18% |
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SECOND QUARTER 2012 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2011 |
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COMICS |
15.81% |
23.34% |
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GRAPHIC NOVELS |
23.33% |
11.53% |
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TOTAL COMICS/GN |
18.14% |
22.33% |
TOP 10 COMICS
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RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
VENDOR |
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1 |
AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #6 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
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2 |
AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #5 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
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3 |
BATMAN #10 |
$3.99 |
DC |
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4 |
JUSTICE LEAGUE #10 |
$3.99 |
DC |
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5 |
BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN #1 (MR) |
$3.99 |
DC |
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6 |
BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN #1 (MR) |
$3.99 |
DC |
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7 |
BEFORE WATCHMEN: SILK SPECTRE #1 (MR) |
$3.99 |
DC |
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8 |
BEFORE WATCHMEN: NITE OWL #1 (MR) |
$3.99 |
DC |
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9 |
SPIDER-MEN #1 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
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10 |
AVX VS #3 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
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RANK |
DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
VENDOR |
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1 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOLUME 16: A LARGER WORLD TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
IMA |
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2 |
LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN III: CENTURY #3: 2009 (MR) |
$9.95 |
TOP |
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3 |
WATCHMEN TP |
$19.99 |
DC |
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4 |
THE BOYS VOLUME 11: OVER THE HILL WITH THE SWORDS OF A THOUSAND MEN TP |
$19.99 |
DE |
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5 |
BATMAN: DETECTIVE COMICS VOLUME 1: FACES OF DEATH HC |
$22.99 |
DC |
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6 |
FATALE VOLUME 1: DEATH CHASES ME TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
IMA |
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7 |
BATWOMAN VOLUME 1: HYDROLOGY HC |
$22.99 |
DC |
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8 |
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1: DAYS GONE BYE TP |
$9.99 |
IMA |
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9 |
DMZ VOLUME 12: THE FIVE NATIONS OF NEW YORK TP (MR) |
$14.99 |
DC |
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10 |
MORNING GLORIES VOLUME 3: P.E. TP |
$14.99 |
IMA |
