Comichron.com Sales Figures Analysis for August 2017
Dark Nights: Metal #1
Well it’s been quite a while since I blogged about stats on comic sales yet again. As you can see with these past month numbers DC has taken the top 3 spots overtaking Marvel’s many Secret Empire and Star Wars series. The resulting takeover has pushed Image’s Walking Dead series just outside the top 10 taking the 11th spot. So Dark Nights: Metal #1 took the top spot with 261,997 estimated units with Batman #28 and #39 taking in around 100K each. That’s not too bad for DC as they seem to be struggling at times at remaining on top.
What’s really sad is the fact that a lot of the series in the top 10 seem to be part of some major event. I’ve heard a lot of grumblings in the community from blog sources where comic ordering has dropped near 20% from previous months. Checking the numbers here show a 30% drop in comic sales from the same month last year. This is concerning but should I be worried? I mean really, I haven’t seen a damn thing on the relation between digital sales and print sales. As more and more apps come out offering more digital content, who is to say the industry is actually in a decline…I mean, are they? If they were, why would they be dumping so much content out there? I realize the heart of the movie industry depends upon the content created by the comic industry. I just wish I could hear the numbers from the publishing side of things…