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The sales reports for September came out a while ago and there are some interesting numbers to report which shows just how fickle the comic market is. As always, head to ICv2 for a bigger report.
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I have bemoaned a bit that Supergirl, a perfectly fine superhero book, was selling relatively low numbers. I will admit the book seemed to be trying to find itself. The initial Cyborg story and then the weird trip into the Phantom Zone seemed like the creative team was finding its footing and building a foundation. And I understand that 10 months is a long time to give a book (at least these days), but the title seems to have turned a corner. Wouldn't it be bad if no one was around to see it?
Well, this title's super-soft reboot coincided with another change.
Artgerm started to do the variant covers.
And as I said, I noticed that his first cover on the book sold out at my LCS and was a wall book at a local con!
Let's take a peek at sales!
Supergirl #13 ended the Fatal Five storyline and reset the table.
It sported a fun Artgerm cover with Kara and a Streaky-like cat.
It sold 33750 units, ranking #65 on the chart.
That's insane.
I'll remind people that Supergirl #11, the last pre-Artgerm issue, sold 21319 and was ranked #104.
Whether it was the new direction or the new covers, sales increased more than 50% in two months. My gut tells me it's the covers.
And what about Action Comics #987 with The Oz Effect storyline coming to fruition.
How did that sell?
Well between the lenticular cover and the regular cover, it sold around 100K.
100K.
That's also insane.
But I suppose this is a major thing and is an opening act to Doomsday Clock.
I am happy that these books are succeeding. I hope people are enjoying the inside as much as the covers. And I hope people keep reading.
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