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Bleeding Cool Bestseller List – 3rd July 2016 – Even With A Skip Week, DC Get Two Rebirth Comics Into The Top Ten

Published Sun, 03 Jul 2016 14:00:13 -0500

by Rich Johnston

Last updated Mon, 02 Jan 2017 12:07:01 -0600

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This is the Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, as compiled by a number of comic stores from their sales on Wednesday and Thursday. It measures what are known as the "Wednesday Warriors", those who can't wait to the weekend to get this week's comics. We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion.

And despite all the fuss about Uncanny Inhumans, it didn't chart. Not enough copies ordered it seems. And with DC Comics taking a skip week aside from Dark Knight Returns, their other placements are from previous weeks… showing that Rebirth can even get two in the top ten when they came out weeks ago.

1. Captain America: Steve Rogers #2
2. Darth Vader #22
3. Dark Knight III: The Master Race #5
4. Black Panther #3
5. Spider-Man/Deadpool #6
6. Extraordinary X-Men #11
7. Spider-Man #5
8. Batman Rebirth #1
9. Uncanny X-Men #9
10. DC Universe Rebirth #1

Thanks to the following retailers,

Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa
Jetpack Comics of Rochester, New York
Issues Needed Comics, Apple Valley, Minnesota
Dr. No's Comics & Games Superstore of Marietta, Georgia
Graham Crackers Comics – 10 locations in the Mid-West
Yesteryear Comics of San Diego, California
Fat Jack's Comicrypt of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Faces & Funniesof West Melbourne, Florida.

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While UNCANNY AVENGERS #11 could have easily made it on the charts for us, we simply did NOT order enough copies to cover the crazy speculator demand for the 1st appearance of Mosaic. Who'd have thunk it?

With it being a 5th Wednesday to the month it was a weird week. DC took the top spot with the Dark Knight III issue 5. Marvel took the rest of the slots with out any real challenge from DC. That said it was a heck of a drop off sales wise from the other Wednesdays in June. Marvel seems to have had a drop of interest. Captain America Steve Rogers 2 had people complaining how it still felt like Marvel lied about it not being mind control but being reality control instead thanks to Marvel spoiling the issue on Tuesday. No idea how many people will be around for the 3rd issue. Lots of negative blow back from the stunt. Uncanny Inhumans did well thanks to the intro of a certain new character.

Captain America: Steve Rogers #2 was the clear winner this week. That being said sales of this months DC rebirths titles beat all of the rest of this week's new releases. So DC Rebirth appears to be unstoppable even during a skip week.

It's no surprise that Dark Knight III: Master Race #5 would take first place in our store this week–after all, DC didn't ship any new Rebirth titles. What IS surprising, though, is that DC took two Top Ten slots in our store with new printings of books for which we still have the earlier printings in stock! Even worse for Marvel, Captain America: Steve Rogers #2 could only climb to FIFTH place in our store–and Uncanny Inhumans #11, with its hyped first appearance of a supposedly major new character, didn't even make our Top Ten! We still have ample stacks of both should readers decide to pick them up later–but with a full wave of Rebirth books slated for release next week, this week was Marvel's last big shot at knocking DC out of the Top Ten, and it failed pretty spectacularly with our customers.

Strong sales of Silver Age Spider-Man and single issues of the original Watchmen series were the only noteworthy trends this week.

A great week once again and that was with mostly just 2nd and 3rd prints coming out.Dark Knight took the top spot with nothing even coming close to be considered competition.

Daredevil and Ultimate Spider-Man selling in the back-issue market.Weird combination but i actually believe these books will be read…refreashing.
Marvel returns this week since DC had a skip week with a few annuals and little fanfare. The real challenge is next week when DC has their second issues ship and launches a few more books in July. Should be interesting. Civil War tie ins still not really catching on in our store.

Still selling tons of Rebirth issues to new people everyday. We finally ran out of Flash Rebirth 1 and Titans Rebirth 1, but still have all the rest left at cover price in our store. Can't believe all the new customers that have found us this last month. I hope the momentum stays with us and especially appreciate DC willing to back up their books with full returnability. Although it looks like we won't be sending anything back at all. Still selling tons of Walking Dead back issues every week. And Saga as well.

Wow…it's amazing what happens when DC's Rebirth skips a week. Marvel took over the Top Ten, and DC had only Dark Knight 3 make the list (and even then, it's no where near selling as well as it once did). Mark Millar's Jupiter's Legacy, Rick and Morty, and Lady Mechanika were the only indie books that hit for us, the rest was all Marvel (even if the news of another relaunch has caused a near constant stream of gripes coming our way from customers)

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