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Numbercrunching Marvel September 2011 Solicitations

A look at the statistics regarding the number and price of Marvel comic books shipping in September using the brands of the Marvel Universe. This does not include Icon or licensed titles, but it does include any Marvel Adventures or Ultimate books.

As of now we are assuming that $2.99 books with 32 pages contain 20 pages of story, $3.99 books with 32 pages contain 22 pages of story and 40 page books at $3.99 contain 30 pages of story. Please, editors and creators, correct me, and the statistics will change in your favour.

Currently, as the balance swings slightly away from the $2.99 to the $3.99 point and the remaining $2.99 books join the DC page-per-price point, Marvel comics now cost more per page than they have all year.

This month we see double issues for the quite excellent Journey Into Mystery, Heroes For Hire, Herc, Hulk, X-Men, Wolverine, Fear Itself: Hulk Vs Dracula and Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, with issue 1 shipping in a sealed polybag. Black Panther, Thunderbolts, X-Factor and New Avengers gets a Point One issue and New Avengers also gets an Annual.

As well as Dracula fighting Hulk, the Monkey King from Iron Man 2.0 gets his own Fear Itself spinoff, the Ultimate line relaunches, and as Spider-Man blossoms spinoffs of Spider-Island, my eye is drawn by the I Love Spider-Island oneshot, which looks like it may have a Marvels-style perspective on the crossover.

Oh and top solicitation (and value) for Wolverine: Debt Of Death by David Lapham and David Aja described simply as "WOLVERINE FIGHTS FLYING BATTLEROBO SUITS IN JAPAN!!!!"

So on with the numbercrunching!

September 2011: 88 comics – 51 at $2.99 (20 pages of story), 33 at $3.99 (22 pages of story), 2 at $3.99 (30 pages of story), 1 at $3.99 (34 pages of story), 1 at $4.99 (40 pages of story)

Complete cost: $301.12 for 1880 pages of story (16 cents a page)

December 2010: 93 comics – 20 titles at $2.99 (22 pages of story), 55 $3.99 (22 pages of story), 16 titles at $3.99 (30 pages of story). 2 comics $4.99 (44 pages of story)

Complete cost: $353.07 for 2218 pages of story (15.9 cents a page)

January 2011: 75 comics – 28 at $2.99 (22 pages of story), 38 at $3.99 (22 pages), 8 at $3.99 (30 pages) 1 at $4.99 (44 pages)

Complete cost: $273.25 for 1736 pages of story (15.7 cents a page)

February 2011: 72 comics – 37 at $2.99 (22 pages of story), 26 at $3.99 (22 pages), 9 at $3.99 (30 pages) 1 at $4.99 (70 pages)

Complete cost: $255.27 for 1726 pages of story (14.8 cents a page)

March 2011: 87 comics – 44 at $2.99 (22 pages of story), 28 at $3.99 (22 pages), 13 at $3.99 (30 pages) 1 at $3.99 (38 pages), 1 at $4.99 (90 pages)

Complete cost: $304.13 for 2101 pages of story ( 14.5 cents a page)

April 2011: 71 comics – 34 at $2.99 (22 pages of story), 23 at $3.99 (22 pages of story) 8 at $3.99 (30 pages of story), 2 at $3.99 (38 pages of story), 1 at $3.99 (46 pages of story), 2 at $4.99 (38 pages of story) and 1 at $4.99 (46 pages of story).

Complete cost: $258.27 for 1782 pages of story (14.5 cents a page)

May 2011: 69 comics – 37 at $2.99 (22 pages of story), 18 at $3.99 (22 pages of story) 9 at $3.99 (30 pages of story), 2 at $3.99 (38 pages of story), 1 at $4.99 (30 pages of story), 1 at $4.99 (38 pages of story) and 1 at $7.99 (66 pages of story).

Complete cost: $244.31 for 1690 pages of story (14.5 cents a page)

June 2011: 91 comics – 52 at $2.99 (22 pages of story), 28 at $3.99 (22 pages of story) 7 at $3.99 (30 pages of story), 2 at $4.99 (40 pages of story), 1 at $4.99 (54 pages of story) and 1 at $5.99 (48 pages of story).

Complete cost: $316.09 for 2152 pages of story (14.6 cents a page)

July 2011: 81 comics – 43 at $2.99 (22 pages of story), 29 at $3.99 (22 pages of story) 4 at $3.99 (30 pages of story), 1 at $3.99 (40 pages of story) 4 at $4.99 (40 pages of story)

Complete cost: $284.19 for 1894 pages of story (14.9 cents a page)

August 2011: 96 comics – 56 at $2.99 (20 pages of story), 33 at $3.99 (22 pages of story), 1 at $3.99 (23 pages of story), 1 at $3.99 (30 pages of story), 2 at $3.99 (40 pages of story), 3 at $4.99 (40 pages of story)

Complete cost: $330.04 for 2099 pages of story (15.7 cents a page)

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