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Finally, X-Men Outsold Aquaman Again
The affects of Avengers Vs X-Men seems to have done its trick on the market. After being blocked out of the top ten for months, last month Marvel managed to get Avengers Vs X-Men in there. And now some of the spinoff books of the crossover have joined the series in that much prized top ten of comic books selling in the North American direct market…
Which means, finally, Aquaman is being outsold by both Uncanny X-Men and Avengers. It's taken until April 2012.
However market share is relatively unaffected, with DC holding up their retail market share, and Marvel keeping their unit market share, both losing slightly on the other, Marvel still staying ahead on both.
As ever, for both Marvel and DC, it's a Red Queen's Race. Image Comics do seem to be going through an upswing though. Finally…
PUBLISHER MARKET SHARES
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COMPARATIVE SALES STATISTICS
| DOLLARS | UNITS | |
| APRIL 2012 VS. MARCH 2012 | ||
| COMICS | 5.40% | 2.47% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 9.84% | -0.28% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 6.77% | 2.25% |
| APRIL 2012 VS. APRIL 2011 | ||
| COMICS | 16.30% | 16.11% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 12.56% | 15.32% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 15.09% | 16.04% |
| YEAR-TO-DATE 2012 VS. YEAR-TO-DATE 2011 | ||
| COMICS | 15.94% | 15.12% |
| GRAPHIC NOVELS | 9.47% | 9.29% |
| TOTAL COMICS/GN | 13.84% | 14.65% |
TOP 10 COMICS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR | |
| 1 | AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #2 | $3.99 | MAR | |
| 2 | BATMAN #8 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 3 | JUSTICE LEAGUE #8 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 4 | AVX VS #1 | $3.99 | MAR | |
| 5 | GREEN LANTERN #8 | $2.99 | DC | |
| 6 | ACTION COMICS #8 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 7 | DETECTIVE COMICS #8 | $3.99 | DC | |
| 8 | BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #8 | $2.99 | DC | |
| 9 | UNCANNY X-MEN #11 | $3.99 | MAR | |
| 10 | AVENGERS #25 | $3.99 | MAR |
TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS & TRADE PAPERBACKS
| RANK | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR | |
| 1 | THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1: DAYS GONE BYE TP | $9.99 | IMA | |
| 2 | THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 2: MILES BEHINDUS TP | $14.99 | IMA | |
| 3 | THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 3: SAFETY BEHIND BARS TP | $14.99 | IMA | |
| 4 | FLEX MENTALLO: MAN OF MUSCLE AND MYSTERY DELUXE HC | $22.99 | DC | |
| 5 | CHEW VOL. 5: MAJOR LEAGUE CHEW TP | $12.99 | IMA | |
| 6 | CINDERELLA: FABLES ARE FOREVER TP (MR) | $14.99 | DC | |
| 7 | THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 5: BEST DEFENSE TP | $14.99 | IMA | |
| 8 | THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 15: WE FIND OURSELVES TP | $14.99 | IMA | |
| 9 | THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 4: HEARTS DESIRE TP | $14.99 | IMA | |
| 10 | THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 6: SORROWFUL LIFE TP | $14.99 | IMA |
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