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A Year Is A Long Time Between Marvel And DC – Comparing The Bleeding Cool Bestseller List From A Year Ago

Published Mon, 09 Jan 2017 08:30:42 -0600

by Rich Johnston

Last updated Wed, 11 Jan 2017 10:54:54 -0600

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This is how the Bleeding Cool Bestseller List was looking this time last year.

Spider-Man/Deadpool #1
Star Wars #14
Uncanny X-Men #1
Doctor Strange #4
Darth Vader #15
Amazing Spider-Man #6
Invincible Iron Man #5
A-Force #1
Invader Zim #6
Deadpool #3

Thanks to these retailers,

Dr. No's Comics & Games Superstore of Marietta, Georgia
Jesse James Comics of Glendale, Arizona
Graham Crackers Comics 10 locations in the Mid-West
Yesteryear Comics of San Diego, California
Jetpack Comics of Rochester, New York
Fat Jack's Comicrypt of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This is how it is looking this week.

Batman #14
Justice League #12
Justice League Vs Suicide Squad #3
Walking Dead #162
Superman #14
Nightwing #12
Harley Quinn #11
USAvengers #1
Green Lanterns #14
Deadpool The Duck #1

Thanks to the following retailers

Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa
Issues Needed Comics, Apple Valley, Minnesota
Dr. No's Comics & Games Superstore of Marietta, Georgia
Yesteryear Comics of San Diego, California
Fat Jack's Comicrypt of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Famous Faces & Funnies of West Melbourne, Florida.
Graham Crackers Comics – 11 locations in the Mid-West
Jesse James Comics, Glendale, Arizona

Note that the participating retailers are almost the same. But the spread of comics being covered is vastly different. It wasn't a fifth week, there weren't any unusual circumstances but DC Comics didn't place any titles in our top ten. This week, they had eight. And Marvel, which had had nine, had two.

It has been argued by some that the retailers here are some kind of Marvel-hating statistical anomaly. Well, participation is open to all, any retailer who would like to join the throng should contact me here. But I hope this at least puts lie to that claim.

Also, man Invader Zim did well that week.

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