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The Last Halloween and Turtles make it in, as DC gets five titles in the top ten, IDW gets one, and Marvel for the first time in an age, only gets four… Absolute Wonder Woman #2 Tops The Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Absolute Wonder Woman #2 DC Kelly Thompson Hayden Sherman 4.99 100 2 Justice League Unlimited #1 DC Mark Waid Dan Mora 3.99 94.3 3 Uncanny X-Men #6 Marvel Gail Simone Javier[...]

Ultimate Spider-Man #1 by Jonathan Hickman and David Messina smashed the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller list, doubling the sales of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Naruto #1 from IDW by Caleb Goellner and Hendry Prasetya DC gets three titles, IDW has one, and Marvel has six Also, if not for nothing, there are four male solo-lead comics and[...]

Absolute Batman #1 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta smashed the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller list, topping even the Image Comics launch of GI Joe #1, albeit by around 10% Strong performances from both and well away from the rest of the pack, with Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man, Uncanny X-Men and the Psylocke launch Absolute Batman[...]

Absolute Superman #1 by Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval utterly smashed the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller list, with three times the same as the next chart-topper, Ultimates #6 from Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri. And also a boost for Marvel, Aliens Vs Avengers and X-Men Both also beat the traditional bestseller Batman #154, which was almost beaten by the Batgirl #1 launch. JSA also launches strong, and Something Is Killing[...]

Wolverine: Revenge may have controversies in its creators but Jonathan Hickman and Greg Capullo top the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller list Marvel grabbing five of the top ten, DC with four… one being Absolute Batman's second printing… but also Conan The Barbarian making it in Because, yes, Conan is outselling Superman As is Poison Ivy… No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Wolverine[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Absolute Wonder Woman absolutely dominated the chart, selling over twice what Marvel's Iron Man launch did, and is one of four DC titles in the top ten Marvel has five with X-Men beating IDW's strong placement for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in fourth place. No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Absolute Wonder Woman #1 DC Kelly[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Ultimate Spider-Man again takes the top DC gets a massive three in the top ten with Batman, Robin and grown-up Robin Moon Knight and Mystique launch strong got Marvel as X-Men titles grab three And Image squeezes in there with Destro. Ultimate Spider-Man #10 Tops Bleeding Cool Weekly[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List And as DC All-In Special takes the top spot by far, it's only about 50% higher than X-Men #5, which is now selling more copies than Batman #153 Batman has been outstripping X-Men in recent years, this is a twist from that. Storm also makes a strong start…[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List And it's a Jonathan Hickman week Ultimate Spider-Man #9 takes the top, doubling Amazing Spider-Man sales, with Wolverine Revenge grabbing second place Marvel grabs seven spots; DC takes two with Batman and Zatanna, and Image/Skybound with Destro. No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1. Ultimate Spider-Man #9 Marvel Jonathan Hickman Marco Checchetto 4.99 100 2 Wolverine: Revenge #2 Marvel Jonathan Hickman Greg Capullo 5.99 83.2 3 Uncanny X-Men #3 Marvel Gail Simone David Marquez 4.99 78.9 4 Batman: The Last[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List And it's a mutant week; X-Men takes the top, followed by Ultimate X-Men, Dazzler and Avengers, with a lot of X-Men in it The Absolute Power crossover Wonder Woman breaks up the pack until X-Factor comes along… Marvel takes seven of the top ten, DC takes two[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Wolverine #1 takes the top, beating out Uncanny X-Men, with a strong performance from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 close to Transformers #12 There are no DC titles in the top ten at all. No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1. Wolverine #1 Marvel Saladin Ahmed Martin Coccolo 100 4.99 2 Uncanny X-Men #2 Marvel Gail Simone David Marquez 68.1 4.99 3 Amazing Spider-Man #57 Marvel Zeb Wells John Romita Jr. 43.2 4.99 4 Teenage Mutant[...]

Those are the only two DC titles in the top ten, with Scarlett from Image/Skybound/Hasbro and Jeff Lemire's Minor Arcana from Boom breaking through. Exceptional X-Men #1 Tops Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Exceptional X-Men #1 Marvel Eve L Ewing Carmen Carnero 4.99 100 2 Ultimates #4 Marvel Deniz Camp Juan Frigeri 4.99 98.9 3 Batman #152 DC Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson Adridano Di Benedetto,  Mattia De Iulis, Mike Hawthorne 4.99 79.4 4 Absolute Power #3 DC Mark Waid Dan Mora 4.99 77.1 5 Venom[...]

Avengers #1 Marvel Jonathan Hickman Esad Ribic 7.99 100 2 X-Men #3 Marvel Jed MacKay Ryan Stegman 4.99 100 3 Ultimate X-Men #6 Marvel Peach Momoko Peach Momoko 4.99 71.3 4 Amazing Spider-Man #56 Marvel Zeb Wells John Romita Jr. 7.99 63.4 5 Deadpool Team-Up #1 Marvel Rob Liefeld Rob Liefeld 4.99 58.5 6 Universal Monsters Frankenstein Image Michael Walsh Michael Walsh 4.99 52.6 7 NYX #2 Marvel Collin Kelly Francesco Mortarino 3.99 52.3 8 X-Force #2 Marvel Geoffrey Thorne Marcus To 3.99 51.7 9 Marvel #85th Anniversary Special Marvel Ryan North Carlo Pagulayan 7.99 46.1 10 Zatanna Bring Down the House #3 DC Mariko Tamaki Javier Rodríguez 5.99 45.8   This is the Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, as compiled by over a[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Wolverine: Revenge #1 smashed it, with the Red Band bump, Ultimate Spider-Man shows the power of a married Spider-Man, and Predator Vs Black Panther had a strong launch Wonder Woman was the best-selling DC title of the week with Superman right behind her While Marvel had the[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List And this week, X-Men #2 outdoes everyone by a long way, Ultimates #3 still beats the X-Factor #1 launch, and Transformers is outselling Amazing Spider-Man Gotham City Sirens is the bestselling DC comic book this week at number 8 – and the only one in the top[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List And this week, the launch of Uncanny X-Men #1 selling over twice what Batman #151 did And Absolute Power outdoes the launch of Venom War Marvel does get a strong launch for Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood, while DC also gets a strong launch for Gotham City[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List And this week, as opposed to last, it's basically Marvel Marvel Marvel as DC Comics hits the fifth-week buffers Taking the top eight titles, with fhe Blood Hunt finale only just pipping Ultimate Spider-Man to the top spot, but selling almost twice as much as Amazing Spider-Man[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List And what a diverse list it is this week, for San Diego Comic-Con IDW tops the chart with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 by Jason Aaron and Joëlle Jones, twice as many copies of the NYX #1 launch from Marvel Zatanna Bring Down The House continue to[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Phoenix #1 takes the top, beating out Ultimate X-Men, with a strong performance from Superman #16 with a decent DC performance with four titles, none of them Batman The Deadpool/Wolverine crossover pushed up Hulk sales. No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1. Phoenix #1 Marvel Stephanie Phillips Alessandro Miracolo 4.99 100 2 Ultimate X-Men #5 Marvel Peach Momoko Peach Momoko 4.99 87.1 3 Superman #16 DC Joshua Williamson Jamal Campbell 4.99 69.2 4 Incredible Hulk #14 Marvel Phillip[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List X-Men #1 tops the charts massively, selling over twice as many copies as Ultimates #2, Amazing Spider-Man #53 and Transformers #10 A strong start for the Ahsoka series, and the surprise Moon Knight #0 But it is notable that they all, including Kid Venom, Avengers and Daredevil,[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Absolute Power #1 takes the top, even beating out Batman #150, which ties in with Absolute Power Spider-Man Reign 2 had a strong start from Kaare Andrews GI Joe title Scarlett outperforms every other Marvel title including the Blood Hunt books and Space Ghost #3, every other DC[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Blood Hunt #4 smashes sales with a combined standard/Red Band sale topping the chart And without the usual chart dominators of Batman or Spider-Man, Zatanna makes a surprise chart entry at number 2. No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1. Blood Hunt #4 Marvel Jed Mackay Pepe Larraz 4.99 100 2 Zatanna Bring Down the House #1 DC Mariko Tamaki Javier Rodríguez 5.99 53.3 3 Ultimate Black Panther #5 Marvel Bryan[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Ultimate Spider-Man outsells Amazing Spider-Man by 50%, but both top the chart and, with Destro, outsell the industry's traditional bestseller, Batman But something of note, Batman sales do not seem to be going down Just Amazing Spider-Man sales are going up A strong launch for Uncle Scrooge also[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List We have combined the listings for Blood Hunt #3 standard and red band editions since we can, which sees that series beat Transformers when combined Batman Gotham By Gaslight comes in strong for an Elseworlds series, but is DC's only presence on the chart. No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1. Blood Hunt #3 Marvel Jed Mackay Pepe[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Which is reflecting some ruction sin the market Usually, DC Comics could rely on Batman to be the bestseller in the week it is published This week, despite having an extra day on sale, it was beaten by Ultimates #1, X-Men #35, Amazing Spider-Man #1 and Scarlett[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Which this week sees Ultimate Spider-Man #5 selling 50% more than the second spot title, Hellverine #1 and twice as much as Wolverine #50 and Rise Of The Powers Of X #5 No DC Comics titles make it into the top ten, Universal Monsters from Skybound/Image just[...]

Bang on time this week, and being put together at Paddington station on the way to MCM London Comic Con, welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List which saw Amazing Spider-Man #50 top the chart beating everything by a lot looking at the ratios, even at ten dollars a pop Ghost Spider also launched[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List for last week, which sees Ultimate X-Men #3 top the charts, with Doom and Fall Of X from Marvel to follow DC Comics places a couple of titles, both House Of Brainiac crossovers in the top ten, Image Comics gets both Redcoat and the Larry Hama GI[...]

Welcome to the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List, which, for the first time, has seen Transformers beat Batman for the week, as well as Amazing Spider-Man Only by a percentage point, but still Though, as Batman and Amazing Spider-Man are five-dollar books and Transformers only (only?) four, Batman will have made considerably more money Which[...]

Talking to ICV2, Marvel Publisher Dan Buckley stated, "I think where a lot of frustration comes in the industry is that for many years, as you well know, it was pretty easy to evaluate what the size of the industry was, because everyone distributed through one place and we could look at the numbers and[...]