This would be as good a place as any to start tracking the sales of Buffy season 8. So if you're completely into stats, take a look at this link every month.
Chart Position/Issue no/Price/Estimated copies shipped
March 2007
9 Buffy #1 $2.99 109,919
April 2007
12 Buffy #2 $2.99 96,409
125 Buffy #1 $2.99 16,874 *
May 2007
12 Buffy #3 $2.99 106,634
111 Buffy #2 $2.99 20,207 *
144 Buffy #1 $2.99 15,239 *
June 2007
10 Buffy #4 $2.99 102,430
216 Buffy #3 $2.99 4,978*
218 Buffy #2 $2.99 4,972*
259 Buffy #1 $2.99 2,705*
July 2007
12 Buffy #5 $2.99 100,830
228 Buffy #4 $2.99 6,083*
299 Buffy #1 $2.99 2,136*
August 2007
243 Buffy #5 $2.99 5,318*
September 2007
8 Buffy #6 $2.99 96,556
178 Buffy #3 $2.99 8,354*
205 Buffy #1 $2.99 6,091*
206 Buffy #2 $2.99 6,069*
241 Buffy #4 $2.99 4,056*
254 Buffy #5 $2.99 3,174*
October 2007
7 Buffy #7 $2.99 94,144
289 Buffy #6 $2.99 3,354*
1 Buffy Long Way Home TPB $15.95 8,762**
November 2007
10 Buffy #8 $2.99 91,595
235 Buffy #1 $2.99 5,473*
237 Buffy #4 $2.99 5,297*
240 Buffy #3 $2.99 5,112*
248 Buffy #2 $2.99 4,775*
December 2007
12 Buffy #9 $2.99 89,556
297 Buffy #8 $2.99 2,278*
January 2008
15 Buffy #10 $2.99 88,474
277 Buffy #8 $2.99 3,102*
281 Buffy #7 $2.99 2,998*
287 Buffy #6 $2.99 2,818*
February 2008
14 Buffy #11 $2.99 88,070
March 2008
6 Buffy #12 $2.99 88,930
April 2008
11 Buffy #13 $2.99 83,580
247 Buffy #7 $2.99 4,837
249 Buffy #6 $2.99 4,823
May 2008
15 Buffy #14 $2.99 82,069
1 Buffy No Future For You TPB $15.95 9,493 **
June 2008
12 Buffy #15 $2.99 80,464
July 2008
10 Buffy #16 $2.99 82,031
August 2008
13 Buffy #17 $2.99 79,307
September 2008
11 Buffy #18 $2.99 77,589
November 2008
8 Buffy #19 $2.99 74,202
December 2009
17 Buffy #20 $2.99 71,896
January 2009
10 Buffy #21 $2.99 69,980
February 2009
12 Buffy #22 $2.99 67,575
*Issue re-ordered/new printing.
** Graphic novel chart position and sales figures
Estimated figures come from ICV2.com.
Sales figures for IDW's Angelverse comic books can be found here.
And an important disclaimer regarding these figures. According to Marc at The Beat:
The numbers above are estimates for comic book sales in the North American direct market, as calculated by ICv2.com according to the chart and index information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors. ICv2.com’s estimates are traditionally known to be somewhat lower than the actual numbers, but they are consistent from month to month, so the trends they show are fairly accurate.
Bear in mind that the figures measure sales to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include sales to bookstores, newsstands, other mass market retail chains or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book’s initial month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month.
Bear in mind that the figures measure sales to retailers, not customers. Also, these numbers do not include sales to bookstores, newsstands, other mass market retail chains or the United Kingdom. Re-orders are included, so long as they either reached stores in a book’s initial month of release or were strong enough to make the chart again in a subsequent month.
110,000 is fraking awesome though!
TwisTz | April 17, 14:18 CET
Having in mind that germany is not strictly english speaking ...
[ edited by Snugels on 2007-04-17 12:46 ]
Snugels | April 17, 15:43 CET
Derf | April 17, 16:59 CET
Marvel's Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born #2 held up well, with only a 21% drop between first month sales of the first issue and the second.
Only a 21% drop. Just so that people aren't too disappointed if the same happens to Buffy next month--I believe a 30% drop between #1 and 2 is pretty normal.
That caution aside, pretty awesome numbers, eh?
I also think international and book market sales will have been pretty good. I wish publishers announced total numbers.
Niels van Eekelen | April 17, 17:33 CET
Hope the Angel season 6 comic gets somewhere near these numbers:)
angeliclestat | April 17, 22:58 CET
DaddyCatALSO | April 18, 02:35 CET
Sunfire | April 18, 02:42 CET
LOUiE | April 18, 05:49 CET