|
News: Month-To-Month Sales: Dec 2005 |
DC MONTH-TO-MONTH SALES: DECEMBER 2005
posted 01-31-2006 03:50 PM
BY MARC-OLIVER FRISCH
(1) INFINITE CRISIS
INFINITE CRISIS #1 (Perez Cover) (Oct 2005)
10/2005: Infinite Crisis #1 (of 7) -- 249,265 -- [259,244]
11/2005: Infinite Crisis #2 (of 7) -- 207,564 (-16.7%) -- [211,441]
12/2005: Infinite Crisis #3 (of 7) -- 188,853 (- 9.0%)The book's sales seem to be finding their level quickly. While it's still lost more than 60,000 units between issues #1 and #3, the percentage drops are actually more gentle than those of other recent high-profile DC launches. Retailers seem to have a lot of confidence in the book so far, and it's obviously a big money-maker for the company, especially given its cover price of $ 3.99.
One also shouldn't underestimate the ongoing and very enduring boost INFINITE CRISIS and its many precursors have been giving to the majority of DC's mainstream titles, most notably SUPERMAN and WONDER WOMAN. INFINITE CRISIS isn't just tremendously successful as a limited series, but as a crossover as well.
On the other hand, December marked the first month since DC began the drum roll for INFINITE CRISIS in which several titles didn't noticeably profit from taking part in the crossover or its off-shoots, which might suggest that the interest in INFINITE CRISIS -- at least so far as the crossover aspect is concerned -- has peaked for the time being. The coming months should bring more clarity in the matter.
Like the two previous issues, INFINITE CRISIS #3 was shipped in two different cover editions, for the record, one drawn by George Pérez, the other by Jim Lee. Issue #2 made the chart again in December with 3,877 additional copies, issue #1 with 2,191.
RelatedDC Month-To-Month: Nov 2005
