The Top 300 Selling Comic Books For May 2004

This list comes from digging through sales figures, asking too many questions and using Diamond Comics information. The snotty comments in white are from deep in Cory's sick twisted little brain.

1 ASTONISHING X-MEN #1* $2.99 MAR 209,389

It looks like the "Events" that both DC and Marvel are putting together are succeeding. In this case the comic is utterly powered by the writer, Joss Whedon (who was the creator of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel TV series). If you ever liked the X-Men, this is the comic to get. Whedon shows that a comic can be accessable to new readers as well as touching on the past while telling a great story. John Cassady's art is well suited to the story, not overly flashy, but making the events in the comic seem like a movie on paper. Highly recommended and probably the only Main X-Men book you should be reading.

2 SUPERMAN #205 $2.50 DC 208,105

More event stuff, this time it's Jim Lee art that is driving the sales. Even though I am not a Jim Lee fan, this comic is...interesting. It is very clear that there is a big story going on, but it is starting very slow. This is VERY clearly written as a collected trade, and each individual issue is unsatisfying, but could add up to a whole that is worth reading.

3 SUPERMAN/BATMAN #10 $2.95 DC 178,865

More of the Michael Turner Supergirl story, and while I like the story, that art is SO focused on endless sexy shots of Supergirl, I feel like I'm reading the old "Penthouse Comix" with someone coloring over the nudity.

4 SECRET WAR BOOK TWO (Of 5) $3.99 MAR 116,611

Another comic selling on the strength of the writer alone. Bendis is Marvel's workhorse, but unlike previous writers who churned out 3 or more books a month, his stuff has shown no drop in quality. Secret Wars is an espionage book, set in the Marvel Universe with Marvel super-heroes and reads like a well-done John LeCarre novel. Highly recommended and one I can't wait for the trade on because I am a big fanboy.

5 UNCANNY X-MEN #444 $2.25 MAR 112,129

Alan Davis and Chris Claremont on an X-Book again, but without the odd, British humor of their run on Excalibur. Davis is one of my favorite artists, and Claremont does his best work when paired with an artist who is able to develop his stories (like Davis, Byrne, Cockrum or Paul Smith), but Mike Farmer is inking with a VERY heavy hand, and Claremont seems bogged down in his own stylistic problems. I wanted to like this comic, but it just didn't do anything for me as a read.

6 X-MEN #157 $2.25 MAR 107,185

And now, Xorn! Chuck Austin continues to show that either he or Marvel editorial had no clue what Grant Morrison was doing with the book. I officially give up on this comic.

7 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #2 $2.99 MAR 99,320

I read where Marvel thought that this comic would be selling at Jim Lee Batman numbers when they put it out. It is selling VERY well, but Jim Lee numbers? Has Terry Dodson HAD a huge hit before? Mark Millar has had a few, but that is more because of the Ultimates than a huge outpouring of fan love for him. The comic itself? Made for Trades.

8 ULTIMATE X-MEN #45 $2.25 MAR 96,698
9 ULTIMATE X-MEN #46 $2.25 MAR 96,652

The end of the Bendis story, and really the first Bendis story I haven't been completely enamored of. Since I haven't much cared for any writer's take on the characters, I think it's just that I am X-Men-ed out.

10 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #58 $2.25 MAR 90,963
11 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #59 $2.25 MAR 89,863

More great Spider-Man work by Bendis, and like always, great issues with perfect characterization, although the ending of the Doc Oc story just didn't work the best for me.

12 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #507 $2.25 MAR 81,944

This is the start of the Finale of the "Ezkiel" story, which is the main thing in JMS's run on Amazing that has seemed utterly out of place in the book. Here's hoping that when it is done, JMS gets back to the GOOD stuff he has done on the comic.

13 BATMAN #627 $2.25 DC 76,885

The new story by Judd Winnik is good, and while the art is good, I haven't heard of the artist before, so splashing "Wizard Award Winning" all over the ads does nothing for me. NOTHING. Still, a solid Batman tale and Mildly recommended.

14 NEW X-MEN ACADEMY X #1 $2.99 MAR 76,416

The exact same book as "The New Mutants" with a different name at it sells three times as many copies. Amazing. Just amazing.

15 BATMAN #628 $2.25 DC 74,348
16 EXCALIBUR #1 $2.99 MAR 71,757

I ever-so wanted to like this comic. Then they took the artist I liked off of it. Then, they didn't have the cool characters from Excalibur in it. Then it came out. Now, I don't like it. But I wanted to, and that is what is important.

17 JLA #98 $2.25 DC 69,965
18 JLA #99 $2.25 DC 69,058

Finally, it is over, and as with most Byrne plotted stories, it ends when the heroes figure out who they need to punch in the face. I noticed that the credits changed for the last few issues from "Written By Chris Claremont, and Drawn by John Byrne" to "By Claremont, Byrne and Ordway". I also saw an asterisk by Claremont's name on the last issue of the run, but no explanation for it, so I will give the explanation:

* - My story was hijacked to hype Byrne's new crappy Doom Patrol comic that will not sell to a single person under the age of 40 and his stupid vampires vs super-heroes obsession. So, I scripted it, took the money and went back to X-Books.

BTW, the over/under on Doom Patrol is 16 issues. Place your bets now.

19 WOLVERINE #15 $2.25 MAR 68,728

Still the best run on a Wolverine comic in the character's history, and the only story using the "Weapons X" stuff that hasn't made me want to beat my head against a wall. Highly recommended.

20 TEEN TITANS #11 $2.50 DC 67,813

This one has probably settled down to its average level. It was a huge hit when it started, and it's still one of DC's biggest books, but it isn't driven by a "hot artist", as most of the other DC hits seem to be. It is a perfectly average super-hero team book, and if you like those. Mildly recommended to super-hero fans.

21 SUPREME POWER #10 (MR) $2.99 MAR 63,292
22 AVENGERS #82 $2.25 MAR 55,711
23 AVENGERS #83 $2.25 MAR 55,280

I know it is very fashionable to bash Chuck Austin on-line, but DAMN these issues of the Avengers have been horrid. I can see why they are stopping the series and starting again, mostly to wash off the stink of just how horrible these last two stories have been. Here's hoping Bendis and crew can bring back what has been Marvel's best team book from the current unreadable mess it is in.

24 DAREDEVIL #60 $2.99 MAR 54,012

A fantastic issue that slams home just how far Daredevil has fallen, without being and endless mope-fest. Bendis shows that he has had a plan all along, and tells a great story along the way. His best work, currently, and highly recommended.

25 SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #14 $2.25 MAR 51,036

I read an interview with the editor of this comic, who said that he sees this as a book aimed at a younger audience for Spider-Man, and will be where the classic villains will be showing up, since JMS doesn't want to use them. Too bad that super-hero stuff is not what writer Paul Jenkins is best at, since he is so much better at the character work.

26 FANTASTIC FOUR #513 $2.25 MAR 50,936

A two part story with Spider-man the recalls the goofier, fun issues of Lee/Kirby's work on the team without being slavishing adherant to it. The best of the FF was when it would switch from drama to humor, sometimes within a single issue, and this is one of those stories that shows that comic books can still be funny and fun to read. Highly recommended.

27 CONAN #4 $2.99 DAR 50,759
28 ADVS O/SUPERMAN #628 $2.50 DC 49,575
29 ACTION COMICS #815 $2.50 DC 49,483

DC has to be happy that they have finally figured out creative teams that get the Superman comics selling again. Action has been a wonderful surprise, since Chuck Austin's stuff on other books has gone from OK to unreadable, but his Superman is a lot of fun to read. Adventures is more serious, and more "script heavy", but they are both solidly entertaining super-hero comics, and it has been a while since the Superman books have been this consistantly good.

30 ROBIN #126 $2.25 DC 49,083

From a book selling around 19,000 copies and not even in the top 125 to a top 30 book, and even though we all KNOW the girl Robin won't last to the end of the year, the story itself is well-done. If not for the msytic bad-guy (who never seems to go away) this comic would be highly recommended, but as is, it still feels like two different comics under one cover, and is only mildly recommended.

31 PUNISHER #6 (MR) $2.99 MAR 48,576

The last issue of the first story arc, and about as brutally violent and honest about that violent as you can get. Ennis's new, serious approach to the character has won me over, and I am starting to think that he is the best person to work on the character. Highly recommended.

32 SECRET WAR BOOK ONE COMM ED $3.99 MAR 47,792

Reprinting the first sold out issue with a shiny cover. Yeah, shiny covers are back. Bastards.

33 WOLVERINE/PUNISHER #3 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 47,699

And the trade will be out in September. I wonder if the people who buy Marvel's mini-series know that they'll be collected as trades the month after they are done? I LIKE the idea, since I prefer trades, and it doesn't seem to be hurting Marvel's sales.

34 FIRESTORM #1 $2.50 DC 46,292

Not a bad start for a DC #1. Marvel's #1s usually take off with more heft, but this is a character who hasn't had his own series in a decade, hasn't had very many guest appearances in a long time, and has a creative team that, while good, isn't Hot. Is the book any good? Don't know. It was sold out everywhere, another good sign. Hopefully DC won't let this one fade into oblivion as it does so many other of it's series.

35 DISTRICT X #1 $2.99 MAR 45,439

The first Marvel Mutant title under the Marvel Knights line that I know of, and for an X-Men #1, this is NOT a good start. Then again, Bishop has always been a bland fringe character with a horribly confusing origin, so I'm not surprised a book featuring him isn't a runaway hit.

36 INCREDIBLE HULK #72 $2.25 MAR 45,385

As I'm writing this, I was about to say that Bruce Jones's work on this title is starting to get a bit stale, and his unorthadox approach has gone about as far as it can, and he should look into changing it up a bit or run the risk of being a one trick pony...and he signs up with DC for a two year exclusive contract. Jones made a HUGE splash returning to comics on The Hulk, and I have no doubt his horror-tinged work will do well at DC. He has also had a very good run on the Hulk and the entire run is Highly recommended, even though it suffers from "X-Files disease" toward the end.

37 FLASH #210 $2.25 DC 45,354

I still read it, and I'm still unengaged by it. Wally West is no longer a likeable character I am interested in, so it comes off as a very average super-hero comic for folks who don't mind that.

38 WITCHBLADE/WOLVERINE ONE-SHOT $2.99 IMA 43,863

A cross company team up that didn't even break into the top 30! With WOLVERINE no less!! Part of it could be that no one has given a damn about Witchblade in a good five years.

39 PULSE #3 $2.99 MAR 43,655

A great comic, by Marvel's main workhorse, Brian Michael Bendis. Picking up the threads from the Alias comic and putting them into the setting of the Daily Bugle (one of Marvel's most interesting workplaces) gives the series a super-hero vibe so it can survive. Highly recommended.

40 OUTSIDERS #12 $2.50 DC 43,432

A typically average super-hero team book that doesn't insult your intelligence as you read it, but also makes little to no impact on you when you are done reading. Perfectly biodegradable.

41 JSA #61 $2.50 DC 43,086

My favorite Super-hero team book, this one dealing with the Hal Jordan as the Spectre from the viewpoint that his attempts as redemption are in conflict with the Spectre's mission as the spirit of vengance. Leading into a bigger story later, but still a highly entertaining read and highly recommended.

42 DARKNESS/HULK ONE-SHOT $2.99 IMA 40,403

Another crossover with one of Top Cow's no-longer-popular characters.

43 JUSTICE LEAGUE O/AMERICA ANOTHER NAIL #1 (Of 3) $5.95 DC 40,349

A sequel to Alan Davis's EXCELLENT mini-series The Nail. Davis's art is so much better here than on Uncanny X-Men, and his writing is much better than the ones he draws for other writers, this mini-series is highly recommended, but you KNOW it will be collected into a trade within a month of two of completion.

44 OFFICIAL HANDBOOK O/T MARVEL UNIVERSE X-MEN 2004 $3.99 MAR 39,380

More fanboy wank. Fap fap fap.

45 EXILES #46 $2.99 MAR 38,788
46 EXILES #47 $2.99 MAR 38,327
47 CAPTAIN AMERICA #26 $2.99 MAR 37,558
48 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #53 $2.95 DC 37,305
49 NYX #4 $2.99 MAR 37,028
50 CABLE DEADPOOL #3 $2.99 MAR 36,820
51 SUPERMAN BIRTHRIGHT #10 (Of 12) $2.95 DC 35,052
52 DETECTIVE COMICS #794 $2.95 DC 34,875
53 SOULFIRE #0 $2.50 ASP 34,052
54 GREEN ARROW #38 $2.50 DC 34,037
55 CAPTAIN AMERICA & FALCON #3 $2.99 MAR 33,975
56 GREEN LANTERN #177 $2.25 DC 33,391
57 ALPHA FLIGHT #3 $2.99 MAR 32,684
58 BIRDS O/PREY #67 $2.50 DC 31,846
59 SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED #3 $2.99 MAR 31,661
60 EMMA FROST #11 $2.99 MAR 31,269
61 NIGHTWING #93 $2.25 DC 30,816
62 THOR #78 $2.99 MAR 30,562
63 WONDER WOMAN #204 $2.25 DC 30,377
64 THOR #79 $2.99 MAR 30,270
65 GI JOE #29 $2.95 DDP 29,847
66 SHE HULK #3 $2.99 MAR 29,662
67 MYSTIQUE #14 $2.99 MAR 29,439
68 HAWKMAN #28 $2.50 DC 29,332
69 GI JOE #30 $2.95 DDP 29,324
70 MYSTIQUE #15 $2.99 MAR 28,940
71 THANOS #10 $2.99 MAR 28,809
72 SUPERMAN/BATMAN #8* $2.95 DC 28,347
73 IRON MAN #81 $2.99 MAR 28,232
74 IRON MAN #83 $2.99 MAR 28,055
75 IRON MAN #82 $2.99 MAR 28,002
76 WEAPON X #23 $2.99 MAR 27,948
77 VENOM #14 $2.99 MAR 27,571
78 GI JOE MASTER & APPRENTICE #1 (Of 3) $2.95 DDP 27,448
79 WEAPON X #24 $2.99 MAR 27,286
80 VENOM #15 $2.99 MAR 26,917
81 GI JOE RELOADED #3 $2.95 DDP 26,817
82 Y THE LAST MAN #22 (MR) $2.95 DC 26,771
83 DC NEW FRONTIER #4 (Of 6) $6.95 DC 26,441
84 BATGIRL #52 $2.50 DC 26,418
85 FABLES #25 (MR) $2.50 DC 25,526
86 AUTHORITY MORE KEV #1 (Of 4) (MR) $2.95 DC 25,510
87 AQUAMAN #18 $2.50 DC 25,357
88 IRON FIST #3 $2.99 MAR 24,972
89 LEGION #33 $2.50 DC 24,865
90 BATMAN LEGENDS O/T DARK KNIGHT #179 $2.50 DC 24,818
91 SWAMP THING #3 (MR) $2.95 DC 24,542
92 CATWOMAN #31 $2.50 DC 24,250
93 TRANSFORMERS ENERGON #23 $2.95 DRE 24,234
94 MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN #3 $2.25 MAR 24,180
95 SILVER SURFER #9 $2.99 MAR 24,142
96 BATMAN HARLEY & IVY #2 (Of 3) $2.50 DC 24,080
97 X-STATIX #23 $2.99 MAR 24,080
98 MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN #4 $2.25 MAR 23,442
99 THOR SON O/ASGARD #4 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 22,696
100 RICHARD DRAGON #1 $2.50 DC 21,866
101 WITCHBLADE #75* $4.99 IMA 21,728
102 AUTHORITY VOL 2 #12 (MR) $2.95 DC 21,528
103 SEAGUY #1 (Of 3) (MR) $2.95 DC 21,512
104 CAPTAIN MARVEL #23 $2.99 MAR 21,251
105 MARVEL AGE FANTASTIC FOUR #2 $2.25 MAR 21,074
106 BITE CLUB #2 (Of 6) (MR) $2.95 DC 20,713
107 SPIDER-GIRL #73 $2.99 MAR 20,275
108 SPIDER-GIRL #74 $2.99 MAR 19,959
109 STAR WARS EMPIRE #19 $2.99 DAR 19,683
110 DARKNESS VOL 2 #11 $2.99 IMA 19,636
111 RUNAWAYS #15 $2.99 MAR 19,306
112 STAR WARS EMPIRE #20 $2.99 DAR 19,290
113 LIBERTY MEADOWS #36 $2.95 IMA 18,306
114 BPRD PLAGUE O/FROGS #3 $2.99 DAR 18,060
115 EL CAZADOR #6 $2.95 CRO 17,722
116 GOTHAM CENTRAL #19 $2.50 DC 17,376
117 30 DAYS O/NIGHT RETURN TO BARROW #3 (MR) $3.99 IDW 17,015
118 TRANSFORMERS ARMADA MORE THAN MEETS EYE #3 (Of 3) $4.95 DRE 16,907
119 PROMETHEA #30 $2.95 DC 16,031
120 BATMAN CITY O/LIGHT #8 (Of 8) $2.95 DC 16,015
121 TOM STRONG #26 $2.95 DC 15,984
122 NEGATION WAR #2 $2.95 CRO 15,831
123 VAN HELSING ONE-SHOT $2.99 DAR 15,538
124 BRIAN PULIDO LADY DEATH WILD HUNT #2 $2.95 CRO 15,300
125 LUCIFER #50 (MR) (Note Price) $3.50 DC 14,977
126 HELLBLAZER #196 (MR) $2.75 DC 14,954
127 PLASTIC MAN #6 $2.95 DC 14,885
128 PUNISHER #5 (MR) $2.99 MAR 14,846
129 STRYKEFORCE #2 (Of 5) $2.99 IMA 14,831
130 TEEN TITANS GO #7 $2.25 DC 14,731
131 HERO #16 $2.50 DC 14,316
132 MASTERS O/T UNIVERSE VOL 3 #2 $2.95 MVC 13,970
133 SMALLVILLE #8 $3.95 DC 13,778
134 SANDMAN PRESENTS THESALY WITCH FOR HIRE #4 (Of 4) $2.95 DC 13,316
135 ROSE & THORN #6 (Of 6) $2.95 DC 13,193
136 LAST TRAIN TO DEADSVILLE CAL MCDONALD MYSTERY #1 $2.99 DAR 12,817
137 SIMPSONS COMICS #94 $2.99 BON 12,709
138 SUPERMAN #204 $2.50 DC 12,709
139 WILDCATS VERSION 3.0 #21 (MR) $2.95 DC 12,632
140 MONOLITH #4 $2.95 DC 12,571
141 KISS KISS BANG BANG #5 $2.95 CRO 12,363
142 JUSTICE LEAGUE ADVS #31 $2.25 DC 12,348
143 FREAKS O/T HEARTLAND #3 $2.99 DAR 12,248
144 BATMAN ADVS #14 $2.25 DC 12,194
145 GEORGE ROMEROS DAWN O/T DEAD #2 (MR) $3.99 IDW 11,494
146 REMAINS #1 (MR) $3.99 IDW 11,341
147 ROBOTECH INVASION #5 (Of 5) $2.95 DC 11,294
148 TAROT WITCH O/T BLACK ROSE #26 (MR) $2.95 BRO 11,202
149 BRATH #14 $2.95 CRO 11,079
150 WAY O/T RAT #24 $2.95 CRO 11,010
151 LOSERS #12 (MR) $2.95 DC 10,887
152 VOLTRON VOL 2 #5 $2.95 DDP 10,702
153 STORMWATCH TEAM ACHILLES #22 (MR) $2.95 DC 10,695
154 FALLEN ANGEL #11 (MR) $2.95 DC 10,687
155 DC 100 PG SUPER SPECTACULAR WORLDS GREATEST SUPER-HEROES $6.95 DC 10,679
156 STRANGERS I/PARADISE VOL III #65 $2.95 ABS 10,518
157 WALKING DEAD #7 (MR) $2.95 IMA 10,495
158 HARD TIME #4 $2.50 DC 10,379
159 TWO STEP #3 (Of 3) (MR) $2.95 DC 10,364
160 ENGINEHEAD #2 (Of 8) $2.50 DC 9,980
161 LIGHT BRIGADE #4 (Of 4) (MR) $5.95 DC 9,949
162 HUMAN TARGET #10 (MR) $2.95 DC 9,465
163 FRACTION #2 $2.50 DC 9,165
164 ROUTE 666 #22 $2.95 CRO 9,011
165 KINETIC #3 $2.50 DC 8,957
166 FUTURAMA COMICS #17 $2.99 BON 8,919
167 TOUCH #2 $2.50 DC 8,596
168 MICRONAUTS #3 $2.95 DDP 8,542
169 ALTERNATION #3* $2.95 IMA 8,480
170 MIDNIGHT MASS HERE THERE BE MONSTERS #5 (Of 6) (MR) $2.95 DC 8,473
171 DRAGONLANCE LEGEND O/HUMA #4 $2.95 DDP 8,319
172 CAPER #8 (Of 12) (MR) $2.95 DC 8,204
173 STEVE RUDE MOTH #2 $2.99 DAR 8,088
174 COMMON GROUNDS #5 (Of 6) $2.99 IMA 8,065
175 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #136 $2.19 ARC 7,696
176 WANTED DEATH ROW ED #1 (MR) $2.99 IMA 7,673
177 SPYBOY FINAL EXAM #1 (Of 4) $2.99 DAR 7,419
178 CSI DEMON HOUSE #3 (Of 5) (MR) $3.99 IDW 7,343
179 HEDGE KNIGHT #6 MILLER CVR (Of 6) $2.95 DDP 7,327
180 STARGATE SG1 POW #3 (Of 3)* $3.50 AVA 7,319
181 SHONEN JUMP VOL 2 #6 JUN 2004 $4.99 VIZ 7,166
182 SOJOURN #34 $2.95 CRO 7,135
183 SILENT HILL DYING INSIDE #4 (MR) $3.99 IDW 7,135
184 GRENDEL DEVILS REIGN #1 (MR) $3.50 DAR 6,881
185 POWERPUFF GIRLS #50 $2.25 DC 6,651
186 INVINCIBLE #12 $2.95 IMA 6,551
187 SUPERMAN/BATMAN #9 $2.95 DC 6,305
188 KNIGHTS O/T DINNER TABLE #91 $3.99 KZR 6,112
189 ALEISTER ARCANE #2 (MR) $3.99 IDW 5,789
190 UNCLE SCROOGE #330 $6.95 GEM 5,782
191 INVINCIBLE #11 $2.95 IMA 5,613
192 DONALD DUCK & FRIENDS #316 $2.95 GEM 5,574
193 OH MY GODDESS #108 $2.99 DAR 5,520
194 SCOOBY DOO #84 $2.25 DC 5,490
195 MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #265 $2.95 GEM 5,359
196 BLADE O/T IMMORTAL #89 (MR) $2.99 DAR 5,344
197 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #645 $6.95 GEM 4,951
198 UNDERWORLD RED I/TOOTH & CLAW #3 (MR) $3.99 IDW 4,844
199 BAD IDEAS #1 (OF 2) (MR) $5.95 IMA 4,805
200 NYC MECH #1 (MR) $2.95 IMA 4,798
201 DRACULAS REVENGE #1 (MR) $3.99 IDW 4,713
202 BLUE MONDAY PAINTED MOON #1 (Of 4) (MR) $2.99 ONI 4,613
203 ANT #2 $2.95 ARC 4,590
204 ABADAZAD #3 $2.95 CRO 4,544
205 FEATHER #5 (Of 5) $5.95 IMA 4,244
206 KISS KISS BANG BANG #4 $2.95 CRO 4,236
207 POISON ELVES #78 (MR) $2.95 SIR 4,213
208 SWORD O/DRACULA #4 $2.95 IMA 4,129
209 SUPER MANGA BLAST #42 (MR) $5.99 DAR 3,983
210 SHIELD SPOTLIGHT #4 (MR) $3.99 IDW 3,944
211 CONAN #3 $2.99 DAR 3,813
212 GOLD DIGGER #52 $2.99 ANT 3,806
213 COURTNEY CRUMRIN I/T TWILIGHT KINGDOM #4 (Of 4) $2.99 ONI 3,744
214 FLASH #209 $2.25 DC 3,690
215 WAY O/T RAT #23 $2.95 CRO 3,583
216 EL ZOMBO #2 (Of 3) $2.99 DAR 3,544
217 DEMO #6 (Of 12) (MR) $2.95 AIT 3,514
218 BRIAN PULIDOS BELLADONNA PREVIEW $1.99 AVA 3,483
219 DAREDEVIL FATHER #1 (Of 5) $3.50 MAR 3,437
220 DORK TOWER #27 $2.99 DOR 3,398
221 ULTRAMAN TIGA #8 (Of 10) $3.99 DAR 3,368
222 DAVID & GOLIATH #3 $2.95 IMA 3,306
223 LOONEY TUNES #114 $2.25 DC 3,245
224 GIFT #6 (MR) $2.95 OVE 3,221
225 WAR STONE ABADDON INVADES $4.95 DDP 3,183
226 ULTRAMAN TIGA #9 (Of 10) $3.99 DAR 3,183
227 BETTY & VERONICA #200 $2.19 ARC 3,137
228 SAMURAI JACK SP #1 NEW PRT $3.95 DC 2,968
229 DEAD A/17 BLOOD O/SAINTS #2 (Of 4) (MR) $2.95 VIP 2,960
230 GREEN LANTERN #176 $2.25 DC 2,891
231 BONEYARD #14 $2.95 NBM 2,875
232 ARCHIE #548 $2.19 ARC 2,852
233 STRAY BULLETS #33 (MR) $3.50 EL 2,752
234 ROBIN #125 $2.25 DC 2,668
235 TOO MUCH HOPELESS SAVAGES #4 (Of 4) (MR) $2.99 ONI 2,622
236 CLASSWAR #4 (MR) $3.50 CMX 2,576
237 HEDGE KNIGHT #6 FINER CVR (Of 6) $5.95 DDP 2,506
238 BRIAN PULIDOS BELLADONNA PREVIEW SP CVR* $2.99 AVA 2,483
239 DOGWITCH #11 (MR) $2.95 SIR 2,483
240 JOE LANSDALES BY BIZARRE HANDS #2 (Of 6) (MR)* $3.50 AVA 2,437
241 BETTY & VERONICA SPECTACULAR #66 $2.19 ARC 2,422
242 SABRINA VOL 2 #57 $2.19 ARC 2,422
243 CARTOON CARTOONS #30 $2.25 DC 2,399
244 KODT ILLUSTRATED #34 $2.99 KZR 2,376
245 BETTY & VERONICA DOUBLE DIGEST #124 $3.59 ARC 2,330
246 VERONICA #152 $2.19 ARC 2,283
247 JLA #97 $2.25 DC 2,276
248 METAL HURLANT #11 (MR) $3.95 HUM 2,260
249 ARCHIE DIGEST #207 $2.39 ARC 2,191
250 WALKING DEAD #6 (MR) $2.95 IMA 2,145
251 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #152 $3.59 ARC 2,122
252 ARCHIE & FRIENDS #82 $2.19 ARC 2,107
253 ANIMERICA EXTRA JUN 2004 VOL 7 #6 $4.99 VIZ 2,068
254 GOLD DIGGER SWIMSUIT SP 2004 $4.50 ANT 2,030
255 BITE CLUB #1 (Of 6) (MR) $2.95 DC 1,961
256 STREET FIGHTER #7* $4.50 DDP 1,938
257 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #116 $2.99 ANT 1,868
258 DF SUPERMAN LEE SGN #204 $19.99 DYN 1,853
259 ANT #1 (CURR PRT) $2.95 ARC 1,830
260 WANTED DEATH ROW ED #3 $2.99 IMA 1,814
261 KODT EVERKNIGHTS #12 $2.99 KZR 1,784
262 ASSASSIN SCHOOL VOL 2 #1 $3.50 APC 1,738
263 LAUGH DIGEST #193 $2.39 ARC 1,722
264 CITY O/HEROES #1 $2.95 BLU 1,684
265 SUPERMAN/BATMAN #7 $2.95 DC 1,668
266 BATMAN #626 $2.25 DC 1,630
267 CONAN #2 $2.99 DAR 1,568
268 MILK #40 (A) $3.50 RAD 1,515
269 THIEVES & KINGS #44 $2.95 IBP 1,507

Odd little story about this self-published book, the creator was a guy who wrote in to Cerebus all the time and started his own fantasy comic. It is very ernest, but it's really only for hard-core fantasy fans.

270 CHOSEN #1 NEW PRT (Of 3) (MR) $2.99 DAR 1,461
271 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #5 $2.25 MAR 1,415
272 SUPERMAN SECRET IDENTITY #4 (Of 4) $5.95 DC 1,338

Re-orders for this Kurt Busiek "Prestige" mini-series. Now, if was being sold by Image, they'd list it as a graphic novel and claim it was the best selling one of the month.

273 I HUNT MONSTERS #3 $2.99 ANT 1,330
274 FURRLOUGH #136 $2.99 RAD 1,315
275 MINISTRY O/SPACE #3 (Of 3) (RES) $2.95 IMA 1,299

Delayed by over two years, and these are re-orders, but it still only sold about one third of the first two issues. Delays did a LOT to kill a lot of comic stores in the 90's, and now it just kills comic series. This is also a 3 issue mini-series, so it is harder to re-package as a trade paperback. It strikes me as just poor planning on the creator's part. Was the last part worth the two year wait? Of course not. Nothing could be.

276 HEAVEN SENT #3 $2.99 ANT 1,299
277 FURRLOUGH #135 $2.99 RAD 1,292
278 MICHAEL TURNER PRESENTS ASPEN #3 (Of 3) $2.99 ASP 1,284

More re-orders. I have to say that Michael Turner should think very strongly about sticking with working on DC characters for a while, since his own stuff sells about 1/4th of his DC work, and he started by drawing typical "Top Cow" top heavy comics. He's also not a very good writer, and his "Fathom" was pretty much unreadable. Aspen isn't much better.

279 JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC #3 $2.95 SLG 1,253
280 STARGATE SG1 POW READY FOR ACTION #3 (Of 3) $5.99 AVA 1,246
281 FINDER #34 (MR) $2.95 LIG 1,238
282 CASUAL SEX #4 (A) $3.95 ERO 1,238
283 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #52 $2.95 DC 1,238
284 OUTLOOK GRIM #5 (MR) $2.95 SLG 1,207
285 PIRATE CLUB #2 $2.95 SLG 1,199

Ahrr, it be a pirate comic. Ahr, it must be unattractive as it does not seem to be selling.

286 DRAGON ARMS CHAOS BLADE #3 (Of 6) $2.99 ANT 1,192
287 AP YOU CAN DRAW MANGA #4 $4.95 ANT 1,184
288 MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS ADVS O/T ESCAPIST #2 $8.95 DAR 1,169

Re-orders of an excellent comic that tells the comic stories of the fictional comic book character from award winning novel "The Adventures of Cavalier and Clay". Highly recommended.

289 WANTED DOSSIER ONE-SHOT (MR) $2.99 IMA 1,169
290 JLA #96 $2.25 DC 1,169
291 WANTED #1 WIZARD WORLD TEXAS EX $5.00 IMA 1,084
292 LUMAKICK #2 $5.95 LUM 1,069
293 JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC #7 $2.95 SLG 1,061
294 JOHNNY THE HOMICIDAL MANIAC #4 $2.95 SLG 1,061

A comic that is probably about 10 years old now (I'm not sure, but it is at LEAST 7 years old) and is still selling with little to no advertising. I have never been able to make it through an issue, due to the horrid lettering, but anyone who is this successful deserves a bit of respect.

295 WANTED #2 (MR)* $2.99 IMA 1,053
296 30 DAYS O/NIGHT RETURN TO BARROW #2 (MR) $3.99 IDW 1,053
297 SCURVY DOGS #4 $2.95 AIT 1,038

Ahrrr, it's another Pirate comic that doesn't sell very well. Ahrrrr.

298 WOLVERINE #14 $2.25 MAR 1,007
299 SORT O/HOMECOMING #3 (Of 3) $3.50 ALT 969
300 NEO DAWN #1 (Of 3) (MR) $2.95 CMT 946

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