The Top 300 Selling Comic Books for December 2005

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. It's only partial, and Cory!! may go back and fill in the rest of the comments, but don't count on it. He's going to concentrate on making sure that he keeps up from now on, rather than deal with ones he didn't have time for when work crushed his tiny little soul.

1 INFINITE CRISIS #3 (Of 7) $3.99 DC 188,853

Three issues in and it's still selling well, which it should. DC has spent the last two years gearing up for this story, and for the fan geek, it is heaven. LOTS of things are changing, lots of stories are being set up and the story is filled with twists that make comics fans excited. However, if you haven't read a comic before and say, “I hear this is a big comic, I should read it,” you are going to be SO confused by the multiple versions of characters, tons of unexplained backstory and the like.

2 ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN #3* $2.99 DC 162,993

As this is supposed to be a Batman story for people who don't read comics, I think this is actually well done. Miller is in full 50's crime novel mode, and Jim Lee is drawing art to make fanboys happy. I know there is a LOT of controversy about the book with its portrayal of Batman as a jerk, and the cheesecake aspect of any female shots, but I don't see anything here worse than I see on 24 or CSI. Is it fantastic? No. Is it a decent enough Batman story for the people who read mystery novels? Yes.

3 NEW AVENGERS #14 $2.50 MAR 124,300

I know this is another comic that hard core fans complain about, but this is the first time I have been excited about the Avengers in a long time. It's most of Marvel's biggest characters, some second tier characters that character work can be done with and a story that rolls along with action and character work. That and Bendis is great with giving characters “spot-on” dialog. Recommended.

4 JUSTICE #3 (Of 12) $3.50 DC 113,369

OK, it's a 12 issue mini-series that will be coming out bi-monthly by one of the the most popular artists in comics. Not only will this automatically be collected in a trade paperback when it's done, it's silly to try and read a 12 part story over a two year period. Wait for the book.

5 SUPERMAN BATMAN #23 $2.99 DC 102,248

It's been so long between issues that I no longer have a clue as to what is going on in this book, especially since it is a story of Bizarros, different versions of both Superman and Batman, and it all seems a bit too clever for its own good.

6 ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #1 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 100,947

This is written by one of the writers on the show “Lost”, and it starts with Wolverine trying to recover from being TORN IN HALF by Hulk and having his legs tossed away. Individual issues because it will come out as a collected book within a month of the story being finished, so it's silly to buy it as as single issues.

7 ULTIMATES 2 #9 $2.99 MAR 94,493
8 GREEN LANTERN #6 $2.99 DC 88,437

This is quickly becoming one of DC's best books, dealing with the long history of Green Lantern, but doing it in such a way that you WANT to know more, rather than feeling like the history is crushing the story. Excellent art, solid story and a character that is back after being gone of a long time. This is a great super-hero book and is one that I always look forward to.

9 UNCANNY X-MEN #467 $2.50 MAR 81,282

There are times I feel like reviewing a X-Men book by Chris Claremont is a waste of time. He's been writing the X-Men for over 309 years, and has done some great work , and some crap. This was actually one of his great stories, showing he can still write a great story. This issue details the 24 seconds of an attack that the X-Men are attempted to defend people from. It's an issue where you don't NEED the history and you can see all of the things that made Claremont and the X-Men such a big hit in the past. This issue is highly recommended.

10 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #527 $2.50 MAR 79,261

Part of “The Other”, a story that features Aunt May wearing Iron Man's armor, Spider-Man killing someone and eating his head, and the creation of yet another “evil Spider-Man”. In other words, it's a painful piece of crap.

11 SECRET WAR BOOK FIVE (Of 5) $3.99 MAR 79,090

Only a year or so late, this comic does little to change my mind on the “Secret Wars” story. It was a decent enough idea, but was poorly executed, and while it was pitched as being a “big deal”, it ended up being so late that its time as a continuity changer for Marvel had passed. More of a damn shame than a good comic, and if you don't have the previous four issues, this one would be a waste of money to buy.

12 X-MEN #179 $2.50 MAR 77,189

I want to like this comic. Really, I do. The creative team is solid, the characters can be done well. The problem is that it's just not very good and I have to say that Milligan's run on the X-Men has been a huge disappointment.

13 JLA #123 $2.50 DC 76,899

This book is running out the clock until it is once again canceled and restarted, written by Bob Harris, who was the Editor in Chief of Marvel during their worst period and writer of The Avengers when it became utterly unreadable. This shows why Harris just isn't any good in comics: The story relies on characters that are unknown to readers and aren't introduced to us, the plot is going in several different directions at once, and it just isn't worth the mental effort of trying to figure out what is going on.

14 X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS #2 (Of 6) $3.50 MAR 75,598

This is the lead-in to the big X-Men revamp this summer (which will be the THIRD in the last five years). Brubaker's story is good, and the art has a great “Neal Adams” feel to it. There is a death to amp up the story that feel unnecessary, but other than that, it's a good, solid issue that....OK, it's not worth $3.50 to me, but if you are a big X-Men fan, it probably is for you.

15 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #87 $2.50 MAR 74,537

Another solid, entertaining issue. This creative team has given great Spider-Man stories for 87 issues, when most creative teams last 6 issues or so. Probably the only Spider-Man comic I can recommend, and a great read.

16 X-MEN #180 $2.50 MAR 74,386

A loss of 5,000 readers from issue 179 to 180. Guess I'm not the only one not liking this current run. I don't think I have EVER seen X-Men sales this low.

17 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #88 $2.50 MAR 72,984
18 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #3 $2.99 MAR 72,314

It's too bad this comic had to launch in a big crossover. And, since it is all part of the same story, it means that 7,000 people who read Amazing don't care enough to read the rest of the story. I always find that strange.

19 WOLVERINE #37 $2.50 MAR 70,716

I was thinking that I would finally be able to drop this comic with a new creative team and the story of “He remembers everything now” taking over the book, but instead, we're getting another solid Wolverine story that keeps me reading.

20 ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #26 $2.50 MAR 68,323
21 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #21 $2.99 MAR 68,045
22 TEEN TITANS #30 $2.50 DC 67,155
23 GREEN LANTERN CORPS RECHARGE #3 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 64,490
24 SPIDER-WOMAN ORIGIN #1 (Of 5)* $2.99 MAR 63,953
25 SUPERMAN #224 $2.50 DC 63,719
26 ULTIMATE IRON MAN #5 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 63,252
27 BATMAN #648 $2.50 DC 63,151
28 ULTIMATE X-MEN FANTASTIC FOUR SPECIAL $2.99 MAR 62,905
29 SON OF M #1 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 62,254
30 GHOST RIDER #4 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 59,678
31 SPIDER-MAN BLACK CAT EVIL THAT MEN DO #4 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 57,089
32 X-FACTOR #1 $2.99 MAR 56,053
33 SPIDER-MAN BLACK CAT EVIL THAT MEN DO #5 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 53,849
34 YOUNG AVENGERS SPECIAL #1 $3.99 MAR 51,020
35 JSA #80 $2.50 DC 50,862
36 NEW EXCALIBUR #2 $2.99 MAR 48,816
37 WONDER WOMAN #224 $2.50 DC 47,224
38 FANTASTIC FOUR #533 $2.99 MAR 46,751
39 OUTSIDERS #31 $2.50 DC 46,555
40 JSA CLASSIFIED #6 $2.50 DC 45,317
41 X-FACTOR #2 $2.99 MAR 44,951
42 CAPTAIN AMERICA #13 $2.99 MAR 44,945
43 GENERATION M #2 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 43,549
44 NEW X-MEN #21 $2.99 MAR 43,473
45 DAREDEVIL #80 $2.99 MAR 43,309
46 ACTION COMICS #834 $2.50 DC 42,425
47 ADVS OF SUPERMAN #647 $2.50 DC 42,235
48 JLA CLASSIFIED #15 $2.99 DC 41,951
49 SENTRY #4 (Of 8) $2.99 MAR 41,901
50 FLASH #229 $2.50 DC 41,459
51 DETECTIVE COMICS #814 $2.50 DC 37,145
52 INCREDIBLE HULK #90 $2.99 MAR 36,924
53 NIGHTWING #115 $2.50 DC 35,674
54 NEW AVENGERS MOST WANTED FILES $3.99 MAR 35,541
55 PUNISHER #28 (MR) $2.99 MAR 35,535
56 MARVEL ZOMBIES #1 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 35,497
57 EXILES #74 $2.99 MAR 33,881
58 SUPREME POWER HYPERION #3 (Of 5) (MR) $2.99 MAR 33,609
59 ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN SP ED #1 $3.99 DC 32,611
60 CONAN #23 (MR) $2.99 DAR 32,592
61 SUPREME POWER NIGHTHAWK #4 (Of 6) (MR) $2.99 MAR 32,207
62 GREEN ARROW #57 $2.50 DC 31,778
63 SEVEN SOLDIERS MISTER MIRACLE #2 (Of 4) $2.99 DC 31,506
64 IRON MAN INEVITABLE #1 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 31,032
65 BIRDS OF PREY #89 $2.50 DC 30,653
66 SUPERMAN SECRET FILES 2005 $4.99 DC 30,647
67 DAREDEVIL FATHER #5 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 30,249
68 SEVEN SOLDIERS BULLETEER #2 (Of 4) $2.99 DC 30,142
69 WHAT IF WOLVERINE $2.99 MAR 29,953
70 SHE-HULK 2 #3 $3.99 MAR 29,428
71 BLACK PANTHER #11 $2.99 MAR 29,327
72 BATMAN & MONSTER MEN #2 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 29,138
73 SPAWN #151 $2.95 IMA 28,860
74 BATMAN GOTHAM KNIGHTS #72 $2.50 DC 28,854
75 ROBIN #145 $2.50 DC 28,532
76 BOOKS OF DOOM #2 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 27,767
77 BATGIRL #71 $2.50 DC 26,378
78 JONAH HEX #2 $2.99 DC 26,227
79 Y THE LAST MAN #40 (MR) $2.99 DC 26,006
80 FANTASTIC FOUR SPECIAL $2.99 MAR 25,860
81 PUNISHER SILENT NIGHT $3.99 MAR 25,816
82 POWERS #15 (MR) $2.95 MAR 25,633
83 RUNAWAYS #11 $2.99 MAR 25,260
84 PUNISHER VS BULLSEYE #2 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 25,121
85 NEW THUNDERBOLTS #16 $2.99 MAR 25,084
86 WHAT IF CAPTAIN AMERICA $2.99 MAR 24,951
87 HAWKMAN #47 $2.50 DC 24,736
88 FABLES #44 (MR) $2.75 DC 24,515
89 WHAT IF FANTASTIC FOUR $2.99 MAR 24,477
90 STREET FIGHTER II #1* $3.95 UDO 24,357
91 WHAT IF THOR $2.99 MAR 24,250
92 CONAN & DEMONS OF KHITAI #3 (Of 4) $2.99 DAR 24,155
93 CATWOMAN #50 $2.50 DC 24,136
94 BATMAN LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #198 $2.50 DC 24,010
95 HUNTER KILLER #5 $2.99 IMA 23,877
96 X-MEN COLOSSUS BLOODLINE #4 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 23,694
97 THING #2 $2.99 MAR 23,606
98 CAPTAIN ATOM ARMAGEDDON #3 (Of 9) $2.99 DC 23,480
99 FIRESTORM #20 $2.50 DC 23,473
100 WHAT IF DAREDEVIL $2.99 MAR 23,473
101 CABLE DEADPOOL #23 $2.99 MAR 23,296
102 BATMAN JOURNEY INTO KNIGHT #5 (Of 12) $2.50 DC 23,227
103 MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #25 $2.99 MAR 22,753
104 DANGER GIRL BACK I/BLACK #2 (Of 4) $2.99 DC 22,456
105 WHAT IF SUBMARINER $2.99 MAR 22,179
106 X-MEN UNLTD #12 $2.99 MAR 22,134
107 THOR BLOOD OATH #5 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 22,046
108 STAR WARS REPUBLIC #80 $2.99 DAR 21,421
109 THOR BLOOD OATH #6 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 21,364
110 OFFICIAL HNDBK ULTIMATE MARVEL UNIV ULTIMATES & X-MEN 2005 $3.99 MAR 20,796
111 JLA CLASSIFIED COLD STEEL #1 (Of 2) $5.99 DC 20,543
112 GI JOE AMERICAS ELITE #6 $4.50 DDP 20,139
113 MARVEL TEAM-UP #15 $2.99 MAR 20,000
114 FATHOM #5 $2.99 ASP 19,924
115 AQUAMAN #37 $2.50 DC 19,640
116 FATHOM #6 $2.99 ASP 19,021
117 GI JOE SNAKE-EYES DECLASSIFIED #5 (Of 6) $2.95 DDP 18,926
118 STAR WARS EMPIRE #38 (C: 3) $2.99 DAR 18,882
119 STAR WARS X-WING ROGUE LEADER #3 (Of 3) $2.99 DAR 18,838
120 GOTHAM CENTRAL #38 $2.50 DC 18,630
121 BATMAN GOTHAM COUNTY LINE #3 (Of 3) $5.99 DC 18,585
122 GLX-MAS SPECIAL $3.99 MAR 18,415
123 SOULFIRE DYING OF THE LIGHT #4 $2.99 ASP 17,360
124 ANGEL OLD FRIENDS #1 (Of 5) $3.99 IDW 17,164
125 SPIDER-GIRL #93 $2.99 MAR 17,057
126 TESTAMENT #1 (MR) $2.99 DC 16,893
127 BLACK WIDOW 2 #4 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 16,647
128 LOVELESS #3 (MR) $2.99 DC 16,280
129 TEAM ZERO #1 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 15,933
130 WRAITHBORN #4 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 15,882
131 WILDCATS NEMESIS #4 (Of 9) $2.99 DC 15,428
132 BOOK OF LOST SOULS #3 $2.99 MAR 15,308
133 SOLO #8 $4.99 DC 15,264
134 BPRD BLACK FLAME #5 (Of 6) $2.99 DAR 14,986
135 NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST PARANOID #1 (Of 3) (MR)* $3.99 AVA 14,859
136 DMZ #2 (MR) $2.99 DC 14,840
137 AUTHORITY MAGNIFICENT KEVIN #5 (Of 5) (MR) $2.99 DC 14,664
138 HELLBLAZER #215 (MR) $2.75 DC 14,405
139 100 BULLETS #67 (MR) $2.75 DC 14,165
140 SENTINEL #2 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 14,108
141 MANHUNTER #17 $2.50 DC 13,615
142 FRIDAY THE 13TH BLOODBATH #2 (Of 3) (MR)* $3.99 AVA 13,590
143 DOWN #2 (Of 4) $2.99 IMA 13,508
144 VIGILANTE #4 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 13,344
145 NICK FURY HOWLING COMMANDOS #3 $2.99 MAR 13,331
146 BLOOD OF THE DEMON #10 $2.50 DC 12,813
147 TOP 10 BEYOND FARTHEST PRECINCT #5 (Of 5) $2.99 DC 12,712
148 JASON X SP #1 (MR)* $3.99 AVA 12,618
149 FRESHMEN #4 (Of 6) $2.99 IMA 12,485
150 X-MEN DEADLY GENESIS #1 (Of 6)* $3.99 MAR 12,314
151 FALLEN ANGEL IDW #1 $3.99 IDW 12,176
152 DRAX THE DESTROYER #4 (Of 4) $2.99 MAR 12,093
153 NECROMANCER #3 $2.99 IMA 12,081
154 REVELATIONS #5 (Of 6) $2.99 DAR 12,005
155 LADY DEATH WICKED #1* $3.99 AVA 11,847
156 AMAZING FANTASY #16 $2.99 MAR 11,816
157 TEEN TITANS GO #26 $2.25 DC 11,790
158 GIRLS #8 (MR) $2.99 IMA 11,765
159 HARD TIME SEASON TWO #1 $2.50 DC 11,658
160 MAJESTIC #12 $2.99 DC 11,500
161 BAD PLANET #1 (Of 6) $2.99 IMA 11,468
162 GOON #15 $2.99 DAR 11,216
163 SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #1 $2.99 MAR 11,171
164 SIMPSONS COMICS #113 $2.99 BON 11,051
165 LUCIFER #69 (MR) $2.75 DC 10,881
166 NEW WARRIORS #6 (Of 6) $2.99 MAR 10,875
167 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLTD #16 $2.25 DC 10,774
168 ARANA HEART OF THE SPIDER #12 $2.99 MAR 10,407
169 FANTASTIC FOUR IRON MAN BIG I/JAPAN #3 (Of 4) $3.50 MAR 10,313
170 SILENT DRAGON #6 (Of 6) $2.99 DC 10,104
171 RISING STARS VOICES OF THE DEAD #6 (Of 6) $2.99 IMA 9,965
172 CANNON HAWKE #4 $2.99 ASP 9,889
173 AEON FLUX #3 (Of 4) $2.99 DAR 9,795
174 MARVEL SPOTLIGHT JOHN CASSADAY SEAN MCKEEVER $2.99 MAR 9,763
175 ESCAPE OF THE LIVING DEAD #2 (Of 5) (MR)* $3.99 AVA 9,586
176 FORGOTTEN REALMS DARK ELF EXILE #2 SEELEY CVR (Of 3) $4.95 DDP 9,416
177 SAMURAI HEAVEN & EARTH #5 (Of 5) $2.99 DAR 9,384
178 STRANGERS I/PARADISE #78 $2.95 ABS 9,125
179 SWAMP THING #22 (MR) $2.99 DC 8,892
180 FRESHMEN YEARBOOK ONE SHOT $2.99 IMA 8,873
181 DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES #5 KURTH CVR (Of 8) $2.95 DDP 8,677
182 DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON DEADLY HANDS $3.99 MAR 8,614
183 ROBOTECH PRELUDE TO SHADOW CHRONICLES #4 (Of 5) $3.50 DC 8,519
184 BATMAN STRIKES #16 $2.25 DC 8,462
185 KONG MOVIE ADAPTATION #1 (Of 3) $3.99 DAR 8,418
186 WOLVERINE #36* $2.50 MAR 8,386
187 X-MEN & POWER PACK #3 (Of 4) $2.99 MAR 8,380
188 LADY DEATH 2005 BIKINI SP* $3.99 AVA 8,285
189 FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #2 2ND PTG VAR $2.99 MAR 8,222
190 JUSTICE #1 (Of 12)* $2.99 DC 7,938
191 VICE #3 $2.99 IMA 7,900
192 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #157 $2.25 ARC 7,818
193 SONIC X #4 (Of 4) $2.25 ARC 7,787
194 SHONEN JUMP JAN 06 #37 $4.99 VIZ 7,692
195 GEORGE ROMEROS LAND OF THE DEAD #4 (Of 5) $3.99 IDW 7,351
196 MARVEL KNIGHTS SPIDER-MAN #20* $2.99 MAR 7,193
197 PURGATORI #2 (MR) $2.95 CHA 7,155
198 DRAGONLANCE CHRONICLES #4 KURTH CVR (Of 8) $2.95 DDP 6,745
199 METAL GEAR SOLID SONS OF LIBERTY #2 $3.99 IDW 6,732
200 LOOKING GLASS WARS HATTER M #1 (Of 4) $3.99 IMA 6,675
201 30 DAYS OF NIGHT ANNUAL 2005 $7.49 IDW 6,599
202 NEW X-MEN #20 2ND PTG VAR $2.99 MAR 6,404
203 MARVEL ADVS SPIDER-MAN #10 $2.50 MAR 6,391
204 SAVAGE DRAGON GOD WAR #4 (Of 4) $2.99 IMA 6,359
205 EVIL ERNIE I/SANTA FE #3 (Of 4) $2.95 CHA 5,892
206 EXALTED #2 REG ED $3.49 UDO 5,848
207 PVP #21 $2.99 IMA 5,835
208 EMILY THE STRANGE #2 $7.95 DAR 5,759
209 BLOODRAYNE DARK SOUL* $3.99 DIG 5,412
210 KNIGHTS OF THE DINNER TABLE #109 $4.99 KZR 5,387
211 FEAR AGENT #2 $2.99 IMA 5,317
212 WALKING DEAD SCRIPT BOOK #1 (MR) $3.99 IMA 5,191
213 MARVEL ADVS FANTASTIC FOUR #7 $2.50 MAR 5,058
214 ACME NOVELTY LIBRARY #16 (MR) $15.95 FAN 4,951
215 LOCAL #2 (Of 12) (MR) $2.99 ONI 4,938
216 CASEFILES SAM & TWITCH #20 (MR) $2.50 IMA 4,875
217 ROBERT JORDANS NEW SPRING #4 $3.95 RED 4,869
218 SILENT HILL DEAD ALIVE #1 (Of 5) (MR) $3.99 IDW 4,787
219 ATOMIKA #5 (Of 12) $2.99 MER 4,724
220 UNCLE SCROOGE #349 $6.95 GEM 4,686
221 SCOOBY DOO #103 $2.25 DC 4,490
222 DONALD DUCK & FRIENDS #335 $2.95 GEM 4,484
223 REVOLUTION OF THE PLANET OF THE APES #1 (Of 6) $3.98 MET 4,458
224 SEA OF RED #7 (MR) $2.99 IMA 4,446
225 MAZE AGENCY #1 (Of 4) $3.99 IDW 4,294
226 POWERPUFF GIRLS #69 $2.25 DC 4,218
227 NOBLE CAUSES #15 $3.50 IMA 4,212
228 LOVE & ROCKETS VOL 2 #15 (MR) $4.50 FAN 4,073
229 PERHAPANAUTS #2 (Of 4) $2.99 DAR 4,073
230 WALT DISNEYS COMICS & STORIES #664 $6.95 GEM 3,991
231 MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #284 $2.95 GEM 3,960
232 BART SIMPSON COMICS #27 $2.99 BON 3,947

I finally quit picking this one up. It has always seemed like the crappy sidebook to the much better Simpsons comic, and seems like some Charlton version of the characters from the 70's.

233 BLACK HARVEST #2 (Of 6) $3.25 DDP 3,903
234 INFINITE CRISIS #2 (Of 7) $3.99 DC 3,877
235 SHADOWPLAY #3 $3.99 IDW 3,865
236 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL #108 (MR) $2.99 DAR 3,821

The ONLY manga comic still being printing as a monthly comic book. I have no idea why, since the sales are nothing special.

237 BATTLE HYMN #5 (Of 5) $2.99 IMA 3,808
238 IMAGE COMICS HOLIDAY SP 2005 $9.99 IMA 3,783
239 HACK SLASH LAND OF LOST TOYS #2 (Of 3) (MR) $3.25 DDP 3,776
240 SHADOWHAWK #8 $3.50 IMA 3,726

I'm thinking that Valentino is a bit upset that in 1993, he could sell a few hundred thousand copies of this series, and now it's selling less than the Mickey Mouse comic. Time to pack it in and find some other character or series that could sell better, since I DO like his art and storytelling, but I find this character a bland rework of Batman.

241 ABIDING PERDITION #1* $3.50 DIA 3,625
242 INTIMIDATORS #1 $3.50 IMA 3,619
243 TICK DAYS OF DRAMA #3 $3.95 NEW 3,555

Since Ben Edlund quit drawing the comic to do the animated series and live action series, NEC has tried to keep the shambling corpse of this comic around for YEARS. And I haven't seen ANY of them sell well enough to be considered successful. They should concentrate on keeping Edlund's stuff in print, rather than keep trying these new mini-series by vastly inferior artists.

244 GYPSY #3 (Of 3)* $3.50 AVA 3,511
245 OPTIC NERVE #10 (MR) $3.95 DRA 3,511

One of the best comics being printed, but with the price and infrequency, I just pick up the trades.

246 JINGLE BELLE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS $2.99 DAR 3,416

I like the Jingle Belle stories, but again, it's 24 pages at $3, so I'll wait until it's in a thicker volume to give me more entertainment bang for my buck

247 GOLD DIGGER #69 $2.99 ANT 3,309
248 GENERATION M #1 (Of 5) $2.99 MAR 3,151
249 HAWAIIAN DICK LAST RESORT #3 (Of 4) (RES) $2.99 IMA 3,107
250 GROUNDED #4 (Of 6) $2.99 IMA 3,038
251 LEGEND OF ISIS #7 $2.99 ALI 3,038
252 ZOMBIE TALES DEATH VALLEY #1 $6.99 BOO 2,861
253 10 ONE SHOT $6.99 BOO 2,779

Both of these are comics I was interested in picking up, but they are 48 pages for $7. I figure it would take me about 15 minutes to read each of them, and the cost for entertainment value was just too high for me to try them. I wonder how much longer until a bigger majority of readers just decide that comics are too expensive for the entertainment they get on higher priced books. When I can get a Marvel Digest of around 128 pages for a dollar more, my money is going to the Marvel book.

254 FELL #1 2ND PTG $1.99 IMA 2,779
255 AGE OF BRONZE #22 $3.50 IMA 2,753
256 LEGEND OF ISIS #6 $2.99 ALI 2,722
257 SUPER MANGA BLAST #58 (MR) $5.99 DAR 2,659

Another manga anthology, and has some of the best series aimed at an older reader than Yu-g-ioh and the other manga in Shonen Jump aimed at younger readers. I like it, but with sales this low, I don't know how much longer it will keep going.

258 LOONEY TUNES #133 $2.25 DC 2,633
259 ARCHIE #562 $2.25 ARC 2,621
260 NIGHT CLUB #2 (Of 4) $2.99 IMA 2,621
261 XIII #4 $2.99 ALI 2,589
262 FELL #2 2ND PTG $1.99 IMA 2,583
263 NAT TURNER #2 (Of 4) (MR) $3.00 KYL 2,570

The fact that this book sells so poorly is a shame. It's masterfully done by Kyle Baker, who shows he's good at doing more than just humor with this book. The first issue was all told in pictures, but this issue delves further into the story and features dialog that brings the story into clearer focus, but also shows how the first issue was so good at depicting the confusion by captured Africans when brought into slavery. The story of the famous slave rebellion leader is getting a masterful treatment here and is highly recommended.

264 GOLD DIGGER #70 $2.99 ANT 2,564
265 BEAR #10 $2.95 SLG 2,520
266 DEAD AT 17 PROTECTORATE #2 (Of 3) (MR) $2.95 VIP 2,513
267 KEEP #3 (Of 5) $3.99 IDW 2,513
268 BONEYARD #20 $2.95 NBM 2,482
269 GI JOE SIGMA 6 #1 $2.95 DDP 2,476
270 ROCK N ROLL ONE SHOT $3.50 IMA 2,469
271 POISON ELVES DOMINION #2 (MR) $3.50 SIR 2,469
272 ALL STAR SUPERMAN #1* $2.99 DC 2,469

Re-orders of the best Superman comic in YEARS. If you haven't read this yet, time to hunt down a copy.

273 GRIMOIRE #7 $2.99 SPE 2,463
274 BERLIN #12 (MR) $3.95 DRA 2,419
275 SABRINA VOL 2 #72 $2.25 ARC 2,387
276 BETTY & VERONICA #214 $2.25 ARC 2,324
277 XIII #5 $2.99 ALI 2,305
278 ARCHAIC #1 $2.99 FEN 2,261
279 10TH MUSE VOL 2 #7 $2.99 ALI 2,254
280 SHOJO BEAT JAN 06 VOL 2 #1 $5.99 VIZ 2,242

A manga anthology aimed at teenage girls. I'm amazed that comics stores carry it at all.

281 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2ND PTG VAR #525 $2.50 MAR 2,210
282 INFINITE CRISIS #1 (Of 7) $3.99 DC 2,191
283 BETTY #152 $2.25 ARC 2,172
284 NIGHT MARY #4 (Of 5) $3.99 IDW 2,160
285 DRACULA VS KING ARTHUR #3 (Of 4) $2.95 SIL 2,153
286 10TH MUSE VOL 2 #8 $2.99 ALI 2,141

I'm amazed they keep trying with this character. It was based on Wrasslin' personality Sable when it started, now it's based Cindy Margolis, who has done ever LESS to be considered a celebrity.

287 NYC MECH BETA LOVE #4 $2.99 IMA 2,109
288 CHICANOS #2 $3.99 IDW 2,103
289 ABIDING PERDITION #2* $3.50 APC 2,103
290 ROCKETO #4 $2.99 SPE 2,078
291 FELL #3 $1.99 IMA 2,002

These are re-orders, and is almost 1/5th of the initial sales of the book. It's a tight little crime comic with some superficial horror elements, and is well worth the $2 price tag. Unlike a lot of other modern comics, it's told in a tight panel grid and gives as much “read time” as a standard size comic, so don't let the 16 page format drive you off.

292 LOST SQUAD #2 (Of 6) $2.95 DDP 1,970
293 NIGHT MARY #5 (Of 5) $3.99 IDW 1,970
294 FREE FALL #1 (Of 3) $3.99 NAR 1,901
295 ROBOTIKA #1 (MR) $3.95 ARC 1,857
296 NARWAIN PREVIEW (MR)* $2.49 NAR 1,806
297 BONE REST #6 (MR) $2.99 IMA 1,800
298 CARTOON NETWORK BLOCK PARTY #16 $2.25 DC 1,781
299 ARCHIE DOUBLE DIGEST #166 $3.59 ARC 1,674
300 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #526 $2.50 MAR 1,674

And re-orders finish us up for another month!

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