AGGREGATED MONTHLY DISTRIBUTOR SALES DATA
| Estimated OVERALL North American Market size, including both print and digital estimates by Comichron and ICV2.com | |
|---|---|
| 2013 | $780 million* |
| 2014 | $835 million* |
| 2015 | $940 million* |
| 2016 | $995 million* |
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Are comic book sales declining?
Although comics and graphic novel sales didn’t drop off as sharply in 2018 as they did in 2017, according to pop culture trade news site ICv2, the past year presented challenges to comics retailers. Combined sales of comics and graphic novels in comics shops in 2018 declined about 1% from 2017, according to ICv2.
How many copies does the average comic book sell?
Indeed, February’s average comic book sold 14,830 copies to retailers versus 14,038 last February, an increase of 6%. Eight of the last 12 months, average copies per issue have increased year-over-year — which is usually one of the goals behind trimming lines back.
What is the most sold comic book of all time?
X-Men #1
What is Marvel’s best selling comic?
Cover of Superman issue #14 (1942). Superman is the best-selling American comic book series, having sold the most periodical floppy comic issues.
Periodical single-issue floppy comics.
| Comic series | Spider-Man |
|---|---|
| Creator(s) | Stan Lee Steve Ditko |
| Publisher | Marvel |
| No. of issues | 13,000 |
| Serialized | 1963 – present |
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Are comics still worth collecting?
Over time, some of those comic books, especially origin issues, can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, such as Action Comics #1 worth about half a million dollars. Today, with companies like the Comics Guaranty Company and eBay, even current comics are worth a considerable amount of money.
Is Disney shutting down Marvel Comics?
“On Friday, March 8th, Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski and Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada will lead an interactive discussion about the history and landscape of Marvel Comics. Joe Quesada and a few others have confirmed that Disney shutting down Marvel Comics is not true.
Is the comic industry dying?
Are Comic Books Dying? No. In fact, they are thriving. While single issues of printed comics has decreased by 20% in the last 20 years, comic book companies have tripled their market size through trade paperback sales, digital sales and increasing prices.
Are comics dying 2019?
Comics retailers head into 2019 as uncertain about the market as they were at the start of 2018. The sharp sales decline of 2017 that precipitated many heartbreaking comics store closings still stings. Combined sales of comics and graphic novels in comics shops in 2018 declined about 1% from 2017, according to ICv2.
Can you make money making comic books?
Naturally, the most obvious way to profit from a comic book is by selling copies of your own. There are a slew of free desktop publishing apps that can handle the production end of the equation. Use a print-on-demand service like Lulu, IngramSpark or Ka-Blam Digital to crank out the actual product.
What is the rarest comic book in the world?
An original copy of the Action Comics #1 that initially cost 10 cents and introduced Earth to Superman became the world’s most expensive comic book Sunday when it raked in $3.2 million on eBay.
What are good comics to collect?
The best-selling comic books of all time
- Action Comics #1000 (2018) Jim Lee/DC Comics.
- Detective Comics #1000 (2019) Image:Jim Lee/DC Comics.
- Amazing Spider-Man #583 (2009) Todd Nauck/Marvel Comics.
- Secret Wars #1 (2015)
- Amazing Spider-Man #1 (2014)
- FCBD Edition Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (2002)
- Batman: The 10-cent Adventure (2002) #1.
- Fantastic Four #60 (2002)
What comic has the most issues?
There are many ongoing comics with thousands of issuesbut those are never American, the longest-running American comic was Detective Comics and Action Comics had the highest numbering because it went weekly for a year but the only American comic to have over 1000 issues was Four Color although after 1000 it started