Top 300 Comics – November 2012

Average copies sold by publisher

1. Marvel (68 comics): 47,373 copies per title
2. DC (81 comics): 31,832 per title
3. Valiant (5 comics): 15,965 copies per title
4. IDW (29 comics): 12,641 copies per title
5. Image (34 comics): 12,556 copies per title
6. Dark Horse (25 comics): 10,056 copies per title
7. Dynamic Forces (25 comics): 10,022 copies per title
8. Boom (13 comics): 8,830 copies per title
9. United Plankton (1 comic): 7,629 copies per title
10. Broadsword (1 comic): 7,173 copies per title
11. Avatar (3 comics): 7,112 copies per title
12. Bongo (3 comics): 6,269 copies per title
13. Zenescope (8 comics): 6,040 copies per title
14. Archie (3 comics): 5,681 copies per title
15. Oni (1 comic): 4,731 copies per title

Valiant Comics is Number 3 Publisher! (At least by one metric)

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It looks like that I am going to start reading Bloodshot.

@TDK_1997: Why Bloodshot over the others? Just curious.

@Jonny_Anonymous: I saw some pictures from the book and it looked amazing and also I love the story of the character.

@TDK_1997: I think you should get #1 of all the books to see what you like the most, you may not want to pick them all up but I guarantee you will like them all

@Jonny_Anonymous: That's also a solution.I also like how X-O Manowar looks like.

@TDK_1997 said:

@Jonny_Anonymous: That's also a solution.I also like how X-O Manowar looks like.

What kind of books to you generally like?

That's awesome. I really like Harbinger and Shadowman has been pretty cool.

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

@TDK_1997 said:

@Jonny_Anonymous: That's also a solution.I also like how X-O Manowar looks like.

What kind of books to you generally like?

Dark and broody.More brutal stuff.I

@TDK_1997 said:

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

@TDK_1997 said:

@Jonny_Anonymous: That's also a solution.I also like how X-O Manowar looks like.

What kind of books to you generally like?

Dark and broody.More brutal stuff.I

In that case I think you will really like Bloodshot, X-O and Harbinger and maybe Shadowman. If I HAD to compare each Valiant title to other books it would be like this:

Bloodshot - Wolverine/Punisher

Shadowman - JLD/Swamp Thing/Animal Man

Harbinger - X-Force/New Mutants

Archer & Armstrong - Deadpool & Cable

X-O Manowar - I'm not entirely sure, it's not really got a comparison

Not to say these books are exactly the same or anything but I think fans of one would enjoy the other

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

@TDK_1997 said:

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

@TDK_1997 said:

@Jonny_Anonymous: That's also a solution.I also like how X-O Manowar looks like.

What kind of books to you generally like?

Dark and broody.More brutal stuff.I

In that case I think you will really like Bloodshot, X-O and Harbinger and maybe Shadowman. If I HAD to compare each Valiant title to other books it would be like this:

Bloodshot - Wolverine/Punisher

Shadowman - JLD/Swamp Thing/Animal Man

Harbinger - X-Force/New Mutants

Archer & Armstrong - Deadpool & Cable

X-O Manowar - I'm not entirely sure, it's not really got a comparison

Not to say these books are exactly the same or anything but I think fans of one would enjoy the other

I will definitely check out Bloodshot and X-O Manowar and with your comparision I will try to check out the others also.

I strongly recommend everyone pick up Shadowman great book

@k4tzm4n: I thought you would be interested to know that the Landlord Bro from Hawkeye is actually the Valiant Chief Editor Warren Simons

@k4tzm4n: Yea he's good friends with David Aja and Fraction because he used to be the editor on Immortal Iron Fist

@TDK_1997: The best I can come up with for X-O is if Conan the Barbarian found an Iron Man armor and went to war against the Skrulls

@Jonny_Anonymous: LOL

After buying archer and Armstrong along with x-o i was thinking,man i hope valiant last long and doesn't have a repeat of bad news.

@TDK_1997:I always saw archer as cho and armstrong as herc

@moondogy42 said:

After buying archer and Armstrong along with x-o i was thinking,man i hope valiant last long and doesn't have a repeat of bad news.

@TDK_1997:I always saw archer as cho and armstrong as herc

Yea that's a good comparison also

@Jonny_Anonymous: I started reading Bloodshot and so far I am on the 4th issue and it is just amazing.THe character just look awesome and the action is something I like,brutal.

@TDK_1997 said:

@Jonny_Anonymous: I started reading Bloodshot and so far I am on the 4th issue and it is just amazing.THe character just look awesome and the action is something I like,brutal.

good, I'm glad you like it now spread the word lol

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

@TDK_1997 said:

@Jonny_Anonymous: I started reading Bloodshot and so far I am on the 4th issue and it is just amazing.THe character just look awesome and the action is something I like,brutal.

good, I'm glad you like it now spread the word lol

Will do!

@TDK_1997 said:

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

@TDK_1997 said:

@Jonny_Anonymous: I started reading Bloodshot and so far I am on the 4th issue and it is just amazing.THe character just look awesome and the action is something I like,brutal.

good, I'm glad you like it now spread the word lol

Will do!

@Jonny_Anonymous: I'm about to do a thread about what I think for Bloodshot.

@TDK_1997: nice, I'll check it out

@Jonny_Anonymous: My thread is ready!http://www.comicvine.com/valiant/57-485/thoughts-on-bloodshot/92-736131/

That's fantastic news.

I'm not a fan of the Valiant line, but it's always good to see the smaller publishers have success.

@Brazen_Intellect: What don't you like about it?

It's not that I think they are terrible, but none of the tiles or characters really caught my interest. You should note this is based on the original run and not the new one, I have not read any of them yet based on my lack of interest in the prior run. If you think any of the current ones are exceptionally better than the old ones let me know and I might check them out.

@Brazen_Intellect: Well I'v never read any of the old runs before but all 5 of the new books are great with X-O Manowar, Harbinger and Bloodshot being the best. Shadowman will catch up but it's only had two issues so far.

@Jonny_Anonymous:

Maybe I'll give them a shot, something to fill the Marvel books I keep dropping

@k4tzm4n said:

indeed.

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

Top 300 Comics – November 2012

Average copies sold by publisher

1. Marvel (68 comics): 47,373 copies per title
2. DC (81 comics): 31,832 per title
3. Valiant (5 comics): 15,965 copies per title
4. IDW (29 comics): 12,641 copies per title
5. Image (34 comics): 12,556 copies per title
6. Dark Horse (25 comics): 10,056 copies per title
7. Dynamic Forces (25 comics): 10,022 copies per title
8. Boom (13 comics): 8,830 copies per title
9. United Plankton (1 comic): 7,629 copies per title
10. Broadsword (1 comic): 7,173 copies per title
11. Avatar (3 comics): 7,112 copies per title
12. Bongo (3 comics): 6,269 copies per title
13. Zenescope (8 comics): 6,040 copies per title
14. Archie (3 comics): 5,681 copies per title
15. Oni (1 comic): 4,731 copies per title

Valiant Comics is Number 3 Publisher! (At least by one metric)

Dark Horse produces quality just like Valiant shame IDW is somehow doing better.

@Brazen_Intellect said:

@Jonny_Anonymous:

Maybe I'll give them a shot, something to fill the Marvel books I keep dropping

yea give some of them a go

VALIANT already reads like an alternate Marvel universe, done right.

With books like Harbinger, A&A, and Shadowman? Is it any question that they are selling so well?