The Amazing Spider-Man # 1 cost US$ 5.99.
Initial orders were for 500 thousand copies, but the final quantity exceeded 600 thousand copies. The publisher took advantage of the opportunity to promote The Inhumans, reprinting the first issue of the new monthly series featuring the team.
The main story marks the return of Peter Parker as the arachnid hero after more than a year, the period in which the villain, Dr. Octopus, took on the identity of Spider-Man, better known as Superior Spider-Man.
With this, Marvel was the leader of the market with 41.15% of the moving value of the industry and 39.27% of all the copies sold were from Marvel. DC Comics was in second place with 27.24% and 23.65%, respectively. Image Comics follows, with 10.31% and 9.34%, then Dark Horse with 5.18% and 5.54%; IDW Publishing with 4.24% and 5.10%; and Dynamite Entertainment with 2.47% and 2.49 %.
This helps propel the growth of the North American comic book industry after repeated months it was stuck in stagnation.
In comparison with the month of March, 12.9% of magazines were sold, with a better taking of 18.27%. The growth maintains itself compared to April 2013 (7.32% and 17.18%) and shows a drop in this same period from last year, selling 5.61% less, principally due to the weak performance in the first months of 2014.
See below the ten best selling comics of April.
Position
|
Title
|
Publisher
|
1
|
The Amazing Spider-Man # 1
|
Marvel
|
2
|
Superior Spider-Man # 31
|
Marvel
|
3
|
Batman # 30
|
DC
|
4
|
Batman Eternal # 1
|
DC
|
5
|
Justice League # 29
|
DC
|
6
|
Batman Eternal # 2
|
DC
|
7
|
Hulk # 1
|
Marvel
|
8
|
Original Sin # 0
|
Marvel
|
9
|
Batman Eternal # 3
|
DC
|
10
|
Batman Eternal # 4
|
DC
|
Below, the best selling list for collections and graphic novels, where Image Comics dominates.
Position
|
Title
|
Publisher
|
1
|
Sex Criminals – Volume 1
|
Image
|
2
|
Saga – Volume 3
|
Image
|
3
|
East of West – Volume 2 – We are all one
|
Image
|
4
|
Saga – Volume 1
|
Image
|
5
|
Amazing Spider-Man – Family Business
|
Marvel
|
6
|
Guardians of the Galaxy – Volume 1 – Cosmic Avengers
|
Marvel
|
7
|
Batman – Death of the Family
|
DC
|
8
|
Saga – Volume 2
|
Image
|
9
|
Pretty Deadly – Volume 1
|
Image
|
10
|
The Walking Dead – Volume 1 – Days Gone Bye
|
Image
|
In comparison, DC Comic's Justice League #1 sold 360 thousand copies in 2011 and President Barack Obama's appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #583 sold 530,500 copies in 2009. Sales rarely break 200,000 copies, nowadays.
Marvel also included a free digital download code in the issue, as it is prone to do with its more pricier comics. The sales figures only represent Diamond Comics Distributors and do not account for digital sales. Issue two hits the stands this Wednesday.
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