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ComiXology Bestseller List, 19th April 2019 – Marvel Wins Big

Matthew Snyder writes,

Welcome to the ComiXology Bestseller list, your guide to see how well your favorite titles are selling digitally. Every week I'll post the ranking of every new title, plus a ranking of the best selling volumes & graphic novels. As always, I hope you find it interesting and informative.

Hello, BC readers. This week, I'm writing from an underground bunker in the Nevada desert, as it was the only way avoid Avengers: Endgame spoilers. I will also be temporarily ignoring the comments until next weekend in case of spoiler bombers, so I'm afraid your questions will go unanswered till then.

Is this an extreme precaution? Absolutely. But if you could travel back in time and watch Empire Strikes Back unspoiled, would you?

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Anywho, it was a pretty typical third week. Batman & Justice League took the top spots, but it was Marvel domination the rest of the way. Here's the Top 10:

Marvel: 34

DC: 19

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It shouldn't have been surprising: Just look at how many more Marvel titles there were this week. No wonder market share is the way it is when Marvel puts out 6 or more tie-ins for every event, and it gives every character possible the Old Man treatment.

Oh, would you look at me? Marvel wins big and the first thing I do is mock them. Well now that it's been almost a year since Fresh Start, I'm going to give Marvel a fair assessment. And that assessment is: pretty damn good.

Yes, a few titles have faltered. Some didn't move at all, while others got a boost and fell back to their Legacy numbers. But overall, Fresh Start has been a net positive for Marvel's digital sales.

The biggest development was the return of the Fantastic Four, which was responsible for Marvel's first and only No. 1 in the New Issue Rankings. And while the hype may died down a tad, it's still a very strong performer. Uncanny X-Men is performing better than X-Men Gold, Blue or Red. Avengers and Amazing Spider-Man are still elite titles almost a year in. Miles Morales is now a Top 10 regular. Venom and Guardians of the Galaxy have shown huge improvement (people can't get enough of Donny Cates it seems), along with Daredevil and Captain Marvel. And let's not forget Immortal Hulk, debuting with a 20 spot rise over the previous main Hulk title, and remaining consistent.

I've given Marvel a lot of crap over the past year, poking fun at their sales strategies and asking why they didn't do better. But they have turned themselves around for the better in the past year, and that deserves recognition. And yes, they still can't beat Batman or Superman, but honestly, who among us could?

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Top 25 Overall:

  1. Batman #69
  2. Justice League #22
  3. War of the Realms #2
  4. Uncanny X-Men #16
  5. Thor #12
  6. Amazing Spider-Man #19.HU
  7. Guardians of the Galaxy #4
  8. Miles Morales: Spider-Man #5
  9. East of West #42
  10. Spider-Man: Life Story #2
  11. Daredevil #4
  12. Naomi #4
  13. Nightwing #58
  14. Tony Stark: Iron Man #10
  15. West Coast Avengers #10
  16. Aquaman #47
  17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #4
  18. Teen Titans #29
  19. Avengers: No Road Home #10
  20. Magnificent Ms. Marvel #2
  21. Age of X-Man: Next Gen #3
  22. Hellboy Omnibus Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction
  23. Wolverine: Infinity Watch #3
  24. The Batman Who Laughs #4
  25. War of the Realms: War Scrolls #1

New Issue Rankings:

  1. Batman #69
  2. Justice League #22
  3. War of the Realms #2
  4. Uncanny X-Men #16
  5. Thor #12
  6. Amazing Spider-Man #19.HU
  7. Guardians of the Galaxy #4
  8. Miles Morales: Spider-Man #5
  9. East of West #42
  10. Spider-Man: Life Story #2
  11. Daredevil #4
  12. Naomi #4
  13. Nightwing #58
  14. Tony Stark: Iron Man #10
  15. West Coast Avengers #10
  16. Aquaman #47
  17. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #4
  18. Teen Titans #29
  19. Avengers: No Road Home #10
  20. Magnificent Ms. Marvel #2
  21. Age of X-Man: Next Gen #3
  22. Wolverine: Infinity Watch #3
  23. War of the Realms: War Scrolls #1
  24. Age of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler #3
  25. Star Wars: Tie Fighter #1
  26. Gideon Falls #12
  27. Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Special #1
  28. Major X #2
  29. Lucifer #7
  30. War of the Realms: The Punisher #1
  31. B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know #15
  32. Star Trek: The Q Conflict #3
  33. Shuri #7
  34. Old Man Quill #4
  35. Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #5
  36. Kick-Ass #13
  37. Lumberjanes #61
  38. Meet the Skrulls #3
  39. Pearl #8
  40. Marvel's Spider-Man: City at War #2
  41. Electric Warriors #6
  42. Middlewest #6
  43. Farmhand #7
  44. Little Bird #2
  45. Assassin Nation #2
  46. High Level #3
  47. Assassin Nation #2
  48. Damage #16
  49. James Bond: 007 #6
  50. Bloodborne #11
  51. Animosity #20
  52. X-O Manowar #26
  53. Witchblade #13
  54. Oliver #3
  55. Incursion #3
  56. Rumble #11
  57. Mary Shelley Monster Hunter #1
  58. Blossoms: 666 #3
  59. Outpost Zero #9
  60. Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary: Answer the Call Ghostbusters
  61. Port of Earth #9
  62. Xena: Warrior Princess #1
  63. Cinema Purgatorio #17
  64. Relay #5
  65. Black Badge #9
  66. Stronghold #3
  67. MAD Magazine #7
  68. Planet of the Nerds #1
  69. Calamity Kate #2
  70. Oz: Heart of Magic #1
  71. Moon Maid #1
  72. Evolution #16
  73. DC Super Hero Girls: Weird Science #3 (99-cent digital first)
  74. Final Fantasy Lost Stranger #18
  75. Gretel #2
  76. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #98
  77. Infinity 8 #11
  78. Space Captain Miyuki
  79. The Sensational G-Girl #6

Old Issue Rankings:

  1. The Batman Who Laughs #4
  2. Batman #68
  3. War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #1
  4. Detective Comics #1001
  5. Superman #10
  6. The Amazing Spider-Man #19
  7. Star Wars: Age of Rebellion- Princess Leia #1
  8. Star Wars: Age of Rebellion- Grand Moff Tarkin #1
  9. Shazam! #3 (75% off)
  10. Shazam! #2 (75% off)
  11. Symbiote Spider-Man #1
  12. Shazam! #1 (80% off)
  13. War of the Realms #1: Directors Cut
  14. Captain Marvel #4
  15. War of the Realms #1

Best Selling Collections & Graphic Novels:

  1. Hellboy Omnibus Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction
  2. Hellboy Omnibus Vol. 2: Strange Places
  3. Hellboy Omnibus Vol. 3: The Wild Hunt
  4. Cosmic Ghost Rider: Baby Thanos Must Die (67% off)
  5. Hellboy Omnibus Vol. 4: Hellboy in Hell
  6. Thor (2018) Vol. 1: God of Thunder Reborn (64% off)
  7. Saga Vol. 9 (50% off)
  8. Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
  9. Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Vol. 2
  10. Infinity War (64% off)
  11. Hal Jordan & the Green Lantern Corps Vol. 7: Darkstar Rising (23% off)
  12. B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Vol. 1
  13. B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Vol. 2
  14. B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Vol. 4
  15. Abe Sapien: The Drowning and Other Stories
  16. B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Vol. 3
  17. Thanos Wins by Donny Cates (62% off)
  18. Motor Crush Vol. 1 (50% off)
  19. Immortal Hulk Vol. 1: Or Is He Both? (67% off)
  20. Green Lanterns Vol. 8: Ghosts of the Past
  21. B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Book Four
  22. Silver Surfer Epic Collection: Thanos Quest (60% off)
  23. B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Book Two
  24. B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Book Three
  25. Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Book One (12% off)
  26. Shazam!: Origins (55% off)
  27. B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Book One
  28. Saga Vol. 8 (50% off)
  29. Kingdom Come (62% off)
  30. Shazam!: The Monster Society of Evil (62% off)
  31. B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know Vol. 2: Pandemonium
  32. Green Arrow: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition  – Book 1 (24% off)
  33. Gideon Falls Vol. 1: The Black Barn (50% off)
  34. Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 1: The Final Host (64% off)
  35. Saga Vol. 7 (50% off)
  36. Monstress Vol. 3 (46% off)
  37. Thanos Rising (67% off)
  38. Sleeper Book One (70% off)
  39. The Magic Order (38% off)
  40. Avengers vs. X-Men: Collected Edition (67% off)
  41. Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder (75% off)
  42. Green Arrow by Kevin Smith (12% off)
  43. Saga Vol. 5 (50% off)
  44. Witchfinder Vol. 5: The Gates of Heaven
  45. Monstress Vol. 1 (50% off)
  46. Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1952
  47. Tony Stark: Iron Man Vol. 1: Self-Made Man (67% off)
  48. B.P.R.D: 1946-1948
  49. Saga Vol. 4 (50% off)
  50. Shazam! Vol. 1 (41% off)

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