Title | Monthly Rank | Estimated Sales | Last Estimated Sales | Percent Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darth Vader | 1 | 3 | 118,644 | N/A | N/A |
Star Wars | 32 | 11 | 70,184 | 70,907 | -1.02% |
Darth Vader | 2 | 12 | 66,416 | 118,644 | -44.02% |
Darth Maul | 4 | 17 | 58,240 | 54,949 | +5.99% |
Doctor Aphra | 8 | 30 | 50,216 | 43,763 | +14.75% |
Droids Unplugged | 1 | 59 | 35,918 | N/A | N/A |
Poe Dameron | 16 | 61 | 34,826 | 32,658 | +6.64% |
Poe Dameron Annual | 1 | 67 | 32,888 | N/A | N/A |
Rogue One | 3 | 84 | 28,256 | 31,966 | -11.61% |
The big news for June is the return of an ongoing Darth Vader title to the Star Wars line of books. Issue #1 sold over 118,000 copies, but issue #2 fell 44% to move just over 66,000 copies. In comparison, the lowest selling issue from the first volume was #24 which sold over 75,000 units. I suspect retailers under ordered Darth Vader #2 and we'll see higher numbers for the third issue.
Sales on the main Star Wars title remain relatively flat despite issue #32 being part of the Screaming Citadel event. Despite a modest gain last month, Doctor Aphra saw a much better 14.75% gain in unit sales this month due to the event. If the Doctor Aphra title can hold on to some of these gains next month, this will be very positive for this title which had been drifting down into Poe Dameron numbers.
Poe Dameron #16 saw a slight rebound off last month's all time low. The Poe Dameron Annual which reads like a slightly longer version of a standard issue sold in similar numbers. I'm predicting this title will survive until The Last Jedi movie is released in December, but I anticipate it will be either replaced or have a completely new direction at that time. The Droids Unplugged one-shot which contains reprints of backup droid stories sold just as well as this ongoing title.
Darth Maul #4 saw an increase in units sold of approximately 6%. This mini-series has been very well received, on par with the Han Solo mini-series from last year.
Rogue One #3 sold over 3,000 less units this month. There is a Cassian & K2SO one-shot coming based on characters from the movie which should sell better.
In a couple of months, IDW will begin selling an all-age Star Wars title, Star Wars Adventures. With Marvel ramping up the number of Star Wars comic offerings (Mace Windu, Captain Phasma, and Thrawn mini-series as well as a Doctor Aphra and Star Wars Annual are forthcoming), it will be interesting to see if there is demand for the increased number of Star Wars comic offerings. While Star Wars Adventures is aimed at a younger reader than Marvel's line, a large number of Marvel's readers will be trying the IDW title.
The following table shows the total number of Star Wars units sold per month since January 2015 along with the average number of sales per issue.
Month/Year | Total Estimated Sales | # Issues | Average Sale per Issue |
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January 2015 | 985,976 | 1 | 985,976 |
February 2015 | 526,451 | 3 | 175,484 |
March 2015 | 596,299 | 4 | 149,075 |
April 2015 | 537,812 | 4 | 134,453 |
May 2015 | 324,835 | 3 | 108,278 |
June 2015 | 396,931 | 4 | 99,232 |
July 2015 | 597,023 | 5 | 119,404 |
August 2015 | 430,241 | 5 | 86,048 |
September 2015 | 551,880 | 5 | 110,376 |
October 2015 | 953,289 | 10 | 95,329 |
November 2015 | 1,003,954 | 8 | 125,494 |
December 2015 | 507,545 | 6 | 84,591 |
January 2016 | 465,698 | 5 | 93,139 |
February 2016 | 288,355 | 4 | 72,088 |
March 2016 | 355,554 | 5 | 71,110 |
April 2016 | 533,976 | 5 | 106,795 |
May 2016 | 299,189 | 4 | 74,797 |
June 2016 | 545,833 | 6 | 90,972 |
July 2016 | 359,166 | 5 | 71,833 |
August 2016 | 322,499 | 5 | 64,500 |
September 2016 | 174,420 | 3 | 58,140 |
October 2016 | 339,778 | 5 | 67,956 |
November 2016 | 269,975 | 5 | 53,995 |
December 2016 | 303,886 | 4 | 75,972 |
January 2017 | 161,014 | 3 | 53,671 |
February 2017 | 262,889 | 4 | 65,722 |
March 2017 | 214,603 | 4 | 53,650 |
April 2017 | 274,262 | 5 | 54,852 |
May 2017 | 285,363 | 6 | 47,560 |
June 2017 | 495,588 | 9 | 55,065 |
The average sale per issue of 55,065 would rank 20th on the top 300 chart for the month of June. Star Wars trade paperbacks, reprint titles, and reorders are not accounted for with these numbers. The Star Wars trade paperbacks are strong sellers.
Take a look at the Star Wars Sales Estimate Chart and please read the blog posting June 2017 comics estimates: Average comic offered tops $4 for first time; our 250th consecutive monthly report!
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