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DC On March Sales; Tease FCBD Surprise, GREEN LANTERN Event

Much of the talk about March ended up focusing on what's coming up for DC's spring and summer, since both executives pointed out that most publishers hold their big guns until later in the year. But they said the first quarter, which is traditionally slow, had sales numbers that indicated readers are sticking around on the most successful DC titles.

Among their revelations about the numbers and what's coming up at DC:

- Executives hinted that the next big thing in the New 52 will begin on May 5th with the Free Comic Book Day issue, DC Comics: The New 52 Special Edition. The cover for the title features the "purple-hooded woman" named Pandora (who appeared in every New 52 #1), indicating that the hints readers got in Justice League #6 are related to DC's next major storyline.

- DC execs teased an upcoming Green Lantern storyline that the publisher expects will increase sales, with Cunningham comparing it to the sales the company is seeing from the "Night of the Owls" story in Batman titles. (Check back for Newsarama's interview with Geoff Johns about his plans for the title.)

- Executives implied they're pleased that there are other publishers in the Top 10 this month. In fact, they pointed out that DC's overall market share grew this month along with Marvel's, which indicates DC benefits from Marvel successes.

- The lowest-selling New 52 periodicals (which many fans have been worried about) will not necessarily be the next to be canceled. Besides the Diamond sales number, DC is also using re-order activity and sales of the collected editions to make their decisions about cancelation.

- Early order numbers for Batman: Earth One, the July graphic novel from Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, indicate that title will see the same kind of bookstore success that Superman: Earth One experienced last year, supporting the decision to expand that line of graphic novels.

- Orders for the "Second Wave" titles in May show that Batman Inc., the Grant Morrison title, will add significant sales numbers to the already successful Batman line, comparable to how Batman and Detective are both selling.

- Collected editions of the New 52 titles are already selling better than any trade paperback offered by DC in the first quarter.

More plus an interview at the link.

[avengingtitan]

Unless the next big thing is them going back to the proper dcu then I dont care.

[Cat-Scratch]

Unless the next big thing is them going back to the proper dcu then I dont care.

Herald must be laughing right now.

[BubbaKanoosh]

But the DCU proper you mentioned kinda sucked.

[Cat-Scratch]

YJ is the best DCU right now.

[alaska1125]

Ah, a GL based event. I'll try to contain my shock...

[Zechs]

Unless the next big thing involves DC characters I enjoy.. I'm still not buying any DC ongoings. That or redo Tim's Red Falcon costume.

[Juan Cena]

Unless the next big thing involves DC characters I enjoy.. I'm still not buying any DC ongoings. That or redo Tim's Red Falcon costume.

Maybe they should have Tim join the Marines and fight Islamic fascists in Afghanistan.

[avengingtitan]

But the DCU proper you mentioned kinda sucked.

But overall it was still better then the dreck they are putting out now. Like Teen TItans right now makes me wanna stab someone.

[Zechs]

Maybe they should have Tim join the Marines and fight Islamic fascists in Afghanistan.

Hey! I want my damn Nightrunner ongoing! Freaking hyped that character up and gets nothing!! Freaking DC and their equality bs.

[BubbaKanoosh]

But overall it was still better then the dreck they are putting out now. Like Teen TItans right now makes me wanna stab someone.

There is the same level of dreck, they just switched titles..
But the titles that aren't dreck are more entertaining now then they were pre-boot

[nietoperz]

There is the same level of dreck, they just switched titles..
But the titles that aren't dreck are more entertaining now then they were pre-boot

True. I'm certainly buying more DCU titles now than I was before.

[Chesscub]

Hey! I want my damn Nightrunner ongoing! Freaking hyped that character up and gets nothing!! Freaking DC and their equality bs.

I liked the Nightrunner stories in the Annuals a couple of years ago.

[MoneyMelon]

But overall it was still better then the dreck they are putting out now. Like Teen TItans right now makes me wanna stab someone.

Let's be honest.....Teen Titans hasn't been a good book in years.

[Chesscub]

Let's be honest.....Teen Titans hasn't been a good book in years.

I liked JT Krul's run on the book. The previous writer : shudder.