The quantities in this chart are estimates of initial raw orders to
Diamond North America between the years of 1995 and 2003.
The quantities below do not include advance reorders, late orders, or reorders.
Figures pre-2002 collated by Adrian Brown from data originally supplied by Matt High, Michael Burns, Carl Henderson and ICv2.
Figures for 2002 onwards taken from ICv2.
Thanks to Adrian Brown for providing this chart of Vertigo Sales between November 2001 and September 2003.
| Year |
Month |
Issue |
Orders |
Creative Team |
| 1995 |
September |
#95 |
29720 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1995 |
October |
#96 |
29820 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1995 |
November |
#97 |
32500 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1995 |
December |
#98 |
27500 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1996 |
January |
#99 |
26900 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1996 |
February |
#100 |
29800 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1996 |
April |
#102 |
26600 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Al Davison (a) |
| 1996 |
May |
#103 |
|
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1996 |
June |
#104 |
|
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1996 |
July |
#105 |
|
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1996 |
August |
#106 |
|
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1996 |
September |
#107 |
24700 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1996 |
October |
#108 |
24900 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Charle's Adlard (a) |
| 1996 |
November |
#109 |
23800 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1996 |
December |
#110 |
23500 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1996 |
December |
#111 |
|
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1997 |
February |
#112 |
22500 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1997 |
March |
#113 |
22500 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1997 |
April |
#114 |
22900 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1997 |
May |
#115 |
19500 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Warren Pleece (a) |
| 1997 |
June |
#116 |
18900 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1997 |
July |
#117 |
18800 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1997 |
August |
#118 |
18697 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1997 |
September |
#119 |
17800 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1997 |
October |
#120 |
18700 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Sean Phillips (a) |
| 1997 |
November |
#121 |
17592 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Warren Pleece (a) |
| 1997 |
December |
#122 |
16800 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Warren Pleece (a) |
| 1998 |
January |
#123 |
16900 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Warren Pleece (a) |
| 1998 |
February |
#124 |
16100 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Warren Pleece (a) |
| 1998 |
March |
#125 |
16400 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Warren Pleece (a) |
| 1998 |
April |
#126 |
15800 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Warren Pleece (a) |
| 1998 |
May |
#127 |
15300 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Warren Pleece (a) |
| 1998 |
June |
#128 |
14490 |
Paul Jenkins (w), Warren Pleece (a) |
| 1998 |
July |
#129 |
21300 |
Garth Ennis (w), John Higgins (a) |
| 1998 |
August |
#130 |
20000 |
Garth Ennis (w), John Higgins (a) |
| 1998 |
September |
#131 |
20400 |
Garth Ennis (w), John Higgins (a) |
| 1998 |
October |
#132 |
20900 |
Garth Ennis (w), John Higgins (a) |
| 1998 |
November |
#133 |
|
Garth Ennis (w), John Higgins (a) |
| 1998 |
December |
#134 |
|
Warren Ellis (w), John Higgins (a) |
| 1999 |
January |
#135 |
|
Warren Ellis (w), John Higgins (a) |
| 1999 |
February |
#136 |
19000 |
Warren Ellis (w), John Higgins (a) |
| 1999 |
March |
#137 |
19300 |
Warren Ellis (w), John Higgins (a) |
| 1999 |
April |
#138 |
19300 |
Warren Ellis (w), John Higgins (a) |
| 1999 |
May |
#139 |
19400 |
Warren Ellis (w), John Higgins (a) |
| 1999 |
June |
#140 |
19400 |
Warren Ellis (w), Frank Teran (a) |
| 1999 |
July |
#141 |
19000 |
Warren Ellis (w), Tim Bradstreet (a) |
| 1999 |
August |
#142 |
18900 |
Warren Ellis (w), Pulido & Romberger (a) |
| 1999 |
September |
#143 |
18700 |
Warren Ellis (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 1999 |
October |
#144 |
18400 |
Warren Ellis (w), Phil Jimmenez (a) |
| 1999 |
November |
#144 |
18000 |
Darko Macan (w), Gary Erskine (a) |
| 1999 |
December |
#145 |
19900 |
Darko Macan (w), Gary Erskine (a) |
| 2000 |
January |
#146 |
17800 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Richard Corben (a) |
| 2000 |
February |
#147 |
17200 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Richard Corben (a) |
| 2000 |
March |
#148 |
16700 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Richard Corben (a) |
| 2000 |
April |
#149 |
17200 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Richard Corben (a) |
| 2000 |
May |
|
|
Brian Azzarello (w), Richard Corben (a) |
| 2000 |
June |
#151 |
18174 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2000 |
July |
#152 |
18744 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2000 |
August |
#153 |
18,430 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2000 |
September |
#154 |
19,414 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2000 |
October |
#155 |
19,588 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2000 |
November |
#156 |
20,450 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2000 |
December |
#157 |
19,587 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Steve Dillon (a) |
| 2001 |
January |
#158 |
18,902 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2001 |
February |
#159 |
19,430 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2001 |
March |
#160 |
18,510 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2001 |
April |
#161 |
17,860 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2001 |
May |
#162 |
17,961 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Guy Davis (a) |
| 2001 |
June |
#163 |
18,251 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Guy Davis (a) |
| 2001 |
July |
#164 |
18,226 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2001 |
August |
#165 |
18,189 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2001 |
September |
#166 |
18,061 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2001 |
October |
#167 |
18,067 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2001 |
November |
#168 |
18,217 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Giuseppe Camuncoli (a) |
| 2001 |
December |
#169 |
17,992 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Giuseppe Camuncoli (a) |
| 2002 |
January |
#170 |
18,161 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2002 |
February |
#171 |
18,093 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2002 |
March |
#172 |
18,144 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2002 |
April |
#173 |
18,596 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2002 |
May |
#174 |
18,611 |
Brian Azzarello (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2002 |
June |
#175 |
18,849 |
Mike Carey (w), Steve Dillon (a) |
| 2002 |
July |
#176 |
19,001 |
Mike Carey (w), Steve Dillon (a) |
| 2002 |
August |
#176 |
18,704 |
(res) Mike Carey (w), Steve Dillon (a) |
| 2002 |
September |
#177 |
18,557 |
Mike Carey (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2002 |
October |
#177 |
18,067 |
(res) Mike Carey (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2002 |
November |
#178 |
17,977 |
Mike Carey (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2002 |
December |
#179 |
17,572 |
Mike Carey (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2003 |
January |
#180 |
17,094 |
Mike Carey (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2003 |
February |
#181 |
16,825 |
Mike Carey (w), Jock (a) |
| 2003 |
March |
#182 |
16,779 |
Mike Carey (w), Lee Bermejo (a) |
A change in the way the numbers are handled from here on out as we're dealing with actual sales and
not just raw order figures.
Newsarama provides the following explanation of the differences between the two charts - "Preorder charts only counted
orders placed by retailers by the Initial Order Cut Off Date. The actual sales charts reflect those same comics,
in addition to orders for advance reorders and back stock or overprint orders. All the orders must be placed prior
to Diamond’s Final Order Cut Off Date, roughly 20 days before a book goes on sale."
These estimates are based on ICv2 estimates of comic sales by Diamond
North America. They do not include sales made by Diamond UK, orders on these titles
placed after the end of April, or copies purchased by Diamond but held in inventory at the end of April.
| Year |
Month |
Issue |
Sales |
Creative Team |
| 2003 |
April |
#183 |
16,905 |
Mike Carey (w), Lee Bermejo |
| 2003 |
May |
#184 |
16,931 |
Mike Carey (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2003 |
June |
#185 |
16,555 |
Mike Carey (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2003 |
July |
#186 |
16,405 |
Mike Carey (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2003 |
August |
#187 |
16,037 |
Mike Carey (w), Doug Alexander Gregory (a) |
2003 |
September |
#188 |
15,897 |
Mike Carey (w), Doug Alexander Gregory (a) |
I'm breaking again here as both Adrian Brown and Paul O'Brien speculate that ICV2 changed their calculating methods somewhat, leading to an unusual upward trend in order figures across the board.
| Year |
Month |
Issue |
Sales |
Creative Team |
| 2003 |
October |
#189 |
17,312 |
Mike Carey (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2003 |
November |
#190 |
15,602 |
Mike Carey (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
| 2003 |
December |
#191 |
15,283 |
Mike Carey (w), Marcelo Frusin (a) |
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