Doomsday Clock #12, copertina di Gary Frank

Dopo quella del decennio e quella del 2019, chiudiamo la scorpacciata di classifiche con uno sguardo alle vendite dei fumetti usciti oltreoceano lo scorso dicembre, basandoci come di consueto sui dati raccolti da Diamond (il principale distributore del Nord America) e diffusi da Previewsworld. In coda all’articolo trovate i cento albi e i cento volumi (tra brossurati, cartonati e graphic novel originali) più ordinati dalle fumetterie per l’ultimo mese del 2019, durante il quale sono stati venduti 5.988.257 fumetti (189.935 in meno del mese precedente, ma 140.866 in più di dicembre 2018). Nonostante il primato di Doomsday Clock, la Marvel si conferma al timone del mercato con il 45.60% delle pubblicazioni vendute e il conseguente 37,89% degli incassi (meglio di un anno prima, quando erano rispettivamente il 42.68% e il 37.41%); seguono la DC Comics, sostanzialmente stabile con il 31.35% di unit share e il 33.55% di dollar share (32.41% e 30.72% nel 2018 ) e la Image con il 5.93% e il 5.91% (5.91% e dal 7.87% nel 2018).

 

 

La casa editrice di Burbank occupa metà della top ten, nove nelle prime venti posizioni, diciotto su cinquanta e trentatré in tutto, ma soprattutto è suo il primo posto con l’attesissimo finale di Doomsday Clock, di Geoff Johns e Gary Frank, la maxiserie che ha unito gli eroi DC con i personaggi di Watchmen. Il dodicesimo e ultimo numero è stato ordinato dalle fumetterie in 117.926 copie ed è stato l’unico fumetto a superare la soglia delle 100.000 insieme al terzo numero di X-Men (105.708), di Jonathan Hickman e Leinil Francis Yu.

 

 

Le altre cinque posizioni della top ten sono della Marvel (dieci nei primi venti slot, trentuno su cinquanta e sessanta in tutta la classifica), che riesce a capitalizzare i lanci della miniserie Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality, di Peter David e Greg Land, e dello speciale Incoming!, contenente un primo sguardo alle sue trame per il 2020.

Fanno però meglio due one-shot della DC Comics: quello dedicato al super cattivo dell’anno e quello che ha visto il ritorno di Frank Miller, in compagnia dell’artista Rafael Grampá, sui personaggi del Cavaliere Oscuro (ricorderete le polemiche sulla copertina).

 

 

House of X, copertina di Pepe Larraz

A testimonianza di quanto forte sia stata la concorrenza a dicembre, meno fortuna hanno avuto gli esordi di Dr. Strange: Surgeon Supreme, di Mark Waid e Kev Walker (18°); Revenge of the Cosmic Ghost Rider, di Dennis Hallum, Scott Hepburn, Donny Cates e Geoff Shaw (19°); Conan: Serpent War, di Jim Zub, Scot Eaton e Stephen Segovia (23°); Suicide Squad, di Tom Taylor e Bruno Redondo (31°); Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen, di James Tynion IV e Steve Epting (33°); Spider-Ham, di Zeb Wells e Will Robson (27°); Wonder Woman: Dead Heart, di Daniel Warren Johnson (50°); e Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1, di Charles Soule e Will Sliney (56°).

Tre posizioni su cento sono della Image Comics, che riesce a piazzare Spawn #303 (45°), Undiscovered Country #2 (52°) e American Jesus: New Messiah #1 (73°); due della Dynamite, con Vampirella #6 (61°) e il rilancio di Dejah Thoris (71°); una dei BOOM! Studios, con l’esordio della miniserie Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (29°); e un’altra della IDW, proprio con il centesimo numero della serie delle Tartarughe Ninja (un ottimo 17° posto).

Dulcis in fundo, se la DC Comics è in vetta nella classifica degli spillati con Doomsday Clock, la Casa delle Idee domina quella dei volumi con il cartonato House of X, che a dispetto del nome raccoglie sia la miniserie omonima che la sorella Powers of X, scritte da Jonathan Hickman per i disegni di Pepe Larraz e R.B Silva.

 

I 100 albi più venduti di dicembre 2019

 

RANKDESCRIPTIONPRICEITEM CODEVENDOR
1DOOMSDAY CLOCK #12$5.99OCT190523-MDC COMICS
2X-MEN #3 DX$3.99OCT190903-MMARVEL COMICS
3BATMAN LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH #3 (MR)$5.99SEP190478-MDC COMICS
4DARK KNIGHT RETURNS THE GOLDEN CHILD #1$5.99OCT190471-MDC COMICS
5VENOM #21$3.99OCT191001-MMARVEL COMICS
6HARLEY QUINN VILLAIN OF THE YEAR #1$4.99OCT190466-MDC COMICS
7SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN ALIEN REALITY #1$4.99OCT190971-MMARVEL COMICS
8INCOMING #1$9.99OCT190860-MMARVEL COMICS
9AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #35 2099$3.99OCT190926-MMARVEL COMICS
10SUPERMAN #18$3.99OCT190580-MDC COMICS
11AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #36 2099$3.99OCT190929-MMARVEL COMICS
12BATMAN #85$4.99OCT190503DC COMICS
13HARLEEN #3 (MR)$7.99SEP190494-MDC COMICS
14BATMAN CURSE OF THE WHITE KNIGHT #5$4.99OCT190507-MDC COMICS
15BATMAN #84$3.99OCT190501DC COMICS
16SPIDER-MAN #3$3.99SEP190856-MMARVEL COMICS
17TMNT ONGOING #100$7.99SEP190620-MIDW PUBLISHING
18DR STRANGE #1$3.99OCT190945-MMARVEL COMICS
19REVENGE OF COSMIC GHOST RIDER #1$4.99OCT190950-MMARVEL COMICS
20NEW MUTANTS #3 DX$3.99OCT190908MARVEL COMICS
21IMMORTAL HULK #28$3.99OCT191019-MMARVEL COMICS
22MARAUDERS #3 DX$3.99OCT190918-MMARVEL COMICS
23CONAN SERPENT WAR #1$4.99OCT190892-MMARVEL COMICS
24JUSTICE LEAGUE #37$3.99OCT190551-MDC COMICS
25NEW MUTANTS #4 DX$3.99OCT190909MARVEL COMICS
26EXCALIBUR #3 DX$3.99OCT190914-MMARVEL COMICS
27X-FORCE #3 DX$3.99OCT190912MARVEL COMICS
28JUSTICE LEAGUE #38$3.99OCT190553-MDC COMICS
29POWER RANGERS TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1$4.99OCT191380-MBOOM! STUDIOS
30JOKER KILLER SMILE #2 (MR) [*]$5.99OCT190547-MDC COMICS
31SUICIDE SQUAD #1$4.99OCT190476-MDC COMICS
32EXCALIBUR #4 DX$3.99OCT190916-MMARVEL COMICS
33YEAR OF THE VILLAIN HELL ARISEN #1 [*]$4.99OCT190463-MDC COMICS
34MARAUDERS #4 DX$3.99OCT190920-MMARVEL COMICS
35X-FORCE #4 DX$3.99OCT190913MARVEL COMICS
36VENOM 2099 #1$4.99OCT190939-MMARVEL COMICS
37SPIDER-HAM #1$3.99OCT190981-MMARVEL COMICS
38KING THOR #4$5.99OCT191014-MMARVEL COMICS
39SPIDER-MAN 2099 #1$4.99OCT190923-MMARVEL COMICS
40AVENGERS #28$3.99OCT191022-MMARVEL COMICS
41AMAZING MARY JANE #3$3.99OCT190993-MMARVEL COMICS
42FALLEN ANGELS #3 DX$3.99OCT190910MARVEL COMICS
43GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #12$4.99OCT191051-MMARVEL COMICS
44FALLEN ANGELS #4 DX$3.99OCT190911MARVEL COMICS
45SPAWN #303$2.99SEP190219-MIMAGE COMICS
46CAPTAIN MARVEL #13$3.99OCT191027-MMARVEL COMICS
47FANTASTIC FOUR #17$3.99OCT191045-MMARVEL COMICS
48BATMAN SUPERMAN #5$3.99OCT190513DC COMICS
49DETECTIVE COMICS #1017$3.99OCT190519DC COMICS
50WONDER WOMAN DEAD EARTH #1 (MR) [*]$6.99OCT190490-MDC COMICS
51BATMANS GRAVE #3$3.99OCT190509-MDC COMICS
52UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #2 (MR) [*]$3.99OCT190250-MIMAGE COMICS
53SAVAGE AVENGERS #8$3.99OCT191021MARVEL COMICS
54MORBIUS #2$3.99OCT190962-MMARVEL COMICS
55TALES FROM THE DARK MULTIVERSE THE JUDAS CONTRACT #1$5.99OCT190482-MDC COMICS
56STAR WARS RISE KYLO REN #1$4.99OCT191067-MMARVEL COMICS
57DAREDEVIL #14$3.99OCT191058-MMARVEL COMICS
58STAR WARS EMPIRE ASCENDANT #1$5.99OCT191072-MMARVEL COMICS
59BLACK CAT #7$3.99OCT190998-MMARVEL COMICS
60GREEN LANTERN BLACKSTARS #2 [*]$3.99OCT190533-MDC COMICS
61VAMPIRELLA #6$3.99OCT191150-MDYNAMITE
62DAREDEVIL #15$3.99OCT191060-MMARVEL COMICS
63CAPTAIN AMERICA #17$3.99OCT191017-MMARVEL COMICS
64MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #13$3.99OCT190988-MMARVEL COMICS
65THOR WORTHY #1$4.99OCT190955-MMARVEL COMICS
66GHOST RIDER 2099 #1$4.99OCT190932-MMARVEL COMICS
67WONDER WOMAN #83$3.99SEP190517-MDC COMICS
68DOOM 2099 #1$4.99OCT190935-MMARVEL COMICS
69LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #2 [*]$3.99OCT190559DC COMICS
70ANNIHILATION SCOURGE SILVER SURFER #1$4.99OCT190871-MMARVEL COMICS
71DEJAH THORIS (2019) #1 [*]$3.99OCT191191-MDYNAMITE
722099 OMEGA #1$4.99OCT190942-MMARVEL COMICS
73AMERICAN JESUS NEW MESSIAH #1 (MR) [*]$3.99OCT190035-MIMAGE COMICS
74GHOST RIDER #3$3.99OCT190967-MMARVEL COMICS
75FLASH FORWARD #4$3.99OCT190529-MDC COMICS
76SHAZAM #9$3.99OCT190576-MDC COMICS
77DOCTOR DOOM #3$3.99OCT190969-MMARVEL COMICS
78ANNIHILATION SCOURGE OMEGA #1$4.99OCT190877-MMARVEL COMICS
79TONY STARK IRON MAN #19$3.99OCT191036-MMARVEL COMICS
80HISTORY OF MARVEL UNIVERSE #6$4.99OCT191033-MMARVEL COMICS
81ANNIHILATION SCOURGE BETA RAY BILL #1$4.99OCT190873-MMARVEL COMICS
82SPIDER-VERSE #3$3.99OCT190985MARVEL COMICS
83ANNIHILATION SCOURGE FANTASTIC FOUR #1$4.99OCT190875-MMARVEL COMICS
84BASKETFUL OF HEADS #3 (MR)$3.99OCT190593-MDC COMICS
85CATWOMAN #18$3.99OCT190515-MDC COMICS
86FLASH #84$3.99OCT190525DC COMICS
87ANNIHILATION SCOURGE NOVA #1$4.99OCT190869-MMARVEL COMICS
88HARLEY QUINN #68$3.99OCT190535-MDC COMICS
89SCREAM CURSE OF CARNAGE #2$3.99OCT190959-MMARVEL COMICS
90INFECTED DEATHBRINGER #1$3.99OCT190479DC COMICS
91STAR WARS TARGET VADER #6$3.99OCT191083MARVEL COMICS
92PUNISHER SOVIET #2 (MR)$3.99OCT190957-MMARVEL COMICS
93CONAN SERPENT WAR #2$3.99OCT190898-MMARVEL COMICS
94INFECTED THE COMMISSIONER #1$3.99OCT190480DC COMICS
95GHOST-SPIDER #5$3.99OCT190986-MMARVEL COMICS
96BATMAN #84 CARD STOCK VAR ED$4.99OCT190502DC COMICS
97VALKYRIE JANE FOSTER #6$3.99OCT191024-MMARVEL COMICS
98FAR SECTOR #2 (MR)$3.99OCT190606DC COMICS
99BATMAN #85 CARD STOCK VAR ED$5.99OCT190504DC COMICS
100SPIDER-MAN & VENOM DOUBLE TROUBLE #2$3.99OCT190991-MMARVEL COMICS

 

I 100 volumi più venduti di dicembre 2019

 

RANKDESCRIPTIONPRICEITEM CODEVENDOR
1HOUSE OF X POWERS OF X HC$60.00SEP190963-MMARVEL COMICS
2BATMAN TP VOL 11 THE FALL AND THE FALLEN$17.99SEP190554DC COMICS
3WATCHMEN TP$24.99JUN190614-MDC COMICS
4SILVER SURFER BLACK TP TREASURY EDITION$29.99SEP190990MARVEL COMICS
5BLACK HAMMER TP VOL 04 AGE OF DOOM PART II$19.99MAY190209DARK HORSE COMICS
6BOYS OMNIBUS TP VOL 06 (MR)$29.99OCT191313-MDYNAMITE
7GREEN LANTERN TP VOL 01 INTERGALACTIC LAWMAN$17.99SEP190568DC COMICS
8DAREDEVIL BY CHIP ZDARSKY TP VOL 02 NO DEVILS ONLY GOD$15.99SEP190982MARVEL COMICS
9MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES TP (MR)$12.99AUG190092IMAGE COMICS
10STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA TP VOL 06 UNSPEAKABLE REBEL SUPERWEAP$15.99SEP190997MARVEL COMICS
11HARLEY QUINN & THE BIRDS OF PREY TP$12.99SEP190574DC COMICS
12DOG MAN GN VOL 08 FETCH$12.99JUN198128GRAPHIX
13ANNIHILATION OMNIBUS HC$125.00JUL191087MARVEL COMICS
14FAITHLESS TP (MR)$17.99AUG191384BOOM! STUDIOS
15SHARKEY BOUNTY HUNTER TP$19.99SEP190083IMAGE COMICS
16DEAD MAN LOGAN TP VOL 02 WELCOME BACK LOGAN$17.99SEP190985MARVEL COMICS
17GREEN LANTERN HC VOL 02 THE DAY THE STARS FELL$29.99SEP190569DC COMICS
18FIREFLY UNIFICATION WAR HC VOL 02$19.99AUG191379BOOM! STUDIOS
19SNOOPY BEAGLE OF MARS ORIGINAL GN PEANUTS$9.99AUG191380BOOM! STUDIOS
20SONATA TP VOL 01 (MR)$19.99OCT190065IMAGE COMICS
21WATCHMEN COMPANION HC$39.99SEP190609DC COMICS
22UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL GN TP POWERS OF A SQUIRREL$12.99SEP191020MARVEL COMICS
23BIRTHRIGHT TP VOL 08$14.99OCT190081IMAGE COMICS
24CRITICAL ROLE TP VOL 01 VOX MACHINA ORIGINS$19.99JUN190303DARK HORSE COMICS
25ICE CREAM MAN TP VOL 04 TINY LIVES (MR)$16.99OCT190104IMAGE COMICS
26RICK & MORTY TP VOL 10$19.99AUG192129ONI PRESS INC.
27MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 01$9.99JUN151643VIZ MEDIA LLC
28MMW FANTASTIC FOUR HC VOL 21$75.00JUN191034-MMARVEL COMICS
29DCEASED HC$29.99AUG190650DC COMICS
30PEARL TP VOL 02 (MR)$16.99SEP190592DC COMICS
31AQUAMAN TP VOL 01 UNSPOKEN WATER$17.99SEP190546DC COMICS
32LUMBERJANES TP VOL 13$14.99AUG191424BOOM! STUDIOS
33MARVEL ACTION BLACK PANTHER TP BOOK 01 STORMY WEATHER$9.99MAR190636IDW PUBLISHING
34INJUSTICE 2 TP VOL 06$16.99SEP190580DC COMICS
35LEAGUE OF LEGENDS TP LUX$15.99JUL191064MARVEL COMICS
36SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TP VOL 02 OTTO-MATIC$17.99SEP190996MARVEL COMICS
37ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 29 (MR)$10.99OCT192381KODANSHA COMICS
38BATGIRL TP VOL 06 OLD ENEMIES$16.99SEP190548DC COMICS
39FIVE YEARS TP VOL 01 FIRE IN THE SKY$15.99OCT191459ABSTRACT STUDIOS
40MAN AND SUPERMAN DELUXE ED HC$19.99AUG190673DC COMICS
41SUPERGIRL TP VOL 02 SINS OF THE CIRCLE$16.99SEP190597DC COMICS
42DIAL H FOR HERO TP VOL 01 ENTER THE HEROVERSE$16.99SEP190564DC COMICS
43HAWKMAN TP VOL 02 DEATHBRINGER$16.99SEP190578DC COMICS
44BLACK ORCHID TP NEW EDITION (MR)$19.99SEP190560DC COMICS
45KICK-ASS NEW GIRL TP VOL 03 (MR)$17.99AUG190132IMAGE COMICS
46AVENGERS EPIC COLLECTION TP GATHERERS STRIKE$39.99SEP191013MARVEL COMICS
47YOUNG JUSTICE TP BOOK 04$34.99AUG190693DC COMICS
48JUSTICE LEAGUE BY SCOTT SNYDER DLX ED HC BOOK 01$39.99SEP190586DC COMICS
49SAGA TP VOL 01 (MR)$9.99AUG120491IMAGE COMICS
50LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD COMPLETE COLLECTION TP$39.99SEP191001MARVEL COMICS
51X-FORCE EPIC COLLECTION TP X-CUTIONERS SONG$34.99SEP191011MARVEL COMICS
52MONSTRESS TP VOL 01 (MR)$9.99APR160803IMAGE COMICS
52X-MEN HC SHATTERSHOT$75.00JUN191033MARVEL COMICS
54SUPERIOR CARNAGE TP$17.99NOV130726MARVEL COMICS
55BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS HC VOL 02 ARKHAM KNIGHT$24.99SEP190558DC COMICS
56ANIMAL MAN BY JEFF LEMIRE OMNIBUS HC$99.99APR190524DC COMICS
57OUTER DARKNESS TP VOL 02 (MR)$16.99OCT190115IMAGE COMICS
58BATMAN THE KILLING JOKE HC NEW ED$17.99JUN190574=MDC COMICS
59MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR TP VOL 08 YANCY STREET LEGENDS$17.99SEP190989MARVEL COMICS
60SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN TP LO THIS MONSTER$19.99SEP191014MARVEL COMICS
61MY LITTLE PONY TP VOL 13 STAR PUPIL$7.99MAR190656IDW PUBLISHING
62GHOST TREE TP$15.99JUL190719IDW PUBLISHING
63JOE HILL GRAPHIC NOVEL COLLECTION TP$29.99AUG190806IDW PUBLISHING
64DEFENDERS EPIC COLLECTION TP END OF ALL SONGS$39.99SEP191012MARVEL COMICS
65DIE TP VOL 01 FANTASY HEARTBREAKER (MR)$9.99MAR190080IMAGE COMICS
65TIGRA COMPLETE COLLECTION TP$39.99SEP191017MARVEL COMICS
67RONIN ISLAND TP VOL 01$14.99AUG191395BOOM! STUDIOS
68ART & MANY MISTAKES ERIC POWELL HC$49.99JUN191288BOOM! STUDIOS
68DEADPOOL VS MARVEL UNIVERSE TP$24.99FEB082310MARVEL COMICS
70CHAMPIONS BY JIM ZUB TP VOL 02 GIVE AND TAKE$15.99SEP190984MARVEL COMICS
71KILL OR BE KILLED DLX ED HC (MR)$49.99AUG190076IMAGE COMICS
72FEMALE FURIES TP$16.99SEP190567DC COMICS
73MAGIC THE GATHERING CHANDRA TP VOL 01$15.99JAN190759IDW PUBLISHING
74Y THE LAST MAN OMNIBUS HC (MR)$150.00APR190576DC COMICS
75HOUSE OF SECRETS THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS HC VOL 02$125.00FEB190586DC COMICS
76LOCKE & KEY TP VOL 01 WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT$19.99JUN090991IDW PUBLISHING
77INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US OMNIBUS HC VOL 01$125.00MAR190580DC COMICS
78MONSTRESS TP VOL 04 (MR)$16.99JUL190105IMAGE COMICS
79BLOODSHOT (2019) TP VOL 01$9.99OCT192188VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
80KABUKI OMNIBUS TP VOL 01$29.99AUG190293DARK HORSE COMICS
81DIRTY PAIR OMNIBUS GN (MR)$18.99SEP192357SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
82BERSERK DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 03 (MR)$49.99JUN190381DARK HORSE COMICS
82RUMBLE TP VOL 06 LAST KNIGHT (MR)$19.99OCT190134IMAGE COMICS
84BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT TP$19.99JUL180733DC COMICS
85GO GO POWER RANGERS TP VOL 05$16.99AUG191391BOOM! STUDIOS
86ABSOLUTE DARK KNIGHT III THE MASTER RACE HC$125.00APR190525DC COMICS
87WEATHERING WITH YOU LIGHT NOVEL HC$20.00SEP198616YEN ON
88FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDYS GN VOL 01 SILVER EYES$12.99OCT192048SCHOLASTIC INC.
88MONSTER MUSUME GN VOL 15 (MR)$12.99SEP192368SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
90SONS OF EL TOPO ORIGINAL GN HC VOL 02 ABEL$19.99AUG191416BOOM! STUDIOS
91GIANT SIZE X-MEN 40TH ANNIVERSARY HC$39.99DEC140960MARVEL COMICS
92X-MEN SUMMERS AND WINTER TP$14.99SEP191003MARVEL COMICS
93SPIDER-MAN LIFE STORY TP$24.99JUL191106MARVEL COMICS
94SAINT YOUNG MEN HC GN VOL 01 (MR)$23.99OCT192395KODANSHA COMICS
95X-MEN MILESTONES TP PHALANX COVENANT$39.99SEP191006MARVEL COMICS
96TEEN TITANS DEATHSTROKE THE TERMINUS AGENDA HC$24.99SEP190603DC COMICS
97PROMETHEA THE DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 02$39.99SEP190594DC COMICS
98AVENGERS DEFENDERS WAR TP$19.99SEP190998MARVEL COMICS
99MS MARVEL HC VOL 01$34.99MAR150785MARVEL COMICS
100X-MEN RELOAD BY CHRIS CLAREMONT TP VOL 02 HOUSE OF M$34.99SEP191005MARVEL COMICS

 

 

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