Last month, the premiere of Marvel's big crossover event 'Avengers versus X-Men', where heroes choose sides in an epic struggle and face off against one another, was able to knock DC out of the top spot, after quite a lengthy run, and it looks like Marvel has done for a second month in a row.
The #1 comic for the month of April was 'Avengers versus X-Men' #2, which sold 158,650 units. This is a bit of a drop from the initial issue, which sold over 200k. 'AvX vs.' #1, which features superhero square offs which didn't make the main title, also made a big splash, cracking the top 5. Marvel held 10 of the Top 20 spots for April, and lead in sales with a 34% dollar share overall.
As for DC, they hold the remainder of the Top 20, with 'Batman' #8 sitting on top as the top selling title for the company, coming in second in overall sales with a reported 130,602 unites sold. This marks the first time in months that the 'Justice League' title wasn't the top seller for DC.
Of note, last month's 'Avengers Assemble' debuted in the top 5 with over 100k in sales. The second issue that came out for April, however, took a nose dive, selling just over 50% of it's predecessor. Positive feedback from the movie will likely boost sales however, and a bump should be seen for the third issue, due out next month.
Overall, sales are up over 16% from April of last year. What do you think? Can AvX keep the top spot, or is DC going to be able to over take them? Sound off below!
The Top 20 comics sold for the month of April are as follows:
158,650- Avengers vs. X-Men #2
130,602- Batman #8
128,991- Justice League #8
103,436- AvX Vs. #1
88,335- Green Lantern #8
87,980- Action Comics #8
87,675- Detective Comics #8
74,287- Batman The Dark Knight #8
69,875- Uncanny X-Men #11
65,664- Avengers #25
64,984- Wolverine & X-Men #9
64,533- New Avengers #24
64,486- Superman #8
63,702- Flash #8
61,950- New Avengers #25
61,657- Aquaman #8
59,993- Batman & Robin #8
59,153- Amazing Spider-Man #683
57,484- Amazing Spider-Man #684
56,906- Uncanny X-Men #10