If you’re Marvel, then yes, shipping 93 comics, many of which are $4.99, when your biggest competitor is shipping 78 comics, at least half of which are $2.99, will always help your chances in being the market leader — especially when you’re playing the 1st issue onslaught game that retailers have absolutely no choice in playing if they want to continue to generate revenue. — Comic Book Fetish
NEW TITLES SHIPPED
| PUBLISHER | COMICS SHIPPED | GRAPHIC NOVELS SHIPPED | MAGAZINES SHIPPED | TOTALSHIPPED |
| MARVEL COMICS | 93 | 41 | 0 | 134 |
| DC ENTERTAINMENT | 78 | 33 | 1 | 112 |
| IMAGE COMICS | 57 | 11 | 1 | 69 |
| IDW PUBLISHING | 47 | 15 | 0 | 62 |
| DARK HORSE COMICS | 20 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| BOOM ENTERTAINMENT | 26 | 12 | 0 | 38 |
| VIZ MEDIA | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| TITAN COMICS | 23 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
| DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT | 15 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| OTHER NON-TOP 10 | 108 | 112 | 31 | 251 |
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