Every once in a while Diamond releases a chart…and every once in a while, The Beat runs it. This is the list of the top-selling reorder and advance reorder products for the week of 3/14/2011-3/20/2011. By itself, it’s nothing but a bunch of factoids, but it does give some idea of “sell-through” and what retailers anticipate will sell — the fact that Daniel Clowes’ 11’year-old DAVID BORING tops it is probably because a new book is coming out (MR. WONDERFUL) or perhaps because it had been out of print and became available. Torsten? Would you care to chime in?
Otherwise…people still like WALKING DEAD and BATMAN!
Item Code |
Description |
SRP |
Supplier |
DAVID BORING GN PANTHEON ED (MR) |
$21.95 |
RAN |
|
BLACKEST NIGHT HC |
$29.99 |
DC |
|
VENOM #1 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
|
FEAR ITSELF BOOK OF THE SKULL #1 |
$3.99 |
MAR |
|
MORNING GLORIES TP VOL 01 FOR A BETTER FUTURE |
$9.99 |
IMA |
|
BATMAN THE RETURN OF BRUCE WAYNE DELUXE ED HC |
$29.99 |
DC |
|
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 01 DAYS GONE BYE |
$9.99 |
IMA |
|
WALKING DEAD COMPENDIUM TP VOL 01 (MR) |
$59.99 |
IMA |
|
BATMAN HUSH COMPLETE TP |
$24.99 |
DC |
|
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 13 TOO FAR GONE (MR) |
$14.99 |
IMA |
|
DAYTRIPPER TP (MR) |
$19.99 |
DC |
|
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 02 MILES BEHIND US (NEW PTG) |
$14.99 |
IMA |
|
BATMAN DARK KNIGHT RETURNS TP |
$14.99 |
DC |
|
BATMAN TIME AND THE BATMAN HC |
$19.99 |
DC |
|
BATMAN INCORPORATED #3 |
$2.99 |
DC |
|
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #155 DOSM |
$3.99 |
MAR |
|
THANOS IMPERATIVE HC |
$24.99 |
MAR |
|
BATMAN BEYOND HUSH BEYOND TP |
$14.99 |
DC |
|
GARTH ENNIS JENNIFER BLOOD #2 (MR) |
$3.99 |
DYN |
|
ABSOLUTE ALL STAR SUPERMAN HC |
$99.99 |
DC |
|
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 04 HEARTS DESIRE (NEW PTG) |
$14.99 |
IMA |
|
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 03 SAFETY BEHIND BARS |
$14.99 |
IMA |
|
X-MEN LEGACY #246 AGEX |
$2.99 |
MAR |
|
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 05 BEST DEFENSE (NEW PTG) |
$14.99 |
IMA |
|
WALKING DEAD TP VOL 09 HERE WE REMAIN (MR) |
$14.99 |
IMA |
The David Boring number is interesting.
The book was relisted in February’s Previews, and seeing I didn’t have it in stock (no idea why, it just fell through the cracks somewhere), I ordered it.
It showed up this week processed under an older code (but at full discount) instead of the FEB code.
So, it’s possible that some retailers were taking advantage of the relist to stock up without paying the reorder penalty, or that some shops pulled it in for the first time (maybe even thinking it’s new). Since it’s not technically new, it showed up on the top reorder list instead of the top new GN list.
Or something.
Yeah David Boring is on there because that is a new edition after being OOP for a while. Guess that technically qualifies it as a reorder of an existing book.
Yeah, it’s “pent up demand” that’s reflecting.
-B
Brian, at first I thought this was a comment on the “panty variant” story.
Death Ray HC in September (D&Q)
Mister Wonderful: A Love Story HC in April (Knopf)
Ice Haven TP in January 2011. (Knopf)
David Boring:
Hardcover September 2000
Trade Paperback September 2002
Spanish paperback May 2005
Not a new edition. Relisted in Previews.
The paperback edition has been in print since 2002.