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THE TRANSFORMERS: COMICS, BOOKS AND MANGA
| Marvel Comics (1984-1994) |
Japanese Manga | Other Books and Titles |
Titan Books (2001-2010) |
Club/Con (2001-2016) |
Dreamwave (2002-2004) |
Devil's Due (2003-2007) |
IDW Publishing (2005-now) |
Devil's Due "G.I. Joe vs The Transformers" Sales Figures
Information collated by and with thanks to Primal of the TFW boards. Used with permission.
ICv2 add: Most of the titles on this chart are also distributed to Europe by Diamond UK, which can account for significant sales for the publisher, ranging from 3-20% of the US numbers. Sales by Diamond UK are not included in the numbers above. One other factor to consider is that sales through Diamond and other comic distributors are non-returnable to retailers. That means that there is a considerable unknown percentage of books unsold at the retailer level, probably amounting to 5-20% of sales. In other words, they're still estimates, particularly since Transformers comics have historically benefited from strong interest and sales in the UK.
ICv2 add: Most of the titles on this chart are also distributed to Europe by Diamond UK, which can account for significant sales for the publisher, ranging from 3-20% of the US numbers. Sales by Diamond UK are not included in the numbers above. One other factor to consider is that sales through Diamond and other comic distributors are non-returnable to retailers. That means that there is a considerable unknown percentage of books unsold at the retailer level, probably amounting to 5-20% of sales. In other words, they're still estimates, particularly since Transformers comics have historically benefited from strong interest and sales in the UK.
Devil's Due Publishing Sales
GI JOE VS TFs VOLUME 1
007 - JUL03 #1 98,091 +
230 - AUG03 #1 3,075 = 101,166
022 - JUL03 #2 57,292
019 - SEP03 #3 60,431
033 - OCT03 #4 55,993
030 - DEC03 #5 52,934
035 - DEC03 #6 49,120
GI JOE VS TFs VOLUME 2
057 - SEP04 #1 39,016
074 - OCT04 #2 28,342
075 - NOV04 #3 27,102
090 - DEC04 #4 24,262
G.I.JOE VS TFs VOLUME 3: THE ART OF WAR
089 - MAR06 #1 26,561
098 - APR06 #2 21,386
109 - MAY06 #3 20,612
107 - JUN06 #4 18,772
116 - AUG06 #5 18,208
G.I.JOE VS TFs VOLUME 4: BLACK HORIZON
127 - JAN07 #1 17,269
128 - FEB07 #2 14,654
TRADE PAPERBACKS
036 - MAR04 - GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL 1 TP 2,459
074 - MAY05 - GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL 2 TP 1,446
056 - SEP06 - GI JOE VS TRANSFORMERS VOL 3 TP 1,517