2011 Comic Book News Archives
October 13, 2011: DC Sells Over 5 Million Comics in 6 Weeks
DC Comics - the home of Superman, Batman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman - is experiencing its best comic books sales in more than 20 years, following a historic renumbering of all DC Comics titles with 52 all-new first issues. With sales of more than 5 million copies in only six weeks, the first issues of DC COMICS - THE NEW 52 are generating international headlines and bringing fans back into comic book stores across the country."We are thrilled by the overwhelmingly positive response from retailers, fans and the creative community to DC Comics - The New 52," said DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson. "This was a bold publishing initiative that is reinvigorating and growing the industry and medium we love."
"We did more than just change Superman's costume and renumber the entire line. We took a huge risk and it's paying off," said Jim Lee, DC Entertainment co-publisher and artist of JUSTICE LEAGUE. "Comic book retailers are seeing returning fans as well as new readers flock to their stores."
Earlier this year, and before DC COMICS - THE NEW 52 launched on August 31, the industry's bestselling comic book title typically sold about 100,000 copies. In contrast:
- JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 has sold more than 250,000 copies.
- ACTION COMICS #1 and BATMAN #1 have both sold more than 200,000 copies.
- DETECTIVE COMICS #1, THE FLASH #1, GREEN LANTERN #1 and SUPERMAN #1 have all sold more than 150,000 copies.
- AQUAMAN #1, BATGIRL #1, BATMAN AND ROBIN #1, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT #1, GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1, GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #1 and WONDER WOMAN #1 have all sold more than 100,000 copies.
- 2,090,880 comic books laid end to end to stretch from one end of New York State to the other. We've sold enough DC COMICS - THE NEW 52 first issues to span New York State in its entirety two times over.
- 174,480 comic books stacked on top of each other to reach the top of the Empire State Building. That's every copy of GREEN LANTERN #1 - with issues to spare.
- 36,600 comic books stacked in a pile to reach the top of the Statue of Liberty. That means copies of WONDER WOMAN #1 could reach the top of Lady Liberty almost three times.
"People are buying, reading and talking about a line of comic books in a way they haven't in years," said Dan DiDio, DC Entertainment co-publisher. "We're thrilled to see the passionate response fans have had, but this is just Step One for us. Now our plan is to keep the momentum and enthusiasm going."
"When DC Entertainment was created almost two years ago, we committed to an environment of 'no fear' when it came to creative and business risks," said Nelson. "I couldn't be more proud of our Publishing team for embracing this mantra and delivering in a way that is growing the genre, our partners' businesses and our fan base, while helping to fuel the creative engine that drives so many Warner Bros.' content businesses."
In addition to debuting all-new first issues in comic shops, DC COMICS - THE NEW 52 launched same-day digital publishing, with DC Entertainment becoming the first major comic book publisher to release their entire line of ongoing titles same-day digital.
"Our digital sales have been better than we could have imagined and we are pleased that these sales are additive to traditional publishing sales in the comic book stores," said John Rood, executive vice president of Sales, Marketing and Business Development. "We're not migrating readers from print to digital. We're adding more new readers into the mix."
2011 Comic News
Listed below are all the Comic News items archived for 2011.- January 5, 2011: Fan Letters Return to DC Comic Books
- January 5, 2011: Details and Cover Image for Action Comics #900
- January 5, 2011: DC Comics Look at Superman in 2011
- January 6, 2011: Chris Roberson on Writing Superman
- January 7, 2011: Supergirl and Superboy vs Doomsday
- January 11, 2011: Eclipso Rises in Epic JLA Saga
- January 12, 2011: Superman in Des Moines, Iowa
- January 20, 2011: DC Comics Drops Comics Code Authority
- February 1, 2011: DC Joins Forces with Hero Initiative
- February 1, 2011: Reign of Doomsday
- February 2, 2011: Superman Variant Cover for DC Universe Online Legends #1
- February 2, 2011: Joe Shuster Award Nominees Announced for 2011
- February 10, 2011: Superman Skips Omaha in Grounded Comic Story
- February 11, 2011: A Call to Arms! - Dark Knight Over Metropolis
- February 21, 2011: DC Wins Big in 2010 Diamond Gem Awards
- February 24, 2011: Roberson Talks About Grounded Superman Comics
- March 1, 2011: Eddie Berganza Talks Reign of Doomsday
- March 7, 2011: Meet New Action Comics Artist Kenneth Rocafort
- March 10, 2011: Jeff Lemire Talks Superboy vs. Doomsday
- March 11, 2011: Cullen Bunn Talks Superman/Batman
- March 23, 2011: Paul Cornell Talks Action Comics #900
- March 23, 2011: James Robinson Talks Doomsday vs. JLA
- March 24, 2011: No Love for Lois Lane: Girl Reporter
- March 27, 2011: MegaCon Panel - A Spotlight on DC Comics
- March 28, 2011: A Look at Action Comics #900 and Superman After Grounded
- March 30, 2011: Paul Cornell Talks Action Comics
- March 31, 2011: Details on Action Comics #900 Short Stories
- March 31, 2011: Panini Comics Presents Special Superman Comic in Brazil
- April 4, 2011: Retro-Active Superman Comics
- April 7, 2011: Paul Cornell Talks Action Comics
- April 7, 2011: Kelly Sue DeConnick on Writing Supergirl
- April 8, 2011: Utah Comic Stores Prepare for Superman
- April 14, 2011: Tiny Titans Turns the DC Universe Pink
- April 26, 2011: Lost Mastermind Takes on Superman in Action Comics #900
- April 26, 2011: Pete Woods Talks Action Comics #900
- April 28, 2011: Superman Renounces U.S. Citizenship
- May 3, 2011: Happy 73rd Birthday Superman!
- May 4, 2011: Jeff Lemire's Superboy Nominated for Eisner Award
- May 5, 2011: Young Justice Part of Free Comic Book Day Sampler
- May 8, 2011: Superman Rated No. 1 Comic Book Superhero
- May 9, 2011: Paul Cornell Talk About Reign of Doomsdays
- May 12, 2011: DC Announces Superman Beyond One-Shot
- May 12, 2011: Marty Pasko Talks Retro-Active Superman
- May 23, 2011: Bombshell Superman Announcement Coming From DC
- May 25, 2011: Joshua Hale Fialkov Puts the Crime in Superman/Batman
- May 31, 2011: DC Comics to Relaunch DC Universe
- June 2, 2011: DC Comics Announces Printed/Digital Combo Packs
- June 2, 2011: Dan DiDio's Open Letter to Comic Book Fans
- June 6, 2011: George Perez to Write Superman #1?
- June 8, 2011: New-Look Superboy and Teen Titans
- June 9, 2011: New-Look Superman, Supergirl and Superboy
- June 10, 2011: DC Comics Announces Relaunch of Superman Titles
- June 10, 2011: Brett Booth Talks Relaunch of Teen Titans
- June 13, 2011: Grant Morrison Talks Action Comics Relaunch
- June 16, 2011: Missed Opportunity - Supergirl in the 9th Grade
- June 16, 2011: Berganza and Harras Talk New DCU
- June 17, 2011: The Marriage of Lois & Clark - Is it Over?
- June 20, 2011: Kelly Sue DeConnick Talks Supergirl
- June 21, 2011: Christopher Jones Talks Young Justice Comic
- June 22, 2011: New Contents Announced for Superman #712
- June 24, 2011: Can DC Comics Relaunch On Schedule This September?
- June 30, 2011: DC Comics - The New 52 Presentation
- June 30, 2011: Two New Men of Steel, But Only One's a Keeper
- July 1, 2011: DC's FAQ For The New 52
- July 6, 2011: Tom DeFalco Talks Superman Beyond
- July 7, 2011: DC Comics Announces SDCC Schedule
- July 7, 2011: Lobdell and Booth Talk Relaunching Teen Titans
- July 7, 2011: Comic Books - Digital vs Print
- July 11, 2011: Join the Justice League at Comic Con
- July 11, 2011: Brandon T. Snider Talks DC Comics: The Ultimate Character Guide
- July 13, 2011: Grant Morrison's Bruce Springsteen Superman
- July 13, 2011: DC's The New 52 Free Sampler Comic
- July 13, 2011: New Justice League Artwork on SDCC Souvenir Book
- July 14, 2011: Justice League and Teen Titans Comics for October
- July 15, 2011: Exclusive Interview with Joshua Hale Fialkov
- July 18, 2011: DC Comics Introduces the New Superman
- July 18, 2011: Dan DiDio on Making Superman More Accessible
- July 18, 2011: Green & Johnson Talk Supergirl
- July 18, 2011: Hardcover Publication of DC: The New 52
- July 18, 2011: Another Look at New Action Comics #1
- July 19, 2011: DiDio and Lee Discuss Superman, Marriage, Death and More
- July 19, 2011: David Goyer Talks Superman and "Action Comics #900"
- July 19, 2011: Grant Morrison Talks "Action Comics"
- July 21, 2011: SDCC - Grant Morrison Panel
- July 21, 2011: Lois Lane's New Boyfriend Revealed
- July 22, 2011: SDCC - Superman Panel Report
- July 24, 2011: Superman Family Preview Art from Comic Con
- July 25, 2011: Lobdell Talks "Superboy" and "Teen Titans"
- July 25, 2011: Mahmud Asrar on Supergirl's New Costume
- July 28, 2011: Grant Morrison Says We Should Emulate Superman
- July 30, 2011: Superman 101 Digital Comics Sale
- July 30, 2011: New DC Comics House Ads and Preview Art
- August 1, 2011: Jim Lee Talks "Justice League #1"
- August 2, 2011: "Justice League #1" Variant Covers
- August 3, 2011: Grant Morrison Talks Superman and "Action Comics #1"
- August 5, 2011: JMS Talks "Superman: Earth One" and Sequel
- August 9, 2011: "Action Comics #10" Sells for Record Price
- August 11, 2011: Three Comic Book Covers for November Releases
- August 14, 2011: Jim Lee's Rejected "Action Comics #1" Covers
- August 17, 2011: DC Comics The New 52 TV Commercial
- August 23, 2011: DC Pre-Order Sales Rise as Comic Stores Die
- August 23, 2011: Rags Morales Talks Action Comics
- August 23, 2011: Chris Roberson Talks Superman, Sharif, Grounded and More
- August 25, 2011: Interior Artwork from Superboy #2
- August 27, 2011: Don't Be Afraid of the Relaunch
- August 29, 2011: Grant Morrison on Reinventing Superman
- August 31, 2011: Geoff Johns and Jim Lee on ABC News
- August 31, 2011: It's Here! DC Comics - The New 52
- September 3, 2011: Super Sneak Peek Action Comics #1
- September 7, 2011: DC Reveals Variant Cover for Action Comics #2
- September 12, 2011: Justice League #1 is Top-Selling Comic Book of 2011
- September 13, 2011: Chris Conroy Talks Superboy and Teen Titans
- September 19, 2011: Johnson and Green Talk Supergirl #1
- September 20, 2011: DC Comics Panels at New York Comic Con
- September 27, 2011: All 52 First Issues of DC's New Comics Sell Out
- September 29, 2011: Grant Morrison Talks Action Comics
- September 29, 2011: DC Brings Graphic Novels to New Kindle Fire
- September 29, 2011: The Changing Face of Clark Kent in Superman #1
- September 30, 2011: Giffen & Jurgens to Replace George Perez on Superman
- October 3, 2011: Grant Morrison Looks at Action Comics #2
- October 9, 2011: Andy Kubert on Action Comics
- October 11, 2011: Green and Johnson Talk Supergirl
- October 11, 2011: Nicolas Cage Copy of Action Comics #1 at Auction
- October 13, 2011: DC Sells Over 5 Million Comics in 6 Weeks
- October 16, 2011: Superman Panel at New York Comic Con
- October 17, 2011: Dan Jurgens Explains New Superman Direction
- October 26, 2011: The Superman Comic Marvel Wanted to Publish
- October 26, 2011: Jim Lee on Why You Should Read Comic Books
- November 1, 2011: If you're not a comic book reader, why not?
- November 2, 2011: Nicola Scott Provides Art for Superman Comics
- November 2, 2011: Superman Plays Christmas Spirit in Batman: Noel
- November 4, 2011: DC Comics Overtakes Marvel For Top Sales
- November 8, 2011: Steel Debuts in Action Comics #4
- November 11, 2011: Lost & Found Action Comics #1 For Sale
- November 15, 2011: Supergirl is Still Relatable Say Writers
- November 22, 2011: DC Announces Launch of Amazon Storefront
- November 22, 2011: Dan Fraga Unveils Unpublished Superman Story
- November 22, 2011: Alvin Schwartz Dies Aged 95
- November 22, 2011: Best New Costume Design - Poll Position
- November 29, 2011: Superman Comic Set to Smash Expensive Record
- November 30, 2011: Action Comics #1 Smashes Expensive Record
- December 1, 2011: The Changing Face of Superman
- December 2, 2011: The Many Styles and Faces of Lois Lane
- December 6, 2011: Sholly Fisch Talks Action Comics Back-Up Stories
- December 12, 2011: DC Announces Superman Family Adventures Comic Book
- December 20, 2011: Johnson and Green Discuss Supergirl Comics
- December 20, 2011: Greg Weisman Talks Young Justice Comic Books
Back to the News Archive Contents page.
Back to the Latest News page.