Marvel Month-to-Month sales: July 2007 – The Beat

Some very interesting analysis of the Marvel July 07 sales by Paul O’Brien over at The Beat

Here are some tidbits:

6 month comparisons
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+123.6% - Incredible Hulk
+ 87.7% - Irredeemable Ant-Man
+ 62.8% - Runaways
+ 49.9% - Heroes For Hire
+ 47.1% - Ghost Rider
+ 32.8% - New X-Men
+ 29.8% - X-Factor
+ 20.4% - Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four
+ 17.7% - Sensational Spider-Man
+ 17.7% - Ms Marvel
+ 12.8% - Marvel Adventures Spider-Man
+ 12.2% - X-Men
+ 11.9% - Power Pack
+ 11.6% - Wolverine
+ 11.1% - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
+  5.0% - Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
+  3.9% - Punisher
+  3.4% - Uncanny X-Men
+  2.5% - Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane
+  0.5% - Immortal Iron Fist
-  1.7% - Cable & Deadpool
-  3.9% - Ultimate Fantastic Four
-  4.3% - Exiles
-  6.2% - New Excalibur
-  8.2% - Black Panther
-  9.2% - Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
-  9.8% - Ultimate X-Men
- 14.2% - Amazing Spider-Man
- 16.3% - X-Men: First Class
- 17.4% - Amazing Spider-Girl
- 18.9% - Punisher War Journal
- 23.7% - Front Line
- 24.3% - Magician: Apprentice
- 28.9% - Red Prophet: Tales of Alvin Maker
- 30.2% - Ultimate Spider-Man- 63.8% - Blade

1 year comparisons
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+113.4% - Incredible Hulk
+ 91.1% - Iron Man
+ 89.5% - Captain America
+ 67.2% - Runaways
+ 24.5% - New X-Men
+ 17.2% - Wolverine
+ 15.3% - Marvel Adventures Spider-Man
+ 15.0% - Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four
+ 14.1% - Nova
+ 12.4% - Power Pack
+  0.6% - Punisher
-  1.5% - Ultimate Spider-Man
-  2.2% - Ms Marvel
-  4.2% - Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane
-  5.0% - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
-  5.4% - Sensational Spider-Man
-  8.0% - Exiles
-  9.6% - X-Men
- 14.2% - New Avengers
- 15.1% - Ultimate X-Men
- 15.9% - Spider-Girl
- 15.8% - Amazing Spider-Man
- 18.2% - Uncanny X-Men
- 20.7% - New Excalibur
- 21.3% - Black Panther
- 22.5% - Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- 27.0% - X-Factor
- 35.1% - Ghost Rider
- 39.9% - Ultimate Fantastic Four
- 40.6% - Front Line
- 55.6% - Cable & Deadpool

2 year comparisons
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+ 87.8% - Incredible Hulk
+ 70.5% - Wolverine
+ 56.1% - Black Panther
+ 50.8% - Runaways
+ 44.6% - Amazing Spider-Man
+ 11.8% - X-Men
+ 10.4% - New X-Men
+  8.8% - Sensational Spider-Man
+  0.6% - Spider-Girl
-  1.8% - Ultimate Spider-Man
-  4.8% - Uncanny X-Men
-  8.2% - Punisher
- 11.3% - Exiles
- 12.4% - Marvel Adventures Spider-Man
- 21.8% - Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four
- 22.5% - New Avengers
- 23.4% - Cable & Deadpool
- 31.2% - Ultimate X-Men
- 34.1% - Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- 44.4% - Ultimate Fantastic Four

3 year comparisons
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+358.0% - Thor
+142.1% - Incredible Hulk
+123.1% - Captain America
+111.0% - Iron Man
+ 96.3% - Wolverine
+ 24.7% - Amazing Spider-Man
+ 16.5% - New Avengers
-  7.4% - X-Men
- 10.5% - New X-Men
- 10.5% - Uncanny X-Men
- 13.8% - Spider-Girl
- 18.7% - Exiles
- 19.2% - Cable & Deadpool
- 23.7% - Ultimate Spider-Man
- 26.7% - Sensational Spider-Man
- 26.8% - Punisher
- 36.0% - Ultimate X-Men
- 45.3% - Ultimate Fantastic Four
- 45.8% - Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

4 year comparisons
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+392.7% - Thor
+126.1% - Iron Man
+103.8% - Runaways
+ 97.1% - Captain America
+ 61.7% - Incredible Hulk
+ 44.1% - Wolverine
+ 13.5% - New X-Men
-  7.3% - Uncanny X-Men
- 11.7% - Punisher
- 13.6% - X-Men
- 17.4% - Spider-Girl
- 25.5% - Ultimate Spider-Man
- 25.7% - Exiles
- 45.5% - Ultimate X-Men