Marvel’s ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ Beats ‘Absolute Wonder Woman’ as This Week’s Best-Selling Comic

The “Ultimate” label from Marvel Comics has consistently been a wellspring for some of the most intriguing tales within their universe. Numerous well-known story arcs can be traced back to this imprint, making it no wonder why it holds significant value among Marvel’s extensive portfolio.

The comic book series “Ultimate Spider-Man”, known for its unique take on the iconic New York superhero, has been one of Marvel’s most successful titles. This week, it demonstrated why once more, outperforming DC’s highly acclaimed “Absolute” imprint in a stunning manner.

In this analysis, we’ll discuss how the recent story arc in Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man comic book affected sales performance. This week, issue #13 of Ultimate Spider-Man emerged as the top-selling comic, outperforming competitors based on data we’ve gathered.

Our data originates from Bleeding Cool, whose reliable weekly charts are based on figures collected from numerous retail outlets (a complete list is provided at the end of the linked article).

Although they may not encompass the entire market, their data is indeed significant and relevant. This is why we chose to pass it along to you.

No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio
1 Ultimate Spider-Man #13 Marvel Jonathan Hickman Marco Checchetto 4.99 100
2 Absolute Wonder Woman #4 DC Kelly Thompson Hayden Sherman 4.99 90.4
3 Uncanny X-Men #9 Marvel Gail Simone Javier Garron 4.99 60.1
4 Justice League Unlimited #3 DC Mark Waid Dan Mora 3.99 57.0
5 Amazing Spider-Man #66 Marvel Justina Ireland Andrea Broccardo 4.99 51.7
6 Wolverine Revenge #4 Marvel Jonathan Hickman Greg Capullo 5.99 49.3
7 Detective Comics #1093 DC Tom Taylor Mikel Janin 4.99 36.6
8 Superman #22 DC Joshua Williamson Dan Mora 4.99 34.2
9 Fantastic Four #28 Marvel Ryan North Steven Cummings 3.99 33.0
10 Void Rivals #16 Image Robert Kirkman Lorenzo De Felici, Patricio Delpeche 3.99 32.8

This week marks a change from our previous ones, as Marvel isn’t leading the charts despite having the highest-selling comic. Instead, DC is present with four titles compared to Marvel’s five, and Image Comics’ “Void Rivals” has entered the top ten.

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2025-01-28 16:44