I love me some worthless sales data and so being the giving sort I'll share this worthless info with you for the fun of it.
Over at The Beat they've started to run another sales chart for Top 100 Graphic Novels, using some Amazon data
http://comicsbeat.com/introducing-the-amazon-graphic-novel-bestseller-list/ (http://comicsbeat.com/introducing-the-amazon-graphic-novel-bestseller-list/)
Now the top 100 data that's collected is really an absolute snap shot, as apparently its up-dated every couple of hours BUT the figure I found interesting is the total number of days any given item has been on the chart. So in the guise of research for work I decided to do a similar search of the UK chart, to see what sells well here (I've mentioned elsewhere we sustain a graphic novel collection in the Libraries I work in).
Now the snap shot itself isn't too useful, but what I do find of value is the total number of days an item has been in the chart. It doesn't give you any sense of actual sales, it does however let you know which books have legs and have sustained and therefore one can assume, high sells overall in comparison to their 'peers'
So why on Earth am I boring you with all this stuff, guess what, when I looked and of course this was just a snap shot so some items where not present (no Watchmen much to my surprise) The Case Files One had been on the chart for more days than all but 4 items, being on the chart for 1476 days. Those being Maus (way ahead on 2298 days), Persepolis 1788 days, How to draw comic the Marvel Way (glad and very surprised to see that old gem there!) and From Hell 1886 days. That's some pretty illustrious company.
Now of course what value all this is is open to debate, after all on the face of it Case Files one is 'ahead' of ALL the Walking Dead titles, but of course they have been out, generally for no where near as long, so for example Walking Dead Compendium One has charted for 1285, but was released some 4 years after Case Files One... so the detail is very slippery BUT it does make for very good interesting vague impression of how well stuff is doing.
Edited to add: If you want to waste time looking at worthless data, its all here
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bestsellers-Books-Comics-Graphic-Novels/zgbs/books/274081/ (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bestsellers-Books-Comics-Graphic-Novels/zgbs/books/274081/)
I'm fairly sure I've mentioned it before, but CF1 is our best-selling title on both sides of the Atlantic and has to be regularly reprinted (I think it's up to its 11th or 12th reprint).
Quote from: Molch-R on 08 May, 2013, 10:15:51 AM
I'm fairly sure I've mentioned it before, but CF1 is our best-selling title on both sides of the Atlantic and has to be regularly reprinted (I think it's up to its 11th or 12th reprint).
Oh you have, but look, this puts useless detail and weak comparison alongside that fact. Can we not have our (my) worthless fun!
Quote from: Molch-R on 08 May, 2013, 10:15:51 AM
I'm fairly sure I've mentioned it before, but CF1 is our best-selling title on both sides of the Atlantic and has to be regularly reprinted (I think it's up to its 11th or 12th reprint).
It's great to hear this. One of the things I always wanted when younger was some kind of properly complete collection of certain 2000 AD hits. Titan always cherry-picked and frustratingly avoided certain creators (such as McMahon on Sláine), and then the Complete Judge Dredd monthly ended up running aground when it hit the colour era, morphing into a best-of that was swiftly cancelled. Even the initial DC/Rebellion collaboration didn't really hit the spot, given the sometimes odd choices of reprint.
Now, though, we have a complete Dredd (once you also grab the Restricted Files), a complete Sláine, chunky Strontium Dog and Rogue Trooper (although I really hope for a fourth book that'll compile all the flashbacks, including Rennie's stuff and Cinnabar). Even Robo-Hunter, ACE Trucking and Ro-Busters have received this treatment. It's fantastic.
I am just chipping in to second that the bounty from Rebellion is indeed fantastic, and I would also like to see Cinnabar reprinted in a book-shelvable format.
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 08 May, 2013, 09:41:14 AM...no Watchmen much to my surprise...
'S there at No. 40 on The Beat page. The new Halo Jones at 36 on Amazon the mo!