Ultimate Spider-Man is topping the sales charts again, coming in ahead of Amazing Spider-Man in sales, and fans are celebrating.
It’s no secret thatUltimate Spider-Manis one of the hottest books on the market, with its debut issue recentlygoing back to the presses for a fifth printing.
Spurned Amazing Spider-Man fans are celebrating ina thread on the Spider-Man subreddit, counting this third month beating the main title as a rousing success for Ultimate Spider-Man.
“Looks like the fans voted with their wallets,” one user said, “How will you respond, Marvel?”
Another user shared their troubles just with getting the book. “My local comic book store sold out on day 1 when I got there around 6pm,” they said. “Had to go to another store which thankfully had a few copies left a week later.”
“Well deserved and if this trend continues then it’ll be the ultimate proof of concept right there,” one user was quick to comment in a quip that would make Spidey proud.
Amazing Spider-Man #45 and #46 came in at #7 and #21, respectively. Both issues were also outsold by the debutSpectacular Spider-Men #1, which swung in at #4, while the teaser-heavy (and very expensive, at $7.99) Web of Spider-Man #1 one-shot came in at #16.
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The ICv2 method for tracking this data is the ComicHub system, which tracks the sales data of 125 comic book stores in the United States. While the data may not necessarily reflect the entirety of the North American comic book scene,Ultimate Spider-Man’s rave reviewsand consistent need for additional printings more than tell its tale as a success story.
Ultimate Spider-Man #4hits stands on April 24.
Christopher Baggett was a TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team and a comics expert, across DC Comics and Marvel. He also has bylines at ComicsBeat, Comic Book Resources, and The HomeWorld.
