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Comic Book Checklist: August 21st, 2013

by Brett White Wednesday is new comic book day, which also means it’s new potential-movie-source-material day. Here are all of the comics and collections out today starring the comic book characters from the movies and television shows of today, tomorrow and yesterday. Of particular note this week: check out the origins of the Superior Spider-Man with the Spider-Man: Dying Wish trade paperback, join in on the retro fun with Batman ’66 #2, and check in with the mutants as they catch their breath in X-Men #4. 2013 MOVIES (“Iron Man 3” “Man of Steel” “The Wolverine” “Kick-Ass 2” “Thor: The Dark World”) &#…

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Marvel Month-to-Month Sales July 2013: What did Spider-Man Month reveal?

Tweet by Paul O’Brien July is Spider-Man month, with the launch of SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN and the relaunch of AVENGING SPIDER-MAN as SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP. We’ve also got the launch of AVENGERS A.I. and the miniseries HUNGER, both spinning out of AGE OF ULTRON. For once, DC had the largest dollar share of the North American direct market, leading Marvel by 32.5{8cf42eee1263fb36ad60c6660cad5304004dad224debe245ba4d38f99dbf0948} to 32.3{8cf42eee1263fb36ad60c6660cad5304004dad224debe245ba4d38f99dbf0948}. In units, Marvel edge it by 36{8cf42eee1263fb36ad60c6660cad5304004dad224debe245ba4d38f99dbf0948} to 34{8cf42eee1263fb36ad60c6660cad5304004dad224debe245ba4d38f99dbf0948}. Either way, a much closer month than usual, with DC placing some high-selling books at the very top of the chart. Thanks as always to ICV2.com for permission to …

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