The Walking Dead issue 175 outsells Marvel titles in January 2018
By Adam Carlson
Issue 175 of The Walking Dead from Image and Skybound titled ‘New World Order Part 1 of 6’ outsold any title from Marvel Comics in January of 2018.
The Walking Dead got the New World Order storyline off to a fast start in January of 2018 by introducing a new group of survivors and giving readers several other surprises to change the course of the series.
Of course, a new story arc usually breathes some fresh air into the zombie survival comic. However, it is hard to imagine that ‘New World Order Part 1 of 6’ would get the amazing response that it did.
Robert Kirkman, the creator and writer of The Walking Dead, recently took to his Twitter account to drop a humblebrag on his followers while announcing an amazing accomplishment for issue 175 of the comics.
I try to avoid braggy posts but I just learned Walking Dead 175 out sold every single comic published by Marvel in January. That’s especially nice because many there told me I was going to crash and burn when I left in 2008. #thisisnotcrashingorburning
— Robert Kirkman (@RobertKirkman) February 12, 2018
DC Comics still dominated the charts, owning the first four spots. However, The Walking Dead clocked in at #5 and was the only comic not published by Marvel or DC to land in the top 100 in sales according to Comichron.
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Here is their top 10 list for January 2018:
- Doomsday Clock #3
- Dark Nights Metal #5
- Batman #38
- Batman #39
- The Walking Dead #175
- Avengers #675
- Batman White Knight #4
- Amazing Spider-Man Venom Inc Omega #1
- Batman and the Signal #1
- Old Man Hawkeye #1
It’s easy to forget that Robert Kirkman spent time at Marvel Comics. Considering the success of The Walking Dead, his work as a writer at Marvel attempting to revive or spin-off comics is a footnote in his success. However, he hasn’t forgotten those roots or what people have told him when he took a gamble on himself to succeed.
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Congratulations to Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead, Image Comics, and Skybound on a fantastic January 2018 with issue 175 titled ‘New World Order Part 1 of 6’ and let’s hope to see another great response with Part 2!