Green Lantern: The Animated Series #0, the special preview issue of the upcoming ongoing series from DC Comics, sold an estimated 13,500 copies on the direct market. Green Lantern: The Animated Series #0 was the highest-selling all-ages comic title in the direct market for November 2011. Please note the numbers do not take into account digital copies or newsstand issues sold. The title’s debut numbers puts it on par with the premiere sales of the first Batman: The Brave and The Bold comic and current Young Justice comic title.
The Green Lantern: The Animated Series comic series, when it debuts as a regular monthly title later this year from DC Comics, will present new tales that take place within the continuity of the animated series of which the comic is based upon. Green Lantern: The Animated Series #0 originally went on sale November 30th, 2011, shortly after the special one-hour Green Lantern: The Animated Series preview which aired on both Cartoon Network and Teletoon.
In comparison, DC Comics released a special preview issue Young Justice #0 in January 2011, which debuted to sales of nearly 9,500 copies moved. Since then, the ongoing Young Justice comic series has pulled in consistent sales of roughly 8,000 copies moved monthly. Young Justice is based on the acclaimed animated series of the same name.
Green Lantern: The Animated Series #1 is expected to debut later this year from DC Comics. Further details on this comic title can be found at the The World’s Finest Green Lantern: The Animated Series subsite.
In related comic sales news, The November 2011-shipping The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold #13 has sold out. Publisher DC Comics currently has no plans to issue a second printing for the comic. The issue featured different interpretations of Robin rushing to save Batman. The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold is based on the acclaimed Batman: The Brave and The Bold animated series. The title, which usually sells roughly 6,500 copies a month, saw an increase of nearly 1,000 copies for The All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold #13. Copies may still be available at retailer level.
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