Figures pulled from http://www.comicsbeat.com/2012/05/08/ma ... march-012/

UNCANNY X-MEN
03/07 #484 - 82,043
03/08 #496 - 89,054
03/09 #507 - 77,957
03/10 #522 - 67,996
03/11 #534 - 55,731
3/12 #9 - 56,976

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
03/07 #539 - 137,730
03/08 #554 - 81,072
03/09 #589 - 58,832
03/10 #627 - 54,206
03/11 #656 - 59,626
03/12 #682 - 57,143

NEW AVENGERS
03/07 #28 - 119,514
03/08 #39 - 103,046
03/09 #51 - 95,340
03/10 #63 - 76,145
03/11 #10 - 59,929
03/12 #23 - 51,697

FANTASTIC FOUR
03/07 #544 - 73,880
03/08 #555 - 67,416
03/09 #565 - 48,378
03/10 #577 - 35,791
03/11 #1 - 121,172
03/12 #604 - 42,126

CAPTAIN AMERICA
03/07 #25 - 290,514
03/08 #36 - 81,378
03/09 #48 - 62,108
03/10 #604 - 56,962
03/11 #.1 - 43,117
03/12 #9 - 41,631

INCREDIBLE HULK
03/07 #104 - 47,823
03/10 #608 - 47,148
03/11 #624 - 32,066
03/12 #6 - 40,522

DAREDEVIL
03/07 #95 - 46,455
03/08 #106 - 41,537
03/09 #117 - 41,046
03/11 #3 of 4 - 27,231
03/12 #10 - 38,137

WOLVERINE
03/07 #52 - 95,276
03/08 #63 - 64,465
03/09 #71 - 91,229
03/10 #11 - 29,799
03/11 #7 - 47,337
03/12 #303 - 36,368

MIGHTY THOR
03/10 #608 - 62,012
3/11 #621 - 42,104
03/12 #12 - 33,967

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN
03/08 #27 - 36,011
03/09 #11 - 52,165
03/10 #24 - 49,239
03/11 #502 - 43,899
03/12 #514 - 31,424

PUNISHER
03/07 #5 - 50,190
03/08 #17 - 31,227
03/09 #3 - 37,570
03/10 #15 - 22,285
03/11 #5 of 5 - 14,468
03/12 #9 - 22,318

MOON KNIGHT
03/07 #8 - 77,390
03/08 #16 - 29,546
03/09 #28 - 20,866
03/10 #6 - 19,094
03/12 #11 - 21,581

THUNDERBOLTS
03/07 #112 - 61,395
03/08 #119 - 40,173
03/09 #130 - 52,264
03/10 #142 - 34,132
03/11 #154 - 25,455
03/12 #171 - 19,073

Time for NuMarvel.

The End is Nigh?

I've checked out Avengers vs. X-Men 1-3. What a piece of crap that is.

These numbers don't surprise me at all, and it doesn't have much to do with any decline in quality. People cut back on comics when the economy tanked, and those that have stuck around have kept steady.

Explain DC's numbers, then. It's gotta be more than the economy.

DC readers adapt to a falling economy quicker than Marvel readers.

Anytime there's a relaunch numbers go up; look above when you had relaunches of series that ended and you'll see spikes (albeit brief ones). DC did something unprecedented in scale, but it's essentially "start over with number one issues", added to "huge event", a combination of which ensures increased sales for the short term. There's still buzz for Nu52, and people are still hanging around, discovering new titles they enjoy, etc. No rocket science, IMO. Marvel will follow suit if things keep going as they are. The big 2 aren't exactly known for originality, and are always copying one another.

I'd like Marvel to follow suit, but leave Spider-Man the same.

Mephisto'ed?

I mean post-Mephie. Leave him as he is now.

I'd like Marvel to follow suit, but do a better job than DC did. Start everything over from the beginning. Publish 30 books max.

I'd go for that.

Also, most DC books are a buck cheaper than Marvel's. People will shell out for "important" purchases like AvX or a Jim Lee JLA, but it likely kills casual purchases (it did for me, I cut back a lot when Marvel went to $4).

Price cut me back significantly too.

I tend to buy more $2.99 books than $3.99 books.

You know what all this really is? Opportunity! Low volume, increased scarcity? Collectors Items! Let's get rich! Am I right?

Sounds good to me.

Do these numbers encompass digital sales? I couldn't find that in the article.

Digital sales figures aren't released.

From what I understand - with some exceptions - digital sales add 10% to overall sales. Also these numbers are usually off by 10% - so add a good 20% to these numbers and you get a clear picture of what is selling.