Absolute Batman #20 Reaches Half a Million Copies Sold to Comic Book Stores
By
Rich Johnston
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Summary
Absolute Batman #20 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta has officially sold over half a million copies to comic book stores, according to Snyder. This follows a trend of increasing sales for the Absolute Batman series, with previous issues #14 approaching 200,000 orders, #15 reaching nearly 300,000 pre-orders, and #18 also performing strongly. The article, published by Bleeding Cool, reports on the commercial success of the DC Comics title.
Key quotes
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Absolute Batman #14 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta from DC Comics had orders approaching 200,000 from comic book retailers through the direct market
Absolute Batman #15, drawn by Jock, and featuring the origin and monstrous form of the Absolute Joker, had nearly 300,000 pre-orders
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