Siege the Blackest Night

With DC’s Blackest Night miniseries skipping January, Marvel’s new Siege #1 took the top spot on the “Top 300” chart of periodical comics. Two other Siege tie-ins, New Avengers #61 - at #5 and Dark Avengers #13 - at #8 - also made the top ten.Even though the Blackest Night miniseries skipped the month of January, the DC Comics’ “event” continues to influence the charts. Three Blackest Night tie-ins made the top ten including Green Lantern #50 - at #2, Green Lantern Corps #44 - at #7, and Blackest Night: The Flash #2 - at #9. Also the last issue of the miniseries, Blackest Night #6, which was the best-selling comic in December when it sold 100,351 copies, sold an additional 35,344 copies in January, the majority of which probably came from retailers who didn’t participate in DC’s “Green Christmas” promotion. This puts the total sales for Blackest Night #6 at 135,695, which is much closer to the ring-aided November total for Blackest Night #5 - 144,395.