That is a very different looking list than I was picturing from the #6 to #20 example. I was impressed with the steady readership and consistency but there is none. It ran up to 93,656 on #9 and down to 78,087 on #16 which would cover about 4 months. Since #1 the print run has dropped 14 times and risen 5 times. This book is all over the board. Still, it brings decent $ in recent sales.
You weren't expecting no variance in orders issue to issue, were you? The variance in orders from 6 to 20 is about 12%, with that 12% not being a back end declining trend. 12% to me is statistically insignificant and is probably about as steady an ordering trend as you will be able to find. Bottom line - SSM orders have been steady and stable from issue 6.
No. I expected something of steady trend. The difference from 9 to 16 is huge. I was more curious as to what caused the disparity. I buy 1 each month so it's not me
Arriving late to the party, but # 9 was heavily promoted by Marvel and Dan Slott as a game changer (I remember Slott saying that #9 was going to make you as angry as ASM #700)
#17 bump is due J.G. Jones variant (1:50)... that one was very nice, and I think still sells for good money
Expect a great bump for # 22 also