Personal Milestone: I Had No Idea What The #1 Comic Book For November Was
It was something called Ultimatum #1, which is apparently an events-driven mini-series set in Marvel's Ultimate Universe. The initial sales and analysis article at the ICv2.com site notes the absence of most top-selling series from the stands in November and has only posted its supplementary Top 300 actual comics sales list, which means they have a graphic novel and another analysis post yet to roll out. It's interesting to note that both mainstream companies feel so comfortable with haphazard publication schedules in this day and age. One has to guess that it benefits these companies more to have that kind of flexibility in their publishing routines than they feel they'd gain over time by making everything run a lot more tightly in terms of not stacking titles, and having stuff out on a consistent, dependable basis.
