The first month of a new year brings event season again, thanks to SIEGE and FALL OF THE HULKS. There’s also a new Ultimate miniseries, ULTIMATE COMICS ENEMY, and the “Nation X” branding continues in the X-books. But the big release this month is SIEGE.

As usual, Marvel were the biggest publisher in the North American direct market, leading DC by 43% to 35% in unit share, and 39% to 30% in terms of dollars.