Godzilla Kingdom of Monsters #9 Rankings

New writer, new artist, new storyline, new direction...loss of sales?

So it seems as the latest issue within the "Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters" series, #9 is out, and things continue to slip.

As I recall from before, issue #8 was at 197th place with 10,637 issues sold.

And even though issue #9 came in at a higher ranking, 182nd place, it only sold 9,879 issues.

That's a loss of nearly 1,000 issues despite the increased positioning. I believe this is the lowest number of issues sold within the series too.

Could this be fans of Eric Powell jumping ship after hearing that their favorite writer was no longer on board?

Or could it be retailers not feeling so anxious without a headlining writer, and thus ordering less copies?

Time will only tell as next month's figures will definitely reveal which direction this new creative team is taking.

On a side note that cover is absolutely gorgeous. David Messina did an outstanding job of truly conveying Godzilla's menace.