Paul O'Brien writes The big new launch for December was ULTIMATES 3, returning after a seven month hiatus with the new creative team of Jeph Loeb and Joe Madureira. And thanks to the magic of delays, December, also saw AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #545, the concluding part of “One More Day.” Otherwise, it’s a relatively quiet month. “Messiah Complex” continued to boost the X-books, and ULTIMATE IRON MAN returned for its second miniseries.

Once again, Marvel took the top spot in the direct market by a comfortable margin. They beat DC by 39% to 33% in dollar share, and 43% to 37% in units. DC’s one-off lead from a few months back seems to have been a blip..

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